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6,100 | Septentrionia | Septentrionia is an extinct genus of jawless fish belonging to the family Septentrioniidae. It is the type genus of its family. References External links Category:Birkeniiformes genera Category:Fossil taxa described in 2002 |
6,101 | Parade en sept nuits | Parade en sept nuits is a 1941 French film. Plot In a dog pound, one of the dog tells stories about his former life, including adventures in a circus. Production Production commenced in 1940 at Francoeur Studios in Paris, but was interrupted by the war. It resumed almost a year later in the city of Nice at the Victorine Studios References External links Parade en sept nuits at IMDb Category:French films Category:1941 films Category:French anthology films Category:Films about dogs Category:French black-and-white films |
6,102 | Carapelle Calvisio | Carapelle Calvisio is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is located in the natural park known as the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park at above sea level. It is mostly known as being one of the smallest non-alpine comunes in Italy, with 85 inhabitants as of 31 December 2013. It is located directly some kilometers from the historical castle Rocca Calascio. Carapelle Calvisio's location (separated by a mountain from L'Aquila area) preserved it from serious damage in the April 2009 L'Aquila earthquake. References External links Pictures and news of Carapelle Category:Cities and towns in Abruzzo |
6,103 | Normanby Island (Papua New Guinea) | Normanby Island is a volcanic , L-shaped island, the southern most island in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands group. It is part of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Normanby Island is north-east of East Cape, on the island of New Guinea, separated by Goschen Strait, and is separated by the Dawson Strait (Dobu Passage) from Fergusson Island. The island rises to in the Prevost Range in the southeast. The terrain includes low coastal plains and swamplands, high mountains and steep coastal slopes. Sewa Bay provides shelter on the west coast and Awaiara (Sewataitai) Bay on the east coast. The largest settlement, and district headquarters, is Esa’ala at the island's northern end. In 1873, the island was visited by British Captain John Moresby, commanding HMS Basilisk, who named it after the Marquess of Normanby, George Augustus Constantine Phipps, a governor of Queensland, Australia. Once known to produce gold, Normanby now exports copra and some timber. Recent discoveries of gold deposits are beginning to be exploited. Category:D'Entrecasteaux Islands Category:Islands of Milne Bay Province |
6,104 | Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby | Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby is a French rugby union team that currently takes part in the promotion-eligible pool (poule d'accession) of Fédérale 1, the third, semi-professional level of the country's league system. They were founded in August 2000 as a result of a merger between Stadoceste Tarbais and the senior side of Cercle Amical Lannemezanais. They play in red and white. They are based in Tarbes, the capital of the Hautes-Pyrénées département, in Occitania, and play at the Stade Maurice Trélut. History Several clubs from the Bigorre region have been part of the history of rugby union in France, but none of them was able to keep up with the times when professionalism appeared. Stadoceste Tarbais, the big regional gun, a two-time French champion, was struggling in the amateur leagues, like FC Lourdes (8 times French champion) and Stade Bagnérais. However, at the end of the 1999-2000 season, CA Lannemezan reached Pro D2 for the first time ever. But the Ligue Nationale de Rugby, which operates the French professional leagues, blocked the promotion, fearing that a club in a town of 6 000-odd inhabitants would never survive as a professional outfit. Stadoceste Tarbais, which had just been promoted to the 4th division (Fédérale 2), made CA Lannemezan an offer to join forces in order to build a strong viable club and reach Top 14 in the near future. Tarbes and Lannemezan are 35 km apart. The plan was backed by the local government of Hautes-Pyrénées, which would only support one top level club in the area. FC Lourdes and Stade Bagnérais were offered to join but rejected the offer as they feared that they would lose their identity in a bigger club which, in all likelihood, would play in the capital of the department, Tarbes. The board of CA Lannemezan originally rejected the merger 73%–27%, but the club president managed to get it done. In August 2000, the new club LT65 (Lannemezan Tarbes Hautes-Pyrénées) took off as a merger of Stadoceste Tarbais and CA Lannemezan, and took the place of Lannemezan in Pro D2. Very soon though, dissensions appeared inside the club: all games were played in Tarbes, while Lannemezan became « dead on matchdays » (according to the CAL president), professional and semi-professional players were mixed, leading to frictions inside the squad etc. Soon, the club was renamed Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, severing the symbolic link with Lannemezan. In 2003, some players and board members left and decided to relaunch the senior team in their lifelong club which had kept its youth teams. By 2005, Lannemezan was back in Fédérale 1 and hoping to climb back to Pro D2, with a view to juicy derbies against TPR; their ambitions were realized in 2009, when they won the Fédérale 1 crown and earned promotion to Pro D2. TPR has not been able to establish itself as a candidate for promotion to Top 14 so far. Honours French Championship: 1920, 1973 Current standings 8th in pool Current squad 2017-18 Notable former players Colin Charvis, Number eight, played for Wales national team (1996-2007). Răzvan Mavrodin, Romanian |
6,105 | Quattlebaum | Quattlebaum is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr., United States federal judge Cephas Perry Quattlebaum C.P. Quattlebaum Office, a historic law office building located at Conway in Horry County, South Carolina C.P. Quattlebaum House, a historic home located at Conway in Horry County, South Carolina Paul Quattlebaum House, a historic home located at Conway in Horry County, South Carolina Doug Quattlebaum (1929–1996), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Robert Quattlebaum Corey "Bear" Quattlebaum (1977- ), Internationally renowned podcaster and comedian from Denver, CO Category:German-language surnames |
6,106 | Bhavani Shankar | Bhavani Shankar is an Indian pakhawaj drum player. Bhavani Shankar was born into a musical family, beginning his study of pakhawaj and tabla at the age of eight. His father Babulalji was a renowned Kathak performer, a style of Indian classical dance. He has played with many Indian artists including bansuri player Hariprasad Chaurasia, santoor player Shiv Kumar Sharma and tabla players Zakir Hussain and Anindo Chatterjee. In the last years he has made his mark as a composer for films and experimental fusion projects. References External links Itunes.apple.com Nytimes.com Thehindu.com Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Category:Pakhavaj players Category:Hindustani instrumentalists Category:Indian percussionists |
6,107 | South African Technology Network | The South African Technology Network is a coalition between five of the South African Universities of Technology. Also known as SATN, the network was founded in 2005 and launched at their 2008 national conference. Established with the main goal of providing for a network to ensure the continuation of the process of cooperation, collaboration, support and joint activities such as joint curriculum development, applied research, quality assurance, cooperative education etc. within the Universities of Technology (UoTs) in the Republic of South Africa. Members SATN Trust The SATN Trust was registered in August 2008 as an initiative of the vice-chancellors of the South African Universities of Technology (UoTs). It was established in order to present the views of UoTs at a national and international level, and to develop national education and training policies in accordance of the nature and character of UoTs. As well as promoting relevant research, academic excellence and employability of students. The trust will also promote co-operation between UoTs and commerce and industry. The trustees of the SATN include the vice-chancellors of the five Universities of Technology, one member from the Department of Education, the CEO of Higher Education South Africa, and the CEO of the Tshumisano Trust. References External links South African Technology Network website Category:Educational organisations based in South Africa Category:Scientific organisations based in South Africa |
6,108 | Lady's Well, Auchmannoch | The Lady's Well is a natural spring surmounted by a large cross that stands beside the Stra Burn Ford (NS254630) near Auchmannoch House in the Parish of Sorn, East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is associated with the Virgin Mary as a curative well, a Wishing Well and also a Clootie well, additionally Mary Queen of Scots is said to have once watered her horse here. A large red sandstone cross was erected here at an unrecorded date. The well is also said to have acquired its name through "..one of the ladies of Auchmannoch family drinking water exclusively from here." History In the 12th century a grant of lands including Auchmannoch was made to the monks of Melrose Abbey by Alan, the High Steward. Early in the 15th century a family of Campbells descended from the Campbells of Loudoun Castle held the lands from the church, a 1565 charter from the Commendator of Melrose shows that Campbell and Margaret Campbell renewed their possession of the 'Lands of Auchmannoch' in 1565 and held them from that point onward until 1919. Auchmannoch stands on one of the oldest roads in the district, running once from Loudoun Castle via Cessnock Castle to Sorn Castle through Threepwood and Auchencloigh with the Stra Burn Ford and the Lady's Well on the route. The Ordnance Survey may contradict the fine detail of the story that Mary Queen of Scots watered her horses here once by stating that the 'Queen's Syke "..is a Small Stream or marsh forming a Junction with the Stra Burn about 13 chains N [North] east of Coplar. It is handed down by tradition which the Authorities here verify that Mary Queen of Scots with some of her attendants halted at this place on her passage of flight to England." It is known that the queen stayed in the area after fleeing from the Battle of Langside. The Well and Cross The substantial red sandstone cross is of an unknown date, almost certainly erected by the Campbells of Auchmannoch in the 19th century. It carries the inscription 'The Lady's Well' in flowing Old English script and also the date 'About AD 1258' representing when the lands were first granted to the Abbey of Melrose or possibly the date of the discovery of the well. Postcards carry the inscription 'Wishing Well' and a pipe can be seen carrying the overflow flow from the well into the Stra Burn. A substantial stone trough has been set into the ground with the cross at the top and a narrow secondary overflow appears to be present in addition to the aforementioned pipe that leads to the Stra Burn. A substantial amount of graffiti has been added to the cross over the years. Sadly the construction of a new road nearby to Crofthead Farm, avoiding the passage through the Stra Burn Ford, cut off the water supply to this natural spring. An old Sycamore grows next to the well and its cross. The Lady's Well is said to have been a Clootie well, the practise dying out after WWII. These 'Clootie |
6,109 | Franjul (family) | The Franjul family is a prominent and respected family in the Dominican Republic with strong political and economic influence in the southwest provinces of the country. The family considers the city of Baní (Province of Peravia) as the center of its Dominican heritage. Origins The origins of the family can be traced to the region of Asturias, Spain. Members of the family emigrated to the Dominican Republic in the 19th century, and settled in the small town of Bani, in the Dominican province of Peravia, west of the Dominican capital of Santo Domingo. Dominican historians consistently argue about the Family's origins. Some have recently argued that the phonetics of the surname is one of Arab descent, which implies the family is one of Moorish descent. The Moors were the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula including the present day Spain and Portugal) and the Maghreb, whose culture is often also called "Moorish". The first Dominican-born member of the family was Francisco Fanjul, whose father became a naturalized Dominican citizen after the Dominican Republic gained its independence from Haiti in 1844. It was then when, because of a misunderstanding in pronunciation, the family name was mistakenly changed from "Fanjul" to "Franjul" in official census records of the time. Other members of the family settled in Cuba, and later fled to the United States after Fidel Castro took power in 1959. While family members in the Dominican Republic became the "Franjul" family, those who settled in Cuba remained as "Fanjul". Today most members of the Franjul family reside in the Dominican Republic. The first family reunion between the "Franjuls" and "Fanjuls" took place in 1995 in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Although the surname "Franjul" is also known to exist among families in the Balkans, no links have been proven to exist. Prominent family members Miguel Franjul, Chief Editor of Listín Diario, the largest and oldest Dominican newspaper. Current Vice-President of Inter-American Commission for the Free Press. Engracia Franjul de Abate, former top executive at Banco Popular Dominicano. Current president of the Dominican-American Cultural Institute board of directors, member of ICDA executive committee, and FUNDAPEC board member (former president). Currently also a director of ADOPEM, a leading micro-lending institution. Luis Franjul Dume, former mayor of Bani 1966-1968. Nelson Franjul Montero: former mayor of Bani and fiscal prosecutor (1959) Rafael Franjul Troncoso, former member of Dominican Congress as Senator for the province of Peravia for the Dominican Reformist Christian Party (PRSC). Former mayor of the city of Bani (1990-1994). Milciades Franjul, member of Dominican Deputy Chamber, representing the Province of Peravia for the Dominican Liberation Party. Currently a candidate for Senator for the province of Peravia. Manuel Díaz-Franjul, Chief negotiator of Free Trade Agreement between Dominican Republic and United States, known as DR-CAFTA. Special adviser for the Dominican embassy in Washington, D. C. and General Secretary of Dominican Commission for Price Controls. Currently Chief Trade Negotiator at Dominican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Marcos Peña Franjul, renowned ecologist and expert on natural resources. Former professor at UNPHU. Author of "Los Franjul: Una Familia del Banilejismo", |
6,110 | Aristotelia subrosea | Aristotelia subrosea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Guyana. The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are dark slaty-grey with three oblique black streaks from the costa near the base, at one-sixth, and one-third respectively, reaching three-fourths across the wing, the third strongest, the second and third connected beneath by an irregular subdorsal brownish-ochreous streak, its extremities terminated with rosy-whitish. The discal stigmata are elongate, black, the second edged above and beneath by small round ochreous spots. There is a spot of blackish suffusion on the costa at two-thirds and a whitish-rosy spot on the tornus and a smaller one on the costa beyond it, connected in the disc by a longitudinal black dash. The hindwings are grey. References Category:Moths described in 1914 Category:Aristotelia Category:Moths of South America |
6,111 | Carolyn Brandt | Carolyn Brandt is an American actress and dancer. She was the wife of cult film director Ray Dennis Steckler and starred in many of his films, including The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?, The Thrill Killers, and Rat Pfink a Boo Boo. Brandt was featured in the film It's a Bikini World as the dancer in "Liar, Liar" with The Castaways. References External links Review of 1994 film: Carolyn Brandt, Queen of Cult Category:American film actresses Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people |
6,112 | Chris Webby | Christian Webster (born October 13, 1988), better known by his stage name Chris Webby, is an American rapper from Norwalk, Connecticut. Chris Webby has released many mixtapes such as the DJ Drama-hosted Bars On Me (2012) and his EP There Goes the Neighborhood (2011), which peaked at number 101 on the Billboard 200. He has worked with various artists such as Freeway, Mac Miller, Joell Ortiz, Big K.R.I.T., Method Man, Prodigy, Gatzby, Bun B, Tech N9ne, and Kid Ink. In 2013 he and his label, Homegrown Music, signed a deal with E1 Music. He then released Homegrown, another EP, in November 2012. Webster released his debut studio album Chemically Imbalanced on October 27, 2014. Most recently, Webby has released the compilation album, Next Wednesday, that features some of the many tracks he released throughout 2018 as part of his Webby Wednesday series. In 2019, Webby released the third entry of his Wednesday mixtape series, Wednesday After Next. Early life Webby's mother was a middle school teacher at Nathan Hale Middle School, his father was a guitarist and he was their only child. He started listening to rap at a young age admiring Eminem, he then started writing his own raps in 2000 at age 11. He attended Greens Farms Academy, a private school in Westport, Connecticut. Musical career 2008-2011: Mixtapes Chris Webby went to Hofstra University on Long Island, New York. There he first got his buzz going as a rapper, and was a known freestyler through the frat houses. Chris Webby is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity (ΣΑΕ). During his sophomore year he was arrested on March 27, 2009 in connection with a failed robbery attempt of a drug dealer on Hofstra University campus. He would then spend a week in jail and be banned from the school. Following getting kicked out he looked at rapping as a career, and focused on releasing music. On April 30, 2009, Chris Webby released his debut mixtape The White Noise LP. The mixtape featured his first hit single "La La La," first released on April 17, 2009 on YouTube, based on "Around the World" by Beat Ink and samples ATC's "Around The World". He performed at local Connecticut venues, including Toad's Place and the Heirloom Arts Theatre. Then on September 19, 2009 he released his second mixtape Teenage Mutant Ninja Rapper. The two mixtapes included tracks he had recorded since 2008. On May 10, 2010 he released his third mixtape Optimus Rhyme, intended to be a prelude to his fourth mixtape The Underclassmen. The project was billed as a "mini-mixtape" and was primarily a compilation of his unreleased tracks. He teamed up with DJBooth to release his fourth mixtape The Underclassmen on July 14, 2010, which featured a guest appearance by Mac Miller and others. The mixtape contains disses towards fellow rapper Sammy Adams. On December 21, 2010, Webby released his fifth mixtape Best in the Burbs. The mixtape featured collaborations with Statik Selektah, Ski Beatz, and Big K.R.I.T. and has been downloaded over 100,000 times on DatPiff. It had even shut |
6,113 | Frank Martin (Australian footballer) | Frank Martin (30 June 1895 – 23 February 1969) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links Frank Martin's profile at Blueseum Category:1895 births Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Category:Carlton Football Club players Category:1969 deaths |
6,114 | Nokia 3100 | The Nokia 3100 is a triband-GSM mobile phone announced on 17 June 2003 as an entry-level phone from Nokia and released in September 2003, designed primarily for the newer generation of marketing audience. The Nokia 3100 was developed from the Nokia 6100 as a successor to the Nokia 3510. The phone was Nokia's first in the youth-oriented 3000-series to be equipped with a 128×128 pixel passive colour display (4096 colors/12-bit), and included Java MIDP 1.0, XHTML and WAP browser, GPRS, Pop-Port connectivity and Lithium-ion battery. It is also capable of playing polyphonic MIDI files, which can be used as ringtones. It is compact in size and lightweight, and also features special lighting effects. Features The Nokia 3100 uses Nokia's Series 40 platform firmware that has large static icons rather than the animated icons of some other Nokia phones. The phone can send and receive text and multimedia messages with ringtones and images in BMP, JPEG, PNG and GIF formats. The basic 3100 does not have a voice recorder, radio receiver, MP3 player, or camera, while the 3100b variant has voice recording. A camera can be added to the phone via its Pop-Port. The Nokia 3200 builds on the Nokia 3100, adding things like a built-in CIF-resolution camera from the Nokia 7250i. Despite the 3200 being designated as the successor to the 3100, the 3200 was less popular than the 3100; this kept the 3100 (and its redesign, the 3120) in production while the 3200 was discontinued and replaced by the Nokia 3220. Variants Nokia 3100 (RH-19) The basic version, intended to be used in European GSM networks. It works in GSM 900/1800/1900. Nokia 3100b (RH-50) This version intended to be used in American GSM networks. It works in GSM 850/1800/1900. Differences from the basic 3100: The Grid (originally the Line), an additional main menu interface in the settings menu TTY/TTD option in Menu → Settings → Enhancement settings that appears only if the phone has been connected to a headset, TTD, or similar device Voice recording during an active call, up to 1 minute World clock that displays the time for various time zones Nokia 3105 The CDMA version of the Nokia 3100, working in CDMA2000 1xRTT networks. It is physically similar to the 3100 except for a built-in flashlight and a slightly different shape of the rear battery cover; the phone's firmware has more functions than the basic 3100 or 3100b, such as voice tags and voice commands, and the Organizer menu. The Nokia 3105 was used in Australia on the Hutchison Orange network until the closure of the CDMA network in Australia in late 2006. All customers on the Orange network were then moved to Hutchison's 3G network "3". Nokia 3120 Announced in 2004, the Nokia 3120 is a redesigned variant of the 3100. Apart from a more "business-like" face plate, a revised keypad and the inclusion of SmileyWorld-themed content, the 3120 is otherwise identical to the base 3100 variants. In addition to the GSM 3120, the CDMA 3105 was also revised as the Nokia 3125, using the base 3120 |
6,115 | Xestia kollari | Xestia kollari is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known from the southern Urals to the Amur Region, northern Mongolia, Korea, Japan as well as from China, Ussuri and Kamchatka. The wingspan is 45–55 mm. Subspecies Xestia kollari kollari (southern Urals to the Amur region, northern Mongolia, Korea, Japan) Xestia kollari plumbata Butler, 1881 (China, Ussuri, Kamchatka) References Category:Xestia Category:Moths of Asia |
6,116 | John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies | The John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies (JHFC) is located at Duke University in the United States. It is a consortium of programs dedicated to studying and revitalizing theories of how knowledge is gained and exchanged. The more than twenty participants come from a broad range of disciplines, converging to explore intellectual, social, and political issues, including race and race relations, the legacy of the African-American Experience, equality and opportunity amongst populations, and the implications of globalization. In essence, the Center's mission is to facilitate the interactions of humanists and others involved in the social sciences in an intellectual setting amenable to diverse partnerships. About The Franklin Center is named after Dr. John Hope Franklin, the James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of History and former professor of Legal History at Duke. An intellectual leader and lifelong civil rights activist, his work has inspired the Center's dedication to creative sharing of ideas and methodologies. One essential aspect of the Franklin Center is its wholehearted embrace of new technologies and innovations to enhance intellectual exchange. Using resources such as multimedia and high-speed videoconferencing, the Center employs advanced technologies both as a means to share ideas and as an end, aware of the revolutionizing power of these innovations in education and society. On the bus line and within walking distance to other parts of Duke's campuses, the Center is easily accessible to residents from the Durham and Triangle area, who are invited to participate in and experience workshops, lectures, exhibits, and other public events. A brown-bag lunch series--"Wednesday Conversations"—invites local residents and community leaders to share insights and expertise on matters of local and universal consequence. Past speakers have included professors from universities around the country as well as people from high-ranking positions in various foundations and associations. Consortium members African and African-American Studies Program Center for Asian and Asian American Studies Canadian Studies Center Center for European Studies Center for French and Francophone Studies Center for Global Studies and the Humanities Center for South Asia Studies Critical U.S. Studies Duke Islamic Studies Center Duke University Center for International Studies Information Science + Information Studies Interdisciplinary Studies @ Duke University John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute International Comparative Studies Kimberly J. Jenkins Chair for New Technologies in Society Korea Forum Latino/a Studies Policy and Organizational Management Program Program in Asian Security Studies Students of the World University Scholars Program External members Duke University Press HASTAC John Hope Franklin Collection of African and African American Documentation References External links John Hope Franklin Center more information and a list of links to consortium members' websites Category:Duke University campus Category:Research institutes of international relations Category:Schools of international relations Category:Social sciences organizations |
6,117 | Bob Kamps | Bob Kamps (1931 – 2 March 2005) was an American rock climber whose climbing career spanned five decades. Born in Wisconsin, he began climbing in California in 1955, and was a member of that cadre of Yosemite pioneers who first ascended many of its great walls in the 1950s and 1960s. He was particularly adept on steep rock faces, and was among the first to shift attention from aid climbing to free climbing. Over the years he made more than 3,100 climbs. Many were first ascents or first free ascents. Kamps' interests ranged from ten-foot boulders to high mountain walls. He bouldered at Stoney Point at Chatsworth, California, for fifty years. His companions in the 1950s and 1960s included Royal Robbins, Yvon Chouinard, Mark Powell, and Dave Rearick. After his death in 2005, a memorial service was held there. Kamps bouldered almost everywhere he climbed for any length of time, and John Gill joined him on numerous occasions in the Tetons and Black Hills. Kamps climbed extensively in California, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, and South Dakota. His climbing partners included Mark Powell, Dave Rearick, Tom Higgins, and Yvon Chouinard. In the Tetons in 1958, Kamps teamed with Chouinard to make the first ascent of the imposing Satisfaction Buttress; but the two were turned back the following year on an attempt on the forbidding north face of the Crooked Thumb on Teewinot Mountain, when Chouinard's aid pitons pulled out of the decomposing rock and he took a fall through open space, held on belay by Kamps. (The climb was completed seven years later by Pete Cleveland). In the summer of 1960, Kamps and Dave Rearick received permission from the National Park Service to attempt to scale the famous Diamond on Longs Peak near Estes Park, Colorado. There were existing routes to the side of the massive, slightly overhanging wall, but none up the center. Their successful ascent took over two days, and involved both aid climbing and free climbing. After descending the two climbers were given a parade through Estes Park, and the feat was reported in newspapers throughout the US and in Time Magazine. Kamps and Powell made the first free ascent of a route called Chingadera on Tahquitz Rock in California in 1967. Kamps's placement of a critical protective bolt while on lead, using a manual twist drill, earned him the admiration of later generations of climbers, who have found even clipping onto the bolt is difficult. The climb was an early 5.11. That same year, Kamps and Higgins - both highly proficient on slabs and faces with tiny holds - climbed Lucky Streaks on Fairview Dome in Tuolumne Meadows, (Hard 5.10). The granite Needles of the Black Hills of South Dakota – slim spires ranging from twenty to well over a hundred feet in height – were a favorite summer playground for Kamps. Steep and adorned with crystalline nubbins, frequently the rock requires the sort of face-climbing of which Kamps was a master. His many first ascents include Sore Thumb (5.9 - 1965) and Freak's Fright (5.10 – 1967). In 1971 |
6,118 | Ho Gaana Pokuna | Ho Gana Pokuna (The Singing Pond) () is a 2015 Sri Lankan children's musical drama film written and directed by Indika Ferdinando. It depicts a teacher in a remote village, Uma (Anasuya Subasinghe), teaching her students to focus on something they have never seen before. The film was awarded the Teacher's Choice Prize at the 31st Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Best Feature Film at the 38th Lucas International Children's Festival, and the City of Zlin Award at the 55th Zlín Film Festival. It had its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival and was designated as the official selection at the Hanoi International Film Festival. Plot A new teacher, Uma (Anasuya Subasinghe), arrives at a school with her first appointment in a remote village near Dambulla in Sri Lanka. The school has few students, with only the principal (Lucian Bulathsinghala) and Uma as the teacher. With the help of Uma the pupils gradually start to dream of bigger things than they ever imagined. One day Upuli, a blind girl, shares her unseen dream with school friends Sukiri and Ukkun. It gradually becomes the dream throughout the village. The children and Uma encounter perils in their venture to realise this dream. The children of the school start to focus on something they have never seen before. This target gives rise to a small revolution. Film crew The movie was directed by Indika Ferdinando. It was produced by Kusumsiri Liyanarachi, Yashodara Sarachchandra, Dayananda Liyanarachi, Shyama Athukorala, Bimal Fernando, Nirosha Fernando, and Geetha Muthumala. Principal photography was undertaken by Channa Deshapriya and editing by Thissa Surendra. Cast Anusuya Subasinghe as Uma the Teacher Lucien Bulathsinhala as School principal Jayalath Manoratne as Bus driver Dayadewa Edirisinghe as Gramasevaka Jayani Senanayake as Gramasevaka's wife Hyacinth Wijeratne Senate Dikkumbura Geetha Kanthi Jayakody Ama Wijesekera Jagath Chamila as Uma's lover (only voice) D.B. Gangodathenna Child actors Thishakya Kumaratunga Anjali Wickramasinghe Sathsara Jayasuriya Nethpriya Manubhashitha Senith Valpotagamage Sethika Gunasinghe Nihansa Dissanayake Vinod Saleem Udara Perera Wasana Pathirana Kimuthu Liyanaarchchi Maleesha Muthuarachchi Nileesha Dinethmi Vishmi Sathsarani Deshan Abeweera Navoda Hansini Vinumi Sandarasagara Nesta Maneth Musical score The film's score and songs were composed and conducted by Dinesh Subasinghe. Vocals for the theme song, "Rata Pena Kiri Haawa", were provided by Thrishala Wijethunga with background vocals by Dewmini Fernando, Dinith Ridhmika, Banuka Senivirathna and Nishami Naizara. Sound track The sound track of the movie was released on M Entertainment music. The musical score has been admired by the Hanoi film jury and Chicago media journalists. The soundtrack was recorded by Rajeewa Jayawickrama and finalised by Shashika Ruwan Maarasinghe in Chennai. Awards and nominations International Awards Awards in Sri Lankan Film Festivals 4th Derana Sunsilk Film Awards 2016 Ho Gana Pokuna movie has got nine nominations & won six awards at the 4th Derana Sunsilk Film Awards 2016 at Nelum pokuna Thearter on 14 May 2016Jury AwardsSpecial award for Anasuya Subasinghe. Highest Grossing Movie 2nd Hiru Golden Film Awards 2016Jury AwardsSpecial Award for Anjali Wickramasinghe 36th SIGNIS Awards (OCIC) 2016 Jury AwardsSpecial Award for Anjali Wickramasinghe 33rd Sarasaviya Awards Jury Merit |
6,119 | Bohumil Povejšil | Bohumil Povejšil (born 15 July 1912, date of death unknown) was a Czech gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References Category:1912 births Category:Year of death missing Category:Czech male artistic gymnasts Category:Olympic gymnasts of Czechoslovakia Category:Gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Prague |
6,120 | Siege of Kromy | Siege of Kromy was the last major clash of government troops of Boris Godunov with the rebel army of False Dmitry I. Prelude After Battle of Dobrynichy, most noblemen and mercenaries with whom False Dmitry I began his campaign left him, but under his banner, peasants and Cossacks flocked massively, dissatisfied with the rule of Godunov and who supposedly believed False Dmitry to be "the lawful sovereign". The Siege A small garrison of Kromy was reinforced by five hundred Cossacks led by the ataman Andrei Korela, who retreated here after the battle of Dobrynichi. The walls were destroyed by artillery fire, but the defenders of Kromy effectively defended themselves in the system of trenches, which they dug in the city. Nevertheless, the losses on both sides were high and the ataman Korela demanded reinforcements from False Dmitry I in Putivl, threatening to surrender the city. False Dmitriy reacted by sending a large detachment to Kromy. Thanks to the fact that the tsarist troops accepted these warriors for their own, they entered the fortress with a large train. The fighting lasted a few more weeks before the ceasefire. In the huge camp of Mstislavsky began an epidemic of dysentery. Godunov's order not to leave the army caused indignation among the nobles, and many in spite of the ban went home. Aftermath On April 13, 1605, Boris Godunov died and his son, Fedor, became Tsar. Many of the boyars began to look for ways to get rid of the elected Zemstvo dynasty. On May 7, most of the government army, following the agitation of the hero of the Novgorod-Seversk siege, Peter Basmanov (who took part in the conspiracy against the Godunovs), took the side of False Dmitry. Tsar Fedor II Godunov was killed by Pretender's agents on June 10, 1605 and False Dmitry I entered Moscow as new Tsar. His rule would last till May 17, 1606, when he would be killed and replaced by Vasili IV Shuiski. References Category:1605 in Europe Kromy Category:Conflicts in 1605 Category:1605 in Russia |
6,121 | Kirktown of Fetteresso | The Kirktown of Fetteresso is a well-preserved village near Stonehaven, Scotland. In the planning area of Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire, this village contains many very old stone residential structures as well as the Church of St. Ciarans and its associated graveyard. The Carron Water winds through the Kirktown of Fetteresso, and Fetteresso Castle, a listed building, lies at the northwestern verge. Other notable area historic structures are the Ury House, Stonehaven Tolbooth, Muchalls Castle and the Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nathalan. Some of the earliest area prehistory has been found nearby on the Fetteresso Estate grounds, where there have been archaeological finds from the Bronze Age. Fetteresso was the birthplace of Alexander Wood, who emigrated to Toronto in 1793 and became a noted businessman and magistrate. See also Red Cloak Tewel References Category:Villages in Aberdeenshire |
6,122 | Amy Richter | Amy Elizabeth Richter is an Episcopal priest. She served as rector of St. Anne's Church in Annapolis, Maryland from 2009 until 2018. Richter received a Ph.D. in New Testament Theology from Marquette University. She holds an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary, an M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School, a B.A. from Valparaiso University, and a Diploma in Anglican Studies from the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church. Richter is the author of one book and co-author of two. Richter was featured in a New York Times article about competing in a bodybuilding competition. References Category:Living people Category:Marquette University alumni Category:Princeton Theological Seminary alumni Category:Harvard Divinity School alumni Category:Valparaiso University alumni Category:American Episcopal clergy Category:American religious leaders Category:People from Racine, Wisconsin Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
6,123 | Bobby Sibbald | Robert Louis Sibbald (born 25 January 1948) is an English former footballer and manager who played for Leeds United, York City and Southport in the Football League. Career Born in Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, Sibbald progressed through the Leeds United youth system. He helped the youth team win the Jr European Cup before turning professional in January 1965. He was unable to affirm a regular place in the first team due to Paul Reaney being the first choice right back, and after making two league appearances, he joined York City in February 1969. He was captain for the 1969–70 season, but after losing his place in the team, joined Southport in July 1971 following an initial two-month trial. He made 45 appearances for Southport as they won the Fourth Division title in the 1972–73 season. He joined the Los Angeles Aztecs of the North American Soccer League in 1975, making 22 appearances and scoring three goals for them before rejoining Southport in the same year. After another two seasons at Southport, he rejoined the Aztecs in 1977 and made 116 appearances and scored four goals during his second spell with the team. He retired from playing in 1980 and became assistant coach at the Aztecs, before becoming head coach of the Los Angeles Heat. References Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:People from Hebburn Category:English footballers Category:English expatriate footballers Category:Association football defenders Category:Leeds United F.C. players Category:York City F.C. players Category:Southport F.C. players Category:Los Angeles Aztecs players Category:English Football League players Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Category:English football managers Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Category:Expatriate soccer players in the United States |
6,124 | The Curdridge Country Show | The Curdridge Country Show is an annual show held in Curdridge, Hampshire, England. The event is held mid-July on a Saturday, and attracts up to 7000 attendees each year. 2013 will be the show's 57th year. The show is a traditional family orientated country fair, and showcases a variety of competitions and events, such as the ‘Dog Factor’ dog show, falconry display, vintage car parade and much more. There is also the popular horticultural competition with dozens of categories ranging from fruit cake to roses, as well as a good number of trade and craft stalls selling their wares and providing demonstrations. The fair also has a selection of traditional side shows such as a coconut shy, plate smashing and tombolas. A barbecue, hog roast and bar provide refreshments for the duration of the event. A traditional barn dance is held on the Saturday evening to close the event. References External links Category:Events in Hampshire |
6,125 | Tmesisternus postfasciatus | Tmesisternus postfasciatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning and De Jong in 1941. It is known from Papua New Guinea. Subspecies Tmesisternus postfasciatus postmaculatus Breuning & De Jong, 1941 Tmesisternus postfasciatus postfasciatus Breuning & De Jong, 1941 References Category:Tmesisternini Category:Beetles described in 1941 |
6,126 | MBC Every 1 | MBC Every 1 (MBC 에브리원, 엠비씨 에브리원) is a South Korean pay television network, specialising in entertainment-related variety programming. It is a subsidiary of MBC Plus. Programs These are MBC Every1's currently airing programs: Variety Show Weekly Idol Idol Show Star Show 360 Video Star Showtime Special programming MelOn Music Awards (2012–present, simulcast on MBC Music) References External links Official Website Category:Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation television networks Category:Television channels in South Korea Category:Korean-language television stations Category:Television channels and stations established in 2003 |
6,127 | Torla, Burkina Faso | Torla is a town in the Garango Department of Boulgou Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso. As of 2005, the town has a population of 3,526. References Category:Populated places in the Centre-Est Region Category:Boulgou Province |
6,128 | M. Z. White | Montezuma Z. White (September 6, 1872 – May 10, 1945) was the Republican President of the West Virginia Senate from Tyler County and served from 1925 to 1933. References Category:West Virginia state senators Category:Presidents of the West Virginia State Senate Category:1872 births Category:1945 deaths |
6,129 | Bush Christmas | Bush Christmas (also known as Prince and the Great Race) is a 1983 Australian Christmas drama film and a remake of a 1947 film of the same name, which was based on a novel by Ralph Smart and Mary Cathcart Borer. The film marked actress Nicole Kidman's first feature film role. It was filmed on location on the Lamington Plateau, Queensland. It is also notable for music by The Bushwackers. Plot In rural Australia, the Thompson family struggles to keep its farm from foreclosure. The family is placing its hopes on their horse, Prince, winning the New Year's Cup and using the winnings to pay off the debt. Two struggling lowlifes, Bill and Sly (John Ewart and John Howard), find out about the horse and steal it, escaping into the nearby mountain range. With the father off droving cattle and all forms of transportation and communication made inoperable by Bill and Sly before their escape, the Thompson children Helen (Nicole Kidman) and John (Mark Spain), and their English cousin Michael (James Wingrove), saddle up their own horses and go after the crooks on their own. They are assisted by Manalpuy, a local Aboriginal who works on the farm. Production At one stage Howard Rubie was announced as director and he was involved in casting. However, for a time it seemed the film might not go ahead so Rubie accepted a chance to direct The Settlement instead. The movie was shot in Queensland in Beaudesert. Funding came in part from the Australian Film Commission, the Film and TV Institute (WA) and Queensland Film Corporation. Release Box office Bush Christmas grossed $122,035 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $322,172 in 2009 dollars. Home Media Bush Christmas was released on DVD by Umbrella Entertainment in December 2012. The DVD is compatible with all region codes and includes special features such as the theatrical trailer, press kit stills and the script. See also List of Australian films Cinema of Australia References External links Bush Christmas at the National Film and Sound Archive Bush Christmas at Oz Movies Category:1983 films Category:1980s Christmas drama films Category:Australian film remakes Category:Australian films Category:Australian Christmas films Category:Australian drama films Category:British film remakes Category:English-language films Category:Films based on Australian novels Category:Films set in Australia Category:Films shot in Queensland Category:Films directed by Henri Safran |
6,130 | Coombe Keynes | Coombe Keynes is a hamlet, civil parish and depopulated village in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England. The village is about south of Wool and about west-south-west of Wareham. In 2013 the population of the civil parish was estimated to be 80. There are 22 houses in the hamlet and 37 properties in the parish as a whole. History Coombe Keynes was part of Winfrith Hundred. The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as Cume, held by Gilbert de Magminot, Bishop of Lisieux. The name Keynes derives from the later Lords of the Manor, the de Cahaignes family, who also held Tarrant Keyneston. Later Coombe Keynes' population declined until it is now only a hamlet. The lost part of the settlement was immediately east of the parish church. The area is now a field what appear to be platforms where cottages stood and a hollow way that would have been a lane. This depopulated area is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The Church of England parish church of the Holy Rood was formerly the centre of a large parish that included the village of Wool. In 1844 Wool was made into a separate parish. The two ecclesiastical parishes were recombined in 1967. The chancel arch and west tower of Holy Rood church is 13th-century. The rest of the church was rebuilt in 1860–61 to designs by Thomas Hicks. It is a Gothic Revival building with nave, chancel and north porch. It was deconsecrated in 1974 and is now used as a secular function room managed by the Coombe Keynes Trust. The Coombe Keynes Chalice, a rare pre-Reformation chalice with an octagonal foot with embellished angles on the stem, is now kept in the Victoria and Albert Museum. References Further reading External links Coombe Keynes Community web site Category:Civil parishes in Dorset Category:Hamlets in Dorset |
6,131 | Legio VII Claudia | Legio septima Claudia (Claudius' Seventh Legion) was a legion of the Imperial Roman army. History They were ordered to Cisalpine Gaul around 58 BC by Julius Caesar, and marched with him throughout the entire Gallic Wars. The Roman commander mentions the Seventh in his account of the battle against the Nervians, and it seems that it was employed during the expedition through western Gaul led by Caesar's deputy Crassus. In 56 BC, the Seventh was present during the Venetic campaign. During the crisis caused by Vercingetorix, it fought in the neighborhood of Lutetia; it must have been active at Alesia and it was certainly involved in the mopping-up operations among the Bellovaci. Legio VII was one of the two legions used in Caesar's invasions of Britain, and played a crucial role in the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC, and it existed at least until the end of the 4th century, guarding the middle Danube. Tiberius Claudius Maximus, the Roman soldier who brought the head of Decebalus to the emperor Trajan, was serving in Legio VII Claudia. An inscription in Pompeii revealed that a certain Floronius also served in the seventh legion. The inscription says: "Floronius, privileged soldier of the 7th legion, was here. The women did not know of his presence. Only six women came to know, too few for such a stallion." Attested members See also List of Roman legions References External links livius.org Further reading D. Toncinić, Monuments of Legio VII in the Roman Province of Dalmatia. Split, 2011. 07 Claudia Category:Roman legions involved in Caesar's invasions of Britain Category:Military units and formations established in the 1st century BC |
6,132 | Rock music in Australia | Rock music in Australia, also known as Oz rock, Australian rock and Aussie rock, is rock music from Australia. The nation has a rich history of rock music and an appreciation of the roots of various rock genres, usually originating in the United States or Britain, but also continental Europe, and more recently the musical styles of Africa. Australian rock has also contributed to the development of some of these genres, as well as having its own unique Australiana sound with pub rock and its indigenous music. From 1955 to 1975 three distinct "waves" of Australian rock occurred. The first wave was from 1955 to 1963 and was influenced by American and British styles with local variants provided by artists such as Johnny O'Keefe, who had a hit with "Wild One", which appeared in July 1958. Late in that stage, clean-cut acts, which featured on TV's Bandstand and toured as the "Bandstand family", were representing local music on the record charts. The second wave from 1964 to 1969 was directly influenced by The Beatles and their tour of the country in June 1964. Two major acts from that era are The Easybeats and Bee Gees. A weekly magazine, Go-Set, which was published from 1966 to 1974, and aimed at teenagers and twenty-year-olds, quickly became the most influential and popular music-related publication of the period. The third wave from 1970 to 1975, with the advent of pub rock, was typified by early exponents, Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Blackfeather, and Buffalo. Internationally, AC/DC, which had started as a pub rock group in November 1973 has come to be the most well-known Australian rock band, with more than 71 million sales in the US alone by 2014. Beginning in that era was Countdown, which was a popular music TV program on national broadcaster, ABC, and ran from November 1974 until July 1987. After 1975 Australian rock began to diversify including local contributors to punk and indie rock styles. By the 1980s baby boomer acts were prominent, which included John Farnham, whose album, Whispering Jack (October 1986) peaked at number one on the Australian charts for 25 weeks and was certified 24x platinum indicating shipment of over 1.68 million copies—the highest by any Australian artist. Also in that decade, indigenous rock groups, Yothu Yindi and Warumpi Band, achieved wider recognition. 1950s to early 1960s: "First wave" of Australian rock In the mid-1950s American rockabilly and rock and roll music was taken up by local rock musicians and it soon caught on with Australian teens, through films, records and from 1956, television. Although issued in 1954, "Rock Around the Clock", a single by United States group Bill Haley and His Comets, did not chart in Australia until 1956. Initially considered a novelty song, the track and the related film of the same name: "was like a beginner's guide to rock and roll, and inspired legions of local copyists". In July 1956 Frankie Davidson's cover version of another Haley single, "Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie", was released and is the first charting example of Australian recorded rock and roll, albeit |
6,133 | Code House | The Code House, near Walton, Kentucky, was built around 1860. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It is a one-a-and-half-story saddlebag house on a stone foundation with clapboard siding. It has a spindlework porch which was added c.1890. References Category:National Register of Historic Places in Boone County, Kentucky Category:Greek Revival architecture in Kentucky Category:Houses completed in 1860 |
6,134 | Alex Lewis (offensive lineman) | Alex Lewis (born April 21, 1992) is an American football offensive guard for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska, and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. College career Lewis started his career with Colorado, playing all 12 games as a true freshman in 2011 at tackle and tight end before moving to guard. He played all of the 2012 season at left guard. After the 2012 season, Lewis transferred to Nebraska, where his father, Bill Lewis, was an All-American center. He sat out the 2013 season due to transfer rules and started all games for Nebraska in 2014 and 2015. Professional career Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens selected Lewis with the 130th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played in 10 games with 8 starts at guard for the Ravens before missing the last six weeks of the season with a sprained ankle. On August 10, 2017 during the Ravens first preseason games, Lewis suffered a shoulder injury that required surgery, causing him to miss the entire 2017 season. He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2017. On October 14, 2018, Lewis was carted off field with a suspected serious neck injury. He only missed two games and returned in Week 9. New York Jets On August 5, 2019, Lewis was traded to the New York Jets for a conditional seventh round draft pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. After beginning the season as a backup, he was named the starting left guard in Week 5 following an injury to Kelechi Osemele. He started 12 games before being placed on injured reserve on December 28, 2019. On March 21, 2020, Lewis signed a three-year, $18.6 million contract extension with the Jets. References External links Nebraska Cornhuskers bio Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:American football offensive tackles Category:American football offensive guards Category:Baltimore Ravens players Category:Colorado Buffaloes football players Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football players Category:New York Jets players Category:Players of American football from Arizona Category:Sportspeople from Tempe, Arizona |
6,135 | Destiny (Schiller song) | "Destiny" is a song by Schiller, with vocals by Despina Vandi. It is included on Schiller's gold album Sehnsucht. On February 22, 2008, "Sehnsucht" by German band Schiller was released in Germany by Sleepingroom, including many collaborations with international stars such as Despina Vandi with the song "Destiny" amongst them. It is the first international collaboration between Despina Vandi and German band Schiller. The song is written and produced by both Phoebus and Schiller. The song was later also released on Vandi's repackaged CD 10 Hronia Mazi: It's Destiny. References External links Category:2008 singles Category:Despina Vandi songs Category:Songs written by Phoebus (songwriter) Category:2007 songs |
6,136 | Calohilara | Calohilara is a genus of flies in the family Empididae. Names brought to synonymy Calohilara elegans Frey, 1952, a synonym for Hilara elegans Frey, 1952 References External links Category:Empidoidea genera Category:Empididae |
6,137 | Furka Base Tunnel | The Furka Base Tunnel is a Swiss railway base tunnel on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn's Furka–Oberalp line, a west-east railway connecting the cantons of Valais and Uri. Its west portal lies east of Oberwald (VS), at above sea level and its east portal lies south of Realp (UR), at . The base tunnel is in length, and replaced the previous track that climbed to an apex of above sea level, thus allowing year-round service through service on the Furka–Oberalp line. The old line has been reopened by the Furka Heritage Railway for tourist trains which pass the Furka Pass via the long Furka Summit Tunnel. In the middle of the base tunnel, is a 5,221 meter long access tunnel to Bedretto in the canton of Ticino (); some proponents of the project hoped to eventually build a Y-shaped tunnel connecting all 3 locations. The Furka Base Tunnel is completed by a bypass tunnel around Oberwald. History Prior to the opening of the base tunnel, the high-level route closed during the winter months because of heavy snowfall, and large sections of the overhead electrical lines had to be dismantled. In 1976, the Parliament of Switzerland passed a bill for its construction, sponsored by Roger Bonvin, following an initial cost estimate of 76 million francs despite difficult geology. The construction costs, however, had been deliberately lowballed to procure parliamentary support, and quickly rose to exceed 300 million Francs. The political fighting surrounding the cost overruns are said to have contributed to Roger Bonvin's ill health toward the end of the project and he died just before its opening in 1982. A plaque commemorating Roger Bonvin is installed as the base tunnel's entrance in Oberwald. In its initial year of operation, the base tunnel was used to transport more than 75,000 passenger cars, trucks and buses. Currently, it also serves both an hourly regional train and ten daily Glacier Express trains between Zermatt and the ski resort town of St. Moritz. During the winter skiing season, traffic in the tunnel consistently approaches maximum capacity. References External links Category:Railway tunnels in Switzerland Category:Buildings and structures in Obwalden Category:Buildings and structures in Valais Category:Tunnels completed in 1982 Category:Uri–Valais border Category:Tunnels in the Alps Category:1982 establishments in Switzerland Category:Base tunnels |
6,138 | St Thomas More Catholic School, Crewe | St Thomas More Catholic High School is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school for 11- to 16-year-olds, situated close to the centre of Crewe, in Cheshire, England. There are nearly 700 pupils on the roll at the current time. The Ofsted inspection of 2004 said that the school was "a very effective, successful school that is providing a high quality of education for its pupils". Subsequently, the school has gained Beacon School status acknowledging its very good practice. The school is one of 62 schools to gain specialist school status in Mathematics and Information Communication Technologies in September 2006. This was added to in March 2009 with the achievement of specialist school status in Modern Foreign Languages. The school converted to academy status in June 2013. Notable former pupils Mark Cueto, international rugby union player Harry Davis, footballer Joe Davis, footballer Rob Hulse, footballer Steve Leonard, veterinarian and television personality Junior Brown (footballer), footballer External links Official Website Category:Secondary schools in the Borough of Cheshire East Category:Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Shrewsbury Category:Academies in the Borough of Cheshire East |
6,139 | Barjora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) | Barjora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 253 Barjora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Barjora community development block; and Bhaktabandh, Gangajalghati, Gobindadham, Kapista, Nityanandapur and Piraboni gram panchayats of Gangajalghati community development block. Barjora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 37 Bishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency). Election results 2016 2011 1977-2006 In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Susmita Biswas of CPI(M) won the Barjora seat defeating Shampa Daripa of Trinamool Congress, Sudhansu Sekhar Tewari of Trinamool Congress and Tapasi Banerjee of Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jayasri Mitra of CPI(M) defeated Sabyasachi Roy of Congress in 1991 and Sudhansu Sekhar Tewari of Congress in 1987. Lalbihari Bhattacharya of CPI(M) defeated Sudhansu Sekhar Tewari of Congress in 1982. Aswini Kumar Raj of CPI(M) defeated Sudhansu Sekhar Tewari of Congress in 1977. 1952-1972 Sudhansu Sekhar Tewary of Congress won in 1972. Aswini Kumar Raj of CPI(M) won in 1971 and 1969. A.Chatterjee of Congress won in 1967. Pramatha Ghosh of CPI won in 1962. The Barjora seat was not there in 1957. Prafulla Chandra Roy of Congress won the Barjora seat in independent India’s first election in 1952. References Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Category:Politics of Bankura district |
6,140 | Édouard Mangin | Eugène Édouard Mangin (Bocquet) (1837–1907) was a French musician, founder and the first director of the Lyon Conservatory. Between 1850 and 1858 Mangin got 3 first prizes at Conservatoire de Paris. He also published some light pieces and opera arrangements for piano, mainly at the Girod publishing house. In 1864 he became conductor of Paris Théâtre lyrique, which was burnt during the government of the Commune. In October 1871 Mangin moved to Lyon to conduct the orchestra of the Grand Théâtre (1871-73). Some of his best players (including violinists Lévy and Giannini, violist Gondouin and horn-player Brémont) went there with him. On 2 May 1872 the Lyon École de musique was established, and on 1 July Mangin became the director of it. He was dismissed in 1876. In his later years he was conductor of Opéra de Paris (1893-1906) and was also appointed professor at the Conservatoire de Paris. References External links Category:19th-century French musicians |
6,141 | Ejby, Lejre Municipality | Ejby is a town with a population of 1,954 (1 January 2019) in Lejre Municipality, Region Zealand in Denmark. Geography Ejby is located at the base of Hornsherred, on the southwestern corner of the peninsula, near the southeastern shore of the Isefjord between Holbæk and Roskilde. References Category:Cities and towns in Region Zealand |
6,142 | Dmitry German | Dmitry German (; ; born 12 June 1988) is a Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2019, he plays for Rukh Brest. Honours Dinamo Brest Belarusian Cup winner: 2016–17, 2017–18 References External links Profile at pressball.by Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:People from Byaroza Category:Belarusian footballers Category:Association football midfielders Category:Belarusian expatriate footballers Category:Expatriate footballers in Lithuania Category:FC Bereza-2010 players Category:FC Baranovichi players Category:FC Slonim-2017 players Category:FC Rechitsa-2014 players Category:FC Gorodeya players Category:FC Slavia Mozyr players Category:FC Dynamo Brest players Category:FK Atlantas players Category:FC Slutsk players Category:FC Rukh Brest players |
6,143 | Micaria pulicaria | Micaria pulicaria, the glossy ant spider, is a species of ground spider from the family Gnaphosidae with a Holarctic distribution. Description The cephalothorax is glossy black, although less iridescent than the opisthosoma, and marked with radiating white lines. The abdomen is very iridescent and shows two parallel, white lines across the prosoma, with three dots in a line along the posterior portion of the prosoma. The femora on legs I and II are black, while those on legs III and IV are dark brown. The body length of the females is 2.7–4.5 mm while for males it is 3–3.5 mm. Biology Micaria pulicaria is not ant hunting, although it associates with ants, and it quivers its front legs to mimic ant antennae which may help prevent it falling prey to those larger spiders which generally avoid contact with ants. The females enclose the eggs within a stiff sac resembling a rimmed pot and although she does not guard them, she does return frequently to check it. The adults have been recorded from early February to late November, although they may occur throughout the year. The main season is from late spring until mid-summer. Habitat Micaria pulicaria is found at ground level in a wide variety of habitats, although showing a marked preference for sandy sites. The preferred habitat has scattered stones or small beds of stones. In Great Britain it has been recorded from the warm, sunny parts of sandy heaths, chalk downlands, dunes and derelict land, but it has also been found in saltmarsh, sphagnum filled dune slacks, mossy areas in broad-leaved woodland as well as the expected stony, bare, dry habitats. Distribution Micaria pulicaria has a Holarctic distribution. In Europe it is found throughout, including Ireland and Iceland. In countries with good recording schemes, such as Great Britain, Denmark and the Czech Republic, the species is recorded as frequent and widespread. References Category:Gnaphosidae Category:Spiders of Europe Category:Holarctic spiders Category:Spiders described in 1831 |
6,144 | Oyster card | The Oyster card is a payment method for public transport in London (and certain areas around it) in the United Kingdom. A standard Oyster card is a blue credit-card-sized stored-value contact-less smart-card. It is promoted by Transport for London and can be used on travel modes across London including London Underground, London Buses, the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), London Overground, Tramlink, some river boat services, and most National Rail services within the London fare zones. Since its introduction in June 2003, more than 86 million cards have been used. Oyster cards can hold period tickets; travel permits and; most commonly, credit for travel ("Pay as you go"), which must be added to the card before travel. Passengers touch it on an electronic reader when entering and leaving the transport system in order to validate it or deduct funds from the stored credit. Cards may be "topped-up" by recurring payment authority, by online purchase, at credit card terminals or by cash, the last two methods at stations or ticket offices. The card is designed to reduce the number of transactions at ticket offices and the number of paper tickets. Usage is encouraged by offering substantially cheaper fares than with cash though the acceptance of cash is being phased out. On London buses, cash is no longer accepted. The card was first issued to the public on 30 June 2003, with a limited range of features and there continues to be a phased introduction of further functions. By June 2012, over 43 million Oyster cards had been issued and more than 80% of all journeys on public transport in London were made using the card. Since 2014, the use of Oyster cards has been supplemented by contactless credit and debit cards as part of TfL's "Future Ticketing Programme". TfL was the first public transport provider in the world to accept payment by contactless bank cards, and the widespread adoption of contactless in London has been credited to this. TfL is now one of Europe's largest contactless merchants, with around 1 in 10 contactless transactions in the UK taking place on the TfL network. Background Precursor Early electronic smartcard ticket technology were developed in the 1980s, and the first smartcard was tested by London Transport on bus route 212 from Chingford to Walthamstow in 1992. The trial showed that the technology was possible and that it would reduce boarding times. In February 1994, the "Smartcard" or "Smart Photocard" was launched and trialed in Harrow on 21 routes. Advertised as “the new passport to Harrow’s buses”, the trial was the largest of its kind in the world, costing £2 million and resulting in almost 18,000 photocards issued to the Harrow public. It lasted until December 1995 and was a success, proving that it reduces boarding times, is easy to use, and is able to record entry and exit stops and calculate the corresponding fare fee, i.e. pay as you go. However the Upass smartcard of the South Korean capital Seoul would eventually be the first to roll it out officially, at the end of 1995, 8 |
6,145 | Niqmepa, King of Alalakh | Niqmepa, son of Idrimi, was King of Alalakh in the first half of 15th century BC. Contemporary documents Evidence for the reign of King Niqmepa is based on clay cuneiform tablets excavated at Tell Atchana by Charles Leonard Woolley. References Category:Kings of Alalakh Category:15th-century BC people Category:Yamhadite dynasty |
6,146 | California State Route 66 | State Route 66 (SR 66) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs along a section of old U.S. Route 66 in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. It goes from State Route 210 in La Verne east to Interstate 215 in San Bernardino, passing through Claremont, Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana and Rialto along Foothill Boulevard. In San Bernardino, it is the part of Fifth Street west of H Street (at the Interstate 215 interchange). Route description The route begins as Foothill Boulevard at the interchange with SR 210 in the city of La Verne. SR 66 heads southeast for a few miles before entering Pomona and turning due east. The highway continues into the city of Claremont, passing by Claremont Colleges, before crossing into Upland, San Bernardino County. In Upland, SR 66 passes by Cable Airport to the south, continuing due east. The highway intersects SR 83 before entering Rancho Cucamonga, where state maintenance of SR 66 currently ends. Foothill Boulevard continues east through Rancho Cucamonga through an interchange with I-15 before entering Fontana, and passing well north of the California Speedway. Foothill Boulevard continues east into Rialto, where the SR 66 designation resumes. SR 66 continues east into San Bernardino, before curving to the north as 5th Street and terminating at I-215 south of downtown. California's legislature has relinquished state control of the segment from the Pomona–Claremont line east to the Fontana–Rialto line, and turned it over to local control. SR 66 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System, although it is neither a freeway nor an expressway. SR 66 is part of the National Highway System, a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration. History As a state route, SR 66 was added to the state highway system in the 1964 state highway renumbering, from SR 30 around San Dimas to San Bernardino. By 2013, the portion from east of Pomona to the eastern boundary of Rialto had been relinquished to the various cities that the route passed through. Major intersections Notes See also References External links California @ AARoads.com - State Route 66 Caltrans: Route 66 highway conditions California Highways: SR 66 066 Category:U.S. Route 66 in California State Route 066 State Route 066 Category:Transportation in San Bernardino, California Category:Pomona Valley Category:Geography of Pomona, California Category:Claremont, California Category:Fontana, California Category:La Verne, California Category:Rancho Cucamonga, California Category:Rialto, California Category:Upland, California |
6,147 | Marco Ladner | Marco Ladner (born in Zams) is an Austrian freestyle skier, specializing in halfpipe. Ladner competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Austria. He placed 19th in the qualifying round in the halfpipe, failing to advance. Ladner made his World Cup debut in August 2012. As of April 2014, his best World Cup finish is 9th, at Calgary in 2013–14. His best World Cup overall finish in halfpipe is 24th, in 2013–14. References External links Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Olympic freestyle skiers of Austria Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Category:People from Landeck District Category:Austrian male freestyle skiers Category:Competitors at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Tyrol (state) |
6,148 | Los Angeles City Council District 13 | Los Angeles City Council District 13 is one of the 15 districts of the Los Angeles City Council, in Central Los Angeles. Mitch O'Farrell is the current council member. Geography Present district The district flanks the 101 freeway as it passes through part of Hollywood and north to Hollywood Boulevard in East Hollywood. The district's southern boundary includes the neighborhoods of Silver Lake, Echo Park, and Westlake; and north through Echo Park and western Elysian Park in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains; to Atwater Village, Elysian Valley, and a section of the Los Angeles River within its northeastern borders. At , it is geographically the smallest council district in Los Angeles. It is also the most densely populated council district. For more details, see the official City of Los Angeles map of District 13. Historic locations The 13th District was mapped at its origin in 1925 in the eastern part of the city, but over the years it has been shifted west in keeping with the city's population changes. A new city charter effective in 1925 replaced the former "at large" voting system for a nine-member council with a district system with a 15-member council. Each district was to be approximately equal in population, based upon the voting in the previous gubernatorial election; thus redistricting was done every four years. (At present, redistricting is done every ten years, based upon the preceding U.S. census results.) The numbering system established in 1925 for City Council districts began with No. 1 in the north of the city, the San Fernando Valley, and ended with No. 15 in the south, the Harbor area. Rough boundaries or descriptions of the 13th District have been as follows: 1925. In the eastern part of the city, covering Monterey Hills, Montecito Heights, Elysian Park and part of Echo Park. It was described as the "North End, extending to Mt. Washington Drive, Avenue 44 and Marmion Way." 1926. "Old North End," with district headquarters at 3014 Terry Place. 1932–33. East boundary: Sheffield Street. South: Alhambra Avenue. West: Benton Way. North: An irregular line from Pullman Street to Fountain Avenue. 1940. Essentially the same as before, but with the district extended westward to Vermont Avenue and south to Valley Boulevard. 1960. The 13th District took over most of Hollywood. It extended from the Alhambra city limits to Fairfax Avenue. 1964. Hollywood, Silver Lake, Echo Park and portions of Los Feliz and Lincoln Heights. 1973. Touches Eagle Rock on the east and reaches into Hollywood on the west. 1975. Highland Park, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Atwater, Glassell Park, Cypress Park, Elysian Valley, Mount Washington and parts of Echo Park and Eagle Rock. 1986. After several attempts at redrawing councilmanic districts in accordance with a U.S. court order to provide for increased Latino representation, the City Council in 1986 adopted a plan that stripped Chinatown, Echo Park and adjoining areas from the 13th District but kept Hollywood and Silver Lake and also cut north into Studio City. The result was a decided shift to the north and west, including part |
6,149 | Jersey pound | The pound is the currency of Jersey. Jersey is in currency union with the United Kingdom, and the Jersey pound is not a separate currency but is an issue of banknotes and coins by the States of Jersey denominated in pound sterling, in a similar way to the banknotes issued in Scotland and Northern Ireland (see Banknotes of the pound sterling). It can be exchanged at par with other sterling coinage and notes (see also sterling zone). For this reason, ISO 4217 does not include a separate currency code for the Jersey pound, but where a distinct code is desired JEP is generally used. Both Jersey and Bank of England notes are legal tender in Jersey and circulate together, alongside the Guernsey pound and Scottish banknotes. The Jersey notes are not legal tender in the United Kingdom and unlike Scottish and Northern Irish banknotes are not authorised by the UK Parliament as legal currency in the United Kingdom. History The livre was the currency of Jersey until 1834. It consisted of French coins which, in the early 19th century, were exchangeable for sterling at a rate of 26 livres = 1 pound. After the livre was replaced by the franc in France in 1795, the supply of coins in Jersey dwindled leading to difficulties in trade and payment. In 1834, an Order in Council adopted the pound sterling as Jersey's sole official legal tender, although French copper coins continued to circulate alongside British silver coins, with 26 sous equal to the shilling. Because the sous remained the chief small-change coins, when a new copper coinage was issued for Jersey in 1841, it was based on a penny worth of a shilling, the equivalent of 2 sous. This system continued until 1877, when a penny of of a shilling was introduced. Along with the rest of the British Isles, Jersey decimalised in 1971 and began issuing a full series of circulating coins from p to 50p. £1 and £2 denominations followed later. As of December 2005, there was £64.7m of Jersey currency in circulation. A profit of £2.8m earned on the issue of Jersey currency was received by the Treasurer of the States in 2005. Coins History In 1834, an Order in Council adopted the pound sterling as Jersey's sole official legal tender to replace the Jersey livre, although French copper coins continued to circulate alongside British silver coins, with 26 sous equal to the shilling. Because the sous remained the chief small-change coins, when a new copper coinage was issued for Jersey in 1841, it was based on a penny worth of a shilling, the equivalent of 2 sous. In 1841, copper , and shilling coins were introduced, followed by bronze and shilling in 1866. In 1877 a penny of of a shilling was introduced, and the system changed to 12 pence to the shilling. Bronze , and shilling were introduced. This was the only issue of the shilling denomination. Between 1949 and 1952 the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands was marked by one million commemorative Liberation pennies |
6,150 | Juan Méndez de Villafranca | Juan Méndez de Villafranca, O.P. (died 1577) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santa Marta (1577). Biography Juan Méndez de Villafranca was born in Villafranca de los Barros, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 14 Apr 1577, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Santa Marta. He served as Bishop of Santa Marta until his death in Dec 1577. References External links and additional sources (for Chronology of Bishops) (for Chronology of Bishops) Category:16th-century Roman Catholic bishops Category:Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XIII Category:1577 deaths Category:Dominican bishops |
6,151 | Jinhua Homestay Project | Jinhua Homestay Project is a cultural exchange and homestay program organized by the Jinhua Municipal People’s Government Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. It is a Home+ project initiated to promote tourism in the villages of China by using idle village resources. The project invites overseas students to stay for a period of 3 weeks and experience the authentic Chinese culture in one of the villages of Jinhua. So far, the sessions were held in Siping, Suoyuan and Yuyuan. During their stay the participants experience and perform various activities which enable them to learn more about traditional Chinese culture, local customs and folklores. The project conducts two sessions per year and every session is in a different village. The cost incurred during the project is entirely paid by the project management authorities. The participants will stay with a Chinese family and experience the traditional Chinese lifestyle. The participants have to perform a number of tasks during their stay with the purpose to provide for ideas and suggestions to preserve, protect and promote the ancient Chinese villages. The four sessions to date have attracted 163 overseas participants from 27 countries. They made village maps, studied ancient architecture, learned local folk culture and interviewed villagers to discover ancient stories, contributing to the protection and development of the ancient villages. History This project is the first of its kind nationally, and it is aimed at protecting the ancient village life. It was realized that while communicating with the outside world language wasn’t the major barrier but the lack of understanding and ignorance about the Chinese culture and tradition was the reason that others were not able to understand the Chinese people and connect with them. Thus not language barrier but to break the cultural barrier this program was initiated by the Jinhua Municipal People’s government foreign and overseas Chinese affairs office. Due to urbanization many people from these villages travelled to the bigger cities and the government too did not have adequate funds to provide for 195 of these villages and fund the bigger cities as well. So while bigger cities were gaining popularity the village condition was degrading, thus the Government thought that tourism can help uplift these villages and through this program let the world know about the culture, traditions and people of these villages. The team who put together this project and has been running it for 3 years now, is the Jinhua Municipal People’s government foreign and overseas Chinese affairs office. The project is now conducting its 5th session, being held at Suoyuan village. Villages Shangjing Village is located in the west of Jinhua, Zhejiang, 30 km away from Jinhua Downtown area and 2.5 km away from the town of Tangxi, It is close to Yuexi Brook to the East,adjacent to Houdayuan on the South and near the Jiufeng mountain to the West. The village was formerly known as Fenglinzhuang (or Maple Forest Village) and changed to the current name due to its "wind and water favorable" location. Since 1048 when Liu Qing, the first ancestor of Liu clan, brought his |
6,152 | Swedish Institute at Athens | The Swedish Institute at Athens (; ) is one of the 19 foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece. It is one of three Swedish Mediterranean Institutes along with the Swedish Institute in Rome and the Swedish Institute in Istanbul. General information, facilities Established in 1948, the Swedish Institute at Athens was the 7th foreign archaeological institute to be founded in Greece, and the first since World War I. Throughout its history it has developed an important record of fieldwork at various locations in Greece. The Swedish Institute at Athens is organized as a private foundation mainly funded by the Swedish Ministry of Education, but also by contributions from various foundations for specific projects, conferences and fieldworks. Since 1974 the institute is located at the corner of Mitseon and Kavalloti close to New Acropolis Museum, the Acropolis itself and a number of other important historical sites. The statutes of the Institute gives the framework within which it must function: it is the scope of the Institute to further research into the culture of ancient Greece, to further education in the field in order to enrich our own culture and to stimulate and support the cultural exchange between Sweden and Greece. As such the Institute functions as the base for Swedish research and education in the field of Classical studies and Archaeology in Greece. The Institute offers courses for undergraduate and graduate students and provides resources for scholarly research and work. It also maintains the relation with the other foreign archaeological institutes in Athens, Greece and around the Mediterranean as a whole. Among its many partners the Institute is working in particular close cooperation with the other Swedish Mediterranean Institutes in Rome and Istanbul. It also has a close relationship to the other Nordic Institutes in Athens (The Danish, Finnish and Norwegian institutes), together with whom it founded the Nordic library in Athens in 1995. Today this research library contains ca 50 000 volumes and 450 journals. Beyond research into the classical world The Swedish Institute at Athens also initiates and participates in a range of other activities connected to art and culture. These activities include, among others, art and literature with interdisciplinary projects, poetry readings and language exchanges, in particular between Swedish and Greek. The institute also hosts and engages in lectures and seminars addressing various issues and challenges in society. In 2014, the Swedish Mediterranean Institutes were threatened to be closed by the Swedish Ministry of Education declaring that the financial support would subside and eventually be terminated. However, after strong protests the proposition was revoked. History of the institute Although Swedish archaeologists have been active in Greece since the late 19th century, with the first excavations executed at the Sanctuary of Poseidon on Kalaureia in 1894, the Swedish Institute was not founded until 1948. The reason why an institute had not been established previously went back to the early 1920s when Sweden was preparing its first Mediterranean institute. The choice stood between Rome and Athens, and the decision landed on Rome since it was deemed that an institute there would |
6,153 | Calappilia | Calappilia is an extinct genus of box crabs belonging to the family Calappidae. The type species of the genus is Calappilia verrucosa. Fossils of crabs within this genus have been found in Italy, United States, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil from Paleogene to Miocene (age range: 55.8 to 15.97 Ma). Species Species within this genus include: Calappilia bohmi Calappilia bonairensis Van Straelen 1933 Calappilia borneoensis Van Straelen 1924 Calappilia brooksi Ross & Scolaro 1964 Calappilia calculosa Rumsey, Klompmaker & Portell 2016 Calappilia chilensis Feldmann et al. 2005 Calappilia circularis Beurlen 1958 Calappilia dacica Bittner 1893 Calappilia diglypta Stenzel 1934 Calappilia gemmata Beschin 1994 Calappilia gorodiskii Remy 1959 Calappilia hondoensis Rathbun 1930 Calappilia incisa Bittner 1886 Calappilia mainii Allasinaz 1987 (reassigned by some authors to Stenodromia) Calappilia matzkei Bachmayer 1962 Calappilia maxwelli Feldmann 1993 Calappilia ocalanus Ross 1964 Calappilia perlata Noetling 1885 Calappilia scopuli Quayle and Collins 1981 Calappilia sexdentata Milne-Edwards 1876 Calappilia sitzi Blow & Manning 1996 Calappilia subovata Beschin 2002 Calappilia tridentata Beurlen 1939 Calappilia verrucosa Milne-Edwards 1873 Calappilia vicetina Fabiani 1910 Distribution Fossils of Calappilia have been found in: Paleogene Bateque, San Juan and Tepetate Formations, Mexico Cava Main di Arzignano, Italy Vincentown Formation, New Jersey Castle Hayne Limestone, North Carolina Stone City Formation, Texas Barton Beds, United Kingdom Miocene Pirabas Formation, Brazil Navidad Formation, Chile References Category:Calappoidea Category:Paleogene genus first appearances Category:Miocene genus extinctions Category:Eocene animals of Europe Category:Fossils of Italy Category:Fossils of the United Kingdom Category:Paleogene animals of North America Category:Fossils of Mexico Category:Fossils of New Jersey Category:Fossils of North Carolina Category:Miocene animals of South America Category:Neogene Brazil Category:Fossils of Brazil Category:Neogene Chile Category:Fossils of Chile Category:Fossil taxa described in 1873 Category:Taxa named by Alphonse Milne-Edwards |
6,154 | Petit Tube | Petit Tube is a French website that randomly selects YouTube videos with zero, or the fewest views on a video. The website is similar to Forgotify, a site that makes users listen to songs on Spotify that have never been listened to before. According to a study by Shaiful Alam Chowdhury and Dwight Makaroff, more than one-third of all videos on YouTube have less than ten views. This is a reason why Petit Tube has so many videos available. References External links Official website Category:YouTube Category:French entertainment websites |
6,155 | Exoprosopa anomala | Exoprosopa anomala is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. References Category:Bombyliidae Category:Articles created by Qbugbot Category:Insects described in 1934 |
6,156 | FIBS | FIBS may refer to: Fibonacci numbers Finnish International Baccalaureate Society First Internet Backgammon Server See also Fib (disambiguation) |
6,157 | The Oppenheim Family | The Oppenheim Family (Russian: Семья Оппенгейм) is a 1939 Soviet drama film, directed by Grigori Roshal. It is one of the earliest film directly dealing with the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany. Based on The Oppermanns - a novel by Lion Feuchtwanger. Cast Vladimir Balashov - Berthold Oppenheim Joseph Tolchanov - Martin Oppenheim Ada Wójcik - Liselotte Nikolai Plotnikov - Edgar Oppenheim Galina Minovitskaya - Ruth Oppenheim Raisa Esipova - Sybil Osip Abdulov - Jacques Lavendel S.D. Zykov - Heinrich Lavendel, schoolboy, friend of Bertolt Solomon Mikhoels - Jacobi Sergey Dnieper - Francois, director of the gymnasium Arkady Blagonravov - Lorenz, director of the clinic Nikolay Bogolyubov - Weller Vladimir Solovyov - Pahinke Aleksey Konsovsky - Richard Mikhail Astangov - Vogelsang Konstantin Karelian - Rittersteg Sergey Martinson - Gutwetter poet Mikhail Derzhavin - Wells, industrialist External links THE SCREEN; 'The Oppenheim Family,' Soviet Film Version of a Feuchtwanger Novel, Arrives at the Cameo, NYT Category:1939 films Category:1930s drama films Category:Soviet drama films Category:Soviet films Category:Russian-language films Category:Films shot in Russia Category:Films set in Germany Category:Films about Jews and Judaism Category:Films about Nazi Germany Category:Films based on German novels Category:Articles containing video clips Category:Films directed by Grigori Roshal Category:Soviet black-and-white films |
6,158 | Chowhound | Chowhound or chowhound.com is a food website brand maintained by CBS Interactive. Chowhound Chowhound is a popular online food discussion board founded by food writer Jim Leff and Bob Okumura in 1997, known for its user base of food fanatics. In 2006, Leff and Okumura sold the site to CNET Networks, which redesigned it and merged it with CHOW magazine, keeping its busy forums, grouped by locale. After CNET was merged into CBS Interactive in 2008, the original chowhound.com domain was restored and CHOW was eliminated. Book series Penguin USA has published two Chowhound restaurant guides, The Chowhound's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area and The Chowhound's Guide to the New York Tristate Area. See also List of websites about food and drink References Boston Globe article on Chowhound redesign Village Voice article on Chowhound sale New York Times article on Chowhound sale to CNET Newsweek article on Chowhound New York Times article on Chowhound Forbes Magazine article on Chowhound People Magazine article on Chowhound External links Category:CBS Interactive websites Category:Internet properties established in 1997 Category:Websites about food and drink |
6,159 | Laura Wegener Parfrey | Laura Wegener Parfrey is a Canadian bioscientist, focusing in ecology, currently a Canada Research Chair at University of British Columbia. References Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:University of British Columbia faculty Category:Canadian ecologists Category:University at Albany, SUNY alumni Category:University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni Category:University of Colorado Boulder alumni |
6,160 | Sammy Terry | Sammy Terry is a television horror host based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The role was originated by Robert "Bob" Carter in 1962, and Carter's son Mark Carter took over the role from his father in 2010. Bob Carter (1929–2013) was a television personality who appeared mostly on Indianapolis local television station WTTV, regularly during the 1960s and 1970s, and sporadically through the late 1980s. The format of Carter’s show as Sammy Terry, Nightmare Theater, usually involved the showing of two films. During the commercial breaks, Carter, in character as Sammy Terry (a pun based on the word "cemetery"), would engage in camp banter with the audience and his floating rubber spider, "George". This banter often included some commentary on the films being shown, which included classic films as well as many less-than-stellar productions common to the horror film era of the 1930s through the early 1960s. Carter died on June 30, 2013. Life Bob Carter was born and raised in Decatur, Illinois, and graduated from Millikin University with a major in radio communications. After receiving a master's degree from Syracuse University, Carter worked as a disc jockey at a Fort Wayne, Indiana, radio station owned by Sarkes Tarzian. While there, he filled in for Dick Clark on American Bandstand as a guest DJ on August 26, 1959. In 1961 he moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, and filled a number of positions at Tarzian's WTTV as producer, director and performer, including the hosting, for a time, of a three-hour morning talk show called Coffee with Carter. The still relatively new medium of television provided a means for classic films to generate revenue, and as part of that, Universal Studios packaged a set of more than fifty horror, suspense, and mystery films under the name Shock Theater, for sale to many television stations across the country, which usually ran the films as late-night fare. When WTTV purchased the set of films, which had been rejected by local CBS affiliate WISH-TV, Carter was chosen as the host of the new program. Carter’s Shock Theater originally included only still photographs punctuated by voice-over narration during the commercial breaks. Over time, the popularity of the voice-overs with viewers and sponsors inspired Carter and his producers to develop the character of "Sammy Terry" as an on-air personality—a cloaked, pale-faced ghoul who rose from his coffin on Friday nights, laughed ominously, introduced and occasionally berated the films, and provided commercial-break entertainment. Renamed Nightmare Theater and with the banter mostly ad-libbed, the show and Carter’s portrayal of “Sammy Terry” won him a large-scale following in the region, which allowed him to be ranked with other horror hosts of the era who operated out of much larger broadcast markets. Carter’s son, Mark Carter, continues to make frequent appearances as Sammy Terry and remains a popular figure in the central Indiana region. Mark Carter as Sammy Terry made a return for a Halloween special that aired on October 31, 2011, on WTTV. He also returned on February 14, 2012, Valentine's Day, on WTTV for a showing of Little Shop of Horrors. He again returned |
6,161 | List of Jamaican consorts | List of Jamaican consorts or The monarchy of Jamaica is a constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Jamaica. The terms Crown in Right of Jamaica, Her Majesty in Right of Jamaica, or The Queen in Right of Jamaica may also be used to refer to the entire executive of the government of Jamaica. Though the Jamaican Crown has its roots in the British Crown, it has evolved to become a distinctly Jamaican institution, represented by its own unique symbols. The present monarch is Queen Elizabeth II—officially titled Queen of Jamaica—who has reigned since 6 August 1962. She, her consort, and other members of the Royal Family undertake various public and private functions across Jamaica and on behalf of the country abroad. However, the Queen is the only member of the Royal Family with any constitutional role, holding ultimate executive authority, though her Royal Prerogative remains bound by laws enacted by her in parliament and by conventions and precedents, leaving the day-to-day exercise of executive power to her Cabinet. While several powers are the sovereign's alone, most of the royal constitutional and ceremonial duties in Jamaica are carried out by the Queen's representative, the governor-general. While several British kings ruled over Jamaica before independence, none held the specific, separate title "King of Jamaica." The Jamaican monarch, besides reigning in Jamaica, separately serves as monarch for each of fifteen other Commonwealth realms. This developed from the former colonial relationship of these countries to Britain, now independent each realm of the Commonwealth is legally distinct. International and domestic aspects Jamaica has the same person as their monarch as other Commonwealth realms. Each country is sovereign and independent of the others, meaning the Jamaican monarchy has both a separate and a shared character, and the monarchy has also thus ceased to be an exclusively British institution, although it has often been called British since this time (in both legal and common language) for reasons historical, political, and of convenience. On all matters of the Jamaican state, the monarch is advised solely by Jamaican Ministers of the Crown. and, effective with the Jamaica Independence Act, 1962, no British or other realm government can advise the monarch on matters pertinent to Jamaica. Given these arrangements, it is considered impossible for the monarch of Jamaica to receive an ambassador from, or send an ambassador to, any country of which he or she is also monarch; essentially sending an ambassador to him or herself. Instead, the practice of sending High Commissioners developed, wherein an individual is sent to be a representative in one realm of the government in another. Title and style The shared and domestic aspects of the Crown are also highlighted in the sovereign's Jamaican title, currently Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Jamaica and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. The sovereign's role specifically as Queen of Jamaica, as well as her status as monarch of other nations, is communicated by mentioning Jamaica separately from, but along with, |
6,162 | Flathead motorcycles | Flathead motorcycles are a type of bike that was a standard for pre-war motorcycles, in particular US V-twins such as Harley-Davidson and Indian, some British singles, BMW flat twins and Russian copies thereof. Flathead motorcycles have side-valve contained within the engine block, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine. This early engine design has mostly fallen into disuse. In 1925 Cleveland Motorcycle Manufacturing Company released a motorcycle with a T-head four-cylinder engine designed by L. E. Fowler. Harley-Davidson flatheads Model W, singles, and 45s (DL, RL, and WL) The flathead engine saw service in Harley-Davidson motorcycles beginning with the Model W's flat-twin, produced from 1919 to 1923, and continuing in 1924 with single-cylinder export-model and singles and continued in Servi-Cars until 1973. In the domestic U.S. market, the (primary VIN letter) D model (1929 to 1931) and its technical descendant, the (primary VIN letter) R model (1932 to 1936), started Harley's side-valve tradition in the 45-cubic-inch displacement class. The D and R models featured a total-loss oiling system and were succeeded in 1937 by the (primary VIN letter) W 45, which had recirculating oil lubrication. The WLA (W = return oil, L = performance, A = army) went on to serve in World War II as the U.S. and Canadian Army's WLC (C = Canada) primary two-wheeled mount and subsequently as a civilian middleweight through 1952. The engine continued virtually unchanged with 2.745" bore and 3.8125" stroke with various G-based designations in the three-wheeled Servi-Car until production ceased in 1973. K-series and developments In 1952, the K series flatheads was introduced with the same bore and stroke, selling in parallel with the W series (which was discontinued after 1952), designed to compete with British sporting motorcycles of the time. The K models featured a 750cc unit construction engine and transmission case, right side foot shift and left side foot brake. From 1954 to 1956, the KH received an increase in stroke to 4-9/16" to bring displacement to 888cc (54 cubic inches). The K series was replaced by the overhead valve Sportster series in the retail market in 1957. The American Motorcycle Association (AMA) class C rules of 1952 allowed sidevalves of 750cc to compete against 500cc overhead valve bikes. The 750cc KR factory racer was highly competitive in dirt track and road racing, and was produced in limited numbers until 1969, when the AMA changed the rules by increasing the Class C displacement limit to 750 cc. Without the displacement advantage, the KR flatheads were not competitive against 750 cc overhead valve bikes. Flathead big twins In 1930, the VL flathead replaced the JD Big Twin, which had featured intake-over-exhaust (IoE) valve configuration. The VL had a single downtube frame and total loss oiling, culminating in an version (VLH) in 1935. In 1937, that engine was redesigned to include a recirculating lubrication system, and designated the model U, and it went into the same frame and running gear configuration as the model E Knucklehead, which had originated in 1936. The U continued to be produced in varying |
6,163 | Macraes | Macraes, formerly known as Macraes Flat, and known in Māori as Ōtī, is a town in the Waitaki District in Otago, New Zealand. It is known as a mining town, with a long history of gold extraction. The town sits 55 km north of Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island. The Macraes Mine, New Zealand's largest gold mine, is nearby. The settlement was named after John McRae, who lived in the area in the late 1850s before gold was discovered nearby. In 2015 the name of the town was officially altered from Macraes Flat to Macraes. References Category:Waitaki District Category:Populated places in Otago |
6,164 | Aviation museum | An aviation museum, air museum, or aerospace museum is a museum exhibiting the history and artifacts of aviation. In addition to actual, replica or accurate reproduction aircraft, exhibits can include photographs, maps, models, dioramas, clothing and equipment used by aviators. Aviation museums vary in size from housing just one or two aircraft to hundreds. They may be owned by national, regional or local governments or be privately owned. Some museums address the history and artifacts of space exploration as well, illustrating the close association between aeronautics and astronautics. Many aviation museums concentrate on military or civil aviation, or on aviation history of a particular era, such as pioneer aviation or the succeeding "golden age" between the World Wars, aircraft of World War II or a specific type of aviation, such as gliding. Aviation museums may display their aircraft only on the ground or fly some of them. Museums that do not fly their aircraft may have decided not to do so either because the aircraft are not in condition to fly or because they are considered too rare or valuable. Museums may fly their aircraft in air shows or other aviation related events, accepting the risk that flying them entails. Some museums have sets of periodicals, technical manuals, photographs and personal archives. These are often made available to aviation researchers for use in writing articles or books or to aircraft restoration specialists working on restoring an aircraft. Aviation museums References * Category:Types of museum |
6,165 | James Thompson (rugby union) | James Thompson (born 13 July 1999 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the in Super Rugby. His playing position is flanker. He has signed for the Chiefs wider training squad in 2020. Reference list External links itsrugby.co.uk profile Category:1999 births Category:New Zealand rugby union players Category:Living people Category:Rugby union flankers |
6,166 | Francesco Di Cocco | Francesco Di Cocco (1900 – 1989) was an Italian painter belonging to the modern movement. Biography He was born in Rome to Florentine parents. After a brief spell in the Army while in Albania in 1919, he returned to Rome, where he was influenced by Giacomo Balla, and spent time in the studio of Leonardo Castellani. He exhibited at the 3rd Biennale Romano in 1925, the next year in Milan at the first exhibition of the Novecento Italiano. He would travel to Paris. He continued to exhibit throughout the following decades in Italy and abroad. In 1938, he accompanied a personal exhibition at the Comet Art Gallery in New York City. He was recruited to paint murals for Italian pavilion designed by Andrea Busiri Vici at the 1939 World's Fair. In 1938, a letter from the Quadriennale board inquired as to his race prior to exhibiting, he refrained from returning to Italy under fascism. He moved to New Mexico and California, where he remained until 1953, exhibiting at various museums on the west coast. His style changed from a depiction of languorous figures in the 1930s, to Surrealist paintings of imaginary amusement parks in the 1940s, to abstractions after the mid-1950s. He returned to Rome in 1969. with major exhibitions Macerata in 1984, and retrospectives in 1991 and 1996. References Category:1900 births Category:1989 deaths Category:20th-century Italian painters Category:Italian male painters |
6,167 | Sainte Jeanne d'Arc Church (Besançon) | Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc is a church located in the French city of Besançon, in the departement of Doubs. History The church was built in 1930, in the area of Bregille. The choir was completed in 1933 but the work for termined the construction of the church was stopped in this time. In 1948 the construction started again and M. Dumas drew a new plan of the steeple (31 meters high), and the building took a Gothic Revival architecture style. In 2002, the church was renovated and in 2006, many rooms are amenaged for the orthodoxy chretiens. See also Besançon Besançon Cathedral Category:Joan of Arc Category:Buildings and structures in Besançon Category:Churches in Doubs Category:Roman Catholic churches in Besançon |
6,168 | InflateSail | InflateSail was a 3U CubeSat launched on PSLV C38 on 23 June 2017 into a 505 km polar Sun-synchronous orbit. It carried a 1 m long inflatable rigidizable mast, and a 10 m2 drag-deorbiting sail. Its primary aim was to demonstrate the effectiveness of drag based deorbiting from low Earth orbit (LEO). Built by Surrey Space Centre of the University of Surrey, it was one of the Technology Demonstrator CubeSats for the QB50 mission. An identical drag sail payload was planned to be included on the RemoveDEBRIS demonstrator. Inflatable mast The inflatable mast was deployed first to distance the sail from the main body of the satellite. The inflatable skin was a 3-ply, 45 µm thick metal-polymer laminate which used the same strain rigidization process as the Echo 2 balloon. The inflation gas was stored in two cool gas generators (CGGs). The inflation gas was vented almost immediately after the deployment and rigidization process. Fully folded, the inflatable was just over in height. Sail structure The 10 m2 sail was made up of four quadrants of 12 µm thick polyethylene naphthalate, supported by four bistable carbon fiber tape-springs. The structure was similar in format to both NanoSail-D2 and LightSail 2. The deployment of the sail was driven by a brushless DC motor. Spacecraft InflateSail included an avionics suite to support the deployable sail payload. The spacecraft was powered by a GOMSpace power system and returned attitude data from the Stellenbosch/Surrey Attitude Determination and Control System. Communications with ground were executed through the TRXVU Transceiver procured from ISIS, using the UHF band to transmit and the VHF to receive. Beacon data containing spacecraft parameters were transmitted at 60s intervals at 436.060MHz 1200bd BPSK. Launch InflateSail was launched on board the PSLV-C38 as one of 31 passenger satellites. InflateSail was one of 8 QB50 satellites on this launch. PSLV-C38 lifted off at 09:29 (IST)/03:59 (UTC) on 23 June 2017 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India. InflateSail was ejected into a 518x494km orbit approximately 20 minutes after lift off. Altitude loss InflateSail successfully deployed its sail approximately one hour after ejection from the launch vehicle and was the first European sail successfully deployed in space. InflateSail rapidly lost altitude and decayed on 3 September 2017 after 72 days in orbit. References Category:CubeSats Category:Spacecraft launched in 2017 |
6,169 | 2007 Ole Miss Rebels football team | The 2007 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was Ed Orgeron's third and final season as head coach of the football team. Previous season In 2006, Ole Miss finished with a 4–8 record and finished second to last in the SEC West. Ole Miss's only conference wins came against Vanderbilt and Mississippi State, and they suffered blowout losses against the likes of Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky and Wake Forest. The rebels did not qualify for a bowl game, but they hoped to improve in 2007. Schedule Ole Miss opened the season against non-conference and longtime rival Memphis and played their home opener against Big 12 opponent Missouri. Ole Miss travelled to Vanderbilt, Georgia, Arkansas and Mississippi State. The Rebels hosted SEC opponents Florida, Alabama, Arkansas and LSU. The Rebels also played host to Northwestern State and hosted Louisiana Tech for their homecoming game. Schedule Source: References Category:Ole Miss Rebels football seasons Ole Miss Ole |
6,170 | MasterCraft | The MasterCraft Boat Company is a United States-based manufacturer of luxury high-performance boats. The company was founded in 1968 in Maryville, Tennessee, and is currently headquartered in Vonore, Tennessee. MasterCraft boats are used in waterskiing, wakeboarding and wakesurfing, though the company has also produced several boats that are not focused on water sports. History MasterCraft's founder Rob Shirley was a young waterskiing instructor who opened a waterskiing school in Florida 1965. In 1968, with the help of a few fellow waterskiers, he modified a Ski Nautique boat manufactured by Correct Craft. The boat was completed in August, and debuted at the U.S. Nationals in Canton, Ohio. In that same year Rob had to close the school and moved to his wife's parent's farm in Maryville, Tennessee. There he founded the MasterCraft Boat Company, which initially operated out of a two-horse barn. During its first year of operation, MasterCraft only built 12 boats using the modified hull design. The operating facility was moved to Vonore, Tennessee and now has approximately 600 employees As of 2006, MasterCraft produced over 3,000 boats per year, sold in 25 different countries by over 100 domestic and international dealers. Some of its most popular boats today are the Prostar series of direct drive ski boats, and the X-Series Wakeboard boats, many of which share hulls with the Prostar series, but come equipped with wakeboard-specific features such as ballast tanks and a wakeboard tower. All MasterCraft Models use Ilmor inboard marine engines built on the General Motors 5.7, 6.0, 6.2, and 7.4-liter V8 engine blocks. In 2007, the company was acquired by two private equity firms: Charlesbank Capital Partners and Transportation Resource Partners (affiliated with Roger Penske). In 2010, the company was recapitalized by Wayzata Investment Partners. In May 2015, MasterCraft filed for an IPO to raise $100M. On July 17, 2015, Nasdaq announced that trading of MCBC Holdings Inc., operator of MasterCraft Boat Company, commenced on The Nasdaq Stock Market trading as (Nasdaq:MCFT). References External links Category:Manufacturing companies based in Tennessee Category:American boat builders Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1968 Category:Private equity portfolio companies Category:1968 establishments in Tennessee |
6,171 | Villapizzone | Villapizzone is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy. It belongs to the Zone 8, located north of the city centre. It was an autonomous comune until 1869. History The origins of Villapizzone traditionally traces back to the 6th century, when a saintly Greek monk named Atanasio Piccione settled down in a forest and began to lead a community of Greek friars. The place was named Villaggio Piccione or Villa Piccione, hence Villapizzone. According to Giacomo Stella, who was the dean of the local church of San Martino in 1530, the friars initially deforested an area in order to cultivate it, then they built a little village consisting of some farmhouse and a church. Documented references to the comune of Villapizzone date back at least to 1346. In the late middle ages and until the 18th century, the comune used to be part of the pieve of Trenno. During Napoleonic rule, in 1808, Villapizzone was annexed to Milan, but regained its autonomy in 1816 with the establishment of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia. In 1869 the comune was annexed to Musocco, which in turn became part of Milan municipality in 1923. Historical documents attest that, at that time, Villapizzone had its own cemetery, which was later dismantled. The core of the village was the parish church of San Martino, in front of which was built a villa, owned by the noble Radice Fossati family. A woodland, which was initially a portion of the ancient Bosco della Merlata, was located in the area, and some of the trees that belonged to the forest are now beside of Via Paolo Mantegazza, in what is now the yard of the Goffredo Mameli elementary school. Villapizzone remained a rural district until World War II; thereafter, it became part of a seamless residential area that includes Bovisa, Quarto Oggiaro and several other districts. The toponym "Villapizzone" itself was scarcely used for several decades; it reappeared in the late 20th century as a consequence of the contruction of the station of the same name. Transports The suburb is served by the Milano Villapizzone railway station, which is located at the junction between the Turin-Milan railway and the Milan Passante railway and is managed by RFI. The station is served by three suburban lines (S5, S6 and S11) and by regional trains, managed by Trenord. The station replaced the old Milano Bovisa railway station, dismantled in 1997. Several tram and bus lines connect Villapizzone to the city center and to nearby suburbs. Category:Districts of Milan Category:Former municipalities of Lombardy |
6,172 | Vigna hosei | {{Taxobox | image = Vigna hosei.jpg | image_caption = Vigna hosei flower | regnum = Plantae | unranked_divisio = Angiosperms | unranked_classis = Eudicots | unranked_ordo = Rosids | ordo = Fabales | familia = Fabaceae | subfamilia = Faboideae | genus = Vigna | species = V. hosei | binomial = Vigna hosei | binomial_authority = (Craib) Backer | synonyms = {{Plainlist | style = margin-left: 1em; text-indent: -1em; | Dolichos hosei Craib. Vigna oligosperma Backer }} | synonyms_ref = }}Vigna hosei, also known as the sarowak bean, is a perennial legume that grows in low-lying, humid, tropical areas but more commonly disturbed or roadside areas. DescriptionVigna hosei is a twining or creeping legume, often forming a thick ground cover. Its leaflets are ovate to elliptic, with thin, long hairs on both sides. The terminal leaflet is by . The pod is long, black, and generally containing one to three seeds. Its flowers are yellow and by . The pedicel is long and expands as the pod matures. The bracteoles are long and 1-nerved, and the calyx is slightly pubescent. Besides producing normal flowers and pods, Vigna hosei also produces some flowers which remain concealed under a thick carpet of half-decayed leaves, originating from the plant itself, and which are set on a long pale stalk. These other flowers in a ripe state are very yellow, finely and quite densely pubescent, and have one to two seeds. They are generally long. Habitat and ecologyVigna hosei is native to Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia in tropical southeast Asia. It is also widely cultivated and has become naturalized in tropical Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Mozambique, and Madagascar), Australia, the US states of Florida and Hawaii, and in the Caribbean. It often forms thick ground cover and is found in grass at roadsides and in disturbed habitats or wastelands, on damp ground and on sandy loam from above sea level in Africa and anywhere under above sea level in southeast Asia. It requires of annual rainfall, and due to its shallow root system it can withstand flooding but not drought. One of its most outstanding characteristics is its persistence under shade, but full sunlight is required for good seed production. It can grow in a wide range of soils but prefers acidic soils of pH 4.9 or less. As a cover crop, Vigna hosei is susceptible to the fungus disease Rhizoctonia solani, which causes wilting of large patches of leaves. Wet weather favors the spread of the disease. Vigna hosei is also one of many plants able to be infected by the cucumber mosaic virus. UsesVigna hosei'' is used as a green manure and ground cover crop in young tree plantations as well as in rubber, tea, and coconut plantations. Its seedling growth is vigorous, and young plants quickly suppress weed growth, forming a thick mat of growth with a dense leaf litter, which protects the soil from erosion and prevents the ingress of weeds. Its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen enriches the soil and promotes the growth of the trees. Due to its persistence |
6,173 | Illinois River (Colorado) | Illinois River is a tributary of the Michigan River, approximately long, in Jackson County in north central Colorado. It drains part of the North Park basin south of Walden. The Illinois River starts in the Never Summer Mountains near the continental divide, just south of Farview Mountain. It descends northward through a winding gorge, emerging into North Park at approximately above sea level. It flows northward through the valley as a winding stream, past Rand. It passes under State Highway 14 just southeast of Walden and joins the Michigan from the north just north of Walden. A portion of the valley of the river south of Walden is located within the Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge. See also List of rivers of Colorado References Category:Rivers of Jackson County, Colorado Category:Rivers of Colorado |
6,174 | 1980 Winter Paralympics medal table | The 1980 Winter Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 1980 Winter Paralympics, held in Geilo, Norway, from February 1 to 7, 1980. Medal table The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and is consistent with IPC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a "nation" is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IPC country code. To sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the icon next to the column title. References See also 1980 Winter Olympics medal table 1980 Summer Paralympics medal table External links International Paralympic Committee 1980 Medal Table |
6,175 | Chela khujairokensis | Chela khujairokensis is a danionins fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to India. References Category:Chela Category:Freshwater fish of India Category:Fish described in 2000 |
6,176 | Mgange | Mgange is a settlement in Kenya's Taita-Taveta County. References Category:Populated places in Coast Province Category:Taita-Taveta County |
6,177 | Iranian Volleyball Super League | The Iranian Super League (ISL) is a professional volleyball league in Iran at the top of the Iranian volleyball league system. It was founded in 1975 as the Pasargard Cup, but after the Iranian Revolution it was renamed to the first Division. In 1997 the league system was revamped and the Iranian Super League was established. Paykan Tehran has won the most titles in the new Super League with 12 titles. History The first season of a national Iranian volleyball league was held in 1975 with 12 teams competing. In 1976 Esteghlal became the champions for the first time, and they repeated this feat in the following season. In 1979 due to the Iranian Revolution the league was cancelled. In 1989, the first Hazfi Cup for Iranian volleyball teams was held, in which Esteghlal became the first champions. During this period there was no national league and teams competed in the provincial and local leagues instead. Shortly after the Hazfi Cup, in 1990 the national volleyball league of Iran was restarted by the Iranian Volleyball Federation with 10 teams competing and was called the Fajr Cup. In 2010 the format of the league was changed and 12 teams competed in the league, which was later increased to 14 shortly after and the name was also changed to the Iranian Volleyball Super League or the Iranian Volleyball Premier League. Current teams Dorna Urmia Foolad Sirjan Kalleh Mazandaran Khatam Ardakan Oghab Nahaja Tehran Payam Mashhad Paykan Tehran Saipa Tehran Shahrdari Gonbad Shahrdari Tabriz Shahrdari Urmia Shahrdari Varamin Shahrvand Arak League champions Pasargad Cup First Division Super League Titles by club Titles by city Notable foreign players See also AVC Club Championships References External links I.R. Iran Volleyball Federation League champions League Iran Volleyball |
6,178 | Kyle Rees | Kyle Rees (born 9 July 1988, Port Talbot, Wales) is a Welsh actor, best known for playing the role of Carl in the BAFTA-award winning movie, Pride. Rees had a love for theatre from a young age. After attending Sandfields Comprehensive school, he studied at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, from which he graduated in 2010. He first found television fame on Hollyoaks where he landed the recurring role of Blue, a character which allowed him to explore the darker side of human nature. Further television success awaited on the hit soap Emmerdale, but it was his role in the 2014 critically acclaimed film Pride that gave him international fame. His character, Carl, is pivotal to turning the entire mind frame of a small Welsh town, and in doing so opens doors for two very different communities to come together. In 2015 he played the role of Calo Caine in FX Network's medieval drama series The Bastard Executioner, written by Kurt Sutter. References Bibliography External links Category:1988 births Category:Welsh male actors Category:People from Port Talbot Category:Living people |
6,179 | Eidetic memory | Eidetic memory ( ; more commonly called photographic memory) is the ability to recall an image from memory with high precision for a brief period after seeing it only once, and without using a mnemonic device. Although the terms eidetic memory and photographic memory are popularly used interchangeably, they are also distinguished, with eidetic memory referring to the ability to view memories like photographs for a few minutes, and photographic memory referring to the ability to recall pages of text or numbers, or similar, in great detail. When the concepts are distinguished, eidetic memory is reported to occur in a small number of children and generally not found in adults, while true photographic memory has never been demonstrated to exist. The word eidetic comes from the Greek word εἶδος (, eidos). Eidetic or photographic memory The terms eidetic memory and photographic memory are commonly used interchangeably, but they are also distinguished. Scholar Annette Kujawski Taylor stated, "In eidetic memory, a person has an almost faithful mental image snapshot or photograph of an event in their memory. However, eidetic memory is not limited to visual aspects of memory and includes auditory memories as well as various sensory aspects across a range of stimuli associated with a visual image." Author Andrew Hudmon commented: "Examples of people with a photographic-like memory are rare. Eidetic imagery is the ability to remember an image in so much detail, clarity, and accuracy that it is as though the image were still being perceived. It is not perfect, as it is subject to distortions and additions (like episodic memory), and vocalization interferes with the memory." "Eidetikers", as those who possess this ability are called, report a vivid afterimage that lingers in the visual field with their eyes appearing to scan across the image as it is described. Contrary to ordinary mental imagery, eidetic images are externally projected, experienced as "out there" rather than in the mind. Vividness and stability of the image begins to fade within minutes after the removal of the visual stimulus. Lilienfeld et al. stated, "People with eidetic memory can supposedly hold a visual image in their mind with such clarity that they can describe it perfectly or almost perfectly ..., just as we can describe the details of a painting immediately in front of us with near perfect accuracy." By contrast, photographic memory may be defined as the ability to recall pages of text, numbers, or similar, in great detail, without the visualization that comes with eidetic memory. It may be described as the ability to briefly look at a page of information and then recite it perfectly from memory. This type of ability has never been proven to exist and is considered popular myth. Prevalence Eidetic memory is typically found only in young children, as it is virtually nonexistent in adults. Hudmon stated, "Children possess far more capacity for eidetic imagery than adults, suggesting that a developmental change (such as acquiring language skills) may disrupt the potential for eidetic imagery." Eidetic memory has been found in 2 to 10 percent of children aged 6 |
6,180 | Benjamin Wistar Morris (bishop) | Benjamin Wistar Morris (sometimes II; May 30, 1819 – April 7, 1906) was the second Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, which at the time incorporated the present-day Episcopal Dioceses of Olympia, Spokane, and Eastern Oregon. Background A descendant of Anthony Morris, one of the first colonists in Pennsylvania, Morris was born in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, which had been founded by his grandfather and namesake, the first Benjamin Wistar Morris. His father was Samuel Wells Morris, a district court judge and member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Morris graduated from General Theological Seminary in New York City in 1846, was ordained to the diaconate and subsequently to the priesthood on April 27, 1847. From 1847 to 1851 he was rector of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He subsequently served as rector of St. David's Episcopal Church, Manayunk Borough, Pennsylvania and as assistant and subsequently rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Germantown, Pennsylvania. While serving at St. Luke's, Morris organized an effort to supply food, medicine, clothing, and bedding to sick and wounded troops at the Battle of Gettysburg. On December 3, 1868 he was elected as the second missionary Bishop of Oregon, following Thomas Fielding Scott, who had died the previous year. He received the degree of S. T. D. from Columbia University in 1868, and also from the University of Pennsylvania the same year. Bishop of Oregon Morris was consecrated December 3, 1868, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and arrived in Portland, Oregon, on June 2, 1869. To reach Portland, Morris voyaged down the Atlantic coast, crossed the isthmus of Panama on foot, and boarded a ship sailing up the Pacific Coast. He went on to serve one of the longest episcopates in the history of the Episcopal Church. In 1869 he founded St. Helen's Hall Girls' School, now known as the Oregon Episcopal School. In 1875, he founded Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland at a cost of $10,000. Eighteen parishes in the current Diocese of Oregon were founded by Morris during his tenure. By 1880 the missionary diocese of Oregon had grown too large for one bishop, and the missionary dioceses of Olympia in Western Washington and Spokane in Eastern Washington were formed. Morris remained bishop of the missionary diocese of Oregon, which was admitted as a Diocese of the Episcopal Church by General Convention in 1889. Family life In 1856, Morris married Hannah Rodney, daughter of the Rev'd. John Rodney, who was then rector of St. Luke's, Germantown, Pennsylvania. Their son, Benjamin W. Morris, became a noted architect, designer of the interiors on the RMS Queen Mary, the 1928 annex to the Morgan Library, and the Bank of New York Building, among others. Bishop Morris died in Portland in 1906 and is buried in Lone Fir Cemetery in Portland. See also Episcopal Diocese of Oregon List of Bishop Succession in the Episcopal Church References External links Documents by Morris, with photographs from Project Canterbury Category:1819 births Category:1906 deaths Category:Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America Category:American Anglican missionaries Category:Anglican missionaries in the United States |
6,181 | Paulo Alves | Paulo Alves may refer to: Paulo Alves (footballer, born 1969), Portuguese former football forward and coach Paulo Alves (footballer, born 1993), Portuguese football midfielder Paulão (footballer, born 1969), Angolan former football midfielder |
6,182 | Con Alma! | Con Alma! is the second album led by saxophonist Charles McPherson recorded in 1965 and released on the Prestige label. Reception Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "McPherson and Harris both have their share of fine solos, but Jordan generally takes honors on this set; he is the only musician who was looking beyond bop and playing in a more original style". Track listing "Eronel" (Thelonious Monk) – 7:06 "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) – 8:00 "Chasing the Bird" (Charlie Parker) – 7:12 "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 5:31 "I Don't Know" (Charles McPherson) – 8:19 "Dexter Rides Again" (Dexter Gordon, Bud Powell) – 8:10 Personnel Charles McPherson – alto saxophone Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone Barry Harris – piano George Tucker – bass Alan Dawson – drums References Category:Charles McPherson (musician) albums Category:1965 albums Category:Prestige Records albums Category:Albums produced by Don Schlitten Category:Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio |
6,183 | USS Pulaski | One United States Navy ship has borne the name Pulaski, after Casimir Pulaski. Another ship has borne the name Casimir Pulaski. This ship is sometime incorrectly referred to as USS Pulaski. There was yet another USN ship which contained the word Pulaski. Named for Casimir Pulaski Named for place which was named to honor Casimir Pulaski See also , a Polish Navy frigate Pulaski (disambiguation) Category:United States Navy ship names |
6,184 | Hackwood Park | Hackwood Park is a large country estate that primarily consists of an early 18th-century ornamental woodland and formal lawn garden and a large detached house. It is within the boundaries of Winslade, an overwhelmingly rural parish immediately south of Basingstoke in Hampshire. In its grounds contain 23 separately listed structures including a teahouse pavilion, an ornamental bridge, statue of George I of Great Britain, three dispersed stone tōrōs, five urns and two fountains, a coach house and stables. Sheep and deer are tended to on grounds behind a variously arc-shaped and straight ha-ha wall. The park and gardens are Grade I listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens and the main house is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England. History The estate was owned by the manor or rectory of Eastrop until 1223, when it became a noble's deer park in its own right. It was acquired by William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester in the sixteenth century. The bulk of the structure of the house currently standing was built from 1683 to 1687 for a son of the fifth Marquess, Charles Paulet, created Duke of Bolton. It currently has 24 bedrooms and 20 bathrooms. The estate was inherited by his son, Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton in 1699, followed by his grandson, Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton in 1672. The estate was painted by Paul Sandby in 1764. Having long been occupied by tenants - including Lord Curzon from 1906 until his death in 1925 - the estate was sold in 1936 to William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose. During World War II it served as a hospital for the Canadian Army. When Lord Camrose died in 1954 the property was inherited by his son, Seymour Berry, 2nd Viscount Camrose, who remained its owner until his death in 1995. His wife, Lady Camrose, the mother of Aga Khan IV, lived there until her death in 1997. The property was put on the market in 2016 for offers in the region of £65 million since which the asking price is available on application. Gardens The grounds, outside of the focal lawn known as Spring Wood, were designed by Charles Bridgeman, with additional buildings designed by James Gibbs. Spring Wood is of academic interest as may be the sole surviving garden wood laid out in the French style. It has eight sectors divided by walkways, many of which the listed features such as the temple, a fountain and amphitheatre. In the spring, the woodland is colour-filled with bulbs and wild flowers. See also Berry baronets Winslade References Category:1687 establishments in England Category:Basingstoke and Deane Category:Country houses in Hampshire Category:Grade I listed parks and gardens in Hampshire Category:Grade II listed buildings in Hampshire Category:Grade II* listed buildings in Hampshire Category:Grade II* listed houses Category:Houses completed in 1687 |
6,185 | Rescigno | Rescigno is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Giuseppe Rescigno (born 1934), Italian bobsledder Joseph Rescigno (born 1945), American conductor Nicola Rescigno (1916–2008), Italian-American conductor Xavier Rescigno (1912-2005), American baseball player |
6,186 | Daniel G. Knauss | Daniel G. Knauss was the Acting United States Attorney for the District of Arizona. Knauss served in that position in 1993 until Janet Napolitano was appointed by President Bill Clinton as United States Attorney for the District of Arizona. Knauss also served in the same position in 2007, receiving an appointment from George W. Bush. As of 2007, Knauss has worked for 34 years as an assistant district attorney. References Category:United States Attorneys for the District of Arizona Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people |
6,187 | Barking Gecko Theatre Company | Barking Gecko Theatre is a Western Australian professional theatre company. Established in Perth in 1989, Barking Gecko Theatre is Western Australia's longest running professional theatre company dedicated to inspiring children and families to embrace a life full of curiosity, empathy and play. Barking Gecko Theatre's mission is to give children transformational experiences through exquisitely crafted story-telling and performance. Barking Gecko has delivered over 100 original Western Australian productions, toured 12 countries and reached almost 1 million children. Alongside Barking Gecko's theatre productions is the company's commitment to creative learning and social outreach. Barking Gecko delivers drama programs for children aged 4 – 18 across Perth, regional and remote WA every year. Barking Gecko Theatre is a resident company at the State Theatre Centre of WA. Typical performances take place in the Heath Ledger Theatre and Studio Underground at the State Theatre Centre of WA, as well as school classrooms, halls, site-specific non-theatre venues and outdoor locations, as well as traditional theatre venues when touring. Barking Gecko Theatre is a not-for-profit company governed by a Board of Directors. Receiving federal and state government arts funding, as well as corporate sponsorship and ticket revenue, the company has an annual turnover of more than $1.2 million and employs more than 60 primarily Western Australian artists each year. It operates in a fully professional capacity, under the Certified Performers Agreement with the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (Equity), which means that its actors and production team are paid award rates (as opposed to community/volunteer theatre). Primarily servicing the Perth metropolitan region, the company covers the entire state of Western Australia, and frequently tours to all other Australian states and capital cities. Barking Gecko has toured throughout Canada and the United States, and to Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Mexico. Artistic Directors 2015 – Present Matt Edgerton 2010 – 2014 John Sheedy 2006 – 2010 Jeremy Rice 1989 – 2006 Grahame Gavin 1985 – 1989 John Saunders (Acting Out) Awards 2017 Performing Arts WA Award Winner – Best Supporting Actor, St John Cowcher for My Robot 2016 Helpmann Award Winner – Best Presentation for Children, Bambert's Book of Lost Stories Helpmann Award Nomination – Best New Australian Work, Bambert's Book of Lost Stories 2015 Helpmann Award Winner – Best Presentation for Children, The Rabbits Helpmann Award Winner – Best New Australian Work, The Rabbits Helpmann Award Winner – Best Costume Design, Gabriela Tylesova, The Rabbits Helpmann Award Winner – Best Original Score, Kate Miller-Heidke with Iain Grandage, The Rabbits Performing Arts WA Award Winner – Best Production, The Rabbits Performing Arts WA Award Winner – Best Lighting, Trent Suidgeest, The Rabbits References Category:1991 establishments in Australia Category:Theatre companies in Australia Category:Culture of Western Australia |
6,188 | Gabriela, giros del destino | Gabriela, giros del destino (Gabriela, Turns of Destiny) is a 2009 Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast by Caracol TV. Before its release, it was known as Nadie rueda como Gabriela Rueda. Plot Gabriela, Destiny rounds Gabriela Rueda (Carolina Gaitán) is a 23-year-old woman from a middle class background, passionate for skating, dreaming of becoming successful in that sport. Pablo Córdoba (Andrés Toro) belongs to a rich family, being son of Efraín (Luis Fernando Múnera), the owner of Malterías Tropical, a big beverage company, living as a womanizer, with nothing to worry about. Their paths cross each other in the worst way. Gabriela travels to Cartagena, seeking to qualify for the Colombia's national roller skating team. When she is training, Pablo, driving his car after having an argument with his girlfriend Martina (Fiona Horsey), knocks Gabriela down. Pablo takes Gabriela to the hospital, but when he was to be questioned by the police, his family lawyer asks him to leave for the United States. Gabriela, who does not know who knocked her down, recovers but is told that she will never be able to skate again, ruining her dreams of becoming a professional skater, but will later be able to skate. Six months later, Pablo comes back to Colombia, set to become the manager of the company his father runs. But Efraín decides to make Pablo to work for his company as a common employee for one year, hiding his true origins. Gabriela manages to get a job at Malterías Tropical, where her neighbour Ernesto Zárate (John Álex Toro), who is interested in her, works as an executive. Meanwhile, Verónica Maldonado (Carolina Sepúlveda), who also happened to work at the factory, knows who Pablo really is and feels attracted to him. Pablo tries to vindicate himself with Gabriela, but, unable to tell her he was who knocked her down in Cartagena, ends falling in love with her. References External links Official website Gabriela, giros del destino on the Caracol TV International catalogue Category:2009 telenovelas Category:2009 Colombian television series debuts Category:2010 Colombian television series endings Category:Colombian telenovelas Category:Caracol Televisión telenovelas Category:Spanish-language telenovelas Category:Television shows set in Bogotá Category:Television shows set in Cartagena, Colombia |
6,189 | Antti Leppänen | Antti Kalervo Leppänen (November 23, 1947 – August 5, 2015) was a professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the SM-liiga. Born in Tampere, he played for Tappara. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990. References External links Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio Category:1947 births Category:2015 deaths Category:Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Finland Category:Tappara players Category:Finnish ice hockey goaltenders Category:Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame inductees |
6,190 | Quebec Route 215 | Route 215 is a two-lane north/south highway in Quebec, Canada. It starts in Sutton at the junction of Route 139 and links it to Brome and Fulford, in the northern part of Lac-Brome, where it ends at the junction of Route 243. It is the shortest link between Sutton and Autoroute 10. Municipalities along Route 215 Sutton Brome Lac-Brome Major intersections See also List of Quebec provincial highways References External links Official Transport Quebec Road Map 215 |
6,191 | Anmoore, West Virginia | Anmoore is a town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. Located at the intersection of WV 58 and Interstate 79. The population was 770 at the 2010 census. The town derives its name from nearby Ann Moore Run. Geography Anmoore is located at (39.258328, -80.287987). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. History The community was first settled by Andrew Cottrill (1736-1781) in 1772. It came to be called Grasselli, and later Steelton, before it was called Anmoore. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 770 people, 303 households, and 197 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 343 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.0% White, 1.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population. There were 303 households of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were married couples living together, 21.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.0% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.17. The median age in the town was 32 years. 27.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.2% were from 25 to 44; 23.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 46.4% male and 53.6% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 685 people, 270 households, and 186 families living in the town. The population density was 641.1 inhabitants per square mile (247.2/km²). There were 325 housing units at an average density of 304.2 per square mile (117.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.08% White, 1.17% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.88% Asian, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.50% of the population. There were 270 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.10. In the town, the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 |
6,192 | List of State Register of Heritage Places in the City of South Perth | This is a list of State Register of Heritage Places in the City of South Perth, Western Australia. The State Register of Heritage Places is maintained by the Heritage Council of Western Australia. As of 2020, 166 places are heritage-listed in the City of South Perth, of which 20 are on the State Register of Heritage Places. List The Western Australian State Register of Heritage Places, as of 2020, lists the following 20 state registered places within the City of South Perth: References South Perth |
6,193 | Jim Whitehead (politician) | James Whitehead (born 1942 in Augusta, Georgia) is a former Republican member of the Georgia State Senate. He was narrowly defeated in a June 2007 runoff election for the United States House of Representatives in Georgia's 10th congressional district's special election called to replace the late Representative Charlie Norwood. Personal life Whitehead attended Richmond County public schools, and graduated from the Academy of Richmond County in 1960. As a standout athlete, he earned All-American honors as a football tackle. He also set the Academy track team record for the shot put. Whitehead continued his athletic career as a Bulldog at the University of Georgia in Athens from 1960 to 1962 in football and track. He played as an offensive and defensive tackle with quarterback Fran Tarkenton and set a UGA shot put record which stood for six years. Whitehead founded Jim Whitehead Tire Company in 1985, which has two locations in the Greater Augusta area. He is also President of Southeast Tire Group, Inc., a buying service for independent tire dealers. In 1964, Whitehead married the former Peggy Ann Bond of DeKalb County. The couple lives in Evans. They have two sons and a daughter, all of whom are married. Political career In 1994, Whitehead was elected to the Columbia County Commission, where he served until 2002, including a term as chairman. He was first elected to the Georgia Senate in 2004, and was re-elected in 2006. He currently serves as Chairman of the Georgia Board of Corrections, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Vice Chairman of the Transportation Committee, a member of the Economic Development and Natural Resources Committees, and Deputy Whip for Senate Republicans. Whitehead is a member of the board of directors of Doctors Hospital in Augusta, and an advisory board member of First Bank of Augusta. He has served as the chairman of the Augusta Red Cross, board member of the Georgia Tire Dealers Association, member of the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia, member of the Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau, and a member of the Pastor-Parrish Relations Committee of Wesley United Methodist Church in Evans. U.S. Congress special election In February 2007, Republican U.S. Congressman Charlie Norwood, of Georgia's 10th congressional district, died of cancer. There was a special election open primary in June 2007, where candidates of all parties participated in the primary. A candidate needed 50% to win outright, and there would be a run-off if no candidate earned it the first time. Ten candidates filed: six Republicans, three Democrats, and a Libertarian. Whitehead was the only elected politician to run, and was the front-runner. He won the endorsements of U.S. Congressman Saxby Chambliss. In the primary, Whitehead finished first with 44% of the vote. Doctor Paul Broun qualified for the run-off, ranking second with 21% of the vote, with only 198 votes more than third-place finisher James Marlow, a Democrat. Broun won a plurality of just four counties: Oconee (47%), Jackson (42%), Oglethorpe (37%), and Morgan (31%). In the runoff campaign, Whitehead angered some voters by failing to |
6,194 | Himalayitidae | Himalayitidae is an extinct family of ammonites in the superfamily Perisphinctoidea. The family existed from the Tithonian of the Jurassic to the Berriasian of the Cretaceous. The family is thought to derive from Perisphinctidae. References External links Category:Ammonitida families Category:Perisphinctoidea Category:Jurassic ammonites Category:Tithonian first appearances Category:Tithonian taxonomic families Category:Berriasian taxonomic families Category:Early Cretaceous extinctions |
6,195 | Elaphrosaurus | Elaphrosaurus ( ) is a genus of ceratosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 154 to 150 million years ago during the later part of the Jurassic Period in what is now Tanzania in Africa. Elaphrosaurus was a medium-sized but lightly built member of the group that could grow up to long. Morphologically, this dinosaur is significant in two ways. First, it has a relatively long trunk but is very shallow-chested for a theropod of its size. Second, it has very short hindlimbs when compared to its relatively long trunk. Phylogenetic analyses indicates that this genus is likely a ceratosaur, and earlier suggestions that it is a late surviving coelophysoid have been examined but generally dismissed. Elaphrosaurus is currently believed to be a very close relative of Limusaurus, an unusual beaked ceratosaurian which may have been herbivorous or omnivorous. Discovery The type specimen of Elaphrosaurus bambergi HMN Gr.S. 38-44 was recovered in the Middle Dinosaur Member of the Tendaguru Formation in Tanzania.The specimen was collected by Werner Janensch, I. Salim, H. Reck, and Parkinson in 1910 in gray, green, red, sandy marl that was deposited during the Kimmeridgian stage of the Jurassic period, approximately 157 to 152 million years ago. This specimen is housed in the collection of the Natural History Museum of Berlin, Germany. Elaphrosaurus was described and named by Werner Janensch in 1920 and the type species is Elaphrosaurus bambergi. The genus name Elaphrosaurus is derived from the Greek words elaphros (ελαφρός) meaning "light to bear" as in "light-footed", a reference to its presumed high running speed and "sauros" (σαῦρος) meaning "lizard"; thus, "light-footed lizard". The specific name honours the industrialist Paul Bamberg for his financial support of the Tendagaru expeditions. HMN Gr.S. 38-44 consists of 18 presacral vertebrae, 5 sacral vertebrae, 20 caudal vertebrae, a pelvic girdle, a nearly complete left hindlimb (missing only some phalanges), several isolated metacarpals, and a humerus. In 1925, Janesch referred two rib fragments, a dorsal vertebrae, and a manual phalanx he believed to be phalanx II-2. However, the referred vertebrae has been lost and the manual phalanx (now considered to be phalanx I-1) cannot be evaluated as belonging to Elaphrosaurus. In 1929, he also referred to Elaphrosaurus both scapulocoracoids, two more rib fragments, and a radius (although the radius, being proportionally long and from a different stratigraphic horizon, likely does not belong to this species). Many bones were damaged by calcite encrustation and reconstructed with plaster, although only the left scapulocoracoid was significantly deformed. A related animal, perhaps the same genus, was found in stratigraphic zones 2–4 of the Morrison Formation. Few theropod skeletons have been found, most discoveries being fragments. Dinosaur footprints from the Niger Republic and from Beit Zayit were attributed to Elaphrosaurus. This assignment is considered inconclusive. Description Elaphrosaurus was long and slender, with a long neck. What is known about Elaphrosaurus mostly comes from a single nearly complete skeleton and no skull has been found. It was distinctive among theropods for being short-legged for its length. Paul (1988) noted that this was the longest-trunked and shallowest-chested theropod that he had |
6,196 | Chryseobacterium solincola | Chryseobacterium solincola is a Gram-negative, strictly aerobic halotolerant and psychrotolerant bacteria from the genus of Chryseobacterium which has been isolated from soil which was polluted with hydrocarbon in Meftah in Algeria. Further reading References External links Type strain of Chryseobacterium solincola at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase solincola Category:Bacteria described in 2010 Category:Psychrophiles |
6,197 | Father and the Boys | Father and the Boys is a 1915 American silent comedy film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney. The film is now considered to be lost. Louise Lovely's American film debut after emigrating from Australia. It is based on a popular Broadway play of 1908 produced by Charles Frohman, Father and the Boys by George Ade. Though Digby Bell was a renowned stage actor his part of Lemuel Morewood was played on stage by veteran William H. Crane. Louise Lovely's part of Bessie Brayton was played by Margaret Dale in the play. Cast Digby Bell as Lemuel Morewood Louise Lovely as Bessie Brayton Harry Ham as William Rufus Morewood Colin Chase as Thomas Jefferson Morewood Yona Landowska as Emily Donelson Mae Gaston as Frances Berkeley Lon Chaney as Tuck Bartholomew Hayward Mack as Maj. Bellamy Didsworth Didsworth H. Davenport as Tobias Ford (credited as H. Davenport) Tom Chatterton Doc Crane Jean Hathaway References External links a scene with Lon Chaney and Digby Bell Category:1915 films Category:1910s comedy films Category:American films Category:American comedy films Category:American silent feature films Category:American black-and-white films Category:Lost American films Category:Films directed by Joseph De Grasse Category:Universal Pictures films |
6,198 | Arch | An arch is a vertical curved structure that spans an elevated space and may or may not support the weight above it, or in case of a horizontal arch like an arch dam, the hydrostatic pressure against it. Arches may be synonymous with vaults, but a vault may be distinguished as a continuous arch forming a roof. Arches appeared as early as the 2nd millennium BC in Mesopotamian brick architecture, and their systematic use started with the ancient Romans, who were the first to apply the technique to a wide range of structures. Basic concepts An arch is a pure compression form. It can span a large area by resolving forces into compressive stresses, and thereby eliminating tensile stresses. This is sometimes denominated "arch action". As the forces in the arch are transferred to its base, the arch pushes outward at its base, denominated "thrust". As the rise, i. e. height, of the arch decreases the outward thrust increases. In order to preserve arch action and prevent collapse of the arch, the thrust must be restrained, either by internal ties or external bracing, such as abutments. Fixed versus hinged arches The most common kinds of true arch are the fixed arch, the two-hinged arch, and the three-hinged arch. The fixed arch is most often used in reinforced concrete bridges and tunnels, which have short spans. Because it is subject to additional internal stress from thermal expansion and contraction, this kind of arch is considered statically indeterminate. The two-hinged arch is most often used to bridge long spans. This kind of arch has pinned connections at its base. Unlike that of the fixed arch, the pinned base can rotate, thus allowing the structure to move freely and compensate for the thermal expansion and contraction that changes in outdoor temperature cause. However, this can result in additional stresses, and therefore the two-hinged arch is also statically indeterminate, although not as much as the fixed arch. The three-hinged arch is not only hinged at its base, like the two-hinged arch, yet also at its apex. The additional apical connection allows the three-hinged arch to move in two opposite directions and compensate for any expansion and contraction. This kind of arch is thus not subject to additional stress from thermal change. Unlike the other two kinds of arch, the three-hinged arch is therefore statically determinate. It is most often used for spans of medial length, such as those of roofs of large buildings. Another advantage of the three-hinged arch is that the pinned bases are more easily developed than fixed ones, which allows shallow, bearing-type foundations in spans of medial length. In the three-hinged arch "thermal expansion and contraction of the arch will cause vertical movements at the peak pin joint but will have no appreciable effect on the bases," which further simplifies foundational design. Forms The many forms of arch are classified into three categories: circular, pointed, and parabolic. Arches can also be configured to produce vaults and arcades. Rounded, i. e. semicircular, arches were commonly used for ancient arches that were constructed of heavy |
6,199 | Rodowan | Rodowan (, ; 1067—died after 1071) was a nobleman who served Solomon, the King of Hungary, as palatine (), the highest court title, around 1067. He died after 1070. He was the son of Bogát (Bagath). He is an ancestor of the Bogát-Radvány family of Bohemia. His name, as well as that of his father, suggests that he was a Slav. References Sources Markó, László (2006). A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig – Életrajzi Lexikon ("The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days – A Biographical Encyclopedia") (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., Budapest; Zsoldos, Attila (2011). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301 ("Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1000–1301"). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest. Category:Palatines of the Kingdom of Hungary Category:11th-century Hungarian people Category:11th-century births Category:11th-century deaths |
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