title: Myōjin

abstract: Myōjin or Daimyōjin was a title historically applied to Japanese (Shinto) deities (kami) and, by metonymy, their shrines. The term is thought to have been derived from myōjin, a title once granted by the imperial court to kami deemed to have particularly impressive power and virtue and/or have eminent, well-established shrines and cults. This term is first attested in the Shoku Nihongi, where offerings from the kingdom of Bohai (Balhae) are stated to have been offered to "the eminent shrines in each province" in the year 730. An epithet homophonous with this imperially bestowed title, "shining/apparent kami", was in popular usage from around the Heian period up until the end of the Edo period, coexisting with titles with more explicit Buddhist overtones such as gongen or daibosatsu. The earliest recorded usages of 'shining/apparent deity' are found in sources such as in the Sumiyoshi-taisha Jindaiki, which refers to the three Sumiyoshi deities as 'Sumiyoshi Daimyōjin' (住吉大明神), and the Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku, which refers to 'Matsuo Daimyōjin' (松尾大明神). While at first this title did not yet seem to have the Buddhist connotations that would later be associated with it, the connection between daimyōjin with the concept of honji suijaku was reinforced by an apocryphal utterance of the Buddha often claimed to be derived from the Karuṇāpuṇḍarīka-sūtra quoted and alluded to in various medieval works, but which is not in the actual sutra's text: "After I have passed into nirvana, during the Latter Day of the Law, I shall appear as a great shining/apparent deity (大明神) and save all sentient beings." Up until the early modern period, use of titles such as myōjin or gongen for many deities and their shrines were so widespread that these gods were rarely referred to by their proper names. For instance, both the god of Kashima Shrine and the shrine itself were known as 'Kashima Daimyōjin' (鹿島大明神); the deity enshrined in Suwa Grand Shrine was called 'Suwa Daimyōjin' (諏訪明神), and so on.. After his death, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was deified under the name 'Toyokuni Daimyōjin' (豊国大明神). Under Yoshida Shintō, the conferral of ranks and titles like myōjin was institutionalized, with the sect issuing out authorization certificates to shrines for a fee. The sect considered the title to be higher than the overtly Buddhist gongen as part of the sect's inversion of honji suijaku, an issue which became a point of contention with the Sannō Ichijitsu Shintō (山王一実神道) sect spearheaded by the Tendai monk Tenkai. When the Meiji government officially separated Shinto from Buddhism, official use of titles and terminology perceived as having Buddhist connotations such as (dai)myōjin, (dai)gongen or daibosatsu by shrines were legally abolished and discouraged. However, a few deities/shrines are still often referred to as (dai)myōjin in popular usage even today..

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# Myōjin

**Myōjin** (明神 'shining deity', 'illuminating deity', or 'apparent deity') or **Daimyōjin** (大明神 'great shining/apparent deity') was a title historically applied to Japanese (Shinto) deities (*kami*) and, by metonymy, their shrines.

The term is thought to have been derived from *myōjin* (名神 'notable deity'), a title once granted by the imperial court to *kami* deemed to have particularly impressive power and virtue and/or have eminent, well-established shrines and cults. This term is first attested in the *Shoku Nihongi*, where offerings from the kingdom of Bohai (Balhae) are stated to have been offered to "the eminent shrines (名神社 *myōjin-sha*) in each province" in the year 730 (Tenpyō 2).

An epithet homophonous with this imperially bestowed title, "shining/apparent *kami*" (written with different Chinese characters), was in popular usage from around the Heian period up until the end of the Edo period, coexisting with titles with more explicit Buddhist overtones such as *gongen* (権現 'incarnation') or *daibosatsu* (大菩薩 'great bodhisattva').

The earliest recorded usages of 'shining/apparent deity' are found in sources such as in the *Sumiyoshi-taisha Jindaiki* (住吉大社神代記, "The Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine's Records of the Age of the Gods", supposedly compiled in the year 731 but thought to actually be of a much later date), which refers to the three Sumiyoshi deities as 'Sumiyoshi Daimyōjin' (住吉大明神), and the *Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku* (completed in 901), which refers to 'Matsuo Daimyōjin' (松尾大明神).

While at first this title did not yet seem to have the Buddhist connotations that would later be associated with it, the connection between *daimyōjin* with the concept of *honji suijaku* (i.e. that the native *kami* are actually manifestations of Buddhist deities) was reinforced by an apocryphal utterance of the Buddha often claimed to be derived from the *Karuṇāpuṇḍarīka-sūtra* (悲華經 "Compassionate Lotus Sutra"; Japanese: *Hikekyō*) quoted and alluded to in various medieval works, but which is not in the actual sutra's text: "After I have passed into *nirvana*, during the Latter Day of the Law, I shall appear as a great shining/apparent deity (大明神) and save all sentient beings."

Up until the early modern period, use of titles such as *myōjin* or *gongen* for many deities and their shrines were so widespread that these gods were rarely referred to by their proper names. For instance, both the god of Kashima Shrine and the shrine itself were known as 'Kashima Daimyōjin' (鹿島大明神); the deity enshrined in Suwa Grand Shrine was called 'Suwa Daimyōjin' (諏訪(大)明神), and so on. (cf. Hachiman-daibosatsu (八幡大菩薩) or Kumano Gongen (熊野権現)). After his death, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was deified under the name 'Toyokuni Daimyōjin' (豊国大明神).

Under Yoshida Shintō, the conferral of ranks and titles like *myōjin* was institutionalized, with the sect issuing out authorization certificates to shrines for a fee. The sect considered the title to be higher than the overtly Buddhist *gongen* as part of the sect's inversion of *honji suijaku*, an issue which became a point of contention with the Sannō Ichijitsu Shintō (山王一実神道) sect spearheaded by the Tendai monk Tenkai.

When the Meiji government officially separated Shinto from Buddhism, official use of titles and terminology perceived as having Buddhist connotations such as *(dai)myōjin*, *(dai)gongen* or *daibosatsu* by shrines were legally abolished and discouraged. However, a few deities/shrines are still often referred to as *(dai)myōjin* in popular usage even today. (E.g. Kanda Myōjin in Chiyoda, Tokyo, enshrining the deified vengeful spirit of Taira no Masakado).

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title: Rome Kanda

abstract: Rome Kanda is a Japanese television personality (tarento), comedian, and actor based in the United States. Kanda currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Born in Kishiwada, Kanda spent his early career as an actor with his debut movie, Tokyo Pop directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui and filmed in Japan and the USA in 1987. After deciding to be an actor and comedian, he moved to the USA in 1999 and made his first appearances on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide as a samurai. Kanda is also known for his hosting role on the "Majide" game on I Survived a Japanese Game Show in 2008 and 2009 and played host Kei Kato on the G4 broadcasts of Kinniku Banzuke. He has also appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Saturday Night Live, and in a commercial for the New York Mets as a sushi chef. Kanda has also starred in films such as Takeshi Kitano's film Sonatine. His most recent film appearance has been a supportive role in The Informant!(2009), a Matt Damon film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Kanda recently appeared as a spokesman and personality for Sun Drop. He appears in several TV commercials playing a soda sommelier named "The Taste Master". Kanda is familiar with a variety of Japanese traditional performing arts and martial arts such as Buyō, Karate, Kendo, Iaido, among which is samurai sword fighting, which he teaches, while he continues to perform at a comedy club in Hollywood as a comedian. Kanda was chosen to be one of the speakers at "TEDxTOKYO 2010 HIT RESET" held in Tokyo on May 15, 2010.

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# Rome Kanda

**Rome Kanda** (神田 瀧夢, *Kanda Romu*) is a Japanese television personality (*tarento*), comedian, and actor based in the United States. Kanda currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

Born in Kishiwada, Kanda spent his early career as an actor with his debut movie, *Tokyo Pop* directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui and filmed in Japan and the USA in 1987. After deciding to be an actor and comedian, he moved to the USA in 1999 and made his first appearances on *Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide* as a samurai. Kanda is also known for his hosting role on the "Majide" game on *I Survived a Japanese Game Show* in 2008 and 2009 and played host **Kei Kato** on the G4 broadcasts of *Kinniku Banzuke*.

He has also appeared on *Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Saturday Night Live,* and in a commercial for the New York Mets as a sushi chef. Kanda has also starred in films such as Takeshi Kitano's film *Sonatine*. His most recent film appearance has been a supportive role (President of the Japanese corporation) in *The Informant!*(2009), a Matt Damon film directed by Steven Soderbergh.

Kanda recently appeared as a spokesman and personality for Sun Drop. He appears in several TV commercials playing a soda sommelier named "The Taste Master".

Kanda is familiar with a variety of Japanese traditional performing arts and martial arts such as Buyō, Karate, Kendo, Iaido, among which is samurai sword fighting, which he teaches, while he continues to perform at a comedy club in Hollywood as a comedian.

Kanda was chosen to be one of the speakers at "TEDxTOKYO 2010 HIT RESET" held in Tokyo on May 15, 2010.

## Selected filmography

* *Pachinko* (2022): Doctor (one episode)
* *Cobra Kai* (2021): Mako (one episode)
* *Maniac (2018): Dr. Robert Muramoto (four episodes)*

## Video game appearances

## InfoBox

| Rome Kanda | |
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| Born | Kishiwada, Osaka, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Talent, comedian, actor |
| Years active | 1987- present |


title: Placosaris triticalis

abstract: Placosaris triticalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1907. It is found in Papua New Guinea. This species has a wingspan of 26 mm.

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# Placosaris triticalis

***Placosaris triticalis*** is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1907. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

This species has a wingspan of 26 mm.

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| *Placosaris triticalis* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | *Placosaris* |
| Species: | ***P. triticalis*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Placosaris triticalis***<br>(Kenrick, 1907) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Pyrausta triticalis* Kenrick, 1907 | |


title: Plantar fascia

abstract: The plantar fascia or plantar aponeurosis is the thick connective tissue aponeurosis which supports the arch on the bottom of the foot. Recent studies suggest that the plantar fascia is actually an aponeurosis rather than true fascia. It runs from the tuberosity of the calcaneus forward to the heads of the metatarsal bones.

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# Plantar fascia

The **plantar fascia** or **plantar aponeurosis** is the thick connective tissue aponeurosis which supports the arch on the bottom (plantar side) of the foot. Recent studies suggest that the plantar fascia is actually an aponeurosis rather than true fascia. It runs from the tuberosity of the calcaneus (heel bone) forward to the heads of the metatarsal bones (the bone between each toe and the bones of the mid-foot).

## Anatomy

The plantar fascia is the thick central portion of the fascia investing the plantar muscles. It extends between the medial process of the tuber calcanei and the proximal phalanges of the toes. It provides some attachment to the flexor muscles of the toes.

Distally, the plantar fascia becomes continuous with the fibrous sheaths enveloping the flexor tendons passing to the toes. At the anterior extremity of the sole - inferior to the heads of the metatarsal bones - the plantar aponeurosis forms the superficial transverse metatarsal ligament.

### Structure

The plantar fascia is made up of predominantly longitudinally oriented collagen fibers. There are three distinct structural components: the **medial component**, the **central component** (**plantar aponeurosis**), and the **lateral component** (see diagram at right). The central component is the largest and most prominent.

### Development

In younger people the plantar fascia is also intimately related to the Achilles tendon, with a continuous fascial connection between the two from the distal aspect of the Achilles to the origin of the plantar fascia at the calcaneal tubercle. However, the continuity of this connection decreases with age to a point that in the elderly there are few, if any, connecting fibers. There are also distinct attachments of the plantar fascia and the Achilles tendon to the calcaneus so the two do not directly contact each other. Nevertheless, there is an indirect relationship whereby if the toes are dorsiflexed, the plantar fascia tightens via the windlass mechanism. If a tensile force is then generated in the Achilles tendon it will increase tensile strain in the plantar fascia. Clinically, this relationship has been used as a basis for treatment for plantar fasciitis, with stretches and night stretch splinting being applied to the gastrocnemius/soleus muscle unit.

## Function

The plantar fascia contributes to support of arch of the foot by acting as a tie-rod, where it undergoes tension when the foot bears weight. One biomechanical model estimated it carries as much as 14% of the total load of the foot. In an experiment using cadavers, it was found that failure of the plantar fascia averaged at loads of 1189 ± 244 newtons (121 ± 24 kgf or 267 ± 55 lbf). Failure most often occurred at the proximal attachment to the calcaneus, which is consistent with the usual location of symptoms (i.e. in plantar fasciitis). Complete rupture or surgical release of the plantar fascia leads to a decrease in arch stiffness and a significant collapse of the longitudinal arch of the foot. By modeling it was predicted such conditions would result in a 17% increase in vertical displacement and a 15% increase in horizontal elongation of the foot when it was loaded at 683 newtons (154 lbf). Surgical release also significantly increases both stress in the plantar ligaments and plantar pressures under the metatarsal heads. Although most of the figures mentioned above are from either cadaver studies or investigations using models, they highlight the relatively large load the plantar fascia is subjected to while contributing to the structural integrity of the foot.

### Gait

The plantar fascia also has an important role in dynamic function during gait. It was found the plantar fascia continuously elongated during the contact phase of gait. It went through rapid elongation before and immediately after mid-stance, reaching a maximum of 9% to 12% elongation between mid-stance and toe-off. During this phase the plantar fascia behaves like a spring, which may assist in conserving energy. In addition, the plantar fascia has a critical role in normal mechanical function of the foot, contributing to the "windlass mechanism". When the toes are dorsiflexed in the propulsive phase of gait, the plantar fascia becomes tense, resulting in elevation of the longitudinal arch and shortening of the foot (see 3A). One can liken this mechanism to a cable being wound around the drum of a windlass (see 3B); the plantar fascia being the cable, the metatarsal head the drum, and the handle, the proximal phalanx.

## Clinical significance

### Plantar fasciitis

* Plantar fasciitis is an often painful degenerative process of the plantar fascia.
    + Calcaneal spur (heel spur) is a small calcified bone extension (osteophyte) located on the inferior aspect of the calcaneus or on the back of the heel at the insertion of the Achilles tendon. The condition is typically a response to plantar fasciitis over a period of time. It may also be related to ankylosing spondylitis, typically in children.

### Other

## Additional images

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| Plantar fascia | |
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| Muscles of the sole of the foot. First layer (closest to the skin on the sole of the foot). Plantar aponeurosis visible at top center. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | *aponeurosis plantaris* |
| TA98 | A04.7.03.031 |
| TA2 | 2718 |
| FMA | 45171 |
| Anatomical terminology | |


title: Newfoundland and Labrador Route 92

abstract: Route 92, also known as North Harbour-Branch Highway, is a 51.9-kilometre-long (32.2 mi) highway on the Avalon Peninsula of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Its northern terminus is an intersection at Route 91, near the town of Colinet, and its southern terminus is at the town of Branch, where the route transitions into Route 100.

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# Newfoundland and Labrador Route 92

**Route 92**, also known as **North Harbour-Branch Highway**, is a 51.9-kilometre-long (32.2 mi) highway on the Avalon Peninsula of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Its northern terminus is an intersection at Route 91, near the town of Colinet, and its southern terminus is at the town of Branch, where the route transitions into Route 100.

## Route description

Route 92 begins at an intersection between Route 100 (Cape Shore Highway) and Loop Road in Branch and heads east to immediately cross a large Inlet via a Causeway. It then leaves town and winds its way along the coastline for several kilometres as it crosses the Beckfords River. The highway crosses the Red Head River before turning more inland and northeast through rural hilly terrain. Route 92 briefly follows the water again as it passes through North Harbour before turning completely north to cross another river and coming to an end at an intersection with Route 91 (Old Placentia Highway) between Colinet and Cataracts Provincial Park.

## Major intersections

| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Branch | 0.0 | 0.0 | Route 100 north (The Cape Shore Highway) St. Bride's, Placentia

Loop Road | Southern terminus of Route 92 and Route 100 |
| Cataracts Provincial Park | 51.9 | 32.2 | Route 91 (Old Placentia Highway) Placentia, Colinet | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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## InfoBox

| Route 92 | |
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| North Harbour-Branch Highway | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure | |
| Length | 51.9 km (32.2 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Route 91 near Colinet |
| South end | Route 100 at Branch |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
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| Highway system | |
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| Route 91   Route 93 | |


title: Phalias

abstract: In Greek mythology, Phalias was the Thespian son of Heracles and Heliconis, daughter of King Thespius of Thespiae.

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# Phalias

In Greek mythology, **Phalias** (Ancient Greek: Φαλίας) was the Thespian son of Heracles and Heliconis, daughter of King Thespius of Thespiae.

## Mythology

Phalias and his 49 half-brothers were born of Thespius' daughters who were impregnated by Heracles in one night, for a week or in the course of 50 days while hunting for the Cithaeronian lion. Later on, the hero sent a message to Thespius to keep seven of these sons and send three of them in Thebes while the remaining forty, joined by Iolaus, were dispatched to the island of Sardinia to found a colony.

1. Apollodorus, 2.7.8
2. Apollodorus, 2.4.10
3. Pausanias, *Graeciae Descriptio* 9.27.6–7; Gregorius Nazianzenus, *Orat.* IV, *Contra Julianum* I (Migne *S. Gr.* 35.661)
4. Athenaeus, *Deipnosophistae* 13.4 with Herodorus as the authority; Diodorus Siculus, *Bibliotheca historica* 4.29.3, f.n. 51
5. Apollodorus, 2.4.10; Diodorus Siculus, *Bibliotheca historica* 4.29.3; Tzetzes, *Chiliades* 2.224
6. Apollodorus, 2.4.9–10
7. Apollodorus, 2.7.6
* Apollodorus, *The Library* with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
* Athenaeus of Naucratis, *The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learned.* London. Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden. 1854. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
* Athenaeus of Naucratis, *Deipnosophistae*. Kaibel. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Lipsiae. 1887. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
* Diodorus Siculus, *The Library of History* translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
* Diodorus Siculus, *Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2*. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
* Pausanias, *Description of Greece* with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
* Pausanias, *Graeciae Descriptio.* *3 vols*. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
* Tzetzes, John, *Book of Histories,* Book II-IV translated by Gary Berkowitz from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826. Online version at theio.com


title: Allium drusorum

abstract: Allium drusorum is a plant species in the amaryllis family. It is endemic to Syria.

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# Allium drusorum

***Allium drusorum*** is a plant species in the amaryllis family. It is endemic to Syria.

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| *Allium drusorum* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | *Allium* |
| Species: | ***A. drusorum*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Allium drusorum***<br>Feinbrun | |
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title: Yam Kai-bong

abstract: Yam Kai-bong is a Hong Kong politician. He is the former member of the Tai Po District Council for Yee Fu and the convenor of the Neo Democrats.

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# Yam Kai-bong

**Yam Kai-bong** (Chinese: 任啟邦; born 20 May 1978) is a Hong Kong politician. He is the former member of the Tai Po District Council for Yee Fu and the convenor of the Neo Democrats.

## Biography

He was graduated from the City University of Hong Kong before he ran in the 1999 District Council election in Tai Yuen in as the youngest candidate in the election for the Democratic Party, where he lost to veteran Cheng Chun-ping. He went to study abroad at the University of Hull in Social Policy.

In the 2003 District Council election, he ran again in Yee Fu and won a seat in the Tai Po District Council. He was re-elected in 2007, 2011 and 2015. He ran in the 2008 Legislative Council election in New Territories East on Andrew Cheng's ticket in which Cheng successfully retook his seat.

He was considered as the reformist faction in the Democratic Party. In the 2008 party leadership election, Yam ran for the central committee with other reformist faction headed by Andrew Cheng who challenged the vice-chairman post. The reformist ticket was largely defeated with Yam being the only reformist elected.

In the 2012 constitutional reform package in which the Democratic Party made a compromise with the Beijing authorities, Yam quit the party with other reformists including Gary Fan and formed the Neo Democrats in which he became one of its convenor. In the 2012 Legislative Council election, he ran on Gary Fan's nine-man ticket in New Territories East, on the second place, and successfully gained a seat for the Neo Democrats with around 28,000 votes.

In the 2015 District Council election, he received the highest votes in the election, taking 4,148 votes in total. He was on Gary Fan's ticket in the 2016 Legislative Council election again. Despite an increase in the number of votes, Fan failed to win the re-election.

## InfoBox

| Yam Kai-bong | |
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| 任啟邦 | |
| Yam Kai-bong in 2015 | |
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| Member of the Tai Po District Council | |
| **In office**
1 January 2004  8 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Chan Ping |
| Constituency | Yee Fu |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | (1978-05-20) 20 May 1978
Hong Kong |
| Political party | Democratic Party (until 2010)
Neo Democrats (since 2010) |
| Alma mater | City University of Hong Kong
University of Hull |
| Occupation | District Councillor |
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title: Rocky Lara

abstract: Roxanne "Rocky" Lara is an attorney who formerly served on the Eddy County, New Mexico Commission. Lara ran for Congress in New Mexico's 2nd congressional district in 2014.

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# Rocky Lara

**Roxanne "Rocky" Lara** is an attorney who formerly served on the Eddy County, New Mexico Commission. Lara ran for Congress in New Mexico's 2nd congressional district in 2014.

## Personal life and education

Lara is a native of Carlsbad, New Mexico. She earned a bachelor's degree from New Mexico State University and a JD from Texas Tech. Lara's father was a potash miner, firefighter, oil field worker and Carlsbad school board member.

## Career

Lara served as Eddy County Commission Chairwoman. She is also a part of Drexel University's Vision2020, an organization devoted to women's economic and social equality. Lara has also been affiliated with the Energy Communities Alliance, the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, and the Eddy County DWI Council. Lara decided against running for another term as Eddy County Commissioner in order to run a campaign to become the chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party; she ultimately lost to Sam Bregman.

Lara ran for Congress in New Mexico's 2nd congressional district in 2014, challenging the incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Pearce. On launching her bid, Lara criticized Pearce's stance on immigration reform and described him as unwilling to work for solutions.

Lara is also a family-law attorney.

## InfoBox

| Rocky Lara | |
| --- | --- |
| Alma mater | New Mexico State University <br>Texas Tech |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Leo Lara |
| Website | Rocky Lara for Congress |


title: Mercedes Odina

abstract: Mercedes Odina is a Spanish journalist, author, film director and culture manager.

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# Mercedes Odina

**Mercedes Odina** (born 11 October 1959, in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish journalist, author, film director and culture manager.

## Career in journalism

Mercedes Odina has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona. She began her career at Radio Miramar and in 1985 she joined the Information Services of the Spanish Television RTVE. Shortly after, she became part of the team of editors of Informe semanal. In 1989 she began her first film project as an author, director and screenwriter of the documentary series of 10 one-hour chapters *Los años vividos* (*The Years We Lived*)- a complete review of the 20th century in Spain based on the memory of 250 most outstanding Spanish personalities. The program was awarded with the *Premios Ondas Internacional de Television* in 1992.

In 1991, she was appointed director of investigative journalism program *Dossier 21* in RTVE, Spanish Television. This series consisted of 10 research documentaries with topics related to current events and the recent past. Some of the documentaries produced during this period, such as *Objective: Kill Franco* were broadcast by various foreign television channels and were exhibited in international festivals. In 1995 she moved to New York as a correspondent of the Spanish Television RTVE.

In 1997, she published her first book, *America Sociedad Anonima*, and until 2005 she combined work as a professor of Communication at the University Ramon Llull of Barcelona with writing and collaboration with several radio, television channels and newspapers. In April 2005, she was nominated as the Head of the Department of Communication, Marketing and Promotion of Expo 2008. From 2008-2009 she was the Head of Culture at Canning House, the Hispanic and Luso Brazilian Council in London.

## Books

* March 1997. *AMERICA SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA, Planeta: Documented exposition of the different aspects (socially, economically and politically) that make up the picture of the United States at present.* ISBN 84-08-01984-8
* March 1998. *EL FACTOR FAMA, Anagrama: Analysis of the transformation of the concept and value of Fame after the emergence of audiovisual mass media*. ISBN 84-339-0563-5
* March 2000. *LA ALDEA IRREAL, El País Aguilar: The book presents an analysis of the development and impact of the new scientific and technological revolution currently developing in the world.*. ISBN 84-03-59615-4
* March 2005. *EUROPA VERSUS USA, Espasa Calpe: The book offers a reflection on the concept of the Western Civilization, and an analysis of the different concepts that unites and separates the United States and the European Union*. ISBN 84-670-1704-X

## Filmography

* October 1992. *Los años vividos (The years we lived), director and script writer, RTVE Madrid, Spain. Premios Ondas International Television Award*.
* September 2004. *New York, New York: the great city of the world, director and script writer, PBS USA / Sagrera TV productions*.

## Awards

* October 1992. Ondas International Television Award for the series *Los años vividos (The years we lived)’’*
* March 1998. Finalist XXVI Edition of the Anagrama Award of Essay for the book El Factor Fama (The Fame Factor)

## InfoBox

| Mercedes Odina | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Born | (1959-10-11) 11 October 1959<br>Barcelona, Spain |
| Occupation | journalist, author, film director, cultural manager |
| Subject | culture and international affairs |
| Children | Marcel T Odina |


title: Roger Roger (composer)

abstract: Roger Roger was a French composer of light orchestral music and film scores, as well as a conductor and bandleader. His aliases included Eric Swan and Cecil Leuter, the last being a pseudonym he used for his electronic music productions, of which he was somewhat of a pioneer. He is best known for his intricately composed and arranged orchestral contributions to commercial production music during the 1950s and 1960s, many of which have more recently achieved wider recognition. He helped revive the musical exotica genre with his album Jungle Obsession in 1971.

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# Roger Roger (composer)

**Roger Roger** (5 August 1911 – 12 June 1995) was a French composer of light orchestral music and film scores, as well as a conductor and bandleader. His aliases included Eric Swan and Cecil Leuter, the last being a pseudonym he used for his electronic music productions, of which he was somewhat of a pioneer. He is best known for his intricately composed and arranged orchestral contributions to commercial production music during the 1950s and 1960s, many of which have more recently achieved wider recognition. He helped revive the musical exotica genre with his album *Jungle Obsession* in 1971.

## Career

Roger Roger was born in Rouen, Normandy. His father Edmond Roger was a conductor at the Paris Opera and a friend of Claude Debussy, who is said to have named his son Roger "to satisfy a personal whim". He was taught in the classical tradition, influenced especially by Ravel, but he also discovered American popular song, analysing the compositions and arrangements of George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin.

Roger Roger began conducting at the age of 18 in music halls, and quickly moved into the world of broadcast music. By the late 1930s he was composing for French feature films and documentaries. Film credits include *Fou d'amour* (1943), *Le camion blanc* (1943), *L'ange de la nuit* (1944) and *L'atomique Monsieur Placido* (1950). He orchestrated the pantomime sections in Marcel Carné's acclaimed film *Les Enfants du Paradis* in 1945.

After the war he came to the attention of the London publishing house Chappell & Co, which signed him up as part of its drive to expand the Chappell Recorded Music Library, formed in 1941. Mostly through the library system (rather than from specially commissioned scores), Roger Roger's music is said to have been used for over 50 radio productions, nearly as many television productions, and in over 500 films. He recorded over 20 albums of his own compositions for Chappell from the mid-1950s on.

In France he composed for famous artists such as Édith Piaf, Maurice Chevalier, Jean Sablon and Charles Trenet and was a frequent broadcaster on Radio Luxembourg. His orchestral piece *Volatiles* became a widely known signature tune on France Inter radio, and another, *Versailles* was written for use as a theme tune in the earliest days of French Television. In the mid-1960s he also began regularly broadcasting in the UK on BBC Radio's Light Programme, where he was often paired with fellow bandleader Frank Chacksfield.

Roger Roger married the Swiss singer Eva Rehfuss, sister of baritone Heinz Rehfuss and great-granddaughter of composer Felix Mendelssohn in 1973. They had one child. He died in Deauville in 1995. Since his death, renewed interest in light music has seen several CD albums released, both in dedicated albums and in compilations, including music used as the audio soundtrack for broadcasting test card transmissions in the UK.

## Music

Comparing him to Raymond Scott and Esquivel, Neil Strauss in *The New York Times* called Roger Roger "quirky but never zany, melodic but never melodramatic", and "a composer who managed to give all-purpose music a purpose". Characteristic of his many distinctive short orchestral pieces is *Busy Streets*, which became something of a light music classic in the 1960s. It was first issued under its French title *Tourbillon De Paris* in 1962 on a Mode LP in France and then two years later on a Pye Golden Guinea LP in the UK. Pieces such as *Asia Minor*, *Greenland Sleigh Dogs* (aka *Alaska*) and *Long Hot Summer* became familiar as staples of the BBC test card music soundtracks during the 1960s and 1970s. His *City Movement* (1960) was used in Britain as the theme for the BBC television programme *Compact*.

Under the name Cecil Leuter, Roger Roger was one of the first (among others such as Pierre Henry, Jean-Jacques Perrey and Wendy Carlos) to experiment with the Moog synthesizer. His *Pop Electronique* album was released in 1969, five years after Bob Moog put his electronic device on the market. It was reissued by Fifth Dimension in 2016.

In 1971 he released the album *Jungle Obsession*, on Neuilly Records, with frequent collaborator and childhood friend Nino Nardini. It has become a classic of the musical exotica genre. Intended as a sound library recording, it soon took on a life of its own. Although clearly influenced by the exotica arrangements of Les Baxter, Martin Denny, Frank Hunter and Dick Hyman, it went beyond the simple themes used by those composers to employ "a series of motifs, leitmotifs, and modes that were out of the musical sphere at the time: they took rock and classical and bossa and jazz and easy listening, wove them together with polyrhythmic invention and a boatload of sound effects".

His piece "Komic Kapers" was used in the 1950s by the Commonwealth cartoon distribution company. They put it as the opening music when adding sound to many of Paul Terry's silent Farmer Alfalfa cartoons from the 1920s (also known as Farmer Grey). Although never chosen by Terry, Roger's piece was indelibly imprinted on a whole generation of children as the signature tune for these strange, eerie, frantic cartoons. He is also listed as the composer for two episodes of the *Flash Gordon* (1954) television series, and for the series' incidental music. An example of the continuing relevance of his library music for film (though often used to evoke nostalgia) is the placing of his piece *Scenic Railway* in *The Stepford Wives* (2004).

In France, some of Roger Roger's more extended suites, such as the *Suite météo* (*Weather Suite*) of 1970 and the seven movement symphonic suite *Les Parfums* (commissioned by Radio France's Light Music service in 1973) have been issued on the Orpheus label. Other larger compositions include the *Jazz Concerto* for harp and orchestra (written for Freddy Alberti) and the symphonic suite *Personnages et figurines* (1980). One of his last works was *Du coté de chez Gatsby*, a tribute to the American writer Scott Fitzgerald.

## Discography

***Thrilling***, Roger Roger and his Orchestra (MGM E3201, 1955). Includes *Small Talk, In Costa-Rica, Please Do, Paris Waltz, It's You, Ecuador, Chinese Bolero, Thrilling, Joke, Can Can*

***Tourbillon De Paris***, Roger Roger and the Mode Symphony Orchestra (Mode Disques MDINT 9080, 1962). Includes *Tourbillon De Paris, Nuages, Fiddles And Bows, L´Orgue De La Fete, Trianon, Menuet, Valse En Re B, Sous Les Ponts De Paris, Joyeux Reveil, Badinage, Paris Palace-Hotel, Marchande De Fruits, En Bateau Mouche*

***Grande Travaux*** (Basta 30-9076-2, 1985). Music For film production, 1956-1966, performed by Holland's Metropole Orchestra. Includes *Clowneries, Contorsions (The Grip of Fear), Danse Lunaire, Djanina, Eccentric Walk, Fête Foraine, La Foret Enchantée, Grands Travaux, Machinisme, Le Moustique, Nounous et Pioupious, Paris Pullman, Polka Mauve, Profondeurs (Lunar Landscape), Scenic Railway, Tele-Ski, Traffic Boom*

***Trésors symphoniques de Roger Roger***, (Orphée 58). Vol. 1, *Suite météo*; Vol 2, *Suite Les Parfums*

***Whimsical Days*** (Vocalion CDLK 4229, 2004), compilation CD, collects together 19 original compositions by Roger Roger, remastered from the original recordings. It includes the short orchestral pieces *Busy Streets, Chinese Lantern, Country Romance, Fantasy Waltz, Greenland Sleigh Dogs, The Jolly Postman, Western Montage* and *Whimsical Days*, as well as three suites: *The Twenties Suite* (four movements), *Snapshots* (four movements) and *Gershwinesque* (three movements).

Other long playing releases (mostly featuring arrangements of music by other composers) include *Musique Pour Rêver* (Vega, 1957), *The Heart of Paris* (Decca, 1958), *Invitation to Paris* (Everest, 1960), and *Grand Prix: Melodies Of The Four Winds* (Columbia, 1962).

The following records were issued by the US production music label Major Music, mostly untitled.

| Catalog Nr. | Artists | Track listing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5217 | Roger Roger | A – 1. Dramatic Appasionata, 2. Dramatic Appasionata; B – Morning Breezes |
| 5218 | Roger Roger | A – The Fascinating Valse; B – 1. Peasant Dance, 2. Cavern Mysterioso |
| 5219 | Roger Roger | A – Dawn's Awakening; B – 1. Ballerina Petite, 2. Fanfare |
| 5220 | Roger Roger | A – The Coyote Serenade; B – Metropolitan Rhapsody |
| 5222 | Roger Roger | A – 1. The Queen's Processional, 2. The Clown's Frolic; B – 1. Devilish Menace, 2. Dismal Mists; 3. Caribbean Winds, 4. Rhythm of Doom |
| 5224 | Roger Roger | A – 1. Adoration of Love, 2. Komic Kapers, 3. Dramatic Finale, 4. Uplift Finale, 5. Steps of Mystery; B – Our Industrial World |
| 5225 | Roger Roger | A – 1. Love Triumphant, 2. Tipsy Mockingbird; B – 1. Deserted City, 2. Rue de la Paix, 3. The Cafe Musette Waltz |
| 5231 | Roger Roger | A – Hope's Awakening; B – Tread of Doom |
| 5266 | Geo. S. Chase/Roger Roger | A – Valse Charmante (Geo S. Chase); B – Ivory Coast (Roger Roger) |
| 5267 | Roger Roger | A – Damascus; B – Rendezvous, Romantic Interlude, Reverie |
| 5270 | Geo. S. Chase/Roger Roger | A – Fujiyama (Geo S. Chase); B – Himalaya/Chopsticks/Everest (Roger Roger) |
| 5272 | Geo. S. Chase/Roger Roger | A – A Coin in the Fountain (Geo S. Chase); B – Fun on Ice (Roger Roger) |

## Footnotes


title: Allium hemisphaericum

abstract: Allium hemisphaericum is a species of onion endemic to the Island of Sicily in the Mediterranean. Little is known about Allium hemisphaericum.

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# Allium hemisphaericum

***Allium hemisphaericum*** is a species of onion endemic to the Island of Sicily in the Mediterranean.

Little is known about *Allium hemisphaericum*.

## InfoBox

| Aglio semisferico, Aglio siciliano | |
| --- | --- |
|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | *Allium* |
| Species: | ***A. hemisphaericum*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Allium hemisphaericum***<br>(Sommier) Brullo | |
|
| Synonyms | |
| * *Allium ampeloprasum* var. *hemisphaericum* Sommier | |


title: Alpha-pinene monooxygenase

abstract:
Alpha-pinene monooxygenase is an enzyme with systematic name (-)-alpha-pinene,NADH:oxygen oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
  - (-)-alpha-pinene + NADH + H+ + O2 ⇌ alpha-pinene oxide + NAD+ + H2O Alpha-pinene monooxygenase takes part in catabolism of alpha-pinene.

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# Alpha-pinene monooxygenase

**Alpha-pinene monooxygenase** (EC 1.14.13.155) is an enzyme with systematic name *(-)-alpha-pinene,NADH:oxygen oxidoreductase*. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(-)-alpha-pinene + NADH + H+ \+ O2 $\rightleftharpoons $ alpha-pinene oxide + NAD+ \+ H2O

Alpha-pinene monooxygenase takes part in catabolism of alpha-pinene.

## InfoBox

| Alpha-pinene monooxygenase | |
| --- | --- |
| Identifiers | |
| EC no. | 1.14.13.155 |
| Databases | |
| IntEnz | IntEnz view |
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry |
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view |
| KEGG | KEGG entry |
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway |
| PRIAM | profile |
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum |
| Search  PMC articles  PubMed articles  NCBI proteins | |


title: John de Rantau

abstract: John de Rantau is an Indonesian film director. His film Denias Senandung Di Atas Awan was Indonesia's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but not nominated.

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# John de Rantau

**John de Rantau** (born 2 January 1970) is an Indonesian film director. His film *Denias Senandung Di Atas Awan* (*Denias, Singing on the Cloud*) was Indonesia's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but not nominated.

## Biography

De Rantau was born in Padang, West Sumatra, on 2 January 1970. He finished his studies at the Jakarta Art Institute, then began directing television serials.

De Rantau made his featured film debut in 2005 with *Mencari Madonna* (*Looking for Madonna*), a film about a Papuan teenager who becomes infected with AIDS and seeks a cure. The story was written by Garin Nugroho, who also produced the film. The film was intended to be submitted to several film festivals, including the Singapore International Film Festival and Shanghai International Film Festival, but disallowed as it was still in digital format, and not 35mm as required.

His second film, *Denias Senandung Di Atas Awan* (*Denias, Singing on the Cloud*), was released in 2006 and depicted a young Papuan child who must overcome racism to receive an education. The film won several awards, including Best Children's Feature Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. It was also submitted to the 80th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film; the film was not nominated.

In 2009 de Rantau collaborated with Nugroho on *Generasi Biru* (*Blue Generation*), a fictionalised biopic of the band Slank. In 2010, de Rantau and Damien Dematra released a fictionalised version of US president Barack Obama's childhood in Menteng, Central Jakarta. Entitled *Obama Anak Menteng* (*Obama, Child of Menteng*), the film was an adaptation of Dematra's novel of the same name. It was criticised for inaccuracy, including depicting the family as employing a transvestite maid.

De Rantau released his fourth film, entitled *Semesta Mendukung* (*The Universe Supports*), in October 2011. Inspired by Yohanes Surya, trainer of Indonesia's International Physics Olympiad team, the film followed a young Madurese child named Arief who searches for his mother through the Olympiad. After *Mestakung*, he directed the serial *Keluarga Minus* (*Minus' Family*), which starred Minus Karoba; de Rantau had been helping Karoba's career since the latter appeared in *Mencari Madonna* and *Denias*.

Footnotes Bibliography  * Basral, Akmal Nasery (9 March 2009). "Kenyang tapi Tak Terpuaskan" \[Full but Not Satisfied\]. *Tempo* (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
* Harvey, Dennis (8 May 2006). "Looking for Madonna". *Variety*. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
* "John de Rantau". *KapanLagi.com* (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
* Koehler, Robert (7 December 2007). "Foreign-language contenders". *Variety*. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
* Kriswanti, Wida (13 September 2011). "Minus Karoba, disukai John De Rantau Membawa Keberuntungan Kariernya" \[Minus Karoba, being liked by John De Rantau Helped His Career\]. *Tabloid Bintang* (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
* Kurniasari, Triwik (4 July 2010). "Audiences mixed on 'Obama Anak Menteng'". *The Jakarta Post*. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
* Kurniasari, Triwik (23 October 2011). "In a boy's dream". *The Jakarta Post*. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
* "Sutradara John De Rantau Kehilangan Kesempatan" \[Director John De Rantau Missed Out\]. *Kompas* (in Indonesian). 16 August 2005. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2012.

## InfoBox

| John de Rantau | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1970-01-02) 2 January 1970
Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Citizenship | Indonesian |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 1990s |
| Notable work | *Denias Senandung Di Atas Awan*
*Obama Anak Menteng*
*Wage* |


title: Alrkph, Mawiyah

abstract: Alrkph is a village in the Republic of Yemen within the Taiz Governorate, Yemen, and administratively attached to Mawiyah District. With a population of 110 people, according to statistics in 2004

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# Alrkph, Mawiyah

**Alrkph** is a village in the Republic of Yemen within the Taiz Governorate, Yemen, and administratively attached to Mawiyah District. With a population of 110 people, according to statistics in 2004

## InfoBox

| Alrkph | |
| --- | --- |
| Country | Yemen |
| Governorate | Taiz |
| Population (2004) | |
| Total | 110 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |


title: Johnny on the Spot

abstract: Johnny on the Spot is a 1954 British 'B' crime drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh McDermott, Elspet Gray and Paul Carpenter. It was written by Rogers based on the 1953 novel Paid in Full by Michael Cronin.

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# Johnny on the Spot

***Johnny on the Spot*** is a 1954 British 'B' crime drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh McDermott, Elspet Gray and Paul Carpenter. It was written by Rogers based on the 1953 novel *Paid in Full* by Michael Cronin.

## Cast

## Production

It was shot at Bushey Studios and on location in London.

## Reception

*The Monthly Film Bulletin* wrote: "An indifferently made thriller, so confused in its narrative development that the plot becomes at times very nearly incomprehensible."

*Kine Weekly* wrote: "The picture keeps well on the move and, despite the fact that its sense of direction is none too sure, neatly tempers suspense with refreshing romance. Hugh McDermott registers as Johnny and Elspet Gray pleases as Joan, but neither has anything on Ronald Adam, as Inspector Beveridge. The last-named never gives an indifferent performance. Well-varied backgrounds effectively clothe the crowded play's many facets."

In *British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959* David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Difficult to follow – or to care."

## InfoBox

| Johnny on the Spot | |
| --- | --- |
| Opening titles | |
| Directed by | Maclean Rogers |
| Written by | Michael Cronin (novel)
Maclean Rogers |
| Produced by | Edwin J. Fancey |
| Starring | Hugh McDermott
Elspet Gray
Paul Carpenter |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Monica Kimick |
| Production
company | E. J. Fancey Productions |
| Release date | * 7 June 1954 (1954-06-07) |
| Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |


title: Alucita riggii

abstract: Alucita riggii is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Argentina.

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# Alucita riggii

***Alucita riggii*** is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Argentina.

## InfoBox

| *Alucita riggii* | |
| --- | --- |
|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Alucitidae |
| Genus: | *Alucita* |
| Species: | ***A. riggii*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Alucita riggii***<br>(Orfila, 1949) | |
|
| Synonyms | |
| * *Orneodes riggii* Orfila, 1949 | |


title: Jon Land

abstract: Jon Land is an American author of thriller novels. His books include the Caitlin Strong novels about a fifth-generation Texas ranger, and the Ben Kamal and Danielle Barnea books, about a Palestinian detective and chief inspector of the Israeli police. He is an emeritus board member and currently sits on the marketing committee for the International Thriller Writers. He was a screenwriter for the film Dirty Deeds.

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# Jon Land

**Jon Land** is an American author of thriller novels.

His books include the Caitlin Strong novels about a fifth-generation Texas ranger, and the Ben Kamal and Danielle Barnea books, about a Palestinian detective and chief inspector of the Israeli police.

He is an emeritus board member and currently sits on the marketing committee for the International Thriller Writers.

He was a screenwriter for the film *Dirty Deeds*.

## Books

### Caitlin Strong

1. *Strong Enough to Die*, Forge Books, 2009
2. *Strong Justice*, Forge Books, 2010
3. *Strong at the Break*, Forge Books, 2011
4. *Strong Vengeance*, Forge Books, 2012
5. *Strong Rain Falling*, Forge Books, 2013
6. *Strong Darkness*, Forge Books, 2014
7. *Strong Light of Day*, Forge Books, 2015
8. *Strong Cold Dead*, Forge Books, 2016
9. *Strong to the Bone*, Forge Books, 2017
10. *Strong as Steel*, Forge Books, 2019
11. *Strong from the Heart*, Forge Books, 2020

### Ben Kamal and Danielle Barnea

1. *The Walls of Jericho*, Forge Books, 1997
2. *The Pillars of Solomon*, Forge Books, 1999
3. *A Walk in the Darkness*, Forge Books, 2000
4. *Keepers of the Gate*, Forge Books, 2001
5. *Blood Diamonds*, Forge Books, 2002
6. *The Blue Widows*, Forge Books, 2003
7. *The Last Prophecy*, Forge Books, 2004

### Blaine McCracken

1. *The Omega Command*, Fawcett, 1986
2. *The Alpha Deception*, Fawcett, 1987
3. *The Gamma Option*, Fawcett, 1989
4. *The Omicron Legion*, Fawcett, 1991
5. *The Vengeance of the Tau*, Fawcett, 1993
6. *Day of the Delphi*, Tor Books, 1993
7. *Kingdom of the Seven*, Forge Books, 1994
8. *The Fires of Midnight*, Forge Books, 1996
9. *Dead Simple*, Forge Books, 1998
10. *Pandora's Temple*, Open Road Media, 2012
11. *The Tenth Circle*, Open Road Media, 2013

### Jared Kimberlain

1. *The Eighth Trumpet*, Fawcett, 1989
2. *The Ninth Dominion*, Fawcett, 1991

### Michael Tiranno

1. *The Seven Sins: The Tyrant Ascending*, Forge Books, 2008
2. *Black Scorpion the Tyrant Reborn*, Forge Books, 2015

### *Murder, She Wrote*

* *Murder She Wrote - A Date with Murder*, co-written with Donald Bain, Berkley, 2018
* *Murder, She Wrote - Manuscript for Murder*, Berkley, November 2018
* *Murder, She Wrote - Murder in Red*, Berkley, 2019
* *Murder, She Wrote: A Time for Murder*, Berkley, November 2019 ISBN 978-1984804303
* *Murder, She Wrote: The Murder of Twelve*, Berkley, May 2020 ISBN 978-1984804334
* *Murder, She Wrote: Murder in Season*, Berkley, November 2020

### The Rising

Written with Heather Graham

1. *The Rising*, 2017
2. *Blood Moon*, Tor Books, 2022

### Other Fiction

* *The Doomsday Spiral*, Zebra, 1983
* *Vortex*, Zebra, 1984
* *The Lucifer Directive*, Zebra, 1984
* *Labyrinth*, Fawcett, 1985
* *The Council of Ten, Fawcett, 1987*
* *The Valhalla Testament*, Fawcett, 1990
* *Hope Mountain*, Forge Books, 1998
* *Dolphin Key*, Forge Books, 1999
* *Dark Light: Dawn*, Forge Books, 2017
* *Margaret Truman's Murder on the Metro*, Forge Books, 2021

### Nonfiction


title: Jon Kyongnin

abstract: Jon Kyongnin is a Korean author best known for her poetry on the theme of sexuality.

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# Jon Kyongnin

| **Korean name** | |
| --- | --- |
| Hangul | 전경린 |
| Revised Romanization | *Jeon Gyeongrin* |
| McCune–Reischauer | *Chŏn Kyŏngrin* |

**Jon Kyongnin** is a Korean author best known for her poetry on the theme of sexuality.

## Life

Jon Kyongnin was born in 1962 and earned her degree in German Literature from Kyungnam University in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do. She debuted in 1995 when her novella *Desert Moon* (Samagui dal) was chosen for the New Spring Literary Contest sponsored by The Dong-a Ilbo.

## Work

Women's sexuality is the central focus of Jon Kyongnin's works. Her narratives are structured to indirectly reveal the sexual problems concealed and suppressed by their narrators. *Once in a Lifetime Day* (Nae saenge kkok haruppunil tteukbyeolhan nal) is a tale of infidelity that expresses female psychology regarding sex and sexual desire with blunt honesty. Another characteristic of Jeon's novels is pessimism towards life. While maintaining a psychological distance from their difficult or mundane life, Jeon's characters obsess over changes. Novels such as *Merry-Go-Round Circus Woman* (Meri go raundeu seokeoseu yeoin) feature protagonists who tend to immerse themselves in dreamy and fantastic atmosphere without any particular goal in real life.

Social conventions, in Jon's work, function as fetters that curb women's sexuality which is seen as being dangerous or unruly. The search for fulfillment of passion often brings tragic results, and thus Jon's work underscores the difficulty of women finding liberation from the forces that constrain their lives.

Jon's work has also been used for movies including the erotic drama Ardor (2002) by director Byun Young-joo.

## Works in Translation

* Ein ganz einfaches gepunktetes Kleid (현대단편소설선 2집)
* I Drift on Unknown Waters in a Glass Boat (난 유리로 만든 배를 타고 낯선 바다를 떠도네)

## Works in Korean (Partial)

* A Woman Driving a Goat (1996)
* Nowhere Man (1997)
* A Special Day that Comes Only Once in My Life (1999)
* Merry-Go-Round Circus Woman (1999)
* Hwang Jini (2004)

## Awards

* 29th Hankook Ilbo Literature Prize (1996) for *A Woman Tending Goats*
* 2nd Literary Community Literature Prize (1997) for *Nowhere Man*
* 21st Century Literature Award (1998) for the short-story *Merry-Go-Round Circus Woman*

## InfoBox

| Jon Kyongnin | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | 1962 (age 6162) |
| Language | Korean |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Citizenship | South Korean |
| Alma mater | Kyungnam University |


abstract: The men's combined competition of the 2019 Winter Universiade was held at Bobrovy Log, Krasnoyarsk, Russia on 5 March 2019.

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# Alpine skiing at the 2019 Winter Universiade – Men's combined

The **men's combined** competition of the 2019 Winter Universiade was held at Bobrovy Log, Krasnoyarsk, Russia on 5 March 2019.

## Results

The race was started at 10:00 (super-G race) and 13:30 (slalom race).

| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Super-G | Rank | Slalom | Rank | Total | Behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 6 | Yannick Chabloz | Switzerland | 57.21 | 7 | 38.38 | 5 | 1:35.59 |  |
|  | 42 | Anton Endzhievskiy | Russia | 58.48 | 30 | 37.25 | 1 | 1:35.73 | +0.14 |
|  | 19 | Nikita Alekhin | Russia | 58.06 | 19 | 37.69 | 2 | 1:35.75 | +0.16 |
| 4 | 4 | Matevž Rupnik | Slovenia | 57.50 | 10 | 38.44 | 6 | 1:35.94 | +0.35 |
| 5 | 27 | Arnaud Boisset | Switzerland | 56.70 | 3 | 39.31 | 16 | 1:36.01 | +0.42 |
| 6 | 2 | Tomáš Klinský | Czech Republic | 56.31 | 1 | 39.92 | 23 | 1:36.23 | +0.64 |
| 7 | 14 | Miks Zvejnieks | Latvia | 58.20 | 23 | 38.27 | 4 | 1:36.47 | +0.88 |
| 8 | 38 | Denis Vorobev | Russia | 58.33 | 27 | 38.16 | 3 | 1:36.49 | +0.90 |
| 9 | 28 | Martin Štěpán | Czech Republic | 58.01 | 17 | 38.66 | 11 | 1:36.67 | +1.08 |
| 10 | 50 | Sebastiano Andreis | Italy | 57.86 | 16 | 38.91 | 13 | 1:36.77 | +1.18 |
| 11 | 47 | Alexandre Coltier | France | 58.62 | 32 | 38.46 | 7 | 1:37.08 | +1.49 |
| 12 | 22 | Martin Hyška | Slovakia | 58.61 | 31 | 38.57 | 8 | 1:37.18 | +1.59 |
| 13 | 23 | Kim Dong-woo | South Korea | 58.01 | 17 | 39.36 | 19 | 1:37.37 | +1.78 |
| 14 | 8 | Jan Skořepa | Czech Republic | 58.31 | 26 | 39.35 | 18 | 1:37.66 | +2.07 |
| 15 | 40 | Yohei Koyama | Japan | 59.10 | 37 | 38.64 | 10 | 1:37.74 | +2.15 |
| 16 | 5 | Michal Staszowski | Czech Republic | 59.26 | 43 | 38.67 | 12 | 1:37.93 | +2.34 |
| 17 | 24 | Dominik Bialobrzycki | Poland | 58.07 | 21 | 39.93 | 24 | 1:38.00 | +2.41 |
| 18 | 34 | Szymon Bębenek | Poland | 58.26 | 25 | 39.79 | 22 | 1:38.05 | +2.46 |
| 19 | 25 | Henrich Katrenič | Slovakia | 58.47 | 29 | 39.59 | 20 | 1:38.06 | +2.47 |
| 20 | 26 | Benjamin Szollos | Israel | 59.17 | 41 | 39.02 | 14 | 1:38.19 | +2.60 |
| 21 | 11 | Paco Rassat | France | 59.76 | 53 | 38.62 | 9 | 1:38.38 | +2.79 |
| 22 | 27 | Davide Baruffaldi | Italy | 59.11 | 38 | 39.33 | 17 | 1:38.44 | +2.85 |
| 23 | 17 | Thomas Volgger | Austria | 58.36 | 28 | 40.28 | 26 | 1:38.64 | +3:05 |
| 24 | 55 | Loïc Baudin | France | 59.45 | 46 | 39.27 | 15 | 1:38.72 | +3.13 |
| 25 | 58 | Hayata Wakatsuki | Japan | 59.62 | 49 | 39.63 | 21 | 1:39.25 | +3.66 |
| 26 | 64 | Jean-Christophe Allard | Canada | 1:00.20 | 56 | 40.05 | 25 | 1:40.25 | +4.66 |
| 27 | 37 | Paweł Babicki | Poland | 56.57 | 2 | 43.76 | 35 | 1:40.33 | +4.74 |
| 28 | 61 | Olaf Borsboom | Netherlands | 59.62 | 49 | 40.78 | 28 | 1:40.40 | +4.81 |
| 29 | 54 | Manuel Hug | Liechtenstein | 59.88 | 54 | 40.55 | 27 | 1:40.43 | +4.84 |
| 30 | 36 | Andrzej Dziedzic | Poland | 57.39 | 9 | 43.35 | 34 | 1:40.74 | +5.15 |
| 31 | 62 | Leo Lamon | Belgium | 59.96 | 55 | 40.96 | 29 | 1:40.92 | +5.33 |
| 32 | 44 | Zakhar Kuchin | Kazakhstan | 59.57 | 48 | 42.04 | 32 | 1:41.61 | +6.02 |
| 33 | 48 | Dāvis Zvejnieks | Latvia | 1:00.67 | 60 | 41.63 | 30 | 1:42.30 | +6.71 |
| 34 | 67 | Lovro Široki | Croatia | 1:00.57 | 59 | 41.84 | 31 | 1:42.41 | +6.82 |
| 35 | 52 | Komiljon Tukhtaev | Uzbekistan | 1:01.39 | 61 | 42.63 | 33 | 1:44.02 | +8.43 |
| 36 | 20 | Gian-Andrea Hehli | Switzerland | 56.98 | 4 | 48.48 | 39 | 1:45.46 | +9.87 |
| 37 | 46 | Alexandre Fortin | Canada | 59.33 | 45 | 47.34 | 37 | 1:46.67 | +11.08 |
| 38 | 63 | Sten-Mark Virro | Estonia | 1:03.12 | 63 | 43.94 | 36 | 1:47.06 | +11.47 |
| 39 | 39 | Antoni Szczepanik | Poland | 58.80 | 35 | 48.94 | 40 | 1:47.74 | +12.15 |
| 40 | 56 | Tomas Bacigalupo | Argentina | 1:01.68 | 62 | 47.83 | 38 | 1:49.51 | +13.92 |
| 41 | 66 | Aldiyor Gaipov | Uzbekistan | 1:10.33 | 65 | 49.63 | 41 | 1:59.96 | +24.37 |
| 42 | 65 | Damir Bukharbaev | Uzbekistan | 1:07.59 | 64 | 52.61 | 42 | 2:00.20 | +24.61 |
|  | 3 | Ivan Kuznetsov | Russia | 57.00 | 5 | DNF |  | | |
| | 7 | Paul Perrier | France | 58.06 | 19 | DNF | |
| | 9 | Arne Ackermann | Switzerland | 57.80 | 14 | DNF | |
| | 12 | Ven Florjančič | Slovenia | 57.38 | 8 | DNF | |
| | 13 | Jan Zabystřan | Czech Republic | 57.84 | 15 | DNF | |
| | 16 | Tommaso Canclini | Italy | 59.16 | 40 | DNF | |
| | 18 | Yannik Dobler | Switzerland | 58.19 | 22 | DNF | |
| | 21 | Baptiste Silvestre | France | 58.62 | 32 | DNF | |
| | 30 | Joel Köhler | Germany | 59.75 | 52 | DNF | |
| | 31 | Adur Etxezarreta | Spain | 57.11 | 6 | DNF | |
| | 33 | Rastko Blagojević | Serbia | 59.62 | 49 | DNF | |
| | 35 | Odin Hjartarson | Sweden | 58.22 | 24 | DNF | |
| | 41 | Lukas Zippert | Switzerland | 57.74 | 13 | DNF | |
| | 43 | Daniel Paulus | Czech Republic | 59.12 | 39 | DNF | |
| | 45 | Yumenosuke Kakizaki | Japan | 59.20 | 42 | DNF | |
| | 51 | Aleksey Konkov | Russia | 57.52 | 11 | DNF | |
| | 53 | Martin Nardelli | France | 1:00.43 | 57 | DNF | |
| | 57 | Ibon Mintegui | Spain | 59.49 | 47 | DNF | |
| | 59 | Mihajlo Đorđević | Serbia | 1:00.50 | 58 | DNF | |
| | 60 | Felix Blanchard | Canada | 59.30 | 44 | DNF | |
| | 15 | Philip Lönnberg | Sweden | 58.62 | 32 | DSQ | |
| | 29 | Tim Siegmund | France | 58.96 | 36 | DNS | |
| | 49 | Stefan Pfannhauser | Austria | 57.55 | 12 | DNS | |
| | 10 | Filip Steinwall | Sweden | DNF |  | | | | |
| | 32 | Simon Efimov | Russia | DNF |  | | | | |

## InfoBox

| Men's combined<br>at the XXIX Winter Universiade | |
| --- | --- |
| Venues | Bobrovy Log |
| Dates | 5 March |
| Competitors | 67 from 26 nations |
| Winning time | 1:35.59 |
| Medalists | |
| Yannick Chabloz  Switzerland  Anton Endzhievskiy  Russia  Nikita Alekhin  Russia | |
|


abstract: Alpine skiing at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held from 11 to 15 February at Jahorina ski resort and Bjelašnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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# Alpine skiing at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival

JahorinaBjelašnicaclass=notpageimage|Locations in Bosnia and Herzegovina

**Alpine skiing at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival** was held from 11 to 15 February at Jahorina ski resort (slalom and giant slalom) and Bjelašnica (mixed team), Bosnia and Herzegovina.

## Competition schedule

| Date | Time | Event |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 11 February | 10:00
13:15 | **Girls' slalom** |
| 12 February | 09:30
13:15 | **Boys' slalom** |
| 13 February | 10:00
12:30 | **Girls' giant slalom** |
| 14 February | 10:00
12:30 | **Boys' giant slalom** |
| 15 February | 09:00 | **Mixed team** |
| Source:   All times are (UTC+1) | | |

### Course information

| Date | Race | Start
elevation | Finish
elevation | Vertical
drop |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 February | **Slalom** – girls | 1,655 m (5,430 ft) | 1,485 m (4,872 ft) | 170 m (560 ft) |
| 12 February | **Slalom** – boys | 1,655 m (5,430 ft) | 1,480 m (4,860 ft) | 175 m (574 ft) |
| 13 February | **Giant slalom** – girls | 1,655 m (5,430 ft) | 1,326 m (4,350 ft) | 329 m (1,079 ft) |
| 14 February | **Giant slalom** – boys | 1,655 m (5,430 ft) | 1,326 m (4,350 ft) | 329 m (1,079 ft) |
| 15 February | **Team event** | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) |

## Medal summary

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | France | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |

### Boys' events

| Event | Gold | | Silver | | Bronze | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giant slalom | Andreas Sønsterud Amdahl
Norway | 2:09.95 | Nikita Kazazaev
Russia | 2:10.02 | Pablo Banfi
France  ---  Matteo Bendotti
Italy | 2:10.23 |
| Slalom
 | Joshua Sturm
Austria | 1:52.05 | Manuel Ploner
Italy | 1:53.39 | Lukas Feurstein
Austria  ---  Oscar Zimmer
Norway | 1:53.42 |

### Girls' events

| Event | Gold | | Silver | | Bronze | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giant slalom | Magdalena Egger
Austria | 2:16.38 | Rebeka Oblak
Slovenia | 2:19.00 | Axelle Chevrier
France | 2:19.02 |
| Slalom | Magdalena Egger
Austria | 1:40.70 | Marie Lamure
France | 1:41.10 | Marion Chevrier
France | 1:43.43 |

### Team event

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mixed team | France
Marie Lamure
Pablo Banfi
Léo Ducros
Caitlin McFarlane | Austria
Magdalena Egger
Joshua Sturm
Lukas Feurstein
Amanda Salzgeber | Norway
Sofie Aam Olsen
Oscar Zimmer
Andreas Sønsterud Amdahl
Anna Bryn Mørkeset |

## InfoBox

| Alpine skiing
at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Venue | Jahorina ski resort
Bjelašnica |
| Date | 11–15 February |
| Website | eyof2019.net |
|


title: Altipiani Cimbri

abstract: Altipiani Cimbri is one of the sixteen districts of Trentino in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.

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# Altipiani Cimbri

**Altipiani Cimbri** is one of the sixteen districts of Trentino in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.

## InfoBox

| Altipiani Cimbri | |
| --- | --- |
| Territory | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′22.96″N 11°16′9.19″E / 45.9397111°N 11.2692194°E / 45.9397111; 11.2692194 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Autonomous region | Trentino-Alto Adige |
| Autonomous province | Trentino (TN) |
| Established | 2006 |


title: Jordan Smith (outfielder)

abstract: Jordan Ray Smith is an American former professional baseball outfielder.

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# Jordan Smith (outfielder)

**Jordan Ray Smith** (born July 5, 1990) is an American former professional baseball outfielder.

## Career

Smith was born in Willmar, Minnesota and attended Willmar High School and St. Cloud State University. In 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 9th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.

### Cleveland Indians

Smith began his professional career with a .300 batting average and .403 on-base percentage his first professional season and followed that with a .316 batting average in 2012. He also played for Toros del Este in the Dominican Professional Baseball League. In 2013, he stole 18 bases and in 2014, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League with the Peoria Javelinas. Smith was a New York-Penn League Mid-Season All-Star in 2011 and a MiLB.com Organization All-Star in 2012 and 2013.

He stole 18 bases in 2015 and 17 bases in 2016. He reached Triple A for the first time in 2016. Going into that year, he was ranked one of the Indians' top prospects. In 2017, Smith played in 97 games split between the Double–A Akron RubberDucks and Triple–A Columbus Clippers, batting a cumulative .212/.278/.280 with 3 home runs and 24 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2017.

### St. Paul Saints

On February 26, 2018, Smith signed with the St. Paul Saints of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He was waived on June 5.

### Sioux Falls Canaries

On June 5, 2018, Smith was claimed off waivers by the Sioux Falls Canaries.

### Cleveland Indians (second stint)

On January 18, 2019, Smith's contract was sold to the Cleveland Indians organization. However, he did not appear in a game for the organization and elected free agency following the season on November 4.

## Post-playing career

In December 2021, Smith returned to St. Cloud State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Elective Studies degree.

## InfoBox

| Jordan Smith | |
| --- | --- |
| **Outfielder** | |
| **Born:**  (1990-07-05) July 5, 1990<br>Willmar, Minnesota | |
| **Bats:** Left**Throws:** Right | |
|  | |


title: Jonovision

abstract: Jonovision was a Canadian television talk show aimed toward teenagers. The show aired for five seasons, from 1996 to 2001, on CBC Television. Jonovision was nominated for 7 Gemini Awards. It reached the top of its popularity at the beginning of its fourth season, when it hosted a Degrassi reunion. The host was Jonathan Torrens, who had previous been one of the hosts of Street Cents, and who went on to host and act in more television programs, including playing J-Roc in Trailer Park Boys.

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# Jonovision

***Jonovision*** was a Canadian television talk show aimed toward teenagers. The show aired for five seasons, from 1996 to 2001, on CBC Television. *Jonovision* was nominated for 7 Gemini Awards. It reached the top of its popularity at the beginning of its fourth season, when it hosted a *Degrassi* reunion. The host was Jonathan Torrens, who had previous been one of the hosts of *Street Cents*, and who went on to host and act in more television programs, including playing J-Roc in *Trailer Park Boys*.

## Popularity and Impact

The show reached the peak of its popularity in its fourth season when it hosted a reunion of the cast of *Degrassi*, a beloved Canadian teen drama. This reunion episode is credited with contributing to the revival of the *Degrassi* franchise, specifically *Degrassi: The Next Generation*.

## Notable Segments

*Jonovision'*s segments ranged from serious topics, like high-school initiation practices, to lighthearted, such as sketches involving mock dramatizations using toys.

One recurring segment was *Jonopalooza*, an indie music showcase that featured early television appearances by bands such as Sum 41 and By Divine Right, with some members of the latter going on to form Broken Social Scene soon after.

A young Ryan Gosling was featured in a sketch on the show in which he played a character who was addicted to watching beauty pageants.

## Reception

John Allemang of *The Globe and Mail* praised *Jonovision* for addressing deep issues in a manner that resonated with teenagers, without talking down to them. Jeremy Barker of *The Globe and Mail* highlighted how *Jonovision* integrated internet interactions with its audience, showcasing early examples of blending traditional TV with digital engagement. According to Louise Leger of *The Globe and Mail*, *Jonovision* was part of a broader trend where children's programming began to receive more attention and respect in the television industry.

## Awards and Nominations

*Jonovision* was nominated for seven Gemini Awards during its run.

## InfoBox

| *Jonovision* | |
| --- | --- |
| Jonovision Logo | |
| Starring | Jonathan Torrens |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 225 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Canadian Broadcasting Centre
Toronto, Ontario |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC |
| Release | 1996 (1996)
2001 (2001) |


title: Alonso Muñoz de Gadea

abstract: Alonso Muñoz de Gadea (1630s-1708) was a Spanish politician, accountant and military officer who served in Buenos Aires during the Viceroyalty of Peru as Alcalde, Procurador and Mayordomo of the Cathedral Mayor of the city.

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# Alonso Muñoz de Gadea

**Alonso Muñoz de Gadea** (1630s-1708) was a Spanish politician, accountant and military officer who served in Buenos Aires during the Viceroyalty of Peru as Alcalde, Procurador and Mayordomo of the Cathedral Mayor of the city.

## Biography

He was born in Lima (Viceroyalty of Peru), the son of Juan de Gadea and Josefa Muñoz, belonging to a family of Spanish Creole origin. He studied in Lima, and settled in Buenos Aires around 1650, where he married Francisca Cabral de Ayala, daughter of Juan Cabral de Melo y Alpoin and Inés Leal de Ayala, belonging to a noble family of Buenos Aires.

He was elected alcalde of 2nd vote of Buenos Aires in 1671, and served procurator of the city in 1673, and appointed to the post of Mayordomo of the Church of Buenos Aires in 1690. He also had an active participation in the Provincial Militias of Buenos Aires and Santiago, where he served as commander of the military detachments of those cities.

## Family

Alonso Muñoz de Gadea and his wife had two adoptive daughters, Inés Muñoz de Gadea Ayala, who was married to Capt. Tomás de Quiñones, and Agueda de Gadea, wife of Bernardino Ramírez de Céspedes, an alférez, born in the city, son of Juan Ramírez, born in Málaga and Josefa de Rivera, daughter of Andrés Jorge de Bohórquez and Francisca de Rivera.

His wife was a maternal granddaughter of Mateo Leal de Ayala, a distinguished Spanish politician who served as Governor and Mayor of Buenos Aires.

## InfoBox

| **Capitán**Alonso Muñoz de Gadea | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Vice-Mayor of Buenos Aires | |
| **In office**
1671–1672 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Pesoa de Figueroa |
| Succeeded by | Marcos Gutiérrez de Vargas |
| Procurador General of Buenos Aires | |
| **In office**
1673–1674 | |
| Preceded by | José Gil Negrete |
| Succeeded by | Bernardino Rodríguez de Sosa |
| Mayordomo and Administrador de las Rentas of the
Catedral de Buenos Aires | |
| **In office**
c.1690–c.1700 | |
| Preceded by | ? |
| Succeeded by | ? |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c.1630
Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Died | 1708
Buenos Aires, Governorate of the Río de la Plata |
| Spouse | Francisca Cabral de Ayala |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Spain |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Years of service | 1650-c.1700 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Fuerte de Buenos Aires |
| Commands | Milicias de Santiago
Milicias de Buenos Aires |
|  | |


title: Alonso Mercado y Villacorta

abstract: Alonso de Mercado y Villacorta, Marquis of Villacorta was a Spanish civil servant, acting in the Río de la Plata area of the Viceroyalty of Peru. Born in Catalonia, he was Governor of Tucumán from 1655 to 1660. He was conned by Pedro Bohórquez, a Spanish adventurer who promised Mercado access to the hidden location of Inca treasures and afterwards had to suppress a revolt of Indians led by Bohórquez. Afterwards, he was nominated as Governor of the Río de la Plata, a position that he held between 1660 and 1663. He ordered the transfer of the city of Santa Fe to its present location. In 1662, he expelled the Society of Jesus from its initial location on the Plaza de Mayo, as its buildings interfered with shooting practices of nearby Buenos Aires' "fortress". His request for royal authorization to commerce with two foreign ships a year was denied. Nonetheless, he allowed Dutch ships to dock in the Buenos Aires port. Because of his tolerance for the contraband of goods and slaves, he was subjected to a tribunal of grievances, but the case was dismissed. He was demoted and again became Governor of Tucumán (1664–1670). He founded San José de Metán (1665) and fortified the city of Talavera de Esteco to prevent further attacks from the Indians. He conducted a final campaign against Calchaquí Indians, and ordered the exile of 200 families of Quilmes Indians to Buenos Aires.

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# Alonso Mercado y Villacorta

**Alonso de Mercado y Villacorta, Marquis of Villacorta** was a Spanish civil servant, acting in the Río de la Plata area of the Viceroyalty of Peru.

Born in Catalonia, he was Governor of Tucumán from 1655 to 1660. He was conned by Pedro Bohórquez, a Spanish adventurer who promised Mercado access to the hidden location of Inca treasures and afterwards had to suppress a revolt of Indians led by Bohórquez.

Afterwards, he was nominated as Governor of the Río de la Plata, a position that he held between 1660 and 1663. He ordered the transfer of the city of Santa Fe to its present location. In 1662, he expelled the Society of Jesus from its initial location on the Plaza de Mayo, as its buildings interfered with shooting practices of nearby Buenos Aires' "fortress" (the current Casa Rosada).

His request for royal authorization to commerce with two foreign ships a year was denied. Nonetheless, he allowed Dutch ships to dock in the Buenos Aires port. Because of his tolerance for the contraband of goods and slaves, he was subjected to a tribunal of grievances, but the case was dismissed. He was demoted and again became Governor of Tucumán (1664–1670). He founded San José de Metán (1665) and fortified the city of Talavera de Esteco to prevent further attacks from the Indians. He conducted a final campaign against Calchaquí Indians, and ordered the exile of 200 families of Quilmes Indians to Buenos Aires.


title: NCCU College of Commerce

abstract:
The College of Commerce at National Chengchi University (NCCU) was established in 1958 and CNCCU was the first collegiate business school founded in Taiwan after 1945. CNCCU also initiated MBA, IMBA and DBA degrees in Taiwan. CNCCU is a Member business school of Partnership in International Management, a consortium of over 60 best business schools around the world created by Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC), New York University (NYU), and London Business School (LBS).
The College of Commerce is regarded nationally as one of the best business schools in Taiwan, and CNCCU has a wide range of business accreditation reviews which is comparable to top business schools in the world, such as KAIST College of Business, the Secretariat of AAPBS. CNCCU is often viewed as the flagship faculty of National Chengchi University. According to Eduniversal's official selection, CNCCU is a "TOP Business School". There are 8 departments, 1 graduate institute, and 16 research centers in the college.

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# NCCU College of Commerce

**The College of Commerce** (**CNCCU**; Chinese: 商學院; pinyin: *Shāng Xuéyuàn*) at National Chengchi University (NCCU) was established in 1958 and CNCCU was the first collegiate business school founded in Taiwan after 1945. CNCCU also initiated MBA, IMBA and DBA degrees in Taiwan. CNCCU is a Member business school of Partnership in International Management, a consortium of over 60 best business schools around the world created by Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC), New York University (NYU), and London Business School (LBS). The College of Commerce is regarded nationally as one of the best business schools in Taiwan, and CNCCU has a wide range of business accreditation reviews which is comparable to top business schools in the world, such as KAIST College of Business, the Secretariat of AAPBS. CNCCU is often viewed as the flagship faculty (including the impact of Alumni networking) of National Chengchi University. According to Eduniversal's official selection, CNCCU is a "TOP Business School". There are 8 departments, 1 graduate institute, and 16 research centers in the college.

## Special programs

### MBA programs

The College of Commerce teaches several MBA programs, each with a distinct focus on management education in Taiwan:

### International Exchange Program (IEP)

The International Exchange Programs at College of Commerce in NCCU was set forth in 1999 with the aim of providing incoming international students from its partner schools with the opportunities to acquire direct exposure and training within an Asian context and to nurture the aspiration in our domestic students. There are currently about 100 exchange students from over 60 top business schools in the world and about 200 international students from over 30 different countries in College of Commerce in NCCU.

### English Taught Program (ETP)

ETP Program is a special program which aims to train local students' English as well as their professional ability in management. It found in 2000, and accepted freshman only after examination every September.

### PhD Programs

The College of Commerce offers English Taught PhD courses joint offered by college's 8 Departments & 1 Graduate Institute

## Accreditations

National Chengchi University is the first university in Taiwan earned two international accreditation of college of commerce.

### AACSB

On 20 December 2006, National Chengchi University earned international accreditation of AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) for its business school.

### EQUIS

EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) is an international programme for the assessment of European education in economic and business sciences. College of Commerce in National Chengchi University was awarded this international accreditation in April 2010.

## Departments and institutes

There are 9 departments and institutes in National Chengchi University College of Commerce as follows, and each department offer several different programs:

* Dept. of International Business (BBA, MS, PhD)
* Dept. of Money and Banking (BBA, MS, PhD)
* Dept. of Accounting (BBA, MS, PhD)
* Dept. of Statistics (BBS, MS, PhD)
* Dept. of Business Administration (BBA, PhD, DBA)
* Dept. of Management Information Systems (BBA, MS, PhD, DBA)
* Dept. of Finance (BBA, MS, PhD)
* Dept. of Risk Management & Insurance (BBA, MS, PhD)
* Graduate Institute of Technology, Innovation & Intellectual Property Management (MS, PhD, DBA)

## Partner schools

National Chengchi University College of Commerce has exchange partnerships with over 70 universities in five different continents. Each year, over 150 students go abroad on their exchange and the school welcomes over 150 incoming exchange students. Partner schools include as follows:

## InfoBox

NCCU College of Commerce (CNCCU)
| 國立政治大學商學院 | |
| --- | --- |
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| Type | A college of NCCU |
| Established | 1958 |
| Academic staff | 148 |
| Location | Taipei City |
| Affiliations | Harvard Business School Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
European Quality Improvement System
Global Innovation Challenge
Partnership in International Management
AACSB Accounting
Beta Gamma Sigma
AAPBS
Chartered Financial Analyst
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Gloria
IE University School of Global and Public Affairs
Graduate Business Forum |
| Website | College of Commerce, NCCU |


title: Pladienolide B

abstract: Pladienolide B is a natural product produced by bacterial strain, Streptomyces platensis MER-11107, which is a gram-positive bacteria isolated from soil in Japan. Pladienolide B is a molecule of interest due to its potential anti-cancer properties. Its anti-cancer mode of action includes binding to the SF3B complex in the U2 snRNP in the human spliceosome.

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# Pladienolide B

**Pladienolide B** is a natural product produced by bacterial strain, *Streptomyces platensis* MER-11107, which is a gram-positive bacteria isolated from soil in Japan. Pladienolide B is a molecule of interest due to its potential anti-cancer properties. Its anti-cancer mode of action includes binding to the SF3B complex in the U2 snRNP (small nuclear ribonuclear protein) in the human spliceosome.

## Biosynthesis

As a polyketide, pladienolide B is synthesized in the polyketide synthase (PKS) type I pathway, a biosynthetic pathway that is derived from the fatty acid synthase (FAS) pathway. Polyketides are formed through the condensation of acyl-thioester units. The synthesis of pladienolide B begins with acyl transferase loading propionyl CoA onto the holo (activated) acyl carrier protein (ACP). The molecule is then extended ten times, each time by two carbon units, by iterative PKS (Figure 1). Figure 1 indicates the loading unit (malonyl CoA or methylmalonyl CoA) and tailoring enzymes for each module (turquoise enzyme clusters in part c of Figure 1). After the ten elongation modules, the active site serine residue of thioesterase (TE) acts as a nucleophile by attacking the ketone directly bound to CoA-SH. This nucleophilic attack causes CoA-SH to leave and thus transfers the elongated chain to TE. Then the hydroxyl group on carbon 11 acts as a nucleophile by attacking the terminal ketone so that carbons 1-11 form a cyclic, 12-membered ring, releasing TE in the process. This concludes the PKS portion of the biosynthesis, and thus results in the pladienolide B backbone structure.

**Post-PKS modifications:** Acetyl-transferase (AT) transfers an acetyl group to carbon 7. The following step is either that a P450 I enzyme (PldB C6-hydroxylase) adds a hydroxyl group on carbon 6, *and/or* that an epoxide group is added between carbons 18 and 19 by P450 II (PldD C18-C19-epoxidase). Based on the purification results of these post-PKS compounds by Boothe et al., it seems that either hydroxylation or acetylation could occur first, but Boothe et al. found a that hydroxylation seems to occur first more than twice as often as acetylation occurs first. However, regardless of hydroxylation or acetylation occurring first, the result of these tailoring steps yields pladienolide B (Figure 1).

Carbons are numbered using the traditional IUPAC naming system in which C1 is the ketone carbon in the ring, and C23 is the terminal carbon on the chain.

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Pladienolide B
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| IUPAC name \[(2S,3S,4E,6S,7R,10R)-7,10-dihydroxy-2-\[(2E,4E,6S)-7-\[(2R,3R)-3-\[(2R,3S)-3-hydroxypentan-2-yl\]oxiran-2-yl\]-6-methylhepta-2,4-dien-2-yl\]-3,7-dimethyl-12-oxo-1-oxacyclododec-4-en-6-yl\] acetate | |
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| InChI * InChI=1S/C30H48O8/c1-8-24(33)21(5)29-25(37-29)16-18(2)10-9-11-19(3)28-20(4)12-13-26(36-22(6)31)30(7,35)15-14-23(32)17-27(34)38-28/h9-13,18,20-21,23-26,28-29,32-33,35H,8,14-17H2,1-7H3/b10-9+,13-12+,19-11+/t18-,20+,21-,23-,24+,25-,26+,28-,29-,30-/m1/s1Key: SDOUORKJIJYJNW-QHOUZYGJSA-N | |
| SMILES * CC\[C@@H\](\[C@@H\](C)\[C@@H\]1\[C@H\](O1)C\[C@H\](C)/C=C/C=C(\C)/\[C@@H\]2\[C@H\](/C=C/\[C@@H\](\[C@\](CC\[C@H\](CC(=O)O2)O)(C)O)OC(=O)C)C)O | |
| Properties | |
| Chemical formula | C30H48O8 |
| Molar mass | 536.706 g·mol−1 |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C \[77 °F\], 100 kPa).  Infobox references | |


title: New Country Party

abstract: The New Country Party was a minor political party in Australia. It emerged from the internal divisions of the One Nation Party in Queensland and Western Australia in 2003 and was registered by the Australian Electoral Commission on 9 January 2004. Two Western Australian state upper house MPs elected on One Nation tickets, Paddy Embry and Frank Hough, joined the party and were its only serving MPs until their defeat in the Western Australian state election in 2005. In the leadup to the October 2004 Federal election, there was some suggestion that Queensland independent MP Bob Katter would run on the New Country Party ticket. However, he did not do so. The party ran Senate tickets in Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales, where it got 0.18%, 0.13% and 0.16% of the vote respectively, and obtained 0.08% of the vote nationwide in the lower house. In February 2005, the party contested the Western Australian state election, and gained 0.31% of the upper house vote statewide, and 0.11% of the lower house vote. Both sitting members lost their seats to major party candidates. The NCP contested the 2008 Western Australian state election, but won only 0.05% of the primary vote for the Legislative Council. The party has since been de-registered by the Western Australian Electoral Commission. The party's website no longer appears to exist, but is archived.

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# New Country Party

The **New Country Party** was a minor political party in Australia. It emerged from the internal divisions of the One Nation Party in Queensland and Western Australia in 2003 (in a similar fashion to the City Country Alliance) and was registered by the Australian Electoral Commission on 9 January 2004. Two Western Australian state upper house MPs elected on One Nation tickets, Paddy Embry and Frank Hough, joined the party and were its only serving MPs until their defeat in the Western Australian state election in 2005.

In the leadup to the October 2004 Federal election, there was some suggestion that Queensland independent MP Bob Katter would run on the New Country Party ticket. However, he did not do so. The party ran Senate tickets in Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales, where it got 0.18%, 0.13% and 0.16% of the vote respectively, and obtained 0.08% of the vote nationwide in the lower house.

In February 2005, the party contested the Western Australian state election, and gained 0.31% of the upper house vote statewide, and 0.11% of the lower house vote. Both sitting members lost their seats to major party candidates.

The NCP contested the 2008 Western Australian state election, but won only 0.05% of the primary vote for the Legislative Council. The party has since been de-registered by the Western Australian Electoral Commission.

The party's website no longer appears to exist, but is archived.

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| New Country Party | |
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| Founded | January 9, 2004 (2004-01-09) |
| Split from | Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
| Ideology | Australian nationalism
Hansonism
Social conservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Slogan | “Australia's Voice” |
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title: Phalium fimbria

abstract: Phalium fimbria is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

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# Phalium fimbria

***Phalium fimbria*** is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

## Description

## Distribution

* Kreipl K. 1997. Recent Cassidae. Christa Hemmen, Wiesbaden, 151 p.
* Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
* Verbinnen G., Segers L., Swinnen F., Kreipl K. & Monsecour D. (2016). Cassidae. An amazing family of seashells. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 251 pp.
* Steyn, D.G & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. Pp. i–vi, 1–289.

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| *Phalium fimbria* | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cassidae |
| Genus: | *Phalium* |
| Species: | ***P. fimbria*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Phalium fimbria***<br>(Gmelin, 1791) | |
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| * *Buccinum fimbria* Gmelin, 1791 (original combination) * *Cassis plicaria* Lamarck, 1822 * *Cassis plicata* Deshayes, 1844 * *Phalium fimbriata* (misspelling) | |


title: Rodney Loehr

abstract: Rodney Clement Loehr was a historian, university professor, and soldier. He was founding director of the Forest History Society and he retired from the military with the rank of major. Loehr wrote papers and presentations about multiple studies of history.

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# Rodney Loehr

**Rodney Clement Loehr** (November 16, 1907 – October 15, 2005) was a historian, university professor, and soldier. He was founding director of the Forest History Society and he retired from the military with the rank of major. Loehr wrote papers and presentations about multiple studies of history.

## Personal life and career

Loehr was born on November 16, 1907, in Albert Lea, Minnesota to Frank Elmer and Maude (Silverly) Loehr. When he was 14 years old, Loehr lied about his age to enlist in the HQ Battery, 151st Field Artillery within the Minnesota National Guard, serving for 7 years. He later attended the University of Minnesota, where he received his B.A., Magna Cum Laude in 1930, his M.A. in 1931, and his PhD. in 1938. All three of the degrees were in history. Loehr was Theodore C. Blegen's teaching assistant within the History Department at the University of Minnesota. After the completion of his doctorate, he taught as an instructor and then as a full professor at the University of Minnesota from 1938 through 1975.

In 1936, Loehr married a librarian named Nancy Scammon and in 1942, he re-enlisted into the Army. Loehr graduated from the Officers' Candidate School in 1943, later becoming a historian for the U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was in charge of organizing the U. S Joint Chiefs of Staff's historical section and balanced the history of World War II. After World War II, Loehr traveled to Europe where he was a part of special forces, which came after the Office of Strategic Services and before the Central Intelligence Agency. In 1945 he returned to the history faculty at the University of Minnesota. When the Forest History Society was founded as part of the Minnesota Historical Society in 1946, Loehr accepted appointment as director. He served as executive director of the Forest History Society from 1946 to 1950. Loehr was also a part of the American Historical Association, the Agricultural History Society, The Twin Cities Civil War Roundtable, and was an Honorary Council member with the Minnesota Historical Society.

He was stationed in Germany from 1951 to 1953 as a historian for the Office of the High Commissioner for Germany. He helped start a German banking system and from May 1948 to October 1960, Loehr was a commanding officer in the U.S. Army Reserve of the 483rd Strategic Intelligence Detachment. He retired as a major and lectured Army, Navy, and Air Force cadets, and midshipmen. Loehr taught history, including military history, at the University of Minnesota until 1975. He died on October 15, 2005.

## Works

Loehr wroter papers and presentations about the history of agriculture, military, economics, and forests. He was a book reviewer for the *Minneapolis Star Tribune* and he was also the host of the 1960s television series *Trails West* on KTCA.


title: Mercedes Palomino

abstract: Mercedes Palomino CM CQ, was a Spanish-born Quebec actor and theatre director.

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# Mercedes Palomino

**Mercedes Palomino** CM CQ, (February 2, 1913  April 18, 2006) was a Spanish-born Quebec actor and theatre director.

## Biography

She was born in Barcelona and moved to Argentina with her family at the age of five. Palomino studied at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts there, She went on to a career as a journalist and on radio. During the 1940s, she worked as an actor in Chile. She next worked as head of the theatre section of Radio-Lima. Palomino worked for CBS in New York City in 1946. Then, she worked in Paris as a reporter for *La Prensa*. In 1948, Palomino came to Montreal on assignment. Later that same year, with Yvette Brind'Amour, she founded the Théâtre du Rideau Vert. From 1953 to 1965, she was producer of Spanish services at Radio Canada International.

Palomino was awarded the Order of Canada in 1983. She received the Prix Victor-Morin in 1991, the Gascon-Thomas Award in 1992, a lifetime achievement award from the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards in 1994 and, also in 1994, was named a Chevalier in the National Order of Quebec. From 1969 to 1982, she served on the board of governors for the National Theatre School of Canada. From 1971 to 1985, she was president of the Association des Directeurs de Théâtre and, from 1986 to 2003, she was president of the Théâtres associés.