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The United States has had diplomatic representation in the nation of Italy and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Sardinia, since 1840, with a break in relations from 1941 to 1944, while Italy and the United States were at war. The United States Mission to Italy is headed by the Embassy of the United States in Rome, and also includes six consular offices.

List of United States ambassadors to Italy

Listed below are the head U.S. diplomatic agents in Italy, their diplomatic rank, and the effective start and end of their service in Italy.

Heads of the U.S. Legation at Naples (1831-1860)

Embassy at Naples closed November 6, 1860.

Heads of the U.S. Legation at Turin (1840-1865)

Heads of the U.S. Legation at Florence (1865-1871)

Heads of the U.S. Legation at Rome (1871-1894)

Heads of the U.S. Embassy at Rome (1894-1941)

Heads of the U.S. Embassy at Rome (1945-present)

See also

• Italy–United States relations

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Black Raazer
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Alpha Flight vol. 1 #31
Created by	Bill Mantlo
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Alter ego	unrevealed
Species	human sorcerer wraith
Team affiliations	Desert Sword
Abilities	wraith powers, limited sorcery, control of a mystic weapon.

Black Raazer is a fictional character in Marvel Comics who first appeared in the first Alpha Flight series. (The character’s name has been spelled or misspelled as Raazar and Razaar.)

Fictional character biography

The Black Raazer was a sorcerer whose spirit became trapped in the Black Blade of Bagdad centuries ago. The adventurer Eugene Judd, known as Puck, was hired to steal the blade in the 1930s, and his actions freed the evil Raazer from his prison, but Judd used his knowledge of the occult to absorb the evil spirit into his own body, which reduced Judd to half his former height. Although Judd later managed to free himself from Raazer, the sorcerer was briefly contained again, only to be freed by Loki.

Raazer was a member of Desert Sword during the Persian Gulf War.

Black Raazer has been referred to as Arabic, but is actually Persian.

Powers, abilities, and equipment

Raazer is a sorcerer. He has been shown able to perform spells and mystic wards by gestures or chants. He can create an unholy cold smoke, search using mystic senses and scrying, and he possesses empathic abilities including: moral corruption, instilling an overpowering sense of dread in others, and perceiving when he is being lied to. Raazer can also levitate objects telekinetically, including insubstantial objects such as smoke, sand — even reversing Pyro’s flame attack.

Since becoming a wraith, Raazer exhibits various ghostlike abilities including intangibility, floating, and invisibility — even not registering on Box’s electronic sensors). He can vanish completely or simply turn into mist. When intangible he can become one with objects or persons and more easily corrupt them.

Most importantly, Raazer has mastery over the powerful Black Blade of Baghdad which he is capable of using without succumbing to its corrupting influence.

The Black Blade of Baghdad is an indestructible mystic scimitar. The blade, formerly a tool of good Persian sorcerers, has been corrupted by Raazer during the period that it was his prison, and Raazer has become the blade’s master. It can cut through any substance when tangible, distrupt energy fields, drain the magic from its vicinity, and absorb, or reflect back, the magical energy and spells directed at it or its wielder. When intangible, the blade can, with a “cut,” drain lifeforce from people with and leave its victims shrunken to half their previous size. This adds to Raazer’s lifeforce and provides him with enhanced magic and physical aspects including some superhuman strength.

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Camp Four

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Camp Four may refer to one of the following camps:

• Camp 4, in Yosemite National Park in California
• Camp Four, in Fort Smith, Montana
• Camp 4, Guantanamo, the camp within the Guantanamo Bay detention camps for the most compliant captives.

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Ion exchange is an exchange of ions between two electrolytes or between an electrolyte solution and a complex. In most cases the term is used to denote the processes of purification, separation, and decontamination of aqueous and other ion-containing solutions with solid polymeric or mineralic ‘ion exchangers’.

Ion exchange resin beads.

Typical ion exchangers are ion exchange resins (functionalized porous or gel polymer), zeolites, montmorillonite, clay, and soil humus. Ion exchangers are either cation exchangers that exchange positively charged ions (cations) or anion exchangers that exchange negatively charged ions (anions). There are also amphoteric exchangers that are able to exchange both cations and anions simultaneously. However, the simultaneous exchange of cations and anions can be more efficiently performed in mixed beds that contain a mixture of anion and cation exchange resins, or passing the treated solution through several different ion exchange materials.

Ion exchangers can be unselective or have binding preferences for certain ions or classes of ions, depending on their chemical structure. This can be dependent on the size of the ions, their charge, or their structure. Typical examples of ions that can bind to ion exchangers are:

• H⁺ (proton) and OH^? (hydroxide)
• Single charged monoatomic ions like Na⁺, K⁺, or Cl^?
• Double charged monoatomic ions like Ca²⁺ or Mg²⁺
• Polyatomic inorganic ions like SO₄^2? or PO₄^3?
• Organic bases, usually molecules containing the amino functional group -NR₂H⁺
• Organic acids, often molecules containing -COO^? (carboxylic acid) functional groups
• Biomolecules which can be ionized: amino acids, peptides, proteins, etc.

Ion exchange is a reversible process and the ion exchanger can be regenerated or loaded with desirable ions by washing with an excess of these ions.

Applications

Ion exchange column, used for protein purification.

Ion exchange is widely used in the food & beverage, hydrometallurgical, metals finishing, chemical & petrochemical, pharmaceutical, sugar & sweeteners, ground & potable water, nuclear, softening & industrial water, semiconductor, power, and a host of other industries.

Most typical example of application is preparation of high purity water for power engineering, electronic and nuclear industries; i.e. polymeric or mineralic insoluble ion exchangers are widely used for water softening, water purification, water decontamination, etc.

Ion exchange is a method widely used in household (laundry detergents and water filters) to produce soft water. This is accomplished by exchanging calcium Ca²⁺ and magnesium Mg²⁺ cations against Na⁺ or H⁺ cations (see water softening).

Industrial and analytical ion exchange chromatography is another area to be mentioned. Ion exchange chromatography is a chromatographical method that is widely used for chemical analysis and separation of ions. For example, in biochemistry it is widely used to separate charged molecules such as proteins. An important area of the application is extraction and purification of biologically produced substances such as amino acids and proteins.

Ion-exchange processes are used to separate and purify metals, including separating uranium from plutonium and other actinides, including thorium, and lanthanum,neodymium, ytterbium, samarium, lutetium, from each other and the other lanthanides. There are two series of rare earth metals, the lanthanides and the actinides, both of which families all have very similar chemical and physical properties. Ion-exchange used to be the only practical way to separate them in large quantities, until the advent of solvent extraction techniques which can be scaled up enormously.

A very important case is the PUREX process (plutonium-uranium extraction process) which is used to separate the plutonium and the uranium from the spent fuel products from a nuclear reactor, and to be able to dispose of the waste products. Then, the plutonium and uranium are available for making nuclear-energy materials, such as new reactor fuel and nuclear weapons.

The ion-exchange process is also used to separate other sets of very similar chemical elements, such as zirconium and hafnium, which incidentally is also very important for the nuclear industry. Zirconium is practically transparent to free neutrons, used in building reactors, but hafnium is a very strong absorber of neutrons, used in reactor control rods.

Ion exchangers are used in nuclear reprocessing and the treatment of radioactive waste.

Ion exchange resins in the form of thin membranes are used in chloralkali process, fuel cells and vanadium redox batteries.

Others

In soil science, cation exchange capacity is the ion exchange capacity of soil for positively charged ions. Soils can be considered as natural weak cation exchangers.

In planar waveguide manufacturing ion exchange is used to create the guiding layer with higher index of refraction.

References

• F. Helfferich, Ion Exchange, McGraw Hill, New York, 1962 (Bible of the subject).
• Ion Exchangers (K. Dorfner, ed.), Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 1991.
• C. E. Harland, Ion exchange: Theory and Practice, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 1994.
• Ion exchange (D. Muraviev, V. Gorshkov, A. Warshawsky), M. Dekker, New York, 2000.
• A. A. Zagorodni, Ion Exchange Materials: Properties and Applications, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2006.

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The Bell Boeing Quad TiltRotor (QTR) is a proposed four-rotor derivative of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor being developed jointly by Bell Helicopter Textron and Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. The concept is a contender in the U.S. Army’s Joint Heavy Lift program. It would have a cargo capacity roughly equivalent to the C-130 Hercules, cruise at 250 knots, and land at unimproved sites vertically like a helicopter.

Development

Bell and Boeing have received a cost-sharing contract worth US$3.45 million from the U.S. Army’s Aviation Applied Technology Directorate for an 18-month conceptual design and analysis study lasting through March 2007, in conjunction with the Joint Heavy Lift program. The contract was awarded to Bell Helicopter, which is teaming with Boeing’s Phantom Works. The QTR study is one of five designs; another of the five is also a Boeing program, an advanced version of the CH-47 Chinook.

During the initial baseline design study, Bell’s engineers are designing the wing, engine and rotor, while the Boeing team is designing the fuselage and internal systems.

A one-fifth-scale wind tunnel model has undergone testing in the Transonic Dynamics Tunnel (a unique transonic wind tunnel) at NASA’s Langley Research Center during summer 2006. The “semi-span” model (representing the right half of the aircraft) measured 213 inches in length, and had powered 91-inch rotors, operational nacelles, “dynamically representative” wings.

The primary test objective was to study the aeroelastic effects on the aft wing of the forward wing’s rotors and establish a baseline aircraft configuration. Alan Ewing, Bell’s QTR program manager, reported that “Testing showed those loads from that vortex on the rear rotor same as the loads we see on the front ,” and “Aeroelastic stability of the wing looks exactly the same as the conventional tiltrotor”. These tests used a model with a three-bladed rotor, future tests will explore the effects of using a four-bladed system.

Besides the research performed jointly under the contract, Bell has funded additional research and wind tunnel testing in cooperation with NASA and the Army. After submission of initial concept study reports, testing of full-scale components and possibly a sub-scale vehicle test program was expected to begin. Pending approval, first flight of a full-scale prototype aircraft was slated for 2012. The QTR has also unofficially called V-44 Coyote.

The study was completed in May 2007, with the Quad TiltRotor selected for further development. However, additional armor on Future Combat Systems (FCS) vehicles caused their weight to increase from 20 tons to 27 tons which requires a larger aircraft. In mid-2008, the Army continued the Joint Heavy Lift (JHL) studies with new contracts to the Bell-Boeing and Karem Aircraft/Lockheed Martin teams. The teams are to modify their designs to reach new JHL specifications. JHL became part of the new US Air Force/Army Joint Future Theater Lift (JFTL) program in 2008.

Design

The conceptual design is for a large tandem wing aircraft with V-22 type engines and 50-foot rotors at each of the four wing tips. The C-130-size fuselage would have a 747-inch-long cargo bay with a rear loading ramp that could carry 110 paratroopers or 150 standard-seating passengers. In cargo configuration, it would accommodate eight 463L pallets.

In addition to the baseline configuration, the Bell-Boeing team is including eight possible variants, or “excursion designs”, including a sea-based variant. The design team is planning on payloads ranging from 16 to 26 tons and a range of 420 to 1000 nm. The baseline version includes a fully retractable refueling probe and an interconnecting drive system for power redundancy.

One of the design excursions explored by the team, dubbed the “Big Boy”, would have 55-foot rotors and an 815-inch-long cargo bay, making it able to carry one additional 463L pallet, and accommodate a Stryker armored combat vehicle.

See also

• Quadrotor
• Tiltrotor
• Powered lift

Related development

• V-22 Osprey

Comparable aircraft

• Bell X-22
• Curtiss-Wright X-19

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of the United States
• List of VTOL aircraft

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} “Diversity in Design: Boeing offers 2 of 5 development options in rotorcraft program”, Boeing Frontiers magazine, January 2007.
2. ^ “Boeing receives two study contracts from U.S. Army for Joint Heavy Lift”, Boeing press release, 2005-09-23.
3. ^ Bell-Boeing’s QTR selected for Heavy Lift study
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Fein, Geoff. “Bell-Boeing Quadtiltrotor completes first wind tunnel testing”, Defense Daily, 2006-10-13.
5. ^ “Wind Tunnel testing completed on Bell Boeing quad tiltrotor”, Helis.com, September 13, 2006.
6. ^ “Wind Tunnel testing completed on Bell Boeing quad tiltrotor”, Rotorbreeze, p. 14, October 2006.
7. ^ “Heavy duty: US Army backs tiltrotor as future battlefield airlifter”, Flight International, 14 January 2008.
8. ^ Osborn, Kris. “USAF, Army Merge Heavy-Lift Efforts”, Defensenews.com, 14 April 2008.
9. ^ Warwick, Graham. “U.S. Army Extends JHL Concept Studies”, Aviation Week, 1 July 2008.

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Barzanò
Location of Barzanò in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Province of Lecco (LC)
Elevation	370 m (1,214 ft)
Area	3.6 km² (1.4 sq mi)
Population (as of Dec. 2004)
- Total	4,898
- Density	1,361/km² (3,525/sq mi)
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	45°44?N 9°19?E? / ?45.733, 9.317
Gentilic	barzanesi
Dialing code	039
Postal code	23891
Frazioni	Torricella, San Feriolo, Dagò, Villanova
Website: www.comune.barzano.lc.it/

Barzanò is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km northeast of Milan and about 14 km southwest of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,898 and an area of 3.6 km².

The municipality of Barzanò contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Torricella, San Feriolo, Dagò, and Villanova.

Barzanò borders the following municipalities: Barzago, Cassago Brianza, Cremella, Monticello Brianza, Sirtori, Viganò.

Demographic evolution

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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Leilani Joyce (born April 15, 1974, in Hamilton, New Zealand) is a former World No. 1 professional squash player from New Zealand. During her career, she won the British Open in 1999 and 2000, and finished runner-up at the World Open in 2000 and 2001.

During a 12-year career on the international tour, Joyce won 16 WISPA titles. She also won four New Zealand national titles. She was named ‘Maori Sports Person of the Year’ twice, and ‘New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year’ once.

As a junior player, Joyce won the New Zealand under-13, under-15, under-17 and under-19 championships, the Australian under-17 and under-19 championship, and the Oceania under-19 championship.

Joyce retired from the professional tour in 2002, after winning gold medals in both the women’s doubles and mixed doubles at the Commonwealth Games. That year, she married Blair Rorani and is now the mother of three children – Joseph, Pearl and Jasmine Leilani. Now known as Leilani Rorani, she and her family live in Hamilton, New Zealand.

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Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1852, 1858-1859, 1866-1868.

The “Who? Who?” Ministry was a short-lived British Conservative Government which was in power for a matter of months in 1852. Lord Derby was the Prime Minister and Benjamin Disraeli served as Chancellor of the Exchequer. It marked the first time the protectionist wing of the party had taken office since the Corn Laws schism of 1846.

Though the government had little impact, it gained infamy through its plethora of new political names, which demonstrated the relative inexperience of the party. Only four members of the Cabinet (Derby himself, St Leonards, Lonsdale, and Herries) were existing Privy Councillors and many others were complete political unknowns. This led the now octogenarian and largely deaf Duke of Wellington, then in his last year, to shout out “Who?”, “Who?” as each new cabinet member was announced in the House of Lords.

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William M. Northey (born April 29, 1872 - August 9, 1963), was a builder in the National Hockey League.

Born in Leeds, Quebec, Northey became secretary at the Montreal Hockey Club in 1893. He would help lead the team to two Stanley Cups. In 1909, he helped convince ice hockey executives to change two rules still in place today. The first was the change from a game consisting of two 30 minute halves to three 20 minute periods. He also got rid of the position of a rover. The number of players on the ice per team was dropped to six.

He formed the Canadian Arena Company and was instrumental in building Arena Gardens in Toronto, and owned Montreal Arena, which burned down in 1918. In 1924, he helped construct the famous Montreal Forum. From 1947 to 1946 he served as Vice President with Montreal. He spent the 1956-57 season as President of the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens where sold to Molson Family in summer of 1957, and Northey retired from hockey. William Northey name was engraved on the Stanley Cup 3 times in 1953, 1956, 1957.

Northey was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947.

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Captain Murphy

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Captain Murphy is the name of

1. Captain Murphy (band), a Swedish rock band
2. Captain Murphy, a character in an American comedy animated television series Sealab 2021

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