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5,300 | Howell, Georgia | Howell is an unincorporated community in Echols County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History A post office called Howell was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1957. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1905 as the Town of Howell. The town's municipal charter was dissolved in 1995. References Category:Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Unincorporated communities in Echols County, Georgia Category:Populated places disestablished in 1995 |
5,301 | Dezful Airport | Dezful Airport is located on Andimeshk road in the city of Dezful, Iran. Airlines and Destinations Military Dezful Airport is also known as Vahdati Air Base, with military operations conducted by the Iran Air Force. External links Vahdati Air Base GlobalSecurity article References Category:Iranian airbases Category:Buildings and structures in Khuzestan Province Category:Airports in Iran Category:Transportation in Khuzestan Province |
5,302 | Elisabetta Piqué | Elisabetta Piqué (born, Florence) is an Italian-born Argentine journalist, Vatican correspondent for the La Nación newspaper. She wrote the biography Pope Francis: Life and Revolution in 2013. The film Francis: Pray for me is based on her book, and the character of the actress Silvia Abascal is based on her. References Category:Argentine women journalists Category:Argentine women writers Category:Argentine biographers Category:Italian emigrants to Argentina Category:Living people Category:21st-century women writers Category:People from Florence Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Women biographers |
5,303 | Crash (1978 film) | Crash (also known as The Crash of Flight 401) is a made-for-TV docudrama released in 1978, based on the true story of the first crash of a wide-body aircraft, that of Eastern Airlines Flight 401, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar which crashed in the Florida Everglades near Miami on the night of December 29, 1972. The film more or less follows the true events of the crash, although the names of key characters were changed and certain dramatic events were fictionalized. The crash sequence was one of the most authentic (and expensive) for television of the time, using multiple stunts, pyrotechnics and flyaway set pieces. The film stars William Shatner as maverick National Transportation Safety Board crash investigator Carl Tobias, who is called in to review the jetliner crash under pressure from his superiors to exonerate Lockheed of responsibility. Although the film implies that Lockheed was negligent in the design of the TriStar's flight control systems, it concludes by citing the NTSB's official determination that the crash was due to pilot error: the crew's failure to properly monitor the flight instruments during the last four minutes of flight. The crew was distracted by a blown light bulb in the landing gear position indicator display panel, which caused them not to notice that they had inadvertently disengaged the autopilot and put the TriStar into a slow, imperceptible descent. Eddie Albert portrayed the captain, and Lane Smith, in an early role, portrayed the hospitalized and barely alive surviving flight engineer who alerts Tobias to a computer 'mismatch' in the autopilot. The cast also included Adrienne Barbeau and Sharon Gless, whose characters were based on the actual flight attendants tending to the passengers that fateful night. Lorraine Gary, Ed Nelson, and Ron Glass played noteworthy passengers. Cast William Shatner - Carl Tobias Eddie Albert - Captain Dunn Adrienne Barbeau - Veronica Daniels Brooke Bundy - Camille Lawrence Christopher Connelly - Mike Tagliarino Lorraine Gary - Emily Mulwray Ron Glass - Jerry Grant Sharon Gless - Lesley Fuller Joyce Jameson - Sophie Cross George Maharis - Evan Walsh Ed Nelson - Philip Mulwray Gerald S. O'Loughlin - Larry Cross Joe Silver - Alvin Jessop Laraine Stephens - Ginny Duffy Richard Yniguez - Osario External links The Crash of Eastern Airlines Flight 401 Category:American television films Category:Docudramas Category:1978 television films Category:American aviation films Category:American films Category:Films about aviation accidents or incidents Category:1970s drama films |
5,304 | Oscuros Rinocerontes Enjaulados | Oscuros Rinocerontes Enjaulados is a 1990 short Cuban film. Description Using a broad range of experimental techniques, the film takes on some of the giants of absurdist and surreal filmmaking. Made by a graduate of the first generation of students from the film school at San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba, this black and white parody of bureaucracy in Cuba features a cleaning woman who discovers that her boss is making obscene phone calls. The film was directed by Juan Carlos Cremata, then a Cuban student at the EICTV (International Film School of San Antonio de los Baños). The short made the festival rounds winning several awards and is now considered a Latinamerican Classic. Awards Gran Premio "El Chicuelo". IV Festival de Cine Joven, La Habana, Cuba Premio "Saúl Yelín" de la Federación Nacional de Cine Clubes de Cuba. 1990. Premio "Yara". Centro Cinematográfico. La Habana, 1990. Grand Prize EISENSTEIN at the Wilhelmshaven International Film Festival, Germany, 1992. Archived at Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), 1996. External links EICTV Spanish-language synopsis Category:Cuban films Category:1990s comedy films Category:1990 films Category:Spanish-language films Category:Cuban comedy films |
5,305 | Mungindi Airport | Mungindi Airport is a public airport in Moree Plains Shire, located north east of Mungindi, New South Wales Australia. The airport is predominantly used for general aviation and agricultural purposes as well as handling aeromedical patient transfers from the Mungindi Hospital. Federal government funding secured in 2009/10 allowed upgrades to the airport, including sealing the runway which is equipped with pilot-activated lighting allowing 24-hour operations. See also List of airports in New South Wales References Category:Airports in New South Wales |
5,306 | Kofoworola Abeni Pratt | Chief Kofoworola Abeni Pratt Hon. FRCN (1915–1992), a Nigerian-born nurse, was the first black nurse to work in Britain's National Health Service. She subsequently became vice-president of the International Council of Nurses and the first black Chief Nursing Officer of Nigeria, working in the Federal Ministry of Health. Pratt, daughter of Augustus Alfred Scott and Elizabeth Omowumi (née Johnson), was educated at St John's Secondary School and Lagos CMS Girls' Grammar School, then studied to be a teacher at the United Missionary College in Ibadan, after her father discouraged her from her wish to be a nurse. From 1936 to 1940 she taught at a Church Missionary Society girls' school in Nigeria. She married a Nigerian pharmacist, Dr. Olu Pratt, who subsequently obtained British medical qualifications at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. After moving to England in 1946, Pratt studied nursing at the Nightingale School at St Thomas' Hospital, in London. During her time at St Thomas' Hospital, Pratt experienced racial discrimination, when a patient refused to be treated by a black nurse. Pratt passed her preliminary state exams in 1948 and her finals in 1949, qualifying as a State Registered Nurse in 1950. It was unusual for a married woman to be allowed to take up nursing at that time, and Pratt was also the first qualified black nurse to work for the NHS. During her time in London, she was active in the West African Students' Union, an association of students from various West African countries who were studying in the United Kingdom, and which, in 1942, had called for the independence of Britain's West African colonies. Pratt returned to Nigeria in 1954, after 4 years working for the NHS. Although she was initially denied a post as ward sister – a position only open at the time for British ex-patriots – she was appointed Matron of the University College Hospital in Ibadan within ten years. Pratt was the first Nigerian to hold that position. She created a school of nursing at the University of Ibadan in 1965. Pratt was also a founder and leader of the Professional Association of Trained Nurses in Nigeria and founder and co-editor of the journal Nigerian Nurse. Pratt was chief nursing officer to the Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria and then appointed Commissioner of Health for Lagos in the 1970s. In 1971, Pratt became the President of the National Council of Women's Societies in Nigeria. In 1973 she was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal by the International Committee of the Red Cross. The citation described her as a: The award was presented to her by the President of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, Sir Adetokunbo Ademola, on 21 December 1973. In 1975, she was awarded a chieftaincy title - that of the Iya Ile Agbo of Isheri - for services to the nation. In 1979 she was made an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Nursing. She died on 18 June 1992. References Further reading Category:1910 births Category:1992 deaths Category:Nigerian nurses Category:Honorary Fellows of the Royal College of Nursing Category:Nigerian civil servants Category:Nigerian |
5,307 | Communauté de communes du Bocage et de l'Hallue | The Communauté de communes du Bocage et de l'Hallue is a former communauté de communes in the Somme département and in the Picardie région of France. It was merged into the new Communauté de communes du Territoire Nord Picardie in January 2017. Composition This Communauté de communes included 26 communes: Bavelincourt Beaucourt-sur-l'Hallue Béhencourt Cardonnette Coisy Contay Flesselles Fréchencourt La Vicogne Mirvaux Molliens-au-Bois Montigny-sur-l'Hallue Montonvillers Naours Pierregot Pont-Noyelles Querrieu Rainneville Rubempré Saint-Gratien Saint-Vaast-en-Chaussée Talmas Vadencourt Vaux-en-Amiénois Villers-Bocage Wargnies See also Communes of the Somme department Sources le splaf {fr} la base aspic {fr} Notes Bocage |
5,308 | John Wylie (surgeon) | Surgeon General John Wylie CB FRSE FRCS (1790–1852) was a 19th-century Scottish military surgeon. Life He was born in Glasgow on 20 May 1790 the son of George Wylie. He trained as a surgeon and in 1812 entered the Madras Army of the East India Company as an Assistant Surgeon. He saw active service during the Third Maratha War 1817/18 and was mentioned in dispatches for his actions at the Battle of Corygaum (January 1818). In 1825 he was promoted full Surgeon and gradually rose through the ranks to be firstly Inspector General of all Indian Hospitals in 1846 then Surgeon General of India in 1851. In 1844 he was one of 29 officers in the Indian Medical Service who was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. In 1850 he was created a Commander of the Order of the Bath (CB) by Queen Victoria, and was the first medical officer to receive this honour. In 1852 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposer was Andrew Douglas Maclagan. He died suddenly at his home, Arndean, south of Dollar, Clackmannanshire, on 16 June 1852. Arndean passed to George Wylie, who was either a son or a nephew. The gardens of Arndean are now open to the public under the Scotland's Gardens Scheme. References Category:1790 births Category:1852 deaths Category:People from Glasgow Category:Scottish surgeons Category:Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Category:Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons |
5,309 | Minister of Social Development (Canada) | The Minister of Social Development () is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing Social Development Canada, the federal government's department concerned with the needs of seniors, children, families and people with disabilities. On February 6, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper merged the personnel and responsibilities of Social Development Canada into Human Resources and Skills Development Canada using an Order in Council, and did not name anybody to the post of Minister of Social Development. The post and department will remain legally in force, however, until such time as Parliament amends the body of legislation. The recombined department has been styled the Department of Human Resources and Social Development, and the minister was Diane Finley until January 3, 2007. On January 4, 2007 Monte Solberg was named Minister of Human Resources and Social Development. Ministers Prior to 2003, responsibilities for this portfolio fell under the Minister of Human Resources Development. As of February 6, 2006, the responsibilities are now held by the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development. The Honourable Diane Finley is the current Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development. As of September 26, 2011 Honourable Stephanie Cadieux was appointed the BC Minister of Social Development. She is the previous Minister of Labour Citizens' Services and Open Government and is the MLA of the Surrey - Panorama district. She was elected in the 2009 provincial election. References Social Development |
5,310 | The Heart of the Valley | The Heart of the Valley is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton. It was first published in 1986 and was his first and to date only book written for adults. The story focuses on the nature of an English valley especially the dunnocks. Plot In the winter a female dunnock left her territory to find food and came to the front garden of Brook Cottage where other birds were also feeding from the bird table. That evening Eve Conrad of the cottage received a phone call telling her that her son Daniel was in hospital from an accident so she left to be with him. The next morning the dunnock was among the birds who arrived at Brook Cottage but there was no new food with the house vacant. While searching for food at nearby Forge Farm she heard the voice of her own kind and met a male dunnock. After flying around together the male showed the female a storeroom on the farm with food. When the spring came the dunnocks built a nest on a ledge in the building but after a rat searched and wrecked it they searched for another site. The next day they settled in the hedge opposite Brook Cottage. The dunnocks mated and laid four eggs but the nest along with three eggs were destroyed by a lorry passing a parked car whilst taking a shortcut down the lane. The fourth egg was eaten by a hedgehog that evening. The dunnocks moved to a bullace bush by Forge Farm where they nested and laid four more eggs. Meanwhile a cuckoo who was raised in the valley had migrated from Africa and substituted the dunnocks' fourth egg for her own feeling the need to lay. The cuckoo egg hatched three and a half days after the first of the dunnocks' eggs and that evening whilst the parents searched for food the newborn evicted the dunnock weakling who broke her neck when she landed on the ground and was eaten by a fox. The following day the cuckoo had evicted the other female dunnock nestling who survived the fall out of the bush but was taken by a jay. On the cuckoo's seventh day the dunnock father was hit by a car whilst searching for food in the early morning light and was eaten by a crow when he died. The remaining dunnock nestling spent much of his time and energy dodging attacks from the cuckoo and the feeding became less frequent with the mother being the sole provider. When the dunnock nestling was two days away from full growth the cuckoo tried to evict him but he survived by perching on the branches of the bush. He did the same the following day and on the next day he practiced flying. After learning to hunt for himself the young male dunnock flew away wanting to be independent. When the summer was over the mother cuckoo migrated back to Africa but would die en route the following year. Her offspring also migrated though five of them also |
5,311 | Saint Charles Reservoir | Saint Charles Reservoir is the name of three reservoirs in Pueblo County, Colorado. The first one, called just Saint Charles Reservoir, is located in the mountains of southwestern Pueblo County, southwest of Beulah, at an elevation of . It is located at . Saint Charles Reservoir Number 2 and Saint Charles Reservoir Number 3 are located next to each other in Stem Beach, just south of Pueblo. Reservoirs number 2 and 3 were built by Colorado Fuel and Iron in the early 1900s. All three reservoirs are privately held and not open to the public. References Category:Reservoirs in Colorado Category:Bodies of water of Pueblo County, Colorado |
5,312 | Mario Santana | Mario Alberto Santana (born 23 December 1981) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a winger for Italian club Palermo. Club career Early career He started his career for Argentinian team San Lorenzo. After his contract with San Lorenzo expired, he decided to try his luck in European football, moving to Italy in January 2002 for Serie A team Venezia, then relegated at the end of the season. He then followed his chairman Maurizio Zamparini to Serie B team Palermo, where he showed high qualities in his role. In 2003, he was then loaned to Serie A side A.C. ChievoVerona (along with Stefano Morrone with Eugenio Corini moved to opposite direction), becoming one of the most interesting wingers in the Italian top division, and being first capped for the Argentina national football team in a friendly match against Japan on 18 August 2004. He then came back to Palermo, that was just promoted in Serie A at the time, for the following season. Fiorentina In May 2006, he was signed by la viola for €6.5 million (€5 million plus 50% of Parravicini) to prepare for 2006–07 UEFA Champions League 3rd qualifying round. But due to 2006 Serie A scandal, Fiorentina finished 9th and did not qualified for any European competitions. In 2009–10 season, La Viola signed Marco Marchionni, made Santana at first became a backup player, likes the first group stage of 2009–10 UEFA Champions League match against Lyon, substituted Marchionni in the 72 minutes. He started the third group stage match, as Marchionni was rested. In the 4th match he lost his starting place again, to Marchionni. He substituted Juan Vargas in the 77th minutes in that match. In the last 2 match of the group stage, Santana played a new role, as attacking midfielder, as Adrian Mutu was rested. In the league Santana was moved to left midfield position (rotated with Vargas), attacking midfielder, second striker (when Mutu was unavailable and later the coach preferred Jovetić) or right midfielder when Marchionni was rested. Santana initially had a better chance to play after Martin Jørgensen left in January 2010. On 14 February 2010, Santana was injured on the league match against Sampdoria, missed the Champions League match against Bayern Munich. In April 2010, Santana was injured and expected to be out for 5 months after clash with opponent goalkeeper in a club friendly against San Miniato Basso. Napoli and loans to Cesena and Torino On 12 July 2011, Santana finally agreed to sign with Napoli over Cesena, leaving Fiorentina after 5 years. He moved on loan to A.C. Cesena on 31 January 2012. On 12 July 2012, Santana was loaned out to newly promoted Torino F.C. for the 2012–2013 Serie A campaign. Genoa and later years On 19 July 2013, Santana completed a move from Napoli to Genoa. In the January 2014 transfer window, he left Italy after 12 years competing in Serie A, signing a loan deal with Olhanense in Portugal. He left Frosinone in January 2016 to sign a permanent deal with Lega Pro club Pro Patria, staying at |
5,313 | Llandow Circuit | Llandow Circuit is a small, family owned and run motorsport circuit at Llandow, Vale of Glamorgan, south west of Cardiff, Wales, used mainly for supercar experience days, testing, track-days and events. The lap record is held by Martin Jessopp at 41.4 seconds - set on September 16, 2009 on his Ducati 1198RS British Superbike. Jessopp wasn't aware of a record or that he was being timed, and his Ducati was still running long gearing for the North West 200 a week prior, where Jessopp hit 208 mph a top speed record, not exactly ideal for Llandow. Llandow Kart Circuit, run by South Wales Karting Centre, is adjacent to the main circuit. History Llandow Circuit began life as an airfield during World War II. RAF Llandow was home to Supermarine Spitfires and part of the Royal Canadian Air Force, but the Air Ministry decommissioned it in 1957. In 1961 Jack Evans, a local farmer, bought an 80-acre parcel which included air raid shelters, gun turrets and stretches of runway. With the help of the South Wales Automobile Club he linked the runways to form a 1-mile oval track which was opened by Graham Hill in 1963. Car and motorbike events during the 1960s and 1970s drew crowds of 3,000–4,000, and competitors included Roger Clark, Jody Scheckter and Andy Rouse. The circuit fell into disrepair, losing its track licence in 1977, thus in the 1980s, stock car racing, grass tracking and sheep grazing became more usual uses. A race and rally school, go-karting and general testing continued until the owners resurfaced and reshaped the track with a 9-metre-wide strip of tarmac, enabling the Motor Sports Association Sprint license to be regained in 2001. The circuit is now a popular venue for track days. The circuit remains privately owned by the descendants of Jack Evans. Circuit details Length: Width: Noise Limitation: 105 dB Lap Record - 41.4 Seconds - Martin Jessopp - 2009 - Ducati 1198RS Housing plan In July 2007 Persimmon and Barrat unveiled plans to replace the circuit with a new housing estate of 2,700 homes, two schools and a community centre, but as of 2019 this has not happened. References External links Video of a car doing a lap at Llandow (YouTube) Club100 Llandow kart track guide Go Bridgend news article about new housing development Category:Motorsport venues in Wales |
5,314 | Gordon Beet | Gordon Albert Beet (5 May 1939 – 19 January 1994) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1956 and 1961. Beet was born at Heanor, Derbyshire. He started representing Derbyshire in the Minor Counties Championship in 1955, and played most of his matches for the second XI. He made two first-class appearances for Derbyshire in the 1956 season with his debut against Kent when he made 4 runs in the only innings he played. His next first-class appearance was in a single match in the 1958 season. Three years later in the 1961 season, he played in two County Championship games and a match against Oxford University. Beet was a right-handed batsman and played seven innings in six first-class matches with an average of 7.20 and a top score of 17. He was a slow left-arm bowler and took two first-class wickets for 100 runs. Beet died at Mansfield, Nottinghamshire at the age of 54. His grandfather, George Beet, Sr. and uncle George Beet, Jr. also played first-class cricket for Derbyshire. References Category:1939 births Category:1994 deaths Category:English cricketers Category:Derbyshire cricketers |
5,315 | Center City | Center City or Centre City may refer to: Places Center City, Minnesota, U.S. Center City Historic District Center City, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. Center City, Erie, Pennsylvania U.S. Center City, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S. Center City, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania U.S. Center City, or Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. Other uses Centre City Building, Dayton, Ohio, U.S. Center City High School in Escondido, California Center City Mall Centre City Mall, Dunedin, New Zealand See also City Center (disambiguation) Centre City Tower (disambiguation) |
5,316 | CE Campos | Club Esportiu Campos is a football team based in Campos, Illes Balears. Founded in 1968, the team plays in Tercera División Group 11. The club's home ground is Estadio Municipal. Season to season 16 seasons in Tercera División 30 seasons in Regional Preferente External links Official Site Futbolme team profile CE Campos on FFIB.es Profile in old website (Internet Archive) History in old website (Internet Archive) Category:Football clubs in the Balearic Islands Category:Sport in Mallorca Category:Association football clubs established in 1968 Category:1968 establishments in Spain |
5,317 | Fairview Township, Ford County, Kansas | Fairview Township is a township in Ford County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 346. Geography Fairview Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. References USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) External links US-Counties.com City-Data.com Category:Townships in Ford County, Kansas Category:Townships in Kansas |
5,318 | Davenham F.C. | Davenham F.C. was an English association football club, from Davenham, Cheshire. History The club competed in the English FA Cup during the 1880s and finished runners-up in the Welsh Cup in 1887. Records Best FA Cup performance: 5th Round – 1885–86 References Category:Defunct football clubs in England Category:Defunct football clubs in Cheshire Category:Association football clubs disestablished in the 19th century |
5,319 | Night Pastor | Night Pastor is a short horror film directed by Alex Chandon and stars Neil Keenan and Matt Russel. Plot The Night Pastor, a Jesus blending, prevails in the city by force of law and order! The long-haired priest, with God's blessing and lead-based arguments going against the prevailing sins of his city. The meet while the sinner to heaven faster than they can "say" Amen, the pastor should preach to empty crowds. Cast Alex Chandon Neil Keenan Matt Russel Release The movie is part of the SOI Film Entertainment DVD, which was released with Chainsaw Scumfuck, Drillbit and Bad Karma on one Disc. References External links Category:1998 films Category:British horror films Category:1998 horror films Category:British short films Category:British films Category:British independent films Category:Films directed by Alex Chandon |
5,320 | Fikkan Peak | Fikkan Peak () is a peak midway between Big Brother Bluff and Mount Burnham along the west wall of the Daniels Range, in the Usarp Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Philip R. Fikkan, a United States Antarctic Research Program geologist at McMurdo Station, 1967–68. References Category:Mountains of Oates Land |
5,321 | Masir | Masir (, also Romanized as Maşīr and Meşīr; also known as Meşbar and Moşeyyīr) is a village in Poshtkuh-e Mugui Rural District, in the Central District of Fereydunshahr County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 423, in 74 families. References Category:Populated places in Fereydunshahr County |
5,322 | Asphodeline tenuior | Asphodeline tenuior, the thin asphodeline, is a species of plant in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae. It is native to the Caucasus (southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan), as well as from eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran. Within Russia, it is known from eastern Krasnodar Krai, Karachay-Cherkessia, Stavropol Krai and western Kabardino-Balkaria. It can be found on stony slopes and scree on limestone and sandstone, from elevations of 500–1,000 m. It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation, due to lime pits, slope terracing and cattle pasturing. Subspecies and varieties Asphodeline tenuior var. puberulenta Tuzlaci - eastern Turkey Asphodeline tenuior subsp. tenuiflora (K.Koch) Tuzlaci - Turkey, Iran, south Caucasus Asphodeline tenuior subsp. tenuior - north and south Caucasus Tenual and tenucarb are two natural products, built around a 3-benzoxepin core, which have been isolated from A. tenuior and A. taurica. References Category:Asphodeloideae Category:Vulnerable plants Category:Flora of Russia Category:Plants described in 1819 |
5,323 | Almendares River | The Almendares River is a river that runs for 45 km in the western part of Cuba. It originates from the east of Tapaste and flows north-west into the Straits of Florida. The river acts as a water supply for Havana. The final stretch divides the municipalities of Plaza de la Revolución (Vedado district) and Playa (Miramar district). Part of the river valley forms the Almendares Park or Metropolitan Park of Havana (PMH), a few kilometers upstream from the ocean. Several industrial plants line the river banks (paper mills, gas production plants, breweries, food production plants, construction plants). One of the three major projects by the Havana authorities is to continue the rehabilitation of the PMH (the other two being the restoration of the Old Town and the depollution of the Havana Bay): monitor and control water pollution, reduce and rationalize industrial occupation, maintain the old trees and the vegetation in the park. The area is gradually becoming a green oasis with playground, a few restaurants and footpaths. The Almendares River, the main river flowing through the city of Havana, is the most contaminated river in the western hemisphere. It is dead, with no animal life References Category:Rivers of Cuba |
5,324 | Ustani, bane | Ustani, bane (lit. Rise, ban) is a Croatian patriotic song. It was written at the turn of the 20th century by Ognjeslav Utješinović Ostrožinski. Lyrics References Category:Croatian patriotic songs Category:Year of song unknown Category:Songwriter unknown |
5,325 | Confront and Conceal | Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power is a 2012 book by David E. Sanger. It discusses the foreign policy of the Obama administration, with an emphasis on the president's use of covert operations, drone strikes, and cyberwarfare.In 2016, the former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General James Cartwright pleaded guilty to providing classified information regarding the military use of the Stuxnet computer worm on the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility. References Category:Books about the Obama administration Category:2012 non-fiction books |
5,326 | Eugenio Fernández | Eugenio Fernández may refer to: Eugenio Fernández Granell, a Spanish surrealist painter Eugenio Fernández Cerra (born 1920), Puerto Rican politician |
5,327 | La rue sans loi | La rue sans loi or Street Without a King (), is a French comedy film from 1950, directed by Marcel Gibaud, based on the cartoons by Albert Dubout, and starring André Gabriello as gangster Sparadra and featuring Louis de Funès as a music teacher. Cast Andrée Gabriello: Sparadra Paul Demange: Anatole Max Dalban: Fifille (Anatole's wife) Nathalie Nattier: Emma (the vamp) Annette Poivre: countess of the Trill Albert Dinan: François (Anatole's colleague) Louis de Funès (as De Funès): Hippolyte (the music teacher) Jackie Sardou: (uncredited) References External links La Rue sans loi (1950) at the Films de France Category:1950 films Category:French comedy films Category:French-language films Category:French black-and-white films Category:French films Category:Films based on French comics Category:Live-action films based on comics Category:Films scored by Marcel Landowski |
5,328 | Grant Ranch County Park | Grant Ranch Park is the largest county park in Santa Clara County, California. Also known as Joseph D. Grant County Park, this site is situated in the Diablo Range foothills of the eastern Santa Clara Valley. The park is one of 28 owned by Santa Clara County and managed by the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department. Joseph D. Grant, son of a wealthy San Francisco merchant, began buying what had been the Rancho Cañada de Pala Mexican land grant. Grant used the property for grazing cattle, recreating, and hunting game. Joseph D. Grant died in 1942. Santa Clara County purchased approximately of the land in 1975, and created this public park. Grant Ranch Park is situated in the Diablo Range, near Mount Hamilton. Elevations range from about 1,400 feet (427 m) in Halls Valley to peaks over 2,800 feet (853 m) on the Park's eastern edge. This upward gradient leads to even higher peaks in the crest of the range and to Mount Hamilton itself at 4,209 feet (1,283 m). The western slopes of Mount Hamilton drop into Smith Creek which forms the eastern boundary of the Park. The park is known for mountain biking, birdwatching and hiking. Some of the special status biota within Grant Ranch Park are the Burrowing owl and the Western pond turtle. The Park also offers camp sites. Gallery See also Blue Oak Ranch Reserve Mount Hamilton References External links Santa Clara County government page about Joseph D Grant County Park Category:Parks in Santa Clara County, California Category:County parks in California Category:Diablo Range Category:Bay Area Ridge Trail |
5,329 | Candelario Obeso | Candelario Obeso (12 January 1849 – 3 July 1884) was a Colombian poet. He is known as a precursor of the Poesía Negra y oscura (black and dark poetry) in Colombia. Life He was a mulatto, born of a white hacendado and a black maid in Mompox, Colombia on 12 January 1849. He studied at Colegio Pinillos de Mompox. In 1886 he obtained an scholarship to do his higher studies at Colegio Militar de Bogotá, and a year later he entered the Universidad Nacional de Colombia where he started engineering, law and political science, but due to economical struggle, he was unable to graduate from any faculty. He had several jobs during short periods of time. Due to his friendship with influential personalities of the time, he was named consul in Tours, France and national interpreter in Panama. He also worked as a school teacher in Sucre and municipal treasurer of Magangué. He faced racial discrimination and economical struggle. He fell in love with a white high-society lady who rejected his poems on love and she soon got engaged to a rich man. Heartbroken, he shot himself in the chest and died in Bogotá a few days later. His remains are in the cemetery of Mompox. Legacy He is known as the precursor of the Poesía Negra y oscura (black and dark poetry) in Colombia, a literary style that focused on describing the daily activities performed by the Colombian black communities. He wrote his narrative in the first person and using the language the Afrocolombian communities spoke. An example of this is his first book of poems, Cantos Populares de mi Tierra, published by Imprenta de Borda in 1887. He also wrote La familia Pygmalion (1871), Lectura para ti (1878), Secundino el Zapatero (1880) and Lucha de la vida (1882). He translated into Spanish Shakespeare’s Othello, and works from Víctor Hugo, Byron, Musset, Longfellow, Goethe and Jonathan Lawrence. References Category:Poets who committed suicide Category:1849 births Category:1884 deaths Category:19th-century Colombian poets Category:National University of Colombia alumni Category:Male suicides Category:People from Bolívar Department Category:Suicides by firearm in Colombia Category:English–Spanish translators Category:German–Spanish translators Category:Colombian translators Category:Burials in Colombia Category:Translators of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Category:Translators of William Shakespeare |
5,330 | Forest Hill, Victoria | Forest Hill is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2016 Census, Forest Hill had a population of 10,626. Forest Hill was recently ranked 93rd on Melbourne's most liveable suburb list, which was higher than other nearby popular suburbs such as Bentleigh, Mount Waverley and Glen Waverley. The suburb is primarily made up of low to medium density residential housing. History Forest Hill Post Office opened on 1 March 1874 in the then rural area. It closed in 1895, reopened in 1902 and closed in 1976. The Forest Hills Centre office opened in 1965 shortly after the centre opened and was renamed Forest Hill in 1985. Until 1994, Forest Hill was a part of the City of Nunawading local government area. Demographics In the 2016 census the population of Forest Hill was 10,626, approximately 52.5% female and 47.5% male. The median/average age of the people in Forest Hill is 40 years of age. 56.6% of people living in the suburb of Forest Hill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 9.8%, India 3.4%, Malaysia 2.8%, Vietnam 2.4% and England 2.2%. In Forest Hill 57.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 11.0%, Cantonese 6.8%, Greek 2.9%, Vietnamese 1.7% and Italian 1.7%. 47.6% of Forest Hill households spoke a language other than English. The religious makeup of Forest Hill is No Religion, so described 33.1%, Catholic 20.2%, Not stated 7.6%, Anglican 7.5% and Buddhism 6.2%. Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses). The median individual income is $582 per week and the median household income is $1344 per week. The median rent in Forest Hill is $360 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month. Industry Fremantle Media's Melbourne production facilities are located on Hawthorn Road Forest Hill, where the soap opera Neighbours is produced. Education Forest Hill has one school located within the suburb, Parkmore Primary School. Other public and private schools are located nearby in adjoining suburbs and within short walking distance: Burwood Heights Primary School, Forest Hill Secondary College, Emmaus Catholic College and St. Timothy's Catholic Primary School. Sport Local sport includes many regular events and team sports. The suburb has an Australian Rules football team, the Forest Hill Zebras, competing in the Eastern Football League. Nunawading Aqualink is located within the suburb, (Husband Road) containing an indoor, olympic-size swimming pool and children's pool. It also has a football Club The Forest Hill Zebras (Australian Rules Div. 4 Eastern Football League) at the Forest Hill Reserve (Husband Road), and a cricket club the Forest Hill Zebras (various divisions) at Mahoneys Reserve (Mahoneys Road) which also includes various soccer clubs, a clinic, a table tennis club, multiple badminton clubs and the 2nd Tally Ho scouts. Shopping The Forest Hill Chase Shopping Centre includes a number of major retailers, such as Coles, Target, Harris Scarfe, |
5,331 | Advertising in South Korea | South Korea's advertising industry is a growing multibillion-dollar industry with aims to increase consumer spending. The method of advertising most companies primarily used based on the amount spent is television, followed by newspaper ads. With the rapidly increasing number of internet users across generations, companies are also branching out and spending more for internet ads. In fact, internet advertising revenue generated 12.2% of the gross revenue from the Korean advertising industry, which is 6 times the amount from 2001. Although growth seems to be continuous, significant decreases or low levels of spending on advertisement is seen during the recovery and development stages after the Korean War, and the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997. Similarities and differences Some western influence can be found in Korean advertising through the usage of the English language, whether it is written or spoken English, or a product represented by an American celebrity. One prime example of this is a commercial Jessica Alba did with Lee Hyori for the product Ǐsa Knox. Despite some Western integration within Korean advertising, Korean ads are also distinctively different from Western cultures. Like a number of other Asian countries, Korea is a collectivist society while Western nations such as the U.S. are an individualist society. This disparity makes the usage of competitive comparative advertising more prevalent in countries such as the U.S. while Korea does not actively engage in such methods. Comparative advertising has been illegal in Korea up until 2001. Koreans view this kind of method of promoting their business arrogant and pushy and tend to stick with more indirect messages where the meaning of the ad must be inferred. It is important to note that throughout time, ads have changes from collectivist to a more individualist approach among Korean ads due to shifts in cultural values. Trends The advertisements in 70’s and 80’s are more direct than recent advertisements. In the ads in 70’s and 80’s, the name of the product was on the ads and pictures of it took up a significantly bigger portion of the ad. The words formed full sentences and were clearly direct. Overtime, sentences became not as clear and direct and instead the usages of ellipsis became more prevalent. In more recent ads, the name and the products do not take up significant portions of the ads. Instead, there are logos, jingles and hints that represent the product. To attract people to buy the product, ads pose questions and suggestions, and the models are tell the consumer how the product affected them and recommend buyers to try it. The ads attract peoples' attention by creating a similarity or relationship between the models and the buyers by giving advice and by attempting to solve the everyday consumer problems. Change in gender roles Traditionally Korean women served under the ideals from Neo-Confucianism. Television ads of products for women in Korea on average portray the female figure as dependent and submissive. However, in more recent times, companies are now using white models for ads in their magazines geared towards the younger generation. Ads are depicting women who are |
5,332 | Władysławowo, Ciechanów County | Władysławowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opinogóra Górna, within Ciechanów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Opinogóra Górna, north-east of Ciechanów, and north of Warsaw. References Category:Villages in Ciechanów County |
5,333 | Białe-Papieże | Białe-Papieże is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boguty-Pianki, within Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. References Category:Villages in Ostrów Mazowiecka County |
5,334 | Celtic rock | Celtic rock is a genre of folk rock, as well as a form of Celtic fusion which incorporates Celtic music, instrumentation and themes into a rock music context. It has been extremely prolific since the early 1970s and can be seen as a key foundation of the development of highly successful mainstream Celtic bands and popular musical performers, as well as creating important derivatives through further fusions. It has played a major role in the maintenance and definition of regional and national identities and in fostering a pan-Celtic culture. It has also helped to communicate those cultures to external audiences. Definition The style of music is the hybrid of traditional Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Breton musical forms with rock music. This has been achieved by the playing of traditional music, particularly ballads, jigs and reels with rock instrumentation; by the addition of traditional Celtic instruments, including the Celtic harp, tin whistle, uilleann pipes (or Irish Bagpipes), fiddle, bodhrán, accordion, concertina, melodeon, and bagpipes (highland) to conventional rock formats; by the use of lyrics in Celtic languages and by the use of traditional rhythms and cadences in otherwise conventional rock music. Just as the validity of the term Celtic in general and as a musical label is disputed, the term Celtic rock cannot be taken to mean there was a unified Celtic musical culture between the Celtic nations. However, the term has remained useful as a means of describing the spread, adaptation and further development of the musical form in different but related contexts. History Origins in Ireland It was in Ireland that Celtic rock was first clearly evident as musicians attempted to apply the use of traditional and electric music to their own cultural context. By the end of the 1960s Ireland already had perhaps the most flourishing folk music tradition and a growing blues and pop scene, which provided a basis for Irish rock. Perhaps the most successful product of this scene was the band Thin Lizzy. Formed in 1969 their first two albums were recognisably influenced by traditional Irish music and their first hit single "Whisky in the Jar" in 1972, was a rock version of a traditional Irish song. From this point they began to move towards the hard rock that allowed them to gain a series of hit singles and albums, but retained some occasional elements of Celtic rock on later albums such as Jailbreak (1976). Formed in 1970, Horslips were the first Irish group to have the terms ‘Celtic rock’ applied to them, produced work that included traditional Irish/Celtic music and instrumentation, Celtic themes and imagery, concept albums based on Irish mythology in a way that entered the territory of progressive rock all powered by a hard rock sound. Horslips are considered important in the history of Irish rock as they were the first major band to enjoy success without having to leave their native country and can be seen as providing a template for Celtic rock in Ireland and elsewhere. These developments ran in parallel with the burgeoning folk revival in Ireland that included groups |
5,335 | Hyper Duel | is a Japanese video game developed by Technosoft and released in 1993. It is a horizontally scrolling shooter which takes inspiration from the Thunder Force series. The game has the player take control of a ship that can transform between a humanoid mecha and a space ship. The game was released in arcades in 1993, then was ported to the Sega Saturn in 1996. It has never been released outside of Japan. Gameplay The Buster Gears are fighter spaceships with various upgradeable weapons systems in the "Fighter" mode, but they can transform into an "Armor" mode, a humanoid warrior robot with several heavy fire arms. The Fighter mode is easily maneuverable, small, and fast; it also shoots straight in front of it. The Armor mode, on the other hand, is slower, bigger, and less responsive; it is capable of shooting up and down at a 45 degree angle, as well as straight. The firepower of the Armor mode is also superior. The weaponry of both modes can be upgraded by collecting P items which appear from defeating enemies. The ships can also acquire helper units by collecting either the T or G items. The Tracer unit is similar to the Fighter mode and it shoots forward when closing in on an enemy, while the Gunner unit is similar to the Armor mode and it homes on enemies. Both units also act as destructible shields. Buster Gears change mode by pressing the alternate button. There are two buttons, one for the Fighter mode and one for the Armor mode. Pressing both buttons results in the activation of a special attack, involving two units that appear above and below the Buster Gear. In Fighter mode, they are stationary and shoot in a circular manner. In Armor mode, the units rotate around the ship and provide forward cover fire. This special attack depletes the special attack meter and when it runs out, the units stop firing. The meter is filled up by unit inactivity and by collecting B items. Gameplay is similar to other Technosoft scrolling shooters, particularly the Thunder Force series. There are 8 stages in total. Stages consist of traveling through a scenario infested with enemies, which drop the various items aforementioned. Sometimes, there are minibosses, but there is always a rather large boss at the end of the stage. Defeating these bosses requires quick reactions and exploiting an inherent weakness. Enemies that are defeated yield points and upon completing a stage, several point bonuses are awarded. Extra lives are gained by acquiring a certain number of points. Unique to Hyper Duel is a ranking system, based upon how many P items have been acquired. The higher the number of upgrades the Buster Gear collects, the higher the number of bullets and shots on the screen. The Saturn version contains an original "Arcade Mode," a practically arcade-perfect conversion of the original, as well as an updated "Saturn Mode." In addition to including a new 3D opening cinematic, Saturn Mode also has cleaner, brighter, and more detailed sprites and backgrounds, even redrawn in some |
5,336 | Motorsports Association of India | The Motorsports Association of India (MAI) was the national sporting authority (ASN) of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in India for a period between 2000 and 2008. It was the association responsible for the control and promotion of motorsport in India under the International Sporting Code of the FIA for a few years. The current ASN is Federation of Motor Sports Clubs in India (FMSCI). MAI was a rival body formed by Nazir Hoosein. The MAI was also a member of the Commission Internationale de Karting (CIK), the commission of the FIA that deals with world karting and runs the Indian National Rally Championship (INRC), and other karting events. As the sole recognised body of the FIA and CIK, the MAI was the only authority permitted to issue FIA licences for all levels of motorsport in India during that period. The MAI was formed as a rival body to the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India, which was also represented at the FIA and regained full control of motorsport after the MAI was disestablished in 2008. In December 2013, FIA removed MAI from its rolls of any membership or association. References Category:Motorsport Clubs in India |
5,337 | Lamin Jallow | Lamin Jallow (born 22 July 1994) is a Gambian international footballer who plays for Italian club Salernitana, as a right winger. Career Born in Banjul, Jallow has played for Real de Banjul, Chievo Verona, Cittadella, Trapani and Salernitana. On 31 January 2019, Salernitana bought out his rights from Chievo Verona, after he played for them on loan in the first half of the 2018–19 season, and he signed a 4.5-year contract. He made his international debut for Gambia in 2016. Career statistics International goals Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first. References Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Gambian footballers Category:The Gambia international footballers Category:Real de Banjul FC players Category:A.C. ChievoVerona players Category:A.S. Cittadella players Category:Trapani Calcio players Category:A.C. Cesena players Category:U.S. Salernitana 1919 players Category:Serie A players Category:Serie B players Category:Serie C players Category:Association football wingers Category:Gambian expatriate footballers Category:Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Expatriate footballers in Italy |
5,338 | A Place in the World | A Place in the World may refer to: A Place in the World (Mary Chapin Carpenter album), 1996 A Place in the World (The Black Sorrows album), 1985 A Place in the World (film), a 1991 Oscar-nominated film A Place in the World (Upstairs, Downstairs), a 1975 fifth series Upstairs, Downstairs episode A Place in the World (miniseries), a 1979 Australian mini series No Place in this World, film about bullying filmed in Citrus County, Florida in 2017 |
5,339 | Saphenista ambidextria | Saphenista ambidextria is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Mexico in the states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz. References Category:Moths described in 1994 Category:Saphenista |
5,340 | Anderson do Ó | Anderson Oliveira Almeida (born December 14, 1980), commonly known as Anderson do Ó, is a retired Brazilian footballer. Simurq In July 2013 signed a new 1-year contract with Simurq. Career statistics References External links Globo Esporte's Futpedia Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Brazilian footballers Category:Brazilian expatriate footballers Category:Madureira Esporte Clube players Category:Ceará Sporting Club players Category:Club Blooming players Category:CR Vasco da Gama players Category:Levadiakos F.C. players Category:Vitória F.C. players Category:AEP Paphos FC players Category:FC Vaslui players Category:Primeira Liga players Category:Super League Greece players Category:Liga I players Category:Cypriot First Division players Category:Expatriate footballers in Bolivia Category:Expatriate footballers in Greece Category:Expatriate footballers in Portugal Category:Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Category:Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Category:Association football defenders |
5,341 | Peter Sacristani | Peter Sacristani (born 15 September 1957) is an Australian former cricketer. He played seven first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1982 and 1983. See also List of Victoria first-class cricketers References Category:1957 births Category:Living people Category:Australian cricketers Category:Victoria cricketers Category:Cricketers from Melbourne |
5,342 | Maabang | Maabang is a town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Maabang Secondary Technical School. The school is a second cycle institution. References Category:Populated places in the Ashanti Region |
5,343 | 1990 480 km of Nürburgring | The 1990 480 km of Nürburgring was the sixth round of the 1990 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Nürburgring, West Germany. It took place on August 19, 1990. Official results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Statistics Pole Position - #1 Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:20.344 Fastest Lap - #1 Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:26.092 Average Speed - 181.377 km/h External links WSPR-Racing - 1990 Nürburgring results Nurburgring Category:6 Hours of Nürburgring Nurburgring |
5,344 | Paris Métro Line 8 | Paris Métro Line 8 (French: Ligne 8 du métro de Paris) is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro. It connects Balard in the southwestern part of Paris to Pointe du Lac station in the southeastern suburbs, following a parabolic route on the Rive Droite of the Seine. The last line of the original 1898 Paris Métro plan, which opened in July 1913, it was initially intended to link Porte d'Auteuil and Opéra. With 105.5 million travellers in 2017, it is the network's eighth busiest line; at 23.4 km (14.5 mi) of length, it is also the second longest Métro Line after Line 13. Along with Line 7, it serves the most stations of any line on the network, at 38. Line 8 interchanges with all but three other Métro lines (Line 2, Line 3bis and Line 7bis). The line was substantially modified during the 1930s as Line 10 took over the western section. The current route serves the southwestern part of the city, the Grands Boulevards and Bois de Vincennes, ending in the southeastern inner suburbs through the communes of Charenton-le-Pont, Maisons-Alfort and Créteil, which the line reached in 1974 at Créteil – Préfecture station, after several extensions. The underground line was the first to connect the prefecture of one of the new departments of Île-de-France. The only Paris underground line to cross the Seine and its principal tributary, the Marne, above ground via a bridge between Charenton – Écoles and École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort, it also crosses the Seine underground between Concorde and Invalides. History Timeline 13 July 1913: Line 8 opened between Beaugrenelle and Opéra. 30 September 1913: Line extended from Beaugrenelle to Porte d'Auteuil. 30 June 1928: Northern extension from Opéra to Richelieu-Drouot 5 May 1931: Line extended from Richelieu-Drouot to Porte de Charenton. 27 July 1937: Section between La Motte-Picquet and Porte d'Auteuil transferred to Line 10; Line 8 extended from La Motte-Picquet to Balard. 2 September 1939: Like many other stations, service to Saint-Martin and Champ de Mars was halted because of World War II; both stations were eventually closed. 5 October 1942: Line extended eastbound from Porte de Charenton to Charenton – Écoles. 19 September 1970: Line extended from Charenton – Écoles to Maisons-Alfort – Stade. 27 April 1972: Line extended from Maisons-Alfort – Stade to Maisons-Alfort – Les Juillottes. 24 September 1973: Line extended from Maisons-Alfort – Les Julliottes to Créteil – l'Echat. 9 September 1974: Line extended from Créteil – l'Echat to Créteil – Préfecture. 8 October 2011: Line extended from Créteil – Préfecture to Pointe du Lac. Birth of the line Line 8 was the last line created by the concession of 30 March 1898, and the déclaration d'utilité publique was approved on 6 April 1903. The project would connect Opéra with Porte d'Auteuil via Grenelle with a shuttle, similar to the network's other lines. In accordance with the plan to operate Line 7 with a junction on the outskirts of Paris, a branch towards the Porte de Sèvres (today Balard) starting from the Grenelle station was planned to be |
5,345 | Clarice Cliff | Clarice Cliff (20 January 1899 – 23 October 1972) was an English ceramic artist active from 1922 to 1963. She became a ceramic artist, becoming the head of the factory artistic department. Early life The Cliff family moved to Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, from the Eccleshall area in about 1725. Cliff was born in Meir Street in a terrace of modest houses. Cliff's father Harry Thomas Cliff worked at an iron foundry in Tunstall. Her mother Ann (née Machin) took in washing to supplement the family income and they had seven children. Cliff was sent to a different school from her siblings. After school Cliff would visit an aunt who was a hand painter at a local pottery company, and she also made models from papier-mâché at school. At the age of 13, Cliff started working in the pottery industry. Her first work was as a gilder, adding gold lines on ware of traditional design. Once she had mastered this she changed jobs to learn freehand painting at another potbank, at the same time studying art and sculpture at the Burslem School of Art in the evenings. Early career In 1916,Cliff made the unusual decision to move to the factory of A.J. Wilkinson at Newport, Burslem, to improve her career opportunities. Most young women in the Staffordshire Potteries were on 'apprentice wages', and having mastered a particular task, stayed with that to maximise their income. Cliff was ambitious and acquired skills in modelling figurines and vases, gilding, keeping pattern books and hand painting ware: outlining, enamelling (filling in colours within the outline) and banding (the radial bands on plates or vessels). In the early 1920s the decorating manager Jack Walker brought Cliff to the attention of one of factory owners, Arthur Colley Austin Shorter, who managed the company with his brother Guy. Colley Shorter was 17 years older than Cliff. He nurtured her skills and ideas. He was married but was later to be her husband. Cliff was given special attention by her lover and she journeyed to the Royal College of Art and to Paris. Cliff was given a second apprenticeship at A. J. Wilkinson's in 1924 (when she was already 25 years old) primarily as a 'modeller' but she also worked with the factory designers John Butler and Fred Ridgway. They produced conservative, Victorian style ware – Butler had been the designer for over 20 years by this time. Eventually, Cliff's wide range of skills were recognised and in 1927 she was given her own studio at the adjoining Newport Pottery which Shorter had bought in 1920. Here Cliff was allowed to decorate some of the old defective 'glost' (white) ware in her own freehand patterns. For these she used on-glaze enamel colours, which enabled a brighter palette than underglaze colours. She covered the imperfections in simple patterns of triangles, in a style that she called 'Bizarre'. The earliest examples had just a hand-painted mark, usually in a rust coloured paint, 'Bizarre by Clarice Cliff', sometimes with 'Newport Pottery' underneath. To the surprise of the company's senior salesman Ewart Oakes, when he |
5,346 | 2012 United States Olympic Trials (Diving) | The 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials (Diving) will be held from June 17 to June 23 at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington. U.S. Olympic Team The following divers have qualified to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics: Men Women Results Men's events Women's events Notes and references https://secure.meetcontrol.com/divemeets/system/meetresultsext.php?meetnum=2039&organization=USAD http://www.federalwaymirror.com/sports/160399805.html See also United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics United States Olympic Trials (diving) USA Diving Category:Diving competitions in the United States Category:United States Summer Olympics Trials |
5,347 | Leonine facies | Leonine facies is a facies that resembles that of a lion. It is seen in multiple conditions and has been classically described for Lepromatous leprosy as well as Paget's disease of bone. It is a dermatological symptom, with characteristic facial features that are visible on presentation, and is useful for focusing on differential diagnosis. Associated conditions Differential diagnoses include the following: Lepromatous leprosy Paget's disease of bone Mycosis fungoides Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia Amyloidosis Actinic reticuloid Cutaneous T cell lymphoma Leishmaniasis Lipoid proteinosis Progressive nodular histiocytosis Mastocytosis Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome, also known as Job's syndrome See also Facies Leontiasis ossea References Category:Symptoms and signs: Skin and subcutaneous tissue |
5,348 | Grimthorpe Handicap Chase | |} The Grimthorpe Handicap Chase is a National Hunt handicap steeplechase in England which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of about 3 miles and 2 furlongs (3 miles, 2 furlongs and 1 yard or ) and during the race there are 19 fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late February or early March. Prior to the early 1980s the Grimthorpe Chase was run over two miles and 150 yards. The distance was then nearly doubled to a stamina testing four miles and 100 yards. The distance was changed again to the current trip in the 1990s, when it was run as the Velka Pardubicka Grimthorpe Chase, a reference to Velká pardubická, a famous race run in the Czech Republic over varied obstacles. The race is now considered to be a trial for the Grand National. The race is named in honour of the Grimthorpe family who have been involved in racing for many years. Ralph Beckett, 3rd Baron Grimthorpe owned Fragrant Mac (winner 1952 Scottish Grand National) and Fortina (winner 1947 Cheltenham Gold Cup). Christopher Beckett, the fourth Baron, was a member of the Jockey Club and director of Thirsk Racecourse, and the current Baron Grimthorpe, Teddy Beckett, is chairman of York Racecourse and racing manager to Khalid Abdullah. Winners since 1988 See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British National Hunt races References Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Category:National Hunt races in Great Britain Category:National Hunt chases Category:Doncaster Racecourse |
5,349 | Dmitry Gudkov (mathematician) | Dmitrii Andreevich Gudkov (1918–1992; alternative spelling Dmitry) was a Russian mathematician famous for his work on Hilbert's sixteenth problem and the related Gudkov's conjecture in algebraic geometry. He was a student of Aleksandr Andronov. Selected papers D. A. Gudkov, "The topology of real projective algebraic varieties", Russian Mathematical Surveys, 1974, 29 (4), pp. 1–79 (translated from the Russian original). D. A. Gudkov "Periodicity of the Euler characteristic of real algebraic (M—1)-manifolds", Functional Analysis and Its Applications, April–June, 1973, Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 98–102 (translated from the Russian original). D.A Gudkov. "Ovals of sixth order curves". in the book Nine Papers on Hilbert's 16th Problem American Mathematical Society 112, pp. 9–14 (translated from the Russian original). References Category:Russian mathematicians Category:1918 births Category:1992 deaths Category:Algebraic geometers |
5,350 | Bonny Ibhawoh | Bonny Ibhawoh is an author and professor of global human rights and African Studies at McMaster University. His scholarship includes studies in the history of human rights, the cultural relativism of human rights, the right to development and peace/conflict studies. He is the author of several books on African History, Human Rights and Peace & Conflict studies including Imperialism and Human Rights , and Imperial Justice: Africans in Empire's Court, and Human Rights in Africa (Cambridge University Press). He is a contributor to the GIAZILO blog - a blog on "Human Rights, Social Justice and Peace." Ibhawoh is a critic of absolute cultural relativism in the interpretation of human rights norms. He has argued that the cultural relativist stance has been dominated by urban-based elites whose perception of "cultural legitimacy" focuses on the idealized and invented traditions of collectivism, definitive gender roles, and conservative patriarchy in the interpretation of moral values. His book "Imperialism and Human Rights" has been described as "one of the first to explore the role rights performed during the process of decolonization of Africa." Ibhawoh is a recipient of the John Holland Award for Professional Achievement. Ibhawoh is a member of the College of New Scholars of the Royal Society of Canada and a United Nations Independent Expert on the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development. Career Ibhawoh began his academic career as a lecturer at Bendel State University, Nigeria (now, Ambrose Alli University). He has held faculty appointments at the University of Lagos and Covenant University in Nigeria, Brock University, Canada, and the University of North Carolina at Asheville. He was a Human Rights Fellow at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, New York, Research Fellow at the Danish Institute for Human Rights, Copenhagen and Associate Member of the Centre for African Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Books Behnaz A. Mirzai and Bonny Ibhawoh eds. Africa and its Diasporas: Rethinking Struggles for Recognition and Empowerment (Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2018) Human Rights in Africa (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018) Uyilawa Usuanlele and Bonny Ibhawoh eds., Minority Rights and the National Question in Nigeria, (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017) Imperial Justice: Africans in Empire’s Court (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011) Imperialism and Human Rights: Colonial Discourses of Rights and Liberties in African History, (Albany, State University of New York Press, 2007) [Named American Library Association, Choice Outstanding Academic Title] Human Rights Organisations in Nigeria: An Appraisal Report on the Human Rights NGO community in Nigeria (Copenhagen: The Danish Centre for Human Rights). Between Culture and Constitution (Copenhagen, The Danish Institute for Human Rights, 1999). C O Okonkwo; Clement Nwankwo; Bonny Ibhawoh, Administration of juvenile justice in Nigeria, (Lagos: Constitutional Rights Project, 1997). Clement Nwankwo, Bonny Ibhawoh; Dulue Mbachu, The Failure of Prosecution: A Report on the Prosecution of Criminal Suspects in Nigeria (Lagos: Constitutional Rights Project, 1996). References External links Bonny Ibhawoh McMaster University Website Bonny Ibhawoh profile page in "Black in Canada" Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:McMaster University faculty |
5,351 | Parabrachial nuclei | The parabrachial nuclei, also known as the parabrachial complex, are a group of nuclei in the dorsolateral pons that surrounds the superior cerebellar peduncle as it enters the brainstem from the cerebellum. They are named from the Latin term for the superior cerebellar peduncle, the brachium conjunctivum. In the human brain, the expansion of the superior cerebellar peduncle expands the parabrachial nuclei, which form a thin strip of grey matter over most of the peduncle. The parabrachial nuclei are typically divided along the lines suggested by Baxter and Olszewski in humans, into a medial parabrachial nucleus and lateral parabrachial nucleus. These have in turn been subdivided into a dozen subnuclei: the superior, dorsal, ventral, internal, external and extreme lateral subnuclei; the lateral crescent and subparabrachial nucleus (Kolliker-Fuse nucleus) along the ventrolateral margin of the lateral parabrachial complex; and the medial and external medial subnuclei Components The main parabrachial nuclei are the medial parabrachial nucleus, the lateral parabrachial nucleus and the subparabrachial nucleus. The medial parabrachial nucleus is one of the three main nuclei in the parabrachial area at the junction of the midbrain and the pons. It relays information from the taste area of the solitary nucleus to the ventral posteromedial nucleus of the thalamus. The lateral parabrachial nucleus is one of three main parabrachial nuclei, located at the junction of the midbrain and pons. It receives information from the caudal solitary tract and transmits signals mainly to the medial hypothalamus but also to the lateral hypothalamus and many of the nuclei targeted by the medial parabrachial nucleus. The subparabrachial nucleus, also known as the Kölliker-Fuse nucleus and diffuse reticular nucleus, is one of the three parabrachial nuclei between the midbrain and the pons. The subparabrachial nucleus regulates the breathing rate. It receives signals from the caudal, cardio-respiratory part of the solitary nucleus and sends signals to the lower medulla oblongata, the spinal cord, the amygdala and the lateral hypothalamus. The parabrachial nuclei receive visceral afferent information from a variety of sources in the brainstem, including much input from the solitary nucleus, which brings taste information and information about the remainder of the body. The external, dorsal, internal and superior lateral subnuclei also receive input from the spinal and trigeminal dorsal horn, mainly concerned with pain and other visceral sensations. Outputs from the parabrachial nucleus originate from specific subnuclei and target forebrain sites involved in autonomic regulation, including the lateral hypothalamic area, ventromedial, dorsomedial, and arcuate hypothalamic nuclei, the median and lateral preoptic nuclei, the substantia innominate, the ventroposterior parvicellular and intralaminar thalamic nuclei, the central nucleus of the amygdala, and the insular and infralimbic cortex. The subparabrachialnucleus and lateral crescent send efferents to the nucleus of the solitary tract, ventrolateral medulla, and spinal cord, where they target many respiratory and autonomic cell groups. Many of these same brainstem and forebrain areas send efferents back to the parabrachial nucleus as well. Function Arousal Many subsets of neurons in the parabrachial complex that target specific forebrain or brainstem cell groups contain specific neuropeptides, and appear to carry out distinct functions. For example, a |
5,352 | Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre | Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre was an Australian immigration detention facility in Maribyrnong, Victoria. The centre was originally opened in 1966, as the Maribyrnong Migrant Hostel, then later the Midway (Migrant) Hostel in the late 1960s. The Phillip Migrant Hostel was added later. It closed on 31 December 2018. The Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre was opened in 1983, set up for people who had over-stayed their visas, had their visa cancelled, or who had been denied entry into the country through international airports and seaports. Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre was operated by Global Solutions Limited, formerly part of Group 4 Securicor on behalf of the Australian Government from 27 August 2003, along with all other Australian immigration detention centres until at least 2009. Most of the original facility became "The Student Village" (a student accommodation facility for two antecedents of Victoria University, plus RMIT and University of Melbourne) in 1989. Victoria University took over sole responsibility for the student accommodation in the 1990s. In the 2000s what was the Phillip Hostel was demolished and redeveloped as private housing. In January 2016 a report revealed that Maribyrnong was the harshest immigration prison in Australia, with guards handcuffing and using force against detainees at a far higher rate than in other immigration prisons. See also List of Australian immigration detention facilities References External links Visiting our very own detention centre Category:G4S Category:Immigration detention centres and prisons of Australia Category:Private prisons in Australia Category:1983 establishments in Australia |
5,353 | Washington Gold House | Washington Gold House, also known as "Mountain View" Farm, is a historic home located near Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built in 1854 and is a two-story,"L"-shaped brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. The house is in two sections; the front section is five bays wide and the rear section four bays deep. The front facade features a Victorian entrance porch added about 1890. Also on the property is a carriage house (c. 1890) and small long cabin, known as the Rippey cabin (c. 1760) for the original owner. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. References Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Category:Greek Revival houses in West Virginia Category:Houses completed in 1761 Category:Houses in Berkeley County, West Virginia Category:National Register of Historic Places in Berkeley County, West Virginia |
5,354 | 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum | The 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, located in the original control tower and other remaining buildings of the RAF Thorpe Abbotts airfield east of Diss in Norfolk is dedicated to the American soldiers and members of the US 8th Air Force who fought with the Allies in Norfolk in World War II. The area also became known as the "Fields of Little America" due to the number of Americans stationed there. The entire former control tower is now museum space that highlights documents, photographs, uniforms and service equipment, plus a recreation of the original teleprinter room. The museum's collection includes a number of maps and other war-related artefacts from World War II's effects on the soldiers stationed there and how the group eventually came to be called the "Bloody Hundredth". The roof of the control tower is known as the glasshouse, from where the remaining airstrips are visible. It remains as it was when the airfield was operational with the addition of a model of the airbase in the 1940s. References External links Category:Museums in Norfolk Category:World War II museums in the United Kingdom Category:Military aviation museums in England |
5,355 | Chuck Phelps (disambiguation) | Chuck Phelps may refer to: Chuck Phelps (pastor), former American pastor Chuck Phelps (drummer), American drummer |
5,356 | New Riverside Cafe | The New Riverside Cafe was a coffeehouse and vegetarian restaurant located near the University of Minnesota in the West-Bank neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1970 to 1997. It became a center for political and social movements around revolutionary politics. History The New Riverside Cafe was founded by the Episcopal priest William "Bill" Teska, with the intent of providing an independent center for the surrounding community, free from "establishment" meddling; Teska believed that government and corporate interests were trying to control the neighborhood's emerging post-1960s counterculture development. The cafe was created as a business, but within a short time it did away with the hierarchical business structure and opted for a collective style of management. As a result of this business model, starting in 1972, cafe revenue paid for all living expenses for members, including for members' rent and food. In the first few years of the cafe, the majority of members were housed in one of three collectively owned houses in the West-Bank neighborhood. In order to provide a supplemental income for the establishment, the New Riverside Cafe also had several side businesses such as a moving company, a vegetarian catering company, and an auto repair business. Political activism During the 1970s, the collective was heavily focused on social and political activism. In 1975 and 1976, the building that housed the cafe was set to be demolished to pave the way for development of the Cedar-Riverside apartment buildings. In reaction to this, the members of the collective occupied the building in order to fight its planned demolition. They went to court with the developers and eventually were allowed to stay when the owners sold the building. Success and eventual decline In the 1980s, the political activities of the cafe slowed while more emphasis was put on the economic viability of the collective. The cafe was remodeled in 1985, which led to an increase in customers and revenue. At the same time the collective sold vegetarian products to health food stores and cooperatives in the Twin Cities area. In the 1990s the New Riverside Cafe faced a number of debt problems from which it could not recover. Facing a debt of around $35,000, the cafe closed its doors in 1997. See also List of vegetarian restaurants References External links New Riverside Cafe digi-tour New Riverside Cafe article from the Minneapolis Tribune, Nov 26, 1977 New Riv was a window on our times, Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 20, 1977 Cafe loses legal fight, Minneapolis Star, Feb 15, 1978 Cafes demonstrate a cooperative way to cook, Minneapolis Tribune, Dec 18, 1980 Category:1970 establishments in Minnesota Category:1997 disestablishments in Minnesota Category:Feminism in the United States Category:Former cooperatives of the United States Category:Former worker cooperatives Category:History of Minneapolis Category:Vegetarian restaurants in the United States Category:Worker cooperatives of the United States |
5,357 | Juan Vicente Ugarte del Pino | Juan Vicente Ugarte del Pino (June 12, 1923 – October 6, 2015) was a Peruvian historian, jurist and lawyer. A judge and noted jurist, Ugarte del Pino was a member of the legal team which represented Peru before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) during a 2008 case over the Chilean–Peruvian maritime dispute. Ugarte del Pino served as the dean of the Bar Association of Lima (Colegio de Abogados de Lima) (CAL) from 1974 to 1975, which coincided with the dictatorship of President Juan Velasco Alvarado. Ugarte del Pino was a prominent critics of the erosion of the rule of law in Peru by Velasco. The Velasco government prosecuted and imprisoned Ugarte del Pino for counterrevolutionary crimes for his vocal opposition. Juan Velasco Alvarado was overthrown in 1975. Vicente Ugarte del Pino was appointed to the Supreme Court of Peru in 1980. During his tenure on the Supreme Court, Ugarte del Pino served as the President of the Supreme Court's Criminal Chamber in 1986, President of the Supreme Court of Peru in 1987, and the President of the Supreme Court's Civil Chamber in 1989. In 2008, the Peruvian government appointed Ugarte del Pino to the legal team which represented Peru at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague during its dispute with Chile over the ongoing Chilean–Peruvian maritime dispute. The case was known as "Case Concerning Maritime Delimitation between the Republic of Peru and the Republic of Chile", or simply Peru v. Chile. The ICJ issued its final ruling in January 2014, granting Peru some additional maritime territory. Vicente Ugarte del Pino died in at the hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins in the district of Jesús María in Lima, Peru, on October 6, 2015, at the age of 92. His death was confirmed by Mario Amoretti, the present dean of CAL. References Category:1923 births Category:2015 deaths Category:Justices of the Supreme Court of Peru Category:Peruvian historians Category:Peruvian jurists Category:Peruvian lawyers Category:Peruvian judges Category:Peruvian prisoners and detainees Category:People from Lima |
5,358 | Georg Karth | Georg Karth (born 1884, date of death unknown) was a German gymnast. He competed in the men's artistic individual all-around event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. References Category:1884 births Category:Year of death missing Category:German male artistic gymnasts Category:Olympic gymnasts of Germany Category:Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Category:Place of birth missing |
5,359 | Leptadrillia parkeri | Leptadrillia parkeri is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. Description The length of the shell attains 22.3 mm, its diameter 6.1 mm. Distribution This extinct marine species was found in Pliocene strata of Jamaica; age range: 3.6 to 2.588 Ma References A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions External links Fossilworks: Leptadrillia parkeri parkeri |
5,360 | Gmina Osieck | __NOTOC__ Gmina Osieck is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Osieck, which lies approximately south-east of Otwock and south-east of Warsaw. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 3,436. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Masovian Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Osieck contains the villages and settlements of Augustówka, Czarnowiec, Górki, Grabianka, Kolonia Osieck, Kolonia Pogorzel, Lipiny, Natolin, Nowe Kościeliska, Osieck, Pogorzel, Rudnik, Sobieńki, Stare Kościeliska and Wójtowizna. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Osieck is bordered by the gminas of Celestynów, Garwolin, Kołbiel, Pilawa and Sobienie-Jeziory. References Polish official population figures 2006 Osieck Category:Otwock County |
5,361 | Rain (wrestler) | Bonnie Maxon (born September 10, 1981) is an American professional wrestler, best known by the ring name Rain. She is best known for her time in TNA IMPACT Wrestling, Shine and AAA Promotions. She formerly teamed with Lacey to form The Minnesota Home-Wrecking Crew (a play on the name of the Minnesota Wrecking Crew), but following Lacey's retirement, she teamed with British wrestler Jetta to form The International Home Wrecking Crew. Rain was also the inaugural Shine Champion. Professional wrestling career Early career Maxon started working for a local promotion, Steel Domain Wrestling (SDW) in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Later, after gaining the experience of a wrestler, she began working for various promotions in the Midwest, such as IWA Mid-South, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), NWA Midwest, Ring of Honor (ROH), Shimmer Women Athletes, and Women's Extreme Wrestling under the ring name Rain. Shimmer Women Athletes (2005–2009; 2018) On November 6, 2005, Rain made her debut for Shimmer Women Athletes on the promotion's debut show, losing to Ariel. She picked up her first victory in the promotion on Volume 3, which was taped on February 12, 2006, defeating Nikki Roxx. On May 21 on Volume 6, the team of Rain and Lacey, known collectively as The Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew, made their debut as a tag team, defeating Sara Del Rey and Mercedes Martinez. After another tag team victory on Volume 8 against Cheerleader Melissa and MsChif, Rain entered the Shimmer Championship tournament on Volume 11 on June 1, 2007, but was eliminated in the first round by Nikki Roxx. The following day on Volume 13, the Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew suffered its first loss in a match against Del Rey and Roxx. On October 13, Rain and Lacey were joined by Jetta, and together they formed the stable The International Home Wrecking Crew. In their debut match as a trio, they were defeated by Daizee Haze, MsChif and Eden Black. On April 26, 2008, on Volume 18, Rain and Lacey were defeated by the team of Ashley Lane and Nevaeh. After Lacey's retirement, Rain and Jetta continued teaming together, and on Volume 21, taped on October 19, 2008, they entered a gauntlet match to determine the first ever Shimmer Tag Team Champions. The team entered the match fourth and eliminated Jennifer Blake and LuFisto, before being eliminated by the eventual winners, Ashley Lane and Nevaeh. On Volume 23, Rain and Jetta faced Lane and Nevaeh in a two out of three falls match for the tag team titles. During the match, Lacey's debuted as Rain and Jetta's new manager and helped them score the first fall. Lane and Nevaeh came to back to even the score, after Lacey's second interference backfired, but Jetta scored the deciding fall after using a chain given to her by Lacey. However, after referee Bryce Remsburg found out that Jetta had cheated to win, he restarted the match and Lane and Nevaeh ultimately retained the titles. On April 15, 2018, Rain return to Shimmer on Volume 104 accompanied by Lacey, where she unsuccessfully challenged Saraya Knight. Total Nonstop |
5,362 | Nick T. Spark | Nick T. Spark is an American documentary filmmaker and writer. Films he has written, directed or produced include Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines (2001) the Emmy award-winning The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club (2009) and Right Footed (2015). In addition to being a contributing editor to Wings and Airpower magazines, his articles have appeared in the Annals of Improbable Research, Naval History, the Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society, and Proceedings. People he has interviewed include President Gerald Ford, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Secretary of State Colin Powell, disability activist Jessica Cox and numerous test pilots including Charles "Chuck" Yeager. In 2007 Spark was interviewed on National Public Radio, concerning an article he wrote about the USS Panay incident, and he appeared on PBS' History Detectives in 2011 as an expert on the Navy's World War II drone, the TDR-1. Spark is also well known for the four-part article Why Everything You Know About Murphy's Law Is Wrong, detailing the history of Murphy's Law. This article, which Spark later adapted into a short book A History of Murphy's Law, explains the genesis of the popular adage which apparently originated at Edwards Air Force Base during the United States Air Force's Project MX981 to research high g-force issues in 1947–1949 under the direction of "The Bravest Man in the Air Force", physicist and medical doctor John Paul Stapp. Spark appeared on Japanese broadcaster NHK concerning the Law in 2000. Career Nick Spark attended University High School in Tucson, Arizona where his classmates included Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. He worked as a teen columnist for the Tucson Citizen, and served on the board of a non-profit transportation museum Old Pueblo Trolley, Inc. In 1988, a research paper he published about a World War II mustard gas disaster in Bari, Italy won the Special Naval Award at National History Day. Subsequently, through Spark's efforts, the subject of his paper Dr. Stewart F. Alexander was recognized by the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army for his meritorious actions in the aftermath of that incident. Spark attended the University of Arizona as a Flinn scholar, from which he received a degree in creative writing, with Honors, with a minor in media arts. While at the University of Arizona, he made Just Puttering Around, a 1992 documentary about octogenarian folk artist William Holzman, for which the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded him a 1992 student Emmy Award. He then attended the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television where he received a Masters of Fine Arts degree (MFA) in film production. Subsequently, he received a second student Emmy Award and the Cine Golden Eagle , both for the documentary Upholding the Promise, a film about federal judges directed by Ted Iredell. See also Four Part article detailing initial researches into the origination of Murphy's Law. A History of Murphy's Law, published by Periscope Film, Spark's book on John Stapp and Murphy's Law. The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club — documentary film website. References |
5,363 | United States and state-sponsored terrorism | The United States has at various times in recent history provided support to terrorist and paramilitary organizations around the world. It has also provided assistance to numerous authoritarian regimes that have used state terrorism as a tool of repression. United States support for non-state terrorists has been prominent in Latin America, the Middle-East, and Southern Africa. From 1981 to 1991, the United States provided weapons, training, and extensive financial and logistical support to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua, who used terror tactics in their fight against the Nicaraguan government. At various points the United States also provided training, arms, and funds to terrorists among the Cuban exiles, such as Orlando Bosch and Luis Posada Carriles. Various reasons have been given to justify such support. These include destabilizing political movements that might have aligned with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, including popular democratic and socialist movements. Such support has also formed a part of the war on drugs. Support was also geared toward ensuring a conducive environment for American corporate interests abroad, especially when these interests came under threat from democratic governments. Years of Lead The Years of Lead was a period of socio-political turmoil in Italy that lasted from the late 1960s into the early 1980s. This period was marked by a wave of terrorism carried out by both right- and left-wing paramilitary groups. It was concluded that the former were supported by the United States as a strategy of tension. General , commander of the counter-intelligence section of the Italian military intelligence service from 1971 to 1975, stated that his men in the region of Venice discovered a right-wing terrorist cell that had been supplied with military explosives from Germany, and alleged that US intelligence services instigated and abetted right-wing terrorism in Italy during the 1970s. According to the investigation of Italian judge Guido Salvini, the neo-fascist organizations involved in the strategy of tension, "La Fenice, Avanguardia nazionale, Ordine nuovo" were the "troops" of "clandestine armed forces", directed by components of the "state apparatus related to the CIA." Any relationship of the CIA to the terrorist attacks perpetrated in Italy during the Years of Lead is the subject of debate. Switzerland and Belgium have had parliamentary inquiries into the matter. Piazza Fontana bombing The Piazza Fontana Bombing was a terrorist attack that occurred on December 12, 1969 at 16:37, when a bomb exploded at the headquarters of (National Agrarian Bank) in Piazza Fontana in Milan, killing 17 people and wounding 88. The same afternoon, three more bombs were detonated in Rome and Milan, and another was found undetonated. In 1998, Milan judge Guido Salvini indicted U.S. Navy officer David Carrett on charges of political and military espionage for his participation in the Piazza Fontana bombing et al. Salvini also opened up a case against Sergio Minetto, an Italian official of the U.S.-NATO intelligence network, and "collaboratore di giustizia" (Uncle Otto), who served as the CIA coordinator in Northeastern Italy in the sixties and seventies. The newspaper la Repubblica reported that Carlo Rocchi, CIA's man in Milan, was discovered in |
5,364 | Cristóbal Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Uceda | Cristóbal Gómez de Sandoval-Rojas y de la Cerda, known as the duque de Uceda (Duke of Uceda), but also titled second marquis of Cea, fifth marquis of Denia, and knight of the order of Santiago (1581 – 31 May 1624 in Alcalá de Henares) was the official minister of state, also known as the valido or valued one, for King Philip III of Spain. He engineered the exile of his father the Duke of Lerma, from the court, and his own succession to the position. Biography Son of Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, Duke of Lerma and Catalina de la Cerda, main lady in waiting for the queen Margaret of Austria. His birthdate and place are unclear, and placed between 1577 and 1581. Cristóbal married in 1597 with Mariana de Padilla Manrique, daughter of Martín de Padilla Manrique, first count of Santa Gadea y Adelantado Mayor of Castille. Her mother was Luisa Manrique de Lara, eighth countess of Buendía. They had seven children, three of which reached adult age, including: Luisa Gómez de Sandoval-Rojas y Padilla who married Juan Alfonso Enríquez de Cabrera, IX admiral of Castile and duke of Medina de Rioseco. Isabel Gómez de Sandoval-Rojas y Padilla who married Juan Tellez-Girón y Enriquez de Ribera, 4th Duke of Osuna, marquis of Peñafiel and count of Ureña. Francisco Gómez de Sandoval-Rojas y Padilla, who became the second duke of Uceda, and who married Felice Enríquez de Cabrera. In 1609, he bought Uceda, and the subsequent year received the title of Duke of Uceda from the King. The intrigue by Cristóbal to replace his father as valido included known opponents of the Duke of Lerma, including the royal confessor, Luis de Aliaga, and Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares. In 1618, the unpopular Duke of Lerma fell from favor, and was subsequently made a cardinal with offices outside of Madrid. The Duke of Uceda, appointed as Sumiller de Corps and Caballerizo mayor to the King, followed a policy to benefit landowning nobility, including his clan. He built the ostentatious Palacio of the Duke of Uceda in Madrid. In foreign policy, he continued the suppression of the religious-based rebellion in Bohemia, and sought the annexation of Portugal. In 1621, upon the ascent of Philip IV of Spain, he was substituted in an intrigue, which involved his former ally, the Count-Duke of Olivares, who replaced him. Cristóbal, like his father was exiled to a castle in Torrejón de Velasco. Much of his property was confiscated, and though he was briefly released and gained some level of pardon, he was re-arrested and died in jail at Alcalá de Henares. External links Biography in Spanish of the Duke of Uceda Duke of Uceda Consejo de Estado, now housed in Palace of Duke of Uceda Uceda, Duke of Category:Spanish royal favourites Uceda, Duke of Uceda, Duke of 101 |
5,365 | Thomas Paske | Thomas Paske (died 1662) was an English clergyman and academic, deprived as a royalist. Life He was perhaps son of William Paske, vicar of Hendon, Middlesex, and may have been born there, but the registers do not begin until 1653. William Paske left Hendon for the living of Ashdon, Essex, in 1611; he died before 15 February 1639-40. Thomas was a scholar of Clare Hall, Cambridge, and fellow between Christmas 1603 and 1612. He graduated B.A. in 1606, B.D. in 1613. He succeeded William in the vicarage of Hendon on 9 September 1611, and became chaplain to James, Marquess of Hamilton. On 21 December 1621 he was elected master of Clare Hall, and was incorporated D.D. in 1621. In 1625 he succeeded Theophilus Aylmer (d. 1625) both as archdeacon of London, and in the living of Much or Great Hadham, Hertfordshire, to which Little Hadham was then attached. He was also vicar of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey. His connections with Clare College at Cambridge allowed Paske to greatly influence the election of Charles I's favorite, George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham to the Chancellorship of his alma mater in 1626. The entire college voted for the duke's installment as chancellor. The election created national controversy as Buckingham was under articles of impeachment by Parliament for corruption and embezzlement of treasury funds. Paske was presented to the prebend of Ulleskelf in York Cathedral on 10 November 1628, and to a stall at Canterbury about 15 December 1636. He took up his residence at Canterbury, and the fellows of Clare consequently petitioned for and obtained from Charles I, some time before 2 September 1640, permission to elect a successor; but no appointment was made until 1645, when Ralph Cudworth was put in by Parliament. Paske was also subdean of Canterbury, and on 30 August 1642 complained to Henry, Earl of Holland, of the ruthless treatment of the cathedral by troopers of Colonel Sandys's regiment. In the absence of the dean, he had been ordered by the parliamentary commander, Sir Michael Lindsey, to deliver up the keys. This communication to Lord Holland was published as The Copy of a Letter sent to an Honourable Lord, by Dr. Paske, Subdeane of Canterbury, London, 9 September 1642. Paske, after being deprived of all his benefices, at the Restoration was reinstated in the rectory of Hadham, in his two prebends, and in the mastership of Clare Hall; but he surrendered his right of restitution to the latter in favour of his son-in-law, Theophilus Dillingham who succeeded Ralph Cudworth in 1664. Paske also resigned the York prebend in favour of Dillingham in 1661. On 24 June 1661 he attended in the lower house of Convocation but in December, probably from illness, he subscribed by proxy. He died before September 1662. Thomas Paske of Hadham, apparently a grandson, was admitted to Clare Hall on 1 July 1692, was fellow and LL.D. of Clare, and represented the university of Cambridge in parliament from 1713 until his death in 1720. References Category:Year of birth missing Category:1662 deaths Category:17th-century English Anglican priests Category:Masters of |
5,366 | KPAX | KPAX may refer to: KPAX-TV, a U.S. television station (channel 8) licensed to Missoula, Montana K-PAX, a series of novels by Gene Brewer K-PAX (film), the film based on the first novel of that series K-Pax Racing, a team in the Pirelli World Challenge |
5,367 | Havas Kandi | Havas Kandi (, also Romanized as Ḩavās Kandī; also known as Havās) is a village in Ojarud-e Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Germi County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 185, in 32 families. References Category:Towns and villages in Germi County |
5,368 | Bobby Kildea | Bobby Kildea (born 14 March 1972) is a musician from Northern Ireland. He currently plays bass and guitar in the Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian, after joining in 2001 to replace departing bassist Stuart David, and had previously been in V-Twin. He is the band's only Northern Irish member and is notable for his laidback demeanor and long hair. He goes by the nickname "Belfast" in the band, despite being born in nearby Bangor, Northern Ireland. In December 2008, he toured with The Vaselines during Belle & Sebastian's hiatus, during which Stuart Murdoch was heading his God Help the Girl project. Bobby features alongside Belle and Sebastian co-star Stevie Jackson on the 2011 album 'Fuerteventura' by Spanish artist Russian Red References Category:Belle and Sebastian members Category:Bass guitarists from Northern Ireland Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:People educated at Sullivan Upper School Category:British indie pop musicians Category:The Vaselines members Category:21st-century bass guitarists |
5,369 | The Best Is Yet to Come (film) | The Best is Yet to Come was a film distributed by exploitation film presenter Kroger Babb in 1951. Babb promoted the film as "all there is to know about cancer". References New York Times: Specialist. 18 March 1951. John Waters, "My Kind of Guy" (URL accessed 16 October 2006). Mike Quarles: Down and Dirty: Hollywood's Exploitation Filmmakers and Their Movies. McFarland & Company, 2001. External links Category:1951 films Category:American films Category:English-language films Category:1951 drama films Category:American drama films |
5,370 | Witaszyczki | Witaszyczki () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jarocin, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Jarocin and south-east of the regional capital Poznań. References Witaszyczki |
5,371 | Nautile | Nautile is a manned submersible owned by Ifremer, the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea. Commissioned in 1984, the submersible can be operated at depths of up to . Nautile is capable of housing three people. It has a length of 8 m, still imaging cameras, two colour video cameras, and a number of flood lights. It is fitted with two robotic arms to allow remote manipulation. Nautile can stay under water for up to eight hours at a time. Two ships can act as mothership to Nautile: Pourquoi Pas? and Atalante. In its early days Nautile was launched from RV Nadir. The vessel has been used to examine the wreck of the RMS Titanic and to search for the black boxes from Air France Flight 447 See also References External links Nautile — specification from Ifremer website Nautile: miniature submarine — BBC news article Submarine to examine sunken oil tanker — New Scientist article Le Nautile — technical information from Ifremer website Category:Deep-submergence vehicles Category:Bathyscaphes Category:Research submarines of France Category:1984 ships |
5,372 | Papists Act 1732 | The Papists Act 1732 (6 Geo. 2, c. 5) was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of Great Britain during the reign of George II. Its long title was "An Act for allowing further time for the Inrolment of Deeds and Wills made by Papists, and for Relief of Protestant Purchasers and Lessees". Notes Category:Great Britain Acts of Parliament 1732 |
5,373 | Phil Dalhausser | Philip "Phil" Peter Dalhausser (born January 26, 1980) is an American professional beach volleyball player, playing as a blocker. He and his former playing partner, Todd Rogers, were the 2007 AVP Tour and FIVB world champions. Dalhausser and Rogers dominated both the domestic US tour and now the FIVB international tour winning #1 team honors on both tours in 2010. Dalhausser and Rogers were Olympic gold medalists at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. He also won gold in Rio for beach volleyball with a fellow FSU volleyball coach and competitive player. Personal life Dalhausser was born in Baden, Aargau, Switzerland, to a German father, Peter, and a Swiss mother, Marianne. His brother Mark lives in Brooklyn, New York. He now calls his hometown Ventura, California. He attended Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida. Dalhausser did not start playing volleyball until his senior year in high school. He attended the University of Central Florida and joined Lambda Chi Alpha, where he was named "Most Valuable Player" and received the William G. Morgan Award for most outstanding player. He earned a business degree at UCF and played for the club volleyball team. After college, he worked for a concrete company and then worked a short time for a firm that painted stripes on Florida highways. Dalhausser once had longer hair but shaved his head at the age of 21 as he preferred the clean shaven look. In 2011, Dalhausser married Jennifer Corral, who was also a professional beach volleyball player. The couple has two children. Volleyball Career AVP Dalhausser has previously teamed up with Nick Lucena. At 6'9" (206 cm), Dalhausser led the 2005–2010 AVP tour in blocks. In 2005 he was sixth in kill percentage. In 2006, Dalhausser teamed up with Todd Rogers. Rogers, an 11 years veteran of professional beach volleyball, thought he needed someone to help him get to the next level and believed Dalhausser had the potential to become the best player in the world. Rogers plays two roles, both partner and coach to Dalhausser. In 2007, Dalhausser and Rogers won the Beach Volleyball World Championships in Gstaad, Switzerland, becoming the first U.S. beach team to win the gold medal at the tournament. Olympics Dalhausser qualified for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics to represent the United States with his teammate Todd Rogers by being the top seeded American team through the international qualification process. Dalhausser and Rogers had a record of 6–1 in their first Olympics, being upset in their opening match by 23rd-ranked Latvia. They proceeded to win the rest of their games, coming back from 6-0 in the third set to beat 20th-seeded Switzerland. Dalhausser and Rogers won the gold medal match two sets to one against Márcio Araújo and Fabio Luiz Magalhães of Brazil. Newly crowned women's beach volleyball champions and compatriots Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh were watching from the stands in the final. Dalhausser made nine blocks in the championship match, with five coming in the deciding third set, putting the US up to a 9-1 lead and eventually winning it 15-4. Dalhausser was |
5,374 | Noga Hareuveni | Noga Hareuveni (1924–2007) was an Israeli botanist and scholar of Judaic studies. In 1994 Noga Hareuveni won the Israel Prize for his leading role in the creation of a Biblical garden and nature preserve, named Neot Kedumim. Noga Hareuveni's parents, Ephraim and Hannah Hareuveni, were botanists who emigrated from Russia to British Palestine in 1912. They collected and classified plants that were mentioned in the Holy Scriptures of Judaism. On the Mount Scopus campus of Jerusalem's Hebrew University, they maintained the Museum of Biblical and Talmudic Botany, until it was destroyed in the 1948 war. In the 1960s their son Noga realized their dream of establishing a botanical reserve of biblical plants, which is today called Neot Kedumim. On 253 hectares, the staff of the botanical reserve now cultivates tens of thousands of trees and other plants. Great Lebanon cedars are the most impressive of the trees. Selected publications References Category:1924 births Category:2007 deaths Category:Israeli botanists Category:Judaic scholars |
5,375 | Mercy Heritage Centre Brisbane | The Mercy Heritage Centre Brisbane was a social history museum which is now closed and will re-open in June 2019 as Adderton: house & heart of mercy. All Hallows' Convent The original core of the building (Adderton) was constructed in 1858 by John Petrie and remains one of Brisbane's few pre-separation structures and one of the oldest surviving buildings in Queensland. Purchased for the Sisters of Mercy in 1863 and renamed Convent of Our Lady of Mercy All Hallows' on 1 November 1863, it was the first permanent home of the Brisbane Sisters of Mercy and as Mother House, the centre and source of growth for convents and schools throughout Queensland. Thus All Hallows' Convent became the base for a broad network of health, education and social welfare programs. Significant extensions were made to the convent in 1892, 1913 & 1919. All Hallows' Chapel The Chapel was constructed as part of the 1892 Convent extensions, blessed on 1 March of the same year and further extended in 1919. The earlier section is of Victorian style while the latter is early- Renaissance. The interior was refurbished in 1968 in accordance with Vatican II changes. The Chapel is now managed by the Mercy Heritage Centre and includes displays, photographs and information relating to; the buildings evolution, religious practice, vestments and stained glass windows. References External links Mercy Heritage Centre Sisters of Mercy, Brisbane Congregation Category:Museums in Brisbane Category:Catholic Church in Australia Category:Religious museums in Australia Category:Sisters of Mercy Category:Buildings and structures of the Catholic Church in Australia |
5,376 | List of fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1787 | This is a list of fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1787. Fellows John Ash (c.1723–1798), physician William Bentinck (1764–1813) William Blizard (1743–1835) Thomas Gery Cullum (1741–1831) James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife (1729–1809) Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1745–1804) Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine (1750–1823) William Fordyce (1724–1792), Scottish physician George Trenchard Goodenough (b. 1743) Everard Home (1756–1832) Craven Ord (1756–1832), antiquarian Thomas Parkyns, 1st Baron Rancliffe (1755–1800) William Parsons (d. 1828), poet Arthur Leary Piggott (1748–1819), barrister and MP William Morton Pitt (1754–1836), MP Francis Rawdon Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings and 2nd Earl of Moira (1754–1826) Richard Relhan (1754–1823) Richard Anthony Salisbury (1761–1829) James Smithson (1765–1829) Luís Pinto de Sousa Coutinho (1735–1804), Portuguese diplomat George Leonard Staunton (1737–1801) Nicolas Vay de Vaja Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (1733–1805) Henry Willoughby, 5th Baron Middleton (1726–1800) References 1787 Category:1787 in Great Britain Category:1787 in science |
5,377 | Hot yoga | Hot yoga is a form of yoga as exercise performed under hot and humid conditions, resulting in considerable sweating. Some hot yoga practices seek to replicate the heat and humidity of India, where yoga originated. Bikram Choudhury has suggested that the heated environment of Bikram Yoga helps to prepare the body for movement and to "remove impurities". Styles The first style described as hot yoga is that of Bikram Choudhury, who devised it from traditional hatha yoga techniques but then increased the temperature of the studios while in Japan to represent the heat of India. Bikram Yoga resulted, and became popular in the early 1970s after Choudhury moved to the United States. The style incorporates 24 asanas and 2 breathing exercises along with a room heated to . Each class is 90 minutes long and has a fixed sequence of movements. The class ends with a two-minute savasana (corpse pose). Bikram Yoga differs markedly from other hot yoga styles, as shown in the table. Forrest Yoga is a style developed by Ana T. Forrest, c. 1982. The style focuses on holding poses for a longer duration. The repetition of twenty specific poses accentuates the stretch equally on each side of the body. CorePower Yoga, founded in 2002, is a vigorous multi-disciplinary hot yoga style. Baron Baptiste Power Yoga has the room heated somewhat less than Bikram Yoga. Baptiste, who learnt yoga from T. K. V. Desikachar and B. K. S. Iyengar as a boy, and had Indra Devi as godmother, uses a Vinyasa (flow) style, the breath linked to the movements, with emphasis on the gaze (Drishti) and the use of a lock, Uddiyana Bandha, to stabilize the core. Moksha yoga, also known as Modo Yoga, is based on Bikram Yoga. Moksha Yoga was founded in Canada in 2004 by human rights and environmental activists Jessica Robertson and Ted Grand. Tribalance Hot Yoga, created in Schaumburg, Illinois by Corey Kelly and Shawnda Falvo in 2007, is based on Bikram and Yin Yoga; it does not have a fixed series of asanas, and emphasises the meditational aspect of yoga. Contraindications Exercise in high heat and humidity is contraindicated for pregnant women, as there is an increased risk of exhaustion, and hence muscle injury and cartilage and tissue damage. Hormones and fetal development affect blood pressure, making the mother also more susceptible to fainting and lightheadedness if exercising in a hot environment. References Category:Yoga styles |
5,378 | William Patterson (New York) | William Patterson (June 4, 1789 – August 14, 1838) was an American farmer, manufacturer and politician. He served as a United States Representative from the U.S. state of New York. Early life Patterson was born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Wallace) Patterson. He attended the common schools and moved to Rensselaerville, Albany County, New York in 1815. The following year Patterson moved to Lyons, Wayne County where he engaged in the manufacture and sale of fanning mills. In 1822, he moved to a farm near Warsaw, New York and engaged in agricultural pursuits, and then settled in Warsaw in 1837. Political career Patterson held several local offices in Warsaw, and was elected as a Whig candidate to the Twenty-fifth Congress. He served in Congress from March 4, 1837 until his death in Warsaw on August 14, 1838. He is interred in the Warsaw Town Cemetery. Family life Patterson's brother, George Washington Patterson, and nephew, Augustus Frank, were also members of the U. S. House of Representatives from New York. See also List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) References External links Category:1789 births Category:1838 deaths Category:People from Lyons, New York Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Category:People from Derry, New Hampshire Category:New York (state) Whigs Category:People from Rensselaerville, New York Category:People from Warsaw, New York Category:19th-century American politicians |
5,379 | Sicyos angulatus | Sicyos angulatus, the oneseed bur cucumber or star-cucumber is an annual vine in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae, native to eastern North America. The plant forms mats or climbs using tendrils. The leaves are palmately veined and lobed, the flowers are green to yellowish green, and the fruits form clusters of very small pepos. Description The vine produces long branching annual stems that climb over shrubs and fences or trail across the ground. The stems are hairy, pale green and furrowed. The alternate leaves have three to five palmate lobes and can be across. The margin is slightly toothed, the upper surface of the blade is usually hairless and the under side has fine hairs, especially on the veins. The petiole is thick and hairy, and about long. The leaf is deeply indented where it is attached to the petiole. Opposite some of the junctions formed by the petiole and stem, grow branched tendrils, and at others there are flower shoots. The flowers are monoecious, with separate male and female blooms. The male flowers are in long-stemmed racemes. Each flower is about wide, with a calyx with five pointed teeth, a whitish, green-veined corolla with five lobes, and a central boss of stamens. The small female flowers are bunched together on a short stalk, each having its ovary enclosed in a spiny, hairy fruit; one seed is produced by each flower. The fruit is about long, green at first but becomes brown with age; it is dispersed by animals which come into contact with its bristly surface. Distribution and habitat S. angulatus is native to Ontario and Quebec in Canada, and the eastern and southern parts of the United States as far west as North Dakota and Texas. It grows in fertile, moist habitats such as floodplain areas, damp grassland, thickets, bushy places, river banks, ditches and field verges. It appreciates disturbed ground. Ecology Bumblebees and honey bees, as well as various flies, sphecid wasps and vespid wasps are attracted to the nectar produced by the flowers. Some bees also collect pollen from the male flowers. The horned squash bug and Anasa repetita feed on the plant, as do the spotted cucumber beetle, the striped cucumber beetle and the leaf beetle Acalymma gouldi. Herbivorous mammals seem to avoid the plant. Uses The foliage of Sicyos angulatus can be cooked and eaten as a green vegetable, and the fruits can also be eaten, but because of their size are of little value. A decoction of the plant has been used to treat venereal disease. Gallery References Category:Cucurbitoideae Category:Flora of the Eastern United States |
5,380 | Boston Building | The Boston Building, built in 1890, is a historic building in Denver, Colorado. It was designed by the firm Andrews, Jacques and Rantoulthe same architects who designed the nearby Equitable Buildingand was dubbed the first "strictly modern office building" in Denver at time of its construction. Standing 9 stories tall (35 meters high), the building is located at 828 17th Street in Denver's historic district, on the corner of E. 17th St. and Champa. In 1978 the Boston Building received National Historic Landmark status under the Historic Resources of Downtown Denver Multiple Property Submission (Building Number: 5DV.108). The building has also been deemed a Denver historic landmark. In 1998, the building was renovated and joined with the Kistler Building to create one and two-bedroom apartment lofts. It is now also known as Bank Lofts. Boston Lofts Today, the Boston Building is located in the heart of downtown Denver next to LoDo and the 16th Street Mall. It is surrounded by other National Historic Landmark buildings, such as the US National/Guaranty Bank Building (which has been converted to the Bank Lofts), the American National Bank Building, and the Denver National Bank Building. It houses 158 residential apartment lofts, which have retained some of the character of the original building (including high ceilings, exposed brick, pressed-tin ceilings, and original stained glass windows on the 2nd floor). Its exterior features a combination of Renaissance Revival and Richardsonian Romanesque style elements and is clad in Manitou red sandstone. The original building had vaults in the corners of the building, which have been converted into vestibules for the corner apartment units. Some units have even retained the heavy vault doors on the outer vestibule. The property was purchased by Apartment Investment and Management Company (Aimco – stock ticker AIV) in 2000 from National Properties. Green Initiatives Prior to 2008, the Boston Lofts purchased steam from Denver's central steam plant to provide domestic water heating and space heating. In 2008, the steam heating system was replaced with high efficiency, condensing boilers fueled by clean burning natural gas. The new system includes a web enabled building control system to maximize the operating efficiency of the new central plant. The retrofit conversion reduced the amount of energy required to fulfill the heating demands compared to the city steam system and also eliminated approximately 300,000 gallons of waste water per year. Tenants In addition to the apartment lofts, the building also houses of retail spaces - which is currently occupied by Cobbler's Corner, Gourmet Deli, Tousled Hair, D'Vine Wine, and FASTSIGNS. Gallery References External links Tousled Hair Dvine Wine FASTSIGNS Aimco Boston Lofts Aimco apartments Category:Colorado State Register of Historic Properties Category:Residential buildings in Denver Category:National Register of Historic Places in Denver Category:Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado Category:Renaissance Revival architecture in Colorado Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1890 |
5,381 | Pimpalghar | Pimpalghar is a village in the Thane district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Bhiwandi taluka. Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Pimpalghar has 446 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 91.01%. References Category:Villages in Bhiwandi taluka |
5,382 | Urvil Patel | Urvil Patel (born 17 October 1998) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Baroda in the 2017–18 Zonal T20 League on 7 January 2018. He made his List A debut for Baroda in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 7 February 2018. Ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he transferred from Baroda to Gujarat. References External links Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Indian cricketers Category:Baroda cricketers Category:Gujarat cricketers Category:Place of birth missing (living people) |
5,383 | Martha Sundquist State Forest | Martha Sundquist State Forest is a Tennessee state forest located in Cocke County near Hartford. The forest was named in honor of former Tennessee governor Don Sundquist's wife, Martha. The forest consists primarily of mature mountain and cove hardwood stands, and is surrounded on three sides by the federally-managed Cherokee National Forest. History The forest was created in 2001 when the state purchased from the International Paper Company (formerly Champion International). Features The forest features a hiking trail called "Tennessee Gulf Trail". Tree types found in the forest include eastern hemlock, magnolia, maple, birch, and white pine. References External links Category:Protected areas of Cocke County, Tennessee Category:Tennessee state forests |
5,384 | Alexander McCabe | Alexander McCabe (; 5 June 1886 – 31 May 1972) was an Irish Sinn Féin (later Cumann na nGaedheal) politician. He was born in County Sligo in 1886. He was elected as a Sinn Féin Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Sligo South at the 1918 general election. In January 1919, Sinn Féin MPs refused to recognise the Parliament of the United Kingdom and instead assembled at the Mansion House in Dublin as a revolutionary parliament called Dáil Éireann, though McCabe did not attend as he was in prison. At the 1921 Irish elections, he was re-elected for Sligo–Mayo East. He supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and voted in favour of it. He was again re-elected for Sligo–Mayo East at the 1922 general election, this time as pro-Treaty Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD). During the Treaty debate he asserted that the counties of Ulster which comprised "Northern Ireland" could never be incorporated into an Irish Republic while the British Empire was what it was. At the 1923 general election, he was elected as a Cumann na nGaedheal TD for Leitrim–Sligo. He resigned from Cumann na nGaedheal in 1924 because of dissatisfaction with government attitude to certain army officers and joined the National Party led by Joseph McGrath. He resigned his Dáil seat in March 1925 along with several other TDs, and at the resulting by-election on 11 March 1925 was won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Martin Roddy. He did not stand for public office again and returned to his post as a schoolteacher. In the 1930s He was involved with the short-lived but widely followed Irish Christian Front, serving as the organisation's secretary and announcing its creation to the public on 22 August 1936. He was also member of the Blueshirts during this period and the later the Irish Friends of Germany (later known as the 'National Club') during the Second World War, a would-be Nazi Collaborator group in the event Germany invaded Ireland. McCabe chaired their meetings, denied the group was a fifth column and expressed the belief that a German victory would lead to a United Ireland. He was interned in 1940–41 because of his pro-German sympathies, which he claimed resulted from the desire to ‘see the very life-blood squeezed out of England’. Sources Todd Andrews (1979), Dublin Made Me. Robert Fisk (1983), In Time of War. References Category:1886 births Category:1972 deaths Category:Cumann na nGaedheal TDs Category:Early Sinn Féin TDs Category:Irish anti-communists Category:Irish fascists Category:Irish far-right politicians Category:Members of the 1st Dáil Category:Members of the 2nd Dáil Category:Members of the 3rd Dáil Category:Members of the 4th Dáil Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Sligo constituencies (1801–1922) Category:Politicians imprisoned during the Irish revolutionary period Category:UK MPs 1918–1922 |
5,385 | AgroParisTech | AgroParisTech (officially French Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'environnement, or Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences) is a French university-level institution, also known as a "Grande Ecole". It was founded on January 1, 2007, by the merger of three life sciences grandes écoles (INA P-G, ENGREF and ENSIA). Leader in life sciences and agronomy, AgroParisTech is one of the foremost and most prestigious Grandes Ecoles. AgroParisTech is one of the founding members of the Université Paris-Saclay, which will be the largest European multidisciplinary campus. AgroParisTech will consequently be moving to the Paris-Saclay business and research-intensive cluster in 2021. AgroParisTech is a member of the UniverSud Paris and the Paris Institute of Technology (or Paris Tech). The latter is a consortium of ten graduate institutes of science and engineering. AgroParisTech is also part of 'The Life and Environmental Science and Technology Hub' of the Paris region, together with INRA, Cemagref, AFSSA, the École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort, and the Versailles National School of Landscape architecture. History AgroParisTech is the merger of three graduate institutes of science and engineering located around Paris: Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon (INA P-G), founded in 1826 École nationale du génie rural, des eaux et des forêts (ENGREF), founded in 1964 École Nationale Supérieure des Industries Agricoles et Alimentaires (ENSIA), founded in 1893. The public higher education system in France includes universities and other institutions called the “Grandes Écoles”. The “Grandes Écoles” are the best rated pathways for higher education in Engineering and Management. The vast majority of the chief executives in major French companies and of top managers in the French Administration are graduates from the “Grandes Écoles”. The features are: A very selective admission process through which students are either admitted by a nationwide entrance exam (notably after two or three years of “prépas”) or by the virtue of excellent academic records; 5 years (Master’s degrees) to 8 years (PhD and post-Master’s degrees) of higher education; The degree course at the “Grandes Ecoles” includes compulsory internships in laboratories and companies, in France or abroad The prestige of the “Grandes Ecoles” and contacts with major enterprises provide an easy access to the job market. Organization AgroParisTech is organized into five departments: Agronomy, Forestry, Water and Environmental Science and Technology, Life Science and Health, Science and Engineering for Food and Bioproducts, Social science, Economics and Management, Modeling: Mathematics, Informatics and Physics Academic programs AgroParisTech offers different Masters: 3 different Masters of Engineering (MEng): Agronomy Food Science and Engineering Forestry 2 Masters of Science (MSc) 1 Master's program with 5 domains that cover most fields of Life Science and Technology one of 7 partner universities in the Master of Science in European Forestry program It also offers: a wide range of Ph.D. programs. 1 Post-Master's degree for Management and Administration in environmental sciences and policies, proposed by ENGREF, a post-graduate institute of AgroParisTech. 9 Post-master professional certificates (one-year post graduate training) Research programmes AgroParisTech has: 39 research laboratories, 300 researchers See also National School of Rural Engineering, Water Resources and Forestry French National School |
5,386 | Ga-Molepo | Ga-Molepo is a town in Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Molepo means a place or a moment of relaxation. Ga molepo is the home of bapedi tribe, it is made up of over fifteen villages, the main one is called Boshega where (Kgoshi ya Ditlou, king of elephants) Chief Molepo's palace is situated at the foot of the Lebopo mountains. Ga-Molepo is surrounded by big Lebopo mountains (Lebopo means Border) and through it runs several rivers: Hlabashane, Mphogodiba, Mokgotla and Mmamatebele. It is the home of the biggest ZCC church situated at one of the villages called Boyn, one of the villages is Ga-Rampheri where there is a big dam in the Mphogodiba River. The people of Ga-Molepo mostly depend on subsistence farming although rainfall is sparse. It is the home to John Mpe the incumbent mayor of Capricorn district municipality. References Category:Populated places in the Polokwane Local Municipality |
5,387 | Mr Gay Sweden | Mr Gay Sweden is a beauty pageant for gay Swedes. The contest is held at Berns in Berzelii Park, in Stockholm, Sweden. It was created by the Swedish gay magazine and Internet community Qruiser in 1999. Since 2005, the winner represents the country at the Mr Gay Europe pageant. The winner is traditionally announced by SMS-voting after hot picks by a panel of celebrity judges. Past winners 2018 - cancelled 2017 - Samuel Bälter 2015 - 2016 (ingen tävling) 2014 - Anton Ljungberg 2013 - Jack Johansson 2012 - Fritiof Ingelhammar (plus QX readers' favourite: Jakob Prim) 2011 - Kristian Sääf 2010 – Simon Forsberg 2009 – Christo Willesen 2008 – Mirza "Mirre" 2007 – Joachim Brattfjord Corneliusson 2006 – Henrik Lindholm 2005 – Erik Berger 2004 – Jörgen Tenor 2003 – Nicklas Ottosson 2002 – Cato Helleren 2001 – Alexander Ervik 2000 – Jonas Hedqvist 1999 – Jesper Wallin External links Qruiser Sources Category:Culture in Stockholm Category:LGBT events in Sweden Category:Beauty pageants in Sweden Category:Recurring events established in 1999 Category:1999 establishments in Sweden Category:LGBT beauty pageants Category:Male beauty pageants Category:Swedish awards |
5,388 | Rasovac, Trebinje | Rasovac () is a village in the municipality of Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. References Category:Villages in Republika Srpska Category:Populated places in Trebinje |
5,389 | Landulf VI | Landulf VI may refer to: Landulf VI of Benevento Landulf VI of Capua |
5,390 | Patharhati | Patharhati is a village and Village Development Committee in Bara District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,812 persons living in 452 individual households. References External links UN map of the municipalities of Bara District Category:Populated places in Bara District |
5,391 | Valmiera Glass Via (basketball) | Valmiera Glass Vidzemes Augstskola (Valmiera Glass ViA, also stylized Valmiera Glass/ViA) is a basketball club based in Valmiera, Latvia, playing in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. Originally a student club of Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences (Vidzemes Augstskola), Valmiera started playing in the Latvian Basketball League's third division in 2011, and expanded its roster to include semi-professional and fully professional players. In 2018, the team was promoted to the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the newly formed combined top basketball division of Latvia and Estonia, after bankruptcy of the former Latvian champion club Valmiera/Ordo. The head coach of Valmiera Glass ViA is Roberts Zeile. History The club was founded in 2009 as a student club of Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences (Vidzemes Augstskola). It debuted in 2011 in the Latvian Basketball League's third division as Vidzemes Augstskola. With Roberts Zeile as player coach and Sandis Amoliņš in roster, the team won the division championship in spring of 2012 and was promoted to second division. In 2012 Oto Grīnbergs joined team and become focal point in teams offence, managing to be leading scorer for next five seasons. In 2014, the team began a partnership with Valmiera Fibreglass, and played as "Vidzemes Augstskola / Valmiera Glass". It had also established a farm team "Vidzemes Augstskola / Valmiera Glass-2" which played in LBL's third division. In 2016, the football club Valmieras FK and the basketball club were brought together under the organization name " Valmiera Glass / Vidzemes Augstskola" or "Valmiera Glass ViA". Gradually, the club rose in second division rankings, and made a finals appearance in 2017, where they lost to BK Jelgava. That sparked discussion of Valmiera Glass ViA joining the Latvian Basketball League's highest division. In 2018 Valmiera Glass ViA lost second division bronze medal series to BK Gulbenes Buki, finishing in fourth place, but due to Valmiera city rival club Valmiera/Ordo bankruptcy Valmiera Glass ViA was promoted to newly founded Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. Before 2018/2019 season professional Valmiera basketball players Jānis Kaufmanis, Edmunds Elksnis and Māris Ziediņš joined Valmiera Glass ViA. In regular season, the team's record was 8-20, finishing 12th place overall and 6th among Latvian teams. Although it missed the Latvian-Estonian playoffs, the team qualified for the Latvian playoffs and played in the quarterfinal series against BK Ogre, where they lost the series 0-3. Roster Current roster Season by season See also Valmieras FK, the related football club with the same logo References External links Category:Basketball in Latvia Category:Basketball teams |
5,392 | James Mworia | James Mwirigi Mworia is a Kenyan lawyer, accountant, and business executive. He is the managing director and chief executive officer of Centum Investment Company, the largest publicly traded private capital firm in Eastern Africa. He has served in that capacity since 2008. Background and education Mworia was born in 1978. He attended Alliance High School, Strathmore University, and the University of Nairobi. He has a Bachelor of Laws from Nairobi University. He is also a certified public accountant and a chartered financial analyst. In 2016, Machakos University awarded him an honorary doctorate degree. Work history In 2001, Mworia began working as a filing clerk at Centum Investment Company. Despite having a law degree and several other financial and accounting diplomas and certificates, he accepted this entry-level position. He gradually rose through the ranks, and in 2005 he was appointed chief investment officer at Centum Investments. He served in that position until December 2006, when he joined TransCentury Investments as its head of investments. In 2008, at age 30, he was appointed chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director at Centum. During his first six years as CEO, Centum increased its asset base from KES:6 billion (US$69 million) to approximately KES:30 billion (US$350 million). Other responsibilities He serves as the chairman of the board of directors at Sidian Bank. He also serves as a board member at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE), effective June 2015. In June 2018, he is expected to leave the board of the NSE, having served his three year term, and having declined to offer himself for re-election. In September 2016, he was named the highest paid executive among the five largest corporations in Kenya, with an annual compensation package valued at KES:201.1 million (approx. US$2 million) annually. In October 2016, he was appointed Chancellor of Machakos University, a public university in Machakos County, Kenya. Personal life According to a 2011 published report, James Mworia is a married father. See also Nairobi Securities Exchange Uganda Securities Exchange References External links Tutu's Children - James Mworia: 'Being World Class' Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:University of Nairobi alumni Category:Kikuyu people Category:Strathmore University alumni Category:Kenyan accountants Category:Kenyan lawyers Category:Kenyan businesspeople Category:CFA charterholders Category:Kenyan business executives |
5,393 | Student Pugwash USA | Student Pugwash USA engages students to promote the socially responsible use of science and technology in the 21st century. Members discuss the ethical, social and global implications of advances in these fields and explore the pursuit of socially responsible careers involving science and technology. SPUSA is the U.S. affiliate of International Student/Young Pugwash, and the US student affiliate of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, recipients of the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize. As an educational nonprofit organization, SPUSA does not adopt advocacy positions on policy or political issues or candidates, but seeks to foment student leadership and incubate groups of committed activists who go on to take action separate from SPUSA activities. The organization posits that, in order to create effective social change, students must first understand the issues at stake, then contemplate their ethical and moral responsibility to themselves and to society as a whole. Its stated purpose is not to advance a particular ethical viewpoint regarding scientific and technological issues, but rather to encourage students to consider ethics when thinking about the role of science and technology in society. SPUSA is open to all viewpoints and approaches to these discussions, but with a firm commitment to accurate science and factual information. For example, early SPUSA panel debates were held regarding the causes of climate change, before there was consensus in the scientific community; afterwards, that debate was considered resolved and no longer appropriate, but events continue discussing which approaches to take in response to current information. Mission and activities The mission of Student Pugwash USA is: "Empower and equip students and young professionals to identify, critically analyze, and shape the ethical, policy, and societal dimensions of science and technology." Activities have included regional, national and international conferences, speaker events at campuses through a national chapter network, and compilation of issue briefs on scientific and technical issues of social importance. See also Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs International Student/Young Pugwash External links Student Pugwash USA Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs Science 305 (5692): 1881b (subscription required) Category:Ethics of science and technology Category:Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C. Category:Technology in society |
5,394 | A Man's Not a Camel | A Man's Not a Camel is Frenzal Rhomb's fourth full-length album, released in March 1999. The album was arguably the band's most successful, at least in terms of mainstream music culture. Frenzal Rhomb had languished for many years, a staple of Australian punk, but not of Australian music. The singles "You are Not My Friend", "Never Had So Much Fun" and "We're Going Out Tonight" all received considerable play-time on radio and television music video programmes, boosting the band's reputation. In July 2011, the album was voted 92nd in Triple J's Hottest 100 Australian Albums of All Time. Track listing (original Australian version) Track listing (USA Fat Wreck Chords version) Chart positions Album Singles References Category:1999 albums Category:Frenzal Rhomb albums Category:Fat Wreck Chords albums Category:Albums produced by Eddie Ashworth |
5,395 | Pascal Bary | Pascal Bary (born April 4, 1953) is a French racehorse trainer. He has been training since 1981, having previously worked as an assistant to François Boutin. He is based at Chantilly, Oise. Major wins Dubai Dubai World Cup - (1) - Glória de Campeão (2010) France Grand Critérium - (1) - Way of Light (1998) Grand Prix de Paris - (1) - Zambezi Sun (2007) Poule d'Essai des Pouliches - (2) - Bluemamba (2000), Divine Proportions (2005) Prix d'Astarté - (2) - Field of Hope (1999), Divine Proportions (2005) Prix de Diane - (2) - Divine Proportions (2005), Senga (2017) Prix de la Forêt - (1) - Field of Hope (1999) Prix d'Ispahan - (2) - Highest Honor (1987), Croco Rouge (1999) Prix Jacques Le Marois - (1) - Six Perfections (2003) Prix du Jockey Club - (6) - Celtic Arms (1994), Ragmar (1996), Dream Well (1998), Sulamani (2002), Blue Canari (2004), Study of Man (2018) Prix Lupin - (2) - Celtic Arms (1994), Croco Rouge (1998) Prix Marcel Boussac - (5) - Sierra Madre (1993), Amonita (2000), Six Perfections (2002), Denebola (2003), Divine Proportions (2004) Prix Morny - (2) - Deep Roots (1982), Divine Proportions (2004) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud - (1) - Silverwave (2016) Prix Saint-Alary - (1) - Brilliance (1997) Prix de la Salamandre - (1) - Deep Roots (1982, dead-heat) Prix Vermeille - (1) - Sierra Madre (1994) Great Britain 1,000 Guineas - (1) - Natagora (2008) Cheveley Park Stakes - (1) - Natagora (2007) Ireland Irish Derby - (1) - Dream Well (1998) Singapore Singapore Airlines International Cup - (1) - Glória de Campeão (2009) United States Breeders' Cup Mile - (2) - Domedriver (2002), Six Perfections (2003) Breeders' Cup Turf - (1) - Miss Alleged (1991) References NTRA.com Category:Living people Category:1953 births Category:French horse trainers |
5,396 | Wherry Block | The Wherry Block, also known as Wherry's Hall, Scruby Brothers Grocery, and Scruby's Grocery Store, is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. History The building was constructed in 1887 in what was then the suburb of North Des Moines by S.C. Wherry, a local contractor-builder. He built it as an investment and an income-producing property. It was the first of the commercial buildings built at this intersection, which was one of two commercial areas in North Des Moines. The two-story brick structure reflects the styling of the Late Victorian era with cast stone trim work, window hood molds on the second floor, and a pressed metal cornice. The commercial space on the main level has two storefronts, and four apartment units on the second floor. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. In 2005 the building was extensively renovated. A new building was constructed to the north of the old building. Its architectural style complements the older structure. References Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1887 Category:Buildings and structures in Des Moines, Iowa Category:National Register of Historic Places in Des Moines, Iowa Category:Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Category:Victorian architecture in Iowa |
5,397 | Faika El-Nagashi | Faika El-Nagashi or Faika Anna El-Nagashi (born 3 September 1976) is an Austrian politician from the Austrian Green Party. Since 2015 she has sat on the Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna. Early life El-Nagashi was born in 1976 in Budapest with a Hungarian and Egyptian heritage. She spent her childhood in the area of Vienna known as Simmering before attending the University of Vienna in 2003 to study Political Science. She completed her course in 2009 having written about migrant sex workers. In 2004 she became active in general in human rights relating to Eastern Europe and the European Community. She has represented the rights of sex-workers. Political career In 24 November 2015 she became a Green Party councillor in Vienna and a member of the Vienna Provincial Parliament. Personal life El-Nagashi is openly Lesbian. On October 2017, she spoke alongside Ulrike Lunacek and Phyll Opoku-Gyimah and the opening speech of the first European Lesbian* Conference in Vienna. References Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:People from Budapest Category:Austrian women in politics Category:Politicians from Vienna Category:LGBT rights activists from Austria Category:LGBT politicians from Austria Category:Lesbian politicians Category:LGBT legislators Category:LGBT politicians from Hungary |
5,398 | Harith Iskander | Harith Iskander bin Musa (born 7 August 1966) is a Malaysian actor and comedian. He is considered to be "the Godfather of Stand-Up Comedy" in Malaysia, having also won the Asia's Best Stand-Up Comedian Award 2014 by Top 10 of Asia Magazine. He won the Funniest Person in the World competition in December 2016. Early life Iskander was raised in Johor Bahru in the state of Johore. His father, Musa Ibrahim hailed from the state and was of Malay descent. His mother, Jane Musa was of Scottish ancestry from the Grant clan, working in the United Nations Headquarters in New York City as a secretary. They both met in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the Congo Crisis, Musa being a member of the peacekeeping corps sent by the Malaysian government there while Jane worked as part of the U.N staff. He attended Curtin University in Perth, Australia, majoring in journalism and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English. He graduated in 1988 During his university and young adult days, Iskander made a conscious decision to embrace Australian culture while he was an international student despite his aversion to study. For example, his curiosity led him to trying the sport of cricket. On another occasion, Iskander described a time where he entered an adult shop in Australia after arriving from Malaysia, only to find out that the shop was full of Malaysian students. Career Iskander's career in stand-up comedy began during 1990 or 1991, when he was persuaded by a university friend to get on stage in the old Subang Airport Hotel lobby lounge to tell some funny stories. It was at this lounge where a member of the audience saw Iskander and invited him to another function to perform on-stage. On 12 June 2010, Iskander married doctor and FHM model Jezamine Lim after meeting her through Facebook. In 2016, Iskander was one of 89 international stand-up comedians nominated for Laugh Factory's Funniest Person in the World. Iskander has been announced as an ambassador for Culture and Tourism Malaysia by Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz (Tourism and Culture Minister) as he is now one of the attraction in Malaysia. After being crowned as the Laugh Factory's Funniest Person in the World in 2016, in 2017, Iskander curated the Kuala Lumpur International Comedy Festival (KLICFest 2017) which considered by many to be Asia's best comedy showcase. The festival programme featured performances from the finest Malaysian acts, the biggest international stars and one local legend offering both English and Bahasa Malaysia comedy. Thereafter the kick-off show (KLICFest) in Kuala Lumpur, in 2018, Harith Iskander, in partnership with Celcom, had tour his home ground again to deliver the laughs – the #KitaOK Live Comedy Tour 2018. The tour started off in Kuala Lumpur before showing at six other cities in Malaysia: including Johor, Malacca, Penang, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu and Labuan. Harith Iskander also succeeded in putting Malaysia on the comedy map the second time by releasing his Netflix original comedy special, I Told You So in 2018. Apart from that in 2018, Harith held his Australia |
5,399 | Barry Davis (sportscaster) | Barry Davis (born January 8, 1968 in Hialeah, Florida) is a Canadian sportscaster formerly of Sportsnet and current host of the Outta The Park podcast. Davis began his broadcasting career in 1992 as a Technical Operator at CJCL 1430 (currently 590 The FAN) based out of Toronto, Ontario. In 2002, he became a reporter for the Toronto Maple Leafs at Sportsnet. He would later go on to become a Toronto Blue Jays field reporter at Sportsnet and followed them on their latest playoff runs of 2015 and 2016. In 2017, Davis left Sportsnet to pursue "new and exciting" opportunities. He began his own media company No Suit Required Media. He currently hosts the Outta The Park podcast which airs three times a week and he has approximately 50,000 Twitter followers. Davis had two passions growing up, sports and music. He is the lead singer and guitarist of a Tom Petty tribute band named We Ain't Petty. His band currently performs all over the Greater Toronto Area. References Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian television sportscasters Category:Major League Baseball broadcasters Category:People from Hialeah, Florida |
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