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3,000 | SMS Möwe (1914) | SMS Möwe (German: Seagull) was a merchant raider of the Imperial German Navy which operated against Allied shipping during World War I. Disguised as a neutral cargo ship to enable it to get close to targets, the Möwe was effective at commerce raiding, sinking 40 ships in the course of the war. Early history Built by the Joh. C. Tecklenborg yard at Geestemünde, she was launched as the freighter Pungo in 1914 and operated by the Afrikanische Fruchtkompanie for F. Laeisz of Hamburg. After an uneventful career carrying cargoes of bananas from the German colony of Kamerun to Germany she was requisitioned by the Imperial German Navy for use as a minelayer. Her conversion took place at Imperial shipyard at Wilhelmshaven in the autumn of 1915, and under the command of Nikolaus zu Dohna-Schlodien, she entered service on 1 November that year. First raiding voyage Möwe slipped out of Wilhelmshaven on 29 December 1915 for her first task, to set a minefield in the Pentland Firth, near the main base of the British Home Fleet at Scapa Flow. This was completed in severe weather conditions. A few days later the pre-dreadnought battleship struck one of the mines; despite attempts to tow her to safety she sank. Möwe then moved down the west coast of Ireland to France. There she laid another mine field off the Gironde estuary, which sank a further two ships. This part of her mission complete, Möwe then moved into the Atlantic, operating first between Spain and the Canary islands, and later off the coast of Brazil. On January 16, 1916, the Möwe encountered a lightly armed British merchant ship and after a small battle, the British ship was scuttled. In three months she caught fifteen ships, two of which were sent, with cargo and prisoners, to port as prizes; the rest were sunk. She returned to Germany, and a hero's welcome, on 4 April 1916. Richard Stumpf records that there were a number of Africans amongst the crew upon this arrival. Felix von Luckner served aboard SMS Möwe before his journey with SMS Seeadler in late 1916 to late 1917. Interlude as Vineta In an effort to maintain security, Möwe was renamed Vineta, after another auxiliary cruiser which had been withdrawn from service. In this guise she set out on a series of short cruises during the summer of 1916 to attack Allied shipping off the coast of Norway. This only brought one success, however, before she was ordered in for a refit prior to another sortie into the Atlantic. Second raiding voyage [[File:Sea Raider Moeve - International Newsreel 1920 Ad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Advertisement for the four-part Hearst newsreel The Sea Raider 'Moeve''' (April 1920)]] Departing on 23 November 1916, Möwe had even more success on her second cruise into the Atlantic. On 6 December 1916, she captured and sank the Canadian Pacific Steamship freighter outbound from Halifax to Liverpool. Mount Temple′s cargo included 700 horses bound for the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France and many crates of dinosaur fossils collected from Alberta's Red Deer River badlands by Charles H. Sternberg |
3,001 | 1986–87 Australian region cyclone season | The 1986–87 Australian region cyclone season was the latest starting Australian season on record. A below-average tropical cyclone season, it officially started on 1 November 1986, and officially ended on 30 April 1987, with the last system dissipating on 27 May. Seasonal summary Systems Severe Tropical Cyclone Connie Connie, 15 to 23 January 1987. Made landfall over Port Hedland on 19 January. Moderate damage was reported in Port Hedland and Whim Creek. Tropical Cyclone Irma Irma, 19 to 22 January 1987, Gulf of Carpentaria. Tropical Cyclone Damien Damien, 30 January to 9 February 1987, near Western Australia. Severe Tropical Cyclone Jason Jason stuck the Northern Territory in February, 1987 damaging 20 buildings. Severe Tropical Cyclone Elsie Elsie, 21 to 27 February 1987, near Western Australia. Catastrophic damage was reported at Mandora Station. Tropical Cyclone Kay Kay, 6 to 17 April 1987, Papua-Newguinea and Western Australia. Tropical Cyclone Blanch(e) Blanch, entered the Australian region basin on 22 May, and dissipated on 27 May 1987, off the east coast of Australia. Other systems The precursor tropical low to Cyclone Uma formed within the region on 4 February, before it crossed 160°E and moved into the South Pacific basin later that day. The precursor tropical low to Cyclone Veli formed during the next day, about to the south-east of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. During the next day the low moved eastwards and gradually developed further, before it became equivalent to a category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale, as it reached its 10-minute sustained windspeeds of . As the system continued to move eastwards it crossed 160°E and moved into the South Pacific basin during 7 February, before TCWC Nadi named it Veli later that day on the basis of satellite derived evidence. Seasonal effects |- | Connie || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Western Australia || || || || |- | Irma || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || || || || || |- | Raja || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Wallis and Futuna, Fiji || || 2 || || |- | Sally || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Cook Islands, Austral Islands || || || || |- | Tusi || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Tokelau, Samoan Islands, Cook Islands || || None || || |- | Uma || || bgcolor=#|Tropical Low || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || None || |- | Veli || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || None || |- | Kay || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || || || || || |- | Blanch(e) || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || || || || || |- See also Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1987, 1988 Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1987, 1988 Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1987, 1988 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1987, 1988 References External links Category:Australian region cyclone seasons Aust Category:Articles which contain graphical timelines |
3,002 | Soccer World Cup at the 2005 CPISRA World Championships | Football 7-a-side at the 2005 CPISRA World Championships was held in New London, Connecticut from 27 June to 11 July. Football 7-a-side is played by athletes with cerebral palsy, a condition characterized by impairment of muscular coordination, stroke, or traumatic brain injury (TBI). Football 7-a-side was played with modified FIFA rules. Among the modifications were that there were seven players, no offside, a smaller playing field, and permission for one-handed throw-ins. Matches consisted of two thirty-minute halves, with a fifteen-minute half-time break. Participating teams and officials Qualifying The following teams qualified for the tournament: Venues The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in New London, Connecticut. First group stage Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 and Group 4 Group 3 and 4 do not provide any information on the ending of the closing tables. On the basis of the tables in groups 5 and 6 of the second group phase, it can be concluded that the following teams have emerged: Argentina, Brazil, England & Wales and Ukraine. These three teams played for positions 9 to 13: Japan, South Africa and Spain. Second group stage Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Finals Position 7-8 Position 5-6 Position 3-4 Final Statistics Ranking See also References External links Official website from 18 December 2005 Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA) International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) Category:2005 in association football 2005 Category:Paralympic association football Category:Football at the Cerebral Palsy Games |
3,003 | Flag of Suffolk | The Suffolk flag is the registered flag of the county of Suffolk, England. It was registered with the Flag Institute on 9 October 2017. The Flag Institute registered the design after Suffolk County Council displayed the flag on the first "Suffolk Day", and after a number of requests by organisations in the county. __TOC__ Design The design is a banner of the arms of Saint Edmund which bears two gold arrows passing through a gold crown. Edmund, a one time Saxon king of East Anglia, is strongly connected with the county of Suffolk – his burial site is located at Bury Saint Edmunds, in the county. The arms featuring a Saxon crown for the martyred Saxon king, were ascribed to Saint Edmund in the mediaeval period and can be seen across the county, incorporated into the coats of arms of several towns, the badges and logos of associations and sporting bodies and the arms of the county council, although they were not used per se by any one entity. Following its hoisting by the County Council, to celebrate Suffolk Day, 21 June 2017, a campaign was initiated to register the armorial banner of Saint Edmund, which was supported by twenty-one county based organisations. In light of this local support and extensive use of the emblem across the county, the flag was duly registered by the Flag Institute. References External links [ Flag Institute registration particulars] Background on the Suffolk flag Category:Suffolk Suffolk Category:Culture in Suffolk Suffolk |
3,004 | Battle of Lebanon (Tennessee) | The Battle of Lebanon was a small battle fought near Lebanon, Tennessee during American Civil War on May 5, 1862. There was another Battle of Lebanon during the Civil War fought in Kentucky which also involved Confederate cavalry under John Hunt Morgan. Background Union General Ebenezer Dumont pursued Colonel John Hunt Morgan’s Confederate cavalry with a force from the Nashville Garrison. Dumont's force consisted of detachments from the 1st Kentucky Cavalry under Colonel Frank Lane Wolford, the 4th Kentucky Cavalry under Colonel Green Clay Smith, and the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry under Colonel Wynkoop. Morgan's force was the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment. Battle Dumont surprised Morgan early on the morning of May 5, 1862. A 15-mile running battle ensued in which the Confederates were forced to retreat. During the fighting Confederate sympathizers in the town fired upon the Union Cavalry. Many of the remaining Confederates barricaded within the buildings surrendered when Dumont threatened to set the town on fire. Aftermath 150 Confederates were taken prisoner including Lt. Colonel Wood. Colonels Smith and Wolford of the Union force were wounded. References Lebanon 1862 Category:1862 in the American Civil War Category:1862 in Tennessee Category:May 1862 events |
3,005 | Gordon–Van Tine Company Historic District | The Gordon–Van Tine Company Historic District, also known as the U.N. Roberts and Company Buildings, is a nationally recognized historic district located east of downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. The Gordon–Van Tine Company manufactured pre-cut, mail-order homes in this facility, beginning around 1916. It was incorporated as a subsidiary of the U.N. Roberts lumber company in 1907. They began by selling construction materials to builders, but by 1910 they offered house plans and became one of the first companies in the United States to offer fully pre-cut houses. The customer could choose from a variety of floor plans, finishes, design features, and equipment choices. The lumber for the houses came from company mills in Washington state and Mississippi. They sold an estimated 54,000 homes under the Gordon–Van Tine name, and another 20,000 under the Montgomery Ward name. While better known for their houses, the company also provided the plans and materials for pre-cut barns. Gordon-Van Tine remained in operation into the post–World War II housing boom when it was sold to a Cincinnati salvage firm that liquidated it. Two of the buildings in the historic district have been transformed into an apartment complex. The four-story brick office building is the more ornate of the two. The factory was located in a five-story brick building next door. The office building houses 15 apartments, and the production facility houses 98. Commercial retail space was also created in the facility. Revitalization efforts for the $35 million project were begun in 2000 and completed in the summer of 2019. References External links Category:Historic districts in Davenport, Iowa Category:Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Category:National Register of Historic Places in Davenport, Iowa Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa |
3,006 | Occupational Health and Safety Regulation of British Columbia | The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulation of British Columbia is the primary source of law governing workplace health and safety, which was most recently amended in 2016. It sets the standard to which workplaces must attain when inspected by WorkSafeBC, unless they are exempt from inspection, e.g. mines. Background The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulation of British Columbia came into effect on April 15, 1998, and the most recent amendments came into effect on February 1, 2016. The requirements set out under the OHS Regulation are adopted under the authority of the Workers Compensation Act (WCA) WorkSafeBC is responsible for enforcing workplace health and safety compliance as outlined by the OHS Regulation. Most workplaces in BC come under the jurisdiction of WorkSafeBC with the following exceptions: Mines, which are under the authority of the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines Federally regulated employers (e.g. banks, transportation traveling out of province, radio, television, and cable services), which are under the authority of Federal Labour Program within Employment and Social Development Canada Purpose According to WorkSafeBC's website, "The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulation and Part 3 of the Workers Compensation Act contain legal requirements for workplace health and safety that must be met by all workplaces under the inspection jurisdiction of WorkSafeBC." Organization In total, the OHS Regulation contains 32 parts. Parts 1-4: Core Requirements These requirements apply to all workplaces in British Columbia. Part 1 – Definitions Part 1 contains definitions of key phrases and words used throughout the OHS Regulation. For example, Part 1.1 defines "hazard" as a thing or a condition that may expose a person to a risk of injury or occupational disease. Part 2 – Application This part provides an explanation on how the OHS Regulation applies to workplaces. Part. 2.1 outlines that the OHS Regulation applies to all employers, workers, and other individuals contributing to the production of any industry that falls under Part 3 of the Worker's Compensation Act. Additionally, Part 2.2 sets out the general duty for all work to be conducted without undue risk of work-related injury or disease regardless of whether specific requirements exist. Part 2.8 describes that contravention of the OHS Regulation is considered a violation by the employer and will make the employer liable for any penalty. Part 3 – Rights and Responsibilities Part 3 details the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers. Examples employer responsibilities outlined by the OHS Regulation include workplace inspections, providing occupational health and safety programs when required, and providing orientation and training to young or new workers. Employee rights include the ability to refuse unsafe work. Part 4 – General Conditions This part sets out generic requirements for workplace safety. Part 4 covers a variety of topics, ranging from emergency procedures to violence in the workplace. Additional topics include workplace conduct, storing and handling materials, and appropriate illumination levels. Parts 5-19: General Hazard Requirements Parts 5-19 deal with hazards found generally in a variety of workplaces and especially high-hazard workplaces. For example, the requirements outline the safe use of chemicals and machinery. |
3,007 | Arthur, North Dakota | Arthur is a city in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 337 at the 2010 census. Arthur was founded in 1881. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 337 people, 130 households, and 82 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 144 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.5% White and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population. There were 130 households of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.9% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age in the city was 43.6 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19% were from 25 to 44; 22.3% were from 45 to 64; and 26.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.3% male and 53.7% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 402 people, 129 households, and 82 families living in the city. The population density was 265.2 people per square mile (102.1/km²). There were 140 housing units at an average density of 92.4 per square mile (35.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.53% White, 2.24% Native American, 1.24% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.22% of the population. The top six ancestry groups in the city are German (49.3%), Norwegian (32.8%), Swedish (13.9%), Irish (10.7%), English (8.7%), French (6.0%). There were 129 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.30. In the city, the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 2.5% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 29.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had |
3,008 | Cherokee language | Cherokee (, ) is an endangered-to-moribund Iroquoian language and the native language of the Cherokee people. Ethnologue states that there were 1,520 Cherokee speakers out of 376,000 Cherokee in 2018, while a tally by the three Cherokee tribes in 2019 recorded ~2,100 speakers. The number of speakers is in decline. About eight fluent speakers die each month, and only a handful of people under the age of 40 are fluent. The dialect of Cherokee in Oklahoma is "definitely endangered", and the one in North Carolina is "severely endangered" according to UNESCO. The Lower dialect, formerly spoken on the South Carolina–Georgia border, has been extinct since about 1900. The dire situation regarding the future of the two remaining dialects prompted the Tri-Council of Cherokee tribes to declare a state of emergency in June 2019, with a call to enhance revitalization efforts. Around 200 speakers of the Eastern (also referred to as the Middle or Kituwah) dialect remain in North Carolina and language preservation efforts include the New Kituwah Academy, a bilingual immersion school. The largest remaining group of Cherokee speakers is centered around Tahlequah, Oklahoma, where the Western (Overhill or Otali) dialect predominates. The Cherokee Immersion School (Tsalagi Tsunadeloquasdi) in Tahlequah serves children in federally recognized tribes from pre-school up to grade 6. Cherokee is polysynthetic, the only Southern Iroquoian language, and it uses a unique syllabary writing system. As a polysynthetic language, Cherokee is highly different from Indo-European languages such as English, French, or Spanish, and can be difficult for adult learners to acquire. A single Cherokee word can convey ideas that would require multiple English words to express, including the context of the assertion, connotations about the speaker, the action, and the object of the action. The morphological complexity of the Cherokee language is best exhibited in verbs, which comprise approximately 75% of the language, as opposed to only 25% of the English language. Verbs must contain at minimum a pronominal prefix, a verb root, an aspect suffix, and a modal suffix. Extensive documentation of the language exists, as it is the indigenous language of the Americas in which the most literature has been published. Such publications include a Cherokee dictionary and grammar as well as several editions of the New Testament and Psalms of the Bible and the Cherokee Phoenix (, ), the first newspaper published by Native Americans in the United States and the first published in a Native American language. Classification Cherokee is an Iroquoian language, and the only Southern Iroquoian language spoken today. Linguists believe that the Cherokee people migrated to the southeast from the Great Lakes region about three thousand years ago, bringing with them their language. Despite the three-thousand-year geographic separation, the Cherokee language today still shows some similarities to the languages spoken around the Great Lakes, such as Mohawk, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora. Some researchers (such as Thomas Whyte) have suggested the homeland of the proto-Iroquoian language resides in Appalachia. Whyte contends, based on linguistic and molecular studies, that proto-Iroquoian speakers participated in cultural and economic exchanges along the north-south axis of the Appalachian |
3,009 | The Devil's Teardrop | The Devil's Teardrop is a novel published in 1999, written by author Jeffery Deaver. It, like other books of Deaver's, is a suspense-crime novel and contains several plot twists. Deaver, whose suspense fiction has been hailed as "a thrill ride between covers" by the Los Angeles Times, imagines a chilling scenario: a killer who is set to strike on the last night of this millennium – and unleash a devastation plot of murder and mayhem. The devil's teardrop is also a nickname for obsidian. It was the basis for the 2010 made-for-TV movie of the same name. Synopsis From the Back cover: New Year's Eve, 1999. An early-morning machine-gun attack by the Digger, an emotionless, robotic killer, leaves dozens dead in the Washington D.C. subway system. In a message to the mayor's office, a criminal mastermind demands twenty million dollars by midnight or the capital will again be at the mercy of his accomplice. But en route to the money drop, the devious extortionist is killed in a freak accident. The Digger, without orders to desist, prepares for his midnight massacre. With the ransom note as the only evidence, Special Agent Margaret Lukas calls upon Parker Kincaid, a retired FBI agent and top forensic document examiner, to join the manhunt. By midnight, they must track down the Digger – or for hundreds, the first moments of the new millennium will be their last moments alive. Plot summary On New Year's Eve morning, 1999, in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., a killer referred to as 'the Digger' guns down tens of innocent people at the metro station. A man, Gilbert Havel, sends a letter to the Mayor Gerald Kennedy demanding twenty million dollars cash to be dropped off at a park near Interstate 66 in bags. The letter goes on to explain that if his demands are not met the Digger will continue to strike at secret locations – at 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and at Midnight. Kennedy decides to deliver the money to the extortionist to ensure no more innocents are harmed and to make sure the town doesn't lose faith in the Mayor as election time is nearing. Agent Margret Lukas, the agent responsible for the case, wants to either put tracking on the bags, or take the extortionist down when he comes for the money. However, Havel is killed in a hit-and-run incident before he can make it to the drop-off point. All that Agent Margret has now is a letter, a dead body, and the knowledge that since the Digger had not been called off he will continue to carry on the remaining attacks. Assisting her in the investigation are officer Len Hardy and Detective Cage. At his home, retired FBI Document Examiner Parker Kincaid is spending time with his daughter and son and studying a letter that was supposedly written by late President Thomas Jefferson. It is when he is debating the authenticity of the letter that his ex-wife, Joan, comes and tells him that she wants the custody of their children. To Parker's dismay Joan's social worker will |
3,010 | List of current United States governors by age | The following is a list of current United States governors by age. This list includes the 50 state governors as well as the five territorial governors in office as of . State governors Territorial governors Demographics of state governors Note: The following information for currently serving state governors is correct as of . Statistics (not counting territorial governors): The median age is . The median age at inauguration is . The median term length is . The average age among Republicans is . The average age among Democrats is . Age Ranges: 6 governors are in their 70s; 20 governors are in their 60s; 15 governors are in their 50s; and 9 governors are in their 40s. Political Party: 26 Republicans (53%) 24 Democrats (47%) Sex: 41 Males (82%) 9 Females (18%) See also List of current United States lieutenant governors by age List of current United States governors References Governors Category:Lists of current office-holders of country subdivisions Category:Lists of political office-holders by age Current age |
3,011 | Robert Nix | Robert Nix may refer to: Robert N. C. Nix Sr. (1898–1987), Congressman from Pennsylvania Robert N. C. Nix, Sr., Federal Building, formerly known as the U.S. Courthouse and Post Office Building in Philadelphia Robert N. C. Nix Jr. (1928–2003), Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice Robert Nix (drummer) (1944–2012), drummer for The Candymen and Atlanta Rhythm Section |
3,012 | Bonnee Buttered Beef Steaks | Bonnee Buttered Beef Steaks were the flagship product of the Bonnee Frozen Products Company, which also produced frozen tamales and cubed steaks. Bonnee Buttered Beef Steaks consisted of "finely chopped beef, molded, frozen, sliced and buttered." They were sold in packages which each contained four frozen 2-ounce (conversion required) beef patties and four frozen pats of 94-score butter. History Bonnee Buttered Beef Steaks cost 58 cents a pound (conversion required) in 1956, which at that time was 10 cents a pound more than smoked ham. The beef steak patties were slim, so they could be cooked to perfection in about two minutes, using an iron skillet on a gas stove. Bonnee's were meat from the entire steer and once ground and blended they were meat reconstituted, under pressure, so they would not crumble like burgers but would need to be cut with a knife or torn like a thin steak. Bonnee Buttered Beef Steaks co-sponsored the St. Louis Hop television show (the St. Louis version of Philadelphia’s "American Bandstand"). The dance contest winners were provided with the products of the show's sponsors, Bonne Belle Cosmetics, Bonnee Buttered Beef Steaks, and Pepsi-Cola. Bonnee Buttered Beef Steaks were originated by businessman Sam Brown (1913–1996), president of Bonnee Frozen Products Co., and produced from the mid-1940s to the early 1960s at the company plant at 8144 Olive Boulevard in University City, Missouri. Sam Brown had conceived the idea while working as a traveling salesman. He had observed that the food quality in small town restaurants was hit-or-miss and concluded that restaurant owners would welcome a meat course which had consistently-high quality and was nationally distributed. Starting with $125 of borrowed capital, within ten years Sam Brown had a multimillion dollar business, manufacturing and distributing Bonnee Buttered Beef Steaks to grocery stores, restaurants, and military commissaries in 38 states in the United States and in eight foreign countries. The turning point for the success of Bonnee Buttered Beef Steaks may have been a repeat sales call that Sam Brown made to the owner of a combination drug store/restaurant. Even though the initial order of ten packages had sold out quickly, the customer refused to re-order, because he did not like them personally, and he didn't sell anything that he did not like personally. Looking around the store, Sam said "You sell castor oil in your store, don't you, mister? Mean to tell me you like it?" It was a sale Sam never forgot. Sam Brown was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He owned the Bonnee Frozen Products Co. for about twenty years. After he sold the business in the early 1960s, he worked as a consultant, retiring in the late 1970s. He was a founder and the first chairman of the St. Louis chapter of the Young President's Organization. His father, Isadore Brown, had emigrated to Kansas City from Russia and built a successful scrap steel business from an initial contract to remove old railroad track. References External links http://tomshawcross.blogspot.com/2010/07/bonnee-buttered-beef-steaks.html Category:Hamburgers (food) Category:Steak |
3,013 | List of Bizenghast volumes | Bizenghast is an ongoing original English-language (OEL) manga written and illustrated by M. Alice LeGrow, and published in North America by Tokyopop. As of July 2010, seven volumes have been released. The first was released on August 9, 2005; the most recent was published July 1, 2010. Set in the haunted New England town of Bizenghast, the story follows an orphaned teenage girl who is tasked with returning each night to an ancient mausoleum to free the ghosts within the building. The series is also licensed in New Zealand and Australia by Madman Entertainment, in Hungary by Mangattack, in Germany by Tokyopop Germany, in Finland by Pauna Media Group, and in Russia by Comix-art. __TOC__ Volume list References External links Bizenghast at Tokyopop's website Bizenghast Bizenghast |
3,014 | Mike Smith (basketball, born 1976) | Mike Smith (born April 15, 1976) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'8" forward, Smith attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe before being selected by the Washington Wizards in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draft. At that time, the Wizards also had an unrelated Michael Smith on the roster. Smith played 17 games for the Wizards during the 2000–01 NBA season and averaged 3.0 points per game. References External links Michael Smith. Latin Basket Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:African-American basketball players Category:American expatriate basketball people in Argentina Category:American expatriate basketball people in Chile Category:American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus Category:American expatriate basketball people in Greece Category:American expatriate basketball people in France Category:American expatriate basketball people in Mexico Category:American expatriate basketball people in Serbia Category:American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball players from Louisiana Category:Fayetteville Patriots players Category:JA Vichy players Category:Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Category:Keravnos B.C. players Category:KK FMP Železnik players Category:Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball players Category:Near East B.C. players Category:People from West Monroe, Louisiana Category:Quilmes de Mar del Plata basketball players Category:Small forwards Category:SIG Basket players Category:Trotamundos B.B.C. players Category:Washington Wizards draft picks Category:Washington Wizards players |
3,015 | William R. Jones House | The William R. Jones House is an historic house at 307 Harvard Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame house, whose Second Empire styling includes a flared mansard roof and flushboarded siding scored to resemble ashlar stone. It has a rare example in Cambridge of a curvilinear front gable, in which is an oculus window. Its windows are topped by heavy decorative hoods, and the porch features square posts with large decorative brackets. The house was built c. 1865 for William R. Jones, a soap manufacturer, and typifies the houses that were built lining Harvard Street in the 19th century after the Dana estate was subdivided. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts References Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Cambridge, Massachusetts |
3,016 | Greg Mauldin | Gregory M. Mauldin (born June 10, 1982) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Stavanger Oilers in the GET-ligaen (GET). Playing career Mauldin played with the Boston Junior Bruins of the Eastern Junior Hockey League in 1999 where he showed his talent and explosiveness on the ice while earning consecutive First All-Star Team selections and the Eastern Junior Hockey League MVP Award in 2000. In 2001, he moved on to UMass Amherst where he accumulated 94 points in 98 games and led the Minutemen to the 2003 Hockey East Championship game. After three successful seasons with UMass he joined the Columbus Blue Jackets who had selected him with the 199th overall pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Mauldin made his NHL debut not long after the Ice Hockey East Championship and appeared in six games for the Blue Jackets. He played the 2004–05 season for the Syracuse Crunch, the Blue Jackets AHL affiliate, and finished 7th on the team in scoring with 27 points. During the 2005–06 season he was traded to the Minnesota Wild for defenceman Dustin Wood. He was then assigned to the Houston Aeros, the Wild's AHL affiliate. In the 2006–07 season, Mauldin initially played with Bloomington Prairie Thunder of the UHL, before leaving to play in Sweden. Prior to the 2007–08 season, Mauldin attended the St. Louis Blues prospect development Camp. He was then signed to a free agent contract by the Binghamton Senators of the AHL. Mauldin was then signed by parent club, the Ottawa Senators to a one-year contract for the 2008–09 season but was reassigned to Binghamton for the year. On July 3, 2009, Mauldin signed a one-year contract with the New York Islanders. In the 2009–10 season he led the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, AHL affiliate of the Islanders, in scoring with 54 points in 77 games. He made his brief Islanders debut in a 7-3 defeat to the Pittsburgh Penguins on April 8, 2010, before returning to the Sound Tigers for a quarterfinal appearance in the playoffs. A free agent following the season, Mauldin signed a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche on July 2, 2010. After initially impressing at the Avalanche's training camp, Mauldin was reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, to start the 2010–11 season. He was later called up by the Avalanche, and in his first game on November 12, 2010, he scored his first NHL goal, which was short handed, in a 5-1 road win against Steve Mason of his former team the Columbus Blue Jackets. He was named the second star of the game. Mauldin continued to make an impact with the Avalanche from the fourth line, most notably scoring two goals and two assists in a 7-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild on November 28, 2010, to be named first star of the game. Mauldin remained with the Avalanche for a career-high 29 games and 10 points before he was later returned to help Lake Erie to their first post-season berth. In the 2011–12 season, Mauldin failed to make |
3,017 | Olympia Art & Antiques Fairs | The Olympia Art & Antiques Fairs (founded 1973) are events held at Olympia Exhibition Centre in London, organised by Clarion Events Ltd. From 1973 to 1990 the fairs were only summer events but since 1991 they have been held in both summer (June) and winter (November). History The Art and Antiques Fair Olympia The first Olympia Art & Antiques Fair was held at Earls Court in 1973 and moved to Olympia in 1979. Now running for over 40 years, this fair has held its position as the largest most well-established vetted fine art and antiques fair in London. The fair runs over 11 days in June and attracts around 32,000 visitors each year. At the first fair in 1973, dealers were divided into Gold, Silver and Bronze sections according to quality and dateline of stock. In 2010, dateline restrictions were removed allowing dealers to exhibit contemporary pieces for the first time. In 2012, over 200 art and antiques dealers exhibited including 70 furniture specialists, 18 from overseas, 40 new dealers and 30 who returned after a break. Covering over 34 disciplines, items for sale include 20th-century design, contemporary, 18th and 19th century English furniture, Old Masters, modern British art, tribal art, Asian works of art, ceramics, carpets, art deco, silver and jewellery, antique reclamation and more. Winter Olympia Art and Antiques Fair The first Winter Fair took place in 1991. The Winter Fair runs in association with the two largest trade associations for antique dealers in Britain, the British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) and The Association of Art and Antique Dealers (LAPADA). The fair runs over 7 days in November and attracts around 24,000 visitors each year. Victoria Borwick, currently the Deputy Mayor of London organised the Olympia Art and Antiques Fairs as Director from 1990 until 2001. References https://www.grelly.com/antiques/ External links Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair Official Site Winter Olympia Art & Antiques Fair Official Site The Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair, The Telegraph The art market: Cool winds blowing, Georgina Adam, The Financial Times Category:Antiques shows Category:Festivals in London |
3,018 | Megacraspedus isotis | Megacraspedus isotis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia. The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are grey, sprinkled with whitish. The hindwings are grey. References Category:Moths described in 1904 Category:Megacraspedus |
3,019 | Fellsburg | Fellsburg may refer to: Fellsburg, Kansas, an unincorporated community in Edwards County Fellsburg, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place in Westmoreland County |
3,020 | Instant Replay (Pizzicato Five album) | Instant Replay (インスタント・リプレイ) is a 1993 Pizzicato Five live album. Track listing "Soshite Imademo" - 3:34 "The Audrey Hepburn Complex-Brigitte Bardot-T.N.T" - 6:24 "Twiggy Twiggy" - 3:31 "Shock Treatment" - 5:18 "Catchy" - 7:34 "Action Painting" - 7:54 "I" - 3:41 "They All Laughed" - 3:53 "CDJ" - 5:01 "Funky Lovechild" - 6:11 "Thank You" - 6:16 "Tout Va Bien" - 0:30 Category:Pizzicato Five albums Category:1993 live albums Category:Nippon Columbia live albums Category:Albums recorded at Nakano Sun Plaza |
3,021 | Salikhovo, Ishimbaysky District, Republic of Bashkortostan | Salikhovo () is a rural locality (a selo) in Ishimbaysky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. The population was 584 as of 2010. There are 14 streets. References Category:Rural localities in Bashkortostan Category:Rural localities in Ishimbaysky District |
3,022 | Tovarné | Tovarné () is a village and municipality in Vranov nad Topľou District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1479. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 140 metres and covers an area of 7.708 km². It has a population of about 1087 people. External links http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Category:Villages and municipalities in Vranov nad Topľou District |
3,023 | A Shot of Rhythm and Blues | "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues" is a song written by Terry Thompson and first recorded by US soul singer Arthur Alexander. It was originally released in the United States in 1961 and in the United Kingdom the following year, as the B-side of "You Better Move On". As well as having Rhythm and Blues in the title, the song is itself an R&B number. Featuring only blues chords, it begins as an apparent 12-bar blues, but then diverges from that standard structure into a more distinctive composition. Cover versions Johnny Kidd & the Pirates released the song as a single in 1962. It features Johnny Kidd on vocals, Mick Green on lead guitar, Johnny Spence on bass and Frank Farley on drums. The song, along with "Some Other Guy", became a standard on the 1960s Mersey scene, particularly at the Cavern Club, and was covered by Cilla, the Beatles. and Gerry and the Pacemakers. The Beatles recorded "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues" three times for the BBC in 1963, with John Lennon on lead vocals each time. One of the versions was included on the album Live at the BBC, released in 1994. The critic Robert Christgau called it one the Beatles' greatest covers. In July 1963, Cilla Black recorded the song during her first ever recording session at Abbey Road Studios. Cilla subsequently passed this audition and signed a recording contract with Parlophone Records. A take from this recording session was included on The Abbey Road Decade: 1963-1973 album, released in 1997. In the TV series Cilla, A Shot of Rhythm and Blues was one of the songs sung by Sheridan Smith. Dave Edmunds covered the song on his 1975 album Subtle as a Flying Mallet. It was also heard in the Stardust film. Van Morrison and Linda Gail Lewis performed the song on their 2000 album You Win Again. The song was also covered by the Flamin' Groovies on their compilation album, Flamin' Groovies Collection. Buffalo covered it in 1972 under the title "Just a Little Rock and Roll". It was later released on the Aztec Music remaster of their debut album, Dead Forever.... References Category:1961 singles Category:The Beatles songs Category:Van Morrison songs Category:1961 songs Category:Arthur Alexander songs Category:Dot Records singles |
3,024 | 2009 Elite League speedway season | The 2009 Elite League (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) is the 13th since its establishment in 1997. Summary The first fixtures of the season took place on 30 March and the season ended on 12 October. The Poole Pirates were the defending champions from 2008. League table Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points Championship play-offs Semi-finals Leg 1 Leg 2 Grand final First leg Second leg Wolverhampton were declared Elite League Champions, on Aggregate 95-90. Leading averages Elite League Knockout Cup The 2009 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 71st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Coventry Bees were the winners of the competition. First Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final See also Speedway in the United Kingdom List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions External links British Speedway Promoters Association Website References Category:Speedway Elite League Elite League Speedway Elite |
3,025 | HD 149026 | HD 149026, also named Ogma , is a yellow subgiant star approximately 250 light-years from the Sun in the constellation of Hercules. An extrasolar planet (designated HD 149026 b, later named Smertrios) is believed to orbit the star. Nomenclature HD 149026 in the star's identifier in the Henry Draper Catalog. Following its discovery in 2005 the planet was designated HD 149026 b. In July 2014 the International Astronomical Union launched a process for giving proper names to certain exoplanets and their host stars. The process involved public nomination and voting for the new names. In December 2015, the IAU announced the winning names were Ogma for this star and Smertrios for its planet. The winning names based on those submitted by the Club d'Astronomie de Toussaint of France; namely 'Ogmios' and 'Smertrios'. Ogmios was a Gallo-Roman deity and Smertrios was a Gallic deity of war. The IAU substituted the name of Ogma, a deity of eloquence, writing, and great physical strength in the Celtic mythologies of Ireland and Scotland, and who may be related to Ogmios, because 'Ogmios' is the name of an asteroid (189011 Ogmios). In 2016, the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. In its first bulletin of July 2016, the WGSN explicitly recognized the names of exoplanets and their host stars approved by the Executive Committee Working Group Public Naming of Planets and Planetary Satellites, including the names of stars adopted during the 2015 NameExoWorlds campaign. This star is now so entered in the IAU Catalog of Star Names. Properties The star is thought to be much more massive, larger, and brighter than the Sun. The higher mass means that despite its considerably younger age (2.0 Ga) it is already much more evolved than the Sun. The internal fusion of hydrogen in the core of the star is coming to an end, and it is beginning to evolve towards red gianthood. At a distance of 250 light-years, the star is not visible to the unaided eye. However, it should be easily seen in binoculars or a small telescope. The star is over twice as enriched with chemical elements heavier than hydrogen and helium as the Sun. Because of this and the fact that the star is relatively bright, a group of astronomers in N2K Consortium began to study the star. The star's anomalous composition as measured may be surface pollution only, from the intake of heavy-element planetesimals. Planetary system In 2005 an unusual extrasolar planet was discovered to be orbiting the star. Designated HD 149026 b, it was detected transiting the star allowing its diameter to be measured. It was found to be smaller than other known transiting planets, meaning it is unusually dense for a closely orbiting giant planet. The temperature of the giant planet is calculated to be , generating so much infrared heat that it glows. Scientists believe the planet absorbs nearly all the sunlight and radiates it into space as heat. See also 51 Pegasi List of extrasolar planets References External links 149026 Category:Hercules |
3,026 | Rico and the Ravens | Skatt Bros. Rico And The Ravens was the Skatt Brothers' second and final album that was only released in Australia, supported by the single "Oh, Those Girls" (Mercury/PolyGram 6180 039) backed with "Heat Of Passion". Track listing "Runaway" (Martin-Ross) "Kiss Rock 'N' Roll Goodbye" (Sweval) "Oh, Those Girls" (Andez, Sweval) "Rain" (Delaney, Richard Martin-Ross) "If It's Alright" (Fontana) "Heat Of Passion" (Sweval, Andez, Fontana, Delaney) "Eternity" (Delaney) "L.A. Sunshine" (Fontana, Andez, Sweval) "Wait Till Tonight" (Delaney) Personnel Richard Martin-Ross - Guitars/Vocals Pieter Sweval - Bass Guitar/Vocals, Acoustic Rhythm Guitar on "Kiss Rock 'N' Roll Goodbye" and "Eternity" Sean Delaney - Keyboards/Vocals, Percussion on "L.A. Sunshine" Danny Brant - Lead Guitar Richie Fontana - Drums, Rhythm Guitar on "If It's Alright" and "L.A. Sunshine" Recording Produced by Ian Guenther and Willi Morrison Arranged by The Skatt Bros. Recorded at Amber Studios, Toronto, Canada by George Semkiw Assisted by Ed Stone, Rick Muszynski Mixed by Sean Delaney and Bruce Brown at Albert Studios, Sydney, Australia Mastered by Richard Mott at EMI, Sydney, Australia Cover photography by Bob Jenkins References Category:1981 albums |
3,027 | Elmira, New York | Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, United States. It is the principal city of the Elmira, New York, metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County. The City of Elmira is in the south-central part of the county, surrounded on three sides by the Town of Elmira. It is in the Southern Tier of New York, a short distance north of the Pennsylvania state line. History Early history This was long an area inhabited by indigenous people. In historic times, it was occupied by the Cayuga nation of the Iroquois Confederacy, also called the Kanawaholla. They had some relations with Europeans and English over fur trading, but were relatively isolated from the encroaching settlements. During the American Revolutionary War, the Sullivan Expedition of 1779 was mounted against the four Iroquois nations who had allied with the British and Loyalist forces. It fought a combined British-Iroquois force at the Battle of Newtown, south of the current city, in which Sullivan and his forces were victorious. After the conclusion of the war, the Iroquois and the new United States made a treaty at Elmira in 1791 to settle territorial disputes in the region. Most of the Seneca emigrated under pressure with the other Iroquois to Canada, where they resettled on land provided by the British Crown. The first European-American settler in Elmira was captain Abraham Miller of the Continental Army. He built a cabin after resigning just before the Revolutionary War. Miller's Pond and Miller Street are named after him and are near the location of his house. Elmira's formation The New York legislature established the Township of Chemung, now Chemung County, in 1788. The settlement of Newtown was soon established at the intersection of Newtown Creek and the Chemung River. In 1792, the settlement at Newtown joined with the Wisnerburg and DeWittsburg settlements to form the village of Newtown. In 1808, the village officially changed its name to the Town of Elmira, at a town meeting held at Teal's Tavern. It is said the town was named after tavern owner Nathan Teal's young daughter, but that story has never been confirmed. In any case, the City of Elmira, also called "The Queen City", was incorporated in 1864 from part of the town of Elmira and the village of Elmira. The remaining part of the town of Elmira exists still, surrounding the city on the west, north and east. The city and town share an intricately entwined history. According to Amos B. Carpenter's Family History book printed in 1898, Elmira is named after Major General Matthew Carpenter's daughter. This occurred according to the book in 1821 at the constitutional convention to which Matthew was a delegate. Elmira served as a transportation hub for New York's Southern Tier in the 1800s, connecting commercial centers in Rochester and Buffalo with Albany and New York City, via the canal system and railroads. The city was the southern terminus of the Chemung Canal (completed in 1833); later, the |
3,028 | Pombe | Pombe may refer to: Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the fission yeast, a yeast species used as a model organism in molecular and cell biology Pombe beer, a type of locally made African millet beer |
3,029 | Kingston upon Hull East (UK Parliament constituency) | Kingston upon Hull East is a borough constituency for the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years by the first-past-the-post electoral system. The constituency has been represented by Karl Turner of the Labour Party since the 2010 general election. Boundaries 1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Hull wards of Alexandra, Beverley, Drypool, Sutton, and part of Central. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, and Southcoates. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, Marfleet, Southcoates, Stoneferry, and Sutton. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, East Central, Marfleet, Myton, Southcoates, Stoneferry, and Sutton. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Hull wards of Bransholme, Drypool, Greatfield, Holderness, Longhill, Marfleet, Stoneferry, and Sutton. 1983–2010: The City of Hull wards of Drypool, Holderness, Ings, Longhill, Marfleet, Southcoates, and Sutton. 2010–present: The City of Hull wards of Drypool, Holderness, Ings, Longhill, Marfleet, Southcoates East, Southcoates West, and Sutton. Constituency profile The constituency covers most of the city of Kingston upon Hull east of the River Hull, excluding the Bransholme estate which lies in the Kingston upon Hull North constituency. It is a constituency of diversity, divided by Holderness Road, it can be split into two very separate areas. It includes the now-redeveloped residential Victoria Docks, which can be considered alongside Sutton Village, Garden Village and the private housing suburbs to the north of East Park. Away from the prestigious dockside developments and middle-class suburbs, the southern area of the constituency is largely social housing with a large amount of unemployment and underemployment alongside the vast docks and industrial estates. History In the early years of the constituency, it continually changed hands between the Conservative Party and the then-Liberal Party. Kingston upon Hull East has returned Labour MPs since 1935, and from 1945 to 2010 was represented by only two members, former seamen, Harry Pursey and John Prescott (who became Deputy Prime Minister, at the time in charge of town and country planning policy). Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s Elections in the 1980s Elections in the 1970s Elections in the 1960s Elections in the 1950s Election in the 1940s Elections in the 1930s Elections in the 1920s Elections in the 1910s Elections in the 1900s Elections in the 1890s Elections in the 1880s See also List of Parliamentary constituencies in Humberside References Category:Politics of Kingston upon Hull Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885 |
3,030 | Americo-Liberian people | Americo-Liberian people, or Congo people or Congau people in Liberian English, are a Liberian ethnic group of African American, Afro-Caribbean and Liberated African descent. The sister ethnic group of Americo-Liberians are the Sierra Leone Creole people, who shared similar ancestry and related culture. Americo-Liberians trace their ancestry to free-born and formerly enslaved African Americans who emigrated in the 19th century to become the founders of the state of Liberia. They identified there as Americo-Liberians. Some African Americans following resettlement in Canada also participated as founding settlers in Sierra Leone and other Recaptive repatriates settled in present-day Côte d'Ivoire. Although the terms "Americo-Liberian" and "Congo" had distinct definitions in the nineteenth century, they are currently interchangeable and refer to an ethnic group composed of the descendants of the various free and ex-slave African American, Caribbean, Recaptive, and Sierra Leone Creoles who settled in Liberia from 1822. The designation 'Congo' for the Americo-Liberian population came into common usage when these African Americans integrated 5,000 liberated Africans called Congos (former slaves from the Congo Basin, who were freed by British and Americans from slave ships after the prohibition of the African slave trade) and 500 Barbadian immigrants into the Americo-Liberian hegemony. Americo-Liberians rarely intermarried with indigenous West Africans. Although Western literature and discourse in the United States and United Kingdom use the term "Americo-Liberians", this term is outdated and in common parlance the majority of Liberians (including the Americo-Liberian people themselves) and neighbouring West Africans such as Sierra Leoneans refer to the Americo-Liberian people as "Congo" or "Congau" people. Upper-class Americo-Liberians and their descendants led the political, social, cultural and economic sectors of the country; they ruled the new nation from 19th century until 1980 as a small but dominant minority. From 1878 to 1980, the Republic of Liberia was a de facto one-party state, ruled by both the indigenous and Americo-Liberian-dominated True Whig Party and Masonic Order of Liberia. History and settlement "The love of liberty brought us here" was the motto of some 13,000 persons who crossed the Atlantic to create new settlements on the Grain Coast of West Africa between 1817 and 1867. Americo-Liberians joined the Kingdom of Koya royal armed forces with the aid of the American Colonization Society. The early settlers practiced their Christian faith, sometimes in combination with traditional African religious beliefs. They spoke an African American Vernacular English, and some ventured into the interior and mingled with local African peoples. Development of society They developed an Americo-Liberian society, culture and political organization that was strongly influenced by their roots in the United States, particularly the country's Southeast. Americo-Liberians were credited for Liberia's largest and longest economic expansion, especially William V. S. Tubman, who did much to promote foreign investment and to bridge the economic, social, and political gaps between the descendants of the original settlers and the inhabitants of the interior. Most of the powerful old Americo-Liberian families fled to the United States in the 1980s after President William Tolbert was assassinated in a military coup. Settlements The Americo-Liberians established several settlements along the St Paul River such |
3,031 | Petra Herrera | Colonel Petra Herrera, also known as "Pedro Herrera" (June 29, 1887 – February 14, 1916) was a Mexican "soldadera" (a soldier in the insurgent troops of the Mexican Revolution). Biography Petra Herrera, dressed as a man and with the pseudonym Pedro Herrera, actively participated in many battles of the Mexican Revolution in order to join the league commanded by General Francisco (Pancho) Villa. She joined the military during her mid-twenties. She had an excellent reputation and demonstrated exemplary leadership. She was able, after a time, to reveal that she was a woman, but she was refused military rank and was removed from the army. Female participation in the Revolution was common, but in activities such as food and accompaniment. Herrera's involvement was exemplary.She was able to keep her identity as a woman a secret due to ingenious strategies, such as pretending to shave her beard every morning, thereby avoiding questions about facial hair. She eventually reached the rank of captain and led a brigade of 200 men. Although she had some victories, Pancho Villa refused to give military credit to a woman and would not permit Petra Herrea to serve as a General. As a result of being removed from Villa's forces, Herrera formed her own brigade, exclusively for women. She fought in the second battle of Torreón on May 30, 1914 with 400 other women. Her strategy of attack included exploding bridges. She had a great capacity for leadership. This manifested once her feminine identity was revealed and she formed a group of soldaderas which fought some battles next to the troops of General Villa. One of her most important triumphs was the previously-mentioned second battle of Torreón, Coahuila, on May 30, 1914. Cosme Mendoza Chavira, another follower of Villa, said "Ella fue quien tomo Torreón y apago las luces cuando entraron en la ciudad" (She was the one who took Torreón and turned out the lights when they entered the city.") She eventually commanded a brigade of over 1,000 women, yet, conventional history does not say anything about the participation of Petra Herrera because Villa assigned her role in the revolution to an unknown woman. Some time later, her all-woman army was dissolved by superior orders and Petra Herrera ended up working as a spy, under the disguise of a girl in a canteen in the state of Chihuahua. Some sources say she worked in Jiménez, Chihuahua, While others say her work was in Ciudad Juárez. Both versions agree, however, that one night a group of bandits, in a drunken state, insulted and shot Petra Herrera. Although she survived the attack she ultimately died of wounds that became infected. References Category:1887 births Category:1916 deaths Category:20th-century women Category:Mexican Revolution Category:Women in war |
3,032 | For the Roses | For the Roses is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in November 1972, between her two biggest commercial and critical successes – Blue and Court and Spark. Despite this, in 2007 it was one of 25 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. It is Mitchell's first, and so far only, album to accomplish this feat. It is perhaps best known for the hit single "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio", which Mitchell wrote sarcastically out of a record company request for a radio-friendly song. The single was indeed a hit, reaching #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, becoming Mitchell's first top 40 hit released under her own name (as a songwriter, several other performers had had hits with songs that she had written). "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire" — a menacing and jazzy portrait of her then lover James Taylor’s heroin addiction — and the Beethoven-inspired "Judgment of the Moon and Stars" were also popular. Background Some of the songs were inspired by Mitchell's 1970-1971 relationship with James Taylor. Despite his difficulties, Mitchell evidently felt that she had found the person with whom she could pair-bond in Taylor. By March 1971, his fame exploded, causing friction. She was reportedly devastated when he broke off the relationship. By November 1971, he had taken up with Carly Simon, whom he married a year later. Songs "Banquet" describes a metaphorical table from which "some get the gravy / Some get the gristle... and some get nothing / Though there's plenty to spare". In "Barangrill", Mitchell uses the hunt for an elusive roadside eatery as a metaphor for the quest to "find herself", enjoying the journey, but with increasing impatience about reaching her destination. "Lesson in Survival" is about the longing for greater privacy, a sense of isolation, the frustration of incompatibility, and a love for nature. "Let the Wind Carry Me" contrasts thoughts of a more stable, conventional life, based partly on Mitchell's own adolescence, with the need to live with minimal constraints upon one's freedom. The title song is both a self-portrait and a cool assessment of the frustration and sadness of a lover being a celebrity, dealing with the challenges of fame and fortune. The second side opens with "See You Sometime", which deals with fleeting feelings, including jealousy and romantic competition. "Electricity" extols the simplicity and serenity of the quiet country life against the way in which people in modern society think of themselves unconsciously as machines, and is thought to be motivated by a particular relationship triangle she was experiencing at the time. "Woman of Heart and Mind" is a portrait of a flawed lover and the complexities of being emotionally involved. Critical reception For the Roses was met with critical acclaim. The New York Times said in 1973, "Each of Mitchell's songs on For the Roses is a gem glistening with her elegant way with language, her pointed splashes of irony and her perfect shaping of images. Never does Mitchell voice a |
3,033 | Mendelsohn House | The Mendelsohn House () is a former Jewish Tahara house (Bet Tahara) in Olsztyn (Allenstein), Poland, today used as a center for intercultural dialogue. It also includes a gatehouse. Tahara House The Tahara house, completed in 1913, was the first building designed by Erich Mendelsohn and the only one in his hometown of Allenstein. The Bet Tahara was built from 1911 to 1912 as a component of the Jewish cemetery of Olsztyn that was already existing since 1818. Mendelsohn create this project during his studies at the Munich Technical University, and had the chance to realize it. A smaller gatehouse, the residence of the cemetery's gardener, is part of the complex. The passage between both buildings was used as the main entrance of the cemetery. The structure was influenced by Joseph Maria Olbrich's architecture. The circumstances of Mendelsohn's commissioning remain unclear. The commissioning was probably influenced by Mendelsohn's father, a venerable member of the Jewish community of Allenstein. The house was equipped with rooms for the ritual washing of the corpses, a mourning hall and a mortuary leading to the adjacent Jewish cemetery. The interior is dominated by the central hall, a pyramidal wooden dome with mosaic decoration. A frieze with Hebrew lettering decorates the room. The design is only partially characterized by Jewish symbolism, simplified geometric elements show the influence of Art Nouveau and expressionism. With the rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany, the cemetery was defiled by the Nazis in early 1936 but was not directly affected by the Kristallnacht riots of 1938. In 1943 the state of construction of the building was described as good, the gatehouse was still inhabited. In 1939 Allenstein's Jewish community counted 138 members (448 in 1933) In summer 1942 the Germans deported the Jews of Allenstein to the Minsk Ghetto and Theresienstadt and murdered them in the Holocaust. The Jewish community of Allenstein ceased to exist. Municipal archive After World War II the region became part of Poland. The use of the building during the immediate post war years is unknown. After an anti-semitic campaign in Poland the remains of the cemetery were levelled to the ground in 1968 and the building was used as a magazine by the municipal archive of Olsztyn until 1996. Construction drawings of 1971 show several significant changes like the installation of a staircase between the main floor and the basement. This alteration resulted in the loss of most wall decorations, original floors in the wings and the original ceiling. New concrete floors destroyed the frieze in the main hall. Reconstruction In 2005, Borussia (Fundacja Borussia) and Association of Olsztyn’s Fancies initiated the reconstruction of the building which began in 2008. Borussia is a Polish Foundation founded in 1990 and dedicated to the unbiased research of East Prussian heritage in the area, which had been tabooed for decades in Communist Poland. The restoration project was made with the support of European Founds ("Operation Program Warmia and Mazury 2007-2013 ) The building and the adjacent cemetery were acquired by the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland. Since |
3,034 | Golnice | Golnice () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bolesławiec, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Bolesławiec, and west of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a population of 240. References Golnice |
3,035 | Alarms in the Heart | Alarms in the Heart is the second and final studio album from English folk rock band Dry the River and was released August 25, 2014. The album includes the singles "Gethsemane" and "Everlasting Light". Singles "Gethsemane" was released as the album's lead single on June 16, 2014. "Everlasting Light" was released as the album's second single on July 21, 2014. Track listing Release history References Category:2014 albums Category:Dry the River albums |
3,036 | Etruridelphis | Etruridelphis is an extinct genus of cetacean. References Category:Prehistoric toothed whales Category:Prehistoric cetacean genera Category:Pliocene mammals of Europe Category:Fossil taxa described in 2009 |
3,037 | Kuybyshevsky District, Russia | Kuybyshevsky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia. The districts are generally named for Valerian Kuybyshev, a Soviet statesman. Districts of the federal subjects Kuybyshevsky District, Kaluga Oblast, an administrative and municipal district of Kaluga Oblast Kuybyshevsky District, Novosibirsk Oblast, an administrative and municipal district of Novosibirsk Oblast Kuybyshevsky District, Rostov Oblast, an administrative and municipal district of Rostov Oblast City divisions Kuybyshevsky City District, Irkutsk, a city district of Irkutsk, the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast Kuybyshevsky City District, Novokuznetsk, a city district of Novokuznetsk, a city in Kemerovo Oblast Kuybyshevsky City District, Samara, an administrative and municipal city district of Samara, the administrative center of Samara Oblast Renamed districts Kuybyshevsky District, name of Spassky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, in 1935–1991 Historical districts Kuybyshevsky District, Saint Petersburg, a former district of the federal city of St. Petersburg merged into newly created Tsentralny District in March 1994 See also Kuybyshevsky (disambiguation) Kuybyshev (disambiguation) References |
3,038 | ISSR | ISSR may refer to: International Society for Science and Religion inter-simple sequence repeat, a general term for a genome region between microsatellite loci. Institute of Statistical Studies and Research |
3,039 | Jacques Vergès | Jacques Vergès (5 March 1925 – 15 August 2013) was a Siamese-born French lawyer, writer and political activist who earned fame for his defense of FLN militants during the Algerian War of Independence. He was imprisoned for his activism in 1960 and temporarily lost his license to officially practice law. A supporter of the Palestinian fedayeen in the 1960s, he disappeared from 1970 to 1978 without ever explaining his whereabouts during that period. He had been involved then in legal cases for high-profile defendants charged with terrorism or war crimes, including Nazi Klaus Barbie in 1987, terrorist Carlos the Jackal in 1994, and former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan in 2008. He also famously defended Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy in 1998. Vergès attracted widespread public attention in the 1950s for his use of trials as a forum for expressing views against French rule in Algeria, questioning the authority of the prosecution and causing chaos in proceedings – a method he promoted as "rupture defense" in his book De la stratégie judiciaire. An outspoken anti-imperialist, he continued his vocal political activism in the 2000s, including opposing the War on Terror. The media sensationalized his activities with the sobriquet "the Devil's advocate", and Vergès himself contributed to his "notorious" public persona by such acts as titling his autobiography The Brilliant Bastard and giving provocative replies in interviews, such as "I'd even defend Bush! But only if he agrees to plead guilty." Biography Born on 5 March 1925 in Ubon Ratchathani, Siam, and brought up on the island of Réunion, Jacques Vergès was the son of Raymond Vergès, a French diplomat, and a Vietnamese teacher named Pham Thi Khang. In 1942, with his father's encouragement, he sailed to Liverpool to become part of the Free French Forces under Charles de Gaulle, and to participate in the anti-Nazi resistance. In 1945 he joined the French Communist Party. After the war he went to the University of Paris to study law (while his twin brother Paul Vergès went on to become the leader of the Reunionese Communist Party and a member of the European Parliament). In 1949 Jacques became president of the AEC (Association for Colonial Students), where he met and befriended Pol Pot. In 1950, at the request of his Communist mentors, he went to Prague to lead a youth organization for four years. Jacques Vergès has been elected as Secrétaire de la Conférence du barreau de Paris Algerian independence movement After returning to France, Vergès became a lawyer and quickly gained fame for his willingness to take controversial cases. During the struggle in Algiers he defended many accused of terrorism by the French government. He was a supporter of the Algerian armed independence struggle against France, comparing it to French armed resistance to the Nazi German occupation in the 1940s. Vergès became a nationally known figure following his defence of the anti-French Algerian guerrilla Djamila Bouhired on terrorism charges: she was convicted of blowing up a café and killing eleven people inside it. This is where he pioneered the rupture strategy, in which |
3,040 | List of deaths from anorexia nervosa | This is a list of notable people who have died from anorexia nervosa, in chronological order. 1909: Renée Vivien – (11 June 1877 – 18 November 1909), British poet who wrote in the French language. 1936: Irene Fenwick – (5 September 1887 – 24 December 1936), American stage and silent film actress. 1957: Caren "Sande" Crabbe – died 11 April 1957, age 20, daughter of Buster Crabbe 1983: Karen Carpenter (American singer, drummer The Carpenters) – died aged 32 from complications caused by anorexia. 1994: Christy Henrich (American gymnast) – died in July 1994, aged 22, from complications caused by anorexia. 1997: Heidi Guenther (American ballerina) – died aged 22, from complications caused by anorexia. 1997: Michael Krasnow (American author) – died October 1997, aged 28, author of My Life as a Male Anorexic. 2006: Luisel Ramos – 2 August 2006, fashion model (22) 2006: Ana Carolina Reston (Brazilian model) – died 14 November 2006, aged 21, from complications caused by anorexia. 2007: Eliana Ramos – 13 February 2007, fashion model (18). Older sister Luisel also died of anorexia. 2007: Hila Elmalich – 14 November 2007, fashion model (33) 2010: Isabelle Caro – 17 November 2010, fashion model, anorexia activist, and actress (28) 2018: Javiera Muñoz – 16 January 2018, singer (40) See also History of anorexia nervosa List of people who died of starvation Lists of people by cause of death References Category:Eating disorders Anorexia |
3,041 | Gábor Heincz | Gábor "Biga" Heincz (born 18 November 1974, Budapest) is a Hungarian singer and performer, notable for being a finalist in A Dal 2012 and A Dal 2018. Career In 2005, Heincz joined the third season of TV2's Megasztár, but did not make the live shows. He was a backing singer for Zoli Ádok at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia for his song Dance with Me. He has worked with such artists as Ákos Dobrády and Viktor Varga. His popularity began with M1's inaugural edition of A Dal in 2012 with the song Learning to Let Go for a chance to go to the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. He reached the top four in the finals, but the jury chose Compact Disco to represent Hungary. Despite not winning, his song went on to top the charts in Hungary. His song was sung in TV2's The Voice – Magyarország hangja by Viktor Weisz. He was featured in TV2's Sztárban sztár in 2013. On 6 December 2017, it was announced that Heincz will compete in the 2018 edition of A Dal for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal with the song Good Vibez. First, on 27 January 2018, he went on stage in the second heat, where he came in tied second place with yesyes with 43 points and went to the semi-finals. On 10 February 2018, from the first semi-final, he scored 42 points and qualified from the semi-final, and competed in the final of the show. Awards Fonogram – Hungarian Music Prize (2014) – Pop Rock song of the year (with Easy Loving) Discography Studio albums Gátlás sztriptíz (2017) Singles Learning to Let Go (2012) Easy Loving (2013) A zene te vagy (2015) (with Janka) Alright (2016) Gátlás sztriptíz (2016) Mondd miért (2016) Bipolár (2017) Halhatatlan Blues (2017) (with Wolfie) Good Vibez (2017) External links Heincz Gábor BIGA – adal.hu References Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:People from Budapest Category:Hungarian male singers Category:21st-century Hungarian singers Category:21st-century male singers |
3,042 | Mito (name) | Mito, Mit'o and Mitó is a nickname and surname. Mito is a Georgian and Slovene masculine diminutive form of the names Dimitrij, Demetre and Dimitri. Mito is a Japanese name. Mitó is a short form of the feminine Portuguese blended name Maria Antonia. Mit'o is a diminutive form of the Bulgarian masculine given name Dimitar. Nickname Mito Croes, nickname of Antonito Gordiano Croes (1946–2016), Aruban politician Mito Elias, nickname of Fernando Hamilton Barbosa Elias, (born 1965), Cape Verdean artist, plastic artist and a poet Japanese name Mito Isaka (born 1976), Japanese football player Mito Kakizawa (born 1971), Japanese politician Mito Natsume (born 1990), Japanese model, presenter, and singer, Mito Yorifusa, nickname of Tokugawa Yorifusa (1603–1661), Japanese daimyō Kōzō Mito (born 1979), Japanese voice actor Masashi Mito (born 1962), Japanese politician Mitsuko Mito (1919–1981), Japanese actress Satsue Mito (1914–2012), Japanese school teacher and primate researcher Shigeo Mito, Japanese lutenist, theorbist and vihuelista See also Miko (name) Miko (surname) Milo (name) Mio (given name) Mita (name) Mitt (name) Mitu (surname) Jair Bolsonaro, nicknamed "El Mito" Notes Category:Japanese-language surnames |
3,043 | Gorno Strogomište | Gorno Strogomište (, ) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. Demographics According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1123 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include: Albanians 1093 Macedonians 4 Others 26 References External links Category:Villages in Kičevo Municipality Category:Villages in North Macedonia Category:Albanian communities in North Macedonia |
3,044 | Nikolai Nikolaevich Yanenko | Nikolai Nikolaevich Yanenko () (22 May 1921 – 16 January 1984) was a Soviet mathematician and academician. He was known for his contributions to computational mathematics and fluid mechanics. He served as Director of the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Siberian Division of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Education and research Yanenko received his Ph.D. degree from Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1954 under the supervision of Petr Rashevskii. The topic of his doctoral thesis was a problem in multidimensional differential geometry. His scientific interests span several areas of fundamental research, including gas dynamics, the theory of difference schemes, and computational fluid dynamics. In recognition of Yanenko's scientific contributions the International Conference on "Mathematical Models and Numerical Methods of Continuum Mechanics" was held on May 26, 1996 at the Novosibirsk Scientific Center, Novosibirsk. References External links N.N. Yanenko's portraits Category:1921 births Category:1984 deaths Category:Russian mathematicians Category:Computational fluid dynamicists Category:Soviet mathematicians Category:20th-century mathematicians Category:Full Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences Category:Stalin Prize winners Category:Recipients of the USSR State Prize Category:Heroes of Socialist Labour Category:Recipients of the Order of Lenin |
3,045 | Baenopsis baetica | Baenopsis baetica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinopsidae. Distribution This species is known only from the Strait of Gibraltar. References Category:Flabellinopsidae Category:Gastropods described in 1984 |
3,046 | Jay Wheeldon | Jonathan "Jay" Wheeldon (born 28 August 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Canadian club Cavalry FC. Career Torquay United After spending many of his youth years with English academies Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle, Wheeldon signed his first professional contract with Torquay United in league 2. Wheeldon would go on to spend some time in Belgium before returning home to play for non league club Hungerford Town. Calgary Foothills From 2015 to 2018 Wheeldon played under his brother, Tommy Wheeldon Jr. with Calgary Foothills. In 2018 the club captured the PDL Championship. Cavalry FC Wheeldon signed with Cavalry FC on 13 March 2019. He made his debut in their inaugural game against York9 on 4 May. Wheeldon re-signed with Cavalry for the 2020 season on January 29, 2020. References 4.https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/jay-wheeldon/312773/ External links Category:Living people Category:1988 births Category:Association football defenders Category:English footballers Category:Sportspeople from Plymouth Category:English expatriate footballers Category:Expatriate footballers in Belgium Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Category:Expatriate soccer players in Canada Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Canada Category:Torquay United F.C. players Category:R.R.F.C. Montegnée players Category:Hungerford Town F.C. players Category:Calgary Foothills FC players Category:Cavalry FC players Category:National League (English football) players Category:Belgian Third Division players Category:USL League Two players Category:Canadian Premier League players |
3,047 | Henry III, Duke of Bavaria | Henry III (940 – 5 October 989), called the Younger, a member of the Luitpolding dynasty, was the first Duke of Carinthia from 976 to 978, Duke of Bavaria from 983 to 985 and again Duke of Carinthia from 985 to 989. Life Henry the Younger was the only surviving son of Duke Berthold of Bavaria, who at the time of his birth was a loyal supporter of the royal Ottonian dynasty descending from Saxony. In 921 Henry's uncle Arnulf the Bad after two years of struggle had finally acknowledged the rule of Henry the Fowler as King of Germany and in turn achieved a certain autonomy for his Duchy of Bavaria. However, this exceptional status was denied by King Henry's son and successor Otto I, who in 938 had Arnulf's son and successor Duke Eberhard deposed and banned. King Otto appointed Arnulf's younger brother Berthold duke instead, after he had pledged allegiance and renounced the Bavarian privileges. Duke Berthold remained a loyal vassal of the king, however, his son Henry the Younger was still a minor upon his father's death in 947 and King Otto I took the occasion to cede the Bavarian duchy to his own younger brother Henry I. As Henry I about 937 had married Judith, Duchess of Bavaria, a daughter of the late duke Arnulf the Bad, he could raise claims to the ducal title. Early years After he became of age, Henry the Younger waited patiently, though it seemed that Bavaria was ultimately lost for the Luitpoldings, when upon the death of the Ottonian duke Henry I in 955 he was succeeded by his four-year-old son Henry the Wrangler (as Henry II) under the tutelage of his mother Judith. Coming of age, Duke Henry II of Bavaria increased his power: in 954 his sister Hadwig had married Duke Burchard III of Swabia, in 972 he himself married Gisela of Burgundy, the niece of Emperor Otto's wife Adelaide of Italy. The tables began to turn upon Otto's death on 7 May 973, followed by the death of Henry's brother-in-law Duke Burchard III of Swabia on 12 November: Duke Henry II, not satisfied with Bavaria, raised claims to Burchard's Duchy of Swabia upon, trading on the difficulties of the new emperor, his cousin Otto II, to establish his rule. His demands were denied, when Emperor Otto II enfeoffed his nephew Otto, son of late Duke Liudolf, with Swabia. The next year Duke Henry II of Bavaria openly revolted against his Ottonian cousin Emperor Otto II, backed by Bavarian and Saxon nobles, and even obtained the support of Duke Boleslaus II of Bohemia and Mieszko I of Poland. Emperor Otto II had to struggle for his rule, finally in 976 he marched against the Bavarian capital Regensburg and declared Duke Henry II deposed. Duke of Carinthia Now the patient Luitpolding heir Henry the Younger finally gained some compensation, when the emperor took the occasion to rearrange the southeastern German territories. He severed the lands of the former March of Carinthia from Bavaria and Henry the Younger was enfeoffed with |
3,048 | Agata Tarczyńska | Agata Tarczyńska is a Polish footballer, currently playing for Medyk Konin in the Ekstraliga Kobiet. Her first team was AZS Wroclaw, and she first played the UEFA Women's Cup with it at the age of 15. In 2005 Tarczyńska signed for 1. FC Saarbrücken, in the German second tier. The next season she returned to Poland, playing two seasons for Medyk Konin, three for AZS Wroclaw and one for Unia Racibórz. In the 2012-13 winter market she signed for SV Bardenbach in the German 2nd tier. She started the 2013-14 season in the same category with Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf before moving to MSV Duisburg in the Bundesliga in the winter market. Duisburg was almost relegated, and Tarczyńska returned to Poland. She played one season for Zaglebie Lubin before returning to Medyk Konin for the 2015-16 season. She is a member of the Polish national team. Titles 2 Polish Leagues (2004, 2005) 3 Polish Cups (2004, 2008, 2009) International goals References Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Polish women's footballers Category:Poland women's international footballers Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Category:Polish expatriates in Germany Category:1. FC Saarbrücken (women) players Category:Medyk Konin players Category:RTP Unia Racibórz players Category:MSV Duisburg (women) players Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Women's association football forwards Category:Frauen-Bundesliga players |
3,049 | Lenny Simonetti | Leonard Patrick "Meatball" Simonetti (November 20, 1919 – August 14, 1973) was an American football tackle who played three seasons in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) between 1946 and 1948 for the Cleveland Browns. Simonetti was a standout as a fullback at his Ohio high school before switching to tackle while at the University of Tennessee in the late 1930s and early 1940s. After a stint in the U.S. Army during World War II, Simonetti signed with the Browns. Cleveland won the AAFC championship in 1946, repeating in 1947 and 1948. Simonetti was sent to the Baltimore Colts in 1949, but did not play for the team. After leaving football, he became a weighmaster in Ohio. He died of a heart attack in 1973. High school and college Simonetti played high school football at New Philadelphia High School in New Philadelphia, Ohio, where he was an all-Ohio fullback on teams coached by John Brickels. He enrolled at the University of Tennessee and continued to play football for the Volunteers between 1939 and 1941. The team finished the 1940 season with an 8–2 win-loss record and advanced to the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day in 1941, losing 19–13 to Boston College. Simonetti enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and served in the Philippines. Professional career Brickels, Simonetti's old high school coach, in 1945 became an assistant for the Cleveland Browns, a new team in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Brickels recruited Simonetti to play for the team when Simonetti was still serving in the Pacific War. Simonetti joined the Browns when the team started play in 1946, but was a reserve and did not appear in any games during the regular season. Cleveland finished the year with a 12–2 record and advanced to the AAFC championship. Team captain Jim Daniell, however, was dismissed from the team the week before the title game after getting arrested following an altercation with Cleveland police. Cleveland head coach Paul Brown got permission from the league to use Simonetti in the game as Daniell's replacement. The Browns beat the New York Yankees, 14–9. Simonetti saw more playing time in 1947 after tackle Lou Rymkus suffered an eye infection. The Browns finished the regular season with a 12–1–1 win-loss-tie record and again won the championship. Simonetti stayed with the team for a final season in 1948, when the Browns won all of their games and a third straight championship. After the season, Simonetti was commissioned as deputy sheriff of Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He was sold to the Baltimore Colts in January 1949 along with Ben Pucci and Don Stanton. He left football, however, before playing a game for the team. Later life and death After his football career, Simonetti worked as a weighmaster for the state of Ohio in Bolivar. He was injured in a car accident in 1971 and died two years later of a heart attack. He and his wife Florence had one child. References Bibliography External links Category:1919 births Category:1973 deaths Category:Cleveland Browns (AAFC) players Category:People from Tuscarawas County, Ohio |
3,050 | La Rinconada | La Rinconada is a municipality located in the province of Seville, Andalusia, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the city has a population of 33,370 inhabitants. References External links La Rinconada - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía Category:Municipalities of the Province of Seville |
3,051 | Belfast metropolitan area | The Belfast metropolitan area is a grouping of council areas which include commuter towns and overspill from Belfast, Northern Ireland, with a population of 672,522 in 2011, combining the Belfast, Lisburn, Newtownabbey, North Down, Castlereagh and Carrickfergus districts. This equates to 37.1% of Northern Ireland's population. Overview The area was first officially classified as a metropolitan area in the late 1990s when the British government began to prepare for a cohesive plan that would include the Belfast Region. Six local government districts – Belfast, Castlereagh, Carrickfergus, Lisburn, Newtownabbey and North Down, were identified as the key areas within the metropolitan area. The continuous built-up area centred on Belfast, which is contained within these six districts, is defined as the Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area. The Belfast metropolitan urban area had a population of 579,276 in 2001. The area is made up of established towns, their overspill and the general conjoining of settlements as Belfast expands. Established towns include Carrickfergus, Bangor, Lisburn and Holywood. Many of these towns were established and important long before Belfast rose to prominence; Carrickfergus, for example, was the Norman capital of the northern part of Ireland until Edward Bruce's defeat in 1318. Bangor had been an important centre of Christianity and learning from its foundation in 555 AD. The recent reclassification of Lisburn as a city does not change its position within the metropolitan area. Places in the conurbation 2001 census At the 2001 census, the demographic characteristics of the people living in Belfast metropolitan urban area (BMUA) were as follows: 22.0% were aged under 16 years and 19.2% were aged 60 and over 47.4% of the population were male and 52.6% were female 40.5% were from a Catholic background, 55.5% were from a Protestant background. 4.3% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed Population maps In the 2011 UK Census, the distributions of population, religion, national identity and proportion of immigrants within the Belfast metropolitan area, were as follows. References See also Districts of Belfast Greater Dublin Derry Urban Area Greater Cork List of conurbations in the United Kingdom Dublin-Belfast corridor (population under three million) Category:Cities in Northern Ireland Category:Geography of Belfast Category:Local government in Belfast Category:Metropolitan areas of Ireland Category:Urban areas of the United Kingdom |
3,052 | Katana (disambiguation) | Katana are traditionally-made Japanese swords. Katana may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Katana (band), Swedish heavy metal band Katana (web series), a martial arts web series on Strike.TV Fictional characters and entities Katana (comics), a DC Comics fictional character Katana, a character from Gargoyles animated TV series and comic books Katana, a character from the anime series Coyote Ragtime Show General Katana, a character from the film Highlander II: The Quickening Katana, a flagship in Star Wars novel Dark Force Rising People Randy Katana (born 1965), trance musician from Sint Maarten Stanislav Katana (born 1992) a Ukrainian footballer Suvad Katana (1969–2005), a Bosnian footballer John Katana, leader of Kenyan band Them Mushrooms Places Katana Electoral District, former electoral district in Sri Lanka Katana Divisional Secretariat Katana (village), Phillaur, Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India Technology Sanyo Katana, a mobile phone Katana, a development name for the Dreamcast home video console Katana (photocopier), a photocopier manufactured by Ricoh Katana, a forage harvester machines by Fendt Katana class engines, by Masten Space Systems Fender Katana, a guitar Project Katana, Microsoft Open Web Interface for .NET software Katana, lighting and look development software by The Foundry Visionmongers Transportation Diamond DA20 Katana, a light aircraft Terzi T30 Katana, aerobatic aircraft UP Katana, a paraglider by UP International Suzuki Katana, a motorcycle Suzuki Katana AY50, a scooter Suzuki Katana, Indonesian version of Suzuki Jimny Enigma (yacht), formerly Katana, a superyacht See also Kitana (disambiguation) Katanga (disambiguation) Catania, a city in Sicily Qatana, a city in Syria Qatanna, a Palestinian town in the West Bank |
3,053 | Grinds | In Ireland, grinds are private tuition; a major industry in Ireland, particularly at secondary school level. "Grinds" is a Hiberno-English term which is used variously to refer to both the lesson ("I'd a maths grind last night") and the teacher ("My maths grind came over last night"), although the latter usage is less common. It is generally used in the plural ("I do maths grinds"). Origins Ireland was traditionally an agricultural and farming community so perhaps this is where the word ‘grind’ started. Grinding stones were used to produce flour by hand in ancient agriculture and evolved along with the development of different kinds of mills. From hand quern mills to grist mills powered by water, wind or steam, grinding stones remained an essential tool until the end of the 19th century, when roller mills using metal rolls to grind grain were developed. The term ‘keep your nose to the grindstone’ was commonly used to mean ‘apply yourself conscientiously to your work’.‘To grind’ in education generally means to ‘instil or teach by persistent repetition’. Charles Dickens referred to Mr Gradgrind in his novel Hard Times. Prevalence Grinds in Ireland are a major component of educational life. Many Irish students will have "grinds" before sitting either one or both of the two major state exams, the Junior Certificate and the Leaving Certificate. Grinds are a multimillion-euro industry in Ireland. Availability of online resources, such as 625points.com and studynotes.ie, has led to a decrease in demand for grinds in recent years. In 2012, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners launched an investigation into a perceived failure of some teachers to declare extra income from giving grinds for tax purposes. The teachers' union ASTI denied that this is a widespread problem. The terms grinds had also become popular at the college/university level. The cost of grinds varies per subject area. Some schools such as Ashfield College, Bruce College, Institute of Education, Leinster Senior College and Yeats College which offer the Leaving Certificate as a single year (repeat) course are called grind schools. References Category:Irish slang Category:Secondary education in Ireland |
3,054 | Media agency | Media agencies advise companies on how and where to advertise, and on how to present a positive picture of themselves to the public. Primary services include advertising, public relations and other forms of media management. Media agencies were first launched with their main focus being the transaction of media space more efficiently than the mainstream advertising agencies, which had previously managed the process of media buying. A media agency ensures that a marketing message appeals to consumers, appears in the right place, at the right time and that the advertiser pays the best possible price. There are cases, mainly within the large conglomerates, where both media and creative agencies are housed under one roof, however their P&L usually remains separate. Categories Media buying Media Buyers, or practitioners in media, are the people who liaise with publishers from various media titles. They are equipped to advise and negotiate targeted media inventory dependent of the briefed key performance indicator. Media agencies act as independent brokerages that transact in media space and take control of the marketing process once the creative agency has completed its remit of preparing and releasing the targeted creative message. Account services Media Agencies follow a structural hierarchy as seen in the creative agency environment. The usual hierarchy is Account Executive Account Planner Account Manager Account Director Client Director Head of Department These titles may vary slightly from one company to another. Digital Media Agencies Digital Media Agencies (also known as Digital Agencies) offer a varied array of services including Display Media Planning and Buying, pay per click (PPC), search engine optimization (SEO), Marketing Technology Services, social media marketing, online reputation management and programmatic media. Trading Desk Agencies have been the traditional power brokers in the media inventory. A recent phenomenon is seeing agencies developing their trading models in the form of a trading desk that transacts in media inventory. See also Advertising Public relations Advertising agency Publicist References |
3,055 | Steinbrunn | Steinbrunn (till 1958: Stinkenbrunn, , ) is a town in the district of Eisenstadt-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Burgenland. Population References Category:Cities and towns in Eisenstadt-Umgebung District |
3,056 | Ab Bahar-e Yek | Ab Bahar-e Yek (, also Romanized as Āb Bahār-e Yek; also known as Nōh Mīlī) is a village in Jahangiri Rural District, in the Central District of Masjed Soleyman County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its existence was noted, but its population was not reported. References Category:Populated places in Masjed Soleyman County |
3,057 | Elaeodopsis | Elaeodopsis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species Elaeodopsis girardi Laporte, 1972 Elaeodopsis loxoscia Prout, 1927 Elaeodopsis rougeoti (Laporte, 1970) Elaeodopsis turlini Laporte, 1978 References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Elaeodopsis at funet Category:Hadeninae |
3,058 | Correlation function | A correlation function is a function that gives the statistical correlation between random variables, contingent on the spatial or temporal distance between those variables. If one considers the correlation function between random variables representing the same quantity measured at two different points then this is often referred to as an autocorrelation function, which is made up of autocorrelations. Correlation functions of different random variables are sometimes called cross-correlation functions to emphasize that different variables are being considered and because they are made up of cross-correlations. Correlation functions are a useful indicator of dependencies as a function of distance in time or space, and they can be used to assess the distance required between sample points for the values to be effectively uncorrelated. In addition, they can form the basis of rules for interpolating values at points for which there are no observations. Correlation functions used in astronomy, financial analysis, econometrics, and statistical mechanics differ only in the particular stochastic processes they are applied to. In quantum field theory there are correlation functions over quantum distributions. Definition For possibly distinct random variables X(s) and Y(t) at different points s and t of some space, the correlation function is where is described in the article on correlation. In this definition, it has been assumed that the stochastic variables are scalar-valued. If they are not, then more complicated correlation functions can be defined. For example, if X(s) is a random vector with n elements and Y(t) is a vector with q elements, then an n×q matrix of correlation functions is defined with element When n=q, sometimes the trace of this matrix is focused on. If the probability distributions have any target space symmetries, i.e. symmetries in the value space of the stochastic variable (also called internal symmetries), then the correlation matrix will have induced symmetries. Similarly, if there are symmetries of the space (or time) domain in which the random variables exist (also called spacetime symmetries), then the correlation function will have corresponding space or time symmetries. Examples of important spacetime symmetries are — translational symmetry yields C(s,s') = C(s − s') where s and s' are to be interpreted as vectors giving coordinates of the points rotational symmetry in addition to the above gives C(s, s') = C(|s − s'|) where |x| denotes the norm of the vector x (for actual rotations this is the Euclidean or 2-norm). Higher order correlation functions are often defined. A typical correlation function of order n is If the random vector has only one component variable, then the indices are redundant. If there are symmetries, then the correlation function can be broken up into irreducible representations of the symmetries — both internal and spacetime. Properties of probability distributions With these definitions, the study of correlation functions is similar to the study of probability distributions. Many stochastic processes can be completely characterized by their correlation functions; the most notable example is the class of Gaussian processes. Probability distributions defined on a finite number of points can always be normalized, but when these are defined over continuous spaces, then extra |
3,059 | Wisma 46 | Wisma 46 is a 262-meter tall (architectural height) skyscraper located in the Kota BNI-Maybank complex at Jalan Jenderal Sudirman in Jakarta, Indonesia. The 48 storey office tower was completed in 1996 under the design by Zeidler Roberts Partnership (Zeidler Partnership Architects) and DP Architects Private Ltd. The tower is located on a 15 hectares lot in the city centre. It has a floor area of 140,028 m². The tower has 48 floors above ground which consist of offices only. There are 2 underground floors used for car parking. The tower contains 23 elevators which can reach speeds of 360 mpm in the super high speed models. Wisma 46 is the 358th tallest existing building in the world. When measured up to the roof, the tower is 228 m tall and when measured up to the lower roof, it is only 200 m tall. This building has a modern design and also a unique appearance, which is curved shaped like a pen and fully covered by square patterned glass. This square window pattern is crossed by three rectangular windows. Because of its uniqueness, this skyscraper is one of the icons of Jakarta after Tugu Monas. Popular culture This building appears in the 2004 video game Need For Speed: Underground 2, located in Bayview City Centre. This building also appears on the front cover of the book Indonesia Etc: Exploring the Improbable Nation by Elizabeth Pisani. See also List of skyscrapers Bank Negara Indonesia Malaysian Banking Berhad List of tallest buildings in Jakarta References External links SkyscraperPage.com's entry Emporis.com – Building ID 104696 Google 3D Warehouse – Wisma 46, Kota BNI, Jakarta Category:Towers in Indonesia Category:Buildings and structures in Jakarta Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Indonesia Category:Post-independence architecture of Indonesia Category:Office buildings completed in 1995 |
3,060 | Eleonora de Mendonça | Eleonora de Mendonça (born 13 November 1948) is a Brazilian long-distance runner. She competed in the women's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics. References Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Category:Brazilian female long-distance runners Category:Brazilian female marathon runners Category:Olympic athletes of Brazil Category:Place of birth missing (living people) |
3,061 | Brazilian Decimetric Array | The Brazilian Decimetric Array (BDA) is a 26-element radio telescope interferometer located in the municipality of Cachoeira Paulista in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is capable of performing both solar and stellar observations in three bands: 1.2 - 1.7, 2.8 and 5.6 GHz. The BDA will obtain radio images from the sun with a spatial resolution ~4x6 arc seconds. The main project was conceived and driven by Dr. H. S. Sawant. Financially sponsored by FAPESP and INPE's Astrophysics Division. The "T"-shaped BDA is being constructed in three phases. The first phase was a linear array of five parabolic antennas on alt-azimuth telescope mounts laid out on an east-west baseline of . The dishes were originally installed at the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) campus in São José dos Campos in 2003 for testing. They were moved to Cachoeira Paulista in 2004. Beginning in 2010, the second phase was added. Nine antennas were placed on a new north-south baseline of , and twelve antennas were added to the original east-west baseline, extending it to a total of . A third phase yet to be built will increase the number of antennas to 38. The final baselines will be 2.27 km in the east-west and 1.17 km in the north-south directions respectively. The BDA is the result of efforts of Brazilian scientists in collaboration with outstanding international astronomers, namely: Prof. Govind Swarup, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India, Prof. Kiyoto Shibasaki, Nobeyama Radio Heliograph, Japan, Dr. K. R. Subramanian, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, India, Dr. N. Gopalwasmy, GSFC-NASA, USA, Prof. W. J. Welch, University of Berkeley, USA, and Prof. D. E. Gary, from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA. The BDA, when completed, will be open to the entire scientific community for use for both solar and non-solar observations and studies of space weather phenomena. See also Itapetinga Radio Observatory List of astronomical observatories References Category:Astronomical observatories in Brazil Category:Buildings and structures in São Paulo (state) Category:Radio telescopes |
3,062 | Give Me Your Heart (film) | Give Me Your Heart was a 1936 American drama film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Kay Francis, George Brent and Roland Young. It was a melodrama based on the 1934 London play Sweet Aloes, by Joyce Cary. Leading lady Kay Francis, playing the familiar role of a self-sacrificing mother, had a difficult working relationship with the director throughout the making of the film. Synopsis A young Englishwoman has a relationship with a married man. Main cast Kay Francis as Belinda Warren George Brent as Jim Baker Roland Young as Tubbs Barrow Patric Knowles as Robert Melford Henry Stephenson as Edward - Lord Farrington Frieda Inescort as Rosamond Melford Helen Flint as Dr. Florence Cudahy Halliwell Hobbes as Oliver Zeffie Tilbury as Esther Warren Elspeth Dudgeon as Alice Dodd References External links Category:1936 films Category:1930s romantic drama films Category:Adultery in films Category:American black-and-white films Category:American films Category:American films based on plays Category:American romantic drama films Category:English-language films Category:Films directed by Archie Mayo Category:Films scored by Heinz Roemheld Category:Films set in England Category:Films set in Italy Category:Films set in the United States Category:Warner Bros. films |
3,063 | Football Madness | Football Madness is a video game for the PlayStation. It was released on March 28th, 2003 by Phoenix Games and was developed by Italian studio Naps Team. The game was only released in Europe. The game is played in a 5-a-side indoor soccer environment where one of 16 international teams can be selected to play in a single match, league or cup. There are no rules and no referee and various power-ups can be collected during the game. Category:2003 video games Category:Association football video games Category:Europe-exclusive video games Category:PlayStation (console) games Category:PlayStation (console)-only games Category:Video games developed in Italy |
3,064 | Ayot | Ayot may refer to several things in Hertfordshire, England: Ayot St Lawrence, a village and parish, residence of George Bernard Shaw Ayot St Peter, a village and parish Ayot Green, a hamlet Ayot railway station, a former station near Ayot St Peter |
3,065 | James Ayer | James Ayer may refer to: James Cook Ayer (1818–1878), patent medicine businessman James H.B. Ayer (1788–1864), mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts |
3,066 | Taylor Street Bridge | The Taylor Street Bridge is a Parker through truss bridge that crosses the Winooski River in Montpelier, Vermont. It was built in 1929 by the Berlin Construction Company. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. References Category:Road bridges in Vermont Category:Parker truss bridges in the United States |
3,067 | Thomas J. Calloway | Thomas Junius Calloway (1866–1930) was an African-American journalist, educator and lawyer. Calloway graduated from Fisk University in 1889 and was an undergraduate classmate of W. E. B. Du Bois. He went on to attend law school at Howard University, earning a law degree in 1894. He was appointed as the US Special Commissioner in charge of The Exhibit of American Negroes at the United States pavilion at the Exposition Universelle held in Paris in 1900. His home, the Thomas J. Calloway House, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. References Category:1866 births Category:1930 deaths Category:Fisk University alumni Category:Howard University School of Law alumni |
3,068 | Hastings Open Bowls Tournament | The first Hastings Open Bowls Tournament was held in the summer of 1911 at the Central Cricket Ground (which is where today the Priory Meadow shopping centre stands) in Queens Road under the title of 'The Hastings & St Leonards Open Bowls and Quoits Tournament'. It was an annual three-day event and open to bona fide gentlemen amateur bowlers. The game of quoits gradually lost popularity and was subsequently discontinued as part of the competition. Notable events On Saturday 7 September 1912, the local newspaper The Hastings Observer published a change in the rules for the singles and pairs: "Last year singles competition was 15 points up and the nearest wood to count. This year both competitions will be 21 ends not points up and only woods within three feet of the jack to count. There will be an extra end in the case of a tie. In both competitions the players will have two bowls each." An extract of the 1925 Tournament Committee's leaves one in no doubt that the tournament was "acknowledged to be the largest and most successful Open Bowling Tournament in the United Kingdom." The tournament venue was later changed to its present location in White Rock Gardens where there were eight greens of which only four remain today. The Main Bowls Pavilion in the gardens, used as the tournament's control centre, was completely destroyed by fire in 1968 and subsequently rebuilt later in the same year. Between October 1999 and April 2000 the Pavilion was completely refurbished in a joint effort by members of White Rock and Rosemount bowls clubs and Hastings Borough Council. Additional toilet facilities, men's and ladies' changing rooms, a kitchen and a bar were added. The total cost of the work amounted to about £18,000 and involved approximately 3,000 hours voluntary work by the bowlers. The building was formally re-opened on 1 May 2000. It is now managed by the Main Bowls Pavilion Company (PAVCO) which is made up from representatives from each of the above clubs. Up until 1937 only singles, pairs and rinks were played but in that year triples were introduced to take the place of rinks. Rinks were subsequently re-introduced, in addition to the other three competitions, in 1960. The total number of bowlers participating in 1937 amounted to a near record of 1843 being 629 singles, 295 pairs and 208 triples. This compared favourably with average annual entries between 1930 and 1936 of 1724. The duration of the tournament had by this time been extended to two weeks. Due to the falling number of competitors, the tournament was reduced to one week in 2010. The men's fours and triples along with the ladies' triples were discontinued and a mixed triples was introduced which is vied for along with the men's singles and pairs and the ladies' singles and pairs. The tournament still continues to this day, but with diminishing numbers in entries, its future is firmly in the balance. Numbers Average entries were: 1940s - 1688 1950s - 1548 1960s - 1724 1970s - 1415 1980s - 1136 |
3,069 | The Flying Machine (short story) | The Flying Machine is a short story written by Ray Bradbury in 1953. Bradbury also adapted the tale into a short play that same year. Plot summary This story is set in China many centuries ago, where a servant to the emperor Yuan notices a man that has created a contraption for flying. Emperor Yuan is not at all happy when he asks the inventor his purpose in creating such a device and the inventor replies that his motivation was merely the desire for innovation. Thus Yuan orders that the inventor shall be executed because, while his flying machine may be a beautiful creation, the emperor sees the devastating potential for those who "have an evil face and an evil heart" and will seek to use it for purposes other than the enjoyment of flight, namely flying over the Great Wall of China (which he himself created) and destroying it. For this reason, the inventor is executed, the flying machine is burned, and all who saw it are silenced. But in the last line the Emperor mourns the loss of the machine, the marvel of which he appreciates but the danger of which is too great to allow its survival. External links Golden Apples of the Sun, a short story collection by Ray Bradbury The Flying Machine: A One-Act Play for Three Men by Ray Bradbury Category:1953 short stories Category:Short stories by Ray Bradbury Category:Aviation media |
3,070 | Belmont Stadium | Belmont Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium in Broomside Lane, Belmont, County Durham. Origins The track was constructed on the south side of Broomside Lane and east of the cemetery in 1940. Opening Greyhound racing started on Saturday 13 July 1940, serving as entertainment for the mining community from Broomside Colliery and the Carrville residents. History The racing was independent (not affiliated to the National Greyhound Racing Club). Race distances included 290 yards and a totalisator was in operation. The stadium suffered temporary closures during the war. In 1954 the track was the inspiration for a 1954 film called The Gay Dog. Closure The stadium continued to trade until 1969 before closing and being turned into housing. Totalisator Returns References Category:Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom |
3,071 | Michael Jacobs (art and travel writer) | Michael Jacobs (15 October 1952 – 11 January 2014) was a writer of Irish/Italian ancestry, born in Genoa, with particular interest in Travel, History of Art, Spain, Latin America and Gastronomy. His most successful popular work in both English and Spanish has been The Factory of Light: Tales from my Andalucian Village (2004), a true story but with a flavour of the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez. Writing Jacobs' writing initially specialised in introducing Fine Art to the general reader. He continued with these works but latterly produced books which capture the day-to-day life especially of Latin countries and relate that to an historical and political context. To the new reader Jacobs may appear 'intellectual' or 'literary' but he had rare talent in being able to write recent works such as The Factory of Light which is close to the popular current genre of the English emigre setting up home in Southern Europe, but also books such as Between Hopes and Memories which is a snapshot of Spain in the post-transition economic boom of the 1990s and classic travel writing such as the semi-autobiographical Ghost Train Through the Andes and The Andes. Publications Mythological Painting (1979) Nude Painting in the History of Art (1979) Guide to European Painting (1980) Companion to Art and Artists in the British Isles (1980) The Knopf Traveler's Guides to Art: France (1984) Traveller's Guide to Art: Great Britain and Ireland Mitchell Beazley Traveller's Guides to Art (1984) Good and Simple Life: Artist Colonies in Europe and America (1985) A Guide to Provence (1988) A Guide to Andalucia (1990) The Road to Santiago de Compostela Architectural Guides for Travellers (1991) Barcelona Blue Guide (1992) Czechoslovakia Blue Guide (1992) The Most Beautiful Villages of Provence (1994) Madrid: Architecture, History, Art (Philip's City Guide (1992) Between Hopes and Memories: Spanish Journey (1994) The Painted Voyage: Art, Travel and Exploration, 1564-1875 (1995) Andalucia Pallas Guide (2003) In The Glow Of The Phantom Palace (2003) Madrid for Pleasure (2003) The Factory of Light: Tales From My Andalucian Village (2004) Alhambra (2005) Ghost Train Through the Andes: On My Grandfather's Trail in Chile and Bolivia (2006) The Andes (2010) The Robber of Memories: A River Journey Through Colombia (2012) Everything is Happening: Journey Into a Painting (posthumously, with an introduction and code by Ed Vulliamy) (2015) Translations The Jewess of Toledo (La judía de Toledo), Lope de Vega (2001) The Innocent Child of La Guardia (El niño inocente de La Guardia, Lope de Vega (2001) The Labyrinth of Desire (La prueba de los ingenios), Lope de Vega (2001) References External links https://vimeo.com/89776452 http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/01/15/inenglish/1389799737_588606.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10579764/Michael-Jacobs-obituary.html http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/21/michael-jacobs http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/19/michael-jacobs-travel-writer-obituary http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/michael-jacobs-art-historian-and-hispanophile-who-changed-direction-to-become-a-funny-idiosyncratic-and-acclaimed-travel-writer-9107577.html http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/to-travel-was-to-live-for-michael-jacobs-9062379.html http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article3985401.ece Category:1952 births Category:2014 deaths |
3,072 | Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (coenzyme-F420) | Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (coenzyme-F420) (, coenzyme F420-dependent glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, F420-dependent glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, FGD1, Rv0407, F420-dependent glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase 1) is an enzyme with systematic name D-glucose-6-phosphate:F420 1-oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction D-glucose 6-phosphate + oxidized coenzyme F420 6-phospho-D-glucono-1,5-lactone + reduced coenzyme F420 Thus enzyme is specific for D-glucose 6-phosphate. References External links Category:EC 1.1.98 |
3,073 | Speak (Hungarian rapper) | Tamás Deák (born May 31, 1976), better known by his stage name Speak, is a rap artist, model and actor based in Hungary. He gained considerable fame after the music video for his 2003 anti-war song, "Stop the War", became popularized through video sharing websites. Speak lives in London, England. "Stop the War" Speak is known primarily for his 2003 rap single "Stop the War". A video for this single appeared on YouTube, and featured other semi-famous musicians. Various commentators labeled the song as unintentional humor. The song and music video were parodied on Saturday Night Live in a sketch starring Beck Bennett titled "World Peace Rap", broadcast 7 May 2017. Notable collaborations On 20 June 2012, Speak announced on his website that he would be supporting Australian rap duet Hilltop Hoods and DJ Debris on their upcoming UK tour. References External links http://www.speakmusic.hu/ Speak's Official Site Category:1976 births Category:Hungarian rappers Category:Living people |
3,074 | Communist Party of Sweden | The name Communist Party of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti, abbreviated SKP) has been used by several political parties in Sweden: Left Party (Sweden), known as the Communist Party of Sweden between 1921 and 1967 Communist Party of Sweden (1924), split off by SKP leader Zeth Höglund in 1924 (which later merged with the Social Democrats in 1926) Socialist Party (Sweden, 1929) (Kilbohmarna), the majority of 99 SKP main branch, expelled from the Communist International in 1929, dissolved in 1948 Communist Party of Sweden (1967) (KFML), a Maoist party called the Communist Party of Sweden between 1973 and 1987 Communist Party (Sweden) (Kommunistiska Partiet), an anti-revisionist party still active Communist Workers' Party of Sweden (SKA), an anti-Deng Xiaoping party formed in 1980 but dissolved in 1993 Communist Party in Sweden (KPS), a pro-Albanian dissenter group formed in 1982 but dissolved in 1993 Communist Party of Sweden (1995), the group previously known as the Workers' Party - the Communists (APK) Marxist–Leninist Struggle League for the Communist Party of Sweden (M–L), formed in 1970 by Vänsterns Ungdomsförbund, the youth organization of VPK |
3,075 | Shane Gibson | Shane Gibson may refer to: Shane Gibson (politician) (born 1961), Bahamian Member of Parliament Shane Gibson (musician) (1979–2014), backing guitarist for the American metal group Korn Shane Gibson (basketball) (born 1990), American basketball player |
3,076 | David Leslie (racing driver) | David Leslie (9 November 1953 – 30 March 2008) was a Scottish racing driver. He was most associated with the British Touring Car Championship, in which he was runner-up in 1999. He was particularly noted for his development skill, helping both Honda and Nissan become BTCC race winners. He was born in Dumfries, Scotland. Career Leslie was Scottish karting champion 5 times before switching to cars, winning the Formula Ford title in 1978. He later moved to the British Formula Three Championship from 1981 to 1984, becoming involved with the Ecurie Ecosse team. With Ecosse, he moved to the World Sportscar Championship, driving to multiple C2 class victories and helping the team earn the 1986 championship. Leslie himself would earn second place in the Drivers Championship in 1987 alongside teammate Ray Mallock. Ecosse eventually took over the Aston Martin sports car program before Leslie departed in 1990 to become part of Tom Walkinshaw's Jaguar team. Leslie maintained his links with Ecosse when the team moved to the British Touring Car Championship in 1990. He competed on a partial schedule for the first two seasons before becoming a full-time driver for Vauxhall in 1992. He took his first win a year later, and earned a total of six pole positions over those two years, both of which ended in top 10 championship placements. 1994 was an unsuccessful season in a Mazda, but for 1995 he joined Honda as they entered the series for the first time. The car was late getting onto the track in pre-season, and reliability was initially poor, however he finished 10th overall after a strong end to the season. 1996 started badly with several collisions, but a victory in the British Grand Prix support meeting kick-started a strong second half of the season, allowing him to snatch 4th overall at the final round of the season. For 1997 James Thompson and Gabriele Tarquini raced the Hondas and Leslie switched to Nissan alongside Anthony Reid. Again the car was initially uncompetitive, and much of the credit for its eventual success is widely attributed to Leslie, who finished as runner up to Laurent Aïello in 1999. The company pulled out after that, and Leslie did only occasional races in 2000, and contest the Speedvision Challenge in the US in 2001. He joined Proton in the BTCC for the 2002 and 2003 seasons, but the project was not a great success, and thereafter Leslie provided commentary for Eurosport on the World Touring Car Championship series, although he continued to occasionally participate in the Britcar series. For the past three years, he had been lecturing Motorsports Management, part-time at Swansea Metropolitan University. Allan McNish credited the start he, David Coulthard, and Dario Franchitti were given at the start of their careers as largely to Leslie and his late father David senior. Death Leslie died on 30 March 2008, when the private jet he was travelling in crashed into a housing estate in Farnborough, London. He was flying with fellow racing driver and team owner Richard Lloyd and data engineer Chris Allarton. They were |
3,077 | NC State–South Carolina football rivalry | The NC State–South Carolina football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the NC State Wolfpack and South Carolina Gamecocks. South Carolina leads the series 28–26–4. Series history Both schools were in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) until 1971; they met annually from 1923 to 1935 and 1956 to 1991 (they didn't meet in 1967), when South Carolina was invited to the SEC. Since South Carolina joined the SEC, they have met only four times. Notable games 1900: NC State (then known as the Agricultural & Mechanical College of North Carolina) and South Carolina first met in November 1900, playing two games against each other that month. South Carolina won both games by a combined score of 29 to 5. 1927: NC State and South Carolina played on Thanksgiving Day. NC State under head coach Gus Tebell crushed South Carolina, 34–0, to clinch a Southern Conference title. 1928–1932: NC State and South Carolina scheduled their annual game as the last game of the season for both teams. 1933: South Carolina defeated NC State, 14–0, as the undefeated Gamecocks won their first Southern Conference championship. 1957: NC State defeated South Carolina, 29–26, to clinch the Wolfpack's first ACC championship. Dick Christy scored all 29 points for NC State. South Carolina scored to tie the game at 26 with 1:09 left. NC State drove down the field, but South Carolina intercepted a pass and returned it 63 yards. The crowd in Columbia streamed onto the field, but the interception was negated by a pass interference call. The penalty gave NC State the ball at the 30-yard line with time for one more play. Christy then kicked a field goal to give NC State the victory and the conference championship. 1966: The two teams met for the first game in NC State's Carter–Finley Stadium. South Carolina spoiled the celebration in Raleigh, defeating the Wolfpack, 31–21. 1972: In their first homecoming game under head coach Lou Holtz, the Wolfpack defeated the Gamecocks, 42–24. NC State went on to win all four games against South Carolina during Holtz's tenure as head coach from 1972 to 1975. 1980: South Carolina's George Rogers rushed for 193 yards on 26 carries as the Gamecocks won, 30–10. After the game, South Carolina coach Jim Carlen said: "I have never seen a running back like Rogers. If he's not the best player in America, I'd like to see who is. George Rogers is All-World." Rogers went on to win the 1980 Heisman Trophy. 1984: South Carolina stays undefeated during their "Black Magic" season, coming from 12 points down to win in the final minute on a 6-yard Thomas Dendy TD carry. 1989: Both teams came into the 1989 game ranked in the AP Poll. The Wolfpack won, 20–10. South Carolina quarterback Todd Ellis sustained an injury in the game that ended his collegiate football career. 1991: With South Carolina accepting an invitation to join the SEC, the Gamecocks dropped the annual match with the Wolfpack, and the 1991 game was the last regular annual meeting. NC State quarterback Geoff Bender passed |
3,078 | Elisabetta Benato-Beltrami | Elisabetta Benato-Beltrami (1813–1888) was a 19th-century Italian painter and sculptor. She lived in Padua since 1858. Her talent, which showed itself early, was first developed by an unknown painter named Soldan, and later at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. She made copies of Guido, Sassoferrato and Veronese, the Laokoon group, and the Hercules of Canova, and executed a much-admired bas-relief called "Love and Innocence." Among her original paintings are an "Atala and Chactas," " Petrarch's First Meeting with Laura," a "Descent from the Cross " for the church at Tribano, a "St. Sebastian," "Melancholy," a "St. Ciro," and many Madonnas. Her pictures are noble in conception and firm in execution. She exhibited in Milan in 1847. References Bibliography Category:1813 births Category:1888 deaths Category:Italian women painters Category:19th-century Italian sculptors Category:People from Padua Category:19th-century women artists Category:19th-century Italian painters Category:Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia alumni |
3,079 | José Humberto Quintero Parra | José Humberto Quintero Parra (September 22, 1902—July 8, 1984) was the first Venezuelan Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Caracas from 1960 to 1980, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1961. Biography José Quintero Parra was born in Mucuchíes, Mérida, to Genaro Quintero and his wife Perpetua Parra, and was later baptized on October 31, 1902. He studied at the seminary in Mérida and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (from where he obtained his doctorates in theology and canon law) before being ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Filippo Cortesi on August 22, 1926. Quintero then did pastoral work in Mérida until 1929, when he was named private secretary to the Archbishop of the same city, Acacio Chacón Guerra. Serving as Archbishop Chacón's secretary until 1934, he was also secretary of the archdiocesan curia and vicar general of Mérida from 1929 to 1953. On September 7, 1953, Quintero was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Mérida and Titular Archbishop of Achrida by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following December 6 from Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, OCD, with Archbishops Luigi Centoz and Giuseppe Misuraca serving as co-consecrators, in the chapel of the Collegio Pio Latinoamericano at Rome. Quintero was later named Archbishop of Caracas on August 31, 1960. Pope John XXIII created him Cardinal Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio in the consistory of January 16, 1961. Quintero, who was the first Venezuelan member of the College of Cardinals, attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965, and was a cardinal elector in the 1963 papal conclave that selected Pope Paul VI. Along with Cardinal José Bueno y Monreal, he assisted Cardinal Paul Zoungrana in delivering one of the closing messages of the Council on December 8, 1965. During his tenure as Caracas' archbishop, he made an offer of mediation to Venezuela's guerrillas, served as President of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference, and enforced the "dignity and obligation of fatherhood". Before he resigned as Archbishop on May 24, 1980, after a period of twenty-nine years, the Venezuelan primate participated in the conclaves of August and October 1978, which selected Popes John Paul I and John Paul II respectively. Quintero died after a long illness in Caracas, at age 81. He is buried in the chapel of Our Lady of the Pillar in the metropolitan cathedral of Caracas. President Jaime Lusinchi declared an official three days of mourning following the Cardinal's death. Trivia Quintero also served as Dean of the Law Faculty at Mérida University. He won scholarships for his education at Rome. The Cardinal was an amateur portrait painter. References External links Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Catholic-Hierarchy Category:1902 births Category:1984 deaths Category:People from Mérida, Mérida Category:Venezuelan cardinals Category:Venezuelan Roman Catholics Category:20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops Category:Participants in the Second Vatican Council Category:Cardinals created by Pope John XXIII Category:Roman Catholic archbishops of Caracas Category:20th-century Roman Catholic priests |
3,080 | 2009 British Academy Scotland Awards | The 2009 British Academy Scotland Awards were held on 8 November 2009 at the Glasgow Science Centre, honouring the best Scottish film and television productions of 2009. Presented by BAFTA Scotland, accolades are handed out for the best in feature-length film that were screened at British cinemas during 2008. The Nominees were announced on 17 October 2009. The list caused some controversy for the lack of film actresses making the nominations. The ceremony was hosted by Lorraine Kelly. Bill Forsyth, Jeremy Isaacs, David Jones and Patrick Doyle were honoured with Outstanding Contribution awards at this ceremony. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Outstanding Contribution to Film Bill Forsyth Outstanding Contribution to Craft (In Memory of Robert McCann) Patrick Doyle Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting Jeremy Isaacs Outstanding International Achievement (Digital Media) David Jones See also BAFTA Scotland 62nd British Academy Film Awards 81st Academy Awards 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards 29th Golden Raspberry Awards References External links BAFTA Scotland Home page BAF Category:2009 in Scotland Category:British Academy of Film and Television Arts Category:2000s in Glasgow BAF BAF BAF Brit Category:November 2009 events in the United Kingdom |
3,081 | Leszczawa Górna | Leszczawa Górna () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Bircza, south-west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów. References Category:Villages in Przemyśl County |
3,082 | Wayland Academy | Wayland Academy may refer to: Wayland Academy, Watton, a secondary school in Watton, Norfolk, England Wayland Academy, Wisconsin, a private college preparatory school in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA See also Wayland (disambiguation) |
3,083 | Lir, Talesh | Lir (, also Romanized as Līr; also known as Līrd) is a village in Kuhestani-ye Talesh Rural District, in the Central District of Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 130, in 25 families. References Category:Populated places in Talesh County |
3,084 | 39th Gawad Urian Awards | The 39th Gawad Urian Awards or Ika-39 na Gawad Urian was held on June 22, 2016 at the Kia Theatre. They honored the best Filipino films for the year 2015. It was also aired live at Cinema One channel. Nominations were announced on May 17. Da Dog Show, Honor Thy Father and Taklub received the most nominations with ten. Taklub won Best Film, its only win in the night. Heneral Luna won most of the awards with four. The Natatanging Gawad Urian was given to Romy Vitug. Winners and nominees Multiple nominations and awards References External links Official Website of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino Category:Gawad Urian Awards Category:2015 film awards Category:2016 in Philippine cinema |
3,085 | Calgary (provincial electoral district) | Calgary was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada that existed from 1905 to 1913 and was recreated from 1921 to 1959. The district returned from one to six members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The district largely encompassed the boundaries of the City of Calgary, and was revised accordingly as the city grew. Calgary history Boundary history Electoral history The first iteration of the Calgary provincial electoral district in Alberta was created in the 1905 provincial boundary distribution. The district was known in that first election as Calgary City. Prior to 1905 when Calgary was still part of the Northwest Territories there were two districts East Calgary and West Calgary, which were split from the original Calgary Northwest Territories district in 1894. Calgary district first came into existence when Calgary had a sufficiently large population to meet the requirements to elect members in the Northwest Territories in 1884. The first election in the district was held with the provincial general election of 1905. The election saw Liberal Minister of Public Works William Cushing win election against Conservative leader Richard Bennett. Cushing was named to the Rutherford prior to the election. The number of seats in Calgary was increased to two in 1909. In that election Bennett and Cushing both won election, each elector in Calgary had two votes to vote for each seat. Bennett resigned to run for federal office and a by-election was held in 1911 to replace him. The district was abolished and broken up into three electoral districts in 1913. The riding's were South Calgary, Centre Calgary and North Calgary. In 1921 the Liberal government promised to bring in proportion representation. They did not and instead decided to combine the three Calgary districts and add two more seats. These changes resulted in the 1921 election being very chaotic in Calgary and marked by low turnout. Voters had the option of casting up to five votes and the top five candidates were elected by plurality. The top candidate was elected with less than 10% of the vote which stands as a provincial record for lowest election threshold. The United Farmers of Alberta passed legislation in 1924 that changed both Edmonton and Calgary to Single Transferable Vote super districts. The rest of the province had single member constituencies that saw vote transfers conducted if the leading candidate did not have a clear majority of 50% on the first count—a system used as the Alternative Vote. The 1926 and 1930 elections saw Calgary elect all opposition candidates because the United Farmers government decided not to field any candidates there. Under single transferable vote the number of spoiled ballots jumped sharply as a sizable number of electors continued marking ballots with an "X". The 1935 election saw Social Credit candidates sweep to power. By the 1950s, Calgary and Edmonton had gone through significant growth. Returns in both cities would take days and become very complicated in terms of counting. The length in terms of names on the ballots was causing long lineups at polling stations, with electors taking as long as |
3,086 | Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary | Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary (1758) is a two-volume compilation of essays by David Hume. Part I includes the essays from Essays, Moral and Political, plus two essays from Four Dissertations. The content of this part largely covers political and aesthetic issues. Part II includes the essays from Political Discourses, most of which develop economic themes. The total two-part collection appeared within a larger collection of Hume's writings titled Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects. This was a collaborative publication with the important Scottish bookseller Alexander Kincaid, with whom the bookseller Andrew Millar had a lucrative but sometimes difficult relationship. References External links Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary (full text with foreword by Eugene F. Miller) Four of the Essays, slightly modified for easier reading Category:1758 books Category:Books by David Hume Category:Ethics books Category:Books in political philosophy Category:Essay collections Category:Aesthetics books Category:1758 in Scotland Category:Political history of Scotland Category:Economic history of Scotland Category:Philosophy essays |
3,087 | Pentagonal number | A pentagonal number is a figurate number that extends the concept of triangular and square numbers to the pentagon, but, unlike the first two, the patterns involved in the construction of pentagonal numbers are not rotationally symmetrical. The nth pentagonal number pn is the number of distinct dots in a pattern of dots consisting of the outlines of regular pentagons with sides up to n dots, when the pentagons are overlaid so that they share one vertex. For instance, the third one is formed from outlines comprising 1, 5 and 10 dots, but the 1, and 3 of the 5, coincide with 3 of the 10 – leaving 12 distinct dots, 10 in the form of a pentagon, and 2 inside. pn is given by the formula: for n ≥ 1. The first few pentagonal numbers are: 1, 5, 12, 22, 35, 51, 70, 92, 117, 145, 176, 210, 247, 287, 330, 376, 425, 477, 532, 590, 651, 715, 782, 852, 925, 1001, 1080, 1162, 1247, 1335, 1426, 1520, 1617, 1717, 1820, 1926, 2035, 2147, 2262, 2380, 2501, 2625, 2752, 2882, 3015, 3151, 3290, 3432, 3577, 3725, 3876, 4030, 4187... . The nth pentagonal number is one third of the th triangular number. Generalized pentagonal numbers are obtained from the formula given above, but with n taking values in the sequence 0, 1, −1, 2, −2, 3, −3, 4..., producing the sequence: 0, 1, 2, 5, 7, 12, 15, 22, 26, 35, 40, 51, 57, 70, 77, 92, 100, 117, 126, 145, 155, 176, 187, 210, 222, 247, 260, 287, 301, 330, 345, 376, 392, 425, 442, 477, 495, 532, 551, 590, 610, 651, 672, 715, 737, 782, 805, 852, 876, 925, 950, 1001, 1027, 1080, 1107, 1162, 1190, 1247, 1276, 1335... . Generalized pentagonal numbers are important to Euler's theory of partitions, as expressed in his pentagonal number theorem. The number of dots inside the outermost pentagon of a pattern forming a pentagonal number is itself a generalized pentagonal number. Pentagonal numbers should not be confused with centered pentagonal numbers. Generalized pentagonal numbers and centered hexagonal numbers Generalized pentagonal numbers are closely related to centered hexagonal numbers. When the array corresponding to a centered hexagonal number is divided between its middle row and an adjacent row, it appears as the sum of two generalized pentagonal numbers, with the larger piece being a pentagonal number proper: {| ! 1=1+0 !! !! 7=5+2 !! !! 19=12+7 !! !! 37=22+15 |- align="center" valign="middle" style="line-height:0;" | | | | | | | |} In general: where both terms on the right are generalized pentagonal numbers and the first term is a pentagonal number proper (n ≥ 1). This division of centered hexagonal arrays gives generalized pentagonal numbers as trapezoidal arrays, which may be interpreted as Ferrers diagrams for their partition. In this way they can be used to prove the pentagonal number theorem referenced above. Tests for pentagonal numbers Given a positive integer x, to test whether it is a (non-generalized) pentagonal number we can compute The number x is pentagonal if and only if |
3,088 | KBDL | KBDL may refer to: KBDL-LP, a low-power radio station (107.9 FM) licensed to Carbondale, Colorado, United States the ICAO code for Bradley International Airport in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States |
3,089 | Eugene D. Parkinson | Eugene Delos Parkinson (February 21, 1850 – October 9, 1936) was an American farmer and politician. Born in the town of Fayette, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, Parkinson went to the public and private school in Fayette, Wisconsin. Parkinson was a farmer. From 1903 to 1905, Parkinson served as sheriff for Lafayette County. He also served on the school board. Parkinson served on the Lafayette Town Board and was chairman of the town board. In 1911, Parkinson served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Democrat. Parkinson died at his home in Fayette, Wisconsin after a short illness. Notes External links Category:1850 births Category:1936 deaths Category:People from Fayette, Wisconsin Category:Farmers from Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin Democrats Category:Wisconsin sheriffs Category:Wisconsin city council members Category:Mayors of places in Wisconsin Category:School board members in Wisconsin Category:Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly |
3,090 | Qinar-e Olya | Qinar-e Olya (, also Romanized as Qīnar-e ‘Olyā; also known as Qīz-e Bālā) is a village in Sokmanabad Rural District, Safayyeh District, Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 184, in 30 families. References Category:Populated places in Khoy County |
3,091 | Maximin de Bompart | Maximin de Bompart, Marquis de Bompard (1698–1773) was a French naval officer and colonial administrator who served as governor general of the French Antilles between 1750 and 1757. In 1759 he led a French naval force attempting to relieve Guadeloupe which was under attack from British forces during the Seven Years' War. However he landed on Guadeloupe too late to save the island which had formally surrendered on 1 May 1759. Reluctantly Bompart was forced to withdraw and acknowledge British occupation of the island. See also France in the Seven Years' War Great Britain in the Seven Years' War References Bibliography Anderson, Fred Crucible of War, Faber and Faber, 2000 McLynn, Frank 1759: The Year Britain Became Master of the World, Pimlico, 2005 Category:1698 births Category:1773 deaths Category:French military personnel of the Seven Years' War Category:Governors general of the French Antilles |
3,092 | Mordab Bon | Mordab Bon (, also Romanized as Mordāb Bon) is a village in Reza Mahalleh Rural District, in the Central District of Rudsar County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 176, in 51 families. References Category:Populated places in Rudsar County |
3,093 | Tulsi Comics | Tulsi Comics was an Indian comics publisher in the late 80s, 90s and early 2000s, and was a division of Tulsi Pocket Books History Backed by Tulsi Pocket Books, a popular publishers of Hindi novels in India, and backed by an established and vast customer base of the novels, Tulsi comics shut down in 2004, but after creating some of India's most famous and cherished superheroes. Another reason for Tulsi Comics failure was that they produced story arcs in a minimum of 2–3 parts, and they never usually gave a complete story in a single issue. Since most of the comic readers in India are children who had limited pocket money, this practice ultimately backfired, and it lost popularity among its reader base. Chief among these was a huge story arc of Jambu spanning several comics lasting for more than a year. Though this whole series was among the best Tulsi has ever offered creatively, this long continuing series, along with introducing a lot of new characters like Yosho who was blessing of God sun (formerly advertised as Osho), Yoga, Baaz and Mr. India led to its death. The new characters were just not as exciting and older characters were multi-part stories. Tulsi comics character "Jambu" was their most successful character, created by a Ved Prakash Sharma, followed by Angara and Tausi. Frequency Tulsi Comics were published monthly. The number of comics published every month varied from 6 to 10 (sometimes 1 or 2 digest are also published as special issues.) Angara, Tausi and Jambu were the three main heroes of this publication. Some of the famous comics are Jambu aur Angara ka Yudh, Jambu aur Tausi, Mar Gaya Jambu, and Jambu ke Bete. Head Office The Head Office of the Tulsi Pocket Books is - Tulsi Pocket Books Delhi Road Meerut - 250 002 Contact Number - +91-999-7023-070 Characters Angara – a super-intelligent being created from a gorilla, a fox, an elephant, a rhino, a vulture and a lion Tausi – a shape-shifting snake. He is the king of Naaglok (land of snakes which reside in human form) which is in Patal lok which is said to be below our earth. He time to time visits the current earth also. Jambu – a super genius robot, fitted with the brain of its creator scientist Dr. Bhawa. He was the most popular superhero of Tulsi Comics. Yosho – A fiery superhero, who comes to earth in search of his father. Yoga – A common man who through his Yogic powers becomes a superhero. Baaz – a common man who looks identical to prince of ghosts(prets) and gets the prince's costume to have super powers which helps him in fighting crime. Mr India – a superhero having support of spirits of 5 scientists who act as his super powers. Shalu-Kalu – a funny boy girl pair. This is the only series in Tulsi Comics which is humour based. Detective Bharat – a detective who solves cases along with his friend Magician Goglapasha. In his very first comics, he saves Magician Goglapasha. Mahabali Aakash/Major |
3,094 | Health Improvement and Promotion Alliance | Health Improvement and Promotion Alliance (HIP-Ghana) is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Seattle, WA. Participants are from Ghana, the United States and Norway. The organization's mission is to provide a nonprofit environment with low overhead for health action, and basic and applied social and health research in urban slums in Africa. This should lead to the betterment of the people in areas served. HIP-Ghana embraces the goals of research in support of community based change, and realize that health is a product of underlying social inequality, environmental degradation, and fundamental biologic processes. Several projects are underway in Nima-Maamobi - the poorest area of Accra, Ghana. Current projects A comprehensive health status survey of Nima-Maamobi based upon a household survey that has already been developed and validated. A qualitative health survey based upon community perceptions of health priorities and needs. A multilevel analysis (hierarchical linear model) to ascertain the individual as well as neighborhood factors that underlie health status. This would be one of the first such analysis conducted. An assessment of household access to both potable and non potable water, as well as an assessment of the household budget expended on water. An assessment of access to sanitary facilities, including sewage, toilets, and pit latrines. A comparative analysis of the use of western medicine and traditional healers in Nima-Maamobi. The establishment of comprehensive health education programs situated within existing community groups. People in Nima pursue multiple livelihoods strategies which are connected to migration. Thus, migration and migrants are crucial for understanding Nima's role in urban development and for making the appropriate and right recommendations for livelihoods development in Nima. See also Health promotion External links Finding Hope in Nima. Nima: Challenges and Hope. (Please see page 20.) Category:Non-profit organizations based in Seattle Category:Health education organizations |
3,095 | Swedish Defence University | The Swedish Defence University (, FHS) is situated on Drottning Kristinas väg 37 in Östermalm, Stockholm City Centre, next to the campus of the Royal Institute of Technology. History Today's Swedish Defence University marks the latest development in a long line of military education tradition. The Higher Artillery College in Marieberg was established in Stockholm in the 19th century. The Swedish Defence University has existed in its present form since 1997. The University was established as a national university college on January 1, 2008, allowing it to issue academic degrees. Formerly known in English as the Swedish National Defence College, the University adopted its current name on 1 February 2015. In 2018 the Swedish Defence University received permission to grant two-year master's degrees. Programme The University trains and educates domestic and international military and civilian personnel. The University offers training for career and reserve officers of the Swedish Armed Forces. Graduates contribute, both nationally and internationally, to the management of crisis situations and security issues. Successful candidates are awarded a bachelor's degree in Military Science. The course is conducted over 6 semesters. On successful completion of all modules 180 credits are awarded. The officers' programme is a three-year undergraduate degree course through which the officers gain proficiency as platoon-level leaders. Teachers and professors from the Swedish Defence University are often seen in the media as expert commentators on matters of public interest. Research The University is a founding member of the International Society of Military Sciences (ISMS) and hosted the ISMS annual conference in 2010. The University contributes towards national and international security through research and development. Research is carried out Military Arts and Sciences and subsequently disseminated both nationally and internationally. The University is a member of the International Association for Military Pedagogy, whose members include military and civilian professionals from military institutions of advanced learning. Publications At the Swedish Defense College, basic research and applied research are conducted with relevance to the area of community protection and security. The research covers both military and civilian aspects of the area and ranges from security policy and civilian crisis management to war, defense and military operations. Much of the published material can be found in DiVA, the Digital Scientific Archive, which is a publication database for research publications and student papers. The Militärhistorisk tidskrift is the only one of its kind in the Nordic countries and is published by the Military History Section at the Swedish Defense College. Together with its predecessor Aktuellt och historiskt, it has been published since 1953. The Militärhistorisk tidskrift is usually published in December every year. Facilities and buildings From 1926, the Royal Swedish Army Staff College, the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College and the Artillery and Engineering College were located on Östermalmsgatan 87 in Stockholm in the so-called Grå huset ("Gray House"). In connection with the formation of the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College on 1 October 1961, the new school was moved to the barracks area on Valhallavägen 117, which had been built in 1877 for the Svea Artillery Regiment (A 1). With the addition |
3,096 | George Truog House | George Truog House is a historic home in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a 3-story brick structure built in 1903. The house was designed by local architect Wright Butler, and built by George Truog, proprietor of the Maryland Glass Etching Works in Cumberland from 1893–1911. It contains a unique collection of decorative glass. The George Truog House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. References External links , including photo in 1974, at Maryland Historical Trust Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Category:Houses in Allegany County, Maryland Category:Buildings and structures in Cumberland, Maryland Category:Houses completed in 1903 Category:National Register of Historic Places in Allegany County, Maryland |
3,097 | Bohunice, Levice District | Bohunice (; ) is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1270. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 271 metres and covers an area of 12.883 km². It has a population of about 155 people. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia" Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1688-1898 (parish B) Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1717-1895 (parish A) See also List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia External links https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html of living people in Bohunice Category:Villages and municipalities in Levice District |
3,098 | Home for Christmas (George Canyon album) | Home for Christmas is the first Christmas album by Canadian country music singer George Canyon. Track listing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Johnny Marks) – 2:05 Blue Christmas (Billy Hayes/Jay W. Johnson) – 4:08 Away in a Manger (Traditional) – 3:21 Frosty the Snowman (Walter E. "Jack" Rollins/Steve Nelson) – 3:13 What Child Is This? (William Chatterton Dix) – 2:48 Silent Night (Franz Gruber/Josef Mohr) – 4:18 Santa's On His Way – 2:35 Category:George Canyon albums Category:2005 Christmas albums Category:Christmas albums by Canadian artists Category:Country Christmas albums |
3,099 | Cerberilla incola | Cerberilla incola is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae. Distribution This species was described from Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia. It also occurs off New South Wales and Tasmania. It has also been reported from Reunion in the Indian Ocean. Description All Cerberilla species have a broad foot and the cerata are long and numerous, arranged in transverse rows across the body. In this species the cerata have two longitudinal brown lines running along them. It has short oral tentacles and long rhinophores for a Cerberilla and is more like an Aeolidiella in overall appearance. Ecology Species of Cerberilla live on and in sandy substrates where they burrow beneath the surface and feed on burrowing sea anemones. References Burn R. (2006) A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait area, south-eastern Australia. Museum Victoria Science Reports 10:1–42 Category:Aeolidiidae Category:Gastropods described in 1974 |
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