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3,900 | Garcinia decussata | Garcinia decussata is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. It is found only in Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss. References Category:Vulnerable plants decussata Category:Endemic flora of Jamaica Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
3,901 | Sally Storey | Sally Storey is an architectural lighting designer based in the United Kingdom. She is most notable for her lighting design work on many luxury hotels, offices, and residences of historical significance around the world, such as The Berkeley (London), Claridge's (London), Four Seasons Hotel George V (Paris), Hotel Hermitage (Monaco), The Alpina Gstaad (Switzerland), and The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong. Other notable buildings that Storey has worked on include the Temple Church, Lord's Cricket Ground, Skibo Castle, Dundrum Castle, CityPoint, Hammerson, Grosvenor Place, and Lumiere. Education and career Storey studied architecture at the University of Bristol during the early 1980s, and then worked with lighting designer John Cullen, whom she met during her second year at university. After Cullen died in 1986, Storey became the Design Director at John Cullen Lighting, and also Design Director of Lighting Design International. Storey has worked on many notable buildings across Europe, including: The Berkeley hotel in London Claridge's hotel in London Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris, France Hotel Hermitage in Monaco Coral Reef Club, Barbados The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong London Heathrow Airport VIP Lounge Cap Ferrat resort, French Riviera, France The Savoy Hotel in London The Alpina Gstaad in Switzerland Additional buildings that Storey and her companies have worked on: Historic buildings Temple Church Lord's Cricket Ground Royal Geographical Society Bell Court Skibo Castle Dundrum Castle Whatley Manor One Aldwych Seaham Hall Theo Fennell Veeraswamy Hotels, spas, and resorts Hotel Cafe Royal The Principal Edinburgh George Street The Principal Manchester Hotel Imperial Hotel Grande Bretagne Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat Sandy Lane Grande Bretagne Threadneedles Hotel Offices CityPoint Hammerson Grosvenor Place Lumiere Morgan Sindall Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Other projects that Storey had worked on include various superyachts and historical castles, such as in the Loire Valley of France. Storey also helps design creative lighting schemes in commercial buildings and residences in North America, Europe, the Middle East and across Asia, including in Dubai, Mumbai, and other Asian cities. Storey's major influences include Sir John Soane, who early on discovered the power of light, and designers such as Jonathan Reed, with a design style focusing on simplicity. Personal life Storey lives in Kensington, London with her husband, publisher Christopher Fordham, and their three children. Publications Storey's publications are: References External links Lighting Design International John Cullen Lighting Category:Living people Category:Lighting designers Category:British designers Category:Alumni of the University of Bristol |
3,902 | Eranina curuca | Eranina curuca is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 1999. It is known from Colombia. References Category:Eranina Category:Beetles described in 1999 |
3,903 | Kale Clague | Kale Clague (born June 5, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Ontario Reign in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Clague played major junior hockey for the Brandon Wheat Kings and Moose Jaw Warriors in the Western Hockey League and was drafted by the Kings, 51st overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External links Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Brandon Wheat Kings players Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen Category:Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Category:Los Angeles Kings draft picks Category:Los Angeles Kings players Category:Moose Jaw Warriors players Category:Ontario Reign (AHL) players Category:Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan |
3,904 | James Aiken | James Aiken (July 22, 1888 – November 4, 1974) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1936 to 1941, as a member of the Manitoba Cooperative Commonwealth Federation. Aiken was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, the son of Alexander Aiken and Jane Anderson Don, and was educated at Gordon's College in the city. He came to Canada in 1912, and worked as a printer. In 1913, Aiken married Mabel Marguerite Leatham. He was a trustee on the St. James School Board from 1930 to 1935. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1936 provincial election, defeating three opponents in the Winnipeg-area constituency of Assinboia. He served with his party on the opposition benches until 1940, when the CCF entered the province's wartime coalition government. He ran for re-election in the 1941 election, but lost to David Best, a Conservative who opposed the coalition, by 74 votes. After leaving politics, Aikens became an inspector in the Manitoba Department of Labor. In 1944, he was named acting director of apprenticeship for the province. References Category:1888 births Category:1974 deaths Category:People from Aberdeen Category:Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs Category:20th-century Canadian politicians |
3,905 | Forbes Museum of Tangier | Forbes Museum of Tangier was a museum founded by the American publisher of Forbes magazine, Malcolm Forbes, in Tangier, Morocco. History The museum was located in Malcolm Forbes' on rue Mohammed Tazi, a property located on the Marshan in Tangier. The was built in 1929 by Mohammed Tazi. It was bought by Malcolm Forbes in 1970. The museum had a collection of a total of 115,000 models of lead soldiers. These figures re-enacted the major battles of history; from Waterloo to Dien Bien Phû, realistically recreated with lighting and sound effects. Entire armies stood on guard in the showcases, while in the garden, 600 statuettes bear silent homage to the Battle of Three Kings. The toy soldiers collection was curated and built by Peter and Ann Johnson. After Forbes' death in 1990, the property was put up for sale by his children and it is now owned by the government of Morocco as a residence for visiting dignitaries. Dar al-Mandub is a private residence and not open to the public. It is no longer a museum. 60,000 pieces of the toy soldiers collection were auctioned in December 1997 by Christie's in New York and South Kensington. Auctions went from $150 to $12,000 a set. It contained pieces from the figurine manufacturers Britains, C.B.G. Mignot, George Heyde, Elastolin and Lineol, Barclay and Manoil. Among the many battles reenacted, the collection also contained historic events such as the funeral cortege of JFK. Total sales from the auction amounted to $700,000. The Forbes Galleries in New York City today has parts of the Tangier toy soldiers collection on display. In the popular culture The Forbes Museum was chosen for the villain's lair for the 15th James Bond Film The Living Daylights starring Timothy Dalton. Further reading Hugo Marsh, Daniel Agnew, Toy Soldiers From The Forbes Museum of Military Miniatures. Christie's South Kensington. 18 December 1997. References External links Description on Morocco.com Category:Buildings and structures in Tangier Category:Military and war museums in Morocco Category:Palaces in Morocco |
3,906 | Beecroft railway station | Beecroft railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Beecroft. It is served by Sydney Trains T9 Northern Line services. History The original Beecroft station opened on 17 September 1886 approximately adjacent to the current Beecroft tennis courts, relocating north to its present site on 7 March 1892. The disused down platform was demolished in the early 1990s. A disused dock platform for produce was located to the west of the platform. As part of the North Sydney Freight Corridor project, an electrified passing loop opened to the west of the station in June 2016. Services Beecroft station is served by a number of bus routes operated by Hillsbus and State Transit. References External links Beecroft station details Transport for New South Wales Category:Railway stations in Sydney Category:Railway stations opened in 1886 Category:Railway stations opened in 1892 Category:Main North railway line, New South Wales |
3,907 | Lynchburg Courthouse | The Lynchburg Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Lynchburg, Virginia. Built in 1855, it occupies a prominent position overlooking the steeply descending steps of Monument Terrace. The building is executed in stucco-over-brick on a granite ashlar basement and is an example of the Greek Revival. The building is capped by a shallow dome located over the intersection of the ridges. At the top of the dome is a small open belfry consisting of a circle of small Ionic columns supporting a hemispherical dome. The front of the court house has a three-bay Doric portico. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is located in the Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District. Lynchburg Museum The building is now home to the Lynchburg Museum, which focuses on the history of Lynchburg and the surrounding area. Gallery themes include history, art and artisans, military history, culture, and the history of the Courthouse itself. References External links City Court House, Court Street & Monument Terrace, Lynchburg, VA: 4 photos, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page, at Historic American Buildings Survey Lynchburg Museum website Category:Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia Category:Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Category:Courthouses in Virginia Category:Government buildings completed in 1855 Category:Greek Revival architecture in Virginia Category:Museums in Lynchburg, Virginia Category:History museums in Virginia Category:National Register of Historic Places in Lynchburg, Virginia Category:Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia Category:Historic district contributing properties in Virginia Category:1855 establishments in Virginia |
3,908 | Thomas Plume | Thomas Plume (1630 – 20 November 1704) was an English churchman and philanthropist, and founder of a library which still exists today. The Plume School in Maldon, Essex, is named after him. Family life The Plume family settled in the county of Essex at Great Yeldham. Thomas Plume was baptised in All Saints’ Church, Maldon on 18 August 1630, as Thomas, son of Thomas and Hellen Plume. One John Plume had been the tenant of the Manor under John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford, during the reign of Henry VIII. Plume was educated at Chelmsford, Essex, and Christ's College, Cambridge. He became a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and a Doctor of Divinity (DD). In 1658 he was appointed Vicar of East Greenwich, Kent, in 1662 Rector of Merston, Sussex, and in 1665 Rector of Little Easton, Essex. From 1679 until his death, unmarried, on 20 November 1704, Thomas Plume was Archdeacon of Rochester, Kent. He was buried at Longfield, Kent. At the time of the Restoration in 1660 Plume was Vicar of Greenwich. He subscribed the declaration under the Act of Uniformity 1662, although his father at Maldon had been a prominent Presbyterian. Thomas was admitted Vicar of Greenwich at the age of 28, on 22 September 1658. He remained in this role for the next 46 years. He was the first chairman of the governors of the John Roan School in Greenwich. Plume Library Although Plume spent most of his life in the Church, he was aware of intellectual changes taking place in other academic fields. He collected books which show his interests in other subjects: chemistry, astronomy, medicine, history and travel. Among this collection the following can be found: John Speed's atlas of 1631; Francis Drake's The World Encompassed, 1628; Robert Boyle's The Sceptical Chymist, 1680. Even though he lived in Greenwich most of his life, Plume left his collection of over 8,000 books and pamphlets, printed between 1487 and his death, to his home town of Maldon. It was kept in St Peter's Church, of which only the original Tower survives; the rest of the building was rebuilt by Plume to house his library. The library was to be "for the use of the minister and clergy of the neighbouring parishes who generally make this town their place of residence on account of the unwholesomeness of the air in the vicinity of their churches". Plume left specific instruction for the use of the library: "any Gentleman or Scholar who desires, may go into it, and make use of any book there or borrow it, in case he leaves a vadimonium [a pledge or surety] with the Keeper for the restoring thereof fair and uncorrupted within a short time". Plume's library continues to grow after his death with contributions from others. An online catalogue of Plume's collection was completed in 2009 and can be consulted via the Library's Library's website. The Plume Library is no longer a lending library, though books may be consulted in situ. In 1989 it was determined that 723 books of the original bequest were |
3,909 | List of Malayalam films of 1975 | The following is a list of Malayalam films released in the year 1975. Dubbed films References 1975 1975 Category:Lists of 1975 films by country or language |
3,910 | Patrick Olsen | Patrick Haakon Olsen (born 23 April 1994) is a Danish footballer, who plays for Danish Superliga club AaB. Career Olsen played in the U-19 squad at Brøndby. He debuted on the 1. team of Brøndby in the Danish Superliga on 6 May 2012 against AaB. In August 2012, he signed with the Serie A giants F.C. Internazionale. He played in Guinness Cup in 2013 with Inter and appeared in one Coppa Italia match, coming on as a substitute against Trapani. In February 2014, he was loaned out to Norwegian club Strømsgodset. He has played 43 official matches for the Danish national youth teams. In 2011, he was part of the Denmark national under-17 football team, which participated in the 2011 UEFA European U-17 Football Championship. He was later praised as one out of 11 talents to watch by UEFA. He also played in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He spent 2014 on loan to Strømsgodset, but failed to break into the team, playing only 6 matches. He played instead mostly for the reserve team, where he received three red cards in total during the season. On 2 February 2015, Olsen was released from Inter. On 24 April 2015, Olsen joined Norwegian side Haugesund. On 20 July 2015, after playing 11 of the 12 next league matches, Olsen left on a free transfer, despite that the club wanting to keep him. On 27 August 2015 it was announced, that Olsen had signed a contract with Ligue 2-club RC Lens. After a new coach at Lens, Patrick Olsen did not get very much playing time in the 2016-2017-season and in the winter break he moved to Grasshopper Club Zürich on the 27st of January. On 26 June 2019, Olsen joined AaB on a contract until June 2022. Career statistics References External links Danish national team profile Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Danish footballers Category:Denmark youth international footballers Category:Denmark under-21 international footballers Category:Danish expatriate footballers Category:Brøndby IF players Category:Inter Milan players Category:Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Category:FK Haugesund players Category:RC Lens players Category:Grasshopper Club Zürich players Category:FC Helsingør players Category:AaB Fodbold players Category:Danish Superliga players Category:Eliteserien players Category:Ligue 2 players Category:Swiss Super League players Category:Danish 1st Division players Category:Expatriate footballers in Italy Category:Expatriate footballers in Norway Category:Expatriate footballers in France Category:Association football midfielders |
3,911 | Boyuk Zira Lighthouse | Boyuk Zira Lighthouse () is a lighthouse in the north of Boyuk Zira Island, in the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan. History The lighthouse in the island was begun to function since 1884. It illuminated road for ships entering Bay of Baku. Until 1907, Maiden Tower executed these functions. But later, Nargin Island detaching Baku Bay from the sea, became the main guide for sailors. A kerosene-wick burner, and then a gas lantern with a light-optic apparatus of the 4th degree illuminated a road for ships. The Nargin lighthouse illuminated by acetylene in 1912, became the first lighthouse in the Russian Empire illuminated by such a way. In the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, Nargin lighthouse was exploded for not to attract attention of German aviation, and fixed antiaircraft guns in the island. In 1958, Nargin lighthouse was restored and acts up to now. See also List of lighthouses in Azerbaijan References External links Category:Lighthouses in Azerbaijan |
3,912 | Vritti | Vritti, literally "whirlpool", is a technical term in yoga meant to indicate that the contents of mental awareness are disturbances in the medium of consciousness. Vritti can be taken as a catch-all term for any content in consciousness, where consciousness is regarded as a medium or container for any possible mental content. The scope of the idea is very broad, referring not only to thoughts and perceptions experienced in a normal waking state, but also to all super-physical perceptions, such as dreams or in any altered state of consciousness. Vritti has also been translated as "waves" or "ripples" of disturbance upon the otherwise calm waters of the mind. The classical definition of yoga as stated in the Yoga Sutras is to calm the waves and return, or reunite (yoga = union) mind to its calm state, or samadhi. Usage in yoga The concept of vritti is central to the main definition of yoga given in Sutra 1.2 of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: "yogash chitta vritti nirodha". I. K. Taimni translates this as: "Yoga is the silencing of the modifications of the mind". Central to the definition of yoga is the concept of vritti as a modification of the mind, which it is the intent of yogic practices to silence. In the context of yoga, the presence of vrittis in consciousness is regarded as impediments to enlightenment. Swami Vivekananda uses the metaphor of a lake to illustrate this concept: “[Chitta] is the mind-stuff, and Vrttis are the waves and ripples rising in it when external causes impinge on it. The bottom of the lake we cannot see, because its surface is covered with ripples. It is only possible when the ripples have subsided, and the water is calm, for us to catch a glimpse of the bottom. If the water is muddy, the bottom will not be seen; if the water is agitated all the time, the bottom will not be seen. If the water is clear, and there are no waves, we shall see the bottom. That bottom of the lake is our own true Self; the lake is the Chitta, and the waves are the Vrttis.” Thus it is the goal of yoga to "still" or "silence' the modifications in consciousness, the vrittis, and thereby set the stage to learn the technique of samadhi, an advanced mental method for achieving enlightenment. According to Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati In the context of Hinduism and yoga, vrittis refer to different tendencies, or psycho-physical propensities, which give scope for the mind to express a variety of feelings and emotions. Hindu texts describe samskaras to be a result of past actions and experiences that have left an imprint on the mind. The expression of samskaras gives rise to vrittis, which collectively represent the behaviour that makes each person unique: their desires and repulsions, their predispositions and complexes. Connections made to modern science According to some modern descriptions, a vritti triggers the glands associated with that particular propensity to secrete the corresponding hormones. Usually this is done subconsciously, although yogis endeavour to control and master the |
3,913 | Siege of Tuyên Quang | The Siege of Tuyen Quang was an important confrontation between the French and the Chinese armies in Tonkin (northern Vietnam) during the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1885). A French garrison of 630 men, including two companies of the French Foreign Legion, successfully defended the French post of Tuyen Quang against vastly outnumbering Chinese forces in a four-month siege from 24 November 1884 to 3 March 1885. 'Tuyen Quang 1885' remains one of the Legion's proudest battle honours. Background The French installed a post at Tuyen Quang in June 1884, in the wake of their capture of Hung Hoa and Thai Nguyen. Tuyen Quang, an isolated settlement on the Clear River, was the most westerly French outpost in Tonkin, and was 80 kilometres from the nearest French post at Phu Doan. During the summer and autumn of 1884 it was garrisoned by two companies of the 1st Battalion, 1st Foreign Legion Regiment (Captains Chmitelin and Broussier), under the command of chef de bataillon Frauger. The outbreak of the Sino-French War on 23 August 1884 exposed the post to attack by Tang Jingsong's Yunnan Army and Liu Yongfu’s Black Flags. Supply difficulties delayed the Chinese concentration around Tuyen Quang, but advance elements of the Yunnan Army began to harass the post in October 1884, and Frauger's garrison had to fight off a number of nuisance attacks by the Chinese. Malaria had also taken a heavy toll of Frauger's men, and by the end of October 170 men out of the garrison's total strength of 550 men were unfit for duty. In November 1884 General Louis Brière de l'Isle, the commander of the Tonkin Expeditionary Corps, took steps to resupply and reinforce Hung Hoa, Thai Nguyen and Tuyen Quang. On 19 November a column making for Tuyen Quang under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Jacques Duchesne was ambushed in the Yu Oc gorge by the Black Flags but was able to fight its way through to the beleaguered post. Frauger and his men were relieved, and replaced by a fresh garrison of 400 legionnaires and 160 Tonkinese riflemen under the command of chef de bataillon Marc-Edmond Dominé of the 2nd African Light Infantry Battalion. Duchesne left Tuyen Quang on 23 November, and on the following day Dominé formally declared Tuyen Quang to be in a state of siege. The siege of Tuyen Quang would last for just over four months. Forces involved The new garrison of Tuyen Quang, just under 630 men strong, consisted of two companies of the 1st Battalion, 1st Foreign Legion Regiment (Captains de Borelli and Moulinay) under the overall command of Captain Cattelin, a company of Tonkinese riflemen under the command of the French marine infantry officer Captain Dia, a scratch battery of six light cannon (Lieutenant Derappe) and small engineering and field hospital detachments. The garrison was supported by the Farcy gunboat Mitrailleuse (enseigne de vaisseau Senes), at anchor in the Clear River close to the French post. The Chinese army besieging Tuyen Quang was under the overall command of Tang Jingsong (Tang Jingsong, 唐景崧). The Chinese forces consisted |
3,914 | Princeton Application Repository for Shared-Memory Computers | Princeton Application Repository for Shared-Memory Computers (PARSEC) is a benchmark suite composed of multithreaded emerging workloads that is used to evaluate and develop next-generation chip-multiprocessors. It was collaboratively created by Intel and Princeton University to drive research efforts on future computer systems. Since its inception the benchmark suite has become a community project that is continued to be improved by a broad range of research institutions. PARSEC is freely available and is used for both academic and non-academic research. Motivation With the emergence of chip-multiprocessors computer manufacturers were faced with a problem: The new technology caused a disruptive change. For the first time in computer history software would have to be rewritten in order to take advantage of the parallel nature of those processors, which means that existing programs could not be used effectively to test and develop those new types of computer systems. At that time parallel software only existed in very specialized areas. However, before chip-multiprocessors became commonly available software developers were not willing to rewrite any mainstream programs, which means hardware manufacturers did not have access to any programs for test and development purposes that represented the expected real-world program behavior accurately. This posed a hen-and-egg problem that motivated a new type of benchmark suite with parallel programs that could take full advantage of chip-multiprocessors. PARSEC was created to break this circular dependency. It was designed to fulfill the following five objectives: Focuses on multithreaded applications Includes emerging workloads Has a diverse selection of programs Workloads employ state-of-art techniques The suite supports research Traditional benchmarks that were publicly available before PARSEC were generally limited in their scope of included application domains or typically only available in an unparallelized, serial version. Parallel programs were only prevalent in the domain of High-Performance Computing and on a much smaller scale in business environments. Chip-multiprocessors however were expected to be heavily used in all areas of computing such as with parallelized consumer applications. Workloads The PARSEC Benchmark Suite is available in version 2.1, which includes the following workloads: Blackscholes Bodytrack Canneal Dedup Facesim Ferret Fluidanimate Freqmine Raytrace Streamcluster Swaptions Vips X264 References External links The PARSEC Benchmark Suite The PARSEC Wiki Category:Benchmarks (computing) Category:Evaluation of computers |
3,915 | Sebastes serranoides | Sebastes serranoides is a species of fish in the rockfish family found in the Eastern Pacific. References External links Category:Sebastidae Category:Fish described in 1890 |
3,916 | 1933 TCU Horned Frogs football team | The 1933 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1933 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 9–2–1 overall and 4–2 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Francis Schmidt in his fifth and final year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. Schedule References TCU Category:TCU Horned Frogs football seasons TCU Horned Frogs football |
3,917 | Oiler (occupation) | An oiler (also known as a "greaser") is a worker whose main job is to oil machinery. In previous eras there were oiler positions in various industries, including maritime work (naval and commercial), railroading, steelmaking, and mining. Today most such positions have been eliminated through technological change; lubrication tends to require less human intervention, so that workers seldom have oiling as a principal duty. In the days of ubiquitous plain bearings, oiling was often a job description in and of itself. Today, shipping is the economic segment that most thoroughly retains the notion of the oiler as a separate position. On a merchant ship, an oiler is an unlicensed rate of the engineering department. The position is of the junior rate in the engine room of a ship. The oiler is senior only to a wiper. Once a sufficient amount of sea time is acquired, the Oiler can apply to take a series of courses/examinations to become certified as an engineer. As a member of the engineering department, the oiler operates and maintains the propulsion and other systems on board the vessel. Oilers also deal with the "hotel" facilities on board, notably the sewage, lighting, air conditioning, and water systems. They assist bulk fuel transfers and require training in firefighting and first aid. Moreover, oilers help facilitate operation of the ship's boats and other nautical tasks – especially with cargo loading/discharging gear and safety systems. However, the specific cargo discharge function remains the responsibility of deck officers and deck workers. Tools Oil cans (which themselves are sometimes referred to as "oilers") Grease guns Rags and brushes Legal requirements Under international conventions and agreements specifically the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (or STCW), all oilers who sail internationally are documented by their respective countries. Recent changes to the STCW no longer refer to specific rates such as oiler. The terms Able Seafarer-Engine and Able Seafarer-Deck are now used to refer to unlicensed positions on vessels engaged in international trade. In the United States, Title 46 (Shipping) of the Code of Federal Regulations governs who is eligible to sail as an oiler in National trade. United States A person has to have a Merchant Mariner's Document issued by the United States Coast Guard in order to be employed as an oiler in the United States Merchant Marine. Canada To work as an oiler in the Canadian Coast Guard, it is required that the individual holds an engine room rating certificate. In order to obtain this certificate the applicant must first have no less than six months of documented sea time working under the supervision of a watch keeping engineer. The applicant must then go to a Transport Canada Office and have a written and oral exam before the certificate is issued. It is also required for all sea going personnel to have MED (marine emergency duty) certificates which can be obtained by taking courses through a college approved for training. Oilers working for the Canadian Coast Guard have various duties, some of which include, performing regular maintenance of |
3,918 | Pontrobert | Pontrobert is an ecclesiastical parish that was formed in September 1854. It comprises the townships of Teirtref and part of Nantymeichiaid in the parish Meifod, a portion of Cynhinfa which was in the parish of Llangynyw and portions of the townships of Fachwel, Llaethbwlch and Cadwnfa which were in the parish of Llanfihangel. The total area of this parish is 5,000 acres. As a result of this arrangement, Pont Robert is now divided between the present day Community Councils of Meifod, Llangyniew and Mawddwy. Pontrobert was within the historic county of Montgomeryshire, now forming part of Powys. The name Pontrobert is derived from Robert ap Oliver of Cyhinfa, who built the original bridge over the River Vyrnwy around 1700. An alternative Welsh name for Pontrobert is Pont y ddolfeiniog. The Church of St. John the Evangelist The church was built in 1853 following the formation of the new parish to designs by Richard Kyrke Penson. The church is in the Deanery of Ceirienion, the Archdeaconery of Montgomery and the Diocese of St Asaph. The church has well proportioned gable ends and slates meet ing the walls without a coping. Simple Early English style with a west bellcote, and interior without structural division. The roof has arched braces resting on low imposts. Chapels Hen Gapel John Hughes. Chapel with large casement windows in the centre incorporating two-bay cottage sharing the same roofline. Built in 1800 and restored 1995, after long usage as a workshop. The Rev. John Hughes was a celebrated Calvinistic Methodist minister and hymn-writer here from 1814 until his death in 1854. His daughter was Welsh poet Jane Hughes. His pulpit of 1835, panelled with convex reeded corners, has been preserved. A local campaign to restore the chapel and cottage commenced in 1984, and eleven years later the work of restoration was completed and the chapel re-opened as a non-denominational Centre for Christian Unity and Renewal. The cottage is occupied by the Custodian. The chapel has been listed as Grade II* by CADW. Capel Cerrig. Former Calvinistic Methodist chapel built to replace the old chapel in 1875. Simple stone gabled front; round arched windows. By the Liverpool architect Richard Owens.<ref>"Scourfield (2013), pg. 240</ref> Presbyterian Chapel . Built in 1871 with Polychromatic brickwork. Gothic window each side of the porch and a small rose window above. Probably also to the designs of Richard Owens. The Quaker Meeting House at Dolobran Dolobran Quaker Meeting House. A tiny isolated chapel with a two-bay cottage under the same roof, but very close to the Glyndŵr's Way long distance footpath. Built 1701 for Charles Lloyd of Dolobran. The building which is an early example of brick building in Montgomeryshire, is listed Grade ii*. Constructed of red-brick with drip courses over the cambered windows. Among the members of the Quaker meeting were the Lloyd family of Dolobran. Meetings ceased in 1828 and the building restored by the Quakers c.1970. Bridges Pontrobert Bridge which give the parish its name, was built by Thomas Penson, the Montgomeryshire County surveyor in 1838. It is of stone and the Vyrnwy flows |
3,919 | Disco Party | "Disco Party" is a 1976 disco single by Philadelphia-based disco group, The Trammps. The single was successful on the disco/dance chart reaching the number-one spot for five weeks. "Disco Party" replaced The Trammps' own, "That's Where the Happy People Go", on the dance chart. To date, it has been the only instance where an act replaced itself at number one on this chart. Song in popular culture The song was used as one of the themes for Brazil's version of Wheel of Fortune, Roda a Roda. References Category:1976 singles Category:The Trammps songs Category:Disco songs Category:Billboard Dance Club Songs number-one singles |
3,920 | Ilbegi | Ilbegi (, also Romanized as Īlbegī and Īlbagī; also known as Īlbeygī) is a village in Saman Rural District, Saman County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 443, in 120 families. References Category:Populated places in Saman County |
3,921 | George Anson's voyage around the world | While Great Britain was at war with Spain in 1740, Commodore George Anson led a squadron of eight ships on a mission to disrupt or capture Spain's Pacific possessions. Returning to Britain in 1744 by way of China and thus completing a circumnavigation, the voyage was notable for the capture of an Acapulco galleon but also horrific losses to disease with only 188 men of the original 1,854 surviving. Background In 1739, the riches that Spain derived from the New World were well known throughout Europe. Huge quantities of silver were shipped from Peru, carried over the isthmus at Panama and then loaded on another ship at Portobelo bound for Spain. Other ships carried luxury goods from Manila to Acapulco from where they were taken to Vera Cruz and loaded along with Mexican silver. Spain's Caribbean possessions provided sugar, tobacco, dyes and spices. Britain had negotiated a treaty (the Asiento) that allowed the South Sea Company to send one trading vessel per year to Spanish territory plus supply slaves but private British vessels, many operating out of Jamaica, carried illegal cargoes which the Spanish attempted to intercept. After numerous incidents and with old rivalry, tensions increased leading to the War of Jenkins' Ear. Various schemes were proposed to attack Spanish possessions. Edward Vernon captured Portobelo in November 1739 with just six ships, and a second squadron to be led by George Anson, was to sail around Cape Horn with six warships carrying 500 troops with instructions to capture Callao in Peru (the port that served the nearby capital Lima) and if possible take Lima as well; capture Panama with its treasure; seize the galleon from Acapulco; and lead a Peruvian revolt against the Spanish colonial authorities. An earlier proposal to also capture Manila was dropped. It appears that a conflict of interest was, at least in part, behind the unreasonable orders given to Anson by the Duke of Newcastle on 28 June 1740. The attacks were suggested by Hubert Tassell and Henry Hutchison, previously factors (agents) of the South Sea Company who had a significant recent information about the area which the government lacked but who also stood to gain if the area was opened up to British trade. Supporting this view was that the squadron was to carry £15,000 of trade goods. Given the length of the voyage, it was expected that it would be necessary to buy provisions along the way. In friendly ports, bills of exchange would have been used. In enemy ports it may not have been possible to buy anything, though outright seizure would be possible if the town was captured. The relationship of Tassell and Hutchison to the squadron was further complicated by them supplying victuals (food) and that they would come along on one of the ships to oversee the trade goods. The squadron based in Portsmouth was composed of six warships: Centurion (a fourth-rate ship of 1,005 tons, 60 guns, 400 men and the flagship - see model) Gloucester (853 tons, 50 guns, 300 men) Severn (853 tons, 50 guns, 300 men) Pearl (600 |
3,922 | Nadekan-e Shahdad | Nadekan-e Shahdad (, also Romanized as Nadekān-e Shahdād) is a village in Pir Sohrab Rural District, in the Central District of Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 68, in 16 families. References Category:Populated places in Chabahar County |
3,923 | Under the Umbrella Tree | Under the Umbrella Tree is a Canadian children's television series created by Noreen Young that originally aired on CBC from 1986 to 1993. The show was produced by CBC and Noreen Young Productions, and also later by The Disney Channel which began airing the show on May 7, 1990. The series centers on a diverse set of main characters who share a house on Spring Street in a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario. The characters include Holly (a human), Iggy (an iguana), Jacob (a blue jay), and Gloria (a gopher). The show's title is derived from the fact that the characters live together in a home featuring a prominent indoor umbrella tree. When production of the show ended in 1993, syndication continued on The Disney Channel until 1997, and Canal Famille until 1997. Twenty-seven episodes of the show were released to DVD by Cinerio Entertainment in partnership with Noreen Young in 2006, following a long wait for expiration of ownership rights. In 2019, Gloria, Iggy and Jacob were featured in episode 1 of Cavendish, in Andy and Mark's childhood bedroom. Overview The series A total of 280 episodes were produced over the years, with 270 being 15 minutes long and 10 being 30-minute specials. Every episode focuses on a different theme, such as sports, holidays, singing, dancing, exercise and various other activities. However, valuable life lessons are often woven into every story, such as the importance of keeping promises, being considerate of others or assuming responsibility for one's actions. The show's characters were created by Ken Sobol, who also wrote the majority of the series episodes. Sobol had previously worked closely with Noreen Young on Readalong and Téléfrançais, two other children's television series. Characters Gloria Gopher (performed by Noreen Young) – Gloria is the only female puppet in the Umbrella Tree household and lives and sleeps 'under the umbrella tree', which is located behind the couch. It is known as her burrow. Gloria enjoys music and performing arts but can be shy with her interests, even around her best friends. She is also somewhat of a tomboy and does not like being treated any differently just because she is a girl. Her full name is Gloria Gladys Grace Gabriella Gardenia Glenda Gale Gopher. Holly Higgins (played by Holly Larocque) – The only human cast member. Holly serves as a parental figure and mentor for the three puppet characters. She affectionately refers to Iggy, Gloria and Jacob as her 'roommates', although she seems to handle most of the day-to-day running of the household such as cleaning, cooking and is the one who pays the rent. She is known for being funny, artistic, patient and generous. Holly also has an Uncle Jack (played by Don Westwood) and an Aunt Jill, who work as a performing musical duo from England, although only Jack has actually visited the household. Ignatz "Iggy" Iguana (performed by Bob Stutt) – Iggy sleeps on the shelf at the Umbrella Tree residence and his characteristics include sometimes thinking too highly of himself and unwillingly making mistakes. He enjoys playing the guitar, and |
3,924 | 2004 Kawasaki Frontale season | 2004 Kawasaki Frontale season Competitions Domestic results J. League 2 Emperor's Cup Player statistics Other pages J. League official site Kawasaki Frontale Category:Kawasaki Frontale seasons |
3,925 | Fate: The Cursed King | Fate: The Cursed King is a computer game that was developed and published by WildTangent. The game was available to play on WildTagnent on March 30, 2011 and available for purchase on Steam on November 19, 2014. Fate: the Cursed King is the fourth and final installment in the Fate series that started in 2005. The release of Fate: The Cursed King was well received by both gamer and critic alike. The game scored a 9/10 on Steam and a 4.4/5 on WildTagent's own platform. Critics have referred to it as the "FATE-IEST of the FATE games". The game was rated E for everyone years 10 and older. Plot The game begins in a place called "Ekbatan" which is outside the "Grove" featured in other Fate games. While venturing outside the city seeking adventure, the main character stops by a place to rest and get water. The character comes by a cave and is drawn inside by a glimmer. After entering the cave, the character comes across an old chest with writing across it that he/she cannot read. Curiosity urges the character to push the top of the chest releasing T'Kala, an evil necromatic priest who was executed and sealed in the chest for committing treason against the Cursed King. Due to the character's actions, he has now been released and proceeds to destroy Ekbatan in attempts to find and kill the king. In hopes to undo the evil you unleashed, the character must free the king's advisers and find the King in order to stop T'Kala and break the curse. The plot is fairly linear as the progression through the three dungeons all lead to finding the king and his advisers and the eventual defeat of T'Kala. Gameplay and Design The game view is top down. The player can control the character from above using the computer mouse as well as the keyboard. The controls are simple, the movement and attacks are controlled by the mouse. Potions and spells can by activated by using the buttons on the keyboard and spells, potions, as well as healing items can be bound to specific numbers for quick access. The games allows for a very personal combat system as the player can mix and match weapons, armor, potions, pets, and other items to work through endless amounts of computer generated enemies that the player comes in contact with. Quests are a large part of the game as well. There are two kinds of quests in this game. One is the main quest which is the overlapping story of the game. The other are side quests that can be given by the multiple NPCs in the game. Quests will also have level caps keeping lower level characters from accomplishing them. These quests can be anything from finding a certain item to killing a certain enemy. Quests rewards contain a variety of rewards such as gold, XP, Fame points and items that can be very useful in progression of the game. Weapons, Spells, and Equipment In Fate: The Cursed King there is a variety of weapons |
3,926 | Ruger No. 3 | The Ruger No. 3 is a single-shot rifle produced by Sturm, Ruger & Co from 1973 to 1986. It is based on the No. 1, with some modifications made to reduce costs, such as a simpler one-piece breech lever. It also was shipped with an uncheckered stock and a plastic buttplate. It has been described as "superbly accurate". Approximately 1400 No. 3 actions were installed into FGR-17 Viper antitank rocket launcher tubes and used for sub-caliber training. The No. 3 was chambered for .22 Hornet, .223 Remington, .30-40 Krag, .375 Winchester, .44 Magnum, and .45-70. References External links Sturm, Ruger & Co. official site Ruger No.3 Product History Instruction manual Category:Falling-block rifles Category:Ruger rifles |
3,927 | The Planets (band) | The Planets was a classical crossover music band formed by Mike Batt in 2001. The Planets made their public debut supporting Deep Purple's 2002 UK tour. The band was made of: Ruth Miller (flute) Ben Pugsley (electric, classical and flamenco guitars Jonathan Hill (violin) Anne-Kathrin Schirmer (guitar and clarinet) Lac-Hong Phi (cello) Salima Williams (oboe) Beverley Jones (bass, double bass) Michael Kruk (drums, percussion) Classical Graffiti Their album Classical Graffiti with 17 tracks made up of original compositions as well as covers of well-known classical themes, all bearing Mike Batt's signature, was released in February 2002. The album went straight to number one on the UK classical music chart on the day of its release and remained there for three months. The album also peaked at number 34 in the UK Albums Chart. Track listing "Rodrigo" (3:26) "Carmen Caprice" (5:57) "Grassland Theme" (3:07) "Classical Graffiti" (3:01) "Love in Slow Motion" (3:12) "Brandenburg Variation" (4:20) "The Journey of a Fool" (4:27) "Clair de Lune" (4:10) "He Moved Through the Fair" (3:39) "Contradanza" (3:11) "A Letter from New England" (4:29) "Bolero" (5:56) "A One Minute Silence" (1:02) "Carmen Caprice" (Acoustic Version) (5:55) "Brandenburg Variation" (Acoustic Version) (4:20) "Bolero Fantasy" (Acoustic Version) (5:56) "Christmas Thingy" (2:54) Videography 2002: "Contradanza" 2002: "Rodrigo John Cage dispute The track "A One Minute Silence" is entirely silent. The song is credited to Batt/Cage, a reference to John Cage's 4′33″ and the Cage estate sued over royalties, resulting in an out-of-court settlement, although Batt has explained that, while he was inspired by Cage, he credited the track to himself and Clint Cage, a registered pseudonym of his. The court case was later revealed to be a ruse by Batt to stir up a discussion about copyright. The subsequent debate involved a musical duel between The Planets and a clarinettist from Cage’s publishers, with simultaneous performances of the Batt and Cage silences. “Mine is a much better silent piece,” asserted Batt. “I have been able to say in one minute what Cage could only say in four minutes and 33 seconds." The story was brought to a close when Batt made a £1,000 donation to the John Cage Trust, which supports young artists. Batt proposed that it should be an undisclosed amount paid in a sealed envelope on the steps of the high court, giving the impression it was a settlement. Batt claims journalists were shouting out sums, and when they reached six figures, Riddle nodded, either out of mischief or nervousness. Thus a music industry myth was born. References Category:Musical groups established in 2001 |
3,928 | James Daniel Niedergeses | James Daniel Niedergeses (February 2, 1917 – November 16, 2007) was an American Roman Catholic bishop who served as the ninth bishop of Nashville from 1975 to 1992. Biography Niedergeses born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. He was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on May 20, 1944 in Nashville. Before becoming bishop he spent 11 years in Chattanooga, the majority of his time there as pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish. On April 8, 1975, Pope Paul VI appointed Niedergeses Bishop of the Diocese of Nashville and he was consecrated on May 20, 1975. He retired on October 13, 1992. He died, aged 90, at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville. References Episcopal succession Category:1917 births Category:2007 deaths Category:American Roman Catholic bishops Category:People from Chattanooga, Tennessee Category:People from Nashville, Tennessee Category:Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville Category:Religious leaders from Tennessee Category:People from Lawrenceburg, Tennessee Category:Catholics from Tennessee Category:20th-century Roman Catholic bishops |
3,929 | Castorocauda | Castorocauda is an extinct, semi-aquatic, beaver-like genus of docodont mammaliaforms with one species, C. lutrasimilis. It is part of the Yanliao Biota, found in the Daohugou Beds of Inner Mongolia, China dating to the Middle to Late Jurassic. It was part of an explosive Middle Jurassic radiation of Mammaliaformes moving into diverse habitats and niches. Its discovery in 2006, along with the discovery of other unusual mammaliaforms, disproves the previous hypothesis of Mammaliaformes remaining evolutionarily stagnant until the extinction of the dinosaurs. Weighing an estimated , Castorocauda is the largest known Jurassic mammaliaform. It is the earliest known mammaliaform with aquatic adaptations or a fur pelt. It was also adapted for digging, and its teeth are similar to those of seals and Eocene whales, collectively suggesting it behaved similarly to the modern-day platypus and river otters and ate primarily fish. It lived in a wet, seasonal, cool temperate environment – which possibly had an average temperature not exceeding – alongside salamanders, pterosaurs, birdlike dinosaurs, and other mammaliaforms. Etymology The genus name Castorocauda derives from Latin Castor "beaver" and cauda "tail", in reference to its presumed beaver-like tail. The species name lutrasimilis derives from Latin lutra "otter" and similis "similar", because some aspects of its teeth and vertebrae are similar to modern otters. Taxonomy The holotype specimen, JZMP04117, was discovered in the Daohugou Beds of the Tiaojishan Formation in the Inner Mongolia region of China, which dates to about 159–164 million years ago (mya) in the Middle to Late Jurassic. It comprises a partial skeleton including an incomplete skull but well-preserved lower jaws, most of the ribs, the limbs (save for the right hind leg), the pelvis and the tail. The remains are so well preserved that there are elements of its soft anatomy and hair. Castorocauda is a member of the order Docodonta, an extinct group of mammaliaforms. Mammaliaformes includes mammal-like creatures and the crown mammals (all descendants, living or extinct, of the last common ancestor of all living mammals). Docodonts are not crown mammals. When Castorocauda was first described in 2006, it was thought to be most closely related to the European Krusatodon and Simpsonodon. In a 2010 review of docodonts, Docodonta was split into Docodontidae, Simpsonodontidae and Tegotheriidae, with Castorocauda considered incertae sedis with indeterminate affinities. Simpsonodontidae is now considered to be paraphyletic and thus invalid, and Castorocauda appears to have been most closely related to Dsungarodon, which came from the Junggar Basin of China and probably ate plants and soft invertebrates. Castorocauda is part of a Middle Jurassic mammaliaform diversification event, wherein mammaliaforms radiated into a wide array of niches and evolved several modern traits, such as more modern mammalian teeth and middle ear bones. It was previously thought that mammals were small and ground-dwelling until the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary (K–Pg boundary) when dinosaurs went extinct. The discovery of Castrocauda, and evidence for an explosive diversification in the Middle Jurassic – such as the appearance of eutriconodontans, multituberculates, australosphenidans, metatherians and eutherians, among others – disproves this notion. This may have been caused by the breakup of Pangaea, which started |
3,930 | VR-5 | VR-5 may refer to: VR.5, an American television program VR5 engine, a type of internal combustion engine Air Transport Squadron Five, a fleet transport squadron of the United States Navy, now designated VRC-30 |
3,931 | Ciguli | Ciguli (1957 – 31 October 2014) (born Angel Jordanov Kapsov; ) was a Bulgarian Chalga (pop-folk) singer of Turkish / Romani descent, who became popular in Turkey.. His real name was Ahmet however at the time of his birth Bulgarian authorities did not allow Turks to use their own name thus they refused to register his real name in registry although his family continued to call him Ahmet his name was registered as Angel Jordanov Kapsov. His best known songs include "Binnaz", "Şiki Şiki Baba" and "Yapma Bana Numara!", and he also played the accordion with Sibel Can and İbrahim Tatlıses. Discography 1999: Binnaz 2000: Horozum 2003: Sabır Yaaa Sabır 2006: Ben Akordiyonum 2007: Safinaz - Tersyorum 2010: Sensiz Kaldım Şimdi Filmography 1998: Bizim Sokak 2003: Neredesin Firuze 2004: Biz Boşanıyoruz 2012: Bu Son Olsun 2014: Olur Olur 2015: Limonata (tyre repair mechanic) References Category:1957 births Category:Bulgarian male singers Category:Bulgarian people of Romani descent Category:Romani singers Category:2014 deaths Category:Bulgarian pop-folk singers |
3,932 | National Geospatial Digital Archive | The National Geospatial Digital Archive (NGDA) is an archive of cartographic information funded by the Library of Congress through the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) in collaboration with the University of California Santa Barbara, and Stanford University. The purpose of the archive is to collect and preserve geospatial data and images on a national scale, and develop mechanisms for making data available for future generations. History The NGDA is one of eight initial projects funded by the Library of Congress's National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program. It is a partnership between University of California Santa Barbara's Map & Imagery Laboratory at Davidson Library and Stanford University's Branner Earth Sciences Library. Objectives Cartographic information is used by researchers, students, and other to study many subjects including disaster relief, population growth, and changes in agriculture. The NDIIPP established the National Geospatial Digital Library to several overlapping objectives. The primary objective is to establish an archive of, sometimes, at-risk digital data. The distributed nature of the archive is important in case of a natural or man-made disaster. The project is also developing mechanisms, like a wiki, to make the information available to users. An important goal of the project is building in flexibility so that changes in technology in the future will not damage the archive; this flexibility includes using metadata for all archived data. Other long-term objectives involve agreements between participating institutions about what information will be preserved and how the preservation will be carried out, how copyrighted material will be handled, and how universities can be assured that their faculty and students have access to their archived data. See also Digital curation Digital library Digital preservation National Digital Library Program (NDLP) Web archiving References External links The Library of Congress, Digital Collections and Programs The Library of Congress, Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program Digital Library project Category:Maps of the United States Category:Web archiving initiatives |
3,933 | Bouillon cube | A bouillon cube (Canada and US) or stock cube (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and UK) or broth cube (Philippines) is dehydrated bouillon (French for broth) or stock formed into a small cube about wide. It is typically made from dehydrated vegetables, meat stock, a small portion of fat, MSG, salt, and seasonings, shaped into a small cube. Vegetarian and vegan types are also made. Bouillon is also available in granular, powdered, or liquid form. History Dehydrated meat stock, in the form of tablets, was known in the 17th century to English food writer Anne Blencowe, who died in 1718, and elsewhere as early as 1735. Various French cooks in the early 19th century (Lefesse, Massué, and Martin) tried to patent bouillon cubes and tablets, but were turned down for lack of originality. Nicolas Appert also proposed such dehydrated bouillon in 1831. Portable soup was a kind of dehydrated food used in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was a precursor of meat extract and bouillon cubes, and of industrially dehydrated food. It is also known as pocket soup or veal glew. It is a cousin of the glace de viande of French cooking. It was long a staple of seamen and explorers, for it would keep for many months or even years. In this context, it was a filling and nutritious dish. Portable soup of less extended vintage was, according to the 1881 Household Cyclopedia, "exceedingly convenient for private families, for by putting one of the cakes in a saucepan with about a quart of water, and a little salt, a basin of good broth may be made in a few minutes." In the mid-19th century, German chemist Justus von Liebig developed meat extract, but it was more expensive than bouillon cubes. The invention of the bouillon cube is also attributed to Auguste Escoffier, one of the most accomplished French chefs of his time, who also pioneered many other advances in food preservation, such as the canning of tomatoes and vegetables. Industrially produced bouillon cubes were commercialized by Maggi in 1908, by Oxo in 1910, and by Knorr in 1912. By 1913, at least 10 brands were available, with salt contents of 59–72%. Ingredients The ingredients vary between manufacturers and may change from time to time. For a Telma stock cube they are: salt, hydrogenated fat, monosodium glutamate, flavor enhancers, and flavors. Production process Contrary to popular belief, stock cubes are not made by “drying out stock”, but by mixing already dry ingredients into a paste. The ingredients are usually mixed in a container (batch mixing), left to mature, and then shaped into the cube form. Alternatively, they can be mixed directly into an extruder. In China A common cooking ingredient in China is granulated chicken bouillon. It is very similar to Aromat and is generally sold in packages that uses a yellow and green color scheme on the packaging. See also List of dried foods Portable soup References Category:Food ingredients Category:Dried foods Category:Convenience foods Category:Umami enhancers |
3,934 | Office Ladies | Office Ladies is a podcast hosted by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey which premiered on the Earwolf platform on October 16, 2019. In each episode, Fischer and Kinsey, who played Pam Beesly and Angela Martin in the American television sitcom The Office, respectively, rewatch an episode of the show and offer detailed, behind-the-scenes commentary on it. The podcast aims to cover every episode of The Offices nine-season run, but the contract that Fischer and Kinsey signed only commits them to cover the show's first two seasons. List of episodes References External links Category:Comedy and humor podcasts Category:Earwolf Category:2019 podcast debuts Category:The Office (American TV series) |
3,935 | History of sustainability | The history of sustainability traces human-dominated ecological systems from the earliest civilizations to the present. This history is characterized by the increased regional success of a particular society, followed by crises that were either resolved, producing sustainability, or not, leading to decline. In early human history, the use of fire and desire for specific foods may have altered the natural composition of plant and animal communities. Between 8,000 and 10,000 years ago, agrarian communities emerged which depended largely on their environment and the creation of a "structure of permanence". The Western industrial revolution of the 18th to 19th centuries tapped into the vast growth potential of the energy in fossil fuels. Coal was used to power ever more efficient engines and later to generate electricity. Environmental Health: Ecological Perspectives. London: Jones & Bartlett. . In the mid-20th century, a gathering environmental movement pointed out that there were environmental costs associated with the many material benefits that were now being enjoyed. In the late 20th century, environmental problems became global in scale. The 1973 and 1979 energy crises demonstrated the extent to which the global community had become dependent on non-renewable energy resources. In the 21st century, there is increasing global awareness of the threat posed by the human-induced enhanced greenhouse effect, produced largely by forest clearing and the burning of fossil fuels. Early civilizations In early human history, although the energy and other resource demands of nomadic hunter-gatherers was small, the use of fire and desire for specific foods may have altered the natural composition of plant and animal communities. Between 8,000 and 10,000 years ago, agriculture emerged in various regions of the world. Agrarian communities depended largely on their environment and the creation of a "structure of permanence". Societies outgrowing their local food supply or depleting critical resources either moved on or faced collapse. Archeological evidence suggests that the first civilizations arose in Sumer, in southern Mesopotamia (now Iraq) and Egypt, both dating from around 3000 BCE. By 1000 BCE, civilizations were also established in India, China, Mexico, Peru and in parts of Europe. Sumer illustrates issues central to the sustainability of human civilization. Sumerian cities practised intensive, year-round agriculture from BCE. The surplus of storable food created by this economy allowed the population to settle in one place instead of migrating in search of wild foods and grazing land. It also allowed for a much greater population density. The development of agriculture in Mesopotamia required many labourers to build and maintain its irrigation system. This, in turn, led to political hierarchy, bureaucracy, and religious sanction, along with standing armies to protect the emergent civilization. Intensified agriculture allowed for population increase, but also led to deforestation in upstream areas with resultant flooding and over-irrigation, which raised soil salinity. While there was a shift from the cultivation of wheat to the more salt-tolerant barley, yields still diminished. Eventually, decreasing agricultural production and other factors led to the decline of the civilization. From 2100 BC to 1700 BC, it is estimated that the population was reduced by nearly sixty percent. Civilizations similarly thought |
3,936 | George Sargent Merrill | George Sargent Merrill (March 10, 1837 – February 17, 1900) was an American soldier who served in the Union Army and as the 10th Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, 1881-1882. Early life and military career Merrill was born March 10, 1837 in Methuen, Massachusetts to Johnathan and Margaret (Clark) Merrill. On August 28, 1862 Merrill enlisted in Company B, 4th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry (nine-month militia) and commissioned 1st lieutenant, September 1, 1862. He was promoted to captain on December 8, 1862. He mustered out of the service with the regiment August 28, 1863 at Camp Hooker in Lakeville, Massachusetts. Post-war service In 1875, Merrill was elected Commander of the Massachusetts Department, Grand Army of the Republic. He was elected the 10th Commander-in-Chief of the G.A.R. in 1881 at the national encampment in Indianapolis, Indiana. Following his service as Commander-in-Chief, Merrill continued to serve the organization as chairman of the pensions committee and was very active as an advocate for Civil War veterans' pensions as a lobbyist to the United States Congress. He was also a veteran companion of the Massachusetts Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Merrill died February 17, 1900 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. See also List of Grand Army of the Republic Commanders-in-Chief References Grand Army of the Republic. Final Journal of the Grand Army of the Republic, 1866-1956 (Washington, DC: U.S. Govt. Print. Off.), 1957. Category:1837 births Category:1900 deaths Category:People of Massachusetts in the American Civil War Category:People from Methuen, Massachusetts Category:Grand Army of the Republic Commanders-in-Chief |
3,937 | Ernst Meyer (German politician) | Ernst Meyer (10 July 1887, Prostken – 2 February 1930, Potsdam) was a German Communist political activist and politician. He is best remembered as a founding member and top leader of the Communist Party of Germany and as the leader of that party's fraction in the Prussian Landtag. A political opponent of Ernst Thälmann, Meyer was moved out of the top party leadership after 1928, not long before his death of tuberculosis-related pneumonia at the age of 43. Biography Early years Ernst Meyer was born in 1887 in Prostken, East Prussia. Meyer studied economics and philosophy at the University of Königsberg, from which he received a PhD in 1910. Political career Meyer joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in 1908, while he was still a student in college, beginning to write almost immediately for Vorwärts (Forward), the SPD's official daily newspaper. In 1911 Meyer was promoted to the position of the economics editor of 'Vorwärts. At the time of World War I, Meyer took his place on the extreme left of the SPD, along with Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht, Franz Mehring, and Clara Zetkin. He was a close political friend of Leo Jogiches and participated in the issuance of the letters and leaflets of the Spartakusbund (Spartacus League). Meyer remained the only Spartakan on the editorial board of Vorwarts and he attempted to resist efforts by the majority of the editorial board to support German efforts in the war. This discordant position made Meyer a target of the SDP's right wing and on April 15, 1915, he was removed from his position on the paper's editorial board. Meyer was the delegate of the Spartacus League to the Zimmerwald Conference in 1915, one of five Germans from three political groups to participate. Meyer and his Spartacist comrade, Bertha Thälheimer, did not lend their support to the resolution of the Zimmerwald Left at that gathering demanding an immediate break of revolutionary socialists from the reformist wing of the Social Democratic movement. Meyer also served as a delegate to the Zimmerwald movement's second conference, held at Kienthal the following year. Following the trial of Karl Liebknecht for his anti-war activities, Meyer went into hiding together with his comrades Luxemburg and Mehring. At the end of 1918 the Spartacus League became the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). Meyer was elected as one of the twelve members of the Zentrale (Central Committee) of the new organization. During the German Revolution of 1918–1919, Meyer emerged to serve on the editorial board of Die Rote Fahne (The Red Flag), the official organ of the Communist Party. He was a founding member of the Communist Party of Germany in December 1918 and was elected by the founding congress to the governing Central Committee of the new organization. In 1920 Meyer was re-elected to the Zentrale and was made a member of the party's Political Bureau. The summer of that same year he attended the 2nd World Congress of the Communist International in Moscow as a representative of the KPD. Meyer reported on the agrarian question to the 2nd |
3,938 | Vanaküla | Vanaküla may refer to: Hannes Vanaküla, Estonian magician Vanaküla, Harju County, village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County, Estonia Vanaküla, Lääne-Nigula Parish, village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, Estonia Vanaküla / Gambyn, village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, Estonia Vanaküla, Põlva County, village in Põlva Parish, Põlva County, Estonia |
3,939 | Platania (surname) | Platania is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Giacinto Platania (c. 1612-1691), Italian painter John Platania (born 1948), American session musician, guitar player and record producer Marco Platania (born 1973), Italian rugby union player Pietro Platania (1828–1907), Italian composer and music teacher |
3,940 | Tupenu | Tupenu is the Tongan term for a wrapped garment also called a sarong, lungi, or lava-lava, worn through much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, Arabian peninsula, the Horn of Africa and Oceania. It is analogous to the kilt worn in Scotland. The tupenu worn by women is wide enough to cover the body between the waist and ankles, and long enough to wrap securely around the waist. The standard width of cloth yardage (45 inches) is generally wide enough, so a tupenu can be made in a matter of minutes by cutting and wrapping cloth from the bolt. Women wear a knee length dress, or kofu, over the tupenu. On dress occasions, women wear matching kofu and tupenu, sewn from the same yardage. Fancy tupenus are often slightly tailored, with darts sewn into the top, so that they will fit the body more closely. On ceremonial occasions, women wear a ta'ovala, or finely woven pandanus mat, over the kofu and tupenu. The kiekie, a kind of grass or string skirt, is an acceptable, comfortable alternative to the ta'ovala on most occasions. The tupenu worn by men is wide enough to cover the body between the waist and knees, and long enough to wrap securely around the waist. For work and casual wear, any piece of cloth will do. On dress occasions, men will wear tupenu tailored like Western wrap skirts and made from suit material. These tupenu coordinate with Western suit-jackets. Usually the formal tupenu will be covered with a ta'ovala worn as a sign of respect. The man's ta'ovala is analogous to the Western necktie. Category:Polynesian folk clothing Category:Skirts Category:History of Oceanian clothing |
3,941 | Stuart Murdoch (football manager) | Stuart Murdoch (born 17 August 1950) is a football coach. He is perhaps best known for his spell as manager of Wimbledon between May 2002 and June 2004, during which time the team moved to Milton Keynes in 2003. Wimbledon were renamed Milton Keynes Dons by the new owner in 2004 and Murdoch remained in charge until November of that year. Coaching career Murdoch worked with Glenn Roeder at Watford before moving to Wimbledon in 1996 as goalkeeping coach. He was appointed as manager of Wimbledon in June 2002 after a successful spell as caretaker. He replaced Terry Burton, who had criticised the club's owners over the proposed move to Milton Keynes. Murdoch led Wimbledon to tenth in the First Division in the 2002–03 season, despite a number of supporters boycotting Wimbledon's matches in protest against the proposed move. At the end of the season, the club was placed into administration and a number of the club's players were sold off. Murdoch remained in charge at Wimbledon throughout the 2003–04 season. The club moved to the former National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes, and were relegated, finishing bottom of the First Division and suffered the longest run of defeats at this level. In the summer, the club was renamed Milton Keynes Dons but the club's on-pitch fortunes remained poor. Murdoch was fired in November 2004, with the club in the relegation zone of League One. In July 2005, Murdoch joined Bournemouth as part-time goalkeeping coach. He was appointed joint caretaker manager, with Joe Roach, in September 2006 and held the post until Kevin Bond took over in October. He returned to his original role as goalkeeping coach after this. He moved to Norwich City as goalkeeping coach in January 2008, linking up again with Norwich boss Glenn Roeder. Murdoch left this role after just four days, citing personal reasons. Later that month he linked up with Kenny Jackett, with whom he had worked at Watford, to become chief scout at Milwall. On 1 August 2009, Southampton announced that Murdoch had been appointed as a part-time goalkeeping coach and scout, but he was "relieved of his duties" along with Alan Pardew on 30 August 2010. He took up a similar role at Gillingham in November 2010. Just over eight years after leaving MK Dons, Murdoch has claimed his position as the manager during Wimbledon's move to Milton Keynes is the reason he has never had a permanent managerial position since. References Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:English football managers Category:Milton Keynes Dons F.C. managers Category:Wimbledon F.C. managers Category:A.F.C. Bournemouth managers Category:Southampton F.C. non-playing staff |
3,942 | The Shoppes at Trexler | The Shoppes at Trexler (formerly Trexler Mall) is an open-air shopping center and former enclosed community shopping mall in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania, United States. The mall used to serve the western suburbs of Allentown, such as Trexlertown. History The Trexler Mall opened in 1973, and was not immediately successful due to it being built before the surrounding suburbs had developed sufficiently, though as time went on the mall became fairly popular and successful. Its original anchors were a Grant City discount store, a Lane department store, and an A&P Food Market. Just three years after opening, Grant City closed as part of the W.T. Grant company's bankruptcy liquidation in 1976. The former Grant City was then leased to Hess's Department Stores of Allentown. Business in the mall was hurt in 1985 due to a weeks-long strike by Laneco employees. The next major change occurred in 1988, when A&P switched banners into a Super Fresh grocery store. Super Fresh later closed in 1993 due to "extremely poor sales" that were attributed to competition from a much newer and larger Redner's Warehouse Market that had opened down the street in 1990. In 1994, what remained of the Hess's department store chain was sold off. Hess's trademarks and most of its remaining stores, including the Trexler Mall location, were purchased by The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc of York, PA and were rebranded with the Bon-Ton name in 1995. By 1995, the Lane department store at Trexler Mall had closed, leaving Bon-Ton as the only anchor tenant. That same year, however, Giant food stores signed a 20-year lease and began demolishing the former Super Fresh store; a brand new Giant supermarket opened at the site in 1996. The former site of Lane became home to a flea market for some time, then by 2002 it had been leased out to the Health Center at Trexlertown, which is part of the Lehigh Valley Health Network. In 2002, the owners of the mall sought approval from local officials to redevelop much of the mall interior to make way for a new Kohl's department store, with a lawyer for the mall owners declaring "We're going through, as the professionals like to say, the de-malling of the Trexler Mall". Over the course of the next year, the Kohl's opened and the remainder of the mall was converted into a strictly open-air strip mall called The Shoppes at Trexler. In 2011, Giant supermarket left the Shoppes at Trexler to open a new facility adjacent to the former mall. Marshalls opened in the former Giant in 2012, though the space was later subdivided so that half would remain Marshalls while the other half became HomeGoods. On January 31, 2018, it was announced that The Bon-Ton would be closing as part of a plan to close 42 stores nationwide. The store closed in April 2018. Until it was repainted in early 2018, a water tower behind the plaza remained painted with the words "Trexler Mall" despite the fact that the mall had been defunct for about 15 years prior. Trivia The Trexler Mall had a |
3,943 | Nathanael Pringsheim | Nathanael Pringsheim (30 November 1823 – 6 October 1894) was a German botanist. Biography Nathanael Pringsheim was born at Landsberg, Prussian Silesia, and studied at the universities of Breslau, Leipzig, and Berlin successively. He graduated in 1848 as doctor of philosophy with the thesis De forma et incremento stratorum crassiorum in plantarum cellula, and rapidly became a leader in the great botanical renaissance of the 19th century. His contributions to scientific phycology were of striking interest. Pringsheim was among the very first to demonstrate the occurrence of a sexual process in this class of plants, and he drew from his observations weighty conclusions as to the nature of sexuality. Together with the French investigators Gustave Adolphe Thuret (1817-1875) and Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet (1828-1911), Pringsheim ranks as the founder of our scientific knowledge of the algae. Among his researches in this field may be mentioned those on Vaucheria (1855), the Oedogoniaceae (1855-1858), the Coleochaeteae (1860), Hydrodictyon (1861), and Pandorina (1869); the last-mentioned memoir bore the title Beobachtungen über die Paarung de Zoosporen. This was a discovery of fundamental importance; the conjugation of zoospores was regarded by Pringsheim, with good reason, as the primitive form of sexual reproduction. A work on the course of morphological differentiation in the Sphacelariaceae (1873), a family of marine algae, is of great interest, inasmuch as it treats of evolutionary questions; the authors point of view is that of Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli (1817-1891) rather than Darwin. Closely connected with Pringsheim's algological work was his long-continued investigation of the Saprolegniaceae, a family of algoid fungi, some of which have become notorious as the causes of disease in fish. Among his contributions to our knowledge of the higher plants, his exhaustive monograph on the curious genus of water-ferns, Salvinia, deserves special mention. His career as a morphologist culminated in 1876 with the publication of a memoir on the alternation of generations in thallophytes and mosses. From 1874 to the close of his life Pringsheim's activity was chiefly directed to physiological questions: he published, in a long series of memoirs, a theory of the carbon-assimilation of green plants, the central point of which is the conception of the chlorophyll-pigment as a screen, with the main function of protecting the protoplasm from light-rays which would neutralize its assimilative activity by stimulating too active respiration. This view has not been accepted as offering an adequate explanation of the phenomena. Pringsheim founded in 1858, and edited till his death, the classical Jahrbücher für wissenschaftliche Botanik, which still bears his name. He was also founder, in 1882, and first president, of the German Botanical Society. His work was for the most part carried on in his private laboratory in Berlin; he only held a teaching post of importance for four years, 1864-1868, when he was professor at Jena. In early life he was a keen politician on the Liberal side. He died in Berlin. A fuller account of Pringsheim's career will be found in Nature, (1895) vol. Ii., and in the Berichte der deutschen botanischen Gesellschaft, (1895) vol. xiii. The latter is by his friend |
3,944 | Make a Scene | Make a Scene is the fourth studio album by English singer and songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released in Russia on 18 April 2011 by Universal Music Group and in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2011 by Ellis-Bextor's own record label, EBGB's. It is her first studio album since Trip the Light Fantastic (2007). Background Make a Scene originated from recording sessions for a planned Greatest Hits compilation, which was proposed for release in Autumn 2008. However, the success of recording sessions led Ellis-Bextor and her record label at the time, Fascination Records, to change their plans and record a full studio album instead. The album's lead single, "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)", a collaboration with the Freemasons, was released in June 2009, before a second single, "Can't Fight This Feeling", a collaboration with Junior Caldera, was released in February 2010. The album's third single, "Bittersweet", was released in May 2010, and was the first single from the album to feature only Ellis-Bextor. The album's fourth single, "Not Giving Up on Love", a collaboration with Armin van Buuren, was released in August 2010. Following the release of these four singles, Ellis-Bextor parted ways with Fascination, leaving the future of the album hanging in the balance. However, Ellis-Bextor soon announced plans to release the album on her own label, EBGBs, which she had set up in 2002 with her father, Robin Bextor. The album's title, Make a Scene, was announced in January 2011, despite rumours the album would be named Cut Straight to the Heart, after the final track on the album. This was rather unexpected as Ellis-Bextor had previously criticised title tracks. On 11 April 2011, "Off & On" was released as the album's fifth single overall, exclusively in Russia, before the album was released a week later on 18 April. On 5 June, "Starlight" was released as the album's sixth single overall, exclusively in the United Kingdom, before the album was released a week later on 12 June. In 2012 "Revolution" was released as the album's seventh and final single overall but, unlike the majority of the singles, it was an international release. Composition Make a Scene features production by Fred Ball, Armin van Buuren, Junior Caldera, Julien Carret, Freemasons, Ed Harcourt, Calvin Harris, Greg Kurstin, Liam Howe, Metronomy, Richard Stannard, Dimitri Tikovoi, and Richard X. According to Clixie Music, on the opening track "Revolution", Ellis-Bextor has been said to utilise catchy repetition and deliver a sweet vocal with "commanding vocals". It was described as "a heavily energetic and impressive opener that defines the overall mood." Following the opener is the third single "Bittersweet" and the electropop "Off & On", which Clixie elaborated on as having an early 1980s disco sound. It was written by Calvin Harris and Irish singer Róisín Murphy and was originally recorded with Murphy on vocals for Murphy's 2007 studio album Overpowered, but was omitted from the final track listing. Both "Not Giving Up on Love" and "Can't Fight This Feeling" have been called anthems by Clixie Music, as well as "international smash singles". "Starlight" was also said |
3,945 | Mohamad Al-Khaled Samha | Abu Bashar (born Mohamad Al-Khaled Samha in 1958) is a Syrian-born imam of the mosque of The Islamic Society in Denmark in Odense, Denmark. He was involved in protests against the Jyllands-Posten cartoons of Muhammad and in the Vollsmose terrorist arrests. Al-Khaled worked together with Christian priests to put up a display on religions in the municipality building, and participated in a groundbreaking conference between Christian and Muslim leaders in Denmark. Al-Khaled was one of the imams who travelled to the Middle East with the Akkari-Laban dossier during the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. He was part of the first delegation of imams that went to Egypt 3–11 December 2005. Al-Khaled worked as prison imam at the State Prison in Nyborg until he was fired in July 2006. According to sources at the prison, he was fired after complaints from inmates at Nyborg State Prison that he was inciting hatred of Denmark. Answering to the story in the Folketing, Justice Minister Lene Espersen said he was fired due to cutbacks at the prison. Al-Khaled knew the Vollsmose terrorists, who lived in his area, though he mentioned in interviews he knew them only as neighbors After their arrest, he confirmed for news reporters that the suspects were Muslims. According to the Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet, Youssef Mohamad El Hajdib, one of the suspects arrested for the 2006 German train bombing, had Al-Khaled's phone number saved on his phone. That information gained in importance, when it emerged, that El Hadib was arrested on his way by train to Odense, the city al-Khaled lives in. Al-Khaled denied knowing El Hajdib, and was never charged or asked about this matter by the Danish or the German police, and it was never confirmed that El Hajdib had his number. In September 2014, Al-Khaled gave a lecture at an Islamic Society in Denmark-run mosque and said "[Jews are the] offspring of apes and pigs". He was indicted in November 2016, facing two years in prison if convicted. References Category:Living people Category:1958 births Category:Danish Islamists Category:Danish imams |
3,946 | Thailand's Got Talent (season 7) | Thailand's Got Talent season 7 (also known as TGT) was the seventh season of the Thailand's Got Talent reality television series on the Workpoint TV television network, and part of the global British Got Talent series. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, sketch artists, comedians and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of 1,000,000 Baht. The show debuted in 6 August 2018. Thailand is also the fifth country in Asia to license Got Talent series. The four judges Yuhtlerd Sippapak, Jennifer Kim, Cris Horwang and Pongsak Rattanaphong join hosts Ketsepsawat Palagawongse na Ayutthaya. Auditions {| | Yes |- | No |- | Golden buzzer |- | |} Week 1 (August 6, 2018) Week 2 (August 13, 2018) Week 3 (August 20, 2018) Week 4 (August 27, 2018) Week 5 (September 3, 2018) Week 6 (September 10, 2018) Week 7 (September 17, 2018) Week 8 (September 24, 2018) Week 9 (October 1, 2018) Week 10 (October 8, 2018) Semifinals Semifinalists | | | | {| | Golden buzzer |- | Judges' Pick |} Semifinals summary Buzzed out Judges' pick | | Week 11 - Semi-final 1 (October 15, 2018) Week 12 - Semi-final 2 (October 22, 2018) Week 13 - Semi-final 3 (October 29, 2018) Week 14 - Semi-final 4 (November 5, 2018) Final Week 15 - Final (November 12, 2018) Winner Runner-up Third Place References External links Category:Thailand's Got Talent seasons Category:2018 Thai television seasons |
3,947 | Fundo Soberano de Angola | The Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA) is the sovereign wealth fund of Angola. and member of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds and therefore has signed up to the Santiago Principles on best practice in managing sovereign wealth funds. The FSDEA is meant to play an important role in promoting Angola’s social and economic development and generating wealth for its people. The fund was rated by the SWFI in February 2015 with a ranking of 8 out of 10. History On November 20, 2008, Angola’s President, José Eduardo dos Santos, announced to establish a special commission to build the foundations for a new sovereign wealth fund "to promote growth, prosperity and social and economic development across Angola." In 2011, the fund was ratified and established as "Fundo Soberano de Angola." It replaced the former Fundo Petrolífero de Angola (Oil for Infrastructure Fund). At inception it was the second largest investment fund in Sub-Saharan Africa after Botswana's Pula Fund, having had an initial capital of US$5 billion. It is also envisaged that it will receive supplementary funding each year equivalent to the sales value of 100,000 barrels of oil per day (5.6% of the total daily petroleum output). The value of this volume may be about US$3.5 billion every year. On January 12, 2018, João Lourenço, the current president of the Republic, elects the new administration of the Sovereign Fund of Angola, asking them to recover the "important role" of the institution in the country's economy, in order to guarantee "a more efficient and transparent use of the state's strategic resources ". Corporate Governance The fund has pledged its adherence to the Santiago Principles and will aim to be rated on the Linaburg-Maduell Transparency Index in 2014. It will also be subject to an annual performance assessment by the Angolan Parliament. In November 2013, Deloitte was appointed as the independent external auditor. Based on an investment policy that was approved in June 2013, the FSDEA aims to generate wealth for future generations and support Angola’s social and economic development. The FSDEA was also recognized as a transparent SWF sovereign wealth fund by the SWFI (Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute) in February 2015 with a ranking of 8 out of 10, which is a significant milestone for the fund. Fundo Soberano de Angola is committed to operate transparently, responsibly and in full compliance with the laws and regulations of Angola and the countries where it will make future investments. Board of Directors Carlos Alberto Lopes was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2018. He succeeded José Filomeno dos Santos as Chairman. Laura Alcântara Monteiro Miguel Damião Gago Pedro Sebastião Teta Valentina de Sousa Matias Filipe Advisory Council The FSDEA’s advisory council includes the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Economy, the Minister of Planning and Territorial Development and the Governor of the National Bank of Angola. The council gives opinions on the FSDEA regarding issues such as corporate governance, portfolio development, investment strategy, overseas and local investment and regulatory policy issues, global economics and other key factors that impact the Fund’s business. |
3,948 | 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification | The 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification is the qualification stage of 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship. The first matches were played on 6 November 2012. Format There is only one qualification round. Teams are divided into four regional groups. After playing each other once the group winners and second placed teams qualify for final tournament. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned; Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; Goal difference in all the group matches; Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches; Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play; Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches; Drawing of lots. Results Group A All matches are held in Amman, Jordan (UTC+2). † Kuwait pulled out of the AFC U16 qualifiers. Group B All matches are held in Colombo, Sri Lanka (UTC+5:30). Group C All matches are held in Manila, Philippines (UTC+8). Group D All matches are held in Guam (UTC+10). References External links Official tournament website Tournament at futbol24.com Category:AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification women Afc Category:2013 in youth sport |
3,949 | 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint | The Women's team sprint competition at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 28 February 2018. Results Qualifying The eight fastest teams advance to the first round. First round First round heats were held as follows: Heat 1: 4th v 5th fastest Heat 2: 3rd v 6th fastest Heat 3: 2nd v 7th fastest Heat 4: 1st v 8th fastest The heat winners were ranked on time, from which the top 2 proceeded to the gold medal final and the other 2 proceeded to the bronze medal final. QG = qualified for gold medal final QB = qualified for bronze medal final Finals The final classification was decided in the medal finals. References Women's team sprint Category:UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team sprint |
3,950 | Prix André Baboin | The Prix André Baboin is a Listed flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at various racecourses over distances of around 2,000 metres (1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October. History The event was established in 1982, and it was originally called the Grand Prix des Provinces. Instead of having a permanent venue, it was designed to alternate between the main regional racecourses of France. The first three editions were held at Bordeaux le Bouscat, Lyon-Parilly and Marseille-Borély. The early runnings of the Grand Prix des Provinces were contested over 2,000 metres. The event was given Group 3 status in 1984. The race was renamed in memory of André Baboin in 1986. Baboin served as the chairman of the Société des Courses de Lyon, and was also a committee member of the Société d'Encouragement. He died in 1985. The Prix André Baboin was extended to 2,200 metres in 1987. It was restored to 2,000 metres in 1993. Its original sequence of venues — Bordeaux, Lyon and Marseille — was repeated until 2000. It was staged at Toulouse in 2001. The event was switched between Lyon and Bordeaux between 2002 and 2011, and returned to Marseille-Borély in 2012. The 2013 running took place at Bordeaux again, followed by Lyon in 2014. Its distance at Bordeaux is now 1,900 metres. In 2015 the race was run at Angers and it returned to Lyon in 2016, then Bordeaux in 2017 and Marseilles in 2018. It was downgraded to Listed status in 2018. Records Most successful horse: no horse has won this race more than once Leading jockey (3 wins): Gérald Mossé – Partipral (1994), Astarabad (1997), Right Wing (2000) Olivier Peslier – Parme (1995), Homeland (2001), Doctor Dino (2006) Leading trainer (3 wins): Alain de Royer-Dupré – Lowell (1989), Astarabad (1997), Valentino (2004) Elie Lellouche – Our Account (1990), Parme (1995), Starlish (2009) François Rohaut – Homeland (2001), Sign of the Wolf (2003), Bal de la Rose (2007) Jean-Claude Rouget - Flanaghan Cocktail (1991), Kadance Ville (1999), Zafiro (2017) Leading owner (2 wins): Gary Tanaka – Homeland (2001), Caesarion (2002) Winners Distance and venue 1982: 2,000m, Bordeaux le Bouscat 1983: 2,000m, Lyon-Parilly 1984: 2,000m, Marseille-Borély 1985: 2,000m, Bordeaux le Bouscat 1986: 2,200m, Lyon-Parilly 1987: 2,200m, Marseille-Borély 1988: 2,200m, Bordeaux le Bouscat 1989: 2,200m, Lyon-Parilly 1990: 2,200m, Marseille-Borély 1991: 2,200m, Bordeaux le Bouscat 1992: 2,200m, Lyon-Parilly 1993: 2,000m, Marseille-Borély 1994: 1,900m, Bordeaux le Bouscat 1995: 2,000m, Lyon-Parilly 1996: 2,000m, Marseille-Borély 1997: 1,900m, Bordeaux le Bouscat 1998: 2,000m, Lyon-Parilly 1999: 2,000m, Marseille-Borély 2000: 1,900m, Bordeaux le Bouscat 2001: 2,000m, Toulouse 2002: 2,000m, Lyon-Parilly 2003: 2,000m, Lyon-Parilly 2004: 1,900m, Bordeaux le Bouscat 2005: 2,000m, Lyon-Parilly 2006: 1,900m, Bordeaux le Bouscat 2007: 2,000m, Lyon-Parilly 2008: 1,900m, Bordeaux le Bouscat 2009: 2,000m, Lyon-Parilly 2010: 1,900m, Bordeaux le Bouscat 2011: 2,000m, Lyon-Parilly 2012: 2,000m, Marseille-Borély 2013: 1,900m, Bordeaux le Bouscat 2014: 2,000m, Lyon-Parilly 2015: 2,000m, Angers 2016: 2,000m, Lyon-Parilly 2017: 1,900m, Bordeaux le Bouscat 2018: 2,000m, Marseille-Borély See also List of French flat horse races Recurring |
3,951 | Tom Dundee | Tom Dundee (1946–2006) was a singer/songwriter born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He began his career in Corrales, New Mexico in 1969. A year later he became a principal member of the Chicago folk scene that spawned such performers as John Prine, Steve Goodman, Mick Scott, and Bonnie Koloc. In the 1980s, Dundee performed throughout the Seattle Music Scene and in the 1990s recorded out of Nashville, Tennessee. Dundee is best known for his song "A Delicate Balance." He composed over 300 songs, and recorded with such notables as Timothy B. Schmidt, Stephanie Davis, Rita Coolidge and Paul Barrere. Tom was a close friend and protégé of Steve Goodman, who gave him the guitar on which Steve had composed "The City of New Orleans." According to the Chicago Sun-Times obituary of April 20, 2006, "At the time of his death, Mr. Dundee was a linchpin of the 1970s Chicago folk boom that produced John Prine, Steve Goodman, Bonnie Koloc and Jim Post, who covered 'A Delicate Balance.'" In concert, Dundee delighted in taking chances with his audience, letting the spontaneity of the moment shape the personality of his show every time out. He joked with his audience, drew them out of themselves with his music, and wove stories in and out of his songs. As a result, his shows, which typically included some of the oldest chestnuts imaginable as well as Dundee's own compositions, almost always felt fresh. He died in the Chicago, Illinois neighborhood of Rogers Park on April 18, 2006, of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. Discography A Delicate Balance Right Lane Man Roadmap Rough Around the Edge Lyfe Tyme Arhyme Tom Dundee Obituary CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Obituary by Nancy Emrich Wednesday, April 19, 2006 Tom Dundee, 59 – Chicago's Own Troubadour of the Heart Deep within there is a feeling That love and understanding's the door, And honesty is the key that was given to you and me To open it and so many more. -- Tom Dundee, "A Delicate Balance" Tom Dundee would be the first to tell you he wasn't a folk singer. (Though that will surprise his worldwide folk audiences.) He was a singer songwriter. Better yet he was Chicago's truth teller. Never stridently, rarely loudly. He whispered the news of our lives that really mattered. It was musical poetry mixed with candor, astute humor, understating – always - his immense musical skill. You won't find a website for Tom Dundee. Maybe another line from his best known song "A Delicate Balance" covers the way Tom saw the world. "To worry does nothing but steals from the loving and robs from the pleasure that's there." And so he didn't worry his career along. He let it unfold. A staple of the Chicago music scene since the 1960s, his four decades performing built sustainable loyalty in his audiences. A private party gig in Montana grew into a nine-year annual event. A house concert in Wilmette became an annual festival. A single word placed carefully about the quality of a young singer sparked a band and a CD. |
3,952 | Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn | Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn RBS () is a Swiss public transport company. It operates train, tram, and bus lines between Bern, Solothurn and Worb. There had been a desire for a direct connection between Solothurn and Bern since the middle of the nineteenth century, only partly satisfied by the opening of a standard gauge line between Solothurn and Burgdorf by the Emmentalbahn in 1876. A campaign for a line via Fraubrunnen finally resulted in a concession granted in 1912 for the Elektrische Solothurn-Bern-Bahn (ESB) to build a metre-gauge line between Solothurn and Zollikofen. Here it would connect with the Bern-Zollikofen-Bahn, which had been opened in the same year. The full line was opened on 9 April 1916, but for the first eight years, passengers were obliged to change trains in Zollikofen. Public pressure led to the fusion of the two lines into the Solothurn-Zollikofen-Bahn (SZB) in 1922. The town of Worb had been connected to Bern by the Bern-Worb-Bahn (BWB) in 1898, and the Worblentalbahn subsequently connected Worb with the villages of the Worble valley, making a connection with the BZB line at Worblaufen. The two lines to Worb fused in 1927 into the Vereinigte Bern-Worb-Bahnen (VBW). After a series of working agreements in the 1970s, the SZB and the VWB finally merged into the RBS in November 1984 through a series of mergers. 94% of RBS shares are owned by federal, cantonal and local authorities. As of 2006, the company has 361 employees and owns 185 vehicles. It operates on 57 km of track and 61 km of bus lines and transports 23.5 million passengers each year. The subterranean RBS train station in Bern is the country's eighth-largest in terms of passenger usage, with 49,000 people using it on peak days. This heavy usage leads to overcrowding during peak hours. To increase the station's passenger handling capacity and reduce overcrowding, strict rules have been put into place to govern passenger flow. A steady programme of track-doubling has significantly increased track capacity. Planning has already started to increase the size and capacity of the station in terms of passenger flow and number of trains it can handle. In 2009, a 15-minute interval for all lines was planned, which takes the station to the limit of its ability to handle passengers. New 120 km/h train sets have been introduced on the RE line (Bern - Solothurn) to enable running at 15-minute intervals. These sets were made by Stadler Rail AG. References Annual report, 2006 External links RBS English website Category:Railway companies of Switzerland Category:Transport companies of Switzerland Category:Metre gauge railways in Switzerland |
3,953 | List of readability tests and formulas | A list of readability tests and formulas for evaluating the readability of text. Automated readability index (1967) ATOS Coleman–Liau index (1975) Dale–Chall readability formula (1948) Flesch–Kincaid readability tests Flesch reading ease [1975] Flesch–Kincaid grade level [1975] FORCAST (1973) Fry readability formula (1968) Gunning fog index (1952) Lexile (1989) Linsear Write Raygor readability estimate (1977) SMOG (1969) Spache readability formula (1952) See also Accessible publishing Plain Language Readability |
3,954 | Ward Belt, South Australia | Ward Belt (originally known as Ward's Belt) is a locality to the west of Gawler in South Australia. The area was named after James Ward and his wife, who arrived in South Australia in the Olivia in 1853. The area is predominantly used for grain, beef and sheep farming. When the Max Fatchen Expressway was completed in 2011, it divided Buchfelde so the portion north of the expressway was reassigned to Ward Belt. This included the area of the Gawler Aerodrome which was formerly in Buchfelde but is now in Ward Belt. Primitive Methodist Chapel The foundation stone for the Primitive Methodist chapel at Ward's Belt was laid on 26 February 1874. The land and building materials for the chapel were donated by Mr James Sparshott J.P. The chapel opened on 26 April the same year. The chapel was renovated in 1894. The chapel was pulled down in 1926. Sparshott is buried in the small cemetery that is all that remains of the chapel. Hotel There had also been a hotel at Ward Belt, although it was very run down in 1912. References Category:Towns in South Australia |
3,955 | Save Urdu Movement | Save Urdu Movement () is a movement found in both India and Pakistan. In India, it is represented by the statewide units in different states of that country. In Pakistan, the movement is dedicated to ensure that Urdu is protected in Pakistan as its national language. It has especially argued for safeguarding Urdu education in schools. India Save Urdu Movement and Indira Gandhi Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had a long and fruitful association with the representatives of the Save Urdu Movement. They had frequent access with her and she tried address some of their grievances related to Urdu in India. Role of Save Urdu Movement in highlighting Problems of Urdu in India This organisation has pointed out that partisan treatment is being meted out to Urdu language in many states of India. One such glaring example highlighted is that in spite of the status of official language in Uttar Pradesh, Urdu is now totally absent from government offices. There are now too few schools in the state where Urdu teaching has remained intact because Urdu teachers have not been inducted since the last 14 years. All this information was furnished in a press statement issued by Irshad Ahmad, the general secretary of the state unit of ‘Urdu Bachao Tahreek’ (Save Urdu Movement) in Uttar Pradesh. Pakistan Rift with the Sindh Government This organisation particularly had a problematic time in Sindh where the Government tried to promote Sindhi over Urdu. One such scheme introduced by the Sindh Government of the Sindhi Salees scheme to promote Sindhi as a compulsory subject by slashing a 100-marks paper of Urdu taught to the students in Class XI. Save Urdu Movement argued that efforts should be made to teach Urdu and Sindhi to the students at schools in a meaningful way with a spirit to enable the students understand significantly the language and its uses in the daily life, and the government should not try to impose Sindhi or Urdu teaching as a compulsory subject to the students at the intermediate level. References Category:Urdu Category:Education in India Category:Education in Pakistan |
3,956 | Qujur-e Olya | Qujur-e Olya (, also Romanized as Qūjūr-e ‘Olyā) is a village in Charuymaq-e Markazi Rural District, in the Central District of Charuymaq County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 68, in 14 families. References Category:Populated places in Charuymaq County |
3,957 | Montfort-l'Amaury | Montfort-l'Amaury is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located north of Rambouillet. The name comes from Amaury I de Montfort, the first count of Montfort. Geography Montfort-l'Amaury lies north of the Rambouillet Forest. It is located at the foot of low hills, at about 130 m above sea level. History King Robert II built a castle in 996 in the hills of Montfort. Montfort-l'Amaury was the stronghold of the Montfort family from the start of the 11th century. Amaury I built the ramparts. The Comté de Montfort was related to the Duchy of Brittany following the marriage of Yolande de Dreux-Montfort with Arthur of Brittany in 1294. It returned to the crown of France when Brittany became a part of France under Francis I. The castle was destroyed by the English during the Hundred Years' War. Sites of interest Ruins of the castle Maison de Maurice Ravel, which is now a museum . Maurice Ravel lived here from 1921 until his death. Château de Groussay, built in the 19th century People Jean Anouilh, dramatist Colette Darfeuil, actress Henri George Doll, scientist Jean Monnet, architect of European Unity Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (born in the castle, 1208) Maurice Ravel, composer Charles Aznavour, singer Ambroise Roux (1921-1999), CEO of Compagnie générale d'électricité (later known as Alcatel) from 1970 to 1981, lived and died in Montfort-l'Amaury. Twin towns Nickenich, Germany See also Communes of the Yvelines department References INSEE External links Official website Pictures of Castle Montfort l'Amaury Photos by Amaury Laporte, free to use for non commercial purposes Information about Montfort l'Amaury Category:Communes of Yvelines Category:Burial sites of the House of Montfort |
3,958 | You (Candlebox song) | "You" is a song by American rock band Candlebox and the second single from their eponymous debut album. It is one of the band's most well known songs, peaking at #78 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached #6 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks charts, respectively. "You" was included on The Best of Candlebox in 2006. It was also featured in the 1996 film Foxfire and appears on its soundtrack album. Background Lead singer Kevin Martin said, "I had stolen money from my parents to buy drugs and I had a real problem when I was in high school. On my 18th birthday I went to see Midnight Oil and Peter Garrett just floored me as a frontman. I woke up the next morning and said, 'That's it,' and I quit. I paid my parents back and I haven't done drugs since. Well, I don't consider mushrooms and anything that's organic or natural to be a drug. So I still smoke pot every now and then. So that song's really about just saying goodbye to that dependency." Music video There are two versions to the "You" video. One was directed by Samuel Bayer and shows a live performance of the band in a studio with various dark imagery. This is the studio version of the song. The second version is a live performance cut into a music video format. It is very similar to Pearl Jam's "Even Flow" video. The audio is noticeably heavier as are Kevin Martin's vocals. Track list You (Svendel Mix) (4:19) You (Album Version) (4:55) Pull Away (5:09) Charts References External links Category:1993 songs Category:1994 singles Category:Candlebox songs Category:Maverick Records singles Category:Sire Records singles Category:Grunge songs |
3,959 | Stracilla | Stracilla is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1910. Species Stracilla fowleri Collenette 1956 Stracilla ghesquierei Collenette 1937 Stracilla translucida Oberthür 1880 References Category:Lymantriinae |
3,960 | Going, Going, Gone (Lee Greenwood song) | "Going, Going, Gone" is a song written by Jan Crutchfield, and performed by American country music artist Lee Greenwood. It was released in December 1983 as the third single from the album Somebody's Gonna Love You. The song was Greenwood's second number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent twelve weeks on the country chart. Chart performance References Category:1984 singles Category:Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles Category:Lee Greenwood songs Category:RPM Country Tracks number-one singles Category:MCA Records singles Category:Song recordings produced by Jerry Crutchfield Category:Songs written by Jan Crutchfield Category:1983 songs |
3,961 | Mayfield High School (New Mexico) | Mayfield High School (MHS) is one of four traditional public high schools in Las Cruces, New Mexico. As of 2009–10, the school has over 2,300 students and 130 teachers, and covers grades 9–12. The school is a part of the Las Cruces Public Schools district. History MHS was opened in 1965 after Las Cruces High School became overcrowded. It became the second high school in Las Cruces. The school was named for former Las Cruces Public Schools superintendent Thomas J. Mayfield. The school colors were chosen in 1967 as green and gold, the Green Bay Packers' colors, who were the National Football League champions in that year. The mascot Trojan was chosen the same year, largely because the University of Southern California Trojans won the NCAA football Championship. School grade The NMPED (New Mexico Public Education department) replaced the "No child left behind act" and AYP testing with a new school grading formula, which took effect for the 2010-11 school years. The grade is calculated usung many forms of testing, and includes graduation rates. Demographics Rivalry The Mayfield-Las Cruces high school football rivalry was voted the 9th best in the nation by rivals.com in 2008, and was ranked the 2nd biggest rivalry by USA today in 2013. The movie "Cruces Divided" was filmed based on this rivalry. Athletics MHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA), as a class 6A school in District 3. In 2014, NMAA realigned the state's schools in to six classifications and adjusted district boundaries. In addition to Mayfield High School, the schools in District 3-6A include: Oñate High School, Las Cruces High School, Gadsden High School and Deming High School. Notable alumni Darius Holland - former professional defensive end in the National Football League Edgar Castillo, class of 2004 - professional soccer player Doug Eddings - Major League Baseball umpire George Hennard, mass murderer Austin Trout - Professional Boxer References External links Mayfield High School Category:Educational institutions established in 1965 Category:Public high schools in New Mexico Category:Schools in Doña Ana County, New Mexico |
3,962 | Visitor Studies | Visitor Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering visitor research, including reflections on the area, research methodologies, and theoretical aspects. The journal covers subjects relating to museums and learning in the context of historic sites, nature centers, parks, visitor centers, and zoos. It is interdisciplinary in nature, including humanities, business management, and social sciences. The journal was established in 1998 and is published by Taylor & Francis (Routledge). The editors are Karen Knutson and Kevin Crowley, both of the University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out-of-School Environments. The journal is under the auspices of the Visitor Studies Association. Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the Academic Accelerator Impact Factor Database, the journal has a 2018–19 impact factor of 1.460. References External links Category:Publications established in 1998 Category:Taylor & Francis academic journals Category:English-language journals Category:Biannual journals Category:Museology journals Category:Education journals Category:Multidisciplinary humanities journals Category:Social science journals |
3,963 | Nepean Woods station | Nepean Woods station is located in the Ottawa, Ontario, Canada suburb of Barrhaven, and is on the Southwest Transitway which is served by OC Transpo buses. Located near the intersection of Woodroffe Avenue and Strandherd Drive in southern Nepean, it was the westerly terminus of most trips of rapid-transit route 94 before the route was extended to/from Riverside South. It is also the site of a new park and ride lot for residents of Barrhaven, which opened on 24 February 2014. As of July 19, 2014, selected trips on route 94 are extended to/from Riverview Station via the newly opened Vimy Memorial Bridge. Route 99 has selected trips extended via the bridge and Nepean Woods Station to/from Barrhaven Centre Station. Service The following routes serve Nepean Woods station as of October 6 2019: References External links OC Transpo - Routes & Maps - Route 94 OC Transpo - Routes & Maps - Route 99 OC Transpo - Routes & Maps - Route 176 Category:OC Transpo |
3,964 | Clown (disambiguation) | A clown is a performer who often reflects the humour and/or frailty of the human condition. Clown or clowns may also refer to: People Shawn Crahan (born 1969), American musician, aka Clown Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters Clown (comics), the name of two Marvel Comics characters Evil clown, a horror or dark humor character Films Clown (film), a 2014 horror film I Clowns (film) (also known as The Clowns), a 1970 television film by Federico Fellini Music "Clown" (Emeli Sandé song), a 2012 single by Emeli Sandé "Clown" (Korn song), by nu metal band Korn "Clowns" (song), by British duo Goldfrapp Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media Clowns (video game) Der Clown, a German television series Biology Clown fish Clown loach, a tropical freshwater fish Other uses HMS Clown, the name ship of the Clown-class gunboats of the Royal Navy See also Clowne, Derbyshire, England Klovn, a Danish television sitcom Klovn The Movie, a 2010 Danish comedy film, a spinoff of the sitcom Pagliacci Tears of a Clown (disambiguation) The Clown (disambiguation) |
3,965 | Child class | Child class may refer to: Subclass (computer science) Child-Pugh score |
3,966 | Soft Light (The X-Files) | "Soft Light" is the twenty-third episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It originally aired on the Fox network on . It was written by Vince Gilligan and directed by James A. Contner. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, unconnected to the series' wider mythology, or overarching fictional history. "Soft Light" received a Nielsen rating of 8.5 and was watched by 8.1 million households. The episode generally received mixed to positive reviews from television critics. The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. In this episode, an ex-student of Scully's (Kate Twa) asks the agents to help her with her first investigation concerning a number of disappearances with very few clues. Mulder ponders the idea of spontaneous human combustion but rethinks it when they find a man, Chester Ray Banton (Tony Shalhoub), who is afraid of his own shadow. Banton is a scientist researching dark matter, and his shadow has somehow developed the ability to disintegrate people who come across it. "Soft Light" was the first The X-Files episode written by Gilligan, who would go on to write several acclaimed episodes such as "Pusher", "Bad Blood" and "Memento Mori". "Soft Light" was one of the first episodes written by someone not on the main writing staff for The X-Files. Originally, the script called for Banton's shadow to be able to move independently, but it was rewritten to save on animation costs. In addition, the character of X (Steven Williams) was not in the script initially. His character was added to give Banton a legitimate fear of the government. Plot At a hotel in Richmond, Virginia, Chester Ray Banton (Tony Shalhoub) reaches a room and frantically knocks on the door while shouting the name ″Morris″. Banton's shouts attract the attention of Patrick Newirth, a guest in the room across the hall. When Newirth looks through his door's peephole, Banton steps back, causing his shadow to slip beneath Newirth's door. Newirth suddenly evaporates, leaving a strange burn mark on the floor. Banton realizes what has happened and flees the scene. The case of Newirth's death, the latest in several of its kind, is assigned to local detective Kelly Ryan (Kate Twa). She seeks help from Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), her former instructor at the FBI Academy. Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) also takes part in the investigation, believing Newirth died from spontaneous human combustion. While searching the home of an earlier victim, the agents realize that both she and Newirth had recently traveled by train. Meanwhile, Banton sits in a train station, cautiously looking at the floor; because the room is lit by soft light, his shadow cannot be seen. After he leaves, Banton is confronted by two police officers patrolling the area. Despite Banton's warnings, the officers step into his shadow and disappear, leaving more burn marks. The following day, while reviewing the station's surveillance tapes, Mulder sees footage of Banton staring at the floor. After blowing up the |
3,967 | Charles L. Kane | Charles L. Kane (born January 12, 1963) is a theoretical condensed matter physicist and is the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed a B.S. in physics at the University of Chicago in 1985 and his Ph.D. at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1989. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania he was a postdoctoral associate at IBM's T. J. Watson Research Center working with his mentor Matthew P. A. Fisher, among others. Kane is notable for theoretically predicting the quantum spin Hall effect (originally in graphene) and what would later be known as topological insulators. He received the 2012 Dirac Prize, along with Shoucheng Zhang and Duncan Haldane, for their groundbreaking work on two- and three-dimensional topological insulators. In the same year he was also chosen for the inaugural class of Mathematics and the Physical Sciences Simons Investigators. He also shared one of the 2013 Physics Frontiers prizes with Laurens Molenkamp and Shoucheng Zhang for their work on topological insulators. In 2018 he shared the Fontiers of Knowledge Award with Eugene Mele. In 2019 was recognized with Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics with fellow University of Pennsylvania professor Eugene Mele, again for work on topological insulators. References Category:21st-century American physicists Category:University of Pennsylvania faculty Category:University of Chicago alumni Category:Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Category:Fellows of the American Physical Society Category:Living people Category:Simons Investigator Category:MIT Department of Physics alumni Category:1963 births |
3,968 | Tower castle | A tower castle is a small castle that mainly consists of a fortified tower or a tower-like structure that is built on natural ground. It is thus different from the motte-and-bailey castle, which it may resemble, but whose main defensive structure is built on a motte or artificial hill. The tower castle is occasionally also described as a tower house castle or a tower house. Sometimes, during the development of a castle, it might be converted from a tower castle to a motte-and-bailey type, if the initial, ground level site is later remodelled by the construction of an artificial mound for the keep or Bergfried. The habitable but also fortified tower castle became the permanent private residence of numerous lords during the 11th and 12th centuries. Since many tower castles had at least a few additional structures such as a curtain wall, often only a few metres long, its overlap with an "ordinary" castle is fluid, as is its transition to the fortified house. See also Fortified house Tower house Watchtower Literature Horst Wolfgang Böhme, Reinhard Friedrich, Barbara Schock-Werner (eds.): Wörterbuch der Burgen, Schlösser und Festungen. Philipp Reclam, Stuttgart, 2004, , pp. 248–249. Category:Castles by type Category:Fortified towers by type |
3,969 | Houses of the Holy (disambiguation) | Houses of the Holy is the fifth studio album by Led Zeppelin. Houses of the Holy may also refer to: "Houses of the Holy" (song), a song by Led Zeppelin from Physical Graffiti "Houses of the Holy" (Supernatural), an episode of Supernatural |
3,970 | In a Warzone | In a Warzone is the third album by the American punk rock/hip hop band Transplants. It was premiered as a stream on Rolling Stone's website on June 17, 2013 and released via Epitaph Records on June 25, 2013. Recording sessions took place at Opra Music Studios and The Boat in Los Angeles. Audio production of the record was entirely handled by the Transplants with Christopher Holmes. Rancid's Matt Freeman, Left Alone's Elvis Cortez, UGK's Bun B, Bored Stiff's Equipto, and Expensive Taste's Paul Wall made their appearances on the album as additional musicians and vocalists. The band supported the album by touring with Rancid. The album peaked at #58 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. Its lead single "Come Around" did not appear on any major chart. Track listing Personnel Tim Armstrong – vocals, guitar Rob "Skinhead Rob" Aston – vocals, photography, design & layout Travis Barker – drums Kevin Bivona – acoustic guitar, bass, keyboards, engineering Elvis Cortez – guitar Bernard Freeman – vocals (track 5) Ilych Sato – vocals (track 5) Paul Slayton – vocals (track 9) Matt Freeman – bass (track 9) Christopher Holmes – additional producer, engineering, mixing James M. Ingram – engineering Brian Gardner – mastering Estevan Oriol – photography Usugrow – artwork Mark Machado – artwork Nick Pritchard – design & layout Kevin Wolff – management Lawrence Vavra – management Charts References External links Category:2013 albums Category:Epitaph Records albums Category:Transplants (band) albums |
3,971 | Biei Station | is a railway station on the Furano Line in Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Lines Biei Station is served by the Furano Line. History The station opened on September 1, 1899. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. See also List of railway stations in Japan References External links JR Hokkaido station information Category:Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture Category:Railway stations opened in 1899 Category:1899 establishments in Japan |
3,972 | Pierre Morisset | Pierre R. Morisset, CMM, CStJ, (born August 27, 1943) was the 32nd Canadian Surgeon General. Biography Born in Sudbury, Ontario, Morisset was educated at the University of Ottawa, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Pre-Med) in 1964, and a Medical Degree in 1972. Morisset also completed a master's degree in Health Administration, at the University of Ottawa, in 1981. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force as a pilot in 1961, under the Regular Officer Training Plan. After graduating in 1964, he served as a flying instructor until he was accepted in the Military Medical Training Plan at the rank of Flight Lieutenant, in 1967. After his internship, in 1972, he was posted to Canadian Forces Base Ottawa as Base Surgeon, and promoted to Major. Morisset was next posted to the Canadian Forces Base in Lahr, Germany, as Base Surgeon and Command Flight Surgeon in 1976, and the following year was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel. He remained in the position until 1979, when he returned to Canada to obtain his master's degree in Health Administration. He was subsequently posted to the Directorate Medical Operations and Training at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, and upon promotion to Colonel in 1982, became the Director. Morisset returned to Lahr, Germany in 1985, as Command Surgeon for the Canadian Forces in Europe. He remained there until 1987, at which time he returned to Canada to attend the National Defence College in Kingston, Ontario. In 1988, Morisset was promoted to Brigadier-General and appointed Deputy Surgeon General. In 1992, at the age of 48, he was promoted to Major-General and appointed Surgeon General. He remained in the position until his retirement from the military in 1994. After retiring, he worked as a medical administrator in the province of Québec, and as a consultant. He also chaired the Minister of Veterans Affairs’ Scientific Advisory Committee on Veterans’ Health. Morisset also served from 2010 to 2015 as Colonel Commandant of the Canadian Forces Medical Service, which in 2013 became the Royal Canadian Medical Service. References Category:People from Greater Sudbury Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:University of Ottawa alumni Category:Surgeons General of Canada Category:Canadian surgeons |
3,973 | Fabian Wrede-class training ship | Fabian Wrede class consists of three training ships used by Finnish Navy. The ships are used by the Naval academy of Finland for basic seamanship training, with particular emphasis on navigation in coastal and archipelago waters. The vessels in the class are Fabian Wrede, Wilhelm Carpelan and Axel von Fersen. All ships were built by Uudenkaupungin työvene Oy and commissioned between 2006 and 2008. The ships will replace the old Heikki class training ships. Design Fabian Wrede class ships are built with steel hull and aluminium superstructure. One 500 kW CAT C 18 engine driving a single screw provides the propulsion for the vessels, with a bow thruster provided for increased maneuverability. An auxiliary 38 kVA diesel generator is also carried. The ships are manned with a maximum of eight seaman students and four instructors and crew members. Intended as purpose-built training ships, the internal layout and equipment of the bridge is designed similar to larger warships. The engine room is built spacious enough for several students and the mess can be converted to a class room. Ships Fabian Wrede class ships are named after nobles and officers from the period of Swedish rule in Finland. The names have been previously carried by Von Fersen class liaison ships. The lead ship Fabian Wrede, pennant number 690, is named after Fabian Casimir Wrede and was commissioned on 15 August 2006. Wilhelm Carpelan (691), the namesake of Wilhelm Carpelan was commissioned on 14 June 2007. The last ship in the class, Axel von Fersen (692) was commissioned on 30 June 2008, and is named after Axel von Fersen the Elder. References Category:Ships of the Finnish Navy Category:Training ships Category:Auxiliary training ship classes Category:2000s ships |
3,974 | Dr. Trimball's Verdict | Dr. Trimball's Verdict was a silent horror movie produced by Cecil Hepworth in 1913. References External links Category:1913 films Category:1910s horror films Category:British black-and-white films Category:British films Category:British horror films Category:British silent films |
3,975 | Healthcare reform debate in the United States | The healthcare reform debate in the United States has been a political issue focusing upon increasing medical coverage, decreasing costs, insurance reform, and the philosophy of its provision, funding, and government involvement. Details During the presidency of Barack Obama, who campaigned heavily on accomplishing health care reform, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was enacted in March 2010. In the next administration, President Trump said the healthcare system should work based on free market principles. He endorsed a seven-point plan for healthcare reform: repeal Obamacare reduce barriers to the interstate sale of health insurance institute a full tax deduction for insurance premium payments for individuals make Health Saving Accounts inheritable require price transparency block-grant Medicaid to the states allow for more overseas drug providers through lowered regulatory barriers He also suggested that enforcing immigration laws could reduce healthcare costs. The Trump administration made efforts to repeal the ACA and replace it with a different healthcare policy (known as a "repeal and replace" approach), but it never succeeded in doing so through Congress. Next, the administration joined a lawsuit seeking to overturn the ACA, and the Supreme Court agreed at the beginning of March 2020 that it would hear the case. Under normal scheduling, the case would be heard in the fall of 2020 and decided in the spring of 2021. However, as the Supreme Court subsequently went on hiatus in response to the coronavirus pandemic, it is unclear when the case will be heard. Cost debate U.S. healthcare costs were approximately $3.2 trillion or nearly $10,000 per person on average in 2015. Major categories of expense include hospital care (32%), physician and clinical services (20%), and prescription drugs (10%). U.S. costs in 2016 were substantially higher than other OECD countries, at 17.2% GDP versus 12.4% GDP for the next most expensive country (Switzerland). For scale, a 5% GDP difference represents about $1 trillion or $3,000 per person. Some of the many reasons cited for the cost differential with other countries include: Higher administrative costs of a private system with multiple payment processes; higher costs for the same products and services; more expensive volume/mix of services with higher usage of more expensive specialists; aggressive treatment of very sick elderly versus palliative care; less use of government intervention in pricing; and higher income levels driving greater demand for healthcare. Healthcare costs are a fundamental driver of health insurance costs, which leads to coverage affordability challenges for millions of families. There is ongoing debate whether the current law (ACA/Obamacare) and the Republican alternatives (AHCA and BCRA) do enough to address the cost challenge. In 2009, the U.S. had the highest health care costs relative to the size of the economy (GDP) in the world, with an estimated 50.2 million citizens (approximately 16% of the September 2011 estimated population of 312 million) without insurance coverage. Some critics of reform counter that almost four out of ten of these uninsured come from a household with over $50,000 income per year, and thus might be uninsured voluntarily, or opting to pay for health care services on |
3,976 | SOS Hermann Gmeiner Technical School | The SOS Hermann Gmeiner Technical School (格迈纳尔 职业 技术学校 gé-mài-nà-ěr zhí-yè jì-shù- xué-xiào) is situated in Qiqihar, a city in Heilongjiang province, in the Northeast of China. Since its founding in 1996 the school focuses on two main learning fields: on the one hand on natural science and practical learning contents such as handcraft, on the other hand on language-teaching, especially on English lessons. It is named after Austrian philanthropist Hermann Gmeiner. It is a vocational school according to the Western model. But its pedagogical principle places emphasis on social values because the school is connected to the local SOS Children's Village whose inhabitants have the possibility of free education. See also Austrian Service Abroad Austrian Social Service External links Austrian community service at Hermann Gmeiner Vocational School SOS Children's Village Qiqihar (English) SOS Children's Village Qiqihar, China (Chinese) Category:Educational institutions established in 1996 Category:Schools in Heilongjiang Category:1996 establishments in China |
3,977 | Global Reality Channel | Global Reality Channel was a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Shaw Media. The channel broadcast reality television series and related programming. It was an offshoot of the Shaw-owned Global Television Network. History Canwest Global Communications, the channel's original owner, first attempted to launch a reality TV-based channel in the mid-2000s when the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) granted Canwest approval to launch Reality TV, a channel "devoted exclusively to reality-based programming." However, the channel did not commence operations within the allotted time limit stated by the CRTC and the licence expired. Determined to launch the channel, Canwest applied to the CRTC (through a joint subsidiary, Canwest Television Limited Partnership) for another reality TV-based channel also called Reality TV that was approved on October 14, 2009. The channel was described, through its nature of service, as "a national, English-language Category 2 specialty programming service devoted exclusively to reality-based programming, including competition-based reality and do-it-yourself makeover programs." Before the channel was approved by the CRTC, Canwest filed for creditor protection in early October 2009. In February 2010, Shaw Communications announced it was purchasing Canwest's broadcasting assets. The channel was launched on July 1, 2010 as "Global Reality Channel". On October 27 that year, Shaw finalized its purchase of Canwest, renaming the company Shaw Media, and took control of Global Reality Channel. At the Shaw Media upfronts on May 30, 2012, Shaw Media announced the 2012 fall schedules of all its terrestrial stations and specialty channels; however, Global Reality Channel was not included in the upfronts. The following day, Rogers announced that it would be adding Nat Geo Wild, a recently launched Shaw Media channel, by replacing Global Reality Channel on August 1, 2012. Effectively, this meant Nat Geo Wild would launch the same way it did in the United States in June 2010, as NGW replaced Fox Reality Channel in the United States, though there was very little similar between Fox and Global's reality channel efforts. This would result in MTS as the only remaining distributor of the channel, assuming no other distributors begin carrying the channel. Following the upfronts and Rogers announcement, speculation and online gossip, citing various sources, arose stating that Global Reality Channel would be ceasing operations on August 1, 2012. Despite Rogers' initial intention to launch Nat Geo Wild in August, only days later in early June, Rogers added Nat Geo Wild without replacing Global Reality Channel. On August 1, 2012, MTS confirmed the channel's closure by displaying the following message on channel 255: "Global Reality going out of business August 1, 2012. Global Reality, channel 225 in the Rewind theme group, is going out of business August 1, 2012. All MTS TV customers have been receiving this channel for free since June 26. MTS TV is looking for a channel to replace Global Reality so your pricing for this theme group will not change" Global Reality Channel ceased operations on November 1, 2012, while its license was officially revoked on April 19, 2016, nearly four years after the channel went off the air in |
3,978 | Liparis simmondsii | Liparis simmondsii, commonly known as the coastal sprite orchid, is a plant in the orchid family and is endemic to Queensland. It is a terrestrial orchid with two or three egg-shaped leaves and between three and fifteen deep reddish purple flowers with a green column. It grows in near-coastal rainforest. Description Liparis simmondsii is a terrestrial herb with between two and four curved, tapering stems, each and wide. Each stem has two or three egg-shaped, pleated leaves long and wide with wavy edges on a stalk up to long. Between three and fifteen deep reddish purple flowers, long and wide are borne on a flowering stem long. The dorsal sepal is long, about wide and the lateral sepals are a similar length, about wide with their tips twisted. The petals are also a similar length but only about wide. The labellum is long and wide with a square-cut or rounded tip and turns sharply downwards. The column is green. Flowering occurs between December and February. Taxonomy and naming Liparis simmondsii was first formally described in 1891 by Frederick Manson Bailey and the description was published in the Department of Agriculture Queensland, Botany Bulletin. The specific epithet (simmondsii) honours John Howard Simmonds. Distribution and habitat The coastal sprite orchid grows in coastal rainforest between Fraser Island and Maroochydore. There is a doubtful record from the upper Brunswick River in northern New South Wales. References simmondsii Category:Orchids of Queensland Category:Plants described in 1891 |
3,979 | Global Planners Network | The Global Planners Network (commonly abbreviated to GPN) is a group of spatial planning institutes and other organisations, who have signed the Vancouver Declaration. Members sign this declaration to show their commitment to working "together, and with others, to tackle the challenges of rapid urbanisation, the urbanisation of poverty and the hazards posed by climate change and natural disasters." Current GPN membership extends to 25 organisations representing more than 150,000 planners. History The Global Planners Network was founded in 2006 at the first World Planners Congress in Vancouver, as an informal collaboration. This Congress was held on June 17 to June 20, 2006, and was hosted by the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Planning Institute of British Columbia, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Association of Planners. It directly preceded and fed into the third World Urban Forum (WUF3), organised by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) in Vancouver and facilitated and funded by the Government of Canada. The Global Planners Network held a second Congress directly preceding the fourth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF4) in Nanjing, China 2008, in nearby Zhenjiang. The Congress was organised by the American Planning Association and the Zhenjiang Municipal People's Government. The Global Planners Network founder members attended WUF4, which was hosted by the UN-HABITAT, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, PRC. At a WUF4 UN-Habitat Seminar ‘Global Planners Network Messages & Outreach’ the GPN presented its Communiqué and latest Action Plan. Mission & Priorities The Global Planners Network mission was first set out at the first Global Planners Congress World Planners Congress 2006, in the Vancouver Declaration. The objectives in this Declaration were shaped by discussions at the Congress and a position paper on what was termed "new urban planning." At the second Global Planners Congress, held in Zhenjiang from 31 October to 2 November 2008, the commitment was engraved in a commemorative stone at the Congress venue: "Building on the 2006 Vancouver Declaration, the Global Planners Network steers towards harmonious settlements, places in harmony with nature and places where there is harmony between people. We champion planning as a strategic, integrative, inclusive and pro-poor process. As a tool for urban development and environmental management, effective planning alleviates poverty, reduces inequality, slows down slum formation, mitigates hazards and builds safe, inclusive settlements. We leave Zhenjiang renewing our commitment to increase the global capacity to plan and manage settlements in timely, affordable and harmonious ways. We will continue to bring planners together and strengthen their links with communities, professionals, politicians and civil society to enhance the quality and future resilience of human settlements." Professor Stuart Emin has been made Honorary Member of the organisation. Members Founder members are: American Planning Association (APA) Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) Commonwealth Association of Planners (CAP) Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) In addition to the founder members, plus UN-HABITAT, the following organisations have joined the Global Planners Network: Bangladesh Institute of Planners Barbados Town and Country Planning Society Ghana Institute of Planners Hungarian Society of Urban Planning Institute of Town |
3,980 | Gordon Shrum | Gordon Merritt Shrum (January 14, 1896 – June 20, 1985) was a Canadian scientist, teacher, administrator, and the first Chancellor of Simon Fraser University. Early life Shrum was born in Smithville, Ontario, the son of Emma Jane (née Merritt) and William Burton Shrum. His education at Victoria College at the University of Toronto, where he started in 1913, was interrupted by World War I. A friend of Lester (Mike) Pearson, he was in his Canadian Officers Training Corps (C.O.T.C.) unit starting in 1914. Their company commander was Vincent Massey. Career Military On April 1, 1916, he enlisted in the army. He was a gunner and fought at the Battle of Vimy Ridge. He received the Military Medal during the war. Academia After the war, he continued his education and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1919, a Master of Arts in 1921. As a doctoral student in February 1923 he was the first to replicate Kamerlingh Onnes's 1908 Nobel Prize–winning feat of liquefying helium. Later that year he was awarded his Doctorate in physics for studies of the hydrogen spectrum. As a post-doctoral fellow he was the first to identify the prominent green line in the Aurora Borealis as due to oxygen. In 1925, he joined the faculty at the University of British Columbia (UBC) where he taught physics. In 1935 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. From 1938 to 1961, he was the head of the Physics Department. Circa 1945-1950, he was also Director of Emergency Housing, allocating former WWII Army huts for faculty and staff housing on campus in Acadia Camp and Fort Camp. From 1957 to 1961, he was the Dean of Graduate Studies and served on the Senate of the University. However, he was forced to retire at the age of 65 due to their rules. In 1958, he was chairman of a royal commission investigating the BC Power Commission. He was also named a member of the Order of the British Empire. After retiring from UBC, he was appointed head of BC Electric by Premier W.A.C. Bennett and was involved with the Peace River hydro project. This project comprised the construction of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam, which impounds Williston Lake Reservoir, and the construction of a 2730 MW powerhouse (at that time the largest in the world) named after him: the G.M. Shrum Generating Station. In 1969, he was the recipient of Electrical Man of the Year. He stayed at BC Hydro until 1972. During this time, Shrum was also involved in establishing Simon Fraser University and served as its first chancellor from 1963 to 1968. During this time, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. A few years later, in 1975, he was appointed Director of the Vancouver Museum and Planetarium Association. In 1986, he wrote his autobiography with Peter Stursberg, called Gordon Shrum: An Autobiography. Shrum died in Vancouver, British Columbia, just six months before his 90th birthday. References Category:1896 births Category:1985 deaths Category:20th-century Canadian civil servants Category:Canadian physicists Category:Canadian university and college chancellors Category:Canadian university and |
3,981 | Žižkov Television Tower | The Žižkov Television Tower () is a unique transmitter tower built in Prague between 1985 and 1992. Designed by the architect Václav Aulický and the structural engineer Jiří Kozák, it stands high above the city's traditional skyline from its position on top of a hill in the district of Žižkov, from which it takes its name. The tower is an example of high-tech architecture. Characteristics The structure of the tower is unconventional, based on a triangle whose corners go up in steel columns, consisting of three tubes with a double steel wall, filled with concrete. They support nine 'pods' and three decks for transmitting equipment. One of the three pillars extends considerably higher than the others, and this provides both the necessary height for some antennas, along with the structure's rocket and gantry appearance. In its time it was a unique technology, which authors have patented. The tower stands 216 metres (709 feet) high, altitude of the observatory is 93 m, the hotel room altitude is 70 m, restaurants altitude is 66 m, with a capacity of 180 people. Three elevators transport passengers at a speed of 4 m/s. Three of the pods, positioned directly beneath the decks at the top of the tower, are used for equipment related to the tower's primary function and are inaccessible to the public. The remaining six pods are open to visitors, providing a panoramic view of Prague and the surrounding area. The lower three, approximately half-way up the length of the pillars at 63 metres (207 feet), house a recently refurbished restaurant and café bar. Construction of the tower cost $19 million. It weighs 11,800 tons and is also used as a meteorological observatory. It is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers. Reputation Like many examples of communist-era architecture in Central and Eastern Europe, the TV tower used to be generally resented by the local inhabitants. It also received a spate of nicknames, mostly alluding to its rocket-like shape, like "Baikonur", after the Soviet cosmodrome or some more political, like "Jakeš's finger" ("Jakešův prst"), after the Secretary General of the Czechoslovak Communist Party. In 2009, Australian website Virtualtourist.com called Žižkov TV Tower the second ugliest building in the world, behind the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore. Recently, the tower's reputation among Czechs has improved. Today the tower attracts visitors with its technological innovations and view over the city skyline. Although official criticism during the time of its construction was impossible, the tower was lambasted unofficially for its 'megalomania', its 'jarring' effect on the Prague skyline and for destroying part of a centuries-old Old Jewish cemetery in Žižkov situated at the tower's foundations. Burials in the cemetery ended up in 1890. In 1960 the place was converted to Mahler's park. One quarter of the cemetery was preserved, but three quarters of the cemetery tombstones were tumbled and covered with a thick layer of soil. However, the tower's foundation was simply dug up through the layer of the cemetery, tombstones were crushed by heavy equipment and the bones were carried away to landfill. |
3,982 | Rail transport in Lebanon | Rail transport in Lebanon began in the 1890s as French projects under the Ottoman Empire but largely ceased in the 1970s owing to the country's civil war. The last remaining routes ended for economic reasons in the 1990s. At its peak Lebanon had about of railway. History Ottoman Empire Beirut and Damascus were first connected by telegraph in 1861 and by a macadam road in 1863. Syrian railways connecting the two cities ( over the crest of the Mount Lebanon range) or another port were planned as early as 1871 but were not enacted. In 1889, the Ammiyya Revolt broke out among the Druze and other Syrian farmers. The Ottoman response to the insurrection included a number of railway concessions—quickly sold to foreign interests—to improve the development and centralized control of the region. Hasan Beyhum Efendi received a concession to construct a tramway between Beirut and Damascus in 1891. Beyhum sold the concession later that year to the French () or , which was anxious to forestall two mooted British lines, one from Jaffa and another from Haifa, either of which would have undercut Beirut's status as the primary port of the northern Levant. In the event, the Jaffa line was never extended towards Damascus and the Haifa line ran out of money having completed just or of track. Around the same time, the French () or Belgian () purchased another native's concession for the . The Hauran around Muzeirib is Syria's breadbasket and the town also served as the point of departure for pilgrim caravans during the Hajj. The two lines quickly merged as the or , with its headquarters in Constantinople (Istanbul) and an office in Paris. It originally planned to use a meter gauge but ended with a gauge, along with expensive Abt rack sections to deal with the Mount Lebanon range. It ran through the Dar al-Beida Pass, with the summit at Beidar ( from Beirut) above sea level. The railway completed its port at Beirut in December 1892. In 1893, the company received a concession for a line from Damascus to Birecik in Anatolia, which prompted its name to be changed to the or (, DHP; ). The network is also known as the in English. The initial concession was later emended to link the two lines at Riyaq instead of Damascus. Service from Damascus south to Muzeirib began in July 1894 (in time for that year's harvest) and to Beirut on 3 August 1895. The trip from the coast to Damascus initially took 9 hours and terminated at three different stations: Baramke Station, Qanawat Station, and Midan Station. Between 1900 and 1908, the separate Hejaz Railway (HRR) expanded from Damascus south to Medina, with a branch to Haifa opened in 1906. The HRR was built to a 1.05-meter gauge to match the Beirut–Damascus Railway and absorbed both the former British concession and the DHP's line south from Damascus.) Wheat from the Hauran—high-protein semolina used in pasta—was intended to be the mainstay of the railway's income, along with the Muslim pilgrimage trade during the Hajj. The entry |
3,983 | Roscoea praecox | Roscoea praecox is a perennial herbaceous plant occurring in the Yunnan province of China. Most members of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), to which it belongs, are tropical, but R. praecox, like other species of Roscoea, grows in much colder mountainous regions. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in gardens. Description Roscoea praecox is a perennial herbaceous plant. Like all members of the genus Roscoea, it dies back each year to a short vertical rhizome, to which are attached the tuberous roots. When growth begins again, "pseudostems" are produced: structures which resemble stems but are actually formed from the tightly wrapped bases (sheaths) of its leaves. In the case of R. praecox, the flowers appear before the leaves are fully grown. Plants are usually 7–30 cm tall. The first four or five leaves consist only of a sheath, which has brownish veins. The remaining leaves, which are not developed at flowering time, have a blade, with a very small ligule at the junction of the sheath and blade. In its native habitats, R. praecox flowers between April and June. The stem (peduncle) of the flower spike may either be hidden by the leaf sheaths or protrude. One to three flowers open together and may be of various colours: purple, violet or white. The bracts which subtend the flowers are 4–6.5 cm long. Each flower has the typical structure for Roscoea (see the diagrams in that article). There is a tube-shaped outer calyx, 3–4.5 cm long with a two-toothed apex. Next the three petals (the corolla) form a tube only just slightly protruding from the calyx, terminating in three more or less equally sized lobes, each around 3 cm long: an upright central lobe and two side lobes. Inside the petals are structures formed from four sterile stamens (staminodes): two lateral staminodes form what appear to be small upright petals, which are rhombic in shape with a narrower base, 1.7–2.5 cm long; two central staminodes are partially fused at the base to form a lip or labellum, 2.5–4 cm long by 1.5–2 cm wide. The labellum bends backwards and is split into two lobes for more than half its length. It has white markings at its narrowed base. The single functional stamen has a cream anther with spurs about 7 mm long, formed from the connective tissue between the two capsules of the anther. Taxonomy Roscoea praecox was first described scientifically by Karl Moritz Schumann, a German botanist, in 1904. The specific epithet praecox means "early". R. praecox flowers before the leaves have fully developed. Evolution and phylogeny The family Zingiberaceae is mainly tropical in distribution. The unusual mountainous distribution of Roscoea may have evolved relatively recently and be a response to the uplift taking place in the region in the last 50 million years or so due to the collision of the Indian and Asian tectonic plates. Species of Roscoea divide into two clear groups, a Himalayan clade and a "Chinese" clade (which includes some species from outside China). The two clades correspond to a geographical separation, their main distributions being |
3,984 | Warir | Warir, or Waiji, is an island in the Raja Ampat Archipelago of West Papua, Indonesia. Situated in the Sele Strait, it lies off the eastern coast of the larger island of Salawati. It has an area of , its length north to south is about , and its east-west extent varies between and . It is relatively low-lying, with no point exceeding an elevation of . Its interior is forested, with mangroves fringing the coastal areas, and some agricultural land in the north. The small settlement of Wamega is situated on the north-west coast. Warir has long been used for cultivation, and it has been important for the people of Samate and Kalobo villages of Salawati. For about a year during World War II, the island was inhabited by the people of Samate who had fled the Japanese occupation of their village. After the establishment of Indonesian rule since the 1960s, immigrant Bugis people have settled on the island. The waters around Warir fall within the Dampier Strait Marine Protected Area. Surroundings To the west of Warir is the narrow and long Lenna Strait (, width ranging between 0.5 and 1.1 km), which separates it from the mainland of Salawati, where the village of Kalobo is located facing Warir across the strait. The small islands of Waif, Motop, Kalobo Peleh and Kalobo Wei are located in the Lenna Strait. At the south shore of Warir, narrow creeks separate it from the three smaller islands of Warir Manyanyim (with an area of 0.3km), Warir Takektol (0.8km), an unnamed island with an area of 0.45km. To the south-east, similar narrow creeks separate the islands of Batimee (4.6km) and Winkle (0.8km). Batimee in turn is surrounded by the tiny islands of Batimee Lil, Sobrain Maralol, Sobrain Sawi, and Batimee Ket. Further up north along the coast of Warir can be found the tiny island of Wamasinketo. The island of Kasim, also known as Kasiem or Kasimraja (0.17km), lies off the northeastern tip of Warir. A few kilometres to the south-east across the strait of Sangoilin Mon lie the Kabra Islands. References Category:Raja Ampat Islands |
3,985 | Menola, North Carolina | Menola is an unincorporated community in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. The community is on state secondary highways south-southwest of Murfreesboro. References Category:Unincorporated communities in Hertford County, North Carolina Category:Unincorporated communities in North Carolina |
3,986 | Numbers & Mumbles | Numbers & Mumbles (2004) is the second full-length release by Say Hi. It includes a cover of The Beatles' song "I'm So Tired". According to Elbogen, "Let's Talk About Spaceships" is the most popular song among fans and is a great crowd pleaser. Track listing "Pop Music of the Future" – 3:06 "A Hit in Sweden" – 3:07 "Super" – 3:39 "Hooplas Involving Circus Tricks" – 4:07 "Let's Talk About Spaceships" – 3:03 "A Kiss to Make It Better" – 2:48 "But She Beat My High Score" – 2:11 "Your Brain vs. My Tractorbeam" – 3:07 "I'm So Tired" – 2:11 "The Key of C" – 4:24 References 2. Review by Embo Blake, Hybrid Magazine, accessed 2012-06-12. 3. Review by Steve English, Splendid Magazine, 2004-01-28, accessed 2012-06-12. Category:2004 albums Category:Say Hi albums |
3,987 | Ships (album) | Ships is the seventh full-length album by New Jersey indie rock band Danielson. The album was a massive collaboration among Daniel Smith and various other musicians. Track listing "Ship the Majestic Suffix" – 2:54 "Cast It at the Setting Sail" – 3:30 "Bloodbook on the Halfshell" – 4:50 "Did I Step on Your Trumpet" – 3:06 "When It Comes to You I'm Lazy" – 3:53 "Two Sitting Ducks" – 5:04 "My Lion Sleeps Tonight" – 3:03 "Kids Pushing Kids" – 6:17 "Time That Bald Sexton" – 3:56 "He Who Flattened Your Flame Is Gettin' Torched" – 2:51 "Five Stars and Two Thumbs Up" – 2:46 Personnel Steve Poponi, Dave Downham – recording (Gradwell) Chris Cohen – electric guitar, vocals Ben Swanson – recording, graphics Luke Mosling – "ships" suffix contest winner (1172) Lenny Smith – vocals, claps Rachel Galloway – flute, vocals Tom Eaton – trumpet Jedidiah Slaboda – vocals, claps Judy Miller – publicity (Motormouth) Christiaan Palladino – keys, vocals, mixing assistance, recording Satomi Matsuzaki – bass guitar Megan Slaboda – glock, marimba, vocal Brian McTear – mixing engineer (Miner Street) Alan Douches – mastering (West Westside) David Smith – drum kit Lilly Smith – vocals, claps Ted Velykis – orchestration, mixing assistant, bass guitar, bass clarinet Josiah Wolf – drum kit Ida Smith – vocals, claps Andrew Smith – drums, percussion Melissa Palladino – violin, vocal Elin Smith – vocal, support Chris Swanson – project manager Erik Carter – live performance arrangements (Kork Agency) Aaron DeVries – ships contest judge Marian Smith – support Amy Morrissey – mixing assistant (Miner Street) Nicole Roeder – graphics Emil Nikolaisen – mixing assistant Paul Gold – lacquers (Brooklyn Phono) Yoni Wolf – recording Ken Fabianovicz – helper Jon Galloway – recording Sufjan Stevens – oboe, flutes, whistles, glock John Ringhofer – trombone, vocal, recording Greg Saunier – drum kit, vocal, recorder John Dieterich – electric guitar, vocals Daniel Smith – songs, vocal, acoustic guitar, production, artwork References Category:2006 albums Category:Danielson albums Category:Secretly Canadian albums Category:Fire Records (UK) albums |
3,988 | Greater Love Hath No Man | Greater Love Hath No Man is a 1911 silent film short directed by Alice Guy and produced by the Solax Company. It is preserved in the Library of Congress. References External links Greater Love Hath No Man at IMDb.com Category:1911 films Category:American silent short films Category:Films directed by Alice Guy-Blaché Category:American films Category:American black-and-white films Category:1910s short films Category:1910s drama films Category:American drama films |
3,989 | Lampa | Lampa may refer to: Places Lampa, Chile, a Chilean town in the Province of Chacabuco, Metropolitan Region of Santiago Lampa, China, an alternative name for Lampacau, an island in the Pearl River Delta Lampa (Crete), a town of ancient Crete, Greece Lampa, Peru Lampa Province, Peru Lampa, Poland People Rachael Lampa, Christian rock singer Other Lampa (film) (Lamp), a Polish film LAMPA, an abbreviation for lysergic acid methylpropylamide Lampa (see), a former bishopric and current titular see of the Roman Catholic Church See also Lampas, a luxury fabric |
3,990 | City Hall Annex (Victoria, British Columbia) | City Hall Annex is an historic building in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. See also List of historic places in Victoria, British Columbia References External links Category:Buildings and structures in Victoria, British Columbia |
3,991 | DeAndrew Rubin | DeAndrew Tarjo Rubin (born October 8, 1978) is a former American football wide receiver and defensive back. Rubin attended Dixie Hollins High School in Saint Petersburg, Florida and the University of South Florida and was a starting receiver after being redshirted in 1999. He places on USF's career leaderboard in receiving touchdowns. After running a 4.42 in the 40-yard dash and showing off a 35½-inch vertical jump, Rubin was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Rubin never played in a regular season NFL game. Upon being released by the Packers in 2003, Rubin was signed and attended training camp with the Indianapolis Colts in 2004, but was waived before the regular season began. Rubin then went to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2005, and was signed to their practice squad. Rubin also played in NFL Europe in 2004. In his rookie season with the Predators, Rubin caught 46 passes for 588 yards and ten touchdowns in 2006, while also making 17.5 tackles and one sack. In his first game with the Storm, Rubin caught 5 touchdown passes and had more than 150 receiving yards. External links AFL stats footballdb.com page Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from St. Petersburg, Florida Category:American football wide receivers Category:South Florida Bulls football players Category:Green Bay Packers players Category:Amsterdam Admirals players Category:Scottish Claymores players Category:Orlando Predators players Category:New Orleans VooDoo players Category:Tampa Bay Storm players Category:Dallas Vigilantes players Category:Lakeland Raiders players Category:Players of American football from Florida |
3,992 | Palaquium rioense | Palaquium rioense is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. It grows up to tall. The bark is brown. The flowers are brownish. The fruits are obovoid, up to long. The specific epithet rioense refers to Sumatra's Riau province. Habitat is hill and montane forests from to altitude. P. rioense is found in Riau and Borneo. References rioense Category:Plants described in 1925 Category:Trees of Sumatra Category:Trees of Borneo |
3,993 | Conqueror's Blade | Conqueror's Blade is an upcoming free-to-play, massively multiplayer online real-time tactics game developed by Chinese studio Booming Games, published by Mail.ru in Russia and My.com in Europe and North America, and due for release on Microsoft Windows in 2019. It is set in an open world inspired by medieval and feudal civilizations, and centers around siege combat, commanding units in real-time, and seizing territory from other players in online battles. The game is released for ages 9 and up. Gameplay Conqueror's Blade features turn-based strategy and real-time tactics gameplay in online battles, similar to the Total War or Command & Conquer series. Players can directly take control of a warlord, who will issue orders to regiments that follow them into battle. Units and classes Players select a warlord from 10 available fighting classes, each with their own weapon specialization, and can customize the gender and appearance. Available weapons include the nodachi, glaive, poleaxe, bow, and musket. This warlord can be controlled directly in combat and can be used to issue commands to different units on the battlefield and during sieges. Several units have been confirmed, including Winged Hussars, Tercio Arquebusiers, Cataphract Lancers, and other units and fighting classes from different Eastern and Western civilizations. Siege Mode Several modes can be played, with the principal mode being the online Siege Mode with up to fifteen players on each team. Warlords can direct units to attack, follow, or take formation on the battlefield, and authentic siege weapons such as trebuchets, cannons, and battering rams can be ordered to assault enemy fortifications. Houses Players can also form Houses with other players. This guild-like system allows players to form alliances to share resources and rewards, and team up to participate in larger battles and territory wars. Development Conqueror's Blade has been in development since 2013. It was originally known as War Rage and was renamed Conqueror's Blade when it was first revealed to the public at E3 2017. Conqueror's Blade is the first game developed by Booming Games, a Chinese development studio based in Hangzhou, China. Several employees, including CEO Xi Wang, previously worked on the Halo and Destiny series at Bungie. Conqueror's Blade is also the first game to use the CHAOS engine, which was developed in-house at Booming Games. Business model Conqueror's Blade is free-to-play but will allow players to pay for certain in-game content. Founder's Packs are currently available that grant access to beta tests, along with other in-game content and items. Release On July 31, 2018, it was confirmed that My.com would publish the game in Europe and North America. Mail.ru will handle publishing duties in Russia. Several closed beta tests have been held for the game, with the most recent taking place in April 2019. An open beta launch is planned for Spring 2019. Reception Conqueror's Blade received positive previews during its pre-release phases. Rock Paper Shotgun said the game was "a hell of spectacle", though criticized some of the grinding and 'level-gating'. MMORPG.com said that the game showed “glorious victory, brilliantly rendered by Booming’s own CHAOS engine.” WCCFtech praised the |
3,994 | Otalążka | Otalążka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mogielnica, within Grójec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Mogielnica, south of Grójec, and south of Warsaw. References Category:Villages in Grójec County |
3,995 | William Kennedy (Wisconsin politician) | William Kennedy (January 1, 1841 – November 19, 1910) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in County Limerick, Ireland, Kennedy moved to Whitewater, Wisconsin and then Janesville, Wisconsin. In 1871, he settled in Appleton, Wisconsin. He served as District Attorney of Outagamie County, Wisconsin. Then from 1885 until 1894, Kennedy served in the Wisconsin State Senate as a Democrat. He was committed to Northern State Hospital for the Insane on Asylum Bay north of Oshkosh in 1907, where he died in 1910. Notes Category:1841 births Category:1910 deaths Category:People from County Limerick Category:Politicians from Appleton, Wisconsin Category:Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923) Category:Wisconsin Democrats Category:Wisconsin lawyers Category:County officials in Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin state senators Category:19th-century American politicians |
3,996 | Maysky, Vladimir Oblast | Maysky () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Andreyevskoye Rural Settlement, Alexandrovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 766 as of 2010. There are 9 streets. Geography The village is located 12 km north-west from Andreyevskoye and 11 km north-east from Alexandrov. References Category:Rural localities in Vladimir Oblast |
3,997 | Moxy (band) | Moxy is a Canadian hard rock and heavy metal band, formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 1974, from previous members of the rock group Leigh Ashford – which included singer Douglas "Buzz" Shearman (former teen singer of Sherman & Peabody), alongside Greg Godovitz of Fludd & Goddo, and Gil Moore (later of Triumph), Earl Johnson (former member of King Biscuit Boy), Bill Wade (former member of Outlaw Music and Brutus under the alias Hally Hunter that also included Gino Scarpelli of Goddo) and Terry Juric, as Leigh Ashford. The group changed its name to Moxy in late 1974. This name change was accompanied by a change in the group's sound. Buddy Caine, a former bandmate of Earl Johnson, was added to the group in 1975. Moxy toured extensively in Canada before having a hit in late 1975 with "Can't You See I'm A Star". Moxy then toured the United States on the strength of their radio airplay. Markets in which the band was very popular included Ontario, Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, and San Antonio. Joe Anthony, "the Godfather of Rock" in San Antonio on KISS-FM was largely responsible for the popularity of the band in south Texas and helped bring about their first headline appearance in the U.S. in 1977, appearing with AC/DC as their opening act. Despite the death of Joe Anthony, the Moxy-Texas connection has continued into the present with Moxy's hits like "Can't You See I'm A Star", "Moon Rider", and "Sail On Sail Away". "Midnight Flight", "I'll Set You on Fire" and "Are You Ready" remain on the daily rotation at many Texas radio stations. Many of the guitar solos on the band's debut album were performed by guest session musician Tommy Bolin, who had previously been the lead guitarist for The James Gang and later replaced Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple. History 1974–1983 In the spring of 1974, Buzz Shearman joined up with Earl Johnson, Bill Wade, and bassist Kim Fraser. Still calling themselves Leigh-Ashford, they made their first appearance on the music scene in October 1974 at Scarborough's notorious rock club "The Knob Hill Hotel". Shortly thereafter, Fraser was replaced by Terry Juric on the recommendation of Earl Johnson and the group changed its name to MOXY. Their first single release was a trial run of "Can't You See I'm A Star", which was distributed by Yorkville Records. The promising sound of the single received heavy radio support from CHUM (AM) in Toronto and led to the band's signing of a contract with Polydor Records of Canada in December 1974. The Polydor Records contract was mainly due to the popularity and success of the former band, Leigh Ashford, and to Buzz Shearman's reputation. Self-titled debut The independently produced self-titled album, MOXY, also known as the Black Album,photo was recorded over two weeks in early 1975. Mark Smith of Bachman–Turner Overdrive fame acted as co-producer for the album. While in Van Nuys, California at Sound City Studios recording this album, session guitarist Tommy Bolin was in the studio next door. Bolin was so impressed with the no-nonsense, to-the-bones |
3,998 | 2001 Food City 500 | The 2001 Food City 500 was the sixth stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. It was held on March 25, 2001 at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. The 500-lap race was won by Elliott Sadler for the Wood Brothers Racing team; it was Sadler's first win in the Winston Cup Series and Wood Brothers Racing first since 1993. John Andretti finished second and Jeremy Mayfield came in third. Report Background The track, Bristol Motor Speedway, is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Richmond International Raceway, Dover International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, and Phoenix International Raceway. Its standard track at Bristol Motor Speedway is a four-turn short track oval that is long. The track's turns are banked from twenty-four to thirty degrees, while both the front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the back stretch are banked from six to ten degrees. Before the race Dale Jarrett led the Drivers' Championship with 756 points, with Sterling Marlin and Johnny Benson, Jr. tied for second place with 691 points each. Jeff Gordon and Steve Park rounded out the top five, and Ricky Rudd, Rusty Wallace, Michael Waltrip, Bill Elliott and Ken Schrader rounded out the top ten. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet led with 42 points; Ford was second with 31 points. Pontiac was third with 19 points, with Dodge a close fourth with 17 points. Wallace was the race's defending champion. References Category:2001 in sports in Tennessee Category:2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway |
3,999 | Willie Forbes | William Forbes (22 May 1922 – 31 January 1999) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End and Carlisle United. References External links Category:1922 births Category:1999 deaths Category:Footballers from Glasgow Category:Scottish footballers Category:Association football wing halves Category:Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Category:Preston North End F.C. players Category:Carlisle United F.C. players Category:Scottish Football League players Category:English Football League players |
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