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4,000 | Adhuna Akhtar | Adhuna Bhabani, better known by her marriage name Adhuna Akhtar, is a hair stylist and the co-host of BBLUNT, which airs on TLC. Early life She was born to Bengali father Dr Ashish Bhabani. As a child Adhuna used to regularly visit a salon with her mother, Ann in United Kingdom. Her mother was very particular about her hair and there was something about the ambiance of that place which made her want to become a hairdresser. She then enrolled for a training course at Worthington Hair, a salon in Northwest England. Adhuna also participated in, and won, the under-21 national junior hairstyling championship when she was just 17. Work She first launched her salon, Juice, in 1998 in Mumbai along with her brother and business partner, Osh Bhabani. But they subsequently changed the name to BBLUNT. Bollywood She made her Bollywood debut as a hairstylist in 2001 with Farhan Akhtar's Dil Chahta Hai. It was a path-breaking film in many ways – including the looks of the actors. It posed huge challenges for her as they had to create special styles for each of the actors – Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna. The film proved to be a major turning point for her business and the hairdressing industry as a whole. She also did the hairstyling for the Hrithik Roshan starrer, Lakshya, in 2004. Preity Zinta was given two looks in the film – a long-haired one and a short crop. It was hard since she and her team were working in Ladakh's extreme conditions. She recalls a harrowing time – the first day of the shoot – when Preity's wig began to expand due to the wind and temperature. At the end of it, both Preity and she were in tears, but they managed to make the look work somehow. Personal life She was married to Farhan Akhtar and the couple has two daughters, Shakya and Akira. On 21 January 2016, the couple announced their separation in a joint statement issued to the media. The divorce was finalised in 2016. References Category:1967 births Category:Hairdressers Category:Indian television presenters Category:Living people Category:Artists from Mumbai |
4,001 | Tage Pettersen | Tage Pettersen (born 25 July 1972) is a Norwegian politician. He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 2017–2021 for the Conservative Party. He was elected as president of the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association in June 2018. References Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Category:Members of the Storting Category:Østfold politicians |
4,002 | Christopher Makos | Christopher Makos (born 1948, in Lowell, Massachusetts) is an American photographer and artist. He apprenticed with photographer Man Ray in Paris and collaborated with Andy Warhol, whom he showed how to use his first camera. He introduced Warhol to the work of both Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. Makos's work has been in the permanent collections of more than 100 museums and major private collections, including those of Malcolm Forbes, Pedro Almodóvar, and Gianni Versace. His photographs of Warhol, Haring, Tennessee Williams, and others have been auctioned regularly at Sotheby's. Warhol called Makos the "most modern photographer in America". Career Chris Makos was born in Massachusetts, but grew up in California before moving to Paris to study architecture and later, to work as an apprentice with Man Ray. Since the early 1970s he has worked at developing a style of boldly graphic photojournalism. His photographs have been the subject of numerous exhibitions both in galleries and museums throughout the United States, Europe and Japan and have appeared in countless magazines and newspapers worldwide. He has been a seminal figure in the contemporary art scene in New York. He is responsible for introducing the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring to Andy Warhol. His book, Warhol: A Photographic Memoir, published by New American Library, chronicles his close friendship and extensive travels with Andy Warhol. Makos' photographs have been published in Interview, Rolling Stone, House & Garden, Connoisseur, New York Magazine, Esquire, Genre and People, among others. His portrait of Warhol wrapped in a flag was featured on the front cover of the Spring 1990 issue of the Smithsonian Studies, the academic journal of the Smithsonian Institution. Makos' Icons portfolio is a collection of silkscreen portraits of Andy Warhol, Elizabeth Taylor, Salvador Dalí, John Lennon and Mick Jagger. Author Warhol: A Personal Photographic Memoir by Christopher Makos. Published in 1989 by NAL, New York, 127 pages References Sources Makos, Christopher. Exhibitionism. New York: Glitterati Incorporated, 2004. Makos, Christopher. Equipose. New York: Glitterati Incorporated, 2005. Solberg, Paul. Bloom. New York: Glitterati Incorporated, 2005. External links Makos Studios View Equipose on Amazon View Exhibitionism on Amazon Flopeters Gallery exhibition The Hilton Brothers Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:Artists from California Category:Artists from New York City Category:Artists from Lowell, Massachusetts Category:Photographers from California Category:Gay artists Category:LGBT artists from the United States |
4,003 | Feminist Party of Canada | The Feminist Party of Canada was founded in 1979. The party was launched at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education on 10 June 1979. Mary O'Brien and Angela Miles were keynote speakers at the launch event. References Category:Feminism in Canada Category:Feminist parties in North America Category:Political parties in Canada |
4,004 | Herniaria | Herniaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllales known generally as ruptureworts. They are native to Eurasia and Africa but several species have been widely introduced to other continents. These are flat, mat-forming annual herbs. The genus gets its scientific and common names from the once-held belief that species could be used as an herbal remedy for hernias. Selected species Herniaria cachemiriana Herniaria capensis Herniaria caucasica Herniaria ciliolata Herniaria cinerea Herniaria glabra Herniaria hirsuta Herniaria kotovii Herniaria parnassica Herniaria polygama Herniaria pujosii Herniaria setigera Herniaria suavis References External links Flora of China Category:Caryophyllaceae Category:Caryophyllaceae genera |
4,005 | Templeogue College | Templeogue College C.S.Sp is an Irish voluntary secondary school in the suburb of Templeogue in Dublin. It was founded in 1966 and is run by the Holy Ghost Fathers, a Roman Catholic religious institute. The schools principal is Niamh Quinn and the motto of the school is , which translate to the power of knowledge. There are 650 pupils and 42 teachers at the school . The schools participates in sports including rugby union, basketball, football, athletics, and badminton. The schools rugby team, which colours are red and blue has reached the files of the Leinster Schools Junior Cup twice, in 1980 and in 1985. In 1980 the school lost to Blackrock College with a score of 4-0 and in 1985 the school lost to Presentation College with a score of 14-0. The school is the only non-fee paying school to win the Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup, doing so in 2003. In 2004, a team visited South Africa, the first state school in Ireland to do so. The school has also won a number of McMullen Shield competitions. Alumni Brendan Hyland, International Swimmer Eric O'Sullivan, Ulster rugby union player Lorcan Dempsey, Vice President and Chief Strategist of OCLC Diarmuid Gavin, gardener TV personality Morgan Kelly (Irish economist), Professor of Economics at UCD Denis Bastick, Gaelic footballer, Dublin inter-county team Eoghan O'Gara, Gaelic footballer, Dublin inter-county team Malcolm O'Kelly, former Irish international rugby union player Dave McSharry, Connacht rugby union player Enda Stevens, (footballer) footballer with Sheffield United Mick Pyro, lead singer of the band Republic of Loose Rob Rogers, League of Ireland referee Rob Smith, musician References External links School website Category:Boys' schools in the Republic of Ireland Category:Secondary schools in South Dublin (county) Category:Catholic secondary schools in Ireland Category:Spiritan schools Category:Templeogue |
4,006 | Business process network | Business process networks (BPN), also referred to as business service networks or business process hubs, enable the efficient execution of multi-enterprise operational processes, including supply chain planning and execution. A BPN extends and implements an organization's Service-orientation in Enterprise Applications. To execute such processes, BPNs combine integration services with application services, often to support a particular industry or process, such as order management, logistics management, automated shipping and receiving, and others. Purpose Most organizations derive their primary value (e.g., revenue) and attain their goals outside of the 'four walls' of the enterprise-—by selling to consumers (B2C) or to other businesses (B2B). Thus, businesses seek to efficiently manage processes that span multiple organizations. One such process is supply chain management; BPNs are gaining in popularity partly because of the changing nature of supply chains. Supply chains have become truly global. Trends such as global sourcing and offshoring to Asia, India and other low-cost production regions of the world continue to add complexity to effective trading partner management and supply chain visibility. The transition to global sourcing has been challenging for some companies. Few companies have the requisite strategies, infrastructure and extended process control to effectively make the transition to global sourcing. The majority of supply managers continue to use a mix of e-mail, phone and fax to collaborate with offshore suppliers—-none of which are standardized nor easily integrated to enable informed business decisions and actions. Further, distant trading partners introduce new standards, new systems, multiple time zones, new processes and different levels of technological maturity into the supply chain. Role BPNs help reduce this complexity by providing a common framework for information exchange, visibility and collaboration. BPNs are also increasingly being used to enable and manage operational, business process outsourcing (BPO) functions such as human resources, finance, information technology (IT) and other ‘non-core’ (relative to each business) business functions, whereby the BPN facilitates collaboration and document movement between an organization and its outsourcing firm. Implementation BPNs can be implemented using a host of technology platforms, including but not limited to traditional EDI value-added networks (VANs), industry exchanges, B2B Gateways, point to point integration brokers, VPNs, and other mechanisms that enable trading partners to connect electronically, collaborate and conduct business amongst each other. BPNs are being further accelerated by growth in Web services and service-oriented architectures (SOA), technologies that simplify the integration of people, processes and systems. Business Process Networks are often managed using multi-tenant architectures to more rapidly enable seamless, many-to-many or one-to-many (hub-spoke model) connectivity between trading partners across the extended supply chain. Multi-tenant frameworks also ensure that all trading partners work from a single, shared set of applications and collaboration tools which are hosted by the network provider, mitigating integration barriers and hurdles from heterogeneous back-end IT infrastructures and systems across the trading community. VANs and industry exchanges bring the added benefit of pre-connected trading partners, often ranging in the tens of thousands, that enable faster trading community implementation and lower overall cost to manage and maintain these connections. See also Process management Supply network Value network Category:Service-oriented (business computing) Category:Supply |
4,007 | Green Lake Yacht Club | The Green Lake Yacht Club is a private yacht club located in Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States. It's one of the members of the Inland Lake Yachting Association (ILYA). History The Green Lake Yacht Club, organized in 1894, was one of the first yacht clubs in the state. Fleets At the present time the club is home of the following One-Design racing fleets: E-Scow Fleet Laser Fleet Snipe Fleet #129 Optimist Fleet Regattas GLYC hosted the 10th Annual A-Scow National Championship in 2015, and the ILYA I-20 Invitational Regatta in 2009 and 2015. References External links Official website Category:1894 establishments in Wisconsin Category:Sailing in Wisconsin Category:Yacht clubs in the United States |
4,008 | Hillson Bi-mono | The Hillson Bi-mono was a British experimental aircraft of the 1940s. It was designed to test the idea of "slip-wings", where the aircraft could take off as a biplane, jettison the upper, disposable wing, and continue flying as a monoplane. A single example was built, which successfully demonstrated jettisoning of the slip wing in flight. Design and development In the 1930s, as take-off weights of aircraft continued to increase, designers grew increasingly concerned about the effects that these weights would have on take-off runs, and several designers investigated the concept of a "slip-wing", which could be jettisoned after take-off. Amongst the proponents of the "slip-wing" was Noel Pemberton Billing, the founder of Supermarine, who wrote several articles in the aviation press promoting the idea, either with a manned, reusable auxiliary wing, or a disposable or "scrap-wing". Blackburn Aircraft also investigated "slip-wings". Following the outbreak of the Second World War, F Hills and Son, a light aircraft manufacturer based at Trafford Park, Manchester offered a design for a light fighter aircraft to the British Air Ministry. The fighter would be cheap to build and could be operated from small fields or open roads. To give the required take-off performance, the design was to be fitted with a disposable "slip-wing". While the proposal was not accepted by the Air Ministry, Hills and Sons decided to continue with the project as a private venture, and so built a scale test-bed, to prove the slip-wing process. The test bed, known as the Bi-mono, was a small tractor monoplane with a fabric-covered steel-tube construction fuselage and a wooden wing. It had a fixed tailwheel undercarriage while an enclosed cockpit was provided for the pilot. The auxiliary wing was attached to the top of the cockpit canopy and to the lower wing by interplane struts. Two different upper wings were flown. The one used initially had a wingspan of but the later, shorter wing's span of was the same as that of the lower one. The aircraft was powered by a single de Havilland Gipsy Six engine. The Bi-mono was not the only slip-wing project built by Hills and Sons, as they were also contracted by Pemberton Billing to build his PB.37 design for a slip-wing dive-bomber, with a pusher monoplane lower component powered by a 290 hp (216 kW) engine, while the manned slip-wing upper component was a tractor monoplane powered by a 40 hp (30 kW) engine. Construction work started on the PB.37 early in 1940, but work was abandoned in July 1940 when construction was almost finished but the aircraft was unflown. Operational history The Bi-mono, which carried no serial number or civil registration, made its maiden flight from Barton Aerodrome during 1941. Test flights were made both as a monoplane and as a biplane, with the shorter upper wing being chosen. In order to avoid the potential hazards to people on the ground of dropping the wing, wing jettisoning tests were carried out from Squires Gate Airport, Blackpool, with the upper wing being successfully dropped over the Irish Sea on 16 July 1941. The |
4,009 | 1979 Irish Greyhound Derby | The 1979 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during June and July with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 28 July 1979. The winner Penny County won £20,000 and was trained by Matt Travers, owned by Paddy Hurney & Sean Dunne and bred by Con Moore. The competition was sponsored by Carrolls. Final result At Shelbourne, 28 July (over 525 yards): Distances 2¼, ¾, 1¼, 6, short-head (lengths) Competition Report The fastest time in the opening round of the Irish Derby was set by Up Nineteen in 29.06 secs, closely followed by Penny County in 29.12. Other winners included Knockrour Slave and Nameless Pixie. In the second round Nameless Pixie was fastest in 29.25 with Distant Clamour just behind on 29.26, it was in this round that the well-respected Ger McKenna hound Knockrour Slave failed to progress to the next round. Indian Joe trained by John Hayes impressed in the quarter finals winning in 29.22; the remaining quarter finals were claimed by Penny County, Airmount Champ and Rathvilly Night. Distant Clamour won again in the semi-finals defeating 1978 finalist Malange; whilst Airmount Champ won the second heat beating Nameless Pixie. The third and final race saw Penny County qualify with Indian Joe in second place. The final saw Penny County out of the traps first, chased by Distant Clamour who challenged on a couple of occasions but found his path blocked. Nameless Pixie ran on well for third place. See also 1979 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year References Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Derby |
4,010 | Mohammad Jafar Mahjoub | Dr. Mohammad Jafar Mahjoub () (23 August 1924 - 17 February 1996) was a prominent Iranian scholar of Persian literature, essayist, translator and teacher. Life Dr. Mahjoub was born in Tehran in 1924 and graduated from the prestigious Alborz High School in 1944. He obtained his bachelor's degree in political science from Tehran University in 1947. During this time he was employed as a stenographer at the Majlis, where he was recruited into the leftist Tudeh Party. He continued his affiliation with the Tudeh Party for some ten years, working in the press division and authoring unsigned editorials. He later severed all ties with the party and focused strictly on scholarly pursuits. He obtained a second bachelor's degree in 1954 and his Ph.D. in Persian literature from Tehran University in 1963. His dissertation on the Khorasani style in Persian poetry was published as a book and is regarded as a standard text on the subject. He taught Persian literature at the Teacher Training College (Tarbiat Moallem University), becoming full professor in 1968, and at Tehran University. He was a visiting professor at Oxford University in the academic year 1971-72, and a guest professor at the University of Strasbourg in 1972-73. He was Iran's cultural attaché to Pakistan from 1974 to 1979. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution he was appointed as the head of Academy of Persian Language and Literature and the National Academy for the Arts, a post he held until 1980. Life in exile In 1980 Dr. Mahjoub left Iran for Paris, giving weekly lectures on Persian folk literature at the École Pierre Brossolette. He returned to the University of Strasbourg teaching there from 1982 to 1984 and was the president of the Persian Cultural Society in Paris from 1986 to 1993. He later moved to the United States and began teaching at the University of California, Berkeley in 1991 until his death from prostate cancer in 1996. Selected works Dr. Mahjoub is known for his works on Iranian folk literature and language, for his scholarly editorship of several classical texts, as a translator and a consummate academic and teacher. Author Dictionary of Folk Expressions (with Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh) On Kalila-o Demna, 1960 Khorasani Style in Persian Poetry, 1966 Best of Ferdowsi, 1993 (essays) Ashes of Life, 2000 (essays) Folk literature of Iran, 2003 (essays) Scholarly editor Works of Qa'ani Shirazi, 1957 Vis O Ramin, 1958 Works of Soroush Esfahani, 1960 Amir Arsalan, 1961 Complete Works of Iraj Mirza, 1962 Modalities of Truth (Tara-eq al-haqa-eq), 1966 Royal Book of Chivalry (Fotovat-nama-ye Soltani), 1971 Complete Works of Obeid Zakani, 1999 Translations Steinbeck's The Pearl (from French), 1949 Jack London's South Sea Tales, 1951 Jack London's The Iron Heel, 1953 (under pseudonym M. Sobhdam) Dostoyevsky's The House of the Dead, 1956 References External links Category:Iranian literary scholars Category:Iranian scholars Category:Iranian translators Category:Iranian literary critics Category:Iranian academics Category:Alborz High School alumni Category:University of Tehran alumni Category:Persian writers Category:Iranian emigrants to France Category:Iranian emigrants to the United States Category:1924 births Category:1996 deaths Category:20th-century translators Category:Iranian expatriates in Pakistan Category:Exiles of the Iranian Revolution in the United |
4,011 | Veronese Easter | The Veronese Easter (Italian: Pasque Veronesi, or singular Pasqua Veronese; ) was a rebellion during the Italian campaign of 1797, in which inhabitants of Verona and the surrounding areas revolted against the French occupying forces under Antoine Balland, while Napoleon Bonaparte (the French supreme commander in the Italian campaign) was fighting in Austria. The uprising received its name through association with the anti-French uprising of the Sicilian Vespers of the 13th century. Incited by oppressive behaviour by the French (confiscating the assets of Verona's citizens and plotting to overthrow the city's local government), it began on the morning of 17 April 1797, the second day of Easter: the enraged population succeeded in defeating more than a thousand French soldiers in the first hour of fighting, forcing them to take refuge in the town's fortifications, which the mob then captured by force. The revolt ended on 25 April 1797 with the encirclement and capture of the town by 15,000 soldiers, who then forced it to pay a huge fine and hand over various assets, including artwork. Context The Pasque Veronesi were the most important episode in a vast anti-French and anti-Jacobin insurgency movement which arose throughout the Italian peninsula from 1796 to 1814 — other important episodes included the campaigns of the Armata della Santa Fede which, guided by cardinal Ruffo, succeeded in reconquering the kingdom of Naples, the actions of the Viva Maria band in Tuscany and Liguria, and Andreas Hofer's victories in the County of Tyrol. The movement's followers were numerous, with sources talking of at least 280,000 insurgents and 70,000 dead. These revolts were primarily against French domination Jacobin-inspired French political ideology, opposed as such ideology was to prevailing opinions fundamental to Italian society in that period. Prelude Napoleon's objective, even as early as spring 1796, was the conquest of rich Venetian Lombardy, and in effect French troops, initially welcomed on the assumption that their stay would be brief, had reached Brescia and Verona by the end of the year : these cities were technically under Venetian domination, and thus the foundations were laid for the events of the following year. The French troops arrived in Verona on 1 June 1796, occupying the military strong-points and billeting troops in other buildings despite the Republic of Venice already having declared its neutrality. The relations between the population and the Venetian departments on one side, and the French troops on the other, was difficult from the start, for the French troops behaved more as occupiers than guests. Bergamo, in contrast, resisted the French invasion. Democratization of Bergamo Alessandro Ottolini, podestà of Bergamo and a patriot who had raised 10,000 men for the defence of the Bergamasca Nation, at the end of December had to accept general Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers's request to billet French troops inside the city, since without soldiers they could not have resisted the French force and since (due to Venetian neutrality) the city could not consent to an attack. The French general, however, did not lower the flags of San Marco, given that this city too was officially under |
4,012 | Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway | The Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway was a branch-line railway built in Scotland, connecting the named places with the main line at Spean Bridge. It opened in 1903. Serving exceptionally sparsely inhabited areas it was never commercially successful, but it rekindled hostilities between larger railways over a planned railway connection along the Great Glen reaching Inverness; however this scheme never materialised. Passenger train operation ceased in 1933 and the line closed completely in 1946. Background The Great Glen is a fault-controlled glacial valley that runs diagonally across the Highlands of Scotland from Fort William on Loch Linnhe in the south west to Inverness on the Moray Firth in the north east. It forms an easy communication route and as well as roads, the Caledonian Canal was constructed along it by linking natural lochs with canal sections. It opened to sea-going vessels in 1822 but the limited size of the canal sections proved inadequate for general merchant shipping. In the railway age, Inverness was an important commercial centre, and from 1854 it was the focus of railway communication, and from a company amalgamation in 1865 the Highland Railway was dominant in that area. Agriculture and industry was active in the eastern side of the country and railway development there was more vigorous. By contrast the western side of the area was backward and depressed. The first railway to attempt to reach the west coast was the Dingwall and Skye Railway, authorised in 1865 to build from Dingwall, north of Inverness, to Kyle of Lochalsh, close to the Isle of Skye. In fact the line opened only as far as Stromeferry on Loch Carron, a more difficult anchorage than Kyle of Lochalsh, in 1870. (The Highland Railway later absorbed the Dingwall and Skye Railway, and in 1897 it extended the line to Kyle of Lochalsh.) An approach to the west coast further south was attempted by the Callander and Oban Railway, by extending from an existing branch line from Dunblane at Callander. Oban was already an important hub of communication with the islands and coastal towns. The construction of this line was also difficult, passing through rocky landscapes with a thin population density. There were serious money problems, but with the considerable support of the Caledonian Railway Oban was at last connected to the railway system in 1880. Widespread attention was given to the depressed economic conditions in the West Highlands, and in the 1883 Parliamentary session the Glasgow and North Western Railway was proposed. It was to leave the North British Railway at Maryhill (on the north west margin of Glasgow) and run by Loch Lomondside and Glencoe to Fort William and Inverness. This was an ambitious scheme, but the Highland Railway saw it as a threat to its supremacy in its area, and it opposed the scheme vigorously; the result was that the Glasgow and North Western Railway was rejected in Parliament. It was a more modest proposal that actually provided the third link to the western coast: the West Highland Railway, which built a line from Craigendoran, opened in 1894 and |
4,013 | Putney, Connecticut | Putney is a section in the north end of Stratford, Connecticut. The area includes Boothe Memorial Park and Museum and Putney Chapel (built c. 1844) and abuts the neighborhood of Oronoque. The area roughly includes all property from Chapel Street and Harry B. Flood Middle School across Connecticut Route 110 and the park to the River Road and Housatonic River. References Category:Stratford, Connecticut Category:Geography of Fairfield County, Connecticut |
4,014 | Luigi Tansillo | Luigi Tansillo (1510–1568) was an Italian poet of the Petrarchian school. Born in Venosa, he entered the service of Pedro Álvarez de Toledo in 1536 and in 1540 entered the Accademia degli Umidi, soon renamed Accademia Fiorentina. He was associated with the Court of Naples and served as Captain of Justice at Gaeta. His work Il vendemmiatore, written in his youth, was considered licentious enough to be placed on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum by Pope Paul IV. His work Il podere, concerned with agronomy, was inspired by Columella with its precise observations on the choice of a good agricultural estate. Jacquet de Berchem set some of his texts, as did Giovanni Tommaso Benedictis da Pascarola. François de Malherbe’s Larmes de Saint Pierre, imitated from Tansillo, appeared in 1587, and in 1594 Orlando di Lasso also set Le lagrime di San Pietro. William Roscoe’s translation of Tansillo's Nurse appeared in 1798, and went through several editions. Tansillo died in Teano at the age of 58. Works I due pellegrini (1530) Il vendemmiatore (1532–1534) Stanze a Bernardino Martirano (1540) Clorida (1547) La Balia (1552) Il podere (1560) Le lagrime di San Pietro (1560) Liriche Il canzoniere Sources Francesco Ambrosoli, Manuale della Letteratura Italiana , seconda edizione ricorretta e accresciuta dall'autore (Vol.II, Firenze, G.Barbèra Editore), 1863. References Category:1510 births Category:1568 deaths Category:People from Venosa Category:Italian poets Category:Italian male poets |
4,015 | DAAM1 | Disheveled-associated activator of morphogenesis 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DAAM1 gene. Evidence of alternative splicing has been observed for this gene but the full-length nature of these variants has not been determined. Function Cell motility, adhesion, and cytokinesis, and other functions of the cell cortex are mediated by the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton and recent evidence suggests a role for formin homology (FH) proteins in these processes. The protein encoded by this gene contains FH domains and belongs to a novel FH protein subfamily implicated in cell polarity. Wnt/Fz signaling activates the small GTPase Rho, a key regulator of cytoskeleton architecture, to control cell polarity and movement during development. Activation requires Dvl-Rho complex formation, an assembly mediated by this gene product, which is thought to function as a scaffolding protein. Clinical significance The deletion of a single copy of this gene has been associated with congenital heart defects. References Further reading |
4,016 | William Hedges (New South Wales politician) | William Whaley Hedges (3 April 1881 – 9 May 1962) was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1927 to 1941, representing the electorate of Monaro. Hedges was born at Parramatta, and was educated at Horton College in Tasmania. He worked as a woolclasser after leaving school, and in 1909, became a grazier at Rock Flat, near Cooma. He was an active member of the Graziers' Association, serving as Cooma district president and serving two terms as a member of their general council. He was a life member of the Farmers' and Settlers Association, and served as president of the Cooma Pastoral and Agricultural Association and the Cooma Race Club. Hedges first ran for public office at the 1922 federal election, when he was in an unwinnable position on the Country Party's Senate ticket. He first attempted to enter state politics in 1925, when he unsuccessfully contested multi-member Goulburn as a Progressive. In 1927, after the return to single-member electorates, he contested Monaro for the Country Party, and defeated sitting Labor MLA Paddy Stokes. He narrowly held off a challenge from Stokes in 1930, and was easily re-elected throughout the 1930s. In 1941, however, he faced a resurgent Labor Party and a strong local candidate in John Seiffert, and lost to Seiffert by 181 votes. Hedges retired from politics after his defeat, and returned to his farm. He retired to Tuross Head in 1950. He died at Moruya in 1962, and was buried at Cooma. References Category:1881 births Category:1962 deaths Category:National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Category:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Category:20th-century Australian politicians |
4,017 | Five A Day (video game) | Five A Day is multidirectional shooter for iOS devices developed by Jeff Minter and Ivan Zorzin of Llamasoft and published via the Apple App Store. The game is a redevelopment of one of Minter's first attempts at iOS programming, and is loosely based on Time Pilot. Although it does not explicitly announce itself to be a Minotaur Project game, the distinctive font and coloration of the text appearing throughout the game is that of the Commodore 64. The game's title is taken from the 5 A Day healthy eating program. Gameplay The player controls a spaceship which remains in the centre of the screen while the game environment scrolls around it. The ship fires continuously in the direction it is pointing, with its bullets remaining in the coordinate system of the screen rather than the environment. The objective is for the player to shoot down enemy ships without colliding with them. Certain enemy ships will be using tractor beams to tow fruit, vegetables, and occasionally minotaurs behind them. Destroying these enemies will free the carried item allowing the player's ship to collect it. Collected items form a chain behind the spaceship, and these items can deal damage to enemies they hit. If enemies carrying items are not destroyed in time, they will pull the carried items in, which causes them to turn green and gain extra attacking power. When a sufficient number of enemies are destroyed, a boss appears; a single enemy which fires a large number of bullets and is usually resistant to the ship's own bullets while being vulnerable to the trail of fruit. Once the boss is destroyed, the player moves on to the next stage. Each game level is represented as a "day" and is divided into five stages: Haytime (Breakfast, referring to the feeding of sheep), Crunchtime (Work, referring to the Crunch Time experienced by game programmers), Nicecupofteatime (Tea break), Currytime (Dinner), and Sheepenumerationtime (Night, a reference to Counting sheep). Provided at least one fruit is collected from each of the five stages on a day, a "5 a day bonus" of an extra life is awarded. If any stage is completed with no fruit collected, the extra life cannot be awarded for that day. This produces the message "Fruitless - you've lost your way to five a day!", a reference to a slogan frequently used by the 5 A Day healthy eating promotions. Reception Five A Day received positive reviews from Pocket Gamer, Arcade Life, and Kill Screen. References Category:2012 video games Category:IOS games Category:IOS-only games Category:Multidirectional shooters Category:Llamasoft games Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom |
4,018 | Second Najib cabinet | Najib Razak formed the second Najib cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah to begin a new government following the 5 May 2013 general election in Malaysia. In order to be the Prime Minister, Najib sworn in before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 6 May 2013. Prior to the election, Najib led (as Prime Minister) the first Najib cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. A new Cabinet was announced by Prime Minister Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak on 15 May 2013. The ministers and deputy ministers were then sworn in before King Abdul Halim on the following day. Notably, the two main ethnic Chinese-majority parties in Barisan Nasional, the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Gerakan declined to join the cabinet due to their dismal performance in the election. On 25 June 2014, Prime Minister Najib Razak announced a cabinet reshuffle, which saw the return of the MCA and Gerakan to the cabinet. This is a list of the members of the second cabinet of the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak. Composition Official sources: Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) Order 2013 [P.U. (A) 184/2013], Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2003 [P.U. (A) 324/2013] ,Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015 [P.U. (A) 154/2014], Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2014 [P.U. (A) 201/2014], Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2015 [P.U. (A) 60/2015], Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015 [P.U. (A) 224/2015] Full members The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers: Deputy ministers See also Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 13th Malaysian Parliament Shadow Cabinet of Malaysia Notes References Category:Cabinet of Malaysia Category:2013 establishments in Malaysia Category:Cabinets established in 2013 |
4,019 | Micael Babo | Micael Davide Macedo Babo (born 5 June 1993 in Freixo de Cima, Amarante) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Associação Recreativa de São Martinho as a midfielder. External links National team data Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Portuguese footballers Category:Association football midfielders Category:LigaPro players Category:Portuguese Second Division players Category:S.C. Freamunde players Category:C.F. União players Category:C.D. Trofense players Category:U.D. Oliveirense players Category:Portugal youth international footballers |
4,020 | Signature Place | Signature Place is a 36-story skyscraper located on 1st Street South in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. Construction started in December 2007 and finished in 2009. At 116.1 m (381 ft.), Signature Place is the third tallest skyscraper and the second tallest residential skyscraper in St. Petersburg. The residential skyscraper contains 243 residential units. See also List of tallest buildings in St. Petersburg Notes Category:Buildings and structures in St. Petersburg, Florida Category:Residential condominiums in the United States Category:Residential buildings completed in 2009 Category:Skyscrapers in Florida Category:Residential skyscrapers in Florida Category:2009 establishments in Florida |
4,021 | Delos Carleton Emmons | Delos Carleton Emmons (January 17, 1889 – October 3, 1965) was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army. Essentially a "desk general," he was the military governor of Hawaii in the aftermath of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and administered the replacement of normal U.S. banknotes with special war-emergency US banknotes in case the islands were invaded. He is credited with preventing the mass evacuation of Japanese-Americans from Hawaii, which many have called a shameful episode of racism and jingoism that was felt hardest on the mainland. Biography He was born on January 17, 1889, in Huntington, West Virginia. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in June 1909 and was commissioned an infantry second lieutenant. Emmons was assigned as commanding officer of Company B, 30th Infantry Regiment at the Presidio of San Francisco and in May 1912 went to Fort Gibbon, Alaska with the 30th. He returned to Plattsburg Barracks, New York. He became a first lieutenant in July 1916 and was detailed to the Signal Corps' Aviation Section for pilot training in August 1916. He was rated a junior military aviator in May 1917 and became a captain in July. Emmons next served as aeronautical officer of the Western Department at San Francisco and in December went to Washington as assistant executive in the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. The following June, Emmons was promoted to major and went to Mather Field, California. He became a lieutenant colonel in August and in December was transferred to McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio as assistant chief of the Engineering Division. Emmons transferred to the U.S. Army Air Service in July 1920 and a year later completed the Air Service Course at Harvard University. He returned to McCook Field for three years as chief of Production Engineering. Emmons went to Crissy Field, California in August 1924, where he served as commanding officer, and then to Rockwell Field as commanding officer of the 91st Observation Squadron. He went to Washington, D.C., in August 1927 as executive officer for the chief of the Air Corps. He held the same assignment for the Assistant Secretary of War for Air, F. Trubee Davison, in October 1928. Emmons graduated from the Air Corps Tactical School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, and the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Emmons was concurrently commanding officer of the 18th Composite Wing and Air Officer of the Hawaiian Department at Fort Shafter in the Hawaiian Islands from March 1934 to July 1936. He became a colonel in March 1935. Emmons returned to the United States in July 1936 as commander of the 1st Wing, General Headquarters Air Force, at March Field, California, with promotion to brigadier general. Emmons received his second star in March 1939 as part of his appointment as commander of the GHQ Air Force at Langley Field, Virginia, succeeding Col. Frank Andrews, who was not reappointed after four years in the position and was returned to his permanent rank. After the fall of France, the Americans and British increased their military cooperation; |
4,022 | Under the Influence (mixtape) | Under the Influence is the second mixtape by Odd Future member Domo Genesis. The mixtape was made available for free download on September 20, 2011 at 4:20 pm P.S.T.. The mixtape features Domo Genesis rapping over some of his favorite beats, with several original songs also included. Casey Veggies, Remy Banks and fellow Odd Future member Tyler, The Creator have features on the mixtape. Track listing Notes The reverse cover mistakenly labels "Benediction" as produced by Uzowuru instead of "Mind Games" Tyler is credited as Ace on track 6 References Category:2011 mixtape albums Category:Odd Future Category:Albums produced by Tha Bizness |
4,023 | Desert Inn Classic | The Desert Inn Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1971 to 1974. It was played at the Desert Inn Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. Winners Desert Inn Classic 1974 JoAnne Carner Sealy-Faberge Classic 1973 Kathy Cornelius Sealy LPGA Classic 1972 Betty Burfeindt 1971 Sandra Palmer References Category:Former LPGA Tour events Category:Golf in Las Vegas |
4,024 | Marcos Arturia | Marcos Luis Arturia (born 8 February 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Talleres. Career Arturia spent time in the youth system of Deportivo Español. In 2014, Arturia appeared in Torneo Federal B with San Martín, which preceded a spell in the same competition in 2015 with Deportivo Montecaseros; scoring one goal in ten matches. Primera B Nacional side Talleres signed Arturia at the beginning of 2016. He featured for the club's academy at the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores, netting against São Paulo as Talleres were eliminated at the group stages. On 23 November 2018, with the club now in the Argentine Primera División, Arturia made his professional debut during a victory away to Argentinos Juniors. Career statistics . References External links Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Mendoza Province Category:Argentine footballers Category:Association football forwards Category:Argentine Primera División players Category:San Martín de Mendoza footballers Category:Talleres de Córdoba footballers |
4,025 | Crap la Pala | Crap la Pala (2,151 m) is a subpeak in the Lenzerheide region in the Swiss Alps. It lies in the southern face of Piz Scalottas, reaching a prominence of no more than 50 metres. External links Map of Switzerland showing Crap la Pala Category:Mountains of Switzerland Category:Mountains of Graubünden Category:Mountains of the Alps Category:Two-thousanders of Switzerland |
4,026 | Circular RNA (circRNA) databases and resources | In molecular biology, Circular RNAs (circRNAs) refer to a class of circular RNA molecules found across all kingdoms of life. Studies in 2013 have suggested that circRNAs play important regulatory roles in miRNA activity. Researchers found that CDR1as circRNA acts as a miR-7 super-sponge that contains about 70 target sites from the same miR-7 at the same transcript. The other testis-specific circRNA, sex-determining region Y (Sry), also was found as a miR-138 sponge. About-mentioned examples suggesting that miRNA sponge effects achieved by circRNA formation may be a general phenomenon. As miR-7 modulates the expression of several oncogenes, ciRS-7/miR-7 interactions may play an important roles in cancer-related pathways. This Circular RNA (circRNA) databases and resources is a compilation of databases and web portals and servers used for circRNAs. References circbase.org original paper External links circRNABase database circBase database Circ2Traits database Gokool et al. 2019 resource Category:RNA Category:LncRNA Category:Biological databases |
4,027 | Boston Victory S.C. | Boston Victory Soccer Club, an American amateur soccer team based in Boston, Massachusetts, played its one and only season in the USL PDL in 2012. History In mid-2011, Boston Victory Soccer Club (BVSC) was officially established. The development of the club was a long time dream of Head Coach and former professional player Sergio Taborda. Coach Taborda recognized the growing market for competitive soccer in the New England region. Year-by-year References External links Category:Association football clubs established in 2011 Category:Defunct Premier Development League teams Category:Soccer clubs in Massachusetts Category:2011 establishments in Massachusetts |
4,028 | Plantage | Plantage is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands located in its Centrum borough. It is bordered by the Entrepotdok to the north, Plantage Muidergracht to the east and south and Nieuwe Herengracht to the west. In the centre of the neighbourhood lies the Natura Artis Magistra zoo. It had a population of 1,980 in 2017. History Early years The area came within Amsterdam city limits after the completion of the fourth large urban expansion of 1663. Due to an economic crisis caused by the Rampjaar events, the city government could not find enough buyers for the land. Construction in the area, which was then called Plantagie or Plantaadje, stagnated as a result. Instead, pleasure gardens and orchards were built where Amsterdam's citizens could go and relax in green surroundings. The plots of land in the neighbourhood were leased by the city for a period of 20 years (with the possibility of a 10-year extension). This was because the city council intended to sell the parcels later on; permanent buildings were therefore not allowed. Temporary buildings were tolerated. In 1682, Hortus Botanicus, one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, opened its doors across from the Wertheimpark, currently the only public park in the Centrum district of Amsterdam. Artis zoo The royal zoological society Natura Artis Magistra opened the Artis zoo in 1838, making it the oldest zoo in the Netherlands. Of the three main canals of the Grachtengordel, the Prinsengracht initially extended across the Plantage Muidergracht through Plantage towards Entrepotdok. Before it was filled in in 1866, this section of the canal ran through the centre of Artis, dividing it in two. The three ponds within the zoo complex are still reminders of this former part of the canal. After 1860, the area became more urbanised and as such, Plantage was the only residential area within the Singelgracht that had large numbers of 19th century buildings. Today, Plantage still has a much greener and more spacious character compared to other neighbourhoods of the old 17th century city limits within the Singelgracht. Theatres In the 19th century, Plantage was an amusement district with entertainment venues and theatres. From 1880 to 1935, on the site of the current Plantage Westermanplantsoen, stood the circular Panoramagebouw (Panorama Building). From 1879, summer theatre Frascati stood at the site of the current Studio Desmet (formerly Rika Hoppertheater and Filmtheater Desmet). Between 1892 and 1911, the Wertheimpark was the location of the Parktheater. In the Plancius building (1876) on Plantage Kerklaan, Oefening Baart Kunst practised their performing arts. Artis Schouwburg, later called Hollandsche Schouwburg, famously premiered many plays by Herman Heijermans. It was this building that, on 18 July 1942, became a deportation centre from which arrested Jews were deported to extermination camps during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands; students of the nearby University of Amsterdam evacuated Jewish babies to the countryside under the direction of Johan van Hulst. After the war it became a memorial to the Jewish victims. Hollandsche Schouwburg is currently managed by the Jewish Historical Museum. Street names Plantage's main road is called Plantage |
4,029 | The Other End of the Line | The Other End of the Line is a 2008 Indian-American romantic comedy film starring Jesse Metcalfe, Shriya Saran and Anupam Kher. James Dodson directed the project. The film is based on an employee at an Indian call-center who travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone. The tagline is "Two countries. Two cultures. One chance at love." It is the first combination between the Indian powerhouse production house, Adlabs with their American counterpart MGM. The film was co-produced by the Indian-American producer Ashok Amritraj and Patrick Aiello. It was a low-budget film, which reportedly cost $2.5 million. Filming began in October 2007 in Mumbai, and continued in San Francisco during 2008. The film was released on October 31, 2008. Plot Priya Sethi (Shriya Saran) indulges her infatuation with American culture by working nights (while Americans are at work, on the other side of the world) at the Citi One Bank Card call center in Mumbai, India. Speaking in a perfect American English accent, she tells her customers her name is Jennifer David and a native of San Francisco. Her conservative father Rajeev (Anupam Kher) is unhappy that she is so eager to forsake her own culture for another, but will be pleased when she goes through with her arranged marriage to wealthy but childishly dull Vikram. Her father usually against her working nights in the call center and she is making more money than him. Priya, posing as Jennifer David, happens to call the handsome and charming Granger Woodruff (Jesse Metcalfe) to help him with the fraudulent charges on his credit card. Priya and Granger have an instant connection over the phone. Unable to suppress the intrigue their easy chemistry offers, Priya agrees to meet Granger in San Francisco. When Priya goes to the meeting place, he doesn't recognize her. As she is attempting to check out of the hotel, they stumble into each other and finally meet, but Priya does not tell him that she is Jennifer. They immediately hit it off and he invites her out to dinner. Priya and Granger's relationship blossoms as they share a wonderfully romantic date the following day. They tour the City by the Bay by cable car, sample some especially spicy curry (much to his chagrin), and nearly—but not quite—kiss with the Golden Gate Bridge as a backdrop. Improbably, they are falling in love. However, Priya's family has arrived to bring their wayward daughter home a la Coming to America and elude the shame of her escapades. Granger struggles with himself mentally for having abandoned Jennifer David for Priya instead, but still doesn't know that the Priya and Jennifer are the same person. Meanwhile, both lovers wonder if they just might be too different for their love to actually be possible. Eventually, Priya and Granger are found out by her parents and he learns that Priya is actually Jennifer David, and also that she is engaged to Vikram. He is angry that she deceived him, and painfully decides to cut their ties. All of Priya's family is |
4,030 | Ilya Gorodnichev | Ilya Gorodnichev (born 9 March 1987 in Moscow) is a Russian cyclist. Palmares 2009 2nd Gran Premio Inda 2nd Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli 3rd Gara Ciclistica Montappone 2010 1st Gara Ciclistica Montappone 2012 1st GP San Giuseppe 2015 2nd Overall Tour de Kumano References Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Russian male cyclists Category:Sportspeople from Moscow |
4,031 | Shmuel Kamenetsky | Shmuel Kamenetsky (born November 1924) is an American Haredi rabbi. Kamenetsky is the co-founder and rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia. He is one of the most widely known living Haredi Litvish Jewish gedolim outside of Israel. Biography Shmuel Kamenetsky was born in Tytuvėnai, Lithuania to Yaakov Kamenetsky, one of America's great Torah leaders. He attended Eitz Chaim Day Schools in Toronto, then studied at Ner Israel Rabbinical College under the tutelage of his father's cousin, Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman. He went on to study at Lakewood Yeshiva, becoming a primary student of Aharon Kotler, from whom he received rabbinic ordination. In the mid-1950s, as part of the Lakewood Yeshiva's effort to establish out-of-town yeshivas, Kamenetsky and Dov Schwartzman were sent to found the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia. In 1955, Schwartzman departed to open his own yeshiva in Israel, and Kamenetsky called upon Elya Svei to serve as co-rosh yeshiva. This arrangement continued until Svei's death in March 2009. Kamenetsky is a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudath Israel of America and serves on the rabbinical board of many organizations, including Chinuch Atzmai (Torah Schools for Israel), Torah Umesorah, the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation, and the Association for Jewish Outreach Professionals (AJOP). His opinion is frequently sought and quoted on current issues such as same-sex attraction, child molestation, obesity and dieting, smoking, and drinking alcohol to excess on Purim. His approbation is also sought for Torah books in English. Kamenetsky is a supporter of the anti-vaccination movement, stating: "I see vaccinations as the problem... It's a hoax. Even the Salk vaccine is a hoax. It is just big business". Personal Kamenetsky's wife, Temi, is the daughter of Modche Brooks, a hazzan. She grew up in the Boro Park and Williamsburg sections of Brooklyn, New York. Their sons are Sholom Kamenetsky, a rosh yeshiva at Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia; Avrohom Kamenetsky, an instructor of Talmud at Yeshivas Bais Yisroel in Jerusalem; Dov Kamenetsky, a well-known philanthropist and real estate magnate in Toronto; Zev Kamenetsky of Lakewood, New Jersey, an instructor of Talmud at Belmar Yeshiva; Dovid Kamenetsky, an author/editor for the Schottenstein Talmud (published by ArtScroll/Mesorah) in both the English edition and Hebrew edition and a Talmud instructor at Yeshivat Darche Noam in Jerusalem; Aaron Kamenetsky; and Eliyahu Kamenetsky. His daughters are married to rabbis: Yechiel Moskowitz, Shaya Shechter, and Shalom Kelemer. Another son-in-law is Tzvi Berkowitz, a senior instructor of Talmud at Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore. References External links MP3 audio shiurim by Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky Audio lectures by Rabbi Kamenetsky Audio lectures by Rabbi Kamenetsky Pictures and audio from Rabbi Kamenetsky's visit to Shapell's Pictures of Rabbi Kamenetsky Rabbi Kamenetsky visiting a yeshiva in Israel Category:1924 births Category:20th-century rabbis Category:21st-century rabbis Category:American Haredi rabbis Category:Beth Medrash Govoha alumni Category:Lithuanian emigrants to the United States Category:Lithuanian Orthodox rabbis Category:Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah Category:Rabbis from Pennsylvania Category:Rosh yeshivas Category:Living people Category:Anti-vaccination activists |
4,032 | John Strickland (disambiguation) | John Strickland is a British director. John Strickland may also refer to: John Estmond Strickland, businessman John Strickland (basketball) |
4,033 | Leila Farsakh | Leila Farsakh () (born 1967) is a Palestinian political economist who was born in Jordan and is an Associate Professor of Political Science at University of Massachusetts Boston. Her area of expertise is Middle East Politics, Comparative Politics, and the Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Farsakh holds a MPhil from the University of Cambridge, UK (1990) and a PhD from the University of London (2003). Farsakh conducted post-doctoral research at Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and is also a research affiliate at the Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has worked with a number of organizations, including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris (1993 - 1996) and the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute in Ramallah (1998 - 1999). In 2001 she won the Peace and Justice Award from the Cambridge Peace Commission in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Farsakh is the Project Co-Director for Jerusalem 2050, a problem-solving project jointly sponsored by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Department of Urban Studies and Planning and the Center for International Studies. She has written extensively on issues related to the Palestinian economy and the Oslo peace process, international migration and regional integration. Farsakh was also a member of the Board at the non-governmental organization RESIST (www.resistinc.org), founded in 1967 to provide grant money and support to grassroots movements advocating for social change. Interview The Deteriorating Political Economy of Palestine A video interview with Leila Farsakh, interview conducted by Saul Landau on "Hot Talk" radio Cal Poly Pomona, March 15, 2004. Published works Leila Farsakh Biographical Note Books (partial list) Palestinian Labour Migration to Israel: Labour, Land, and Occupation (2005). Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom. . Commemorating the Naksa, Evoking the Nakba, (guest editor), Electronic Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Spring 2008, MIT, Boston, 2008. Development Strategies, Employment and International Migration, (co-edited with David O’Connor), OECD Development Center Publications, Paris, 1996. Palestinian Employment in Israel: 1967-1997 (1998). Ramallah. Articles (partial list) “The One State Solution and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Palestinian Challenges and Prospects”, Middle East Journal, vol.64 no.1, winter 2011, pp. 20–45. “Introduction – Engaging Islam: Feminisms, Religiosities and Self-Determinations” co-authored with Elora Chowdhury and Rajini Srikanth, International Feminist Journal of Politics, vol. 10, no.4 December 2008, pp. 439–454. A Legacy of Promise for Muslims, the Boston Globe, co-authored with Elora Chowdhury, 11 September 2007. with others: Statement: One country, one state 9 July 2007, Electronic Intifada, Time for a Bi-National State, March 2007 Le Monde diplomatique (also published in: Israel-Palestine: Time for a bi-national state, 20 March 2007 Electronic Intifada, The Economics of Israeli Occupation: What is Colonial about it?, 2006 Independence, Cantons, or Bantustans: Whither the Palestinian State? vol.59, no.2, Spring 2005, Middle East Journal The Political Economy of Agrarian Change in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Working Paper, European University Institute, 2004. Israel: An Apartheid State? November 2003, Le Monde diplomatique Palestinian Labor Flows to Israel: A Finished Story?, issue 125, Autumn 2002, Journal of Palestine Studies, The Palestinian economy and the Oslo “Peace Process", the Trans-Arab Research Institute, |
4,034 | Gabriel Nowak | Gabriel Nowak (born July 26, 1986 in Rybnik) is a Polish footballer who most recently played for Kotwica Kołobrzeg. Career Club In summer 2008, he was loaned to GKS Katowice on a one-year deal. In July 2009, he signed a two-year contract with GKS Katowice. In January 2011, he joined Górnik Zabrze on a three and a half year contract. References External links Category:1986 births Category:Polish footballers Category:GKS Katowice players Category:Górnik Zabrze players Category:Rozwój Katowice players Category:Odra Opole players Category:Kotwica Kołobrzeg footballers Category:Ekstraklasa players Category:I liga players Category:II liga players Category:Living people Category:People from Rybnik Category:Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship Category:Association football midfielders |
4,035 | Frank Atcherley Rose | Frank Atcherley Rose FRCS (5 October 1873 – 30 May 1935) was a well known British specialist in diseases of the throat, Surgeon to the Throat and Nose Department at St Bartholomew's Hospital and Surgeon to the Hospital for Diseases of the Throat, Golden Square (now the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital). Life Rose was born on 5 October 1873 in Bedford, the son of Edward Paine Rose and Fanny Atcherley. He was educated at Bedford Modern School and St John's College Cambridge where he gained first class honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos. In 1895 he started his medical training at St Bartholomew's Hospital where he won the Shuter prize and was house surgeon to Sir Henry Butlin. In 1902 he graduated M.B., B.Ch.Camb and was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1903. He served during World War I as a Captain (R.A.M.C. (T)) and in 1930 was elected President of the Laryngological Society. Having decided to specialise in laryngology, Rose became assistant surgeon at the Royal Northern Hospital and was placed in charge of the throat and nose departments at St Bartholomew’s Hospital on the resignation of Mr W.D. Harmer (1928–31). In 1912 Rose married Marian Elisabeth Darling, the daughter of Dr. A.C.E. Harris of Birkenhead. She died in 1919 leaving him with a son and a daughter. Rose died in Bedford on 30 May 1935. References Category:1873 births Category:1935 deaths Category:Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons Category:Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Category:People educated at Bedford Modern School |
4,036 | ZIMM | ZIMM may refer to: Bruno H. Zimm (1920–2005), American polymer chemist and DNA researcher Maurice Zimm (1909–2005), American radio, television and film writer ZentralInstitut für Mathematik und Mechanik, part of the Academy of Sciences (ADW) of the German Democratic Republic :de:Liste der Institute der Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR Zimm-Bragg model, a helix-coil transition model in statistical mechanics |
4,037 | Synuchus patroboides | Synuchus patroboides is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by Lindroth in 1956. References Category:Synuchus Category:Beetles described in 1956 |
4,038 | Muttonwood | Muttonwood is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Myrsine and/or Rapanea species, including: Rapanea variabilis, variable muttonwood, native to Australia Myrsine howittiana, brush muttonwood, native to Australia Turpinia occidentalis, native to Central America |
4,039 | War chest | A war chest is a metaphor for any collection of tools or money intended to be used in a challenging or dangerous situation. Historically, it referred to the chest located in the homes or barracks of soldiers, in which the soldier kept arms and armor. In the modern era, it more often refers to a collection of funds (or less occasionally special tools or equipment) intended to allow a person or organization to get through a situation that requires much more readiness or money than usual. Etymology In arms and armor, a war chest is a container for the personal weapons and protective gear of a citizen-soldier, kept in the household, and is the origin of the term. The term's modern meaning originates with the medieval practice of having a chest, literally, filled with money to open in time of war. In politics In politics, a war chest is funding obtained from donors well in advance of a campaign, usually accumulated by an incumbent for either re-election or to contest a more advanced office, or provided by a wealthy candidate to their own campaign. The possession of such excess funds may discourage otherwise viable candidates from a primary or general election challenge. For example, former governor of Louisiana Huey Long asked anyone working for him to donate a small portion of their salary to his war chest to fund his personal projects. In business In business a war chest, or cash mountain is a stash of money set aside to deal with unexpected changes in the business environment, or to use when expansion possibilities arise. Today companies can use accumulated cash or rely on quickly raised debt which costs less to carry when you don't need it. This is not always a reasonable substitute, as the credit available to a company typically drops as a result of the same actions that require the war chest to be opened. Companies can redistribute their war chests to shareholders by issuing larger or special dividends, or more commonly through share buyback operations. Companies do this because if actually held in cash, the companies will be earning a low rate of return in the money markets, whereas they could be using the funds to invest in more profitable projects. If they continue not to invest the funds, shareholders may sell the company's shares and make it vulnerable to a takeover. This would place the current management's jobs at risk. In professional sports In Association football it refers to the amount of money a manager has been given by a club's chairman, owner or investors to acquire new players, as in the newspaper headline, "Defoe and Brown top Keegan wishlist as Ashley grants £25m war chest". Related terms Similar terms are also referred to as surplus cash, cash reserves, emergency reserves, acquisition funds, rainy day funds, or undistributed earnings within different contexts. References Category:English-language idioms Category:Political terminology of the United States Category:Metaphors referring to war and violence |
4,040 | Sasha Perl-Raver | Sasha Perl-Raver (born August 21, 1978) is an American actress, film critic, and TV personality who grew up in Oakland, California. Career Critic From 2010–13, she appeared as the primary film critic and entertainment reporter for KNBC and, on January 10, 2014, she began co-hosting the FX's FX Movie Download. She has interviewed numerous celebrities, including Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Robert Redford, Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, Barbra Streisand, Vince Vaughn, and Jennifer Garner while reviewing films. Since November 2016, she has been one of the hosts on Screen Junkies spin-off YouTube channel Screen Junkies News. Prior to that, she regularly appeared as a co-host of the Collider YouTube series Collider TV Talk. Chef In 2009, Perl-Raver was a chef on Private Chefs of Beverly Hills. She began cooking to earn money at the age of 16 after finishing high school in three years. Since then, she has worked as a private chef for a number of celebrities. Her recipes have been published in four books. Actress She has had bit parts in a dozen television series and films, including The Muse, and starred as herself in five series. Other ventures She was crowned Miss San Francisco in 1999. Family Her mother is author, former talent agent, motivational religious speaker and former production company owner Miki Raver. She is married to Football offensive tackle Jason Fox. The couple had their first child in March 2018. References Category:American film critics Category:American actresses Category:Living people Category:Women film critics Category:1978 births Category:Jewish film people |
4,041 | SS Empire Bunting | SS Empire Bunting was a cargo ship which was built in 1919. She saw service between the wars under the US flag and was transferred to the UK Ministry of War Transport in the Second World War. She made a number of cross-Atlantic voyages, often sailing in convoys. She ended her career by being sunk as a blockship on the Normandy coast, supporting the allied landings there in 1944. Description Empire Bunting was built as Eelbeck by the shipbuilding firm of Skinner & Eddy Corporation, Seattle, Washington, and launched on 28 June 1919 and completed in August 1919 for service with United States Shipping Board (USSB). She was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of , and bore by stroke. The engine was built by Hooven, Owens & Rentschler, Hamilton, Ohio. The ship had a speed of . Career Eelbeck'''s port of registry was Seattle. She sailed for the USSB until the board's abolition, and by 1937 was sailing for its successor organisation, the United States Maritime Commission. Eelbeck continued to sail under the American flag after the outbreak of the Second World War, during the period of American neutrality. In 1941, with the American entry to the war, Eelbeck was transferred to the ownership of the Ministry of War Transport, which assigned her to be operated by the firm of Headlam & Sons, under the name of Empire Bunting. Her port of registry was changed to London.Empire Bunting went on to sail in a considerable number of convoys across the North Atlantic, often carrying scrap steel or general cargo to Britain from Canada or the United States. SC 38 Convoy SC 38 departed Sydney, Nova Scotia on 22 July 1941 and arrived at Liverpool on 8 August. Empire Bunting was carrying a cargo of scrap steel. She was forced to return to St John's after she collided with the Greek merchant ship Dimitrios Chandris. SC 121 Convoy SC 121 departed New York on 23 February 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 14 March. Empire Bunting was one of three ships which joined the convoy from St. John's, Newfoundland. She was carrying a general cargo bound for the Clyde. On 11 March, her steering failed and she arrived at Liverpool under tow. HX 254 Convoy HX 254 departed New York on 27 August 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 12 September. Empire Bunting was carrying a general cargo bound for Glasgow. She put into St John's with an engine defect which was causing her to produce heavy smoke and run at reduced speed. In early 1944 she was reassigned to be operated by J&J Denholm Ltd, but in February she was bought by the Admiralty. She made her last wartime voyage as part of one of the Corn cob convoys, sailing from Poole to the Seine Bay in early June 1944. She was scuttled at Juno Beach on 9 June 1944, forming one of the corn cobs designed to shelter the landing beaches for the invasion |
4,042 | L13 | L13 or L-13 may refer to: Military Stinson L-13, a utility and observation aircraft operated by the United States Army during the Korean War L-13, a Soviet Leninets class submarine, sunk during World War 2 L 13, a World War 1 airship. Commercial Products LET L-13 Blaník, a glider manufactured by Let Kunovice L13, one of the Nissan L engines Science Ribosomal protein L13 leader, a family of human genes RPL13, the human gene named ribosomal protein L13 RPL13A, the human gene named ribosomal protein L13a OR2L13, a gene within the L subfamily which plays a part in olfactory sensation Other Barcelona Metro line 13, a stop on the Barcelona, Spain public transportation train route |
4,043 | Marko Stanojević | Marko Stanojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Станојевић; born 22 June 1988) is a Serbian association footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nasaf. Career Stanojević has played for Red Star in Serbia, and FK Laktaši in the First League of Republika Srpska. During the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Stanojević scored a brace in the first leg against San Marino team Tre Penne in which FK Rad won 6–0. He scored his third goal of the competition, in the second leg, in which Rad won 3–1, taking their aggregate score to 9–1. On 8 August 2014, Stanojević signed on a one-year loan deal with Simurq. On 25 December 2017, FC Astana announced the signing of Stanojević. On 23 July 2018, Astana announced that Stanojević had left the club. On 1 September 2018, Levadiakos F.C. announced the signing of the Serbian winger till the summer of 2020 for an undisclosed fee. On 9 July 2019, Stanojević returned to the Kazakhstan Premier League, signing for FC Irtysh Pavlodar. Career statistics Honours Club Sheriff Tiraspol Moldovan National Division (2): 2012-13, 2013-14 Moldovan Super Cup (1); 2013 Notes References External links Marko Stanojević Stats at Utakmica.rs Category:Living people Category:1988 births Category:Serbian footballers Category:Serbian expatriate footballers Category:Serbian SuperLiga players Category:Azerbaijan Premier League players Category:Moldovan National Division players Category:FK Rad players Category:Al-Fateh SC players Category:FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Category:Association football midfielders Category:Expatriate footballers in Moldova Category:Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan Category:Saudi Professional League players |
4,044 | Colwill | Colwill is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Chris Colwill (born 1984), American diver Les Colwill (born 1935), Canadian ice hockey player Mark Colwill, English musician |
4,045 | School Infrastructure Local Option | The School Infrastructure Local Option (SILO) is a 1% local option sales tax adopted on a county by county basis in Iowa, United States. Although the tax is collected by county, state mandate says the total amount collected is to be pooled and shared between the school districts. SILO was developed in 1998 by the Iowa General Assembly to give school districts a revenue options other than the property tax. The tax can be enacted for up to 10 years at a time. As of late 2005, only Linn and Johnson counties in Iowa had not enacted a SILO tax. In the spring of 2006 the Iowa legislature encouraged the two remaining counties to join the other 97 counties which had enacted this tax by offering an incentive provided the tax was enacted by July 1, 2008, allowing the districts to keep 100% of the money generated for the first half of the time it is collected instead of pooling it statewide. A vote was scheduled in both counties for February 13, 2007 where it was approved, 58% to 42% in Linn County and 67% to 33% in Johnson County. The tax for both counties went into effect on July 1, 2007 for a period of 10 years, making it a statewide tax. Iowa currently has a 6% state sales tax rate in addition to the 1% SILO tax and any other Local Option Sales Taxes (LOST) which may be in effect in each county, often an additional 1%. References Category:Taxation in the United States Category:Education in Iowa |
4,046 | Des Morrison | Des Morrison is a New Zealand politician who was an Auckland Councillor. Early years Morrison is of Ngapuhi descent and attended Pukekohe High School. Political career Morrison was a Franklin District Councillor between 2004 and 2010. In the 2010 Auckland Council elections Morrison was elected as the member for the Franklin ward. In 2012 he resigned from the renamed Communities & Residents, claiming that they were too urban-centric and he wanted to focus on rural issues before retiring in 2013. References Category:Living people Category:Auckland Councillors Category:Māori politicians Category:People educated at Pukekohe High School Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
4,047 | G road | G road may refer to : China National Highways, a series of trunk roads throughout mainland China with G-prefixed road numbers In the United States: County-designated highways in zone G in Michigan Corridor G, part of the Appalachian Development Highway System in Kentucky and West Virginia |
4,048 | The Eighth Commissioner | The Eighth Commissioner () is a 2018 Croatian comedy film directed by Ivan Salaj. It was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot Based on the novel of same name by Renato Baretić, a disgraced politician is sent to a remote Croatian island to coordinate its first valid election. He hopes to succeed where the previous seven commissioners failed. Cast Frano Mašković as Siniša Mesnjak Borko Perić as Tonino Smeraldić Goran Navojec as Selim See also List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Croatian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links Category:2018 films Category:2018 comedy films Category:Croatian films Category:Croatian comedy films Category:Croatian-language films Category:Films based on Croatian novels Category:Films set on islands Category:Films set on fictional islands |
4,049 | Methuen Police Department | The Methuen Police Department (MPD) has the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the city of Methuen, Massachusetts. Rank Structure Chief of Police Deputy Chief - The rank of Deputy Chief was eliminated on March 1, 2008 with the retirement of Deputy Police Chief Joseph Alaimo. Captains Lieutenants Sergeants Patrolmen Police Chiefs Cyril Feugill about 1958? Christopher H. Devine Francis J Morse 1972 to 1985 Retired June 1985 Died: February 7, 1986 Donald DeSantis Appointed: July 1, 1985, retired: April 1, 1995 Died: June 5, 2007 Bruce A. MacDougall (Methuen Police 1975 — 2002 (27 years)) Appointed Chief:1995 Retired:2002 Joseph E. Solomon Appointed:2002 Removed: May 7, 2008 Reinstated: Oct 1, 2010 Layoffs in 2019 On January 24, 2019, the department started laying off 50 officers (more than half, since there were 95 to begin with) because of a contract dispute. If the pay raises in question had gone into effect, Methuen would have overspent its budget, which is illegal in Massachusetts. This led to an investigation by the Inspector General of Massachusetts who concluded that approving the 2017 contract “likely violated state and municipal laws ... and failed to comply with their own municipal rules and breached their fiduciary duties to the residents of Methuen.” See also List of law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts References External links Methuen Public Corruption Allegations Category:Municipal police departments of Massachusetts Category:Methuen, Massachusetts |
4,050 | Scottish Labour College | The Scottish Labour College was founded in 1916, by John Maclean among others. It was modelled on the Central Labour College in London. It ran evening classes in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and elsewhere. Despite difficulties from continuing arrest and imprisonment, Maclean had been running lectures in Bath Street, Glasgow since 1912, and attracting audiences of between 100-200 people. In 1916 was decided to set up the College to organise more regular events. At the founding meeting 471 delegates representing 271 trade unions were present - but Maclean was in jail. However his speech was delivered by James Dunlop MacDougall, and soon published as a pamphlet: A Plea for a Labour College for Scotland: An Address Prepared By John MacLean and Completed By J D MacDougall During the Author's Imprisonment in 1916. See also Central Labour College References Category:Labor schools |
4,051 | Blackfire Exploration | Blackfire Exploration Ltd. is an exploration and mining company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The company holds mineral rights in British Columbia, Canada, and Chiapas, Mexico (through its 100% owned Mexican subsidiary company: Blackfire Exploration Mexico S de RL de CV). Blackfire has Canadian and Mexican mineral properties at various stages of development and is currently focused on projects in both Canada and Chiapas, Mexico: Blackfire Exploration operated a barite mine in Mexico from 2007-2009 selling high-grade barite for oilfield drilling to the Mexican market. Blackfire discovered multiple high grade deposits of Vanadium, Titanium, Barite, Gold and Antimony while working in Chiapas Mexico. Controversy In 2009, three men with ties to Blackfire (one current and two former employees) were arrested following implication in the murder of Mariano Abarca, an anti-mining activist from Chicomuselo. Only a few days later, Blackfire's mine in Chicomuselo was closed by the State Government authorities due to permitting concerns. The former mayor of Chicomuselo, Mayor Julio César Velázquez Calderón, has been accused by Blackfire and others of extortion and theft of funds. In 2009, Blackfire reported to the State Government that the mayor misappropriated funds from the town of Chicomuselo, which were in place to repair road damage caused by heavy mining equipment being moved through the town and for the sponsorship of the local town fair. In a statement made in December 2009, Blackfire claimed that "[Mayor Velázquez Calderón] asked us for the amount of 10,000 pesos per month to prevent the Mexican co-operative farm near where we mine from taking up arms." On Friday, December 18, 2009 about 500 people demonstrated against Blackfire in the neighbouring town of Frontera Comalapa. The company was accused by anti mining groups that the misappropriated funds where a bribe, after a lengthy investigation authorities did not laid any charges. In January 2012, Horacio Culebros Borrayas explained to journalist that the reason for the shutdown of the mine was because the Governor Juan Sabines Guerrero and the Governors Under Secretary Nemesio Ponce wanted Blackfires mineral wealth for themselves. Mr. Culebros Borrayas accused Governor Juan Sabines Guerrero and Nemesio Ponce of assassinating Mariano Abarca Roblero to accomplish the goals of driving the Canadian company out of Chiapas and falsely imprisoned Horacio Culebros Borrayas and Walter Leon Montoya. Culebros Borrayas and Leon Montoya at the time where political adversaries to the State Government because they prevented the Governor from violating the State constitution and exposed a massive money laundering operation being undertaken by the State government . <https://web.archive.org/web/20150415032253/http://www.radiobonampak.org/amantes-de-lo-ajeno-sabines-guerrero/> Both Governor Sabines and Nemesio Ponce are accused of looting the state of billions of dollars and terrorising and imprisoning those who opposed them <https://archive.is/20150427204232/http://impacto.mx/revista/sDP/sebasti%C3%A1n-lerdo-de-tejada-con-cuentas-por-pagar-a-sabines> In February 2013, two former employees of Blackfire, Roblero Ciro Perez and Luis Antonio Flores Villatoro were detained by the State police, interrogated and underwent lie detector testing. Both men were cleared of having any involvement in the murder of Mr. Abarca. These interrogations clears the names of the last two gentlemen who were falsely accused of the crime. The investigation continues and it will remained focused on the former |
4,052 | Frank K. Chevallier Boutell | Frank K. Chevallier Boutell (1899-1974) was an Argentine lawyer, and sportsman. He was player and vice president of the Club Universitario de Buenos Aires. Personal life He was born in Quilmes, son of Arthur Brandon Chevallier Boutell, born in England, and María Josefina García Osorio, belonging to an ancient family of Creole roots. He was graduated as a lawyer at the University of Buenos Aires. Frank K. Chevallier Boutell was married with Raquel Benegas Lynch, a distinguished lady descendant of Justo Pastor Lynch and Miguel de Riglos Bástida. Sport career Chevallier Boutell began his career playing in the Buenos Aires F.C., then he played in Universitario, team where he won the URBA championship of 1931. He was the vice-president of Universitario and of the Argentine Rugby Union in 1949-1950. Chevallier Boutell served also as honorary secretary of the same institution in 1932. References Category:1899 births Category:1974 deaths Category:Argentine legal professionals Category:Argentine people of English descent Category:Argentine people of Spanish descent Category:Argentine people of French descent Category:Rugby union players from Buenos Aires Category:Argentina international rugby union players Category:Argentine rugby union players Category:Club Universitario de Buenos Aires rugby union players Category:Argentine people of British descent Category:Río de la Plata |
4,053 | Daejeon Hana Citizen FC | Daejeon Hana Citizen Football Club (Korean 대전 하나 시티즌 축구단) is a South Korean professional football team, based in the city of Daejeon. At the time of its foundation in 1997, Daejeon Citizen was the first community club in South Korea, not belonging to any company. The club first entered the K League for the 1997 season, finishing in seventh place. In spite of a limited budget, Daejeon won the 2001 Korean FA Cup. It has not achieved sustained success in the K League, historically occupying the middle and lower reaches of the standings each season. At the end of the 2013 season, Daejeon was relegated to the K League Challenge, the second-tier league. On 24 December 2019, Hana Financial Group Football Club Foundation bought operating rights of the club, renaming the club to its current name. History First steps into the K League Following the foundation of the professional football league (the Korean Super League, reorganised as the K League in 1998) in Korea, there were few league matches held in Daejeon, and such matches that were held were played by visiting clubs. The absence of a local team in the league made it difficult for the citizens of Daejeon to identify with any particular team. However, in 1996 a plan to establish 'Daejeon Citizen' – their own local community club – was unveiled, which meant Daejeon citizens would have their own team to support in the league. Generally in Korea, 'community-club' means that the club issues shares. In the case of Daejeon, although shares weren't issued until 2005 (and the issuing of shares continued into 2006), they were already known as a "community club". Daejeon was the first club that did not belong to a specific company such as one of the 'chaebols' (Samsung, LG or the like) or another major company. This has a very symbolic meaning as essentially the club is founded upon the support of the local community rather than a specific company. Kim Ki-Bok, now vice-president of Korea National League ("National League", the second division), was appointed the first manager of Daejeon Citizen. With high expectations, Daejeon took their first step to the K League in 1997 (at the time, the K League was known as the Rapido Super League), opening their season with a match against Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i. However, the results achieved in their first season did not live up to their high expectations for their first season. Although the club placed 7th in the league, ahead of Cheonan, Angyang and Bucheon, only three matches (out of 18) were won. The IMF Crisis In 1998, a major economic crisis necessitated IMF intervention in the South Korean economy – this period of time is commonly referred to as the "IMF crisis" in South Korea. As a consequence a number of companies, including some considered to be "Chaebol" went bankrupt, and there was widespread unemployment. Daejeon Citizen did not escape this crisis unscathed. The main board of Daejeon consisted of 4 groups – Kyeryong Construction Industrial, Dong-A Construction, DongYang Department Store and Chung-cheong Bank. But as |
4,054 | Thiaroye | Thiaroye (or Tiaroye) is the name of a historic town in Sénégal, situated in the suburbs of Dakar, on the southeast coast of the Cap-Vert peninsula, between Pikine and Rufisque. Since the administrative reform in 1996, Thiaroye has been divided into independent communes, Thiaroye-Gare, Thiaroye-sur-Mer and Thiaroye-Kao (or Djiddah Thiaroye Kao), with Guinaw-Rail Nord, Guinaw-Rail Sud (both to the west), and Tivaouane-Diacksao (to the east) split off and separating Thiaroye-sur-Mer from the other two inland communes. History The village of Thiaroye was founded sometime around 1800, and as the city of Dakar, created by the French, expanded in the 20th century, Thiaroye was slowly merged into the larger city. Thiaroye is most known for, and its name has become emblematic of, a single incident in 1944: the Thiaroye Massacre by French forces. On 1 December 1944, at the barracks of Thiaroye, African soldiers clashed with the French state. The uprising involved nearly 1280 African ex-POWs in the first contingent to be repatriated from Europe in 1944. The event was defined as "mutinous" because the men were partially armed, uniformed and under military discipline. The cause of the soldiers' protest was the failure of the French authorities to provide them with back-pay and demobilization premiums. The event in Thiaroye sent shockwaves throughout French West Africa. The uprising reflected a change in attitude towards France. The African ex-POWs had acquired a heightened consciousness of themselves as Africans united by their shared experience in suffering. Administration and politics Thiaroye is the seat of Thiaroye Arrondissement in the Pikine Department (région de Dakar). The three communes are governed as a single entity, but retain some administrative independence. Geography Thiaroye-Gare, closest to Dakar, is bordered by Pikine (a city of almost 1 million people), Nimzat, Yeumbeul, Thiaroye Kao, Diaksaw and Darou Rahmane. Thiaroye-sur-Mer is bordered by Bel-Air, Hann-Montagne, Pikine, Guinaw-Rails, Tivaouane, Diammagueun, Mbaw Gou Ndaw and Gorée. Thiaroye-Kao, border Yeumbeul, Boun and Darou Rahmane. Population As of 2002 the population of Thiaroye-Gare has grown to 21,873, Thiaroye-sur-Mer to 36,602, and that of Thiaroye-Kao to 90,586. As of 2007 official estimates put the population of the three communes at 24,867, 41,612 and 102,985. Economic activity Thiaroye continues to be integrated economically into Dakar, with much of the population commuting to the city center for work. Thiaroye-Gare is named for the large train station on the line leading to Dakar, and continues to be a major transport center. Goods and people travelling to and from Dakar must pass here, and it is one of the reasons neighboring Pikine was founded as a relocation camp in 1952. Small scale industry, artisanal trades and commerce make up much of the rest of the economy, though unemployment remains high, as in other outer suburbs, which see regular immigration from rural areas. Pollution One outgrowth of small scale industry in Thiaroye has been a high rate of pollution and pollution-related diseases. One recent form of income, the salvaging of automobile batteries for products including lead, has created a highly publicised wave of childhood illnesses. In the past, local blacksmiths of the Thiaroye Sur |
4,055 | Mermithergate | A mermithergate is an ant worker that has a changed appearance as a result of an Enoplia nematode infection. Etymology The word was coined by William M. Wheeler in 1910. It is a combination of the nematode genus Mermis, for which Wheeler first described the phenomenon, and ergate, which means ant worker. Infected females (queens) are called mermithogynes. Infection cycle Up to 5% of some populations of Cephalotes atratus suffer from an infection by the tetradonematid nematode Myrmeconema neotropicum. It causes the ant's abdomen to turn from black to bright red, strikingly resembling a red berry. In addition, the ant then holds it up most of the time, and it is easily ripped off. Birds easily mistake these for real fruit and pick them, while they avoid eating normal ants. The nematodes pass through the bird's digestive system as eggs without harming it. The circle closes when C. atratus workers feed on the bird droppings, thus getting infected. See also Gamergate (type of ant) Honeypot ant References Further reading Wheeler, W.M. (1901): The parasitic origin of macroërgates among ants. American Naturalist 35: 877-886. PDF Wheeler, W.M. (1928): Mermis parasitism and intercastes among ants. Journal of Experimental Zoology 50: 165-237. PDF External links Dale Ward: Ant Nematode Category:Parasitism Category:Ants Category:Enoplia |
4,056 | Poppy Cannon | Poppy Cannon (August 2, 1905 – April 1, 1975) was at various times the food editor of the Ladies Home Journal and House Beautiful, and the author of several 1950s cookbooks. She was an early proponent of convenience food: her books included The Can Opener Cookbook (1951) and The Bride's Cookbook (1954). Other books included The President's Cookbook: Practical Recipes from George Washington to the Present (1968). (According to the family history of her second husband, he was descended from the ninth president.) Career Her writing style was distinctive and has been described as "relentless." Her recipes might call for such measurements as "a splotch of wine," "a flurry of coconut," or "a great swish of sour cream," and she once advised readers that they could "rassle a lemon pie in a jiff" with "the new wonderstuff called Clovernook." She was a contemporary of James Beard and Julia Child, and she collaborated with Alice B. Toklas on Aromas and Flavors of the Past and Present. Personal life She was born Lillian Gruskin in Cape Town as part of a large Lithuanian Jewish community in South Africa. Her parents had been called Robert and Henrietta Gruskin, but had apparently changed their names to Robert and Marion Whitney at the time of their immigration to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1908. Her sister Anne Fogarty became a popular fashion designer during the 1950s. Laura Shapiro's 2015 book Something From the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America suggests that the two kept in touch over the years but were not close. Poppy Cannon married four times and had three children. Her third husband was restaurateur Claude Philippe of the Waldorf Astoria New York, with whom she had a daughter, Claudia. In 1949 she became the second wife of the NAACP leader Walter Francis White (with whom she had an affair while he was married to his first wife, Leah Gladys Powell White) at a time when such a marriage was viewed as scandalous, not least within the Black community, some of whom viewed White's marriage to a White woman as a betrayal. The couple lived in New York until White's death in 1955. She wrote a biography of White, Gentle Knight, published the following year. She died in a fall from the 23rd floor balcony of her apartment at 10 Park Avenue in New York City. Further reading Laura Shapiro. Something From the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America, Viking, 2004. References External links Walter Francis White and Poppy Cannon Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20051231151734/http://www.wellesley.edu/womensreview/archive/2004/06/highlt.html https://web.archive.org/web/20060306061353/http://www.harpercollins.com/global_scripts/product_catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0066209730&tc=ai https://web.archive.org/web/20061001151617/http://www.daguerre.org/resource/dagnews/1999/06-29-99.html https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/18/books/lime-jell-o-marshmallow-cottage-cheese-surprise.html contains birth date Category:American food writers Category:Jewish American writers Category:American people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent Category:American people of South African-Jewish descent Category:South African Jews Category:South African emigrants to the United States Category:South African people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent Category:1905 births Category:1975 deaths Category:Deaths from falls Category:20th-century American non-fiction writers Category:20th-century American women writers Category:American women non-fiction writers |
4,057 | Tarnawa Dolna | Tarnawa Dolna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zagórz, within Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Zagórz, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów. In 2006 the village had a population of 940. References Tarnawa Dolna |
4,058 | Jim Thomas (tennis) | Jim Thomas (born September 24, 1974) is an American former professional tennis player. His highest ATP world singles ranking was number 288, which he reached on November 2, 1998. His career high in doubles was at 29, set on August 21, 2006. He retired following the 2008 season. Biography Thomas began playing tennis at age three and is the youngest of six children (four brothers, one sister). He has 16 nephews and nieces and considers his parents most inspirational people in his life. His father is a doctor and his mother is a teacher. Favourite players he enjoyed watching while growing up were John McEnroe and Boris Becker. Jim played four years at Stanford University from 1992–96 and earned a degree in American Studies before turning pro. He also earned All-American honours during his senior year and was a member of NCAA team champions in 1995-96. Thomas is interested in national and international politics. He is involved with Victory Gallop in Bath, Ohio, an equestrian therapy organisation for at-risk children. He considers hard courts to be his favourite surface. Thomas's career best effort at a Grand Slam was the 2005 US Open where he and Paul Goldstein made the semi-finals. He has 6 doubles ATP titles and 14 doubles Challenger titles to his name. He recorded doubles wins over Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, the Bryan brothers and Pat Rafter amongst others, in his career. ATP Doubles finals: 13 (6–7) External links Official Jim Thomas Website: http://jimthomas11.tripod.com Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:American male tennis players Category:Sportspeople from Canton, Ohio Category:Stanford Cardinal men's tennis players Category:Tennis people from Ohio |
4,059 | Microids | Microids (formerly Microïds) is a French video game developer and publisher based in Paris. Founded in 1985 by Elliot Grassiano, it attained early success with games published through Loriciel in France and other partners (including Activision and Broderbund) in international markets. Through expanding its staff and development teams, Microïds generated funds to expand from just development to publishing and distribution and opening international offices. The company merged with MC2 in 2003 to create MC2-Microïds, whereafter it acquired publishers Wanadoo Edition and Cryo Interactive. Grassiano left MC2-Microïds in 2005; under new management, MC2-Microïds was briefly renamed MC2 before returning to the old Microïds name. It was then acquired by Anuman Interactive in 2010, which itself was renamed Microïds (then simplified to Microids) in 2019. History Background and early years (1985–2003) Microïds was founded by Elliot Grassiano, a French programmer. He was educated at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand school from 1972 to 1974 and later studied engineering, electronics, and computers at the École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers. He started working as an engineer for the defence system company SAGEM in 1979. By the 1980s, Grassiano had become interested in telecommunications, consumer electronics, and video games. He acquired a Thomson MO5-model home computer, which he used to create his first game, Space Shuttle Simulator. The game was published by Loriciel and released to both critical and commercial success. Subsequently, Grassiano quit his job to establish his own company. He formally founded Microïds in 1985, setting it up in Vélizy-Villacoublay, a suburb of Paris. He was aided in these efforts by Loriciel's founders, Laurent Weill and Marc Bayle, as well as Patrick Le Nestour, another engineer. The name "Microïds" was a portmanteau of "microinformatique" ("micro-informatics") and "androids". Within its first year of operation, the company grew to five people, with Grassiano in the managerial role. Initially, Microïds set out to create consumer robotics projects before shifting its focus solely to video games. The first Microïds-developed game was Air Attack, released by Loriciel for the Thomson MO5 to moderate commercial success. Early adventure games developed by Microïds include Oceania (developed by Le Nestour and released in 1985 for the Thomson MO5 and TO7) and Les Pyramides D'Atlantys (developed by Luc Thibaud and released for the Amstrad CPC in 1986). Air Attack provided the groundwork for subsequent Microïds games, such as 500 cc Grand Prix for the Amstrad CPC, which debuted in 1986. This game was the company's first breakthrough title, partially driven by the CPC's success in France. By way of a deal between Loriciel and Activision, the game was also released in the UK, it was also released in the US, and it was later ported to other systems, such as the Atari ST. The American market appeared especially viable for Microïds, who believed that game sales would vastly outnumber the domestic ones. For this reason, it partnered with the American publisher Broderbund in 1987, which released several Microïds games in the country, partially under altered names. In return, Microïds managed sales of Broderbund's games, notably Prince of Persia and Karateka in France. Throughout the 1990s, |
4,060 | Al-Mukhtabi'Ah | Al-Mukhtabi'ah is a village in eastern Yemen. It is located in the Hadhramaut Governorate. The name means "the hidden place" in Arabic. External links Towns and villages in the Hadhramaut Governorate Category:Populated places in Hadhramaut Governorate |
4,061 | Nantucket series | The Nantucket series (also known as the Nantucket trilogy or the Islander trilogy) is a set of alternate history novels written by S. M. Stirling. The novels focus on the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts which was transported back in time to 1250 BC due to something called "The Event". Shortly thereafter a conflict develops between the democratic Republic of Nantucket and a group of renegade Americans led by the ex–Coast Guard lieutenant William Walker. The series was nominated for the Sidewise Award for Alternate History in 2000. The series is closely related to Stirling's Emberverse with "The Change" being the synonymous point of departure. Novels Short stories Riding Shotgun to Armageddon - Originally published in the anthology Armageddon in 1998 and later republished as a part of On the Oceans of Eternity in 2000. It was again published in 2007 in the anthology Ice, Iron, and Gold. Blood Wolf - Published on May 1, 2004, in The First Heroes anthology. Background The Nantucket series is a variant on a well-known theme in time travel literature, in which a modern person is hurled back into the past and is able to introduce modern technologies, inventions and institutions, and completely change the past society. The theme goes back to Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" and continued in many later works such as L. Sprague de Camp's classic "Lest Darkness Fall". Poul Anderson disputed the plausibility of such scenarios in his "The Man Who Came Early", in which a man marooned in the past finds that - however capable and skilled in modern-day engineering - it is not possible for one person to introduce modern technologies all by himself, since he would not have "the tools to make the tools to make the tools". The Nantucket series gets around this difficulty by having not a single isolated person hurled into the past, but a whole island, with several thousand people of various backgrounds and skills, and in possession of a considerable amount of the physical and written resources of modern civilization - making their success much more plausible. Eric Flint used a similar literary device in his 1632 series. In the three novels of the Nantucket series, a cosmic disturbance characterized by an elliptical dome of fire (called "The Event" in the series) transports the island of Nantucket and its inhabitants back in time into the Bronze Age. The world of circa 1250 BC, which corresponds to the late Heroic Age of Greek mythology, is populated by a large variety of hunting, nomadic and agricultural people, as well as well-documented Bronze Age cultures including Ancient Egypt, the Hittites, and Mycenaean Greece. The trilogy describes the day-to-day problems of adaptation and survival and the emotional and social trauma of losing connection with the modern world. Much of the plot deals with ongoing conflicts between the different factions of the island's population. Some Nantucket residents wish to dominate the world for their own benefit, others wish to interact with local populations through trade and cultural development, while most just want to survive, |
4,062 | SAE JA1002 | Known as the "Software Reliability Program Standard", SAE JA1002 was published in January 2004 by the Society of Automotive Engineers. It is a standard that provides a framework for the management of software reliability within system reliability requirements. It is intended to serve the needs of industry organizations in meeting software product reliability objectives and can be employed as deliverables contacted between a customer and a supplier. SAE JA1002 is based around the Software Reliability Plan and Software Reliability Case. The Software Reliability Case can be created or maintained to serve the needs of a support organization in sustaining reliability objectives and be used to supply the data needed by independent, regulatory, and/or third party certification bodies. Notes and references Arguing Security - Creating Security Assurance Cases See also SAE Home Page Category:Standards |
4,063 | New York Knights (arena football) | The New York Knights were an Arena Football League (AFL) team based in New York City. They played in the league for one season, 1988. They played their home games at Madison Square Garden. After going 2–10 overall in their only season the team ceased operations. The league then went several years before attempting to re-enter the nation's largest media market with the New York CityHawks. History The Knights became an expansion team of the Arena Football League in 1988. The team announced Jim Valek as the first coach in franchise history. The team featured a couple of players from the 1987 New York Giants replacement team, including starting quarterback Jim Crocicchia and his primary receiver Edwin Lovelady, but its desire to fans was questioned before the team began playing games. The Knights won their first game in franchise history, 60–52 over the Los Angeles Cobras. During the Knights home opener, fight erumped in the stands, and items were thrown on the field. After winning the season opener, the Knights lost 4 straight games before returning home to a smaller crowd, losing 22–36 to the Cobras. The Knights would lose 8 straight games before they defeated the Cobras 40–30 in Los Angeles. The team folded after a disappointing 2–8 season. Notable players Roster All-Arena players The following Knights players were named to All-Arena Teams: WR/DB Vince Courville OL/DL Quinton Knight Head coaches Season results References External links AFL Official Website Category:American football teams in New York (state) Category:Defunct American football teams in New York City |
4,064 | Meesapulimala | Meesapulimala (Malayalam: മീശപുലിമല) is the highest peak in the Western Ghats of Idukki district, Kerala on the Indian subcontinent after Anamudi. Its peak is above sea level. The name derives from the fact that it is formed of eight peaks which spread like a "Moustache" and it is located in between the Anaimalai Hills and Palani Hills near Suryanelli around 20km away from Munnar. Kolukkumalai tea estate, Top Station and Tipadamala (2135m) is also nearby. Treks to the peak via Rhodo Valley (favourable for rhododendron flowers) can be organized through the Kerala Forest Development Corporation in Munnar. Meesapulimala trekking booking is limited and the trekking path from Kolukkumalai to Meesapulimala is highly restricted. There is a great chance of sighting wildlife including Nilgiri Thar, Sambar Deer, Wild Gaur, Wild Dogs and even the Sloth Bear. The duration totally depends on your physical fitness. It will take about 7 to 9 hours to complete the full route. Citations External links Meesapulimala Trekking Package Tour details Category:Mountains of Kerala Category:Mountains of the Western Ghats Category:Geography of Idukki district Category:Two-thousanders of Asia |
4,065 | Pleurodonte josephinae | Pleurodonte josephinae is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae. Distribution The distribution of Pleurodonte josephinae includes: Saint Kitts Nevis Montserrat Guadeloupe Dominica Description Pleurodonte josephinae differs in shell characters from the typical form described from Guadeloupe. In Dominica thicker- and thinner-shelled forms have been found, which require further research to establish their precise taxonomic relationship. Ecology Pleurodonte josephinae lives in damp litter on the ground. This species is generally associated with relatively undisturbed habitats at higher altitudes in Dominica. References This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference Category:Pleurodontidae Category:Gastropods described in 1832 |
4,066 | Phlegmariurus megastachyus | Phlegmariurus megastachyus is a species of firmoss (genus Huperzia) found exclusively in Madagascar. References megastachyus Category:Flora of Madagascar |
4,067 | Steve Cook (disambiguation) | Steve Cook (born 1991) is an English footballer. Steve Cook, Steven Cook or Steve Cooke may also refer to: Steve Cook (cyclist), American former professional mountain bike racer Steve Cook (pool player) (1946–2003), American pocket billiards player Steve Cook (skier), Paralympian skier Steve Cook (bowler) (born 1957), American ten-pin bowler Steven Cook, British artist, photographer, and graphic designer Steven A. Cook, American foreign policy writer Steve Cooke (born 1970), American baseball player Steve Cooke (football coach), English football manager Steve Cooke, quizzer on BBC2's Eggheads quiz programme Steve Cook (bodybuilder), American professional bodybuilder and former Mr. Olympia. See also Stephen Cook (disambiguation) Stephen Cooke (born 1982), English footballer |
4,068 | Orthodiagonal quadrilateral | In Euclidean geometry, an orthodiagonal quadrilateral is a quadrilateral in which the diagonals cross at right angles. In other words, it is a four-sided figure in which the line segments between non-adjacent vertices are orthogonal (perpendicular) to each other. Special cases A kite is an orthodiagonal quadrilateral in which one diagonal is a line of symmetry. The kites are exactly the orthodiagonal quadrilaterals that contain a circle tangent to all four of their sides; that is, the kites are the tangential orthodiagonal quadrilaterals. A rhombus is an orthodiagonal quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides (that is, an orthodiagonal quadrilateral that is also a parallelogram). A square is a limiting case of both a kite and a rhombus. Orthodiagonal equidiagonal quadrilaterals in which the diagonals are at least as long as all of the quadrilateral's sides have the maximum area for their diameter among all quadrilaterals, solving the n = 4 case of the biggest little polygon problem. The square is one such quadrilateral, but there are infinitely many others. An orthodiagonal quadrilateral that is also equidiagonal is a midsquare quadrilateral because its Varignon parallelogram is a square. Its area can be expressed purely in terms of its sides. Characterizations For any orthodiagonal quadrilateral, the sum of the squares of two opposite sides equals that of the other two opposite sides: for successive sides a, b, c, and d, we have This follows from the Pythagorean theorem, by which either of these two sums of two squares can be expanded to equal the sum of the four squared distances from the quadrilateral's vertices to the point where the diagonals intersect. Conversely, any quadrilateral in which a2 + c2 = b2 + d2 must be orthodiagonal. This can be proved in a number of ways, including using the law of cosines, vectors, an indirect proof, and complex numbers. The diagonals of a convex quadrilateral are perpendicular if and only if the two bimedians have equal length. According to another characterization, the diagonals of a convex quadrilateral ABCD are perpendicular if and only if where P is the point of intersection of the diagonals. From this equation it follows almost immediately that the diagonals of a convex quadrilateral are perpendicular if and only if the projections of the diagonal intersection onto the sides of the quadrilateral are the vertices of a cyclic quadrilateral. A convex quadrilateral is orthodiagonal if and only if its Varignon parallelogram (whose vertices are the midpoints of its sides) is a rectangle. A related characterization states that a convex quadrilateral is orthodiagonal if and only if the midpoints of the sides and the feet of the four maltitudes are eight concyclic points; the eight point circle. The center of this circle is the centroid of the quadrilateral. The quadrilateral formed by the feet of the maltitudes is called the principal orthic quadrilateral. If the normals to the sides of a convex quadrilateral ABCD through the diagonal intersection intersect the opposite sides in R, S, T, U, and K, L, M, N are the feet of these normals, then ABCD is |
4,069 | J Prince | Joel Prince (born November 3, 1986), also known as J Prince is a Gospel Soca artiste and highly respected EDM producer from Trinidad and Tobago. He is the Founder and CEO of J Lab Productions, and a brand ambassador for Range Water. Well known in his home country and across the Caribbean for his infectious music and flamboyant stage antics, J Prince's music is filled with positive messages tailored for the young, and young at heart. Life and career Born and raised in Morne Diablo, a fishing village on the southern coast of Trinidad, Joel Prince started off his career as a disc jokey for a sound system company. Later a local radio station recruited him where he went by the name 'Omega Express'. In 2008 he changed his name to 'J Prince' and released his first single, 'Victory' produced by G Master. The music video for 'Victory' went to number two on the Tempo's Cross-Caribbean secular countdown. In 2011 J Prince and Flow Master Records released his first two albums, 'Omega - A New Beginning', and 'Renaissance'. Since then, J Prince has shared the stage with Jah Cure, DJ Nicholas, Sherwin Gardner, Positive, and American Rapper Flame. Producer Roger Ryan signed J Prince to After Touch Music in 2016. Discography Om3ga: Krng (2018) Omega - New Beginning (2011) Renaissance (2011) Unlimited (2014) OM3GA:KRNG (2018) Awards and nominations J Prince was nominated for 'Music Producer of the Year' by the Trinidad & Tobago Gospel Awards in 2011 and received multiple nominations in the 2014 Caribbean Gospel Music Marlin Awards held in The Bahamas including 'Producer of the Year, Soca Recording of the Year', 'Calypso Recording of the Year', 'Adapted Contemporary Recording of the Year', 'Dance Recording of the Year', 'New Artist of the Year', and 'Calypso-Soca Vocal Performance of the Year-Male'. He and Sherwin Gardner shared the crown in the 'Calypso-Soca Vocal Performance of the Year-Duo/Group' category in the same year. References Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Performers of Christian music Category:Soca musicians Category:Trinidad and Tobago singer-songwriters |
4,070 | Ed McMullen | Edward Thomas McMullen Jr. (born May 1, 1964) is an American political strategist and diplomat, serving as the United States Ambassador to Switzerland since November 21, 2017, and nonresident Ambassador to Liechtenstein since December 22, 2017. Prior to assuming his current role, he was the president of McMullen Public Affairs, an advertising and corporate public affairs company. McMullen was involved with Trump's successful 2016 presidential campaign, acting as chairman of the candidate's South Carolina Republican primary efforts, helping to plan the 2016 Republican National Convention, and serving as a member of Trump's transition team and as vice chair of the Trump inaugural committee. References External links Biography at McMullen Public Affairs Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Hampden–Sydney College alumni Category:South Carolina Republicans Category:Trump administration personnel Category:Ambassadors of the United States to Switzerland Category:Ambassadors of the United States to Liechtenstein |
4,071 | Marian Wodziański | Marian Wodziański (16 July 1901 – 21 July 1983) was a Polish rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1928 Summer Olympics. References Category:1901 births Category:1983 deaths Category:Polish male rowers Category:Olympic rowers of Poland Category:Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Kiev Category:People from Kiev Governorate Category:Imperial Russian people of Polish descent Category:Polish people of the Polish–Soviet War Category:Polish mechanical engineers |
4,072 | December Brings Me Back to You | "December Brings Me Back to You" is the second single from Andy Abraham. It also featured Michael Underwood. It was released in the UK on 11 December 2006. It is a new original track from his second album, Soul Man. It charted at #18 in the UK Singles Chart. Track listing "December Brings Me Back to You" "Don't Leave Me This Way" Charts Category:2006 songs Category:Songs written by Mark Read (singer) Category:Songs written by Cliff Masterson |
4,073 | Iori Plateau | The Iori Plateau (, ivris zegani), also known as Gare-Kakheti Plateau (გარე კახეთის ზეგანი, gare kakhet'is zegani) is a plateau between the Kura and Alazani rivers in southeastern Georgia, transected by the Iori River. The elevation of the plateau is between 200 m and 900 m. The soils are predominantly chernozem. A significant portion of the plateau is occupied by steppes, such as Shiraki Plain in its eastern part. See also David Gareja monastery complex References Category:Geography of Kakheti Category:Plateaus of Georgia (country) |
4,074 | 21 (Hunter Hayes song) | "21" is a song recorded by American country music singer Hunter Hayes as the lead single for his third studio album The 21 Project (2015). Written by Dallas Davidson, Kelley Lovelace, and Ashley Gorley, the song is Hayes' first to not feature an official writing credit. It was released in the UK on May 21, 2015 before being released to digital retailers in North America on May 26, 2015. It is also included on his second extended play, 21 (2015). "21" impacted country radio on June 8, 2015 and entered the Billboard Country Airplay chart at number 32. Composition "21" is a mid-tempo country pop and pop rock song about the "carefree" days of being a young adult. The staff at country music blog Taste of Country noted the song's lyrics as being more superficial and straightforward than those on his previous album, Storyline (2014). A chant of "nah nah nah" opens the song, over a guitar riff that Hayes added as part of his effort to personalize the song, and is repeated again at the end of each chorus. It has been described as a "party song" by critics including Brian Mansfield of USA Today. The song was written by Dallas Davidson, Kelley Lovelace, and Ashley Gorley, although Hayes made changes to the arrangement with Davidson's approval. Billboard credits him as a songwriter for his contributions. Hayes also co-produced the song with Dann Huff. Background and release On May 11, 2015, Country Aircheck published a full-page ad online with a black-and-green calendar bearing Hayes' official logo and highlighting the date May 21, leading to speculation that his then-upcoming single would be released on that date. Hayes continued promoting the single by posting twenty-one consecutive tweets containing only solid-black images, alluding to the song's title. He confirmed the title on May 18 and 19, by posting a black square with a green 2 on the left half and a green square with a 1 on the right half, respectively, on those dates. On May 21, 2015, the song was released to streaming services and to iTunes UK, and was made available to country radio. It was released to digital retailers in Canada and the United States on May 26, 2015. The song official impacted country radio on June 8, 2015. Music video The music video was directed by Kristin Barlowe and premiered in June 2015. Chart performance "21" debuted at number 32 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week ending June 6, 2015. The song has sold 117,000 copies in the US as of December 2015. Year-end charts Release history References Category:2015 songs Category:2015 singles Category:Hunter Hayes songs Category:Atlantic Records singles Category:Songs written by Dallas Davidson Category:Songs written by Kelley Lovelace Category:Songs written by Ashley Gorley Category:Song recordings produced by Dann Huff |
4,075 | Fusinus | Fusinus is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snaills. Fossil records This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous to the Quaternary (age range: from 94.3 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils are found in the marine strata all over the worls. Species Species in the genus Fusinus include: According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Fusinus Fusinus aepynotus (Dall, 1889) - graceful spindle Fusinus africanae (Barnard, 1959) Fusinus agadirensis Hadorn & Rolàn, 1999 Fusinus agatha (Simone & Abbate, 2005) Fusinus akitai Kuroda & Habe, 1961 Fusinus albacarinoides Hadorn, Afonso & Rolán, 2009 Fusinus albinus (Adams, 1856) Fusinus alcimus (Dall, 1889) - stout spindle Fusinus alcyoneum Hadorn & Fraussen, 2006 Fusinus allyni McLean, 1970 Fusinus alternatus Buzzurro & Russo, 2007 Fusinus amadeus Callomon & Snyder, 2008 Fusinus ambustus (Gould, 1853) Fusinus amphiurgus (Dall, 1889) - slender spindle Fusinus angeli Russo & Angelidis, 2016 Fusinus annae Snyder, 1986 Fusinus ansatus (Gmelin, 1791) Fusinus arabicus (Melvill, 1898) Fusinus articulatus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1880) Fusinus assimilis (Adams, 1856) Fusinus aurinodatus Stahlschmidt & Lyons, 2009 Fusinus australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Fusinus barbarensis (Trask, 1855) - Santa Barbara spindle Fusinus barclayi (G.B. Sowerby III, 1894) Fusinus beckii (Reeve, 1848) Fusinus benjamini Hadorn & Rolàn, 1997 Fusinus benthalis (Dall, 1889) - modest spindle Fusinus bifrons (Sturany, 1900) Fusinus bishopi Petuch & Berschauer, 2017 Fusinus blakensis Hadorn & Rogers, 2000 Fusinus bocagei (P. Fischer, 1882) Fusinus bocagei marcelpini Hadorn & Ryall, 1999 Fusinus boettgeri (von Maltzan, 1884) Fusinus bonaespei (Barnard, 1959) Fusinus boucheti Hadorn & Ryall, 1999 Fusinus bountyi Rehder & Wilson, 1975 Fusinus braziliensis (Grabau, 1904) Fusinus brianoi Bozzetti, 2006 Fusinus buzzurroi Prkic & Russo, 2008 Fusinus caparti Adam & Knudsen, 1950 Fusinus carvalhoriosi Mascotay & Campos, 2001: synonym of Lyonsifusus carvalhoriosi (Macsotay & Campos, 2001) Fusinus chocolatus (Okutani, 1983) Fusinus chuni (Martens, 1904) Fusinus cinereus (Reeve, 1847) Fusinus clarae Russo & Renda in Russo, 2013 † Fusinus clavilithoides Landau, Harzhauser, Büyükmeriç & Breitenberger, 2016 Fusinus colombiensis M. A. Snyder & N. C. Snyder, 1999 Fusinus coltrorum Hadorn & Rogers, 2000 Fusinus columbiensis M.A. Snyder & N.C. Snyder, 1999 Fusinus colus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fusinus consetti (Iredale, 1929) Fusinus corallinus Russo & Germanà, 2014 Fusinus couei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1853) - Yucatan spindle Fusinus crassiplicatus Kira, 1954 Fusinus cratis Kilburn, 1973 Fusinus cretellai Buzzurro & Russo, 2008 Fusinus damasoi Petuch & Berschauer, 2016 Fusinus dampieri Finlay, 1930 Fusinus diandraensis Goodwin & Kosuge, 2008 Fusinus dilectus (Adams, 1856) Fusinus dimassai Buzzurro & Russo, 2007 Fusinus diminutus Dall, 1915 Fusinus dimitrii Buzzurro & Ovalis in Buzzurro & Russo, 2007 Fusinus dovpeledi Snyder, 2002 Fusinus dowianus Olsson, 1954 Fusinus dupetitthouarsi (Kiener, 1840) Fusinus edjanssi Callomon & Snyder, 2017 Fusinus emmae Callomon & Snyder, 2010 Fusinus euekes Callomon & Snyder, 2017 Fusinus eviae Buzzurro & Russo, 2007 Fusinus excavatus (Sowerby II, 1880) Fusinus faurei (Barnard, 1959) Fusinus felipensis (Lowe, 1935) Fusinus ferrugineus (Kuroda & Habe, 1960) Fusinus filosus (Schubert & Wagner, |
4,076 | Trinity Wesleyan Church (Evansville) | Trinity Wesleyan Church is a Wesleyan church located in Evansville, Indiana. It was founded as the East Side Full Gospel Tabernacle in 1931 by the Rev. A. L. Luttrull, who led the church until 1953. For many years it was the home of New Trinity Bible School, and a daily morning radio broadcast on WGBF. The church is currently pastored by the Rev. Duane F. Allison. Its location at the intersection of U.S. Hwy 41 and the East Lloyd Expressway places the church in the middle of the proposed cloverleaf expansion of that intersection. References Category:Methodist churches in Indiana Category:Churches in Evansville, Indiana |
4,077 | Tomás Mapúa | Tomás Bautista Mapúa (December 21, 1888 – December 22, 1965) was a Filipino architect, educator and businessman from the Philippines. He was the founder and first president of the Mapúa Institute of Technology (MIT) together with Civil Engr. Gonzalo T. Vales as co-founder and founding dean of school and co-founder and founding president of Central Colleges of the Philippines, after he established the school on February 25, 1925. He was the first registered architect in the Philippines and first worked at the Philippine Bureau of Public Works. He later established his own construction company, the MYT Construction Works, Inc. Biography Mapua was born to Juan Mapua and Justina Bautista-Mapua on December 21, 1888 in Manila. His education started at the Ateneo de Manila University and at the Liceo de Manila. In 1903, he was sent to the United States to complete his high school education and college education as one of the pensionado students of the United States. The 1903 Pensionado Law awarded university scholarships to the US for Filipino exemplary Filipino students. In exchange, they agreed to work on local government construction projects. He completed his secondary education at the Boone’s Preparatory School in Berkeley, California and obtained a degree in architecture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Upon his return to the Philippines, he joined the Bureau of Public Works where he initially worked as a draftsman in the agency from 1912 to 1917. He was later appointed as the supervising architect for the Bureau from 1917 to 1928. He spearheaded many government projects including the Philippine General Hospital Nurses Home, Psychopathic Building (National Mental Hospital) and the School for the Deaf and Blind. He also designed the Manila Central Post Office Building in Ermita, Manila. Tomas became known for his great contributions in the field of architecture. Around 1916, Mapua joined the competition for the design of the new school building initiated by the La Sallian Brothers. He won the competition against nine other entries and was awarded with a prize of P5,000.00. (The building, St La Salle Hall, was the only structure from the Philippines to be included in the coffee table book, "1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die: The World's Architectural Masterpieces," authored by Mark Irving and published by Quintessence Books in 2007.) He was also one of the first councilors of the City of Manila. He co-founded and became one of the presidents of the Philippine Institute of Architects. After retiring from public life, he eventually went back to the private sector. Aside from MIT, he led his own construction firm called MYT Construction Works, Inc. His designs for private homes had also been adjudged as among Manila’s beautiful houses before World War II. Personal life Mapua married Rita Moya on November 3, 1916. They have three children, Carmen, Oscar, and Gloria. He died on December 22, 1965 at the age of 77 in Manila. His son Oscar continued his legacy in education by assuming the presidency of the Mapua Institute of Technology after his death in 1965. Oscar served as the Institute’s |
4,078 | List of Diyar-e-Dil characters | The characters from the Pakistani romantic drama serial Diyar-e-Dil were created by writer Farhat Ishtiaq based on her book of same name for Hum TV. The series follows the lives of a dysfunctional family led by Agha Jaan and his sons generation. Each episode follow a serialized sequence of the lives of Wali and Faraah the grandchildren of Agha Jaan who wed under abrupt circumstances and are unable to understand each other. It stars Sanam Saeed, Maya Ali, Osman Khalid Butt, Mikaal Zulfiqar, Hareem Farooq and Ali Rehman Khan. Casting and development Cast selection was done by producer Momina Duraid of MD Productions. Sanam Saeed, Maya Ali, Osman Khalid Butt, Mikaal Zulfiqar, Hareem Farooq and Ali Rehman Khan plays the leading roles of Ruhina, Behroze, Faarah, Wali, Arjumand and Suhaib respectively while Abid Ali was selected to play Agha Jaan. Sanam Saeed who had been praised by her excellent role as Kashaf Murtaza in Zindagi Gulzar Hai was offered to play the role of Ruhina and Mikaal Zulfiqar is selected to play the role of Behoroze, while Maya Ali and Osman Khalid Butt marked their third appearance together as a couple having previously acted in Aik Nayee Cinderella and Aunn Zara, both shows tops the ratings charts. Hareem Farooq and Ali Rehman Khan were castes to portray the roles of Arjumand and Suhaib after their success in shows like Rishtay Kuch Adhooray Se and Mausam. Production also chose Behroze Sabzwari, Tara Mehmood, Azra Mansoor, Rasheed Naz, Ahmed Zeb and Eshita Mehboob for the supporting roles of Tajamul, Zuhra, Yasmeen, Beddar, Moeez and Laila respectively. Actors like Behroze, Tara and Ahmed have major appearances in Lahore in initial episodes while Actress Eshita has appeared in few episodes only. Characters Main Bakhtiyar Khan / Agha Jaan (portrayed by Abid Ali ) Bakhtiyar Khan is a rich landlord and the powerful patriarch of the Khan family. He resides in Gilgit, Baltistan Skardu with his youngest son's family. Agha Jan was a very strict father, he betrothed his elder son Behroze with his niece Arjumand, however as Behroze was in love with someone else, Agha Jan disinherited his son and banished him from the haveli (mansion) and married Arjumand to his younger son Suhaib. As time passed, his family faced several complications, primarily the death of his beloved younger son Suheb, which changed Agha Jan and made him realize the futility of his ego (which had ostracized his elder son and his family from him for many years), and made him want to see his family reunited. Behroze Khan (portrayed by Meekal Zulfiqar) Behroze Khan is Agha Jan's eldest son, he was Arjumand's fiancé since childhood and was sent to Lahore for his studies. However, as he returned, he revealed that he is in love with Ruhina and wants to marry her instead of Arjumand. This decision of Behroze created disputes between him and Agha Jan, he was banished from the Haveli and started a new life with his wife Ruhina, she later gave birth to their daughter Faarah. Twenty years passed, with his younger brother |
4,079 | Robert Adams | Robert, Bob or Bobby Adams may refer to: Sportsmen Bob Adams (1920s pitcher) (1901–1996), American League baseball pitcher Bob Adams (1930s pitcher) (1907–1970), National League baseball pitcher Bob Adams (footballer) (1917–1970), English footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Cardiff City and Millwall Bobby Adams (1921–1997), Major League Baseball infielder Bob Adams (decathlete) (1924–2019), Canadian decathlete Robert Adams (rower) (born 1942), Canadian rower Bob Adams (American football) (born 1946), American football tight end for several National Football League teams Robert Adams (Australian footballer) (born 1949), Australian rules footballer Bob Adams (first baseman) (born 1952), Major League Baseball utility player Politicians Bob Adams (politician), American businessman who was a candidate for the 2008 West Virginia State Senate in the 16th Senatorial district Robert Adams Jr. (1849–1906), member of the US House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, 1893–1906 Robert Patten Adams (1831–1911), puisne judge and politician in Tasmania, Australia Robert H. Adams (1792–1830), US senator from Mississippi, 1830 Robert Adams, VI (1963–2019), lobbyist, political campaign manager and strategist Other uses Robert Adams (photographer) (born 1937), American photographer Robert Adams (architect) (1540–1595), English architect Robert Adams (physician) (1791–1875), Irish physician Robert Adams (sailor) (1790–?), American sailor and explorer Robert Adams (handgun designer) (1810–1880), British designer and manufacturer of firearms Robert Adams (spiritual teacher) (1928–1997), American teacher of Advaita Vedanta (Non-dualism) Sir Robert Bellew Adams (1856–1928), British general and 1897 recipient of the Victoria Cross Robert Adams (actor) (1906–1965), pioneering black actor Robert Adams (sculptor and designer) (1917–1983), British sculptor and designer Robert McCormick Adams Jr. (1926–2018), American anthropologist Robert Adams (science fiction writer) (1933–1990), American science fiction and fantasy writer, best known for his Horseclans series Robert George Adams, founder of the New Zealand Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Robert Merrihew Adams (born 1937), American philosopher Robert Dudley Adams (1829–1912), businessman in colonial Australia, and littérateur Rob Adams (architect) (born 1948), director of City Design, City of Melbourne, Australia Bob Adams (road manager), British road manager Robert 'Shellsuit Bob' Adams, fictional character in BBC Scotland's River City Robert Adams II (1832–1882), cotton planter and officer in the army of the Confederate States of America Bob Adams (electrical engineer), American engineer See also Rob Adams (disambiguation) Bert Adams (disambiguation) Robert Adam (disambiguation) Adams (surname) |
4,080 | St Edward's Passage | St Edward's Passage, known in the 18th century as Chain Lane, is a Y-shaped alleyway in Cambridge, England, between King's Parade—opposite the main gate of King's College—and Peas Hill. It houses the entrance and churchyard of the Church of St Edward King and Martyr; the Cambridge Arts Theatre; several cottages; G. David, an independent bookshop run from the same building since 1896; a few businesses; and student accommodation. It is a narrow, dark lane, with riven-stone paving, which opens out onto the much wider and sunnier King's Parade. Excavations on the southern side in 1995 suggested that the lane had been established by the 13th century. It is marked on Richard Lyne's map of the city from 1574, the earliest known map of Cambridge, and on John Hammond's from 1592. According to Cambridge City Council, it "preserv[es] a sense of the cheek-by-jowl nature of the early town". Buildings St Edward King and Martyr The entrance of St Edward King and Martyr, which dates to the early 13th century, is on St Edward's Passage, at the Peas Hill end. Its small churchyard lies between the two arms of the alley. Calling itself the cradle of the English Reformation—a period of religious upheaval in the 16th century, when the English Church opposed the authority of the Roman Catholic Church—the church contains the original pulpit from which the Protestant reformers Robert Barnes (1495–1540), Thomas Bilney (1495–1531) and Hugh Latimer (1487–1555) preached. During midnight mass in the church on 24 December 1525, Barnes, an Augustinian friar who became a Lutheran, gave the first sermon in which a reformer accused the Catholic Church of heresy. Historian Alec Ryrie referred to it as "the first set-piece confrontation of the English Reformation". Barnes, Bilney and Latimer were eventually burned at the stake. Other buildings Most of the buildings are brick fronted, date from the late 18th and early 19th century, and have vertically hung sash windows. Several (nos. 3, 4, 8–10, 12–15, 15a and 16) are Grade II-listed buildings. The Cambridge Arts Theatre and the Venue (a restaurant) are at no. 6, the Indigo Coffee House at no. 8, and the Haunted Bookshop at no. 9. The building at no. 10 has Gothic detailing and was originally built for the Church of England's Young Men's Society; it now houses the Corpus Christi College Playroom (a theatre). The building at nos. 12–15, a lime-washed two-storey brick building dating to the late 18th and early 19th century, is used for student accommodation. G. David, established in 1896 by Gustave David (1860–1936) and known as David's bookshop, is at no. 16. There is also a row of late 18th-century two-storey cottages. Status, age and type Gallery See also Grade II* listed buildings in Cambridge Grade II* listed buildings in Cambridgeshire Marian persecutions White Horse Tavern, Cambridge Notes References Further reading Cargill Thompson, W. D. J. (1960). "The Sixteenth-Century Editions of A Supplication unto King Henry the Eighth by Robert Barnes", Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society , 3(2), pp. 133–142. Glover, T. R. (2015) [1937]. David of Cambridge. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
4,081 | Gillian Sanders | Gillian Sanders (born 15 October 1981) is a South African triathlete. She grew up in Pietermaritzburg, and took up triathlon in her youth under the influence of her father and older sister, who both competed in the sport. After competing internationally in age group and junior competition Sanders put her triathlon career on hold whilst studying law at Stellenbosch University, where she competed as a 1500m runner. She resumed triathlon competition after graduating, combining it with legal work. Sanders chose to focus on full-time competition at the end of 2011. She competed in the Women's event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. References Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:South African female triathletes Category:Olympic triathletes of South Africa Category:Triathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Johannesburg Category:Triathletes at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Category:Stellenbosch University alumni Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in triathlon Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa Category:Triathletes at the 2018 Commonwealth Games |
4,082 | Ida Isabella Poteat | Ida Isabella Poteat (December 15, 1858 – February 1, 1940) was an American artist and instructor. Poteat was born at Forest Home in Caswell County, North Carolina, near the community of Yanceyville. She was the daughter of James and Julia A. McNeill Poteat; her siblings included William Louis Poteat, and through her niece Helen she was for a time the aunt-in-law of Laurence Stallings. She was also the great-aunt of philosopher William H. Poteat. Her early education came in local schools before she went to the Raleigh Female Seminary. She then traveled to New York City, studying at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts and the Cooper Union and having lessons at the School of Applied Design in Philadelphia. She was a private pupil of William Merritt Chase, and also studied with Robert Henri, Charles Parsons, and Louis Mounier during her career. She also spent several summers abroad, studying at various times in London, Florence, Venice, and Carcassonne. Poteat first worked at the Oxford Seminary in Oxford, North Carolina, but she joined the faculty of the Baptist Female University, today Meredith College, in Raleigh upon its opening on September 27, 1899. She remained there until her death over forty years later. She turned the art department into one of the most highly regarded in the southern United States, modeling its curriculum on those of schools in New York, Philadelphia, and Paris. Among her pupils at Meredith was painter Francis Speight; others include Mary Tillery, Ethel Parrot Hughes, Lucy Sanders Hood, Mrs. Herbert Peele, Heslope Purefoy, Dorothy Horne Decker, and Effie Raye Calhoun Bateman Goff. Poteat designed costumes for the faculty's quadrennial production of Alice in Wonderland; she also designed the university seal, adopted in 1909. Poteat was a devout member of the Baptist Church. She never married. After her father's death her mother came to live with her; the two would frequently visit her brother William at Wake Forest University during his presidency. On her death she was buried in the family cemetery near Yanceyville. A portrait of Poteat, done by her pupil Mary Tillery and presented to Meredith College by a group of alumnae in 1938, hung in the dormitory Poteat Hall until 1995, when it was destroyed by vandalism. She was also memorialized with a magnolia tree on campus and with the creation of the Poteat Scholarship. She is among the artists represented in the North Carolina Women Artists Archive at the library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. References Category:1858 births Category:1940 deaths Category:American women painters Category:19th-century American painters Category:19th-century American women artists Category:20th-century American painters Category:20th-century American women artists Category:People from Caswell County, North Carolina Category:Painters from North Carolina Category:Students of William Merritt Chase Category:Students of Robert Henri Category:Parsons School of Design alumni Category:Cooper Union alumni Category:Meredith College faculty |
4,083 | Beautiful Creatures (2013 film) | Beautiful Creatures is a 2013 American romantic gothic fantasy film based upon the 2009 novel of the same name by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. The film was written and directed by Richard LaGravenese and stars Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson, Viola Davis, Emmy Rossum, Thomas Mann and Eileen Atkins. The film was released February 14, 2013. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a failure at the box office. Plot In Gatlin, South Carolina, teenager Ethan Wate awakens from a recurring dream of a girl he does not know. In voice-over narration, he describes his enjoyment of reading banned books, his despair of his small-town existence, and his dreams of leaving Gatlin for college. Arriving for his first day of junior year, Ethan notices newcomer Lena Duchannes, who resembles the girl he has been dreaming about. The other students do not talk kindly to her and spread gossip regarding Lena's reclusive uncle, Macon Ravenwood, and suggest that her family includes devil worshippers. Overhearing these whispers, Lena tenses. On a drive home, Ethan nearly runs over Lena, whose car has broken down. He gives her a ride home, and the two bond over their shared love of poetry and having both lost their mothers. During class a couple of girls insist they can not be in a class with Lena. They begin to pray to be protected from Lena and her family, yelling over the teacher's protests. Lena is visibly shaken and then the classroom windows shatter, amplifying the fears and suspicions of the class and the townspeople at large that she is a witch. Ethan checks on Lena afterwards and she runs from class. Ethan goes to Ravenwood Manor to see Lena and they start to form a friendship. After seeing them together Macon invites him inside and scares him off. Ethan later returns to the mansion to give her a locket he found at Greenbriar as a present. Both of them touching the locket triggers a shared flashback to the American Civil War, after which Ethan awakens at his home. Macon disapproves of their fondness and developing love of each other, and conspires with Ethan's family friend, Amma, to keep the two separated. Ethan continues to pursue Lena until she confesses that she and her family are "casters" capable of performing magical spells. On her sixteenth birthday, Lena's true nature will steer her towards either the light or the dark; Lena fears the latter, as it entails being consumed by evil and hurting those she loves. Ethan and her family insist she is responsible for her own choices and reassure her that she is a good person. Matters are complicated by the arrival of two immensely powerful dark casters who aim to push Lena to the dark: Ridley, Lena's provocative cousin and childhood friend, a siren, a caster that can make any mortal, especially men, obey her telepathic commands and Lena's mother, Sarafine, who did not raise Lena and has currently possessed Mrs. Lincoln, the mother of Ethan's friend Link. In a local church, the townspeople |
4,084 | John Gordon (trombonist) | John Bernard Gordon (born May 30, 1939, New York City) is an American jazz trombonist. Gordon studied at Juilliard School and played with Buddy Johnson and Ray Draper in the 1950s. He worked with Lionel Hampton in 1961-1962 and with Lloyd Price and Sam Rivers later in the 1960s. In the 1970s he played with Charles Tolliver, Clark Terry, Count Basie, Howard McGhee, and Frank Foster, as well as with Hampton again; he continued working with Hampton until 1989. He also led his own ensembles in the late 1970s, with sidemen including Tolliver, Roland Alexander, Lisle Atkinson, Stanley Cowell, and Andrew Cyrille. After leaving Hampton, Gordon played in Al Grey's ensemble, Trombone Summit, and founded a group called Trombones Incorporated with Fred Joiner. When Joiner left the group in the early 1990s, Gordon became its leader and changed its name to Trombones Unlimited. In the 1990s he also played with Slide Hampton, Josh Roseman, Lafayette Harris, Martin Winder, Curtis Fuller, and Thilo Berg. Gordon worked for several decades as a session musician for recordings and has also performed in pit orchestras for Broadway musicals. References Gary W. Kennedy, "John Gordon". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld. Category:American jazz trombonists Category:Male trombonists Category:Musicians from New York City Category:1939 births Category:Living people Category:Jazz musicians from New York (state) Category:21st-century trombonists Category:21st-century American male musicians Category:Male jazz musicians |
4,085 | 1970 2. divisjon | The 1970 2. divisjon was a Norwegian second-tier football league season. The league was contested by 30 teams, divided into a total of four groups; A and B (non-Northern Norwegian teams) and two district groups which contained teams from Northern Norway: district IX–X and district XI. The winners of group A and B were promoted to the 1971 1. divisjon, and the winners of the district groups qualified for the Northern Norwegian final. The winners of District IX–X and District XI were not eligible for promotion. The two bottom teams in group A and B and District IX–X and the bottom team in District XI were relegated to the 3. divisjon. Overview Summary Frigg won group A with 19 points. Lyn won group B with 24 points. Both teams promoted to the 1971 1. divisjon. Tables Group A Group B District IX–X District XI Northern Norwegian Final A Northern Norwegian Final was played between the winners of the two district groups, Mjølner and Stein. Stein – Mjølner 1–0 References Category:1. divisjon seasons Category:1970 in Norwegian football Norway Norway |
4,086 | Thomas Hamilton, Lord Priestfield | Thomas Hamilton, Lord Priestfield (c.1535–1611) was a 16th/17th century Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice. Life He was born at Priestfield House south of Edinburgh, the eldest son of Thomas Hamilton, 2nd Laird of Priestfield, and Elizabeth Leslie of Innerpeffer. He was descended from the Hamiltons of Innerwick. His faher was killed at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh near Inveresk in 1547. He trained as a lawyer and was a judge in Edinburgh, living in Priestfield House south of the city (later known as Prestonfield House). In May 1607 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice. He died in Dunlop, East Ayrshire in 1611. Family He married twice. His marriage in 1558 to thrice married Elizabeth Heriot (daughter of James Heriot of Trabroun) produced Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington, John Hamilton, Lord Magdalens and Andrew Hamilton, Lord Redhouse. In 1572 he married Elizabeth Murray, daughter of Sir Andrew Murray of Black Barony. This marriage produced amongst others John Hamilton, Lord Magdalens, also a Senator of the College of Justice, and also produced Genera Alexander Hamilton (d.1649). Jis brother John Hamilton died in the Tower of London in 1610. References Category:1611 deaths Category:People from Edinburgh Category:Senators of the College of Justice Category:Year of birth uncertain |
4,087 | Birgithe Kosovic | Birgithe Kosovic (born 22 March 1972) is a Danish journalist and author who has received several awards for her novel Det dobbelte land (literally The Doubled Country, 2010) based on her family's background in the former Yugoslavia. Biography Born in Albertslund, Kosovic was brought up by her Serbian father and Danish mother. She decided to become an author after taking part in a writing competition in her early years at primary school. While studying Danish at Copenhagen University, she worked as a feature journalist for the Danish newspaper Information and the Norwegian Morgenbladet. Her debut as a novelist was in 1997 with Legenden om Villa Valmarena (The Legend of Villa Valmarena) about a female dwarf at the beginning of the 19th century. It was followed in 1999 by Om natten i Jerusalem (Nighttime in Jerusalem) inspired by Karen Blixen's exotic life and writings. Det dobbelte land Her most successful work has been Det dobbelte land (The Doubled Country) for which she has received several awards and grants including Weekendavisen's Literature Prize (1910), Danmarks Radio's Novel Prize (2011) and Danske Bank's Literature Prize (2011). Basing her story on authentic characters, some from her own Serbian family, she tells the story of how in the mountains of Croatia, Milovan receives a letter informing him that his wife has died. This leads to a review of his past life. Twenty years earlier, he had given up his post as party secretary, deceived his wife with his best friend's pregnant wife and refused to use his influence to prevent the imprisonment of his own son. Now, in the early 1990s, he is surrounded by Croatian nationalists who are trying to rid themselves of Serbs like Milovan himself. The novel develops into a tale of guilt and shame, bringing us face to face with what lies behind the facade of the toughest men of the times. The reader is led to wonder why Milovan has become so cynical and why he deserted his wife. It also encourages reflection on the wider implications of the Yugoslavian clashes. Translated into Serbian as Dvostruka zemlja, the book was presented to Serbian readers at the 2011 Belgrade Book Fair. Kosovic explained that she had been attracted to the art of story-telling from an early age as her father used to tell her stories of Yugoslovia, always full of lively characters experiencing both good and evil. References Category:Danish women novelists Category:Danish women journalists Category:Danish people of Serbian descent Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Danish journalists |
4,088 | Fraser Plateau | The Fraser Plateau is an intermontane plateau. It is one of the main subdivisions of the Interior Plateau located in the Central Interior of British Columbia. Geography The region includes the Cariboo Plateau and Chilcotin Plateau, and the adjoining Marble, Clear and Camelsfoot Ranges on its southwestern edge. It is defined as lying between the Bonaparte River on its southeast, beyond which is the Bonaparte or Kamloops Plateau, part of the Thompson Plateau, and by a line formed by the Dean and West Road Rivers on its northwest (the Nechako Plateau lies to the north of the West Road). Also included in the Fraser Plateau are the Itcha and Ilgachuz Ranges and the adjoining Rainbow Range, which adjoin the Coast Mountains. Geology The Fraser Plateau consists of basaltic lava of the Chilcotin Group, a group of related volcanic rocks that is nearly parallel with the Fraser Plateau. See also Fraser Plateau and Basin complex (WWF ecoregion) Notes References Landforms of British Columbia, S. Holland, BC Govt publication, 1976 Category:Interior Plateau Category:Central Interior of British Columbia Category:Plateaus of British Columbia Category:Lava plateaus Category:Volcanism of British Columbia Category:Back-arc volcanism Category:Fraser River |
4,089 | Catocala ilia | Catocala ilia, the Ilia underwing, beloved underwing or wife underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species can be found in the eastern part of the United States as well as southern Canada. Subspecies Catocala ilia zoe can be found in California and Arizona. The wingspan is 65–82 mm. A spot on its forewing with a distinct white circle encompasses it distinguishes this moth from others in the same family. Otherwise, the forewing can be extremely variable. The underwing that it is named for can range in color from light orange to a deep red. The moths flies from June to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on oak, including black, burr, red, and white oaks. Subspecies Catocala ilia ilia Catocala ilia zoe Behr, 1870 (California, Arizona) References External links butterfliesandmoths.org Moths of North Dakota Category:Catocala Category:Moths of North America Category:Moths described in 1776 |
4,090 | Turó de la Mamella | Turó de la Mamella is a mountain of Catalonia, Spain. Located in the Terrassa and Vacarisses municipal limits, it is one of the foothills of the Serra de l'Obac, Catalan Pre-Coastal Range, and has an elevation of above sea level. This mountain is part of the Llorenç del Munt and L'Obac Natural Park. See also Mountains of Catalonia Breast-shaped hill References External links Parc Natural de Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac Category:Mountains of Catalonia Category:Vallès Occidental |
4,091 | Carmelo Bossi | Carmelo Bossi (15 October 1939 – 23 March 2014) was an Italian boxer who was the undisputed junior middleweight champion of the world. Bossi boxed from 1961 to 1971 and his overall record was 40 wins (10 KOs), 8 defeats and 3 draws. Career Bossi won a silver medal at the 1960 Olympics. In early 1961 he turned professional and fought through 1971. In 1965 Bossi won the national and in 1967 the European welterweight title. After defending the European title twice he lost it on 14 August 1968 to Fighting Mack. In 1967 he twice fought Willie Ludick for the world welterweight title, but lost on both occasions. In July 1970 he took the Lineal, WBC and WBA super welterweight titles by defeating Freddie Little, but lost them to Koichi Wajima in October 1971 in his last bout. See also List of light middleweight boxing champions List of WBA world champions List of WBC world champions List of undisputed boxing champions References External links Carmelo Bossi - CBZ Profile Category:1939 births Category:2014 deaths Category:Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Category:World light-middleweight boxing champions Category:Olympic boxers of Italy Category:Olympic silver medalists for Italy Category:Welterweight boxers Category:Olympic medalists in boxing Category:Boxers from Milan Category:Italian male boxers Category:Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
4,092 | Statue of Benjamin Franklin (San Francisco) | Benjamin Franklin – also known as the Benjamin Franklin Memorial, Benjamin Franklin Statue and Cogswell Historical Monument – is an outdoor sculpture in Washington Square, San Francisco, California. Description The smaller-than-life-size bronze statue of Benjamin Franklin, by an unknown sculptor, stands upon an ornate granite base, that contains a time capsule. There are inscriptions on all four sides of the base. Spigots once dispensed drinking water into three stone basins. The spigots have been removed. History Created as a Temperance fountain by crusader Henry D. Cogswell, the monument was originally installed at Kearny and Market Streets in 1879. In 1904, it was relocated to Washington Square. In 1979, 100 years after its creation, a time capsule hidden in the statue's base was removed and opened. A new time capsule, to be opened in 2079, was installed. In popular culture The statue is visible behind Richard Brautigan on the original cover of his novel Trout Fishing in America. See also Benjamin Franklin in popular culture Drinking fountains in the United States References External links Franklin, Benjamin statue in Washington Square in San Francisco, California at DC Memorials Category:1879 establishments in California Category:1879 sculptures Category:Bronze sculptures in California Category:Granite sculptures in California Category:North Beach, San Francisco Category:Outdoor sculptures in San Francisco Category:Relocated buildings and structures in California Category:Sculptures of men in California Category:Statues in San Francisco San Francisco |
4,093 | Jan Kjærstad | Jan Kjærstad (born 6 March 1953 in Oslo) is a Norwegian author. Kjærstad is a theology graduate from MF Norwegian School of Theology and the University of Oslo (cand. theol.). He has written a string of novels, short stories and essays and was editor of the literary magazine Vinduet ("The Window"). He has received a number of prizes, the most important being the Nordic Council Literature Prize, which he received for the perspectivist trilogy about the TV personality Jonas Wergeland (The Seducer, The Conqueror and The Discoverer). With a string of ingenious novels Kjærstad is established as one of the leading and most original writers in contemporary Norwegian literature. His writing in the 1980s was postmodern works that put special emphasis on the importance of the information society. Kjærstad has often been called an encyclopedic writer. His main work, the trilogy about Jonas Wergeland, a fictive biography that tells three different versions about the protagonists life, combines several different genres. His books have been translated to English, French, German, Danish, Swedish, and Hungarian, among others. Bibliography The Earth Turns Quietly ("Kloden dreier stille rundt", Short stories, 1980) Mirrors ("Speil", Novel, 1982) Homo Falsus or the Perfect Murder ("Homo Falsus eller det perfekte mord", Novel, 1984) The Great Fairy Tale ("Det store eventyret". Novel, 1987) The Matrix of Man ("Menneskets matrise", Essays, 1989) The Arabian Nights, vols 1 and 2 ("Tusen og én natt", Bind 1 og 2. Ed. 1989) The Hunt for the Hidden Waffle Hearts ("Jakten på de skjulte vaffelhjertene", Picture book, 1989) Brink ("Rand", Novel, 1990) The Seducer ("Forføreren", Novel, 1993) With Sheherazade, Imagination's Queen ("Hos Sheherasad, fantasiens dronning", Picture book, 1995) The Conqueror ("Erobreren", Novel, 1996) The Human Sphere ("Menneskets felt", Essays, 1997) The Discoverer ("Oppdageren", Novel, 1999) Signs for Love ("Tegn til kjærlighet", Novel, 2002) The King of Europe ("Kongen av Europa", Novel, 2005) I am the Walker brothers ("Jeg er brødrene Walker", Novel, 2008) The Path of Kins ("Slekters gang", Novel, 2015) Berge (Novel, 2017) Prizes and recognition 1984 – Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment (a prize awarded to promising authors in memory of Mads Wiel Nygaard by the publisher Aschehoug) 1984 – Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for Homo Falsus 1993 – Aschehougprisen (the primary literature prize awarded annually by the publisher Aschehoug) 1998 – Henrik Steffens-prisen (the Henrik Steffens literature prize is awarded by the university system in Hamburg) 2000 – Doblougprisen (Awarded by the Swedish Academy) 2001 – Nordic Council's Literature Prize for Oppdageren References Category:1953 births Category:Living people Category:People from Oslo Category:20th-century Norwegian novelists Category:21st-century Norwegian novelists Category:Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature winners Category:University of Oslo alumni Category:Dobloug Prize winners Category:Postmodern writers Category:Nordic Council Literature Prize winners |
4,094 | Jasmin Duehring | Jasmin Duehring (née Glaesser; born July 8, 1992) is a German-born Canadian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team . Duehring was part of the Canadian team that won bronze medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games in the women's team pursuit. She was also part of the team that won gold at the 2011 Pan American Games in the team pursuit. Career Duehring took up cycling in 2009 when seeking a lower-impact sport after suffering hip injuries as a runner whilst at Terry Fox Secondary School. Glaesser also participated in ballet and figure skating whilst growing up. Her first competition for Canada was at the 2011 Pan American Games where she won gold for her new nation. Duehring then appeared for Canada at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, there she won a silver in the points race before adding a bronze as a member of the team pursuit. She built onto this the next season, where she finished in preparation for the Olympics second in the team pursuit at the Track Cycling World Cup in London in February 2012 and won bronze as a part of the Canada's women's team pursuit at the 2012 Olympics together with Tara Whitten and Gillian Carleton. After winning the bronze Duehring said "We were so ready to just go out there and do our best. Team Canada, in coming here, has a saying, ‘Give Your Everything, and that was kind of our motto — leave everything out there." In 2016, she was officially named in Canada's 2016 Olympic team, and again won a bronze medal. Personal Duehring was born in Paderborn, Germany and currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. She moved to Canada at the age of eight when her father took a position at Simon Fraser University teaching computer science. She received her Canadian citizenship shortly before the 2012 Olympics. Career results 2011 1st Team pursuit, Pan American Games 2012 UCI Track World Championships 2nd Points race 3rd Team pursuit 3rd Team pursuit, Olympic Games 2013 1st Team pursuit, Los Angeles Grand Prix (with Allison Beveridge, Laura Brown, Gillian Carleton and Stephanie Roorda) 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships 2014 Pan American Track Championships 1st Points race 1st Individual pursuit 2nd Omnium, Los Angeles Grand Prix UCI Track World Championships 2nd Team pursuit 3rd Points race 2015 Pan American Games 1st Road race 1st Team pursuit (with Allison Beveridge, Laura Brown and Kirsti Lay) 2nd Time trial 2nd Omnium Milton International Challenge 1st Omnium 1st Team pursuit (with Allison Beveridge, Laura Brown and Kirsti Lay) 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships 2016 Pan American Track Championships 1st Points race 1st Team pursuit (with Ariane Bonhomme, Kinley Gibson and Jamie Gilgen) 3rd Individual pursuit UCI Track World Championships 2nd Points race 2nd Team pursuit (with Allison Beveridge, Kirsti Lay and Georgia Simmerling) 3rd Team pursuit, Olympic Games (with Allison Beveridge, Kirsti Lay and Georgia Simmerling) 2017 3rd Overall Cascade Cycling Classic 7th Overall Six Days of London 1st Scratch 2018 1st Overall San Dimas Stage Race 1st Stages 1 |
4,095 | List of lakes of Minnesota | This is a list of lakes of Minnesota. Although promoted as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", Minnesota has 11,842 lakes of or more. The 1968 state survey found 15,291 lake basins, of which 3,257 were dry. If all basins over 2.5 acres were counted, Minnesota would have 21,871 lakes. The prevalence of lakes has generated many repeat names. For example, there are more than 200 Mud Lakes, 150 Long Lakes, and 120 Rice Lakes. All but four of Minnesota's 87 counties (Mower, Olmsted, Pipestone and Rock) contain at least one natural lake. Minnesota's lakes provide 44,926 miles of shoreline, more than the combined lake (~32,000 mi) and coastal (3,427 mi) shorelines of California. Lakes whose coordinates are included below are visible in linked OSM map. See also List of fishes of Minnesota List of lakes in Minneapolis List of lakes of the United States List of rivers of Minnesota References Sources Use the search facility at * Lakes Minnesota |
4,096 | Ragnar Wickström | Ragnar Wickström (12 November 1892 – 25 December 1950) was a Finnish footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics. References Category:1892 births Category:1950 deaths Category:Finnish footballers Category:Finland international footballers Category:Olympic footballers of Finland Category:Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Category:People from Mikkeli Category:Association football forwards |
4,097 | Brickworks, Semnan | Brickworks, Semnan ( – Kūreh-ye Ājar Pāīyeh) is a company town and village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Semnan County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 127, in 28 families. References Category:Populated places in Semnan County Category:Company towns in Iran |
4,098 | Welsh Refugee Council | The Welsh Refugee Council is a sister organisation to the Refugee Council and Scottish Refugee Council, and works to help asylum seekers and refugees in Wales. About Welsh Refugee Council The Welsh Refugee Council (WRC) is a Wales-based charity committed to protecting the rights of asylum seekers and refugees (RASs) in Wales. For over 28 years, the organisations have been providing advice, information and practical support to asylum seekers and refugees in Wales as they navigate their way through the UK immigration system and transition into their new life in Wales. The organisation speaks out and support those fleeing persecution, conflict, and various forms of injustice and abuse at our offices in Cardiff, Wrexham, Swansea and Newport and works in partnership with Refugee Council, Scottish Refugee Council and the Northern Refugee Centre. Work Advice and support for Asylum Seekers through the Asylum Rights Programme: ensuring that people seeking asylum know their rights and have support, where and when needed, to claim them. ensuring that professionals working with people seeking asylum understand the needs of the people they are supporting, as well as their role in contributing to a Wales where rights are enjoyed. informing and influencing public understanding about the right to asylum and the benefits of welcoming people in need to Wales. specialist para-legal advice to women asylum seekers on violence against women and girls encouraging them to talk through their experiences with a skilled professional who listens and guide where appropriate and where possible, use their experiences to help strengthen their asylum claim. weekly play sessions for asylum-seeking children and their families in Cardiff and Newport with regular outings and day trips in collaboration with sector organisations and arts and crafts groups. Advice and support for Refugees through the Move on Project to help with preventing homelessness and tenancy support housing after being moved from asylum accommodation support access to benefits rights and entitlements of refugees ensuring that individuals have the correct documentation to facilitate the transition from asylum seeker to refugee access to employment, healthcare and education family reunion History In January 2011, the UK Border Agency announced funding cuts for the Welsh Refugee Council, along with other refugee agencies across the country. It is thought that the One Stop Service, which provides advice to asylum seekers and refugees in Wales could face cuts of 62%. Whilst, the Welsh Refugee Council welcomes the decision by the UK Minister of Immigration, Damien Green, to extend funding until early 2013, it remains anxious over the potential impact of spending cuts on the services it offers vulnerable people in urgent need of aid and assistance. In its response to planned cutbacks, the Welsh Refugee Council issued a joint statement with its counterparts in England and Scotland: "Savage cuts to the refugee charity sector will force people who have already fled torture, conflict and persecution in their own countries to suffer even further while seeking safety in the UK." References Category:Refugee aid organisations in the United Kingdom Category:Charities based in Wales Category:Human rights organisations based in the United Kingdom Category:Organizations established in 1990 |
4,099 | Zagi M-91 | Zagi M-91 is a submachine gun created in 1991, when the dissolution of Yugoslavia left Croatia with few or no weapons to arm their military in the time of Croatian War of Independence. Since the embargo prevented the newly formed state from legally buying equipment abroad, they had no choice but to design new weapons locally. This gun was produced by LIKAWELD, now bankrupt machine tools factory based in Zagreb, also called the "First Croatian Weapons Factory", PHTO (Prva Hrvatska Tvornica Oružja). The name of the gun likely relates to Zagi - squirrel mascot of XIV Summer Universiade that was held in Zagreb, in 1987. Weapon's mechanism is based on Sten submachine gun, famous for its simplicity of production Magazine is based on the MP40, dual stack, single feed magazine. Extending stock resembles one used in Grease gun. However, unlike its World War II predecessors, it features partially plastic receiver/handle. The gun was fairly solid in construction, precise and apparently liked by its users. Some of these guns ended up as military aid in 1992 in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the war started there, and were used by Bosnian army forces, desperately in need of the weapons. Somewhat interesting fact is that they copied the gun (with some small modifications, like using the wooden lower receiver/handle instead of the original plastic one) and produced it in Pobjeda factory in town Goražde, calling it "Bosanski Zagi" (Bosnian Zagi), in apparently very small numbers. See also Pleter 91, another "homemade" Croatian firearm. References Category:Submachine guns of Croatia Category:9mm Parabellum submachine guns Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1991 |
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