abstract: What Do I Wish for Now? is a compilation album by Aberdeen released in 2006, a year after the band's breakup. The album contains all of Aberdeen's singles, B-sides and songs previously only featured on various artists albums in chronological order. For the release, the first three tracks were remastered. The booklet included with the album contains a history of the band and retrospective quotations from the band.

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# What Do I Wish for Now? (Singles + Extras 1994–2004)

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| *Pitchfork Media* | 7.7/10.0 link |

***What Do I Wish for Now? (Singles + Extras 1994–2004)*** is a compilation album by Aberdeen released in 2006, a year after the band's breakup.

The album contains all of Aberdeen's singles, B-sides and songs previously only featured on various artists albums in chronological order. For the release, the first three tracks (which were originally released together) were remastered. The booklet included with the album contains a history of the band (originally published on the *Under the Radar* website in 2002) and retrospective quotations from the band.

## Track listing

1. 'Byron' (3:42)
2. 'Toy Tambourine' (3:22)
3. 'Fran' (2:55)
4. 'Fireworks' (3:14)
5. 'When It Doesn't Matter' (3:59)
6. 'Super Sunny Summer' (3:06)
7. 'Snapdragon' (3:45)
8. 'I Think I'm Falling' (3:42)
9. 'Marine Parade' (2:07)
10. 'She Never Understood' (5:30)
11. 'Sink or Float' (3:27)
12. 'Drive' (4:16)
13. 'The Boy Has Gone Away' (3:29)
14. 'Miss You Now You're Gone' (3:38)
15. 'Emma's House' (3:55)
16. 'Florida' (4:50)
17. 'Late Bloomr' (4:16)
18. 'Kyoto Death Song' (4:41)

## InfoBox

| What Do I Wish for Now?<br>(Singles + Extras 1994–2004) | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Compilation album of singles by Aberdeen | |
| Released | 2006 |
| Recorded | 1994–2006 |
| Genre | Twee pop |
| Length | 68:02 |
| Label | LTM Recordings |


title: What Do I Say?

abstract: "What do I say" is a famous poem written by the Syrian poet Hasan Alkhayer in 1979. He had criticized both the austere regime and the militant terrorists who together had crippled life in Syria in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was later kidnapped and killed, in 1980. The poem was a remarkable contribution by a Syrian intellectual in Syria's recent history that added color to the flame of life in the stagnant political atmosphere. In this poem, Hasan succeeds in expressing complex contemporary issues in very simple language. Hasan Alkhayer might have been an Alawite

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# What Do I Say?

**"What do I say"** (Arabic: **ماذا أقول**) is a famous poem written by the Syrian poet Hasan Alkhayer (Arabic **حسن** **الخيّر**) in 1979. He had criticized both the austere regime and the militant terrorists who together had crippled life in Syria in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was later kidnapped and killed, in 1980.

The poem was a remarkable contribution by a Syrian intellectual in Syria's recent history that added color to the flame of life in the stagnant political atmosphere. In this poem, Hasan succeeds in expressing complex contemporary issues in very simple language.

Hasan Alkhayer might have been an Alawite

## Some verses from the poem

> What do I say? if saying the truth is followed by lashing whips and humid dark prison,
> But I can not keep silent as silence is a vice that leads to hiding the light of truth.
> And I can not lie as lying is evil, God forbid, I will not lie!
> There are two gangs: one is ruling with the name of patriotism and have none of it!
> And another gang claims good faith; and religion forbids their sayings and acts!
> Two gangs, my people be aware of, both drank from the same evil waters!

Translated from Arabic:

> **ماذا أقول و قول الحق الحق يعقبه**
> جلد السياط و سجن مظلم رطب
> **فإن صمت فإن الصمت ناقصة**
> إن كان بالصمت نور الحق يحتجب
> **و إن كذبت فإن الكذب يسحقني**
> معاذ ربي أن يعزى لي الكذب
> **عصابتان هما إحداهما حكمت**
> باسم العروبة لا بعث و لا عرب
> **و آخرون مسوح الدين قد لبسوا**
> و الدين حرّم ما قالوا و ما ارتكبوا
> **عصابتان أيا شعبي فكن حذرا**
> جميعهم من معين السوء قد شربوا

## Analysis

It is important to mention that "free opinion" is the biggest taboo in Arab countries. Armed with his pen, Hasan knew what fate was ahead of him for his free and recusant soul, for his trenchant writings attacking tyranny, and for lambasting tardiness, but it is the lesson of history: The darkness can only be cut sharp with a falling star, a meteor.

In these bloody years, both fighting factions, the regime, and the fanatics, tried to align Syrians by using the sectarian differences. Poet Hasan presciently pointed to the importance of not losing the national unity that has always been an impregnable Syrian "trademark".

One of his most poignant and emotional verses are about the city of Hama. Sadly, in less than two years after Alkhayer's mysterious disappearance, Hama was to be in the heart of what was later called the Hama massacre.

## Some verses about Hama

> They said (the regime) Hama is blinded by animosity so it welters; I wonder, can Hama the lair of Baath welter?
> If they (the regime) remember what Hama did to the tyrannous, they will cry in fear'
> Hama and the people of Hama were the best who held the flags of Baath up and flying
> When the people of Hama saw you (the regime) shifted away from moral principles, they honorably shifted their loyalty away from you

Translated from Arabic:

> **قالوا حماة عماها الحقد فاضطربت**
> يا للعجيب عرين البعث يضطرب
> **لو يذكرون حماة الأمس ما فعلت**
> بالظالمين و بالإقطاع لانتحبوا
> **كانت و كان بنوها خير من رفعوا**
> للبعث راياته خفاقة تجب
> **لما رأوكم نكستم عن مبادئكم**
> فإنهم شرفا عن حبكم نكبوا

## More verses

Because souls fade without hope as hope is the bird that sings in our souls and the rain that gives us a new and pure life, poet Hasan keeps faith in a new land and united people:

> The rain will shower my thirsty land, and the darkness and clouds will leave my mountains
> There will always be one irreplaceable voice: God the great, we are all Arabs

Translated from Arabic:

> **سيسقط الغيث في أرضي و قد ظمئت**
> و ينجلي عن رباها الليل و السحب
> **يبقى مدى الدهر صوت لا بديل له**
> الله أكبر إنا كلنا عرب


title: Wetmore Township, Pennsylvania

abstract: Wetmore Township is a township in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,620 at the 2020 census.

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# Wetmore Township, Pennsylvania

**Wetmore Township** is a township in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,620 at the 2020 census.

## Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 79.0 square miles (204.6 km2), all land.

## Demographics

Historical population
| Census | Pop. | Note |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | 1,721 |  |  |
| 2010 | 1,650 |  | −4.1% |
| 2020 | 1,620 |  | −1.8% |
| 2022 (est.) | 1,610 |  | −0.6% |
| U.S. Decennial Census | | | |

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,721 people, 709 households, and 524 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.8 people per square mile (8.4/km2). There were 894 housing units at an average density of 11.3/sq mi (4.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.59% White, 0.06% African American, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.

There were 709 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,857, and the median income for a family was $41,779. Males had a median income of $32,738 versus $22,875 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,128. About 6.9% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

41°40′00″N 78°43′59″W / 41.66667°N 78.73306°W / 41.66667; -78.73306

## InfoBox

| Wetmore Township,
Pennsylvania | |
| --- | --- |
| Township | |
| Old-growth birch within the Allegheny National Forest in the township | |
| Map of McKean County, Pennsylvania highlighting Wetmore Township | |
| Map of McKean County, Pennsylvania | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | McKean |
| Settled | 1820 |
| Incorporated | 1856 |
| Area | |
| Total | 78.08 sq mi (202.24 km2) |
| Land | 78.04 sq mi (202.11 km2) |
| Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| Total | 1,620 |
| Estimate (2022) | 1,610 |
| Density | 20.34/sq mi (7.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-083-84312 |


title: Wetmore, Texas

abstract: Wetmore is an unincorporated community in Bexar County, Texas, United States. It is part of the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area.

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# Wetmore, Texas

**Wetmore** is an unincorporated community in Bexar County, Texas, United States. It is part of the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area.

## InfoBox

| Wetmore, Texas | |
| --- | --- |
| Unincorporated community | |
| WetmoreLocation of Wetmore in TexasWetmoreWetmore (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 29°33′52″N 98°25′9″W / 29.56444°N 98.41917°W / 29.56444; -98.41917 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Bexar |
| Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) |
| Area code(s) | 210, 726 |
| FIPS code |  |
| GNIS feature ID | 1349882 |


title: Missouri Key

abstract: Missouri Key is a small island in the lower Florida Keys. U.S. 1 crosses the key at approximately mile marker 39.5, between Ohio Key and Little Duck Key. The island was named during Henry Flagler's Overseas Railroad construction years by workers from that state. It is sometimes known locally as Little Grassy Key or Grassy Island.

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# Missouri Key

**Missouri Key** is a small island in the lower Florida Keys.

U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway) crosses the key at approximately mile marker 39.5, between Ohio Key and Little Duck Key.

The island was named during Henry Flagler's Overseas Railroad construction years by workers from that state.

It is sometimes known locally as Little Grassy Key or Grassy Island.

## InfoBox

Missouri Key
| Satellite image of Ohio Key, Missouri Key, Little Duck Key of Lower Florida Keys | |
| --- | --- |
| Missouri KeyMissouri KeyMissouri KeyMissouri Key (Caribbean) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Gulf of Mexico |
| Coordinates | 24°40′41″N 81°14′17″W / 24.678°N 81.238°W / 24.678; -81.238 |
| Archipelago | Florida Keys |
| Adjacent to | Florida Straits |
| Administration | |
| **United States** | |
| State | Florida |
| County | Monroe |


title: Zeeshan Malik

abstract: Zeeshan Malik is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 September 2016 for Rawalpindi in the 2016–17 National T20 Cup. Prior to his T20 debut, he was part of Pakistan's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his first-class debut for Rawalpindi in the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 1 October 2016. In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. In March 2019, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup. In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand. In October 2021, following the conclusion of the 2021–22 National T20 Cup, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) suspended Malik from all cricket while they began an investigation into a breach of their anti-corruption code. He was allowed to return to cricket from 13 January 2022, and undertook a rehabilitation programme.

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# Zeeshan Malik

**Zeeshan Malik** (born 26 December 1996) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 September 2016 for Rawalpindi in the 2016–17 National T20 Cup. Prior to his T20 debut, he was part of Pakistan's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his first-class debut for Rawalpindi in the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 1 October 2016.

In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. In March 2019, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup. In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand. In October 2021, following the conclusion of the 2021–22 National T20 Cup, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) suspended Malik from all cricket while they began an investigation into a breach of their anti-corruption code. He was allowed to return to cricket from 13 January 2022, and undertook a rehabilitation programme.

## InfoBox

Zeeshan Malik
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996<br>Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break |
| Role | Batsman |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2020/21-present | Northern |
|  | |
| Source: Cricinfo, 11 November 2020 | |


title: Nano–Mugen Compilation

abstract: Asian Kung-Fu Generation Presents: Nano–Mugen Compilation is a compilation album released by Asian Kung-Fu Generation on June 8, 2005, to advertise their fifth Nano-Mugen Festival that was held at Yokohama Arena on July 9. The album features one song from each of the eight total groups, composed of four Japanese bands and four UK bands, who performed at the event.

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# Nano–Mugen Compilation

***Asian Kung-Fu Generation Presents: Nano–Mugen Compilation*** is a compilation album released by Asian Kung-Fu Generation on June 8, 2005, to advertise their fifth Nano-Mugen Festival that was held at Yokohama Arena on July 9. The album features one song from each of the eight total groups, composed of four Japanese bands and four UK bands, who performed at the event.

## Track listing

| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Burn Baby Burn" | Ash | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Blackout" (ブラックアウト) | Asian Kung-Fu Generation | 5:21 |
| 3. | "I Love You 'Cause I Have To" | Dogs Die in Hot Cars | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Bored of Everything" | Ellegarden | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Tongue Tied" | Farrah | 2:29 |
| 6. | "Sugar Bomb Baby" | Industrial Salt | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Rock to Honey" (ロックとハニー; *Rock and Honey*) | Sparta Locals | 3:59 |
| 8. | "White Room Black Star" (Stout version) | Straightener | 3:05 |

## Chart positions

### Album

| Year | Chart | Peak position |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2005 | Oricon | 7 |

## InfoBox

| Nano-Mugen Compilation | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | June 8, 2005 |
| Genre | Alternative rock, punk rock, indie |
| Length | 28:22 |
| Label | Ki/oon Records (KSCL-827) |
| Nano-Mugen chronology | |
| ***Nano-Mugen Compilation***
(2005) *Nano-Mugen Compilation 2006*
(2006) | |


title: Narthecoceros logica

abstract: Narthecoceros logica is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in Sri Lanka. The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are fuscous whitish, sometimes partially and variably sprinkled with dark fuscous and with a suffused dark fuscous streak along the costa from about one-fourth to the apex. There are two small cloudy dark fuscous spots transversely placed at the end of the cell. The hindwings are grey.

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# Narthecoceros logica

***Narthecoceros logica*** is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are fuscous whitish, sometimes partially and variably sprinkled with dark fuscous and with a suffused dark fuscous streak along the costa from about one-fourth to the apex. There are two small cloudy dark fuscous spots transversely placed at the end of the cell. The hindwings are grey.

## InfoBox

| *Narthecoceros logica* | |
| --- | --- |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | *Narthecoceros* |
| Species: | ***N. logica*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Narthecoceros logica***<br>Meyrick, 1910 | |
|


title: Nippon Electric Glass

abstract: Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd., also known as NEG, is a Japanese glass manufacturer. The company is a manufacturer of glass for flat panel displays (FPD). It has about 20% share in the world's production of glass for liquid crystal displays (LCD). The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.

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# Nippon Electric Glass

**Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.** (日本電気硝子株式会社, *Nippon Denki Garasu Kabushiki-gaisha*), also known as **NEG**, is a Japanese glass manufacturer. The company is a manufacturer of glass for flat panel displays (FPD). It has about 20% share in the world's production of glass for liquid crystal displays (LCD).

The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.

## History

* 1944: Established with investment from NEC Corporation and other companies.
* 1949: Separated from NEC, and **Nippon Electric Glass** was founded as an independent company.
* 1951: Successfully began use of the Danner process to form glass tubing automatically; initiated mass production.
* 1956: Started continuous production of glass tubing using a tank furnace.
* 1965: Started production of black-and-white CRT glass.
* 1968: Started production of color CRT glass.
* 1973: Company stock listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) (Second Section).
* 1974: Started production of thin sheet glass for LCDs.
* 1983: Company stock transferred to the First Section of the TSE and OSE.
* 1988: Started CRT glass operations in the US via joint venture with O-I Glass. (Techneglas)
* 1998: Started production of PDP substrate glass using the float process.
* 1999: Acquired ISO 14001 certification for all plants in Japan.
* 1999: Started production of LCD substrate glass by the overflow process.
* 2004: Ended CRT glass production in the US and Mexico.
* 2010: Started production of substrate glass for solar cells.
* 2017: Acquired three of the largest fiberglass factories in the world from PPG, the largest of which being in Shelby, North Carolina, US.

## Products

## InfoBox

Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
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|  |
| Company type | Public KK |
| Traded as | TYO: 5214
Nikkei 225 Component |
| Industry | Glass |
| Founded | (December 1, 1949 (1949-12-01)) |
| Headquarters | 7-1, Seiran 2-chome, Ōtsu, Shiga 520-8639, Japan |
| Key people | Motoharu Matsumoto
(Chairman of the Board)
Akira Kishimoto
(President) |
| Products |  |
| Revenue | 279.974 billion (2023) |
| Net income | ¥26.285 billion (2023) |
| Number of employees | 5,578 |
| Website | Official website |
| **Footnotes / references**
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title: Puya retrorsa

abstract: Puya retrorsa is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae that is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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# Puya retrorsa

***Puya retrorsa*** is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae that is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

## InfoBox

| *Puya retrorsa* | |
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| Conservation status | |
|
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Monocots |
| *Clade*: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | *Puya* |
| Species: | ***P. retrorsa*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Puya retrorsa***
Gilmartin | |
|


title: Urushi-e

abstract: Urushi-e refers to three different techniques in Japanese art. Though urushi-e is most associated with woodblock, the term urushi-e is not exclusive to that medium. It can also refer to pictures using lacquer as a paint on three-dimensional lacquered objects; and paintings using actual lacquer on paper or occasionally silk.

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# Urushi-e

***Urushi-e*** (漆絵 "lacquer picture\[s\]") refers to three different techniques in Japanese art. Though urushi-e is most associated with woodblock, the term urushi-e is not exclusive to that medium. It can also refer to pictures using lacquer as a paint on three-dimensional lacquered objects; and paintings using actual lacquer on paper or occasionally silk.

## Technique

In Japanese woodblock printing, urushi-e generally refers to a hand-painted technique. Instead of printing with *urushi* (natural lacquer) it was painted on by hand. This meant that urushi-e pictures could be more colorful than most block prints of the time. Five colors were available when the technique was first developed; brown, yellow, green, red, and black. Urushi-e was sometimes used as a term to describe all hand-painted woodblock prints in Japan, not only those painted with lacquer, however, only urushi-e used *iro-urushi*, meaning colored lacquer, made from mixing clear lacquer and one of the five pigments. Artists such as Nishimura Shigenaga c. 1680s–1750 were also known to use black ink thickened with hide glue to attain a lacquer-like effect on some on his prints. In addition to colored lacquer, gold was sometimes applied to urushi-e works in the form of gold leaf and powders.

## Prints

*Urushi-e* woodblock prints were made using thick, dark black lines, and were sometimes hand-colored. The ink was mixed with an animal-based glue called *nikawa*, which thickened it and gave it a lustrous shine, said to resemble lacquer. Most often, this was used not in creating the entire print, but only in enhancing a particular element, such as an obi or a figure's hair, to give it shine and make the image more luxurious overall.

Prints which include *urushi-e* elements are likely to also feature the use of mica, metal dusts, and other elements which enhanced the appearance, quality and value of the works. The technique was most popular in the early 18th century Japan during the Edo era and can be seen in works by many artists of the time.

## Paintings

In painting, the term refers to the use of colored lacquers, produced by mixing pigments with clear lacquer. The use of colored lacquer for painting goes back to the prehistoric Jōmon period, and became especially popular in the Nara period (8th century), when a great many works were made using red lacquer against a black background. Until the 19th century, however, the use of natural pigments restricted the colors accessible to artists to red, black, yellow, green, and light brown.

## Artists

Artist Shibata Zeshin (1807–1891) is known for his innovations in this regard, and is believed by some to be the first to use lacquer not just as a decorative element (in painting boxes, furniture, and pottery) but as a medium for painted scrolls. Zeshin experimented extensively with various substances, which he mixed with lacquer to create a variety of effects, including simulating the appearance of various metals (iron, gold, bronze, copper), and imitating the appearance and texture of Western oil painting.

Other artists who used the technique include:

1. "*Young Lovers by Mount Fuji*". *Asia*. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
2. Brommelle, N. S.; Smith, Perry (1988-12-01). *Urushi: Proceedings of the Urushi Study Group, June 10–27, 1985, Tokyo*. Getty Publications. ISBN 9780892360963.
3. "JAANUS / urushi-e 漆絵". *www.aisf.or.jp*. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
4. Seidlitz, Woldemar von; Amsden, Dora (2016-03-09). *Impressions of Ukiyo-E*. Parkstone International. ISBN 9781785257384.
5. "Honolulu Museum of Art » A Parody of the Immortal Kinkö". *honolulumuseum.org*. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
6. Earle, Joe. "THE GENIUS OF JAPANESE LACQUER: MASTERWORKS BY SHIBATA ZESHIN". *Japan Society*.
7. "The Actor Sanogawa Mangiku I as Sanada, the daughter of the spinner Itoya, with an attendant in the play "Hiragana Yomeiri Izu Nikki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1718". *The Art Institute of Chicago*. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
8. "The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku I as a peddler of tooth-blackening dye". *The Art Institute of Chicago*. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
9. "Courtesan Riding a Carp (parody of the Daoist Immortal Kinko \[Chinese: Qin Gao\])". *The Art Institute of Chicago*. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
10. "Saigyo Hoshi". *The Art Institute of Chicago*. Retrieved 2019-10-24.


title: Wolffia borealis

abstract: Wolffia borealis is a species of flowering plant known by the common name northern watermeal. It is native to North America including sections of Canada and the United States. It grows in mats on the surface of calm water bodies, such as ponds. It is a very tiny plant with no leaves, stems, or roots. The green part is up to 1.2 millimeters long with one rounded end and one pointed end. On the flattened top of the plant is a single stamen and pistil. Like other Wolffia, it is edible and makes a nutritious food.

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# Wolffia borealis

***Wolffia borealis*** is a species of flowering plant known by the common name **northern watermeal**. It is native to North America including sections of Canada and the United States. It grows in mats on the surface of calm water bodies, such as ponds. It is a very tiny plant with no leaves, stems, or roots. The green part is up to 1.2 millimeters long with one rounded end and one pointed end. On the flattened top of the plant is a single stamen and pistil. Like other *Wolffia*, it is edible and makes a nutritious food.

## InfoBox

| *Wolffia borealis* | |
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|  | |
| Conservation status | |
|
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | *Wolffia* |
| Species: | ***W. borealis*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Wolffia borealis***
(Engelm. ex Hegelm.) Landolt ex Landolt & Wildi | |
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title: Les Sillitoe

abstract: Leslie Richard Sillitoe was a British trade union leader and politician. Sillitoe served in the British Army during World War II and took part in the Normandy Landings. After the war, he found work at the Campbell Tile Factory in Stoke on Trent, and joined the National Society of Pottery Workers (NSPW). Sillitoe was a supporter of the Labour Party, and won election to Stoke-on-Trent City Council, ultimately serving for 36 years. He became a leading proponent for safer and cleaner working conditions in the pottery industry, and in 1966 he won election as assistant general secretary of the NSPW. At the end of 1974, Alf Dulson retired as general secretary of the union, by then renamed as the Ceramic and Allied Trades Union, and Sillitoe won the election to replace him. He had immediate success by securing a closed shop agreement with the British Pottery Manufacturers' Federation, agreeing how future wage increases would be calculated, and secured an extra two days holiday for workers in the industry. This agreement took the union to its highest ever membership density, with more than 75% of eligible workers joining. Sillitoe retired from his trade union posts in 1980, and was Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent in 1981/82. He was made a freeman of the city, and in 1976 he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

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# Les Sillitoe

**Leslie Richard Sillitoe** (August 1915  10 October 1996) was a British trade union leader and politician.

Sillitoe served in the British Army during World War II and took part in the Normandy Landings. After the war, he found work at the Campbell Tile Factory in Stoke on Trent, and joined the National Society of Pottery Workers (NSPW).

Sillitoe was a supporter of the Labour Party, and won election to Stoke-on-Trent City Council, ultimately serving for 36 years. He became a leading proponent for safer and cleaner working conditions in the pottery industry, and in 1966 he won election as assistant general secretary of the NSPW.

At the end of 1974, Alf Dulson retired as general secretary of the union, by then renamed as the Ceramic and Allied Trades Union, and Sillitoe won the election to replace him. He had immediate success by securing a closed shop agreement with the British Pottery Manufacturers' Federation, agreeing how future wage increases would be calculated, and secured an extra two days holiday for workers in the industry. This agreement took the union to its highest ever membership density, with more than 75% of eligible workers joining.

Sillitoe retired from his trade union posts in 1980, and was Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent in 1981/82. He was made a freeman of the city, and in 1976 he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

1. "Obituary: Les Sillitoe". *Trades Union Congress*. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
2. Burchill, Frank; Ross, Richard (1977). *A History of the Potters' Union*. Hanley: Ceramic and Allied Trades Union.


title: Wanjiku Kabira

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Wanjiku Kabira is an associate professor of literature at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. She has specialized in the fields of Oral literature, African-American literature and Caribbean literature. She has been actively involved in women affairs and in gender issues. Wanjiku has served as in various capacities notably as a. Vice-Chair in the Kenya Constitutional Review Process (2000–2005)
b. Chair Person Women Political Alliance (2002–2011)
c. Director Collaborative Center for Gender and Development (1995–2009)
d. Chair, Department of Literature, University of Nairobi

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# Wanjiku Kabira

**Wanjiku Kabira** (born 15 November 1948) is an associate professor of literature at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. She has specialized in the fields of Oral literature, African-American literature and Caribbean literature. She has been actively involved in women affairs and in gender issues. Wanjiku has served as in various capacities notably as a. Vice-Chair in the Kenya Constitutional Review Process (2000–2005) b. Chair Person Women Political Alliance (2002–2011) c. Director Collaborative Center for Gender and Development (1995–2009) d. Chair, Department of Literature, University of Nairobi

## Early life and education

Prof. Wanjiku Kabira was born in 1948 in the present Lari Constituency. She went to school at Githirioni Primary School and later at Loreto High School, Limuru and Loreto Convent Msongari for her advanced certificate ("A" levels). She studied Literature, History and Scripture and received the "Best Performing Student" prize in Literature.

## Work

Kabira is a published author of young adult books. She has published widely on literature, women and on gender issues. One of her most notable books is *A Letter to Mariama Ba*, which was a response to *So Long a Letter*, a book written by Mariama Bâ. Her work with women saw the founding of the African Women Studies Centre at the University of Nairobi in June, 2011. She became the Director of the Centre in 2014 and still serves in that capacity. In her work with the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission she wrote a book, *A Time for Harvest*, which traces the women's journey in the struggle for a new constitution in the past 20 years, beginning from 1992 to 2012. She reminds the 16 women MPs of 290 that their mere presence in Parliament will be fruitless if it is not properly utilised. Other books she has also published are *Our Mother's Footsteps*, *Reclaiming My Dreams: Stories of Wanjiriwa Rukena* and *The Beaten Track and other personal stories: A collection of short stories*.

Other published credits of Wanjiku Mukabi Kabira include *Agikuyu* (Heritage Library of African Peoples East Africa). Professor Kabira also has written many books about women and gender issues, among them: *Our Secret Lives*; *They Have Destroyed the Temple*; *Celebrating Women's Resistance*; *The Oral Artist*.

## InfoBox

| Prof. Wanjiku Mukabi Kabira | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1948-11-15) 15 November 1948<br>Kiambu, Kenya |
| Spouse | Jackson Ntongai Kabira  (m. 1981) |
| Occupation | Lecturer, Author, Director AWSC (University Of Nairobi) |
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title: Mercy (cipher)

abstract: In cryptography, Mercy is a tweakable block cipher designed by Paul Crowley for disk encryption. The block size is 4096 bits—unusually large for a block cipher, but a standard disk sector size. Mercy uses a 128-bit secret key, along with a 128-bit non-secret tweak for each block. In disk encryption, the sector number would be used as a tweak. Mercy uses a 6-round Feistel network structure with partial key whitening. The round function uses a key-dependent state machine which borrows some structure from the stream cipher WAKE, with key-dependent S-boxes based on the Nyberg S-boxes also used in AES. Scott Fluhrer has discovered a differential attack that works against the full 6 rounds of Mercy. This attack can even be extended to a seven-round variant.

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# Mercy (cipher)

In cryptography, **Mercy** is a tweakable block cipher designed by Paul Crowley for disk encryption.

The block size is 4096 bits—unusually large for a block cipher, but a standard disk sector size. Mercy uses a 128-bit secret key, along with a 128-bit non-secret tweak for each block. In disk encryption, the sector number would be used as a tweak. Mercy uses a 6-round Feistel network structure with partial key whitening. The round function uses a key-dependent state machine which borrows some structure from the stream cipher WAKE, with key-dependent S-boxes based on the Nyberg S-boxes also used in AES.

Scott Fluhrer has discovered a differential attack that works against the full 6 rounds of Mercy. This attack can even be extended to a seven-round variant.

## InfoBox

Mercy
| General | |
| --- | --- |
| Designers | Paul Crowley |
| First published | April 2000 |
| Derived from | WAKE |
| Cipher detail | |
| Key sizes | 128 bits |
| Block sizes | 4096 bits |
| Structure | Feistel network |
| Rounds | 6 |
| Best public cryptanalysis | |
| Scott Fluhrer's differential attack breaks the cipher. | |


title: Mercy (Trey Anastasio album)

abstract: Mercy is the twelfth studio album by guitarist and songwriter Trey Anastasio, released on March 11, 2022. It is his first fully acoustic album and was produced by Bryce Goggin and Robert Stevenson. Two songs from this album - "Hey Stranger" and "Mercy" - were re-recorded by Phish for their sixteenth studio album, Evolve, set to be released in July 2024.

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# Mercy (Trey Anastasio album)

***Mercy*** is the twelfth studio album by guitarist and songwriter Trey Anastasio, released on March 11, 2022. It is his first fully acoustic album and was produced by Bryce Goggin and Robert Stevenson.

Two songs from this album - "Hey Stranger" and "Mercy" - were re-recorded by Phish for their sixteenth studio album, *Evolve*, set to be released in July 2024.

## Background

*Mercy* is Anastasio's second album recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic, after 2020's *Lonely Trip*, and is seen as a companion to that album. He has said that he intends to implement the songs on the album into Phish's repertoire in the near future.

Anastasio felt that the songs needed to be heard in sparse arrangements, saying in the liner notes:

> It’s two years since we went into hiding. This is still going on, and it’s an even lonelier trip… Here I was, still at home, playing acoustic guitar. I thought, “These songs just want to be one guy with a guitar, singing.”

On the album, Anastasio used a custom-made acoustic guitar by Adam Buchwald of Circle Strings commissioned by Phish keyboardist Page McConnell as a birthday gift. Some songs on the album include more than one guitar part, overlaid on top of an existing part, with Anastasio explaining:

> The decision was made very quickly: "Let me double the guitar." I was listening to the first take on headphones and playing off it. It was like jamming with myself.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Trey Anastasio

*Mercy* track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "A Little More Time" | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Mercy" | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Flying Blind" | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Blazing Down the Twisted Wire" | 3:41 |
| 5. | "6 1/2 Minutes" | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Roll Like a River" | 4:32 |
| 7. | "Hey Stranger" | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Arc" | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Ever Changing Tide" | 2:50 |
| Total length: | | 33:28 |

## Personnel

## InfoBox

| Mercy | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by Trey Anastasio | |
| Released | March 11, 2022 |
| Genre | Folk |
| Length | 33:28 |
| Label | Rubber Jungle |
| Producer |  |
| Trey Anastasio chronology | |
| *Lonely Trip*
(2020) ***Mercy***
(2022) *January*
(2023) | |


title: Wally Ritchie

abstract: Wallace Reid Ritchie is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or parts of four seasons in the majors, between 1987 and 1992, for the Philadelphia Phillies. He pitched in a total of 147 major league games, all in relief.

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# Wally Ritchie

**Wallace Reid Ritchie** (born July 12, 1965) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or parts of four seasons in the majors, between 1987 and 1992, for the Philadelphia Phillies. He pitched in a total of 147 major league games, all in relief.

## Amateur career

Ritchie attended high school at Herbert Hoover in Glendale, California where he was named All-CIF Southern Section. He began his college baseball career at Brigham Young University. After his freshman year, he transferred to Glendale Community College.

## Professional career

He was selected by the Phillies in the fourth round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft. Although he had signed a letter of intent to continue his college baseball at Loyola Marymount, he chose to sign with the Phillies and was assigned to the Bend Phillies to begin his professional career. In the offseason after the 1986 season, Ritchie played in Mexico for the Venados de Mazatlán.

Ritchie made his Major League debut on May 1, 1987 against the Cincinnati Reds. He pitched a scoreless inning in relief of Tom Hume at Veterans Stadium. On June 29, he recorded the first save of his big league career by retiring nine consecutive batters. Ritchie would total 62.1 innings pitched over 49 relief appearances in 1987, the fullest season of his Major League career.

Ritchie appeared in 19 games in relief for the Phillies in 1988 but was demoted to Triple-A on June 24 in favor of pitcher Mike Maddux and did not return to the big league roster that season.

Ritchie spent entirety of the 1989 and 1990 seasons in Triple-A with the newly formed Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, primarily as a starting pitcher. He was credit with throwing a no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against the Syracuse Chiefs on May 25, 1990. In 2014, Ritchie would return to throw out a ceremonial first pitch in celebration of the franchise's 25th anniversary.

On May 7, 1991, Ritchie returned to the Major Leagues for the first time since 1988 after the Phillies' Lenny Dykstra and Darren Daulton were injured in a drunk driving car accident. On June 4, Ritchie hit Atlanta Braves veteran outfielder Otis Nixon with a pitch for the first time in Nixon's career. Nixon charged the mound, kicked Ritchie in the stomach and punched him in the head three times. Ritchie was suspended for one game. Ritchie was injured in the scuffle and placed on the disabled list but was activated and served his suspension a few weeks later on June 27.

Ritchie saw consistent use out of the Philadelphia bullpen to start the 1992 season but was demoted to the minors on July 29 and did not appear in another Major League game in his career.

He became a free agent after the 1992 season and signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers released him during spring training and he caught on with the Detroit Tigers five days later. He was invited to the Triple-A All-Star Game that year. He spent the following season in Double-A in the Cincinnati Reds farm system. In December 1994, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed him to a minor league contract during the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike.

Ritchie returned to baseball in 1997 after a hiatus of two seasons spent working in construction and civil engineering. He spent the 1997 season in independent baseball with the Salinas Peppers and joined the Mission Viejo Vigilantes the following year. While playing for Mission Viejo, he commuted from his parents' home in Glendale. He departed the Western Baseball League in the middle of the 1998 season to pitch for the Mercuries Tigers in the Chinese Professional Baseball League.

## Post-playing career and personal life

Ritchie is a Mormon who met his wife at a fireside. They married in 1988 and had at least three children. His daughter, Megan, was born in or around 1995.

After his playing career ended, he received a Bachelor of Science in 2002 and Master of Business Administration in 2002 from Pepperdine University. He has worked in the managerial positions for the city governments of Santa Clara, Utah and Ivins, Utah.

For several years, Ritchie was a volunteer pitching coach at Snow Canyon High School in Utah. He was hired as the pitching coach at BYU before the 2012 season.

## InfoBox

| Wally Ritchie | |
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| **Pitcher** | |
| **Born:**  (1965-07-12) July 12, 1965<br>Glendale, California, U.S. | |
| **Batted:** Left**Threw:** Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 1, 1987, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 28, 1992, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 6–5 |
| Earned run average | 3.14 |
| Strikeouts | 98 |
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| Teams | |
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title: Wally Rodriguez

abstract: Wally Rodriguez was born in 1960 in Mexico City, Mexico. Rodriguez is the current Director of Visual Effects at UPSTAIRS, a post production facility located in Miami, FL which he co-founded with Anabella Sosa. With over 20 years of experience, he is a specialist in visual effects. Rodriguez was also the second client to use Autodesk Flame, the premier visual effects software. Rodriguez has developed special effects for multinational brands such as McDonald's, Corona, Honda, Ford, American Airlines, MTV Europe, AT&T, Verizon, Tide, and Heineken among others. Agencies like Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, Conill Advertising, and DDB have relied on his skills. The Mexican government chose UPSTAIRS to develop a multimedia presentation to celebrate the Bicentennial of the Mexican Revolution, for which Rodriguez created original visualization tools. Rodriguez has been the supervisor of visual effects for such renowned directors as Eduadro McClaine, Fernando Trueba, Augusto Jiménez Zapiola, and Mauro Fiore, director of photography for the 2009 film Avatar. Rodriguez graduated from Loyola University New Orleans in 1982 with a major in computer science and a minor in graphic arts.

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# Wally Rodriguez

**Wally Rodriguez** was born in 1960 in Mexico City, Mexico. Rodriguez is the current Director of Visual Effects at UPSTAIRS, a post production facility located in Miami, FL which he co-founded with Anabella Sosa. With over 20 years of experience, he is a specialist in visual effects. Rodriguez was also the second client to use Autodesk Flame, the premier visual effects software.

Rodriguez has developed special effects for multinational brands such as McDonald's, Corona, Honda, Ford, American Airlines, MTV Europe, AT&T, Verizon, Tide, and Heineken among others. Agencies like Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, Conill Advertising, and DDB have relied on his skills. The Mexican government chose UPSTAIRS to develop a multimedia presentation to celebrate the Bicentennial of the Mexican Revolution, for which Rodriguez created original visualization tools. Rodriguez has been the supervisor of visual effects for such renowned directors as Eduadro McClaine, Fernando Trueba, Augusto Jiménez Zapiola, and Mauro Fiore, director of photography for the 2009 film Avatar.

Rodriguez graduated from Loyola University New Orleans in 1982 with a major in computer science and a minor in graphic arts.

## InfoBox

| Wally Rodriguez | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Born | 1960 (age 6364)<br>Mexico City, Mexico |
| Alma mater | Loyola University New Orleans |
| Occupation(s) | Director of Visual Effects, UPSTAIRS |
| Website | http://upstairsefx.com |


title: Wally Rose

abstract: Wally Rose was an American jazz and ragtime pianist.

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# Wally Rose

**Wally Rose** (October 2, 1913, Oakland, California – January 12, 1997, Walnut Creek, California) was an American jazz and ragtime pianist.

## Career

Rose was a mainstay of the jazz scene in San Francisco during the 1940s and 1950s. He was the pianist for Lu Watters's group, the Yerba Buena Jazz Band, for its existence during 1939–50, adding a ragtime component to the group.

Following this, he played with Bob Scobey (1951) and Turk Murphy (1952–54), then did mainly solo work for the rest of his career. He recorded for Jazz Man Records in 1941–42, including well-received versions of "Black and White Rag" and "Temptation Rag". He also recorded several albums for Good Time Jazz, and also recorded for Columbia Records. He made an album in 1982, which was his first release as a leader in 24 years.

## Discography

* *Ragtime Piano Masterpieces* (Columbia, 1953)
* *Wally Rose* (Good Time Jazz, 1953)
* *Cake Walk to Lindy Hop* (Columbia, 1955)
* *Ragtime Classics* (Good Time Jazz, 1958)
* *Wally Rose on Piano* (Blackbird, 1970)
* *Whippin' the Keys* (Blackbird, 1971; Delmark, 2008)
* *Revisited* (Stomp Off, 1982)
* *Turk Murphy's San Francisco Jazz, Vol. 2* (Good Time Jazz, 1953, revised 1957)
* *Rags-Blues-Joys* (Solo Art, 1994)


title: Merton Beckwith-Smith

abstract: Major-General Merton Beckwith-Smith, was a senior British Army officer during both the First and Second World Wars.

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# Merton Beckwith-Smith

Major-General **Merton Beckwith-Smith**, DSO, MC (11 July 1890 – 11 November 1942) was a senior British Army officer during both the First and Second World Wars.

## Early life and military career

Beckwith-Smith was born on 11 July 1890 at 24 Walton Street, Chelsea to stockbroker Beckwith Smith and Georgina Butler Moore.

His education took in Warren Hill School at Eastbourne, Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.

In 1910 he was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards.

He served with the Guards throughout the First World War, eventually becoming a staff officer in the Guards Division. On 4 October 1914, while the 1st Guards Brigade was holding trenches opposite the German line at the River Aisne, Beckwith-Smith was ordered by Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence to carry out a nighttime raid against a German position known as 'Fish Hook Trench'. This was the first British trench raid of the First World War. Beckwith-Smith was still just a lieutenant at the time and the raid was considered to be a striking success. On the front of the 1/Coldstream, just east of the Troyon factory road, the Germans had run out a sap, and it was decided to fill it in. At 8 P.M. a platoon of the battalion, led by Beckwith-Smith (who was wounded and subsequently received the Distinguished Service Order), crossing the hundred yards of No Man's Land, rushed the trench with the bayonet. The award of the DSO was reported in the Edinburgh Gazette on 13 November 1914,

> Second Lieutenant Merton Beckwith Smith, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards. On the night of October the 4th, near Vendresse, with a party of 50 men, he attacked and carried with the bayonet the advanced. German trenches, disabling 20 of the enemy, and displayed great enterprise and coolness in this operation, in which he was wounded.

Now a captain, Beckwith-Smith was awarded the French Croix de Guerre in 1917. In the same year Captain Beckwith-Smith was awarded the Military Cross.

## Between the wars

After the war Beckwith-Smith commanded the Officers' Training Corps at the University of Oxford. While he was commanding the Officers' Training Corps, the university conferred on him an honorary degree of MA. He then attended the Staff College, Camberley from 1921 to 1922.

*The Times* recorded Beckwith-Smith's appointment as Officer Commanding the Welsh Guards Regiment and Regimental District from 1 October 1934. In his capacity as Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the Welsh Guards, Beckwith-Smith participated in the Royal Procession at the Trooping the Colour of 1936, and again the following year.

Beckwith-Smith spent fourteen months serving in India in command of the Lahore Brigade.

## Second World War

### France

In 1940, during the Second World War, he was given command of the 1st Guards Brigade, part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) sent to France in 1939/1940.

When Lord Gort was ordered home and was replaced by Harold Alexander, Beckwith-Smith succeeded him in command of the 1st Division.

He took part in the defence of the Dunkirk Perimeter, telling his officers,

> We have been given the supreme honour of being the rearguard at Dunkirk. Go and tell your platoons the good news!

During the battle he also spoke to his men about how to deal with the Luftwaffe Stuka dive bombers, 'Stand up to them. Shoot at them with a Bren gun from the shoulder. Take them like a high pheasant. Give them plenty of lead. £5 to any man who brings one down.'

For his service in the Battle of France he was mentioned in dispatches.

After he was evacuated to England, Beckwith-Smith was given command of the Territorial 18th Infantry Division, which he trained in preparation for duty overseas.

### Singapore

In early 1942, after many weeks at sea, Beckwith-Smith's division was landed at Singapore. Japanese forces invaded Singapore Island on 8 February. Because of the defensive strategy implemented by the Allied commander, Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival, most of the British 18th Division saw little or no action. Percival surrendered all British and Commonwealth troops at Singapore on 15 February, including Beckwith-Smith and his division.

He was reported just prior to capture as being 'quite undisturbed by the calamity, continuing his duties even when the roof of his headquarters was burning over his head.

Prior to his being sent to Formosa in August 1942, Beckwith-Smith sent a message to his men:

> On my departure for Japan I wish to take what may be my last chance to thank all ranks of the 18th Division for their cheerful service and loyal support on many shores and seas during the two years I have had the honour to command the Division.
>
> I regret I have been unable to lead you to the success in battle to which your cause and sacrifice is entitled, and although I leave you with a heavy heart, I carry with me many precious memories and a sense of comradeship such as could only have been inspired by the trials and disappointments which we have shared in the last few months.
>
> Difficult days may still be ahead, but I know that the spirit which today animates all ranks of the Division will prevail and will form the corner-stone on which one day a just and lasting peace will be found.
>
> God grant that day may not be long delayed and that we may soon meet again.
>
> Meanwhile GOOD LUCK, HEADS UP, KEEP SMILING.
>
> (Sgd.) M. BECKWITH-SMITH Major-General. 18th August 1942

On 11 November 1942 Merton Beckwith-Smith died at Karenko Camp of diphtheria as a prisoner of war. A report in The Times reported that the official Japanese news agency said Colonel Robert Hoffman of the US Army was with him, along with other British generals, when he died. In 1946, the Imperial War Graves Commission (now the Commonwealth War Graves Commission) exhumed all the Taiwan prisoner of war remains and reburied them in the Sai Wan War Cemetery in Hong Kong. Many years later his grave was identified by Jack Edwards on the request of Diana, Princess of Wales.

## Personal life

Beckwith-Smith married Honor Dorothy Leigh on 14 March 1918 at St George's Church, Hanover Square in Westminster. He lived at the Manor House, Stratton Audley.

## Bibliography

## InfoBox

| Merton Beckwith-Smith | |
| --- | --- |
| Beckwith-Smith c. 1940 | |
| Nickname(s) | "Becky" |
| Born | (1890-07-11)11 July 1890
Chelsea, London, England |
| Died | 11 November 1942(1942-11-11) (aged 52)
Karenko Concentration Camp, Taiwan |
| Buried | Sai Wan War Cemetery, Hong Kong |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1910–1942 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 18095 |
| Unit | Coldstream Guards
Welsh Guards |
| Commands | 18th Infantry Division (1940–42)
1st Guards Brigade (1939–40)
1st Battalion, Welsh Guards (1932–34) |
| Battles/wars | First World War
Second World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches (2)
Croix de guerre (France) |
| Alma mater | Eton College
Christ Church, Oxford |


title: Missouri History Museum

abstract: The Missouri History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri, showcases Missouri history. It is operated by the Missouri Historical Society, which was founded in 1866. Museum admission is free through a public subsidy by the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District.

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# Missouri History Museum

The **Missouri History Museum** in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri, showcases Missouri history. It is operated by the Missouri Historical Society, which was founded in 1866. Museum admission is free through a public subsidy by the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District.

## Facilities

The Jefferson Memorial Building, built in 1913 with profits from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, is the home of the museum.

In 1988, the museum joined the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District and began receiving sales tax revenue.

In 2000, the Emerson Center, a significant building addition was completed, boosting attendance and exhibition capacity. The Emerson Center, featuring a ground-to-roof southern glass facade, was designed by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, and included substantially more exhibition space, as well as an auditorium, classrooms, a restaurant and gift shop. The Emerson Center was selected by the American Institute of Architects's Committee on the Environment as an example of architectural design that protects and enhances the environment. It is an example of a green museum.

## Collections and exhibits

The museums signature collection includes both national artifacts, as well as Missouri and St. Louis related materials, such as local colonial and native artifacts, Louisiana Purchase Exposition artifacts, and items relating to Charles Lindbergh and his trans-Atlantic flight in the *Spirit of St. Louis*. A replica of the *Spirit of St. Louis* can be found in the museum. A large number of artifacts from the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition are also housed in the permanent collection, as St. Louis was the starting point for that venture.

Recent travelling exhibits and events have included items related to the Fox Theatre's restoration and renovation, the Road to Freedom tour (celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act), and, prominently, the Lewis and Clark National Bicentennial Exhibition.

## Admission

Admission is free.

## Exhibits

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Missouri History Museum
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| Missouri History Museum | |
| Location within Forest Park | |
| Established | 1866 |
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°38′43″N 90°17′17″W / 38.645252°N 90.287927°W / 38.645252; -90.287927 |
| Public transit access | MetroBus
Loop Trolley
Red   Blue
At Forest Park-DeBaliviere station |
| Website | mohistory.org |


title: Mitsou (novella)

abstract: Mitsou is the name of a French war-time novella that was published by Colette in 1919. It was later made into a 1956 film Mitsou. The eponymous protagonist, a 24-year-old star in a show at the Montmartre in Paris in 1917, hides briefly two lieutenants in her garderobe to help her friend Petite Chose. One of the men is the educated "blue lieutenant". He writes to her the next day thanking her, and Mitsou's surprisingly eloquent response results in an exchange of letters which express their blossoming attraction and love. Eventually, the lieutenant returns for a brief and singular visit. An apparently final exchange of letters seems to conclude the affair, although Mitsou does not give up hope for a future of the relationship. The well-received novella contains a play-like dialogue between Mitsou and the people around her as well as the letter exchange. The main characters are based on her second husband's brother, Robert de Jouvenel, and his mistress, Zou, but may also reflect a young Colette in her early relationship with her future first husband Henry Gauthier-Villars.

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# Mitsou (novella)

***Mitsou*** is the name of a French war-time novella that was published by Colette in 1919. It was later made into a 1956 film *Mitsou*.

The eponymous protagonist, a 24-year-old star in a show at the Montmartre in Paris in 1917, hides briefly two lieutenants in her garderobe to help her friend Petite Chose. One of the men is the educated "blue lieutenant". He writes to her the next day thanking her, and Mitsou's surprisingly eloquent response results in an exchange of letters which express their blossoming attraction and love. Eventually, the lieutenant returns for a brief and singular visit. An apparently final exchange of letters seems to conclude the affair, although Mitsou does not give up hope for a future of the relationship.

The well-received novella contains a play-like dialogue between Mitsou and the people around her as well as the letter exchange. The main characters are based on her second husband's brother, Robert de Jouvenel, and his mistress, Zou, but may also reflect a young Colette in her early relationship with her future first husband Henry Gauthier-Villars.

## Movie

The 1956 French film *Mitsou* is based on Colette's story. Danièle Delorme played the main character.


title: Miąskowo, Leszno County

abstract: Miąskowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieczna, within Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.

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# Miąskowo, Leszno County

**Miąskowo** \[mjɔ̃sˈkɔvɔ\] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieczna, within Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.

## InfoBox

| Miąskowo | |
| --- | --- |
| Village | |
| Miąskowo | |
| Coordinates: 51°56′21″N 16°47′58″E / 51.93917°N 16.79944°E / 51.93917; 16.79944 | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Leszno |
| Gmina | Osieczna |


abstract: Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates, Inc was an economics forecasting and consulting organization founded by Nobel Prize winner Lawrence Klein. WEFA Inc was a spinoff of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where Klein taught. WEFA Inc traced an interesting path from its predecessor in 1961, its initial launch in 1969, to its ultimate merger with DRI forming Global Insight in 2001, and subsequent to that, Global Insight's acquisition in 2008 by IHS Inc.

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# Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates

**Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates, Inc (WEFA Inc)** was an economics forecasting and consulting organization founded by Nobel Prize winner Lawrence Klein.

WEFA Inc was a spinoff of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where Klein taught. WEFA Inc traced an interesting path (see below for full details) from its predecessor in 1961 (the Economic Research Unit, discussed below), its initial launch in 1969 (as Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates Inc), to its ultimate merger with DRI (formerly Data Resources Inc.) forming Global Insight in 2001, and subsequent to that, Global Insight's acquisition in 2008 by IHS Inc.

## Origins

Incorporated in 1969 by the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania as a "not for profit" organization, WEFA Inc was an outgrowth of the Economics Research Unit (ERU) located in the economics department of the University of Pennsylvania. The ERU, a research unit devoted to graduate economics education, was originally sponsored in 1961 by grants from five US corporations including, IBM, Bethlehem Steel, John Deere, Exxon and Sunoco.

Among other things, the ERU was originally charged with the maintenance and use of the Wharton Quarterly Model \[WQM\] and the Wharton Index of Capacity Utilization. Between 1961 and 1969 the number of sponsors increased to the point where a more efficient organization was needed \[WEFA Inc\] to manage the many projects that grew out of the operation of the Wharton Quarterly Model.

## Leadership

In June 1969, when WEFA Inc was incorporated, Lawrence R. Klein was appointed board chairman, Michael D. McCarthy was appointed executive director, and the then Director of the ERU, F. G. Adams, was appointed secretary-treasurer. Other members of the Board were: The Dean of the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania, ex officio, The Chairman of the Department of Economics of the University of Pennsylvania, ex officio, Paul F. Miller, (Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania), Michael K. Evans (University of Pennsylvania, economics department), Paul Taubman (University of Pennsylvania, economics department), and Richard J. Kruizenga,(Chief Economist and Manager, Corporate and Environmental Economics, Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey).

Michael D. McCarthy served as executive director from June 1969 to December 1970. After joining WEFA Inc as Director of Industrial Research in August 1969, Ross S. Preston was appointed a board member and executive director of WEFA Inc in December 1970.

Preston served as executive director until the spring of 1975, at which time he was appointed secretary-treasurer of WEFA Inc. During Preston's tenure as executive director, WEFA Inc not only expanded its sponsorship of the Wharton Quarterly Model \[WQM\], but also developed the Wharton Annual and Industry Forecasting Model \[WAIFM\] which integrated input-output theory within the structure of a macro-econometric model. The predecessor of WAIFM was the Brookings Quarterly Model, originally funded by the Social Science Research Council.

The LINK project (also housed at WEFA Inc), which produced the world's first global macroeconomic model, was mentioned in Klein's citation for the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1980.

## Distribution rights

The various organization which acquired the rights to distribute WQM and WAIFM include:

* 1961-69 Economics Research Unit (University of Pennsylvania) distributes the Wharton Quarterly Model;
* 1969 University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees (WEFA Inc is incorporated and takes over distribution of the Wharton Quarterly Model);
* 1969 WEFA Inc begins distribution of the Wharton Annual and Industry Forecasting Model;
* 1980 Ziff-Davis Publishing Co. acquires WEFA Inc;
* 1983 Cie International de Services en Informatique acquires WEFA Inc;
* 1986 WEF Associates AG acquires WEFA Inc;
* 1987 WEF Associates AG acquires Chase Econometrics, WEFA Inc becomes WEFA-CEIS;
* 1994 Information Partners (Bain Capital) acquires WEFA-CEIS;
* 1997 Primark Corporation acquires WEFA-CEIS;
* 2000 The Thomson Corporation acquires Primark Corporation;
* 2001 Global Insight acquires WEFA-CEIS from The Thomson Corporation and merges it with DRI;
* 2008 IHS Inc. acquires Global Insight.

## General corporate timeline

* June 13, 1969: Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates is founded as a non-profit organization wholly owned by the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.
* July 14, 1979: McGraw-Hill announces it plans to buy Data Resources, a major competitor of Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates for about $103 million.
* December 18, 1979: It is announced that University of Pennsylvania plans to sell its controlling interest in Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates, and has held talks with three potential buyers.

* June 12, 1980: Ziff-Davis Publishing Co., a privately held publishing and broadcasting company, purchased Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates Inc. from the University of Pennsylvania for an undisclosed amount. The University said it retained a minority interest. Ziff announced that Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates would be the cornerstone of a new company, Strategic Information, which planned to spend tens of millions of dollars in the next five to six years to acquire state of the art computer equipment, according to Dennis O'Brien, who was named COO and Executive Vice President.
* March 18, 1983: Cie International de Services en Informatique (CISI), a computer firm owned by the French government, acquires an 80 percent interest in Wharton Econometrics from Ziff Davis Publishing Co, and an option to buy the remaining 20 percent in 1985. At the time, Wharton Econometrics is expected to generate revenue of US$8 million in 1983.
* June 20, 1983: CISI Wharton, part of the French CEA, announces plans to invest US$12 million over the next three years to position the newly enlarged entity as one of the world's leading economic forecasters.

* November 16, 1986: It is announced that WEF Associates, a group of European investors (the Salem family) advised by M Gerard Vila, would acquire CISI Wharton. At the time, CISI Wharton was described as having generated losses of FFr 100m in 1984-85 on revenue of FFr 94m, and employing 200 people.

* April 1, 1987: WEF Associates AG, the parent of Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates, announced that it acquired Chase Econometrics from Chase Manhattan Bank N.A., a unit of Chase Manhattan Corp, and that the new entity would be called WEFA-CEIS, Wharton Consulting and Economic Consulting and Economic Information Services. Chase Econometrics had been founded by Michael Kaye Evans, who had previously collaborated with Klein at Wharton but parted ways. An earlier magazine article had described Wharton Econometrics as "austere and academic", Data Resources as "cerebral and expanding", and Chase as "outspoken and controversial". Lawrence Chimerine, chairman of Chase Econometrics, became chairman and CEO, of the new business, while Lawrence Klein was positioned to act as a consultant and continue to oversee the board.

* April 11, 1987: Wharton Econometrics and Chase Econometrics agreed to call the merged companies Wharton Economics rather than the originally proposed name, WEFA-CEIS. According to the CEO Lawrence Chimerin, the term "econometrics" was dropped, because the consolidated company would broaden its services from econometric modeling to areas such as financial analysis, planning support, and software development.

* August 2, 1994: Information Partners, a private investment group affiliated with Bain Capital and focused on investments and acquisitions in the information services marketplace, announced that it had completed the purchase of The WEFA Group. The transaction was later valued at US$20 million.

* January 16, 1997: Primark Corporation, headed by chairman and CEO Joseph E. Kasputys, announced it entered into an agreement to acquire WEFA Holdings Inc. from Bain Capital Inc. and other shareholders in a US$45 million cash transaction. According to Primark, WEFA had revenues of about US$29 million in 1996 and was profitable. It was also reported that in selling WEFA, Information Partners had earned a ninefold return on its August 1994 acquisition. In its press release, Primark said Allen Sinai was named to the new position as WEFA's chief global economist, and that William Mundell would continue as WEFA's president and chief executive.

* Early-1997 to June 1998: Primark holds discussions with several prospective buyers, including Reed Elsevier. Reed Elsevier withdrew its offer while it dealt with a possible merger with Wolters Kluwer.

* June 5, 2000: The Thomson Corporation announced that it would acquire Primark Corporation. At this point, Primark's key brands included A-T Financial Information, Baseline, Disclosure, Datastream, Global Access, GlobalTOPIC, I/B/E/S, MarketEye, PIMS, WEFA, Worldscope and Vestek. Thomson announced that it was looking at how it could integrate Primark's offerings with its own brands such as ILX and First Call. The deal came as a further sign of Thomson's moves to extract itself from some of its traditional operations such as small-circulation newspapers to move toward electronic-based business. It was announced that Thomson was acquiring Primark for approximately US$842 million, and the assumption of $235 million in Primark debt, while Primark had 1999 revenues of $495 million. Joseph E. Kasputys, Primark's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, became Chairman of Thomson Financial.

* March 2001: Joseph Kasputys forms Global Insight, Inc. to be a leading company providing business executives, investors and government officials with economic information, analysis and solutions.

* May 7, 2001: Global Insight announced it would acquire DRI and WEFA from their respective parent companies to form its first subsidiary, DRI-WEFA Inc. DRI, formerly known as Data Resources Inc. was at this point a unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, a New York publisher and financial services company, while WEFA was a unit of The Thomson Corporation, a Toronto diversified information company. Joseph Kasputys was the chairman and main shareholder in Global Insight and led the acquisition. At the time of the merger, Kasputys, who had previous roles as a senior executive of both WEFA and DRI, said that he had wanted to bring together DRI and WEFA since 1990. Kasputys had also been executive vice president of McGraw-Hill until 1987. At the point of the merger, WEFA had about 220 employees and DRI about 250. At its peak, DRI, the larger of the two, had brought in US$100 million in revenue. Including new subsidiaries Primark Decision Economics; DAFSA, a European market research company; and Primark Poland, a software development company; Global Insight was planned to employ about 500, have 30 offices world wide, and have annual revenue of $70 million.
* 2005: Global Insight reportedly generates revenue of US$86 million.
* September 18, 2008: Global Insight announces that it will be acquired by IHS Inc., a Colorado-based public company that supplies information on energy, the environment, security, and product life cycles. The acquisition closed on October 13, 2008 for US$165 million, consisting of $118 million in cash and IHS common stock valued at $47 million. In the announcement, Global Insight's 2008 revenues were reported at an estimated $120 million, with an adjusted EBITDA margin in the high single-digits. The deal anticipated the benefits of adding Global Insight to IHS' insight units, including Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Jane's Information Group, and IHS Herold's. At this point, Global Insight is renamed to IHS Global Insight and reportedly has 700 employees in 25 global offices.

## InfoBox

Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates
| Industry | Economic forecasting and consulting |
| --- | --- |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Key people | Lawrence R. Klein, Michael D. McCarthy |


title: When a Cat Faces West

abstract: When a Cat Faces West When a Cat Faces West is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Urushibara. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from April 2018 to December 2020, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes.

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# When a Cat Faces West

***When a Cat Faces West*** (Japanese: 猫が西向きゃ, Hepburn: *Neko ga Nishi Mukya*) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Urushibara. It was serialized in Kodansha's *seinen* manga magazine *Monthly Afternoon* from April 2018 to December 2020, with its chapters collected in three *tankōbon* volumes.

## Publication

*When a Cat Faces West*, written and illustrated by Yuki Urushibara, was serialized in Kodansha's *seinen* manga magazine *Monthly Afternoon* from April 25, 2018, to December 25, 2020. Kodansha collected its chapters in three *tankōbon* volumes, released from February 22, 2019, to February 22, 2021.

In April 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the manga for English digital release in North America.

### Volumes

| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | February 22, 2019 | 978-4-06-514540-1 | May 17, 2022 | 978-1-68-491171-4 |
| 2 | February 21, 2020 | 978-4-06-518472-1 | June 21, 2022 | 978-1-68-491224-7 |
| 3 | February 22, 2021 | 978-4-06-522254-6 | July 19, 2022 | 978-1-68-491356-5 |

1. 奇妙な自然現象“フロー”の処理業者を描く、漆原友紀最新作「猫が西向きゃ」1巻. *Comic Natalie* (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 22, 2019. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
2. "When a Cat Faces West - The Spring 2022 Manga Guide". *Anime News Network*. May 19, 2022. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
3. Ressler, Karen (November 24, 2017). "Mushishi, And Yet the Town Moves, Genshiken Creators Each Launch New Manga". *Anime News Network*. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
4. Ressler, Karen (April 24, 2018). "Mushishi Creator's New Manga is Neko ga Nishimukya". *Anime News Network*. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
5. 「蟲師」漆原友紀の日常ファンタジー「猫が西向きゃ」アフタで隔月連載. *Comic Natalie* (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 25, 2018. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
6. アフタヌーン 2018年6月号. *Monthly Afternoon* (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
7. Mateo, Alex (October 23, 2020). "Mushishi's Yuki Urushibara Ends Neko ga Nishi Mukya Manga". *Anime News Network*. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
8. アフタヌーン 2021年2月号. *Monthly Afternoon* (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
9. 猫が西向きゃ（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
10. 猫が西向きゃ（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
11. Mateo, Alex (April 27, 2022). "Kodansha Comics Licenses Changes of Heart, This Vampire Won't Give Up!, When a Cat Faces West, 5 More Manga". *Anime News Network*. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
12. "When a Cat Faces West, Volume 1". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
13. 猫が西向きゃ（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
14. "When a Cat Faces West, Volume 2". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
15. "When a Cat Faces West, Volume 3". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.

## Further reading

## InfoBox

| When a Cat Faces West | |
| --- | --- |
| First *tankōbon* volume cover | |
| 猫が西向きゃ<br>(*Neko ga Nishi Mukya*) | |
| Genre |  |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yuki Urushibara |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher |  |
| Imprint | Afternoon KC |
| Magazine | *Monthly Afternoon* |
| Demographic | *Seinen* |
| Original run | April 25, 2018December 25, 2020 |
| Volumes | 3 |


title: Mithun Chowdhury

abstract: Mithun Chowdhury Mithun is a Bangladeshi footballer who last played as a striker for Farashganj SC in the Bangladesh Championship League. He also represented the Bangladesh national team and made his international debut in 2009. He captained the U23 team against Kuwait in 2012 Olympic Football Qualifiers. In 2014 FIFA World Cup Football Qualifiers, his maiden international goal broke the deadlock of the match against Lebanon in the second half in a memorable 2–0 win at Dhaka. On 16 June 2014, Mithun scored 5 goals in a single match for Sheikh Russel KC against the newly promoted Uttar Baridhara Club, in the 2013–14 Bangladesh Premier League.

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# Mithun Chowdhury

**Mithun Chowdhury Mithun** (born 10 February 1989) is a Bangladeshi footballer who last played as a striker for Farashganj SC in the Bangladesh Championship League. He also represented the Bangladesh national team and made his international debut in 2009. He captained the U23 team against Kuwait in 2012 Olympic Football Qualifiers. In 2014 FIFA World Cup Football Qualifiers, his maiden international goal broke the deadlock of the match against Lebanon in the second half in a memorable 2–0 win at Dhaka. On 16 June 2014, Mithun scored 5 goals in a single match for Sheikh Russel KC against the newly promoted Uttar Baridhara Club, in the 2013–14 Bangladesh Premier League.

## InfoBox

Mithun Chowdhury
| Personal information | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Full name | Mithun Chowdhury Mithun | | |
| Date of birth | (1989-02-10) 10 February 1989 | | |
| Place of birth | Narayanganj, Bangladesh | | |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | | |
| Position(s) | Striker | | |
| Senior career\* | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 20052008 | Victoria SC |  |  |
| 20082010 | Chittagong Abahani | 40 | (17) |
| 20102012 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | 42 | (22) |
| 20122016 | Sheikh Russel KC | 48 | (26) |
| 20172019 | Mohammedan SC | 13 | (2) |
| 20202021 | Farashganj SC | 4 | (0) |
| International career | | | |
| 2009–2014 | Bangladesh | 18 | (2) |
| Medal record      Representing  Bangladesh U-23  South Asian Games  2010 | | | |
| \*Club domestic league appearances and goals<br>‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 October 2014 | | | |


title: Mladen Ivančić (footballer)

abstract: Mladen Ivančić is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. As a player, he spent seven seasons with Rijeka in Croatia’s Prva HNL. He also spent a season playing for Austria Wien. He retired from football in 2003 and has become a manager. He was Rijeka manager in 2008.

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# Mladen Ivančić (footballer)

**Mladen Ivančić** (born 8 February 1970) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. As a player, he spent seven seasons with Rijeka in Croatia’s Prva HNL. He also spent a season playing for Austria Wien. He retired from football in 2003 and has become a manager. He was Rijeka manager in 2008.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
| Season | Club | League | | | Cup | | Europe | | Total | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Orijent Rijeka | 1992–93 | 2. HNL (South) |  | | 1 | 0 |  | | 1 | 0 |
| Rudar Labin | 1993–94 | 2. HNL (South) |  | |  | |  | | 0 | 0 |
| Rijeka | 1994–95 | 1. HNL | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 |  | | 25 | 0 |
| | 1995–96 | | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 |  | | 29 | 0 |
| | 1996–97 | | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |  | | 26 | 3 |
| | 1997–98 | | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |  | | 32 | 4 |
| | 1998–99 | | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 |  | | 30 | 2 |
| | Total | | 127 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 9 |
| Austria Wien | 1999–00 | Austrian Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Rijeka | 2001–02 | 1. HNL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |  | | 14 | 0 |
| | 2002–03 | | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| | Total | | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Career total | | | 169 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 195 | 9 |

## Managerial statistics

*As of 14 October 2018*

Managerial record by team and tenure
| Team | From | To | Record | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | P | W | D | L | Win % |
| HNK Rijeka | 7 July 2008 | 8 October 2008 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 050.0 |
| Total | | | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 050.0 |

## InfoBox

Mladen Ivančić
| Personal information | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Date of birth | (1970-02-08) 8 February 1970 | | |
| Place of birth | Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia | | |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | | |
| Position(s) | Centre-back | | |
| Youth career | | | |
|  | Rijeka | | |
| Senior career\* | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 1992–1993 | Orijent |  |  |
| 1993–1994 | Rudar Labin |  |  |
| 1994–1999 | Rijeka | 127 | (7) |
| 1999–2000 | Austria Wien | 16 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Rijeka | 26 | (0) |
| Managerial career | | | |
| 2005–2006 | Rijeka (assistant manager) | | |
| 2006–2007 | Rijeka U19 | | |
| 2007–2008 | Rijeka (assistant manager) | | |
| 2008 | Rijeka | | |
| 2012 | Rijeka (assistant manager) | | |
| \*Club domestic league appearances and goals | | | |


title: What's Your Bid?

abstract: What's Your Bid? was an ABC and DuMont Television Network game show hosted by Leonard Rosen (ABC) and Robert Alda (DuMont), with announcement and live commercials delivered by John Reed King (ABC) and Dick Shepard (DuMont). The show aired Saturdays from February 14, 1953, to late April on ABC, and Sundays from May 3, 1953, to June 28, 1953, on DuMont. The show was an auction where audience members bid on items, with all revenues from the auction directed to a specific charity that week, and often matching funds provided to that charity or another organization on behalf of the show's sponsor, Charles Antell Cosmetics. Winners would receive other prizes along with their auction items, ranging from consumer products to household appliances to cars, and Charles Antell products were frequent consolation prizes. In the middle segment, three pre-selected viewers would be telephoned, and given an opportunity to bid on an item, with the show's announcers manning the phones to deliver their bids to the host. In the final segment, a celebrity guest, such as Ralph Bellamy or Eva Gabor, would appear to speak on behalf of that week's charity organization, and auction off what was claimed to be a personal belonging of theirs.

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# What's Your Bid?

***What's Your Bid?*** was an ABC and DuMont Television Network game show hosted by Leonard Rosen (as "Liberal Bill") (ABC) and Robert Alda (DuMont), with announcement and live commercials delivered by John Reed King (ABC) and Dick Shepard (DuMont). The show aired Saturdays from February 14, 1953, to late April on ABC, and Sundays from May 3, 1953, to June 28, 1953, on DuMont. The show was an auction where audience members bid on items, with all revenues from the auction directed to a specific charity that week, and often matching funds provided to that charity or another organization on behalf of the show's sponsor, Charles Antell Cosmetics. Winners would receive other prizes along with their auction items, ranging from consumer products to household appliances to cars, and Charles Antell products were frequent consolation prizes. In the middle segment, three pre-selected viewers would be telephoned, and given an opportunity to bid on an item, with the show's announcers manning the phones to deliver their bids to the host. In the final segment, a celebrity guest, such as Ralph Bellamy or Eva Gabor, would appear to speak on behalf of that week's charity organization, and auction off what was claimed to be a personal belonging of theirs.

## Episode status

In August 2019, an ABC episode was posted onto YouTube. The status of the rest of the episodes from both DuMont and ABC is unknown, though it is possible that most DuMont episodes were lost.

## Bibliography

* David Weinstein, *The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television* (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
* Alex McNeil, *Total Television*, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
* Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, *The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows*, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1

## InfoBox

| *What's Your Bid?* | |
| --- | --- |
| Genre | Game show |
| Starring | Leonard Rosen (ABC host)
Robert Alda (DuMont host)
John Reed King (ABC announcer)
Dick Shepard (DuMont announcer)
Berni Gould (ABC cast member)
Roslyn Woods (model) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 (ABC)
9 (DuMont) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC (Feb-Apr 1953)
DuMont (May–June 1953) |
| Release | February 14 (1953-02-14)
June 28, 1953 (1953-06-28) |


title: White Mice

abstract: "White Mice" is a special edition sketch of the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, first broadcast on 24 December 1985 on BBC Breakfast Time.

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# White Mice

"**White Mice**" is a special edition sketch of the BBC sitcom *Only Fools and Horses*, first broadcast on 24 December 1985 on BBC Breakfast Time.

## Synopsis

A spoof investigation of Del Boy is conducted by the BBC Breakfast show, *Breakfast Time*, over allegations that he sold white mice to a customer with the promise that they would turn into horses at midnight. It sees the BBC's consumer expert, Lynn Faulds Wood (playing herself), attempting to quiz Del for misleading Mr Buttons, described by Del as a "wally in a funny hat", about some mice he had sold him with the promise that they would turn into horses. After failing to persuade her to go out with him for a curry, Del quickly leaves.

## Episode cast

| Actor | Character |
| --- | --- |
| David Jason | Derek Trotter |
| Lynn Faulds Wood | herself |

## InfoBox

| "**White Mice**" | |
| --- | --- |
| *Only Fools and Horses* episode | |
| Written by | John Sullivan |
| Original air date | 24 December 1985 (1985-12-24) |
| Running time | 2 minutes and 55 seconds |
| Guest appearance | |
|  | |
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title: White Mice (film)

abstract: White Mice is a 1926 American silent drama film filmed in color with the Kelley Color Process. It was directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Jacqueline Logan, William Powell, and Ernest Hilliard. It is based upon the novel of the same name by Richard Harding Davis.

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# White Mice (film)

***White Mice*** is a 1926 American silent drama film filmed in color with the Kelley Color Process (Wilson-Wetherald Color Process). It was directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Jacqueline Logan, William Powell, and Ernest Hilliard. It is based upon the novel of the same name by Richard Harding Davis.

## Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Roddy Forrester and Peter de Peyster form the White Mice club for the purpose of aiding humans in distress. When Roddy's father sends him to South America, Peter accompanies him. In the Republic of Montebello, Roddy learns that General Rojas, a former president, is slowly dying in a prison cell. He decides to free the general, especially so when he meets Inez, the beautiful daughter of Rojas. Roddy succeeds in his efforts and wins the affections of Inez.

## Cast

## Production

*White Mice* was filmed entirely in Cuba, and includes shots of Havana and its Morro Castle.

## Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. *The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film*. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

## InfoBox

| White Mice | |
| --- | --- |
| Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Edward H. Griffith |
| Written by | Randolph Bartlett |
| Based on | *White Mice*
by Richard Harding Davis |
| Produced by | Royal W. Wetherald |
| Starring | Jacqueline Logan
William Powell
Ernest Hilliard |
| Cinematography | Marcel Le Picard |
| Production
company | Pinellas Films |
| Distributed by | Associated Exhibitors |
| Release date | * January 31, 1926 (1926-01-31) |
| Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |


title: Mixed government

abstract: Mixed government is a form of government that combines elements of democracy, aristocracy and monarchy, ostensibly making impossible their respective degenerations which are conceived in Aristotle's Politics as anarchy, oligarchy and tyranny. The idea was popularized during classical antiquity in order to describe the stability, the innovation and the success of the republic as a form of government developed under the Roman constitution. Unlike classical democracy, aristocracy or monarchy, under a mixed government rulers are elected by citizens rather than acquiring their positions by inheritance or sortition. The concept of a mixed government was studied during the Renaissance and the Age of Reason by Tomás Fernández de Medrano, Niccolò Machiavelli, Giambattista Vico, Immanuel Kant, Thomas Hobbes and others. It was and still is a very important theory among supporters of republicanism. Various schools have described modern polities, such as the European Union and the United States, as possessing mixed constitutions.

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# Mixed government

**Mixed government** (or a **mixed constitution**) is a form of government that combines elements of democracy, aristocracy and monarchy, ostensibly making impossible their respective degenerations which are conceived in Aristotle's *Politics* as anarchy, oligarchy and tyranny. The idea was popularized during classical antiquity in order to describe the stability, the innovation and the success of the republic as a form of government developed under the Roman constitution.

Unlike classical democracy, aristocracy or monarchy, under a mixed government rulers are elected by citizens rather than acquiring their positions by inheritance or sortition (at the Greco-Roman time, sortition was conventionally regarded as the principal characteristic of classical democracy).

The concept of a mixed government was studied during the Renaissance and the Age of Reason by Tomás Fernández de Medrano, Niccolò Machiavelli, Giambattista Vico, Immanuel Kant, Thomas Hobbes and others. It was and still is a very important theory among supporters of republicanism. Various schools have described modern polities, such as the European Union and the United States, as possessing mixed constitutions.

## Ancient Greek philosophers

Plato in his book *The Republic* divided governments into five basic types (four being existing forms and one being Plato's ideal form, which exists "only in speech"):

Plato found flaws with all existing forms of government and thus concluded that aristocracy, which emphasizes virtue and wisdom, is the purest form of government. Aristotle largely embraced Plato's ideas and in his *Politics* three types (excluding timocracy) are discussed in detail. Aristotle considers constitutional government (a combination of oligarchy and democracy under law) the ideal form of government, but he observes that none of the three are healthy and that states will cycle between the three forms in an abrupt and chaotic process known as the kyklos or anacyclosis. In his *Politics*, he lists a number of theories of how to create a stable government. One of these options is creating a government that is a mix of all three forms of government.

Polybius argued that most states have a government system that is composed of "more than one" of these basic principles, which then was called a mixed government system.

## Roman Era

The ideal of a mixed government was popularized by Polybius, who saw the Roman Republic as a manifestation of Aristotle's theory (Millar, 2002). Monarchy was embodied by the consuls, the aristocracy by the Senate and democracy by the elections and great public gatherings of the assemblies. Each institution complements and also checks the others, presumably guaranteeing stability and prosperity. Polybius was very influential and his ideas were embraced by Cicero (Millar, 2002).

## Middle Ages

St. Thomas Aquinas argued in his letter *On Kingship* that a monarchy, with some limitations set by an aristocracy and democratic elements, was the best and most just form of government. He also emphasized the monarch's duty to uphold the divine and natural law and abide by limitations imposed on the monarch by custom and existing law.

## Renaissance, Reformation and Enlightenment

Cicero became extremely well regarded during the Renaissance and many of his ideas were embraced. Polybius was also rediscovered and the positive view of mixed governments became a central aspect of Renaissance political science integrated into the developing notion of republicanism. In order to minimise the misuse of political power, John Calvin advocated a mixture of aristocracy and democracy as the best form of government. He praised the advantages of democracy: "It is an invaluable gift if God allows a people to elect its overlords and magistrates". To further safeguard the rights and liberties of those who are ordinary, Calvin also favored the distribution of power to several political institutions (separation of powers). Mixed government theories became extremely popular in the Enlightenment and were discussed in detail by Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Giambattista Vico, Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Immanuel Kant. Apart from his contemporaries, only Montesquieu became widely acknowledged as the author of a concept of separation of powers (although he wrote rather on their "distribution").

According to some scholars, for example, Heinrich August Winkler, the notion also influenced the writers of the United States Constitution who based the idea of checks and balances, in part, upon the ancient theory. The constitution of Britain during the Victorian Era with a Parliament composed of the Sovereign (monarchy), a House of Lords (aristocracy) and House of Commons (democracy) is a prime example of a mixed constitution in the 19th century. This political system had its roots in two closely related developments in seventeenth-century England. First, a series of political upheavals—the Civil War (Puritan Revolution), the exclusion crisis of 1679–1681, and the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Second, an intense public debate about the best, most liberal and most stable form of government. Its main participants were John Milton, John Locke, Algernon Sidney and James Harrington. Their thinking became the basis of the radical Whig ideology. It "described two sorts of threats to political freedom: a general decay of the people which would invite the intrusion of evil and despotic rulers, and the encroachment of executive authority upon the legislature, the attempt that power always made to subdue the liberty protected by mixed government. The American Revolution revealed that this radical Whig understanding of politics had embedded itself deeply in American minds. \[...\] Radical Whig perceptions of politics attracted widespread support in America because they revived the traditional concerns of a Protestant culture that had always verged on Puritanism. That moral decay threatened free government could not come as a surprise to a people whose fathers had fled England to escape sin". 18th-century Whigs, or commonwealthmen, such as John Trenchard, Thomas Gordon and Benjamin Hoadly "praised the mixed constitution of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy, and they attributed English liberty to it; and like Locke they postulated a state of nature from which rights arose which the civil polity, created by mutual consent, guaranteed; they argued that a contract formed government and sovereignty resided in the people". So mixed government is the core of both the British form of modern-era democracy, constitutional monarchy, and the American model: republicanism.

The "father" of the American constitution, James Madison, stated in Federalist Paper No. 40 that the Constitutional Convention of 1787 created a mixed constitution. Madison referred to Polybius in Federalist Paper No. 63. However, much more important was that "most" ideas that the American Revolutionaries put into their political system "were a part of the great tradition of the eighteenth-century commonwealthmen, the radical Whig ideology".

## Modern era

### United States

One school of scholarship based mainly in the United States considers mixed government to be the central characteristic of a republic and holds that the United States has rule by the one (the President; monarchy), the few (the Senate; aristocracy), and the many (House of Representatives; democracy). Another school of thought in the U.S. says the Supreme Court has taken on the role of "The Best" in recent decades, ensuring a continuing separation of authority by offsetting the direct election of senators and preserving the mixing of democracy, aristocracy and monarchy.

### European Union

According to a view, in the European Union context the Commission President represents the rule by the one while the Commission represents the aristocratic dimension and the Parliament represents the democratic dimension.