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2,400 | Tala, Kolkata | Tala is a neighbourhood in North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History The East India Company obtained from the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar, in 1717, the right to rent from 38 villages surrounding their settlement. Of these 5 lay across the Hooghly in what is now Howrah district. The remaining 33 villages were on the Calcutta side. After the fall of Siraj-ud-daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, it purchased these villages in 1758 from Mir Jafar, and reorganised them. These villages were known en-bloc as Dihi Panchannagram and Tala was one of them. It was considered to be a suburb beyond the limits of the Maratha Ditch. Geography Police district Tala police station is part of the North and North Suburban division of Kolkata Police. Located at 4, Indra Biswas Road, Kolkata-700037, it has jurisdiction over Tala, Paikpara and Belgachia neighbourhoods/Ward nos. 3, 4 and 5 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Amherst Street Women police station covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the North and North Suburban division i.e. Amherst Street, Jorabagan, Shyampukur, Cossipore, Chitpur, Sinthi, Burtolla and Tala. Tala water tank Tala water tank of Kolkata Municipal Corporation was built in 1909. It has the capacity to hold 9 million gallons of water and is the largest overhead reservoir in the world. It has a height of 110 feet. References External links Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata |
2,401 | King Radio | Norman Span, known as King Radio, was a top Trinidadian calypsonian active in the 1930s and 1940s. He was a waterfront worker in Port of Spain when he started performing in public in 1929. Six years later he started his short-lived recording career. He was the composer of many calypsos which later became standards, such as "Mathilda", "Man Smart, Woman Smarter", and "Brown Skin Gal". References Category:Calypsonians Category:Trinidad and Tobago musicians |
2,402 | Clement Greatorex | Admiral Clement Greatorex (7 January 1869 – 21 March 1937) was a Royal Navy officer. Naval career Promoted to captain on 31 December 1905, Greatorex was given command of the protected cruiser HMS Eclipse in January 1906 and the armoured cruiser HMS Natal in June 1911. He was appointed Director of Naval Equipment at the Admiralty from 14 January, 1915 to 8 October, 1917. Promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral he was then appointed Flag Officer, Shetlands in October 1917. During the First World War. References Category:Royal Navy admirals Category:1869 births Category:1937 deaths Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath Category:Members of the Royal Victorian Order |
2,403 | Forry Smith | Forry Smith (born December 1, 1952) is an American actor. He played Reese Walker on NBC's soap opera Santa Barbara. He portrayed the role from 1992 to 1993. Smith was an 11th round selection (309th overall pick) in the 1976 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills out of Iowa State University as a wide receiver. References External links Category:1952 births Category:Living people Category:People from Waterloo, Iowa Category:Players of American football from Iowa Category:American football wide receivers Category:Iowa State Cyclones football players Category:American male soap opera actors Category:American male television actors |
2,404 | Battle of Chuncheon | The Battle of Chuncheon was one of a series of coordinated attacks beginning on 25 June 1950 that marked the beginning of the Korean War. Category:Battles of the Korean War Category:1950 in Korea Category:Conflicts in 1950 Category:June 1950 events |
2,405 | Ron Slocum | Ronald Reece Slocum (July 2, 1945 — August 25, 1988) was an American professional baseball player. Slocum appeared in 80 games for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball during that team's first three seasons of existence, including the entire season. A catcher and third baseman when he entered professional baseball, he was a utility infielder and backup catcher for San Diego, playing a near-equal number of games at third base, catcher, shortstop and second base. He threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . Slocum attended Helix High School. He was initially signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates and spent five seasons (1964–1968) in their minor league system before his newly created hometown team, the MLB Padres, chose him as the 55th overall selection in the National League's portion of the 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft. Slocum spent the minor league season with the Double-A Elmira Pioneers before his recall by the Padres in September. Major League career On September 16 at San Diego Stadium, against the Houston Astros, he started at third base and collected his first two Major League hits, a single off Tom Griffin and a two-run home run off Jack Billingham. Overall, he batted .292 in 13 games, and won a job as a utility player on the 1970 San Diego roster the following season. Slocum played in 60 games for the 1970 Padres, but in 71 at bats he could muster only ten hits, including his second MLB home run, two doubles and two triples. He was the starting second baseman on July 21, 1970 — the day that Padre manager Preston Gómez controversially used a pinch hitter (Cito Gaston) for Clay Kirby in the eighth inning of a game in which Kirby was throwing a no-hitter against the New York Mets (although Kirby left the game trailing 1–0). In , Slocum again made the Padre opening-season roster, but he went hitless in 18 April at bats and was sent to the Triple-A Hawaii Islanders, where he spent the remainder of his career. He retired in 1972. Death Ronald Slocum died in 1988, though news of his death did not reach researchers until 2014. He was survived by his two children and eight grandchildren. References External links Category:1945 births Category:1988 deaths Category:Baseball players from California Category:Batavia Pirates players Category:Elmira Pioneers players Category:Gastonia Pirates players Category:Hawaii Islanders players Category:Kinston Eagles players Category:Major League Baseball catchers Category:Major League Baseball infielders Category:People from San Diego County, California Category:Raleigh Pirates players Category:Reno Silver Sox players Category:Salem Rebels players Category:San Diego Padres players Category:Sportspeople from Modesto, California |
2,406 | Rowan Osborne (rugby union) | Rowan Osborne (3 November 1996) is an Irish rugby union player for Leinster in the Pro14. He plays as a scrum-half. Leinster Whilst playing amateur rugby in the All-Ireland League for Dublin University, Osborne was recommended to Leinster during their 2019–20 pre-season training by Noel McNamara, an elite player development officer with the province, and Tony Smeeth, one of the coaches at Dublin University. He made his debut of the bench for the province in their 53–5 win against Welsh side Ospreys in round 2 of the 2019–20 Pro14 on 4 October 2019, before featuring off the bench again one week later, scoring his first try for the province in their 40–14 win against Scottish side Edinburgh. Following these two appearances, and his performances for Leinster A in the 2019–20 Celtic Cup and for Dublin University in the All-Ireland League, Osborne was awarded a professional contract with the province for the remainder of the 2019–20 season. Ahead of Leinster's inter-provincial clash against old rivals Munster on 28 December 2019, Osborne was named in the starting XV at short-notice after original starting scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park withdrew from the team due to illness. In his first senior start for the province, Osborne played 65 minutes, helping his team to a 13–6 win in Thomond Park. References External links Leinster Profile Pro14 Profile Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Irish rugby union players Category:Dublin University Football Club players Category:Leinster Rugby players Category:Rugby union scrum-halves |
2,407 | Alpine Ski Club | The Alpine Ski Club (ASC) is a club of ski mountaineers based in the UK and the first ski mountaineering club in Great Britain. Membership is open to experienced independent ski-mountaineers who fulfil the minimum entry qualification. Aspirant membership is open to those who do not meet the criteria. Notable Members (Honorary and Ordinary) Past and Present Sir Edmund Hillary Sir Chris Bonington Peter Lunn Frank Smythe Patrick Pery, 6th Earl of Limerick History The ASC was created on Saturday the 7th of March 1908 at a dinner in the Devonshire Club hosted by Dr Henry Lunn (later to be Sir Henry Lunn). Founder members included: Sir Martin Conway (First President) Mr Arnold Lunn (later to be Sir Arnold Lunn) Mr William Moore Rev. Canon Savage Mr Rickmer Rickmers Dr Tom Longstaff Mr E. V. S Caulfeild George Ingle Finch Activities The club provides a venue for active ski-mountaineers to meet, exchange information and to plan new expeditions. It holds two lecture meetings every year in autumn and spring, usually at The Alpine Club and an annual dinner is usually held in November. In addition to these UK-based activities, the ASC also organises meetings in the Alps as well as expeditions to little-known mountain ranges across the world. Enterprising guideless ski expeditions in recent years have included ski-mountaineering expeditions to Muztag Ata, Zanskar, Kashmir, Gangotri, Iran, Turkey and Svaneti. Recent Alpine meets have been in Pontresina, Andermatt, Briançon, Dolomites, Tatras, Lyngen, Stubai and Romania. Avalanche rescue transceivers are available for hire from the Alpine Ski Club. This is provided as part of the ASC's commitment to safer ski mountaineering. Sponsorship and awards The Alpine Ski Club has two award schemes, namely the Kenneth Smith Scholarship and the Memorial Adventure Fund. These schemes can provide help for: Taking part in a ski mountaineering expedition which includes an element of exploration, Carrying out a research project on an aspect of ski mountaineering, Attending an approved course in ski mountaineering, or Other activities which further the knowledge and practice of safe movement in the mountains on ski. The awards are especially, but not exclusively, for young skiers. See also Skiing Ski touring Ski mountaineering Telemark skiing References External links Category:Mountaineering in the Alps Category:Sports organizations established in 1908 Category:Climbing organizations Category:Mountaineering Category:Ski clubs Category:1908 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:Skiing in the Alps |
2,408 | Tom Gage (athlete) | Thomas Lewis "Tom" Gage (May 16, 1943 – July 15, 2010) was an American Hammer Thrower from Billings, Montana. Gage graduated from Cornell University in 1965. During the late 1960s to the early 1970s he was in the top 10 among American hammer throwers for 10 years including achieving number 1 in 1972. He won the gold medal at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and was a finalist in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany, ultimately finishing 12th. His personal best was 71.17, set in 1971. Masters He continued to throw the hammer and weight implements through the various Masters age groups, setting the M60 World Record in 2004. He also held the M50 age group world record for 9 years before it was surpassed by another former Olympian Jud Logan. He was a 2001 inductee into the Masters division of the USATF National Track and Field Hall of Fame. The University of Montana hosts the Tom Gage Classic named in his honor. References External links Category:1943 births Category:2010 deaths Category:American male hammer throwers Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Category:Cornell University alumni Category:Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Category:World record setters in athletics (track and field) Category:Sportspeople from Billings, Montana Category:World record holders in masters athletics Category:American masters athletes Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Category:Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) |
2,409 | Cal Orcko | The Cal Orck’o tracksite is exposed in a quarry wall, approximately 4.4 km NW of Sucre (Department Chuquisaca, Bolivia) in the Altiplano/Cordillera Oriental, in the El Molino Formation (Middle Maastrichtian). Fossiliferous oolitic limestones, associated with large, freshwater stromatolites and nine levels of dinosaur tracks in the El Molino Formation document an open lacustrine environment. The main track-bearing level is almost vertical with a surface area of ~ 65,000 m2. The high-resolution mapping of the site from 1998 to 2015 revealed a total of 12,092 individual dinosaur tracks in 465 trackways. Nine different morphotypes of dinosaur tracks have been documented. Amongst them are several trackways of theropods, ornithopods, ankylosaurs and sauropods, with the latter group accounting for 26% of the trackways. References External links Tentativ List World Heritage Universiteit Basel Project tbv Toerisme universiteit Basel Category:Paleontology in Bolivia Category:Dinosaur trace fossils Category:Fossil trackways |
2,410 | Morocco at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Morocco competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Medalists Results by event Athletics Men's 800 m Khalid Tighazouine Round 1 - 01:00.33 Semifinal - 01:45.38 (did not advance) El Mahjoub Haida Round 1 - 01:47.14 Semifinal - 01:46.35 (did not advance) Mouhssin Chehibi Round 1 - 01:48.51 Semifinal - 01:49.88 (did not advance) Men's 1,500 m Hicham El Guerrouj Round 1 - 03:38.57 Semifinal - 03:37.60 Final - 03:32.32 (Silver medal) Youssef Baba Round 1 - 03:38.68 Semifinal - 03:40.16 Final - 03:56.08 (12th place) Adil Kaouch Round 1 - 03:41.06 (did not advance) Men's 5,000 m Brahim Lahlafi Round 1 - 13:22.70 Final - 13:36.47 (Bronze medal) Mohammed Said El Wardi Round 1 - 13:35.18 (did not advance) Men's 10,000 m Said Berioui Round 1 - 27:45.83 Final - 27:37.83 (5th place) Men's 400 m Hurdles Mustapha Sdad Round 1 - 51.39 (did not advance) Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase Ali Ezzine Round 1 - 08:23.79 Final - 08:22.15 (Bronze medal) Brahim Boulami Round 1 - 08:24.43 Final - 08:24.32 (7th place) El Arbi Khattabi Round 1 - 08:43.46 (did not advance) Men's Long Jump Younes Moudrik Qualifying - 7.95 (did not advance) El Mehdi El Ghazouani Qualifying - 7.60 (did not advance) Men's Marathon Abdelkader El Mouaziz Final - 2:13:49 (7th place) Boubker Elafoui Final - 2:23:53 (52nd place) Women's 800 m Hasna Benhassi Round 1 - 02:00.50 Semifinal - 01:59.19 Final - 01:59.27 (8th place) Amina Aït Hammou Round 1 - 02:03.25 (did not advance) Women's 1,500 m Seloua Ouaziz Round 1 - 04:10.82 Semifinal - 04:09.11 (did not advance) Hasna Benhassi Round 1 - DNS (did not advance) Women's 5,000 m Zhor El Kamch Round 1 - 16:02.50 (did not advance) Women's 10,000 m Asmae Leghzaoui Round 1 - 32:56.63 Final - 31:59.21 (18th place) Bouchra Chaabi Round 1 - 34:49.35 (did not advance) Women's 400 m Hurdles Nouzha Bidouane Round 1 - 55.38 Semifinal - 54.19 Final - 53.57 (Bronze medal) Boxing Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) Hicham Mesbahi Round 1 – Defeated Halil Ibrahim Turan of Turkey Round 2 – Lost to José Navarro of United States (did not advance) Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) Hassan Oucheikh Round 1 – Lost to Kazumasa Tsujimoto of Japan (did not advance) Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) Tahar Tamsamani Round 1 – Bye Round 2 – Defeated Heung-Min Park of Korea Quarterfinal – Defeated Israel Héctor Perez of Argentina Semifinal – Lost to Bekzat Sattarkhanov of Kazakhstan - Bronze medal Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg) Mohamed Mesbahi Round 1 – Bye Round 2 – Lost to Oleksandr Zubrihin of Ukraine (did not advance) Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) Azize Raguig Round 1 – Lost to Andriy Fedchuk of Ukraine (did not advance) Canoe / Kayak Slalom Men's competition Men's Kayak Singles Nizar Samlal Qualifying - 299.22 (did not advance) Football (soccer) Men's Team Competition - Group B Final Standings Group B Team Roster Sailing Men's Mistral Rachid Roussafi Race 1 - 32 Race 2 - 34 Race 3 - 33 Race 4 - (35) Race 5 - |
2,411 | David Clarke (Australian politician) | David John Clarke (born 2 April 1947), an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2003 to 2019, representing the Liberal Party. and is considered to have conservative Roman Catholic views. Prior to entering Parliament, Clarke studied a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sydney and worked as a solicitor. Personal life Clarke is married with four children. While not a member, David Clarke is a co-operator of the Opus Dei prelature of the Roman Catholic Church, and is considered to have conservative Christian views. His wife is a member of Opus Dei. Political history Clarke has been called a leading member of the right-wing of the Liberal Party in the media. Despite this, Clarke has stated that "I don't think there is a formal factional system operating in the Liberal Party" and that "the Liberal Party traditionally has not been a party based on factions and I don't believe it's based on factions now." In the late 1970s, Clarke was involved on the Liberal Party's Ethnic Council, which attempted to foster the development of persons of different ethnicities in the Liberal Party, as well as oppose communism in Eastern Europe. While serving on the Ethnic Council, he defended Lyenko Urbanchich against allegations of former Nazi connections and saving him from expulsion from the Liberal Party. Former NSW Opposition Leader from 1981–1983, John Dowd described Clarke as being "perceived as a lieutenant who carried out the views of Urbanchich and co in their branch stacking and endeavouring to take control of a large measure of the [Liberal] party." In February 2010, Clarke won preselection against David Elliott, the chief executive of the Civil Contractors Federation to ensure he can potentially serve on the New South Wales Legislative Council until 1 March 2019. Political viewpoints Clarke has spoken frequently on his political viewpoints stating that they naturally reflect the Liberal Party. He told The Sydney Morning Herald that "I work on the premise that most people have conservative values in the Liberal Party and that my values are in alignment with theirs." Clarke is a self-described strong supporter of the constitutional monarchy, "traditional marriage," free speech, freedom of religion, and free enterprise. In his first speech in 2003, Clarke promised to "uphold and advocate the conservative, mainstream and Christian-based truths and values that I believe our nation is based upon … with missionary zeal", advocated state sovereignty, the decentralisation of government power, and stated that "I respect the right of individuals to live their lives as they choose, unmolested and without harassment and persecution, provided they do not bring harm to others or to institutions and concepts that protect others." Clarke's views have been labelled by political opponents as "ultra-conservative" and those held by some in the Christian Right of the Liberal Party (such as his opposition to the "culture of abortion" and opposition to euthanasia). While he describes Australia as "a Christian nation" and argues that there is nothing wrong with religious values influencing legislation on the age of consent, abortion and euthanasia, he denies |
2,412 | Michael Alexander (bishop) | Michael Solomon Alexander (1 May 1799 – 23 November 1845) was the first Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem. Life He was the second son and one of five children born to Alexander Wolff. His ancestors may have come to Prussia from England, or may have been in Schönlanke for many generations. His education in the Talmud began when he was seven years old, and from age sixteen to twenty, he was a teacher in his community of both Talmud and the German language. He emigrated to England in about 1820, and became a private tutor for a Jewish family in Colchester. Then he became rabbi at Norwich. Here he came into contact with William Marsh, a stalwart of the London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews (now known as the Church's Ministry Among Jewish People or CMJ). Attempting to flee Christian influences, he accepted the post of teacher and shochet at Plymouth. He taught Hebrew to the Rev. Benjamin Golding of Stonehouse church. In 1825, he converted to Christianity. Soon afterwards, he and his wife, Deborah Levy, went to live in Dublin, where he taught Hebrew and was ordained a priest in the Anglican Church in 1827. This was followed by working with CMJ, firstly in Danzig between 1827 and 1830, and then in London between 1831 and 1841. He was professor of Hebrew at King's College London from 1832 until 1841 and helped Alexander McCaul of the CMJ to revise the Mission's translation of the New Testament into Hebrew in 1835 and to translate the Book of Common Prayer into Hebrew. Diocese of Jerusalem In 1841 the British and Prussian Governments as well as the Church of England and the Evangelical Church in Prussia entered into a unique agreement - the establishment of a Protestant Bishopric in Jerusalem. Alexander was proposed as the first Protestant bishop. He was appointed bishop of the United Church of England and Ireland in Jerusalem, and was ordained a bishop on 7 December 1841 at Lambeth Palace. He arrived in Jerusalem in January 1842. Alexander's position was always a controversial one. He worked alongside the CMJ pioneer, John Nicolayson, in consolidating the Protestant presence in Jerusalem. Various institutions were set up under his leadership, including a School of Industry for training Jewish believers in basic trades, an Enquirers House, a Hebrew College, and the first hospital in Palestine. His presence greatly antagonised the Jewish leadership, who considered him an apostate, as well as provoking the other major churches to consolidate their presence in Jerusalem. The Roman Catholic church subsequently sent a Patriarch to (or re-established the medieval Latin Patriarchate in) Jerusalem to counteract Alexander's influence. He died in Bilbeis, Egypt while returning to England. He was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Jerusalem. He was succeeded by Bishop Samuel Gobat. He had nine daughters (Sarah Jane Isabella Wolff, Fanny Vincent Steele, Deborah Rebecca Marsh, Anna, Elizabeth, Mary Anne, Louisa, Salome, and Emilie) and two sons (Michael Robert Richard Hawtrey and Alexander Benjamin). References Sources Crombie, Kelvin (2006) A Jewish Bishop in Jerusalem: the life story of Michael |
2,413 | Ivor Guest, 3rd Viscount Wimborne | Ivor Fox-Strangways Guest, 3rd Viscount Wimborne (2 December 1939 – 17 December 1993) was a British peer. Early life Ivor Fox-Strangways Guest was born on 2 December 1939. He was the son of Ivor Grosvenor Guest, 2nd Viscount Wimborne (1903–1967), and Mabel Edith Fox-Strangways, who married in 1938. William Walton composed "Set me as a seal upon thine heart" for his parents' wedding. His maternal grandfather was Giles Fox-Strangways, 6th Earl of Ilchester (1874–1959). His paternal grandfather was Ivor Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne (1873–1939), who was a British politician and one of the last Lords Lieutenant of Ireland, serving in that position at the time of the Easter Rising in 1916. He was educated at Eton College, like his father. Personal life He was married twice. The first was on 20 December 1966, when he married Victoria Ann Vigors. Together they had: Ivor Mervyn Vigors Guest, 4th Viscount Wimborne (born 1968), who married Ieva Imsa. He later married Venetia Margaret Barker (nee Quarry), who was the sister of Miranda Macmillan, Countess of Stockton (born 1947). Together, they had: Ilona Charlotte Guest (born 1985), who married Oliver Hilton-Johnson in 2012. His widow, now Dowager Viscountess Wimborne, lives at Fontaine-l'Abbé, France. References External links "UK: Is the next generation of industrialists unwilling to take the baton?", Management Today, 1 February 1991. Category:1939 births Category:1993 deaths Category:People educated at Eton College Category:Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Ivor |
2,414 | Dangi-ye Kak Abdollah | Dangi-ye Kak Abdollah (, also Romanized as Dangī-ye Kāk ʿAbdollah) is a village in Posht Tang Rural District, in the Central District of Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 165, in 35 families. References Category:Populated places in Sarpol-e Zahab County |
2,415 | Guttural pouch | Guttural pouches are large, auditory-tube diverticula that contain between 300 and 600 ml of air. They are present in odd-toed mammals, some bats, hyraxes, and the American forest mouse. They are paired bilaterally just below the ears, behind the skull and connect to the nasopharynx. Due to the general inaccessibility of the pouches in horses, they can be an area of infection by fungi and bacteria, and these infections can be extremely severe and hard to treat. The condition guttural pouch tympany affects several breeds, including the Arabian horse. The condition predisposes young horses to infection, often including severe swelling and often requires surgery to correct. The guttural pouch is also the site of infection in equine strangles. Structure The guttural pouches are located behind the cranial cavity, caudally the skull and below the wings of the atlas (C1). They are enclosed by the parotid and mandibular salivary glands, and the pterygoid muscles. The ventral portion lays on the pharynx and beginning of the esophagus, with the retropharyngeal lymph nodes located between the ventral wall and pharynx. The left and right pouches are separated by the longus capitis and rectus capitis ventralis muscles dorsomedially. Below these muscles, the two pouches fuse to form a median septum. The guttural pouches connect the middle ear to the pharynx. The opening into the pharynx is called the nasopharyngeal ostium, which is composed of the pharyngeal wall laterally and a fibrocartilaginous fold medially. This opening leads to a short soft tissue passageway into the respective guttural pouch. The openings are located rostrally to enable drainage of mucous when the head is lowered and prevent fluid build-up. The plica salpingopharyngea, a mucosal fold at the caudal portion of the Eustachian tube, forms an uninterrupted channel between the medial lamina of the Eustachian tube and the lateral wall of the pharynx. The plica salpingopharyngea can sometimes act as a one-way valve trapping air in the pouch, causing guttural pouch tympany. Each pouch is moulded around the stylohyoid bone which divides the medial and lateral compartments. The medial compartment is much larger, and protrudes more caudally and ventrally. The epithelium is pseudostratified and ciliated containing mucous-secreting goblet cells; lymph nodules are also present. The compartments of each guttural pouch contain many important structures including several cranial nerves and arteries that lie directly against the pouch as they pass into and out of foramina in the caudal aspect of the skull. The glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory and hypoglossal nerves; the sympathetic trunk leaving from the cranial cervical ganglion; and the internal carotid all cause a mucosal fold indent within the medial compartment, visible when viewed endoscopically. The facial nerve is in contact with the dorsal part of the pouch. The external carotid artery passes ventral to the medial compartment before crossing to the lateral wall of the lateral compartment. The pouch also covers the temporohyoid joint. Function For many years, the functionality of the guttural pouches remained an unsolved mystery. Recent studies have shown that they play a role in cooling the blood from the internal carotid destined for the brain |
2,416 | Tybory-Misztale | Tybory-Misztale is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wysokie Mazowieckie, within Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. References Tybory-Misztale |
2,417 | Charles Boner | Charles Boner (1815–1870) was an English travel writer, poet and translator. Life He was the second child and only son of Charles Boner, of Bath, Somerset, who died at Twickenham, 14 Aug. 1833, and was born at Weston, near Bath, 29 April 1815. He was educated at Bath from 1825 to 1827, and then at Tiverton grammar school from 1827 to 1829. From 1831 to 1837 he was tutor to the two elder sons of John Constable the painter. After his mother's death in 1839, Boner accepted an invitation from August, Freiherr von Dörnberg to reside with him in Germany. Some time later, having learned German, he accompanied the baron to Regensburg, where he had the offer of a post in the family of Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis. Boner became a lifelong friend of the prince, mixed in society, and spent twenty years in the family household at Regensburg. He visited William Wordsworth at Grasmere in 1844; and in 1845 he made the acquaintance of Mary Russell Mitford, with whom he carried on a literary correspondence for ten years. In 1860 Boner left Regensburg and made Munich his home. His daughter Marie was married, 27 February 1865, to Theodor Horschelt the painter. As special correspondent of The Daily News, he went to Vienna in August 1865, his time with the paper lasting from the time when the treaty of commerce between England and Austria was arranged until the conclusion of the Seven Weeks' War. In 1867 Boner went to Salzburg to be present at the meeting of Napoleon III and Franz Joseph I of Austria, and wrote a description of the scene. He also visited Trieste, where he attended the funeral of Maximilian I of Mexico. He died in the house of his son-in-law Horschelt, 5 Louisenstrasse, Munich, 9 April 1870. Works Boner published: C. Boner's Book for those who are young, and those who love what is natural and truthful, 1848 Chamois Hunting, 1853, new edition 1860 H. Masius's Studies from Nature, 1855 Cain, 1855 The New Dance of Death and other Poems, 1857 Verses, 1858 Forest Creatures, 1861 Transylvania, its Products and People, 1865 Guide for Travellers in the Plain and on the Mountain, 1866; Siebenbürgen. Land und Leute, 1868. Most of Boner's poems are dated from Sankt Emmeran. His translations from the German included Hans Christian Andersen's A Danish Story Book (1846), illustrated by Count Franz Pocci, and The Dream of Little Tuck (1848). The Andersen translations included The Princess and the Pea, and followed the German version of 1839 by Georg Friedrich von Jenssen (as did Caroline Peachey at the same period), multiplying the single pea to three. After a London visit in 1844, Boner contributed to the Literary Gazette a series of articles on German poets. He also wrote for the New York Tribune and other papers, and compiled a memoir of Maximilian I of Mexico. Notes External links Online Books Page Attribution Category:1815 births Category:1870 deaths Category:English travel writers Category:English translators Category:English male poets Category:19th-century English poets Category:19th-century translators Category:19th-century British male |
2,418 | Heusweiler radio transmitter | The Heusweiler transmitter is a facility for medium wave broadcasting near Heusweiler, Germany, which originally went into service on 23 December 1935. On 19 June 1946 transmitter Heusweiler went in service again. Original transmitter It used a t-aerial, which was up-hung on two 35 and 31 meters tall wooden towers. The Heusweiler transmitter was destroyed on March 17, 1945 by war damage. First a t-aerial was used, which was, in the same year, replaced by a 50 metre tall steel framework mast insulated against ground, which exists still today and serves as reserve antenna. Replacement transmitters In 1948, a 120 meter high steel framework mast insulated from ground was built in Heusweiler. In the following years, the transmitting power of the Heusweiler transmitter was steadily increased. In 1965, another radio mast with a height of 120 meters was built, and in 1973 the transmitting power was increased to 1200 kilowatts, with the power reduced to 600 kilowatts at night. The Heusweiler transmitter was thereby the most powerful medium wave transmitter in Germany, and the most powerful transmitter of the ARD. From 1973 to 1994 the Heusweiler transmitter transmitted the program of Europawelle Saar. Current transmitter Since 1994, the transmitter has been used for broadcasting the program of Deutschlandfunk. The transmitting power is permanently 600 kilowatts, however Deutschlandfunk closed down all its Medium Wave transmitters, including the Heusweiler radio transmitter on December 31, 2015. In order to prevent a disturbing influence on car electronics by the transmitter, a net of wires was hung over the A8 Autobahn near the transmitter. The Saarland Broadcasting plans to put a second medium-wave transmitter in Heusweiler in service for an information program in the day hours. External links http://www.algewe.de/Seite41.htm http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b60842 http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b60843 http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b45681 http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b45682 http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b46638 https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&z=18&ll=49.345051,6.914992&spn=0.001391,0.003616&t=h&om=1 References Category:Radio masts and towers in Germany Category:Saarbrücken (district) |
2,419 | Michael Hall (musician) | Michael Hall is an American singer-songwriter and journalist from Austin, Texas. Musically, he is known for his work as the frontman of the Wild Seeds and for his subsequent solo career. He has written articles for multiple publications, including Trouser Press, the Austin American-Statesman, and the Austin Chronicle. Since 1997, he has written for Texas Monthly. Biography A native of North Carolina, Hall received a degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1979. He subsequently worked at the University of Texas's journalism school and the Austin Chronicle before starting his musical career. Musical career Hall founded the Wild Seeds in 1984. After they broke up in 1989, he embarked on a solo career, starting with his 1990 solo debut, Quarter to Three. The album included performances from Walter Salas-Humara and J. D. Foster (both of the Silos), as well as Rich Brotherton and Rosie Flores. As of 2006, he had released eight total solo albums. In the 1990s, he joined with Salas-Humara and Alejandro Escovedo to form the Setters, which released one album in 1993. In 2000, he formed Michael Hall and the Woodpeckers, a group consisting of him and multiple other well-known Austin musicians. Discography Solo Quarter to Three (Record Collect, 1990) Love Is Murder (Safe House, 1993) Adequate Desire (Dejadisc, 1994) Frank Slade's 29th Dream (Dejadisc EP, 1995) Day (Dejadisc, 1996) The Song He Was Listening to When He Died (Freedom, 2006) With the Woodpeckers Dead by Dinner (Blue Rose, 2000) Lucky Too (Blue Rose, 2001) With Wild Seeds Life Is Grand (Life in Soul City) (Aznut EP, 1984) Brave, Clean + Reverent (Jungle, 1986) Mud, Lies & Shame (Passport, 1988) I'm Sorry, I Can't Rock You All Night Long: 1984–1989 (Aznut compilation, 2001) With the Setters The Setters (Watermelon, 1994) References Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Austin, Texas Category:American singer-songwriters Category:Journalists from Texas Category:University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts alumni Category:Austin American-Statesman people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
2,420 | Temporary Kings | Temporary Kings is a novel by Anthony Powell, the penultimate in his twelve-volume novel, A Dance to the Music of Time. It was published in 1973 and remains in print as does the rest of the sequence. Critical reception In its review of Temporary Kings in 1973, The Times said the book was an improvement on the previous installment, Books Do Furnish a Room, which it said 'showed a certain staleness'. It added: With 11 out of the 12 books in the series now before us, it is possible to speak fairly confidently of the work as a whole. In spite of that air of being our English Proust which has sometimes grated on those who like the French one, Mr Powell is unlikely to imitate the obsessional heightening in late Proust, nor to spring a redemption on us. His nature is to be uniform: there is hardly a ragged edge or an un-calculated incongruity anywhere in this urbane discourse, where the catastrophes are never witnessed, only inferred from scenes in themselves comic. If the new characters have not quite the flavour of the earlier Gileses and Jeavonses, and the range of the social panorama now appears less than it once seemed, the flow of reappearances and transformations is powerful enough to carry the series through that "Dance to the Music of Time" whose discipline and formal rhythm do recall Poussin, the artist its title invokes: except that it is a great deal more fun. Category:1973 British novels Category:Novels by Anthony Powell Category:A Dance to the Music of Time Category:Fiction set in 1958 Category:Fiction set in 1959 |
2,421 | Kunio Kitamura | is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Kitamura was born in Shizuoka Prefecture on August 4, 1968. After graduating from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he played for Honda and Gamba Osaka. He played many matches as defender and midfielder at Gamba in 1994 and 1995. However he could hardly play in the match in 1996 and retired end of 1996 season. Futsal career In 1989, Kitamura selected Japan national futsal team for 1989 Futsal World Championship in Netherlands. Club statistics References External links Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Category:Japanese footballers Category:Japanese men's futsal players Category:Japan Soccer League players Category:J1 League players Category:Honda FC players Category:Gamba Osaka players Category:Association football defenders |
2,422 | Musha, Egypt | Musha () is a village in the Asyut Governorate, Egypt. It is the birthplace of the author and Islamist Sayyid Qutb. The Nicholas S. Hopkins Collection includes photographs of Musha from the 1980s. References Category:Populated places in Asyut Governorate |
2,423 | Enchanter | Enchanter may refer to: Magic and paranormal Enchanter (paranormal), a practitioner of magic which has the ability to attain objectives using supernatural or nonrational means Enchanter (fantasy), someone who uses or practices magic that derives from supernatural or occult sources Seduction, the enticement of one person by another, called a seducer or enchanter when it is a handsome and charismatic man Entertainment Enchanter (manga), a 2002 manga series by Izumi Kawachi Enchanter (novel), a 1996 novel by Sara Douglass Games Enchanter (character class), used in fantasy role-playing games Enchanter (video game), a 1983 interactive fiction game by Infocom See also Enchant (disambiguation) Enchanted (disambiguation) Enchantment (disambiguation) Enchanters (disambiguation), various meanings including a number of similarly named American vocal groups in the Doo Wop and R&B genres that recorded in the 1950s and 1960s Enchantress (disambiguation) Tim the Enchanter, a character from the 1975 movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
2,424 | Farmers' Party (Lithuania) | The Farmers' Party (, ŪP) was a liberal political party in inter-war Lithuania. History The party was established as the Democratic National Freedom League (Demokratinė tautos laisvės santara known simply as Santara and its members as santarininkai) in March 1917 by Lithuanian refugees in Saint Petersburg. The party initially advocated for Lithuanian autonomy within the Russian Empire. Its members were liberal intelligentsia, including future Ministers of Justice Petras Leonas and Stasys Šilingas, diplomats Vaclovas Sidzikauskas and Jurgis Baltrušaitis. In 1917–1920, they published newspaper Santara in St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Kaunas. The party gained just 2,591 votes in the 1920 parliamentary elections and did not participate in the 1922 or 1923 elections but had members in almost every government in 1918–1922. In 1925, it became the Farmers' Party and published weekly Ūkininkų balsas (Voice of Farmers) until 1928. It won two seats in the 1926 elections (Rapolas Skipitis and ), forming part of the government coalition with the Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union and the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania. Following the 1926 coup, the party was a member of Antanas Smetona's coalition government alongside the Lithuanian Nationalist Union and the Christian Democratic Bloc. Aleksa became Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Communications. The party pulled out of the coalition around May 1927, but Aleksa disobeyed and remained minister until 1935. The party was banned later in 1928. Ideology The party held had secular and liberal platform, and unlike other agrarian parties, advocated religious tolerance. It sought to support the interests of agriculture and industry, as well as measures to develop Lithuanian culture. The party envisioned itself as a mediator between the political right and left. References Category:Defunct political parties in Lithuania Category:Political parties established in 1917 Category:Political parties disestablished in 1928 Category:Agrarian parties in Lithuania Category:Defunct agrarian political parties |
2,425 | Ebya, Gorny District, Sakha Republic | Ebya () is a rural locality (a selo) in Mytakhsky Rural Okrug of Gorny District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Berdigestyakh, the administrative center of the district and from Dikimdya, the administrative center of the rural okrug. Its population as of the 2002 Census was 25. References Notes Sources Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Gorny District. Category:Rural localities in the Sakha Republic |
2,426 | Himalayan marmot | The Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana) is a marmot species that inhabits alpine grasslands throughout the Himalayas and on the Tibetan Plateau. It is IUCN Red Listed as Least Concern because of its wide range and possibly large population. Taxonomy Arctomys Himalayanus was the scientific name proposed by Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1841 who described marmot skins from the Himalayas. In the 19th century, several Himalayan marmot specimens were described and proposed as subspecies. The Himalayan marmot is very closely related to the Tarbagan marmot (M. sibirica) and somewhat more distantly to the—in morphology rather different—black-capped marmot (M. camtschatica). These three form a species group and its nearest relative is the bobak species group, which includes the bobak marmot (M. bobak) itself, as well as the gray (M. baibacina) and forest-steppe marmots (M. kastschenkoi). In the past, the relatively short-furred and short-tailed marmots of the Palearctic region, i.e. Himalayan, Tarbagan, gray and forest-steppe, all were regarded as subspecies of the bobak marmot. Characteristics The Himalayan marmot has a dense woolly fur that is rufous grey on the back and rufous yellowish on ears, belly and limbs. The bridge of its nose and end of tail is dark brown. It is one of the largest marmots in the world, being about the size of a large housecat. Average body mass ranges from , with weights lowest post-hibernation in spring and highest prior to it in autumn. In the autumn, average weight is reportedly more than in both sexes. Total length is about , with a tail length of . Distribution and habitat The Himalayan marmot occurs in the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau at altitudes of in northeastern Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Bhutan and China. In China, it has been recorded in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Xizang, western Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. In the west its distribution reaches that of the long-tailed marmot (M. caudata), but the two are not known to hybridize. The Himalayan marmot lives in short grass steppes or alpine habitats, typically above the tree line but below the permanent snow limit. Ecology and behaviour The Himalayan marmot lives in colonies and excavates deep burrows that colony members share during hibernation. The species hibernates from the late autumn to the early spring, on average for 7 months. Burrows are between deep, given that the upper soil layer is sufficiently light and deep such as fluvioglacial, deluvial and alluvial deposits. Where soil conditions are ideal on alluvial terraces, marmot colonies comprise up to 30 families, with up to 10 families living in an area of . The marmot eats plants growing on pastures, in particular the soft and juicy parts of grassy plant species like Carex, Agrostis, Deschampsia, Koeleria and flowering species like Euphrasia, Gentiana, Halenia, Polygonum, Primula, Ranunculus, Saussurea, Taraxacum Iris potaninii. Reproduction Females become sexually mature at the age of two years. After one month of gestation they give birth to litters of two to 11 young. Predators On the Tibetan plateau, marmot species form part of snow leopard prey. In culture It was known to the ancient Greek writers as the |
2,427 | Bluff, Kentucky | Bluff is an unincorporated community located in Hickman County, Kentucky, United States. References Category:Unincorporated communities in Hickman County, Kentucky Category:Unincorporated communities in Kentucky |
2,428 | Estadio Superdomo de La Rioja | The Estadio Superdomo de La Rioja is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in La Rioja, La Rioja Province, Argentina. The arena has a seating capacity of 13,000 people for concerts, and 11,000 people for basketball games. The arena can host numerous types of events, such as sports, cultural and musical shows, and public performances. It also features parking for 8,000 vehicles. History The Superdomo opened on December 10th, 2015. The arena was used to host home games of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team, during 2019 FIBA World Cup Americas qualifiers. See also List of indoor arenas in Argentina References External links Estadio Superdomo at worldstadiums.com Estadio Superdomo at estadiosdeargentina.com.ar Category:Basketball venues in Argentina Category:La Rioja Province, Argentina Category:Indoor arenas in Argentina Category:Music venues in Argentina Category:Volleyball venues in Argentina |
2,429 | Yang Jian (diver) | Yang Jian (born 10 June 1994) is a Chinese diver. He won gold in the 10m platform event at the 2014 FINA Diving World Cup. References External links Category:Chinese male divers Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Asian Games medalists in diving Category:Divers at the 2014 Asian Games Category:Divers at the 2018 Asian Games Category:Asian Games gold medalists for China Category:Asian Games silver medalists for China Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving Category:Sportspeople from Sichuan |
2,430 | Hospital of Maudes | The Hospital of Maudes (Spanish: Hospital de Maudes) is a former hospital located in Madrid, Spain. It is a complex of buildings including a church. The buildings are linked apart from accommodation for infectious diseases. Architecture The building is faced in white limestone. The eclectic architecture presents some similarities to the Cybele Palace, which was designed by the same partnership. For example, both buildings present a skyline dominated by towers. In the case of the Hospital de Maudes, the towers of the church are particularly prominent, but there are towers elsewhere in the complex. The church has an entrance directly onto the street, but otherwise the complex is surrounded by a wall. There are some garden areas which were intended to aid the recuperation of patients. The design of the courtyards is possibly influenced by the Hostal dos Reis Católicos, a building with which Palacios, who was born in Galicia, would have been familiar. History Maudes was the name of the locality in which the hospital is situated. It was also known as the hospital of the jornaleros, day labourers, being intended for the use of the poorer classes of Madrid. It was inaugurated on 23 June 1916. After the Civil War it became a military hospital. It fell into disuse in 1970. The property, apart from the church, was subsequently acquired by the Community of Madrid. Conservation It was declared Monumento Histórico Artístico on 6 July 1979. It has been renovated by the Community of Madrid. The centenary of the building was celebrated in 2016 with guided visits and concerts. Notes References External links http://www.antoniopalacios.es/ Category:Buildings and structures in Ríos Rosas neighborhood, Madrid Category:Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in Madrid Category:Defunct hospitals in Spain Category:Hospital buildings completed in 1916 Category:Hospitals in Madrid |
2,431 | Joe Rafferty (politician) | Joseph Anstice "Joe" Rafferty (10 January 1911 – 14 June 2000) was an Australian politician. He was born in Launceston in Tasmania, the son of schoolteacher Col. R. A. Rafferty and Sarah Rose Anne Plummer. He was educated locally at both state and private schools and entered the public service in 1930. On 8 June 1940 he married Miriam Kathleen Richards, with whom he had two sons. He studied at the University of Tasmania, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1941. He had moved to Melbourne in 1940, where he studied law at the University of Melbourne. From 1945 he was personnel manager for Australian National Airways. A Liberal Party member, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1955 as the member for Caulfield. He transferred to Ormond in 1958 and to Glenhuntly in 1967. In 1970 he was appointed Assistant Minister of Education (until 1972) as well as Minister of Labour and Industry. In 1973 he was further appointed Minister for Consumer Affairs, and in 1975 Minister for Federal Affairs. In 1976 he relinquished his previous portfolios to become Minister for Transport, a position he held until 1978. He was Chief Secretary until his retirement in 1979 to become Agent-General in London. Rafferty died in 2000. References Category:1911 births Category:2000 deaths Category:Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Category:Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Category:20th-century Australian politicians |
2,432 | Bertha Reynolds | Bertha Capen Reynolds (December 11, 1887 in Brockton, Massachusetts – October 29, 1978 at her home at 760 Pleasant Street, Stoughton, Massachusetts) was an American Social Worker who was influential in the creation of Strength Based Practice, Radical social work and Critical social work, among others. Life Reynolds' father died while she was a young child, and she moved with her mother to Boston to work as a teacher. Her aunt paid for her to attend Smith College, where she graduated in 1908 with a Bachelor of Social Work. She suffered from an unknown illness during this time, and later attended Simmons College for two years, graduating in 1914 with a second Social Work degree. At this time, she described her professional goals as "...a desire to help poor people and the Negro and to be able to earn her living". After her graduation, she worked for a short time at the North End Health Clinic. In 1917 Smith College began running a psychiatric social work degree, and she enrolled. After graduating, she stayed on and taught the subject, working as an Associate Dean between 1925 and 1938. During this period she used Marxist analysis as an element of the course, and attempted to unionise college employees. This was not well received by the Dean, who terminated her position in 1938. She then worked for a time with the Maritime Union but funding was scarce. She retired and became a full-time writer. A later biographer described her three guiding philosophies as Marxism, Christianity and Freudian/psychodynamic theories. This was not well received by many American social workers and for decades her writings were sidelined in favour of more psychoanalytic approaches. A docudrama based on her letters, performed by Margaret Draper was written and produced at Smith College for the Bertha Capen Reynolds Centennial Conference in June 1985. At that conference, an organizing meeting of progressive social workers was convened, resulting in the founding of the Bertha Capen Reynolds Society in Chicago in October, 1985. The name of the BCRS was later changed to the Social Welfare Action Alliance. She was buried with her parents, and siblings at the Avon Cemetery in Avon, Massachusetts (formerly the town of East Stoughton). Published works References Category:American social workers Category:1887 births Category:1978 deaths Category:Simmons College (Massachusetts) alumni Category:People from Brockton, Massachusetts Category:People from Stoughton, Massachusetts Category:Smith College alumni |
2,433 | Metallarcha epichrysa | Metallarcha epichrysa is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1884. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia. References Category:Moths described in 1884 Category:Spilomelinae |
2,434 | Mountain Ash East | Mountain Ash East is a community and coterminous electoral ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It primarily includes the part of the village of Mountain Ash east of the River Cynon. The community was formed in 2016 when the larger community of Mountain Ash was divided into East and West to match the ward boundaries. History and description The Mountain Ash East community came into effect on 1 December 2016 following the enactment of The Rhondda Cynon Taf (Communities) Order 2016. It includes the village of Mountain Ash to the east of the River Cynon and also the villages of Newtown, Caegarw, Cwmpennar and Cefnpennar. According to the 2011 UK Census Mountain Ash East had a population of 2,909. Mountain Ash East includes the village's Grade II listed St Margaret's Church, designed by John Pollard Seddon. Electoral ward An electoral ward of Mountain Ash East pre-existed the community. The ward elects one county councillor to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Since 1995 the ward has been represented on the council by Plaid Cymru councillor, Pauline Jarman, who was previously a councillor on Cynon Valley Borough Council. She first stood for election in 1976. Cllr Jarman has been leader of the Plaid Cymru group on Rhondda Cynon Taff Council since 1996. The Plaid Cymru numbers doubled to 18 after the May 2017 election and are the official opposition on the council. References External links Category:Communities in Rhondda Cynon Taf Category:Wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf |
2,435 | Mystic Lake Casino Hotel | Mystic Lake Casino Hotel is owned and operated by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) in Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States, southwest of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. With 4,100 employees, the SMSC – including Mystic Lake Casino Hotel and Little Six Casino – is the largest employer in Scott County. The casino's gambling options include slots, bingo, video roulette, pulltabs, and live dealer blackjack. Mystic Lake also offers bars, restaurants, shows, special events, and accommodations. History Mystic Lake Casino Hotel is owned and operated by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), a federally recognized, sovereign Indian tribe. The SMSC opened Little Six Bingo in 1982, which became Little Six Casino in 1990 following the passage of the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 and the signing of a gaming compact between the SMSC and the State of Minnesota. The SMSC and other Minnesota tribes were the first in the United States to negotiate and sign tribal-state compacts with a state government related to gaming. Mystic Lake Casino Hotel opened in 1992. It is named after the nearby lake of the same name. Its success has helped fund SMSC goals, including economic diversification and improvements to tribal infrastructure and services from the 1990s to the present. In 2012 the SMSC initiated a 10-year cooperative agreement with Canterbury Park in neighboring Shakopee, Minnesota, to support increased purses for live horse races and joint marketing opportunities between Canterbury Park and Mystic Lake. In 2013, the first full racing season under the agreement, Canterbury Park completed its longest season since 2006, with a purse distribution that was double the amount paid out to the horse owners in 2011. In 2018 Mystic Lake Center opened, the newest addition to Mystic Lake Casino Hotel. The 70,000-square-foot meeting and event space accommodates groups of all sizes for a range of meetings and events – from business meetings to holiday parties to conferences and expos to weddings. Mystic Lake Center has a nine-story, 180-room hotel tower; three large ballrooms with flexible layouts; several smaller meeting rooms and an executive conference room; and plenty of natural light and stunning golf course views. With 766 hotel rooms, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel is one of the largest hotels in the Twin Cities metro area. Awards The SMSC Gaming Enterprise, which includes Mystic Lake and Little Six, received a "Best Places to Work" award from the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Business Journal in 2012 and 2013, and a "Top 100 Workplaces" award from the Minneapolis Star Tribune in 2013. External links Mystic Lake Casino Hotel References Category:Native American casinos Category:Casinos in Minnesota Category:Buildings and structures in Scott County, Minnesota Category:Tourist attractions in Scott County, Minnesota Category:Casino hotels |
2,436 | Philosophy in Canada | The study and teaching of philosophy in Canada date from the time of New France. There has since developed no particular "Canadian" school of philosophy. Rather, Canadian philosophers have reflected particular views of established European and later American schools of philosophical thought, be it Thomism, Objective Idealism, or Scottish Common Sense Realism. Since the mid-twentieth century the depth and scope of philosophical activity in Canada has increased dramatically. This article focuses on the evolution of epistemology, logic, the philosophy of mind, metaphysics, ethics and metaethics, and continental philosophy in Canada. 1700s-1900s The Roman Catholic Church and philosophy The Roman Catholic Church, one of the founding institutions of New France, had a profound influence on philosophy in Canada. As early as 1665, philosophy, viewed as the handmaiden of theology, was taught in Quebec at the Jesuit College there and included studies in physics, metaphysics and ethics as well as the works of St. Thomas Aquinas (1224–1274). The Enlightenment, and the arrival of the British after 1759, introduced new ideas into New France, including Cartesian doubt, the atheism of the Enlightenment, and the sovereignty of the polity. A reaction to these ideas ensued, inspired by the French philosopher, Felicite de Lamennais (1782–1854) and was reflected in the works of the colonial philosopher Abbé Jérôme Demers. This reaction initially took the form of an objection to, and refutation of these "unsettling" ideas, adopted by other thinkers, such as Pierre du Calvet. After 1840, in Europe as well as New France the reaction of the Catholic Church to the ideas of the Enlightenment, took the form of stronger response that sought to reaffirm the Catholic view and establish a "Catholic" philosophy that removed secular uncertainty by reinforcing the place of God at the centre of the daily life. This new philosophy took the form of Thomism, which in many ways is considered the "French Canadian" philosophy. In the 1920s the study of philosophy was taken up by universities in Quebec, including the University de Montréal in 1921 and Laval University in Quebec in 1935. This development was both inspired by and coincident with the publication in 1931 of the Papal pronouncement, Deus Scientarium, which sought to mobilize science as the basis of faith. The new century was also marked by notable contributions to the study of medieval history and philosophy by Father Ephrem Longpres, the Franciscan medievalist and the Dominican philosophers, including Hermas Bastien, Charles De Koninck, Father Louis Lachance, Father Arcade Monette, Father Julien Péghaire, Father Louis-Marie Regis, and Father Patrice Robert. English Canada In English-speaking Canada, philosophical study was the exclusive domain of the colleges and universities of English speaking British North America and later Canada. Colleges founded during the colonial regime included Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1818, McGill University in Montreal in 1821, the University of Toronto in 1827, Queens University in Kingston, Ontario in 1841 and the University of Ottawa in 1848. The latter part of the nineteenth century witnessed the founding of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg in 1877, l´Université de Montréal and the University of Western |
2,437 | Miss International 2008 | Miss International 2008, the 48th Miss International pageant, was held on November 8, 2008 at The Venetian Macao in Macau，the presenters are Eric Tsang, Dodo Cheng, Astrid Chan. 63 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the 48 years of the pageant, surpassing the previous of 61 during last year pageant. The contestants also paid a visit to Hong Kong, Tokyo. Miss International 2007, Priscila Perales of Mexico, crowned her successor Alejandra Andreu of Spain as the new Miss International. Results Placements Special awards Contestants Notes Returns Last competed in 1992: Last competed in 1996: Last competed in 2004: Last competed in 2005: Last competed in 2006: Withdrawals References External links Miss International official website 2008 Category:2008 in Macau Category:2008 beauty pageants Category:Beauty pageants in Macau |
2,438 | Habibollah Akhlaghi | Habibollah Akhlaghi (, born August 3, 1985 in Andimeshk) is an Iranian wrestler. He is Ph.D. student of Sports Management in Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. References Profile at FILA Wrestling Database Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Iranian male sport wrestlers Category:People from Andimeshk Category:Olympic wrestlers of Iran Category:Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Category:Asian Games medalists in wrestling Category:Wrestlers at the 2014 Asian Games Category:World Wrestling Championships medalists Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games |
2,439 | Formox process | The Formox process produces formaldehyde. Formox is a registered trademark owned by Johnson Matthey. The process was originally invented jointly by Swedish chemical company Perstorp and Reichhold Chemicals . Industrially, formaldehyde is produced by catalytic oxidation of methanol. The most commonly used catalysts are silver metal or a mixture of an iron oxide with molybdenum and/or vanadium. In the recently more commonly used Formox process using iron oxide and molybdenum and/or vanadium, methanol and oxygen react at 300-400°C to produce formaldehyde according to the chemical equation: CH3OH + ½ O2 → H2CO + H2O. The silver-based catalyst is usually operated at a higher temperature, about 650 °C. On it, two chemical reactions simultaneously produce formaldehyde: the one shown above, and the dehydrogenation reaction: CH3OH → H2CO + H2 Further oxidation of the formaldehyde product during its production usually gives formic acid that is found in formaldehyde solution, found in parts per million values. References Category:Chemical processes |
2,440 | Shadow bass | The shadow bass (Ambloplites ariommus) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. It is native to Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Georgia. A. ariommus reaches a maximum recorded overall length of 30 cm (12 in) and a maximum recorded weight of 820 g (1.8 lb). The shadow bass is a member of the centrarchids or sunfish family and is closely related to the rock bass Ambloplites rupestris along with one more related species occurring naturally. The shadow bass is native to the southeastern United States and is most common in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and two isolated populations in Arkansas and Missouri. It inhabits small to medium-sized rivers and streams with permanent water flow in cool water temperatures similar to smallmouth bass Microtperus dolomieu habitat. Management of the shadow bass was not conducted till the 1980s and still much management being done on shadow bass since most individuals value them below smallmouth bass, but with protection of pools and riffles with vegetated or bushy cover with substrates of gravel, mud, and sand. Geographic distribution The shadow bass' native range includes the southeastern United States from the Apalachicola River drainage in Georgia to the lower Mississippi basin in Louisiana. The two isolated populations in the St. Francis, Black Arkansas Red, and upper Ouachita River drainages in Missouri and Arkansas in the Ozark regions. In Tennessee, the shadow bass can be found in most drainages south of the Tennessee River. Other river drainages that shadow bass inhabit are Blackwater and Chattahoochee Rivers in southern Georgia and northern Florida. The apparent absence of shadow bass in Black Belt streams is probably the result of low stream flow and poor water-quality conditions during the late summer when temperatures are high. Channelization is a possible factor in the distribution of the shadow bass in Mississippi River systems, but Mareska et al. 2000. proved no difference in the distribution of shadow bass. Ecology The shadow bass is a freshwater fish that inhabits a climate range of 38 to 29°N in the United States. It prefers slow-flowing water over substrates of silt-free mud, sand, gravel, and pebbles. Brushy and vegetated pools are preferred microhabitat in most streams. Undercut banks and woody debris in small to medium-sized rivers and streams are also preferred habitat. The quantitative diet of shadow bass consists mostly of small invertebrates, mainly crayfish when less than three inches; after three inches, they can begin feeding on small fish species such as darters, madtoms, and minnows. The main predator and competitor of the shadow bass is the smallmouth bass which inhabits the same microhabitat. Research was conducted by Walsh and Harris in 2004 on the introduction of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in shadow bass habitat to measure competition between the species, the data showed no effect on shadow bass populations. Factors by humans that might attribute to population decline of the shadow bass channelization, sedimentation from logging, and habitat encroachment. Life history Not much research has been done on the life history of the shadow bass, so reproductive age, |
2,441 | Melanoplus angularis | Melanoplus angularis, the angularis spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America. References Category:Melanoplinae Category:Articles created by Qbugbot Category:Insects described in 1932 |
2,442 | Bala S. Manian | Bala S. Manian is an Indian-born Silicon Valley entrepreneur who has started a string of medical technology companies such as ReaMetrix, Digital Optics and Quantum Dot Corporation. Some of the resulting technologies have also had applications in the film industry, earning Manian an Academy Award certificate for technical achievement. Early life Bala Manian was born in Chennai (formerly Madras) India in 1944. He lost an eye in a childhood accident at age three and has seven siblings. His elder brother N. Vaghul has been chairman of ICICI Bank. Manian earned a BSc in physics from Loyola College, Madras and a postgraduate level diploma in instrumentation from the Madras Institute of Technology at Madras before earning a Masters in optics at the University of Rochester. He then earned a PhD from Purdue in 1971, conducting research in the Applied Optics Laboratory of the College of Engineering. From 1971 until 1974, Manian held a position as a senior research associate and assistant professor at the University of Rochester's Institute of Optics. Career As a consultant for various companies, he helped develop the first compact "under the counter" barcode laser scanner for supermarkets, several laser scanner-based stereo mapping instruments at the Defense Mapping Agency and image quality control instrumentation for photo reconnaissance systems. He also consulted on computer vision for on-line quality control at several companies including Ford, IBM, Corning, Kodak, and the Union Pacific Railroad. Manian then founded various other companies Digital Optics Corporation, an optical instrumentation and systems development company, which developed the first three-color laser, film reader/writer system. These techniques allowed filmmakers to insert or merge special effects into movies using computerized digital imaging. Working with David DiFrancesco and Tom Noggle, he created a technology that was transferred in 1983 to Industrial Light and Magic,. It has been used in the production of numerous movies including "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" and "Return of the Jedi." In February 1999, Manian was awarded an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Technical Award for this advance in technology. The same technology was then further developed to write the CAT scan and MRI images used in medical diagnosis directly onto film. This required a special film developed by Kodak for optimum results. Manian sold Digital Optics in 1984 for $7.5 million to the Matrix Corporation. Manian remained as Chief Technical Officer for Digital Optics through 1985 and thenacted as an investor and independent consultant to several venture capital firms before becoming the founder and Chief Technical Officer for two startups, Molecular Dynamics and Lumisys, a company dealing in laser-based x-ray film digitizers. He then founded Biometric Imaging and became the Chief Technical Officer. The company has developed technology that allows doctors to examine the blood cells of seriously ill patients and determine the nature and extent of their disease. It also gives pharmaceutical companies the ability to perform cell function analyses in the discovery and development of pharmaceutical drugs. Manian co-founded the company Surromed and Quantum Dot Corporation in 1998. Quantum Dot Corporation (QDC) developed and sold novel solutions to accelerate the discovery |
2,443 | Elo Edeferioka | Elo Edema Edeferioka (born 10 April 1993) is a Nigerian basketball player for Celta de Vigo Baloncesto and the Nigerian national team. She participated at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. References External links Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Centers (basketball) Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball players Category:Nigerian expatriate basketball people in the United States Category:Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Spain Category:Nigerian women's basketball players Category:Sportspeople from Warri |
2,444 | Gazla | Gazla (, also Romanized as Gazlā; also known as Gazlā Pā’īn) is a village in Kachu Rural District, in the Central District of Ardestan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14, in 4 families. References Category:Populated places in Ardestan County |
2,445 | List of fictional Welsh people | The following notable Welsh characters have appeared in fictional works. Novels Wizard Howl in the fantasy novel Howl's Moving Castle Gwenog Jones in the fantasy novel Harry Potter Comics Marvel characters: Jessica Jones (Although adopted, her adoptive surname 'Jones' is of Welsh origin) Pixie (X-Men) (Megan Gwynn). Mrs Gwynn (possible relative of Megan). Barry Gwynn (possible relative of Megan). Owen Gwynn (Megan's Grandfather). Brenda Gwynn (Megan's Grandmother). Damian Tryp (Dafydd ap Andras). Andras Tryp (Damian's son). Red dragon ([Female]? & [Male] Gareth Thomas). Sir Gawain (Dai Thomas). Stinger (Blodwen Reese). Doctor Claw (Dafydd ap Rhys). Arthur Pendragon (Dafydd ap Iorwerth). Captain Wales (Huw Gruffydd). Captain Cymru (Morwen Powell). Captain Prydain (Lloyd Thomas). Bryn (Bryan Hengist) Children's Books Fireman Sam a Welsh fire-fighter Video Games Richard Wesley is a spy in the game Wolfenstein: The Old Blood Knight L. Rhys is a soldier of the Brotherhood of Steel Fallout 4 game, surname suggests he is of Welsh descent. Lisa Trevor is a test subject at the Umbrella Corporation in Resident Evil, She is a pinnacle character within the story as she helped the corporation create the G-Virus. her surname suggests that she is of Welsh descent. Nia is a main character in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, she is played by a Welsh actress Catrin-Mai Huws, although in the game she is not Welsh.. her character is given a welsh forename Movies Larry Talbot, a character in the 1941 film The Wolf Man TV Shows Mr. Cheeseman (Dad's Army) Huw Edwards (EastEnders) Andy Davidson (Torchwood) Tom Price (Survivors (1975 TV series)) Rhys Williams (Torchwood) Music References Category:Lists of Welsh people |
2,446 | Fairfax County Board of Supervisors | The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, sometimes abbreviated as FCBOS, is the governing body of Fairfax County; a county of over a million in Northern Virginia. The board has nine districts, and one at-large district which is always occupied by the Chair. Members may serve unlimited number of four-year terms, as there are no term limits. The Board usually meets two Tuesdays every month in the Board Auditorium at the Fairfax County Government Center near Fairfax, Virginia. Members of the public are invited to attend these meetings. The chair presides at all meetings, and has all of the powers of a member, including one vote. The chair, however, does not have the power to veto legislation. The Vice Chair is elected amongst the members annually at the first meeting of the year in January. Powers and responsibilities Within the limits set forth by the Virginia General Assembly, the Board is responsible for setting local tax policy, approving land use plans and appointing officials to various county government positions, including a County Executive who prepares the annual budget and carries out ordinances enacted by the Board. The Board also controls by its appointment power the board membership of several locally important authorities, including the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, the Fairfax County Park Authority, the Fairfax County Water Authority, and the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority. The Board exercises its taxation power primarily by setting the county's real property tax rate, which accounts for more than 63% of the general fund revenue. Other financially important tax rates set by the board include the personal property tax rate, which is applied to the value of vehicles in the county, and the business, professional and occupational license (BPOL) tax, which is applied to the gross receipts of businesses in the county. History The Board of Supervisors was established in 1870. Initially, the board had six members, one from each of the magisterial districts of Centreville, Dranesville, Falls Church, Lee, Mount Vernon and Providence, with the chairman elected from among the members of the board to a single year term. In 1953, the county redistricted, forming the new Mason district from parts of the Falls Church, Lee and Mount Vernon districts and adding a seventh member to the board. Charles B. Runyon was elected to a special at-large seat on the Board of Supervisors in a special election held on November 4, 1953. The rather strange situation developed that there were now two supervisors from the Centreville and Lee districts, none from the Falls Church, Mount Vernon or Providence districts, and one supervisor at-large. This was remedied in the elections of 1955. Confidence in the Board was greatly shaken in 1965 when Supervisors John P. Parrish and Stuart T. DeBell, as well as former Supervisors A. Claiborne Leigh, Robert C. Cotten and William H. Moss were indicted on bribery charges stemming from zoning cases that had come before the board. On October 2, 1966, Parrish had himself suspended from his Mount Vernon District seat, and Centreville Supervisor DeBell followed suit on October 26. Circuit Court |
2,447 | Sandor Palhegyi | Sandor Palhegyi (born 4 November 1988) is a Hungarian male hammer thrower, who won an individual gold medal at the Youth World Championships. References External links Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Hungarian male hammer throwers |
2,448 | Na Bon District | Na Bon (, ) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Chawang, Chang Klang, Thung Song, and Thung Yai. Namtok Yong National Park is at the boundary to Thung Song District, protecting forested hills of the Nakhon Si Thammarat Range and includes several waterfalls. History On 9 June 1975 the two tambons, Na Bon and Thung Song, were split from Thung Song District to form the new minor district (king amphoe) Na Bon. On 13 July 1981 it was upgraded to a full district. Symbols The slogan of the district is "Khlong Chang waterfall, good breed of rubber, fertile land, join pit krit festival". Administration The district is divided into three sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 34 villages (mubans). Na Bon is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Na Bon. There are a further three tambon administrative organizations (TAO). References External links amphoe.com https://web.archive.org/web/20170611200442/http://www.naboncity.go.th/ Website of Na Bon township (Thai) Category:Amphoe of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province |
2,449 | Lichtburg | Lichtburg ("fortress of light" or "light castle") has been a popular name for cinemas in Germany. Those in Berlin, Essen and Düsseldorf have been particularly famous; the Lichtburg in Oberhausen is the site of the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, and Quernheim is the smallest municipality in Germany with a cinema, also called Lichtburg. Düsseldorf The Düsseldorf Lichtburg opened on 5 November 1910 as the "Lichtspiele Königsallee" (Königsallee Moving Pictures, for the name of the street). It was designed by Oskar Rosendahl, a local architect who the following year published an influential article in Der Kinomatograph in which he laid out guidelines for cinema design such as an inviting foyer with cloakrooms through which the public would be drawn rapidly into the auditorium, an equally good view from all seats, achieved by a raked floor and a screen raised at least 2.5 metres off the floor, and toilets within easy reach to minimise disturbances. The cinema was renamed the Union in 1915, the Titania in 1928, the U.T. (Union Theater) Königsallee in 1931, and finally the Lichtburg, also in 1931. Throughout its years as a cinema, the façade retained a stone archway over the doorway and a group of small windows above. The semicircular canopy bore the name Lichtburg in large letters, changing position and script slightly over the years. The neon letters came to embody the cinema. Immediately after World War II, it was an AKC cinema for American and British occupying forces, with only limited access for locals. It originally had a balcony and a total of 1,000 seats, but in the 1970s was tripled into Lichtburg 1, Lichtburg 2, and Studio Lichtburg. These were renovated in the 1990s to seat 205, 176 and 112 respectively. It closed on 29 December 2004 despite a petition with 15,000 signatures. On 4 February 2004, the façade had been awarded protected status as an architectural landmark by the City of Düsseldorf. A commemorative plaque was placed in the pavement in front of its former location. The Lichtburg Studio Theater, a cellar arthouse cinema opened in 2005, revived the name but was itself forced to close in 2009. Essen The Lichtburg in Essen was built as a result of the city general plan of 1924, which included the redevelopment of the Burgplatz in the city centre by Die Burgplatz-Bau AG, a consortium of city government and private investors, to include a large new cinema within an office building, in order to give the city centre "urban flair". The exterior was designed by municipal planner Ernst Bode in a stark New Objectivist style without surface adornment; the interior by the local company of Heydkamp und based on designs by the city architect, Lothar Kaminski. The building had a 20-metre dome, at the time the largest in a German theatre. It had 2,000 upholstered seats with an electrical system which sent a message to the cashier when the seat was occupied, and a 150,000 Reichsmark Wurlitzer organ, at the time the largest in any European cinema, with sound effects including traffic noise and thunder. The 30-person |
2,450 | Mudarangadi | Mudarangadi is a village in Kaup Taluk in Udupi District of Karnataka State, India. It belongs to Mysore division. It is located 26 km south of District headquarters Udupi and 352 km from State capital Bangalore. Nearby villages include Kuthyaru,Santhuru,Kukkikatte,Yelluru,Pilar,Nandikoor,Inna,Belman, Palimaru, Padubidre and Shirva. Mudarangadi is surrounded by Karkal Taluk to the east, Mangalore Taluk to the south, Bantval Taluk to the south, Manjeshwar Taluk to the south. The nearest cities are Karkala, Moodubidre, Udupi and Mangalore. It is close to the Arabian sea. The predominant language in the village is Tulu,though Konkani and Kannada languages are also spoken. Transportation Padubidri Railway Station is the closest to Mudarangadi. Mulki Railway Station (near to Mulki) is reachable from near by towns. The nearest major railway station is Mangalore Central Railway Station 42 km away. Mudarangadi is easily accessible from Padubidre (8 km) and Uchila (12 km) by road. It is also well connected to an international airport (Mangalore International Airport) at a distance of about 40 km. Education St Francis Group of institutions (Kannada Medium & English Medium) Govt P.U. College, Vidyanagara Category:Villages in Udupi district |
2,451 | Julian Fane (musician) | Julian Fane is an Electronic producer, vocalist and DJ. New York based Fane originally hails from the creative hub of Vancouver, Canada where he came to the attention of the Planet Mu imprint. Two albums Special Forces (2004) and Our New Quarters (2007) followed but for the past few years he's recorded primarily for film and TV. His ethereal perspective evokes the sounds of Sigur Rós and The Flaming Lips whilst his musical range compares to that of Boards Of Canada and Mercury Rev, a true reflection of his skills behind the big screen. In 2013 Julian signed with Lewis Recordings. His forthcoming release Racer is a nine-track album with hints of the aforementioned Sigur Rós and Boards Of Canada, Kraftwerk and Jai Paul. Julian provided the keyboards on the "Daylight For Delay" EP by Astoria. Discography Albums Racer (Unreleased, Lewis Recordings 2013) Special Forces (Planet Mu, 2004) Our New Quarters (Planet Mu, 2007) External links Lewis Recordings Planet Mu References Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Canadian electronic musicians Category:Musicians from Vancouver |
2,452 | Tyurikovskaya | Tyurikovskaya () is a rural locality (a village) in Yavengskoye Rural Settlement, Vozhegodsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 30 as of 2002. Geography The distance to Vozhega is 43 km, to Baza is 18 km. Ulitinskaya and Turovo are the nearest rural localities. References Category:Rural localities in Vologda Oblast Category:Rural localities in Vozhegodsky District |
2,453 | Alfredo Zolezzi | Alfredo Zolezzi-Garretón (born December 12, 1958), is a Chilean industrial designer and inventor, dedicated to applied science and creator of the Integrated Objectives Model, which links social and technological innovation with new business models, to address social and environmental problems. This connection is what Zolezzi has called "Innovation with Purpose". Zolezzi is Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of AIC Technologies LLC (AIC), a private initiative dedicated to the development of new technologies that provide solutions with technical and economic impact for multiple industries. He is also president of the Alfredo Zolezzi Foundation (AZF), a non-profit organization dedicated to promote and facilitate projects that connect science and technology with poverty, social unrest, climate change, corporate sustainability and others. Currently, the AIC laboratories and AZF offices are located in Concón, Chile. History Zolezzi was born on December 12, 1958, in Santiago de Chile. His family settled in the city of Viña del Mar, where he attended his elementary and secondary school at Mackay School. Later, he enrolled at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Chile) where he graduated as an industrial designer. In 2003, he led the Hydrocarbon Acoustic Stimulation (RMS) development, technology which increases the efficiency of oil extraction and recovery, through sound and ultrasound. The preliminary concepts were tested with the participation and support of the Department of Energy of the United States (US-DOE-CRADA). Later, Zolezzi decided to follow his own path and, in 2010, founded the Advanced Innovation Center (today AIC Technologies) In addition, he conceives and creates his own innovation model – The Integrated Objectives Model – which seeks to enable the development of high impact technologies that address some of the greatest challenges facing humanity today. The year 2011, following the model, the AIC team, created the Plasma Water Sanitation System (PWSS), a technology that eliminates viruses and bacteria in contaminated water through non-thermal plasma. Currently, AIC leads a team of experts in physics, chemistry, plasma, electromagnetism and industrial design, working on a range of projects based on advanced technology and new business models, which seek to solve the problems that today affect the sustainability of large corporations, addressing the needs of the most vulnerable people. References Category:1958 births Category:Living people Category:Chilean company founders Category:Industrial designers Category:Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso alumni |
2,454 | French ship Auguste (1741) | Auguste was a 50-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Captured by HMS Portland on 9 February 1746 during the War of the Austrian Succession, she was taken into Royal Navy service as HMS Portland's Prize. References Category:Ships of the line of France Category:Ships of the line of the Royal Navy Category:Captured ships |
2,455 | 2009 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship | The 2009 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the sixth staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The championship began on 30 April 2009 and ended on 11 October 2009. On 17 July 2009, St. Catherine’s were relegated from the championship following a 1-10 to 0-9 defeat by Mallow. On 11 October 2009, Douglas won the championship following a 0-20 to 0-16 defeat of Ballymartle in the final. It remains their only championship title in this grade. Newcestown's Daniel Twomey was the championship's top scorer with 3-20. Teams A total of 16 teams contested the Premier Intermediate Championship, including 14 teams from the 2008 premier intermediate championship, one relegated from the 2008 senior championship and one promoted from the 2008 intermediate championship. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Dripsey Relegated from the Cork Senior Hurling Championship St. Catherine’s From Championship Promoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship Blarney Relegated to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Aghada Results Round 1 Round 2 Relegation play-offs Round 3 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Championship statistics Top scorers Top scorer overall Top scorers in a single game References External links 2009 Cork PIHC results Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Category:Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship |
2,456 | Sergei Nikolaevich Trubetskoy | For other people named Trubetskoy, see: Trubetskoy Prince Sergei Nikolaevich Trubetskoy (1862–1905) was a Russian religious philosopher. He was the son of Prince Nikolai Petrovitch Trubetskoy, co-founder of the Moscow Conservatory, and Sophia Alekseievna Lopouchina. His mother was a big influence on his religious thought. He and his brother, Evgenii Nikolaevitch Troubetzkoy (1863-1920), continued Vladimir Solovyov's work on developing a modern Christian philosophy of the world. He was a Professor of Philosophy at Moscow University. He was also a founding members Beseda. Biography Early life As a teenager S. N. Trubetskoy was an adherent of the British Positivists, Herbert Spencer and John Stuart Mill. Later he became disappointed with both and turned to Schopenhauer. Study of his philosophy led Trubetskoy to a conclusion that Schopenhauer's pessimism was the result of denial of God. Trubetskoy himself described this dilemma the following way: "Either God exists or life is not worth living". He became an Orthodox Christian, and also an adherent of the Slavophiles: his beliefs at that time were influenced by the writings of Aleksey Khomyakov. In 1885 Trubetskoy graduated from Moscow University; but he continued to work there until his death, lecturing in philosophy. Career In 1886, he became acquainted with the philosopher Vladimir Solovyov, who held largely the same views about religion as Trubetskoy and became his close friend. In 1890 Trubetskoy became Professor of Philosophy in Moscow University. Later he played a significant role in the Russian liberal movement; he was a founding member of Beseda. Sergey Trubetskoy was one of several philosophers who complained that there in practice was no real autocracy, as all the entanglement of government agencies made it unsure where the power truly lay; in 1900 he wrote: 'There is an autocracy of policemen and land captains, of governors department heads, and ministers, but a unitary Tsarist autocracy, in the proper sense of the word, does not and cannot exist'. In 1904 the Professor of Philosophy at Moscow University wrote of the conflict with Japan, contending that Russia was defending the entire European civilisation from 'the yellow danger, the new hordes of Mongols armed with modern technology', being one of many Russian academics seeing the conflict as a 'crusade', a war between civilisation and barbarism; it led an 'educated liberal' to see the conflict as one against the hordes of Asia. He was Professor of Philosophy at Moscow University by 1904. In 1905 he was elected rector of Moscow University; but he died just a month later, of brain haemorrhage. Family Nikolai Trubetskoy, the linguist, was his son. S. N. Trubetskoy's brother, Evgenii Nikolaevitch (1863-1920), was also a philosopher and a Professor at Moscow University, who largely shared S. N. Trubetskoy's beliefs. Evgenii Trubetskoy died of typhus in the Crimea while he was trying to emigrate. Works and beliefs Working in the same field as Solovyov, Trubetskoy sought to establish a philosophic foundation for an Orthodox Christian worldview, which would be equally rooted in faith and reason. In 1890 he defended his Master's thesis, "Metaphysics in Ancient Greece", in which he argued that the Holy Scripture |
2,457 | Cyan (disambiguation) | Cyan is a range of colors in the blue/green part of the spectrum. Cyan may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters Cyan (cat), a cat in the Japanese manga series Free Collars Kingdom Cyan (comic strip character), a character in the Norwegian comic strip Nemi Tor Cyan, a character in the science fiction-oriented comic 2000 AD Cyan Fitzgerald, a female child character from Spawn comic books Cyan Garamonde, a male character in the role-playing game Final Fantasy VI Music Cyan (Closterkeller album) Cyan (Three Dog Night album), 1973 Brands and enterprises Cyan, Inc., a telecommunications company that was acquired by Ciena Cyan Worlds, also known as Cyan, Inc., a computer game company |
2,458 | Polystichum proliferum | Polystichum proliferum, commonly known as mother shield fern is an Australian endemic fern. The genus name Polystichum is derived from Greek poly - many, and stichos - rows referring to the many rows of sori. The species name is derived from Latin, Proli – offspring and fer - bearing referring to the proliferous buds, a prominent feature of the species. Description Polystichum proliferum is a terrestrial fern that can grow to 130 cm in height. The rhizome and frond bases are covered in persistent scales which are glossy brown with pale edges. Fronds can reach up to 100 cm in length and 30 cm wide, are dark green when mature but lighter and paler when young. Sori (spore clusters) occur in rows on either side of the midrib and are covered with by a large umbrella-like indusium (protective covering) hence the common name “mother shield fern”. Habitat and distribution Polystichum proliferum is widespread and abundant from sea-level to 1300m a.s.l., but predominantly occurs in the tablelands and ranges of New South Wales, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania. At elevation, Polystichum proliferum will occur in amongst boulders and at lower altitudes - in wet forests. The species typically favours gullies and creeks as well as the cooler/moister, southern and eastern facing aspects. Polystichum proliferum will however, occur in drier vegetation types such as coastal scrub and dry schelorphyll, due to its hardy characteristics such as the ability to tolerate salt-laden winds and poor soil quality. Polystichum proliferum is often associated with Dicksonia antarctica gullies, occurring higher up the gullies than Dicksonia antarctica and further away from the watercourse. The close association and similar appearance between the two species has often led novice plant to collectors to misidentify Polystichum proliferum as Dicksonia antarctica. Reproduction Polystichum proliferum will propagate vegetatively via proliferous buds or sexually through spores. Vegetative reproduction occurs when bulbils develop at end of the larger fronds grows into small plant. As the weight of the bulbil increases, the frond sags until the bulbil can take root in the soil underneath. This characteristic allows Polystichum proliferum to colonise large areas vegetatively, often becoming the dominant ground cover after a disturbance and is a desirable trait for those who cultivate the species in home gardens. References proliferum Category:Ferns of Australia Category:Flora of New South Wales Category:Flora of Tasmania Category:Flora of Victoria (Australia) Category:Taxa named by Carl Borivoj Presl |
2,459 | Wanda Soler Rosario | Wanda J. "Tata" Soler Rosario (born December 18, 1971) is a Puerto Rican politician and the current mayor of Barceloneta. Soler is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and has served as mayor since 2012. Early years and studies Wanda Soler received a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Psychology at the Sacred Heart University of Puerto Rico. In 2004, she completed a Master's degree in Education, with a major in Counseling, from Bayamón Central University. Public service Soler worked as an Employment Promoter for the Consortium Dorado-Manatí North Central. She was later promoted to Case Handler, and then Deputy Manager. More recently, she has worked as Special Aide for the mayor and finally Director of the Federal Programs Department for the municipality of Barceloneta. She also works as a professor for the American College of Manatí since 2005. Political career After the arrest of the mayor of Barceloneta, Sol Luis Fontánes, in February 2012, Soler presented her candidacy to fill the vacant seat. She was elected by a group of 24 delegates on March 10, 2012. Soler was formally reelected by the citizens at the 2012 general election, receiving 69.22% of the votes. This was the second largest margin of victory for any mayor in that election, which led a newspaper to label her as one of the "most powerful" mayors in the island. In 2016, she was reelected for a second term. References External links Wanda Soler Profile on WAPA-TV Category:Living people Category:Mayors of places in Puerto Rico Category:Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico politicians Category:People from Barceloneta, Puerto Rico Category:Puerto Rican women in politics Category:Women mayors of places in Puerto Rico Category:1971 births |
2,460 | Antonio Coma | Antonio Coma (1560–1629) was an Italian composer. He was born in Cento, Ferrara, and came from a notable family of musicians. He may be the subject of a painting attributed to Guercino. Works, editions, recordings Sacrae Cantiones op.4 (Bologna, 1614) Claudio Cavina, Paolo Fanciullacci, Andrea Favari, Gianluca Ferrarini, Sergio Foresti. Dynamic. 1999 References Category:1560 births Category:1629 deaths Category:People from Ferrara |
2,461 | Hiranai Station | is a railway station on the Hachinohe Line in the town of Hirono, Kunohe District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Hiranai Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and is 32.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Hachinohe Station. Station layout Hirani Station has a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. There is a small rain shelter built on top of the platform, but there is no station building. The station is unattended. History Hiranai Station opened on February 5, 1959. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987 the station came under the operational control of JR East. Surrounding area National Route 45 See also List of railway stations in Japan References External links Category:Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture Category:Hirono, Iwate Category:Hachinohe Line Category:Railway stations opened in 1959 Category:1959 establishments in Japan Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company |
2,462 | Resurrection (1943 film) | Resurrection (Spanish: Resurrección) is a 1943 Mexican period drama film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares based on the novel Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy. It relocates Tolstoy's story to Mexico in the early 20th century, at the brink of the Mexican Revolution and its land reform. It stars Sara García, Lupita Tovar, Emilio Tuero and Rafael Banquells. External links Category:1943 films Category:Mexican films Category:Spanish-language films Category:Mexican black-and-white films Category:Mexican drama films Category:1943 drama films |
2,463 | 1977 European Super Cup | The 1977 European Super Cup was an association football match played over two-legs between German team Hamburger SV and English team Liverpool. The first leg was played at the Volksparkstadion, Hamburg on 22 November 1977 and the second leg was played on 6 December 1977 at Anfield, Liverpool. It was the annual the European Super Cup contested between the winners of the European Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup. Both team were appearing in the competition for the first time. The teams qualified for the competition by winning the European Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup. Hamburg won the 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup beating Belgian team Anderlecht 2–0 in the final. Liverpool qualified by winning the 1976–77 European Cup. They beat German team Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 in the final. Watched by a crowd of 16,000 at the Volksparkstadion, Hamburg took the lead in the first half of the first leg when Ferdinand Keller scored. A David Fairclough goal in the second half levelled the match at 1–1, which remained the score when the match finished. A crowd of 34,391 saw Liverpool take the lead in the second leg when Phil Thompson scored in the 21st minute. A hat-trick from Terry McDermott and goal each from Kenny Dalglish and Fairclough secured a 6–0 win for Liverpool. Thus, Liverpool won 7–1 on aggregate to win their first European Super Cup. Background The European Super Cup was founded in the early 1970s, as a means to determine the best team in Europe and serve as a challenge to Ajax, the strongest club side of its day. The proposal by Dutch journalist Anton Witkamp, a football match between the holders of the European Cup and Cup Winners' Cup, failed to receive UEFA's backing, given the recent Cup Winners' Cup winners Rangers had been banned from European competition. Witkamp nonetheless proceeded with his vision, a two-legged match played between Ajax and Rangers in January 1973. The competition was endorsed and recognised by UEFA a year later. Liverpool qualified for the Super Cup as winners of the 1976–77 European Cup. They had beaten German team Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 in the final to win the European Cup for the first time. It was Liverpool's first appearance in the Super Cup. Hamburg had qualified for the competition as winners of the 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup. A 2–0 victory against Anderlecht ensured they won the European Cup Winners' Cup for the first time. Hamburg were also appearing in their first Super Cup match. Both teams were midway through their respective domestic campaigns at the time of the matches. Liverpool's last game before the first leg was against Bristol City, which they drew 1–1. This result left Liverpool sixth in the 1977–78 Football League. Hamburg played Borussia Dortmund in the 1977–78 Bundesliga in their last match before the first leg, which they lost 2–1. A subplot to the matches was that Hamburg striker Kevin Keegan, would be playing against the club that he left the previous season. Keegan had signed for Hamburg from Liverpool following their European Cup success. First |
2,464 | Morbid Remix Show | Morbid Remix Show is an EP by Norwegian singer-songwriter Bertine Zetlitz. It was released in 1998 by EMI. Track listing Category:1998 EPs Category:Bertine Zetlitz albums Category:1998 remix albums Category:Remix EPs |
2,465 | Stirling Burghs (Commonwealth Parliament constituency) | During the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, called the Protectorate, the Scottish burghs of Linlithgow, Queensferry, Perth, Culross and Stirling were jointly represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons at Westminster from 1654 until 1659. Elections were held at Stirling. List of Members of Parliament References Category:Constituencies in the Parliament of England Category:Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster) Category:Constituencies established in 1654 Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1659 Category:1650s in Scotland Category:1654 establishments in Scotland |
2,466 | Markus Mattmüller | Markus Theodor Mattmüller (born 18 July 1928 in Basel; died 30 October 2003 in Basel; originally from Basel) was a Swiss historian. Biography He was the son of pacifist activist Georg Mattmüller (1893–1951). He studied history as well as German and Italian language and literature at the universities of Basel and Perugia before he passed the Mittellehrerexamen in 1957. He qualified as a professor in 1966. From 1969 to 1992, he was an ordinary professor of General and Swiss Modern History at the University of Basel. He was one of the pioneering social historians of German-speaking Switzerland alongside Rudolf Braun and . Among other things, he oversaw research works on demography and agricultural history of the Ancien Régime, as well as on the labour movement. He also made research about Leonhard Ragaz and religious socialism. Mattmüller was the Secretary of the Swiss Peace Council from 1951 to 1954. He was a Constituent Councillor of both Basel cantons from 1960 to 1969, and a judge at the Civil Court from 1964 to 1967. Works (selection) Leonhard Ragaz und der religiöse Sozialismus. Eine Biographie. 2 volumes. Zollikon: EVZ, 1957/1968 (also: dissertation, University of Basel, 1957). Bevölkerungsgeschichte der Schweiz. Teil I: Die frühe Neuzeit, 1500–1700 (= Basler Beiträge zur Geschichtswissenschaft. vol. 154). 2 volumes. Basel: Helbling und Lichtenhahn, 1987. Bibliography External links Markus Mattmüller, University of Basel Library Category:20th-century Swiss historians Category:Social historians Category:University of Basel faculty Category:Social Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians Category:Swiss pacifists Category:People from Basel-Stadt Category:1928 births Category:2003 deaths |
2,467 | Virginia Teehan | Virginia Teehan is an Irish art historian, writer, curator and archivist, who has lead the Irish Heritage Council (An Comhairle Oidhreachta) since January 2019. Teehan grew up in Kilkenny, and studied at University College Cork (UCC) where she attained an master's degree in arts, and later at Trinity College Dublin where she earned a Master of Philosophy. She has acted as director of Cultural Projects at UCC, and as director of the Hunt Museum in Limerick. She was appointed by minister Síle de Valera to the board of the Heritage Council from 2000–05 and was reaffirmed by two successive ministers for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht up to 2016. She has written extensively on the history and art-works of the Honan Chapel in UCC, as well as on fine and decorative arts, and cultural management, including monographs on Ogham inscriptions, Seán Keating, Louis le Brocquy and Jack B. Yeats. Publications Books Sean Keating: In Focus. Associated Editions, 2009. Louis Le Brocquy Allegory and Legend. Hunt Museum, 2006. The Honan Chapel: A Golden Vision (with Elizabeth Heckett). Cork University Press, 2005. The Ogam Stones at University College Cork (with Damian McManus). Cork University Press, 2005. ASIN: B00FBBG3L8 Jack B. Yeats: Master of Ceremonies. Hunt Museum, 2004. Provision of Genealogical Services in Ireland. The Heritage Council, 2000. Journals "Celtic renaissance". Irish Arts Review, volume 33, issue 1, 2016. "Raqqan bowl". Irish Arts Review, volume 26, issue 2, 2009. References Category:Irish art historians Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Alumni of University College Cork Category:Alumni of Trinity College Dublin |
2,468 | Sabina Vajrača | Sabina Vajrača (born 30 May 1977) is a Bosnian American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Vajraća is best known for having directed and produced the 2005 Bosnian documentary Back to Bosnia. Biography Sabina Vajrača was born to a Bosniak family in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which then a part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, where she lived until the Bosnian War started in 1992. She started her artistic life as a poet and a short-story writer, completing her first novel at ten years of age. It involved a girl, a dog and a boy who saves the world. It was a huge hit among her friends. By thirteen she had read all the books available at her local children's library and she persuaded the librarian to give her a card for the adult branch. Around the same time she decided to become a film director. She made plans to attend the Prague Film School and eventually win an Oscar. At the age of fourteen she found herself on a losing side of a war. With one suitcase and a book under her arm she left her home, her family and her plans behind. She was never to see most of the people she knew thus far again. She spent the next two years in Croatia. It was there that, at sixteen, she saw her first play. She decided then and there to spend the rest of her life in theatre. Desperate to start as soon as possible, she turned to one thing she knew she could do – write, and founded a theatre magazine Teatralije with four of her friends. She made plans to attend the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb and eventually work for the national theatre. Two years later she was standing in Tampa International Airport, holding a distinct blue and white refugee bag. Sabina currently lives in New York City. Film Back To Bosnia (Bosnian:Na put kuci, u tudjinu) – 2005 Apparition (2009) Smoking Kills (2011) Summer Abroad (planned) Television Generations Matter (ESPN) References Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:People from Banja Luka Category:Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina film directors Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina women film directors Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina film producers Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina screenwriters Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to the United States |
2,469 | Providence Friars football | For information on all Providence College sports, see Providence Friars The Providence Friars football program was the intercollegiate American football team for Providence College located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school's first football team was fielded in 1921. The program was discontinued by the college in December 1941. History Notable former players Bill Connor – Guard, Tackle, 1929 Boston Bulldogs - 1930 Newark Tornadoes Jack Triggs – 1926 Providence Steam Roller Fred Dagata – 1931 Providence Steam Roller Hank Soar - Running back, defensive back 1937-1946 New York Giants Chuck Avedisian – Guard, 1942-1944 New York Giants References Category:American football teams established in 1921 Category:Sports clubs disestablished in 1941 Category:1921 establishments in Rhode Island Category:1941 disestablishments in Rhode Island |
2,470 | Khurais Airport | Khurais Airport is a small airport in the oil complex of Khurais in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The airport occupies an area of 1.2 km² next to the residential camp. It has replaced the previous Khurais Airport (old). Overview Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia, owns and operate the airport providing logistic support to the remote oil complex. Using Boeing 737 and Dash 8 aircraft, the company operates scheduled flights to Dammam for the headquarters in Dhahran. Facilities The airport is equipped with one runway, 2,430 meters long and 30 meters wide. 7 parking/gates can be found there in addition to a helipad. References External links Skyvector.com Category:Khurais oil field Category:Airports in Saudi Arabia |
2,471 | 38 Geminorum | 38 Geminorum is a binary star system in the northern zodiac constellation of Gemini. It has the Bayer designation e Geminorum, while 38 Geminorum is the Flamsteed designation. This system is visible to the naked eye as a faint, white-hued point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.71. The primary component is a magnitude 4.75 star, while the secondary is magnitude 7.80. The system is located about 98 light years away from the Sun based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +16 km/s. It is a potential member of the Tucana–Horologium stellar kinematic group. This is a wide binary system with a projected separation of . Two sets of low quality orbital elements have been computed for this system, yielding periods of and , and eccentricities of 0.150 and 0.485, respectively. As of 2018, the pair had an angular separation of along a position angle of 143°. Abt and Morrell (1995) classified the primary component as an A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A8V. It is a suspected chemically peculiar star of subtype CP1 (an Am star), which Slettebak (1955) classified as kA8mF0Vp. This notation indicates the star displays the calcium K line of an A8 star and the metal lines of an F0V star. In 1949, J. Hopmann catalogued it as a suspected Delta Scuti variable. The secondary is a G-type main-sequence star with a class of G6V. References Category:A-type main-sequence stars Category:G-type main-sequence stars Category:Am stars Category:Delta Scuti variables Category:Suspected variables Category:Binary stars Category:Gemini (constellation) Geminorum, e Category:Durchmusterung objects Geminorum, 38 9220 050635 033202 2564 |
2,472 | Woman Hungry | Woman Hungry is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film with music photographed entirely in Technicolor. The film was based on the play The Great Divide (from 1906) which was written by William Vaughn Moody. The story was filmed as a silent film by MGM as The Great Divide (1925) and as an early silent/sound hybrid by First National also called The Great Divide (1929). Cast Sidney Blackmer as Geoffrey Brand Lila Lee as Judith Temple Raymond Hatton as Joac Fred Kohler as Kampen Kenneth Thomson as Leonard Temple Olive Tell as Betty Temple David Newell as Dr. Neil Cranford Tom Dugan as Same Beeman Blanche Friderici as Mrs. Temple J. Farrell MacDonald as Buzzard See also List of early color feature films References External links Category:1931 films Category:1930s musical films Category:1930s color films Category:1930s Western (genre) films Category:American films Category:American Western (genre) films Category:English-language films Category:American films based on plays Category:Films directed by Clarence G. Badger Category:Films made before the MPAA Production Code Category:Films shot in Lone Pine, California Category:First National Pictures films |
2,473 | Boghall Castle | Boghall Castle was a 14th century castle to the south of Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Boghall became ruinous in the 19th century. History The courtyard castle was built in the 14th century by the Fleming family, to replace the motte and bailey castle at Biggar. The castle was strategically sited where the valleys of the River Tweed and the River Clyde meet. Edward II of England stayed at Boghall in 1310. During 1473 Queen Margaret, wife of James III of Scotland, stayed the night at Boghall on her way to the shrine of St. Ninian in Whithorn. Mary, Queen of Scots stayed at Boghall in 1565. The foundations of two D shaped towers survive but the rest is ruinous. Citations References Coventry, Martin. Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans. Musselburgh, 2008. Category:14th-century establishments in Scotland Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Scotland Category:Ruined castles in Scotland Category:Castles in South Lanarkshire |
2,474 | Artie Lange | Arthur Steven Lange Jr. (born October 11, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, radio personality, author, and podcaster best known for his tenures on the sketch comedy series Mad TV from 1995 to 1997 and as third mic on The Howard Stern Show from 2001 to 2009. Raised in New Jersey, Lange first worked as a longshoreman and taxi driver to help support his family, following the death of his quadriplegic father. He debuted as a stand-up comic in 1987 and took up the profession full-time five years later, developing his act in the New York City area. In 1995, Lange moved to Los Angeles to star in the first season of Mad TV. His arrest for cocaine possession during the second season led to his departure and subsequent rehabilitation. In 1997, Norm Macdonald chose Lange to co-star in his comedy film Dirty Work (1998), which secured Lange further acting roles including Macdonald's sitcom The Norm Show. In 2001, Lange returned to New Jersey and joined The Howard Stern Show and pursued various projects during this time; he released two comedy albums, co-wrote, produced, and starred in his feature film Artie Lange's Beer League (2006), and released his first book, Too Fat to Fish (2008), which entered The New York Times Best Seller list at number one. After attempting suicide in early 2010, Lange completed rehabilitation and resumed his career in the following year. He hosted The Nick & Artie Show with Nick Di Paolo until 2013, when Di Paolo left and Lange continued to host his own program, The Artie Lange Show, until 2014. During this time, Lange released his second book, Crash and Burn (2013). He hosted The Artie Quitter Podcast from 2015 to 2017 which was followed by a recurring role in the HBO series Crashing and a stint as co-host of The Artie and Anthony Show with Anthony Cumia until 2018. That year, he released his third book Wanna Bet? and paused his career following a series of arrests and drug rehabilitation. After he sobered up, Lange resumed stand-up and began his Artie Lange's Halfway House podcast in 2019. Early life Lange was born on October 11, 1967 in Livingston, New Jersey, and was raised in Union Township, Union County. His mother, Judy (née Caprio), of Italian descent, was a housewife, while his father, Arthur Lange Sr., of German and Native American descent, was a general contractor who installed television antennas. His sister Stacey is a fashion designer. Two weeks after Lange's birth, his father went on trial for keeping $200,000 in counterfeit money for a loan shark, but was spared jail time out of the court's sympathy for his young son. In August 2003, Lange found out he is approximately twenty-five per cent American Indian after submitting a sample of his DNA for testing. Lange attended Union High School, during which he played baseball and became an all-county third baseman. His poor grades required him to attend summer school in order to graduate. In August 1985, Lange was arrested for attempted bank robbery. He claimed he |
2,475 | Floris Adriaan van Hall | Floris Adriaan van Hall, Baron of Hall (15 May 1791 – 29 March 1866) was a prominent Dutch nobleman and statesman in the 19th century. He played an important role as representative of the Amsterdam trade and banking sector, and later as politician. He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1853 to 1856, and again from 1860 to 1861. Family Van Hall was born in Amsterdam, on 15 May 1791, the oldest of six children. His father was Maurits Cornelis van Hall, who seated in the First Chamber of the States General, and his wife Elisabeth Christina. Van Hall's father, the lawyer, notary and attorney Maurits Cornelis van Hall, had seated in the Representative Body of the Batavian Republic from 1798 to 1801, and later seated in the States of Holland and in the First Chamber of the States General. His mother was Elisabeth Christina Klinkhamer. Van Hall was the oldest of six children. After the death of his mother, his father had ten more children with her niece Christina Maria. Van Hall married Alida Paulina (Pauline) Bondt in Amsterdam on 7 July 1815, but she died in 1845. On 30 July 1853, at the age of 62, Van Hall entered a second marriage with Henriëtte Marie Jeanne, Baroness Schimmelpenninck van der Oye. Both marriages remained childless. Career Van Hall received primary education from a Walloon preacher in Voorburg, after which he attended a Latin school in Amsterdam. From 1808 to 1811, Van Hall attended the Athenaeum Illustre, and, like his father, studied Roman and Contemporary Law at the Leiden University from 7 November 1811 to 22 January 1812. After he had graduated, he became a lawyer in his father's firm in Amsterdam, where he was primarily concerned with protecting the interests of trading houses and shipping companies. On 3 July 1832, he succeeded his father in the States of Holland for Meerkerk. After the province's split in 1840, he seated the States of North Holland for Amsterdam. On 1 April 1842, King William II appointed him as the successor to Cornelis Felix van Maanen as Minister of Justice, and on 22 September 1843 as Minister of Finance. From 13 February 1849, he seated in the Second Chamber of the States General for the district of Amsterdam, until he succeeded Johan Rudolf Thorbecke as chairman of Council of Ministers in 1853. On 1 April 1856, King William II gave him the title of Baron, as a token of appreciation for his actions as minister of Foreign Affairs in the Crimean War, where he managed to uphold Dutch neutrality. In 1860 he became chairman of the Council of Ministers once again. He rejected an offer for the appointment to Governor-General of the Dutch East-Indies. He died in The Hague, on 29 March 1866. Honours Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold. Grand Cross in the Order of the White Falcon References Specific Further reading : Mr. F.A. van Hall als minister, 1904. : De Nederlandse ministers van Buitenlandse Zaken 1813-1900. |- |
2,476 | François Caret | François d'Assise Caret, SS.CC., (born François Toussaint Caret; 4 July 1802 – 26 October 1844) was a French Catholic priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a religious institute of the Roman Catholic Church. Life François d'Assise Caret was born 4 July 1802 in Miniac-sous-Bécherel (Ille-et-Vilaine). He was already a priest by 1829, when he became a professed member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. In February 1834, he sailed from Bordeaux for Valparaiso with Father Honoré Laval. Advised by one Captain Mauruc that Protestant missionaries had not yet reached the Gambier archipelago, they took passage on the Peruvian, out of Boston, and arrived 8 August on Akamaru, where they found a representatives of the London Missionary Society already established. Caret and Laval established a thriving mission and planned to expand their work to Tahiti. They arrived in the Kingdom of Tahiti in February 1836, where the American consul, Moerenhout provided them shelter. Born in Belgium, Moerenhout worked for a time in Valaparaiso for the Dutch consul, before taking ship for Tahiti as supercargo with the additional title of French consul. He arrived there in 1829 and made a fortune selling contraband run, gin, and brandy which Queen Pōmare IV had banned on the advice of British missionary George Pritchard. On his way back to France in 1834, Moerenhout stopped in Boston, and subsequently returned to Tahiti with the title Consul of the United States. The British considered him a secret agent for King Louis Philippe I and the Jesuits. Although received courteously, by the Protestant Queen Pōmare IV, they were subsequently expelled on the advice of Pritchard. On 12 November the two missionaries and a civilian carpenter who had accompanied them, were forcibly deported. The French Foreign Office regarded this as an "unjustified violent act". The three returned to the Gambiers. George Pritchard was appointed British Consul for Tahiti in 1837. That same year Caret returned to France in search of additional resources. On 30 May 1838, he embarked on the Zelima out of Bordeaux with four other priests, two catechists, and a shipment of clothes provided by the ladies of France. He left Valparaiso aboard The Eagle, and arrived in Akamaru on 20 December. Caret and Bishop Rouchouze arrive in the Marquesas on 3 February 1839, but their efforts there met with little success. In 1840, Caret was appointed to succeed Chrysostome Liausu as Prefect Apostolic of Southern Oceania. In December 1841, Caret was in Papeete, Tahiti, where he contracted smallpox during an epidemic. Efforts to establish a mission in Tahiti were hampered by the government, but by autumn 1842 Caret built a house out of dried brick, which Herman Melville visited that same year. The house burned down on the evening of 30 June 1844. Caret was convinced the cause was arson. The small nearby chapel was also consumed, as well as manuscripts of all the work done on the language of Tahiti and the Marquesas, including a catechism, prayers and a Tahitian language dictionary. Karl Rensch points outs |
2,477 | Sriranjini | Sriranjani may refer to: Sriranjani (actress) (1906-1939), Telugu theater and film actress Sriranjani (junior) (1927-1974), Telugu and Tamil film actress Sriranjini (Malayalam actress) (active in 2000s) Sriranjini (Tamil actress), Tamil supporting actress in 2000s |
2,478 | Craig Adams (musician) | Craig David Adams (born 4 April 1962) is an English musician, bass guitarist and songwriter. Over his career he has worked with a variety of rock bands, the most notable being The Sisters of Mercy and The Mission. Biography Craig David Adams was born in Otley, Yorkshire, on 4 April 1962, and was brought up in Leeds. Adams left school to pursue a career in music and initially played keyboards in a local band the Expelairs, who released a handful of singles. He left the five-piece due to musical differences and took up bass. Inspired by Motörhead he began to channel his bass through distortion-effects. After a short conversation in a local bar with Andrew Eldritch he joined The Sisters of Mercy. Here Adams developed his songwriting abilities, contributing mainly to arrangements and using his higher ranged voice for backing vocals which contrasted with Eldritch's melancholic baritone. When Adams and Hussey tired of the way that the Sisters of Mercy worked, they left and together they formed The Mission (initially the Sisterhood). Adams recorded four albums with the band and two compilations. As one of the co-founders, Adams' presence was pivotal in its success although his occasionally destructive behaviour brought a level of instability to the line-up. During the first tour of North America, Adams broke his hand while punching the window of the bus and was forced to return to the UK to recover. During the 'Deliverance' tour of 1990 guitarist Simon Hinkler left, signalling serious problems within the band. After the release of the 1992 album Masque, Adams was sacked, with the press reporting Hussey citing personal differences as the main motivation. In the biographical book about The Mission, Names Are For Tombstones, Baby, it states that they were on good terms personally, but that they were going in opposite directions musically. Adams was recruited by Billy Duffy in 1993 to play bass with the Cult on a European tour. The two had first met when the Sisterhood, including Adams, had opened for The Cult throughout Europe in Jan/ Feb 1986. Adams stayed with The Cult to record the self-titled 'Cult' album in 1994 with producer Bob Rock, and tour extensively throughout Europe, and North and South America. His time with the Cult ended when the group disbanded in Mar 1995. He temporarily rejoined The Cult for a handful of dates in the United States, in October 2002. Adams collaborated with Duffy again in 1998, forming Coloursound with Duffy, Mike Peters (of the Alarm), and Scott Garrett, who had also played with the Cult at the same time as Adams. Coloursound released one self-titled album in 1999, on Peters' own 21st Century Records. Adams continued with Peters in several touring versions of the Alarm 1999-2005, and played on their 2004 album In the Poppy Fields, produced by Steve Brown. In 2006, Adams was recruited by Kirk Brandon to join post-punk group Spear of Destiny, playing on several releases, including Imperial Prototype (2007), Omega Point (2010) and 31 (2014). Adams has also contributed to Brandon's other ongoing touring project, Theatre of |
2,479 | Polk County Public Schools | Polk County Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Bartow, Florida, United States. The district serves Polk County. Controversies Intelligent design controversy In November 2007, four Polk County School Board members interviewed by The Ledger daily newspaper said they would support a resolution advising the Florida Board of Education to revise proposed science standards to include alternative theories to evolution. Expulsion of student for science experiment In 2013 the district expelled a 16-year-old girl after her experiment mixing household materials resulted in a small explosion. The student was arrested and charged with possession/discharge of a weapon on school property and discharging a destructive device. Scientists posted tweets condemning the district's response. Tiffany Madison of the Washington Times argued that the district's punishment reflected American schools becoming "mindless, bureaucratic prisons". School uniforms The district requires all students in Kindergarten through 8th grade to wear school uniforms. High schools Auburndale Senior High School (mascot: Bloodhounds) Bartow Senior High School (Yellow Jackets) Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School (Eagles) Fort Meade Middle-Senior High School (Miners) Frostproof Middle-Senior High School (Bulldogs) George Jenkins Senior High School (Eagles) Haines City Senior High School (Hornets) Jewett High School Former black high school in Winter Haven prior to integration Harrison School for the Arts Kathleen Senior High School (Red Devils) Lake Gibson Senior High School (Braves) Lake Region Senior High School (Thunder) Lakeland Senior High School (Dreadnaughts) Lake Wales High School (Highlanders) McKeel Academy of Technology (Wildcats) Mulberry High School (Panthers) Polk State College Lakeland Collegiate High School (Eagles) Ridge Community High School (Bolts) Rochelle School of the Arts Black high school prior to integration; now a K-8 magnet. Roosevelt High School, a black high school in Lake Wales prior to integration. Tenoroc Senior High School (Titans) Union Academy Former black high school before integration; now a middle school Winter Haven Senior High School (Blue Devils) Elementary schools Edgar Padgett Elementary Griffin Elementary School Kathleen Elementary Lake Alfred Elementary North Lakeland Elementary Polk City Elementary School R. Bruce Wagner Elementary Rochelle School of the Arts Sandhill Elementary School Sleepy Hill Elementary Loughman Oaks Elementary School Wendell Watson Elementary Scott Lake Elementary School References External links Public Schools Category:School districts in Florida |
2,480 | Richland (Harwood, Maryland) | Richland is a historic home at Harwood, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It is a -story, frame, hip-roofed dwelling of approximately . It was constructed for gentleman farmer Robert Murray Cheston (1849–1904) and his wife, the former Mary Murray (1859–1943). It is the only known late-19th-century rural Anne Arundel County dwelling definitively associated with a specific architectural firm. The plans were prepared by the Roanoke, Virginia based architectural firm of Noland and de Saussure, founded by William C. Noland. The home reflects both the Colonial Revival and Queen Anne styles. The house on the 332 acre Richland farm was built in 1893. In the 1950s, the Cheston family subdivided the property and sold the house with approximately 58 acres to the Talliaferro family, and sold the remaining acreage to the Catterton family. The Talliaferro family named their new parcel "Thanksgiving Farm". In 1996, the Heimbuch family purchased Thanksgiving Farm from the Talliaferro family, began planting vineyards1998, completed a restoration of the house in 2004, and opened a winery on the property in 2006. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. References External links Thanksgiving Farm Winery website , at Maryland Historical Trust Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Category:Houses in Anne Arundel County, Maryland Category:Queen Anne architecture in Maryland Category:Colonial Revival architecture in Maryland Category:Houses completed in 1893 Category:National Register of Historic Places in Anne Arundel County, Maryland Category:1893 establishments in Maryland |
2,481 | Golden Mile (POW camp) | The Golden Mile () was an Allied POW camp in 1945 on the fertile Rhine plain known as the Golden Mile near Remagen in Germany. History Towards the end of the Second World War, US troops established prisoner of war camps along the River Rhine for the detention of German soldiers. During the conquest of the Rhineland 250,000 German soldiers were captured and, following the destruction of the Ruhr Pocket, another 325,000 joined them. From mid-April 1945 around 660,000 Germans were held in these camps. After the collapse of the Western Front, the Americans – themselves suffering from supply shortages – had to accommodate and care for German prisoners of war as well as two million of their own soldiers. The so-called Rheinwiesenlager ("Rhine Pasture Camps") were intended as transit camps, offering temporary accommodation for the prisoners. The Golden Mile was one of these camps. The camp The camp occupied the area between Remagen and Niederbreisig. On 8 May 1945 it was occupied by 253,000 prisoners. Built for the most part by the prisoners themselves, the camp was surrounded by barbed wire and divided into two separate areas: the first allocated to town of Remagen, the second to the town of Sinzig. Both camp areas were bounded on the east by the Rhine and on the west by the embankment of a railway line. Inside the camp, individual "cages", separated from one another by barbed wire, held the prisoners in groups of fifty, hundred or a thousand. Care and housing The care and housing of prisoners was extremely poor. There were initially neither wooden huts or shelters nor appropriate washing and toilet facilities. Only a few prisoners were allowed to keep a strip of canvas or a coat. The rest were exposed to the hardships of the April weather, with its frequent rain. Some prisoners dug holes in the ground using their hands and primitive tools to seek shelter from the rain. Many died in the temporary dwellings or were buried alive when their burrows collapsed. There was an issue of food once a day. This was initially barely enough to survive. Only after weeks did food for the prisoners improve. Even the drinking water supply was a problem to begin with, and prisoners had to queue for hours to get a little, strongly chlorinated, Rhine water. Closure of the camp and aftermath On 11 July 1945, the camp was taken over by the French, who finally closed it on 20 July. Many of the prisoners were transferred to other camps or to France and some were not released until one or two years later. During the time that the camp was in existence, 1,247 inmates died of dysentery, undernourishment and exhaustion. In spite of this relatively low death rate of under 1%, many survivors returned from imprisonment traumatized by their experience. Commemoration sites Today, the prisoners are commemorated by the Black Madonna Chapel in Remagen, a monument in Sinzig, the war cemetery in Bad Bodendorf and an exhibition room in the Remagen Bridge Peace Museum. References Literature Sources Wolfgang Gückelhorn: Das |
2,482 | SPAI | SPAI or St. Patrick's Higher Secondary School or SPS is one of the oldest schools in eastern India. The school admits students from kindergarten to 12th standard providing them with complete secondary education. Located in Asansol, in the Paschim Bardhaman district of the western part of West Bengal, with a distance of 200 kilometers from Kolkata (Calcutta). History St. Patrick’s School was built in the year 1891 as a Scholasticate for Belgian Jesuits. The climate of the dry plains seemed to be hard on them hence it was taken over by the Irish Christian Brothers in 1890 and opened the institution as St. Patrick’s Boarding of Anglo- Indian and European Boys. The buildings were first used to host students only in 1891, founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, a Catholic religious institute from Ireland that has undertaken missionary and educational work worldwide. This group, also informally known as the Christian Brothers, was founded by Edmund Ignatius Rice. St. Patrick's School, Asansol is one of the 19 Christian Brothers Schools in India. For a brief span of time during the Second World War, when the Royal Air Force was using the school buildings as airforce base and distress quarters while the administration of the School was under the Jesuit Mission of Patna and the school was shifted to Kurji. Description With three sections for each class/grade from KG-10 and two section for 11-12, there are about 1,800 students enrolled in the school. The school follows the 10+2 Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations curriculum which includes the national ICSE exam at the end of Class 10, and the ISC Science exam at the end of Class 12. The school enjoys considerable recognition for academic excellence, having produced many state and national rankers. St. Patrick's was originally a fully residential school. It started admitting day scholars later, and finally closed the hostel completely in 1984. The school has enrolled girls in Classes 11 and 12 since 2009. The Jubilee Hospital Building on the grounds was built in 1918. It is no longer a functioning hospital, having closed at the same time that hostel was closed. It is currently used as a residence for some staff members. The school is one of the largest landowners in Asansol, with buildings, fields, a huge pond and acres of virgin wooded areas bordering prime real estate like the residential colony known as Hill View or other schools like Loreto Convent, Maria Goretti, St. Joseph's School and St. Vincent's School. Alumni St. Patrick's Alumni International, is the largest and oldest alumni organization, founded in 2001. It has about 4,500 alumni in its network and does not charge any fees. School anthem Here all let's sing a school song For the best school of them all Cheer all, cheer for St. Patrick's Cheer for St. Patrick's Asansol Whatever the task on us depend We'll fight to the last our school to defend Whether at books or games It's all the same We are always top in the end So here all let's sing a school song For the |
2,483 | Jérôme de Gonnelieu | Jérôme de Gonnelieu (born at Soissons, 8 September 1640; died at Paris, 28 February 1715) was a French Jesuit theologian, ascetical writer, and preacher. Life At the age of seventeen he entered the Society of Jesus (4 Oct, 1657). Till the year 1674, when he pronounced his final vows, his services were in various capacities, particularly teaching. From this date his abilities directed towards preaching and evangelism. Works In the later part of his life he gave himself up almost exclusively to literary activity. The following is a list of his works: "Exercise de la vie spirituelle" (Paris, 1701); "De la Présence de Dieu qui renferme tous les principes de la vie intérieure" (Paris, 1703, 1709, 1731; Marseilles, 1827); "Méthode de bien prier" (Paris, 1710, 1769); "Pratique de la vie intérieure", etc. (Paris, 1710); "Instruction sur la Confession et la Communion" (Paris, 1710; printed with preceding work in Paris edition of 1713): "Sermon de Norte Seigneur à ses apôtres aprés la Céne, avec des réflections" (Paris, 1712); "Nouvelle retaite de huit jours à l'usage des personnes de monde et du cloître" (Paris, 1736). To the above, almost all the biographies add another work, a French translation of the influential devotional text The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. The first edition of this translation bears the title "L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ, Traduction nouvelle: Avec une Pratique et une Piére à la fin de chaque Chapitre (Par. le R. P. de Gonnelieu, de la Compagnie de Jésus, Paris and Nancy, 1712)"; but a great majority of the bibliographies, somewhat arbitrarily, deny that Traduction (translation), as distinct from the secours (helps) at the end of each chapter, is by de Gonnelieu. The opinion of the negative critics seems to be based mainly on the statement of Calmet (op. cit. below) that "the translation is by John-Baptiste Cusson [printer at Nancy], and the rest by P. Gonnelieu". The "Journal des Sçavans", on the other hand, in a review written within one year after the publication of the work, whilst praising the zeal and piety of the translator, says expressly that the version is by P. Gonnelieu; and adds that "Sieur Cusson (one time printer of the Journal) has enriched this first edition by many copper-plates". Notes References Attribution The entry cites: Journals des Sçavans (Amsterdam, 1713), LIV, 181-82; Mémoires pour l'Historie des Sciences et des beaux Arts (Trévoux, 1713), Art. cxvi, LI, 1403–04; Calmet, Bibliothèque Lorraine (Nancy, 1751), 318; Barbier, Dictionnaire des Anonymes, 2nd ed. (Paris, 1823), II, 160, 163, sqq; Brunet, Manuel du Libraire (Paris, 1862), III, 426; Patouillet, Dictionnaire des livres jansénistes (1752), preface. Category:1640 births Category:1715 deaths Category:People from Soissons Category:17th-century French Jesuits Category:18th-century French Jesuits Category:18th-century French Catholic theologians Category:Jesuit theologians |
2,484 | Atco, Georgia | Atco is a small unincorporated community on the northwestern side of Cartersville in southern Bartow County, Georgia, United States. There are numerous baseball and soccer complexes in the area, primarily along Sugar Valley and Cassville Roads, making it a popular destination for subdivisions. The community derived its name from the American Textile Company, which built a mill in the community. Geography Atco is located at (34.1806523, -84.8199389). The community is at an elevation of and is located inside Cartersville's city limits. Pettit Creek flows to the east of Atco, while Nancy Creek is located on the west side of the community. History In 1903, Edward McClain of the American Textile Company bought 600 acres of land north of Cartersville to construct a textile plant to manufacture horse collars. The plant was completed in 1904. In addition to building the plant, the American Textile Company also constructed about 40 homes for its workers. It was from the American Textile Company where Atco got its name. A post office called Atco was established in 1907, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1965. With the horse collar business declining due to the automobile, the ATCO Mill was bought by Goodyear in 1929. Under Goodyear's control, the mill proceeded to manufacture tire fabric products. Goodyear also expanded the village, building hundreds of homes as well as a school. After being annexed by Cartersville in 1957, Goodyear began selling off its homes. In 1963, Atco's school was closed, while in 2003, Goodyear closed the Atco Mill, laying off the remaining 319 employees. In 2005, the Atco Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Notable people Lee Roy Abernathy, gospel musician Joe Frank Harris, Governor of Georgia. Rudy York, MLB player and manager. References External links ATCO Georgia, The Village Category:Unincorporated communities in Bartow County, Georgia Category:Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) |
2,485 | Irving McDonald House | The Irving McDonald House at 191 Booker in Tonopah, Nevada, United States, is a historic stone house that was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It was deemed significant for association with businessman and lawyer Irving McDonald and "as a good example of local stone residential construction". References Category:Houses completed in 1906 Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada Category:National Register of Historic Places in Tonopah, Nevada Category:Houses in Nye County, Nevada |
2,486 | Kushtagi | is a panchayat town in Koppal district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Geography Kushtagi is located at . It has an average elevation of 639 metres (2096 feet). The area is dry and prone to drought. Demographics India census, Kushtagi had a population of 21,180. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kushtagi has an average literacy rate of 64.4 %, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 55%. In Kushtagi, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Registered Non-Government Organisations Kushtagi is a major area of work for the following NGOs: Samraksha, the HIV/AIDS unit of Samuha Information Technology, Sankalpa Rural information Technology Development Present MLA and Leaders Mr. ಅಮರೇಗೌಡ ಬಯ್ಯಾಪುರ (MLA), Transport Kushtagi is well connected by road to Bangalore, Hubli, Raichur, Bagalkot and other major cities. The nearest major airport is in Hubli. Long-distance bus routes Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) runs a bus service to other cities and villages. There are also various private bus services. Railways Koppal and Hospet is the nearest railway station to Kushtagi and Koppal and Hospet is served by a major rail line and is well connected by trains to all major parts of India such as Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, and Ahmedabad. See also Gajendragad Hanumasagara Ilkal Karnataka Koppal Kudalasangama Sindhanur Yelburga References Kushtagi lost village bommanhal next area will be start badami taluk Bomma Category:Cities and towns in Koppal district |
2,487 | List of quadrant routes in McKean County, Pennsylvania | Quadrant Routes in Pennsylvania are maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. This article lists all the routes and their termini in McKean County. As is the case with the other counties in the state, the route numbers start in the northeast quadrant and go clockwise from the 1000s to the 4000s. Odd numbered roads travel south to north. Even numbered roads travel west to east. There is no specific pattern for numbering order. The north-south quadrant dividers are PA 59 from the Warren County line to Smethport and US 6 from Smethport to the Potter County line. The east-west divider is not explicitly delineated. 1000s 2000s 3000s 4000s See also References Microsoft Streets & Trips Software Official 2011 McKean County PennDOT Map Applicable PennDOT Borough & Township Maps McKean Quadrant routes |
2,488 | Leptopelis millsoni | Leptopelis millsoni is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is found in southeastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Common name Niger forest treefrog has been coined for it, perhaps referring to the mouth of the Niger River, its type locality. Etymology The specific name millsoni refers to Mr. Alvan Millson, assistant colonial secretary in Lagos and the collector the two female syntypes. Taxonomy Leptopelis millsoni was described by the Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1895 based on the syntypes from the Niger Delta. Based on call characteristics and morphology, it has been suggested that the West African species Leptopelis macrotis is the same species (synonym) as L. millsoni, or its subspecies. A genetic comparisons between the eastern and the western species revealed clear differences, and also their calls differ in detail, strongly suggesting that they are distinct species. However, as these comparisons did not involve materials from the type locality of L. millsoni (the Niger delta), the question whether this name applies to the West African species (L. macrotis as currently defined) is not resolved. If this were the case, name Leptopelis guineensis would be available for the Central African species (L. millsoni as currently defined). It also remains possible that the Niger Delta species is distinct from both the eastern and the western species. Description Adult males measure and females in snout–vent length. The dorsum is brown, with darker transverse bars, or green. The tibia has 4–5 bars, and the feet are fully webbed. The iris is rusty red. The tympanum is rather large. The male advertisement call consists of single calls and has a "peculiar" acoustic quality. The call is similar to the call of Leptopelis notatus, and very similar to that of Leptopelis macrotis. However, the similarity of calls was refuted by Rödel and colleagues. Habitat and conservation Leptopelis millsoni is an arboreal frog found in primary and secondary lowland rainforest, secondary growth, and palm plantations. It is typically found near large, slow-flowing watercourses; the males call from branches close to such streams. It does not survive in open, degraded habitats. If similar to other species of Leptopelis, it would lay eggs in a nest on the ground near water. It is a common species but its habitat is affected by habitat loss caused by agricultural expansion, logging, and human settlements. It occurs in a number of protected areas, including the Korup National Park in Cameroon. References millsoni Category:Frogs of Africa Category:Amphibians of West Africa Category:Amphibians of Cameroon Category:Amphibians of the Central African Republic Category:Amphibians of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea Category:Amphibians of Gabon Category:Fauna of Nigeria Category:Amphibians of the Republic of the Congo Category:Amphibians described in 1895 Category:Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
2,489 | NH 132 | NH 132 may refer to: National Highway 132 (India) New Hampshire Route 132, United States |
2,490 | Puskin | Puskin (, also Romanized as Pūskīn) is a village in Hudian Rural District, in the Central District of Dalgan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its existence was noted, but its population was not reported. References Category:Populated places in Dalgan County |
2,491 | John Williams (radio personality) | John Williams (born October 19, 1959) is an American talk radio show host at WGN (AM) in Chicago and previously at WCCO (AM) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Early life John Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois as John William Fillipitch. He attended grade school in different places while his father was in the U.S. Air Force, but the family moved back to Joliet, Illinois after his father's retirement from the service. Williams graduated from Minooka High School and later from Joliet Junior College, where his father was a school counselor. He eventually graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a broadcasting major. Radio career Williams worked briefly at WSPY-FM in Plano, Illinois, then spent 10 years at WMBD (AM) in Peoria, Illinois. He also wrote a series of joke books, titled The Spieler Scale of Comedy. After four years at WCCO (AM) in Minneapolis, Williams was hired at WGN (AM) in Chicago in September 1997. Timeline 1981 — WSPY-FM in Plano, Illinois 1981 to 1993 — WMBD (AM), Peoria, Illinois: morning show host and other positions 1993 to 1997 — WCCO (AM), Minneapolis, Minnesota: mid-day show host September 1997 to December 2008 — WGN 720, Chicago, Illinois: mid-day and afternoon show host December 2008 to 2010 — WGN 720, Chicago, Illinois: morning show host, broadcasting from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. April 2010 — WCCO 1:00-3:00 July 2010 WGN — 12:30-3:00 July 2010 WCCO — 9:00-12:00 December 2011 — WGN 12:00-3:00 January 2011 — WCCO 3:00-6:00 Recognitions Winner, Personality of the Year: 2001 Illinois Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Awards Finalist, Personality of the Year: 2006 Illinois Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Awards Finalist, NAB Marconi Radio Awards Winner, Best Afternoon Show on a News, Talk, Personality or Sports Station: 2001 Chicago A.I.R. Awards Winner, Best Talent: 2001 Chicago A.I.R. Awards Life outside radio Williams enjoys reading, running (including once around the block outside WGN in long underwear to fulfill a pledge), and playing basketball. He is married, has two sons, and his late dachshund named Fred, who he called "The World's Largest Wiener Dog". See also WGN (AM) Steve Cochran References External links WCCO-AM 830, John Williams WGN-AM 720, John Williams Category:1959 births Category:Living people Category:American talk radio hosts Category:People from Joliet, Illinois Category:Radio personalities from Chicago Category:Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumni |
2,492 | Topçu, Ismailli | Topçu (also, Topchi, Topchu, and Torchu) is a village and municipality in the Ismailli Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,431. References Category:Populated places in Ismailli District |
2,493 | Lichtervelde | Lichtervelde is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Lichtervelde. On January 1, 2006 Lichtervelde had a total population of 8,400. The total area is 25.93 km² which gives a population density of 324 inhabitants per km². The church is 64 m high. In this town the inventor Charles Joseph Van Depoele was born. References External links - Available only in Dutch Category:Municipalities of West Flanders Category:Populated places in West Flanders Category:Populated places in Belgium |
2,494 | Tashigang | Tashigang is a village near an ancient monastery in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is the highest settlement in Spiti Valley, and is located in the Sutlej river valley near the India-Tibet border. National Highway 22 connects Khab with state capital Shimla. Below Tashigangis flows the Sutlej river, which originates from Mansarovar Lake in Tibet. The villages of Nako and Khab are nearby. Claims According to some maps, the territory is disputed between India and China, while in others it is not. Transportation Tashigang can be reached by foot from Nako and Khab. See also Shipki La Weblinks theroadsandbeyond.com - Travel journey from a stay in Tashigang References Category:Villages in Kinnaur district |
2,495 | Bernt Moe | Bernt Moe (1 June 1814 – 5 June 1850) was a Norwegian historian, editor and encyclopedist. Moe was born in Oslo, Norway. He was employed as an assistant in the National Archives of Norway (Riksarkivet). He was the editor of the two encyclopedias Tidsskrift for den norske personalhistorie and Biographiske Efterretninger om Eidsvolds-Repræsentanter og Storthingsmænd i Tidsrummet 1814—1845. References Category:1814 births Category:1850 deaths Category:people from Oslo Category:Norwegian encyclopedists Category:Norwegian historians Category:19th-century Norwegian writers |
2,496 | Folly North Site (38CH1213) | Folly North Site (38CH1213), also known as Little Folly Island, is a historic archaeological site located at Folly Beach, Charleston County, South Carolina. The site contains the extant remains of two American Civil War artillery batteries constructed by the Union Army in 1863. Artifacts associated with eight other batteries and Fort Green have likely eroded into the Atlantic Ocean. The batteries and fortifications were built as part of the Union effort to capture Charleston, South Carolina. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. References Category:Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Category:Buildings and structures in Charleston County, South Carolina Category:National Register of Historic Places in Charleston County, South Carolina Category:1863 establishments in South Carolina |
2,497 | List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Nova Scotia | This is a list of National Historic Sites () in the province of Nova Scotia. As of July 2019, there were 90 National Historic Sites designated in Nova Scotia, 26 of which are administered by Parks Canada (identified below by the beaver icon . Numerous National Historic Events also occurred across Nova Scotia, and are identified at places associated with them, using the same style of federal plaque which marks National Historic Sites. Several National Historic Persons are commemorated throughout the province in the same way. The markers do not indicate which designation—a Site, Event, or Person—a subject has been given. This list uses names designated by the national Historic Sites and Monuments Board, which may differ from other names for these sites. National Historic Sites See also Heritage Property Act (Nova Scotia) History of Nova Scotia List of historic places in Nova Scotia References Nova Scotia National Historic Sites of Canada |
2,498 | Reuterin | Reuterin (3-hydroxypropionaldehyde) is the organic compound with the formula HOCH2CH2CHO. It is a bifunctional molecule, containing both a hydroxy and aldehyde functional groups. The name reuterin is derived from Lactobacillus reuteri, which produces the compound biosynthetically from glycerol as a broad-spectrum antibiotic. L. reuteri itself is named after the microbiologist Gerhard Reuter, who did early work in distinguishing it as a district species. Solution structure In aqueous solution 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde exists in equilibrium with its hydrate (1,1,3-propanetriol), in which the aldehyde group converts to a geminal diol: HOCH2CH2CHO + H2O → HOCH2CH2CH(OH)2 The hydrate is also in equilibrium with its dimer (2-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-hydroxy-1,3-dioxane), which dominates at high concentrations. These three components - the aldehyde, its dimer, and the hydrate are therefore in a dynamic equilibrium. Besides, 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde suffers an spontaneous dehydration in aqueous solution, and the resulting molecule is called acrolein. In fact, the term reuterin is the name given to the dynamic system formed by 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde, its hydrate, the dimer, and acrolein. This last molecule, acrolein, was recently included in reuterin definition. Synthesis and biosynthesis 3-Hydroxypropionaldehyde is formed by the condensation of acetaldehyde and formaldehyde. This reaction, when conducted in the gas-phase, was the basis for a now obsolete industrial route acrolein: CH3CHO + CH2O → HOCH2CH2CHO HOCH2CH2CHO → CH2=CHCHO + H2O Presently 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde is an intermediate in the production of pentaerythritol. Reuterin is an intermediate in the metabolism of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol catalysed by the coenzyme B12-dependent glycerol dehydratase. Biological activity Reuterin is a potent antimicrobial compound produced by Lactobacillus reuteri. It is an intermediate in the metabolism of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol catalysed by the coenzyme B12-dependent diol dehydrase. Reuterin inhibits the growth of some harmful Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, along with yeasts, molds, and protozoa. L. reuteri can secrete sufficient amounts of reuterin to inhibit the growth of harmful gut organisms, without killing beneficial gut bacteria, allowing L. reuteri to remove gut invaders while keeping normal gut flora intact. Reuterin is water-soluble, effective in a wide range of pH, resistant to proteolytic and lipolytic enzymes, and has been studied as a food preservative or auxiliary therapeutic agent. Reuterin as an extracted compound has been shown capable of killing Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes, with the addition of lactic acid increasing its efficacy. It has also been demonstrated to kill Escherichia coli O157:H7 when produced by L. reuteri. References Category:Antibiotics Category:Biochemistry Category:Bacteriology Category:Primary alcohols |
2,499 | Oaro River | The Oaro River is a river of the north Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south from its sources in the Hundalee Hills, turning east shortly before reaching the coast at Oaro, southwest of Kaikoura. See also List of rivers of New Zealand References Category:Kaikoura District Category:Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand Category:Rivers of New Zealand |
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