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3,600 | So Awkward | So Awkward is a sitcom series on CBBC. It stars Cleo Demetriou as Lily Hampton, Ameerah Falzon-Ojo as Jas (Jasmine) Salford, Sophia Dall'aglio as Martha Fitzgerald and Archie Lyndhurst as Ollie Coulton. The thirteen-episode first series began on 21 May 2015, and finished on 6 August 2015. Another thirteen-episode series began on 25 August 2016 and ended on 17 November 2016, followed by a thirteen-episode third series - which began on 31 August 2017, and ended on 23 November 2017. A fourth series and fifth series was ordered in early 2018,2019, series 4 started airing in August 2018 and series 5 began airing September 2019 However, each episode comes out early on BBC iPlayer. Cast and characters Episodes Series 1 (2015) Series 2 (2016) Series 3 (2017) Series 4 (2018) Series 5 (2019) References External links So Awkward - British Comedy Guide Category:2015 British television series debuts Category:2010s British children's television series Category:BBC high definition programmes Category:BBC children's television programmes Category:Children's television sitcoms Category:2010s British teen sitcoms Category:English-language television programs Category:Television shows set in the United Kingdom |
3,601 | Kim Binsted | Kim Binsted (born in New Jersey, US) is a professor in the Information and Computer Sciences Department at the University of Hawaii. Binsted's work explores artificial intelligence, human-computer interfaces, and long-duration human space exploration. Biography Binsted completed her B.Sc. in Physics at McGill University in 1991. Her Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence was received from the University of Edinburgh in 1996. During her time at the University of Edinburgh she performed in what is now the Edinburgh Fringe's longest running improvised comedy troupe, The Improverts. Between 1997 and 1999, Binsted worked as an Associate Researcher at Sony's Computer Science Laboratories in Tokyo on human-computer interfaces. During the summer of 2003 and 2004 Binsted was a NASA Summer Faculty Fellow at Ames Research Center in the Neuroengineering Lab where she the worked on sub-vocal speech recognition technology. She held the post of Chief Scientist on the FMARS 2007 Long Duration Mission, which entailed a four-month Mars exploration analogue on Devon Island in the Canadian High Arctic. On sabbatical during 2009 Binsted visited scientists at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to work on the CSA's planetary analogues program. From 2002 to 2014 she was a team member at the UH-NASA Astrobiology Institute. Binsted is the principal investigator on HI-SEAS (Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation). References External links Kim Binsted Biography, University of Hawai'i Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Category:American women computer scientists Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:University of Hawaii faculty Category:McGill University alumni Category:20th-century American scientists Category:21st-century American scientists Category:20th-century American women Category:21st-century American women Category:American computer scientists Category:Scientists from New Jersey Category:Artificial intelligence researchers Category:HI-SEAS |
3,602 | 1975–76 Israeli League Cup | The 1975–76 Israeli League Cup () was a cup competition played in the beginning of the 1975–76 season, while the national football team was involved in the 1976 Summer Olympics football tournament qualification. The cup was split into two competitions, for Liga Leumit and Liga Alef. The top tier's competition was played by clubs ranked 1st to 8th in 1974–75 Liga Leumit, while the second tier's competition was played by clubs ranked 1st and 4th in each of 1974–75 Liga Alef division. The competition was played as a knock-out competition. The Liga Leumit League Cup was won by Hapoel Hadera, who had beaten Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–0 in the final. The Liga Alef League Cup was won by Maccabi Ramat Amidar, who had beaten Maccabi Haifa 2–1 in the final. Liga Leumit League Cup Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Liga Alef League Cup Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Notes References 100 Years of Football 1906-2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006 League Cup Predecessors |
3,603 | In-Young Ahn | In-Young Ahn is a South Korean scientist. She is known for being the first South Korean woman to visit Antarctica and the first Asian woman to become an Antarctic station leader (King Sejong Station). She is a benthic ecologist and is currently working as a principal research scientist for Korea Polar Research Institute. Early life and education Ahn graduated from Seoul National University in 1982 (majoring in Biological Oceanography) and then received her PhD in Coastal Oceanography from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1990. Ahn started her research at the Korean Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) on July 1, 1991. Career and impact Ahn was in charge of environmental monitoring program at the King Sejong Station from 1996 to 2011, and conducted field surveys to obtain scientific data necessary for designation of the Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA #171) near the Korean station. Ahn has also served as a representative and a National Contact Point of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings from 1997 through 2014, until she was designated as the overwintering officer-in-charge. Ahn served as the vice president of the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) from May 2010 to June 2012. She also served as Vice President of the Korean Society of Oceanography in 2010–2011, and Korea Federation of Women's Science & Technology Associations in 2014 and 2015. She was expedition leader of the 28th overwintering team (2015) of the South Korean King Sejong Antarctic station, where she served as the station chief for about a year. Ahn's research interests include Antarctic marine benthic ecology with special interests on benthic invertebrates and monitoring on Antarctic coastal marine ecosystems. She has studied the Antarctic clam Laternula elliptica, a dominant marine bivalve around Antarctic Continent. Ahn's current research includes studies on the impacts of glacier retreat on nearshore marine benthic communities around the King Sejong Station. She is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Science & Technology (UST), and a principal research scientist at the Korean Polar Institute (KOPRI), which forms part of Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST). Awards and honors The South Korean government awarded Ahn a Medal of Science & Technology Merit for outstanding accomplishment in Antarctic Research in April 2001. She was further awarded a Commendation from the South Korean Ministry of Environment in June 2008 for her contribution in the designation of Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA #171) near the King Sejong station. In 2016, she additionally received South Korea's Prime Minister's award in recognition of her achievement as the station leader at King Sejong station. Selected works Ahn, In-Young, et al. "First record of massive blooming of benthic diatoms and their association with megabenthic filter feeders on the shallow seafloor of an Antarctic fjord: Does glacier melting fuel the bloom?" Ocean Science Journal 51. 2 (2016): 273–279. HW Moon, WMRW Hussin, HC Kim, In-Young Ahn*. "The Impacts of climate change on Antarctic nearshore mega-epifaunal benthic assemblages in a glacial fjord on King George Island: Responses and implications." Ecological Indicators 57 (2015): 280–292. |
3,604 | Envelope (motion) | In mechanical engineering, an envelope is a solid representing all positions which may be occupied by an object during its normal range of motion. Another (jargon) word for this is a "flop". Wheel envelope In automobile design, a wheel envelope may be used to model all positions a wheel and tire combo may be expected to occupy during driving. This will take into account the maximum jounce and rebound allowed by the suspension system and the maximum turn and tilt allowed by the steering mechanism. Minimum and maximum tire inflation pressures and wear conditions may also be considered when generating the envelope. This envelope is then compared with the wheel housing and other components in the area to perform an interference/collision analysis. The results of this analysis tell the engineers whether that wheel/tire combo will strike the housing and components under normal driving conditions. If so, either a redesign is in order, or that wheel/tire combo will not be recommended. A different wheel envelope must be generated for each wheel/tire combo for which the vehicle is rated. Much of this analysis is done using CAD/CAE systems running on computers. Of course, high speed collisions, during an accident, are not considered "normal driving conditions", so the wheel and tire may very well contact other parts of the vehicle at that time. Robot's working envelope In robotics, the working envelope or work area is the volume of working or reaching space . Some factors of a robot's design (configurations, axes or degrees of freedom) influence its working envelope. References Category:Mechanical engineering Category:Robot control |
3,605 | 2014 Singapore Slammers season | The 2014 Singapore Slammers season (officially the 2014 DBS Singapore Slammers season pursuant to a sponsorship agreement with DBS Bank Ltd) is the inaugural season of the franchise playing in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL). Season recap Founding of franchise On 21 January 2014, IPTL announced that one of the charter franchises for the league's inaugural 2014 season would be in Singapore. The team was founded by Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar and international business executives Kishan Gehlot, Shashi Kiran Shetty and Ajay Sethi. Gehlot is the chairman of East African real estate development and healthcare conglomerate Intex Group. Shetty is chairman of Allcargo Logistics Limited. Sethi is chairman of Channel 2 in Dubai. They collectively invested US$15 million to own the franchise. Inaugural draft The Singapore franchise participated in the IPTL inaugural draft on 2 March 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Players selected by Singapore were Team name By May 2014, the team was being referred to as the Singapore Lions. By June 2014, the Lions had become known as the Singapore Slammers. Home venue On 4 August 2014, the Slammers announced that their home matches would be played at Singapore Indoor Stadium. First coach On 27 October 2014, Joshua Eagle was named the Slammers' first coach. Event chronology 21 January 2014: IPTL announced that one of the charter franchises for the league inaugural 2014 season would be in Singapore. 2 March: The Singapore franchise participated in the IPTL inaugural draft. 10 May: The Singapore franchise was referred to as the Singapore Lions. 25 June: The Lions' name is changed to the Singapore Slammers. 4 August: The Slammers announced that their home matches would be played at Singapore Indoor Stadium. 27 October: Joshua Eagle was named the Slammers' first coach. 28 November: The Indian Aces defeated the Slammers 26–16 in the first match in IPTL history. Match log (Berdych defeated Monfils in the 7-minute Super Shootout) Roster Reference: Andre Agassi Tomáš Berdych Daniela Hantuchová Lleyton Hewitt Nick Kyrgios Patrick Rafter Bruno Soares Serena Williams Joshua Eagle - Coach Television coverage Television coverage in Singapore of Slammers matches will be provided by SingTel. Sponsorship On 20 November 2014, DBS Bank Ltd announced that it had become the Slammers' title sponsor. See also References External links Singapore Slammers official website International Premier Tennis League official website Slammers 2014 Singapore Slammers season |
3,606 | Bata Shoes Head Office | The Bata Shoes Head Office in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was Bata Shoes' former headquarters. The white, pavilion-like building, designed by architect John B. Parkin and completed in 1965 was considered by many as an example of the Modern Movement in architecture. Located atop a hill on Wynford Drive, by the major intersection of Eglinton Avenue and the Don Mills Road in the district of North York, its architecture and location made it a well-known landmark in the city. It was identified by the Toronto Society of Architects as one of 96 significant buildings and public spaces in Toronto built between 1953 and 2003. It became the centre of debate when, in November 2002, the Aga Khan Foundation acquired the site and announced plans to demolish the building in order to construct a $300 million Ismaili centre, a museum of rare Islamic art and a public park. Toronto Star architecture critic Christopher Hume lauded the building prior to its demolition: Situated on a height of land in Toronto's north end, the simple, modular edifice exemplifies the ideal of the building in a park. Simple and seemingly weightless, it rests on rows of columns, reminiscent of an ancient Greek temple. Unadorned yet poetic, the architecture pays homage to the past while extolling the virtues of the future. Globe and Mail architecture critic Lisa Rochon was more critical of the structure: the Bata is an imperfect work. Its north elevation is clumsy, with a porte-cochère intended as the connecting piece between the original building and a second (never built) retail space and warehouse tower. Instead, surface parking spreads out to the north and west of the building, fulfilling the deadening formula of the industrial office complex. The umbrella columns, though exhilarating to look at, are not as original as they might appear: They are a direct quotation from one of the buildings commissioned by Emhart Manufacturing Co. in Connecticut designed by the eminent American modernist firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. From 2003 to 2004, the Bata head office operations were moved to Lausanne, Switzerland. Bata retained offices in Toronto for the headquarters for its "Power" brand of footwear in Toronto and the Bata Shoe Museum is also located in Toronto. In 2010, work on the Aga Khan Museum, the Ismaili Centre, Toronto and the park began. The project was completed in 2014. References External links Richard Kuchinsky, Demolition of Bata Shoes Head Office in Toronto, ten photos from the demolition on Flickr.com Category:Bata (company) Category:Modernist architecture in Canada Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Toronto Category:North York Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 2005 Category:Headquarters in Canada Category:Office buildings completed in 1965 Category:1965 establishments in Ontario Category:2005 disestablishments in Ontario |
3,607 | Blennidus olivaceus | Blennidus olivaceus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Tschitscherine in 1897. References Category:Blennidus Category:Beetles described in 1897 |
3,608 | Kanealai | Kaneʻalai (also known as Kane-a-Laʻe) was a Queen regnant of the Hawaiian island of Molokai, who lived in the 18th century. She ruled as Alii nui of Molokai. She was a daughter of Luahiwa II (of the reigning family of Kauai) and Ka-hoʻoia-a-Pehu. Kaneʻalai planted a mountain apple tree. She married Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku, the king of Hawaiʻi. They had four children. After Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku died, Kaneʻalai became a wife of Kekaulike, the king of Maui. With him she had one daughter, Luahiwa, who married her half-brother Kahekili II. It is probably because of Kaneʻalai that Kamehameha-nui, the son of Kekaulike and Kekuiapoiwa I, was raised as a young boy at Waialua, Molokaʻi, and because of her connection with Kekaulike that her son and grandsons and other chiefs of Molokaʻi went to the help of Kamehameha-nui in his fight with Kalaniʻōpuʻu. References Category:Royalty of Molokai Category:Hawaiian queens regnant Category:House of Keawe Category:Royalty of Hawaii (island) Category:18th-century women rulers Category:18th-century monarchs |
3,609 | Albany, Texas | Albany is a city in Shackelford County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,034 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Shackelford County. History Established in 1873, Albany was named by county clerk William Cruger after his former home of Albany, Georgia. Lieutenant Colonel William Dyess, survivor of the Bataan Death March in the Philippines and namesake of Dyess Air Force Base, was born in Albany on August 9, 1916. Major General Robert B. Williams, who led the World War II aerial bombing raid on Schweinfurt, Germany, was born in Albany on November 9, 1901. Geography Albany is located northeast of Abilene, the seat of Taylor County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), all land. Climate Demographics As of the census of 2000, 1,921 people, 746 households, and 531 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,305.9 people per square mile (504.6/km²). The 880 housing units averaged 598.2 per square mile (231.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.13% White, 0.68% African American, 0.47% Native American, 4.84% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 8.07% of the population. Of the 746 households, 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were not families. Of all households, 27.3% were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.08. In the city, the population was distributed as 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,563, and for a family was $40,592. Males had a median income of $28,846 versus $17,411 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,470. About 8.1% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over. Schools Albany is served by the Albany Independent School District. Their mascot is the Lion and their school colors are red and white. Nancy Smith Elementary (Grades PK–6) 2006 National Blue Ribbon School Albany Junior/Senior High School (Grades 7–12) Fort Griffin Fandangle Since 1938, Texas' oldest outdoor musical, the Fort Griffin Fandangle, has been presented during the last two weekends of June in the Prairie Theater about historic Fort Griffin, a military outpost established in 1867 near Albany and now a state park. The program, the content of which is different each year, attempts to recapture the theatrical charm of the American West. |
3,610 | British Cartographic Society | The British Cartographic Society (BCS) is an association of individuals and organisations dedicated to exploring and developing the world of maps. It is a registered charity. Membership includes mapping companies, publishers, designers, academics, researchers, map curators, individual cartographers, GIS specialists and ordinary members of the public with an interest in maps. The BCS is regarded as one of the world's leading cartographic societies and its main publication, The Cartographic Journal, is recognised internationally. Membership of the Society can be useful for making contacts and keeping up with developments. The BCS promotes all aspects of cartography to a wide range of potential users. Awards One of the aims of the Society is to encourage better mapping by providing medals and prizes to individuals or companies who have shown excellence in this field. The annual BCS awards includes categories such as: The Stanfords Award for printed mapping The Avenza Award for electronic mapping The John C. Bartholomew Award for small scale mapping The OS OpenData Award The BCS Award for the best overall entry as judged from the above four categories The Society Medal for a distinguished contribution to cartography The Henry Johns Award for the best paper published in The Cartographic Journal The Ian Mumford Award for excellence in cartographic research undertaken by a student The Esri UK New Mapmaker Award (formerly the National Geographic Award) for those starting out in cartographic or related industries New Mapmaker Award Winners: 2001: Laura Stewart, University of Edinburgh Can Geographical Information Systems be used to Propose Areas for Storage of Floodwater? 2002: Edward Merritt, Oxford Brookes University An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Paraline Diagrams for Mapping the Urban Environment 2003: Esme Farewell, Oxford Brookes University Cambridge for Children 2004: Donna Watkin, Oxford Brookes University Modern cartographic methods as a key to understanding land use in Drayton St Leonards: 1793 - 2003 2005: Shannon Brassard, Centre of Geographic Sciences, Nova Scotia Community College, CanadaPrince Albert: Celebrating 100 Years 2006: Paul A Light, COGS, Canada National Parks & Historic Sites of Western Newfoundland and Labrador 2007: Alexander Kent, Canterbury Christ Church University An Analysis of the Cartographic Language of European State Topographic Maps: Aesthetics, Style, and Identity 2008: Wesley Jones, NSCC Centre of Geographic Sciences, Canada Dry Belt, Settlement and Abandonment of Southeast Alberta and Southwest Saskatchewan, 1908 to 1926 2009: Christoph Hoesli, Institute of Geography at the University of Bern, Switzerland Southern Sudan Topographic Base Map Series: Map Sheet E - Eastern Equatorial 2010: Michael Graves, Kingston University Road to the World Cup South Africa 2010) 2011: Mike Wilburn, University of Oregon, USA Mount Rainier: A Climber’s Paradise UKHO Junior Mapmaker Award to encourage map making at primary and secondary school level (run every other year from 2008) Publications The Society also publishes a variety of periodicals and books, including: Cartography - an introduction 2nd Edition - a practical guide to making better maps - New, enlarged and expanded edition including thematic cartography, web mapping and coordinate systems A Celebration of 50 years of the British Cartographic Society, published by the Society to mark its 50th |
3,611 | Sally Mae Pettway | Sally Mae Pettway (b. 1965) is an American artist. She is associated with the Gee's Bend quilting collective, alongside her mother, Candis Pettway, and her sisters Qunnie Pettway and Edwina Pettway. References Category:Living people Category:1965 births Category:21st-century American women artists Category:Quilters Category:21st-century American artists Category:African-American women artists |
3,612 | USS High Point | USS High Point (PCH-1) was a High Point-class patrol craft of the United States Navy, and was launched 17 August 1962 by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. in Tacoma, Washington as a sub-contractor to Boeing in Seattle, Washington at a cost of $2.08 million, together with Vickers, Inc. Marine and Ordnance Department in Waterbury, Connecticut, which provided hydraulic components and controls. Electronic equipment aboard, including automatic stabilization equipment, dead reckoning navigation system, was developed and manufactured by the United Aircraft Corp. Hamilton Standard Division. She was placed in service 15 August 1963 with Lieutenant H. G. Billerbeck in charge. High Point was named after High Point, North Carolina. High Point was the first of a series of hydrofoil craft designed to evaluate the performance of this kind of craft for the US Navy. She has three submerged foils containing propulsion nacelles and propellers, and was also capable of riding on her hull like a more conventional ship. On her foils, High Point obtained very high-speed and was evaluated for mobility and flexibility as an antisubmarine force. The craft carried out tests in Puget Sound during 1963–1967. High Point was decommissioned in March 1975 from the US Navy and transferred to the United States Coast Guard on 4 April 1975 and commissioned as USCGC High Point (WMEH-1). The Coast Guard acquired the ship to evaluate hydrofoil characteristics for use in law enforcement, search and rescue and marine environmental protection missions. After a first round of tests in Puget Sound, she was transferred to San Francisco. While attempting to moor at Treasure Island Naval Base, the turbine exploded. The $300,000 cost of repair was not in the Coast Guard budget so she was again decommissioned 5 May 1975 and returned to the Navy. High Point was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register sometime in 1980. In 2002 she was purchased by a private owner intent on restoring the craft, but the effort did not succeed. In 2005 Terence Orme purchased High Point to save it from scrap. Currently docked at Tongue Point near Astoria, Oregon, volunteers were restoring the vessel as a future museum Although these efforts have since been abandoned. The vessel is currently for sale in Astoria, Oregon. References External links (2002 website of past owner) Category:Cold War patrol vessels of the United States Category:Boeing hydrofoils Category:United States Navy North Carolina-related ships Category:Ships built in Tacoma, Washington Category:Ships of the United States Coast Guard Category:1962 ships Category:Hydrofoils of the United States |
3,613 | Lentney Battery | Lentney Battery is a former 20th-century gun battery, built in 1905 as one of three 6-inch gun batteries to defend the Eastern approaches to Plymouth Sound, for the defence of the Royal Naval Dockyard at Devonport. It shared accommodation with the nearby Renney Battery. It was armed with two 6-inch Mark VII breechloading naval guns In 1914 a blockhouse and unclimbable fence was added. The battery was manned by the Devonshire royal Garrison Artillery. In 1930 the battery was disarmed, but later re-armed during the Second World War. After the Second World War the battery was used as one of the practice batteries for the Coast Artillery Training School. On the dissolution of coast artillery in the United Kingdom in 1956 the battery was disarmed. It was released by the military in 1991, and became Grade II listed the following year. References Bibliography External sources Victorian Forts data sheet on Lentney Battery Category:Forts in Devon Category:Military history of Devon Category:Coastal artillery Category:Artillery batteries |
3,614 | Ballina Shire | Ballina Shire is a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed on 1 January 1977 by the amalgamation of the Municipality of Ballina and Tintenbar Shire. The Shire is located adjacent to the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Highway. The Council seat is located in the town of Ballina. The population of the Ballina Shire area was 44,208 in June 2018. The Mayor of Ballina Shire Council is David Wright, an independent politician. Towns and localities Heritage listings The Ballina Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: High Conservation Value Old Growth forest Demographics At the 2011 census, there were people in the Ballina local government area, of these 48.0 per cent were male and 52.0 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1 per cent of the population, which was higher than the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The median age of people in the Ballina Shire area was 45 years, which was significantly higher than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 17.9 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.5 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 49.8 per cent were married and 14.1 per cent were either divorced or separated. Population growth in the Ballina Shira area between the 2001 census and the was 3.89 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 2.11 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78 per cent and 8.32 per cent respectively, population growth in the Ballina local government area was significantly lower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the Ballina Shire area was significantly lower than the national average. At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Ballina local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 85 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 60% of all residents in the Ballina nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census, which was significantly higher than the national average of 50.2 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Ballina local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (4.7 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (93.1 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent). Council Current composition and election method Ballina Shire Council is composed of ten Councillors, including the Mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is directly elected while the nine other Councillors are elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing three Councillors. The most recent election was held on 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the Council, |
3,615 | Elton Gissendanner | Elton Gissendanner (born November 8, 1927) is a politician and lawyer in the American state of Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1967 to 1968, representing the 107th district. From 1979 to 1987, he was executive director of the Florida Department of Natural Resources. References Category:1927 births Category:Living people Category:Members of the Florida House of Representatives |
3,616 | Monaragala Electoral District (1960–1989) | Monaragala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Monaragala in Monaragala District, Uva Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts. Monaragala electoral district was replaced by the Monaragala multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, Monaragala continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district. Members of Parliament Key Elections 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960: 1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960: 1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965: 1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970: 1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977: References Category:Former electoral districts of Sri Lanka Category:Politics of Monaragala District |
3,617 | Yuya Osako | is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Werder Bremen and the Japan national team as a forward. Club career 1860 Munich On 6 January 2014, Osako joined German side TSV 1860 Munich for the second half of the 2014–2015 season. He scored on his debut, the opener in a 1–1 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf. He finished the season with 6 goals in 15 appearances. 1. FC Köln In June 2014, Osako transferred to 1. FC Köln signing a three-year contract. It was reported Kashima Antlers received a transfer fee of €1.5 million while 1860 Munich earned €500,000. In October 2016, he agreed a contract extension until summer 2020 with Köln. On 28 April 2018, he played as Köln lost 3–2 to SC Freiburg which confirmed their relegation from the Bundesliga. Werder Bremen On 16 May 2018, it was announced that Osako would join Werder Bremen for the 2018–19 season. He scored on his debut on 19 August 2018, netting the first goal with a header in a 6–1 win against Wormatia Worms in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. In February 2019, he was voted the 2018 Japanese Footballer of the Year. International career In May 2018, he was named in Japan's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In the opening match against Colombia, he scored the second goal for Japan by a header, thus helping Japan become the first Asian team to beat a South American team in the World Cup history. He also appeared for Japan in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup hosted by the United Arab Emirates. He scored four goals to help them reach the final, where they eventually lost to Qatar, 1–3. Career statistics Club 1Includes AFC Champions League. 2Includes Japanese Super Cup and Suruga Bank Championship. International International goals Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first. Honours Kashima Antlers J.League Division 1: 2009 Emperor's Cup: 2010 J.League Cup: 2011, 2012 Japanese Super Cup: 2009, 2010 Suruga Bank Championship: 2012, 2013 Japan EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013 AFC Asian Cup Runner-up: 2019 Individual Japanese Footballer of the Year: 2018 J.League Cup MVP: 2011 J.League Cup top scorer: 2012 References External links Yuya Osako – Yahoo! Japan sports Sponichi Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Association football forwards Category:Association football people from Kagoshima Prefecture Category:Japanese footballers Category:Japan youth international footballers Category:Japan international footballers Category:J1 League players Category:Bundesliga players Category:2. Bundesliga players Category:Kashima Antlers players Category:TSV 1860 Munich players Category:1. FC Köln players Category:SV Werder Bremen players Category:2014 FIFA World Cup players Category:Japanese Footballer of the Year winners Category:Expatriate footballers in Germany Category:Japanese expatriates in Germany Category:2018 FIFA World Cup players Category:2019 AFC Asian Cup players |
3,618 | Spera, Khost Province | Spera (also spelt Sperah and Speyrah) is a village and the district center of Spera District, Khost Province, Afghanistan. It is located on at 1,790 m altitude. During the US occupation of Afghanistan, Sperah sat along a highly used smuggling route from Pakistan into Afghanistan. The area was known to harbor many ex-Taliban and Al Qaeda. Sperah is the location where United States Army Ranger Pat Tillman was fatally shot and killed by friendly fire. See also Khost Province References Category:Populated places in Khost Province |
3,619 | Bertie Williams | Albert "Bertie" Williams (4 March 1907 – 1968) was a Welsh footballer who played as an inside forward. He made over 210 Football League appearances in the years before the Second World War. Career Bertie Williams was born in Merthyr, and played for Merthyr Town. Alex Raisbeck signed Bertie Williams in August 1926 for Bristol City. He made his debut in the Second Division at inside right in a 3-1 win at South Shields on 24 December 1927. Williams made 14apps scoring 4gls in 1927-28. Bertie Williams made a single appearance for Wales v Northern Ireland in February 1930. Bertie Williams joined Sheffield United for £1,400 in January 1932. Honours with Sheffield United FA Cup runners up 1936 References Category:1907 births Category:1968 deaths Category:Footballers from Merthyr Tydfil Category:Welsh footballers Category:Association football forwards Category:English Football League players Category:Merthyr Town F.C. players Category:Sheffield United F.C. players Category:Bristol City F.C. players Category:Wales international footballers |
3,620 | Notebook | A notebook (also known as a notepad, writing pad, drawing pad, or legal pad) is a book or stack of paper pages that are often ruled and used for purposes such as recording notes or memoranda, other writing, drawing or scrapbooking. History Early history During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries notebooks, were often made by hand at home by drawing on them into gatherings that were then bound at a later date. The pages were blank and every notekeeper had to make ruled lines across the paper. Making and keeping notebooks was such an important information management technique that children learned how to do in school. Legal pad According to a legend, Thomas W. Holley of Holyoke, Massachusetts, invented the legal pad around the year 1888 when he innovated the idea to collect all the sortings, various sorts of sub-standard paper scraps from various factories, and stitch them together in order to sell them as pads at an affordable and fair price. In about 1900, the latter then evolved into the modern, traditionally yellow legal pad when a local judge requested for a margin to be drawn on the left side of the paper. This was the first legal pad. The only technical requirement for this type of stationery to be considered a true "legal pad" is that it must have margins of 1.25 inches (3.17 centimeters) from the left edge. Here, the margin, also known as down lines, is room used to write notes or comments. Legal pads usually have a gum binding at the top instead of a spiral or stitched binding. In 1902, J.A. Birchall of Birchalls, a Launceston, Tasmania, Australia-based stationery shop, decided that the cumbersome method of selling writing paper in folded stacks of "quires" (four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves) was inefficient. As a solution, he glued together a stack of halved sheets of paper, supported by a sheet of cardboard, creating what he called the "Silver City Writing Tablet". Binding and cover Principal types of binding are padding, perfect, spiral, comb, sewn, clasp, disc, and pressure, some of which can be combined. Binding methods can affect whether a notebook can lie flat when open and whether the pages are likely to remain attached. The cover material is usually distinct from the writing surface material, more durable, more decorative, and more firmly attached. It also is stiffer than the pages, even taken together. Cover materials should not contribute to damage or discomfort. It is frequently cheaper to purchase notebooks that are spiral-bound, meaning that a spiral of wire is looped through large perforations at the top or side of the page. Other bound notebooks are available that use glue to hold the pages together; this process is "padding." Today, it is common for pages in such notebooks to include a thin line of perforations that make it easier to tear out the page. Spiral-bound pages can be torn out, but frequently leave thin scraggly strips from the small amount of paper that is within the spiral, as well as an uneven |
3,621 | Murrough O'Brien | Murrough O'Brien may refer to: Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond (died 1551) Murrough O'Brien, 4th Baron Inchiquin (died 1597) Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin (c. 1618 – 1674) Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond (1726–1808) Morrough Parker O'Brien (1902-1988) |
3,622 | Daniel Cooper (motorcyclist) | Daniel Cooper is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from United Kingdom. Career statistics By season Races by year (key) References http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Daniel+Cooper Category:British motorcycle racers Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:125cc World Championship riders |
3,623 | Satyrium sylvinum | The Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinum) is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America, from British Columbia south-east to Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico and south through California to Baja California Norte. The wingspan is 25–30 mm. There are specimens with or without tails. The upperside is grey-brown or reddish with a blue sheen. The hindwings have a small orange patch at the lower edge. Females have a yellowish tinge. The underside is pale grey to white. There is a postmarginal band of small black dots. Some individuals may have only a few spots. There is also a yellow to red spot at the lower edge of the hindwing. Adults are on wing from May to August in one generation per year. They feed on the nectar of various flowers, including milkweed and Indian hemp. The larvae feed on the leaves of Salix species. The species overwinters as an egg. Subspecies Listed alphabetically. S. s. desertorum (Grinnell, 1917) (California) S. s. dryope (Edwards, 1870) (California) S. s. itys (Edwards, 1882) (Arizona) S. s. nootka Fisher, 1998 (British Columbia) S. s. megapallidum Austin, 1998 (Nevada) S. s. putnami (H. Edwards, 1877) (Utah) S. s. sylvinus (California) References External links Sylvan Hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada Category:Butterflies described in 1852 Category:Satyrium (butterfly) |
3,624 | Seat belt use rates by country | This is a table of seat belt use rates (percent) in various countries worldwide. Seat belt use rates metrics might be part of some safety process. See also Seat belt legislation Seat belt use rates in the United States References Category:International rankings Category:Automotive safety Category:Seat belts |
3,625 | Yenda | Yenda is a town in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located about east of Griffith, north-west of Narrandera, and west of Sydney in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area of southern New South Wales. Although most of the original 15-acre farms have been consolidated into large vineyards and most farmhouses have disappeared, farm roads are named after the original settlers. In 1940 Yenda had two clothing stores, two bakers, two butchers, two grocery stores, two barbers, one newsagency, one pharmacy, one cinema, one Greek restaurant and one bank but residents now do their shopping in nearby Griffith. At the , Yenda had a population of 1,503. The area forming part of Yenda is well covered by vineyards, which produce close to 70% of the wine for New South Wales. Also, there are rice paddies, fed by the irrigation system, orchards producing stone and citrus fruit, poultry farms and market gardens producing vegetables. Nearby is the Cocoparra National Park, containing waterfalls, gorges and bush walks and providing a home to over 150 species of birds. The Yenda railway station, opened in 1916, lies on the Temora–Roto railway line and is now closed. Yenda Post Office opened somewhat later on 1 July 1919. Gallery References External links Category:Towns in the Riverina |
3,626 | Arthur E. Wright | Arthur Edgar Wright (November 8, 1907 – May 19, 1977) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1966, originally for the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and later for its successor party, the New Democratic Party. The son of Arthur L. Wright and Mary Ruffles, Wright was born and educated in Winnipeg, and worked as a supervisor for the mechanical departure of the Canadian National Railway. In 1931, he married Pearl Rosina Clegg. Wright was chairman of the Public Works department in the city of West Kildonan from 1946 to 1954, and served as its mayor from 1954 to 1958. He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 provincial election, winning an easy victory in the north-end Winnipeg riding of Seven Oaks. He was returned by an equally significant margin the 1959 election, and fended off a more serious challenge from Progressive Conservative candidate Jack Chapman in the election of 1962. He did not run again in 1966. Wright died in Winnipeg at the age of 69 of cancer. There are currently Arthur E. Wright schools in California and Winnipeg. The Winnipeg school was named after Wright but the California school, in Las Virgenes Unified School District, was named after its founder, Arthur Edward Wright. References Category:1907 births Category:1977 deaths Category:Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs Category:20th-century Canadian politicians Category:New Democratic Party of Manitoba MLAs Category:Mayors of places in Manitoba |
3,627 | Oh My Love (disambiguation) | "Oh My Love" is a 1971 John Lennon song. Oh My Love may also refer to: "Oh My Love" (The Score song) (2015) Oh My Love (album), an album by Zard |
3,628 | Aurach am Hongar | Aurach am Hongar is a municipality in the district of Vöcklabruck in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Population References Category:Cities and towns in Vöcklabruck District |
3,629 | 2002 Oregon gubernatorial election | The 2002 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Oregon John Kitzhaber was unable to seek a third consecutive term as governor, therefore creating an open seat. To replace him, former Oregon Supreme Court Associate Justice Ted Kulongoski won a crowded and competitive Democratic primary, while former State Representative Kevin Mannix emerged from an equally competitive Republican primary. The campaign between Kulongoski and Mannix, who were joined by Libertarian nominee Tom Cox, was close and went down to the wire. Ultimately, Kulongoski eked out a narrow margin of victory over Mannix, which was slightly smaller than Cox's total vote share, allowing Kulongoski to win what would be the first of two terms as governor. Democratic primary Candidates Ted Kulongoski, former Oregon Supreme Court Associate Justice, former Attorney General of Oregon, nominee for governor in 1982 Jim Hill, former Oregon State Treasurer Bev Stein, chair of the Multnomah County Commission Campaign Kulongoski obtained the endorsement of labor unions and the backing of governor Kitzhaber. A poll before the election showed Kulongoski on 40% ahead of former State Treasurer Jim Hill on 23% and Bev Stein on 19%. Lesser known candidates standing in the Democratic primary included William Allen, campaigning on the belief that Oregon paid too much money to the federal government and should consider seceding, and Caleb Burns standing to reform Oregon's schools. Results Republican primary Candidates Kevin Mannix, former Oregon State Representative, 2000 Republican nominee for Attorney General of Oregon Jack Roberts, Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries Ron Saxton, former Chair of the Portland Public Schools Board W. Ames Curtright Robert Weidner, 1998 Constitution Party nominee for Governor of Oregon Lee R. Shindler Results General election Campaign Kulongoski focused on education, his support for gay rights and the Oregon Death with Dignity law. Mannix campaigned on his plans to cut taxes to stimulate the economy of Oregon and encouraging partnerships between businesses and colleges. Tom Cox for the Libertarian party and two write in candidates, Richard Alevizos and Gary Spanovich, also stood in the election. The departure of Kitzhaber, who had opposed plans to build a Columbia Gorge casino, was considered an opportunity for the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Tribes invested record amounts of money into Oregon politics in this race, including $40,000 supporting Kulongoski. Kulongoski did not take a position on the issue during the campaign, but later became a supporter of the plan. Kulongoski campaigned using a motor home and his many visits to bowling alleys became a trademark of his campaign. Early in the campaign Kulongoski held a large lead over Mannix in the polls but the gap narrowed as the election neared after Mannix put Kulongoski on the defensive. Mannix characterised Kulongoski as a strong tax and spender after he endorsed a proposed 313 million dollar income tax rise to avoid cuts in education and other areas. He also attacked Kulongoski for being soft on crime. A poll in October showed Kulongoski on 45%, only 4 percent ahead of Mannix on 41%. Mannix conceded the election on 6 November |
3,630 | Republic of China at the Olympics | The Republic of China (ROC) participated in its first Summer Olympics in 1932 under the name of China. After the Chinese Civil War the ROC retreated to the island of Taiwan, and only Taiwan-based athletes have competed on behalf of the country since then. The ROC protested the 1979 Nagoya Resolution by boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics; this continued until the ROC competed under the deliberately ambiguous name Chinese Taipei in the 1984 Winter Olympics. China also took part in the Opening Ceremony of the 1924 Summer Olympics, but its four athletes (all tennis players) withdrew from competition. Medal tables Medals by Summer Games The Nagoya Resolution Overview The Nagoya Resolution brought about the participation of the PRC in Olympic Games activities by designating that the Republic of China would be identified as Chinese Taipei and any identifying flag, anthem, or emblem used in Olympic activities would be without symbolism to show the existence of the ROC and demonstrate its sovereign nation status. A number of previous IOC actions enabled the IOC to include both the PRC and the ROC in Olympic activities despite the attempts by the former to argue that the ROC identity be as a subordinate branch of the PRC NOC. The PRC objected to the ROC NOC having that designation because it included the word "national", and the PRC did not recognize it as a nation. The solution to that issue was the IOC Charter provision that a country or nation designation could also include geographical area, district or territory. The 1997 revision of the IOC charter reinforced the legitimacy of some form of a ROC NOC being recognized, as the IOC Charter (Article 31.1) was clarified to define the term "country" as an independent state with international recognition. Also, a retroactive action to remove recognition of an existing NOC was prohibited by a 1996 IOC Session action.. Nevertheless, the PRC sought to equate the status of the ROC NOC with that of the Hong Kong NOC (in line with the PRC's assertion that neither Hong Kong nor Taiwan are independent states), and the IOC charter prohibited any subordinate territory from acting on its own without authority from its country's NOC. The ROC NOC reasserted its independent spirit by bidding for the 2010 Asian Games and the Olympic Games; both were rejected but the ROC bid for the World Games in Kaohsiung was accepted. It is interesting to understand that according to the policy that the PRC attempted to reinforce, Macau would have the right to an IOC-recognized NOC, but whilst the ROC and Hong Kong NOC's existed and were recognized previous to 1997, Macau's NOC has never been recognized by the IOC. The ROC NOC took the issue to a Swiss court and the case was dismissed." Resolution language: French and English versus Chinese The official use of French and English to compose the Nagoya Resolution made its translation in Chinese a quandary when it came to the 1990 Asian Games, as expressed by the IOC member from the PRC. He Zhenliang, said that the PRC had |
3,631 | Pradeep Rawat (actor) | Pradeep Rawat is an Indian actor. He is notable for playing villainous roles in Bollywood and South Indian films. Rawat's first appearance was in Mahabharat as Ashwatthama, Dronacharya's son. He appeared in the Yug as British police officer Marshal. He was in memorable roles in Bollywood films such as Sarfarosh as Sultan, in Lagaan as Deva, in Ghajini (2005) as Ram and Lakshman, and in its Hindi remake Ghajini (2008) as Ghajini Dharmatma. Rawat was introduced into Telugu cinema with hit film Sye. In Tamil films, his memorable hit was Ghajini where he appeared in a double role. Awards 2004: Winner, Filmfare Best Villain Award (Telugu) for 'Sye 2004: Winner, Santosham Best Villain Award for Sye 2004: Winner, Nandi Award for Best Villain for SyeFilmography Telugu Hindi Tamil Kannada Malayalam English Odia Bengali Bhojpuri Appearance on television Mahabharat (1988–90).... Ashwatthama (Credited as Pradeep Sarangi) Chandrakanta as Aiyaar Himmat Singh The Final Call Yug'' as British Police Officer Marshall References External links Category:Living people Category:Indian male film actors Category:20th-century Indian male actors Category:21st-century Indian male actors Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema Category:Male actors in Bengali cinema Category:Male actors in Bhojpuri cinema Category:Male actors in Odia cinema Category:Filmfare Awards South winners Category:Nandi Award winners Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
3,632 | List of political parties in Eswatini | This article lists political parties in Eswatini. The status of political parties in Eswatini is not clearly defined. Current parties African United Democratic Party (AUDP) Communist Party of Swaziland Inhlava Party (previously Inhlava Forum) Ngwane National Liberatory Congress (NNLC) Ngwane Socialist Revolutionary Party (NGWASOREP) Peoples' United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) Sive Siyinqaba National Movement Swaziland Democratic Party (SWADEPA) Swaziland National Front (SWANAFRO) Swaziland National Progressive Party (SNPP) Source: Historical parties Imbokodvo National Movement Inhlava Political Movement Sive Siyinqaba, Sibahle Sinje Political Movement Swaziland Communist Party (SWACOPA) Swaziland Democratic Front Umbane Movement See also Politics of Eswatini List of political parties by country References Swaziland Political parties Swaziland |
3,633 | Qaragol, Zanjan | Qaragol (, also Romanized as Qarāgol; also known as Qarah Āghol and Qarehqol) is a village in Anguran Rural District, Anguran District, Mahneshan County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 95, in 19 families. References Category:Populated places in Mahneshan County |
3,634 | Gadget Racers (2002 video game) | Gadget Racers (known in Japan as Choro Q HG 3) is a role-playing, racing game for the PlayStation 2. It is the sequel to Road Trip Adventure. It was also meant to be published in North America by Conspiracy Entertainment under the title Road Trip: Adventure Avenue but was cancelled. Gadget Racers has a 1 player story mode or a 2 player versus mode. In story mode the player drives around 4 map regions, competing in races which must be unlocked by collecting the required number of flags. The player encounters NPC cars who set various tasks which can be completed for rewards. It is possible to access and play mini games in the story. The player explores the various map regions to eventually discover how to reach the game's completion. [1] Starting At the start of the game the player is asked to enter the name, currency, favorite food, disliked food and favorite famous person. Then he starts in a garage with no money, a car body and no flags. The player starts in Grunge Garden which contains the simplest tasks and easiest races to get started on the story. NPCs and tasks As the player drives around they may talk to NPCs by driving up to them, honking their horn near them, or entering a building which contains them. There are several tasks provided by the inhabitants of each map region. These earn the player various rewards which can be helpful or even needed in order to progress on the story. In addition, NPCs may offer helpful advice, or benign greetings and comments. Map There four map regions called Grange Garden, Echo Forest, Scratch Mountain and Noise City. The four towns are linked by gates which have number of flags that is required to access them. Towns contain houses, shops, and various other buildings which can be entered by driving up to the door. Many of these contain tasks, minigames or other events. Car modifications Various parts may be bought to enhance the performance of the car or adapt it to the terrain of a race. These include tyre types and special modifications to increase speed or allow floating, for example. The appearance of the player's car can be modified using 'bodies' which are gained by winning races. Different horns can be obtained and applied to the car. Two player gameplay Once two controllers are inserted into the PS2, a two player option is available at the main menu. On two player mode there are a selection of seven races and a football mini game. The races are not identical to races encountered in story mode, but are composed of components of story races. In the football mini game you each play on a team with two NPCs and use your car to hit the ball. Completing the game The aim of the game, which is unknown at the start of the story, is to become the legendary 'meister'. This is accomplished by winning all the story races and finally defeating the current meister in a 1 versus 1 race. |
3,635 | Human rights in Paraguay | Technically speaking, Paraguayan law prohibits discrimination on grounds of gender, race, language, disability, or social status, but there is nonetheless widespread discrimination. Under Paraguayan law, freedom of speech and of the press are technically guaranteed. The news media are independent and theoretically free to criticize the government, although political officials often sue the media for libel in order to put an end to undesirable investigations. Journalists are also frequently “subjected to harassment, intimidation, and violence – primarily from drug trafficking gangs and criminal syndicates based in departments bordering Brazil – due to their reporting.” The government does not limit Internet access or academic freedom; freedom of assembly is restricted, with demonstrations allowed only at certain times and places. Paraguayans may move freely around the country, travel or move abroad, and move back to Paraguay. The country has accepted political refugees, mostly from Cuba. Elections are free and fair, although unregistered parties and independent candidates are not allowed to take part in national and departmental elections Women's rights Rape and domestic violence are major problems in Paraguay. Rape is punishable by up to 10 years, but police are often hesitant to make arrests. Domestic violence must be “habitual” to be considered criminal. Domestic-violence charges were often withdrawn owing to family pressure. Women technically enjoy equal rights but sexual discrimination, especially in employment and pay, is common and traditional. Paraguayan law requires that in party primaries at least 20 percent of the candidates in each party must be women. There are women serving at most levels of government. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women called on Paraguay in 2011 to conduct “awareness-raising and public educational campaigns...with a view to bring about changes in traditional attitudes associated with discriminatory gender roles in the family and in society at large.” It also suggested that the media and advertisers adopt a “code of conduct” with the goal of avoiding sexual stereotypes and preventing gender discrimination. The committee also called for more vigorous prosecution of perpetrators of violence against women and intensified efforts to raise awareness throughout Paraguay of the inappropriateness of such activity. It also urged Paraguay to set quotas to ensure increased participation by women in politics and diplomacy. The UN Human Rights Committee called on Paraguay in 2006 to “ensure that legislation protecting against gender discrimination is enforced and that the institutions created for that purpose are adequately financed for effective operation.” It also asked Paraguay “to ensure equal working conditions for men and women and to increase participation by women in all areas of public and private life.” As for Paraguay's “restrictive abortion laws,” the committee asked Paraguay to “take effective action to reduce infant and maternal mortality by, inter alia, revising its legislation on abortion ...and ensuring that contraceptives are available to the general public, especially in rural areas.” Migrants' rights The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families recommended in 2012 that Paraguay “strengthen its institutional structure for dealing with migration-related issues” and “establish a coordination mechanism with a view |
3,636 | Colin Doyle | Colin Doyle may refer to: Colin Doyle (footballer) (born 1985), Irish footballer Colin Doyle (lacrosse) (born 1977), Canadian lacrosse player |
3,637 | Artvin Çoruh University | Artvin Çoruh University (Turkish:Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi) is a university located in Artvin, Turkey. It was established in 2007. Affiliations The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association. References External links Official Website Category:Universities and colleges in Turkey Category:Educational institutions established in 2007 Category:State universities and colleges in Turkey Category:2007 establishments in Turkey Category:Artvin |
3,638 | Meir Javedanfar | Meir Javedanfar is an Iranian-born Jewish Israeli Middle East commentator. He left Iran in 1987, eight years after the Iranian Revolution and now lives in Israel. He worked as a foreign affairs commentator at BBC Persian. With Yossi Melman, he has co-authored The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the State of Iran. Javedanfar speaks Persian, Hebrew, English, Spanish, and Portuguese. References External links Meir Javedanfar Category:Living people Category:Iranian emigrants to Israel Category:Iranian Jews Category:Israeli Jews Category:Mizrahi Jews Category:Israeli radio journalists Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
3,639 | Pressure control | Pressure control (PC) is a mode of mechanical ventilation alone and a variable within other modes of mechanical ventilation. Pressure control is used to regulate pressures applied during mechanical ventilation. Air delivered into the patients lungs (breaths) are currently regulated by Volume Control or Pressure Control. In pressure controlled breaths a tidal volume achieved is based on how much volume can be delivered before the pressure control limit is reached. Uses Pressure control is used in any situation where pulmonary barotrauma may occur such as acute respiratory distress syndrome. Characteristics Type of breath — Only mandatory breaths are available to the patient in the pressure control mode in CMV. In PC-IMV the patient may breathe spontaneously but will get a pressure supported breath with PEEP rather than a mandatory breath. Triggering mechanism — The mandatory breaths in the pressure control mode are time triggered by a preset rate. Cycling mechanism — The mandatory breaths are time cycled by a preset inspiratory time. References Category:Mechanical ventilation |
3,640 | Langeron (surname) | Langeron is a commune in central France. People with the surname of Langeron include: Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron (1763–1831), French general in the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars Maurice Langeron (1874–1950), French mycologist, bryologist, and paleobotanist Teodor Andrault de Langeron ( 19th century), Russian official in Congress Poland; President of Warsaw See also Cape Langeron, Ukrainian promontory extending into the Gulf of Odessa |
3,641 | Xenophoridae | Xenophoridae, commonly called carrier shells, is a family of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha. According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Xenophoridae has no subfamilies. Distribution The Xenophorids live on sand and mud bottoms of the continental shelves and the continental slopes of the subtropical and tropical seas and range from very shallow water to depths of more than 1,400 meters. Shell description Xenophorids are unusual in that in many of the species the animal cements small stones or shells to the edge of the shell as it grows, thus the shells of those species are sometimes humorously referred to as "shell-collecting shells". The genus name Xenophora comes from two ancient Greek words and means "bearing (or carrying) foreigners". The shells are small to rather large (diameter of base without attachments 19–160 mm; height of shell 21–100 mm), depressed to conical, with narrow to wide, simple to spinose peripheral edge or flange separating spire from base. Aperture large, base broad, rather flattened, often umbilicate. Periostracum very thin or wanting. Protoconch depressed-conical, multispiral (in one species paucispiral). Teleoconch usually with foreign objects attached in spiral series to peripheral flange and, sometimes, remainder of dorsum, at least on early whorls. Operculum horny, yellowish to brown, nucleus lateral, with simple growth lamellae, sometimes with conspicuous radial striae or hollow radial ribs. Genera Genera within the family Xenophoridae include: Onustus Swainson, 1840 - synonyms: Trochotugurium Sacco, 1896; Tugurium Fischer in Kiener, 1879 Stellaria Möller, 1832 - synonym: Haliphoebus Fischer in Kiener, 1879; Xenophora (Stellaria) Schmidt, 1832 Xenophora Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 - type genus References External links Family: Xenophoridae (Carrier Shells) |
3,642 | Tingamarra | Tingamarra is an extinct genus of mammals from Australia. Its age, lifestyle, and relationships remain controversial. Discovery Tingamarra was discovered in 1987, when a single tooth was found at the Murgon fossil site in south-eastern Queensland. An ankle bone and an ear bone found at Murgon may also belong to this animal. Material Holotype: QMF20564, isolated right lower molar, probably an M2 or M3. Diagnosis 1. Non-twinned hypoconulid and entoconid. 2. Lack of a well developed buccal postcingulid. 3. Lack of anteroposteriorly compressed trigonid. 4. Broadly open trigonid. 5. Lingually situated paraconid that is also well anterior to the protoconid. Assumed lifestyle Tingamarra is believed to be a small (about 20 cm from head to tail) ground-dwelling mammal that ate insects and fruit. Scientific significance The age of Murgon fossils was determined as the early Eocene. If it is correct, then these fossils are the oldest Australian mammal ones. By the shape of the found tooth, Tingamarra was first classified as a condylarth. This is a primitive order of mammals which are ancestral to modern ungulates. If this interpretation is correct, Tingamarra appears to be the only land-based placental mammal to have arrived to Australia before about 8 million years ago. The only other native placental mammals in Australia are rodents and Dingos (which arrived here more recently), and bats (which presumably flew in). Most Australian mammals are marsupials instead. There were many cases in the past and present, when placental and marsupial mammals compete for resources, and placentals usually win. Before Tingamarra was found, there was no doubt that marsupials had done well in Australia only because for many millions of years they had no placentals to compete with. Thus the discovery of Tingamarra surprised scientists. However, both the age and placental nature of Tingamarra were subsequently challenged by other researchers. Woodburne et al. argued that: 1) the true age of Murgon fossil site is the late Oligocene, and 2) that indeed neither shape nor microstructure of the tooth do not allow to distinguish whether Tingamarra was marsupial or placental. Then Rose concluded that at present there is no undoubted evidence to change the established views. References Category:Condylarths Category:Eocene mammals Category:Prehistoric mammals of Australia Category:Fossil taxa described in 1992 |
3,643 | Mick Pikos | Mick Pikos (born 21 June 1954) is an Australian former wrestler who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics. References Category:1954 births Category:Living people Category:Greek emigrants to Australia Category:Olympic wrestlers of Australia Category:Wrestlers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Category:Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Category:Wrestlers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Category:Australian male sport wrestlers Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling |
3,644 | Donald M. Payne | Donald Milford Payne (July 16, 1934 – March 6, 2012) was an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for from 1989 to 2012. He was a member of the Democratic Party. The district encompasses most of the city of Newark, parts of Jersey City and Elizabeth, and some suburban communities in Essex and Union counties. He was the first African American to represent New Jersey in Congress. Early life, education, and early political career Payne was born in Newark and was a 1952 graduate of Barringer High School. He did his undergraduate studies at Seton Hall University, graduating in 1957. After graduating he pursued post-graduate studies in Springfield College in Massachusetts. Before being elected to Congress in 1988, Payne was an executive at Prudential Financial, Vice President of Urban Data Systems Inc., and a teacher in the Newark Public Schools. In 1970, Payne became the first black president of the National Council of YMCAs. From 1973 to 1981 he was Chairman of the World Y.M.C.A. Refugee and Rehabilitation Committee. Payne's political career began in 1972, when he was elected to the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, serving three terms. In 1978, Payne ran against, and came in third to, Peter Shapiro in the June primary selecting the Democratic candidate for the first Essex County Executive, with Sheriff John F. Cryan coming in second. In 1982, he was elected to the Newark Municipal Council and served three terms, resigning in 1988 shortly after his election to Congress. U.S. House of Representatives Elections Payne ran against U.S. Congressman Peter Rodino in the 1980 and 1986 Democratic primaries but lost both times. Rodino retired in 1988 after 40 years in Congress. Payne defeated fellow Municipal Councilman Ralph T. Grant Jr. in the Democratic primary, the real contest in this heavily Democratic, black-majority district. He was re-elected eleven times with no substantive opposition, never dropping below 75% of the vote. 1996 Results Don Payne (D) 84.16% Vanessa Williams (R) 14.62% Harley Tyler (NL) 0.79% Toni Jackson (SWP) 0.43% 1998 Results Don Payne (D) 84% William Wnuck (R) 11% 2000 Results Donald M. Payne (D) 87.5% Dirk B. Weber (R) 12.1% Maurice Williams (I) 0.4% In the 2002 general election, Payne was reelected with 84.5% of the vote, receiving a higher margin of the vote than in any other New Jersey Congressional race run that year. In 2004, the Republicans didn't even put up a candidate, and Payne was reelected with 97% of the vote, against Green Party candidate Toy-Ling Washington and Socialist Workers Party candidate Sara J. Lobman. In 2006, Payne was unopposed in the primary and general elections. In 2008, he won 99% of the vote against Green candidate Michael Taber. In 2010, Payne defeated little-known candidate Micheal Alonso. U.S. House of Representatives General elections Primary elections Tenure Payne's voting record was considered to have been the most consistently progressive of all New Jersey Congressmen at the time of his death. He was pro-choice and against the death penalty. He was a member, and former chair, of the Congressional Black Caucus and was |
3,645 | Codex Demidovianus | The Codex Demidovianus, designated by dem or 59 (in Beuron system), is a 13th-century Latin manuscript of the New Testament. The text, written on vellum, is a version of the old Latin. The manuscript contains the text of the New Testament (except Gospels). Description It contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Pauline epistles, Catholic epistles, and Book of Revelation. It contained Euthalian Apparatus to the Pauline epistles and commentary to the Apocalypse. In the 18th-century the manuscript belonged to a certain Paul Demidov Gregorovitch, then to his sons. The present location of the codex is unknown. It is certainly the Vulgate, with Old Latin readings in Acts, Catholic epistles and Pauline epistles. It was edited by Matthaei. See also List of New Testament Latin manuscripts References Further reading C. F. Matthaei, Novum Testamentum (Riga, 1782–1788), vol. IX, pp. XXX-XXXIII. Category:Old Latin New Testament manuscripts Category:13th-century biblical manuscripts Category:Lost biblical manuscripts |
3,646 | Hypselodoris nigrolineata | Hypselodoris nigrolineata is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. Distribution This nudibranch is found in the Indian Ocean off Kenya and Tanzania. Description Hypselodoris nigrolineata has a white-cream body and a bright purple mantle edge and foot. There are often black striated lines running longitudinally along its dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are orange. This species can reach a total length of at least 35 mm. It is similar in appearance to Hypselodoris maritima. References Category:Chromodorididae Category:Gastropods described in 1904 |
3,647 | Manitoba Highway 25 | Provincial Trunk Highway 25 (PTH 25) is a very short east-west highway that runs from PR 259 in Wheatland, east through Rivers and terminates at PTH 10 four miles north of Forrest. PTH 25 serves as the major route, via PTH 10, between Rivers and Brandon. The speed limit on this highway is 100 km/h. History PTH 25 was designated originally in 1928 from PTH 2 east of Carroll to Brandon. In 1929, it extended south to Boissevain, replacing PTH 20. In 1937, it extended south to the North Dakota border. In 1938, this route became part of PTH 10. PTH 25 was designated in 1953 along its current route. External links Manitoba Official Map - Southwest 025 |
3,648 | Audrey Jeffers Highway | The Audrey Jeffers Highway is a highway in Trinidad and Tobago. It runs west from Port of Spain to Cocorite. The highway runs from the Hasely Crawford Stadium to the Cocorite area parallel to Mucurapo Road and the Western Main Road in St. James. It is named in honour of Audrey Jeffers, a social worker and Trinidad and Tobago's first female Member of Parliament. Category:Roads in Trinidad and Tobago |
3,649 | Elijah's Church | Elijah's Church (Danish: Elias Kirke) is a Church of Denmark parish church located on Vesterbros Torv in the heart of the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Completed in 1908 and designed by Martin Nyrop, who has designed Copenhagen City Hall, it was the largest church to be built by the Copenhagen Church Foundation. History Elijah's Church is one of the many new churches built by the Copenhagen Church Foundation to accommodate the fast-growing population of the new districts of the city around the turn of the 20th century. When St. Matthew's was separated from Frederiksberg Parish in 1880, it had a population of 25,000 inhabitants but by the end of the century it had almost tripled to about 70,000. On 28 March 1898 the Church Foundation acquired the site on Vesterbro Torv, until then the site of a factory which produced timing belts, and Martin Nyrop was commissioned to design the new church. He had previously designed the new Copenhagen City Hall which was under construction at the old haymarket not far away. Construction costs were expected to amount to DKK 200,000 which were to be collected locally. Nyrop's proposal was published on 31 January 1900. The foundation stone was set on 8 April 1906, Palm Sunday, and the church was topped out on 16 December that same year. The church was consecrated on 17 May 1908. It was the fifth church to be built in Vesterbro and it remained the largest church ever built by the Church Foundation. The final construction costs amounted to DKK 317,050, including DKK 81,000 for the site, and the collection which had been raised in time for the inauguration. The church became a stronghold for the Church Association for the Inner Mission in Denmark in the capital. Architecture The church is built to a Neo-Romanesque design and integrated in the row of houses on the square. The twin towers which dominate the west-facing façade towards the square are inspired by Tveje Merløse and Fjenneslev Churches. Dressed in split sandstone laid in an irregular bond, the church has a rough facade which marked the beginning of a new era in Danish architecture. The portal is split in two by a trumeau as is often seen in French romanesque churches. The tympanum depicts the Ascension of Elijah. The portal is flanked by angels singing and playing musical instruments. All the decorations are the work of Rasmus Harboe. A broad steep flight of stairs leads to the main entrance. It contains a shed which was put at the disposal of the municipal park authority for wheelbarrows and other tools and materials. When Nyrop's design was first published, the City made a demand for DKK 700 in rent for the area of the square taken up by the stairs. The shed was a compromise. The stairs are clad in the same split sandstone from Nexø which covers the façade. It is decorated with carved sheaves. Interior Elijah's Church is a three nave church with a barrel vaulted choir which is raised eight steps up from the nave. The interior walls |
3,650 | Helga Margrét Ögmundsdóttir | Helga Margrét Ögmundsdóttir (born 1948) is a former professor at the University of Iceland. Personal life Helga Margrét Ögmundsdóttir was born in Reykjavik in 1948. Her father was Icelandic, and her mother was German. Helga's husband is Peter Holbrook, dentist and former professor, and they have two sons. Professional experience Helga graduated with a medical degree from the University of Iceland in 1975 and a PhD in immunology from the University of Edinburgh in 1979. After returning home in 1981 from studies and work in Edinburgh, she worked for the first few years in the Department of Virology at Landspitali University Hospital. Then, in 1987, the Icelandic Cancer Society appointed her to establish the Molecular and Cell Biology Research Laboratory, which she then directed along with Jórunn Erla Eyfjörð, molecular geneticist. The laboratory moved to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Iceland in 2008. It is now called the Cancer Research Laboratory. From 2001, Helga was a professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Iceland. She taught Icelandic medical students cell biology from 1986 until she stopped working in 2018. The last 20 years of her professional life, Helga focused on building up research training for master's and doctoral degrees at UI's Faculty of Medicine. During these years, the doctoral programme developed from being 1-3 dissertation defences per year to being well above 10 per year in 2018. Research Helga engaged in research and teaching, but she was also involved in diverse administrative work in cancer research and research-related graduate studies. Helga has been engaged in a variety of different research projects, starting from early research on innate immunity. With the move to the Icelandic Cancer Society breast cancer became the main subject, including studies on various aspects of cell biology and cytogenetics. She participated in international Biobank-based research on cancer causes. Furthermore, projects linking immunology and malignancy by studying the genetic and biological basis of malignancies affecting antibody-producing cells. Finally, in collaboration with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Kristín Ingólfsdóttir) and the Department of Chemistry, investigations on the effects of natural compounds (particularly lichen-derived and from marine invertebrates) and novel organometallic compounds on cancer cells. Awards In 1999, Helga received Iceland's Order of the Falcon for her scientific work and, in 2005, along with Jórunn Erla Eyfjörð, she was awarded the annual prize from the Ása Guðmundsdóttir Wright Memorial Fund. In addition, in 2018 on its centenary, the Icelandic Medical Association honoured Helga for her work in building up research-related studies in the Faculty of Medicine. The same year, a symposium was held in her honour on "Cancer Research and Quality in Graduate Studies". Other work Helga was on the Executive Committee of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) for 10 years. She was its secretary from 1998 to 2004 and is an honorary member of the association. She chaired the Science Committee of the University of Iceland from 2006 to 2011 and was the rector's representative on Selection Committees for appointments to Academic positions from 2008 to 2014. References Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:Alumni |
3,651 | Nemili block | The Nemili block is a revenue block in the Vellore district of Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 52 panchayat villages. References Category:Revenue blocks of Vellore district |
3,652 | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate, also known as triose phosphate or 3-phosphoglyceraldehyde and abbreviated as G3P, GA3P, GADP, GAP, TP, GALP or PGAL, is the metabolite that occurs as an intermediate in several central pathways of all organisms. With the chemical formula H(O)CCH(OH)CH2OPO32-, this anion is a monophosphate ester of glyceraldehyde. An intermediate in both glycolysis and gluconeogenesis Formation D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate is formed from the following three compounds in reversible reactions: Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (F1,6BP), catalyzed by aldolase. The numbering of the carbon atoms indicates the fate of the carbons according to their position in fructose 6-phosphate. Dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP), catalyzed by triose phosphate isomerase. 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate (1,3BPG), catalyzed by glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase. As a substrate To produce 1,3-bisphospho-D-glycerate in glycolysis. D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate is also of some importance since this is how glycerol (as DHAP) enters the glycolytic and gluconeogenic pathways. Furthermore, it is a participant in and a product of the pentose phosphate pathway. Interactive pathway map | An intermediate in photosynthesis During plant photosynthesis, 2 equivalents of glycerate 3-phosphate (GP; also known as 3-phosphoglycerate) are produced by the first step of the light-independent reactions when ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) and carbon dioxide are catalysed by the rubisco enzyme. The GP is converted to D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P) using the energy in ATP and the reducing power of NADPH as part of the Calvin cycle. This returns ADP, phosphate ions Pi, and NADP+ to the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis for their continued function. RuBP is regenerated for the Calvin cycle to continue. G3P is generally considered the prime end-product of photosynthesis and it can be used as an immediate food nutrient, combined and rearranged to form monosaccharide sugars, such as glucose, which can be transported to other cells, or packaged for storage as insoluble polysaccharides such as starch. Balance sheet 6 CO2 + 6 RuBP (+ energy from 12 ATP and 12 NADPH) →12 G3P (3-carbon) 10 G3P (+ energy from 6 ATP) → 6 RuBP (i.e. starting material regenerated) 2 G3P → glucose (6-carbon). In tryptophan biosynthesis Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate occurs as a byproduct in the biosynthesis pathway of tryptophan, an essential amino acid that cannot be produced by the human body. In thiamine biosynthesis Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate occurs as a reactant in the biosynthesis pathway of thiamine (Vitamin B1), another substance that cannot be produced by the human body References External links D-Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and the reactions and pathways it participates in, from the KEGG PATHWAY Database Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and the reactions and pathways it participates in, from the KEGG PATHWAY Database Category:Photosynthesis Category:Organophosphates Category:Phosphate esters |
3,653 | Branch and bound | Branch and bound (BB, B&B, or BnB) is an algorithm design paradigm for discrete and combinatorial optimization problems, as well as mathematical optimization. A branch-and-bound algorithm consists of a systematic enumeration of candidate solutions by means of state space search: the set of candidate solutions is thought of as forming a rooted tree with the full set at the root. The algorithm explores branches of this tree, which represent subsets of the solution set. Before enumerating the candidate solutions of a branch, the branch is checked against upper and lower estimated bounds on the optimal solution, and is discarded if it cannot produce a better solution than the best one found so far by the algorithm. The algorithm depends on efficient estimation of the lower and upper bounds of regions/branches of the search space. If no bounds are available, the algorithm degenerates to an exhaustive search. The method was first proposed by Ailsa Land and Alison Doig whilst carrying out research at the London School of Economics sponsored by British Petroleum in 1960 for discrete programming, and has become the most commonly used tool for solving NP-hard optimization problems. The name "branch and bound" first occurred in the work of Little et al. on the traveling salesman problem. Overview The goal of a branch-and-bound algorithm is to find a value that maximizes or minimizes the value of a real-valued function , called an objective function, among some set of admissible, or candidate solutions. The set is called the search space, or feasible region. The rest of this section assumes that minimization of is desired; this assumption comes without loss of generality, since one can find the maximum value of by finding the minimum of . A B&B algorithm operates according to two principles: It recursively splits the search space into smaller spaces, then minimizing on these smaller spaces; the splitting is called branching. Branching alone would amount to brute-force enumeration of candidate solutions and testing them all. To improve on the performance of brute-force search, a B&B algorithm keeps track of bounds on the minimum that it is trying to find, and uses these bounds to "prune" the search space, eliminating candidate solutions that it can prove will not contain an optimal solution. Turning these principles into a concrete algorithm for a specific optimization problem requires some kind of data structure that represents sets of candidate solutions. Such a representation is called an instance of the problem. Denote the set of candidate solutions of an instance by . The instance representation has to come with three operations: produces two or more instances that each represent a subset of . (Typically, the subsets are disjoint to prevent the algorithm from visiting the same candidate solution twice, but this is not required. However, the optimal solution among must be contained in at least one of the subsets.) computes a lower bound on the value of any candidate solution in the space represented by , that is, for all in . determines whether represents a single candidate solution. (Optionally, if it does not, the operation |
3,654 | Saint Maurus (disambiguation) | Saint Maurus may refer to: Saint Maurus, the first disciple of St. Benedict of Nursia Saint Maurus of Parentium, the first Bishop of Parentium and the patron saint of Poreč Saint Maurus of Pécs, the second Bishop of Pécs and the first known local prelate in the Kingdom of Hungary Victor Maurus, soldier martyred in Rome under Maximian (ca. 303) Maurus of Glanfeuil |
3,655 | Kolinbiné River | The Kolinbiné River is a river in West Africa. It arises in southern Mauritania and flows south, forming part of the international boundary between Mauritania and Mali. In Mali, it joins the Sénégal River 5 km upstream from the town of Kayes. The river flows through a number of shallow depressions that fill with water during the short rainy season (July to September). The largest of these is Lake Magui that extends for nearly 30 km in a north-south direction. The lake lies 55 km northeast of Kayes at . The river also fills Lake Doro which lies 34 km east-northeast of Kayes, just north of the RN1 highway at . References Category:Rivers of Mali Category:Rivers of Mauritania Category:International rivers of Africa Category:Mali–Mauritania border |
3,656 | Sulphur Springs, Crawford County, Indiana | Sulphur Springs is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Indiana, in the United States. Sulphur Springs was named for the mineral spa it once contained. References Category:Unincorporated communities in Crawford County, Indiana Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana |
3,657 | Candidates of the 2018 Lebanese general election | A total of 583 candidates contested the 2018 Lebanese general election, running on 77 lists. Candidates by electoral district Incumbent parliamentarians marked in bold italic. Beirut I (East Beirut) The Eastern first Beirut electoral district covers 4 quartiers (neighbourhoods) of the Lebanese capital: Achrafieh, Saifi, Rmeil and Medawar. The area is predominately Christian; the largest community in the Beirut I electorate are Armenian Orthodox (28.33%). 19.2% are Greek Orthodox, 13.19% Maronite, 9.8% Greek Catholic, 9.76% Sunni, 5.57% Armenian Catholic, 3.95% Syriac Catholic, 3% Latin Catholics, 1.97% other Minorities groups, 2.88% Evangelicals, 1.99% Shia and 0.37% Druze or Alawite. In first Beirut electoral district 5 lists were registered. After the split between the Future Movement and the Lebanese Forces, a joint list of the Free Patriotic Movement, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Tashnaq) and the Hunchaks was conceived ("Strong Beirut I") supported by the Future Movement. The Future Movement itself, however, stayed aloof from fielding candidates. The Lebanese Forces, together with the Kataeb Party, Ramgavars and Michel Pharaon, and with support from Antoun Sehnaoui, fielded their list under the label "Beirut I". Michelle Tueni fielded a third list, "We Are Beirut", being joined by incumbent Future MP Serge Torsarkissian. For the Minorities seat the FPM fielded a Syriac Orthodox candidate, former Brigadier General Antoine Pano, whilst the Tueni list includes Latin Catholic candidate Rafic Bazerji, an independent from a family historically close to the National Liberal Party. Beirut II (West Beirut) The Western second Beirut electoral district covers 8 quartiers (neighbourhoods) of the Lebanese capital: Ain El Mreisseh, Bachoura, Mazraa, Minet El Hosn, Moussaitbeh, Port, Ras Beirut and Zuqaq al-Blat. The electorate is predominately Sunni (62.1%). 20.6% are Shia, 5% Greek Orthodox, 3.41% Minorities, 1.86% Maronite, 1.65% Armenian Orthodox, 1.63% Greek Catholic, 1.55% Druze, 1.31% Jews, 0.81% Evangelical (Protestant) and 0.03% Alawite. In second Beirut electoral district 9 lists were registered. In the 2009 election, the Future Movement had won the election in West Beirut. But this time, a number of lists seeks to challenge the Future dominance over the Sunni electorate, "Beirut al-Watan" (alliance of al-Jamaa al-Islamiah and Al Liwaa newspaper editor Salah Salam), "Beiruti Opposition" (fielded by Ashraf Rifi), "Lebnan Herzen", "We are All Beirut" and "Dignity of Beirut" (led by former judge Khaled Hammoud). The erstwhile March 8 bloc split into two lists. Hezbollah, Amal, Al-Ahbash and the Free Patriotic Movement fielded the "Unity of Beirut" list, whilst the People's Movement and Al-Mourabitoun fielded the "Voice of the People" list. Omar Ghandour, candidate of the Islamic Action Front, prominent businessman and former president of the Nejmeh Sporting Club, was named president of "Unity of Beirut" list. The SSNP faction of Ali Haidar fielded a candidate on the "Voice of the People" list. Naamat Badruddin, also on the "Voice of the People" list was a leader during the 2015 trash protest movement. Under the previous electoral law the Future Movement could easily win landslides in West Beirut. But under the new electoral law analysts argued that the Future Movement could lose a number of seats. Apart from the Hezbollah-Amal-FPM list (expected to |
3,658 | Caleb Green | Master sergeant Caleb Bernard Green III is a solo vocalist with the United States Army Band. An accomplished performer, particularly of the US national anthem, Green is often called upon to sing at important sporting events, diplomatic functions and military ceremonies. Green and former military member, Bob McDonald are the primary national anthem singers for the Washington Capitals. His most notable anthem performance was at the 2009 "We Are One" presidential inauguration concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.. Prior to this his most notable outing was onstage in the TNT production "Christmas in Washington 2008", in which he sang "O Holy Night". He is also a member of Voices of Service, an accapalla group formed by him and three other military members to provide music therapy to ex-military with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Currently the group is into the semifinals of America's Got Talent, season 14 for a shot to win 1 million dollars and to headline a Las Vegas show. References External links Bio at usarmyband.com Category:1965 births Category:American male singers Category:American singers Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Hampton, Virginia Category:United States Army soldiers |
3,659 | Masters of Sex (book) | Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love is a 2009 biography by Thomas Maier. The book chronicles the early lives and work of two American sexologists, Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson, who studied human sexuality from 1957 to the 1990s. The 2013 Showtime television series Masters of Sex, starring Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan, is based on the book. Reception The book had a positive reception. Debby Applegate described the biography as "a terrific book about the unlikely couple who touched off the sexual revolution. More than a biography, this is an intimate history of sex in the twentieth century." The New York Times commended Maier's writing style and sense of humor. The Chicago Tribune named it as one of their favorite non-fiction books of 2009. References Category:2009 non-fiction books Category:American biographies Category:Basic Books books Category:English-language books Category:Sexology |
3,660 | List of The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episodes | The following is an episode list for The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. The series is based on the Marvel Comics superhero team, the Avengers. A 20 part micro-series focusing on each hero's backstory debuted on September 22, 2010 on Disney XD. The series premiered on Disney XD in the United States on October 20, 2010. The second season premiered on April 1, 2012. Series overview {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Season ! rowspan="2" |Episodes ! colspan="2" |Originally aired |- ! First aired ! Last aired |- | style="background:#b8860b;"| | Micro-series | 20 | | |- | style="background:#ff5f5c;"| | 1 | 26 | | |- | style="background:#6f98d2;"| | 2 | 26 | | |} Episodes Micro-series (2010) A micro-series, consisting of five-and-a-half-minute "micro-episodes" created from footage from season-one episodes, premiered online and on Disney XD on September 22, 2010. Series supervising producer Josh Fine said the goal was to "let us explore the individual members of the team in their own ongoing adventures ... do a lot of character development and set the stage for the rest of the season". The last micro-episode aired online on October 11, 2010 and on Disney XD on October 15, 2010. Season 1 (2010–11) The first season premiered on October 20, 2010 with the two-part episode "Breakout", continuing on from the events of the online micro-series. This move meant that the series did not air on television in chronological story order; the broadcast of "Breakout" was followed by the episodes "Iron Man is Born", "Thor the Mighty", "Hulk Versus the World", "Meet Captain America", and "The Man in the Ant Hill", each one a compilation of four micro-series episodes, which all take place before "Breakout". The series took a hiatus after "The Kang Dynasty" and returned on May 15, 2011 in the United States. The series was broadcast around the world and released on DVD in the correct chronological story order (production order). The season finale debuted in Australia on April 12, 2011, then aired on June 26, 2011 in the United States. The first half of Season 1 was released on home video on April 26, 2011, and the second half was released on October 25, 2011. Season 2 (2012–13) Marvel Animation and Disney XD later confirmed a second season of the series. The first episode was publicly shown at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con in June 2011 and again at New York Comic-Con in October 2011 before its television broadcast. References Category:Lists of Marvel Comics animated series episodes Category:Lists of American children's animated television series episodes Category:Avengers (comics) lists Episodes |
3,661 | Historical Iranian Navy vessels | Destroyers Damavand (ex-Artemiz) (1966-199?), used to be the British ; it was sold to Iran in 1966 and retired in the early 1990s. Babr, used to be the American (1973–1994), it was sold to Iran in 1973 and has been non-operational since 1994. Palang, used to be the American (1972–199?), it was sold to Iran in 1972 and retired in the 1990s. Frigates Iranian frigate Sahand (1971–1988): Sunk by U.S. warships and aircraft in 1988 in U.S. Operation Praying Mantis. Corvettes Iranian Corvette Milanian, used to be the American PF-105, In service Iranian Corvette Kahnamuie, used to be the American PF-106, In service Minelayers Iran Ajr (1978–1987): Seized and scuttled by U.S. Navy SEALs in the 1987 U.S. Operation Prime Chance. Gun Boats Babr gunboat (1932–1941): Sunk by HMAS Yarra on 25 August 1941 in Khorramshahr. Palang gunboat (1932–1941): Sunk by HMS Shoreham on 25 August 1941 in Abadan. Paykan gunboat (1978–1980) : Sunk in Operation Morvarid on 29 November 1980 by Iraqi forces. Joshan gunboat (1978–1988) : Sunk in Operation Praying Mantis on 18 April 1988 by US forces. Further reading References Category:Naval ships of Iran Category:Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
3,662 | Martin Eidelberg | Martin P. Eidelberg (born January 30, 1941) is an American professor emeritus of art history at Rutgers University and an expert on ceramics and Tiffany glass. He is noted for discovering that many floral Tiffany lamp designs were not personally made by Louis Comfort Tiffany, but by an underpaid and unrecognized woman designer named Clara Driscoll. Career A native of New York, Eidelberg attended Columbia University, where he graduated cum laude in 1961. He then attended Princeton University, where he studied art history. He received his Ph.D. in 1965 with a thesis titled "Watteau’s Drawings, Their Use and Significance". He taught at Rutgers University from 1964 until his retirement in 2002. Eidelberg found a series of letters that Clara Driscoll had written to her mother and sisters, which led to new research about the famous Tiffany lamps. Eidelberg was quoted in 2007 in The New York Times as saying "I think Tiffany would have died" if information had leaked out that Driscoll was the real designer of the famous lamps. Eidelberg's discovery led to an exhibition at the New-York Historical Society, which garnered intense media attention. The evidence arrived at the conclusion that Driscoll was the secret creative force behind design of the famous Tiffany lamps. The letters ultimately offered a new inside view of the workings of the studios. Driscoll had been paid only $35 per week which was "good money" at the turn of the century, but small compared to the value of the lamps today. The Driscoll letters revealed the "inner workings of Tiffany Studios" and exposed more about the practice of gender segregation at the Tiffany firm. Relations between the unionized men and the women were "not always friendly. Women had to leave if they married and company literature refused to acknowledge designers other than Tiffany himself played a role in the artistic glasswork. Eidelberg's detective work led to a well-publicized exhibit called A New Light on Tiffany which revealed "a new understanding of the techniques and procedures used to produce the extraordinary objects that made Tiffany such an exalted name in American design." In 1987, Eidelberg wrote what one reviewer called a "handsome, graphically arresting catalogue" entitled From Our Native Clay which traces the history of the art-pottery movement. In 1989, he curated a show on George E. Ohr, a "wizard at the potter's wheel who made witty, frequently erotic paper-thin vessels in Biloxi, Miss.." He studied Antoine Watteau and eighteenth-century French painting. He has also written about artisans such as William H. Grueby, Artus van Briggle, Adelaide Alsop Robineau, S. Bing, and Edward Colonna. In 2009, Eidelberg was Professor Emeritus of Art History at Rutgers University. In 2010, he co-curated the exhibition "Die Jugend der Moderne-Jugendstil und Art Nouveau aus Muenchner Privatbesitz" in the Museum Villa Stuck in Munich, Germany Works The Arts and Crafts Movement in America, 1876-1916 Masterworks of Louis Comfort Tiffany (1989) Behind the Scenes of Tiffany Glassmaking (2001) The Lamps of Louis C. Tiffany (2005) A New light on Tiffany, Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls (2007) Tiffany Favrile Glass and the |
3,663 | Garhjat Hills | The Garhjat Hills is a mountain range formed by a series low lying hills, plateaux, ridges and meadows that stretch into Odisha from the Utkal Plains in the Chotanagpur region of Jharkhand and the Chhattisgarh Plains. The range, also known as the Odisha Highlands, runs in a north east to south west direction for about 382 km along the Odisha coast, covering 76,800 km2. The range rises abruptly and steeply in the east and slopes gently to a dissected plateau in the west running from north-west (Mayurbhanj) to south-west (Malkangiri). The whole area is also marked by intermontane basins which cut across the region in a number of broad and narrow river valleys and flood plains. The average height of the range is about 900 metres above mean sea level. Etymology and History Geographically the Garhjat Range is a northward prolongation of the Eastern Ghats. It derives its name from the Persian term for 'fort', garh. The region was named by the Mughals who conquered Odisha under Akbar. Under the Marathas too Odisha was divided into the Mughalbandhi and Garhjat provinces and the latter was ruled by 24 vassal chiefs who paid tribute to the Marathas. These states, the Orissa Tributary States, later came to be known as the Garhjat states or the Garhjats because they were located in the region of the range. These hills cover the present day districts of Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Baragarh, Angul and Kendujhar in northern Odisha. Rourkela in Sundargarh district is a major industrial town. Geology The Garhjat hills are bounded by the Chotanagpur Plateau in the north, the Utkal plains in the east, the Mahanadi basin or the Chhattisgarh plains in the west and the Eastern Ghats to the south. Geologically, the region comprises crystalline rocks such as granites and gneisses that belong to the Archaean period. The Talcher, Barakar and Kamathi series of rocks containing shales and sandstones occur in the Sambalpur and Dhei districts. Drainage The northern Garhjat hills are a part of the Chotanagpur plateau while the southern part is an extension of the Eastern Ghats and can be divided into three - the northern uplands, the Mahanadi valley, and the south-western hills. The important rivers that drain the Garhjat hills are the Brahmani, the Mahanadi, the Baitarani and the Subarnarekha. The Odisha Highlands are densely forested with tropical semi-evergreen and tropical dry and moist deciduous forests. The Scheduled Tribes account for as much as 37% of the regions population and the Gonds are a major tribal group of this region. Malaria is a major public health concern in these hills. Major Peaks Some of the important peaks of the Garhjat Hills include the Malayagiri, Manakamacha and Meghasani. The Mahanadi river bisects these hills and to its south, the hills tend to gain elevation. The highest peak to the south is the Mahendragiri in Gajapati district. References Category:Mountain ranges of India Category:Hills of Jharkhand Category:Hills of Odisha Category:Eastern Ghats Category:Odisha semi-evergreen forests |
3,664 | 2011 Singapore Women's Tennis Exhibition | Following are the results of the 2011 Singapore Women's Tennis Exhibition, a women's exhibition tennis tournament organized at the end of each season. Players Anabel Medina Garrigues had withdrawn and tournament organisers wished to find a top 10 player to replace her, and being unable to do so, contacted Medina Garrigues and was reconfirmed. All the players, except for Pennetta, competed in an end-of-year event. Withdrawn players Head to head Below are the head-to-head records as they approached the tournament. Draw Category:Tennis in Singapore Singapore Women's Exhibition Women's Tennis Exhibition |
3,665 | Hamud-e Asi | Hamud-e Asi (, also Romanized as Ḩamūd-e ‘Āşī and Ḩamūd ‘Āşī; also known as Abr Fūsh) is a village in Bostan Rural District, Bostan District, Dasht-e Azadegan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 129, in 18 families. References Category:Populated places in Dasht-e Azadegan County |
3,666 | Puey Quiñones | Rodolfo 'Puey' Quiñones Jr. (more commonly known as Puey Quiñones) is a Filipino fashion designer and is currently based in Los Angeles, California. He is the featured designer mentor in the 2002 award-winning documentary, The World's Most Fashionable Prison. Early life and education Puey was born on February 28, 1980, in Bobon, Northern Samar. He is a son of a policeman and a Biology teacher. He recalled that as a young child he had dreamt of always being on center stage. After three years of studying Political Science at the University of Eastern Philippines, he left the island of Samar to go to Manila. Career Puey's interest in fashion started when he was in high school back in the scenic town of Bobon and was inspired by his neighbor Dennis Lustico, who was a fashion designer based in Manila. He had an idea of becoming a designer himself but thought it would be impossible for him to achieve. “I once thought that in order to become a designer, you have to come from a rich family and study fashion design abroad,” he said. In 1999, Puey decided to move to Manila to work as an all-around assistant in Lustico's atelier. In the early hours he would sew buttons and do the hems and once everyone leaves he would start doing sketches which he would leave at the table of Dennis with the hope that one day the designer would take notice of his designing skills. Under the mentorship of Dennis Lustico, Puey learned all the technical skills of becoming a great fashion designer. Eventually, the Lustico recommended Puey to Bergamo. At Bergamo, Puey designed embroideries for the Barong Tagalog and new cuts for suits in Piña material, innovating the traditional Filipino suit. But his big break came in 2002 when he became a finalist at The Philippines Young Designers Competition for Paris. It was through this competition that he would find his first client, Filipino politician, philanthropist, and socialite, TingTing Cojuangco. That same year, Lulu Tan-Gan, another famed Filipino designer, took Puey under her wings. It was through Lulu's leadership that Puey would learn the business aspect of running a fashion house. She taught him the value of discipline in an industry that people would often regard as whimsical. Finally, in 2013, he opened his atelier at The Bel Air in Makati City, Philippines. His clientele grew, and his name catapulted in the center of the Philippine fashion scene. He put up numerous successful and well-attended shows in the Philippines, like his first solo show in 2005, Swell, where he presented a sold-out 30-piece collection made of Koryo silk (a local weave in the Philippines). Puey was one of the mentor/designer competitors for MEGA's Young Designers Competition All-Stars (2012), alongside Chris Diaz, Jeffrey Rogador, and John and Paul Herrera. In 2013, he migrated to Los Angeles, California to start his fashion designing career anew. Puey was one of the featured designers for the historic J Summer Fashion Show, produced by Jessica Minh Ahn, held at the top floor of the One World |
3,667 | Yin Prefecture | Yinzhou or Yin Prefecture (銀州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Hengshan County, Shaanxi, China. It existed (intermittently) from 563 to 1106. In the 10th- and 11th-centuries it was mostly controlled by the Tangut people as part of Western Xia (1038–1227) or its precursor, the Dingnan Jiedushi. In 1081 it became territory of the Song dynasty. Geography The administrative region of Yinzhou during the Northern Zhou is in modern Shaanxi. It probably includes parts of modern: Under the administration of Yulin: Hengshan County Mizhi County Jia County References Category:Prefectures of the Sui dynasty Category:Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Category:Prefectures of the Song dynasty Category:Prefectures of Western Xia Category:Prefectures of Northern Zhou Category:Former prefectures in Shaanxi |
3,668 | The Problems of Philosophy | The Problems of Philosophy is a 1912 book by the philosopher Bertrand Russell, in which the author attempts to create a brief and accessible guide to the problems of philosophy. Focusing on problems he believes will provoke positive and constructive discussion, Russell concentrates on knowledge rather than metaphysics: If it is uncertain that external objects exist, how can we then have knowledge of them but by probability. There is no reason to doubt the existence of external objects simply because of sense data. Russell guides the reader through his famous 1910 distinction between knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge by description and introduces important theories of Plato, Aristotle, René Descartes, David Hume, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and others to lay the foundation for philosophical inquiry by general readers and scholars alike. External links Online Text of The Problems of Philosophy Category:1912 non-fiction books Category:Books by Bertrand Russell Category:English-language books Category:English non-fiction books |
3,669 | 2009 BMW Ljubljana Open – Doubles | Juan Pablo Brzezicki and Mariano Hood were the defending champions; however, they didn't start this year. British pair Jamie Delgado and Jamie Murray won this tournament, after their won against Stéphane Robert and Simone Vagnozzi 6–3, 6–3 in the final match. Seeds Draw Draw References Doubles Draw BMW Ljubljana Open - Doubles |
3,670 | Paula (given name) | Paula is a common female given name (from Latin Paulus, petite). It is used in German, English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Latvian, and Croatian languages. Notable people with this name include: Saint Paula (347–404), saint and follower of St Jerome Paula Abdul (born 1962), American pop singer and television personality Paula Acker (1913–1989), German correspondent, journalist, communist activist Paula Barker, British Labour politician Paula Berry (born 1969), American javelin thrower Paula Byrne (born 1967), English author Paula Cole (born 1968), American singer-songwriter Paula Creamer (born 1986), American golfer Paula Nicho Cumez (born 1955), Mayan-Guatemalan artist Paula Davis (born 1973), American state legislator Paula DeAnda (born 1989), American R&B singer Paula Deen (born 1947), American cook, restaurateur, writer, and TV personality Paula Dei Mansi (d. 1288), Italian scribe Paula Echevarría (born 1977), Spanish model and actress Paula Fernandes (born 1984), Brazilian singer Paula Forteza (born 1986), French politician Paula Fudge (born 1952), English long-distance runner Paula Green (poet) (born 1955), New Zealand poet and children's author Paula Gunn Allen (1939–2008), Native American author and activist Paula Hawkins (1927–2009), American politician Paula Hertwig (1889–1983), German biologist, politician Paula Kelley (born 1970), American indie singer-songwriter Paula Kelly (actress) (1943–2020), American actress and dancer Paula Kelly (singer) (1919–1992), American big band singer Paula Nickolds (born 1973), British businesswoman Paula Patton (born 1975), American actress Paula Poundstone (born 1959), American comedian Paula Radcliffe (born 1973), English long distance runner and Olympian Paula Rego (born 1935), Portuguese painter and visual artist Paula Roberson, American biostatistician Paula Scher (born 1948), American artist Paula Seling (born 1978), Romanian singer Paula Taylor (born 1983) Thai actress and model Paula Thebert (born 1968), known as Lacey Wildd, American model Paula Tsui (born 1956), Hong Kong singer Paula Weishoff (born 1962), American volleyball player Paula White (born 1966), American pastor and televangelist Paula Wilcox (born 1949), English actress Paula Vicente (1519-1576), Portuguese artist, musician and writer Paula Yates (1959–2000), English television presenter Paula Zahn (born 1956), American newscaster In fiction Doctor Paula Hutchison, a character from the animated series Rocko's Modern Life Paula Jones, a lead character in the Super Nintendo videogame, EarthBound See also Paul (name) Paula (disambiguation) Paulina (name) Pauline (given name) Paola (given name) References Category:English feminine given names Category:German feminine given names Category:Finnish feminine given names Category:Spanish feminine given names Category:Portuguese feminine given names Category:Romanian feminine given names Category:Hungarian feminine given names Category:Polish feminine given names Category:Dutch feminine given names Category:Swedish feminine given names Category:Norwegian feminine given names Category:Danish feminine given names Category:Croatian feminine given names Category:Latin feminine given names |
3,671 | Challenge coin | A challenge coin may be a small coin or medallion, bearing an organization’s insignia or emblem and carried by the organization’s members. Traditionally, they might be given to prove membership when challenged and to enhance morale. In addition, they are also collected by service members and law enforcement personnel. Modern challenge coins are made in a variety of sizes and are often made using popular culture references to include superheroes and other well known characters in a way that creates a parody. Historically, challenge coins were presented by unit commanders in recognition of special achievement by a member of the unit. They are also exchanged in recognition of visits to an organization. Modern day challenge coins feature popular culture attributes. Origins There are several stories detailing the origins of the challenge coin. The Roman Empire rewarded soldiers by presenting them with coins to recognize their achievements. Challenge coins were also known as "Portrait Medals" during the Renaissance, and were often used to commemorate specific events involving royalty, nobility, or other types of well-to-do individuals. The medals would be given as gifts or awards, and people also exchanged them with friends and associates. The most common format was for one side to depict the patron while the other showed something that represented that individual's family, house, lineage, and/or seal. According to the most common story, challenge coins originated during World War I. Before the entry of the United States into the war in 1917 American volunteers from all parts of the country filled the newly formed flying squadrons. Some were wealthy scions attending colleges such as Yale and Harvard who quit in mid-term to join the war. In one squadron, a wealthy lieutenant ordered medallions struck in solid bronze and presented them to his unit. One young pilot placed the medallion in a small leather pouch that he wore about his neck. Shortly after acquiring the medallion, the pilot's aircraft was severely damaged by ground fire. He was forced to land behind enemy lines and was immediately captured by a German patrol. In order to discourage his escape, the Germans took all of his personal identification except for the small leather pouch around his neck. In the meantime, he was taken to a small French town near the front. Taking advantage of a bombardment that night, he escaped. However, he was without personal identification. He succeeded in avoiding German patrols by donning civilian attire and reached the front lines. With great difficulty, he crossed no-man's land. Eventually, he stumbled onto a French outpost. Saboteurs had plagued the French in the sector. They sometimes masqueraded as civilians and wore civilian clothes. Not recognizing the young pilot's American accent, the French thought him to be a saboteur and made ready to execute him. He had no identification to prove his allegiance, but he did have his leather pouch containing the medallion. He showed the medallion to his would-be executioners and one of his French captors recognized the squadron insignia on the medallion. They delayed his execution long enough for him to confirm his identity. Instead |
3,672 | USS Mistletoe (WAGL-237) | The third USS Mistletoe, originally designed for duty with the Lighthouse Service as a buoy tender, was built in 1939 by the Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Company, Duluth, Minnesota. As the Lighthouse Service became part of the U.S. Coast Guard in 1939, Mistletoe commissioned as a Coast Guard coastal buoy tender. Service history Mistletoe's prewar operations were out of Gloucester, New Jersey and Portsmouth, Virginia. She transferred to the U.S. Navy 1 November 1941 in accordance with Executive Order 8929. Until 1 January 1946 she served as a coastal buoy tender in the Hampton Roads area. Executive Order No. 9666 dated 28 December 1945 returned Mistletoe to the Treasury Department. In 1966 she was redesignated WLM‑237. She continued coastal buoy tender operations out of Gloucester City and Portsmouth into 1969. References Category:World War II auxiliary ships of the United States Category:1939 ships Category:Tenders of the United States Navy Category:Ships built in Duluth, Minnesota |
3,673 | Bux (surname) | Bux is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Danielle Bux, British actress and model Karim Bux, Indian wrestler Karlheinz Bux, German artist Ishaq Bux (1917–2000), Indian actor Kuda Bux (1905–1981), Pakistani mystic Luciano Bux (1936–2014), Italian Roman Catholic bishop Madar Bux (1907–1967), Bengali politician Miran Bux (1907–1991), Pakistani cricketer Pir Ilahi Bux (1890–1975), Pakistani politician Fictional characters Bastian Balthazar Bux, from The Neverending Story Category:Urdu-language surnames Category:Pakistani names |
3,674 | Óscar Serrano | Óscar Serrano may refer to: Óscar Serrano (athlete) (born 1973), Paralympic athlete from Spain Óscar Serrano (tennis) (born 1978), former Spanish tennis player Óscar Serrano (footballer) (born 1981), Spanish footballer Oscar Serrano (Artist) (born 1989), American DJ |
3,675 | Firth of Tay (Antarctica) | Firth of Tay () is a sound or firth, long and wide, extending in a northwest–southeast direction between the northeast side of Dundee Island and the east portion of Joinville Island. It merges to the northwest with Active Sound with which it completes the separation of Dundee and Joinville Islands. It was discovered in 1892–93 by Captain Thomas Robertson of the Dundee whaling expedition and named by him after the Firth of Tay of Scotland. See also Active Reef References Category:Sounds of Graham Land Category:Landforms of the Joinville Island group |
3,676 | Farsta Strand railway station | Farsta Strand is a railway station on the Nynäshamn line run by Stockholm commuter rail. It's connected to Farsta strand metro station for the metro green line 18 terminus. Category:Railway stations in Sweden Category:Railway stations opened in 1901 |
3,677 | Bernard Trevisan | Bernard Trevisan (Bernard of Treviso, Bernardus Trevisanus) was a fictional Italian alchemist who lived from 1406-1490. His biography has been composed by editors and commentators of alchemical texts from the 16th century. It is said that he was born into a noble family in Padua and spent his entire life spending his family fortune in search of the Philosopher's stone. The mythical character emerged by a confusion with the alchemist called Bernard of Trier. A recent study founded a chronicle of his death in 1387. He has been identified with Eberhard von der Marck-Aremberg (1305-1387), a law graduate and clergyman, who became chorbishop of Cologne. He resigned his positions in the Church to marry in 1346 with Maria de Looz-Agimont (ca.1336-1410), whose titles and territories counties were key points in feudal disputes involving Von der Marck family. From 1366 he was closely related to Kuno II von Falkenstein (ca.1320-1388), archbishop of Trier Biography The fictional Bernard Trevisan began his career as an alchemist at the age of fourteen. He had his family's permission, as they also desired to increase their wealth. He first worked with a monk of Cîteaux named Gotfridus Leurier. They attempted for eight years to fashion the Philosopher's stone out of hen eggshells and egg yolk purified in horse manure. He is believed to have been influential on the work of Gilles de Rais in the 1430s. He then worked with minerals and natural salts using distillation and crystallization methods borrowed from Jābir ibn Hayyān and Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi. When these failed he turned to vegetable and animal material, finally using human blood and urine. He gradually sold his wealth to buy secrets and hints towards the stone, most often from swindlers. He traveled all over the known world, including the Baltics, Germany, Spain, France, Vienna, Egypt, Palestine, Persia, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus, to find hints left by past alchemists. His health had been deteriorating, most likely from the fumes he had created with his alchemy. He retired to the Island of Rhodes, still working on the Philosopher's stone until his death in 1490. Attributed works In the sixteenth century, several alchemical works were attributed to Bernard. For example, Trevisanus de Chymico miraculo, quod lapidem philosophiae appellant was edited in 1583 by Gerard Dorn. The Answer of Bernardus Trevisanus, to the Epistle of Thomas of Bononia, and The Prefatory Epistle of Bernard Earl of Tresne, in English, appeared in the 1680 Aurifontina Chymica. Notes Further reading Kahn, Didier (2003). "Recherches sur le ‘Livre’ attribué au prétendu Bernard le Trévisan (fin du XVe siècle)", in "Alchimia e medicina nel Medioevo", Micrologus Library IX. Gallina, Furio (2015). "Miti e storie di alchimisti tra il medioevo e l'età contemporanea", Resana: mp/edizioni. José Rodríguez Guerrero, (2014-2018), “El Correctorium alchimiae (ca.1352-1362) de Ricardus Anglicus y la versión de Bernardus Magnus de Tréveris”, Azogue, 8, pp. 216–270. External links Parable of the Fountain Category:1406 births Category:1490 deaths Category:15th-century alchemists Category:Italian alchemists |
3,678 | Coomer, Wisconsin | Coomer is an unincorporated community the town of La Follette, Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States. Notes Category:Unincorporated communities in Burnett County, Wisconsin Category:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin |
3,679 | Paul III Anton, Prince Esterházy | Prince Pál Antal Esterházy de Galántha (German: Paul Anton Esterházy von Galantha; 11 March 178621 May 1866) was a Hungarian prince, a member of the famous Esterházy family. He was the son of Prince Nikolaus II and succeeded his father on the latter's death in 1833. The basis of his wealth For several generations, the Esterházy family had been exceedingly wealthy. The wealth came from their extensive landholdings, mostly in Hungary. In 1848 the American author John Stevens Cabot Abbott wrote the following of him: [In Hungary,] the feudal system still exists in all its ancient barbaric splendor. Prince Esterhazy, a Hungarian baron, is probably the richest man, who is not seated on a throne, in the world. He lives in the highest style of earthly grandeur. One of his four magnificent palaces contains three hundred and sixty rooms for guests, and a theater. His estates embrace one hundred and thirty villages, forty towns, and thirty-four castles. By the old feudal law, still undisturbed, he possesses unlimited power over his vassals, and can imprison, scourge, and slay at pleasure ... He has quite a little band of troops in his pay, and moves with military pomp and gorgeous retinue from palace to palace. The Prince's wealth came partly from the great number of peasants who owed him a portion of the fruits of the labors. He also had his own enterprises, directed by his staff, notably sheep raising. Of his enormous flock, Abbott relates: Not long ago he visited England, and was a guest of the Lord of Holkham, one of the most wealthy proprietors of that island. While looking upon a very beautiful flock of two thousand sheep, the Lord of Holkham inquired if Esterhazy could show as fine a flock upon his estates. The wealthy baron smilingly replied, " My shepherds are more numerous than your sheep." This was literally true, for Esterhazy has two thousand five hundred shepherds. Despite his great wealth, Paul managed to spend beyond his means, getting into financial trouble just as his father had. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, "the last years of his life were spent in comparative poverty and isolation, as even the Esterházy-Forchtenstein estates were unequal to the burden of supporting his fabulous extravagance and had to be placed in the hands of curators." His successor Nikolaus III got out of debt in part by selling the famous family art collection. Career as diplomat and politician While most of Paul's ancestors had served the Empire as military officers, Paul instead pursued a career in diplomacy, and later politics. In 1806 he was secretary of the embassy in London, and in 1807 worked with Metternich in the same capacity in Paris. In 1810 he was accredited to the court of Dresden, where he tried in vain to detach Saxony from Napoleon, and in 1814 he accompanied his father on a secret mission to Rome. He took a leading part in all the diplomatic negotiations consequent upon the wars of 1813–1815, especially at the Congress of Châtillon. After the Congress of Vienna |
3,680 | Yoshizuka Station | is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line and the Sasaguri Line operated by JR Kyushu in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Lines The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 75.0 km from the starting point of the line at . The station is also the starting point of the Sasaguri Line which is also, with parts of other lines, collectively referred to on maps as the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line. Layout The station consists of one side and two island platforms serving five elevated tracks. Adjacent stations History The privately run Kyushu Railway had begun laying down its network on Kyushu in 1889 and by 1902 had a stretch of track from Moji (now southwards to . Yoshizuka was opened as an added station on this existing stretch of track on 19 June 1904 between and . On the same day a stretch of track to was also opened. This track was later extended to Hakata on 16 February 1905. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line while the track from Hakata through Yoshizuka to Sasaguri was designated the Sasaguri Line. On 21 November 1909 the Hitoyoshi Main Line was renamed the Kagoshima Main Line. On 5 May 1911, Yoshizuka was designated the official start point of the Sasaguri Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 13,812 passengers daily, and it ranked 8th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu. See also List of railway stations in Japan References External links Yoshizuka Station (JR Kyushu) Category:Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture Category:Railway stations opened in 1890 Category:Railway stations opened in 1904 |
3,681 | Patrick Mouaya | Patrick Mouaya (born July 6, 1984) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a defender. External links Category:Living people Category:1985 births Category:Sportspeople from Brazzaville Category:Association football defenders Category:Republic of the Congo footballers Category:FC Oberneuland players Category:Hallescher FC players Category:3. Liga players |
3,682 | Swami Siddheshwarananda | Swami Siddheswarananda (1897-1957) was a monk of the Ramakrishna Mission. Gopal Marar of the Kottilil house or Tharavaad (maternal joint family) of Thrissur, was a prince of the House of Cochin, Kerala in his pre-monastic days. He was initiated by Swami Brahmananda and popularly called Gopal Maharaj. A charming person, he served as the President of the Mysore branch of Ramakrishna Math. During this time, he was instrumental in shaping the career of Puttappa, legendary Kannada poet Kuvempu. He had great regard for Sri Ramana Maharshi. He founded the Ramakrishna Ashrama at Gretz (Centre Vedantique Ramakrichna), outside Paris, France, in 1947 and spread the message of Vedanta in the French language, becoming well known in France as an author and lecturer. Some of his writings are: Hindu Thought and Carmelite Mysticism Le Yoga et Saint Jean de la Croix : pensée indienne et mystique carmélitaine Some Aspects of Vedanta Philosophy ( Lectures given at the University of Toulouse in 1942)(1979 Pbk) Meditation According to Yoga- Vedanta Metaphysical Intuition : Seeing God with Open Eyes - Commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita, translation Andre van den Brink Rambles in Religion God-Realization through Reason Category:Monks of the Ramakrishna Mission Category:1897 births Category:1957 deaths Category:Indian emigrants to France |
3,683 | South Bend, Nebraska | South Bend is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 99 at the 2010 census. The main landmark is a pedestrian bridge across the Platte River which leads to Schramm Park State Recreation Area. It was built in 2004 on the pillars of the abandoned Rock Island Railroad bridge. 35 trains a day—most of them coal trains—still pass through the area on the BNSF Railway main. History The first permanent settlement at South Bend was made in 1856. South Bend was platted in 1857. The town was named from a meander in the Platte River. Geography South Bend is located at (41.003190, -96.246440). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 99 people, 41 households, and 28 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 47 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.0% White and 3.0% from two or more races. There were 41 households of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.82. The median age in the village was 44.8 years. 17.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 30.3% were from 45 to 64; and 19.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.5% male and 49.5% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 86 people, 34 households, and 26 families living in the village. The population density was 698.0 people per square mile (276.7/km²). There were 38 housing units at an average density of 308.4 per square mile (122.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.86% White and 8.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.33% of the population. There were 34 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.73. In the village, the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 1.2% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.5 males. |
3,684 | YU retROCKspektiva | YU retROCKspektiva (trans. YU retROCKspektive) is a compilation album series released by Serbian record label Komuna in 1994. The discs, compiled by Serbian music critics Bogoljub Mijatović and Peca Popović, feature songs by artists from the former Yugoslav rock scene. Sve smo mogli mi: Akustičarska muzika The disc Sve smo mogli mi: Akustičarska muzika (trans. We Could Have Done All: Acoustic Music) featured songs by artists from the former Yugoslav acoustic rock scene. Track listing S Vremena Na Vreme - "Sunčana strana ulice" - 2:44 Suncokret - "Prvi sneg" - 4:15 Srđan Marjanović - "Kad bih smeo, kad bi htela" - 3:33 Andrej Šifrer - "Od šanka do šanka" - 2:50 Miladin Šobić - "Kad bi došla Marija" - 3:18 Ivica Percl - "Stari Pjer" - 3:44 Jadranka Stojaković - "Sve smo mogli mi" - 2:36 Vlada i Bajka - "Oblak" - 3:30 Buco i Srđan - "Povratak" - 2:10 Rani Mraz - "Neki novi klinci" - 4:18 DAG - "Daj mi ruku" - 4:05 Maja de Rado & Porodična Manufaktura Crnog Hleba - "Nešto" - 2:34 Lutajuća Srca - "Još malo" - 3:50 San - "Legenda" - 3:40 Sunce - "Poslednje što bih pomislio" - 2:33 Da li znaš da te volim: Balade The disc Da li znaš da te volim: Balade (trans. Did You Know that I Love You: Ballads) featured love ballads by former Yugoslav rock artists. Track listing Time - "Da li znaš da te volim" - 6:40 Bijelo Dugme - "Sanjao sam noćas da te nemam" - 6:51 Divlje Jagode - "Jedina moja" - 5:14 Parni Valjak - "Stranica dnevnika" - 4:33 Azra - "Ako znaš bilo što" - 4:15 Riblja Čorba - "Kad hodaš" - 4:00 Bajaga i Instruktori - "Zažmuri" - 4:02 Đorđe Balašević - "Jesen stiže, dunjo moja" - 3:50 Piloti - "Kao ptica na mom dlanu" - 5:09 Galija - "Da li si spavala" - 3:04 Viktorija - "Rat i mir" - 4:10 Generacija 5 - "Ti samo budi dovoljno daleko" - 5:16 U mojim venama: Etno rock The disc U mojim venama: Etno rock (trans. In My Veins: Ethnic Rock) featured folk rock songs by former Yugoslav artists. Track listing Korni Grupa - "Pastir i cvet" - 5:11 YU grupa - "Kosovski božuri" - 4:30 Leb i Sol - "Aber dojde Donke" - 4:55 Smak - "Zajdi, zajdi" - 5:23 Bijelo Dugme - "Đurđevdan" - 3:35 Divlje Jagode - "Moj dilbere" - 3:25 Suncokret - "Moj Đerdane" - 2:56 Dah - "Šošana" - 2:45 Laza Ristovski - "Kaleš bre Anđo" - 2:50 Dinamiti - "Čačak kolo" - 1:40 Garavi Sokak - "Ako tebe ljubit ne smem" - 3:00 Zijan - "Stamena" - 3:35 Time - "Makedonija" - 4:53 Jednoj ženi: Instrumentalna muzika The disc Jednoj ženi: Instrumentalna muzika (trans. To a Woman: Instrumental Music) featured instrumental songs by former Yugoslav artists. Track listing Zlatko Manojlović - "Jednoj ženi" - 4:18 Smak - "Ulazak u harem" - 4:01 Kornelije Kovač - "Okean" - 4:26 Josip Boček - "Dinamit" - 3:35 Leb i Sol - "Kumova slama" - 5:30 Bijelo Dugme - "Uspavanka za |
3,685 | Happy Raikoti | Happy Raikoti is an Indian singer and lyricist associated with Punjabi music. He has written lyrics for many punjabi singers. He wrote the song "Jaan" in 2014. His album "7 Knaalan" was released in 2015. Recently he has appeared in the movie Teshan. As lyricist Lyricist in movies References Category:Punjabi-language singers Category:Punjabi music Category:Living people Category:Punjabi people Category:Bhangra (music) musicians Category:Indian male singers Category:Indian lyricists Category:1992 births |
3,686 | Galleria Corporate Center | Galleria Corporate Center is a 29-storey office building in Ortigas Center, in Quezon City. It is located beside Robinsons Galleria. Tenants Building occupants are Digitel, Robinsons Bank, and Robinsons Land. References Category:Skyscrapers in Ortigas Center Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Metro Manila |
3,687 | William Watt | William Watt may refer to: William Watt (missionary) (1843–1926), Scottish missionary to the New Hebrides William Watt (Australian politician) (1871–1946), Premier of Victoria and Speaker of the House of Representatives William Watt (journalist), journalist working for the Blackpool Gazette William Watt (athlete) (1886-1957), Irish Olympic athlete William Hogg Watt (1818–1893), Member of Parliament in the Manawatu region of New Zealand William Watt (miner) (1828–1878), California Gold Rush mining executive and California politician William Montgomery Watt (1909–2006), Scottish historian and professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies William Redfern Watt (1813–1894), New South Wales politician Willie Watt (footballer, born 1861), Scottish footballer Willie Watt (footballer, born 1946), Scottish footballer Willie Watt (golfer) (1889-1954), Scottish golfer Willie Watt (Batman Beyond), a character from the animated series Batman Beyond See also William Watts (disambiguation) |
3,688 | Donald Holmquest | Donald Lee Holmquest (born April 7, 1939) is an American lawyer, as well as a physician, electrical engineer and former NASA astronaut. He was the CEO of the California Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO). Biography Early life and education Holmquest was born on April 7, 1939, in Dallas, Texas. He attended Roger Q. Mills Elementary School, and is a 1957 graduate of W. H. Adamson High School in Dallas. He received a B.S. in electrical engineering from Southern Methodist University with highest honors in 1962. Subsequently, he earned a M.D. and a Ph.D in physiology from Baylor College of Medicine in 1967 and 1968, respectively. He married Charlotte Ann ( Blaha). NASA career After receiving his medical doctorate and a doctorate in physiology from Baylor College of Medicine, and completing his internship in internal medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital, Holmquest was selected as a scientist-astronaut by NASA in August 1967. Following initial academic training and a 53-week course in flight training at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, where he earned Air Force wings, he worked on Skylab habitability systems and medical experiments for years (1969–1971). Holmquest was not assigned to a Skylab prime or backup crew. In May 1971, he was granted a one-year leave of absence from NASA. In Baylor's Department of Radiology, Holmquest was assigned as an assistant professor of radiology and physiology and associate director of nuclear medicine. His leave of absence was extended to September 1973, and he completed training in nuclear medicine at Baylor. When it became clear that he would not be assigned to any Skylab mission after Skylab B was scrapped, he formally resigned from the Astronaut Corps in September 1973. As an astronaut, he logged 750 hours flying time in jet aircraft. Post-NASA career Following his resignation from NASA, Holmquest assumed the role of chief of nuclear medicine at Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston. He is also a diplomate of the American Board of Nuclear Medicine. He established the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California, and then took the post of associate dean of medicine at Texas A&M University, where he was instrumental in developing A&M's new College of Medicine. Thereafter, Holmquest entered the University of Houston Law Center. While pursuing his legal education, he maintained his practice in medicine. Holmquest received his J.D. cum laude from the University of Houston in 1988. After serving as a senior partner at Wood, Lucksinger & Epstein until its dissolution, he established the firm of Holmquest & Associates, dedicated to the health care industry. He now practices medicine and law on a full-time basis. He resides in Menlo Park, California. Organizations Holmquest is a member of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, American College of Nuclear Physicians, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation. Holmquest held a faculty appointment as adjunct professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Bibliography Holmquest's career is chronicled in the book NASA's Scientist-Astronauts by David Shayler and Colin Burgess. References Category:1939 births Category:Living people Category:American astronauts Category:American people of Swedish descent Category:Physician astronauts |
3,689 | Václav Kopecký | Václav Kopecký (27 August 1897 – 5 August 1961) was a Czechoslovak Communist politician. A member of the party since the interwar era, he spent World War II in Moscow and served as minister of culture and information in the postwar government. Kopecký was noted for his antisemitic statements, criticizing Jews for Zionism and cosmopolitanism; he also stage-managed the Slánský trial, an antisemitic show trial. Early career He had a proletarian upringing as the thirteenth child of a small tradesman and Sokol official. In the interwar period, Kopecký was a member of the underground Karlín communist cell along with future party leaders Klement Gottwald and Rudolf Slánský. From 1940 to 1941, Kopecký was a representative of the Comintern, spending World War II in the Soviet Union. In July 1944, he voiced the sentiments of the emerging Communist consensus on postwar nationality issues, which rejected Communist internationalism and accepted the Czechoslovak government-in-exile's plans for national homogenization via the expulsion of Sudeten Germans. Expressing hope that the Jewish question would "forever disappear... as a decoy for reactionary elements", Kopecký declared: Minister He served as the Minister of Culture and Information in the postwar Czechoslovak government. As Minister of Information, Kopecký surrounded himself with Communist sympathizing artists. Czech poet František Halas led the ministry's publishing department; writer Ivan Olbracht headed the radio department; visual artist the foreign affairs department; and a film department by Vítězslav Nezval. Under Kopecký's leadership, the Ministry of Information adapted the Nazi government's management of book publication under the guise of needing to replace the books destroyed during the Nazi occupation. Publishers had to submit their books to the publishing department of the Ministry of Information half a year in advance for review. This process did not initially involve ideological censorship and was aimed at freeing writers from the demands of the free market. After the death of Jan Masaryk, Kopecký instructed the media not to mention Masaryk's name. According to Czech historian Michal Frankl, Kopecký "distinguished himself with antisemitic diatribes", criticizing the presence of Jews in politics and attacking Zionism and cosmopolitanism. In 1945, he accused the "Jewish super-rich like Petschek, Weinmann, Rothschild, Gutman" of "blood-sucking" and argued that wealthy Jews could not live in the people's democracy. He also objected to the resettlement of Jews from Carpathian Ruthenia in postwar Czechoslovakia. For Rudolf Slánský's fiftieth birthday in July 1951, Kopecký lauded him in the party newspaper Rudé právo and claimed that "already at home and at primary school [Slánský] absorbed a full-blooded native Czechness". Despite their former association, Kopecký became a personal enemy of Slánský and was involved in the Slánský trial as one of the main stage managers of the show trial. In December 1951, he complained that many of the alleged conspirators "come from wealthy Jewish families" and that "the great part of people with a Jewish origin" subscribe to "cosmopolitan thinking". According to Kopecký, this demonstrated that the party was not taking the anti-cosmopolitan campaign seriously enough and was underestimating the "very serious danger" posed by Zionism. Historian Karel Kaplan described Kopecký as "the party ideologue |
3,690 | Laur, Nueva Ecija | , officially the , is a in the province of in Central Luzon region of . According to the , it has a population of people. During World War II, the military camp, bases, and general headquarters of the Philippine Commonwealth Army were located in Laur which engaged in counter operations against the Japanese forces in Central Luzon from 1942 to 1945. The National Penitentiary (New Bilibid Prisons), currently housed in Muntinlupa City of Metro Manila, is scheduled for relocation to Barangay San Isidro. History During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines from 1941 to 1945 in World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army did not occupy or enter the Laur municipal town. The Allied American and Filipino forces had occupied Laur to wage a counter Philippines campaign (1944–1945) against the Japenese forces. The military general headquarters of the Philippine Commonwealth Army was active in Laur from 3 January 1942 to 30 June 1946, which oversaw counter operation in three provinces of central Luzon island, namely Pampanga, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija which were strongholds of local Filipino troops comanndered by the military officers of Philippine Commonwealth Army. They aided the Hukbalahap Communist guerrillas, local guerrilla resistance fighters and U.S. military forces against Japanese forces. In 1971 during the conjugal dictatorship, Senators Benigno Aquino, Jr. and José Diokno were kept in solitary confinement for twenty-two days at Fort Magsaysay in Laur by the government of President Ferdinand Marcos. Georaphy Laur is located in cenral Luzon. Barangays Laur is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Barangay 1 (Poblacion) Barangay 2 (Poblacion) Barangay 3 (Poblacion) Barangay 4 (Poblacion) Betania Canantong Nauzon Pangarulong Pinagbayanan Sagana San Felipe (Makalaw) San Fernando (Sorgue) San Isidro San Josef (Ariendo) San Juan San Vicente Siclong Demographics See also Philippine Carabao Center References External links Pasyalan Nueva Ecija Philippine Standard Geographic Code Philippine Census Information Local Governance Performance Management System Category:Municipalities of Nueva Ecija |
3,691 | Viva! Health | Viva! Health, formerly The Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation (VVF), founded by Juliet Gellatley (along with Viva!), is a science-based health and nutrition charity. Viva! Health monitors and interprets the growing body of research linking diet and health. Viva! Health provides information and advice about healthy eating. Viva! Health also runs health and education campaigns, presents school talks, cookery demonstrations, contributes to the magazine Viva!life and produces a wide variety of materials, including the free online Vegetarian Recipe Club. Viva! Health also answers nutritional queries from the public, industry and health sector and publishes diet and health-related stories regularly in national, regional and specialist press. Celebrity supporters Tony Benn Tony Wardle - Viva! associate director and editor Jerome Flynn Chrissie Hynde Joanna Lumley Michael Mansfield QC Sir Paul McCartney Heather Mills Hayley Mills Jenny Seagrove Martin Shaw Wendy Turner Webster Benjamin Zephaniah Cindy Jackson Jeremy Cunningham 10,000 Things John Feldmann Rose Elliot See also The Vegan Society References External links Category:Vegetarian organizations Category:Vegan organizations Category:1994 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:Vegetarianism in the United Kingdom da:Viva! pl:Fundacja Viva! |
3,692 | Dajabón | Dajabón is the capital city of the Dajabón province in the Dominican Republic, located on the border with Haiti. It is a market town with a population of about 40,000, north of the Cordillera Central mountain range. The city was initially founded between 1771 and 1776 but was soon after abandoned during the War of Independence. It was settled again shortly after the Restoration War in 1865. During the 1822–44 Haitian occupation, the city was officially designated in French as Dahabon. Dajabón is located on the Dajabón River, also known as the Massacre River due to an incident that took place in 1728 in which 30 French Buccaneers were killed by Spanish settlers. A battle that took place here between the Spanish and the French in 1690. At the time of this battle, the governor of the French colony, Mr. Cussy, was killed in the Battle of the Sabana Real de la Limonada, near modern-day Limonade in northern Haiti. The bridge across the river connects Dajabón to its larger Haitian sister city of Ouanaminthe. On Mondays and Fridays, Haitians are permitted to temporarily cross the bridge to sell their goods. Most of the goods are used clothes, shoes, bulk dry goods, and housewares. On these days, an area of several acres on the Western edge of the city becomes a crowded business place. In addition to the Haitians, Dominicans go to the market to sell food (vegetables grown in their part of the country). Climate External links Dajabon, Encyclopædia Britannica References Category:Populated places in Dajabón Province Category:Municipalities of the Dominican Republic Category:Dominican Republic–Haiti border crossings Category:Populated places established in the 1770s |
3,693 | Project Kuwait | Project Kuwait is a $7 billion, 25-year plan, first formulated in 1997 by the SPC, to increase the country's oil production (and to help compensate for declines at the mature Burgan field), with the help of international oil companies. In particular, Kuwait aims to increase output at five northern oil fields—Abdali, Bahra, Ratqa, Raudhatain, and Sabriya (Kuwait's third largest field)—from their current rate of around 650,000 bbl/d to 900,000 bbl/d within three years. The project was criticized by Ahmed Al-Sadoun and Musallam Al-Barrak of the parliamentary opposition group Popular Action Bloc for allowing international companies a role in developing the fields. Al-Barrak stated that they should be developed by Kuwaiti companies. References Category:Petroleum in Kuwait |
3,694 | Federal enterprise architecture | A federal enterprise architecture framework (FEAF) is the U.S. reference enterprise architecture of a federal government. It provides a common approach for the integration of strategic, business and technology management as part of organization design and performance improvement. The most familiar federal enterprise architecture is the enterprise architecture of the Federal government of the United States, the U.S. "Federal Enterprise Architecture" (FEA) and the corresponding U.S. "Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework" (FEAF). This lemma will focus on this particular enterprise architecture and enterprise architecture framework. Overview Enterprise architecture (EA) is a management best practice for aligning business and technology resources to achieve strategic outcomes, improve organizational performance and guide federal agencies to better execute their core missions. An EA describes the current and future state of the agency, and lays out a plan for transitioning from the current state to the desired future state. A federal enterprise architecture is a work in progress to achieve these goals. The U.S. Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) is an initiative of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Office of E-Government and IT, that aims to realize the value of enterprise architecture within the U.S. Federal Government. Enterprise Architecture became a recognized strategic and management best practice in U.S. Federal Government with the passage of the Clinger-Cohen Act in 1996. There are numerous benefits that accrue from implementing and using an enterprise architecture within the U.S. Federal Government. Among them is to provide a common approach for IT acquisition in the United States federal government. It is also designed to ease sharing of information and resources across federal agencies, reduce costs, and improve citizen services. History In September 1999, the Federal CIO Council published the "Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework" (FEAF) Version 1.1 for developing an Enterprise Architecture (EA) within any Federal Agency for a system that transcends multiple inter-agency boundaries. It builds on common business practices and designs that cross organizational boundaries, among others the NIST Enterprise Architecture Model. The FEAF provides an enduring standard for developing and documenting architecture descriptions of high-priority areas. It provides guidance in describing architectures for multi-organizational functional segments of the Federal Government. At the time of release, the Government's IT focus on Y2K issues and then the events of September 2001 diverted attention from EA implementation, though its practice in advance and subsequent to this may have ameliorated the impact of these events. Interim releases since that time have provided successive increases in definition for the core reference models (see below), as well as a very robust methodology for actually developing an architecture in a series of templates forming the Federal Segment Architecture Methodology (FSAM) and its next generation replacement, the Collaborative Planning Methodology (CPM), which was designed to be more flexible, more widely applicable, and more inclusive of the larger set of planning disciplines. These federal architectural segments collectively constitute the federal enterprise architecture. In 2001, the Federal Architecture Working Group (FAWG) was sponsoring the development of Enterprise Architecture products for trade and grant Federal architecture segments. Methods prescribed way of approaching a particular problem. As shown in the figure, |
3,695 | CarnEvil | CarnEvil is a rail shooter arcade game using a light gun. It was released by Midway Games, on October 31, 1998. CarnEvil is noted for its graphic content, strong lifelike violence, and black humor. CarnEvil is a portmanteau of "The Carnival of Evil" and was inspired by the 1962 movie Carnival of Souls. It is the most successful light gun style game produced by Midway Games. Plot The game is set in the fictional town of Greely Valley, Iowa. An urban legend claims that if a golden token is inserted into the jester's mouth on top of the tombstone of Ludwig von Tökkentäkker, a ringmaster buried in the cemetery, a haunted amusement park will rise from the earth. The game begins with a group of teenagers taking a hayride tour through the Greely Valley cemetery, courtesy of the local "ghost expert" Spooky Sam. The unnamed protagonist leaves the tour and approaches Tökkentäkker's tombstone to find a golden coin sitting in its slot. The protagonist inserts the coin into the jester's mouth, resulting in the legendary undead carnival rising from the ground. Trapped inside, he takes a shotgun from the shooting gallery and uses it to fight off hordes of undead monsters and other creatures in order to escape. After fighting through the Haunted House, Rickety Town, and the Freak Show, he enters the Big Top and fights his way in order to face Tökkentäkker directly aboard his airship. Soon after killing Tökkentäkker, the protagonist falls from the airship as it explodes. In the morning, he and the only other survivor, Betty, wake up in front of the tombstone, where the token falls back into its slot. The protagonist re-inserts it into the mouth of the jester, causing it to laugh wickedly as Betty screams in horror. Gameplay CarnEvil consists of four levels, each ending with a boss fight. The first three levels (Haunted House, Rickety Town, Freak Show) can be played in any order, but the fourth (Big Top) cannot be accessed until all three are cleared. The players shoot enemies on the screen while progressing through amusement-park-themed horror environments. The gameplay is considerably violent and features bloody scenes throughout. The controller is a pump-action shotgun attached to the cabinet by a cable; to reload, players must either pump the fore-end or fire off-screen. Occasionally, a girl named Betty will appear as an innocent civilian. Shooting her earns a life penalty, but does not garner any long-term consequences or changes to the game. Health and weapon power-ups can be found throughout the game. Weapon power-ups available include a machine gun, shotgun, flamethrower, acid bath gun, and an increase in the standard gun's magazine capacity. They can be obtained by shooting floating icons, such as a shotgun shell or a barrel of acid; the weapons cannot be reloaded, but the magazine increase remains in effect until the player's life meter is empty. Grabbing these power-ups also provides bonus points to the player. Software settings allow operators to control the amount of blood and gore generated when enemies are killed, and to replace Junior, |
3,696 | Elizabeth Inchbald | Elizabeth Inchbald (née Simpson) (1753–1821) was an English novelist, actress, and dramatist. Her two novels are still read today. Life Born on 15 October 1753 at Stanningfield, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Elizabeth was the eighth of the nine children of John Simpson (died 1761), a farmer, and his wife Mary, née Rushbrook. The family, like several others in the neighbourhood was Roman Catholic. Unlike her brother, who was sent to school, Elizabeth was educated with her sisters at home. Elizabeth suffered from a speech impediment. Determined to act at a young age, Elizabeth worked hard to try to overcome her stammer, but her family discouraged her attempt in early 1770 to get an engagement at the Norwich Theatre. That same year her brother George became in actor. In April 1772, at the age of 18, Elizabeth went to London without permission to become an actress. Her stammer affected her performance and many audience members did not enjoy watching her on stage because of her speech impediment. Young and alone, she was apparently the victim of sexual harassment. Two months later, in June, she agreed to marry a fellow Catholic, the actor Joseph Inchbald (1735–1779), possibly at least partially for protection. Joseph at the time was not a well-known actor, was twice Elizabeth's age, and had two illegitimate sons. Elizabeth and Joseph did not have children together. The marriage was reported to have had difficulties. Elizabeth and Joseph appeared on the stage together for the first time on 4 September 1772 in Shakepeare's King Lear. In October 1772, the couple toured Scotland with West Digges's theatre company, a demanding life for nearly four years. In 1776, the couple made a move to France, where Joseph went to learn to paint and Elizabeth went to study the French language. In only one month, the couple became penniless. They moved to Liverpool and Inchbald met actors Sarah Siddons and her brother John Philip Kemble, both of whom became important friends after joining Joseph Younger's company. The Inchbalds subsequently moved to Canterbury and Yorkshire. In 1777, the couple was then hired by Tate Wilkinson's company. After Joseph Inchbald's unexpected death in June 1779, Inchbald continued to act for several years, in Dublin, London, and elsewhere. She quarrelled publicly with Mary Wollstonecraft in 1797, when Wollstonecraft's marriage to William Godwin made it clear that she had not been married to Gilbert Imlay, the father of her elder daughter Fanny. This was deeply resented by Godwin. Her acting career, while only moderately successful, spanned 17 years and she appeared in many classical roles, as well as in new plays such as Hannah Cowley's The Belle's Stratagem. Written work Due to success as a playwright, Inchbald did not need the financial support of a husband and did not remarry. Between 1784 and 1805 she had 19 of her comedies, sentimental dramas, and farces (many of them translations from the French) performed at London theatres. Her first play to be performed was A Mogul Tale, in which she played the leading feminine role of Selina. In 1780, she joined |
3,697 | Breaking Down the Bars | Breaking Down the Bars is an American documentary television series on the Oprah Winfrey Network. The series debuted on February 15, 2011. Premise The series follows a group of female prisoners during their time at the Rockville Correctional Facility with Dr. Stephanie Covington helping them with their journey to reach personal goals. Episodes References Category:2010s American documentary television series Category:2011 American television series debuts Category:2011 American television series endings Category:Oprah Winfrey Network original programming Category:English-language television programs |
3,698 | Donna Gershten | Donna Gershten is the author of Kissing the Virgin's Mouth (2000) the winner of the inaugural Bellwether Prize for fiction. She was born in North Carolina and lived in Mexico while working as a fitness instructor. She received a master's degree in fine arts in creative writing from Warren Wilson College, and now resides in Huerfano Valley and Denver. Kissing the Virgin's Mouth is the story of a woman who uses the tools available to her to escape from poverty and an extremely rigid traditional life in Mexico. When she returns to Mexico from the United States, she realises that despite her tough life she has grown and opened in ways that would not have been possible had she stayed. It touches on the themes of womanhood, abuse and immigration. Reviews Jules Siegal, "Daily battles of Mexican Women: two novels explore the country’s feminine side", San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday 11 March 2001. References External links Review by Achy Obejas in Village Voice 27 Mar 2001 Category:21st-century American novelists Category:American women novelists Category:Living people Category:Warren Wilson College alumni Category:Novelists from North Carolina Category:21st-century American women writers Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
3,699 | Marcus Freeman (American football coach) | Marcus Freeman (born January 10, 1986) a former American football linebacker and coach, who is currently the Defensive coordinator for the University of Cincinnati football team. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State. Freeman has also been a member of the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans. Early years Freeman was rated as one of the top three overall prospects in Ohio as a senior and named to the Parade All-America team. He was credited with 127 tackles, four sacks, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a senior. He totaled 152 tackles, including 29 behind the line of scrimmage, and eight sacks as a junior Freeman was a four-year starter and a two-time first-team All-Ohio selection. He also ran track, competing in the 4×100-meter relay and throwing the shot and discus. College career Attended The Ohio State University (2004–08), appearing in 51 games (37 starts) over the course of his career. He started 26 games at weak-side linebacker and 11 games at strong-side linebacker and was a two-time Second-team All-Big Ten selection. He finished his career 19th on the school’s all-time tackle list with 268 stops (140 solo) and was credited with 21.5 TFLs, 6.0 sacks, 15 PBUs, 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery. In 2008, he started all 13 games linebacker position He was a Second-team All-Big Ten selection, finishing with 84 tackles (39 solo) and added 9.5 TFLs, 4 PBUs, 1 fumble recovery and 3.5 sacks. Also named Academic All-Big Ten. In 2007, he was a second-year starting linebacker and a part of three special units and was Second-team All-Big Ten after he totaled 109 tackles 9.5 TFL, 5 PBU. In 2006, he made 71 stops, played 13 games and started 11 at linebacker and was second on the team with six pass break-ups and two interceptions. In 2005, he redshirted. In 2004, he finished his rookie season with four tackles, recording one solo stop and three assists, in 13 games. Professional career Pre-draft Chicago Bears Freeman was drafted in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. He was waived on September 4, 2009. Buffalo Bills Freeman was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad on September 22. He later was released in early October. Houston Texans Freeman signed with the Houston Texans on November 4. Retirement On May 1, 2010, Freeman retired due to an enlarged heart condition. Coaching Career He was the linebackers and assistant coach for Kent State University in 2011. He was hired as the Purdue University linebackers coach in January 2013. On January 1, 2016, Freeman was promoted to Co-defensive coordinator. On December 13, 2016, Freeman joined the Cincinnati Bearcats football staff. References External links Chicago Bears bio Ohio State Buckeyes bio Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:People from Huber Heights, Ohio Category:African-American players of American football Category:Players of American football from Ohio Category:American football linebackers Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football players Category:Chicago Bears players Category:Buffalo Bills players Category:Houston Texans players Category:Purdue Boilermakers football |
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