title: N-acetylhexosamine 1-dehydrogenase

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In enzymology, a N-acetylhexosamine 1-dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.240) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
  - N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + NAD+ ⇌ N-acetyl-D-glucosaminate + NADH + H+ Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and NAD+, whereas its 3 products are N-acetyl-D-glucosaminate, NADH, and H+. This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-OH group of donor with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is N-acetyl-D-hexosamine:NAD+ 1-oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include N-acetylhexosamine dehydrogenase, and N-acetyl-D-hexosamine dehydrogenase.

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# N-acetylhexosamine 1-dehydrogenase

In enzymology, a **N-acetylhexosamine 1-dehydrogenase** (EC 1.1.1.240) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + NAD+ $\rightleftharpoons $ N-acetyl-D-glucosaminate + NADH + H+

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and NAD+, whereas its 3 products are N-acetyl-D-glucosaminate, NADH, and H+.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-OH group of donor with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is **N-acetyl-D-hexosamine:NAD+ 1-oxidoreductase**. Other names in common use include **N-acetylhexosamine dehydrogenase**, and **N-acetyl-D-hexosamine dehydrogenase**.

* Horiuchi T, Kurokawa T (1989). "Purification and characterization of N-acetyl-D-hexosamine dehydrogenase from *Pseudomonas* sp no 53". *Agric. Biol. Chem*. **53** (7): 1919–1925. doi:10.1271/bbb1961.53.1919.

## InfoBox

| N-acetylhexosamine 1-dehydrogenase | |
| --- | --- |
| Identifiers | |
| EC no. | 1.1.1.240 |
| CAS no. | 122785-18-6 |
| Databases | |
| IntEnz | IntEnz view |
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry |
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view |
| KEGG | KEGG entry |
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway |
| PRIAM | profile |
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum |
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO |
| Search  PMC articles  PubMed articles  NCBI proteins | |


title: Mark Phillips (author)

abstract: Mark Phillips was the joint pseudonym used by science fiction writers Laurence Mark Janifer and Randall Philip Garrett in the early 1960s. Together they authored several humorous short novels in the so-called "Psi-Power" series: Brain Twister (1962), The Impossibles (1963), and Supermind (1963). For Brain Twister they were nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1960. They also co-authored the novel Pagan Passions (1959) with Garrett using his own name and Janifer using his Larry M. Harris pseudonym.

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# Mark Phillips (author)

**Mark Phillips** was the joint pseudonym used by science fiction writers Laurence Mark Janifer and Randall Philip Garrett in the early 1960s. Together they authored several humorous short novels in the so-called "Psi-Power" series: *Brain Twister* (1962), *The Impossibles* (1963), and *Supermind* (1963). For *Brain Twister* they were nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1960 (under the novel's original title, "That Sweet Little Old Lady"). They also co-authored the novel *Pagan Passions* (1959) with Garrett using his own name and Janifer using his Larry M. Harris pseudonym.

## Laurence Janifer and Randall Garrett

Laurence Janifer was a prolific science fiction author, with a career spanning over 50 years. Though his first published work was a short story in *Cosmos* magazine in 1953, his career as a writer can be said to have started in 1959 when he began writing for *Astounding* and *Galaxy Science Fiction*. Janifer's best known work is the "Survivor" series, comprising five novels and many short stories.

In the early 1960s Janifer teamed with Randall Garrett, a prolific contributor to *Astounding* and other science fiction magazines who is today best known for the Lord Darcy books. In hopes of replicating the success of spy stories such as James Bond (which were hugely popular at the time), the pair decided to combine a traditional spy narrative with humor and extra-sensory perception to appeal to readers of science fiction.

## Psi-Power Series

The first story they wrote in this so-called "Psi-Power" series was "That Sweet Little Old Lady," published in the Sept./October 1959 edition of Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact. Subsequent stories including "Out Like a Light" (Analog, April/May/June 1960), and "Occasion for Disaster" (Analog, November/December 1960 and January/February 1961). All of the stories were novella length and were subsequently reprinted in 1962 and 1963 by Pyramid Books under different titles ("That Sweet Little Old Lady" as *Brain Twister,* "Out Like a Light" as *The Impossibles,* and "Occasion for Disaster" as *Supermind*).

"That Sweet Little Old Lady" (*Brain Twister*) was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1960 but lost out to *Starship Troopers* by Robert A. Heinlein.

Laurence Janifer and Randall Garrett did not work together on any other stories after the completion of the Psi-Power series.

## Texts online

* *Brain Twister*, Pyramid Publications, (1962).
* *The Impossibles*, Pyramid Publications, 1963, 2nd edition, 1966.
* *Supermind*, Pyramid Publications, (1963).


title: Megan Rossi

abstract: Megan Rossi is a dietitian, nutritionist and author specialising in the microbiome. Her PhD in gut health received the Dean's Award top 5% for Outstanding Research Higher Degree. Rossi founded the website The Gut Health Doctor, including The Gut Health Clinic. In 2019, she co-founded Bio&Me a food range in the UK. She is an advocate and researcher of plant-based nutrition.

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# Megan Rossi

**Megan Rossi** (born 10 October 1988) is a dietitian, nutritionist and author specialising in the microbiome. Her PhD in gut health received the Dean's Award top 5% for Outstanding Research Higher Degree.

Rossi founded the website The Gut Health Doctor, including The Gut Health Clinic. In 2019, she co-founded Bio&Me a food range in the UK. She is an advocate and researcher of plant-based nutrition.

## Early life and education

One of three children, Rossi was raised by her single mother, a science teacher, on a farm near Cairns in rural Australia.

Rossi studied Dietetics at Queensland University of Technology from 2006 to 2009. After receiving first-class honours, she went on to conduct more research into the field while working as a dietitian at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane. In 2014, she earned her PhD in gut health from the University of Queensland while also working as a nutritionist for the Australia Olympic Synchronised Swimming team.

Rossi moved to London, UK in 2015, where she lives with her husband Thomas and her sons Archie and Cooper.

## Career

### Research fellow

Rossi is a Research Fellow at King's College London looking at nutrition-based therapies in gut health, including prebiotics and probiotics, dietary fibres, plant-based diversity, the low-FODMAP diet and food additives. She has published over 50 scientific papers in International peer-reviewed journals.

### The Gut Health Doctor

In 2017, Rossi established an online presence as The Gut Health Doctor (@theguthealthdoctor with over 1/2 million followers), with a focus on linking gut health with other health concerns such as mental health, heart disease, kidney disease and skin conditions.

### The Gut Health Clinic

Rossi founded The Gut Health Clinic, which includes a team of gut specialist dietitians, for clinical conditions such as IBS, IBD, coeliac disease and other gut disorders, as well as weight management, diabetes, cancer and women's health.

### Bio&Me

Rossi co-founded Bio&Me in 2019, a food range with a focus on gut health. The company was named UK Future Brand of the Year 2021 and has recently received investment from Harry Kane. The company achieved B Corp Status in 2022.

### Awards

* 2017 British Medical Journal Open Gastroenterology prize 'Best clinical science abstract for oral presentation'.
* 2017 British Nutrition Foundation 'Drummond Pump Priming Award'.
* 2019 Business Insider's Top 100 Coolest People in Food & Drink.
* 2020 Young Australian Achiever of the Year in the UK, from the Australian High Commission for her contribution to science and public education.
* 2023 LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders
* 2024 Hurun UK Under 35s Young Entrepreneurs to Watch

## Plant-based nutrition

Rossi has noted that there are number of different plant-based diets including veganism, lacto-vegetarianism, lacto-ovo vegetarianism, pescetarianism and flexitarianism. She has stated that a plant-based diet does not have to be vegan and can occasionally include meat but the bulk of the diet must be built around plant foods. Rossi has commented that she does not personally promote a vegan or vegetarian diet. Her advice is to eat more plants but not eliminate entire food groups. According to Rossi, "including some animal foods in your diet can be a valuable way to decrease your risk of nutritional deficiencies - I am in no way antimeat". She has criticized plant-based junk and processed foods, including vegan cheese for degraded nutrients.

Rossi has argued that a plant-based diet is the opposite of a fad diet, it is a sustainable way to eat a healthy diet. She has stated that the main focus of a plant-based diet should be on whole foods, including whole grains, fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds. Rossi has suggested that gut health is about moderation and plant diversity and that the ultimate goal should be to eat 30 different types of plant-based foods every week. She says that the 5 A Day rule is a good starting point but the microbes living in the gut need a diversity of plants to flourish.

### Eat Yourself Healthy (Love Your Gut)

Rossi's debut book, *Eat Yourself Healthy* (UK, Australia & Europe) and Love Your Gut (US & Canada), was published in September 2019. The book features recipes and advice on IBS and bloating, diagnosing food intolerances, and the relationship between gut health, sleep and exercise. The book was dedicated to her older sister, Justine, who died aged 5 in a playground accident. It was a Sunday Times bestseller and has been published in 4 languages to date.

### Eat More, Live Well

Rossi's book *Eat More, Live Well* was published in 2021 by Penguin Books and was also a Sunday Times bestseller. The book suggests eating 30 different plant-based foods a week. The editors of the book commented that "based on the latest gut-health science, all of the recipes are packed with plants, but you’ll still find meat, dairy and eggs in there, because it’s all about diversity—eating more, not less. Megan’s love of food shines through every page and we can’t wait to see people enjoying her tasty creations".

## Media

### TV

### News Media

From 2022-2023, Rossi had a weekly column in *The Daily Mail*.

## Selected publications

* *Eat Yourself Healthy: An Easy-to-Digest Guide to Health and Happiness from the Inside Out* (Penguin Life, 2019) ISBN 978-0241355084
* *Eat More, Live Well: Enjoy Your Favourite Food and Boost Your Gut Health with The Diversity Diet* (Penguin Life, 2021) ISBN 978-0241480465
* *How to Eat More Plants: Transform Your Health With 30 Plant-Based Foods Per Week (And Why It’s Easier Than You Think)* (The Experiment, 2022) ISBN 978-1615198788

## InfoBox

| Megan Rossi | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | 10 October 1988<br>Cairns |
| Occupation | Dietitian |


title: Gebhardshain (Verbandsgemeinde)

abstract:
Gebhardshain is a former Verbandsgemeinde in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. On 1 January 2017 it merged into the new Verbandsgemeinde Betzdorf-Gebhardshain. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde was in Gebhardshain. The Verbandsgemeinde Gebhardshain consisted of the following Ortsgemeinden:
  - Dickendorf
  - Elben
  - Elkenroth
  - Fensdorf
  - Gebhardshain
  - Kausen
  - Malberg
  - Molzhain
  - Nauroth
  - Rosenheim
  - Steinebach/Sieg
  - Steineroth

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# Gebhardshain (Verbandsgemeinde)

**Gebhardshain** is a former *Verbandsgemeinde* ("collective municipality") in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. On 1 January 2017 it merged into the new *Verbandsgemeinde* Betzdorf-Gebhardshain. The seat of the *Verbandsgemeinde* was in Gebhardshain.

The *Verbandsgemeinde* **Gebhardshain** consisted of the following *Ortsgemeinden* ("local municipalities"):

1. Dickendorf
2. Elben
3. Elkenroth
4. Fensdorf
5. Gebhardshain
6. Kausen
7. Malberg
8. Molzhain
9. Nauroth
10. Rosenheim
11. Steinebach/Sieg
12. Steineroth

50°44′47″N 7°49′15″E / 50.746389°N 7.820833°E / 50.746389; 7.820833


title: Scythris indigoferivora

abstract: Scythris indigoferivora is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Bengt Å. Bengtsson in 2002. It is found in Sudan and Yemen. The larvae feed on Acacia seyal and Indigofera oblongifolia.

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# Scythris indigoferivora

***Scythris indigoferivora*** is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Bengt Å. Bengtsson in 2002. It is found in Sudan and Yemen.

The larvae feed on *Acacia seyal* and *Indigofera oblongifolia*.

## InfoBox

| *Scythris indigoferivora* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | *Scythris* |
| Species: | ***S. indigoferivora*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Scythris indigoferivora***<br>Bengtsson, 2002 | |
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title: Philip Burton (theatre director)

abstract: Philip Henry Burton was a Welsh teacher who became an acclaimed radio producer and theatre director. In his later life, he emigrated to the United States where he helped found the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. Despite Burton's successes in many fields, it is for his role in helping Richard Burton to pursue his career as an actor, that he is best remembered.

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# Philip Burton (theatre director)

**Philip Henry Burton** MBE (30 November 1904 – 28 January 1995) was a Welsh teacher who became an acclaimed radio producer and theatre director. In his later life, he emigrated to the United States where he helped found the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. Despite Burton's successes in many fields, it is for his role in helping Richard Burton to pursue his career as an actor, that he is best remembered.

## Early history

Philip Henry Burton was born in 1904 in Mountain Ash, Glamorgan, South Wales. His father, Henry, was English, and came to Wales to work as a collier, but died in a pit accident when Burton was 14. Burton's mother, Emma Matilda, was Welsh and was a large influence in his academic achievement, as was his Maths teacher, Ted Richards. He attended Caegarw Elementary School then Mountain Ash Intermediate School. Aged just 16, Burton gained a scholarship to study at the University College of Wales, Cardiff, from where he graduated in 1925 with a double honours degree in History and Mathematics. His years in Mountain Ash and Cardiff are described in the first two chapters of his autobiography, *Early Doors*. Burton's first experiences as a schoolboy of performance came through the chapel and from the touring companies that played at Mountain Ash's two theatres. In Cardiff, he went frequently to the city's theatres, but took no part in the college's Dramatic Society. He played rugby for the college.

After leaving university, Burton became a teacher at the Port Talbot Secondary School, where he taught English (and, briefly, Games and Maths) and developed the school's drama activities. He also taught for the Workers' Educational Association and chaired the Port Talbot branch of the YMCA, as well as founding its Drama Society. He was a leading light as an actor in the Society, both in its Port Talbot productions and in drama competitions, and he was soon attracting attention in the national press: his portrayal of Othello was “perfect in make-up, appearance and art…Othello had a tremendous personality. There was action in every muscle. He was the only true Othello I ever saw…whose noble bearing and character personified manhood at its best.”

Burton's first play for the BBC, *Granton Street*, his first feature, *Margam Abbey*, and his first appearance as an actor, in *Antigone*, were all broadcast in 1937, the last two being produced by T. Rowland Hughes, a features producer with the BBC in Cardiff. Four more programmes with Hughes came in 1938 and 1939, and then Burton continued, both as a scriptwriter and actor, to work with Hughes throughout the War years.

Burton was a prolific scriptwriter for the BBC. Between 1937 and 1953, he wrote some forty-five radio scripts, as well as fourteen scripts for television. Most of the radio scripts were written whilst he was in full-time work, either as a teacher (1937-1945) or features producer (1945-1952).

In 1938 Burton was awarded a scholarship by the Guild of Graduates of the University of Wales to visit America for six months to study school camps and drama, broadcasting and theatre.

During the Second World War, Burton was Commanding Officer of the Port Talbot ATC, 499 Squadron, for which he received an MBE.

## Relationship with Richard Burton

Philip Burton had a frustrated dream of being an actor, and as a teacher looked for a young protégé through whom he could achieve acting success. He found such a talent in Owen Jones, who went on to appear in films during the 1930s as well as appearing on stage in *Hamlet* with Laurence Olivier. Jones, an RAF pilot, died through an illness after an accident at his airbase, which left Burton heartbroken. The arrival of a new young talent, Richard Jenkins, brought Burton fresh hope. He tutored Jenkins intensively in school subjects, and also worked at developing his accent and acting voice, including outdoor voice drills which improved his projection. Jenkins called the experience "the most hardworking and painful period" in his life. Burton failed in his attempt to adopt Jenkins, but nonetheless Jenkins became his legal ward and took his surname to become Richard Burton.

The two remained close for almost all of their lives and when Burton began working for the BBC as a producer, Richard would often lend his vocal talents. For the BBC they worked together on the radio plays *The Corn is Green* (1945) and *The Last Days of Dolwyn* (1949). Later when Burton had moved to New York, Richard called him at short notice to direct the first production of *Camelot*, after its original director, Moss Hart, was taken ill. The production was a huge success by the time it reached Broadway. The only time the two fell out was when Richard left his first wife, Sybil Christopher, for the actress Elizabeth Taylor; Philip Burton saw Sybil and the two children as his family. They reconciled, four years later, when Taylor approached Burton to help Richard, who was struggling in the build-up to John Gielgud's 1964 production of *Hamlet*. After Richard Burton's death in 1984, Taylor maintained the friendship with Burton, including visiting him in hospital during the long illness before his death.

## Later career

Burton left Port Talbot Secondary school in 1945, perhaps disappointed that he was not appointed to the headship of the school. He was by now an experienced scriptwriter and actor on both the stage and the radio, and had also gained experience in radio production when he was called upon to help the ailing T. Rowland Hughes in the studio. It came as no surprise when he succeeded Hughes as a features producer within an expanding Wales Region for the BBC. In 1947 he produced Dylan Thomas' radio feature on Swansea, *Return Journey*. He then worked closely with Thomas on the first half of a work initially titled *The Village of the Mad*. The play would eventually become Thomas' much-loved play for voices, *Under Milk Wood*.

Philip Burton left the BBC in Wales in 1949 when he was promoted to Chief Instructor at the BBC Staff Training School in London. The following year, he was appointed to the Welsh committee of the Arts Council.

He resigned from the BBC in 1952 to become a freelancer. One of his first contracts was to write the first twelve episodes of *The Appleyards*, the first ever soap opera on BBC television. Freelancing also gave Burton more time for return trips to America.

In 1954, the year after Dylan Thomas' death, the first British production of *Under Milk Wood* was performed, on BBC Radio. Richard Burton took the lead as First Voice, Philip Burton took the role of the Reverend Eli Jenkins and Sybil Williams (Richard Burton's wife) played Myfanwy Price.

Later that year, Burton moved to New York City, where he helped establish the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and became its first director. He also set up a touring company, the Philip Burton Drama Quartet. Burton soon became a popular figure on the American lecture circuit, and published two books on Shakespeare, *The Sole Voice: Character Portraits from Shakespeare* and *You, My Brother*.

Burton had become an American citizen in 1964, and in the 1970s went to live in Key West, Florida, where he continued his programme of talks and lectures, as well as taking an active part in Key West community activities. He died in Haines City, Florida on the 28 January 1995.

## Works by Philip Burton

### Books and articles

* Untitled, Dylan Thomas Memorial Number (1953), *Adam International Review*, and also in E. Tedlock (1960) *Dylan Thomas : The Legend and the Poet*, Heinemann.
* *Early Doors: My Life and the Theatre* (1969), Dial Press.
* *The Sole Voice: Character Portraits from Shakespeare* (1970), Dial Press.
* *You, My Brother* (1973), Random House.
* *The Green Isle* (1974) Dial Press.
* *Richard and Philip:The Burtons* (1992), Owen.
* *Dylan Thomas*, in *Dylan Remembered 1935-1953* pp236-238,(2004), ed. D.N. Thomas, Seren.

### Audio

* *The Dylan Thomas I Knew*, (1991), Screen and Sound Archive, National Library of Wales (SSA/NLW).
* *Dylan Thomas*, (n.d.), original recordings, Colin Edwards archive, (SSA/NLW).

### Published plays

* *White Collar: A Play in Three Acts* (1938), W. H. Smith.
* *Granton Street: A Play in Three Acts* (1934), F.S. Powell, re-published in 2017 by Alun Books, with an Introduction by A. V. John.

### BBC radio and television scripts

## Bibliography

* Alpert, H. (1986) *Burton*, Putnam.
* Bragg, M. (1988) *Richard Burton: A Life*, Little Brown.
* Callard, D. (1997) *The Other Philip Burton* in *Planet*, 122.
* Cleverdon, D. (1969). *The Growth of Milk Wood*. New Directions Publishing. ISBN 9780811217682.
* Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). *The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales*. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
* John, A.V. (2015) *The Actors’ Crucible: Port Talbot and the Making of Burton, Hopkins, Sheen and All the Others*, Parthian.
* John, A.V. (2018) *Philip Henry Burton*, in *The Dictionary of Welsh Biography* online at Philip Burton NLW
* Thomas, D.N. (2020) *Under Milk Wood: A Play for Ears. Some reflections on T. Rowland Hughes, Philip Burton and Dylan Thomas*, in the *New Welsh Review*, May, and also published online at https://sites.google.com/site/dylanthomasandnewquay/under-milk-wood-a-play-for-ears

## InfoBox

| Philip BurtonMBE | |
| --- | --- |
| Burton at an AMDA benefit in 1964 | |
| Born | Philip Henry Burton
(1904-11-30)30 November 1904
Mountain Ash, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Died | 28 January 1995(1995-01-28) (aged 90)
Haines City, Florida, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, theatre director, producer, writer |


title: Pfäffikon ZH railway station

abstract: Pfäffikon ZH is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich (ZH) and municipality of Pfäffikon. The station is located on the Effretikon to Hinwil railway line.

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# Pfäffikon ZH railway station

**Pfäffikon ZH** (German: *Bahnhof Pfäffikon ZH*) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich (ZH) and municipality of Pfäffikon. The station is located on the Effretikon to Hinwil railway line.

## Services

Pfäffikon ZH is an intermediate stop on Zurich S-Bahn service S3. During peak periods it also serves as the eastern terminus of S-Bahn service S19. During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN8) offered by ZVV. Summary of all S-Bahn services:

## InfoBox

| Pfäffikon ZH | |
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| Reception building in 1999 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bahnhofstrasse, Pfäffikon,<br>Canton of Zurich, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 47°22′03″N 8°47′02″E / 47.367606°N 8.783762°E / 47.367606; 8.783762 |
| Elevation | 547 m (1,795 ft) |
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways |
| Operated by | Swiss Federal Railways |
| Line(s) | Effretikon–Hinwil line |
| Passengers | |
|  | |
| 2018 | 6,400 per weekday |
|  | |
|  | |
| Services | |
| Preceding station  Zürich S-Bahn Following station  Fehraltorftowards Bülach  S3  Kemptentowards Wetzikon  Fehraltorftowards Koblenz  S19  *Terminus* | |
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| Location  PfäffikonLocation in SwitzerlandPfäffikonPfäffikon (Canton of Zürich) | |


title: Valentin Silaghi

abstract: Valentin Silaghi is a retired boxer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics where he won a bronze medal. He also won three national senior titles and a silver and a bronze medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships. Currently he lives in Germany and coaches Luan Krasniqi.

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# Valentin Silaghi

**Valentin Silaghi** (born April 19, 1957) is a retired boxer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics where he won a bronze medal. He also won three national senior titles and a silver and a bronze medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships.

Currently he lives in Germany and coaches Luan Krasniqi.

## Amateur career

Silaghi won the bronze medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympic games. His results were:

## InfoBox

Valentin Silaghi
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Born | (1957-04-21) 21 April 1957<br>Bobâlna, Romania |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Medal record      Representing  Romania  Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships  1977 Bucharest  Middleweight  1978 Bucharest  Middleweight  1980 Bucharest  Middleweight  1981 Bucharest  Middleweight  Olympic Games  1980 Moscow  Middleweight  European Amateur Championships  1979 Cologne  Middleweight  1981 Tampere  Middleweight | |


abstract: As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN). Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's Minor Planet Circulars for many decades. Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB). Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (DMP) and regularly updated the collection. Based on Paul Herget's The Names of the Minor Planets, Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be added to this list below after official publication as the preannouncement of names is condemned. The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.

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# Meanings of minor planet names: 540001–541000

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN). Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's *Minor Planet Circulars* for many decades. Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB). Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the *Dictionary of Minor Planet Names* (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.

Based on Paul Herget's *The Names of the Minor Planets*, Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be *added to this list below after official publication* as the preannouncement of names is condemned. The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.

## 540001–540100

| Named minor planet | Provisional | *This minor planet was named for...* | Ref **·** Catalog |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| *There are no named minor planets in this number range* | | | |

## 540101–540200

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| Named minor planet | Provisional | *This minor planet was named for...* | Ref **·** Catalog |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| *There are no named minor planets in this number range* | | | |

## 540201–540300

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| Named minor planet | Provisional | *This minor planet was named for...* | Ref **·** Catalog |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| *There are no named minor planets in this number range* | | | |

## 540301–540400

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| Named minor planet | Provisional | *This minor planet was named for...* | Ref **·** Catalog |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| *There are no named minor planets in this number range* | | | |

## 540401–540500

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| Named minor planet | Provisional | *This minor planet was named for...* | Ref **·** Catalog |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 540413 Nikzad | 2017 SU55 | Shouleh Nikzad (b. 1961), an Iranian-American electronics engineer and research scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. | IAU **·** 540413 |

## 540501–540600

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## 540601–540700

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## 540701–540800

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## 540801–540900

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## 540901–541000

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title: Pioz

abstract: Pioz is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

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# Pioz

**Pioz** (Spanish pronunciation: \[pjoθ\]) is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

## InfoBox

| Pioz, Spain | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
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| Pioz, SpainPioz, SpainPioz, Spain | |
| Coordinates: 40°27′49″N 3°10′32″W / 40.46361°N 3.17556°W / 40.46361; -3.17556 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
| Province | Guadalajara |
| Municipality | Pioz |
| Area | |
| Total | 19.44 km2 (7.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 876 m (2,874 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| Total | 3,770 |
| Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |


title: Philip Bushill-Matthews

abstract: Philip Bushill-Matthews was a British politician who was Conservative Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the West Midlands.

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# Philip Bushill-Matthews

**Philip Bushill-Matthews** (15 January 1943 – 10 December 2023) was a British politician who was Conservative Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the West Midlands.

## Biography

At Oxford University he became President of the O.U. Broadcasting Society, and Secretary of the O.U. Dramatic Society (OUDS) in succession to Michael York, with whom he acted in Braham Murray's touring productions of *A Man for All Seasons* and Ionesco's *Rhinoceros*.

After graduating he joined Unilever as a Graduate Trainee, spending much of his career at Birds Eye, becoming the youngest director of Birds Eye Wall's Ltd in 1981 at the age of 38. Overall he spent some thirty years in food manufacturing running businesses in the UK, Portugal and the Netherlands. Unhappy about the general lack of business experience among politicians from all parties he decided to enter politics himself and was elected to the European Parliament representing his home region of the West Midlands in 1999. He was then re-elected for a second five-year term in 2004, this time as head of the Conservative regional list. In addition to his position as MEP, he was a former leader of the Conservative group in Brussels.

In his first term, as a member of the Environment and Public Health Committee he played an important role in negotiating amendments to the Chocolate Directive, which would finally enable British dairy milk chocolate to be sold throughout the EU. Meanwhile, fed up with the response from the Labour Government back home to the continued boycott of British beef by France for blatantly protectionist reasons, he joined ten other colleagues in a demonstration in Paris in autumn 1999. They carried a banner with the slogan 'Marie Antoinette said "Let them eat cake", British Conservative MEPs say "Let them eat British beef".'

Bushill-Matthews was appointed Conservative Spokesman for Employment & Social Affairs immediately following his first election as an MEP, and held this position for ten years. In 2007 he was also elected Co-ordinator for Employment and Social Affairs for the Group of the European People's Party and European Democrats. His aim was to ensure that EU legislation was proportionate and realistic, and employment opportunities helped not hindered in the process. He was instrumental in preserving the UK individual opt-out from the Working Time Directive and promoting Corporate Social Responsibility as voluntary. German MEPs called him Philip the Fighter because of his tenacity in persuading colleagues to support his legislative arguments.

Having been elected Deputy Leader of the Conservative MEPs in November 2007, in June 2008 Bushill-Matthews was elected Leader after Giles Chichester chose to step down in order to clear his name following allegations of withdrawing parliamentary funds for private use. During his leadership he put in place a 'Right to Know' system whereby Conservative MEPs openly declared their expenses on line. While Leader he fell out briefly with David Cameron who wanted to pull Conservative MEPs out of the EPP-ED Group in the middle of the 2004-9 Parliamentary term, despite the fact that his predecessor (and each of the individual MEPs) had signed a binding commitment to stay in for the full five-year period.

Bushill-Matthews did not submit his name for re-selection at the 2009 European elections and stood down as MEP in June 2009. In 2011 he was appointed a non-executive director of the Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, and elected vice-chairman in 2012. He briefly came out of political retirement in 2016 to campaign for Remain during the 2016 referendum: his constituency of Warwick & Leamington was one of two constituencies in the West Midlands to vote to stay in along with neighbouring Kenilworth & Southam.

Bushill-Matthews was the author of *The Gravy Train* published in 2003 (with a foreword by William Hague) and *Who Rules Britannia?* in 2005. His third book, *The Eras of La Gomera*, was published in summer 2018. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors.

In September 2019, Bushill-Matthews joined the Liberal Democrats.

Bushill-Matthews died after a long illness in Coventry, on 10 December 2023, at the age of 80.

## Education

## Career

* 1965: Joined Unilever
* 1976: Seconded to Thomas Lipton Inc., U.S.
* 1977: National Accounts Director, Birds Eye Sales Ltd
* 1980: Managing Director, Iglo Indústrias de Gelados, Lisbon
* 1981: Sales Director, later Sales & Distribution Director Birds Eye Wall's Ltd
* 1988: Managing Director, Craigmillar Ltd, and Director, Van den Bergh and Jurgens Ltd
* 1991: Managing Director, Red Mill Snack Foods Ltd, Wednesbury, West Midlands, and Managing Director, Red Mill Company BV, Netherlands
* 1999: Conservative MEP, European Parliament ; and Conservative Spokesman for Employment & Social Affairs, European Parliament
* 2003: Author of 'The Gravy Train'
* 2005: Author of 'Who Rules Britannia?'
* 2007: Deputy Leader of Conservative MEPs, European Parliament
* 2007: Co-ordinator for Employment and Social Affairs for European Peoples' Party and European Democrats
* 2008: Leader of Conservative MEPs
* 2011: Non-executive director of the Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
* 2012: Vice-chairman of the Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
* 2018: Author of 'The Eras of La Gomera'

## InfoBox

| Philip Bushill-Matthews | |
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| Member of the European Parliament
for West Midlands | |
| **In office**
10 June 1999  4 June 2009 | |
| Preceded by | *Position established* |
| Succeeded by | Anthea McIntyre\[a\] |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philip Bushill-Matthews
(1943-01-15)15 January 1943
Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, England |
| Died | 10 December 2023(2023-12-10) (aged 80)
Coventry, England |
| Resting place | Philip Bushill-Matthews |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats,
(Conservatives before September 2019) |
| Parent | * Philip Bushill-Matthews |
| Occupation | Politician |
| a.  Office vacant from 4 June 2009 – 30 November 2011 | |
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title: Old Thomas James Store

abstract: The Old Thomas James Store in Mathews Court House, Virginia pre-dates the American Civil War. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2008. It has also been known as The Old Store and as James Store. It has been moved once or twice in its history, including in 1899, and is now located behind the Sibley's Store. It is individually listed on the NRHP but is also a contributing property in a historic district that is NRHP-listed, the Sibley's and James Store Historic District.

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# Old Thomas James Store

The **Old Thomas James Store** in Mathews Court House, Virginia pre-dates the American Civil War. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2008. It has also been known as **The Old Store** and as **James Store**.

It has been moved once or twice in its history, including in 1899, and is now located behind the Sibley's Store.

It is individually listed on the NRHP but is also a contributing property in a historic district that is NRHP-listed, the Sibley's and James Store Historic District.

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| Old Thomas James Store | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. Historic district<br>Contributing property | |
| Virginia Landmarks Register | |
|  | |
| James Store Interior, April 2011 | |
|  | |
| Location | Main & Maple Sts., Mathews Court House, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°26′9″N 76°19′14″W / 37.43583°N 76.32056°W / 37.43583; -76.32056 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architectural style | 19th-century antebellum store, Other |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000244 |
| VLR No. | 057-5027 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 28, 2008 |
| Designated VLR | June 6, 2007, September 18, 2008 |


title: NKTR

abstract: NK-tumor recognition protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NKTR gene. This gene encodes a membrane-anchored protein with a hydrophobic amino terminal domain and a cyclophilin-like PPIase domain. It is present on the surface of natural killer cells and facilitates their binding to targets. Its expression is regulated by IL2 activation of the cells.

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# NKTR

**NK-tumor recognition protein** is a protein that in humans is encoded by the *NKTR* gene.

This gene encodes a membrane-anchored protein with a hydrophobic amino terminal domain and a cyclophilin-like PPIase domain. It is present on the surface of natural killer cells and facilitates their binding to targets. Its expression is regulated by IL2 activation of the cells.

## Further reading

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| NKTR | | | |
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| Available structures  PDB Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB | | | |
| Identifiers | | | |
| Aliases | NKTR, p104, natural killer cell triggering receptor | | |
| External IDs | OMIM: 161565; MGI: 97346; HomoloGene: 122148; GeneCards: NKTR; OMA:NKTR - orthologs | | |
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| Orthologs  Species **Human** **Mouse**  Entrez   Ensembl   UniProt   RefSeq (mRNA)     NM\_001012651
NM\_005385
NM\_001349124
NM\_001349125
NM\_001349126   NM\_010918   RefSeq (protein)     NP\_005376
NP\_001336053
NP\_001336054
NP\_001336055   NP\_035048   Location (UCSC) Chr 3: 42.6 – 42.65 Mb Chr 9: 121.72 – 121.76 Mb  PubMed search | | | |
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title: Myrianthus serratus

abstract: Myrianthus serratus is a dioecious shrub or tree species in the family Urticaceae.

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# Myrianthus serratus

***Myrianthus serratus*** is a dioecious shrub or tree species in the family Urticaceae.

## Description

A shrub or a tree, *Myrianthus serratus* can reach an height of 16 m, its bark is yellowish grey to reddish brown and its stem typically has appressed hairs. Leaflets are elliptical to oblanceolate in shape, with margins that are serrate to dentate, they can reach up to 32 cm (13 in) long and 15 cm (5.9 in) wide. The upper surface of the leaves are usually devoid of hairs except around the veins, beneath the leaves tend to be glabrescent. The petiole is 2–13 cm (0.79–5.12 in) long and the stipules can reach up to 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long. Infructescence with up to 4 fruits.

## Subspecies

Myrianthus serratus as two accepted infraspecies:

* *Myrianthus serratus* var. *letestui* Ruiter
* *Myrianthus serratus* var. *serratus*

## Distribution and habitat

Occurs in tropical West Africa and in Central Africa, from Senegal to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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| *Myrianthus serratus* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | *Myrianthus* |
| Species: | ***M. serratus*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Myrianthus serratus***<br>(Trécul) Benth. & Hook.f. | |
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title: Valentin Senger

abstract: Valentin Senger was a German writer and journalist. He is best known for his 1978 autobiography, Kaiserhofstraße 12, recounting his childhood at the central Frankfurt street Kaiserhofstraße as the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants who survived the Nazi era undetected. The book appeared in English in 1980 under the title The Invisible Jew, and was adapted into a motion picture in the same year.

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# Valentin Senger

**Valentin Senger** (28 December 1918, in Frankfurt – 4 September 1997, in Frankfurt) was a German writer and journalist. He is best known for his 1978 autobiography, *Kaiserhofstraße 12*, recounting his childhood at the central Frankfurt street Kaiserhofstraße as the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants who survived the Nazi era undetected. The book appeared in English in 1980 under the title *The Invisible Jew*, and was adapted into a motion picture in the same year.

## Works

* *Die Brücke von Kassel.* Verlag Neues Leben, Berlin 1954
* *Am seidenen Faden.* Verlag Neues Leben, Berlin 1956
* *Kaiserhofstraße 12.* Darmstadt/Neuwied 1978, Schöffling & Co., Frankfurt am Main 2010 ISBN 978-3-89561-485-9
* *Kurzer Frühling.* Frankfurt/Main, 1984
* (with Klaus Meier-Ude): *Die jüdischen Friedhöfe in Frankfurt/Main.* 3. ed., Frankfurt/M 2004 (first ed. 1985)
* *Einführung in die Sozialpolitik. Soziale Sicherheit für alle.* Reinbek bei Hamburg, Mai 1970
* *Die Buchsweilers.* Frankfurt/Main 1994 (first ed. Hamburg und Zürich 1991)
* *Das Frauenbad und andere jüdische Geschichten.* Munich 1994
* *Der Heimkehrer. Eine Verwunderung über die Nachkriegszeit.* First ed. Munich 1995
* *Die rote Turnhose und andere Fahnengeschichten.* Munich 1997

## Film

1. "DNB, Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". *portal.dnb.de*. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
2. Guido Speckmann: *Valentin Senger (1918–1997). Überleben, politische Aktivität, Aufarbeitung*, University of Marburg 2005.
3. Literature by and about Valentin Senger in the German National Library catalogue

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| Valentin Senger | |
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| Born | 28 December 1918
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany |
| Died | 4 September 1997
Frankfurt |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Author and journalist |


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# Meanings of minor planet names: 530001–531000

As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names.

Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and published in a bulletin by IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN). Before May 2021, citations were published in MPC's *Minor Planet Circulars* for many decades. Recent citations can also be found on the JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB). Until his death in 2016, German astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel compiled these citations into the *Dictionary of Minor Planet Names* (DMP) and regularly updated the collection.

Based on Paul Herget's *The Names of the Minor Planets*, Schmadel also researched the unclear origin of numerous asteroids, most of which had been named prior to World War II.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: SBDB New namings may only be *added to this list below after official publication* as the preannouncement of names is condemned. The WGSBN publishes a comprehensive guideline for the naming rules of non-cometary small Solar System bodies.

## 530001–530100

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## 530301–530400

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## 530401–530500

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## 530501–530600

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## 530601–530700

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| 530721 Isscas | 2011 UH88 | ISSCAS, the 1953-founded Institute of Soil Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is the only national institute fully dedicated to research on soil, promoting a sustainable development of agriculture in an ecological environment. | IAU **·** 530721 |
| 530739 Nanligong | 2011 UL124 | Nanligong (Nanjing University of Science & Technology). | IAU **·** 530739 |

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title: Gene Morrison

abstract: Gene Anthony “Rocky” Morrison was a fraudulent forensic detective who operated over three decades in the Hyde area of Greater Manchester, England, under the title Dr. Gene Morrison. Memorable for his trademark sheepskin jacket, during the course of his deception, he managed to trick not only members of the public, but also many judges, lawyers and the police themselves, into believing he was a genuine expert in forensic science.

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# Gene Morrison

**Gene Anthony “Rocky” Morrison** (born 1958) was a fraudulent forensic detective who operated over three decades in the Hyde area of Greater Manchester, England, under the title **Dr. Gene Morrison**.

Memorable for his trademark sheepskin jacket, during the course of his deception, he managed to trick not only members of the public, but also many judges, lawyers and the police themselves, into believing he was a genuine expert in forensic science.

## Trial and imprisonment

During his trail held in 2007, he insisted on being referred to as *Doctor* throughout the entire trial, and the jury were supposedly reduced to laughter on many occasions throughout the proceedings. Morrison pleaded guilty to two charges and was found guilty on 20 of the remaining 23; he was sentenced to five years imprisonment, with police suggesting that Morrison may attempt to revive his forensic services upon release. It was reported that he had been paid at least £250,000 of taxpayers' money during the 27 years for his deception using fictitious qualifications.

A video documentary was made about Morrison. Entitled *Crime Scene Conman*, it was first shown on BBC1 on 25 March 2008.

## Sex offences

On 15 October 2009, Morrison was convicted of thirteen child sex offences (three counts of rape, six counts of indecent assault, four counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child) and one count of perverting the course of justice committed between the 1970s and 2007, with 19 other charges taken into consideration.

He was sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment with a minimum of seven-and-a-half years, to be served cumulatively with the five-year sentence. Morrison became eligible for parole in 2017.


title: Piozzano

abstract: Piozzano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Piacenza. Piozzano borders the following municipalities: Agazzano, ]Alta Val Tidone, Bobbio, Gazzola, Pianello Val Tidone, Travo.

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# Piozzano

**Piozzano** (Piacentino: *Piusàn*) is a *comune* (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Piacenza.

Piozzano borders the following municipalities: Agazzano, \]Alta Val Tidone, Bobbio, Gazzola, Pianello Val Tidone, Travo.

## InfoBox

| Piozzano | |
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| *Comune* | |
| Comune di Piozzano | |
|  | |
| Location of Piozzano | |
| PiozzanoLocation of Piozzano in ItalyPiozzanoPiozzano (Emilia-Romagna) | |
| Coordinates: 44°56′N 9°30′E / 44.933°N 9.500°E / 44.933; 9.500 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Piacenza (PC) |
| *Frazioni* | Groppo Arcelli, Vidiano Soprano, Pomaro, San Gabriele, San Nazaro, Monteventano, Montecanino, Canova |
| Government | |
| Mayor | Lorenzo Burgazzoli |
| Area | |
| Total | 43.5 km2 (16.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 222 m (728 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2017) | |
| Total | 624 |
| Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Piozzanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 29010 |
| Dialing code | 0523 |
| Website | Official website |


title: Sebastian Wood

abstract: Sir James Sebastian Lamin Wood,, usually known by his middle name Sebastian, is a British diplomat who was the Ambassador to China from 2010 to 2015, and Ambassador to Germany from 2015 to 2020.

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# Sebastian Wood

**Sir James Sebastian Lamin Wood**, KCMG (Chinese: 吳思田; pinyin: *Wú Sītián*; born 6 April 1961), usually known by his middle name **Sebastian**, is a British diplomat who was the Ambassador to China from 2010 to 2015, and Ambassador to Germany from 2015 to 2020.

## Career

Wood was educated at Emanuel School in London, then studied mathematics and philosophy at Magdalen College, Oxford, before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1983. He was posted to the British Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand; then was appointed as a First Secretary to the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group working on the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong.

In 2002, while posted as a Counsellor at the British Embassy in Washington DC, he was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG).

### Ambassador to China

In 2010, he was granted his first ambassadorship as British Ambassador to China. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to British prosperity and British interests in China.

### Ambassador to Germany

In July 2015 the FCO announced that Wood was to become British Ambassador to Germany in September 2015.

In July 2020 it was announced that he would retire from the Diplomatic Service in November, and be succeeded by Jill Gallard as Ambassador to Germany.

## Personal life

Wood is married to Sirinat Wood, a Thai, and has one son and three daughters.

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| SirSebastian WoodKCMG | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
|  | |
| British Ambassador to Germany | |
| **In office**
21 September 2015  10 November 2020 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| President | Joachim Gauck
Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron
Theresa May
Boris Johnson |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Sir Simon McDonald |
| Succeeded by | Jill Gallard |
| British Ambassador to China | |
| **In office**
2010–2015 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| President | Hu Jintao
Xi Jinping |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown
David Cameron |
| Premier | Wen Jiabao
Li Keqiang |
| Preceded by | Sir William Ehrman |
| Succeeded by | Dame Barbara Woodward |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1961-04-06) 6 April 1961
London, England |
| Spouse | Sirinat Wood |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Berlin, Germany |
| Education | Emanuel School |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
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title: Phineas Banning Blanchard

abstract: Captain Phineas Banning Blanchard (1879–1962) was a tall ship sea captain, among the last of the American merchant trade in the age of sail. As president and governor of several maritime associations in New York City, he was recognized for his contributions to the development of the maritime industry in the port of New York.

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# Phineas Banning Blanchard

**Captain Phineas Banning Blanchard** (18791962) was a tall ship sea captain, among the last of the American merchant trade in the age of sail.

As president and governor of several maritime associations in New York City, he was recognized for his contributions to the development of the maritime industry in the port of New York.

## Early years

Phineas Banning Blanchard was born at sea off the California coast in 1879 on board the bark *Wealthy Pendleton* to Clara E. Pendleton and William H. Blanchard, captain of *Wealthy Pendleton* from 1874 to 1883. At the time of his birth, the *Wealthy Pendleton* had been grounded on a mud flat near Santa Catalina Island.

His father chose the name Phineas Banning to honor his friend General Phineas Banning of Wilmington, California. As a young man, Captain Blanchard would return to San Pedro to work for the Wilmington Transportation Company, which his namesake, General Banning, founded in 1884.

The Blanchard family was among the oldest in Searsport, Maine; Captain Blanchard descended from several generations of sea captains. Phineas Banning Blanchard and his five siblings, including three brothers who were also sea captains, spent the majority of their childhood in Searsport.

## Military service

Captain Blanchard served eight months in the American Navy, during which he participated in the Spanish-American War as Boatswain's mate first class (BM1) on the auxiliary cruiser *Prairie*.

## Command History

Captain Blanchard's first command was the American bark *Herbert Black* in 1899 (through 1900), when he was only nineteen years old. His father, Captain William Houston Blanchard, was also captain of the bark from 1890 to 1891, in 1896, and 1900–1901.

Captain Blanchard's second command, which he held between 1902 and 1904, was the bark *Willard Mudgett*. Succeeding a Captain Colcord, Captain Blanchard assumed command of the bark when his father purchased it from C. S. Gillden of Boston. Tragically, the *Willard Mudgett* was lost at sea on September 14, 1904, having been caught in a terrible storm between Newport News, Virginia and Bangor, Maine. At the time of her disappearance, Captain Blanchard's older brother, Frederick, was in command and their father was a passenger (on the vessel he still owned).

His final command of a sailing vessel was the ship *Bangalore*, which he began in 1906. His first voyage on the Bangalore was from Philadelphia to San Francisco, which he made as a newlywed with his wife Georgia Maria Gilkey Blanchard. This trip is chronicled in several books and articles.

From 1907 through 1913, Captain Blanchard piloted steamships in the Pacific Coast service, commanding "every boat in the Wilmington Transportation Company's fleet of vessels". His last command was the passenger steamship *Cabrillo*, which made daily recreational excursions from San Pedro to Santa Catalina Island.

## Port of New York Leadership

In 1913, Captain Blanchard retired from the sea and moved back east, settling in New York City where he would live the rest of his life.

For over 40 years, he was instrumental in the development of maritime activities in the port of New York, specifically those related to freight handling.

In 1915, he began work at Turner & Blanchard, Inc., contracting stevedores, formed in 1911 by Salon E. Turner and his brothers Albert Nickels Blanchard and Scott Blanchard, with an initial capitalization of $1,000. He started work on the docks as a manual laborer. And by 1937, he had become president of the company, a position as chairman he held until his death in 1962. Turner & Blanchard continued operations in New York City until 1964.

Captain Blanchard was a trustee of Sailors' Snug Harbor, a home for retired merchant seamen. On November 2, 1934, he was appointed governor.

He was Chairman of the Association's Committee that compiled the *Maritime Safety Code for Stevedoring and Freight Handling Operations*. This operations manual for the safe handling of cargo to prevent personal injuries was distributed by the Department of Labor and used by the Armed Forces during World War II, with some 30,000 copies being distributed.

He served as 34th President of the Marine Society of the City of New York (1933-1934) and as president of the Maritime Association of the Port of New York (1939-1941).

On March 16, 1948, Captain Blanchard was recognized by the Maritime Association of the Port of New York on the 15th annual Port of New York Day for his "distinguished contribution to the development of maritime activities in the port of New York".

As president of Turner & Blanchard, Captain Blanchard testified in March 1949 before a United States Senate subcommittee of the Committee of Labor and Public Welfare in hearings pertaining to overtime compensation provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. His testimony expressed strong support for the International Longshoremen's Association while opposing a proposal for overtime pay adjustments.

## Jerry Anastasia Racketeering Trial

In December 1952, Captain Blanchard, then president of Turner & Blanchard, testified in a racketeering trial for Gerardo (Jerry) Anastasia, "one of the waterfront's most feared characters and a brother of Albert Anastasia, the one-time head of Murder, Inc."

Taking the stand, Captain Blanchard told how Anastasia and Frank Russo tried through extortion to be put on the payroll for $200 per week. Blanchard testified, "I was so enraged. I wanted to throw them out. I told Jerry Anastasia to go and see his brother and ask him how much chance he had of getting any money out of me".

Anastasia's sentencing was postponed for several years due to ill health. He was sentenced in January 1957 to one year and a day in federal prison for perjury.

## Ship Models

Captain Blanchard was a master woodworker, creating dozens of fine ship models. Some of his models are in museum collections, including in the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine and the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia.

## InfoBox

| Phineas Banning Blanchard | |
| --- | --- |
| Captain Phineas Banning Blanchard, courtesy Penobscot Marine Museum | |
| Born | (1879-02-20)February 20, 1879
at sea, aboard the bark *Wealthy Pendleton* |
| Died | (1962-04-23)April 23, 1962
Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Occupation(s) | sea captain; president and chairman of Turner & Blanchard, Inc. |
| Spouse | Georgia Maria Gilkey Blanchard |
| Children | Georgia (1907), Clara (1912), Anne (1917) |


title: Old Thuringian dialect

abstract: Old Thuringian is a Central German dialect of Old High German that is known through onomastic proof. It may also be included in Old Low German alongside Old Saxon and Old Frisian.

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# Old Thuringian dialect

**Old Thuringian** is a Central German dialect of Old High German that is known through onomastic proof. It may also be included in Old Low German alongside Old Saxon and Old Frisian.

## Background

Thuringian emerged in the year 1100 A.D. when several groups such as Franconians, Bavarians, Saxons, and Flemish people migrants toward more eastern areas, where Polabian Slavs once occupied.

## Sample text

The words of text such as liubi for leubi and leob for leub may indicate a form of Old Thuringian.

*Haribrig.<br>Hiba liubi leob.*

1. Nielsen, Hans Frede (1989-03-30). *The Germanic Languages: Origins and Early Dialectal Interrelations*. University of Alabama Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-8173-0423-2.
2. Noble, Cecil Arthur M. (1983). *Modern German Dialects*. P. Lang. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-8204-0025-9.
3. "Thuringia (Thüringen)". *IamExpat*. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
4. MacLeod, Mindy; Mees, Bernard (2006). *Runic Amulets and Magic Objects*. Boydell Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-84383-205-8.

## InfoBox

| Old Thuringian | |
| --- | --- |
| Region | Duchy of Thuringia |
| Ethnicity | Thuringii |
| Era | 12th century |
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |  |
|  | |


title: Nacra 17 World Championship

abstract: Nacra 17 World Championship is an annual World Championship sailing regatta in the Nacra 17 class organised by the Nacra 17 Class.

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# Nacra 17 World Championship

**Nacra 17 World Championship** is an annual World Championship sailing regatta in the Nacra 17 class organised by the Nacra 17 Class.

## Editions

***2013******2014******2015***, ***2018******2016******2017***class=notpageimage|Host cities of the Nacra 17 World Championship

| Year | City | Country | Dates | Athletes | Nations | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | The Hague | Netherlands | 20–28 July |  |  |  |
| 2014 | Santander | Spain | 12–21 September | part of the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships | |  |
| 2015 | Aarhus | Denmark | 3–11 July |  |  |  |
| 2016 | Clearwater | United States | 9–14 February | part of the 2016 49er, 49er FX, & Nacra 17 World Championship | |  |
| 2017 | La Grande-Motte | France | 2–10 September |  |  |  |
| 2018 | Aarhus | Denmark | 30 July – 12 August | part of the 2018 Sailing World Championships | |  |
| 2019 | Auckland | New Zealand | 3–8 December |  |  |  |
| 2020 | Geelong | Australia | 10–15 February |  |  |  |
| 2021 | Wudam Al Sahil | Oman | 16–21 November | 30 | 12 |  |
| 2022 | St. Margarets Bay | Canada | 31 August – 5 September | 68 | 16 |  |
| 2023 | The Hague | Netherlands | 11–17 August | 98 | 23 |  |
| 2024 | La Grande-Motte | France | 7–12 May | 88 | 20 |  |

## Medalists

|  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 The Hague
 | France
Billy Besson
Marie Riou | Great Britain
Ben Saxton
Hannah Diamond | Switzerland
Matías Bühler
Nathalie Brugger |
| 2014 Santander
 | France
Billy Besson
Marie Riou | Argentina
Santiago Lange
Cecilia Carranza | Australia
Jason Waterhouse
Lisa Darmanin |
| 2015 Aarhus
 | France
Billy Besson
Marie Riou | Australia
Jason Waterhouse
Lisa Darmanin | Netherlands
Mandy Mulder
Coen de Koning |
| 2016 Clearwater
 | France
Billy Besson
Marie Riou | Denmark
Allan Nørregaard
Anette Viborg Andreasen | Italy
Vittorio Bissaro
Silvia Sicouri |
| 2017 La Grande-Motte
 | Great Britain
Ben Saxton
Katie Dabson | Spain
Fernando Echávarri
Tara Pacheco | Italy
Ruggero Tita
Caterina Banti |
| 2018 Aarhus

 | Italy
Ruggero Tita
Caterina Banti | Australia
Nathan Outteridge
Haylee Outteridge | Argentina
Santiago Lange
Cecilia Carranza |
| 2019 Auckland
 | Italy
Vittorio Bissaro
Maelle Frascari | Denmark
Lin Cenholt
CP Lübeck | Australia
Jason Waterhouse
Lisa Darmanin |
| 2020 Geelong
 | Great Britain
John Gimson
Anna Burnet | Australia
Nathan Outteridge
Haylee Outteridge | Australia
Jason Waterhouse
Lisa Darmanin |
| 2021 Wudam Al Sahil
 | Great Britain
John Gimson
Anna Burnet | Italy
Gianluigi Ugolini
Maria Giubilei | Germany
Paul Kohlhoff
Alica Stuhlemmer |
| 2022 St. Margarets Bay
 | Italy
Ruggero Tita
Caterina Banti | Italy
Gianluigi Ugolini
Maria Giubilei | Finland
Sinem Kurtbay
Akseli Keskinen |
| 2023 The Hague
 | Italy
Ruggero Tita
Caterina Banti | Great Britain
John Gimson
Anna Burnet | Sweden
Emil Järudd
Hanna Jonsson |
| 2024 La Grande-Motte
 | Italy
Ruggero Tita
Caterina Banti | Great Britain
John Gimson
Anna Burnet | Italy
Gianluigi Ugolini
Maria Giubilei |

## All-time medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |


title: Phaeochlaena gyon

abstract: Phaeochlaena gyon is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is endemic to the Guyana Shield and points west, at least as far as the Upper Amazon basin of Colombia and Ecuador.

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# Phaeochlaena gyon

***Phaeochlaena gyon*** is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is endemic to the Guyana Shield and points west, at least as far as the Upper Amazon basin of Colombia and Ecuador.

* Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". *Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History*. **321** (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.

## InfoBox

| *Phaeochlaena gyon* | |
| --- | --- |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | *Phaeochlaena* |
| Species: | ***P. gyon*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Phaeochlaena gyon***<br>(Fabricius, 1787) | |
|
| Synonyms | |
| * *Zygaena gyon* Fabricius, 1787 * *Phaeochlaena dorsistriga* Strand, 1920 * *Phaeochlaena fucata* Prout, 1918 * *Phaeochlaena obtecta* Moschler, 1877 * *Phaeochlaena ochrophanes* Prout, 1918 * *Actea remota* Walker, 1856 * *Phaeochlaena tendinosa* Hubner, 1818 | |


title: Myriapora truncata

abstract: Myriapora truncata, also known by its common name false coral is a species from the genus Myriapora. The species was originally described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1766.

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# Myriapora truncata

***Myriapora truncata***, also known by its common name **false coral** is a species from the genus *Myriapora*. The species was originally described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1766.

## Description

*Myriapora truncata* is a common species on rocky environments from the water surface to a depth of 60 meter, where it forms calcareous colonies. It has a bright red colour which earned it its common name of "False coral".

## Ecology

Studies suggest that *M. truncata* seem well able to withstand the levels of ocean acidification predicted in the next 200 years.

## Natural products

*Myriapora truncata* is the source of 4 polyketide-derived metabolites: Myriaprones 1-4

## InfoBox

| *Myriapora truncata* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Gymnolaemata |
| Order: | Cheilostomatida |
| Family: | Myriaporidae |
| Genus: | *Myriapora* |
| Species: | ***M. truncata*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Myriapora truncata***<br>(Pallas, 1766) | |
|
| Synonyms | |
| * *Millepora truncata* Pallas, 1766 * *Vaginopora polystigma* Reuss, 1848 | |


title: Valentino Rossi: The Game

abstract: Valentino Rossi: The Game is a motorcycle racing video game developed and published by Milestone S.r.l. The game was released on 16 June 2016 for Microsoft Windows, MacOS, PlayStation 4, and, Xbox One. It serves as the official video game of the 2016 MotoGP World Championship season. The game features the endorsement of Valentino Rossi, a former Italian professional motorcycle racer.

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# Valentino Rossi: The Game

***Valentino Rossi: The Game*** is a motorcycle racing video game developed and published by Milestone S.r.l. The game was released on 16 June 2016 for Microsoft Windows, MacOS, PlayStation 4, and, Xbox One. It serves as the official video game of the 2016 MotoGP World Championship season. The game features the endorsement of Valentino Rossi, a former Italian professional motorcycle racer.

## Features

The 2016 official MotoGP video game includes elements related to the racer Valentino Rossi, the 2016 MotoGP World Championship season, and features from the previous game. Players have the opportunity to engage in the official MotoGP World Championship, following Rossi's career from its inception to the present. The game allows players to assume control of a rally car and compete on different tracks, including the Monza Rally. Additionally, players can take part in flat-track races and explore Valentino Rossi's ranch.

## Reception

The game received a score of 75/100 on the review aggregator Metacritic.

## InfoBox

| Valentino Rossi: The Game | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Developer(s) | Milestone S.r.l. |
| Publisher(s) | Milestone S.r.l. |
| Series | *MotoGP* |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One |
| Release | 16 June 2016 (2016-06-16) |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |


title: Mechnikov (crater)

abstract: Mechnikov is an impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located just to the northeast of the much larger walled plain Galois, being separated by a stretch of irregular terrain about 20–30 km in width. This is a roughly circular crater that has undergone a moderate amount of impact erosion, but is still relatively intact. Attached to the exterior along the northeast are the satellite craters Mechnikov C and Mechnikov D. There is a small crater in the western part of Mechnikov's interior floor. Mechnikov is a crater of Nectarian age. A small crater along the northeast rim of Galois has a small ray system. Ray material from this crater crosses the interior of Mechnikov in a series of streaks that are radial to the impact, producing a fan-like appearance.

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# Mechnikov (crater)

**Mechnikov** is an impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located just to the northeast of the much larger walled plain Galois, being separated by a stretch of irregular terrain about 20–30 km in width.

This is a roughly circular crater that has undergone a moderate amount of impact erosion, but is still relatively intact. Attached to the exterior along the northeast are the satellite craters Mechnikov C and Mechnikov D. There is a small crater in the western part of Mechnikov's interior floor.

Mechnikov is a crater of Nectarian age.

A small crater along the northeast rim of Galois has a small ray system. Ray material from this crater crosses the interior of Mechnikov in a series of streaks that are radial to the impact, producing a fan-like appearance.

## Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Mechnikov.

| Mechnikov | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| C | 9.9° S | 148.0° W | 35 km |
| D | 10.2° S | 147.2° W | 53 km |
| F | 11.3° S | 145.0° W | 30 km |
| G | 11.8° S | 146.6° W | 17 km |
| U | 10.6° S | 150.9° W | 30 km |
| Z | 9.3° S | 149.2° W | 21 km |

* Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). *NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature*. NASA RP-1097.
* Blue, Jennifer (July 25, 2007). "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature". USGS. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
* Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). *The Clementine Atlas of the Moon*. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
* Cocks, Elijah E.; Cocks, Josiah C. (1995). *Who's Who on the Moon: A Biographical Dictionary of Lunar Nomenclature*. Tudor Publishers. ISBN 978-0-936389-27-1.
* McDowell, Jonathan (July 15, 2007). "Lunar Nomenclature". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
* Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". *Space Science Reviews*. **12** (2): 136–186. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763. S2CID 122125855.
* Moore, Patrick (2001). *On the Moon*. Sterling Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
* Price, Fred W. (1988). *The Moon Observer's Handbook*. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3.
* Rükl, Antonín (1990). *Atlas of the Moon*. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
* Webb, Rev. T. W. (1962). *Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes* (6th revised ed.). Dover. ISBN 978-0-486-20917-3.
* Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). *Mapping and Naming the Moon*. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.
* Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). *Observing the Moon*. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.

## InfoBox

Mechnikov
| Lunar Orbiter 1 image | |
| --- | --- |
| Coordinates | 11°00′S 149°00′W / 11.0°S 149.0°W / -11.0; -149.0 |
| Diameter | 60 km |
| Depth | *Unknown* |
| Colongitude | 149° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Il'ya I. Mechnikov |


title: Pilling Figurines

abstract: The Pilling Figurines are a set of eleven clay figurines made by the Fremont culture. They were discovered in 1950 by Clarence Pilling, a Utah rancher, under a rock overhang in a side canyon of Range Creek, Utah. The figurines are believed to be around 1000 years old. The Pilling Figurines are all around 4 to 6 inches in height. They are constructed of unbaked clay and are decorated with applied clay ornaments. The figurines also show evidence of red, buff, and black paint. These markings and colors have offered insight and revealed how ancient Fremont people dressed and adorned themselves. Each one is distinctive in both appearance and gender. The female figurines have breasts, wider hips, and wear aprons while the male figurines wear loincloths. They appear to have been made in matching male and female pairs leaving an unmatched female figurine. They are considered to be among the most important pieces of ancient portable art that have been discovered in the Southwest. All eleven figurines, can now be viewed at the USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum

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# Pilling Figurines

The **Pilling Figurines** are a set of eleven clay figurines made by the Fremont culture. They were discovered in 1950 by Clarence Pilling, a Utah rancher, under a rock overhang in a side canyon of Range Creek, Utah. The figurines are believed to be around 1000 years old.

The Pilling Figurines are all around 4 to 6 inches (roughly 10 to 15 cm) in height. They are constructed of unbaked clay and are decorated with applied clay ornaments. The figurines also show evidence of red, buff, and black paint. These markings and colors have offered insight and revealed how ancient Fremont people dressed and adorned themselves. Each one is distinctive in both appearance and gender. The female figurines have breasts, wider hips, and wear aprons while the male figurines wear loincloths (except for one which has a kilt of sorts). They appear to have been made in matching male and female pairs leaving an unmatched female figurine. They are considered to be among the most important pieces of ancient portable art that have been discovered in the Southwest. All eleven figurines, can now be viewed at the USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum

## Figurine Number 2

After being discovered by Pilling in 1950, the 11 figurines went into the possession of the USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum in Price. The museum took the figurines on statewide tour in Utah during the 1960s. While on tour one of the figurines, Number 2, disappeared. It is not clear as to exactly when the figurine went missing but only ten figurines returned to the museum after the tour ended. The disappearance initially went unnoticed as one of the other figurines had been broken into two pieces, which meant that the collection was still made up of 11 pieces. The whereabouts of Number 2 remained a mystery until November 2011 when Utah State University anthropologist Bonnie Pitblado received an anonymous package in the mail. Inside was a clay figurine, strikingly similar in appearance to the Pilling Figurines of the Fremont Culture. Along with the figurine was a note that read:

*"Sometime between 1978 and 1982 I came into possession of this piece by way of a vagabond acquaintance. He had told of ‘acquiring’ it near Vernal, Utah. I have great interest and respect for this continent's native culture and have always hoped to somehow return this to wherever it had come from. ... I am very excited at the prospect of it being returned to its proper place.”*

Pitblado immediately sought to discover if the figurine sent to her was the long lost Pilling Figurine. Pitblado, along with a team of experts, analyzed the figurine and compared it to the 10 Pilling Figurines to ensure that it was not a replicate or unrelated. They used multiple chemical tests to ensure the authenticity of the figurine. They used a scanning electron microscope to detect the polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) that had originally been applied to all 11 figurines to help preserve them. Using a technique called X-ray fluorescence, they were also able to identify the source of the clay used to make the figurines as being the same and matched trace elements found on the missing figurine to elements on the original 10. Experts compared the techniques used to make the figurines, which also indicated that they were made by the same artist. These results led the team to confirm that the figurine sent to them via mail was in fact the missing number 2 figurine.


title: Sebastian Xavier

abstract: Sebastian Xavier is a former Indian swimmer from Kerala.

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# Sebastian Xavier

**Sebastian Xavier** (born 10 February 1970) is a former Indian swimmer from Kerala.

## Career

He was the fastest swimmer of India for more than a decade. He held the national record of 22.89 seconds in 50 meters freestyle swimming for 11 years from 1998 to 2009 in addition to several other national records during his career. He represented India in the 1996 Olympic Games at Atlanta, in two Asian Games and in several South Asian Games (SAF) games. Sebastian won 36 gold medals at the SAF Games, SAF Championships and Asia Pacific meets and 66 gold medals in the national meets. He received the Arjuna Award in 2001.

## Personal life

Sebastian is married to former Indian athlete Molly Chacko and the couple works with Southern Railways.

## InfoBox

Sebastian Xavier
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1970-02-10) 10 February 1970<br>Alappuzha, Kerala, India |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
|  | |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
|  | |
| Medal record      Men's swimming  Representing  India  South Asian Games  1991 Colombo 100 m freestyle  1995 Madras 50 m freestyle  1995 Madras 100 m freestyle  1999 Kathmandu 50 m freestyle | |


title: Phlegmariurus mannii

abstract: Phlegmariurus mannii, synonym Huperzia mannii, is a species of lycopod, known by the common names Mann's clubmoss and wawaeʻiole. It is endemic to Hawaii, where there are only six populations remaining. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. This plant is an epiphyte which grows upon other plants, especially koa, ʻolapa, and kawaʻu. It has a hanging, branching, reddish stem no more than 10 centimetres (3.9 in) long. Each branch has three longitudinal rows of toothlike leaves. When reproducing, the plant produces a branching fruiting spike which may be up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) long. Today the plant is known from just a few occurrences on the islands of Maui and Hawaii. It is historically known from Kauai, but it may be extirpated there. Threats to its existence include damage to its habitat by feral pigs, cattle, and Introduced plant species, and the fact that there are few individuals remaining.

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# Phlegmariurus mannii

***Phlegmariurus mannii***, synonym ***Huperzia mannii***, is a species of lycopod, known by the common names **Mann's clubmoss** and ***wawaeʻiole***. It is endemic to Hawaii, where there are only six populations remaining. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

This plant is an epiphyte which grows upon other plants, especially koa (*Acacia koa*), ʻolapa (*Cheirodendron trigynum*), and kawaʻu (*Ilex anomala*). It has a hanging, branching, reddish stem no more than 10 centimetres (3.9 in) long. Each branch has three longitudinal rows of toothlike leaves. When reproducing, the plant produces a branching fruiting spike which may be up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) long.

Today the plant is known from just a few occurrences on the islands of Maui and Hawaii. It is historically known from Kauai, but it may be extirpated there. Threats to its existence include damage to its habitat by feral pigs, cattle, and Introduced plant species, and the fact that there are few individuals remaining.

## InfoBox

| *Phlegmariurus mannii* | |
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| Conservation status | |
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Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | Lycopodiales |
| Family: | Lycopodiaceae |
| Genus: | *Phlegmariurus* |
| Species: | ***P. mannii*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Phlegmariurus mannii***
(Hillebr.) W.H.Wagner | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Huperzia mannii* (Hillebr.) Holub * *Lycopodium mannii* (Hillebr.) Skottsb. * *Lycopodium phlegmaria var. mannii* Hillebr. | |


title: Old Third District Courthouse

abstract: The Old Third District Courthouse in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States, is located at the corner of Second and William streets. It was built in 1853 by Russell Warren in the Greek Revival architectural style, as the home of the New Bedford Institute for Savings, a local bank. After the bank moved, the Bristol County courts came in. They, too, eventually outgrew it and moved elsewhere in the city. Since the creation of New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park in 1996, it has been used by the National Park Service (NPS) as the park's visitor center.

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# Old Third District Courthouse

The **Old Third District Courthouse** in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States, is located at the corner of Second and William streets. It was built in 1853 by Russell Warren in the Greek Revival architectural style, as the home of the **New Bedford Institute for Savings**, a local bank. After the bank moved, the Bristol County courts came in. They, too, eventually outgrew it and moved elsewhere in the city. Since the creation of New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park in 1996, it has been used by the National Park Service (NPS) as the park's visitor center.

## History

The building itself is a small two-story three-by-three-bay structure of brick with a raised basement and sandstone facade. A small bracketed cornice tops the windows and main entrance on William Street, which is fronted by a granite balustraded porch. The roofline is marked by a pediment. "THIRD DISTRICT COVRT OF BRISTOL" is carved into the second story in prominent letters.

It began life as the NBIS's building. When whaling declined in New Bedford, to be replaced by textiles, the bank moved to larger quarters downtown where it has remained ever since. In 1896 the courts moved in, but later needed more space themselves and moved out. During the mid-20th century it became a store, selling antiques at one time and auto parts at another. It had come back around to being used as a branch by Fleet Bank in 1995 when New Bedford's Waterfront Historic Preservation LEague (WHALE) bought it and turned it over to the NPS.

In 1971 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of 20 contributing properties to the New Bedford Historic District, a National Historic Landmark, and diagonally opposite the U.S. Customhouse, also a National Historic Landmark.

## Visitor Center

Inside the building, during its hours of operation, park rangers offer guided walking tours of the historical park, which covers much of the waterfront area of New Bedford. The park's gift shop is also located on the premises. According to a 1999 study conducted for the Park Service, it is the most frequent start of a visitor's journey through the park.

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| Old Third District Courthouse | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. National Historic Landmark District<br>Contributing Property | |
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| Front (south) elevation in 2008, with NPS signage | |
| Location | New Bedford, MA |
| Coordinates | 41°38′08″N 70°55′26″W / 41.63556°N 70.92389°W / 41.63556; -70.92389 |
| Built | 1853 |
| Architect | Russell Warren |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Renaissance Revival |
| Part of | New Bedford Historic District (ID66000773) |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000083 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 28, 1971 |
| Designated NHLDCP | November 13, 1966 |


title: NS-2710

abstract: NS-2710 (LS-193,970) is an anxiolytic drug with a novel chemical structure, developed by the small pharmaceutical company NeuroSearch. It has similar effects to benzodiazepine drugs, but is structurally distinct and so is classed as a nonbenzodiazepine anxiolytic. NS-2710 is a potent but non-selective partial agonist at GABAA receptors, although with little efficacy at the α1 subtype and more at α2 and α3. It has anxiolytic effects comparable to chlordiazepoxide, and while it is a less potent anticonvulsant than the related drug NS-2664, it has a much longer duration of action, and similarly to other α2/α3-preferring partial agonists produces little sedative effects or physical dependence.

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# NS-2710

**NS-2710** (**LS-193,970**) is an anxiolytic drug with a novel chemical structure, developed by the small pharmaceutical company NeuroSearch. It has similar effects to benzodiazepine drugs, but is structurally distinct and so is classed as a nonbenzodiazepine anxiolytic. NS-2710 is a potent but non-selective partial agonist at GABAA receptors, although with little efficacy at the α1 subtype and more at α2 and α3. It has anxiolytic effects comparable to chlordiazepoxide, and while it is a less potent anticonvulsant than the related drug NS-2664, it has a much longer duration of action, and similarly to other α2/α3-preferring partial agonists produces little sedative effects or physical dependence.

1. Evenden J, Duncan B, Ko T (February 2006). "A comparison of the effects of psychotomimetics and anxiolytics on punished and unpunished responding maintained by fixed interval schedules of food reinforcement in the rat". *Behavioural Pharmacology*. **17** (1): 87–99. doi:10.1097/01.fbp.0000189812.77049.e5. PMID 16377966. S2CID 12424100.
2. Mirza NR, Nielsen EØ (March 2006). "Do subtype-selective gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor modulators have a reduced propensity to induce physical dependence in mice?". *The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics*. **316** (3): 1378–85. doi:10.1124/jpet.105.094474. PMID 16352707. S2CID 22700422.

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NS-2710
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| Identifiers | |
| IUPAC name * 1-\[1-\[3-(3-pyridyl)phenyl\]benzimidazol-5-yl\]ethanone O-ethyloxime | |
| CAS Number |  |
| PubChem CID |  |
| ChemSpider |  |
| UNII |  |
| ChEMBL |  |
| Chemical and physical data | |
| Formula | C22H20N4O |
| Molar mass | 356.429 g·mol−1 |
| 3D model (JSmol) |  |
| SMILES * c4ncccc4-c(c2)cccc2-n3c1ccc(cc1nc3)C(C)=NOCC | |
| InChI * InChI=1S/C22H20N4O/c1-3-27-25-16(2)17-9-10-22-21(13-17)24-15-26(22)20-8-4-6-18(12-20)19-7-5-11-23-14-19/h4-15H,3H2,1-2H3/b25-16+ * Key:NHJFEXZXSCFYRX-PCLIKHOPSA-N | |
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title: Phaeochlaena hazara

abstract: Phaeochlaena hazara is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1871. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and French Guiana. The species is part of the tiger stripe mimicry complex and mimics Ithomia iphianassa, Stalachtis calliope and Chetone histrio.

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# Phaeochlaena hazara

***Phaeochlaena hazara*** is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1871. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and French Guiana.

The species is part of the *tiger stripe* mimicry complex and mimics *Ithomia iphianassa*, *Stalachtis calliope* and *Chetone histrio*.

* Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". *Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History*. **321** (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.

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| *Phaeochlaena hazara* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | *Phaeochlaena* |
| Species: | ***P. hazara*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Phaeochlaena hazara***<br>(Butler, 1871) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Pericopis hazara* Butler, 1871 * *Phaeochlaena heliconides* Prout, 1918 | |


# NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year

The NAACP Image Award winners for Entertainer of the Year. Entertainer of the Year is the final award presented at the ceremony.

| Year | Winner | Reference |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1986 | Dionne Warwick |  |
| 1987 | Patti LaBelle |  |
| 1988 | Dionne Warwick (2) |  |
| 1989 | Lionel Richie |  |
| 1990 | Eddie Murphy |  |
| 1991 | Oprah Winfrey |  |
| 1992 | Patti LaBelle (2) |  |
| 1993 | Michael Jackson |  |
| 1994 | Whitney Houston |  |
| 1995 | Whitney Houston (2) |  |
| 1996 | Quincy Jones |  |
| 1997 | Denzel Washington |  |
| 1998 | Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds |  |
| 1999 | Will Smith |  |
| 2000 | Halle Berry |  |
| 2001 | Steve Harvey |  |
| 2004 | Beyoncé |  |
| 2013 | Jamie Foxx |  |
| 2014 | Kevin Hart |  |
| 2015 | Taraji P. Henson |  |
| 2016 | Michael B. Jordan |  |
| 2017 | Dwayne Johnson |  |
| 2018 | Ava DuVernay |  |
| 2019 | Beyoncé (2) |  |
| 2020 | Lizzo |  |
| 2021 | D-Nice |  |
| 2022 | Jennifer Hudson |  |
| 2023 | Angela Bassett |  |
| 2024 | Usher |  |

## Multiple wins

Beyoncé, Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston and Patti LaBelle are the only four people to win the award twice.


title: Mechoopda

abstract: The Mechoopda are a tribe of Maidu people, an Indigenous people of California. They are enrolled in the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, a federally recognized tribe. Historically, the tribe has spoken Konkow, a language related to the Maidu language, and as of 2010, has created digital learning materials from old recordings of Emma Cooper, made during the 1940s as a part of the war effort. The tribe was formerly centered in a village located about 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) south of contemporary Chico, California. The Tribe was terminated in 1967, losing its 26-acre Chico Rancheria. Today, approximately one-half of the old Chico Rancheria is now owned by California State University, Chico (CSUC). The 11-acre university-owned portion of the former reservation is used by CSUC's agriculture, anthropology, and archaeology students. The Mechoopda regained federal recognition in 1992.

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# Mechoopda

The **Mechoopda** are a tribe of Maidu people, an Indigenous people of California. They are enrolled in the **Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria**, a federally recognized tribe. Historically, the tribe has spoken Konkow, a language related to the Maidu language, and as of 2010, has created digital learning materials from old recordings of Emma Cooper, made during the 1940s as a part of the war effort.

The tribe was formerly centered in a village located about 3+12 miles (5.6 km) south of contemporary Chico, California. The Tribe was terminated in 1967, losing its 26-acre Chico Rancheria. Today, approximately one-half of the old Chico Rancheria is now owned by California State University, Chico (CSUC). The 11-acre university-owned portion of the former reservation is used by CSUC's agriculture, anthropology, and archaeology students.

The Mechoopda regained federal recognition in 1992.

## Government

The Mechoopda Indian Tribe ratified their constitution on 1 February 1998. The tribe is governed by a seven-member council. The current administration is as follows:

* Tribal Chairman: Dennis Ramirez
* Vice Chairperson: Sandra Knight:
* Treasurer: He-Lo Ramirez
* Secretary: Roberta Lewis
* Member-at-Large: Barbara Rose
* Member-at-Large: Isaiah Meders
* Member-at-Large: Jenny Atkins

## Reservation

The **Chico Ranchería** is a federal reservation located in Butte County. The population of the tribe is 560; the population on the ranchería is approximately 70. Chico is the closest town.

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Mechoopda Maidu Indians
| 19th century photograph of Mechoopda women and children | |
| --- | --- |
| Total population | |
| 413 enrolled members | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| California | |
| Languages | |
| English, Konkow | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, traditional tribal religions | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Maidu people | |