54-529: [REDACTED] Look up APEX or apex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The apex is the highest point of something. The word may also refer to: Arts and media [ edit ] Fictional entities [ edit ] Apex (comics) , a teenaged super villainess in the Marvel Universe Ape-X , a super-intelligent ape in
108-833: A California-based electronics manufacturer Apex Hotels , a UK operator of four star hotels Apex Records (Canada) , a record label of Compo Company Apex Silver Mines , a US-American mining company Apex Stores , a Rhode Island–based department store chain Apex Studios , a recording studio in Manhattan, New York City Apple Productivity Experience Group , an operating unit of Microsoft developing software for Apple products Other organizations [ edit ] Apex (gang) , an unstructured criminal gang in Melbourne, Australia Apex Clubs of Australia , an association of young individuals Applied Physics Express ,
162-662: A California-based electronics manufacturer Apex Hotels , a UK operator of four star hotels Apex Records (Canada) , a record label of Compo Company Apex Silver Mines , a US-American mining company Apex Stores , a Rhode Island–based department store chain Apex Studios , a recording studio in Manhattan, New York City Apple Productivity Experience Group , an operating unit of Microsoft developing software for Apple products Other organizations [ edit ] Apex (gang) , an unstructured criminal gang in Melbourne, Australia Apex Clubs of Australia , an association of young individuals Applied Physics Express ,
216-416: A Polish heavy metal band Apex (musician) (1981–2017), British drum and bass music producer and DJ The Apex Theory , the former name of the alternative rock band Mt. Helium Lord Apex , a rapper from West London, UK Video games [ edit ] Apex (tournament) , a fighting game tournament focusing on Super Smash Bros. Racing Evoluzione , also known as Apex , a 2003 video game for
270-416: A Polish heavy metal band Apex (musician) (1981–2017), British drum and bass music producer and DJ The Apex Theory , the former name of the alternative rock band Mt. Helium Lord Apex , a rapper from West London, UK Video games [ edit ] Apex (tournament) , a fighting game tournament focusing on Super Smash Bros. Racing Evoluzione , also known as Apex , a 2003 video game for
324-483: A cap worn in ancient Rome SS Apex , a Panamanian cargo ship in service 1958–68 See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "apex" or "apexes" on Misplaced Pages. Apical (disambiguation) Aphex (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Apex All pages with titles containing Apex Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
378-483: A cap worn in ancient Rome SS Apex , a Panamanian cargo ship in service 1958–68 See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "apex" or "apexes" on Misplaced Pages. Apical (disambiguation) Aphex (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Apex All pages with titles containing Apex Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
432-576: A light plane to export drugs from the US to Australia. The 72-year-old pilot, a 52-year-old man, from Zetland in Sydney's east and a 58-year-old Melbourne man were charged with conspiracy to import a commercial quantity of border controlled drugs and money laundering offences. The crystal methamphetamine was reported to be worth $ 255 million. That arrests were connected to $ 2.4 million which was found in Mildura, in
486-547: A major crime group that dominated marijuana production in Australia and ran an Australia-wide money-laundering network. Several notable mafia murders have been linked to the region including the suspected mafia hit on 43-year-old Marco Medici in 1983, police believe the murder may be connected to the assassination of anti-drug crusader Donald MacKay at Griffith in 1977. The 1984 murders of Melbourne gangsters Rocco Medici and Giuseppe Furina are also connected to Mildura through
540-647: A predator at the top of a food chain, with no natural predators Solar apex , the direction in which the Solar System travels through the Milky Way Technology [ edit ] Computing [ edit ] Apex (programming language) , Java-like proprietary programming language Apache Apex , an open-source streaming platform built on top of Hadoop Apple Productivity Experience Group , an operating unit of Microsoft developing software for Apple products Oracle Application Express ,
594-514: A predator at the top of a food chain, with no natural predators Solar apex , the direction in which the Solar System travels through the Milky Way Technology [ edit ] Computing [ edit ] Apex (programming language) , Java-like proprietary programming language Apache Apex , an open-source streaming platform built on top of Hadoop Apple Productivity Experience Group , an operating unit of Microsoft developing software for Apple products Oracle Application Express ,
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#1732772126195648-446: A proprietary Oracle software development system BrailleNote Apex , a personal digital assistant for the blind Apex, a game engine created by Avalanche Studios Other technologies [ edit ] Apex (racing) , the point a car should touch on the inside of a turn when following a proper line Apex (radio band) , an experimental very high frequency radio broadcasting system Additive System of Photographic Exposure ,
702-446: A proprietary Oracle software development system BrailleNote Apex , a personal digital assistant for the blind Apex, a game engine created by Avalanche Studios Other technologies [ edit ] Apex (racing) , the point a car should touch on the inside of a turn when following a proper line Apex (radio band) , an experimental very high frequency radio broadcasting system Additive System of Photographic Exposure ,
756-624: A scientific peer-reviewed journal Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff , a British Trade Union Places [ edit ] Apex, Arizona Apex, Missouri , community in the United States Apex, North Carolina , town in the United States Apex, Nunavut , community in Canada Apex Park and Recreation District , in Colorado Apex Mountain Resort ,
810-404: A scientific peer-reviewed journal Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff , a British Trade Union Places [ edit ] Apex, Arizona Apex, Missouri , community in the United States Apex, North Carolina , town in the United States Apex, Nunavut , community in Canada Apex Park and Recreation District , in Colorado Apex Mountain Resort ,
864-465: A significant increase in the use of Methamphetamine , commonly referred to as ice. While relatively few Australians report using ice compared to other drugs, rates of methamphetamine use are significantly higher among rural and remote areas of Victoria compared to major cities. Rural methamphetamine use rates are 2.5 times higher than those in metropolitan areas. Prior to 2010 rates of use of illicit drugs in rural areas were significantly lower than those in
918-417: A ski resort near Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Apex Town Hall (historic) , Apex, North Carolina Science and mathematics [ edit ] Anatomy [ edit ] Apex (entomology) , the anterior corner of an insect's wing Apex (mollusc) , the tip of the spire of the shell of a gastropod Shoot apex , the apical meristem of a plant or its remnant on a flower Root apex (botany) ,
972-417: A ski resort near Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Apex Town Hall (historic) , Apex, North Carolina Science and mathematics [ edit ] Anatomy [ edit ] Apex (entomology) , the anterior corner of an insect's wing Apex (mollusc) , the tip of the spire of the shell of a gastropod Shoot apex , the apical meristem of a plant or its remnant on a flower Root apex (botany) ,
1026-471: A sports drama starring Brad Pitt, which was codenamed Apex during development Literature [ edit ] Apex (Ramez Naam novel) , a 2015 cyber-punk novel Apex Magazine , an American horror and science fiction magazine Organizations [ edit ] For-profit businesses [ edit ] APEX Airlines , a charter and scheduled airline based in Yangon, Myanmar Apex Digital ,
1080-418: A sports drama starring Brad Pitt, which was codenamed Apex during development Literature [ edit ] Apex (Ramez Naam novel) , a 2015 cyber-punk novel Apex Magazine , an American horror and science fiction magazine Organizations [ edit ] For-profit businesses [ edit ] APEX Airlines , a charter and scheduled airline based in Yangon, Myanmar Apex Digital ,
1134-642: A system of exposure calculation based on Ev units, or stops Advanced Photovoltaic Experiment , a scientific research satellite Atacama Pathfinder Experiment , a radio telescope operated by the European Southern Observatory R-23 (missile) , an air-to-air missile (NATO reporting name "Apex") Other uses [ edit ] Apex (diacritic) , a sign used by the Romans to mark long vowels Apex (typography) , an upward pointing shape in certain letters Apex (headdress) ,
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#17327721261951188-498: A system of exposure calculation based on Ev units, or stops Advanced Photovoltaic Experiment , a scientific research satellite Atacama Pathfinder Experiment , a radio telescope operated by the European Southern Observatory R-23 (missile) , an air-to-air missile (NATO reporting name "Apex") Other uses [ edit ] Apex (diacritic) , a sign used by the Romans to mark long vowels Apex (typography) , an upward pointing shape in certain letters Apex (headdress) ,
1242-676: Is based on ongoing research 'Violence on the Australian Colonial Frontier, 1788–1960' undertaken by the Australian Research Council . Convicts were never directly transported to Victoria, however at least 300 convicts arrived in Sorrento in 1803 as part of Colonel David Collin 's short-lived, first attempt at British settlement in Victoria, in 1804. This first group of convicts also included
1296-693: Is combated by the Victoria Police and the Victorian court system, while statistics about crime are managed by the Crime Statistics Agency. Modern Australian states and cities, including Victoria, have some of the lowest crime rates recorded globally with Australia ranked the 13th safest nation and Melbourne ranked the 5th safest city globally. As of September 2018 the CBD of Melbourne had the highest rate of overall criminal incidents in
1350-527: Is significant in Australian history, particularly in regards to the development of democracy. In the colony's capital of Melbourne there was enormous support from the public for the captured Eureka rebels, this support was one of the factors that lead to the creation of the Electoral Act 1856 , leading to colonists being granted male suffrage , on condition of owning property, in the lower house in
1404-533: The Calabrian Mafia , with claims made by police in 1966 that annual organised crime meetings were held in Mildura to co-ordinate nationwide criminal activities. In a 1960s National Anti-Mafia Directorate report by John T. Cusack (United States' Bureau of Narcotics) and Dr Ugo Macera (assistant commissioner of police in Calabria) claims were made that the "ancient Calabrian Secret Criminal Society known as
1458-570: The L'Onorata Societa " and the "` Ndrangheta " were operating "throughout the State, with large segments in the fruit growing and farming areas of Mildura and Shepparton" adding that "There are reports the Society has existed in Victoria since 1930". They have reportedly been involved in revenge killings, cannabis production and weapons purchases. During the 1980s the Mildura Mafia emerged as
1512-399: The colonial period (1851–1901) drunkenness was the most widely reported crime, and in 1907 about 40% of all convictions nationwide were for drunkenness. Fraud was also common in the Victorian colony due to a shortage of currency and the common use of promissory notes . Victorian crime data and reporting prior to Australian Federation is generally seen as unreliable or inconsistent, with
1566-745: The Christian Brothers, St Alipius boys school in Ballarat East, was staffed almost entirely by paedophiles. The Royal Commission found many of the worst incidents in Victoria occurred in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ballarat . One of Australia's most infamous paedophiles, former priest Gerald Ridsdale was based in Ballarat and protected by church hierarchy, who shifted Ridsdale from parish to parish, between 1961 and 1988, in order to cover-up Ridsdales crimes. Ridsdale
1620-649: The Medici family. In 1982, 42-year-old Mildura greengrocer Dominic Marafiote and his parents were murdered after Marafiote gave South Australian police the names of Calabrian mafia bosses in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. In 2016 Mildura residents Nicola Ciconte, Vincenzo Medici and Michael Calleja were convicted and sentenced in Italy for their role in a plot to smuggle up to 500 kilograms of cocaine into Australia. Beginning in 2010, Victoria has seen
1674-643: The Squadron Supreme universe Apex, a genetically engineered human population in the TV series The Crossing APEX Medical Hospital, a fictional hospital in the Filipino TV series Abot-Kamay na Pangarap Music [ edit ] For businesses in the music industry, see § For-profit businesses . Apex (album) , by Canadian heavy metal band Unleash the Archers Apex (band) ,
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1728-407: The Squadron Supreme universe Apex, a genetically engineered human population in the TV series The Crossing APEX Medical Hospital, a fictional hospital in the Filipino TV series Abot-Kamay na Pangarap Music [ edit ] For businesses in the music industry, see § For-profit businesses . Apex (album) , by Canadian heavy metal band Unleash the Archers Apex (band) ,
1782-484: The Victorian parliament . In January 2012 widespread sexual and other abuse of children by personnel in religious organisations was exposed by the Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children Inquiry . The inquiry recommended that a formal investigation should be conducted into the processes by which religious organisations respond to the criminal abuse of children within their organisation. In response to
1836-543: The Xbox Overwatch Apex , a South Korean Overwatch tournament series Apex Legends , a 2019 video game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts Film [ edit ] A.P.E.X. , a 1994 science fiction film Apex (2021 film) , a 2021 American action film starring Bruce Willis APEX: The Story of the Hypercar , a 2015 American documentary F1 (film) ,
1890-416: The Xbox Overwatch Apex , a South Korean Overwatch tournament series Apex Legends , a 2019 video game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts Film [ edit ] A.P.E.X. , a 1994 science fiction film Apex (2021 film) , a 2021 American action film starring Bruce Willis APEX: The Story of the Hypercar , a 2015 American documentary F1 (film) ,
1944-437: The apical meristem of the root Root apex (dental) , the extreme end of the root of a tooth Apex (leaf) , the tip of a leaf Apex of lung , the uppermost portion of lung Apex of the heart , the lowest superficial part of the heart Apex of the tongue , the tip of the tongue Chemistry [ edit ] Acetone peroxide , a highly explosive organic peroxide Ascorbate peroxidase , an enzyme that catalyses
1998-437: The apical meristem of the root Root apex (dental) , the extreme end of the root of a tooth Apex (leaf) , the tip of a leaf Apex of lung , the uppermost portion of lung Apex of the heart , the lowest superficial part of the heart Apex of the tongue , the tip of the tongue Chemistry [ edit ] Acetone peroxide , a highly explosive organic peroxide Ascorbate peroxidase , an enzyme that catalyses
2052-497: The cities. In 2014, A Comancheros Motorcycle Club member and former Australian Defence Force (ADF) sniper, Joshua Faulkhead, was arrested after being caught transporting large quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy between Sydney and Mildura. Faulkhead was sentenced to nine years and five months in jail. In 2015, 20 people were arrested over an alleged large drug trafficking operation in Mildura in north-west Victoria. Methamphetamine, marijuana and ecstasy were seized in
2106-486: The exception of homicide rates. Statistics released by the Crime Statistics Agency in September 2018 showed a 7.8% drop in the overall crime rate. The statistics showed the criminal incident rate fell to 5,922 cases per 100,000 people in the previous year, continuing a trend of reduction in the overall number of criminal incidents from the previous year, with significant falls in theft, burglaries and drug dealing. In
2160-543: The famous escaped convict William Buckley . Over the following decades small numbers of convicts were sent from Tasmania and New South Wales to carry out government work, surveying and labour. From the 28th of November till the 3 December 1854 the Eureka Stockade took place in what is now the suburb of Eureka, Ballarat . Gold prospectors staged an uprising against the colonial government which lead to an armed conflict; 22 miners and 6 soldiers were killed. The event
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2268-631: The inquires recommendations, the Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police , Ken Lay argued that the Roman Catholic Church's attempts to hinder investigations be criminalised. Later in 2012, Prime Minister Julia Gillard , announced the creation of a Royal Commission into sex abuse within the Catholic Church. An estimated 60,000 Australians were abused in churches, schools, sporting clubs and health services, with
2322-838: The majority of the abuse occurring in New South Wales and Victoria. Institutions that failed to respond appropriately or effectively to widespread child sex abuse in Victoria include: the Anglican Church , the Catholic Church , The Salvation Army , the Jehovah’s Witnesses , Australian Christian Churches , Australian Pentecostal churches , Yeshivah Melbourne and the Christian Brothers among others. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found that one school run by
2376-603: The men behaving strangely the previous day. In 2017, a joint Australian Federal Police (AFP) and United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigation lead to the seizure of $ 2.4 million in cash at the Mildura Airport, after 255 kilograms crystal methamphetamine were found at a storage facility in Northern California in June. the bust was part of an investigation into an alleged conspiracy to use
2430-480: The raids. The drugs seized were reported to be worth more than $ 15,000. $ 20,000 in cash and weapons were also seized. Later that same year, Stephen Gillard and Geoffrey Hitchen from South Penrith , were arrested for possession of $ 300,000 worth of methamphetamines in scrubland off the Mallee Highway at Tutye, west of Ouyen. Local farmers uncovered plastic fruit juice bottles containing the drugs after noticing
2484-409: The reaction between biotin-phenol and hydrogen peroxide Mathematics [ edit ] Apex (geometry) , the highest vertex in a polyhedron or the point where the two equal sides of an isosceles triangle meet Apex graph , a graph that can be made planar by the removal of a single vertex Other sciences [ edit ] Apex (dinosaur) , a fossilized Stegosaurus Apex predator ,
2538-409: The reaction between biotin-phenol and hydrogen peroxide Mathematics [ edit ] Apex (geometry) , the highest vertex in a polyhedron or the point where the two equal sides of an isosceles triangle meet Apex graph , a graph that can be made planar by the removal of a single vertex Other sciences [ edit ] Apex (dinosaur) , a fossilized Stegosaurus Apex predator ,
2592-403: The safest in the world, with Melbourne being ranked the 5th safest city globally. The notably low crime rate is one of the factors that led to Melbourne being named the world's most liveable city by The Economist for seven years in a row up until 2017. The recorded homicide rate of Melbourne was 2.2 per 100,000 in 2018. The Mallee and Mildura in particular have long been associated with
2646-464: The state (15,949.9), followed by Latrobe (12,896.1) and Yarra (11,119.2). Rural areas have comparatively high crime rates, with towns such as Mildura (9,222.0) and Greater Shepparton (9,111.8) having some of the highest crime rates in the state. Victoria has had a comparatively low crime rate throughout its history, particularly in relation to the homicide rate which has been and remains notably lower than that of comparable nations. During
2700-485: The title Apex . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apex&oldid=1255527467 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages APEX From Misplaced Pages,
2754-574: The title Apex . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apex&oldid=1255527467 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Apex (gang) Criminal activity in Victoria , Australia
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#17327721261952808-462: The way, the rate of recorded offences have increased year on year since 2011, when the figure was 6,937.7 offences per 100,000 people. Though often not recorded as crimes at the time, numerous crimes were perpetrated against Aboriginal Victorians throughout the colonial period. Among the most heinous of these crimes were massacres . The following list tallies the better documented massacres of Aboriginal Victorians. The information provided below
2862-460: The year ending September 2020, the statistics were skewed by the introduction of six new public safety offences relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia . Total offences numbered 551,710, with 32,713 of these were breaches of Chief Health Officer Directions. The total offences occurred at a rate of 8,227 per 100,000 people, up 4.4% on the previous year. While there have been some dips along
2916-472: Was convicted of 138 sex offences against children, he sexually abused as many as 50 children. On 11 December 2018, Ballarat born former Cardinal George Pell , was convicted on five counts of child sexual abuse of two boys in the 1990s. Pell was eventually acquitted by the High Court of Australia. Despite Melbourne's CBD having the state's highest crime rate (15,949.9) the city is considered one of
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