Unnamed: 0
int64 0
10k
| title
stringlengths 1
250
⌀ | text
stringlengths 1
18.3k
|
|---|---|---|
4,200 | The Explorers Club (play) | The Explorers Club is a play written by Nell Benjamin. Set in 19th century London, the farce depicts the chaos that ensues when a woman tries to gain entry to the fictional titular club of explorers. It premiered Off-Broadway in 2013 at New York City Center under the direction of Marc Bruni, receiving a moderately positive critical reception. It received an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play. Summary The show takes place in London in 1879 and depicts Phyllida Spotte-Hume's attempt to become the first female member of the titular club of elite explorers. As evidence of her exploring prowess, she presents a blue-skinned native man (who she has given the name Luigi), brought back from a lost city she has discovered. The club's president, botanist Lucius Fretway, who harbors a secret love for Phyllida, advocates for her admission, but other members stand in opposition, including the misogynistic "archeo-theologist" Professor Sloane. At one point, the action is interrupted by the entrance of member Harry Percy, who announces he has returned from a successful expedition to the "East Pole". Development The Explorers Club was Nell Benjamin's first full-length play, having previously been known for her work in musical theatre, particularly her Tony Award nominated score for the Broadway musical Legally Blonde. In an interview, Benjamin spoke of her love of comedy, citing Noises Off as one of her favourite plays and "probably the finest of all the farces". The idea for The Explorers Club began with a female high school friend of Benjamin's who went on to earn a PhD in astrophysics, which Benjamin imagined would have been "tough" for a woman. Benjamin contrasted her friend's career accomplishments as a scientist with what she described as "a dangerous anti-scientific, anti-intellectual streak that runs through the world". Ultimately, Benjamin says, the play is more about science than the historical mistreatment of women. Productions The Explorers Club had its premiere Off-Broadway on June 20, 2013 at Stage 1 of New York City Center. The show was directed by Marc Bruni and produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club. The cast included Jennifer Westfeldt as Phyllida, Lorenzo Pisoni as Lucius Fretway, and Carson Elrod as Luigi. Its final performance was August 4, 2013. It has since been staged by a number of regional theatre companies in the US, including the Citadel Theatre in Chicago and the Delaware Theatre Company in Wilmington. Critical reception Reviews for The Explorers Club were moderately positive, with many reviewers describing it as entertaining but lacking in substance. In a review for the New York Times, Charles Isherwood described it as an "occasionally funny but mostly blunt-witted comedy". He criticized repetitive elements in the play, writing that "when Ms. Benjamin hits upon a joke she likes, she keeps banging away at it as if it were a gong". David Cote gave the show 4 out of 5 stars in a review for TimeOut New York, writing that "as a sweet summer concoction, this one goes down easy and gets you happy". In a review for Variety, Marilyn Stasio called the show |
4,201 | Dan Doyle (record producer) | Dan Doyle is an American record producer. Based in New York City, Doyle began his career as a sound engineer with Adelphi Records. One of Doyle's first work as a producer was in 1978 with jazz guitarist Lenny Breau, working on what would become Adelphi's Breau trilogy Five O'Clock Bells, Mo' Breau, and Last Sessions. Doyle was instrumental in getting Rounder Records to sign the blues guitarist and singer Johnny Copeland to a recording contract. Doyle has produced many other notable acts including jazz alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe, jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp, rock band Crazy Horse, blues guitarist Houston Stackhouse, blues guitarist Bukka White, country blues singer and guitarist Mississippi John Hurt, blues guitarist Otis Rush, blues singer and guitarist R. L. Burnside, and guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. Selected production discography Jimmy Madison - Bumps On A Smooth Surface (Adelphi Records, 1978) Arthur Blythe - Bush Baby (Adelphi Records, 1978) Lenny Breau - Five O'Clock Bells (Adelphi Records, 1979) Johnny Copeland - Copeland Special (Rounder Records, 1981) Johnny Copeland - Make My Home Where I Hang My Hat (Rounder Records, 1982) Johnny Copeland - Texas Twister (Rounder Records, 1983) Archie Shepp - The Good Life (Varrick Records, 1984) Johnny Copeland - Bringing It All Back Home (Rounder Records, 1985) Crazy Horse - Left For Dead (Heyday Records, 1989) Skip James - She Lyin' (Genes Records, 1993) Houston Stackhouse- Cryin' Won't Help You (Genes Records, 1994]) Bukka White - 1963 Isn't 1962 (Genes Records, 1994) Mississippi John Hurt - Memorial Anthology (Edsel Records, 1994) Johnny Copeland - Texas Party (Orbis, 1995) Otis Rush - Live And Awesome (Genes Records, 1996) R. L. Burnside- My Black Name A-Ringin''' (Genes Records, 1999) Stevie Ray Vaughan and Johnny Copeland - S.R.V. , Don't Stop By The Creek (Legacy, Epic 2000) Furry Lewis with Lee Baker, Jr. - Take Your Time'' (Genes Records, 2000) References Category:Living people Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:American record producers |
4,202 | Hidden Valley, Northern Territory | Hidden Valley is an eastern suburb in the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia. References Category:Suburbs of Darwin, Northern Territory Category:Places in the unincorporated areas of the Northern Territory |
4,203 | Tigerland India Film Festival | Tigerland India Film Festival (TIFF) is an environmental and wildlife film festival based in India. It is organized by a non-profit organization 'Society for Tigerland Conservation' and the aim of the festival is to spread awareness on wildlife conservation through visual media. About TIFF TIFF was founded in 2014. The Director and CEO of TIFF Abhinandan Shukla describes it as “a celebration of nature and wildlife” and “an annual event to honour commendable work in environmental and wildlife film-making aimed at creating conservation awareness”. The festival is open to all and invites entries under various competitive categories mostly related to visual media. These include films, documentaries, short films, photographs, paintings and sketches. Recently, few more categories have been added. Winners are awarded at a grand function organized at the end of the annual fest. TIFF 2015 TIFF 2015 was held at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh (India) on August 26–27, 2015. The Bollywood legend Waheeda Rehman attended the festival and gave away the prizes. Renowned film-critic and writer Bhawana Somaaya, who is also the Honorary Chairperson of TIFF, presided over the event and delivered the inaugural address. The event was attended by top bureaucrats from forest department besides wildlife experts, photographers, amateur filmmakers, school and college students, and young wildlife-lovers. Top forest officer and PCCF of Madhya Pradesh Shri Narendra Kumar gave his lecture as the Chief Guest of TIFF 2015. Chief Wildlife Warden Ravi Srivastava, APCCF Vinay Varman, PCCF Animesh Shukla, PCCF Suhas Kumar and MPCoST DG Pramod K Verma attended as special guests. On this occasion 'TIFF 2015 Yearbook' was also released by the dignitaries present. Wildlife Photo-exhibition of Waheeda Rehman The highlight of TIFF 2015 was the 'first-ever' wildlife photo exhibition of the wildlife clicks of Waheeda Rehman. About 40 wonderfully shot photographs mainly from India and Africa were displayed here. The Times of India covering the event in its main edition wrote, "Waheeda's best-kept secret out: She loves cameras & wields them in wild". The Pioneer wrote, "The visitors were awestruck with the wonderful pictures put up by her. Majorly students who have an interest in photography are visiting the exhibition. As the pictures showcase wildlife, the visitors got a chance to watch the jungles through this exhibition. This exhibition is a delicacy in extravagance to watch the pictures of animals in their most unseen positions.” <http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/glimpses-of-waheedas-tryst-with-the-wildlife-on-show.html> TIBCA 2015 The first 'Tigerland India Biodiversity Conservation Award' or TIBCA 2015 was also given on this occasion. PCCF Nagaland Shri M Lokeswara Rao received the award from Waheeda Rehman for his commendable work in the conservation of migratory bird Amur Falcon. http://www.thestatesman.com/mobi/news/northeast/nagaland-forest-officer-honoured/85528.html TIBCA is an annual award given for outstanding contribution in the field of conservation of biodiversity. The award consists of a certificate and trophy along with a cash prize of Rs 25000. http://www.nagalandpage.com/state/1487-pccf-hoff-nagaland-receives-tigerland-india-biodiversity-conservation-award-2015 TIFF 2016 / 2017 The award ceremony and film screenings under TIFF 2016/2017 took place on December 9, 2017 at Bhopal. Renowned wildlife filmmaker Shri Mike Pandey attended the event as the Chief Guest. Other special dignitaries included Shri Animesh Shukla, PCCF & HOFF Madhya Pradesh, |
4,204 | The Grapes of Wrath (album) | The Grapes of Wrath is the debut EP by The Grapes of Wrath, released in 1984. Track listing All tracks written by Hooper/Kane/Hooper "Misunderstanding" - 2:29 "Lay Out the Trap" - 4:23 "Down to the Wire" - 3:56 "Laughing Out Loud" - 4:09 Personnel Tom Hooper – Backing Vocals, Bass Chris Hooper – Drums Kevin Kane – Guitar, Vocals Produced By – Greg Reely References Category:1984 debut EPs Category:The Grapes of Wrath (band) albums Category:Nettwerk Records EPs |
4,205 | Megalostrata | Megalostrata may refer to: Megalostrata (poet) Megalostrata (spider), a genus of spider family Corinnidae |
4,206 | Bush Street Temple | The Bush Street Temple at 1881 Bush Street in San Francisco, California, is a State Landmark with historical significance to both the Orthodox Jewish community and to Buddhism in the United States. Building The building was built in 1895 in a Moorish Revival-Venetian style designed by Moses J. Lyon. The arches across the front are copied form the Doge's Palace. It was extensively renovated in 2003, at which time it was joined to a new adjacent structure. The building is constructed almost entirely of redwood. Originally, much of the interior was painted in Trompe l'oeil to resemble marble. In its original configuration it featured a pair of elaborate towers, since lost. History Congregation Ohabai Shalome In 1864, a group of disaffected members of San Francisco’s Congregation Emanu-El broke away and established Congregation Ohabai Shalome (Heb.: Lovers of Peace,) when they objected to the modification of the ritual in the older synagogue. It was popularly known as the Bush Street Synagogue. In the face of declining membership, the congregation sold the building in November 1934 to the Soto Zen Mission of the Sokoji Buddhist Church. San Francisco Go Club The San Francisco Go Club had become the first overseas branch of Japan's Nihon Ki-in in 1936 and in 1937 moved into the left wing of the building. The club remained, even after the building was otherwise abandoned, until forced out by redevelopment about 1994. Sokoji Soto Zen Mission During World War II, the owners and Japanese-American congregants of the Soto Zen Mission of the Sokoji Buddhist Church were interned in concentration camps, as part of the wartime s Japanese American internment. During this time, while its Japanese-American owners continued to make mortgage payments on the building, 1881 Bush Street became the home of the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, a church whose congregants were primarily African-Americans from the American South. After the war, the Zen Mission took back ownership of the building. In 1959 Shunryu Suzuki Roshi arrived at Sokoji to minister to the congregation. He initiated the regular practice of zazen, which was unusual at the time and soon began to attract western students. The San Francisco Zen Center was incorporated separately, comprising the western disciples of Suzuki Roshi, who continued to share the space throughout the 1960s with the Sokoji congregation. During this time the building was one of the central locations of the transmission of Zen Buddhism to the United States. In 1969 the Zen Center, in need of larger facilities, moved to Page Street. The Sokoji community also moved three years later in 1972, and the building thereafter stood empty and fell into disrepair, coming under the ownership of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency. Abandonment and Redevelopment In the late 1980s, there were unsuccessful attempts to turn the building into a Jewish Cultural Center. Finally, in 1996, the ownership of the building was transferred to the Japanese American Religious Federation and it ultimately was given to Kokoro Assisted Living, a home for senior citizens, most of whom are from the Japanese-American community. Kokoro opened in 2003. References See also List |
4,207 | Scrobipalpomima neuquenensis | Scrobipalpomima neuquenensis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1985. It is found in Argentina. See also Scrobipalpomima Scrobipalpomima improbabilis Povolný, 1989 Scrobipalpomima karsholti Povolný, 1985 Scrobipalpomima obscuroides Povolný, 1989 Scrobipalpomima fugitiva Povolný, 1989 Scrobipalpomima elongata Povolný, 1989 Scrobipalpomima patagoniae Povolný, 1985 Scrobipalpomima anonyma Povolný, 1985 Scrobipalpomima schematica Povolný, 1985 Scrobipalpomima excellens Povolný, 1985 Scrobipalpomima grisescens Povolný, 1985 Scrobipalpomima illustris Povolný, 1989 Scrobipalpomima indifferens Povolný, 1985 Scrobipalpomima obsoleta Povolný, 1985 Scrobipalpomima obtusa Povolný, 1989 Scrobipalpomima patens Povolný, 1985 Scrobipalpomima pseudogrisescens Povolný, 1989 Scrobipalpomima relicta Povolný, 1985 Scrobipalpomima septemptrionalis Povolný, 1990 Scrobipalpomima serena Povolný, 1989 Scrobipalpomima symmetrischemoides Povolný, 1989 Scrobipalpomima triangulignathos Povolný, 1985 Scrobipalpomima questionaria Povolný, 1985 Scrobipalpomima addenda Povolný, 1989 Scrobipalpomima concurrens Povolný, 1989 References Category:Scrobipalpomima Category:Moths described in 1985 |
4,208 | Sonia Silvestre | Sonia Silvestre (16 August 1952 – 19 April 2014) was a Dominican singer from San Pedro de Macorís. She was married to the broadcaster, producer and host Yaqui Núñez del Risco. After they divorced, Silvestre moved to Mexico, where she remained about three years. She had a long-term relationship with the Venezuelan photographer José Betancourt, the father of her two sons André and Heloise; they married in 2009. In 2010, she performed a tribute to Luis Días. She suffered a massive stroke and two heart attacks on 17 April 2014 in Santo Domingo. She was 61 years old. Discography 1974: Esta Es Sonia Silvestre 1975: La Nueva Canción 1976: Nueva Canción 1978: Sonia Canta Poetas de la Patria Folkhoy Corazón de Vellonera Una Verdadera Intérprete Mi Corazón Te Seguirá Edición Especial de Grandes Éxitos de los Años 70 1990: Yo Quiero Andar 1994: Amor y Desamor 2007: Verde y Negro References Category:1952 births Category:2014 deaths Category:People from San Pedro de Macorís Category:Dominican Republic female singers Category:Disease-related deaths in the Dominican Republic |
4,209 | 1936–37 FC Basel season | The FC Basel 1936–37 season was the forty-fourth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel. Emil Junker was the new club chairman and it was his second period as chairman, after his short period in 1927. Junker toll over as club president from Franz Rinderer. Overview Heinz Körner was appointed as new team manager. He followed Alwin Riemke who moved to Germany to manage SpVgg Greuther Fürth. Körner had been manager of Aarau the previous season. He was the tenth professional team manager/trainer in Basel's history, their tenth foreign trainer. How long Körner stayed with the club is not clearly stated, but he left during the season, and afterwards Fernand Jaccard took over as player-manager. Jaccard was the club's first professional Swiss trainer. Basel played a total of 40 matches in their 1936–37 season. 26 of these matches were in the Nationalliga, one in the Swiss Cup and 13 were friendly matches. Of these 13 friendlies eight were played at home in the Landhof, three others in Switzerland and one each as visitors to RC Strasbourg and to SC Freiburg. Further league reforms took place before the season started. The number of teams in the 1936–37 Nationalliga was reduced by one team, thus contested by 13 teams and played as round-robin. Two teams were to be relegated and only one promoted to reduce the number of teams to 12 the following year. Basel played a very poor and un-consistent season. Only thanks to four consecutive victories towards the end of the camopain lifted the team to finish in joint second last position in the league table. Because La Chaux-de-Fonds and Basel both had 20 points, they had to have a play-off against relegation. This ended in a draw and so a replay was required. The replay was played in the Stadion Neufeld in Bern on 20 June 1937 and ended in a 1–0 victory for Basel and so they prevented relegation at the last possible moment. In the 1st principal round of the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn at home in the Landhof against lower tier Concordia Basel and were defeated and knocked out of the competition. Grasshopper Club won both championship and cup. Players The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1936–37. The list includes players that were in the squad the day the season started on 2 August 1936 but subsequently left the club after that date. Players who left the squad Results Legend Friendly matches Pre-season Mid-season Nationalliga League matches Play-off against relegation League table Swiss Cup See also History of FC Basel List of FC Basel players List of FC Basel seasons References Sources Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. FCB team 1936/37 at fcb-archiv.ch Switzerland 1936/37 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation External links FC Basel official site Category:FC Basel seasons Basel |
4,210 | Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists | The Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists of Germany (German: Assoziation revolutionärer bildender Künstler Deutschlands, or ARBKD) was an organization of artists who were members of the Communist Party of Germany (Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands, or KPD). Known primarily by its shortened name, "Asso", it was founded in March 1928. The organization produced posters, placards, propaganda graphics for Communist organizations. History The Rote Fahne reported on June 19, 1928, that the Asso had been founded as a "brother organization" to the Association of Revolutionary Artists of Russia. In spring 1931, the name was changed from "Assoziation" to "Bund" ("Federation"). Left-wing artists had already formed groups, such as the November Group, Dadaist groups, or from 1924 to 1926, the Red Group, with which George Grosz, John Heartfield and Rudolf Schlichter were involved. Heinrich Vogeler had also formed the Arbeitsgemeinschaft kommunistischer Künstler ("Working Group of Communist Artists"). Further impetus to form a larger organization came from the "Central Atelier for Visual Propaganda", an arm of the KPD offices at the Karl-Liebknecht-Haus in Berlin. Several groups joined the Asso. Gregor Gog's artists group, the Brotherhood of Vagabonds ("Bruderschaft der Vagabunden") joined the Asso in 1931. In 1932, Oskar Nerlinger's group, "The Moderns" ("Die Zeitgemäßen"), previously called "The Abstracts", joined as well. The Asso also embraced Franz Wilhelm Seiwert's group of progressive artists, the Cologne Progressives, and the "Collective for Socialist Building". The Asso published a journal called Der Stoßtrupp and its first exhibition was in Berlin in 1929. For many Communist artists, art was a "weapon" to be used rallying the masses to the class struggle. Accordingly, the Asso produced placards, posters, propaganda art and banners for the Communist Party, Rote Hilfe and other organizations. The organization, with 800 members, was banned after the Nazis seized power in 1933. Notable members Karl von Appen, 1932 , 1929 , 1928 (Berlin) Rudolf Bergander, 1930 (Dresden) , Brotherhood of Vagabonds Erich Arnold Bischof , 1929? (Dresden) , 1928 (Berlin) 1931 (Berlin) (Leipzig) 1929 (Berlin) The Abstracts 1928 (Berlin) Karl-Liebknecht-Haus , Brotherhood of Vagabonds Otto Griebel, 1929 (Dresden) George Grosz (Berlin) Lea and Hans Grundig, 1929 (Dresden) Eugen Hoffmann 1929 (Dresden) 1930 (Dresden) Heinz Kiwitz (Duisburg) Wilhelm Lachnit 1929 (Dresden) (Düsseldorf) Julo Levin (Düsseldorf) (Dresden) Peter Ludwigs (Düsseldorf) (Leipzig) Alice Lex-Nerlinger and 1928 (Berlin) Otto Nagel 1928, co-founder (Berlin) Laszlo Peri 1928 Curt Querner 1930 (Dresden) Herbert Sandberg 1929 (Berlin) 1930? (Dresden) Eva Schulze-Knabe 1929 (Dresden) 1929 (Dresden) (Düsseldorf) 1930 (Dresden) Sources Meyers Großes Taschenlexikon, in 24 Bd. Bd 2. BI-Taschenbuch, Mannheim/Vienna/Zurich (1987) Meyers Kleines Lexikon, in 3 Bd. Vol. 1, Leipzig (1967, 1971) References Category:Communist organisations in Germany |
4,211 | Stanley Lingar | Stanley Dewaine Lingar (April 16, 1963 – February 7, 2001) was a prisoner executed for the January 6, 1985, murder of 16-year-old high school junior Thomas Scott Allen in Ripley County, Missouri. The case generated controversy over allegations that anti-gay bias led to Lingar's death sentence. Murder of Thomas Allen On the evening of January 5, 1985, Lingar and his friend, Dave Smith, were drinking alcohol and driving around Doniphan, Missouri. They saw Thomas Allen's jeep, which had run out of gas, parked at the side of the road. They offered to take him to a gas station and he accepted. After driving out of town, Lingar ordered Allen to undress. He then ordered Allen to masturbate, but Allen was too frightened to do so. Lingar then drove to his parents' home to retrieve a Winchester .22-caliber rifle. He then drove to a rural area, pointed the gun at Allen and again ordered him to masturbate. Allen asked to get out of the car to urinate, which Lingar and Smith allowed him to do. All three of them got out of the car, and Lingar shot Allen while Allen was urinating. Allen then got up, got into the car and started the ignition but the car stalled because Allen didn't push in the clutch. Lingar shot Allen three more times then, realizing Allen was still alive, Lingar retrieved a tire iron from the car's trunk and used it to beat Allen. After Lingar and Smith got back into the car they noticed that Allen was still alive. Lingar ran him over with the car and then sped away. Lingar and Smith, after talking to Lingar's brother, then disposed of the body, dumping it over a bridge, and cleaned the car. They later pawned the car and dumped the murder weapon on a country road in Kentucky. Conviction and appeals In 1986 Lingar was found guilty of murdering Thomas Allen and was sentenced to death by Judge Kenneth D. Pratte after the jury recommended the death penalty. In 1997, after the Missouri Supreme Court upheld Lingar's conviction and sentence, Lingar told his attorneys that he didn't want any further appeals; he later changed his mind. Dave Smith, in exchange for testifying against Lingar and pleading guilty to second-degree murder, was sentenced to ten years in prison. He was released after serving six years of his sentence. The attorneys who worked on Lingar's appeal argued the prosecution presented evidence about Lingar's sexual orientation that was irrelevant and prejudicial, and that his attorney at his first trial was inexperienced and failed to present evidence Dave Smith may have masterminded the murder of Thomas Allen. They also argued Lingar's mental state was a mitigating factor, and that he suffered from mental disorders which were undiagnosed at the time of his trial. While in prison he was diagnosed as having Axis I disorders acute paranoid disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and dysthymic disorder along with an Axis II personality disorder, avoidant personality disorder with dependent traits. The Eighth Circuit of Appeals upheld Lingar's death sentence, and an execution |
4,212 | Epicauta costata | Epicauta costata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America. References Further reading Category:Meloidae Category:Articles created by Qbugbot Category:Beetles described in 1854 |
4,213 | Never Say Die (horse) | Never Say Die (1951–1975) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. After winning only once from his first nine races, he demonstrated much improved form in the summer of 1954 to win The Derby, becoming the first American colt to win the race in seventy-three years. Later that year he added a second British Classic when winning the St. Leger Stakes by a record margin of twelve lengths. He was later retired to a successful stud career. Background Never Say Die was a chestnut colt with a white blaze and three white feet, bred and raced by the American philanthropist and art collector Robert Sterling Clark. At the time of his Derby win, the horse stood 15.3 ½ hands high. He was conceived in Ireland but foaled at Jonabell Farm in Kentucky. His sire, Nasrullah had been a talented but temperamental racehorse who was beginning to have an impact as a stallion. Never Say Die's dam, Singing Grass won seven unimportant races in England. Clark sent the colt to England as a yearling to be trained by Joseph Lawson, who had already won nine Classics Clark's other British trainer, Harry Peacock had been given first choice of the owner's yearlings but had rejected Never Say Die because of his low opinion of Nasrullah's stock. Racing career 1953:two-year-old season In six races as a two-year-old, Never Say Die showed some good form but appeared to be somewhat below the best of his generation. He won the six furlong Rosslyn Stakes at Ascot Racecourse in July and finished third in both the Richmond Stakes and Dewhurst Stakes. In the Free Handicap, a rating of the year's best British juveniles, Never Say Die was allotted a weight of 115 pounds, eighteen pounds below the top-rated The Pie King. 1954:three-year-old season Never Say Die made good physical progress over the winter, but showed little improvement in his first two starts. He finished second in the Union Jack Stakes at Aintree Racecourse and then finished unplaced in the Free Handicap at Newmarket in April. On his final trial race for The Derby, Never Say Die returned to Newmarket and was moved up in distance for the Newmarket Stakes over ten furlongs. Ridden by Manny Mercer, he took the lead a furlong out but was overtaken in the closing stages and finished third to Elopement and Golden God. On a dull, chilly day at Epsom, Never Say Die started a 33/1 outsider in a field of twenty-two runners for the Derby. According to some accounts, he would have started at even longer odds if his memorable name and the publicity attracted by his eighteen-year-old jockey Lester Piggott had not made him a popular choice with many members of the public. The colt was always well-placed and was sent into the lead early in the straight by Piggott. He won comfortably by two lengths from Arabian Night and Darius. Clark was ill in New York hospital and unable to attend the race, which saw Never Say Die becoming the first American-bred Derby winner since Iroquois in 1881. Never Say Die |
4,214 | Sankonahatti | Sankonahatti is a village in Belgaum district of Karnataka, India. References Category:Villages in Belgaum district |
4,215 | Deaths in November 1999 | The following is a list of notable deaths in November 1999. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. November 1999 1 Dave Bickles, 55, professional footballer, kidney cancer. Minoru Chiaki, 82, Japanese actor. Edmund Dell, 78, British politician and businessman. Theodore Hall, 74, American physicist and spy for the Soviet Union, renal cancer. Walter Payton, 45, American football player, cholangiocarcinoma. William van Straubenzee, 75, British politician. 2 Jackie Davis, 78, American soul jazz singer, organist and bandleader, stroke. Demetrio B. Lakas, 74, 27th President of Panama (1969 - 1978), heart disease. Billy Nicks, 94, American football player and coach. Hans-Joachim Preil, 76, East German comedian. Mitar Subotić, 38, Serbian-born musician and composer, fire. 3 Ian Bannen, 71, Scottish actor, car accident. Jack Bionda, 66, Canadian lacrosse and ice hockey player. Oliver Forster, 74, British diplomat. Arrigo Pola, 80, Italian tenor. 4 Daisy Bates, 84, American civil rights activist, publisher and journalist. Zvi Griliches, 69, American economist and holocaust survivor. Ernest J. Kump, 87, American architect, author and inventor. Malcolm Marshall, 41, West Indian cricketer, colon cancer. Wakasugiyama Toyoichi, 66, Japanese sumo wrestler. Charles Wintour, 82, British newspaper editor. Zainuddin, 47, Indian actor and comedian, respiratory complications. 5 James Goldstone, 68, American film and television director. Noureddin Kianouri, 94, Iranian architect and political leader. Michael Montague, Baron Montague of Oxford, 67, British businessman and politician. Colin Rowe, 79, British-born American architectural historian. 6 Laurence Decore, 59, Canadian lawyer and politician, cancer. George V. Higgins, 59, American author, lawyer, newspaper columnist, raconteur and college professor, heart attack. Rob Hoeke, 60, Dutch singer, pianist, composer and songwriter. 7 Karrar Hussain, 88, Pakistani educator, writer and literary critic. Joe Lang Kershaw, 88, American politician and civics teacher, congestive heart failure. Joe Serna Jr., 60, American educator and civil rights activist, kidney cancer. Brian Duncan Shaw, 101, British chemistry lecturer. 8 Lester Bowie, 58, American jazz trumpet player and composer, liver cancer. C. Eugene Farnam, 82, American politician. Gwen Gordy Fuqua, 71, American songwriter and composer. Jerry Kerr, 87, Scottish football player and manager. Yury Malyshev, 58, Soviet cosmonaut. Rob Nieuwenhuys, 91, Dutch writer. Harry Riebauer, 78, German film and television actor. Leon Štukelj, 100, Yugoslav gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. Gayle Thornbrough, 85, American historian. 9 Herb Abramson, 82, American record producer and executive. Claude Ballot-Léna, 63, French race driver, cancer. Marjorie Gladman, 91, American tennis player. Mabel King, 66, American actress and singer, diabetes. Lois K. Miller, 54, American geneticist and academic, melanoma. Wolf Ruvinskis, 78, Mexican actor and professional wrestler. 10 Robert Kramer, 60, American film director, screenwriter and actor, meningitis. Tom McKinney, 72, Northern Irish rugby player. Jean Potts, 88, American mystery novelist. 11 Mary Kay Bergman, 38, American voice actress (South Park), suicide by gunshot. Frank Bowyer, 77, English footballer. Little Miss Cornshucks, 76, American rhythm and blues and jazz singer and songwriter. Sir Vivian Fuchs, 91, British |
4,216 | Caught a Lite Sneeze | "Caught a Lite Sneeze" is a song by Tori Amos, released as the first single from her 1996 album Boys for Pele. It reached number 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and Canada's RPM Top Singles chart. Despite being one of her higher-charting singles, it does not appear on her best-of collection, Tales of a Librarian. The song is about wanting to do anything to keep a relationship going, knowing that it's over. It references Nine Inch Nails's album Pretty Hate Machine in the following lyric: "Caught a lite sneeze / Dreamed a little dream / Made my own pretty hate machine." In live performances from 1996 and 1998, Amos would frequently insert lines directly from and inspired by "Hurt," another song by Nine Inch Nails. The song holds historical significance as the first ever to be made available as a free internet download. It has been covered by a variety of artists, including by Voltaire on his album Boo Hoo, and Evans Blue on their album The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends. Personnel Tori Amos - Harpsichord, Bösendorfer, vocals Alan Friedman - Drum programming George Porter Jr. - Bass Steve Caton - Swells Track listing UK CD Version 1 "Caught a Lite Sneeze" - 4:24Silly Songs: "This Old Man" - 1:44 "Hungarian Wedding Song" - 1:00 "Toodles Mr. Jim" - 3:09 "Caught a Lite Sneeze" (video) - 4:26 UK CD Version 2 "Caught a Lite Sneeze" - 4:24 Tribute to Chas and Dave: "London Girls" - 3:20 "That's What I Like Mick (The Sandwich Song)" - 2:59 "Samurai" - 3:03 US Maxi-Single "Caught a Lite Sneeze" - 4:24Silly Songs: "This Old Man" (Traditional) - 1:44 "That's What I Like Mick (The Sandwich Song)" (Chas Hodges & Dave Peacock) - 2:59 "Graveyard" - 0:55 "Toodles Mr. Jim" - 3:09 Charts References Category:Tori Amos songs Category:1996 singles Category:Songs written by Tori Amos Category:1996 songs Category:Atlantic Records singles |
4,217 | Lorena Enríquez | Lorena Enríquez (born February 22, 1980) is Mexican actress and hostess. She recently featured in the Mexican soap opera Un Gancho al Corazón. Career Theater La Sirenita Role: Ariel. Blanca Nieves y los 7 enanos Role: Blanca Nieves. Aladino y la lámpara maravillosa Role: Princesa Jazmín. El rey león Role: Fairy tale elf. Peter Pan Role: narrator. Una navidad con Mickey Role: Elf. Un cuento de navidad Role: Mildred. Magia y misterio Role: Arcana. Todo quedó en familia Role: Laura. No puedo Role: Silvana. Las preciosas ridículas (Molière) Role: Madelon. El zoo de cristal (Tennessee Williams). Role: Laura Wingfield. Television Telenovelas (Soap operas) Como dice el dicho (2013). Role: Celia Llena de Amor (2010). Role: Doris Un gancho al corazón (2008–2009). Role: Paula. Pasión (2008). Role: Conchita (special appearance). Amor sin maquillaje (2007). Role: Berta. Estelar. Apuesta por un amor (2005). Role: Soledad. Velo de novia (2003). Role: Inés. El manantial (2001–2002). Role: Maru. El precio de tu amor (2000). Role: Columba. Serafín (1999). Role: Martha. Te sigo amando (1996–1997). Role: Consuelito Mujer, casos de la vida real. Diseñador ambos sexos. La jaula. Films Mujeres infieles. Role: ???. External links Category:1980 births Category:Actresses from Mexico City Category:Mexican film actresses Category:Mexican stage actresses Category:Mexican telenovela actresses Category:Living people |
4,218 | Empress Elisabeth Railway | The Empress Elisabeth Railway (, KEB) was the name of a former railway company during the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Its rail network was centred on the Western Railway line from Vienna to Salzburg with a branch to Passau. The company was nationalised by the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways in 1884. History On 21 June 1851 the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Bavaria signed a treaty to build a railway line from Vienna via Salzburg to Munich, and also agreed upon an extension from Rosenheim via Kufstein to Innsbruck as well as the continuation of the railroad from Nuremberg via Regensburg and Passau to Linz. First plans were set up at the behest of the industrialist Hermann Dietrich Lindheim (1790–1860), who together with the German businessman Ernst Merck (1811–1863) founded the Kaiserin Elisabeth-Bahn railway company, named after Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Funded by Salomon Mayer von Rothschild (1774 –1855) and his Creditanstalt, the k.k. privilegierte Kaiserin-Elisabeth-Bahn was changed into a public limited company in 1856. A second state treaty between Austria and Bavaria fixed the line from Vienna to Linz, which was built between 1856 and 1858, and the extensions from Linz to Salzburg and Passau, opened in 1860 and 1861. The KEB was awarded a 90-year-licence to build and operate the railway The company was nationalized in 1884 and is today operated by the Austrian Federal Railways. The line today Since World War I, the former Gisela Railway from Salzburg via Zell am See to Wörgl, the North Tyrolean Railway (Kufstein-Innsbruck, operated by the Austrian Southern Railway until 1923) and the Arlberg railway have been understood as part of the Western Railway. Vienna West Station was heavily damaged in World War II and reconstructed until 1952, when the railway had been equipped with electrical power lines. Today, ICE trains and Austrian Railjet (ÖBB Railjet description) trains run on it, but most time below 200 km/h. The railway is being upgraded and partially rebuilt, and will partly allow speeds up to 230 km/h. In numismatics Empress Elisabeth Western Railway was recently selected as a main motif for a high value collectors' coin: the Empress Elisabeth Western Railway commemorative coin. The obverse shows the steam locomotive kkStB 306.01 crossing a railroad bridge on the Austrian Western Railway path. The locomotive was developed by Karl Gölsdorf in 1908. References Western Category:Railway lines opened in 1858 |
4,219 | List of Independiente Santa Fe seasons | Independiente Santa Fe is an association football club based in Bogotá, that competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top level football league in Colombia. Santa Fe was founded on February 28, 1941, and played its first league match on 15 August 1948, in a 2–2 draw with Deportes Caldas. As of 2014, Santa Fe is one of the teams never to have been relegated from the top level of Colombian football. The club has won the Categoría Primera A 7 times, the Copa Colombia 2 times and the Colombian Superliga 1 time. The next table details the club's achievements since its formation in 1941. Key Key to league: P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals scored A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position Key to other competitions: W = Champion RU = Final (Runner-up) SF = Semi-finals QF = Quarter-finals R16/R32 = Round of 16, Round of 32 Seasons (League) Seasons (other) References Category:Independiente Santa Fe seasons Category:Independiente Santa Fe |
4,220 | Chang Hei Yin | Chang Hei Yin (; born 6 April 2000) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Pegasus. References External links HKFA Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Hong Kong footballers Category:Association football midfielders Category:Hong Kong Pegasus FC players Category:Hong Kong Premier League players |
4,221 | Museo Casa Chihuahua | Casa Chihuahua Centro de Patrimonio Cultural (Casa Chihuahua Cultural Heritage Center), once known as the Federal Palace of Chihuahua, is an early 20th-century building in the city centre of Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico. It served as the federal building for the city until 2004, when it was renovated as a city museum, specialising in travelling exhibits. It also houses, in the basement, the jail cell of father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, considered the Father of the Nation. Father Hidalgo was the first leader of the insurgency for independence from Spain. He was captured by the Spaniards early in 1811, tried and executed on 30 July 1811 at the neighbouring Government Palace. His jail cell is a national shrine. History Originally, this site contained a college for the Jesuit order ("Colegio Jesuita de Nuestra Señora de Loreto", or Jesuit College of Our Lady of Loreto); however, in 1767 the Jesuits were expelled from all of the crown territories of Spain, following the orders of King Charles III, and the building was left abandoned. It later was converted into a 'Royal Military Hospital' and it was during this time that Fr Hidalgo was imprisoned there. In 1878, the college was razed to the ground (except the tower in which Hidalgo was imprisoned, by decree of President Benito Juárez; it is now in the basement, but originally it was at ground level), and the Casa de Moneda, or branch mint was built here, where for some time Chihuahua minted and printed her own currency. In 1908 the Casa de Moneda was demolished in order to erect the Federal Palace that finally was inaugurated in 1910, during the celebrations of the centenary of Mexico's independence. The Palace was built originally to concentrate all the offices of the Federal Government in the same place. During the revolution, Abraham Gonzalez, the deposed Governor of Chihuahua and political mentor of Pancho Villa was imprisoned there by order of the unconstitutional then-president and dictator Victoriano Huerta. He would eventually be murdered on Huerta's orders. The Palace also served as the main office of the Federal Postal Service (since it was a federal office) in Chihuahua. In 2004 the postal service left the building and the palace was re-modeled in order to inaugurate a museum that would be called the Casa Chihuahua Centro de Patrimonio Cultural. It opened its doors again in 2006 and is today one of the most famous landmarks in the city, serving as a centre of culture in the city. Architecture The style of the building was popular during the era of President Porfirio Diaz, with both elements of neoclassicism and the French Beaux Artes. The main entrance of the palace displays two large columns and the walls have little decoration, typical of the neoclassical style. The main facade exhibits the dates 1811 and 1910: The first is a reference to the death of Miguel Hidalgo, whilst the second refers to the time of the building's inauguration. The center contains the legend, Palacio Federal. Exhibits The museum is divided mainly into three areas: Museo de Sitio (Site Museum): |
4,222 | Ken Loeffler | Kenneth D. Loeffler (April 14, 1902 – January 1, 1975) was an American collegiate and professional basketball coach. He was mostly known for guiding the La Salle Explorers men's basketball team to the 1952 National Invitation Tournament and 1954 NCAA Basketball Tournament titles. After earning a Bachelor's degree at Pennsylvania State University (1920–24) and a short pro basketball career (1924–29), the Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania native began his collegiate coaching career at Geneva College (1928–35). In 1935 he became basketball head coach at Yale University, and also assistant coach to the football and baseball varsity. In seven years at Yale Loeffler put up a 61–82 record. During World War II he served in the U.S. Air Force. After the war Loeffler began coaching pro teams in the Basketball Association of America. First the St. Louis Bombers (1946–48), then the Providence Steamrollers (1948–49). In 1949 he returned to the college ranks when he became head coach at La Salle. With players like future Hall of Famer Tom Gola, Loeffler's La Salle teams went on to dominate college basketball over half a decade in the early 1950s. In six seasons at La Salle, Loeffler led the Explorers to a post-season appearance in every single season. Under Loeffler, La Salle made four trips to the NIT (before it was considered "second-rate") and two visits to the NCAA Tournament. In 1955 Loeffler moved on to become the head coach at Texas A&M College, a post he held until 1957. On October 1, 1964, Loeffler was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He died on January 1, 1975, of an apparent heart attack, in Rumson, New Jersey. Head coaching record College Professional basketball |- | style="text-align:left;"|SLB | style="text-align:left;"| |61||38||23||.623|| style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Western||3||1||2||.333 | style="text-align:center;"|Lost in League Quarterfinals |- | style="text-align:left;"|SLB | style="text-align:left;"| |48||29||19||.604|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Western||7||3||4||.429 | style="text-align:center;"|Lost in League Semifinals |- | style="text-align:left;"|PRO | style="text-align:left;"| |60||12||48||.200|| style="text-align:center;"|6th in Eastern||-||-||-||- | style="text-align:center;"|Missed Playoffs |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"|Career | ||169||79||90||.467|| ||10||4||6||.400 See also List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach References External links Category:1902 births Category:1975 deaths Category:American men's basketball coaches Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania Category:Basketball players from Pennsylvania Category:College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Category:Denver Pioneers men's basketball coaches Category:Geneva Golden Tornadoes men's basketball coaches Category:La Salle Explorers men's basketball coaches Category:Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Category:National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Category:Penn State Nittany Lions basketball players Category:Providence Steamrollers coaches Category:St. Louis Bombers (NBA) coaches Category:Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball coaches Category:Yale Bulldogs baseball coaches Category:Yale Bulldogs football coaches Category:Yale Bulldogs men's basketball coaches |
4,223 | Saattoq | Saattoq (old spelling: Sâtoq) is a former settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It was located in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, in Tasiusaq Bay, straddling Saattorsuaq Island, and the nearby Saattoq skerry. History Saattoq was populated in 1881. It was a very small village of fewer than 10 people at any time. It was abandoned in 1957, during the post-war consolidation phase in northwestern Greenland, with the surviving population moving to nearby Nutaarmiut. References Category:Former populated places in Greenland Category:Tasiusaq Bay Category:Upernavik Archipelago |
4,224 | Ministry of Defence (Namibia) | The is government department responsible for the administration of military affairs in Namibia .The POlictical leader is the Minister while the Accounting officer is the Executive Director that is deputized by a deputy executive director. The deputy Executive Director heads the Department of Defence Secretariat and Administration. This department is made up of Six Directorates namely: Directorate of Education and Civil Training, Directorate Construction and Maintenance, Directorate of Finance, Directorate Defence Central Staff, Directorate Procurement Research and Development and the Directorate Defence Legal Advisor. All the Directorates are headed by civilian Directors. In exception cases Commissioned officers with the rank of Brigadier General can be appointed as Directors in the Department. Ministers of Defence Honorable Peter Mweshihange (1990-1995) Honorable Philemon Malima (1995-1997) Honorable Colonel(ret) Erkki Nghimtina (1997-2005) Honorable Major General(ret) Charles Namoloh (2005-2012) Honorable Nahas Angula (2012-2015) Honorable Penda Ya Ndakolo (2015-2020) Honorable Rear Admiral (ret) Peter Vilho (2020-Incumbent) References Category:Military of Namibia Namibia Category:Government of Namibia |
4,225 | Kusey | Kusey is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Klötze. Category:Villages in Saxony-Anhalt Category:Province of Saxony |
4,226 | Sandae noli | Sandae noli is a regional variant of Korean mask dance drama. According to some scholars, sandae noli may be the root form of many other Korean mask dance dramas today, as it was created and managed by the Sandae Dogam, a government office in charge of providing entertainment both in the capital and in important regional centers. This Sandae Dogam was disbanded in the early 1600s, leaving many performers unemployed and searching for work. It is thought that the stories of these performers became modern day plays such as Songpa Sandae Noli and Yangju Byeolsandae and influenced many other performance forms in Korea. Although modern Koreans tend to use the Korean term talchum to refer to all types of mask dance drama, talchum is properly only applied to three extant mask dance dramas from Hwanghae Province in North Korea. Bibliography References Category:Korean dance Category:Important Intangible Cultural Properties of South Korea |
4,227 | Toni Pulu | Toni Pulu (born 28 November 1989) is an American-born rugby union player who currently plays as a wing for in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the in the international Super Rugby competition. Early career Born in America, Pulu moved to New Zealand at the age of 3 and attended high school at Dilworth School in Auckland. After leaving school, he played local club rugby for the Bombay rugby club, in the Counties Manukau local leagues in the suburbs of Auckland. Senior career Pulu began his professional career in New Zealand playing for the Counties Manukau Steelers during the 2012 ITM Cup. He immediately became a regular starter on the wing for the men from Pukekohe and his impressive performances helped them win the ITM Cup Championship and earn promotion to the Premiership for 2013. He scored 2 tries in 9 appearances in the Steelers first season in the Premiership in which they finished up in 4th place on the log before being thrashed 41-10 by in the semi-finals. He remained try-less in 8 games through 2014 as Counties finished just outside the play-off places in 5th spot. His try scoring form returned in 2015 with 3 tries in 9 appearances while injury held him back the following year, limiting him to just 4 appearances, in which he scored two 5-pointers in Counties Manukau's run to the Mitre 10 Cup semi-finals. Super Rugby As a result of 3 years of impressive domestic performances for Counties Manukau, Pulu earned a spot in the wider training group for the 2015 Super Rugby season. Injuries prevented him from playing during his debut season in Hamilton, but he was retained in the wider training group for 2016. He made his debut for the Chiefs in the 53-10 win over the Western Force at FMG Stadium Waikato on 27 March 2016 and marked the occasion with a try. He went on to play 12 times throughout the season and scored an impressive 5 tries as the Chiefs reached the competition's semi-finals before going down to New Zealand rivals and eventual tournament winners, the . He was subsequently promoted to the full squad for the 2017 Super Rugby season. International Pulu has played sevens rugby for his ancestral home, Niue, with the highlight being his appearance at the 2011 Gold Coast Sevens. In 2018, due to being eligible for Australia despite him being captured by Niue, he moved to the Brumbies. Career honours Counties Manukau Mitre 10 Cup Championship - 2012 Super Rugby statistics References Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Rugby union wings Category:Counties Manukau Steelers players Category:Chiefs (rugby union) players Category:Male rugby sevens players Category:American people of Niuean descent Category:American emigrants to New Zealand Category:People educated at Dilworth School |
4,228 | Lake Wabano | Wabano Lake is located in La Tuque, in administrative region of Mauricie in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This lake is located in forest area. Toponymy The toponym "Wabano Lake" was recorded on July 4, 1980 in the "Bank of place names" of Commission de toponymie du Québec. Notes and references Category:Lakes of Mauricie Category:Landforms of La Tuque, Quebec |
4,229 | The Faces of Love (film) | The Faces of Love () is a 1924 Italian silent film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Angelo Ferrari. It is based on the life of 18th-century French actress Adrienne Lecouvreur, whose life had been adapted into a play. Cast In alphabetical order Alex Bernard Gina Cinquini Angelo Ferrari Soava Gallone Bonaventura Ibáñez Lydianne Alfredo Martinelli Pietro Paoli Giuseppe Pierozzi Clarette Sabatelli References Bibliography P. D'Agostini & S. Della Casa. Cinema Italiano. Il Castoro, 1997. External links Category:1924 films Category:Italian films Category:Italian historical films Category:Italian biographical films Category:Italian-language films Category:Films set in the 18th century Category:Films directed by Carmine Gallone Category:Italian silent feature films Category:Italian films based on plays Category:Films based on works by Eugène Scribe Category:Italian black-and-white films Category:Cultural depictions of Adrienne Lecouvreur |
4,230 | Quaker gun | A Quaker gun is a deception tactic that was commonly used in warfare during the 18th and 19th centuries. Although resembling an actual cannon, the Quaker gun was simply a wooden log, usually painted black, used to deceive an enemy. Misleading the enemy as to the strength of an emplacement was an effective delaying tactic. The name derives from the Religious Society of Friends or "Quakers", who have traditionally held a religious opposition to war and violence in the Peace Testimony. The original "Quaker gun trick" During the American War of Independence, after nearly a year of brutal backcountry conflict between American Colonel William Washington and the fierce British commander Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, Colonel Washington had retreated to North Carolina in October 1780. Ordered to leave a regular force of colonial dragoons in the North Carolina theater by Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, Colonel Washington still lacked the proper artillery to dislodge the Loyalists. On December 4, the Americans were able to trap the Loyalist Colonel Rowland Rugeley and his force of about 125 men in Rugeley’s house and barn near Camden, South Carolina. Washington told his cavalrymen to dismount and surround the barn. Out of Rugeley’s sight, Washington’s men prepared a pine log to resemble a cannon. The "Quaker gun trick" worked. Colonel Washington aimed the wooden "cannon" toward the buildings in which the Loyalists had barricaded themselves and threatened to open fire if they did not immediately surrender. Rugeley quickly surrendered his entire force without a single shot having been fired. Use in Europe During the Siege of Genoa in 1800, the French force's commander, Andre Massena, placed wooden dummy cannons on the city walls to confuse and divert the besieging Austrian army. Use during the American Civil War Quaker guns were used by both the North and South in the American Civil War. The Confederate States Army frequently resorted to them because of its shortage of artillery. The wooden guns were painted black and positioned in fortifications to delay Union assaults. Sometimes actual gun carriages were used in the deception. One notable use of a Quaker gun was by Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston, who placed them in his field works around Centreville, Virginia, in March 1862, to give the appearance that the works were still occupied, while his men were actually withdrawing to the Rappahannock River. Another example happened during the Siege of Corinth. "During the night of May 29, the Confederate army moved out. They used the Mobile and Ohio Railroad to carry the sick and wounded, the heavy artillery, and tons of supplies. When a train arrived, the troops cheered as though reinforcements were arriving. They set up dummy Quaker guns along the defensive earthworks. Camp fires were kept burning, and buglers and drummers played. The rest of the men slipped away undetected..." Quaker guns were also used to bolster Confederate fortifications during the Siege of Petersburg. They assisted in prolonging the Confederates' hold on their positions against the overwhelmingly superior numbers of Union troops. Use during World War II A similar idea was employed during |
4,231 | Banyumas Regency | Banyumas (, formerly spelt "Banjoemas", Sundanese: ᮘᮑᮥᮙᮞ᮪) Regency is a regency () in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Purwokerto. It covers an area of 1,335.30 km2, and had a population of 1,554,527 at the 2010 Census; the latest estimate (as at January 2014) is 1,573,593. The term Banyumasan is also used as an adjective referring to the culture, language and peoples of the wider Banyumas area, equivalent to the pre-independence Banyumas Residency. The language of Banyumasan is of Austronesian origin, and is usually considered to be a dialect of Javanese. Administrative districts Banyumas Regency comprises twenty-seven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census: Tourism Curug Cipendok is a waterfall 93 meters high, about 15 kilometers west of Purwokerto, 500 meters from the road through a walking trail. It is still natural and is easily accessible on a good road, although there is no public transportation yet. The area surrounding the location belongs to Perhutani, a Forest State Company. North of the capital of Purwokerto, Baturraden Resort features views from the slopes of Mount Slamet. And 8 km to Baturaden, there a Curug Cehenk, this is a waterfall 73 meters, there is an object to holiday. Among the religious tourism sites in Banyumas is Saka Tunggal Mosque, established in 1871. References External links Official site of Banyumas District Government (in Indonesian) Category:Regencies of Central Java |
4,232 | Powder surfing | Powder surfing, also known as powsurfing and often spelled as one word e.g. "powdersurfing", is the act of surfing on snow free of any form of bindings and without the aid of ropes, hooks or bungee cords. Powdersurfing is performed on "powsurfer" which is a specially designed board engineered to be controlled using only the rider's feet and balance. This birth of style of riding was inspired by powder snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding. The lack of any bindings or bungee ropes along with the design of the boards allow riders to bring movements and tricks from surfing and skateboarding onto the snow. Much like surfing, the only connection between the board and the rider is a leash to prevent runaway equipment should the rider fall. Powder surfing is closely related to snowskating in its fundamentals, style and required skill. Powder surfing was sometimes confused with Noboarding while in its infancy but the two are quite different both in fundamentals, equipment used, and the skill required to ride them. Noboarding is performed on a typical snowboard using a kit that includes a rubber pad and bungee cords that are anchored to the board and held in the hand of the rider to hold the board to the riders feet and make the board turn. Noboarding and the kit called the "noboard pad" was pioneered by Greg Todds. In contrast, powdersurfing and snowskating are performed completely binding free and hands free on specially crafted boards that are designed to be ridden without the aid of any ropes or binding. The terms "powdersurfer" and "powdersurfing" were coined by Jeremy Jensen in 2007 to describe, name and market the bindingless boards that he was handcrafting specifically to be ridden without any forms of binding, bungee, rope or hooks. Jensen founded Grassroots Powdersurfing, the first company specializing in the creation of powdersurfers and the act of riding powder completely hands free and binding free. Following the advent of powdersurfing and snowskating the act of riding completely binding free and hands free has gained popularity and acceptance worldwide. References Category:Snowboarding |
4,233 | George B. Ely | George B. Ely was an American football, basketball and baseball coach. He was the head football coach at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania for one season in 1905 before the school disbanded the sport until 1923. Ely served for head baseball coach from 1906 to 1908 and the head men's basketball coach for one season in 1906 at Kutztown. After leaving Kutztown, Ely served as the baseball coach for one year at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in 1910, leading the team to an 11–3 record. Head coaching record Football References External links Kutztown Hall of Fame profile Category:Year of birth missing Category:Year of death missing Category:Kutztown Golden Bears athletic directors Category:Kutztown Golden Bears baseball coaches Category:Kutztown Golden Bears men's basketball coaches Category:Kutztown Golden Bears football coaches Category:Shippensburg Red Raiders baseball coaches |
4,234 | Jeyes | Jeyes may refer to: People James Jeyes (1890–?), English footballer John Jeyes (1817–1892), English chemist Other uses Jeyes Fluid, brand of disinfectant fluid Jeyes Tournament, Irish golf tournament sponsored by Jeyes Group |
4,235 | Antilhue I Power Plant | Antilhue I Power Plant is an oil-fueled electrical generating station in Antilhue, Los Ríos Region, Chile. The plant uses diesel as fuel and produces 50.9 MW of electricity. The plant was built in 2005 and is run by Colbún S.A.. References Category:Energy infrastructure in Los Ríos Region Category:Oil-fired power stations in Chile |
4,236 | The Down Low | "The Down Low" is the eleventh episode of the sixth season of House. It aired on January 11, 2010. Plot When drug dealer Mickey (Ethan Embry) mysteriously collapses while negotiating a sale, his partner-in-crime, Eddie (Nick Chinlund), accompanies him to Princeton Plainsboro for treatment. But with a major deal pending, Mickey is not forthcoming with the necessary personal information the team needs to treat him. As Mickey's condition worsens, the team resorts to old-fashioned detective work to solve the case. Eddie takes Thirteen to a warehouse to inspect the drugs for clues; they are nearly caught, but Thirteen pretends to be a prostitute and they get away with it. Thirteen, Chase, and Taub attempt to play a practical joke on Foreman. Thirteen leaves a phony paystub showing she earns more than Foreman on the floor where he finds it. When Foreman complains to Chase and Taub, they confirm that they earn as much as Thirteen. Thirteen also borrows an expensive watch to reinforce the joke. Foreman protests the apparent disparity in pay to Cuddy, but she refuses to negotiate, noting that Foreman does not have another offer to bargain with. Foreman later tells his coworkers that he is going to leave after this case and the three of them confess the joke to Cuddy and ask her to pay him extra out of their pay checks to keep him from resigning. She agrees, then tells them that Foreman has said nothing to her about leaving. As they leave Cuddy's office Foreman laughs at their gullibility. Meanwhile, House and Wilson compete for the affection of a new neighbor, Nora (Sasha Alexander). House makes her think that they are a gay couple. When Wilson tries to explain that it's one of House's schemes, Nora misinterprets the situation and thinks that Wilson is jealous that she is spending time with House. Finally, at a restaurant, Wilson announces his "marriage proposal" to House. The plan works and she ends up resenting both of them. House bugs Mickey's room to find out any useful secrets. When he is unable to, he realizes the signal is jammed because Mickey has a bug of his own in the room. Mickey is in fact an undercover cop terrified of being caught. He has been spying for 16 months. He is uncooperative because he fears blowing his cover and losing the case on a big cocaine dealer. House eventually realizes Mickey's disease is Hughes–Stovin syndrome, an untreatable autoimmune disease that creates multiple aneurysms. Thirteen comforts him saying he did the right thing not blowing the case because there was nothing they could have done, no matter what he said. As Mickey dies in his wife's (Bonnie Kathleen Ryan's) arms, Eddie and the drug dealers are arrested. As they're caught, Eddie realizes the truth about Mickey, and is visibly hurt. Earlier in the episode, Mickey had the choice of letting Eddie stay at his bedside and not get caught, or of sending him to the drug deal and get caught. Mickey chose to do his duty as a cop, but before Eddie |
4,237 | École secondaire Joseph-François-Perrault | École secondaire Joseph-François-Perrault is a secondary school in Montreal, Quebec, operated by the Commission scolaire de Montréal. The school was established in 1966. Its music program began in 1978, and it began offering the International Baccalaureate program in 1999. it had 101 teachers and 1,541 students. Prior to 1998 it was operated by the Montreal Catholic School Commission (CECM). References External links École secondaire Joseph-François-Perrault École secondaire Joseph-François-Perrault (Archive) Category:High schools in Montreal Category:1966 establishments in Quebec Category:Educational institutions established in 1966 |
4,238 | Wings of Fame (magazine) | Wings of Fame was a 160-page quarterly historic aviation magazine published as a companion to World Air Power Journal, whose coverage was limited to contemporary military aviation and air power. It was in circulation between 1995 and 2000. History and profile Subtitled The Journal of Classic Combat Aircraft, Wings of Fame was established in 1995. The first issue appeared in November 1995. The magazine was published quarterly. It ceased publication in December 2000, with the final issue being volume 20. The US distributors of Wings of Fame, AIRtime publishing, subsequently launched a replacement for both titles called International Air Power Review. References External links List of issues with article index Category:American quarterly magazines Category:Aviation magazines Category:Magazines established in 1995 Category:Magazines disestablished in 2000 Category:Defunct magazines of the United States |
4,239 | University Institute of Applied Management Sciences | University Institute of Applied Management Sciences (Commonly known as UIAMS Chandigarh), established in 2008 under the aegis of the Panjab University, offers management education to the professional managers as specialized full-time MBA programmes. It is one of the prestigious and reputed business schools in India which started offering sectoral MBA programmes supplemented with specialization in a core functional area of management. The institute was launched by the Faculty of Business Management & Commerce of Panjab University in 2008. The institute has since then expanded on the number of management courses available. Courses UIAMS offers the following courses: The sectoral MBA programmes are supplemented with specialization in a core functional area of management like Marketing, Finance, Human Resources and Operations. MBA (Banking and Insurance) MBA (Hospital Management) MBA (Infrastructural Management) MBA (Pharmaceutical Management) MBA (Retail Management) MBA (IT & Telecommunications) MBA (Capital Market) PHD MBA sectoral MBA sectoral at UIAMS Chandigarh is a two-year course. The curriculum for MBA sectoral consists of 70 per cent management and 30 per cent industry sector specific inputs. Students are given training offers with stipend by various leading companies during the course. UIAMS is also well known for great job placement opportunities by reputed companies of its students with annual job packages starting from average - to highest . UIAMS has internationally recognized faculty members. Student Life and Participation The student life at UIAMS is full of activities that stretch well beyond the classroom as they involve themselves in the various student's activities as well as contribute to the institute. As a Full Time MBA student at UIAMS, one gets an opportunity to join the different student run bodies E-Cell, PR cell, UIAMS Management Club etc., which coordinates several activities on campus. UIAMS have academic exchange programme with Nottingham Trent University, UK. UIAMS annually organizes three day Management cum Academic fest PRAZNIK and quiz event Spellecrama at university campus. SAMYUKT is the annual alumni meet event at UIAMS. There are regular Seminars, interactive sessions, expert talks by eminent personalities are conducted on campus. Each academic session is started with an orientation programme where successful entrepreneurs and business leaders share their success mantras with freshers. In 2009 and 2017, MBA students of UIAMS department were elected president of Panjab University Campus Students Council. References External links Official Website of UIAMS, Chandigarh Category:Business schools in Punjab, India Category:Panjab University Category:Universities in Chandigarh Category:Educational institutions established in 2008 Category:University departments in India Category:2008 establishments in India |
4,240 | Round Valley Reservoir | The Round Valley Reservoir in Clinton Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States, was formed in 1960 when the New Jersey Water Authority constructed two large dams and flooded a large valley. The reservoir is named after the naturally formed circular valley surrounded by Cushetunk Mountain. The deep valley was caused by erosion of the soft sedimentary rock. The surrounding ridges of Cushetunk Mountain endure because they were underlaid with dense and durable volcanic rock diabase that cooled slowly under the surface of the earth. Reaching depths of , this reservoir is best known for its pristine clear blue waters. The reservoir contains of water for use in central New Jersey, making it the largest in the state. Its water is distributed during times of drought via the nearby south branch of the Raritan River. The New Jersey Division of Wildlife (a department of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection) claims the reservoir is the southernmost body of water that contains naturally reproducing lake trout. This is one of only two lakes in New Jersey with lake trout, the other being Merrill Creek Reservoir in Warren County. Some of the other species of fish in the lake include bass, pickerel, catfish, american eel, yellow perch, brown trout, and rainbow trout. The park also has a wilderness area for camping, swimming and SCUBA diving facilities, a boat ramp and nature hiking and biking trails. The reservoir has been called the Bermuda Triangle of New Jersey, and over 26 people have drowned there since 1971. Six of them have never been found. Gallery References External links [ Official Page from the NJDEP] New Jersey's Great Northwest Skylands Area Page NY-NJTC: Round Valley Recreation Area Trail Details and Info NY-NJTC: Cushetunk Mountain Nature Preserve Details and Info Round Valley Fishing Info Another drowning Category:Clinton Township, New Jersey Category:Protected areas of Hunterdon County, New Jersey Category:Reservoirs in New Jersey Category:State parks of New Jersey Category:Dams in New Jersey Category:United States state-owned dams Category:Bodies of water of Hunterdon County, New Jersey |
4,241 | Black Cat (song) | "Black Cat" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson, released as the sixth single from her fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989). The song was written by Jackson, who produced it with Jellybean Johnson. In a departure from her standard of industrial-based dance-pop, "Black Cat" is a hard rock song with arena rock influences. Its lyrics speak of substance abuse and gang violence. It was the final song recorded for the album, after Jackson composed its main riff when desiring a rock song to complete the record. "Black Cat" was well received among critics, who praised Jackson's "maximum advantage" vocals and her seamless foray into the hard rock genre. It was a commercial success, reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as the top 10 on the charts in South Africa, Canada, Norway, and Australia, among other countries, while peaking at number 15 in the United Kingdom. It was certified gold in the United States and Australia. Its music video, directed by Wayne Isham, was filmed during Jackson's Rhythm Nation World Tour 1990. It used an "in-concert" theme, splicing Jackson with images of a black panther. Jackson performed "Black Cat" at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards, in a "fiery rendition" of the song in which she conveyed "feline" choreography, and also on the Rhythm Nation World Tour 1990, which drew media attention for its usage of illusionary magic, concluding with Jackson forced into a cage before transformed into a live panther. "Black Cat" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, making her the only artist in history to receive nominations spanning five genres. It also earned Jackson a BMI Pop Award for Most Played Song. "Black Cat" has been cited as an influence by numerous artists and it has been covered by such artists as Warmen, Britney Spears, and Nanne Grönvall. Background "Black Cat" was written by Jackson and produced by Jackson with Jellybean Johnson. It was a departure from her prior material, being her first sole writing credit and the first time she had worked with producers other than Jam & Lewis since the release of Control. The song was a stark contrast for Jackson, transitioning from her customary style of industrial-based dance-pop to the heavy metal and hard rock genre. Jackson considered it a natural transition, having grown up listening to artists such as Led Zeppelin, Def Leppard, and Mötley Crüe. She previously attempted the pop-rock genre on "Come Give Your Love to Me", a single from her self-titled debut album. Jackson stated, "I'm very proud of 'Black Cat', which is the first song I've ever written on my own, as well as co-produced." It became the last song recorded for the album, upon Jackson desiring a rock-influenced song to complete the record. "Black Cat" is also the only pop song to be mixed by German metal engineer Michael Wagener, who is known for his work with many hard rock and heavy metal bands in the late 1980s. Jackson's idea for "Black Cat" was based on a |
4,242 | Baird's rule | In organic chemistry, Baird's rule estimates whether the lowest triplet state of planar, cyclic structures will have aromatic properties or not. The quantum mechanical basis for its formulation was first worked out by physical chemist N. Colin Baird at the University of Western Ontario in 1972. The lowest triplet state of an annulene is, according to Baird's rule, aromatic when it has 4n π-electrons and antiaromatic when the π-electron count is 4n + 2, where n is any positive integer. This trend is opposite to that predicted by Hückel's rule for the ground state, which is usually the lowest singlet state (S0). Baird's rule has thus become known as the photochemical analogue of Hückel's rule. Through various theoretical investigations, this rule has also been found to extend to the lowest lying singlet excited state (S1) of small annulenes. See also Möbius–Hückel concept Möbius aromaticity References Category:Physical organic chemistry Category:Rules of thumb |
4,243 | The A-Files: Alien Songs | The A-Files: Alien Songs is a 1998 music album by Alvin and the Chipmunks, released by Sony Wonder. The album's concept parodied the Fox TV series The X-Files. Track listing "The Purple People Eater" - The Chipmunks – 3:35 "Men in Black" - The Chipmunks – 3:46 "X-Files Theme" - Alvin and Brittany – 3:06 "Rocket Man" - The Chipmunks – 3:36 "Venus" - The Chipettes – 3:33 "The Time Warp" - The Chipmunks and The Chipettes – 3:41 "People Are Strange" - The Chipmunks – 3:23 "Star Wars: Cantina Band" - The Chipmunks – 2:44 "Mr. Spaceman" - The Chipmunks – 2:56 "Destination Unknown" - The Chipettes – 3:32 Sources: Amazon AllMusic References Category:1998 albums Category:Alvin and the Chipmunks albums |
4,244 | 1985 South Carolina Gamecocks football team | The 1985 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks would finish the season 5–6 overall. Schedule References South Carolina Gamecocks Category:South Carolina Gamecocks football seasons South Carolina Gamecocks football |
4,245 | Plesiotrochus souverbianus | Plesiotrochus souverbianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Plesiotrochidae. According to Strong & Bouchet (2008) is Plesiotrochus souverbianus a synonym of Plesiotrochus unicinctus. Description The height of the shell varies between 3 mm and 14 mm. The perforate shell is spirally striate, rather indistinctly longitudinally ribbed. The ribs are low and wide, rounded, and undulate the peripheral carina. The aperture is produced below into a short, narrow canal. The color of the shell is yellowish white, with thread-like spiral purplish lines interrupted by the ribs and generally arranged in pairs. There is a purple articulated line at the suture and the periphery, another one on the base. Distribution This marine species occurs in the Red Sea; and off the Philippines, Hawaii, Japan References Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp External links Category:Plesiotrochidae Category:Gastropods described in 1878 |
4,246 | Michael Humphreys | Michael Humphreys may refer to: Michael Humphreys (MP) (died 1626), MP for Dorchester, England Michael Conner Humphreys (born 1985), American actor Mike Humphreys (born 1967), American Major League Baseball player See also Humphreys (surname) |
4,247 | Don Carlos | Don Carlos is a five-act grand opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi to a French-language libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle, based on the dramatic play Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien (Don Carlos, Infante of Spain) by Friedrich Schiller. In addition, it has been noted by David Kimball that the Fontainebleau scene and auto-da-fé were the most substantial of several incidents borrowed from a contemporary play on Philip II by Eugène Cormon". The opera is most often performed in Italian translation, usually under the title Don Carlo. The opera's story is based on conflicts in the life of Carlos, Prince of Asturias (1545–1568). Though he was betrothed to Elisabeth of Valois, part of the peace treaty ending the Italian War of 1551–59 between the Houses of Habsburg and Valois demanded that she be married instead to his father Philip II of Spain. It was commissioned and produced by the Théâtre Impérial de l'Opéra (Paris Opera) and given its premiere at the Salle Le Peletier on 11 March 1867. The first performance in Italian was given at Covent Garden in London in June 1867. The first Italian version given in Italy was in Bologna in October 1867. Revised again by Verdi, it was given in Naples in November/December 1872. Finally, two other versions were prepared: the first was seen in Milan in January 1884 (in which the four acts were based on some original French text which was then translated). That is now known as the "Milan version", while the second—also sanctioned by the composer—became the "Modena version" and was presented in that city in December 1886. It restored the "Fontainebleau" first act to the Milan four-act version. Over the following twenty years, cuts and additions were made to the opera, resulting in a number of versions being available to directors and conductors. No other Verdi opera exists in so many versions. At its full length (including the ballet and the cuts made before the first performance), it contains close to four hours of music and is Verdi's longest opera. Composition history Pre-première cuts and first published edition Verdi made a number of cuts in 1866, after finishing the opera but before composing the ballet, simply because the work was becoming too long. These were a duet for Elisabeth and Eboli in Act 4, Scene 1; a duet for Carlos and the King after the death of Posa in Act 4, Scene 2; and an exchange between Elisabeth and Eboli during the insurrection in the same scene. After the ballet had been composed, it emerged during the 1867 rehearsal period that, without further cuts, the opera would not finish before midnight (the time by which patrons would need to leave in order to catch the last trains to the Paris suburbs). Verdi then authorised some further cuts, which were, firstly, the introduction to Act 1 (with a chorus of woodcutters and their wives, and including the first appearance of Elisabeth); secondly, a short entry solo for Posa (J'étais en Flandres) in Act 2, Scene 1; and, thirdly, part of the dialogue between |
4,248 | The Sifl and Olly Show | The Sifl and Olly Show is a comedy TV series that incorporates sock puppets, animation, and musical performances. Musicians Liam Lynch and Matt Crocco created and performed the series. The first episode aired on MTV in 1997. The show was cancelled in 1999. The characters, along with new material, currently appear on Liam Lynch's podcast entitled Lynchland. History The origins of The Sifl & Olly Show go back to the 1980s. As children, Crocco and Lynch would create and perform funny songs and sketches to entertain themselves. They remained friends through high school and college, even though they saw little of each other while they attended Kent State University. Lynch left Kent State and the duo was separated for a few years, but they reunited in Nashville, Tennessee in the 1990s and recorded the comedy album Camp Sunny Side Up on a 4-Track. During this period they were also constantly recording funny conversations, interviews, sketches, and songs. Soon after, Lynch moved to Liverpool, England to attend the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, but the friends continued to make funny recordings and send them to each other. In 1995, while Lynch was still in Liverpool, he found some broken 4-Track tapes and repaired them. These tapes contained conversations and material intended for his and Crocco's second comedy album (which they never recorded). He decided to make something using these tapes as a Christmas present for Crocco. Lynch had been inspired by a series of British commercials by Aardman Studios and had hoped to do stop-action clay animation, but he did not have the money or the equipment for it. Instead, he made puppets out of his own socks and a large plastic sunflower and recorded a video of himself acting out their tapes with the puppets. Lynch chose the name for the puppets from a fake commercial Crocco had made for one of their recordings, and Sifl & Olly were born. Lynch sent copies to MTV and MTV Europe, and although MTV America rejected them, MTV Europe liked them. In 1996, MTV Europe began airing Sifl & Olly clips between music videos as "idents." The popularity of the clips led to MTV America offering a half-hour format called The Sifl & Olly Show in July 1998. The show aired late at night, but later on they were moved to the evenings. In the first season, clips of Sifl and Olly were mixed with music videos. Whenever the show was aired again, the music videos would be removed, leaving only the comedy clips. The show gained a cult following, but it was cancelled after the second season. A third season was recorded, and MTV promised to release the episodes on the Internet but never did. The lost episodes were eventually released on DVD. Despite its cancellation, Sifl and Olly still appear along with some other characters in occasional episodes of Liam Lynch's podcast, Lynchland. Most of these appearances are clips from Season 3. On June 14, 2012, Liam Lynch posted a picture on his Twitter account of a set similar to that used on |
4,249 | Venera 10 | Venera 10 ( meaning Venus 10), or 4V-1 No. 661, was a Soviet uncrewed space mission to Venus. It consisted of an orbiter and a lander. It was launched on June 14, 1975 03:00:31 UTC and had a mass of 5033 kg (11096 lb). Orbiter When the mission launched, the Soviet Union only disclosed that the mission's objective was to explore Venus and the surrounding space. Western sources speculated that the spacecraft contained a lander. The orbiter entered Venus orbit on October 23, 1975. Its mission was to serve as a communications relay for the lander and to explore cloud layers and atmospheric parameters with several instruments and experiments: 1.6–2.8 μm IR Spectrometer 8–28 μm IR Radiometer 352 nm UV Photometer 2 Photopolarimeters (335–800 nm) 300–800 nm Spectrometer Lyman-α H/D Spectrometer Bistatic radar mapping CM, DM radio occultations Triaxial Magnetometer 345–380 nm UV Camera 355–445 nm Camera 6 Electrostatic analyzers 2 Modulation Ion Traps Low-Energy Proton / Alpha detector Low-Energy Electron detector 3 Semiconductor counters 2 Gas-Discharge counters Cherenkov detector The orbiter consisted of a cylinder with two solar panel wings and a high gain parabolic antenna attached to the curved surface. A bell-shaped unit holding propulsion systems was attached to the bottom of the cylinder, and mounted on top was a 2.4 meter sphere which held the landers. To reach Venus, the spacecraft traveled in a heliocentric orbit from Earth to the planet with perihelion of 0.72 AU, apohelion of 1.02 AU, eccentricity of 0.17, inclination of 2.3 degrees and orbital period of 294 days. Lander On October 23, 1975, this spacecraft was separated from the Orbiter, and landing was made with the sun near zenith, at 05:17 UT, on October 25. A system of circulating fluid was used to distribute the heat load. This system, plus precooling prior to entry, permitted operation of the spacecraft for 65 min after landing. During descent, heat dissipation and deceleration were accomplished sequentially by protective hemispheric shells, three parachutes, a disk-shaped drag brake, and a compressible, metal, doughnut-shaped, landing cushion. It landed near the border area between Beta Regio and Hyndla Regio (within a 150 km radius of ), three days after the touchdown of, and 2200 km from Venera 9. Venera 10 measured a surface windspeed of 3.5 m/s. Other measurements included atmospheric pressure at various heights, and temperature, and surface light levels. Venera 10 was the second probe to send back black and white television pictures from the Venusian surface (after Venera 9). Venera 10 photographs showed lava rocks of pancake shape with lava or other weathered rocks in between. Planned 360 degree panoramic pictures could not be taken because, as with Venera 9, one of two camera lens covers failed to come off, limiting pictures to 180 degrees. The lander communicated with Earth using the Venera 10 orbiter as a communication relay. Lander Payload: Temperature and pressure sensors Accelerometer Visible / IR photometer – IOV-75 Backscatter and multi-angle nephelometers – MNV-75 P-11 Mass spectrometer – MAV-75 Panoramic telephotometers (2, with lamps) Anemometer – ISV-75 Gamma-ray spectrometer – GS-12V Gamma ray densitometer |
4,250 | Chocolate hero | Chocolate hero may refer to: Waheed Murad, a Pakistani film actor during the 1960s - 1980s. R. Madhavan, an Indian Tamil film actor. |
4,251 | 7th Academy Awards | The 7th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1934, was held on February 27, 1935, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Irvin S. Cobb. Frank Capra's influential romantic comedy It Happened One Night became the first film to perform a "clean sweep" of the top five award categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay. This feat would later be duplicated by One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1976 and The Silence of the Lambs in 1992. It also was the first romantic comedy to be named Best Picture, and the first to win two acting Oscars. For the first time, the Academy standardized the practice – still in effect – that the award eligibility period for a film would be the preceding calendar year. This was also the first of only two years in which write-in candidates were allowed by the Academy as a tacit response to the controversy surrounding the snub of Bette Davis' performance in Of Human Bondage. The categories of Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song were first introduced this year. This was the last time that those in the Best Actor category were all first time nominees, as well as the last time until the 43rd Academy Awards where either leading acting category had all first time nominees (All nominees in the Best Actress category that year were all first timers, the only other time this had occurred since the 2nd Academy Awards). Shirley Temple received the first Juvenile Award at age six, making her the youngest Oscar recipient ever. Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Academy Juvenile Award Shirley Temple Multiple nominations and awards The following eleven films received multiple nominations: 6 nominations: One Night of Love 5 nominations: Cleopatra, The Gay Divorcee and It Happened One Night 4 nominations: The Affairs of Cellini, The Thin Man and Viva Villa! 3 nominations: Imitation of Life 2 nominations: The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Flirtation Walk and The White Parade The following two films received multiple awards: 5 awards: It Happened One Night 2 awards: One Night of Love See also 1934 in film List of Big Five Academy Award winners and nominees List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees References Category:Academy Awards ceremonies Category:1934 film awards Category:1935 in Los Angeles Category:1935 in American cinema Category:February 1935 events |
4,252 | Werner Nachtigall | Werner Nachtigall (born June 7, 1934 in Saaz, Czechoslovakia) is a German zoologist and biologist. After graduating from high school in Augsburg, he studied at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in the fields of natural sciences biology, physics, chemistry and geography with a diploma in Technical Biology and Bionics. From 1959 to 1961, he was research assistant at the Radiobiology Institute in Neuherberg, later in the Zoological Institute of the University of Munich. His research interests during this time gave rise to questions that later led to the foundation of the field of bionics in Germany. In 1967, he was a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1969, he was appointed professor and director of the Zoological Institute of Saarland University. In 1990, he initiated the field of study called "Technical Biology and Biomimetics" (which he supervised until his retirement in 2002) and also the "Society for Technical Biology and Bionics" (GTBB) of which he was the first chairman until 2003. After his retirement in 2002, he became head of the BMBF-funded Competence Network Biomimetics BIOKON at the University of Saarland. Research By making use of biostatistics, and also bringing together several scientific and engineering disciplines, his research which focused on mechanisms for movement in the animal kingdom led him to pioneer the field of bionics in Germany. Much of his published work centres on technology in the fields of biology, flight biomechanics and general bionics. In addition to technical scientific papers (over 300), he has published more than 30 popular books as well as articles which has stimulated interest in this emerging field. Professor Marianne Stokholm head of the Department of Architecture & Design at Aalborg university (AAU) Denmark, writes: "The German biologist Werner Nachtigall has since the 1960's been occupied with bionics. His writing on the subject is among the best." Nachtigall formulated ten principles which he felt should undergird bionics: 1. The concept of biological design can be understood in analogous relation to the concept of technological design; 2. The structural relation of technical biology and bionics is of image and reflection; 3. The organism forms a functional whole; 4. Biological design follows the principle of "optimum integration" 5. The organism compensates for harmful overloading 6. The overall size of an organism defines its stability 7. An organism has environmental contact with the inorganic. 8. A form always meets multiple requirements 9. The organism is in contact with other organisms 10. The organism faces a permanent energy crisis The biomechanist Steven Vogel in his book Life's devices: the physical world of animals and plants, writes, "Wherever nature has a structure, biologists have been painstakingly describing it, but most often paying little attention to mechanical functions. Nachtigall (1974) went the next step, gathering a vast collection of structural schemes for attachment, classifying them by function, and comparing each with its technological analogs. Among interlocking joints he recognizes miters, rabbets, dovetails, and mortises; under releasable attachments he describes plugs and sockets, hooks and eyes, snaps, vises, forceps, anchors, suction cups, and others. The diversity defies summarization. Even |
4,253 | Travis Larsen | Travis Larsen (born June 4, 1991) is a Canadian rugby union player. He plays flanker. Larsen was born in Canada but grew up in New Zealand where he started playing rugby at a young age. In 2014 he moved to Italy to play for Petrarca Rugby in the Top12. He currently plays for Old Glory DC of Major League Rugby. International career Larsen was part of the Canada A squad for the 2017 Americas Pacific Challenge. On 18 February 2019, he was called up to for the remaining three games of the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship. Personal life Larsen was born in Nanaimo to a New Zealand-born father and Canadian mother. He is the brother of Josh Larsen who also plays rugby. References Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:Austin Elite players Category:BC Bears players Category:Canada international rugby union players Category:Canadian expatriate rugby union players Category:Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Category:Canadian people of New Zealand descent Category:Expatriate rugby union players in the United States Category:Old Glory DC players Category:Rugby union flankers Category:Rugby union number eights Category:Sportspeople from Nanaimo |
4,254 | Shacky Tauro | Shackman "Shacky" Tauro (28 June 1959 – 17 June 2009) was a Zimbabwean football player and coach. Career Playing career Tauro, who played as a striker, spent his entire professional career with CAPS United, and also earned international caps for Zimbabwe. He was named the Rhodesian Soccer Star of the Year in 1979. Coaching career Tauro coached Blackpool, Arcadia United, CAPS United, Circle United, the Zimbabwe women's national team, and Shooting Stars. References General Obituary – All Africa Obituary – New Zimbabwe Specific Category:1959 births Category:2009 deaths Category:CAPS United players Category:Rhodesian footballers Category:Zimbabwean footballers Category:Zimbabwe international footballers Category:Zimbabwean football managers Category:Association football forwards |
4,255 | Don't Blink – Robert Frank | Don't Blink – Robert Frank is a 2015 documentary film about the life and work of photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank. Synopsis The film is a portrait of Frank's life and career. It covers the making of his book The Americans, his documentaries featuring friends such as Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, and a film commissioned by The Rolling Stones. Soundtrack Music in the film includes songs performed by The Mekons, Tom Waits, The Velvet Underground, Charles Mingus, The Kills, Yo La Tengo, Johnny Thunders, Natalie MacMaster, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, New Order, The White Stripes, and Patti Smith. Release Critical response Don't Blink – Robert Frank has received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 84%, based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 6.72/10. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 75 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". In a review for the Los Angeles Times, Kenneth Turan wrote that "[r]ather than being a film about an artist, it’s an attempt to show us what it's like to actually be an artist. [...] Don't Blink is directed by Laura Israel, Frank's film editor for more than 20 years, and includes generous selections from those works. Having a filmmaker that Frank is comfortable with in charge means that the photographer lets his guard down here more than he might have with a relative stranger." Writing for The New York Times, A. O. Scott stated that "[Laura Israel's] film is less like a full biography than like a magazine profile, which is as it should be. You leave with a vivid sense of the man’s living presence and a reasonably thorough account of his life, work and associations." A review for Variety thought the "unconventional editorial style [...] involving rapid-fire collages [...] often leaves one feeling aesthetically pummeled to the point of exhaustion, and portends only limited commercial appeal for the project outside die-hard Frank aficionados." Box office As of 13 October 2016, the film has grossed $69,531 at the box office. References External links Don't Blink – Robert Frank at the distributor's site Category:2015 films Category:2010s documentary films Category:American documentary films Category:American films Category:English-language films Category:Films shot in New York City Category:Films shot in Nova Scotia Category:Documentary films about photographers Category:Documentary films about film directors and producers |
4,256 | Playland (album) | Playland is the second studio album by English musician Johnny Marr. It was released on 6 October 2014 by New Voodoo Records. Playland was supported by the single "Easy Money". The album debuted at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart. Background In an August 2014, interview with Rolling Stone, Marr spoke about the album, saying: "I always liked bands' second albums. I like the Talking Heads' second album a lot. I liked Wire's second album. And I liked Buzzcocks' second album. I couldn't wait to get the follow-up record from my favorite new band." He continued: "I just wanted to take the energy of the band I was touring with and put it into the new songs. I kept on writing as soon as The Messenger came out. I wrote a few songs on the road and kicked them around in soundcheck. I didn't want to change up what I was doing; I just wanted it to be more of it." He also spoke about the album's lead single "Easy Money", saying: "I like the idea of sneaking a serious concern into the mainstream, disguised as a big pop tune. The riff was so catchy and infectious that I wanted it to be about something that appeared to be trite but was actually quite universal. Money is a preoccupation of everybody, and it took me quite a long time to write something that appeared to be simple. If you were to ask anybody in the City what they're after, essentially the root of it is money. It's the age-old thing of people thinking that it will make us happy." Critical response Playland received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 70, which indicates "generally positive reviews", based on 14 reviews. Ryan Bray of Consequence of Sound said, "It may have taken an unusually long time for Marr to come around and embrace the fruits of a solo career, but if Playland and The Messenger before it are any indication, the guitar god seems pretty intent on making up for lost time. As long as he keeps delivering the goods with the same verve and finesse as he’s proven capable of here, all the power to him." Marc Burrows of Drowned in Sound stated, "The problem here is certainly not a lack of talent, but there is a lack of ideas. There’s a definite through line between this and The Messenger, though Marr has obviously decided to differentiate his newer baby by toughening up the sound – Playland is slathered in aggressive synths and spiky riffs. They work well, but there’s just not enough to go around, stretching four or five strong ideas over 11 songs." Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic stated, "Playland proves Marr wasn't wrong to rush into the studio to cut a second album quickly: it may glisten more than The Messenger, but it's a more visceral experience, gaining energy from its performance and also the sense that nothing |
4,257 | Jack Stevenson | Jack Stevenson (born 14 September 1955 in Wellsville, New York) is an author and film showman, who lives in Copenhagen, Denmark. His books illuminate aspects of cinema and history that have been largely neglected by mainstream media. Also, of value to future historians, are his published interviews of Underground figures that he did starting in the early eighties. Stevenson's book Hotrod Billy & his Friends is his first work of fiction. About it, R. Crumb wrote "Well written, unaffected and ringing with authenticity". Stevenson's most recent book is The Haunted North (Horror Stories from Viking Country), a collection of ten horror stories drawn from the extremes of Scandinavian history and culture, and spans the period from the Dark Ages to World War II. The through line of the book is witchcraft. As of 2020, Stevenson operates Husets Biograf, a cinema in Copenhagen. Author Stevenson's earliest published writing was in his magazine The Living Color, published in Los Angeles in 1982. The Living Color featured Stevenson's interviews, most notably of John Waters, poems he received in the mail from Charles Bukowski, his own short fiction, and works by Jim Morton and William Sikorsky. A review didn't mention the Waters interview, barely mentioned Bukowski, but did say "Otherwise, there's good film coverage, especially on Godfather of Gore Herschell Gordon Lewis, a punchy sports column and a fascist advice page. A lot, really, for free." In Boston Stevenson's more ambitious and bigger magazine, Pandemonium, followed The Living Color. The first issue came out in 1986. Leading up to it, Stevenson had exchanged letters with a wide range of underground and outlaw individuals. Pandemonium # 1 featured articles, correspondence, and interviews with Charles Bukowski, William S. Burroughs, Al Goldstein, and John Waters. Pandemonium #2 was more ambitious with a slick cover, and articles about and/or interviews with,Divine, Mary Woronov, Cookie Mueller, Rosa von Praunheim and many others. The third and final issue of Pandemonium, a "Freaks, Magicians & Movie Stars Special Edition" was published in 1989. Again,improved, the issue featured articles and interviews, including Mary Vivian Pearce, Kenneth Anger, George Kuchar, and Johnny Eck. Film Threat Magazine published his interview with George Kuchar in 1988. Stevenson's first book, Desperate Visions: Camp America (1996), focused on the films of John Waters and the Kuchar Brothers. It had its launch party at the Lighthouse Cinema, in New York on June 12, 1996, kicking off the first ever major retrospective of the films of George and Mike Kuchar. Stevenson flew in from Denmark for the event. Stevenson followed that up with two books published in 2000, "Addicted: The Myth & Menace of Drugs in Film and "Fleshpot: Cinema's Myth Makers & Taboo Breakers." His book Dogme Uncut: Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg, and the Gang That Took on Hollywood, was published in 2003. Reviews were consistently excellent. Publishers Weekly wrote “Stevenson presents an uncluttered and jargon-free assessment of an important movement in independent film, making this an excellent choice for foreign film buffs and aficionados.” Film Comment wrote “[Stevenson's] overview of Danish society and culture, as well as the |
4,258 | Ruthless (Bizzy Bone album) | Ruthless is the eleventh solo album released by Bizzy Bone on March 4, 2008. Track listing "Intro (Layzie Dedication)" "That's How" (featuring Pitbull) "It's 1999" "Fuck da World" "Gangsta" "Get Bizzy" "Hoodtails" (featuring Rick Ross) "Ready 4 War" "Get High" "Uptown Downtown" "4 da Ladies" "Rollercoaster" (featuring Layzie Bone) Category:Bizzy Bone albums Category:2008 albums |
4,259 | Basco, Illinois | Basco is a village in Bear Creek Township, Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The population was 98 at the 2010 census. Geography Basco is located in south-central Hancock County at (40.3278009, -91.1994949). It is southwest of Carthage, the county seat. According to the 2010 census, Basco has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 107 people, 48 households, and 27 families residing in the village. The population density was 471.7 people per square mile (179.6/km²). There were 60 housing units at an average density of 264.5 per square mile (100.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White. There were 48 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.8% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.93. In the village, the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $29,306, and the median income for a family was $58,125. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,746. There were 6.1% of families and 9.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 14.7% of under eighteens and 11.1% of those over 64. References Category:Populated places established in 1886 Category:Villages in Hancock County, Illinois Category:Villages in Illinois |
4,260 | Horse surfing | Horse surfing is an extreme sport invented in 2005. It requires two people, a horse, and a board. Horse surfing involves one person riding either a kite-board, surfboard, wake-board, or skim-board, while being towed behind a horse, ridden by a second person, through shallow water, at speeds up to . After originating in England the first official horse surfing competition was held in 2006 in La Baul, France, and over the last 14 years the sport has continued to spread internationally. Today there are several international competitions with globally established rules and categories. History Horse surfing, a modification of horse boarding, originated in 2005 in Cornwall, England. It was the product of innovation when Daniel Fowler-Prime, the creator of horse boarding, was commissioned for a 'beach trick horse riding' photoshoot. Fowler-Prime forgot to bring a mountain board, his board of choice for horse boarding, to the photoshoot, so he asked local surf shop manager Matt Smith to bring a mountain and wake board to the photoshoot. Smith agreed and horse surfing was first attempted. The popularity of horse surfing has continued to grow ever since. The first horse surfing competition was held in 2006, one year after the sports invention, in La Baul, France. In 2008 the first horse-surfing and horse-boarding drag race was held and the number of competitions has grown ever since with, as of 2020, competitions having been held in Dubai, Australia, Taiwan and the USA. Competitions Horse surfing competitions include multiple rides across four different horse surfing disciplines. The competition winner is determined by the total of points accrued over the four events. Competition area The competition area requires a 300m stretch of shallow waterfront, which is divided into two main subareas: (1) the preparation and start zone sub-areas – these areas are designed to give the team a space to connect the horse and rider via the rope and for the horse to take the rope tension so the rider is able to stand and (2) the main course area – this area cannot exceed 250m, but it can be made shorter by moving the finish post closer to the start post where required. An exact breakdown of the course is as follows- Pre-competition area - Preparation zone - 10m - Start zone - 10m Start Post- competition area - The course - maximum length 250m Finish Post - post competition area - Run off area - 30m Personnel A horse surfing team is made up of four people and one horse. The two main competitors are the horse rider and the surfer, while the other two team members, the dinghy man and the rope man, are responsible for getting the surfer in place prior to being connected to the horse and connecting the horse to the surfer via the tow rope. Rules and regulations There are several rules that have been standardised across all official horse surfing competitions: It is at the discretion of the team if they wish to complete the course right to left or left to right. While it is ideal that every |
4,261 | Thaumatomyia annulata | Thaumatomyia annulata is a species of grass fly in the family Chloropidae. References Further reading Category:Chloropinae Category:Articles created by Qbugbot Category:Insects described in 1849 |
4,262 | Wehrwirtschaftsführer | Wehrwirtschaftsführer (WeWiFü) were, during the time of Nazi Germany (1933–1945), executives of companies or big factories called 'rüstungswichtiger Betrieb' (company important for the production of war materials). Wehrwirtschaftsführer were appointed, starting 1935, by the 'Wehrwirtschafts- und Rüstungsamt' (department for implementing the policy of directing the nation's economic activity towards preparation for and support of the war effort, including armaments) being a part of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), that was pushing the build-up of arms for the Wehrmacht. The purpose of the appointment was to bind them to the Wehrmacht and to give them a quasi-military status. After 1938, the appointed the Wehrwirtschaftsführer. From 1940 on, this title was given more and more also to leading employees in companies not belonging to the armament branch, also to demonstrate that those companies were contributing to the wartime economy. Especially before 1940, appointments did not indicate the political attitude of the person receiving the title. They also gave no information saying that his company / the company he was managing was important for the armament. If a manager was appointed 'Wehrwirtschaftsführer', his company could more easily use negative employment laws for the workers and employees. Appointed were (this is no complete list): Gustav Böhme, owner of Dr. Ing. Böhme & Co., Metallwarenfabrik, Minden-Lubbecherstrasse. () Walter Borbet, chief executive officer and general director of the Bochumer Verein o coal mining company, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Borgward William Borm Carl Bosch Max Brose Richard Bruhn (Auto Union) Heinrich Bütefisch (I.G. Farben) August Diehn (Deutsches Kalisyndikat) Carl Martin Dolezalek Claude Dornier Gerhard Fieseler Friedrich Flick Edmund Geilenberg Ernst Heinkel Jost Henkel Heinrich Hunke Robert Kabelac Gustav Köllmann Carl Krauch Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Friedrich Linde Karl Emanuel Merck Wilhelm Emil Messerschmitt Johannes Müller Heinrich Nordhoff Heinrich Notz Hans Constantin Paulssen Ernst Poensgen Ferdinand Porsche Günther Quandt Wilhelm Renner Fritz Reuther Waldemar Rienäcker Hermann Röchling Willy Sachs Eduard Schalfejew Philipp Alois von Schoeller Hans-Günther Sohl Franz Stapelfeldt Kurt Tank Herbert Tengelmann Hermann Terberger Emil Tscheulin Wilhelm Voss Ludger Westrick Wolf-Dietrich von Witzleben (Siemens) Ernst Zindel References Further reading Klaus Drobisch: Dokumente über Vorgeschichte und Charakter des faschistischen Wehrwirtschaftsführer-Korps. In: Zeitschrift für Militärgeschichte 5, 1966, , S. 323–337. Jens Ulrich Heine: Namen und Herkunft der Wehrwirtschaftsführer des Deutschen Reiches am 1. Januar 1942. 1976. (title: Names and background of the Wehrwirtschaftsführer of the German Reich at 1 January 1942) External links Braunbuch: Kriegs- und Naziverbrecher in der Bundesrepublik und in Westberlin. Hrsg. v. Nationalrat der "Nationalen Front des Demokratischen Deutschland" (GDR), 1968. Online via Internet Archive : Liste von Wehrwirtschaftsführern Cornelia Rauh-Kühne: „Wehrwirtschaftsführer im NS“ auf H-Soz-u-Kult, 1 July 2002 Begriffsbestimmung from the Enzyklopädie des Nationalsozialismus Category:Economy of Nazi Germany |
4,263 | Jabberjaw | Jabberjaw is an American animated television series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera which aired original episodes on ABC from September 11 to December 18, 1976. Reruns continued on ABC until September 3, 1978. Premise Jabberjaw, a 15-foot air-breathing great white shark, is the drummer for The Neptunes, a rock group made up of four teenagers — Biff, Shelly, Bubbles and Clamhead — who live in an underwater civilization in the year 2076. Jabberjaw and The Neptunes travel to various underwater cities where they encounter and deal with assorted megalomaniacs and supervillains who want to conquer the undersea world. Like a great deal of Hanna-Barbera's 1970s output, the format and writing for Jabberjaw was similar to that for Scooby-Doo, Josie and the Pussycats and Speed Buggy. The show also drew inspiration (in the use of a shark as a character) from the overall shark mania of the mid-1970s caused by the then-recent film Jaws. It also shared The Flintstones penchant for making use of puns as the names of locations, people, etc., in this case, ocean-themed puns (such as "Aqualaska" instead of Alaska). Characters Jabberjaw (voiced by Frank Welker) – Jabberjaw is an air-breathing, anthropomorphic great white shark whose voice and mannerisms were similar to Curly Howard of The Three Stooges. Jabberjaw found it hard to get respect in a society where "shark ejectors" (robots that would guard various buildings or cities against sharks being allowed to enter) were commonplace. These robots, as well as unpleasant treatment from others, frequently prompt him to utter some variation of his catchphrase (borrowed from the comedian Rodney Dangerfield): "I don't get no respect!" He has the unique ability to change his shape or adapt himself to act like various objects such as a trampoline, parachute, jack, throw rug, etc., either to get himself and the gang out of a jam, or just to hide. Biff (voiced by Tommy Cook) – Biff is an athletic, handsome, brown-haired young man who is the band's guitar player and level-headed leader who books all the gigs. In many episodes, his hair is drawn black. His main catchphrase is "Jumpin' jellyfish!" (occasionally, "Hoppin' halibut!") Shelly (voiced by Pat Parris) – Shelly is a dark-haired young woman who plays tambourine for The Neptunes. She is attractive and intelligent, but haughty, vain and abrasive (like Josie and the Pussycats' Alexandra) and considers herself to be the star of the band. While she holds a great deal of disdain for Jabberjaw (or "Blubberhead" as she calls him), she does have some grudging fondness for him deep down and occasionally shows it. Bubbles (voiced by Julie McWhirter) – Bubbles is a young woman with blonde, curly hair who plays keyboard for The Neptunes. She is extremely ditzy and dimwitted, has a cute giggle, similar to Josie and the Pussycats' Melody. Shelly sometimes nicknames her "Ding-a-Ling" or "Bubblehead". Whenever she volunteers to help, she usually ends up messing it up. Clamhead (voiced by Barry Gordon) – Clamhead is a young man who plays bass for The Neptunes. His catchphrases are |
4,264 | Pocosin Wilderness | Pocosin Wilderness was designated in 1984, and it covers in the Croatan National Forest in eastern North Carolina. The Wilderness Area is a vast wetland, and it lacks trails and campsites. Travel through this wilderness is difficult. See also List of U.S. Wilderness Areas Wilderness Act References External links Pocosin Wilderness, Wilderness.net website Category:Protected areas of Carteret County, North Carolina Category:Protected areas of Craven County, North Carolina Category:IUCN Category Ib Category:Croatan National Forest Category:Protected areas established in 1984 Category:Wilderness Areas of North Carolina |
4,265 | Advanced Training | Advanced Training, also known as Advanced Training Associates, is a for-profit college in El Cajon, California. Advanced Training is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education and approved by the Bureau of Private Post-Secondary Education. The school is also approved to participate in Federal financial aid programs by the Department of Education for students who qualify. The school also provides training to the military and has been a respected Department of Defense contractor for vocational education since 1998. Tuition assistance and Veterans Benefits can be used at Advanced Training. Advanced Training is an official testing site for the Electronics Technicians Association and Fiber Optics Association certifications. The school is also certified by the National Radio Examiners to administer FCC licensing exams, and the Advanced Training instructors are official test proctors. References External links Advanced Training website Category:El Cajon, California Category:Universities and colleges in San Diego County, California Category:For-profit universities and colleges in the United States Category:Private universities and colleges in California |
4,266 | Robber (TV series) | Robber (; lit. "Con Man") is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk and Lee Da-hae. It aired on SBS from January 2 to February 28, 2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. This is the first time that Jang and Lee were paired together onscreen; they would later star in The Slave Hunters (2010) and Iris II (2013). Plot After graduating from high school, Jin Dal-rae begins working at a local bank in Pyeongchang County. There, she meets Jang Tae-oh, a mountain climber, and she follows him to Seoul, where they get married. Dal-rae becomes pregnant, but before the baby is born, Tae-oh is killed in a freak accident in the mountains. Dal-rae moves in with her mother-in-law, Lee Soon-seom, and together the two women raise her daughter, Yoo-jin. Several years pass, and Soon-seom herself encourages Dal-rae to move on, even setting her up on blind dates. During one such date, Dal-rae meets the elderly and wealthy Chairman Kim, who isn't really looking for a young wife, but searching for a prospective spouse for his socially inept son Jin-goo. Chairman Kim is impressed with Dal-rae's kindness and integrity, and is determined that she become his daughter-in-law. Meanwhile, Dal-rae also encounters Kwon Oh-joon. Oh-joon was once a boxer, but he quit because he didn't want to mess up his "pretty boy" face. Since then, he has been masquerading as a fund manager, but in reality he is a con artist who lives off lonely, gullible women by scamming them. His sister Oh-sook is married to an abusive husband, and Oh-joon has been paying off her debts, but he soon grows desperate with the loan sharks hounding him and threatening to kill him unless he pays up. Learning that Dal-rae has been saving to start her own business, she becomes his next target. But as he gets to know her and her family, Oh-joon finds himself falling in love for real. Cast Jang Hyuk as Kwon Oh-joon Lee Da-hae as Jin Dal-rae Kim Jung-tae as Kim Jin-goo Kim Hae-sook as Lee Soon-seom, Dal-rae's mother-in-law Hong Kyung-in as Kim Man-doo, Oh-joon's friend Son Byong-ho as Kim Ho-jin, gangster boss Yoon Yoo-sun as Kwon Oh-sook, Oh-joon's sister Kim Hwan-hee as Jang Yoo-jin (nicknamed "Soon-dae"), Dal-rae's daughter Kang Ki-hwa as Kim Yeon-ah Choi Eun-sook Kim In-ae as Chairman Kim, Jin-goo's father Ma Dong-seok as Jong-goo, debt collector Im Hyung-joon as Joong-sik, the other debt collector Seo Yoo-jung as Oh-joon's ex-girlfriend Jung Gyu-woon as Jang Tae-oh, Dal-rae's husband Kim Eun-joo as Young-sook (cameo, ep 1) Shin Seung-hwan International broadcast References External links Robber official SBS website Category:2008 South Korean television series debuts Category:2008 South Korean television series endings Category:2000s South Korean television series Category:Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas Category:South Korean romance television series Category:Television series by IHQ |
4,267 | Baxter Art Gallery | Baxter Art Gallery was an art exhibition space at the California Institute of Technology, founded by Professor of Literature David R. Smith in 1971, and David Smith became the first gallery director. The little gallery nationally known for its daring exhibits of contemporary art. When it closed in 1985 for financial reasons, the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution requested all its records. The board of governors considered to relocate the gallery, then in 1989, it in collaboration with the Pasadena Arts Workshop became the Armory Center for the Arts. In memory of the gallery, several original exhibition posters are hanging in the Baxter Hall, Caltech. References External links Archives of American Art: Baxter Art Gallery records, 1968-1990 Category:Art museums in California Category:Museums in Pasadena, California Category:Contemporary art galleries in the United States Category:Art galleries established in 1971 Category:Art galleries disestablished in 1985 Category:California Institute of Technology buildings and structures |
4,268 | Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Paralympics – Men's 15 kilometres | The men's 15 km competition of the Sochi 2014 Paralympics was held at Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex near Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi. The competition took place on 14 March. Medal table Visually Impaired In biathlon, visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairement has a sighted guide. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded. Sitting Standing References Category:Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Paralympics |
4,269 | William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury | William Montagu, alias de Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 3rd Baron Montagu, King of Mann (1301 – 30 January 1344) was an English nobleman and loyal servant of King Edward III. The son of William Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu, he entered the royal household at an early age and became a close companion of the young Prince Edward. The relationship continued after Edward was crowned king following the deposition of Edward II in 1327. In 1330, Montagu was one of Edward's main accomplices in the coup against Roger Mortimer, who until then had been acting as the king's protector. In the following years Montagu served the king in various capacities, primarily in the Scottish Wars. He was richly rewarded, and among other things received the lordship of the Isle of Man. In 1337, he was created Earl of Salisbury, and given an annual income of 1000 marks to go with the title. He served on the Continent in the early years of the Hundred Years' War, but in 1340 he was captured by the French, and in return for his freedom had to promise never to fight in France again. Salisbury died of wounds suffered at a tournament early in 1344. Legend has it that Montagu's wife Catherine was raped by Edward III, but this story is almost certainly French propaganda. William and Catherine had six children, most of whom married into the nobility. Modern historians have called William Montague Edward's "most intimate personal friend" and "the chief influence behind the throne from Mortimer's downfall in 1330 until his own death in 1344." Family background William Montagu, born at Cassington, Oxfordshire in 1301, was the second but eldest surviving son of William Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu, and Elizabeth de Montfort, daughter of Sir Peter Montfort of Beaudesert, Warwickshire. by Matilda/Maud de la Mare daughter and heiress of Henry de la Mare of Ashtead, Surrey, Royal Justice, Seneschal of William Longspree II Earl of Salisbury. The Montagu family, a West Country family with roots going back to the Conquest, held extensive lands in Somerset, Dorset and Devon. The father, William Montagu, distinguished himself in the Scottish Wars during the reign of Edward I, and served as steward of Edward II's household. Some members of the nobility, including Thomas of Lancaster, viewed Montagu with suspicion, as a member of a court party with undue influence on the king. For this reason he was sent to Aquitaine, to serve as seneschal. Here he died on 18 October 1319. Even though he sat in parliament as a baron, the second lord Montagu never rose above a level of purely regional importance. Early service The younger William was still a minor at the time of his father's death, and entered the royal household as a ward of the king in 1320. On 21 February 1323 he was granted his father's lands and title. His service to Edward II took him abroad to the Continent in both 1320 and 1325. In 1326 he was knighted. After the deposition of Edward II in 1327, Montagu continued in the service |
4,270 | Olympic Committee of Catalonia | The Olympic Committee of Catalonia (Catalan: Comitè Olímpic de Catalunya, abbreviated COC) is a currently unrecognized National Olympic Committee who tried to organize the direct representation of Catalonia in the Olympic Games and other sporting events related to it. Nowadays, the COC continues to defend its official recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). History The first Olympic Committee of Catalonia was founded in 1913 in order to participate in the 1916 Olympic Games of Berlin, but only existed during a brief period. In 1922 it was founded the Sports Confederation of Catalonia, seen as heir to the now defunct Catalan Olympic Committee and was chaired by Joan Ventosa i Calvell. The Confederation did not use the word "Olympic" because of the reluctance of the IOC to recognize an entity outside of international institutions. In 1923, however, it received the Olympic Cup in recognition of its work in promoting sport. However, during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera (1923-1930) the Confederation lost most of its functions. In 1987, shortly after the election of Barcelona as host city of the 1992 Summer Olympics, it was created the Association for the Olympic delegation of Catalonia, which established in 29 May 1989 the Olympic Committee of Catalonia. After decades frozen and forgotten, in October 2016, during the process of self-determination of Catalonia, its directive council met in order to approve new statutes of the organization, as the originals were still the ones of 1989, clearly obsoletes. The goals of this changes are: restore the activities of the COC, adapt it to legislative changes in international sport of recent decades and prepare it for eventual international recognition in case of independence of Catalonia. Gerard Esteva, president of the UFEC, was elected as new president of the Committee. References Category:Sport in Catalonia Category:Sports organizations established in 1913 Category:Sports organizations established in 1989 Category:1913 establishments in Spain Category:1989 establishments in Spain Category:Spain at the Olympics Catalonia |
4,271 | Mikhail Svetin | Mikhail Semyonovich Svetin (; born Michail Solomonovitch Goltsman; 11 December 1929 – 30 August 2015) was a Soviet, Russian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films. Selected filmography References External links Category:1929 births Category:2015 deaths Category:People from Kiev Category:Soviet male film actors Category:Soviet male television actors Category:Ukrainian male film actors Category:Ukrainian male television actors Category:20th-century Ukrainian male actors Category:21st-century Ukrainian male actors Category:Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) Category:People's Artists of Russia Category:Soviet Jews Category:Russian Jews Category:Ukrainian Jews Category:Burials at Serafimovskoe Cemetery |
4,272 | Nation Radio London | Nation Radio London is a regional radio station, broadcasting to London online and on DAB. It is owned and operated by Nation Broadcasting. External links https://radiotoday.co.uk/2018/06/nation-radio-to-replace-thames-radio/ Category:Radio stations in Cardiff Category:Radio stations established in 2007 Category:Rock radio stations in the United Kingdom Category:Nation Broadcasting |
4,273 | The Boat Race 1989 | The 135th Boat Race took place on 25 March 1989. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. Oxford won by lengths. It was the seventh occasion that the race was umpired by Ronnie Howard, and the first time in the history of the race that both crews were coxed by women. In the reserve race, Oxford's Isis won, while Cambridge won the Women's Boat Race. Background The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues") and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues"). First held in 1829, the race currently takes place on the Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities, followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide. Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having won the 1988 race by lengths, with Cambridge leading overall with 69 victories to Oxford's 64 (excluding the "dead heat" of 1877). The event was sponsored by Beefeater Gin; prior to the race, it was announced that the company would be sponsors for the following three years in a deal worth £700,000. Former Oxford Blue Ronnie Howard was the umpire for the race for the seventh occasion. Cambridge were coxed by Leigh Weiss while Oxford's cox was Alison Norrish – it was the first time in the history of the Boat Race that both crews had female coxes. Prior to the race, Oxford coach Pat Sweeney criticised Weiss: "Their cox is so useless she might hit us. It's not her fault, but Cambridge should have chosen someone who knows the river." Weiss responded "I feel confident that I will make the decisions to make Cambridge win." The first Women's Boat Race took place in 1927, but did not become an annual fixture until the 1960s. Until 2014, the contest was conducted as part of the Henley Boat Races, but as of the 2015 race, it is held on the River Thames, on the same day as the men's main and reserve races. The reserve race, contested between Oxford's Isis boat and Cambridge's Goldie boat has been held since 1965. It usually takes place on the Tideway, prior to the main Boat Race. Crews Cambridge were pre-race favourites, as their crew weighed an average of almost per rower more than their opponents, the largest difference since the first Boat Race. Cambridge's Toby Backhouse weighed in at 16 st 11 lb (106.3 kg) making him the heaviest rower in the history of the event. The Oxford boat featured three former Blues while Cambridge's contained five. Cambridge's chief coach was Mike Lees while Oxford University Boat Club selected Sweeney as coach, and Steve Royle to be their full-time director. Races Cambridge won the toss and elected to start from the Surrey station. After an early clash of blades, Oxford crept ahead and held a lead of three seconds by the Mile Post. |
4,274 | Robert Haynes | Robert Hall Haynes, OC, FRSC (August 27, 1931 – December 22, 1998) was a Canadian geneticist and biophysicist. He was the Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Biology at York University. Haynes was best known for his contributions to the study of DNA repair and mutagenesis, and for helping promote the concept of terraforming through his invention of the term, ecopoiesis. Haynes was one of the earliest geneticists to recognize the fundamental biologic importance of the vulnerability of DNA to damage and therefore the central role of DNA repair processes. As he noted, “DNA is composed of rather ordinary molecular subunits, which certainly are not endowed with any peculiar kind of quantum mechanical stability. Its very chemical vulgarity makes it prey to all the chemical horrors and misfortune that might befall any such molecule in a warm aqueous medium.” Haynes early life and scientific contributions have been summarized by Kunz et al. (1993) and Kunz and Hanawalt (1999). Incomplete timeline 1953, Haynes receives a degree in Mathematics and Physics, at the University of Western Ontario. 1957, Ph.D. in Biophysics, UWO 1984, Haynes creates the word ecopoiesis, a term that came to be widely used by writers and some proponents of terraforming and space exploration. 1987, The Genetics Society of Canada creates the Robert H. Haynes Young Scientist Award. 1988, Haynes serves as President of the 16th International Congress of Genetics. 1990, He is made an Officer of the Order of Canada. 1995 Haynes becomes the 104th President of the Royal Society of Canada Selected publications Presidential Address Planetary engineering in Haynes, Robert H. (1990) Etablierung von Leben auf dem Mars durch gerichtete Panspermie: Technische und ethische Probleme der Okopoese," Biol. Zent. bl. 109. 193-205. Haynes, Robert. (1993) How Mars Might Become a Home for Humans. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mankind. References External links Royal Society of Canada: 104th President Environmental Mutagen Society Genetics Society of Canada: Robert H. Haynes Young Scientist Award External links Category:1931 births Category:1998 deaths Category:Canadian biologists Category:Canadian biophysicists Category:Canadian geneticists Category:Canadian physicists Category:Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Category:Officers of the Order of Canada Category:University of Western Ontario alumni Category:York University faculty |
4,275 | Nanping school massacre | The Nanping school massacre／stabbings (Chinese: 福建南平校园惨案) occurred at Nanping City Experimental Elementary School in the city of Nanping, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, in which a man used a knife to kill eight children and seriously wound five others. The incident occurred on 23 March 2010, around 7:20 am local time (UTC+8). It was the first of the 2010 Chinese school attacks. Incident and casualties The children were attacked outside the gates by a man as they were arriving for school at 7:20 am local time (UTC+8). (Before the attacks, it was the school's practice to keep the gates shut until school began at 7:30 am) The perpetrator was subdued on the scene by three adults. Of the eight fatalities, six died at the scene and the other two later in hospital. The deceased were four boys and four girls. The school, which has around 2,000 students, closed for the day on March 23 before reopening the following day. Perpetrator Zheng Minsheng (30 April 1968 – 28 April 2010) who had previously worked as a community doctor, was arrested. The Associated Press reported that, according to a Nanping city government official who refused to be named, Zheng had a history of mental health issues. Zheng later told police investigating the crime that he thought "life was meaningless", and confessed to the crime. He was charged with intentional homicide by the province's procuratorate. At the trial, police stated that Zheng had no history of mental illness, contradicting earlier reports. Zheng said that he performed the attack after being turned down by a girl and suffering "unfair treatment" from the girl's wealthy family. He was found guilty and sentenced to death on 8 April 2010. Zheng was executed by shooting twenty days later. See also 2010 Chinese school attacks List of countries by intentional homicide rate References Category:Massacres in China Category:School massacres Category:Mass murder in 2010 Category:Fujian Category:2010 crimes in China Category:Mass stabbings Category:Nanping Category:March 2010 crimes Category:March 2010 events in Asia Category:School killings in China Category:Knife attacks Category:2010s murders in China China Category:Mass murder in China |
4,276 | Puerto Rico Highway 117 | Puerto Rico Highway 117 (PR-117) is a rural road that travels from Lajas, Puerto Rico to Sabana Grande. It begins at its junction with PR-116 and PR-315 south of downtown Lajas and ends at its intersection with PR-121 in southern Sabana Grande. Major intersections See also List of highways in Puerto Rico List of highways numbered 117 References 117 |
4,277 | Leszek I | Leszek I can be referred to: Leszek I, legendary ruler of Poland Leszek I ("the White"), High Duke of Poland |
4,278 | Grange, Queensland | Grange is an inner-northern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Geography Grange is located north of the Brisbane central business district, on the southern side of Kedron Brook. It is sometimes referred to as The Grange. History Prior to the arrival of European settlers, the Grange area consisted of areas of open grassland and thinly wooded plains. Urban development of the area commenced in 1903 with the subdivision of T. K. Peate's property into "the Grange Estate". The name of the suburb is derived from that of Peate's property: "Grange" is believed to be an Old English word meaning granary. Many houses in the suburb are of the Queenslander architectural style. After seven years of agitation, Brisbane's tram service was extended to Grange in July 1928. The opening ceremony was attended by the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, William Jolly, and two Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, James Stevingstone Kerr and Charles Taylor. The mayor had threatened not to attend any ceremony for the opening of the tram service because two rival groups were organising separate celebrations; he would only attend if there was a single ceremony. The Grange Library opened in 1979 and had a major refurbishment in 2014. In the Grange had a population of 4,163 people. Heritage listings Heritage-listed sites in Grange include: Primrose Street: Wilston State School Amenities The Brisbane City Council operates a public library at 79 Evelyn Street. Sporting clubs Grange Thistle Soccer Club was founded in 1920. It was formerly known as the Thistle Football Club until 1961 and has played at Lanham Park, Grange since 1930, with a break from 1932 to 1942, during which the club suspended its activities. The Wilston Grange Australian Football Club has represented the suburb at Australian rules football since 1945. For 70 years the Grange Club (Grange Bowls and Community Club Inc.) has represented the suburb in lawn bowls. Demographics In the , Grange recorded a population of 4,163 people, 51.7% female and 48.3% male. The median age of the Grange population was 36 years of age, 1 year below the Australian median. 78.9% of people living in Grange were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 4.3%, New Zealand 3.4%, Italy 0.9%, Scotland 0.7%, United States of America 0.7%. 90.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.3% Italian, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.5% German, 0.5% French, 0.3% Hindi. See also List of Brisbane suburbs Maureen Hayes References External links University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Grange Category:Suburbs of Brisbane Category:Grange, Queensland |
4,279 | Fustius malaysiensis | Fustius malaysiensis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from western Malaysia. The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewing ground colour is yellow brown, although the basal, costal quadrangular patch and terminal area, including fringes are black. The crosslines are indistinct, except the terminal line indicated by black interneural dots. The hindwing is grey and the underside of the forewing is brownish grey, while the underside of the hindwing is grey. References Category:Micronoctuini |
4,280 | Meaning of Life (album) | Meaning of Life is the eighth studio album by American singer Kelly Clarkson. It was released by Atlantic Records on October 27, 2017. Executive produced by Clarkson and Craig Kallman, the album is her debut release for the label after completing her recording contract with RCA Records, which she had signed after winning the inaugural season of American Idol. Weary of the structure of the previous record deal where she was strictly limited to releasing pop music, Clarkson wanted to pursue a different genre—soul and R&B music, which she had previously wanted to make and had only finally found the opportunity to do so after being signed by Kallman to the label. Meaning of Life is Clarkson's first documented foray into soul and R&B music, departing from the predominant pop and pop rock sound established from her previous studio releases and returning to her multi-genre performances on American Idol. Inspired by the music of the 1990s and prominent singers Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, En Vogue and Bonnie Raitt, Clarkson wanted the album to evoke a music similar to the early works of those artists—with the overall goal of emoting a "soulful" spirit. To achieve this, Clarkson commissioned several collaborators—from previous associates Jesse Shatkin, Greg Kurstin, Mozella and Jason Halbert, to new project partners The Monarch, Mick Schultz, Harlœ and James Morrison. The album's tracks share a cohesive theme of interpersonal connections in life, centered on the subjects of love and living the moment. Meaning of Life received a generally positive response from music critics, who commended Clarkson's newfound confidence and the cohesiveness of the album. Commercially, the record became her eighth consecutive studio album to debut in the top three of the Billboard 200 chart. Three singles were released to promote the album: "Love So Soft", "I Don't Think About You", and "Heat", the first and last of which topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. Meaning of Life received two Grammy Award nominations for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Love So Soft" at the 60th and 61st ceremony. Its supporting concert tour of the same name visited various arenas throughout the United States between January to March 2019. Background After reissuing her seventh studio album, Piece by Piece, along with its companion remix album in 2016, Kelly Clarkson had completed the terms of her recording contract with RCA Records and 19 Recordings which she had signed as a prize after winning the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002. As opposed to the previous contract structure where 19 held the phonographic rights to the master recordings, RCA executives Peter Edge and Tom Corson revealed their intentions to sign Clarkson directly to the label without 19's involvement. Their renewal offer would include a three-album deal with a US$1 million advance per album, in contrast to the six-album limit from the previous contract with a US$500,000 incentive per record. Corson also admitted that her relationship with Sony Music executive Clive Davis might prove to be a nuance to the offer. Despite remarking that |
4,281 | Harald Bergmann | Harald M. Bergmann (born 23 September 1965, Rotterdam) is a Dutch politician of the VVD. Since August 27, 2012 he has been mayor of Middelburg, capital of the province of Zeeland. Before that, he was mayor of the municipality of Albrandswaard. After a Law study at the Leiden University Bergmann first worked several years in the economic sector and at the municipality of Rotterdam. In 2002 he was elected chairman of Rotterdam Centrum. His main responsibilities were safety, finance and communication. From November 2005 until August 2012 he was mayor of the municipality of Albrandswaard. In August 2012 he became mayor of the municipality of Middelburg. Bergmann married Marjolijn van Leeuwen; they have a daughter (2005) and a son (2006). References External links Municipality Middelburg Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch civil servants Category:Leiden University alumni Category:Mayors of places in the Netherlands Category:Mayors of Middelburg Category:People from Rotterdam Category:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians |
4,282 | Typhoon Nock-ten | Typhoon Nock-ten, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Nina, was the strongest Christmas Day tropical cyclone worldwide in terms of 1-minute sustained winds. Forming as a tropical depression southeast of Yap and strengthening into the twenty-sixth tropical storm of the annual typhoon season on December 21, 2016, Nock-ten intensified into the thirteenth typhoon of the season on December 23. Soon afterwards, the system underwent explosive intensification and became a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon early on December 25. Nock-ten weakened shortly afterwards before making eight landfalls over the Philippines. The typhoon weakened rapidly due to the landfalls as it entered the South China Sea on December 26, turned southwest, and ultimately dissipated on December 28 due to the winter monsoon. Nock-ten was the third typhoon to have caused significant impacts in the Philippines, after typhoons Sarika and Haima only two months prior, both of which struck similar areas at a similar intensity. 13 people were known to have been killed by Nock-ten. Damage totals were estimated upwards of US$127.5 million, and because of this, the names Nock-ten and Nina were retired by the Japan Meteorological Agency and PAGASA name lists, respectively. Meteorological history During December 20, the Japan Meteorological Agency started to monitor a tropical depression that had developed, about to the southeast of Yap Island in the Federated States of Micronesia. The broad and poorly organized system was being affected by moderate to high vertical wind shear, which was being offset by warm sea surface temperatures. Soon, the JTWC upgraded the system to a tropical depression, with the designation of 30W, based on improved environmental conditions and an ASCAT image. Late on the same day, when central convection was increasing and consolidating over a defined low-level circulation center (LLCC), both the JMA and the JTWC upgraded it to a tropical storm, with the former assigning the name Nock-ten. One day later, late on December 22, the JMA upgraded the system to a severe tropical storm, and Nock-ten started to form an eye revealed by microwave imagery. Tracking west-northwestward and then westward along the southern periphery of a deep-layered subtropical ridge, Nock-ten intensified into a typhoon at noon UTC on December 23. Immediately after that, explosive intensification commenced with a sharp eye embedded in a symmetric central dense overcast feature. At 06:00 UTC on December 24, Nock-ten reached its peak intensity with estimated ten-minute maximum sustained winds of 195 km/h (120 mph) and the central pressure at 915 hPa (27.02 inHg); therefore, it was the latest-forming typhoon of such intensity or stronger on record. The JTWC also upgraded Nock-ten to a Category 4-equivalent super typhoon, when the system was in an area of low vertical wind shear, excellent dual-channel outflow, and sea surface temperatures of 29 ºC. Although the eye became cloud-filled in the afternoon, it cleared again late on the same day and while the JMA did not raise its intensity estimate further, the JTWC did so. On December 25, the JTWC reported that the Dvorak technique analyses at 03:00 UTC from "all reporting agencies" indicated a T-number of 7.0; therefore, the |
4,283 | Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne | Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also Communes of the Gironde department References INSEE Category:Communes of Gironde |
4,284 | Dutovlje | Dutovlje (; ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Italy. Name Dutovlje was attested in written sources in 1281 as Dietemdorf (and as Dietindorf in 1284, de Dotoglan and de Dothoglan in 1300, Iuris de Dotolan in 1316–17, de Doutolan in 1317, and Dyetendorf in 1370). The Slovene name is derived from the plural demonym *Dutovľane, created from the place name Dutovo (selo) 'Duto's (village)', referring to an early inhabitant of the place. The place name thus literally means 'residents of Duto's village'. Church The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. Gallery References External links Dutovlje on Geopedia Pepa's Karst Garden Category:Populated places in the Municipality of Sežana |
4,285 | 1978 in the Soviet Union | The following lists events that happened during 1978 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Incumbents General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union: Leonid Brezhnev Premier of the Soviet Union: Alexei Kosygin Chairman of the Russian SFSR: Mikhail Solomentsev Events January February March April May June July September October November December See also 1978 in fine arts of the Soviet Union List of Soviet films of 1978 Category:1970s in the Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet Union |
4,286 | Philip of Megalopolis | Philip () was son of Alexander of Megalopolis. His father's pretended descent from Alexander the Great appears to have filled him with the most puerile schemes of ambition. On the marriage of his sister Apama with Amynander of Athamania, Philip accompanied her, and contrived to obtain great influence over the mind of Amynander, who gave him the government of Zacynthus, and allowed him to direct in great measure the administration of affairs. At the outbreak of the Roman-Seleucid War Amynander called his cognate to join him in Athamania, and Philip handed the island over to Hierocles of Agrigentum, who later betrayed it to the Achaeans. When Antiochus III came into Greece (192 BC) he gained over Philip to his interests by pretending to regard him as the rightful heir to the Macedonian throne, and even holding out to him hopes of establishing him upon it; by which means he obtained the adherence of Amynander also. Philip was afterwards chosen by Antiochus for the duty of burying the bones of the Macedonians and Greeks slain at the Battle of Cynoscephalae, a measure by which he vainly hoped to conciliate popularity. He was next appointed to command the garrison at Pellinaeum, but was soon compelled to surrender to the Romans, by whom he was sent a prisoner to Rome. When first taken captive he accidentally met Philip V of Macedon, who in derision greeted him with the royal title. References Category:Ancient Macedonians in Greece proper Category:Ancient Megalopolitans |
4,287 | The King of Fighters '98 | The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest, known in Japan as The King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends, is a fighting game released by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home consoles in 1998. It is the fifth game in The King of Fighters series. It was advertised by SNK as a "special edition" of the series, as it featured most of the characters who appeared in the previous games (from KOF '94 to '97). KOF '98 was ported to the Neo-Geo CD in 1998 and for the PlayStation in Japan in 1999. A Dreamcast version titled The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999 was released in 1999, which featured much of the background remade in 3D. The game was also remade for the PlayStation 2 as The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match, which expanded the number of playable characters. KOF '98 has been commonly praised by several video game publications as the best KOF from the series due to its graphics and gameplay. Gameplay The gameplay does not differ much from the previous game, KOF '97. Like in KOF '97, the player has a choice between two playing styles: Advance and Extra, with a few slight modifications to Advanced mode (unlike in KOF '97, the character will resume to normal if the player performs a Super Special Move in MAX state). This time when one character loses a round, the losing team is given a handicap in its favor. In Advanced mode, this means that the players stock capacity for Power Gauges is increased by one. In Extra mode, the time it takes to charge ones power gauge to maximum level is shortened, and the maximum remaining health requirement for a MAX Super Special Move is increased. Characters All the regular characters from the previous game return, along with several characters from preceding installments such as Vice and Mature (Iori's teammates from KOF '96), the American Sports Team (Heavy D!, Lucky Glauber, and Brian Battler) from KOF '94, and the Old Men Team (or Veteran Fighters Team) composed of Heidern, Takuma Sakazaki, and Saisyu Kusanagi, all characters whose last appearances were in KOF '95. Rugal Bernstein from KOF '94 also returns as a Team Edit character, with his alter-ego Omega Rugal (the cyborg version of Rugal from KOF '95) serving as the game's final boss in the Single Player Mode. Shingo Yabuki (who originally appeared in KOF '97) continues as a Team Edit character, but also appears as a mid-boss character during the Arcade Mode. Additionally, the characters of Kyo Kusanagi, Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard, Joe Higashi, Ryo Sakazaki, Yuri Sakazaki and Robert Garcia are playable with movesets from previous titles of KOF, while the alternate ones of Mai Shiranui and Billy Kane are based on their moveset from Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers. Development In The King of Fighters '96, several moves from Kyo Kusanagi were changed in order to adapt him to the new game system. However, the original moveset was still popular between gamers and as such, an alternative version of Kyo |
4,288 | Delaware Avenue | Delaware Avenue could refer to: Delaware Avenue in Philadelphia, PA Delaware Avenue of Albany, NY |
4,289 | Burton Blumert | Burton S. Blumert (; February 11, 1929 – March 30, 2009) was the president of the Center for Libertarian Studies in Burlingame, California, co-founder and chairman of the Mises Institute, and the publisher of LewRockwell.com. In a career that spanned almost 50 years until his retirement in 2008, he bought and sold precious metals as the proprietor of Camino Coin Company. Background Educated at New York University, Blumert had a series of draft deferments and then enlisted in the United States Air Force during the Korean War era. From 1959 until 2008, Blumert operated the Camino Coin Company, dealing in bullion and coins. Upon retirement he gave the company to a long-time employee. After retiring, Blumert remained an active discussant of commodities topics in the media. Blumert was Jewish. Political and social commentary In a 2008 interview he credited his experience in the coin industry as spurring him to adopt a libertarian political philosophy and to support fellow gold advocate Ron Paul. In 1988, Blumert was chairman of Ron Paul's first presidential campaign. Blumert was a close friend and supporter of the late Murray Rothbard, with whom he founded the Center for Libertarian Studies in 1975. As president of the Center for Libertarian Studies, Blumert published the Journal of Libertarian Studies, the Austrian Economics Newsletter, and the Rothbard-Rockwell Report. Blumert served as chairman of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and was publisher of LewRockwell.com (LRC). In his often humorous contributions to LRC, he positioned himself as anti-Rudy Giuliani, pro-Barry Bonds, and skeptical of the medical establishment. A selection of Blumert's essays were collected into the 2008 book, Bagels, Barry Bonds, and Rotten Politicians, for which Lew Rockwell provided a foreword. Blumert was a critic of neoconservatism and praised Ron Paul for keeping the libertarian movement focused on Austrian economics, honest money, and non-intervention. References External links Burton Blumert archive at LewRockwell.com Category:1929 births Category:2009 deaths Category:20th-century American male writers Category:20th-century American non-fiction writers Category:21st-century American male writers Category:21st-century American non-fiction writers Category:American columnists Category:American libertarians Category:American male non-fiction writers Category:American political writers Category:Critics of neoconservatism Category:Deaths from cancer Category:Jewish American writers Category:Mises Institute people Category:Monetary reformers Category:New York University alumni Category:Non-interventionism Category:People from Brooklyn Category:People from Burlingame, California Category:United States Air Force airmen Category:Writers from Brooklyn |
4,290 | Flying Virus | Flying Virus (also known as Killer Buzz) is a 2001 American-Brazilian horror film written and directed by Jeff Hare, and starring Gabrielle Anwar and Rutger Hauer. Anwar plays a journalist who uncovers a government conspiracy to release virus-carrying killer bees. Plot After a series of Amazonian Indian attacks on U.S. owned petroleum installations in Brazil, both governments start a secret 'special program'. In fact colonel Ezekial's men use genetically modified killer bees to eradicate the tribes. During an Indian attack, reporter Ann Bauer is stung yet survives due to a mysterious rescue. Dr. Stephen North realizes the venom has priceless healing powers and smuggles the bees aboard a flight to New York. Also on board are Bauer, her nearly divorced husband, Martin, and her friend, U.S. State Department project representative, Scotty. They face potential mass-killing after turbulence releases the bees inside the plane. External links References Category:2001 horror films Category:Brazilian films Category:Films shot in São Paulo Category:2001 films |
4,291 | National Letter of Intent | The National Letter of Intent (NLI) is a document used to indicate a student athlete's commitment to participating in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) colleges and universities in the United States. The NCAA Eligibility Center manages the daily operations of the NLI program while the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA) provides governance oversight of the program. Started in 1964 with seven conferences and eight independent institutions, the program now includes 676 Division I and II participating institutions. There are designated dates for different sports, and these dates are commonly referred to as "Signing Days". Division III institutions are specifically banned from using the NLI, or any similar document that is not executed by non-athletes at those institutions. NLIs are typically faxed by the recruited student to the university's athletic department on a National Signing Day. The NLI is a voluntary program with regard to both institutions and student-athletes. No prospective student-athlete or parent is required to sign the National Letter of Intent, and no institution is required to join the program. History J. William Davis, Professor of Government and Faculty Athletics Representative at Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University), created the National Letter of Intent program in 1964. He was assisted by Howard Grubbs, who was Commissioner of the Southwest Conference at the time. In October 2007, the NCAA became responsible for the administration of the program. NLIs and the recruiting process National Letters of Intent may only be signed by prospective student-athletes who will be entering a four-year institution for the first time in the academic year after they sign the NLI. Recruits who have signed NLIs must attend the schools they have signed with in order to receive financial aid, and NCAA rules forbid coaches from recruiting them further; these restrictions aim to add certainty to the recruiting process for players (who are certain to receive aid) and coaches (who are certain that a recruit will attend their school). By contrast, oral commitments are nonbinding; recruits may change or revoke an oral commitment at any time, and coaches may continue to recruit an orally committed player. The restrictive nature of the NLI is designed to be advantageous to both prospective student-athletes and intercollegiate athletics programs. Intercollegiate athletics departments are not required to provide financial aid in cases where a student-athlete is not admitted for academic reasons. Seth Davis, a columnist for Sports Illustrated, has suggested that this arrangement is actually disadvantageous to student-athletes, as they have no recourse if an athletics department decides not to admit a player for non-academic reasons; for example, an athletics department could replace a signed recruit with another recruit by claiming that the first one was not admitted for academic reasons. Faxing of letters Given the methods of transmitting NLIs that are available under NCAA rules, the letters are typically faxed by students to the university's athletic department. Although NCAA rules allow for use of postal mail, courier, and electronic transmission, nearly all students opt for fax machines, because of the speed of transmission and the ease of verifying signatures sent that way. See also |
4,292 | Fabletown | Fabletown is the fictional, clandestine community of "Fables" resident in New York in the Fables comic book universe. It exists in two locations, one being Bullfinch Street (a reference to Bullfinch's Mythology) in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and the other on a large farm in upstate New York, protected with magical spells that repel non-Fables (generally referred to as Mundanes, or, informally, "Mundys"). Founding Fabletown was founded prior to the British acquisition of the town, when it was known as New Amsterdam, putting the founding date somewhere between 1625, when New Amsterdam was founded, and 1665, when the name was changed to New York, in all probability towards the latter end of that period, when an influx of people would be less remarked on. The Farm The New York City Fabletown is restricted to Fables who are, or can pass as, normal humans. Non-human-looking Fables are restricted to the facility known as the Farm, which is resented by many of them, as they feel that, regardless of the Farm's comforts and large size, to quote Posey of the Three Little Pigs, "it is a prison, because we aren't allowed to leave!" King Cole, shortly after being voted mayor of Fabletown, was forced to sign the act banishing all non-human Fables from Fabletown and form the Farm. This was because of the approaching Mundy expansion of New York and the impossibility to hide the non-human fables from them. The current administrator is Rose Red who took over the position from Weyland Smith after the revolt initiated by Goldilocks and 2 of the Three Little Pigs. Government While Fabletown is run, ostensibly, along democratic lines, in practice many of the same people have stayed in office for centuries, at least until recently. The longtime mayor was Old King Cole, who delegated much of his work to his deputy mayor. A number of fables have served as deputy mayor, including Ichabod Crane, who held the position for 115 years and Snow White, who took over in the mid 1986 after Crane's resignation to avoid charges of sexual harassment and embezzlement. The sheriff of Fabletown was the Big Bad Wolf, now known as Bigby Wolf, who had acquired the ability to assume human form. Bigby was hampered in his work by the agreement that had made him part of the Fable community; many of the less-human Fables had suffered his predations in the "Homelands", and one part of the compromise that was struck to allow him to join the others in the New World was that he should never be allowed on the Farm under any circumstances whatsoever. This would later become a sore point, because his own children would be confined to the Farm, meaning that he could never visit them. Cole was eventually ousted by the actions of Prince Charming, who discovered that there had not been an election in modern times. Charming wanted the job of Mayor because of Bluebeard's treasure which, with Bluebeard dead, went into the town coffers to be spent by the mayor. He made many campaign promises, |
4,293 | Bradina aulacodialis | Bradina aulacodialis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Embrik Strand in 1919. It is found in Taiwan. References Category:Moths described in 1919 Category:Bradina |
4,294 | Bely Ruchey, Vytegorsky District, Vologda Oblast | Bely Ruchey () is a rural locality (a village) in Devyatinskoye Rural Settlement, Vytegorsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 22 as of 2002. There is 1 street. Geography The distance to Vytegra is 26 km, to Devyatiny is 3 km. Brodovskaya is the nearest rural locality. References Category:Rural localities in Vologda Oblast Category:Rural localities in Vytegorsky District |
4,295 | Definition of anarchism and libertarianism | Anarchism and libertarianism, as broad political ideologies with manifold historical and contemporary meanings, have contested definitions. Their adherents have a pluralistic and overlapping tradition that makes precise definition of the political ideology difficult or impossible, compounded by a lack of common features, differing priorities of subgroups, lack of academic acceptance, and contentious, historical usage. Overview "Anarchism" generally refers to the anti-authoritarian (libertarian) wing of the socialist movement. "Libertarian socialism" has been a synonym for "anarchism" since 1890, as has the term "libertarian" through the mid-20th century. The terms "anarchism" and "libertarianism" represent broad political ideologies with multiple historical and contemporary meanings. Incompatibilities within their pluralistic tradition prove difficult or impossible to reconcile into a singular set of core beliefs. The range of ideological disparities within anarchism is often paradoxical and never fully coherent. Other complicating factors in defining "anarchism" include disagreement over its status as a political ideology and contention over the term's historical usage. Anarchism's rejection of the state and state policy largely sits outside the purview of political scientists and in some formulations, its misconstruction as the antithesis of politics contributes to its marginalization as a political ideology. History of usage Since the 19th century, "libertarian" has referred to advocates for freedom of the will, or anyone who generally advocated for liberty. The first person to call themselves a "libertarian" in the political sense was Joseph Déjacque in 1857. Shortly after, in 1858, he created the New York anarchist journal Le Libertaire. Anarchist Sébastien Faure used the term later in the century to differentiate between anarchists and authoritarian socialists. While the term "libertarian" has been largely synonymous with anarchism, its meaning has more recently diluted with wider adoption from ideologically disparate groups. For example, "libertarians" include both the New Left Marxists (who do not associate with authoritarian socialists or a vanguard party) and extreme liberals (primarily concerned with civil liberties). Additionally, some anarchists use "libertarian socialist" to avoid anarchism's negative connotations and emphasize its connections with socialism. Anarchism retains a historical association with chaos and violence. In the late 1800s, prominent anarchist Peter Kropotkin noted the popular connotations of "anarchy" as a synonym for chaos and disorder, and thus a disadvantageous name for a movement. He accepted the term despite this, just as the Dutch Sea Beggars and sans-culottes had their own names conferred. Anarchists throughout the 20th century have regretted the philosophy's association with chaos, explosives, wanton violence, and marauding. These connotations endure contemporaneously through the popular media's association of black bloc property destruction with the movement. The term "anarchist" is also used as an empty signifier reflecting the author's disdain or conscious abrasiveness. The term's association with societal malady has been, in part, an intentional strategy by its detractors to discredit it. "Libertarian" saw a similar diffusion of purpose within the American libertarian movement as a wider group less studied and less interested in minimal government adopted the term, diluting the potency of its association with the strict rights-based libertarianism of Ayn Rand and Murray Rothbard. Anarcho-capitalists and those who believe in abolition of the state have occupied |
4,296 | Tommy Field | Thomas Samuel Field (born February 22, 1987) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Texas Rangers. Professional career Colorado Rockies Field was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 24th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft out of Texas State University. Field was assigned to the Short-Season A Tri-City Dust Devils, where in 56 games, Field hit .247 with 5 HR, 32 RBI and 10 SB. Field played all of 2009 with the Single-A Asheville Tourists, where in 89 games, Field hit .257 with 2 HR, 32 RBI and 8 SB. Field played all of 2010 with the Class A-Advanced Modesto Nuts, where in 124 games, he hit .284 with 15 HR, 72 RBI and 16 SB. After the season, Field played with the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League, where he hit .209 in 18 games. Field began the 2011 season with the Double-A Tulsa Drillers, where in 134 games he hit .271 with 17 HR, 61 RBI and 9 SB. On September 11, he was called up to the Rockies. He made his debut that day, and recorded his first hit in his third game (second start), a single off of Shaun Marcum. In 16 games with the Rockies that year, he hit .271 with 3 RBI. Field began 2012 with the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox. On July 28, Field was recalled when Marco Scutaro was traded to the San Francisco Giants, but was optioned back to Colorado Springs the next day when Jonathan Herrera was activated from the disabled list. He went 0-2 with a walk in his 2 game stint. In 121 games with Colorado Springs, he hit .246 with 8 HR, 49 RBI and 4 SB. In 2 seasons with the Rockies, Field hit .260/.315/.260 in 18 games with 3 RBI and 0 XBH. Minnesota Twins On November 2, 2012 he was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins. Los Angeles Angels On November 28, Field was claimed off of waivers by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Field began 2013 with the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees. On April 20, Field was recalled when Mark Lowe was placed on the disabled list, but was optioned back to Salt Lake 3 days later when Nick Maronde was recalled. On July 20, Field was recalled to replace Brendan Harris, who was designated for assignment. Pittsburgh Pirates Field was designated for assignment on August 7, 2014. He was then claimed by the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 10, 2014. The Pirates designated Field for assignment on August 24, 2014. Texas Rangers He was signed by the Texas Rangers on December 16, 2014, to a minor league contract. Field made his Rangers' debut on May 11, 2015 against the Kansas City Royals and hit his first career homerun in the same game. He hit another homer on May 16, 2015 against the Cleveland Indians. He was designated for assignment by the Rangers on May 30. During the 2015 season, Field, played |
4,297 | The Girl of the Northern Woods | The Girl of the Northern Woods is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company. The film is a drama that follows Lucy Dane and Will Harding and a jealous halfbreed trapper named José. Considering Will his rival, José attempts to ambush Will, but instead shoots Will's assistant. José then blames Will for the deed and Will is bound by a lynch mob and set to be executed. Lucy frees Will and sends the lynch mob away, but José encounters Will and the two fight. José is wounded and falls over a cliff, but Will is recaptured by the mob. From the bottom of the cliff, José calls out for help and Lucy responds to him. José confesses his crime to Lucy and she rushes to Will and prevents his execution. The film was directed by Barry O'Neil and was released on June 3, 1910. An incomplete print of the film survives in the Library of Congress after its rediscovery in 1978 as part of the Dawson Film Find. Plot summary The original synopsis of the film was published in The Moving Picture World, it states: "This picture tells the story of Lucy Dane, a Canadian lumberman's daughter, and of Will Harding's love for her. Will is a worthy young surveyor and Lucy feels honored to have his love, and returns it. José, halfbreed trapper, adores Lucy and necessarily dislikes Will, whom he correctly counts his successful rival. More, he bears Will a grudge for responding to Lucy's cries for help when he forced his attentions on her in the lonely neck of the woods. His chance to even matters with Will come shortly when he fastens on the surveyor's responsibility for the shooting of the latter's assistant, of which the halfbreed is himself guilty, having shot the assistant from ambush in mistake for Will. José claims he witnessed Will's alleged deed and his falsehoods are believed by the lumbermen. Rarely are the courts resorted to in that portion of the North where these events transpired and the rough lumbermen quickly decide to lynch Will. Lucy hears of the fate intended for her sweetheart and cuts his bonds. Further, she sends the lumbermen off in the wrong direction when they set out to recapture Will. The fugitive is spied by the halfbreed, who steals up from behind and attempts to knife him. The surveyor turns just in time, and in the ensuing struggle the halfbreed is wounded and falls over a precipice. At this juncture Will is retaken by the lumbermen." "They are leading him to his execution, when the faithful Lucy encounters her sweetheart and whispers: 'Ask for a drink at the brook!' Will follows her suggestion, and on stooping to drink finds a revolver which Lucy has placed there for his use. But he is overpowered when he attempts to use the gun and despite Lucy's effort seems doomed to die. José, the guilty halfbreed, dying at the bottom of the precipice, calls for help. His cries are heard by Lucy, who responds and finds José expiring |
4,298 | Saddle Point | Saddle Point () is a rocky point separating Corinthian Bay and Mechanics Bay on the north coast of Heard Island in the Antarctic. The terminus of Challenger Glacier is located at the eastern side of Corinthian Bay, close west to Saddle Point. To the east of Challenger Glacier is Downes Glacier, whose terminus is located at Mechanics Bay, between Saddle Point and Cape Bidlingmaier. Discovery and naming The name was applied by American sealers at Heard Island following their initiation of sealing there in 1855. References Category:Headlands of Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
4,299 | Château Suduiraut | Château Suduiraut, formerly Cru du Roy and Château de Suduiraut, is a sweet white wine ranked as Premier Cru Classé (French, “First Growth”) in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. Belonging to the Sauternes appellation in Gironde, in the region of Graves, the winery is located in Preignac, adjacent to Château d'Yquem. References External links Château Suduiraut official site Category:Bordeaux wine producers |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.