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3,700 | Aleper Aachilla Margaret | Aleper Aachilla Margaret (born 28 November 1963) is a Ugandan Politician and the district Woman Representative for Kotido district in Uganda's 10th Parliament. She is a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement party. Background and education Aleper Aachilla Margaret attended Primary Leaving Examination at Kotido Mixed Primary School in 1976. In 1980, she completed her Uganda Certificate Of Education at Kangole Girls Senior Secondary School. She was awarded a Certificate in Grade lll Teaching at Moroto Teacher Training College/Makerere University in 1985. In 1997, she completed Diploma in Teacher Education from Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo. She attained her bachelor's degree in Education from Kyambogo University in 2004. Career 2011 to date: Member of Parliament, Parliament of Uganda. 1997-2006: Deputy Head Teacher, Lomukura Primary School. 2001-2006: Monitoring Assistant, Kotido District Local Government. 1985-1996: Education Assistant, Kotido Mixed and Lomukura Primary School. Other responsibilities She also serves as a full-time member under the Membership to Professional bodies at Uganda National Teachers Union. Controversies She was tagged among the Members of Parliament who betrayed Uganda. She was named one of the Members of Parliament who voted "Yes" on the second reading of the Constitution Amendment Bill. References and Links References Category:Living people Category:Kotido District Category:Women members of the Parliament of Uganda Category:National Resistance Movement politicians Category:Members of the Parliament of Uganda Category:1963 births |
3,701 | Estelle Grelier | Estelle Grelier (born 22 June 1973 in La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 2009 European election for the North-West constituency. She is a member of the Socialist Party. References Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:MEPs for North-West France 2009–2014 Category:21st-century women MEPs for France Category:Socialist Party (France) MEPs Category:Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Category:Women government ministers of France Category:People from La Roche-sur-Yon Category:Politicians from Normandy Category:Socialist Party (France) politicians |
3,702 | The Cenotaph (Hong Kong) | The Cenotaph is a war memorial constructed in 1923 and located between Statue Square and the City Hall in Central, Hong Kong, that commemorates the dead in the two world wars who served in Hong Kong in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Built in stone, it is an almost exact replica of the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London, UK (designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and unveiled in 1920). It is listed as a monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. History The Cenotaph was unveiled on 24 May 1923 (Empire Day) by the then Governor Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs. At that time, the location was still on the waterfront. Initially built to commemorate the dead of the First World War, inscribed with the words "The Glorious Dead", the dates 1939–1945 were added later to honour victims of the Second World War, and the Chinese characters 英魂不朽 浩氣長存 ("May their martyred souls be immortal, and their noble spirits endure") were added in the 1970s to commemorate those who lost their lives during the Japanese invasion. On 22 November 2013, The Cenotaph was gazetted as a monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. Commemorations Liberation Day During British rule, after 1945, Liberation Day commemoration took place here on the last Monday in August to commemorate the Liberation of Hong Kong from Japanese occupation in 1945. No official ceremonies have taken place here since 1997. Unofficial delegations do mark events here, and the flag poles are occasionally dressed. Hong Kong's invasion was part of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, which was a separate development from the events happening on the Chinese mainland. Hong Kong was defended by the Hong Kong's Garrison formed by soldiers drawn from Commonwealth nations (See Battle of Hong Kong). Remembrance Day The Remembrance Sunday observance in Hong Kong is marked by a multi-faith memorial service at the Cenotaph. The service is organised by the Royal British Legion (HK & China Branch) and the Hong Kong Ex-Servicemens Association and is attended by various Government officials, as well as representatives of various religions including the Anglican Church, the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Buddhist community, the Taoist community, the Muslim community and the Sikh community. Although Hong Kong ceased to be part of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1997, the memorial service still resembles those in many other Commonwealth countries. The service includes the sounding of "Last Post," two minutes of silence, the sounding of "Reveille", the laying of wreaths, prayers, and ends with a recitation of the "Ode of Remembrance". The Hong Kong Police Force Pipe Band continues to perform their ceremonial duty at the service. ANZAC Day There are commemorative events in front of the Cenotaph every year on Anzac Day. The events are held at dawn and are attended by the Consuls-General (or the High Commissioners before 1997) of Australia and New Zealand. Flags Prior to 1997, flags were flown on the Cenotaph daily, in exactly the same order as on its Whitehall counterpart. Since 1997 no flags are flown except |
3,703 | We Bring an Arsenal | "We Bring an Arsenal" was supposed to be the second single from Weapons, the fifth studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Lostprophets, planned to be released 4 June 2012. It has been released to rock radio since this date in the United States. The single has yet to be officially released in the UK as of 5 June 2012, which will unlikely happen due to lead vocalist Ian Watkins's imprisonment on sex offence charges in 2013. It was first played live on 25 February 2012 at Brisbane, Australia. Meaning Guitarist Mike Lewis said the following to Purple Revolver on 8 May 2012. Music video The video for "We Bring an Arsenal" was released on 21 May 2012. The video features the band leading a group of what looks like a riot through a city, just like guitarist Mike Lewis has described "us vs. them, underdog mentality". With the band members singing along to the song, while leading through. It is the first to feature skaters since "Rooftops", in 2006. Just like the previous video, "Bring 'Em Down", it does not show the band performing in the video. The video was shot on 3 May 2012, in London. Lostprophets also offered fans to be in the video. Chart positions Personnel Lostprophets Ian Watkins – lead vocals Jamie Oliver – piano, keyboard, samples, vocals Lee Gaze – lead guitar Mike Lewis – rhythm guitar Stuart Richardson – bass guitar Luke Johnson – drums, percussion References Category:Lostprophets songs Category:Protest songs Category:2012 singles Category:2012 songs Category:Epic Records singles |
3,704 | The Leopard's Spots | The Leopard's Spots: A Romance of the White Man's Burden—1865–1900 is the first novel of Thomas Dixon's Ku Klux Klan trilogy, and was followed by The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan (1905), and The Traitor: A Story of the Fall of the Invisible Empire (1907). In the novel, published in 1902, Dixon offers an account of Reconstruction in which he portrays a Reconstruction leader (and former slave driver), Northern carpetbaggers, and emancipated slaves as the villains; Ku Klux Klan members are heroes. While the playbills and program for The Birth of a Nation claimed The Leopard's Spots as a source in addition to The Clansman, recent scholars do not accept this. A passage from the Book of Jeremiah (13:23) is included on the title page: "Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?" The title conveyed the idea that as leopards could not change their spots, people of African origin could not change what Dixon, as a racist and white supremacist, viewed as inherently negative character traits. A reply to Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe's landmark novel of 1852, Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly, had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S. and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War". It was still widely read fifty years after its publication. According to Dixon, whose contact with the work was a dramatized version, Stowe "grossly misrepresent[ed]" the American South, and he felt her sympathetic portrayal of African Americans demanded revision. So as to make it clear he is answering Stowe, he presents his version of Stowe's characters, using Stowe's character names. Characters Using names of characters in Uncle Tom's Cabin Simon Legree – Ex-slave driver and Reconstruction leader Tom Camp – In Stowe's novel Tom (no last name) is a humble African-American slave and "Mr. Shelby's best hand". Dixon's Tom is a former Confederate soldier, a poor white Christian whose family is victimized by black men. Hon. Tim Shelby – Political boss. In Uncle Tom's Cabin Arthur Shelby was Tom's owner, who "sold him South". His son George Shelby is also a character. George Harris, Jr – An educated negro Other characters Charles Gaston – A man who dreams of making it to the Governor's Mansion Sallie Worth – A daughter of the old-fashioned South Gen. Daniel Worth – Sallie Worth's father Mrs. Worth – Sallie's mother The Rev. John Durham – A preacher who threw his life away Flora – Tom's daughter Allan Mcleod – A scalawag (Union sympathizer) Everett Lowell – Member of Congress from Boston Helen Lowell – Everett's daughter Major Stuart Dameron – Head of the Ku Klux Klan Hose Norman – poor white man Leonidas Dramatization A dramatization by Dixon, with the same title, was produced in New York in 1913. References Further reading Bloomfield, Maxwell. "Dixon's "The Leopard's Spots": A Study in Popular Racism," American Quarterly, Vol. 16, No. 3 (Autumn, 1964), pp. 387–401 in JSTOR External links Full text of The Leopard's Spots, Documenting |
3,705 | Transgender inequality | Transgender inequality is the unequal protection transgender people receive in work, school, and society in general. Transgender people regularly face transphobic harassment. Ultimately, one of the largest reasons that transgender people face inequality is due to a lack of public understanding of transgender people. Transgender and transgender inequality definitions Common misconceptions A common misconception is that a transgender person is therefore gay. However, being transgender focuses on gender identity and not sexual orientation. A transgender person may identify with any sexual orientation. Another important misconception is that individuals who crossdress are transgender. However, many crossdressers are comfortable with their assigned sex. Even though individuals who participate in crossdressing are officially under the Transgender Umbrella, most do not identify as transgender. The status of transgenderism as a mental disorder is widely disputed. Many transgender people experience gender dysphoria, which is a disconnect between one's assigned sex at birth and the gender which the individual identifies with. Transgender inequality in society Several recent studies - from Trans Equality - have shown that transgender individuals face discrimination within their own family units and schools, in employment and housing, within government settings, through hate crimes, and under the justice and legal systems. From a young age, children are often brought up in heteronormative settings within their own homes and in school. Parents oftentimes respond quite negatively when their children cross gender barriers, prompting transgender youth to run away. As a result, homeless transgender youth are more likely to turn to drug dealing, car theft, and sexual exploitation. According to the Human Rights Campaign, less than 43% of gender-expansive youth said they could turn to an adult in their family if they were worried or sad. In education, transgender individuals also describe discrimination from peers. Transgender youth are three times more likely to be excluded by peers because they are “different.” A survey of National Center of Transgender Equality states, “Those who expressed a transgender identity or gender non-conformity while in grades K-12 reported alarming rates of harassment (78%), physical assault (35%) and sexual violence (12%); harassment was so severe that it led almost one-sixth (15%) to leave a school in K-12 settings or in higher education.” Transgender individuals also face discrimination in employment and housing and within government settings. Transgender individuals face double the unemployment, and 90% of those employed face discrimination within their own jobs. The 1994 Employment Non-Discrimination Act does not protect transgender individuals’ from employment discrimination. Essentially 26% of transgender individuals had lost a job because of their transgender or non-conforming gender status. The NCTE states, “Respondents who had lost a job due to bias also experienced ruinous consequences such as four times the rate of homelessness.” Transgender individuals are also oftentimes discriminated within government settings through healthcare policies and government-issued IDs. Healthcare policies do not recognize transgender identities as a physical disability. Rather, it is oftentimes characterized as a mental disability, providing transgender individuals with insufficient care: Healthcare policies do not address the pre- and post-operative needs of those individuals who elect to go through sex-change operations. In addition, transgender individuals are |
3,706 | Kraven | Kraven may refer to: Fictional characters Kraven the Hunter, a fictional comic book supervillain. Kraven the Hunter (Alyosha Kravinoff), a fictional comic book character and illegitimate son of the above mentioned. Kraven (Underworld), a fictional vampire and main antagonist of the first Underworld film. People Vanessa Kraven, a professional wrestler. |
3,707 | Mitsubishi Pajero | The is a full-size sport utility vehicle manufactured and marketed globally by Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi markets the SUV as the Montero in Spain and the Americas (except for Brazil and Jamaica) and as the Shogun in the United Kingdom. However, the Montero is no longer sold in North America as of late 2006. The Pajero nameplate derives from Leopardus pajeros, the Pampas cat. The Pajero has earned a respected legacy in rally and are particularly noted for having won the Dakar Rally 12 times, having the highest number of Dakar Rally stage wins (nearly twice that of the nearest competitor) and seizing 80% of Dakar Rally podium finishes from 2001-2005. Records for which Mitsubishi earned a place in the Guinness World Records and are currently unbeaten. Due to their success, the Pajero, Montero and Shogun names were also applied to other, mechanically unrelated models, such as the Pajero Mini kei car, the Pajero Junior and Pajero iO/Pinin mini SUVs, and the Pajero/Montero/Shogun Sport mid-size SUVs. The Pajero is one of three models by Mitsubishi (the others being the Mitsubishi Triton and Mitsubishi Pajero Sport) that share Mitsubishi's heavy-duty, off-road-orientated Super-Select four-wheel-drive system as opposed to their light-duty Mitsubishi S-AWC all-wheel-drive system. History The roots of the Pajero can be traced back to 1934 with the Mitsubishi PX33 prototype commissioned for the Japanese Government. Mitsubishi presented the first Pajero prototype at the Tokyo Motor Show in November 1973 then Pajero II prototype followed in 1978, five years later. In January 1983, the first Pajero debuted at the Paris Dakar Rally, taking first place in 1985 at only the third attempt. Other wins followed, at events such as the Australasian Safari and Northern Forest. Dakar Rally Records A Mitsubishi Pajero, driven by Andrew Cowan, finished the 1984 Paris–Alger–Dakar as the third ranked winner in overall class after covering more than 11,000 km. Mitsubishi dominated with multiple first, second and third place podium finishes until their final wins in 2007. From 2001-2005, with the introduction of their third generation Pajero with monocoque chassis and fully independent suspension, Mitsubishi had 5 consecutive first-place finishes and 12 of all 15 podium finishes in the same time period. Their overall record was 12 total overall wins (1st place) in the "Cars Class" and 150 stage wins (the second best being Peugeot with only 78 stage wins in comparison). Mitsubishi earned the title of ‘Most Dakar Rally Wins by A Manufacturer’ from the Guinness World Records. First generation (L040; 1982–1991) The first generation made its debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 1981, and was launched in May 1982. Initially, it was a three-door, short-wheelbase model available with a metal or canvas top and three different engines options, although more were gradually added, ending with a 3.0-litre V6 on top of the range. 2.0-litre 4-cylinder petrol (2000/2.0) 2.0-litre 4-cylinder turbocharged petrol (2000/2.0 Turbo) 2.6-litre 4-cylinder petrol (2600/2.6) 2.3-litre naturally aspirated diesel (2300 D/2.3 D) 2.3-litre turbocharged diesel (2300 TD/2.3 TD) 2.5-litre turbocharged diesel (2500 TD/2.5 TD) 3.0-litre V6 petrol (3000/3.0) It included features unusual for a four-wheel-drive vehicle: a |
3,708 | 2010–11 Pro A season | The 2010–11 LNB Pro A season was the 89th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 24th season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB). The regular season started on October 9, 2010 and ended on May 10, 2011. The play-offs were held from May 17, 2011 till June 11, 2011. SLUC Nancy became the 2010–11 Pro A champions and gained its second French League title after beating defending champion Cholet Basket in the single-game Final, with a score of 74-76. Promotion and relegation At the beginning of the 2010-11 season Teams promoted from 2009–10 Pro B (French 2nd division) Pau-Lacq-Orthez Limoges Teams relegated to 2010-11 Pro B Dijon Rouen At the end of the 2010-11 season 2010-11 Pro A Champion: Nancy Teams promoted from 2010-11 Pro B Nanterre Dijon Teams relegated to 2011–12 Pro B Vichy Limoges Team Arenas Team standings Season Team leader(s) Playoffs Stats Leaders Awards Regular Season MVPs "Foreign" MVP: Sammy Mejia (Cholet) "French" MVP: Mickaël Gelabale (Lyon-Villeurbanne) Finals MVP John Linehan (Nancy) Best Coach – Erman Kunter (Cholet) Most Improved Player Evan Fournier (Poitiers) Best Defensive Player John Linehan (Nancy) Rising Star Award Evan Fournier (Poitiers) Player of the month References External links LNB website Category:LNB Pro A seasons French basketball basketball |
3,709 | Narrow-gauge lines of the Victorian Railways | The former Victorian Railways, the state railway authority in Victoria, Australia, built a number of experimental narrow-gauge lines around the beginning of the 20th century. Although all were closed by the early 1960s, parts of two have been reopened as heritage railways. Background A depression in the early 1890s brought a halt to the rapid expansion of railways in Victoria. Politicians promoted narrow-gauge lines as a way to link remote communities, particularly in hilly country, without the expense of the railways. Railways officials opposed them, citing the inconvenience and expense of a break-of-gauge. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways examined 14 regions for potential railways: Bass River District: Without recommending a specific route, the Committee considered a narrow gauge line through the Bass River district to exploit timber resources along the river, coal deposits around Kilcunda and farming around "Wonthaggie", eventually recommending examination a low cost broad gauge option. Instead the Wonthaggi railway line was built as broad gauge in 1910. Beech Forest District: From Colac to Beech Forest. Carrajung District: From Traralgon to Alberton via Carrajung. Gembrook District: From Fern Tree Gully to Gembrook. Gunbower and Cohuna District: From Rochester or Elmore to Gunbower or Cohuna. Instead the Cohuna railway line was built as broad gauge in 1915. King River District: From Wangaratta to Whitfield. McDonald's Track District: From Nyora or Monomeith to Thorpdale. The broad gauge Strzelecki railway line partly covered this district in 1922. Mitta Mitta River District: From Tallangatta to Eskdale. Moondarra and Walhalla District: From Moe to Walhalla. Orbost and Snowy River District: An isolated line from Cunninghame to Orbost as an alternative to proposed extension of the broad gauge Gippsland line from Bairnsdale to Orbost via Bruthen. Instead the broad gauge line was extended to Orbost in 1916. Poowong East District: From Drouin or Warragul to Korumburra via Poowong. Tolmie District: The Committee stated that the suggested line to Whitfield must, at some future time, be extended to Tolmie and Mansfield. Upper Murray District: Tallangatta to Cudgwea and Towong, or from Bethangra to Walwa. Instead the broad gauge railway from Tallangatta was extended to Cudgewa between 1916 and 1921. Wandin and Warburton District: From Croydon to Warburton. In considering the McDonald's Track and Poowong East Districts together, the Committee also examined shorter routes from the existing Thorpdale railway line and Mirboo North railway line to Leongatha. The Committee recommended that four experimental lines be built. They were: Croydon to Warburton Wangaratta to Whitfield Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook Colac to Beech Forest The Warburton line was built in broad gauge, however authority was given for the construction of the other three lines. Subsequently, a further two lines were built, the Moe to Walhalla line, and an extension from Beech Forest to Crowes. Initial plans were for the railways to be constructed in gauge, but following correspondence with British railway engineer Everard Calthrop, amongst others, a change was made to gauge. None of the lines constructed ever made a profit. Freight rates were the same for broad and narrow-gauge railways, despite higher direct costs. Most of the |
3,710 | Amalia Tătăran | Amalia Tătăran (born 15 July 1994 in Satu Mare) is a Romanian épée fencer, team silver medallist at the 2013 European Fencing Championships and team gold medallist at the 2015 European Games. Career Tătăran took up fencing at the age of 9 in Satu Mare, a Romanian fencing stronghold, under the guidance of coach Francisc Csiszar. She won a bronze medal at the 2010 Cadet World Championships in Baku. She also represented Romania at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, finishing fifth. In 2012, she became the youngest member of the Romanian national team. The same year she won the Romanian Cup after defeating in the final Olympic silver medallist Ana Maria Brânză. Tătăran won in 2013 a silver medal at the Junior European Championships in Budapest, followed by a team silver medal at the senior European Championships in Zagreb. For this performance she was named athlete opf the year of Satu Mare County for the third time, after 2010 and 2011. In 2014, she transferred from CS Satu Mare to CS Dinamo București. In the 2014–15 season she won a bronze medal at the U23 European Championships in Vincenza. She was named a reserve for Romania at the 2015 European Games. In the individual event, she was eliminated in the table of 32 by Great Britain's Corinna Lawrence. In the team event, no.2 seeded Romania accessed directly the semi-finals, where they saw off Russia. They overcame Estonia in the final to earn the gold medal. References External links (archive) Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Romanian épée fencers Category:Romanian female fencers Category:Sportspeople from Satu Mare Category:Fencers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Category:Fencers at the 2015 European Games Category:European Games medalists in fencing Category:European Games gold medalists for Romania Category:European Games competitors for Romania |
3,711 | Iulius Mall Cluj | Iulius Mall Cluj is a shopping mall in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and was opened on 10 November 2007. It has 250 stores including one hypermarket Auchan () and several anchors, such as : Auchan, Inditex Group (Zara,Bershka,Pull&Bear, Stradivarius, Massimo Dutti), Tommy Hilfiger, H&M, Cinema City. It has a 10 screen cinema complex, 25 fast-food and three restaurants. It has a swimming pool and a fitness club. There are 2,180 parking spaces. It also has a exterior park with a lake view, called Iulius Parc. See also Iulius Mall Iaşi Iulius Mall Suceava Iulius Mall Timișoara References External links Iulius Mall Cluj Official Site 1 an de Iulius Mall Cluj - Foto Site-ul restaurantului japonez Wasabi din Iulius Mall Cluj-Napoca Category:Shopping malls in Cluj-Napoca |
3,712 | Victory (volcano) | Victory is a volcano on New Guinea island, Papua New Guinea. It is situated on Cape Nelson, 30 km from Tufi in an area with no Wadati-Benioff zone. It is one of four large stratovolcanos in Northern New Guinea island, the others being Hydrographers Range, Trafalgar and Lamington. Morphology Victory is dominantly Andesitic in origin, but also has traces of Basalt and Dacite, the lavas erupted have an unusually high level of Chromium and Nickel. The volcano is densely forested in all but the summit crater. On the sides of the volcano (near the summit) are four lava domes, two on the SW flank and two on the NE flank. The summit crater is breached to the SE and was probably created by a landslide. The summit now contains a small crater lake where weak thermal activity continues. Eruptions A small eruption may have occurred in 1810 (give or take 10 years), but this event is uncertain. The only known eruption from Victory was a long-term eruption that lasted from the late 19th century to the mid 20th century. 1890-1935 ± 5 years Eruption An eruption from Victory began in around 1890. The eruption extruded a Lava Dome. The eruption produced deadly Pyroclastic flows that probably resulted in the deaths reported by local residents in the 1890s. The constant glow from Victory's long-term eruption (which could have ended as late as 1940) provided a beacon for passing ships. The stop date for the eruption is unknown but it ended between 1930-1940. References Global Volcanism Program Volcano Live Volcanoes of The World, 3rd ed. 2011, Siebert, Simkin, Kimberly External links Photo of Victory Volcano on Panoramio.com Category:Stratovolcanoes of Papua New Guinea Category:Active volcanoes |
3,713 | Manuel Peñalver | Manuel Peñalver Aniorte (born 10 December 1998 in Torrevieja) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Major results 2018 1st Stage 7 Tour of China I 2020 9th Trofeo Campos, Porreres, Felanitx, Ses Salines References External links Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Spanish male cyclists |
3,714 | One Mysterious Night | One Mysterious Night is a 1944 crime film, the seventh in a Columbia Pictures series of fourteen starring Chester Morris as reformed crook Boston Blackie. It was preceded by The Chance of a Lifetime and followed by Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion. Blackie is called upon to recover a stolen diamond. The film is noteworthy as the directorial debut of Budd Boetticher, though he is credited under his real name, Oscar Boetticher, Jr. He had been working at Columbia as an assistant director on such films as The Desperadoes and Cover Girl. He had been called in to help complete films but called this his "first real picture". He helmed four more B-pictures before leaving the studio in 1945. Plot The Blue Star of the Nile is stolen from an exhibition guarded by the police under Inspector Farraday. Under intense pressure from the police commissioner to recover the diamond, Farraday tells reporters, among them Dorothy Anderson, that he is sure Boston Blackie is responsible. However, he does not really believe that; it is only a ruse. When Blackie walks into Farraday's office, the inspector is so desperate he deputizes his old nemesis to get the jewel back, using his own methods. Blackie is certain the robbers had inside help. He finds a wad of gum under some of the furniture at the exhibit hall; it still bears the impression of the diamond. Blackie targets George Daley, the assistant manager, especially after he learns that George had recently bought a large amount of gum. He gets sidetracked when Anderson recognizes him and has him arrested, but Farraday soon lets him out the back way. Daley's sister Eileen finds out that her brother is involved with thieves Paul Martens and Matt Healy, and that he later hid the diamond in her purse. She persuades him to give the jewel to Blackie. However, his former partners show up just after he meets Blackie. In the ensuing scuffle, they kill Daley, and kidnap Blackie and his sidekick, "the Runt". The crooks figure that, with Blackie missing and unable to clear himself, he will be suspected of both the robbery and the murder. Indeed, Farraday begins to believe just that. Blackie tells his captors that what they have is a fake that he intended to switch with the real diamond, supposedly stored in a vault. Uncertain, they take it to fence Jumbo Madigan to get his expert opinion. Blackie manages to free himself and the Runt, and persuades Madigan to go along with his story. However, when the police surround the place, Martens and Healy realize they have been double crossed, and shoot Madigan, though not fatally. When the cops break in, they do not spot the pair, posing as mannequins. The crooks later return to their apartment. Blackie offers to steal the real diamond. They agree to his arrangement, but keep the Runt as a hostage. Blackie goes to Farraday, who surrounds the building with policemen. Then Blackie and Farraday enter the apartment to negotiate the Runt's release. Martens and Healy make a break for it, |
3,715 | Kettering Savoy | The Kettering Savoy (previously, Coliseum Theatre; subsequently, Ohio Theatre; also known as The Savoy) was a theatre and cinema in Russell Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. History The Kettering Savoy was originally known as the Coliseum Theatre. It opened in 1910 in a building which had been built seven years earlier, but a fire gutted it in 1937. The theatre was rebuilt and reopened on 21 May 1938 with a screening of the Hollywood film Big City (1937), starring Spencer Tracy and Luise Rainer, and a variety show on stage. Over the years, numerous stage productions were held in the theatre, and several prestigious actors appeared on stage here in their earlier careers. It was annexed by the Clifton Cinemas circuit on 25 August 1944, and the Northampton Repertory Company were based there between 1949 and 1951; it was described as the Northampton Repertory Theatre's outpost. In 1951, a Lionel Hamilton production of The Romantic Young Lady, from the Spanish of Gregorio Martínez Sierra, starring Jean Charlesworth, Peter Bell and Ronald Radd was put on at the Savoy. In 1951, Jim Dale made his stage debut as a stand-up comedian at the theatre, and was discovered there by Carroll Levis. The Savoy struggled to stay open as a theatre throughout the year and in April 1953, it was reported that stage shows would cease during the summer months and it would begin functioning as a cinema throughout the week as well as weekends, too. The Kettering Savoy closed in 1986 but reopened as the Ohio Theatre. It eventually closed in 1997 when the new Odeon Multiplex was built in the town, and it subsequently fell into a highly dilapidated state with frequent vandalism. It was targeted in an arson attack on 16 September 2011, and was finally bulldozed down in June 2014. A building with 23 one-room flats is planned to be built on the site. Architecture The Kettering Savoy had 1150 seats. The stage measured in width and depth; its height was . Grecian murals decorated the interior, with "concealed lighting and elaborated ventilation grills down the sides and above the rectangular proscenium." There were seven dressing rooms and a band room. In 1968, it was split, with a small cinema of 485 seats, known as The Studio, and the stage becoming a bingo hall. Five years later, in 1973, the screen was split into two, dividing the cinema into Studio 1 and 2, with 160 and 140 seats respectively. References Bibliography Category:Theatres in Northamptonshire Category:Buildings and structures in Kettering Category:Former cinemas in England Category:Theatres completed in 1938 Category:2014 disestablishments in England |
3,716 | Operation Frankton | Operation Frankton was a commando raid on ships in the Nazi German occupied French port of Bordeaux in southwest France during the Second World War. The raid was carried out by a small unit of Royal Marines known as the Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment (RMBPD), part of Combined Operations inserted by captained by Lieutenant-Commander Dick Raikes who, earlier, had been awarded the DSO for operations while in command of the submarine . (The RMBPD would later form the Special Boat Service). The plan was for six kayaks (called "canoes" by the British) to be taken to the area of the Gironde estuary by submarine. Twelve men would then paddle by night to Bordeaux. On arrival they would attack the docked cargo ships with limpet mines and then escape overland to Spain. Men from no.1 section were selected for the raid; including the commanding officer, Herbert 'Blondie' Hasler, and with the reserve Marine Colley the team was thirteen in total. One canoe was damaged while being deployed from the submarine and it and its crew therefore could not take part in the mission. Only two of the 10 men who launched from the submarine survived the raid: Hasler, and his no.2 in the canoe, Bill Sparks. Of the other eight, six were executed by the Germans while two died from hypothermia. Background The Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment (RMBPD) was formed on 6 July 1942, and based at Southsea, Portsmouth. The RMBPD was under the command of Royal Marines Major Herbert 'Blondie' Hasler with Captain J. D. Stewart as second in command. The detachment consisted of 34 men and was based at Lumps Fort, and often exercised in the Portsmouth Harbour and patrolled the harbour boom at nights. The Bay of Biscay port of Bordeaux was a major destination for goods to support the German war effort. In the 12 months from June 1941 – 1942 vegetable and animal oils, other raw materials, and 25,000 tons of crude rubber had arrived at the port. Hasler submitted a plan of attack on 21 September 1942. The initial plan called for a force of three canoes to be transported to the Gironde estuary by submarine then paddle by night and hide by day until they reached Bordeaux from the sea, thus hoping to avoid the 32 mixed Kriegsmarine ships that patrolled or used the port. On arrival they hoped to sink between six and 12 cargo ships then escape overland to Spain. Permission for the raid was granted on 13 October 1942, but Admiral Louis Mountbatten Chief of Combined operations increased the number of canoes to be taken to six. Mountbatten had originally ordered that Hasler could not take part in the raid, because of his experience as the chief canoeing specialist, but changed his mind after Hasler (the only man with experience in small boats) formally submitted his reasons for inclusion. The RMBPD started training for the raid on 20 October 1942, which included canoe handling, submarine rehearsals, limpet mine handling and escape and evasion exercises. The RMBPD practised for the raid with |
3,717 | Bourne Abbey | Bourne Abbey and the Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul is a scheduled Grade I church in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. The building remains in parochial use, despite the 16th-century Dissolution, as the nave was used by the parish, probably from the time of the foundation of the abbey in 1138. Monastic origins While the Domesday Book makes it clear that there was a church in Bourne in 1066 and there is a suggestion that there was an Anglo-Saxon abbey, as far as is firmly known, the abbey was founded as a canonry, by a charter granted in 1138, by Baldwin fitz Gilbert de Clare (with the consent of Roger his son and Adelina his wife). He was a member of a post-conquest Norman family, settled in Suffolk, which later made its mark in Wales and Ireland. Adelina was a great-granddaughter of Hereward the Wake, though the connection with the Wake family was not made until the generation after Baldwin and Adelina, when their daughter, Emma married Hugh Wake. The house was for up to 14 canons of the Arrouaisian reform of the Rule of St. Augustine. This was the height of the period of abbey founding and castle-building in England. The foundation of the abbey was part of a general restructuring of the estate so that the current town centre was built as a new town at the entrance to Baldwin's new castle. The new main road passed between Baldwin's new castle and the abbey. The pre-Norman road lies under the junction between the nave and the chancel. This proximity to the road may have influenced Baldwin's thinking when choosing an order for the new abbey. By this time, Arrouaise itself was moving away from being a hermitage towards providing a service for travellers. In the late 13th century, the estate associated with Bourne Castle was reorganised so that the main road was moved onto what had been part of the site of the castle and a little away from the abbey. The abbey was dissolved in 1536 along with the other small monastic houses, in the first phase of Henry VIII's suppression of monasteries. Abbots The following is a chronological list of the abbots as far as they are known. It is based on that in Swift's book, and from the Victoria County History. Abbey charter 1138 Gervaise of Arrouaise 1138 David 1156 Baldwin 1212 Everard Gutt 1224, resigned 1237 William of Repton 1237 Robert de Hamme, 1248, died 1260 Robert de Hasceby (Haceby), elected 1260, resigned 1275 William of Spalding, elected 1275 Nicholas 1287 Alan de Wauz (Waux), died 1292 Thomas de Calstewith (Colsterworth), elected 1292, died 1313 William of St Albans, elected 1313, resigned 1314 William of Abbotsley, elected 1314, died 1324 John of Wytheton, elected 1324, died 1334 Simon of Walton, elected 1334, died 1355 (mentioned as Simon Watton 1350 by Swift) Thomas of Grantham, elected 1355, died 1369 Geffory of Deeping, elected 1369, occurs to 1406 William of Irnham, occurred 1440 Henry (died) 1500 Thomas Ford 1500 William Grisby (died 1512) John Small, last abbot, |
3,718 | Bobby Hunt | Robert Kenneth "Bobby" Hunt (born August 15, 1940 in Lanett, Alabama) is a former American Professional Football defensive back who played in the American Football League (AFL). He played collegiately at Auburn University. He was drafted by the Dallas Texans of the AFL in 1962 and went on to play in the AFL for the Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, and the Cincinnati Bengals between 1962 and 1969. He was first team All-AFL his rookie year with the Texans. Hunt had ten interceptions in 1966 and during his nine-year career he had forty-two, returning one for a touchdown. He was second team All-AFL in 1964 & 1966, and was selected to play in the AFL All-Star game in 1964. He was an AFL Champion with the Chiefs in 1962 and in 1967 (1966 AFL season) , when he played for them in the first AFL-NFL World Championship game. After his playing career he was an assistant coach with the Buffalo Bills for 2 seasons. Hunt is a member of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame class of 2015. See also Other American Football League Players External links Hunt's citation in the American Football League Hall of Fame Category:Living people Category:1940 births Category:People from Lanett, Alabama Category:Players of American football from Alabama Category:American football safeties Category:Auburn Tigers football players Category:Dallas Texans (AFL) players Category:Kansas City Chiefs players Category:Cincinnati Bengals players Category:American Football League All-Star players Category:American Football League champions Category:Buffalo Bills coaches Category:American Football League players |
3,719 | 2017 Motocross des Nations | The 2017 Motocross des Nations was a motocross race held on 1 October and 2 October 2017. The event was held at the Matterley Basin circuit, near Winchester, Great Britain. The event was originally meant to be held at Glen Helen Raceway in California, but had to be rescheduled due to concerns about crowd size. France went into the event as the defending champions after taking their fourth title in 2016. Entry List Start numbers are allocated based on the team finish from the previous year's edition. France are the reigning champions so they start with numbers 1, 2 and 3. Iran entered a team but did not show up. Practice Practice is run on a class by class basis. MXGP MX2 Open Qualifying Races Qualifying is run on a class by class basis. Top 19 countries after qualifying go directly to the main Motocross des Nations races. The remaining countries go to the two smaller finals. Best 2 scores count. MXGP MX2 Open Qualification Standings Qualified Nations Nations Admitted to the B-Final Nations Admitted to the C-Final C-Final The C-Final is for the bottom 7 nations after qualifying. The top nation from the C-Final qualifies for the B-Final. Best 2 scores for each nation counts. Race C-Final Standings Poland qualify for the B-Final. B-Final The B-Final is for the nations who finished 20th-31st in qualifying, plus the winning nation from the C-Final. The top nation from the B-Final qualify for the Motocross des Nations races. Best 2 scores for each nation counts. Race B-Final Standings Slovakia qualify for the Motocross des Nations races. Only 1 Polish rider started the race. Motocross des Nations races The main Motocross des Nations races consist of 3 races which combine two classes together in each. Lowest score wins with each nation aloud to drop their worst score after the final race. MXGP+MX2 Max Nagl was injured during the MX1 qualifying race. Nations standings after Race 1 MX2+Open Nations standings after Race 2 MXGP+Open Nations standings after Race 3 Individual Classification MXGP MX2 Open References Category:2017 in motorcycle sport 2017 Category:October 2017 sports events in the United Kingdom |
3,720 | WVAC-FM | WVAC-FM (107.9 FM) is a campus radio station broadcasting a Top 40 and Alternative Rock format. The station is licensed to Adrian College, located on 110 S. Maddison Street. The station has legally been 107.9 WVAC-FM rather than simply WVAC since 1991. From then until 2002, the WVAC calls were used by an AM station in Norwalk, Ohio (now WLKR). In the 1968 till 1974 WVAC, the "Voice at Curry", was a carrier-current AM station at Curry College, Milton MA which later became WMLN-FM. Station Content Sources Michiguide.com - WVAC-FM History References http://tunein.com/radio/WVAC-1079-s23460/ https://sites.google.com/a/adrian.edu/wvac-radio-video/home External links VAC-FM Category:Radio stations established in 1968 |
3,721 | Jonelle Price | Jonelle Price (née Richards) (born 14 October 1980) is a New Zealand equestrian. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she won the bronze medal in Team eventing. In 2018, she won the Badminton Horse Trials in England. and also won the Luhmuhlen Horse Trials on Maggie in 2018. Price also runs a farm business with husband, Tim Price. Jonelle won Badminton in 2018, after many unsuccessful attempts, on the black mare, Classic Moet. Jonelle had taken a year out to have a baby, but a week after having her child, got back to riding. Tim price, her husband, also got placed at 2018's Badminton Horse Trials, on their gelding, Ringwood Sky Boy. When asked to describe each other, Jonelle said that Tim was a more talented rider and Tim said that she was more competitive. Classic Moet was predicted to have one of the fastest cross country rounds as she is known to be an incredibly speedy little horse, she certainly proved this at Badminton. CCI***** Results International Championship Results Notable Horses Flintstar - 2000 Bay Thoroughbred Gelding (Zabalu x Kingcroft Wicklow) 2012 London Olympics - Team Bronze Medal, Individual 32nd Place Classic Moet - 2002 Black Mare (Classic x Bohemond) 2014 World Equestrian Games - Individual Fourth Place 2018 Badminton Horse Trials - Winner OBOS Impressive - 2009 Bay Irish Sport Horse Mare (OBOS Quality x Lanceston) 2016 FEI Eventing Young Horse World Championships - 39th Place Cooley Showtime - 2009 Bay Dutch Warmblood Gelding (Chin Chin x Julio Mariner XX) 2016 FEI Eventing Young Horse World Championships - Bronze Medal Faerie Dianimo - 2005 Gray British Sport Horse Mare (DiMaggio x Catherston Dazzler) 2016 Rio Olympics - Team Fourth Place, Individual 17th Place 2018 Luhmuhlen Horse Trials - Winner References Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Olympic equestrians of New Zealand Category:New Zealand female equestrians Category:Olympic bronze medalists for New Zealand Category:Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic medalists in equestrian Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:New Zealand sportswomen |
3,722 | Kotouba | Kotouba is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Kita in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The commune includes 5 villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 5,799. References External links . Category:Populated places in Kayes Region Category:Communes of Mali |
3,723 | Manchester, Minnesota | Manchester is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 57 at the 2010 census. History Manchester was laid out in 1878, and named after Manchester Township, Illinois, the former home of an early settler. Manchester was platted in 1882. A post office was established at Manchester in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1974. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Minnesota State Highway 13 serves as a main route in the community, and Interstate 90 is nearby. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 57 people, 26 households, and 15 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 30 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population. There were 26 households of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.3% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age in the city was 36.8 years. 26.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 22.9% were from 45 to 64; and 19.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 59.6% male and 40.4% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 81 people, 32 households, and 23 families living in the city. The population density was 910.2 people per square mile (347.5/km²). There were 33 housing units at an average density of 370.8 per square mile (141.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White. There were 32 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% 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 2.96. In the city, the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $26,786, and the median income for a family was $49,375. |
3,724 | Ackley (surname) | Ackley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Dustin Ackley Edward Ackley (1887–1964), American politician Gardner Ackley Henry M. Ackley (1827–1912), American politician Fritz Ackley P.O. Ackley References |
3,725 | Arbiter (album) | Arbiter is the fifth studio album by American post-hardcore band Hopesfall. The album, the band's first since 2007's Magnetic North, was released on July 13, 2018 through Graphic Nature / Equal Vision Records. Background and release Shortly after the release of Magnetic North in May 2007, every member of Hopesfall left the band, with only vocalist Jay Forrest remaining. Around the same time, Jay Forrest, in an interview with Thrash Magazine, said the record label, Trustkill Records, altered the album's track listing without the band's knowledge. Cory Seals (guitar), Robert DeLauro (bass), Paul Cadena (guitar), and Joey Manizone (drums) toured in support of the album with Forrest. After the tour's completion, in September 2007 Forrest announced that the band would be changing their name, but these plans never came to fruition. Hopesfall announced their breakup in January 2008 after all of the replacement members left the band. After the band's breakup, former drummer Jason Trabue accused former label Trustkill Records of withholding royalties and providing the band with insufficient financial support and promotion. Hopesfall briefly reunited in 2011 with Doug Venable on vocals, Joshua Brigham and Ryan Parrish on guitar, Pat Aldrich on bass, and Adam Morgan on drums. The band played two shows, one in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and one in Charlotte, North Carolina, performing songs from The Frailty of Words, No Wings to Speak Of and The Satellite Years. The band reunited in 2016, signing to Equal Vision Records and re-issued The Satellite Years, A Types and Magnetic North on vinyl. "H.A. Wallace Space Academy", the group's first new song in 11 years, was released on April 11, 2018 and announced a new album, named Arbiter, would be released on July 13. The album's name, Arbiter, was originally planned to be the new name for the band until Equal Vision suggested they stick with the "Hopesfall" name. The album's second single, "Tunguska", was released on June 12. Third single, "Faint Object Camera", was released on June 28; the song was named after the camera of the same name that was installed on the Hubble Space Telescope from 1990 to 2002. "Faint Object Camera" was included in Alternative Press'''s list of "10 New Songs You Need to Hear This Week" on June 29, 2018. A music video for "Bradley Fighting Vehicle" was released on August 9 and features clips from the band's performances at the St. Vitus Bar in Brooklyn. Reception Upon its release, Arbiter has received highly positive reviews from critics. Jeannie Blue of Cryptic Rock praised the album, favorably comparing the song "I Catapult" to the Hum song "Stars". Blue said the album "proudly carries the flag for the band's signature sound; oft muddy tones, gritty vocals, and always thoughtful lyrics and anchor a collection that is reminiscent of a better time" that is "steeped in melodic hardcore", but is "something much more." Luke Spencer of Music Existence also gave the album a positive review, commending the album's riffs and melody and the band's ability to mix nostalgic sounds with new ones. Terrance Pryor of MP3s and NPCs placed |
3,726 | Combined Task Force 151 | Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151) is a multinational naval task force, set up in 2009 as a response to piracy attacks in the Gulf of Aden and off the eastern coast of Somalia. Its mission is to disrupt piracy and armed robbery at sea and to engage with regional and other partners to build capacity and improve relevant capabilities in order to protect global maritime commerce and secure freedom of navigation. It operates in conjunction with the EU's Operation Atalanta and NATO's Operation Ocean Shield. As of February 2020, the commander of CTF-151 is Rear Admiral Yoshiyasu Ishimaki of the JMSDF. History The CTF 151 was established on 12 January 2009 as a response to piracy attacks in Somalia, "with a specific piracy mission-based mandate under the authority of UNSCRs 1816, 1838, 1846, 1851 and 1897". The CTF 150 mainly dealt with maritime security and counter terrorism. Piracy was considered more of a law enforcement mission. They were established as a mission-based Task Force. Upon their establishment in 2009, they operated under a UNSCR counter-piracy mandate. They are not geographically constrained. Their mandate has been "based upon the range of counter-piracy UNSCRs". In February 2011, a group of pirates hijacked a Panamanian-flagged ship. The Puntland government stated that they did not want captured ships and pirate bases near Bosaso. The pirates forced the ship's crew to the south, to a coastal area that was not as receptive. Admiral Mcknight had a conversation with Jatin Dua and the Navy SEALS rescued two hostages who were being held in an inland camp. The SEALS killed about nine pirates. In January 2012, six Somali pirates launched an attack on the bulk cargo ship the MV Sunshine about one hundred miles off the coast of Oman. This was referred to as a by-the-book approach. They used AK-47s, a rocket propelled grenade launcher, used a grappling hook and attempted to affix a ladder onto the boat. The pirates threw their weapons overboard so the boarding team could not arrest them. They gave the pirates food and water, finally turning them loose. The Somalis did not realize that a helicopter from the USS Mobile Bay was keeping track of their movements. They headed back to the Iranian dhow. The USS Kidd was able to track the Al Mulahi and noticed some Middle Easterners were aboard. The New York Times reported a standoff, afterwards the Somalis were still hidden and the Iranian captain spoke with the Americans. Formation Between 2002 and 2004, a first naval coalition in charge of fighting terrorism in the area was dubbed Task Force 151. On 8 January 2009, at the United States Fifth Fleet headquarters in Manama, Bahrain, Vice Admiral William E. Gortney, USN, announced the formation of CTF-151 to combat the piracy threat off Somalia, with Rear Admiral Terence E. McKnight in command. The was designated as the first flagship of Combined Task Force 151, serving as an afloat forward staging base (AFSB) for the following force elements: Fourteen-member U.S. Navy visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team. One of the United States |
3,727 | Dutch oven (disambiguation) | A Dutch oven is a kind of cooking pot. Dutch oven may also refer to: Dutch Oven, a thoroughbred racehorse and winner of 1882 St. Leger Stakes Dutch Oven, a pillar in Montana Dutch oven, the protective cover for electrical contacts on a railway coupler; particularly, but not exclusively, used on the London Underground Dutch oven (practical joke), flatulating on someone and pulling a blanket or cover over their head, based on a slang phrase describing the mechanics of the cooking pot of the same name The Dutch Oven, Union College's satirical newspaper Dutch Oven, a nickname for Derek Holland, pitcher for Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants |
3,728 | C.C.P Contact Probes | C.C.P. Contact Probes Co., Ltd. ( ) is a Taiwanese manufacturer of testing probes and probe-like connectors. The company was founded by Chung-Kai Huang (黃介崇) on January 22, 1986 and is headquartered in New Taipei, Taiwan. C.C.P Contact Probes., Ltd. operates internationally with global sales offices in China, Hong Kong, USA and Germany and has approximately 1000 employees. The 4 main products are testing solutions, Pogo Pin Connectors, EV Crown Spring Connectors and Industrial Connectors. The company is a supplier for Pogo Pin connectors of major brands around the world such as Apple, Huawei, and Microsoft. Known products such as the Macbook Series from Apple Inc. or the Surface Pro 4 from Microsoft are using magnet connectors from C.C.P. Contact Probes. C.C.P. Contact Probes Co., Ltd. is listed at the Taiwanese Stock Exchange (Bloomberg Ticker: 6217:TT). In 2017, it had approximately NTD1,892.3 million (~USD60 million) revenue and a Net Income of NTD159.3 million (~USD5.15 million). History 2015 Launch of the USA Office in San Jose and roll out of new Contact Pin Series 2012 Set up 2nd generation production line with 100K-class clean room and developed the Crown Spring Connector series 2010 Obtained ISO 9001:2008 2009 Developed Magnetic Connector with Lenovo and set up the Plating Lab 2008 Obtained ISO QC 080000 certificate and set up of C.C.P. International Co., Ltd. office in Hong Kong 2006 Set up of IC Socket factory in Taipei and the Beijing Branch Office 2003 Listed in Taiwan Stock Market (TW.6217) 2002 Obtained BSI ISO 9001:2000 certificate 2000 Dong Guan C.C.P. Contact Probes Co., Ltd. was founded 1986 CCP Contact Probes Enterprise Co., Ltd established Finance C.C.P. Contact Probes Co., Ltd. is listed at the Taiwanese Stock Exchange (ISIN TW0006217003). In 2016, it had approximately NTD1,892.3 million(~USD60 million) revenue and a Net Income of NTD159.3 million (~USD5.15 million). The company invests approximately 7% of its operating revenue in R&D activities. Ownership Sales References Category:1986 establishments in Taiwan Category:Technology companies established in 1986 Category:Manufacturing companies based in New Taipei |
3,729 | Virididentex acromegalus | Virididentex acromegalus (common name: bulldog dentex) is a species of carnivorous marine fish of the family Sparidae. It is the only species of the genus Virididentex. It is endemic to Cape Verde, where it occurs between 40 and 150 metres depth. This fish lives in rocky bottoms, and grows to an average length of 30 cm, maximum 52 cm. References Further reading Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol. 1–3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. . Fenner, Robert M. The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. Neptune City, New Jersey, USA: T.F.H. Publications, 2001. Helfman, G., B. Collette and D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, USA, 1997. Hoese, D.F. 1986. A M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany Maugé, L.A. 1986. A J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren, Flanders; and ORSTOM, Paris, France, Vol. 2. Moyle, P. and J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4th ed., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA: Prentice-Hall. 2000. Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3rd ed.. New York, USA: John Wiley and Sons., 1994 Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2nd ed., London: Macdonald., 1985 Category:Sparidae Category:Fish of West Africa Category:Endemic vertebrates of Cape Verde Category:Fish described in 1911 |
3,730 | Passer By (film) | Passer By (2004) is a British television film broadcast on BBC One in two parts on 28 and 29 March 2004. It was directed by David Morrissey from a script by Tony Marchant and stars James Nesbitt as Joe Keyes, and Emily Bruni as Alice. Plot Joe Keys is a man who sees a young woman called Alice accosted by some men on a train one night. Alice looks to Joe for help but he ignores her predicament and gets off the train. A few days later, the police are seeking witnesses to a sexual assault against Alice. Joe unwillingly comes forward but, when giving evidence against the men in court, cannot bring himself to admit that he did nothing to save Alice. Production The film was commissioned by the BBC's director of serials Laura Mackie at the outline stage. Marchant did not want to extend the script to any more than two parts because he thought two was the right length. He previously worked with Morrissey and producer David Snodin on the 1997 television series Holding On. The script went through five drafts; refinements included making Joe's wife less judgmental, and seeing other characters in the wider world reacting to Joe. It was filmed over 30 days. Reception The first part received 6.9 million viewers, and the second part 6.7 million (28% audience share). The second part was the first time BBC One won the 9–10 p.m. timeslot in two months. Final ratings, accounting for viewers who recorded it to watch later, brought part one up to 7.47 million and part two up to 7.54 million. Passer By received negative critical reaction from the New Statesman. It was repeated by UKTV Drama on 28 December 2004 as a single feature-length film. References External links Passer By at BBC Online Category:2004 British television series debuts Category:2004 British television series endings Category:2000s British drama television series Category:BBC television dramas Category:2000s British legal television series Category:2000s British television miniseries Category:BBC Films films Category:Films directed by David Morrissey Category:Films scored by Dario Marianelli Category:Films set on trains Category:Films about rape Category:English-language television programs |
3,731 | Jaladheeswara Temple | Jaladheeswara Swamy Temple, popularly known as Sree Balaparvati Sametha Jaladheeswara Aalayam, is in a village named Ghantasala in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. () It is one of the more ancient temples, believed to exist before 2nd century A.D. The fact that Siva and Parvathi are placed on a single "peetam" (panavattamu) makes the temple different from many other ancient temples like Srisailam and Srikalahastri. According to Dr. D. Kannababu, assistant superintendent, Archaeology Survey of India, "Jaladheeswara Temple was the fourth ancient temple in Andhra Pradesh. From the evidenced existing today, this temple existed before 2nd century A.D. This siva Lingam has similar features with some of the ancient temples like Gudimallem (Chittor district near Sri Kalahasti), Amaravati, Draksharamam." Salient features of the temple: It is the only temple in the world to have lords Siva and Parvati on a single peetam. According to the temple history, the peetam was placed by Agastya maharshi. Nandeeshwara is more beautiful and realistic in this temple. According to Skanda Purana, this temple darshana has the same pious (punya phala) effect equivalent to Darshanam of Dwadasha jyotirlingas (12) and Ashtadasa Shakti Peetams (18) due to the placement of Siva and Parvati on a single peetam. The devotees believe that jaladeeshwara abhisheka theertham is a cure for many diseases. Jai Jaladheeswara Swamy References Category:Hindu temples in Krishna district |
3,732 | Wysokie, Zamość County | Wysokie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zamość, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Zamość and south-east of the regional capital Lublin. References Category:Villages in Zamość County |
3,733 | Lost world | The lost world is a subgenre of the fantasy or science fiction genres that involves the discovery of an unknown world out of time, place, or both. It began as a subgenre of the late-Victorian adventure romance and remains popular into the 21st century. The genre arose during an era when the fascinating remnants of lost civilizations around the world were being discovered, such as the tombs of Egypt's Valley of the Kings, the semi-mythical stronghold of Troy, the jungle-shrouded pyramids of the Maya, and the cities and palaces of the empire of Assyria. Thus, real stories of archaeological finds by imperial adventurers succeeded in capturing the public's imagination. Between 1871 and the First World War, the number of published lost world narratives, set in every continent, dramatically increased. The genre has similar themes to "mythical kingdoms", such as Atlantis and El Dorado. History King Solomon's Mines (1885) by H. Rider Haggard is sometimes considered the first lost world narrative. Haggard's novel shaped the form and influenced later lost world narratives, including Rudyard Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King (1888), Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World (1912), Edgar Rice Burroughs' The Land That Time Forgot (1918), A. Merritt's The Moon Pool (1918), and H. P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness (1931). Earlier works, such as Edward Bulwer-Lytton's Vril: The Power of the Coming Race (1871) and Samuel Butler's Erewhon (1872) use a similar plot as a vehicle for Swiftian social satire rather than romantic adventure. Other early examples are Simon Tyssot de Patot's Voyages et Aventures de Jacques Massé (1710), which includes a prehistoric fauna and flora, and Robert Paltock's The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins (1751), an 18th-century imaginary voyage inspired by both Defoe and Swift, where a man named Peter Wilkins discovers a race of winged people on an isolated island surrounded by high cliffs as in Burrough's Caspak. The 1820 Hollow Earth novel Symzonia has also been cited as the first of the lost world form, and Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) and The Village in the Treetops (1901) popularized the theme of surviving pockets of prehistoric species. J.-H. Rosny aîné would later publish The Amazing Journey of Hareton Ironcastle (1922), a novel where an expedition in the heart of Africa discovers a mysterious area with an ecosystem from another world, with alien flora and fauna. Edgar Allan Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (1838) has certain lost world elements towards the end of the tale. James Hilton's Lost Horizon (1933) enjoyed popular success in using the genre as a takeoff for popular philosophy and social comment. It introduced the name Shangri-La, a meme for the idealization of the lost world as a Paradise. Similar books where the inhabitants of the lost world are seen as superior to the outsiders, are Joseph O'Neill's Land under England (1935) and Douglas Valder Duff's Jack Harding’s Quest (1939). Hergé also explores the theme in his comics The Seven Crystal Balls and Prisoners of the Sun (1944-48). Here the protagonists encounter an |
3,734 | Renate Rudolph | Renate Rudolph (born 24 November 1949) is a former East German handball player, born in Leipzig, who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1980 she won the bronze medal with the East German team. She played all five matches. External links profile Category:1949 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Leipzig Category:German female handball players Category:Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic handball players of East Germany Category:Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Category:Olympic medalists in handball Category:Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics |
3,735 | 1959 Individual Speedway World Championship | The 1959 Individual Speedway World Championship. British Qualification Scandinavian Qualifications Scandinavian Final May 31, 1959 Turku First 9 to European Final Continental Round Continental Final June 21, 1959 Munich First 6 to European Final European Final July 17, 1959 Göteborg First 6 to World final plus 1 reserve World Final 19 September 1959 London, Wembley Stadium References 1959 Individual World Championship Individual Speedway World Championship Individual Speedway World Championship Category:Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom |
3,736 | Alex Nicholson | Alex Nicholson may refer to: Alex Nicholson (ice hockey) (1923–2009), Canadian ice hockey goaltender Alex Nicholson (Welsh footballer) (born 1994), Welsh footballer Alex Nicholson (Australian footballer) (1897–1972), Australian rules footballer Alex Nicholson (fighter) (born 1990), American mixed martial artist See also Alexander Nicholson (disambiguation) |
3,737 | Anthony Alonzo | Antonio Viana Alonzo (April 2, 1948 – October 9, 1998), also known as Anthony and Tony, was a Filipino actor, singer, and councilor of Quezon City. Early life He was born as Antonio Viana Hernandez on April 2, 1948, in Quezon City to Alfredo Hernandez and Lourdes Viana. He is the brother of actress Alicia Alonzo, who herself is still appearing in Filipino films and soaps. Education Antonio V. Hernandez received his elementary and secondary education at the Marulas Elementary School and Espiritu Santo High School, respectively. He took up Commerce at the Mapua Institute of Technology. Movie career Besides the so-called bold and sexy films that pervaded the movie industry in the '70s and early '80s, the period also saw the emergence and proliferation of true-to-life movies. Producers then banked on the colorful and controversial lives of known notorious criminals to come up with profitable movie projects, i.e. Nardong Putik, Kapitan Eddie Set, Baby Ama, Ronquillo, Salonga, and Waway, to name a few. Popular actors Ramon Revilla and Rudy Fernandez topped the list of action stars who appeared in one movie after another, portraying infamous and villainous characters. Other stars followed, such as Ace Vergel, Jess Lapid, Jr., Rhene Imperial and Anthony Alonzo. Alonzo was one of the busiest actors during that time and made a long list of true-to-life movies based on factual events and police records. Stardom came late for Alonzo. He was already 30 when he was given an important role in Hindi sa Iyo ang Mundo Baby Porcuna in 1978, for which he was nominated for the URIAN Best Supporting Actor award. He was nominated in the FAMAS the following year for Dakpin si Junior Bombay (1979). In 1982, he won the FAMAS Best Actor award for his role in Bambang. He also won the Best Actor awards in the 3 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) for his work in: Bago Kumalat Ang Kamandag (1983), The Moises Padilla Story: The Missing Chapter (1985) and Anak Badjao (1987). Political life He ran for councilor in the 1992 Metro Manila elections and won. He served for two terms (1992–1998). Filmography Movies Muntinlupa 1950 (1974) Hide and Seek (1976) Tatlong Kasalanan (1976) Susan Kelly, Edad 20 (1977) Hindi Sa Iyo ang Mundo, Baby Porcuna (1978) Dakpin si Junior Bombay (1979) Reyna ng Pitong Gatang (1980) Diablong Sagrado (1980) Kamlon (1981) Hadji Kamlon Hanapin si Jake Romano (1981) Dakpin si Pusa (1981) Intrusion: Cambodia (1981) Totoy Scarface (1981) Bangkusay Tondo (1981) Deathrow (1981) Bambang (1982) Bago Kumalat ang Kamandag (1983) Target: Batang Sindikato (1983) The Fighting Mayor (1983) Warren Balane (1983) W (1983) Manila Gangwar (1984) Sendong Sungkit (1984) Sendong Kumander Cobra (1984) Batang Quiricada (1984) Diegong Bayong (1984) Mianong Magat (1984) Mad Warrior (1985) Street Warrior (1985) Alyas Junior Buang: Mad Killer Ng Visayas (1985) Junior Buang Berong Bulag: Terror ng Bulacan (1985) Berong Bulag Moises Padilla Story: The Missing Chapter (1985) Manila Gang War (1985) Clash of the Warlords (1985) Victor Lopez ng Bangkusay (1986) Victor Lopez Jailbreak 1958 (1987) Anak Badjao (1987) Dugo ng Pusakal (1988) Trident Force |
3,738 | Tanusree Sarkar | Tanusree Makhanlal Sarkar (born 5 September 1998) is a Bengali cricketer. She plays for Bengal and East zone. She has played 4 First-class, 10 List A and 14 Women's Twenty20 matches. She made her debut in major domestic cricket on 6 December 2014 in a one-day match against Hyderabad. References Category:Bengal women cricketers Category:East Zone women cricketers Category:1998 births Category:Living people |
3,739 | Mart van Duren | Mart van Duren (born 27 October 1964) is a retired Dutch football striker. References Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch footballers Category:PSV Eindhoven players Category:Racing Jet Wavre players Category:FC Den Bosch players Category:FC Groningen players Category:FC Basel players Category:Association football forwards Category:Eredivisie players Category:Swiss Super League players Category:Dutch expatriate footballers Category:Expatriate footballers in Belgium Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Category:Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Category:PSV Eindhoven non-playing staff |
3,740 | Huar Island | Huar Island or Guar Island () is an island of Calbuco Archipelago located in the Reloncaví Sound. The island is located about northeast of Calbuco and south of Puerto Montt. There are 5 settlements in the island and 5 schools: Quetrolauquén, Alfaro, Nalcahue, Chucagua y Colhue. The island was the last place of the Chono people. There is no electricity network on the island, but the 5 schools are connected with Internet. References Category:Calbuco Archipelago Category:Islands of Los Lagos Region |
3,741 | David Mayo | David Mayo is the name of: David Mayo (American football) (born 1991) David Mayo, former Scientologist who found the Advanced Ability Center in 1983. |
3,742 | Salvatore Giannone | Salvatore Giannone (born 24 July 1936) is a retired Italian sprinter. Running the 4×100 m relay he won a gold medal at the 1959 Summer Universiade and finished in fourth place at the 1960 Olympics. See also Italy national relay team References Category:1936 births Category:Living people Category:Italian male sprinters Category:Olympic athletes of Italy Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:Universiade gold medalists for Italy |
3,743 | Podlužany, Levice District | Podlužany () is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia. Etymology Slovak podlužane - people living near the riparian forest (luh). Podlusan 1275, Podlussany 1773, Podlužany 1808, Podlužany 1920. Web page http://www.obec-podluzany.sk/ History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1275. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 175 metres and covers an area of 8.749 km². It has a population of about 760 people. Ethnicity The village is approximately 99% Slovak. Facilities The village has a public library and football pitch. References External links http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Category:Villages and municipalities in Levice District |
3,744 | Trzciane | Trzciane is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suwałki, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Suwałki and north of the regional capital Białystok. References Trzciane |
3,745 | Computational complexity of mathematical operations | The following tables list the computational complexity of various algorithms for common mathematical operations. Here, complexity refers to the time complexity of performing computations on a multitape Turing machine. See big O notation for an explanation of the notation used. Note: Due to the variety of multiplication algorithms, M(n) below stands in for the complexity of the chosen multiplication algorithm. Arithmetic functions Algebraic functions Special functions Many of the methods in this section are given in Borwein & Borwein. Elementary functions The elementary functions are constructed by composing arithmetic operations, the exponential function (exp), the natural logarithm (log), trigonometric functions (sin, cos), and their inverses. The complexity of an elementary function is equivalent to that of its inverse, since all elementary functions are analytic and hence invertible by means of Newton's method. In particular, if either exp or log in the complex domain can be computed with some complexity, then that complexity is attainable for all other elementary functions. Below, the size n refers to the number of digits of precision at which the function is to be evaluated. It is not known whether O(M(n) log n) is the optimal complexity for elementary functions. The best known lower bound is the trivial bound Ω(M(n)). Non-elementary functions Mathematical constants This table gives the complexity of computing approximations to the given constants to n correct digits. Number theory Algorithms for number theoretical calculations are studied in computational number theory. Matrix algebra The following complexity figures assume that arithmetic with individual elements has complexity O(1), as is the case with fixed-precision floating-point arithmetic or operations on a finite field. In 2005, Henry Cohn, Robert Kleinberg, Balázs Szegedy, and Chris Umans showed that either of two different conjectures would imply that the exponent of matrix multiplication is 2. Because of the possibility of blockwise inverting a matrix, where an inversion of an matrix requires inversion of two half-sized matrices and six multiplications between two half-sized matrices, and since matrix multiplication has a lower bound of operations, it can be shown that a divide and conquer algorithm that uses blockwise inversion to invert a matrix runs with the same time complexity as the matrix multiplication algorithm that is used internally. Transforms Algorithms for computing transforms of functions (particularly integral transforms) are widely used in all areas of mathematics, particularly analysis and signal processing. Notes References Further reading Category:Computer arithmetic algorithms Category:Computational complexity theory Category:Mathematics-related lists Category:Number theoretic algorithms Category:Unsolved problems in computer science |
3,746 | Garcinia terpnophylla | Garcinia terpnophylla is a species of flowering plant in the Clusiaceae. It is found only in Sri Lanka where it is known as කොකටිය (kokatiya) in Sinhala. Varieties Garcinia terpnophylla var. terpnophylla. Garcinia terpnophylla var. acuminate. References External links https://www.gbif.org/species/110270099 terpnophylla Category:Endemic flora of Sri Lanka Category:Vulnerable flora of Asia |
3,747 | Turowa Wola | Turowa Wola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowiesy, within Skierniewice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately east of Kowiesy, east of Skierniewice, and east of the regional capital Łódź. References Turowa Wola |
3,748 | Kawardha State | Kawardha State () was one of the princely states in the Central Provinces of India during the period of the British Raj. The capital of the state was Khairagarh town, in Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh state. The Bhoramdeo Temple is located less than 20 km to the west of the main town. History Kawardha State was founded in 1751. According to legend its name would have originated in Kabirdham, Kabir's see, the current name of the district. In former times many Kabir panth adherents resided in the town. The rulers were Gonds of the Raj Gond dynasty. Kawardha State's last ruler, Thakur Lal Dharamraj Singh, signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948, so the state territory was merged into Bombay State, following its splits first assigned to Madhya Pradesh, finally to Chhattisgarh. Ruling Thakurs The rulers of the princely state of Kawardha bore the title Thakur. 1751 – 1801 Mahabali Singh 1801 – 1848 Ujiyar Singh 1848 – 1852 Tok Singh c.1860 Baijnath Singh 186?. – 1863 Ram Singh 1863 – 1864 Bahadur Singh 1864 – 1891 Rajpal Singh (b. 1849 – d. ....) 1891 – 1920 Jadunath Singh (b. 1885 – d. 19..) 4 February 1920 – 15 August 1947 Lal Dharamraj Singh (b. 1910 – d. 1959) See also Eastern States Agency Chhattisgarh Division Political integration of India References Category:Princely states of Madhya Pradesh Category:Rajput princely states Category:States and territories disestablished in 1948 Category:History of Chhattisgarh Category:Kabirdham district Category:Central Provinces Category:1948 disestablishments in India ca:Kawardha |
3,749 | Lumaha'i Beach | Lumaha'i Beach (Hawaiian: Lumahai) is a beach located on the north shore of Kauai, Hawaii, US. Situated at the mouth of Lumaha'i River, is accessed along Hawaii Route 56 between Hanalei and Ha'ena State Park. Due to strong waves, currents and undertow, the beach and bay are considered unsafe for swimming and surfing most of the year. Bread fruit trees are said to have been planted here by a Menehune named Weli. Lumaha'i Beach was featured in the 1958 film South Pacific. Geography Lumaha'i is a picturesque beach along the northern shores of Kauai, and is formed at the mouth of the Lumaha'i River which joins the Pacific Ocean. It is accessed from Hawaii Route 56, some from Hanalei. Many trails emerge from the highway, which provide access to Kahalahala, the eastern end of the beach. However, the western end of the beach is accessed from an iron wood forest parking lot along the river. The wide, sloping beach measures about in length, and is set against the backdrop of vertical cliffs of volcanic rocks, which have lush vegetation. The sand formation consists of olivine, a mineral consisting of the chemical composition of iron, magnesium, and silica, which renders yellowish green colour to the beach. The beach has rocky features and lava rocks at the mouth of the Lumaha'i River, which results in treacherous rip currents. As there are no reefs in the coast line, the surf is very high and strong, and sea waves are a continuous feature on the beach. The beach plays a vital role in maintaining productivity of the estuary environment in that the features of the beach undergo changes during the year from summer to winter and during the spring season. During summer, sand dunes block the western end of the beach, creating a temporary barrier for the flow of the river into the sea and thus stabilizing the nature of the estuary. During winter and spring seasons, due to the effect of the waves and wind, the beach sand shifts drastically to the opposite eastern end of the beach. This causes a substantial reduction in the width of the beach and, combined with floods during the rainy months of spring and winter, the river flow into the ocean is restored. This phenomenon results in migration of ‘o’opu larvae (Stenogobius hawaiiensis) in large numbers, which over the next few months, as they mature, move into the estuary where they get re-acclimatized and then move upstream along the river. On account of the seasonal variations, the width of the beach changes by . During heavy rainfall in winter and spring, the beach is prone to flooding. Because of flash floods, a phone has been installed at the beach to issue safety warnings. Vegetation There are three notable species of trees near the beach at the mouth of the river: the hibiscus of Maihi, the breadfruit of Weli and the pendanus of Mapuana. The pendanus of Mapuana near the beach, with the local name Kahala-o-Mapuana, unusually yielded red fruits instead of yellow and is noted for its scented smell. |
3,750 | Pays-d'en-Haut | Pays-d'en-Haut may refer to: Pays d'en Haut, territory of New France (1610–1763) Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, regional county municipality in Québec, Canada Pays-d'Enhaut may refer to: Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District, district of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland Pays-d'Enhaut District, former district of the Canton of Vaud See also Highland (disambiguation) Pays (France) |
3,751 | 2000 Ghanaian general election | General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2000, with a second round of the presidential election on 28 December. The presidential elections resulted in a victory for John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), whilst the NPP also won the most seats in the parliamentary elections. The election marked the first transfer of power via the ballot box in the country's history. Results President Parliament The vacant seat was filled by a by-election on 3 January 2001 and won by the NPP. See also List of Ghana Parliament constituencies MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000 References Category:Elections in Ghana Category:2000 elections in Africa Category:2000 in Ghana 2000 |
3,752 | Leslie Armstrong | Leslie Armstrong may refer to: Dr Leslie Armstrong, a fictional character in The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter, a Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Dr Leslie Armstrong, archaeologist who excavated at Grimes Graves Dr Leslie Armstrong (d.2007), therapist who appeared on Howard 100 and Howard 101 |
3,753 | Arthur Cochrane (officer of arms) | Sir Arthur William Steuart Cochrane (27 April 1872 – 11 January 1954) was a long-serving Officer of Arms at the College of Arms in London. Biography Arthur Cochrane was the third son of Rev. David Crawford Cochrane, Master of Etwall Hospital (almshouses) and his wife Jane Tomlinson. He was born at Etwall Lodge and educated at Repton School. After serving for a term as secretary to Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty, Garter King of Arms, his heraldic career began on 19 July 1904 when he was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary. Cochrane took part in the coronation of King George V and was made MVO in 1911. In 1915 he was promoted to the office of Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary and held this office until 1926 when he was promoted to Norroy King of Arms. Two years later, on the death of Gordon Ambrose de Lisle Lee, Cochrane was chosen to succeed him as Clarenceux King of Arms on 26 July 1928. Cochrane was made CVO in 1931 and in 1934, was appointed Advisor on Naval Badges in succession to Major Foulkes its originator. Commander P K Kemp, naval archivist and a fellow member of the committee wrote in The Times "Meetings of the Ships Badges Committee with Sir Arthur present were always a delight, for his sense of humour was keen and contagious and his deep and intimate knowledge of heraldic matters was always freely at the disposal of those of us on the committee who fancied themselves as amateur kings of arms." Since then, the post has been held by an officer of the College of Arms. Cochrane took part in the coronation of King George VI in 1937 and was knighted that year. He also took part in the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and held the office of Clarenceux until his own death in 1954. Cochrane had many interests apart from heraldry. For nearly 30 years he served on the Court of the New England Company—a charity originally set up by Oliver Cromwell to evangelise the native inhabitants of North America. He was Governor of the Company from 1938 and never missed a meeting. His main active sport was shooting, but he took a lifelong interest in cricket and followed most other games with devotion. He was for many years a member of the MCC and a well-known figure in the pavilion at Lords. He was devoted to his old school and was president of the Reptonian Society. From 1950, Cochrane also served as the first Patron of the Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society. Andrew Noble described him as "a man of great charm and an engaging companion with an encyclopaedic knowledge of pedigrees." He was a tall distinguished figure and his leonine head made him easily recognisable at State occasions Cochrane married Margaret Peregrina Ilbert (1882–1952) the fourth daughter of Sir Courtenay Ilbert, clerk to the House of Commons at St Margaret's Westminster on 15 May 1907. They had six children, but his son David disappeared while walking in Greece in |
3,754 | 2016–17 FSV Zwickau season | The 2016–17 FSV Zwickau season is their 1st season in the 3. Liga. Events FSV Zwickau won promotion after beating SV Elversberg in the 2015–16 Regionalliga promotion play-offs. Transfers In Out Preseason and friendlies 3. Liga 3. Liga fixtures & results League table DFB-Pokal Saxony Cup Saxony Cup review Saxony Cup results Player information . |} Notes A. Kickoff time in Central European Time/Central European Summer Time. B. FSV Zwickau goals first. References Category:FSV Zwickau seasons Zwickau |
3,755 | Crime harm index | A crime harm index is a measurement of crime rates in which crimes are weighted based on how much "harm" they cause. The most simple and most common method of measuring an area's crime rate is to count the number of crimes. In this case, one minor crime (e.g. a shoplifting incident) counts for the same as a single very serious crime (e.g. murder). Leading criminologists have argued in favour of creating a weighted measurement. Lawrence W. Sherman and two other researchers wrote in 2016 that "All crimes are not created equal. Counting them as if they are fosters distortion of risk assessments, resource allocation, and accountability." Most crime harm indices use prison sentencing policies to decide what the "harm score" of an offence should be. The harm score of an offence is the default length of the prison sentence that an offender would receive, if the crime was committed by a single offender. Cambridge Crime Harm Index The Cambridge Crime Harm Index was unveiled in 2016. It was developed by Lawrence W. Sherman, Peter Neyroud and Eleanor Neyroud. It uses sentencing guidelines of England and Wales to calculate the harm score of each crime. The system has already been adopted by several UK police forces. According to the CCHI, the harm score for a crime is the default prison sentence that an offender would receive for committing it, if the crime was committed by a single offender with no prior convictions. For minor crimes that would instead result in a fine, the harm score is the number of days it would take someone with a minimum wage job to earn the money to pay the fine. The Cambridge Crime Harm Index has inspired other crime harm indices for New Zealand, Denmark and Western Australia. It has also been evaluated for use in Scotland, though officers of Police Scotland have noted that it does not reflect Scottish sentencing guidelines. References Category:Harm reduction Category:Crime statistics Category:Index numbers |
3,756 | Anantana Avantara | Anantana Avantara is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language adult comedy film directed by and starring Kashinath. The movie is a light–hearted comedy about the ordeals of a newly married man. It set a trend in the comic films in Kannada and established Kashinath as a comic story teller. However, at the time of release, the movie met with several controversies primarily for the taboo subject on which the story was built. Some even considered the movie to have made a negative impact on the youngsters of that time. The movie also introduced Upendra as the lyrics writer and assistant director. The movie was remade in Telugu in 2006 as Please Sorry Thanks. Plot Ananth has a small business and runs a small office. He is an introvert and is awkward around women. His secretary, Deepa, is a young lady who wants to marry him but has never expressed her feelings verbally. Ananth acts as if he is not interested in her but is attracted to her as well. He meets Menaka (Anjali) in a road accident where he nurses her and drops her home. They are neighbors and after a few awkward meetings, they fall in love. They get married soon after as both of their parents are happy about their relationship. Deepa, though, is jealous of her Boss' married life and plans to ruin it. She used to procure tablets for his sexual wellness before and plans to mess with the tablets. She instead gets the tablet which does away with sexual desire in men and hands it over to Ananth as he leaves for his honeymoon. The honeymoon is botched as the tablets take effect. They also meet another couple on honeymoon where the husband is over enthusiastic about sex which makes the wife take regressive measures. A few days of confusion and chaos follows and Anjali's mother is now convinced that they should get a divorce. As a last attempt, Ananth is sent to a lady psychiatrist who examines and gives him confidence that he is all right. The second couple's wife tries to escape from her husband and sleeps in Ananth's room. Ananth rushes into his room and to the sleeping lady thinking it is his wife. Anjali arrives to her room to see her husband with another woman and she decides to divorce now, supported by her mother and granny. After his failed attempts to explain the situation Ananth lifts and carries Anjali into her room to show her he is a man and woos her with his romance. She accepts him finally. Cast Kashinath as Ananthu Anjali Sudhakar as Menake Prathibha as Personal Assistant of Ananthu M. N. Lakshmi Devi as Rambe Dinesh as Honey moon guy who is sex expert Aravind as Menake Father Ramachandra Saroja Srishailan as Ananthu's Mother Pundalika Shet as doctor who gives special tablets Sihikahi Geetha as Psychiatrist Upendra as Lord Kamdev in song Come on Kamanna Soundtrack Music scored and lyrics written by Hamsalekha, V. Manohar and Upendra. "Chaligalavu Banthu" - S. P. Balasubramanyam, Lata Hamsalekha "Come on Come on Kamanna" |
3,757 | Aequorlitornithes | Aequorlitornithes is a clade of waterbirds recovered in a comprehensive genomic systematic study using nearly 200 species in 2015. It contains the clades Charadriiformes (waders and shorebirds), Mirandornithes (flamingos and grebes) and Ardeae (Eurypygimorphae and Aequornithes). Previous studies have found different placement for the clades in the tree. References Category:Neognathae |
3,758 | Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta | The Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta is an Albertan autonomist libertarian/libertarian-conservative political party in Alberta, Canada. The party was named the Alberta First Party from 1999 to 2004, when it changed its name to the Separation Party of Alberta. In 2013, it reverted to Alberta First. In April 2018, it became the Western Freedom Party of Alberta. On June 22, 2018, it was announced that the Western Freedom Party had changed to its present name. On April 27, 2020, the party announced plans to merge with Wexit Alberta and for a new party called the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta. Members of both parties will vote on whether to approve the merger. MLAs Currently the Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta has no sitting member in the Alberta Legislature. The party had one member (Derek Fildebrandt) in the Alberta Legislature prior to the 2019 Alberta General Election. Beliefs According to the founding documents the main objectives of the party is as follows: Autonomy for Alberta Freedom for Alberta Responsibility for Alberta's government. The Freedom Conservative Party advocates for an autonomous Alberta within a United Canada and is libertarian, and fiscally conservative in its leanings. For example, the parties founding documents call for the government to "pass no law to protect two consenting adults from themselves" and "abolish unnecessary controls over the economy". Fiscally the founding document lays out that Alberta should "collect no more revenue than is needed and spend no more revenue than is required". History The Freedom Conservative Party took over the legal shell of the former Alberta First Party. After changing its name to the Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta on June 22, 2018, it gained its first MLA after Derek Fildebrandt changed his affiliation from Independent Conservative and crossed the floor after being barred from running as a candidate for the United Conservative Party. He was appointed interim leader, pending a vote. During the announcement of the new party, Fildebrandt stated that it is not a separatist party but rather, its members were "conservatives, libertarians and Alberta patriots". It plans to run candidates in conservative strongholds, such as rural Alberta. Fildebrandt has stated he intends to avoid placing candidates in ridings where he believes the incumbent governing New Democratic Party would have a chance of winning in case of a split in the conservative vote. Leadership election The party's first convention under the Freedom Party name was held in Chestermere and first leadership race since 1999 was held on October 20, 2018. Interim leader Derek Fildebrandt was the only leadership candidate, and therefore was acclaimed as leader. After the 2019 Alberta General Election and resignation of Derek Fildebrandt, David White was elected as Interim Leader of the Freedom Conservative Party at a party meeting in Calgary on May 4, 2019. David was elected on the second ballot. Three candidates were on the ballot. Election results The 30th Alberta general election which will be held in 2019 is the Freedom Conservative Parties first contested election in its current form. In the Alberta 2019 election, the party is so far confirmed |
3,759 | Takahashi Meijin | , real name , is a former executive of Hudson Soft. 16 shot per second Takahashi became famous for his fast trigger finger speed of 16 shots per second during the 1980s and is particularly known for his use of this skill in the game Star Soldier and the Family Computer version of Star Force. Later on in his life, his trigger speed was reduced to 130 presses per ten seconds. In the 2005-12-8 edition of Yaguchihitori show, he was only able to fire 12 shots per second. During the Star Soldier R challenge event in 2008-3-28, he fired at 12.3 shots per second. In various fiction featuring Takahashi Meijin, the "16 shots per second" milestone became a key plot element. Appearances Video games He also appeared as a character in Hudson Soft's Hudson's Adventure Island series. In the US and Europe versions of the games, Takahashi's character was renamed "Master Higgins". Bug-tte Honey Saturn Bomberman DreamMix TV World Fighters Fairy Tail Gekitotsu! Kardia Daiseidō The Adventure Island character was also turned into an animated series titled Bug-tte Honey. Guest starring roles in civilian form include: Quiz Derby Game Center CX Pop Jam Yaguchihitori Culture SHOwQ Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 (Live action) Tetris Party Deluxe Anime Running Boy Star Soldier no Himitsu Bug tte Honey Gintama Episode 98 Btooom! (Takanohashi) Barakamon Episode 4 Film Game King Takahashi Meijin vs Mouri Meijin Advertisement Hudson Soft: Shooting Watch Meiji Seika: Falcon High Score and Falcon Impulse ads Moonstar Shoes: Sharp: Twin Famicom References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20040727033752/http://www.hudson.co.jp/hde/vol006/omake/tr16/index.html Takahashi Meijin Official Site (Defunct) https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2008/10/meet-takahashi/ http://www.tokyomango.com/tokyo_mango/2008/09/takahashi-meiji.html http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3801/the_game_master_speaks_hudsons_.php http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/03/takahashi_meijin_interview_hudsons_adventure_island Category:1959 births Category:Living people Category:People from Sapporo |
3,760 | Cross Sound Ferry | Cross Sound Ferry is a passenger and road vehicle ferry service operating between New London, Connecticut and Orient on the North Fork of Long Island, New York. The service is privately owned and operated by Cross Sound Ferry Services, headquartered in New London and run by the Wronowski family, which also owns and operates the Block Island Express ferry service and the Thames Shipyard and Repair Company. Overview Though there have been multiple proposals to bridge the Long Island Sound at various locations, but none have ever come to fruition. Therefore, Long Island motorists located east of the Throgs Neck Bridge heading toward Connecticut must first drive west into Queens, cross one of the three city bridges to the Bronx, and then drive east to reach New England destinations. This circuitous route could, at the extreme, add as much as to a trip between Long Island and New London, points north, or points east. In addition to the saving in mileage, use of Cross Sound Ferry or its western competitor, the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry, drivers avoids heavy urban traffic in New York City and on Interstate 95 in Connecticut. The ferry serves over one million passengers annually, about half of whom live on Long Island. Cross Sound Ferry previously attempted to establish service between New London and East Hampton, on the South Fork of Long Island. A local ordinance passed by the Town of East Hampton in 1997 prohibits vehicle ferry service within the Town's borders and places limits on the speeds of both passenger vessels and road vehicles. Cross Sound Ferry filed a lawsuit against the town in 2004 to overturn the ruling, which was eventually dismissed. Cross Sound Ferry operates year-round with up to 32 daily departures with the lone exception of no service on December 25, Christmas Day. Sister companies The Block Island Express, a high-speed passenger ferry service, operates out of the same New London ferry terminal and services Block Island (New Shoreham, Rhode Island). The Thames Shipyard and Repair Company services both Cross Sound Ferry and Block Island Express vessels. All three organizations share the 2 Ferry Street office at the New London terminal. The three companies, as well as the Thames Towboat Company, are owned by John P. Wronowski and son, Adam Wronowski. Fleet Cross Sound Ferry Services owns a fleet of seven traditional vehicle-passenger ferries, one high-speed passenger-only ferry, and two additional ferries cruises and charters. Vessels are retrofitted at Cross Sound's sister company, Thames Shipyard and Repair. Block Island Ferry Services has one vessel, serviced at the same shipyard. Controversy Local officials on Long Island's North Fork have criticized Cross Sound Ferry for causing increased vehicle traffic on New York State Route 25. The Orient terminal is located at the eastern terminus of Route 25, and all traffic must use Route 25 to get to and from the ferry terminal; travelers coming from points further west must travel through several towns, including Riverhead and Southold in the process. In an attempt to verify this, the Town of Southold commissioned a corridor study |
3,761 | Liverpool Marina | Liverpool Marina is a Marina in Coburg Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside. It has 340 berths. It includes a venue called the Yacht Club and Restaurant. It also hosts Tranmere Sailing Club. References External links https://www.liverpoolmarina.com/ Category:Marinas in England Category:Mersey docks Category:Transport in Liverpool |
3,762 | Chromosome 12 | Chromosome 12 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 12 spans about 133 million base pairs (the building material of DNA) and represents between 4 and 4.5 percent of the total DNA in cells. Chromosome 12 contains the Homeobox C gene cluster. Genes Number of genes The following are some of the gene count estimates of human chromosome 12. Because researchers use different approaches to genome annotation their predictions of the number of genes on each chromosome varies (for technical details, see gene prediction). Among various projects, the collaborative consensus coding sequence project (CCDS) takes an extremely conservative strategy. So CCDS's gene number prediction represents a lower bound on the total number of human protein-coding genes. Gene list The following is a partial list of genes on human chromosome 12. For complete list, see the link in the infobox on the right. Diseases and disorders The following diseases are some of those related to genes on chromosome 12: achondrogenesis type 2 collagenopathy, types II and XI cornea plana 2 episodic ataxia hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia hypochondrogenesis ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens Kniest dysplasia Kabuki syndrome maturity onset diabetes of the young type 3 methylmalonic acidemia narcolepsy nonsyndromic deafness Noonan syndrome Parkinson disease Pallister-Killian syndrome (tetrasomy 12p) phenylketonuria spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, Strudwick type spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita spondyloperipheral dysplasia Stickler syndrome, (COL2A1-related) Stuttering Triose Phosphate Isomerase deficiency tyrosinemia Von Willebrand Disease Cytogenetic band References External links Category:Chromosomes (human) * |
3,763 | Akattikkulam | Akattikkulam is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province. See also List of towns in Northern Province, Sri Lanka External links Department of Census and Statistics -Sri Lanka Category:Populated places in Northern Province, Sri Lanka |
3,764 | Platja Es Canar | Platja Es Canar is the main beach within the beach resort of Es Canar which is on the south east seaboard of the Spanish island of Ibiza. It is in the municipality of Santa Eulària des Riu Description This is a sandy beach in a horseshoe shaped bay. The sand is fine and of light colour. The water is clear and clean and the sea bed has a gentle slope. This beach guarded by lifeguards. At the southern end of the beach is a small harbour . To the back of the beach there are a number of large four and five storey tourist hotels and all along the bay there are bars, restaurants and beach shops. See also The beach resort of Es Canar References Category:Beaches of Ibiza Category:Beaches of the Balearic Islands |
3,765 | 1915 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team | The 1915 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1915 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–0–1 record (3–0–1 against Western Conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 191 to 35. The only setback was a tie with Illinois with whom the Gophers shared the conference championship. The team was retroactively selected as the national champion for 1915 by the Billingsley Report. End Bert Baston, fullback Bernie Bierman and guard Merton Dunningan were named All-Americans by the Associated Press. Baston was also named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Look Magazine. Baston, Bierman and Dunnigan were named All-Big Ten first team. Schedule Roster HB Bernie Bierman References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football |
3,766 | 1996–97 Danish 1st Division | The 1996–97 Danish 1st Division season was the 52nd season of the Danish 1st Division league championship and the 11th consecutive as a second tier competition governed by the Danish Football Association. The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the 1997–98 Danish Superliga. The teams in the 13th to 16th spots relegated to the 1997–98 Danish 2nd Division. Table Top goalscorers See also 1996–97 in Danish football 1996–97 Danish Superliga External links Peders Fodboldstatistik Category:Danish 1st Division seasons Denmark 2 |
3,767 | Richard Reeves (American writer) | Richard Furman Reeves (November 28, 1936 – March 25, 2020) was an American writer, syndicated columnist and lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Life and career Reeves was born in 1936 in New York City, the son of Dorothy (Forshay), an actress, and Furman W. Reeves, a judge in Hudson County, New Jersey. He received his Mechanical Engineering degree from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1960. After graduating, he spent a year working as an engineer for Ingersoll-Rand, after which he moved to journalism. From 1961–1965, Reeves co-founded and worked for the Phillipsburg Free Press (New Jersey), then worked for Newark Evening News and the New York Herald Tribune before being assigned the post of Chief Political Correspondent for The New York Times in 1966. In 1971, Reeves left the Times to lecture at Hunter College. Reeves' opinions generally had a liberal bent—he opposed the war to topple Saddam Hussein as "stupid and unnecessary" (column, March 19, 2003)—but shunned "extreme" leftist positions. He paid close attention to happenings overseas and often filled his columns with explanations of current trends based on history. Many of his columns focused on the world's reaction to the United States' political actions. He also published nine books, mostly about American politics. In 1993, he appeared in the film Dave, one of several journalists who played themselves in the film. Reeves' weekly column, carried by Universal Press Syndicate, has appeared in more than 160 newspapers across the United States since 1979. He also wrote a monthly column from Paris in Travel and Leisure magazine. He was married to Catherine O'Neil, founder of the Women's Commission for Women and Children Refugees. Together they had five children and divided their time between Los Angeles and New York City. In October 2004 in an article titled "To begin with, the President is a fool", he shared his belief that John Kerry would win the 2004 presidential election. In the article, Reeves indicated that he voted absentee for the Democrat. He then shared his bias by saying: "Biased? Of course. That's why I write this column: to share my bias. I am always amazed when I get letters, many of them, accusing me of being a 'liberal' or, a lot worse, an 'elitist.' Yes, I am. Hello!" In November 2005, Reeves theorized that George W. Bush could be regarded as the worst president in U.S. history, noting: "The History News Network at George Mason University has just polled historians informally on the Bush record. Four hundred and fifteen, about a third of those contacted, answered, making the project as unofficial as it was interesting. These were the results: 338 said they believed Bush was failing, while 77 said he was succeeding. Fifty said they thought he was the worst president ever." Reeves died on March 25, 2020, in Los Angeles from cardiac arrest. Published books A Ford, Not a Lincoln, Harcourt Brace, 1975, , Old Faces of 1976, Harper and Row, 1976, , Convention, Harcourt Trade Publishers, 1977, , American Journey: Traveling |
3,768 | 2014 FC Edmonton season | The 2014 FC Edmonton season was the club's fourth season in North American Soccer League, the second division of the Canadian soccer pyramid. Background Review Competitions Pre-season and Exhibitions Pre-season Exhibitions NASL Spring Season The Spring season will last for 9 games beginning on April 12 and ending on June 8. The schedule will feature a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time. Half the teams will host 5 home games and play 4 road games whereas the other half of the teams will play 4 home games and 5 road games. Standings Results Results by round All times listed using Mountain Time Zone. Match reports NASL Fall Season The Fall season will last for 18 games beginning on July 12 and ending on November 1. The schedule will feature a double round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league twice, one at home and one on the road. The winner of the Fall season will play the winner of the Spring season in the Soccer Bowl 2014 Championship game except if the Spring and Fall Champions are the same team in which case the team with the best overall Spring and Fall record behind that team will be their opponent. Standings Results Results by round Match reports Canadian Championship Preliminary round Semifinals Player details List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition |} Transfers In Out References Category:FC Edmonton seasons Edmonton Fc Edmonton Category:2014 in Alberta |
3,769 | Emu bush | The name Emu bush is a common name for several species of plants in Australia : Several species of the genus Eremophila Hakea laurina |
3,770 | Bottom of a Bottle | "Bottom of a Bottle" is the debut single from American rock band Smile Empty Soul's eponymous album. The song was released in 2003 and ranked No. 7 on Alternative Songs. Composition and lyrics Contrary to some of the lyrics, the song talks about influencing people to do whatever it is that keeps them going and makes them feel alive, indicating that the word "drug" is a metaphor for the same. Featured on Xtreme Sessionz, Vol. 1 (Lava Room) Nu Rock Traxx, Vol. 49 (Erg) Promo Only: Modern Rock Radio Personnel Sean Danielsen – vocals, guitar, writer Ryan Martin – bass, writer Derek Gledhill – drums, writer John Lewis Parker - producer David J. Holman - mixing Kevin Federline - rapping Chart performance References Category:2003 songs Category:2003 singles Category:Nu metal songs |
3,771 | Boesiger | Boesiger may refer to: Christian Boesiger, Swiss badminton player Johannes Boesiger (born 1962), German writer and producer Roy Boesiger, Swiss para-alpine skier |
3,772 | 2016 Hull FC season | This article details the Hull F.C. rugby league football club's 2016 season. This is the 21st season of the Super League era. Table To be inserted. 2016 fixtures and results 2016 Super League Fixtures 2016 Super 8 Qualifiers Player appearances Super League Only = Injured = Suspended Challenge Cup Player appearances Challenge Cup Games only 2016 squad statistics Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 28 March 2016. = Injured = Suspended 2016 transfers in/out In Out References Category:Hull F.C. seasons Category:Super League XXI by club |
3,773 | Naphthanthrone | Naphthanthrone is an organic carbon based molecule formed of five rings, of which four are benzene rings, joined in the shape of the Olympic rings. It has been known for decades. See also Olympicene References Category:Ketones Category:Polycyclic aromatic compounds |
3,774 | Copa CONMEBOL | The Copa CONMEBOL () was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was a very prestigious South American club football contest, similar to the UEFA Cup. Clubs qualified for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Teams that were not able to qualify for the Copa Libertadores would play in this tournament. The tournament was played as a knockout cup. The tournament ended in 1999, following the expansion of Copa Libertadores to 32 teams. The Copa Mercosur and Copa Merconorte, which both started in 1998, replaced the Copa CONMEBOL; both cups would later be merged in the current Copa Sudamericana. The last champion of the competition was Talleres, while Atlético Mineiro is the most successful club in the cup history, having won the tournament two times. The cup was won by seven different clubs but it was never won consecutively. Format Qualification Each national association was assigned a number of entries determined by CONMEBOL which changed slightly from one edition to another. The best teams from the previous season that did not qualify for the Copa Libertadores through their league qualified for the Copa CONMEBOL. The tournament itself was played in two-legged knockout stages. The champion of the Copa CONMEBOL disputed the Recopa Sudamericana, the Copa de Oro and the Copa Master de CONMEBOL, albeit irregularly. Tournament The tournament started in the first stage in which 16 clubs were paired in a series of two-legged knockout ties in the round of 16, the first of four stages that worked on a single elimination phase knockout system that culminated in the finals. During each stage of the tournament, ties were decided on points, followed by goal difference, away goals, then a penalty shootout after full-time of the second leg, if necessary. Finals Winners See also Copa Sudamericana Copa Mercosur Copa Merconorte Copa Interamericana Copa Libertadores Copa Master de CONMEBOL References External links CONMEBOL Cup at RSSSF Copa Conmebol Información sobre la Copa Conmebol Globo Esporte Category:Defunct CONMEBOL club competitions Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1992 Category:Recurring events disestablished in 1999 |
3,775 | David McNee | Sir David Blackstock McNee (23 March 1925 – 26 April 2019) was an English police officer who was Chief Constable of the City of Glasgow Police (later Strathclyde Police) from 1971 to 1977, and then Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1977 to 1982. Early life Born in Glasgow, McNee worked as an office boy at the Clydesdale Bank before joining the Royal Navy as a rating in 1943. In 1946 McNee began his career in the police when he joined the City of Glasgow Police, serving as a uniformed constable before joining the force's Marine Division as a Detective Constable in 1951. He rose up the ranks to Inspector and served in the Flying Squad and Special Branch, until attending a senior command course at the Police Staff College, Bramshill, after which he was appointed Assistant Chief Constable of Dunbartonshire County Constabulary. In 1971 he took charge of the City of Glasgow Police, which, during his tenure as Chief Constable, was merged with six other local Scottish police forces to form Strathclyde Police. He joined the Metropolitan Police in London in 1977 as the Met's Commissioner, the first time he had served outside Scotland as a police officer. Metropolitan Police Commissioner McNee had commanded the second largest police force in Britain in Strathclyde and was now in charge of the largest. His lengthy experience as a low-ranking beat officer in Glasgow, however, was at odds with the academic and theoretical training he had received at Bramshill in the Senior Officers's course. Determined to improve the working conditions of London's beat bobbies, McNee implemented several reforms to the Metropolitan Police, some of which would be further refined by his successors. Iranian Embassy Siege One of the most dramatic incidents to occur during McNee's time with the Metropolitan Police was the siege of the Iranian Embassy in 1980. McNee and the Met were praised for their response and actions during the siege, however, when the first hostage was shot, McNee immediately handed control of the operation over to the British Army, who deployed the Special Air Service to storm the building and resolve the situation. Brixton Riots One of the most serious riots in London of the 20th century took place in Brixton over 10, 11 and 12 April 1981. The riot resulted in almost 300 police injuries and 45 members' of the public being injured; over a hundred vehicles were burned, including 56 police vehicles; almost 150 buildings were damaged, with thirty burned. There were 82 arrests. Reports suggested that up to 5,000 people were involved in the riot. McNee considered that it was unfair for the subsequent Scarman Inquiry into the riot to concentrate on policing and not extend in depth to the wider social, political and economic context. He believed the police were being set up as scapegoats for the riot. Initially McNee alleged the rioting was not spontaneous but organised outside the Brixton area by extremist left-wing militants, however, no evidence of a prior conspiracy to trigger the riot was uncovered by Lord Scarman. McNee was against the repeal |
3,776 | Manda Ophuis | Manda Ophuis (born 27 November 1980) is a Dutch singer and composer, who is best known for being the lead vocalist in the Dutch symphonic rock band Nemesea. She has been involved in music since a young age. Biography In 1998, Manda started taking singing lessons. Her teacher was a student at the conservatory in Groningen where she would be permitted a year later. There she began taking vocal lessons with Floor van Zutphen who remained her vocal teacher during her time at the conservatory (2000-2004). In 2003 Manda started taking classical singing lessons too, also with a student from the same conservatory. She took those lessons for two years. Manda graduated in 2004. In 2005 Manda found a new vocal teacher in Kees Taal. Kees taught her about breathing, resonance and how to use the whole body as an instrument. In 2011 Manda decided that she wanted to go broader and started taking singing lessons with Setske Mostaert as well. August 1, 2016 Manda decided to quit the band, after 14 years. She will continue working with children from now on. Personal life In her spare time, Manda cooks, writes, and reads. Her main inspirations are Anneke van Giersbergen, Tori Amos, Christina Aguilera, and Kelly Clarkson. References Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch rock singers Category:21st-century Dutch singers |
3,777 | Stefan Meissner | Stefan Meissner (born 8 March 1973) is a German former professional football who played as a forward. He spent one season in the Bundesliga with VfL Wolfsburg, as well as eight seasons in the 2. Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschweig, Wolfsburg, Karlsruher SC, and Stuttgarter Kickers. Meissner had to retire from the game in 2006 due to a cartilage injury in his knee and currently works as a youth coach at 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Honours DFB-Pokal: runner-up 1994–95 References External links Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:People from Goslar (district) Category:Footballers from Lower Saxony Category:German footballers Category:German football managers Category:Germany under-21 international footballers Category:Association football forwards Category:Bundesliga players Category:2. Bundesliga players Category:Eintracht Braunschweig players Category:VfL Wolfsburg players Category:VfL Wolfsburg II players Category:Karlsruher SC players Category:Stuttgarter Kickers players Category:Chemnitzer FC players |
3,778 | Mim Mesle Madar | Mim Mesle Madar (Persian:میم مثل مادر) (or M as in mother; also M for Mother) is an Iranian film directed by Rasoul Mollaqolipour, starring Ali Shadman, Golshifteh Farahani and Hossein Yari. The film is among the highest box office records in the history of Iranian cinema. Acclaimed Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani stars in this film. The film's score attained great acclaim, composed by Arya Aziminejad. See also Iranian cinema References External links "M for Mother" tops Italy Film Fest Category:Iranian films Category:Persian-language films |
3,779 | E. E. Knight | E. E. Knight (born March 7, 1965) is the pen name for American science fiction and fantasy writer Eric Frisch, born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota and now resides in Oak Park, Illinois, with his wife and children. In May 2007, he donated his archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University. Bibliography Vampire Earth series Way of the Wolf (2003) Choice of the Cat (2004) Tale of the Thunderbolt (2005) Valentine's Rising (2005) Valentine's Exile (2006) Valentine's Resolve (2007) Fall With Honor (2008) Winter Duty (2009) March in Country (2011) Appalachian Overthrow (2013) Baltic Gambit (2014) Age of Fire series Dragon Champion (2005) Dragon Avenger (2006) Dragon Outcast (2007) Dragon Strike (2008) Dragon Rule (2009) Dragon Fate (2011) Dragoneer Academy series Novice Dragoneer (2019) Not part of a series Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Lost Cult (2004) Series Vampire Earth In the Vampire Earth series, aliens from a world known as Kur have taken over the world, destroying human society and enslaving the survivors. The novels follow the life of David Valentine, a young man who enlists with Southern Command, one of the few remnants of the old U.S. government scattered around, as he follows his heart even when it conflicts with orders. Age of Fire The Age of Fire series takes place in a world where dragons exist, but are becoming extinct. Civilization is under attack by barbarians from the north. Each of the first three novels in the series follows the life of one of three dragon siblings from fireless hatchlings to soaring dragons. The next three books follow the dragon siblings as they attempt to bring dragons back to the world. Dragoneer Academy The Dragoneer Academy series is a new (Fall 2019) series that takes place in the same world as Age of Fire, years later. In the Dragoneer Academy a young girl, Ileth, applies to become a Novice in the Serpentine Academy in order to become a Dragon Rider. There she meets a very old dragon who, while not explicitly revealed by name, is very likely DharSii from the Age of Fire series. Awards Way of the Wolf (2004) Compton Crook Award, Novel Way of the Wolf (2004) Darrell, Novel Valentine's Exile (2007) Dal Coger Memorial Hall of Fame, Novel Interviews Interview with E.E. Knight at FlamesRising.com. (May 2006) Interview with E.E. Knight at SFFWorld.com. (May 2005) EE Knight Talks Dragons and EE Knight Interview at Bookspotcentral.com Interview with E. E. Knight at Lili's Lair. (July 2009) Questions and Answers with E. E. Knight at Hortorian.com. (May 2011) References External links E.E. Knight at Fantasy Literature Category:21st-century American novelists Category:American fantasy writers Category:American male novelists Category:American science fiction writers Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American male writers |
3,780 | Operations Order No. 35 | Operations Order No. 35 was an order issued by the 509th Composite Group on August 5, 1945 for the atomic bombing mission on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II. The Order was signed by Operations Officer Major James I. Hopkins, Jr. who would later fly Big Stink in the August 9, 1945 atomic bombing raid on Nagasaki, Japan, under the call sign "Dimples 90". History Pursuant to the terms of Operations Order No. 35—at 02:45 on August 6, 1945—the Enola Gay, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, departed North Field, Tinian, for Hiroshima, Japan, with Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. at the controls. Tinian was approximately away from Japan, so it took six hours to reach the target at Hiroshima. The Little Boy atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima at 08:15 local time. Tibbets recalled that the city was covered with a tall mushroom cloud after the bomb was dropped. Notes Comments † Big Stink was a backup aircraft for the Hiroshima bombing; it was used for strike observation and photographic purposes for the Nagasaki bombing. References Category:Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Category:1945 documents |
3,781 | 2012 ECOWAS Games | The 2012 ECOWAS Games was the second biennial regional sports meeting of the Economic Community of West African States. The event was held in Accra, Ghana from the 16th of June to the 22nd of June 2012. Ghana's sports team won the most medals at the event. The 5 sports that featured in the 2012 games were athletics, wrestling, handball, volleyball and boxing. The first edition of the event was held in Nigeria in 2010. The games were sponsored by Rlg Communications, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Ghana Oil Company, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Ghallywood and Zoomlion. Participating nations Sports Medal table Calendar The schedule of the games was as follows. The calendar is to be completed with event finals information. Venues Accra Sports Stadium Complex – Boxing, Handball, Volleyball, Wrestling El-Wak Sports Stadium – Athletics References 2012 Category:2012 in African sport Category:2012 in Ghanaian sport |
3,782 | Sylvester Mazzolini | Sylvester Mazzolini, in Italian Silvestro Mazzolini da Prierio, in Latin Sylvester Prierias. (1456/1457 – 1527) was a theologian born at Priero, Piedmont; he died at Rome. Prierias perished when the imperial troops forced their way into the city, leading to the Sack of Rome. At the age of fifteen, he entered the Dominican Order. Passing brilliantly through a course of studies, he taught theology at Bologna, Pavia (by invitation of the senate of Venice), and in Rome, whither he was called by Julius II in 1511. In 1515, he was appointed Master of the Sacred Palace, filling that office until his death. His writings cover a vast range, including treatises on the planets, the power of the demons, history, homiletics, the works of St. Thomas Aquinas and the primacy of the popes. His exposition of Thomas' teaching was critical of the interpretations offered by his fellow Dominican Thomas de Vio Cajetan. Prierias is credited with being the first theologian who by his writings attacked publicly the doctrines of Martin Luther. Johann Tetzel's productions against the arch-reformer are called by Jacques Echard scattered pages (folia volitantia), and Mazzolini stands forth as the first champion of Romen Pontiffs against Luther. Luther replied to Mazzolini's arguments and the latter published rejoinders, and there was a regular controversy between them. According to D.J. Kennedy’s article in the Catholic Encyclopedia, ‘the necessity of promptness in attack and defence will account for defects of style in some of his writings’. Morgan Cowie is blunter on his performance in the controversy with Luther: ‘he succeeded so ill that the Pope forbade him to write any more on the matters in discussion’. He further notes that the eighteenth-century Jesuit literary critic Girolamo Tiraboschi ‘is rather annoyed that Erasmus speaks ill of our author as a controversialist, but is compelled to allow it to be true.’ His principal works are: De juridica et irrefragabili veritate Romenæ Ecclesiæ Romenique Pontificis (Rome, 1520); Epitoma responsionis ad Lutherum (Perugia, 1519); Errata et argumenta M. Lutheri (Rome, 1520); Summa Summarum, quæ Sylvestrina dicitur (Rome, 1516), reprinted forty times; an alphabetical encyclopedia of theological questions; Rosa aurea (Bologna, 1510) an exposition of the Gospels of the year; In theoricas planetarum (Venice, 1513). Works In theoricas planetarum, Venice, 1513. Summa Summarum, quæ Sylvestrina dicitur, Rome, 1516 (40 reprints). Epitoma responsionis ad Lutherum, Perugia, 1519. De juridica et irrefragabili veritate Romenæ Ecclesiæ Romenique Pontificis, Rome, 1520. Errata et argumenta M. Lutheri, Rome, 1520. References Michael M. Tavuzzi,Prierias : the life and works of Silvestro Mazzolini da Prierio, 1456-1527, Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 1997. External links C. Matthew McMahon, A History of the Reformation in the 16th Century, Book 3 Schaff Encyclopedia article S. Feci, ‘MAZZOLINI, Silvestro’, in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana). Mazzolini Silvestro da Prierio (in Italian) Category:1450s births Category:1527 deaths Category:Italian Roman Catholic theologians Category:Italian Dominicans |
3,783 | Gulf Coast Showcase | The Gulf Coast Showcase is a college basketball tournament that started in 2013 held at Hertz Arena in Estero, Florida. The men’s eight-team tournament, was designed to showcase the top mid-major programs from across the country. The women's tournament is held the week after the men's tournament, and showcases a mix of mid-major and top major programs. All games were streamed on ASunTV until 2017. Flohoops.com received streaming rights on subscription service for the 2017 season. 2019 Tournament Men's Bracket Women's bracket Denotes overtime period 2018 Tournament Men's Bracket Women's bracket 2017 Tournament Men's Bracket Women's bracket 2016 Tournament Men's Bracket Women's bracket 2015 Tournament Men's Bracket Women's bracket 2014 Tournament Men's bracket Women's bracket 2013 Tournament Men's bracket Women's bracket External links Gulf Coast Showcase Category:College men's basketball competitions in the United States Category:College women's basketball competitions in the United States Category:2013 establishments in Florida Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2013 Category:Basketball in Florida |
3,784 | Chaoborus punctipennis | Chaoborus punctipennis is a species of phantom midges (flies in the family Chaoboridae). References External links Category:Chaoboridae Category:Diptera of North America Category:Insects described in 1823 Category:Taxa named by Thomas Say Category:Articles created by Qbugbot |
3,785 | The North Alliance | The North Alliance (NoA) is a Nordic design, communication and tech network. Founded in 2014, it is organized as a holding company consisting of the Swedish agencies Åkestam Holst, Making Waves, Bold, BKRY, North Kingdom and Evidence; Danish agencies &Co, Bold, Eden, Hello Great Works, Clay and NoA Health; Norwegian agencies Anorak, Bold and technology business Making Waves. Company The North Alliance agencies are design, communication and technology agencies in the Nordic region. It is an independent network and have stated ambitions to compete with large multinational networks. Although retaining different brand-names and identities, the agencies are fully owned by The North Alliance. The network employs 850 people in Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Chicago and Kraków. In 2016 the combined turnover was estimated at around €100 million. History The conglomerate was formed in January 2014 by Thomas Høgebøl, former head of McCann Worldgroup, backed by Finnish private equity fund CapMan Group. References External links Category:Companies established in 2014 Category:2014 establishments in Norway |
3,786 | Paul Nystrom | Paul Henry Nystrom (January 25, 1878 – August 17, 1969) was an American economist, and professor of marketing at Columbia University. He is most known as pioneer in marketing, and for his The Economics of Retailing (1915) and his Economics of Fashion (1928). Biography Nystrom obtained his Ph.B. from the University of Wisconsin in 1909, and his Ph.M. in 1910, and his Ph.D. in 1914 under William Amasa Scott (1862–1944). Nystrom started his academic career as Assistant Professor of Political Economy in the University of Wisconsin. He later became Associate Professor of Economics in the University of Minnesota and eventually professor of marketing at Columbia University, where he retired in 1950. Nystrom served as editor of the American Marketing Journal and as the first editor of its successor, the Journal of Marketing. He was also a founding member of the American Marketing Association. Nystrom is frequently associated with the philosophy of futility, a phrase which he coined in his 1928 book Economics of Fashion to describe the disposition caused by the monotony of the new industrial age. In this work he also contributed to the concept of Hemline index. Work The Economics of Retailing, 1915 In the preface of "The Economics of Retailing," Nystrom explained the aim of the book and its restrictions: "This book aims to present fact material and to suggest constructive thought on the subject of retail distribution. It does not tell how to get rich quick at retailing. It presents but little theory and advocates no particular or special method of doing the work of the retail store. Its purpose is to describe the retail business as it is, and to point out the broad lines along which retailing progress is being made. In this work the attempt has been made to reduce the knowledge about retailing to teachable form, and to make it usable alike to the ambitious, thinking man already in business and to the student who desires to gain an intimate insight into this interesting as well as important field of human work." And furthermore: "Except in fragmentary form, there has been but little written upon which the writer could build. The effort has been made, with what success the reader must judge, to bring together in one volume a summary of the best thought so far expressed; but much of the material presented is the result of the writer's own observation and experience in the retail business, and of what he has gathered in conference with over a thousand retail store managers and salespeople who were students in his classes in retail methods during the years 1909 to 1915." Distribution and the modern distributive system The key concept in "The Economics of Retailing" is the concept of distribution. Nystrom explained that "the term 'distribution' is used in another sense in the standard books on political economy. There, it means the shares of income received by members of society for their participation in, or contribution to, the economic system. The term as used here has no reference to the income of any one." The term |
3,787 | Stygionympha vansoni | Stygionympha vansoni, or Van Son's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in Northern Cape from the Kamiesberge to the Springbok area. The wingspan is 36–38 mm for males and 38–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to October. There is one generation per year. The larvae probably feed on Poaceae grasses. References Category:Butterflies described in 1953 Category:Satyrini |
3,788 | Oedopeza leucostigma | Oedopeza leucostigma is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1864. References Category:Acanthocinini Category:Beetles described in 1864 |
3,789 | Ronuro River | The Ronuro River is a river of Mato Grosso state in western Brazil, a tributary of the Xingu River. The river drains the Rio Ronuro Ecological Station, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1998. See also List of rivers of Mato Grosso References External links Grosso_brazil.pdf Brazilian Ministry of Transport Category:Rivers of Mato Grosso |
3,790 | Elaeth | Elaeth (sometimes recorded as Eleth) was a Christian king and poet in Britain in the 6th century who is venerated as a saint. After losing his territory in the north of Britain, he retreated to Anglesey, north Wales, where he lived at a monastery run by St Seiriol at Penmon. Some religious poetry is attributed to him, as is the foundation of St Eleth's Church, Amlwch, also in Anglesey. Life and commemoration Little is known for certain about Elaeth's life, and his dates of birth and death are unknown. He lived in the 6th century. He is said to have been the son of Meurig ab Idno and his wife Onen Greg, the daughter of Gwallog ap Llaennog. Elaeth was apparently a chieftain in the north of Britain, and is sometimes referred to as "Elaeth Frenhin" (the Welsh for "Elaeth the king"). He was ousted from his land and thereafter travelled to Anglesey, an island off the coast of north Wales, and settled there in the monastery run by St Seiriol at Penmon, at the south-eastern corner of the island. His feast day in the Welsh calendars of saints is 10 November; one calendar, apparently by mistake, gives the date as 11 November. Some religious poetry that he is said to have written has been preserved in medieval manuscripts. The Black Book of Carmarthen, from the 12th century, attributes two poems of seven stanzas to his authorship, one of simple construction and the other more complicated. Both "are written in a strain of deepest piety." He is the reputed founder of St Eleth's Church, Amlwch, in the north of Anglesey. A holy well near there, known as "" in Welsh, was named after him, and was regarded as having healing qualities and providing a method of divination. A nearby "priest" would interpret the behaviour and activities of an eel kept in the well; on some occasions, the eel would remain out of sight and those seeking answers would have to wait for its re-emergence. See also Other Anglesey saints commemorated in local churches include: St Cwyllog at St Cwyllog's Church, Llangwyllog St Iestyn at St Iestyn's Church, Llaniestyn St Peulan at St Peulan's Church, Llanbeulan St Tyfrydog at St Tyfrydog's Church, Llandyfrydog References Category:6th-century English people Category:Medieval Welsh saints Category:6th-century rulers in Europe |
3,791 | Darcy Tucker | Darcy Tucker (born March 15, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played most of his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. A sixth round draft choice, Tucker began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens. Throughout his NHL career he also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Colorado Avalanche. Tucker was born in Castor, Alberta, but grew up in Endiang, Alberta. Tucker is of Métis descent. Playing career Tucker is one of three players, along with Tyson Nash and Ryan Huska, that were a part of all three Kamloops Blazers Memorial Cup wins in 1992, 1994 and 1995. In 1996, while playing for the Fredericton Canadiens of the American Hockey League (AHL), he won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's top rookie. Tucker was drafted in the sixth round, 151st overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning with Stéphane Richer and David Wilkie for Patrick Poulin, Igor Ulanov and Mick Vukota in 1998, where he played for three seasons before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2000 for Mike Johnson. Tucker became notorious on Long Island during the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs after he lowbridged the New York Islanders' captain Michael Peca during Game 5 of the first round. The check blew out Peca's MCL and ACL on his left knee, ending his playoff campaign and delaying his entry into the 2002–03 season. No penalty was assessed. In the 2006 off-season, the Leafs signed Peca to a one-year contract, making Tucker and Peca teammates. On June 24, 2008, Tucker became an unrestricted free agent after the Maple Leafs bought-out the remainder of his contract, paying Tucker $1 million per year over six years. On July 1, 2008, he signed a two-year, $4.5 million contract with the Colorado Avalanche. On October 1, 2010, as a free agent just prior to the 2010–11 season, Tucker announced his retirement from professional hockey after 14 seasons in the NHL. He remained around the game as a player agent. Personal In 1998, Tucker married Shannon Corson, the sister of former NHL player Shayne Corson. Shayne and Tucker were teammates on the Maple Leafs for three seasons, and Tucker frequently helped him deal with his panic attacks. Tucker and his wife have two sons, Cole and Cain, and a daughter, Owynn. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Awards References External links Darcy Tucker Official Website Category:1975 births Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers Category:Colorado Avalanche players Category:Ice hockey people from Alberta Category:Kamloops Blazers players Category:Living people Category:Memorial Cup winners Category:Montreal Canadiens players Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks Category:People from the County of Paintearth No. 18 Category:People from the County of Stettler No. 6 Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players Category:Métis sportspeople |
3,792 | Jahanara Shahnawaz | Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz (7 April 1896 – 27 November 1979) was a politician and Muslim League activist. She was the daughter of Sir Muhammad Shafi. Her husband was Mian Shah Nawaz. She studied at Queen Mary College, Lahore, British India. Political career In 1918, she successfully moved the All India Muslim Women's Conference to pass a resolution against polygamy. In 1935, she founded the Punjab Provincial Women's Muslim League. In the Round Table Conference of 1930, she and Radhabai Subbarayan were the only two active members of women's organisations nominated to the conference; they argued unsuccessfully for a 5 per cent reservation for women in the legislatures. In 1937, she was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly and was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Education, Medical Relief and Public Health. In 1938 she became a member of the Women's Central Subcommittee of the All India Muslim League. In 1942 India's government appointed her as a member of the National Defense Council, but the Muslim League asked League members to resign from the Defense Council. She refused and was thus removed from the Muslim League. However, she rejoined the League in 1946, and in that same year was elected to the Central Constituent Assembly. That year she also went along with M. A. Ispahani on a goodwill mission to America, to explain the point of view of the Muslim League. She was arrested along with other Muslim League leaders during the Civil disobedience movement in Punjab in 1947. In 1948, she led a protest of thousands of women in the streets of Lahore, protesting against the fact that a bill encouraging better economic opportunities for women had been removed from the agenda. Prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan intervened, and the Muslim Personal Law of Shariat of 1948 was passed; it legally recognized a woman's right to inherit property, including agricultural land, which had not been recognized during British rule of Pakistan. She was president of the provincial branch of the All India Muslim Women's Conference for seven years, and also served as vice-president of the Central Committee of the All India Muslim Women's Conference. She was the first woman in Asia to preside over a legislative session. She was also associated with the education and orphanage committees of the Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam, in Lahore, and with several hospitals, as well as maternity and child welfare committees. She was a member of the All Indian General Committee of the Red Cross Society. Books Jahanara Shahnawaz wrote a novel titled Husn Ara Begum and her memoirs titled Father and Daughter: a political autobiography. She also wrote for women's and literary magazines. Death and legacy Jahanara Shahnawaz died on 27 November 1979 at age 83. She had three children: Ahmad Shahnawaz, a chemical engineer and the first Indian to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Nasim Shahnawaz (Nasim Jahan), who married General Akbar Khan and later became a politician of the Pakistan Peoples Party, and Mumtaz Shahnawaz, who died in a plane crash in 1948 while on her way to the United Nations General Assembly to represent Pakistan |
3,793 | Bucharest West Power Station | The Bucharest West Power Station is a large thermal power plant located in Bucharest having 5 generation groups, 4 of 40 MW each commissioned in 1955, and one group of 190 MW commissioned in 2007 having a total electricity generation capacity of 310 MW. See also List of power stations in Romania References Category:Coal-fired power stations in Romania |
3,794 | Martín Bonjour | Martín Bonjour (born 4 September 1985) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Liga Nacional side Club Deportivo Olimpia in Honduras. Career Bonjour began his career in Argentina with Olimpo and made his debut in the first division during the 2003 season. He was sent on loan to Racing de Olavarría for the duration of the 2004 season. He moved to Uruguay in 2005 and joined Rentistas, appearing in 34 matches for Rentistas and scoring three goals. During the 2006 season he was sent on loan to Lech Poznań in Poland. At the conclusion of his contract with Rentistas, Bonjour joined Universidad César Vallejo in Peru. He enjoyed a solid season with César Vallejo before returning to Uruguay in 2009. This time the Argentine defender signed with Uruguayan Primera División side Rampla Juniors. While with Rampla Juniors Bonjour scored five goals in 52 appearances for the Montevideo club. During the Clausura portion of the 2010-11 season Bonjour was sent on loan to rivals Liverpool de Montevideo, where he scored one goal in 10 appearances. On 6 January 2012, Bonjour was signed by Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer. He made his debut for the team on 3 March 2012 against the Montreal Impact. Bonjour was a starter on the team alongside Jay DeMerit, but lost his starting role to newcomer Andy O'Brien. Bonjour was waived by Vancouver Whitecaps on 25 January 2013. On 4 January 2019, Bonjour joined Liga Nacional side Club Deportivo Olimpia in Honduras. References External links Profile at as.com Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:People from Buenos Aires Province Category:Argentine people of French descent Category:Argentine footballers Category:Association football defenders Category:Olimpo footballers Category:C.A. Rentistas players Category:Lech Poznań players Category:Rampla Juniors players Category:Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Category:Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Category:S.D. Quito footballers Category:Guillermo Brown footballers Category:Montevideo City Torque players Category:S.D. Aucas footballers Category:C.D. Olimpia players Category:Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Category:Argentine expatriate footballers Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Poland Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Category:Expatriate footballers in Poland Category:Expatriate soccer players in Canada Category:Expatriate footballers in Uruguay Category:Expatriate footballers in Ecuador Category:Major League Soccer players |
3,795 | Dharmaprabhu | Dharma Prabhu is a 2019 Indian Tamil language fantasy comedy film written and directed by Muthukumaran. This film is produced by P. Ranganathan under the production banner Sri Vaari Films. Yogi Babu plays the lead role in the film, and supporting roles are done by Radha Ravi, Sam Jones, Ramesh Thilak and Rajendran among others. Justin Prabhakaran composed the music for the film, editing was done by San Lokesh, and cinematography was by Mahesh Muthuswamy.. Plot The God of death, the senior Yama (Radha Ravi), retires so that his son (Yogi Babu) has become the immediate successor. Yamaloga’s Chitragupta (Ramesh Thilak) is enraged with the decision of Yama. He cunningly plans to dethrone Yama Jr. who has just become the king of their world. Chitragupta’s plan works when Yama Jr. visits the earth and saves the life of an innocent child along with a deadly politician (Azhagam Perumal). Now, Lord Shiva (Rajendran) orders Yama Jr. to kill the politician in a week and rectify all the mistakes. Can the fun-loving Yama rectify his mistakes? Cast Yogi Babu as Dharma Prabhu Radha Ravi as Yaman Sam Jones as Bala Ramesh Thilak as Chitragupta Rajendran as Shiva Rekha as Yamantaka's mother Meghna Naidu cameo appearance Azhagam Perumal as Kumaradasan the Politician Bose Venkat as Minister Bosskey as "Kho" Rangasamy Shanmugam Muthusamy as Yama Guru Ashvin Raja as Cameo appearance Janani Iyer as Politician Kumaradasan's daughter (Cameo appearance) Production This film shooting was held in a fictional place due to the cast and the story. Yaman stays in place called Yamaloka, so the art works were done mostly in a fictional way. The first look poster of Dharmaprabhu was released on 2 November, where Yogi Babu stands as Yaman with the weapon Gada. The film shooting was a short time of period and the movie features was released soon. The film was shot in Chennai and the songs were composed abroad. One of the first look poster reminds one of Thambi Ramiah’s directorial film Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan. Soundtrack Marketing Dharma Prabhu's official 1st look poster was released on 2 November 2018. Satellite & Digital Rights were sold to Sun TV Network. Tv premiered on 18 August 2019 in Sun TV (India). References Category:Indian films Category:2010s Tamil-language films Category:2010s fantasy-comedy films Category:Films set in a fictional location Category:Indian fantasy-comedy films Category:Indian adventure comedy films Category:Films shot in Chennai Category:2010s adventure comedy films Category:Films scored by Justin Prabhakaran |
3,796 | Fred Loya Insurance | Fred Loya Insurance is a Texas based Hispanic 500 car insurance company. As of 2016 the company had 5,200 employees and 700 offices in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio and Texas. It is the 18th largest Latino-owned company in the country. The company is headquartered in El Paso, Texas and owned by Fred Loya, a Latin American. Loya began selling insurance in 1974. In 2008 Loya consolidated three San Antonio claims centers into one. History and current company structure Fred Loya started Loya Insurance Group in 1974. It began as a single store front office and has since expanded to more than 361 agencies across six states California, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, Nevada and Texas. The Loya Insurance Group agencies are located in multiple types of locations such as shopping centers, grocery stores, street corners, and office buildings. The agencies are in both small and large towns and cities and focus on being in places where the lower income people go on a regular basis. Some places that the agencies are located include: Wal-Mart Supercenters Fiesta Marts Big 8 Food Source stores Liborio Supermarkets Fiesta Whole Food Superior Cardenas Fines and lawsuits In 2012 Loya was fined $300,000 for violating state insurance laws in Texas after insurance regulators determined the auto insurance company used false advertising, and did not follow the company's filed criteria for policy discounts to customers. A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against Fred Loya Insurance Agency, and Loya Casualty Insurance Company. In this lawsuit, Plaintiffs contend that Loya did not comply with the requirements under California law for payment of wages. If successful, a class action allows former and current employees to receive back wages that are owed to them. References External links Fred Loya Insurance Category:American companies established in 1974 Category:Financial services companies established in 1974 Category:Insurance companies of the United States Category:Companies based in El Paso, Texas |
3,797 | 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles | Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017. Alexander Peya and Nicole Melichar won the title, defeating Murray and Victoria Azarenka in the final, 7–6(7–1), 6–3. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References Mixed Doubles Draw X=Mixed Doubles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Mixed Doubles |
3,798 | Earl of Mexborough | Earl of Mexborough, of Lifford in the County of Donegal, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 11 February 1766 for John Savile, 1st Baron Pollington, Member of Parliament for Hedon and New Shoreham. He had already been created Baron Pollington, of Longford in the County of Longford, on 8 November 1753, and was made Viscount Pollington, of Ferns in the County of Wexford, at the same time as he was given the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of Ireland. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented Lincoln in the House of Commons. His son, the third Earl, was Member of Parliament for Pontefract for many years. On his death the titles passed to his son, the fourth Earl. He represented Gatton and Pontefract in Parliament as a Conservative. His son, the fifth Earl, was High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1877. He was succeeded by his half-brother, the sixth Earl. the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the eighth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1980. Despite their territorial designations and the fact that they are in the Peerage of Ireland, all three titles refer to places in England, namely Mexborough and Pollington in Yorkshire. The current seat of the Earls of Mexborough is Arden Hall, near Hawnby, in Yorkshire. The estate was purchased by the family in 1897. Previously the family had lived at Methley Hall, which was demolished in 1958. John Horace Savile, 5th Earl of Mexborough, also built Castle Devachan in San Remo, the site of the 1920 San Remo conference. Earls of Mexborough (1766) John Savile, 1st Earl of Mexborough (1719–1778) John Savile, 2nd Earl of Mexborough (1761–1830) John Savile, 3rd Earl of Mexborough (1783–1860) John Charles George Savile, 4th Earl of Mexborough (1810–1899) John Horace Savile, 5th Earl of Mexborough (1843–1916) John Henry Savile, 6th Earl of Mexborough (1868–1945) John Raphael Wentworth Savile, 7th Earl of Mexborough (1906–1980) John Christopher George Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough (b. 1931) The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son John Andrew Bruce Savile, Viscount Pollington (b. 1959) The heir apparent's heir presumptive is his half-brother Hon. James Hugh Hope John Savile (b. 1976) The heir apparent's heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Arthur John Hope Thomas Savile (b. 2011) Ancestry Notes References Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, External links John Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough at ThePeerage.com John Savile, 7th Earl of Mexborough at Geni.com Josephine, Countess of Mexborough at Geni.com Category:Earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland |
3,799 | Wild Love (Cashmere Cat song) | "Wild Love" is a song by Norwegian DJ and record producer Cashmere Cat, featuring vocals by Canadian singer The Weeknd and American pop project Francis and the Lights. It was released on 26 August 2016, as the lead single from Cashmere's debut studio album, 9 (2017). The track was written by The Weeknd, Cashmere Cat, Benny Blanco, and Francis Starlite. It was produced by Cashmere Cat and Blanco. It is the first of five collaborations between Cashmere Cat and The Weeknd, being followed by several tracks off The Weeknd's third studio album Starboy (2016). The song was noted by several critics as being reminiscent of Imogen Heap's 2005 hit single "Hide and Seek". Background and release The demo to "Wild Love" was created in roughly three minutes after Cashmere Cat toyed around with a plugin instrument known as a harmonizer that was introduced to him by Francis Starlite. Originally nervous to present the song to Tesfaye, Høiberg was at first hesitant to begin work on the track. Nonetheless, "Wild Love" was first teased on 24 August 2016, through The Weeknd's Instagram account. The song was then released two days later, with it originally being promoted as the title track for Cashmere Cat's first studio album and its single artwork being the original artwork for the aforementioned project. Thus why it shares the same single artwork with "Trust Nobody", the second single off the studio album. Critical reception In a positive review, Drew Norman from The Young Folks called the song a triumph, saying that the track was a prime example of The Weeknd's singing ability. Meanwhile, in a more mixed review, Andy Beta from Pitchfork criticized the vocal mixing of the song, describing it as rupturing the gaseous effect of the single. Danny Schwartz from HotNewHipHop listed it as one of Cashmere Cat's ten essential productions, calling it the best of the five collaborations between Høiberg and Tesfaye. Chart performance The single was the first song by Cashmere Cat and Francis and the Lights (and only for the latter) to chart on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart. Meanwhile, it was the second single to place on the respective chart for The Weeknd. Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal and liner notes. Cashmere Cat – songwriter, producer The Weeknd – featured vocals, songwriter Francis Farewell Starlite – featured vocals, songwriter Benny Blanco – songwriter, producer Charts Release history References External links Category:2016 songs Category:2016 singles Category:Interscope Records singles Category:The Weeknd songs Category:Francis and the Lights songs Category:Songs written by Benny Blanco Category:Songs written by The Weeknd Category:Songs written by Cashmere Cat Category:Song recordings produced by Benny Blanco Category:Song recordings produced by Cashmere Cat Category:Cashmere Cat songs |
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