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8,500 | Alisa Valdes | Alisa Valdes (born 1969 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American author, journalist, and film producer, known for her bestselling novel, The Dirty Girls Social Club. Early life Valdes was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her father, Nelson Valdés, is a retired sociology professor at the University of New Mexico, and emigrated from Cuba in the early 1960s. Her mother, Maxine Conant, is a seventh-generation New Mexican of mixed heritage, including Spanish, Mexican, French Jewish, Native American and Irish ancestry, with English lines tracing directly back to Roger Conant, founder of Salem, Massachusetts, and Vermont revolutionary Ethan Allen. Ms. Conant is an award-winning poet and novelist. Valdes spent her childhood primarily in New Mexico, but also lived briefly in Glasgow, Scotland and New Orleans. Upon her graduation from Del Norte High School in Albuquerque she attended Berklee College of Music in Boston where she majored in jazz performance on the tenor saxophone. Journalism career While a student at Berklee, Valdes began writing freelance music reviews for The Boston Globe. After graduating from Berklee in 1992, she took an unpaid internship at the Village Voice, before going back to school to earn a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1994. Valdes joined the staff of The Boston Globe in 1994, where she wrote for the Living/Arts section. Her essay for The Boston Globe Magazine, "Daughter of Cuba," won first place in the 1998 SUNMAG essay contest. In 1999, Valdes left Boston for a position as staff writer in the Calendar section of the Los Angeles Times. Her articles have appeared in dozens of newspapers, and she has written cover stories for Glamour and Redbook. Valdes continues to work in journalism, writing a weekly parenting column for the website "Mamiverse", an opinion piece for NBC Latino, a travel piece for London newspaper The Guardian, and contributing posts for The Huffington Post Books section. Literary career Her first novel, The Dirty Girls Social Club, was purchased by St. Martin's Press a little more than a year after she left the Los Angeles Times. She was paid an advance of $475,000 after five publishing houses bid for the manuscript. In a profile of the writer, entitled "The Latina Terry McMillan?", Chicago Tribune reporter Patrick T. Reardon wrote: "What made [the book] especially hot was the belief among publishers that Valdes-Rodriguez could be the long-sought 'Latina Terry McMillan' -- a writer whose work would jump-start Hispanic book buying in the U.S. and create a new profitable publishing niche..." The Dirty Girls Social Club garnered media attention and went on to become a New York Times bestseller and a Booksense 76 top pick. Valdes has since written twelve novels: Playing With Boys in 2004; Make Him Look Good in 2006; a young adult novel, Haters, in 2006; Dirty Girls on Top, a sequel to The Dirty Girls Social Club, in 2008, The Husband Habit in 2009, and The Three Kings in 2010, All That Glitters in 2011, Lauren's Saints of Dirty Faith in 2011, The Temptation in 2012, Puta in 2013, The Temptation |
8,501 | Hans Freiherr von Geyer zu Lauf | Hans Freiherr von Geyer zu Lauf (14 January 1895 – 10 August 1959) was a German painter who was born in Freiburg and grew up in the suburb Günterstal. In 1917 he moved to Dießen am Ammersee and in 1919 to Schönberg on the Hessische Bergstraße. From 1940 he lived again in Freiburg, this time in a studio apartment which was destroyed during the air raid on Freiburg in 1944 whereupon he returned to the Bergstraße. In 1945, after the end of the war, he moved to Emmendingen and finally in 1954 back to Freiburg where lived until his death in a car accident in 1959. The panel painting "A Cosmic Song" is the main work of the painter. Collection Geyer zu Lauf In 1997 the Circle of Friends Geyer zu Lauf installed a permanent exhibition of paintings, drawings and graphics of all the creative phases of the artist in the former Hodel brewery in Emmendingen. His major work, the Panel Painting, which was only loan in the exhibition, was sold by the owner in 2008. However, the second wife and widow of the painter, Isolde von Geyer zu Lauf who was born on 27 February 1911 and died on 28 May 2011 appointed the Circle of Friends sole heir and thus the collection increased enormously, and it became necessary to store it away. While it is archived it is not possible to visit it. See also List of German painters External links Circle of Friends Geyer zu Lauf References Category:20th-century German painters Category:German male painters Category:Barons of Germany Category:1895 births Category:1959 deaths Category:People from Freiburg im Breisgau Category:Art museums and galleries in Germany |
8,502 | Silverthread Falls | Silverthread Falls is a waterfall located in Dingmans Ferry in Delaware Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States, near Dingmans Falls in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. It has a vertical drop of 24.3 m (80 ft). Both Silverthread Falls and Dingmans Falls are visible from a handicap-accessible trail. The trail begins at the parking lot for the Dingmans Falls Visitor Center. See also Bushkill Falls Dingmans Falls References External links Delaware Water Gap Visitor Centers Gallery Category:The Poconos Category:Waterfalls of Pennsylvania Category:Protected areas of Pike County, Pennsylvania Category:Tiered waterfalls Category:Waterfalls of Pike County, Pennsylvania Category:Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area |
8,503 | Krpan | Krpan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Vladimir Krpan (born 1938), Croatian classical pianist Petar Krpan (born 1974), Croatian footballer Fictional characters: Martin Krpan, character in Slovenian folklore |
8,504 | Bhadohi district | Bhadohi district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city of Gyanpur is the district headquarters. Bhadohi is one of largest centres of Carpet Industries in India and known as ' Carpet City '. Carpets of Bhadohi have ' Geographical Indication ' tag attached to it. Bhadohi has huge geographical significance and position attached to it due to its location between two culturally important and rich heritage cities of Prayagraj and Varanasi. History Ancient period According to the epic Mahābhārata, the Pandavas escaped from Lakshyagrah through a tunnel and took shelter here at a place called Semradhnath. It is also said that Mata Sita, wife of lord Rama, lived here in the ashram of Maharshi Balmiki when she was abandoned by Lord Rama. Here, Lav and Kush were born and Mata Sita immersed herself in the lap of goddess Earth. The region is also linked with Sant Ravidas, after whom the district had been given the name Sant Ravidas Nagar. Medieval period Bhadohi supposedly gets its name from Bhar Raj of the region which had Bhadohi as its capital, whose traces can be found in the names of ruined mounds and old tanks named after the Bhar rulers, a tributary of Kannauj kingdom, which in the early medieval period was included in the Kingdom of Jaunpur. During the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar, Bhadohi was made a dastur and included in the sarkar of Allahabad. By the fifteenth century the Bhar were overpowered by Monas Rajputs with Sagar Rai as the first head of the clan, and his grandson, Jodh Rai received it as a zamindari sanad (deed) from Mughal Emperor Shah-e-Jahan. However around 1750 AD due to non-payment of land revenue arrears, Raja Pratap Singh of Pratapgarh, in lieu of his paying the arrears gave the entire pargana to Balwant Singh of Benaras, subsequently he received it directly under a sanad from Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula of Awadh under British influence in 1770 AD. In 1911, Bhadohi came under first Maharaja of the newly created princely state of Benares ruled by Maharaja Prabhu Narayan Singh and it remained with Benaras till 1947. Modern period Bhadohi was created on 30 June 1994 as the 65th district of the State. It was part of Varanasi district prior to its creation. The Mayawati government changed this district's name from Bhadohi to Sant Ravidas Nagar (S.R.N.). The Akhilesh Yadav government resolved on 6 December 2014 to change the name back to Bhadohi. Geography This district is situated in the plains of the Ganges River, which forms the southwestern border of the district. Ganges, Varuna and Morva are the main rivers. The district is surrounded by Jaunpur district to the north, Varanasi district to the east, Mirzapur district to the south, and Allahabad district to the west. The district has an area of 1055.99 km². Rampur is a famous ghat in Bhadohi, and there are some famous temples in Bhadohi: Sita Samahit Sthal (Sitamarhi), Semradhnath Bhole Shankar Mandir, Baba Harihar Nath (Gyanpur), Baba Doodhnath (Gyanpur), Chakwa Mahaveer, Shiv Mandir (Sundarpur), Ghopaila Devi Mandir (Gyanpur), |
8,505 | Mesut Özil | Mesut Özil (, ; born 15 October 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays for club Arsenal as an attacking midfielder, but can also be deployed as a winger. He is renowned for his technical skills and creativity; due to his agility, finesse and versatility as an attacking midfielder. Özil began his senior career as a member of his hometown club Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga, departing two seasons later to join Werder Bremen for €5 million. He garnered break-out attention in the 2009-10 season, being ranked first in assists in major European and domestic competitions, with 25 which garnered him a €15 million transfer to La Liga club Real Madrid. At the club, Özil won the Copa del Rey in his first season, before registering a league high 17 assists in a league winning season. Following a second-place La Liga finish to rivals Barcelona in the 2012–13 season, Özil relocated to England to join Premier League side Arsenal in a then club-record deal worth £42.5 million (€50 million), making him the most expensive German player of all time. During his first season, Özil helped end Arsenal's nine-year trophy drought, winning the FA Cup in 2014. He later became victorious in two more FA Cup campaigns. Özil would also record the second most assists (19) in a Premier League season in 2015–16. At international level, Özil played 92 matches for the Germany national team, scoring 23 goals, and registering 40 assists. He also won a record five German Player of the Year awards. Özil represented his country in three FIFA World Cups, as well as two UEFA European Championships, and was an integral part in both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012, where he starred as the joint-highest assist provider in both competitions. Özil was also a key contributor in Germany's victorious 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign. After the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Özil retired from international competition, alleging discrimination and disrespect by the German Football Association (DFB) and the German media. Club career Early life Özil was born in Gelsenkirchen on 15 October 1988. He played, at youth level, for various clubs in Gelsenkirchen during 1995~2000, before a five-year stint for Rot-Weiss Essen. Schalke 04 In 2005, Özil moved to the youth system of Schalke 04. He was deployed a midfielder and wore 17 as his squad number, after starting as a playmaker and central attacking midfielder in the place of the suspended Lincoln in Ligapokal matches against Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich. Upon making the first team at Schalke, he was described as "the next big thing". However, soon after declining an offer from Schalke 04, claiming that a yearly salary of €1.5 million would not be enough, he eventually fell out with club management and moved on to Werder Bremen in January 2008. This led to Mirko Slomka, the then-Schalke 04 manager, claiming that Özil would not play another match for Schalke 04. Werder Bremen On 31 January 2008, Özil moved to Werder Bremen for a reported fee of , signing a contract with the |
8,506 | Honda WOW | The Honda WOW (WOW stands for Wonderful Open-hearted Wagon) was a concept car created by the automobile division of Honda. The WOW was first introduced at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show. The WOW was designed to fit the needs of both a person and their dog. Design of the WOW The WOW (which was built as just a design concept) was designed to fit the needs of both man and man's best friend. The WOW was built with a low center of gravity, giving the WOW a more stable driving experience. This low center of gravity allows dogs to feel more comfortable in the WOW. The WOW makes driving comfortable for dogs because it additionally features wood-paneled floors. It also sports a state-of-the-art instrument panel featuring a lid that reveals a crate to carry smaller dogs. The WOW also features average ventilation and a center walk-through, allowing dogs to walk around the car. References ConceptCarz.com Info for the Honda WOW WOW |
8,507 | Dorothy Andrus | Dorothy Bonnie Andrus Voorhees (June 14, 1908 – September 28, 1989) was an American female tennis player who ranked No. 10 among the U.S. amateurs in 1932. She was the granddaughter of New York Congressman John Emory Andrus. She twice reached the final of the women's doubles competition at the U.S. National Championships (now US Open). In 1934 she partnered with Carolin Babcock and lost the final in three sets against Helen Jacobs and Sarah Palfrey Cooke. A year later, 1935, exactly the same final was played and this time she lost in two straight sets. Her best singles performance at a Grand Slam tournament came in 1934 when she reached the semifinals at the U.S. National Championships but lost in two straight sets to Sarah Palfrey Cooke. In August 1931, she married Walter Anthony Burke and the couple would divorce and remarry twice before ending their marriage permanently. She later married Charles Voorhees and would remain married until her death in 1989. They had two sons together, John and Charles. Grand Slam finals Doubles (2 runner-ups) References External links National Portrait Gallery image Category:American female tennis players Category:1908 births Category:1989 deaths Category:Sportspeople from New York City |
8,508 | Dean McDermott | Dean McDermott (born November 16, 1966) is a Canadian actor best known as a reality television personality with his wife, actress Tori Spelling, and as the host of the cooking competition Chopped Canada. He played the role of Constable Renfield Turnbull on the TV series Due South. Early life McDermott was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to David and Doreen McDermott. He has three sisters, Dale, Dawn, and Dana. Career McDermott has performed in films Open Range, Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy and Against the Ropes McDermott has appeared in several TV movies including Always and Forever., Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe and A Christmas Visitor McDermott has had a variety of guest and recurring roles on television series, such as Earth: Final Conflict, Tracker, 1-800-Missing, NCIS and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 2016 saw McDermott take on a starring role, portraying Iain Vaughn on Slasher Culinary arts McDermott is a professionally trained chef. In 2013, he became a member of "Team Guy" on the second season of Food Network's Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off and was the winner, and in January 2014, McDermott began hosting Chopped Canada on Food Network Canada. McDermott hosted Chopped Canada for two seasons, announcing in March 2015 that he would leave the show. McDermott released a cookbook The Gourmet Dad, in which he wanted to make intimidating plates more attractive to kids. Personal life McDermott's first wife is actress Mary Jo Eustace. They have one child, son Jack Montgomery (born October 10, 1998). In July 2005, McDermott began filming the Lifetime TV movie Mind Over Murder in Ottawa, during which he met actress Tori Spelling, who was then married to writer-actor Charlie Shanian. Spelling and McDermott began cheating on their spouses the night they met. Upon his subsequent divorce from Eustace, McDermott was granted joint custody of their son Jack, opting not to move forward with the adoption of a baby girl, Lola, whom he and Eustace were in the process of adopting prior to their separation. McDermott married Tori Spelling on May 7, 2006, in Fiji. Spelling and McDermott renewed their vows on May 8, 2010 in Beverly Hills. Spelling and McDermott have five children: three sons born March 2007,, August 2012 and March 2017 and two daughters born June 2008 and October 2011. On July 1, 2010, McDermott was involved in a dirt bike accident, his second motorcycle accident of the year. He was hospitalized in Los Angeles with a punctured and collapsed lung, and doctors said they expected him to make a full recovery. McDermott was released from the hospital on July 6, 2010. McDermott became an American citizen at a ceremony in Los Angeles on August 21, 2010. On January 23, 2014, McDermott's publicist announced McDermott had entered rehab for "some health and personal issues." In a statement, he said he was "truly sorry for the mistakes I have made and for the pain I've caused my family." Filmography Movies Television References External links Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Toronto Category:Canadian male film actors Category:Canadian male television actors Category:Canadian male voice actors Category:Canadian |
8,509 | Louisville Cardinals football | The Louisville Cardinals football team represents the University of Louisville in the sport of American football. The Cardinals compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. History Early history (1912–1924) The University of Louisville began playing football in 1912 where the Cardinals went 3–1. Louisville had played several years at club level and teams were mostly composed with medical students. Beginning in 1914 the Cardinals joined the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) and they would participate in Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC). Due to financial difficulty Louisville did not participate in the 1917–1921 seasons. When the Cardinals did rejoin football they came back into the SIAA which was going through reorganization losing most major state schools and thus became a small college conference. The Cardinals would face mostly Kentucky state schools such as Eastern Kentucky, Murray State, Western Kentucky, and Morehead State, along with private state schools like Centre, Transylvania, Kentucky Wesleyan, and Georgetown College. Tom King era (1925–1930) Tom King was the first coach to attempt to build a program at Louisville. King played college football at Notre Dame (1915–1916) under Coach Palmer and Knute Rockne. King was an undersized end for the Irish and was known for his athleticism and speed. Before he came to the football team for punt returns he was on the track team and basketball team, where he was named captain in 1916. His experience at Notre Dame gave him ideas on developing a spread wing offense so his undersized players could be better utilized. He often recruited players like him, that had the ability to outrun their opponent. His first standout was Fred Koster; at only 160 pounds he was not big enough to play at Male High School. Koster drew national attention to Louisville in 1926 by racking up 68 points in his first 2 games of the season. In six games, Koster scored 18 touchdowns, 10 extra points, and 2 field goals and went on to finish second in scoring in college football with 124 points. Koster was an all-around athlete and was a letterman 16 times, 4 times in each baseball, basketball, football, and track. Koster was a standout forward for the basketball team, leading the team in scoring two years. In baseball, Koster played professionally for 10 years for the Philadelphia Phillies (one season) as well as the minor league teams Louisville Colonels and St. Paul Saints in the American Association. Tom King had the program going in the right direction until he decided to play Detroit for $10,000. Rockne who was head coach at Notre Dame, and a fellow graduate called King and asked if he would take the Detroit game because Rockne felt his team was not up to it. When King asked what was in it for Louisville Rockne replied $10,000, which was a substantial sum of money in 1928 for an athletics department. Louisville started the season with a 72–0 win over Eastern Kentucky but when they traveled to Detroit they were hammered with |
8,510 | 1936–37 New York Rangers season | The 1936–37 New York Rangers season was the 11th season for the team in the National Hockey League. During the regular season, the Rangers posted a third-place finish in the American Division, with a 19–20–9 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the team defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Maroons to reach the Stanley Cup Finals. In the Cup Finals, the Rangers lost to the Detroit Red Wings, three games to two. Regular season On November 16, 1936, Hal Winkler made his NHL debut for the New York Rangers and gained a 1–0 shutout over the Montreal Maroons. He was the first goaltender to have a shutout in his NHL debut. Final standings Record vs. opponents Schedule and results Playoffs Stanley Cup Final The Rangers were unable to play at home after game one due to the circus. Key: Win Loss Player statistics Skaters Goaltenders †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. Awards and records Transactions Roster See also 1936–37 NHL season References Category:New York Rangers seasons New York Rangers New York Rangers New York Rangers New York Rangers |
8,511 | Rim (firearms) | A rim is an external flange that is machined, cast, molded, stamped or pressed around the bottom of a firearms cartridge. Thus, rimmed cartridges are sometimes called "flanged" cartridges. Almost all cartridges feature an extractor or headspacing rim, in spite of the fact that some cartridges are known as "rimless cartridges". The rim may serve a number of purposes, including providing a lip for the extractor to engage, and sometimes serving to headspace the cartridge. Types There are various types of firearms rims in use in modern ammunition. These types are rimmed, rimless, semi-rimmed, rebated rim, and belted. These categories describe the size of the rim in relation to the base of the case. Rimmed The rimmed cartridge, sometimes called flanged cartridge, is the oldest of the types and has a rim that is significantly larger in diameter than the base of the cartridge. Rimmed cartridges use the rim to hold the cartridge in the chamber of the firearm, with the rim serving to hold the cartridge at the proper depth in the chamber—this function is called "headspacing". Because the rimmed cartridge headspaces on the rim, the case length is of less importance than with rimless cartridges. This allows some firearms chambered for similar rimmed cartridges to safely chamber and fire shorter cartridges, such as using .38 Special cartridges in a .357 Magnum revolver. Rimmed cartridges are well suited to certain types of actions, such as revolvers and break-action firearms, where the rim helps hold the cartridge in position. Rimmed cartridges generally do not work quite as well in firearms that feed from a box magazine, since the magazine must be carefully loaded so that the rim from each successive case is loaded ahead of the round beneath it, so the round will not snag on the rim of the cartridge below it as the bolt strips it out of the magazine. However, box magazine firearms firing rimmed cases have seen extensive use; the famous Lee–Enfield rifle used by the UK, and the Russian (later Soviet) Mosin-Nagant rifle, were both used from before World War I until after World War II. Semi-automatic handguns have been chambered in rimmed cartridges as well, for example a LAR Grizzly or Desert Eagle in .357 or .44 Magnum. Some types of rimmed cartridges, such as rimfire cartridges, also use the rim to contain the priming compound used to ignite the cartridge instead of a centrally-mounted primer such as used in centerfire cartridges. Under the metric cartridge designation system, a capitalized "R" added at the end of the designation denotes a rimmed cartridge. For example, "7.62×54mmR" is a rimmed cartridge, while "7.62×51mm" is a rimless cartridge. Under Imperial designations, there is typically no distinction between rimmed and unrimmed cartridges, unless one is referring to a rimmed version of a cartridge which is typically rimless, such as the .45 Auto Rim, a special rimmed version of the .45 ACP (aka ".45 Auto"), intended for use in M1917 service revolvers. Examples of rimmed handgun cartridges include the .38 Special, .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum. Rimmed rifle cartridge examples include |
8,512 | Neelam Chaturvedi | Neelam Chaturvedi (b. 1 July 1960 at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian women's human rights defender and activist. She works to create awareness about gender and caste violence in India and build networks to combat violence against women. She seeks to increase women's ability to participate in democratic institutions through capacity building and promote rehabilitation and counselling services for street children and children involved in child labour. She founded the first women's shelter in her region and campaigns against violence and sexual harassment of women in her community. Her work for women's rights has been highlighted by Amnesty International. As a trade union activist in the 1970s she became involved in work on women's issues within the trade union movement and in Indian society as a whole. She organised women workers to raise issues of physical and mental violence, the dowry system, rape, prostitution and sexual harassment. She is the founder or co-founder of Indian women's organizations including Mahila Manch, Sakhi Kendra and the National Alliance of Women's Organisations. She is a core member of the National Alliance of Women's Organisations (NAWO) and a leader of the Opposition (for the Democratic Party) in the NAWO's Indian Women's Parliament. References External links Increasing incidents of dowry deaths or harassment (The Times of India) Category:Indian human rights activists Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:Indian women activists Category:People from Kanpur Category:Women from Uttar Pradesh Category:Activists from Uttar Pradesh |
8,513 | Monsempron-Libos | Monsempron-Libos is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. See also Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department Monsempronlibos |
8,514 | Opposition to the Indo-US civilian agreement in India | The Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement was met with stiff opposition by some political parties and activists in India. Although many mainstream political parties including the Indian National Congress support the deal along with regional parties like Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Rashtriya Janata Dal its realisation has run into difficulties in the face of stiff political opposition in India. Also, in November 2007, former Indian Military chiefs, bureaucrats and scientists drafted a letter to Members of Parliament expressing their support for the deal. However, opposition and criticism continued at political levels. The Samajwadi Party (SP) which was with the Left Front in opposing the deal changed its stand after discussing with ex-president of India and scientist Dr A P J Abdul Kalam. Now the SP is in support of the government and the deal. The Indian Government survived a vote of confidence by 275-256 after the Left Front withdrew their support to the government over this dispute. Political opposition Bharatiya Janata Party The main opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which laid the groundwork for the deal criticized the deal saying that the deal in its present form was unacceptable to the BJP and wanted the deal renegotiated. The BJP had asked the government not to accept the deal without a vote in the parliament. However, the government remained steadfast on its commitment to the deal and has refused to back down on the agreement. Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, in a statement to the Indian Express newspaper, seemed to indicate willingness to support the government provided some legislative measures. However his party refused to follow that line and stuck to its earlier stand. Supply of uranium and testing-bans IBN reported: Left Front The primary opposition to the nuclear deal in India, however, comes from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))and its parliamentary allies (Communist Party of India, Revolutionary Socialist Party (India), All India Forward Bloc) November 17 the left parties had provisionally agreed to let the government initiate talks with the IAEA for India specific safeguards which indicated that they may support. The CPI(M), an external parliamentary supporter of government as it stipulates conditions that in some areas are more severe than the clauses in either the NPT or the CTBT. They alleged that the deal would undermine the sovereignty of India's foreign policy and also claimed that the Indian government was hiding certain clauses of the deal, which would harm India's indigenous nuclear program, from the media. On July 9, 2008, the Left Front withdrew support to the government reducing its strength to 276 in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the parliament). The government survived a confidence vote in the parliament on July 22, 2008 by 275-256 votes in the backdrop of defections from both camps to the opposite camps. United Nationalist Progressive Alliance (UNPA) The United Nationalist Progressive Alliance (UNPA) was divided over support of the nuclear deal. While the Samajwadi Party supported it after consultations with Abdul Kalam, the other members of the UNPA led by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) opposed it saying that |
8,515 | List of highways numbered 606 | The following highways are numbered 606: Afghanistan Route 606 (Afghanistan) Canada Highway 606 (Ontario) Saskatchewan Highway 606 United States See also Loudoun Gateway (WMATA station), a planned Washington Metro station formerly named Route 606 Wind Chill - a horror film taking place on a "Route 606" |
8,516 | The Ancient Art of War at Sea | The Ancient Art of War at Sea is a computer game developed by Brøderbund and released for the Apple Macintosh and MS-DOS IBM in 1987 as a sequel to The Ancient Art of War. Plot The player commands a fleet of ships in this naval-combat simulation which takes place in the mid-19th century. The player faces one of six opponents, each of which employs a different strategy against the player. Five are historic: the Duke of Medina Sidonia (1588); Martin(sic) Tromp (1639); Blackbeard (1718); John Paul Jones (1779); Horatio Nelson (1805); and a fictitious opponent Thor Foote. Reception Computer Gaming World in 1987 stated that The Ancient Art of War at Sea "offers a powerful editing system and an enjoyable, playable game" that was superior to its predecessor, with excellent documentation. In 1990 the magazine gave the game three out of five stars, warning that gameplay favored single ships as opposed to fleet actions when fighting enemy fleets. In 1992 the magazine gave the game two stars, stating that it "plays wells as a game, but not as a serious study" and regretting that it was the only Age of Sail game for DOS. Compute! in 1988 also praised the documentation and editor. The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in their "The Role of Computers" column. They agreed that War at Sea was better than its predecessor and called it a "must have", giving the game five out of five stars. They particularly enjoyed the ship-to-ship combat. References External links The Ancient Art of War at Sea at IGN The Ancient Art of War at Sea at GameSpy Category:1987 video games Category:Apple II games Category:Broderbund games Category:DOS games Category:Mac OS games Category:Naval video games Category:Real-time strategy video games Category:Video games developed in the United States |
8,517 | Saint-Laurent-d'Oingt | Saint-Laurent-d'Oingt is a former commune in the Rhône department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, Le Bois-d'Oingt, Oingt and Saint-Laurent-d'Oingt merged becoming one commune of Val d'Oingt. See also Communes of the Rhône department References INSEE Category:Former communes of Rhône (department) |
8,518 | Adrián Hernández (baseball) | Adrian Hernandez (born March 25, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers. Baseball career New York Yankees Hernandez was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent on June 2, , to a four-year, $4 million contract. He was instantly dubbed the nickname "El Duquecito" due to the similar pitching style of fellow Cuban Orlando Hernández. Hernández flew through the Yankees minor league organization in 2000 after going 8–2, with a 3.89 earned run average and 86 strikeouts in 12 games, all starts. Hernandez made his major league debut on April 21, , versus the Boston Red Sox, pitching three innings allowing one earned run on two hits. He was called up and sent down to the minors on three different occasions in 2001 and finished the season, going 0–3 in six games (three starts), with 10 strikeouts and a 3.68 ERA. In , Hernandez struggled in both the majors and the minors. He finished the season with a 12.00 ERA in two games in the majors. After spending the entire season in the minors he was granted free agency by the Yankees on October 15, 2003. Milwaukee Brewers On October 15, , Hernandez signed with the Milwaukee Brewers. After making five relief appearances for the Brewers, he made his first start with the team on May 8, 2004. Despite not allowing any hits, he walked seven batters and gave up three runs in 4.1 innings. On May 11, 2004, he was designated for assignment by the Brewers and was optioned to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. In the minors, he struggled, going 0–8 leading to the end of his career. See also List of baseball players who defected from Cuba References External links , or Cuban-Play (Series Nacionales), or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League) Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Cardenales de Lara players Category:Columbus Clippers players Category:Cuban defectors Category:Indianapolis Indians players Category:Industriales de La Habana players Category:Major League Baseball players from Cuba Category:Major League Baseball pitchers Category:Mexican League baseball pitchers Category:Milwaukee Brewers players Category:New York Yankees players Category:Norwich Navigators players Category:Sportspeople from Havana Category:Tampa Yankees players Category:Trenton Thunder players Category:Vaqueros Laguna players |
8,519 | Zhang Lianzhong | Zhang Lianzhong (; born 23 June 1931) is a retired submariner and admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). An army veteran of the Chinese Civil War, he trained to become a submariner in the 1960s and commanded China's first submarine mission to sail past the first island chain into the Pacific Ocean in 1976. He served as Commander of the Lüshun Naval Base from 1983 to 1985 and as Commander of the PLA Navy from 1988 to 1996. Early life and army career Zhang was born on 23 June 1931 in Xiaogao Village, Jiaozhou, Shandong, Republic of China. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in March 1947 and fought in major battles of the Chinese Civil War, including the Battle of Jiaodong, the Battle of Jinan, the Huaihai campaign, the Yangtze River Crossing Campaign, the Shanghai Campaign, and the Battle of Zhangzhou–Xiamen. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Zhang served in the 31st Group Army as a platoon and company commander. Following two years of study at the Advanced Infantry School from 1956 to 1958, he served as a battalion chief of staff in the Fuzhou Military Region. Career in the Navy In August 1960, Zhang entered the PLA Navy Submarine Academy in Qingdao. Upon graduation in 1965, he served as a submarine captain and later commander of a submarine detachment. In 1976, China for the first time sent a submarine (No. 252) to sail past the first island chain into the Pacific Ocean, for a total journey of 3,300 nautical miles. Zhang served as the commander of the mission. From 1979 to 1980, Zhang studied at the PLA Military Academy (now PLA National Defence University), and subsequently served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the North Sea Fleet and Commander of the Lüshun Naval Base. In September 1983, Zhang received North Korean President Kim Il-sung on the latter's visit of the Lüshun Base, who was accompanied by General Secretary Hu Yaobang. Commander of the Navy In early 1985, Zhang was promoted to Deputy Commander of the PLA Navy, in charge of logistics and equipment. He was elected an alternate member of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in November 1987. Although the most junior among the navy's deputy commanders, Zhang was chosen by Deng Xiaoping and Liu Huaqing to succeed Liu as the 4th Commander of the PLA Navy in January 1988. He was the first commander of the navy to have served at sea, whereas his predecessors were all veteran revolutionaries of the Long March era. He attained the rank of vice admiral in September 1988 and admiral in May 1993. He was elected a full member of the 14th Central Committee in 1992. Zhang put a strong emphasis on maritime defence. In an interview in 1988, he said that "We will never forget that China was invaded several times by imperialist troops from the sea. The nation's suffering from lack of sea defence still remains fresh in our mind; and the history should not repeat itself." |
8,520 | CP Parla Escuela | Club Polideportivo Parla Escuela is a Spanish football team based in Parla, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1989 it plays in Royal Madrid Football Federation, holding home games at Estadio Las Américas, with a capacity of 2,000 seats. Season to season 1 seasons in Tercera División External links Official website Category:Football clubs in the Community of Madrid Category:Association football clubs established in 1989 Category:1989 establishments in Spain |
8,521 | Out of the Black (The Stranglers album) | Out of the Black is a compilation album by The Stranglers. Track listing "God is Good" "No More Heroes" (live) "Money" "Little Blue Lies" "Golden Brown" (live) "Coup de Grace (S.O.S.)" "Miss You" "Summer in the City" "Valley of the Birds" "Joy De Viva" "No Reason" "Strange Little Girl" (live) "Lies & Deception" "Blue Sky" "All Day and All of the Night" (live) "Always the Sun" (live) Category:2002 compilation albums Category:The Stranglers compilation albums |
8,522 | Stephen McGlede | Stephen McGlede (born 13 April 1969) is an Australian cyclist. He won the silver medal in Men's team pursuit in the 1992 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal in Men's team pursuit in the 1988 Summer Olympics References Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category:Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic cyclists of Australia Category:Olympic silver medalists for Australia Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Category:Australian male cyclists Category:Olympic medalists in cycling Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Category:Australian track cyclists Category:Cyclists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games |
8,523 | Henderson v. United States (1950) | Henderson v. United States, 339 U.S. 816 (1950), was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in the jurisprudence of the United States that abolished segregation in railroad dining cars with an 8-0 ruling. The decision On May 17, 1942, Elmer W. Henderson, an African-American passenger, was travelling first-class on the Southern Railway from Washington to Atlanta en route to Birmingham in the course of his duties as an employee of the United States. At about 5:30 pm, while the train was in Virginia, the first call to dinner was announced and he went promptly to the dining car. Under practices then in effect, the two end tables nearest the kitchen were to be reserved initially for African Americans with curtains drawn between them and the rest of the car. If the other tables were occupied before any African-American passengers presented themselves at the diner then those two tables were made available for white passengers. As the tables were partly occupied by white passengers (with at least one seat at them unoccupied) the dining-car steward declined to seat the passenger in the dining car, offering instead to serve him at his Pullman seat. The passenger declined and the steward agreed to send him word when space was available. No word was sent and he was not served, although he twice returned to the diner before it was detached at 9 pm. The passenger filed a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission in October 1942, alleging this conduct violated provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act. While the Commission acknowledged that he had been subjected to undue and unreasonable prejudice and disadvantage, it dismissed the occurrence as a casual incident brought about by the bad judgment of an employee and refused to enter an order as to future practices. The United States District Court for the District of Maryland disagreed; the railroad's general practice, as evidenced by its stated policies in effect on August 6, 1942, was in violation of the Interstate Commerce Act. The US Supreme Court did not rule on the constitutionality of "separate but equal" in this instance but did find that the railroad had failed to provide the passenger with the same level of service provided to a white passenger with the same class of ticket, a violation of principles already established in Mitchell v. United States (1941). Analysis The Court refused to rule on the separate but equal doctrine, but the mandate of the Court eliminated the reserved tables and the curtain. See also Southern Railway Co. v. United States List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 339 References Further reading Barnes, Catherine A. Journey from Jim Crow: The Desegregation of Southern Transit, Columbia University Press, 1983. External links Category:United States Supreme Court cases Category:20th century American trials Category:United States racial desegregation case law Category:1950 in United States case law Category:Southern Railway (U.S.) Category:African-American history between emancipation and the Civil Rights Movement Category:Railway litigation in 1950 Category:United States Supreme Court cases of the Vinson Court Category:Civil rights movement case law |
8,524 | High Sheriff of Humberside | The High Sheriff of Humberside was a High Sheriff title which was in existence from 1974 until 1996, covering the former county of Humberside, England. The county of Humberside was formed from most of the East Riding of Yorkshire and parts of Lincolnshire in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 and was served by its own High Sheriff, replacing the High Sheriff of Yorkshire and High Sheriff of Lincolnshire. The county was abolished in 1996 and since that time various parts have been merged into the High Sheriff of the East Riding of Yorkshire and High Sheriff of Lincolnshire titles. Below is a list of the sheriffs. List of High Sheriffs 1974–1975 John Godfrey Fisher 1975–1976 Rupert Alexander Alec-Smith 1976–1977 Richard Anthony Bethell 1977–1978 Norman Jackson 1978–1979 Angus Jeremy Christopher Hildyard 1979–1980 John Raleigh Charles Joseph Chichester-Constable, landowner and son of Raleigh Chichester-Constable 1980–1981 Richard Anthony Bellamy 1981–1982 Stephen Hargreaves Hall 1982–1983 Robert Leslie Holtby 1983–1984 David Ernest Addison 1984–1985 James Gordon Gordon 1985–1986 Joseph Henry Goodhart 1986–1987 William Frank Somerville Letten 1987–1988 Peter Bentham Oughtred 1988–1989 Sir Ian Godfrey Bosville Macdonald, 17th Baronet 1989–1990 John Ellerker Spilman 1990–1991 Geoffrey Alan Marr 1991–1992 Richard Marriott 1992–1993 John Westland Anthony Clugston 1993–1994 Peter William Barker 1994–1995 Thomas Wilson Boyd 1995–1996 Frank Alan Flear OBE DL, chairman of Grimsby Fish Dock Enterprise Ltd 1996–1996 Tom Martin (4 days until the abolition of the County) References External links HighSheriffs.com Humberside Humberside Category:Lincolnshire |
8,525 | Abraham Low Self-Help Systems | Abraham Low Self-Help Systems (ALSHS) is a non-profit organization formed from the merger of Recovery International and the Abraham Low Institute. ALSHS facilitates the estimated 600 worldwide Recovery International meetings and all projects formerly run by the Abraham Low Institute including the Power to Change program. The organization is named after Abraham Low, founder of the mental health self-help organization now known as Recovery International. History Recovery, Inc., often referred to simply as Recovery, was officially formed November 7, 1937, by neuropsychiatrist Abraham Low in Chicago, Illinois. Low created the organization to facilitate peer support self-help groups for former mental patients and later allowed for participation of those who had not been hospitalized, but with a desire to improve their mental health. During the organization's annual meeting in June 2007 it was announced that Recovery, Inc. would thereafter be known as Recovery International. As of 2008 there were over 600 weekly Recovery International meetings held throughout North America, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Israel and India. The Abraham Low Institute was founded in 1989 to develop programs, in addition to Recovery, based on Low's self-help principles. The Institute awarded grants to further scholarly research on Low's work, provided research resources for people interested in Low's methods, and developed the Power to Change program and The Relatives Project. On January 1, 2008 Recovery International merged with The Abraham Low Institute and provisionally renamed the new organization Recovery International / The Abraham Low Institute (RI/TALI). Celinda Jungheim, a community volunteer from Los Angeles, was elected as president of the Board of Directors. Abraham Low Self-Help Systems was incorporated on January 1, 2009, completing the merger of Recovery International and The Abraham Low Institute. Abraham Low Self-Help Systems is now the provider of Recovery International community, phone and online meetings and The Power to Change program, which was a program of The Abraham Low Institute. The Relatives Project The Relatives Project, found in 1993, provides support for family and friends of people who have mental and emotional problems. The Relatives Project teaches coping skills and stress management through meetings similar to those held in Recovery International groups, but using literature written by Abraham Low specifically for the families of his patients. Relatives are taught to maintain empathy and unconditional positive regard for their ill relative, while reframing their domestic environment to provide an empowering atmosphere for all members. The Relatives Project groups are open to adults and teenagers, and allow professionals to observe but only to participate if it is in support of a family member's mental health. Mental health becomes a shared goal for a family, and all family members share in responsibility to achieve it. Power to Change Power to Change is a cognitive-behavioral peer-to-peer program based on Low's self-help principles. Power to Change primarily teaches at-risk students and ex-prisoners principles of Low's Self-Help system in peer-to-peer groups. Power to Change groups generally consist of 8-12 members, meeting weekly, who learn the principles of the Low Self-Help System by describing their personal experience of disturbing events and commenting on each other's experiences using a |
8,526 | Dioscorea spicata | Dioscorea spicata is a herbaceous perennial in the family Dioscoreaceae. Description Taxonomy First described by Albrecht Wilhelm Roth in 1821. It is placed in Section Enantiophyllum. Distribution Indian subcontinent (see map in eMonocot). Uses The tubers are use as a food source. References Bibliography spicata |
8,527 | Dave Major | Joseph Dave Major (March 6, 1883 – December 24, 1934) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey Association. References Category:1883 births Category:1934 deaths Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen Category:Ice hockey people from Quebec Category:Montreal Canadiens (NHA) players Category:People from Outaouais Category:Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Category:Anglophone Quebec people |
8,528 | Robertson House | Robertson House or Robertson Farm may refer to: Robertson House (Kensett, Arkansas) Giboney-Robertson-Stewart House, in Wynne, Arkansas T.H. Robertson House, in Fort Collins, Colorado, listed on the NRHP in Larimer County, Colorado Kidd-Robertson House, in LaGrange, Georgia, listed on the NRHP in Troup County, Georgia Robertson House (Eureka, Kansas) Samuel Robertson House, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, listed on the NRHP in Hardin County, Kentucky Robertson House (Hemp Ridge, Kentucky) Boyle-Robertson-Letcher House, in Lancaster, Kentucky, listed on the NRHP in Garrard County, Kentucky Robertson Place, in Tyrone, Kentucky, listed on the NRHP in Woodford County, Kentucky Eugene P. Robertson House, in Albion, Michigan Robertson-Yates House, in Hernando, Mississippi Cooke-Robertson House, in Sandusky, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Erie County, Ohio Dr. and Mrs. Charles G. Robertson House and Garden, in Salem, Oregon, listed on the NRHP in Marion County, Oregon Robertson-Easterling-McLaurin House, in Bennettsville, South Carolina William Robertson House, in Pinopolis, South Carolina Robertson Family Farm, in Whiteville, Tennessee Sheeks-Robertson House, in Austin, Texas Col. Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson Plantation, in Salado, Texas Judge William J. Robertson House, in Charlottesville, Virginia John A. and Martha Robertson House, in Lodi, Wisconsin See also Roberts House (disambiguation) |
8,529 | 2008 Pan American Men's Handball Championship | The 13th American Handball Championship, also called PanAmericano 2008, was the official competition for senior men's national handball teams of North, Center, Caribbean and South America, held from June 24 to June 28, 2008 in São Carlos, Brazil. It also acted as the qualifying competition for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship, securing three vacancies for the World Championship. These places were earned by Brazil, Argentina and Cuba. Eight nations had been scheduled to play at the tournament, but Dominican Republic decided not to play just a few days before the tournament, so Group B had only three participating teams. Preliminary round All times are (UTC-3) Group A (São Carlos) Group B (São Carlos) Placement matches 5th-7th place Semifinal 1st-4th place Final ranking Top goalscorers External links 2008 Category:2008 in handball Category:2008 in Brazilian sport Pan |
8,530 | Ken Fyffe | Ken Fyffe (born 14 March 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links Category:Living people Category:1938 births Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Category:North Melbourne Football Club players Category:Redan Football Club players Category:Ballarat Football Club players |
8,531 | Al Furaysh | Al Furaysh is a village in Al Madinah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. See also List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia Regions of Saudi Arabia References Category:Populated places in Medina Region |
8,532 | Pinevale, Queensland | Pinevale is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Pinevale had a population of 53 people. References Category:Mackay Region Category:Localities in Queensland |
8,533 | Silvia Zarzu | Silvia Andreea Zarzu (born December 16, 1998) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She was part of the Romanian team that won the gold medal in the team event at the 2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She was part of the Romanian team that placed fourth at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, China. Senior career 2014 Silvia competed in a friendly meet between Belgium, France and Romania and helped the Romanian team win the first place. She was part of the Romanian team at the 2014 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships who won the first place. In August, at the National Championships, Zarzu placed 13th in the all-around, 6th on vault and 4th on floor. She competed at a friendly meet between Switzerland, Germany and Romania and placed 2nd with the team, 8th on vault and 7th on floor. She was part of the Romanian team who competed at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and placed 4th in the team final. 2015 In May Zarzu competed at Trofeo Torino 4 Nazioni and helped Romanian team place 3rd after Russia and Italy. She was also selected to compete at the 2015 European Games where she placed 7th with the team and 5th on floor. In September Zarzu competed at a friendly meet between Romania and France and helped the team win the first place. Competitive history References External links Silvia Andreea Zarzu - Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:People from Onești Category:Romanian female artistic gymnasts Category:Gymnasts at the 2015 European Games Category:European Games competitors for Romania |
8,534 | Frans van Daele | Franciskus Romanus Rumoldus, Baron van Daele (born Oostburg, 24 Oct 1947) was the private secretary of His Majesty's Cabinet. He joined the Belgian diplomatic service in 1971 and was appointed to the Permanent Mission of Belgium to the European Union in 1973. After postings in Athens, a second tour at the EU, Rome and in the Belgian mission at the UN in New York, he served at the Belgian Foreign Office as Director General for Political Affairs at the Foreign Office. In 1997 Van Daele was appointed as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the European Union. In 2002 he became Ambassador of Belgium to the USA. Since 2006, he has served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to NATO. In 2013 upon the abdication of King Albert II of Belgium Van Daele of he became the first chief of the Royal private cabinet of King Philippe of Belgium. He succeeded Jacques van Ypersele and held the office from 2013 to 2017. Upon his retirement he was made a Minister of State. He was declared a noble lord in 2003, and in 2006 he and his descendants were given the title Baron(ess) van Daele. Honours : Grand officer in the Order of the Crown Grand officer in the Order of Leopold II. : Grand officer in the Order of the Phoenix Grand officer in the Order of merit : Grand officer in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic : Commander of the Order of the Aztec Eagle. Sources External link Category:1947 births Category:Barons of Belgium Category:Dignitaries of the Belgian court Category:Living people Category:Recipients of the Order of Honour (Greece) |
8,535 | Bill Carrothers | Not to be confused with Bill Carruthers. Bill Carrothers (born 1964 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a jazz pianist and composer based in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He has cited Clifford Brown, Shirley Horn, and Oscar Peterson as influences on his development as a musician. Carrothers performs without shoes to better feel the piano pedals, and sits in a chair rather than on a traditional piano bench in order to achieve his preferred seating height. Career Carrothers began playing piano at age five, studying with his church organist before learning jazz from Twin Cities pianist Bobby Peterson. By age 15 he was performing in Twin Cities jazz clubs, and in 1982 he briefly attended North Texas State University. Following his year at university, Carrothers re-settled in the Twin Cities and was a member of Irv Williams' band before moving to New York City in 1988. During his five-year stint in New York he performed at the Knitting Factory, The Village Gate, and Birdland as well as Blues Alley in Washington, D.C. Throughout his career, Carrothers has played live with a variety of musicians including Buddy DeFranco, Curtis Fuller, Billy Higgins, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Konitz, James Moody, Gary Peacock, Dewey Redman, Charlie Rouse, James Spaulding, Terell Stafford, Toots Thielemans, and Prince. Carrothers has performed throughout Europe, in France at the New Morning, Nevers Jazz Festival, and Marciac Festival, in Belgium at the Audi Jazz Festival and Jazz Middelheim, and he headlined the Rising Star Tour in October, 2000 through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In July, 2009, Carrothers played a week-long stand at the Village Vanguard with his European trio (Nicolas Thys and Dre Pallemaerts), a recording of which was released in 2011. In his home state of Michigan, Carrothers performed a solo piano concert at the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in April, 2010, and he made his Monterey Jazz Festival debut in September, 2011. He is also a regular on the Chicago scene, having performed at the Chicago Jazz Festival, the Green Mill, and The Jazz Showcase. In 2011, Carrothers became an adjunct professor at Lawrence University in Wisconsin. Carrothers frequently appears as part of the Copper Cats on The Red Jacket Jamboree. Awards and critical reception Carrothers was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque for Jazz in 2004 and was nominated for the Les Victoires du Jazz (French Grammy Award equivalent) in 2005 and 2011. He has also been featured in top ten lists published by Jazz Magazine, Le Monde, and JAZZIZ Magazine. Down Beat called him "a probing, intelligent player" with "a beautiful touch and a wide stylistic range" who "never sounds less than a musician who thinks on his feet and channels emotions freely." Discography As leader As sideman With Kevin Brady Common Ground (LRP, 2007) Zeitgeist (LRP, 2009) With Scott Colley Subliminal... (Criss Cross Jazz, 1998) With Dave Douglas Moving Portrait (DIW, 1998) With Jay Epstein Long Ago (GoneJazz, 1997) Easy Company (GoneJazz, 2009) With Jean-Marc Foltz To the Moon (Ayler, 2011) With Ray Gehring & Commonwealth Radio Trails (Evan, 2009) With Phil Grenadier Playful Intentions (Fresh Sound, 2003) |
8,536 | Róbert Litauszki | Róbert Litauszki (born 15 March 1990 in Budapest) is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Újpest. Club statistics Updated to games played as of 14 March 2020. Honours Újpest Hungarian Cup (1): 2013–14 References External links Player profile at HLSZ Player profile at MLSZ Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Budapest Category:Hungarian footballers Category:Hungary under-21 international footballers Category:Association football defenders Category:Újpest FC players Category:Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Category:KS Cracovia players Category:Ekstraklasa players Category:Hungarian expatriate footballers Category:Expatriate footballers in Poland Category:Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Poland |
8,537 | 1656 in France | Events from the year 1656 in France. Incumbents Monarch: Louis XIV Events Births April 10 – René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, lord-founder of Rimouski in eastern Quebec, Canada (d. 1718) April 12 – Benoît de Maillet, French diplomat and natural historian (d. 1738) May 31 – Marin Marais, French composer and viol player (d. 1728) June 5 – Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist (d. 1708) July 18 – Joachim Bouvet, French Jesuit active in China (d. 1730) July 20 – Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (d. 1723) August 6 – Claude de Forbin, French naval commander (d. 1733) August 12 – Claude de Visdelou, French missionary (d. 1737) August 16 – Christian Knaut, German physician (d. 1716) August 18 – Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian painter (d. 1743) September 6 – Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1723) October 20 – Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) November 18 – Jacques de Tourreil, French lawyer (d. 1714) Deaths January 3 – Mathieu Molé, French statesman (b. 1584) July 2 – François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (b. 1611) See also References Category:1656 in Europe Category:Years of the 17th century in France France |
8,538 | Commodity status of animals | The commodity status of animals refers to the legal status as property of most non-human animals, particularly farmed animals, working animals and animals in sport, and their use as objects of trade. In the United States, Free-roaming animals (ferae naturae) are (broadly) held in trust by the state; only if captured can be claimed as personal property. Animals regarded as commodities may be bought, sold, given away, bequeathed, killed, and used as commodity producers: producers of meat, eggs, milk, fur, wool, skin and offspring, among other things. The exchange value of the animal does not depend on quality of life. The commodity status of livestock is evident in auction yards, where they are tagged with a barcode and traded according to certain qualities, including age, weight, sex and breeding history. In commodity markets, animals and animal products are classified as soft commodities, along with goods such as coffee and sugar, because they are grown, as opposed to hard commodities, such as gold and copper, which are mined. Researchers identify viewing animals as commodities by humans as a manifestation of speciesism. The vegan and animal rights movements, chiefly the abolitionist approach, of the twentieth century calls for eliminating the commodity or property status of animals. History and law Animals, when owned, are classified as personal property (movable property not attached to real property/real estate). The word cattle derives from the French word cheptel or Old French word chatel, or personal property. Historian Joyce Salisbury writes that the relationship between humans and animals was always expressed in terms of control, and the idea that animals become property by being domesticated. She notes that Saint Ambrose (340–397) held the view that God controlled wild animals while humanity controlled the rest. Isidore of Seville (560–636) distinguished between "cattle", a term for animals that had been domesticated, and "beasts" or wild animals, as did Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274). The English jurist William Blackstone (1723–1780) wrote of domesticated animals, in Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–1769): In such as are of a nature tame and domestic (as horses, kine [cows], sheep, poultry, and the like), a man may have as absolute a property as in any inanimate beings ... because these continue perpetually in his occupation, and will not stray from his house or person, unless by accident or fraudulent entitlement, in either of which cases the owner does not lose his property ..." That wild animals belong in common to everyone, or to the state, and can become personal property only if captured, is known as the "animals ferae naturae" doctrine. Blackstone wrote of wild animals that they are either "not the objects of property at all, or else fall under our other division, namely, that of qualified, limited, or special property, which is such as is not in its nature permanent, but may sometimes subsist, and at other times not subsist." Sentience Writing about wild animals being imported into France in the 18th century, historian Louise Robbins writes that a "cultural biography of things" would show animals "sliding in and out of commodity status and taking |
8,539 | Elm Lawn Cemetery | Elm Lawn Cemetery is a cemetery located at 300 Ridge Road in Bay City, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. History By the late 1880s, the cemeteries already established in Bay City were becoming filled. In 1890, a group of Bay City businessmen formed an association for the purpose of establishing a new cemetery. Property was acquired, and by early 1891, landscape architect Mason L. Brown of Detroit had nearly completed a plan of the grounds. Work on the grounds started in the spring. By October 1891, work had proceeded far enough that the first interment took place. Pratt & Koeppe of Bay City designed the gatehouse and chapel, and work on these structures began in late 1891 and was completed in 1892. Although some grading of the site was left, the construction work was essentially complete at the end of 1892. After the main construction was completed, the landscaping was installed, with the trees already on the site supplemented with other plantings. As the cemetery became more popular, families with means began constructing mausoleums on the site, with the first one installed by the family of John F. Eddy in 1899, and the last by the Van Haaren family in 1948. The cemetery is still active and approximately forty burials are performed annually. As of 2018, the cemetery is owned by the Midwest Memorial Group. Description The cemetery covers 60 acres of flat terrain, with a central access roadway and curving roads to either side. There are about 13,000 burials in the cemetery, with space for about 5000 more. The foliage on site includes a large variety of shade trees (beech, cedar, maple, oak and pine) along various ornamental trees and shrubs, including catalpa, hawthorn, purple plum, redbud, lilac, sandcherry, spirea and dogwood. The earliest burials are in the rear section of the cemetery, and many sections along the front remain undeveloped today. A number of mausoleums dot the cemetery The entrance to the cemetery is through an arched stone gateway with attached gatehouse. The structure has a Richardsonian Romanesque feel and is 18 by 22 feet with a small tower extending above the roofline. The gatehouse building contains two rooms: A main room, used as the cemetery office, and a small bathroom. The attached gateway extends 47 feet and in 35 feet high. A Richardsonian Romanesque chapel is also on the grounds. The chapel is a one-story buff sandstone structure approximately thirty feet square, with a hip roof clad in slate. A series of steps leads upward to the entrance. The chapel inside contains eight oak pews, four to a side around a center aisle. The basement contains a vault. References Category:National Register of Historic Places in Bay County, Michigan Category:Romanesque Revival architecture in Michigan Category:Neoclassical architecture in Michigan Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1892 |
8,540 | Harari People's Democratic Party | Harari People's Democratic Party () is a political party in the Harari Region, Ethiopia. References Category:Political parties in Ethiopia |
8,541 | Jayanta Bandyopadhyay | Jayanta Bandyopadhyay (Bengali: জয়ন্ত বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়; born 31 December 1947, in Kolkata, India), is a researcher, analyst and author. He is now a Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, Kolkata. He is a Former Professor of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. An internationally renowned professional on public interest research, mountain environment and water governance in south Asia, Bandyopadhyay has authored sixteen critically acclaimed books and monographs, in addition to 150 papers and articles. He has delivered invited lectures in many parts of the world. Early life and education Bandyopadhyay had his schooling in Kolkata after which he studied engineering. He received a Master of Technology degree in 1969 and PhD in 1976 in Engineering Physics from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. After obtaining his doctorate, he turned his research interest to the interdisciplinary area of Science and the Natural Environment. He soon got deeply interested in research on the Himalaya. His professional life started to revolve around environment and economic growth in the world's mountains. In 1977 he joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA, as a visiting post-doctoral fellow in the area of science and public policy. Career Bandyopadhyay has been closely associated with research on environment and economic growth in the Himalaya, especially on the rivers emerging from this mountain. He has been a member of the faculty at IIM Bangalore, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, and the International Academy of Environment (IAE), Geneva. In 1991 he was invited by the Earth Summit Secretariat in Geneva to single draft a chapter for Agenda-21 on the world's mountains. In 1997 he was invited by the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) to establish the Centre for Development and Environment Policy. He retired from his position at IIMC in 2012 and spent a year at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi as a Visiting Professor. He has been an adviser to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) New Delhi, and the Water Diplomacy Program at Tufts University, Medford, USA. He recently acted as a review-editor for the forthcoming Report on Himalayan Monitoring and Assessment Programme (HIMAP) of ICIMOD, Kathmandu. The central contribution of Bandyopadhyay is an interdisciplinary approach to the understanding of mountain areas and governance of rivers emerging from the Himalaya. Bandyopadhyay served as the President of Indian Society for Ecological Economics (2006–08); President of SaciWATERS (2000–09); Chair of Scientific Advisory Committee, GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (2007–12); and as Board Member, International Society for Ecological Economics (2007–09). He was the Coordinating Lead Author for "Freshwater Ecosystem Services" in Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Selected bibliography Books and Monographs Environmental Sustainability from the Himalayas to the Oceans: Struggles and Innovations in China and India (New York, Springer) Co-edited 2017. IRBM for Brahmaputra Sub-basin: Water Governance, Environmental Security and Human Well-being (New Delhi, Observer Research Foundation) Co-authored 2016. Environmental Governance: Approaches, Imperatives and Methods (New Delhi, Bloomsbury) Co-edited, 2012 The Indian Sundarbans Delta: A Vision (New Delhi, WWF-India), co-authored, forthcoming in 2011 Water, Agriculture and Sustainable Well-being (New Delhi, Oxford University Press) 2009 (co-edited) |
8,542 | Stefan Weber (Orientalist) | Stefan Weber (born 17 October 1967, in Aachen) is a German Orientalist and director of the Museum of Islamic Art (Museum für Islamische Kunst) at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany. Previously, he was assistant professor of material history at the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations of Aga Khan University in London. Career Weber matriculated in Islamic studies (Arabic, Persian, Turkish and History of Islamic art) at Bonn University in 1990 and finished as Magister in 1996. After university he worked at the German Archaeological Institute in Damascus. In 2001 he received a doctorate from the University of Berlin and moved to Beirut as staff member of the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (German Oriental Society). In 2007 he became assistant professor of material history at the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations of Aga Khan University in London. In July 2008 he was appointed as director of the Pergamon Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and holds this position since spring 2009. Stefan Weber chaired several international and interdisciplinary projects. He specializes in the architectural history of Syria during the Ottoman period. Publications Zeugnisse Kulturellen Wandels: Stadt, Architektur und Gesellschaft des osmanischen Damaskus im 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert. Ph.D. Thesis, Freie Universität Berlin, 2001 (Online version) Das Anfang vom Ende. Der Wandel bemalter Holzvertäfelungen in Damaskus des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts. in: Julia Gonnella, Jens Kröger: Angels, Peonies, and Fabulous Creatures: The Aleppo Room in Berlin. International Symposium of the Museum für Islamische Kunst - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin 12.-14. April 2002, pp. 153–164. The Empire in the City: Arab Provincial Capitals in the Late Ottoman Empire. Beiruter Texte und Studien 88, Beirut 2002 (as editor with J. Hanssen, Th. Philipp) Damascus: Ottoman Modernity and Urban Transformation (1808–1918). Aarhus University Press, Aarhus 2009, . References External links Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin Stefan Weber, Orient-Institut Beirut The Early Period of Ottoman Rule in Bilad al-Sham. Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:German art historians Category:German orientalists Category:Orientalists Category:Museum directors Category:Directors of museums in Germany Category:German male non-fiction writers Category:Aga Khan University faculty Category:Historians of Islamic art |
8,543 | Romanian Fencing Federation | The Romanian Fencing Federation () is the governing body for the sport of fencing in Romania. Affiliated to the Federation Internationale d'Escrime since 1914, it is a member of the European Fencing Confederation and of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee. According to the National Institute of Statistics, the federation had 1238 fencers in 2011. Its budget, granted by the Ministry of Youth and Sport, grew from 2.5 million lei in 2012 to 3 million lei in 2014. As of 2014, 45 clubs are affiliated to the federation. One third of them are situated in Bucharest; the most important are CS Dinamo, financed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and CSA Steaua, run by the Ministry of National Defense. The other clubs are based in Iași, Brașov, Satu Mare, Oradea, and Craiova. The federation runs the Romanian Cup () and the Romanian national fencing championships. History The first governing body of fencing in Romania was the Federation of Fencing and Gymnastics Societies (), created in 1906, then in 1912 the Federation of Sport Societies (), of which fencing was a committee. The FRS proper was founded in 1931 as a temporary organisation and officially recognised by the Union of Sports Federations of Romania (UFSR) in 1932. Governance The FRS is governed by an executive committee, with Olympic champion and national coach for men's sabre Mihai Covaliu as president, Mihai Dincă and Colonel George Boroi (president of CSA Steaua) as vicepresidents, and international referee Marius Florea as general secretary. Octavian Zidaru, national coach for women's épée, serves as technical director. The federation comprises the following bodies: technical central commission discipline central commission central commission for competitions, rankings, memberships, transfers, and statistics central college of referees central commission for equipment, electrical apparatus, and technical sports assistance anti-doping central commission medical central commission central commission for the marketing, promotion and development of fencing appeal board References Category:National federations of the European Fencing Confederation Fencing Category:Organizations based in Bucharest Category:Sports organizations established in 1931 |
8,544 | List of tunnels and bridges in Hong Kong | This is a list of vehicular tunnels and bridges in Hong Kong. Road tunnels Victoria Harbour crossings Tunnels on Hong Kong Island Tunnels in New Kowloon Tunnels between New Kowloon and the New Territories Tunnels in the New Territories Tunnels under construction or planned Bridges There are about 1300 vehicular bridges in Hong Kong. Railway bridges and viaducts MTR East Rail Line / Through Train Lo Wu Bridge Bridge over Lam Tsuen River Bridge over Tai Po River Bridge over Shing Mun River Island Line Heng Fa Chuen - Chai Wan Viaduct Kwun Tong Line Kowloon Bay - Kwun Tong Viaduct Ma On Shan Line Tai Wai - Shek Mun Viaduct Tai Shui Hang - Wu Kai Sha Viaduct South Island Line Ocean Park - Wong Chuk Hang Viaduct Aberdeen Channel Bridge Tseun Wan Line Kwai Fong - Kwai Hing Viaduct Tung Chung Line / Airport Express Kap Shui Mun Bridge Ma Wan Viaduct Tsing Lai Bridge Tsing Ma Bridge Railway Bridge between Lantau Island & Chek Lap Kok Island. West Rail Line Kam Sheung Road–Tuen Mun Viaduct (longest bridge/viaduct in Hong Kong) Light Rail Hoi Wong Road over Tuen Mun River Castle Peak Road - Hung Shui Kiu over Hung Shui River Castle Peak Road - Yuen Long over Yuen Long Nullah Pui To Road over Tuen Mun River Fung Tei Station to Siu Hong Station over Tuen Mun River Peak Tram Bridge over Kennedy Road Tram Bridge over Bowrington Canal (Vanished) Notable underpasses Pedder Street Underpass Smithfield Underpass Salisbury Road Underpass Chung Cheung Road Lin Cheung Road Underpass Winslow Street Underpass Chatham Road South-Gilles Avenue South Underpass Sai Sha Road Ma On Shan Underpass Sai Sha Road Clear Water Bay Underpass Tsing Yi Road-Kwai Tsing Bridge Underpass Yi Pei Chun Road Underpass Wo Yi Hop Road Underpass Tunnels for electricity cables Wah Fu–Bowen Tunnel (3.1km) Nam Fung–Parker Tunnel (5.7km) Railway tunnels Various tunnels were built for the MTR trains too. Harbour Crossing Tunnel Western Immersed Tube Tai Lam Tunnel Tunnels for gas pipes Old Beacon Hill Tunnel See also Transport in Hong Kong Vehicular harbour crossings in Hong Kong List of railway bridges and viaducts in Hong Kong Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge :Category:Railway tunnels in Hong Kong References External links Transport Department: Tunnels & Bridges in Hong Kong Civil Engineering Department: Catalogue of Hong Kong Tunnels (Up to December 2008) Civil Engineering Department: Geotechnical Control of Tunnel Works – CEDD Newsletter Issue No.30 tunnels and bridges Hong Kong Hong Kong tunnels and bridges Category:Railway bridges in Hong Kong Hong Kong, railway bridges and viaducts |
8,545 | Ajmer–Rameswaram Humsafar Express | Ajmer–Rameswaram Humsafar Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting with . It is currently being operated with 19603/19604 train numbers on weekly basis. Background The inaugural service, bearing train number No.09603 of this service was launched on 27 September 2018 at () by Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Sumitra Mahajan. The regular services are scheduled to commencing from 2 October 2018 at on every Tuesdays and 6 October 2018 at on every Saturdays bearing train numbers 19604 and 19603 respectively. Rakes The service is completely fitted with 3-tier AC coaches designed by Indian Railways with features like LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed and will have announcement system as well, Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras. Apart from 16 AC 3-tier coaches earmarked for passengers, the train will also have 1 Pantry Car and 2 End-on Generator coaches. Service & Stoppage This weekly service originates every Sunday traverses about through , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and reaching on Tuesdays. On the return journey, it leaves the same Tuesday traverses the same route and reaches Ajmer Junction on Thursdays. It takes 52 hours approximately to completely the service at an rate of . See also Sri Ganganagar – Tiruchirappalli Humsafar Express Ajmer Junction railway station Rameswaram railway station Notes References External links 19603/Ajmer - Rameswaram Humsafar Express 19604/Rameswaram - Ajmer Humsafar Express Category:Transport in Ajmer Category:Transport in Rameswaram Category:Railway services introduced in 2018 Category:Humsafar Express trains Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh Category:Rail transport in Rajasthan Category:Rail transport in Telangana Category:Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu |
8,546 | 1961 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet | The 1961 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet was an international track and field competition between the Soviet Union and the United States. The third in a series of meetings between the nations, it was held on July 15–16 in Lenin Stadium, Soviet Union, and finished with Soviet Union beating the United States 179 to 163. A total of 33 events were contested, 22 by men and 10 by women. A total of five world records were broken at the competition – the most of any meeting in the series. Home athletes Valeriy Brumel, Tatyana Shchelkanova and Tamara Press set records in field events, while Ralph Boston and the American women's 4 × 100 meters relay team set world standards for the visitors. World records Results Team score Men Women References Turrini, Joseph M. "It Was Communism Versus the Free World": The USA-USSR Dual Track Meet Series and the Development of Track and Field in the United States, 1958-1985. Journal of Sport History, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Fall 2001), pp. 427–471. Retrieved 2019-07-16. The Cold War Track Series 1958-1965. Racing Past. Retrieved 2019-07-16. Лёгкая атлетика. Справочник / Составитель Р. В. Орлов. — М.: «Физкультура и спорт», 1983. — С. 155–178, 385. Матчи СССР — США // Лёгкая атлетика. Энциклопедия / Авторы-составители В. Б. Зеличёнок, В. Н. Спичков, В. Л. Штейнбах. — М.: «Человек», 2012. — Т. 1. — С. 623. — . 1961 Category:International athletics competitions hosted by the Soviet Union Category:Sports competitions in Moscow USA USSR Track and field USA USSR Track and field USA USSR Track and field USA USSR Track and field |
8,547 | Kotoden Shido Line | The is a Japanese railway line in Kagawa Prefecture, which connects Kawaramachi Station in Takamatsu with Kotoden-Shido Station in Sanuki. It is owned and operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad. The line color is rose pink. Station list All stations are located in Kagawa Prefecture. History The line first opened on 18 November 1911 between Imabashi and Shido Station (now ), electrified at 600 V DC. The line voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC from August 1966. References Category:Rail transport in Kagawa Prefecture Shido Line |
8,548 | Oatlands College | Oatlands College () is a voluntary Christian Brothers secondary school for boys aged 12–18, located in Mount Merrion, County Dublin in Ireland. It prepares students for Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate examinations. The school was ranked as the 10th best non fee-paying secondary school for Abdul in County Dublin by the Irish Times newspaper in 2013. Development The Christian Brothers first established a community in 1951, before opening the school in 1955. It is now under the Trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust. The school added a single storey extension in 1969 and later added a sports hall in 1980. After some modernisation in 1995, the school opened a new wing in 1999. In the summer of 2010, a new technology room, drawing room, music room, a second computer room, two new class rooms and two new science laboratories were added to the building. On 10 May 2012, a new sports hall with a canteen and a new classroom was opened by the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins. The school is very well served by Dublin Bus routes 7b, 7d, 46a, 46e, 47, 116, 118 and 145 along the N11 Stillorgan Road Quality Bus Corridor. The school itself is located about 2 minutes walk to Stillorgan village. Curriculum The school offers the following subjects at Junior Cycle: First Year: All students take the following subjects: Core: Irish, English, Mathematics, History, Geography, Science, C.S.P.E, S.P.H.E, Religion, Business, Technical Graphics, Technology, P.E., French, German, Art. Modules: Music, Computer Studies, Aquatic Studies, and Speech and Drama. Second and Third Year: Core: Irish, English, Mathematics, History, Geography, Science, C.S.P.E., S.P.H.E., Religion, P.E. and A selection from: Business, Technical Graphics, Technology, French, German, Art, Music, Computer Studies, and Speech and Drama. The subjects at Senior Cycle are as follows: All students study Irish, English, Maths, French or German and Religion. The following are free for the students to choose from: History, Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Music, Business, Accounting, Economics, Art, Technology, Applied Maths, Physics, Home Economics, Design & Communication Graphics, PE, and Career Guidance. The school operates a Transition Year Option in Fourth Year. Oatlands College does not offer a Repeat Leaving Certificate Programme. Sports Oatlands partakes in Gaelic football, hurling, soccer, basketball, chess,cross country running,archery and athletics. The school has also a very successful golf team who became the South Dublin champions in 2013. The U16 Hurling team reached two 'A' County finals last year. They played in the 'C' final this year and narrowly lost out to Clonkeen College. In 2017, the senior rugby team won the South Dublin Cup winning with a last minute penalty. In 2018, the junior rugby team won the South Dublin Cup with the seniors narrowly losing out to Benildus College. Extra-curricular activities School teams enter Business Quiz Competitions, Inter-School Debate Competitions, Student Enterprise Awards, the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, Young Social Innovators, Build a Bank, and Edmund Rice Awards. Students also participate in Schools Across Borders, and the Zambia Immersion Programme. Each year a College Musical is performed by Transition Year students in association with the girls |
8,549 | Wallowa Lake State Park | Wallowa Lake State Park is a state park located in northeast Oregon in the United States. It is at the southern shore of Wallowa Lake, near the city of Joseph in Wallowa County. The town of Wallowa Lake is situated next to the park. Wallowa Lake State Park has a variety of activities, including hiking wilderness trails, horseback riding, bumper boat, canoeing, miniature golf, and a tramway to the top of one of the mountains (a rise of 3,700 feet). Wildlife is abundant in the area. Amenities There is overnight camping for tents and RVs with full hookup. The campground has yurts, cabins, tepees, and reservable group tents. There is swimming and a boat ramp for the lake. See also List of Oregon state parks References External links from Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Category:State parks of Oregon Category:Parks in Wallowa County, Oregon Category:Wallowa–Whitman National Forest Category:Joseph, Oregon |
8,550 | List of colonial governors in 1770 | Great Britain East Florida – James Grant, Governor of East Florida (1763–1771) Georgia – James Wright, Governor of Georgia (1760–1776) Gibraltar – Edward Cornwallis, Governor of Gibraltar (1761–1776) Province of New Jersey – William Franklin, Governor of New Jersey (1763–1776) Portugal Angola – Francisco Inocéncio de Sousa Coutinho, Governor of Angola (1764–1772) Macau – Diogo Fernandes Salema e Saldanha, Governor of Macau (1767–1770) D. Rodrigo de Castro, Governor of Macau (1770–1771) Colonial governors Colonial governors 1770 |
8,551 | 2006–07 Fencing World Cup | The 36th FIE Fencing World Cup began on October 2007 and concluded on September 2007 at the 2007 World Fencing Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Individual Épée Individual Foil Individual Sabre Team Épée Team Foil Team Sabre References FIE rankings Category:Fencing World Cup Category:2006 in fencing Category:2007 in fencing Category:International fencing competitions hosted by Russia Category:2007 in Russian sport |
8,552 | L Schuler AG v Wickman Machine Tool Sales Ltd | L Schuler AG v Wickman Machine Tool Sales Ltd [1973] UKHL 2 is an English contract law case, concerning the right to terminate performance of a contract. Facts Wickman alleged that Schuler AG wrongfully terminated their contract for Wickman to visit car makers to market Schuler’s panel presses, as their sole representative for 4 and a half years, even though Wickman had failed to make visits. Clause 7(b) said, ‘It shall be a condition of this agreement that [Wickman] shall send its representatives to visit [the six largest UK car manufacturers of the time] at least once in every week for the purpose of soliciting orders for panel presses.’ Clause 11 said either party could end the agreement if the other was in material breach and did not change its behaviour on 60 days' notice. Mr Wickman failed to make any visits at the start. This was waived by Schuler at first, but then when Wickman was making some but not all the visits, Schuler terminated. Wickman sued, alleging Schuler was not allowed to terminate. Judgment The House of Lords held by a majority that Schuler was not entitled to terminate, and held clause 7(b) to be not a condition. Clause 7 was to be read with clause 11, so that notice would need to be given to remedy the situation, and if notice and 60 days to change was not given, then clause 7 would not be breached. Only after 60 days without compliance would ‘rescission’ (i.e. termination) be allowed. Lord Reid said the following. Lord Morris, Lord Simon and Lord Kilbrandon concurred. Lord Wilberforce dissented, holding that Schuler should have been able to terminate. See also English contract law Notes References External links Schuler AG on the German Wikipedia Category:English contract case law Category:House of Lords cases Category:1973 in case law Category:1973 in British law Category:Lord Wilberforce cases |
8,553 | Urban District of Perry Barr | Urban District of Perry Barr, or Perry Barr Urban District was an area of England for local government administrative purposes. As such, it was administered locally by Perry Barr Urban District Council. It took its name from the included hamlet of Perry Barr, which was until then in the parish of Handsworth. It was created in 1894 as a result of the Local Government Act 1894, as a subdivision of the administrative county of Staffordshire, and existed until 1928, when it largely became part of Birmingham, and so also part of the county of Warwickshire. At that time, small parts of the district were granted to the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, also in Warwickshire, and to West Bromwich (remaining in Staffordshire until 1974). In 1974, Birmingham was taken out of Warwickshire and became part of the West Midlands county. The district included areas which today are known as: Perry Barr (Old) Oscott Queslett Hamstead Handsworth (parts of) Great Barr (parts of) The area is still considered to be in the Staffordshire vice-county for wildlife recording purposes. References Population statistics: Category:Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Category:Urban districts of England Category:History of Staffordshire Category:History of Birmingham, West Midlands Category:Perry Barr |
8,554 | Hakone Ropeway | The is the name of an aerial lift, as well as its operator. The funitel line links between Sōunzan and Tōgendai via Ōwakudani, all within Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. The line became funitel in 2002, the second of its kind in the nation, after Hashikurasan Ropeway. It makes a part of the sightseeing route between Odawara and Lake Ashi. The company belongs to the Odakyū Group. Basic data Hakone Ropeway was a single line until 2001. From 2002, it became a system consisted of two distinct sections, although they are still treated as the same line. Between Sōunzan and Ōwakudani System: Gondola lift, until 2001 Funitel, from 2002 Distance: Vertical interval: Maximum gradient: 25°33′ Operational speed: 5.0 m/s Passenger capacity per a cabin: 18 Cabins: 18 Between Ōwakudani and Tōgendai System: Gondola lift, until 2006 Funitel, from 2007 Distance: Vertical interval: Maximum gradient: 19°42′ Operational speed: 5.0 m/s Passenger capacity per a cabin: 18 Cabins: 30 Stations All stations at Hakone, Kanagawa. See also List of aerial lifts in Japan External links Official website Category:Gondola lifts in Japan Category:Tourist attractions in Kanagawa Prefecture Category:Transport in Kanagawa Prefecture |
8,555 | In Werder the Trees are in Bloom | In Werder the Trees are in Bloom (German:In Werder blühen die Bäume) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Teddy Bill, Fritz Schulz and . The film's art direction was by Kurt Richter. Cast Teddy Bill as Karl Fritz Schulz as Willie as Frau Pieseke Evi Eva as Evi Pieseke Karl Elzer as Mr. Morray as Mady Morray Sig Arno as Herr von Blasius Karl Platen as Droschkenkutscher Gustav Sophie Pagay as Gustavs Frau References External links Category:1928 films Category:German films Category:Films of the Weimar Republic Category:Films directed by Fred Sauer Category:German silent feature films Category:German black-and-white films |
8,556 | Benny Reynolds | Benny Reynolds (March 5, 1936 – February 14, 2014) was an American rodeo champion. Born in Twin Bridges, Montana, he was of English descent. Both his mother and father rode saddle broncs and his brothers also competed in rodeo. Reynolds entered his first rodeo in Butte, Montana at age 6, but did not compete seriously until 15. He went professional and joined the Rodeo Cowboys Association (now the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association) in 1956. He went on to win 1958 RCA Rookie of the Year Award, competing in saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, bull riding and steer wrestling. Reynolds was a guest contestant on the CBS-TV quiz show, Name That Tune in the late 1950s. While endorsing Wrangler Jeans and Tony Lama Boots, print advertising featuring Reynolds appeared regularly in such publications as Rodeo Sports News and The Western Horseman. His most successful year in rodeo was 1961, when he won the World All Around Champion Cowboy title, $31,309, "a saddle, a silver buckle, silver spurs and a life size fiberglass horse". In 1966 he was the winner of the Linderman Award, "given to the contestant earning the most money in a combination of three or more rough stock and timed events". In 1993, Reynolds was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for his accomplishments in all around multiple rodeo event competition. In later life he ranched and put up fencing in the mountains. Reynolds died of a heart attack on February 14, 2014 at his ranch in Dillon, Montana. He was 77. Honors 1961 Rodeo Hall of Fame of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum 1993 ProRodeo Hall of Fame 1996 National Senior Professional Rodeo Hall of Fame Montana Pro Rodeo Hall and Wall of Fame References External links Category:1936 births Category:2014 deaths Category:People from Madison County, Montana Category:ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductees Category:All-Around Category:Bareback bronc riders Category:Saddle bronc riders Category:Bull riders Category:Steer wrestlers Category:People from Dillon, Montana |
8,557 | Ed Flesh | Edwin Albert Flesh Jr. (December 4, 1931 – July 15, 2011), known as Ed Flesh, was an American art director and designer who worked on a variety of television programs from the 1950s through the 1990s. He is best known for designing the Wheel used in the game show, Wheel of Fortune. In 1993, Flesh was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his work on Supermarket Sweep. His other credits as a television art director include Pyramid, Days of Our Lives, Press Your Luck, Celebrity Sweepstakes, Second Chance, The New Newlywed Game, To Say the Least, Name That Tune and Jeopardy!. Flesh was a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was born on December 4, 1931. He received his bachelor's degree from Franklin & Marshall College, located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Flesh then enrolled at Yale Drama School, where he studied graduate level scenic design for three years. Flesh relocated to New York City after completing his studies at Yale. He worked as a scene designer for off-Broadway productions before being hired as the "supervisor of scenic design" for NBC. He transferred from New York to NBC Studios in Burbank, California, where he worked as the head art director for game shows, as well as the soap opera, Days of Our Lives. Flesh is credited with conceiving and designing the wheel for NBC's Wheel of Fortune. Flesh designed the wheel to spin "horizontally instead of vertically", a design unlike most previous game show wheels. Flesh later designed the sets for The Montel Williams Show and The David Letterman Show, a short-lived daytime show on NBC which aired in 1980. He also designed the sets for three special editions of The Oprah Winfrey Show, in which Oprah Winfrey interviewed John Travolta, Barbra Streisand and Madonna. Ed Flesh, who lived in Sylmar, died on July 15, 2011, at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, California, at the age of 79. He was survived by his partner of forty-four years, David Powers. References External links Category:1931 births Category:2011 deaths Category:American designers Category:American art directors Category:Franklin & Marshall College alumni Category:Yale School of Drama alumni Category:People from Sylmar, Los Angeles Category:Artists from Philadelphia Category:Artists from New York City |
8,558 | Wrzelów | Wrzelów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łaziska, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Łaziska, north-west of Opole Lubelskie, and west of the regional capital Lublin. References Category:Villages in Opole Lubelskie County |
8,559 | DARPA Network Challenge | The 2009 DARPA Network Challenge was a prize competition for exploring the roles the Internet and social networking play in the real-time communications, wide-area collaborations, and practical actions required to solve broad-scope, time-critical problems. The competition was sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a research organization of the United States Department of Defense. The challenge was designed to help the military generate ideas for operating under a range of circumstances, such as natural disasters. Congress authorized DARPA to award cash prizes to further DARPA's mission to sponsor revolutionary, high-payoff research that bridges the gap between fundamental discoveries and their use for national security. In the competition, teams had to locate ten red balloons placed around the United States and then report their findings to DARPA. Due to the distributed nature of the contest, many teams used online resources, such as social media sites, to gather information or to recruit people that would look for balloons. Teams often had to deal with false submissions, and so they needed to come up with ways to validate and confirm reported sightings. The contest was concluded in under nine hours, much less than expected by DARPA, and had many implications with regards to the power of online social networking and crowdsourcing in general. Specifics of the competition Under the rules of the competition, the $40,000 challenge award would be granted to the first team to submit the locations of 10 moored, 8-foot, red weather balloons at 10 previously undisclosed fixed locations in the continental United States. The balloons were to be placed in readily accessible locations visible from nearby roads. The balloons were deployed at 10:00 AM Eastern Time on December 5, 2009, and scheduled to be taken down at 5:00 PM. DARPA was prepared to deploy them for a second day and wait for up to a week for a team to find all of the balloons. Part of the purpose of the challenge was to force participants to discern actual pertinent information from potential noise. Many teams came across false reports of sightings, both accidental and purposeful. One valid strategy was spamming social networks with false reports to throw competitors off the trail of real sightings. The verification of balloon sightings was paramount to success. The contest was announced only about a month before the start date. This limited the amount of time teams had to prepare. The ability of many to do so showed the effectiveness of mass and social media to distribute information and organize people quickly. The time in which information about the challenge spread was actually more compressed than a month. However, in the week preceding the launch day the official competition site increased in traffic from an average of 1,000 hits per day to 20,000 hits per day. Similarly, the efforts of many competing teams went viral in the last few days before the start date. DARPA selected the date of the competition to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Internet. Results Even though DARPA was prepared to deploy the balloons for a second day and |
8,560 | Cacht ingen Ragnaill | Cacht ingen Ragnaill was the queen of Donnchad mac Briain, from their marriage in 1032 to her death in 1054, when she is styled Queen of Ireland in the Irish annals of the Clonmacnoise group: the Annals of Tigernach and Chronicon Scotorum. Her husband himself, though King of Munster, is not widely regarded as having been High King of Ireland and so the extent of Cacht's influence is uncertain. That her style is superior to his presents an obviously strange situation in medieval Gaelic Ireland's male-dominated politics. Of Norse-Irish descent, Cacht almost certainly belonged to the dynasty of the Uí Ímair, and is usually assumed to have been a sister of Donnchad's ally Echmarcach mac Ragnaill, whose precise parentage is uncertain. He is regarded by scholars either as a descendant of Ivar of Waterford, or of Gofraid mac Arailt, but since both had children named Ragnall and both dynasties were in alliance with the Dál Cais, Cacht's father need not be identical with his. Issue References and notes Category:Irish royal consorts Category:11th-century Irish people Category:11th-century Irish women Category:Viking Age women Category:Uí Ímair Category:1054 deaths Category:Year of birth unknown |
8,561 | Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel | Margrave Otto V of Brandenburg-Salzwedel ( 1246 – 1298), nicknamed Otto the Tall, was a son of Margrave Otto III and co-ruler of Brandenburg with his cousin, Margrave Otto IV. Otto V spent many years in Prague, at the court of his maternal uncle King Ottokar II of Bohemia. When Ottokar died in battle in 1278, Otto V became the regent for Ottokar's son and heir Wenceslaus II, who was only seven years old when his father died. As regent, Otto V had to deal with the machinations of Ottokar's widow Kunigunda of Slavonia and with factions of powerful noblemen. Bohemian chroniclers describe Otto's persistent rigour and that Wenceslaus was forced to give up his claims on Upper Lusatia before he could start reigning himself. When Wenceslaus had taken over, he and Otto V were still on good terms, and Wenceslaus took measures against the strong influence of the group around his mother. Otto V also persistently defended his claims on Pomerania against Polish counter-claims. Marriage and issue He married with Judith of Henneberg-Coburg, a daughter of Count Herman I of Henneberg. They had the following children: Matilda (c. 1270 – before 1 June 1298), the second wife of Henry IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław and High Duke of Poland Herman (c. 1275 – 1 February 1308), his successor Otto (died 1307) Kunigunde (died 1317), never married Beatrix (d. c. 1316), married Bolko I the Strict, Duke of Świdnica in 1284 Judith (also known as Jutta; died: 9 May 1328), married Rudolph I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg in 1303 Albert (before 1283 – c. 1296) References External links Otto the Tall as Regent of Bohemia Entry at www.genealogie-mittelalter.de Category:Margraves of Brandenburg Category:House of Ascania Category:1240s births Category:Year of birth uncertain Category:1298 deaths Category:13th-century German people |
8,562 | Myōdate Government Offices Site | is the site of a Nara period government office complex located in what is now part of the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi prefecture in the Tōhoku region of far northern Honshu, Japan. The site was proclaimed a National National Historic Site in January 1999. It slightly predates the construction of Taga Castle to the southeast. Background In the late Nara period, after the establishment of a centralized government under the Ritsuryō system, the Yamato court sent a number of military expeditions to what is now the Tōhoku region of northern Japan to bring the local Emishi tribes under its control. The site was long believed to have been the location of the castle of the Ōsaki clan, who held the post of Oshu Tandai in the Muromachi period. However, large quantities of roof tiles had always been uncovered by farmers in nearby fields, and when these case to the attention of archaeologists in the 1980s, it was quickly determined that the remains were actually from the Nara period. Subsequent excavation revealed that the site was mostly like a josaku-style Japanese castle dating from the late 7th to early 8th centuries. From its geographic location, the likely candidate is the mentioned in ancient records. It is protected by the central government as a National Historic Site. Description The ruins are located in the northeast of the Osaki plains of northern Miyagi Prefecture, a short distance to the south of the Daikichiyama Tile Kiln Site and several ruined Buddhist temples dating from Nara period. The site consists of the remnants of a square enclosure, approximately 700 meters east-west by 110 meters north-south, with an earthen rampart, presumably surmounted by a wooden palisade. Inside the enclosure, post holes and foundation stones indicate the locations of political affairs and ceremonial buildings, and numerous warehouses. There is nothing to be seen at the site today except for a commemorative stone marker. See also Taga Castle Higashiyama Government Offices Site List of Historic Sites of Japan (Miyagi) References External links Miyagi Prefectural Agency for Cultural Affairs Category:History of Miyagi Prefecture Category:Nara period Category:Ōsaki, Miyagi Category:Archaeological sites in Japan Category:Historic Sites of Japan Category:Mutsu Province |
8,563 | List of ship commissionings in 1970 | The list of ship commissionings in 1970 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1970. __NOTOC__ See also 1970 Ship commissionings |
8,564 | RAF Snetterton Heath | Royal Air Force Snetterton Heath or more simply RAF Snetterton Heath is a former Royal Air Force station located south east of the A11, south west of Attleborough, Norfolk, England. History Snetterton Heath airfield was constructed by Taylor Woodrow Ltd., in 1942 at a cost of £950,000 to Class-A specifications. The main runway was 6,000 feet long with two secondaries of 4,200 feet each. Originally thirty-six hardstands of the "frying pan" type were constructed as when work started, the base was intended for Royal Air Force (RAF) use. When re-scheduled for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), the number was increased to fifty, all of them being on the south and eastern side of the airfield as a railway line and the A11 road restricted dispersed locations. Total area of concrete laid in its construction was 530,000 square yards with storage provided for 144,000 gallons of fuel. USAAF use The airfield was allocated for USAAF use in 1943. Its USAAF designation was Station 138, Station-ID "SN". At one stage, it was planned to add an air depot, known as Eccles on the northern side of the airfield, access being across the A11. Four additional T-2 hangars were constructed on this site. Apparently a reduction in the number of heavy bombers being sent to the UK led to this depot becoming surplus to Eighth Air Force requirements and construction was stopped before all facilities were completed. From 13 September 1943 though 18 June 1945, Snetterton Heath served as headquarters for the 45th Combat Bombardment Wing of the 3rd Bomb Division. 386th Bombardment Group (Medium) The airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force 386th Bombardment Group (Medium), which arrived at Snetterton Heath from Lake Charles AAB, Louisiana on 3 June 1943. The 386th Bomb Group was assigned to the 3rd Bombardment Wing and flew Martin B-26B/C Marauder twin-engine medium bombers. Its operational squadrons were: 552d Bombardment Squadron (RG) 553d Bombardment Squadron (AN) 554th Bombardment Squadron (RU) 555th Bombardment Squadron (YA) The group remained at Snetterton Heath only a few days, being transferred to RAF Boxted on 10 June 1943 in north Essex where B-26 groups were to be established for operations. 96th Bombardment Group (Heavy) The 96th Bombardment Group (Heavy) arrived on 12 June 1943 from RAF Andrews Field. The 96th was assigned to the 45th Combat Bombardment Wing (later, 45th Air Division), and the group tail code was a "Square-C". Its operational squadrons were: 337th Bombardment Squadron (AW) 338th Bombardment Squadron (BX) 339th Bombardment Squadron (QJ) 413th Bombardment Squadron (MZ) The group flew Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses as part of the Eighth Air Force's strategic bombing campaign. The 96th BG transitioned to operational status at Snetterton Heath after being used as a training unit. It entered combat in May 1943 and functioned primarily as a strategic bombardment organization throughout the war. Snetterton was the most conveniently reached station from 3rd Division Headquarters at Elveden Hall, thus units of the 96th often led major operations carrying commanding generals. General Curtis LeMay led the Regensburg shuttle mission to |
8,565 | Gooitske Marsman | Gooitske Marsman (born 7 April 1965) is a Dutch judoka. She competed in the women's lightweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. References Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch female judoka Category:Olympic judoka of the Netherlands Category:Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category:People from Vlaardingen |
8,566 | Wigwag | Wigwag (wig wag, wig-wag) may refer to: Signalling devices Wigwag (railroad), a type of railroad grade crossing signal Wigwag (flag signals), a type of flag signal Wig-wag (sound stage), a red light indicating filming is in progress Wig-wag (automobile), headlight flasher Wig wag (truck braking systems), a mechanical arm indicating low brake pressure Taxiway/runway guard lights, alternating yellow lights placed at aircraft holding points Other Wigwag (magazine), American magazine published 1988-1991 Wig wag (washing machines), a solenoid design used in some brands Wigwag, the Canadian version of the English Curly Wurly bar |
8,567 | Paginatan (state constituency) | Paginatan is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. References Category:Sabah state constituencies |
8,568 | Glen Christian | Glen Christian (born c. 1929) is a former Canadian football halfback who played five seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stampeders and BC Lions. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the ninth round of the 1952 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Idaho. References External links Just Sports Stats Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:American football halfbacks Category:Canadian football running backs Category:American players of Canadian football Category:Idaho Vandals football players Category:Calgary Stampeders players Category:BC Lions players Category:Sportspeople from Calgary |
8,569 | Secret Maryo Chronicles | Secret Maryo Chronicles is a free and open-source two-dimensional platform computer game that began in 2003. The game has been described by the German PCtipp as a Super Mario Bros. clone. History Secret Maryo Chronicles began as a SourceForge project in January 2003. It was developed and is maintained by the Secret Maryo Chronicles development team, led by Florian Richter ("FluXy"). The game is OpenGL-based and has an original soundtrack and a built-in game editor. It has been released under the GNU General Public License, Version 3. The game has been expanded up the latest release in 2009. A continuation called The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M. (TSC) is as of April 2017 under continued development. Reception Secret Maryo Chronicles was listed as the number one open source video game by APC in January 2008. The game was named one of the most promising open source games of 2008 by El Heraldo. In 2008, Stern praised the speed of the game and its puzzle solving, and heute praised SMC as a well-made non-violent game for children. SMC was selected in March 2009 as "HotPick" by Linux Format. An in-detail review of the Free software magazine in 2015 called the game a "great way to procrastinate". SMC became a popular freeware titled offered by many freeware download outlets; the game was downloaded over 3.4 million times just via Sourceforge.net between 2004 and May 2017. See also List of open source games SuperTux Mari0 References External links The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M., the official sequel Category:2003 video games Category:Open-source platform games Category:Linux games Category:MacOS games Category:Windows games Category:Unofficial works based on Mario Category:Free software that uses SDL Category:Video game clones Category:Fangames Category:Freeware games |
8,570 | Alpine Fortress | The Alpine Fortress () or Alpine Redoubt was the World War II national redoubt planned by Heinrich Himmler in November and December 1943 for Germany's government and armed forces to retreat to an area from "southern Bavaria across western Austria to northern Italy". The plan was never fully endorsed by Hitler and no serious attempt was made to put the plan into operation, although it would serve as an effective tool of propaganda and military deception by the Germans in the final stages of the war. History In the six months following the D-Day landings in Normandy in June 1944, the American and British armies advanced to the Rhine and seemed poised to strike into the heart of Germany, while the Red Army, advancing from the east through Poland, reached the Oder. It seemed likely that Berlin would soon fall and Germany be divided. In these circumstances, it occurred both to some leading figures in the German regime and to the Allies that the logical thing for the Germans to do would be to move the government to the mountainous areas of southern Germany and Austria, where a relatively small number of determined troops could hold out for some time. A number of intelligence reports to the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Forces (SHAEF) identified the area as having stores of foodstuffs and military supplies built up over the preceding six months, and could even be harbouring armaments production facilities. Within this fortified terrain, they said, Hitler would be able to evade the Allies and cause tremendous difficulties for the occupying Allied forces throughout Germany. The minister of propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, set up a special unit to invent and spread rumours about an Alpenfestung. Goebbels also sent out rumours to neutral governments, thus keeping the Redoubt myth alive and its state of readiness unclear. He enlisted the assistance of the intelligence service SD to produce faked blueprints and reports on construction supplies, armament production and troop transfers to the Redoubt. This utter deception of Allied military intelligence is considered to be one of the greatest feats of the German Abwehr during the entire war. Although Adolf Hitler never fully endorsed the plan, he did provisionally agree to it at a conference with Franz Hofer in January 1945. Hitler also issued an order on 24 April 1945 for the evacuation of remaining government personnel from Berlin to the Redoubt. He made it clear that he would not leave Berlin himself, even if it fell to the Soviets, as it did on 2 May 1945. Nevertheless, the National Redoubt had serious military and political consequences. Once the Anglo-American armies had crossed the Rhine and advanced into Western Germany, a decision had to be made whether to advance on a narrow front towards Berlin or in a simultaneous push by all Western armies spanning from the North Sea to the Alps. America's most aggressive commander, Third Army head General George S. Patton in General Omar Bradley's centrally located Twelfth Army Group, had advocated a narrow front ever since D-Day, and did so again; likewise |
8,571 | Time in Lebanon | Time in Lebanon is given by Eastern European Time (EET) (UTC+02:00) or Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) (UTC+03:00) during the summer. References Lebanon |
8,572 | 2010 Northwestern State Demons football team | The 2010 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Demons were led by second-year head coach Bradley Dale Peveto and played their home games at Harry Turpin Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–3 in Southland play to finish in fifth place. Schedule References Northwestern State Category:Northwestern State Demons football seasons Northwestern State |
8,573 | Hyde Hall Bridge | Hyde Hall Bridge is a wooden covered bridge built in 1825 on then-private property of Hyde Hall, a country mansion. Both are now included in Glimmerglass State Park. With the possible exception of the Hassenplug Bridge in Pennsylvania (also built in 1825), it is the oldest documented, existing covered bridge in the United States. The World Guide to Covered Bridges and its entries of both the National Register of Historic Places and the Historic American Engineering Record list it as being constructed in 1825. The Historic American Buildings Survey entry for it shows an 1830 erection date. The bridge consists of a single span using a Burr Arch Truss and was constructed by master carpenter Cyrenus Clark with assistance from carpenter Andrew Alden and stonemason Lorenzo Bates. Renovations to the bridge were performed by the State of New York in 1967. It is one of 29 historic covered bridges in New York State. See also List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in New York References External links Hyde Hall Bridge, at Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA Category:Bridges completed in 1825 Category:Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Category:Buildings and structures in Otsego County, New York Category:Covered bridges in New York (state) Category:Historic American Buildings Survey in New York (state) Category:Historic American Engineering Record in New York (state) Category:Transportation in Otsego County, New York Category:Tourist attractions in Otsego County, New York Category:Wooden bridges in New York (state) Category:National Register of Historic Places in Otsego County, New York Category:Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Category:Road bridges in New York (state) Category:Burr Truss bridges in the United States Category:1825 establishments in New York (state) |
8,574 | Suduwol | Suduwol is a village in Upper River Division, Gambia. It is a Soninke-speaking village with a population of approximately 3780. The village is made of seven tributes (Tunkara, Jaguraga, Sillah, Nimaga, Trawally, Sinera and Kanteh, and minority tribes including sawaneh and samura kinda, Kaira kinda, Danjo, Dambelly, ). It is currently ruled by the Tunkara tribe which holds positions such as Head of the city (Degumee) and Imam. ( Jaguraga kunda holds all other leadership positions. This was the agreement of the founders of the village according to oral historians ) The current head of the city is Alhagie Maju Tunkara (Nov-2018). The Tunkaras in Gambia are all Soninke people. They live throughout West Africa and many immigrated to Europe. Suduwol is home to A primary and a secondary school. Recently a high school has been established.The village also have Islamic school known as Madrasa. Very important figures of suduwol include Ex-Chief Alh. Yukasse Tunkara, Billay G Tunkara current MP of Kantora, Alhagie Kibily Jaguraga, Mpa Masa, Alhagie Billay Tunkara, Alh. Ebrima (current Imam) his son Dembo Touray Tunkara who currently lead people in prayers because the father old age. etc. The Soninke, also called Saraculeh or Serahuli, are a Mande people who descend from the Bafour and closely related to the Imraguen of Mauritania. They speak Soninke, a mande language. They were the founders of the ancient empire of Ghana, 750-1240 CE. Subgroups of Soninke include the Maraka and Wangara. After contact with Muslim Almoravid traders from the north around 1066, Soninke nobles of neighboring Takrur were among the first ethnic groups from Africa to embrace Islam. When the Ghana empire dispersed, the resulting diaspora brought Soninkes to Mali, Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. This diaspora included Wangara, famous traders who spread far from traditionally Mande areas. Hence the term Wangara is used today in Ghana and Burkina Faso to describe the Soninke populations in cities and towns. The Soninke have traditionally been traders in gold, salt and diamonds. Diet The Suduwol consumer a variety of foods. Breakfast foods include “Honde”, porridge made of millet, sugar, milk and salt and “Sombi” porridge made of rice, millet or corn. For lunch “Demmu Teray” and “Takhahay” are very common, both containing rice and peanuts, common Soninke ingredients. "Deray”, a stew, is a mixture of millet and beans. Economy The primary occupations are trade and agriculture. During the rainy season, men and women both cultivate. However women usually stay at home to cook and take care of children. They also work dyeing cotton material. A typical Soninke colour is Indigo. The Suduwol attained a high standard of living. Young men go to neighbouring cities to work. Since the 1960s, the majority of West African immigrants in France came from the Soninke. References www.suduwol.wordpress.com @suduwol Category:Populated places in the Gambia |
8,575 | KXSM | KXSM (93.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format as part of the Radio Lazer brand. Licensed to Chualar, California, United States, it serves the Salinas Valley area. The station is currently owned by Lazer Licenses, LLC. Formerly broadcasting at 93.5 MHz, the station changed its frequency to 93.1 MHz in the spring of 2012 so that another Radio Lazer station, KXZM, would be able to move its transmitter and signal nearer to San Jose. History Early Years (1980-1994) This station received a construction permit in 1978, and signed on in 1980 as KHIP, only to become KMXZ in 1992 During this time, it broadcast at 93.5 FM. Country era (1994-1996) In December 1994, KMXZ flipped to country music, branded as "Cat Country 93.5", albeit airing syndicated programming full-time. On July 17, 1995, the callsign was changed to KAXT to match the branding. Alternative turned Hot AC era (1996-2003) On November 4, 1996, KAXT flipped to alternative music, branded as "CD-93" (broadcast studios primarily used CD players at the time). The station's callsign was changed to KCDU to match the new format. At the time of the format change, the core artists included Ani DiFranco, Shawn Colvin, Smashing Pumpkins, Fiona Apple, 311, Counting Crows, Alanis Morissette and others. In July 1997, the station's playlist shifted to a mainstream Modern Adult Contemporary format. Alternative and Triple A tracks were replaced by pop-leaning songs by artists such as Ace of Base, Madonna and Prince. The station officially changed its slogan to "Today's Music" in August 1997. Around the same time, an all-request 80's New Wave program called "RetroAction" began airing Saturday nights from 9 to midnight, hosted by Sini Man. The station's Fall 1997 lineup included Mike Skot (mornings), Sandy Shore (middays), program director Bill Goldsmith (afternoons), and Sini Man (evenings). Ms. Shore and Mr. Goldsmith were voicetracked, while Mr. Skot and Mr. Man were live. In late 1997, the station (and then-sister station KPIG) was sold to NuWave Broadcasting out of Hawaii. The station moved from KPIG's Watsonville studios to NuWave's Salinas studios. In 1998, the station added even more pop-leaning tracks, including "You're Still The One" by Shania Twain and "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion. A voicetracked DJ simply known as "Christopher" replaced Bill Goldsmith in the afternoons. In March 1999, the station revamped its lineup, replacing Sandy Shore and Christopher with live DJ's Jae Jae (middays) and Maverick (afternoons). Prior to KCDU, Maverick worked at crosstown KDON-FM for two years. When the new KDON PD (Danny Ocean) came in, he fired Maverick. 10 minutes later, Mav was back on the air at CD93 doing afternoons and soon became the assistant program director. Jae Jae became famous for her "I'm outtie like a belly-button" sign-off phrase, and great stunts like the walk from Monterey to Santa Cruz for a Children's care center in Santa Cruz. Several programming changes also occurred in March 1999. The first was "10-in-a-row's" - where the station now played 10 songs each hour non-stop without commercials. The second was a new program |
8,576 | Alessio Ferrazza | Alessio Ferrazza (born 26 January 1986) is an Italian football midfielder who currently plays for FC Chiasso. References Football.ch profile Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Italian footballers Category:Italian expatriate footballers Category:AC Bellinzona players Category:FC Chiasso players Category:Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Category:Association football midfielders |
8,577 | Hamon (swordsmithing) | In swordsmithing, (from Japanese, literally "blade pattern") is a visual effect created on the blade by the hardening process. The hamon is the outline of the hardened zone (yakiba) which contains the cutting edge (ha). Blades made in this manner are known as differentially hardened, with a harder cutting edge than spine (mune) (for example: spine 40 HRC vs edge 58 HRC). This difference in hardness results from clay being applied on the blade (tsuchioki) prior to the cooling process (quenching). Less or no clay allows the edge to cool faster, making it harder but more brittle, while more clay allows the center (hira) and spine to cool slower, thus retaining its resilience. The hamon outlines the transition between the region of harder martensitic steel at the blade's edge and the softer pearlitic steel at the center and back of the sword. This difference in hardness is the objective of the process; the appearance is purely a side effect. However, the aesthetic qualities of the hamon are quite valuable—not only as proof of the differential-hardening treatment but also in its artistic value—and the patterns can be quite complex. Many modern reproductions do not have natural hamon because they are thoroughly hardened monosteel; the appearance of a hamon is reproduced via various processes such as acid etching, sandblasting, or more crude ones such as wire brushing. Some modern reproductions with natural hamons are also subjected to acid etching to enhance their hamons' prominence. A true hamon can be easily discerned by the presence of a "nioi," which is a bright, speckled line a few millimeters wide, following the length of the hamon. The nioi is typically best viewed at long angles, and cannot be faked with etching or other methods. When viewed through a magnifying lens, the nioi appears as a sparkly line, being made up of many bright martensite grains, which are surrounded by darker, softer pearlite. Origins According to legend, Amakuni Yasutsuna developed the process of differentially hardening the blades around the 8th century AD. The emperor was returning from battle with his soldiers when Yasutsuna noticed that half of the swords were broken: Although impossible to ascertain who actually invented the technique, surviving blades by Yasutsuna from around 749–811 AD suggest that at the very least Yasutsuna helped establish the tradition of differentially hardening the blades. See also Glossary of Japanese swords Pattern welding References External links Cheness Inc page about Hamons and how to differentiate fakes Photo of 13 types of Hamon Category:Japanese swords |
8,578 | Birth of the Dead | Birth of the Dead is a two-CD compilation album chronicling the early years of the San Francisco psychedelic band the Grateful Dead. The set was originally part of the twelve-CD box set The Golden Road (1965–1973), released on October 16, 2001, then was released as a stand-alone album on March 25, 2003. The album consists of various studio and live tracks of seven original songs and a number of covers. Birth of the Dead, Volume One (The Studio Sessions), containing the music from the first CD, was released as a vinyl LP on the Friday Music label on December 17, 2013. Recording The two CDs are labeled "The Studio Sides" for the first CD and "The Live Sides" for the second. The Studio Sides comprise three separate recording sessions: "The Autumn Sessions", "The Scorpio Session", and "The Hendricks Session". The Autumn Sessions was recorded at Golden State Recorders in San Francisco in November 1965. The band used the space under the assumed name of The Emergency Crew. The Scorpio Sessions comprise tracks seven through sixteen of disc one, two of which ("Don't Ease Me In" backed with "Stealin') were released in limited supply by Scorpio Records, in July 1966, as the band's first single. The Hendrick Session, consisting of only the song "Fire in the City", was recorded for use in the documentary film Sons and Daughters. It was later released as a single by Verve Records. Track listing Disc one The Studio Sides "Early Morning Rain" (Gordon Lightfoot) – 3:22 "I Know You Rider" (traditional) – 2:41 "Mindbender (Confusion's Prince)" (Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh) – 2:41 "The Only Time Is Now" (Grateful Dead) – 2:24 "Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks)" (Grateful Dead) – 3:17 "Can't Come Down" (Grateful Dead) – 3:04 "Stealin' (instrumental)" (Gus Cannon) – 2:40 "Stealin' (w/ vocals)" (Gus Cannon) – 2:36 "Don't Ease Me In (instrumental)" (traditional) – 2:01 "Don't Ease Me In (w/ vocals)" (traditional) – 2:02 "You Don't Have to Ask" (Grateful Dead) – 3:35 "Tastebud (instrumental)" (Ron McKernan) – 7:04 "Tastebud (w/ vocals)" (McKernan) – 4:35 "I Know You Rider" (traditional) – 2:36 "Cold Rain and Snow (instrumental)" (traditional) – 3:15 "Cold Rain and Snow (w/ vocals)" (traditional) – 3:17 "Fire in the City" (Peter Krug) – 3:19 Disc two The Live Sides "Viola Lee Blues" (Noah Lewis) – 9:39 "Don't Ease Me In" (traditional) – 2:43 "Pain in My Heart" (Naomi Neville) – 4:24 "Sitting on Top of the World" (Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon) – 3:51 "It's All over Now, Baby Blue" (Bob Dylan) – 5:12 "I'm a King Bee" (James Moore) – 8:52 "Big Boss Man" (Luther Dixon, Al Smith) – 5:11 "Standing on the Corner" (Grateful Dead) – 3:46 "In the Pines" (Slim Bryant, Clayton McMichen) – 4:55 "Nobody's Fault But Mine" (Blind Willie Johnson) – 4:15 "Next Time You See Me" (Earl Forest, Bill Harvey) – 2:47 "One Kind Favor" (Lightnin' Hopkins, Jules Taub) – 3:44 "He Was a Friend of Mine" (traditional) – 4:45 "Keep Rolling By" (traditional) – 7:57 Personnel Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals Bob |
8,579 | Lantiq | Lantiq was a Germany-based fabless semiconductor company of approximately 1,000 people formed via a spin-out from Infineon_Technologies. The company was purchased in 2015 by Intel for $345M. Corporate history On July 7, 2009 Infineon Technologies announced that it agreed to sell its wire-based communications division to Golden Gate Capital, resulting in a new stand-alone name of Lantiq This was one of several steps to raise cash during the Great Recession. Some technology had been acquired when Infineon purchased Taiwan-based ADMTek (partially owned by Accton Technology Corporation) for approximately US$100 million in cash in 2004. Some assets and patents acquired from Massachusetts-based Aware Inc for about US$6.75 million were included in the spinoff. The division was headed by Christian Wolff when the deal closed on November 6, 2009 for about 243 million Euros. Lantiq's central functions and the executive management team were located in Neubiberg, near Munich Germany. In May 2012, Dan Artusi from Conexant replaced Wolff as chief executive. On Feb 2, 2015, it was announced that Intel agreed to buy Lantiq (a transaction valued at $345 million) in an attempt to expand its range of chips used in connected Internet-of-Things gadgets and IoT gateways. Markets Lantiq made semiconductor products for computer networks used by common carrier telecommunications companies in access networks and home networking. Their products included SOC's (system-on-a-chip) and other integrated circuits for technologies including the digital subscriber line family, VoIP, wireless LAN, Gigabit Ethernet and passive optical networks. In January 2011 Lantiq announced home networking technology compliant with the ITU-T G.hn standard using the brand name XWAY HNX. See also OpenWrt Qualcomm Atheros MediaTek Ingenic Semiconductor STMicroelectronics Texas Instruments References External links Lantiq's web site OpenWrt Wiki: Lantiq SoCs OpenWrt Track: Lantiq Category:Semiconductor companies of Germany Category:Fabless semiconductor companies Category:Multinational companies headquartered in Germany Category:Companies established in 2009 Category:Computer memory companies Category:2015 mergers and acquisitions |
8,580 | Episcopal Church of the Advent (Louisville, Kentucky) | The Episcopal Church of the Advent is located in Louisville, Kentucky. The congregation began as a Sunday school of Louisville's Christ Church Cathedral in 1870 which met in a store at Broadway and Baxter Avenue and was called "Sunday School of the Advent". In 1872 it moved to Rubel Avenue near Broadway, and was formally organized as a congregation in 1874. As the Cherokee Triangle neighborhood of Louisville was being subdivided, the creation of East Broadway (soon renamed Cherokee Parkway) cut off a triangle of land that belong to Cave Hill Cemetery, which rendered it useless for burials in the carefully planned facility, so the cemetery company sold the land to the Church of the Advent. The congregation hired Frederick C. Withers of New York to construct the church building, and the cornerstone was laid in 1887. The church was built in a late Victorian style, with limestone walls, a slate roof, a series of gables and a tower. The first service was held on April 15, 1888, two Sundays after Easter that year. When Cherokee Triangle was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a district, the Church of the Advent was described in the listing document as "the architectural and historical keystone of the district". The Rev. Dr. Timothy Mitchell, a Louisville native, was installed as Rector in May 2008. See also List of Registered Historic Places in Jefferson County, Kentucky References External links Episcopal Church of the Advent Original Highlands website Category:19th-century buildings and structures in Louisville, Kentucky Category:19th-century Episcopal church buildings Category:Churches in Louisville, Kentucky Category:Gothic Revival church buildings in Kentucky Category:Episcopal church buildings in Kentucky |
8,581 | Peräseinäjoki | Peräseinäjoki is a former municipality of Finland. It was located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 3,653 (2004) and covered an area of 459.13 km² of which 14.11 km² was water. The population density was 8.2 inhabitants per km². Peräseinäjoki merged with the town of Seinäjoki on January 1, 2005. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. History The first travellers at the areas of Peräseinäjoki have most likely been hunters from the northern parts of Satakunta and from Tavastia. The first permanent inhabitants are estimated to be arrived at the 16th century and the population was 149 according to census figures on year 1750. Peräseinäjoki separated from Ilmajoki and formed its own municipal administration on 1868. Today Nowadays, Peräseinäjoki is best known of its steel industry, Kalajärvi and sports tradition. There is The Finnish Emigrant Museum, The Finnish Emigration Center in Peräseinäjoki. The Center will document and present the history and the present-day of emigration, immigration and internal migration. The task of the Center will also be collecting, preserving, researching and setting out material concerning migration. The Emigrant Center will act as a meeting place and an information center for those who are interested in internationality and those who are searching their roots. Notable residents Ville Ritola was a 5-time Olympic gold medal winner in long distance running. Villages Kihniä Luoma Peräseinäjoki Viitala Haapaluoma Juupakylä Siltala References External links Peräseinäjoki Category:Populated places disestablished in 2009 Category:2009 disestablishments in Finland Category:Seinäjoki Category:Former municipalities of Finland |
8,582 | 2006 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament | The 2006 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on November 30, 2006 with 64 teams and concluded on December 16, 2006, when top ranked Nebraska defeated second ranked Stanford 3 sets to 1 in Omaha, Nebraska for the program's third NCAA title. At the time, the 17,209 national championship match attendance was the highest attended volleyball match ever in the United States. The record was later broken during the 2008 NCAA Semifinals, also held at the Qwest Center. Records Thirty-one conferences had an automatic berth to the 2006 NCAA Tournament, and the other 33 spots were filled by at-large bids. The Big Ten, Big 12, and Pac-10 were well-represented as usual, as teams from these conferences made up the top 8 seeds. Gainesville Regional Upsets In the Gainesville region, no seed was a victim of an upset, although some were very close to doing so. In the first round, unseeded American put a scare into top seeded Nebraska by taking game 3 from them, but Nebraska responded by winning the fourth game, 30-16. In the second round, unseeded St. John's took 8th seeded Minnesota to 5 games, losing the 5th, 15-12. As expected, Nebraska and Minnesota reached the regional finals, and Minnesota almost pulled off the biggest upset of the tournament by winning the first two games. Top seeded Nebraska rallied back from the 0-2 deficit and won the fifth game, 15-9. Nebraska sophomore Jordan Larson was named the regional's most outstanding player, as she tallied a career high 21 kills in the dramatic comeback win. This marked the first time in Nebraska's history that they won a regional final outside of the state of Nebraska. Nebraska advanced in hopes of making up for their 2005 national championship loss to Washington. Honolulu Regional Upsets Each expected team, Hawai'i, UCLA, Southern California and Oklahoma reached the regional semifinals, and as expected, UCLA defeated Oklahoma. The other semifinal was a different story, as 12th seeded Hawai'i pulled off the biggest upset of the regional by defeating Southern California in 5 games, 28-30, 30-21, 21-30, 30-27, 15-5 in front of a partisan Hawai'i crowd. Hawai'i could not continue the upsets however, against overall number 4 seed UCLA in the regional finals. UCLA advanced to their first final four since 1994. Seattle Regional Upsets Much like the previous two regionals, each seeded team reached the Sweet 16 as expected. Penn State swept past Big Ten foe Purdue, while host Washington swept past Ohio State. Perhaps the biggest upset of the tournament occurred in the regional final, when defending champion Washington defeated third seed Penn State on UW's home floor in front of 6,000 fans. The win improved the Huskies to 12-0 at home in postseason play. Washington advanced to their third consecutive final four in hopes of defending their 2005 national title. Austin Regional Upsets The Austin regional saw no major upsets. In sub-regional final action, California upset #15 seed Cal Poly to become the only unseeded team to make the Sweet 16 and unseeded Missouri gave #2 seed Stanford a scare by pushing them |
8,583 | Sweet Life (album) | Sweet Life is the tenth studio album by Australian soul and R&B singer Renée Geyer. The album was released in March 1999 and peaked at number 50 on the ARIA Charts. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album. Track listing "Best Times" (Renée Geyer, Kenneth Crouch) – 4:47 "Heaven (The Closest I'll Get)" (Geyer, John Clifforth) – 4:47 "You Broke a Beautiful Thing" (Paul Kelly) – 5:17 "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (featuring CBD) (Jerry Ross, Kenneth Gamble, Danny Williams) – 3:22 "From Now On" (Geyer, John Clifforth, Michael den Elzen) – 4:27 "Play Me" (featuring Paul Kelly) (Kelly) – 4:13 "Knowing You Were Loved" (Peter Milton Walsh) – 4:30 "Cake and the Candle" (Kelly) – 4:12 "Don't Be So Sad" (Geyer, Clifforth) – 4:50 "Killer Lover" (Kelly) – 4:27 "My Back Room" (Dan Warner, Dror Erez) – 3:25 Charts Release history References Category:1999 albums Category:Renée Geyer albums Category:Mushroom Records albums Category:Albums produced by Joe Camilleri |
8,584 | Battle of the Brides | Battle of the Brides also known as Cô dâu đại chiến is a 2011 Vietnamese comedy film directed by Victor Vu, produced by Saiga Films and Vietnam Studio, in association with Galaxy Studios, Phuong Nam Phim, Saigon Movies Media and HK Films. Battle of the Brides was released on January 28, 2011 in Vietnam and broke box office records, becoming the country's highest-grossing movie of all time. However, in the United States the movie was a Box office bomb, just grossing only $64,572. Plot In the heart of Saigon, Thai and Linh are getting married. But the wedding is suddenly cut short when four other brides show up – threatening to take the groom's life. It turns out that Thai is the biggest player in the city, and has been dating all five women at the same time up until the day of his wedding. Trang is an overly jealous flight attendant, Mai Chau is a doctor who loves to party, Quyen is a sexually aggressive chef while Huynh Phuong is one fiery actress. As Thai confesses and desperately tries to explain himself to Linh, his multiple lovers unleash their furious vengeance to teach him a lesson he will never forget. Main plot The main character is a rich director named Thai who wants to win any girl in his life. His first girlfriend is doctor Mai Chau, yet he keeps searching for another one. The other day, Thai sees a beautiful air hostess while driving to the airport, he immediately flirts her. Her name is Trang who has just broken up with ex-boyfriend so she needs a new one to be happy again, as the result, Trang agrees to be Thai's girlfriend. While having breakfast, Thai encounters the head chef Quyen, upon observing Quyen, Thai likes her unique personality and asks for her phone number. Eventually, Quyen becomes Thai's girlfriend after a few dates. Thai is one of the sponsors for the movie "Ninja Dai Chien" (Battle of the Ninja) directed by one of his friends Khai. Thai meets actress Huynh Phuong who is starred in upcoming movie through a meet up with Khai. Phuong agrees to be his girlfriend after a few days later. The next day, while being outside with Phuong, a girl shows up that stunt everyone including Thai as she is heading to a gallery. Thai drives Phuong back home in order to quickly come back to the gallery to meet the new girl. She introduces herself as Linh and loves painting. To win Linh's heart, Thai takes Linh to the painter K'Linh to ask him to guide Linh more about painting. Linh becomes Thai's girlfriend within one week. For now, Thai has 5 girlfriends: Mai Chau, Trang, Quyen, Huynh Phuong and Linh. Whenever talking to anyone on the phone, he has to hide in order not to be heard from the other. Thai's father who is Mr. Sang advises him that it's about time to get married, as he begins to carefully evaluate who will be worth to be his wife among 5 girlfriends, he chooses |
8,585 | Mohsin al-Harthi | Mohsin al-Harthi () (born 17 July 1976) is a Saudi Arabian footballer. Career At the club level, Al-Harthi played most of his career for Al-Nasr. He also played for the Saudi Arabia national football team, and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. References Category:1976 births Category:Saudi Arabian footballers Category:Saudi Arabia international footballers Category:1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players Category:Living people Category:Al-Nassr FC players Category:Ohod Club players Category:Al-Fayha FC players Category:Association football defenders Category:Prince Mohammad bin Salman League players Category:Saudi Professional League players Category:Saudi Second Division players |
8,586 | 1988 Lifesaving World Championships | The 1988 Lifesaving World Championships were held between 22–27 March 1988 at the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. These were the first Lifesaving World Championships to include both pool and ocean events with the pool events being conducted at the Southport Olympic Pool in Southport and the ocean events being conducted at Main Beach and Greenmount Beach. As well as being the first championships to include both pool and ocean lifesaving events, these were the first championships to conduct contests for both Interclub and International teams. Competitors representing teams from 10 countries including Australia, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and the United States took part. The National Teams competition included 5 pool and 11 ocean events, whilst the Interclub competition included 8 men's pool events, 13 men's ocean events, and 3 women's ocean events. Competitors from Australia dominated the competitions. References Category:Surf lifesaving Lifesaving Category:Sports competitions on the Gold Coast, Queensland Category:Lifesaving competitions |
8,587 | Jeffrey Oppenheim | Jeffrey Sable Oppenheim (born January 31, 1962) is an American physician and politician, known for being a neurosurgeon in the state of New York as well as the second mayor of the Village of Montebello, New York. He is the chairman of the Rockland County Board of Health. Education and early life Oppenheim received his undergraduate degree in Neuroscience from Princeton University in 1984, finishing his thesis under the mentorship of George Armitage Miller, graduating Summa Cum Laude. He graduated from Cornell University Medical College in 1988 with an M.D. with Honors in research. From 1988 to 1994 he was a neurosurgeon at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, serving as chief resident from 1993 to 1994. His father was a chairman and the chief executive officer of Joyce International, a furniture company in New York, and his mother, Joyce Oppenheim, was a sculptor. He became Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons in 1996. Awards and distinctions Distinguished Service Award, from the Legislature of Rockland County, September, 2010. Chief, Section of Neurosurgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, York. HealthGrades recognized the spine program at Good Samaritan Hospital, under Oppenheim's leadership, with its highest rating: 5 stars. Oppenheim's publications have included a case report describing the first case of a spinal cord bypass that facilitated partial recovery from a spinal cord transection, using a peripheral nerve transfer. Oppenheim's account of the history of neurosurgery at Mt. Sinai Hospital has been adapted by several authors. Political interest Oppenheim was elected to the board of trustees in the Village of Montebello in 2003. The grassroots local political party he founded, Preserve Montebello, took majority control of the board of trustees in 2005. In 2007 he was elected mayor of the village. He is the second mayor in the history of the village, which was incorporated in 1986. Under the Mayor's leadership the village has become active and engaged in historic preservation, open-space acquisition, tree preservation, and has encouraged the use of renewable energy sources. The village was the first municipality in Rockland County to be recognized as a "Climate Smart Community" by the NYS DEC., as a "Tree City" by the Arbor Day Foundation and the USDA., and a Historic "Certified Local Government" by National Park Service and New York State. He has led the village in the acquisition of a community center, the dedication of several parks, the installation of solar electric panels to serve municipal facilities, a review of the village's comprehensive plan, the renovation of Village Hall, and a reduction in the size of the budget. He instituted a regular newsletter, broadcast of Board meetings on television, and open public comment at the beginning and end of every meeting. Oppenheim instituted the first of its kind traffic calming program which allows citizens to petition the Board for the installation of speed humps on public roads. In the first 4 years of this program, speed humps were installed on three streets. Taxes in the Village of Montebello, having the lowest rate of any village in the town of Ramapo, were |
8,588 | Ali Yahya | Ali Yahya (, ; born 1947, died 11 September 2014) was an Israeli Arab diplomat. He became the first Israeli ambassador of Arab descent in 1995 when he was appointed ambassador to Finland, a post in which he served until 1999. In 2006 Yahya was appointed Israeli ambassador to Greece. Biography A Man loved by all! Yahya was born in 1947 and raised in Kafr Qara, Israel. (Mandatory Palestine) - He completed his BA degree in history and Arabic literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1970. Amb. Yahya lived happily with his wife and five children. Israel’s first Arab ambassador, he mainly served as the Israeli ambassador in Finland, Qatar & Greece. Due to Amb. Ali Yahya’s many outstanding accomplishments & qualities he was awarded the Israeli title of ‘Ambassador For Life’. An award provider by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Till 2020 only five diplomats hold this title. Amb. Ali Yahya - A man of peace & coexistence. Diplomatic and media career Prior to becoming an ambassador, Yahya was the coordinator of the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s Special Projects Division for the Middle East and the Peace Process. In 1972–1995, Yahya was director-general and taught Arabic language and Arab culture at the Akiva Language Institute (Ulpan Akiva) language seminary in Netanya. He was a lecturer at the Tel Aviv University, the Israeli Senior Police College, and the Israel Foreign Ministry Cadet Training Program. In 1995, Yahya became a member of the board of directors of the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), where he was in charge of Arabic and radio programs. That year he also joined the Lapid Movement for Learning the Lessons of the Holocaust. Later in 1995 he was appointed the Israeli ambassador to Finland. Joined by his beloved wife & children, he served until 1999. In 1999, he served as coordinator and advisor for special projects (P.T.P.), at the department for the Middle East Peace Process and was the direct responsible for the Aqaba Eilat peace talks. In 2000, he became chairman of the Board of The Arab Institute, at Central Galilee College; chairman of the board at The Abraham Fund dedicated to advancing coexistence, equality and cooperation between Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens; member of the board of trustees at The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace and member of the board of trustees at The Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel. In 2006, Yahya was appointed the Israeli ambassador to Greece. On a visit to Singapore in 2006, Yahya called for direct ties between Israel and Indonesia. In an interview to Jakarta post he said, I misunderstand why the relationship between the majorities of Muslims in Asia is hostile to Israel. If it is because of Israel and Palestine, then (how can it be reconciled that) we have peace with Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, but not with eastern Asia? We protect the holy places in Israel, respect the Arabic language, and bring imams and rabbis together to have discussions. I am posing a question if the Muslim countries in Asia can |
8,589 | KFNV-FM | KFNV-FM (107.1 FM, "The Bridge") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format. Licensed to Ferriday, Louisiana, United States, the station is currently owned by Tom Gay d/b/a The Radio Group and features local programming during prime dayparts and after hours programming from Westwood One. On April 15, 2017 KFNV-FM changed their format from adult contemporary (branded as "The River") to classic hits, branded as "107.1 The Bridge". (info taken from stationintel.com) Previous logo References External links Category:Radio stations in Louisiana Category:Classic hits radio stations in the United States Category:Radio stations established in 1972 |
8,590 | Ethmia linsdalei | Ethmia linsdalei is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Mexico. The length of the forewings is 9.2–10 mm. References Category:Moths described in 1973 Category:Ethmia |
8,591 | Login session | In computing, a login session is the period of activity between a user logging in and logging out of a (multi-user) system. On Unix and Unix-like operating systems, a login session takes one of two main forms: When a textual user interface is used, a login session is represented as a kernel session — a collection of process groups with the logout action managed by a session leader. Where an X display manager is employed, a login session is considered to be the lifetime of a designated user process that the display manager invokes. On Windows NT-based systems, login sessions are maintained by the kernel and control of them is within the preview of the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSA). winlogon responds to the secure attention key, requests the LSA to create login sessions on login, and terminates all of the processes belonging to a login session on logout. See also Windows NT Startup Process Architecture of the Windows NT operating system line Booting Master boot record Power-on self test Windows Vista Startup Process BootVis Further reading Category:Operating system technology |
8,592 | Gold Coast Cougars | The Gold Coast Cougars were the re-branded Daikyo Dolphins after major sponsor Daikyo had to end sponsorship of the team due to financial problems with the Australian arm of the company. History See also Sport in Australia Australian Baseball Australian Baseball League (1989-1999) Boston Red Sox - MLB affiliate External links The Australian Baseball League: 1989-1999 Category:Australian Baseball League (1989–1999) teams Category:Defunct baseball teams in Australia Category:Sport on the Gold Coast, Queensland |
8,593 | Cyrtidiorchis | Cyrtidiorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all native to South America. Species Species include: Cyrtidiorchis alata (Ruiz & Pav.) Rauschert - Ecuador, Peru Cyrtidiorchis frontinoensis (Garay) Rauschert - Colombia Cyrtidiorchis gerardi P.Ortiz - Colombia Cyrtidiorchis rhomboglossa (F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Rauschert - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela Cyrtidiorchis stumpflei (Garay) Rauschert - Peru See also List of Orchidaceae genera References Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart External links Category:Orchids of South America Category:Cymbidieae genera Category:Maxillariinae |
8,594 | Prajnalok Mahasthavir | Prajnalok Mahasthavir (1879–1971) was a scholar, writer and orator of Pali and a preacher, educationist and writer of Buddhism. Life Born on 31 December 1879 as Dharmaraj Barua in the village of Vaidyapara in Boalkhali, Chittagong, he came in contact with Acharya Punnachar Mahasthavir at the age of 21. He received from the acharya shramanya and upasampada at Shakyamuni Vihara and in 1909 he studied Dharma and Vinaya at Naikhaine. Returning to Bengal, he formed an association called Zinshasan Samagam with his young vikkhu student friends to propagate Buddhism. In Akyab, he established the Bangiya Bauddha Samity and a vihara with support from Bengali Buddhists, and was made principal of Dharmadut Vihara. In 1928, Prajnalok and Sudhanshu Bimal Barua, along with a number of Buddhists of Bengali origin, established the Buddhist Mission Press in Rangoon. The Press, which was destroyed in bombing during World War II, initiated the study of the Tripitaka in Bengali and, in 1930, started to publish the periodical Sanghashakti. When the Press was destroyed, Prajnalok walked back home through northern Burma and Assam. He died in Chittagong on 12 May 1971. Work He wrote and edited more than thirty books, including Mahavagga (1937), a translation of Vinayapitaka published by the Tripitaka Publication Fund in Chittagong. While in Sitakunda, he translated Vikkhu Patimokhka's writings with commentaries and wrote textbooks Pali Patham Sikkhaand Vikkhu Kartavya O Grhi Kartavya. He also translated, compiled and edited Milinda Prashna (2 volumes), Theragatha, Lokaniti, Telaktaha Gatha, Pali Tripitaka (pamphlet), Prabas Suhrd, Grhiniti, Namrup, Buddher Yoganiti, Bidarshan Bhavana, Aryasatya, Dhammapada, Sutta Vibhanga and Buddher Dharma Parichaya. References Category:1879 births Category:1971 deaths |
8,595 | Kamali | Kamali may refer to: Surname Kamali sarvestani, an Iranian historic clan Kamali, a Bantu name meaning woman with wealth People Hossein Kamali, Iranian politician King Kamali, IFBB professional bodybuilder Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Afghan scholar Saeed Kamali Dehghan, Iranian journalist Saba Kamali, Iranian actress Norma Kamali, American fashion designer Abdulla Al Kamali, Emirati football striker Places Kamali, Estonia, village in Saarde Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia Kamali, Bushehr, village in Bushehr Province, Iran Kamali, Fars, village in Fars Province, Iran TV/Movie Character Kamali Tenywa, a Beneath The Lies character Category:Persian-language surnames |
8,596 | Ulmus okanaganensis | Ulmus okanaganensis is an extinct species of flowering plant in the family Ulmaceae related to the modern elms. The species is known from fossil leaves, flowers, and fruits found in the early Eocene deposits of northern Washington State, United States and similar aged formations in British Columbia, Canada. History and classification U. okanaganensis fossils have been identified from five locations in Western North America. The type description listed occurrences at the 49 million year old Klondike Mountain Formation near Republic, Washington plus the British Columbian sites of One Mile Creek near Princeton, British Columbia, the McAbee Fossil Beds east of Cache Creek, and in the Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park northeast of Smithers. In 2009 the species was reported from a fourth British Columbian site near Falkland. Ages for the Okanagan Highland locations are, in general, Early Eocene, with the sites that have current uranium-lead or argon–argon radiometric dates being of Ypresian age, while the undated sites or those given older dates being possibly slightly younger and Lutetian in age. Roland Brown examined fossils from the Klondike Mountain formation in a 1936 paper and placed some leaves into the extinct species Zelkova oregoniana along with fossils from the Latah Formation in Washington, which the Republic fossils were thought to belong to, and the John Day Formation in Oregon. Ulmaceous fruits from the Princeton area had been tentatively identified as a species of Chaetoptelea, a southern North American genus that is now included into Ulmus. The discovery of leaves attached to branchlets with fruits, and attached to branchlets attached to flowers at several fossil sites led to a restudy of the Okanagan highlands leaves and fruits. Fossils of leaves and fruits that had previously been identified as Zelkova and Chaetoptelea along with additional specimens were studied by paleobotanists Thomas Denk and Richard Dillhoff, with the type description for U. okanaganensis being published in a 2005 Canadian Journal of Botany article. They chose the specific name okanaganensis, in reference to the Okanagan Highlands, of Central British Columbia and northern Washington, where the species is common to the Eocene lake deposits that outcrop in the region. Based on phylogenetic analysis that was performed by Denk and Dillhoff, U. okanaganensis was placed as a member of Ulmus subgenus Ulmus, between U. section Microptelea and U. section Ulmus. Denk and Dillhoff noted that the results of the analysis also suggested the subgenus to be a grade basal to the derived species in Ulmus subgenus Oreoptelea. The morphology of the leaf edges and bases was noted to be similar to fossils found in Paleocene rocks of Ellesmere Island, late Paleocene to Early Eocene rocks of Spitsbergen, and Paleocene rocks of North-east China. The species Early Eocene Ulmus fushunensis described in 2010 from the Jijuntun Formation of Liaoning Province, China, displays noted similarities to U. okanaganensis as well. Description The studied leaves of U. okanaganensis are split into three major morphotypes, leaves from sucker-shoot stems of the trees, leaves from the "elongation" or short branches, and leaves from the reproductive shoots. The sucker-shoot leaves range up to in length. The |
8,597 | Nicolas du Bosc | Nicolas du Bosc, or du Bois, was a French politician, advisor to kings Charles V and Charles VI of France. He was one of the marmousets appointed by his detractors who took the governing of France from November 1392. Biography Born in Rouen, he was the son of Martin du Bosc and Guillemette du Valricher. Bachelor lecturer of civil and canon law from 1354, he enters the parliament as clerk and attorney advisor of investigations. In 1374, he was master of requests de l'Hôtel du Roi. In 1375, Nicolas du Bosc was appointed Bishop of Bayeux and became advisor to King Charles V. In 1379, he was appointed general councillor of aid. Dismissed by the uncles of Charles VI during his illness, he returned to power in 1388. Ten years later, he became the first president of the Court of Finances. The same year he replaces Arnaud de Corbie as Keeper of the Seals of France. When Corbie returned to power in 1400, he was dismissed of his duties because of his age. He died on 19 September 1408. References Attribution This article is based on the translation of the corresponding article of the French Wikipedia. A List of contributors can be found there at the History section. Category:1408 deaths Category:French politicians Category:Year of birth unknown |
8,598 | Michael Garcia (politician) | Michael Garcia (born January 11, 1974) is a former Colorado legislator. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2000, Garcia was re-elected three times to represent House District 42, which includes central Aurora, Colorado. Early career Born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina to a U.S. Army veteran, Garcia's family settled in Aurora, Colorado, where he attended Aurora Public Schools and graduated from Aurora Central High School in 1992. He then earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado in 1996 and a master's degree from the University of Arizona in 1998. After graduation, Garcia received a fellowship from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to serve as a legislative assistant to Texas U.S. Representative Solomon P. Ortiz; he worked in Washington, DC until 1999 before returning to Colorado. From May 2003 to December 2007, he was as Coordinator for the Youth Council for Public Policy at the University of Colorado at Boulder. While working at CU, he taught college courses on American government, including a course titled "Civic Engagement: Using the Electoral Process as a Tool for Social Change. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Spirit of Aurora, the Aurora Education Foundation, and the Aurora Museum Foundation. In 2006, Garcia was named one of the Denver Business Journal's "40 under 40" list of young achievers. Garcia is unmarried and has no children. Legislative career Garcia returned to Colorado and launched his first legislative campaign in 2000, winning a seat in the Colorado House of Representatives after defeating three other opponents in a contested Democratic party primary. His election at the age of 26 made him the youngest legislator in the state of Colorado. He was subsequently re-elected three times to the state house, winning handily each time in the solidly Democratic district. In 2004, after Democrats gained control of the state house, Garcia was elected Assistant Majority Leader, a post he held through 2008. In 2006, Garcia sponsored legislation to create a Denver Broncos specialty license plate. 2007 legislative session In the 2007 and 2008 legislative sessions, Garcia sat on the House Appropriations Committee and the House Finance Committee. During the 2007 legislative session, Garcia sponsored a measure to lower the age of legislative candidacy in Colorado, currently set at 25. The referendum, an amendment to the Colorado Constitution to lower the age limit to 21, (Garcia's original proposal would have set the age at 18) passed the General Assembly and will be on the statewide general election ballot in 2008. Garcia also sponsored contentious legislation during the 2007 session to amend Colorado's labor laws to ease restrictions on the formation of closed shop unions. Although it passed the legislature, the bill was vetoed by Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter. Following the veto, Garcia stated that he would not seek to overturn the veto or re-introduce the legislation. Garcia was the House sponsor of a measure introduced in the Colorado State Senate to require that passage of an English competency test be required for high school graduation. The measure died in a Senate committee. Garcia introduced |
8,599 | Manila American Cemetery | The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Metro Manila, within the boundaries of the former Fort William McKinley. It can be reached most easily from the city via Epifano de los Santos Ave. (EDSA) to McKinley Road, then to McKinley Parkway inside the Bonifacio Global City. The Nichols Field Road is the easiest access from Manila International Airport to the cemetery. The cemetery, or 615,000 square metres in area, is located on a prominent plateau, visible at a distance from the east, south and west. With a total of 17,206 graves, it has the largest number of graves of any cemetery for U.S. personnel killed during World War II and holds war dead from the Philippines and other allied nations. Many of the personnel whose remains are interred or represented were killed in New Guinea, or during the Battle of the Philippines (1941–42) or the Allied recapture of the islands. The headstones are made of marble which are aligned in eleven plots forming a generally circular pattern, set among a wide variety of tropical trees and shrubbery. The Memorial is maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission. The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except December 25 and January 1. Otherwise, this cemetery has only one Commonwealth War Dead burial in World War I. General layout The entrance to the cemetery is at the far (east) side of the large grassed circle just beyond the military sentinel's post which is at the junction of Rizal Drive and Eighth Avenue . Immediately beyond the gate is the plaza with its circular fountain; at the right is the Visitors' Building. Stretching from the plaza to the memorial is the central mall, which is lined with mahogany trees (Swietenia macrophylla). Circular roads leading eastward and westward through the graves area join the straight roads along the edges of the mall. The memorial Twenty-five large mosaic maps in four rooms recall the actions of the United States Armed Forces in the Pacific, China, India and Burma. Carved in the floors are the seals of the American states and its territories. Notable burials and memorials Twenty-three Medal of Honor recipients are buried or memorialized at the Manila cemetery. Also honored are the five Sullivan Brothers, who perished when the light cruiser was sunk in June 1942. A. Peter Dewey (1916–1945), an OSS officer killed in Saigon shortly after World War II ended, is listed on the Tablets of the Missing. The Camp O'Donnell Memorial is dedicated to the memory of the "Battling Bastards of Bataan". Medal of Honor recipients Burials Dale E. Christensen (1920–1944), for action in New Guinea in July 1944 Leroy Johnson (1919–1944), for action at Leyte, Philippines Charles E. Mower (1924–1944), for action at Leyte, Philippines Robert A. Owens (1920–1943), for action at Bougainville Charles H. Roan (1923–1944), for action at Peleliu Island, Palau William H. Thomas (1923–1945), for action in the Zambales Mountains, Luzon, Philippines Louis J. Van Schaick (1875–1945), for action against Philippine insurgents in 1901 Cenotaphs and memorial |
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