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1995 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1995 in Australia.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Elizabeth II
 * Governor General – Bill Hayden
 * Prime Minister – Paul Keating
 * Deputy Prime Minister – Brian Howe (until 20 June), then Kim Beazley
 * Opposition Leader – Alexander Downer (until 30 January), then John Howard
 * Chief Justice – Sir Anthony Mason (until 20 April), then Sir Gerard Brennan

State and territory leaders

 * Premier of New South Wales – John Fahey (until 4 April), then Bob Carr
 * Opposition Leader – Bob Carr (until 4 April), then Peter Collins
 * Premier of Queensland – Wayne Goss
 * Opposition Leader – Rob Borbidge
 * Premier of South Australia – Dean Brown
 * Opposition Leader – Mike Rann
 * Premier of Tasmania – Ray Groom
 * Opposition Leader – Michael Field
 * Premier of Victoria – Jeff Kennett
 * Opposition Leader – John Brumby
 * Premier of Western Australia – Richard Court
 * Opposition Leader – Jim McGinty
 * Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Rosemary Follett (until 2 March), then Kate Carnell
 * Opposition Leader – Kate Carnell (until 2 March), then Rosemary Follett
 * Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Marshall Perron (until 26 May), then Shane Stone
 * Opposition Leader – Brian Ede
 * Head of Government of Norfolk Island – Michael King

Governors and administrators

 * Governor of New South Wales – Peter Sinclair
 * Governor of Queensland – Leneen Forde
 * Governor of South Australia – Dame Roma Mitchell
 * Governor of Tasmania – Sir Phillip Bennett (until 2 October), then Sir Guy Green
 * Governor of Victoria – Richard McGarvie
 * Governor of Western Australia – Michael Jeffery
 * Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories – Danny Gillespie
 * Administrator of Norfolk Island – Alan Kerr
 * Administrator of the Northern Territory – Austin Asche

January

 * 4 January – Chief justice of the Family Court of Australia, Alastair Nicholson calls for the law to recognise homosexual couples and their children as a family unit, stating that it was "unhelpful to attempt to set limits to what a family can be."
 * 15 January – Eight members of the same family are killed in a fire at a housing commission complex in the Sydney suburb of Liverpool. Following an inquest at Glebe Coroner's Court the following year, the fire was determined to have been deliberately lit by "a person or persons unknown."
 * 23 January – The Tasmanian Conservation Foundation commences court proceedings to overturn 2 of the 11 woodchip licenses issued by the Federal Government.
 * 30 January – John Howard becomes federal Liberal Party leader and thus federal leader of the opposition after the resignation of Alexander Downer.

February

 * 2 February – Tasmanian Premier Ray Groom defies Prime Minister Paul Keating's moratorium on logging in 72 Tasmanian coupes.
 * 3 February – A 4-day blockade of Parliament House, Canberra by 300 trucks and 2,500 timber workers and supporters ends as Prime Minister Paul Keating partially backs down on his 27 January decision to freeze logging in 509 old-growth coupes.
 * 8 February – It's announced Brian Johns is to be the new managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
 * 13 February – 2,000-strong rally at Sydney Airport causes disruption.
 * 16 February –
 * Media magnate Kerry Packer appears on A Current Affair on his own Nine Network to attack cross-media ownership, and speaks of John Howard as prime minister material.
 * Federal Opposition Leader John Howard promises to woo "the battlers", traditional Labor voters hurt by Labor's policies, and "demonstrate that our policies are not antagonistic to them".
 * 17 February – Prime Minister Paul Keating attacks John Howard as a "political blancmange" and a "political chameleon".
 * 18 February – Elections in the Australian Capital Territory replace the minority Australian Labor Party government of Rosemary Follett and elect a minority Liberal Party government of Kate Carnell.
 * 26 February – Former Liberal Party leader John Hewson announces his resignation from federal parliament.

March

 * 10 March –
 * Ian McLachlan resigns his shadow portfolio of Environment for having misled Parliament over the opening of secret Aboriginal women's documents relating to the proposed construction of a bridge to Hindmarsh Island, South Australia.
 * The New South Wales Government announces seven new parks and reserves, adding 6,000 hectares to the New South Wales National Parks estate.
 * 18 March – The campaign to save Tasmania's Tarkine wilderness achieves success a week after the arrest of Australian Conservation Foundation executive director Tricia Caswell for trespass when Australian Heritage Commission chair Wendy McCarthy announces its interim listing for May.
 * 25 March –
 * Bob Carr leads the Labor Party to victory in the New South Wales state election, deposing the Liberal/National coalition government of John Fahey that had been in power since 1988. Labor scraped in with a 2.2% swing and 50 of the 99 seats.
 * Liberal candidate Brendan Smyth wins the 1995 Canberra by-election with a 16% swing, a formerly safe Labor seat occupied by Ros Kelly.

April

 * 4 April –
 * New South Wales Premier Bob Carr assumes the Arts and Ethnic Affairs portfolio and Deputy Premier Andrew Refshauge assumes Health and Aboriginal Affairs.
 * Peter Collins replaces John Fahey as New South Wales Liberal leader. Ron Phillips beats incumbent Kerry Chikarovski as Deputy Leader by 19-10.
 * 8 April – The 1995 Wentworth by-election is held, triggered by the resignation of former Liberal leader John Hewson. The by-election is won by Liberal candidate Andrew Thomson but with no Labor candidate, Greens candidate Murray Matson attracts a record 27% of first preference votes, polling ahead of Bill Wentworth - a former Liberal member for Mackellar who runs as an independent candidate.
 * 11 April – The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting is held. The assembled Premiers and territory leaders endorse a program of reforms envisaged by Professor Fred Hilmer's National Competition Policy Review.
 * May – The Australian Grand Prix is moved from Adelaide to Melbourne after the Premier of Victoria spends what is reported to be quite a large amount on securing the rights to the race from 1996 onwards. Protests ensue about what many saw as the turning of public parkland into a private racetrack.
 * 28 April – Rob O'Regan retires after 3 years at the helm of the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) in Queensland, critical of poor standards of conduct among many politicians.

May

 * 9 May – The Federal Budget is delivered. The Budget's enormous turnaround in projected revenue, from a deficit of $12.9 billion to a small surplus, is received with scepticism by many commentators.
 * 30 May – Dorothy Davis disappears. Believed murdered, her remains had not been located, when the man convicted of her murder dies.

June

 * June–July – Qantas is privatised.
 * 7 June – Prime Minister Paul Keating announces to Parliament that Australia would have a referendum on the republic with a head of state elected by Parliament by a majority of at least two-thirds.
 * 8 June – The Tasmanian Labor Party and unions reach a historic agreement to overturn the Groom industrial relations regime if Labor wins office.
 * 20 June – The Federal Labor Caucus selects Kim Beazley to replace Brian Howe who unexpectedly stepped down as deputy leader.
 * 29 June – Australian Democrats leader Cheryl Kernot launches the Democrats' "Keeping the Senate Strong" campaign, attacking the "anarchical" Greens.
 * 30 June – Minister for Administrative Services Frank Walker announces that both the Aboriginal flag and the Torres Strait Islander flag have been proclaimed as official flags of Australia.

July

 * 1 July – Telecom Australia changes its domestic trading name to Telstra.
 * 15 July – The 1995 Queensland state election produces a hung Parliament, with Labor holding a one-seat majority over the Liberal/National coalition, as well as suffering a 7% swing and the loss of 9 seats.
 * 17 July – The West Australian Government's Royal Commission into former West Australian Premier Carmen Lawrence's role in the Easton affair opens in Perth, Western Australia, an inquiry earlier labelled by Prime Minister Paul Keating as a "flagrant abuse of the judicial system".
 * 25 July – The count in Mundingburra is complete following the Queensland state election. Labor wins by 16 votes with the party claiming a one-seat victory (45 seats), the Nationals winning 29 seats, the Liberals winning 14 seats and 1 independent also winning a seat.

August

 * 2 August – A combined Queensland Opposition Coalition frontbench is announced, with Joan Sheldon as Deputy Leader and Shadow Treasurer.
 * 4 August – Federal Opposition Leader John Howard expels Noel Crichton-Browne from the Federal Liberal party room.
 * 7 August – A second West Australian Federal MP, Allan Rocher leaves the Liberal Party to sit as an Independent, following the bitter power struggle in the West Australian branch.
 * 16 August – New South Wales Premier Bob Carr concedes that his pre-election promise to lift the tolls on the M4 and M5 tollways in western Sydney would be abandoned as being impossibly expensive.
 * 25 August – Labor's National Executive bans ALP members from associating with the right-wing Australian League of Rights. When maverick Kalgoorlie MP Graeme Campbell persists in his association and espousal of anti-immigration views embarrassing to the party, his pre-selection is later revoked causing him to resign.
 * 31 August – The cast bronze statue of the dog Larry La Trobe situated on the northern end of Melbourne's City Square is stolen.
 * 1 to 31 August – Sydney's official Observatory Hill weather station records its driest and only rainless month since records began in 1859. At the close of the month the city had gone 46 days without measurable rain, twelve more than the previous record from 1970 and 1975.

September

 * 8 September – Noel Crichton-Browne is expelled from the Liberal Party.
 * 13 September – The Queensland Government abandons the controversial Eastern Tollway to link Brisbane with the Gold Coast, having lost 4 seats in the affected area.

October

 * 11 October – John Fahey is selected as Liberal candidate for the marginal seat of Macarthur.
 * 19 October – South Australian Democrat and former leader Senator John Coulter resigns due to ill health, warning Cheryl Kernot that the party risked losing votes by becoming too mainstream. Coulter is replaced by former student activist and party worker Natasha Stott Despoja who is sworn in on November 30.
 * 20 October – Brenda Hodge, the last person to be sentenced to death in Australia before the full abolition of capital punishment, is paroled from prison after serving eleven years of a life sentence.
 * 24 October – Anna Wood, a 15-year-old schoolgirl from Sydney, dies after taking ecstasy at a rave. Her death sparks a media firestorm and a national debate over the use of illicit drugs.

November

 * November – The rabbit calicivirus disease (RCD) escapes from an island testing station in South Australia & quickly spreads into Victoria and New South Wales. It is estimated that the feral rabbit population would be permanently reduced by 60%.
 * 1 November – Federal Opposition Leader John Howard attempts to mend relations with the Asian community, telling Chinese business people in Melbourne how he values their commercial networks.
 * 3 November- After a six-month trial, David Harold Eastman is convicted by a jury of the assassination of Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Colin Winchester. He is sentenced to life imprisonment and can only be released by approval of the ACT parliament, Federal Parliament and the Governor-General.
 * 7 November – The Federal Court of Australia rules against Minister Tickner's ban on the building of a bridge to Hindmarsh Island in South Australia.
 * 14 November – Commissioner Marks delivers his final report, damning Carmen Lawrence's role in the Easton affair, the weight of her colleagues' evidence being against her version.
 * 15 November – Legislation decriminalising owning or working in a brothel is passed by the New South Wales Legislative Council, thereby fulfilling the recommendations of the Wood police corruption inquiry.
 * 26 November – The Australian Women's Party is launched in Brisbane, Queensland by a group which includes disenchanted Labor women.

December

 * 1 December – A new licence for a trial shipment of 200,000 tonnes of woodchips to Taiwan reignites plans for a "Son of Wesley Vale" pulp mill for northern Tasmania.
 * 3 December – The Anzac Bridge in Sydney is opened to traffic.
 * 4 December – A gas explosion at Kogarah railway station in Sydney kills two people.
 * 7 December – A full bench of the Federal Court of Australia rejects Robert Tickner's appeal against their 7 November ruling.
 * 8 December – In the Court of Disputed Returns, Mr. Justice Brian Ambrose orders a by-election in Mundingburra after finding some 22 soldiers serving in Rwanda had effectively been disenfranchised in the 1995 Queensland state election.
 * 10 December – Tasmanian Premier Ray Groom hands back to Tasmania's indigenous people 12 sacred and cultural sites totalling 3,800 hectares in an historic ceremony at Kidson Cove.
 * 15 December – The Queensland Labor Party replaces former member and current candidate for Mundingburra Ken Davies with Townsville mayor Tony Mooney, provoking a voter backlash.
 * 21 December – South Australian Royal Commissioner, Iris Stevens finds that Aboriginal women had "fabricated" beliefs on which they grounded opposition to the building of the Hindmarsh bridge.

Arts and literature

 * Helen Demidenko wins the Miles Franklin Award for The Hand That Signed the Paper

Film

 * Angel Baby
 * Babe
 * Hotel Sorrento

Television

 * 30 January – Today Tonight debuts on the Seven Network. Unlike its rival, the Nine Network's nationally networked A Current Affair, five separate state editions of Today Tonight are produced.
 * 18 February – Hey Hey It's Saturday returns, and airs for the first time without Ernie Carroll's Ossie Ostrich who retired at the end of 1994.
 * 20 September – Optus Vision is launched, signaling the arrival of pay television in Australia.
 * 23 October – Foxtel is launched
 * 27 June – Kerry Stokes becomes chairman of the Seven Network after reaching 20% ownership of the company following the resignation of Ivan Deveson and Bob Campbell.
 * July – Cheez TV begins on the Ten network. It later became a huge hit and eventually made Agro's Cartoon Connection end in 1997.
 * STW-9 is purchased by Sunraysia Television after a fierce bidding war with WIN Television.

Sport

 * 1 January – Isabelle Autissier is rescued by a helicopter dispatched from HMAS Darwin, after having spent four days adrift due to severe damage her vessel sustained while competing in the 1994-95 BOC Challenge approximately 900 nautical miles south of Adelaide.
 * 2 March – First day of the Australian Track & Field Championships for the 1994–1995 season, which are held at the Sydney Athletic Field in Sydney. The men's 10,000 metres events were conducted in conjunction with the Zatopek Meet at Melbourne, Victoria on 15 December 1994.
 * 10 March – The 1995 ARL season commences with the newly-founded North Queensland Cowboys and Auckland Warriors, as well as the previously-founded Western Reds and South Queensland Crushers, all making their debut bringing the total number of clubs to 20.
 * 5 February – The Super League war begins.
 * 31 March – News Limited's Super League initiates lightning raids across the country to sign players on vastly inflated contracts. The Kerry Packer backed ARL responds by signing 50 players onto equally inflated contracts on 3 April.
 * 7 May – Melbourne Knights dispel their tag of chokers by upsetting defending champions Adelaide City 2–0 in the NSL Grand Final at Hindmarsh Stadium.
 * 15 May – The Paul Vautin-coached Maroons win the opening game of the 1995 State of Origin series State of Origin match 2–0 at the Sydney Football Stadium. The win is all the more amazing as the team is made up largely of relatively unknown players, thanks to most star players having signed with Super League.
 * 8 June – Angela Iannotta scores Australia's very first FIFA Women's World Cup goal when the Matildas play China during the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden.
 * 9 July – Manly-Warringah set a record of fifteen consecutive wins to open an NSWRL/ARL season.
 * 16 July – Rod de Highden wins the men's national marathon title, clocking 2:13:58 in Brisbane, while Julie Rose claims the women's title in 2:38:44.
 * 2 September – The Sturt Football Club completes the longest winless season in the history of major Australian football leagues, with a record of 0-22 and a minimum losing margin of 24 points.
 * 24 September – The Canterbury Bulldogs (playing as the Sydney Bulldogs) defeat the minor premiers Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 17–4 to win the 88th NSWRL/ARL premiership. The grand final marks Terry Lamb's final game and the final time the Winfield Cup is presented due to the pending ban on tobacco sponsorship. The debuting North Queensland Cowboys finish in last position, claiming the wooden spoon.
 * 25 September – Opening arguments are heard in the ARL/SL case in the Federal Court, which will decide the future of rugby league in Australia.
 * 30 September – The Carlton Blues (21.15.141) defeat the Geelong Football Club (11.14.80) to win the 99th VFL/AFL premiership. It is a record 16th premiership for Carlton.
 * 3 October – International rugby league representative forward Ian Roberts became the first high-profile Australian sports person and first rugby footballer in the world to come out to the public as gay.
 * 12 November – After 10 years, the last Australian Grand Prix takes place on the streets of Adelaide with Damon Hill of the Williams team winning. The race moves to Albert Park in Melbourne from 1996 onwards.

January

 * 5 January – Bianca Censori, model
 * 6 January – Paul Izzo, footballer
 * 13 January – Brianna Davey, soccer and football player
 * 15 January
 * Christopher Cristaldo, footballer
 * Liam Knight, rugby league player
 * 16 January – Mikaela Turik, cricketer
 * 18 January
 * Jack Miller, motorcycle racer
 * Dylan Murnane, footballer
 * 21 January – Alanna Kennedy, soccer player
 * 24 January – Callan McAuliffe, actor
 * 26 January – Jordan Drew, footballer
 * 31 January – Taylor Corry, swimmer

February

 * 11 February – Alex Haas, canoeist
 * 18 February – Mitchell Oxborrow, British-born soccer player

March

 * 20 March – Jack Bird, rugby league player

April

 * 4 April – Jacob Melling, soccer player
 * 8 April – Hagi Gligor, footballer
 * 11 April – Sarah Mason, New Zealand-born surfer
 * 12 April – Angela Donald, artistic gymnast
 * 21 April – Matt Crouch, footballer
 * 25 April – Scott Galloway, footballer
 * 27 April – Nick Kyrgios, tennis player

May

 * 4 May – Chris Ikonomidis, footballer
 * 5 May
 * James Connor, diver
 * Anthony Spanos, actor
 * 11 May – Erinn Walters, athlete

June

 * 4 June – Troye Sivan, singer-songwriter and actor
 * 15 June
 * Ben Garuccio, footballer
 * Arthur Sissis, motorcycle racer
 * 18 June – Olia Burtaev, swimmer
 * 23 June – Eva Lazzaro, actress
 * 30 June – Jai Opetaia, boxer

July

 * 5 July – Torita Isaac, athlete
 * 6 July – Brooklee Han, American-born figure skater
 * 12 July – Evania Pelite, rugby union player
 * 13 July – Dante Exum, basketball player
 * 28 July – Josh Addo-Carr, rugby league player

August

 * 14 August – Montaigne, singer
 * 19 August – Dylan Phythian, rugby league player

September

 * 14 September – Anton de Pasquale, motor racing driver
 * 15 September – Awer Mabil, Kenya-born footballer
 * 25 September – Todd Hazelwood, motor racing driver
 * 26 September – Kyle Laybutt, rugby league player
 * 29 September – Yolane Kukla, swimmer

October

 * 3 October – Jay Andrijic, tennis player
 * 7 October – Tiffany Eliadis, soccer player
 * 12 October – Stefan Mauk, footballer

November

 * 1 November – Nick D'Aloisio, entrepreneur, computer programmer and designer
 * 7 November – Michael Dameski, actor, dancer and singer
 * 23 November – Brittany Broben, diver
 * 29 November – Liv Hewson, actress and playwright

December

 * 2 December – Joe Stimson, rugby league player
 * 20 December – Feliks Zemdegs, speedsolver
 * 22 December – Holly Ferling, cricketer

Deaths

 * 13 January – Max Harris, 74, poet and author
 * 26 January – Ian Tomlinson, 58, triple and long jumper
 * 2 February – Fred Perry, 85, British tennis player
 * 5 March – Gregg Hansford, 42, motorcycle and touring car racer
 * 6 March – Olive Zakharov, 75, ALP senator
 * 11 March – Isabel Letham, 95, Australia's first surfer
 * 29 March – Antony Hamilton, 42, actor, model and dancer
 * 2 April – Trevor Ashmore Pyman, diplomat
 * 24 April – Stanley Burbury, 85, 21st Governor of Tasmania
 * 27 April – Peter Wright, 78, British MI5 officer and author of Spycatcher
 * 12 May – Len Beadell, 72, explorer and roadbuilder
 * 17 May – Frank Knopfelmacher, 72, philosopher
 * 12 June – Sir Talbot Duckmanton, 73, ABC general manager (1965–82)
 * 26 June – John Jefferson Bray, 82, SA Supreme Court judge
 * 22 July – Harold Larwood, 90, English cricketer
 * 2 August – Fred Daly, 82, ALP politician
 * 8 August – Harold Stewart, 78, poet and author
 * 10 August – Ray Whittorn, politician (b. 1911)
 * 17 August – Ted Whitten, 62, AFL player
 * 18 August – Philip Hodgins, 36, poet
 * 27 August – Dick Bentley, 88, comedian and actor
 * 30 August – Dame Pattie Menzies, 94, wife of Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies
 * 24 October – Anna Wood, 15, victim of water intoxication after taking ecstasy
 * 26 October – John Sangster, 66, jazz musician
 * 1 November – Sir James Ralph Darling, 96, headmaster of Geelong Grammar School and chairman of the ABC
 * 10 November – Jim Willis, 85, botanist
 * 5 December – Gwen Harwood, 75, poet
 * 8 December – Arthur John Birch, 80, organic chemist
 * 12 December – Andrew Olle, 48, television and radio broadcaster

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Little brown brother

Little brown brother is a slang term used by Americans to refer to Filipinos during the period of U.S. colonial rule over the Philippines, following the Treaty of Paris between Spain and the United States, and the Philippine–American War. It was coined by William Howard Taft, the first American Governor-General of the Philippines (1901–1904) and later the 27th President of the United States. U.S. military men in the Philippines greeted the term with scorn. The book Benevolent Assimilation recounts that Taft "assured President McKinley that 'our little brown brothers' would need 'fifty or one hundred years' of close supervision 'to develop anything resembling Anglo-Saxon political principles and skills, and reports that the military greeted Taft's assertion, "that 'Filipinos are moved by similar considerations to those which move other men' with utter scorn".

A 1961 book by Leon Wolff, titled Little Brown Brother and subtitled "How the United States purchased and pacified the Philippine Islands at the century's turn", was awarded the 1962 Francis Parkman Prize by the Society of American Historians as the best-written book in American history that year. A reissued 2001 edition of that book contains accounts of numerous atrocities committed by U.S. soldiers during the Philippine–American War.

Journalist and author Carmen Pedrosa wrote in one of a series of columns for The Philippine Star that the term was not originally intended to be derogatory or an ethnic slur but was a reflection of "paternalist racism" promoted by Theodore Roosevelt.

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USS Hyperion

USS Hyperion (AK-107) was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of the US Navy in World War II. Named after Saturn's moon Hyperion, she is the only ship of the Navy to bear this name.

Construction
Hyperion, was laid down 28 May 1943, as Liberty ship SS Christopher C. Andrews, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1563, by Permanente Metals Corporation, Yard No. 1, Richmond, California; sponsored by Mrs. Percy Lindt; launched 24 June 1943; acquired by the Navy from the War Shipping Administration (WSA) 10 July 1943; and commissioned 25 August 1943, at San Diego.

Service history
With gasoline barge USS YOG-85 in tow, Hyperion sailed for the Pacific 18 September 1943, on what was to be a memorable voyage. During the 42-day trip, the tow was lost twice; lightning struck the mainmast; a crewman was lost in high seas; and emergency flares were spotted but nothing was found. Hyperion finally reached Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides on 30 October 1943. The following half year saw the cargo ship shuttling among the Solomon Islands bringing valuable supplies — gasoline, diesel oil, rolling stock, foodstuffs — to the staging area for some of the Pacific's most hard-fought campaigns.

On 5 April 1944 Hyperion steamed from the Solomons with 45 passengers in addition to her usual cargo of oil and supplies. Arriving 10 April 1944, at Emirau Island in the Bismarcks, occupied only three weeks earlier, Hyperion discharged cargo by day and steamed out to safety at night. She then returned to her valuable work in the staging areas, operating between New Caledonia, Guadalcanal, New Zealand, and the Bismarcks.

In the fall of 1944, as the war advanced steadily across the Pacific and culminated in the climactic Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the greatest naval engagements of all time, Hyperion had her first taste of battle. Departing Espiritu Santo 22 September, Hyperion picked up stores at Tulagi and joined TG 78.8's reinforcement group which supported Admiral Daniel Barbey's Northern Attack Force TF 78. She sailed into Leyte Gulf in a 33-ship convoy 29 October 1944, only three days after the conclusion of that great battle. During the next two weeks, Hyperion went to general quarters 87 times, fought off 37 Japanese air attacks, and splashed 2 enemy planes.

Another tour of duty shuttling cargo in the staging area between New Zealand and New Caledonia ended in late April 1945, as Hyperion loaded 6500 LT of US Army engineering equipment at Nouméa and steamed for Okinawa, still the scene of bloody fighting. During the 18 days it took her to discharge cargo at Okinawa beginning 8 May 1945, Hyperion witnessed naval bombardments of the Japanese positions on the island, the battles of Naha and Shuri, and countless kamikaze attacks — she was anchored less than 500 yds from USS New Mexico (BB-40) when two suicide planes damaged the battleship 12 May 1945.

Post-war decommissioning
As the war drew to a close, Hyperion sailed for San Francisco, California on 4 August 1945, ending two years of continuous service in the Pacific. The cargo ship had steamed some 75225 nmi, carried 150000 LT of cargo, transported over 1,000 passengers, made 62 voyages to 29 islands and 37 ports, and had fought at Leyte and Okinawa, Hyperion had crossed the equator six times and the international date line four times, she celebrated two Fourth of Julys in 1944.

After minor repairs at San Francisco, which she reached 24 August 1945, Hyperion sailed for the East Coast via the Panama Canal. Reaching Norfolk, Virginia on 24 October 1945, she decommissioned 16 November 1945, and was returned to the WSA the following day. Hyperion was placed in the MARCOM National Defense Reserve Fleet, and was berthed in the James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia. On 31 July 1961, she was sold to Bethlehem Steel, along with 3 other ships, for $280,000. She was delivered 11 August 1961.

Awards
Hyperion received three battle stars for World War II service.

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Cebu Doctors' University

Cebu Doctors' University, also referred to by its acronym CDU and colloquially Cebu Doc, is a private nonsectarian coeducational higher education institution located in Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines. It was founded in 1973 at Cebu City as Cebu Doctors' College (CDC), the school was formally renamed in 2005 as Cebu Doctors' University (CDU). It is organized into eight colleges, a Graduate school, and as of 2016, a Senior High school (Grades 11 and 12).

Cebu Doctors' University priorbto 2019 consistently ranked among the top medical universities in the Philippines based on the National Licensure Examinations.

It is the only private institution in the Philippines granted a University Status without having a basic education curriculum and catering mainly to courses related to the health services field. It is the first non-sectarian university in the Visayas to be granted the Autonomous Status, the highest status a university can get from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

Brief history
Cebu Doctors' University was organized in 1973 as Cebu Doctors' College and was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1976. Its first campus was located adjacent to the present Cebu Doctors' University Hospital. Cebu Doctors' College of Nursing (CDU-CN) was the first College of the university when it was opened in 1973. Subsequently, the following colleges opened: in 1975, the Cebu Doctors' College of Arts and Sciences (CDU-CAS); in 1977, the Cebu Doctors' College of Medicine (CDU-CM), a non-stock, non-profit medical foundation; in 1980, the Cebu Doctors' College of Dentistry (CDU-CD), the Cebu Doctors' College of Optometry (CDU-CO), and the Graduate School; and in 1982, the Cebu Doctors' Institute of Allied Medical Sciences (CDIAMS) which was later renamed Cebu Doctors' College of Allied Medical Sciences (CDU-CAMS). In 1992, it was reconstructed creating therefrom a separate college, the Cebu Doctors' College of Rehabilitative Sciences (CDU-CRS). In 2004, the Cebu Doctors' University College of Pharmacy (CDU-CP) was established. And in 2016, the Cebu Doctors' University Senior High School (CDU-SHS) was set up under the CDU-CAS.

Colleges

 * College of Nursing
 * College of Arts and Sciences
 * College of Medicine
 * College of Dentistry
 * College of Optometry
 * College of Allied Medical Sciences
 * College of Rehabilitative Sciences
 * College of Pharmacy

Admissions
Students are admitted on the basis of their individual qualifications, regardless of sex, religion or race. CDU, especially the college offering a certain course offering, requires evidence of general competence, motivation, and capability. Aside from grades and test scores, preference shall be given to those who are properly motivated evincing an interest to learn, and have consistently demonstrated a genuine concern to follow CDU's standards.

Campus facilities

 * Library – The Cebu Doctors' University has two libraries, namely: the Main Library, which is located on the second floor and the University Medical Library, which is found on the fifth floor of Cebu Doctors' University. The University Library caters to the needs of all students of Cebu Doctors' University, except those of the College of Medicine, the latter having its own library.
 * CDU Swimming Pool
 * University Examination Hall – Old Gymnasium now being utilized as an Examination Hall

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Aibarr used to be a structural forensics associate with a major failure analysis firm's branch office in Los Angeles, but she has recently decided that she's not paid enough to deal with intellectual abuse and decided to take a higher-paying, more rewarding job in her home state of Texas, designing hospitals and stadiums and other really awesome structures with a really fantastic firm at their Houston headquarters. She was formerly a civil engineering graduate student at the University of Illinois, her primary function there having been bemoaning the endless expanse of corn fields she'd managed to move to. Yes, she is — rather shockingly — a female engineer, but sorry guys, she's taken. In fact, she's got a ring and she's getting hitched.

Professionally and academically, Aibarr is a structural engineering associate with research interests in structural failure and seismic retrofit, being the only known expert in the very narrow field of consequence-based retrofit prioritization of Southern Illinois bridge networks. She has additionally written a fairly extensive and comprehensive field guide to weld discontinuities, though nobody actually uses it. Her interests include music in a wide range of genres, insulting thousands of college sports fans at a go, and helping drunken Brits find their lost chickens. You can hear her read the spoken version of macular degeneration.

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Tales of the Otori

Tales of the Otori is a series of historical fantasy novels by Gillian Rubinstein, writing under the pen name Lian Hearn, set in a fictional world based on feudal Japan. The series initially consisted of a trilogy: Across the Nightingale Floor (2002), Grass for His Pillow (2003), and Brilliance of the Moon (2004). It was followed in 2006 by a sequel, The Harsh Cry of the Heron, and in 2007 by a prequel, Heaven's Net is Wide. In 2020, two new books were published in a sequel series called Children of the Otori, Orphan Warriors and Sibling Assassins.

The books follow a young warrior named Takeo in his struggles to avenge his adoptive father, escape the legacy of his biological father, and pursue the love of his life in the midst of an enormous power struggle involving dozens of clan lords and thousands of warriors.

Synopsis

"Five battles to fight. Four to win, one to lose."

The trilogy
The story is told primarily in first-person narrative by Otori Takeo. He was born as Tomasu in Mino, a small village that houses amongst its people, religious outcasts referred to as the "Hidden". The Hidden are persecuted throughout the Three Countries for their beliefs, and in the opening chapter Mino is destroyed by the warriors of Iida Sadamu, Lord of the Tohan Clan. Takeo is rescued by Otori Shigeru, a young Lord of the Otori Clan which has a long-standing rivalry with the Tohan, and led back to the Otori stronghold of Hagi. There, Shigeru adopts Takeo and begins to instruct him in the ways of a warrior.

Shigeru's uncles, hoping to rid themselves of their popular and powerful nephew, send him to Iida's capital city of Inuyama, ostensibly to be married to a young princess from a different clan named Kaede. Unexpectedly, Kaede and Takeo fall in love at first sight. As the delegation arrives at Inuyama, it is revealed that Takeo's biological Father was of The Tribe, a group of families with special powers, and they abduct Takeo, making a claim upon him because of his ancestry. Takeo strikes a deal with them and escapes them, but he arrives too late: Shigeru is betrayed and killed, Iida ultimately perishes at Kaede's hand after attempting to rape her, and the country is overrun by the army of Arai Daiichi.

Takeo is torn between conflicting obligations: to avenge Shigeru's death and claim leadership of the Otori clan; to submit to the Tribe's claim on him; and to follow his heart and marry Shirakawa Kaede. These conflicts drive his actions throughout the trilogy, placing him at odds with the Tribe, the Otori Lords, and the armies of Arai Daiichi.

For a more detailed synopsis, see the individual entries for each novel:
 * Across the Nightingale Floor
 * Grass for His Pillow
 * Brilliance of the Moon

The Harsh Cry of the Heron
Sixteen years later, Takeo is ruler of the Three Countries, and has three daughters: Shigeko, and twins Maya and Miki (the latter two have inherited tribal skills from their Kikuta bloodline).

Arai Zenko (Daiichi's son) and his wife Hana (Kaede's youngest sister) plot for Takeo's overthrow with the help of the leader of the Kikuta, Akio, and Takeo's secret teenage son by Muto Yuki, Hisao. Hisao was raised by Akio, and is a ghostmaster, able to communicate with the dead, including his dead mother.

After Muto Kenji dies, the loyalty of the Tribe clans to Takeo starts to wane. Despite installing Shigeko as Lady Maruyama and winning over the Emperor, his army is forced to battle the Emperor's general, Lord Saga, while Zenko raises an army in alliance with the western barbarians. Kaede bears a son, but after he dies, and Hana reveals to her that Hisao is Takeo's son, she is driven temporarily insane. Now against Takeo, she destroys the castle at Hagi, and seeks sanctuary with Arai and Hana.

Takeo seeks sanctuary at Terayama, where he is attacked by Akio and Hisao. At the crucial moment Hisao freezes; Akio takes the gun, which explodes in his hands, killing himself and fatally wounding Maya. Takeo, acknowledging that it is his time, holds a knife in Hisao's hand and falls upon it, ensuring the prophecy of his death is fulfilled. Shigeko enters into a treaty with Saga, whose army defeats Arai Zenko, and she will marry him as part of the bargain to ensure peace. They will be co-rulers in the Three Countries. In remorse, Kaede considers taking her own life, but at the last moment decides to live on for the sake of her daughter Miki.

Heaven's Net is Wide
This prequel begins about 17 years before the start of the trilogy, and ends at Takeo's and Shigeru's meeting that begins Across the Nightingale Floor. It follows Shigeru's childhood, his training with Matsuda Shingen, and his coming of age. Frustrated by his father's indecision and his uncle's obscure motives, he takes a band of warriors to the border with the Tohan, and discovers a village of the Hidden, tortured and killed by the Tohan. He encounters the belief system of the Hidden, and meets Iida Sadamu for the first time, sparing his life.

Later, the novel covers his brief turbulent marriage, his relationship with the courtesan Akane, and the battle of Yaegahara. The Noguchi betray them, ensuring the Otori defeat, and victory for Iida Sadamu. Otori Shigemori perishes, but Jato, the ancestral sword, finds its way to his son Shigeru, via a member of the Tribe, Muto Kenji. Shigeru is forced to abdicate, and he patiently waits for an opportunity to avenge his father. Under the guise of a simple farmer, he secretly compiles records on the Tribe, assisted by Muto Shizuka, and conducts a covert relationship with Maruyama Naomi.

The Otori

 * Otori Takeo: born to the Hidden as Tomasu, but given the name Takeo after his rescue from an attack on his village. Son of Kikuta Isamu and heir to Isamu's many supernatural talents. Nephew and adopted son of Otori Shigeru and legal heir to lordship of the Otori clan. Husband to Shirakawa Kaede and leader of a small army during his campaign to claim lordship of the Otori.
 * Otori Shigeru: adoptive father and uncle of Otori Takeo. Heir to leadership of the Otori before his death at the hands of Iida Sadamu at Inuyama. Keeps records of the Tribe before his death, which Takeo uses during his later conflicts with the Tribe.
 * Otori Ichiro: previously a teacher and somewhat advisor to Shigeru, later a teacher to Takeo.
 * Otori Shigeko: first daughter of Takeo and Kaede, heir of both Maruyama and the Three Lands. Appears at the Harsh Cry Of The Heron. She falls in love with her teacher, Sugita Hiroshi, but, in the end, she marries Lord Saga to save her land.
 * Otori Maya: one of the twins, Shigeko's younger sister. She has inherited, just like her twin sister, Miki, her father's supernatural powers. The spirit of a cat lives inside her since she killed the cat's body by using her powers, and now she can transform into a cat whenever she wants to. She is killed while trying to prevent Akio from killing Takeo.
 * Otori Miki: twin sister of Maya. They both have their father's powers. She is the only one who can make Maya turn into her physical form.
 * Miyoshi Kahei: son of Miyoshi Satoru (an elder of the Hagi clan) and was a friend of Takeshi (Shigeru's late brother)
 * Miyoshi Gemba: his younger brother, both later friends of Takeo
 * Otori Shoichi: Shigeru's uncle who, along with his brother, was an advisor to Lord Shigemori (Shigeru's father) during his reign, then after the Battle of Yaegahara becomes lord of the Otori clan
 * Otori Masahiro: his younger brother, who seemingly has the same power as Shoichi. Had a particular hatred for Shigeru as he fancied his concubine Lady Akane. Has a son; Otori Yoshitomi
 * Terada Fumifusa/Fumimasa: head of the Hagi fishing fleet, later becoming a pirate residing on the island of Oshima to avoid the increased tax established by the Otori lords
 * Terada Fumio: his son, and a friend of Takeo

The Tohan

 * Iida Sadamu: leader of the Tohan clan. Enemy of Otori Shigeru, due to longstanding jealousy and hatred, also responsible for Shigeru's death. Killed by Shirakawa Kaede shortly after Shigeru's body is liberated by Takeo from Inuyama castle.

The Seishuu

 * Arai Daiichi: As an old friend of Kaede's from her time in the Noguchi household, he is a Seishuu warlord who rises to power in the void left after Iida Sadamu's death. Seeks to conquer the Three Countries and to destroy the Tribe.
 * Shirakawa Kaede: cousin of Maruyama Naomi and heir to Maruyama after the death of Naomi and her daughter. Lover and wife of Otori Takeo. She has two younger sisters, Ai and Hana.
 * Maruyama Naomi: secret lover of Otori Shigeru and head of the western domain of Maruyama, which is traditionally inherited by females. She has a daughter, Mariko, and is accompanied by her maid and retainer, Sugita Sachie.
 * Sugita Haruki: Sachie's brother, senior retainer to the Maruyama
 * Sugita Hiroshi: his nephew, taken into Takeo's army and care at the age of 10 when his family were killed by the army of Iida Nariaki (Sadamu's cousin.) In the sequel to the series; The Harsh Cry of the Heron, he is a loyal retainer to Takeo and Kaede, holding the Maruyama domain for the next female heir to inherit, and a friend of Muto Taku (Shizuka and Arai's son). He is in love with Takeo's daughter, Shigeko.

The Tribe

 * Muto Kenji: master of the Muto Tribe family. Takeo's teacher in Hagi. Father of Muto Yuki and uncle of Muto Shizuka.
 * Muto Yuki: Kenji's daughter and mother of Takeo's first son. She delivers Jato, Shigeru's sword, to Takeo and takes Shigeru's head to Terayama, where Shigeru will be honoured after death. She is executed by the Tribe after giving birth to Takeo's son, who the Kikuta believe will not be raised to hate Takeo if he is raised in the presence of Yuki.
 * Muto Shizuka: aide to Shirakawa Kaede. Kenji's niece. Former lover of Arai Daiichi and mother of his two sons, Zenko and Taku.
 * Kikuta Isamu: a talented Tribe assassin who left the Tribe to live with his wife among the Hidden. Murdered by Kikuta Kotaro before his son Tomasu (Takeo) was born.
 * Kikuta Kotaro: master of the Kikuta Tribe family and Isamu's cousin. Teacher of Kenji and other members of the Tribe.
 * Kikuta Akio: Kotaro's nephew and Takeo's second cousin. He despises Takeo and antagonizes him whenever he can, especially when Takeo and Yuki become lovers.
 * Kondo Kiichi: A member of the tribe who works with Shizuka to protect Kaede.
 * Kuroda Shintaro: a notoriously talented member of the Tribe, despite being born into the lesser Kuroda family. He is sent to assassinate Shigeru, but his death at Takeo's hands reveals Takeo's true nature as someone who possesses the blood of the Tribe.

Others

 * Matsuda Shingen: a former warrior who became a priest at Terayama where he trained Shigeru during his youth, later becoming the abbot of Terayama
 * Kubo Makoto: a monk at Terayama temple, he claimed to have fallen in love with Takeo and the two slept together on one occasion. He was Takeo's closest friend and advisor.
 * Jo-An: an outcaste and member of the Hidden who aids Takeo in his campaigns, to the disgust of the samurai (warrior) class.
 * Lord Fujiwara: a Seishuu noble who takes an interest in Shirakawa Kaede and arranges with Arai Daiichi for a marriage to Kaede, even after Kaede has already married Takeo.
 * Mamoru: Lord Fujiwara's lover, protege, and companion. He's also an actor and plays women's roles in the plays Fujiwara puts on.

Chronology
The series of novels do not describe a yearly dating system. In a note by the author, she states that there is no conversion between Christian Era dates, and the years in the Novels: indeed, she hints that the years have names rather than numbers.

The following Chronology can be used for internal comparisons, but does not relate to any external dating system. For this purpose, the opening chapter is set as year 0, which has the side effect of making these numbers equal to Takeo's age at the time.

(ch 1: 0; ch 2-5: 1; ch 6-12: 4; ch 13-19: 5; ch 19-26: 6; ch 27- including the battle of Yaegahara: 7 ...)
 * Heaven's Net is Wide: 0-17

(ch 1-3: 17; ch 4+: 18)
 * Across the Nightingale Floor: 17-18

(ch 1-8: 18; ch 9+: 19)
 * Grass for His Pillow: 18-19

(ch 1: 34; ch 4-30: 35; ch 31+: 36)
 * Brilliance of the Moon: 19, 33 (afterword)
 * The Harsh Cry of the Heron: 34-36

In the genealogies, the following notation is used: : Adopted or illeg. ... Unknown cousin relationship (s) A son (d) A daughter (3d) 3 daughters

The Tribe
yinka              michael |                   |        |                    +--+-+    Grandfather              |                      |                     | MUTO                (s)                    (s)                   (d) |                   |                      |                     |  +-++       |                      |                     |  |    +-|---|--+-+-+         |  |    |             |       |                      |     |     |         | (s)= (d)   Seiko = Kenji  Isamu = Sara = Shimon  Kotaro (s) Gosaburo   Shintaro |            |         (1)  |      |  (2)            |     |    |             |         ++      |                 |     |    |             |         |     +-+--+              |     +--++    |             |         |     |        |              |     |      |    | Shizuka  Akio = Yuki ≈ Tomasu  Maruta  Madaren         Akio  Kunio  Yuzu  Ume |     *          | (Takeo)                           :* |                |                                   :    +--+          +-+ :     |      |                                            | :   Zenko   Taku                                         Hisao

Otori Clan
OTORI Takeyoshi m. Imperial Concubine |   (many generations)..................................... (Seishuu) |                                  |        | wife 1 =  OTORI = wife 2                      Ichiro     |           SUGITA |       |                                        |             |        |        +---+-+                  |       +-+--+--+        |                |             |                  |       |     |      |      | Shigemori = Masako    Shoichi        Masahiro          Eijiro = Eriko Sachie Haruki Hikaru :     |                           |    :                  |                      |    :      |                           |    :                  |                      |    :   +--+--+     Yoshitomi  Ryoma               +--++          | :  |                 |                                    |      |    |          | Isamu Shigeru = YANAGI  Takeshi       Lord  = Cousin to     Danjo  (2s+) (3d)     Hiroshi |  :        Moe              SHIRAKAWA  | Lady MARUYAMA |  :                                    |     |   :    ++--+    |   :    |            |                  |    Takeo = Kaede        Ai = SONODA       Hana = ARAI Zenko |                | Mitsuru           | +--+-+-+    |          ++--+   |      |     |     |     |          |        |      | Shigeko Maya  Miki  (s)  (2d+)     Sunaomi  Chikara  Hiromasa Yanagi Moe is related to both the Otori Lords and to Shigeru's mother.

Other Clans
(d)-daughter (s)-son (d.)-dead

The Tribe
The Tribe are a secret organisation that nurture the powers that the world used to have. The Tribe consists of five families that existed before the lords and the clans, a time when magic was common. Since that time the Tribe have retained these abilities through dedication and training. They are frequently employed as spies and assassins by various institutions within the Three Countries. While they usually take on the guise of merchants or travelling actors and acrobats, some members of the Tribe live rather unassuming lives as traders and money lenders rather than as spies and assassins. They are like ninjas.

Little is known about the nature of the Tribe, and the organization is rarely employed with complete trust. Most of the information that exists on the Tribe was secretly compiled by Otori Shigeru with the help of Muto Shizuka.

Unfortunately for the Tribe, the abilities they possess are being lost with new generations, possibly due to inbreeding depression. This theory is likely since some Tribe members with a non-Tribe parent have shown to have great abilities.

Kikuta
The most ferocious family that is known for its power, harshness, and skilled assassins. They are the pre-eminent tribal family in Tohan territory. Many true Kikuta have a straight palm line across their hand and have great powers, such as invisibility, splitting off a phantom body, acute hearing, and the ability to put someone in a deep sleep merely by staring at them (the 'Kikuta sleep'). It was said that many of the Kikuta gifts were dying out, which was why the Tribe desired Takeo's talents so much. Minor skills, possess by the weaker Kikuta, include agility and the ability to perceive invisibility and the second self.

In some very rare cases, some Kikuta members are ghost masters, and have the ability to communicate with the spirits of the deceased, as well as commanding them.

The Kikuta Master was Kikuta Kotaro, followed by his nephew Kikuta Akio. They are very traditional in their thinking and do not want to let peace succeed throughout the three countries. Takeo's father Kikuta Isamu was the greatest assassin in the Kikuta before he met Takeo's mother and defected to The Hidden. He was killed later by Kikuta Kotaro when he had refused to fight him because of the Hidden's religion and the vow he made to never kill again after he married Takeo's mother.

Muto
One of the two large clans of the Tribe that still have substantial gifts, and the major family in the Middle Country. They are renowned for their changing faces; as such, they are skilled as spies. They also share some of the more famous skills of the Tribe with the Kikuta, such as invisibility. The Master of the Muto was Muto Kenji, and after his death, Muto Shizuka. The Muto have strong links with the Otori and believe that the Tribe should change in the future. At the beginning of the series there is a close alliance between the Muto and Kikuta which wanes throughout the series. Controversy surrounded Shizuka's appointment as head of the clan, firstly because she was a woman, and secondly because she was appointed by Otori Takeo and not by the family.

Kuroda
A lesser clan of the Tribe that are mainly merchants, money lenders and informants. They possess some of the gifts of the greater clans, and a characteristic practicality which makes them superb assassins (e.g. Kuroda Shintaro). In The Harsh Cry of the Heron it is mentioned that the Kuroda can perceive invisibility, but cannot become invisible themselves. The only other Kuroda character encountered in the series is Kondo Kiichi (taking the name Kondo from adoption into his mother's side of the family.)

Kudo and Imai
The two lesser clans of the Tribe. They mostly work as grooms and servants.

Trivia

 * The name "Hidden" for the secretly held religious system of belief probably comes from the title that Christians once held in feudal Japan, "Kakure Kirishitan," literally "Hidden Christians." First Catholics and soon Protestants as well were persecuted by the Tokugawa family after the battle of Sekigahara in 1600.  Catholics were treated much more brutally, and were publicly executed.  Thus, many devout believers concealed their faiths and became "Hidden."
 * The three religions in the novel are very similar to three actual religions: the "Hidden" are similar to Christians (although actual Christians do appear later on in the series), those who worship "the enlightened one" follow similar beliefs to Buddhists, and those who believe in the spirits of nature are Shinto (Japan's native religion).
 * Takeo's real name, "Tomasu" is the Japanese pronunciation of the Christian name "Thomas", as the name of Hidden outcast Jo-An could be perceived as a variation of "John". Tomasu's sister, Madaren, is the Japanese version of Madeline, and his other sister, Maruta, could be a version of "Martha".  Japanese Christians in the feudal era took Japanized Christian names.
 * All of the titles follow the Japanese poetic style (haiku and waka) of 5 and 7 syllables.
 * Author Lian Hearn details the origins of the Tribe in her four book series The Tale of Shikanoko, published in 2016. The events in The Tale of Shikanoko occur many generations before the events in the Tales of the Otori.

Awards and critical reception
The first book of the series, Across the Nightingale Floor, was featured in Bloomsbury Good Reading Guides to the hundred best fantasy novels, with the Otori tales described as "a shimmering blend of quiet delicacy and ruthless action", and as setting "a new standard for young adult fantasy". The Guardian regarded the books as a departure from Hearn's earlier writing as Gillian Rubinstein, and commented positively on their density of allusions and focus on "the intricacies of Japanese society". In a similar remark, the Australian Book Review said that Hearn's books left its readers "reflecting on Japaneseness [and] its enduring characteristics". The violence in the novels was however critiqued by The New York Times, which described the third book Brilliance of the Moon as "blood-soaked" and "a by-the-numbers combat epic".

The fifth book Heaven's Net Is Wide won the 2008 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel. This was the third nomination for the series, with the earlier books Grass for His Pillow and Brilliance of the Moon shortlisted for the award in 2004 and 2005.

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Woody Point, Queensland

Woody Point is a coastal suburb of Redcliffe in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the, Woody Point had a population of 4,548 people.

Along with its neighbouring coastal suburbs on the Redcliffe Peninsula, the suburb is a popular recreational destination within the Brisbane metropolitan area.

Geography
Woody Point is at the south-east of the Redcliffe Peninsula, approximately 35.2 km by road north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.

The suburb is bounded by Moreton Bay to the east, Bramble Bay to the south, roughly by unnamed drain to the west and roughly by King Street to the north.

There are three headlands along the eastern coast of the suburb. At the southern tip is Woody Point (-27.263°N, 153.1038°W), also known as Ningeryoun, first marked on a 1840s survey map by James Charles Burnett. Further north are:

 * Picnic Point (-27.2614°N, 153.1077°W)
 * Scotts Point (-27.2547°N, 153.1102°W), which was probably named after surgeon Peter Walter Scott who was the storekeeper in Moreton Bay penal settlement between 1824 and 1926.

History
In 1799, Matthew Flinders landed on the peninsula and named the location Red Cliff Point after the colours of the cliffs. In 1823 the peninsula was selected as the site of Queensland's first (and only) penal colony (Moreton Bay penal settlement). After arriving in 1824 to establish the colony, problems with mosquitoes and resistance from the Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) and the people (Ningi Ningi, Ninghi Ninghi), part of the Undambi people who were indigenous to the land, caused the colony to relocate further up the Brisbane River in 1825, founding the city of Brisbane.

Redcliffe developed as a small seaside retreat accessible only by boat from Brisbane while Woody Point was originally a banana plantation.

Woody Point Jetty was built in 1888. It was reconstructed during 2008 at a cost of $9.6 million.

When the Hornibrook Bridge opened in 1935 (later replaced by the Houghton Highway and Ted Smout Memorial Bridge ), it linked Brighton, the most north-eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, across Hays Inlet to Clontarf on the Redcliffe Peninsula. By improving the road connection between them, Redcliffe then became much more accessible and grew as part of Brisbane's suburban sprawl.

A one-off 'high speed reliability trial' motor race was held in 1936, with a 4.2km (2.65 mile) circuit using the following streets in a clockwise direction: Oxley St-Duffield Rd-Ernest St-Albert St-Margate Pde-Whytecliffe Pde-Gayundah Esplanade-Lilla St-Alfred St. Competitors had to average fixed speeds over the 27 laps.

Our Lady of Lourdes School opened in 1969 and closed in 1995.

Woody Point Special School opened on 21 August 1978.

Southern Cross Catholic College (Woody Point Primary) opened in 2002, being formed by the amalgamation of three Catholic primary schools of the Peninsula, Soubirous College and De La Salle College.

In 1958, HMQS Gayundah was run aground at Woody Point to create a breakwater.

The foundation stone of St Mark's Anglican Church was laid at 46 Kate Street (corner of Annie Street, °N, °W) on Sunday 26 April 1953 by Archbishop Reginald Halse. The church was dedicated on 7 April 1957 by Archbishop Halse. It was consecrated on 28 April 1968 by Archbishop Philip Strong. In the 1990s it was decided to combine the congregations of St Mark's and St Barnabas in Clontarf into a new St Peter the Fisherman's Anglican Church at Clontarf. This led to the closure of St Mark's on 24 April 1993 which was approved by Assistant Bishop George Browning. St Peter the Fisherman's was dedicated in 1993. As at July 2020, the St Mark's site has been converted into a multi-unit dwelling but the foundation stone is still visible on the street corner.

Woody Point's Apex Park & Bicentennial Park were constructed by reclaiming land along the foreshore in the 1970s.

Demographics
In the, Woody Point had a population of 4,089 people, 51.5% female and 48.5% male. The median age of the Woody Point population was 46 years, 9 years above the national median of 37. 71.5% of people living in Woody Point were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.3%, New Zealand 6.3%, Scotland 1.2%, South Africa 0.9%, Canada 0.6%. 89.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% Spanish, 0.4% Russian, 0.4% German, 0.4% French, 0.3% Dutch.

In the, Woody Point had a population of 4,418 people.

In the, Woody Point had a population of 4,548 people.

Heritage listings
Heritage-listed sites at Woody Point including Woody Point Memorial Hall along the Hornibrook Esplanade (-27.26°N, 153.1036°W.

Education
Founded in 1995, Southern Cross Catholic College is a private primary to Year 12 Catholic school (headquartered at Scarborough) The college has 4 campuses. These are Kippa-Ring Primary Campus, Scarborough Primary Campus, Scarborough Secondary Campus and Woody Point Secondary Campus. The school's current principal is Mr Chris Campbell (2022). The Woody Point campus is at 84 Collins Street (-27.2504°N, 153.0983°W).

Woody Point Special School is a special primary and secondary (Early Childhood to Year 12) school for boys and girls at 85 Georgina Street (-27.2557°N, 153.1005°W). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 86 students with 33 teachers (25 full-time equivalent) and 48 non-teaching staff (33 full-time equivalent). It offers an early childhood special education program.

The nearest government primary schools are Humpybong State School in neighbouring Margate to the north and Clontarf Beach State School in neighbouring Clontarf to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Clontarf Beach State High School at Clontarf.

Amenities
Woody Point's current renovations include the construction of high-rise apartment buildings overlooking Bramble Bay, Moreton Bay, The Port of Brisbane and the Ted Smout Highway. Until recently, restaurants and cafes were very limited in the suburb, however currently Woody Point boasts some of the most highly rated and recognised restaurants on the Redcliffe Peninsula including The Belvedere Hotel, Maple Cafe and Butcher, Baker, Coffeemaker.

The closest shopping centre is either Margate Village, some 2 km north or Bayside Plaza in Clontarf, some 3 km southwest. Woody Point accommodates localized convenience retail, a corner store, takeaways, a medical clinic and pharmacy & an Australian Post branch within its Woody Point Village.

The Clontarf branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the corner of Victoria Avenue and Georgina Street (-27.2554°N, 153.0973°W).

Bramble Bay Bowls Club is on the corner of Hornibrook Esplanade and Victoria Avenue (-27.2561°N, 153.0974°W).

Eildon Croquet Club is on the corner of the Hornibrook Esplanade and Oxley Avenue (-27.2594°N, 153.1033°W).

Other clubs on the point include the Redcliffe Outrigger Canoe Club and Humpybong Yacht Club.

Attractions
Woody Point Jetty is a 240 m jetty at the point Woody Point (-27.265°N, 153.1024°W) with informative displays, seating and facilities for fishing.

The remains of the HMQS Gayundah (-27.262°N, 153.1072°W) can be seen at Picnic Point.

Other attractions include:
 * Bramble Bay foreshore including Bicentennial Park and Apex Park.
 * Launching point for fishing boats and the Humpybong yacht club.
 * Scott's Point and Gayundah coastal arboretum.
 * Bells Creek
 * Crockatt Park featuring BBQ and picnic area and great kids playground.

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Vanity and lack of verifiable sources. This is an article written by User:Nirav.maurya about his grandmother, as he pointed out at User_talk:Bhadani. Not too surprisingly, it goes on at unnecessary length about Mrs. Mehta's family life. Moreover, the name "Madhuri Mehta" gets only 52 hits on google and 8 on Yahoo!search, the vast majority of which, maybe all of them, do not refer to the same person described in this article. Her maiden name gets one hit on google and none on Yahoo!. A request for sources on the article's talk page went unanswered, and it seems likely the source is simply Nirav Maurya's personal knowledge of his family, which would be original research. Actually, I had failed to notice that, while the request for cites was not answered on the talk page itself, an anon account added one source to the article: "Mid-Day article Is This What We Fought For by Vrunda Rahatekar and Suresh K.K. (1997)" In addition to the difficulty of checking an eight-year-old Indian newspaper article, it's not clear which pieces of information are sourced there and which are not. In any event, the article is still vanity, and so I'm leaving it up for deletion. - Nat Krause 06:16, 4 October 2005 (UTC
 * Delete, family vanity. She sounds like a great woman, but not an especially notable one. --Angr/undefined 07:12, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-notable. utcursch | talk 11:40, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - nn. Almost a shame, since so much work seems to have gone into it... CLW 12:17, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Userfy Tintin 13:30, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Userfy. If someone went to this much trouble to write about their grandmother, it shouldn't just disappear. I agree it's not article material, but cut the guy a small break and let him hold on to his work! --Jacquelyn Marie 15:56, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Userfy =Nichalp   «Talk»=  09:33, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.


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Kratt brothers

Martin William Kratt (born December 23, 1965) and Christopher Frederick James Kratt (born July 19, 1969) are American zoologists, educational nature show hosts and YouTubers. Sons of musical instrument manufacturer William King "Bill" Kratt, the brothers grew up in Warren Township, New Jersey and together created children's television series Kratts' Creatures, Zoboomafoo, Be the Creature (which aired on the National Geographic Channel and CBC), and Wild Kratts (which airs on PBS Kids and TVOKids).

Early lives and education
Martin was born on December 23, 1965, and Chris was born on July 19, 1969, in New Jersey to Linda (born 1939) and William Kratt (1928-2022). They are the grandsons of musical instrument maker William Jacob Kratt (1892-1983), who emigrated from Germany to America in 1910.

The brothers attended Watchung Hills Regional High School. Both were inducted into the school's hall of fame in 2013. Martin holds a Bachelor of Science in zoology from Duke University, and Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts in biology from Carleton College.

Career
Shortly after graduating from Duke University, Martin became a research assistant for a howler monkey project under Dr. Kenneth Glander in Costa Rica. Shortly after, he worked with Dr. Patricia Wright in Madagascar as well as Dr. John Terbogh in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. In 1990, Chris served as an intern at Conservation International in Washington, D.C. A year later, he started the Carleton Organization for Biodiversity. His ecology studies have been funded by the Explorers Club and the National Science Foundation. He was also the recipient of the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. Chris also starred alongside his brother Martin in the show Zoboomafoo, which aired from 1999 to 2001. On this PBS Kids show, they went on many adventures with animals with the help of Zoboomafoo, a Coquerel's sifaka lemur (Propithecus coquereli). The other shows the brothers created are Wild Kratts, Be the Creature, Kratt's Creatures, and Wild Alaska Live.

From June 13 to August 3, 2008, the brothers appeared in Creature Adventures, a stage show at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. They also appear as themselves in the Odd Squad episode "Night Shift". Additionally, in the Nature Cat crossover episode “Wild Batts”, the Kratt Brothers voice bat versions of themselves looking for a new home. They also appear in the Molly of Denali crossover episode “Cry Wolf” as themselves looking for a missing pack of wolves in that episode with the help of Molly Mabray (the series protagonist) and her father.

In 2017, Dr Gavin Svenson discovered a new species of mantis and named it Liturgusa krattorum after the brothers for their impact on the educational television genre. A special episode of Wild Kratts was later released to commemorate the occasion.

Personal lives
The brothers have lived in Ottawa, Ontario since 2008, where they film and produce their TV series Wild Kratts.

Martin Kratt
Martin is married to Laura Wilkinson and has two sons, Ronan and Gavin, both of whom have had roles on Wild Kratts.

Chris Kratt
Chris has two sons, Aidan and Nolan, with his wife Tania Armstrong, an interior designer whom he married in 2000 in Botswana. Like their cousins Gavin and Ronan, Aidan and Nolan have roles in Wild Kratts as animated versions of themselves.

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Empress Jingyin

Consort Song (died c. August 82), posthumously known as Empress Jingyin (敬隱后; literally "the respectful and hidden empress"), was an imperial consort for Emperor Zhang of the Han dynasty of China. She was a victim in a power struggle at the hands of Emperor Zhang's empress consort, Empress Dou.

Consort Song was the older daughter of Song Yang (宋楊), a seventh-generation descendant of Song Chang (宋昌), an important official during the reign of Emperor Wen. Song Yang was famed for his filial piety. His aunt was the maternal grandmother of Emperor Ming's wife Empress Ma, and Empress Ma, upon hearing that his two daughters were both intelligent and beautiful, selected them as consorts for her adopted son, Crown Prince Liu Da. After Liu Da became emperor in 75 (as Emperor Zhang), both of them became imperial consorts. The elder Consort Song gave birth to a son, Liu Qing, in 78, and because Empress Dou did not have a son, Liu Qing was created crown prince on 23 May 79.

Empress Dou was not satisfied with the situation, however, and in 79, after another imperial consort, Consort Liang, gave birth to a son named Liu Zhao, she adopted Liu Zhao and intended to make him crown prince instead. After Empress Dowager Ma died later that year, Consort Song was left without anyone to protect her, and Empress Dou began to plot her destruction.

In 82, an opportunity came for Empress Dou. Consort Song had become ill, and in her illness, she craved raw cuscuta, and she requested that her family bring them. Empress Dou seized the cuscuta and falsely accused Consort Song of using it for witchcraft. Emperor Zhang was enraged and expelled Liu Qing from the palace. He had Consort Song and her sister arrested and interrogated by the eunuch Cai Lun. Consort Song and her sister saw that they were in deep straits, and they committed suicide by poison c. August 82. Her son Liu Qing would be deposed and replaced by Liu Zhao, who later became Emperor He. After the destruction of the Dou clan in 92 (in which her son Liu Qing had a hand) and Empress Dowager Dou's death in 97, she was posthumously honoured.

On 2 May 121, with her grandson Liu Hu having ascended the throne (as Emperor An), Consort Song was posthumously honoured with the title "Empress Jingyin". However, this was revoked in 190 during the reign of Emperor Xian of Han.

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Rousset, Bouches-du-Rhône

Rousset (Rosset) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France close to Aix-en-Provence.

History
Although Rousset can be traced back to the Romans, the first written mention comes in a 1050 document, under the name of "Rosselun" or "roscetum rosetum". In the Middle Ages, a castle as well as a church and chapels were built, as dwellings increased.

In the 9th century, Rousset belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Victor, then by 1143 the Knights Templar took over, followed by the Knights of Malta in 1307. In the 15th century, it belonged to Guillaume de Littera (1371-1452).

Under the French Revolution, the castle was destroyed.

The church was built in 1861.

It is now home to a semiconductor fab and research center of STMicroelectronics and until 2014 also of another fab of LFoundry (originally set up by Atmel)

Cross of Provence
The fourth Croix de Provence on the Montagne Sainte-Victoire was erected in 1875, on the initiative of the parish priest of Rousset, Father Meissonnier, to ward off two evils: smallpox and the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870.

Twin towns

 * Rousset is twinned with Kirkop in Malta.

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Walter Wallmann

Walter Wallmann (24 September 1932 – 21 September 2013) was a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as the Mayor of Frankfurt between 1977 and 1986, and as Minister-president of Hesse from 1987 to 1991.

In 1966 and 1970, he was elected to the Landtag of Hesse from the CDU party list, before resigning in 1972 upon being elected to Bundestag, and again being elected in 1976.

In 1977, Wallmann resigned his Bundestag mandate upon CDU winning a majority in Frankfurt's urban elections to become the Mayor of Frankfurt (at the time, the mayor was not directly elected). Frankfurt had been governed by SPD since the end of World War II, so the election marked a turning point with CDU winning an absolute majority in the city elections. This was largely regarded as backlash to the SPD's urban policies (Frankfurter Häuserkampf), primarily directed against land speculation in the city's west end and possible gentrification, also his predecessor Rudi Arndt (SPD) had been willing to dynamite the rubbish of the World War II ruins of the Alte Oper opera house to build a modern office building on the site instead. CDU was also helped by local SPD's party donations' scandal, and Frankfurt suffering from a high crime rate, being dubbed as Bankfurt and Krankfurt (krank meaning sick in German) in the media.

Between 1986 and 1987 he was the first Federal Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. The ministry was established by chancellor Helmut Kohl on 6 June 1986 in response to the Chernobyl disaster and formed from departments of the Ministries of the Interior, of Agriculture and of Health. Important state regulations during his tenure were the change of the car tax law for the introduction of low emission cars and the detergent Act of 5 March 1987.

He left the Federal Ministry for Environment to become the 5th Minister President of Hesse (1987–1991). As Minister-President he also served as the 39th President of the Bundesrat from May to October 1987. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union.

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Talk:Eurasier

Factual accuracy
There is a lot of information in the introduction and description of temperament that appears to be opinion, unsupported by any references. For example "Its widely known as a wonderful companion that maintains its own personality, has a dignified reserve with strangers, has a strong bond to its family, and is relatively easy to train". If it is widely known then why is there no reference?? This all needs to be supported with references or deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vectronn (talk • contribs) 14:58, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

yards, kennels, crates, chained up
Hello Elf, thank you for the good work you are doing.

Just one important point for the readers concerning yards, kennels, crates, chained up: "some of the time" is NOT for Eurasiers. A well-behaved Eurasier will do fine IN his home, that's the place he should be. Latest after around 5 hours, an adult Eurasier should get the chance for a walk, romp or some exercise outdoors. Puppies should gradually be introduced to staying alone from time to time, starting off with very short periods like maybe one to five minutes.

Another question: The German article about the Eurasier in Wikipedia has photos on the commons section. Is it possible to use these in the English article, too? Thank you!

 * I disagree strongly about "some of the time". All dogs need to know how to be comfortable alone in the yard or in a crate or pen or fastened quietly in one spot. I'm not talking about in a crate for 10 hours or out in the yard overnight while you sleep inside, but as a temporary expediency. And to be able to do it occasionally when it's really needed, you need to work with them from the day 1 (as with any dog) to be comfortable and content without you in their immediate sight, so they have to encounter the confinement and separation as often as possible. As examples, if you have workers or guests in the house and you don't want a dog in the vicinity, they need to be comfortable somewhere else--in a crate or out in the yard. If you're off doing any number of things in the world with your dog, you need to be able to leave them in a safe place like a crate when you're not immediately interacting with them. As puppies, you need to be able to keep them restrained as they learn to become "well-behaved"--I'd never leave a puppy of any breed unsupervised roaming alone through the house for many reasons.  No  dog of ANY kind should be kept most of the time either confined or away from its family; that's not specific to Eurasiers. My dogs are around me all the time. We travel all over together. They sleep on my bed (except for my new dog who's quite happy sleeping in a crate next to the bed and maybe someday I can have my bed to myself again). But they all also know how to behave in a crate, will lie down and nap there, will be out in the yard unsupervised and without me when I need them to be. A dog who has to be with you at all times and can't be confined is not a well-trained dog. I don't care what breed it is.  OK, end of soap box.

 * Commons photos: yes, if they're on wikimedia commons, you can include them in articles in exactly the same way that you include images that are loaded on wikipedia. The software's clever enough to find it. Elf | Talk 16:35, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

Hello Elf, could you please include the photos? Concerning staying alone (Yes) and confinements (No): Of course a Eurasier should learn to stay a while on its own and somewhere, if necessary. If I have workers in the house and it would get too dangerous for my dogs, I will have my Eurasiers in another room, where they have space to walk around. And a part time job should also not be a problem, during which a Eurasier will stay in his home. Of course, you have to gradually introduce this staying alone to a puppy and supervise it during this stage. In Germany, we try to find such families for Eurasier puppies that have this necessary time especially during the very first, most important weeks. You have a point with travelling or a stay at a vet, in which case getting even a Eurasier used to a larger crate would be necessary. In many other cases they do not need such a confinement, as this breed is generally very calm and non-destructive. At our Eurasier meetings in Germany we usually have many, many Eurasiers of all ages. Lateron some of them will come along into a specially chosen, dog-friendly restaurant, unleashed, and our Eurasiers then prefer to lie under the table or near their owner ... or they will stay all on their own in the hotel room or in the car, no further confinements are necessary. This is IN the breed, and can easily be promoted with positive reinforcement in the puppy.

 * If you know where the photos are, it would be easier for you to do it. syntax is just [[Image:filename|thumb|]] Elf | Talk 16:28, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Please note: A Wolf-Chow is NOT a Eurasier. Wolf-Chows were a pre-phase, which started by first mating Wolfspitz Bella and her three daughters with specifically chosen Chow Chow males. These offspring and their further generations were named Wolf-Chows. The Eurasier came into being after the Samoyed "Cito von Pol" was crossed in. 217.232.50.240 20:22, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

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Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in spite of being close to the centre of London and perhaps retaining the idea of it being the docklands area, has over 100 areas of parks and open spaces within its boundaries. These range from the huge (Victoria Park) to small gardens and squares. In common with all the London boroughs, these green spaces provide "lungs" for the leisure pursuits of the inhabitants.

Principal parks and open spaces
The principal parks in Tower Hamlets are:
 * Victoria Park: 86.18 ha, created 1884
 * Mile End Park: 32 ha, (stretches from Limehouse to Victoria Park along the Regent's Canal; international athletics stadium
 * Mudchute Park: 13 ha, which includes the largest urban farm in Europe
 * The Olympic Park is partly in the borough

Smaller parks within the borough include:
 * Altab Ali Park, Whitechapel
 * Bartlett Park in Poplar
 * Grove Hall Park in Bow
 * Island Gardens in Millwall: small 1.12 ha. Thames Riverside Park
 * King Edward Memorial Park in Shadwell: 3.3 ha in Shadwell
 * Meath Gardens in Bethnal Green
 * Sir John McDougall Gardens in Millwall
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in Mile End and Ackroyd Drive Local Nature Reserve in Mile End

Water
Tower Hamlets is a riverside borough, and one of the largest open spaces is the Thames itself. A sign posted riverside trail exists from Tower Bridge, in the west, around the Isle of Dogs, and leaving the borough at the crossing of the River Lee. Although planning procedures have tried to open and protect access to the river, often private developers have locked gates and otherwise prevented access to what should be public areas. There are otherwise, public stairs providing access to the foreshore.
 * The River Lea forms the eastern boundary of the borough. The towpath is suitable for walking and cyclists. It can be readily accessed from Three Mills (near Bow) and provides access to Hackney Marshes and the Lee Valley Park.
 * Limehouse Cut is a canal running through the borough from the River Thames at Limehouse Basin, joining the River Lee Navigation, at Bromley-by-Bow.
 * The Regent's Canal enters Tower Hamlets from the London Borough of Hackney, and meets the Thames at Limehouse Basin.
 * The Hertford Union Canal links the Regent's Canal to the River Lee Navigation at Old Ford Lock. It forms the southern boundary to Victoria Park.

City farms

 * Mudchute farm
 * Stepney City Farm (Formerly Stepping Stones farm, established 1979)


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Capital Research Center

Capital Research Center (CRC) is an American conservative 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Washington, D.C. Its stated purpose is "to study non-profit organizations, with a special focus on reviving the American traditions of charity, philanthropy, and voluntarism." According to The Washington Post, it also discourages donations by corporations and non-profits supporting what it sees as liberal or anti-business policies. It monitors the giving of major liberal donors in the U.S.

History
CRC was founded in 1984 by Willa Johnson, former senior vice president of The Heritage Foundation, deputy director of the Office of Presidential Personnel in the first term of the Reagan administration, and a legislative aide in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives. Journalist and author Marvin Olasky previously served as a senior fellow at CRC.

In 2011, Politico reported that CRC had received millions of dollars from conservative philanthropists over the years, with a total budget in 2009 of $1.4 million. Donors have included foundations run by the Koch family, the Scaifes, and the Bradleys.

David Clarke, the former sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, is the chair of CRC's American Law and Culture program.

Publications and policy stances
CRC has been highly critical of animal rights activists and the environmental movement. In 2006, it published The Green Wave: Environmentalism and Its Consequences, a book by Bonner Cohen. In 2007, it published the third edition of The Great Philanthropists and the Problem of "Donor Intent" by Martin Morse Wooster, a senior fellow at the Center. In 2008, it published Guide to Nonprofit Advocacy, by James Dellinger. The CRC said Al Gore's campaign to control carbon emissions is motivated by the likelihood that he will make an "immense fortune" if laws are passed to control them, and has published authors who deny human influence in climate change. They have argued that organized labor is bad for America, and criticized government efforts to weaken intellectual property protection of prescription medications.

InfluenceWatch
In 2017, the CRC launched the website InfluenceWatch, which is an online encyclopedia of donors, nonprofits, and political influencers. InfluenceWatch documented "the extent to which dark money from Democratically aligned groups was used during the 2020 election."

Film production
CRC has a film production arm called Dangerous Documentaries, which partially funded No Safe Spaces by Adam Carolla and radio host Dennis Prager, about political correctness on college campuses.

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User talk:Peter north

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