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8,000 | HAKK Mladost | HAKK Mladost (Hrvatski akademski košarkaški klub Mladost) is a Croatian basketball club from Zagreb. It is part of the Mladost sports society. History The basketball section of the club was formed in 1946 after its parent club HAŠK Zagreb (which established in 1906 and until 1945 had only football department) fused up to Dinamo Zagreb, whenever HAŠK not to dissolve founded other departments and rename it to Mladost (HAŠK Mladost), which in English means "Youth". In 1948 Mladost participated for the first time in the final tournament of the Yugoslav League held in Belgrade and took the fifth place in a six team group. The next year came out best Croatian basketball team after it was ranked third in the national league behind their Serbian rivals of Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda & Partizan) and above the other Croatian teams such as Jedinstvo (4th) and Lokomotiva Rijeka (9th). The decade of the '50s proved the best in the history of the club, having taken part seven times in the large category of Yugoslavia basketball (1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956) and specifically in 1954 where Mladost (Brkljačić, Aleksandar Blašković, Petar Mijač, Batalo, Špiljak, coach Mića Orlović) claims until of the end the champions title against this great team of Crvena Zvezda with the consecutive championship wins that period. The absolute zenith of the championship's claimsk, Mladost was limited to simple participation the next two years and was demoted in 1956. The last glimpse of the team in 1962 with its participation in the great division, accompanied by an even longer and definitive relegation. Yugoslav League seasons Notable players Faruk Kulenović (1969–73) Mihovil Nakić (1970–73) References External links HAŠK Mladost Category:University and college sports clubs Category:Basketball teams in Croatia Category:Basketball teams established in 1946 Mladost Category:Basketball teams in Yugoslavia Category:Multi-sport clubs in Croatia Category:1946 establishments in Croatia |
8,001 | Viking Gods | Viking Gods is a 1982 board game published by TSR. Gameplay Viking Gods is based on Ragnarok, and to win, the Gods must either kill Loki or crush the army of Chaos itself, while Chaos has to destroy the Tree of Life - Yggdrasil. Reception George R. Leake III reviewed Viking Gods in The Space Gamer No. 61. Leake commented that "Despite many flaws in this game, it provides good entertainment for fans of Viking lore. It is inexpensive, and at least the components are durable and attractive. But if you find fantasy and mythology-oriented games unappealing, you should spend your [money] elsewhere." References Category:Board games introduced in 1982 Category:TSR (company) games |
8,002 | Hill Art Foundation | Hill Art Foundation is a public exhibition and education space located in New York's Chelsea neighborhood.The Foundation, founded by J. Tomilson and Janine Hill, opened to the public in February 2019. Located on 10th Ave and West 24th Street in Peter Marino's The Getty, the space exhibits works from the Hill Art Foundation collection as well as works on loan. The Foundation is free and open to the public and will offer educational programming for the public as well as for New York City high school students. Works in the Hill Collection The Hill Collection focuses on in-depth collecting within four main categories: Renaissance and Baroque bronzes, Old Master paintings, Modern Masters, and Contemporary artists. Works from the Hill Collection have been loaned to prominent museums worldwide, including the 2014 exhibition Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Hill Collection at The Frick Collection which featured Renaissance and Baroque bronzes and a selection of Post-War works from the collection. References Category:Art museums in New York City Category:Chelsea, Manhattan |
8,003 | Habib Bank | Habib Bank may refer to: HBL Pakistan, the oldest commercial bank in Pakistan, founded as "Habib Bank Limited" in 1941 Habib Bank Plaza, headquarters of HBL Pakistan Habib Bank Limited cricket team Habib Bank AG Zurich, originally founded as a branch of HBL in 1967 and independent since HBL's 1974 nationalization Habib Bank Zurich (Hong Kong), Hong Kong subsidiary founded in 1979 Habib Bank Zurich plc, British subsidiary founded in 2016 Habib Canadian Bank, Canadian subsidiary founded in 2001 Habib Metropolitan Bank, Pakistani subsidiary founded in 1992 HBZ Bank, South African subsidiary founded in 1995 Bank AL Habib, founded in Pakistan in 1991 |
8,004 | Hypertek Digital | Hypertek Digital is a Nigerian based record label founded by recording artist 2face Idibia. It was established following Idibia's departure from Kennis Music, a record label owned by Kehinde "Kenny" Ogungbe and Dayo Adeneye. The label was founded in 2006, and is home to recording artists such as Victor Uwaifo, Dammy Krane and RockSteady. The label is a subsidiary of 960 Music Group. Artists Discography References Category:Nigerian record labels Category:Record labels established in 2006 Category:Rhythm and blues record labels Category:Pop record labels |
8,005 | Mordellistena caliginosa | Mordellistena caliginosa is a beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1945 by Liljeblad. References caliginosa Category:Beetles described in 1945 |
8,006 | The Cambridge History of Political Thought | The Cambridge History of Political Thought is a series of history books published by Cambridge University Press covering the history of Western political thought from classical antiquity to the twentieth century. J. G. A. Pocock has noted that the series' volume on the early modern period focuses on a specific, "coherent and idiosyncratically Latin and Western" understanding of political thought. Contents See also The Foundations of Modern Political Thought References External links Series page on Cambridge Histories Online Category:Works about the history of political thought Category:Cambridge University Press books Cambridge |
8,007 | Deporaus glastinus | Deporaus glastinus is a species of leaf rolling weevil in the beetle family Attelabidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading Category:Attelabidae Category:Articles created by Qbugbot Category:Beetles described in 1857 |
8,008 | A History of the Future (Kunstler novel) | A History of the Future is the third installment in American author and social critic James Howard Kunstler's A World Made by Hand series. As Christmas Day approaches, a double murder challenges an improvised justice system, and a young man returns after a two-year journey with his own story to tell. References Category:2014 American novels Category:Dystopian novels Category:Novels set in New York (state) Category:Atlantic Monthly Press books |
8,009 | Reggio, Louisiana | Reggio, also named Bencheque, is an unincorporated community belonging to Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. Europeans settled there in the second half of the eighteenth century. It has a small Isleño population. History Saint Bernard Parish's early European settlers were Spanish families from the Canary Islands who arrived between 1778 and 1784. "El Primero Poblacin" (the First Settlement), now called Toca, was settled in 1779. "El Segundo Poblacin" (the Second Settlement) was settled by Isleños from Gomera in the Canaries. They named their settlement after their home village of Benchijigua on the island. A total of three hundred and ninety-three Gomerans, in eighty-five families, migrated to Louisiana (although most of them lived in Tenerife before sailing to Louisiana). With the arrival of French-speaking sugar planters to the region, the name of the village changed to Bencheque and then to Bencheque-Reggio. References Category:Unincorporated communities in Louisiana Category:Unincorporated communities in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana Category:Louisiana Isleño communities Category:Unincorporated communities in New Orleans metropolitan area |
8,010 | Acemya asiatica | Acemya asiatica is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae. References Further reading Category:Tachinidae Category:Insects described in 1963 |
8,011 | Chionanthus kinabaluensis | Chionanthus kinabaluensis is a tree in the family Oleaceae. The fruit is green, up to long. Its habitat is montane forest. C. kinabaluensis is endemic to Borneo. References kinabaluensis Category:Endemic flora of Borneo Category:Trees of Borneo Category:Plants described in 2002 |
8,012 | Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose | Douglas Beresford Malise Ronald Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose KT (7 November 1852 – 10 December 1925) was a Scottish nobleman. The third son of the 4th Duke and Caroline Agnes, youngest daughter of the 2nd Lord Decies, he was educated at Eton College and succeeded his father in 1874. He joined the Coldstream Guards in 1872, transferred to the 5th Lancers in 1874, and retired in 1878. Later he was Colonel commanding the 3rd Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He served in the South African War (medal and two clasps). He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1879 and was Chancellor of the Order from 1917. He was also aide-de-camp to HM the King. He was Lord Lieutenant of Stirlingshire from 1885 to 1925, Hereditary Sheriff of Dumbartonshire (now Dunbartonshire), Lord Clerk Register from 1890 until his death, and Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1916–1917. Lord Graham died in 1925 after suffering from pneumonia in Scotland in the county of Renfrewshire near the metropolitan city of Glasgow. He passed on the title to his son the 6th Duke of Montrose. Family Lord Graham married Violet Hermione Graham, daughter of Sir Frederick Graham 3rd Baronet of Netherby and his wife Lady Jane Hermione Seymour (daughter of Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset); they had five children: James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose (1878–1954) Lady Helen Violet Graham (1879–1945) Lady Hermione Emily Graham (1882–1978), who married Donald Cameron, 25th Lochiel. Brigadier Lord Douglas Malise Graham (b. 1883) Captain Lord Alastair Mungo Graham (b. 1886) External links References Category:1852 births Category:1925 deaths Category:Coldstream Guards officers Category:5th Royal Irish Lancers officers Category:Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders officers Category:British Army personnel of the Second Boer War 205 Category:Knights of the Thistle Category:People educated at Eton College Category:Lord-Lieutenants of Stirlingshire Category:Lords High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Douglas |
8,013 | Attack on Fear | Attack on Fear is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film directed by Mel Damski and starring Paul Michael Glaser, Linda Kelsey, Kevin Conway and Barbara Babcock. It premiered on CBS on October 10, 1984. The teleplay by T.S. Cook is based on the 1980 book The Light on Synanon: How a Country Weekly Exposed a Corporate Cult written by Dave Mitchell, Cathy Mitchell and Richard Ofshe. Overview Paul Michael Glaser and Linda Kelsey portray Dave and Cathy Mitchell, the new owners of a small-circulation weekly newspaper called The Point Reyes Light in Marin County, California. Upon hearing of iniquities at the famed Santa Monica drug rehabilitation center Synanon, the Mitchells begin publishing their evidence. Despite legal pressure from Synanon and bizarre anonymously mailed threats, the Mitchells' story results in a major investigation of the revered institution. Although Attack on Fear was completed in 1982, it was not telecast until October 1984 and then only after being reshaped to satisfy Synanon's battery of attorneys. Cast Paul Michael Glaser - Dave Mitchell Linda Kelsey - Cathy Mitchell Kevin Conway - Richard Ofshe John Harkins - Banner Alan Fudge - Art Disterhoft Barbara Babcock - Jane Dutton Tom Villard - Keith Jerry Hardin - Sheriff Bergus Hugh Reilly - Lofgren Wendy Goldman - Gail Jack Gregory - Thompkins Patricia E. Parris - Bonnie Gary Bayer - Veteran Reporter Michael Mallory - SWAT Officer References External links Category:1984 films Category:1984 television films Category:1984 drama films Category:American drama films Category:CBS network films Category:English-language films Category:Films set in 1978 Category:Films set in the San Francisco Bay Area Category:Biographical films about journalists Category:Films directed by Mel Damski Category:American films |
8,014 | List of tributaries of Shamokin Creek | Shamokin Creek is a 32.4-mile (52.1 km) long creek flowing through Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States, into the Susquehanna River. It has 12 named tributaries, including 11 direct tributaries and one sub-tributary. The tributaries include seven runs and five creeks. The longest are Little Shamokin Creek, Carbon Run, North Branch Shamokin Creek, Coal Run, and Millers Run. Many of the upper tributaries of Shamokin Creek are in the Western Middle Anthracite Coalfield and nearly all of the streams in this part of the watershed are impacted by mining, except for Furnace Run. Various mine drainage sites occur in the watersheds of all other streams in the upper Shamokin Creek watershed. None of the tributaries in the lower reaches of the Shamokin Creek watershed are affected by mining. Four tributaries of Shamokin CreekLick Creek, Millers Run, Bennys Run, and Trout Runare not designated as impaired waterbodies by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Another five tributariesNorth Branch Shamokin Creek, Locust Creek, Quaker Run, Coal Run, and Carbon Run are impaired by metals due to abandoned mine drainage. Furnace Run is impaired by channelization and habitat alteration, while Little Shamokin Creek and its tributary Plum Creek are impaired by siltation, organic enrichment, and low levels of dissolved oxygen. Although the main stem of Shamokin Creek is designated as a Warmwater Fishery, all of its tributaries are designated as Coldwater Fisheries. Some tributaries, such as North Branch Shamokin Creek and Quaker Run, lack fish life. However, several fish species have been observed in Carbon Run and downstream tributaries such as Trout Run, Bennys Run, Millers Run, and Lick Creek have supported healthy communities of aquatic life. Additionally, a small hatchery for fish is maintained at the mouth of Trout Run by local sportsmen. Tributaries of Shamokin Creek Note: Buck Creek, a former stream that is in the Geographic Names Information System, but not on The National Map, is not listed. Tributaries of Little Shamokin Creek See also List of rivers of Pennsylvania Notes References Category:Lists of landforms of Pennsylvania * Shamokin |
8,015 | Uku, Nagasaki | was a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,560 and a density of 134.85 persons per km². The total area was 26.40 km². On March 1, 2006, Uku, along with the town of Kosaza (also from Kitamatsuura District), was merged into the expanded city of Sasebo. Uku can be accessed by ferry from Fukuoka's Hakata port as well as a number of ferries departing from Sasebo ferry port daily. External links Sasebo official website Merger consultation, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japanese) Category:Dissolved municipalities of Nagasaki Prefecture Category:Sasebo, Nagasaki |
8,016 | Rebecca Bulley | Rebecca Bulley (née Strachan on 18 August 1982) is an Australian international netball player. A defence circle player, Bulley was included in the Australian national squad in 2005 and 2007–2015. Previously, she was the co-captain of the Melbourne Kestrels and of the AIS Canberra Darters during the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Bulley has also played for the New South Wales Swifts the Adelaide Thunderbirds and the Queensland Firebirds in the ANZ Championship. Bulley played for Giants Netball in the Suncorp Super Netball league for two years before retiring from the game at the end of the 2018 season. Career In 2008, after not being included into the Melbourne Vixens squad for the inaugural ANZ Championship, Bulley accepted an offer to play for the NSW Swifts. In the 2008 ANZ Championship, Bulley became one of the main defenders in the Swifts line up along with Kimberly Purcell and Selina Gilsenan after Liz Ellis (retired in 2007) and Mo'onia Gerrard (played for Adelaide Thunderbirds) left the Swifts. As a result, the Swifts won the 2008 ANZ Championship Grand Final against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic where Bulley played as goal keeper (GK) for the whole match. In 2008 Bulley also made her on-court debut for the Australian Netball Diamonds against the Silver Ferns at the wing defence (WD) position for the first half of the game. Bulley also played for the Australian Netball Diamonds as goal defence (GD) against England. In 2009, during an ANZ Away from the Game segment, Bulley had surfing lessons with other members of the team, Vanessa Ware and Erin Bell. In the 2009 ANZ Championship, Bulley played in all thirteen games at wing defence (WD), goal defence (GD) and goal keeper (GK). In round 3 against the Magic, during the second quarter, Bulley had a heavy fall on the ground and was sidelined for the remainder of the game. This was the only game Bulley did not play in all four quarters of a match. Later on, despite not being included in the Australian Diamonds squad, she eventually got a call that she was included to replace injured players Bianca Chatfield, Mo'onia Gerrard and Laura Geitz. At that time, Bulley trained with the Diamonds during training in Invercargill. In the 2009 World Netball Series, Bulley was part of the 12-player squad replacing Mo'onia Gerrard. During the World Netball Series, Bulley played in goal defence (GD) and was one of the key players against England to claim third in the championship. After the World Netball Series, Bulley was part of the 12-player squad against England in Bath and Jamaica in Kingston. In 2010, Bulley played for the Australian Diamonds against Scotland and England where she took part in every match at goal defence, wing defence (against Scotland) and goal keeper (against England). In the 2010 ANZ Championship, Bulley played in every match at goal defence and goal keeper. At the end of the regular season, Bulley won the Holden Cruze Player of the Year Award with 18 votes, four points ahead of second place and fellow Swifts player Catherine Cox. Bulley |
8,017 | Destination Unknown (novel) | Destination Unknown is a work of spy fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 1 November 1954 and in US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1955 under the title of So Many Steps to Death. The UK edition retailed at ten shillings and sixpence (10/6) and the US edition at $2.75. It is one of the five Christie novels to have not received an adaptation of any kind, the others being Death Comes as the End, Passenger to Frankfurt, They Came to Baghdad, and Postern of Fate. Plot summary Hilary Craven, a deserted wife and bereaved mother, is planning suicide in a Moroccan hotel, when she is asked by British secret agent Jessop to undertake a dangerous mission as an alternative to taking an overdose of sleeping pills. The task, which she accepts, is to impersonate the wife of Thomas Betterton, a nuclear scientist who has disappeared and may have defected to the Soviet Union. Soon she finds herself in a group of oddly-assorted travellers being transported to the unknown destination of the title. The destination turns out to be a secret scientific research facility disguised as a modern leper colony and medical research center at a remote location in the Atlas Mountains. The scientists are well-treated, but they are not allowed to leave the facility, and they are locked in secret areas deep inside the mountain whenever government officials and other outsiders visit. Hilary Craven successfully passes herself as Betterton's wife Olive, because he is miserable and wants desperately to escape. Hilary discovers that the facility was built by the fabulously wealthy and somewhat villainous Mr Aristides, for financial rather than political ends. He has lured the world's best young scientists to it with various deceptions so that he can later sell their services back to the world's governments and corporations for a huge profit. She falls in love with Andrew Peters, a handsome young American who was in the group with her on their journey to the facility. With the help of clues she has left along the way, Jessop eventually locates and rescues her and the others held there. Peters turns out also to be on a mission, intent on bringing Betterton to justice for the murder of his first wife. Betterton, revealed to also be a scientific fraud who plagiarized his work, is arrested. Hilary no longer wants to die, and she and Peters are free to begin their life together. Characters Mr Jessop, a British security agent Thomas Betterton, a young scientist who has recently disappeared Olive Betterton, his wife who wishes to join him Boris Glydr, the Polish cousin of Thomas Betterton's deceased first wife, Elsa Hilary Craven, a woman with nothing to lose Mrs Calvin Baker, a seemingly typical American tourist, who is actually a major player in the events that unfold, and harbors great resentment and hatred for her native country Janet Hetherington, a dour English traveller, really a British agent Henri Laurier, a gallant Frenchman Mr Aristides, one of the world's wealthiest men |
8,018 | Quzlijeh, Razan | Quzlijeh (, also Romanized as Qūzlījeh; also known as Qezlījeh) is a village in Sardrud-e Sofla Rural District, Sardrud District, Razan County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 89, in 22 families. References Category:Populated places in Razan County |
8,019 | Pedro Duque y Cornejo | Pedro Duque y Cornejo (1677–1757) was a Spanish Baroque painter and sculptor of the Sevillian school of sculpture, a disciple of his grandfather Pedro Roldán. He was born in Seville and worked mostly in his home city (church of the Sagrario, Palace of San Telmo and the local Cathedral), Granada and Madrid (statues in Santa Maria de El Paular, after 1725). In Córdoba he executed the choir at the Mosque-cathedral. He died in Córdoba. Sources External links Pedro Duque Cornejo at el Paular Pedro Duque Cornejo y Roldán http://www.iaph.es/patrimonio-mueble-andalucia/ Category:1677 births Category:1757 deaths Category:People from Seville Category:18th-century Spanish sculptors Category:17th-century Spanish painters Category:Spanish male painters Category:18th-century Spanish painters Category:Spanish Baroque sculptors |
8,020 | Collaborative Care | Collaborative Care is a healthcare philosophy and movement that has many names, models, and definitions that often includes the provision of mental health, behavioral health and substance use services in primary care. Similar ideas include: Integrated care, Primary Care Behavioral Health, Integrated care systems, and shared care. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) published an overview of many different models and the research that supports them. The key features of Collaborative Care models are: Integration of mental health professionals in primary care medical settings Close collaboration between mental health and medical/nursing providers Focus on treating the whole person and whole family. There are organisations in many countries promoting these ideas such as the American Collaborative Family Healthcare Association. See also Integrated care References Category:Health care |
8,021 | Trichlorofluoromethane (data page) | This is a supplementary data page for trichlorofluoromethane. Category:Chemical data pages |
8,022 | Shishu Bharati | Shishu Bharati is a non-profit and entirely volunteer-managed school in New England area of the United States of America. The three branches of Shishishu Bharati are located in Lexington, Massachusetts, Nashua, New Hampshire and Walpole, Massachusetts. The curriculum consists of programs in Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, and Telugu, as well as a program in Indian culture. The school also offers a kindergarten class and Yoga and Advanced Culture classes for adults. History Shishu Bharati was established in the year 1978. The group later moved to St. Anne's School in Arlington, Massachusetts and registered as a non-profit organization. Over the years, Shishu Bharati has grown to be huge in the New England area. They have an annual graduation each year for all of the 8th grade students and have culture and language days for the kids to share their knowledge. Recognition On the 57th Republic Day of India, January 26, 2007, Shishu Bharati was honored with a Plaque of Recognition, for their tireless and dedicated service to New England community for over 25 years, by India Association of Greater Boston, the premier Indian-American umbrella organization in New England area. Notes References Boston Globe article External links Category:Indian diaspora in the United States Category:Educational charities based in the United States Category:Charities based in Massachusetts |
8,023 | Mike McShaffry | Mike McShaffry is a video game programmer, entrepreneur and author. He is known as the director of Ultima VIII: Pagan. He graduated from the University of Houston and began his video game industry career working for Origin Systems in 1990. He worked on titles such as Martian Dreams, Ultima VII: The Black Gate, Ultima VIII: Pagan, Ultima IX: Ascension and Ultima Online. In 1997 he formed his own company Tornado Alley. He has since worked at Glass Eye Entertainment, producing Microsoft Casino. Bibliography Game Coding Complete, (2009) References External links Mike McShaffry profile from MobyGames Mike McShaffry's website Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Origin Systems people Category:University of Houston alumni Category:Video game directors Category:Video game producers Category:Video game programmers |
8,024 | Rabiah | Rabiah may refer to: Rabiah ibn Kab, a companion of Muhammad Ayyash ibn Abi Rabiah, a companion of Muhammad Utbah ibn Rabi'ah (c.563–624), a Quraish leader Rabiah ibn Mudhar, a 6th-century Jewish king in present-day Yemen Abd ar-Rahman ibn Rabiah, a 7th-century caliphate general Salman ibn Rabiah (died 650), a military governor of Armenia Rabiah Hutchinson (born 1954), an Australian Islamic leader Fouad Mahmoud al Rabiah (born 1959), a Kuwaiti national formerly imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay Robert Rabiah, an Australian film actor and writer Tawfiq Al Rabiah, a Saudi health minister Rabiah, the fictional setting of Arabian Nights, the first Magic: The Gathering expansion See also Rabia (disambiguation) Al-Rabiaa, a village in northwestern Syria Rabieh, a suburb of Beirut |
8,025 | Set and drift | The term “set and drift” is used to describe external forces that affect a boat and keep it from following an intended course. To understand and calculate set and drift, one needs to first understand currents. Ocean currents are the horizontal movements of water from one location to another. The movement of water is impacted by: meteorological effects, wind, temperature differences, gravity, and on occasion earthquakes. Set is referred to as the current's direction, expressed in true degrees. Drift is referred to as the current's speed, which is usually measured in knots. Ignoring set and drift can cause a mariner to get off their desired course, sometimes by hundreds of miles. A mariner needs to be able to steer the ship and compensate for the effects of set and drift upon their vessel while underway. The actual course a vessel travels is referred to as the course over the ground. The current of the ocean alters this course whether pushing it away from its desired course or in the same direction. The vessel's speed through the water is referred to as the speed over the ground and the current can affect how fast or slow the vessel moves through the water. How to Calculate In order to utilize set and drift in navigation, navigators must first set the course using Dead Reckoning. A Dead Reckoning, DR, is calculated by using a previously determined position on a chart, and advancing that position based on known or estimated speed over a set amount of time. This can be calculated by using the formula Speed = Distance / Time. Once an advance position has been plotted, then set and drift can be factored in. If there is a known set and drift, then the corrections can be applied to the Dead Reckoning position to then get an Estimated Position on a chart. The Course Made Good is the direction in which a ship or vessel has traveled with the effects of current, wind, and helmsmanship. If a current is flowing in the same direction as the ships heading, then the Course Made Good remains the same, but the current speed and ship speed are added together. If the speeds are in opposite directions, then the smaller speed is subtracted from the larger speed. If a vessel runs directly against a current or directly with a current, the speed of the vessel and speed of the current can be added or subtracted from each other. Such as, a vessel has a speed of 8 knots through the water and the vessel is traveling with the current, which is at 2 knots, then the speed over ground is 8+2 and the vessel's true speed is 10 knots. Set and Drift can be calculated by using a vector diagram and can be drawn and measured on a chart, maneuvering board or even a plain piece of paper. Example Calculation You are underway on course 150 degrees true at 8 knots. Your vessel is making good a course of 166 degrees true and a speed made good of 8.8 |
8,026 | Samantha Stosur | Samantha Jane Stosur ( ; born 30 March 1984) is an Australian professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 in doubles, a ranking which she held for 61 weeks, and a former world No. 4 in singles. She was also the top-ranked Australian singles player for 452 consecutive weeks, from October 2008 to June 2017. She has won a combined total of 38 titles on the WTA Tour: nine in singles, 26 in doubles and three in mixed doubles, as well as amassing over $19 million in prize money. Stosur won the 2011 US Open, defeating Serena Williams in the final and becoming the first Australian woman since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980 to win a Grand Slam singles tournament. She has also won six other Grand Slam titles to date: the 2005 US Open, 2006 French Open, and 2019 Australian Open women's doubles events, and the 2005 Australian Open, 2008 Wimbledon Championships and 2014 Wimbledon Championships mixed doubles events. In addition, she finished runner-up at six other Grand Slam tournaments, including the singles at the 2010 French Open, where she defeated four-time champion Justine Henin, ending her 24-match winning streak at the tournament, and world No. 1 Serena Williams en route to the final. Early life Stosur was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the daughter of Tony and Diane, and has two brothers, Dominic and Daniel. She is of Polish descent through her grandfather. When she was six, the family house and business on the Gold Coast was destroyed by a flood, and the family moved to Adelaide. There she started playing tennis, when she was given a racquet for Christmas at the age of eight. While her parents worked long hours at the cafe they had started, Stosur played at local courts with older brother Daniel, who later encouraged their parents to take her to tennis lessons. Her family returned to the Gold Coast when Stosur was 11 years of age. There she attended Helensvale State High School and Gaven State School. She went away on her first overseas trip at the age of 13, competing in the World Youth Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. At the age of 14, Stosur joined the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) under Geoff Masters. In 2001, when she was 16, she joined the Australian Institute of Sport tennis program. Tennis career Early years Stosur first played professional tennis in 1999 on the ITF Women's Circuit. In 2000, she debuted at the Australian Open losing in the first qualifying round. In the following year, she won four straight ITF titles. In 2002, she lost in the first round at the Gold Coast event. In 2003, Stosur won her first WTA singles matches, reaching the third round of the Australian Open. She lost in the third round to No. 7 seed Daniela Hantuchová. She also qualified for the WTA event in Memphis. In 2004, Stosur reached the semifinals of the Gold Coast event, before falling to Ai Sugiyama. She reached the second round of the Moorilla Hobart International, then the second round of the |
8,027 | Altar candle | Altar candles are candles set on or near altars for religious ceremonies. Various denominations have regulations or traditions regarding the number and type of candles used, and when they are lit or extinguished during the services. Altar candles may sit directly on the altar or be placed in tall stands to the side of or behind the altar. For safety, altar candles are secured in some type of candle holder which may be simple or elaborate. To prevent wax from dripping, candles are often topped by a "candle follower", a short tube made of brass, glass or some other non-flammable material. Christianity Roman Catholic Church In the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, candles are required to be placed on or beside the altar, at least for the celebration of Mass. For reasons of religious tradition, the Church used the candles at divine service that are made of beeswax. Symbolism To the three elements of a lit altar candle, some writers attached a symbolism related to Jesus Christ: the beeswax or other material symbolizing his body, the wick his soul, and the flame his divinity. Also, the symbolism of prayer has been connected with candles; the burning flame of the candle represents the prayer that rises to God. Regulation For celebration of Mass, it is required that "on or next to the altar are to be placed candlesticks with lighted candles: at least two in any celebration, or even four or six, especially for a Sunday Mass or a holy day of obligation. If the Diocesan Bishop celebrates, then seven candles should be used, except if he is outside the boundary of his jurisdiction". At the beginning of the 20th century, complex rules governed the composition and number of candles to be used at Mass. Lighted candles of the correct composition (beeswax, with no more than a minimal admixture of other material, and usually bleached) were considered so essential that, if before the consecration they happened to go out (quenched, for instance, by a gust of wind) and could not be relit within fifteen minutes, the celebration of Mass had to be abandoned, and some writers maintained that even if the candles could be relit within that time, Mass should in any case be begun again from the start. Some of these rules were formulated only in the second half of the nineteenth and the beginning of the 20th century. The Roman Missal of the time continued to indicate merely that on the altar there should be "at least two candlesticks with lit candles" with a centrally placed cross between them (Rubricae generales Missalis, XX - De Praeparatione Altaris, et Ornamentorum eius). There is also a rule given in the same section of the Roman Missal - and still included even in the typical 1920 edition - that "a candle to be lit at the elevation of the Sacrament" should be placed with the cruets of wine and water to the Epistle side of the altar. Byzantine Rite In the Byzantine Rite, either candles or oil lamps are prescribed for use on |
8,028 | Imre Vallyon | Imre George Vallyon (born 7 December 1940) is a New Zealand writer in the body, mind and spirit field. Vallyon is the founder of the Foundation for Higher Learning, an international spiritual school formed to help provide people with the opportunity to practice spiritual work within a group environment, with schools in New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Norway, Hungary, and Canada. He is also the director of Sounding-Light Publishing, which was founded in 2006. Vallyon retired in late 2017. In 1998 he was found guilty on several accounts of sexual child molestation, leading to imprisonment. Early life Vallyon was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was raised by his parents among extreme poverty and suffering. At the time, Europe was just recovering from World War II, and he was surrounded by that devastation. Vallyon had his first mystical experience at the age of three. It was very dark outside, and he describes the memory as suddenly going "out of my body and into a very profound state of cosmic realization...the whole universe was vibrating like a heavenly choir." In the midst of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Vallyon made the dangerous choice to leave the country; crossing the border at the time usually meant imprisonment or death. At the age of sixteen, he emigrated to New Zealand as a refugee. Career After immersing himself in several spiritual movements, Vallyon founded the Foundation for Higher Learning, where he teaches the Spiritual Principles and the Divine Laws of Life to Humanity. His methods stem from different forms of eastern and western spirituality. His teaching is universal, not biased towards any particular religion or tradition, yet embraces all traditions and points beyond them all to the One Truth, One Life, One Reality. Two of Vallyon’s books were among only 40 titles chosen to represent New Zealand as guest of honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair, which is the world’s largest book fair. In 2008, Vallyon published his most notable book collection so far, Heavens and Hells of the Mind. This four-book set received praise from various critics, who called the books "fascinating" and Vallyon a "visionary". Additionally in 2008, Vallyon won a major literature prize at the annual nationwide Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Unpublished Manuscript and Book Awards. These awards recognize excellence in the mind, body, and spirit genres of writing. The judges were highly impressed with Vallyon’s work on his book Heavens and Hells of the Mind, calling it "a remarkable and exhaustive work on human consciousness and the wisdom of the ages." Since 1980, Vallyon has taught the Ageless Wisdom through his writings, workshops, and retreats conducted around the world. Since 2008, Vallyon was invited and has been a member of the New Zealand Society of Authors. Vallyon owns the Waitetuna Retreat Center in Raglan, New Zealand, which is rented out and used by the Foundation for Higher Learning school. In 1998, Vallyon was tried and convicted in New Zealand by Judge R.P. Wolff for sexually molesting a child. Vallyon was convicted of four representative counts of indecent assault and one count of sexually violating the |
8,029 | Nathalie Manfrino | Nathalie Manfrino is a French soprano. For UNIVERSAL- DECCA, She recorded her first disc, "French Heroines" with The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, DECCA label, which received the Golden Orpheus and the "Georg Solti prize". Her second solo recording album, Méditations, is a tribute to Jules Massenet, with the Monte-Carlo philharmonic orchestra conducted by Michel Plasson. She was given the medal of chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the minister of culture in 2011. In November 2001, Nathalie Manfrino makes her debut on stage as Mélisande in Debussy’s "PELLEAS et MELISANDE" at the Marseille Opera House, and in Toulouse's Theatre du Capitole. July 2003 sees Nathalie as Roxane in Alfano’s "Cyrano de Bergerac" in Montpellier's Opera-Comédie and for the Radio-France Festival (DVD-Deutsche Grammophon). Since, on stage she has been: Marguerite – FAUST Gounod, Roxane – CYRANO Alfano, Michaela – CARMEN Bizet, Sarah-LE REVENANT, Eurydice-ORPHÉE Gluck, Juliette – ROMEO Gounod, Fiordiligi – COSI Mozart, Rozenn – LE ROI D’YS, Manon – MANON Massenet, Mimi – BOHÈME Puccini, Thaïs – THAÏS Massenet, Héro – BÉATRICE et BENEDICT Berlioz, Leïla – PÉCHEURS Bizet, Mireille – MIREILLE Gounod, Lodoiska – LODOISKA Cherubini, Clelia Conti – CHARTREUSE DE PARME Sauguet, la princesse Saamcheddine – MAROUF Henri Rabaud, Gilda – RIGOLETTO Verdi, Violetta – TRAVIATA Verdi. She has appeared with Placido Domingo and also Roberto Alagna, notably in the role of Roxane in Alfano's Cyrano de Bergerac. In recordings, she has specialised in rarer French operatic repertoire including forgotten works such as Debussy's Rodrigue et Chimène., Le Roi Artus from Ernest Chausson. On stage, Louise de Mezières from Jules Massenet, La Chartreuse de Parme from Sauguet, Marouf from Rabaud, Le Roi d'Ys from Lalo... Her repertoire as a lyrical soprano is mostly dedicate to French and Italian operas. But she also sings a lot of sacred music. She has given several concerts all around the world: Rome Caracalla’s Termes; Trondheim Festival (Norway); Palau de les Arts of Valencia (Spain); Auditorium A. Kraus of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; the Geneva Chamber Orchestra; Smetana Hall of Prague; International Festival of Harare Zimbabwe (Africa); the National Concert hall of Dublin; “La Philarmonie” of Luxembourg; the Bozar in Brussels; Durban (South Africa) and with the Malaysian Philharmonic orchestra of Kuala Lumpur, Korea national opera… She also appears as a special guest singer in a recital in Puerto Rico (DVD). Recordings Cyrano de Bergerac (Alfano). 2CD DG. Héroïnes Françaises FRENCH HÉROÏNES: Gounod: Roméo et Juliette, Faust. Massenet: Thaïs, Hérodiade, Manon, Delibes: Lakmé, Bizet Vasco de Gama. Debussy L'enfant prodigue, Rodrigue et Chimène. Lalo Le Roi d'Ys. Chausson Le Roi Arthus. conducted Emmanuel Villaume, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo. Decca 2007 Massenet – arias. MÉDITATIONS: La Vierge, (1880), Marie-Magdeleine (1873), Sapho (1897), Grisélidis (1901), Esclarmonde (1889), Ariane (1906) Cléopâtre. Michel Plasson. Orch. Phil. Monte Carlo. Decca 2012 Lodoïska, Cherubini, naïve vocalise, MESSIEAN DVD Cyrano de Bergerac (Alfano). DG. References External links artist website Category:Living people Category:French operatic sopranos Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres |
8,030 | The Holographic Principle | The Holographic Principle is the seventh studio album by the Dutch symphonic metal band Epica, released on 30 September 2016. The album was produced by Joost van den Broek and mixed by Jacob Hansen. The release date along with the album's title and cover was revealed on Epica's website on 3 June 2016, the tracklisting was revealed on 17 June 2016. The album is notable for being the first without band leader Mark Jansen as guitarist, as he only provides growled vocals; Isaac Delahaye played all guitars on the album. No reason has been given for this, either from Jansen or Delahaye. The band has explained that the idea behind the album is the universe is a digitally generated hologram. The album produced two singles: "Universal Death Squad" (released on 29 July 2016) and "Edge of the Blade" (released on 8 September 2016). Background, recording and writing After Epica's 2014 album The Quantum Enigma was well received and the band toured Europe, Asia, Africa and both South and North America, halfway through 2015, Epica started a new journey – writing and recording their seventh studio album The Holographic Principle. "In between touring, we spent our time in the Sandlane Recording Facilities with producer Joost van den Broek" explained guitarist Isaac Delahaye. The songwriting process took a year, and resulted in 27 songs written, but 18 songs recorded; 12 were featured on the album, with the additional six songs recorded for a later release. Speaking to Spark TV, the lead singer Simone Simons stated: "Since The Quantum Enigma was received so well, we set the bar so high, but we accepted the challenge to make an even better record. And we've done everything bigger than before – we had more orchestra, a bigger choir. We had so many different instruments – real, live instruments. Vocally, I put everything in the record that I can possibly do, and I'm very pleased with it." According to Simone, she has once again experimented a bit with her vocal approach on the new album. "With each record, I try to get the best out," she said. "And Joost (van den Broek), our producer, he's also very good at getting everything out of me. And the songs themselves, they just ask for a lot of variation in the vocal style. And I do opera, rock, pop, and in the ballads you hear the really soft voice. And, yeah, I can belt out some high notes as well." Even though "The Holographic Principle" is one of Epica's most ambitious offerings to date, the album doesn't sacrifice any of its instant appeal, something which Simone says was intentional. "I think it needs to be all in balance," she said. "We are, in heart, a metal band going in the symphonic direction. The orchestration, the choir is a little bit like the seventh and eighth bandmember of Epica, and that's something we'll always keep in there. And the choir parts are often very catchy, the choruses are very catchy. But on this record, besides having catchy melodies, we also wanted to |
8,031 | Ukrainian Women's League | The Ukrainian Women's Professional Football League, WFPL, is part of the Ukrainian football clubs competitions among females that consists of two divisions, the Top League (Vyshcha Liha) which has a professional status and the First League (Persha Liha) which was revived in 2013 after 20 year break and is a competition among amateur clubs. Participation of a club in league competitions has to be approved by regional football federations and the All-Ukrainian Association of Women's Football. The All-Ukrainian Association of Women's Football is Ukrainian public organization that governs and organizes all football competitions among females in Ukraine, including the league competitions. The champion of the Top League qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League. History The league was created in 1992 with dissolution of the Soviet Union and discontinuation of the Soviet women's football championship that existed only for two seasons 1990 and 1991. The new Ukrainian league included several teams that participated in the former Soviet championship such as Lehenda Chernihiv, Arena Kyiv, Olimp Kyiv (former Soviet champion Nyva Baryshivka), Dynamo Kyiv, ZHU Zaporizhia, Luhanochka Luhansk, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, and many others. The first Ukrainian championship consisted of 18 teams that were split into two divisions, the Higher League (10 teams) and the First League (8 teams). The first Ukrainian championship presented a new Donetsk team (as Tekstylnyk Donetsk) that started from the First League and eventually would become one of the most successful clubs in the league. Top league laureates The following is a list of all previous champions. Record Champions All-time table Notes: Berestovets is a village of Kostopil Raion. Stara Mayachka is a village of Oleshky Raion. Participants with annulled record All-time participants The table lists the place each team took in each of the seasons. League participants (1992–2012) League participants (2013–current) First league laureates References External links Standings & results at Federation website League at soccerway.com Official website – All-Ukrainian Association of Women's Football Official website of the Women's Football Premier League (WFPL) Category:Women's football leagues in Ukraine Ukraine Category:Sports leagues established in 1992 Category:1992 establishments in Ukraine Football |
8,032 | Chrysosplenium iowense | Chrysosplenium iowense is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name Iowa golden-saxifrage. It is native to North America, where it is "primarily a Canadian species", occurring from the northern Northwest Territories south to British Columbia and east to Manitoba. There are also disjunct, relictual occurrences within the United States, in the Driftless Area of Minnesota and Iowa. This plant is a stoloniferous herb with erect stems up to 15 centimeters tall. Flowering stems are not produced during the first season. Leaves occur on the stolons and the stems. They have five to nine lobes around the edges. The inflorescence is a cyme of up to 12 flowers with leaflike yellow-green bracts and small yellow or greenish sepals. The production of flowers varies by temperature, with the maximum flowering occurring when the substrate is around 11 to 12 °C. Plants require insects for pollination. The cuplike fruit capsule contains many reddish seeds. Habitat types include wet and moist streambanks and woods. In the southern part of its range this northern species occurs and persists in spots that are always cool to cold, such as ice caves and tunnels carrying cold air. Associated plants include Abies balsamea, Acer spicatum, Adoxa moschatellina, Betula alleghaniensis, Carex media, Carex peckii, Circaea alpina, Cornus canadensis, Equisetum scirpoides, Linnaea borealis, Lycopodium spp., Maianthemum canadense, Mertensia paniculata, Rhamnus alnifolia, Ribes hudsonianum, Taxus canadensis, Trillium nivale, and Viburnum trilobum. Populations of this plant are generally small, containing no more than a few hundred individuals. Threats to this species include trampling and other disturbance by humans and cattle. Logging is a threat for several reasons; the machinery damages the habitat and the process of logging leads to the succession of woody vegetation, erosion, and changes in shade and hydrology. Agriculture also alters the habitat. In Alberta the plant grows in areas with busy oil and gas exploration activity. Some sources consider this species as C. alternifolium var. sibiricum. References External links iowense |
8,033 | James Freeman Gilbert | James Freeman Gilbert (August 9, 1931 – August 15, 2014) was an American geophysicist, best known for his work with George E. Backus on inverting geophysical data, and also for his role in establishing an international network of long-period seismometers. Gilbert was born in Vincennes, Indiana. A 1949 graduate of Lawrenceburg High School (Kentucky), his undergraduate and graduate degrees were earned from MIT (B.S., 1953, and Ph.D. in geophysics, 1956), and he continued at MIT as a postdoctoral fellow until 1957, when he moved to the University of California, Los Angeles. At UCLA he was an assistant, then associate, professor, but left to take an appointment as a senior researcher at Texas Instruments. In 1961, he was recruited by Walter Munk to the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, also becoming a professor of Geophysics at the University of California, San Diego. He remained at UCSD through the remainder of his career, and became an Emeritus Professor. In his later years, Gilbert enjoyed extensive world travel with his wife, Sally Gilbert. He died due to complications resulting from a car accident in Southern Oregon on August 15, 2014. He was 83 years old. Contributions Gilbert was among the first to recognize that the free oscillations of the Earth (so-called bell-ringing modes) could be measured immediately following large earthquakes, and could be used to produce structural models of the inner earth. In collaboration with Adam Dziewonski, he applied these ideas first to seismic records from the 1964 Alaska earthquake and then to records from the 1970 Colombia earthquake. In this context he and Backus developed robust methods for inverting seismic data. By the early 1970s it was clear that better data from long-period seismometers was needed for this kind of work. Gilbert convinced geophysicist/philanthropist Cecil Green to fund a network of seismometers designed to provide data for global studies of the Earth. The first of 40 stations of this International Deployment of Accelerometers (IDA) array (the acronym also commemorating co-philanthropist Ida Green) was installed in 1974, and it continues in operation to this day. Awards Gilbert had received many honors, including the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1981; the William Bowie Medal of American Geophysical Union in 1999; and the Harry Fielding Reid Medal of the Seismological Society of America in 2004. See also Backus–Gilbert method List of geophysicists References External links J. Freeman Gilbert Biography Project IDA (International Deployment of Accelerometers) 1981 The Gold Medal (A) The Society's highest honour 1985 The Arthur L. Day Medal 1990 Balzan Prize Winner J. Freeman Gilbert Receives 1999 William Bowie Medal 2004 The Harry Fielding Reid Medal of the Seismological Society of America Obituary Category:1931 births Category:2014 deaths Category:People from Vincennes, Indiana Category:American geophysicists Category:Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Category:University of California, San Diego faculty Category:University of California, Los Angeles faculty Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Category:Road incident deaths in Oregon |
8,034 | National Register of Historic Places listings in Simpson County, Kentucky | This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Simpson County, Kentucky. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Simpson County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. There are 14 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Current listings |} See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky National Register of Historic Places listings in Kentucky References Simpson * |
8,035 | Rentarō Mikuni | (also sometimes credited 三国連太郎; ; January 20, 1923 – April 14, 2013) was a Japanese film actor from Gunma Prefecture. He appeared in over 150 films since making his screen debut in 1951, and won three Japanese Academy Awards for Best Actor, and a further seven nominations. He also won two Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor, in 1960 and in 1989. The 1987 film Shinran: Path to Purity (親鸞：白い道), which he wrote and directed, was awarded the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Actor Kōichi Satō is his son. Biography Mikuni was born the son of a woman who had become pregnant while working as an indentured servant. His mother then married an electrician who had learned his trade while serving in the military, the man Mikuni considered his father. His stepfather was a member of the burakumin, and Mikuni experienced prejudice as a child, such as automatically being suspected of theft when a bicycle was stolen. He was educated to elementary school level and hoped to then start work with his father, but his father insisted that he should attend middle school. Part way through middle school Mikuni dropped out and left home. He was repeatedly sent home from Tokyo by the police. Finally he escaped and from the age of sixteen to twenty he wandered around Japan and Korea (then under Japanese control) doing a variety of jobs. At the age of twenty he received callup papers for the Japanese military. Mikuni attempted to evade the callup but was arrested by police after his mother informed on him. Instead of being punished he was simply sent to serve in China. He served his time in a unit of unfit and incompetent soldiers, and never fired a weapon at the enemy. After returning to Japan, he drifted between odd jobs. His career as an actor started when he was asked to do a screen test by a scout. At the time he had no intention of becoming an actor and did the test merely because he was promised some meal tickets. He took his stage name from his first role in the 1951 film Zenma directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, for which he won the Blue Ribbon award for best newcomer. He died in 2013 of acute cardiac failure. Filmography Zenma (1951) Samurai I : Musashi Miyamoto (1954) Keisatsu nikki (1955) A Hole of My Own Making (1955) The Burmese Harp (1956) Ruri no Kishi (1956) Kiku to Isamu (1959) The Catch (1961) Harakiri (1962) – Saitō Kageyu Wolves, Pigs and Men (1964) Kwaidan (1965) A Fugitive from the Past (1965) Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967) The Profound Desire of the Gods (1968) Coup d'État (1973) Himiko (1974) Akai Unmei (television) (1976) Kiri-no-hata (1977) Hakkodasan (1977) Never Give Up (1978) Vengeance is Mine (1979) Ah! Nomugi Toge (1979) Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981) The Go Masters (1983) A Promise (1986) Shinran: Path to Purity (1987 - directed) A Taxing Woman 2 (1988) Tsuribaka nisshi (1988) Wuthering Heights (1988) Rikyu (1989) – Sen no Rikyū Tsuribaka nisshi 3 (1990) Tsuribaka nisshi |
8,036 | Frasnoy | Frasnoy is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also Communes of the Nord department References INSEE commune file Category:Communes of Nord (French department) |
8,037 | Bob Robson | Bob Robson may refer to: Bob Robson (footballer) (1957–1988), American association football player Bob Robson (politician), Arizona politician |
8,038 | Paulistana (album) | Paulistana is the eighth studio album by Brazilian jazz pianist, composer, and singer Eliane Elias. The record was released on October 5, 1993 via Blue Note label. The side musicians for this album include her long-time collaborators: Eddie Gomez and Marc Johnson on bass, Jack Dejohnette and Peter Erskine on drums, and Nana Vasconcelos on percussion. The vocal parts were performed by herself, her daughter Amanda Elias-Brecker, and Ivan Lins. Reception A reviewer of Bristol Jazz Crew stated "Her favoured piano trio is the format of choice here, with Elias keen to hint at Bill Evans, as well as showcasing her own sound, with many tracks benefitting from some soulful and rhythmic percussion. On the downside, a handful of tracks also unweildily gain some of Elias’ vocals. Not to say that her voice is bad though - in fact its limited range is heightened by the warm and sensuous tone she brings to the lyrics – but its occasional lead means that her own piano playing, her greatest asset, is at times greatly reduced. A warm and enjoyable listening experience, the recasting of these classics in a jazz format is a winning success, and Elias’ own pieces here, including the title track, are also much stronger than before, blending nicely with the well-chosen covers. And even despite the small flaws, ‘Paulistana’ is a great uplifting jazz record that sits nicely in Eliane Elias’ discography." Track listing Credits Band Eliane Elias – piano, synthesizer (1, 3), vocals (5, 8, 10) Jim Beard – synthesizer (5) Marc Johnson – acoustic bass (1, 3, 6, 8, 9) Eddie Gomez – acoustic bass (4, 5, 7) Peter Erskine – drums (1, 6, 8, 9) Portinho – drums (3) Jack DeJohnette – drums (4, 5, 7) Café – percussion (1, 3, 6) Nana Vasconcelos – percussion (9) Production Producer and Arrangements – Eliane Elias Associate Producer on Tracks 4, 6, 7 & 9 – Steve Khan Executive Producers – Christine Martin and Hitoshi Namekata Mixing – Malcolm Pollack (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8 & 10); Paul Wickliffe (Tracks 2 & 11); James Farber (Tracks 4, 6, 7 & 9). References External links Category:1993 albums Category:Eliane Elias albums Category:Blue Note Records albums |
8,039 | Adolf Kertész | Adolf Kertész (15 March 1892 – November 1920) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a half back at both professional and international levels. Career Kertész played club football for MTK Budapest between 1909 and 1920. He also represented Hungary at international level, earning eleven caps between 1911 and 1920. Personal life Kertész, who was Jewish, had two brothers who were also footballers - Vilmos and Gyula. Kertész died in a car accident in November 1920, aged 28 External links Jews In Sports Category:1892 births Category:1920 deaths Category:Sportspeople from Budapest Category:Hungarian footballers Category:Hungary international footballers Category:MTK Budapest FC players Category:Jewish footballers Category:Hungarian Jews Category:Road incident deaths in Hungary Category:Association football defenders |
8,040 | Aditya Arya Archive | Aditya Arya Archive is one of the earliest photographic archives in India, engaged in the digitizing, documentation, annotation, restoration and preservation of photographic material of archival significance in India. Aditya Arya Archive is led by Aditya Arya, who is an eminent commercial photographer. History The Aditya Arya Archive began with the historical collection of photojournalist Kulwant Roy, presented to Aditya Arya. Roy (1914-1984) was among the handful of photojournalists in India who documented the eventful years immediately before and after independence. He was a close friend of the Arya family and left his surviving photographic negatives and prints to Aditya Arya. These prints and negatives remained forgotten in boxes for nearly 23 years after his death, until their inheritor Aditya Arya, began restoring and cataloguing them. The archive included many unpublished pictures of national leaders and events of the Indian pre and post-independence era and were brought to the public domain after the establishment of the Aditya Arya Archive. One of the outcomes of the unearthing and restoration process of the archive was that many images from the last years of British rule and the early decades after India's independence, which were reprinted over the decades and credited to random journalists, turned out to be Roy's work and have now been duly acknowledged. One of many such images is the iconic 1939 photograph of Mohandas K. Gandhi and Ali Jinnah in a heated argument, which has now been credited to Roy by Getty Images. Many historians believe that the archive may shed light on the key moments in India's independence movement. Rare and iconic images from the Aditya Arya Archive Aditya Arya Archive contains some rare and iconic images from the period of India's independence struggle and thereafter. These include rare photographs of Jawaharlal Nehru, Gandhi and Sardar Patel huddled in an animated discussion, Mahatma Gandhi in debate with Mohd. Ali Jinnah, with whom he was seldom seen with, Jacqueline Kennedy sharing a laugh with Pt. Nehru, Pt. Nehru wearing khaki shorts heading to attend a Congress Seva Dal Volunteers rally in Kanpur, Pt. Nehru in cricket gear, the Indian National Army Trials, Pt. Nehru bidding farewell to his grandson Rajiv Gandhi as he leaves for a tour, Congress Party meetings, Muslim League meetings, Mahatma Gandhi's visit to the North West Frontier Province, signing of the Indian Constitution, Mahatma Gandhi addressing the Indian National Army soldiers, the Cripps' Mission, a series documenting the development of the Bhakra Dam and photographs from the front of the Sino-Indian War, etc. History in the making Taking a leap with the Kulwant Roy collection, the Aditya Arya Archive released a book, History in the making – The visual archives of Kulwant Roy, in April 2010. The book has been published in hardback by HarperCollins Publishers India Ltd. Aditya Arya and Indivar Kametkar worked together on the book for nearly three years, putting together text and images to form a compelling visual narrative. It is a visual documentary on the history of India from the 1930s to 1950s and some of Kulwant Roy's original captions and the |
8,041 | Adolf Michael Boehm | Adolf Michael Boehm (25 February 1861, Vienna – 20 February 1927, Klosterneuburg) was an Austrian painter and graphic artist. Life Boehm studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession, sitting on its working committee in 1898, and publishing work in the magazine Ver Sacrum, but left the group in 1905. He then took part in the founding of the Klosterneuburger Künstlerbund, and provided support to Egon Schiele. From 1910 to 1925 he was the professor of nudes and nature studies at the Vienna Kunstgewerbeschule. He also performed graphic design, illustrated books and designed furniture and ceramics. His works show a distinctive ornamental style. Works Autumn landscape in the Vienna woods, glass mosaic for Otto Wagner's villa, 1899. References Category:1861 births Category:1927 deaths Category:Artists from Vienna Category:Austrian painters Category:Austrian male painters Category:Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni Category:Members of the Vienna Secession Category:Art Nouveau painters |
8,042 | British Rail Class 312 | The British Rail Class 312 is a type of alternating current (AC) electric multiple unit (EMU) built in 1975-1978 for use on outer-suburban passenger services. It was the last class of multiple unit to be constructed with the British Rail Mark 2 bodyshell, as well as the last with slam doors in Britain. These features contributed to their relatively early withdrawal at 25–28 years old, compared with a typical EMU life expectancy of 30–40 years. Description These units were based on the Class 310 used on the suburban services out of London Euston, but were rated for a top speed of , and they had flat windscreens from the outset. The only significant difference between sub-classes was that the 312/1 units were also equipped to work on the 6.25 kV AC overhead electrification system used on parts of the Great Eastern Main Line and London, Tilbury and Southend Railway networks. British Rail As built, the 312/0 fleet were used on the newly electrified Great Northern outer suburban services from London King's Cross to Royston. The 312/1s were built for Great Eastern line services from London Liverpool Street. The four 312/2 units were mainly used to enhance local services between Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International, but were also used on other services in the West Midlands. During the late 1980s, the class received an interior refurbishment that saw the wooden panel interiors covered with fascia panels, the removal of window blinds and other alterations. At the same time units lost their blue/grey livery (312/0) or all-over blue livery (312/1 and 312/2 as introduced) in favour of Network SouthEast (NSE) livery (312/0-1), whilst of the four 312/2 units, 312204 carried West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive yellow and blue livery and the others were dressed in the standard blue and grey, before their transfer to NSE. At the same time, or soon after, units were reallocated. The Class 312/0 units moved to the Great Eastern Main Line following the arrival of a more modern Class 317 fleet. The 312/1 subfleet consequently moved to the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, displacing older Class 302 and 305 units. The section of 6.25 kV on the GEML had been converted to the now standard 25 kV, meaning the exclusive dual-voltage capability of this subfleet would continue to be useful, the line still being dual-voltage at the time. The 312/2 units would also to the Great Eastern, replaced by modified 310 units released by the delivery of Class 321/4 units in the West Midlands. These moves were complete by the end of the 1980s, and allocations remained broadly stable until privatisation and the period until withdrawal in 2003-04. Post-privatisation Upon privatisation, the fleet was divided between three franchises. Central Trains Central Trains inherited four units, 312725-728. These were primarily used on fast Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street services, and were painted in Regional Railways livery. Their stay with Central Trains did not last long and they were transferred to LTS Rail (since rebranded c2c) in 1996. First Great Eastern First Great Eastern inherited 24 units, 312701-724. |
8,043 | Maria Cotescu | Maria Cotescu (sometimes shown as Maria Cottescu or Marica Cottescu) (1896–1980) was one of the first female Romanian architects. She was most prolific in the period between the wars and was one of the few architects of the period whose theoretical design writings were parallel to her design implementation. She is most known for large industrial works, like the Romanian Railway Company's industrial and office project. Biography Maria Cotescu was born in 1896 in Romania to Maria (née Tufelcică) and , a general in the Romanian Army during World War I. She graduated from the High School of Architecture in Bucharest in 1922 and in 1924, she was one of only six women, who had been allowed membership in the Romanian Architects Society, the others being Irineu Maria Friedman, Virginia Andreescu Haret, Maria Hogas, Antonetta Ioanovici and Ada Zăgănescu. Some sources indicate that she also later attended the Superior School of Architecture in Bucharest, graduating after Henrieta Delavrancea did so in 1926–1927. She was most prolific building in the era between the wars, and typically built industrial buildings like the 1400 Altitude Hotel in Sinaia, which she worked on between 1931 and 1933 in collaboration with Ilie Teodorescu or the industrial buildings she designed for the Romanian Railway Company in 1933. The CFR project was completed over several years and included work on the Griviţa workshops, CFR offices, power plant and administration building. The Griviţa building was one of the first to use red brick, to be designed in a modern style and to use functional technology, making it a model for later works by other architects. Alexandru Tănăsescu collaborated on the buildings which were constructed between 1933 and 1940. In addition to design and construction work, Cotescu published articles on architectural theory, which appeared in such journals as Technology Magazine (), the Polytechnic Society Bulletin (), Architecture () and Symmetry Magazine (). Cotescu died in Romania in 1980. Works 1931–1933 in collaboration with Ilie Teodorescu, 1400 Altitude Hotel in Sinaia. 1933–1940 in collaboration with Alexandru Tănăsescu, CFR railroad industrial complex, Bucharest 1950 student dormitory in Câmpulung Moldovenesc Selected publishing References Sources Category:1896 births Category:1980 deaths Category:Romanian architects Category:Romanian women architects Category:20th-century Romanian architects |
8,044 | Luca Matteotti | Luca Matteotti (born 14 October 1989) is an Italian snowboarder. He has represented Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. References Category:1989 births Category:Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Category:Living people Category:Olympic snowboarders of Italy Category:Italian male snowboarders |
8,045 | SBSI | SBSI may refer to: SBS independent, film and television production company, linked to Special Broadcasting Service public broadcasting network, Australia Confederation of Indonesia Prosperous Trade Union (Serikat Buruh Sejahtera Indonesia), a trade union federation from Indonesia SBSI – Surface Based Body Shape Index. A new method to replace Body mass index. |
8,046 | Administration of Neyyattinkara | Neyyattinkara taluk is part of Trivandrum (Lok Sabha constituency) except kattakada assembly constituency which is part of Attingal (Lok Sabha constituency). Neyyattinkara taluk includes 4 assembly constituencies (Kattakada, Neyyattinkara, Parassala, Kovalam) in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. In early 2012, Neyyattinkara constituency attracted statewide attention, as it witnessed a much fiercely contested by-elections that Kerala Politics have ever seen caused by the resignation of the MLA R. Selvaraj. The tri-cornered contest was between O. Rajagopal of BJP, F. Lawrence of CPI(M) and Selvaraj (Now, of INC), with Selvaraj emerging as the winner finally. Current MP: Dr. Shashi Tharoor (Indian National Congress party, re-elected as MP on 20 April 2014) Neyyattinkara MLA: K. A. Ansalan, (Communist Party of India (Marxist) party, elected as MLA on 2016). In 2016 Assembly Election, K. Ansalan, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate, won a stunning victory by a margin of 9,543 votes against R. Selvaraj, who defected from the CPI (M) to the Congress in 2012 and romped home by a margin of 6,334 votes in the by-election. Kattakada MLA: N. Sakthan, (Indian National Congress party, Deputy Speaker) Neyyattinkara Municipality led by LDF COM. WR Heeba CPI(M) district committee member elected as chairperson and Com. KK Shibu CPI(M) Vice chairman. Parassala MLA: A.T. George, (Indian National Congress party) Kovalam MLA: Jameela Prakasam, (Janata Dal (Secular)) 2014 Elections In the 2014 Parliament Election (held on 2014-04-20) Dr. Shashi Tharoor (UDF) got maximum number of votes from Neyyattinkara Constituency i.e., Neyyattinkara – UDF – 48,009, BJP – 28958, LDF – 39806; Dr. Tharoor got an additional 19,051 votes against BJP from Neyyattinkara Constituency alone that resulted in his ultimate success against BJP. Finally, he won the election with 14,501 votes. The election results of other constituencies in this regard are: Parassala – UDF – 50360, BJP – 39753, LDF – 47953; Kovalam – UDF – 51401, BJP – 36169, LDF – 42112; Nemom – UDF – 32639, BJP – 50685, LDF – 31643; Thiruvananthapuram – UDF – 39027, BJP 40835, LDF – 27385; Vattiyoorkavu – UDF – 40663, BJP – 43589 – LDF, 27504; Kazhakoottam – UDF 34220, BJP – 41,829, LDF - 31799 2015 Elections References Category:Neyyattinkara |
8,047 | List of Indiana state lakes | See also List of Indiana state parks List of U.S. National Forests External links Official website for Indiana Department of Natural Resources Official magazine from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources State Indiana Lakes |
8,048 | Normande (film) | Normande () is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Gilles Carle and released in 1975. The film stars Carole Laure as the titular Normande St-Onge, a woman who is slowly losing her grip on reality as her difficult circumstances lead her to retreat into a fantasy world. The film's cast also includes Raymond Cloutier, Reynald Bouchard, Carmen Giroux and Denys Arcand. Lewis Furey won the Canadian Film Award for Best Musical Score at the 27th Canadian Film Awards for his work on the film. The film was also a nominee for Best Feature Film, but did not win. References External links Category:1975 films Category:1970s drama films Category:Canadian films Category:French-language films Category:Films directed by Gilles Carle Category:Films set in Quebec Category:Films shot in Quebec |
8,049 | Bokspits | Bokspits is a village in Kgalagadi District of Botswana. It is the southernmost village in Botswana and is located close to the border with South Africa next to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Bokspits has a creche, primary school, clinic, police station, post office, government offices, churches, airstrip and various shops (supermarkets, co-operative, general dealers, restaurants and a number of bars and bottlestores). There is a number of football teams for example the most famous one Bokspits United FC. Bokspits has experienced a great deal of growth and development e.g. tarred roads and communication networks (be mobile,mascom & Orange). The population counted 507 in the 2011 census. References Category:Kgalagadi District Category:Villages in Botswana Category:Botswana–South Africa border crossings |
8,050 | 2006 Korean League Cup | Korean League Cup 2006, known as Samsung Hauzen Cup 2006 due to the competition's sponsorship. Samsung Hauzen Cup is a filler competition created to allow domestic football during times of increased national team activity. The 2006 edition is being played during summer, allowing the top K-League players to focus on the World Cup finals in Germany. World Cup players will be back after completion of Round 8. This competition is not to be confused with the domestic championship, the K-League. Format League format. Thirteen rounds with all the teams playing each other once. The team with the biggest number of points at the end of the competition is declared the winner (three points are awarded for a win and one point is awarded for a draw). Final standings Results Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Catch-up Round Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12 Round 13 Top scorers See also 2006 K-League 2006 Korean FA Cup 2006 2006 Category:2006 domestic association football cups Category:2006 in South Korean football |
8,051 | World Team of the 20th Century | The World Team of the 20th Century was chosen in 1998 to comprise the best association football players of the 20th century CE. The team comprises an eleven-member side, with one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders, and three forwards. History The team was announced on 10 June 1998, in conjunction with the opening ceremonies of the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The team was selected in plurality voting undertaken by a panel of 250 international football journalists from amongst the members of eleven-member sides styled as the South American and European Teams of the 20th Century, selected previously by the same panel to be composed of players respectively to have represented principally member nations of the CONMEBOL and UEFA continental confederations. Similarly constituted teams for players from the nations of CONCACAF, the Confederation of African Football, and collectively the Asian and Oceania Football Confederations were chosen by separate, smaller juries of journalists situated respectively in North and Central America, Africa, and Asia and Oceania, and announced alongside the European and South American teams, but players selected to the former sides were not considered for selection to the world team. Players Notes See also FIFA World Cup All-Time Team FIFA World Cup Dream Team FIFA 100 FIFA Player of the Century World Soccer's Greatest Players of the 20th Century References Brown, Gerry, and Morrison, Michael (eds.; 2003). ESPN Information Please Sports Almanac. New York City: ESPN Books and Hyperion (joint). . External links Analysis of the constitution of the world team in the International Herald Tribune Enumeration of the European, South American, and world teams by Infoplease Ramos, Balboa named to MasterCard CONCACAF 20th Century team. SoccerTimes Category:Association football trophies and awards +World Category:Lists of association football players |
8,052 | Akihiro Kasamatsu | is a Japanese gymnast. He competed in six events at the 2000 Summer Olympics. References Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Japanese male artistic gymnasts Category:Olympic gymnasts of Japan Category:Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Mie Prefecture Category:Asian Games medalists in gymnastics Category:Gymnasts at the 1998 Asian Games Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Category:Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games |
8,053 | List of Mozart in the Jungle episodes | Mozart in the Jungle is a television series produced by Picrow for Amazon Studios. The pilot was written by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, and Alex Timbers and directed by Paul Weitz. The show was given a production order in March 2014. It is considered a dramedy. On February 9, 2016 the show was renewed for a third season. On January 30, 2017, Amazon announced that the series had been renewed for a fourth season, scheduled for release on February 16, 2018. As of February 16, 2018, 40 episodes of Mozart in the Jungle have aired, concluding its fourth season. In April 2018, Amazon announced that it had cancelled the show, and it would not air for a fifth season. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (2014) Season 2 (2015) Season 3 (2016) Season 4 (2018) References Category:Lists of American comedy-drama television series episodes |
8,054 | GoodRelations | GoodRelations is a Web Ontology Language-compliant ontology for Semantic Web online data, dealing with business-related goods and services. It handles the individual relationships between a buyer, a seller and the products and services offered. In November 2012, it was integrated into the Schema.org ontology. Usage GoodRelations became popular owing to its success in improving search engine results. By 2009, the ontology's Product concept was being used to describe over a million products and their prices. By 2013, GoodRelations had been adopted by the search engines Yahoo!, Google, and Bing. An analysis of online e-commerce data providers at that time found it to be the most prevalent ontology in use. As of mid-2015, GoodRelations had become the de facto ontology for e-commerce, and was in widespread use, having been adopted by retailers such as BestBuy. GoodRelations is additionally used in academic studies of the Semantic Web, as a core ontology. Example A shop, restaurant, or store, and its opening hours, may be specified using GoodRelations as in this example, which also uses vCard and FOAF: <div xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/" xmlns:gr="http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#" xmlns:vcard="http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#"> <div about="#store" typeof="gr:Location"> <div property="gr:name" content="Pizzeria La Mamma"></div> <div rel="vcard:adr"> <div typeof="vcard:Address"> <div property="vcard:country-name" content="Germany"></div> <div property="vcard:locality" content="Munich"></div> <div property="vcard:postal-code" content="85577"></div> <div property="vcard:street-address" content="1234 Main Street"></div> </div> </div> <div property="vcard:tel" content="+33 408 970-6104"></div> <div rel="foaf:depiction" resource="http://www.pizza-la-mamma.com/image_or_logo.png"> </div> <div rel="vcard:geo"> <div> <div property="vcard:latitude" content="48.08" datatype="xsd:float"></div> <div property="vcard:longitude" content="11.64" datatype="xsd:float"></div> </div> </div> <div rel="gr:hasOpeningHoursSpecification"> <div about="#mon_fri" typeof="gr:OpeningHoursSpecification"> <div property="gr:opens" content="08:00:00" datatype="xsd:time"></div> <div property="gr:closes" content="18:00:00" datatype="xsd:time"></div> <div rel="gr:hasOpeningHoursDayOfWeek" resource="http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#Friday"></div> <div rel="gr:hasOpeningHoursDayOfWeek" resource="http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#Thursday"></div> <div rel="gr:hasOpeningHoursDayOfWeek" resource="http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#Wednesday"></div> <div rel="gr:hasOpeningHoursDayOfWeek" resource="http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#Tuesday"></div> <div rel="gr:hasOpeningHoursDayOfWeek" resource="http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#Monday"></div> </div> </div> <div rel="gr:hasOpeningHoursSpecification"> <div about="#sat" typeof="gr:OpeningHoursSpecification"> <div property="gr:opens" content="08:30:00" datatype="xsd:time"></div> <div property="gr:closes" content="14:00:00" datatype="xsd:time"></div> <div rel="gr:hasOpeningHoursDayOfWeek" resource="http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#Saturday"></div> </div> </div> <div rel="foaf:page" resource=""></div> </div> </div> References Citations Sources Category:Stub-Class Semantic Web articles |
8,055 | Jacob Hollister | Jacob Hollister (born November 18, 1993) is an American football tight end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Early years Born and raised in Bend, Oregon, Hollister graduated from its Mountain View High School in 2012 and was a three-sport letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. As a senior quarterback, he was the state's Class 5A player of the year after leading the Cougars to the state title, and originally signed to play college football the University of Nevada in Reno. Hollister redshirted for the Wolf Pack as a true freshman in 2012, then transferred to Arizona Western College, a community college in Yuma, where he switched positions to tight end. Hollister then played three seasons (2014–16) under new head coach Craig Bohl at the University of Wyoming in Laramie in the Mountain West Conference. He was a team captain and first team all-conference as a senior, when the much-improved Cowboys played in the conference championship game and Poinsettia Bowl. His quarterback, Josh Allen, would soon be drafted 7th overall in the 2018 NFL draft, one year after Hollister had moved on towards the NFL. Professional career New England Patriots Not selected in the 2017 NFL Draft, Hollister was soon signed by the New England Patriots on April 30 to a three-year, $1.67 million contract that included $90,000 guaranteed and a signing bonus of $10,000. The Patriots also signed his twin brother Cody as an undrafted free agent; they became the only active pair of twins on the same team in 2017 and the third set of twins to currently play in the NFL. In Week 1 of the 2017 preseason, Hollister caught seven passes for 116 yards against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hollister put together a solid preseason performance while competing with James O'Shaughnessy for the Patriots possible third tight end spot behind veterans Rob Gronkowski and Dwayne Allen. Hollister ultimately won the spot as an undrafted rookie, and made his NFL debut in Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints, recording his first career catch, which went for seven yards. Hollister made it to Super Bowl LII, but the Patriots lost 41–33 to the Philadelphia Eagles. Hollister entered the 2018 season as the third tight end on the depth chart, behind Gronkowski and Allen. He was limited to just eight games while dealing with hamstring and chest injuries, and was placed on injured reserve on January 8, 2019, prior to the Patriots' postseason. They reached Super Bowl LIII in February in Atlanta and defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13–3. Seattle Seahawks On April 29, 2019, the Patriots traded Hollister to the Seattle Seahawks for a seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft. He was waived on August 31, 2019, then signed to the practice squad the next day. Six weeks later, he was promoted to the active roster on October 12. On November 3, he caught a 10-yard walkoff touchdown pass against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in overtime to give the Seahawks the win, 40–34. Earlier in the same game, Hollister scored the first touchdown of his NFL |
8,056 | Šošůvka | Šošůvka is a village and municipality (obec) in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 733 (as at 3 July 2006). Šošůvka lies approximately north-east of Blansko, north-east of Brno, and south-east of Prague. References Czech Statistical Office: Municipalities of Blansko District Category:Villages in Blansko District |
8,057 | Painted Ruins | Painted Ruins is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Grizzly Bear as the follow-up to their 2012 album Shields. It was released on August 18, 2017 by RCA. Along with the announcement of the album, the band announced a fall European and North American tour. Recording Grizzly Bear spent two years writing and recording for the album. Band member Chris Taylor produced Painted Ruins, with recording sessions occurring primarily at Allaire Studios in New York, but also at various locations around Los Angeles, including Taylor's own Terrible Studios. Release Prior to the release of the first single from the album, the band uploaded a series of mysterious teaser videos to their YouTube account. On May 4, 2017, the first single from the album, "Three Rings", was released. The song was officially released at midnight in each successive time zone across the globe, and was later uploaded to their YouTube channel. On May 17, Grizzly Bear revealed the name and release date of the upcoming album, and also announced their first tour in four years, beginning in Dublin, Ireland on October 5, and continuing through the end of the year, with concerts in Europe and North America. Later that same day, Grizzly Bear released the second single from the album, "Mourning Sound". On June 23, the band released the third track from the record, "Four Cypresses". On July 21, the band released the fourth single from the record, "Neighbors". Critical reception Painted Ruins has received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 82 out of 100, which indicates "universal acclaim" based on 29 reviews. Laura Snapes in The Observer described the album as "Unbeholden to the band’s existence, Painted Ruins has a cavalier quality that you’d struggle to spot in its tense forebears". Accolades Track listing Personnel Credits: Christopher Bear – drums, percussion, synths, vocals, drum programming, wurlitzer, pedal steel Edward Droste – vocals Daniel Rossen – vocals, guitars, piano, synths, organ, cello Chris Taylor – vocals, bass, saxophones, clarinet, flute, bass harmonica, synths, drum programming Charts References Category:2017 albums Category:Grizzly Bear (band) albums Category:RCA Records albums Category:Albums produced by Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear musician) |
8,058 | Lardeh, Rudsar | Lardeh () is a village in Shuil Rural District, Rahimabad District, Rudsar County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 59, in 17 families. References Category:Populated places in Rudsar County |
8,059 | Sluc | Sluc may refer to: SLUC, a Spanish software license SLUC Nancy, a French basketball team Sluč, a Belarusian river |
8,060 | Dar'a | Dar'a is an area in the eastern Tigray Region of northern Ethiopia. The city of `Addi Galamo, where many pre-Aksumite D`mt and Aksumite artifacts have been found is located in Dar'a. Category:Tigray Region |
8,061 | Dominik Semashko | Dominik Semashko (; 16 August 1878 – 27 November 1932) was a Belarusian activist. In 1890s, he joined the Polish Socialist Party and other socialist groups advocating workers' rights. The police forced him to flee to Switzerland where he received engineering education and firefighting training. During World War I, he was fire chief in Vilnius from 1915 to 1918. In 1918, he was elected to the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic and co-opted to the Council of Lithuania. Initially, he was a supported of a union between Lithuania and Belarus along the lines of the old Grand Duchy of Lithuania but later shifted to more fully support Lithuania. He represented Lithuania at the Paris Peace Conference and during the negotiations of the Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty. In 1920–1922, he was Minister for Belarusian Affairs. He then retired from politics and devoted his time to firefighting. Biography Semashko was born into a family of poor nobles from Raseiniai. He was born in Vilnius though in his autobiography he noted Surdegis as his birth place. He studied at the Real Gymnasium in Vilnius but was expelled for anti-Tsarist activities after he joined the Polish Socialist Party. In 1895, he moved to Kamianske on the Dnieper river in Ukraine to work in a factory. There he joined a volunteer firefighter brigade and a union advocating for workers' rights. For that, he was searched by the Tsarist police and had to escape to Lviv in then Austria-Hungary in 1898. There he joined workers' organization Borba (fight, struggle), was arrested by the police, and exiled to Switzerland. He completed firefighting courses in Biel/Bienne and a technical school in Winterthur in 1902. In 1903, he joined Polish socialists in London and helped them publish various revolutionary brochures in Belarusian. He returned to the factory in Kamianske during the Russian Revolution of 1905. He again joined the volunteer fire brigade. He returned to Vilnius in 1911 and organized a fire brigade in Šnipiškės in 1914. Semashko rallied the men into a militia to protect the city from hooligans and fires when the Russian Imperial Army abandoned the city during the Great Retreat in mid 1915. He became city's fire chief (brandmajor) and commanded both local and German Ober Ost firefighters during fire. At the same time, he turned away from Polish political activists towards Belarusian and Lithuanian causes. He was a contributor to the Belarusian newspaper Homan and was elected to the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in January 1918. He participated in the declaration of independence of the Belarusian People's Republic and drafted plans for establishing a Belarusian university, named after Adam Mickiewicz, in Minsk. On 23 April 1918, he participated in discussions with the Council of Lithuania regarding the territory of Lithuania and Belarus after the war and ideas on resurrecting the old Grand Duchy of Lithuania. On 27 November 1918, Semashko and five other Belarusians were co-opted to the Council of Lithuania. In January 1919, as a representative of the Belarusian minority, Semashko was sent by Lithuania to the Paris Peace Conference. His role at |
8,062 | Grizzly Falls | Grizzly Falls is a 1999 adventure film about a boy and a bear, set in British Columbia in the early 20th century. It was written by Stuart Margolin and Richard Beattie and directed by Stewart Raffill. Plot The film starts with an old man, Harry Banks (Richard Harris) telling his grandson and granddaughter about his life as a young boy in the early 20th century. The tale begins: Harry as a boy (Daniel Clark) is in his pre-teens. His mother (Marnie McPhail) dies, and he is sent to a boarding school because his father is abroad, so cannot look after him. Eventually his father, Tyrone Banks (Bryan Brown) comes, and takes him on a bear-hunting trip to Canada, to catch a grizzly bear. When in Canada, British Columbia to be exact, Tyrone and Harry meet up with an experienced Native Canadian tracker with Scottish roots named Joshua McTavish (Tom Jackson). The three then go to a saloon to find some good hunters to help them on the hunt. The men in the saloon laugh at the plan for it, but some come along, bringing dogs and guns, including Grits (Colin D. Simpson), Genet (Oliver Tobias) and Lanky (Brock Simpson). On the hunt, the boy sees two grizzly cubs which no one else sees, then rejoins his father. The next day, the hunters capture the two cubs, and hold them in the camp, near a waterfall called Grizzly Falls, hence the movie's title. The bear mother is angry, and comes to the camp. Although she cannot free her offspring, she instead kidnaps Harry to exact revenge on Tyrone. She then runs away with him, and looks after him, feeding him, and once saving his life from wolves. He is at first intent on escaping from the bear, whom he names Mizzy, but eventually grows to love her. Meanwhile Tyrone is intent on rescuing him, and Joshua comes along, but the men from the saloon and their dogs are hardly as keen. One breaks his leg at Grizzly Falls, and he and his friends leave, taking the bear cubs with them and setting up their own camp somewhere else. Tyrone and Joshua continue searching for Harry. In another area Harry stumbles upon the saloon men's new camp whilst Mizzy is finding food. He looks inside the hut where the men are sleeping, and wakes them up. One man tries to protect the boy but another points his gun at him. Just as this man is going to shoot, Mizzy bursts through the window, knocking down one wall of the hut. This crushes one man. Then Tyrone and Joshua find the camp, and attack the men who are in it, while the bear runs to its chained-up cubs outside, trying to free them. The evil man gets up, but has no time to do anything because Tyrone shoots his hand, then leaps on him, and throttles him. They then begin a ferocious wrestle, which Tyrone wins, plunging his opponent into the river. Stream takes his corpse. Harry says goodbye to his bear-mother Mizzy, and she |
8,063 | Everytime tha Beat Drop | "Everytime tha Beat Drop" is a song by American recording artist Monica from her fifth studio album The Makings of Me (2006). It was written by Johnta Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Robert Hill, Charles Hammond, Deangelo Hunt, James Phillips, and rap group Dem Franchize Boyz, while production was hemled by Dupri and LRoc. Musically, the downbeat uptempo track was greatly influenced by crunk and snap music, incorporating beats of Nelly's 2005 single "Grillz" and containing a vocal sample of Dem Franchize Boyz' 2006 hit single, "Lean wit It, Rock wit It." A lyrical and musical departure from Monica's previous singles, the uptempo record was released as the album's leading single in the United States in July 2006, gaining generally mixed to negative reviews by music critics who called it "untypical" and "avoidable". On the charts, it became Monica's tenth top twenty entry on Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but failed to reach the top forty on the official Hot 100, becoming her least successful lead single since 2002's "All Eyez on Me." "Everytime tha Beat Drop" was performed along with Dem Franchize Boyz on several television, such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Late Show with David Letterman, MTV's Total Request Live, and BET's 106 & Park. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Ray Kay, was filmed in Monica's hometown Atlanta, Georgia. The singer later voiced her remorse towards her record company bosses for subsequently deciding to release "Everytime the Beat Drops" as a single, wishing for a more typical record to be released as the first single instead, and dismissed the song as a wrong interpretation of her artistical status. Recording and release "Everytime tha Beat Drop" is one out of three tracks Jermaine Dupri contributed to The Makings of Me and among the last songs on the album Dupri and co-producer LRoc worked on in the SouthSide Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Initially recorded for a shelved So So Def mixtape, Monica has described the snap inspired song as a pure fun record without any special lyrical message but with the attempt to show "something that appears on the outside to be different from" her and that is "a real good representation" of where she's from and what she's listening and dancing to in private. "Snap music originated on the West Side of Atlanta," Monica said in an interview with the People. "If you listen to the sound, you'll always hear a snap somewhere in it. Most of the time, whatever [way you're moving, you] stop at the snap." The song incorporates beats of Nelly's 2005 single "Grillz", also produced by Dupri, while sampling from Dem Franchize Boyz's "Lean wit It, Rock wit It"'s line in which it says "Rock, then bend my knees everytime the beat drops." On May 21, 2006, an unmastered clip of the song was leaked onto the internet, and by June 6 the entire track had leaked fully edited. The first version had different vocals from the one on The Makings of Me, and also features less of Dem Franchize Boyz' vocals. A remix version |
8,064 | Goofy Gophers | The Goofy Gophers are animated cartoon characters in Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. The gophers, named Mac and Tosh, are small and brown with tan bellies and buck teeth. They both have British accents. Their names are puns on the surname "Macintosh." They are characterized by an abnormally high level of politeness. Creation The Goofy Gophers were created by Warners animator Robert Clampett for the 1947 short film The Goofy Gophers. Norm McCabe had previously used a pair of gophers in his 1942 short Gopher Goofy, but they bear little resemblance to Clampett's characters. Clampett left the studio before the short went to production, so Arthur Davis took over as director. The cartoon features the gophers' repeated incursions into a vegetable garden guarded by an unnamed dog whom they relentlessly, though politely, torment. Voice actor Mel Blanc plays Mac and Stan Freberg plays Tosh. Both speak with high-pitched British accents like those used in upper-class stereotypes around at the time. After classic cartoons, Joe Alaskey plays Mac. Some sources claim Clampett intended the Goofy Gophers to be a spoof of Disney's chipmunk characters, Chip 'n' Dale, with whom they are sometimes confused. Others, however, point out that this seems unlikely given the two pairs of characters are so different in characterization. The only real similarities are the fact that the characters are rodents, are paired up, and have puns for names. The gophers' mannerisms and speech were patterned after Frederick Burr Opper's comics characters Alphonse and Gaston, which in the early 1900s engendered a "good honest laugh". The crux of each four-frame strip was the ridiculousness of the characters' overpoliteness preventing their ability to get on with the task at hand. The gophers' mannerisms may be styled on performances from the British film Great Expectations directed by David Lean and released in 1946, one year before Clampett's restyled 1947 version. The gophers' speech and affectations closely mirror the enthusiastic deferential relationship between Pip, played by actor John Mills, and Mr. Pocket played by actor Alec Guinness. The pair's dialogue is peppered with such overpoliteness as "Indubitably!", "You first, my dear," and "But, no, no, no. It must be you who goes first!" The two often also tend to quote Shakespeare and use unnecessarily long words; for example, in Lumber Jerks, instead of "We gotta get our tree back", they say "We must take vital steps to reclaim our property." Clampett later stated that the gophers' mannerisms were derived from character actors Franklin Pangborn and Edward Everett Horton. Davis would direct one other Goofy Gophers short, 1948's Two Gophers from Texas. The unnamed dog from the first cartoon returns as their nemesis in this cartoon, this time aiming to eat like an animal in the wild as he pursues the gophers with a gopher cookbook in hand. Robert McKimson was the next Warners director to utilize the characters. He pitted them against Clampett and Arthur's dog once again in the 1949 film A Ham in a Role wherein the dog's efforts to become a Shakespearean actor are foiled |
8,065 | Kōdōkan Shitennō | Four Guardians of the Kōdōkan refers to the four notable judo competitors of the early Kōdōkan: Tsunejiro Tomita, Yamashita Yoshitsugu, Yokoyama Sakujiro, and Saigō Shirō. Four Guardians of the Kōdōkan "Kōdōkan Shiten'nō" (講道館四天王) literally translates as Four Heavenly Kings of the Kōdōkan. Shiten'nō refers to four Devarajas, Hindu gods, historically adapted by Japanese Buddhism. Traditionally, the Four Heavenly Kings are the guardian gods that are worshipped as the protecting deities of Buddhist sanctuaries. When Kanō Jigorō began to develop judo from jujutsu, his efforts met with opposition from jujutsu practitioners. However, Kano drew a loyal following that included exceptional fighters. Hence the term "Four Guardians of the Kōdōkan" came into existence referring to Tsunejiro Tomita along with Yamashita Yoshitsugu, Yokoyama Sakujiro, and Saigō Shirō. See also Shitennō (samurai) Shitennō (Tokugawa clan) References Category:Judoka |
8,066 | Guerrino Boatto | Guerrino Boatto (Codroipo March 5, 1946 - Venice April 22, 2018) was an Italian illustrator and painter, specialized in Airbrush or spray painting. Early life Boatto was born in Codroipo, Udine, Italy, the son of a rail engineer. In 1949 his family moved to Venice, where he studied art at the Art School of Venice (Liceo Artistico Statale "Michelangelo Guggenheim") until 1969 and industrial design at the Venice's University IUAV until 1971. His uncle, Louis Bosa (his mother’s elder brother), himself an artist who was exhibited at Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York and Whitney Museum of American Art - New York among others, encouraged his family to allow Boatto to pursue a career in painting. Career Boatto started his career as an art director with an advertising company, but soon after left for the United States, where he went to San Francisco to attend the Academy of Art College. After graduation he turned down a teaching position in favour of moving back to Venice and starting a new career as a painter. Initially he provided art for advertising billboards. During his career as an illustrator, he created art works for several companies including Barilla, Coca-Cola, Fiat, Ford, IBM, Levi's, Volkswagen, Zanussi, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, Nestlé, Pirelli, Sony and Swatch. Guerrino Boatto is represented by Hilary Bradford and Ass. in Italy, Margarethe Hubauer in Germany and ICO HQ Publishing House (Japan) ICO HQ in Japan. In 2000, Boatto was awarded the Gold Award for design and illustration in Venice, Italy by the then rector of the Art School of Venice (Liceo Artistico Statale "Michelangelo Guggenheim"), from which he graduated in 1969. Style For most of his career, Boatto worked predominantly with airbrush, finishing with pastels, markers or oil ink. During the course of his career he largely abandoned commercial airbrush works in favor of more artistic ones. Boatto's illustration work is generally considered to be in the hyperrealistic style. In 2009 Boatto's work appeared on the cover of Aero Art Action Magazine (#pdf). He cited Walt Disney as an influence. While he continued to live and work in Venice, a progressive illness slowed down his activities starting in 1998. He died on April 22, 2018, while he was being treated at the hospital in Venice, assisted by his adopted son. Commercial works for advertisement References External links Guerrinoboatto.weebly.com Category:Living people Category:Italian artists Category:1946 births |
8,067 | Shizuishan | Shizuishan, formerly Shizuizi, is a prefecture-level city in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost prefecture in Ningxia and the second most populous, after the regional capital Yinchuan, bordered by Inner Mongolia to all directions except the south. Shizuishan sits on the western bank of the Yellow River on the western side of the Ordos Loop. It was formerly a center for caravans traveling the northern routes to and from Beijing across the Ordos Desert. Name Shizuishan was formerly romanized as Shetsuishan and Shihchu Shan. It was also formerly known as "Shizuizi", which was romanized Shihtsuitzu and Chetsouidze. History Shizuishan used to be a center of local trade and eventually became a mining town. In 1934, Shizuishan was occupied by the army of warlord Sun Dianying during his attempt to conquer Ningxia from the Ma clique. Sun set up a rival provincial government in the town, but he was eventually defeated by Ningxia's official governor Ma Hongkui. Shizuishan was consequently returned to Ma control. Administrative divisions Geography Shizuishan is located on the western bank of the Yellow River between latitudes 38° 21′ and 39° 25′ N and longitudes 105° 58′ and 106° 39′ E, spanning from east to west and from south to north. Environmental issues In 2005, the Chinese government blacklisted the city for its pollution problem and told local leaders to shut down the worst polluting industrial plants. Recently, the city has attempted to reinvent itself by initiating eco-friendly programs to reduce pollution, improving medical services, increasing tourism, and improve certain industries but pollution is still taking its toll on the people. Economy The economy of Shizuishan is mainly based on coal mining, coking, and metallurgy. Agriculture, tourism, and viticulture also contribute to Shizuishan's economy. Education Ningxia University References Citations Bibliography , reprint. . . . External links - Shizuishan City Government Website Category:Prefecture-level divisions of Ningxia Category:National Forest Cities in China |
8,068 | Monarch Diner | The Owl Diner, formerly known as the Monarch Diner is a historic diner at 246 Appleton Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. The diner was built by Worcester Lunch Car Company as #749 in 1940, and was originally located in Waltham, Massachusetts, where it operated as the Monarch Diner. In 1951 the diner was moved to its present location in Lowell. The manufactured portion of the diner is nine bays wide and four deep, with enamel wall panels and a metal monitor-shaped roof; it is a rare regional example of a semi-streamlined form. Its present center entry was probably built when the diner was moved, as was the concrete block addition in the rear which houses the kitchen and restrooms. A second addition on the diner's south end adds seating space; it was probably added between 1952 and 1966. The diner is the last (out of sixteen) that once operated in the city. The diner was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Lowell, Massachusetts References Category:Restaurants on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1940 Category:Diners on the National Register of Historic Places Category:Buildings and structures in Lowell, Massachusetts Category:Tourist attractions in Lowell, Massachusetts Category:National Register of Historic Places in Lowell, Massachusetts |
8,069 | William McBride (artist) | William McBride, Jr. (1912- August 11, 2000) was an African-American artist, designer and collector. McBride began his career in the 1930s in the circles of black art collectives and artistic opportunities afforded by the Works Progress Administration. He would ultimately leave his mark in Chicago as a driving force behind the South Side Community Art Center. McBride distinguished himself as a teacher, as a cultural and political activist, and as a collector of African art and artwork by black artists of his generation. Personal life William McBride, Jr. was born in 1912 in Algiers, New Orleans. He was the second of three children of William and Mary McBride. When he was around ten years old, he joined the so-called Great Migration of African Americans as he and his family moved to the Chicago's South Side, where he attended St. Elizabeth grammar school and Wendell Phillips High School. McBride passed away on August 11, 2000 at the Alden Princeton Rehabilitation Center in Chicago, at the age of 87. Artistic career Arts and Crafts Guild Early in his life, McBride was interested in the visual arts. In the early 1930s, he took classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and he went on to join a collective of young black artists known as the Arts and Crafts Guild. The guild was formed by George Neal during the Great Depression, and its members met regularly to share techniques and skills, discuss art and politics, and raise funds for their own exhibitions and artistic pursuits. Civilian Conservation Corps While collaborating with the Arts and Crafts Guild, McBride also worked for the New Deal's Civilian Conservation Corps. By 1935, McBride was working as an artist through the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Illinois Art Project. Among his various WPA projects, McBride designed books and sketched costumes for the Federal Theater Project, including for such productions as the theatrical adaptation of Helen Bannerman's 1899 children's book, Little Black Sambo. South Side Community Art Center McBride is also credited as an early supporter and featured artist of the South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC). The SSCAC was established by the Federal Art Project/Works Project Administration as an inner-city community art center located in a former mansion on S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The SSCAC was formally dedicated in 1941, but held its first exhibition on December 15, 1940. The exhibition featured paintings that had already been on display at the American Negro Exposition held in Chicago earlier that year. McBride's paintings were featured in the exhibition alongside works by his contemporaries, including Henry Avery, William Carter, Charles White, Archibald Motley, Jr., Joseph Kersey, Margaret Taylor Goss (later Margaret Taylor-Burroughs), and Bernard Goss. Margaret Taylor Goss proclaimed the mission of the SSCAC as the "defense of culture." When the country entered World War II, the federal government drastically reduced WPA spending, with all federal funding for art projects terminating in 1943. Despite losing federal assistance, the SSCAC nevertheless remained active through local fundraising and community support. To this day, the SSCAC remains the |
8,070 | Futuro Bem Próximo Atlético Clube | Futuro Bem Próximo Atlético Clube, commonly known as Futuro Bem Próximo, is a Brazilian football club based in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state. History The club was founded on September 6, 2000, in Niterói, eventually moving is headquarters to Campo Grande neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro. Stadium Futuro Bem Próximo Atlético Clube play their home games at Estádio Ítalo del Cima. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 18,000 people. References Category:Association football clubs established in 2000 Category:Football clubs in Rio de Janeiro (state) Category:2000 establishments in Brazil |
8,071 | FBI Honorary Medals | The United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation instituted an Honorary Medals Program in 1989 as a way of recognizing "exceptional acts" by FBI employees and other law enforcement personnel working with the FBI. These medals were created to supplement the then-existing reward system within the Bureau. There are four medals in the program intended for personnel: the FBI Star, the FBI Medal for Meritorious Achievement, the FBI Shield of Bravery, and the FBI Medal of Valor. One additional medal, the FBI Memorial Star, is for a surviving relative when a death has occurred in the line of duty. These medals are considered to be among the highest honors granted by the FBI, and fewer than 400 had been awarded as of March 2009. The FBI Star "The FBI Star is awarded for serious injury sustained in the direct line of duty from physical confrontation with criminal adversaries, an injury inflicted by weapons, gunshot wounds inflicted in the line of duty, or an injury so severe that it would require substantial emergency room sutures, hospitalization, or comprehensive medical treatment for a sustained period of time." One recipient of the FBI Star is Major Peter Norton of the British Army, who was severely injured when he triggered a secondary explosive device while attempting to clear an area where five American soldiers had been killed by a roadside bomb. Norton was also awarded the George Cross—the highest British award for acts of gallantry which did not take place in action directly against enemy forces, and also awarded for civilian gallantry—for this incident. The FBI Medal for Meritorious Achievement "The FBI Medal for Meritorious Achievement is awarded for extraordinary and exceptional meritorious service in a duty of extreme challenge and great responsibility, extraordinary and exceptional achievements in connection with criminal or national security cases or projects, or a decisive, exemplary act that results in the protection or the direct saving of life in severe jeopardy in the line of duty." Supervisory Special Agent Harold Bickmore of the FBI was awarded the Medal for Meritorious Achievement for saving the life of a sixteen-year-old girl whom he found on the ground not breathing at the scene of a traffic accident on a major four-lane highway. He administered first aid on the spot, including CPR without any protection from blood-borne disease. The FBI Shield of Bravery "The FBI Shield of Bravery is presented for brave and courageous acts occurring in the line of duty or within the scope of FBI employment which may extend to major assistance to a task force or undercover operation, grave situations, or crisis confrontations associated with the highest priority cases of the FBI." Shields of Bravery were awarded to Special Agent Ronald Eowan Sr, Regional Security Officer Earl Miller of the State Department, and former Special Agent Paul Myers. They spent nearly four years in Indonesia under primitive conditions orchestrating a "highly complex ruse" that led to the arrests of 12 terrorists and the disruption of their network. The FBI Medal of Valor "The FBI Medal of Valor is presented in recognition of an |
8,072 | Claudia Hernández (tennis) | Claudia Hernández Salas (born 19 January 1966), known as Claudia Hernández, is a Mexican former professional tennis player. Biography Tennis career Hernández was the 16 and under Orange Bowl champion in 1982 and made the girls' singles quarter-finals of the 1983 US Open. As a Pan American Games competitor for Mexico she won two medals, both women's doubles bronze medals, in 1983 and 1987. Hernández, who played college tennis for the USC Trojans, represented Mexico at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, playing singles and doubles (with Xóchitl Escobedo). During her nine-year Federation Cup career she featured in a total of 22 ties for her country. Personal life Hernández is married Rafael Belmar Osuna, who is the nephew of US Open champion Rafael Osuna. Notes References External links Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:Mexican female tennis players Category:Olympic tennis players of Mexico Category:Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Category:Tennis players at the 1983 Pan American Games Category:Tennis players at the 1987 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games medalists in tennis Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Category:USC Trojans women's tennis players |
8,073 | Nordic combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification | A total of 55 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of 5 athletes can be entered by a National Olympic Committee. Competitors are eligible to compete if they have scored points at a World or Continental cup event during the qualification period of July 2012 to January 19, 2014. The top 50 on the Olympic quota allocation list respecting the maximum of 5 per country will qualify to compete, including the host. The host will be allowed to enter one competitor in each competition including the relay provided the athletes are on the allocation list. Following the top 50, quota spots will be given to nations competing in the relay competition who do not have the required four entrants yet to bring the number of relay teams up to ten. If at that point, the maximum has not been achieved the highest ranking athletes from the Continental Cup will be chosen. Quota allocation Current allocation as of January 22, 2014 (includes the 2012–13 season and the 2013-14 season up to January 19). Current summary References Category:Qualification for the 2014 Winter Olympics Qualification |
8,074 | John Barradell | John Barradell is the Town Clerk of London and Chief Executive of the Corporation of the City of London. He was appointed in 2012, when he succeeded Chris Duffield; he was the only candidate considered for the position. Barradell had a career in the information and communication technology sector, playing a variety of marketing management roles for such companies as Unisys and Hewlett Packard. In 2002, he began working for Westminster City Council, rising to the position of Deputy Chief Executive there by 2006. In 2009, he went to work for Brighton and Hove Council. He is chair of the Sir Simon Milton Foundation, a charitable organisation set up to promote the vision of society developed by the Conservative politician Simon Milton, who was leader of Westminster City Council from 2000 to 2008. References Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Town Clerks of London |
8,075 | Joseph W. Holehouse | Joseph William Holehouse (1836–1900) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Holehouse was born on July 5, 1836 in Stalybridge, England. His father, Joseph Holehouse (1814–1875), brought the family over to Wisconsin, purchasing land there in 1848. Joseph William married Wilhelmina Bridget "Millie" Larkins (1848–1925). They would have seven children. Holehouse died on March 13, 1900, in West Bend, Wisconsin. Career Holehouse was a member of the Assembly in 1881 and 1882. Additionally, he was Assessor of Barton, Wisconsin. He was a Democrat. References Category:1836 births Category:1900 deaths Category:People from Stalybridge Category:English emigrants to the United States Category:People from Barton, Wisconsin Category:Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Category:Wisconsin Democrats Category:19th-century American politicians |
8,076 | Shannon Rick | Shannon Michael Kendrick Rick (born 21 October 1988) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with French Rugby Pro D2 side SC Albi. His regular position is scrum-half. Career Youth He appeared for the at the 2004 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week and the 2006 Under-18 Academy Week youth tournaments. He then moved to the academy and played for their Under-19 team in 2007 and their Under-21s in 2008 and 2009. He was included in the squad for the 2010 Vodacom Cup competition, but failed to make an appearance. In 2011, he then joined Varsity Cup side , where he made seven appearances. Senior career Later in 2011, the drafted him into their squad for the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division, where he made two starts. His debut was against the in a compulsory friendly game. He made his debut in the competition proper against in a 26–26 draw on the opening day of the season. One more start followed, as well as a substitute appearance for the in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division season against the . He returned to the and made one appearance for them in the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition, but failure to break into their first team saw him return to the in 2013. Albi He once again played for the during the 2014 Vodacom Cup, but then made the move to France, where he joined Rugby Pro D2 side Albi prior to the 2014–15 Rugby Pro D2 season. References Category:South African rugby union players Category:Living people Category:1988 births Category:Sportspeople from East London, Eastern Cape Category:Griquas rugby union players Category:SWD Eagles players Category:Sharks (Currie Cup) players Category:Border Bulldogs players |
8,077 | Minuscule 835 | Minuscule 835 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Θε38 (von Soden), is a 13th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The manuscript has complex contents. Description The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 207 parchment leaves (size ). The text is written in two columns per page, 51 lines per page. The text is divided according to the (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, and their (titles) at the top of the pages. It contains the tables of the (tables of contents) before each Gospel and subscription with number of verses in Luke. It contains a commentary of Theophylact. Text The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Kurt Aland placed it in Category V. It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method. According to Gregory it could be ancestor manuscript for minuscule 834. History According to the colophon the manuscript was written in 1284. Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 13th century. The manuscript was examined and described by Angelo Maria Bandini. It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (835e). Gregory saw it in 1886. Currently the manuscript is housed at the Laurentian Library (Plutei XI. 8), in Florence. See also List of New Testament minuscules Minuscule 834 Minuscule 836 Biblical manuscript Textual criticism References Further reading Angelo Bandini, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum graecorum, latinorum, italicorum etc, Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (Florence 1767-1778), p. 502. External links Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana Catalogo Aperto Images at the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana Category:Greek New Testament minuscules Category:13th-century biblical manuscripts |
8,078 | Baganwala | Baganwala is a village in the Bhiwani district of the Indian state of Haryana. Part of the Tosham tehsil and legislative assembly constituency, , the village had 690 households with a total population of 3,543 of which 1,914 were male and 1,629 female. References Category:Villages in Bhiwani district |
8,079 | Latuinus | Saint Latuinus (Latrium, Lain, Latuin) is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. He is considered to have been the first bishop of Sées, during the 5th century, from 400 to 440 AD. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, "Louis Duchesne believed that for the period anterior to 900 no reliance can be placed on the episcopal catalogue of Séez, which we know by certain compilations of the sixth century." A later tradition makes him a 1st-century bishop and missionary sent to Sées by Pope Clement I. This had the intent of making the diocese of Sées have an older tradition than it actually had. According to another Christian tradition, he was sent to the region by Boniface I. Another local tradition states that Latuinus built an oratory on the site of the current Chapelle Saint-Latuin, in the diocese of Sées, towards the end of the 4th century. Veneration According to one source, the devotion to Latuinus remains strong in the diocese of Sées, as evidenced by an annual pilgrimage to the Chapelle. Notes External links Diocèse de Séez Diocèse de Séez at the Catholic Encyclopedia Category:5th-century Christian saints Category:Bishops of Sées Category:Gallo-Roman saints |
8,080 | Bloodletting (Boxer album) | Bloodletting was an album by the rock band Boxer, released on the Virgin record label in 1979. Their third album in order of release, it had in fact been recorded in 1976 after their debut Below the Belt. It was also a posthumous release for band leader Mike Patto, who had died of lymphatic leukemia in March 1979, and for bass player Keith Ellis, who had died December 1978. Patto was credited as writer of all the album's original songs. Also featured were cover versions of "Hey Bulldog" by Lennon and McCartney, Leonard Cohen's "Teachers", "Dinah Low" by Terry Stamp and Jim Avery (who also wrote "Town Drunk" on Boxer's debut album, Below The Belt) and "The Loner" by Neil Young. The cover artwork was by Tony Wright. Bloodletting was released on CD in 2000 by EMI. Track listing "Hey Bulldog" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) "The Blizzard" (Mike Patto) "Rich Man's Daughter" (Patto) "Big City Fever" (Patto) "The Loner" (Neil Young) "Why Pick on Me" (Patto) "Love Has Got Me" (Patto) "Dinah-Low" (Terry Stamp, Jim Avery) "Teachers" (Leonard Cohen) Personnel Mike Patto - lead vocals Ollie Halsall - guitar Keith Ellis - bass Tony Newman - drums Bobby Tench - guitar, backing vocals Tim Hinkley - keyboards Chris Stainton - keyboards Boz Burrell - bass, backing vocals Single "Hey Bulldog"/"Loony Ali" Virgin 9509 (1978) US/Europe release Notes Category:Boxer (band) albums Category:1976 albums Category:Virgin Records albums Category:EMI Records albums |
8,081 | Alune language | Alune is an Austronesian language of west Seram in the Maluku archipelago of Indonesia. Phonology Consonants: /p/, /b/, /m/, /w/, /t/, /d/, /n/, /s/, /r/, /l/, /ɲ/, /j/, /k/, /h/ Vowels: /i/, /u/, /e/, /o/, /a/ References Category:Seram Island Category:Central Maluku languages Category:Languages of Indonesia |
8,082 | Agathodes modicalis | Agathodes modicalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in India, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra) and in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal). References Category:Moths described in 1854 Category:Spilomelinae Category:Moths of Africa Category:Moths of Asia |
8,083 | Bill Bauer (American football) | Bill Bauer is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas for three seasons, from 1994 to 1996, compiling a record 8–22. References Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Sterling Warriors football coaches |
8,084 | LNG pier | A LNG (liquefied natural gas) pier is a specialized kind of working pier designed for the loading and offloading of liquefied natural gas from ships to shore based tanks. A typical LNG pier could accommodate LNG carriers from 138,000 cubic metres to 200,000 cubic metres in capacity. The pier would have at least one liquid unloading line using cryogenic transfer pumps to transfer the LNG to the LNG storage tanks on shore. Some of these piers are very long, up to , in order to not have to dredge and blast underwater, in order to reach to the depth needed to accommodate LNG tanker traffic. Category:Liquefied natural gas Category:Piers |
8,085 | Gugl Indoor Meeting | The Gugl-Meeting Indoor is an annual athletics meeting at the TipsArena in Linz, Austria, which was founded in 2005. Meeting records Men Women References External links Gugl Indoor official website Gugl Indoor Records 12 February 2018 updated Category:Athletics competitions in Austria Category:Annual track and field meetings Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2005 Category:2005 establishments in Austria |
8,086 | James Shepherd (Australian cricketer) | James Shepherd (born 24 May 1857, date of death unknown) was an Australian cricketer. He played five first-class matches for New South Wales in 1889/90. See also List of New South Wales representative cricketers References External links Category:1857 births Category:Year of death missing Category:Australian cricketers Category:New South Wales cricketers Category:Cricketers from Melbourne |
8,087 | Nostolachma crassifolia | Nostolachma crassifolia is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Kerala and Tamil Nadu in India. Sources crassifolia Category:Flora of Kerala Category:Flora of Tamil Nadu Category:Endangered plants Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
8,088 | Concha (bread) | Concha (plural conchas, meaning "shell" in Spanish) is a traditional Mexican sweet bread roll (pan dulce). Conchas get their name from their round shape and their striped, seashell-like appearance. A concha consists of two parts, a sweetened bread roll, and a crunchy topping (composed of sugar, butter and flour). Their distinctive pattern is made by pressing a bread stamp (cf Butter stamp) over the topping while the dough is proofing. Although the roll and topping are usually the same flavor, the top layer may have different flavorings or colors (strawberry, coffee, chocolate, etc.). Conchas are popular in bakeries in Mexico and throughout the United States. They are usually eaten with coffee at breakfast or as an afternoon snack at merienda. Conchas rose in popularity with attention from chefs; some added fillings and some spices. Conchas got so popular that a “concha bun burger” won the James Beard Foundation’s Blended Burger Project in 2016. References Category:Mexican breads Category:Mexican desserts |
8,089 | Grallipeza | Grallipeza is a genus of stilt-legged flies in the family Micropezidae. There are at least 40 described species in Grallipeza. Species These 47 species belong to the genus Grallipeza: Grallipeza abeja g Grallipeza acutivitta (Hendel, 1936) c g Grallipeza affinis Hennig, 1934 c g Grallipeza albiterga g Grallipeza amazonica (Enderlein, 1922) c Grallipeza arcuata Hennig, 1934 c g Grallipeza auriornata Hennig, 1934 c g Grallipeza baracoa (Cresson, 1926) c Grallipeza callangana Enderlein, 1922 c g Grallipeza cantata Cresson, 1926 c g Grallipeza cliffi g Grallipeza cristulata Cresson, 1926 c g Grallipeza ecuadoriensis Enderlein, 1922 c g Grallipeza elegans Hennig, 1934 c g Grallipeza flavicaudata Cresson, 1926 c g Grallipeza footei Cresson, 1926 c g Grallipeza gracilis Hennig, 1934 c g Grallipeza grenada g Grallipeza hyaloptera Hendel, 1936 c g Grallipeza imbecilla Enderlein, 1922 c g Grallipeza magna Hennig, 1934 c g Grallipeza marleyi g Grallipeza mellea Williston, 1896 c g Grallipeza nebulosa Loew, 1866 c g b Grallipeza nigrinotata Hennig, 1934 c g Grallipeza nigrivitta g Grallipeza obscura Hennig, 1934 c g Grallipeza ornatithorax Enderlein, 1922 c g Grallipeza pallidefasciata Macquart, 1855 c g Grallipeza panamensis Cresson, 1926 c g Grallipeza paraplacida g Grallipeza perezi g Grallipeza placida Loew, 1866 c g Grallipeza placidoides (Cresson, 1926) g Grallipeza placioides Cresson, 1926 c g Grallipeza pleuritica Johnson, 1894 c g Grallipeza pronigra Hennig, 1934 c g Grallipeza pseudosimplex Hennig, 1934 c g Grallipeza pulchrifrons Cresson, 1926 c g Grallipeza russula Wulp, 1897 c g Grallipeza scurra Enderlein, 1922 c g Grallipeza spinuliger Cresson, 1926 c g Grallipeza suavis Enderlein, 1922 c g Grallipeza turba g Grallipeza unifasciata Fabricius, 1805 c g Grallipeza unimaculata Macquart, 1846 c g Grallipeza vicina Hennig, 1934 c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading External links Category:Micropezidae Category:Nerioidea genera |
8,090 | Roman Shaykhutdinov | Roman Shaykhutdinov () (born 28 August 1974 in Kazan) is a Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister responsible for "promoting development of Innopolis project, as a Special Economic Zone, as a city & its University". Early life and education Born on August 28, 1974. Graduated from the Kazan State University named after V.I.Ulyanov-Lenin major in “Jurisprudence” (1996), finished postgraduate study of the Legal faculty of the Kazan State University named after V.I.Ulyanov-Lenin major in “Jurisprudence” (2000), advanced training at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration on the supplementary professional program "Management skill: development of regional teams" (2016). In 2017 have been trained in the joint program of Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO and Kazan (Volga) Federal University "Model of management of strategic projects of the Republic of Tatarstan". In 2018 he passed professional retraining in the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the program "Executive Master in Public Management". Speaks English. Married, with three children. Career 1995-1997 – Specialist of I class of the Legal department of the RT Ministry of external economic relations 1997 – 1998 – Chief specialist of the Legal department of the RT Ministry of finance 1998 – 2000 – Chief of the Legal department of OOO “Teleset” 2000 – 2002 – Director general of OOO “Networks of telecommunication companies” (Moscow) 2002 - 2011 - Director general of OOO "Teleset" 2006 — 2011 — Chief operations officer of Teleset Networks 2006 — 2011 - Director general of OAO “TNKPO” From July 2011 till May 2012 – Director of branch of OAO Rostelecom in the Republic of Tatarstan From May 2012 - Acting Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Acting Minister of informatization and communications of the Republic of Tatarstan While in the capacity of Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Information and Communication of the Republic of Tatarstan, Roman Shaykhutdinov has made a substantial contribution to the development of the information society and promotion of the Republic of Tatarstan as a leader in IT development. The following projects have been implemented and are developing in the Republic of Tatarstan under the leadership of Roman Shaykhutdinov. In providing e-services and interagency electronic interaction: The number of services converted into electronic form grows by the year in Tatarstan. It went up from 86 in 2012 to 246 in 2017. The number of e-service delivery episodes went up from 7.000.000 in 2012 to over 100.000.000 in 2017. Nowadays, over 80% of Tatarstan residents have access to services in electronic form thereby saving more than 380.000 hours through electronic appointments and 38.000 hours through filing applications online. In 2017, the Republic of Tatarstan won first place in the prestigious international contest of the UN International Telecommunication Union by presenting a project on delivery of state and municipal services in electronic form to the jury. Starting from 2012, Tatarstan has had a regional system of interdepartmental electronic interaction which has successfully operated in which all the bodies of state power and local government |
8,091 | Pete Johnson (disambiguation) | Pete Johnson was an American jazz pianist. Pete Johnson may also refer to: Pete Johnson (American football) (born 1954), American football running back Pete Johnson (Mississippi) (born 1948), State Auditor of Mississippi from 1988 to 1992 Pete Johnson (author) (born 1965), British children's author Pete Johnson (rock critic), Los Angeles Times music writer See also Peter Johnson (disambiguation) |
8,092 | Jim Folsom Jr. | James Elisha Folsom Jr. (born May 14, 1949) is an American politician who was the 50th Governor of Alabama from April 22, 1993 to January 16, 1995. He has also served as Lieutenant Governor of Alabama on two separate occasions. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Early life and education Born in Montgomery, Alabama, he is the son of former First Lady of Alabama Jamelle Folsom and legendary two-term Alabama Governor James E. "Big Jim" Folsom Sr. Jim Folsom Jr. is therefore known as "Little Jim" even though he is well over six feet tall. In 1974, he graduated from Jacksonville State University, where he presently serves as a trustee. Early career During his first run for a political office, he lost the primary to incumbent Democratic Congressman Tom Bevill by an overwhelming margin. However he was elected to the Alabama Public Service Commission in 1978. In 1980, Folsom ran for the U.S. Senate and attacked the incumbent, Donald W. Stewart, as being too liberal for Alabama and called him a "puppet of the great Washington power structure." Although Stewart outspent Folsom $500,000 to $75,000, he very narrowly missed winning a majority in the primary and lost in the runoff. Folsom was re-elected to the Alabama Public Service Commission in 1982. James Folsom ran again for U.S. Senate in the next general election, but lost by a narrow margin to Republican Jeremiah Denton, who was aided by the Ronald Reagan landslide, which helped Republican candidates across the country. James Folsom was elected Alabama Lieutenant Governor and served from January 19, 1987 to April 22, 1993 (being re-elected in 1990). During both terms, as a matter of law, Folsom was also President and Presiding Officer of the Alabama State Senate. He served under Governor H. Guy Hunt, the first Republican Alabama Governor since Reconstruction. Hunt and Folsom also happen to be from the same (Cullman) county. Folsom also was a member of the National Association of Lieutenant Governors. Governorship In 1993, Hunt was convicted of state ethics law violations regarding the funding of Hunt's second inaugural ceremonies. Like most states, Alabama's constitution prohibits convicted felons from serving in office. As a result, Hunt was forced to resign on April 22, 1993 and Folsom automatically became governor. Only weeks after Folsom assumed the office, state officials were approached by Mercedes-Benz about the possibility of locating its first manufacturing plant outside its native Germany in Alabama. Over the following months, Folsom led Alabama's efforts to recruit the facility, culminating in an October 1993 announcement that Alabama had beaten 30 other states for the coveted facility. The prestige of the Mercedes plant opened the door for future automotive plants to locate in the state. Within six days after taking office Governor Folsom ordered the removal of the Confederate flag from the state capitol to a memorial. His de facto Chief of Staff was his longtime friend and confidant, Charlie Waldrep, an attorney at Waldrep, Stewart & Kendrick, LLC. Governor Folsom also appointed a number of African Americans and women to his staff. In 1994, |
8,093 | Elizabeth Porter Phelps | Elizabeth Porter Phelps (1747–1817) was a member of the eighteenth-century rural gentry in western Massachusetts; she is also recognized as an important diarist from late 18th century and early 19th century in Hadley, Massachusetts (USA). Biography Elizabeth Porter was born in 1747. As a young child she moved with her parents to a large farm known as Forty Acres, located in Hadley, Massachusetts. Built in 1752 by Moses and Elizabeth Porter, this estate reflected the family's wealth and social standing. After Moses Porter died in 1755 during the Battle of Lake George (an episode during the French and Indian War), his widow Elizabeth Pitkin Porter, who never remarried, hired a series of managers to help run the large farm; she remained at the estate until her death in 1798. Elizabeth Porter married estate manager Charles Phelps, Jr. on June 14, 1770 and continued to reside at Forty Acres. In 1772 Phelps gave birth to a son, Moses Porter Charles Phelps. In late 1776, Elizabeth gave birth to another son, Charles, only to lose him soon after (thought to be from a smallpox outbreak). In 1779, Elizabeth gave birth to a daughter, Elizabeth Whiting. After her daughter's marriage to Dan Huntington in 1801 and removal to Litchfield, Connecticut, the two women remained in contact with each other through a lively correspondence. After Elizabeth Porter Phelps' death in 1817, her daughter Elizabeth Whiting Phelps "Betsy" Huntington moved into the house with her husband Dan Huntington. Betsy kept her own diary, and maintained correspondence with her 11 children. These materials are part of a large collection of family papers on deposit in the Amherst College Library, over 90 linear feet of archival material documenting the family's history over eight generations. Diarist The Elizabeth Porter Phelps diary is an important historical record that has been utilized by a number of historians, including Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Catherine E. Kelly and Marla R. Miller. Over 54 years, sermons, social and house calls, medical care, errands, and other topics are recorded in her diary. Phelps records the names of visitors to the estate as well as the men and women who came to work at Forty Acres. The names of more than sixty women employed during the decades covered by Phelps' diary are preserved (one of these women--Hatfield, Massachusetts gownmaker Rebecca Dickinson--also left a diary kept during the same years as Phelps' record); Phelps also recorded the names of several male farmhands. She also records activities associated with the several enslaved men and women at the estate. During her forty-two years of marriage, Phelps supervised work on the farm, including spinning, the making and mending of clothes, the making of soap, candle-making, and so forth. The record is especially valuable on the subject of needlework, an important part in the life of Elizabeth Porter Phelps. She spent a great deal of her social life as a young woman participating in quilting bees that cultivated social connections while allowing young women to show off her skills. Young women also received the opportunity to meet eligible men at festivities following quilting, |
8,094 | 16α-Hydroxyprogesterone | 16α-Hydroxyprogesterone (16α-OHP), also known as 16α-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, is a minor endogenous progestogen steroid hormone and a metabolite of progesterone that is formed in lower amounts than 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (17α-OHP). It occurs in micromolar concentrations and its physiological relevance hence is questionable. However, it may accumulate in target tissues and could have a physiological role in the reproductive system and mammary gland development as well as the cardiovascular and central nervous systems. 16α-OHP is formed from progesterone via 16α-hydroxylation primarily by CYP17A1 and primarily in steroidogenic tissues including the adrenal glands, testes, and ovaries. It is also synthesized from progesterone during pregnancy by hepatic cytochrome P450 enzymes like CYP3A4 and CYP1A1 in the fetal liver as well as placenta. It appears to be an end metabolite of progesterone and does not seem to be further metabolized. 16α-OHP has approximately 67% and 43% of the affinity of progesterone for the PR-A and PR-B, respectively, and acts as an agonist of these receptors similarly to progesterone. It was found to produce natriuresis similar to that produced by spironolactone when administered to humans, suggesting that it also has antimineralocorticoid activity similarly to progesterone. However, surprisingly, 16α-OHP showed low affinity for the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) of greater than 1 μM (compared to 1 nM for progesterone) and showed no antagonism of the MR at up to a concentration of 1 μM (whereas progesterone shows potent such activity). However, the findings of another study suggested that 16α-OHP antagonizes the effects of aldosterone via the MR, and it may still be possible that 16α-OHP has significant antimineralocorticoid activity in some cells in spite of its weak MR affinity. See also 5α-Dihydroprogesterone 11-Deoxycorticosterone (21-hydroxyprogesterone) 20-Dihydroprogesterone Algestone (16α,17α-dihydroxyprogesterone) References Category:Antimineralocorticoids Category:Diketones Category:Pregnanes Category:Progestogens Category:Steroid hormones |
8,095 | Klettbach | Klettbach is a municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany. References Category:Weimarer Land Category:Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Category:Bezirk Erfurt |
8,096 | Chicago Swordplay Guild | The Chicago Swordplay Guild is a modern school of swordsmanship and Western martial arts, and non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It provides organized instruction in the study and practice of historical European swordplay, with a principal focus on the Italian school of swordsmanship and other martial arts of the 14th–17th centuries. Co-founded in 1999 by Gregory Mele and Mark Rector, the Chicago Swordplay Guild seeks to be consistent with the methodology of the ancient European fencing schools by combining scholarship and research into the teachings of the historical Masters, with the practical knowledge gained through solo and partnered drilling and fencing. Since techniques are taught in reference to how effective they would be in a real encounter, the Guild practices with an absolute emphasis on safety, control, competence, and skill at arms. Membership Beginning with a small group of people interested in swordplay the Chicago Swordplay Guild today has more than 50 active members, with dues-paying individuals ranging in age from their late teens to their mid-fifties, and of which 30% are women. A cross-section of the membership includes people in fields such as law, nursing, acting, civil engineering, ichthyology, computer programming, fitness training, paleontology, library science, Renaissance clothing design, publishing, education and the fine arts. Location The principal training venue is Forteza Fitness and Martial Arts located in the Ravenswood neighborhood on Chicago's near northside, Forteza is an almost facility that was designed and built specifically for the study of western martial arts. The Chicago Swordplay Guild also has sister schools operating in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Chicago Swordplay Guild North) and Denver, Colorado (Rocky Mountain Swordplay Guild). Curriculum The Guild has a detailed, structured curriculum that focuses on the Italian school of swordsmanship of the 14th–17th centuries. This curriculum is divided into three courses of study; medieval swordsmanship, or armizare, Bolognese fencing, and late Renaissance rapier fencing. The Medieval Italian Tradition The medieval martial arts curriculum is primarily based upon the surviving records of the tradition founded by the Friuli master at arms, Fiore dei Liberi (1350?-1410?). Maestro dei Liberi gave no formal name to his school or his martial art, simply calling it l'arte dell'armi or armizare ("the art of arms"). His art is preserved in the manuscripts he left behind, all entitled il Fior di Battaglia (the Flower of Battle). The style of Dei Liberi outlived the founder due to the surviving manuscript of another master-at-arms, separated from dei Liberi by two to three generations of time. This later master, Filippo Vadi, is known through the treatise he penned c. 1482 entitled De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi (also "the art of arms"). Between these two men, we have today a complete martial art of a richness and complexity to stand beside any other in the world. (Early Renaissance) Bolognese Swordsmanship The primary sources for the Guild's Bolognese Swordsmanship training come from five works from the 16th Century: an Anonymous text of c.1550, Antonio Manciolino (Opera Nova, 1531), Achille Marozzo (Opera Nova, 1536), Angelo Viggiani (Lo Schermo, written c. 1550 and published posthumously in 1575) and Giovanni Dall'Agocchie (Dell'arte |
8,097 | Bracket polynomial | In the mathematical field of knot theory, the bracket polynomial (also known as the Kauffman bracket) is a polynomial invariant of framed links. Although it is not an invariant of knots or links (as it is not invariant under type I Reidemeister moves), a suitably "normalized" version yields the famous knot invariant called the Jones polynomial. The bracket polynomial plays an important role in unifying the Jones polynomial with other quantum invariants. In particular, Kauffman's interpretation of the Jones polynomial allows generalization to invariants of 3-manifolds. The bracket polynomial was discovered by Louis Kauffman in 1987. Definition The bracket polynomial of any (unoriented) link diagram , denoted , is a polynomial in the variable , characterized by the three rules: , where is the standard diagram of the unknot The pictures in the second rule represent brackets of the link diagrams which differ inside a disc as shown but are identical outside. The third rule means that adding a circle disjoint from the rest of the diagram multiplies the bracket of the remaining diagram by . Further reading Louis H. Kauffman, State models and the Jones polynomial. Topology 26 (1987), no. 3, 395--407. (introduces the bracket polynomial) External links Category:Knot theory Category:Polynomials |
8,098 | Francis Richardson | Francis Richardson (1815–1896) was a British merchant in firms trading in and with Far East. He sailed from Glasgow in 1837 to join the firm of Paterson & Co. in Manila. This firm subsequently became McEwen & Co. and he moved to their bases in Singapore and Java in 1851 before returning to Britain in 1853. He became a director of the Borneo Company on its formation in 1856, progressing to Chairman from 1871 until his death. References Category:1815 births Category:1896 deaths Category:British merchants |
8,099 | 1954 Rwandan parliamentary election | Indirect parliamentary elections were held in Rwanda in 1954. Electoral system The Decree of 14 July 1952 by the Belgian authorities introduced an element of democracy to the Rwandan political system. A complicated electoral system was created, which involved seven stages of elections to eventually elect the national Superior Council (). Results The elections in the sub-chiefdoms and chiefdoms were held in 1953, with the elections to the Territorial Councils and the Superior Council following in 1954. References Category:1954 elections in Africa Category:1954 in Rwanda 1954 |
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