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3,100 | Fernando Bustamante Huerta | Fernando Bustamante Huerta (January 17, 1940) is an accountant, businessman, consultant and Chilean socialist politician, had a close collaboration with Salvador Allende the presidents of Chile and Ricardo Lagos. Background Huerta studied at the Liceo José Victorino Lastarria in the capital and at a commercial institute. Huerta when he was very young joined the oil company Royal Dutch Shell, company. He remained with the company for eleven years. During this period he used to pursue the career of an auditor, accountant at the University of Chile in evening classes. He left the Company in 1970, after Joining in an active union work. It happened then to the state Enap at the beginning of the Government of Salvador Allende, who recognized him as one of the most qualified technicians in the Socialist Party. the coup d'état After the coup d'état of September 11, 1973, he refused to leave Chile despite being detained and tortured, when he voluntarily reported the Intendency of Rancagua, in the central zone. The aftermath of that episode they forced him to exercises daily. During Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990) he exploited his Academic term, took courses in tax management and business administration at the University of Chile. At the same time, he began consulting companies in various sectors, that in some cases he became a shareholder, like the Coppelia tea room in the capital (he left this business in 1998). Ricardo Froilán Lagos who served as President of Chile from 2000 to 2006, met Fernando in the 80s when he returned to Chile, from his own-exile, and their relationship became so close and Lagos considered one of his closest and most influential friends. He later joined the presidential campaign of Ricardo Lagos, contributing and managing the campaign of Concertación presidential primary, 1999. Lagos appointed him president of the directory of Santiago Metro Line 4, where he led the implementation of the Line 4 to High Bridge, in the South zone of the capital. In parallel, he served as director of Telefónica Chile. After assuming the government, Michelle Bachelet left her position at the company to Blas Tomić and concentrated on the private world as an Entrepreneurial economics and consultant. References Category:1940 births Category:Chilean businesspeople Category:Chilean socialists Category:Chilean agnostics Category:University of Chile alumni Category:Chilean torture victims Category:Living people |
3,101 | Agnes Nygaard Haug | Agnes Margrete Nygaard Haug (born 27 August 1933) is a Norwegian judge. She was born in Oslo as a daughter of Supreme Court Justice Marius Nygaard (1902–1978) and Eva Julie Johanne Christensen (1906–2000). Her great-grandfather was the academic Marius Nygaard, and she is also a grandniece of William Martin Nygaard and a second cousin of William Nygaard and Kristen Nygaard. In January 1956 she married judge Bjørn Haug (born 1928). They have the son Marius Nygaard Haug, a notable jurist. She was employed in the Ministry of Justice and the Police from 1959 to 1977, being promoted to sub-director in 1973. She was then appointed as a presiding judge in Eidsivating, serving one final year as presiding judge in Borgarting when that court was created in 1995. From 1994 to 1995 she was an acting Supreme Court Justice. She retired in 1996. References Category:1933 births Category:Living people Category:Supreme Court of Norway justices Category:Norwegian civil servants Category:People from Oslo Category:Norwegian women judges |
3,102 | Eduard Fernández | Eduardo Fernández Serrano (born 25 August 1964), known professionally as Eduard Fernández, is a Spanish screen and stage actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Goya Awards and four Gaudí Awards. Selected filmography While at War (2019) Perfectos desconocidos (2017) 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines (2016) The Night My Mother Killed My Father (2016) Truman (2015) A Gun in Each Hand (2013) The Skin I Live In (Pedro Almodóvar, 2011) The Mosquito Net, 2010 Black Bread (Agustí Villaronga), 2010 El Vestido, 2008 Alatriste (Agustín Díaz Yanes, 2006) Ficción (Cesc Gay, 2006) Obaba (Montxo Armendáriz, 2005) El método (Marcelo Piñeyro, 2005) Hormigas en la boca (Mariano Barroso, 2005) Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena (Manolo Gómez Pereira, 2004) En la ciudad (Cesc Gay, 2003) El embrujo de Shanghai (Fernando Trueba, 2002) Smoking Room (Roger Gual, Julio D.Wallovits, 2002) Son de mar (Bigas Luna, 2001) Fausto 5.0 (2001) Los lobos de Washington (Mariano Barroso, 1999) External links Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:Spanish male film actors Category:Spanish male stage actors Category:Spanish male television actors Category:20th-century Spanish male actors Category:21st-century Spanish male actors Category:Male actors from Barcelona Category:Best Actor Goya Award winners Category:Best Supporting Actor Goya Award winners |
3,103 | Sevier orogeny | The Sevier orogeny was a mountain-building event that affected western North America from Canada to the north to Mexico to the south. The Sevier orogeny was the result of convergent boundary tectonic activity between approximately 140 million years (Ma) ago and 50 Ma. The Sevier River area of central Utah is the namesake of this event. This orogeny was produced by the subduction of the oceanic Farallon Plate underneath the continental North American Plate. Crustal thickening that led to mountain building was caused by a combination of compressive forces and conductive heating initiated by subduction in the Sevier region which caused folding and thrusting. Extent The mountains that were formed as a result were located in western Utah and eastern Nevada. The size, shape, and depth of the thrust faults created in the Sevier event are determined by seismic studies and deep well data because they are mostly still buried by overlying rock and sediment. The Sevier and Laramide orogenies ended when subduction along the western edge of North America was overcome by western extension of the North American Plate to start the Basin and Range Orogeny. The well known and familiar Basin and Range faults cut the older Sevier thrust faults. The Sevier orogeny was preceded by several other mountain-building events including the Nevadan orogeny, the Sonoman orogeny, and the Antler orogeny, and partially overlapped in time and space with the Laramide orogeny. Sevier or Laramide? Since the Sevier and Laramide orogenies occurred at similar times and places, they are sometimes confused. In general the Sevier orogeny defines a more western compressional event that took advantage of weak bedding planes in overlying Paleozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary rock. As the crust was shortened, pressure was transferred eastward along the weak sedimentary layers, producing “thin-skinned” thrust faults that generally get younger to the east. In contrast, the Laramide orogeny produced “basement-cored” uplifts that often took advantage of pre-existing faults that formed during rifting in the Late Precambrian during the breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia or during the Ancestral Rocky Mountains orogeny. Geologic structures The Sevier orogenic belt consisted of a series of thin plates along gently dipping west thrust sheets and moving from west to east. These thin skinned thrusts moved late Precambrian to Mesozoic age rock of the Cordilleran passive margin east. The Sevier meets the Laramide orogenic belt on its eastern side. The Sevier and Laramide combination is similar to the modern day Andean margin in Chile. They are comparable because the younger Laramide faults and structures were a geometric response to the shallow dipping Sevier thrusts. The location of the eastern edge of the Sevier orogeny was determined by conglomerates largely made up of boulders that would have been shed from the eastern and steepest edge of the rising mountains. Such conglomerates can be seen throughout Utah in Echo Canyon, the Red Narrows in Spanish Fork Canyon, and in Leamington Canyon near Delta, Utah. Today Sevier faults at the surface have been broken up and tilted steeply from their original gently dipping positions due to the extension of the Basin |
3,104 | 1988 New York Mets season | The New York Mets' 1988 season was the 27th regular season for the Mets. They went 100–60 and finished first in the NL East. They were managed by Davey Johnson. They played home games at Shea Stadium. Offseason December 11, 1987: Jesse Orosco was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Mets to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers sent Jack Savage to the Mets, and the Oakland Athletics sent Kevin Tapani and Wally Whitehurst to the Mets. The Dodgers sent Bob Welch and Matt Young to the Athletics, and the Athletics sent Alfredo Griffin and Jay Howell to the Dodgers. December 11, 1987: Rafael Santana and Victor Garcia (minors) were traded by the Mets to the New York Yankees for Darren Reed, Phil Lombardi, and Steve Frey. March 26, 1988: Randy Milligan and Scott Henion (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mackey Sasser and Tim Drummond. Regular season August 9: The Mets participated in the first official night game at Wrigley Field, which the Cubs won, 6-4. Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions August 4, 1988: Tom McCarthy and Steve Springer were traded by the Mets to the Chicago White Sox for Mike Maksudian and Vince Harris (minors). August 22, 1988: Héctor Ramírez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets. Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In Other batters Starting pitchers Other pitchers Relief pitchers NLCS Game 1 October 4: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Game 2 October 5: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Game 3 October 8: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York Game 4 October 9: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York Game 5 October 10: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York Game 6 October 11: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Game 7 October 12: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Awards and honors Keith Hernandez, Gold Glove Award Keith Hernandez, Major League record, most Gold Gloves by a first baseman (it was also his 11th consecutive Gold Glove) Kevin McReynolds – Player of the Month, September 1988 Gary Carter – 300 career home runs, and set record for career putouts for a catcher 1988 MLB All-Star Game Gary Carter David Cone Dwight Gooden Darryl Strawberry Team leaders Games – Darryl Strawberry (153) At-bats – Kevin McReynolds (552) Home runs – Darryl Strawberry (39) Runs batted in – Darryl Strawberry (101) Batting average – Wally Backman (.303) Hits – Kevin McReynolds (159) Doubles – Kevin McReynolds (30) Triples – Mookie Wilson (5) Walks – Howard Johnson (86) Stolen bases – Len Dykstra (30) Wins – David Cone (20) Farm system LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Lucie, Kingsport References External links 1988 New York Mets 1988 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Mets seasons New York Mets Category:National League East champion seasons |
3,105 | Georg Rajka | Georg Rajka (10 March 1925 – 16 March 2013) was a Hungarian-born dermatologist. Rajka fled his native Hungary in the wake of the 1956 Hungarian uprising, where he had taken education as a dermatologist, following in the footsteps of his father. Originally settling in Sweden, he worked at Karolinska University Hospital—where he took his doctorate in 1964—and the University Hospital of Umeå. In 1971 he was appointed as a professor at Rikshospitalet in Oslo, Norway, where he remained until his retirement in 1995. He was an honorary member of the Norwegian Society of Dermatology and since 1989 a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. He resided at Haslum, later in Frogner, Oslo. He died in March 2013, shortly after his 88th birthday. References Category:1925 births Category:2013 deaths Category:People from Budapest Category:Hungarian emigrants to Sweden Category:Hungarian emigrants to Norway Category:University of Oslo faculty Category:Norwegian dermatologists Category:Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters |
3,106 | Danjoutin | Danjoutin is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. See also Fort des Basses Perches Communes of the Territoire de Belfort department References INSEE External links Official website Category:Communes of the Territoire de Belfort |
3,107 | Battery Kemble Park | Battery Kemble Park is a park in Northwest Washington D.C., administered by the National Park Service. Battery Kemble was a Union Army defensive site during the Civil War. The battery was located on Ridge Road (now Nebraska Avenue, NW), and included two 100-pound Parrott rifles, placed in such a way as to sweep Chain Bridge, Aqueduct Bridge, and Virginia beyond. Today, the parapet and gun positions are fairly well preserved and remain visible. The park is located south of Nebraska Avenue along Maddox Branch. Battery Kemble Park is bounded by Chain Bridge Road (to the west), MacArthur Boulevard (to the south), 49th Street (to the east), and Nebraska Avenue, NW (north). It is considered part of the Palisades neighborhood. The park is popular for running, sledding, and nature walks. Civil War defenses of Washington, or 'Fort Circle' Battery Kemble was completed during the Autumn of 1861, as part of the Civil War Defenses of Washington, also known as the Fort Circle. It was named after Gouverneur Kemble of Cold Spring, New York, former superintendent of West Point Foundry, where most of the heavy Army and Navy guns were made during the Civil War. Battery Kemble is on the high point of land, above mean low level of the Potomac River, where its guns could protect both Chain Bridge and Aqueduct Bridge. The artillery had "an extreme range of 3 miles, while it is under the direct fire, to a distance of at least 1,000 yards of the works." The earthwork remains of the battery are distinct and well preserved. Battery Kemble was one in a chain of fortifications directly protecting the DC side of Chain Bridge. Other nearby fortifications included Battery Cameron (two 100-pounder Parrott rifles), Battery Parrott (two 100-pounder Parrott rifles), Battery Martin Scott (one 8-inch Seacoast howitzer, two 32-pounder cannon; later changed to two 6-pounder cannon and two 12-pounder howitzers), and Battery Vermont (three 32-pounder seacoast cannon). Battery Kemble was built to provide support to Fort Stevens and Fort Slocum and to guard northern approaches to the city. Wartime garrisons were manned by the 2nd U.S. Artillery, 9th New York Heavy Artillery, and Company A, 1st New Hampshire Heavy Artillery. In 1861, an Army report described the initial conditions there: The soldiers' quarters at Battery Kemble (and Battery Cameron) remained unfinished, and in need of materials for completion, as late as 1864. Contemporaneous accounts by Augusta Weaver, "a woman of means" living nearby, describe how soldiers stationed at Battery Kemble pillaged neighboring residents' pantries, her own included. The property on which Battery Kemble was constructed was relinquished to the U.S. government by William A.T. Maddox, a career U.S. Marine Corps officer. The land for Battery Kemble Park was reacquired by the federal government sometime between 1916 and 1923, a period of time during which much of the land for the D.C.-area Fort Parks was acquired. The National Capital Parks and Planning Commission acquired approximately for the "Fort Kemble" Park. However, it was almost fifteen years before the government corrected the name to "Battery Kemble." Fort Parks and Fort Drive Battery |
3,108 | A free admonition without any fees / To warne the Papistes to beware of three trees | "A free admonition without any fees / To warne the Papistes to beware of three trees" is an English broadside ballad published by William Birch in 1571 and is not currently set to any tune An original copy of the ballad is located in the Huntington Library, however online facsimiles are available for public consumption. Synopsis The first lines of this ballad, "If that you be / not past all / grace, / O Papystes / heare mee / speake, / Let reason / rule, and / truth take / place, / Cease you from that you seeke," firmly cement its religious theme. The speaker asks those who associate themselves with papist group to cease seeking God through a Catholic vein, and conform to the religious ideology of the Protestant Reformation. While the term "papist" became an anti-Catholic slur in the mid-19th century, in the sixteenth-century it simply identified those who pledged their religious allegiance to the Pope. Nevertheless, the ballad pleads with the papists to forsake the Catholic religion and be "grafted in this stock" of emerging Protestantism. References External links Textual transcription of the English broadside ballad 'A free admonition without any fees / To warne the Papistes to beware of three trees'' at the English Broadside Ballad Archive of UC Santa Barbara. Category:1571 works Category:English Reformation |
3,109 | Pangsha | Pangsha () is a town in Rajbari District, Bangladesh, part of Pangsha Upazila. It was formed in 1990. References Category:Towns in Bangladesh Category:Municipalities of Bangladesh Category:Populated places in Rajbari District Category:Populated places in Dhaka Division |
3,110 | Miss Teen USA 1995 | Miss Teen USA 1995, the 13th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 15 August 1995. At the conclusion of the final competition, Keylee Sue Sanders of Kansas was crowned by outgoing queen Shauna Gambill of California. The pageant was hosted by Bob Goen for the second year, with color commentary by Maty Monfort and entertainment by All-4-One. This was the only year that the pageant was held in Wichita, which also held the Miss USA pageant from 1990-1994, and it was the first time that a delegate won the Miss Teen USA title in her home state. Results Placements Semifinal scores Special awards Delegates The Miss Teen USA 1995 delegates were: Alabama - Jennifer Otts Alaska - Heather Evans Arizona - Brandy Leigh Campbell Arkansas - Natalie Fisher California - Kellie Foster Moore Colorado - Melissa Schuster Connecticut - Tiffany-Anne Kosma Delaware - Dawn Renee Huey District of Columbia - Michelle Wright Florida - Corinna Clark Georgia - Gillian Nicholson Hawaii - Sara Kirby Idaho - Amy Jo Ambrose Illinois - Anne-Marie Dixon Indiana - Sarah McClary Iowa - Chelsey Ridge Kansas - Keylee Sue Sanders Kentucky - Brittany Johnson Louisiana - Shawn Elizabeth Price Maine - Katie Aselton Maryland - Jennifer Ritz Massachusetts - Erika Ewald Michigan - Kathleen McConnell Minnesota - Michelle Borg Mississippi - Meredith Joy Cash Missouri - Melana Scantlin Montana - Christi Hanson Nebraska - Marlo McVea Nevada - Alicia Carnes New Hampshire - Denise Courtney Hill New Jersey - Joyce Houseknecht New Mexico - Shelby Phillips New York - Tara Campbell North Carolina - Meredith Jackson North Dakota - Jessica Spier Ohio - Amber Vaughan Oklahoma - Shelly Forest Oregon - Kirra O'Brien Pennsylvania - Erika Lynn Shay Rhode Island - Carol Pedrosa South Carolina - Garianne Phillips South Dakota - Marty Eaton Tennessee - Lynnette Cole Texas - Mandy Jeffreys Utah - Loni Sorden Vermont - Melissa Perron Virginia - Kristel Jenkins Washington - Summer Springer West Virginia - Sarah Russell Wisconsin - Rebecca Rowe Wyoming - Erica Lynn Williams Preliminary scores The following is the contestants average scores in the preliminary competition. Historical significance Kansas placed for the fifth of eight times, recording their highest placement ever. Iowa placed for the second time, following Jamie Solinger's win in 1992. They have only reached the semi-finals on one further occasion, waiting until 2003 for their third placement. Kentucky placed for the first time since 1990. Maine placed for the second time, recording their highest placement ever. Delaware, Utah and Minnesota recorded their first placements in the competition. Delaware only placed two other times in 1999, when Ashley Coleman won the title and 2014 and 2016 when Mia Jones and Emily Hutchison placed in the top 15. Utah did not made the cut again until 2010; and Minnesota has gone on to place four more times (2002, 2004, 2005 and 2007). Crossovers Contestants who later competed in the Miss USA pageant were: Anne-Marie Dixon (Illinois) - Miss Oklahoma USA 1998 Amy Jo Ambrose (Idaho) - |
3,111 | Genemuiden | Genemuiden is a city located in the north western part of the Province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1275 which is also the first time Genemuiden gets mentioned in history. It stayed independent up until 2001 when, despite fierce opposition of its inhabitants, it was forced to merge with the smaller, neighbouring villages of Zwartsluis and Hasselt to form the municipality of Zwartewaterland. The town itself doesn't have any buildings over 150 years old as two fires destroyed the town completely in 1866. These fires could not be controlled due to the great number of hay stacks in one street, 'de Achterweg' or 'Nachtweg'. This street still holds a non smoking sign, which is unique for a street in Europe. Since the 18th century, the people from Genemuiden have been producing floor mats made of the bulrush that grows on the shores of the Zuiderzee. When the quality of the bulrush deteriorated in the 20th century, due to the change from salt water to fresh water (see Zuiderzee), the industry switched over to using coir imported from India to produce mats and carpets. In the sixties the first tufting machines were imported and currently Genemuiden is one of Europe's main production centres of tufted carpet and artificial grass. Genemuiden is a Protestant stronghold, having 5 reformed Protestant denominations and no Roman Catholic church. It's on the north-eastern tip of the so-called Dutch Bible Belt. References External links Map of the former municipality, around 1868. Official Website (Dutch) Website Tapijt Museum / Carpet Museum Genemuiden (Dutch) News from Genemuiden (Dutch) Pictures of Genemuiden (Dutch) Category:Cities in the Netherlands Category:Populated places in Overijssel Category:Former municipalities of Overijssel Category:Zwartewaterland |
3,112 | Maxime Charlemagne | Maxime Charlemagne (born 27 September 1974) is an athlete from Saint Lucia. He was part of the first ever team to represent Saint Lucia at the Olympic Games when he competed at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in the 4 x 100 metres relay, the relay team finished fifth in their heat so he did not advance to the next round. He also competed in the 400 metres at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics, where he finished sixth in his heat and failed to advance to the next round. References Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:Saint Lucian male sprinters Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Saint Lucia Category:Olympic athletes of Saint Lucia Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics |
3,113 | Divine Gate | is a 2013 Japanese smartphone game developed by Acquire for iOS and Android devices. An anime television series adaptation by Pierrot aired from January 8, 2016 to March 25, 2016. Plot The living, heavens, and underworld become connected after a Divine Gate is opened, ushering in an era of chaos where desires and conflict intersect. Only when the World Council is formed are peace and order restored and the Divine Gate becomes an urban legend. In that world, boys and girls deemed fit by the World Council are gathered, who aim to reach the gate for their personal objectives. Those who reach the gate can remake the world and even the past or future. Characters A fire user and Midori's best friend. After the train incident, he is one of the adapters who tries to persuade Aoto into joining the academy. He was proud of and cared a lot about his father who is said to have died in an accident during one of his experiments and as a result, hates it when Aoto proclaims that he killed his parents. He does not believe his father died in an accident as he was not the type to make mistakes in his experiments. A water user. Thought to be his parents' killer, he secludes himself and makes no friends. After saving a girl from a fire user in a train, Arthur and the other adapters try to recruit him into the academy numerous times since he doesn't fit in at his current school and because of his abilities but he refuses. He later joins the academy. An air user. After the train incident, she is one of the adapters who try to persuade Aoto into joining the academy. Midori and Elena were friends in their childhood. Chairman of the academy. Has an extreme interest in Aoto and his friends. Tries multiple times to recruit Aoto. The Key Spirit of the Divine Gate. Boy K has been following Aoto since childhood and appears frequently in front of him. Aoto is the only one who is able to see him, because he is the only character who is able to open the Divine Gate but refuses to do so. A fire spirit who is a teacher at the Academy. A water spirit who is a teacher at the Academy. In charge of recruiting Aoto into the academy by Arthur's order. A wind spirit who is a teacher at the Academy. A wizard Arthur invited to watch him reach the gate and change the world. A mischievous god with hidden agendas. A knight of the Round who believes that Aoto killed his father. Akane's father. Aoto's younger brother who went missing. / Midori's childhood friend who went missing. Arthur's childhood friend. Media Anime An anime television series adaptation by Pierrot aired from January 8 to March 25, 2016. The opening theme is "One Me Two Hearts" by Hitorie, and the ending theme is "Contrast" by vistlip. The series is licensed in North America and the British Isles by Funimation. Anime Limited is releasing the series for |
3,114 | Armory–Latisona Building | The Armory–Latisona Building (also known as the "Mihlbaugh Building") is a historic armory on South Main Street in Lima, Ohio, United States. Built in 1896, it features a Victorian variant of the Romanesque Revival style of architecture. Construction After the discovery of petroleum in the vicinity of Lima in 1885, the city's population grew greatly, and the construction of commercial buildings along South Main Street proceeded at a rapid pace. Accompanying these new buildings in the southern Kibby Corners neighborhood were large numbers of frame houses erected as homes for the workers in the city's burgeoning industrial enterprises. Preservation Today, much of South Main Street and Kibby Corners languish in a state of decay. Many abandoned buildings have been demolished by the city government, and community areas such as parks and streetsides are becoming less attractive as a result of a lack of proper maintenance. Two exceptions to this process of decay are the Armory–Latisona Building and the adjacent Lima Cleaning and Pressing Company Building; these two historic buildings have been identified as key to the area's historic nature. In 1982, the Armory–Latisona Building and the Lima Cleaning and Pressing Company Building were two of seventeen buildings in Lima that were added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of the "Lima Multiple Resource Area." The former armory's architectural integrity was key to its inclusion in this group of properties. References Category:National Register of Historic Places in Allen County, Ohio Category:Government buildings completed in 1896 Category:Armories on the National Register of Historic Places Category:Buildings and structures in Lima, Ohio Category:Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio Category:Romanesque Revival architecture in Ohio Category:Armories in Ohio |
3,115 | Emeric, King of Hungary | Emeric, also known as Henry or Imre (, , ; 117430 November 1204), was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1196 and 1204. In 1184, his father, Béla III of Hungary, ordered that he be crowned king, and appointed him as ruler of Croatia and Dalmatia around 1195. Emeric ascended the throne after the death of his father. During the first four years of his reign, he fought his rebellious brother, Andrew, who forced Emeric to make him ruler of Croatia and Dalmatia as appanage. Emeric cooperated with the Holy See against the Bosnian Patarenes, whom the Catholic Church considered to be heretics. Taking advantage of a civil war, Emeric expanded his suzerainty over Serbia. He failed to prevent the Republic of Venice, which was assisted by crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, from seizing Zadar in 1202. He also could not impede the rise of Bulgaria along the southern frontiers of his kingdom. Emeric was the first Hungarian monarch to use the "Árpád stripes" as his personal coat of arms and to adopt the title of King of Serbia. Before his death, Emeric had his four-year-old son, Ladislaus III, crowned king. Early life (1174–1196) Emeric was the eldest child of Béla III of Hungary and Béla's first wife, Agnes of Antioch. His tutor was an Italian priest, Bernard. Nicholas, Archbishop of Esztergom, crowned the eight-year-old Emeric king on 16 May 1182, which confirmed Emeric's right to succeed his father. Emeric was betrothed to a daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, but she died in 1184. Béla III appointed Emeric to administer Croatia and Dalmatia around 1195. Reign Struggles with his brother (1196–1200) Emeric succeeded his father, who died on 23 April 1196. Béla III had bequeathed estates and money to Emeric's younger brother, Andrew, under the condition that Andrew should lead a crusade to the Holy Land. Instead, Andrew turned against Emeric, demanding a separate duchy for himself in 1197. Leopold VI, Duke of Austria, intervened on behalf of Andrew, and at the end of the year, their combined forces routed Emeric's troops at Mački, Slavonia. In early 1198, Emeric was forced to make Andrew Duke of Croatia and Dalmatia as an appanage. Andrew continued to conspire against Emeric, although Pope Innocent III continued urging Andrew to launch a crusade. On 10 March 1199, Emeric forced Boleslaus, Bishop of Vác, who was a supporter of Andrew, to give him documents that proved the conspiracy against him. In the summer of that year, Emeric defeated Andrew's army near Lake Balaton, which made Andrew flee to Austria. A papal legate named Gregory arrived in Hungary to mediate a reconciliation between the two brothers. According to the brothers' treaty, Emeric once again granted Croatia and Dalmatia to Andrew in the summer of 1200. Wars in the Balkans (1200–1203) From around 1200, Emeric was deeply involved in the affairs of the Balkan Peninsula. On 11 October 1200, Pope Innocent urged him to take measures to liquidate the "heretics" in Bosnia. Upon Emeric's request, the Pope refused to send a royal crown to Grand Prince Stephen |
3,116 | History Repletion: Oh! Cool Guys | History Repletion: Oh! Cool Guys () is a 2017 South Korean television program starring Kim Sung-joo, Ahn Jung-hwan, Han Sang-jin, Jo Se-ho and Shownu. It airs on Channel A on Saturday at 23:00 (KST) beginning 1 April 2017. From 28 May 2017, the show will air on Sundays at 20:10 (KST). The cast and guests of the show go around Korea and learn about history of Korea through various places of interest. Cast Kim Sung-joo Ahn Jung-hwan Han Sang-jin Jo Se-ho Shownu (Does not appear in every episode) Jeon Su-hyun (History teacher in episodes 10-15) Lee Da-ji (History teacher in episodes 1-9) Episodes 2017 External links Category:South Korean historical television series |
3,117 | Tom O'Brien (second baseman) | Thomas H. (Tom) O'Brien (June 22, 1860 – April 21, 1921) was an infielder in Major League Baseball who played for five clubs in parts of six seasons between 1882 and 1890. O'Brien batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts. A valuable utility, O'Brien played at least one game in each position except shortstop, although he played mostly at second base and first base. He reached the majors in 1882 with the Worcester Ruby Legs (NL), spending one year with them before moving to the Baltimore Orioles (AA), 1883), Boston Reds (UA, 1884), again with Baltimore (1885), and the New York Metropolitans (AA, 1887) and Rochester Broncos (AA, 1890). His most productive season came in 1884 with Boston, when he appeared in 103 games while hitting .263 with four home runs, 118 hits, 31 doubles, eight triples and 80 runs scored –all career-numbers. In 270 games, O'Brien was a .231 hitter (257-for-1111), including 74 extra-base hits and 61 RBI. O'Brien died in Worcester, Massachusetts, at the age of 60. External links Baseball Reference Retrosheet Category:1860 births Category:1921 deaths Category:Worcester Ruby Legs players Category:Baltimore Orioles (AA) players Category:Birmingham Barons managers Category:Boston Reds (UA) players Category:New York Metropolitans players Category:Rochester Broncos players Category:Major League Baseball second basemen Category:Major League Baseball first basemen Category:19th-century baseball players Category:Baseball players from Massachusetts Category:Sportspeople from Salem, Massachusetts Category:Minor league baseball managers |
3,118 | Henry W. Cushman | Henry Wyles Cushman (August 9, 1805 – November 21, 1863) was an American teacher, farmer, public house manager and politician who served both branches of the Massachusetts General Court and as the 18th Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1851 to 1853. Early life Cushman was born to Polycarpus L. and Salley (Wyles) Cushman on August 9, 1805 in Bernardston, Massachusetts, Public service Cushman was a delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853. He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1862. References Category:1805 births Category:1863 deaths Category:People from Bernardston, Massachusetts Category:Deerfield Academy alumni Category:Massachusetts Democrats Category:Lieutenant Governors of Massachusetts Category:Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Category:Massachusetts state senators Category:School board members in Massachusetts Category:Members of the American Antiquarian Society Category:19th-century American politicians |
3,119 | John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford | John Robert Louis Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford, DL, (born 21 June 1942) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was previously a Conservative MP for thirteen years. Parliamentary career In October 1974, he contested Manchester Moss Side, but was beaten by Labour's Frank Hatton. He was Conservative MP for Nelson and Colne from 1979 to 1983, and then for Pendle from June 1983, until he lost his seat in April 1992, to Gordon Prentice from Labour. From 1983 to 1986, he served as junior minister for Defence Procurement, and then for Employment from 1986 to 1989, being Minister for Tourism from 1987 to 1989. In 1999, he became a non executive director, and a member of the board of the Emerson Group. After politics He has been chairman of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, the major trade body, since 1990. He is a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, and was High Sheriff of Greater Manchester in 1998. He was previously chairman of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, and the council of the National Youth Agency. He was formerly a member of the English Tourist Board, and vice chairman of the North West Conciliation Committee of the Race Relations Board. House of Lords In May 2001, he left the Conservatives and joined the Liberal Democrats, and was made a life peer as Baron Lee of Trafford, of Bowden in the County of Cheshire, on 26 May 2006. From 2007 to 2012, he served as a Whip for the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. In February 2012, he vowed to resign, in protest of the House of Lords Reform Bill making its way into the Queen's Speech. In December 2013, he released his "financial autobiography" How to Make a Million – Slowly: Guiding Principles From a Lifetime Investing. He has also published a pictorial autobiography Portfolio Man and in 2019 a guide for young people on investing in the stock market entitled Yummi Yoghurt a reference to a fictional family company which joins the stock market. Personal life He lives in Richmond, south west London, and is deputy chair of the Museum of Richmond. Arms References Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1992 Category:1942 births Category:Living people Lee of Trafford, John Lee Category:Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Category:UK MPs 1979–1983 Category:UK MPs 1983–1987 Category:UK MPs 1987–1992 Category:People educated at William Hulme's Grammar School Category:Deputy Lieutenants of Greater Manchester Category:High Sheriffs of Greater Manchester |
3,120 | RF Online | RF Online, originally named 'Rising Force', () is a 3D MMORPG developed by CCR. The first version of the game was released in South Korea and was later followed by Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Indonesia, Portuguese and English translations. The North American/European version of the game launched its retail phase on February 21, 2006. A mixture of science fiction and classic fantasy, RF Online is set in a distant planet in the Novus system where magic exists alongside high technology. Like most MMORPGs it follows the typical fantasy setting complete with swords and sorcery, but it also emphasizes the three-way Race vs. Race vs. Race (RvRvR) concept and modern/futuristic technology such as mecha and nuclear weapons. The NA/EU game service was brought down as of November 9, 2008, due to licence expiration. However, the developers, CCR have started to relaunch the game hosting it themselves for NA/EU. In August 2012, RF Online was confirmed to relaunch stateside via the publisher GamesCampus. RFO is a free-to-play game. RF Online version 1.5 launched via the publisher GamesCampus Europe in April 2013. RF Online version 1.5 launched via the publisher GamesCampus Europe in January 2015. In April 18, 2016, it was revealed CCR filed a trademark for “RF 2”, and listing it as a “downloadable software” for various platforms, including virtual reality. In November 2017, Playpark a subsidiary of Asiasoft announced that they will relaunch the game in the Philippines. Gameplay As with many MMORPGs, the player will select one race and fight monsters to gain experience points. RFO is populated with many different monsters across many areas. At the start of the game, a character will be led through an in-game guide of the basic commands for the game. From there, the character will be exposed to a series of quests which will familiarize him/her with their character's headquarters. As the character progresses in level, his/her quests may take them out to aggressive maps, where he/she will be exposed to the player killing Features of the game. One quest given in the Sette Desert on low levels makes players aware of constant presence and danger of enemy races. Political Factions There are 3 character races which the player can choose: Bellato Union, Holy Alliance Cora, and Accretian Empire. each having a unique race specialty. Every race has their own special sub-classes of characters to play based on warrior, ranger, specialist and each race's special classes. The Accretian Empire relies heavily on technology, so they lack access to magic. The Holy Alliance of Cora uses both magic and technology, but relies more on offensive magic. The Bellato Union uses both magic and technology but relies more on technology for offense and uses magic more on support. Class advancements become available at level 30 and 40. It is also possible to cross-class a character within the races for a wide variety of options. Economy The game's economy can be divided into two parts - production and consumption. The mine is a new field where resources are produced as a part of and in support of economic activity. |
3,121 | Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 10 | Space Launch Complex 10, or Missile Launch Complex 10, is located on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California. It was built in 1958 to test ballistic missiles and developed into a space launching facility in 1963. Prior to 1966 Space Launch Complex 10 West was known as Vandenberg AFB Pad 75-2-6. It remains a rare pristine look at the electronics and facilities created in that era that helped the United States grow its space capabilities. The last launch from this complex was a Thor booster in 1980. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1986. It is undergoing an eight-year restoration, and public visits are possible, if arranged in advance. History The launch complex was built in 1958 by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation, and was first designated Complex 75-2. At that time it consisted of three launch pads, which were used to train military operators of PGM-17 Thor ballistic missiles, and to conduct missile launch tests. The first launches were conducted by the British Royal Air Force in June and August 1959. The facilities at SLC-10 were dismantled and transported to Johnston Island in support of Operation Dominic, a nuclear weapons testing project conducted there in 1962. The launch complex was rebuilt in 1963 to support the development of Burner rockets, with two launch pads, designated SLC-10E and SLC-10W. Tests were conducted at SLC-10W from 1965 to 1980, using the Thor satellite launch vehicles, the first stages of which followed the design of the Thor missile. Surviving elements Two launch pads and a prefabricated launch blockhouse are the principal surviving elements of the complex. The blockhouse interior still includes all of the electrical equipment used in later launches. SLC-10W also includes pipes and storage facilities for storing and managing the liquid fuel used in the rockets. References Further reading External links Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary DOD NHL details for California Category:Launch complexes of the United States Air Force Category:Vandenberg Air Force Base Category:Buildings and structures in Santa Barbara County, California Category:National Historic Landmarks in California Category:National Register of Historic Places in Santa Barbara County, California Category:Science and technology in California Category:1958 establishments in California |
3,122 | Albert Clement | For the Edwardian Grand Prix racing driver - see Albert Clément Arie Albertus (Albert) Clement (born 9 August 1962, Middelburg) is professor of musicology at the University College Roosevelt, a small liberal arts college in Middelburg, the Netherlands. Albert Clement studied Musicology at Utrecht University (M.A. Degree, 1987, with highest distinction), Organ at the Brabant Conservatory, Tilburg (Teacher's and Performer's Diplomas in Organ, 1986 and 1988 respectively), and Theology at the University of Leiden. He received his doctorate from Utrecht University’s Faculty of Arts, with highest distinction (1989). In 1993 he was awarded with the Province of Zeeland's Prize for Encouragement in Arts and Sciences. Clement has published over 200 articles and is regarded as a specialist on the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. External links University College Roosevelt faculty webpage Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch musicologists Category:People from Middelburg Category:Utrecht University alumni |
3,123 | Jan Egil Storholt | Jan Egil Storholt (born 13 February 1949) is a former speed skater from Norway. He was born in Trondheim. Biography Together with Amund Sjøbrend, Sten Stensen, and Kay Stenshjemmet, Jan Egil Storholt was one of the legendary four S-es (which sounds like "four aces" in Norwegian), four Norwegian top skaters in the 1970s and early 1980s. Storholt was born in Trondheim, but grew up in the village of Løkken nearby. He became a member of sports club Falken ("Falcon") in Trondheim. Falken was the club 1948 Olympic 1,500 m Champion Sverre Farstad and three-time 1952 Olympic Champion (on the 1,500 m, 5000 m, and 10000 m) Hjalmar Andersen had skated for. Storholt was the Norwegian Junior Champion in 1969, but when he was almost killed in a mining accident in 1970, he was told he would probably not be able to compete at the highest levels again, and it seemed that his promising career had already come to an end. However, Storholt's determination got him back to the Norwegian top by 1972. After some of the best Norwegian speed skaters had turned professional in 1973 (and therefore also could no longer participate in the Olympic Games), Storholt suddenly was one of the best Norwegian amateurs. It still took until 1976 for his first major international successes: After having won bronze at the European Allround Championships that year, Storholt went on to win Olympic gold on the 1,500 m in Innsbruck. This made him the third Olympic 1,500 m Champion for sports club Falken. In 1977 he became European Allround Champion and was narrowly defeated by Eric Heiden in the World Allround Championships. He won silver behind Heiden in three consecutive World Championships, and became European Allround Champion for the second time in 1979. This year he won his only Norwegian allround title as a senior. Storholt ended his speed skating career in 1981, after having won bronze in the World Championships. Medals An overview of medals won by Storholt at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each: Records World records Over the course of his career, Storholt skated two world records: Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com Personal records To put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Storholt skated his personal records. Note that Storholt's personal record on the 5,000 m was not a world record because Kay Stenshjemmet skated 6:56.9 at the same tournament. Storholt was number one on the Adelskalender, the all-time allround speed skating ranking, for a total of 30 days, divided over two short periods in 1977 and 1978. He has an Adelskalender score of 163.042 points. References Eng, Trond. All Time International Championships, Complete Results: 1889 - 2002. Askim, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2002. Eng, Trond; Gjerde, Arild and Teigen, Magne. Norsk Skøytestatistikk Gjennom Tidene, Menn/Kvinner, 1999 (6. utgave). Askim/Skedsmokorset/Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1999. Eng, Trond; Gjerde, Arild; Teigen, Magne and Teigen, Thorleiv. Norsk Skøytestatistikk Gjennom Tidene, Menn/Kvinner, 2004 (7. utgave). Askim/Skedsmokorset/Veggli/Hokksund, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2004. Eng, Trond and Teigen, Magne. Komplette Resultater fra offisielle Norske Mesterskap på |
3,124 | Dejerine–Sottas disease | Dejerine–Sottas disease, also known as, Dejerine–Sottas neuropathy, progressive hypertrophic interstitial polyneuropathy of childhood and onion bulb neuropathy (and, hereditary motor and sensory polyneuropathy type III and Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 3), is a hereditary neurological disorder characterised by damage to the peripheral nerves and resulting progressive muscle wasting. The condition is caused by mutations in a various genes and currently has no known cure. The disorder is named for Joseph Jules Dejerine and Jules Sottas, French neurologists who first described it. Signs and symptoms Onset occurs in infancy or early childhood, usually before 3 years of age. Progression is slow until the teenage years at which point it may accelerate, resulting in severe disability. Symptoms are usually more severe and rapidly progressive than in the other more common Charcot–Marie–Tooth diseases. Some patients may never walk and solely use wheelchairs by the end of their first decade, while others may need only a cane (walking stick) or similar support through life. Dejerine–Sottas disease is characterized by moderate to severe lower and upper extremity weakness and loss of sensation, which occur mainly in the lower legs, forearms, feet and hands. Loss of muscle mass and reduced muscle tone can occur as the disease progresses. Other symptoms may include pain in the extremities, curvature of the spine, clawed hands, foot deformities, ataxia, peripheral areflexia, and slow acquisition of motor skills in childhood. Symptoms that are less common can include limitation of eye movements, other eye problems such as nystagmus or anisocoria, or mild hearing loss. Causes Dejerine–Sottas neuropathy is caused by a genetic defect either in the proteins found in axons or the proteins found in myelin. Specifically, it has been associated with mutations in MPZ, PMP22, PRX, and EGR2 genes. The disorder is inherited in an autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive manner. Diagnosis On medical imaging, the nerves of the extremities (and cranial nerves in some cases) appear enlarged due to hypertrophy of the connective interstitial tissue, giving the nerves a distinct "onion-bulb" appearance. Peripheral (and possibly cranial) nerve excitability and conduction speed are reduced. Treatment Management is symptomatic. See also Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease References External links Category:Neurological disorders Category:Neurogenetic disorders Category:Rare diseases |
3,125 | List of Italian football transfers winter 2016–17 | This is a list of Italian football transfers featuring at least one Serie A or Serie B club which were completed in the winter of the 2016–17 season. The winter transfer window opened on 1 January 2017, although a few transfers took place prior to that date. The window will close at midnight on 31 January 2017. Players without a club can join one at any time, either during or in between transfer windows, as long as the team registers them. Transfers Legend Those clubs in Italic indicate that the player already left the team on loan this season or new signing that immediately left the club. Footnotes References general specific Winter transfers 2016–17 Italian |
3,126 | James Mitchell Rogers House | James Mitchell Rogers House is a historic home located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was built between 1883 and 1885, and is a large two-story, eclectic Late Victorian frame dwelling. The house design reflects Late Gothic Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne style design influences. It features steeply pitched gables sheathed in board and batten siding, bay windows, and irregular massing. It was the home of James Mitchell Rogers, a prominent Winston-Salem businessman, and his son, Francis Mitchell Rogers, chief chemist of Standard Oil Company of Indiana. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. References Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Category:Italianate architecture in North Carolina Category:Gothic Revival architecture in North Carolina Category:Houses completed in 1885 Category:Houses in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Category:National Register of Historic Places in Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
3,127 | Leo Avery | Leo Avery (5 January 1938 - 4 July 1996) was third Abbot of Quarr Abbey, on the Isle of Wight, from 1992 to 1996. Biography Leo was born 5 January 1938, in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, and raised in Maidstone, Kent, England. After studies in Aeronautical Engineering at Southampton University, England, he entered the novitiate at Quarr Abbey, on the nearby Isle of Wight, in September 1960. He made monastic profession on 8 September 1962, and in 1969 was ordained priest. Subsequently he studied for a licentiate in Biblical Studies at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. After his return he taught Scripture to the monks and served in many other capacities, often of a practical nature that reflected his early training as an engineer. In 1980 he became prior and upon the retirement of Abbot Aelred Sillem in 1992, Dom Leo was elected to succeed him. He died after a short illness on 4 July 1996. He was succeeded as abbot by Dom Cuthbert Johnson. See also References Category:1938 births Category:1996 deaths Category:People from Wakefield Category:English abbots Category:20th-century Roman Catholic priests Category:Alumni of the University of Southampton Category:Christianity on the Isle of Wight Category:Pontifical Biblical Institute alumni Category:People educated at Maidstone Grammar School |
3,128 | Natalie Prass | Natalie Jean Prass (born March 15, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter from Richmond, Virginia. Her self-titled debut album was released on January 27, 2015, through Spacebomb and Columbia Records. Biography Natalie Prass was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She lived in Los Angeles for a short time before moving to Virginia Beach when she was around three or four. She began writing songs when she was in the first grade, and formed a band with Matthew E. White in the eighth grade. She attended Frank W Cox High School. After high school, she went to Berklee College of Music for a year before transferring to Middle Tennessee State University in 2006. There she enrolled in a songwriting program. She released an EP, Small & Sweet, in 2009 and a second EP, Sense of Transcendence, in 2011. After auditioning with a video demo recorded on her iPhone, she started her career as a keyboardist for Jenny Lewis’ touring band. On January 27, 2015, Prass released her eponymous debut album on Spacebomb and Columbia Records. It was recognized as one of the Best New Albums by music review website Pitchfork. The album was produced by Matthew E. White and Trey Pollard at Spacebomb Records in Richmond, Virginia. Natalie appeared on the British music television show, Later... with Jools Holland, Episode 324 airing on Palladia, April 17, 2015. On October 23, 2015, Prass announced a new EP, Side by Side, set to be released on November 20. It features two live tracks from her self-titled LP and three live covers. On February 26, 2018, Prass released the single, "Short Court Style". Her second album The Future and the Past was released on June 1, 2018. In July 2018, she was announced as one of the supporting acts on Kacey Musgraves' Oh, What a World Tour. Discography Studio albums EPs Singles As lead artist As featured artist Guest appearances References External links Category:American singer-songwriters Category:American rock songwriters Category:American rock singers Category:American folk singers Category:Living people Category:American female singer-songwriters Category:American female rock singers Category:1986 births Category:21st-century American singers Category:21st-century American women singers Category:Middle Tennessee State University alumni |
3,129 | John Musmanno | John L. Musmanno is a senior judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. He was born in Stowe Township, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Washington & Jefferson College in 1963, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and won the Henry Wilson Temple History Prize. He graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1966, where he was an assistant editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review. Between the years 1966 and 1981, he was in private practice. He was elected district justice in 1970, serving until he was elected to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in 1981. He was elected to the Pennsylvania Superior Court in 1997. During the campaign, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette profiled a number of Allegheny County judges who were neglecting their judicial duties while running for higher office, but singled Musmanno out as a judge who maintained a full case load during the campaign. He won retention in 2007. During the election, the Pennsylvania Bar Association endorsed him, describing him as "highly regarded for his intelligence, courteousness, fairness, judicial temperament and professionalism." He is a member of the Democratic Party. In 2008, he was awarded the W. Edward Sell Achievement in Law Award from Washington & Jefferson College. He took senior status in late December 2012/early January 2013. See also Michael Musmanno References Category:Living people Category:1942 births Category:Pennsylvania Democrats Category:Pennsylvania lawyers Category:People from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Category:Judges of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania Category:Judges of the Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas Category:Vanderbilt University Law School alumni Category:Washington & Jefferson College alumni Category:Pennsylvania district justices |
3,130 | Ali Brigginshaw | Ali Brigginshaw (born 1 December 1989) is an Australian international rugby league player. She was woman of the match at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup Final. Brigginshaw broke her right fibula in three places in 2015. During her recovery she took up Muay Thai and boxing, she now is the national champion and reigning Australian Golden Gloves Novice A champion in the 69 kg category. In June 2018, Brigginshaw, along with Brittany Breayley, Heather Ballinger, Teuila Fotu-Moala and Caitlyn Moran, were named as the five marquee players for the Brisbane Broncos women's team which will commence playing in the NRL Women's Premiership starting in September. In August, she was named captain of the side. References External links Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Australian female rugby league players Category:Australia women's national rugby league team players Category:Australian Muay Thai practitioners Category:Brisbane Broncos (NRLW) players |
3,131 | Sankha Chatterjee | PANDIT SANKHA CHATTERJEE Pandit Sankha Chatterjee is one of the foremost Tabla-maestros of India. Born in a highly cultured family of musicians, he inherited music from his father Dr. Jogendra Nath Chatterjee, a distinguished medical practitioner and a vocalist. In childhood Sankha had been very eager to play with musical instruments like Tabla and Harmonium – more than normal toys, and could imitate singing and Tabla playing exactly when he was only 3 years old. And soon he started singing and playing Tabla brilliantly with reputed musicians in concerts and received numerous prizes. Later Sankha has studied under the tutelage of great maestros like Late Ustad Maseet Khan, Late Ustad Karamatulla Khan and Late Ustad Allarakha Khan in Guru-Shishya Parampara tradition. His high reputation as a performer, composer and teacher stems from his mastery over three leading Gharanas (schools) of Tabla: Farukabad, Delhi and Punjab. He was awarded a scholarship for the talented artists by the Government of India in 1969 and stood 1st class first in the honours degree Exam. (B.Mus.), in 1961 was awarded a gold medal. Since then he has been invited to perform both as a soloist and to play with most reputed musicians in major music conferences all over India, where he was accompanied most of the great musicians which includes: Ustad Bade Golam Ali Khan, Ustad Vilayat khan, Ustad Ameer Khan, Ustad Nissar Hussain, Ustad Mohamed Hussain Sarang, Imrat Khan, Nikhil Banerjee, Pandit V. G. Jog, Bhimsen Joshi, Jasraj, Parween Sultana, Sunanda Patnaik, Manik Verma, Laxmi Shankar and many others. The great Sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan introduced him to European and American audiences. Sankha is well known all over Europe through his concerts with Ustad Vilayat Khan and Imrat Khan and many other renowned Indian and Western musicians. Among his memorable concerts are the concerts at the Westminster Abbey, Royal Festival Hall (London), Congress Hall (Berlin) and a two hours Tabla-Solo inaugurating a new studio of RIAS (radio) Berlin in 1975. Sankha has the distinction of being the first Indian musician to be invited by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) in the Berliner Kunstlerprogramm and started a teaching course of Indian music at the Hochschule der Kunste (Fine Arts University), Berlin – setting a precedent. Since 1979 he has been conducting a course of Indian music at Musikschule Neukölln Berlin, Instituto Interculturale di Studi Musicali Comparati-Venice and seminars organized by cultural organizations of Italy, Germany and Holland creating hundreds of music lovers and students. Sankha participated and conducted Indian music sections of all the META music festivals (Berlin 1974 – 1978), Pro Musica Antiqua (Bremen), Parampara-Festival-Berlin also organized festivals of Indian music with the collaboration of RIAS and DAAD in Berlin, with great success. Since 1975 Sankha has been working with composers and performers of Europe and America, and made compositions in rhythm and melody creating a new style bringing together the brilliance of Western and Indian music; performed together with Western musicians like Peter Michael Hamel, Albert Mangelsdorf, Chico Freeman, Djamchid Chemirani and many others – thus contributing to the cross cultural dialogue between |
3,132 | Premier Limited Overs Tournament | The Premier Limited Overs Tournament (currently known as AIA Premier Limited Overs Tournament for sponsorship reasons) is the main domestic limited overs cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was established in 1988 and has existed under four different names. The 2016–17 tournament was cancelled due to a legal challenge from Negombo Cricket Club, after they were removed from Tier B of the 2016–17 Premier League Tournament. It was replaced with the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament. List of winners Brown's Trophy 1988–89 – Singhalese Sports Club (only four teams took part) 1989–90 – Singhalese Sports Club Hatna Trophy 1990–91 – Singhalese Sports Club (number of teams increased from four to eight) 1991–92 – Nomads Sports Club 1992–93 – no competition 1993–94 – Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club 1994–95 – no competition 1995–96 – Nondescripts Cricket Club (16 teams involved) 1996–97 – Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club 1997–98 – Nondescripts Cricket Club Premier Limited Overs Tournament 1998–99 – Colts Cricket Club 1999–00 – Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club 2000–01 – Singhalese Sports Club 2001–02 – Nondescripts Cricket Club 2002–03 – Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club (competition was called Kandos Limited Over Tournament in this season only) 2003–04 – Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club 2004–05 – cancelled 2005–06 – Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club 2006–07 – Nondescripts Cricket Club 2007–08 – Singhalese Sports Club 2008–09 – Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club 2009–10 – Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club 2010–11 – Colts Cricket Club and Singhalese Sports Club (trophy shared after final abandoned) 2011–12 – Ragama Cricket Club 2013–14 – Singhalese Sports Club 2014–15 – Colts Cricket Club 2015–16 – Nondescripts Cricket Club 2016–17 – cancelled, but replaced with the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament 2017–18 – Singhalese Sports Club 2019–20 – cancelled, but replaced with the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament References External sources CricketArchive – Tournaments in Sri Lanka Premier Limited Over Tournament 2013/14 Sri Lanka Top Runs Scorer - Niroshan Dickwella Further reading Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2006 Category:Sri Lankan domestic cricket competitions Category:List A cricket competitions |
3,133 | Ghost Train International | Spøgelsestoget (English title: Ghost Train International) is a 1976 Danish family film directed by Bent Christensen. It is based on the 1923 play The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley. Cast Dirch Passer as Theodor 'Teddy' T. Thönder Kirsten Walther as Juliane de Preiss Axel Strøbye as Chauffør Heinz-Otto von Münsterland Preben Kaas as Richard Winther Lisbet Dahl as Else Winther Clara Østø as Frk. Erna Bunsen Bjørn Puggaard-Müller as Stationsforstander ved Falck Otto Brandenburg as Den mystiske Hr. K. Ole Monty as Stationsfunktionær Bent Christensen ... Stationsfunktionær Preben Mahrt as Stationsfunktionær Kai Løvring as Opdager Hans Christian Ægidius Lars Lunøe as Mystisk togpassager Leif Panduro as Mand der skubber trækvogn External links Category:1976 films Category:1970s crime films Category:Danish films Category:Danish-language films Category:Films directed by Bent Christensen Category:Rail transport films |
3,134 | Value date | Value date, in finance, is the date when the value of an asset that fluctuates in price is determined. The value date is used when there is a possibility for discrepancies due to differences in the timing of asset valuation. It usually applies to forward currency contracts, options and other derivatives, interest payable or receivable. The value date can also mean: the date when the entry to an account is considered effective in accounting. the delivery date of funds traded in banking. For spot transactions it is the future date on which the trade is settled. In the case of a spot foreign exchange trade it is normally two days after a transaction is agreed upon. the date the tax payment would coincide with the payment date in online banking, and retail payment gateways online. See also Settlement date Spot date Trade date Spot contract T+2 Category:Valuation (finance) Category:Bond valuation Category:Swaps (finance) Category:Settlement (finance) |
3,135 | Giustino Fortunato (1777–1862) | Giustino Fortunato, also known as Giustino Fortunato senior (20 August 1777 – 22 August 1862) was an Italian magistrate and politician. His nephew was the Italian historian and politician Giustino Fortunato (1848-1932). Biography Born in Rionero in Vulture, little town in Basilicata, to a middle-class family, he moved to Naples to study jurisprudence. Follower of the Jacobin ideas, he was a student of Carlo Lauberg and met other intellectuals such as Francesco Mario Pagano, Ettore Carafa, Emanuele De Deo and Ignazio Ciaia. He taught math at the Nunziatella military academy for a short time. With the rise of the Parthenopean Republic in 1799, he was nominated judge of the peace. After the arrival of the anti-republican troops of the cardinal Fabrizio Ruffo, Fortunato fought them in a desperate battle at the "Ponte della Maddalena". Defeated, he was imprisoned in the Sant'Elmo castle but, with the help of Vincenzo Parisi, he fled and hid in his house in Moliterno. After the Bourbon restoration, he exercised the lawyer profession. Under the government of Joachim Murat, he covered judicial duties and, along with Vincenzo Cuoco and Pietro Napoli-Signorelli, had a great role in the rebirth of the Accademia Pontaniana (1808); Fortunato's house was a meeting place of intellectuals like Melchiorre Delfico, Vincenzo Monti, David Winspeare, Michele Tenore and Teodoro Monticelli. In 1814, Murat nominated him intendant of Chieti. After the Treaty of Casalanza, Fortunato remained in the rank of bureaucracy under Ferdinand I but was fired for having supported the Carbonari riots in 1820. He was reinstated by his nephew Ferdinand II, who gave him the mansion of minister without portfolio (1841) and finance minister (1847). In 1849, he became prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies until 1852. His government, because of the revolution of 1848 against the monarchy, was absolute and conservative. Accused of servility to the king, he was strongly criticized by Giuseppe Ricciardi, Giacomo Racioppi, Pier Silvestro Leopardi and, in particular, Luigi Settembrini, who considered him an insatiable and fierce hyena. However, Fortunato seconded the sovereign in the convictions against the liberals. He was dismissed by Ferdinand II for not having informed him about the William Gladstone's letters, sent from Naples to the Parliament of London, defining the Kingdom as a negation of God erected to a system of government. Paolo Ruffo, the ambassador in London, had informed Fortunato about the content of the letters, but he did not inform the king. The king was cognizant of Fortunato's past liberal leanings, and suspected Fortunato didn't informed him voluntarily to facilitate the spread of the letters. After the discharge, Fortunato was elected president of the "Royal Academy of Sciences" from 1855 to 1857. He died in Naples in 1862. Honors Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, Knight Grand Cross Royal Order of Francis I, Knight Grand Cross Order of Saint George and Reunion, Knight Grand Cross Order of the White Eagle (Russia), Knight Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary, Knight Grand Cross Order of Leopold (Austria), Knight Grand Cross Order of Pius IX, Knight |
3,136 | Wafangdian West railway station | Wafangdian West railway station is a railway station of Hada Passenger Railway and located in Liaoning, China Category:Railway stations in Liaoning |
3,137 | Bettadasanapura | Bettadasanapura is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Bengaluru South taluk of Bengaluru Urban District.The name, Bettadasanapura, is derived from three kannada words: betta means "hill", dasa means "servant of god" and pura means "town". See also Bengaluru Districts of Karnataka References External links Bangalore Government Website Category:Villages in Bangalore Urban district |
3,138 | Klaus Wennemann | Klaus Wennemann (18 December 1940 – 7 January 2000) was a German television and film actor. Wenneman was born in Oer-Erkenschwick, North Rhine-Westphalia. He is perhaps best known for his leading roles as the Chief Engineer, (the LI), in Das Boot, and as Faber in the TV series Der Fahnder. As an actor, he appeared in nine movies, and ten television series. He died in Bad Aibling, Bavaria, at the age of 59, from lung cancer. He was married to the same woman from 1963 until his death; they had two sons together. Wennemann was good friends with fellow actor Jürgen Prochnow. Their real-life friendship further added to the on-screen friendship of their respective character roles, portrayed in the film Das Boot. Filmography External links https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22539863 Category:1940 births Category:2000 deaths Category:German male television actors Category:German male film actors Category:20th-century German male actors Category:Deaths from lung cancer Category:People from North Rhine-Westphalia |
3,139 | Leprozengracht | The Leprozengracht was a canal in Amsterdam that defined one side of the Vlooyenburg island. Leprozengracht and the connected Houtgracht canal were filled in 1882 to form the Waterlooplein. History The Sint Anthoniusgasthuis, or Sint Nicolaasgasthuis, a leper house, was established on the land between Sint Anthoniesdijk and Amstel in the 14th century. In the late 16th century it was decided to expand the old city of Amsterdam by creating a new island in this area. The new island was called Vlooyenburg, a reference to the regular flooding of the area from the Amstel, and was surrounded by the Amstel, Leprozengracht, Houtgracht and Verwerfsgracht (Zwanenburgwal). With the expansion, the leper house came to be within the city, and gave its name to the canal. The canal was also known as the Leprozen Graft, Leprozenburgwal and Turfgracht. It was crossed by the Muiderbrug along the Amstel bank. Vlooienburg was raised up during the second expansion of Amsterdam between 1592 and 1596 as a place to store wood, and blocks of houses were soon added. From the start, three Portuguese Jewish congregations built their synagogues on the island. The congregations united in 1639. In the 1870s the houses along the canal were occupied by, among others, a furniture maker, teacher of religion, insurance broker, kosher cafe-restaurant, corn cutter and tailor. Between 1837 and 1841 a church was built opposite the end of the canal dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, designed by Tilman-François Suys. The church became known as the Mozes en Aäron-kerk. The city council decided to fill in the Leprozengracht and Houtgracht on 28 January 1874. Both canals were filled in 1882. The park that replaced the canals was officially named Waterlooplein in December 1883. It was made into a Jewish market. The street traders from around Jodenbreestraat had to move to the new square. They were opposed to the move, thinking the square was too windy and no customers would come. The former island is now the home of the Amsterdam "Stopera" building complex. Gallery Notes Sources Category:Former canals in Amsterdam |
3,140 | Priyathama | Priyathama is a 1966 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by P. Subramaniam. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Shanthi and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. The film had musical score by Br Lakshmanan. Cast Prem Nazir Sheela Shanthi Adoor Bhasi Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair Vaikkam Mani Aranmula Ponnamma Kanchana Pankajavalli S. P. Pillai Soundtrack The music was composed by Br Lakshmanan and the lyrics were written by Sreekumaran Thampi. References External links Category:1966 films Category:Indian films Category:1960s Malayalam-language films Category:Films directed by P. Subramaniam |
3,141 | Freedom of expression in India | The Constitution of India provides the right of freedom, given in article 19 with the view of guaranteeing individual rights that were considered vital by the framers of the constitution. The right to freedom in Article 19 guarantees the freedom of speech and expression, as one of its six freedoms. History The law in the current form finds its root in the Hate Speech Law Section 295(A) enacted by the British Administration in India. This act was brought about in the backdrop of a series of murders of Arya Samaj leaders who polemicized against Islam. This started in 1897 with the murder of Pandit Lekhram by a Muslim because he had written a book criticizing Islam. Koenraad Elst argues that "Section 295A was not instituted by Hindu society, but against it. It was imposed by the British on the Hindus in order to shield Islam from criticism". The murder series caught lime-light in December, 1926 after the murder of Swami Shraddhananda for the protection he gave to a family of converts from Islam to Hinduism in addition to writing Hindu Sangathan, Saviour of the Dying Race in 1926. Precedence to this law started even before this as in a case against Arya Samaj preacher Dharm Bir in 1915, ten Muslims were sentenced for rioting, but Dharm Bir was also charged under section 298 for "using offensive phrases and gestures (…) with the deliberate intention of wounding the religious feelings" of another community; and under Section 153, for "wantonly provoking the riot which subsequently occurred" and "a judge was brought in who could assure conviction". Constitutional antecedents The Constitution of India 1950 was drafted by the Constituent Assembly from 1946-1950. However, this Constitution drew on a longer history of antecedents documents drafted either as legislation governing British India or aspirational political documents. The Constitution of India Bill 1895, widely considered to be the first Indian articulation of a constitutional vision, contained the following provision related to freedom of speech and expression - 'Every citizen may express his thoughts by words or writings, and publish them in print without liability to censure, but they shall be answerable to abuses, which they may commit in the exercise of this right, in the cases and in the mode the Parliament shall determine.' Other constitutional antecedent documents too contained provisions on freedom of speech and expression. These included: Commonwealth of India Bill 1925, Nehru Report 1928, and States and Minorities 1945. In most cases, the provisions contained some form of restrictions on freedom of speech and expression. The Debate in the Constituent Assembly The Constituent Assembly of India debated on freedom of speech and expression (Article 19(1) of the Draft Constitution,1948) on 1 December 1948, 2 December 1948 and 17 October 1949. The draft article read: 'Subject to the other provisions of this article, all citizens shall have the right – (a) to freedom of speech and expression; … Proviso: Nothing in sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of this article shall affect the operation of any existing law, or prevent the State from making any law, relating |
3,142 | Greig Laidlaw | Greig Laidlaw (born 12 October 1985) is a Scottish rugby union player. He plays as a scrum-half and as a fly-half for Clermont Auvergne. Laidlaw holds the record for most caps as captain, 39, of the Scottish national team. He also represented the British and Irish Lions in 2017. Although Laidlaw is a scrum half, he is often used as the first-choice goal kicker by his teams. Laidlaw has scored over 700 points for Scotland in his career and is one of the highest points scorers in rugby union history. Personal life A nephew of Scotland scrum half Roy Laidlaw, he joined Edinburgh in the summer of 2006. His first-team opportunities were limited at first behind Scotland scrum half Mike Blair, but in 2010 he signed a new two-year contract. His earlier representative rugby included games for Borders under-16 and under-18 as well as Scotland under-18. After stints with the Scotland sevens and under-21 sides, he made his full Scotland debut against New Zealand at Murrayfield in November 2010. In January 2011, he was called up to Scotland's Six Nations squad and, although he did not get any game time, he was retained in Andy Robinson's 40-man squad ahead of the World Cup. He captained Scotland A to wins over the Ireland Wolfhounds and Italy A in early 2011, and then skippered Edinburgh in the Celtic League. Club career On 4 March 2014 it was announced that Laidlaw would depart Murrayfield at the end of the season and join English Premiership side Gloucester. After spending three seasons with English Premiership side Gloucester, Laidlaw would depart Kingsholm at the end of 2016–17 season and join French Top 14 side Clermont Auvergne on a three-year deal. International career Scotland He became a regular part of the Scotland team during the 2012 Six Nations, following Dan Parks' sudden retirement after the first round of the tournament. He took on the kicking duties, and in his first start against Wales he scored all of Scotland's 13 points, including a try. He remained at fly-half throughout the rest of 2012 at both international and club level, and captained Edinburgh to a semi-final appearance in that year's Heineken Cup. The 2013 Six Nations saw Ruaridh Jackson recalled to the national side, so Laidlaw was shifted back to scrum-half while still taking Scotland's kicks. He was second-leading scorer of the season with 61 points, behind Wales' Leigh Halfpenny. He was left out of the 2013 Lions squad, instead heading to the South African Quadrangular Tournament with Scotland. He kicked a last-minute conversion against Italy to salvage something from an underwhelming tournament, giving Scotland a 30–29 victory. He continued to captain Edinburgh throughout the 2013–14 season, missing out on a place in the Amlin Challenge Cup on points difference. Laidlaw was also named as the captain of Scotland internationally in 2013, and has since captained the country 39 times, the most of any Scottish player. Laidlaw missed the 2017 Six Nations Championship due to injury, with flanker John Barclay standing in as captain during Laidlaw's absence. Laidlaw returned to Scotland |
3,143 | Doris Kirkman | Doris Kirkman (July 15, 1930 – June 16, 2010) was an American gymnast. She competed in seven events at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References Category:1930 births Category:2010 deaths Category:American female artistic gymnasts Category:Olympic gymnasts of the United States Category:Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Elizabeth, New Jersey |
3,144 | Energy Retail Company of Bashkortostan | Energy Retail Company of Bashkortostan is one of the largest electricity supply company Bashkiria. References External links Official website in Russian Category:Companies based in Ufa |
3,145 | Face to Face 2001 | In the winter of 2001 Elton John and Billy Joel toured with their Face to Face concert series. The tour started in Honolulu, Hawaii (where they had not performed together before). The first leg of the tour closed at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada on 17 and 18 February. The tour resumed on 9 April in Denver and the 2001 performances closed at the Target Center in Minneapolis on 15 and 16 May. John and Joel performed the 'Face To Face' concerts again the following year. Joel stated in 2012 that he would no longer tour with John because of setlist constraints. Tour dates Box office score data References External links Information Site with Tour Dates Category:2001 concert tours Category:Billy Joel concert tours Category:Co-headlining concert tours Category:Elton John concert tours |
3,146 | Bride buying | Bride-buying, also referred to as bride-purchasing, is the industry or trade of purchasing a bride as a form of property. This enables the bride to be resold or repurchased at the buyer's discretion. This practice continues to have a firm foothold in parts of the world such as China, North Korea, Vietnam and Africa. Described as a form of marriage of convenience, the practice is illegal in many countries. History One of the first recorded instances of bride-buying can be traced back to 1619 in Jamestown, Virginia. The first Jamestown settlers were exclusively European males, historian Alf J. Mapp Jr believes this could be due to the belief that "...women had no place in the grim and often grisly business of subduing a continent..." With stories of famine, disease and dissension, the European women feared that leaving England and traveling to the colony would be of great risk. Unable to find wives, many men chose to desert the colony. In order to reduce desertion, colony leaders sent advertisements back to Europe, pleading for women to immigrate to the colony. Trying to persuade potential brides to come to Jamestown proved to be difficult, however, 17th-century marriage obstacles proved to be beneficial to the men of the colony. Attaining a home and constructing domestic household in Europe was costly. If not born into wealth, most people would need to obtain significant savings before being able to wed. The majority of working-class Englishwomen turned to domestic service to acquire the necessary funds to marry and marital immigration offered an enticing alternative to what otherwise would be years doing menial work for meager pay. The Virginia Company offered women who chose to leave England in favor of the colony generous incentives such as linens, clothing, a plot of land, and their choice of husband. After a husband was chosen, he would then pay the Virginia Company with 150 pounds (70kg) of "good leaf" tobacco (which is equivalent to roughly $5000 USD in today's currency) to pay for their bride's passage to the colony. This is how the Jamestown brides earned themselves the nickname the "tobacco brides". Mail-order Brides One of the most common forms of modern-day bride-buying is mail-order brides. It is estimated that there are 90 agencies that deal with the selling and purchasing of mail order brides. These agencies have websites that list the addresses, pictures, names and biographies of up to 25,000 women that are seeking husbands, with American husbands being the most common preference. While there are women listen on these sites from all over the world, the majority of mail-order brides come from Russia and the Philippines. According to these agencies, 10% of women who choose to become mail-order brides are successful and find a husband through their services. The agencies also state that there around 10,000 mail-order marriages a year, with about 4,000 of these marriages involving men in the United States. Bride-buying in Asia China Bride-buying is an old tradition in China. The practice was largely stamped out by the Chinese Communists. However, the modern practice is "not unusual |
3,147 | Catholic Church sexual abuse cases in Ireland | From the late 1980s, allegations of sexual abuse of children associated with Catholic institutions and clerics in several countries started to be the subject of sporadic, isolated reports. In Ireland, beginning in the 1990s, a series of criminal cases and Irish government enquiries established that hundreds of priests had abused thousands of children over decades. Six reports by the former National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church established that six Irish priests had been convicted between 1975 and 2011. This has contributed to the secularisation of Ireland and to the decline in influence of the Catholic Church. Ireland held a referendum to legalise same-sex marriage in 2015 and abortion rights in 2018. Like the Catholic Church sex abuse cases in the United States and elsewhere, the abuse in Ireland included cases of high-profile, supposedly celibate Catholic clerics involved in illicit heterosexual relations as well as widespread physical abuse of children in the Catholic-run childcare network. In many cases, the abusing priests were moved to other parishes to avoid embarrassment or a scandal, assisted by senior clergy. By 2010 a number of in-depth judicial reports had been published, but with only a limited number of criminal convictions. In March 2010, Pope Benedict XVI wrote a pastoral letter of apology for all of the abuse that had been carried out by Catholic clergy in Ireland. On 31 May 2010, Benedict established a formal panel to investigate the sex abuse scandal, saying that it could serve as a healing mechanism for the country and its Catholics. Among the nine members of the apostolic visitation were Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley, the Archbishop of Boston (he investigated the Archdiocese of Dublin); Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan, the Archbishop of New York (he investigated the issue of proper priestly formation and visited the seminaries); two nuns (who investigated women's religious institutes and the formation there), Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster, England; Archbishop Terrence Thomas Prendergast of Ottawa, Canada; and Cardinal-Archbishop Thomas Christopher Collins of Toronto, Canada. In August 2018, a list was published revealing that over 1,300 Catholics in Ireland were accused of sexual abuse and 82 of them were convicted. Early revelations of sexual misconduct The accepted norm in the Irish Church was that its priesthood was celibate and chaste, and homosexuality was both a sin and a crime. The Church forbade its members (the "faithful") to use artificial contraception, campaigned strongly against laws allowing abortion and divorce, and publicly disapproved of unmarried cohabiting couples and illegitimacy. Therefore, it came as a considerable surprise when the Irish media started to report allegations of lapses in these aspects of the priesthood itself. The Church's high stated standards had also led on in part to the Ann Lovett tragedy and the Kerry Babies case in 1984. A series of television documentaries in the 1990s and 2000s, such as "Suffer the children" (UTV, 1994), Suing the Pope or The Magdalene Sisters, led on to the need for a series of government-sponsored reports and new guidelines within the Church and society to better protect children. In 1995–2002 |
3,148 | Choi Jong-hoan | Choi Jong-hoan (or Choi Jong-hwan, ; born August 12, 1987) is a South Korean football player who plays for Suwon FC. External links Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:South Korean footballers Category:Association football fullbacks Category:Association football midfielders Category:Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin players Category:FC Seoul players Category:Incheon United FC players Category:Sangju Sangmu FC players Category:Seoul E-Land FC players Category:Suwon FC players Category:Korea National League players Category:K League 1 players Category:K League 2 players |
3,149 | Clamp | Clamp may refer to: Tools and devices Clamp (tool), a device used to hold an object in a fixed position Brick clamp, an early method of baking bricks Nipple clamp, a sex toy Riser clamp, a device used to support vertical piping Storage clamp, an agricultural root crop storage Wheel clamp, a device used with road vehicles to prevent theft or enforce parking restrictions Biology and medicine Clamp (zoology), an attachment structure found in some parasitic flatworms Clamp connection, a structure formed by hyphal cells of certain fungi DNA clamp, a ring like structure associated with DNA replication and other phenomena Glucose clamp technique, a method for quantifying insulin secretion and resistance Patch clamp, a technique used to hold a natural cell membrane or artificial lipid bi-layer Electronics and software Clamp (circuit), a voltage limiting electrical circuit Clamp meter, a device for measuring electric current Clamping (graphics), the process of limiting a position to an area clampf or clampi, color amplitude data types in OpenGL Voltage clamp, a device used to measure ion transport across cells Fictional characters Clamp, a character in the television show Galactik Football Clamps (Futurama), a member of the Robot Mafia in Futurama Other uses Clamp (surname), a surname Clamp (manga artists), stylized as CLAMP, an all-female Japanese manga artist group that formed in the mid-1980s CLAMP (Climate leaf analysis multivariate program), a method for characterizing past climates |
3,150 | Return-to-zero | Return-to-zero (RZ or RTZ) describes a line code used in telecommunications signals in which the signal drops (returns) to zero between each pulse. This takes place even if a number of consecutive 0s or 1s occur in the signal. The signal is self-clocking. This means that a separate clock does not need to be sent alongside the signal, but suffers from using twice the bandwidth to achieve the same data-rate as compared to non-return-to-zero format. The "zero" between each bit is a neutral or rest condition, such as a zero amplitude in pulse amplitude modulation (PAM), zero phase shift in phase-shift keying (PSK), or mid-frequency in frequency-shift keying (FSK). That "zero" condition is typically halfway between the significant condition representing a 1 bit and the other significant condition representing a 0 bit. Although return-to-zero (RZ) contains a provision for synchronization, it still has a DC component resulting in “baseline wander” during long strings of 0 or 1 bits, just like the line code non-return-to-zero. Return-to-zero in optical communication Return to zero, inverted Return-to-zero, inverted (RZI) is a method of mapping for transmission. The two-level RZI signal has a pulse (shorter than a clock cycle) if the binary signal is 0, and no pulse if the binary signal is 1. It is used (with a pulse 3/16 of a bit long) by the IrDA serial infrared (SIR) physical layer specification. Required bandwidth for this kind of modulation is: BW = R(data rate). Bipolar return-to-Zero (bipolar RZ) For bipolar return-to-zero (bipolar RZ), a binary one is encoded as +V volts, a binary zero is encoded as -V volts, and 0 volt is used to provide padding and separation between bits. Bipolar return-to-zero encoding is used by the ARINC 429 bus. See also Other line codes that have 3 states: Hybrid ternary code Bipolar encoding MLT-3 encoding 4B3T References Further reading Category:Encodings Category:Line codes |
3,151 | Scomi Precision Engineering nuclear scandal | Syarikat Scomi Precision Engineering Sdn Bhd (SCOPE) was established under the Scomi group of companies controlled by Kamaluddin Abdullah, a businessman who is the son of former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. On 4 February 2004, the New York Times carried a story claiming that SCOPE supplied nuclear components to Libya as part of a rogue network masterminded by Pakistani atomic weapons supremo Dr A. Q. Khan. Scomi denied any wrongdoings. However, in 2009, the US Department of State announced that sanctions would be imposed on Scomi Chief Executive Officer, Shah Hakim Zain for his involvement in Dr Khan's nuclear-proliferation network. Subsequently, following US Govt sanctions on Shah Hakim, he has fought to clear his name in that country and succeeded in 2011. The sanctions were lifted by the US State department on Monday, 18 July, and the news was covered in Malaysian papers. Shah issued a statement as well, saying: "In reference to the lifting of the sanctions imposed, I am grateful to all who have helped, guided and supported Scomi Group and I for the past few years, in particular to the Government of Malaysia and all the agencies. I would like to express my gratitude to the State of Department, United States of America for their assistance and for the lifting of the sanctions." Company profile SCOPE was set up as a subsidiary to Scomi Group on 4 Dec 2001. Before SCOPE was set up as a subsidiary of Scomi, it was known as Prisma Wibawa Sdn. Bhd. (PWSB). At first, PWSB had no production facility but after SCOPE was set up, a production facility was set up in 2001 in Shah Alam. The General Manager of SCOPE was Shamsul Bahrin Rukiban. In 2001, SCOPE was reported to have secured a contract to supply components to a Dubai-based customer. In 2002, Scomi CEO, Shah Hakim Zain, was appointed director of SCOPE along with Mansor Tahir and Hilmy Zaini Zainal. In that year, the company had MYR250,000 in paid up capital. Assets of MYR1.5 million, turnover of MYR12 million and profits of MYR1 million. On 7 January 2005, Scomi Group Bhd proposed to acquire from SCOPE 250,000 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each, representing the entire issued and paid-up share capital of SCOPE for RM250,000 from its wholly owned subsidiary company, Scomi Sdn. Bhd. The control of the net assets and operations of SCOPE was effectively transferred to Scomi Group Bhd and the Group’s effective interest in SCOPE remained unchanged at 100%. BSA Tahir Soon after the NY Times article, the Malaysian police announced that one of Scomi's main backers, B.S.A. Tahir, had confessed to helping Dr Khan sell nuclear secrets and supplies to Iran and Libya. He was detained without trial from 2006 to 2008 for allegedly being a national security risk, having been accused of fraudulently convincing SCOPE to produce components for centrifuges to be used in Libya's secret uranium enrichment program. Scomi officials insisted that B.S.A. Tahir had misled them to believe that the parts were intended for the oil and gas industry. However, Tahir is reported |
3,152 | Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle | The Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle (RCMFS) was founded in 2007 and has brought well known performers and groups to the Seattle music scene, including the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Erin Keefe, Arnaud Sussmann, Joshua Roman and Amos Yang. The organization specializes in the promotion of Russian music including solo and chamber music genres performed at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle. The artistic director, Natalya Ageyeva, studied at the Moscow Conservatory and University of Washington and has performed throughout the United States, Russia, and Europe. References External links Category:2007 establishments in Washington (state) Category:Chamber music groups Category:Non-profit organizations based in Seattle Category:Musical groups from Seattle Category:Organizations established in 2007 |
3,153 | Rantembe Dam | The Rantembe Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam at Rantembe, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Construction of the dam began in January 1987, and was completed in April 1990 as scheduled. The dam was constructed by the German 'Joint Venture Randenigala'; a different German joint venture has built the Randenigala Dam, further upstream. Construction of the dam cost approximately , of which 34.7% () was funded by the Ceylon Electricity Board, with the majority of the remainder funded by Germany. Dam, reservoir, and power station The Rantembe Dam, located just downstream of the Randenigala Dam, measures in height, in length, and consists of 4 tainter gate spillways with a combined discharge capacity of . The dam creates the relatively small Rantembe Reservoir, which has a catchment area of , and a total capacity of . Water from the reservoir is channelled through the dam through a steel penstock to power the two turbines. The power station's combined output of 52-megawatts generates annually. See also List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka List of power stations in Sri Lanka References External links Category:Buildings and structures in Kandy District Category:Dams in Sri Lanka Category:Gravity dams Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Sri Lanka Category:Dams completed in 1990 |
3,154 | Tachouda | Tachouda is a town and commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria. References Category:Populated places in Sétif Province Category:Communes of Algeria |
3,155 | Brandtson | Brandtson was an American rock band from Cleveland, Ohio. History The band formed in 1996 and first recorded for a Stead Fast Records compilation entitled Radiowaves and Gibberish in 1997. Soon after the group signed with Deep Elm Records, appearing on their Emo Diaries series before issuing their debut LP, Letterbox, late in 1998. The group quickly issued two more releases, Fallen Star Collection and Trying to Figure Each Other Out ep, in successive years. Dial in Sounds followed in 2002, and the following year the group released a split EP with Camber and Seven Storey Mountain. In 2004 the group signed with The Militia Group and began working with producer Ed Rose for their fifth full-length, Send Us a Signal, which arrived in 2004. Another full-length, Hello Control, was issued in 2006. The members of Brandtson, minus Jared Jolley, reformed to the small garage rock project Swarm of Bats. In 2007 Adam Boose opened the audio mastering studio Cauliflower Audio to a positive reception. Boose and Myk Porter went on to create the duo Golden Streets of Paradise. Vocalist Myk Porter and Guitarist Matt Traxler were originally in the band Six Feet Deep. Members Myk Porter - vocals, guitar Matt Traxler - guitar John Sayre - bass (1996–2005) Adam Boose - bass (2005–2008) Jared Jolley - vocals, drums Discography Letterbox (Deep Elm Records, 1998) Let's Call It A Day. 7'' (Velvet Blue Music, 1998) The Fallen Star Collection (Deep Elm, 1999) Trying to Figure Each Other Out EP (Deep Elm, 2000) Dial In Sounds (Deep Elm, 2002) Death and Taxes EP (Deep Elm, 2002) Brandtson–Camber–Seven Storey split with Camber and Seven Storey Mountain (Deep Elm, 2003) Send Us a Signal (The Militia Group, 2004) Hello Control (The Militia Group, 2006) References Category:American emo musical groups Category:Indie rock musical groups from Ohio Category:Musical groups from Cleveland |
3,156 | Fairfield, Missouri | Fairfield is a former unincorporated community in Benton County, Missouri, USA. Fairfield and much of its surrounding township, Alexander, is now covered by water, as part of the Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir. It was located about seven miles south of Warsaw just west of Route 83. The Fairfield Public Use Area is on the shore near the location of the former community. One of the earliest residents of Fairfield was Judge George T. Alexander, a pioneer in Missouri since 1816, who built the town's covered bridge, and operated its mill. He arrived in Fairfield in 1832 and purchased an Indian village for $60. He obtained a ferry license for the Pomme de Terre River at that spot in 1836 and was elected as a county judge. The township was named for Alexander. Fairfield in 1962 still had the remains of the old mill and the pillars from the old covered bridge. Fairfield had a post office with the town bar in the same building, side by side. There also was an old country church on the north end of town and a bait shop in the center of town with a walkway to the banks of the river bank and the docks that provided john boat rentals. There was a small local country store with food, hardware and clothing, as well as a gasoline station with a repair garage. Famous people from Fairfield James M. Scott, Senior Olympian, inventor Judith Moriarty, former Missouri Secretary of State Further reading The Missouri Kid by James M. Scott - a memoir about growing up in Fairfield, (Oct 2000) References Category:Former populated places in Benton County, Missouri Category:Populated places established in 1832 Category:1832 establishments in Missouri |
3,157 | 36th Division (German Empire) | The 36th Division (36. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on April 1, 1890, and was headquartered in Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland). The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XVII Army Corps (XVII. Armeekorps). The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. The division was recruited primarily in West Prussia. Combat chronicle The 36th Infantry Division began World War I on the Eastern Front. It fought in the battles of Gumbinnen and Tannenberg, and in the First Battle of the Masurian Lakes. In 1915, it participated in the Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive. In October 1915, it was transferred to the Western Front. In 1916, it fought in the Battle of the Somme. In 1917, it participated in the Battle of Arras and the Battle of Passchendaele. In 1918, the division fought in the German Spring Offensive, including the Battle of St. Quentin, also known as the First Battle of the Somme 1918 (and occasionally as the Second Battle of the Somme, after the 1916 battle). It then fought in the Second Battle of the Marne and defended against various Allied offensives and counteroffensives, including the Hundred Days Offensive. Allied intelligence rated the division as an excellent combat division but considered it second class by 1918, mainly due to the losses it suffered during that year's battles. Pre-World War I organization The organization of the 36th Division in 1914, shortly before the outbreak of World War I, was as follows: 69. Infanterie-Brigade 3. Westpreußisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 129 8. Westpreußisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 175 71. Infanterie-Brigade Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich I (4. Ostpreußisches) Nr. 5 Danziger Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 128 Leib-Husaren-Brigade 1. Leib-Husaren-Regiment Nr. 1 2. Leib-Husaren-Regiment Königin Victoria von Preußen Nr. 2 36. Feldartillerie-Brigade 2. Westpreußisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 36 Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 72 Hochmeister Order of battle on mobilization On mobilization in August 1914 at the beginning of World War I, most divisional cavalry, including brigade headquarters, was withdrawn to form cavalry divisions or split up among divisions as reconnaissance units. Divisions received engineer companies and other support units from their higher headquarters. The 36th Division was redesignated the 36th Infantry Division. Its initial wartime organization was as follows: 69. Infanterie-Brigade 3. Westpreußisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 129 8. Westpreußisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 175 71. Infanterie-Brigade Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich I (4. Ostpreußisches) Nr. 5 Danziger Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 128 Husaren-Regiment Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt (Pommersches) Nr. 5 36. Feldartillerie-Brigade 2. Westpreußisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 36 Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 72 Hochmeister 2.Kompanie/1. Westpreußisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 17 3.Kompanie/1. Westpreußisches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 17 Late World War I organization Divisions underwent many changes during the war, with regiments moving from division to division, and some being destroyed and rebuilt. During the war, most divisions became triangular - one infantry brigade with three infantry regiments rather than two infantry brigades of two regiments (a "square division"). An artillery commander replaced the artillery brigade headquarters, the cavalry was further reduced, the engineer contingent was increased, and a divisional signals command was created. The 36th Infantry Division's order of battle on March 20, 1918, was as follows: |
3,158 | Bacova Junction, Virginia | Bacova Junction is an unincorporated community in Bath County, Virginia, in the United States. References Category:Unincorporated communities in Bath County, Virginia Category:Unincorporated communities in Virginia |
3,159 | Signs (Luca Hänni song) | "Signs" is a song by Swiss singer-songwriter Luca Hänni. It was released as a Digital download on 13 April 2018 by Muve Recordings. The song peaked at number 53 on the Swiss Singles Chart. The song was written by Luca Hänni and Rachel Vermeulen. Music video A music video to accompany the release of "Signs" was first released onto YouTube on 16 April 2018 at a total length of four minutes and twenty-two seconds. Track listing Charts Release history References Category:2018 singles Category:2018 songs Category:Luca Hänni songs |
3,160 | Bella Jarrett | Bella Jarrett (February 9, 1926 – October 19, 2007) was an American stage, television, and film actress as well as a novelist. Her acting credits include Broadway, Off-Broadway, television series, and films. Early life Bella Jarrett was born on February 9, 1926 in Adairsville, Georgia. As a child, she decided to learn the hand alphabet that is used by deaf people because she was curious. She attended Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, earning a B.A in 1947 and M.F.A. in 1948. After graduating, she acted in community theater and had an advertising job in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1951 she married M. O. Thornburg, an employee of Atlanta's WAGA radio station. In 1958, Jarrett moved to New York City to start an acting career. Upon moving, she first worked in store advertising and later became the public relations director for Abercrombie & Fitch. She quit her public relations job after a year and rented a flat so that she would be available for any auditions. Career Jarett began acting in the 1950s with local theater groups in Atlanta, Houston, Boston, and Washington D.C. She had roles in the television series All My Children, The Doctors, and Another World. Her Broadway debut was in the 1970s. She was in multiple Broadway productions which include Once in a Lifetime and Lolita. Jarrett also was in the Off-Broadway productions The Good Natur’d Man, Phaedra, and The Waltz of the Toreadors. The films that she had a role in are The Cotton Club, The Lonely Guy, and Hellfighters. Jarett wrote four romance novels, two under the pen name Belle Thorne. Her first romance novel was published by Dell which was the second publisher that she contacted. In a review of the controversial Catholic comedic play Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You, Rita Rose of The Indianapolis Star wrote, "Bella Jarrett's theater credits could rival the length of any catechism handbook". Jarrett was part of the Bedside Network in which she read and performed for people who were chronically ill. She was also a member of Call for Action and Mensa International, the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world. She died on October 19, 2007 at her home in Greenwich Village. References Category:1926 births Category:2007 deaths Category:People from Adairsville, Georgia Category:People from Greenwich Village Category:Wesleyan College alumni Category:Actresses from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Writers from New York City Category:Writers from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:20th-century American actresses Category:American stage actresses Category:20th-century American novelists Category:Mensans |
3,161 | Jonbar hinge | In science-fiction criticism, a Jonbar hinge or Jonbar point is the fictional concept of a crucial point of divergence between two outcomes, especially in time-travel stories. It is sometimes referred to as a Jon Bar hinge or change-point. Origin The phrase is derived from the Jack Williamson novel The Legion of Time (serialized 1938, collected 1952). It refers to one action from its character John Barr, in which picking up one of two objects (a magnet and a pebble) is a major turning point in history: choosing one will lead to a utopian civilization named Jonbar, while the other to the tyranny of the state of Gyronchi. This crucial moment (about which other characters are forewarned and must act), is thus a "Jonbar point" in the novel's timeline, a forking-place upon which hinges the rest of its history. Background Jonbar hinges often refer to small nondescript events that had an important effect on history, but because of time travel the outcome of the choice or event was changed leading to a different future or an alternate history. It can, however, refer to any kind of change in history without having to deal with time travel, as Paul Di Filippo used the term when reviewing S. M. Stirling's In the Courts of the Crimson Kings. In Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policemen's Union the jonbar hinge was the death of the main opponent to the King-Havenner Bill, which, if passed, would have allowed Jewish refugees to settle in Alaska. The jonbar hinge in Bring the Jubilee, Ward Moore's 1953 novel of American Civil War alternate history, is Robert E. Lee's victory at the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The term is also used when describing an important upcoming event or decision humanity will have to make in the future. See also Alien space bats Butterfly effect Counterfactual history For Want of a Nail Point of divergence in alternate history References Category:Alternate history Category:Narrative techniques Category:Science fiction terminology |
3,162 | Rudziska | Rudziska () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Biskupiec and east of the regional capital Olsztyn. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). References Rudziska |
3,163 | 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | The 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League) season was the 91st season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The competition started on 8 September 2016. The defending champions from the previous season are Étoile du Sahel. Teams A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 13 sides from the 2015–16 season and three promoted from the 2015–16 Ligue 2. AS Gabès was the first to obtain promotion, followed by Olympique Béja and finally US Tataouine. The three teams replaced EGS Gafsa, AS Kasserine and Stade Tunisien who were relegated to 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue 2. The teams are drawn in two groups of 8 each. At the end of the first part of the season, the first 3 will qualify to the Championship Group, the 4th to 7th will contest the Relegation Group and the 8th of each group will be relegated to the Ligue 2. Étoile du Sahel are the defending champions from the 2015–16 season. Stadiums and locations Results Group A Group A table Group A result table Group A leaders Group B Group B table Group B result table Group B leaders Playoffs Championship Group League table Result table Leaders Relegation Group Relegation Group table Relegation Group result table Relegation Group leaders Top goalscorers Updated to games played on 21 May 2017. Relegation playoff This game was played between the 6th of the Relegation Group and the 3rd of Ligue 2. See also 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 3 2016–17 Tunisian Cup References External links 2016–17 Ligue 1 on RSSSF.com Fédération Tunisienne de Football Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 seasons |
3,164 | José Manuel Álvarez | José Manuel Álvarez, an Argentine politician, was Governor of Córdoba from May 17, 1901 to May 17, 1904. References Category:Governors of Córdoba Province, Argentina Category:Year of birth missing Category:Place of birth missing Category:Year of death missing |
3,165 | Ruth weiss (poet) | Ruth Weiss (better known by the lowercase name ruth weiss; born 1928) is a German-born poet, but actually of Austrian citizenship, performer, playwright and artist who made her home and career in the United States, as a member of the Beat Generation, a label she has in later years embraced and that is used frequently by historians detailing her life and works. weiss spells her name in lowercase as a symbolic protest against "law and order", since in her birthplace of Germany all nouns are spelled capitalized. Biography Early life ruth weiss came from a climate of political turmoil. Born to a Jewish family in the tumultuous years of the rise of Nazism, her early childhood was spent fleeing her home with her parents. Their bid for survival took them from their home of Berlin to Vienna and eventually to the Netherlands, whereby weiss and her parents left for the United States. In 1939, they arrived in New York City and from there moved on to Chicago. weiss excelled academically at school in Chicago, graduating in the top 1% of her class. However, in 1946 the family moved back to Germany, this time not as German citizens but as American citizens, as her parents worked for the Army of Occupation. weiss went on to school in Switzerland and spent much time hitchhiking and writing - two skills that would prove pivotal to her future in the American Bohemian Beat scene. In 1948, weiss and her parents moved back to the United States, resettling in Chicago. Early career 1940s–1950s weiss left home in 1949, at first staying in Chicago where she moved into the Art Circle - a housing community for artists. It was in this community that she began experimenting with poetry and jazz. In 1952, she left Chicago and hitchhiked to San Francisco, where she began jamming and reading poetry with street musicians. Shortly after, several of her friends opened a club called The Cellar, in which she would hold poetry and jazz sessions every Wednesday night. Eventually, weiss felt that she needed a break from city life and took off for California's Big Sur, a place made famous as a Beat center due to Jack Kerouac's novel of the same name. In Breaking the Rule of Cool: Interviewing and Reading Women Beat Writers, weiss details the events at The Cellar following her leave. In regards to the poetry-jazz sessions, she tells her interviewer, "...other well-known poets, whose names I'm not going to mention because everyone knows them, ended up doing the same thing. Only they were very smart. They recorded them and got records out of them. So nobody knows that I did this, innovate jazz and poetry in San Francisco in 1956 at The Cellar." During this period in her life, she also began publishing proliferously in the magazine Beatitude, one of the first magazines for Beat writers. ruth weiss and Jack Kerouac first met in 1952. They had, in her words, a "fantastic connection on multiple levels." It was two years after Kerouac had published his first novel, |
3,166 | EO2 | EO2 was a Cantopop dance group in Hong Kong. The name comes from its 4 members with 2 beginning with "E", and 2 beginning with "O". The members are Eric Tse (謝凱榮), Eddie Pang (彭懷安), Osman Hung (洪智傑) and Otto Wong (王志安). Hung starred in a Hong Kong movie called Permanent Residence in 2009, where he appeared as 'Windson', one of the two main characters. Unusually for a Hong Kong film, Hung stripped naked several times in the film, with his private parts fully revealed on camera in several scenes. He also appeared in the film Love Actually... Sucks! in 2011, where he appeared as 'Spider', and was again shown fully naked in several scenes. The group disbanded in October 2013. Albums EO2 Hangover Stand 4 004 I know (我知道) Ladies' Nite TVB Series Super Trio Series Films New Option 2 - Undercover New Option 3 - Assault Team New Option 5 - Savior New Option 7 - Syndicate Category:Cantonese-language singers Category:Cantopop musical groups Category:Hong Kong musical groups |
3,167 | Casi Casi | Casi, Casi (English Translation: Almost Nearly) is a 2006 Puerto Rican film, written and directed by brothers Jaime and Tony Vallés. It was released in Puerto Rico in early 2007. The film takes place in a Catholic school in Puerto Rico, where the main character, Emilio, is infatuated with Jacklynne, the most popular girl in school. In an attempt to impress her and win her over, he decides to run for Student Council President, only to discover that Jacklynne herself will be his adversary. Emilio then devises a plan, together with his friends, to rig the election and lose on purpose. However, they have to evade being caught by the strict Principal Richardson (Marian Pabón). Plot Emilio is a shy and normal teenager, who somehow finds himself being sent to the principal's office every other week. He has a crush on Jacklynne, the most popular girl in school, so he decides to run for Student Council President in order to impress her. After announcing his candidacy, Emilio discovers, to his horror, that Jacklynne herself will be his opponent. Emotions fly high as campaign fever intensifies. After a poignant domino match, Emilio reasons that by sacrificing himself and losing the election, he would be able to win over her heart. Emilio devises a risky plan to rig the election in her favor, which includes sneaking into the school's computer lab to change the voting results, and simulating an electrical failure to divert potential suspicion. The plan succeeds, and an encounter with the school's tyrannical principal is narrowly avoided. Immediately after changing the voting results, Emilio confronts Jacklynne and confesses his love for her, but she brushes past his confession, showing that she has no affection for him and rendering his efforts for naught. In an epilogue scene, after seeing Jacklynne freaking out in public, he decides that it was better she rejected him, and reveals that Maria is now his girlfriend. As the group is together in their car spending time together, the principal of the school pulls up next to them on a motorcycle with her boyfriend and having a completely changed appearance and demeanor. She throws them back a domino they had dropped before speeding off, leaving the entire group dumbfounded and gaping. Cast Brigid Conway as The Sassy Principal Richardson Mr. Veselik as himself Irene Lucio as María Eugenia Fernando Castro-Álvarez as Ángel Erin Spahn as Alfredo Marisa Gómez as Natalia Alexis Arce as Mónica Maite Cantó as Annie Jacklynne Nader Manuel Benítez as Manolete Albert Rodriguez as Sr. Bismark Tino Garcia as Don Paco Production First-time directors, Jaime and Tony Vallés, had some experience working in theater. However, they had never made a movie before. They studied filmmaking through books and the Internet To make the film, they approached members of their own family, among them the Puerto Rican actress, Marian Pabón, and Mario Pabón. Most of the cast were inexperienced actors taken directly from school, in order to give a feeling of naturalness and spontaneity to the film. The auditions for the teenage cast were held in three |
3,168 | Robert T. Bushnell | Robert Tyng Bushnell (born January 9, 1896 in New York City, died October 23, 1949 in Manhattan ) was an American politician who served as Massachusetts Attorney General from 1941-1945. Early career A Boston lawyer, Bushnell served as District Attorney of Middlesex County, President of the Republican Club of Massachusetts, and chairman of the Boston chapter of the Motion Picture Research Council before being elected Attorney General. Attorney General As Attorney General, Bushnell lead the investigation into the Cocoanut Grove fire. Bushnell's investigation resulted a reform of fire codes and club owner Barney Welansky being convicted of involuntary manslaughter. In 1941, Bushnell and state representative Benjamin Priest conducted the prosecution during the impeachment trial of Massachusetts Governor's Councilor Daniel H. Coakley. On October 2, 1941, the Massachusetts Senate found Coakley guilty on 10 of the 14 articles on impeachment. The Senate voted 28 to 10 to remove Coakley from office and 23 to 15 to bar him for life from holding a place of "profit or honor or trust" in the Commonwealth. In 1942, Bushnell tried to have fascist leader Edward Holton James committed to a psychiatric state hospital after he was indicted on charges of criminal libel. In 1943, he indicted Boston Police Commissioner Joseph F. Timilty and six of his subordinates on charges of conspiracy to permit the operation of gambling houses and the registration of bets. Death Bushnell died on October 23, 1949 in his suite at the Royalton Hotel from a heart attack. References Category:1896 births Category:1949 deaths Category:District attorneys in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Category:Harvard Law School alumni Category:Massachusetts Attorneys General Category:Politicians from Newton, Massachusetts Category:Politicians from New York City Category:Massachusetts Republicans Category:20th-century American politicians Category:Lawyers from New York City |
3,169 | Sam Schepps | Samuel Schepps (? – 12 January 1936), also known as Schapps, was a New York City mobster with the Monk Eastman Gang. Schepps ran gambling houses for Jack Zelig as part of his work with the gang. Biography On July 16, 1912, Herman Rosenthal was murdered in front of the Hotel Metropole in New York City. Schepps was identified by coconspirators as the "paymaster" of the plot to kill Rosenthal. Within the week, Schepps had disappeared and was believed to have left New York. He was tracked down and, on August 10, 1912, was arrested in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Sick and broke when he was caught, Schepps was reportedly happy to return to New York to testify against his accomplices. The fact that Schepps was hiding in Hot Springs was revealed to police by Harry Vallon, an accomplice in Rosenthal's murder. Vallon, along with Schepps and other mob informants Bridgey Webber and Jack Rose, testified at the Becker-Rosenthal trial. His testimony resulted in the conviction of Charles Becker and the four gunmen involved in the murder. Schepps and his brother Nathan later ran an antique and jewelry store, the Maison Cluny, located at 437 Madison Avenue. In October, 1921, famed soprano Lydia Lipkowska charged Schepps with usury over his refusal to return two diamonds worth $80,000 that she'd pawned to him. Lipkowska said that she'd borrowed $12,000, had left the diamonds with Schepps as security, and that he sought $5000 in interest before he would return the jewels. On October 3, 1933, he and Nathan were arrested and charged with forgery in connection with falsified checks worth over $10,000 which they had deposited in their business's bank account. Sam Schepps died on January 12, 1936, in the Fifth Avenue Hospital. References Category:Rosenthal murder case Category:Mob informants Category:1936 deaths Category:Eastman Gang Category:Year of birth missing |
3,170 | Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life | Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times is a 1992 made-for-TV movie filmed near Austin, Texas starring Daniel Baldwin. The score was composed by Basil Poledouris. The story is narrated by Ned, now a crusty old man who, fed up with the distortions of newspaper "scribblers" writing about the Southwestern United States, decides to take pen to paper and tell "the true story of my life". Crossing the Great Plains in Texas with his father (Chris Cooper), young Ned (Sean Baca) is kidnapped by a brutal gang of Comancheros and, fortuitously, placed in the care of a Mexican-Indian mystic named Crecencio (Luis Avalos). This wily sage teaches the boy how to survive—and how to lie and steal, so that he becomes known as the Texas boy bandit. Young Ned will later find his father, being cared for by the equally young Jilly Blue (Taylor Fry), a barroom singer partial to ditties like "Beautiful Dreamer". Time passes, and the adult Ned, played by Daniel Baldwin, is now the sheriff of Plum Creek. His father is the local music teacher. All seems peaceful again until Jilly (Julia Campbell), who had been kidnapped by her piano player, returns as an international singing star. What promises to be romantic fulfillment ends in disaster, including a bloody massacre that leaves Ned swearing revenge. In 1993 there was a TV miniseries of the same name starring Brad Johnson as Ned Blessing. There were only four episodes made, which were shown on four consecutive Wednesdays after its initial premiere in 1993. References External links (1992 TV movie) (1993 series) Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times at TV.com Category:1993 American television series debuts Category:1993 American television series endings Category:1993 television films Category:1990s American television miniseries Category:1990s Western (genre) films Category:1990s American television series Category:Films scored by Basil Poledouris Category:Films set in Texas Category:Films shot in Texas Category:1990s Western (genre) television series |
3,171 | Xue-Min Cheng | Xue-Min Cheng is a medicinal chemist, author and pharmaceutical executive best known as the co-author of The Logic of Chemical Synthesis, which formalized retrosynthesis, the concept for which Elias J. Corey won the 1990 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Education and Postdoctoral research Cheng earned her BS in chemistry from Peking University, and a doctoral degree in synthetic chemistry from Alan Kozikowski at the University of Pittsburgh. Her work studied applications of nitrile oxides, for example cycloadditions to form C-glycosides, or utilization of nitrile oxides as precursors to functionalized heterocycles. While a postdoctoral scholar at Harvard, Cheng co-authored The Logic of Chemical Synthesis with Corey, the first three chapters of which explore computational and logic-based approaches to disassemble organic molecule "targets" (TGTs) through various transforms, leading to "retrons" and "synthons", e.g. simpler molecules that could be used to access the TGT. Noteworthy here is the Preface, which indicates that all structures found in the book were drawn "by computer", that is, with the then-new ChemDraw software package adapted by Stewart Rubenstein, David A. Evans, and Sally Evans. Research career After Harvard, Cheng took a position at Warner-Lambert Research, later Pfizer, in Michigan, USA. Work there included ketopiperazine-based renin inhibitors, HMG-CoA inhibitors, and molecules against multiple other cardiovascular targets. In 2006, Cheng moved to the University of Michigan as a research associate professor, while simultaneously joining a contract research firm on the former Pfizer Michigan campus called AAPharmaSyn. Cheng rose to become the eventual President of the firm, before departing in 2011. Since 2011, Cheng and colleagues at Michigan have focused their efforts on DARPA-backed dendrimeric drug delivery systems for battlefield use. References Category:Chinese women scientists Category:University of Michigan faculty Category:University of Pittsburgh alumni Category:Harvard University Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people |
3,172 | The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared | The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared is a 2016 internationally co-produced comedy film directed by Felix Herngren, which is a sequel to the 2013 film The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared, based on the novel of the same name by Jonas Jonasson. Cast Robert Gustafsson as Allan Karlsson Iwar Wiklander as Julius David Wiberg as Benny Shima Niavarani as Miriam Jens Hultén as Gäddan Svetlana Rodina Ljungkvist as Stina Ralph Carlsson as Inspector Aronsson David Shackleton as Herbert Einstein Georg Nikoloff as Popov Erni Mangold as Amanda Einstein Crystal the Monkey as Erlander References External links Svensk film databas Category:Swedish comedy films Category:Films set in Russia Category:Cultural depictions of Leonid Brezhnev Category:Swedish films Category:Films set in Sweden Category:Films about old age Category:Cultural depictions of Richard Nixon |
3,173 | Binnya Ran II | Binnya Ran II (, ; Mon: ဗညားရာံ; 1469–1526) the 17th king of the Kingdom of Hanthawaddy in Burma from 1492 to 1526. He was revered for his gentleness although his first act as king was to enforce the massacre of the kinsmen, putting all the royal offspring to death. During the confusion of Binnya Ran's ascension, Mingyi Nyo of Toungoo who at the time was a vassal of Ava, without King Minkhaung II's permission, sent a probing raid into Hanthawaddy territory. Binnya Ran II sent in a retaliatory raid of the city of Toungoo itself. After the show of force, Hanthawaddy was free of any incursions. In 1501, he assembled an army of thousands to travel up the Irrawaddy river to pay pilgrimage to the Shwezigon Pagoda at Pagan inside Ava's territory. When the king of Prome, a small kingdom wedged between Ava and Hanthawaddy, checked him, he replied: "I could conquer both you and Ava but I do not wish. I only wish to worship before the Shwezigon". He returned peacefully after having worshiped there. Family The king had at least four senior queens in 1495. The king had at least three sons: Heir-apparent Yazadipati, Taka Yut Pi (Taka Rat Pi), and Smim Htaw. Historiography Notes References Bibliography Category:1469 births Category:Burmese monarchs Category:Hanthawaddy dynasty Category:1526 deaths |
3,174 | Everton F.C. supporters | Everton Football Club is an English professional football club based in Liverpool that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Supporters of the club are known as Evertonians or "blues". Demographics Everton has a large fan base by virtue of being an original founder member of The Football League and contesting more seasons in the top flight than any other club. For the first nine seasons in the football league, Everton had the highest average league attendances of any team in England. The club has recently averaged attendances of around 36,000 to 38,000 in league games at their home stadium Goodison Park, which has a capacity of 39,572, despite having the most obstructed views and poor sight lines in the Premier League. A 2006–07 fan survey by the Premier League listed 15% of Everton fans as being unhappy with sight lines at Goodison Park, and only 19% described match views as "very good". For the 2009–10 season, Everton sold over 24,000 season tickets. For the 2016–17 season, this had been upped to 31,000. In the same season, around 7,000 Evertonians travelled to Lisbon for a match against Benfica. The highest ever season average attendance at Everton was in 1963 with 51,603, the best of any club in that particular season. The following season, the club was once again the best supported side in England. The 2004–05 Premier League survey, which asked almost 1,400 Everton fans various questions, found that 30% of those fans lived in Liverpool. The 2007–08 survey found that Everton fans on average live 44 miles away from Goodison Park, three miles less than the average and a huge difference compared with fans of rivals Liverpool and Manchester United, who were on average 82 and 78 miles from their respective stadiums. Everton draws the vast majority of its support from Merseyside, Cheshire, Southern parts of Lancashire, Western enclaves of Greater Manchester and North Wales. Everton also has a notable amount of supporters in countries such as Australia, Ireland, South Africa, Thailand, and the United States. The 2003–04 survey found that 71% of Everton fans earn under £30,000 a year, the lowest average income in the league. The 2002–03 report found Everton had the highest number of season ticket holders from the two lowest social classifications with 16%. A study in August 2012 by property website Zoopla found that houses around Goodison Park were the cheapest of any Premier League club, averaging £66,000, almost £30,000 less than the entry above it. Social media In February 2009, Everton became the first Premier League club to have an official page on Facebook. As of February 2020, the club has the following social media statistics: Rivalries A 2003 survey by The Football Fans Census found that Liverpool are still Everton's main rivals. The intra-city rivalry between the two is regarded as friendly, and it is not uncommon for families and households in the city to have both Everton and Liverpool fans. Whilst performances on the pitch are heated and passionate, the off-pitch behaviour of fans is largely amicable in comparison |
3,175 | Court of Criminal Jurisdiction (NSW) | The Court of Criminal Jurisdiction was a criminal court established in 1787 under the auspices of the First Charter of Justice in the British Empire of New South Wales, now a state of Australia. The Court of Criminal Jurisdiction was the first criminal court in the colony. The Court was abolished in 1823, replaced by the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Background The British government established the colony of New South Wales primarily as a penal colony, although it did encourage settlement. Its principal purpose was to house prisoners from Great Britain. Captain Arthur Phillip was appointed as the colony's first governor. The British authorities foresaw the need for a judicial system to be established in the colony to deal with criminal matters. This was to be a two-tier system. The higher tier was to be the Court of Criminal Jurisdiction, which was to deal with the major offences occurring in the colony. The lower tier was to be the existing English system of appointing justices of the peace to administer the lesser type of offences. Jurisdiction The court was empowered to deal with any crimes committed in the colony of New South Wales. The colony at that time took in what is now Tasmania, then called Van Diemen's Land, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, the Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory, and of the course the current state of New South Wales. The scope of the colony was quite limited in its early days, so jurisdiction over places such as South Australia did not practically occur. In the case of Van Diemen's Land, the court rarely sat there, and prisoners were brought to Sydney for trial, or dealt with summarily in Hobart. The court also had jurisdiction to deal with offences in the colony of Norfolk Island, although it did not sit on that island. Prisoners were usually shipped back to Sydney to be dealt with. Technically, the court had jurisdiction over offences committed in New Zealand but practically did not deal with any such matters. Constitution The court was a statutory court established under an act of the British Parliament. The court had virtually unlimited powers to deal with criminal offences. The court was constituted by the colony's Deputy Judge Advocate, or as the office came to be more commonly called, Judge Advocate. He sat, as president of the court, with six military officers to constitute the tribunal. The first Deputy Judge Advocate was David Collins. In its early days, the court was convened when required. It was convened following a precept issued by the Governor under his hand and seal. There were therefore no regular sittings during the early years of the settlement, and it met only whenever the Governor summoned it. Procedure The procedure at the trial of an offender was different from the criminal procedures then existing in criminal courts in England. The charge against the prisoner was not a formal indictment; instead, it was a plain statement of the offence committed. Lawyers were not permitted (and in the early days of the court, there were none |
3,176 | Kommando (disambiguation) | Kommando can mean: Kommando, a German military term Boer Commando, Boer military units South African Commando System, South African military units Comandău, a Romanian commune, called Kommandó in Hungarian Or see Commando (disambiguation) |
3,177 | Abbey Grange Church of England Academy | Abbey Grange Church of England Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in West Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the only Church of England secondary school in Leeds. The school has approximately 1000 students between the ages of 11 and 18, and 80 members of staff. The school was awarded Humanities College status in 2006. In August 2011 the school was changed into an Academy and is now known as 'Abbey Grange Church of England Academy'. The school was judged Good by Ofsted in 2017. References External links School website School radio Category:Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of Leeds Category:Secondary schools in Leeds Category:Academies in Leeds |
3,178 | Stefan Stoev | Stefan Stoev (born 1977 in Sofia) is an Austrian entrepreneur, philanthropist and supporter of the arts. Education Stoev has a PhD Degree in Information Technology and Economics, a master's degree in International Finance and Economics, a bachelor's degree in International Economic Affairs, and a Professional Degree in Foreign Affairs and Linguistics. Life and philanthropy Stoev served 2004/2005 as Austrian Gedenkdienst representative at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. During this time he was engaged in scientific research at the Center for Advanced and Holocaust Studies, maintained contact to Holocaust Survivors and wrote on the book Time Bridge/Zeitbrücke. Upon his return in Austria he founded the cultural organization IDEA Society (Society for International Development and Enhancement of Arts). Stoev engaged in Cultural and Art Diplomacy, and promotes the intercultural dialogue by supporting Austrian and international artists worldwide. In 2008 he initiated the international Art project Pangaea in support of UNICEF. The outcome of this project was the creation of the art collection for World Peace, which since then is on travel exhibitions on all continents. Stoev established cooperations with peace museums and international topic related organizations. Followed by annual events as artistic tribute to the International Day of Peace and numerous lectures from Stoev on conferences at the United Nations and at the European Parliament. In 2011 Stoev was nominated as Ambassador for Peace from the Universal Peace Federation. For his contribution to the promotion of arts and culture Stoev was honored in 2012 with the award of the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture. Among others Stoev realized the EU funded project for Harmonization of Culture and Arts between Austria and Turkey. Also in 2012 he participated as juror at the International Art for Peace Contest for Young People from the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and the Harmony for Peace Foundation. In the same year Stoev organized in Vienna an exhibition for the sculptress and diplomat Gabriela von Habsburg on Art Diplomacy between the Danube and the Black Sea. In cooperation with the Academic Council of the United Nations System (ACUNS) in Vienna, the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and the Austro-Brazilian NGO ABRASA, Stoev organized with the IDEA Society at the Vienna International Centre (VIC) the conference on "Culture as a Basic Element for Sustainable Development and Human Rights". Stoev helped for the successful theatre premiere of William Shakespeare's of the American Drama Group in Vienna and is since then regular supporter of the annual international event at the Stadtpalais Liechtenstein. In 2013 Stoev organized an international exhibition on Humanity, with art works of :de:Manfred Bockelmann and Pangaea, moderated by Danielle Spera. Stoev applied on behalf of the IDEA Society the NGO Special Consultative Status with the ECOSOC of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which was granted in 2014 upon the decision of the Committee on NGOs in New York City. As entrepreneur Stoev is the Co-founder and CEO of the Austrian mining company MINEX and Angel Investor in the Green Hi-Tech Company HFX. Other Wikis Wiki FR Publications Women of Society Lea Fuchs and Ljubomir Dimov 2015 |
3,179 | List of Commando raids on the Atlantic Wall | Commando raids were made by the Western Allies during much of the Second World War against the Atlantic Wall. The raids were conducted by the armed forces of Britain, the Commonwealth and a small number of men from the occupied territories serving with No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando during the Second World War. All the operations took place between the Arctic Circle in Norway and the French border with Spain, along what was known as the Atlantic Wall. The raiding forces were mostly provided by the British Commandos, but the two largest raids, Operation Gauntlet and Operation Jubilee, drew heavily on Canadian troops. The size of the raiding force depended on the objective. The smallest raid was two men from No. 6 Commando in Operation J V. The largest raid involved over 10,500 men in Operation Jubilee. Most of the raids were scheduled to only last overnight, but some, like Operation Gauntlet, were conducted over a number of days. Commando raids during the Second World War became so effective that by October 1942 Adolf Hitler issued the Commando Order, which required the execution of all commandos captured. The 57 raids were all between 1940 and 1944 and were mostly against targets in France, which saw 36 raids. There were 12 raids in Norway, seven in the Channel Islands and one each in Belgium and the Netherlands. The raids met with a mixture of fortunes. Operation Chariot—the raid against dock installations at Saint-Nazaire—has since been called the greatest raid of all. Others, like Operation Aquatint and Operation Musketoon, resulted in the capture or death of all the commandos involved. The raids ended in mid-1944 on the orders of Major-General Robert Laycock, the chief of Combined Operations Headquarters. He suggested that they were no longer as effective and only resulted in the Germans strengthening their beach defences, which could be detrimental to Allied plans. Commandos formation The Commandos were formed after the British Expeditionary Force was evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940. Prime Minister Winston Churchill called for a force to be assembled and equipped to inflict casualties on the Germans and bolster British morale. Churchill told the joint Chiefs of Staff to propose measures for an offensive against German-occupied Europe, and stated, "they must be prepared with specially trained troops of the hunter class who can develop a reign of terror down the enemy coast." One staff officer, Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Clarke, had already submitted such a proposal to General Sir John Dill, the Chief of the Imperial General Staff. Dill, aware of Churchill's intentions, approved Clarke's proposal. Three weeks later the first commando raid took place. The raiders failed to gather any intelligence or damage any German equipment; their only success was in killing two German sentries. In 1940 the call went out for volunteers from among the serving Army soldiers within certain formations still in Britain, and men of the disbanding Divisional Independent Companies originally raised from Territorial Army Divisions who had seen service in Norway. In November 1940 the new army units were organised into a Special Service Brigade under Brigadier J. |
3,180 | NihongoUp | NihongoUp was an Adobe AIR desktop Japanese educational game and reviewing tool. The program featured several game modes which allowed the player to improve their kana typing and reading speed, review JLPT kanji and vocabulary, and learn Japanese grammar in context. The game was compatible with Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone 7 versions of the game were also available. In 2010, NihongoUp evolved into a full-fledged online Japanese language learning community which included interactive lessons, online review exercises, downloadable applications, and cheat sheets, designed to provide a complete solution for learners of the Japanese language. In 2011, this content was ported to LinguaLift, a blended learning platform offering courses for several world languages. Features The NihongoUp game was separated into four different modes. In the Hiragana and Katakana modes, the player was supposed to shoot down balloons by typing the correct reading of the characters written on them. In the Kanji, Vocabulary, Particles and Counters modes, the player was presented with an incomplete sentence and had to choose the correct character or word to be placed into the marked part of the sentence. Awards and recognition NihongoUp is a Serious Games Showcase & Challenge winner References External links NihongoUp Homepage NihongoUp Blog Category:Language learning video games Category:Adobe Integrated Runtime platform software Category:Japanese language learning resources Category:IOS games Category:Windows games Category:Linux games Category:IOS software Category:Android (operating system) software Category:Spaced repetition software Category:Windows Phone software Category:Android (operating system) games Category:Windows Phone games |
3,181 | An Ruadh-stac | An Ruadh-stac is a Scottish mountain situated in the Wester Ross region of the Highland council area. It is located 26 km north east of Kyle of Lochalsh. Overview An Ruadh-stac reaches a height of 892 metres (2926 feet) making it the 30th highest Corbett, it also qualifies as a Marilyn. It is a distinguished looking mountain which is prominent in views because of its light grey coloured quartzite rocks, it stands in the ancient Coulin hunting forest, an area of rough mountainous country between Glen Carron and Glen Torridon. The mountain is situated four km from the nearest public road but there are good stalkers paths within the deer forest which aid access to the foot of the mountain. An Ruadh-stac is closely associated with the adjoining Munro of Maol Cheann-dearg with which it is often climbed. The mountain's Gaelic name translates as the Red Stack or Red Conical Hill; this is slightly confusing and misleading, as it is invariably seen as a light-grey hill due to its quartzite rocks. Hamish Brown comments on the name thus: “An Ruadh-stac is a grey hill, sometimes touched white by the sun but never red like its ruddy, bald headed neighbour (Maol Cheann-dearg).” Geography An Ruadh-stac has the classic triangular mountain shape formed by three steep ridges; the NE ridge is the least steep and the one usually used for ascent and descent by walkers. This ridge drops to the Bealach a’ Choire Ghairbh, which links the mountain to Maol Cheann-dearg, which stands 2 km to the north across Coire an Ruidh Staic. The south ridge leads over the subsidiary top of Ruadh Stach Beag (758 metres) before descending towards Glen Carron over rough, boggy ground. The north and west side of the mountain are ringed by steep crags, making the NW ridge out of bounds for walkers. The mountain's finest geographical feature is the north face, a precipitous rock wall which shows off the mountain's layered geology when viewed from a distance. These crags rise over 400 metres from the shore of Loch Coire an Ruaidh-staic and have received the attention of rock climbers, with Tom Patey and Chris Bonington pioneering a route in 1960. The lower slopes on the SE side of the mountain are composed of ice-polished slabs dotted with long flowing mounds of debris; this is fluted moraine, deposited from a glacier. The mounds are less than four metres in height but up to 400 metres in length. The mountain's visual attraction is further added to by the presence of four small lochs around its NE flanks; they are all on different levels. One of these lochs, Loch a’ Mhadaidh Ruadh, is rated as one of the most beautiful in the Scottish Highlands, it is located on the Bealach a’ Choire Ghairbh and is enclosed by walls of quartzite rock, giving it an almost artificial look. All drainage from the mountain makes the short journey to the west coast of Scotland, either going directly west to Upper Loch Torridon or SE to Glen Carron and then Loch Carron. Ascents and |
3,182 | Extreme Music from Women | Extreme Music From Women is a compilation album released in 2000 on the Susan Lawly label. Track listing Rosemary Malign - "No You Listen" Lisa & Naomi Tocatly - "Stiletto Nights"" Delores Dewberry - "Paragraph 64" Candi Nook - "Schizephrenisis II'' Annabel Lee - "Lycanthropy" Mira Calix - "Too Slim For Suicide" Clara Clamp - "September" Debra Petrovich - "Dislocated" Karen Thomas - "Puritan" Betty Cannery - "Closeted" Gaya Donadio - "Indiscretion" Maria Moran - "Tattoo" Frl. Tost - "I Hate You, Laura" Wendy Van Dusen - "Dog" Cat Hope - "Mindimi Trek" Diane Nelson - "Mounted Insect - Dissected Insect" External links Category:2000 compilation albums |
3,183 | Portes-lès-Valence | Portes-lès-Valence is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. It is a suburb of Valence. Geography Portes-lès-Valence is situated in the south side of Valence and it is part of its urban area. Population International relations Portes-lès-Valance is twinned with: Baronissi - Italy (2006) See also Communes of the Drôme department References INSEE External links Official site of Portes-lès-Valence Category:Communes of Drôme |
3,184 | Pollos Frisby | Pollos Frisby is a Colombian fried chicken restaurant chain founded by Alfredo Hoyos Mazuera in 1983. Frisby was founded more than 35 years ago in Pereira. It started as a pizzeria; however, later its owners decided to finally go into the fried chicken market. Frisby has more than 200 restaurants in 24 Colombian cities. See also List of fast-food chicken restaurants External links Pollos Frisby Category:Companies established in 1983 Category:Fast-food poultry restaurants Category:Restaurant chains in Colombia |
3,185 | Arla tenuicornis | Arla tenuicornis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the United States from Washington to California. The wingspan is 17–23 mm. The forewings are luteous (yellowish), profusely irrorated (speckled) with fuscous, the surface of the wing appearing dull light brown. There are three fuscous spots. The hindwings are fuscous. References Category:Moths described in 1942 Category:Gelechiini Category:Moths of the United States |
3,186 | Joachim Oppenheim | Joachim (Ḥayyim) Oppenheim, also known as Joachim Heinrich Oppenheim, (29 September 1832 – 27 April 1891) was a Czech rabbi and author. He was born at Eibenschütz, Moravia. After receiving his first instruction from his father, Bernhard Oppenheim, rabbi of Eibenschütz, he went to Brünn, where he attended the gymnasium (1849-1853), and then entered the University of Vienna, continuing his Talmudic studies under Rabbi Lazar Horowitz. Having graduated in 1857, he succeeded his brother David as rabbi of Jamnitz in 1858, and his father as rabbi of Eibenschütz in 1860. In 1868, he was called to serve as rabbi of Thorn. He held this last rabbinate until his death on 27 April 1891, in Berlin, where he had undergone a surgical operation. Of Oppenheim's independent publications, only two sermons are known, entitled "Das Tal-Gebet" (Vienna, 1862); but he was a frequent contributor to Jewish scientific magazines, writing by preference in Hebrew. Oppenheim contributed to Zecharias Frankel's "Monatsschrift für die Geschichte und Wissenschaft des Judenthums", S. Sonneschein's "Homiletische Monatsschrift", Joseph Isaac Kobak's "Jeschurun", "Ha-Maggid", "Ha-Karmel", "Ha-Shaḥar", "Bet Talmud", and to various Hebrew year-books. His history of the compilation of the Mishnah, "Toledot ha-Mishnah", published originally in the second volume of the "Bet Talmud", was published separately in Presburg, 1882. Oppenheim was married to Helene Oppenheim (1839-1929). Their son, Berthold Oppenheim, was the rabbi of Olmütz. References External links Category:1832 births Category:1891 deaths Category:19th-century male writers Category:19th-century rabbis Category:Hebrew-language writers Category:Jewish non-fiction writers Category:Jewish religious writers Category:People from Ivančice Category:University of Vienna alumni Category:Czech rabbis Category:German rabbis |
3,187 | Betty Abbott | Betty Abbott was the first female city council member of Omaha, Nebraska. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School, and was inducted into its hall of fame. She became a member of the Omaha city council in 1965 and stayed a member until 1977. In 1973 she was named the Omaha World-Herald's "Midlander of the Year." In 1975 she was elected to lead the League of Nebraska Municipalities. She went to City Hall on December 30, 1975, in a sweater that read, “Omaha City Council. Six and the Single Girl,” a reference to the book Sex and the Single Girl and to the fact that she was the only female member on the seven-member city council. In 1977 she was the first major female contender to run for mayor of Omaha, but she lost. She was also a founding member of the Henry Doorly Zoo's board of directors, and served on the board of directors of the National League of Cities, as president of the Nebraska Environmental Control Council, and on the Defense Department's commission on women (which she was appointed to by President Gerald Ford). She also worked in advertising. She sang and played the piano, and was one of the most popular members of the Omaha Press Club's annual gridiron show. She died in 2005 at age 82, of pneumonia. References Category:Women in Nebraska politics Category:2005 deaths Category:Omaha City Council members Category:Women city councillors in the United States Category:20th-century American politicians Category:20th-century American women politicians |
3,188 | Jean Luc Gbayara Assoubre | Jean Luc Gbayara Assoubre (born 8 August 1992), known as Jean Luc, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek club AEL. Club career Villarreal Born in Lakota, Jean Luc graduated from Villarreal CF's youth academy, making his senior debuts with the C-team in the 2010–11 season, in Tercera División. On 3 March 2013 Jean Luc first appeared with the reserves, starting in a 1–2 loss at CE L'Hospitalet. He scored his first senior goal on 5 May, netting his side's last of a 2–2 draw at Yeclano Deportivo. Gimnàstic On 13 July 2013, Jean Luc joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona in Segunda División B. He made his debut for the club on 15 September, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 loss at UE Sant Andreu. On 29 June 2015, after achieving promotion to Segunda División, Jean Luc signed a new two-year deal with the Catalans. He made his debut in the category on 23 August, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Albacete Balompié. Jean Luc scored his first professional goal on 30 August 2015, netting the winner in a 2–1 away success over CD Tenerife. AEK Larnaca On 29 July 2018, free agent Jean Luc signed for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca. On 30 January 2019 he was loaned to Lamia until the end of the season. AEL On 1 September 2019, he joined AEL on a free transfer. On 8 December 2019, he scored his first goal in a 1-1 away draw against Asteras Tripolis. References External links Gimnàstic official profile Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:People from Gôh-Djiboua District Category:Ivorian footballers Category:Association football wingers Category:Segunda División players Category:Segunda División B players Category:Tercera División players Category:Cypriot First Division players Category:Super League Greece players Category:Villarreal CF C players Category:Villarreal CF B players Category:Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Category:AEK Larnaca FC players Category:PAS Lamia 1964 players Category:Ivorian expatriate footballers Category:Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Category:Expatriate footballers in Spain Category:Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Category:Expatriate footballers in Greece |
3,189 | Henry Anderson Morshead | Henry Anderson Morshead (c.1774–1831), in earlier life Henry Anderson, was an Irish colonel of the Royal Engineers. Life Born about 1774, he was the son of Colonel Henry Anderson of Fox Hall, County Limerick. He entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich on 29 May 1790, and received a commission as second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 18 September 1792. Anderson served in the campaigns on the continent of Europe under Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany in 1793–4, and was present at the Battle of Famars 23 May 1793, the Siege of Valenciennes (1793) in June and July, the Siege of Dunkirk (1793) in August and September, and the battle of Battle of Hondschoote 8 September. He was then transferred, at his own request, to the Royal Engineers on 1 January 1794. He took part in the Siege of Landrecies (1794), Battle of Tournay (1794), and siege of Nijmegen in November. On his return to England, Anderson was sent, in June 1795, to Plymouth. He was promoted first lieutenant on 19 November 1796, and in May 1797 he embarked with two companies of Royal Sappers and Miners for Santo Domingo, West Indies. When the British left the island of Hispaniola in 1798 he was attached to the staff of Sir Thomas Maitland, who became a lifelong. Back in England in November 1798, he was employed in the Thames division, and stationed at Gravesend. He was promoted captain-lieutenant 18 April 1801, and was sent to Portsmouth, and subsequently to Plymouth. Promoted captain 1 March 1805, Anderson in that year he assumed by royal license the additional surname of Morshead. In July 1807 he was sent to Dublin, and three months later was appointed commanding Royal Engineer of the Madeira expedition under Brigadier-general William Beresford. They sailed from Cork early in 1808, and in February took possession of the island. Morshead remained in Madeira until 1812, and on his return to England in November of that year was posted to the Plymouth division. He was promoted lieutenant-colonel 21 July 1813, and sent to Dublin; was appointed commanding Royal Engineer in North Britain (March 1814), and in July 1815 was transferred as commanding Royal Engineer of the western district to Plymouth. There he remained for many years, and carried out major works for the ordnance and naval services in consultation with the Duke of Wellington and Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville. On 29 July 1825 he was promoted colonel. In 1829 Morshead was appointed commanding Royal Engineer at Malta. He died at Valletta on 11 November 1831, while the acting governor. He was honoured with a public funeral, and was buried in the old saluting battery overlooking the grand harbour. Numerous plans by him went to the War Office. Family Anderson married in 1800 Elizabeth, only daughter of Phillip Morshead, of Widey Court, Plymouth. They had 11 children. Their daughter Louisa married George Leslie, 15th Earl of Rothes. The second son John Philip Anderson Morshead (died 1881) was father of Edmund Doidge Anderson Morshead. Notes External links Attribution Category:1831 deaths Category:Royal Engineers officers |
3,190 | Nor the Moon by Night | Nor the Moon by Night is a 1958 British drama film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Michael Craig. It was based on the novel by Joy Packer and filmed in the Kruger National Park South Africa. The title comes from a passage in the Bible; "The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night." Psalm 121:6 The film was released in the United States as Elephant Gun. Plot summary Two brothers, Rusty and Andrew Miller, are game wardens in Africa. Andrew's fiancee comes out from the UK and falls in love with Rusty. Cast Belinda Lee ... Alice Lang Michael Craig ... Rusty Patrick McGoohan ... Andrew Miller Anna Gaylor ... Thea Boryslawski Eric Pohlmann ... Boryslawski Pamela Stirling ... Mrs. Boryslawski Lionel Ngakane ... Nimrod Joan Brickhill ... Harriet Carver Ben Heydenrych ... Sergeant Van Wyck Alfred Kumalo ... Chief Doreen Hlantie ... Oasis Production In the late 1950s, the Rank Organisation made a series of adventure films in colour shot on location which were aimed at the international audience. These included Robbery Under Arms, Ferry to Hong Kong, Campbell's Kingdom and Nor the Moon by Night. Joy Packer's novel was published in 1957. Film rights were bought by Sir John Davis of the Rank Film Organisation, in part because Davis' wife Dinah Sheridan was a fan of the novel. The film was directed by Ken Annakin. He says that he did not really want to do the job. The film he really wanted to make was The Singer Not the Song. He agreed because it gave him the chance to see South Africa. Filming began in late 1957 on location in South Africa. The unit was based at Cato Ridge. Production was plagued by a number of difficulties. Belinda Lee left the production during shooting to see her married lover in Italy who had been threatening to commit suicide; they both tried to commit suicide. Patrick McGoohan was concussed after crashing his car. Anna Gaylor fell ill with dysentery. Director Ken Annakin had a number of issues with the crew; he later wrote that the electricians sabotaged director of photography Peter Hennessey's rushes with incorrect light filters and forcing him to be replaced by Harry Waxman. The cast and crew consistently fell sick, with snake and spider bites, heat exhaustion, dysentery, rheumatism and chest complaints the chief cause. Lee returned from Italy on 2 February 1958 to recommence filming. She did not go through customs and immigration, causing questions to be asked in South African Parliament. One of the cheetahs used in filming savaged its trainer. A bush fire got out of control. Michael Craig had an affair with Belinda Lee's stand in and almost drowned crossing a river. At one point, Michael Craig was the only one of the four leads available at work. He later quipped "I'm left alone for three weeks with a film crew and a lot of monkeys." Annakin said "one day there was only me and a snake available to work." However Annakin did meet his future wife Pauline |
3,191 | Henry Reed Stiles | Henry Reed Stiles (March 10, 1832 – January 7, 1909) was a physician who wrote a number of highly regarded historical records and genealogical books. As a doctor, he served in various medical positions primarily in New York City, although he spent four years in Dundee, Scotland. He was very interested in genealogical and historical research. His work, including The Stiles Family in America, Genealogies of the Connecticut Family and The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut, continue to be widely cited by researchers and remain in print more than 115 years later. Family life and education Henry Stiles' father Samuel was the son of American Revolutionary War soldier Asahel Stiles from East Windsor, Connecticut. Their ancestors included farmer John Stiles, one of the first settlers of Windsor, Connecticut in 1636. Henry Stiles was born in New York City and had three brothers, Arthur, William, and Samuel, and one sister, Charlotte. He attended the University of the City of New York beginning in 1848, one year after its founding. He transferred to Williams College in 1849 as a sophomore. His health took a turn for the worse, and he did not finish his degree there until 1876. In 1856 he married Sarah Woodward of Freeport, Illinois. They had two children, a daughter Elliot and a son Charles Butler. Henry Stiles returned to school at the University of the City of New York and the New York Ophthalmic Hospital, graduating from both in 1855. Professional life He practiced medicine for a few months in New York City before moving briefly to Galena, Ohio, where he took on a partner, Dr. Timothy M. Wilcox. In 1856 he moved again to Toledo, Ohio where he edited the Toledo Blade newspaper. In July 1856, he began practicing medicine in Brooklyn, New York, and in 1859-63 he expanded his practice to Woodbridge, New Jersey. In 1868-70 he served in the Brooklyn office of the Metropolitan Board of Health as a clerk in the Bureau of Vital Statistics. Two months later he was appointed Chief Clerk. In 1870-73 he was a medical inspector in the Board of Health of New York City. In 1872, he helped to organize the American Public Health Association in New York City, and founded and became an officer in the Society for Promoting the Welfare of the Insane, an organization that sought to protect the welfare of the mentally ill in New York City. He taught on the topics of hygiene and sanitary legislation in the New York homoeopathic medical college. On June 17, 1873, he was appointed as a Sanitary Inspector until the next month, when he was made Superintendent of the State Homeopathic Asylum for the Insane in Middletown, New York. He directed construction of its first two buildings. He received a master's degree from Williams College with 1876. In September, 1877, he resigned as Superintendent and from 1877 to 1881 managed a homeopathic hospital in Dundee, Scotland, remaining there until 1881. In 1881 he and his wife's health deteriorated, and they returned to New York. In January 1882 he |
3,192 | St. Peter's Lick Run Historic District | St. Peter's Lick Run Historic District is a registered historic district in Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 4, 1989. It contains 3 contributing buildings. Historic uses Single Dwelling Religious Structure Church School Notes Category:National Register of Historic Places in Hamilton County, Ohio Category:Historic districts in Hamilton County, Ohio Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio |
3,193 | Liquid tradable securities | Liquid tradable securities (or LTS) is a generic phrase for a wide range of financial instruments. It often differentiates financial instruments that are easily tradable (or tradeable) as opposed to those that require the permission of the company or a signed document that registers the transfer of securities between two market participants. Another way to look at it is the difference between how a person buys a fund (collective investment scheme) and how they buy a bond or share. Liquid Tradable Securities come in many forms and with a wide variety of acronyms. These include stocks and bonds as well as exchange-traded funds, exchange traded commodities, exchange-traded notes (including certificates), REITs, as well as most OTC securities. Note that these do not include Swaps or repurchase agreement (repos), which are contractual arrangements and as such are not tradable. This is a wider definition than the definition of transferable securities under MiFID LTS advantage over collective investment scheme LTS' offer a significant advantage over collective investment schemes. Collective investment schemes (or CIS or UCIS) come in many legal forms. What is common in each legal form is the existence of a shareholder register; according to the laws of most jurisdictions, an entry in the shareholder register must be accompanied by a signed declaration to invest. Equally, a transfer of shares in a collective investment scheme is usually not allowed without the signed consent of the company. These procedural requirements limit the ability of shareholders to trade their shares. A small subset of collective investment schemes are electronically tradable through stock exchanges (most notably REITs). However, the vast majority of collective investment schemes require these procedural steps. LTS' on the other hand have no such limitations. They are most commonly represented by dematerialised certificates or immobilisation conditions (according to US IRS definitions). LTS' are held in a global note form and deposited with a central securities depository (CSD). The simplifies the administrative procedures of buying and selling and reduces both the costs of administration for the company and the cost of compliance. The benefit for investors is the ease of trading. Positions can be sold without consent of the company and it is perfectly feasible for active secondary market sales to take place unbeknownst to the company. Many exchanges provide a list of tradable instruments (either in the form of a requirements for listing or as a searchable function). LTSs simply the compliance requirements of fiduciary trustees and financial advisers as they usually include a standard set of documents (including the form of the global note), an information memorandum or prospectus, and a term sheet. The approval of the CSD is critical to this process; all instruments are verified before the issue of an ISIN number and the creation of the dematerialised security is handled by the CSD. The criteria for acceptance are quite strict. IRS regulations stipulate particular requirements for tradable securities. These generally describe the characteristics necessary for an LTS (according to IRS definitions, at least). References Category:Securities (finance) |
3,194 | Virgin Fleet | is a 1998 anime OVA series created by Oji Hiroi (of Sakura Wars fame) and Yasuhiro Imagawa and produced by AIC and Beam Entertainment. A video game sequel was released in 1999 for the PlayStation console. Plot summary The series takes place after the end of the first World War circa the 1930s, where virgin young women who have a special energy called Virgin Energy are called upon to pilot fighter jets who rely on Virgin energy. The story follows Shiokaze Umino as she attends the Nakano Women's Naval Academy with her classmates Satsuki and Komachi as they balance being on-duty and their regular school life. Characters Media Episodes The OVAs consisted of three episodes released from April 25 to October 25, 1998 and were released on VHS, Laserdisc, and DVD by Beam Entertainment. The OVAs were licensed in North America by Central Park Media and released under the U.S. Manga Corps label on VHS and DVD in 2000. The English dub was produced by Headline Studios in Irvington, New York. Music Opening Aitsu Performed by Sumi Shimamoto Closing Virgin Fleet Go! Go! Performed by Sumi Shimamoto, Satsuki Yukino, Chinami Nishimura References External links Category:1999 video games Category:Alternate history video games Category:Anime International Company Category:Bishōjo games Category:Central Park Media Category:Military fiction Category:PlayStation (console) games Category:PlayStation (console)-only games Category:Red Entertainment games Category:Steampunk video games Category:Tactical role-playing video games Category:Video games developed in Japan Category:Video games set in the 1930s |
3,195 | Henry Stephen | Henry Stephen may refer to: Henry Stephen (chemist) (1889–1965), British chemist Henry Stephen (musician) (born 1944), Venezuelan singer Henry John Stephen (1787–1864), English legal writer See also Henry Stephens (disambiguation) |
3,196 | I'm Still in the Night | I'm Still in the Night is the third and first major label EP by Salem. The EP was released in digital download and vinyl. The release was limited to 500 copies, like almost all the band's previous releases. The EP itself is a compilation of demos, b-sides and unreleased material from the band's debut album King Night (2010). Track list "I'm Still in the Night" – 3:03 "Better Off Alone" – 7:09 "Krawl" – 2:58 "Baby Ratta" – 3:29 References Category:2011 EPs Category:Iamsound Records albums Category:Witch house (music genre) albums Category:Electronic EPs |
3,197 | Memorial Hall (Rockford, Illinois) | Memorial Hall, also known as Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Veterans Memorial Hall, is located in Rockford, Illinois. It was built from 1901 to 1903, and originally was dedicated to those who served in the Civil War and the Spanish–American War. It is said to be the first of its kind in the United States. It is located on the west side of Rockford, one block from the Rock River, across the street from the Rockford Public Library, formerly the Carnegie Library. Although it was initially conceived to honor just those from Winnebago County, Illinois who served in the American Civil War, supporters added a listing of county Spanish–American War veterans before building was begun. Other Winnebago County veterans were later memorialized inside and outside the Hall. The Memorial is one of the few veteran's memorials that is not a monument. The building is administered by the Winnebago County Board and was dedicated on June 3, 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt. Description This Memorial is a two-story building with a basement. The Hall's west facade (front) and the east side facade are identical, except for the words 'Memorial Hall' and the year '1902' engraved on front of the building. The building functions as a museum and has rooms lined with 18 plaques containing the names of area individuals who served with the Union during the American Civil War. The plaques also list the names of those who died in the war. The second floor has an auditorium with a stage, and the basement has space for offices and storage. Offices for the Winnebago County Veterans Assistance Commission and the Winnebago County Veterans Association are located in the basement. All three floors are serviced by an elevator. On the building's east lawn sits a howitzer and it is located on the Blue Star Highway. A large flagpole graces the front entrance and a smaller flag pole is found in the rear. The interior was elaborately painted with symbols and names associated with the Grand Army of the Republic and the Civil War. In the main hall, along the top of the walls, are listed the names of over 20 battles that involved citizens from Winnebago County. History Construction The idea of a memorial to honor the veterans from Winnebago County was brought up as early as 1866 when W.P. Kinney, minister of the Second Congregational Church, proposed some sort of monument to honor the memory of the 2,109 soldiers and sailors from Winnebago County that served in the American Civil War. In March 1877, John D. Jackson made a proposal to the Winnebago County Board seeking $25,000 for the construction of a soldier's monument. In 1900, the question of a Memorial Hall was put to voters of Winnebago County; the vote ended in favor of a memorial, at 6,021 to 2,757. In December of that year, Thomas G. Lawler, commander of the Garrett L. Nevius Post #1 of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), presented a petition with signatures from than 200 veterans requesting the county build a Memorial Hall. The |
3,198 | Kurmangazy District | Kurmangazy District (, , ) is a district of Atyrau Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Kurmangazy. Population: References Category:Districts of Kazakhstan Category:Atyrau Region |
3,199 | Fox Entertainment Group | Fox Entertainment Group was an American entertainment company specialized in filmed entertainment owned by 21st Century Fox. Following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, the group's assets were folded into various Disney units. The film studios 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Blue Sky Studios were transferred to Walt Disney Studios, whilst Fox Star Studios transferred to Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International. Its former owner, 21st Century Fox, was formerly known as News Corporation, which acquired all the stock of Fox Entertainment Group in 2005. In 2013, News Corporation was renamed 21st Century Fox and its publishing assets were spun off into the newly formed News Corp as part of a corporate re-organization. It was named after William Fox, born Vilmos Fried Fuchs, who created the original 20th Century Fox Film Corporation (alongside Joseph M. Schenck and Darryl F. Zanuck). History Fox Entertainment Group formed in the 1980s after the purchase of the Metromedia-owned independent stations by the 20th Century Fox film studio, at the time jointly owned by Australian-American media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, and Denver billionaire Marvin Davis. These stations would later become the foundation of the Fox television network (launched in October 1986), which would become the foundation of the company (named after the TV network) itself. Not long after the Metromedia deal was made, Murdoch purchased Davis's shares and News Corp assumed full control of the film studio, which was then placed within Fox Entertainment Group. In 1995, Saban entered into a joint venture with the Fox children's television network to form Fox Kids Worldwide, which was best known for the first ten Power Rangers series. In 1997 it was renamed Fox Family Worldwide. On July 23, 2001, it was announced that Fox Family Worldwide (now ABC Family Worldwide Inc.) would be sold to Disney from News Corporation and businessperson Haim Saban. On October 24, 2001, the sale was completed. On August 14, 1998, Fox launched an initial public offering as a publicly traded company, trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE,) while Fox Entertainment Group's address has been moved from Los Angeles to New York City. The company has traded on the NYSE since its launch under ticker symbol FOX until its acquisition in 2005 by News Corporation. In January 2005, shortly after News Corporation reincorporation in the United States, News Corp announced that it was buying out Fox. The maneuver delisted Fox from the New York Stock Exchange; Fox Entertainment Group traded on the NYSE under the ticker FOX. In 2012, Rupert Murdoch announced that News Corporation would be split into two publishing and media-oriented companies: a new News Corporation, and 21st Century Fox, which operated the Fox Entertainment Group and 20th Century Fox and other studios. Murdoch considered the name of the new company a way to maintain the 20th Century Fox's heritage as the group advances into the future. In January 2017, Fox Entertainment Group and 20th Century Fox formed FoxNext, which would handle video game developments, VR experiences and theme park businesses. After Disney completed the acquisition of |
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