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4,800 | Bourne End | Bourne End is the name of more than one place. It is an old English name, referring to the point where two rivers join. In the United Kingdom: Bourne End, Bletsoe, Bedfordshire Bourne End, Cranfield, Bedfordshire Bourne End, Buckinghamshire Bourne End, Hertfordshire |
4,801 | Nikwasi (Cherokee town) | Nikwasi (also Nequasee, Nucassee) comes from the Cherokee word for "star", Noquisi (No-kwee-shee), and is the site of the Cherokee town which is first found in colonial records in the early 18th century, but is much older. It covered about 100 acres on the floodplain of the Little Tennessee River in what is now Franklin, North Carolina. Today, an associated platform mound is the only extant feature left of the town. History The town was founded sometime before 1544, as it appears on several maps from that time. It is first mentioned in the records of the British colonies in America in 1718. The town was a spiritual, cultural, and ceremonial center for the local Cherokee people, who considered it the "Mother Town." The towns people kept the ever-burning sacred fire of the settlement, which had been kept burning since the beginning of their culture, located there in the fire pit of the meeting hall. The Varnod census, enumerated in 1721, found a native population of the town to be 142—constituting 53 men, 50 women, and 59 children. Treaty of 1727 The town's meeting hall was set upon a central platform mound still prominent in the area today. Nikwasi probably met with a delegation from Charleston, South Carolina there in 1727; Colonel John Herbert took part in a treaty council held in the meeting hall on December 3, 1727. Following the signing of the treaty with South Carolina, a self-appointed royal ambassador, Alexander Cuming, was hosted at the town from April 3 to 4, 1730. During the negotiations with the Cherokee, Cuming met with Uku (or "First Beloved Man") Moytoy (known also as Ama-edohi). Cuming "appointed" Moytoy as "Emperor" of the Cherokee and secured a dubious pledge of allegiance of all the Cherokee peoples to King George II from him. The treaty was generally honored until 1741. Further dealings with colonials During the summer of 1761 the Nikwasi townhouse was used as a field hospital by the members of a punitive expedition against native American allies of France during the French-Indian War. The party, which had razed most of the town in the expedition, was led by James Grant. The town was once again leveled September 10, 1776 during the Rutherford Light Horse expedition, when the towns people allied with Great Britain early in the American War for Independence. Rutherford burned the town and its farmlands to the ground. After an austere, harsh winter, the town sued for peace the following Spring. The town was emptied in 1819 of its native American inhabitants when the townspeople were forced from their lands into the Qualla Boundary by the government. The mound The platform mound is conspicuous to the many drivers who pass by daily on US 441 Business in downtown Franklin. The mound architecture has been well-preserved down to the present day, and the ramp and flat summit continue to be easily differentiated. The 2009 GPR survey revealed that the base of the mound is covered by one to two meters of combined alluvial deposits and manmade fill. As a result of these |
4,802 | Ernst Hellinger | Ernst David Hellinger (September 30, 1883 – March 28, 1950) was a German mathematician. Early years Ernst Hellinger was born on September 30, 1883 in Striegau, Silesia, Germany (now Strzegom, Poland) to Emil and Julie Hellinger. He grew up in Breslau, attended school and graduated from the Gymnasium there in 1902. When he was studying at the Gymnasium, he became fascinated with mathematics, due to excellent mathematics teachers at the school. Academic career After graduating from the Gymnasium, Ernst Hellinger entered the University of Heidelberg, but didn't complete his studies there. After Heidelberg, he studied at the University of Breslau, before completing his doctorate at the University of Göttingen in 1907 with a thesis entitled Die Orthogonalinvarianten quadratischer Formen von unendlich vielen Variablen. At Göttingen he worked with David Hilbert, one of the most influential mathematicians of the 20th century. Hellinger taught at the University of Göttingen (1907–1909), the University of Marburg (1909–1914), and the University of Frankfurt (1914–1935). Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933, and while they were in power the Nazis removed several Jewish scientists and mathematicians from German universities. Hellinger's family was Jewish, and he was removed from the faculty of the University of Frankfurt in 1936. Later years On November 13, 1938, Hellinger was arrested, taken to the Festhalle, and then put into Dachau concentration camp. However, his friends were able to arrange a temporary job for Hellinger at Northwestern University at Evanston, Illinois in the United States. He was released from the Dachau camp after six weeks, on condition that he emigrate immediately. He joined the faculty at Northwestern University as lecturer in Mathematics in 1939. He became a U.S. citizen in 1944. Promoted to professor in 1945, he became emeritus in 1949. He died on March 28, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Contributions to mathematics Ernst Hellinger studied integral equations, the infinite system of equations, real functions and continued fractions. A type of integral which he introduced in his dissertation became known as "the Hellinger integral", used for defining the Hellinger distance. Hellinger distance has been used to process natural language and learning word embeddings. In addition, the Hilbert–Hellinger theory of forms in infinitely many variables profoundly influenced mathematical analysis. References External links Biography of Ernst David Hellinger Northwestern University archive Photo (with Alfréd Haar, David Hilbert, Hermann Minkowski) at Yeshiva University Museum (NYC) Category:1883 births Category:1950 deaths Category:University of Göttingen alumni Category:University of Göttingen faculty Category:Northwestern University faculty Category:20th-century German mathematicians |
4,803 | Actaea arizonica | Actaea arizonica is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family known by the common name Arizona bugbane. It is endemic to Arizona in the United States, where it occurs in Coconino, Gila, and Yavapai Counties. Like some other species in genus Actaea, this plant was formerly included in the genus Cimicifuga. This rhizomatous perennial herb produces hairless stems up to 1.5 to 2 meters tall. The leaves are each made up of triple-lobed, toothed leaflets up to 17.5 centimeters long by 12.5 wide. They are borne on long petioles up to 35 centimeters in length. The inflorescence is a panicle with several long branches, growing erect or leaning. The flowers have five sepals, two of which are greenish and three of which are cream in color. There are sometimes white petals as well, but these are often absent. Flowering occurs in July and August. There are many stamens in each flower. The flowers are pollinated by three species of bumblebee, Bombus occidentalis, Bombus morrisoni, and Bombus huntii. If the flowers are not pollinated by insects, or if pollination is prevented, for example, by a heavy rain, the flowers undergo abortion. The fruit is a follicle that has "a bottle-brush appearance," and "the seeds resemble furry little bugs." This plant is endemic to central Arizona, where it grows in the ecotone between coniferous forest and the riparian zone. The elevation is about 5300–7000 feet. Some plants grow in canyons and some grow in very moist habitat such as seeps and springs on mountain slopes. The soils are rich with humus and are well-shaded. The type locality is Bill Williams Mountain in Coconino County. It shares its habitat with the Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida). References arizonica Category:Flora of Arizona |
4,804 | Mutare Airport | Mutare Airport is an airport serving Mutare, the fourth largest city in Zimbabwe and the capital of its Manicaland province. The Mutare non-directional beacon (Ident: MU) is located on a ridgeline northeast of the field. See also Transport in Zimbabwe List of airports in Zimbabwe References External links Mutare Airport Mutare OpenStreetMap - Mutare Category:Airports in Zimbabwe Category:Buildings and structures in Manicaland Province Category:Mutare |
4,805 | Cognitive genomics | Cognitive genomics (or neurative genomics) is the sub-field of genomics pertaining to cognitive function in which the genes and non-coding sequences of an organism's genome related to the health and activity of the brain are studied. By applying comparative genomics, the genomes of multiple species are compared in order to identify genetic and phenotypical differences between species. Observed phenotypical characteristics related to the neurological function include behavior, personality, neuroanatomy, and neuropathology. The theory behind cognitive genomics is based on elements of genetics, evolutionary biology, molecular biology, cognitive psychology, behavioral psychology, and neurophysiology. Intelligence is the most extensively studied behavioral trait. In humans, approximately 70% of all genes are expressed in the brain. Genetic variation accounts for 40% of phenotypical variation. Approaches in cognitive genomics have been used to investigate the genetic causes for many mental and neurodegenerative disorders including Down syndrome, major depressive disorder, autism, and Alzheimer's disease. Cognitive genomics testing Approaches Evo-geno The most commonly used approach to genome-investigation is evolutionary genomics biology, or evo-geno, in which the genomes of two species which share a common ancestor are compared. A common example of evo-geno is comparative cognitive genomics testing between humans and chimpanzees which shared an ancestor 6-7 million years ago. Patterns in local gene expression and gene splicing are examined to determine genomic differentiation. Comparative transcriptomic analyses conducted on primate brains to measure gene expression levels have shown significant differences between human and chimpanzee genomes. The evo-geno approach was also used to verify the theory that humans and non-human primates share similar expression levels in energy metabolism-related genes which have implications for aging and neurodegenerative disease. Evo-devo Evolutionary development biology (evo-devo) approach compares cognitive and neuroanatomic development patterns between sets of species. Studies of human fetus brains reveal that almost a third of expressed genes are regionally differentiated, far more than non-human species. This finding could potentially explain variations in cognitive development between individuals. Neuroanatomical evo-devo studies have connected higher brain order to brain lateralization which, though present in other species, is highly ordered in humans. Evo-pheno and evo-patho Evolutionary phenotype biology (evo-pheno) approach examines phenotype expression between species. Evolutionary pathology biology (evo-patho) approach investigates disease prevalence between species. Imaging genomics Candidate gene selection In genomics, a gene being imaged and analyzed is referred to as a candidate gene. The ideal candidate genes for comparative genomic testing are genes that harbor well-defined functional polymorphisms with known effects on neuroanatomical and/or cognitive function. However, genes with either identified single-nucleotide polymorphisms or allele variations with potential functional implications on neuroanatomical systems suffice. The weaker the connection between the gene and the phenotype, the more difficult it is to establish causality through testing. Controlling for non-genetic factors Non-genetic factors such as age, illness, injury, or substance abuse can have significant effects on gene expression and phenotypic variance. The identification and contribution of genetic variation to specific phenotypes can only be performed when other potential contributing factors can be matched across genotype groups. In the case of neuroimaging during task performance such as in fMRI, groups are matched by performance level. Non-genetic factors have |
4,806 | Flore (photographer) | Flore (born 1963) is a French-Spanish photographer and daughter of the painter Olga Gimeno. Work Flore took up photography in 1977 and after completing her studies in Toulouse, she established herself in Paris where she currently lives and works. Her most significant works include a "Carte Blanche" assigned by the Municipality of Paris for an art series on Le Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux Arts of the City of Paris, and her photographic project on the Rivesaltes Concentration Camp in Southern France. FLORE is familiar with long scale assignments and commissions. She carries them through by herself and develops them alongside her personal projects. Since 2008, she disembarked on a new journey across the Mediterranean basin for the needs of her new series "Une Femme Française en Orient" and directs an analogue photography course in collaboration with the L'Oeil de l'Esprit collective. Several of FLORE's artworks form part of public and private collections in France and worldwide. Gallery representatives Galerie Sit Down - Paris Galerie 127 - Marrakech Galeria Blanca Berlin - Madrid Galerie Wada-Garou - Tokyo Galerie Fotografika - Suisse Collections Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris Bibliothèque Nationale de France The Marrakech Museum for Photography and Visual Arts Mémorial du Camp de Concentration de Rivesaltes Galerie du Château d'Eau de Toulouse Collection Hubert de Wangen Collection Ely-Michel Ruimy Privates collections, in Europe, Morocco, États-Unis and Japan. Books 2016 : Lointains souvenirs, texte de Laude Adler, Editions Contrejour & Postcart, 2014 : Une femme française en Orient, texte de Natacha Wolinski, Editions Postcart, 2010 : CATALOGUE ÉPUISÉ / Une femme française en Orient, Livre+DVD de Adrian Claret-Pérez, Éditions L'Œil de l'Esprit 2009 : Je me souviens de vous, Éditions L'Œil de l'Esprit References L'Egypte de FLORE / Documentary about Flore. External links Intime public, official Blog L'Oeil de l'Esprit, Atelier Photographique directed by FLORE. Category:French photographers Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:French women photographers |
4,807 | Mount Nebo (Poolesville, Maryland) | Mt. Nebo is a historic home located at Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a large -story gable-roofed frame dwelling constructed in three periods: the main block, dating to the second quarter of the 19th century; a -story wing extends from the rear of the main block, which appears to have been an earlier dwelling from the late 18th century; and a two-story addition was made to the east gable end of the main block around the turn of the 20th century. Also on the property is a mid-19th-century log smokehouse and the remains of an early terraced "waterfall" garden. The property derives additional significance from its association with the White family through the latter half of the 19th century. Joseph White (1825–1903) was a locally prominent supporter of the Confederate cause during the American Civil War. Mt. Nebo was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. References External links , including photo in 1966, at Maryland Historical Trust website Category:Houses completed in the 18th century Category:Houses completed in the 19th century Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Category:Houses in Montgomery County, Maryland Category:Georgian architecture in Maryland Category:National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Maryland |
4,808 | Transport in Romania | As a densely populated country in a central location in Central-Southeastern Europe and with a developed economy, Romania has a dense and modern transportation infrastructure. Transportation infrastructure in Romania is the property of the state, and is administered by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Constructions and Tourism, except when operated as a concession, in which case the concessions are made by the Ministry of Administration and Interior. The country's most important waterway is the river Danube. The largest port is that of Constanța, which is the second largest port at the Black Sea. With over 13 million passengers Bucharest Airport is a major international airport and European transportation hub. Air travel is used for greater distances within Romania but faces competition from the state-owned CFR's rail network. Public transport is available in most areas. History Romania has a system of large, navigable rivers, such as the Danube, Olt and Mureș that cross the country. The first important human improvements were the Roman roads linking major settlements and providing quick passage for marching armies. Railway transport A fast-growing number of Romania's major cities have modern tram or light rail networks, including Bucharest, Timișoara, Cluj-Napoca and Oradea. Recently the tram has seen a very big revival with many experiments such as ground level power supply in Oradea. Roads and automotive transport According to CIA Factbook, Romania total road network is estimated to be 198,817 km long, out of which 60,043 km are paved and 138,774 km (2004) are unpaved. The World Bank estimates that the road network that is outside of cities and communes (i.e. excluding streets and village roads) is about 78,000 km long. Motorways Motorways are identified by A followed by a number. As of December 2019, Romania has 850,24km of motorway completed with another 230 km under planning or construction. In recent years, a master plan for the national motorway network has been developed and approved by the European Commission in July 2015. Currently A1_motorway_(Romania), part of the Pan European IV Corridor the northern branch, with a length of 576.72 km has opened 442 km and under construction are the segments Lugoj—Deva lot 2(13 km), whereas Sibiu—Pitești 116.64 km is tendered. A2_motorway_(Romania) is the only motorway in Romania opened on all its segments, it has a length of 205 km. A3_motorway_(Romania), which is the largest motorway project in Europe with a length of 588 km from Bucharest to Oradea (near the Hungarian border), has 123 km opened and also has under construction the 64 km segment between Oradea (Bors) and Suplacu de Barcău which has been re-auctioned after the contract with Bechtel was annulled, and now the works are in progress. Also Câmpia Turzii—Târgu Mureș 51.8 km the works are in progress, all three segments are due in 2016; the segment Nădășelu—Mihăiești 16.8 km is tendering and Bucharest bypass—Bucharest 6.5 km will be re-auctioned after the contract with Pizzarotti was cancelled; the remaining segments totaling 332.6 km are still in the planned phase, even though the segment Comarnic—Brașov 54 km might be tendered in the near future. The entire project |
4,809 | Barrie Kelly | Barrie Harrison Kelly (born August 2, 1940) is a former sprinter from Bury, United Kingdom. He was a member of Bury and Radcliffe Athletic Club. Athletics career Between 1965 and 1973 he won two gold, five silver and one bronze medal in the AAA indoor 60 metres/60 yards, missing out on the medals only in 1970. In the 100 yards at the AAA championships he won a gold, silver, and two bronzes between 1965 and 1968. His biggest success was in winning the 60 metres at the 1966 European Indoor Games, setting the inaugural world record in the semi-final with 6.6, and equaling this time in the final. He also competed and two European championships, 1966 in Budapest and 1969 in Athens as well as the Mexico Olympics. He represented England in the 100 yards and 110 yards relay, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. Personal life He suffered from asthma and didn't take up athletics till he was 22. He never told the British Amateur Athletic Board of his Asthma, afraid he would miss being selected for the Mexico Olympic Games, and other overseas trips. He went on to represent Great Britain on 33 occasions, which was a record for a sprinter at that time. He also captained the British Men's Team on several occasions. He had a very successful career in the brewing industry, retiring at the age of 65. Kelly has always had an interest in photography, and after his retirement, his passion is wildlife. He has a keenness for British wildlife, he has however travelled to many countries, such as Kenya, Botswana, Tanzania, Namibia, India, Canada, the USA, and across Europe. References Thiislancashire.co.uk gbrathletics Category:1940 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Bury, Greater Manchester Category:English male sprinters Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes of Great Britain Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for England |
4,810 | Pam Raff | Pamela Joan Raff (January 13, 1952 - November 20, 2009) was a British-American tap dancer. Raff performed, developed choreography and taught dance mainly in the Boston area. Biography Pamela Joan Raff was born on January 13, 1952 in Oxford and grew up in Morristown, New Jersey. At the age of three, she started tap dance lessons and later learned ballet, modern dance and belly dance. She briefly attended American University, but dropped out to hitchhike across the United States (US) and ended up in Boston. She worked in malls around the US as a "dancing Magoo" and when she returned to Boston, she started to study dance in 1978 with Leon Collins. Raff also worked on dance choreography. Raff and Collins founded Collins & Company in 1982 and Raff taught and developed dance curriculum at the Leon Collins Dance Studio. She and others kept the studio running after the death of Collins in 1985. In 1994, she released the "first full-length digital recording of jazz tapping," called "Feet First." It was favorably reviewed by critic, Patricia Myers, writing for JazzTimes. Raff started teaching dance in her own studio in 1995. She also performed at the Boston Center for the Arts' Black Box Theater in 1995, where Diane C. Grant wrote in the Boston Globe that her performance "belies just about every tap dance stereotype." Raff died in her home in Upton, Massachusetts on November 20, 2009. References External links Dianne Walker & Pamela Raff (1990 video) Category:1952 births Category:2009 deaths Category:American tap dancers Category:People from Oxford Category:People from Boston |
4,811 | Hi no Sakana | is a Japanese novel by Murō Saisei; it was first published in 1960, and was later adapted into a single episode TV drama that was broadcast on NHK Hiroshima in 2009. The story describes the interactions between an elderly author and a young staffer from a publishing company as they collaborate on a book cover design for the author's latest novel. Saisei based the interactions on her own experience when she was writing , and was working with book designer Kumiko Tochiori in 1959. The novel is written as a collection of letters between the two. Summary Shozo Murata is an elderly author who is living in Hiroshima in a historical port town that used to be part of the Kitamaebune trade route. He lives alone with only a red goldfish for a companion. One day, he receives a visit from Tochiko Orimi, a young woman from the publishing firm in Tokyo. She is substituting for the usual liaison, but at their first meeting, Murata sends her away. After she leaves the island, Murata sees a drawing of a dragon on the beach that the women drew for a boy. He decides to invite her back. When she arrives for his manuscript, Murata asks about her life. Orimi tells him she used to perform shadow plays when she was a college student. Murata asks her to perform it for the kids on the island. Her visits become more frequent as she picks up manuscripts from Murata and entertains the kids. Murata asks Orimi what she thinks of his previous story. After she gives her opinion, he gives her his latest manuscript. She asks him about the design of the book cover. Murata asks about the shadow pictures that Orimi uses in her play. She replies that she made them from her father's ink rubbing of a sea bream. Murata asks her to make an ink rubbing of his red goldfish. But she feels sorry for the red goldfish, because that would mean it would have to die. And that becomes a quiet issue for Tochiko, and Shozo will repent what he has done with her. Two months later, Murata sees Orimi at a hospital. Unfortunately she has cancer, but Murata wishes for her recovery. Characters Shozo Murata - a 68-year-old author who lives in an island in Hiroshima. He was a popular author in Tokyo, but when he became ill ten years ago, he moved to Hiroshima, back to his home town, and writes his novels there. Tochiko Orimi - a 28-year-old editor working for a publishing company in Tokyo. She likes Murata's novels, and volunteered to visit him on the island to gather his manuscripts. She does not tell Murata that she has a terminal cancer. Yohei - a shopkeeper who owns a grocery store on the island. Kaori - Yohei's wife. Ito - Tochiko's colleague and editor PTV drama In 2009, NHK Hiroshima developed a live-action drama based on the novel. The theme of the drama is "the brightness of the life". The story takes place in Osakishinojima Island, a |
4,812 | Bohri, Wisconsin | Bohri is a ghost town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States. Bohri was located in the town of Cross east of Fountain City. References Category:Geography of Buffalo County, Wisconsin Category:Ghost towns in Wisconsin |
4,813 | There Be Dragons | There Be Dragons is a 2011 historical epic war film written and directed by Roland Joffé. It is a drama set during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s and features themes such as betrayal, love and hatred, forgiveness, friendship, and finding meaning in everyday life. The film was released on 6 May 2011. It includes the story of soldiers, a journalist, his father, and a real-life priest, Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei who was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. The film stars Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Rodrigo Santoro, Derek Jacobi, Geraldine Chaplin, Jordi Mollà, Golshifteh Farahani, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Unax Ugalde and Lily Cole. Cast Charlie Cox as Josemaría Escrivá Wes Bentley as Manolo Dougray Scott as Robert Golshifteh Farahani as Leila Olga Kurylenko as Ildiko Rodrigo Santoro as Oriol Derek Jacobi as Honorio Lily Cole as Aline Unax Ugalde as Pedro Tomas Decurgez as Francisco Production The film was produced by Roland Joffé, who is also the director. Guy J. Louthan and Opus Dei members Ignacio G. Sancha and Ignacio Núñez are also producers. Sancha and Núñez created a fund that has resources from private equity funds and other institutional and private investors. Spanish media company Antena 3, owner of the first private television network in Spain, also funded the film. The production services were provided by Morena Films of Spain and Historias Cinematográficas of Argentina. The New York Times, which called the film a religious epic, reported that a different script written by Barbara Nicolosi was first offered to Hugh Hudson and Alejandro González Iñárritu, who both turned it down. Joffé also initially turned down the offer to work as the film's director. "But he said he reconsidered after he saw a video of Escrivá answering a question from a Jewish girl who wanted to convert to Catholicism. Escrivá told her that she should not convert, because it would be disrespectful to her parents. 'I thought this was so open-minded,' Mr. Joffé said." At that point, Joffé signed on to direct, with the condition of writing a new screenplay from scratch and becoming a producer. "In writing his own script, Mr. Joffé came up with a convoluted plot in which a young journalist discovers that his estranged father has a long-buried connection to Escrivá," reported the Times. Joffé traveled to Spain, Italy and South America to do additional research in order to write his script. After an official credits arbitration conducted by the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the Guild has decided that the writing credits of the film will be "Written by Roland Joffé", which is the highest writing credit possible. With this decision, the WGA has confirmed that Joffé's screenplay is completely original and that the script written by Barbara Nicolosi bears no relationship whatsoever with the film There Be Dragons. In the press conference held in Buenos Aires on 24 August 2009, Sancha stated that "our role is to create a space of free creativity for Roland, who has absolute free hand as a filmmaker. The value of the project lies in |
4,814 | Shine Again Stakes top three finishers and starters | This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Shine Again Stakes, an American stakes race for fillies and mares three years old and older at one mile and one sixteenth (8.5 furlongs) on the dirt held for Registered Maryland-breds at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. (List 2006–present) See also List of graded stakes at Pimlico Race Course References Category:Pimlico Race Course ` |
4,815 | Goodnight Scrub National Park | Goodnight Scrub is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 274 km northwest of Brisbane. It is located in the locality of Good Night which is split between the Bundaberg Region and the North Burnett Region local government areas, but is predominantly in the Bundaberg Region part of the locality. The park covers an area of of land within the Burnett River water catchment and the South East Queensland bioregions. At the southern extent of the park is the Paradise Dam. Goodnight Scrub National Park protects dry rainforest predominated by hoop pine. At least five rare or threatened species have been identified in the park. Camping is not permitted in the park. No walking tracks are provided, however there are fire trails. See also Protected areas of Queensland References Category:National parks of Queensland Category:Wide Bay–Burnett |
4,816 | Personality Protection and Security Service | The Personality Protection and Security Service (SPS) is an Algerian police service responsible for the close protection and escort of public figures. Histoy The SPS was created in 1992 in the midst of the civil war. The Algerian state via the DGSN had decided to create a unit for close protection and escort of personalities (such as ministers...). In its early days, all officers volunteered to work in the SPS. Nevertheless, this service is to be distinguished from the DGSPP, which belongs to the Algerian Republican Guard, and is responsible for the protection of the President of the Republic, while the SPS is responsible for the security of Algerian ministers and their staff, as well as their families and Algerian and foreign personalities. Organization The SPS is an independent body, reporting directly to the DGSN cabinet. The SPS is composed of several services : The traffic office (which is in charge of the main and emergency routes...) The close protection team (which are at the heart of the system, escorting the VIP on foot and by car and intervening directly in the event of a problem) The support team (which supports the protection groups, which may include snipers, plainclothes officers and "back up" agents) The extraction team (which evacuates the VIP out of the combat zone in the event of an ambush) The logistics department Training As the mission of protecting VIPs is very delicate, sensitive and complex, DGSN command has always insisted that SPS members be over-trained: the operational level is always maintained at the highest level thanks to the specialized training regularly organized in order to comply with international norms and standards in the field of close guarding. Close protection techniques are instilled in them on a daily basis. Advanced training in karate, judo, ju-jitsu, taekwondo, kuk-sool-Won, boxing... Recruitment To become a police officer at the SPS, you must be in good physical condition. Members of the SPS are integrated into the service if they meet specific criteria, such as the physical constitution and personality of the individual. In addition, following physical and written tests, the selection of future SPS officers is the responsibility of a "specialized" commission that decides whether or not to retain the candidate. If the applicant is selected, he or she must follow a panel of specialized training courses in warfare, endurance and combat techniques at their barracks in Ben Aknoun and at the commando training and parachuting initiation school (EFCIP) in Boghar in the wilaya of Médéa, which is the training centre for commandos of the Algerian army. The first woman joined the SPS in 1999, and some ministers such as Houda-Imane Faraoun and Nouria Benghabrit use exclusively female bodyguards. Armament and equipment Armament SPS officers have several types of weapons that vary depending on the team, the environment and the situation, however the following weapons are generally used: Handguns Glock 17 & 18 Smith&wesson MP9 Beretta 92 (more often used for instruction or training) Machine pistols HK-MP5 Beretta M12 (most often used for instruction or training) Assault rifles AKM AKMS Others Grenades (Flash, deafening, |
4,817 | Qızılqazma, Shabran | Qızılqazma (also, Kyzylkazma) is a village in the Shabran Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Çuxurazəmi. References Category:Populated places in Shabran District |
4,818 | Sisicus penifusifer | Sisicus penifusifer is a species of dwarf spider in the family Linyphiidae. It is found in the United States and Canada. References Category:Linyphiidae Category:Articles created by Qbugbot Category:Spiders described in 1938 |
4,819 | Dan Lovrović | Dan Lovrović (born December 7, 1984 in Rijeka) is a Croatian sailor, who specialized in the Star and Finn classes. He achieved his best results in the Star class, by finishing twelfth at the 2012 Star World Championships in Hyères, France, along with his older brother Marin. Lovrovic represented Croatia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed as a skipper sailor for the Star class. He and his partner Marin finished last out of sixteen pairs at the end of ten preliminary races, with a net score of 116 points. After 2012 Summer Olympics, Lovrović has switched to Finn sailing class. References External links Profile – Croatian Olympic Committee NBC Olympics Profile Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Olympic sailors of Croatia Category:Croatian male sailors (sport) Category:Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Star Category:Sportspeople from Rijeka |
4,820 | 2016 in Russia | This article lists events from the year 2016 in Russia. Incumbents President: Vladimir Putin Prime Minister: Dmitry Medvedev Events January 1 JanuaryThe presidential decree on dissolving of Russian Federal Space Agency and transforming it into the Roscosmos Space Corporation has come into force. 19–23 JanuaryJunior 2016 Russian Figure Skating Championships in Chelyabinsk. February 8–15 February2016 St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. 16–20 February2016 Russian Figure Skating Championships Final in Saransk, Mordovia. 25–29 FebruaryVorkuta mine disaster: Ignition of leaking methane gas caused a series of explosions caused the deaths of 36 people, including 31 miners and five rescue workers, in a coal mine near the city of Vorkuta, Komi Republic, Russia. March 14 MarchRussian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War: Putin announced that the mission which he set for the Russian military in Syria "has been accomplished" and he ordered the withdrawal of the "main part" of the Russian forces from Syria. 19 MarchFlydubai Flight 981 with Boeing 737-800 made two unsuccessful landing attempts at Rostov-on-Don Airport in inclement weather. It reached an altitude of 4,000 feet (1,200 m) (during its second go-around), but then suddenly went down and crashed into the ground at a high speed. All 62 people on board the aircraft were killed in the crash. April 5 AprilInternal Troops became the newly formed National Guard of Russia. The Federal Migration Service and the Federal Drug Control Service of Russia were subordinated to MVD. 28 AprilVostochny Cosmodrome. May 6–22 May2016 IIHF World Championship. August 17 AugustFederal Security Service (FSB) officers kill at least four suspected North Caucasus Islamic militants during a counter-terrorism raid on an apartment building in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg. 27 AugustA fire at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, kills at least 17 people, all migrant workers from Kyrgyzstan. The Investigative Committee of Russia, which reports directly to President Vladimir Putin, says a criminal inquiry has been launched. 25–28 August2016 Extreme Sailing Series in St. Petersburg. October 3 OctoberPresident Putin suspends the 2000 nuclear pact with the United States on cleaning up weapons-grade plutonium. 5 OctoberVladimir Putin suspends the 2013 nuclear pact with the United States on uranium research. 9 OctoberEight militants, who planned attacks in Chechnya, were killed in a shootout with police. Four officers were injured as well. 8 OctoberRussia deploys the nuclear-capable Iskander mobile short-range ballistic missile system to the Kaliningrad Oblast. 23 OctoberA gas explosion in the Russian city of Ryazan kills at least 3 people and injures 13 others 24 October The Tolmachevy Sisters Concert in Minsk airs live on TV Channels Worldwide, including Freeform in the United States, Urging Viewers to vote for Donald Trump. November 6 NovemberExplosion killed 6 people in Ivanovo a city in Russia. December 25 DecemberA Tupolev Tu-154 crashes near Sochi, Russia, killing all 92 people on board, including 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble. References Links Russia Category:2010s in Russia Category:Years of the 21st century in Russia |
4,821 | San Tin (constituency) | San Tin () is one of the 39 constituencies in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yuen Long District Council, with an election every four years. San Tin constituency is loosely based on San Tin, Mai Po, Ngau Tam Mei and Nam Sang Wai with estimated population of 19,617. Councillors represented Election results 2010s 2000s 1990s References Category:San Tin Category:Constituencies of Hong Kong Category:Constituencies of Yuen Long District Council Category:1991 establishments in Hong Kong Category:Constituencies established in 1991 |
4,822 | Harry Bohrmann | Harry Bohrmann (born 26 March 1952) is a retired German football goalkeeper. References External links Category:1952 births Category:Living people Category:German footballers Category:Bundesliga players Category:VfL Bochum players Category:DSC Wanne-Eickel players Category:Association football goalkeepers |
4,823 | Bokermannohyla vulcaniae | Bokermannohyla vulcaniae is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae. It is only known from the type locality in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais state of Brazil; it is thus endemic to Brazil. Description Bokermannohyla vulcaniae is a medium-sized tree frog, about in snout-vent length. It has brown dorsum, becoming paler ventrally. The snout is rounded. Male Bokermannohyla vulcaniae have anatomical features suggesting that they are able to vocalize, however, the vocal activity of the species is unknown, suggesting that the calling period of males is short. Conservation status The species is considered "vulnerable" by IUCN because its known distribution area is restricted and because of habitat loss related to agricultural and mining activities in the area. References vulcaniae Category:Endemic fauna of Brazil Category:Amphibians of Brazil Category:Frogs of South America Category:Amphibians described in 2005 |
4,824 | Colin Wringe | Colin Wringe (born 1937) is a British educational theorist and Reader in Education at Keele University, where he is an honorary fellow of the School of Social Science and Public Policy. He is best known for his works on moral education. Books Developments in modern language teaching (Open Books, 1976) Children's rights: a philosophical study (Routledge, 1981) Democracy, schooling, and political education (Routledge, 1984) Understanding educational aims (Unwyn Hyman, 1988) Effective teaching of modern languages (Longman, 1989) Moral education: beyond the teaching of right and wrong (Springer, 2006) References Category:Philosophy academics Category:Living people Category:Moral philosophers Category:1937 births Category:British educational theorists Category:Alumni of the UCL Institute of Education Category:Academics of Keele University Category:Philosophers of education Category:20th-century British male writers Category:20th-century British non-fiction writers Category:21st-century British male writers Category:21st-century British non-fiction writers Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford Category:20th-century British philosophers Category:21st-century British philosophers |
4,825 | Habeit Ya Leil | Habeit Ya Leil is the 4th album of Nawal Al Zoghbi. It included three hit singles. It was a follow up to the duo she performed live and recorded in 1996 with Lebanese Artist Wael Kfouri, Meen Habibi Ana. Surprisingly, after releasing two albums with Music Box International, Nawal chose Relax-In, the production label which produced her debut album Wehyati Andak, for this album. Afterwards, Nawal terminated the contract within the release of her next album. Track listing "Habeit Ya Leil" "Ana Hlaweit" "Beini W Beinak" "Sodfah" "Noss El Alb" "Tamini Habibi" "La Tfaker" "Ghareeb Al Raai" Music videos Habeit Ya Leil Habeit Ya Leil had almost 5 Nawal duplicates, each singing several bits of the song. In some scenes they appear together, but in others they're by themselves. References Category:1997 albums Category:Arabic-language albums Category:Nawal Al Zoghbi albums |
4,826 | Wandiligong | Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. The town is located on Morses Creek and in the Alpine Shire local government area, south of Bright and north east of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Wandiligong had a population of 453. Wandiligong was established in the 1850s during the Victorian gold rush and at one stage the town was home to 2,000 people. The town as a whole is now registered with the National Trust of Australia as a historic landscape and is home to buildings with historic value such as the Manchester Unity hall—built in 1874. The town is home to one of the largest apple orchards in the southern hemisphere. References External links Category:Towns in Victoria (Australia) Category:Mining towns in Victoria (Australia) |
4,827 | Governor of Upnor Castle | The Governor of Upnor Castle was a military officer who commanded the fortifications at Upnor Castle, part of the defenses of the Medway estuary. Upnor became largely obsolete as a fortress after 1668, but it continued to serve as a magazine and ordnance facility until 1945. Governors of Upnor ?–1694: Robert Mynors Esq. 1695–1696: Sir Thomas Taylor, 2nd Baronet 1697: Edward Rouse ?–1711: Edward Hastings 1711–1733: John Webb bef. 1756–1775: William Deane 1775–1778: James Murray 1778–1784: William Brown 1784–1796: Paulus Aemilius Irving 1796–1816: Jeffrey Amherst 1816–1835: Alexander Lawrence References Category:Military history of Kent Upnor Castle |
4,828 | Lauxania | Lauxania is a genus of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae. Species L. albipes Wiedemann, 1830 L. albiseta Coquillett, 1898 L. albovittata Loew, 1862 L. anceps Curran, 1938 L. argyrostoma Wiedemann, 1830 L. atrovirens Loew, 1862 L. bilobata Merz, 2001 L. chlorogastra Loew, 1862 L. clypeata Loew, 1862 L. cyanea Fabricius, 1805 L. cylindricornis (Fabricius, 1794) L. flavipes Bezzi, 1908 L. flavohalterata Shatalkin, 1993 L. gagatina Loew, 1852 L. glabrifrons Perusse & Wheeler, 2000 L. kafarista Perusse & Wheeler, 2000 L. kerzhneri Remm & Elberg, 1980 L. martineki Shatalkin, 1999 L. metallica Wiedemann, 1830 L. minor Martinek, 1974 L. nigrimana Coquillett, 1902 L. oblonga Loew, 1862 L. shewelli Perusse & Wheeler, 2000 L. siciliana Merz, 2001 L. sonora Shatalkin, 1993 L. torso Curran, 1938 L. vitripennis Shatalkin, 1993 L. zinovjevi Elberg, 1993 References Category:Lauxaniidae Category:Lauxanioidea genera |
4,829 | Margaret Northrop | Margaret Northrop (born 16 April 1934) is a Kenyan former swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle at the 1956 Summer Olympics. References Category:1934 births Category:Living people Category:Kenyan female swimmers Category:Olympic swimmers of Kenya Category:Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Category:Place of birth missing (living people) |
4,830 | SVA Bad Hersfeld | Spielverein Asbach-Bad Hersfeld is a German association football club from Asbach, formerly a separate village, but now part of the town of Bad Hersfeld, Hesse. History The earliest football played in Asbach was in 1911 and prior to World War I two clubs emerged. Spielvereinigung Asbach and Sportverein Germania Asbach were youth clubs that disappeared as a consequence of the war. A number of short-lived sports and gymnastics clubs came and went between 1922 and the formation on 5 August 1928 of Sportverein Asbach. This club also struggled early on, but managed to persevere. By 1936 SV had a number of local honours to its credit and was finally able to establish its own ground. SVA long played in the shadow of Hessen Hersfeld, but after a 1993 title in the Bezirksoberliga Fulda (V) has become a fixture in the Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V). Following a second-place finish in the Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord (VI) in 2008–09, SVA was promoted to the Hessenliga but lasted for only one season before going down again. Another relegation followed in 2015–16, now to the Gruppenliga. Honours The club's honours: Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord Champions: 1998 Runners-up: 2001, 2003, 2009 Recent seasons 1990–91 Bezirksoberliga Fulda (V) 6th 1991–92 Bezirksoberliga Fulda (V) 6th 1992–93 Bezirksoberliga Fulda (V) 1st ↑ 1993–94 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 3rd 1994–95 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 7rd 1995–96 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 6th 1996–97 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 3rd 1997–98 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 1st ↑ 1998–99 Oberliga Hesse (IV) 11th 1999–00 Oberliga Hesse (IV) 16th ↓ 2000–01 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 2nd 2001–02 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 6nd 2002–03 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 2nd 2003–04 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 5th 2004–05 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 5th 2005–06 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 7th 2006–07 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 5th 2007–08 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 4th 2008–09 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 2nd ↑ 2009–10 Oberliga Hesse (V) 19th ↓ 2010–11 Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord (VI) 7th 2011–12 Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord (VI) 5th References External links Official website Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables SVA Bad Hersfeld at Weltfussball.de Category:Football clubs in Germany Category:Football clubs in Hesse Category:Association football clubs established in 1928 Category:1928 establishments in Germany |
4,831 | Semper Fidelis (Jericho) | "Semper Fidelis" is the fifteenth episode of season one of the CBS drama Jericho. The episode's title, Latin for "always faithful", is the motto of the United States Marine Corps. Plot As the episode begins, Mayor Gray Anderson is trying to find a solution to the town's supply problems, recognizing that Jericho does not have enough supplies to survive the winter. He believes that their only option is to begin forcing the refugees who have arrived since the bombs exploded to leave. Some townspeople, having lost faith, are already making plans to leave for the south, believing that it will be easier to survive in the warmer climate. Former Mayor Johnston Green begs for them to stay, fearing that most of them will die or be murdered before they can reach safety. Just when all seems hopeless, a detachment of the United States Marine Corps under the command of a Gunnery Sergeant arrives in Jericho, traveling with an M1A2 Abrams tank, and claim that they are there to help restore electricity. Jake befriends one of the Marines, Cpl. Maggie Mullen (Erin Daniels), and they rapidly become attracted to each other. However, it turns out that the Marines' arrival might not be such a good thing for the town when the Green family begins to suspect that they are impostors. Before the Marines are able to render any real assistance, and after the people of Jericho have begun sharing their own supplies with them, the Marines receive orders over the radio from Dodge City, recalling them to base. Mayor Anderson wants to stay on the Marines' good side, believing that, on their return, they will help to ensure that Jericho receives desperately needed supplies. To this end, Anderson decides to see them off with a fireworks display and a farewell dinner. As all of this unfolds, a stand-off occurs inside the Hawkinses' house between Sarah Mason and Robert Hawkins. Suspicious of Sarah's intentions, Hawkins steals her hand-held communications terminal. When he reads her messages, he learns of her duplicity, and that she intends to use his family as leverage in order to acquire "the package". When Sarah discovers the theft, she takes Hawkins' son hostage, telling Hawkins that she was upset to find that he had decided to return to his family in spite of the relationship that they had had together before the bombs went off. Hawkins wants to know for whom Sarah is working, but she insists that she is now working only for herself. She plans to sell "the package" to the highest bidder in order to ensure her own survival. Sarah ends up holding Hawkins' entire family at gunpoint, and he decides to hand over "the package", retrieving it from behind a concrete wall in his basement. It turns out that it is the unused atomic bomb that had been destined for Columbus, Ohio. After a physical altercation Sarah gets the upper hand on both Richard and Darcy, but she is shot dead by Allison. Upset and frightened, Darcy leaves immediately with both children. Allison says "I love you" |
4,832 | Bar Council of India | The Bar Council of India is a statutory body established under the section 4 of advocates Act 1961 that regulates the legal practice and legal education in India. Its members are elected from amongst the lawyers in India and as such represents the Indian bar. It prescribes standards of professional conduct, etiquettes and exercises disciplinary jurisdiction over the bar. It also sets standards for legal education and grants recognition to Universities whose degree in law will serve as a qualification for students to enroll themselves as advocates upon graduation. History In March 1953, the 'All India Bar Committee', headed by S. R. Das, submitted a report which proposed the creation of a bar council for each state and an all-India bar council as an apex body. It was suggested that the all India bar council would regulate the legal profession and set the standard of legal education. The Law Commission of India was assigned the job of assembling a report on judicial administration reforms. In 1961, the Advocates Act was introduced to implement the recommendations made by the 'All India Bar Committee' and 'Law Commission'. M. C. Setalvad and C. K. Daphtary were the first chairman and vice chairman respectively. In 1963, C. K. Daphtary became the Chairman and S. K. Ghose became the Vice Chairman. Functions Section 7 of the Advocates Act, 1961 lays down the Bar Council’s regulatory and representative mandate. The functions of the Bar Council are to: Lay down standards of professional conduct and etiquette for advocates. Lay down procedure to be followed by disciplinary committees Safeguard the rights, privileges and interests of advocates Promote and support law reform Deal with and dispose of any matter which may be referred by a State Bar Council Promote legal education and lay down standards of legal education. Determine universities whose degree in law shall be a qualification for enrollment as an advocate. Conduct seminars on legal topics by eminent jurists and publish journals and papers of legal interest. Organise and provide legal aid to the poor. Recognise foreign qualifications in law obtained outside India for admission as an advocate. Manage and invest funds of the Bar Council. Provide for the election of its members who shall run the Bar Councils. Organise and provide legal aid to the scheduled caste. Constitution As per the Advocates Act, the Bar Council of India consists of members elected from each state bar council, and the Attorney General of India and the Solicitor General of India who are ex officio members. The members from the state bar councils are elected for a period of five years. The council elects its own Chairman and Vice-Chairman for a period of two years from amongst its members. Assisted by the various committees of the Council, the chairman acts as the chief executive and director of the Council. Present members Manan Kumar Mishra is the present Chairman. He was preceded by Biri Singh Sinsinewar, who was in turn preceded by the current Chairman, Manan Kumar Mishra. Enrollment of advocates Eligible persons having a recognised law degree are admitted as |
4,833 | Mortmar, California | Mortmar is an unincorporated community in Riverside County, California. It lies at an elevation of -197 feet (-60 m). Mortmar is located on the Yuma Subdivision of the Union Pacific Railroad, southeast of Indio. Mortmar was originally located about 4 miles to the northwest of its present site, and relocated after that site was inundated by the Salton Sea. References Category:Unincorporated communities in Riverside County, California Category:Unincorporated communities in California |
4,834 | List of Greek films of the 1960s | A list of notable films produced in Greece in the 1960s. 1960s External links Greek film at the IMDb 1960s Greek Films |
4,835 | Supriya Chaudhuri | Supriya Chaudhuri () is an Indian scholar of English literature. She is Professor Emerita at Kolkata's Jadavpur University. She was born in Delhi and grew up in Europe and India. She was educated at South Point High School, Presidency College, Calcutta and then University of Oxford, where she was a State Scholar from 1973 to 1975, taking a First in English. After serving a few years at Presidency as Assistant Professor of English, she returned to Oxford on an Inlaks Scholarship (1978–81) for doctoral research in Renaissance Studies. She was awarded D.Phil. in 1981. She joined the faculty of Jadavpur University after having taught at Presidency College and Calcutta University. She was in charge of the UGC funded research programme of the university's English Department. Her scholarship ranges over many fields, notably literary theory, 18th century British literature, modernism, and the Renaissance. She specializes in the history of ideas. She was an Oxford badminton half-blue and holds a black belt in Kyokushinkai karate. Bibliography Supriya Chaudhuri has edited the following volumes: (with Sukanta Chaudhuri) . (with Sajni Mukherji) . . (with Sukanta Chaudhuri) . She is a major contributor to the Oxford Tagore Translations and has translated Relationships (Jogajog). External links Academia.edu profile Moral Economies of Wellbeing Review of Jogajog in the Hindu Category:Presidency University, Kolkata alumni Category:University of Calcutta alumni Category:Bengali people Category:Presidency University, Kolkata faculty Category:University of Calcutta faculty Category:Jadavpur University Department of English Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century Indian women writers Category:21st-century Indian writers Category:Women writers from West Bengal Category:Writers from Kolkata |
4,836 | Saurier | Saurier is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. See also Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department References INSEE commune file Category:Communes of Puy-de-Dôme |
4,837 | Ernest Martin Hopkins | Ernest Martin Hopkins (November 6, 1877 – August 13, 1964) served as the 11th President of Dartmouth College from 1916 to 1945. Dartmouth Presidency At the dedication of the Hopkins Center for the Arts in 1962, the speaker, then-Governor of New York Nelson A. Rockefeller, turned to the man for whom the building was named and said, "I came to Dartmouth because of you." As a young man growing up in New Hampshire, he worked in a granite quarry and decided to attend Dartmouth for his undergraduate education over the stern objections of his father, who had attended Harvard and wanted his son to also attend Harvard. However, after graduating from Worcester Academy in 1896, Hopkins matriculated to Dartmouth. So strong were the impressions he made in Hanover during his student years that then-President William Jewett Tucker employed him as a clerk and supported him with a scholarship during the depression of the 1890s. A Dartmouth graduate himself (class of 1901), Ernest Martin Hopkins did not fit the typical mold of a college president when he was selected by the Trustees in 1916. He was not an academic, had never held a teaching position and had spent the bulk of his career in the business world. But any doubts about his leadership qualities were quickly dispelled and he showed himself to be a champion of academic freedom in an era when that basic tenet of scholarship was under attack. The administration of Ernest Martin Hopkins spanned two world wars, and he was called to serve his country on several occasions. In World War I, he was named Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Relations and served in the Office of Production and Management at the outset of World War II. President Hopkins was the recipient of at least 15 honorary degrees, and, while president of Dartmouth, declined an invitation to serve as president of the University of Chicago in order, according to a 1964 obituary in The New York Times, "to continue development of his ideas of what an undergraduate liberal arts education should encompass." The articulation of these ideas during the Hopkins administration has become an enduring legacy that continues at Dartmouth today. References External links President of Dartmouth College Dartmouth College Wheelock Succession Category:Worcester Academy alumni Category:Dartmouth College alumni Category:Presidents of Dartmouth College Category:1964 deaths Category:1877 births Category:People from Mount Desert Island Category:People from Dunbarton, New Hampshire |
4,838 | Beazley Medal | The Beazley Medals are two annual awards awarded by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (and previously the Curriculum Council of Western Australia). The award is the highest profile and most prestigious academic award for secondary students in Western Australia. From 2001 onwards, two medals have been awarded each year — one to the top TEE student (WACE from 2010 onward) and one to the top vocational education and training (VET) student. The medal was first awarded in 1984 and is named after former Federal Education Minister Kim Edward Beazley. In 2000, a new student award, the Excellence in Vocational Studies Award, was introduced for the student who demonstrated the best results in a secondary school vocational program. The award was renamed the Beazley Medal: VET in the following year to reflect its equal status. Past winners Beazley Medal: TEE/WACE 1984: Jason George Cyster, Guildford Grammar School 1985: Patrick Hon-Shing Lai, Christ Church Grammar School 1986: Sherwant Singh Gill, Lynwood Senior High School 1987: David John Holthouse, Wanneroo Senior High School 1988: Eu-Jin Ang, Christ Church Grammar School 1989: Howard Ho-Wah Yip, Churchlands Senior High School 1990: Rae-Lin Huang, Hollywood Senior High School 1991: Graham Alistair Thom, Gosnells Senior High School 1992: Jonathan Paget, Churchlands Senior High School 1993: Bertrand Sze Yu Lee, Applecross Senior High School 1994: Bonnie Kar Yee Chu, Presbyterian Ladies' College 1995: Anthea Lee Prestage, St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls 1996: David Chen Liaw, Christ Church Grammar School 1997: Mamie Tong, Penrhos College 1998: Michael Molinari (TEE), Christ Church Grammar School - shared with Michael Gibson 1999: Neil Rabinowitz (TEE), Carmel School 2000: Anthony Phillips (TEE), Hale School 2001: Antony Moser (TEE), Hale School 2002: Jolene Carmen Yap, (TEE), St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls 2003: Dougal Maclaurin (TEE), Hale School 2004: Carryn Vincec (TEE), Perth College 2005: Adrian Khoo (TEE), Scotch College 2006: Chris Mofflin (TEE), Hale School 2007: Neil Thomas (TEE), Wesley College 2008: Binu Jayawardena (TEE), Hale School 2009: Hayley Anderson (TEE), Churchlands Senior High School 2010: Michael Taran (WACE), Perth Modern School 2011: Calum Braham (WACE), Trinity College 2012: Katie Dyer (WACE), St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls 2013: Katerina Chua (WACE), St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls 2014: Jamin Wu (WACE), Perth Modern School 2015: Hui Min Tay (WACE), Perth Modern School 2016: Caitlin Revell (WACE), Perth Modern School 2017: Isabel Longbottom (WACE), Rossmoyne Senior High School 2018: Pooja Ramesh (WACE), Perth Modern School 2019: Charlotte "Charlie" Singleton (WACE), Methodist Ladies' College Beazley Medal: VET 2000: Darren Chapman, WA College of Agriculture, Narrogin (Excellence in Vocational Studies Award) 2001: Bianca Batten, Forrestfield Senior High School 2002: Natasha Lea Pierce, Clarkson Community High School 2003: Joel David Treeby, WA College of Agriculture, Denmark 2004: Lachlan Patterson, WA College of Agriculture, Narrogin 2005: Linda Greenwood Tully, Methodist Ladies' College 2006: Michael Gibbings, WA School of Agriculture, Harvey 2007: Michelle Kite, Corpus Christi College 2008: Emma Hudson, St Mary's Anglican Girls' School 2009: Andrew Reynolds, WA College of Agriculture, Cunderdin 2010: Jaclyn East, WA College of Agriculture, Narrogin 2011: Nicole Kerr, Woodvale Secondary College 2012: |
4,839 | Patrick Henry Building | The Patrick Henry Building is a historic building located in Richmond, Virginia. Formerly designated simply as the Old State Library or the Virginia State Library and Archives and Virginia Supreme Court, it was renovated, then rededicated and renamed for the founding father and former Virginia Governor Patrick Henry on June 13, 2005. Description The limestone-sheathed steel-core building was built in a modernist style for government buildings sometimes called Art-Deco or Stripped Classicism. The minimal exterior ornamentation was intended to direct attention to the nearby Virginia State Capitol. The two main entrances refer to its original two functions, as do the quotations from famous Virginians inscribed on the four sides (all-caps removed; periods for original colons): The judicial department comes home in its effects to every mans fireside. It passes on his property his reputation his life his all. John Marshall (north elevation) Liberty and learning: both best supported when leaning on each other. James Madison (east elevation) Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error. They are the natural enemies of error and of error only. Thomas Jefferson (south elevation) A knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built. George Washington (west elevation) The extensive 2003-2005 renovation retained the original entrances and many inside details (such as wood paneling, marble features and copper light fixtures), but modernized the plumbing, HVAC and electrical systems (removing hazardous materials). It also replaced the library stacks which had served as supportive core for the steel-frame building with modern core amenities. Some elements of the building's expansion in 1970 were also removed. History Constructed by the Works Progress Administration during the New Deal, the building served as the home of the Virginia Supreme Court (formerly known as the Supreme Court of Appeals per the inscription above the Broad Street entrance) until it moved to the renovated former Federal Reserve Building in 1978. The entrance facing the Capitol refers to the Virginia State Library, now known as the Library of Virginia, which moved to a new building at Ninth and Broad Streets (as well as an offsite storage annex) in 1996. The Supreme Court and Library had moved from the Virginia State Library-Oliver Hill Building in 1939. This building's former reading rooms also temporarily housed Virginia General Assembly sessions in 2006 and 2007, during renovations to the Capitol. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, under its former name. Historical marker In 2017, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources dedicated a state historical marker outside the building. It tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, the plaintiffs in the 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia which overturned Virginia's law against interracial marriage. The building was chosen as the site of the marker because it housed the Supreme Court of Appeals, where the Lovings' case was heard. The marker reads: "Loving v. Virginia Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter, defined under Virginia's 1924 Racial Integrity Act as an interracial couple, married in June 1958 in Washington, D.C., and returned home to Caroline County. |
4,840 | Reactions to the 2008 Mumbai attacks | Reactions to the 2008 Mumbai attacks were on the local, national and international levels. Political reactions in Mumbai and throughout India included a range of resignations and political changes. Other reactions included condemnation of the attacks by an Indian Muslim organisation and Naxalites. International reactions to the attacks was widespread, with many countries and international organisations condemning the attacks and expressing their condolences to the civilian victims. Media coverage highlighted the use of new media and internet social-networking tools (including Twitter and Flickr) in spreading information about the attacks, observing that internet coverage was often faster than more-traditional media sources. India In a televised address Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said India would “go after” individuals and organisations behind the terrorist attacks, which were “well-planned with external linkages”. In addition, the attacks were "intended to create a sense of panic by choosing high-profile targets and indiscriminately killing innocent foreigners", Singh said in a televised address to the nation. Leader of the opposition L K Advani asked the people of India to stay united during the emergency. He also said, "We will take the strongest possible measures to ensure that there is no repetition of such terrorist acts". Criticism of politicians and resignations Indians criticised their political leaders after the attacks, contending that their bickering and ineptitude were at least partly responsible. The Times of India noted on its front page that “Our politicians fiddle as innocents die". Anger with the political class in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks boiled over with slain NSG commando Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan's father shoving Kerala Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan. Public furor was further exacerbated with Achutanandan's statement in a television interview that "if it had not been Sandeep's house, not even a dog would have gone there", which was posted online. After this became controversial the chief minister issued a written apology, stating that his remarks were misunderstood. On 30 November Minister for Home Affairs Shivraj Patil resigned, taking moral responsibility for the security lapse. After his resignation, P. Chidambaram was made Union Minister for Home Affairs and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took over the Finance Ministry from Chidambaram. India's National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan also offered to resign the same day, but Singh did not accept his resignation. Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh also resigned on 1 December 2008, and was replaced a few days later by Ashok Chavan. On 1 December Deputy CM R. R. Patil resigned when Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar asked him to tender his resignation and he was replaced by Chhagan Bhujbal. Patil was under pressure to resign after commenting on the attacks that "bade bade deshon mein chhote cheez hote rehte hai" (small things happen in big countries). Criticism of rescue operation NSG commandos based in Mehram Nagar, Palam Airport, Delhi took 10 hours to reach the sites. They were ready at 01:00, but had to wait three hours (until 03:15) for an aircraft to arrive from Chandigarh when the policy was that a plane be at Palam permanently. The NSG commandos landed at |
4,841 | Now, Forager | Now, Forager is a 2012 indie film directed by Jason Cortlund and Julia Halperin. Now, Forager, billed as "A film about love and fungi", presents the story of a couple, Regina (Tiffany Esteb) and Lucien (Jason Cortlund, who also wrote and co-directed), who forage for wild mushrooms in forests and sell them door to door to Manhattan restaurants. As well as being mycologicists (experts on fungi), both are also expert chefs and slow food aficionados. As their relationship develops, Regina takes a better-paying job at a restaurant, which strains the couple's relationship. A cross-country road trip planned by Lucien ends poorly in New Jersey, and Lucien – from financial desperation – takes a catering job, where his dilettante client's interferences drive him to inner rage. Roger Ebert described Now, Forager as "An uncompromising film about two people who don't deserve each other — but maybe nobody deserves either one of them", enthusing that "The images of wild mushrooms... and the shots of food prep by cinematographer Jonathan Nastasi, approach art". The original screenplay was also by Cortlund, himself an amateur mycologist and member of the New York Mycological Society. The title directly references Walt Whitman's American transcendentalist poem "The Untold Want" from Leaves of Grass—and less directly the 1942 Bette Davis and Paul Henreid vehicle, Now, Voyager..Now, Forager was a nominee at the Gotham Independent Film Awards 2012 in the category of Breakthrough Director (the category winner was Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild). The film was an official selection at the 2012 New Directors/New Films festival (US premiere), the 2012 Napa Valley Film Festival, the 2012 New Orleans Film Festival, and the 2012 BendFilm Festival, won the Best Feature Drama award at Devour! The Food Film Fest, and was screened at many other festivals and arts institutions worldwide. It also won the Audience Award and a Theater Owners' Recommendation at the 2012 International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg.Now, Forager had its World Premiere at the 2012 International Film Festival Rotterdam, and was distributed in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg by Imagine Films Distribution (theatrical, 2013), Filmfreak Distributie (DVD, 2013), and Film1 (television, 2014) under the alternate title Love & Fungi. The film was distributed in theaters and on television in Poland under the title Tam, gdzie rosna grzyby The Kaunas International Film Festival also released Now, Forager'' in theaters in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. External links References Category:American independent films Category:American films Category:2012 independent films Category:2012 films Category:American drama films Category:2012 drama films Category:Films set in Manhattan Category:2012 directorial debut films |
4,842 | Godfrey Spruill | Doctor Godfrey Spruill was the first doctor in North Carolina. He was born about 1650 in Scotland and died about 1719 in North Carolina. He migrated to Virginia sometime before 1684, and moved from Virginia to North Carolina about 1704. The Land Grant Office in Raleigh, North Carolina, has a record of Godfrey Spruill receiving a grant of along the Scuppernong River in Tyrrell County on the south side of the Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. His son was Joseph Spruill. Sources "Memories and Records of Eastern North Carolina" by Mary Weeks Lambeth Category:1650s births Category:1710s deaths Category:17th-century American physicians Category:Physicians from North Carolina |
4,843 | Mark Flowerdew | Mark Flowerdew (born 4 June 1971) is an English former professional snooker player. Career Flowerdew turned professional in 1991, and reached at least the last 32 stage of six ranking events in his career. His most notable performance was a run to the quarter-finals of the 1995 Welsh Open, where he defeated Joe O'Boye 5–4, Rom Surin of Thailand 5–1, Les Dodd 5–2, Alain Robidoux 5–2, Michael Judge 5–4 and Antony Bolsover 5–3 before losing 3–5 to the eventual winner, Steve Davis. Flowerdew's showing in the Welsh Open improved his ranking to 50th in the world, a position he held for a year, but having dropped to 63rd at the end of the 1996-1997 season, he did not play a match following his 5–10 loss to Nick Pearce in qualifying for the 1997 World Championship, and thereafter lost his professional status. References Category:English snooker players Category:1971 births Category:Living people |
4,844 | List of commanders of 1st Cavalry Division (United States) | This is a list of commanders of the US 1st Cavalry Division of the United States Army. MG Robert L. Howze September 1921 – June 1925 BG Joseph C. Castner June 1925 – January 1926 MG Edwin B. Winans January 1926 – October 1927 BG Samuel D. Rockenbach October 1927 – November 1927 MG George Van Horn Moseley November 1927 – September 1929 BG Charles J. Symmonds September 1929 – October 1930 BG George C. Barnhardt October 1930 – December 1930 MG Ewing E. Booth December 1930 – March 1932 BG Walter C. Short March 1932 – March 1933 MG Frank R. McCoy March 1933 – October 1933 BG Walter C. Short October 1933 – April 1934 BG Hamilton S. Hawkins Jr. April 1934 – September 1936 BG Francis Le J. Parker September 1936 – October 1936 MG Ben Lear October 1936 – November 1938 MG Kenyon A. Joyce November 1938 – October 1940 MG Robert C. Richardson, Jr. October 1940 – February 1941 MG Innis Palmer Swift February 1941 – August 1944 MG Verne D. Mudge August 1944 – February 1945 BG Hugh F. T. Hoffman February 1945 – July 1945 MG William C. Chase August 1945 – February 1949 BG William B. Bradford February 1949 – February 1949 MG John M. Devine February 1949 – August 1949 BG Henry I. Hodes August 1949 – September 1949 MG Hobart R. Gay September 1949 – February 1951 MG Charles D. Palmer February 1951 – July 1951 MG Thomas L. Harrold July 1951 – March 1952 MG Arthur G. Trudeau March 1952 – March 1953 BG William J. Bradley March 1953 – April 1953 MG Joseph P. Cleland May 1953 – June 1953 MG Armistead D. Mead June 1953 – December 1954 BG Orlando C. Troxel Jr. December 1954 – May 1955 MG Edward J. McGraw May 1955 – November 1956 MG Edwin H. J. Carns November 1956 – August 1957 MG Ralph W. Zwicker October 1957 – January 1958 MG George E. Bush January 1958 – April 1959 MG Charles E. Beauchamp April 1959 – May 1960 MG Charles G. Dodge May 1960 – December 1960 MG Frank H. Britton December 1960 – July 1961 MG James K. Woolnough July 1961 – September 1962 BG D.C. Clayman September 1962 – October 1962 MG Clifton F. Von Kann October 1962 – June 1963 BG Charles P. Brown June 1963 – August 1963 MG Chas F. Leonard Jr. August 1963 – October 1964 MG Hugh Exton October 1964 – June 1965 MG Harry W. O. Kinnard July 1965 – May 1966 MG John Norton May 1966 – March 1967 MG John J. Tolson March 1967 – August 1968 BG Richard L. Irby August 1968 – August 1968 MG George I. Forsythe August 1968 – April 1969 MG E. B. Roberts May 1969 – May 1970 MG George William Casey, Sr. May 1970 – July 1970 MG George W. Putnam August 1970 – May 1971 MG James C. Smith May 1971 – January 1973 MG Robert M. Shoemaker January 1973 – February 1975 MG Julius |
4,845 | Moasseseh-ye Pashem Farush | Moasseseh-ye Pashem Farush (, also Romanized as Moasseseh-ye Pashem Farūsh) is a village in Mollasani Rural District, in the Central District of Bavi County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its existence was noted, but its population was not reported. References Category:Populated places in Bavi County |
4,846 | Hazledine and Company | Hazledine and Company (or Hazeldine and Company) was an ironworks in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England. It was set up about 1792 by three brothers: John Hazledine (1760–1810), Robert Hazledine (1768–1837) and Thomas Hazledine (1771–1842). Sources differ about the partnership - Discover Shropshire claims that the partners were John Hazledine, William Hallen and John Wheeler. The company The company built up a good reputation for the quality of its castings but, in 1797, John Hazledine was declared bankrupt. It seems that some accommodation was made with his creditors because the company remained in business. From 1802, Richard Trevithick placed several orders with the company for the construction of steam engines, including the locomotive Catch Me Who Can, built in 1808. In 1807, John Hazledine entered into partnership with John Urpeth Rastrick, to form the company Hazeldine and Rastrick but the partnership was a troubled one. John Hazledine died in 1810 and Rastrick left the company in 1817. In 1819, Rastrick formed a partnership with James Foster to form Foster, Rastrick and Company. In 1823 the company, now under Robert Hazledine, went bankrupt. However, it re-emerged on a smaller scale in 1824, supplying goods for the local market. In 1829–30, the creditors forced a sale and the property was sold in two tranches in 1834 and 1835. Even so, John Hazledine (Robert's son) was still in business as an ironfounder in 1840/41 but at a different address. When John died, in 1843, the Hazledine business finally came to an end. The Hazledine family William Hazledine (1734–1818) was a millwright at Shawbury, Shropshire. He married Mary Morgan and they had four sons: John, William, Robert and Thomas. John John Hazledine was born in 1760. In 1774 he was apprenticed, either to his uncle or his father. In 1782 he married Ann Davies of Eardington. He set up the ironworks, with brothers Robert and Thomas, about 1792. He died in October 1810. and has an iron tombstone. William William Hazledine was born in 1763. He became a pioneering ironmaster and died in 1840. Robert Robert Hazledine was born in 1768. He married in 1794 and had a son, John (1796-1843). Robert died in 1837. Thomas Thomas Hazledine was born in 1771 and died in 1842. Little else is known about him. References Category:Companies established in 1792 Category:1843 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Category:Companies based in Shropshire Category:History of Shropshire Category:Defunct manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom Category:Companies disestablished in 1843 |
4,847 | The Babysitter (1995 film) | The Babysitter is a 1995 American erotic thriller film directed by Guy Ferland and starring Alicia Silverstone, based on the short story of the same name by Robert Coover in his collection Pricksongs and Descants (1969). The film was released direct-to-video in October 1995. Plot Jennifer (Alicia Silverstone) is a beautiful teenager who is hired to babysit the children of Harry Tucker (J. T. Walsh) and his wife, Dolly Tucker (Lee Garlington), while they attend a party hosted by their friends, Bill Holsten (George Segal) and his wife, Bernice Holsten (Lois Chiles). Harry often fantasizes about Jennifer, while Dolly misinterprets Bill's compliments as a sign of attraction and fantasizes about him. Meanwhile, Jennifer's ex-boyfriend Jack (Jeremy London), whom she broke up with after he began pressuring her for sex, runs into his estranged troublemaking friend Mark (Nicky Katt), Bill and Bernice's son, who once had a fling with Jennifer and still harbors feelings for her. Throughout the night, Harry, Jack and Mark have increasingly racy fantasies about Jennifer. Jack calls Jennifer and asks to visit her at the Tuckers' residence, but she refuses. Mark later steals beer from Bill's party, where they run into Harry, who becomes fixated on the notion Jack might go to his house to have sex with Jennifer. Jack and Mark get increasingly drunk and show up uninvited to see Jennifer, but she refuses to let them in. They then spend the rest of the night stalking around the house and spying on her through the window. Meanwhile, Harry gets drunk and falls asleep in his car, where he has a nightmare of Jennifer and Jack having sex, which drives him to rush home and confront them. In his absence, Dolly makes a pass at Bill, who rejects her, but agrees to keep her secret and offers to drive her home. At the Tuckers' residence, Jack and Mark force their way in while Jennifer is taking a bath and, after a tense argument, Mark knocks Jack unconscious and attempts to rape Jennifer, who runs out of the house. Mark pursues her and ends up being fatally run over by Harry, who is arrested for drunk driving just as Bill and Dolly arrive and hear about the accident. Before being escorted home, Jennifer confronts Jack, who is being questioned by the police, and asks him, "What were you thinking?" before leaving an ashamed and guilt-stricken Jack behind. Cast Alicia Silverstone as Jennifer Jeremy London as Jack Nicky Katt as Mark Holsten J. T. Walsh as Harry Tucker Lee Garlington as Dolly Tucker Lois Chiles as Bernice Holsten George Segal as Bill Holsten Ryan Slater as Jimmy Brittany English Stephens as Bitsy Tuesday Knight as Waitress Reception The Babysitter received negative reviews; as of December 2018, it holds a 17% "rotten" rating on review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes. References External links Category:1995 direct-to-video films Category:1995 films Category:1990s erotic thriller films Category:1995 independent films Category:1990s teen drama films Category:1990s thriller drama films Category:American erotic drama films Category:American films Category:American independent films Category:American teen drama films Category:American thriller drama films Category:Child care |
4,848 | Kępa Radwankowska | Kępa Radwankowska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Góra Kalwaria, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Góra Kalwaria, south-east of Piaseczno, and south-east of Warsaw. The village has a population of 10. References Category:Villages in Piaseczno County |
4,849 | Texas State Highway 25 | State Highway 25, or SH 25, is a state highway in north Texas, running from Windthorst north to the Red River near Haynesville. History SH 25 was one of the original 25 Texas highway routes proposed on June 21, 1917. The original route was to be from Henrietta to Meridian. On August 21, 1923, all of SH 25 south of Mineral Wells was cancelled. On February 18, 1924, the section from Jacksboro to Henrietta was cancelled, and SH 25 had been rerouted to Archer City. On August 11, 1926, SH 25 extended north to Oklahoma. The route south of Jacksboro became a portion of SH 24 by 1929. On June 24, 1931, the route south of Windthorst became a portion of SH 66, changing it to its current route, with a toll bridge crossing across the Red River into Oklahoma. This crossing is no longer present. Branches SH 25A was a branch designated on April 27, 1925 from Antelope via Henrietta to Oklahoma. On March 19, 1930, the route was renumbered as SH 148. Major intersections References 025 Category:Transportation in Archer County, Texas Category:Transportation in Wichita County, Texas |
4,850 | 2016 Junior League World Series | The 2016 Junior League World Series took place from August 14–21 in Taylor, Michigan, United States. Taoyuan, Taiwan defeated Kapaa, Hawaii in the championship game. It was Taiwan's the fourth straight championship. Due to the addition of the Australia region; a modified–double–elimination format was introduced. Teams Results United States Bracket International Bracket Elimination Round References Category:Junior League World Series Junior League World Series Junior |
4,851 | Leuciscus vorax | Leuciscus vorax, sometimes known as the Tigris asp or Mesopotamian asp, is a freshwater fish of the Cyprinid family. It is native to the Tigris-Euphrates basin in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. It is found in abundance in the lakes and canals in what is now known as Camp Victory Base Complex near Baghdad International Airport. The asp is not believed to be native to this region, but was imported to improve sport fishing opportunities for the prewar ruling political party. References Category:Leuciscus Category:Freshwater fish of Asia Category:Fish described in 1843 |
4,852 | Prachitgad | Prachitgad is a fort in the Sahyadri mountain range in Maharashtra state, India. It covers an area of . Location It is located at on the western edge of Chandoli National Park in Sangli district but easiest way to reach is from Ratnagiri district at Shringarpur.It is located on the boundaries of 4 districts Sangli, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri and Satara. It is very remote place to reach from Sangli side due to dense Forrest and mountain terrain. The closest city is Sangameshwar which is approximately 22 km away. The place is accessible only by foot from Shringarpur near sangmeshwar which is a 5 to 8 hour climb and trek through treacherous terrain or from chandoli dam which is a 14- to 15-hour walk through the forest. History Prachitgad was built by Rana Jakhuray Surve in 1404. It's masonry suggests that it was rebuilt by Rana Suryarao Surve during the Muslim rule (16th century). The Maratha king Shivaji captured the fort in 1660s, and repaired it. RaoRana Shurveer Suryarao(Suryaji) Surve,Maratha noble who was respected and valued by Shivaji despite being his adversary. His divan Shirke betrayed him which led Shivaji Maharaj to win this fort in 1660. The battle was led by Tanaji Malusare with 1000 soldiers. RaoRana Suryajirao Surve had only 150 soldiers as Shirke - divan had purposely intoxicated all soldiers. After surrendering this fort RaoRana Shurveer Suryajirao moved his capital to Sonawade near Shringarpur, due to cowardly winning the battle Shirkes were not allowed to interfere Prachitgad activities. Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj use to come there to meet RaoRana Shurveer Neelkanthrao surve who shifted his capital from Sonawade to Tulasani near Devrukh . Today Jadhavs and Mhaskes are staying there. After Sambhaji Maharaj It does not appear in historical records as the site of any notable event until 1817, when it was captured by Chitursingh, the younger brother of the Raja of Satara. On 10 June 1818, the fort was captured by a British East India Company force led by Colonel Cunningham. By 1862, the fort was in ruins, and had been deserted. Places to visit Being in the Chandoli National park Prachitgad is studded with beautiful spots. Two main spots being Sada and Kandhar Doh. Sada is the formation made up of frozen lava. Kanddhar Doh is the water fall on the river Warana. There is old Bhairav Bhawani temple at Prachitgad Ancient Sun temple called as Kunkeshwar near Sangameshwar Nearest towns Sangli Ratnagiri Kolhapur Islampur Shirala Nearest railway stations Sangli Miraj junction Sangameshwar Ratnagiri Kolhapur References See also List of forts in Maharashtra Category:Forts in Maharashtra Category:Ratnagiri district Category:Forts in Ratnagiri district |
4,853 | Fathers and Sons (2007 TV series) | Fathers and Sons (Traditional Chinese: 爸爸閉翳) is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in August 2007. Synopsis With the smile when you are in trouble, With his strong helping hand, Father says, “I‘ll be here, my son.” Top-ranked market research manager Man Tin-Tzi (Bobby Au Yeung) is an expert at price comparison. His motto is “always be price-conscious.” Tzi, who relishes his yuppie lifestyle, has been longing for an early retirement. But the sudden return of his eight-year-old son seems to have completely shattered his dreams. Tzi has no experience in taking care of children and is totally clueless about how to look after his son. Luckily his ally-cum-rival Amy Kam Mei-Tsun (Yoyo Mung) is there to help and look out for him in every way. The pair gets to know each other better and gradually grow to be great buddies. Tzi manages to find his godfather Ko Chi-Tim (Ha Yu) when he sees a beef ball. Tim has been trying hard to accommodate himself to his son Ko Ching (Wong Hei), but Ching has given full attention to his own daughter and shows no concern at all for Tim. Ching has focused too much on his daughter: He has completely disregarded his responsibility as a son and a husband. At the darkest moment in his life, Ching is lucky to still have Tzi and his short-time girlfriend Joey Law Sei-Hei (Tavia Yeung) by his side. In the meantime, Ching happens to discover a secret that his father has been hiding all these years: Ching wasn't his natural son. When Ching was just a baby, his natural parents couldn't afford to keep him since his mom was dying. They made a binding contract with their neighbour Ko-Chi Tim in which Tim gets Ching and, in return, they get a huge amount of money. Tim fell in love with his stepson. As time past, the neighbour kept asking for more money to start a new business. Loving Ching so much, Tim took the savings of his family and gave it to the neighbour, and the neighbour was never heard of again. Tim never gambled away the money as Ching thought he had. Man Tin-Tzi was sued by Kam Mei-Tsun's ex-boyfriend for hitting him in the face. Throughout this time, Man Tin-Tzi and Kam Mei-Tsun saw affection for each other and started dating. Soon after, when Ching's ex-wife comes back from the States, she wants her daughter back. She told Ching she isn't his daughter and married him because she was pregnant and didn't know what to do. Ching was shocked, but he decided to follow his daughter to America and help with his ex-wife's dad's restaurant, breaking up with Joey. Before he left, Man Tin-Tzi's real dad had died and he had asked for his dad's watch back as it brought back many memories. He also promised his dad that as long as he lives, the beef ball Co. Mui Gei would continue to manufacture beef balls. As Ching left for the States, Man Tin-Tzi gives himself to Tim and offered to be |
4,854 | Nilesh Patel | Nilesh Patel is a Canadian director and producer of films. Early life Patel was raised in Prince George, British Columbia and attended Duchess Park Secondary School, where he was first exposed to the Brocket 99 audio tape. He attended the city's College of New Caledonia and then obtained a degree in molecular biology from the University of Victoria. After working as a diabetes researcher in Boston and Montreal, Patel changed careers and started making films in the United Kingdom. Filmmaking Patel now resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is the program co-ordinator for the National Film Board's Diversity Project, director for Flourish Media and teaches filmmaking to street youth. Films 2005 - Brocket 99 - Rockin' the Country—Patel's first feature documentary about a popular underground audio tape parody of Canadian First Nations stereotypes. References Category:Canadian documentary filmmakers Category:Canadian people of Indian descent Category:Living people Category:People from Prince George, British Columbia Category:University of Victoria alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Canadian Hindus Category:National Film Board of Canada people |
4,855 | Pseudocatharylla duplicellus | Pseudocatharylla duplicellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, China (Kiangsu, Chekiang, Tongking), Malaysia and Sri Lanka. References Category:Crambinae Category:Moths described in 1896 |
4,856 | Mahlon Hamilton | Mahlon Preston Hamilton, Jr. (June 15, 1880 – June 20, 1960), was an American stage and screen actor. He was the son of a bartender born in Baltimore, Maryland, the eldest of four children, with the rest of the siblings being girls. Census records indicate his mother died sometime around 1899. Hamilton served with the Maryland National Guard and attended the Maryland Agricultural College (today the University of Maryland, College Park) before turning to acting. From 1908 through 1914, Hamilton appeared in such plays as The Great Question, Israel, When Claudia Smiles, The Chaperon, and Overnight. He began his film career during the silent era, appearing in at least 92 films between 1914 and 1950. Personal life and death Hamilton married Aleta Farnum in 1918; the marriage ended in divorce in 1925. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California from cancer and was interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. Selected filmography The Final Judgment (1915) Molly Make-Believe (1916) The Eternal Question (1916) Extravagance (1916) The Black Butterfly (1916) Bridges Burned (1917) The Law of the Land (1917) The Hidden Hand (1917) To the Death (1917) The Silence Sellers (1917) The Soul of a Magdalen (1917) The Waiting Soul (1917) The Red Woman (1917) More Truth Than Poetry (1917) The Danger Mark (1918) Adele (1919) Her Kingdom of Dreams (1919) Daddy-Long-Legs (1919) Playthings of Passion (1919) In Old Kentucky (1919) The Deadlier Sex (1920) Earthbound (1920) That Girl Montana (1921) I Am Guilty (1921) Greater Than Love (1921) Under the Lash (1921) Ladies Must Live (1921) The Green Temptation (1922) Peg o' My Heart (1922) Paid Back (1922) The Heart Raider (1923) (with Agnes Ayres) His Children's Children (1923) Little Old New York (1923) The Recoil (1924) Playthings of Desire (1924) Idaho (1925) The Wheel (1925) Morganson's Finish (1926) Life's Crossroads (1928) The Single Standard (1929) Rich People (1929) Western Limited (1932) Mississippi (1935) Madame X (1937) References External links Category:1880 births Category:1960 deaths Category:University of Maryland, College Park alumni Category:American male film actors Category:American male silent film actors Category:Burials at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Category:Deaths from cancer in California Category:20th-century American male actors Category:Male actors from Baltimore |
4,857 | John Calvin Mason | John Calvin Mason (August 4, 1802 – 1865) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born near Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Mason attended country and city schools in Montgomery County and Mount Sterling Law School in Lexington, Kentucky. He was graduated from Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, in 1823. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Mount Sterling. He engaged extensively in the manufacture of iron. He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1839, 1844, and 1848. He served in the war with Mexico in 1846 and 1847 in Ben McCollough's company of Texas Rangers, Worth's division, under General Taylor. He moved to Owingsville, Kentucky, in 1847. Mason was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853). He served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852. Mason was elected to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859). He served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Thirty-fifth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1858. He served as delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention at Charleston, South Carolina. He served as presidential elector on the Democratic ticket of Douglas and Johnson in 1860. During the Civil War served with Texas State troops from Brenham, Texas in 1863. He died in August 1865 near New Orleans, Louisiana on board a steamer on the Mississippi River. He was interred in the State Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky. References Category:1802 births Category:1865 deaths Category:Burials at Frankfort Cemetery Category:Kentucky Democrats Category:Kentucky lawyers Category:Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky Category:People from Montgomery County, Kentucky Category:Transylvania University alumni Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives Category:19th-century American politicians |
4,858 | N. A. Barber | Lieutenant-Colonel N. A. Barber, MBE, TD (1906–1994) was a British Army officer who served in Singapore during the Second World War and was captured by the Japanese. His diary of his time as a prisoner of war in Changi Camp is held by the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London. Career Barber was an officer of the British Army Royal Army Service Corps during the Second World War being posted to the 18th division, Singapore, in 1941. He was captured by the Japanese following the fall of Singapore in 1942. His diary of his time as a prisoner of war in Changi Camp, August 1942 to September 1945, is held in the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London. It contains detailed information about conditions in the camp, including diet, casualties, disease and nominal rolls of prisoners. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration, upgraded to two clasps in 1951, and appointed a member of the Order of the British Empire. References External links King's College London research guides. Category:1906 births Category:1994 deaths Category:British Army personnel of World War II Category:Collections of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire Category:Royal Army Service Corps officers |
4,859 | Adrian R. Krainer | Adrian Robert Krainer is a Uruguayan-American biochemist and molecular geneticist. Krainer holds the St. Giles Foundation Professorship at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Early life and education Krainer was born in Montevideo, Uruguay to a Jewish family of Hungarian and Romanian descent. He has one older brother, who is a chemical engineer. His father did forced labor for two years in a Romanian labor camp (Ferma Alba) during World War II. After the war, his father's original surname, Kreiner changed to Krainer due to a clerical error when he was a refugee in Italy. His parents owned a small leather business in Montevideo. Krainer attended a private bilingual French-Spanish elementary school. He later attended a public school for two years before completing his pre-college education with four years at a private Spanish-Hebrew school. Krainer lived through political unrest during his teenage years, including urban guerrilla and military dictatorship. Krainer received a full scholarship from Columbia University and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biochemistry in 1981. He graduated cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. In 1986, he earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biochemistry from Harvard University in 1986. Career and research From 1986-1989, Krainer conducted postdoctoral research as the first Cold Spring Harbor Fellow at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Krainer worked as an Assistant Professor from 1989-1990, Associate Professor from 1990-1994, and Professor since 1994. Krainer is a faculty member of the graduate programs in Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at State University of New York, Stony Brook. Krainer holds the St. Giles Foundation Professorship at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. His former students include Ewan Birney. Krainer is a co-founder and Director of Stoke Therapeutics, based in Bedford, MA. Awards and honors Krainer received a 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his contributions to the understanding of the RNA gene-splicing process and, in collaboration with fellow Prize Laureate Dr. Frank Bennet of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, the development of medical interventions that target the RNA-splicing process, including Spinraza, which is the first treatment for the genetic disorder Spinal Muscular Atrophy.. Other honors include: Cold Spring Harbor Fellow (1986-89); Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences (1992-96); National Institute of General Medical Sciences MERIT Award (2012-2022); New York Intellectual Property Law Association Inventor of the Year Award (2017); FE Bennett Award of the American Neurological Association (2017); Herbert & Esther Bennett Brandwein Award in Genetic Research (2018); Bermuda Principles Award (2019); RNA Society Lifetime Achievement Award (2019); Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa, Tel Aviv University (2019); Klaus Joachim Zülch Prize in Basic Neurological Research (2019); Peter Speiser Award in Pharmaceutical Sciences (2019); Ross Prize in Molecular Medicine (2020); Gregor Johann Mendel Medal for Outstanding Achievements in Science (2020); Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (2016); Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (2018); Member of the National Academy of Medicine (2019). In 2020, Krainer was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. References Category:Living people Category:1958 births Category:Columbia University alumni Category:Harvard University alumni Category:Stony Brook University faculty Category:Uruguayan Jews Category:Uruguayan emigrants to the United States |
4,860 | Thaumastocera | Thaumastocera is a genus of North American deer flies, insects in the family Tabanidae. Species T. boueti Seguy, 1946 T. cervaria Seguy, 1935 T. haitiensis Stone, 1935 T. akwa Grunberg, 1906: References Category:Tabanidae Category:Tabanoidea genera |
4,861 | Haypenny Bay | Haypenny Bay is nearly a mile long stretch of beach located directly south of Christiansted in Company Quarter on the southeastern shore of St Croix United States Virgin Islands. Haypenny Bay is also referred to as Ha'Penny Beach and Halfpenny Beach. The long stretch of empty beach serves not only as shoreline for swimmers and sunbathers but also as a racetrack for beach relays. This lack of commercialization aids in local environmental education and awareness efforts. The only commercial establishments in close proximity to Haypenny Bay include: the Haypenny Beach Club, a private formal dining club is located on the bay waterfront; bed and breakfast Haypenny Rest located in the hills overlooking the beach; and Catherine's Rest Store, a convenience store providing the only pit stop for visitors to the beach. Haypenny Bay is one of 43 beaches located in the US Virgin Islands and monitored by the Territory. References External links VI Pace Runners website St Croix Environmental Association website Haypenny Rest bed and breakfast website USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources website Category:Beaches of the United States Virgin Islands |
4,862 | Fania Oz-Salzberger | Fania Oz-Salzberger (; born 28 October 1960) is an Israeli historian and writer, professor of history at the University of Haifa School of Law and Center for German and European Studies. Biography Oz-Salzberger was born in 1960 in Kibbutz Hulda, the eldest daughter of writer Amos Oz and his wife Nily. She is the great-great-niece of historian and literary scholar Joseph Klausner. Oz-Salzberger was educated in kibbutz schools and served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces. She completed her BA in history and philosophy (magna cum laude) and MA in modern history (summa cum laude) at Tel Aviv University. Her doctoral thesis on the Scottish and German Enlightenments (1991) was written at the University of Oxford, supervised by Dr. John Robertson and mentored by philosopher Isaiah Berlin. She was a Senior Scholar at Lincoln College, Oxford (1988–90), and a Hornik Junior Research Fellow in Intellectual History at Wolfson College, Oxford (1990–93). Teaching at the University of Haifa since 1993, Oz-Salzberger was appointed Associate Professor in 2009. Her book Israelis in Berlin, which was published in 2001 in Hebrew and German (), became a prism of Israeli–German dialog. She has taken part in media panels and interviews, commenting on politics, culture and literature, and contributed opinion articles to major newspapers and journals in Israel and globally. She is active on advisory boards of the Israel Democracy Institute and the German-Israeli Future Forum. Oz-Salzberger is married to Professor Eli Salzberger. They have two sons. In November 2012, the book Jews and Words (), co-authored by Oz-Salzberger and her father, was published by Yale University Press. The book is an essay on Jewish history from a secular Israeli vantage point, reflecting an ongoing dialog between father and daughter, novelist and historian. Academic career At the University of Haifa, Oz-Salzberger served as joint editor in chief of the Haifa University Press (1996–99). She is director (since 2003) of the Posen Research Forum for Jewish European and Israeli Political Thought. Oz-Salzberger was Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin (1999–2000). Between 2007 and 2012, she held the Leon Liberman Chair in Modern Israel Studies at Monash University’s Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation. In 2009–10 she was the Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Professor for Distinguished Teaching at the University Center for Human Values, Princeton University. Oz-Salzberger has published essays in the history of ideas and political thought, most recently on translation in the European Enlightenment, on the biblical sources of John Locke, and on intercivilizational conflict. Her opinion articles on politics, culture, and current affairs appeared in Israeli, European and American periodicals, including Newsweek, the International Herald Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, Le Figaro, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and Ha’aretz. Oz-Salzberger was chosen to serve as the director of Paideia - The European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden. Published work Books (ed.) Adam Ferguson, An Essay on the History of Civil Society (Cambridge University Press, 1995) (ed.) with Adam Hofri, Adam Smith: Philosopher of the Enlightenment (Mapa, 2005) (ed.) with Eveline Goodman-Thau, Das jüdische Erbe Europas (Philo, 2005) (ed.) with Gordon Schochet and Meirav Jones, |
4,863 | Picture World | Picture World is an Iranian film magazine published monthly by Donyaye Tassvir Publication in Iran. From the first issue in February 1993 until issue No. 272 in March 2017, the magazine was edited by Ali Moallem. After his death in march, it is now being published by Omid Moallem (his son). See also Hafez Awards References Category:Iranian film magazines Category:Iranian monthly magazines Category:Persian-language magazines Category:Magazines established in 1993 |
4,864 | Ring of O | The Ring of O is a specially designed ring which has been worn as a distinctive mark among BDSM practitioners, mainly in continental Europe — and especially the German-speaking countries — since the 1990s. Its use is relatively widespread within this subculture. Its name derives from the name of the central female character in the classic BDSM novel Story of O (written by Pauline Réage), who was a sex slave and wore an analogous ring. Description in literature The ring mentioned in the original novel was quite different from what is most commonly known as the "Ring of O" today. The novel describes the ring as shaped similarly to a signet ring (with a seal disk on top which was relatively large for a woman's ring), made out of dull-gray polished iron, lined with gold on the inside, and with a golden Triskelion on its top area. The ring's symbolic meaning in the novel differs quite a bit from the one commonly used among BDSM practitioners today. In the book, such a ring is worn by a female "slave" after she has finished her training at Roissy. Those wearing the ring are obliged to be obedient to any man who belongs to the secret society of Roissy (whose emblem is the triskelion), and must allow him to do absolutely everything with them that he pleases. This stands in strong contrast to the ring's meaning today. People indicate by wearing such rings that they are interested in BDSM, and sometimes by the hand they wear it on whether they are a Top or a Bottom; usually left for Bottom, right for Top. Modern shapes The first film adaptation of the novel Story of O showed a design consisting of a cylindrical steel ring with an attached ball holding an even smaller toroidal ring (which could swivel in one direction). This alluded to the leather collar and bracelets, each with a metal ring, that had been locked onto O during her training. The first image of this jewellery design was published in the September issue (No.4) of the German BDSM magazine Schlagzeilen in 1989. As a collar The term O Ring is sometimes used to refer to collars as well (contrasting with D-ring collars). In this context it can describe a collar with one large ring for fastening. Collars featuring such rings are often worn by bottoms to indicate that they are in a steady relationship. Literature Kathrin Passig and Ira Strübel: Die Wahl der Qual. Rowohlt-Verlag 2004, (German) Matthias T. J. Grimme: Das SM-Handbuch. Charon-Verlag 2002, (German) External links Ring der O on Papiertiger (German) Ring der O on Smikipedia (German) (archive.org copy) The Emblem project Category:BDSM terminology Category:Rings (jewellery) |
4,865 | Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team | The Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team has competed in the Hong Kong Sevens since the 1980s. In 1989, veteran rugby commentator Bill McLaren mentions them in an article on the Hong Kong Sevens, saying that their team had players such as Kothalawala, Ekanayake and Lakshantha. Current squad Squad to 2014 Commonwealth Games: Shenal Dias Sudharshana Muthuthantri Anuruddha Wilwara Lawang Perera Danuska Ranjan Sandun Herath Shehan Pathirana Dinusha Chathuranga Richard Dharmapala Fazil Marija Srinath Sooriyabandara Mithun Hapugoda Tournament history Summer Olympics Asian Games Commonwealth Games 2006 Commonwealth Games Group C matches - 16 March 17 March - Bowl Quarter-Finals 2010 Commonwealth Games Group D matches - 11 October 12 October - Bowl Quarter-Finals 2014 Commonwealth Games Group D matches - 11 October 12 October - Bowl Quarter-Finals Hong Kong Sevens 1984 Hong Kong Sevens 2007 Hong Kong Sevens Pool A matches - Fiji 45 - 0 Sri Lanka Scotland 31 - 7 Portugal Scotland 53 - 21 Sri Lanka Fiji 28 - 7 Portugal Portugal 47 - 7 Sri Lanka Fiji 26 - 0 Scotland 2008 Hong Kong Sevens Pool B matches - 2009 Hong Kong Sevens Pool C matches - 2014 Hong Kong Sevens Pool A matches - Kenya 41 - 0 Sri Lanka Fiji 42 - 7 Wales Fiji 56 - 0 Sri Lanka Kenya 7 - 10 Wales Wales 47 - 12 Sri Lanka Fiji 43 - 5 Kenya Sri Lanka Rugby 7s See also Sri Lanka national rugby union team References McLaren, Bill A Visit to Hong Kong in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) The Whitbread Rugby World '90 (Lennard Books, 1989) Category:National rugby sevens teams Category:Sri Lanka national rugby union team Category:Sri Lanka at the Commonwealth Games |
4,866 | List of proposed Kolkata metro stations | The Kolkata Metro (Bengali: কলকাতা মেট্রো Kolkata Metro), the Underground Mass Rapid Transit Urban Railway network in Kolkata, India. It was the first underground railway to be built in India, with the first operations commencing in October, 1984 and the full stretch that was initially planned being operational by February, 1995. Currently, there is only one line, Kolkata Metro Line 1. Five additional metro lines are planned. North-westward extension from Noapara to Dakshineshwar. Possible northward extension from Baranagar to Barrackpore or a completely new line 5(12.40 km) Line 4 from Noapara to Barasat via Airport of 10.627 km. Line 6 from New Garia to Airport via Rajarhat New Town. Esplanade – Joka (Diamond Park) Metro line 3. See also Kolkata Metro References External link Official website Proposed Kolkata metro stations Proposed Kolkata metro stations |
4,867 | Ouvrage Thonnelle | Ouvrage Thonnelle is a petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line, located in the Fortified Sector of Montmédy between the towns of Thonnelle and Verneuil-Petit, facing Belgium. It possesses four combat blocks. It is located between gros ouvrages Vélosnes and Chesnois. The position was sabotaged and abandoned by French forces that were ordered to retreat from the exposed position in June 1940 during the Battle of France. The ouvrage is abandoned. Design and construction The site was approved in 1934. Work by the contractor GTBA began in 1935 at a cost of 23.7 million francs. A planned second phase was to add one artillery block and support facilities, while a third phase was to add three artillery blocks, making Thonnelle a gros ouvrage. The rise in tensions between France and Germany in the late 1930s prevented the second and third phases from being pursued. Thonnelle is one of four positions in the so-called Tête du Pont de Montmédy, a salient in the French defensive lines along the Belgian border. The isolated area was one of the "New Fronts" to the west of the main Maginot Line, created to defend against the increased threat of a German advance through Belgium. The New Front positions suffered from restricted funding, as well as discontinuity in the fortification lines. Large distances between fortifications compared to earlier portions of the Line made mutual support between ouvrages difficult. Description Thonnelle is a large petit ouvrage It is located at the crest of a hogback ridge, with Block 4 in the steep northern slope, Block 2 at the crest and Block 3 in the gentler southward slope. Block 1: infantry block with one automatic rifle cloche (GFM-B), one mixed-arms cloche (AM), one twin machine gun embrasure and one machine gun/47mm anti-tank gun (JM/AC47) embrasure. Block 2: infantry block with one GFM-B cloche and two AM cloches Block 3: entry block with one GFM-B cloche, one GFM/observation cloche, one AM cloche, one grenade launcher cloche and two automatic rifle embrasures. Block 4: infantry block with two GFM-B cloches, one twin retractable machine gun turret, one twin machine gun embrasure and one JM/AC47 embrasure. The unbuilt portions of the ouvrage were projected to include an artillery block with a twin 75mm gun turret, a combination ammunition/personnel entrance block and an expanded utility and barracks space, linked to the first phase by a long gallery. The third phase was planned to add another 75mm gun turret, an 81mm mortar turret and a twin 135mm gun turret. A number of small blockhouses are associated with Thonnelle, as well as three casemates: Casemate d'Avoith: Single block with one JM/AC47 embrasure, one JM embrasure, two AM cloches and one GFM-B cloche. Casemate de Fresnois: Double block with two JM/AC47 embrasures, two JM embrasures, one AM cloche and two GFM-B cloches. Casemate de Saint-Antoine: Single block with two JM/AC47 embrasures, one JM embrasure, two AM cloches and one GFM-B cloche. None of these are connected to the ouvrage or to each other. Manning The 1940 manning of the ouvrage under the command of Captain Gatellier comprised 186 |
4,868 | WZIP | WZIP (88.1 FM) – branded Z88 – is a non-commercial educational college radio station licensed to Akron, Ohio, serving the Akron metro area. Owned by the University of Akron, the station broadcasts a rhythmic contemporary hit radio (rhythmic CHR) format. The WZIP studios are located on the University of Akron campus, while the station transmitter resides in Copley Township. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WZIP is available online. History WZIP first began broadcasting as WAUP on December 16, 1962. On June 5, 1989, the station callsign was changed to WZIP-FM; the callsign was selected to reflect the University's mascot (the "Akron Zips"); less than a year later, on October 17, 1989, the station dropped the "-FM" suffix, thereby adopting the WZIP callsign still in use today. Current programming On weekdays, University of Akron students host music shifts. On weekends, WZIP airs various other programming, including news, sports talk, public affairs and now an Esports segment. References External links ZIP Category:University of Akron ZIP Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States Category:Radio stations established in 1962 Category:1962 establishments in Ohio |
4,869 | Michelangelo Caetani | This article contains material translated from the Italian Wikipedia's version of this page. Michelangelo Caetani, Duke of Sermoneta and Prince of Teano (Rome, 20 March 1804 – Rome, 12 December 1882) was a notable political figure and an Italian scholar with great interest in literature, sculpture and goldsmith. Life He was a descendant from the Italian noble Caetani family, which played a great role in the history of Pisa and Rome. According to the practice of his time, he was educated at home by private tutors. However, his interest in arts led quickly him to study in the studios of sculptors Bertel Thorvaldsen and Pietro Tenerani, the painter Tommasso Minardi and the goldsmith Fortunato Pio Castellani. The last of the three transformed Caetani’ s drawings into actual antique-style jewelries which today are partly preserved in the National Etruscan Museum in Rome. Caetani was also a scholar of Dante Alighieri. He published relevant works, such as La Materia nella Divina Commedia and Carteggio Dantesco and designed a series of topographic maps to be used by students of the Divine Comedy. His work was printed by the monks at Monte Cassino, using early Chromolithography. He was a cosmopolitan. His house was the meeting place of national and international scholars, such as François-René de Chateaubriand, Stendhal, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Franz Liszt, Honoré de Balzac, Renan, Hippolyte Taine, Frédéric Ozanam, Jean-Jacques Ampère, George Ticknor, Ferdinand Gregorovius, Alfred von Reumont, Démosthène Ollivier. In 1840, Caetani married the Polish Countess Calixta Rzewuski, the granddaughter of Wacław Seweryn Rzewuski, a well-known Polish orientalist. Their son, Onorato, was Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy, while their daughter Ersilia was an archaeologist and the first woman who was admitted to the oldest scientific academy, the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. His second wife was the English Margherita Knight and his third was Harriette Ellis, the daughter of Charles Ellis, 6th Baron Howard de Walden. His political views subscribed to the ideology of moderate liberalism. He did not condone extremists and he was aligned with Pellegrino Rossi. He served as Minister of police in the government of Cardinal Bofondi (1846-1848), in collaboration with Carlo Troya and Michele Amari. After the capture of Rome and its annexation to Italy as its third capital, Caetani became the Governor of Rome. He was elected twice to the Italian Parliament and was awarded the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation due to his service to the Kingdom of Italy. Gallery Works Sermoneta, M. Caetani. (1821). La materia della Divina commedia di Dante Alighieri dichiarata in VI tavole: da Michelangelo Caetani. Nuova ed. a cura di G. L. Passerini. Firenze: G. C. Sansoni. Sermoneta, M. Caetani. (1852). Della dottrina che si asconde nell'ottavo e nono canto dell'Inferno della Divina Commedia di Dante Allighieri: esposizione nuova di Michelangelo Caetani]. Roma: Menicanti. Sermoneta, M. Caetani. (1881). [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044085938413;view=1up;seq=3 Tre chiose di Michelangelo Caetani duca di Sermoneta nella Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri. 3. ed. Roma: Salviucci. Sermoneta, M. Caetani. (1857). Matelda nella divina foresta della Commedia di Dante Allighieri: [Purg. xxviii]; disputazione tuscalana. [Roma: Salviucci. Società dantesca |
4,870 | Return to the 36th Chamber | Return to the 36th Chamber (少林搭棚大師, Shao Lin ta peng hsiao tzu, Return of the Master Killer or Master Killer II) is a 1980 Shaw Brothers Studio Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring Gordon Liu. It was directed by Lau Kar-Leung and written by Ni Kuang. The film is the second in a loosely connected trilogy, following The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978) and preceding Disciples Of The 36th Chamber (1985). In the first and third films in the series, Liu portrays the Shaolin monk San Te, but in Return, he portrays an imposter monk. Plot The story opens at a fabric dyeing mill. The quality of the dyes has noticeably worsened, and the factory owner, Wang, and his subordinate chief, Boss Wa, decide to hire some Manchu overseers to improve the work. Wang decides to cut the workers' salary to pay the mercenaries, and when the workers protest they are viciously thrashed. When sitting in a tea house discussing their problems, the workers are joined by Chu Jen-chieh, a good-hearted small-time con man and the foreman's younger brother who is posing as a monk. He offers to help, but since he cannot actually do kung fu, he and the foreman's assistant, Ah Chao, devise a plan to trick the Manchu into reinstating the full salary pay, with Jen-chieh posing as the Shaolin's head abbot of 36th Chamber, San Te. At first the scheme works, but Wang quickly works out that this man is an impostor, and has him driven away and his Manchu hirelings retaliate against the workers. Feeling guilty about what has happened, Jen-chieh leaves and heads for the Shaolin temple to learn the real fighting arts. His first attempts to enter by stealth are thwarted by the vigilant monks and his own bumbling, but eventually he manages to sneak his way in, just to run into the real San Te. He, too, realizes that Jen-chieh is not what he claims to be, but he announces that he wants to give him a chance: Jen-chieh is to build a set of scaffolds all around the temple and renovate the entire complex. Somewhat reluctantly, Jen-chieh goes to work, but he is constantly distracted by the monks practicing martial arts in the 36th Chamber, which he can overlook from his high vantage point. Eventually, he begins to train himself in kung fu by using the conditions of his assignment to improvise training facilities. However, this causes him to lag behind in his work, and it takes him more than a year to finish the gantry. As soon as Jen-chieh announces that he is finished, San Te wants him to dismantle the structure and leave the monastery. Rebelling against this decision, Jen-chieh lands himself inside the chamber, and while trying to evade the abbot chasing him, he inadvertently manages to pass all hazards set in the chamber with ease. San Te finally corners him and forces him to leave, with a strange smile on his lips. Jen-chieh returns to town to find that the conditions of the workers have worsened: Their salary |
4,871 | Alexis Ren | Alexis René Glabach (born November 23, 1996), known professionally as Alexis Ren, is an American Internet celebrity and model. Early life On November 23, 1996, Ren was born Alexis René Glabach in Santa Monica, California, United States. Ren grew up in Santa Monica, California where she was homeschooled. Ren grew up with two sisters and a younger brother. Career At 13, Ren was discovered to model for the label Brandy Melville. She became a social media phenomenon at 15, when photos of her in a black string bikini posing by the pool went viral on Tumblr. Since then she has appeared in a series of advertisements for the mobile game Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire. She launched an activewear line called Ren Active. Ren was named a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2018 Rookie of the year. On September 12, 2018, Ren was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on season 27 of Dancing with the Stars. Her professional partner was Alan Bersten. Ren and Bersten reached the finals and came in fourth place on November 19, 2018. She was Maxims cover girl for the August 2017 issue, Maxims Mexico cover girl for the March 2018 issue, and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Rookie for 2018. She was included in Maxim's Hot 100 list of Sexiest Women in the World in 2019. In October 2019, she starred as "Scarlet Jones" in the music video for Ed Sheeran's "South of the Border". Before that she's also featured in the music video for Kygo's "Not Ok". Personal life Her mother, a health nutritionist expert, died in 2014 due to breast cancer. Following the death of her mother, Ren developed an eating disorder, saying she was in "a toxic state of mind". In September 2019, it was reported that Ren was dating actor and fellow model Noah Centineo. Centineo publicly confirmed the relationship on January 14, 2020 via a post on his Instagram. References External links Category:1996 births Category:American female models Category:American Internet celebrities Category:Living people Category:People from Santa Monica, California |
4,872 | Morila Gold Mine | The Morila Gold Mine is an open-pit gold mine situated 180 km south of Bamako, near the community of Sanso, in the Sikasso Region of Mali. The operation is jointly owned by AngloGold Ashanti and Randgold Resources, who each have an effective holding of 40% through jointly owned Morila Limited, while the Government of Mali owns the remaining 20%. Apart from Morila, AngloGold Ashanti's also owns part of the Sadiola and the Yatela Mine in Mali. The production of its mines in Mali contributed 8% to the company's overall production in 2008. The mine was operated by AngloGold Ashanti, but operations were taken over by Randgold in 2008. History The mine opened in October 2000. Mining at Morila, carried out in a single open pit, was completed in April 2009. The treatment of low-grade stockpiles, however, is expected to continue until 2013. Consequently, with the mining having ceased, the number of employees at Morila has fallen from 1,700 in 2008 to 1,053 in 2009. Randgold, the operator of the mine, has commenced a study to investigate the viability of a large agricultural business in the area, which could use some of the existing infrastructure of the mine after its closure and provide employment for the mining staff. The mine has been blamed for dividing the people in local communities in the region into those that have found well-paying jobs in the mine and prospered, while those that have not remain poor. A strike at the mine in 2004 was aimed at countering this issue, resulting in a promise by the mine owners to invest into the local communities after the mine closure. Production Production figures of the recent past were: References External links AngloGold Ashanti website Randgold website Morila mine (MLI-00122) Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States website Morila Gold Mine description ICMM website Category:Gold mines in Mali Category:Surface mines in Mali Category:AngloGold Ashanti Category:Sikasso Region Category:2000 establishments in Mali |
4,873 | Beni Suef SC | Beni Suef Sporting Club (), is an Egyptian football club based in Beni Suef, Egypt. The club currently plays in the Egyptian Second Division, the second-highest league in the Egyptian football league system. Category:Egyptian Second Division Category:Football clubs in Egypt Category:Beni Suef |
4,874 | Radio Disney Music Award for Best New Artist | The following is a list of Radio Disney Music Award winners and nominees for Best New Artist. Winners and nominees 2000s 2010s References New Artist Category:Music awards for breakthrough artist |
4,875 | Salvatore Borgh | Salvatore Borgh is a Canadian former soccer player who played his entire career in Canadian Professional Soccer League, and the USL A-League. Playing career Borgh began his professional career with the St. Catharines Wolves of the Canadian National Soccer League in 1997. In his debut season for Roma he achieved an undefeated streak which clinched the regular season title for the club. In the postseason he appeared in the all matches including the two legged finals match against the Toronto Supra, which ended in a 4–3 victory for the Wolves securing them the playoff championship. The following year the organization become a founding member of the inaugural Canadian Professional Soccer League where Borgh did not feature much due to an injury; but St. Catharines managed to finish second in the overall standings and defeat regular season champions the Toronto Olympians in the CPSL cup final. His next piece of silverware came in 2001, where St. Catharines defeated the Toronto Supra to claim the CPSL Cup. In 2002, Borgh signed with newly expansion franchise the Hamilton Thunder, but early on in the season he was loaned out to Calgary Storm of the USL A-League along with three other players. He made his debut for the Storm on July 1, 2002, in a match against the Vancouver Whitecaps. After six matches he was recalled from his loan on July 21, 2002. Borgh was among the senior players who were released from their contracts due to a dispute with the team owner over unpaid salaries. Borgh signed with the Mississauga Olympians for the 2003 season, but was loaned out to the Toronto Lynx due to the clubs shortage of players due to injury. He made his debut for the Lynx on July 1, 2003, against his former team Calgary Storm, coming on as a substitute for Shawn Faria. He returned to Mississauga to finish off the season, but the club failed to clinch a postseason berth. Honors St. Catharines Wolves CPSL Cup (2): 1998, 2001 Canadian National Soccer League Champions (1): 1997 References Category:Living people Category:Canadian soccer players Category:Canadian Professional Soccer League (1998–2005) players Category:Calgary Storm players Category:St. Catharines (Roma) Wolves players Category:Hamilton Thunder players Category:Toronto Lynx players Category:Toronto (Mississauga) Olympians players Category:USL A-League players Category:Canadian National Soccer League players Category:Association football defenders Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
4,876 | Jesse B. Jackson | Jesse Benjamin Jackson (November 19, 1871 – December 4, 1947) was a United States consul and an important eyewitness to the Armenian Genocide. He served as consul in Aleppo when the city was the junction of many important deportation routes. Jackson concluded that the policies towards the Armenians were "without doubt a carefully planned scheme to thoroughly extinguish the Armenian race." He considered the "wartime anti-Armenian measures" to be a "gigantic plundering scheme as well as a final blow to extinguish the race." By September 15, 1915, Jackson estimated that a million Armenians had been killed and deemed his own survival a "miracle". After the Armenian Genocide, Jackson led a relief effort and was credited with saving the lives of "thousands of Armenians." After serving as consul in Aleppo, Jackson served in Italy and Canada. He was awarded numerous medals, including the Order of Merit of Lebanon. He died on December 4, 1947, at the age of 76. Early life Jesse Benjamin Jackson was born in Paulding, Ohio, on November 19, 1871, to Andrew Carl Jackson and Lucy Ann (Brown) Jackson. Jackson attended the local Paulding public schools and eventually served as a quartermaster sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Spanish–American War. Jackson enrolled as a clerk of the House of Representatives from 1900–01 and later was employed in the insurance and real estate business. Jackson was later appointed as the American consul at Alexandretta (İskenderun) on March 15, 1905. This position lasted until 1908 when he became the U.S. consul at Aleppo. Armenian Genocide As early as November 19, 1912, after four years as consul in Aleppo, Jackson had his staff raise concerns with the foreign embassies in Constantinople that the Turkish government was determined to place the Vilayet of Aleppo under martial law, warning that Muslims, who had abandoned their duties from the army, were engaged in "depredations" in the province, which the Turkish authorities accused the Armenians of carrying out, so that the latter "shall be at the mercy of the Moslems." Jackson requested that the embassies raise the issue with the Ottoman government, so as to prevent massacres against the Armenians "which, under the present strained conditions, would spread like wildfire, and likely engulf Christians of all denominations far and wide." In April 1915, some months after the outbreak of World War I, a copy of a thirty-page "seditious" pamphlet was sent by Jackson to Henry Morgenthau, the U.S. ambassador in Constantinople. Published and printed in Arabic by the National Society of Defense for the Seat of the Caliphate and entitled "A Universal Proclamation to All the People of Islam", the pamphlet was distributed by the Germans and encouraged every Muslim to free the believers "in the Unity of God" from "the grasp of the infidels." It also encouraged Muslims to boycott Armenian businesses: By spreading the pamphlet, Jackson believed that the Germans were trying to incite massacre. He added: "Surely something should be done to prevent the continuation of such propagandas in the future, or one day the result sought will be obtained, and it will |
4,877 | William Hall Gage | Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Hall Gage (2 October 1777 – 4 January 1864) was Second Sea Lord in the British Navy. He took part in the Battle of Cape St Vincent and the Siege of French-held Malta during the French Revolutionary Wars. He also saw action at the attack on the French ship Romulus during the closing stages of the Napoleonic Wars. As a senior officer, Gage became Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station and went on to be Commander-in-Chief of the Downs Station. Following the Belgian Revolution, Gage took part in the blockade of the Scheldt, offering naval support to the new Kingdom of Belgium. He then became Commander-in-Chief in Lisbon Station, with orders to protect the young Queen Maria II during the Liberal Wars. After that, Gage became Second Naval Lord in the Second Peel ministry and then Commander-in-Chief, Devonport. Early career Born the third son of General Thomas Gage and Margaret Kemble, Gage joined the Royal Navy in November 1789. He was appointed to the third-rate HMS Bellona at Portsmouth and, having been promoted to midshipman, transferred to the third-rate HMS Captain in September 1790. He went on to serve in the third-rate HMS Colossus, the sixth-rate HMS Proserpine, the third-rate HMS America, the third-rate HMS Egmont and then the second-rate HMS Princess Royal. In HMS Princess Royal he took part in the Battle of Leghorn in March 1795 and the Battle of Toulon in July 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars. He then transferred to third-rate HMS Bedford and saw action off Cádiz and then moved to the first-rate HMS Victory, flagship of Sir John Jervis in his role as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Squadron. Gage's grandfather had been a cousin of Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet who was a noted patron of Sussex cricket in the first half of the 18th century: Gage himself became involved in cricket and is recorded playing in two matches for the Montpelier and Kennington team in 1796 and in a first-class match in 1802. He had only one innings in that match and scored 15 not out. Gage transferred to the fifth-rate HMS Minerve in January 1796, and having been promoted to lieutenant on 11 March 1796, he took part in the capture of the Spanish ship Santa Sabina in December 1796. He also took part in the Battle of Cape St Vincent in February 1797 and led the Minerve'''s boats' crews in company with those of the frigate in the cutting out of the French ship Mutine at Santa Cruz, Tenerife in May 1797. Promoted to commander on 13 June 1797 and to captain on 26 July 1797, he became commanding officer of the fifth-rate HMS Terpsichore and sailed to the Mediterranean to conduct the Siege of French-held Malta. In HMS Terpsichore he also conveyed Charles Emmanuel, who had just abdicated as Prince of Piedmont, to exile in Sardinia in February 1799 and captured the Spanish ship San Antonio in June 1799. In July 1800 he was involved in an incident in which his squadron stopped and searched a Danish convoy heading |
4,878 | James Blakelock | James Hartley Blakelock (1903 – 27 August 1955) was born in Chesterfield, England. Education Blakelock was an achiever throughout his academic and working life. He took a B.Sc, with honours in Physiology in 1924 and graduated M.Sc. in 1925. Blakelock won the bronze medal for the fourth year M.B. at Sheffield University, graduating M.B., Ch.B. in 1926. In 1935, he took the D.P.H. of London University. Early career in England and China Blakelock commenced work as a House Surgeon at the Sheffield Royal Hospital before working as Assistant Bacteriologist in the Public Health Laboratory of Sheffield University. Moving to Shanghai, China, in 1928, he joined the Health Department of the Shanghai Municipal Council initially as Assistant Bacteriologist, before being promoted in 1935 to Director of the Medical Laboratory, a post that he held until 1941. During his time at the Laboratory, he had extensive experience in vaccine manufacture producing over a million doses of smallpox and cholera vaccine annually. He undertook over the years a variety of sanitary work, including malariology, mosquito surveys, experimental work on larvicides and plague work. This also involved a large amount of histology and the overall supervision of a laboratory dealing with 40-60,000 general bacteriological specimens and 2-4000 Wasserman and Kahn tests annually. After the outbreak of Sino-Japanese hostilities in 1932 and 1937 normal services were dislocated and Blakelock was seconded for refugee work which included the evacuation and reorganization of hospitals. He assisted on two occasions in the complete evacuation of two large hospitals while under shell fire. Blakelock supervised inoculation, sanitary and vaccination measures in refugee camps and the distribution of American Red Cross supplies of milk and food to refugees. He also established the first temporary isolation hospital in Shanghai. Career in New Zealand Blakelock transferred to New Zealand whenJapan' entered the Second World War. He accepted the offer of a Medical Officer of Health position with the New Zealand Department of Health, serving first in the New Plymouth district from 1941-44. During this period, Blakelock intensified diphtheria immunization, introduced whooping cough immunisation and carried out a pilot tuberculosis survey on Maori school children. A system of water sampling was introduced. Blakelock was transferred in 1944 to Christchurch where he served as Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury and West Coast. He concentrated on immunising procedures, food and drug sampling and introduced water sampling by up-to-date methods. He also established an Orthoptic Clinic and also developed a mobile health education unit. On the Metropolitan Milk Board and in the Canterbury Branch of the New Zealand Royal Society, Blakelock took steps to improve the quality and safety of Christchurch milk. He was active in tuberculosis work and was on the Public Health Committee of the North Canterbury Hospital Board and the executive of the Tuberculosis Association. Blakelock organised the first M.M.R. survey in Christchurch in 1950. He took an active role in the work of the New Zealand Federation of Health Camps which saw him involved in the development of the Glenelg Health Camp. Establishment of the National Health Institute In 1952, Blakelock was appointed first |
4,879 | Dark Seed (video game) | Dark Seed is a psychological horror point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Cyberdreams in 1992. It exhibits a normal world and a dark world counterpart, which is based on the artwork by H. R. Giger. It was one of the first point-and-click adventure games to use high-resolution (640 × 350 pixels) graphics, to Giger's demand. A sequel, Dark Seed II, was released in 1995. Plot Mike Dawson is a successful advertising executive and writer who has recently bought an old mansion on Ventura Drive (named after Ventura Boulevard) in the small town of Woodland Hills. On his first night at the house, Mike has a nightmare about being imprisoned by a machine that shoots an alien embryo into his brain. He wakes up with a large headache and, after taking a painkiller and a shower, explores the mansion. He finds clues about the previous owner's death, which reveal the existence of a parallel universe called the Dark World ruled by sinister aliens called the Ancients. On the second day, he travels to that universe through the living room mirror and meets the Keeper of the Scrolls, a friendly darkworlder. She tells him that the nightmare he had on his first night was real and warns him that if the embryo—the eponymous Dark Seed—is born, it will kill him and all of humanity. The only way to stop this, she says, is to destroy the Ancient's Power Source. On the third and final day, Mike executes an elaborate plan that culminates with the Ancient ship's departure on the Dark World, depriving them of their power source, and the destruction of the living room mirror, sealing the Ancients out of the Normal World. The game ends with the town librarian visiting Mike and telling him she found some pills in her purse prescribed to Mike. The medication will presumably kill the embryo inside his head. A morphing animation reveals that, unbeknownst to the librarian, she is the Keeper of the Scrolls' counterpart. Mike then states that he's just beginning to understand. Gameplay Unlike most point-and-click adventure games, which give the player time to explore, many actions in Dark Seed must occur within precise time limits, or the game will end up in an unwinnable state. As a result of this, one must start over repeatedly to win without resorting to a walkthrough. Amiga Format, in its review, stated with regards to Darkseed's gameplay: "Too many things in the game need to be done within a specific time, or in a certain order, and you don't necessarily know when you've passed that 'critical point' after which you're fighting a lost cause. As a result, you often have to play the game several times over, going through scenes you've seen countless times before." Certain events/puzzles rely on the player dying and then learning from there what to do: for instance, on day two, police wait outside Dawson's house in the afternoon to arrest him if he steps outside the front door, with no clue as to their presence until it's too late, resulting in a |
4,880 | Dmytro Rudyk | Dmytro Rudyk (; born 26 August 1992), is a professional Ukrainian football goalkeeper who plays for FC Oleksandriya in the Ukrainian Premier League. He is the product of FC Ametyst Oleksandria sportive school and was born in the teachers family. From 2011 he plays in FC Olekdandriya and was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League together with team. References External links Category:Ukrainian footballers Category:FC Oleksandriya players Category:Association football goalkeepers Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:People from Oleksandriia Category:Ukrainian Premier League players |
4,881 | Shockwave (Canada's Wonderland) | Shockwave is a Top Scan ride at Canada's Wonderland. The Mondial ride opened to the public in May 2001 and continues to operate today. The ride spins around on an angle while guests (while restrained on the seats) are spun around on almost every possible angle the ride operates on. Also, during the first season of operation (2001), Shockwave earned many different nicknames such as 'Protein Spill 2001'. Structure Shockwave is made up of four main pieces. The first one are the supports. They move the riders seats high into the air to prevent the ride from hitting the ground and causing injury to riders. The second part is the arm. It is what is connected to the supports and holds the rows where riders sit in. Because the arm is always on an angle, weights are placed on the top of the arm (opposite to the seats) to balance the weight of the front of the ride to the back. The third part are the rows of seats themselves. This is where riders sit for the ride. When the ride is in operation, the rows of seats are "thrown" around and "throw" riders on every possible angle the ride can operate on. Ride experience The ride begins by the seats raising off the ground to prevent injury when the ride begins spinning. Once the ride has reached the safe distance off of the ground, the arm begins to swing riders around in one direction. Riders continue to be spun around until the half-way point on the ride where the arm stops and begins to spin again this time towards the other direction. When the ride cycle has been completed, the arm stops rotating and the seats are returned to the ground ("loading position"). References External links Official Shockwave page Category:Canada's Wonderland Category:Amusement rides manufactured by Mondial Category:Amusement rides introduced in 2001 Category:Cedar Fair attractions |
4,882 | Ian Murray (rugby union) | Ian Murray (born 17 January 1970) is an Irish former rugby union player and coach. Career From Cork, McCarthy represented local amateur club Cork Constitution during his career, playing in the newly formed All-Ireland League in the 1990s, and also played for Munster between 1996 and 1999, featuring for the province in the IRFU Interprovincial Championship and Heineken Cup. After retiring from playing rugby, the former prop entered coaching, becoming scrum coach to Munster's underage teams. References External links Munster Profile Category:Living people Category:1970 births Category:Rugby union players from County Cork Category:Irish rugby union players Category:Irish rugby union coaches Category:Cork Constitution players Category:Munster Rugby players Category:Rugby union props |
4,883 | Jungle Fever 2: Primal Fury | Jungle Fever 2: Primal Fury is a sequel to an award winning 48HOURS film, set in a world cohabited by humans and puppets. JF2 centers around a secret agent, monkey puppet named D.K. Bond. The story picks up where the first Jungle Fever ended. D.K. Bond's archenemy, Bruce Torquemada, has kidnapped D.K.'s love interest, Bodil de Rezney, and is using her as bait to trap and destroy his furry nemesis. After successfully placing a wedge between D.K. and his girlfriend (by bribing him with a lifetime supply of bananas), D.K. retreats from secret agent life. Eventually, he is sought out by Torquemada to assassinate Mario Andupme, a rival who has usurped him in a political coup. In exchange, he will cure D.K.'s banana addition and give him information on the location of his former love, Bodil. With the help of Torquemada's sexy assistant Ivana, D.K. takes up the offer in the hopes of restoring his former relationship with Bodil and freeing his fellow puppets from a sadistic, puppet-hating, Apartheid government. It is currently being shown on Juice TV in New Zealand, 6 days a week (from April to September 2008). It also won best webseries for the LA New Media Web Fest 2011 Current characters External links Official site Category:New Zealand comedy television series Category:Juice TV programmes |
4,884 | Sexy Ida | "Sexy Ida" is a single released by Ike & Tina Turner on United Artists Records in August 1974. It features two versions, the A-side "Sexy Ida (Part 1)" and the B-side "Sexy Ida (Part 2)." Overview "Sexy Ida" was written by Tina Turner; produced by Ike Turner, Claude Williams, and Gerhard Augustin. It was recorded at the Turners' studio Bolic Sound in June 1974. Similar to "Nutbush City Limits," Part 1 is characterized by inventive guitar sounds, a substantial synthesizer solo, and a funky brass section. Part 2 is a faster tempo and features T. Rex guitarist Marc Bolan. "Sexy Ida (Part 1)" peaked at No. 51 on the UK Singles Chart and was a hit in several other European countries. It is one of the duo's final chart hits, reaching No. 29 on Billboard Hot Soul Singles and No. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Sexy Ida (Part 2)" peaked at No. 85 on the Hot 100 and No. 49 on the Soul Singles chart. It also reached No. 67 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart. Part 1 and 2 were intended to be released on the album Sweet Rhode Island Red, but the songs were not registered in due time. However, both were later included on the album in some European countries to promote their tour. Track listing Critical reception Blues & Soul (October 8, 1974):Every now and then Ike and Tina burst through with a giant. Last time around, it was "Nutbush City Limits" and then followed a couple of duds. Now Tina shrieks her way through a bubbling disco item that is virtually assured of both pop and soul victory in this country. Chart performance References External links "Sexy Ida (Part 1)" at Discogs Ike & Tina Turner Chart History - Hot 100 at Billboard "Sexy Ida (Part 1)" appears on at All Music Guide Category:1974 singles Category:1974 songs Category:Ike & Tina Turner songs Category:Song recordings produced by Ike Turner Category:United Artists Records singles Category:Funk rock songs Category:Songs written by Tina Turner |
4,885 | List of members of the European Parliament for Denmark, 2019–24 | On 26 May 2019 Denmark elected 14 members of the European Parliament. Of these, the 14th member is due to join the parliament when United Kingdom leaves the European Union. Linea Søgaard Lidell was the 14th member. The 14 members elected were: ‡Karsten Hønge later chose not to take his seat, which was later taken by Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Socialistisk Folkeparti) with 15,765 personal votes. References Category:MEPs for Denmark 2019–2024 |
4,886 | Alistair Begg | Alistair Begg (born May 1952) is the senior pastor of Cleveland's Parkside Church (located in Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio), a position he has had since 1983. He is the voice behind the Truth for Life Christian radio preaching and teaching ministry that broadcasts his sermons daily to stations across the United States. He is also the author of several books, and has played one small role as a film actor. Begg is a strong advocate of historic Protestant Evangelical theology. He emphasizes his belief in the importance of believing the Bible to be the completely authoritative Word of God, and the importance of using the mind to know the Bible and knowing God through repentance and faith in Jesus. Biography Begg was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1952 and still carries a distinctive Scottish accent after nearly 30 years of ministry in the United States. On 2 November 1972, his mother died. Regarding the incident, Begg wrote that "more spiritual progress is made through failure and tears than success and laughter." Begg graduated from the London School of Theology in 1975 and then served eight years in Scotland at Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh and Hamilton Baptist Church in Lanarkshire. Begg is a council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. He was also educated at Trent University and Westminster Seminary. Among his influences are Martyn Lloyd-Jones, John Stott, Derek Prime, Eric Alexander, Sinclair Ferguson, Dick Lucas, Eric Liddell, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Jim Elliot, and Hudson Taylor. Begg's wife, Susan, is American by birth and Begg himself became a U.S. citizen in 2004. He and his wife have been married over 30 years and have three grown children. He is a supporter of Scottish football side Rangers F.C. Theological views Begg believes in the inerrancy and supremacy of Scripture, and in the saving power of Christ alone. He has said that the core belief of Parkside Church is "that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, has died as an atoning sacrifice for our sins, and that to know Him is to know life, both now and forever [...] Jesus Christ is the only Savior, because Jesus is the only one who is qualified to save." Fellow theologian and author R.C. Sproul wrote that "Alistair Begg incarnates this Neo-Puritan movement, a humble champion who has been galvanized by a magnificent obsession with the God-centered life. [...] Begg is an anachronism. He breaks the mold of contemporary evangelicalism, the mold that has been marred by narcissism and sullied by a preoccupation with a man-centered focus on method, technique, and a virulent form of self-esteem." He is especially known for advocating prophetic, passionate preaching, which aims for biblical faithfulness and does not pander to the whims of culture. His work has been praised by such people as John MacArthur, Max Lucado, and Joseph M. Stowell. Begg, a Calvinist, is critical of Hyper-Calvinism and he also removed himself as one of the speakers at the "REiMAGINE" conference because of some of its other speakers, such as Leonard Sweet who has been criticized for his alleged New |
4,887 | IET (musician) | iET (born 1978, birthname Lisa Van Viegen) is a Dutch singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Born in the town of Rhenen to a musical family, she began playing the Flugelhorn at age 9, and began writing songs at 14 in her native Dutch. She briefly studied at Conservatorium van Amsterdam before leaving to pursue her own style and productions. In 2008 whilst frequenting the pro-audio production and engineering forum Gearslutz.com she came across forum posts by producer Russell Elevado, who was searching for new artists to collaborate with. Using MySpace she contacted him and they quickly began discussing plans to record a project together, culminating in a meeting when Elevado was in the Netherlands lecturing at the Red Bull Music Academy. Over the following years, when scheduling allowed they worked on her debut album "So Unreal", finally completing it in 2013. Discography Studio albums The Kitchen Recordings 1 (2011) The Kitchen Recordings 2 (2012) So Unreal (2014) Clarity (2016) References External links http://www.ietmusic.com https://www.facebook.com/musiciet https://twitter.com/ietmusic Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch singer-songwriters Category:People from Rhenen Category:21st-century Dutch singers |
4,888 | Jerzy Pietrzak | Jerzy Pietrzak (born July 19, 1962 in Krakow) is a Polish sport shooter. He competed in pistol shooting events at the Summer Olympics in 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. Olympic results References Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:ISSF pistol shooters Category:Polish male sport shooters Category:Shooters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Category:Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category:Shooters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category:Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic shooters of Poland Category:Sportspeople from Kraków |
4,889 | Susan Lee (rowing) | Susan Lee (born 7 June 1966) is an Australian rowing coxswain. She coxed the women's four to a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. It was Australia's first Olympic medal in women's rowing. References Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:Australian female rowers Category:Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Category:Coxswains (rowing) Category:Olympic medalists in rowing Category:Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics |
4,890 | Vasily Zhilin | Vasily Ivanovich Zhilin ()(1915–1947) was a Russian soldier of World War II (called, in the Soviet Union, the Great Patriotic War) and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Biography Zhilin was born on to a peasant family in the village of Upper Belozёrki in Stavropol Region of Samara province. He lost his father, brothers, and sisters in the Russian famine of 1921–22. Only he and his mother Martha V. survived and they lived in abject poverty and the family is remembered as the poorest in the village. Zhilin had only a primary education. At age 16, Zhilin began working in the collective farm "Kalinin". He became assistant secretary of the local Komsomol (Communist youth league). In 1933, the Komsolol sponsored Vasily to work on the construction of the rubber-asbestos mill in Yaroslavl. In 1937, he was drafted into the Red Army. After graduating from the regimental school, he became a junior officer. He participated in the occupation of eastern Poland in 1939 and the Winter War against Finland in 1939–1940. At the German invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941, Zhilin was in the army reserve. In the early days of the war he was evacuated to Omsk where he worked in the tire plant. He was recalled to active service in December 1941. On 2 February 1942 he was sent to the front, where he served in a heavy mortar battery in the 872nd Infantry Regiment of the 282nd Infantry Division in the northern sector of the front. He participated in battles at Velikiye Luki and Nevel and was wounded on 3 September 1943. In 1944, Zhilin was a sergeant in a guards rifle company of the 199th Guards Regiment of the 67th Guards Rifle Division, part of the 6th Guards Army of the 1st Baltic Front. On the night of 25 June 1944, Zhilin and his company crossed the barrier of the Western Dvina. In his report on this action, the commander of the regiment Lieutenant Colonel Degtyarev wrote: For this heroic action, Zhilin was awarded the decoration of Hero of the Soviet Union. After treatment for his wounds he returned to his post in the guards, where he was twice wounded in further fighting, on 11 August 1944 and 11 November 1944. After the war, Zhilin was discharged and returned to Stavrapol-on-Don (now Tolyatti), where his mother had moved after remarriage. According to his official biography, he worked in the city's Department of Physical Education and served on the Executive Committee for Sports and took an active part in the social and political life of the city. However, according to the recollections of colleagues, he did not actually work much, for health reasons; his colleagues, in deference to his status as a war hero and in consideration of his poor health, and because he was well-liked, did not require much work of him. He was a member of the District Committee of the Komsomol. Zhilin died on 24 July 1947 in Stavropol-on-Don, from tuberculosis. He was buried with full military honors. When Stavropol-on-Don was moved to its |
4,891 | Magic number (oil) | The magic number is a term in economics that denotes the price of crude oil (measured in dollars per barrel) at which a crude oil exporting economy runs a deficit. Some countries support almost all spending from income derived from oil exports. As the price of oil drops, these countries take in less revenue from oil. The magic number denotes the point at which the revenue from oil is no longer sufficient to pay for spending. Mathematically, this can be expressed by the inequality: where Q is the quantity of oil exported, P is the price, and S is spending. The magic number is the value of P at which this inequality no longer holds true — that is, that the economy runs a deficit. PFC Energy publishes the magic number for all the OPEC nations. "Qatar is at $21 a barrel, because it brings in much more oil money than it spends. Saudi Arabia's break-even point is at $49 a barrel. And Venezuela is at $58, second only to Nigeria's $65." See also Peak oil References Category:Petroleum economics |
4,892 | Culture of Kashmir | The culture of Kashmir is a diverse blend and highly influenced by northern South Asian, Persian as well as Central Asian culture. Along with its scenic beauty, Kashmir is famous for its cultural heritage; it amalgamates Hindu, Sikh, Muslim and Buddhist philosophies and has involved composite culture based on the values of humanism and tolerance which is collectively known as Kashmiriyat. Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh each have their own distinct culture. Background One of the most important parts of the cultural identity of the Kashmiri people is the Kashmiri (Koshur) language. This language is spoken only in the Valley of Kashmir by the Kashmiri Hindus and Kashmiri Muslims. Besides language, Wazwan and culture has been greatly influenced by Central Asian and Persian culture. Kashmiri is an Indo-Aryan (Dardic subgroup) language close to Avestan. Cultural music and dance like Wanvun, Roaff, carpet/shawl weaving, and Koshur Sufiana forms a very important part of Kashmiri identity. Kashmir has witnessed many spiritual gurus who migrated from their land to Kashmir. Kashmir has also even witnessed the birth of some of the great poets and Sufis of all time like Lal Daed, Sheikh-ul-Alam, Habba Khatoon and many more; and is regarded as Peer Vaer (a place or land of spiritual gurus). It is important to note that Kashmiri culture is predominantly followed only in the Kashmir valley and Doda of the Chenab region. Jammu and Ladakh have their own distinct cultures that are very different from that of Kashmir. The Dumhal is a famous dance in the Kashmir valley, performed by men of the Watal caste. The women perform the Roaff, another traditional folk dance. Kashmir has been noted for its fine arts for centuries, including poetry and handicrafts. Shikaras, traditional small wooden boats, and houseboats are a common feature in various lakes and rivers across the Valley. Kashmiri culture is defined in terms of religious values, Kashmiri language, literature, cuisine and traditional values of mutual respect. The overwhelming majority of Kashmiris are Muslims and Islamic identity plays a very important role in the daily lives of people. Kashmiris across the religious divide have for centuries shared cordial and friendly ties. Kashmiri poets and writers like Mehjoor, Abdul Ahad Azad, etc. enriched the literature with their poetry. Kashmiri cuisine holds a unique place among different world cuisines. Salted tea or Noon Chai also called Sheer Chai is the traditional drink and is cooked in a Samavar, a Kashmiri tea-pot. Kashmir has been noted for its fine arts for centuries, including poetry and handicrafts. Shikaras, traditional small wooden boats, and houseboats are a common feature in various lakes and rivers across the Valley. Kehwa, traditional green tea with spices like cardamom, Saffron and almond, is served on special occasions and festivals. Kashmiri weddings are regarded incomplete without the Kashmiri traditional food known as Wazwan, which is typically spicy food cooked by the traditional cooks (Waz). Wazwan is a multi-course meal in which almost all the dishes are meat-based. Cuisine Kashmir has a variety of meat based dishes like Rogan Josh, a lamb dish. Wazwan is a multi-course dish |
4,893 | Gauze | Gauze is a thin, translucent fabric with a loose open weave. In technical terms "gauze" is a weave structure in which the weft yarns are arranged in pairs and are crossed before and after each warp yarn keeping the weft firmly in place. This weave structure is used to add stability to fabric, which is important when using fine yarns loosely spaced. However, this weave structure can be used with any weight of yarn, and can be seen in some rustic textiles made from coarse hand-spun plant fiber yarns. Some nonwoven fabrics are used similarly. Etymology and history Gauze was traditionally woven in Palestine. The English word is said to derive from the place name for Gaza ( ), a center of weaving in the region. Despite a prohibition on trade with non-Christians from religious authorities in medieval Europe, a fine type of silk known as gazzatum was imported from Gaza as early as the 13th century. Though members of religious orders in Europe were forbidden to wear it, the fabric won a place for itself and emerged into modern life as gauze. According to the French government's online etymological dictionary, the English form of the word derived from the French gaze, whose ultimate origin is uncertain, but is often attributed to the Arabic and Persian word qazz ("raw silk"), which itself was obtained from the name of Gaza. The same source says the existence of "an ancient textile industry in Gaza is not assured," and it is not known how the word entered into widespread use in European languages, with examples of first usages cited being the medieval Latin forms garza in Bologna in 1250 and gazzatum in Budapest in 1279. Uses and types Gauze was originally made of silk and was used for clothing. It is now used for many different things, including gauze sponges for medical purposes. When used as a medical dressing, gauze is generally made of cotton. It is especially useful for dressing wounds where other fabrics might stick to the burn or laceration. Many modern medical gauzes are covered with a plastic porous film such as Telfa or a polyblend which prevents direct contact and further minimizes wound adhesion. Also, it can be impregnated with a thick, creamy mixture of zinc oxide and calamine to promote healing, as in Unna's boot. Gauze is also used during procedures involving accidental tooth loss; either the gauze is used to provide pressure as the tooth is moved back into its corresponding socket, or the tooth is wrapped in gauze and placed in milk or saline to keep it alive while the tooth is being transported or prepared for reinsertion. In film and theatre, gauze is often fashioned into a scrim. Gauze used in bookbinding is called mull, and is used in case binding to adhere the text block to the book cover. Modern gauze is also made of synthetic fibers, especially when used in clothing. It can also be made of metal, such as a wire gauze placed on top of a Bunsen burner, used in a safety lamp |
4,894 | Patriotic Nigras | The Patriotic Nigras (also known by the initialism PN) are a group of griefers in the online world of Second Life. While the PN are known mainly for the disruption of Second Life and its users, they have also established themselves on the video sharing website YouTube, where they have posted videos of their activities including server raids. Their method of attack ranges from trolling a group or individual to the manipulation of the in-game scripting engine, where they perform such activities as showering their targets with boxes covered in internet memes and shock images. These boxes then produce storms of graphical particles that block the victim's vision. They have also created avatars similar to those of the residents being harassed and destroyed them in gruesome ways to simulate a virtual death. The Patriotic Nigras have also caused the crashing of several Second Life regions (or "simulators") by using self-replicating objects that overload the processing power of the computer running them. Properly characterizing the Patriotic Nigras has proven difficult for critics and researchers who have observed their activities from within their raids and from afar. The group has been described as a nonpolitical online terrorist group whose central motivation is described by the term "lulz". Others have identified quasi-political motivations such as the effort to hinder the entry of corporations into Second Life, and yet others have identified their activities as nihilistic or even agonistic online branches of the political avant-garde. The DHRA has also described them as a prime example of online criminal gang culture including spillover effects into real life gang activity. The group has been linked to internet group Anonymous as both a sub-group and an early progenitor iteration. They have been described as /b/tards (a group affiliated with 4chan), members of SomethingAwful.com, and as an offspring of the W-Hats griefer group (itself an offshoot of the Goons). The PN make casual use of racist, sexist, and homophobic terminology which some researchers dismiss as a joke and which others have identified as "problematic" and "troubling". Whatever the true character and affiliations of the group, it has provoked commentary by critics and internet culture writers since its formation in 2005, and it has been listed as one of the central figures in the griefer culture of Second Life. Membership in the group has ranged from 35 members in 2007 up to a rough 200 at their peak in mid-2011. History Habbo Hotel The origin of the Patriotic Nigras has been traced by cyber-rights researcher Peter Ludlow to the /b/ imageboard of the imageboard 4chan where board members decided in late 2005 to "raid" Habbo Hotel, a popular avatar-based social networking game. The raid took the form of numerous black men presenting avatars with outsize afros and Armani suits blocking access to the virtual pool and telling other users that "the pool is closed because of AIDS." From this raid, according to Ludlow, emerged the Patriotic Nigras and their Internet meme slogan "Pool's Closed." The success of the first raid has led the Patriotic Nigras to perform raids on the Habbo |
4,895 | Episcopal High School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | Episcopal School of Baton Rouge is a private, college-preparatory, coeducational day school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Founded in 1965, it has approximately 950 students residing in East Baton Rouge Parish and surrounding areas, and has a student/teacher ratio of 11:1. The school serves students in grades PreK-3 through 12. Episcopal is located on a campus located in the eastern section of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school's mascot is the Knight, and school colors are navy blue and gold. Episcopal is a member of the following organizations: the National Association of Episcopal Schools, the National Association of Independent Schools, the Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools, the Independent School Association of the Southwest, and the Southern Association of Independent Schools. The current Head of School is Hugh McIntosh, who was appointed in 2010. Episcopal High School is an independent school that is fiscally self-sufficient. Episcopal receives no funds from the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, solely relying on funds generated from tuition, fees, capital giving, and the Annual Fund, a yearly fund-rasing program in which all donations made are used for investment in school plans and facilities. The current administrative leadership includes division heads for the Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School. History Episcopal High School was founded in 1965 with intentions of bringing an Episcopalian college preparatory school to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Founding members of the school include G. Allen Penniman, Henry Klock, Dick H. Hearin, and A. C. Lewis. Originally on the site of St. James Episcopal Church of Baton Rouge and the old Baton Rouge Junior High School, Episcopal served approximately 300 students in grades 1-8. The first headmaster was Reverend Ralph Webster. In 1968, students in grades 5-11 moved to the new campus located at 3200 Woodland Ridge Blvd. Students in grades 1-4 remained at the church until the new buildings were completed. The first senior class of 13 matriculated in 1969. The school's gymnasium was destroyed in 1971 by a tornado spawned from Hurricane Edith, and much of the rest of the campus was heavily damaged. Most recently, Episcopal High School allotted space for pre-kindergarteners in 2005. Facilities Facilities at Episcopal include the Visual and Performing Arts Center (VPAC), the Middle School building, a science building, a mathematical sciences building, the Lower School and Greer Center for the Performing Arts, the Kindergarten building, classroom buildings, a chapel, and a dining hall. Recently in 2010, Episcopal has adopted better nutritional meals thanks to the appointed chef. Episcopal also has computer and writing labs, as well as computers with Internet access in each classroom. The main library was renovated in 2000 in order to make it the technological hub of the campus, servicing a network of Dell computers and a wireless network accessible anywhere on campus. A second library serves Episcopal's Lower School students. A variety of Dell computers are in each classroom. Most of the classrooms at Episcopal have SMART boards that help facilitate the learning process. Athletic facilities include two gymnasiums, a weight room, a football stadium, soccer fields, a softball field, an all-weather track, a heated swimming pool, |
4,896 | Aleksandr Kuznetsov (footballer, born 1997) | Aleksandr Alekseyevich Kuznetsov (; born 21 March 1997) is a Russian football player. Club career He made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Rubin-2 Kazan on 18 July 2014 in a game against FC Syzran-2003. He played his first game for the main squad of FC Rubin Kazan on 24 September 2015 in a Russian Cup game against FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk which his team lost 0-2. References Category:1997 births Category:Association football defenders Category:Living people Category:Russian footballers Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:FC Rubin Kazan players Category:FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players |
4,897 | Vittoria Cremers | Vittoria Cremers (Vittoria Cassini; born c. 1859), was an Italian Theosophist. Early years Cremers in Pisa, Italy, was the daughter of the Italian, Manrico Vittorio Cassini and his British wife, Agnes Elizabeth Rutherford. Career Cremers had experience in publishing. After having read the book Light on the Path, written by Mabel Collins though first anonymously issued in 1885, Cremers felt prompted to immediately join the Theosophical Society. In 1888 she travelled to Britain to meet Madame Blavatsky. As she had been previously involved with publishing, Blavatsky asked her to take over the business side of the Theosophical journal Lucifer. Cremers was soon introduced to Mabel Collins, with whom she became firm friends. According to Jean Overton Fuller, Cremers was close to Aleister Crowley and Victor Neuberg and claimed to know the identity of Jack the Ripper (supposedly Robert D'Onston Stephenson). Personal life In Manhattan, New York on November 26, 1886, she married the Russian Baron Louis Cremers, born in 1851 in St. Petersburg, Russia, son of the banker Louis Cremers and his wife, Anna von Struve who separated in 1887. References Category:People from Pisa Category:Italian Theosophists Category:1850s births Category:Year of death missing |
4,898 | The Mentalist | The Mentalist is an American drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, the show follows former "psychic" Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), who is a consultant to the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and his boss, a former senior agent, Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney), using the highly developed observational skills he previously employed to "read" people's minds. Synopsis The series follows Patrick Jane, an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) based in Sacramento, California. Although not an officer of the law, he uses his skills from his former career as a successful, yet admittedly fraudulent, psychic medium to help a team of CBI agents solve murders. The real reason for Jane's involvement with law enforcement is to track down the serial killer known as Red John, who was responsible for the brutal murders of his wife, Angela Ruskin Jane, and his daughter, Charlotte Anne Jane. Before the murders, Jane had a lucrative career as a con man, successfully posing as a psychic medium and enjoyed near-celebrity status. Five years before the events in the show's pilot episode, he appeared on television to claim that his paranormal abilities helped the police profile a serial killer named Red John. Red John, angered by the perceived slight, murdered Jane's wife and his young daughter in revenge. Jane subsequently abandoned his career and teamed with the CBI, using his skills to help them solve various crimes. His main focus is on the cases involving Red John or Red John copycats. He admits to faking the supernatural aspects of his skills, often asserting that "there's no such thing as psychics," yet he has finely honed skills in cold reading, hypnosis, and picking pockets, as well as his intuitive observations and an immense insight into the human psyche and the behavior of witnesses. His associates at the CBI include colleagues Wayne Rigsby, Grace Van Pelt, and Kimball Cho, and their boss, Teresa Lisbon. Various directors and recurring civilians come across as the show unfolds, including: Bret Stiles, Gale Bertram, Kristina Frye, Madeleine Hightower, JJ Laroche and Walter Mashburn. As the show progresses, the focus shifts from general cases during seasons one to three, to solely catching Red John, throughout seasons four to six. At the midpoint of season six, the Red John case is solved, the FBI steps in, closing the CBI, and the show adopts a new track for two seasons, along with a few new characters. The show still focuses on case solving, together with emotional episodes. Production Having developed Rome for HBO, Heller was interested in doing something different and wanted to prove himself. CBS were looking for a show that would work as a companion to NCIS, and Heller welcomed the challenge of developing a popular show within the constraints of prime time network television and adapted his concept to fit. Heller describes the character as being a combination of a Sherlock Holmes type and street psychic, part |
4,899 | JHC | JHC may refer to: JHC (), a Christogram Jaffna Hindu College, a boys' public national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka Jesus H. Christ, an example of slang serving as a profanity Jesus Henry Christ, a 2012 comedy based on Dennis Lee's Student Academy Award-winning short film of the same name John Hancock Center, a 100-story, 1,127-foot tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois Joint Helicopter Command, a tri-service organisation uniting military helicopters of the British Armed Forces Journal of Higher Criticism, an academic journal Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, a peer-reviewed scientific journal of cell biology Jurong Health Connect, a community health project started in Jurong JuraHealth Congress, an annual conference in Germany about health care legislation J.M. High Company J. H. Carlisle JAPW Heavyweight Championship JHC Avto JHC Bars JHC Reaktor JW Hunt Cup Jai Hind College JCW Heavyweight Championship JHC Spartak People James Henry Callander (1803–1851) J. Hinckley Clark (1830s–1880s) J. Harwood Cochrane (1912–2016) James Hodge Codding (1849–1919) James H. Cone (1936–2018) James H. Connors (died 1941) J. H. Conradie (1897–1966) James H. Conyers (1855–1935) James H. Coon (1914–1996) J. Harry Covington (1870–1942) James Henry Coyne (1849–1942) James Hoey Craigie (1870–1930) James H. Cromartie (born 1944) John Horton Conway (born 1937–2020), English mathematician J. H. Cobbina, Ghanian police officer See also |
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