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6,200 | Tranquillity | Tranquillity (also spelled tranquility) is the quality or state of being tranquil; that is, calm, serene, and worry-free. The word tranquillity appears in numerous texts ranging from the religious writings of Buddhism, where the term passaddhi refers to tranquillity of the body, thoughts and consciousness on the path to enlightenment, to an assortment of policy and planning guidance documents, where interpretation of the word is typically linked to engagement with the natural environment. Benefits Psychological being in a tranquil or "restorative" environment allows individuals to take respite from the periods of sustained "directed attention" that characterise modern living. In developing their Attention Restoration Theory (ART), Kaplan and Kaplan proposed that recovery from cognitive overload could most effectively be achieved by engaging with natural restorative environments, that are away from daily distractions and have the extent and mystery that allows the imagination to wander, thereby enabling individuals to engage effortlessly with their surroundings. The theory works on the principle that the amount of reflection possible within such an environment depends upon the type of cognitive engagement, i.e. fascination; that the environment holds. "Soft fascination" is deemed to occur when there is enough interest in the surroundings to hold attention but not so much that it compromises the ability to reflect. In essence, soft fascination, which has been taken by Herzog and Pheasant as a reasonable term to describe tranquillity, provides a pleasing level of sensory input that involves no cognitive effort other than removing oneself from an overcrowded mental space. Enjoyment For many, the chance to experience tranquillity is what makes the countryside different from cities. In a survey by the United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) 58% of people said that tranquillity was the most positive feature of the countryside. Health In contrast to "soft fascination", "directed attention" requires a significant amount of cognitive effort and it is known that prolonged periods of sustained mental activity can lead to directed attention fatigue. This condition has the potential to significantly affect performance and bring about negative emotions, irritability and decreased sensitivity to interpersonal cues. As the incidence of mental illness continues to rise, there is growing evidence that exposure to natural environments can make a significant contribution to health and wellbeing. Mounting evidence shows, that exposure to nature contributes to physical and psychological wellbeing, such as the review carried out by Louv, that found evidence of "nature-deficit-disorder" in children, which suggests that the importance of being able to engage with restorative environments applies across a wide age range. Others report that natural tranquil surroundings have profound physiological effects on people suffering from stress. For example, Ullrich found that stress (as measured by blood pressure, muscle tension and skin conductance response), induced by showing videos of workplace injuries, improved significantly quicker following further viewing if videos included natural surroundings rather than busy traffic or shopping scenes. A recent study has demonstrated the benefits of simulating such environments for pain relief during bone marrow aspirate and biopsy. Economic Since seeking tranquillity is an important reason why many people visit the countryside, |
6,201 | Missouri State Teachers Association | Missouri State Teacher Association (MSTA) is a state teachers association that serves more than 46,000 educators in the U.S. state of Missouri and is dedicated to educating the state's children. The headquarters is located in Columbia, Missouri in the Missouri State Teachers Association Building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. History On May 23, 1856, 110 men and women from 22 Missouri counties met in Wyman's Hall St. Louis, Missouri in St. Louis to form an organization that would “unite the different members, advancing their mutual improvement, and elevating the profession to its just intellectual and moral influence on the community.” The individuals at that St. Louis meeting became the founders of the Missouri State Teachers Association, a professional association for Missouri educators. To quote the first constitution, the group's purpose was “to promote the sacred interests of education by uniting the different members advancing their mutual improvement, and elevating the profession to its just intellectual and moral influence on the community.” Membership was open to teachers and others actively engaged in promoting the interests of education. Two significant events occurred in 1857. First, an agent was employed to represent the organization; this position became known as executive secretary in 1915 and was later changed to executive director. Second, a publication called The Missouri Journal for Education was printed and distributed. It was changed to The Missouri Educator for a few years. These publications were the forerunners of School and Community magazine, which became a monthly periodical in 1920 and is still published quarterly today. MSTA found its political voice quickly by successfully lobbying the 1870 Missouri legislature to approve funds for teacher colleges in Kirksville and Warrensburg. MSTA initiated the Reading Circle program in 1892 to encourage students of all ages to read. Since its founding, MSTA has been involved with nearly every piece of significant education legislation in Missouri. In fact, many times, the original legislation was drafted at MSTA headquarters. MSTA helped pass a teacher retirement system first in St. Louis in 1943 and then statewide in 1945. In 1991, MSTA participated in a lawsuit challenging equity in the Foundation Formula. The association supported the 1993 Outstanding Schools Act, which included a new foundation formula, funding increase and required minimum salary for teachers with a master's and 10 years of service. The association was divided into four auxiliary associations in 1878 and eight territorial divisions in 1917. Today, MSTA encompasses 10 regions. Each region has a governing body and elects members to the state Executive Board. Representation is proportional to membership. 1900 was the year that the organization became incorporated and underwent a name change to become known as the Missouri State Teachers Association. This began our existence as a corporate body, and we continue to maintain a not-for-profit status today. MSTA has had many important successes in the Missouri Legislature. Victories include a minimum school term, compulsory school attendance, state board of education, child labor laws, free textbooks, school consolidation, equal educational opportunities for all children, transportation for students, the teacher retirement system, school bus |
6,202 | Sphenomandibularis | The Sphenomandibularis is a muscle attaching to the sphenoid bone and the mandible. It is a muscle of mastication. Unlike most of the muscles of the human body, which had been categorized several centuries ago, Sphenomandibularis was discovered in the mid-1990s at the University of Maryland at Baltimore. The findings were published in 1996. Sphenomandibularis is considered by many sources to be a portion of the temporalis, rather than a distinct muscle. References External links Identification and Visualization of the Sphenomandibularis Muscle in the Visible Human Male and Female Data Sets; Visible Human Project|; National Library of Medicine Sphenomandibularis Muscle figure Category:Muscles of the head and neck |
6,203 | Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada | Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada is a 2016 Indian supernatural-romantic thriller Telugu language film written and directed by Vi Anand. Produced by P. V. Rao, it features Nikhil Siddharth, Hebah Patel, Nandita Swetha and Avika Gor in the lead roles, with dialogues by Abburi Ravi, music composed by Shekar Chandra, cinematography by Sai Sriram, and editing by Chota K Prasad. The film was released on 18 November 2016 to Positive Reviews. Although the film was one of the first movies released during Demonitization, it was a block buster at the box office and inspired many other films to be released during the same time. The film was later dubbed into Hindi as Ekkadiki by Goldmines Telefilms in 2017. This film is being remade in Tamil as Aayiram Jenmangal. Plot Arjun (Nikhil Siddharth) after finishing his exam waits at marriage registrar office for his girlfriend Ayesha to arrive and marry her, but Ayesha doesn't show up, leaving Arjun heart broken. A few years later, a cousin of Arjun's friend, named Kishore (Vennela Kishore) becomes mentally disturbed and feels possessed by a spirit in his body. For treatment Arjun takes Kishore to Kerala. While Kishore is being treated, Arjun is attracted to a girl named Amala (Hebah Patel), who reminded him about Ayesha in terms of attitude. After finishing Kishore's treatment, Arjun is once again left heartbroken as Amala leaves the place without even informing him. Arjun goes after Amala to her village, Vijayawada, and gets shocked by knowing that Amala met with an accident four years back and the girl whom he met in Kerala is not Amala. Back in Hyderabad, Arjun meets the girl who posed to be Amala and finds that her actual name is Nithya and gets to know that in the past Nithya was possessed by a spirit whose name was Amala and for treatment Nithya went to Kerala. Gradually, Nithya and Arjun grow closer. But at that time Amala's spirit enters another girl's body whose name is Parvati (Nandita Swetha) and comes to Arjun's house. Arjun, although tensed, maintains a normal behaviour with Amala. Gradually Arjun's close behavior with Nithya makes Amala (Parvati) furious and emotional as she becomes possessive about Arjun. At that point, Amala reveals the truth that she is none other than Ayesha (Avika Gor) (actual name is Amala but Arjun thought as Ayesha)- the same girl to whom Arjun was supposed to get married, but unfortunately on the day of marriage, she meets with an accident and dies on the spot. She says that she saved the girl named Parvathi when she was attempting a suicide because she was supposed to marry her uncle whom she doesn't like. After hearing all this Arjun feels guilty and sad that he couldn't identify her and he tries to stop her but Amala does not pay heed to any of his pleas. Amala feels that Arjun no longer loves her and leaves Parvathi's body. After gaining consciousness, Parvathi is unable to recognize Arjun and at this point of time Parvathi's uncle (Raja Ravindra) comes there and beats up Arjun. |
6,204 | Canadian intellectual property law | Canadian intellectual property law governs the regulation of the exploitation of intellectual property in Canada. Creators of intellectual property gain rights either by statute or by the common law. Intellectual property is governed both by provincial and federal jurisdiction, although most legislation and judicial activity occur at the federal level. Jurisdiction Under the Constitution Act, 1867, patent and copyright law are the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal Government of Canada. While trademarks and industrial design are not specifically mentioned by the Constitution Act, the federal government has enacted legislation governing both. Canadian courts have upheld these pieces of legislation as being properly under the federal government's control. Intellectual property rights Copyright Protections for copyright are governed by the Copyright Act of Canada. The Act was first passed in 1921, and has been amended several times over the years. Purpose Older Canadian case law took a strict approach- as found in Compo Co. Ltd v. Blue Crest Music. It was held that "Copyright legislation simply creates rights and obligations upon the terms and in the circumstances set out in the statute… The legislation speaks for itself and the actions of the appellant must be measured according to the terms of the statute." However, the Supreme Court of Canada held in Théberge v. Galerie d'Art du Petit Champlain Inc. that Canadian copyright law is primarily utilitarian. It finds its purpose in promoting the public interest through providing incentives for the creation and dissemination of expressive works. This balance is reached by recognizing the creator's rights, while also recognizing their limited nature. It is recognized that "it would be as inefficient to overcompensate artists and authors for the right of reproduction as it would be self-defeating to undercompensate them." This is contrasted by the American approach in Feist Publications Inc. v. Rural Tel. Co. Ltd. that focuses on public interest without consideration of obtaining a just reward to the creator. Patents A patent gives inventors the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention. A patented invention must be something new, useful, and ingenious. Patents can be obtained for products, apparatuses, manufacturing processes, chemical compositions, and significant improvements to existing inventions. Patents may not generally be obtained for scientific principles, abstract theorems, ideas, methods of conducting business, computer programs, and medical treatments. Some exceptions have been made. Patents are protected in Canada by the Patent Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. P-4). Trademarks A trademark is a word, symbol, or design used to identify wares or services of a person or company. Trademarks are protected in Canadian law by the Trade-marks Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. T-13). Industrial design An industrial design is the fixed, visible shape, pattern, or ornamentation applied to a useful article that is mass-produced. Industrial designs are protected in Canadian law by the Industrial Design Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. I-9). Integrated circuit topographies An integrated circuit topography is the 3-dimensional configuration of the layers of semiconductors, metals, insulators, and other materials used to implement an integrated circuit. Integrated circuit topographies are protected in Canadian law by the Integrated Circuit Topography Act |
6,205 | Centertown, Tennessee | Centertown is a town in Warren County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 243 at the 2010 census. Geography Centertown is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 257 people, 102 households, and 73 families residing in the town. The population density was 279.0 people per square mile (107.9/km2). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 127.0 per square mile (49.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.28% White, 1.17% African American, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population. There were 102 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04. In the town, the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $29,792, and the median income for a family was $44,250. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $25,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,157. About 5.2% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 15.6% of those sixty five or over. References External links Town charter Category:Towns in Tennessee Category:Towns in Warren County, Tennessee |
6,206 | Dağyeni, Germencik | Dağyeni is a village in the District of Germencik, Aydın Province, Turkey. As of 2010, it had a population of 946 people. References Category:Populated places in Aydın Province Category:Germencik District Category:Villages in Turkey |
6,207 | Zachery Kouwe | Zachery "Zach" Kouwe (born March 17, 1978) is a communications strategist and former financial journalist. He serves as a media and strategic communications advisor to corporations and financial firms including activist shareholders and large institutional investors. Prior to public relations, he wrote extensively about Wall Street, private equity, hedge funds and white-collar crime, most recently for The New York Times. He served as a researcher for Joe Nocera and Bethany McLean on their book All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis. Early life and education Kouwe was raised in Tampa, Florida and graduated in 2000 from Hamilton College. He earned an M.A. in journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Career Journalism Kouwe began his journalism career in 2000 as a reporter for the trade publication Wall Street Letter, published by Institutional Investor. In 2002, Kouwe edited Institutional Investor's Spring ETF Report, a publication on the burgeoning market for exchange-traded funds. He joined the Times in October 2008, aged 30, becoming one of the newspaper's last hires before it announced a 5% cut in wages and a 10% reduction in its newsroom staff. At the Times, Kouwe wrote for the DealBook blog, which covers mergers and acquisitions, hedge funds and private equity. He also wrote articles for the business section. Before joining the Times, Kouwe was a business reporter at the New York Post for three years. Prior to joining The Post, he worked for the Dow Jones Newswires covering the private equity industry. He also worked as an intern for the Wall Street Journal and The Denver Post while earning a master's degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder's School of Journalism & Mass Communication. News articles Kouwe wrote, co-wrote or contributed to more than 1,600 articles and blog posts for the Times and authored 969 articles for The Post. He gained the attention of the financial journalism community by being the first to report that then New York Stock Exchange CEO John Thain had accepted a job to become the new head of Merrill Lynch in the midst of the global financial crisis. At the Times, a writing team that included Kouwe was a finalist for a Gerald Loeb Award for their reporting on the Bernard L. Madoff Ponzi scheme in 2009. He was also the paper's lead reporter covering the massive insider trading case centered on the Galleon Group hedge fund and its founder, Raj Rajaratnam. In 2008, he was co-listed, with Peter Lauria, at #62 on the Silicon Alley 100, compiled by the web site SiliconAlleyInsider.com, for their reporting on Microsoft's failed takeover of Yahoo! in 2008. Kouwe also wrote a widely read front page article in the Times about the progress of the federal government's Troubled Asset Relief Program and another about a little-known insurance company, named the Customer Asset Protection Corp. (CAPCO), owned by several Wall Street firms. Controversy In Feb. 2010 Kouwe was suspended from The New York Times after being accused of plagiarizing portions of an article. He resigned from his position shortly thereafter after admitting he |
6,208 | Baby I'm Yours | Baby I'm Yours may refer to: "Baby I'm Yours" (Barbara Lewis song), 1965 "Baby I'm Yours" (Steve Wariner song), 1988 "Baby I'm Yours," a song by Breakbot "Baby I'm Yours", a song on the 1992 Shai album ...If I Ever Fall in Love Baby I'm Yours (EP), a 2007 EP by Math and Physics Club Baby I'm Yours (album), a 1992 album by Maureen McGovern |
6,209 | Sands of Time (Jay and the Americans album) | Sands of Time is the seventh studio album by Jay and the Americans released on March 15, 1969. The album went to #51 on the Billboard 200 chart and reached #30 on the Cashbox chart. The song "This Magic Moment" hit #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the group's first top ten hit in over three years. The song "Hushabye" hit #62 and "When You Dance" went to #70 in 1969. The album was conducted and arranged by Thomas Kaye. Following the release of the similarly-themed follow-up album Wax Museum in 1970, "Sands of Time" was reissued under the title Wax Museum, Vol. 2. Track listing "This Magic Moment" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) "Pledging My Love" (Ferdinand Washington, Don Robey) "Can't We Be Sweethearts" (J. Herbert Cox, Morris Levy) "My Prayer" (Georges Boulanger, Jimmy Kennedy) "So Much in Love" (George Williams, Bill Jackson, Roy Straigis) "Since I Don't Have You" (Joseph Rock, James Beaumont) "Gypsy Woman" (Curtis Mayfield) "Hushabye" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) "When You Dance" (Andrew Jones, Jr.) "Life Is But a Dream" (Raoul Cita, Hy Weiss, Sam Weiss) "Mean Woman Blues" (Claude Demetrius) "Goodnight My Love" (George Motola, John Marascalco) Wax Museum vol. 2 Following the release of the similarly-themed follow-up album Wax Museum in 1970, "Sands of Time" was reissued under the title Wax Museum, Vol. 2.. The album cover features a note saying formerly issued under the name of "sands of time" . The LP featured the same track listing in the same order . References Category:1969 albums Category:Jay and the Americans albums Category:United Artists Records albums |
6,210 | Eruera Hamiora Tumutara | Eruera Hamiora Tumutara (1859 – 11 January 1930) was a notable New Zealand Ringatū bishop. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Awa and Ngati Tuwharetoa iwi. He was born in Te Whaiti, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, in about 1859. References Category:1859 births Category:1930 deaths Category:People from the Bay of Plenty Region Category:Ngāti Awa Category:Ngāti Tūwharetoa Category:New Zealand Ringatū clergy |
6,211 | Jay Hoffman (rugby league) | Jay Hoffman (born 20 January 1958) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for the Canberra Raiders in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition, primarily as a . He is the father of the rugby league footballer; Ryan Hoffman. Prior to his move to Canberra, Hoffman played for Brisbane's Past Brothers in the Brisbane Rugby League. While playing for Brothers, Hoffman was selected to represent Queensland for three matches. In 1979, he played for the state against New South Wales and Great Britain, and in 1980 against New South Wales in one of the non-State of Origin matches. In 1983 and 1985, Hoffman was awarded the Clubman of the Year at Canberra. Hoffman left the Raiders in 1987 and finished his playing career in France. References Sources Category:1958 births Category:Australian rugby league players Category:Canberra Raiders players Category:Living people Category:Rugby league hookers Category:Place of birth missing (living people) |
6,212 | Duenchukha Gewog | Denchukha Gewog (Dzongkha: བདུམ་ཅུ་ཁ་) is a gewog (village block) of Samtse District, Bhutan. References Category:Gewogs of Bhutan Category:Samtse District |
6,213 | Trevor LeBlanc | Second Lieutenant Trevor LeBlanc is a fictional character on the Lifetime television series Army Wives, portrayed by Drew Fuller. Trevor is married to former Alabama bartender Roxy LeBlanc. Together, they have two children, Finn and T.J., whom Trevor legally adopted as his own. Roxy becomes pregnant with the couple's first child in Season 3, but miscarries in Season 4. In Season 6, the couple learns they're having twins. Background Trevor's biological mother died when he was three and his alcoholic biological father left him with social workers days later and is currently serving life for murder. By his own statement, he has not seen his biological father since he was in elementary school. He was in and out of foster homes until age seven when he was adopted. Little is revealed about his background in between then and up to his marriage to Roxy, although there is a brief mention of him having family in Georgia. A skilled handyman, he was an apprentice carpenter in high school and has occasionally helped the other wives and Roland fix their cars and assemble furniture amongst other things. Storylines When the show premiered Trevor was a Private First Class. He asks Roxy to marry him, the two having met just four days prior. In the pilot episode he was notified by then-MAJ Frank Sherwood of his acceptance into Jump School and becomes a qualified paratrooper. At the end of Season 1 Trevor is deployed to Iraq on his first tour and is promoted to Specialist while overseas. He returns home in Season 2 after being injured. While patrolling a public marketplace with his buddy PFC Dalton Wilkins he noticed an insurgent hiding a machine gun underneath his bisht and alerted the public in time just as the insurgent took his weapon out and fired. Trevor managed to kill the insurgent but took a bullet to his shoulder in the process. After returning from Iraq it is announced that he is to be awarded the Silver Star for his heroism. He was uncomfortable with the attention as he felt he should not be awarded for killing another human being or for acting on taught instinct. He walked out on a televised interview when the reporter began asking inappropriate questions and was formally reprimanded by Brigadier General Michael Holden in his office, although Michael does not take any punitive action and instead bans reporters from interviewing Trevor. His shoulder takes longer to recover than he hopes and the doctor declared him unfit for immediate return to combat. He also develops an addiction to pain killers while recovering at home, which worsened after learning that PFC Wilkins was killed in action. He gets professional help when he realizes that he has been alienating his boys as a result. After the awards ceremony he gives his Silver Star to PFC Wilkins' widow. Until he is declared physically fit for duty, he takes a job as the assistant to then-LTC Joan Burton. In the episode "Sacrifices" he is cleared by the doctor to return to combat. However Joan's maternity replacement, |
6,214 | John Moylan | Sir John FitzGerald Moylan CB CBE (16 June 1882 – 15 June 1967) was a senior British civil servant and author. Moylan was educated at Bedford School and at Queens' College, Cambridge. He served as Receiver of the Metropolitan Police between 1919 and 1942, and Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office between 1940 and 1945. He was the author of Scotland Yard and the Metropolitan Police, published in 1929, and The Police of Britain, published in 1946. Moylan was knighted in the 1932 New Year Honours. He died on 15 June 1967. References Category:1882 births Category:1967 deaths Category:People educated at Bedford School Category:Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Category:Receivers of the Metropolitan Police Category:Civil servants in the Home Office Category:Knights Bachelor |
6,215 | Idara-e-Amn-o-Insaf | The Idara-e-Aman-o Insaf (Committee for Peace and Justice) was set up in 1974 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi and the Church of Pakistan in Karachi. The organisation serves the people irrespective of tribe, clan, colour or creed. For the past 30 years, the Committee for Justice and Peace, has worked for poor and marginalised Christians and Muslims, labouring to obtain for them basic employment rights. It has also assisted women, provided information on issues such as the discriminatory Blasphemy Laws, and undertaken programmes with local human rights groups. The Idare-e Amn-O-Insaf is an NGO. It's Pakistan-based and run by Pakistani Christians. The charity deals with social and labor issues, while it also publishes a magazine called "Jafakash" (Hard Worker). A recent issue dealt with Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws. On 25 September 2002, the brutal murders of seven Christians at the Idare-e Amn-O-Insaf office in Karachi, shocked the world. These vicious, premeditated murders were the latest in a series of acts of violence targeting the Christian minority community in Pakistan. In recent months, Pakistani Christians have suffered from the mass murder of 16 (and a Muslim policeman) in Bahawalpur (28 October 2001), five in Islamabad (16 March 2002), six in Murree Christian School (5 August 2002) and four in Mission Hospital Taxila (9 August 2002). There are two similar organizations for Social Action in Pakistan: the Human Development Center Toba Tek Singh and the Justice & Peace Commission - Multan. There is also a National Commission for Justice and Peace of the Catholic Church in Pakistan. In 2009, Peter Jacob was the executive secretary of the NCJP and Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha was the chairperson of the Commission. References Category:Christian organisations based in Pakistan Category:Church of Pakistan Category:Catholic Church in Pakistan Category:1974 establishments in Pakistan Category:Organisations based in Karachi Category:Christian organizations established in 1974 Category:Non-profit organisations based in Pakistan |
6,216 | Indrani Mukerjea | Not to be confused with Indrani Mukherjee. Indrani Mukerjea is a former HR consultant and media executive. She was the wife of Peter Mukerjea, a retired Indian television executive. In 2007 she co-founded INX Media with her ex-husband, where she took on the role of CEO. In 2009 she resigned from the company and later sold her stake in it. In August 2015, she was arrested by Mumbai Police and charged as the main accused in the alleged murder of her daughter, Sheena Bora. Career In 1996 Indrani founded INX Services Private Limited as a recruitment company in Kolkata. In 2001 Indrani moved to Mumbai where her recruitment firm considered Reliance Industries as her most important client. The firm also handled recruitment for STAR India. In 2005, the firm formed a partnership with Switzerland-based global executive search specialist, IMD International Search Group, which appointed Indrani as its regional director, Asia Pacific. In December 2006 Peter and Indrani Mukerjea became promoters of the INX Group, which consisted of human resources companies INX Services and INX Executive Search, and media companies INX Media and INX News. Indrani was appointed chairperson of INX Group. Peter and Indrani Mukerjea held a 50% stake in INX Media. The other half was held by private equity firms for a total funding of $170 million (₹750 crore according to the exchange rate at the time). Temasek Holdings picked up 19% equity via Dunearn Investments, New Silk Route held 20%, New Vernon Private Equity Fund owned 6.31% while Indian entities Kotak Mahindra and SREI Group held 4.69% between them. INX News was incorporated on 22 December 2006 with an authorized capital of ₹7.5 crore (₹75 million) divided into 75 lakh (7.5 million) shares of ₹10 each. INX Media took a 26% stake in INX News since Government of India regulations did not permit foreign direct investment in Indian news media beyond that limit at that time. IM Media, a corporate entity claimed to be 99% owned by Indrani Mukerjea through her holding company Indrani Incon Pvt Ltd., held the majority 51% stake in INX News Indrani Mukerjea personally held a 17% stake. Peter Mukerjea, a foreign national, could not claim ownership in INX News. In March 2007 Vir Sanghvi, hired as CEO of INX News, was given a 16% stake as sweat equity. Peter Mukerjea, bound by a non-compete clause from his previous employer, became chairman of the human resources company INX Services Private Limited in January 2007. In August 2007, Peter joined INX Media as chairman and chief strategy officer. In November 2007 Indrani became the CEO of INX Media. At INX Media, Peter looked after advertisement, finance, distribution and revenues while Indrani was in charge of content, human resources and marketing. In the first phase of operations, INX Media launched the Hindi general entertainment channel 9X and the Hindi youth music channel 9XM in November 2007. NewsX, an English news channel, launched in March 2008. In its first year of operations, the INX Group spent almost the entire corpus it had raised from foreign investors. Employees suspected that |
6,217 | Triplophysa gerzeensis | Triplophysa gerzeensis is a species of stone loach in the genus Triplophysa. It is endemic to Tibet. References G Category:Endemic fauna of Tibet Category:Freshwater fish of China Category:Fish described in 1988 |
6,218 | Church of Saint Lawrence | Church of Saint Lawrence is a historic Episcopal church located at Alexandria Bay in Jefferson County, New York. It was built in 1889 and is a three-by-four-bay wood-frame Shingle Style structure on a massive, raised stone foundation. It is composed of an entry porch, nave and chancel with symmetrical, octagonal ells housing organ pipes on the west and sacristy on the east. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Gallery References Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Category:Episcopal church buildings in New York (state) Category:Churches completed in 1889 Category:19th-century Episcopal church buildings Category:Shingle Style church buildings Category:Churches in Jefferson County, New York Category:National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, New York |
6,219 | Asclepiodotus (physician) | Asclepiodotus () was a Greek physician, mathematician and musician of the late 5th century AD, who was best known for promoting the medicinal uses of white hellebore. He was a pupil of Jacobus Psychrestus, and is mentioned by Damascius. References Category:5th-century Byzantine people Category:Byzantine physicians Category:5th-century physicians Category:5th-century Byzantine scientists Category:5th-century Byzantine writers |
6,220 | A. K. Clarke | A. K. Clarke was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1889 to 1891. References Category:Members of the Washington House of Representatives |
6,221 | 2008 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament | The 2008 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 2008 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 33rd national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisconsin for the championship. Eight regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with five regions consisting of six teams and three consisting of eight, for a total of 54 teams participating in the tournament, up from 53 in 2007. The tournament champion was , who defeated for the championship. Bids The 54 competing teams were: Regionals Mid-Atlantic Regional Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium-Newark, NJ (Host: Kean University) West Regional Walt Driggers Field-Abilene, TX (Host: McMurry University) South Regional American Legion Field-Danville, GA (Host: USA South Athletic Conference/Old Dominion Athletic Conference) Mideast Regional Art Nehf Field-Terre Haute, IN (Host: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology) Central Regional Brunner Field in the Duane R. Swanson Stadium-Moline, IL (Host: Augustana College) Midwest Regional E.J. Schneider Field-Oshkosh, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh) New England Regional Whitehouse Field-Harwich, MA (Host: Eastern College Athletic Conference) New York Regional Leo Pinckney Field at Falcon Park-Auburn, NY (Host: Ithaca College) World Series Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium-Grand Chute, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Lawrence University/Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau) References Category:NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament Category:2008 NCAA Division III baseball season |
6,222 | Bank of America Open | The Bank of America Open was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour from 2002 to 2008. It was played at The Glen Club in Glenview, Illinois, United States. It was known as the LaSalle Bank Open from 2002 to 2007. The 2008 purse was $750,000, with $135,000 going to the winner. Winners Bank of America Open 2008 Kris Blanks LaSalle Bank Open 2007 John Riegger 2006 Jason Dufner 2005 Chris Couch 2004 Brendan Jones 2003 Andre Stolz 2002 Marco Dawson External links PGATOUR.com tournament website Category:Former Korn Ferry Tour events Category:Golf in Illinois Category:Glenview, Illinois Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2002 Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2008 Category:2002 establishments in Illinois Category:2008 disestablishments in Illinois |
6,223 | Mexico City Texcoco Airport | Mexico City Texcoco Airport is a partially built facility which was supposed to be Mexico City's New International Airport (Spanish acronym NAICM or NAIM), but it was abruptly canceled in late 2018. Instead, the current Federal government of Mexico plans to build an international airport at Santa Lucía airbase north of the city. Texcoco Airport was first announced in the State of the Union address of President Enrique Peña Nieto on September 2, 2014. It was billed as the largest public infrastructure work in Mexico in a century. The new airport was set to replace current Benito Juárez International Airport, the busiest airport in Latin America transporting 41.7 million passengers in 2016. The development of NAICM at Texcoco was planned in four stages. Phase I, was scheduled to open by October 20, 2020, would have consisted of one main terminal of and three independent runways, which would yield a capacity for 68 million passengers annually. In its final Phase (2065), NAICM would have consisted of six runways, an additional main terminal and two satellite terminals, with capacity for 125 million passengers, making it the second largest airport in the world today. The Master Plan was developed by the global engineering and consultancy company Arup Group Limited. The architectural project was designed in collaboration between Pritzker award architect Norman Foster – whose works include Beijing Capital International Airport, Hong Kong International Airport – and renowned Mexican Architect Fernando Romero – whose works include Soumaya Museum. NAICM Texcoco construction was in process since 2016, and was managed by Grupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de México (GACM), a state-owned company fully owned by the Mexican Ministry of Transportation. GACM holds a fifty-year concession to build, develop, operate, and manage NAICM, and is also the parent company of the current airport AICM. In October 2018, in a non-binding referendum organized by President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador, 69 percent of the 1.067 million voters (under 1% of the electorate) rejected the airport, choosing instead to build a new airport on the grounds of Santa Lucía Air Force Base. Construction continued for several weeks, but on December 27, 2018, the government announced the official cessation of operations at the planned airport. It is unknown what will happen to the site. Location The new airport was being built on a 4,432 hectare plot to the northeast of Mexico City, in the Zona Federal del Lago de Texcoco (part of the dry lake bed of Lake Texcoco). Given the proximity to the current airport (AICM), about 3 miles away, the opening of NAICM Texcoco would have required the complete shutdown of AICM and the immediate transfer of operations to the new airport - similar to Hong Kong and Munich. Costs and financing The total funding required for the construction and initial operation of the New Airport is estimated at up to US$13.3 billion, of which approximately 60% will be contributed by the Mexican government through the use of public funds, and approximately 40% is expected to be funded from a combination of bank loans and the offering of debt securities. |
6,224 | Vera Wentworth | Vera Wentworth born Jessie Alice Spink (1890 – 1957) was a British suffragette. She went to jail for the cause and was force fed. She door stepped and then assaulted the Prime Minister twice. She wrote "Three Months in Holloway" Life Wentworth was born in 1890. After leaving school she found work in a shop going on to become an active trade unionist. In 1908 Wentworth joined the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), having formally changed her name to 'Vera Wentworth' in 1907. She lived with Caprina Fahey in London. Soon afterwards she was arrested during a demonstration outside the House of Commons. She was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment. On her release she became a close friend of Mary Blathwayt. In 1908 she joined the Women's Social and Political Union. She was quickly arrested demonstrating outside parliament. Her sentence was six weeks in prison and she had to stay an extra day because she had carved votes for women into her cell wall. She and others were met by Mary Blathwayt and the two of them became friends. Following her release, Vera threw herself into things and joined a secret spin-off group called the Young Hot Bloods, pledging to undertake "danger duty" in the name of women’s suffrage. Of the older suffragettes, only Emmeline Pankhurst was permitted to sit in on their meetings at a tea shop on London’s Strand. Indeed, elder suffragist Emily Blathwayt found Vera so charming but wayward that she affectionately referred to her as "the young hooligan we know". In June she was arrested again for demonstrating outside the House of Commons. This time she was given a three month sentence. After her release she published "Should Christian Women Demand the Vote" and "Three Months in Holloway". Wentworth was a writer with an ambition to attend university. She joined the Women Writer's Suffrage League which was founded in 1908. Wentworth was then based in Bristol with other suffragettes including Annie Kenney, Violet Bland, and Elsie Howey. She gained another three month prison sentence when she and Elsie Howey were arrested for demonstrating outside H. H. Asquith's house. Vera was invited to Mary Blathwayt's home at Batheaston where the leading suffragettes met. Significant visitors were asked to plant a tree to record their achievements on behalf of the cause e.g. a prison sentence. Wentworth was given a Hunger Strike Medal 'for Valour' by WSPU. She and Jessie Kenney were jailed for assaulting the Prime Minister. On 5 September 1909 Wentworth, Elsie Howey and Jessie Kenney had assaulted Prime Minister H. H. Asquith and the Home Secretary Herbert Gladstone during a golf match. Elsie Howey and Wentworth then tried to contact Asquith at his church. They were protesting the imprisonment of Patricia Woodlock and others whilst the Prime Minister was enjoying a holiday, and decorated his private garden bushes with leaflets and cards. These direct actions proved too much for the Blathwayt family. Emily resigned from the WSPU and Linley wrote letters of protest to Christabel Pankhurst, Elsie Howey and Wentworth. Pankhurst was told that Howey and Wentworth |
6,225 | Nevskia terrae | Nevskia terrae is a Gram-negative, strictly aerobic and motile bacterium from the genus of Nevskia which has been isolated from soil from the Baekryong Island in Korea. References Category:Bacteria described in 2011 Category:Gammaproteobacteria |
6,226 | St. Angela | St. Angela is a German television series. See also List of German television series External links Category:1997 German television series debuts Category:2005 German television series endings Category:1990s German television series Category:2000s German television series Category:German medical television series Category:German-language television programs Category:Das Erste television series |
6,227 | Austin Sun | The Austin Sun was a biweekly counterculture newspaper, similar in nature to Rolling Stone during the latter's formative years, that was published in Austin, Texas, between 1974 and 1978. It is notable for being the newspaper that started the careers of many persons who later became well known in journalism and other media. It was also a precursor to the LA Weekly, which commenced publication in 1978, and The Austin Chronicle, which commenced publication in 1981. Both the L.A. Weekly and the Austin Chronicle continue to publish. Both also remain associated with persons who were originally with the Austin Sun. The social and cultural impact of the Austin Sun is recognized through being indexed by the Library of Congress, as well as through ongoing reunion activities. History The paper was co-founded by Jeff Nightbyrd (formerly Jeff Shero), who had been the editor of The Rat in New York City and associated with The Rag underground newspaper in Austin. Nightbyrd established the paper with Michael Eakin, a former editor at the Daily Texan, the student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin. They were later joined by J. David Moriarty as managing editor, and considered to be the only person at the paper with business expertise. The paper's first issue was published on October 17, 1974. Its last issue was published on June 29, 1978. Unlike underground newspapers, which published much counter-culture social and political commentary by way of volunteer submissions, the Austin Sun was intended to be a commercially viable enterprise, with formal advertising programs and paid staff positions. Despite intentions in relation to commercial viability, most staff members of the Austin Sun needed to have full-time jobs elsewhere to provide for themselves. Jeff Nightbyrd regularly offered employees stock in lieu of salaries, though the stock, being printed paper in relation to a private company, bore no relationship to the actual value of the business. The Austin Sun was instrumental in advancing the careers of many artists. It is considered to be the first newspaper to advance to a wider audience the careers of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Ely, Marcia Ball, and Butch Hancock, among others. It also covered the first American performances of Elvis Costello, at the Armadillo World Headquarters, and the Sex Pistols, in San Antonio. Following the cessation of publication of the Austin Sun in 1978, several of its writers relocated to Los Angeles, forming the core first editorial group of the L.A. Weekly, which commenced publication that same year. Some of those same writers became key contributors to The Austin Chronicle, when it commenced publication in 1981. A reunion of Austin Sun staff members was held in October, 2009. A website was established by former staff members Bill Hood and Deborah Stall, where former staff members and readers of the Austin Sun regularly share recollections and updates. Protection of the Austin Sun name appears to have been lost, in that the name is currently used by an internet news site with no evident association with the original Austin Sun ownership. 2016 Relaunch In June 2016, the Austin |
6,228 | Militia Dei | Militia Dei (Latin for Soldiers of God) is a papal bull issued by Pope Eugene III in 1145 that consolidated the Knights Templar's independence from local clerical hierarchies by giving the Order the right to take tithes and burial fees and to bury their dead in their own cemeteries. The Knights were allowed to travel through Europe freely. This bull together with Omne datum optimum (1139) and Milites Templi form the foundation for the Order's future wealth and success. Category:Knights Templar Category:1145 works Category:12th-century papal bulls Category:Documents of Pope Eugene III |
6,229 | 1978 IIHF European U18 Championship | The 1978 IIHF European U18 Championship was the eleventh playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships. This year's tournaments offered spectacular finishes in both Group A and Group B. In Group B's championship game, the Italians led with three minutes to play before the French tied it at two. Overtime was played in two five-minute halves, both teams scored once, and finally team Italy won in a shootout. As great as that was, it still did not compare to the drama that Alpo Suhonen's Finnish team provided in winning Group A. Coming into the final game on January 2 in Helsinki, both Finland and the USSR had won all four previous games. Additionally, in the games that counted in the round robin final, they had both won by a combined total of eight to three. Coming into their last game, since a tie could not be settled by any rule, they would have to play overtime. It was decided that if there was a tie, they would play one full period, and then the second period (if still needed) would be sudden death." Tom Ratschunas, writing for "Total Hockey", stated that, "The overtime stage of the game with the Soviets is still the mother of all extended playing time in Finnish hockey." The Finns tied the game at three with just a few minutes left in regulation. Twice they tied it up in the first overtime, the second goal coming with just twenty seconds left. Just one minute and forty-two seconds into the second overtime, Jari Kurri scored on Dmitri Saprykhin to make the hosts victorious. An interesting side note to the Finnish triumph was that they played without their top defenceman, Reijo Ruotsalainen because he was chosen to play in the World Juniors, which were unfortunately played at the same time in Montreal. Group A Played in Helsinki and Vantaa, Finland from December 27, 1977, to January 2, 1978. First round Group 1 Group 2 Final round Championship round Final Game Summary Placing round Norway was relegated to Group B for 1979. Tournament Awards Top Scorer: Henry Locher (15 Points) Top Goalie: Jari Paavola Top Defenceman:Evgueni Popikhin Top Forward: Jari Kurri Group B Played from March 1–5, 1978. First round Group 1 Played in Den Bosch, Netherlands. Group 2 Played in Deurne, Belgium Placing round Italy was promoted to Group A, and Belgium was relegated to Group C, for 1979. Group C Played in Sofia Bulgaria from January 20–26, 1979. ''Hungary was promoted to Group B for 1979. References Complete results Junior Category:IIHF European Junior Championship tournament Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Finland Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by the Netherlands Euro Category:Sport in Vantaa Category:International sports competitions in Helsinki Category:1970s in Helsinki Category:December 1977 sports events in Europe Category:January 1978 sports events in Europe Category:Sports competitions in Sofia Category:1970s in Sofia Category:March 1978 sports events in Europe Euro Euro Euro |
6,230 | Corsaire | Corsaire (French for "corsair" or "pirate") may refer to: Le Corsaire, a ballet by Joseph Mazilier to music by Adolphe Adam et al., first performed in 1858 Le corsaire, an overture composed by Hector Berlioz in 1844 Le Corsaire (film), an unfinished 1939 French film Mauboussin M.120 Corsaire, a trainer and touring aircraft built in France beginning in the 1930s Corsaires de Dunkerque, a French ice hockey team See also Corsair (disambiguation) |
6,231 | E62 | E62 may refer to: European route E62 King's Indian Defence, Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings code Fukagawa-Rumoi Expressway, route E62 in Japan See also Nokia E61 |
6,232 | 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team | The 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jayhawks were led by second year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks were picked to finish last by most voters in the preseason Big 12 polls. The Jayhawks conference schedule began with a loss at home to Texas Tech and ended with a loss to the Missouri in the Border Showdown game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The Jayhawks finished with a 2–10 record, 0–9 in Big 12 play, and did not play in a bowl game for the third straight year. The Jayhawks had one of the toughest schedules in the nation. The Jayhawks schedule is currently ranked 4th in the nation according to Collegefootballpoll.com. During the season, the Jayhawks played Texas A&M and Missouri as members of the Big 12 for the final time, as both schools left for the SEC in July 2012. Schedule Game summaries McNeese State Northern Illinois at Georgia Tech Texas Tech Roster Postseason coaching change Following their 59–21 loss to rival Kansas State, Kansas Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger, expressed his displeasure to the Jayhawks performance during the season in a press conference. In the press conference, Zenger said "I don't expect any player, coach, administrator, fan or alum to accept the performance on the field today or in recent weeks. We will get this thing fixed. We will continue to evaluate the program on a week-by-week basis. At the University of Kansas, we will never make complete evaluations until the season is complete and the body of work is in." Many local sports analysts interpreted that statement as Zenger officially putting head coach Turner Gill on the "hotseat" meaning he could be fired if things do not change. The day after losing KU's final game of the season to Missouri, Zenger fired Turner Gill who had a 5–19 record, 1–16 within the conference. Former Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis was hired to replace him on December 8. References Category:Kansas Jayhawks football seasons Kansas Jayhawks Kansas Jayhawks football |
6,233 | Kounotori 5 | Kounotori 5, also known as HTV-5, is the fifth flight of the H-II Transfer Vehicle, an uncrewed cargo spacecraft launched to resupply the International Space Station. It was launched on 19 August 2015. Specifications Major changes of Kounotori 5 from previous Kounotori are: Solar panels were reduced to 49 panels, down from 57 on HTV-1 and Kounotori 2, 56 on Kounotori 3, and 55 on Kounotori 4, since the analysis of the data from previous missions showed that fewer panels were sufficient. A sensor-mount outlet was added since Kounotori 4 at a place where previously occupied by a solar panel, and on Kounotori 5 it is used to attach an environment measurement equipment (Kounotori Advanced Space Environment Research equipment (KASPER)) Improvement of loading the Cargo Transfer Bag allows the increased capacity (maximum 242 CTBs compared to previous 230), and more late access cargo (maximum 92 CTBs compared to previous 80). When approaching to ISS, previous missions were held at Approach Initiation (AI) point at behind the ISS for system checkout, but Kounotori 5 was changed to continue the approach without holding, to simplify the operation. Cargo Kounotori 5 was planned to carry about cargo, consisting of in the pressurised compartment and in the unpressurised compartment. Due primarily to the launch failure of SpaceX CRS-7, additional were added as the late access cargo. Total cargo weight was . Pressurised cargo include potable water (), food, crew commodities, system components, and science experiment equipments. System components include: UPA Fluids Control and Pump Assembly (FCPA), WPA Multifiltration Beds (WFB), a galley rack to be placed in Unity, and Simplified Aid For EVA Rescue (SAFER). Science experiment equipments include Mouse Habitat Unit (MHU), Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (ELF), Multi-Purpose Small Payload Rack (MSPR-2), Exposed Experiment Handrail Attachment Mechanism (ExHAM 2), NanoRacks External Platform (NREP), and CubeSats (, S-CUBE, fourteen Flock-2b, AAUSAT5, and GOMX-3). Unpressurised cargo consists of the Calorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET). Originally, a NASA unpressurised cargo was planned, but it was canceled. On departure from ISS, unpressured cargo bay will carry Multi-mission Consolidated Equipment (MCE), Superconducting Submillimeter-Wave Limb-Emission Sounder (SMILES), and a NASA experiment module Space Test Program Houston 4 (STP-H4), to dispose of by destructive reentry to Earth atmosphere. Operation Launch and rendezvous with the ISS It was originally planned for launch in 2014 but was later postponed due to delay in the construction and qualification testing of payload to fly on the capsule. In June 2015, it was scheduled to be launched at around 13:01 UTC on 16 August 2015. Due to the bad weather forecast, on 14 August 2015 the launch was postponed to August 17, and then on 16 August it was postponed again to 19 August 2015. Kounotori 5 was successfully launched with a H-IIB No. 5 (H-IIB F5) carrier rocket flying from pad 2 of the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at Tanegashima at 11:50:49 UTC on 19 August 2015. Communication and three-axis attitude controls were established shortly after the launch. Phase Manoeuvre was performed by 19:25 UTC on 20 August 2015, and the first Height Adjustment Manoeuvre by 17:55 UTC on |
6,234 | John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford | John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford (23 April 1408 – 26 February 1462), was the son of Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford (1385?–15 February 1417), and his second wife, Alice Sergeaux (1386–1452). A Lancastrian loyalist during the latter part of his life, he was convicted of high treason and executed on Tower Hill on 26February 1462. Life John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, born 23April 1408 at Hedingham Castle, was the elder son of Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, and his second wife, Alice, the widow of Guy St Aubyn, and daughter of Sir Richard Sergeaux of Colquite, Cornwall, by his second wife, Philippa (d. 13 Sep 1399), the daughter and co-heiress of Sir Edmund Arundel. Through their second son, Sir Robert Vere, the 11th Earl and his wife, Philippa, were the great-grandparents of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford. The 12th Earl inherited his title as a minor at his father's death on 15 February 1417. Custody of his person and lands was granted firstly to the Duke of Exeter until his death in 1426, and later to the Duke of Bedford. In 1425, while still underage, Oxford married the heiress Elizabeth Howard (c. 1410–1473/4), the daughter of Sir John Howard, 7th Lord Plaiz (c. 1385/6–1409), a brother of Sir Robert Howard, father of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk. After the death of her grandfather, Sir John Howard of Wiggenhall (c. 1366 – 17 November 1436), Elizabeth inherited lands in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire. Although Oxford claimed the marriage had been contracted on Exeter's advice, it had not been authorized by licence from the King, and Oxford was fined £2000. According to Castor, Oxford had difficulty making payment of this large fine since 'the earldom of Oxford was among the poorest of the comital titles', with Oxford stating in 1437 that his lands were worth only £500 per year. Oxford was knighted at Leicester on 26May 1426, together with 34 others including his brother, Robert, and the four-year-old King Henry VI. On 4 July 1429 he was granted livery of his lands. In 1431 he was appointed to the Privy Council. During the 1430s and 1440s Oxford was involved in local politics in East Anglia, being appointed to various commissions in Essex and serving as a Justice of the Peace in Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. In February 1435 he was licensed to travel to the Holy Land, although there is no evidence that he actually did so. In July 1436 Oxford mustered his retainers at Sandwich, Kent for an expedition to relieve the Siege of Calais by the Duke of Burgundy. On 23July 1437 he was summoned to attend the funeral of Queen Joan at Canterbury. In June 1439, with Cardinal Henry Beaufort and other envoys, he was appointed a commissioner to treat of peace with France. On 16May 1441 he sailed from Portsmouth to France with Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, who had been appointed Lieutenant-General and Governor of France and Normandy. In June 1450 Oxford was among the noblemen appointed |
6,235 | 權 | 權 may refer to: Quan, Chinese surname Kwon, Korean surname Quyen (name), Vietnamese surname |
6,236 | Sanctus Seraphin | Sanctus Seraphin (Udine 1699 – Venice 1776), also known as Santo Serafin, was a successful luthier (violin maker), working in Venice. He closed his bottega (workshop) in 1741 but he continued to work in the bottega of Giorgio Serafin, his nephew, till his death in 1776. It is still unknown where he learned the art of violin making. His models were inspired to the Cremonese luthier Nicolò Amati. Seraphin's stringed instruments use a varnish that ranges in color from golden brown to an orange red. The varnish is usually transparent, lustrous and soft, but occasionally displays a hard, dry and crackled appearance. A Seraphin violin ranges in value from $20,000 to $850,000, depending on condition and provenance. Approximately 300 Seraphin instruments are known to exist. References Category:1699 births Category:1776 deaths Category:Bowed string instrument makers Category:Italian musical instrument makers Category:Luthiers |
6,237 | Kazakhstan national beach soccer team | The Kazakhstan national beach soccer team represents Kazakhstan in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan, the governing body for football in Kazakhstan. Competitive record FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (UEFA) Current squad Correct as of July 2010 Achievements FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) Best: Group stage 2011 External links Squad Profile on bsrussia.com Category:National beach soccer teams Category:European national beach soccer teams Beach Soccer |
6,238 | Nguyễn Huy Thiệp | Nguyễn Huy Thiệp (Hanoi, 29 April 1950-) is a Vietnamese writer. He has been described as Vietnam's most influential writer. In 1992, before Bảo Ninh (1993) and Dương Thu Hương (1996), he was the first to write a major novel taking the gloss off the "American War" experience. Works “Muối của rừng” (The Salt of the Jungle) In 1987 “The Winds of Hua Tat” appeared in Van nghe, a weekly edition of the Vietnamese Writers Association. “The Winds of Hua Tat” was a book of 10 short stories, all of them displaying the real-life society of socialism in Vietnam. Then, in 1988 Van nghe, published three historical short stories, “Sharp Sword”, “Fired Gold” and “Pham tiet” and “Chastity.” All three of these stories used prominent figures in Vietnam’s history to question the previous Marxist leaders. “Fired Gold” is based off the Vietnamese emperor from 1802-1820 Gia Long, who Huy Thiep blames in the story of losing Vietnam to the French. References Category:Vietnamese writers Category:1950 births Category:Living people |
6,239 | X Marks the Spot (1942 film) | X Marks the Spot is a 1942 film noir crime film directed by George Sherman and Damian O'Flynn, Helen Parrish, and Dick Purcell. It is a remake of the 1931 film of the same name. Premise In 1942, during the second world war, rubber is a valuable commodity. Eddie Delaney is a second lieutenant in the army, but also a private detective. Eddy swings into action, when his father, police-sergeant Timothy J. Delaney, is gunned down by rubber racketeers. Cast Damian O'Flynn as Eddie Delaney Helen Parrish as Linda Ward Dick Purcell as Lieutenant William 'Bill' Decker Jack La Rue as Marty Clark Neil Hamilton as John J. Underwood Robert Homans as Police Sergeant Timothy J. Delaney Anne Jeffreys as Lulu Dick Wessel as Henchman Dizzy Esther Muir as Bonnie Bascomb Joe Kirk as Henchman Jerry Edna Mae Harris as Billie (as Edna Harris) Fred Kelsey as Police Officer Martin Vince Barnett as George Sam Bernard, Edmund Cobb, Martin Faust, Jack Gardner, Sam Lufkin, Charles McAvoy and Frank O'Connor appears uncredited. External links Category:1942 films Category:American films Category:American mystery films Category:English-language films Category:American black-and-white films Category:Republic Pictures films Category:1940s mystery films Category:Films directed by George Sherman Category:American film remakes |
6,240 | List of countries by primary aluminium production | This is a list of countries by primary aluminium production. All countries with annual primary production of aluminium at least 200 thousands metric tons are listed. See also List of countries by aluminium oxide production List of aluminium smelters References Category:Aluminium Category:Lists of countries by mineral production |
6,241 | Environmental adult education | Environmental adult education is recognized as a "hybrid outgrowth of the environmental movement and adult education, combining an ecological orientation with a learning paradigm to provide a vigorous educational approach to environmental concerns." In laymen's terms, environmental adult education refers to efforts in teaching environmental issues and how individuals and businesses can manage or change their lifestyles and their ecosystems in order to achieve sustainable existence. The overarching goal of this field of study is to educate global citizens in order for them to gain sustainable lives within their respective societies. The content could also include ecological justice, integrating social concerns such as poverty, race, gender, and sexual orientation, among others. This relationship is demonstrated in the impact of the excesses of global capitalism and its insatiable need for resources on people such as the polarization of power and wealth. History Environmental adult education is a relatively new and unique field of study and practice. Using a community-based method, educators listen and respect the input of learners and all participants are considered essential. Although for more than a century, environmental and conservation organizations taught adults environmental education with very little structure, it has actually evolved during the last thirty years. The United States was one of the first countries to officially recognize environmental education. During a joint House–Senate session in 1968, Congress acknowledged the importance of environmental education, and in 1970 passed the Environmental Education Act, which established the Office of Environmental Education. In 1992, this framework began to emerge in Asia and Latin America, where it is considered a stream of adult education and sometimes referred to as environmental popular education. The United Nations, for its part, began integrating the concept of environmental sustainability to the Education for All initiative, which is a set of UN policies with a goal of meeting learning needs of all people, as well as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Specifically, the UN-organized Earth Summit in 1992, prompted the International Council for Adult Education to develop the Learning for Environmental Action Programme (LEAP) which took the initiative of facilitating the dialogue that connect environmental issues and adult learning. Timeline Mid-1970s: EAE recognized as distinct field of study Late 1980s: EAE focus on learner experience Late 1990s, Early 2000: Focus shifted to how to teach EAE 1997: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) hosted conference on adult education with EAE being one of the 33 workshops presented Earlier environmental education initiatives According to the UNESCO Web site, in 1968 it organized the first intergovernmental conference aimed at reconciling the environment and development, now known as "sustainable development". In the following years, UNESCO and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) initiated three major declarations that defined environmental education. Those included: 1972: Stockholm Declaration. This document included seven proclamations and 26 principles "to inspire and guide the peoples of the world in the preservation and enhancement of the human environment." 1975: Belgrade Charter. The product of the International Workshop on Environmental Education, this charter built upon the Stockholm Declaration by adding goals, objectives and principles for environmental |
6,242 | Lavrio Indoor Hall | Lavrio Indoor Hall, or Kleisto Gymnastirio Lavriou (Greek: Κλειστό Γυμναστήριο Λαυρίου), is an indoor sporting arena that is located in the city of Lavrio, Greece. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 1,700 people. The arena is owned by the municipality of Lavreotiki. History The arena has been used as the home arena of the Greek professional basketball team Lavrio, of the Greek Basket League. References External links Lavrio Indoor Hall Interior Image 1 Lavrio Indoor Hall Interior Image 2 Category:Indoor arenas in Greece Category:Basketball venues in Greece Category:Volleyball venues in Greece |
6,243 | Nancy Nash | Nancy Nash is a Canadian blues and pop singer, who has recorded and performed both under her birth name and as Sazacha Red Sky. Under the latter name, she garnered a Juno Award nomination for Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording at the Juno Awards of 1994. Initially nominated for her recording of Chief Dan George's "The Prayer Song", the nomination was revised to reflect her album Red Sky Rising after she was accused of cultural appropriation by George's family. Early career Nash was born and raised in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, and spent her early career working in Edmonton, Alberta. Associated with the blues band Hot Cottage in the 1970s, she was given her own half-hour CBC Television special as part of the variety series Points East, Points West in 1976. She released her debut album, Natural Born, in 1978. She later moved to Vancouver. Initially a member of the short-lived dance pop band Touché, she later released a second album and several singles as a solo artist. She participated in the 1986 charity single "Actions Speak Louder Than Words", performed as a backing vocalist for Bon Jovi, Loverboy, Long John Baldry, Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, Big Walter Horton and Cher, and recorded the Expo 86 theme song "Something's Happening Here". She won a West Coast Music Award in 1987 for Best Female Vocalist. She was a supporter of native rights, becoming a friend and musical collaborator of George's children in this era. Her relationship with the George family was strained in the early 1990s when she changed her name to Sazacha Red Sky, and began to state in promotional materials that she was George's adopted daughter. Controversy George's son Leonard disputed the claim of adoption, noting that he had never met Nash until long after his father's death, and insisted that she did not have the right to record "The Prayer Song". Under conventional copyright law, as long as the song is properly credited and the appropriate royalties are paid a singer does not need permission to record a cover version of another musician's song — however, "The Prayer Song" is considered a sacred song to the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation, and according to Leonard George it could not be performed or recorded by a musician who is not a member of the First Nation unless it was explicitly given to that musician as a gift by Dan George or his surviving heirs. Nash had participated as a guest musician in public performances of the song by the George family, but according to Leonard George she had not been given their approval to record her own version without their participation. Nash, for her part, claimed that Dan George had personally granted her permission to record "The Prayer Song" by appearing to her in a dream, in which he adopted her as his daughter on the basis that she had been his daughter in a previous incarnation. She also stated that Leonard George had originally given her his blessing to record the song, and withdrew his approval only after her album |
6,244 | Bernard Dunand | Bernard Dunand (born 2 September 1936) is a Swiss competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Marcel Stern and Louis Noverraz. He sailed on France at the 1970 America's Cup. References External links Category:1936 births Category:Living people Category:Swiss male sailors (sport) Category:Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre Category:Olympic sailors of Switzerland Category:Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Category:Olympic medalists in sailing Category:Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Category:1970 America's Cup sailors |
6,245 | Far Far Away (song) | "Far Far Away" is a song by the British rock band Slade, released in 1974 as the lead single from the band's first soundtrack album and fifth studio album Slade in Flame, in promotion of the upcoming film of the same name. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by Chas Chandler. It reached No. 2 in the UK, remaining in the charts for six weeks. The song was certified UK Silver by BPI in November 1974. Background By 1974, Slade had become a big success in the UK, Europe and beyond, however the band felt that continuing to provide 'more of the same' was not what they wanted to do. Their manager Chas Chandler suggested they do a movie, to which the band agreed. To accompany the film, Holder and Lea began writing material for a soundtrack album, which would continue to see the band break out of their successful formula and try different musical ideas. "Far Far Away" was selected as the album's lead single and was released in October 1974, reaching No. 2 in the UK. "Far Far Away" originated with Holder. While on tour in America, he came up with the opening line while sitting on a balcony overlooking the Mississippi river in Memphis. Manager Chas Chandler urged him to go away and write the song immediately. Holder went to his hotel room and returned half an hour later having completed a basic version of the song, with the title "Letting Loose Around the World". Lea later developed the song further, in particular the chorus. In the band's 1984 biography Feel the Noize!, Lea recalled: ""Far Far Away" was a real collaboration between Nod and myself. The verse was Nod's and the chorus was mine. I wanted to record it like a barrelhouse song with a very airy feel for us but Chas wasn't keen." In a 1986 fan club interview, guitarist Dave Hill spoke of the song's lyrics: "The song was written about being abroad wasn't it? "Yellow lights go down the Mississippi" and all that - being in the States and wanting to go back home. They were just experiences. Obviously, when you are on the road, you are writing about being on the road, you're writing about what's going on." Holder has cited the song as his favourite Slade song, while drummer Don Powell has stated it to be one of his favourites. Holder recalled in the late 1990s: "The atmosphere, the feel of it, the melody and the lyric, it all sat into place." Release "Far Far Away" was released on 7" vinyl by Polydor Records in the UK, Ireland, across Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. The B-side, "O.K. Yesterday Was Yesterday", would appear as an album track on Slade in Flame. Later in 1975, a 7" flexi-disc was released in the UK by Smiths Crisps as part of their "Chart Busters" series. "Far Far Away" was the A-side, with "Thanks for the Memory (Wham Bam Thank You Mam)" as the B-side. In 1989, |
6,246 | One Direction: This Is Us | One Direction: This Is Us is a 2013 3-D documentary concert film about English-Irish boy band One Direction. It opened in the United Kingdom on 29 August 2013, followed a day later in the United States. The film shows many clips and songs of One Direction and grossed $68 million worldwide. Synopsis Billed as an intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon, This Is Us follows the lives of the five members of the boy band, One Direction. One Direction was first put into a group on the X Factor in 2010. This Is Us contains live concert footage from One Direction's Take Me Home Tour at London's O2 Arena, and footage from their lives pre- and post-X Factor appearance, and gives insight into the preparation for their concerts and ultimately what it is like to be One Direction. Cast Niall Horan Zayn Malik Liam Payne Harry Styles Louis Tomlinson Production This Is Us was first announced by the band while on The Today Show in New York's Rockefeller Plaza on 12 November 2012, followed by confirmation it would be directed by Morgan Spurlock. Spurlock, who unsuccessfully negotiated to direct similar films, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never and Katy Perry: Part of Me, said that he took on the film because of the band's fast-track rise to stardom. The film started filming in Tokyo on 17 January 2013 and was being shot in 3D with 4K resolution RED Epic digital cameras, which Spurlock said gave a cinematic appeal. The film was later given the name One Direction: This Is Us on 19 March 2013, previously being referred to as 1D3D. It has been further said that the film is not scripted, with the footage genuine and of them acting "naturally". Styles admitted that the cameras following them around was scary but said that this film gives them the opportunity to show more personality, how they interact, and how they relax when not on stage. Niall Horan remarked that the film crew had access to all areas, even filming them in the toilet. Scenes shown in trailers include footage of fans telling stories related to the band following a request posted on YouTube, as well as comment from Simon Cowell, who was their mentor on The X Factor and is also a producer of the film. Release The world premiere of the film was held in Leicester Square, in London on 20 August 2013. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 29 August 2013, and was rolled out internationally on 30 August 2013 with a majority of markets being reached by the end of September 2013. Marketing As part of the marketing campaign, the band allowed fans to upload pictures of themselves that would appear on a version of the theatrical poster. The theatrical poster itself has pictures of fans forming part of the background, with another version created and displayed on the band's website where the photos were used to recreate the poster itself. An initial teaser trailer was released on 8 February 2013, |
6,247 | Martha Abelsen | Martha Abelsen (born 1957) is a Greenland politician. She was born in Nuuk and trained as a kindergarten teacher. She also received management training. Abelsen worked for the KANUKOKA, the association of Greenland municipalities, for 15 years. She began work there as a consultant and, in 1999, became director. Abelsen was elected chairman in 2010. She resigned effective September 1, 2013. In October 2011, she was named second deputy mayor for Sermersooq municipality. In 2014, she was named a representative for Greenland on the Executive Council of the Inuit Circumpolar Council. References Category:1957 births Category:Living people Category:Greenlandic women in politics |
6,248 | Sovi Basin | The Sovi Basin is located in Naitasiri Province, on the island of Viti Levu, the largest island in Fiji. Covering approximately 19,600 hectares, the basin is blanketed by a well-preserved tropical lowland forest, which is Fiji's largest and most biologically diverse. Sovi basin resides within the Polynesia/Micronesia biodiversity hotspot, one of 34 hot spots throughout the globe. The site is to be protected in a partnership between Fiji Water and Conservation International. The rainforest, wilderness area and high scenic valley contribute to its national significance as outlined in Fiji's Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. A area covering the basin is the Sovi Basin Important Bird Area. This area supports the largest protected populations of many of Fiji's restricted-range species, including the endangered Long-legged thicketbird, the vulnerable Pink-billed parrotfinch and Shy Ground-dove, and the near threatened Masked shining parrot. World Heritage Status This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on October 26, 1999 in the Cultural category. References Category:Landforms of Fiji Category:Basins Category:Landforms of Oceania Category:Preliminary Register of Sites of National Significance in Fiji Category:World Heritage Tentative List Category:Important Bird Areas of Fiji |
6,249 | Moon of Baroda | The Moon of Baroda is a cut diamond discovered in Vadodara (Baroda), India. The diamond, canary yellow in colour, is cut in a pear shape. When found, the rough diamond weighed . The Moon of Baroda was originally owned by the Maharajas of Baroda. The royal family of Gaekwad Maharajas was in possession of the diamond for almost 500 years. The gem was later worn by singer and actress Marilyn Monroe and Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. Description The Moon of Baroda weighed at the time it was found. It was later cut into a pear shaped diamond, weighing . A popular myth associated with the Moon of Baroda is that it brings bad luck to its owner if it is carried across the sea. History The Moon of Baroda was originally owned by the royal Gaekwad family, the Maharajas of Baroda. It was later sent by the Gaekwad family to Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, the only female monarch of the Habsburg dynasty. The diamond was returned to the Gaekwad family later, and in 1860, it was fitted to a necklace. The Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad sold it to an unknown buyer in the early 1920s. The diamond resurfaced in the 1940s, in 1943, the diamond was purchased by Meyer Rosenbaum of Detroit, President of the Meyer Jewelry Company. Rosenbaum later gave the diamond to Marilyn Monroe, who wore it for the shooting of the song Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend, and also in the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The Moon of Baroda was displayed publicly in an exhibition in 1944. In 2008, the Moon of Baroda was next displayed publicly at the exhibition 'Diamond Divas', organized by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre. On the 28 August 2012, episode of the Japanese antique appraisal television show Nandemo Kanteidan (松木悌), a Japanese management consultant resident in California appearing with what he claimed was the Moon of Baroda (http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/kantei/kaiun_db/otakara/20120828/06.html). A Japanese diamond expert, Mr. Honma (本間悟郎), authenticated the diamond and appraised it at 150 million Yen. A number of replicas of the diamond have been made by jewellers and put on display, References Category:Diamonds originating in India Category:Yellow diamonds Category:Baroda State Category:Individual diamonds |
6,250 | Kabisuryanagar | Kabisuryanagar (also spelled Kavisuryanagar) is a town and a NAC in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha. Etymology Kabisuryanagar is named after the writer Kabisurya Baladev Rath. Kabisuryanagar is also known by its former name of Boirani; it was an important town of the Athgarh zamindari. Demographics India census, Kabisuryanagar had a population of 16,092. Males constitute 41% of the population and females 59%. Kabisuryanagar has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 53%. In Kabisuryanagar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Economy Kabisurya Nagar is a main market for the green, fresh vegetables produced in nearby villages (Sadabarta Nuagram, Bolasara, Balyasara, Brahmanichhai, Mantapada, Arabindanagar, Gudiali, Jarada, Athagada, Pathara, Sundariapda, Golamundala, Sialia, Sunarijhola, Sanapankalabadi, belapur etc.). Eminent Personality Late. Padma Shri Dr. Ghanashyam Mishra , Padma Shri Civilian honour awardee in Medicine on 2016. A renowned Ayurvedic Doctor and researcher. Founder of National Ayurvedic Pharmacy, Kabisuryanagar Sri Nabaghana Parida, Folk Dancer ( Bharata Leela ), Member of Odisha Sangeeta Nataka Academy, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Represented Bharata Leela (folk dance) in national and international level. Professor Kailash Nath Swain, a poet,short story writer,essayist, social worker, lawyer, Founder president of Kabisurya Prativa Parisada, President of Kabisurya baladev Smruti Sansad,President of Kabisurya baladev Jayanti Mahochhava, chief editor of 'Gunjan'and'Kabisurya', editorial member of 'Ayatan' and 'Rabirasmi'. He is also a retired oriya professor at Aska science college. Late.Sri Basudev Mahapatro, writer of more than 30 children poetry and short story books, President of Kabisurya prativa parisada, president of Banadevi Seva Sadan, Politics The current MLA from Kavisuryanagar Assembly Constituency is Mrs. Latika Pradhan of BJD, who won the seat in State elections of 2019. Previous MLAs from this seat were V.Sugyan Kumar Deo from BJD who won this seat in 2009 & 2014. Mr. Nityananda Pradhan of CPI who won this seat in 2000 and in 1990, Harihar Swain of INC in 1995, Radha Govinda Sahu who won representing INC in 1985 and as a candidate of INC(I) in 1980, and Tarini Patnaik of JNP in 1977. Kavisuryanagar is part of Aska (Lok Sabha constituency). References Category:Cities and towns in Ganjam district |
6,251 | 2015 Citi Open | The 2015 Citi Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 47th edition (for the men) and the 5th edition (for the women) of the Washington Open. The event was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2015 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., United States, from August 3 to August 9, 2015. Points and prize money Point distribution Prize money 1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 64 prize money * per team ATP singles main draw entrants Seeds 1 Rankings are as of July 27, 2015 Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: Tommy Haas Lleyton Hewitt Nicolás Jarry Denis Kudla The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: Ryan Harrison Darian King Marinko Matosevic Yoshihito Nishioka Guido Pella John-Patrick Smith The following player received entry as lucky loser: Ivan Dodig Withdrawals Before the tournament Marcos Baghdatis → replaced by Ivan Dodig Thanasi Kokkinakis → replaced by Go Soeda Adrian Mannarino → replaced by Lukáš Lacko Janko Tipsarević → replaced by Ričardas Berankis ATP doubles main draw entrants Seeds 1 Rankings are as of July 27, 2015 Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Sam Groth / Lleyton Hewitt Steve Johnson / Sam Querrey The following pair received entry from the doubles qualifying draw: Austin Krajicek / Nicholas Monroe The following pair received entry as lucky loser: Treat Huey / Scott Lipsky Withdrawals Before the tournament Pablo Cuevas (back injury) WTA singles main draw entrants Seeds 1 Rankings are as of July 27, 2015 Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: Louisa Chirico Taylor Townsend Coco Vandeweghe The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: Naomi Broady Julia Glushko Sanaz Marand An-Sophie Mestach Withdrawals Before the tournament Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Polona Hercog Eugenie Bouchard → replaced by Lauren Davis Sara Errani → replaced by Irina Falconi Daniela Hantuchová → replaced by Lara Arruabarrena WTA doubles main draw entrants Seeds 1 Rankings are as of July 27, 2015 Other entrants The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: Louisa Chirico / Alizé Lim Champions Men's singles Kei Nishikori def. John Isner, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 Women's singles Sloane Stephens def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6–1, 6–2 Men's doubles Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan def. Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo, 6–4, 6–2 Women's doubles Belinda Bencic / Kristina Mladenovic def. Lara Arruabarrena / Andreja Klepač, 7–5, 7–6(9–7) References External links Official website Citi Open Category:Washington Open (tennis) Citi Category:2015 in sports in Washington, D.C. |
6,252 | Auli | __NOTOC__ Auli may refer to: People Given name Auli Kiskola (born 1995), Finnish biathlete Auli Hakulinen (born 1941), Finnish professor Auli Mantila (born 1964), Finnish film director Surname Jordi Condom Aulí, Spanish footballer Joan Auli (1796-1869), Spanish organist Places Auli, India Auli, Norway, served by Auli Station See also Auļi, Latvian folk/world music band |
6,253 | Euthydemus II | Euthydemus II (Greek: ) was Graeco-Bactrian king; the son of Demetrius I of Bactria, he became king in the 180s BCE, either after his father's death or as a sub-king to him. The style and rare nickel alloys of his coins associates him closely in time with the king Agathocles but their precise relation remains uncertain. Euthydemus is pictured as a boy on his coins and most likely died very young. He was the last Euthydemid ruler of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom. See also Greco-Bactrian Kingdom Seleucid Empire Greco-Buddhism Indo-Scythians Indo-Parthian Kingdom Kushan Empire Notes References The Greeks in Bactria and India, W. W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press. External links Catalogue of Coins of Euthydemus II Category:Indo-Greek kings Category:2nd-century BC rulers in Asia |
6,254 | Kuku Paka | Kuku Paka is a chicken dish with a coconut-based curry and is also called “kuku na nazi”. It has Arabic, Indian and African influences. Kuku in Swahili means chicken. The dish is particularly popular in the East African coast and among the Indian communities living in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Paka in Swahili means to smear, to spread or to apply. Coconut milk or coconut cream and curry spices are the main ingredients of the dish. What sets apart Kuku Paka from other coconut curries is the flavor from char-grilling the chicken before adding it to the coconut curry base. This gives it a smoky flavor. Shrimp or fish are often substituted for chicken in this popular East African dish. References Category:Chicken dishes Category:Curry Category:Foods containing coconut Category:African cuisine |
6,255 | Piney Creek Falls | Piney Creek Falls is a waterfall located along Piney Creek, a mile or so above its confluence with Cane Creek. A trail leads an overlook above the falls. There is no trail to the base of the falls which can only be accessed by rappel or a rugged hike up the Piney Creek Gorge. The falls are located near Spencer, Tennessee in Fall Creek Falls State Park. References Category:Waterfalls of Tennessee Category:Waterfalls of Van Buren County, Tennessee |
6,256 | ESIC Medical College, Kolkata | ESI-PGIMSR & ESIC Medical College, Kolkata, also known by its full name Employees State Insurance Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research & Employees State Insurance Corporation Medical College, Kolkata, is a MCI recognised medical college established in 2013 under the aegis of the ESI Corporation, a centrally controlled autonomous body. This college received permission for 100 seats for this session from the Medical Council of India and is affiliated to the West Bengal University of Health Sciences. The college has admitted its students through the NEET AIQ (15%), State quota (35%) and IP quota (50%) since 2013. See also References External links Official website of ESI-PGIMSR & ESIC Medical College Joka, Kolkata https://www.esic.nic.in/medical-institution https://wbuhs.ac.in/ Category:Medical colleges in West Bengal Category:Affiliates of West Bengal University of Health Sciences Category:Universities and colleges in Kolkata Category:Educational institutions established in 2013 Category:Employees' State Insurance |
6,257 | Caryomyia tubicola | Caryomyia tubicola, the hickory bullet gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. References Further reading Category:Cecidomyiinae Category:Articles created by Qbugbot Category:Insects described in 1862 |
6,258 | Obsidian Kingdom | Obsidian Kingdom is a music band formed in 2005 in Barcelona, whose music is not easy to label. The band itself defines it as “hard-to-classify heavy sound with plenty of contrasts”. The band's music has been characterized as drawing equally on progressive rock, post-metal, black metal, alternative and electronic music. In 2013, Metal Injection called them "the masters of every genre". History 2005-2011: Early works The band was originally formed by guitar player Rider G Omega and drummer Croma LAN Ro in Barcelona. Guitar player Prozoid Zeta JSI and bass player Fatal Error Pl\:A\n joined the band later in 2005, and the line-up was completed in 2006 with singer Saten Haz Im Nu. Their first work was the MCD Matter (2007), the reviews of which were overall good while highlighting production as a weak point. During the subsequent year after Matter’s release, Obsidian Kingdom toured Spain and Portugal. Their following release, the EP 3:11, was recorded during 2009 and out in 2010, serving as a preview to what should have been their first album: Fera. The band entrusted Ritxi Ostáriz (Ulver, Ihsahn) with the artwork design. On this occasion, reviews underlined the band's evolution in sound and composition, as well as the great amount of influences and different styles that could be heard in their music. Right before the release of 3:11, the band's line-up suffered drastic changes, with the departures of Nu, Ro, and Pl(a)n, but by 2011 the lineup had stabilized with the addition of keyboard player Zer0 Æmeour Íggdrasil, drummer Ojete Mordaza II, and bass player Fleast Race O’Uden. Obsidian Kingdom promoted 3:11 with this new setup during 2011, through a few local shows. 2012: Mantiis In November 2012 Obsidian Kingdom released the LP Mantiis, a concept album consisting of a single song divided into 14 tracks, which is defined by reflecting a diverse palette of emotions and the great amount of genres that it contains. The album, that includes guest appearances by Fiar (singer from the Catalan Black Metal band Foscor) and trumpeter Nicholas Dominic Talvola, obtained very positive reviews from specialised press. Once more, design was in charge of Ritxi Ostáriz, who posed this time as Art Director while creative responsibilities relied on visual artist Elena Gallen. Mantiis was officially presented live on December 14, 2012 at Music Hall in Barcelona with Cut the End as supporting band. The album was played in its entirety and the band finished the concert with a cover of the traditional American folk song Wayfaring Stranger. Late live appearances during 2013 include the support of Cult of Luna during their January shows in Madrid and Barcelona, and their performance in April at Headway Festival. In November 2013, the band released Torn & Burnt, which contains seven remixes from Mantiis signed by electronic producers such as DJ Oktopus from Dälek, Subheim, Poordream, Necro Deathmort Jr Morgue, Drumcorps, Larvae and Mothboy. In April 2014 Obsidian Kingdom is signed to the independent music label Season of Mist. Following the re-issue of Mantiis on October 24, the band embarked on a tour across Europe and |
6,259 | Boise National Forest | Boise National Forest is a National Forest covering of the U.S. state of Idaho. Created on July 1, 1908, from part of Sawtooth National Forest, it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service as five units: the Cascade, Emmett, Idaho City, Lowman, and Mountain Home ranger districts. The Idaho Batholith underlies most of Boise National Forest, forming the forest's Boise, Salmon River, and West mountain ranges; the forest reaches a maximum elevation of on Steel Mountain. Common land cover includes sagebrush steppe and spruce-fir forests; there are of streams and rivers and of lakes and reservoirs. Boise National Forest contains 75 percent of the known populations of Sacajawea's bitterroot, a flowering plant endemic to Idaho. The Shoshone people occupied the forest before European settlers arrived in the early 19th century. Many of the early settlers were trappers and prospectors before gold was discovered in 1862. After the 1860s Boise Basin gold rush ended, mining of tungsten, silver, antimony, and gold continued in the forest until the mid-twentieth century. Recreation facilities include over 70 campgrounds, whitewater and flatwater boating, cabin rentals, and of trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and motorized off-road vehicle use. The Forest Service has an objective to maintain timber, range, water, recreation, and wildlife for multiple use and sustained yield of its resources. History Archaeological evidence indicates that human habitation in Idaho began towards the end of the last ice age: bone fragments about 10,000 years old have been found in Wilson Butte Cave, an inflationary cave on the Snake River Plain believed to have been occupied by indigenous people until as recently as the 17th century. A change of climate around 7000 years ago dried up much of the Great Basin, forcing the Shoshone people northward into the mountainous areas of central Idaho. Most of what is now Boise National Forest was sparsely inhabited by Native Americans, and several archaeological sites, including campsites, rock shelters, burial grounds, and pictographs have been found along rivers in the area. Trappers and fur traders of European descent first arrived in the area in the early 1800s, starting with John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company in October 1811. Donald Mackenzie and Francois Payette trapped in the area of Boise National Forest in 1819. By 1840, the fur trade was coming to an end, but the westward migration on the Oregon Trail, which passed south of the forest, was beginning. The first settlers moved into the mountains in the 1860s after gold was discovered in Idaho, which forced many of the Shoshone out and led to conflicts throughout the state, including the Bannock War in southern Idaho. Prospectors George Grimes and Moses Splawn were the first to discover gold in the forest at the eponymous Grimes Creek on August 2, 1862. Subsequent gold discoveries at Rocky Bar in 1863 and Atlanta in 1864 increased the rush of people to Idaho, and in 1863 Idaho City, with a population of 6,267, surpassed Portland, Oregon as the largest city in the Pacific Northwest. The Idaho gold rush was largely over by 1870, and the population |
6,260 | 1946 Barbadian general election | General elections were held in Barbados in November 1946. The Barbados Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning nine of the 24 seats. Following the election, ministerial portfolios were introduced. Results References Category:1946 elections in the Caribbean Category:1946 in Barbados Category:Elections in Barbados |
6,261 | Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories | Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories is a 2016 horror anthology film directed by Sean Blevins, John William Holt, Jon Maynard, Nathan Thomas Milliner, Justin Seaman and James Treakle. The screenplay was a collaboration by Sean Blevins, Nathan Thomas Milliner, P.J. Starks, and Jason Turner. An installment of the Volumes of Blood franchise, it was produced by Eric Huskisson, David Justice, P.J. Starks, and Devin Taylor. Special effects were designed and created by Special Effects Supervisor, Cassandra Baker. The film is a sequel to the 2015 horror anthology Volumes of Blood, both of which were filmed in Owensboro, Kentucky. Reception Fangoria called the film "hands down, the most entertaining anthology in years." It was also listed in Fangoria's "Year in Horror: Top 10 Horror Films" Dread Central awarded the film three out of five stars. Halloween Daily News proclaimed the film to be a "Killer Anthology" and "highly recommended as one of the most ambitious anthologies and independent horror releases in recent years..." Crytptic Rock lauded the crew by saying, "those involved in the making of these films are skilled with the rather rare gift of taking coal-like resources and turning them into cinematic diamonds" and also awarded the film 4 out of 5 stars. Awards The film won "Best Horror Anthology" at the 2016 Fright Night Film Fest. References External links Volumes of Blood Category:2016 films Category:2016 horror films Category:American films Category:American teen horror films Category:Horror anthology films Category:American independent films Category:English-language films |
6,262 | Lioré et Olivier LeO 8 | The Lioré et Olivier LeO 8, Lioré et Olivier LeO 8-Cau 2 or Lioré et Olivier LeO 8 CAN 2 was a French two seat, parasol wing monoplane night fighter and reconnaissance aircraft, built in 1923. Design and development In April 1919 the Direction de l'Aéronautique () initiated an aircraft design programme to replace the World War I machines serving with the Aéronautique Militaire. Several different types were sought, including a two-seat reconnaissance aircraft and night fighter. The Leo 8 was designed to meet this specification. In the early 1920s French aircraft designers were beginning to appreciate the aerodynamic advantages of thick section wings on monoplanes, particularly their wide speed range even at high wing loadings. The Dewoitine D.1 was the first, followed by the LeO 8. The latter was a metal framed aircraft with a wing of almost rectangular plan and with constant profile, a form that simplified production as all its ribs were identical. The wing tips were slightly blunted and there was a rounded cut-out in its trailing edge for the pilot's head where he sat with the wing at eye level. The wing spars were rectangular duralumin tubes and the ribs were also duralumin. The wings were fabric covered and their outer trailing edges carried narrow chord unbalanced ailerons over half the span. Wing and fuselage were joined by two parallel pairs of streamlined struts on each side, the members of each pair attached to the forward and rear spars. The innermost pair connected the wing at about one-third span to the upper fuselage longeron and the outer pair ran from about two-thirds span to an undercarriage extension. Each pair was wire braced and the each outer pair also braced from their midpoints to the upper ends of the inner pair. The fuselage of the LeO 8 was also built from duralumin, with four rectangularly braced longerons, assisted by internal wire bracing, forming a simple flat sided structure with forward aluminium panels at the front and fabric covering aft. The aluminium covered section included the nose mounted, , twelve-cylinder Renault 12F engine and the underwing region in front of the pilot's open cockpit. The nose was rounded in plan but not profile. The engine was liquid cooled by finned, cylindrical Lamblin radiators hung separately below it and had a tall, single, central exhaust above. Fabric covering began at front of the pilot's cockpit; the gunner's cockpit was immediately behind the pilot's and further aft the fuselage tapered to the tail, where a narrow chord, variable incidence tailplane was mounted on its top. All the rear surfaces were aluminium framed and fabric covered. The broad fin and rudder had vertical edges but an angled top; the rudder extended to the bottom of the fuselage, working through a small cut-out in the elevators. The fixed undercarriage of the LeO 8 consisted of a rectangular frame mounted from the lower fuselage longerons by a parallel pair of struts on each side. A pair of single wheels were attached to the frame, which was enclosed in a streamlined fairing of wing-like profile |
6,263 | Růžovský vrch | The Růžovský vrch, also Růžák (German: Rosenberg) is the dominant mountain (619 m) in the Bohemian Switzerland east of the River Elbe in the Czech Republic. Its almost circular cone shape makes it one of the most typical representatives of the mountains of North Bohemia. The upper part of the mountain is made of basalt, whilst at its foot sandstone is also found. The flanks of the mountain are covered by an almost virgin deciduous forest, in which mighty beech and sycamore are especially impressive. Since 1973 the mountain has been protected as a national nature reserve and, since 2000, it has lain within the core zone of the Bohemian Switzerland National Park. External links Information about the Rosenberg Information about the Rosenberg (Sächsische Schweiz Initiative) Category:Mountains and hills of the Czech Republic Category:Mountains and hills of Bohemian Switzerland Category:Mountains under 1000 metres |
6,264 | 801 Helwerthia | 801 Helwerthia is a C-type asteroid orbiting in the Main belt near the Eunomia family. However, it is not a family member but an un-related interloper in the region because its composition is inconsistent with membership. Its diameter is about 33 km, its albedo around 0.038. An international team of astronomers observed this minor planet photometrically in 2012, determining a rotation period of with an amplitude of in magnitude. References External links 000801 Category:Discoveries by Max Wolf Category:Minor planets named for people Category:Named minor planets 000801 19150320 |
6,265 | Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association | The Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA) provides a number of services for elementary through college level instrumental music groups in Southern California, including providing clinics for educators and students and hosting festivals for soloists and ensembles, including marching band competitions. Honor ensembles The SCSBOA honor groups for elementary through high school students are prestigious music groups which students audition for. They include the band, string orchestra, full orchestra, and jazz band. Students accepted into the groups often demonstrate their expertise in their instruments as well as their motivation to take music to a higher degree. Numerous new musical works have been commissioned for these honor groups over the years to include Double Helix which was published by CPP Belwin. Festivals The festivals run by the organization rate groups on how well they play. Each group plays three prepared pieces and then sightreads a piece that is one level below those they prepared. For many school's music groups, these festivals are long-awaited and practiced for. Field band competitions The field band competitions are an extensive number of parade and field show competitions. SCSBOA Adjudicators are selected based on their prior experience in competition with their own groups, and are peers to the directors of the competing groups. Parade competitions are typically hosted by cities or communities, but may be hosted by a school band. Specialized parades, called Band Reviews, consist of a parade of only bands and possibly led by a few dignitaries in automobiles. Parade Bands are judged in the categories of Band, Drill Team, Auxiliary, and Drum Major. Parades and Band Reviews may classify competing bands based on total school enrollment, size of the band, or by ranking of the band's scores from competitions in the previous season. The method of classification is determined by the event chairman. The SCSBOA field show circuit is the most popular in Southern California. Field show competitions are typically hosted by a high school band, inviting other schools to attend. Although there is no rule, hosts at SCSBOA field show competitions typically do not compete in their own competition. Field show bands are judged in the categories of Band, Percussion, and Auxiliary, assigned a Classification based on the total number of musicians performing. Many bands strive to be selected for the SCSBOA Field Show Championships, held the mid-November of each year. Throughout the season, the bands are scored and the 12 top-scoring bands in each class, based on the total of their top three scores of the season, are eligible to compete in SCSBOA Field Championships. Past champions External links References Category:Southern California Category:Music of Los Angeles |
6,266 | High Flight Society (album) | High Flight Society is the self-titled debut album of Christian rock band High Flight Society. It was released on June 5, 2007. Track listing Personnel Jason Wilkes – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Michael Packer – lead guitar, backing vocals John Packer – bass guitar, backing vocals Scotty Lockridge – drums, percussion References Category:2007 debut albums Category:High Flight Society albums |
6,267 | Makan Map | The Makan Map is an online interactive atlas of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. This region covers an area of 1,664,897 km², or 16% of China's territory. It allows to visualize geographic, administrative and socio-economic baseline data, to carry out statistical analysis and to create thematic maps for this region. The Makan Map is the first multi-language atlas of the Xinjiang. It has been created in four languages: Uyghur, Chinese, French and English. The current version is the second version of the Makan Map. Development is ongoing for future releases. Development The first version of the Makan Map was published in May 2014. The second version has been operational since May 2019. Description The data are published in four forms : table, graph, general map and thematic map. Tables Tables show statistical data dynamically in a tooltip. The number of socio-economic indicators varies according to administrative divisions : 123 for the provincial level, 47 for a prefecture and 40 for a district. The indicators cover various fields: geography, population, administrative divisions, finance, trade, energy, natural resources, agricultural and industrial production, education, tourism, etc. Graphs This atlas offers six types of graphical representation of statistical data : line charts, scatter plots, bar charts, pie charts, box plots and dot plots. Statistical variables change dynamically based on administrative divisions. Graphic parameters are also customizable. General maps The maps are interactive and published on five scales. The first four scales correspond to administrative levels of province, prefecture, district and village, and the last one shows the topographic map of the region. Geographic entities represented in the maps include administrative divisions, cities, villages, transport, water systems, agriculture, forestry, livestock, industry, geomorphology, tourism and others. Thematic maps Four types of map are possible: choropleth, pie plot, dot-density map and bar plots.The cartographic choices are imposed to the user and can't derogate from graphic semiology. 43 themes are available for the years from 1949 to 2014. Users produce thematic maps interactively based on selected themes and map settings. References Category:Maps Category:Xinjiang Category:2014 establishments in China |
6,268 | John Bertram Oakes | John Bertram Oakes (April 23, 1913 – April 5, 2001) was an iconoclastic and influential U.S. journalist known for his early commitment to the environment, civil rights, and opposition to the Vietnam War. He was born in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, the second son of George Washington Ochs Oakes and Bertie Gans. He is regarded as the creator of the modern op-ed page and was editor of the New York Times editorial page from 1961 to 1976. His uncle was New York Times publisher Adolph Ochs. Oakes attended Princeton University (A.B., 1934), where he was valedictorian of his class and graduated magna cum laude. He then became a Rhodes Scholar (A.B., A.M., Queens College, Oxford, 1936). The New Deal Era On his return to the United States in 1936, he joined the Trenton Times as a reporter. A supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, he moved to Washington in 1937, where he became a political reporter for The Washington Post. In Washington, he covered the U.S. Congress, the Dies Un-American Activities Committee and F.D.R.'s 1940 campaign. Military service When the United States joined World War II in 1941, Oakes entered the Army as a private in the infantry. He was recruited to join the O.S.S. (the Office of Strategic Services), and served two years in Europe capturing and "turning" enemy agents still in communication with the Nazis. In recognition of his service there he received the Bronze Star, the Croix de Guerre, the Medaille de Reconnaissance and the Order of the British Empire. He ended the war with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Career at the Times Immediately after his discharge in 1946, he joined the "family paper" as editor of the Sunday New York Times "Review of the Week." Three years later, he became a member of the editorial board. While an editorial page writer, in 1951 he convinced the paper’s editors to let him write a monthly column on the then relatively neglected subject of the environment - the first such column at a major national newspaper. He also wrote for other areas of the paper, such as the book review and the Sunday magazine. His memorable profile of Joseph McCarthy ("This Is the Real,the Lasting Damage," March 7, 1954) became the basis of an Eleanor Roosevelt newspaper column and was subsequently widely reprinted. His career on the editorial board, first as a writer (1949–1961) and then as editorial page editor (1961–1976) spanned the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford administrations. As editorial page editor, he appointed the first woman in fifty years (Ada Louise Huxtable), and the first African American (Roger Wilkins), to the editorial board. Oakes was famously out of step with his more conservative cousin, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, who became publisher in 1963, two years after Oakes' appointment to run the editorial page. Their most noteworthy confrontation occurred in 1976, when the Times had to decide who it would endorse as New York's junior senator in the upcoming Democratic party primary. Sulzberger wanted Daniel Patrick Moynihan, but Oakes preferred Bella Abzug. Sulzberger overruled Oakes, but allowed |
6,269 | List of Indonesian painters | Below is the list of painters from Indonesia or the Dutch Indies. Affandi (1907–1990) Anak Agung Gde Sobrat (1912–1992) Arie Smit (1916–2016), Dutch-born Indonesian painter Basuki Abdullah (1915–1993) Han Snel (1925–1998), Dutch-born Indonesian painter Jeihan Sukmantoro (b.1938) I Ketut Soki (b. 1946) Kartika Affandi-Koberl (b. 1934) I Nyoman Masriadi (b. 1973), Balinese artist and painter Ida Bagus Made (1915–1999), Balinese painter Lee Man Fong (1913–1988) Marina Joesoef (b. 1959) Mochtar Apin (1923–1994) Mustofa Bisri (b. 1944), Islamic teacher, leader, poet and painter Raden Saleh (1811–1880) Sudjana Kerton (1922–1994) Tio Tjay (b. 1946) Yunizar (b. 1971) Indonesia Painters |
6,270 | Oh My (Gin Wigmore song) | "Oh My" is the first single from Gin Wigmore's first studio album, Holy Smoke. The song debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number twenty-one, peaking at number four. It also is the opening song to the New Zealand show, The Almighty Johnsons. It was certified Gold in New Zealand after ten weeks on the chart, selling over 7,500 copies, then platinum in February 2010, selling over 15,000 copies. Music video The music video was released at the iTunes Store on 25 September 2009. Track listing Charts and certification Year-end charts References External links Category:2009 singles Category:Gin Wigmore songs Category:2009 songs Category:Universal Music Group singles |
6,271 | HC Ryazan | HC Ryazan is an ice hockey team in Ryazan, Russia. They play in the VHL, the second level of ice hockey in Russia. The club is affiliated with a KHL team Sibir Novosibirsk since 2012. History The team was founded in 1997 as Vyatich Ryazan. It inheriting its name from an older ice hockey team that represented the city of Ryazan in minor Soviet and Russian hockey championships. It was renamed as the Hockey Club Ryazan in 1999. External links Official site Category:Ice hockey teams in Russia Category:Sport in Ryazan Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1999 |
6,272 | Charles May | Charles May may refer to: Charles A. May (1818–1864), American military officer and hero of the Battle of Resaca de la Palma Charles May (industrialist), a partner in the British machinery company Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies Charles May (Canadian politician) (1858–1932), Canadian politician and former mayor of Edmonton, Alberta Charles May (bishop), South African Anglican bishop Charles F. May, American architect, designer of St. John's Lutheran College-Baden Hall Charles S. May (1830–1901), American politician and former lieutenant governor of Michigan Charles May (police officer) (c. 1818–1879), police officer and Superintendent of the Hong Kong Fire Brigade Charles E. May, writer and professor of English at California State University, Long Beach Charles Wesley Way, gospel artist who performed on Quincy Jones' version of Ai No Corrida See also Charlie May (disambiguation) Charles Mays (1941–2005), American Olympic athlete and Democratic party politician Charles Mayer (disambiguation) |
6,273 | Real Hope FA | Real Hope Football Academy is a professional football club based in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. History Real Hope Football Academy was formed by former Vice President from AS Capoise (located in Cap-Haïtien), who decided to create a football club and founded Real Hope Football Academy on May 14, 2014. Real started in Division 3 and was quickly promoted to Division 2 the following year in 2015. After being crowned champions of the 2015 season, the club was promoted to the top-tier Division 1, in just its second year of existence. References Category:Football clubs in Haiti Category:Association football clubs established in 2014 Category:2014 establishments in Haiti Category:Nord (Haitian department) Category:Cap-Haïtien |
6,274 | Walnut Bend, Houston | Walnut Bend is a subdivision in Houston, Texas, United States. Walnut Bend is located north of Westheimer Road (Farm to Market Road 1093) and outside Beltway 8. It is near Westchase. Ten sections opened in the late 1950s. The typical residence ranges from to . History After Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005, many refugees from the hurricane settled in apartment complexes in close proximity to Walnut Bend. Friction appeared between Walnut Bend homeowners and Katrina refugees. Government and infrastructure Walnut Bend is a part of Houston City Council District G. Education Walnut Bend residents are zoned to Houston Independent School District schools. The community is within Trustee District VI, represented by Greg Meyers as of 2008. Schools serving Walnut Bend include Walnut Bend Elementary School, located in Walnut Bend section six; Revere Middle School; (with West Briar Middle School as an option), and Westside High School. Residents zoned to Westside may transfer to Lamar High School. Walnut Bend Elementary first opened in 1964 with a capacity of 350 students. It received a new campus building in 2007. Its current two-story $14 million campus was designed by VLK Architects and constructed by Heery International. Revere opened in 1980 and Westside opened in 2000. Prior to the opening of Westside, Walnut Bend was zoned to Lee High School (now Wisdom High School). Prior to the opening of Revere Middle School, Walnut Bend was zoned to TH Rogers Junior High. Residents zoned to Ashford, Askew, Bush, Daily, Emerson, and Walnut Bend may attend Shadowbriar Elementary School's magnet program. See also References External links Walnut Bend Home Association Walnut Bend Independent News Category:Neighborhoods in Houston |
6,275 | Carlos Alcides González | Carlos Alcides González (born November 11, 1963 in Seguí, Argentina) is a former Argentine footballer who played for clubs of Argentina and Chile. Career Born in Seguí, González began playing football with local sides Club Atlético Patronato, Club Atletico Belgrano and Atlético de Rafaela before turning professional with Unión de Santa Fe aged 24. In 1992, González was part of Cobreloa's Chilean Primera División-winning side. After he retired from playing, González joined football manager Gustavo Alfaro's staff, working with him for over a decade, including two spells with Arsenal de Sarandí. Teams Unión de Santa Fe 1987-1990 Cobreloa 1991-1992 Deportes Iquique 1993 Atlético Rafaela 1994-1995 Huracán de Corrientes 1995-1997 Atlético Rafaela 1997-2000 Titles Cobreloa 1992 (Chilean Championship) References External links Profile at BDFA Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:Argentine footballers Category:Argentine expatriate footballers Category:Atlético de Rafaela footballers Category:Huracán Corrientes footballers Category:Unión de Santa Fe footballers Category:Deportes Iquique footballers Category:Cobreloa footballers Category:Expatriate footballers in Chile Category:Association football midfielders |
6,276 | 2010 Open d'Orléans – Singles | Xavier Malisse, who was the defending champion, lost to Ilija Bozoljac already in the second round. Nicolas Mahut won in the final 2–6, 7–6(6), 7–6(4), against Grigor Dimitrov. Seeds Draw Finals {{4TeamBracket-Tennis3 | RD1=Semifinals | RD2=Final | team-width=175 | RD1-seed1=1/WC | RD1-team1= Michaël Llodra | RD1-score1-1=64 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score1-3=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= Grigor Dimitrov | RD1-score2-1=7| RD1-score2-2=3 | RD1-score2-3=7| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= David Guez | RD1-score3-1=4 | RD1-score3-2=2 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= Nicolas Mahut | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score4-3= | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= Grigor Dimitrov | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=66 | RD2-score1-3=64 | RD2-team2= Nicolas Mahut | RD2-score2-1=2 | RD2-score2-2=7| RD2-score2-3=7}} Top Half {{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3 | RD1=First Round | RD2=Second Round | RD3=Quarterfinals | RD4=Semifinals | RD1-seed01=1/WC | RD1-team01= M Llodra | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02= C Niland | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score02-2=4 | RD1-score02-3= | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03= D Gremelmayr | RD1-score03-1=2 | RD1-score03-2=7 | RD1-score03-3=1 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04= J Ouanna | RD1-score04-1=6| RD1-score04-2=62 | RD1-score04-3=6''' | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05= Bottom Half References Main Draw Qualifying Draw 2010 Singles |
6,277 | List of California State University, Long Beach people | The following is a list of notable people associated with California State University, Long Beach. CSULB has more than 320,000 alumni as of 2018. Alumni Entertainment Millicent Borges Accardi: poet and writer, NEA winner Paul "Coy" Allen: television director, Sam & Cat; television producer, R&B Divas: Atlanta, R&B Divas: Los Angeles; music video director Richard Bach: fiction and nonfiction author, Jonathan Livingston Seagull Tony Baxter: Disney Imagineering executive Guy Bee: director of ER Daniele Bolelli: author Jan Burke: mystery author, 2000 Edgar Award for Best Novel Bobby Burgess: Actor and Dancer on the TV-shows Mickey Mouse Club (the original series), The Lawrence Welk Show, and The Donna Reed Show. Chris Carter: creator and producer of the X-Files Agnes de Mille: award-winning choreographer, niece of Cecil B. DeMille John Dykstra: winner of two Academy Awards for special effects Jonathan Fahn: voice/TV/film actor, as well as an award-winning film and stage director, producer, and writer. Matt Gourley: actor and comedian; co-creator of Superego Donna Hilbert: poet and writer Mark Steven Johnson: director of Hollywood thriller Daredevil; writer of Grumpy Old Men and sequel Grumpier Old Men Joe Johnston: director of Jurassic Park III and Jumanji Bob Kevoian: radio host J. F. Lawton: author of Pretty Woman Raymond Lee: actor Steve Martin: actor and comedian Tim Minear: television writer and producer, X-Files, Angel, Firefly, Wonderfalls John Roland: longtime reporter and anchor for WNYW in New York City from 1969 to 2004 Stu Rosen: winner of 10 Emmy awards Steve Ryan: author, game creator, syndicated puzzle columnist, TV game show historian and creator, Blockbusters Penelope Spheeris: film director, producer and screenwriter best known for Wayne's World (film) and The Decline of Western Civilization trilogy Steven Spielberg: filmmaker, student from 1965 to 1969 and 2001–2002, B.A. in Film, Theta Chi alumnus Masanobu Takayanagi: cinematographer David Twohy: author of Terminal Velocity and The Fugitive Cristina Valenzuela: animation and video game voice actress Maitland Ward: actress, Boy Meets World Jessica Williams: comedian and correspondent on The Daily Show Stan Winston: special effects designer Bob Woods: actor, One Life to Live Linda Woolverton: screenwriter Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King Jennifer Yuh Nelson: animation film director and storyboard artist Music Dave Alvin: singer-songwriter: founder of The Blasters, former member of X John Bettis: songwriter who has 26 gold and 10 platinum records Larry Carlton: jazz fusion guitarist Richard and Karen Carpenter: The Carpenters, pop duo Melissa Hasin: cellist Bobby Hatfield: half of The Righteous Brothers and Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame inductee Greg Kriesel: bass player for The Offspring Bill Medley: half of The Righteous Brothers Bradley Nowell: lead singer and guitarist of rock band Sublime Jae Park: member of the South Korean boy band Day6 Joon Park: member of the South Korean boy band g.o.d John Patitucci: Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist Basil Poledouris: film composer Mark Turner: jazz saxophonist Government and politics Kathy Augustine (M.P.A.): Nevada State Controller (1999–2006) Ian Calderon (B.A. 2008): California State Assemblyman Debbie Cook (B.S.): Mayor of Huntington Beach Kevin Drum (B.A. 1981): political blogger and columnist George Gascón (B.A.): District Attorney |
6,278 | 2016 Prosperita Open – Doubles | Andrej Martin and Hans Podlipnik were the defending champions but chose to participate with different partners. Martin chose to participate with Tomasz Bednarek, while Podlipnik chose to partner with Lukáš Dlouhý. Martin and Podlipnik faced each other in the semifinals, with Podlipnik advancing to the final. Podlipnik failed to defend his title, losing to Sander Arends and Tristan-Samuel Weissborn 7–6(10–8), 6–7(4–7), [10–5] in the final. Seeds Draw References Main Draw Prosperita Open - Doubles |
6,279 | Longest bridge | Longest bridge may refer to: List of longest bridges in the world List of longest suspension bridges List of largest cable-stayed bridges List of longest cantilever bridges List of the largest arch bridges See also List of longest tunnels |
6,280 | Ca' del Bosco | Ca' del Bosco is an Italian wine producer in Lombardy founded in 1969. The winery has over 230 acres in the Lombardy region; its vineyards are planted to Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Pinot Nero and other indigenous grapes. Winemaker Maurizio Zanella was the driving force behind the sparkling wine Franciacorta DOCG. According to Tom Stevenson, the Franciacorta region is "the only compact wine area producing world class sparkling wine in Italy". References See also Champagne Cava Sekt Category:Italian wine |
6,281 | Richard J. Wood | Richard J. Wood is a mathematics professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He graduated from McMaster University in 1972 with his M.Sc. and then later went on to do his Ph.D. at Dalhousie University. He is interested in category theory and lattice theory. References Publications External links Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Canadian mathematicians Category:Category theorists Category:Lattice theorists |
6,282 | Brian Wesbury | Brian S. Wesbury (born September 8, 1958) is an American economist focusing on macroeconomics and economic forecasting. He is the economics editor and a monthly contributor for The American Spectator, in addition to appearing on television stations such as CNBC, Fox Business, Fox News, and Bloomberg TV frequently. He is a member of the Academic Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and for five years served as an adjunct professor of economics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Early life and education Wesbury was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He attended Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Missouri. In 1981, Wesbury received his BA in Economics from the University of Montana. Wesbury also attended Northwestern University for graduate level business studies, and received his MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management in 1989. Professional career In 1982, Wesbury began his career at the Harris Bank in Chicago. Wesbury served as Vice President and Economist for the Chicago Corporation from 1990 to 1992 and then as Senior Vice President and Chief Economist for Griffin, Kubik, Stephens, & Thompson, a Chicago Investment Bank from 1992 until 2005, except for 2 years while he served on Capitol Hill. In 1995 and 1996, Wesbury served as Chief Economist for the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress. In October 1999, McGraw-Hill published Wesbury's first book, "The New Era of Wealth". In 2004, Wesbury was honored by USA Today as one of the top 10 economic forecasters in the United States, and ranked by The Wall Street Journal as the nation's #1 U.S. economic forecaster in 2001. Since 2006 Wesbury has been the Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors L.P, a financial services firm headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois. In October 2009, Wiley & Sons published Wesbury's second book "It's Not as Bad as You Think" Chief Economist of the Joint Economic Committee Beginning in January 1995, this Committee provided information for members of the US Congress regarding policy decision-making and economic growth objectives. Here, Wesbury directed and advised committee members and members of congress on policy matters and relating to the United States and other nations. Wesbury after Government After a 13-year stay as Chief Economist for Chicago investment bank Griffin, Kubik, Stephens, & Thompson, and time away from the private sector to serve in government, Wesbury is currently Chief Economist for First Trust Portfolios, a financial services firm located in Wheaton, Illinois. References Bibliography Brian Wesbury (2008) The Economy Is Fine (Really), Wall Street Journal Commentary, https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120147855494820719 "Brian Wesbury Sees No Recession Ahead", Human Events Interview by Bill Steigerwald, http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=25189 "The Budget and the Economy: Brian S. Wesbury Testimony before the Senate Committee on the Budget." Full Text: https://web.archive.org/web/20070201023050/http://budget.senate.gov/democratic/testimony/2002/wesbury_hrng012902.pdf "Wesbury "Best Economic Forecaster" Full text: https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/kwo/spr04/inbrief/wesbury.htm "Fair but Unbalanced" Wall Street Journal full text: http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110010446 "Pouting Pundits of Pessisism" Wall Street Journal full text: http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007622 "Nationally Renowned U.S. Economic Forecaster, Joins The Heartland Institute as Senior Fellow" The Heartland Institute. Press Release http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=17250 "Wesbury Led a Group Of Bears Who Called The Recession of 2001" Wall Street Journal full text: https://web.archive.org/web/20130213091237/http://www.camillieconomics.com/docs/WSJ2002.html |
6,283 | Tio vackra visor och Personliga Person | Tio vackra visor och Personliga Person (English: Ten Beautiful Songs and Personal Person) is the fourth studio album by the Swedish-Dutch folk singer-songwriter Cornelis Vreeswijk. The album contains some of Vreeswijk's famous songs, such as "Somliga går med trasiga skor", "Felicia - adjö" and "Deirdres samba". Track listing Music and lyrics by Cornelis Vreeswijk unless otherwise noted. Songs have links to their lyrics on external site Deirdres samba (Chico Buarque de Hollanda/Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 3:07 Bibbis visa - 1:29 Veronica - 3:09 I Rio de Janeiro (Carl-Axel Dominique/Cornelis Vreeswijk) - 3:45 Florentijn i byn - 2:36 Papillas samba - 1:49 Somliga går med trasiga skor - 3:07 Felicia - adjö - 2:42 Tomtebloss - 1:53 Saskia - 4:38 Personliga Person - 1:54 Personnel Cornelis Vreeswijk - vocals, guitar Rune Gustafsson - guitar Sture Nordin - bass Sabu Martinez - conga, maracas Yngve Sandström - flute References Category:Cornelis Vreeswijk albums Category:1968 albums Category:Swedish-language albums |
6,284 | Nicolas-Guy Turbide | Nicolas-Guy Turbide (born January 12, 1997) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer who has albinism. He is a triple Parapan American Games champion, a Paralympic bronze medalist and a World silver medalist in the 100m backstroke. Turbide was named Male Para Swimmer of the Year by Swimming Canada in 2016 and 2018 and was named co-winner in 2019. He was also awarded the Medal of the National Assembly by the National Assembly of Quebec in 2016. References Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:French Quebecers Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Category:Paralympic swimmers of Canada Category:Sportspeople from Quebec City Category:Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics |
6,285 | Diamond's | Diamond's was a department store chain headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Originally named The Boston Store, it was founded in 1897 by Nathan and Issac Diamond, Jewish immigrants who had earlier begun a dry-goods mercantile in El Paso, it was renamed Diamond's in 1947 in honor of the store's 50th anniversary. Consisting of one store in Park Central Mall in downtown Phoenix, Diamond's had expanded to twelve stores throughout the Southwest when in 1984 then owner, Dayton-Hudson Corporation, sold the chain to Dillard's. Locations Diamond's locations include Washington at 2nd Street, Phoenix (opened 1897) Park Central Mall, Phoenix (opened 1957) Thomas Mall, Phoenix (opened September 23, 1963) Tri City Mall, Mesa (opened 1968) Metrocenter Mall, Phoenix (opened 1973) Park Mall, Tucson (opened 1974) Scottsdale Fashion Square, Scottsdale (opened March 18, 1974) The Meadows, Las Vegas (opened 1978) Paradise Valley Mall, Phoenix (opened February 1979) Desert Sky Mall, Phoenix (opened 1981) Fiesta Mall, Mesa (opened 1979) Tucson Mall, Tucson (opened 1981) References External links Harold Diamond, A Pioneer Retailer Category:Companies based in Phoenix, Arizona Category:Defunct companies based in Arizona Category:Defunct department stores based in Arizona Category:Retail companies established in 1897 Category:Retail companies disestablished in 1984 Category:Target Corporation |
6,286 | Aristelliger | Aristelliger is a genus of Caribbean geckos, in the family Sphaerodactylidae commonly known as croaking geckos. Species Aristelliger barbouri – striped Caribbean gecko Aristelliger cochranae – Cochran's croaking gecko, Cochran's Caribbean gecko, Navassa gecko Aristelliger expectatus – Hispaniolan desert gecko Aristelliger georgeensis – St. George Island gecko Aristelliger hechti – Caicos gecko, Hecht's Caribbean gecko Aristelliger lar – Hispaniolan giant gecko, spotted Caribbean gecko Aristelliger nelsoni Aristelliger praesignis – Jamaican croaking gecko, Jamaican croaking lizard, woodslave Aristelliger reyesi - Reyes's Caribbean gecko Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Aristelliger. References Further reading Cope ED (1862). "On the Genera Panoplus, Centropyx, Aristelliger and Sphærodactylus ". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 13: 494-500. (Aristelliger, new genus, pp. 496–497). Category:Aristelliger Category:Lizard genera Category:Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope |
6,287 | Gibberifera hepaticana | Gibberifera hepaticana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Sichuan, Guizhou) and Japan. The wingspan is 12–18 mm. References Category:Moths described in 1994 Category:Eucosmini |
6,288 | Purling, New York | Purling is a hamlet in Greene County, New York, United States. The community is west-northwest of Catskill. Purling had a post office from September 7, 1894, until December 24, 2005; it still has its own ZIP code, 12470. References Category:Hamlets in Greene County, New York Category:Hamlets in New York (state) |
6,289 | Heavy (Iron Butterfly album) | Heavy is the debut studio album by the rock band Iron Butterfly, released in early 1968. The first two tracks, "Unconscious Power" and "Possession", were released as the respective sides of a single. Three of the group's members (Darryl DeLoach, Jerry Penrod, and Danny Weis) left the band shortly after the album was recorded, leaving Ingle and Bushy to find replacements. Despite being a debut album with no hit single to provide an entry point for the casual listener, Heavy was a commercial success, reaching number 78 on the Billboard Charts and eventually going Gold in the US. Cover art The album's artwork depicts the band members playing their instruments beside a large monument of a human ear. It was designed by Armando Busich (artwork) and Joe Ravetz (photography). Background Iron Butterfly had amassed a considerable body of material by the time Heavy was recorded, much of which was held over for later albums. In addition to the ten songs on Heavy, songs from this era include "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (later recorded for the album of the same name), "Lonely Boy", "Real Fright", "Filled with Fear" (all later recorded for Ball), "Evil Temptation" (an instrumental version of which was later used as the B-side to "Possession"), "It's All Up to You", and "Gloomy Day to Remember". Reception Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated Heavy three-and-a-half out of five stars. He stated that "most of the album was not particularly well written" but that "the band's overwhelmingly loud sonic attack occasionally made up for the weakness in the material." Track listing Personnel Iron Butterfly Ron Bushy – drums Darryl DeLoach – tambourine, vocals Doug Ingle – organ, vocals Jerry Penrod – bass, vocals Danny Weis – guitar Technical Brian Stone – producer Charles Greene – producer Armando Busich – artwork Joe Ravetz – photography Singles US singles "Don't Look Down on Me" (non-album track) b/w "Possession" (Early Version) "Unconscious Power" b/w "Possession" "Iron Butterfly Theme", "Possession" b/w "Get Out of My Life, Woman", "Unconscious Power" (Radio EP) International singles "Iron Butterfly Theme" b/w "So-Lo" References Category:Iron Butterfly albums Category:1968 debut albums Category:Atco Records albums Category:Albums produced by Charles Greene (producer) Category:Albums produced by Brian Stone Category:Albums recorded at Gold Star Studios |
6,290 | Borjgali | Borjgali (; also Borjgala or Borjgalo) is a Georgian symbol of the Sun with seven rotating wings. Etymology The term Borjgali is believed to derive from Megrelian word ბარჩხალი (barchkhali), which literally means "strong shining". Some other scholars believe that it has different origins. In old Megrelian borj means "time" and gal means "pass" or "flow". So the whole phrase would mean "the flow of time". Modern usage Nowadays, the symbol is used in Georgian IDs and passports, as well as on currency and by the Georgian Rugby Union. Georgian rugby team players are called ბორჯღალოსნები (borjgalosnebi), which means "Men bearing Borjgali". It was also used on the naval ensign of Georgia during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Georgian nationalists often use symbol to emphasize national pride. Gallery See also Armenian eternity sign Swastika Triskelion Western use of the swastika in the early 20th century References Further reading Symbol dictionary Historical Dictionary of Georgia, Alexander Mikaberidze T. Wilson „The swastika, the earliest known symbol and its migrations“ Wosh. 1990 Transcaucasian Banknotes, Arutiun Airapetian, p. 52 Category:Culture of Georgia (country) Category:Georgian words and phrases Category:Symbols Category:Rotational symmetry Category:National symbols of Georgia (country) |
6,291 | Plastic Man (disambiguation) | Plastic Man is a superhero from the Golden Age of Comic Books. Plastic Man may also refer to: "Plastic Man" (song), by the Kinks Stacey Augmon (born 1968), retired NBA star, with the nickname Plastic Man Plastician (born 1982), musician also known as Plasticman Richie Hawtin (born 1970), musician known as Plastikman Plastic Man (The Temptations song), 1973 from their album Masterpiece (The Temptations album) "Plastic Man", a song by Seether from Karma and Effect |
6,292 | Ian Stephens | Ian Stephens or Ian Stevens may refer to: Ian Stevens (art director) (active since 2003), English art director Ian Stephens (artist) (active since 1971), Australian artist Ian Stephens (editor) (1903–1984), editor of The Statesman, Kolkata, India Ian Stevens (footballer) (born 1966), English former footballer Ian Stephens (poet) (1955–1996), Canadian poet, journalist and musician Ian Stevens (rugby league), 1990s Wales rugby league footballer Ian Stephens (rugby player) (born 1952), former Wales international rugby union player Ian Stevens (rugby union) (born 1948), New Zealand rugby union footballer |
6,293 | Zdeněk Srstka | Zdeněk Srstka (26 September 1935, Prague – 29 July 2019) was a Czech actor, stuntman and weightlifter. He starred in the film Poslední propadne peklu under director Ludvík Ráža in 1982. He competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1960 Summer Olympics with the result of ninth place. References Category:Czech male film actors Category:Czech male television actors Category:1935 births Category:2019 deaths Category:Czech male weightlifters Category:Male actors from Prague Category:Weightlifters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic weightlifters of Czechoslovakia |
6,294 | The Addams Family | The Addams Family is a fictional household created by American cartoonist Charles Addams in 1938. The Addams Family originally included Gomez and Morticia Addams, their children Wednesday and Pugsley, close family members Uncle Fester and Grandmama, their butler Lurch, and Pugsley's pet octopus Aristotle. The dimly seen Thing (later a disembodied hand) was introduced in 1954, and Gomez's Cousin Itt and Morticia's pet lion Kitty Kat in 1964. The Addamses are a satirical inversion of the ideal 20th-century American family: an odd wealthy aristocratic clan who delight in the macabre and are seemingly unaware or unconcerned that other people find them bizarre or frightening. They originally appeared as an unrelated group of 150 single-panel cartoons, about half of which were originally published in The New Yorker between their debut in 1938 and Charles Addams' death in 1988. They have since been adapted to other media. In 1964, a live-action television series, starring John Astin and Carolyn Jones, premiered on ABC and subsequently inspired a 1977 television film and cameos from the cast in other shows. An unrelated animated series aired in 1973. The franchise was revived in the 1990s with a feature film series consisting of The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993). Both received nominations for Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Hugo Awards. For her role as Morticia, Anjelica Huston was twice nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, and Raul Julia (as Gomez), Christina Ricci (as Wednesday), Christopher Lloyd (as Fester), and Joan Cusack (as Fester's wife, Debbie Jellinsky, in the sequel) received multiple Saturn Award and American Comedy Award nominations for their portrayals. The films inspired a second animated series (1992–1993) which is set in the same fictional universe but with Astin reprising his role as the voice of Gomez. It was nominated for four Daytime Emmy Awards, including one for Astin. Following Julia's death, the series was rebooted with a 1998 direct-to-video film starring Tim Curry and Daryl Hannah, and a spin-off live-action television series (1998–1999). A decade later, a live musical adaptation featuring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth opened on Broadway and was nominated for two Tony Awards and eight Drama Desk Awards. The franchise has become a staple of popular culture and it has also spawned a video game series, academic books, and soundtracks which are based around its Grammy-nominated theme song. The family has had a profound influence on American comics, cinema and television, and it has also been seen as an inspiration for the goth subculture and its fashion. According to The Telegraph, the Addamses "are one of the most iconic families in American history, up there with the Kennedys". Similarly, Time has compared "the relevance and the cultural reach" of the family with those of the Kennedys and the Roosevelts, "so much a part of the American landscape that it's difficult to discuss the country's history [...] without mentioning them". For TV Guide, which listed the characters in the top ten of The 60 Greatest TV Families of All Time, the Addamses "provid[ed] the design for cartoonish clans to |
6,295 | Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel | Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel OFM Cap (1 December 1802 – 29 March 1891) was the Bishop of Toronto from 1847 to 1860 and the only French and non-English priest to hold the post. Early years Born in Château du Flachat, France he was the second son of Jean-Baptiste de Charbonnel, Comte de Charbonnel, and Marie-Claudine de Pradier. At the age of ten, he was sent to a school operated by the Basilian Fathers in Annonay. Despite his father's wish that he enter the military, at seventeen, he went to the Séminaire de Saint-Sulpice in Issy to study for the priesthood. He was ordained on 17 Dec. 1825. Charbonnel joined the Society of Saint-Sulpice in 1826 and became professor of dogmatic theology and scripture, teaching at Sulpician seminaries in Versailles, Bordeaux, Marseilles, and Lyons. Charbonnel's intervention during a workers' revolt in that Lyons in 1834 saved the city from destruction but he would not accept the cross of the Legion of Honour for this action. Canada Charbonnel repeatedly declined appointments as Vicar-General or coadjutor by the Bishops of Puiy, Autun, Limoges and Bordeaux, as well as Superior of the Seminary of Grenoble. To avoid such appointments, he decided to undertake missionary work in North America and came to the Séminaire de Saint-Sulpice in Montreal late in 1839. There he distinguished himself as a gifted preacher at large retreats before moving briefly to Baltimore, Maryland, about 1840 to study English. From 1840 to 1847 Charbonnel served as vicar at the parish of Our Lady of Montreal, working among the Irish immigrants. When the Governor General Sydenham suggested that he accept appointment to one of Britain's colonies, he responded "If I wished to be a bishop, I would not have left France." Charbonnel fell ill with typhus, and was recalled to France to convalesce. When Charbonnel was fully recovered, he accepted the position of professor of Theology in the Seminary of Aix in Provence. Bishop With the death of Bishop Michael Power of Toronto, the Canadian hierarchy asked the Propaganda in Rome to appoint Charbonnnel. Pope Pius IX consecrated him bishop in the Sistine Chapel on 26 May 1850. Bishop Charbonnel arrived in Toronto on 21 September 1850. He worked to give the diocese a stable pastoral and financial footing. An eloquent preacher Bishop Charbonnel nonetheless, never felt up to the responsibilities of bishop, because of the linguistic and cultural gap that existed between him and his flock. Much of the Toronto diocese's debt was retired using money from his paternal estate in France. During his ten-year episcopate, he built twenty-three churches, organized the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and founded important institutions: hospitals, orphanages, homes for the elderly and youth hostels. Bishop Charbonnel brought several religious communities to the diocese to look after education and social assistance, among others, the Christian Brothers, the Basilian Fathers, and the Sisters of St. Joseph. In 1856, he obtained the erection of the dioceses of London and Hamilton from that of Toronto. Charbonnel spent 13 months in Europe in 1857-1858 to preach on behalf of the Propagation of |
6,296 | Augustus Jesse Bowie Jr. | Augustus Jesse Bowie Jr. (December 10, 1872 – June 22, 1955, birth name Augustus Jesse Bowie III) was a pioneering American technology engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. His early innovations in large-capacity electrical switches, including the 1000lb. 287Kv disconnecting switch, were important in the spread of electrification on the West Coast of the United States during the 1910s-1920s, and became essential to the New Deal's mass-scale rural electrification efforts in the 1930s. Bowie was an 1896 graduate of the engineering program at MIT in Boston, the region of the United States was the center of innovation in and promulgation of electrification, which was primarily oriented towards centralized urban office/industrial use. Bowie, however, was born and bred in the San Francisco bay area of California, and his mass electrification innovations were put into use in that geographically spread out region first, allowing for the building of an electrical grid that would spawn a decentralized regional culture of technological innovation; a region eventually recognized as Silicon Valley. Bowie leveraged his many patents in business as the founder of San Francisco's Bowie Switch Company, located in the waterfront Dogpatch district. The Bowie Switch Company would directly supply and implement his large-capacity switches for the San Francisco metro area, Hoover Dam, and Grand Coulee Dam, among many others; and during World War II the company expanded in order to produce switches for the U.S. war effort. More a businessman and inventor than an academic, Bowie's relative paucity of published writing outside electrical engineering journals (and his extensive legacy of patents) kept him largely unheralded outside electrical engineering circles following his death in 1955, despite his pivotal role in mass-scale electrification of the western United States and the bay area/Silicon Valley in particular. Early life and Family Augustus Jesse Bowie III was born in San Francisco, California, and generally referred to himself as Augustus Jesse Bowie Jr. He was the grandson of Dr. Augustus Jesse Bowie (Oct. 23, 1815 – July 6, 1887), a descendant of the revolutionary period Scottish loyalist and Maryland plantation owner John Bowie. Dr. Bowie came to San Francisco in April 1849, lured by the booming economy of the California Gold Rush. An experienced orthopedic surgeon with the U.S. Navy as early as 1837, he set up a private practice in downtown San Francisco in 1851 and soon occupied a prominent place among San Francisco's arriviste elite. Named first surgeon at St. Mary's hospital in 1861 then Chair of Surgery in the Medical Department of the University of the Pacific in 1863, he was named to the then-new board of UC Regents in 1876. However, like his grandson AJ Bowie III, Dr. Bowie's lack of an academic publishing record kept him relatively under-recognized in historic terms. Augustus Jesse Bowie III's father, Augustus Jesse Bowie II (1845–1917) was Dr. Bowie's son, and was known as Augustus Jesse Bowie Jr. (as his own son would be later). In 1863, Augustus Jesse Bowie II received the first Bachelor of Arts degree to be awarded by San Francisco's St. Ignatius College, then went to Europe, receovog received a |
6,297 | Kapali Sastry | T.V. Kapali Sastry (* 3 September 1886 in Mylapore; † 17 August 1953 in Pondicherry) was an eminent Sanskrit scholar, author, translator and disciple of Sri Aurobindo. Biography Sastry was born in 1886 in a traditional Vedic family at Mylapore, Tamil Nadu. He received his early education at home in Sanskrit under the guidance of his father, who was a Sanskrit scholar at the Oriental Manuscripts Library in Madras. After completing his education, he became a Sanskrit teacher at a High School in Madras. At the age of twenty he came under the influence of Ganapati Muni, a prominent disciple of Ramana Maharshi and great scholar and poet, who passed on his vast knowledge and learning to Sastry. The latter got deeply immersed in Vedic and Tantric studies and published books and articles in English, Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit. After having been a disciple of Ramana Maharshi for some time, he went to Pondicherry in 1929 and became a disciple of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Mirra Alfassa). He studied deeply Sri Aurobindo's philosophy and writings, especially his interpretation of the Rig Veda which he explored comprehensively in several books.] Sastry died on 17 August 1953 in Pondicherry. Further reading M. P. Pandit Works of Kapali Sastry (Selection) English Lights on the Veda Sidelights on the Tantra Sri Aurobindo: Lights on the Teachings The Maharshi Gospel of the Gita Rig Bhashya Bhumika Sanskrit Rig Veda Bhashya (Siddhanjana) Matr-tattva-Prakasha Savitri Ahnikastava Tamil Agni Suktangal Sri Aravindar Vennira Sudaroli Telugu Matra Vakkulu Secondary Literature P. Raja (1993), M. P. Pandit. A Peep into his Past. Pondicherry, Dipti Publications, pp. 21–26 S. Ranade (1997), Madhav Panditji. Pondicherry, Dipti Publications, pp. 10–11 References Category:Indian Vedic scholars Category:1886 births Category:1953 deaths Category:Sri Aurobindo |
6,298 | Myanmar Youth Affairs Committee | Myanmar Youth Affairs Committee is a government committee for Myanmar Youths to become Multi-developed citizens . It was formed on the 22 May 2019 with 27 members. The committee is led by Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Dr Win Myat Aye. Many other Youth affairs committees were formed in each Region , District and Township to initiate youth policies and the committees are composed of officials from different government departments. Composition Myanmar Youth policy was drawn up for Myanmar Youths to become Multi-developed citizens by leading of Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Ministry of Health and Sport, Ministry of Education in cooperation with relating departments and also youth representatives including woman Person with disability in States and Regions , UN organizations, NGOs and INGOs. The drafting of the Myanmar Youth Policy was started on 9 May 2016. It has been drafted for youths. The formulation of a Myanmar Youth Policy for youth is one of the government’s 100 days projects.The draft was formulated by youths representatives from regions and states and the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Ministry of Health and Sports, Ministry of Education and United Nations agencies. In 21 May 2017, the first meeting of the work committee to ratify policy was held in Mingala Thiri Hotel , Nay Pyi Taw. It was attended by members of the committee, officials and representatives of departments of Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement and related organisations. This meeting is held for each ministry to discuss and suggest by sectors in the completed draft guidelines to be used in coordination with current policies, work processes and programmes. The Youth Policy Drafting Committee and Youth Policy Drafting Work Committee were formed and the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Ministry of Health and Sports and Ministry of Education cooperated to lead youth representatives . Many other work commitee were also formed in each State and Region. On 8 November 2017, Youth Policy was adopted by Cabinet. At 5 January 2018, it was released by State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi . This policy focusses on issues related to education, health, drug hazards, job opportunities, economics, political research, literature, arts and culture. it is prioritises programmes for disabled youth, orphans, migrant young workers, youth who are victims of war or natural disasters, transgender youths, young ethnic people, child soldiers, victims of human trafficking, drug addicts, victims of AIDS, sex workers and victims of child sex abuse. Under the policy, youths are defined as Myanmar citizens aged between 15 and 35 years. For Myanmar Youths to become Multi-developed citizens , Myanmar Youth Affairs Committee was formed on the 22 May 2019 with 27 members. Tasks and Responsibilities The Myanmar Youth Committee is responsible for carrying out the strategic plan under the Youth Policy. Youth Affairs Committees of Regions and States and Union level ministries or state governments; coordination of youth issues between local and international NGOs. At the Myanmar Youth Committee, the discussions submitted by regional or state committees must be presented. References Category:State and region |
6,299 | Chorbane | Chorbane is a town and commune in the Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 5,849. See also List of cities in Tunisia References Category:Populated places in Mahdia Governorate Category:Communes of Tunisia |
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