title: Volunteer Center of North Texas

abstract: The Volunteer Center of North Texas (VCNT), founded in 1971, is a volunteer center in Dallas, Texas. It seeks to recruit volunteers to serve nonprofits and their clients in the North Texas area. The Volunteer Center is an affiliate of the HandsOn Network.

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# Volunteer Center of North Texas

The **Volunteer Center of North Texas** (VCNT), founded in 1971, is a volunteer center in Dallas, Texas. It seeks to recruit volunteers to serve nonprofits and their clients in the North Texas area. The Volunteer Center is an affiliate of the HandsOn Network.

## History

The Volunteer Center of North Texas (VCNT) was founded in 1971 by Annette Strauss, Mitch Jericho, Jan Sanders, and Helen Boothman. When the Center first opened in 1971, it operated from an office in downtown Dallas. Several years later, thanks to the generosity of The Meadows Foundation, the Volunteer Center moved to the Wilson Historical District to an impressive, two-story building on Live Oak Street. The Volunteer Center was initially called the Dallas Voluntary Action Center and later renamed the Volunteer Center of Dallas County. The VCNT merged with the Tarrant and Collin County volunteer centers and became the Volunteer Center of North Texas.

## Programs and services

## Mass Care Task Force

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina brought more than 30,000 evacuees to North Texas and area nonprofits found that they were unable to meet the needs of those who migrated into the area. Launched in 2006, the Mass Care Task Force (MCTF) is a collaboration between the American Red Cross North Texas Region, the North Texas Food Bank, The Salvation Army DFW Metroplex Command, and the Volunteer Center of North Texas with the goal of preparing North Texas for disaster. The task force is currently working on funding for the relief plan and recruiting disaster volunteers.


title: Zernek

abstract:
Zernek is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Gürpınar, Van Province, Turkey. Its population is 122 (2022). The village became part of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century and was invaded by the Russian Empire during the First World War.
Zernek lies in a valley near the road from Gürpınar to Hoşab and has several ruined historical monuments. Such as an Ottoman mosque in the village which was built in 1710. But its dome was probably destroyed during World War I. Close to the village is a ruined castle, probably medieval with Ottoman repairs. Nearby the castle is another old mosque. There is also a ruined bathhouse and Han and a medieval Muslim cemetery but some of the stones have been smashed. The Zernek Dam is located near the village. Other historic castles in the region are Hoşap Castle and the ancient Urartian fortress of Sardurihinilli, excavated between 1961 and 1986 by Afif Erzen.

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# Zernek

**Zernek** (formerly: *Hamurkesen*, *Zernak* or *Zerinak*) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Gürpınar, Van Province, Turkey. Its population is 122 (2022).

The village became part of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century and was invaded by the Russian Empire during the First World War. Zernek lies in a valley near the road from Gürpınar to Hoşab and has several ruined historical monuments. Such as an Ottoman mosque in the village which was built in 1710. But its dome was probably destroyed during World War I. Close to the village is a ruined castle, probably medieval with Ottoman repairs. Nearby the castle is another old mosque. There is also a ruined bathhouse and *Han* (roadside inn) and a medieval Muslim cemetery but some of the stones have been smashed.

The Zernek Dam is located near the village. Other historic castles in the region are Hoşap Castle and the ancient Urartian fortress of Sardurihinilli, excavated between 1961 and 1986 by Afif Erzen.

## InfoBox

| Zernek | |
| --- | --- |
| Neighbourhood | |
| ZernekLocation in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°20′46″N 43°37′45″E / 38.34611°N 43.62917°E / 38.34611; 43.62917 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Van |
| District | Gürpınar |
| Population (2022) | 122 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |


title: Mount Kephart

abstract: Mount Kephart is a mountain in the central Great Smoky Mountains, located in the Southeastern United States. The Appalachian Trail crosses the mountain's south slope, making it a destination for thru-hikers. The Jumpoff, a 1,000-foot (300 m) cliff on the northeast side of the mountain, has views of the central and eastern Smokies. A stand of Southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest coats the mountain's upper elevations. With an elevation of 6,217 ft, Mount Kephart is the 7th-highest mountain in Tennessee. Its topographic prominence is drastically reduced, however, by its close proximity to two higher neighbors, Kuwohi and Mount Le Conte. Like much of the Smokies crests, Mount Kephart lies on the Tennessee-North Carolina border, in Sevier County, Tennessee and Swain County, North Carolina. The mountain rises nearly 4,000 feet (1,200 m) above its northern base at Porters Flat, and approximately 3,400 feet (1,000 m) above its southern base along the Oconaluftee River headwaters. Newfound Gap, at just over 5,000 feet (1,500 m), divides Mount Kephart from Fork Ridge to the west. The gap is traversed by U.S. Highway 441, the only paved road crossing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from north to south.

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# Mount Kephart

**Mount Kephart** is a mountain in the central Great Smoky Mountains, located in the Southeastern United States. The Appalachian Trail crosses the mountain's south slope, making it a destination for thru-hikers. The Jumpoff, a 1,000-foot (300 m) cliff on the northeast side of the mountain, has views of the central and eastern Smokies. A stand of Southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest coats the mountain's upper elevations.

With an elevation of 6,217 ft, Mount Kephart is the 7th-highest mountain in Tennessee. Its topographic prominence is drastically reduced, however, by its close proximity to two higher neighbors, Kuwohi and Mount Le Conte.

Like much of the Smokies crests, Mount Kephart lies on the Tennessee-North Carolina border, in Sevier County, Tennessee and Swain County, North Carolina. The mountain rises nearly 4,000 feet (1,200 m) above its northern base at Porters Flat, and approximately 3,400 feet (1,000 m) above its southern base along the Oconaluftee River headwaters. Newfound Gap, at just over 5,000 feet (1,500 m), divides Mount Kephart from Fork Ridge (Mt. Collins) to the west. The gap is traversed by U.S. Highway 441, the only paved road crossing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from north to south.

## Geology

Mount Kephart is composed of a type of slate and meta-siltstone known as Anakeesta Formation, which is common throughout the central Smokies. This type of rock is exposed at Charlies Bunion, just to the northeast of Kephart. The Anakeesta Formation rocks are part of the Ocoee Supergroup, formed from ocean sediments nearly a billion years ago. The mountain was formed 200 million years ago when the African and North American plates collided and thrust the rock upward during the Appalachian orogeny.

## History

Mount Kephart is named after Horace Kephart, an author and early proponent of establishing a national park in the Smokies. The mountain was called "Mount Collins" until the USGS gave it its current name in 1931, shifting the name "Mount Collins" to the peak between Kuwohi and Newfound Gap. Before the 1880s, Mount Kephart was known by various local names.

Mount Kephart was probably visited and measured by Arnold Guyot during his survey of the Smokies crest in the late 1850s. The name he used for the mountain, however, is uncertain. Guyot listed two mountains between Laurel Top and New (Newfound) Gap as having elevations greater than 6,000 feet (1,800 m) — Peck's Peak, which Guyot measured at 6,232 feet (1,900 m), and Mount Ocona, which Guyot measured at 6,135 feet (1,870 m). The former may refer to Peck's Corner, although Peck's Corner is not between Laurel Top and Newfound Gap, and Guyot would have missed its elevation by a staggering 1,300 feet (400 m). Other than Mount Kephart, the only peak between Laurel Top and Newfound Gap higher than 6,000 feet (1,800 m) is Mount Ambler, a knob on Kephart's southwest slope.

Laura Thornborough, a writer who made many excursions into the Smokies in the 1930s, recalled a stream now known as Icewater Spring, on Kephart's south slope:

> Our party reached a good spring on the Carolina side of Mt. Kephart, about three miles (5 km) from our starting point. It had been freshly cleaned out and lined with native rock. The water was clear and icy cold."

A Civilian Conservation Corps camp operated on the mountain's southern base in the 1930s, the chimney of which remains near the head of the Kephart Prong Trail. During World War II, this camp was used to house conscientious objectors. Also in this area are the remains of a Works Progress Administration fish hatchery built in 1936.

## Access

The Appalachian Trail crosses Mount Kephart's southern slope en route to the Sawteeth and the eastern Smokies. While the trail misses the summit by just over 200 feet (60 m), several clearings between Mount Ambler and Icewater Spring have views of the south-central Smokies and Kuwohi. There is a backcountry shelter at Icewater Spring for Appalachian Trail thru-hikers.

The Jumpoff Trail crosses the summit en route to the Jumpoff, a high cliff on the mountain's northern slope. The view from the Jumpoff is usually greater than 180 degrees, from Mount Le Conte to the northwest to the Balsam Mountains to the southeast. The Jumpoff Trail is just a few feet beyond the Appalachian Trail and The Boulevard Trail intersection, approximately three miles from Newfound Gap.

The Kephart Prong Trail ascends the mountain's south slope to the Kephart backcountry shelter. Its trailhead is on U.S. 441 between Newfound Gap and the Oconaluftee Valley. After two miles (3 km), the Kephart Prong Trail forks, one way following the Sweat Heifer Trail to Kephart's southwest slope (near Mt. Ambler), the other continuing on to Dry Sluice Gap (near Charlies Bunion).

## InfoBox

| Mount Kephart | |
| --- | --- |
| Mt. Kephart, looking west from Charlies Bunion | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,217 ft (1,895 m) |
| Prominence | 660 ft (200 m) |
| Coordinates | 35°37′52″N 83°23′24″W / 35.630988°N 83.389906°W / 35.630988; -83.389906 |
| Geography | |
|  | |
| Location | Sevier County, Tennessee / Swain County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Parent range | Great Smoky Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Le Conte |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Appalachian Trail \+ Boulevard Trail + Jumpoff Trail |


title: Varrak

abstract: Varrak is an Estonian book publishing company founded in 1991, which quickly grew to one of the most popular book publishers in Estonia. It publishes both Estonian and translated works, including children's books, biographies, fiction and history books. The company is named after a character in the Estonian epic poem Kalevipoeg.

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# Varrak

**Varrak** is an Estonian book publishing company founded in 1991, which quickly grew to one of the most popular book publishers in Estonia. It publishes both Estonian and translated works, including children's books, biographies, fiction and history books.

The company is named after a character in the Estonian epic poem *Kalevipoeg*.

## History

Varrak was founded in 1991 by Priit and Maret Maide. They had 1000 rubles, which could buy 1.5–2 tons of paper. She wanted to try to run a book publishing company, knowing that they had nothing to lose on the money. Maret had two works – a book about cocktails compiled by her, and her translation of William Somerset Maugham's *The Painted Veil*, which is now published by Estonian publisher Canopus, which is known for publishing many other books by Maugham. Alongside Varrak, other publishers started as well, including Huma, Monokkel and half a year later, the schoolbook publisher Koolibri.

Their first translator was Krista Kaer, who started working at Varrak in 1992. Arthur Conan Doyle's stories of Sherlock Holmes were the first work of translation after *The Painted Veil*. In 1993, Varrak published the translation of *Brideshead Revisited*, this time translated by Henno Rajandi. In 1996, Kaer came to work translating at Varrak as a full-time job, and the company made their first partnership with Dorling Kindersley.

As of 2017, Varrak was Estonia's best-selling fiction publisher.

### Book club

In 1998, Varrak and Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet OY, publisher of the magazine *Suomen Kuvalehti* of Finland, cooperated to create the first Estonian book club, known as Suur Eesti Raamatuklubi ("*Large Estonian Book Club*", shortened as "SERK"), a promotional effort that would allow its members lower prices on Varrak's books. The club also provided a monthly newsletter, alongside a Book of the Month, which would be extensively promoted in the newsletter. The club was then broken to two individual clubs in 2006, forming SERK and the Varrak book club, the latter of which than included 15,000 members. The two rejoined in 2008 back into SERK, now with 35,000 members.

## Authors

### Estonian authors

Notable Estonian authors whose works are published exclusively by Varrak include:

* Aime Hansen
* Urmas Laansoo

### Foreign authors

Foreign authors whose works have been translated into Estonian exclusively for Varrak include:

## Books

* W. Somerset Maugham: *Kirev loor* – Estonian translation (Varrak, 1991, ISBN 978-9985-9657-5-7)

## InfoBox

Varrak
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| Company type | Public (Aktsiaselts) |
| Industry | Book publisher |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Key people | Priit Maide, Maret Maide |
| Website | www.varrak.ee |


title: Medicare for All Caucus

abstract: The Medicare for All Caucus is a congressional caucus in the United States House of Representatives, consisting of members that advocate for the implementation of a single-payer healthcare system. It was announced by progressive members of the House of Representatives in July 2018 with over 70 founding members, all Democrats.

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# Medicare for All Caucus

The **Medicare for All Caucus** is a congressional caucus in the United States House of Representatives, consisting of members that advocate for the implementation of a single-payer healthcare system. It was announced by progressive members of the House of Representatives in July 2018 with over 70 founding members, all Democrats.

## Electoral results

### House of Representatives

| Election year | Overall seats | Democratic seats | ± |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2018 | 78 / 435 | 78 / 233 |
| 2020 | 75 / 435 | 75 / 222 | -3 |
| 2022 | 58 / 435 | 58 / 212 | -17 |

## Members

**Arizona**

**California**

**Colorado**

**District of Columbia**

**Florida**

**Georgia**

**Illinois**

**Indiana**

**Maine**

**Maryland**

**Massachusetts**

**Michigan**

**Minnesota**

**Missouri**

**Nevada**

**New Jersey**

**New York**

**Ohio**

**Oregon**

**Pennsylvania**

**Tennessee**

**Texas**

**Virginia**

**Washington**

**Wisconsin**

## Former members

**California**

**Colorado**

**Hawaii**

* Tulsi Gabbard (HI-2)*retired in 2020 during her run for President (lost primary); left Democratic Party in 2022*

**Georgia**

**Florida**

**Kentucky**

**Maryland**

**Massachusetts**

**Michigan**

**Minnesota**

**Missouri**

**New York**

**Ohio**

**Oregon**

**Pennsylvania**

**Rhode Island**

* David Cicilline (RI-1) – resigned in June 2023 to accept role as president of the Rhode Island Foundation.

**Vermont**

## InfoBox

| Medicare for All Caucus | |
| --- | --- |
| Co-Chairs | Debbie Dingell, Pramila Jayapal |
| Founded | July 19, 2018 (2018-07-19) |
| Ideology | Right to health<br>Single-payer healthcare |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| Seats in the House | 58 / 435 |
| Seats in the House Democratic Caucus | 58 / 212 |
|  | |


abstract: Mauritius competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.

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# Mauritius at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

**Mauritius** competed at the **2014 Summer Youth Olympics**, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.

## Athletics

Mauritius qualified one athlete.

Qualification Legend: **Q**=Final A (medal); **qB**=Final B (non-medal); **qC**=Final C (non-medal); **qD**=Final D (non-medal); **qE**=Final E (non-medal)

Boys Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heats | | Final | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jean Lozereau | 100 m | 11.76 | 26 **qC** | DNS | |

## Cycling

Mauritius qualified a girls' team based on its ranking issued by the UCI.

Team

| Athletes | Event | Cross-Country
Eliminator | | Time Trial | | | BMX | | Cross-Country Race | | | Road Race | | | Total Pts | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | | |
| Kimberley le Court de Billot
Milena Wong Wing Wah | Girls' Team | 28 | 0 | 6:12.30 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 47:58 | 7 | 25 | 1:12:36
1:33:02 | 5
55 | 40 | 73 | 17 |

Mixed Relay

| Athletes | Event | Cross-Country
Girls' Race | Cross-Country
Boys' Race | Boys' Road
Race | Girls' Road
Race | Total Time | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kimberley le Court de Billot (MRI)
Tristan de Lange (NAM)
Pascal Marggraff (NAM)
Milena Wong Wing Wah (MRI) | Mixed Team Relay | 3:28 | 2:57 | 5:51 | 8:05 | 20:21 | 25 |

## Swimming

Mauritius qualified one swimmer.

Girls

| Athlete | Event | Heat | | Semifinal | | Final | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Elodie Poo Cheong | 50 m butterfly | 29.07 | 25 | did not advance | | | |
| | 100 m butterfly | 1:04.42 | 23 | did not advance | | | |

## InfoBox

| Mauritius at the
2014 Summer Youth Olympics | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| IOC code | MRI |
| NOC | Mauritius Olympic Committee |
| in Nanjing | |
| Competitors | 4 in 3 sports |
| Medals | Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0 |
| Summer Youth Olympics appearances | |
|  | |


title: VHK Vsetín

abstract: Valašský hokejový klub Vsetín, also known as Hockey Club Vsetín, is a professional ice hockey team in the Czech 1. liga. The team is the most successful team in Czech Republic ice hockey history, winning five straight Extraliga championships between 1995 and 1999, and another in 2001 for six titles in seven years. Their home arena is Zimní stadion Na Lapači in Vsetín. In the 2005–06 and 2006-07 seasons, they finished at the bottom of the league and did not participate in any competition in the 2007-08 season due to financial problems. Hockey returned to Vsetín a year later, when a new team was founded. The team has been playing in the Czech 1. liga since the 2017-18 season after being promoted from the Czech 2. liga in 2016-17.

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# VHK Vsetín

**Valašský hokejový klub Vsetín**, also known as **Hockey Club Vsetín**, is a professional ice hockey team in the Czech 1. liga (second-level league). The team is the most successful team in Czech Republic ice hockey history, winning five straight Extraliga championships between 1995 and 1999, and another in 2001 for six titles in seven years. Their home arena is Zimní stadion Na Lapači in Vsetín. In the 2005–06 and 2006-07 seasons, they finished at the bottom of the league and did not participate in any competition in the 2007-08 season due to financial problems. Hockey returned to Vsetín a year later, when a new team was founded. The team has been playing in the Czech 1. liga since the 2017-18 season after being promoted from the Czech 2. liga (third-level league) in 2016-17.

## Honours

### Domestic

**Czech Extraliga**

**Czech 1. Liga**

### Pre-season

**Rona Cup**

* Winners (1): 1997

## Club names

* 1905 – SK (Sportovní klub) Vsetín
* 1906 – Bruslařský klub Vsetín
* 1933 – Sokol Vsetín
* 1968 – Zbrojovka Vsetín
* 1994 – HC (Hockey club) Dadák Vsetín
* 1996 – HC Petra Vsetín
* 1998 – HC Slovnaft Vsetín
* 2001 – HC Vsetín
* 2003 – Vsetínská hokejová
* 2008 – Valašský hokejový klub (VHK)
* 2016 – VHK ROBE Vsetín

## InfoBox

| VHK ROBE Vsetín | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| City | Vsetín, Czech Republic |
| League | Czech 1. liga |
| Founded | 1905 (1905) |
| Home arena | Zimní stadion Na Lapači
(capacity 5,400) |
| Colours | Green, yellow
 |
| Head coach | Jiří Weintritt |
| Website | hc-vsetin.cz |


title: GO 22-class Floating dock

abstract: The GO 22 class is a series of two Floating dry docks of the Marina Militare.

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# GO 22-class Floating dock

The ***GO 22* class** is a series of two Floating dry docks of the Marina Militare.

## Ships

| Italian Navy – GO 22 class | | | | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pennant
number | Hull
number | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Notes |
| **GO 22** |  |  |  | 1935 | 2011 | assigned to Augusta Naval station |
| *GO 23* |  |  |  | 1935 |  | assigned to Augusta Naval station |

* Ships Marina Militare website

## InfoBox

|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Class overview | |
| Name | *GO 22* |
| Operators | Italian Navy |
| In commission | 1935 |
| Planned | 2 |
| Building | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Floating dry dock |
| Length | 90.0 m (295 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion |  |
| Notes | lifting capacity 1.000  (0.984 long tons) |


title: Vosit Vohidov

abstract: Vosit Vohidovich Vohidov was an Uzbek-Soviet surgeon, scientist and founder of the school of specialized surgical care in Uzbekistan.

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# Vosit Vohidov

**Vosit Vohidovich Vohidov** (born December 13, 1917, in Turkestan; died on June 1, 1994, in Tashkent) was an Uzbek-Soviet surgeon, scientist and founder of the school of specialized surgical care in Uzbekistan.

## Early life and education

Vohidov was born on December 13, 1917, in a peasant family in the village of Chaga in the Russian Turkestan. The Vohidov family was engaged in peasant agriculture on plots near the city of Turkestan. His father Abduvahit Khalmetov had nine children, two of whom died at a young age. Like his older siblings, Vasit also helped his father in the household. His mother Khalmetova Khozhar took care of the family and was concerned about the education of the children.

Vohidov graduated from the Tashkent Medical Institute (now Tashkent Medical Academy) in 1939. In 1950, he defended his dissertation The Function of the Pancreas in Purulent Diseases. His doctoral thesis from 1962 was titled Pleural Adhesions and the Importance of Their Vessels in the Pulmonary Circulation. On November 27, 1973, the decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 70 and on December 6, 1973, the decree of the Minister of Health of the USSR, Boris Petrovsky, No. 970 "On the Establishment of a Branch of the All-Union Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Surgery of the Ministry of Health of the USSR in Tashkent" were published.

## Career

Vohidov was the head of the department of hospital surgery of the State Medical University of the city of Tashkent and was appointed the director of the VNIIKiEKh branch. He founded the Tashkent branch of the "All-Union Research Center for Surgery" and remained its director until the end of his life.

Vohidov was the author of more than 180 scientific works, which deal with the research of almost all areas of surgery such as diseases of the lung, the mediastinal organs, the biliary tract, the liver, the stomach, the heart and the large vessels of the lower extremities. He trained 15 doctors and 60 candidates of sciences. He was a full member of the World Association of Surgeons, editor of the *Medical Journal of Uzbekistan*, member of the editorial board of the journal *Surgery*, named after Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov.

## Awards

## InfoBox

| Vosit Vohidovich Vohidov | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | December 13, 1917
Turkestan |
| Died | June 1, 1994
Tashkent |
| Nationality | Uzbek |
| Occupation(s) | Surgeon, Scientist |
| Known for | Founder of the school of specialized surgical care in Uzbekistan |


title: Mark Cameron (weightlifter)

abstract: Mark Cameron is an American athlete. He was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States.

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# Mark Cameron (weightlifter)

**Mark Cameron** (born October 10, 1952) is an American athlete. He was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States.

## Personal information

Cameron was born in Clinton, Massachusetts in 1952. As a grown adult, Cameron stood at 5 foot 10 inches and weighed 240 pounds.

## Organizations

Cameron was affiliated with the Central Falls Weightlifting Club (RI) and later with the York Barbell Club in York, Pennsylvania.

## Weightlifting achievements

* Bronze Medalist in Senior World Championships (1977)
* Pan American Games Champion (1979)
* Silver Medalist in Pan Am Games (1975)
* Senior National Champion (1975–1980)
* Olympic Games team member (1976 and 1980)
* Lightest and youngest American to clean and jerk over 500 pounds.
* Senior American record holder in clean and jerk (1972–1992).
* Served as Chairman of the Board for USA Weightlifting (2008–2010).


title: Zijad Subašić

abstract: Zijad Subašić was a Bosnian Muslim paramilitary leader in Višegrad during the early stage of the Bosnian War (1992–95). He was a founding member of the Patriotic League in Višegrad. After being wounded in a street battle with Serb militias in 1992, he was taken to the hospital in Foča which was still under the Muslim control. After Foča was occupied by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), he was taken out of the hospital, brought back to Višegrad and murdered on the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge, a historical location which was used by the Bosnian Serb Army to murder Bosniak civilians during the war. Today, Zijad Subašić is considered a hero among many former citizens of Višegrad. His body was exhumed from a mass grave and identified.

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# Zijad Subašić

**Zijad Subašić** (died 1992) was a Bosnian Muslim paramilitary leader in Višegrad during the early stage of the Bosnian War (1992–95). He was a founding member of the Patriotic League in Višegrad. After being wounded in a street battle with Serb militias in 1992, he was taken to the hospital in Foča which was still under the Muslim control. After Foča was occupied by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), he was taken out of the hospital, brought back to Višegrad and murdered on the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge, a historical location which was used by the Bosnian Serb Army to murder Bosniak civilians during the war. Today, Zijad Subašić is considered a hero among many former citizens of Višegrad. His body was exhumed from a mass grave and identified.


title: Mount Kenya sentinel chameleon

abstract: Mount Kenya sentinel chameleon, or Mount Kenya hornless chameleon, is a species of chameleons endemic to Kenya. It is known from Mount Kenya, Nyambeni Hills, and Aberdare Range.

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# Mount Kenya sentinel chameleon

**Mount Kenya sentinel chameleon**, or **Mount Kenya hornless chameleon** (***Kinyongia excubitor***), is a species of chameleons endemic to Kenya. It is known from Mount Kenya, Nyambeni Hills, and Aberdare Range.

## InfoBox

| Mount Kenya sentinel chameleon | |
| --- | --- |
| Conservation status | |
|
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | *Kinyongia* |
| Species: | ***K. excubitor*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Kinyongia excubitor***
(Barbour, 1911) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Chamaeleo tenuis subsp. excubitor*  Barbour, 1911 * *Chamaeleon affinis subsp. embuensis*  Lönnberg, 1911 * *Chamaeleo fischeri subsp. excubitor*  — Barbour & Loveridge, 1928 * *Bradypodion fischeri subsp. excubitor*  — Klaver & Böhme, 1997 * *Kinyongia excubitor*  — Tilbury et al., 2006, Tilbury, 2010 | |


title: Vasco-Da-Gama railway station

abstract: Vasco-Da-Gama is a railway station serving the town of Vasco da Gama in Goa, India. Type: Terminus Number of Platforms: 3 Number of Halting Trains: 0 Number of Originating Trains: 12 Number of Terminating Trains: 12 Vasco-Da-Gama is the main station in Goa. 12

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# Vasco-Da-Gama railway station

**Vasco-Da-Gama** (station code: **VSG**) is a railway station serving the town of Vasco da Gama in Goa, India.

Type: **Terminus**

Number of Platforms: **3**

Number of Halting Trains: **0**

Number of Originating Trains: **12**

Number of Terminating Trains: **12**

**Vasco-Da-Gama** is the main station in Goa .

**12**

## History

The station was part of Marmagao and Vasco metre-gauge railway line. This was main rail in the state until Konkan Railway was started in 1998.

## Location and Layout

It is located in Swatantra Path, Vasco da Gama, Goa. It has 3 platforms.

## Jurisdiction

It comes under the jurisdiction of the Hubli division of the South Western Railway Zone.

## Originating Trains

VASCO da GAMA Railway Station serves as the starting point for Originating Trains:

**Vasco Da Gama - VSG**

## InfoBox

| Vasco-Da-Gama | |
| --- | --- |
| Express train & Passenger train station | |
| Vasco-Da-Gama railway station with WDG4 12149 KJM (KR.Puram) Diesel Engine | |
| General information | |
| Location | Swatantra Path, Vasco da Gama, Goa |
| Coordinates | 15°23′46″N 73°48′42″E / 15.39611°N 73.81167°E / 15.39611; 73.81167 |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | South Western Railway zone |
| Line(s) | Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functional |
| Station code | VSG |
| Zone(s) | South Western Railway zone |
| Division(s) | Hubli |
| History | |
| Electrified | Yes |
|  | |
| Services | |
| Preceding station  Indian Railways Following station  Marmagaotowards ?   South Western Railway zoneGuntakal–Vasco da Gama section  Dabolimtowards ? | |
|  | |
|  | |
|  | |
| Location  Vasco da GamaLocation in GoaVasco da GamaVasco da Gama (India) | |


title: Marimac Recordings

abstract: Marimac Recordings was founded by Larry MacBride in 1984 and continued with releases of American old time, blues and Cajun music until his death from abdominal cancer on August 24, 1993. The releases covered old master fiddlers, young string bands, and under-represented Cajun and blues musicians. The label released some 100 recordings before Larry MacBride's death. In 1996, Rounder Records issued a sampler CD of recordings from the label.

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# Marimac Recordings

**Marimac Recordings** was founded by Larry MacBride in 1984 and continued with releases of American old time, blues and Cajun music until his death from abdominal cancer on August 24, 1993.

The releases covered old master fiddlers, young string bands, and under-represented Cajun and blues musicians. The label released some 100 recordings before Larry MacBride's death. In 1996, Rounder Records issued a sampler CD of recordings from the label.

## Roster

## Discography

A partial listing of the recordings issued is available on-line which omits a number of albums including

1. 6020 *Cajun Dance Tonight* – The Bone Tones
2. 6021 *Louisiana and You* – Tracy Schwarz

## InfoBox

| Marimac Recordings | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Founded | 1984 (1984) |
| Founder | Larry MacBride |
| Defunct | 1993 (1993) |
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Old time, blues, Cajun |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Crown Point, Indiana |


title: Listed buildings in Wessington

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# Listed buildings in Wessington

Wessington is a civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England, UK. The parish contains twelve listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish contains the village of Wessington and the surrounding countryside. Apart from a railway bridge and a church, all the listed buildings are farmhouses and farm buildings.

## Buildings

| Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dell Farmhouse
53°06′41″N 1°26′34″W / 53.11149°N 1.44273°W / 53.11149; -1.44273 (Dell Farmhouse) |  | 17th century | The farmhouse, which was refronted in the 18th century, is in sandstone, rendered at the rear, with quoins, and a roof of slate and stone slate with moulded gable copings and kneelers. There are two storeys and a T-shaped plan, with a front range of three bays. The central doorway has a quoined surround, and the windows are mullioned with two lights. |
| Cowsheds east of Roadnook Farmhouse
53°07′09″N 1°26′50″W / 53.11924°N 1.44727°W / 53.11924; -1.44727 (Cowsheds east of Roadnook Farmhouse) |  | 17th century | The cowsheds, which have been altered, are in sandstone with gritstone dressings, and have asbestos sheet roofs with stone ridges, moulded stone gable copings, kneelers, and a finial. There is a single storey and an L-shaped plan, with two ranges at right angles. These contain a partly blocked doorway and the remains of mullioned windows. |
| Garden wall, Roadnook Farmhouse
53°07′09″N 1°26′56″W / 53.11913°N 1.44891°W / 53.11913; -1.44891 (Garden wall, Roadnook Farmhouse) |  | 17th century | The wall is in sandstone, and encloses the garden to the west of the house on three sides. The south wall has flat copings, it is stepped down to the east, and contains a doorway with a quoined surround. The east wall has rounded copings and also contains a quoined doorway, and the west wall, with flat copings, is blank. |
| Outbuilding called The Chapel, Roadnook Farm
53°07′08″N 1°26′52″W / 53.11888°N 1.44779°W / 53.11888; -1.44779 (Outbuilding called The Chapel, Roadnook Farm) |  | 17th century | The outbuilding has a ground floor in sandstone, an upper floor in brick, and a stone slate roof with moulded stone gable copings and plain kneelers. There are two storeys and a single bay. On the north front is a two-light mullioned window, and a doorway with a quoined surround and a chamfered four-centred arch to the base of the lintel. Above the doorway is a decorated initialled and dated plaque, and in the upper floor is a blocked oval opening. |
| Outbuilding, Roadnook Farm
53°07′09″N 1°26′51″W / 53.11908°N 1.44762°W / 53.11908; -1.44762 (Outbuilding, Roadnook Farm) |  | Late 17th century | The outbuilding is in sandstone with gritstone dressings, and has a stone slate roof with moulded stone gable copings and ball finials. There are two storeys, two bays, and a single-storey cowshed at the rear. In the centre is a doorway with a quoined surround, a moulded architrave, and a deep lintel. Above it is a loft doorway with a quoined surround, and the windows are mullioned with moulded hood moulds. |
| Barn southeast of Roadnook Farmhouse
53°07′09″N 1°26′51″W / 53.11903°N 1.44748°W / 53.11903; -1.44748 (Barn southeast of Roadnook Farmhouse) |  | 1683 | The threshing barn, which was later extended, is in red brick on a gritstone foundation with gritstone dressings, quoins, and a stone slate roof with moulded stone copings, plain kneelers and ball finials. It contains large threshing entrances, each with a curved timber lintel under a brick arch with voussoirs, stepped buttresses, and cross-shaped vents. In the west gable end is a doorway with a quoined surround, a moulded architrave and lintel, over which is an initialled and dated square plaque with a moulded architrave, and a moulded hood. |
| Roadnook Farmhouse
53°07′09″N 1°26′53″W / 53.11919°N 1.44803°W / 53.11919; -1.44803 (Roadnook Farmhouse) |  | Mid 18th century | The farmhouse is in sandstone with gritstone dressings, quoins, and a slate roof with a stone ridge, stone copied gables and plain kneelers. There are three storeys and three bays. In the centre is a doorway with a quoined surround and a projecting initialled and dated keystone. In the floors above the doorway are single-light windows, and the other windows are mullioned with two or three lights. |
| Hay Farmhouse
53°06′47″N 1°27′31″W / 53.11299°N 1.45871°W / 53.11299; -1.45871 (Hay Farmhouse) |  | 1786 | The farmhouse is in sandstone with gritstone dressings on a shallow plinth, and has quoins, an eaves band, and a pantile roof with stone coped gables and inverted moulded kneelers. There are two storeys, three bays, and a rear cross-wing. The central doorway has a lintel with an incised plaque containing initials and the date. Above the doorway is a single-light window, and the other windows are mullioned with two lights. |
| Barn north of Amber Farmhouse
53°06′32″N 1°25′29″W / 53.10887°N 1.42460°W / 53.10887; -1.42460 (Barn north of Amber Farmhouse) |  | Early 19th century | The barn is in sandstone and has a hipped slate roof with stone ridges. There are two storeys and an L-shaped plan. The barn contains doorways, some with segmental heads, some blocked, vents, steps leading to an upper floor doorway, and a horizontally-sliding sash window. |
| Outbuilding north of Amber Farmhouse
53°06′31″N 1°25′28″W / 53.10866°N 1.42456°W / 53.10866; -1.42456 (Outbuilding north of Amber Farmhouse) |  | Early 19th century | The outbuilding is in sandstone and has a hipped slate roof with stone ridges. There are two storeys and four bays. IOn the centre are two doorways with plain lintels and the windows are horizontal-sliding sashes. |
| Alfreton Stream Bridge
53°06′17″N 1°25′24″W / 53.10459°N 1.42332°W / 53.10459; -1.42332 (Alfreton Stream Bridge) |  | 1836–40 | The bridge was built by the North Midland Railway to carry its line over Alfreton Brook. It is in gritstone with a red brick soffit, and consists of a single segmental arch with rusticated voussoirs and a keystone. The voussoirs spring from an impost band and end at quoins on the soffit. The curved abutment walls end in piers. Above the arch is moulding, and a coped parapet on which are iron railings. |
| Christ Church
53°06′52″N 1°26′41″W / 53.11436°N 1.44460°W / 53.11436; -1.44460 (Christ Church) |  | 1857–58 | The church is in sandstone with gritstone dressings and a slate roof, and is in Early English style. It consists of a nave, a south porch, a lower chancel, and a north vestry. At the west end are three stepped lancet windows in a blind arch, and on the gable is a bellcote, and at the east end are three unequal lancets with a circular window above. |
|

### Citations

### Sources

* Historic England, "Dell Farmhouse, Wessington (1159040)", *National Heritage List for England*, retrieved 14 December 2022
* Historic England, "L-shaped range of Cowsheds 10 metres to east of Roadnook Farmhouse, Wessington (1158503)", *National Heritage List for England*, retrieved 14 December 2022
* Historic England, "Garden Wall at Roadnook Farm, Wessington (1159019)", *National Heritage List for England*, retrieved 14 December 2022
* Historic England, "Outbuilding called 'The Chapel' at Roadnook Farm, Wessington (1087792)", *National Heritage List for England*, retrieved 15 December 2022
* Historic England, "Outbuilding, Wessington (1108918)", *National Heritage List for England*, retrieved 14 December 2022
* Historic England, "Barn to south-east of Roadnook Farmhouse, Wessington (1158487)", *National Heritage List for England*, retrieved 14 December 2022
* Historic England, "Roadnook Farmhouse, Wessington (1108917)", *National Heritage List for England*, retrieved 15 December 2022
* Historic England, "Hay Farmhouse, Wessington (1335482)", *National Heritage List for England*, retrieved 14 December 2022
* Historic England, "Barn to north of Amber Farmhouse, Wessington (1159034)", *National Heritage List for England*, retrieved 14 December 2022
* Historic England, "Outbuilding to north of Amber Farmhouse, Wessington (1087793)", *National Heritage List for England*, retrieved 15 December 2022
* Historic England, "Alfreton Stream Bridge (SPC8 60), Wessington (1417693)", *National Heritage List for England*, retrieved 14 December 2022
* Historic England, "Christ Church, Wessington (1335481)", *National Heritage List for England*, retrieved 14 December 2022
* Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (2016) \[1978\]. *Derbyshire*. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-21559-5.
* Historic England, *Listed Buildings*, retrieved 14 December 2022


title: Fülesd

abstract: Fülesd is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

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# Fülesd

**Fülesd** is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

## Geography

It covers an area of 15.05 km2 (6 sq mi) and has a population of 449 people (2015).

48°01′N 22°41′E / 48.017°N 22.683°E / 48.017; 22.683

## InfoBox

| Fülesd | |
| --- | --- |
| Country | Hungary |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Area | |
| Total | 15.05 km2 (5.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| Total | 449 |
| Density | 29.9/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4964 |
| Area code | 44 |


title: Znamenny Musical Notation

abstract: Znamenny Musical Notation is a Unicode block containing characters for Znamenny musical notation from Russia. Few fonts support this block as of 2021. Ones that do and are free for personal use include Symbola 14.0 and Slavonic 1.00.

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# Znamenny Musical Notation

**Znamenny Musical Notation** is a Unicode block containing characters for Znamenny musical notation from Russia.

Few fonts support this block as of 2021. Ones that do and are free for personal use include *Symbola* 14.0 and *Slavonic* 1.00 (non-commercial use only).

## History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Znamenny Musical Notation block:

1. "Unicode character database". *The Unicode Standard*. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
2. "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". *The Unicode Standard*. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

## InfoBox

| Znamenny Musical Notation | |
| --- | --- |
| Range | U+1CF00..U+1CFCF
(208 code points) |
| Plane | SMP |
| Scripts | Common (116 char.)
Inherited (69 char.) |
| Assigned | 185 code points |
| Unused | 23 reserved code points |
| Unicode version history | |
|  | |
| 14.0 (2021) | 185 (+185) |
|  | |
| Unicode documentation | |
| Code chart ∣ Web page | |
| **Note**: | |


title: Mozibur Rahman

abstract: Mozibur Rahman was an Indian politician and teacher. He was the inaugural holder of the Rajabala constituency at the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.

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# Mozibur Rahman

**Mozibur Rahman** was an Indian politician and teacher. He was the inaugural holder of the Rajabala constituency at the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.

## Life

Rahman was born into a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Kasaripara in the Hallidayganj, Garo Hills of Meghalaya. Despite being an independent candidate, he defeated Khorsedur Rahman Khan of the Indian National Congress at the 1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, thus winning a seat at the Rajabala constituency of West Garo Hills district. He also participated in the 1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election but was unsuccessful. Rahman also served as a teacher at the Samser Ali H.S. School.

## InfoBox

| Mozibur Rahman | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Member of Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| **In office**<br>1978–1983 | |
| Preceded by | *Post established* |
| Succeeded by | Khorsedur Rahman Khan |
| Constituency | Rajabala |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kasaripara, Hallidayganj, Meghalaya |
| Political party | Independent |
|  | |


title: Vasco Azevedo Neto

abstract: Vasco Azevedo Neto was a Brazilian engineer and politician. He served as federal deputy for Bahia from 1970 to 1986. In the 1998 general election, he ran for the Presidency of Brazil by the Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS), with no success.

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# Vasco Azevedo Neto

**Vasco Azevedo Neto** (25 February 1916 – 30 September 2010) was a Brazilian engineer and politician. He served as federal deputy for Bahia from 1970 to 1986.

In the 1998 general election, he ran for the Presidency of Brazil by the Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS), with no success.

## Personal life

He was born in Guaxupé, Minas Gerais on 25 February 1916. In 1939, he graduated in the Polytechnic School of the Federal University of Bahia.

1. Brasil, CPDOC-Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação História Contemporânea do. "VASCO AZEVEDO NETO". *CPDOC - Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil* (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-06-21.
2. "Biografia do(a) Deputado(a) Federal VASCO NETO". *Portal da Câmara dos Deputados* (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-06-21.
3. ALBA. "Assembleia Legislativa da Bahia". *ALBA*. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
4. Brasil, CPDOC-Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação História Contemporânea do. "VASCO AZEVEDO NETO". *CPDOC - Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil* (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-06-21.
5. "Missa na Igreja da Vitória celebra o centenário do professor Vasco Neto | Universidade Federal da Bahia". *www.ufba.br*. Retrieved 2022-06-21.

## InfoBox

| Vasco Azevedo Neto | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
|  | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| **In office**
1 February 1971  1 February 1979 | |
| Constituency | Bahia |
| **In office**
20 September 1979  March 1982 | |
| Constituency | Bahia |
| **In office**
5 October 1982  1 February 1983 | |
| Constituency | Bahia |
| **In office**
8 January 1986  1 February 1987 | |
| Constituency | Bahia |
| **In office**
27 February 1989  15 November 1989 | |
| Constituency | Bahia |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1916-02-25)25 February 1916
Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Died | 30 September 2010(2010-09-30) (aged 94)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Political party | * ARENA (1970–1979) * PDS (1980–1985) * PFL (1985–1986) * PSC (1986–1995) * PHS (1995–2000) |
| Alma mater | University of Bahia (B.Eng.) |
| Profession | Politician, civil engineer, professor |
|  | |


title: Medicine Music

abstract: Medicine Music is a studio album by Bobby McFerrin, released in 1990. The album reached number 146 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. The album was nominated for a 1991 Grammy Award, in the "Best Contemporary Jazz Performance" category.

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# Medicine Music

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
| --- | --- |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| *Chicago Tribune* |  |
| *The Encyclopedia of Popular Music* |  |
| *The Rolling Stone Album Guide* |  |

***Medicine Music*** is a studio album by Bobby McFerrin, released in 1990. The album reached number 146 on the *Billboard* 200 and number 2 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

The album was nominated for a 1991 Grammy Award, in the "Best Contemporary Jazz Performance" category.

## Production

Voicestra, a 10-member a capella group formed by McFerrin, and Robert McFerrin, Bobby's father, appear on the album. "Common Threads" served as the theme song to the documentary *Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt*. McFerrin wrote all of the songs on *Medicine Music*. The lyrics to "Discipline" are based on several verses of the chapter Hebrews 12 from the New Testament, while the lyrics to "The 23rd Psalm" are based on Psalm 23 from the Old Testament.

## Critical reception

The *Los Angeles Times* wrote that "McFerrin sings splendidly, his intonation never faltering as he goes from throbbing bass notes to a soaring, light falsetto." The *Austin American-Statesman* wrote that "McFerrin's penchant for unusual vocal innovation is present throughout the album, but it is the songs without words, nominally called instrumentals in the McFerrin musical universe, that are the most challenging."

## Track listing

| No. | Title | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Medicine Man" | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Baby" | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Yes, You" | 3:13 |
| 4. | "The Garden" | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Common Threads" (theme song from the documentary) | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Sweet in the Morning" (Featuring Voicestra) | 4:57 |
| 7. | "Discipline" (Featuring Robert McFerrin and Voicestra) | 4:40 |
| 8. | "He Ran All the Way" | 4:05 |
| 9. | "Angry (Gima)" | 3:45 |
| 10. | "The Train" | 6:16 |
| 11. | "Soma So De La Sase" | 4:00 |
| 12. | "The 23rd Psalm" | 3:08 |

All music and lyrics composed by Bobby McFerrin; ©ProbNoblem Music/BMI - except "The 23rd Psalm" (Music: Bobby McFerrin/English text arranged by Bobby McFerrin; ©ProbNoblem Music/BMI)

## InfoBox

| Medicine Music | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by Bobby McFerrin | |
| Released | 1990 |
| Genre | Vocal, jazz |
| Length | 48:55 |
| Language | English |
| Label | EMI |
| Producer | Bobby McFerrin |
| Bobby McFerrin chronology | |
| *How the Rhino Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump*
(1990) ***Medicine Music***
(1990) *Play*
(1992) | |


title: Matthew Barley

abstract: Matthew Barley is an English cellist. He is best known for his performances of core classical music, improvisation, and contemporary music including electronics.

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# Matthew Barley

**Matthew Barley** (born 2 May 1965) is an English cellist. He is best known for his performances of core classical music, improvisation, and contemporary music including electronics.

## Early life and education

Matthew Barley was born in London and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and the Moscow Conservatoire. He made his London concerto debut playing the Shostakovich cello concerto in the Barbican Hall with the London Symphony Orchestra, as finalist of the LSO-Shell competition. His first CD, in 2003, was The Silver Swan for Black Box was a compilation of pieces for multitracked cellos, all of which he recorded himself using pioneering techniques of layering voices without an electronic click. His next CD, Reminding, featured Soviet music for cello and piano, and was released on Quartz in September 2005.

## Career

In 1997 Barley founded Between the Notes, a performance and education group who work with music and other arts.

In 2007, Barley was the music director and presenter of the BBC2 *Classical Star* series.

As a soloist and chamber musician he has performed in over 50 countries, including appearances with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, with conductors including Marin Alsop, Thomas Dausgaard, Tan Dun, Charles Hazlewood, Markus Stenz, Yan Pascal Tortelier and Ilan Volkov. He has performed at festivals in Lucerne, Schleswig-Holstein, Bonn-Beethovenfest, Hong Kong, Lanaudiere, Abu Dhabi, Krakow, City of London and at some of the world's great concert halls: London's Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, Kumho Hall in Korea, Casals Hall in Tokyo, The Rudolfinum in Prague, and the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. A key aspect of his recitals is mixing repertoire in unusual ways, pairing Bach suites with jazz and improvisation. He is particularly interested in music with electronics, having commissioned works from many composers including Dai Fujikura, Peter Wiegold, DJ Bee, John Metcalfe and Jan Bang. He has given other premieres of pieces written for him by James MacMillan, Thomas Larcher, Detlev Glanert, John Woolrich, and Fraser Trainer.

In 2005, he toured Brett Dean's ballet score One of the Kind (for solo-on-stage-cello and electronics) with the Netherlands Dans Theatre; in 2010 with the Basel Ballet and in 2012 with Lyon Ballet.

Barley has premiered several works including some commissions, by Pascal Dusapin, Thomas Larcher, James MacMillan, Dai Fujikura, Detlev Glanert, Peter Wiegold, Fraser Trainer, Rand Steiger, John Metcalfe, John Woolrich, Dimitri Smirnov, and Deidre Gribben.

Barley's classical collaborations include with Matthias Goerne, The Labeque Sisters, Martin Fröst, Viviane Hagner and Thomas Larcher Non-classical collaborations have included with Avi Avital, Manu Delago, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Talvin Singh, Sultan Khan, Nitin Sawhney, Django Bates, and jazz pianists Julian Joseph and Nikki Yeoh.

In 2013, Barley toured the UK to celebrate the centenary of Benjamin Britten’s birth, performing 100 concerts and workshops throughout the year.

In 2019. he gave the premiere of a concerto by his stepson, jazz bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado, fusing jazz and improvisation with the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Barley records for Signum Classics in the UK, his latest disc being Tavener's The Protecting Veil.

## Personal life

Barley is married to violinist Viktoria Mullova. They have three children: Misha Mullov-Abbado, Katia Mullova-Brind and Nadia Mullova-Barley, and live in London. A major project of Barley and Mullova's called The Peasant Girl has seen over 40 performances worldwide. The programme features Barley's arrangements of gypsy and jazz as well as Bartók and Kodaly and has been recorded for CD and DVD on Onyx Classics.

## Selected discography

* *The Protecting Veil*, 2019. Sukhvinder ‘Pinky’ Singh (tabla), Olwyn Fouéré, Julie Christie (speakers), Sinfonietta Rīga (Signum Classics SIGCD585)
* *99 Words*, 2017. Sir John Tavener & Roxana Panufnik (Signum Classics SIGCD519) Voce Chamber Choir, Suzy Digby (conductor)
* *Around Britten*, 2013 (Signum Classics SIGCD318)
* *Face to Face with Alex Heffes*, 2012 (Onyx 4050). One-on-one improvised duets with Alex Heffes
* *The Peasant Girl*, 2011 (Onyx Classics); With Viktoria Mullova and the Matthew Barley Ensemble
* *Constant Filter*, 2010 (Signum Classics SIGCD207). Music by John Metcalfe
* *The Dance of the three-legged elephants*, 2009 (Signum Classics SIGCD171). With Julian Joseph
* *Reminding*, 2005 (Quartz QTZ 2032)
* *Extraordinary Improvisations*, 2005 (FMR Records FMRCD234-0707)
* *Knots*, 2005 (Black Box BBM1095). With Viktoria Mullova
* *Strings Attached*, 2003 (Navras NRCD6004). Sarod and cello
* *The Silver Swan*, 2003 (Black Box Records BBM 1068). Multi-tracked cello
* *Through the Looking Glass*, 2000 (Philips, 464 184–2). With Viktoria Mullova and Between the Notes

## InfoBox

| Matthew Barley | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1965-05-02) 2 May 1965<br>London, England |
| Genres | Classical, contemporary, improvisation |
| Occupation | Cellist |
| Instrument | Cello |
|  | |
| Website | matthewbarley.com |


title: Marilú Rojas Salazar

abstract: Marilú Rojas Salazar is a Mexican researcher and Catholic theologian, noted for her feminist activism, research in gender studies and position in favor of reforming the Catholic Church to recognize "the right to citizenship" of women in the church, including leadership positions and ordinations. She is a missionary nun of Santa Teresa de Lisieux and holds both a masters and a PhD in systematic theology from the Catholic University of Leuven. She has taught at many universities throughout Mexico, but is currently a professor of theology at the Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla and Interreligious Institute of Mexico. She is a member of the Spanish Association of Theologians (ATE), the European Association of Women for Theological Research (ESWTR) and the Association of Itinerant Theologians which was recently established in Mexico. Her research centers on feminist theology from the prospect of ecofeminist theology of Latin America. She believes that the Vatican must rethink issues such as human rights and participation of women in the Church and criticizes the papacy, but not the pope. In Rojas' explanation, the system, not the individual popes, promote "structures [which are] sexist, macho, patriarchal, class conscious, hierarchical and homophobic". Her brand of feminism does not exclude men, calling instead for a change in the relationships of equality which creates a new, system of benefits for both women and men in the social structure including changes in ecclesial, economic and political benefits. It also embraces multiculturalism, recognizing that in Latin America oppression of people has caused marginalization and continues to be based on relations of inequality, domination and exclusion.

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# Marilú Rojas Salazar

**Marilú Rojas Salazar** is a Mexican researcher and Catholic theologian, noted for her feminist activism, research in gender studies and position in favor of reforming the Catholic Church to recognize "the right to citizenship" of women in the church, including leadership positions and ordinations. She is a missionary nun of Santa Teresa de Lisieux and holds both a masters and a PhD in systematic theology from the Catholic University of Leuven. She has taught at many universities throughout Mexico, but is currently a professor of theology at the Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla and Interreligious Institute of Mexico. She is a member of the Spanish Association of Theologians (ATE), the European Association of Women for Theological Research (ESWTR) and the Association of Itinerant Theologians which was recently established in Mexico. Her research centers on feminist theology from the prospect of ecofeminist theology of Latin America. She believes that the Vatican must rethink issues such as human rights and participation of women in the Church and criticizes the papacy, but not the pope. In Rojas' explanation, the system, not the individual popes, promote "structures \[which are\] sexist, macho, patriarchal, class conscious, hierarchical and homophobic". Her brand of feminism does not exclude men, calling instead for a change in the relationships of equality which creates a new, system of benefits for both women and men in the social structure including changes in ecclesial, economic and political benefits. It also embraces multiculturalism, recognizing that in Latin America oppression of people has caused marginalization and continues to be based on relations of inequality, domination and exclusion.


title: Little Kit's Coty House

abstract: Little Kit's Coty House, also known as Lower Kit's Coty House and the Countless Stones, is a chambered long barrow located near to the village of Aylesford in the southeastern English county of Kent. Constructed circa 4000 BCE, during the Early Neolithic period of British prehistory, today it survives in a ruined state. Archaeologists have established that the monument was built by pastoralist communities shortly after the introduction of agriculture to Britain from continental Europe. Although representing part of an architectural tradition of long barrow building that was widespread across Neolithic Europe, Kit's Coty House belongs to a localised regional variant of barrows produced in the vicinity of the River Medway, now known as the Medway Megaliths. Of these, it lies near to both Kit's Coty House and the Coffin Stone on the eastern side of the river. Three further surviving long barrows, Addington Long Barrow, Chestnuts Long Barrow, and Coldrum Long Barrow, are located west of the Medway. Now a jumble of half-buried sarsen stones it is thought to have been a tomb similar to that of the Coldrum Stones. The name is derived from the belief that the chaotic pile of stones from the collapsed tomb were uncountable and various stories are told about the fate of those who tried. Another nearby site that may have been Neolithic is at Cossington. There are between 19 and 21 stones depending on the authority. They were pushed over in the seventeenth century seemingly before any antiquarian interest was taken in them. William Stukeley attempted to reconstruct the damaged tomb in plan in the eighteenth century. Archaeological evaluation trenching in 1989 found no clear evidence of any surrounding quarry ditch which would normally have been excavated to provide material for a covering barrow.

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# Little Kit's Coty House

**Little Kit's Coty House**, also known as **Lower Kit's Coty House** and the **Countless Stones**, is a chambered long barrow located near to the village of Aylesford in the southeastern English county of Kent. Constructed *circa* 4000 BCE, during the Early Neolithic period of British prehistory, today it survives in a ruined state.

Archaeologists have established that the monument was built by pastoralist communities shortly after the introduction of agriculture to Britain from continental Europe. Although representing part of an architectural tradition of long barrow building that was widespread across Neolithic Europe, Kit's Coty House belongs to a localised regional variant of barrows produced in the vicinity of the River Medway, now known as the Medway Megaliths. Of these, it lies near to both Kit's Coty House and the Coffin Stone on the eastern side of the river. Three further surviving long barrows, Addington Long Barrow, Chestnuts Long Barrow, and Coldrum Long Barrow, are located west of the Medway.

Now a jumble of half-buried sarsen stones it is thought to have been a tomb similar to that of the Coldrum Stones. The name is derived from the belief that the chaotic pile of stones from the collapsed tomb were uncountable and various stories are told about the fate of those who tried. Another nearby site that may have been Neolithic is at Cossington. There are between 19 and 21 stones depending on the authority. They were pushed over in the seventeenth century seemingly before any antiquarian interest was taken in them. William Stukeley attempted to reconstruct the damaged tomb in plan in the eighteenth century.

Archaeological evaluation trenching in 1989 found no clear evidence of any surrounding quarry ditch which would normally have been excavated to provide material for a covering barrow.

## Name and location

Little Kit's Coty House is also known as Lower Kits Coty, and as the Countless Stones. The site is enclosed in iron railings and permanently open to visitors. It is approximately 460 metres (500 yd) south of another of the Medway Megaliths, Kit's Coty House. It is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of Aylesford, and is signposted from the Rochester Road.

## Context

The Early Neolithic was a revolutionary period of British history. Between 4500 and 3800 BCE, it saw a widespread change in lifestyle as the communities living in the British Isles adopted agriculture as their primary form of subsistence, abandoning the hunter-gatherer lifestyle that had characterised the preceding Mesolithic period. This came about through contact with continental European societies, although it is unclear to what extent this can be attributed to an influx of migrants or to indigenous Mesolithic Britons adopting agricultural technologies from the continent. The region of modern Kent would have been key for the arrival of continental European settlers and visitors, because of its position on the estuary of the River Thames and its proximity to the continent.

Britain was then largely forested; widespread forest clearance did not occur in Kent until the Late Bronze Age (c.1000 to 700 BCE). Environmental data from the vicinity of the White Horse Stone, a putatively prehistoric monolith near the River Medway, supports the idea that the area was still largely forested in the Early Neolithic, covered by a woodland of oak, ash, hazel/alder and amygdaloideae. Throughout most of Britain, there is little evidence of cereal or permanent dwellings from this period, leading archaeologists to believe that the island's Early Neolithic economy was largely pastoral, relying on herding cattle, with people living a nomadic or semi-nomadic life.

### Medway Megaliths

Across Western Europe, the Early Neolithic marked the first period in which humans built monumental structures in the landscape. These structures included chambered long barrows, rectangular or oval earthen tumuli which had a chamber built into one end. Some of these chambers were constructed out of timber, although others were built using large stones, now known as "megaliths". These long barrows often served as tombs, housing the physical remains of the dead within their chamber. Individuals were rarely buried alone in the Early Neolithic, instead being interred in collective burials with other members of their community. These chambered tombs were built all along the Western European seaboard during the Early Neolithic, from southeastern Spain up to southern Sweden, taking in most of the British Isles; the architectural tradition was introduced to Britain from continental Europe in the first half of the fourth millennium BCE. Although there are stone buildings—like Göbekli Tepe in modern Turkey—which predate them, the chambered long barrows constitute humanity's first widespread tradition of construction using stone.

Although now all in a ruinous state and not retaining their original appearance, at the time of construction the Medway Megaliths would have been some of the largest and most visually imposing Early Neolithic funerary monuments in Britain. Grouped along the River Medway as it cuts through the North Downs, they constitute the most southeasterly group of megalithic monuments in the British Isles, and the only megalithic group in eastern England. The archaeologists Brian Philp and Mike Dutto deemed the Medway Megaliths to be "some of the most interesting and well known" archaeological sites in Kent, while the archaeologist Paul Ashbee described them as "the most grandiose and impressive structures of their kind in southern England".

The Medway Megaliths can be divided into two separate clusters: one to the west of the River Medway and the other on Blue Bell Hill to the east, with the distance between the two clusters measuring at between 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi). The western group includes Coldrum Long Barrow, Addington Long Barrow, and the Chestnuts Long Barrow. The eastern group consists of Smythe's Megalith, Kit's Coty House, and Little Kit's Coty House, while various stones on the eastern side of the river, most notably the Coffin Stone and White Horse Stone, may also have been parts of such structures. It is not known if they were all built at the same time, or whether they were constructed in succession, while similarly it is not known if they each served the same function or whether there was a hierarchy in their usage.

The Medway long barrows all conformed to the same general design plan, and are all aligned on an east to west axis. Each had a stone chamber at the eastern end of the mound, and they each probably had a stone facade flanking the entrance. They had internal heights of up to 3.0 metres (10 feet), making them taller than most other chambered long barrows in Britain. The chambers were constructed from sarsen, a dense, hard, and durable stone that occurs naturally throughout Kent, having formed out of sand from the Eocene epoch. Early Neolithic builders would have selected blocks from the local area, and then transported them to the site of the monument to be erected.

These common architectural features among the Medway Megaliths indicate a strong regional cohesion with no direct parallels elsewhere in the British Isles. Nevertheless, as with other regional groupings of Early Neolithic long barrows—such as the Cotswold-Severn group in south-western Britain—there are also various idiosyncrasies in the different monuments, such as Coldrum's rectilinear shape, the Chestnut Long Barrow's facade, and the long, thin mounds at Addington and Kit's Coty. These variations might have been caused by the tombs being altered and adapted over the course of their use; in this scenario, the monuments would be composite structures.

The people who built these monuments were probably influenced by pre-existing tomb-shrines that they were already aware of. Whether those people had grown up locally, or moved into the Medway area from elsewhere is not known. Based on a stylistic analysis of their architectural designs, the archaeologist Stuart Piggott thought that the plan behind the Medway Megaliths had originated in the area around the Low Countries, while fellow archaeologist Glyn Daniel instead believed that the same evidence showed an influence from Scandinavia. John H. Evans instead suggested an origin in Germany, and Ronald F. Jessup thought that their origins could be seen in the Cotswold-Severn megalithic group. Ashbee noted that their close clustering in the same area was reminiscent of the megalithic tomb-shrine traditions of continental Northern Europe, and emphasised that the Medway Megaliths were a regional manifestation of a tradition widespread across Early Neolithic Europe. He nevertheless stressed that a precise place of origin was "impossible to indicate" with the available evidence.

## Design and construction

In 2005, Philp and Dutto noted that there were about 21 stones at the site. Jessup called it a "confused group", while the archaeologist Timothy Champion termed it "a jumble". Many of these would have once formed part of a chamber at the eastern end of a long, rectangular earthen mound. Philp and Dutto believed that some of the stones were from the long barrow's chamber and others from its façade, adding that it was "just possible" to suggest which is which.

The sarsens found at Little Kit's Coty House are among the largest known from the Medway Megaliths. Using their measurements as a basis, Ashbee proposed that the chamber would have been 5.2 metres (17 ft) long, 2.4 metres (8 ft) wide, and 2.7 metres (9 ft) high. He suggested that, when the monument was viewed from the east, it became clear that the stones had fallen to the north from their original positions. He believed that if the site were fully excavated, the holes in which the sarsen stones originally stood could might be identified, allowing for the chamber to be reconstructed in a manner similar to that at Chestnuts Long Barrow.

Jessup believed that it was "impossible to trace the form of the original structure". Ashbee thought it might have once been "one of the more massive" of the Medway Megaliths, with Champion concurring, suggesting that the long barrow would have been at least 20 metres (66 ft) in width and possibly over 90 metres (300 ft) in length. The mound may have been encircled by a ditch, since filled in by hillwash.

### Meaning and purpose

Britain's Early Neolithic communities placed greater emphasis on the ritual burial of the dead than their Mesolithic forebears. Archaeologists have suggested that this is because Early Neolithic Britons adhered to an ancestor cult that venerated the spirits of the dead, believing that they could intercede with the forces of nature for the benefit of their living descendants. The archaeologist Robin Holgate stressed that rather than simply being tombs, the Medway Megaliths were "communal monuments fulfilling a social function for the communities who built and used them". Thus, it has been suggested that Early Neolithic people entered into the tombs—which doubled as temples or shrines—to perform rituals honouring the dead and requesting their assistance. For this reason, the historian Ronald Hutton termed these monuments "tomb-shrines" to reflect their dual purpose.

In Britain, these tombs were typically located on prominent hills and slopes overlooking the landscape, perhaps at the junction between different territories. The archaeologist Caroline Malone noted that the tombs would have served as one of various landscape markers that conveyed information on "territory, political allegiance, ownership, and ancestors". Many archaeologists have subscribed to the idea that these tomb-shrines were territorial markers between different tribes; others have argued that such markers would be of little use to a nomadic herding society. Instead it has been suggested that they represent markers along herding pathways. The archaeologist Richard Bradley suggested that the construction of these monuments reflects an attempt to mark control and ownership over the land, thus reflecting a change in mindset brought about by the transition from the hunter-gatherer Mesolithic to the pastoralist Early Neolithic. Others have suggested that these monuments were built on sites already deemed sacred by Mesolithic hunter-gatherers.

## Damage and dilapidation

All the surviving megalithic tombs from the Early Neolithic period have suffered from neglect and the ravages of agriculture. Little Kit's Coty House has been damaged on more than one occasion. In 1773, Douglas was told that a farmer had dismantled the monument to use its stones for road metal but that the stones proved too large for this purpose.

## Folklore, folk tradition, and modern Paganism

In 1722, the antiquarian Hercules Ayleway noted—in a letter written to his friend, the fellow antiquarian William Stukeley—a local belief that the Lower Kit's Coty House and Kit's Coty House were erected in memory of two contending kings of Kent who died in battle.

The archaeologist and folklorist Leslie Grinsell believed that the countless stones motif would only have been applied to the site after the chamber had been toppled, something he suggested had occurred around 1690. Grinsell noted that as of the mid-twentieth century, that folklore was still extant, citing the discovery of numbers written in chalk on the different stones.

Several modern Pagan religions are practised at the Medway Megaliths, the most publicly visible of which is Druidry. Research conducted among these Druids in 2014 revealed that some Druidic activity had taken place at Little Kit's Coty House but that at least one Druid disliked performing rituals there because of the noise produced by nearby power cables.

## Antiquarian and archaeological investigation

The antiquarian John Aubrey referenced a range of prehistoric sites across Britain in his manuscript, *Monumenta Britannica*, written over the course of 1663 to 1693. In this manuscript, he quoted from a letter sent to him by Dr Thomas Gale, the Master of St Paul's School in London. In the letter, Gale reported that "In the field next to this \[Kit's Coty House\] nearer to Ailsford, are 13 or 14 great stones; seven standing, all covered with one large stone, the rest are fallen down. The people call this also Kit's Coty-house." Aubrey's book was not published until several centuries later, and it is possible that the site was further damaged in the years following Gale's letter.

The antiquarian William Stukeley visited the area in 1722. At this point the stones had already been pulled down; from a letter sent to him that year by Hercules Ayleway it appears that the chamber was dismantled around thirty years prior. Ayleway had written that "I have been informed by some who remember it standing that the stones which composed the wall did all of them joyn \[sic\] close together so as to touch each other, and the dore \[sic\] was on the west side thereof, next the road." Stukeley produced several illustrations of the site, which were published posthumously. One, produced in October 1722 and used as the basis for a public plate, includes Little Kit's Coty House as a cove in the foreground, while Kit's Coty House — including its barrow — can be seen in the background. However, his depiction of the monument differs in these two illustrations, rendering their accuracy unreliable. Also causing issues is that in Stukeley's illustrations, the chamber entrance is not at the western end, as Ayleway claimed it was.

In 1782, Edward Hasted published details of the site, perhaps drawn from information supplied by William Boys of Sandwich. His publication included an engraving of the site; Ashbee later noted that this illustration was "romanticised". Hasted's suggestion was that the site had been damaged by treasure hunters. Later that century, mention of Little Kit's Coty House was also made in the published work of W. H. Ireland, and John Thorpe. Thorpe added the suggestion that the monument had been destroyed so that its stones could be used for dockyard paving. In an 1824 issue of the *Gentleman's Magazine*, a note on the site was published by Edward Rudge. He included an illustration of the site. Describing the site as "a Druidical monument consisting of five or six cromlechs", he added that digging beneath one of the stones had revealed human bone and armour.

It is in the 1840s that several brief references to the site appeared which first called it the Countless Stones. In the early 1840s, the Reverend Beale Post conducted investigations into the Medway Megaliths, writing them up in a manuscript that was left unpublished; this included Little Kit's Coty House. He disputed both Hasted and Thorpe's ideas about how the monument had been destroyed, suggesting that instead a sepulchral cavity had given way, after which the impact of the weather brought the chamber crashing down. In 1871, Edwin Dunkin published a plan of the site; his differed from that of Rudge, perhaps reflecting the changes that had occurred at the site in the intervening period.

In 1883, both this site and Kit's Coty House were visited by the archaeologist Augustus Pitt Rivers. He communicated with the landowner, H. A. Brassey, who believed that both sites should be protected under the new Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882. In 1897, the site was declared a protected monument, two years after Kit's Coty House had. Meanwhile, in 1893, the antiquarian George Payne mentioned the monument in his *Collectanea Cantiana*, describing it as a "fallen cromlech" and noting that there were various other megaliths scattered in the vicinity, suggesting that these were part of the monument or another like it, since destroyed. In 1907, F. J. Bennett published a "Sketch Plan of the Countless Stones", and in 1908 George Clinch published a photograph of it. Clinch's photograph features the substantial trees located near the site which were still extant in the 1930s but were later removed. In his 1924 publication dealing with Kent, the archaeologist O. G. S. Crawford, then working as the archaeological officer for the Ordnance Survey, listed Lower Kit's Coty House alongside the other Medway Megaliths, like Bennett referring to it as the Countless Stones.

In 1994, a pipe trench was cut alongside the site, during which evidence of a ditch below ploughsoil and hillwash was found.

### Footnotes

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## InfoBox

Little Kit's Coty House
| The stones of Little Kit's Coty House as they now appear | |
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| Shown within Kent | |
| Alternative name | Lower Kit's Coty House |
| Coordinates | 51°18′57″N 0°30′05″E / 51.3159675°N 0.5013867°E / 51.3159675; 0.5013867 |
| Type | Long barrow |
| History | |
| Periods | Early Neolithic |


title: Fíachu Findoilches

abstract: Fíachu Findoilches, son of Fínnachta, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He succeeded to the throne on the death of his uncle Géde Ollgothach, whom, according to some versions, he had killed. His epithet findoilches means "white or fair hidden one", although some sources call him Fíachu Cendfinnán, perhaps confusing him with the much earlier Fir Bolg king of that name. It is said that all the cattle, or flowers, of Ireland had white heads in his reign, and that he exacted a tax on white-headed cattle. He founded Kells, County Meath. He is said to have been the first king in Ireland to dig wells, but grain did not stay on the stalk in his reign. He ruled for either twenty or thirty years, and was killed by Géde Ollgothach's son Berngal in revenge for his father. The chronology of Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to 863–833 BC, that of the Annals of the Four Masters to 1231–1209 BC.

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# Fíachu Findoilches

**Fíachu Findoilches**, son of Fínnachta, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He succeeded to the throne on the death of his uncle Géde Ollgothach, whom, according to some versions, he had killed. His epithet *findoilches* means "white or fair hidden one", although some sources call him **Fíachu Cendfinnán** ("little white/fair head"), perhaps confusing him with the much earlier Fir Bolg king of that name. It is said that all the cattle, or flowers, of Ireland had white heads in his reign, and that he exacted a tax on white-headed cattle. He founded Kells, County Meath. He is said to have been the first king in Ireland to dig wells, but grain did not stay on the stalk in his reign. He ruled for either twenty or thirty years, and was killed by Géde Ollgothach's son Berngal in revenge for his father. The chronology of Geoffrey Keating's *Foras Feasa ar Éirinn* dates his reign to 863–833 BC, that of the *Annals of the Four Masters* to 1231–1209 BC.


title: Maurolicus australis

abstract: Maurolicus australis, commonly known as the pennant pearlside, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Maurolicus. It lives in deep-water marine environments off New Zealand and Southern Australia. It has 33-34 vertebrae.

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# Maurolicus australis

***Maurolicus australis***, commonly known as the **pennant pearlside**, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Maurolicus. It lives in deep-water marine environments off New Zealand and Southern Australia. It has 33-34 vertebrae.

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| *Maurolicus australis* | |
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| Conservation status | |
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Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Sternoptychidae |
| Genus: | *Maurolicus* |
| Species: | ***M. australis*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Maurolicus australis***
Hector, 1875 | |
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title: Mark Frank (theologian)

abstract: Mark Frank or Franck (1613–1664) was an English churchman and academic, Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge.

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# Mark Frank (theologian)

**Mark Frank** or **Franck** (1613–1664) was an English churchman and academic, Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge.

## Life

He was baptised at Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, and was admitted pensioner of Pembroke College, Cambridge, 4 July 1627. He was elected to a scholarship in 1630, and to a fellowship 8 October 1634, having become M.A. the same year. In 1641 he became B.D., and was chosen junior treasurer of his college, and senior treasurer in 1642.

He had attracted the favourable notice of Charles I by a sermon he preached at Paul's Cross before the lord mayor and aldermen in 1641 on Jeremiah xxxv. 18-19, which the king commanded to be printed. In this sermon he propounds the Rechabites as an example of obedience; 'It is a usual thing nowadays,' he says, 'to direct our governours what to do, what to read, what to command; then, forsooth, we will obey them.' In 1644 he was ejected as a malignant by the parliamentary visitors, on his refusal to take the Solemn League and Covenant.

At the Restoration, Frank was re-established in his fellowship on 10 August 1660 and rewarded by ecclesiastical promotions. He was made D.D. by royal mandate in 1661 and was chosen master of his college on 23 August 1662, in succession to Benjamin Lany. Archbishop William Juxon appointed him one of his chaplains, and he held the office of domestic chaplain and *ex officio* licenser of theological works to Juxon's successor, Archbishop Gilbert Sheldon, by whom he was presented to the archdeaconry of St Albans, and to the treasurership of St Paul's Cathedral, 19 December 1660. He was also presented to the rectory of Barley, Hertfordshire, on 2 February 1664, by Matthew Wren. He died the following year, at the age of 51 and was buried in St Paul's Cathedral near the entrance of the north door.

## Works

*Course of Sermons for all the Sundays and Festivals throughout the Year* (1672) was published after his death. It was republished, in two volumes, in the *Library of Anglo-Catholic Theology*.


title: Mount Erie (Washington)

abstract: Mount Erie is a mountain on Fidalgo Island in Skagit County, Washington, United States. It is on public park land owned and managed by the city of Anacortes and is located in the south of the Anacortes Community Forest Lands. Mount Erie was named in 1841 by the Wilkes Expedition for the Battle of Lake Erie. The mountain itself was first explored in the 1960s by local climbers, including Dallas Kloke. It is known for its climbing as well as the view from the summit. The summit is accessible via a single-lane, paved road from the base. At 1,273 feet (388 m) tall, Mount Erie is the highest point on Fidalgo Island. On a clear day, Mount Baker, about 43 miles (69 km) to the northeast, and Mount Rainier, about 117 miles (188 km) to the southeast, can be seen from the summit.

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# Mount Erie (Washington)

**Mount Erie** is a mountain on Fidalgo Island in Skagit County, Washington, United States. It is on public park land owned and managed by the city of Anacortes and is located in the south of the Anacortes Community Forest Lands.

Mount Erie was named in 1841 by the Wilkes Expedition for the Battle of Lake Erie. The mountain itself was first explored in the 1960s by local climbers, including Dallas Kloke. It is known for its climbing as well as the view from the summit. The summit is accessible via a single-lane, paved road from the base. At 1,273 feet (388 m) tall, Mount Erie is the highest point on Fidalgo Island. On a clear day, Mount Baker, about 43 miles (69 km) to the northeast, and Mount Rainier, about 117 miles (188 km) to the southeast, can be seen from the summit.

## Geology

Located near the Fidalgo Complex in Washington's San Juan Islands, Mount Erie has a unique and somewhat puzzling composition. The mountain is composed mostly of feldspar\- and hornblende-rich diorite. It is thought to have been formed during the Jurassic period (155–170 Ma) by invasive volcanic flows creating batholithic masses of diorite, which also helped to create the island arcs associated with the San Juan Islands. By the end of the late Jurassic period the area experienced uplift and erosion and was subjected to intense folding and faulting. At this point most of the deposited Paleozoic and Mesozoic sediments had been eroded away, exposing the plutons of diorite, which is the primary igneous rock found on the mountain.

At some point the diorite plutons experienced intrusion by gabbro dikes associated with the formation of oceanic seafloor, indicating that the area may have experienced periods of submersion as the Juan de Fuca plate subducted underneath the North American plate accreted the area. This whole process of constant uplift and erosion followed by accretion is thought to have created the unique ophiolites associated with the San Juan Islands and especially the Fidalgo Complex, of which Mount Erie is a part.

During the Quaternary Period the area experienced many periods of glacial advance and retreat. Evidence for the glacial erosion of Mount Erie can be observed at the summit of the mountain as large striations in the diorite and gabbro. These periods of glacial erosion were separated by warming trends and continue to the present day.

Big Rock in Coupeville, Washington, and the Wedgwood Rock in Seattle, Washington, are both glacial erratics that originated on Mount Erie before being transported to their current locations.

American indie rock band Mount Eerie, known as The Microphones before 2004, is named after the mountain. Principal singer/songwriter Phil Elverum grew up in the area.

## InfoBox

| Mount Erie | |
| --- | --- |
| Mount Erie from Burrows Bay | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,273 ft (388 m)NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 1,273 ft (388 m) |
| Coordinates | 48°27′14″N 122°37′33″W / 48.453791292°N 122.625708886°W / 48.453791292; -122.625708886 |
| Geography | |
|  | |
| Location | Skagit County, Washington, U.S. |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Paved road |


title: Vansittart (East Indiaman)

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Four ships named Vansittart, the first probably for Peter van Sittart, served the British East India Company (EIC) as East Indiamen:
  - Vansittart, of 480 tons (bm), was launched in 1718 and was lost in 1719 on the outward leg of her maiden voyage.
  - Vansittart, of 676 tons (bm), was launched in 1763, made four voyages for the EIC, and was sold for breaking up in 1775.
  - Vansittart, of 829 tons (bm), was launched in 1780 and made three full voyages for the EIC before she was lost in 1789 on her way to China on her fourth voyage. Nonsuch helped rescue her crew and much of her treasure.
  - Vansittart, of 1312 tons (bm), was launched at Calcutta in 1813 for the India to China trade. However, she then became an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made 11 voyages for the EIC. Her owners then sold her and her new owners continued to sail her to China from London, the EIC's monopoly having ended. She carried opium from India to Canton. In 1839 she assumed a Danish name and registry as a short-lived subterfuge to evade Chinese government restrictions on the opium trade. By September 1840 she reverted to her original name and British registry. A fire of questionable origin destroyed her at Bombay in 1842.

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# Vansittart (East Indiaman)

Four ships named ***Vansittart***, the first probably for Peter van Sittart (father of Henry Vansittart), served the British East India Company (EIC) as East Indiamen:

* *Vansittart*, of 480 tons (bm), was launched in 1718 and was lost in 1719 on the outward leg of her maiden voyage.
* *Vansittart*, of 676 tons (bm), was launched in 1763, made four voyages for the EIC, and was sold for breaking up in 1775.
* *Vansittart*, of 829 tons (bm), was launched in 1780 and made three full voyages for the EIC before she was lost in 1789 on her way to China on her fourth voyage. *Nonsuch* helped rescue her crew and much of her treasure.

* *Vansittart*, of 1312 tons (bm), was launched at Calcutta in 1813 for the India to China trade. However, she then became an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made 11 voyages for the EIC. Her owners then sold her and her new owners continued to sail her to China from London, the EIC's monopoly having ended. She carried opium from India to Canton. In 1839 she assumed a Danish name and registry as a short-lived subterfuge to evade Chinese government restrictions on the opium trade. By September 1840 she reverted to her original name and British registry. A fire of questionable origin destroyed her at Bombay in 1842.


title: Medicine Man (song)

abstract: "Medicine Man" is a song by American rapper-producer Dr. Dre from his third studio album Compton. It was released as the album's fifteenth track on August 7, 2015 via Aftermath/Interscope Records along with the rest of the album. Recording sessions took place at Record One in Sherman Oaks and at Effigy Studios in Michigan. Produced by Dem Jointz and Focus..., the song features vocals from American rapper Eminem, South African singer Candice Pillay, and American recording artist Anderson.Paak, with additional vocals from Sly Jordan. Despite never being released as a single, the song has managed to reach number 121 in French and the US chart, as well as number 40 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

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# Medicine Man (song)

"**Medicine Man**" is a song by American rapper-producer Dr. Dre from his third studio album *Compton*. It was released as the album's fifteenth track on August 7, 2015 via Aftermath/Interscope Records along with the rest of the album. Recording sessions took place at Record One in Sherman Oaks and at Effigy Studios in Michigan. Produced by Dem Jointz and Focus..., the song features vocals from American rapper Eminem, South African singer Candice Pillay, and American recording artist Anderson .Paak, with additional vocals from Sly Jordan.

Despite never being released as a single, the song has managed to reach number 121 in French and the US chart, as well as number 40 on the *Billboard* Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

## Composition

The song begins with a skit performed by Anderson .Paak and Dr. Dre. Candice Pillay performs the intro to the song, as well as the hook. Dr. Dre performs the first verse. Anderson .Paak performs the bridge. Eminem raps the second verse and also screams "Fuck!" at the end of the song.

In Eminem's verse, the word rape is censored when he raps, "I even make the bitches I \[rape\] cum."

## Live performances

Along with "Chloraseptic" remix and "Framed", the song made its live debut at Eminem's Coachella performance on April 15, 2018. The song was placed on most setlists for Em's the Revival Tour.

## Reception

In his album review for *Comption*, Del F. Cowie of *Exclaim!* called Eminem's verse, as well as Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, The Game and Xzibit's contributions to the project, one of his "best performances in recent memory".

## Controversy

The song received controversy over Eminem's line, "I even make the bitches I rape cum". Karen Ingala Smith, chief executive of the London-based charity Nia Project, said, “Women and girls who have suffered sexual violence often blame themselves or question whether they were really raped. Peddling the lie that orgasm equals consent silences victims of sexual violence”.

## Charts

| Chart (2015) | Peak<br>position |
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| France (SNEP) | 121 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (*Billboard*) | 21 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (*Billboard*) | 40 |
| US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (*Billboard*) | 18 |
| US Rap Digital Song Sales (*Billboard*) | 14 |

## InfoBox

| "Medicine Man" | |
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| Song by Dr. Dre featuring Eminem, Candice Pillay and Anderson .Paak | |
| from the album  *Compton* | |
| Released | August 7, 2015 |
| Recorded | 2010–2015 |
| Studio |  |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 4:14 |
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| Songwriter(s) |  |
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