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5,900 | Aiyang Tlang | Aiyang Tlang is a mountain on the Bangladesh–Myanmar border. In 2020, Aiyang Tlang was confirmed to be the highest point in Bangladesh. The hill was discovered in the 1980s by Van Rausang Bawm of the local Bawm ethnic community. On 13 November 2019, Jyotirmoy Dhar became the first Bangladeshi to climb the mountain. See also Geography of Bangladesh Geography of Burma List of mountains of Bangladesh References Category:Mountains of Myanmar Category:Bangladesh–Myanmar border Category:Mountains of Bangladesh Category:International mountains of Asia |
5,901 | Antonio Romano (footballer, born 1995) | Antonio Romano (born 21 January 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club Cesena. Career Born in Acerra, Campania, Romano started his career at Lombard club F.C. Internazionale Milano. He was a player of under-12 team in Lombard Esordienti League in 2006–07 season, to under-17 team in National Allievi League in 2011–12 season. At Inter Milan Romano also received call-up from national youth teams, without any debut. On 13 August 2012 Romano left for the reserve team of Pro Vercelli, initially in temporary deal. Romano also wore no.21 shirt for the first team. He only played once for the Serie B team, on 18 May 2013, the last round of 2012–13 Serie B, as a substitute of Pietro Iemmello in the opening of the first half. Romano was substituted by Cristian Bunino in the second half of the match. Pro Vercelli was relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione after that match, however also signed Romano outright from Inter. On 31 January 2014 Romano was signed by Serie B club Brescia Calcio. On 27 June 2014, few days before the closure of 2013–14 financial year, Romano (for €2.4 million) and Felice Di Cecco (for €1.6 million) were sold to Serie A newcomer Cesena, with Emanuele Fonte (for €2.4 million) and Simone Galassi (for €1.6 million) moved to Brescia. Romano signed a three-year contract. Romano failed to play any game for the Romagna-based team. The team also relegated back to Serie B in May 2015. In summer 2015 Romano trained with Romagnol team Santarcangelo. However, on 31 August he returned to Cesena. The club also signed Di Cecco and Abdoul Yabré from Cesena on the same day, as well as Romano's namesake from Napoli on 4 August. References External links AIC profile (data by football.it) Category:Italian footballers Category:Inter Milan players Category:F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 players Category:Brescia Calcio players Category:A.C. Cesena players Category:Serie B players Category:Association football forwards Category:People from Acerra Category:Sportspeople from Campania Category:1995 births Category:Living people |
5,902 | Johan Gullichsen | Johan Erik Gullichsen (born 28 June 1936 in Porin maalaiskunta) is a Finnish paper engineer. From 1989 to 1999 he was professor for Pulping Technology at Helsinki University of Technology. He is also a sailor and competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Johan Gullichsen is a member of the Ahlström family. His mother was the Finnish art collector and patronage Maire Gullichsen. References Category:1936 births Category:People from Pori Category:Finnish chemical engineers Category:Academics of the Helsinki University of Technology Category:Finnish male sailors (sport) Category:Olympic sailors of Finland Category:Sailors at the 1964 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre Category:Living people Category:Finnish professors |
5,903 | List of Layal Abboud live performances | A List of tours, concerts and festivals held by Lebanese singer Layal Abboud. Abboud abstains from performing during Islamic month of Ramadan .After the end of Ramadan, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, she restart her concert managing. Tours and concerts Other notable appearances References Category:Lists of concert tours |
5,904 | Frécourt | Frécourt is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France. See also Communes of the Haute-Marne department References Category:Communes of Haute-Marne |
5,905 | Elish Lamont | Elish Lamont or Elish La Mont(e) (c.1800/1816 – 28 July 1870) was an Irish miniaturist. Life Elish Lamont was born to a well-known business family in Belfast, in either 1800 or 1816. Her father was John Lamont, a stationer and printer. She went to London to train as a miniaturist, upon completing this training she returned to Belfast. She established herself as a professional artist by 1837. During her career in Belfast, Lamont lived at a number of addresses and lived alternately with her brothers, John, watchmaker and optician, and Dr Aeneas Lamont, surgeon. She opened a boarding and day school with a Miss Rock in 1851. The prospectus of which outlined that Lamont as an experienced tutor, with experience in England, France, and Germany. However, her involvement with the school had ceased by 1856. Lamont moved to an address on Clare St, Dublin in 1857, living there until 1859. Later in her life, she moved to England, where she became an acquaintance of Daniel Maclise, John Ruskin, and Charles Dickens. Lamont died on 28 July 1870, at Boley Hill, Rochester, Kent. Artistic work At the beginning of her career, Lamont exhibited with the Belfast Association of Artists in 1837 and 1838. She was also exhibited with the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) from 1842 to 1858, and then again in 1870. It is possible that she is the contributing "Mrs Lamont" to the Northern Irish Art Union exhibition in Belfast in 1843 with 2 miniatures. She exhibited 7 miniatures at the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) in 1856 to 1859 as "Miss La Monte". Lamont is considered one of the earliest known professional woman artist in Belfast, going on to have a very successful career. She was commissioned by many aristocratic families in Northern Ireland, such as Lord Bangor, the Earl of Belfast, and the Dufferins. Lamont's miniatures of Lady Dufferin were exhibited by the RHA in 1851 and RA in 1866. Her miniatures of the dowager duchess of Manchester were engraved to be included in the Court Album, and 2 of her works were gifted to Queen Victoria when her visited Dublin in 1853. Lamont also produced a series of prints of crayon drawers in 1845, illustrating Moore's Irish melodies. A 1900 exhibition of deceased local artists in Belfast featured two of her paintings. A miniature of Miss O'Hara of Ballymena in the Ulster Museum is the only known work of Lamont in a public collection. Writings Lamont was also a writer, producing a number of publications in 1843: The Northern Whig Impressions, thoughts and sketches during two years in Switzerland The gladiators The mission of the educator Lamont collaborated with her sister on a volume of poetry, Christmas rhymes, or Three nights' revelry, in 1846, which she illustrated. She also wrote a novel published in 1855, Love versus money. References External links Miss O'Hara of Ballymena miniature in the Ulster Museum Category:Irish women artists Category:1870 deaths Category:Artists from Belfast Category:Irish women writers Category:19th-century women artists Category:19th-century Irish painters Category:Irish male painters Category:Year of birth uncertain Category:19th-century male artists |
5,906 | Get Hep to Love | Get Hep to Love is a 1942 musical film starring Gloria Jean, Donald O'Connor, Jane Frazee, Robert Paige and Peggy Ryan. The film was directed by Charles Lamont. Plot Doris Stanley is an adolescent singer ("14 going on 15") billed as an 11-year-old "child prodigy" by her money-hungry aunt. When Doris finds that her Aunt Addie has reneged on her promise to give her a break from her singing tour, she runs away, and finds herself in a small town. Doris presents herself as a potential adoptee to a young married couple (Ann and Steve Winters). Unbeknownst to Doris, Ann was on the verge of breaking up with Steve due to his preoccupation with golf and refusal to find a real job. Her arrival gives the couple a reason to stay together. Ann makes both friends and enemies at her new high school, as she vies for the affections of Jimmy, who is stuck on a girl (Elaine) who is toying with him. The school's music teacher, Miss Roberts, takes an interest in Doris when she realizes what a good singing voice she has. A newspaper story appears offering a 5,000 dollar reward for finding the missing Doris. The music teacher makes a trip to the city, ostensibly to claim the reward, but really to find out why Doris ran away. She then claims that the girl she knows is not Doris. The aunt is suspicious and sends a detective to follow her back to the small town. Meanwhile, Steve is determined to stay with Ann and to keep their adoptive daughter Doris, but he will need some income for the expected court battle. He applies for an insurance job, and successfully talks a stingy client into buying a large policy, thus securing a good commission and a job. After initially being written out of a music recital, Doris is allowed to perform, wowing the crowd and catching the eye and ear of the detective. The film's climax occurs in the small town courtroom, in which it is revealed that the aunt never properly adopted Doris, and that she is just old enough to freely choose her adoptive parents. She chooses the Winters couple, with the aunt being granted visitation rights. With Jimmy's prospective Prom date down with the mumps (which she caught from another boy), Jimmy sees Doris with new eyes and escorts her to the Prom. The main cast in this film had also appeared in Gloria Jean's previous film, earlier in 1942, What's Cookin'?. Gloria Jean, Donald O'Connor, and Peggy Ryan would star in two more films together during 1942-1943: It Comes Up Love, and Mister Big. Cast Gloria Jean as Doris Stanley Donald O'Connor as Jimmy Arnold Jane Frazee as Ann Winters Robert Paige as Steve Winters Peggy Ryan as Betty Blake Edith Barrett as Miss Roberts Cora Sue Collins as Elaine Sterling Nana Bryant as Aunt Addie The Jivin' Jacks and Jills as themselves Ray Walker as Gas Station Attendant Soundtrack Romantic composer Eva Dell'Acqua's song "Villanelle" for coloratura soprano appeared on the soundtrack of the film |
5,907 | The Woman at the Store | The Woman At The Store is a 1912 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in Rhythm in Spring 1912 and was republished in Something Childish and Other Stories (1924). Plot summary Jo, Hin, and the narrator are riding horses, then they stop at a store where Hin went four years ago, joking that a blue-eyed blonde lives there. There they are greeted by a woman who appears to be mentally unstable and disheveled with missing teeth. They get an embrocation from the store to treat a wound on the horse, they ask her if they can stay in the nearby field at first she declines then she agrees she later suggests giving them dinner and at the part she eventually lets them stay for the night in the store. Jo and Hin joke about the woman referring to how she knows 'how to kiss one hundred and twenty-five different ways'. The Narrator bathes in the river. They discover that the woman has attempted to make herself look pretty by putting on a rouge and a different dress. Jo has combed back his hair, shaved, and changed. They start to get drunk and Jo and The Woman start 'kissing feet' under the table, slowly growing closer as they get more intoxicated. The Woman's daughter claims to be drawing a nude picture of the Narrator, saying she watched her bathing earlier. The Narrator is unsettled but the picture is not revealed. As she gets more drunk The Woman claims that her husband often beats her, forces sex on her, goes away often shearing for months at a time and that she is alone and isolated living in poverty. She then leaves and comes back and then goes off again. Her daughter threatens to draw the picture she's not allowed to and gets a smack and a stern warning from her mother. Hin and the Narrator stay in the storeroom with The Woman's daughter. She then does a drawing of a woman pointing a gun at a man and a picture of a grave, hinting that her mother killed her father, thus exposing at least part of The Woman's story as untrue. Hin and the Narrator see the drawing, stay up all night in shock, and then leave in the morning without Jo who has spent the night in The Woman's bed. Characters Jo Hin The narrator The woman at the store. She was a barmaid until she got married. She tries to justify why she killed her husband though she does not actually admit guilt. The woman's young daughter. She has been neglected by her mother, and is disliked by the other three characters ("Shut your mouth," said the woman. [...] "Good thing that's broke loose," said Jo. "I've 'ad it in me 'ead for three days."). She likes drawing, and is a generally unruly child: she plays in the dirt, picks earwax from her ears and spies on the narrator whilst she is bathing. She is also distressed at having to live with her mother who killed her father. Major |
5,908 | Giorgos Abalof | Giorgos Abalof (born 5 January 1982) is a Russian-born Greek fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. References Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Greek male fencers Category:Olympic fencers of Greece Category:Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics |
5,909 | Witt algebra | In mathematics, the complex Witt algebra, named after Ernst Witt, is the Lie algebra of meromorphic vector fields defined on the Riemann sphere that are holomorphic except at two fixed points. It is also the complexification of the Lie algebra of polynomial vector fields on a circle, and the Lie algebra of derivations of the ring C[z,z−1]. There are some related Lie algebras defined over finite fields, that are also called Witt algebras. The complex Witt algebra was first defined by Cartan (1909), and its analogues over finite fields were studied by Witt in the 1930s. Basis A basis for the Witt algebra is given by the vector fields , for n in . The Lie bracket of two vector fields is given by This algebra has a central extension called the Virasoro algebra that is important in two-dimensional conformal field theory and string theory. Note that by restricting n to 1,0,-1, one gets a subalgebra. Taken over the field of complex numbers, this is just the algebra of the Lorentz group SL(2,C). Over the reals, it is the algebra sl(2,R) = su(1,1). Conversely, su(1,1) suffices to reconstruct the original algebra in a presentation. Over finite fields Over a field k of characteristic p>0, the Witt algebra is defined to be the Lie algebra of derivations of the ring k[z]/zp The Witt algebra is spanned by Lm for −1≤ m ≤ p−2. See also Virasoro algebra Heisenberg algebra References Élie Cartan, Les groupes de transformations continus, infinis, simples. Ann. Sci. Ecole Norm. Sup. 26, 93-161 (1909). Category:Conformal field theory Category:Lie algebras |
5,910 | Renato Lombardo | Renato Lombardo (born 11 March 1965) is an Italian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 90 kg at the 1992 Summer Olympics. References Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:Italian male sport wrestlers Category:Olympic wrestlers of Italy Category:Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Catania |
5,911 | Venusia purpuraria | Venusia purpuraria is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1895. It is found in India. References Category:Moths described in 1895 Category:Venusia (moth) |
5,912 | 2013 BH Telecom Indoors | The 2013 BH Telecom Indoors was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 11 and 17 March 2013. ATP entrants Seeds 1 Rankings are as of March 4, 2013. Other Entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Mirza Bašić Tomislav Brkić Ismar Gorčić Franjo Raspudić The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Marin Draganja Fabrice Martin Ante Pavić Igor Zelenay Doubles main draw entrants Seeds 1 Rankings as of March 4, 2013. Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić Nikola Čačić / Ismar Gorčić Antun Pehar / Franjo Raspudić Champions Singles Adrian Mannarino def. Dustin Brown, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2) Doubles Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić vs. Karol Beck / Igor Zelenay, 6–3, 7–5 External links Official Website BH Telecom Indoors Category:BH Telecom Indoors |
5,913 | Youssef Dawoud | Youssef Dawoud (; 10 March 1938 – 24 June 2012) was an Egyptian actor, who worked in theatre, cinema and television. Dawoud started acting when studying at Alexandria University. After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering Department of Electricity, Alexandria University, in 1960, he worked for Alexandria Oils and Soap Company and engaged in amateur acting until 1986 when he took up acting full-time. He played the part of the British General Lipton in the United Artist production of Zuqaq Al-Madaq, based on the novel by Naguib Mahfouz. He moved to Cairo, joined the Actors' Syndicate and studied at the Theatre Institute. On turning professional, he became famous and a public figure. Dawoud married in 1961 and had two children, a son and a daughter. In the theatre, he performed in Mala'eeb (Ploys), Al-Za'im (Leader) and Al-Wad Sayed Al- Shaghal (Sayed the Servant Boy). He appeared in the films Al-Nimr wal-Untha (The Tiger and the Woman), Samak Laban Tamr Hindi (Fish Milk Tamarind) Al-Shaytana Allati Ahabbatni (The Devil Who Loved Me) Morgan Ahmad Morgan (Morgan Ahmad Morgan). Assal Eswed (Molasses) On television, he appeared in Al-Souq (The Market), Samhouni Makansh Qasdi (Forgive Me I Didn't Mean To), Al-Ganeb Al-Akhar (The Other Side) Raafat El-Haggan. Yawmeyat Wanis [Wanis' Days] References External links Category:1938 births Category:2012 deaths Category:Egyptian male television actors Category:Egyptian male film actors Category:Alexandria University alumni Category:Egyptian male stage actors |
5,914 | Edinburgh Castle | Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued at times to be a royal residence until 1633. From the 15th century, the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half. As one of the most important strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century to the Jacobite rising of 1745. Research undertaken in 2014 identified 26 sieges in its 1100-year-old history, giving it a claim to having been "the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked in the world". Few of the present buildings pre-date the Lang Siege of the 16th century when the medieval defences were largely destroyed by artillery bombardment. The most notable exceptions are St Margaret's Chapel from the early 12th century, which is regarded as the oldest building in Edinburgh, the Royal Palace and the early-16th-century Great Hall, although the interiors have been much altered from the mid-Victorian period onwards. The castle also houses the Scottish regalia, known as the Honours of Scotland and is the site of the Scottish National War Memorial and the National War Museum of Scotland. The British Army is still responsible for some parts of the castle, although its presence is now largely ceremonial and administrative. Some of the castle buildings house regimental museums which contribute to its presentation as a tourist attraction. The castle, in the care of Historic Environment Scotland, is Scotland's most and the United Kingdom's second most-visited paid tourist attraction, with over 2.1 million visitors in 2018 and over 70 percent of leisure visitors to Edinburgh visiting the castle. As the backdrop to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo during the annual Edinburgh Festival, the castle has become a recognisable symbol of Edinburgh and Scotland. History Pre-history of the Castle Rock Geology The castle stands upon the plug of an extinct volcano, which is estimated to have risen about 350 million years ago during the lower Carboniferous period. The Castle Rock is the remains of a volcanic pipe, which cut through the surrounding sedimentary rock before cooling to form very hard dolerite, a type of basalt. Subsequent glacial erosion was resisted by the dolerite, which protected the softer rock to the east, leaving a crag and tail formation. The summit of the Castle Rock is above sea level, with rocky cliffs to the south, west, and north, rising |
5,915 | Paul Hoffman (English writer) | Paul Hoffman (born 1953) is an author, who wrote the Left Hand of God trilogy. He studied English at New College, Oxford. Paul Hoffman wrote the script for the 1998 vampire film The Wisdom of Crocodiles with Jude Law, Timothy Spall and Elina Löwensohn. A portion of his first novel was loosely based on the film of the same name. His second novel, a dark comedy entitled The Golden Age of Censorship, was based on his experience as a film censor at the British Board of Film Classification. Bibliography The Wisdom of Crocodiles (2000) The Golden Age of Censorship (2007) Scorn (2017) The Left Hand of God Trilogy The Left Hand of God (2010) The Last Four Things (2011) The Beating of His Wings (2013) External Links Author Paul Hoffman's website References Category:Living people Category:1953 births Category:Alumni of New College, Oxford |
5,916 | Bain Mattox | Bain Mattox is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, based out of Athens, Georgia. Having self-released albums in the past with a backing band simply under the name 'Bain Mattox', his band now goes by name Bain Mattox and Shot From Guns. A self-managed recording artist, Bain Mattox has released four albums since 2002 through SWIM Recordings and athensmusic.net. His music merges the genres of folk and rock, often accenting traditional rock music with instruments such as a mandolin and accordion. The first studio album, Technicolor Episode was recorded and released in 2002 with the help of Don McCollister, a producer who has worked with Sister Hazel, Shawn Mullins, and Indigo Girls. After touring to promote this album, a self-titled album was recorded and released under SWIM Recordings. Since then, the backing band lineup has changed and two new recordings have been released through SWIM, Prizefighter and Bird in the Hand. The band consists Bain Mattox himself, who plays guitar, accordion, banjo, mandolin, as well as providing vocals, guitarist Christopher Skogen, bassist Michael Lamond and drummer Chris Wilkes. Previous members (prior to Bain Mattox and Shot From Guns) have included Andy Bauer, Jeff Rieter, and Count Kellam. According to Alternative Addiction, Bain Mattox is "hands down, the most talented unsigned artist in the country." In 2010, he released The Darc Demos on iTunes. This record had no promotion except for a single Facebook status, after which it was not discussed publicly again. He lives in Athens, Georgia with his family. He and his wife, fellow musician Amanda Kapousouz, have two children. Mattox also owns two businesses in Athens: Normal Bar and Automatic Pizza. Bain has since begun scheduling shows in Athens and neighboring cities such as Charlotte. Discography Albums Technicolor Episode (2002) Bain Mattox (2003) Prizefighter (2005) Bird in the Hand (2007) The Darc Demos (2010) (digital release) References External links Interview with Bain Mattox by Alternative Addiction Bain Mattox on MySpace Interview with Bain Mattox by Creative Loafing Bain Mattox on virb Bain Mattox profile on RockAthens Category:American folk musical groups Category:Musical groups from Georgia (U.S. state) |
5,917 | Rakuten | () is a Japanese electronic commerce and online retailing company based in Tokyo, founded in 1997 by Japanese businessman Hiroshi Mikitani. Its B2B2C E-Commerce platform Rakuten Ichiba is the largest e-commerce site in Japan and among the world's largest by sales. The company operates Japan's biggest Internet bank and number one credit card company by transaction value. It also offers e-commerce, fintech, digital content and communications services to over one billion members around the world, and operates in 29 countries and regions. It is often referred to as "the Amazon of Japan". In 2005, Rakuten started expanding outside Japan, mainly through acquisitions and joint ventures. Its major acquisitions include Buy.com (now Rakuten.com in the US), PriceMinister (France, now Rakuten.fr ), Ikeda (now Rakuten Brasil), Tradoria (now Rakuten Deutschland), Play.com (now Rakuten.co.uk in the UK), Wuaki.tv (now Rakuten TV in Spain), Kobo Inc. (now Rakuten Kobo in Canada), Viber (now Rakuten Viber), Ebates, Viki (now Rakuten Viki), OverDrive, Inc. (now Rakuten OverDrive), Slice (now Rakuten Slice) and The Grommet. The company also has an online marketing business, Rakuten Marketing, and has investments in companies such as Pinterest, Ozon.ru, AHA Life, Lyft, Cabify, Careem, Carousell and Acorns. In 2015, Rakuten relocated its corporate headquarters from Shinagawa to the Tamagawa neighbourhood of Setagaya-ku, to consolidate its Tokyo offices and to accommodate future growth. In 2016, the company's revenues totaled US$7.2 billion with operating profits of about US$347.9 million. As of June 2017, Rakuten reported it had a total of 14,826 employees worldwide. On 16 November 2016, Rakuten announced a €220 million deal for global sponsorship with Spanish football club FC Barcelona starting in the 2017–2018 La Liga season through 2020, replacing Qatar Airways for this role. Rakuten's app Viber will also be the club's official communication channel. In May 2018, Rakuten announced a new wireless mobile network in Japan. History Early years (1997–1999) Rakuten was founded as MDM, Inc. by Hiroshi Mikitani on 7 February 1997. The online shopping marketplace was officially launched on May 1, 1997. The company had six employees and the website had 13 merchants. The name was changed to Rakuten in June 1999. The Japanese word "rakuten" means "optimism". Harvard-educated former banker Mikitani envisioned the site as an online shopping mall, offering the opposite of what the larger companies like IBM were trying to do with similar services, by offering empowerment to merchants rather than trying to tightly control the virtual storefront. The service was offered for a smaller fee than the larger Internet malls were charging, and merchants were given more control, such as the ability to customize their storefronts on the site. 2000s The company went public through an IPO on the JASDAQ market on April 19, 2000. At the time, the online marketplace had 2,300 stores and 95 million page views per month, making it one of the most popular sites in Japan. In March 2001, online hotel reservation service Rakuten Travel was launched. In April 2002, a new system was introduced for merchants, combining monthly fixed fees with commissions on sales. That November, the Rakuten Super Point |
5,918 | Archaeological Museum Camil Visedo | The Archaeological Museum Camil Visedo of Alcoy (Alicante), in Spain, is located in a building of Valencian Gothic and Renaissance styles that was the town hall between the 16th and 19th centuries and which later hosted different uses, such as schools, until it is enabled to Museum. The building has a plant in the form of "L" as a result of the union of two buildings at right angles. The oldest part of Gothic style has a solid facade with stone ashlars in which a cover opens with semicircular arch. The most elongated part corresponds to the Renaissance building and has a gallery of five classical arches, at the bottom, with columns of the Tuscan order. Outdoor opposed the facade of medieval and Renaissance form a wedge with the noble floor overlapping, with three baroque balconies and the coat of arms of Alcoy. The stairway that leads to the upper rooms is located in the union of both buildings. External links Website of the Archaeological Museum Camil Visedo Category:Museums in Alcoy Camil Visedo Category:Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Alicante |
5,919 | 294 Felicia | Felicia (minor planet designation: 294 Felicia) is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is approximately 35 km in diameter and has an orbital period of 5.5 years. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 15 July 1890 in Nice. References External links Category:Background asteroids 18900715 Felicia Felicia Felicia |
5,920 | Gōmei gaisha | In a gō-mei gaisha (合名会社), all partners are jointly and severally liable for any liability incurred by the partnership, similar to an unlimited partnership. The partners' liability is unlimited, and creditors can go after each partner's personal assets if the assets of the partnership are insufficient to meet the obligations. The law divides legal relations of the Go-mei Gaisha into two categories: internal relations specified in Section 2 of the Go-mei Gaisha Law and external relations specified in Section 3 of the Go-mei Gaisha Law. Internal relations refers to relations between the partnership and the partners as well as relations among partners. The Commercial Code specifies that both the articles of incorporation and the Commercial Code govern these internal relations, but it has been commonly interpreted that the articles of incorporation overrides the Commercial Code when determining these rights. External relationship refers to relations between the partnership and third parties as well as between a partner and third parties. External relations are governed by law to protect third parties by providing a fair, stable, and foreseeable legal relations. Category:Japanese business law Category:Partnerships ja:合名会社 |
5,921 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series) | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is an American sitcom that aired on ABC starring Fess Parker. The series, which aired from October 1962 to March 1963, was based on the 1939 Frank Capra film of the same name, starring James Stewart in the title role. Synopsis Fess Parker as Eugene Smith, an honest but unsophisticated U.S. senator from an unidentified small-populated state. According to the story line, Eugene Smith is elected to a Senate vacancy after the death of an incumbent. The series also features Sandra Warner as Parker's wife, Pat Smith; country music singer Red Foley as the senator's Uncle Cooter, Rita Lynn as Smith's secretary, Miss Kelly, and Stan Irwin as Smith's chauffeur, Arnie. Guest stars Harpo Marx Buster Keaton Charles Lane Jim Nabors Hope Summers Kay Starr (at the time, producer Hal Stanley's wife) Edward Everett Horton Leo Gorcey Jack Carter Cecil Kellaway Episode list Production notes The series, a Screen Gems Production (Screen Gems was owned by Columbia Pictures, which produced the film), aired at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday. It followed ABC's short-lived The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show, a Western comedy and variety show, and preceded the long-running The Lawrence Welk Show. Its competition on CBS was the legal drama The Defenders and NBC's The Joey Bishop Show. References External links Category:1962 American television series debuts Category:1963 American television series endings Category:1960s American television series Category:1960s American sitcoms Category:American Broadcasting Company original programming Category:Black-and-white American television programs Category:English-language television programs Category:American political comedy television series Category:Live action television programs based on films Category:Television series by Sony Pictures Television Category:Television shows set in Washington, D.C. Category:Television series by Screen Gems |
5,922 | WHJC (AM) | WHJC is a Southern Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Matewan, West Virginia, serving Matewan, Central Mingo County, West Virginia and Northeastern Pike County, Kentucky. WHJC is owned and operated by Evelyn Warren, through licensee Coalfields Society Foundation Inc. External links HJC Category:Gospel radio stations in the United States Category:Radio stations established in 1951 Category:Daytime-only radio stations Category:1951 establishments in West Virginia Category:Southern Gospel radio stations in the United States |
5,923 | Cyanopepla chelidon | Cyanopepla chelidon is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is found in Colombia and the Upper Amazon region. References Category:Cyanopepla Category:Moths described in 1893 |
5,924 | Theoria (disambiguation) | Theoria is the Greek word for "contemplation". It may also refer to: Theoria (music journal), a journal of music published by the University of North Texas College of Music Theoria (philosophy journal), a Swedish journal of philosophy published by Wiley-Blackwell Theoria (sociology journal), a journal of sociology and politics published by Berghahn Theoria (history of science journal), a journal of history of science published by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) |
5,925 | Alexander McKenzie (artist) | Alexander McKenzie (born 1971 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian contemporary artist. Biography The son of Scottish migrants, McKenzie knew he would become a painter from the earliest years and had his own purpose-built art studio at home from the age of eleven. After starting out at City Art Institute, now called (COFA) University of New South Wales College of Fine Arts, he dropped out, citing that he wasn't interested in exploring lots of other disciplines, he just wanted to get on with painting. Shortly after leaving City Art Institute he won the Brett Whiteley Scholarship to study at the Julian Ashton Art School, graduating in 1994. Between 1995-2002 he studied and travelled throughout England, Ireland, France, Scotland and Italy. Landscapes His landscape paintings have been described as "aesthetically reminiscent of 15th century Dutch Masters – with contemporary motifs... reflecting the human journey that transpires time and place." "...cinematic in the same way that the works of painters such as Caspar David Friedrich or Eugene von Guerard speak across the centuries to a contemporary visual imagination." His work has been part of solo and group exhibitions in Australia, Hong Kong, Scotland, Ireland and the United States and is part of corporate and private collections across the globe. In 2013 he was commissioned by the Australian War Memorial to paint a ten by three-metre background as part of the World War I centenary commemorations. The diorama depicts the 1918 Battle of Semakh that unfolded on the Sea of Galilee's southern shore in the last months of the Sinai and Palestine campaign. This new background (originally painted by Louis McCubbin in 1926 -1927) is a continuation of a vision first outlined by the memorial's founder Charles Bean back in 1918, where in a letter to memorial director John Treloar, he insisted that the dioramas not be just a purely didactic display – "not a sort of Noah’s ark model… but a real picture, with the atmosphere, the gradations of shade and colour, the feeling of the scene, created by an artist". He is a finalist eight times of the Wynne Prize held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. (2014) Man moves mountain (2012) The island is a mighty fortress. (2011) Firestarter. (2010) Bushfire season. (2008) Bonsai, the big lesson. (2007) The double island. (2006) Red lantern. (2005) Island hopping. Portraits Although he is known internationally as a landscape artist, he is also a finalist six times of the Archibald Prize, regarded by many as the most important portraiture prize in Australia. (2013) Toni Collette - oil on linen. (2011) Richard Roxburgh - oil on linen. (2010) Andrew Upton - oil on linen. (2009) Richard Clapton - oil on linen. (2008) Sarah Blasko - oil on linen. (2007) McLean Edwards - oil on linen. And a finalist twice of the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. (2014) Matt Corby. (2012) Fight‘n Euan Macleod. References External links Category:Australian landscape painters Category:Australian portrait painters Category:People from the Sutherland Shire Category:Living people Category:1971 births Category:Julian Ashton Art School alumni |
5,926 | Alastaro | Alastaro () is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged into the town of Loimaa on 1 January 2009. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 2,910 (31 December 2008) and covered an area of of which 1.32 km² is water. The population density was 11.33 inhabitants per km². The municipality was unilingually Finnish. References External links Alastaro-Seura ry Category:Former municipalities of Finland Category:Loimaa Category:Populated places disestablished in 2009 Category:2009 disestablishments in Finland |
5,927 | Runnymede, Queensland | Runnymede is a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. References Category:South Burnett Region Category:Localities in Queensland |
5,928 | Desmond Julian | Desmond Gareth Julian (24 April 1926 – 26 December 2019) was a British cardiologist who pioneered the creation of coronary care units. Life He was professor of cardiology at Newcastle University (1975–86), medical director of the British Heart Foundation (1986–93) and president of the British Cardiovascular Society (1985–87). Awards Julian received the European Society of Cardiology's gold medal. References Category:1926 births Category:2019 deaths Category:British cardiologists Category:Academics of Newcastle University |
5,929 | James Ellison (white supremacist) | James Dennis "Jim" Ellison () is a former American white supremacist leader from San Antonio, Texas. In 1971, he founded the radical organization The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord (CSA). Ellison purchased a strip of land near Elijah, Missouri, to serve as his compound. He was also a close associate of both Richard Wayne Snell and Timothy McVeigh. Leadership Ellison was a polygamist who spent time in federal prison with his 'high priest' Kerry Noble. Robert G. Millar, the founder of Elohim City, Oklahoma, became one of his spiritual advisers. He was also mentored by Richard Girnt Butler, founder of the Aryan Nations and Robert E. Miles, founder of The Mountain Church in Cohoctah, Michigan. Both extreme right leaders taught and practiced Christian Identity, a religion included on the FBI watchlist as an 'extremist religion'. Ellison had very close ties to the Ku Klux Klan and the Northern Idaho-based group Aryan Nations, led by Richard Butler. Miles had a very active prison ministry and newsletter, relating mostly to several violent white supremacist groups, most notably the Aryan Brotherhood. After Ellison was released from prison, he moved to Elohim City, where he married Millar's granddaughter. The siege at CSA: April 19, 1985 The ATF set up what is thought to have been a group of around 300 federal agents in Elijah, having them pose as fishermen because the area was a common destination for anglers. On the morning of April 19, 1985, they moved in with a warrant for the arrest of Ellison and surrounded the CSA compound. Some agents stayed in fishing boats in order to seal off the lakeside area of the compound. There they waited, until a few hours later when two guards emerged from the compound. They appeared to be unaware of the presence of the officers, and they walked towards a sniper hold-out, until an officer yelled commands to return to the compound; the guards complied. Later, an unnamed individual emerged from the compound and talked with the federal agents, reporting to Ellison that the FBI agents were outside and willing to negotiate his surrender and the emptying of the compound. Ellison emerged later, and the FBI agents felt that he would not go down without a firefight. FBI negotiators convinced him that the CSA would certainly lose in a gun battle. They convinced him that they wanted peaceful cooperation, and he asked that his spiritual adviser, assumed to be Robert G. Millar, come to the compound to instruct him. The individual was flown to the area and seemed eager to convince Ellison to stand down, understanding that otherwise there would be certain bloodshed. They allowed the individual into the compound, and the FBI agents instructed him to call in every 30 minutes in order to report on how negotiations were going. US Attorney and future Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, who would later go on to successfully prosecute Ellison and other leaders of the CSA, put on an FBI flak jacket and entered the compound in order to personally join in the negotiations, ultimately |
5,930 | Raffelstetten customs regulations | Raffelstetten Customs Regulations (Latin: Inquisitio de theloneis Raffelstettensis, literally: "Inquisition on the Raffelstetten Tolls"), is the only legal document regulating customs in Early Medieval Europe. The inquiry was edited in the Monumenta Germaniae Historica (ed. A. Boretius and V. Krause, MGH Capit. 2, no. 253). The document takes its name from Raffelstetten, a toll-bar on the Danube, a few kilometers downstream from Linz (it is now part of the town of Asten in Austria). There, the Carolingian king Louis the Child promulgated a regulation of toll-bars on his domains, after an inquiry dated between 903 and 906. The customs regulations are priceless for documenting trade in Eastern Europe of the 9th and 10th centuries. The document makes it clear that Raffelstetten was a place where German slave traders and their Slavic counterparts exchanged goods. The Czech and Rus merchants sold wax, slaves, and horses to German merchants. Salt, weapons, and ornaments were sought by slave trading adventurers. Perhaps the most striking feature of the regulations is the absence of Charlemagne's denarius, the only coin officially recognized in the Frankish Empire. Instead, the document mentions "skoti", a currency otherwise not attested in Carolingian Europe. It appears that both the name and weight of the "skoti" were borrowed from the Rus. Vasily Vasilievsky notes that the document, being the first legal act to regulate the trade of the Rus', capped off a long tradition of trade between Germany and Kievan Rus. Alexander Nazarenko suggests that the trade route between Kiev and Regensburg (strata legitima, as it is labeled in the text) was as important in the period as that between Novgorod and Constantinople would be in the tenth century. Notes Sources George Duby, The Early Growth of the European Economy (1973) pp. 131-2 of English edition Vasily Vasilievsky. Древняя торговля Киева с Регенсбургом // ЖМНП, 1888, июль, с. 129. Renée Doehaerd, Le Haut Moyen Âge occidental : économies et sociétés, 3e éd. 1990, Paris, PUF, 1971, pp. 257-8 and p. 289 (coll. Nouvelle Clio). MGH, Leges, Capitularia regum Francorum, II, ed. by A. Boretius, Hanovre, 1890, pp- 250-2 (available on-line). Category:Germanic legal codes Category:Legal history of Germany Category:Kievan Rus society Category:Linz-Land District Category:900s Category:Customs services Category:Medieval Latin texts Category:Economic history of Austria Category:Carolingian Latin literature Category:Latin prose texts |
5,931 | Sokolski Monastery | The Sokolski Monastery is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery founded in 1833 and named after its founder Yosif Sokolski. It is located 15 km southwest of Gabrovo on the northern slopes of the Balkan Mountains in the Bulgarka Nature Park and is close to the Sokolovo cave. Originally, a small wooden church was built in 1833 and the frescoes were finished a year later. Hristo Tsokev, a Gabrovo-born artist, donated the church icon, which represents the Virgin Mary and Christ and is considered to be miraculous. In 1862, Father Paul Zograf and his son Nikola from the village of Shipka decorated the church with frescoes. The monastery has a big yard surrounded by residential and utility buildings. In the centre of the yard, in 1865 the master Kolyu Ficheto constructed a big stone fountain with eight taps. The whole monastery was built during the Bulgarian National Revival with the strong support of the people of Gabrovo and the local villages. The monastery played an important role during the April Uprising. In this monastery, the leader Tsanko Dyustabanov formed a group of volunteers for the resistance. In a short period of time during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 the monastery was a hospital. The Sokolski Monastery was declared a historical site in 1973. Gallery See also Battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) Bulgarian Orthodox Church Bulgarka Nature Park Epic of the Forgotten by Ivan Vazov Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex Heroes of Shipka History of Bulgaria Gabrovo City Shipka Memorial Shipka Pass Category:Buildings and structures in Gabrovo Province Category:Religious organizations established in 1833 Category:Christian monasteries in Bulgaria Category:Tourism in Bulgaria Category:Bulgarian Orthodox monasteries Category:Balkan mountains Category:1833 establishments in the Ottoman Empire |
5,932 | Alpha-Cyclodextrin | α-Cyclodextrin is a hexasaccharide derived from glucose. It is related to the β- (beta) and γ- (gamma) cyclodextrins, which contain seven and eight glucose units, respectively. All cyclodextrins are white, water-soluble solids with minimal toxicity. Cyclodextrins tend to bind other molecules in their quasi-cylindrical interiors. This inclusion (and release) behavior leads to applications in medicine. The compound is of wide interest because it exhibits host–guest properties, forming inclusion compounds. Structure In α-cyclodextrin, the six glucose subunits are linked end to end via α-1, 4 linkages. The result has the shape of a tapered cylinder, with six primary alcohols on one face and twelve secondary alcohol groups on the other. The exterior surface of cyclodextrins is somewhat hydrophilic whereas the interior core is hydrophobic. Applications α-Cyclodextrin is marketed for a range of medical, healthcare, and food and beverage applications. For drug delivery, this cyclodextrin confers aqueous solubility to hydrophobic drugs and stability to labile drugs. Synthesis Cyclodextrins are natural starch-conversion products. For industrial use, they are manufactured by enzymatic degradation from vegetable raw materials, such as corn or potatoes. First, the starch is liquified either by heat treatment or using α-amylase. Then cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase (CGTase) is added for enzymatic conversion. CGTases produce diverse cyclodextrins. The selectivity of the synthesis can be improved by the addition of specific guests. References Category:Polysaccharides Category:Macrocycles |
5,933 | 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B | The 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was the 16th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U16 European Championship. It was played in Podgorica, Montenegro, from 8 to 17 August 2019. 24 teams participated in the competition. Poland men's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament. Participating teams (3rd place, 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C) (16th place, 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A) (14th place, 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A) (15th place, 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A) First round Group A Group B Group C Group D Playoffs 17th–24th place playoffs 9th–16th place playoffs Championship playoffs Final standings References Category:FIBA U16 European Championship Category:2019–20 in European basketball Category:2019–20 in Montenegrin basketball Category:International youth basketball competitions hosted by Montenegro Category:Sports competitions in Podgorica Category:August 2019 sports events in Europe |
5,934 | Chersobius signatus | Chersobius signatus is the world's smallest species of tortoise (family Testudinidae). The species is commonly known as the speckled tortoise and also known locally as the speckled padloper and internationally as the speckled Cape tortoise. A member of the genus Chersobius, it is endemic to South Africa. Distribution and subspecies C. signatus is naturally restricted to a small area in Little Namaqualand, an arid region in the west of South Africa, where it normally lives on rocky outcrops and forages among the rocks for the tiny succulent plants it eats. In the past, two subspecies were recognized, the Namaqualand speckled padloper (C. s. signatus) and the southern speckled padloper (C. s. cafer), but genetic studies have determined this was not supported and they are now considered a single species. Description The males of C. signatus measure in straight carapace length, while the larger females measure up to almost ; they weigh about . This species has a flattened shell with slightly serrated edges. The orange-brown shell is covered in hundreds of black spots. The males have a noticeably concave belly. This tiny tortoise can be distinguished from the other Chersobius species by its speckles, and by five toes on its fore feet (unlike many of its relatives, which have four toes on all four feet). Lifecycle and behaviour Speckled padlopers are most active in the early morning (especially in autumn and spring, when they breed). Living among the rocky outcrops, they feed on small succulents which grow between the rocks, and which they are small enough to reach. Their courtship involves the male and female nodding their heads at each other. After mating, the female makes a nest of several eggs in damp soil between the rocks. The hatchlings are under 7 grams and long, and emerge after 100 to 120 days. Threats and conservation C. signatus is threatened by traffic on roads, habitat destruction, and poaching for the pet trade. As the trade in collected Chersobius species is strictly illegal and any captive specimens are systematically registered in noncommercial studbooks in South Africa and Namibia, any commercial sale of Chersobius tortoises is almost without exception strictly illegal. Another threat comes from introduced species, such as domestic dogs and pigs. Many are taken from their natural habitat each year, and nearly all subsequently die as a result, as they do not readily adapt to typical captive diets and environmental change. Unlike most other Chersobius species, however, their diet (while very varied) is not highly specialized. Therefore, the species can adapt well to captivity, provided that proper attention is paid to temperature, humidity, and a sufficiently varied diet. They can be very hardy in captivity, and most problems with captive care are caused by faulty nutrition, high humidity, dampness, or bad husbandry. References Category:Chersobius Category:Reptiles of South Africa Category:Reptiles described in 1801 |
5,935 | Pinckneyville, Illinois | Pinckneyville is a city in and the county seat of Perry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,648 at the 2010 census. It is named for Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, an early American diplomat and presidential candidate. Pinckneyville is the location of the Pinckneyville Power Plant, a combustion turbine generator (CTG)-type power plant run by Ameren. Geography Pinckneyville is located on Illinois Route 13 about southeast of St. Louis. According to the 2010 census, Pinckneyville has a total area of , of which (or 93.63%) is land and (or 6.37%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 5,464 people, 1,504 households, and 920 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,728.5 people per square mile (667.6/km²). There were 1,662 housing units at an average density of 525.8 per square mile (203.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.25% White, 24.36% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.77% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.47% of the population. There were 1,504 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.90. In the city, the population was spread out with 14.0% under the age of 18, 15.0% from 18 to 24, 39.7% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 188.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 209.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,391, and the median income for a family was $41,574. Males had a median income of $23,402 versus $21,848 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,601. About 8.2% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over. History Perry County was formed on January 29, 1827. It was named for Commodore Oliver H. Perry. When Perry County was established, 80 acres were taken from nearby Jackson and Randolph counties; 20 acres were reserved for the county seat. On May 17, 1857, Pinckneyville (named after Charles Cotesworth Pinckney) was organized and named as the county seat. Before being organized, Pinckneyville consisted as of 1834 of a log courthouse, four stores, a tavern, and a grocery (the first store was opened in 1827); around 20 families lived in the town. 1834 was also the same year that the Perry County jail was constructed; a larger jail, which is now the home of the Perry County jail museum, was built in 1871. During the American |
5,936 | Yiddish orthography | Yiddish orthography is the writing system used for the Yiddish language. It includes Yiddish spelling rules and the Hebrew script, which is used as the basis of a full vocalic alphabet. Letters that are silent or represent glottal stops in the Hebrew language are used as vowels in Yiddish. Other letters that can serve as both vowels and consonants are either read as appropriate to the context in which they appear or are differentiated by diacritical marks derived from the Hebrew nikkud, commonly referred to as "nekudot"/"pintalach" (literally "points" as those marks are mostly point-like signs). Additional phonetic distinctions between letters that share the same base character are also indicated by pointing or by the adjacent placement of otherwise silent base characters. Several Yiddish points are not commonly used in any present-day Hebrew context and others are used in a manner that is specific to Yiddish orthography. There is significant variation in the way this is applied in literary practice. There are also several differing approaches to the disambiguation of characters that can be used as either vowels or consonants. Words of Aramaic and Hebrew origin are normally written in the traditional orthography of the source language—i.e., the orthography of these words, which is consonant-based, is generally preserved (Niborski 2012). All other Yiddish words are represented with a phonemic orthography. Both forms can appear in a single word—for example, where a Yiddish affix is applied to a Hebrew stem. Yiddish pointing may also be applied to words that are otherwise written entirely with traditional orthography. Reform and standardisation In the early 20th century, for cultural and political reasons, efforts were initiated toward the development of a uniform Yiddish orthography. A specimen initial practice was described in detail by the Yiddish lexicographer Alexander Harkavy in a Treatise on Yiddish Reading, Orthography, and Dialectal Variations first published in 1898 together with his Yiddish-English Dictionary (Harkavy 1898). Additional illustrations of this variation are provided in source excerpts in Fishman 1981, which also contains a number of texts specifically about the need (pro and con) for a uniform orthography. A detailed chronology of the major events during this normative action, including rosters of conference participants, bibliographic references to the documents they produced, and summaries of their contents, is given in Yiddish in Schaechter 1999. There is a less detailed (but extensive nonetheless) English language review of this process in Estraikh 1999. The first action formally undertaken by a government was in the Soviet Union in 1920, abolishing the separate etymological orthography for words of Semitic (i.e., Hebrew and Aramaic) origin. This was extended twelve years later with the elimination of the five separate final-form consonants (as indicated in the table below) which were, however, widely reintroduced in 1961. The changes are both illustrated in the way the name of the author Sholem Aleichem is written. His own work uses the form שלום־עליכם but in Soviet publication this is respelled phonetically to שאָלעמ־אלײכעמ also dispensing with the separate final-form mem and using the initial/medial form instead. This can be seen, together with a respelling of the name |
5,937 | American Zombie | American Zombie is a 2007 American mockumentary horror film directed by Grace Lee, written by Rebecca Sonnenshine and Lee, and starring Lee and John Solomon as documentary filmmakers who investigate a fictional subculture of real-life zombies living in Los Angeles. Plot John Solomon, a documentary filmmaker, recruits Grace Lee to investigate the zombie subculture of Los Angeles. Solomon is convinced that the zombies are dangerous and wishes to expose them, but Lee takes a more sympathetic view. Zombies are divided into three different categories: the feral, Romero-style zombies that exhibit no sentience; low-functioning zombies that can work simple menial jobs, such as sweatshops; and high-functioning zombies that do not retain their memories or personality but can pass as human. At first open and welcoming, the zombies become evasive and warn the documentary crew away from a private ceremony at an upcoming zombie festival. There, the crew discovers that the rumors of cannibalism are not simply an ignorant cultural stereotype. Cast Grace Lee as a fictional version of herself John Solomon as a fictional version of himself Austin Basis as Ivan Suzy Nakamura as Judy Al Vicente as Joel Jane Edith Wilson as Lisa Andrew Amondson as himself Amy D. Higgins as Dr. Gloria Reynolds Vanessa Peters as Monique Production The film was inspired by director Grace Lee's previous documentary work and the violent dreams that one of Lee's friends had been having. Lee wanted to make a satire about documentary filmmaking, identity politics, and life in Los Angeles. Release American Zombie premiered at Slamdance Film Festival on January 18, 2007. It also screened at SXSW and Sitges Film Festival. On March 28, 2008, it got a limited theatrical release. To publicize the release, Lee and members of the cast recreated artistic elements of the show, including a zombie art showing and zines. It was released on DVD on July 8, 2008. American Zombie is the first English-language film distributed by iHQ. Reception Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 72% of 18 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 6.5/10. Bloody Disgusting rated the film 2.5/5 stars and said that the climax invalidates the biting satire that comes before it. Dennis Harvey of Variety called the film mildly amusing and tepid compared to much better zombie spoofs, which he said are played out. Steve Barton of Dread Central rated the film 3.5/5 stars and said the film "will keep you laughing and also send the shivers. It's one of the most unique living dead experiences you're likely to have for some time to come." However, Barton criticized the ending as "a very flaccid exclamation point on an otherwise ambitious experience." Tom Becker of DVD Verdict wrote that it is "a funny and original faux documentary that works as a social satire as well as a send up of the horror subgenre made famous by George Romero." Heather Seebach of Shock Till You Drop wrote that it "provides a clever idea with elements of social commentary and self-parody." J. R. Jones of the Chicago Reader said that while |
5,938 | Jimmy Thomson (golfer) | James Wilfred Stevenson Thomson (29 October 1908 – 28 June 1985) was a Scottish-American professional golfer, who is notable for losing the 1936 PGA Championship to Denny Shute, 3&2. Thomson was born in North Berwick, the son of pro golfer Wilfred Thomson. His cousin Jack White won the 1904 Open Championship. In 1921 his father Wilfred was appointed pro at The Country Club of Virginia. The following year, Jimmy sailed to the U.S. with his mother and sister Emily. Thomson appeared in the movie The Caddy with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. He also featured in Shoot Yourself Some Golf with Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman. He was married to silent film star Viola Dana from 1930 to 1945. Professional wins PGA Tour wins 1936 Richmond Open 1938 Los Angeles Open Other wins this list may be incomplete 1927 Virginia Open 1934 Centenary Open (Australia) 1937 San Francisco Matchplay Open Results in major championships NYF = tournament not yet founded NT = no tournament WD = withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play "T" indicates a tie for a place Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 16 (1934 U.S. Open – 1940 Masters) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (three times) References External links North Berwick profile Category:Scottish male golfers Category:American male golfers Category:PGA Tour golfers Category:1908 births Category:1985 deaths |
5,939 | DeAuntae Brown | DeAuntae Brown (born April 28, 1974) is a former American football cornerback who played for one season in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, two seasons in NFL Europe for the Barcelona Dragons, and three seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Toronto Phantoms, Grand Rapids Rampage, and Philadelphia Soul. After playing college football for Central State, he was drafted by the Eagles in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL Draft. Professional career Brown was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round (227th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft on April 20, 1997. He signed a contract with the Eagles on June 4, 1997. He was waived on September 2, 1997, after playing in one game with the team. He was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers' practice squad on October 22 where he remained for the rest of the season. Brown participated in training camp for the Steelers in 1998, but was waived on August 18 after being limited due to a quadriceps injury. He spent the 1998 season on the Steelers' practice squad. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks in 1999, but was again waived during final roster cuts on September 6, 1999. Brown was signed by the Denver Broncos to a futures contract on January 10, 2000, and was waived during final roster cuts on August 27, 2000. He was re-signed to the team's practice squad on November 15, 2000, and stayed on the practice squad for the rest of the season. He was signed to a futures contract by the Broncos on January 2, 2001. He was allocated to the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe on February 28, 2001. Brown was waived by the Broncos on September 2, 2001. Brown played in the AFL for three teams from 2002–2004: the Toronto Phantoms in 2002, the Grand Rapids Rampage in 2003, and the Philadelphia Soul in 2004. He announced his retirement on February 9, 2005. References Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:American football cornerbacks Category:Players of American football from Michigan Category:Central State Marauders football players Category:Philadelphia Eagles players Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players Category:Seattle Seahawks players Category:Denver Broncos players Category:Barcelona Dragons players Category:Toronto Phantoms players Category:Grand Rapids Rampage players Category:Philadelphia Soul players |
5,940 | Alessandro Volta | Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (; 18 February 1745 – 5 March 1827) was an Italian physicist, chemist, and pioneer of electricity and power who is credited as the inventor of the electric battery and the discoverer of methane. He invented the Voltaic pile in 1799, and reported the results of his experiments in 1800 in a two-part letter to the President of the Royal Society. With this invention Volta proved that electricity could be generated chemically and debunked the prevalent theory that electricity was generated solely by living beings. Volta's invention sparked a great amount of scientific excitement and led others to conduct similar experiments which eventually led to the development of the field of electrochemistry. Volta also drew admiration from Napoleon Bonaparte for his invention, and was invited to the Institute of France to demonstrate his invention to the members of the Institute. Volta enjoyed a certain amount of closeness with the emperor throughout his life and he was conferred numerous honours by him. Volta held the chair of experimental physics at the University of Pavia for nearly 40 years and was widely idolised by his students. Despite his professional success, Volta tended to be a person inclined towards domestic life and this was more apparent in his later years. At this time he tended to live secluded from public life and more for the sake of his family until his eventual death in 1827 from a series of illnesses which began in 1823. The SI unit of electric potential is named in his honour as the volt. Early life and works Volta was born in Como, a town in present-day northern Italy, on 18 February 1745. In 1794, Volta married an aristocratic lady also from Como, Teresa Peregrini, with whom he raised three sons: Zanino, Flaminio, and Luigi. His father, Filippo Volta, was of noble lineage. His mother, Donna Maddalena, came from the family of the Inzaghis. In 1774, he became a professor of physics at the Royal School in Como. A year later, he improved and popularised the electrophorus, a device that produced static electricity. His promotion of it was so extensive that he is often credited with its invention, even though a machine operating on the same principle was described in 1762 by the Swedish experimenter Johan Wilcke. In 1777, he travelled through Switzerland. There he befriended H. B. de Saussure. In the years between 1776 and 1778, Volta studied the chemistry of gases. He researched and discovered methane after reading a paper by Benjamin Franklin of the United States on "flammable air". In November 1776, he found methane at Lake Maggiore, and by 1778 he managed to isolate methane. He devised experiments such as the ignition of methane by an electric spark in a closed vessel. Volta also studied what we now call electrical capacitance, developing separate means to study both electrical potential (V) and charge (Q), and discovering that for a given object, they are proportional. This is called Volta's Law of Capacitance, and for this work the unit of electrical potential has been named |
5,941 | National Union Government (Luxembourg) | The term 'National Union Government' () is used in Luxembourg to denote either of two different periods in the history of the Grand Duchy. The National Union Governments were forms of national governments, an instrument used in many countries in times of national emergency or political instability. 1916-7 The first National Union Government took office on 24 February 1916 and left office on 19 June 1917, at the height of the First World War. The government was led by Victor Thorn, and the government included members of the conservative, liberal, and socialist factions. At the time, Luxembourg was occupied by the German Empire, but was allowed to maintain its own political affairs. Regardless, the German army's presence in Luxembourg dominated the political landscape. The government collapsed after sixteen months. A growth in electoral support for independent candidates indicated that the coalition did not represent the national consensus. Furthermore, civil disorder, including strikes by iron miners and the emergence of a flourishing black market in foodstuffs, convinced Thorn that he was not serving his country properly, and he resigned. 1945-7 The second National Union Government took office on 14 November 1945 and left office on 13 February 1947, in the direct aftermath of the Second World War. The government was led by Pierre Dupong, the leader of the CSV, and included members of all parties in the Chamber of Deputies, in addition to the only independent. The agenda was dominated by reconstruction and the normalisation of the economy and of society, particularly the creation of a welfare state. However, the greatest strength of the government, the unanimous support of the legislature, was turned into a weakness. Ministers became too enthralled by their own briefs, and fundamental policy differences between the four ideologically-disparate parties brought an end to the National Union Government. See also Liberation Government (Luxembourg) Category:Political history of Luxembourg Category:Coalition governments |
5,942 | Protem, Western Cape | Protem is a hamlet some 30 km north of Bredasdorp and 40 km south-west of Swellendam. The name is an abbreviation of Latin pro tempore, 'for the time being'. The centre was to have served as a temporary railway terminal on the line from Caledon to Swellendam, but the rest of the line was never constructed. References Category:Populated places in the Cape Agulhas Local Municipality |
5,943 | List of shipwrecks in 1768 | The List of shipwrecks in 1768 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1768. January 1 January 12 January 13 January 17 January 20 January 22 January 26 January 27 January Unknown date February 2 February 3 February 8 February 10 February 11 February 17 February Unknown date March 1 March 3 March 12 March 21 March Unknown date April 7 April 11 April 19 April 20 April Unknown date May 7 May 15 May 18 May 26 May 27 May 31 May Unknown date June Unknown date July 21 July 30 July Unknown date August 6 August 8 August 9 August 13 August 16 August 21 August Unknown date September 1 September 3 September 4 September 5 September 15 September 17 September Unknown date October 13 October 15 October 26 October 27 October 30 October Unknown date November 5 November 12 November 15 November 23 November Unknown date December 2 December 10 December 11 December Unknown date Unknown date References 1768 |
5,944 | George Thengummoottil | George Thengummoottil (born 10 January 1985) is wildlife filmmaker and documentary editor, from India whose film has been screened at various International film festivals like Pokhara International Mountain Film Festival and International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala. He is also the founder of Keratoconus Foundation India, a non profit organization which aims at helping Keratoconus patients. His recent film The Return of Sangai, a documentary about the endangered deer Sangai at the only floating National Park in the world, Keibul Lamjao National Park made for the forest department of Manipur was released at curtain the raiser function of Sangai festival 2017, held at Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur in the presence of the Chief Minister of Manipur Shri N. Biren Singh. Education George Thengummoottil did his primary school education at Marthoma Senior Secondary School, when his father was working at the State Bank of India at Kozhencherry and later moved to his home town at Thidanad where he continued his school education at St. Antony's Public School. He did his graduation in Computer Science at Marian College Kuttikkanam, Peermade. During when he wrote his first book The Story of Peermade, a coffee table book about the history of Peermade. He obtained Masters in Computer Science from Dr G R Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore and later another Masters in Communication and Journalism from PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore. Life George was born in the town of Palakkad, Kerala in 1985, the eldest of two children born to Joseph TV and his wife, Rani Joseph and lives at Kappadu, Kanjirappally. Keratoconus During his teenage, he was affected by Keratoconus, a degenerative disorder of the eye and was blind by the age of 13. He had to stop his normal stream of studies and activities. Later he did Corneal transplantation and could partially recover vision in one of his eyes. Career George was campus placed at Bangalore in a company named Lucid Imaging, which specialized in machine vision projects after his post graduation, but could not continue for a long time due to Keratoconus. Even though the company was ready to sponsor his treatments, he refused the offer. After a long break of travel, George was invited to work as a lecturer at Sherubtse College in Bhutan, where he served for several Years. Later he worked as a journalist with Times of India and assisted the renowned filmmaker Sandesh Kadur at Felis Creations. Film making From childhood, George had his personal interest in writing and filmmaking. He has acted in several plays during his school and college days. Even though he wanted to persuade his career in filmmaking, he was not allowed to, due to Keratoconus. But after his Masters in Journalism, he started making small edits, while working at Felis Creations and started as a documentary editor. Initiatives George was also motivational speaker and has been involved in many technical and art projects. He was instrumental to popularize the use of solar panels for filming in remote places. Community Initiatives George is the founder of Keratoconus Foundation India, a |
5,945 | Novisuccinea ovalis | Novisuccinea ovalis, common name the oval ambersnail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Succineidae, the ambersnails. Distribution This species occurs in North America. Parasites Parasites of Novisuccinea ovalis include: Leucochloridium variae References External links Hoagland K. E. & Davis G. M. (1987). "The succineid snail fauna of Chittenango Falls, New York: taxonomic status with comparisons to other relevant taxa". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 139: 465-526. Pilsbry H. A. (1908). "Notes on Succinea ovalis Say and Succinea obliqua Say". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 60: 45-51 + pl. 7. Category:Succineidae Category:Molluscs of North America Category:Fauna of the Great Lakes region (North America) Category:Gastropods described in 1817 |
5,946 | Além | Além (in English, Beyond) is a Portuguese hamlet located in the parish of Balasar, Póvoa de Varzim with 116 inhabitants (census of 2001). Category:Villages in Portugal |
5,947 | Etta James Sings Funk | Etta James Sings Funk is the eighth studio album by American Blues artist, Etta James. The album was released on Cadet Records in 1970. Release The album was James's fourth release on the Cadet record label and was produced in Chicago, Illinois. The album includes a mix of Soul, Rhythm and Blues, and regular Blues. The album spawned two singles: "Tighten Up Your Own Thing" and "Sound of Love." While both singles were released to radio, neither of them charted the Rhythm and Blues or the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1970. The album was released as 12-inch LP record and has not been reissued on compact disc in its entirety although five tracks were included as additional cuts on the reissue by Kent of Etta James' Losers Weepers' album in 2011. Critical reception Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "As you can read on the back [sleeve], funk isn't a style or something like that—it's just, well, Etta. Etta with chorus, Etta with full brass, Etta with strings even. Etta singing a Gershwin song, Etta singing a Bee Gees song, Etta singing three Acuff-Rose songs, Etta singing four Pearl Woods songs. (Pearl Woods?) Highlights: the Acuff-Rose songs." Track listing References Category:1970 albums Category:Etta James albums Category:Albums produced by Ralph Bass Category:Cadet Records albums |
5,948 | Dennis Tetteh | Dennis Tetteh (born 6 March 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer. As of 2019, he plays for Slavia Mozyr. References External links Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Ghanaian footballers Category:Association football forwards Category:Ghanaian expatriate footballers Category:Expatriate footballers in Egypt Category:Expatriate footballers in Belarus Category:Berekum Chelsea F.C. players Category:Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC players Category:El Entag El Harby SC players Category:Tanta SC players Category:FC Slavia Mozyr players |
5,949 | LF (album) | LF is Raymond Lam's sixth album. Released on July 22, 2011. The album contains 15 tracks and 5 music videos (CD + DVD). Several music videos from this album are Mandarin versions of the songs released in Raymond's previous albums, including First, Come 2 Me, Let's Get Wet, and Searching For You In Loving Memories. Track listing Cd LF (Music Only) CHOK Broken 11:53 P.M (Music Only) Baby Lady 03:16 A.M (Music Only) 試煉 (Trial) (Men with No Shadows themesong) 06:41 A.M (Music Only) Light Up My Life (My Sister of Eternal Flower themesong) 我很痛 (I Am Hurt) How Deep OUTRASOUND (Music Only) 似是而非 (國) (Specious)(Mandarin) (Ad Mania themesong) 人一個 (Just a Person) 熱能放送 (Broadcasting the Heat) Dvd - music videos CHOK 熱能放送 (Broadcasting the Heat) 再一次 (One More Time) 讓我愛你一小時 (Allow Me To Love You For An Hour) 換個方式愛你(國) (Change the Way of Loving You)(Mandarin) 愛在記憶中找你(國) (Searching For You In Loving Memories)(Mandarin) Category:2011 albums Category:Raymond Lam albums |
5,950 | Mike MacDonald (rugby union) | Mike MacDonald (born November 27, 1980 in Berkeley, California, United States) is a retired rugby union footballer who formerly played for Leeds Carnegie in the RFU Championship and English Premiership. He played for the United States, and his usual position was at prop. Mike married former childhood classmate Mairin Grieb on January 11, 2014. Youth and college MacDonald began playing rugby during his sophomore year of high school in 1997. MacDonald graduated from Miramonte High School in 1999, and followed in the footsteps of his brother who also played rugby. MacDonald also excelled in wrestling and football, finishing 3rd in state wrestling during his senior year of High School. MacDonald would go on to win four rugby National Championships with the University of California, Berkeley; where he was named an All-American five times between 2000 and 2004, and following the 2004 national championship was named tournament MVP. Professional career MacDonald has played professionally in England since 2005, first with the Worcester Warriors from 2005–06, and then with Leeds Carnegie from 2007–2012. MacDonald was a key player for Leeds during the 2006-07 season which saw Leeds win National League 1 and gain promotion to the Premiership, with MacDonald scoring 10 tries that season, a remarkable scoring rate for a front-row player. MacDonald was named Leeds' Player of the Season following the 2007-08 Premiership season, and was named captain for the 2008-09 season. In June 2011 MacDonald renewed his contract with Leeds Carnegie for another two years. In April 2012 MacDonald was released from Leeds. International career MacDonald's debut for the United States was against Fiji on June 30, 2000. MacDonald has represented the USA in three Rugby World Cups – 2003, 2007 and 2011. In the 2011 Rugby World Cup MacDonald broke two US records. MacDonald tallied his sixty-third cap, surpassing Luke Gross in becoming the USA's most capped player. And MacDonald notched his 11th appearance in a Rugby World Cup match, breaking the record held by Alec Parker. MacDonald was named Man of that Match following the US's win against Russia in the 2011 Rugby World Cup; MacDonald was key as the US scrum made Russia wilt under pressure and MacDonald was outstanding at the breakdown. In his spare time, MacDonald enjoys playing many sports. Coaching Career Mike MacDonald was signed on as an assistant coach of the California Golden Bears rugby team in 2011. Since his joining of the team as the forwards coach in the 2011-2012 season, Cal Rugby has made seven 15's national championship appearances, including two victories in 2016 and 2017. See also United States national rugby union team Leeds Carnegie References External links Leeds profile Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:American rugby union players Category:American expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom Category:Expatriate rugby union players in the United Kingdom Category:Rugby union props Category:Leeds Carnegie players Category:Miramonte High School alumni Category:Sportspeople from Berkeley, California Category:United States international rugby union players |
5,951 | Supervivientes: Perdidos en Honduras (2017) | Supervivientes 2017: Perdidos en Honduras, is the twelfth season of the show Supervivientes and the sixteenth season of Survivor to air in Spain and it was broadcast on Telecinco in early 2017. Jorge Javier Vázquez will be the main host at the central studio in Madrid, with Lara Álvarez co-hosting from the island, and Sandra Barneda hosting a side debate of the program. The crew fled to Honduras on March 25. The first contestant was announced one day prior. Cast The first official contestant to be confirmed was actor Bigote Arrocet, on March 24. On April 15, all the contestants were spotted at the airport traveling to Honduras. The full line-up is: Nominations Notes : Earth tribe has the privilege of being exempt from nominations. : Paola was sent to dead zone. She becomes a zombie. : As the winners of the immunity challenge, Bibi and Eliad were given the power to name a nominee. : Lucía decided to leave the reality after her fake elimination, avoiding to face nomination against Paola in the dead zone. : As the winners of the immunity challenge, Alejandro and Eliad were given the power to name a nominee. : Janet was sent to dead zone. Janet was officially evicted by a vote to eliminate. Paola stays as a zombie. : As the winners of the immunity challenge, Alejandro and Kiko were given the power to name a nominee. : Bibi had to quit the game due to medical reasons. To replace her the eliminated contestant from this week, Janet, would come back to the game. Janet returns to the game as a new zombie. Paola resuscitated and reintegrated with the rest of the contestants. : Raquel was sent to dead zone. Raquel was officially evicted by a vote to eliminate. Janet stays as a zombie. : As the winners of the immunity challenge, Alejandro and Iván were given the power to name a nominee. As there was a tie between Alba and Leticia in the Hell's team, Iván broke it nominating Leticia. : Leticia was sent to dead zone. Janet was officially evicted by a vote to eliminate. Leticia stays as a zombie. : As the winners of the immunity challenge, José Luis and Kiko were given the power to name a nominee. : Paola was sent to dead zone. Leticia was officially evicted by a vote to eliminate. There was no more zombies. : Paola re-joined the group and she was exempt from nominations. : As the winner of the immunity challenge, Iván was given the power to name a nominee. : Edmundo was sent to the Exile Island. : As the winner of the immunity challenge, Iván was given the power to name a nominee. : Kiko was sent to the Exile Island. Edmundo was officially evicted by a vote to eliminate. Kiko stays on Exile Island. : Alba lost her right to nominate in a task and she gave her nominations to Paola randomly. : As the winner of the immunity challenge, Alejandro was given the power to name a nominee. : |
5,952 | Ellen Jose | Ellen Jose (1951 – 2 June 2017) was an Australian indigenous artist and photographer She was a Torres Strait Islander descendant from Murray, Darnley and Horn Islands who lived in Melbourne with husband Joseph Toscano. Education and career Ellen Jose completed a Certificate of Applied Art at Seven Hills Art College, Brisbane in 1976. After moving to Melbourne in 1977 she completed a Diploma of Fine Art at Preston Institute of Technology in 1978. In 1979 she was awarded a Diploma of Education from Melbourne State College. After graduating Ellen Jose worked with the Victorian Aboriginal Education Service. She has worked as a lecturer at Monash University (from 1986), Deakin University (1991–1994). In 1996 she was appointed to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board of the Australia Council. Art and exhibitions Ellen Jose's photographic and printmaking works are held and exhibited by the National Gallery of Australia, Australian National Gallery, Canberra; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Australian War Memorial, Canberra; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; National Museum of Australia, Canberra; State Library of Victoria, Melbourne; State Library of New South Wales, Sydney; and many more collections. Since 1987, José has held around sixteen solo exhibitions, including ten with William Mora Galleries. In 1986 Ellen Jose participated in the NAIDOC '86 Exhibition of Aboriginal and Islander Photographers at the Aboriginal Artists Gallery, Sydney. During 1985 and 1986 she contributed distinctive logos and poster designs for the Australian Anarchist Centenary Celebrations held in Melbourne around 1 May 1986. During 1988 Jose had photographs included in the Inside Black Australia exhibition that toured Australia. In 1993 Jose collaborated with Marshall White on a 2-minute 40-second animation video, In the Balance, incorporating cultural imagery and music from Ellen Jose's Indigenous background. It was one of the earliest examples of an indigenous artist embracing digital and computer animation for their art. Her 1997 sculpture Tanderrum can be found in the Herring Island Environmental Sculpture Park, and was restored in January 2008. From 2002 she attended the 3 December anniversary of the Eureka Rebellion in Ballarat, and photographed the anniversary events. In 2008 Ellen Jose featured in an exhibition of modern indigenous art at the Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne . She is also a committee member and photographer of the Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner Commemoration Committee. References Category:1951 births Category:2017 deaths Category:Torres Strait Islanders Category:Australian Aboriginal artists Category:Australian indigenous rights activists Category:Australian painters Category:Australian photographers Category:Australian women artists |
5,953 | 1989–90 IIHF European Cup | The 1989–90 European Cup was the 25th edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 13, 1989, and finished on February 4, 1990. The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who won the final group. First group round Group A (Rotterdam, Netherlands) Group A standings Group B (Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland) Group B standings Group C (Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) Group C standings Group D (Frederikshavn, Denmark) Group D standings TPS, Djurgårdens IF, Tesla Pardubice, CSKA Moscow : bye Second group round Group A (Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland) Group A standings Group B (Rosenheim, Bavaria, West Germany) Group B standings Final Group (Berlin, West Germany) Final group standings References Season 1990 Category:1989–90 in European ice hockey Category:IIHF European Cup |
5,954 | FOID | FOID or foid may refer to: FOID (firearms), a firearm owner's identification card in Illinois Form of identification, used in the travel industry as a term for an identity document Feldspathoid, sometimes called a "foid", a class of mineral found in igneous rocks ("foid" can also refer to the rocks themselves) |
5,955 | Chursdorf | Chursdorf is a village and a former municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2013, it is part of the municipality Dittersdorf. References Category:Former municipalities in Thuringia Category:Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
5,956 | One Tree Hill (season 1) | The first season of One Tree Hill, an American teen drama television series created by Mark Schwahn, began airing on September 23, 2003 on The WB television network. The season concluded on May 11, 2004, after 22 episodes. The series premiere was watched by 2.5 million viewers and achieved a 1.9 Adults 18–49 rating on September 23, 2003. However, the following week it rose to 3.3 million viewers and a 2.4 demo, becoming only one of three shows to rise in its second episode in the 2003–2004 TV season. Warner Home Video released the complete first season, under the title of One Tree Hill: The Complete First Season, on January 25, 2005, as a six-disc boxed set. Overview The first season follows junior Lucas Scott as he joins his high school basketball team and forges a relationship with his half-brother Nathan Scott, while also coming to terms with who he is and who his father is. The season also explores the love lives of the boys as they develop relationships with characters like Peyton Sawyer, Haley James and Brooke Davis, while the parents of these teens must also face the past in order to move on from it. Cast and characters Regular Chad Michael Murray as Lucas Scott (22 episodes) James Lafferty as Nathan Scott (22 episodes) Hilarie Burton as Peyton Sawyer (22 episodes) Bethany Joy Lenz as Haley James (22 episodes) Paul Johansson as Dan Scott (22 episodes) Sophia Bush as Brooke Davis (21 episodes) Barry Corbin as Whitey Durham (19 episodes) Craig Sheffer as Keith Scott (22 episodes) Moira Kelly as Karen Roe (18 episodes) Barbara Alyn Woods as Deb Scott (episode 13 onwards; recurring ep. 4-12) (19 episodes) Recurring Brett Claywell as Tim Smith (20 episodes) Bryan Greenberg as Jake Jagielski (13 episodes) Lee Norris as Mouth McFadden (12 episodes) Cullen Moss as Junk Moretti (7 episodes) Vaughn Wilson as Fergie Thompson (7 episodes) Antwon Tanner as Antwon "Skills" Taylor (6 episodes) Bevin Prince as Bevin Mirskey (6 episodes) Emmanuelle Vaugier as Nicki (6 episodes) Thomas Ian Griffith as Larry Sawyer (5 episodes) Sarah Edwards as Theresa (4 episodes) Episodes Reception DVD release The DVD release of season one was released after the season has completed broadcast on television. It has been released in Regions 1, 2 and 4. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material such as audio commentaries on some episodes from the creator and cast, deleted scenes, gag reels and behind-the-scenes featurettes. The words "The WB Presents" were printed on the packaging before the "One Tree Hill" title, although they were not included on international releases as The WB was not the broadcaster. References Category:One Tree Hill (TV series) episodes Category:2003 American television seasons Category:2004 American television seasons |
5,957 | C. K. Vineeth | Chekiyot Kizhakkeveettill Vineeth (born 20 May 1988), commonly known as C. K. Vineeth, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League. Personal life Born in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, he studied in JNV, Kasaragod and alma mater S. N. College, Kannur. He was the football team captain of S. N. College, Kannur and he was also the General captain of college union and represented as the candidate of Students' Federation of India (SFI). Career Chirag United Kerala Vineeth made his debut for Chirag United Kerala in the I-League during the 2010–11 season after starting his amateur career with Chennai Customs and Kerala State Electricity. He scored his first professional goal of his career during his debut. During the 2011–12 season, Vineeth scored eight goals for Chirag Kerala. United Sports Club Before the 2012–13 season, Vineeth signed for United SC (then Prayag United) of the I-League. Vineeth made his debut for the club on 7 October 2012 against Air India. He played 82 minutes and scored a goal as United SC won, 5–1. Vineeth scored a hat-trick later that season against Air India on 2 February 2013 as United SC won 4–1. Vineeth went on to score seven goals that season, the most among all Indian players. Bengaluru FC On 30 January 2014, it was announced that Vineeth had been released by United SC due to financial difficulties and then signed for Bengaluru FC, the new direct-entry I-League side, for the remainder of the season. In his debut season with the club, he won the I-League, as the club was declared winner after defeating Dempo. Bengaluru would extend his contract after an impressive half season. He signed a two-year contract with Bengaluru at the end of the season 2014–15 season, which would keep him at the club until the end of the 2016–17 I-League season. He was with the team when the team won their maiden Federation Cup title. In 2015-16 I-League season, he scored 4 times in the league, thus helping his team win the league title for the second time in 3 years. His brace against Mohun Bagan in the finals of 2016-17 Federation Cup final won his team their second title in 4 years. Kerala Blasters In July 2015 Vineeth was drafted to play for Kerala Blasters FC in the 2015 Indian Super League. However, he had a poor season as he was hardly chosen, and Kerala Blasters ended up last in the table. In 2016, Vineeth could only start playing for the Blasters in the eighth game as he was playing the AFC Cup with Bengaluru FC. He had his first appearance as an 85th-minute substitute against FC Goa, where he scored a 95th-minute winner to help the team record a 2–1 win against FC Goa. In his next match, he scored 2 goals in the 85th and 87th minute respectively to help Blasters win against Chennaiyin FC 3–1. Vineeth scored several crucial goals to guide his team to the finals, where they were defeated by |
5,958 | Qaraçanlı, Kalbajar | Qaraçanlı (also, Karadzhanly and Karachanly) is a village in the Kalbajar Rayon of Azerbaijan. References Category:Populated places in Kalbajar District |
5,959 | Wouter Gortzak | Wouter Gortzak (22 April 1931 – 26 September 2014) was a Dutch journalist and politician. He served as an editor-in-chief of the newspaper Het Parool for seven years in the 1980s. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands between 1998 and 2002 for the Labour Party. Gortzak was born in Amsterdam as a son to Henk Gortzak, a Communist Party politician. Wouter was member of the same party between 1954 and 1958, but in 1973 switched to the Labour Party. Between 1952 and 1954 he was a conscript in the Dutch Army. He was a teacher between 1954 and 1960. Around the same time he studied sociography at the University of Amsterdam, between 1956 and 1964. From 1960 he worked as a booktranslator for three years. In 1963 he became editor at the De Groene Amsterdammer. He stayed on for twelve years and then became director of the Wiardi Beckman Stichting, the think-thank aligned with the Dutch Labour Party. In 1981 he became Editor-in-chief of the newspaper Het Parool, he stayed on until 1988. At that point he started as a freelance journalist and publicist. In April 1994 he was elected to deelgemeente/borough council of Amsterdam-Zuid-Oost, his term ended four years later, in 1998. In May of the same year he was elected to the House of Representatives. In the House he also stayed for one term, until 2002. In the House he dealt with minority issues and large city policy. He died on 26 September 2014 in Amsterdam. References External links Parlement.com biography Category:1931 births Category:2014 deaths Category:Dutch journalists Category:Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Category:People from Amsterdam Category:University of Amsterdam alumni |
5,960 | Nicholas Lash | Nicholas Langrishe Alleyne Lash (born 1934) is an English Roman Catholic theologian. After serving in the British Army, and working for a short while as a Roman Catholic priest, he held for twenty years the post of Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge from 1978 to 1999, succeeding Donald MacKinnon, and being succeeded by Denys Turner. Theologian Nicholas Lash is the author of numerous theological books, and a regular contributor to The Tablet. A Roman Catholic, and considered a liberal, Lash has voiced strong but measured criticism of practices among leading figures in his tradition, arguing for open debate on a variety of topics, including the ordination of women. He is reportedly one of the few Roman Catholic theologians who have read, slowly, the whole of Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics and the whole of Karl Rahner's Theological Investigations. One of Lash's strongest intellectual influences seems to have been the recovery of Aquinas's theology, using forms of philosophical argument influenced by Ludwig Wittgenstein, which became influential in the 1970s, associated with Cornelius Ernst and Fergus Kerr. Arguably his most significant piece of writing is also one of his shortest, his reflections on the Apostles' Creed, which includes discussion of the doctrine of the Trinity. Family Lash was born to Joan Mary Moore, a Roman Catholic of Irish descent, and Brigadier Henry Alleyne Lash, a Protestant officer in the British Indian Army. His sister was writer Jini Fiennes, who had seven children, including actors Ralph and Joseph Fiennes, filmmakers Sophie and Martha Fiennes, and musician Magnus Fiennes. He also had a brother, Father Ephrem Lash, who was an Eastern Orthodox archimandrite and prominent translator of patristic texts. Nicholas Lash and his wife, Janet, have a son, Dominic. Works His books include His presence in the world: a study in eucharistic worship and theology (1968) Change in focus; a study of doctrinal change and continuity (1973) Newman on development: the search for an explanation in history (1975) Voices of authority (1976) Theology on Dover beach (1979) A Matter of hope: a theologian's reflections on the thought of Karl Marx (1981) Theology on the Way to Emmaus (1986) Easter in ordinary: reflections on human experience and the knowledge of God (1988) Believing three ways in one God: a reading of the Apostles' Creed (1992) The Beginning and the end of 'religion''' (1996)Holiness, speech and silence: reflections on the question of God'' (2004) See also References Category:1934 births Category:Roman Catholic theologians Category:English theologians Category:English Roman Catholics Category:Academics of the University of Cambridge Category:Living people |
5,961 | Diego Cuéllar (Chilean footballer) | Diego Ignacio Cuéllar Vásquez (born November 22, 1986 in Chile) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Deportes Vallenar of the Segunda División Profesional in Chile. Teams Deportes Ovalle 2006-2009 Unión La Calera 2010-2011 San Luis de Quillota 2012 Deportes La Serena 2013 Naval 2013-2014 Deportes Ovalle 2014-2016 Deportes Vallenar 2016–present References Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Chilean footballers Category:Unión La Calera footballers Category:Deportes Ovalle footballers Category:Deportes La Serena footballers Category:Deportes Vallenar footballers Category:San Luis de Quillota footballers Category:Naval de Talcahuano footballers Category:Segunda División Profesional players Category:Chilean Primera División players Category:Primera B de Chile players Category:Association footballers not categorized by position |
5,962 | Bookend | Common in libraries, bookstores, and homes, the bookend is an object tall, sturdy, and heavy enough, when placed at either end of a row of upright books, to support or buttress them. Heavy bookends—made of wood, bronze, marble, and even large geodes—have been used for centuries; the simple sheetmetal bookend (originally patented in 1877 by William Stebbins Barnard) uses the weight of the books standing on its foot to clamp the bookend's tall brace against the last book's back; in libraries, simple metal brackets are often used to support the end of a row of books. Elaborate and decorative bookends are common as elements in home decor. The word "bookends" is also used metaphorically to refer to any pair of items which frame and define a significant or noteworthy event or place. For example, regarding the practice in the United States whereby Memorial Day and Labor Day demarcate the traditional beginning and end of summer, those two holidays could be referred to as bookends. See also Bookend terrace, a bookend effect in the design of terraced houses. References External links Bookend sizes The History of Bookends Category:Book terminology |
5,963 | Another State of Mind (song) | This article refers to the song by Social Distortion. For the documentary film, which also features Social Distortion, see Another State of Mind (film). "Another State of Mind" is a song by the American punk rock band Social Distortion. It is the second track on their 1983 debut album Mommy's Little Monster, and was released as a 7" single that year on their then-record label 13th Floor Records. The single was released again in 1989 on Triple X Records to coincide with the reissue of Mommy's Little Monster. The song also appeared on their 1998 live album Live at the Roxy and 2004 live DVD Live in Orange County, as it had become one of the band's live staples. It also appeared as the opening track on their 2007 Greatest Hits compilation. Was the first single of the band who archivied success alongside in the underground scene. Meaning and Composition The song was written about Social Distortion's first North American tour of 1982, in which they went along with the band Youth Brigade, and talked about such hardships in concert life as daily travel from city to city, confrontation with the public and the full uncertainty of the next day, as well as frontman Mike Ness' longing for his girlfriend at home. Cover versions Green Day recorded a cover "Another State of Mind" as a bonus track on their 2009 album, 21st Century Breakdown. References Category:1983 singles Category:Social Distortion songs Category:Songs written by Mike Ness Category:1983 songs Category:Epic Records singles |
5,964 | Woman of Shunem | The woman of Shunaam (or Shunammite woman) is a character in the Hebrew Bible. 2 Kings 4:8 describes her as a "great woman" (KJV) in the town of Shunem. Her name is not recorded in the biblical text. Hospitality According to 2 Kings 4, she showed hospitality to the prophet Elisha, constructing a room where he could stay whenever he was in the town. She is childless, but Elisha prophesies that she will have a son. A year later she gives birth to a son. Raising of her son 2 Kings 4:18–37 relates how, when her son had grown up, he became sick and died. She goes to Elisha for help, and he brings her son back to life. Land restored The woman of Shunaam appears again in 2 Kings 8. At Elisha's advice, she has spent seven years in Philistia to avoid a famine, and has come back to find she no longer has possession of her house and land. She appeals to the king (Jehoram), and her property is restored to her. Evaluation Abraham Kuyper views the woman of Shunaam as a typical example of pious people in Israel having love and respect for the prophets. Kuyper suggests that the narrative indicates her "independence and readiness". Carol Meyers notes that "unlike virtually all women in biblical narratives, she is not presented as the 'wife' of someone". Claudia Camp says that the woman is "both independent and maternal, powerful and pious." The proposal to build a room for Elisha originates with the woman and is supported by her husband (2 Kings 4:9–10). References Category:Books of Kings Category:Women in the Hebrew Bible |
5,965 | 1993 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship | The 1993 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship involved 12 schools competing for the national championship of women's NCAA Division I gymnastics. It was the twelfth NCAA gymnastics national championship and the defending NCAA Team Champion for 1992 was Utah. The Competition took place in Corvallis, Oregon, hosted by Oregon State University in the Gill Coliseum. The 1993 Championship was won by the Georgia Gym Dogs with the first 198 in NCAA Championship history. Team Results Session 1 Session 2 Super Six External links Gym Results Category:NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship Category:College sports in Oregon Category:Oregon State Beavers women's gymnastics Category:1993 in women's gymnastics |
5,966 | Risk-based authentication | In Authentication, risk-based authentication is a non-static authentication system which takes into account the profile(IP address, User-Agent HTTP header, time of access, and so on) of the agent requesting access to the system to determine the risk profile associated with that transaction. The risk profile is then used to determine the complexity of the challenge. Higher risk profiles leads to stronger challenges, whereas a static username/password may suffice for lower-risk profiles. Risk-based implementation allows the application to challenge the user for additional credentials only when the risk level is appropriate. The point is that user validation accuracy is improved without inconveniencing a user and risk-based authentication is used by major companies. Criticism The system that computes the risk profile has to be diligently maintained and updated as new threats emerge. Improper configuration may lead to unauthorized access. The user's connection profile (e.g. IP Geolocation, connection type, keystroke dynamics, user behaviour) has to be detected and used to compute the risk profile. Lack of proper detection may lead to unauthorized access. See also References http://www.google.com/patents/US20050097320 Category:Authentication methods Category:Computer access control Category:Applications of cryptography Category:Access control Category:Password authentication |
5,967 | Jason Cong | Jingsheng Jason Cong (; born 1963 in Beijing) is a Chinese-born American computer scientist, educator, and serial entrepreneur. He received his B.S. degree in computer science from Peking University in 1985, his M.S. and Ph. D. degrees in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1987 and 1990, respectively. He has been on the faculty in the Computer Science Department at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) since 1990. Currently, he is a Distinguished Chancellor’s Professor and the director of Center for Domain-Specific Computing (CDSC). Research contributions and commercial impact Cong made fundamental contributions to the FPGA synthesis technology. His result in the early 1990s on depth-optimal mapping (FlowMap) for lookup-table based FPGAs is a cornerstone of all FPGA logic synthesis tools used today. This, together with the subsequent works on the cut-enumeration and Boolean matching based methods for FPGA mapping, led to a successful startup company Aplus Design Technologies (1998-2003) founded by Cong. Aplus developed the first commercially available FPGA architecture evaluation tool and physical synthesis tool, which were OEMed by most FPGA companies and distributed to tens of thousands of FPGA designers worldwide. Aplus was acquired by Magma Design Automation in 2003, which is now part of Synopsys. Cong’s research also made significant impact on high-level synthesis (HLS) for integrated circuits. The decade-long research in 2000s by his group led to another UCLA spin-off, AutoESL Design Automation (2006-2011), co-founded by Cong. AutoESL developed most widely used HLS tool for FPGAs and was acquired by Xilinx in 2011. The HLS tool from AutoESL (renamed as Vivado HLS after Xilinx acquisition) allows FPGA designers to use C/C++ software programming languages instead of hardware description languages for FPGA design and implementation. In 2009, Cong led a group of twelve faculty members from UCLA, Rice, Ohio-State, and UC Santa Barbara and won a highly competitive NSF Expeditions in Computing Award on Customizable Domain-Specific Computing (CDSC). This project looks beyond parallelization and focuses on domain-specific customization to achieve drastic power-performance efficiency improvement. It led to multiple innovations on architecture design, compilation, and runtime support for customized computing. This new line of research made considerable influence to the computing industry. In particular, Intel's $17B acquisition of Altera, the second largest FPGA company worldwide, in 2015 signaled that customizable computing is becoming mainstream. The CDSC project led another new startup cofounded by Cong, named Falcon Computing Solutions, which focuses on enabling FPGA-based customized computing in data centers. Cong’s research on interconnect-centric design for integrated circuits plays a significant role in overcoming the timing closure challenge in deep submicron designs in 1990s. His work on VLSI interconnect planning, synthesis, and layout optimization as well as highly scalable multi-level analytical circuit placement are embedded in the core of all physical synthesis tools developed by the EDA industry. The best-known industry adoption example was Magma Design Automation, which was founded in 1997 aiming at achieving timing closure through physical synthesis. Cong served on its Technical Advisory Board since its inception until its IPO, and later as its Chief Technology Advisor from 2003 to 2008. Magma was |
5,968 | Coleophora falcigerella | Coleophora falcigerella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern Russia. The larvae feed on the leaves of Glycyrrhiza glabra. References falcigerella Category:Moths of Russia |
5,969 | Niederhöchstadt station | Niederhöchstadt station is a junction station in the Niederhöchstadt district of the town of Eschborn in the German state of Hesse. The stations of Eschborn and Eschborn Süd are nearby. Just north-west of the station the Limes Railway to Bad Soden separates from the Kronberg Railway to Kronberg. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station. History Niederhöchstadt station was opened by the Kronberg Railway Company (, using the old spelling of Kronberg) along with the line to Kronberg on 1 November 1874. The station building dates from the turn of the century in 1900 and is a heritage-listed building. It is a two-storey brick building with a shallow hipped roof with a small tented roof covered with dormers. The platform side of the building has a complex structure with a central projection covered by a gable, wall panels and cornices. A polygonal bay window was later added on the ground floor for supervisory personnel and an annex was built on the north side. On 22 December 1970, the first section of the Limes railway was opened between Niederhöchstadt and the Schwalbach Limes station on the edge of Eschborn and opened as a shuttle service. Almost 2 years later, on 6 November 1972, the gap to Bad Soden was closed. Up to that time Bad Soden only had a rail connection via the Soden Railway to Frankfurt-Höchst, which is now operated as Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund line RB 13. Since 28 May 1978, the Rhine-Main S-Bahn have operated as line S 3 over the Limes Railway and line S 4 over the Kronberg Railway, at first running only to Frankfurt Central Station. They now terminate at Langen (S4) and Darmstadt Central Station (S3). Services The station is now served only by S-Bahn lines S 3 and S 4, running from Bad Soden (S 3) and Kronberg (S 4) to Frankfurt Central underground station, Frankfurt South, Neu-Isenburg, Langen (terminus of S 4) and Darmstadt (terminus of S 3). References External links Category:Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations Category:Railway stations opened in 1874 Category:1874 establishments in Germany Category:Buildings and structures in Main-Taunus-Kreis |
5,970 | Bader-Jaquette and Westwang Houses and Rental Property | The Bader-Jaquette and Westwang Houses and Rental Property in 46 and 36 5th Ave. W. in Kalispell, Montana was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The listing included three contributing buildings. According to the NRHP nomination,The two-story Bader/Jaquette House has typical Queen Anne features including the hipped roof with lower cross gable, the pent roof enclosing the front gable, the recessed second-floor porch, the full front porch, the two-story cutaway bay windows on the front gable, the stained glass and leaded glass windows, the pediment at the entry, the two-story bay window on the south, and the varied siding (wood shingles on the second floor and clapboard on the first floor). The Bader/Jaquette House was built in 1903 by carpenter and lumber retailer Elmer Bader. References Category:National Register of Historic Places in Montana Category:Queen Anne architecture in Montana Category:Residential buildings completed in 1903 Category:Flathead County, Montana |
5,971 | Elias Fausto | Elias Fausto is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 17,085 (2015 est.) in an area of 202 km². The elevation is 605 m. References Category:Municipalities in São Paulo (state) |
5,972 | José Muguerza | ''For the Mexican entrepreneur and philanthropist, see José A. Muguerza. José Muguerza Anitua (born 15 September 1911 in Eibar; died 23 October 1980 in Mexico) was an footballer from the Basque Country in northern Spain, who played as a midfielder. Football career He began his career at Unión Deportiva Eibarresa in 1927 before moving in 1929 to Athletic Bilbao where he stayed until 1937, winning La Liga and the Copa del Rey four times each. In the 1938-39 season he played for Club Deportivo Euzkadi in the Primera Fuerza league in Mexico, after which he joined Club España also in Mexico. From 1952-1953 he was the trainer for Club de Fútbol Monterrey. International football Muguerza earned 9 caps for the Spanish national team between 1930 and 1936, including participating in the 1934 FIFA World Cup. In 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, he was selected for the Basque national team tour of Europe, which was undertaken to draw attention to the war in Spain. When the Basque Country was captured by fascist forces the team travelled to the Americas where they continued their tour, playing the tour's final match in June 1939. In total Muguerza played 43 games for the Basque national team. Other work In 1949 he opened a shop selling shirts in Mexico City. Personal life He married Rosario Juaristi and had two children, José Miguel and Rosario. Awards Spanish Cup (4): 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933 La Liga (4): 1930, 1931, 1934, 1936 References External links Profile Category:1911 births Category:1980 deaths Category:Basque footballers Category:Spanish footballers Category:Spain international footballers Category:1934 FIFA World Cup players Category:Athletic Bilbao footballers Category:People from Eibar Category:Association football midfielders Category:Spanish expatriate footballers Category:Expatriate footballers in Mexico Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Category:Spanish emigrants to Mexico Category:Liga MX players Category:Real Club España footballers Category:SD Eibar footballers Category:La Liga players Category:Basque Country international footballers |
5,973 | John Gleeson (rugby league) | John Gleeson (born 28 December 1938), also known by the nickname of "Dookie", is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. An Australian international and Queensland interstate representative half, he played club football in the country for Chinchilla's team, in the Toowoomba Rugby League for the All Whites club, and in the Brisbane Rugby League for the Wynnum-Manly and Brothers clubs, winning the 1967 BRL premiership with the latter. Playing career Gleeson was first selected to represent Queensland in 1961 against New South Wales. In 1963 Brisbane Rugby League club Wynnum signed a host of big name players including Gleeson. At the end of the season he was selected on the 1963-64 Kangaroo tour of Britain and France, making him the first Wynnum-Manly player to achieve Kangaroo tour honours. He was part of the first Kangaroos squad to win the Ashes in England. The following year Gleeson became the club's second international after Lionel Morgan, playing in two Test matches against France. Gleeson spent 1965 playing in Toowomba for the Souths club. He also went on the 1965 tour of New Zealand. After helping Brothers to the 1967 Brisbane Rugby League premiership, he went on the 1967-68 Kangaroo tour. Filling in for the injured Billy Smith, at halfback, fellow Queenslander Peter Gallagher led a depleted Australian team to an upset victory. Post playing In 2008, rugby league in Australia's centenary year, Gleeson was named on the bench of the Toowoomba and South West Team of the Century. In 2013 Gleeson was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. References External links Category:1938 births Category:Sportspeople from Toowoomba Category:Australian rugby league players Category:Queensland rugby league team players Category:Wynnum Manly Seagulls players Category:Past Brothers players Category:Living people Category:Rugby league halfbacks |
5,974 | Daniel Silvani | Daniel Mariano Silvani Limia (born 1 March 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Deportivo Riestra. Career Silvani spent time in the youth ranks of Independiente and Arsenal de Sarandí. His senior career started with Dock Sud. He scored one goal in forty-six appearances in Primera C Metropolitana, with the 2007–08 campaign concluding with relegation to Primera D Metropolitana. He appeared twice and scored once in tier five, prior to switching Argentina for Spain in 2009 after agreeing terms with Segunda División B's Atlético Ciudad. Silvani soon signed for Tercera División side Ciempozuelos later that year. He remained for the rest of 2008–09, though left before the 2009–10 season started. Silvani signed for Terrassa in 2010. Silvani scored on his debut for Terrassa in February 2010 versus Gramenet, before receiving a red card in his next game against Espanyol B. Silvani featured twelve times as they were relegated. He spent the 2010–11 season back in the Tercera División with Antequera, with the defender netting in fixtures with Adra, El Palo and Alhaurino. Silvani had further stints in Spanish football with Logroñés, Tauste and Calahorra, prior to returning to his homeland with Central Córdoba in mid-2013. Fellow Primera C Metropolitana team Excursionistas signed Silvani on 30 June 2014. Two seasons passed along with four goals in twenty-six matches. June 2015 saw Silvani join Deportivo Riestra in Primera B Metropolitana. He made the first of fifty-four appearances in July versus Defensores de Belgrano, which culminated with promotion in 2016–17. Personal life Silvani's brother, Gastón, is a footballer. He also played for Dock Sud, Central Córdoba, Excursionistas. Career statistics . References External links Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:People from Quilmes Partido Category:Argentine footballers Category:Association football defenders Category:Argentine expatriate footballers Category:Expatriate footballers in Spain Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:Primera C Metropolitana players Category:Primera D Metropolitana players Category:Segunda División B players Category:Tercera División players Category:Primera B Metropolitana players Category:Primera B Nacional players Category:Sportivo Dock Sud players Category:CF Atlético Ciudad players Category:CD Ciempozuelos players Category:Terrassa FC footballers Category:Antequera CF footballers Category:SD Logroñés players Category:CD Tauste players Category:CD Calahorra players Category:Central Córdoba de Rosario footballers Category:CA Excursionistas players Category:Deportivo Riestra players |
5,975 | Māori potatoes | Māori potatoes or taewa are varieties of potato (Solanum tuberosum subsp. tuberosum and andigena) cultivated by Māori people, especially those grown before New Zealand was colonised by the British. Māori have grown potatoes for at least 200 years, and "taewa" refers collectively to some traditional varieties, including Karuparerā, Huakaroro, Raupī, Moemoe, and Tūtae-kurī. These are smaller, knobblier, and more colourful than modern potato varieties, which are referred to by the loanword pārete. Other collective names for traditional Māori potatoes are rīwai, parareka and mahetau. Māori potatoes are commonly used as a base ingredient in rewena bread. Origins and history Potatoes originate in the Andes and temperate Chile, and were brought to Europe in the 15th century. James Cook is presumed to have introduced potatoes to New Zealand in his first voyage (1769), as is Marion de Fresne. More South American varieties came with sealers and whalers in the early 19th century. Although Māori traditions maintain that taewa were cultivated well before then, this is thought to be unlikely. Taewa became a staple Māori food crop before organised European settlement, displacing sweet potatoes (kūmara) and bracken fern root (aruhe) as a primary carbohydrate source. Taewa were able to grow in cooler climates, and were easier to store than kūmara. They were also an important trade good during the first period of European contact with Aotearoa around 1800 onwards. Māori grew taewa commercially until the late 19th century but these were gradually supplanted by larger commercial potato varieties from Europe, which have higher yields. Māori have continued to grow traditional varieties, passing them from generation to generation. This selection over time has made them hardy and mostly disease resistant. Cultivation Taewa are generally grown with the same techniques and technology as commercial varieties. Taewa tend to produce more tubers per plant, but they are smaller than modern potatoes. Traditionally, they are planted in spring, with maintenance tasks during the summer, and harvest in late autumn. Crops were planted according to the maramataka using crop rotation methods, and wood ash for fertiliser. All levels of society took part in production and harvesting. Naming Some taewa are known by multiple names. Koanga Institute have identified several that are infact the same variety of potato such as karoro and peru ma. Varieties of Taewa Amuri (aka Richard Watson) Catriona Chatham Hollomby Chatham Island Huakaroro / Karoro / Peru Ma Kereopa / Ngateuteu Kowiniwini Maori Chief Maori / Roke Roke / Waikato Matariki Moemoe Paraketia Pawhero Stewart Island Taranaki Urenika Wai-iti / Whanaako Ngati Porou Waitai Whataroa Whero Whero Pests and disease Prior to widespread European settlement, taewa did not suffer much from pests or disease. The biggest pest were native caterpillars which were controlled through fumigation using kauri gum or dried kawakawa leaves (Piper excelsum). Common pests Today, insect pests include potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella) and wireworm (Conoderus exsul) which both feed on leaves, stems, and may directly damage tubers. Aphids in particular are considered vectors for diseases. Taewa can be affected by green peach aphid (Myzus persicae), foxglove aphid (Aulacorthum solani), and potato aphid (Macrosiphum |
5,976 | Dewi Fortuna Anwar | Prof. Dewi Fortuna Anwar, M.A, Ph.D (born 22 May 1958 in Bandung) is a scientist, professor, and the Deputy Secretary for Political Affairs to the Vice President of Indonesia. She received her Ph.D from Monash University. Background References Category:Indonesian women academics Category:Monash University alumni Category:People from Bandung Category:1958 births Category:Living people |
5,977 | 2.4 GHz radio use | There are several uses of the 2.4 GHz band. Interference may occur between devices operating at 2.4 GHz. This article details the different users of the 2.4 GHz band, how they cause interference to other users and how they are prone to interference from other users. Phone Many of the cordless telephones and baby monitors in the United States and Canada use the 2.4 GHz frequency, the same frequency at which Wi-Fi standards 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n operate. This can cause a significant decrease in speed, or sometimes the total blocking of the Wi-Fi signal when a conversation on the phone takes place. There are several ways to avoid this however, some simple, and some more complicated. Using wired phones, which do not transmit. Using cordless phones that do not use the 2.4 GHz band. Using the 5 GHz band. DECT 6.0 (1.9 GHz), 5.8 GHz or 900 MHz phones, commonly available today, do not use the 2.4 GHz band and thus do not interfere. VoIP/Wi-Fi phones share the Wi-Fi base stations and participate in the Wi-Fi contention protocols. Several different Wi-Fi channels are available and it is possible to avoid the phone channels. The last will sometimes not be successful, as numerous cordless phones use a feature called Digital Spread Spectrum. This technology was designed to ward off eavesdroppers, but the phone will change channels at random, leaving no Wi-Fi channel safe from phone interference. Bluetooth Bluetooth devices intended for use in short-range personal area networks operate from 2.4 to 2.4835 GHz. To reduce interference with other protocols that use the 2.45 GHz band, the Bluetooth protocol divides the band into 80 channels (numbered from 0 to 79, each 1 MHz wide) and changes channels up to 1600 times per second. Newer Bluetooth versions also feature Adaptive Frequency Hopping which attempts to detect existing signals in the ISM band, such as Wi-Fi channels, and avoid them by negotiating a channel map between the communicating Bluetooth devices. The USB 3.0 computer cable standard has been proven to generate significant amounts of electromagnetic interference that can interfere with any Bluetooth devices a user has connected to the same computer. Various strategies can be applied to resolve the problem, ranging from simple solutions such as increasing the distance of USB 3.0 devices from any Bluetooth devices to purchasing better shielded USB cables. Wi-Fi Wi-Fi () is technology for radio wireless local area networking of devices based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. WiFi is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance, which restricts the use of the term Wi-Fi Certified to products that successfully complete interoperability certification testing. Devices that can use Wi-Fi technologies include desktops and laptops, video game consoles, smartphones and tablets, smart TVs, digital audio players, cars and modern printers. Wi-Fi compatible devices can connect to the Internet via a WLAN and a wireless access point. Such an access point (or hotspot) has a range of about indoors and a greater range outdoors. Hotspot coverage can be as small as a single room with walls that block radio waves, or as large as |
5,978 | Simone Forti | Simone Forti (born March 25, 1935), is an American Italian Postmodern artist, dancer, choreographer, and writer. Since the 1950s, Forti has exhibited, performed, and taught workshops all over the world. Her innovations in Postmodern dance, including her seminal 1961 body of work, Dance Constructions, along with her contribution to the early Fluxus movement, have influenced many notable dancers and artists. Forti first apprenticed with Anna Halprin in the 1950s and has since worked alongside artists and composers Nam June Paik, Steve Paxton, La Monte Young, Trisha Brown, Charlemagne Palestine, Peter Van Riper, Dan Graham, Yoshi Wada, Robert Morris and others. Forti's published books include Handbook in Motion (1974, The Press of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design), Angel (1978, self-published), and Oh Tongue (2003, Beyond Baroque Foundation, ed. Fred Dewey). She is currently represented by The Box L.A. in Los Angeles, CA, and has works in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Generali Foundation in Vienna, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, and the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. Biography Early life Forti was born in Florence, Italy to Jewish parents Milka Forti (née Greunstein) and Mario Forti. In the winter of 1938, the Forti family, including Forti's older sister Anna, left Italy to escape anti-Semitic persecution. The family crossed the northern border into Switzerland, then spent six months in Bern while Milka was ill. When Milka recovered, the family sailed to the United States in early 1939. The Fortis eventually settled in Los Angeles, where Forti attended public schools Gardner Street Elementary School, John Burroughs Middle School and Fairfax Senior High School. After graduating from Fairfax High School in 1953, Forti attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon from 1953 to 1955. In 1955, Forti and her partner, artist Robert Morris, left Reed College and moved to San Francisco, California. The couple married there the same year and Forti began working under the name Simone Morris. Soon after moving to the Bay Area, Forti enrolled in classes at the Halprin-Lathrop School, co-founded by dancer/choreographer Anna Halprin. When Halprin founded the San Francisco Dancer's Workshop (formerly known as the Dancer's Workshop of Marin) in 1955, Forti followed her to continue studying Halprin's work in Dance Improvisation. Forti studied under Halprin from 1955 to 1959, during which time she contributed to early works by Halprin and around San Francisco, along with other members of the Dancer's Workshop, including A.A. Leath and John Graham. Through the Dancer's Workshop, Forti also taught children's and adult's dance workshops throughout Marin County. New York and Dance Constructions In 1959, Forti moved to New York with Morris. While also working as a nursery school teacher during the day, Forti enrolled in a composition and improvisation class at the Merce Cunningham Studio, taught by educator/musicologist Robert Ellis Dunn. These classes introduced Forti to the work of John Cage and she met and began working with dancers that became influential in the field of Postmodern dance, including Trisha Brown, Yvonne Rainer and Steve Paxton. |
5,979 | Sacred Heart Church, Hillsborough | Sacred Heart Church is located in Forbes Road in the Hillsborough district of the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England at . It is a Roman Catholic church in the Diocese of Hallam and is a Grade II listed building. The church is situated in an elevated position and its tower is a prominent landmark in the area. History Since the 1850s the Catholics of Hillsborough and Lower Walkley had worshipped at the Hillsborough Barracks chapel. However the increase in population necessitated that larger premises were needed and on 19 July 1903 the Sacred Heart school-chapel was opened on land between Forbes Road and Ripley Street which had been purchased for £1,080. The chapel-school which was designed by C.M. Hadfield acted as a Chapel of ease for the St Vincent's parish and cost £3,000. The building still exists today and it houses the Sacred Heart Primary School. The parish of Sacred Heart Hillsborough was created in 1920, becoming independent of St Vincent's on 5 August that year. R.J. Dunford was the first priest and at that time the parish had no church, Father Dunford initially conducted Mass in the chapel-school. A temporary church was eventually established and opened in February 1921 at a cost of £3,000. It was not until May 1935 that work started on the parish’s permanent church and on 7 July that year the foundation stone was laid by Joseph Cowgill, Roman Catholic Bishop of Leeds. The cost of construction of the church was £13,000 and £10,000 of that was donated by the widow of Philip Wake KSG, JP, magistrate for the West Riding. The church was opened on 25 March 1936 with a celebration of High Mass and sermon read by Richard Downey, Archbishop of Liverpool. The Church The church was designed by the architect C. M. Hadfield (of Hadfield & Son) and was constructed from specially made thin red bricks with an unusual surface texture. The external brickwork facing is unusual in that it employs Monk bond coursing which is rarely used. It has been called "one of the best interwar churches in Sheffield". Originally, the church had just one large bell supplied by John Taylor Bellfounders of Loughborough. It weighs over one ton and is in the tone of "D". In 1948 the bell tower was strengthened and a peal of smaller bells was added by the same company to complement the tenor bell. The bells are played in the manner of a carillon. The sculptor Philip Lindsey Clark (1889–1977) carved the 14 Stations of the Cross which are arranged around the internal walls, his other contributions are the statue of the Sacred Heart at the main door and the carvings in the tympanum above the door which is made of Portland stone. The tympanum depicts scenes from a pilgrimage to Lourdes and the figure in the water may be that of Alfred Wood, a parishioner who was cured of his paralysis during a pilgrimage in 1930. Canon Dunsford and the architect are depicted in the tympanum among the pilgrims. Eric Newton created the mosaics for |
5,980 | São Sebastião do Paraíso | São Sebastião do Paraíso is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2010 was 64,980 people living in a total area of 822 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-region of São Sebastião do Paraíso. It became a municipality in 1870. The city and surrounding area are famous for the growing of high-quality coffee. It also ranks high in the country for its quality of life. Location The city center of São Sebastião do Paraíso is located at an elevation of 991 meters in a fertile region between the state boundary of São Paulo and the great reservoir of Furnas. Neighboring municipalities are: São Tomás de Aquino (NW), Capetinga (N), Pratápolis (NE), Fortaleza de Minas (E) Jacuí (SE), Monte Santo de Minas (S), Itamogi, Santo Antônio da Alegria and Altinópolis (SW), and Patrocínio Paulista (W). The municipality contains the São Sebastião do Paraíso Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1974. Statistical Micro-region São Sebastião do Paraíso is a statistical micro-region consisting of 14 municipalities: Arceburgo, Cabo Verde, Guaranésia, Guaxupé, Itamogi, Jacuí, Juruaia, Monte Belo, Monte Santo de Minas, Muzambinho, Nova Resende, São Pedro da União, São Sebastião do Paraíso, and São Tomás de Aquino. In 2000 the population was 245,490 inhabitants living in a total area of 5,159.70 km². Geographical Facts Altitude Maximum: 1183m; Place: Serra do Chapadão Minimum: 894m; Place: Foz Ribeirão Água Quente Center of the city: 980m Temperature Annual average: 20.6 C Average annual maximum: 27.5 C Average annual minimum: 15.5 C Average annual rainfall: 1,690mmTerrainFlat: 8% Hilly: 74% Mountainous: 18%Main Rivers Ribeirão Fundo, Ribeirão São Domingos, and Rio Santana Distances'Belo Horizonte: 400 km east on MG-050 Passos: 52 km Campinas: 240 km Franca: 112 km Uberaba: 240 km Ribeirão Preto: 112 km Brasília: 780 km (For local distances see City site) A onde fica Demographics Ethnic Origin Source: Censo 2000'' Economic activities Industry is the main economic activity of the municipality and is mainly centered in the production of surgical material, clothing (mainly lingerie), and leather goods, from tanning to the manufacture of shoes. In 2005 384 transformation industries employing 6,165 workers. Other sectors were the retail sector employing 4,693 workers, public administration employing 1,307, and health services employing 878 workers. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$577 million, with 63 from taxes, 343 million reais from services, 104 million reais from industry, and 68 million reais from agriculture. The region is a major producer of coffee and milk products. There were 968 rural producers on 55,000 hectares of land, meaning that the size of the landholdings was relatively small. Approximately 8,400 persons were occupied in agriculture. The main crops are coffee (13,000 hectares), sugarcane, figs, peaches, citrus fruits, rice, beans, and corn (15,000 hectares). There were 44,000 head of cattle, of which 16,000 were milk cows (2006). There are 9 banks (2007): Banco ABN AMRO Real, Banco do Brasil, Bradesco, HSBC Bank Brasil S/A, Caixa Econômica Federal, Banco Itaú, Banco Mercantil do Brasil, ParaísoCred, |
5,981 | Willie Garner | William Garner (born 24 July 1955) is a Scottish former footballer best known for playing for Aberdeen. He is now a manager, mainly of clubs in the junior ranks of Scottish football. Career Garner was born in Stirling and raised in Denny; he was a Celtic supporter in childhood. He signed for Aberdeen from Campsie Black Watch in 1975, and was part of the team which won the Scottish League Cup in 1976 and the Scottish Premier Division in 1980, although a broken leg suffered in 1978 had allowed teenager Alex McLeish the opportunity to take the starting place. Garner left Aberdeen in 1981 to join Celtic, but the move was a disappointment for all concerned: he only played two first team games, scored two own goals on his debut and fell behind the emerging David Moyes in the backup list. He joined Alloa Athletic in 1982 as player-manager aged 27, before returning to Aberdeen in February 1984 to become assistant manager to Alex Ferguson. After two years as Ferguson's number two, during which the club won five major honours, he played for a number of Highland League and Junior clubs before signing for Berwick Rangers, where he remained for two years before retiring in 1992. Garner was manager of Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region side Ballingry Rovers between October and November 2014, when they folded after 62 years in existence. Honours Aberdeen Scottish Premier Division: 1979–80 Scottish League Cup: 1976–77 Runner-up 1979–80 Scottish Cup: runner-up 1977–78 References External links Profile at AFC Heritage Trust Category:Scottish footballers Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Stirling Category:Aberdeen F.C. players Category:Celtic F.C. players Category:Alloa Athletic F.C. players Category:Rochdale A.F.C. players Category:Berwick Rangers F.C. players Category:Cove Rangers F.C. players Category:Keith F.C. players Category:F.C. Stoneywood players Category:Craigroyston F.C. players Category:Newtongrange Star F.C. players Category:Scottish Junior Football Association players Category:Scottish Football League players Category:English Football League players Category:Association football central defenders Category:Scottish football managers Category:Alloa Athletic F.C. managers Category:Scottish Football League managers Category:People from Denny, Falkirk Category:Association football player-managers Category:Aberdeen F.C. non-playing staff |
5,982 | HMS Everingham (M2626) | HMS Everingham was one of 93 ships of the of inshore minesweepers. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Everingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire. References Blackman, R.V.B. ed. Jane's Fighting Ships (1953) Category:Ham-class minesweepers Category:Royal Navy ship names Category:1954 ships Category:Ships built in Dartmouth |
5,983 | Information processor | An information processor or information processing system, as its name suggests, is a system (be it electrical, mechanical or biological) which takes information (a sequence of enumerated symbols or states) in one form and processes (transforms) it into another form, e.g. to statistics, by an algorithmic process. An information processing system is made up of four basic parts, or sub-systems: input processor storage output An object may be considered an information processor if it receives information from another object and in some manner changes the information before transmitting it. This broadly defined term can be used to describe every change which occurs in the universe. As an example, a falling rock could be considered an information processor due to the following observable facts: First, information in the form of gravitational force from the earth serves as input to the system we call a rock. At a particular instant the rock is a specific distance from the surface of the earth traveling at a specific speed. Both the current distance and speed properties are also forms of information which for that instant only may be considered "stored" in the rock. In the next instant, the distance of the rock from the earth has changed due to its motion under the influence of the Earth's gravity. Any time the properties of an object change a process has occurred meaning that a processor of some kind is at work. In addition, the rock's new position and increased speed is observed by us as it falls. These changing properties of the rock are its "output." In this example, both the rock and the earth are information processing systems, because both objects change the properties of the other over time. If change occurs, information is processed. Information theory approach From the stance of information theory, information is taken as a sequence of symbols from an alphabet, say an input alphabet χ, and an output alphabet ϒ. Information processing consists of an input-output function that maps any input sequence from χ into an output sequence from ϒ. The mapping may be probabilistic or determinate. It may have memory or be memoryless. See also Data, data processing, information system Physical symbol system Holographic principle — an information processing conjecture about physics Black box Channel (communications) Web service References Category:Information Category:Information systems |
5,984 | Centro del Calamar Gigante | Centro del Calamar Gigante, also known as Centro de Interpretación del Calamar Gigante, was a natural history museum in Luarca, Asturias, Spain, dedicated to the giant squid (Architeuthis dux). It was administered by Coordinadora para el Estudio y la Protección de las Especies Marinas (CEPESMA) and held the association's cephalopod collections together with other marine exhibits. The museum officially opened its doors to the public on 13 August 2010. It was visited by 14,000 people in its first three months. The museum building, which has 908.75 square metres of floorspace and a 66.25-square-metre patio, was built at a cost of €1,260,000. The exterior is clad in grey quartzite at ground level, and aluminium composite on the upper two floors. In November 2010 the museum had to close temporarily after being seriously damaged by a storm, the damage amounting to more than €140,000. The problem was compounded by CEPESMA's financial situation at the time, with the association unable to fund its activities and having to lay off staff. Plans were drawn up for a concrete wall that would protect the museum from future wave damage at a cost of €573,000. The museum reopened on 21 April 2011 after a little over two weeks of repair work to the ground floor and access area. The museum received 1,670 visitors in its first four days after reopening. Centro del Calamar Gigante previously held the world's largest collection of giant squid, but many of the museum's specimens were destroyed during a storm on 2 February 2014. One of the specimens that survived the storm was a giant squid caught off Gandia in July 2005 – the first male recorded from the Mediterranean Sea. A few days after the storm the museum was broken into at night and vandalised. As of April 2014 the museum remains closed until further notice. Notes References Category:Giant squid Category:Natural history museums in Spain |
5,985 | Static (1986 film) | Static is an 1985 American comedy-drama film directed by Mark Romanek. The film stars Keith Gordon, Amanda Plummer, and Bob Gunton, and was released in 1985 by NFI Productions. It was shot in Page, Arizona and Lake Powell, Arizona. The film was written by the film's star Keith Gordon and director Mark Romanek, in his directorial debut, before he went on to direct numerous music videos for much his career. However, Romanek has since disowned the film, claiming that his subsequent film One Hour Photo (2002), as his feature film directorial debut. Premise A quirky, out-of-place worker (Keith Gordon) at a crucifix factory invents a device he claims can show pictures of Heaven. Discouraged and confused by the inability of those around him to see anything but a screenful of static, he charismatically hijacks a bus of friendly elderly people in order to get media attention for his invention. Cast Keith Gordon as Ernie Blick Amanda Plummer as Julia Purcell Bob Gunton as Frank Janice Abbott as Sonya Reathel Bean as Fred Savins Kitty Mei-Mei Chen as Li Barton Heyman as Sherriff William Orling Jane Hoffman as Emily Southwick Lily Knight as Patty Joel Krehbeil as Deputy Tom Terrence Eugene Lee as Dale Jack Murakami as North Mike Murakami as South Uma Ridenhour as Sarah Award nominations References External links Category:1985 films Category:1980s comedy-drama films Category:American black comedy films Category:American comedy-drama films Category:American independent films Category:American films Category:English-language films Category:Films directed by Mark Romanek Category:Films shot in Arizona Category:Films shot in Nevada Category:1985 directorial debut films |
5,986 | Al-Atassi Mosque | The Al-Atassi Mosque () is a mosque in Homs, Syria. It is situated in a public park on the site of a former graveyard at the foot of the mound on which the remains of the citadel stand. The mosque is named after Hashim al-Atassi, three-time Syrian President from the Al-Atassi family, a prominent landowning and politically active family from Homs. References External links Al-Atassi mosque Category:Architecture of Syria Category:Mosques in Homs |
5,987 | Arts and Letters (disambiguation) | Arts and letters may refer to: Arts and letters, the literary arts ("letters") together with the fine arts and/or the performing arts Arts and Letters, an American thoroughbred race horse Arts & Letters, a literary journal based at Georgia College Arts & Letters Daily, a web portal owned by The Chronicle of Higher Education See also American Academy of Arts and Letters College of Arts and Sciences, sometimes referred to as a College of Arts and Letters Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, a French honour given for contributions to the arts and/or literature Belles-lettres, literature valued for its aesthetic qualities fr:Arts et Lettres |
5,988 | Nicola Citro | Nicola Citro (born 27 May 1989) is an Italian football player who plays for Serie B club Frosinone. Club career He made his professional debut in the Serie B for Trapani on 19 September 2014 in a game against Carpi. On 17 August 2018, he joined Venezia on a season-long loan. Venezia held a buyout option at the end of the loan. References External links Category:1989 births Category:People from Salerno Category:Sportspeople from the Province of Salerno Category:Living people Category:Italian footballers Category:S.S. Ebolitana 1925 players Category:A.C.R. Messina players Category:Trapani Calcio players Category:Frosinone Calcio players Category:Venezia F.C. players Category:Serie B players Category:Serie D players Category:Association football forwards |
5,989 | Reece Papuni | Reece Papuni (born 2 October 1987 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a professional light heavyweight boxer. Before turning pro Papuni was a well credentialed amateur boxing, winning a few amateur titles and reaching the quarter finals of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Papuni vs Rapira Papuni biggest win in his career was against Sam Rapira for Rapira's New Zealand National Boxing Federation light heavyweight title. The two have fought each other five times before in the amateurs, however Rapira only won once out of the five meetings. Papuni won by TKO in the fourth round. A rematch has been talk about but nothing has same from it. Super 8 Four Man Tournament In early November 2015, Papuni Took part in the Four man Tournament. Papuni joined Robert Berridge, Sefo Falekaono and Brad Riddell in the tournament. Papuni Won the Tournament, winning against Brad Riddell and Robert Berridge. Amateur boxing titles 2003 New Zealand Amateur Champion (Junior 81 kg) 2009 New Zealand Amateur 81 kg Champion 2010 Jameson Belt (Most scientific senior male) 76th Winner 2010 New Zealand Amateur 81 kg Champion 2011 New Zealand Amateur 81 kg Champion Professional boxing titles Tournament Super Eight Boxing Tournament Winner (2015) World Boxing Federation WBF Oceania light heavyweight title (2013) New Zealand National Boxing Federation New Zealand National light heavyweight title(2014) Professional boxing record |- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Res. | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Type | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Rd., Time | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Date | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Location | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Notes |- align=center |Lose |13–3 |align=left| Blake Caparello | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Lose |13–2 |align=left| Faris Chevalier | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |13–1 |align=left| Joshua Tai | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |12–1 |align=left| Robert Berridge | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |11–1 |align=left| Brad Riddell | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |10–1 |align=left| Tony Iapesa | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Loss |9–1 |align=left| Trent Broadhurst | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |9–0 |align=left| Mike Junior Kapi | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |8–0 |align=left| Sam Rapira | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |7–0 |align=left| Eddie Lenart | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |6–0 |align=left| Avefu'a Iakopo Jnr | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |5–0 |align=left| Scott Taliauli | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |4–0 |align=left| Andrew Robinson | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |3–0 |align=left| Ritchie Harris | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |2–0 |align=left| Jacques Marsters | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |1–0 |align=left| John Roil | | | |align=left| |align=left| Awards and recognitions 2019 Gladrap Boxing Awards Returning Boxer of the year (Nominated) References |- Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Boxers from Christchurch Category:New Zealand male boxers Category:Light-heavyweight boxers Category:Boxers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Category:New Zealand professional boxing champions |
5,990 | Harold Mertz | Harold J. "Bud" Mertz is considered to be the driving force in the creation of the Hybrid III crash test dummy, the standard dummy used today. Working with General Motors in the late 1960s, Mertz designed and built the dummy which is today the only recognized test device in both North America and Europe for restraint devices which protect against frontal collisions. Mertz earned his bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering at Wayne State University, and took a course on fluid dynamics under the tutelage of Lawrence Patrick, who was at the time using himself as a guinea pig in investigating the effects of car crashes on humans. Patrick offered Mertz an opportunity to work as his research assistant, and Mertz accepted. Mertz went on to do his graduate studies at Wayne State, and worked with cadavers in crash testing studies too violent to use live volunteers. He completed his Ph.D. with a dissertation on whiplash-type injuries in 1967, In 1969, he was hired as a senior researcher at GM. Mertz retired from General Motors in 2005, and lives with his wife in Harper Woods, Michigan. External links "GM's 'Father' of Hybrid III Crash Test Dummies Has Dedicated His Career to Automotive Safety", General Motors Category:20th-century births Category:Living people Category:General Motors former executives Category:Automotive safety pioneers Category:Wayne State University alumni Category:People from Harper Woods, Michigan Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
5,991 | Morningside High School | Morningside High School is a public high school in Inglewood, California. It is the second largest high school after Inglewood High School in the city. History In 1951, the first two classes of students came to the Morningside Park area of Inglewood to attend the new Morningside High School. Incoming 9th graders came from the surrounding junior high schools, and a class of 10th graders transferred to Morningside from Inglewood High School. Some of Inglewood High School's faculty transferred as well, including A. John Waldmann, the first principal of Morningside High School. In popular culture In 1993, Wesley Snipes narrated the documentary, Hardwood Dreams, following five MHS seniors during their last high school basketball season as they dreamt of the National Basketball Association. Ten years later, Snipes narrated the 2004 TV sequel, Hardwood Dreams: Ten Years Later. Chris Gaines was a fictional MHS student and alternative rock musician, developed by Garth Brooks in 1999 for a proposed movie. Notable alumni Roberta Achtenberg: Assistant Secretary of HUD under President Bill Clinton John Arrillaga: real estate investor John Bahler: musical arranger and director, including Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, and Barbra Streisand Tom Bahler: singer, arranger and producer, including Brian Setzer, The Partridge Family, and Neil Diamond Bobbie Bass: Hollywood stuntman, TV and movie extra, including Star Trek: The Original Series; stepfather to Bo Derek. Boris Cabrera (1999): former actor Elden Campbell: professional basketball player who played center for Los Angeles Lakers and 2004 NBA champion Detroit Pistons Jackie Goldberg: politician, teacher (Compton Unified School District), former member of California State Assembly and Los Angeles City Council, former president of Los Angeles School Board Flo Hyman (d. 1986): volleyball player, Olympic silver medalist Charles Jordan: football player, Los Angeles Raiders, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks Tom Nardini: film and television actor, appeared in Cat Ballou (1965), Africa Texas Style (1967), and TV series Cowboy in Africa (1967–68) Vicki Lawrence (1967): singer, including The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia and for The Young Americans touring musical group; appeared in feature film The Young Americans, which won Academy Award for Best Documentary; actress, including The Carol Burnett Show and Mama's Family; won 2004 TV Land Award and 1976 Emmy Award; nominee Golden Globe Award; nominee Daytime Emmy Award; game show panelist Jim Lefebvre: Major League Baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers 1965-72), coach (Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers) and manager (Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Brewers and China National Team, 2008 Olympics). Lefebvre also played for the Lotte Orions in the Japanese League from 1972-77. Lisa Leslie: basketball player for USC and WNBA; actress, Wilhelmina supermodel; 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic gold medalist, 2-time WNBA champion, 3-time MVP and 8-time All-Star, 2015 inductee in Basketball Hall of Fame David Levy, Ph.D.: psychologist, author, speaker; actor in 1970's TV show Wonderbug Stan Love: NBA basketball player with Washington Bullets and Los Angeles Lakers, brother of Beach Boys lead singer Mike Love and first cousin of Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson and Carl Wilson, father of Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player Kevin Love, 2007 |
5,992 | 1938–39 Serie A | The 1938–39 Serie A season was won by Bologna. Teams Novara and Modena had been promoted from Serie B. Events The goal average substituted the tie-breaker in event of equal points, to save time considering the risk of war. This change greatly helped Triestina. Final classification Note: Ambrosiana-Inter qualified as Coppa Italia winners. Results Top goalscorers References and sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 External links - All results on RSSSF Website. Category:Serie A seasons Italy Category:1938–39 in Italian football leagues |
5,993 | Klamath Falls, OR μSA | Klamath Falls, OR μSA or Klamath County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 66,380. The county seat is Klamath Falls. The county was named for the Klamath, the tribe of Native Americans living in the area at the time the first European explorers entered the region. Klamath County comprises the Klamath Falls, OR Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The Klamath or Clamitte tribe of Indians, for which Klamath County was named, are the descendants of varying cultures of indigenous peoples, who have lived in the area for more than 10,000 years. When European-Americans began to travel through the area in 1846 along the Applegate Trail, they competed with the Klamath for game and water, which precipitated clashes between the peoples. This was exacerbated by European-American settlers, who cleared the land to farm and encroached on hunting territory. They were successful in demanding the removal of American Indians to reservations. The Modoc people, having been removed to Oregon to share a reservation with the Klamath, traditional rivals, wanted a reservation created on Lost River, near present-day Merrill, Oregon. Captain Jack led his band back to Lost River, but the US Army, accompanied by militia and citizens of Linkville (present-day Klamath Falls) arrived and convinced Captain Jack to return. An argument broke out, shots were fired, and the Modoc War began as the Modoc fled to Captain Jack's Stronghold in northern California. A treaty was signed with the Klamath on October 14, 1864, which led to the establishment of the Klamath Reservation. At various times over the next 40 years, different individuals of the Modoc tribe were settled within the reservation. Because of the extensive tracts of forest, the Klamath were very well off as a people until the termination of the reservation by the U.S. government in 1954. Termination parceled the communally managed land into individual sections, which tribe members could not manage on their own and were largely forced to sell to speculators. A few of the Klamath refused to accept the buyout money, most notably Edison Chiloquin (1924–2003). Instead of cash, he insisted on receiving the title to ancestral land along the Sprague River where he lived. On December 5, 1980, the Chiloquin Act was signed into law, giving him title to the properties he wanted. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.2%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in Oregon. Adjacent counties Douglas County (northwest) Lane County (northwest) Deschutes County (north) Lake County (east) Siskiyou County, California (south) Modoc County, California (south) Jackson County (west) National protected areas Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge Crater Lake National Park (part) Deschutes National Forest (part) Fremont National Forest (part) Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge (part) Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest (part) Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge Winema National Forest (part) Demographics 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 63,775 people, 25,205 households, and 17,290 families living in |
5,994 | You Send the Rain Away | "You Send the Rain Away" is a song by the American singer Rebbie Jackson with Cheap Trick lead vocalist Robin Zander, released in 1986 as the second single from her second studio album Reaction. It was written by Preston Glass, Gloria Sklerov and Lenny Macaluso, and produced by Reggie Lucas. The song reached No. 50 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles Chart. Release "You Send the Rain Away" was released by Columbia in America only on 7" and 12" vinyl. For its release as a single, the song was edited and cut by almost a minute in duration. The 7" single featured the B-side "If You Don't Call (You Don't Care)", which was taken from Reaction. The 12" vinyl featured the "Single Version" as the A-side and the "Album Version" as the B-side. A promotional 7" vinyl was also issued featuring the "Single Version" on both sides. Promotion A music video was filmed to promote the single. It was produced by Carl Mazzocone and directed by Joe Layton. Critical reception Upon release, Billboard described the song as a "gracefully solemn love duet in [an] unusual, cavernous mix; nice blend between the suave Jackson and the earnest Zander." Cash Box listed the single as one of their "feature picks" during December 1986. They commented: "The unlikely pairing of Jackson with Zander has produced a startingly fresh pop/R&B single. A lush melody and production form a perfect foundation for these two gifted voices." Drum Publications (East Africa) highlighted the song as a "stand-out" from Reaction. Justin Kantor of AllMusic described Reaction as "the strongest of her '80s output", with the "sunny duet with Robin Zander one of the fine moments." Track listing 7" single "You Send the Rain Away" - 4:04 "If You Don't Call (You Don't Care)" - 4:36 7" single (US promo) "You Send the Rain Away" - 4:04 "You Send the Rain Away" - 4:04 12" single "You Send the Rain Away (Single Version)" - 4:04 "You Send the Rain Away (Album Version)" - 4:59 Charts References Category:1986 songs Category:1986 singles Category:Rebbie Jackson songs Category:Robin Zander songs |
5,995 | 2008 International Women's Open – Singles | Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008. Agnieszka Radwańska won the title, defeating Nadia Petrova in the final 6–4, 6–7(11–13), 6–4. Seeds The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top Half Bottom Half External links Draw and Qualifying Draw Singles International Women's Open |
5,996 | Borovikovo, Vologda Oblast | Borovikovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Kharovskoye Rural Settlement, Kharovsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 8 as of 2002. There are 3 streets. Geography The distance to Kharovsk is 7 km. Korovikha is the nearest rural locality. References Category:Rural localities in Vologda Oblast |
5,997 | Teymurlu, Azarshahr | Teymurlu (, also Romanized as Teymūrlū) is a city in Teymurlu Rural District, Gugan District, Azarshahr County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,221, in 1,460 families. References Category:Populated places in Azarshahr County Category:Cities in East Azerbaijan Province |
5,998 | Giant's Church | A Giant's Church () is the name given to prehistoric stone enclosures found in the Ostrobothnia region of Finland. Dating from the sub-Neolithic period (3500–2000 BC), they are thought to be a rare example of monumental architecture built by hunter-gatherers in northern Europe. Description The stone enclosures are rectangular or oval boulder embankments. Around forty sites are known, located in a strip on the northwest coast of Finland (Ostrobothnia). Although located inland today, they were probably originally on the seashore. There is no hard evidence as to their intended use. It is possible they were used by hunters of seals on the Spring ice, who were away from their usual dwelling places. One of the largest known sites is Kastelli Giant's Church, which encloses an area of . The Giants' Churches have been dated to the "subneolithic" (ie. Mesolithic people who are beginning to use Neolithic artefacts) around 3500–2000 BC. By 1500 BC they were abandoned. References External links Category:Mesolithic Europe Category:Neolithic Finland Category:Archaeology of Finland Category:Ostrobothnia (region) |
5,999 | Arachthos | Arachthos () is a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikolaos Skoufas, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 73.431 km2. It is situated along the lower course of the river Arachthos, south of Arta. Population 4,661 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Neochori. Near Arachthos, there is the static inverter plant of HVDC Italy-Greece. References Category:Populated places in Arta (regional unit) |
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