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2,300 | List of districts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Presently, the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands comprises 3 districts: History On 1 August 1974 Nicobar district was separated from Andaman district. On 18 August 2006, Andaman district was bifurcated into two districts: North and Middle Andaman district and South Andaman district. References External links Andaman and Nicobar Islands website Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
2,301 | Cryptomonada | Cryptomonada is a proposed super-class of Cryptists linking Cryptophyceae and Goniomonadea, which was first proposed by Cavalier-Smith in 2004. He made this proposal based on three shared morphological characteristics: Presence of a periplast, ejectisomes with secondary scroll, and mitochondrial cristae with flat tubules. Genetic studies as early as 1994 also supported the hypothesis that Goniomonas was sister to Cryptophyceae. A study in 2018 found strong evidence that the common ancestor of Cryptomonada was an autotrophic protist. References Category:Cryptista |
2,302 | Gabriel Blike | Gabriel Blike ( 1520 – 1592) was an English politician who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Cirencester for the parliament of 1571. References Category:English MPs 1571 Category:Members of Parliament for Cirencester Category:1520s births Category:1590s deaths Category:Year of birth uncertain Category:Year of death uncertain Category:English justices of the peace |
2,303 | John Longworth (businessman) | John Longworth (born 14 May 1958) is a British business consultant and politician. He was the director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce from September 2011 until March 2016, when he departed in controversy by breaking with the organisation's line on Brexit on the day of its conference. Longworth is the chairman of Leave Means Leave. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber from 2019 to 2020. Early life John Longworth was born in May 1958 and was educated at Smithills School, Bolton, and the University of Salford, where he obtained bachelor's and master's degrees. He is a chartered company secretary and has a postgraduate certificate in microbiology. Career A media commentator and writer, he now advises organisations in the financial sector and others and is on the Advisory Councils of Hottinger Group, the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Advisory Board of Economists for Free Trade. In March 2016, he became the only leader of a major business group, the BCC, to back leaving the EU. Since this went against the position the BCC and its members had agreed to take on the referendum he was suspended as Director General. He subsequently resigned and volunteered to lead the business campaign to leave the EU, as chairman of the Vote Leave Business Council and is now chairman of Leave Means Leave, a lobby group set up to promote a hard Brexit. In October 2017, Longworth and Richard Tice, Treasurer and Vice Chairman of Leave Means Leave, were jointly placed at Number 90 on the list of 'The Top 100 Most Influential on the Right'. Political career On 15 April 2019, Longworth announced he would be standing as a candidate for the Brexit Party. In the 2019 European Parliament election, he was elected a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber. In July 2019 he became a member of the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and of the European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. He was expelled from the Brexit Party and lost the party whip in December 2019 for "repeatedly undermining their general election strategy." Honours He has an honorary doctorate from the private BPP University. References External links Category:1958 births Category:20th-century British businesspeople Category:21st-century British businesspeople Category:Alumni of the University of Salford Category:Brexit Party MEPs Category:Businesspeople from Lancashire Category:Conservative Party (UK) MEPs Category:Living people Category:MEPs for England 2019–2020 Category:People from Bolton |
2,304 | Chilakaluripet Municipality | Chilakaluripet Municipality is the local self government in Chilakaluripet of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a first grade municipality. Administration The municipality was constituted in 1964, which covers an area of and has 34 election wards. The present chairperson of the city is Ganji Chenchu Kumari and the present municipal commissioner is N.Kanaka Rao. Civic works and services The municipality works on improving civic needs such as, sewerage, storm water drains, solid waste management etc. It also provides the city with water supply to the residents, by means of storage tanks. State government also provide funds for the developmental activities of the municipality. Projects Chilakaluripet is one of the seven municipalities, along with Vijayawada and Guntur Municipal Corporations to be a part of a 15 MW waste-to-energy plant project. It is planned to be set up with the collaboration of the JITF Urban Infrastructure Limited. Awards and achievements The city is one among the 31 cities in the state to be a part of water supply and sewerage services mission known as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). In 2015, as per the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan of the Ministry of Urban Development, Chilakaluripet Municipality was ranked 187th in the country. See also List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh References Category:1964 establishments in India Category:Government agencies established in 1964 Category:Urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh |
2,305 | Bergomi Palace | The Bergomi Palace (in Italian: Palazzo Bèrgomi) is a 14th-century building in Mirandola, in the province of Modena, Italy. The palace is situated in the south-western corner of Costituente square and it is characterized by a portico and terracotta decorations in Renaissance style, similar to the nearby Town hall: its architectural grandeur and elegance reflect the economic and political power of the ancient Bergomi family that owned the building, originally from the city of Bergamo. The covered passage of the palace is commonly called "portico of Unica", remembering the old shop of confectionery (produced by the National Union Industries of Chocolate and Related) that was once located there. History The origin of the palace, which once belonged to the Buffali family, is not known with certainty, but some documents kept in the archives of the Congregation of Charity of Modena, record the presence in the mid of 15th century of a rich family of notaries called Sàssoli de 'Bergami, that is, originating in the city of Bergamo, of which later they took and kept their surname (Bergami or Bergomi). The noble family was raised to the title of Counts by the House of Pico, and the most prominent members of the family were the medician-philosopher Cristoforo Bergomi, pupil of Antonio Cittadini from Faenza, and the literary canon Giuseppe Bergomi. An anonymous chronicler described a firefight under the portico of the palace in 1518 between the Mirandola followers of Giovanni Francesco II Pico della Mirandola and the agreed followers of Galeotto II Pico: The palace is then mentioned in a notary deed of 1 July 1611, in which Prince Alexander I Pico, eager to establish a cathedral in the city of Mirandola (which at the time still depended from the Parish Church of Quarantoli), undertook to pay the sum of 150 scudi per year to some members of the Society of Jesus, so that they would settle in the Collevati palace, that was to the Bergomi palace. The portico of the palace remained open for a long time, given the successive undercurves made in ancient times to stabilize the building, but was later closed in an unspecified time to create spaces for shops. In 1638 Alessandro Bergami, the last childless descendant of the family, ordered in his will that the ancient palace be transformed into his memory in the Alexandrian Convent, to be used as a monastery of the Capuchin nuns, but the palace was not considered suitable. After being rejected also by the Dominican friars, the palace became the seat of the Servite Fathers from 12 August 1675 until 1768. In 1841 the new owner Giovanni Montanari had the facade of the palace restored, but the Ornamental Commission forced him to restore the old windowsills. A few years later, in 1865, the engineer Grazio Montanari covered the southern portico with a rusticated wall surmounted by a cordon, as well as redoing the cornice, the windows and the wall face. After the unification of Italy, on 27 September 1863 the new Savings Bank of Mirandola was established by royal decree. It was officially |
2,306 | Monika Rieder | Monika Rieder (born 16 August 1974 in Rüti) is a Swiss sport shooter. She has been selected to compete for Switzerland in pistol shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has attained top eight finishes in a major international competition, spanning the ISSF World Cup series and the European Championships. Rieder trains under Polish-born head coach and four-time Olympian Krzysztof Kucharczyk for the national team, while shooting at Bubikon Pistol Shooting Range () on the outskirts of her hometown Rüti. Rieder qualified for the Swiss squad in pistol shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She managed to get a minimum qualifying score of 383 in air pistol to join with her fellow markswoman Cornelia Frölich and fill in the Olympic quota place won by Angela Schuler from the 2003 European Championships for Switzerland, after finishing fourth in an Olympic test event at the ISSF World Cup meet few months earlier. In her signature event, the 10 m air pistol, Rieder fired a frustrating 366 out of a possible 400 to force in a two-way tie with China's defending Olympic champion Tao Luna for thirty-eighth place. Two days later, Rieder recompensed her bitter air pistol feat to shoot a brilliant 293 in precision and a lowly 275 in the rapid fire stage for a tally of 568 points in the 25 m pistol, but her results were good enough to put her in twenty-ninth position out of thirty-seven shooters. References External links Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:Swiss female sport shooters Category:Olympic shooters of Switzerland Category:Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category:People from Hinwil District Category:Rüti, Zürich |
2,307 | Muintire-Fialain | Muintire-Fialain is an ancient Irish tribe who lived in the area known as Botha in the Barony of Magheraboy and Clanawley, now known as Boho, which is in County Fermanagh. This is also synonymous with their origins in Bhotha Mhuintir Uí Fhialáin. References Category:Historical Celtic peoples Category:Tribes of ancient Ireland |
2,308 | Daniel Beldeanu | Daniel Beldeanu (born 31 August 1975) is a Romanian judoka. Achievements References External links Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Romanian male judoka |
2,309 | Katinka Szijj | Katinka Szijj (born February 25, 1993) is a female shooter from Hungary. She got acquainted with shooting by chance in 2004 on a local sport day. She and her family soon realized that she had a talent for the sport, and so she applied for membership at the local club, Komáromi VSE, along with her younger sister, Kamilla, who also became a shooter. She got on the podium on her first national championship with a 3rd place in 2006. Since then, she has won several of titles. She is currently participating in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. She qualified for the event in Meraker, Norway, in March 10, 2010, with a result of 497,1 points. References References Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Hungarian female sport shooters Category:Shooters at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics |
2,310 | 500 Miles (disambiguation) | 500 Miles may refer to: "500 Miles", also known as "500 Miles Away from Home" or "Railroaders' Lament", a song made popular in the United States and Europe during the 1960s folk revival "500 Miles High", a jazz fusion song by Chick Corea and Return to Forever "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", alternatively known as "500 Miles", a song by the Scottish duo The Proclaimers "500 Miles", a song by Tori Amos from Abnormally Attracted to Sin See also 500 Miles to Memphis, an Americana punk band 500 Miles North, 2014 Scottish drama film directed by Luke Massey 500 Miles of Monza, or 500 Miglia di Monza'', alternative titles for Race of Two Worlds, an automobile race held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy in 1957 and again in 1958 |
2,311 | Tricholoma pardinum | Tricholoma pardinum, commonly known as spotted tricholoma, tiger tricholoma, tigertop, leopard knight, or dirty trich, is a gilled mushroom widely distributed across North America and Europe, as well as parts of Asia. It is generally found in beech woodland in summer and autumn. Two subspecies have been described from southern Europe. First officially described by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1801, Tricholoma pardinum has had a confusing taxonomic history that extends over two centuries. In 1762, German naturalist Jacob Christian Schäffer described the species Agaricus tigrinus with an illustration corresponding to what is thought to be T. pardinum, and consequently, the name Tricholoma tigrinum has been used erroneously in some European field guides. The fruit body of Tricholoma pardinum is an imposing mushroom with a pale grey cap up to 15 cm (6 in) in diameter that is covered with dark brownish to greyish scales. The gills are whitish, and are not attached to the stout white to pale grey-brown stalk. The spore print is white. One of the more toxic members of the genus Tricholoma, the species has been implicated in a number of episodes of mushroom poisoning, probably because it is a large, attractive mushroom with a pleasant smell and taste, and it bears a superficial resemblance to several edible species, like Tricholoma terreum. Ingesting T. pardinum—even in small quantities—results in a severe, persistent gastroenteritis caused by an unknown mycotoxin. Taxonomy Christiaan Hendrik Persoon described this species as Agaricus myomyces var. pardinus in 1801, although he queried whether it was a distinct species. However, the German naturalist Jacob Christian Schäffer had in 1762 published Fungorum qui in Bavaria et Palatinatu circa Ratisbonam nascuntur Icones, in which he described a mushroom he called Agaricus tigrinus. The illustration accompanying the name fits what we now know as Tricholoma pardinum, although the description is less clear. To confuse matters further, Elias Magnus Fries used the name Agaricus tigrinus in his 1821 work Systema Mycologicum, in accordance with Bulliard's 1782 description, which now corresponds with Lentinus tigrinus. In his 1838 work Epicrisis systematis mycologici: seu synopsis hymenomycetum, Fries assigned a different fungus again to the binomial name and linked it to Schäffer's 1762 description. French mycologist Lucien Quélet reclassified it as a species in 1873, giving it its current binomial name. Italian mycologist Alfredo Riva has noted that Swiss mycologist Louis Secretan provided a description forty years before Quélet, in his 1833 work Mycographie Suisse, and queried why it was ignored. He has proposed the fungus be written as Tricholoma pardinum (Secr.) Quél. However, Secretan's works are generally not recognised for nomenclatural purposes because he did not use binomial nomenclature consistently. There has been confusion over which scientific name to use for over two hundred years. Tricholoma tigrinum has been used in some European field guides, but has been applied in error to this species. The uncertainty was such that Czech mycologists Josef Herink and František Kotlaba suggested in 1967 that both designations were incorrect, and proposed the new name T. pardalotum. Tricholoma pardinum lies within the subgenus Pardinicutis of Tricholoma, a grouping of similar |
2,312 | Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve | Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve is a protected area located south of Alice Springs, Northern Territory in Australia. The reserve was established in 1990 to protect the unique sandstone formations and the Aboriginal art, artifacts and sacred natural objects within an area of around a large sandstone bluff. The sandstone layers in the main formation resemble the coloured stripes of a rainbow, with the red-orange hues of sandstone that is rich with iron creating a strong contrast with the lighter shaded sandstone that turns pale yellow or gold in the late day sun as it shines on the northwest-facing cliffs. Rainbow Valley's main sandstone formation is known as Wurre by the local Aboriginals, the Twertentyeye group of Upper Southern Arrernte people, and is a significant part of their homeland which they call Imarnte. Since 2008, the area has been jointly managed by the Twertentyeye and the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory (PWCNT) and is the first conservation reserve to have a joint management plan. Geography The Rainbow Valley access road is located south of Alice Springs as a branch off the Stuart Highway. The unsealed dirt access road heads east then southeast for to a parking lot situated on the west side of a claypan that extends northwest from the base of the main sandstone formation. Since there are some sandy sections along the access road, the official park site declares the road as "recommended for 4WD vehicles only." The joint management plan's official document, however, refers to the access road as "suitable for conventional vehicles driven with care" but still recommends 4WD for the final around the claypan. A plan to re-align and improve the final section was in place as of June 2008. The reserve is located in the arid centre of the country where rain is irregular and droughts are common. The nearest place with official records, Alice Springs, has a median annual rainfall of and an evaporation rate of more than per year. No permanent water sources exist on the surface though there is an aquifer not far below the surface. A single rockhole does contain rainwater for long periods and was therefore an important source for the Aboriginal people after significant rainfall. Geology The cliffs and rocky outcrops in Rainbow Valley are composed of 350 million year old Hermannsburg Sandstone. Below the surface there is a layer of Mereenie Sandstone which becomes exposed above ground level in the James Range, a mountain range to the south of the reserve. Various exposed sandstone joints, eroded honeycomb holes, iron-stained sandstone and fossils are found in the formations. Since these sandstones are very delicate they can be damaged by any human interaction. Climbing on or disturbing the formations is prohibited. The claypans are also delicate and visitors are advised to stay off them unless they are dry and a permit is obtained. The coloured bands in the rock layers of Rainbow Valley were created during a much wetter time in the history of this very dry region. Heavy rains would cause the reddish, iron-rich sandstone to dissolve and |
2,313 | Vente a Alemania, Pepe | Vente a Alemania, Pepe (Come to Germany, Pepe) is a Spanish film, which was directed by Pedro Lazaga. The premiere was in 1971. Synopsis The films starts in a small village in Aragon, Peralejos. Angelino (José Sacristán), who was born there, comes back from Germany. He boasts about how rich he has become and describes the wonders of that country and its women. He persuades Pepe (Alfredo Landa) to emigrate to that country, so he can improve his life. However, once he is in Munich, he notices that life is harder than expected. External links Vente a Alemania, Pepe in Filmaffinity Vente a Alemania, Pepe in Nuestrocine Vente a Alemania, Pepe in Culturalia Category:1971 films Category:Spanish comedy films Category:Latin-language films Category:Spanish films Category:Spanish-language films Category:1970s comedy films Category:Films directed by Pedro Lazaga Category:Films set in Munich |
2,314 | Open Source Judaism | Open-source Judaism is a name given to initiatives within the Jewish community employing Open Content and open-source licensing strategies for collaboratively creating and sharing works about or inspired by Judaism. Open-source efforts in Judaism utilize licensing strategies by which contemporary products of Jewish culture under copyright may be adopted, adapted, and redistributed with credit and attribution accorded to the creators of these works. Often collaborative, these efforts are comparable to those of other open-source religious initiatives inspired by the free culture movement to openly share and broadly disseminate seminal texts and techniques under the aegis of Copyright law. Combined, these initiatives describe an open-source movement in Judaism that values correct attribution of sources, creative sharing in an intellectual Commons, adaptable future-proof technologies, open technological standards, open access to primary and secondary sources and their translations, and personal autonomy in the study and craft of works of Torah. Sharing Torah in Rabbinic Judaism Unencumbered access to educational resources, the importance of attribution, and limiting proprietary claims on intellectual property, are all matters common to open-source, the free culture movement, and rabbinic Judaism. Open-source Judaism concerns itself with whether works of Jewish culture are shared in accord with Jewish teachings concerning proper stewardship of the Commons and civic responsibilities of property ownership. The rhetorical virtue of parrhesia appears in Midrashic literature as a condition for the transmission of Torah. Connoting open and public communication, parrhesia appears in combination with the term, δῆμος (dimus, short for dimosia), translated coram publica, in the public eye, i.e. open to the public As a mode of communication it is repeatedly described in terms analogous to a Commons. Parrhesia is closely associated with an ownerless wilderness of primary mytho-geographic import, the Midbar Sinai in which the Torah was initially received. The dissemination of Torah thus depends on its teachers cultivating a nature which is as open, ownerless, and sharing as that wilderness. Here is the text from the Mekhilta where the term dimus parrhesia appears (see bolded text). ויחנו במדבר - נתנה תורה דימוס פרהסיא במקום הפקר, שאלו נתנה בארץ ישראל, היו אומרים לאומות העולם אין להם חלק בה, לפיכך נתנה דימוס פרהסיא, במקום הפקר, וכל הרוצה לקבל יבא ויקבל. מפני מה לא ניתנה תורה בארץ ישראל? שלא ליתן פתחון פה לאומות העולם, לומר לפי שנתנה בארצו לפיכך לא קבלנו עלינו. דבר אחר: שלא להטיל מחלוקת בין השבטים, שלא יהא זה אומר בארצי נתנה תורה וזה אומר בארצי נתנה תורה, לפיכך נתנה במדבר, דימוס פרהסיא במקום הפקר. בשלושה דברים נמשלה תורה במדבר ובאש ובמים לומר לך מה אלו חנם לכל באי העולם אף דברי תורה חנם לכל באי העולם. Torah was given over dimus parrhesia in a maqom hefker (a place belonging to no one). For had it been given in the Land of Israel, they would have had cause to say to the nations of the world, “you have no share in it.” Thus was it given dimus parrhesia, in a place belonging to no one: “Let all who wish to receive it, come and receive it!” Why was the Torah not given in the land of Israel? |
2,315 | Mwingi | Mwingi is a town in the Kitui County of Kenya. It has an urban population of 15,970 (2009 census). The town is located along the A3 Road between Nairobi and Garissa, 47 kilometres north of its county capital Kitui, and 200 kilometres east of the capital city of Nairobi. It was the capital of the former Mwingi District. Mwingi is home to Kenya's last Vice President Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka. Major schools include St. Joseph's Junior Seminary, Mwingi Boys, Migwani Boys, Kimangao Girls, Thitani Girls, Kyuso Boys and Kyome Boys spread across the entire mwingi region that includes the subcounties of Central, Mwingi East, Migwani, Kyuso, Mumoni, and Tseikuru, Gallery References Category:Populated places in Kitui County |
2,316 | Bob Malone | Bob Malone (born Robert Maurice Meloon, December 2, 1965) is an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter. Malone attended Berklee College of Music and funded his education through solo performances or playing piano for bands. He moved to Los Angeles in 1990 and performed regularly at Croce's, a local blues club. He began touring in 1996 as he continued to try to earn a living with his music. In 2010, Malone was introduced to John Fogerty and has performed and toured with him ever since. Bruce Springsteen joined the group during a set a Hyde Park, London in front of a crowd of 75,000 people. He has also played alongside a number of other musicians including: Neville Brothers, Al Green, Dr. John and Leon Russell. By the release of Malone's second album, Music Connection magazine had voted him one of the "best unsigned artists in LA" five years in a row. He has been featured on NPR's "Best 5 Unsigned Artists in America" special. Currently, Malone plays over 100 shows in the US and internationally each year. In 2015, Malone released his seventh album, Mojo Deluxe. It received many reviews and can be heard on over 300 stations worldwide. Blues Rock Review explains this album as one where "the keyboardist whacks listeners’ ears to attention with the skill he has honed over a lifetime of playing blues, soul and rock ‘n roll, reminding us that real blues music comes not from the instruments but from the feeling behind each note." Awards 1995 Boston Acoustic Underground Award (best male) 1996 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival new artist 1995 finalist Kerrville Folk Festival 1996 finalist Kerrville Folk Festival 1996 finalist Nappa Valley Music Festival new artist Discography Albums The Darkest Part of the Night (1996) Bob Malone (1998) Like It Or Not (2001) Malone Alone (2003) Born Too Late (2005) Ain't What You Know (2008) Mojo (2015) Mojo Live (2018) The Christmas Collection (2018) Singles "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" / "The After Christmas Song" (2004) "Halloween" (2007) "Good People" (2019) References External links From Mojo Deluxe (2015): Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:American male musicians Category:American musicians Category:Musicians from California Category:Musicians from New Jersey Category:Berklee College of Music alumni |
2,317 | Elizabeth (TV series) | Elizabeth is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Pilar Romero and produced by Radio Caracas Televisión in 1981. This telenovela lasted 67 episodes and was distributed internationally by Coral International. The main theme for the telenovela was Ayúdala performed by Mari Trini. Caridad Canelón and Orlando Urdaneta starred as the main protagonists. Synopsis During a school event, Elizabeth and her cousin who is also her best friend Lourdes flee in fear after chaos erupts, and both of them suffer from identical dizziness. Juan David, a journalist covering the event, takes them home. Although he has a girlfriend, Juan David becomes interested in Elizabeth. The two cousins continue suffering from dizziness until Lourdes discovers she is pregnant from a man she knows her mother would ever accept, and so she decides to get an abortion. But in Elizabeth's case, she is diagnosed with a fatal disease:leukemia, and her only hope becomes a bone marrow transfer from a close relative. It is through this situation that Elizabeth's parents confirm that she is adopted, and they begin the frantic search for her biological mother Graciela who was forced to give her up. Graciela who is now a famous journalist donates her bone marrow, but the transplant fails. She is forced to look for Elizabeth's biological father, a scoundrel who only agrees to do the surgery in exchange for money. Meanwhile, Lourdes convinces her mother to accept her marriage to the father of her baby. Finally cured, Elizabeth marries Juan David. But a pregnancy places her life in danger. In the end she dies after giving birth to a daughter. Juan David raises his daughter while lovingly remembering his beloved Elizabeth. Cast Caridad Canelón as Elizabeth Orlando Urdaneta as Juan David Grecia Colmenares as Lourdes Carmen Julia Alvarez as Graciela Hilda Vera as Jimena Javier Vidal as José Antonio Yanis Chimaras as Aníbal Laura Brey as Melania Remake In 2007, RCTV remade the telenovela Elizabeth under a new title Mi prima Ciela starring Mónica Spear and Manuel Sosa. References External links Elizabeth at the Internet Movie Database Category:1981 telenovelas Category:RCTV telenovelas Category:Venezuelan telenovelas Category:1981 Venezuelan television series debuts Category:1981 Venezuelan television series endings Category:Spanish-language telenovelas Category:Television shows set in Venezuela |
2,318 | Karimvand | Karimvand (, also Romanized as Karīmvand) is a village in Nurali Rural District, in the Central District of Delfan County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 66, in 18 families. References Category:Towns and villages in Delfan County |
2,319 | Norayr Sahakyan | Norayr Artashesi Sahakyan (; born 7 October 1987 in the Soviet Union) is an Armenian football midfielder who plays for club Armenian Premier League club Alashkert FC. He is also a member of the Armenia national team, participated in 3 international matches since his debut in away friendly match against Malta on 2 February 2008. Achievements Armenian Premier League with Pyunik FC: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Armenian Premier League with Ulisses F.C.: 2011 Armenian Supercup with Pyunik FC: 2006 External links Profile at ffa.am Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Armenian footballers Category:Armenian Premier League players Category:Armenia international footballers Category:FC Pyunik players Category:Ulisses FC players Category:FC Alashkert players Category:Association football midfielders |
2,320 | Archie Amerson | Archie J. Amerson (born August 24, 1974) is an American former professional Canadian football running back and slotback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1997 to 2004, appearing in 122 regular season games for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and one regular season game for the Toronto Argonauts. In 1999, he was part of the Tiger-Cats team that won the 87th Grey Cup. He missed the entire 2005 season due to injury and was released by the Tiger-Cats afterwards. At the time of his release, Amerson was one of the most prolific receivers in Tiger-Cats history, ranking third in receptions, fourth in receiving yards, fifth in kickoff return yards, and sixth in touchdowns. Amerson played high school football at Samuel F.B. Morse High School in San Diego, California. He went on to play college football for the Dixie State Rebels of Dixie State College from 1993 to 1994 and was named a junior college All-American each year. He then played for the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks of Northern Arizona University from 1995 to 1996. In Amerson's senior year of 1996, he won the Walter Payton Award as the best offensive player in Division I-AA (now FCS) football. High school career Amerson played high school football at Samuel F. B. Morse High School in San Diego as both a running back and defensive back. In 1991, Amerson primarily played as a cornerback. Although officially designated the backup running back for Morse that year, he never carried the ball. Amerson's role sharply shifted as a senior in 1992 when the coaching staff played him as the team's lead running back in addition to his role on defense. In October, Amerson rushed for 197 yards and four touchdowns in a 48–0 win over Patrick Henry High School. Amerson's strong game against Patrick Henry saw his role on the team increase as he ran for 675 yards and 13 touchdowns over a three-week period. He finished his only season as a running back for Morse with 1,475 rushing yards to lead his section. Amerson was designated the offensive player of the year in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) after Morse won the CIF San Diego section championship. While in high school, Amerson also played Little League Baseball for the Skyline Pirates. He made California District 42's All-Star team in 1992. College career In 1993 and 1994, Amerson attended Dixie State College, now the four-year Dixie State University, and played for the Dixie State Rebels, now the Trailblazers. He rushed for over 3,000 yards with the Rebels and led the nation among junior college running backs in 1994, recording 1,691 yards and 20 touchdowns. He was named to the junior college All-America team in both years with the Rebels. In December 1994, Amerson was suspended from playing in the Dixie Rotary Bowl after being arrested in connection with a "brawl". After the 1994 season, Amerson transferred to Northern Arizona University with hopes of playing on defense. His plans were halted by an injury to Northern Arizona's starting halfback. Amerson was forced to remain a running back and |
2,321 | Gary Hadd | Gary Hadd (born October 19, 1965) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played for the Detroit Lions in 1988 and for the Phoenix Cardinals in 1989. References Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota Category:Players of American football from Minnesota Category:American football defensive tackles Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football players Category:Detroit Lions players Category:Phoenix Cardinals players |
2,322 | Reeves and Sons | Reeves and Sons is an English artists' supplies firm established by William Reeves (1739–1803) in 1766. It is best known for its Reeves brand of artists' acrylic and watercolor paints. The firm went through various name changes during its history: Thomas Reeves and Son 1784-1799 W. J. Reeves 1799-1800 Reeves and Woodyer 1800-1816 Reeves, Woodyer and Reeves 1817-1818 W. J. Reeves and Son 1819-1829 Reeves and Sons 1830-1890 Reeves and Sons Ltd 1891-1976 The company's ownership finally passed to Wilhelm Becker, through Colart Fine Art and Graphics, in 1991. References Category:Visual arts materials Category:1766 establishments in Great Britain Category:Artists' acrylic paint brands Category:Watercolor brands |
2,323 | Santander, Spain | Santander is the capital of the autonomous community and historical region of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain. It is a port city located east of Gijón and west of Bilbao with a population of 172,000 (2017). It is believed to have been a port since ancient times, due to its favorable location, and is documented as far back as the 11th century. Much of the medieval city was lost in the Great Fire of 1941. Today, its remaining old town, beach and other attractions are popular with tourists and other visitors and its economy is mainly service based. The port is still very active and a regular ferry service operates to the United Kingdom. Fish and seafood dominate the local cuisine. Santander notably houses the headquarters of multinational bank Banco Santander, which was founded there. History See also Consejo Interprovincial de Santander, Palencia y Burgos (in Spanish). Origins, Roman period and Middle Ages The origin of the earliest human settlements in the current Santander is not easy to establish because there is little written and archaeological data. However, there would appear to be good practical reasons for ancient settlers to have chosen the north side of the bay, sheltered from it and safer from the storms of the Bay of Biscay, on the north side of the promontory of Somorrostro and along the ancient Becedo estuary. Moreover, the hillside provided good visibility for spotting potential attackers, making this the ideal place for the foundation of a stable settlement, which was to evolve throughout the Middle Ages. Although it is mentioned for the first time in 1068, in a draft document made by King Sancho II, in the 9th century Alfonso II the Chaste founded the Abbey of the Holy Bodies in the existing chapel on the hill of Somorrostro, housing as holy relics the heads of Saint Emeterius and Saint Celedonius and the graves of other unknown martyrs, giving the abbey its name. During the 12th and 13th centuries the population was contained within the walls of two different pueblas. La Puebla, the older, on the hill overlooking the city facing the bay, included the old castle, the Abbey of the Holy Bodies and the cloister. It had three rows of houses, separated by Rua Carnicerias and Rua Mayor, where the homes of prominent people of the town were, as well as those of the Abbot's canons. Meanwhile, the Puebla Nueva contained the convent of Santa Clara and San Francisco, which gave its name to one of the main streets; other important streets were the Rua de la Sal, The cavalcade Palace, Ribera, Don Gutierre, Puerta de la Sierra, Gallows and the Arcillero Rua. The two pueblas were joined by a bridge over the river that divided Becedo and flowed down to the shipyards, which were ordered by the king to take timber from the Cantabrian forests for shipbuilding. The villa was required to give the monarchy a ship per year. The city owes its existence to the excellent harbour of the Bay of Santander. Santander was an important |
2,324 | Dimitris Tziotis | Dimitris Tziotis () was a Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) mayoral candidate for Vouliagmeni in Athens and an entrepreneur. Education Dimitris is a Political Science and Business Administration degree holder, majoring in International Relations and Marketing Management respectively. His post-graduate degree specializes in Olympic Studies. At the age of 25 he was awarded a mid career Masters of Arts from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, 1995. Career He is the President and CEO of Cleverbank, a strategy consultancy in Greece which has been awarded by the European Union as the best new enterprise for the year 2000. He is also the CEO of three tourism and development groups: Design Resorts, Riviera Greece and My Island. Furthermore, he established the future energy organization Green Tank. Marketing campaigns Dimitris managed the successful Campaign of the Greek candidacy for bringing the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. After that, he created the concept "Celebrate Humanity" for the International Olympic Committee, which ran for 8 years in 180 countries. He also developed the strategy for the Cultural Olympiad Organization and Olympic Truce, an institution aiming at ceasefire during the Olympic Games, a resolution voted for, by the record number of 202 member states of the United Nations Organization. He was the first to introduce the need for branding Greece for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while he designed the global national tourism campaign. He has also provided strategic advisory to the Ministries of Culture, Public Administration, Development, Education, Sports, Health, Defence and the Cities of Athens, Moscow and Ancient Olympia. In the International political arena, Dimitris advised for the election campaign of Romano Prodi that led to his triumph against Silvio Berlusconi in the 2006 Elections in Italy. Furthermore, as an associate of Demos Think Tank, he contributed to the introduction of Third Way into Politics. Moreover, he created the strategy for the 35th Reign Anniversary of HM Sultan Qaboos in Oman. Author He is the author of Macedonia-the Greek Foreign Policy 1994, International Olympic Academy 1997, Hellas Trademark 2003, New Greece 2008 and Green Change 2009,. Awards His work has been awarded by the European Union, the Archbishop of Athens and Greece, the Greek Social Responsibility Organization, the Greek Advertising Association, Athens College, the American College of Greece and the Athens 2004 Olympic Games Organizing Committee. For his overall contribution to the successful organization of the Olympic Games, he has been awarded with the Medal of the City of Athens. References External links Cleverbank.com Category:Living people Category:Greek businesspeople Category:People from Athens Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
2,325 | Graswijk | Graswijk is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Assen municipality in Drenthe. Graswijk has an altitude of about 11 meters. External links Map of the area of Graswijk Category:Populated places in Drenthe Category:Assen |
2,326 | Alexander Alfred Hayton | Brigadier Alexander Alfred Hayton was a South African officer. During World War I he served as a lieutenant in the East African Campaign and in Egypt. He was the commanding officer of the 4th South African Brigade in the Western Desert Campaign in North Africa during World War II. In civilian life he worked as Chief Traffic Officer in Johannesburg. Awards and Decorations References External links Hayton A.A., Brigadier Military Career of AA Hayton Category:South African Army generals Category:South African people of British descent Category:White South African people Category:South African military personnel of World War I Category:South African military personnel of World War II Category:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Category:Year of death missing Category:Year of birth missing |
2,327 | Antony Choudens | Antony (de) Choudens (11 February 1849 – 15 July 1902) was one of the most notable French music publishers and an occasional composer. Life and business history Choudens was born in Paris. He succeeded his father Antoine de Choudens (1825–1888), who had founded the Paris-based company in May 1844, and which had grown to importance following the successful publication of Charles Gounod's opera Faust in 1859. He was also the nephew of the librettist Émilien Pacini. He studied harmony with Georges Bizet. From November 1874, Antony de Choudens participated with 10 percent in the shares of the company, with 80 percent held by his father and the remaining 10 percent by his brother Paul. Following the death of their father in November 1888, the brothers took over the company, with Antoine holding 40 percent and Paul 60 percent. The company closed down in 1914. The company traded as Choudens (1844–1874), Choudens père et fils (1875–1888), Choudens fils (1889–1891), Choudens or Paul Choudens (1892–1914). Their addresses in Paris (with approximate years of business) were: 10, rue Neuve du Luxembourg (1844–1845) 385, rue Saint Honoré (June 1850 – August 1852) 371, rue Saint Honoré (around 1855) 265, rue Saint Honoré (1857 – April 1885) 26, boulevard des Capucines (April 1885 – July 1886) 30, boulevard des Capucines (March 1887 – 1914) Antony de Choudens died in Fontainebleau. Selected compositions À une étoile, melody with lyrics by Alfred de Musset (1873) Graziella, two-act lyrical drama, on a libretto by Jules Barbier, after the novel by Alphonse de Lamartine, premiered at the Théâtre-Lyrique on 12 September 1877. References Sources Agnès Chauvin: "L'Hôtel Choudens", in: Livraisons d'histoire de l'architecture, no. 18, 2nd semester 2009. External links Category:1849 births Category:1902 deaths Category:French music publishers (people) Category:French opera composers Category:Male opera composers Category:Musicians from Paris Category:French classical composers Category:French male classical composers |
2,328 | Time B.O.M.B. | "Time B.O.M.B." (stylised "TIME B.O.M.B.") is a song by French hip hop artist Nekfeu and produced by 90' Box. It was released on December 19, 2014 as a single, and entered the French Singles Chart at number 86 on 27 December 2014, where it has since peaked. Music video A music video for the song was released on YouTube on 3 July 2015. Like the song itself, the video is 4 minutes and 38 seconds long and was directed by GVRCH and Clifto Cream. Track listing Digital download "Time B.O.M.B." – 4:38 Chart performance References Category:2014 singles Category:2014 songs Category:Nekfeu songs Category:French-language songs Category:Seine Zoo singles Category:Polydor Records singles Category:Songs written by Nekfeu |
2,329 | Samuel M. Shortridge | Samuel Morgan Shortridge (August 3, 1861January 15, 1952) was a Republican Senator from California. Early years He was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa and moved to California as a child with his family, which settled in San Jose in 1875. He practiced law in San Francisco, California for most of his life. Career He lost the 1914 U.S. Senate Republican primary to veteran congressman Joseph R. Knowland, who was defeated in the general election by James D. Phelan. Shortridge was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1920, riding Warren G. Harding's post World War I "Return to Normalcy" campaign. Defeating Phelan and strong candidates from the Prohibition Party and Socialist Party of America, Shortridge won the general election with 49% of the vote. He was reelected in 1926 with 63% of the vote over Democrat John B. Elliott. He served two full terms before being defeated in a primary in 1932. Shortridge became a prominent voice for racist anti-Japanese forces in California, declaring that a child of Japanese immigrants would regard "himself or herself as a native of Japan. His heart, his affections go out to the native land of the parent.". Shortridge's claims in 1924 were remarkably similar to some of the justifications made for Japanese internment during World War II.. Even some senators who wanted to favor northern and western European immigrants found Shortridge's anti-Japanese position unnecessary. Shortridge served as a special attorney for the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. from 1939 to 1943. Family His sister Clara S. Foltz became the first female lawyer in California in 1878, and first female deputy district attorney in the US in 1910. She helped him campaign for the Senate. He was part of the Bohemian Club. (Varied Types by Edward F O'Day) Death He died in Atherton, California and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in San Jose. References External links Category:1861 births Category:1952 deaths Category:United States senators from California Category:California Republicans Category:Politicians from San Francisco Category:Republican Party United States senators Category:Lawyers from San Francisco Category:Burials at Oak Hill Memorial Park Category:20th-century American politicians |
2,330 | BAR 007 | The BAR 007 was a Formula One car used by British American Racing in the 2005 Formula One season. The car was driven by Jenson Button and Takuma Sato, although Sato was replaced by Anthony Davidson for the Malaysian Grand Prix as he had the flu. The team's test driver was Enrique Bernoldi along with Davidson. The team had a poor start to the season, and were involved in controversy over the minimum weight of their cars (see below), and were disqualified from one race, banned from another two, and also did not start in Indianapolis due to use of Michelin tyres. The team failed to score a point until the French Grand Prix. However, the team's fortunes were turning slightly, and Jenson Button scored points in all of the last 10 races, including two podium finishes. Takuma Sato only scored one point in the entire season, and was subsequently sacked from the team. Design The 007 was a clear evolution of the BAR 006, which had been highly successful for the team, leading to their second place in the 2004 championship behind Ferrari. The new 007 car was a much tighter design and overall it was smaller than the previous 006. BAR designers also managed to save significant weight over the 006 car, despite greater safety testing being required for the 2005 season. The engine and gearbox were not left untouched either. For the 2005 season, engines had to last 2 races. Honda created a brand new V10 unit, which was smaller, lighter and had a better centre of gravity than the 2004 engine. The gearbox was also an evolution of the 2004 unit, with some modifications to allow it to fit in better with the new tight design. Halfway through the 2005 season, BAR introduced a multi profile front wing. At the end of the 2005 season, Honda, the engine supplier since 2000, secured 100% team ownership, purchasing it from British American Tobacco, the long term sponsor of the team. The cars would remain with the BAT sponsorship throughout 2006. Controversy Both BAR-Hondas were disqualified from the San Marino Grand Prix after it was found the cars could run below the minimum weight, stated by the FIA regulations of 605 kg. BAR disagreed with the report, claiming the cars could not run with less than 6 kg of fuel, therefore that pushed them over the minimum weight. They also claimed that they thought it was during race weight the rules meant, not in post-race scrutineering. The FIA decided to punish the team, banning them from two races, including the Monaco Grand Prix. Jenson Button acted as a summariser for ITV F1 in the Monaco Grand Prix, as he could not compete. BAR were going to contest the disqualification, but later changed their minds. Max Mosley wanted to have the team disqualified from the entire season. Following the controversy, the team also did not start the United States Grand Prix as the team was asked by tyre supplier Michelin to withdraw from the race due to tyre problems affecting all Michelin-based |
2,331 | Smooth scheme | In algebraic geometry, a smooth scheme over a field is a scheme which is well approximated by affine space near any point. Smoothness is one way of making precise the notion of a scheme with no singular points. A special case is the notion of a smooth variety over a field. Smooth schemes play the role in algebraic geometry of manifolds in topology. Definition First, let X be an affine scheme of finite type over a field k. Equivalently, X has a closed immersion into affine space An over k for some natural number n. Then X is the closed subscheme defined by some equations g1 = 0, ..., gr = 0, where each gi is in the polynomial ring k[x1,..., xn]. The affine scheme X is smooth of dimension m over k if X has dimension at least m in a neighborhood of each point, and the matrix of derivatives (∂gi/∂xj) has rank at least n−m everywhere on X. (It follows that X has dimension equal to m in a neighborhood of each point.) Smoothness is independent of the choice of embedding of X into affine space. The condition on the matrix of derivatives is understood to mean that the closed subset of X where all (n−m) × (n − m) minors of the matrix of derivatives are zero is the empty set. Equivalently, the ideal in the polynomial ring generated by all gi and all those minors is the whole polynomial ring. In geometric terms, the matrix of derivatives (∂gi/∂xj) at a point p in X gives a linear map Fn → Fr, where F is the residue field of p. The kernel of this map is called the Zariski tangent space of X at p. Smoothness of X means that the dimension of the Zariski tangent space is equal to the dimension of X near each point; at a singular point, the Zariski tangent space would be bigger. More generally, a scheme X over a field k is smooth over k if each point of X has an open neighborhood which is a smooth affine scheme of some dimension over k. In particular, a smooth scheme over k is locally of finite type. There is a more general notion of a smooth morphism of schemes, which is roughly a morphism with smooth fibers. In particular, a scheme X is smooth over a field k if and only if the morphism X → Spec k is smooth. Properties A smooth scheme over a field is regular and hence normal. In particular, a smooth scheme over a field is reduced. Define a variety over a field k to be an integral separated scheme of finite type over k. Then any smooth separated scheme of finite type over k is a finite disjoint union of smooth varieties over k. For a smooth variety X over the complex numbers, the space X(C) of complex points of X is a complex manifold, using the classical (Euclidean) topology. Likewise, for a smooth variety X over the real numbers, the space X(R) of real points is |
2,332 | Neil Langman | Neil Hedley Langman (born 21 February 1932) is an English retired footballer who played as a centre forward. Langman started his career with local amateur club Tavistock before signing for Football League club Plymouth Argyle in 1954. He scored 50 goals in 99 appearances for the club before he joined Colchester United in 1957 for £6,750. He was released in 1961 and then joined Bath City. In 1964 he joined Falmouth Town and played 63 in matches, scoring 67 goals. References External links Newcastlefans Category:English footballers Category:Tavistock A.F.C. players Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Category:Colchester United F.C. players Category:Bath City F.C. players Category:Barnstaple Town F.C. players Category:Falmouth Town A.F.C. players Category:A.F.C. St Austell players Category:Sportspeople from Devon Category:People from Tavistock Category:1932 births Category:English Football League players Category:Living people Category:Association football forwards |
2,333 | Terry Davey | Terry Davey (born 23 July 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links Category:1950 births Category:Living people Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Category:Melbourne Football Club players |
2,334 | Tony Sparano Jr. | Anthony Michael Sparano Jr. (born October 22, 1986) is an American football coach who is an assistant offensive line coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He has previously served as the assistant DL coach of the Hartford Colonials, the quality control and offense coach for the Miami Dolphins, and an offensive assistant for the New York Jets. He most recently had been the tight ends coach of the Buffalo Bills. College Sparano attended the University of Albany, playing defensive end, and made 24 career appearances; he earned three varsity letters and "2008 ESPN The Magazine All-District 1 Academic Team". Coaching career Sparano started out his coaching career with the Hartford Colonials. They hired him as a defensive line assistant based on his experience as a defensive player for the University of Albany for three years and his background with his father Tony Sparano being the assistant coach for the Browns. After coaching a year there Sparano then moved to coach the Miami Dolphins as a quality control coach, where he was working under his father Tony Sparano. After his father was fired from the Dolphins both Sparano men started coaching with the New York Jets in 2012. Tony started out coaching with the Jets as a seasonal intern and then an offensive intern. After his father was fired from the Jets as the assistant head coach, head coach Rex Ryan decided that he wanted to keep Tony and give him a promotion. Sparano accepted the promotion to offensive assistant and was said to be an asset to the team by doing "the job of a ton of guys"(Ryan). Sparano was with the Jets for three years and after Ryan was fired, he followed him when he became the new head coach for the Buffalo Bills. On January 17, 2017, Sparano was replaced by Rob Boras as the Buffalo Bills tight ends' coach under Sean McDermott's new coaching staff. On January 19, 2017, it was announced that Sparano would be joining the Jacksonville Jaguars as an assistant tight ends coach. Personal life Sparano was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of former NFL head coach Tony Sparano. Sparano is married and has two children: Anthony Jr. and Gabriella. References Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Boston Category:Miami Dolphins coaches Category:New York Jets coaches Category:Buffalo Bills coaches Category:Jacksonville Jaguars coaches |
2,335 | Tarzan (disambiguation) | Tarzan is a character created by writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan may also refer to: Literature Tarzan (book series) Tarzan in comics Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy, a 2011 young-adult novel by Andy Briggs Film and stage Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film), starring Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film), starring Bo Derek and Miles O'Keeffe Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, a 1984 British film Tarzan (1999 film), Disney's 1999 animated film Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack, the soundtrack Tarzan (musical), a 2006 Disney Broadway musical Tarzan II, Disney's 2005 animated film Tarzan (2013 film), a CGI animated film The Legend of Tarzan (film) Television Tarzan (1966 TV series), an American series starring Ron Ely that aired on NBC Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, an animated CBS series that aired 1976–80 Tarzan in Manhattan, a 1989 CBS TV movie Tarzán, a French-Canadian-Mexican TV series that aired 1991–94 Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, an American TV series that aired in syndication for the 1996–97 season The Legend of Tarzan, an animated UPN series that aired 2001–02 Tarzan (2003 TV series), an American series starring Travis Fimmel that aired on The WB People Tarzan (nickname) Sergei Glushko – stage name Tarzan, (born 1970), Russian actor, singer and bodybuilder Tarzan Milošević, (born 1954), Montenegrin politician, Prime Minister Igor Lukšić's Agriculture Minister Tarzan Goto (born 1963), Japanese wrestler Masaji Goto Tarzán López (1912–1975), Mexican wrestler Carlos Lopez Tarzan Taborda (1935–2005), Portuguese wrestler Albano Taborda "Tarzan Tyler" (Camille Tourville), Canadian wrestler Places Tarzan, Iran, a village in Lorestan Province Tarzan, Texas, an unincorporated community Tarzan River, Guam Other uses Tarzan (radio program), a generic title for three old-time radio series, two in the 1930s and one in the 1950s. Tarzan (Disney franchise) AutoVAZ Tarzan, a Russian 4-wheel drive vehicle manufactured by AutoVAZ Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle, a 1994 video game Calumma tarzan, a species of chameleon Tarzán (mascot), the college mascot from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez A character in the 1991 Hong Kong film, Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (in the English language dub version) The mascot of the former Stockton High School (California) in Stockton, California See also ASM-A-1 Tarzon, an American air-to-surface missile Taarzan: The Wonder Car, a 2004 romantic thriller Bollywood film |
2,336 | Delaware Smash | The Delaware Smash was a World TeamTennis (WTT) team that was founded in 1987 as the New Jersey Stars. The team moved to Delaware in 1996, and changed its name to the Smash. The franchise won three WTT championships—in 1994 and 1995, as the Stars and in 2003, as the Smash. The franchise folded after the 2008 season. Team history Inaugural season The Stars were founded in 1987, by commercial real estate developer Larry Rosenthal. They played their home matches at the Somerset Hilton in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey in a new stadium which was built for the team and had a seating capacity of 1,200. Rosenthal chose to put the team in Central Jersey instead of New York City, because he believed Somerset County was a hotbed for tennis enthusiasts, and said, "We know we have a minimum of 600 to 700 spectators for each home match." The Stars' mascot was a wizard that put a hex on the opposing team. Rosenthal also hired male dancers who usually performed on ladies' night at the Somerset Hilton lounge to wear skimpy costumes and heckle female opposing players. The first match in Stars history was on July 11, 1987, a 24–21 loss on the road against the Miami Beach Breakers. The team's first home match was also a loss to the Breakers, 24–21, on July 15, 1987. The 1987 Stars featured JoAnne Russell, Molly Van Nostrand, Hank Pfister and player-coach Colin Dibley. The Stars were winless in their inaugural season, losing all 14 of their matches. A trip to the TeamTennis Final The Stars returned in 1988, with a completely new lineup and vastly improved results. Player-coach Peter Fleming led Jenny Byrne, Belinda Cordwell, Matt Mitchell and Chip Hooper to a record of 9 wins and 5 losses and an appearance in the TeamTennis Final. The Stars' regular-season record was good for third place in the league and put them in the TeamTennis Semifinals against the South Florida Breakers. Byrne and Cordwell were a formidable pair in women's doubles, winning 57% of their regular-season games. The semifinal match was originally scheduled for August 2. However, TeamTennis granted the Breakers' request to push the match back by a day, because South Florida had its final two regular-season matches on the previous two days and wanted an extra day to prepare for the Stars. With the Breakers winning those final two matches, they finished 10–4, one match ahead of the Stars and hosted the semifinal match at Deer Creek Tennis Resort in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The Stars dominated the match from start to finish and won all five sets on their way to a 30–15 victory. Fleming and Hooper opened the match with a 6–2 set win over Horacio de la Peña and 1988 TeamTennis Male Most Valuable Player Blaine Willenborg in men's doubles. Hooper followed by taking the men's singles set, 6–4, over de la Peña. Byrne and Corwell took care of Susan Mascarin and Heather Ludloff in women's doubles, 6–3, and Byrne dominated Mascarin in the singles, 6–1. The final set |
2,337 | Mulpani, Dhading | Mulpani is a village development committee in Dhading District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3344 and had 643 houses in it. References Category:Populated places in Dhading District |
2,338 | Microcrambus rotarellus | Microcrambus rotarellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1927. It is found in Mexico. References Category:Crambini Category:Moths described in 1927 Category:Moths of Mexico |
2,339 | Eyes Wide Open (film) | Eyes Wide Open (, translit. Einayim Pkuhot) is a 2009 Israeli film. This script was written by the Israeli script-writer Merav Doster. It is the first film of the Israeli film director Haim Tabakman. The film was released in the UK on May 14, 2009 by Peccadillo Pictures The film was co-produced in Israel, France and Germany. Plot Aaron (Zohar Strauss), a married Orthodox Jewish father of four living in Jerusalem, takes over his family's butcher shop after the recent death of his father. Ezri (Ran Danker), a nineteen-year-old homeless Yeshiva student, visits the shop to use the telephone. After turning down Ezri's offer to help around the shop, he later finds Ezri asleep in the local synagogue and offers him space to stay at the shop. Aaron takes Ezri on as an apprentice and encourages his religious studies and his talent for drawing. The two men become close after Ezri invites Aaron to take a ritual bath in the outskirts of the city. Rivka, Aaron's devoted wife, initially welcomes her husband's apprentice into their family circle. One evening after Aaron asks Ezri to draw his portrait, Ezri makes a sexual advance, which Aaron rebuffs. Later, however they kiss and begin a sexual relationship. Rivka becomes suspicious when her husband begins to arrive late at home. Rabbi Vaisben, a family friend, warns Aaron against associating too closely with Ezri, reporting that he was expelled from his local yeshiva, but Aaron defends him. Rivka, increasingly concerned, sees them leaving the shop together late at night. Being a devout religious man, living in Mea Shearim, a Haredi community, Aaron is torn between his family and devotion to God, and the intense feelings he has for Ezri . Aaron is repeatedly told that Ezri is a bad influence and perhaps even cursed; local people start warning Ezri to stay away from them. Flyers begin to circulate in the neighborhood, prompting many to boycott the butcher's shop. Under increasing social, commercial and family pressure, Aaron tries to break off ties with Ezri but is unable to bring himself to do so. Confronted by Rabbi Vaisben, Aaron is unabashed, feeling alive only now. Ezri encounters his former lover on the streets of their neighborhood, which escalates into Ezri being attacked by some locals. Aaron witnesses the attack but does not intervene. He consoles Ezri afterwards, but they both realize it is time for Ezri to leave the community. Aaron continues to be distressed by this, asking for Rivka's understanding and protection. He returns early one morning to the spot where he took a bath with Ezri. He submerges himself beneath the water for a prolonged period before the camera fades to black. Cast Ran Danker as Ezri Zohar Strauss as Aaron Ravit Rozen a.k.a. Tinkerbell as Rivka Fleischman Tzahi Grad as Rabbi Vaisben Avi Grayinik as Israel Fisher Eva Zrihen-Attali as Sara Mati Atlas as Ephraim Awards Eyes Wide Open competed in the official selection of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival in the category "Un Certain Regard". Best Movie at the International Ghent Film Festival 2009. Critical |
2,340 | Dorothea Coelho | Dorothea Coelho is an American game show host. She was the host of Animal Planet's Who Gets the Dog? and before that the G4 program Players. Coelho was raised in Palo Alto, California and Boston. External links Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:American game show hosts |
2,341 | Harwood's spurfowl | Harwood's spurfowl (Pternistis harwoodi) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is a grey-brown bird with red bill and tail, and red bare skin around the eyes. Both sexes have similar coloring, although the female is paler in color with a more extensive buff belly. This spurfowl is endemic to Ethiopia, having a range restricted to the Ethiopian highlands on either side of the Blue Nile River between Lake Tana and its confluence with the Jamma River, as well as its tributaries between these points. Originally thought to inhabit Typha beds growing along small, shallow watercourses and acacia thickets, studies in 1996 found Harwood's spurfowl in a site with neither of these. It is threatened by habitat loss as population pressures force locals into the marginal scrublands favored by the bird as its habitat. Harwood's spurfowl is heavily hunted for food and is sometimes also caught for sale at local markets; its eggs are also a food source. Taxonomy Harwood's spurfowl was described in 1899 by the English ornithologists Herbert Weld Blundell and Simon Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat from a specimen that they had collected in the Aheafeg area of Ethiopia. They coined the binomial name Francolinus harwoodi. The specific epithet was chosen to honour the taxidermist and naturalist Leonard Harwood (fl. 1899). The species is now placed in the genus Pternistis that was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Georg Wagler in 1832. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019 found that Harwood's spurfowl is sister to Clapperton's spurfowl. Harwood's spurfowl is considered to be monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. References External links BirdLife Species Factsheet. Xeno-canto: audio recordings of Harwood's spurfowl Harwood's spurfowl Category:Endemic birds of Ethiopia Category:Ethiopian Highlands Harwood's spurfowl Category:Vulnerable animals Category:Vulnerable biota of Africa Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
2,342 | Photinus stellaris | Photinus stellaris is a species in the family Lampyridae ("fireflies"), in the suborder Polyphaga ("water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf and snout beetles"). It is found in North America. References Further reading Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. McDermott, F. A. / Steel, W. O., ed. (1966). "Lampyridae". Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa, pars 9, 149. Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company. External links NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Photinus stellaris Category:Lampyridae Category:Bioluminescent insects |
2,343 | Adelbert Cronkhite | Adelbert Cronkhite (January 6, 1861June 15, 1937) was a career officer in the United States Army. He was notable for his command of the 80th Division during World War I. He also served as interim commander of IX Corps and commander of VI Corps after the war. In addition, his later command assignments included the Newport News Port of Debarkation, the Coast Artillery Training Center, and Third Corps Area. Cronkhite was the subject of national attention in the early 1920s when he advocated publicly for the investigation into the death of his son to be reopened; Alexander P. Cronkhite was an Army major stationed at Camp Lewis, Washington in 1918 when he died as the result of a gunshot. An investigation determined that the wound was accidental and self-inflicted; Cronkhite's public campaign led to the indictment of two soldiers who had been with Alexander Cronkhite at the time of his death. The 1924 trial of one ended in an acquittal, and charges against the second were dropped. Cronkhite's public campaign to renew the investigation brought him into disfavor with senior Army leadership, and he was retired against his wishes in 1923. After his retirement, Cronkhite lived in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area and became active in veterans' groups. He was also a frequent speaker at military reunions and other public events. Cronkhite died in Florida in 1937 and was buried at West Point Cemetery. Early life Adelbert Cronkhite was born in Litchfield, New York on January 6, 1861. His father was a surgeon in the Army, and Cronkhite was raised at military posts throughout the United States. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy from Arizona in 1878; he graduated in 1882 ranked 10th in his class, and was assigned to the Field Artillery branch. Start of career Cronkhite was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 4th Artillery Regiment and assigned to the garrison at Fort Warren, Massachusetts. He then attended the Artillery School at Fort Monroe, Virginia; after graduating, he remained on the faculty until 1888. In July 1888, Cronkhite was assigned to the garrison at Fort Trumbull, Connecticut. From May to October 1889 he served at Fort McPherson, Georgia, and he was assigned to Fort Barrancas, Florida until July 1890. Cronkhite was promoted to first lieutenant in the 4th Artillery in January 1889. From 1890 to 1891 Cronkhite served at Fort Riley, Kansas. From January to August 1891 he served in South Dakota during operations against Native Americans at the end of the Sioux Wars. He was Professor of Military Science at the Michigan Military Academy from 1891 to 1892. Cronkhite then returned to Fort McPherson, where he performed garrison duty until May 1893. He served at Fort McHenry, Maryland from 1893 to 1896, and then returned to Fort Riley, where he served until 1898. Spanish–American War During the Spanish–American War, Cronkhite organized and trained units intended for combat overseas, serving at Jackson Barracks, Louisiana, Camp Thomas, Georgia, and Tampa, Florida. He served in Puerto Rico with the 4th Artillery during the second half of 1898, and took |
2,344 | Nixon Homestead | The Samuel F. Nixon Homestead', or simply the Nixon Homestead, is a historic home located in the Village of Westfield in Chautauqua County, New York. The original house was built in 1856 and subsequently expanded in about 1890 to its current size and style. A two-storey wood frame Queen Anne and Colonial Revival style dwelling, it features a prominent Palladian window. The home's namesake was S. Frederick Nixon (1860–1905) who represented Chautauqua County in the New York State Assembly and served as Speaker of the Assembly from 1899 to 1905. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. References Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Category:Queen Anne architecture in New York (state) Category:Colonial Revival architecture in New York (state) Category:Houses completed in 1856 Category:Houses in Chautauqua County, New York Category:National Register of Historic Places in Chautauqua County, New York |
2,345 | Grangehill | Grangehill is a heritage-listed detached house at 449 & 451 Gregory Terrace, Spring Hill, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built in the early 1860s for Alexander Raff. It is also known as Grange Hill and St Teresa's Church Discalced Carmelite Priory & Retreat Centre. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 6 September 1995. History Grangehill is a substantial stone house which was constructed in the early 1860s, as the family home of Alexander Raff, a prominent member of Brisbane society and a later Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Alexander Raff was born in Forres, Elginshire, Scotland in July 1820, as the third son of James and Margaret Raff. Alexander arrived in New South Wales in 1845, following his eldest brother, George who had arrived in 1841. After first settling in Victoria pursuing pastoral interests, Alexander arrived in Brisbane, aboard the Souvenir schooner on April 9, 1851. Alexander Raff was an active member of various organisations and societies, including the Brisbane School of Arts, where he was elected Treasurer in January 1854; the Pilot's Board; the Queensland Horticultural and Agricultural Society and the Queensland Philosophical Society, in both of which he acted as Treasurer during the 1860s. Raff was the first president of the Young Men's Christian Association in Queensland. Other organisations of which he was a member include the Queensland Steam Navigation Company; the Board of National Education pending the passing of the Education Act in 1860; and, later, the men's steering committee for the Brisbane Children's Hospital established in 1878. Alexander was a director of the Scottish Mutual Land and Mortgage Company; the Agricultural Company; the Brisbane Gas Company and National Mutual Life Association. Alexander continued his pastoral interests in Queensland, on his property, Logie Plains on the Darling Downs. For many years from the 1880s Alexander Raff was a partner of Smellie and Co, looking after the financial interests of the company. Raff was an elder in the Presbyterian Church. In 1865 Alexander was appointed to the position of Official Assignee of Insolvent Estates and in 1868 he was promoted to the position of Curator of Intestate Estates. The Official Assignee was responsible for collecting the assets of an insolvent debtor and distributing them among the creditors; the Curator of Intestate Estates administered the estate of deceased persons, thought to have died intestate. In August 1884 Alexander Raff was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council, a position he held until his resignation in June, 1910. Raff married Elizabeth Millar Patterson, the elder daughter of a prominent Scottish medical family, in Sydney on June 5, 1862. The newly weds arrived in Brisbane aboard the Balclutha on June 13, 1862. Alexander Raff purchased two blocks of land on what was to become Gregory Terrace on May 14, 1860 for . A third adjacent block was subsequently bought by Raff in 1864 from the original 1860 purchaser, John Frederick McDougall. The first mention of Raff's occupation of Grangehill, is upon the birth of their first child, Jessie Watson, on the 18 April 1863, where Grangehill is nominated |
2,346 | Tomás Henríquez | Tomás Henríquez (1921–2002) was a Venezuelan film and television actor. Selected filmography The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon (1949) Dawn of Life (1950) Green Territory (1952) Simón Bolívar (1969) References Bibliography Rist, Peter H. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. External links Category:1921 births Category:2002 deaths Category:Venezuelan male film actors Category:Venezuelan male television actors Category:People from Caracas |
2,347 | Adam Sanat | Adam Sanat (meaning "Adam Art")() was a Turkish literary magazine founded in Istanbul by the Adam Publishing (Adam Yayınları) house in 1985 and published through mid-2005. The magazine published the works of many prominent Turkish writers and poets. Turkish poet Turgay Fişekçi, one of its editors, subsequently founded the literary publication Sözcükler in 2006. See also List of literary magazines References Category:1985 establishments in Turkey Category:2005 disestablishments in Turkey Category:Defunct literary magazines of Europe Category:Defunct magazines of Turkey Category:Magazines established in 1985 Category:Magazines disestablished in 2005 Category:Magazines published in Istanbul Category:Turkish-language magazines Category:Turkish literary magazines |
2,348 | Hug Chickenpenny: The Panegyric of an Anomalous Child | Hug Chickenpenny: The Panegyric of an Anomalous Child is a 2018 American drama horror novel written by S. Craig Zahler. Published by Cinestate as the inaugural entry in their publishing imprint, the novel follows the life of the titular protagonist, an orphan child born with several deformities. Background Zahler said in an interview that the idea of the novel has existed with him for 21 years. He calls it his "single favorite piece" out of all his work; he further said that the novel has "probably more elements of horror, with intimations of supernatural and wondering about Hug’s parentage and some longer horror sequences, even if the end result isn’t incredibly violent in any spot." Reception Kirkus Reviews said that the novel's prose is "solid, and the dialogue in particular shines, feeling natural without betraying the gothic style of the story." Emily Sears of Birth.Movies.Death. wrote: "While it's likely not a great bedtime story for most young readers, those with an interest in horror movies and more macabre fairy tales may be ready for this book." Michele Galgan of Diabolique called the novel "refreshing", adding that it is "different from anything I’ve read — it’s certainly different from Zahler’s other work — and as someone who sees a lot of the same tropes consistently." Leah Pickett of Dallas Observer called it "a Dickensian fable with elements of gothic horror and Christian apologia" and "a daring, evocative work that defies categorization." A reviewer from Booklist noted that readers will "find themselves pulling for the lovable Hug and for a happy ending to Zahler’s unusual and unusually appealing tale." Midwest Book Review called it "an exceptional, original, and inherently fascinating read from beginning to end." Film adapatation During the launch of the novel, it was announced that Zahler will work with The Jim Henson Company to adapt it for a feature film. References External link Hug Chickenpenny at Thriftbooks Category:2018 American novels Category:American horror novels |
2,349 | Knights of honor | Knights of Honor can refer to multiple things: Knights of Honor, a fraternity from 1873 Knights of Honor (video game), a game situated in medieval Europe |
2,350 | 1902 Oklahoma Sooners football team | The 1902 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1902 college football season. In their first year under head coach Mark McMahon, the Sooners compiled a 6–3 record, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 175 to 60. Schedule References Oklahoma Category:Oklahoma Sooners football seasons Oklahoma Football |
2,351 | Katamari Forever | Katamari Forever, known in Japan as , is a video game in the Katamari series. The game was released for the PlayStation 3 console in Japan on July 23, 2009, on September 22, 2009 in North America, and September 18, 2009 in Europe. A demo of the game became available on the Japanese PlayStation Network on its Japanese release date, and on the North American PlayStation Network on September 10, 2009. Story and gameplay Katamari Forever contains 34 stages, with all but three of the stages being taken from previous titles in the series. Half of the stages take place within the mind of the King of All Cosmos, who gets knocked in the head and suffers from amnesia. The levels are black-and-white in appearance, and the objective is to roll up junk to bring color back to the stages, restoring the King's memory. The other half of the stages take place in the present, where RoboKing, a robotic version of the King of All Cosmos created by the Prince and his cousins, goes on a rampage and destroys all the stars in the sky, which, unlike the King, he feels extremely remorseful for. The objective of the new levels involves creating stars by rolling up junk as in previous Katamari Damacy games. New additions to the gameplay include: the "Prince Hop", which allows the Prince to hop into the air by flicking the controller up or pressing a shoulder button; and the "King Shock", which sucks nearby objects onto the katamari like a magnet. Katamari Forever does not include online multiplayer as in Beautiful Katamari but instead features offline multiplayer and online leaderboards. The game utilizes a full high-definition video format. In addition to graphics in the original style of Katamari Damacy, the game allows the players to select graphic filters such as cel-shaded, colored pencil, or wood grain graphics. Music The music for the game includes a number of remixed tracks from previous iterations of the series, using a combination of "electric" and "organic" sounds according to the sound director Yuu Miyake. Miyake employed the help of artists and remixers to help the soundtrack. The soundtrack was released in Japan on August 19, 2009. It includes a total of 36 tracks spanning two discs. Reception Katamari Forever was met with positive to average reception upon release. GameRankings gave it a score of 77.80%, while Metacritic gave it 74 out of 100. The game received a score of 33 out of 40 by Japanese gaming publication Famitsu. It was the 6th best-selling game in Japan during the week of its release, selling 28,000 units. In America, IGN awarded the game 7 out of 10, noting that the game still suffered from many of the issues that plagued past entries in the series. GameSpot also gave it 7 out of 10, stating that, "Rolling a katamari is as charming as ever, but you may have rolled most of these katamaris before." PixlBit awarded the game 4 of 5 stars recommending the game to both fans of the series and newcomers alike. References |
2,352 | Maurizio Aquino | Maurizio Aquino (born 1 March 1990) is a Belgian footballer who last played for KFC Oosterwijk, and previously played in the Pro League for Genk. External links Belgium stats at Belgian FA Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Belgian footballers Category:K.R.C. Genk players Category:People from Genk Category:Association football forwards |
2,353 | Law enforcement in Monaco | Law enforcement in Monaco is provided by an armed national police force consisting of 515 men and women. With 515 police officers for 35,000 people in 1.98 km², Monaco has the largest police force and police presence in the world on both a per-capita and per-area basis. Its police includes a specialist unit which operates patrol and surveillance boats. There is also a militarised bodyguard unit for the Prince and his palace called the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince which numbers exactly 116 officers and men, and is equipped with modern weapons including M16 rifles and 9mm pistols, and an armed and well-trained Corps des Sapeurs-Pompiers, which provides an extensive civil defense service in support of law enforcement, in addition to its fire and rescue services. In 2006 the assault rate was 407.2 per 100,000 and the rape rate 5.8 per 100,000. The murder rate was 2.91 per 100,000 in 2006. Organisation The Monaco police force comes under the administration of the Direction of Public Safety which was created on June 23, 1902 under the Department of the Interior. The police force itself consists of several divisions each with several departments. The Criminal Police Division has three main departments, Criminal Investigations, Criminal Identity (co-ordinating with INTERPOL) and Resources. The Urban Police Division co-ordinates the activities of the uniformed police officers and also employs a number of units, including a General Police Brigade, Specialised Intervention Unit, Operational Command Centre and a Secretariat to the Police Court. The Administrative Police Division is responsible for the movement of foreign nationals through Monaco's borders, while the Division of the Administration and the Formation handles administration matters for the police force. The Maritime and Airport Police Divisions police the seas and skies of Monaco. The latter divisions both employ departments pertaining to air and sea rescue, water surveillance and the co-ordination of trans-border police operations with Monaco's neighbours. The Division of the Maritime and Airport Police (DPMA) itself was created on 16 August 1960 when security issues in the air and on the water were transferred to the control of the Director of Public Safety, and since 1961 the division has grown to consist of 8 officers and 27 civil servants. The Maritime Section controls and registers passengers in transit, is in charge of national waters surveillance, including submarine natural resources, and sea-rescue. The Trans-border and Heliport Control Section oversees border police missions. They currently possess 3 patrol boats, which they share with the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince, and the Corps des Sapeurs-Pompiers. Notes Category:Monegasque law Monaco Category:National Central Bureaus of Interpol Category:Monaco stubs |
2,354 | Ronald Lancaster (chemist) | The Reverend Ronald Lancaster (born 1931) is an English Anglican clergyman, chemist, businessman and retired teacher, having taught chemistry at Kimbolton School from 1963 to 1988. He is a fireworks manufacturer, having founded and remained owner of Kimbolton Fireworks, the last manufacturer of fireworks in the UK. Lancaster was born and grew up in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, where Standard Fireworks and Lion Fireworks were based. He became interested in fireworks after the coronation of George VI in 1937. He attended King James's School in Almondbury from 1942 to 1950, and then studied psychology at St John's College, Durham University from 1950. After national service, he studied theology at Cuddesdon in Oxfordshire, and became a curate in Morley, near Leeds. He took up the post of chaplain and chemistry teacher at Kimbolton School in 1963. Later that year, he began producing fireworks at a workshop on the school grounds; the following year, with several other members of staff, he set up Kimbolton Fireworks to make pyrotechnics for public displays. The public displays put on by Kimbolton Fireworks include the 25th anniversary of the Queen's coronation in 1978, the 50th anniversary of VJ Day in 1995, the Hong Kong handover in 1997, and at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. With Takeo Shimizu, he published Fireworks: Principles and Practice in 1972; the fourth edition, described as the "bible of fireworks", was published in 2005. Lancaster retired from teaching in 1988. He was given a plaque at the Pyrotechnics Guild International conference in 1984, dedicated to the "Master Blaster Pastor". He became a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1993 New Year's honours list, for his services to the fireworks industry, and he was presented with a plaque by the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2013. His son Mark Lancaster has served as an explosives expert in the Royal Engineers, and was involved in running the fireworks business before he was elected as Conservative MP for Milton Keynes North East in 2005, re-elected for Milton Keynes North in 2010 and 2015. References Category:British chemists Category:Living people Category:Schoolteachers from Cambridgeshire Category:1931 births Category:Date of birth missing (living people) Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire Category:Alumni of St John's College, Durham Category:Fireworks Category:People from Kimbolton |
2,355 | Caitano Costa | Caitano Costa (born 27 October 1980) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Salgaocar F.C. in the I-League on loan from Pune. References External links Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Indian footballers Category:Pune F.C. players Category:Salgaocar F.C. players Category:Association football defenders Category:Footballers from Goa Category:I-League players Category:People from Margao |
2,356 | Peru women's national basketball team | The Peru women's national basketball team is the official women's basketball team for Peru. It is administrated by the Peru Basketball Federation (Spanish: Federación Deportiva Peruana de Basketball) (F.D.P.B.). See also Peru women's national under-19 basketball team Peru women's national under-17 basketball team Peru women's national 3x3 team References External links Peru at FIBA Americas Peru Basketball Records at FIBA Archive Category:Women's national basketball teams in South America National team Category:Basketball teams in Peru Basketball |
2,357 | 2012 Davis Cup World Group | The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2012. The first round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2013. The competition was won by the Czech Republic who defeated Spain in the final. Participating teams Seeds Draw First round Spain vs. Kazakhstan Austria vs. Russia Canada vs. France Switzerland vs. United States Czech Republic vs. Italy Serbia vs. Sweden Japan vs. Croatia Germany vs. Argentina Quarterfinals Spain vs. Austria France vs. United States Czech Republic vs. Serbia Argentina vs. Croatia Semifinals Spain vs. United States Argentina vs. Czech Republic Final Czech Republic vs. Spain References World Group Davis Cup World Group |
2,358 | Kasim Kamenica | Kasim Kamenica (born 28 October 1954) is a Bosnian handball coach and former professional player. Club career With only 17 years he played for hometown club Radnički from Goražde. He is also played for Borac from Uroševac/Ferizaj and Železničar from Niš. Coaching career He starts his coaching career as the head coach of Radnički Goražde, Borac Uroševac and Macedonian Pelister Bitola. In 1987/88 season, Kamenica managed Croatian Badel 1862 Zagreb bench till 1993. He also coached teams: Serbian Partizan Belgrad, Austrian Atomic Köflach, Kometal from Skopje, Vardar Skopje, Mladost Bogdanci, Prule Ljubljana, Slovenian national team, RK Bosna Sarajevo, Bosnian national team, RK Celje, Našice Nexe, Montenegrin team, Lovćen Cetinje, MRK Goražde, Zağnos Kulübü, Pelister. From May 2017 to October 2017, he coached Croatian champion PPD Zagreb. From 2017 to March 2018, Kamenica coached RK Vojvodina. Most recently, from November 2018 to April 2019, he was the head coach of RK Vogošća. Honours Player Radnički Goražde BIH league (1): 1974-75 Borac Uroševac Yugoslav Second League (South) (2): 1976-77, 1977-78 Železničar Niš Yugoslav Cup (1): 1982 Coach Yugoslavia U-21 IHF Men's Junior World Championship Gold medal (1): 1987 IHF Men's Junior World Championship Bronze medal (1): 1989 Zagreb Yugoslav First League (1): 1988-89 Kometal Gjorče Petrov Skopje Macedonian First League (3): 1994, 1995, 1996 Macedonian Cup (2): 1995, 1996 Prule 67 Slovenian First League (1): 2001-02 Slovenian Cup (1): 2002 Slovenia European Championship Silver medal (1): 2004 Celje Pivovara Laško Slovenian First League (1): 2006-07 Slovenian Cup (1): 2007 Slovenian Super Cup (1): 2007 EHF Champions Trophy Finalist (1): 2007 Lovćen Cetinje Montenegrin First League (1): 2013-14 Montenegrin Cup (1): 2014 References Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina male handball players Category:1954 births Category:Handball coaches Category:Living people Category:RK Zagreb coaches |
2,359 | 1902–03 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team | The 1902–03 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1902–03 collegiate men's basketball season. The head coach was Anthony Chez, coaching his first season with the Bearcats. Schedule |- References Category:Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball seasons Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team |
2,360 | UC Berkeley School of Law | The University of California, Berkeley School of Law (commonly known as Berkeley Law or UC Berkeley School of Law, and formerly known as the Boalt Hall School of Law) is one of 14 schools and colleges at the University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley Law is consistently ranked within the top 10 law schools in the United States and the world, the top three public law schools in the United States, and the top two law schools in California. In 2018, 97% of graduates obtained full-time jobs within ten months, the school's bar passage rate was 91%, and the median salary of graduates was $180,000. The law school offers J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and Ph.D degrees, and enrolls roughly 320 to 330 J.D. students in each entering class per year, with each class being further broken down into smaller groups that take courses together. Berkeley Law has produced numerous influential alumni, including federal judges, politicians, Fortune 500 executives, noted legal academics and civil rights experts. Alumni include Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and Chair of the Federal Reserve G. William Miller, U.S. Senator and Governor of California Pete Wilson, lead litigator of the Korematsu v. United States case Dale Minami, and the first Asian-American to serve as Mayor of San Francisco, Ed Lee. History The Department of Jurisprudence was founded at Berkeley in 1894. In 1912, the department was renamed the School of Jurisprudence, it was again renamed as the School of Law in 1950. The School was originally located in the center of the main UC Berkeley campus in Boalt Memorial Hall of Law, which was built in 1911 partially with funds from Elizabeth Josselyn Boalt donated in memory of her late husband, John Henry Boalt, an attorney who had resided in Oakland, California until his death in 1901. In 1951, the law school moved to its current location in the new law building, the instructional portion of which was named Boalt Hall. This building is located at the southeast corner of the campus. The old Boalt Hall was renamed to Durant Hall. In April 2008, the law school rebranded itself through a change of name from "Boalt Hall" to "Berkeley Law" to tie the law school's name more closely with the campus upon which it resides. The administration hoped that this would improve the law school's national and international name recognition since people already know of UC Berkeley and that it has a law school but are often confused by the use of "Boalt Hall". UC Berkeley removed the name "Boalt Hall" from its primary law school building in January 2020. The de-naming was the outcome of a nearly three-year process launched after a UC Berkeley lecturer discovered writings by John Henry Boalt which the university deemed racist. In an e-mail to the university at the time, UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ wrote, "Boalt made profoundly offensive and racist statements about Chinese and Chinese Americans, suggesting that it would be better to 'exterminate' |
2,361 | German International School Abu Dhabi | German International School Abu Dhabi (GISAD; , ) is a German international school in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It serves grundschule, sekundarstufe I, and sekundarstufe II (senior high school/sixth form). References External links German International School Abu Dhabi Category:International schools in Abu Dhabi Category:German international schools in the United Arab Emirates Category:Abu Dhabi |
2,362 | Change of Xianbei names to Han names | The change of Xianbei family names to Han names was part of a larger sinicization campaign. It was at its peak intensity under Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei dynasty in 496. Background To formalize sinification, a number of actions were taken prior to the name changes. In 493 the capital was moved to Luoyang, closer to the agricultural Han and away from the nomadic roots. In 494 nomadic style clothing were abandoned. In 495 nomadic languages at court were abandoned. Changes Northern Wei ordered Xianbei family names that were two-to-three syllables to be shortened to one-to-two syllables, converting them to Han names. Later historians, including Wei Shou, the author of the official history of Northern Wei, Book of Wei, found shortened Han-style names to be easier to write about, and therefore used post-496 family names even where pre-496 events involving Northern Wei were described. Later, after the division of Northern Wei into two in 534, the paramount general of Western Wei, Yuwen Tai, tried to reverse these name changes and restore Xianbei names. A number of generals and officials changed their names back to Xianbei names, but after the destruction of Western Wei's successor state, Northern Zhou (which was ruled by Yuwen Tai's descendants), the Han names were restored for Han and Xianbei alike. There were some exceptions, for example, the clan of Emperor Wen of Sui's wife Empress Dugu kept their Xianbei name of Dugu and did not once again change the name into Liu. Yuwen Tai further had Han officials and generals change their names to Xianbei names, although this change was itself rescinded by the regent Yang Jian near the end of Northern Zhou. Name correspondence Below is a list of the Xianbei names that are known to have been changed into Han names: Tuoba (拓拔) (imperial clan name) -> Yuan (元) Tufa (秃髮) -> Yuan (源) Gegu (紇骨) -> Hu (胡) Pu (普) -> Zhou (周) Baba (拔拔) -> Zhangsun (長孫) Daxi (達奚) -> Xi (奚) Yilou (伊婁) -> Yi (伊) Qiudun (丘敦) -> Qiu (丘) Xiqihai (係俟亥) -> Hai (亥) Yizhan (乙旃) -> Shusun (叔孫) Chekun (車焜) -> Che (車) Qiumuling (丘穆陵) -> Mu (穆) Buliugu (步六孤) -> Lu (陸) Helai (賀賴) -> He (賀) Dugu (獨孤) -> Liu (劉) Helou (賀樓) -> Lou (樓) Wuniuyu (勿忸于) -> Yu (于) Shilian (是連) -> Lian (連) Pulan (僕闌) -> Pu (僕) Ruogan (若干) -> Gou (苟) Balielan (拔列蘭) -> Liang (梁) Bolue (撥略) -> Su (蘇) Ruokouyin (若口引) -> Kou (寇) Chiluo (叱羅) -> Luo (羅) Pulouru (普陋茹) -> Ru (茹) Hege (賀葛) -> Ge (葛) Shiben (是賁) -> Feng (封) Afugan (阿扶干) -> A (阿) Kediyan (可地延) -> Yan (延) Aluhuan (阿鹿桓) -> Lu (鹿) Taluoba (他駱拔) -> Luo (駱) Boxi (薄奚) -> Bo (薄) Wuwan (烏丸) -> Huan (桓) Suhe (素和) -> He (和) Hugukouyin (胡古口引) or Gukouyin (古口引) -> Hou (侯) Yuhun (谷渾) -> Hun (渾) Pilou (匹婁) -> Lou (婁) Qilifa (俟力伐) -> Bao (鮑) Tufulu (吐伏盧) -> Lu (盧) Dieyun (牒云) -> Yun (云) Shiyun (是云) -> Shi (是) Chili (叱利) -> |
2,363 | Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S13 | The women's 100 metre backstroke S13 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 17 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. Heats Heat 1 10:43 17 September 2016: Heat 2 10:47 17 September 2016: Final 19:00 17 September 2016: Notes Category:Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics |
2,364 | Rajsamand (Lok Sabha constituency) | Rajsamand Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Rajasthan state in western India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002. Assembly segments Presently, Rajsamand Lok Sabha constituency comprises eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are: Beawar Merta degana Jaitaran Bhim Kumbhalgarh Rajsamand Nathdwara Four assembly segments - Bhim, Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand and Nathdwara were earlier in erstwhile Udaipur constituency. Two assembly segments - Merta and Degana were earlier in erstwhile Nagaur constituency. Beawar and Jaitaran assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Ajmer and Pali constituencies respectively. Members of Parliament Until 2008 : the constituency did not exist. 2009: Gopal Singh, Indian National Congress 2014: Hari Om Singh Rathore, Bharatiya Janata Party 2019: Diya Kumari, Bharatiya Janata Party Election results See also Rajsamand district List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha Notes Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan Category:Rajsamand district Category:Constituencies established in 2008 |
2,365 | Garett Whiteley | Garett Whiteley is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. He is currently signed with the UFC. MMA Career After turning pro in mid 2010, Whiteley went undefeated with a perfect 7-0 record, 6 of which did not go past the first round. He holds a win over UFC veteran Jason Gilliam. Ultimate Fighing Championship Whiteley made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 29 in Brazil, against fellow Octagon newcomer Alan Patrick. Whiteley was defeated by first round technical knockout. In his second fight with the promotion, Whiteley fought Vinc Pichel at UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou. Whiteley lost the fight via unanimous decision. Whiteley next fought David Michaud on December 13, 2014 at UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Mixed martial arts record |- |Loss |align=center| 7–3 |David Michaud |Decision (unanimous) |UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 |Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |- |Loss |align=center| 7–2 |Vinc Pichel |Decision (unanimous) |UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 |Duluth, Georgia, United States | |- |Loss |align=center| 7–1 |Alan Patrick |TKO (punches) |UFC Fight Night 29 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:54 |Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil | |- |Win |align=center| 7–0 |Jason Gilliam |TKO (punches) |Midwest Fight Series | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:45 |Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 6–0 |John Morehouse |TKO (punches) |Midwest Fight Series | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:39 |Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 5–0 |Evan DeLong |Submission (triangle choke) |Absolute Cage Fighting 2 | |align=center|3 |align=center|4:36 |Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 4–0 |Joel Miller |TKO (punches) |Absolute Cage Fighting 1 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:39 |Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 3–0 |Ryan McIntosh |Submission (punches) |PCF - TWC 9: Berserk | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:32 |Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 2–0 |Bryan Neville |TKO (knees & punches) |LOF 44 - Against All Odds | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:30 |Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 1–0 |Miles Shrake |Submission (rear naked choke) |PCF - Total Warrior Challenge 6 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:13 |Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |- References External links Category:Lightweight mixed martial artists Category:People from Indianapolis Category:American male mixed martial artists |
2,366 | Military–industrial complex | The military–industrial complex (MIC) is an informal alliance between a nation's military and the defense industry that supplies it, seen together as a vested interest which influences public policy. A driving factor behind this relationship between the government and defense-minded corporations is that both sides benefit—one side from obtaining war weapons, and the other from being paid to supply them. The term is most often used in reference to the system behind the military of the United States, where it is most prevalent due to close links between defense contractors, the Pentagon and politicians and gained popularity after a warning on its detrimental effects in the farewell address of President Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 17, 1961. In the context of the United States, the appellation is sometimes extended to military–industrial–congressional complex (MICC), adding the U.S. Congress to form a three-sided relationship termed an iron triangle. These relationships include political contributions, political approval for military spending, lobbying to support bureaucracies, and oversight of the industry; or more broadly to include the entire network of contracts and flows of money and resources among individuals as well as corporations and institutions of the defense contractors, private military contractors, The Pentagon, the Congress and executive branch. Etymology President of the United States (and five-star general during World War II) Dwight D. Eisenhower used the term in his Farewell Address to the Nation on January 17, 1961: The phrase was thought to have been "war-based" industrial complex before becoming "military" in later drafts of Eisenhower's speech, a claim passed on only by oral history. Geoffrey Perret, in his biography of Eisenhower, claims that, in one draft of the speech, the phrase was "military–industrial–congressional complex", indicating the essential role that the United States Congress plays in the propagation of the military industry, but the word "congressional" was dropped from the final version to appease the then-currently elected officials. James Ledbetter calls this a "stubborn misconception" not supported by any evidence; likewise a claim by Douglas Brinkley that it was originally "military–industrial–scientific complex". Additionally, Henry Giroux claims that it was originally "military–industrial–academic complex". The actual authors of the speech were Eisenhower's speechwriters Ralph E. Williams and Malcolm Moos. Attempts to conceptualize something similar to a modern "military–industrial complex" existed before Eisenhower's address. Ledbetter finds the precise term used in 1947 in close to its later meaning in an article in Foreign Affairs by Winfield W. Riefler. In 1956, sociologist C. Wright Mills had claimed in his book The Power Elite that a class of military, business, and political leaders, driven by mutual interests, were the real leaders of the state, and were effectively beyond democratic control. Friedrich Hayek mentions in his 1944 book The Road to Serfdom the danger of a support of monopolistic organization of industry from World War II political remnants: Vietnam War–era activists, such as Seymour Melman, referred frequently to the concept, and use continued throughout the Cold War: George F. Kennan wrote in his preface to Norman Cousins's 1987 book The Pathology of Power, "Were the Soviet Union to sink tomorrow under the waters |
2,367 | Jinping District | Jinping () is a district of Shantou, Guangdong province, China. Category:Shantou Category:County-level divisions of Guangdong |
2,368 | Anthony (Sevryuk) | Metropolitan Anthony (, secular name Anton Yuryevich Sevryuk, ; born 12 October 1984), is the primate of the Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe of the Russian Orthodox Church. He holds the title of "Metropolitan of Chersonesus and Western Europe". Early life Sevryuk was baptised at the age of 11. From 1991 to 1995 he studied at the secondary school number 19 in his home city of Tver. In 1995 he entered the Tver Lyceum. In his youth Sevryuk volunteered as an altar server at the Holy Resurrection Cathedral of Tver. Academic studies In 2002 he entered the St. Petersburg Theological Seminary. During his training he studied, and later was the teacher of an optional English course. He regularly represented the school at various Orthodox conferences and seminars. In 2006, he participated in a workshop of the Syndesmos youth organization in Brussels, Belgium. In 2004-2007 participated annually in the summer Orthodox youth camp in Potamitissa, Cyprus, as a translator and head of the Russian-speaking delegation. In March 2007 he took an internship at the Orthodox religious department at the University of Joensuu, and at the same time worked on parish assignments for the Finnish Orthodox Church. On June 2007, upon returning to St. Petersburg, he successfully defended his thesis for a seminary course on "Eschatology in World Religions", and on 17 June he graduated from Saint Petersburg Theological seminary, and in 2010 graduated from the Saint Petersburg Theological Academy. In September 2008, he was appointed teacher of the Smolensk Theological Seminary. Religious life Monk On 5 March 2001 he was tonsured a monastic monk by then Metropolitan Kirill (Gundyaev) of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, now Patriarch Kirill of Moscow. On 7 October 2015 he was again tonsured by Kirill, this time with the manel with the name of Anthony after Anthony of Rome. In Italy From 22 March to 30 May 2011, he served as the leading clergyman of the parish of St. Nicholas Stavropegic in Rome, Italy. From 30 May to 12 June 2011 he served as the leading clergyman of the Stavropegial Church in honor of St. Catherine the Great Martyr also in Rome. On 12 June 2011 he was appointed secretary of the parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in Italy, and elevated to the rank of Archimandrite by Patriarch Kirill. During his time in Rome, Anthony said that he felt rather lonely as for the first time in his life he was living for a prolonged period of time in a place where Russian Orthodox made a small percentage of the population. Before and during his time in Rome the Orthodox community in Italy had grown to over 50 parishes, mostly due to immigration to Italy from Orthodox populations in Eastern Europe and to a lesser extent by converts. During the same time the Romanian Orthodox community in Italy grew to 163 parishes. Despite feeling uneasy at times, Anthony said that there are many similarities between Italians and Russians in tradition and customs, so the transition to being a pastor in Italy was not hard culturally. Metropolitan of Chersonesus and Western |
2,369 | Dominik Graf | Dominik Graf (born 6 September 1952) is a German film director. He studied film direction at University of Television and Film Munich, from where he graduated in 1975. After a few films in the tradition of the German 'Autorenfilm', he turned towards work in television, focussing primarily on the genres police drama, thriller and crime mystery. He is an active participant in public discourse about the values of genre film in Germany, through numerous articles, and interviews, some of which have been collected into a book. Graf continues to work in both television and cinema, and achieved international recognition in 2014 with his film Die geliebten Schwestern, which was selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. Selected filmography Director 1975: Carlas Briefe 1979: Der kostbare Gast 1980: Der Familientag 1982: (anthology film) 1982: Das zweite Gesicht 1983: Köberle kommt (TV series, 6 episodes) 1984: 1985: 1985–1993: Der Fahnder (TV series, 12 episodes) 1986: Tatort – 1987: Die Katze 1988: Bei Thea 1989: Tiger, Löwe, Panther 1990: 1993: – Die Verflechtung 1994: 1995: Tatort – 1996: und das Loch in der Wand 1996: Reise nach Weimar 1997: – Das Wispern im Berg der Dinge 1997: Der Skorpion 1997: Doktor Knock 1998: und der brennende Arm 1998: Deine besten Jahre 1999: Bittere Unschuld 2000: 2002: A Map of the Heart 2002: 2002: 2004: Kalter Frühling 2004: Polizeiruf 110 – 2005: 2006: Eine Stadt wird erpresst 2006: Polizeiruf 110 – 2007: 2008: Kommissar Süden und der Luftgitarrist 2009: – Der Weg, den wir nicht zusammen gehen 2010: Im Angesicht des Verbrechens (TV miniseries) 2011: 2011: Polizeiruf 110 – 2011: 2012: Lawinen der Erinnerung 2013: Tatort – 2014: Die geliebten Schwestern 2014: Es werde Stadt! 2014: Die reichen Leichen. Ein Starnbergkrimi 2014: Polizeiruf 110 – 2015: Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen (Biopic) 2016: Verfluchte Liebe deutscher Film (Documentary, with Johannes F. Sievert) 2016: 2016: 2017: Tatort – Actor (1977), as Pavel Sixta 1+1=3 (1979), as Bernhard Grabowski Danni (1983), as Lothar Father's Day (1996), as Lorenz Prizes 1980 – Bayerischer Filmpreis in the categorie Young talents for Der kostbare Gast, his dissertation film at filmschool 1983 – Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival: Special prize Das zweite Gesicht 1988 – Filmband in Gold (best director) für Die Katze 1989 – Fernsehfilmpreis der Deutschen Akademie der Darstellenden Künste for Tiger, Löwe, Panther 1993 – Goldener Gong for Morlock – Die Verflechtung 1995 – Goldener Gong for Tatort – Frau Bu lacht 1997 – Grimme-Preis for Sperling und das Loch in der Wand (zusammen mit Benedict Neuenfels) 1998 – Bayerischer Fernsehpreis, Special prize for the TV films Der Skorpion, Dr. Knock and Das Wispern im Berg der Dinge 1998 – Grimme-Preis for Doktor Knock 1998 – Telestar for Der Skorpion 1998 – Fernsehfilmpreis der Deutschen Akademie der Darstellenden Künste for Der Skorpion 1999 – Fernsehfilmpreis der Deutschen Akademie der Darstellenden Künste for Sperling und der brennende Arm 1999 – Grimme-Preis for Denk ich an Deutschland… – Das Wispern im Berg der Dinge 2003 |
2,370 | Roberto Sandoval Castañeda | Roberto Sandoval Castañeda (born 15 November 1969) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. From 2011 to 2017 he served as Governor of Nayarit. He also served as Municipal President of Tepic between 2008 and 2011. The United States Department of the Treasury declared Roberto Sandoval Castañeda and judge Isidro Avelar Gutiérrez "significant drug dealers" on May 17, 2019. Six other individuals and six corporations were similarly sanctioned. Sandoval Castañeda, his wife, his and children were banned from entering the United States on February 28, 2020. References Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Politicians from Tepic, Nayarit Category:Governors of Nayarit Category:Mexican Roman Catholics Category:Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians Category:People sanctioned under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act |
2,371 | U – Kathe Hero | U – Kathe Hero is a 2018 Indian Telugu action thriller film written and directed by Kovera and produced by Vijayalakshmi Konda under the banner of Kovera Creations. Starring Kovera and Himanshi Katragadda. Music was composed by Satya Mahaveer. Cast Kovera as Abhimanyu Himansee as Shashi Tanikella Bharani as Siddarth sene Rocket Raghava as Kodi Story Line U – Kathe Hero movie starts with a small police investigation in Rudravaram village and leads to solving a mystery around Underworld and its loopholes. Soundtrack Release The film is scheduled to release 28 December 2018. See also List of Telugu films of 2018 References External links Category:2018 films Category:Indian films Category:Indian action thriller films Category:2010s Telugu-language films Category:2010s action thriller films |
2,372 | List of teams and cyclists in the 1959 Vuelta a España | For the 1959 Vuelta a España, the field consisted of 90 riders; 41 finished the race. By rider References Category:1959 Vuelta a España 1959 |
2,373 | Tony Johnson (broadcaster) | Tony Johnson (born 29 August 1959) is a New Zealand rugby commentator and presenter for SKY Television. Johnson hailed from Picton and played for the Queen Charlotte College 1st XV as a lock and loose forward before playing club senior reserves. At the age of 19 he was forced to give up contact sport and was captivated by radio. He started his broadcasting career in Dunedin in 1983 then moved to Auckland to work for Newstalk ZB and became the sports editor. He also had a stint with Radio New Zealand in Europe. He was a sports presenter for TV3 in the mid 1990s while continuing to commentate rugby for radio before making the switch to SKY Television in the late 1990s when SKY increased their rugby coverage. Johnson has been to every Rugby World Cup, excluding the 1999 tournament, as a fan, reporter or broadcaster, and has covered the Commonwealth Games in his capacity as a radio and television reporter. Johnson is now a highly respected commentator during New Zealand's coverage of Super Rugby and the Mitre10 Cup during the winter and regional, national and a handful of international sevens competitions throughout the summer. He has commentated a handful of All Black test matches – as SKY's main commentator is Grant Nisbett but mainly hosts the pre-match and post-match shows and appears as the sideline commentator as well. He was a commentator during the 2011 Rugby World Cup and 2015 Rugby World Cup for host broadcaster SKY and ITV respectively. He covered equestrian for SKY during the 2012 Commonwealth Games coverage. He also hosted a weekly Tuesday evening rugby analytical show Re-Union for over a decade before that was replaced by the shortened Sunday highlights show Rugby Nation screened on Prime TV and SKY in 2014. Johnson has contributed to Newstalk ZB's sports feature on a Monday morning with Mike Hosking and Andrew Saville and often appears on Martin Devlin's weekend sports show. Johnson was the co-author of the book 'Behind the Silver Fern - The Players Speak' with Lynn McConnell. Johnson currently resides in the Auckland suburb of Northcote with his wife and daughter. References https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/other-sport/johnson-jumping-back-olympic-coverage Category:1959 births Category:New Zealand television journalists Category:Living people Category:People educated at Queen Charlotte College |
2,374 | James Levine | James Lawrence Levine (; born June 23, 1943) is an American conductor and pianist. He is primarily known for his tenure as Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera (the "Met"), a position he held for 40 years (1976–2016). He was formally terminated by the Met from all his positions and affiliations with the company on March 12, 2018 over sexual misconduct allegations that he denies. Levine has made numerous recordings, as well as television and radio broadcasts, with the Met. Levine has also held leadership positions with the Ravinia Festival, the Munich Philharmonic, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In 1980 he started the Lindemann Young Artists Development Program, and he has often trained promising singers, conductors, and musicians for professional careers. After taking an almost two-year health-related hiatus from conducting from 2011 to 2013, Levine retired as the Met's full-time Music Director following the 2015/16 season to become Music Director Emeritus. On December 2, 2017, The New York Times published a front-page story containing detailed accounts of four men in their 40s to 60s alleging their long-term sexual abuse by Levine occurring decades earlier, while each was a music student of his in his teens or early 20s. The following day, the Met suspended Levine and cancelled his future scheduled engagements. The Ravinia Festival also promptly severed all ties with Levine, as did the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which announced that Levine would never again "be employed or contracted by the BSO at any time in the future." Following an investigation that ended in March 2018, having "found credible evidence", the Met terminated its relationship with Levine, for "sexually abusive and harassing conduct". Early years and personal life Levine was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to a Jewish, musical family. His maternal grandfather was a composer and a cantor in a synagogue, his father (Lawrence) was a violinist who led dance bands under the name "Larry Lee" before entering his father's clothing business, and his mother (Helen Goldstein Levine) was briefly an actress on Broadway, performing as "Helen Golden". He had a brother Tom who was two years younger, who followed him to New York City from Cincinnati in 1974, and with whom he was very close. He employed Tom as his business assistant (looking after all of his affairs, arranging his rehearsal schedules, fielding queries, scouting out where he will live, meeting with accountants, and accompanying Levine on trips to Europe), and his brother was a painter as well. He also has a younger sister, Janet, who is a marriage counselor. He began to play the piano as a small child. On February 21, 1954, at the age of 10, Levine made his concert debut as soloist playing Felix Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 2 at a youth concert of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in Ohio. Levine subsequently studied music with Walter Levin, first violinist in the LaSalle Quartet. In 1956 he took piano lessons with Rudolf Serkin at the Marlboro Music School in Vermont. In the following year he began to study piano with Rosina Lhévinne at the Aspen Music School. He graduated |
2,375 | Flavobacterium anatoliense | Flavobacterium anatoliense is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped and strictly aerobic bacterium from the genus of Flavobacterium which has been isolated from fresh water from Trabzon in Turkey. References External links Type strain of Flavobacterium anatoliense at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase anatoliense Category:Bacteria described in 2013 |
2,376 | Stabburet | Stabburet is a Norwegian food producer founded by Gunnar Nilsen in 1943. Stabburet is a part of Orkla Foods, and has ten factories in southern Norway. It sells well-known brands, such as Grandiosa, Big One, Nugatti, Fun Light, Idun and Chef. References Stabburet website (Norwegian). Category:Food and drink companies of Norway Category:Orkla Group |
2,377 | Odites natalensis | Odites natalensis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1891. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal), Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale straw yellow to beyond the middle, slightly shaded with brown on the extreme costal margin near the base. Beyond the middle is a slightly-waved transverse purplish fuscous line, beyond which the remainder of the wing is entirely shaded with pale brown, or brownish ochreous. The hindwings are very pale greyish ochreous. References Category:Moths described in 1891 Category:Odites |
2,378 | Vranište (Pirot) | Vranište is a village in the municipality of Pirot, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 165 people. References Category:Populated places in Pirot District |
2,379 | Marie Schmolka | Marie Schmolka (1893–1940) was a Czechoslovak Jewish activist who helped children escape the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia in the lead-up to World War II. She had previously helped refugees from Germany who fled to Czechoslovakia after the Nazi rise to power. References Further reading Category:1893 births Category:1940 deaths Category:Czechoslovak Jews Category:Immigrant rights activists |
2,380 | Yukarıcambaz, Çıldır | Yukarıcambaz is a village in the District of Çıldır, Ardahan Province, Turkey. References Category:Populated places in Ardahan Province Category:Çıldır District Category:Villages in Turkey |
2,381 | Sant Quirze | Sant Quirze, Catalan for Saint Cyriacus, may refer to: Sant Quirze de Besora, municipality in the comarca of Osona Sant Quirze de Colera, Benedictine monastery in Rabós Sant Quirze del Vallès, town in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental Sant Quirze Safaja, municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Oriental |
2,382 | Göran Lindberg | Karl Göran Gustav Lindberg (born 25 April 1946, in Uppsala) is a Swedish convicted serial rapist and a former police chief. He effectively served 2/3rd of a six-year prison sentence in Saltvik Prison for numerous sex crimes. Career in the police He completed his law degree in 1972, and served as rector of the Swedish National Police Academy 1989–1997, and as police commissioner in Uppsala County 1997–2006. After stepping down as police commissioner, he was an adviser on gender equality and sexual harassment to the National Police Directorate. Criminal conviction He was arrested on 25 January 2010 and charged with multiple sex offenses, including the rape of a 14-year-old child. He was subsequently also charged with raping several other women, and of procuring. On 30 July 2010, he was convicted of several sex offenses, including rape, and sentenced to 6.5 years in prison by the Södertörn District Court. The High Court reduced his sentence to 6 years, and the Supreme Court rejected his appeal. He served his sentence in Saltvik Prison. He was released in late January 2014 after serving four years in prison. References Category:Swedish rapists Category:Swedish criminals Category:Swedish people convicted of child sexual abuse Category:Swedish pimps Category:Swedish prisoners and detainees Category:Prisoners and detainees of Sweden Category:1946 births Category:Living people |
2,383 | Park Jae-seung | Park Jae-seung (Korean: 박재승, Hanja: 朴在昇, born 1 April 1923) is a South Korean football defender who played for the South Korea in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Seoul Army Club. References External links FIFA profile Category:1923 births Category:Living people Category:South Korean footballers Category:South Korea international footballers Category:Association football defenders Category:1954 FIFA World Cup players Category:1956 AFC Asian Cup players Category:AFC Asian Cup-winning players |
2,384 | Mundo de Alegría | is a Peruvian international school (ペルー学校) in Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan. The school, which has primary and secondary levels, uses Spanish as the medium of instruction. In 2013 the Embassy of Peru celebrated the school's 10 year anniversary. The school also has a Brazilian primary school section. See also Peruvian migration to Japan Brazilians in Japan Hamamatsu Municipal Senior High School - Japanese municipal high school with a large non-Japanese enrollment Colegio Hispano Americano de Gunma - Peruvian international school in Isesaki, Gunma Asociación Academia de Cultura Japonesa (Japanese international school in Lima, Peru) Japanese international schools in Brazil: Escola Japonesa de São Paulo Associação Civil de Divulgação Cultural e Educacional Japonesa do Rio de Janeiro Escola Japonesa de Manaus References Further reading "La prensa japonesa destaca a la peruana de “Mundo de Alegría” que ingresó a la universidad" (Archive). International Press Digital. 31 October 2014. External links Mundo de Alegría Mundo de Alegría Mundo de Alegría Category:Schools in Hamamatsu Category:International schools in Japan Category:High schools in Japan Category:Brazilian international schools Category:Peruvian international schools Category:Brazil–Japan relations |
2,385 | Teresa Benitez-Thompson | Teresa Francisca Benitez-Thompson (born July 25, 1978) is an American politician, the Majority Floor Leader and a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly, first elected February 7, 2011 to represent District 27. She was crowned Miss Nevada 2002 and placed third runner-up at the Miss America 2003 pageant. On December 4, 2013, Benitez-Thompson was endorsed by Harry Reid and Richard Bryan for her re-election campaign in 2014. Education Benitez-Thompson earned her B.A. from the University of Nevada, Reno and her master's degree in social work from the University of Michigan. Elections 2012 Benitez-Thompson was unopposed for the June 12, 2012 Democratic Primary and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 14,160 votes (57.76%) against Republican nominee Tom Taber, who had previously run for the Assembly in 1990. 2010 When Democratic Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie ran for Nevada Senate and left the House District 27 seat open, Benitez-Thompson won the June 8, 2010 Democratic Primary with 1,451 votes (55.92%), and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,951 votes (63.57%) against Republican nominee Gabe Jurado. Personal life Benitez-Thompson is married to KOLO-TV chief meteorologist, former KRNV-DT chief meteorologist and former KTVN meteorologist Jeff Thompson and has 4 children. References External links Official page at the Nevada Legislature Campaign website |- Category:1978 births Category:21st-century American politicians Category:21st-century American women politicians Category:Hispanic and Latino American women in politics Category:Living people Category:Members of the Nevada Assembly Category:Miss America 2003 delegates Category:Miss Nevada winners Category:Nevada Democrats Category:People from Ventura, California Category:Politicians from Reno, Nevada Category:University of Michigan School of Social Work alumni Category:University of Nevada, Reno alumni Category:Women state legislators in Nevada |
2,386 | Ibrahim Diarra | Ibrahim Diarra (25 May 1983 – 18 December 2019) was a French rugby union footballer. He played as a flanker for Castres. Diarra was born in Paris. He made his international debut for France in their fourth match of the 2008 Six Nations Championship against Italy on 9 March 2008. This was his only cap. On 18 December 2019, Diarra died due to a cardiac event at the age of 36. References External links Ibrahim Diarra International Statistics Category:1983 births Category:2019 deaths Category:French rugby union players Category:Rugby union flankers Category:Sportspeople from Paris Category:French people of Senegalese descent Category:France international rugby union players |
2,387 | Speranza amboflava | Speranza amboflava is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. The MONA or Hodges number for Speranza amboflava is 6284. References Further reading Category:Macariini Category:Articles created by Qbugbot Category:Moths described in 1953 |
2,388 | Tarjanli | Tarjanli (, also Romanized as Tarjanlī) is a village in Qaravolan Rural District, Loveh District, Galikash County, Golestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,162, in 313 families. References Category:Populated places in Galikash County |
2,389 | Continental Circus Berlin | The Continental Circus Berlin is a touring circus featured in the UK and presented by the European Entertainment Corporation during the summertime. The Continental Circus Berlin also goes under the shortened name of Circus Berlin. The Circus usually consists of 20-30 cast members, which include clowns, acrobats, tightrope walkers, and other circus artists. The Circus is operated by the same organization that presents the Moscow State Circus. See also Moscow State Circus External links Continental Circus Berlin Website Images of Continental Circus Berlin 2009 Category:Circuses |
2,390 | Mark Hughes (rugby league, born 1976) | Mark Hughes (born 15 December 1976 in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played club football for the Newcastle Knights in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) and later for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League, primarily as a or . In 2013, he was diagnosed with brain cancer and subsequently established the Mark Hughes Foundation. Club career Hughes played for the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs in their 1995 grand final victory. He then joined the Newcastle Knights and in his debut season he was on the wing in Newcastle's maiden Grand Final victory over Manly in the 1997 Optus Cup final. He subsequently shifted to the centres where he played in the Knights' 2001 NRL grand final victory. Having won the 2001 NRL Premiership, the Knights traveled to England to play the 2002 World Club Challenge against Super League champions, the Bradford Bulls. Hughes played at centre in Newcastle's loss. Hughes was selected for all three games for the New South Wales Blues in the 2001 Origin series where he played at fullback. In 2011, 10 years after The 2001 final at The once a knight reunion lunch, Hughes spoke about his memories of The 2001 final and the buildup to the game. Hughes said "I remember how nervous and stiff The Parramatta players were and how they were dressed in their "Miami Vice black suits" to the grand final breakfast". Injuries hampered Hughes' later career and limited his representative appearances. At the end of 2005, he left the Knights to join French club the Catalans Dragons for the 2006 Super League season. In 2010 he was named fullback of Kurri Rugby League Club's team of the century. Career highlights First Grade Debut: 1997 - Round 9, Newcastle Knights v Gold Coast Chargers at Gold Coast Stadium, 3 May. He scored a try on debut. Representative selection: 2001, State of Origin Premierships: 1997, Newcastle Knights defeated Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22–16 and 2001, Newcastle Knights defeated Parramatta Eels 30–24. References Category:1976 births Category:Australian rugby league players Category:Newcastle Knights players Category:Catalans Dragons players Category:New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players Category:Country New South Wales Origin rugby league team players Category:Kurri Kurri Bulldogs players Category:Rugby league fullbacks Category:Living people |
2,391 | Frank Der Yuen | Frank Der Yuen (20 February 1912 - 17 September 1984) was an aeronautical engineer of international acclaim who resided in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. He was the inventor of flexible loading bridge, among other inventions. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1933. Recognition In his recognition, Frank Der Yuen Aviation Scholarship is awarded by the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor. References Category:1912 births Category:1984 deaths Category:Aeronautical engineers Category:Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Category:Engineers from Hawaii Category:20th-century American engineers |
2,392 | Municipal Borough of Leigh | The Municipal Borough of Leigh was, from 1899 to 1974, a local government district of the administrative county of Lancashire, England, consisting of the townships of Pennington, Westleigh, Bedford and part of the township of Atherton and named after the ancient ecclesiastical parish. The area contained the market town of Leigh that served as its administrative centre until its dissolution in 1974. The borough council built Leigh Town Hall which was completed in 1907. In 1875 Leigh Local Board of Health was formed comprising the areas Bedford, Pennington and Westleigh, members of the Leigh Poor Law Union. It was created an urban district in 1894 by the Local Government Act 1894 and was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1899. It was affected by a minor boundary change with Golborne Urban District in 1969 which affected no population. In 1974 the borough was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 and its former area transferred to Greater Manchester to be combined with others to form the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. From 1894 to 1933, Leigh Rural District located (in two fragments) either side of the district, comprised the civil parishes of Astley, Culcheth, Kenyon and Lowton. The rural district was abolished in 1933 under a County Review Order. References Category:Local government in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan Leigh Leigh Leigh Category:Leigh, Greater Manchester |
2,393 | What Was I Thinkin' | "What Was I Thinkin'" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in April 2003 as his debut single and the first from his self-titled debut album. The song also became his first number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in September 2003. Content Bentley co-wrote "What Was I Thinkin'" with his record producer, Brett Beavers, and Deric Ruttan. The song is an up-tempo in which he recalls escaping one night with a "beauty from south Alabama," named Becky while the narrator spends the song constantly questioning "what was I thinkin'", being mesmerized by Becky into committing all manner of foolish activities. The night begins with Becky and the narrator sneaking out of her father's house but her father catches them leaving the property and shoots the tailgate of the truck on their way out with his shotgun. Shortly after they are caught in a police chase where the narrator drives his truck through a cornfield to escape, much to Becky's delight. Later into the night he encounters a large man with a "Born to Kill" tattoo whom he starts a fight with after the man tries to get between him and Becky and has to frantically run away from once he "[knocks] out his front tooth." He returns Becky to her home "at a half-past two" (2:30 AM) but her father is already waiting "in a lawn chair" in the driveway for the pair. The narrator shuts off his truck and waits as the father advances towards them but Becky, being the rowdy girl she is, grins and then sends them speeding off into the night once again. Critical reception Rick Cohoon of Allmusic gave the single a mixed review, comparing its sound and theme to David Lee Murphy's "Dust on the Bottle" and calling the song "catchy enough, yet overdone." Deborah Evans Price of Billboard wrote that the song had an "infectious" melody and "lots of energy." Because of the line "I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top / Sittin' right there in the middle by me," Bentley told Billboard magazine that he began seeing female fans wearing white tank-tops to concerts. Music video The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil and premiered in mid-2003. It tells the story of the song's events in retrospect as the narrator looks over the damage he incurred from his wild night with Becky (such as pulling a corn leaf from the undercarriage of his Ford Ranchero or looking at the scar he picked up from his fight with the "mountain of a man with a 'Born to Kill' tattoo", which apparently is Becky's ex-boyfriend) while wondering if it was really worth it. The video features Lauren Elaine as "Becky", the white tank-top wearing "beauty from South Alabama". Elaine also appears in "How Am I Doin'", "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do", and "Am I the Only One" as the same character. The video was shot in New Braunfels and Kingsbury, Texas over 3 days in May 2003. The |
2,394 | North Carolina Wine Festival | The North Carolina Wine Festival is one of several annual events showcasing vineyards from all across the state of North Carolina. It is the largest one-day wine festival in the state. It began in 2000 as a way to showcase the over 100 different wineries in the state. It was held at Tanglewood Park, in Clemmons, North Carolina. The 12th annual festival was held on May 26, 2012 and had 30 participating wineries. The general manager for WSJS-AM, Tom Hamilton, is also the festival director. More than just a wine-tasting, the event features many bands, activities, food and apparel vendors. Attendance in 2012 was estimated to be between 12,000 and 15,000 people. Revenue from wineries produces over $1.2 billion in annual sales, making North Carolina the 10th largest U.S. state in wine production. North Carolina is the world's largest producer of muscadine wines. 2005 split In 2005 several wineries of the Yadkin Valley AVA pulled out of the event citing low sales and little exposure compared to other events and activities taking place at the festival. The Yadkin Valley Winegrowers Association formed their own festival held shortly after the NC Wine Festival. References External links Category:Festivals in North Carolina Category:Wine festivals in the United States |
2,395 | WGPA | WGPA (1100 kHz) is a Class D daytimer radio station, licensed to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and serving the Lehigh Valley. It is owned by CC Broadcasting, LLC. It airs a Full-Service radio format as "Ameripolitan," consisting of classic country music, rockabilly, oldies and polka music. Because AM 1100 is a clear channel frequency, WGPA must sign off at night to protect WTAM in Cleveland, the Class A station on 1100 kHz. (Radio waves travel farther at night.) WGPA studios and offices are located at 2311 Easton Avenue in Bethlehem. Transmitter at 1080 Win Drive. History WGPA was originally a part of the Bethlehem Globe Publishing Authority (the GPA in WGPA). Both WGPA-AM and its sister station, WGPA-FM (now WZZO), began broadcasting on February 16, 1946 and was located at 426 Brodhead Avenue, next to the Globe-Times daily newspaper building. At the time, WGPA-AM and FM were simulcast. The FCC license stated ownership as A-B-E Broadcasting, a division of the Bethlehem Globe Times Newspapers, signifying Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton as the coverage area. WGPA AM 1100 originally broadcast popular music from that time period. The original musical lineup primarily consisted of big band/swing featuring artists such as Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller and Doris Day. In the early fifties, Bob Wolken, a recent graduate of Liberty High School, started at the station performing odd jobs. He would eventually became an on-air announcer, who would remain through changes in ownership and formats into the 1990s. Wolken's smooth style was the wake up voice for generations of Bethlehem-area residents for many years. His program was called "In the Book" and it aired from sign on time to 9:30 am Monday through Saturdays. WGPA AM has always been a daytime only station: its broadcast hours are limited to dawn to dusk operation. Because of this limitation, WGPA-FM would carry local live sports coverage after sunset. This included high school basketball and football. By the 1960s, the FM station's daytime programming was beautiful music featuring the likes of Mantovani, Ferrante and Teicher, Ray Conniff and Henry Mancini. One well-known program on the FM side was "The Velvet Touch" hosted by Bob Deacon. By 1973 Bethlehem Globe Publishing Authority began to divest itself of its radio holdings. WGPA AM and FM were sold to Holt Broadcasting for approximately $125,000. The FM station would become WEZV, "Easy 95", playing easy listening music in stereo. By the late 1970s, WEZV would become WZZO, "Z-95", and play album-oriented rock. It has remained in that format since then. WZZO's headquarters were established at the Westgate Mall in Bethlehem, before moving to Whitehall Township. Holt sold WGPA-AM to Henry Chadwick in 1978 for approximately $400,000. The WGPA-AM offices and studios were moved to the Dodson Building at 528 North New Street. Soon after, the station adopted the moniker "Sunny 1100," playing a mix of adult standards and soft adult contemporary music, with a mix of local news, weather and traffic. Among the more notable WGPA alumni from this period was Bill Zimpfer, who played music, but who also provided play-by-play for Lehigh University football |
2,396 | Taling Chan railway station | Taling Chan Station is a railway station located in Taling Chan District, Bangkok. It is operated by the State Railway of Thailand and serves two routes: the Southern Main Line and the Bang Son-Taling Chan SRT Light Red Line. It is located 22.136 kilometres from Bangkok Railway Station. Taling Chan Junction serves as a junction for the mainline from Bangkok and the short branchline to Thon Buri Railway Station, near Siriraj Hospital. Taling Chan Station is also the terminus for the current Light Red Line from Bang Son. In the past, the station building was a wooden structure with about 5 platforms. Since 2009, the station has been rebuilt to concrete and other tracks were removed for the SRT Light Red Line new tracks. Train services Ordinary 261/262 Bangkok-Hua Hin-Bangkok Rapid 171/172 Bangkok-Sungai Kolok-Bangkok Rapid 169/170 Bangkok-Yala-Bangkok Commuter 355/356 Bangkok-Suphan Buri-Bangkok Ordinary 251/252 Bang Sue Junction-Prachuap Khiri Khan-Bang Sue Junction Ordinary 254/255 Lang Suan-Thon Buri-Lang Suan Ordinary 257/258 Thon Buri-Nam Tok-Thon Buri Ordinary 259/260 Thon Buri-Nam Tok-Thon Buri Ordinary 351/352 Thon Buri-Ratchaburi-Thon Buri Rapid 177/178 Thon Buri-Lang Suan-Thon Buri Commuter 919/920 [1,2,3,4,5] Thon Buri-Salaya-Thon Buri 1979 Taling Chan rail accident The accident occurred at dawn on 21 August 1979. A congested Ratchaburi-Thon Buri train (No.165, now 352) approached the intersection around Taling Chan Junction and was collided by a freight train from Bang Sue Junction to Padang Besar, due to having gone through a red signal. The freight train collided into the passenger train in the middle section and caused derailments for both trains. There were 51 deaths and 138 injured, the majority of the passengers being students and merchants coming for trade near Thon Buri Station. The accident was one of the most severe rail disasters in Thailand. References http://phanuphong002.wordpress.com/ http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2532/D/166/51.PDF http://www.railway.co.th Category:Railway stations in Bangkok |
2,397 | Dirty Penny | Dirty Penny was a glam metal band from Santa Cruz, California. Their music is identified as glam or sleaze metal, with their influences being Mötley Crüe, AC/DC, Skid Row, Judas Priest, Poison, and Guns N' Roses. Dirty Penny has currently released two albums, Take it Sleezy (2007), and Young & Reckless- released on September 17, 2009. History Dirty Penny formed in Santa Cruz, California. They gained popularity by winning a "Battle of the Bands" run by jpotmusic.com. Their music has been described as "glittery-glam", "sex-fueled", and "leather-encased". It is reminiscent of 80's glam metal made popular by the likes of Mötley Crüe, Poison, Guns N' Roses, RATT, and Skid Row. Dirty Penny was originally a Poison cover band, ironically called Antidote. They later had to drop Antidote due to a Dutch band of the same name. Dirty Penny has since played at all 3 Rocklahoma Festivals, and is working on playing 2010. Bassist Tyno Molinaro (Tyno Vincent) said this about the band: "We were into old-school punk, like The Misfits, when we first got into music, then got into glam as a fuck-you to our hometown...But punk's got a lot of rules, and that's not very punk. Rock'n'roll doesn't have any rules -- everybody can do drugs or not do drugs or dress however they want. A lot of people are tired of the screamo/I'm-not-okay thing. It's like, everyone's not okay, you know? Forget about it. Have fun. That's what you do with music -- you forget about your shit." “Antidote was like our training wheels when we were learning how to play, but I consider the start of our band as being when we became Dirty Penny and recorded our album...There are a lot of haters...We’re labeled a cover band in Santa Cruz and that’ll probably never change, but it’s cool to go out and experience respect for what we’re doing now from older metal bands.” Take it Sleezy Dirty Penny's debut album is Take it Sleezy, released on 8/2/2007. Young & Reckless Released on September 17, 2009. For this album, Dirty Penny altered their look from their original "glittery-glam" to a more modern, less-showy getup. Fans tend to argue their music has not changed, despite their outward appearance.They have also revamped their official website, becoming much more professional in terms of design and layout. Promotional Material: "Don’t call it an accident. The long-awaited second album from Dirty Penny is sitting on the boilerplate, bubbling over and itching to be unleashed on the eardrums of Rock N Roll fans across the globe. The mass following 'The Boys', (Binge Daniels on vocals, Jonny Prynce on guitar, Tyno Vincent on bass, and Spanky Savage on drums) have developed over the past three years is nothing short of amazing. It seems, to the ill informed, that the road-warrior, un relentless attitude, sleepless nights and booze-fueled mayhem has thrust Dirty Penny into the spotlight: on accident. But rest assured, with one listen, this is no accident. Having developed an incredibly strong fan base in America, a following overseas that has tattooed ‘The Boys’ brand onto |
2,398 | Sir Walter Bagot, 5th Baronet | Sir Walter Wagstaffe Bagot, 5th Baronet (3 August 1702 – 20 January 1768) of Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1724 and 1768. Early life Bagot was the eldest surviving son of Sir Edward Bagot, 4th Baronet, MP, and his wife Frances Wagstaffe, daughter of Sir Thomas Wagstaffe of Tachbrook, Warwickshire. In 1712, he succeeded his father to the baronetcy and Blithfield. He was educated at Isleworth and Colney Hatch, Middlesex and matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford in 1720. He married Lady Barbara Legge, daughter of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth MP, on 27 July 1724. Career Bagot was returned as a Tory Member of Parliament for Newcastle under Lyme at a by-election on 20 November 1724. He earned a reproach from his brother in law, Lord Lewisham, for his neglect of his parliamentary duties. At the 1727 British general election he was returned unopposed as MP for Staffordshire. He voted consistently against the government. He was returned unopposed again at the 1734 British general election. He made his only recorded speech on 26 February 1735, when he moved unsuccessfully for a clause to be included in the mutiny bill which would allow newly enlisted soldiers to obtain their immediate discharge if they wanted. In 1737 he became Trustee of the Radcliffe Library at Oxford and was granted a DCL He became founding governor of the Foundling Hospital in 1739. At the 1741 British general election, he was returned unopposed again as MP tor Staffordshire, but at the 1747 British general election he was returned after a fierce contest. His opponent petitioned but Bagot took part in a gathering to organize a subscription against the petition at the Lichfield races in September. This turned into a Jacobite demonstration against the Leveson Gower family who had changed their allegiance to the Whigs. At the 1754 British general election Bagot withdrew from Parliament in favour of his son, William who was returned at Staffordshire. On 30 November 1762 Bagot reluctantly agreed to stand at the Oxford University by-election at the urging of Thomas Jenner, president of Magdalen. He was returned as MP for Oxford University on 16 December 1762. His first reported vote was on 10 February 1764, which was with the Administration against repealing the cider tax. The only other reported vote was on 27 February 1767 which was with the Opposition on the land tax. Death and legacy Bagot died on 20 January 1768, leaving by his wife Barbara, eight sons and eight daughters. Their children included: William Bagot, 1st Baron Bagot (1729–1798) Charles Bagot (1730–1793), who married Catherine Legge, a niece of the Earl of Dartmouth, and who changed his name to Charles Chester by Act of Parliament in 1755. Reverend Walter Bagot of Pype Hayes Hall (1731–1808), who married firstly Anne Swinnerton; their daughter Louisa-Frances married Rev. Richard Levett of Milford Hall, Staffordshire. (Coincidentally, Sir Walter Wagstaffe Bagot had built a large home at Blithfield for Rev. Richard Levett, grandfather of the rector who later married into the Bagot |
2,399 | Jeremy Robinson | Jeremy Robinson, also known as Jeremy Bishop, Jeremiah Knight, and other pen names (born 1974), is a New York Times bestselling (and #1 Audible.com bestselling) author of sixty novels and novellas. He is known for mixing elements of science, history and mythology, which has earned him the #1 spot in Science Fiction and Action-Adventure, and secured him as the top creature feature author. Many of his novels have been adapted into comic books, optioned for film and TV, and translated into thirteen languages. He is known as the author of the Nemesis Saga and the Chess Team series. He is also the author of the non-fiction title, The Screenplay Workbook (2003, Lone Eagle Press). Early life Robinson was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, where he lived until he was 20. Personal life Robinson now resides in New Hampshire with his wife and three children, where he works as a full-time writer. His daughter, Aquila, published a short story titled "Septic Zombie" (April 2012), published by Breakneck Media. Career Robinson's career as a writer started out in comic books with several stints on indie comics. After that he wrote screenplays, several of which were produced, optioned or in development (including the screenplay version of The Didymus Contingency). His switch to book writing came with The Screenplay Workbook in 2003. He has since written over sixty novels, which are available in twelve languages, including the Nemesis Saga and the Chess Team series published by Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press. Robinson is a former Director of New Hampshire AuthorFest, a non-profit organization promoting literacy in New Hampshire. Bibliography Celebrated Works Stand Alone Novels Infinite (May 2017, Breakneck Media) The Others (May 2018, Breakneck Media) Alter (May 2018, Breakneck Media) Nemesis Saga The Nemesis Saga follows the fictional Homeland Security's fictional Fusion Center-P (Paranormal) and their exploits with the ancient Goddess of Vengeance, the massive Kaiju Nemesis. Island 731 (March 2013, Thomas Dunne Books) [Book 0] Project Nemesis (December 2012, Breakneck Media) Project Maigo (November 2013, Breakneck Media) Project 731 (November 2014, Breakneck Media) Project Hyperion (September 2015, Breakneck Media) Project Legion (October 2016, Breakneck Media) Chess Team The Jack Sigler / Chess Team series follows the adventures of a group of military operators founded to combat mysterious and mythical threats to the world. Prime (July 2012, Breakneck Media) [Book 0] Written with Sean Ellis. Pulse (2009, Thomas Dunne Books) Instinct (2010, Thomas Dunne Books) Chesspocalypse Novellas (occurs between Instinct and Threshold) Callsign: King (2011, Breakneck Media) Follows Jack Sigler. Written with Sean Ellis. Callsign: Queen (2011, Breakneck Media) This one follows Zelda Baker. Written with David Wood. Callsign: Rook (2011, Breakneck Media) This one follows Stan Tremblay. Written with Edward G. Talbot. Callsign: King-Book II: Underworld (2011, Breakneck Media) This one back to following Jack Sigler. Written with Sean Ellis. Callsign: Bishop (2011, Breakneck Media) This one follows Erik Somers. Written with David McAfee. Callsign: Knight (2011, Breakneck Media) This one follows Shin Dae Jung. Written with Ethan Cross. Callsign: Deep Blue (2011, Breakneck Media) This one follows Tom Duncan. Written with |
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