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7,400 | Chandini Sreedharan | Chandini Sreedharan (born 12 December 1995) is an Indian actress who appears in South Indian films. She made her acting debut with the 2013 Tamil film Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu. She also acted in the Telugu film Chakkiligintha (2014). She's notable for her Malayalam films such as KL 10 Patthu (2015) and Darvinte Parinamam (2016). Career In 2013, Chandini Sreedharan debuted with the Tamil movie Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu, directed by Sasi. She played the female lead opposite Bharath. She was known as Mrithika in the film credits. Her second movie was in Telugu, Chakkiligintha, directed by Vema Reddy. She played the female lead opposite Sumanth Ashwin. She was credited as Rehhana in this film. Her third movie was in Malayalam, KL 10 Patthu, directed by Muhsin Parari. She played the female lead opposite Unni Mukundan. This time she used her real name, and plans to do the same in all industries in the future. Then she acted in the Malayalam movie Darvinte Parinamam directed by Jijo Antony. She played the female lead opposite Prithviraj. Filmography References External links Category:Living people Category:Indian film actresses Category:Tamil actresses Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Actresses from Kozhikode Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema Category:21st-century Indian actresses |
7,401 | Jisk'a Mawruma | Jisk'a Mawruma (Aymara jisk'a little, mawri a little fish which lives in the Altiplano, uma water, Mawruma the name of a neighboring mountain, "little mawri water(s)" or "little Mawruma", Hispanicized spelling Jiscamauroma) is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about high. It is situated in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District. It lies northeast of the mountains Mawruma and Chuqi Quta. South of Jisk'a Mawruma an intermittent stream named Mawrini ("the one with mawri", Maurini) originates. It flows to the northeast. References Category:Mountains of Puno Region Category:Mountains of Peru |
7,402 | Giannis Spanos | Ioannes "Giannis" Spanos (Greek: , ; 26 July 1934 – 31 October 2019), also transliterated as Yannis Spanos, was a Greek music composer and lyricist. In his early days as a musician he was also a piano accompanist. Spanos won the music prize at the 1971 Thessaloniki Film Festival for composing the score of the film Ekeino to kalokairi. Biography Spanos was born in Kiato in 1934. His father was a dentist. Spanos was influenced by his sister's piano studies, and moved to Athens at the age of 17 to study at the National Odeum where he learned to play the piano. His father wanted him to become a scientist so he sponsored a yearly trip around Europe; Spanos lived briefly in Italy, Germany and the UK, eventually coming to Paris, France, whereto he eventually moved more permanently in 1961. In Paris he worked in the artistic scene at the Rive Gauche as a piano accompanist. He accompanied there many French artists like Cora Vaucaire, Serge Gainsbourg, Béatrice Arnac and Juliette Gréco. It was in Paris and in French that he wrote his first songs; an example is the song Sidonie that was sung by Brigitte Bardot in the film A Very Private Affair. When he eventually moved back to Greece, he was pivotal in the creation of the Greek New Wave genre. He continued composing music, including soundtracks for films; his songs have been sung by many Greek singers including Keti Chomata, Arleta, Giannis Poulopoulos and Dimitris Mitropanos. See also Horse Stories Manos Hatzidakis Mikis Theodorakis Dionysis Savvopoulos Mimis Plessas Stavros Xarchakos Manos Loizos Lefteris Papadopoulos Lina Nikolakopoulou References External links Category:1934 births Category:2019 deaths Category:Greek musicians Category:Greek composers Category:Greek lyricists Category:People from Corinthia |
7,403 | Northwest Asian Weekly | The Northwest Asian Weekly is a weekly Asian American newspaper based in Seattle, Washington's International District. Distributed for free, it was founded in 1982 by Assunta Ng, founder of the Seattle Chinese Post. It has a circulation of 16,000. Locations and Distributions Northwest Asian Weekly's print version is widely distributed in Seattle. It is also available in many of the major King County and public libraries throughout Washington. Some of the distribution sites outside the International District are: Beacon Hill: New Beacon Market, Red Apple, Salon Nouveau, South China Restaurant Capitol Hill: Seattle Central Community College Rainier Valley: Jumbo Restaurant, Pho, Pho Van, Saigon Dynasty Restaurant University District: University Book Store, Noble Palace Restaurant West Seattle: Bank of America, South Seattle Community College Eastside: Bellevue College, East Ocean Restaurant, Ming Place Restaurant, Noble Court Restaurant, Mercer Island Park & Ride, South Bellevue Park & Ride, Tokyo Restaurant, Tower Books, Uwajimaya Renton: Foody Goody Restaurant, Great Wall Mall (Ranch 99), Greenery Restaurant Snohomish County: Cascadia College, Edmonds Ranch 99 References External links Category:Asian-American culture in Seattle Category:Asian-American press Category:Companies based in Seattle Category:Newspapers published in Seattle |
7,404 | The Crusades (film) | The Crusades is a 1935 American historical adventure film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and originally released by Paramount Pictures. It stars Loretta Young as Berengaria of Navarre and Henry Wilcoxon as Richard I of England. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Victor Milner) as well as for Best Foreign Film at the Venice Film Festival in 1935. Plot The film takes many of its elements and main characters from the Third Crusade, which was prompted by the Saracen capture of Jerusalem and the crusader states in the Holy Land in A.D. 1187. The character of King Richard the Lionheart is a man of action but little thought. A hermit from Jerusalem arrives in Europe and starts gathering support for a Crusade. The hermit convinces a number of European rulers to travel to Jerusalem in order to bring the Holy City into Christian hands. Richard enlists in order to avoid an arranged betrothal to the King of France's sister, Princess Alice of France, but is followed by the Countess on the Crusade. A plot is laid against Richard's life by his brother Prince John and Conrad, Marquis of Montferrat. En route to the war, Richard meets Berengaria, Princess of Navarre. In order to get food for his men, Richard reluctantly marries her in exchange for her father's cattle and grain. Berengaria is forced to accompany Richard to the Holy Land. During the Crusaders' attempts to get past the walls of Acre, the allies assemble in conference, but in disarray. Richard receives word that his brother John has seized the throne of England. Richard's ally, Philip II of France, is enraged at Richard's rejection of his sister Alice, but Richard defies Philip and the other troubled allies by proclaiming Berengaria Queen of England. The Christian leaders meet in parley with the Muslim Sultan and leader Saladin. Saladin is struck by Berengaria's beauty and bravery in supporting her husband. However, he rejects any truce with the Crusaders, and declares that the arrogant Richard will "never pass the gates of Jerusalem." Berengaria is fearful that her presence in camp is causing disloyalty among Richard's allies, in particular the powerful French King Philip, and may harm their holy quest. Seeking death, she enters no man's land between the lines, only to be wounded and captured by the forces of Saladin. The hermit, the Christian "holy man" who had preached the Crusade, also is captured. Saladin escapes the siege, and after finding Berengaria wounded, brings her to Jerusalem to care for her, with admiration and growing affection. Not knowing this Richard and the Crusaders storm Acre to save the Queen of England. The internal plot against Richard's life is hatched by Conrad and disloyal soldiers. Conrad reveals his plot to Saladin, expecting to be rewarded. Appalled by Conrad's treachery, Saladin orders Conrad to be immediately executed. Berengaria offers herself to Saladin if he will intervene and save Richard's life. Saladin sends a few of his soldiers to warn Richard who is searching the battle field at night for the body of |
7,405 | FoodDrinkEurope | Founded in 1982, FoodDrinkEurope is a Food industry confederation in the European Union. It was formed by 26 national food-related federations, including 3 observers, 25 EU sector associations, and 19 major food and drink companies, all grouped in a Liaison Committee. History The organization was founded in 1982 as Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU (; CIAA), and renamed as FoodDrinkEurope in June 2011. Activities FoodDrinkEurope develops the Guideline Daily Amounts pictograms displaying nutritional values on food packaging. Policies The organisation supports the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, arguing that it will reduce regulatory barriers, increase employment and encourage industry investment. References External links Category:Food industry trade groups Category:Trade associations based in Belgium |
7,406 | Begum Akhtar Sulaiman | Begum Akhtar Sulaiman (née Akhtar Jahan Suhrawardy) (1922–1982) was a Pakistani social worker, political activist and the daughter of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, the fifth Prime Minister of Pakistan. Family Begum Sulaiman was married to Shah Ahmed Sulaiman (son of Justice Sir Shah Sulaiman and the Karachi manager of a large British British export-import company that dealt in antibiotics and other medical supplies) and had one child, Shahida Jamil (who later became the first female Pakistani Federal Minister for Law). Shahida Jamil has two sons, Zahid Jamil (a lawyer in Pakistan) and Shahid Jamil (a solicitor in London). Public service Begum Sulaiman's interest in civic and philanthropic work began when she was quite young. When the killings on Direct Action Day occurred in 1946 she worked hours on end to relieve the suffering of the riot victims. Later she founded widows and children's home and was named Honorary Lady Magistrate dealing with juvenile delinquency. She was also an Honorary Secretary of the Girls Orphanage in Calcutta. Immediately following Pakistan's independence in 1947, Begum Sulaiman, in order to assist her father's efforts of promoting Hindu-Muslim harmony, made it her special concern to study the grievances of the Muslim minority in India and bring their plight to the attention of the authorities as well as seek redress for them. Begum Sulaiman, after moving to Pakistan in 1948, worked with the refugees migrating from India to Pakistan to better their condition. When her father, a widower, became Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1956, Begum Sulaiman acted as his hostess, accompanying him during his state visits in the US (Summer 1957) and China (October 1956). She was the President of the Society for the Rehabilitation of Crippled Children, Karachi, among her many other social activities were President of the Refugee Co-Ordinating Council; President of the Pakistan Guild Welfare Council, Karachi section; Vice President of the Adult Blind Center; Vice President of the All Pakistan Child Welfare Council, Member of the Executive Body of the National Council Social Works, member of the Executive Body of the Pakistan Red Cross and District Commissioner of the Girl Guides Association of Karachi. References External links Suhrawardy and Mrs Sulaiman meet Eisenhower, video footage from British Pathé Category:Pakistani social workers Category:Suhrawardy family Category:Children of Prime Ministers of Pakistan Category:Pakistani people of Bengali descent Category:1922 births Category:1982 deaths |
7,407 | Lynne Brown | Lynne Brown (born 26 September 1961) is a South African politician who is a former Minister of Public Enterprises and former Premier of the Western Cape Province. She was born in Cape Town and grew up in Mitchell's Plain. She was appointed Premier of the Western Cape following the resignation of Ebrahim Rasool in July 2008. Previously, she was Minister for Economic Development and Tourism. She is a member of the African National Congress and elected member of its National Executive Committee in 2007 and 2012. Like her predecessor Ebrahim Rasool she is also from a coloured background. She is the fourth coloured premier of the Western Cape, and the second from the African National Congress, and is the first openly gay person to be appointed to a cabinet post in any African government. Political career Brown was chairperson of the Mitchell's Plain Youth Congress in 1979 and a member of the United Women's Organisation from 1979 to 1985. She was a member of the United Women's Congress from 1985 to 1990, serving first as Education Officer and then as Provincial Secretary. She was involved in the United Democratic Front from its formation in 1983 until its disbandment, serving as a member of its Finance Committee. Brown joined the ANC in 1987 and was elected to the Provincial Executive Committee and Provincial Working Committee in 1999. She has served as Western Cape Provincial Secretary of the ANC Women's League since 1990. Her involvement in education continued after her teaching years. She was a board member of the National Literacy Project and is currently a board member of the Extramural Education Project. She initiated and was director of the Women's College in 1990. In 1994 and again in 1999 she was elected as an ANC Member of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature. She was chairperson of the standing committees on Community Services and on Health and Welfare, and served as an ANC Whip and Chief Whip in the legislature. She stood as the ANC's candidate as mayor of Cape Town in 1999 and served as provincial Minister (MEC) for finance, economic development and tourism until her elevation to the office of Premier in 2008. The ANC lost control of the province in the 2009 election with the Democratic Alliance garnering 22 of the 42 seats in the Provincial Parliament. The DA premier candidate Helen Zille replaced Brown on 6 May 2009. She served as Leader of the ANC Opposition from 2009 until May 2014, when she was appointed by former President Jacob Zuma to his cabinet as Minister of Public Enterprises. Lynne Brown's political legacy hangs in the balance following the Eskom enquiry. She initially claimed the Eskom inquiry amounted to a kangaroo court after she was called a liar by Eskom board spokesman Khulani Qoma over her role in the capture of the power utility. As of February 2018 she was removed from the Cabinet of President Cyril Ramaphosa, being succeeded by Pravin Gordhan. On 1 March 2018 she resigned as an ANC member of parliament. Personal life Brown is openly gay. |
7,408 | 1959 Scottish representative peers election | An election for 16 Scottish representative peers took place on 6 October 1959 at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. It turned out to be the last election for representative peers as in 1963 all holders of titles in the Peerage of Scotland were made eligible to sit in the House of Lords. Procedure The date, time and place of the meeting was set in a Royal Proclamation of 18 September 1959, issued on the day that the previous Parliament was dissolved. The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, who held the role of Lord Clerk Register, presided. When the Principal Clerk of Session George Macdonald read the roll of Peers of Scotland, 115 names were read, and 25 answered that they were present. None of the Peers produced any proxies for those who were absent, but 28 Peers had submitted "Signed Lists" as a form of absent voting. The Duke of Buccleuch himself chose not to vote; this was the "customary but not compulsory practice" of the Lord Clerk Register. Result Four new representative peers were elected who had not sat in the previous Parliament - the Earls of Mar and Kellie, Northesk, and Dundonald, and Lord Sinclair. Votes cast See also List of Scottish representative peers References "MINUTES OF MEETING held on the 6th October, 1959, of PEERS OF SCOTLAND for the ELECTION OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES to sit and vote in the ensuing Parliament of Great Britain and Northern Ireland." House of Lords paper 14 of Session 1959–60, HMSO. Category:Peerage of Scotland Category:1959 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1959 in Scotland Category:Scottish representative peers |
7,409 | Gunnar Hansen (boxer) | Gunnar Hansen (18 July 1916 – 31 May 2004) was a Norwegian amateur boxer who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Oslo and died in Tjøme, and represented the sports club BK Pugilist. He finished seventeenth in the welterweight division in the boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics. 1948 Olympic results Below is the record of Gunnar Hansen, a Norwegian welterweight boxer who competed at the 1948 London Olympics: Round of 32: lost to Pierre Hernandez (France) by decision References Category:1916 births Category:2004 deaths Category:Sportspeople from Oslo Category:Welterweight boxers Category:Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic boxers of Norway Category:Norwegian male boxers |
7,410 | Iron Gwazi | Iron Gwazi is an upcoming steel roller coaster under construction at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay amusement park in Tampa, Florida. Being built and designed by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC), it will feature RMC's patented I-Box Track technology. Iron Gwazi will reuse a large portion of the wooden structure that existed when the coaster was known as Gwazi, making it a hybrid roller coaster that utilizes a combination of steel and wood. It will become the tallest hybrid roller coaster in North America when it opens, as well as being the joint tallest hybrid coaster alongside Zadra at Energylandia which shares a similar layout. It will also be the steepest and fastest hybrid roller coaster in the world. It is expected to open in 2020. Originally built as a wooden, dueling roller coaster with two separate tracks, Gwazi first opened to the public on June 18, 1999. It was constructed by Great Coasters International and was named after a fabled creature with the head of a tiger and the body of a lion. Accordingly, the two sides of the roller coaster's track were named Lion and Tiger. The ride, which reached a maximum speed of , stretched over when taking both tracks into account. There were minor differences between the tracks. History Gwazi On June 16, 1998, Busch Entertainment (owner of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay) filed a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the name "Gwazi." The coaster was constructed on a portion of the land that was formerly occupied by the Busch Brewery. The brewery closed in 1995 and was subsequently demolished, freeing up land in the middle of the park. The ride opened on June 18, 1999, as Florida's first dueling wooden roller coaster. Gwazi was constructed by Great Coasters International, Inc. (GCII) and was supplied with six Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC) trains, although only four could operate at a time. According to designer Mike Boodley, brand new Millennium Flyer trains were offered, but Busch was unwilling to take a chance on an unproven train design. Gwazi was the last GCI coaster to open with PTC trains. In 1999, Florida was home to two dueling roller coasters: the Dueling Dragons inverted roller coaster (later known as Dragon Challenge), at Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure and Gwazi; the two coasters opened just a month apart. The two tracks were commonly known as "yellow" and "blue", with yellow being the primary color of the Lion trains and blue being the primary color of the Tiger trains. Despite continued maintenance, Gwazi developed a reputation for delivering a rough ride. The Lion side of the ride was retracked in 2009 followed by the Tiger side in 2010. The final component of the overhaul was the installation of four new 12-car GCI designed Millennium Flyer trains to replace the ride's original rolling stock. Even with the retracking and new trains, Gwazi remained difficult to maintain and ridership continued to decrease. At the end of the 2012 season the Tiger side of Gwazi closed. Soon after the closing of the Tiger side, a |
7,411 | Svante Nilsson (artist) | Svante Nilsson, Svante Edvin Nilsson (10 June 1869 in Stockholm, Sweden – 21 May 1942 in Stockholm) was a Swedish medal engraver, medal artist, lyricist and lute singer. Biography When Svante Nilsson was thirteen years old he began to study medal engraving for the Swedish engraver Adolf Lindberg (1839–1916) in Stockholm. Adolf Lindberg was a prestigious and reputable medal engraver in Sweden during the 1800s. After ten years of teaching in Stockholm Svante Nilsson mastered the art of producing the medal stamps. Then he was awarded the scholarship of Kommerskollegium in 1893, that he used to further education in Paris and Rome. Svante Nilsson remained in Paris. He collaborated with the Swedish medal engraver Sven Kulle (1860–1945), who resided in Paris in France. Sven Kulle had established a studio in Paris in 1891 where, among others, Svante Nilsson was employed. At the same time Nilsson also studied at École des Arts Décoratifs, a public university of art and design in Paris, the school is one of the most prestigious French grande école, and at Académie Colarossi, another art school in Paris. Svante Nilsson participated in several exhibitions during his years in Paris and he played a significant role in the Swedish art colony. His home became a gathering place for the Swedish art students. He stayed in Paris from 1893 to 1914. He returned to Sweden when the first world war broke out in 1914. Meritorious medals and plaques Svante Nilsson has made many meritorious medals and plaques of famous people, such as the Swedish architect Ragnar Östberg, the Swedish architect and interior designer Carl Westman, the Swedish governor and senator Gustaf Tornérhjelm and the Swedish politician, party leader and Prime Minister of Sweden Hjalmar Branting. Represented Svante Nilsson is represented at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Kungliga Myntkabinettet in Gamla stan in Stockholm, a Swedish museum in the Old Town of Stockholm. Sweden's premier, very rich coin and medal collections are to be found in Kungliga Myntkabinettet, not to be confused by Kungliga Myntet, Stockholm, where most of the medal stomping are stored. Svante Nilsson is also represented in Svenska statens porträttsamling at Gripsholm Castle in Mariefred. Now the castle is a museum which is open to the public, containing paintings and works of art. Part of the castle houses the National Collection of Portraits (Statens porträttsamlingar), one of the oldest portrait collection in the world. Musician As a musician Svante Nilsson was an appreciated and popular lute singer. His speciality was Carl Michael Bellman (1740–1795), a Swedish poet and composer in the 18th century, and old French songs. Notes A namesake of Svante Nilsson was the Swedish nobleman, statesman and regent in 1504–1512, born about 1460 and died 2 January 1512, also called Svante Nilsson Sture. Svante Nilsson (regent of Sweden) (1460–1512). See also Svante Nilsson Sture Svante Nilsson's namesake Svante Nilsson Sture (1460–1512) was chosen to regent in 1504. He had a troubled regent time and the country was plagued of bad finances. Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves |
7,412 | 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final | The 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, the 128th event of its kind and the culmination of the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 20 September 2015. Leinster Champions Dublin and Munster Champions Kerry competed for the Sam Maguire Cup. Dublin won the game on a 0–12 to 0–9 scoreline to claim their third title in five years and 25th title overall. With over one million viewers, the match was the most-watched show on Irish television at that point in 2015. An average of 875,300 people watched the game, with a peak figure of 1.08 million as the match reached its climax. Paths to the final Dublin opened their campaign by defeating Longford by 4–25 to 0–10 at Croke Park on 31 May. They then defeated Kildare by 5–18 to 0–14 and returned to the Leinster football final. In the Leinster final they defeated Westmeath on a 2–13 to 0–6 to claim their tenth Leinster title in 11 years. In the All-Ireland quarter final, Dublin defeated Fermanagh 2–23 to 2–15 to advance to a semi-final meeting with Mayo. The semi-final finished up in a draw, 2–12 to Dublin, 1–15 to Mayo with a replay taking place the week after. Dublin won the replay on a 3–15 to 1–14 scoreline with three goals in the final fifteen minutes after trailing by four points. Kerry started the Munster Championship by defeating Tipperary by 2–14 to 2–8 in Semple Stadium in the semi-final on 14 June. They then went on to defeat Cork in the Munster Final, the first game ended in a draw on a 2–15 to 3–12 scoreline, with Kerry winning the replay by 1–11 to 1–6. In the All-Ireland quarter-final on 2 August, Kerry defeated Kildare by 7–16 to 0–10. In the All-Ireland Semi-final, Tyrone were defeated by 0–18 to 1–11. History This was the 13th time Kerry and Dublin had met in an All-Ireland football final and the first since 2011, when Stephen Cluxton converted a late free-kick to win it for Dublin. Kerry had won eight of the previous meetings, and Dublin had won four. Kerry entered the game as the most successful Gaelic football team in the history of the competition, having previously won 37 and taken part in 57 All Ireland Football finals since the competition's inception in 1887. Dublin were the second most successful team, having won 24 and taken part in 37 finals prior to this match. The first senior final meeting between Dublin and Kerry was in 1892. Dublin defeated Kerry in the 1923 final but would not do so again until the 1976 final. The 1970s was a particularly important time in the history of the rivalry between the sides due to the regularity with which the teams encountered one another. Build-up Tickets and match odds Demand for tickets for the final was extremely high. There was no general sale, with all tickets being distributed via the county boards and clubs. A pair of tickets for the match was sold on eBay for €2,020. The GAA warned |
7,413 | Écailles de Lune | Écailles de Lune () is the second studio album by French shoegazing band Alcest, released on March 26, 2010 by Prophecy Productions. It is the first Alcest album featuring Winterhalter on drums. Although it continues in the direction started with the first album Souvenirs d'un autre monde, Écailles de Lune marks a darker, louder transition into shoegazing, while also coming back to the band's black metal origins as it features harsh vocals like those found on their second release Le Secret. Alcest mastermind Neige said of the album's concept, "This story isn't really a metaphor of death, as it would seem to be. For me, it is about a man who decides to leave one world for another one, literally. Like a passage to another reality, another state of existence... This time I was especially inspired by the seaside, the energy and the exaltation you can feel when you sit in front of the sea at night. It appears terribly fascinating, full of secrets and scary at the same time." "Solar Song" is sung in glossolalia, and "Sur l'océan couleur de fer" is a musical version of the poem by Paul-Jean Toulet. "Abysses" was written and performed in its entirety by Fursy Teyssier of Les Discrets, who also created the album's artwork. Critical reception The album received positive reviews upon release. Ned Raggett of AllMusic gave the album four stars out of five, and in particular praised Neige's vocal performance, writing that "Neige's singing is some of his loveliest at many points throughout the album, a soft keen toward the middle of the second half of the title track, a low and contemplative rumination elsewhere – if not notably different from his earlier work in approach, it's at its most enjoyable here, and perhaps at its most beautifully serene on 'Solar Song', vocals overlaid to lovely effect." Invisible Oranges praised the album, concluding that, "Sometimes the things you love don't need or don't benefit from explanation. The singularity of purpose oozes off this album – you just get it. Lead guitarist and compositional lynchpin Neige says Alcest is his way of musically translating an 'indescribably beautiful haven' that he first perceived as a child. That seems to be the common thread between the artists Alcest allegedly hybridize, My Bloody Valentine and Burzum: a single-minded longing for alternate realities. Kudos to Alcest for bridging musical worlds by listening to their heart." Track listing Release history Personnel Alcest Neige – lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards Winterhalter – drums Additional personnel Fursy Teyssier – all instruments on "Abysses", cover art Markus Stock – recording Neb Xort – mixing, mastering Martin Koller – producer References Category:2010 albums Category:Alcest albums |
7,414 | Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen | Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen (5 September 1796 – 8 December 1862) was a Belgian lawyer and liberal politician, known as the founder of the Free University of Brussels. He was twice chairman of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (from 28 June 1848 to 28 September 1852 and from 17 December 1857 to June 1859). Family history He was born in Brussels, where he lived his whole life, and part of a Catholic family of lawyers from the region of Haacht. The Verhaegens had an academic background; two of them had been principals of the University of Leuven. Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen, his godfather, had been the last headmaster (rector) of the Old University of Louvain, before it was closed by the French revolutionary troops. The family went on to become part of the Catholic elite of Belgium, and was raised to the nobility, which Pierre-Théodore always refused. They married into families such as Carton de Wiart and Wouters d'Oplinter. His best-known descendant is possibly his grandson Arthur Verhaegen, architect (especially of Catholic school buildings), Conservative-Catholic member of parliament, and founder of the antisocialist worker association and the Catholic daily Het Volk. Father Philippe Verhaegen was spiritual advisor to king Baudouin I of Belgium for 20 years. Another descendant is Marie-Pierre, Countess Bernard d'Udekem d'Acoz, cousin by marriage to Queen Mathilde of Belgium. Life Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen grew up when Belgium was incorporated into France. The influence of the French revolution was large, certainly in his birth city Brussels, where his father had established himself as a lawyer. He went to school at the Lycée impérial, and afterwards went on to study law at the Ecole de Droit, which had been founded by Napoleon I of France in Brussels. When in 1815, French predominance had been replaced by Dutch, through the union with the Netherlands under king William I of the Netherlands, he became a lawyer himself. His first large case involved three priests accused of disobedience to the regime of William I. His legal practice made him a wealthy man. An important step in its life was undoubtedly his decision to join freemasonry. In 1823, he was inaugurated in the Brussels Lodge L'Espérance, presided by the Prince of Orange. His relations with the prince led to an appointment as burgomaster of Watermaal-Bosvoorde, then still a very rural municipality to the Zoniën forest. He became an Orangist, a partisan of the more or less enlightened regime of William I (which strongly promoted public education). With the Belgian revolution of 1830 he did not want to be involved. As a burgomaster he ensured that it remained calm in Bosvoorde. After the Belgian state was definitively founded, he understood that the Orangism had no future and he chose the side of the Belgian liberals. In 1833, he was Master of the Masonic lodge Les Amis Philanthropes in Brussels. It was his intention to let Belgian Freemasonry, with its progressive ideas, play a more leading role in Belgian politics. However, this stance lead to opposition within the Grand Orient itself as well as from Masonic organizations abroad. Verhaegen was Grand Master |
7,415 | Ātman (Hinduism) | Ātman (; ) is a Sanskrit word that means inner self, spirit, or soul. In Hindu philosophy, especially in the Vedanta school of Hinduism, Ātman is the first principle, the true self of an individual beyond identification with phenomena, the essence of an individual. In order to attain Moksha (liberation), a human being must acquire self-knowledge (atma jnana), which is, according to Advaitins, to realize that one's true self (Ātman) is identical with the transcendent self Brahman. The six orthodox schools of Hinduism believe that there is Ātman in every living being (jiva). This is a major point of difference with the Buddhist doctrine of Anatta, which holds that there is no soul or self. Etymology and meaning Ātman (Atma, आत्मा, आत्मन्) is a Sanskrit word which means "essence, breath, soul." It is derived from the Proto-Indo-European word (a root meaning "breath" with only Germanic cognates: Dutch adem, Old High German atum "breath," Modern German atmen "to breathe" and Atem "respiration, breath", Old English eþian). Ātman, sometimes spelled without a diacritic as atman in scholarly literature, means "real self" of the individual, "innermost essence", and soul. Atman, in Hinduism, is considered as eternal, imperishable, beyond time, "not the same as body or mind or consciousness, but is something beyond which permeates all these". In Advaita vedanta, it is "pure, undifferentiated, self-shining consciousness," the witness-consciousness which observes all phenomena yet is not touched by it. Atman is a metaphysical and spiritual concept for the Hindus, often discussed in their scriptures with the concept of Brahman. Development of the concept Vedas The earliest use of the word Ātman in Indian texts is found in the Rig Veda (RV X.97.11). Yāska, the ancient Indian grammarian, commenting on this Rigvedic verse, accepts the following meanings of Ātman: the pervading principle, the organism in which other elements are united and the ultimate sentient principle. Other hymns of Rig Veda where the word Ātman appears include I.115.1, VII.87.2, VII.101.6, VIII.3.24, IX.2.10, IX.6.8, and X.168.4. Upanishads Ātman is a central idea in all of the Upanishads, and "know your Ātman" is their thematic focus. These texts state that the core of every person's self is not the body, nor the mind, nor the ego, but Ātman, which means "soul" or "self". Atman is the spiritual essence in all creatures, their real innermost essential being. It is eternal, it is the essence, it is ageless. Atman is that which one is at the deepest level of one's existence. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad describes Atman as that in which everything exists, which is of the highest value, which permeates everything, which is the essence of all, bliss and beyond description. In hymn 4.4.5, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad describes Atman as Brahman, and associates it with everything one is, everything one can be, one's free will, one's desire, what one does, what one doesn't do, the good in oneself, the bad in oneself. This theme of Ātman, that is soul and self of oneself, every person, every being is the same as Brahman, is extensively repeated in Brihadāranyaka Upanishad. The Upanishad asserts that |
7,416 | Allan M. Ramsay | Allan M. Ramsay is a Professor of Formal Linguistics in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester. Education Ramsay's undergraduate degree was in Logic and Mathematics from the University of Sussex. After completing a Master of Science degree in Logic from the University of London, he returned to Sussex to complete a PhD in Artificial Intelligence. Prior to working at UMIST and the University of Manchester, he was Professor of Artificial Intelligence at University College Dublin. Research Ramsay's research focuses on Natural language processing, including morphology and syntax. He has published papers on the analysis of free word order languages, particularly morphology of the Arabic language, which poses a number of specific problems. Some of this research has been funded by the EPSRC. References Category:Academics of the University of Manchester Category:Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester Category:Linguists from England Category:Living people Category:Alumni of the University of London Category:1953 births |
7,417 | WWF-Canada | WWF-Canada (also known as World Wildlife Fund Canada) is one of Canada's largest conservation organizations and is a member of the WWF global network, actively contributing to the protection, management, and restoration of the environment. Its name remains World Wildlife Fund in Canada and the United States, but is known as World Wide Fund for Nature around the world. Mission statement On its official website, the organization's mission is: To stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by: conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. Offices Toronto, Ontario (Head office) Ottawa, Ontario Victoria, British Columbia Halifax, Nova Scotia St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Montreal, Quebec Iqaluit, Nunavut References External links WWF-Canada Website WWF Global Network WWF International Website See also Ernie Cooper Canada Category:Environmental organizations based in Canada Category:Organizations based in Toronto Category:Environmental organizations established in 1967 Category:1967 establishments in Ontario |
7,418 | Akil, Yucatán | Akil is a town and the municipal seat of the Akil Municipality, Yucatán in Mexico. As of 2010, the town has a population of 10,176. References Category:Populated places in Yucatán |
7,419 | Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock | "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz vs. "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock is a mixed martial arts trilogy and rivalry. It is regarded as one of the biggest feuds in MMA history. All three fights took place under Ultimate Fighting Championship in the United States. All three fights have ended in technical knockout with one of them having been for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. At the first meeting at UFC 40, Ortiz won by technical knockout due to corner stoppage following the third round. By this victory he retained the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. The second time, after The Ultimate Fighter 3, at UFC 61 Ortiz won the rematch by technical knockout at 1:18 in the very first round. At the third and final match-up, Ortiz once again won, making it 3–0 for himself, by technical knockout at 2:22 in the first round. In 2012, UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta described the feud; "A lot of it had to do with their personalities - Ortiz was young, he was brash, he was irreverent. Ken Shamrock was a guy who was well-respected, had accomplished a lot in this sport." Background The feud began to build on January 8, 1999, at UFC 18. After upsetting top UFC fighter and Lion's Den member Jerry Bohlander, Ortiz, with his fingers, acted like he was shooting at the Lion's Den corner and coach Ken Shamrock and additionally put on a disrespectful shirt in the octagon after the fight with Bohlander which read "I just f**ked your ass". On March 5, 1999, at UFC 19, the feud with Ortiz exploded in one of the biggest and most famous altercations in mixed martial arts history. After Ortiz won a referee stoppage in his rematch with Guy Mezger, Ortiz immediately flipped off the Lion's Den corner and then put on a shirt that said "Gay Mezger is my Bitch". The actions by Ortiz shocked and stunned the MMA world because at the time, the Lion's Den was highly respected and arguably the most elite fight team in MMA and was composed of numerous top fighters. At the top was the leader, Ken Shamrock, who at the time still held a reputation as being one of the scariest and most skilled fighters associated with the UFC. After Shamrock saw the shirt, he yelled into the octagon "Hey Tito, don't let me see you wearing that shirt!". Shamrock then famously leaped onto the top of the cage, screaming at Ortiz and angrily waving his finger in Ortiz's face. Referee John McCarthy picked Ortiz up and carried him across the octagon to prevent the situation from escalating further, as a livid Shamrock was on the verge of jumping into the octagon. Shamrock, who was still in the WWF at the time, was furious after the event. UFC matchmaker Joe Silva said: "SEG knew this was bad. Ken was really freaking out. Tables were getting flipped, who knows what was going to happen. So they have to usher Tito back to a room and get him away from the Lion's Den. |
7,420 | List of prizes for evidence of the paranormal | Paranormal challenges, often posed by groups or individuals who self-identify as skeptics or rationalists, publicly challenge those who claim to possess paranormal abilities to demonstrate that they in fact possess them, and are not fraudulent or self-deceptive. Process After establishing procedures and measures of success agreed upon beforehand between the challengers and the claimants, a challenge is usually divided into two steps, the first being a "preliminary test" or "pre-test", where claimants can show their purported abilities under controlled conditions before a small audience, before being admitted to the final test. Sometimes these pre-tests have a smaller prize attached to them. Several local organisations have set up challenges that serve as pre-tests to larger prizes such as the JREF's One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge or the 2012–2013 SKEPP Sisyphus Prize (for one million euros). History In 1922, Scientific American made two US$2,500 offers: (1), for the first authentic spirit photograph made under test conditions, and (2), for the first psychic to produce a "visible psychic manifestation." Harry Houdini was a member of the investigating committee. The first medium to be tested was George Valiantine, who claimed that in his presence spirits would speak through a trumpet that floated around a darkened room. For the test, Valiantine was placed in a room, the lights were extinguished, but unbeknownst to him his chair had been rigged to light a signal in an adjoining room if he left his seat. Because the light signals were tripped during his performance, Valiantine did not collect the award. Since then, many individuals and groups have offered similar monetary awards for proof of the paranormal in an observed setting. Indian rationalist Abraham Kovoor's challenge in 1963 inspired American skeptic James Randi's prize in 1964, which became the One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge. In 2003, these prizes were calculated to have a combined value of US$2,326,500. , none of the prizes have been awarded. The James Randi paranormal challenge was officially terminated in 2015. As of 2018, these prizes combine to approximately US$1,024,215. However, they take place in multiple countries and the conditions to be met may vary considerably. List of standing prizes List of defunct prizes See also Exploring Psychic Powers Live References Further reading (1975), Mediums, Mystics & the Occult. Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1988), Parariteiten – een kritische blik op het paranormale. Het Spectrum. (2006), Entangled Minds: Extrasensory Experiences in a Quantum Reality. Paraview Pocket Books. Category:Prizes for proof of paranormal phenomena Category:Articles containing video clips |
7,421 | Cixian railway station | Cixian railway station (, literally "Ci County railway station") is a station on Beijing–Guangzhou railway in Ci County, Handan, Hebei. History The station was opened in 1904. References Category:Railway stations in Hebei Category:Stations on the Beijing–Guangzhou Railway |
7,422 | BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Best Adapted Screenplay has been presented to its winners since 1968, when the original category (BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay) was split into two awards, the other being the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s See also Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Screenplay Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay References Category:British Academy Film Awards Category:Screenwriting awards for film |
7,423 | Tandem chimerism | Tandem chimerism is the phenomenon where two consecutive genes are transcribed into a single RNA molecule. The translation (after splicing) of such RNAs can lead to a new, fused protein, having parts from both original proteins. References Akiva et al., Transcription-mediated gene fusion in the human genome, Genome Research, 2006 External links Parra et al., Tandem Chimerism as a means to increase protein complexity in the human genome Category:Genetics |
7,424 | Highway 2 (Iraq) | Highway 2 is an Iraqi highway which extends from Baghdad to Silopi in Turkey. It passes through Baqubah, Al Khalis, Kirkuk, Irbil, Mosul, Dohuk and Zakhu. Category:Roads in Iraq |
7,425 | Njurunda Church | The Njurunda Church () is a church building in Njurundabommen, Sweden. Belonging to the Njurunda Parish of the Church of Sweden, it was opened on 13 April 1865 by bishop Anders Fredrik Beckman . References External links Category:19th-century Church of Sweden church buildings Category:Churches in Västernorrland County Category:Churches completed in 1865 Category:Churches in the Diocese of Härnösand |
7,426 | Gregson-Hadley House | Gregson-Hadley House is a historic home located at Siler City, Chatham County, North Carolina. The house was built in approximately 1903, and is named for leading Siler City industrialist Julius Clarence Gregson, for whom it was built, and his brother-in-law Wade Hadley, to whom it was sold in 1920. It is a 1 1/2-story, richly decorated Queen Anne style dwelling. It features an exaggerated hip roof with several projecting gables, a pentagonal corner turret, and Eastlake Movement wraparound porch. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. References Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Category:Queen Anne architecture in North Carolina Category:Houses completed in 1903 Category:Houses in Chatham County, North Carolina Category:National Register of Historic Places in Chatham County, North Carolina |
7,427 | WAPT | WAPT, virtual channel 16 (UHF digital channel 21), is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Jackson, Mississippi, United States. The station is owned by the Hearst Television subsidiary of Hearst Communications. WAPT's studios and transmitter are located on Channel 16 Way in southwest Jackson. On cable, the station can be seen on Comcast Xfinity channel 4, Cable One channel 16 and Vicksburg Video channel 9. There is a high definition feed provided on Xfinity digital channel 431, Cable One digital channel 1016 and Vicksburg Video digital channel 225. History The station began broadcasting on October 3, 1970 with a rerun of Stagecoach West. Prior to its debut, ABC was relegated to off-hours clearances on NBC affiliate WLBT and CBS affiliate WJTV, save for a brief period from March 1954 until June 1955 when WSLI-TV 12 was a standalone ABC affiliate before combining forces with WJTV, which had aired on channel 25. In fact, by the 1960s, Jackson was one of the largest markets, if not the largest, in the U.S. with only two network stations by the 1960s, even though it had been large enough on paper to support three full network affiliates by the 1950s. It has long been speculated that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) delayed granting licenses to any potential broadcasters in central Mississippi because of WLBT's blatant bias against African-Americans in news coverage and advocacy against the civil rights movement. A more likely reason, however, has to do with geography. The Jackson market is a fairly large market, covering a large swath of west-central Mississippi. Jackson had been allocated only two VHF frequencies—channels 3 and 12, occupied by WLBT and WJTV respectively. UHF stations initially didn't cover large stretches of territory very well. Even after the FCC mandated all-channel tuning in 1964, it took a long while for UHF to be a viable option to cover large areas. With Jackson sandwiched between Baton Rouge to the south and Monroe–El Dorado to the west with Alexandria (southwest), Columbus (northeast), Greenville (north), Hattiesburg (southeast) and Meridian (east) all in close proximity, it is not likely there would have been room to drop in a third VHF allocation in Jackson. WAPT was founded by the American Public Life Insurance Company, an insurer which is still in business today but is now an affiliate of American Fidelity Assurance. American Public Life sold the station to Clay Communications in 1979. That company then sold its television stations—WAPT, plus KJAC-TV (now KBTV-TV) in Port Arthur, Texas, KFDX-TV in Wichita Falls, Texas and WWAY in Wilmington, North Carolina—to Price Communications in 1987. Price Communications sold three of its stations—WAPT and then-sister stations WZZM-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan and WNAC-TV in Providence, Rhode Island—to the newly founded Northstar Television Group in 1989. Northstar Television was bought out by Argyle Television Holdings II, a company which was formed in late 1994 by a group of managers and executives who left the first incarnation of Argyle Television (the former Times-Mirror Broadcasting) after that company sold all of its stations to New World Communications, in January 1995. In August |
7,428 | Ross River | Ross River may refer to: Watercourses Australia Ross River (Queensland), the main river that flows through Townsville, Queensland, Australia Ross River Dam, located at the end of Riverway Drive in the City of Townsville Ross Creek (North Queensland), a tributary of the Ross River, near Townsville Canada Jos-Ross River, a river of Quebec, tributary of the Portneuf River Ross River (Eastmain River), tributary of Eastmain River, in Nord-du-Québec, Québec Ross River (Yukon), one of the main tributaries of the Pelly River Ross River, Yukon, an unincorporated community found where the Ross River meets the Pelly Ross River Dena Council, a First Nations group in Ross River Ross River Airport, the airport that serves the community Medicine and diseases Ross River virus, an arbovirus of the genus Alphavirus Ross River Fever, a mosquito-transmitted Alphavirus |
7,429 | Harry Angel | Harry Angel (foaled 8 February 2014) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He showed very good form as a two-year-old, winning the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes on his second racecourse appearance. In the following year he emerged as one of the best sprinters in Europe with wins in the Sandy Lane Stakes, July Cup and Haydock Sprint Cup. In 2018 he won the Duke of York Stakes but was injured when he trapped a leg in the starting gate at Royal Ascot. Background Harry Angel is a bay horse bred in Ireland by CBS Bloodstock. As a yearling he was consigned to the Goffs sale in August 2015 and was bought for £44,000 by Clive Cox Racing Limited. He entered the ownership of Peter Ridgers and was taken into training by Cox at Lambourn, Berkshire. He has been ridden in all of his races by Adam Kirby. His sire Dark Angel won four races including the Mill Reef Stakes and the Middle Park Stakes as a two-year-old in 2007 before being retired to stud at the end of the year. Dark Angel's other offspring have included Lethal Force, Mecca's Angel and Persuasive. Harry Angel's dam Beatrix Potter showed very limited racing ability managing two second places in fifteen starts. She was descended from Avum, a half-sister to Lord Avie. Racing career 2016: two-year-old season Harry Angel made his racecourse debut in a novice race (for horses with no more than one previous win) over five furlongs at Ascot Racecourse on 7 May. He finished strongly but failed by a nose to overhaul the odds-on favourite Reach High. After an absence of over four months, Harry Angel returned in the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes over six furlongs at Newbury Racecourse. He was made the 2/1 favourite ahead of six opponents headed by Global Applause (National Stakes) and Legendary Lunch (Woodcote Stakes). After tracking the leaders, he took the lead a furlong out and was "pushed out" by Kirby to win by two and a half lengths from Perfect Angel. 2017: three-year-old season On his first run of 2017 Harry Angel finished second in the Pavilion Stakes at Ascot Racecourse on 3 May, beaten one and a half lengths by the Godolphin colt Blue Point, to whom he was conceding four pounds in weight. At the end of the month he was made 5/6 favourite for the Group 2 Sandy Lane Stakes on firm ground at Haydock Park. He led from the start and pulled clear in the final furlong to win by four and half lengths from the Spring Cup winner Second Thought. After this race he was bought privately by Godolphin but remained in training with Cox. The Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot in June saw Harry Angel again matched against Blue Point and the colts started second and third in the betting behind the undefeated Irish challenger Caravaggio. Harry Angel led the race from the start and turned back the challenge of Blue Point but was overtaken by Caravaggio in the closing stages and beaten three-quarters of |
7,430 | Charlie-class submarine | The Project 670 Skat submarine (NATO classification Charlie class) was a nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine built for the Soviet Navy and later operated by the Russian Navy. All Charlie I/II-class submarines are decommissioned. One Charlie-class submarine was used for testing an Oniks missile. Charlie I and its successor Charlie II-class submarines are designed by the Lazurit Central Design Bureau of Gorky. Background The Charlie I-class submarine (Project 670 Skat) SSGN was first launched at the Krasnoye Sormovo inland shipyard at Gorkiy in 1967 with another ten following over a period of five years. The Charlie Is had two banks of four missile tubes angled upwards on each side of the bow outside the pressure hull. The tubes were covered by large outer doors and the design was to incorporate the P-120 Malakhit (SS-N-9 Siren) medium-range anti-ship missile. Due to delays in the missile development, the missile was substituted with the shorter range P-70 Ametist (SS-N-7 Starbright) submerged launch missile which itself was a development of the P-15 Termit (SS-N-2 Styx) surface-launched missile. The missiles were designed for pop up surprise attacks on high value surface targets such as aircraft carriers. In 1972 to 1979, six improved units called the Project 670M Skat-M (Charlie II class) were built. The improved Charlie IIs were built at Gorkiy with an insert in the hull forward of the fin. The insert incorporated electronics and launch systems for targeting and firing of the longer range P-120 Malakhit anti-ship missile. The Charlie Is and IIs returned to port for reload once they had expended their missile payloads. However, the Charlie classs secondary armament of torpedoes and sonar systems provided useful anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare capabilities in addition to their missile launch capabilities. The last Charlie was retired in 1994. While still operational, one unit of the class was leased to the Indian Navy between 1988 and 1991, mainly for India to gain experience in the operations of a nuclear submarine. Boats 11 Project 670 (Charlie I) submarines were built between 1968 and 1973. K-43 was leased to the Indian Navy as Chakra from 1988 to 1992. sank near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in 1983 with 16 fatalities, but was raised and used as a harbour training hulk. On 13 September 1985, sank at her moorings. She was again raised and decommissioned. 6 Project 670M (Charlie II) submarines were built between 1973 and 1980. All boats were scrapped between 1990 and 1994. References Sources Article in Russian from Encyclopedia of Ships Article in Russian Page in English from FAS The Encyclopedia Of Warships, From World War Two To The Present Day, General Editor Robert Jackson. Category:Submarine classes Category:Russian and Soviet navy submarine classes Category:Nuclear submarines of the Soviet Navy |
7,431 | Irish Wildlife Trust | The Irish Wildlife Trust has been a nature conservation charity and lobbyist in Ireland since 1979. It was renamed from the Irish Wildlife Federation. The head office is based in Glasnevin, in Dublin. One of the founders of the Irish Wildlife Trust was well known Irish naturalist Eamonn de Buitléar Similar to the UK based Wildlife Trusts the IWT is made up of local branches and volunteers, with branches in Dublin, Laois/Offaly, Galway, Cork, Waterford, Kerry, Longford/Westmeath and Cavan. However, the IWT sees itself as a single nationwide organisation rather than a federation of smaller, independent organisations though some separate conservation groups have become affiliated with the IWT through common interest such as Groundwork (International Volunteer Conservation Work Camps in National Parks), Bat Conservation Ireland (Umbrella Organisation for Bat Groups around Ireland) and Badgerwatch Ireland (Organisation involved in Badger Conservation, Welfare and Awareness). The IWT is a member of the Irish Environmental Network (IEN) and receives core funding from the Department of Communication Climate Action and Environment through the IEN. The IWT is also a member of the European Environmental Bureau and Sustainable Water Network (SWAN). The IWT has been involved in a number of high profile campaigns since its foundation from salmon poaching to protection of vulnerable habitats and most recently in opposition in the ‘Heritage Bill’ passed in 2017 which contains provisions to extend the legal hedge cutting and scrub burning season to include times when birds are breeding and nesting. References Category:Conservation organizations Category:Non-profit organisations based in Ireland |
7,432 | William R. Looney III | General William R. Looney III, USAF (born March 5, 1949) was the 28th Commander, Air Education and Training Command (AETC), Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. As commander, he was responsible for the recruiting, training and education of Air Force personnel. His command included the Air Force Recruiting Service, two numbered air forces and Air University. Air Education and Training Command consists of 13 bases, more than 66,000 active-duty members and 15,000 civilians. General Looney was succeeded by General Stephen R. Lorenz on July 2, 2008, and retired from the Air Force on August 1, 2008. Since his retirement from the Air Force, Looney has taken a position as a board member at Trident University International. Education Looney graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1972, where he commanded the cadet wing in his senior year. His academic credentials include: 1972 Bachelor of Science degree, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado 1977 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 1979 Master's degree in management, Central Michigan University 1983 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia 1990 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 1993 Executive Warfare Course, Eglin AFB, Florida 1997 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 1997 Joint Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 1997 National Security Leadership Course, Syracuse University and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 1998 Undergraduate Space and Missile Training Staff Course, Vandenberg AFB, California 1999 National and International Security Seminar, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Assignments Looney has commanded a flight, a fighter squadron, two fighter wings, an air expeditionary force, a military college, a warfare center, a numbered air force and two acquisition centers. His assignments: June 1972 - August 1973, student, undergraduate pilot training], Sheppard AFB, Texas August 1973 - December 1974, AC-130 gunship pilot, Ubon Royal Thai AFB, Thailand January 1975 - April 1978, T-38 instructor pilot, 50th Flying Training Squadron, Columbus Air Force Base April 1978 - April 1979, participant, Air Staff Training Program, Directorate of Personnel Plans, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. April 1979 - December 1979, student, F-15 training, Luke AFB, Arizona January 1980 - February 1983, instructor pilot, flight commander and assistant operations officer, 94th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Virginia February 1983 - July 1983, student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia. July 1983 - June 1985, aide-de-camp to Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, West Germany July 1985 - November 1986, Chief of Wing Plans, 36th Tactical Fighter Wing, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany November 1986 - January 1988, operations officer, 22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bitburg AB, West Germany January 1988 - June 1989, Commander, 22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bitburg AB, West Germany July 1989 - June 1990, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. June 1990 - July 1992, Conventional Negotiations Branch Chief, Directorate of Strategic Plans and Policy, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. July 1992 - June 1993, Vice Commander, Air Forces Iceland, Keflavik Naval Air Station, Iceland June 1993 - May 1995, Commander, 33rd Fighter |
7,433 | Ab Difeh, Khuzestan | Ab Difeh (, also Romanized as Āb Dīfeh) is a village in Shahi Rural District, Sardasht District, Dezful County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 55, in 8 families. References Category:Populated places in Dezful County |
7,434 | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh (; born April 21, 1992) is an Iranian Football Midfielder who last played for Esteghlal Jonoub in the Azadegan League. Club career Damash Esmaeilzadeh joined popular club, S.C. Damash on 4 November 2008 with a five-years contract. Persepolis After a season in Damash, he moved to Persepolis in the summer of 2012. He signed a three-years contract until end of 2014–15 season. He made his debut for persepolis on first fixture of 2012–13 season against Sanat Naft. Loan to Beira-Mar Esmaeilzadeh loaned out to Beira-Mar for the 2013–14 season. In November, he was put on trial at Benfica B. After only 4 league appearances with Beira-Mar, Esmaeilzadeh returned to Persepolis. Return to Persepolis After a half a season in Portugal he returned to Persepolis by club coach Ali Daei to spend last year of his contract. Career statistics 1 Includes Taça de Portugal and Hazfi Cup. 2 Includes Taça da Liga. 3 Includes ACL. Assists International career Iran U–17 Esmaeilzadeh played a central role in the Iran U–17 winning the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship starting 5 of the six games. He captained the team in the penultimate game against Korea Republic. He featured in 3 games for Iran in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup coming on as a substitute against Uruguay U–17 scoring in the 119th minute. Iran U–20 He was a member of Iran U–20 during 2010 AFC U-19 Championship but removed from final squad because of health problems while he infected to the Malaria with his club teammates Mehrgan Golbarg and Hossein Gohari. Iran U–22 He was called up to the Iran U–23 team by Alireza Mansourian in March 2012, and has been selected for the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship. Honours Persepolis Hazfi Cup: 2012–13 (Runner-up) References Exclusive interview with Afshin Esmaeilzadeh External links Afshin Esmaeilzadeh at PersianLeague.com Afshin Esmaeilzadeh at IranLeague.ir Afshin Esmaeilzadeh at IRIFF Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Damash Gilan players Category:Iranian footballers Category:Persepolis F.C. players Category:S.C. Beira-Mar players Category:Giti Pasand players Category:Sumgayit FK players Category:Azerbaijan Premier League players Category:Association football midfielders Category:People from Rasht |
7,435 | Hanby Park | Hanby Park is a suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. Hanby Park is located at the edge of Nelson's urban area, some east of the city centre in the valley of the Maitai River. The suburb's residential area is a wedge-shaped area bounded by the river, Nile Street, and the suburb's namesake park. The park is the site of several walking trails and is also popular with local BMX riders. Maitai Valley Road, a steep, winding road linking Nelson with Maitai Reservoir and Pelorus Bridge, lies on the opposite bank of the river. A popular swimming hole, Black Hole, is located at a bend of the Maitai River in Hanby Park. The suburb is often considered part of the outlying suburb of Maitai. References Category:Suburbs of Nelson, New Zealand Category:Populated places in the Nelson Region |
7,436 | Pole vault | Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, Cretans and Celts. It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and since 2000 for women. It is typically classified as one of the four major jumping events in athletics, alongside the high jump, long jump and triple jump. It is unusual among track and field sports in that it requires a significant amount of specialised equipment in order to participate, even at a basic level. A number of elite pole vaulters have had backgrounds in gymnastics, including world record breakers Yelena Isinbayeva and Brian Sternberg, reflecting the similar physical attributes required for the sports. Running speed, however, may be the most dominant factor. Physical attributes such as speed, agility and strength are essential to pole vaulting effectively, but technical skill is an equally if not more important element. The object of pole vaulting is to clear a bar or crossbar supported upon two uprights (standards) without knocking it down. History Poles were used as a practical means of passing over natural obstacles in marshy places such as the province of Friesland in the Netherlands, along the North Sea, and the great level of the Fens in England across Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk. Artificial draining of these marshes created a network of open drains or canals intersecting each other. To cross these without getting soaked, while avoiding tedious roundabout journeys over bridges, a stack of jumping poles was kept at every house and used for vaulting over the canals. Distance pole vaulting competitions continue to be held annually in the lowlands around the North Sea. These far-jumping competitions (Frisian: Fierljeppen) are not based on height. In his book The Mechanics of the Pole Vault, Richard Ganslen reports that the London Gymnastic Society under Professor Voelker held measured pole vaulting events in 1826, involving 1,300 participants and recording heights up to . Other early pole vaulting competitions where height was measured took place at the Ulverston Football and Cricket Club, Lancashire, north of the sands (now Cumbria) in 1843. Modern competition began around 1850 in Germany, when pole vaulting was added to the exercises of the Turner gymnastic clubs by Johann C. F. GutsMuths and Friedrich L. Jahn. In Great Britain, it was first practiced at the Caledonian Games. Initially, vaulting poles were made from stiff materials such as bamboo or aluminum. The introduction of flexible vaulting poles in the early 1950s made from composites such as fiberglass or carbon fiber allowed vaulters to achieve greater height. In 2000, IAAF rule 260.18a (formerly 260.6a) was amended, so that "world records" (as opposed to "indoor world records") can be set in a facility "with or without roof". This rule was not applied retroactively, With many indoor facilities not conforming to outdoor track specifications for size and flatness, the pole vault is |
7,437 | Dalton Moreira Neto | Dalton Moreira Neto, usually known as Dalton (born February 5, 1990 in Rio de Janeiro), is a Brazilian football defender who currently plays for Bangu. Professional On 14 March 2011, Dalton signed a one-year loan deal with Paranaense. He later moved to Club Universitario de Deportes in Peruvian Primera Division. In February 2016, Dalton signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League. Honours Luverdense Copa Verde: 2017 References Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city) Category:Brazilian footballers Category:Brazilian expatriate footballers Category:Brazil under-20 international footballers Category:Brazil youth international footballers Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Category:Expatriate footballers in Peru Category:Expatriate soccer players in the United States Category:North American Soccer League players Category:Fluminense FC players Category:Sport Club Internacional players Category:Club Athletico Paranaense players Category:Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Category:Criciúma Esporte Clube players Category:Fort Lauderdale Strikers players Category:Luverdense Esporte Clube players Category:Bangu Atlético Clube players Category:Association football defenders |
7,438 | Unilateral hearing loss | Unilateral hearing loss (UHL) is a type of hearing impairment where there is normal hearing in one ear and impaired hearing in the other ear. Signs and symptoms Patients with unilateral hearing loss have difficulty: Hearing conversation on their impaired side Localizing sound Understanding speech in the presence of background noise In interpersonal interaction in social settings Focusing on individual sound sources in large, open environments Heavy impairment of the auditory Figure–ground perception In quiet conditions, speech discrimination is no worse than normal hearing in those with partial deafness; however, in noisy environments speech discrimination is almost always severe. Single sided deafness (SSD) can be characterized as normal hearing in one ear and severe-profound sensorineural hearing loss in the other. The prevalence is 3-8.3% of the population. Individuals who are diagnosed with Single Sided Deafness have difficulties with sound localization and speech in noise discrimination. Children with SSD are more likely to experience developmental delays- school, speech, behavioral problems. Causes Known causes include genetics, maternal illness and injury. Examples of these causes are physical trauma, acoustic neuroma, maternal prenatal illness such as measles, labyrinthitis, microtia, meningitis, Ménière's disease, Waardenburg syndrome, mumps (epidemic parotitis), and mastoiditis. SSD is most severe form of unilateral hearing loss causes: sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), acoustic neuroma, anomalies inner ear abnormalities, cochlear nerve deficiency (CND), mumps, congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, meningitis and auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) treatment is based on the cause of the hearing loss. Limited treatment when the cause is the Central auditory system or Auditory nerve. Prevalence A 1998 study of school children found that per thousand, 6–12 had some form of unilateral hearing loss and 0–5 had moderate to profound unilateral hearing loss. It was estimated that in 1998 some 391,000 school-aged children in the United States had unilateral hearing loss. Profound unilateral hearing loss Profound unilateral hearing loss is a specific type of hearing loss when one ear has no functional hearing ability (91 dB or greater hearing loss). People with profound unilateral hearing loss can only hear in monaural (mono). Profound unilateral hearing loss or single-sided deafness, SSD, makes hearing comprehension very difficult. With speech and background noise presented at the same level, persons with unilateral deafness were found to hear only about 30–35% of the conversation. A person with SSD needs to make more effort when communicating with others. When a patient can hear from only one ear, and there are limited possibilities to compensate for the handicap, e.g., changing listening position, group discussions and dynamic listening situations become difficult. Individuals with profound unilateral hearing loss are often perceived as socially awkward due to constant attempts to maximize hearing leading to socially unique body language and mannerisms. SSD also negatively affects hearing and comprehension by making it impossible for the patient to determine the direction, distance and movement of sound sources. In an evaluation using the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) questionnaire, SSD results in a greater handicap than subjects with a hearing loss in both ears. Profound SSD is often confused with sensory discrimination disorder |
7,439 | List of Ministers-President of Saxony-Anhalt | The Ministers-President of Saxony-Anhalt since 1945 have been: List Political Party: See also Saxony-Anhalt Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt Ministers-President Saxony-Anhalt Category:Saxony-Anhalt-related lists |
7,440 | The Fleur de Lys | The Fleur de Lys (initially Les Fleur de Lys [sic]) were a British band originally formed in late 1964, in Southampton, Hampshire, England. They recorded singles beginning in 1965 in the transitional Beat to psychedelic music genre, later known as freakbeat. The band had varied line-ups; only drummer Keith Guster was a member throughout their history. They finally disbanded in 1969. Keyboardist Pete Sears went on to play with Sam Gopal Dream, and recorded on four early Rod Stewart albums including "Every Picture Tells a Story", and was a founding member of Jefferson Starship, going on to playing with Hot Tuna for ten years, and working with artists like John Lee Hooker, Dr. John, and Harvey Mandel, . Bassist Gordon Haskell would eventually replace Greg Lake in King Crimson before going on a successful solo career. Guitarist Bryn Haworth would move to the States and record an unreleased album under the name Wolfgang with a band including acclaimed bassist Leland Sklar. He would record solo albums in the 1970s for Island Records and A&M Records, before continuing his solo career on Contemporary Christian Music labels. Fleur de Lys were managed by Atlantic Records' Frank Fenter, who had also discovered Sharon Tandy, the first white artist to record for Stax Records. Sweet Feeling's manager Howard Conder recruited the band to record the song "Reflections of Charles Brown", under the name 'Rupert's People'. This single, heavily reminiscent of Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale", failed to chart (except in Australia where it reached No. 13 in August 1967) despite receiving airplay but became a collectable item according to Record Collector Magazine (Issue c. 1992). The band recorded a B-side, "Hold On" which was their last work with Conder. Jimmy Page produced their first single and co-produced their second release with Glyn Johns. In 1966 Chas Chandler added Jimi Hendrix to a song they had recorded in London called Amen. They are featured on Hip Young Guitar Slinger and other reissues of 1960s British rock. A compilation of their work was issued in 1996 under the name Reflections. They backed John Bromley on his only album. Discography Singles 1965 - "Moondreams" (Norman Petty) / "Wait For Me" (Jimmy Page) - (Immediate IM 20, as Les Fleur De Lys) 1966 - "Circles" (Townshend) / "So Come On" - (Immediate IM 32, as The Fleur De Lys) 1966 - "Mud in Your Eye" / "I've Been Trying" (Mayfield) - (Polydor 56124) 1967 - "I Can See a Light" / "Prodigal Son" - (Polydor 56200) 1968 - "Gong With the Luminous Nose" (Haskell) / "Hammer Head" (Haskell) - (Polydor 56251) 1968 - "Stop Crossing That Bridge" (Dee, Potter) / "Brick by Brick (Stone by Stone)" (Dee, Potter) - (Atlantic 584 193) 1969 - "(You're Just A) Liar" (Haworth, Potter) / "One Girl City" - (Atlantic 584 243) Compilation albums 1991 - Les Fleurs de Lys (FDL 1005) 1996 - Reflections (Blueprint/Voiceprint BP256CD) 2013 - "You've Got To Earn It" (Acid Jazz Records AJX 324) EPs 2009 - The Two Sides of the Fleur De Lys EP (Acid |
7,441 | Zarabad-e Gharbi Rural District | Zarabad-e Gharbi Rural District () is a rural district (dehestan) in Zarabad District, Konarak County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,997, in 1,998 families. The rural district has 33 villages. References Category:Rural Districts of Sistan and Baluchestan Province Category:Konarak County |
7,442 | Dryas integrifolia | Dryas integrifolia is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common names entireleaf mountain-avens, white mountain-avens, northern white mountain avens, and mountain avens. It is native to northern parts of North America, where it occurs from Alaska across Canada to Greenland. It is a common species of the Arctic and it is probably the most common flowering plant on some of the western Arctic islands. This plant is a shrub, often a dwarf shrub. It forms a prostrate mat up to to tall, the stems branching horizontally along the ground. The leaves are borne on petioles that are covered in long, silky or woolly hairs. The leaf blades are linear to lance-shaped and measure up to long. The blades have smooth upper surfaces and densely haired undersides. The flowering stem has no leaves on it but is covered in long woolly hairs. It bears a single flower with up to 11 petals which are usually white but may be shades of yellow or cream. In the middle are many stamens tipped with yellow anthers. The styles start small and enlarge as the attached fruits mature, becoming up to long and sporting a plumelike coat of long, fluffy hairs. These plumes tangle together, and clumps of fruits fall away from the plant to be borne away on the wind. Some flowers exhibit heliotropism, changing orientation to follow the sun. Others grow toward the position of the sun at noon. As the flower faces the sun it provides a resting spot for a variety of insects, being slightly warmer than surrounding surfaces. This species is actinorhizal, able to live in symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. It can also form a symbiosis with the mushroom Hebeloma cylindrosporum via an ectomycorrhiza. This plant is common in many Arctic regions, growing in several types of cold, wet habitat. It can be found in tundra, meadows, river valleys, and scree slopes. It anchors well in rocky and gravelly substrates, and it thrives in soils with low organic content. It is a pioneer species in rough terrain. It likely colonized wide areas of the Arctic as ice sheets receded. This species dominates several Arctic habitat types, being the first plant to take hold in the scoured substrate and becoming the most abundant species in the area. It dominates a dwarf heath plant community along with sedges such as Carex rupestris in Montana. In parts of northern Alaska it codominates bare, cryoturbated soils with the lichen Ochrolechia frigida, and moist coastal flats with Carex aquatilis, a sedge. The plant's ability to colonize denuded Arctic landscapes makes it a useful tool in revegetation efforts, particularly in habitat altered by mining. Once the plant takes hold, its dense, matlike form tends to accumulate organic matter. Increasing the organic cover in a barren mining zone is considered an important goal in revegetation efforts. The Inuit have many names for the species, including malikkaat, isuqtannguat, isurramuat, and piluit. They monitored the status of the plant in order to track the seasons. References Category:Dryadoideae Category:Taxa named by Martin Vahl Category:Flora of |
7,443 | Rahim Hatami-ye Do | Rahim Hatami-ye Do (, also Romanized as Raḥīm Hātami-ye Do, meaning "Rahim Hatami 2") is a village in Dowreh Rural District, Chegeni District, Dowreh County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16, in 4 families. References Category:Towns and villages in Dowreh County |
7,444 | Fernando Demaría | Fernando Demaría (born in Buenos Aires, July 19, 1928) is an Argentine poet, philosopher and classical scholar. Demaría studied at Buenos Aires’ Colegio Champagnat, run by the priests of the Marian Order, whose dedication and rectitude represent a cornerstone in the poet’s life. He then graduated in Philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires under the guidance of such humanists as Guillermo Thiele y Carlos Astrada, who made a decisive contribution towards defining his intellectual vocation. Demaría's urban and academic formation, however, finds an indispensable complement in his deep-rooted contact with the land and the rural environment, which has afforded him, in his own words, "the slow and profound teachings of nature", a salient aspect of his poetry and philosophy. He believes that a writer of our time should write few and brief works in order to grant the reader the time to familiarize with the many other authors of value. Demaría was among the personal friends of Argentine writer and poet Leopoldo Marechal, who dedicated him the Alegropeya of his Heptamerón series. Under the guidance of Guillermo Thiele, Demaría published a translation of Heraclitus' Fragments in 1957 for the Universidad Nacional del Litoral. This work was republished in 1972 with the illustrations of Uruguayan artist Lincoln Presno, whose 40 meter memorial monument to John F. Kennedy in the vast pampa region near Quemú Quemú, a town founded by the poet's grandparents, was built upon the poet's request. Demaría's study of philosophy led him to the conviction that man's deepest conscience responds to sentiment and feeling rather than to ideas and rationality. His reflections on this aspect of human experience and his own personal quest for clarification resulted in his Treatise on Sentiment or Tratado del Sentimiento, published in 1970 by the Ediciones del Hombre Nuevo, founded among others by his friend Rafael Squirru. Among Demaría’s other works: Máximas para la Vida or Maxims for Life, a work in constant re-elaboration. Regarding his poetry, it has been condensed under the common title of Pampa Roja, elaborated in three stages of his life.The first edition was the result of the visits to La Pampa together with his friend, the painter Perez Celis. Editorial Dunken published the third and final part in 2007 under the name Tierra de Elegía, or Land of Elegy, a collection of love sonnets. The first two editions of Pampa Roja’s first part were illustrated by Argentine artist and personal friend Pérez Celis. At the end of his life, in absence of readers, he compiled his last poems under the title "Pampa de Estrellas" dedicated to "The Invisibles". References External links Un Reencuentro con Heráclito https://sites.google.com/site/fernandodemariasonetos/Home/un-reencuentro-con-herclito Tierra de Elegía: http://sites.google.com/site/fernandodemariasonetos/Home/Tierra-de-Elegia Tratado del Sentimiento: http://sites.google.com/site/fernandodemariasonetos/Home/tratado-del-sentimiento Excursions to La Pampa with Perez Celis https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/PgISVPW5SLPTJA Pampa Roja First edition with wood cuts illustrations by Perez Celis https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/pampa-roja/-QE8GYV9UvDHAg Pampa Roja Primera Parte: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZlGPSxPA3nr-BVZx9AsfMh5Yg-Q7dqCaWNKZA80YO6k/edit Pampa Roja Segunda Parte: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rLFcN085fQXzBjkHTNzQLDUu7ZBxm7XoqX_aqeIl9D4/edit?usp=drive_web Pampa de Estrellas: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jKFHOffO1NOqTlheN-j9Yy1q2oaxlXQkmi9ewKIAa0g/edit Category:1928 births Category:Argentine male poets Category:Living people Category:Writers from Buenos Aires |
7,445 | Chris Baur | Christopher Frank "Chris" Baur (born 28 May 1942) is an eminent newspaper and broadcast journalist. Between 1985 and 1988 he was the editor of The Scotsman newspaper. Education Chris Baur was educated at Dalhousie Preparatory School and Strathallan School in Perthshire, Scotland. Career Chris Baur joined the Scotsman as a copy boy in 1960 and trained as a journalist, becoming the industrial reporter in 1963 as well as covering Scottish politics from 1972. In 1973 he was appointed Scottish correspondent of the Financial Times and then the political correspondent of BBC Scotland during the Alastair Hetherington years. During this period he made a programme for BBC Two called "Power of Scotland" which won the Royal Television Society's Journalism Award for the 'best current affairs documentary programme' of 1978. In 1978 he became an assistant editor at the Scotsman writing on politics and economic affairs. Between 1983 and 1985 he was deputy editor, then editor, of the Scotsman newspaper from 1985 to 1988. From 1988 to 1994 he again worked at the Financial Times. Between 1990 and 1994 he was also the editor of Scottish Business Insider and became managing director of the Edinburgh-based Insider Group - a subsidiary of Trinity Mirror. Baur was one of the team of four directors who sold Scottish Business Insider magazine and its spin-offs to the Daily Record in 2001. References Category:1942 births Category:Living people Category:People educated at Strathallan School Category:British male journalists Category:British newspaper editors Category:British broadcasters Category:Financial Times people Category:BBC Scotland newsreaders and journalists Category:The Scotsman people |
7,446 | Pfyffer | Pfyffer is a Swiss family and surname, originally members of the patriciate of the city of Lucerne. Several generations of representatives of this family (11 in total between 1652 and 1982) were commanders of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, The Pfyffer family was the most powerful family in Lucerne during the early modern period. In the later 16th century it was divided into the lineages Pfyffer von Altishofen, Pfyffer von Wyher and Pfyffer von Heidegg after their respective seats in Altishofen, Wyher (Ettiswil) and Heidegg (Hitzkirch). The two latter branches are extinct and the modern Pfyffer surname indicates membership in the Pfyffer von Altishofen family. The family is descended from Johannes Pfyffer, who received Lucerne citizenship in 1483 and was a member of the lesser city council from 1508, and his son Leodegar Pfyffer, who was the treasurer of Lucerne. One of Leodegar's four sons was Ludwig Pfyffer (1524–1594) who established Lucerne as the leading Catholic canton in the reaction to the Swiss Reformation. Ludwig Pfyffer had substantial political and military influence both in Switzerland and France, and was popularly called the "king of the Swiss". He was also the architect of his family's lasting influence in Lucerne. Commanders of the Pontifical Swiss Guard: 10. Johann Rudolf Pfyffer von Altishofen (1652–1657) 11. Ludwig Pfyffer von Altishofen (1658–1686) 12. Franz Pfyffer von Altishofen (1686–1696) 14. Johann Konrad Pfyffer von Altishofen (1712–1727) 15. Franz Ludwig Pfyffer von Altishofen (1727–1754) 16. Jost Ignaz Pfyffer von Altishofen (1754–1782) 17. Franz Alois Pfyffer von Altishofen (1783–1798) 18. Karl Leodegar Pfyffer von Altishofen (1800–1834) 19. Martin Pfyffer von Altishofen (1835–1847) 27. Heinrich Pfyffer von Altishofen (1942–1957) 29. Franz Pfyffer von Altishofen (1972–1982) Other notable people with the name: Ludwig Pfyffer (1524–1594), Lucerne political and military leader, central figure of Swiss Counter-Reformation (1716–1802), Lucerne officer, politician and topographer, Lieutenant General in French service. Inventor of the relief map. Alphons Pfyffer von Heidegg (1753–1822), Lucerne officer and politician, member of the Directorion of Helvetic Republic Casimir Pfyffer (1794–1875), Swiss politician and jurist, mayor of Lucerne, President of the Swiss National Council and President of the Federal Supreme Court Alphons Maximilian Pfyffer von Altishofen (1834–1890), Swiss architect and military Chief of Staff See also List of commanders of the Pontifical Swiss Guard References Category:Swiss-German surnames Category:Commanders of the Pontifical Swiss Guard Category:People from Lucerne |
7,447 | National Cornbread Festival | The National Cornbread Festival is a celebration of cornbread and cornbread-related activities. The festival is held in South Pittsburg, Tennessee every year during the last full weekend in April. Among the attractions featured at the National Cornbread Festival are: The Cornbread Cookoff The Cornbread Eating Competition The Cornbread 5k Race Cornbread Alley (a sampling of various cornbread recipes from local organizations) Arts and Crafts from area vendors Tours of the Lodge Cast Iron Skillet Foundry Tours of historic South Pittsburg The Cornbread Classic Car Cruise-In Live music from performers including perennial favorite, Rhonda Vincent In the year 2000 the National Cornbread Festival was selected as one of the top 100 events in North America by the American Bus Association. 2007 National Cornbread Competition winners Cornbread Eating Competition Matthew Tichenor of Birmingham, AL Chad Campbell of Florence, AL Buttermilk Chug Nicholas Harris of Huntsville, AL References NPR's Day to Day : Voices from the National Cornbread Festival External links National Cornbread Festival Official Website Category:Festivals in Tennessee Category:Food and drink festivals in the United States Category:Appalachian culture in Tennessee Category:Tourist attractions in Marion County, Tennessee |
7,448 | Love Has Gone | "Love Has Gone" is a song by Belgian drum and bass producer Netsky. The song was released on 30 July 2012 as a digital download in the United Kingdom from his second album 2. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 182 and also charted in Belgium. The song, produced by Boris Daenen, is based on a sample of the song "Love Ballad" by L.T.D., which was written by Skip Scarborough. Music video A music video to accompany the release of "Love Has Gone" was first released onto YouTube on June 25, 2012 at a total length of four minutes and fifteen seconds. Produced and directed by Kash Black the video location is Barcelona. Track listings Chart performance Release history References Category:2012 singles Category:Netsky (musician) songs Category:Songs written by Skip Scarborough Category:2012 songs Category:Hospital Records singles |
7,449 | Frank W. Lewis | Frank Waring Lewis (August 25, 1912 – November 18, 2010) was an American cryptographer and cryptic crossword compiler. His puzzles were printed in The Nation for over 60 years, for a total of 2,962 puzzles. Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Vonnegut, and Katha Pollitt were listed among the fans of his puzzles. Personal life and career Lewis was born on August 25, 1912, in Salt Lake City, Utah. His father was from England. Lewis attended secretarial school and the University of Utah, from which he later earned a degree in absentia. He passed the federal civil service test, and earned a master's degree in music from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. In Washington, Lewis worked at government secretarial jobs. Just before World War II, Lewis was approached by Col. William F. Friedman, head of the U.S. Army's cryptography section, who was looking for "very smart" people. Lewis was hired as a civilian and helped break the code used to coordinate Japanese ships. After the war, he joined the National Security Agency (NSA). He was awarded the Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service by both the War Department and the NSA. He may be only person to have won two such medals. Much of his work remains classified. In 1969, he retired with his wife to the Caribbean, but they relocated to Massachusetts after the eruption of the Montserrat volcano. He died on November 18, 2010, at age 98. He is survived by his wife of 74 years, Sylvia (née Shosteck). They had six children. Puzzles Lewis discovered British-style cryptic crosswords while stationed during the war at the Bletchley Park code-breaking station in England. Lewis took over as The Nation'''s puzzle setter in 1947. When The Nation started running his puzzles every other week instead of weekly starting in 2008, the public outcry was so great it resumed printing the puzzles weekly. Lewis published his last puzzle in The Nation'' in December 2009, after which the magazine began reprinting old ones. After Lewis's death, the magazine continued to reprint old puzzles while it searched for a new puzzle setter. Works References External links Category:1912 births Category:2010 deaths Category:American cryptographers Category:Catholic University of America alumni Category:Crossword compilers Category:National Security Agency cryptographers Category:Scientists from Salt Lake City Category:University of Utah alumni Category:The Nation (U.S. magazine) people |
7,450 | Stephen Dearden | Stephen Edward Dearden (born 1 February 1968) is an English cricketer. Dearden is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born at Walshaw, Bury, Lancashire. Dearden represented the Lancashire Cricket Board in List A cricket. His debut List A match came against the Netherlands in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. From 1999 to 2002, he represented the Board in 7 List A matches, the last of which came against Scotland in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002. In his 7 List A matches, he scored 211 runs at a batting average of 35.16, with a single half century high score of 67*. In the field he took 2 catches. With the ball, he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 22.00, with best figures of 4/31. He currently plays for Haslingden Cricket Club in the Lancashire League. References External links Stephen Dearden at Cricinfo Stephen Dearden at CricketArchive Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Bury, Greater Manchester Category:English cricketers Category:Lancashire Cricket Board cricketers |
7,451 | Luis Heredia | Luis Eduardo Heredia Orozco (born August 10, 1994) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Heredia in August 2010 for a $3,600,000 signing bonus. Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus ranked Heredia the 81st best prospect in baseball prior to the 2011 season. Heredia made his pro debut on June 21, 2011, for the Gulf Coast League Pirates. Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus ranked Heredia the 42nd best prospect in baseball prior to the 2012 season. He spent the 2012 season with the State College Spikes. Prior to the 2013 season, Heredia was ranked as the 78th best prospect in baseball by Baseball America. References External links Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Baseball pitchers Category:Minor league baseball players Category:Gulf Coast Pirates players Category:State College Spikes players Category:West Virginia Power players Category:Bradenton Marauders players Category:Altoona Curve players Category:Venados de Mazatlán players Category:Mexican baseball players |
7,452 | Species inquirenda | In biological classification, a species inquirenda is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century. The term taxon inquirendum is broader in meaning and refers to an incompletely defined taxon of which the taxonomic validity is uncertain or disputed by different experts or is impossible to identify the taxon. Further characterization is required. See also Glossary of scientific naming Candidatus, a proposed taxa based on incomplete evidence incertae sedis, a taxon of uncertain position in a classification nomen dubium, a name of unknown or doubtful application Open nomenclature, a system of notations used in taxonomy to indicate a taxonomist's judgement about taxon affinities References Category:Latin biological phrases Category:Species |
7,453 | Assessor | An assessor may be: Assessor (fish), a genus of fishes Assessor (law), the assistant to a judge or magistrate Assessor (Oxford), a senior officer of the University of Oxford Assessor (property), an expert who calculates the value of property Collegiate Assessor, a civil rank in Imperial Russia Assessor (Italy), a member of the executive board in Italian local government scabinus or its various derived offices, in English translation Assessor (horse) See also Possession (disambiguation) |
7,454 | Lagos Yacht Club | The Lagos Yacht Club (LYC) is one of the oldest sporting club in Nigeria. The yacht club was founded in 1932. It is located south of Tafawa Balewa Square and the National Museum; all in Lagos Island, across the bridge leading to Victoria Island. Facilities at the harbour also include several sailing boats and other sport activities which take place at the club house. The club was founded by expatriate sailing lovers in Lagos, among whom were C.J. Webb, Jessie Horne, R.M. Williams and H.A. Whittaker. A regatta held in 1931 to coincide with the visit of H.M.S. Cardiff and the German cruiser Emden generated interest in sailing. At inception, the club had over 20 members. Recurring Events The Lagos Club hosts the annual Whispering Palms regatta. See also Lagos Lawn Tennis Club References External links Category:Yacht clubs in Nigeria Category:Sports clubs in Lagos Category:Water sports in Lagos Category:1932 establishments in Nigeria Category:Sports clubs established in 1932 |
7,455 | La Tour-en-Maurienne | La Tour-en-Maurienne is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Hermillon (the seat), Le Châtel and Pontamafrey-Montpascal. See also Communes of the Savoie department References Category:Communes of Savoie |
7,456 | Musée de Cluny | The Musée de Cluny ("Cluny Museum", ), also known as Musée national du Moyen Âge – Thermes et hôtel de Cluny ("National Museum of the Middle Ages – Cluny thermal baths and mansion), is a museum of the Middle Ages in Paris, France. It is located in the Latin quarter in the 5th arrondissement of Paris at 6 Place Paul-Painlevé, south of the Boulevard Saint-Germain, between the Boulevard Saint-Michel and the Rue Saint-Jacques. The Hôtel de Cluny is partially constructed on the remnants of the third century Gallo-Roman baths known as the Thermes de Cluny, thermal baths from the Roman era of Gaul. The museum consists of two buildings: the frigidarium ("cooling room"), within the vestiges of the Thermes de Cluny, and the Hôtel de Cluny itself, which houses its collections. The frigidarium is about 6,000 square meters. The museum houses a vast collection of objects and art from the Middle Ages. Among the principal holdings of the museum are the six tapestries of The Lady and the Unicorn (La Dame à la licorne). History The building itself is a rare extant example of the civic architecture of medieval Paris. It was formerly the town house (hôtel) of the abbots of Cluny. The first Cluny hôtel was built after the Cluny order acquired the Ancient thermal baths in 1340. It was built by Pierre de Chaslus. The structure was rebuilt by Jacques d'Amboise, abbot in commendam of Cluny 1485–1510; it combines Gothic and Renaissance elements. In 1843, it was refashioned into a public museum by Alexandre du Sommerard to preserve relics of France's Gothic past. Though it no longer possesses anything originally connected with the abbey of Cluny, the hôtel was at first part of a larger Cluniac complex that also included a building (no longer standing) for a religious college in the Place de la Sorbonne, just south of the present day Hôtel de Cluny along Boulevard Saint-Michel. Although originally intended for the use of the Cluny abbots, the residence was taken over by Jacques d'Amboise, Bishop of Clermont and Abbot of Jumièges, and rebuilt to its present form in the period of 1485-1500. Occupants of the house over the years have included Mary Tudor, the sister of Henry VIII of England. She resided here in 1515 after the death of her husband Louis XII, whose successor, Francis I, kept her under surveillance, particularly to see if she was pregnant. Seventeenth-century occupants included several papal nuncios, including Mazarin. In the 18th century, the tower of the Hôtel de Cluny was used as an observatory by the astronomer Charles Messier who, in 1771, published his observations in the landmark Messier catalog. In 1789, during the early years of the French Revolution, the hôtel was confiscated by the state, and for the next three decades served varying functions. At one point, it was owned by a physician who used the magnificent Flamboyant chapel on the first floor as a dissection room. The hôtel also housed the printing press of Nicolas-Léger Moutard, the official printer of the Queen of France from 1774 to 1792. |
7,457 | Thymology | In praxeology, thymology is the study of those human aspects that precede or cause purposeful human behavior. Praxeology and thymology In his Theory and History, Ludwig von Mises wrote on the relationship between praxeology and thymology: [Thymology] is what a man knows about the way in which people value different conditions, about their wishes and desires and their plans to realize these wishes and desires. It is the knowledge of the social environment in which a man lives and acts or, with historians, of a foreign milieu about which he has learned by studying special sources. Why one man chooses water and another man wine is a thymological (or, in traditional terminology, psychological) problem. But it is of no concern to praxeology and economics. The subject matter of praxeology and of that part of it which is so far best developed─economics─is action as such and not the motives that impel a man to aim at definite ends. History Von Mises wrote: Thymology is a branch of history or, as Collingwood formulated it, it belongs in 'the sphere of history.' It deals with the mental activities of men that determine their actions. It deals with the mental processes that result in a definite kind of behavior, with the reactions of the mind to the conditions of the individual's environment. It deals with something invisible and intangible that cannot be perceived by the methods of the natural sciences. But the natural sciences must admit that this factor must be considered as real also from their point of view, as it is a link in a chain of events that result in changes in the sphere the description of which they consider as the specific field of their studies. See also Behavioral economics Bounded rationality Cognitive science Methodological individualism Self-efficacy Semiotics Social actions References Category:Austrian School |
7,458 | Gokujyo | is a Japanese manga series by Maya Miyazaki. An anime television series by LMD aired in Japan between January and March, 2012. Plot The series follows the exploits of Aya Akabane, a busty and arrogant high school girl who is constantly trying to outdo her classmates in everything (especially anything topic related to sex), only to make a fool of herself in the process. Characters The main protagonist, a loud mouthed girl with an eye for looking sexy and a short fuse. Aya's friend, who is often used as an outlet for Aya's rage, most often being grabbed by her ponytail. Konatsu's best friend who is pretty normal compared to everyone else. A mysterious girl who often talks about spiritual phenomenom. She appears to be romantically interested in Aya. A wildly perverted girl who has various fantasies and constant nosebleeds. A teacher at Aya's school and the head of a biker gang. Aya's older sister who is a gang member alongside Kaname and is greatly feared by Aya. A transfer student who looks down on others, often calling them 'potato girls'. Media Manga Gokujyo is written and illustrated by Maya Miyazaki. It started in Shueisha's Super Jump in 2009. After Super Jump ceased its publication in 2011, the manga was transferred to Grand Jump, It was also published in Grand Jump website, where its most recent chapter was published in November 2015. Anime The manga has been adapted into an anime series by LMD. The series began airing on Chukyo TV from January 23, 2012. Certain episodes containing explicit content were not broadcast and were instead streamed on DMM's website from January 30, 2012. An additional original video animation episode was released on BD/DVD on June 26, 2013. The opening theme is by Yōko Hikasa, Maaya Uchida, Ayana Taketatsu and Satomi Akesaka, whilst the ending theme is by Hisaka, Uchida, Taketatsu and Akesaka. Episode list References External links Official manga site Official anime site Category:2009 manga Category:2012 anime television series Category:Comedy anime and manga Category:Japanese LGBT-related television shows Category:LGBT in anime and manga Category:LGBT-related animated series Category:Seinen manga Category:Shueisha manga Category:Japanese webcomics Category:Yuri (genre) anime and manga |
7,459 | The Terrace, 1909 | The Terrace, 1909 is a landscape painting by Milly Childers showing the members' terrace of the Palace of Westminster with its view of the River Thames looking towards Lambeth Bridge. It is held by the Parliamentary Art Collection. Painted before women could be elected to the British House of Commons, or sit in the House of Lords, the people on the terrace are all men. Childer's father Hugh Culling Eardley Childers served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Home Secretary, which may have assisted to secure her the commission for the painting. The bearded man with top hat in the central group is Sir John Benjamin Stone, who later took a photograph of Childers with her painting. He appears to be giving a photograph to Sir Henry David Erskine, the Serjeant-at-Arms who had been responsible for removing the suffragettes Helen Fox and Muriel Matters who had chained themselves to the grilles of the ladies gallery of the House of Commons on 28 October 1908. The man leaning against the balustrade and looking at the painter was the Labour Party leader Keir Hardie, a friend of the suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. THe man second from right is Norman Lamont. References Painting record in the Parliamentary Art Collection Painting record in Art UK Category:London in the arts and mass media Category:1909 paintings Category:Landscape paintings Category:Palace of Westminster |
7,460 | Konichiwa Bitches | "Konichiwa Bitches" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Robyn, taken from her self-titled fourth studio album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2007 as the first international single from the album. The term "Konichiwa Bitches" originates from a sketch with American comedian Dave Chappelle. The song was met with positive reviews, and features a more hip-hop sound than Robyn's previous singles. An accompanying music video premiered in February 2007 and features scenes that are literal representations of the song's lyrics. "Konichiwa Bitches" reached number ninety-eight on the UK Singles Chart and number sixty-seven in Australia. It was featured in the American film R.I.P.D.. A Simlish version called "Bonichita Kitcha" was recorded for The Sims Pet Stories and The Sims 2 IKEA Home Stuff. Background and release "Konichiwa Bitches" originates from when Robyn and Klas Åhlund watched Chappelle's Show with Dave Chappelle on Comedy Central. He performed a sketch in which the world's different races tried to decide what famous people belonged to which race. Robyn said, "In the end this member of the group Wu-Tang Clan comes up and they're supposed to decide if he's Asian or black and at the end the Asians get him. He goes up on stage and says 'Koni-chi-WAA Bitches', and it's like the most funny thing I know. It's funny and fiesty and cool." She chose to name a song after that, and call her own label Konichiwa Records. When writing the song, Robyn recalled that she and Åhlund "were calling each other, hitting each other off with new lines." She said, "It was almost like a competition for a while like who could be the craziest. And we would call each other like, listen to this one!" The song was released as a CD single in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2007 as the first single from the international 2007 edition of Robyn's self-titled fourth studio album. Fans who had signed up for Robyn's newsletter could also download a remix of the track for free. She said, "It's a version me and Klas Åhlund made in the beginning of the recording of the album, and it's been sitting in his computer until now waiting for somewhere to be played." "Konichiwa Bitches" was also released as a double A-side alongside "Cobrastyle" in Australia. "Konichiwa Bitches" charted at number 153 on the UK Singles Chart in April 2007. On the chart issue dated 11 August 2007, the album's second single, "With Every Heartbeat" debuted at number five and "Konichiwa Bitches" entered the top 100 at number ninety-eight. In Australia, the song peaked at number sixty-seven on the issue dated 24 September 2007. Composition and critical reception "Konichiwa Bitches" was written and produced by Robyn and Klas Åhlund. It is a pop song, with "girly" "boyish" and "tomboyish" hip hop elements. The song features Robyn rapping over a "simple, ruthlessly catchy beat", that is "laced with some grin-inducing sound effects and laugh-out-loud lyrical turns." It features lines such as "I'll hammer your toe like a pediatrician / Saw you in half |
7,461 | 1946 Tour de Suisse | The 1946 Tour de Suisse was the 10th edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 13 July to 20 July 1946. The race started and finished in Zürich. The race was won by Gino Bartali. General classification References 1946 Tour de Suisse |
7,462 | 1999 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship | The 1999 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship was held in Singapore from 4 to 9 June 1999. Pools composition The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1997 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship. Preliminary round Pool A |} |} Pool B |} |} Final round The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the final round. Classification 5th–8th |} |} Championship |} |} Final standing References www.jva.or.jp External links FIVB A V V Category:Asian volleyball championships women's competitions Category:Volleyball competitions in Singapore |
7,463 | Vera Komisova | Vera Yakovlevna Komisova, née Nikitina (, born 11 June 1953) is a retired hurdler. Her career highlight came in 1980 when she won the Olympic gold medal. References Sporting Heroes sports-reference Category:1953 births Category:Living people Category:Russian female hurdlers Category:Soviet female hurdlers Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Category:Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Category:Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg Category:Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:Universiade bronze medalists for the Soviet Union |
7,464 | Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (15 September 1468 – 19 February 1532) was Prince of Lüneburg from 1486 to 1520. Life Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the son of Otto V of Lüneburg and Anna of Nassau, was born in 1468. In 1486, Henry took control of Lüneburg from his mother, who had been regent since the death of Henry’s grandfather, Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Henry’s reign was marked by the complications relating to the Hildesheim Prince-Bishopric Feud. Henry was on the side of the bishop, and was against the nobility of Hildesheim and the Welfs of Brunswick. In 1519, Henry was victorious in the Battle of Soltau, though the intervention of the newly elected Emperor Charles V transformed the victory achieved on the battlefield into a defeat. Henry was on the side of the French during the election, and so earned the enmity of Charles V. Henry’s two eldest sons became regents of the country, and Henry went into exile at the French king’s court. Henry returned in 1527 during the beginning of the Reformation in Lüneburg, and tried to regain control of the land with help from those opposed to the Reformation. His attempt failed, and Henry returned to France, only to return in 1530. He spent his last days in the princely house in Lüneburg, which had been given to him by his eldest son. After the death of his first wife, Margaret of Saxony, Henry married, unequally, Anna von Campe. He was buried in the abbey of Wienhausen where his gravestone can still be seen today. Children Henry and Margarete of Saxony (1469–1528) had the following children: Anne (1492–??) Elisabeth (1494–1572) m. Charles II, Duke of Guelders (1467–1538) Otto I (1495–1549) Ernest I the Confessor (1497–1546) Apollonia (1499–1571) Anna (1502–1568) m. February 2, 1525 Duke Barnim IX of Pomerania (1501–1573) Francis (1508–1549) Ancestors Literature Ferdinand Spehr: Heinrich der Mittlere. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Bd. 11, Leipzig 1880, S. 492–495. References Category:1468 births Category:1532 deaths Category:Princes of Lüneburg Category:Middle House of Lüneburg |
7,465 | Light Ages | Light Ages is a 1993 album by the Finnish rock group Wigwam. It is their seventh studio album after a sixteen year hiatus. Wigwam had disbanded in 1978 after the failure of the Dark Album and bankruptcy of their record label Love Records. Drummer Ronnie Osterberg died in 1981 putting an end to any hopes of the original band reforming. But other members, most notably Jim Pembroke had remained musically active. On the 9 June 1991 the band played at the Provinssirock festival at Seinäjoki, Finland in what was intended to be a one-off appearance. However very favourable support encouraged further live appearances and the decision to record a new album. The single Borders To Be Crossed / Planetstar (Polarvox HOPE-71) was released to promote the album. The resulting album was a combination of re-recorded versions of earlier Wigwam and Jim Pembroke songs and new material. Overall the album continued the pop-rock style of the last albums, with a polished AOR sound. The album was released in 1993 on the small Polarvox Music Publishing label, but then re-mastered on the Warner Music Finland Oy label in 2004. Reception The album has received mixed reviews. The performances of guitarist Pekka Rechardt were highly regarded as are new keyboardist Mikko Rintanen. However the work of drummer Ronnie Osterberg is missed and replacement Jan Noponen is found to have a generic style. Of the new material Absalom is highly regarded. Progarchives.com found the album to be Good, but not essential Track listing Personnel Pembroke, Rechardt and Groundstroem were retained from the previous album. Keyboardist Hessu Hietanen who had returned for the recent live shows was however replaced by Mikko Rintanen. Jan Noponen was a new addition on drums. It was intended that former bassist Mats Huldén, who had been involved in mixing in the live shows, would produce the album. However, the respected and highly experienced T. T. Oksala was brought in to produce the album. Mosse Groundstroem – bass Jan Noponen – drums, percussion, tambourine (track 7). Jim Pembroke – vocals, piano, acoustic guitar Pekka Rechardt – guitar Mikko Rintanen – keyboards Guest musicians Accordion - Hessu Hietanen (track 10). Backing Vocals - Maarit Hurmerinta (tracks 7, 11 and 12), Stiina Tarvonen (tracks 11, 12) Saxophone - Heikki Keskinen (tracks 1, 11 and 12) Production Design – Kari Riipinen Photography By [Band] – Juha-Pekka Laakio Producer – T. T. Oksala, Wigwam Remastered By – Svante Forsbäck References Category:1993 albums Category:Wigwam (Finnish band) albums Category:Warner Music Group albums |
7,466 | Peatling Parva | Peatling Parva is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district, south Leicestershire, England. It lies 2.6 km west-north-west of Ashby Magna and 2.9 km south-south-west of Peatling Magna. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book from 1086 and was known as Alia Petlinge with listed landowners Howard, from Hugh de Grandmesnil, and Leofric, from Adelaide wife of Hugh de Grandmensil. The population was recorded as 159 in the 1841 census and 181 in the census of 2001. A village church, St Andrews Church, is part of the Diocese of Leicester of the Church of England. The village also has a public house, The Shires Inn. A village hall was built in 1989 and holds local meetings of the Parish Council. It is a regular polling station for local, national and European elections and hosts performances from Centre Stage, a rural and community touring scheme. Peatling Parva lies adjacent to the villages of Gilmorton and Bruntingthorpe, home to the Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome and Proving Ground. References External links Photographs around village Parish Profile 2001 OS Map of Village The Shires Inn Peatling Match Lakes Peatling Pools Alpaca Walks | Lutterworth | Pine Tree Alpaca Farm Category:Villages in Leicestershire Category:Civil parishes in Harborough District |
7,467 | Plataneros de Tabasco | The Plataneros de Tabasco was a Mexican Southeast League (1964-1966, 1969-1970) and Mexican League (1977-1985) baseball team based in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. They were league champions in 1964. References Category:Baseball teams established in 1964 Category:Defunct minor league baseball teams Category:Defunct baseball teams in Mexico Category:Sport in Tabasco Category:Villahermosa Category:Defunct Mexican League teams Category:1964 establishments in Mexico Category:1985 disestablishments in Mexico Category:Sports clubs disestablished in 1985 |
7,468 | Yank Hoe | Yank Hoe (born Ercole Castagnone c. 1864–unknown) was an Italian magician known for performing the trick "Card through Cigarette" and inventing "Sympathetic Coins" also known as "Coins-n-Cards". Hoe began performing in London at the Trocadero in December 1885. Biography Hoe started as a juggler and magician. He began his professional magic career in 1883, when he became a manager of an unidentified Japanese juggling troupe. In 1886, he worked with Nadine Osborne also known as Omene who was a London girl that acted as his assistant until 1892. She began a solo career in "exotic dancing" and later became a magician as well. After their split, Yank Hoe continued to perform mainly as a juggler, rather than magician. Hoe stage act employed mentalism, juggling and magic. John Northern Hilliard recorded some of Hoe's tricks in Thomas Nelson Downs' The Art of Magic. Hoe's trick "Sympathetic Coins" was published in The Art of Magic which later evolve into the modern variation known as Matrix, developed by Al Schneider in 1960. References Category:Italian magicians |
7,469 | Marble Point | Marble Point is a rocky promontory on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica, located at 77° 26' S latitude and 163° 50' E longitude. The United States operates a station at the point. The outpost is used as a helicopter refueling station supporting scientific research in the nearby continental interior such as the McMurdo Dry Valleys. Weather permitting, helicopters are able to fly in and out of the station 24 hours a day during the summer research season. The station's remote location and adjoining frozen sea have largely stemmed tourism in the area. However, the Russian icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov conducts cruises in the Ross Sea and McMurdo Sound. In 1993, the icebreaker docked at fast ice offshore Marble Point. Tourists aboard helicopters launched from the icebreaker flew excursions into the McMurdo Dry Valleys. History The way station at Marble Point is located on a narrow strip of land between Wilson Piedmont Glacier and the sea about 50 miles from McMurdo Station. United States military forces built the camp on the western shores of McMurdo Sound in 1956 in conjunction with the forthcoming 1957-58 International Geophysical Year (IGY). Preparation for IGY included constructing a hard-surface air strip at Marble Point. A VX-6 Otter airplane made Antarctica’s first wheels-on-dirt landing at Marble Point in 1957. Aboard were U.S. Navy Admiral Dufeck and New Zealand explorer Sir Edmund Hillary. A de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter aircraft crashed on take off at Marble Point January, 04, 1959, taking the lives of two men. The plane was part of Operation Deep Freeze IV. Contemporary Marble Point is staffed during the austral summer by a station manager, cook, and a "fuelie," a person who fuels helicopters (typically AStar and Bell 212's contracted by the United States Antarctic Program and Antarctica New Zealand, owned and operated by Petroleum Helicopters International). Hot meals and minimal overnight accommodations for 14 are available for pilots and personnel traveling to and from inland research operations. Personnel rely upon melted snow for potable water. A bulldozer is used to scoop snow from nearby Wilson Piedmont Glacier. The snow is dumped into a hopper for melting and subsequent filtration. Other facilities at the station include an automated weather station. United States Antarctic Program (USAP) workers conducted a concerted cleanup at the station during the 1989-1990 and 1990-1991 summer research seasons. Fuel spills are known to have occurred in the area. As late as 2001, spills more than 40 years old were still visible. Contemporary operations include the collection of human waste at the station which is collected and transported to McMurdo Station. Re-supply Each austral summer a United States Coast Guard icebreaker busts a ship channel to Marble Point in order to deliver helicopter fuel. The ship usually can reach within about one-quarter of a mile from the beach. Fuel is then pumped ashore. Formerly, personnel pumped the aviation fuel into 20,000 gallon bladders for storage. However, the fuel bladders were replaced with steel tanks. Contaminated soil is present at Marble Point from fuel spills which occurred between 1957 and 1963. Support personnel re-supply the |
7,470 | Thomas De Quincey | Thomas Penson De Quincey (; 15 August 17858 December 1859) was an English essayist, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821). Many scholars suggest that in publishing this work De Quincey inaugurated the tradition of addiction literature in the West. Life and work Child and student Thomas Quincey was born at 86 Cross Street, Manchester, Lancashire. His father, a successful merchant with an interest in literature, died when De Quincey was quite young. Soon after his birth the family went to The Farm and then later to Greenheys, a larger country house in Chorlton-on-Medlock near Manchester. In 1796, three years after the death of his father, Thomas Quincey, his mother – the erstwhile Elizabeth Penson – took the name "De Quincey." In the same year, De Quincey's mother moved to Bath, Somerset, and enrolled him at King Edward's School. De Quincey was a weak and sickly child. His youth was spent in solitude, and when his elder brother, William, came home, he wrought havoc in the quiet surroundings. De Quincey's mother (who counted Hannah More amongst her friends) was a woman of strong character and intelligence, but seems to have inspired more awe than affection in her children. She brought them up strictly, taking De Quincey out of school after three years because she was afraid he would become big-headed, and sending him to an inferior school at Wingfield in Wiltshire. It is said that at this time, in 1799, De Quincey first read Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge. In 1800, De Quincey, aged 15, was ready for the University of Oxford; his scholarship was far in advance of his years. "That boy," his master at Bath had said, "could harangue an Athenian mob better than you or I could address an English one." He was sent to Manchester Grammar School, in order that after three years' stay he might obtain a scholarship to Brasenose College, Oxford, but he took flight after 19 months. His first plan had been to reach William Wordsworth, whose Lyrical Ballads (1798) had consoled him in fits of depression and had awakened in him a deep reverence for the poet. But for that De Quincey was too timid, so he made his way to Chester, where his mother dwelt, in the hope of seeing a sister; he was caught by the older members of the family, but, through the efforts of his uncle, Colonel Penson, received the promise of a guinea (£1.05) a week to carry out his later project of a solitary tramp through Wales. From July to November 1802, De Quincey lived as a wayfarer. He soon lost his guinea by ceasing to keep his family informed of his whereabouts, and had difficulty making ends meet. Still, apparently fearing pursuit, he borrowed some money and travelled to London, where he tried to borrow more. Having failed, he lived close to starvation rather than return to his family. This deprived period left a profound mark upon De Quincey's psychology, and upon the writing he would later do; it forms a major and |
7,471 | William Ishaya | Dr. William Ishaya, was born to Assyrian parents Ishaya Odisho and Ester Odisho (Daughter of the late Rev. Odisho Bet-Benyamin of St. Matthew Church in Sarsing, Northern Iraq). He has 4 siblings: Gewargis, Christina, Marina and Ogen. He spent his youth living at the K3 station in Haditha, while his father was employed at IPC (Iraq Petroleum Company). Later in his teenage years, he moved to Baghdad where he completed his post-graduate degree as a Veterinarian Surgeon at The University of Baghdad in 1980. While attending school in Baghdad, he married his Wife Victoria Borto in 1979. In 1980, he had his first child Ninos, which was later followed by the birth of Atour in 1982 and the youngest Banipal in 1984. Because of his affiliation with The Iraqi Peoples Uprising in March 1991, his father was assassinated by Iraqi Intelligence (also known as “Mukhabarat”) under the Ex-Regime of Saddam Hussein. Continuing his activism, Mr. Ishaya became a Member of the Assyrian Democratic Movement as part of its leadership in party's Central Committee and was later put in charge of its Military Bureau Section. In 1993, he established the First Assyrian Battalion in the Assyrian Village of Feshkhabour within Nohadra, Northern Iraq. Also, in 2002 he was elected as a Full Member of The Iraqi High Military Council in London, UK. In 2004, he was employed by the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His first post began in Tokyo, Japan as the diplomat in charge of political affairs in 2005; later during his post, he was promoted to the rank of Charge de’ Affairs in 2009. Continuing his education, he achieved his master's degree in Political Science in 2007. In 2010, he returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad and began his assignment as The Director of NGO Section - Department of Human Rights. Currently, he is The Deputy Permanent Representative - Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations in New York, USA. Publications Translated: League of Nations — The Settlement of the Assyrians, a Work of Humanity and Appeasement - Written in 1935 in Geneva. Question #5. Wrote various articles that have been published by: Hujada, Forkono, Azzaman, Al-Muttamar, Al-Iraqi Newspaper, The Assyrian Progressive, etc. References Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Iraqi diplomats Category:University of Baghdad alumni |
7,472 | A. M. Winn | Major General Albert Maver Winn (1810 in Loudoun County, Virginia – August 26, 1883, in Sonoma, California), was an American military officer, politician, Odd Fellow, freemason and founder of the Native Sons of the Golden West. Winn was a native of Virginia who came to California on May 28, 1849, and settled in Sacramento on June 25 of that year. He immediately became active in civic affairs and in the fall of 1849 was elected to Sacramento's first City Council in and selected as its President, he was ex-officio the first mayor of Sacramento. But unlike his successor, Hardin Bigelow, he was not elected directly to the office. He went on to be appointed the State Adjutant General and an early proponent of the small business community and labor reform movement. He remained in the state until his death and is remembered as one of the State's Founding Fathers. General Winn not only made his contributions to the civil and military beginnings of Sacramento, he was a prime mover in the fraternal and religious life of his community as well. He founded the Sons of the Revolutionary Sires, later the Sons of the American Revolution, and was its first President. In 1851 he organized the Sacramento Odd Fellows General Relief Committee and he was elected its first president. He also was instrumental in the establishment of Grace Church (later St. Paul's), the first Episcopal church in Sacramento, of which he was both an officer and communicant. Winn was also a Mason. Indeed, his granddaughter wrote, “We are told that the general belonged to every fraternal society in Sacramento in the early days and it is quite probable that this is true.” He founded the Native Sons of the Golden West (NSGW). General Winn died at Sonoma on August 26, 1883, and was buried in Sacramento. Background His family moved to Zanesville, Ohio, where he attended a one-room school and, at the age of 16, became a carpenter's apprentice. It was here that he began his interests in civic association which he later came to exemplify. In 1829 he married Catherine Gaffney in Zanesville, and they moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1832. Career In keeping with conscription into the militia under state law, Albert attended military training. In light of his aptitude and education, Albert attended additional military schooling and was appointed a Lieutenant in the local militia in 1835. With his journeyman status and military rank, Albert was recommended for membership in the Fraternal order Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Here he met other ranking members of the local community and was introduced into political circles as a Jackson Democrat. In 1836 he was promoted to the rank of Major in the militia and served as assistant quartermaster on the staff of Gov. Charles Lynch. Winn was appointed Drill Master in 1840, and on February 28, 1845, was made a Colonel in the First Regiment of the Mississippi Militia which became known as the Mississippi Rifles. He was one of the judges of an election board that elected Jefferson Davis as Colonel |
7,473 | Çeşmeköy, Koçarlı | Çeşmeköy is a village in the District of Koçarlı, Aydın Province, Turkey. As of 2010, it had a population of 287 people. References Category:Populated places in Aydın Province Category:Koçarlı District Category:Villages in Turkey |
7,474 | Purpuricenopsis | Purpuricenopsis humeralis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Purpuricenopsis. References Category:Heteropsini |
7,475 | Arthur Hodgson (footballer) | Arthur Edward Clarence Hodgson (8 January 1926 – 12 May 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and North Western Football Union (NWFU). Born in Sydney but raised in Queenstown, Tasmania, Hodgson was recruited by the Carlton Football Club in Victoria, playing 76 games and winning the Robert Reynolds Trophy as club best and fairest in 1950. He returned to Tasmania in 1953 as captain-coach of the Ulverstone Football Club, piloting the Robins to four premierships and one state premiership (the first by a coastal team) in his seven-year tenure; individually, he won the Wander Medal as league best and fairest in 1955. Hodgson was named in the Tasmanian Team of the Century and was inducted into the Tasmanian Hall of Fame. References External links Profile at Blueseum Category:1926 births Category:2003 deaths Category:Carlton Football Club players Category:John Nicholls Medal winners Category:Ulverstone Football Club players Category:Australian rules footballers from New South Wales Category:Australian rules footballers from Tasmania Category:Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees |
7,476 | Mika Ninagawa | is a Japanese photographer and director, known for her brightly colored photographs of flowers, goldfish, and landscapes. Biography Daughter of acclaimed theatre director Yukio Ninagawa, she first came to prominence in the late 1990s as part of Japan's 'Girly Photo' movement (in which amateurs took photos of daily objects). Her work was first exhibited outside Japan in 1997 at the Parisian concept store Colette (boutique), and in 2001 she received the 26th Kimura Ihei Award (Japan's most prestigious photography award). In 2014, she was appointed as an executive board member of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games of 2020. Work Ninagawa has enjoyed significant commercial success in fashion and advertising. She made her debut as a full-length film director in 2007 with Sakuran. In September 2010, her music video for the AKB48 song "Heavy Rotation" was released. She directed the live action film adaptation of the manga Helter Skelter in 2012. In 2020, her (web) series directorial debut was with Netflix's Followers Awards 1996: Grand Prize, 9th Shashin Hitotsubo Ten 1996: New Cosmos of Photography Excellence Award, Canon 1998: Photo Encouragement Award, Konica 2001: The 26th Kimura Ihei Award, Asahi Shimbun Publishing Co. 2006: Ohara Museum of Art Prize 2012: Kaneto Shindo Award 2012 Photography Shikao Suga's "Aitai" album cover and artist photo (2013) Exhibitions Into Fiction/Reality, Iwaki City Art Museum, Fukushima, Japan, Apr 13 - May 26, 2019 Taichung World Flora Exposition, Taichung, Taiwan, Nov 03, 2018 - Apr 24, 2019 Hotel Anteroom Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, Jul 14, 2016 - Present Mika Ninagawa: Self-image, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Jan 24 – May 10, 2015 Mika's daydreaming theater Parco Factory, Shibuya Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2008 - April 7, 2008 Sapporo Parco, Sapporo, Japan, April 25, 2008 - May 11, 2008 Nagoya Parco, Nagoya, Japan, May 17, 2008 - June 2, 2008 Sendai Parco, Sendai, Japan, August 21, 2008 - September 15, 2008 Filmography Movies Sakuran (2007) Helter Skelter (2012) Diner (2019) Ningen Shikkaku (2019) TV and Web TV Series Followers (2020, Netflix) Music videos Booksピンク・ローズ・スウィート : 蜷川実花写真集. Pink Rose Suite. Tokyo, Japan: Editions Treville, 2001. .A Piece of Heaven. Tokyo, Japan: Editions Treville, 2002. . Color photographs.Liquid Dreams. Tokyo, Japan: Editions Treville, 2003. . Color photographs.On Happiness - Contemporary Japanese Photography. with Midori Mitamura and Toshihiro Komatsu, eds. Tokyo, Japan: Editions Treville, 2003. . Color Photographs. Acid Bloom. Portland, Ore.: Nazraeli Press, 2004. . Color photographs.Floating Yesterday. Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha, 2005. . Color photographs.Mika's daydreaming theater Tokyo, Japan: Shueisha, 2008 . Color Photographs. Ninagawa Baroque. Tokyo, Japan: Artbeat Publishers, 2010. .Mika Ninagawa. New York : Rizzoli, 2010. . Color Photographs Other projects Ninagawa was involved in the interior design of the Bar & Cafè on the Bund cafe and bar in Shanghai, China. Ninagawa was involved in designing the external livery of a new Genbi Shinkansen excursion train scheduled to be operated in Japan by JR East from spring 2016. She appears alongside fellow Movie director Yūichi Fukuda, in a scene as a couple, in TV Tokyo's 2019 special 2-day drama starring Shun Oguri and Tsuyoshi |
7,477 | Fæstningens Materialgård | Fæstningens Materialgård is a former military storage facility at 30 Frederiksholms Kanal in Copenhagen, Denmark. Arranged around a central courtyard, the individual buildings have been built to a homogeneous design, all with yellow-washed facades, green doors and gates, white window frames and red tile roofs, but they have in fact been accumulated over an extended period of time, mainly between 1740 and 1925. They also integrate visually and physically with the adjacent Civiletatens Materialgård, a storage facility associated with the royal palaces, and the Royal Horse Guards Barracks, together forming an area of low, yellow buildings surrounded on three sides by Frederiksholm Canal, Bryghusgade and Vester Voldgade. The International Federation for Housing and Planning maintains an office at 30 Frederiksholms Kanal. History Frederiksholm Canal was dug in 1681 and a new military storage facility, Fæstningens Materialgård, was established as a replacement of its predecessor in Rigensgade. None of these original buildings exist today. Layout and architecture The complex consists of four building volumes and two small sheds, interconnected by walls and surrounding a large courtyard. The main entrance to the area is through a gate on the corner of Frederiksholms Kanal and Bryghusgade. The courtyard contains a small garden with Magnolia trees and roses. The buildings were listed by the Danish Heritage Agency in 1952 and the listing was extended to also include the courtyard environment with its original paving. The Storage Keeper's House The oldest building which still exists today is the Storage Keeper's House (Materialforvalterboligen) from 1740, located immediately to the right of the main gate and facing the canal. The architect is not known but may have been Johan Cornelius Krieger. The building is nine bays wide and has a red mansard roof with a large wall dormer both on its front and rear sides. The interiors combine elements from the Baroque, Empire and Neoclassicism. The ground floor originally served representative purposes and is richly decorated. The first floor served as a residence and is built to a more simple design. The building still has its original window frames, doors, shutters and panelling. Bryghusgade Wing On the other side of the main entrance, along Bryghusgade, lies a building known as the Storage Building (Magasinbygningen). It was originally built in 1768 but has later been extended twice and the interiors have been altered. Vester Voldgade Wing The 45-bay long half-timbered building on the rear side of the complex was built in 1748 along the city's West Rampart, now Vester Voldgade. The main facade of the building faces the courtyard where two dormers, originally with hoists, break up the monotony of the large tile roof. It was originally used for storage of materials and also contained stables in its eastern end. Overhang Building Originally two individual structures, separated by a pit for production of slaked lime, the Overhang Buildings (Halvtagsbygningen) were constructed in 1819 along the boundary to Civiletatens Materialgård, the name referring to the large overhang of their skillion roofs. The building to the south was a storage shed and the building to the north contained a workshop. In 1925 |
7,478 | Thomas Geisel | Thomas Geisel (born October 26, 1963 in Ellwangen) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party who has been serving as mayor of Düsseldorf, the capital of Northrhine-Westphalia, since 2014. Education and early career A a trained lawyer, Geisel worked at Enron in London from 1998 until 2000 and at Ruhrgas from 2000 until 2013. Political career Geisel joined the SPD as a member in 1983. In a runoff election, Geisel defeated the previous Christian Democratic mayor Dirk Elbers by gaining 59.2% of the votes. During his time in office, Düsseldorf sold its stake in utility RWE for 155.4 million euros ($171.28 million) in 2019. Other activities Corporate boards Innogy, Member of the Retail International Business Council (since 2016) Düsseldorf Airport, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (since 2014) Düsseldorf Marketing & Tourismus, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (since 2014) Industrieterrains Düsseldorf-Reisholz AG, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (since 2014) Messe Düsseldorf, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (since 2014) Rheinbahn, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (since 2014) Stadtwerke Düsseldorf, Ex-Officio Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2014) SWD Städtische Wohnungsbau-GmbH & Co. KG, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (since 2014) Non-profit organizations Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board (since 2014) Düsseldorf Festival, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2014) Museum Kunstpalast, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2014) ZERO Foundation, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Board of Trustees Atlantik-Brücke, Member Tönissteiner Kreis, Member German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member Controversy In late 2017, Geisel came under intense international criticism for canceling an exhibition about the Jewish art dealer Max Stern, who was forced to liquidate his gallery in Düsseldorf after the Nazis took power before World War II. At the time, he cited “demands for information and restitution in German museums in connection with the Galerie Max Stern.” Following protests from the Jewish community in Düsseldorf, the World Jewish Congress, the partner museums in Israel and Canada, and the German government, Geisel later backtracked on his last-minute cancellation. Personal life Geisel is married and has five daughters. The family lives in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort. References External links Official Homepage Düsseldorfer OB Elbers abgestraft - Geisel gewinnt Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:Mayors of Düsseldorf Category:Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians |
7,479 | Rangarj Mahalleh | Rangarj Mahalleh (, also Romanized as Rangarj Maḩalleh) is a village in Khaleh Sara Rural District, Asalem District, Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 77, in 21 families. References Category:Populated places in Talesh County |
7,480 | Coreana Cosmetic Museum | The Coreana Cosmetic Museum (also known as Coreana Museum of Art or Coreana Art & Culture Complex) is a museum in Seoul, South Korea. It is related to the Korean Coreana cosmetics company. Its collection is based on 53,000 items collected by Dr. Yu Sang-Ok, one of the executive directors of Coreana. See also Cosmetics in Korea List of museums in South Korea References External links Category:Museums in Seoul Category:Fashion museums |
7,481 | 2018 Eldora Dirt Derby | The 2018 Eldora Dirt Derby was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held on July 18, 2018 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Contested over 153 laps due to an overtime finish on the dirt track, it was the 13th race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Entry list Race Stage Results Stage 1 Stage 2 Final Stage Results Stage 3 References Eldora Dirt Derby Eldora Dirt Derby Eldora Dirt Derby Category:NASCAR races at Eldora Speedway |
7,482 | Kainite | Kainite ( or ) (KMg(SO4)Cl·3H2O) is an evaporite mineral in the class of "Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2O" according to the Nickel-Strunz classification. It is a hydrated potassium-magnesium sulfate-chloride, naturally occurring in irregular granular masses or as crystalline coatings in cavities or fissures. This mineral is dull and soft, and is colored white, yellowish, grey, reddish, or blue to violet. Its name is derived from Greek καινος [kainos] ("(hitherto) unknown"), as it was the first mineral discovered that contained both sulfate and chloride as anions. Kainite forms monoclinic crystals. Properties Kainite is of bitter taste and soluble in water. On recrystallization picromerite is deposited from the solution. Genesis and occurrence Kainite was discovered in the Stassfurt salt mines in today's Saxony-Anhalt, Germany in 1865 by the mine official Schöne and was first described by Carl Friedrich Jacob Zincken. Kainite is a typical secondary mineral that forms through metamorphosis in marine deposits of potassium carbonate, and is also occasionally formed through resublimation from volcanic vapours. It is often accompanied by anhydrite, carnallite, halite, and kieserite. Kainite is only found in comparatively few places, among them in salt mines in central and northern Germany, Bad Ischl (Austria), on Pasquasia in Sicily, in Whitby (UK), and in the Carlsbad Potash District in New Mexico, in volcanic deposits in Kamchatka and in Iceland, and in salt lakes in western China. It has also been identified in Gusev Crater on Mars. Uses Kainite is used as a source of potassium and magnesium compounds, as a fertilizer, and as gritting salt. References Category:Magnesium minerals Category:Potassium minerals Category:Halide minerals Category:Sulfate minerals Category:Monoclinic minerals Category:Evaporite Category:Potash |
7,483 | Leigh Haussen | Leigh Haussen is an Australian rules football umpire currently officiating in the Australian Football League. He made his senior South Australian National Football League umpiring debut in 2010 and went on to umpire over 160 SANFL games, including the 2010, '11, '12, '13, '15, and '16 Grand Finals. He was on the AFL umpiring rookie list from at least 2012 to 2014, officiating his first game, substituted on as an emergency umpire for Scott Jeffery, in 2014. He was not AFL-listed in 2015, before returning to the rookie list in 2016. In 2017, he was added to the senior umpiring list following Jordan Bannister's retirement, and made his debut as a non-emergency umpire that year, umpiring 11 matches that season. References Category:Living people Category:Australian Football League umpires Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
7,484 | Merton | Merton may refer to: People Merton (surname) Merton (YouTube), American YouTube personality Places Australia Merton (New South Wales), a farm located near Denman, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales Merton, Victoria Merton, Tasmania, part of Glenorchy England The London Borough of Merton Merton (parish) Merton Park Merton Priory, also known as Merton Abbey Merton, Devon Merton, Norfolk Merton, Oxfordshire Merton College, Oxford New Zealand Merton, New Zealand United States Merton, Wisconsin Merton (town), Wisconsin Merton Township, Minnesota Merton Township, South Dakota, in Clark County Law Statute of Merton See also Murton (disambiguation) |
7,485 | Razdor, Volodarsky District, Astrakhan Oblast | Razdor () is a rural locality (a selo) in Khutorsky Selsoviet of Volodarsky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. The population was 199 as of 2010. There are 4 streets. References Category:Rural localities in Astrakhan Oblast Category:Rural localities in Volodarsky District, Astrakhan Oblast |
7,486 | Net neutrality in Canada | Net neutrality in Canada is a debated issue in that nation, but not to the degree of partisanship in other nations such as the United States in part because of its federal regulatory structure and pre-existing supportive laws that were enacted decades before the debate arose. In Canada, Internet service providers (ISPs) generally provide Internet service in a neutral manner. Some notable incidents otherwise have included Bell Canada's throttling of certain protocols and Telus's censorship of a specific website critical of the company . However, the telecommunications concept currently is explicitly enforced by Canada's federal telecommunications regulatory body, The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), with the open support of the current federal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. History In Canada, under the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1993, internet providers are considered utilities which are subject to regulations which in spirit predate later debates about net neutrality that state that service providers can't give "undue or unreasonable preference," nor can they influence the content being transmitted over their networks. Furthermore, the CRTC, unlike the more directly political appointees of the American Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is a more arms-length regulatory body with more autonomous authority over telecommunications. For example, the CRTC's decisions rely more on a more judiciary process relying on evidence submitted during public consultations, rather than along party lines as the American FCC is prone to do. In 2005, when Telus blocked access to labour union blogs during an employee strike, the question of net neutrality became more prominent. In March 2006, the then Conservative government lead by then Industry Minister Maxime Bernier updated the Telecommunications Policy Objectives and Regulation with new objectives to focus on three broad goals: Promoting affordable access to advanced telecommunications services in all regions of Canada, including urban, rural, and remote areas Enhancing the efficiency of Canadian telecommunications markets and the productivity of the Canadian economy Enhancing the social well-being of Canadians and the inclusiveness of Canadian society by meeting the needs of the disabled, enhancing public safety and security, protecting personal privacy and limiting public nuisance through telecommunications networks. In February 7, 2007, The Canadian Press obtain documents where the Conservative government is reluctant to implement Net neutrality legislation. However, Bernier and his advisers, despite acknowledging the arguments made by telecom companies, stated that "it would be premature at this time to draw any conclusions." The documents point to statements like public policy must consider consumer protection and choice, but it should also "enable market forces to continue to shape the evolution of the Internet infrastructure, investment and innovation to the greatest extent feasible.'' On May 28, 2008, the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) introduced a private member's bill, C-552, to the House of Commons that would explicitly entrench the principle of "net neutrality" and enact rules to keep the Internet free from interference by service providers. This bill died on the order paper at 1st reading on September 7, 2008, when Prime Minister Stephen Harper asked the Governor General for the dissolution of the 39th Session of Parliament. On June 8, 2008, |
7,487 | Caelostomus thoracicus | Caelostomus thoracicus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Straneo in 1942. References Category:Caelostomus Category:Beetles described in 1942 |
7,488 | Tulsi in Hinduism | Tulsi or Tulasi (Holy basil) or Vrinda is a sacred plant in Hindu belief. Hindus regard it as an earthly manifestation of the goddess Tulsi/Vrinda; she is regarded as the avatar of Lakshmi, and thus the consort of the god Vishnu. The offering of its leaves is mandatory in ritualistic worship of Vishnu and his avatars like Krishna and Vithoba. Many Hindus have tulsi plants growing in front of or near their home, often in special pots or a special masonry structure known as Tulsi Vrindavan as this is related to their culture. Traditionally, Tulsi is planted in the center of the central courtyard of Hindu houses. The plant is cultivated for religious purposes, and for its essential oil. Names In Hindu vedas , Tulsi ("matchless") is known as Vaishnavi ("belonging to Vishnu"), Vishnu Vallabha ("beloved of Vishnu"), Haripriya ("beloved of Vishnu"), Vishnu Tulsi. The Tulsi with green leaves is called Shri-Tulsi ("fortunate Tulsi"); Shri is also a synonym for Lakshmi, Vishnu's principal consort. This variety is also known as Rama-Tulsi ("bright Tulsi"); Rama is also one of the principal avatars of Vishnu. The Tulsi with dark green or purple leaves and purple stem is called Shyama-Tulsi ("dark Tulsi") or Krishna-Tulsi ("dark Tulsi"); Krishna is also a prominent avatar of Vishnu. This variety is considered especially sacred to Krishna, as its purple color is similar to Krishna's dark complexion. One argument mooted is that goddess Laksmi is also identical with Tulsi and hence it is also known as Lakshmi Priya; Tulsi is also identified with the wives of other incarnations of Vishnu, such as Rama and Krishna. Origin of Tulsi The Devi Bhagavata Purana regards Tulsi as an manifestation of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and principal consort of Vishnu. Once upon a time, King Vrishadhvaja—a devotee of the god Shiva—banned worship of all other deities except for that of his patron god. An agitated sun god Surya cursed him that he would be abandoned by Lakshmi. Upset, Shiva pursued Surya, who fled, finally seeking shelter with Vishnu. Vishnu said to the deities that years had passed on earth. Vrishadhvaja and also his heir-son were dead and his grandchildren—Dharmadhvaja and Kushadhvaja—were now worshiping Lakshmi to gain her favor. Lakshmi rewarded their efforts by being born as their daughters Tulsi (literally "matchless") to Dharmadhvaja and Vedavati to Kushadhvaja, respectively. In time, Tulsi gave up all her royal comfort and went to Badrinath to perform penance to gain Vishnu as her husband. The god Brahma was pleased with her penance but told her that she would have to marry the daitya Shankhachuda before she could marry Vishnu. Curse of goddess Tulsi & Lord Vishnu Sankhchuda, a mighty daitya underwent terrific tapa and penance and pleased Brahma. Brahma blessed him with a boon of invincibility. Shankhachuda pleased Brahma with his penance, was granted the Vishnu-Kavacha (armour of Vishnu) and blessed that as long as his wife's chastity was retained and Vishnu-Kavacha was on his body, no one could slay him. Shankhachuda and Tulsi were soon married. He practiced the laws of dharma religiously but was |
7,489 | Nathan Massey (Australian rugby league) | Nathan Massey is a Scotland international rugby league footballer who plays as a . He most recently played at club level as professional for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL. Background Massey was born in Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia. He has Scottish ancestors, and was made eligible to play for Scotland due to the grandparent rule. Playing career Massey played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the 2010 Toyota Cup. Massey debuted at fullback for Canberra in round 9 of the 2011 National Rugby League season against Manly-Warringah following an injury to Josh Dugan, the regular fullback. Massey has Scotland heritage so he was able to represent the Scottish national team. Scotland's coach Steve McCormack was aware of this and he therefore picked Massey to be a part of his squad in the 2014 European Cup competition. He made his international début, in the tournaments opening game, against Wales. References Category:1991 births Category:Australian rugby league players Category:Canberra Raiders players Category:Mount Pritchard Mounties players Category:Rugby league fullbacks Category:Junior Kangaroos players Category:Living people Category:Rugby league players from Sydney Category:Australian people of Scottish descent |
7,490 | Cariboo Road | The Cariboo Road (also called the Cariboo Wagon Road, the Great North Road or the Queen's Highway) was a project initiated in 1860 by the Governor of the Colony of British Columbia, James Douglas. It involved a feat of engineering stretching from Fort Yale to Barkerville in the Canadian province of British Columbia through extremely hazardous canyon territory in the interior of British Columbia. Between the 1860s and the 1880s the Cariboo Road existed in three versions as a surveyed and constructed wagon-road route. The first Cariboo Wagon Road surveyed in 1861 and built in 1862 followed the original Hudson's Bay Company's Harrison Trail (Port Douglas) route from Lillooet to Clinton, 70 Mile House, 100 Mile House, Lac La Hache, 150 Mile House to the contract end around Soda Creek and Alexandria at the doorstep of the Cariboo Gold Fields. The second Cariboo Wagon Road (or Yale Cariboo Road) operated during the period of the fast stage-coaches and freight-wagon companies headquartered in Yale: 1865 to 1885. From the water landing at Yale, the road ran north via the spectacular Fraser Canyon route over Hell's Gate and Jackass Mountain, connecting to the earlier Cariboo Road at Clinton. The third Cariboo Road was the revised route following the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885. The railway station at Ashcroft became the southern end of the wagon road. Much of the Fraser Canyon wagon road was destroyed by the railway construction as well as by washouts and by the Great Flood of 1894 (interest in rebuilding this portion of the road would not occur until the construction plans for the Fraser Canyon Highway for automobiles in the 1920s). The road was a reaction to the high concentration of gold in the Cariboo region and the dangerous "mule trail", which was a rough-hewn cliff-side trail - wide enough only for one mule - that ran along the approximate route of the Cariboo Road. In order to lower supply-costs to the settlers in the Cariboo region, Douglas ordered the construction of a more viable and safe form of transportation to the gold-mining settlements. The colonial government employed locals as well as a detachment of the Royal Engineers ("sappers") who undertook amazing engineering feats, including the construction of toll bridges including the (original) Alexandra Suspension Bridge of 1863. Building the road cost nearly one and a quarter million dollars, and left a standing debt of £112,780 after its completion, one of many infrastructure costs in servicing the Gold Colony that forced its amalgamation first with Vancouver Island (1866), and then with Canada (1871 confederation). The Cariboo Road saw the transportation of over six and a half million dollars' worth of gold. Originally Douglas wanted to stretch the road across the continental divide into Rupert's Land (modern day Alberta) but this plan was abandoned when Douglas retired in 1864. The "Old" Cariboo Road The name Cariboo Road or Cariboo Trail is also informally applied to a toll road built by contractor Gustavus Blin-Wright in 1861–1862 from Lillooet to Williams Lake, Van Winkle and on to Williams Creek |
7,491 | Hydrobiology | Hydrobiology is the science of life and life processes in water. Much of modern hydrobiology can be viewed as a sub-discipline of ecology but the sphere of hydrobiology includes taxonomy, economic biology, industrial biology, morphology, physiology etc. The one distinguishing aspect is that all relate to aquatic organisms. Much work is closely related to limnology and can be divided into lotic system ecology (flowing waters) and lentic system ecology (still waters). One of the significant areas of current research is eutrophication. Special attention is paid to biotic interactions in plankton assemblage including the microbial loop, the mechanism of influencing water blooms, phosphorus load and lake turnover. Another subject of research is the acidification of mountain lakes. Long-term studies are carried out on changes in the ionic composition of the water of rivers, lakes and reservoirs in connection with acid rain and fertilisation. One goal of current research is elucidation of the basic environmental functions of the ecosystem in reservoirs, which are important for water quality management and water supply. Much of the early work of hydrobiologists concentrated on the biological processes utilised in sewage treatment and water purification especially slow sand filters. Other historically important work sought to provide biotic indices for classifying waters according to the biotic communities that they supported. This work continues to this day in Europe in the development of classification tools for assessing water bodies for the EU water framework directive. The hydrobiologist technician conducts field analysis. It identifies plants and living species, locates them, counts them. It identifies pollutions and nuisances that can affect the aquatic fauna and flora. He takes the samples and writes a report of his observations. The hydrobiologist engineer intervenes more in the process of the study. It defines the intervention protocols, the samples to be taken. He plans and programs the study campaigns and then summarizes his results. In the event of pollution, it proposes solutions to improve the biological quality of water within the framework of the regulations in force and the available means. In the case of complex programs, the hydrobiologist can work in a multidisciplinary team with botanists, zoologists The hydrobiologist works on behalf of large public institutions of a scientific and technological nature (CNRS, INRA, IRD, CIRAD, IRSTEA ...), public institutions (Water Agencies, Regional Directorates environment, Higher Council of Fisheries, CEMAGREF ...), companies (EDF, Veolia environment, Suez environment, Saur, ...), local authorities, research departments, associations (Federations of fishing, Permanent Centers for Environmental Initiatives ...). Training and studies The biologist technician usually has a training level bac +2 or bac +3: - DUT biological engineering options biological and biochemical analyzes (ABB), environmental engineering, - BTSA water professions, - BTS GEMEAU - water management and control, - BTS and regional controls, - BTSA Agricultural, Biological and Biotechnological Analyzes (ANABIOTEC), - DEUST analysis of biological media, - Bachelor's degree in biology The engineer in hydrobiology has a training level bac +5: - engineering school diploma: INA, ENSA, Polytech Montpellier sciences and water technologies, - master's degree in environmental sciences or biology (training examples): environmental management and coastal ecology (University of |
7,492 | Pairing function | In mathematics, a pairing function is a process to uniquely encode two natural numbers into a single natural number. Any pairing function can be used in set theory to prove that integers and rational numbers have the same cardinality as natural numbers. In theoretical computer science they are used to encode a function defined on a vector of natural numbers into a new function . Definition A pairing function is a computable bijection Cantor pairing function The Cantor pairing function is a primitive recursive pairing function defined by The statement that this is the only quadratic pairing function is known as the Fueter–Pólya theorem. Whether this is the only polynomial pairing function is still an open question. When we apply the pairing function to and we often denote the resulting number as . This definition can be inductively generalized to the Cantor tuple function for as with the base case defined above for a pair: Inverting the Cantor pairing function Let be an arbitrary natural number. We will show that there exist unique values such that and hence that is invertible. It is helpful to define some intermediate values in the calculation: where is the triangle number of . If we solve the quadratic equation for as a function of , we get which is a strictly increasing and continuous function when is non-negative real. Since we get that and thus where is the floor function. So to calculate and from , we do: Since the Cantor pairing function is invertible, it must be one-to-one and onto. Examples To calculate : , , , , , so . To find and such that : , , , , , , so ; , , , so ; , so ; , so ; thus . Derivation The graphical shape of Cantor's pairing function, a diagonal progression, is a standard trick in working with infinite sequences and countability. The algebraic rules of this diagonal-shaped function can verify its validity for a range of polynomials, of which a quadratic will turn out to be the simplest, using the method of induction. Indeed, this same technique can also be followed to try and derive any number of other functions for any variety of schemes for enumerating the plane. A pairing function can usually be defined inductively – that is, given the th pair, what is the th pair? The way Cantor's function progresses diagonally across the plane can be expressed as . The function must also define what to do when it hits the boundaries of the 1st quadrant – Cantor's pairing function resets back to the x-axis to resume its diagonal progression one step further out, or algebraically: . Also we need to define the starting point, what will be the initial step in our induction method: . Assume that there is a quadratic 2-dimensional polynomial that can fit these conditions (if there were not, one could just repeat by trying a higher-degree polynomial). The general form is then . Plug in our initial and boundary conditions to get and: , so we can |
7,493 | Bard Asiab | Bard Asiab (, also Romanized as Bard Āsīāb and Bard Āsyab; also known as Bard Āsīā) is a village in Cheshmeh Langan Rural District, in the Central District of Fereydunshahr County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 41, in 10 families. References Category:Populated places in Fereydunshahr County |
7,494 | Ruda, Piaseczno County | Ruda is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw. References Ruda |
7,495 | Midicronica | Midicronica is a Japanese musical rap group. The band consists of four members known as "#894", "#181", "#716" and "#563". The band has collaborated with many other artists such as Shin-ski of Martiangang, Sonomi, Gumuna, La Melomania etc. The members draw themselves as small characters who appear on the album covers and additional artwork. The group's song "San Francisco" from their album #501 was used as the ending theme to the last episode of the 2004-2005 anime Samurai Champloo. Albums #101 (2018) #777 (2015) #303 (2013) Happy Birth Death (2011) 403 forbidden 寅 (2010) .Co. Lab (2009) #209 (2008) #501 (2005) References External links Midicronica Official Website http://www.j-popworld.com/Interviews/Midicronica.php http://midicronica.com/live_news/campaign.html Category:Japanese hip hop groups |
7,496 | Pretty in Pink (song) | "Pretty in Pink" is a song by the English rock band the Psychedelic Furs, originally released in 1981 as a single from the band's second album, Talk Talk Talk. The 1986 film was named after the song and a re-recorded version of the song was included on its soundtrack. Release and reception The original version of "Pretty in Pink" peaked at No. 43 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1981. AllMusic writer Bill Janovitz credited producer Steve Lillywhite for finding "the ideal sound for the band, with a perfect blend of classic pop, punk, and art rock elements". Janovitz called it "the definitive take" of the song. The 1986 version reached No. 18 in the UK and narrowly missed the Top 40 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 41. Janovitz described this version as "ho-hum, streamlined, (and) radio-ready". Track listing 7" vinyl (1981) "Pretty in Pink" - 3:57 "Mack the Knife" - 4:18 12" vinyl (1981) "Pretty in Pink" - 3:57 "Mack the Knife" - 4:18 "Soap Commercial" - 2:55 7" vinyl (1986) [UK, Japan] "Pretty in Pink" - 3:53 "Love My Way" (US remix) - 3:38 7" vinyl (1986) [U.S., Europe] "Pretty in Pink" - 4:01 "Pretty in Pink" (dub) - 3:21 12" vinyl (1986) "Pretty in Pink" - 4:01 "Pretty in Pink" - 3:21 "Love My Way" (US remix) - 3:38 Chart performance References Category:1981 singles Category:1986 singles Category:The Psychedelic Furs songs Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Lillywhite Category:1981 songs Category:Columbia Records singles Category:Songs written by Tim Butler Category:Songs written by John Ashton (musician) Category:Songs written by Richard Butler (singer) Category:Music videos directed by Wayne Isham Category:Songs about bullying Category:Songs about sexuality |
7,497 | Philip Newth | Philip Newth (born 20 January 1939) is an Anglo-Norwegian author of children's literature. He has written more than fifty books, including books for deaf and blind children. Personal life Newth was born in Worcester, England, as the son of actor William Newth and actress Constance Tayler. He is married to illustrator and writer Mette Newth, and was thus a son-in-law of Fridtjof and Lalli Knutsen. The couple settled at Rykkinn in Bærum, and had the son Eirik Newth, an author. Career Newth made his literary debut in 1970 with the children's book Den aller største kanonen, and has later written more than fifty books. His books Beany, Fatto, Ludo og jeg from 1979, Røtter i Kastanjegata from 1980, and Opp mot veggen from 1991 depict life from the English working class around 1950. Among his books for blind are Rulle på eventyr from 1979, and Verdens viktigste O from 1980. "Rulle" is a rounding cut in cardboard, experiencing exciting adventures among squares, triangles, half circles and other roundings. His book for deaf children include Fy katte! from 1982, and Pass på Lillebror from 1984. In cooperation with his wife Mette he made the picture book Ballsprett (1980) for mentally deficient children. Other books are Huset som ikke ville dø from 1987, Bacon og egg mot tegneserieheltene from 1988, and Drusilde from 1990. He has written the science fiction novels Roboten er løs! (1982), Robot i rommet (1984), and Ettersøkt – Roboten Matilda (1986). His book Robinson Crusoe Larsen came in 1994, Min venn Kong is from 1995, and Matilda, litt av en robot from 2002. He received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1985 for the children's book Soldreperen, together with his wife and co-writer Mette Newth. References Category:1939 births Category:Living people Category:English children's writers Category:Norwegian children's writers Category:Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature winners Category:People from Worcester Category:English emigrants to Norway Category:Writers from Worcestershire |
7,498 | Svetlana Boym | Svetlana Boym (; 1959 – August 5, 2015) was the Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic and Comparative Literatures at Harvard University, and a media artist, playwright and novelist. She was an associate of the Graduate School of Design and Architecture at Harvard University. Much of her work focused on developing the new theoretical concept of the off-modern. Biography Boym was born in Leningrad, USSR. She studied Spanish at the Herzen Pedagogical Institute in Leningrad. She received an M.A. from Boston University and a Ph.D. from Harvard. Boym passed away on August 5, 2015, aged 56, in Boston, Massachusetts, following a year-long battle with cancer. Writing Boym's written work explored relationships between utopia and kitsch, memory and modernity, and homesickness and the sickness of home. Her research interests included 20th-century Russian literature, cultural studies, comparative literature and literary studies. In addition to teaching and writing, Boym also sat on the Editorial Collective of the interdisciplinary scholarly journal Public Culture. Boym was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Cabot Award for Research in Humanities, and an award from the American Council of Learned Societies. She won a Gilette Company Fellowship which provided her half a year study at the American Academy in Berlin. Artistic practice In 2006, an exhibition showing Boym's media art opened in Factory Rog-Metelkovo, an art space in Ljubljana during the City of Women Festival. After that, she exhibited her work in various spaces including the Center for Book Arts in New York in 2008, and Galerija 101 in Kaunas in 2009. She also curated the exhibit "Territories of Terror: Memories and Mythologies of Gulag in Contemporary Russian-American Art" at Boston's University Art Gallery in 2006. The exhibition featured works by Vitaly Komar, Alexander Melamid, Leonid Sokov, Grisha Bruskin, Eugene Yelchin, Irina Nakhova and Vadim Zakharov. The exhibition tackled the dual imperative of Gulag history and mythology, map and territory. Boym also edited the exhibition catalogue that accompanied the exhibition. Selected bibliography Books Another Freedom: The Alternative History of an Idea (University of Chicago Press, 2010) Ninotchka: A Novel (SUNY Press, 2003) Kosmos: Remembrances of the Future - photographs by Adam Bartos, text by Svetlana Boym (Princeton Architectural Press, 2001) The Future of Nostalgia (Basic Books, 2001) Common Places: Mythologies of Everyday Life in Russia (Harvard University Press, 1994) Death in Quotation Marks: Cultural Myths of the Modern Poet (Harvard University Press, 1991) Articles The Off-Modern Mirror, E-flux, no. 19, October 2010. Scenography of Friendship, Cabinet Magazine, Issue 36: Friendship, Winter 2009/10. Poetics and Politics of Estrangement: Victor Shklovsky and Hannah Arendt, Poetics Today, Vol. 26, no. 4, 2005, pp. 581–611. Nostalgia and Its Discontents, The Hedgehog Review, Summer 2007. Conspiracy Theories and Literary Ethics: Umberto Eco, Danilo Kiš and the Protocols of Zion, Comparative Literature, Vol. 51, no. 2, Spring 1999, pp. 97–122. On Diasporic Intimacy: Ilya Kabakov's Installations and Immigrant Homes, Critical Inquiry, Vol. 24, no. 2, Winter 1998, pp. 498–524. Estrangement as a Lifestyle: Shklovsky and Brodsky, Poetics Today, Vol. 17, No. 14, Winter 1996, pp. 511–530. From the Russian Soul to Post-Communist Nostalgia, Representations, Vol. 49, Winter |
7,499 | Willette, Tennessee | Willette is an unincorporated community in Macon County, Tennessee, United States. It is concentrated around the intersection of State Route 56, State Route 80, and State Route 262 in the southeastern part of the county. It is home to a volunteer fire department, several churches, and several small businesses. References Category:Unincorporated communities in Macon County, Tennessee Category:Unincorporated communities in Tennessee |
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