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7,300 | Break Up (song) | "Break Up" is the first single from Mario's fourth studio album D.N.A.. It features and was co-written by Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett with production and additional writing from Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford. The single was first premiered on the radio station V-103 at March 30, 2009 with Greg Street. Background and composition According to Mario, "it's a little bit of everything on this record. That’s why I love it. Sean is like a brother to me. He knows me. So, when he did this record, he was definitely thinking about me. It’s a club record and every man has experienced this situation before. It’s like why would you want to break up with me when you gon’ get the same thing with the next man. But, he ain’t gon do it as fly as I can. I can't wait to perform it. It's going to be a movie. Look for the movie! We’re not calling this a single or a video, we’re calling it a movie." The song, mixed by Fabian, was composed using a loop from Image-Line's FL Studio software named "flute riff." The drums are simplistic and resemble Bangladesh's previous productions such as Beyoncé's "Diva" and Lil Wayne's "A Milli". Some vocals in the chorus sample Surf Club's "I Can't Miss". Critical reception The song received mixed to positive reviews from critics. newmusicreviews said: "The beat is kinda iffy at some points, and the moves from R&B to Hip-Hop seem a little forced, but for the most part the track is decent. 7/10". Burmy from DjBooth.net speaks that "While Gucci Mane‘s guest verse (no, this is not some late April Fools’ joke) might seem unnecessary to some, Sean Garrett's writing and background vocals, together with Bangladesh's repetitive, percussion-heavy beat (similar to his work on A Milli and Diva) add up to what could be one of the most widely-spun singles of spring/summer ‘09!". Other versions Various unofficial remixes were made with Mario, Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett still included: one with Bow Wow, another with Nicki Minaj and the last featuring Rick Ross and Young Breed. American rapper Tyga made a freestyle of the song. R&B singer Trey Songz released a version called "Wake Up" with changed lyrics. Lil Wayne also did a remix on his No Ceilings mixtape. Music video The music video for "Break Up" was shot in the second week of June, as Sean Garrett stated, most of the video was filmed in a new complex, which boasted top of the line architecture, was on the harbor, and had a view of the city of Baltimore with director Chris Robinson. The scenes that were shot on the bedroom was actually Mario's bedroom from his house and Mario stated he felt a little feeling of invasion of privacy because he's not used to being with a girl in bed while having cameras around. Audra Simmons of RichGirl, is the girl who plays the role of Mario's girlfriend who wants to break up with him. In the video it is shown that they argue and he isn't a trustworthy |
7,301 | List of fictional colors | Fictional colors are the imaginary perceptions of colors that do not exist for humans. They may include colors as perceived by fictional aliens, or colors that are imagined to be perceptible by humans under imaginary circumstances, based on real or imaginary electromagnetic radiation or imaginary alternate forms of radiation. Named colors Sub-red, superviolet, paryl and chi are colors beyond the visible spectrum in Brent Weeks' Lightbringer Series. Sub-red and superviolet are equivalent to real-world infrared and ultraviolet. Paryl is as far below sub-red as chi is above superviolet and thus these two colors are at the two extremes of the spectrum (sub-red being below red and superviolet being above violet). These four colors are only visible to Chromaturgical Drafters of that color. Paryl and chi drafters are so rare that these two colors have become mythical. Brent Weeks has confirmed that Paryl's real world equivalent is millimetre waves and chi's is x-rays. Actinic is a new use of an older word by Larry Niven in The Ringworld Engineers for the alien sensation of color in vision-damaging ultraviolet light – for example, as seen in welding-torch light (see Actinism). The term "actinic light" was also used in E.E. Smith's Lensmen series to describe UV light, and in the novel Forlorn Hope to describe the effect of a military laser weapon upon a cloud of mercury droplets. Actinic was also mentioned in Ambrose Bierce's short story The Damned Thing (short story) published in 1898. It simply referred to a color that humans cannot see. Ultra Indigo was a color and plot point in an episode of the television series Eureka, possessing the power to decelerate other photons and distort time. Amarklor and Kalish are colors in the ultraviolet range seen by Klingons in the Star Trek novel Pawns and Symbols by Majliss Larson. In this story, Klingons see amarklor between violet and kalish, but see the color red as black. Garrow and Infra-White – colors invented in the Nebulous episode "Madness Is a Strange Color". Both colors affect the human mind in odd ways, either destroying or creating sanity. Professor Nebulous claims that he discovered Infra-White by looking underneath and behind the visible spectrum. Fuligin – both a color and a textile having that color, associated with the Guild of Torturers in Gene Wolfe's book The Shadow of the Torturer. The color is defined as "the color that is darker than black" and also as "the color of soot". In comparison, see the real colors super black and vantablack. Mull and glow – an infrared and an ultraviolet color seen by future humans in Victor Emmanuel's The Messiah of the Cylinder (1917). Hooloovoo – a superintelligent shade of the color blue in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams. In Life, the Universe and Everything, Adams mentions Agrajag's lair as being painted in "the whole spectrum of eye-defying colors from Ultra Violent to Infra Dead, taking in Liver Purple, Loathsome Lilac, Matter Yellow, Burnt Hombre and Gan Green on the way." Octarine – the color of magic in the Discworld fantasy |
7,302 | Charlie Graham | Charles Henry Graham (April 24, 1878 – August 29, 1948), known as "Uncle Charlie", was an American baseball catcher, manager and team owner. Listed at , 190 lb., Graham batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Santa Clara, California. Graham played and coached for Santa Clara College before entering Major League Baseball during the 1906 season with the Boston Americans. In one season career, he was a .233 hitter (21-for-90) with one home run and 12 RBI in 30 games, including 10 runs, one double, and one stolen base. Following his majors career, he played and coached in the minor leagues. In 1918, Graham became manager and part owner of the PCL San Francisco Seals. He managed until 1921 and eventually took control of front office. Under his management the Seals moved to their own park, Seals Stadium, in 1931. The Seals won pennants in 1922, 1923, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1935 and 1946, to become one of the most successful teams in PCL history. Their rosters included several future major league stars, such as Earl Averill, Joe DiMaggio, Smead Jolley and Paul Waner, as well as Lefty O'Doul as the team's manager. In 1946 the Seals had a new co-owner, Paul Fagan, who eventually bought the team outright from Graham. Graham died in San Francisco, California, at age 70. A dormitory at Santa Clara University is named in his honor. One of his sons, Robert A. Graham joined the Jesuits and became a leading authority on the Vatican's World War II history. References External links Retrosheet Category:1878 births Category:1948 deaths Category:Major League Baseball catchers Category:Boston Americans players Category:Santa Clara Broncos baseball coaches Category:Minor league baseball executives Category:Minor league baseball managers Category:San Jose (minor league baseball) players Category:San Jose Brewers players Category:Stockton Wasps players Category:Pueblo Indians players Category:San Francisco Wasps players Category:Sacramento Gilt Edges players Category:Sacramento Senators players Category:Tacoma Tigers players Category:Sacramento Cordovas players Category:Sacramento Sacts players Category:Sacramento Solons managers Category:San Francisco Seals (baseball) managers Category:Santa Clara University alumni Category:Sportspeople from Santa Clara, California Category:Baseball players from California |
7,303 | Atelierhaus Salzamt | The Atelierhaus Salzamt is a cultural institution in the city of Linz, Austria since mid-2009. Their goal is to promote international artist exchange programs in the field of fine arts. The house, emerged from the former “Salzstadl”, is centrally located directly at the Danube and is used as a residence and work opportunity for local and foreign artists. The house offers among other things 5 apartments, 9 studios and an exhibition hall. The city of Linz invested 4 million Euro for buying, renovating and adapting the building. The building The house was built in 1706 as imperial salt chamber on the southern bank of the Danube as a three-storey building. According to its time of origin it shows many baroque features. Aisles, exhibition room and some other rooms have cross-vaulted ceilings. Where the outside walls are built on the former city walls they are up to 2 meters thick. Because the building is subject to the monument protection they took care of the best possible preservation of the original structure while renovating it till 2009. Thus, for example, the original plaster ceilings and wooden floors have been preserved in many rooms. Also the beams of the roof construction remained unchanged. The layout of the complex resembles the lowercase letter "h", where the total floor area is approximately 1,400 square meters. On the ground floor, next to the premises of the Atelierhaus, a restaurant run by an external tenant is lodged. In summer, a well-enclosed courtyard with an arcade is used as a dining area. To accommodate the building equipment and sanitation facilities a basement was built subsequently. Purpose and aim The aim of the facility is to give young international and local artists the opportunity to work unencumbered by the normal everyday life in a new environment, to exchange ideas with colleagues and work together. For this purpose they will get an apartment and a studio provided during their stay for 1 up to 6 months. In addition the artists will receive a grant for covering their living expenses. If required and possible tools and equipment can be lent. The resulting artworks will be presented in the exhibition hall. External links Category:Buildings and structures in Linz Category:Austrian culture Category:Tourist attractions in Linz Category:Art museums and galleries in Austria |
7,304 | Egma Sinkhole | EGMA Sinkhole (), a.k.a. Peynirlikönü Sinkhole, is a sinkhole and the deepest cave in Turkey. It is located at Sugözü village of Anamur, Mersin. The sinkhole is deep and long. EGMA is an acronym that stands for Evren Günay - Mehmet Ali Özel. The cave was discovered and first explored in 1993 by the Boğaziçi University Speleological Society (BÜMAK). A flash flood caused explorer Mehmet Ali Özel to lose his life inside the cave in 2001. In 2004, with the help of members of the Bulgarian Speleological Federation, the BÜMAK team recovered Mehmet Ali's body and also reached the deepest point of the cave. See also List of sinkholes of Turkey References External links The article and photos about the 2004 expedition in National Geographic Türkiye BÜMAK Home Page Bulgarian Speleological Federation Home Page Category:Caves of Turkey Category:Wild caves Category:Sinkholes of Turkey Category:Anamur District Category:Landforms of Mersin Province |
7,305 | Untamed (Yankee Grey album) | Untamed is the debut album of the American country music band Yankee Grey. It was released in 1999 (see 1999 in country music) on Monument Records Nashville. The album produced three chart singles on the Billboard country charts. In order of release, these were "All Things Considered" at number 8, "Another Nine Minutes" at number 15, and "This Time Around" at number 43. The fourth and final single, which was the title track, failed to chart. By 2000, Yankee Grey were dropped from Monument's roster, and frontman Tim Hunt left due to vocal complications. Track listing "All Things Considered" (Tim Hunt) – 2:40 "Another Nine Minutes" (Tom Douglas, Billy Crain, Tim Buppert) – 3:10 "This Time Around" (Hunt) – 3:57 "I Should've Listened to Me" (Hunt, Steve Bogard, Rick Giles) – 3:30 "Untamed" (Hunt, Chris Gantry) – 3:06 "This Ain't It" (Wally Wilson, Paul Nelson, Larry Boone) – 2:47 "That Would Be Me" (Hunt, Rick Bowles, David Malloy) – 3:18 "There's Only One" (Joe Caverlee, Jerry Hughes, Kelly Shiver) – 4:32 "I Know How You Feel" (Hunt, Josh Leo, Robert Ellis Orrall) – 2:59 "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" (Hunt, Crain) – 3:05 Personnel Compiled from liner notes. Yankee Grey Matthew Basford – lead guitar, background vocals David Buchanan – bass guitar, background vocals Joe Caverlee – fiddle, background vocals Kevin Griffin – drums, background vocals Jerry Hughes – keyboards, background vocals Tim Hunt – rhythm guitar, lead vocals Additional musicians John Catchings - cello on "This Time Around" David Hoffner - strings Josh Leo - additional electric guitar on "Another Nine Minutes" and "I Know How You Feel" Robert Ellis Orrall - background vocals on "I Know How You Feel" and "All Things Considered" Joe Perry - slide guitar on "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" Tom Roady - percussion Biff Watson - acoustic guitar on all tracks except "This Time Around" Technical Ben Fowler - engineering Josh Leo - production (all tracks) Robert Ellis Orrall - production (all tracks) Ronnie Thomas - production ("All Things Considered" only), associate production, mastering Hank Williams - mastering Chart performance References Category:1999 debut albums Category:Monument Records albums Category:Albums produced by Josh Leo Category:Yankee Grey albums |
7,306 | 1949 Utah State Aggies football team | The 1949 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State University in the Skyline Six Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their first season under head coach George Melinkovich, the Aggies compiled a 3–7 record (1–3 against Skyline opponents), finished fifth in the Skyline Six Conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 211 to 105. Prior the 1949 season, Dick Romney retired as Utah State's head football coach after 30 years in the position. Schedule References Utah State Category:Utah State Aggies football seasons Utah State Aggies football |
7,307 | Twelvemile Corner, Illinois | Twelvemile Corner is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Illinois, United States. Twelvemile Corner is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 30 and Illinois Route 251, north of Compton. References Category:Unincorporated communities in Lee County, Illinois Category:Unincorporated communities in Illinois |
7,308 | Calvin Smith Jr. | Calvin Smith Jr. (born December 10, 1987) is an American athlete who specialises in the 200m and 400m. He is the son of former world record-holder, world champion, Olympic medalist and National Track & Field Hall of Famer, Calvin Smith Sr. He is an All-American for University of Florida. He’s earned 18 All-America titles, the most in University of Florida track and field history. He was also a part of the 2010 NCAA indoor national championship team and was an alternate in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on the United States 4x400 relay although he did not compete. He won gold medals in the relay at three consecutive World Indoor Championships starting in 2012. References External links Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:American male sprinters Category:Florida Gators men's track and field athletes Category:IAAF world indoor record holders (relay) Category:African-American male track and field athletes Category:World Athletics Indoor Championships winners |
7,309 | 18S | 18S may refer to: 18S ribosomal RNA 18S rRNA (adenine1779-N6/adenine1780-N6)-dimethyltransferase 18SEH See also S18 (disambiguation) |
7,310 | Herbert A. Donovan Jr. | Herbert Alcorn Donovan Jr. (born July 14, 1931) is a bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. He was consecrated on September 22, 1980. References Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2015 External links Bishop Herbert A. Donovan named to new post for Anglican Communion relations Category:1931 births Category:Living people Category:Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America Category:Place of birth missing (living people) |
7,311 | Teatro Municipal | Teatro Municipal, Theatro Municipal, Théâtre Municipal or Teatro Municipale may refer to: Théâtre municipal d'Albi Teatro Municipal de Caracas Teatro Municipal de Chacao Théâtre municipal de Grenoble Théâtre municipal du Mans Théâtre municipal de Mont-de-Marsan Théâtre municipal d'Orange Teatro Municipal de Puerto Cabello Teatro Municipal de Valencia Teatro Municipal (Lima) Theatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro) Teatro Municipal (Santiago) Theatro Municipal (São Paulo) Teatro Municipal (San Nicolás de los Arroyos) Teatro Municipale (Piacenza) Teatro Municipale (Reggio Emilia) |
7,312 | Andrzej Kopiczyński | Andrzej Kopiczyński (15 April 1934 – 13 October 2016) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television between 1958 and 2016. Selected filmography Copernicus (1973) Czterdziestolatek (1974-1977) Korczak (1990) With Fire and Sword (1999) References External links Category:1934 births Category:2016 deaths Category:People from Międzyrzec Podlaski Category:Polish male film actors Category:Polish male television actors Category:Polish male stage actors |
7,313 | San Pedro Pirates FC | San Pedro Pirates Football Club is a Belizean football team. The team is based in San Pedro Town. Their home stadium is Ambergris Stadium. The team competed in the 2017–18 edition of the Premier League of Belize for the first time. Current squad References Category:Football clubs in Belize Category:Association football clubs established in 2017 Category:2017 establishments in Belize |
7,314 | Nabis lovetti | Nabis lovetti is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. References Category:Nabidae |
7,315 | 2018 Lale Cup – Singles | Başak Eraydın was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie. Sabina Sharipova won the title, defeating Elena Rybakina in the final, 7–6(7–0), 6–4. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References Main Draw Lale Cup - Singles |
7,316 | Jackson Township, Washington County, Indiana | Jackson Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,116 and it contained 846 housing units. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.65%) is land and (or 0.35%) is water. Unincorporated towns Martinsburg at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Adjacent townships Pierce Township (north) Polk Township (northeast) Wood Township, Clark County (east) Greenville Township, Floyd County (southeast) Morgan Township, Harrison County (southwest) Posey Township (west) Howard Township (northwest) Cemeteries The township contains four cemeteries: Goss, Hiestand, Martinsburg and Rickerd. Lakes Palmyra Lake School districts East Washington School Corporation Political districts Indiana's 9th congressional district State House District 73 State Senate District 47 References United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS) IndianaMap External links Indiana Township Association United Township Association of Indiana Category:Townships in Washington County, Indiana Category:Townships in Indiana |
7,317 | 1970 FAMAS Awards | The 18thFilipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1970 for the Outstanding Achievements for the year 1969. Pinagbuklod ng Langit by United Brothers Productions was a movie about the life and love story of then President Ferdinand Marcos and First Lady Imelda Marcos won the most awards with 8 wins including the FAMAS Award for Best Picture and Best Director for Eddie Garcia. Garcia also won the Best Supporting Actor Award for the movie Dugo ng Bayani. Awards Major Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface. Special Awardee References External links FAMAS Awards Category:FAMAS Award FAMAS FAMAS |
7,318 | Horst Deichfuß | Horst Deichfuß (11 April 1925 – 6 October 1989) was a German writer. Life Born in Halberstadt, In 1943 Deichfuß was drafted for military service and in 1945/46 was a US-American or British prisoner of war. After his return from captivity in 1947 he passed the Abitur. He then worked as a mailman for the Deutsche Post der DDR. In 1948 he joined the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. In 1955 he founded a cultural group at the Deutsche Post in Halle. In 1961 he completed a correspondence course in postal economics at the engineering school "Rosa Luxemburg" in Leipzig. From 1963 to 1965 Deichfuß studied at the German Institute for Literature in Leipzig. In 1965/66 he was a lecturer for theatre and literature at the Halle City Council. From 1966 to 1969 he was the district secretary of the Writers' Association Halle. From 1967 to 1972 he headed a . From 1969 he was active as a freelance author. Deichfuß died in Halle after a short severe illness at the age of 64. Work Serpentinen (novel). , Halle (Saale) 1962. Anna Mater. Drei Frauenschicksale (tales). List, Leipzig 1971. Die Nagelprobe (novel). List, Leipzig 1974. Wiederaufnahme (novel). List, Leipzig 1977 Windmacher (novel). List, Leipzig 1983. Rumänische Rhapsodie. Literarische Skizzen. Verlag der Nation, Berlin 1987. References Further reading Kurt Böttcher (editor): Meyers Taschenlexikon. Schriftsteller der DDR. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1974, . Gabriele Baumgartner, Dieter Hebig (editor): Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ/DDR. 1945–1990. Volume 1: Abendroth – Lyr. K. G. Saur, Munich 1996, , . Wilhelm Kosch et al. (editors): Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Band 6: Deeg – Dürrenfeld. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2004, , Sp. 25f. Rüdiger Bernhardt: Schreibende Arbeiter der DDR zwischen Arbeiter- und Gesellschaftskultur. In Dominique Herbet (editor): Culture ouvrière. Arbeiterkultur. Mutations d’une réalité complexe en Allemagne du XIXe au XXIe siècle. Presses universitaires du Septentrion, Villeneuve-d’Ascq 2011, , (zu Deichfuß, S. 125f.) External links Portrait Category:1925 births Category:1989 deaths Category:People from Halberstadt Category:20th-century German writers Category:Socialist Unity Party of Germany members |
7,319 | Vieure | Vieure is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Population See also Communes of the Allier department References INSEE Category:Communes of Allier Category:Allier communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia |
7,320 | Student lounge | Student lounges are rooms located within thousands of schools, colleges and universities, designed to give students a space for relaxation and study. Design contest The University of Texas held a contest to design its student lounges. The design of some student lounges have even won awards for the architects for their creations. Impact A 2003 study on the success of female physics majors found that the existence of a well-maintained student lounge was a marker of high success rates. Several studies conducted regarding gossip patterns have chosen the student lounge as an excellent choice for an unregulated environment. It has been noted that distance-learning courses should strive to provide a similar environment for casual conversation. See also Common room Student activity center References Category:Rooms Lounge |
7,321 | Yadavrao Tasgaonkar Institute of Engineering & Technology | Yadavrao Tasgaonkar Institute of Engineering & Technology is an engineering college located in Bhivpuri Road, Karjat of Raigad district. It is a private engineering college founded in 2005-06 by Dr. Nandkumar Yadavrao Tasgaonkar and is a part of the Saraswati Education Society. The college has seven departments: Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Bio Medical Engineering. Campus The campus is located in the foothills of Matheran, on a 125-acre campus. Facilities include: Library Fully equipped laboratories Swimming pool Sports room Gym Cafeteria Lawns Gazebos Tennis court Volleyball court Basketball court Football ground Computer room Workshop area Auditorium Quadrangle Vitthal mandir Water coolers Hostel Intakes Festivals Aagman Aagman is the fresher’s party for students of F.E & DSE. The main aim of this party is to give a warm welcome to the newcomers. It is accompanied with many colourful events and programs like ramp walk, traditional, fusion, and western dances, exhilarating singing performances, and splendid decoration. Crystal Crystal is an annual cultural festival of the college held in the even semesters. Area 244 Area 244 is an annual intercollegiate technical festival of the college held in February or March. Every year thousands of students participate in this event from all across Mumbai region. http://www.area244.org Hostels Hostel facilities are provided in general for outstation students. However, if accommodation is still available after allotments, then students located far off from Bhivpuri Road, Karjat but within Mumbai and Navi Mumbai are also considered. The hostel facilities are provided separately for girls and boys with not more than three students per room. The hostels are self-sufficient with facilities like catering, sports, television, medical, dhobi, barber, etc. Banking facilities are being planned within campus. Sweepers are available to clean the room. Iron is officially allowed to use. LPG stove is provided in the hostel for the girls to prepare tea and coffee. T.V. is available for individual blocks. Water is available 24 hours. Fax machine is available. Courier service is provided. Cease fire is available separately for hostel. Generator backup is available 24 hrs. Wifi is available. Hostel Capacity For Girls-82 Rooms & more under construction For Boys-129 Rooms & more under construction Principal and campus directors Placements The major objective of placement cell is to identify the talented and qualified professionals before they complete their education. They provide employment opportunities to students who are pursuing or in the final stage of completing the course. Various aptitude tests are conducted throughout the year. Sister institutes Saraswati Education Society Yadavrao Tasgaonkar College of Engineering & Management (YTCEM) Saraswati Education Society Group of Institutions, Faculty of Engineering See also University of Mumbai List of Mumbai Colleges External links Official Website University of Mumbai Category:Educational institutions established in 2005 Category:Engineering colleges in Maharashtra Category:Engineering colleges in Mumbai Category:Affiliates of the University of Mumbai Category:Education in Raigad district |
7,322 | Semantic differential | Semantic Differential (SD) is a type of a rating scale designed to measure the connotative meaning of objects, events, and concepts. The connotations are used to derive the attitude towards the given object, event or concept. Osgood's Semantic Differential was an application of his more general attempt to measure the semantics or meaning of words, particularly adjectives, and their referent concepts. The respondent is asked to choose where his or her position lies, on a scale between two polar adjectives (for example: "Adequate-Inadequate", "Good-Evil" or "Valuable-Worthless"). Semantic differentials can be used to measure opinions, attitudes and values on a psychometrically controlled scale. Theoretical background Nominalists and realists Theoretical underpinnings of Charles E. Osgood's semantic differential have roots in the medieval controversy between the nominalists and realists. Nominalists asserted that only real things are entities and that abstractions from these entities, called universals, are mere words. The realists held that universals have an independent objective existence. Osgood’s theoretical work also bears affinity to linguistics and general semantics and relates to Korzybski's structural differential. Use of adjectives The development of this instrument provides an interesting insight into the broader area between linguistics and psychology. People have been describing each other since they developed the ability to speak. Most adjectives can also be used as personality descriptors. The occurrence of thousands of adjectives in English is an attestation of the subtleties in descriptions of persons and their behavior available to speakers of English. Roget's Thesaurus is an early attempt to classify most adjectives into categories and was used within this context to reduce the number of adjectives to manageable subsets, suitable for factor analysis. Factors of Evaluation, Potency, and Activity Osgood and his colleagues performed a factor analysis of large collections of semantic differential scales and found three recurring attitudes that people use to evaluate words and phrases: evaluation, potency, and activity. Evaluation loads highest on the adjective pair 'good-bad'. The 'strong-weak' adjective pair defines the potency factor. Adjective pair 'active-passive' defines the activity factor. These three dimensions of affective meaning were found to be cross-cultural universals in a study of dozens of cultures. This factorial structure makes intuitive sense. When our ancestors encountered a person, the initial perception had to be whether that person represents a danger. Is the person good or bad? Next, is the person strong or weak? Our reactions to a person markedly differ if perceived as good and strong, good and weak, bad and weak, or bad and strong. Subsequently, we might extend our initial classification to include cases of persons who actively threaten us or represent only a potential danger, and so on. The evaluation, potency and activity factors thus encompass a detailed descriptive system of personality. Osgood's semantic differential measures these three factors. It contains sets of adjective pairs such as warm-cold, bright-dark, beautiful-ugly, sweet-bitter, fair-unfair, brave-cowardly, meaningful-meaningless. The studies of Osgood and his colleagues revealed that the evaluative factor accounted for most of the variance in scalings, and related this to the idea of attitudes. Subsequent studies: factors of Typicality-Reality, Complexity, Organisation and Stimulation Studies using the |
7,323 | SciTech Software | SciTech Software, Inc. was a privately held software company based in Chico, California. Founded by Kendall Bennett in 1996, SciTech Software, Inc. developed many popular graphics device driver programs for the PC, ranging from UniVESA (later renamed to UniVBE) to SciTech Display Doctor and SciTech SNAP Graphics and SciTech SNAP Audio. It is now acquired by Alt Richmond Inc. References Category:Software companies established in 1996 Category:Privately held companies based in California Category:Software companies based in California Category:Software companies of the United States |
7,324 | Philochortus neumanni | Philochortus neumanni, known commonly as Neumann's orangetail lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. Etymology The specific name, neumanni, is in honor of German ornithologist Oscar Neumann. Geographic range P. neumanni is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Description Dorsally, P. neumanni is brown or blackish with six narrow yellow stripes. Ventrally, it is white. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about . The tail is very long, about . Reproduction P. neumanni is oviparous. References Further reading Arnold EN (1986). "A Key and Annotated Checklist to the Lizards and Amphibaenians of Arabia". Fauna of Saudi Arabia 8: 385–535. Matschie P (1893). "Ueber einege von Herrn O N bei Aden gesammelte und beobachtete Säugethiere, Reptilien und Amphibien ". Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1893: 24–31. (Philochortus neumanni, new species, pp. 30-31). (in German and Latin). Category:Philochortus Category:Reptiles described in 1893 Category:Taxa named by Paul Matschie |
7,325 | Aciduliprofundum | Aciduliprofundum is a genus of the Euryarchaeota. A. boonei, is an extremophile, a thermoacidophilic archaeon that lives in oceanic deep-sea hydrothermal vents, that has been shown to produce antibiotics against common pathogenic bacteria. It is one of a group of euryarchaeotes classed as DHVE2 – deep-sea hydrothermal vent euryarchaeotic 2, and the only one to be isolated. It is extremely widespread and yet has not been able to be cultivated. For this reason it may sometimes have the taxonomic addition of Candidatus to its name - meaning a candidate for, until proven. References Further reading Scientific journals Scientific books Scientific databases External links Category:Archaea genera Category:Antibiotics Category:Euryarchaeota |
7,326 | Jeffrey T. Parsons | Jeffrey T. Parsons is an American psychologist, researcher, and educator; he was a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Hunter College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) and was the Director of Hunter College’s Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training, which he founded in 1996. Parsons was trained as a developmental psychologist and applied this training to understand health, with a particular emphasis on HIV prevention and treatment. He was known for his research on HIV risk behaviors of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM), HIV-related syndemics, and sexual compulsivity. He resigned his positions at CUNY on July 3, 2019, following a year-long university investigation of misconduct allegations against him. Education and training Parsons received his B.A. in Psychology from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA in 1988 with a minor in Theatre Arts. He went on to complete an M.A. in 1990 and Ph.D. in 1992 in Developmental Psychology from the University of Houston in Houston, TX. While there, he worked with Dr. Alexander Siegel on understanding the health risk behaviors of adolescents, with a primary focus on substance use. Research Parsons was a nationally and internationally recognized expert in HIV prevention and treatment, having been particularly influential on understanding health risk behaviors associated with HIV transmission and HIV-related health outcomes for GBMSM. He was a pioneer in understanding the etiology and consequences of sexual compulsivity (now often referred to as hypersexuality) for GBMSM as well as having produced influential work on topics ranging from understanding intentional condomless sex (i.e., barebacking) and methamphetamine use to developing efficacious interventions to reduce substance use and HIV-related health risk behaviors. Parsons developed an intervention for young GBMSM that showed an effect at reducing both substance use and sexual risk and was the first intervention for this population designated as a "Best Evidence" Effective Behavioral Intervention (EBI) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S. Parsons authored and co-authored more than 320 peer-reviewed publications, more than 500 conference abstracts, and 11 book chapters as well as having been Editor of one book; his work has received extensive popular media coverage. Parsons was funded by several federal research grants between 1990 and 2019. In 1996, he founded the Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training (CHEST) to “conduct research to identify and promote strategies that prevent the spread of HIV and improve the lives of people living with HIV.” Since that time, Parsons received more than $55 million USD in funding as Principal Investigator from the National Institutes of Health (including the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other federal agencies. Career Parsons was appointed as a Research Psychologist at the Mount Sinai Hemophilia Treatment Center in New York City from 1991 to 1997 and an Assistant Professor in |
7,327 | Florianopolitan dialect | Florianopolitan dialect, informally called manezês or manezinho, is a variety of Brazilian Portuguese heavily influenced by (and often considered an extension of) the Azorean dialect. It is spoken by inhabitants of Florianópolis (the capital of Santa Catarina state) of full or predominant Azorean descent and in cities near the capital but with slight variations. The dialect was originally brought by immigrants from Azores who founded several settlements in the Santa Catarina island from the 18th century onwards. The isolation of their settlements made Florianopolitan differ significantly from both Standard European and Brazilian Portuguese. Once widely spoken in the Santa Catarina island, the Florianopolitan dialect is now almost restricted to the traditional Azorean settlements, and the standard Brazilian Portuguese became the predominant variant for the island inhabitants, many of which come from other parts of Santa Catarina state, other Brazilian states, or even other countries. Phonology Florianopolitan is not a uniform dialect, and there are many variations, depending on the community and generation of the speaker. However, here are several principal characteristics of the Florianopolitan dialect speech: An 's' is often pronounced before a 'c', 'p', 'qu', or 'e'. It is also pronounced at the end of a word, very softly. The phrase as festas (the parties) is thus pronounced or . An 's', before a 'd', 'm' or 'n', is pronounced . Thus, mesma (same) is pronounced . and are pronounced respectively as and even before . In most of Southeastern Brazil, they are affricates and . Both word-initial and preconsonantal are glottal , but there is some variation. Some speakers, the older generations, use an alveolar trill , as in Spanish, Galician, old varieties and some rural developments of European Portuguese, and some other Southern Brazilian Portuguese dialects. Others pronounce it as a uvular trill or a voiceless dorsal fricative, velar or uvular . As in Caipira dialects and most speakers of Fluminense dialect, word-final is deleted unless the next word is without a pause and starts with a vowel. Forms of address The Florianopolitan dialect retains forms of address that are obsolete elsewhere in Brazil. Tu is used, along with its corresponding verb forms, to address people of the same or lesser age, social or professional status, or to show intimacy, as between relatives or friends. "Você" is reserved for outsiders or to people of lesser status to stress lack of intimacy. Usage is obsolete in most of Brazil but is not exclusive of Florianópolis. O senhor/A senhora is used to address people of a greater age or status or to preserve a respectful distance. In many families, children (especially adult children) address their parents this way (Standard Portuguese, used in all of Brazil). Indirect third-person address can be used for those of an intermediate status, especially if one wants to be affectionate or welcoming. A solicitous grandchild might ask, "A avó quer mais café?" A respectful student could say, "O professor pode repetir a pergunta?" A 30-year-old man entering a shop for the first time will be greeted, "Que queria o moço?" (in European Portuguese). Vocabulary See also Brazilian |
7,328 | List of shipwrecks in 1967 | The list of shipwrecks in 1967 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1967. January 1 January 2 January 4 January 9 January 10 January 11 January 13 January 17 January 19 January 21 January 23 January 25 January Unknown date February 6 February 17 February 21 February 23 February 27 February 28 February Unknown date March 8 March 12 March 14 March 15 March 17 March 18 March 20 March 23 March 24 March 27 March 29 March April 11 April 16 April 18 April 28 April May 4 May 6 May 16 May 19 May 24 May 25 May June 2 June 5 June 8 June 9 June 10 June 11 June 14 June 15 June 16 June 17 June 19 June 23 June 24 June 26 June Unknown date July 1 July 3 July 5 July 6 July 11 July 12 July 13 July 14 July 17 July 18 July 20 July 23 July 26 July 31 July August 2 August 10 August 11 August 13 August 14 August 20 August 22 August 24 August 27 August 29 August September 4 September 5 September 6 September 10 September 15 September 16 September 18 September 19 September 20 September October 5 October 9 October 10 October 12 October 16 October 17 October 20 October 21 October 24 October Unknown date November 3 November 5 November 6 November 14 November 16 November 22 November 23 November 30 November December 1 December 3 December 6 December 7 December 12 December 13 December 15 December 19 December 20 December 21 December 23 December 30 December 31 December Unknown date References See also 1967 Ships |
7,329 | Peace in the Valley | "Peace in the Valley" is a 1937 song written by Thomas A. Dorsey, originally for Mahalia Jackson. The song became a hit in 1951 for Red Foley and the Sunshine Boys, reaching number seven on the Country & Western Best Seller chart. It was among the first gospel recordings to sell one million copies. Foley's version was a 2006 entry into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. In 1950, it was one of the first songs recorded by a young Sam Cooke, during his tenure as lead singer of the Soul Stirrers. After the success of Red Foley's interpretation, Jo Stafford recorded the song for her 1954 gospel album Garden of Prayer. The song achieved mass coverage during Elvis Presley's third and final appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on January 6, 1957. Before an audience estimated at 54.6 million viewers, Presley closed the show by dedicating the song to the 250,000 refugees fleeing Hungary after the 24 and 31 October 1956 double-invasion of that country by the Soviet Union. Because he also requested that immediate aid be sent to lessen their plight, the appeal in turn yielded contributions amounting to US$6 million, or the equivalent of US$49.5 million in today's money. Over the next 11 months, the International Red Cross in Geneva, with the help of the US Air Force, organized the distribution of both perishables and non-perishables purchased with the above-mentioned funds (Swiss Francs 26.2 million, at the then 4.31 CHFR-US$ exchange) to the refugees in both Austria and England where they settled for life. On October 15, 1957, Presley's first Christmas album, containing a master studio recording of the song, was released, topping the Billboard Charts for four weeks and selling in excess of three million copies, as certified by the RIAA on July 15, 1999. Because of these developments, István Tarlós, the Mayor of the city of Budapest, in 2011 and as a gesture of belated gratitude, named a park after him, as well as making him an honorary citizen. Eventually, the song became a country-pop favorite and was recorded by Little Richard on his 1961 Quincy Jones-produced gospel album The King of the Gospel Singers; Connie Francis on her 1961 album Sing Along with Connie Francis; George Jones on his 1962 album Homecoming in Heaven; Johnny Cash on his 1969 At San Quentin live album (he recorded the studio version in 1962 and released it as a single) ; Loretta Lynn; Dolly Parton; Screaming Trees, as a B-side to their "Dollar Bill" single; Ronnie Milsap; Art Greenhaw with the Jordanaires, Tom Brumley and the Light Crust Doughboys for the Grammy Award nominated album starring Ann-Margret titled God Is Love: The Gospel Sessions, and Faith Hill, for a concert special. "Peace in the Valley" was sung by Eddie Clendening, portraying Elvis Presley, in the Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet, which opened in New York in April 2010. Eddie Clendening also covered the song on the Million Dollar Quartet original Broadway cast album. References External links "Peace in the Valley" at allmusic "Peace in the Valley" at CBN |
7,330 | Kimberly Zieselman | Kimberly Zieselman is an attorney, human rights advocate, and intersex woman, with androgen insensitivity syndrome. She currently serves as executive director of interACT (formerly Advocates for Informed Choice), and is a signatory of the Yogyakarta Principles plus 10. Early life and medical treatment Zieselman has described how, at age 15 and because she hadn't menstruated, she was referred to a reproductive oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, a teaching hospital, and told that her ovaries and uterus needed to be removed to eliminate a risk of cancer. She had surgery at age 16, requiring a subsequent dependence on hormone replacement therapy. Neither Zieselman nor her parents were told the truth about her diagnosis, that she had androgen insensitivity syndrome, XY sex chromosomes, and internal testes. Zieselman discovered her medical records at age 41, including a statement that she and her parents had consented after full disclosure of a diagnosis. Discovery was disorientating, challenging her identity and that of her husband, but Zieselman has also described how "I felt free when I found out". Career Zieselman trained as a lawyer, and worked in the field of family law and assisted reproductive technology. Intersex advocacy In 2009, Zieselman discovered the peer support group AIS-DSD Support Group, and she later became a member of the board. Zieselman is now executive director of interACT, an organization that promotes the rights of intersex youth, including through law and policy, development of youth leadership, and media work. The main goal of interACT is to end medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children. Zieselman describes how intersex children just have a different type of body, and genital surgeries are not medical or social emergencies. Zieselman describes how shame and secrecy, and medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex infants causes devastating physical and psychological harm, but they take place for sociological reasons. She calls for a moratorium on surgeries until children are old enough to choose for themselves, with parents given a "full spectrum of choices". Zieselman is quoted by the United Nations Human Rights Office in New York stating: Zieselman has described how the LGBT community has helped open doors, but how intersex rights are broader: "at its core this is a children's rights issue. It is also about health and reproductive rights, because these operations can lead to infertility". She has described the MTV series Faking It as ground-breaking, and the public disclosure by model Hanne Gaby Odiele of their intersex trait as a tipping point for the intersex movement. Zieselman is a signatory of the Yogyakarta Principles plus 10, on the application of international human rights law in relation to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics. Selected bibliography Selected publications include: Personal life Zieselman is married to Steven. They are parents of adopted twin girls. See also interACT Intersex rights in the United States References External links Website of Kimberly Zieselman for her book XOXY Website of interACT Category:Intersex rights activists Category:Intersex women Category:Intersex rights in the United States Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Intersex writers |
7,331 | Jan Hettema | Jan Hettema (27 October 1933 – 29 June 2016) was a South African cyclist. He competed in three events at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was also a successful rally driver and won the South African National Rally Championship five times. He was killed during an armed robbery at his smallholding in Tweedrag near Boschkop, Pretoria on 29 June 2016. References Category:1933 births Category:2016 deaths Category:South African male cyclists Category:Olympic cyclists of South Africa Category:Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Category:People from Leeuwarden Category:South African rally drivers Category:South African racing drivers Category:Dutch emigrants to South Africa |
7,332 | Web Therapy | Web Therapy is an improvised online series starring Lisa Kudrow as Fiona Wallice, a therapist who has conceived of a new form of therapy, the titular "web therapy". The series debuted on LStudio.com on September 22, 2008. Synopsis Fiona Wallice is a therapist who has conceived of a new "modality" of therapy: the titular "web therapy". In her estimation, the traditional "50-minute hour" version of therapy gives people too much leeway to talk about irrelevant things. By dramatically shortening session time, she hopes to get results more quickly. Her sessions take place via webcam over the internet using Skype. They are taped in the hope of attracting investors into promoting her new technique as a worldwide therapy option. A dark comedy, much of the humor revolves around Fiona's obvious self-interest and how it overshadows her legitimate ability to determine people's issues quickly and effectively. (For instance, in "Sibling Ribaldry," she manages to completely clarify a couple's romantic emotional issues in thirty seconds but does so only to bring them around so she can then film them discussing more trivial sexual issues that are more shocking.) TV series In April 2010, Showtime announced plans to adapt the online episodes for broadcast on television with extra scenes being shot. The series premiered on Showtime on July 19, 2011, and ran for 10 episodes. In December 2011, Showtime renewed Web Therapy for a second season of 11 episodes, which premiered on July 2, 2012. On November 16, 2012, Web Therapy was renewed for a 10 episode third season by Showtime. On January 14, 2014, Showtime renewed Web Therapy for a fourth season, that ran for 12 episodes. On August 11, 2015, Showtime cancelled the series after four seasons. Awards and nominations Guest stars The series has featured appearances by a number of prominent comedians and actors including Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bob Balaban, Rashida Jones, Selma Blair, Tim Bagley, Dan Bucatinsky, Jane Lynch, Molly Shannon, Lily Tomlin, Rosie O'Donnell, Conan O'Brien, Craig Ferguson, Alan Cumming, Natasha Bedingfield, Minnie Driver, Courteney Cox and Darren Criss. Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep guest starred in three special episodes that were made after the third series had been completed. It was announced on the show's Facebook page that guest stars for the second series will include Selma Blair, David Schwimmer and Victor Garber. Lisa Kudrow's connection to guest stars Courteney Cox Former main cast member on Friends and star of Cougar Town on which Lisa Kudrow guest starred and also is a good friend. Dan Bucatinsky Production partner and former cast member on The Comeback. Bob Balaban Guest star on Friends (he played Phoebe Buffay's father). Drew Sherman Played the cameraman (Dan) in a The Comeback featurette. Alan Cumming Co-star in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. Meryl Streep Both alumnae of Vassar College, where they both currently serve on the board of trustees. David Schwimmer Former main cast member and director on Friends and Schwimmer is a good friend of Kudrow. Matt LeBlanc Former main cast member on Friends and LeBlanc is a good friend of Kudrow. Matthew Perry Former main |
7,333 | Nupserha parakenyensis | Nupserha parakenyensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1978. References Category:Lamiinae Category:Beetles described in 1978 |
7,334 | Disability and Rehabilitation | Disability and Rehabilitation is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of disability and rehabilitation medicine, including practice and policy aspects of the rehabilitation process. The journal is published by Taylor and Francis Group and the editor-in-chief is Dave Müller (Suffolk New College). It was established in 1978 and has a 2016 impact factor of 1.804. The journal is published 26 times a year. References External links Category:English-language journals Category:Taylor & Francis academic journals Category:Publications established in 1978 Category:Rehabilitation medicine journals Category:Biweekly journals |
7,335 | 2012 Leeds City Council election | The 2012 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members to Leeds City Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections across the UK. As per the election cycle, one third of the council's seats were up for election. The councillors subsequently elected replaced those elected when their individual seats were previously contested in 2008. Since taking majority control of the council in 2011, the Labour council administration increased their total number of councillors from 55 to 63. They won eight more seats at the election, including six from the Liberal Democrats. Election result This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: Councillors who did not stand for re-election Ward results By-elections between 2012 and 2014 Notes References Category:2012 English local elections 2012 Category:2010s in Leeds |
7,336 | Bingo Department | Bingo is a department in the province of Boulkiemdé, west of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. As of 2005, it had a population of 16,541. Bingo is the capital of the department. Bingo was a location in the American television series The Amazing Race 12 (2007). Towns and villages BingoBisraagaGuilléKaligriKoangaKoulgorinSâSapeloSilgoTanghinVillaZékemzougou References Category:Departments of Burkina Faso Bingo |
7,337 | Synthetic psychological environment | In a synthetic environment, Synthetic Psychological Environment (SPE) (or rules of behavior) refers to the representation (i.e. modeling) of influences to individuals and groups as a result of culture (e.g. demography, law, religion)). Synonyms SPE is known by many names including: Cultural factors Cultural modeling Human Terrain Non-kinetic Effects Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, and Infrastructure (PMESII) Models A few models that represent aspects of SPE are: Joint Non-Kinetic Effects Model (JNEM) Simulation of Cultural Identities for Prediction of Reactions (SCIPR) Minerva Model (i.e. from Minerva Project) Integrated Gaming System (IGS) Synthetic Environment for Analysis and Simulations (SEAS) See also Glossary of military modeling and simulation Human Terrain System Human Terrain Team Modeling and simulation References Category:Military terminology Category:Synthetic environment |
7,338 | Sacandaga Railroad Station | The Sacandaga Railroad Station is a historic train station located in Sacadaga Park, Fulton County, New York. It was built in 1920 and is a one-story, rectangular hipped roof wood frame building, 125 feet by 30 feet, on a concrete slab foundation. It features exposed rafter ends, small louvered dormers, and broad eaves in the Shingle Style. In the 1950s it was converted for use as a stable. It is a rare surviving, non-residential building remaining from the heyday of Sacanda Park as a resort established and served by the Fonda, Johnstown, and Gloversville Railroad. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Fulton County, New York References Category:Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Category:Shingle Style architecture in New York (state) Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1920 Category:1920 establishments in New York (state) Category:Buildings and structures in Fulton County, New York Category:National Register of Historic Places in Fulton County, New York |
7,339 | Euchemotrema leai | Euchemotrema leai, common name the lowland pillsnail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae. References Category:Polygyridae Category:Gastropods described in 1841 |
7,340 | TerminalFour | TERMINALFOUR is a developer and provider of a digital marketing & web content management systems (WCMS). It specializes in providing WCMS to educational institutions throughout the world. The company has offices in key locations throughout the world; North American HQ in Boston, European HQ in Dublin, Sales offices in London and Asia-Pacific HQ in Sydney. Company history TERMINALFOUR was founded in 1996 by current CEO Piero Tintori. It competed principally in the Irish and UK markets before securing investment of €1.6 million in 2010 to support its strategy for international growth. This enabled it to “expand its focus to the US market in addition to Europe”. In 2010, a United States office was opened in Boston. TERMINALFOUR clients include the Irish Central Statistics Office, Permanent TSB, Specsavers, Aer Lingus and over 100 US and British government authorities and educational institutes Site Manager The company's principal product is TERMINALFOUR Site Manager. The aim of the product is make it really easy for organizations to deliver and manage very large, highly devolved, multilingual Websites, Intranets and Extranets. The company invested €900,000 in research and gathered extensive feedback from partners and incorporated it into the development of Site Manager 7.0. The launch of Site Manager 7.0 led to a “record breaking year” for TERMINALFOUR. While the company still has a “stronghold” within the UK and Irish markets, in 2011, the U.S. market accounted for 38% of new business revenue in the previous business year. TERMINALFOUR Site Manager 7.2 (launched in April 2012) offers multi-platform support and allows thousands of content creators around the world to collaborate on projects by enabling web content management servers to talk to each other. The updated product received a favourable review from industry watching website CMS Wire. TERMINALFOUR Site Manager is supported across all browsers. Criticism As a proprietary product, TERMINALFOUR is seen by some adopters as expensive in terms of cost and security. In terms of cost, the "On premises" licence starts at $15,000 with development of your custom CMS extra to this. In terms of security, since the source code is not made publicly available, it is impossible to know how secure the platform is, unlike with open source CMS solutions (which may be more or less secure). Community TERMINALFOUR created an extranet that gives users a platform to share ideas, discuss the product and offer feedback. The online community, which has grown and developed throughout its existence acts as a shared resource, as it hosts thousands of pages of user guides, informational documents and community groups. Since 2008, TERMINALFOUR has hosted an annual event for users, clients and partners called T44U: Global User Conference. Topics at the event include new features, the product roadmap and the company's growth strategy. References Category:Companies established in 1996 Category:Content management systems Category:Software companies of Ireland |
7,341 | 1901 Villanova Wildcats football team | The 1901 Villanova Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Villanova University as an independent during the 1901 college football season. The team compiled a 2–3 record. A September 1901 account in The Philadelphia Inquirer identified John F. Bagley as the team's coach. However, the Villanova Football Media Guide identifies John J. Egan as the coach. Egan was also a player on the team. Schedule References Villanova Category:Villanova Wildcats football seasons Villanova Wildcats football |
7,342 | Renault Vivaquatre | The Vivaquatre is a car produced by Renault between 1932 and 1939. Its large 4-cylinder engine placed it initially in the 10CV car tax class, though a larger engine later made it a contender in the 11CV class. The "G7" long wheelbase version of the car was offered for taxi work from April 1933, and Vivaquatre taxis continued to operate till the end of the 1950s. Origins The Vivaquatre originated as an offshoot of the development of the Renault Primaquatre which had come to the market a year earlier. The two cars shared a broadly similar chassis design, although the Vivaquatre featured, even in its "normal" configuration, a wheelbase lengthened by . Factory assigned project codes also hint at the shared origins of the two models. The original Vivaquatre was identified as project "KZ7" while the original Primaquatre was coded "KZ6". The predecessor model was in both cases known at the time as the Renault 10CV, but is identified in retrospect by the more distinctive project code as the "KZ". Description Body The Vivaquatre replaced the Renault 10CV which had been as a robust unpretentious car. The Vivaquatre followed the same pattern, closely resembling the earlier car in terms of its principal mechanical elements. The manufacturer offered various "berline" (sedan/saloon) bodies but there was nothing so frivolous as a cabriolet or coupé bodied version. There was, however, a choice of two wheelbase lengths, the longer of which supported a "six-light" body (with three windows on each side) and underpinned the Vivaquatre's long running popularity with the trade of the taxi version. The Vivaquatre was, in its time, the largest of Renault's four-cylinder models. It could easily be distinguished from models further up in the Renault range by its stand alone headlights and uncovered rear wheel at a time when the manufacturer's larger cars had their head-lights integrated into the front wings and the rear wheels partially covered by fashionable so-called "spats". The Vivaquatre's four cylinder engine also allowed for a shorter bonnet than that to be found on the six-cylinder Renaults. The car's no-nonsense image was further enhanced by a choice, at the time of the motor show in October 1935, between just two colours on the "Luxe" version, these being black and dark blue. Buyers of the "Grand Luxe" version found the colour palette extended to four, through the addition of grey and bordeaux. For the interior there was no choice but to go for standard "marron" (chestnut) coloured fabric. Engine and runnings gear The 4-cylinder side-valve 2120cc fitted on the original Vivaquatre provided a claimed maximum output of 35 hp. The listed power output increased, but the engine size remained constant through the subsequent "KZ17" (1934) and "KZ23" (1935) versions of the car. Power was delivered to the rear wheels, and the three speed transmission came without synchromesh. Evolution The car's evolution followed the Renault tradition of a long series of incremental changes, and there were also frequent body changes, as the car's style became progressively more modern and "aerodynamic". The situation is complicated, in retrospect, by the tendency of |
7,343 | 1961–62 LFF Lyga | The 1961–62 LFF Lyga was the 41st season of the LFF Lyga football competition in Lithuania. It was contested by 24 teams, and Atletas Kaunas won the championship. Group I Group II Final References RSSSF Category:LFF Lyga seasons Category:1961 in Lithuania Category:1962 in Lithuania LFF LFF |
7,344 | Șomtelec | The Șomtelec is a left tributary of the river Nadăș in Romania. It flows into the Nadăș in Gârbău. Its length is and its basin size is . References Category:Rivers of Romania Category:Rivers of Cluj County |
7,345 | Tom Biggs | Tom Biggs (born 22 August 1984) is an English former rugby union footballer, most recently he played for Worcester Warriors. His usual position was at wing. Biggs featured in the Zurich Premiership, Powergen Cup and European Cup. He has a twin brother Biggs had not played any club rugby before joining the Yorkshire U18s, having only played with his school team at Hymers College. Biggs was spotted by the then Tykes Academy boss Stuart Lancaster and was asked to join the Tykes' Academy side. Before the 2004–05 Zurich Premiership season, Biggs was considering a part-time rugby career with National Division Two team Harrogate, having failed to make an appearance in the Leeds Tykes first team. At the time, he was working in a cinema and in a pea factory to supplement his life as a business student at Leeds Metropolitan University, but by the end of the season he had collected a Powergen Cup winners medal. He had been recalled by Tykes coach Phil Davies on the eve of the season as the club were forced to call on all their resources when faced with an injury crisis with Phil Christophers, Diego Albanese, Tim Stimpson and Iain Balshaw all unable to play. Biggs was included in the pre-season warm up games and was picked in the starting line up for the opening game of the season against Gloucester Rugby on 5 September 2004, making his full debut in a 16–21 defeat at Headingley. Biggs also featured in the next game against Leicester Tigers, scoring a try in a 20–42 defeat. He was first to react to a Gordon Ross cross field kick and chipped on ahead of Austin Healey to collect the ball and evade the cover tackle to touch down. The try was later short-listed for the Gillette Try of the season at the Zurich Awards. Biggs made a total of 21 appearances in the 2004–05 season, helping the Tykes to avoid relegation from the Zurich Premiership with another try against Leicester in a 23–22 victory at Headingley. He ended his debut season with a place in the Tykes' Powergen Cup final against Bath Rugby, collecting his first winners medal in a 20–12 win. He was chosen ahead of Argentine wing Diego Albanese in the Tykes' side for the Twickenham clash. After his first season, he was selected for the England team in the IRB U21s Championship in Argentina and was involved in the U21s’ Six Nations campaign, playing in their final clash with Scotland. He ended last season as the club's top try scorer and was voted Player of the Year. Biggs, who was close to being selected for the England Saxons last summer, committed himself to the Tykes until 2009. He missed three months of the National Division One 2006/7 season, following a shoulder surgery that he suffered in September 2006. He had an operation to repair torn cartilage and a ligament, but returned to action in January 2007 as a replacement against Nottingham. Biggs moved to the Newcastle Falcons on a one-year contract for the 2009–10 season. He |
7,346 | 2016 ABL Playoffs | The 2016 ABL Playoffs is the postseason tournament concluding the 2015–16 ABL season of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). The top four teams that had the best regular season records qualified. The semifinals are a best-of-three series, while the Finals is a best-of-five series. The higher-seed team holds the home court advantage, hosting Games 1 and 3 in the semifinals, and Games 1, 2 and 5 in the Finals. Bracket Semifinals Malaysia vs. Saigon Singapore vs. Bangkok City Finals References Category:2015–16 ABL season Category:ASEAN Basketball League playoffs |
7,347 | Appalachian State Mountaineers | The Appalachian State Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, United States. The Mountaineers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) between 1972 and 2014. On July 1, 2014, Appalachian State moved to the Sun Belt Conference. Appalachian State fields varsity teams in 20 sports, 10 for men and 10 for women. The football team competes in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly I-A, as a result of the transition to the Sun Belt. The wrestling team remains in the Southern Conference because the Sun Belt does not sponsor the sport. In field hockey, another sport not sponsored by the Sun Belt, Appalachian State joined the Mid-American Conference for the 2017 season after playing two seasons as an independent following the demise of its former league, the Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference (NorPac). Appalachian State has Sun Belt rivalries with all of the East Division schools (Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Troy, and South Alabama). Appalachian State's main Sun Belt rivals are Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern. Appalachian's football program has been successful with the Mountaineers winning three straight national championships in 2005, 2006, and 2007. They are the only team in North Carolina, public or private, to win an NCAA national championship in football. The Mountaineers are the first FCS team to win three straight national championships since the creation of Division I-AA in 1978, and are the first Division I program to win three consecutive national championships since Army accomplished the feat in 1944, 1945, and 1946. Football home games are played at Kidd Brewer Stadium, while basketball, volleyball, and indoor track and field events are held at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center. The school's baseball team plays at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium. Sports sponsored Baseball Appalachian's first baseball team took the field in 1903. The Mountaineers are coached by Billy Jones. The Mountaineers won regular season conference titles in 1973, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 2012. They also won the Southern Conference Baseball Tournament in 1984 and most recently on May 18, 2012, the Appalachian State Baseball team beat Western Carolina University, becoming Southern Conference baseball champs. Men's basketball The head coach of the Appalachian State men's basketball team is currently Dustin Kerns, previously of the Presbyterian Blue Hose. Notable past coaches include Press Maravich and Bobby Cremins. The Mountaineers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament twice, 1979 and 2000, and appeared in the National Invitation Tournament in 2007. Appalachian State plays all home basketball games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center, having opened in 2000 to replace Varsity Gymnasium on the campus of Appalachian State University. Women's basketball The Appalachian State women's basketball team, coached by Angel Elderkin, was one of the top teams in the Southern Conference, laying claim to six SoCon tournament titles and six regular season championships in a 26 year span. On February 19, 2011, the Appalachian State Mountaineer Women's Basketball Team won the 2011 Southern Conference regular |
7,348 | Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit | Two versions of the formerly lost Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit, also informally called the Coptic Gospel of the Egyptians (which is quite distinct from the Greek Gospel of the Egyptians), were among the codices in the Nag Hammadi library, discovered in 1945. It received the name because towards the end of the text it is also expressed as the “Egyptian Gospel.” Although it is possible that it was written in Egypt, it is far more likely that the name is based on connections made between Seth of the Old Testament and Set, the ancient Egyptian god of violence, chaos, and storms. This Gospel differs from the Gospel of Philip and the Gospel of Truth in that it is not from a Valentinian perspective and instead focuses on a viewpoint rooted in Sethianism. Overview The main contents concern the Sethian Gnostic understanding of how the earth came into being, how Seth, in the Gnostic interpretation, is incarnated as Jesus in order to release people's souls from the evil prison that is creation. More specifically, the text can be divided into four parts concerning the creation of the heavenly world: the creation of the heavenly world, the creation and significance of the race of Seth, a hymn, and the history behind the creation of the text itself It also contains a hymn, parts of which are unusual in being apparently meaningless sequences of vowels (thought to be a representation of early Christian glossolalia), although the vowels of the final paragraph (u aei eis aei ei o ei ei os ei) can be partitioned to read (in Greek) who exists as Son for ever and ever. You are what you are, you are who you are. One explanation could be that these vowels are connected to the divine name YHWH. Another possibility is that the vowels could represent a secret, sacred way for the soul of the reader to move closer to gnosis. See also Gnostic Gospels List of Gospels New Testament apocrypha References External links Gnostic Society Library: translated text List of heavenly beings in the Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit Category:Coptic literature Category:Sethian texts |
7,349 | Refractory | A refractory material or refractory is a material that is resistant to decomposition by heat, pressure, or chemical attack, and retains strength and form at high temperatures. Refractories are inorganic, nonmetallic, porous, and heterogeneous. They are typically composed of oxides of the following materials: silicon, aluminum, magnesium, calcium, and zirconium. ASTM C71 defines refractories as "...non-metallic materials having those chemical and physical properties that make them applicable for structures, or as components of systems, that are exposed to environments above ." Refractory materials are used in furnaces, kilns, incinerators, and reactors. Refractories are also used to make crucibles and moulds for casting glass and metals and for surfacing flame deflector systems for rocket launch structures. Today, the iron- and steel-industry and metal casting sectors use approximately 70% of all refractories produced. Refractory materials Refractory materials must be chemically and physically stable at high temperatures. Depending on the operating environment, they must be resistant to thermal shock, be chemically inert, and/or have specific ranges of thermal conductivity and of the coefficient of thermal expansion. The oxides of aluminium (alumina), silicon (silica) and magnesium (magnesia) are the most important materials used in the manufacturing of refractories. Another oxide usually found in refractories is the oxide of calcium (lime). Fire clays are also widely used in the manufacture of refractories. Refractories must be chosen according to the conditions they face. Some applications require special refractory materials. Zirconia is used when the material must withstand extremely high temperatures. Silicon carbide and carbon (graphite) are two other refractory materials used in some very severe temperature conditions, but they cannot be used in contact with oxygen, as they would oxidize and burn. Binary compounds such as tungsten carbide or boron nitride can be very refractory. Hafnium carbide is the most refractory binary compound known, with a melting point of 3890 °C. The ternary compound tantalum hafnium carbide has one of the highest melting points of all known compounds (4215 °C). Uses Refractory materials are useful for the following functions: Serving as a thermal barrier between a hot medium and the wall of a containing vessel Withstanding physical stresses and preventing erosion of vessel walls due to the hot medium Protecting against corrosion Providing thermal insulation Refractories have multiple useful applications. In the metallurgy industry, refractories are used for lining furnaces, kilns, reactors, and other vessels which hold and transport hot mediums such as metal and slag. Refractories have other high temperature applications such as fired heaters, hydrogen reformers, ammonia primary and secondary reformers, cracking furnaces, utility boilers, catalytic cracking units, air heaters, and sulfur furnaces. Classification of refractory materials Refractories are classified in multiple ways, based on: Chemical composition Method of manufacture Fusion temperature Refractoriness Thermal conductivity Based on chemical composition Acidic refractories Acidic refractories are generally impervious to acidic materials but easily attacked by basic materials, and are thuse used with acidic slag in acidic environments. They include substances such as silica, alumina, and fire clay brick refractories. Notable reagents that can attack both alumina and silica are hydrofluoric acid, phosphoric acid, and fluorinated gases (e.g. HF, |
7,350 | Leucorrhinia | Leucorrhinia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly called whitefaces because of their distinctive pale frons. Species Listed alphabetically. Leucorrhinia albifrons – dark whiteface Leucorrhinia borealis – boreal whiteface Leucorrhinia caudalis – lilypad whiteface Leucorrhinia circassica Leucorrhinia dubia – white-faced darter, small whiteface Leucorrhinia frigida – frosted whiteface Leucorrhinia glacialis – crimson-ringed whiteface Leucorrhinia hudsonica – Hudsonian whiteface Leucorrhinia intacta – dot-tailed whiteface Leucorrhinia intermedia Leucorrhinia orientalis Leucorrhinia patricia – Canada whiteface Leucorrhinia pectoralis – large white-faced darter, yellow-spotted whiteface Leucorrhinia proxima – red-waisted whiteface, belted whiteface Leucorrhinia rubicunda – ruby whiteface Leucorrhinia ussuriensis References External links Whitefaces, PBase Whitefaces, BugGuide Category:Libellulidae Category:Anisoptera genera Category:Taxa named by Christian Casimir Brittinger Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
7,351 | Rubicon Township | Rubicon Township may refer to several places in the United States: Rubicon Township, Greene County, Illinois Rubicon Township, Huron County, Michigan See also Rubicon (disambiguation) Category:Township name disambiguation pages |
7,352 | San Lorenzo Dorsino | San Lorenzo Dorsino is a commune in Trentino, northern Italy. It was created in 2015 by the merger of the former communes of San Lorenzo in Banale and Dorsino. References |
7,353 | Rama Kant (author) | Rama Kant (2 December 1931 – 6 September 1991) was an Indian fiction writer in Hindi language, best known for his writing on the struggles of the lower and middle-classes. Early life RamaKant was born in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh. He dropped out of Allahabad University in 1951 where he had been selected for the hockey nationals as standby. He migrated to Kolkata and joined Indian Airlines leveraging his hockey skills. He switched to journalism as his profession where he could expose the loopholes in Indian sports bodies. Career As a journalist he worked with Aaj newspaper in Banaras, Maya in Allahabad. He came to Delhi to work with Janyug newspaper and settled there. Afterwards, he worked with the Soviet Information Centre as joint editor of Soviet Bhumi, the Hindi magazine published by the Soviet embassy. He worked with Soviet Bhumi until 1983, when he took a voluntary retirement to write full time. He also intended to publish a weekly newspaper from Sadatpur on the outskirts of Delhi. The newspaper Krasaad came out in 1987. Writings He main genre of writing was the political and social fiction, but he wrote some detective novels as well. He also wrote successful 'laghu katha's' [mini stories] from the 50s, through the 80s. His short stories of 60's, 70's and even 80's became immensely popular and received a dedicated readership. His writings got translated into various languages including English, Urdu, Punjabi and Kannada. An important story of Ramakant 'Karlo Habshi ka Sandook' was presented to South African President Nelson Mandela during his Indian visit after its translation in English by Bhisham Sahni. In 1969, Ramakant received the Soviet Nehru Prize for his contribution to the comparative analysis of Hindi and Russian literature. Ramakant was a regular Diary Writer as well and he wrote many volumes which are yet to be published. Ramakant was also an avid and serious reader of world literature . Legacy He died in Delhi on 6 September 1991. In his memory, Ramakant Smriti Kahani Puraskar is being organized annually in Delhi since 1998 by some close friends of Ramakant led by Mahesh Darpan and Ramakant's family. Bibliography The important literary contributions of Ramakant are: References External links Category:Hindi-language writers |
7,354 | Ascending limb of loop of Henle | Within the nephron of the kidney, the ascending limb of the loop of Henle is a segment of the heterogenous loop of Henle downstream of the descending limb, after the sharp bend of the loop. This part of the renal tubule is divided into a thin and thick ascending limb; the thick portion is also known as the distal straight tubule, in contrast with the distal convoluted tubule downstream. Structure The ascending limb of the loop of Henle is a direct continuation from the descending limb of loop of Henle, and one of the structures in the nephron of the kidney. The ascending limb has a thin and a thick segment. The ascending limb drains urine into the distal convoluted tubule. The thin ascending limb is found in the medulla of the kidney, and the thick ascending limb can be divided into a part that is in the renal medulla and a part that is in the renal cortex. The ascending limb is much thicker than the descending limb. At the junction of the thick ascending limb and the distal convoluted tubule are a subset of 15-25 cells known as the macula densa that are part of renal autoregulation through the mechanism of tubuloglomerular feedback. Histology As in the descending limb, the epithelium is simple squamous epithelium. Function Thin ascending limb The thin ascending limb is impermeable to water; but is permeable to ions allowing for some sodium reabsorption. Na/K-ATPase is expressed at very low levels in this segment and thus this reabsorption is likely through passive diffusion. Salt moves out of the tubule and into the interstitium due to osmotic pressure created by the countercurrent system. Thick ascending limb Functionally, the parts of the ascending limb in the medulla and cortex are very similar. The medullary ascending limb is largely impermeable to water. Sodium (Na+), potassium (K+) and chloride (Cl−) ions are reabsorbed by active transport. The predominant mechanism of active transport in this segment is through the Na+/K+/Cl− co-transporter NKCC2 as well as the sodium/hydrogen exchanger NHE3. In total this segment accounts for approximately 25-30% of total Na+ reabsorption along the nephron. This is of clinical importance since commonly used "loop diuretics" act by inhibiting the NKCC2. This active transport enables the kidney to establish an osmotic gradient that is essential to the kidneys ability to concentrate the urine past isotonicity. K+ is passively transported along its concentration gradient through a K+ leak channel in the apical aspect of the cells, back into the lumen of the ascending limb. This K+ "leak" generates a positive electrochemical potential difference in the lumen. This drives more paracellular reabsorption of Na+, as well as other cations such as magnesium (Mg2+) and importantly calcium Ca2+ due to charge repulsion. This is also the part of the tubule that generates Tamm-Horsfall protein. The function of this protein is not well understood, but is responsible for creating urinary casts. Clinical significance The thick ascending limb symporter: Na-K-Cl cotransporter. See also Descending limb of loop of Henle References External links Overview at vet.cornell.edu Category:Kidney anatomy |
7,355 | Jake Goodwin | Jake Goodwin (born 19 January 1998) is an English cricketer who plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club. Primarily a right-handed batsman, he also bowls right-arm and is a good guy. medium. External links Jake Goodwin at ESPN Cricinfo Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:English cricketers Category:Sportspeople from Swindon Category:Hampshire cricketers Category:Wiltshire cricketers |
7,356 | Emanuel Chris Welch | Emanuel "Chris" Welch is an Illinois attorney and a Democratic politician, currently representing the 7th district in the Illinois House of Representatives. The 7th district includes all or parts of River Forest, Forest Park, Maywood, Broadview, Bellwood, Hillside, Westchester, La Grange Park and Berkeley. Early life and education Welch earned a B.A. from Northwestern University and a law degree from the John Marshall Law School. Career A member of the Illinois bar in private practice, Welch is a partner in Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman, LLP. He also served as President of the Proviso Township Board of Education, District 209. In 2018, Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker appointed Welch to the Educational Success transition committee, which is responsible for state education policy. Electoral History References External links Representative Emanuel Chris Welch (D) 7th District at the Illinois General Assembly By session: 100th, 99th, 98th Official Constituent Services Website Category:Living people Category:School board members in Illinois Category:Illinois lawyers Category:Members of the Illinois House of Representatives Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Northwestern University alumni Category:John Marshall Law School (Chicago) alumni Category:21st-century American politicians Category:People from Westchester, Illinois |
7,357 | Treasure Hunters: Danger Down the Nile | Treasure Hunters: Danger Down the Nile is a children's adventure novel written by James Patterson with Chris Grabenstein. It is the second book in the Treasure Hunters series and the sequel to Treasure Hunters. It was published in 2014. In this book, the Kidd siblings head on a quest to find the legendary mines of King Solomon and their parents. They navigate their way down the Nile, from hot and dusty Cairo in Egypt to deep dark jungles in Congo, passing some villains along the way. The story shows them using all their survival instincts to make it out alive. Reception Kirkus Reviews gave the novel a starred review and writes that it "promises to be filled with more danger, more espionage, more plot twists and of course more snack cakes." They add, "It's hard to imagine the adventure-loving reader who wouldn't be hooked by this series." References Category:2014 American novels Category:2014 children's books Category:Novels set in Africa Category:Young adult novels by James Patterson |
7,358 | Flowcode | Flowcode is a Microsoft Windows-based development environment commercially produced by Matrix TSL for programming embedded devices based on PIC, AVR (including Arduino) and ARM technologies using graphical programming styles (such as flowcharts) and imperative programming styles (through C and Pseudocode). It is currently in its eighth revision. Flowcode is dedicated to simplifying complex functionality such as Bluetooth, Mobile Phones Communications, USB communications etc. by using pre-developed dedicated component libraries of functions. This is achieved by dragging virtual representations of hardware onto a visual panel, providing access to associated libraries. Flowcode is therefore ideal for speeding up software development times and allowing those with little programming experience to get started and help with projects. This makes it appropriate for the formal teaching of principles of programming microcontrollers .. Flowcode allows the user to develop and view their program using four different visual modes. These are the Flowchart view, the Blocks view (a graphical programming paradigm inspired by Blockly), the C code view and the Pseudocode view. Flowcode also has compatibility with Solidworks. There is a large and helpful online community based at the Matrix user forums. There is also a dedicated Wiki. Notes External links Official Site Matrix user forums Flowcode Help Wiki Flowcode | SOLIDWORKS Category:Programming languages Category:Embedded microprocessors Category:Integrated development environments |
7,359 | Rahul Deshpande | Rahul Deshpande (born 10 October 1979) is an Indian classical music singer from Pune, India. He is the grandson of Vasantrao Deshpande Education and career Rahul developed his interest in vocal music by studying the music of Kumar Gandharva. Initially, he sought guidance of Pandit Gangadharbuva Pimpalkhare and Dr.Madhusudhan Patwardhan. He further learnt under the tutelage of Smt. Ushatai Chipalkatti and Pandit Mukul Shivputra. He also learned the tabla from Suresh Samant. His repertoire includes khyal, thumri, dadra, natyageet, bhajan, ghazal and bhaavgeet. Rahul has judged Zee Marathi's popular reality TV show "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - Little Champs" and Zee Yuva’s “Sangeet Samrat parva2”. His work in the re-opening of the musical play Katyar Kaljat Ghusali was appreciated. He was the playback singer for the songs of "Khansaheb Aftab Hussain Bareliwale", played by Sachin Pilgaonkar in the film. The role was played by Rahul himself in the play Katyar Kaljat Ghusali. Also, every year he arranges Vasantotsav in the memory of his grandfather Vasantrao Deshpande. A revised version of Kakasaheb Khadilkar's Sangeet Maanapmaan played in Maharashtra in 2011 and 2012, the centenary year of the play's first performance. It has been revised by Rahul Deshpande. "Originally, the play has five parts with around 52 classical songs. Deshpande's version will have two parts and 22 classical songs." Stage appearances Katyar Kaljat Ghusali Sangeet Sanshaykallol “Sangeet Manapman” “Sangeet Saubhadra” Filmography Balgandharva (Playback Singer) Katyar Kaljat Ghusali (Playback Singer) Amaltash (Actor and Playback Singer) (Yet to be released) Mee Vasantrao (Actor and Playback Singer) (Yet to be released) Achievements and recognition Rasikagrani Dattopant Deshpande Award, presented to him at the Sawai Gandharva Music Festival. Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Awards 2012 by Lata Mangeshkar. "Kothrud Bhushan" award by the hands of Maharashtra's Chief Minister, Devendra Phadanvis. Sudhir Phadke Award for his outstanding achievements at a young age. Special Jury Award Best Singers in Zee Chitr Gaurav 2016. Personal life Rahul is married to Neha Deshpande and they have a daughter. References Category:Hindustani singers Category:Living people Category:Singers from Pune Category:Indian Hindus Category:Marathi-language singers Category:1979 births Category:Patiala gharana |
7,360 | Paks District | Paks () is a district in north-eastern part of Tolna County. Paks is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Transdanubia Statistical Region. Geography Paks District borders with Sárbogárd District and Dunaújváros District (Fejér County) to the north, Kunszentmiklós District and Kalocsa District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the east, Tolna District and Szekszárd District to the south, Tamási District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Paks District is 15. Municipalities The district has 2 towns, 1 large village and 12 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013) The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village. See also List of cities and towns in Hungary References External links Postal codes of the Paks District Category:Districts in Tolna County |
7,361 | Sherri Tenpenny | Sherri Tenpenny is an American osteopathic physician and anti-vaccination activist from Ohio who supports the discredited theory that vaccines cause autism. She is the author of four books opposing vaccination, and her 2015 lecture tour of Australia was cancelled due to a public outcry over her views on vaccination, which go against the established scientific consensus. She has no advanced clinical or research specialization in immunology, vaccinology, or public health, nor has she ever published peer-reviewed research in any area related to vaccines or immunology. Education and career Tenpenny graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toledo in 1980, and subsequently received a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri in 1984. From 1986 to 1998, Tenpenny was the director of the emergency department at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay, Ohio. She opened an osteopathic practice in 1994, and went on to establish two more such practices, in 1996 and 2011. Tenpenny had scheduled a speaking tour in Australia to occur starting in February 2015, but after objections were raised to her anti-vaccination views, all the venues at which she was scheduled to speak cancelled the talks in January, and the tour was called off. Published works References External links Tenpenny IMC website Tenpenny interview on vaccines and autism Category:American osteopathic physicians Category:Living people Category:Anti-vaccination activists Category:University of Toledo alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:American women activists |
7,362 | Somers Township, Preble County, Ohio | Somers Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,245 people in the township, 1,943 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Gasper Township - north Lanier Township - northeast corner Gratis Township - east Wayne Township, Butler County - southeast corner Milford Township, Butler County - south Oxford Township, Butler County - southwest corner Israel Township - west Dixon Township - northwest corner The village of Camden is located in northern Somers Township. Name and history Named for Commodore Richard Somers, it is the only Somers Township statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. References External links County website Category:Townships in Preble County, Ohio Category:Townships in Ohio |
7,363 | Pathosformel | Pathosformel or "pathos formula" (German plural: pathosformeln) is a term coined by the German art historian and cultural theorist Aby Warburg (1866–1929) in his research on the afterlife of antiquity (das Nachleben der Antike). It is described as "the primitive words of passionate gesture language" and the "emotionally charged visual trope[s] that recur throughout images in Western Europe. While the term is associated with formalism, Warburg restricts the concept to cultural-psychological themes, as he held "an honest disgust of aestheticizing art history". Despite its name, pathosformel does not provide a calculable formula to identify visual links among images. Instead, it calls on collective and individual imagination to find such links apart from those based on age, type, size, or origin. In historian Kurt Forster's words, "it exerts its control over existing figurations in a way that endows them with new, 'sign-giving' qualities." The art historian Ernst Gombrich, described pathosformel as "the primeval reaction of man to the universal hardships of his existence [that] underlies all his attempts at mental orientation". Warburg's early work on paintings by Botticelli and Ghirlandaio as well as his later work on the reappearance of astrological symbols in artwork and popular ephemera employ the concept of pathosformel. His dissertation, completed in 1893 presents an early formulation of the concept in comparing Botticelli's Birth of Venus with Primavera by looking at the bewegtes Beiwerk or "animated incident" that appears among them. To Warburg, this incident is the depiction of wind that animates the paintings. In the former, it is seen in Venus's flowing hair, while in the latter, it is seen in the flowing dress of the nymph Flora on the far right. In 1905, Warburg presented a lecture on Dürer and Italian Antiquity, in which he used pathosformel to approach images by Dürer, Andrea Mantegna, Antonio Pollaiuolo and others from the point of view of a historical psychology of human expression. Warburg's unfinished montage, the Mnemosyne Atlas provides another example of the pathosformel. There, Warburg pairs a Dürer engraving from Apocalypse with Pictures (1498) with an image featured in a popular tarot illustrated by the same artist (1494/5). While the image of the chariot links these works compositionally, the chariot itself signifies for Warburg the need to control a potentially disastrous conflict, thus linking similar psychological dynamics in different works regardless of their high or low cultural origins. Warburg acknowledged, however, that the persistence of a motif does not necessarily carry with it the same meaning. Pathosformel is closely related to, albeit distinct from Robert Vischer's notion of empathy (Einfühlung), which Warburg refers to as the "force active in the generation of style". See also Aby Warburg Jungian archetypes Einfühlung Affect theory References Category:Art history |
7,364 | Singida Wind Power Station | Singida Wind Power Station, also Singida Wind Farm, is a potential wind-powered electricity power station, under construction in Tanzania. Location The power station is located approximately , by road, south-east of Singida, the capital and largest city in the Singida Region of central Tanzania, about equidistant between Singida and Puma. This about , by road, west of Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital of Tanzania. The coordinates of the power station are 04°53'58.0"S, 34°47'22.0"E (Latitude:-4.899450; Longitude:34.789432). Overview The power station is privately owned by Wind East Africa Limited. The power generated is projected at 100 megawatts and will be sold to the Tanzanian power company Tanesco for integration into the national power grid. The station construction cost is budgeted at US$285 million, and the station is expected to be ready in December 2017. Ownership The power station is owned by a consortium that consists of Six Telecoms, a Tanzanian company, Aldwych International Limited of the United Kingdom, and the International Finance Corporation, based in Washington, D. C. Wind East Africa Limited is the special purpose vehicle formed by the consortium to develop, own, and operate the power station. See also List of power stations in Tanzania References External links Website of Wind East Africa Limited Website of Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) Category:Wind farms in Tanzania Category:Singida Region Category:Proposed wind farms |
7,365 | Melanella aurata | Melanella aurata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. This is one of many species known to exist within the genus, Melanella. References External links To World Register of Marine Species aurata Category:Gastropods described in 1920 |
7,366 | Associação Desportiva Guarujá | Associação Desportiva Guarujá, commonly known as Guarujá, is a Brazilian football club based in Guarujá, São Paulo state. History The club was founded on December 1, 1992, with the help of Guarujá city hall, after Esporte Clube Benfica folded. Stadium Associação Desportiva Guarujá play their home games at Estádio Municipal Antônio Fernandes. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 6,840 people. References Category:Association football clubs established in 1992 Category:Football clubs in São Paulo (state) Category:1992 establishments in Brazil |
7,367 | Chris Horsman | Chris Horsman (born 2 February 1978 in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England) is a former Wales international rugby union player. Club career Horsman attended Sheldon School in Chippenham, Wiltshire and represented England at youth international level. Horsman started his club career at Bath in 1997 before joining Bridgend in 2002. With the advent of regional rugby in Wales, Horsman was called up to the Celtic Warriors regional side, but when the club was disbanded due to financial difficulties in 2004 he was forced to seek another club. Horsman signed for Worcester in July 2004 and established himself as one of the best props in the English game. He signed a contract extension at the beginning of 2006 to keep him at Sixways until the summer of 2010 but in July 2009 he announced his retirement after a series of injuries. International career He was offered a place in the England national rugby union team, but two separate bouts with cancer prevented him from playing for England. However, he later chose to play for Wales as he qualified through the three-year international residency rule. Horsman made his full Welsh debut on 11 November 2005 against Fiji at the Millennium Stadium. He scored his first and only try against England at the Millennium Stadium on 17 March 2007 and he was selected for the Wales squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He attained a total of 14 international caps for Wales. Refereeing and coaching Following his retirement as a player, he announced his intentions to begin training as a referee. Horsman has also pursued a coaching career within the Welsh setup, as head coach of RGC 1404 from 2012 to 2014, and subsequent appointments within Wales' age-grade teams. In 2018, Horsman coached the Wales national under-20 rugby union team. Personal life In 1997, Horsman was diagnosed with testicular cancer, which was successfully treated at the Royal Marsden hospital in Sutton, London; only for him to later succumb to a strain of lymphatic cancer. The second occurrence of this cancer was also treated successfully and Horsman returned to rugby. References External links Welsh Rugby Profile on WRU.co.uk Worcester Warriors Profile at Warriors.co.uk Guinness Premiership Profile at GuinnessPremiership.com Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Rugby union props Category:English rugby union coaches Category:English rugby union players Category:Wales international rugby union players Category:Bath Rugby players Category:Worcester Warriors players Category:Bridgend RFC players Category:People from Newport Pagnell Category:People educated at Sheldon School |
7,368 | Stab (b-boy move) | The stab is a breakdance technique necessary to perform many downrock and power moves. It is not a distinct move, but is incorporated into many breakdance moves including the turtle, cricket, jackhammer, crab-walk, hand glide, some versions of the windmill, and many other floats and freezes. It allows the breakdancer's entire weight to be supported by bony structures while expending minimal muscular energy to maintain balance. The stab is accomplished by placing the olecranon process of the elbow firmly against the bones or tensed muscles of the abdomen, side, or back. Perhaps the most basic stab places the elbow against the anterior superior iliac spine. Meanwhile, the hand is placed against the ground. The radius and ulna are held perpendicular to the ground with the weight of the body on either side of the point of contact kept in perfect balance. Assuming this balance is maintained, the rest of the body can then be suspended above the ground in any desired position. References Category:Breakdance moves |
7,369 | Florence Independent School District | Florence Independent School District is a public school district based in Florence, Texas (USA). Located in Williamson County, a small portion of the district extends into Bell County. In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. Schools Florence High (Grades 9-12) FHS operates one of the very few school-run meat markets in the country, and the only one in Texas operated by a Class AAA school. Florence Middle (Grades 6-8) Florence Elementary (Grades PK-5) References External links Florence ISD Category:School districts in Texas Category:School districts in Williamson County, Texas Category:School districts in Bell County, Texas |
7,370 | Prytz | Prytz may refer to: About Prytz family in Norway: :no:Prytz Agneta Prytz (1916–2008), Swedish movie and stage actress Andreas Prytz (born 1972), Swedish curler and coach Anton Frederik Winter Jakhelln Prytz (1878–1945), Norwegian politician Björn Prytz (1887–1976), Swedish industrialist and Swedish envoyé in London Claes Johansson Prytz, of the Godunov map Daniel Prytz (born 1975), Swedish curler Eiler Hagerup Krog Prytz, Jr. (1883–1963), Norwegian goldsmith Eiler Hagerup Krog Prytz, Sr. (1812–1900), Norwegian bailiff and politician Eva Prytz (1917–1987), Norwegian opera soprano Inge Prytz Johnson (born 1945), United States federal judge Kåre Prytz (1926–1994), Norwegian journalist and novelist Malou Trasthe Prytz (born 2003), Swedish singer Maria Prytz (born 1976), Swedish curler and coach, 2014 Winter Olympian Robert Prytz (born 1960), Swedish former footballer Torolf Prytz (1858–1938), Norwegian architect, goldsmith and politician |
7,371 | Trucks and Tractor Power | Trucks and Tractor Power was a weekly television show on TNN featuring mud bogging, tractor pulling and monster trucks. The show's original hosts were Stan Rhoads and former Bigfoot driver Rich Hooser, along with pit reporter Mike Goss. Gary Lee replaced Stan Rhoads. Army Armstrong later joined as a pit reporter, and later, when Hooser left the show, became color commentator. The show initially began in 1989 as a vehicle for TNT Motorsports events, complimenting their ESPN show Powertrax and syndicated show Tuff Trax, and would typically alternate between truck and tractor pulls and monster trucks, with National Mud Racing Organization mud races intermittently. After TNT was bought out by the United States Hot Rod Association in 1991, the show began primarily airing the Pendaliner Monster Truck Series and NMRO mud races held at Special Events' 4-Wheel and Off-Road Jamborees. A frequent feature of these shows was a highlight segment of "Tough Truck" amateur off-road races near the end of the monster truck episodes. The final season of Trucks and Tractor Power had Gary Lee as the host at the Monster Truck Thunder Drags, with Dave Rief, and later Tom Rivers, for the Jamborees. At the end of the 1996 season, the Pendaliner cancelled their sponsorship of the monster truck series, causing the show to be subsequently cancelled. Category:Monster truck television shows |
7,372 | Shuliavka Republic | The Shuliavska Republic (; ) was a self-declared entity in Shuliavka neighborhood, Kiev by workers of the factory of Greter, Krivanek, & Co (today Bilshovyk Factory) and students of the Kiev Polytechnic Institute. The uprising lasted a total of four days, from December 12–16 (O.S.; 26–29 in the Gregorian calendar), 1905. The Shuliavska Republic came to an end after the uprising was put down by the Imperial Russian Army. Uprising On December 11, 1905 (O.S.), in a sign of support for the December Uprising in Moscow, the Council of Workers' Deputies of Kiev decided to stage a mass uprising. On the next day, all major organisations of the city stopped their operation. The majority of the protesting workers were concentrated in the Shuliavska district. By a couple of hours after the start of the uprising, a "strict revolutionary order" was established. Groups of about 150 armed workers were sent to patrol the territory, which was headquartered in the first building of the Kiev Polytechnic Institute. Shuliavka was declared a workers' republic, where the citywide protest headquarters and the Council of Workers' Deputies were housed. Workers in the district proclaimed the republic as the sole authority in Kiev. Among the supporters of the protesting workers were the students and faculty of the Polytechnic Institute. Manifesto On the first day of the uprising, the Council of Workers' Deputies published their manifesto, which proclaimed: In addition, the workers demanded a pension, normal working conditions, the removal of unnecessary fines, better medical services, and a system of government protection. End The ongoing conflict between the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks in the Council and Committee of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party slowed the growth of the uprising. On December 15 (O.S.), the territory of Shuliavska was surrounded by the Imperial Russian Army and local authorities. The police, who, before then usually avoided the area, began mass arrests and confiscated any weapons they found. In all, more than 78 people were arrested. On the next day, the uprising was put down by a 2,000-strong armed force consisting mainly of the Special Corps of Gendarmes and Cossack cavalry. References External links 1899–1917: Shuliavka Republic and students movements in the beginning of the 20th century (1899-1917: Шулявська республіка та студентські рухи початку 20 сторіччя). Kiev Polytechnic Institute. Category:1905 labor disputes and strikes Category:1905 Russian Revolution Category:Former republics Category:History of Kiev Category:Riots and civil disorder in Ukraine Category:Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute |
7,373 | 319th Operations Group | The 319th Operations Group is a United States Air Force unit assigned to 319th Reconnaissance Wing Air Combat Command. It is stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota operating RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) in the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) role. The group was first activated during World War II as the 319th Bombardment Group, the first Martin B-26 Marauder group in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) during the war. The group received two Distinguished Unit Citations during the war. In 1945, the group was re-equipped with the North American B-25 Mitchell in combat in the MTO before returning to the US to transition to the Douglas A-26 Invader. After retraining the group deployed to Okinawa, where it flew combat missions over China as part of Seventh Air Force against Imperial Japanese forces until the war's end. One of the original Mercury Seven astronauts, Deke Slayton, flew A-26s from Okinawa as a part of the group's 438th Bombardment Squadron in 1945. The group was reactivated in the reserve in December 1946. It does not appear to have been fully manned or equipped, and when mobilized in 1951 for the Korean War, its personnel were used to man other units and the group was inactivated. It again became part of the reserve force in 1955 as the 319th Fighter-Bomber Group, but was inactivated in 1957, when the reserves converted to the troop carrier mission. It remained inactive until 1991. In 2019 the group was reactivated at Grand Forks Air Force Base as the Operations Group in charge of all active duty RQ-4 Global Hawk operations. History World War II The 319th Bombardment Group trained in Louisiana in Martin B-26 Marauders and after completing initial training, the group reported in October and November 1942 to England for staging to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, where it was assigned to the Twelfth Air Force. After it moved to Algeria as the first Marauder unit in that theater, arriving with just 15 aircraft and losing group commander Col. Alvord Rutherford over France en route, the 319th entered combat for the first time on 28 November, bombing and strafing warehouses, docks, and railroad yards at Sfax in Tunisia. From then to March 1943, the group bombed German and Italian targets in Tunisia and Libya, including airfields and enemy shipping along the Mediterranean Coast. The 319th trained in French Morocco from March, then returned to combat in June 1943, attacking enemy targets on Italian islands in the Mediterranean, including Sicily, Sardinia, and Pantelleria. From bases in Algeria and Tunisia, the group supported the Allied invasion of Italy, bombing bridges and marshalling yards during the late summer and early autumn of 1943. In November, it moved to Sardinia, to strike Axis targets in central Italy. Early in 1944, the 319th supported Allied ground forces as they advanced in the Cassino and Anzio areas. Later in the year, using North American B-25 Mitchell bombers the group attacked German supply lines in northern Italy, bombing bridges, marshalling yards, and roads. In March, it earned two |
7,374 | William F. O'Hare | William F. O'Hare, S.J. (January 23, 1870 – October 11, 1926) was an American-born bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as the Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica from 1920 to 1926. Biography Born in South Boston, William Francis O'Hare received his primary and secondary education in Boston before enrolling in Boston College. He made his novitiate in Frederick, Maryland and professed vows in the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) on August 15, 1880. O'Hare continued his education at the College of the Sacred Heart in Woodstock, Maryland and was ordained a priest there by Cardinal James Gibbons of Baltimore on June 25, 1903. He professed final vows on August 15, 1906. On September 2, 1919 Pope Benedict XV appointed O'Hare as the Titular Bishop of Maximianopolis in Arabia and Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica. He was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop Patrick Hayes of New York on February 25, 1920. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Thomas Beaven of Springfield in Massachusetts and Edmund Gibbons of Albany. O'Hare served as the Vicar Apostolic until his death at the age of 56 on October 11, 1926. References Category:1870 births Category:1926 deaths Category:Clergy from Boston Category:19th-century American Jesuits Category:20th-century American Jesuits Category:Jesuit bishops Category:American Roman Catholic missionaries Category:Roman Catholic missionaries in Jamaica Category:20th-century Roman Catholic bishops Category:Roman Catholic bishops in Jamaica Category:American titular bishops Category:American Roman Catholic clergy of Irish descent Category:American expatriates in Jamaica Category:Jesuit missionaries |
7,375 | 1990 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship | The 1990 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship was the 25th edition of the World Championship The Championship was held on ?, 1990 in Gothenburg in Sweden. Jarmo Hirvasoja became the first rider from Finland to take a World title in any discipline of speedway. Classification See also 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship in classic speedway 1990 Team Ice Racing World Championship References Category:Ice speedway competitions World |
7,376 | Negel | Negel may refer to the following places: Negel, Ilam, Iran Negel, Kurdistan, Iran Negel Rural District, in Kurdistan Province, Iran Negel (river), a tributary of the Trebeș in eastern Romania |
7,377 | D-lactate dehydratase | D-lactate dehydratase (, glyoxylase III) is an enzyme with systematic name (R)-lactate hydro-lyase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction (R)-lactate methylglyoxal + H2O The enzyme converts methylglyoxal to D-lactate. References External links Category:EC 4.2.1 |
7,378 | Magnet Theater | The Magnet Theater is an improvisational comedy theatre and improv school in New York City. It has shows seven nights a week, many of which are consistently selected as editor's pick of the week in Time Out New York and The Onion. The Magnet Theater was founded in March 2005 by Armando Diaz, Ed Herbstman and Shannon Manning. Diaz, Manning and Herbstman were friends from Chicago, where they studied under improv guru Del Close at Improv Olympic. Diaz also co-founded the Peoples Improv Theater (PIT), where Herbstman taught. Diaz and Herbstman currently own Magnet Theater. The Magnet offers performance and writing classes to people of all experience levels. The faculty is headed by Diaz and features The Second City and Improv Olympic alumni Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton, and Annoyance Theatre alumnus Gary Rudoren. Also teaching are Peter McNerney, Louis Kornfeld, Nick Kanellis, Elana Fishbein, Rick Andrews, Hannah Chase, Michael Lutton, and Artistic Director Megan Gray. The Magnet Theater's shows are made up of performers who have completed their training program. The theater's core curriculum consists of four levels - Level 1: The Principles of Improv, Level 2: Intro to Long Form, Level 3: Long Form Intensive and Level 4: Senior Project. The theater also offers two conservatory classes, which prepare students for performing on Magnet House Teams if they make it through the audition process. These classes are Improv Revue and Team Performance Workshop. The Magnet is acknowledged as the epicenter of Musical Improvisation. The Musical Improv program was created by Tara Copeland and Frank Spitznagel in the early 2000s and has expanded under the guidance of Director Michael Lutton. The program's curriculum includes three levels of classes leading to auditions for Musical Megawatt weekly house teams. Currently eight musical house teams perform every Tuesday night, creating original improvised musicals, created on-the-spot with the help of a full band. The theater puts on its Magnet Musical Mixer, a free bi-weekly show teaming novice performers and audience members with veteran performers in improvised scenes and musical numbers. The Magnet is also home to the New York Musical Improv Festival. Celebrating its 8th annual event in October 2016, NYMIF brings together hundreds of musical improvisors and musicians from Austin to Boston, Chicago to L.A., Toronto to Vancouver. Performers have included Baby Wants Candy, Broadway's Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, The Improvised Sondheim Project, and North Coast. Many Magnet instructors and performers write and lend their voices to The Truth. Frequent appearances on this podcast have been made by Ed Herbstman, Melanie Hoopes, Louis Kornfeld, Chet Siegel, Christian Paluck, Russ Armstrong, Kelly Buttermore, T.J. Mannix, Peter McNerney, Alexis Lambright, Rick Andrews, Matt Weir, Sebastian Conelli, Quinton Loder, Lauren Ashley Smith, and Andy Moskowitz. References See also Peoples Improv Theater Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre External links Magnet Theater Category:Theatres in Manhattan Category:Performance art in New York City Category:Improvisational theatre Category:Chelsea, Manhattan |
7,379 | Direction générale de la Santé | The Direction générale de la Santé (DGS) is one of the Directorate-General of the French Ministry of Health. It was created in 1956 by the merging of the Direction de l’hygiène publique and Direction de Hygiène sociale. Mission Its mission is to prepare the public health politic and participate in its implementation. References Category:Government of France |
7,380 | 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup squads | This article lists the official squads for the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup in Barcelona, Spain. Australia Coach: Stephen Swan Canada Coach: Roxanne Butler England Coach: Heather Stirrup France Coach: Wanda Noury Germany Coach: Jens Michau Ireland Coach: Grainne O'Connell Italy Coach: Roberto Esposito Japan Head Coach: Noriko Kishida Kazakhstan Coach: Alexander Stalmakhovich Netherlands Coach: Nel Roeleveld New Zealand Coach: Jacqueline Barron Samoa Coach: Feturi Elisaia Scotland Coach: Ruth Cranston The Times (London, England) (May 18, 2002): p32 via http://womensrugbyhistory.blogspot.com/2002/05/brownlee-rings-changes-as-scots-take-on.html Spain USA Head Coach: Martin Gallagher Forwards Coach: Tim Breckenridge Backs Coach: George Metuarau Wales Coach: Richard James Talmage Hodges Notes and references Squads 2002 |
7,381 | Channegowdana Hundi | C.g.hundi (also known as Channegowdana Hundi) is a small village in H.d.kote Taluk, Mysore district, Karnataka, India, at around 5 acres land. Is located 53 km away from Mysore city and 6 k.m far from H.d.kote. Agriculture is the main occupation in the village. Cotton, sugarcane, Ginger, Banana, turmeric and Vegetables are the main crops in the village. C.g.hundi is a small village with a population of around 350 people, with 225 males and 125 females. It has very pretty scenery with fully of green land. This village is near to handpost city and h.d.kote taluk. Here we are celebrating two main festivals, During February and March. During February we celebrating dodamma habba with fully grand and fully mutton food festival. In March, we are celebrating maramma habba for three days. Here we have no problems of drinking water or the power supply or the any facilities to stay with families. Turmeric crop is a very good profiting crop for the village, banana sugarcane, cotton. And Main thing Here we don't have any Other caste members Only Vokkaliga Gowdas. References Category:Villages in Mysore district |
7,382 | Mark Kennedy (boxer) | Mark Kennedy (born 13 June 1967) is a Jamaican boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. References Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:Lightweight boxers Category:Jamaican male boxers Category:Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Category:Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Jamaica Category:Olympic boxers of Jamaica Category:Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Category:Place of birth missing (living people) |
7,383 | Alan Cairns | Alan ‘mugbear’ Cairns is a telford legend known for his dabbling in shagging cocaine and narcotics he is now known As the self proclaimed king of telford drive his understudy and next in line to the throne is Marc the heed brown a shadow of a man and known for his ability to snort copious amounts of cocaine Biography Born in Galt (now part of Cambridge, Ontario), he received his BA in 1953 and his MA degree in 1957 from the University of Toronto. In 1963, he obtained a D.Phil from Oxford University, where he studied at St Antony's College. He was a member of the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia from 1960 until his retirement in 1995 and served as head of the department from 1973 to 1980. Cairns' most famous piece of writing on Canadian politics is likely his 1971 article "The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and its Critics" which discusses judicial activism in Canada. It is often listed as one of the most-cited academic works concerned with the Canadian political system. Cairns' scholarship has explored a multitude of issues within Canadian political science, sparking decades of debate and refinement of his ideas. In reference to Cairn's intellectual legacy, Gerald Kernerman and Philip Resnick state: "On a remarkably wide range of topics – from the regional impact of Canada's electoral system, the role of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and the development of Canadian federalism to the ongoing efforts to constitutionally reshape the federation and the effects on minorities of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Cairns has initiated and shaped many of our most pivotal debates." Cairns' work focuses extensively on the question of citizenship in the Canadian federation, a theme important to a discussion of Indigenous rights and citizenship. In addressing the situation facing Indigenous communities across Canada, Cairns acknowledges that there is a great challenge in speaking about a group to which one does not belong. He suggests that the present "discontents" between Indigenous peoples and the state are "largely due to the past silencing of Aboriginal voices. The resolution of this set of circumstances can only occur if we talk to each other in a way that both articulates our differences and seeks with empathy to reconcile them in the search for at least a limited version of membership in a common community." In his seminal work, Citizens Plus, Cairns draws on H.B. Hawthorne's idea of the "citizens plus" label as articulated in the Hawthorne Report of the 1960s of which Cairns was a part. As Cairns explains, the Hawthorne Report concluded that, "In addition to the normal rights and duties of citizenship, Indians possess certain additional rights as charter members of the Canadian community." Cairns calls for an institutional resolution to the "plight" of Indigenous peoples within Canada; however, despite his insistence on a form of citizenship as the answer to the uncertainties and challenges facing their communities, he admits, "Citizenship is a malleable and contested institution that can serve different purposes… In Canada, Aboriginal |
7,384 | Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Me and the Space Princess | , also known as Shin Chan, Me and the Space Princess, is a 2012 Japanese anime film. The film celebrates the 20th anniversary of Crayon Shin-chan anime. It is the 20th film based on the popular comedy manga and anime series Crayon Shin-chan. This movie was also released in India on Hungama TV on 22 March 2014 as Shin Chan The Movie Himawari Banegi Rajkumari (Himawari will Became a Princess). The name of the theme song is: 'Shounen yo, uso wo tsuke!" (Boy, you'll lie). Story Shinnosuke Nohara, and his sister Himawari, have a fight over a plate of custard. Suddenly, two mysterious men appear in green clothing and hats bearing sunflower emblems (Himawari means "sunflower" in Japanese). They refer to Shin-chan's sister as a princess, and pass a paper to Shin-chan who signs it without hesitating which actually had that he would give Himawari to their planet as a princess. The Nohara family is promptly abducted to a UFO in a scene that draws some visual concepts from the "Phantom Zone" jail, used in the Superman motion picture series. The Nohara family (father, mother, brother, sister, and their dog) all travel aboard the UFO to the "Himawari planet" on a mysterious and important mission that affects Earth, and may decide the fate of peace across the entire universe. Characters Sunday Goronesuki: Great stars and sunflower. Gorone and love to dance. Uranasubin: Minister of stars and sunflower inadvertently. Came to Earth looking for a sunflower. Getz: In charge of the earth. Have a bachelor on the planet. Reasonable-Ikemen: Minister of sunflower Twink star. The selection of Twink has a severe eye. Boinda de Yodesu: Minister of sleep star sunflower us. Has been that the baby sleep in a number of breast. Queue or not ー: Minister of stars and sunflower snacks. Chuck out the junk from the star guy. Shrill-Keronpa: Minister of sunflower stars and talking. Hot news to announce to everyone. Mokkun: Minister of sunflower star carries us. Bringing you everything. Cast Shinnosuke Nohara: Akiko Yajima Misae Nohara: Miki Narahashi Hiroshi Nohara: Keiji Fujiwara Himawari Nohara: Satomi Kōrogi Toru Kazama / Shiro: Mari Mashiba Nene Sakurada: Tamao Hayashi Masao Sato: Teiyū Ichiryūsai Bo-chan: Chie Satō Principal: Rokurō Naya Miss Yoshinaga: Halevi Terada Miss Matsuzaka: Michie Tomizawa Teacher Ageo: Kotono Mitsuishi Mitch Motoko: Makoto Ohmoto Yoshirin: Daisuke Sakaguchi References External links Category:2012 anime films Category:Japanese films Storm Called!: Me and the Space Princess Category:Animated films about extraterrestrial life |
7,385 | Berlin Green Head | The Berlin Green Head is an ancient Egyptian statue head (AeMP 12500) made from greenschist and housed in the Egyptian Museum of Berlin, not far from the Nefertiti Bust. It has been considered the work of a highly skilled (though unknown) ancient Egyptian sculptor, as well as one of the most famous and credited pieces of art from the Late and Ptolemaic periods of ancient Egypt. Description The face of the statue is calm and emotionless and, unusually for contemporary works of art, also perfectly symmetric, and it is that of an intelligent-looking, middle-aged man with many well-rendered wrinkles and lines. The statue's shaved, oval-shaped skull is so realistic that it was once believed that the sculptor could not have made it without ancient Greek knowledge of anatomy, a claim subsequently disproved by the analysis of similar, earlier Egyptian artworks. On the back of the head, the top portion of a conventional back pillar is still visible. The whole artifact is uninscribed, thus the owner's name and titles are unknown. For the same reason, the statue could only be dated on stylistic grounds. Once regarded as art of the Saite Period, it was later attributed to the Ptolemaic Period by Friedrich Wilhelm von Bissing. In 1960, Bernard von Bothmer further reduced the time range between 100 and 50 BCE, arguing that the head reveals a maturity not compatible with the earlier Ptolemaic art, as well as a similarity with some upcoming Roman Republic-era Egyptian works. Its provenance is also unknown, as well as its trace before 1895, when it was acquired from the collections of prince Ibrahim Hilmy and Henry Wallis. The Berlin Green Head has been compared to the similar, yet earlier Boston Green Head, with the former one having lost part of the "verism" (among that, the asymmetry) which is more prominent in the latter one, yet without compromising the characterization of the individual represented on it. References Category:1st-century BC sculptures Category:Sculptures of ancient Egypt Category:Sculptures of the Berlin State Museums Category:Ptolemaic Kingdom category:Egyptological objects of the Berlin State Museums |
7,386 | Eremophila lactea | Eremophila lactea, commonly known as milky emu bush, is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with its branches and leaves mostly glabrous but with white blotches due to the presence of dry resin. It is a critically endangered plant species mostly found in disturbed areas such as roadsides. Description Eremophila lactea is an erect shrub usually growing to a height of between . Its branches are mostly glabrous and have prominent white blotches due to the presence of dried resin. The stalkless, overlapping leaves are long, wide, elliptic to lance-shaped and often hide the branchlets. The leaves are often blotched like the branches with dried resin. The flowers are borne in groups of 3 or 4 in leaf axils on stalks long which often have white blotches. There are 5 green, oblong to lance-shaped sepals which are mostly long. The petals are long and are joined at their lower end to form a tube. The tube is pale lilac on the outside and a deeper lilac inside with light purple spots in the tube. The outside of the petal tube is densely covered with glandular hairs but the inside surface of the petal lobes is glabrous while the inside of the tube is filled with long, soft hairs. The 4 stamens are fully enclosed in the petal tube. Flowering occurs between September and November in its native range and the fruits which follow are ovoid to cylindrical and up to long. Taxonomy and naming Eremophila lactea was first formally described by botanist Robert Chinnock in the journal Nuytsia in 1985. The specific epithet (lactea) is derived from the "Latin lactea, milky; referring to the extruded white resin on the branches, leaves and pedicels". Distribution and habitat The total known wild population in 1999 was 547 plants, growing in four roadside locations to the north of Esperance in the Mallee biogeographic region. It often grows in disturbed areas preferring sandy clay-loam. The species was declared "Rare Flora" under the Wildlife Conservation Act in 1996 and "Critically Endangered" in 1998. Threats to the population include road maintenance activities, fire, and the illegal taking of cuttings. Conservation This species is classified as "Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora — Extant)" by the Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia) and an Interim Recovery Plan has been prepared. Use in horticulture Milky emu bush is a useful "filler" plant as it can be damaged by wind. It can be propagated from cuttings with difficulty but can also be grafted onto Myoporum rootstock. Plants grown on their own roots will grow in alkaline soils, including heavy clay, in full sun or partial shade. The shrub is both frost and drought tolerant. References Category:Eudicots of Western Australia lactea Category:Endemic flora of Western Australia Category:Rare flora of Australia Category:Plants described in 1985 |
7,387 | Daniel Ost | Daniel Ost (born 5 August 1955) is a Belgian floral artist, floral designer and garden architect. CBS News has described him as "the world's leading flower designer" while The New York Times says that "to call him a master flower designer is akin to calling Annie Leibovitz a shutterbug". His clientele includes numerous royal families, sheikhs, multinational organisations and humanitarian organisations like UNICEF. Biography Ost was born in 1955 in the suburban town of Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, in a family of which he was the eldest of six children. Marriage and children Ost and his wife Marie-Anne have two children. Maarten Ost is a children's book author and lives in Leuven, Belgium, and his daughter, Nele Ost, is following in his footsteps as a floral designer and is currently in charge of the retail operations. Education Sociology at Bisschoppelijke Normaalschool in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, from 1967 to 1973 Flower design at IMOV Institute in Afsnee, Belgium, from 1973 to 1976 Master of Floral Art at Tuinbouwschool Vught, The Netherlands, from 1976 to 1979 Instructor floral art in Japan and Taiwan Founder of Daniël Ost Flower Academy in Sint-Niklaas and Tokyo, Japan Published works Throughout his career, Ost has published numerous books about his exhibitions, decorations and gardens. He has also been featured in numerous magazines like Elle, Vogue, Architectural Digest and Bloomberg, regarding floral design and garden architecture. Leafing Through Flowers I (1989) Leafing Through Flowers II (1993) Leafing Through Flowers III (1997) Ostentatief (1998) Invitations (2002) Remaining Flowers (2003) East x West (2005) Transparant (2007) Invitations II (2009) Daniël Ost - The Master (2015) Awards 1st place Belgian Championship in Brussels in 1979 1st place Belgian Championship in Brussels in 1983 1st place Golden Orchid in Hannover in 1981 1st place Golden Orchid in Hannover in 1983 2nd place European Championship in Brussels in 1983 2nd place World Championship in Detroit in 1985 1st place Osaka World Expo in Osaka in 1990 Citizen of Honour of Sint-Niklaas since 2005 Top 7 European Garden Designers in Germany in 2014 Honours Imperial Order of the Rising Sun. Citizen of Honour of Kurashiki (Japan) since 2015 References External links Official web site Japanese gallery of Ost art Category:Belgian artists Category:Florists Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:People from Sint-Niklaas |
7,388 | Niozelles | Niozelles is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Population See also Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department References INSEE Category:Communes of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Category:Alpes-de-Haute-Provence communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia |
7,389 | Anime Limited | Anime Limited, also known as All the Anime is a British anime distribution company based in Glasgow, Scotland. It releases anime for British, Irish, French and other European audiences. The company was established in 2012 by Andrew Partridge, best known from his role in Scotland Loves Anime. The company releases both old and new anime titles. From 2015 to 2018, Anime Limited served as the distributors for Funimation in the British Isles. History On 14 December 2012, Kazé UK representative and Scotland Loves Anime director Andrew Partridge launched the social media and website for Anime Limited, and stated that he would be launching a new anime distribution company in 2013, with a focus on collector style home video releases, and "[developing] a theatrical market for Japanese animation" in the British market. After reaching 1000 likes on its Facebook page, on 22 December 2012, Anime Limited announced its first title acquisition, Cowboy Bebop, with a home video release scheduled for Q3 2013. On 4 October 2013, Anime Limited announced that it had partnered with French streaming service Wakanim to launch the UK version of the site, with Anime Limited's catalogue being made available on the service. In March 2014, Kazé founder Cédric Littardi and Anime Limited established @Anime, the French division of Anime Limited, with the first titles being released in September 2014. On 17 July 2017, Viceland UK launched a block of late night anime in partnership with Anime Limited. On 25 October 2019, Anime Limited announced that select dubbed titles would be available for streaming on Channel 4's All 4 service as "100 Hours of Anime". References External links Category:Film distributors of the United Kingdom Category:Anime companies Category:Companies based in Glasgow Category:Companies established in 2013 Category:Dubbing (filmmaking) |
7,390 | Oscar C. Diehl House | The Oscar C. Diehl House is a single-family home located at 919 East Park Street in Midland, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. History Oscar C. Diehl was a salesman for the Dow Chemical Company. He and his wife hired architect Alden B. Dow to design this building in 1935. The house was constructed by Bay City Stone Company at a cost of $13,020, and was substantially completed the same year. In the late 1970s, the rear half of the original garage was converted into a spare bedroom. Description The Oscar C. Diehl House is a long, L-shaped brick house with low-pitched hip roofs, with features reminiscent of the Prairie style. It is sited on a small corner lot> One leg of the building contains the main living area and has two levels. The other leg, which is long and narrow, contains the garage. The wings are joined with a large chimney, near which is the main entrance to the house. The wall of the garage wing is unbroken brick, while the living quarters are fronted with large windows with a diamond pattern leaded glass. References Category:National Register of Historic Places in Midland County, Michigan Category:International style architecture in the United States Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1935 Category:Alden B. Dow buildings Category:Midland, Michigan |
7,391 | Miss U Much | Miss U Much is an American reality television series that airs on VH1 and debuted on July 19, 2013. It is hosted by Catherine Reitman, and provides viewers with updates on stars from the 1990s and early 2000s. Episodes References External links Official Page Category:2010s American reality television series Category:2012 American television series debuts Category:English-language television programs Category:VH1 original programming |
7,392 | Yorgo Constantine | Yorgo Constantine is an American actor who began his career in 1991 with the television movie Murder 101. Following that he had several roles in both film and television, such as in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1998), Phone Booth (2002), Resurrection Blvd. (2002), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Fast Five (2011), and Parallels (2015). Biography Yorgo Constantine grew up in Lower Manhattan, New York City. He lived part of his early life in the Greenwich Village neighborhood, and later moved to the Tribeca neighborhood. Though he identifies as an American, his father is from the Pangrati area of Athens, Greece. Though Constantine originally aspired to work a career playing professional tennis, he grew interested instead in acting while attending New York University, where he decided to pursue acting professionally. At nineteen or twenty years old, Constantine was brought to Los Angeles, a move he credits for allowing him to go on to act in big Hollywood movies; otherwise, he "probably would have stayed in New York City." Filmography Highlights of his productions include: Film Television Videogames References External Links Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:American people of Greek descent |
7,393 | Đurađ II Balšić | Đurađ Stracimirović (; 1385 – April 1403), or Đurađ II was the Lord of Zeta from 1385 to 1403, as a member of the Balšić noble family. He was the son of Stracimir Balšić, and succeeded his paternal uncle Balša II in ruling Zeta. He reigned from 1386 up to 1389 in the still officially undissolved Serbian Empire in the form of a family alliance, then up to 1395 as an Ottoman vassal. He ruled until his death in 1403, when he was succeeded by his only son, Balša III. He is known in Serbian epic poetry as Strahinja Banović. Background and early life His father was Stracimir, one of the three Balšić brothers who came to rule Zeta in the 1360s. His mother was Milica Mrnjavčević (Jerina), the daughter of Serbian King Vukašin Mrnjavčević. Accession On 18 September 1385, Đurađ's uncle Balša II was killed at the Battle of Savra, while fighting the Ottomans. Following the temporary rule under Balša II's widow Komnena and daughter Ruđina, Đurađ II inherited parts of Zeta and northern Albania, including the cities of Scutari, Drivast and Lezhë, as per the Balšićs' traditional rule of seniority, as "self-holder to the Zeta and Coast land". Đurađ II had his seat at Ulcinj, which also became the family seat. The remainder of the Balšić possessions, in southern Albania, passed in 1391 from Ruđina to her spouse Mrkša Žarković, the son of Žarko, Emperor Dušan's nobleman. The protovestijar Philip Bareli, the Venetian trader that handled Balša's financing, who was succeeded by Đurađ, is also mentioned as holding estates. According to Mavro Orbini, when Đurađ II started his rule, "the tribes of Upper Zeta and the Crnojević did not want to recognize him, answering that they were under the Bosnian King Tvrtko". Đurađ had succeeded leadership in the heats of disarray. Pal Dukagjini broke off allegiance to Đurađ, taking Lezhë and the Drin area. Finally the Jonima family seceded with their own lands between Durrës and the Drin, causing Đurađ to lose his very last possessions in Albania. Before even consolidating rule, Karlo Thopia conquered Durrës and assigned it to his son George, Nikola Sakat, the castellan of Budva, and his brother Andrija seceded the city after 1386 and Vuk Branković took Peć and Prizren. Đurađ asked Dukagjini for an advice, and according to it, he had the Sakat brothers imprisoned and blinded. In the Zeta plains themselves under Lovćen, Đurađ had constant conflicts with the opposing ruler of Upper Zeta, Radič Crnojević, whose family had just come to prominence. The area of Onogošt (Nikšić) seceded to the Venetians. In a short time, Đurađ's demesne had diminished into a small strip of land between Lake Skadar and the Adriatic Sea. Upon proclaiming himself the sole head of the Balšić family, he issued an official edict on 28 January 1386 in Scutari, calling his reign's strength upon "..the prayers and martyrs of my holy forefathers Symeon, the Nemanya, the first Serbian Myhrr-flowing, and Sava the Saint" of his kin. In it he also stated that the laws of the Serbian lords, |
7,394 | S. bidentata | S. bidentata may refer to: Scaphyglottis bidentata, an orchid of the Americas Stelis bidentata, an orchid first described in 1912 Styringomyia bidentata, a crane fly Succisa bidentata, a flowering plant |
7,395 | How to Be Alone (book) | How to Be Alone is a 2002 book collecting fourteen essays by American writer Jonathan Franzen. Essays Most of the essays previously appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, Details, and Graywolf Forum. In the introductory essay, "A Word About This Book," Franzen notes that the "underlying investigation in all these essays" is "the problem of preserving individuality and complexity in a noisy and distracting mass culture: the question of how to be alone." "The Harper's Essay" and "My Father's Brain" Included in the collection are "Why Bother?"—a revised version of "Perchance to Dream," Franzen's infamous 1996 Harper's essay on the novelists' obligation to social realism—and "My Father's Brain," nominated for a 2002 National Magazine Award. The latter essay details the elder Franzen's struggle with Alzheimer's. These experiences informed Franzen’s writing of the character Alfred Lambert in his 2001 novel The Corrections. Later Editions The 2003 trade paperback edition includes a fifteenth essay, "Mr. Difficult", on the subject of "difficult" fiction in general and the novels of William Gaddis in particular. To accommodate this additional essay, the essay “Scavenging” was substantially edited. Table of contents "A Word About This Book" "My Father's Brain" (an edited version appeared in The Guardian; see External links) "Imperial Bedroom" "Why Bother?" "Lost in the Mail" "Erika Imports" "Sifting the Ashes" "The Reader in Exile" "First City" "Scavenging" "Control Units" "Books in Bed" "Meet Me in St. Louis" "Inauguration Day, January 2001" Note: In the trade paperback edition "Mr. Difficult" was inserted after "Control Units". Reception Janet Maslin, in The New York Times, called the book "captivating but uneven"—"this collection emphasizes [Franzen's] elegance, acumen and daring as an essayist, with an intellectually engaging self-awareness as formidable as Joan Didion's. He's funny, too." Maslin praised the essay "My Father's Brain" as "a tough, haunting account." In The New York Times Book Review, critic A.O. Scott discussed Franzen's, "calm, passionate critical authority." Scott closed, "At present, in Franzen's humane, pessimistic view, our individuality is under assault from all quarters, and the novel is part of a web of modern institutions—along with the daily mail, the industrial city and the idea of a democratic public sphere—undermined by the irresistible (that is, both unstoppable and undeniably attractive) forces of standardization and privatization. To point this out is, inevitably, to sound like something of a crank, and the accomplishment of this book is to offer its cranky author and his like-minded readers a suitably contradictory and ambiguous consolation: we're not alone." References External links "My Father's Brain" in The Guardian An abstract of "Mr. Difficult" from the New Yorker website List of How to Be Alone reviews at The Complete Review A.O. Scott on How to Be Alone in The New York Times Book Review Category:2002 non-fiction books Category:American essay collections Category:Works by Jonathan Franzen Category:Farrar, Straus and Giroux books |
7,396 | Fiorella Infascelli | Fiorella Infascelli (born 29 October 1952) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, Infascelli is the daughter of the producer and director Carlo. After working as an assistant director for notable directors such as Luchino Visconti, Bernardo Bertolucci and Pier Paolo Pasolini, she debuted as director in 1980 with the TV-movie Ritratto di donna distesa. Her film The Mask was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography Ritratto di donna distesa (1980) Pa (1981) The Mask (1988) Zuppa di pesce (1992) Italiani (1998) Conversazione italiana (1999) Ferreri, I Love You (2000) Il vestito da sposa (2003) Era d'estate (2016) References External links Category:1952 births Category:Living people Category:Italian film directors Category:Italian screenwriters Category:Italian women screenwriters Category:Writers from Rome Category:Italian women film directors Category:Film directors from Rome |
7,397 | Multiplayer BattleTech: EGA | Multiplayer BattleTech was a PC MMORPG BattleTech game developed by Kesmai and featured on the now defunct GEnie online gaming network. Gameplay It featured a text-based chat component for roleplaying, team development and battle planning and a 3D battle simulator component. The game engine was based on a heavily modified version of the original MechWarrior. Multiplayer BattleTech was followed by Multiplayer Battletech: Solaris. Reception Computer Gaming World in 1993 stated that "Fans of MechWarrior will not want to miss this next generation of the classic simulation ... both addicting and satisfying". A 1994 survey of strategic space games set in the year 2000 and later gave the game four stars out of five, stating that "The licensed BattleTech universe is put to good use here ... the long-term satisfaction of role-playing combined with the quick-playing thrill of a simulation". In June 1994 Multiplayer BattleTech won Computer Gaming Worlds "Online Game of the Year" award. The editors called it "a simulation that looks like Activision's classic MechWarrior, but performs significantly better with real human 'mech pilots on your flanks." References Category:1992 video games Category:DOS games Category:DOS-only games Category:Multiplayer online games Category:BattleTech games Category:Video games based on miniatures games Category:Video games developed in the United States |
7,398 | Election of Christian III | The election of Christian III as king of Denmark and Norway on 4 July 1534 was a landmark event for all of Denmark and Norway. It took place in St. Søren's Church (Sankt Sørens Kirke) in the town of Rye in eastern Jutland, where the Jutlandic nobility elected Prince Christian, son of King Frederick I and Duke of Schleswig and Holsten, as king. This brought about the Count's Feud (Grevens Fejde) and later also led to the implementation of the Protestant Reformation in Denmark and Norway. Christian (1503–1559) was a zealous Protestant who had witnessed the defence of Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms, and he had already carried out the Reformation in the Duchy of Holstein and Duchy of Schleswig. Christian's views made it difficult to gain the support of a majority of the Council of the Realm as most noblemen and, of course, the bishops would rather see a Roman Catholic king on the throne. Among the supporters of Christian were Steward of the Realm, Mogens Gøye (ca. 1470–1544). Mogens Gøye was a Danish statesman and the Royal councillor of several Danish Kings. Gøye was among the originators of the meeting in Rye Church between eight Jutlandic members of the Council and the four Jutlandic bishops. Members of the lesser nobility had also turned up – presumably on Mogens Gøye's initiative – but had to stay outside the church. The lengthy discussion about the election eventually made them lose patience, and they forced their way into the church and demanded to know who opposed the election of Prince Christian. After that, the opponents finally gave up. Ove Bille, Bishop of Aarhus, wept when he signed the request for the Protestant Duke to become king, realising that it would mean his own downfall. Although hesitant, Christian accepted the election and was cheered at a meeting in Horsens on 18 August 1534, where he declared that he would, like his predecessors, sign a håndfæstning (charter), although with a reform of ecclesiastical affairs, i.e. the implementation of the Protestant Reformation in Denmark and Norway. References Other sources Colding, Poul Studier i Danmarks politiske historie i slutningen af Christian IIs og begyndelsen af Frederik IIs tid (Copenhagen, 1939) Lausten, Martin Schwarz Christian 3. og kirken 1537–1559 (Copenhagen, 1987) Category:Denmark–Norway Category:Protestant Reformation Category:1534 in Denmark Category:16th-century elections Category:1534 in politics Category:1534 in Norway |
7,399 | Derrell Johnson-Koulianos | Derrell Johnson-Koulianos (born February 24, 1987) and sometimes nicknamed DJK, is an American football player and was a wide receiver for the Iowa Hawkeyes during the 2007-2010 seasons. Currently, Derrell Johnson-Koulianos is a free agent. During the 2007 season, Johnson-Koulianos caught 38 passes for 482 yards and two touchdowns. In 2008, he caught 44 passes for 639 yards and 3 touchdowns. In 2009, his productivity once again increased as he caught 45 passes for 750 yards and 2 touchdowns. Early life While at Cardinal Mooney High School, Johnson-Koulianos received Ohio first-team all-state honors as a junior and a senior. On June 17, 2006, he was named Most Valuable Player for the Ohio team at the Big 33 Football Classic. Running for 138 yards and throwing for 118, Johnson-Koulianos had a part in three Ohio touchdowns. 2010 Season Before the season began, Johnson-Koulianos appeared on a few college football award watch lists. He was one of the nation's 48 top collegiate players named to the inaugural Paul Hornung Award, awarded to college football's most versatile athlete, as well as selected for the Biletnikoff Award watch list, awarded to college football's top receiver. In the season opener against Eastern Illinois, Johnson-Koulianos caught just 1 pass for 4 yards. The next week, against Iowa State, he grabbed 5 receptions for 65 yards. In the Hawkeyes' 3rd game of the year, a 34-27 loss to Arizona, Johnson-Koulianos hauled in 7 receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown, which sparked an Iowa run of 20 unanswered points. Johnson-Koulianos followed his efforts against the Wildcats by hauling in 4 catches for 87 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 45-0 rout of Ball State. The next week against Penn State, he made 4 catches for 64 yards and the only receiving touchdown of the game for the Hawkeyes. In his next game (against the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor), Johnson-Koulianos would not disappoint, grabbing 4 receptions for 70 yards; three of them were touchdowns. In a 31-30 loss to the 2010 Wisconsin Badgers, Johnson-Koulianos caught 5 passes for 93 yards and a TD. He was suspended by the University of Iowa after being arrested for drug related issues. He did not appear in the bowl game due to his suspension. Collegiate statistics Professional career Derrell Johnson-Koulianos went undrafted in the NFL, but was signed by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League on October 19, 2011. In January 2012, he signed with the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League. He was released in late February, 2012. He re-signed with the Montreal Alouettes on June 5 and was released on June 18. References External links Yahoo! records of Derrell-Johnson Koulianos's stats ESPN Derrell Johnson-Koulianos arrested Iowa Players sign Free Agent Deals Category:Living people Category:1987 births Category:American football wide receivers Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football players Category:Iowa Barnstormers players Category:Sportspeople from Youngstown, Ohio |
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