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8,800 | Lilit Bleyan | Lilit Bleyan (; born 2 June 1978) is an Armenian songwriter, singer. She writes and performs songs in Armenian, Spanish and English. The first album “In another City” was presented in November 2011. A second album with songs mostly in Spanish was released in November 2013. Biography Born in Yerevan in 1978. First songs were written when she hardly started to talk. Graduated from the class of violin of a musical school. At the age of 14 started singing in the chamber choir “Alan Hovhannes” in Yerevan. At the school age, attracted by some Spanish songs, started learning Spanish by herself. The passion for languages led her to the Yerevan State University and she graduated as a specialist of Spanish and English. During her university studies, in a duet with a friend she attended some musical events and shows. Still, the music and songwriting kept being just a hobby. In parallel with the university Lilit graduated from TV journalism special courses and soon became one of the young faces of the independent TV A1plus in Yerevan. She started as a journalist becoming TV observer, editor of the news section and also making some individual projects on the TV. In 2010 she released a single in Armenian called “Waiting Trains”. The song had immediate success and made her think of recording a full album. So in 2011 her first album consisting of 9 acoustic songs in Armenian and Spanish was released. Soon she decided to refuse from her career of a journalist and focus on songwriting and singing. The release of her second album consisting of mainly Spanish and also some English songs is planned on 19 November 2013. Discography In Another City (2011) Քաղաքից քաղաք – From Town to Town Տրամադրություն - Mood Սպասող գնացքներ – Waiting Trains Երազելով ծովի մասին – Dreaming of the Sea Մութ սենյակում – In a Dark Room Սպասելով ամռանը – Waiting for the Summer Հին հետքերով – Old Traces Siempre tu' (իսպաներեն) - Siempre tu' (Spanish) Սպասող գնացքներ (իսպաներեն) – Waiting Trains (Spanish version) Paciencia (2013) El corazón como prisión Volverás Por el Mediterráneo Paciencia Coloreando Un Día Una semana en Barcelona Christmas Night El Después Castillo de arena Falling Siempre Tú (from the album “In another City”) Christmas Night – Armenian version References External links Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Armenian female singers Category:People from Yerevan Category:Yerevan State University alumni Category:21st-century women singers |
8,801 | Weston Turville Reservoir | Weston Turville Reservoir is a 19 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Weston Turville in Buckinghamshire. It is owned by the Canal & River Trust, and the open water is leased to sailing and fishing clubs while the surrounding land is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. The site is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The reservoir was built in 1797 to supply water to the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal. Large areas now have a deep silt deposit but in the more open areas, fan-leafed water crowfoot, small pondweed and the European white water lily grow. The southwestern and southern parts have extensive reed beds and this is where water mudwort and orange foxtail are both found, both plants being rare in Buckinghamshire. There is a more varied flora in the southeastern part, with grey clubrush and lesser bulrush. The two chalk streams that flow into the reservoir pass through an area of tall fen and here, and by the side of a small pond, early marsh orchids grow. The trees are mostly grey willow, crack willow, silver birch and other deciduous species. The open water is an important site for 46 species of over-wintering waterfowl, and it is nationally important for shovelers. The areas around the reservoir have tall fen, reed beds and willow carr, declining habitats in Britain. There are over 300 species of beetle, of which six are rare nationally. There is access to the perimeter path around the reservoir from World's End Lane and Halton Lane. The reservoir is home to Aylesbury Sailing Club, which can be accessed on the same path. References Category:Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Buckinghamshire Category:Reservoirs in Buckinghamshire |
8,802 | Hugh Bentall | Hugh Bentall FRCS (28 April 1920 – 9 September 2012) was a British surgeon who pioneered open-heart surgery. Career Hugh Henry Bentall was educated at Seaford College and studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London. After graduating he worked as general surgeon at the North Middlesex Hospital (where he assisted in Britain's first successful pulmonary embolectomy and in the first successful surgical correction of Oesophageal atresia) and at the London Chest Hospital where he specialised in thoracic surgery. He then joined the Royal Navy and served in Britain and on the hospital ship Empire Clyde. Bentall was Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at Hammersmith Hospital from 1955 to 1985. In 1959 he and his team, with Bill Cleland as the lead surgeon, were invited to visit the Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery in Moscow where they carried out five open-heart operations, watched by more than 200 of the Soviet Union's leading surgeons. In 1962 he performed an operation to repair a "hole in the heart" which was filmed for the BBC TV series Your Life in Their Hands. In 1966 he devised a procedure to treat a patient with Marfan syndrome, replacing the aortic valve and ascending aorta in a single operation. This is now known as the Bentall procedure and is widely used. Bentall taught at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School from 1959 as lecturer, from 1962 as reader and from 1965 as Britain's first Professor of Cardiac Surgery. He retired in 1985. References BENTALL, Hugh Henry, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 29 Oct 2012 Obituary – Professor Hugh Bentall, The Telegraph, London, 30 October 2012 Obituary – Hugh Bentall, 1920-2012, Times Higher Education, London, 11 October 2012 Bentall Procedure for Giant Ascending Aortic Aneurysm VIDEO , Obituary - William "Bill" Cleland, The Guardian, London, 21st May 2005. Author Hugh Bentall Category:1920 births Category:2012 deaths Category:People from Worthing Category:People educated at Seaford College Category:Alumni of the Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital Category:Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons Category:English surgeons Category:British thoracic surgeons Category:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Category:Royal Navy Medical Service officers |
8,803 | My Absolute Darling | My Absolute Darling is the 2017 debut novel by American author Gabriel Tallent. Plot Julia "Turtle" Alveston, age fourteen, lives in California with her sociopathic father, Martin. He is convinced of impending catastrophe, forcing her to learn survivalist skills. Turtle is thus highly proficient with firearms. The extent of Martin's physical and sexual abuse of Turtle is revealed as the plot progresses, though Turtle's Stockholm syndrome cause her to make excuses for his behavior. Although Turtle's teacher suspects the abuse, Turtle is threatened with death by Martin if she tells anyone the truth. Turtle meets two teenage boys; they become her first real friends. After Turtle's grandfather, her only other living family, dies, Martin disappears for several months, leaving Turtle to provide for herself. When he returns, he brings a young girl named Cayenne, age nine or ten, whom he took at a gas station. One night, Turtle rebuffs her father's attempted rape by cleaning and loading her gun as he enters her bedroom. The following night she hears him bring Cayenne back to his bedroom instead. Using her shotgun, she blows the lock off his bedroom door, attempting to stop the rape. In the ensuing struggle, Martin nearly strangles her, though she is able to fight him off and escape with Cayenne; she flees to her friend Jacob's house, frightened because her father has the address and might hurt him in retribution. Martin arrives at Jacob's house. In an ensuing firefight where Turtle is shot three times, she manages to kill him, protecting her friends and Cayenne. She then lives with her former teacher, and uses gardening as a means to overcome her trauma. Reception Michael Schaub of NPR called the book "difficult to read" in reference to its depictions of child abuse. However, he also stated "it's also nearly impossible to put down", praising its thrilling pace. Schaub also praised the character Turtle, saying she was both memorable and original. Lisa Zeidner of The Washington Post wrote that Turtle was impressively complex, particularly in how she simultaneously loved her father and was enraged by him. Parul Sehgal for The New York Times, however, criticized the character, saying "we're left with...an action hero, a kind of male fantasy figure out of 'Mad Max: Fury Road.' And it’s a fantasy of a wearying sort, because Turtle has clearly been designed to be 'empowering.'" References Category:2017 American novels Category:Riverhead Books books |
8,804 | 2014 Junior League World Series | The 2014 Junior League World Series took place from August 9–16 in Taylor, Michigan, United States. Taichung, Taiwan defeated Corpus Christi, Texas in the championship game. It was Taiwan's second straight championship. Teams Results United States Pool International Pool Elimination Round References Category:Junior League World Series Junior League World Series |
8,805 | Saskatchewan Highway 27 | Highway 27 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Being long, it runs from Highway 41 at Aberdeen to Highway 2 east of Prud'homme. History The present-day Highway 27 is part of the original Provincial Highway 5 alignment, a trans-provincial highway that travelled from Manitoba to Alberta and crossed the South Saskatchewan River via ferry, while Provincial Highway 27 connected Aberdeen with Saskatoon. In the late 1940s, the highway 5 and 27 designations were switched so that Provincial Highway 5 passed through Saskatoon. Major intersections From west to east: References 027 |
8,806 | Plasmodium tropiduri | Plasmodium tropiduri is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Lacertaemoba. As in all Plasmodium species, P. tropiduri has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. This species is closely related to Plasmodium floridense and Plasmodium minasense. Taxonomy The parasite was first described by Aragão and Neiva in 1909. It had been previous discovered by Carlos Chagas but not formally described. Later it was realised that this species was in fact a species complex. This complex was divided into a number of subspecies by Telford in 1979. Subspecies Plasmodium tropiduri aquaticum is found in Anolis lionotus and Anolis poecilopus in Panama and Costa Rica. Schizonts are found mostly in pro-erythrocytes, are smaller than erythrocyte nuclei, have 4 to 14 nuclei and contain pigment. Gametocytes occur in erythrocytes, are smaller than erythrocyte nuclei and contain pigment. Plasmodium tropiduri caribbense Telford, Johnson and Young, 1989 Plasmodium tropiduri panamense is found in Anolis biporcatus in Panama. Schizonts occur mostly in pro-erythrocytes, are seldom pigmented and are larger in pro-erythrocytes than in erythrocytes They are smaller than erythrocyte nuclei and contain 4 to 18 nuclei. Gametocytes are slightly smaller than erythrocyte nuclei, and are more common in erythrocytes. Plasmodium tropiduri tropiduri is found in Tropidurus lizards including Tropidurus torquatus in Brazil, the Guianas and Venezuela. Schizonts are larger than the erythrocyte nuclei and contain 8 to 22 nuclei in a rosette. Pigment is always present. Gametocytes are round or oval and are larger than the erythrocyte nuclei. Description This species may be able to develop in thrombocytes as well as erythrocytes. Distribution This species complex is found in Brazil, Costa Rica, the Guianas, Panama and Venezuela. Vectors Not known. Hosts This species has been found in Anolis biporcatus, Anolis cybotes, Anolis lionotus, Anolis poecilopus and Tropidurus torquatus. References tropiduri |
8,807 | History of rugby union matches between Argentina and England | The national rugby union teams of England and Argentina (Los Pumas) have been playing each other since 1978. The status of the first match is ambiguous, as Argentina awarded Test caps to its players but England did not (England sent a representative "England XV", not the 1st XV). They have met in 24 matches recognised by both sides as Tests. The first match was on 30 May 1981 and was a 19-19 draw. The 1982 war between Britain and Argentina meant that their next encounter was not until 1990. Including the ambiguous 1978 game, Argentina have played England 25 times with England winning 19, Argentina 4 with 2 drawn. The rugby rivalry between the two countries is not known for being as tense as their football rivalry. Summary Overall Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set. Results Non-test results Below is a list of matches that Argentina has awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but England did not. List of series Notes References History of rugby union matches between Argentina and England Category:England national rugby union team matches Category:Argentina national rugby union team matches Category:Rugby union rivalries in Argentina Category:Rugby union rivalries in England Category:Argentina–United Kingdom relations |
8,808 | 2014 Sun Belt Conference football season | The 2014 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 14th college football season for the Sun Belt Conference. During the 2014 season, eleven schools competed in Sun Belt football: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Idaho, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, New Mexico State, South Alabama, Texas State, and Troy. The conference title was won by Georgia Southern, in its first year as both a Sun Belt member and an FBS program. The Eagles became only the third team to win a conference championship in their first FBS season. The other two schools to accomplish this feat were Nevada, Big West Conference champions in 1992, and Marshall, which won the Mid-American Conference crown in 1997. Georgia Southern also became the first team ever to go unbeaten in conference play in its first FBS season (both the 1992 Nevada and 1997 Marshall teams lost once in conference play). Previous season The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns and the Arkansas State Red Wolves both finished 5-2 and were co-champions of the Sun Belt Conference. The Ragin' Cajuns earned the conference's first bowl spot in the R+L Carrier New Orleans Bowl, as Louisiana-Lafayette defeated Tulane 24-21 to win their 3rd straight New Orleans Bowl. Arkansas State earned the second and final Sun Belt bowl, as they played in the GoDaddy Bowl. Arkansas State scored a late touchdown in the fourth quarter to upset Ball State, who entered the game with a 10-2 record, and win their second straight GoDaddy Bowl. The Sun Belt had seven teams eligible for bowl games, but only two received bids (Louisiana-Lafayette and ASU). Western Kentucky had the third best record at 8-4, while ULM, South Alabama, Texas State, and Troy had records of 6-6. The only team that was not eligible for a bowl game was Georgia State. Preseason Award watch lists The following Sun Belt players were named to preseason award watch lists: Walter Camp Award: Qushaun Lee – Arkansas State Butkus Award: Michael Orakpo - Texas State Davey O'Brien Award: Terrance Broadway – Louisiana–Lafayette Mackey Award: Darion Griswold - Arkansas State Wes Saxton - South Alabama Ray Guy Award: Justin Manton - UL Monroe Austin Rehkow - Idaho Lou Groza Award: Maxwell Johnson - New Mexico State Rimington Trophy: Bryce Giddens - Arkansas State Valerian Ume-Ezeoke - New Mexico State Mike Marboe - Idaho Thorpe Award: Sterling Young – Arkansas State Rocky Hayes – Arkansas State Paul Hornung Award: Rashon Ceaser - UL Monroe J. D. McKissic - Arkansas State Lombardi Award: Bryce Giddens - Arkansas State Qushaun Lee - Arkansas State Justin Hamilton - Louisiana-Lafayette Mykhael Quave - Louisiana-Lafayette Daniel Quave - Louisiana-Lafayette Dominique Tovell - Louisiana-Lafayette Gerrand Johnson - UL Monroe David Mayo - Texas State Terrence Jones - Troy Tyler Roberts - Troy Ucambre Williams - South Alabama Doak Walker Award: Marcus Cox - Appalachian State Michael Gordon – Arkansas State Alonzo Harris – Louisiana-Lafayette Robert Lowe – Texas State Sun Belt Media Day Sun Belt Conference Media Day was held on July 22, 2014 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Preseason Offensive Player of the |
8,809 | Al Carlson (basketball) | Alvin Harold Carlson (born September 17, 1951) is a retired American basketball player. Born in Oceanside, California, Carlson played collegiately for the University of Oregon. He played for the Seattle SuperSonics (1975–76) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 28 games. External links Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain Category:Basketball players from California Category:Oregon Ducks men's basketball players Category:Sportspeople from Oceanside, California Category:Seattle SuperSonics players Category:Undrafted National Basketball Association players Category:American men's basketball players Category:Centers (basketball) |
8,810 | John Pooley | John Pooley (1645-1712) was a member of the Church of Ireland, who was Bishop of Cloyne from 1697 to 1702, then Bishop of Raphoe until his death in October 1712. Career Born in Ipswich around 1645, Pooley was educated at St Patrick's Cathedral Grammar School, in Dublin, the future Duke of Marlborough being one of his classmates. He graduated from Trinity College, where he became a senior fellow. He was appointed Prebendary of St. Michan's Church, Dublin, then Dean of Ossory on 6 March 1674. He served as personal chaplain to the Earl of Essex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1672 to 1677, as well as his successor, the Duke of Ormond. One of Ormond' positions was that of Chancellor of Oxford University, and Pooley was made Doctor of Divinity there in July 1682. On 2 December 1697, he was consecrated Bishop of Cloyne, spending much of his time on an unsuccessful legal campaign to regain episcopal lands lost in prior decades. In 1702, he became Bishop of Raphoe in Ulster, one of the more valuable sees; in 1714, Archbishop King described it as 'worth near £1,200...(but) full of Dissenters and Papists'. A contemporary complained in the eleven years he served as bishop, Pooley 'hardly resided eighteen months.' As a bishop, Pooley sat in the Irish House of Lords and spoke against the 1703 Popery Act. He specifically objected to the requirement office holders abjure or deny the claim of the Catholic Stuart exiles, and avoided doing so himself until 1710. As a result, he was briefly deprived of his bishopric before having it restored in September 1710. He was briefly held in Dublin Castle in 1709 for protesting against a Parliamentary session being scheduled on a Holy day. Pooley was responsible for restoring St. Michan's Church, Dublin, described as being in a 'ruinous condition' in the 1680s, and the expansion of St Eunan's Cathedral. His will left £200 for a building programme, which was not completed until years after his death. Most of it was replaced in the late 19th century, apart from a baptismal font installed in 1706, which can still be seen. He died in Dublin on 16 October 1712, and was buried in St. Michan's. References Sources Category:1645 births Category:1712 deaths Category:People from Ipswich Category:Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Category:Deans of Ossory Category:Bishops of Cloyne Category:Bishops of Raphoe Category:17th-century Anglican bishops Category:18th-century Anglican bishops |
8,811 | Nikolay Tatarinov | Nikolay Tatarinov (14 December 1927 – 29 May 2017) was a Soviet modern pentathlete and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he won a silver medal in the team competition, and placed sixth in the individual competition. References External links Category:1927 births Category:2017 deaths Category:Russian male modern pentathletes Category:Soviet male modern pentathletes Category:Olympic modern pentathletes of the Soviet Union Category:Modern pentathletes at the 1960 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Category:Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Category:Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
8,812 | 1974 Australian referendum (Democratic Elections) | The Constitution Alteration (Democratic Elections) 1974 was an Australian referendum held in the 1974 referendums which sought to require the size of electorates in state Legislative Assemblies and the federal House of Representatives to be based on overall population. This would replace alternative methods of distributing seats, such as by population of electors or weighting for geographical size. Country electorates sometimes had significantly lower overall populations ("people counts") than city electorates. Question Proposed law entitled "An Act to alter the Constitution so as to ensure that the members of the House of Representatives and of the parliaments of the states are chosen directly and democratically by the people". Do you approve the proposed law? Results See also References Referendum (Democratic Elections) 1974 (Democratic Elections) Category:1974 referendums Category:Constitutional referendums in Australia Category:Electoral reform referendums Category:Electoral reform in Australia |
8,813 | John Phillip Rilley | John Phillip Riley or Riley (January 22, 1877- November 16, 1950) was a landsman serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery. Biography Riley was born January 22, 1877 in Allentown, Pennsylvania and after entering the navy was sent to fight in the Spanish–American War aboard the U.S.S. Nashville as a landsman. He died on November 16, 1950 and is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery Salem, Massachusetts. Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Landsman, U.S. Navy. Born: 22 January 1877, Allentown, Pa. Accredited to: Massachusetts. G.O. No.: 521, July 1899. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Nashville during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Riley displayed extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action. See also List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Spanish–American War References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Riley, John Phillip}} Category:1877 births Category:1950 deaths Category:United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients Category:United States Navy sailors Category:American military personnel of the Spanish–American War Category:People from Allentown, Pennsylvania Category:Spanish–American War recipients of the Medal of Honor |
8,814 | Aemilia Lepida (fiancee of Claudius) | Aemilia Lepida (5 BC – c. 43 AD) was a noble Roman woman and matron. She was the first great-grandchild of the Emperor Augustus. Biography Early life She was the first great-grandchild of Emperor Augustus and the noblewoman Scribonia, being the firstborn child of Julia the Younger, whom was their only daughter Julia the Elder's first daughter. Her father was Lucius Aemilius Paullus, who was the son of Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, and grandson of Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, and therefore a great-nephew of the triumvir Lepidus, and of a distinguished and ancient patrician family, the Aemilii Lepidi,. She may possibly have a brother named Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (6-39) who was married to Caligula's favorite sister Julia Drusilla. Marriage In her younger years, Lepida was betrothed to Claudius, but her parents fell out of favour with Augustus so the emperor broke off the engagement. In AD 8, her mother Julia the Younger (otherwise called Vipsania Julia) was exiled for adultery, like her own mother Julia. Her father Lucius was executed in 14 for participating in a conspiracy against Augustus. By AD 13, Lepida had married Marcus Junius Silanus Torquatus, a member of the patrician branch of the ancient gens Junia. Their children were: Marcus Junius Silanus Torquatus (AD 14-54), consul in 46, put to death in order to ensure the succession of Nero, and to prevent him from avenging the death of his brother, Lucius. Junia Calvina (fl. AD 79), married Lucius Vitellius, a brother of the future emperor Vitellius. Accused of incest with her youngest brother, she was exiled by Claudius, only to be recalled ten years later by the emperor Nero. Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus (d. AD 64), consul in 53, forced by Nero to commit suicide after being accused of boasting of his descent from Augustus. Lucius Junius Silanus Torquatus (d. AD 49), praetor in 48, he was engaged to Octavia, daughter of Claudius. Agrippina spread a rumor that he had committed incest with his sister, as a result of which he was expelled from the Senate and deprived of his office. He committed suicide on the day that Claudius and Agrippina were married. Junia Lepida who married Gaius Cassius Longinus, and raised her nephew Lucius Junius Silanus Torquatus the younger (50-66) after his father, Marcus, was murdered. Junia Lepida was the grandmother of Empress Domitia Longina The time of her death is not known. She is sometimes said to have been poisoned on the orders of Agrippina the Younger during the reign of Nero, but this Lepida was evidently Domitia Lepida, the mother of Valeria Messalina and the second wife of Appius Junius Silanus. See also Junia (gens) References Sources Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, De Vita Caesarum, Claudius, 26. Publius Cornelius Tacitus, Annales. Category:1st-century BC Roman women Category:1st-century Roman women Category:Julio-Claudian dynasty Lepida, wife of Ap. Junius Silanus Category:5 BC births Category:Place of birth missing Category:43 deaths Category:Place of death missing Category:Roman patricians Category:Women of Claudius |
8,815 | Murry Sidlin | Murry Sidlin (Baltimore, United States, 1940), is an American conductor and professor. Biography Born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1940, Sidlin studied at the Peabody Institute, graduating in 1968 with a Master's degree. Sidlin's first appointment after graduating was as Assistant Conductor at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra under Sergiu Comissiona. He was later appointed Resident conductor at the National Symphony Orchestra under Antal Doráti, and with Oregon Symphony Orchestra. He was also the Music Director of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, and the Tulsa Philharmonic. For 32 years he was co-director (together with David Zinman) of the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen Festival. Alumni of the program during his tenure include Peter Oundjian, Cristian Macelaru, Tomas Netopil, Tito Muñoz, Philippe Bach, José De Eusebio, Hugh Wolff, James Gaffigan, Apo Hsu, Lawrence Golan, Kenneth Woods, Sasha Mäkilä, Kenneth Kiesler, Josep Caballé Domenech, and David Hayes. He is currently an Ordinary professor of Conducting at Catholic University of America's Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, and for ten years until 2012 served as the Dean of the School. Sidlin is a member of Prague Society for International Cooperation, a respected NGO whose main goals are networking and the development of a new generation of responsible, well-informed leaders and thinkers. References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20140302145232/http://www.murrysidlin.com/_home/About_Sidlin.html http://music.cua.edu/faculty/sidlin.cfm Category:American male conductors (music) Category:21st-century American conductors (music) Category:Musicians from Baltimore Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art faculty Category:20th-century American conductors (music) Category:Peabody Institute alumni Category:20th-century American male musicians Category:21st-century American male musicians |
8,816 | Muwallil Wasit I of Sulu | Sultan Muwallil Wasit (in his Tausug name) (reigned, 1610–1650), is the 9th Sultan of Sulu and was also known as Rajah Bongsu I. His birth name was Pangiran Shahbandar Maharajalela, and was the youngest son of former Sultan of Brunei Muhammad Hassan. He reigned in Sulu after his uncle, Sultan Batara Shah Tengah died without an heir. He was most likely sent to Sulu to end dynastic troubles there, as he was begot of the marriage of Batara Tengah's Sister, and the Sultan of Brunei. On his coming to Sulu in 1609, this Pangiran Shahbandar Maharajalela @ Raja Bongsu-I ibni Sultan Muhammad Hassan brought along his royal symbol's called as "Pulau Janggi" (in Sulu) and "Sepong Janggi" (in Brunei). This royal symbol was a symbol of brotherhood between Sulu Sultanate and Brunei sultanate. And as a royal proof to Raja Bongsu-I as he was really belongs to Brunei Sultanate royal family. So, at present to identify the true Sulu Sultanate heir's (as the heir And Successor) is by identify who is the sulu royal family mandated to {Holding} this royal symbol. And the person who can proceed to have a photo's while holding this royal symbol, that person indeed is the true Sulu Sultanate heir AND also the true Successor to the Sulu Sultanate kingdom. During his reign, he organised various marriage agreements particularly with Sultan Qudarat who married his daughter in 1632 and even inherited the throne as Sultan Nasir ud-Din. After his death in 1650, another one of his daughters married Rajah Baratamay (also spelled Balatamay) of Buayan in 1657, further strengthening kinship between Sulu and Maguindanao. Prior to his death in 1650, he was succeeded by Sultan Salah ud-Din Bakthiar who took the throne of the "other" sultan Nasir ud-Din II earlier in 1648. His descendants are the Kiram, Shakiraullah and Maharajah Adinda families of the later sultans. Early life and Accession to the throne The previous Sultan, Batara Shah Tenga was believed to be, even to a nominal extent, a subordinate of Brunei. Although the previous Sultan's reign falls after the year 1578. The year that marks Sulu's de facto independence from Brunei. This however, did not stop the intricately knitted kinship and family ties the Sulu and Brunei Sultanates have with each other, dating as far back as the 14th century. Evidence of this strong family connection is the title of the previous Sultan "Batara", a title used in Brunei annals to refer to rulers of Sulu. Sultan Tengah's sister was said to have married Sultan Muhammad Hassan of Brunei and Muwallil Wasit-I was begotten from this marriage, as the youngest son. As a prince, he was given the title of Pangiran, and he is said to have lived in Brunei for the most part of his childhood. In the late 1580s Pangiran Bongsu, as he was then called was sent to Bauang, the then, capital of Sulu to aid the Sulus militarily against the Spaniards who were once again attacking them. In 1610, Sultan Tengah died with no male heir to the throne, as he was |
8,817 | HMS Battleaxe | Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Battleaxe: was the former Russian trawler Safir launched in 1916 and taken up for Royal Navy use. She became the fishery protection trawler Dee in September, 1920. HMS Battleaxe was a launched in 1943 and transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease. She was renamed shortly after being launched, and was returned to the US Navy in 1947, later transferred to Greece as Nafkratoussa. was a launched in 1945 and broken up in 1964. was a Type 22 frigate launched in 1977. She was sold to the Brazilian Navy in 1997 and renamed Rademaker See also , an infantry landing ship operated by the Ministry of War Transport. References Category:Royal Navy ship names |
8,818 | House of the Rising Sun (film) | House of the Rising Sun is a 2011 American action drama film starring Dave Bautista. Filming took place in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The screenplay was written by Chuck Hustmyre and Brian A. Miller, based on Chuck Hustmyre's novel of the same title. Plot Ray Shane (Dave Bautista) is an ex-vice cop trying to turn his life around after spending 5 years in prison. He works as the head of security for The House of the Rising Sun, a strip club and illegal gambling den. During a night on the job, a masked gang hold him at gunpoint to rob the strip joint of $300,000, ending with the club owner's son, Peter (John G. Carbone), getting killed in the shootout. When the police arrive, they suspect Ray led the robbery. Ray's relationship with Jenny Porter (Amy Smart) is rocky following her regretful affair with Tony (Dominic Purcell), the right-hand man of his boss, when he was imprisoned. Ray is enlisted by his boss Vinnie Marcella (Lyle Kanouse) to track down his son's killers. He finds help from his former police colleague Jimmy LaGrange (Brian Vander Ark), who lends him information in his pursuit, but Vinnie and Tony start to believe they wrongly trusted him and that he is behind the robbery. That night, Tony and his partner, Joey (Franz Klain), attack Ray at his motel. After escaping, Ray stays with Jenny at her apartment, although Tony attempts to find him there, but Jenny does not let him in. During their conversation, She tells Ray she became a call girl only until his prison sentence ended. He forgives her and they make love. The next day, Ray meets with Charlie Blackstone (Craig Fairbrass), finding out Tony is planning to take over his boss Vinnie's position. He gets more info from one of the only surviving shooters involved with the robbery; the robbery was for an unknown inside man who killed the other shooters. The shooter refuses to bear testimony, and Ray kills him when threatened by a gun. Tony meets with Vinnie's older brother, Carlos (Danny Trejo), who Charlie works for. However, Tony is ordered to kill Charlie upon hearing he spoke with Ray, luring Charlie out of his house to kill him while Joey kills his wife, the latter murder which leads back to Ray because of his pocket knife. On the run, with the help of Jenny, Ray discovers Tony was involved in killing the shooters. Confronting Carlos with the development, it becomes known Tony's wife Priscilla is aiding his agenda by sleeping around with Carlos and distracting him so that Tony can take over his brother Vinnie's strip club. Offended, Priscilla shoots Carlos dead, but Ray avoids a bullet and shoots her dead. Ray calls the police. He informs Vinnie at his office they were both set up, with Tony framing Ray for the robbery and turning Vinnie's brother Carlos against Vinnie to eventually take over the club. Tony shows up with the money to confirm it as truth, and Jenny is being held hostage by his partner Joey. Tony is |
8,819 | Lead climbing | Lead climbing is a climbing style, predominantly used in rock climbing. In a roped party one climber has to take the lead while the other climbers follow. The lead climber wears a harness attached to a climbing rope, which in turn is connected to the other climbers below the lead climber. While ascending the route, the lead climber periodically connects the rope to protection equipment for safety in the event of a fall. This protection can consist of permanent bolts, to which the climber clips quickdraws, or removable protection such as nuts and cams. One of the climbers below the lead climber acts as a belayer. The belayer gives out rope while the lead climber ascends and also stops the rope when the lead climber falls or wants to rest. A different style than lead climbing is top-roping. Here the rope is preattached to an anchor at the top of a climbing route before the climber starts their ascent. Lead climbing as a discipline of sport climbing will debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Basics and safety Lead climbing is done for several reasons. Often, placing a top-rope is not an option because the anchors are not accessible by any means other than climbing. Sport climbing and traditional climbing both utilize lead climbing techniques for practical reasons, as well as stylistic reasons. When lead climbing, the lead climber or leader wears a harness attached to one end of a climbing rope with a tie-in knot, like figure-eight, or bowline on a bight. This rope is usually a dynamic kernmantle rope which is both resistant to abrasion and also softens the impact of a fall by stretching to some degree. The leader's partner or follower provides the belay, paying out rope as needed, but ready to hold the rope tightly, usually with the aid of a belay device, to catch the leader in the event of a fall. Protection The lead climber ascends the route, periodically placing protection for safety in the event of a fall. The used protection differs based on the climbing discipline. In traditional climbing ("trad") the protection is usually only temporarily attached to the wall. Nuts and spring-loaded camming devices are placed in cracks of the rock face, slings can be tied around rock spikes and hooks can be placed on small ledges. These devices usually have a carabiner attached to one end, which allows the climber to clip in the rope. These devices are later collected again, usually by the followers when they ascend themselves. In sport climbing there is usually only one climber. The climbing partner remains on the ground and belays the lead climber while they ascend the sport route. In sport climbing protections are usually permanently attached to the rock face in the form of drilled bolts or chains which are used for attaching quickdraws directly. The quickdraws are either placed by the lead climber during the ascent or are placed beforehand. Fall distance and impact Distances between pieces of protection can range from three to forty feet or more, although most often the distance |
8,820 | Siderone galanthis | Siderone galanthis, the scarlet leafwing or red-striped leafwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to southern Brazil. The habitat consists deciduous and evergreen forests at altitudes up to 900 meters. Adults have been recorded imbibing mineralised moisture from the ground. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Casearia sylvestris and Zuelania quidonia. Subspecies Siderone galanthis galanthis (Surinam, Brazil: Pará, Trinidad) Siderone galanthis thebais C. & R. Felder, 1862 (Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil: Amazonas) References Category:Anaeini Category:Butterflies of North America Category:Butterflies of Central America Category:Butterflies of the Caribbean Category:Nymphalidae of South America Category:Butterflies of Cuba Category:Butterflies of Mexico Category:Lepidoptera of Brazil Category:Lepidoptera of Costa Rica Category:Lepidoptera of Panama Category:Lepidoptera of Venezuela Category:Butterflies described in 1775 Category:Taxa named by Pieter Cramer |
8,821 | Get You the Moon | "Get You the Moon" is a song by Italian producer Kina, featuring vocalist Snøw. It was released on March 15, 2018, and later re-released under Columbia Records on October 8, 2018. A music video was released on the MrSuicideSheep YouTube channel on April 3, 2019. The song featured on Kina's debut EP Things I Wanted to Tell You (2020). The song has attained over 330 million Spotify plays as of April 2020, and has spent over 9 months in the Spotify global top 200, despite only barely reaching the top 100. It ranked second on Billboard'''s Top TV Songs list of March 2020, after appearing in an episode of the Netflix series On My Block. It was included as a "NOW What's Next!" bonus track on the 2019 US compilation Now That's What I Call Music, Vol. 71. Background Kina discovered featured vocalist Snøw from listening to his covers on YouTube. The song was described by Idolator'' as a "moody chill-pop anthem" and "equal parts sad, romantic and oddly relaxing", and is 60 beats per minute and in the key of C# minor. The music video was directed and drawn by animation artist JonJon. Charts Certifications References Category:2018 songs Category:2018 singles |
8,822 | Tigran Gharabaghtsyan | Tigran Gharabaghtsyan (, born 6 June 1984 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is a retired Armenian football striker. He was a member of the Armenia national team, for which he has twice appeared since his debut in a friendly match against Panama on 14 January 2007. Achievements Armenian Premier League with Pyunik Yerevan: 2006, 2007, 2008 Armenian Supercup with Pyunik Yerevan: 2006 Bulgarian Cup finalist with Cherno More Varna: 2008 External links Profile at FFA website Category:Living people Category:1984 births Category:Armenian footballers Category:Armenia international footballers Category:Armenian expatriate footballers Category:FC Urartu players Category:FC Pyunik players Category:PFC Cherno More Varna players Category:FC Atyrau players Category:Armenian Premier League players Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Category:Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Category:Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Category:Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Category:Sportspeople from Yerevan Category:Association football forwards |
8,823 | Delta smelt | The delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) is an endangered slender-bodied smelt, about long, in the family Osmeridae. Endemic to the upper Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary of California, it mainly inhabits the freshwater-saltwater mixing zone of the estuary, except during its spawning season, when it migrates upstream to fresh water following winter "first flush" flow events (around March to May). It functions as an indicator species for the overall health of the Delta's ecosystem. Because of its one-year lifecycle and relatively low fecundity, it is very susceptible to changes in the environmental conditions of its native habitat. Efforts to protect the endangered fish from further decline have focused on limiting or modifying the large-scale pumping activities of state and federal water projects at the southern end of the estuary, thereby limiting water available to farming. However, these efforts have not prevented the species from becoming functionally extinct in the wild. Taxonomy and evolution The delta smelt is one of five currently recognized species within the genus Hypomesus, which is part of the larger smelt family, Osmeridae. The genus has been subject to many revisions since it was first classified by Gill in 1863. The first major revision occurred in 1963, when the family Osmeridae was re-examined by Canadian ichthyologist Donald Evan McAllister. Expanding on Japanese researcher Hamada's earlier determination that H. olidus was not a monolithic widespread species, but rather one of three distinct species of Hypomesus, McAllister assigned them new names, and further delineated what he believed were four subspecies. This was the first description of H. transpacificus, named for its supposed occurrence on both sides of the Pacific, and also "to the friendship of Japanese and Canadian ichthyologists." He separated these geographically isolated populations into separate subspecies: H. t. transpacificus and H. t. nipponensis. Modern analysis of the genus would elevate all of McAllister's subspecies to full species status, based on fin ray counts and the number of chromatophores between their mandibles, a change which genetic analysis has supported. In fact, genetic analysis would conclude that despite their morphological similarities, H. nipponensis and H. transpacificus are actually members of different phylogenetic clades. The abbreviated distribution of Hypomesus species along both the east and west sides of the Pacific Ocean suggests that their common ancestor had a range that would have crossed the Pacific. Researchers have hypothesized that climatic changes may have reduced the range of the ancestral species during cooling periods, which would have created a reproductive barrier, allowing speciation to occur. Although the low number of species in the genus and high levels of homoplasy have frustrated attempts to determine whether the northern Pacific H. olidus or H. nipponensis are the basal species of Hypomesus, the most recent speciation event in Hypomesus is known to have been between the two native east Pacific species, H. pretiosus and H. transpacificus. This is plausibly due to a geographic isolation of a widespread eastern Pacific ancestor, of which some members were isolated in a freshwater basin in western California, possibly in the lakes that would have been located in the southern San Joaquin Valley during |
8,824 | New Holland Construction | New Holland Construction is a global full-line manufacturer of construction machinery. Along with New Holland Agriculture, New Holland Construction is a brand of CNH. History New Holland Construction was founded in 1895 in New Holland, Pennsylvania; in 2005 New Holland Construction Brand was created with a global full-line product offering. Since 1999, New Holland is a brand of CNH, which was demerged from Fiat Group to Fiat Industrial at the start of 2011. Operations New Holland equipment is built all around the world; the headquarters is in Turin, Italy and with ten plants and ten research and development centers spread globally, more than 800 dealers and 2.100 outlets. It is present in 100 countries worldwide. New Holland produces thirteen product families, five in the heavy range and eight in the light range; products include dozers, miniexcavators, graders, wheel loaders, crawler excavators, backhoe loaders, skid steer loaders. Factories CNH Industrial manufactures equipment under the New Holland brand in factories in Gallery Marketing The brand is Juventus F.C.'s main sponsor since 2007. External links Category:CNH Industrial Category:Construction equipment manufacturers of Italy Category:Manufacturing companies based in Turin |
8,825 | Lake Õisu | Lake Õisu is a lake in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. See also List of lakes of Estonia Oisu Category:Mulgi Parish Oisu |
8,826 | Îlot Pasteur | The Îlot Pasteur is a building on the western edge of Monaco under construction since 2016. It will be home to a new middle school, a post office, a recycling center, a data center, an underground carpark. History Its construction was announced in 2013, and it began in January 2016. The building is designed by architects Christian Curau and François Lallemand. References Category:Buildings and structures in Monaco Category:2016 establishments in Monaco |
8,827 | Selbstportrait – Vol. II | Selbstportrait – Vol. II is the fourth solo album by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, best known for his work with Cluster, Harmonia and Aquarello. The title is German for "Self Portrait - Vol. II", a title which clearly reflects the gentle, introspective nature of this album of ambient or new-age music. It is the second of seven albums in Roedelius' Selbsportrait series of recordings. The album is subtitled "Freundliche Musik", German for "Friendly Music". Recording and Release Like Selbstportrait before it, Selbstportrait – Vol. II was recorded by Roedelius at his home in Forst, in the Weser Uplands of West Germany and in Austria between various Cluster sessions from 1973 until 1979, so much of the music actually predates Roedelius' first two solo albums: Durch Die Wüste and Jardin Au Fou. Selbstportrait – Vol. II was released by Sky Records in 1980. Seven of the 11 tracks on Selbstportrait – Vol. II and the entire previous album, Selbstportrait were released as a single CD titled Selbstportrait I & II by Sky Records in 1996. The tracks omitted from the combined reissue are "Signal", "Schönheitsflecken", "Grundlsee", and "Regunwurm". The entire album was reissued separately on both 180 gram vinyl LP and CD by the Bureau-B label on December 3, 2010. Track listing "Signal" – 0:10 "Gewiß" – 4:46 "Aufbruch" – 3:45 "Schönheitsflecken" – 3:14 "Alle Jahre wieder" – 4:43 "Übern Fluß" – 3:45 "Tee für die Geisha" – 5:25 "Kichererbsen" – 2:30 "Grundlsee" – 4:27 "Regenwurm" – 4:04 "Thronfloge" – 3:44 "Signal" – 0:10 Personnel Hans-Joachim Roedelius – Piano, keyboards, producer Notes References Album liner Notes Rate Your Music Selbstrportrait II by Hans-Joachim Roedelius Retrieved September 29, 2007. Category:1980 albums Category:Hans-Joachim Roedelius albums |
8,828 | Jeff Brehaut | Jeff Brehaut (born June 13, 1963) is an American professional golfer. Early life Brehaut was born in Mountain View, California and attended the University of the Pacific, where he graduated in 1986 with a degree in Communications. Professional career Brehaut turned professional in 1986 and played on mini-tours until he started playing full-time on the Nationwide Tour in 1993. He played on the Nationwide Tour from 1993–98, picking up his only two wins in 1995 and 1997. He graduated from PGA Tour Q-School at the end of 1998 with a T23. Brehaut played his first full season on the PGA Tour in 1999, but was unable to keep his card. He played a select few events on the Nationwide Tour in 2000, but failed to make any cuts. He got his PGA Tour card again for 2001-07, with his best season being 2005 where he made 16 of 33 cuts, had 5 top-10s and earned $1,217,061. In November 2004, Brehaut won the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational after making a 5-foot putt birdie putt on 18 for a one stroke win over Kevin Sutherland. Brehaut last played full-time on the PGA Tour in 2007, where he made 8 cuts in 21 events and lost his PGA Tour card. He has been back playing the Nationwide Tour full-time since the 2008 season. He achieved his first top-5 finish since May 2008 with a T5 effort at the 2010 Chattanooga Classic in October. His best finish on the PGA Tour was 3rd at the 2005 The International. His best finish at a major championship was a T17 in the 2007 U.S. Open. He has over $3,700,000 in career earnings on the PGA Tour and over $600,000 in Nationwide Tour career earnings. Brehaut, who earned his spot through a regional qualifying event, was the co-leader at the 2009 U.S. Open on Thursday's first round which was rained out due to torrential rain. Brehaut was at -1 through 11 holes at Bethpage Black golf course. He finished tied for 58th. Brehaut finished 2nd at the Champions Tour qualifying tournament in December 2012 and is eligible to compete once he turns 50 on June 13, 2013. His first senior event will be the Encompass Championship near Chicago in mid-June. Professional wins (5) Nationwide Tour wins (2) Other wins (3) 2004 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational 2009 Straight Down Fall Classic (with Todd Barsotti) 2018 Northern California PGA Championship Results in major championships Note: The U.S. Open was the only major Brehaut played. "T" = tied for place See also 1998 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2002 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates References External links Category:American male golfers Category:PGA Tour golfers Category:PGA Tour Champions golfers Category:Golfers from California Category:University of the Pacific (United States) alumni Category:People from Mountain View, California Category:1963 births Category:Living people |
8,829 | Henriettea squamata | Henriettea squamata is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Cuba. References Category:Endemic flora of Cuba squamata Category:Vulnerable plants Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
8,830 | Matilda Koen-Sarano | Matilda Koen-Sarano (in ), is an Israeli writer, born in Milan, Italy in 1939 to Turkish Jewish parents is one of the most widely known writers in the Ladino language. Biography Koen-Sarano was born in Milan in 1939 to a Sephardic family from Turkey. Her grandfather, Moshe, was born in Bergama in 1874. Her parents, Alfredo Sarano and Diana Hadjes, were both born in Aydın. Her father lived in Rhodes until 1925, while her mother in İzmir until 1938, marrying in Milan in 1938. During World War II, the family hid in the Italian mountains from the Nazi persecutions. Her father became the Secretary of the Jewish Community of Milan from 1945 until 1969. She married Aaron Koen and made aliya in 1960. Career Matilda studied in the Jewish Community School of Milan, and also studied languages at the Bocconi University in Milan and also Italian literature and Judaeo-Spanish literature and Judaeo-Spanish folklore at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She made aliyah in 1960. In the summer of 1979, she participated in the seminar for Ladino language radio producers held at Kol Israel. This sparked in her the desire to write in this language and of putting the spotlight on everything she lived by the end of her childhood. In order to achieve this, she started interviewing several people from the Sephardic world to record and keep hundreds of folk tales and traditional stories. Besides, this activity she made her return to the university as a scholar. Then she published her first book of Sephardic folk tales, named Kuentos del Folklor de la Famiya Djudeo-Espanyola (Folk Tales of the Judaeo-Spanish Family) in 1986, in Jerusalem. In April 2009 she published her most recent book, "Kon bayles i kantes, Sefaradis de dor en dor" (With Dances and Songs, Sephardim from Generation to Generation). Koen-Sarano has taught Ladino at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev since 1996 and a course for Ladino Teachers, organized by The National Authority for Ladino and its Culture, in Jerusalem since 1998. Also, she writes the Judeo-Spanish News at Kol Israel. Published works Kuentos del folklor de la famiya djudeo-espanyola + kaseta de kuentos, Kana, Yerushaláyim, 1986 (djudeo-espanyol/ebreo). Djohá ke dize?, Kana, Yerushaláyim, 1991 (dito). Konsejas i konsejikas del mundo djudeo-espanyol, Kana, Yerushaláyim, 1994 (dito). Lejendas i kuentos morales de la tradisión djudeo-espanyola, Nur, Yerushaláyim (dito), 1999. Viní kantaremos, koleksión de kantes djudeo-espanyoles, Edisión de la Autora, Jerusalem, 1993. Tresera edisión 2003, kuartena edisión 2006. Sipuré Eliau Anaví, kon notas de Shifra Safra, Midrashiat Amalia, Jerusalem, 1993-4 (dito). De Saragoza a Yerushaláyim, Ibercaja, Zaragoza, 1995 (in Ladino language). Storie di Giochà, in two editions:one for schools (1991) and another for the general public, Sansoni, Firenze, 1990 (in Italian language). Le storie del re Salomone. Sansoni, Firenze, 1993 (in Italian). King Solomon and the Golden Fish, kon notas sientífikas de Reginetta Haboucha, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, Michigan (in English ), 2004. Sefaradís de dor en dor, music soap opera. Music by Hayim Tsur. Israeli Ministry for Education and Culture, Jerusalem., 1997, (dito). Adapted for the Radio in 1999 (dito). |
8,831 | Digdeguash, New Brunswick | Digdeguash is a Canadian unincorporated community in Charlotte County, New Brunswick. History Notable people See also List of communities in New Brunswick References Category:Communities in Charlotte County, New Brunswick |
8,832 | Zend Server | Zend Server is a complete and certified PHP distribution stack fully maintained and supported by Zend Technologies. It ships with an updated set of advanced value-add features designed to optimize productivity, performance, scalability and reliability. Zend Server includes over 80 PHP extensions and supports Apache, NGINX and IIS Web servers. It is delivered as native packages for all leading Linux distributions, Windows, Mac OS X and IBM i environments including popular Cloud environments such as Amazon Web Services. Zend Server supports any and all PHP code and provides deep insights into that code including the most popular PHP applications and frameworks like WordPress, Magento, Drupal, Zend Framework, Symfony, and Laravel. The current version is 9.1.2 which includes a productivity and debugging solution called Z-Ray and a plugin system for extending Zend Server functionality. This system includes an online Gallery for Zend Server users to easily share, download and install additional plugins. Zend Server is available for both Development and Production with features and the level of support that fits different use-cases. Features Certified PHP Stack Real-time insight into apps Job Queue Data Caching Page Caching Code Tracing Application Monitoring Root-cause analysis Deployment and DevOps capabilities URL Insight Clustering Z-Ray Web Server Support: Apache, Nginx, IIS Software updates and hotfixes External links Zend Server website Category:PHP Category:Web server software |
8,833 | Stephan Cohn-Vossen | Stefan or Stephan Cohn-Vossen (28 May 1902 – 25 June 1936) was a mathematician, who was responsible for Cohn-Vossen's inequality and the Cohn-Vossen transformation is also named for him. He proved the first version of Splitting theorem. He was also known for his collaboration with David Hilbert on the 1932 book Anschauliche Geometrie, translated into English as Geometry and the Imagination. He was born in Breslau (then a city in the Kingdom of Prussia; now Wrocław in Poland). He wrote a 1924 doctoral dissertation at the University of Breslau (now the University of Wrocław) under the supervision of Adolf Kneser. He became a professor at the University of Cologne in 1930. He was barred from lecturing in 1933 under Nazi racial legislation, because he was Jewish. In 1934 he emigrated to the USSR, with some help from Herman Müntz. While there, he taught at Leningrad University. He died in Moscow from pneumonia. See also Cohn-Vossen's inequality References External links Anschauliche Geometrie at Göttinger Digitalisierungszentrum Cohn-Vossen transformation at Encyclopedia of Mathematics Category:1902 births Category:1936 deaths Category:20th-century German mathematicians Category:Differential geometers Category:German Jews Category:People from the Province of Silesia Category:Refugees from Nazi Germany in the Soviet Union Category:Soviet mathematicians Category:University of Breslau alumni Category:University of Cologne faculty Category:Infectious disease deaths in the Soviet Union |
8,834 | Émile Auguste Ouchard | Émile Auguste Ouchard (1900–1969) was a French bow maker of repute and son and pupil of Émile François Ouchard. Honors & awards include the Grand Prix of the 1942 International Paris Exhibition. Biography He was born in 1900 in Mirecourt (Vosges). After his apprenticeship E.A. Ouchard worked for a few years with his father at rue Canon in Mirecourt. Later worked in Paris and the United States, returning to France in the mid 1950s. To be more exact, in 1940 A. Ouchard started his own workshop at rue de Rome in Paris before leaving for the United States in 1946. He first joined RUDIE in New York and then LEWIS & Sons in Chicago. His bows are similar to those of the Voirin-Lamy school. A master craftsman and artist who made bows with perfect symmetry and with the perfect balance of suppleness and resistance for effortless staccato and cantabile sound. He died in Gan in 1969. Collaborators & successors include Bernard Ouchard (b. 1925) (son) and Jean Claude Ouchard (b. 1935) (son). Awards Honors & awards include Grand Prix at the 1942 International Paris Exhibition. Stamps include : Emile OUCHARD» (first period) «E.A. OUCHARD FILS» «E.A. OUCHARD PARIS» «E.A. OUCHARD» Quotes "His son, Bernard, ( b.1925 ) became his pupil, and worked with Vidoudez in Geneva before being appointed professor of bow making at the Mirecourt school in 1971, giving rise to the New French School which has produced such luminaries as Benoit Rolland, Jean-François Raffin and Stéphane Thomachot. Most notable of the younger generation include Edwin Clément, Sylvain Bigot, Gilles Nehr and Yannick LeCanu." - Gennady Filimonov "As playing tools, bows by Emile A. Ouchard are similar to those by Sartory in that they are designed to accommodate the player’s need for weight and strength in a bow. Some in the trade have maintained that bows by E.A. Ouchard are often actually superior in craftsmanship to those by Sartory. There is merit to this argument, but in general Ouchard bows go further in the direction of strength and weight than Sartory bows, and they require even more cushioning intervention to produce the optimal tone quality." - Stefan Hersh References Dictionnaire Universel des Luthiers - Rene Vannes 1951,1972, 1985 (vol.3) Universal Dictionary of Violin & Bow Makers - William Henley 1970 Article: The Ouchard dynasty of bow makers Category:1900 births Category:1969 deaths Category:People from Mirecourt Category:Bow makers Category:Luthiers Category:Bowed string instrument makers |
8,835 | Floodlight | A floodlight is a broad-beamed, high-intensity artificial light. They are often used to illuminate outdoor playing fields while an outdoor sports event is being held during low-light conditions. More focused kinds are often used as a stage lighting instrument in live performances such as concerts and plays. In the top tiers of many professional sports, it is a requirement for stadiums to have floodlights to allow games to be scheduled outside daylight hours. Evening or night matches may suit spectators who have work or other commitments earlier in the day, and enable television broadcasts during lucrative primetime hours. Some sports grounds which do not have permanent floodlights installed may make use of portable temporary ones instead. Many larger floodlights (see bottom picture) will have gantries for bulb changing and maintenance. These will usually be able to accommodate one or two maintenance workers. Types The most common type of floodlight is the metal-halide lamp, which emits a bright white light (typically 75–100 lumens/Watt). Sodium-vapor lamps are also commonly used for sporting events, as they have a very high lumen to watt ratio (typically 80–140 lumens/Watt), making them a cost-effective choice when certain lux levels must be provided. LED floodlights are bright enough to be used for illumination purposes on large sport fields. The main advantages of LEDs in this application are their lower power consumption, longer life, and instant start-up (the lack of a "warm-up" period reduces game delays after power outages). The first LED lit sports field in the United Kingdom was switched on at Taunton Vale Sports Club on 6 September 2014. Polo The first sport to play under floodlights was polo, on 18 July 1878. Ranelagh Club hosted a match in Fulham, London, England against the Hurlingham Club. Australian rules football In August 1879, two matches of Australian rules football were staged at the Melbourne Cricket Ground under electric lights. The first was between two "scratch" teams composed of military personnel. The following week, two of the city's leading football clubs, rivals Carlton and Melbourne, played another night match. On both occasions, the lights failed to illuminate the whole ground, and the spectators struggled to make sense of the action in the murky conditions. Cricket Cricket was first played under floodlights on 11 August 1952, during an exhibition game at Highbury stadium in England. International day/night cricket, played under floodlights, began in 1979. Since then, many cricket stadiums have installed floodlights and use them for both domestic and international matches. Traditional cricket floodlights are mounted at the top of a tall pole, to elevate them out of the fielder's eyeline when the ball is hit high into the air. However, some cricket stadiums have lower-mounted floodlights, particularly if the stadium is shared with other sports. Association football Bramall Lane was reportedly the first stadium to host floodlit association football matches, dating as far back as 1878, when there were experimental matches at the Sheffield stadium during the dark winter afternoons. With no national grid, lights were powered by batteries and dynamoes, and were unreliable. Blackburn and Darwen also hosted floodlit |
8,836 | Listed buildings in Acton, Cheshire | Acton is a civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contains 24 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, two are listed at Grade I, the highest grade, four are listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II. Apart from the village of Acton, the parish is rural. Listed buildings in the village include the church and associated structures, houses, a public house and a telephone kiosk. The major structure is the parish is Dorfold Hall; this and associated structures are listed. The other items include an aqueduct carrying the Shropshire Union Canal across a road, farmhouses and cottages. Key Buildings References Citations Sources Category:Listed buildings in the Borough of Cheshire East Category:Lists of listed buildings in Cheshire |
8,837 | Kuropatniki | Kuropatniki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The settlement has a population of 3 individuals. References Kuropatniki |
8,838 | Body (2007 film) | Body ( or Body ... Sop 19, literally "corpse number 19") is a Thai horror-thriller film. It is produced by GTH, the same production company that made the hit Thai horror film, Shutter. Body is directed by Paween Purijitpanya and co-written by Chukiat Sakweerakul, who had previously directed the thriller, 13 Beloved. Body has parallels to an actual murder case in Thailand, in which a physician was convicted and given the death penalty in the dismemberment of his estranged wife. Among the cast is Arak Amornsupasiri, who plays the protagonist Chon. Arak is the guitarist in the Thai rock band, Slur. Plot Chon is an engineering student living in a rented house in Bangkok with his sister, Aye. Chon is having bad dreams, in which he is visited by a ghostly woman who appears to have been dismembered and put back together. He also sees a misshapen black cat and occasionally sees a fetus. Chon sometimes finds himself in places, such as a musical performance, and cannot remember how he got there. After Chon slices his finger open while cleaning some prawns for dinner (the prawns had started moving around and bleeding profusely), Chon's medical student sister Aye takes him to the hospital. Chon is eventually referred to a Dr. Usa for psychiatric treatment. It becomes apparent to Dr. Usa that there is some connection between Chon, herself and her increasingly distant husband, Dr. Sethee. In the course of Usa's investigation, she discovers there is a connection between her husband and a mysterious university lecturer, Dr. Dararai, who possesses supernatural powers of hypnosis. Meanwhile, Chon continues to have bad dreams, and they are becoming increasingly horrifying and real. He is repeatedly drawn to a spare room in his house, and when he opens the door, he sees a man chopping up a body. When the man turns his head to look at Chon, the man's face is Chon's. It turns out to be another dream and after discovering that Dararai has gone missing he realises that Dararai is dead and communicating with him, Dararai asks him to find her. A teaching assistant whom Usa questioned about Dararai ends up being killed in a gruesome accident involving barbed wire around a university museum exhibit. A young doctor also meets his end in a vat of acid after talking to Chon about Dararai. Chon comes to the conclusion that whoever tells of Dararai's disappearance is killed and tries to stop the killings, but is always too late. Back at their rented house Chon is being tormented by Dararai again who constantly says "find me" and now discovers a secret room in the house (the one in his dreams) which he suspected earlier behind a cupboard and discovers burnt photos of Dararai and Sethee in what seems to be an intimate relationship. It now emerges that Sethee had an affair with Dararai and that Dararai took photos of themselves in bed with each other. Dararai wanted to blackmail Sethee with the photos or tell Usa and as a result Sethee met up with Dararai, drugged |
8,839 | Jean Combaz | Jean Combaz (1896-1974) was a Belgian architect. He designed the Église Sainte-Suzanne in Schaerbeek, Brussels. References Category:1896 births Category:1974 deaths Category:20th-century Belgian architects |
8,840 | Theo Martens | Theo Martens (born 14 September 1990 in Tilburg) is a Dutch footballer who plas as a midfielder and who is currently without a club. He formerly played in the Eerste Divisie for SC Veendam. External links Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch footballers Category:Eerste Divisie players Category:Willem II (football club) players Category:Sportspeople from Tilburg Category:Association football midfielders |
8,841 | Silvia Carrera | Silvia Carrera Concepción (born 1970 in Cerro Pelado) is the current General Cacique of the Ngöbe-Buglé Comarca autonomous indigenous territory of western Panama. She was elected in September 2011. She has received global attention after representing her people in discussions with the Government of Panama concerning mineral mining within the Comarca. She also received additional notoriety by publicly refusing an invitation from President Ricardo Martinelli of Panama to dine with him at the Presidential Palace in Panama City to discuss permitting copper mining in the Ngöbe-Buglé Comarca. Quotes "The land is our mother. It is because of her that we live. The people will defend our mother." "The government use us to entertain themselves, saying one thing today and another tomorrow." References Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Panamanian women Category:Panamanian politicians |
8,842 | Roland Franklin | Sir Roland Arthur Ellis Franklin (born 1926) is a British-born Antigua and Barbuda-based merchant banker. Early life Roland Franklin was born in 1926. His father, Ellis Arthur Franklin (1894–1964), was a merchant banker. His sister was Rosalind Franklin, the scientist whose research led to discovery of the structure of DNA. His brother is the bibliographer Colin Ellis Franklin. Banking career Franklin is a merchant banker, and a former director of Keyser Ullman, the British merchant bank that failed in the 1973-74 banking crisis. He had a long business partnership with the corporate raider James Goldsmith. Defence of Israel In June 2015, Franklin published an opinion piece in j., a Northern California Jewish newspaper, arguing that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also known as the Iran nuclear deal, would be "the first step on the path to World War III." He went on to compare U.S. President Barack Obama to British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain prior to World War II, suggesting, "Obama is betraying Israel.". He concluded that Iran "should be treated as an extremely dangerous pariah." Personal life Franklin is married to Lady Nina Franklin. They reside in Jumby Bay, a private island off the coast of Antigua. Their son Martin Ellis Franklin is the co-founder and chairman of Jarden. References Category:Living people Category:1926 births Category:English bankers Category:English Jews Roland |
8,843 | Lübecker Yacht-Club | Lübecker Yacht-Club (Lübeck Yacht Club) is a yacht club in Germany. The club is run by two commodores and has four houses. The oldest one was established in 1898 in Lübeck, one of the former Hanseatic League cities. This building houses the club's youth section and the LYC-Marketing GmbH, a company officially registered by the Yacht Club of Lübeck that runs the projects of the club. There is room for 100 dinghies in its premises as well as the nostalgic 12-footer fleet. It has three more buildings in nearby Travemünde, a borough of Lübeck located at the mouth of river Trave in Lübeck Bay. One of these buildings is a restored 1909 boathouse. It houses the club's social section and has a restaurant that is open to the public. It also has mooring space for visiting yachts as well as facilities for visitors. There is a ferry service to cross the Trave run by the club. The other one is located at a place called Mövenstein, on the former premises of a 1925 seaside resort. It was obtained by the Yacht Club of Lübeck in 1994 and transformed into a building that houses the catamaran and dinghy fleet of the club. This place has onshore accommodation both for members and guests. Still there is another building that is a regatta station for the Travemünder Woche, of which the Yacht Club of Lübeck is one of the main organizers. References Club's site German Sailing Association Category:1898 establishments in Germany Category:Yacht clubs in Germany Category:Lübeck |
8,844 | Culpeper (surname) | Culpeper, Colepeper, or Culpepper is a surname, first written "de Colepeper" in the 12th century in Kent, England. Notable people with the surname include: The Culpeper baronets, including: Sir Thomas Culpeper, 3rd Baronet (1588–1651), English politician The Barons Colepeper, including: John Colepeper, 1st Baron Colepeper (d. 1660), English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1643–1646 Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper (1635–1689), English colonial governor of Virginia Alan Culpepper (b. 1972), American distance runner, married to Shayne Culpepper Allen Ross Culpepper (1944–1969), American army captain cited for "extraordinary heroism" in the Vietnam War Brad Culpepper (b. 1969), American football player Daunte Culpepper (b. 1977), American football player John Culpeper (1366–1414), knight in the court of Henry V John Culpeper (fl. 1677), leader of Culpeper's Rebellion John Culpepper (1761–1841), U.S. Representative from North Carolina Martin Culpepper (–1605), English clergyman, medical doctor and academic Marvin T. Culpepper (1908–1970), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Nicholas Culpeper (1616–1654), English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer Robert C. Culpepper (1873–1950), American politician and judge Shayne Culpepper (b. 1973), American middle distance athlete Thomas Culpeper (1514–1541), courtier of Henry VIII William A. Culpepper (1916–2015), state court judge in Louisiana William T. Culpepper III (b. 1947), North Carolina General Assemblyman Fictional characters Duncan "Dunc" Culpepper, in the Culpepper Adventures series of novels by Gary Paulsen Frank Culpepper, in the 1972 film The Culpepper Cattle Co. T. G. Culpepper, in the 1963 film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Thomas Colpeper, in the 1943 film A Canterbury Tale |
8,845 | James Marwick | James Marwick (b. 1862 in Edinburgh, Scotland) was an original founder of an accounting office that became one of the Big Four auditors, KPMG. Marwick's father was Sir James David Marwick, an Orcadian who was Town Clerk of Glasgow from 1873 to 1904. The young Marwick qualified as a chartered accountant, and began his accounting practice in Glasgow, and travelled to Australia to conduct a bank examination for a group of Scottish investors during the Australian banking crisis in the 1890s. Marwick later travelled from Australia to Canada and, impressed with business opportunities in North America and cultivating banking clients, he went to the United States in 1894 and began looking for a partner. Marwick and Roger Mitchell, schoolmates from the University of Glasgow, literally ran into each other on a New York City street in 1897. Mitchell had been sent to the United States to run the family textile business. The two set up a practice together in what has been labeled the perfect "front office/back office partnership." After opening Marwick, Mitchell & Company in New York, Marwick began traveling to other cities, opening offices all over the United States. Percy Garrett, who ran the London office, once wrote that the tireless Marwick traveled as many as 15,000 miles a year. Marwick retired in 1917, handing the reins to Mitchell, who took over as senior partner and stayed on until 1925 when the firm joined with William Barclay Peat & Co. to form Peat, Marwick & Mitchell. Main source Who were K, P, M & G? KPMG Hungary Category:1862 births Category:Year of death missing Category:Scottish businesspeople Category:Scottish accountants Category:Alumni of the University of Glasgow Category:KPMG people |
8,846 | Lane | In the context of traffic control, a lane is part of a roadway (carriageway) that is designated to be used by a single line of vehicles, to control and guide drivers and reduce traffic conflicts. Most public roads (highways) have at least two lanes, one for traffic in each direction, separated by lane markings. On multilane roadways and busier two-lane roads, lanes are designated with road surface markings. Major highways often have two multi-lane roadways separated by a median. Some roads and bridges that carry very low volumes of traffic are less than wide, and are only a single lane wide. Vehicles travelling in opposite directions must slow or stop to pass each other. In rural areas, these are often called country lanes. In urban areas, alleys are often only one lane wide. Urban and suburban one lane roads are often designated for one-way traffic. Capacity Lane capacity varies widely due to conditions such as neighboring lanes, lane width, elements next to the road, number of driveways, presence of parking, speed limits, number of heavy vehicles and so on – the range can be as low as 1000 passenger cars / hour to as high as 4800 passenger cars / hour but mostly falls between 1500 and 2400 passenger cars / hour. Types A traffic lane or travel lane is a lane for the movement of vehicles travelling from one destination to another, not including shoulders. A through lane or thru lane is a traffic lane for through traffic. At intersections, these may be indicated by arrows on the pavement pointing straight ahead. An express lane of a road is used for faster moving traffic and has less access to exits/off ramps. In other areas, an express lane may refer to a HOV lane (see below). A reversible lane (contraflow lane) is a lane where the direction of traffic can be changed to match the peak flow. They are used to accommodate periods of high traffic flow, especially rush hour where the flow is predominantly in one direction, on roads that cannot be easily widened such as over bridges. One or more lanes are removed from the opposing flow and added to the peak flow - this technique is known as tidal flow. An auxiliary lane is a lane other than a through lane, used to separate entering, exiting or turning traffic from the through traffic. An acceleration lane or merge lane allows traffic entering a highway to accelerate to the speed of through traffic before merging with it. A deceleration lane is a lane adjacent to the primary road or street used to improve traffic safety by allowing drivers to pull out of the through lane and decelerate safely before turning off a surface street or exiting a highway or motorway. A turn lane is set aside for slowing down and making a turn, so as not to disrupt traffic. By removing turning traffic from the through lanes, motorist safety is improved and delay is removed, but crossing distances for pedestrians are lengthened, increasing their exposure to collisions. A two-way centre |
8,847 | Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn | The Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn or RSE is a German company founded by the Verkehrsclub Deutschland (Transport Club of Germany) and interested private individuals with the primary purpose of saving a threatened industrial line, the Beuel–Großenbusch railway. A joint venture RSE Cargo was formed with logistics company Hoyer with RSE providing a railway company licence. In 2000 Hoyer acquired a majority share in RSE Cargo and renamed it Hoyer Railserv. History Today the RSE operates Germany-wide, not least as the railway infrastructure company for just under 90 km of railway lines in three different in federal states (as at: October 2008): Bad Endorf–Obing, Bavaria Bonn-Beuel - Hangelar (in the town of Sankt Augustin), North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Eggmühl–Langquaid, Bavaria Höddelbusch - Schleiden (Olef Valley Railway), NRW Osberghausen (in the town of Engelskirchen) - Oberwiehl (Wiehl Valley Railway), NRW Rahden - Uchte, NRW / Lower Saxony In addition the RSE acts as a railway operator, providing passenger and goods services on other routes. For example, (as at: September 2005) it serves the goods facilities at Bonn-Beuel, Siegburg Siegwerk, Sindorf (in the town of Kerpen) and Wiehl (all in NRW), which are integrated into the national and international rail freight transport network. Since June 2007 the RSE has rebranded its home station at Bonn-Beuel as Railport Bonn. Under the internet address www.railport-bonn.de werden the logistic services provided by this, the only goods station in the Bonn region, are outlined. In spring 2007 the RSE agreed a Joint Venture with the Nuon industrial railway of the Oberbruch Chemical Works (Chemiepark), which means that RSE engine drivers can pair off and work together with a Nuon shunter when marshalling on the Oberbruch site. Instead of the fireless locomotive an RSE diesel locomotive now works the yard. The reason for this was that the licence on the Meiningen class of fireless loco previously used had run out and it had to be retired. The Oberbruch Chemical Works hopes to achieve greater flexibility, contacts with new customers and greater use of the railway operation with this new joint working arrangement (see also: Wurmtalbahn) In 2007 the RSE was given approval to run the Passau–Freyung railway. As the Ilztalbahn company it aims to take over the maintenance of the line. The RSE has recently (2008) begun attempts to restart services on the line from Menden to Hemer. This railway is interesting because it would enable a direct connexion to the state garden show in 2010 at Hemer. In autumn 2008 all participants (the towns of Hemer and Menden, DB Netz and the railway area development company) were in favour of reinstating passenger rail services. On 1 November 2008 the RSE was given a 5-year licence to operate services after it had taken over the section of line from Kall to Schleiden-Oberhausen, the so-called Oleftalbahn. It had already taken ownership of the section from Höddelbusch to Schleiden station in 1999. As early as 11 December permission was given for it to work the entire route to Hellenthal; however the Schleiden-Oberhausen - Hellenthal section still belongs to DB Netz. References External links RSE Rhein-Sieg-Eisenbahn GmbH |
8,848 | Work Choice | Work Choice is a voluntary Department for Work and Pensions programme "which helps disabled people with more complex issues find work and stay in a job". References Category:Department for Work and Pensions |
8,849 | IHG | IHG may refer to: International Horror Guild Award, presented by the International Horror Guild from 1995 to 2008 International Hospitals Group InterContinental Hotels Group |
8,850 | Battle of Torzhok | The Battle of Torzhok was a battle on June 17, 1609 between the advanced units of the Russian-Swedish army led by Prince Mikhail Skopin-Shuisky and Jacob De la Gardie and the army of Polish–Lithuanian invaders who fought for False Dmitry II, led by Alexander Zborovsky. It ended with the defeat of the interventionist troops and its retreat. Background Sent by Tsar Vasily Shuisky, who was besieged in Moscow, Prince Mikhail Skopin-Shuisky entered into a Russian–Swedish Alliance in northern Russia, attracted an army of Swedish mercenaries to the side of Russia, and also assembled a Russian army. After the advance detachment, led by Fedor Chulkov and Evert Horn, defeated the intervention detachment, led by Jan Kernozitsky, at the Battle of Toropets, the Russian and Swedish armies marched from Novgorod and marched to Torzhok. The strategically important city itself was "deposited" from the impostor, and its wooden fortress was occupied by the 4,000-strong Russian–Swedish detachment of Kornila Cheglokov, Klaus Boy and Otto Gelmer who had been sent in advance. Later, 1,000 warriors of Semyon Golovin and Evert Horn joined them. The 13-thousand army of interventionists, pulled together under Torzhok in order to prevent the advance of Skopin-Shuisky's army to Moscow, consisted of an 8-thousand detachment of Kernozitsky (2 thousand Polish hussars, as well as 6 thousand Zaporozhian Cossacks and Tushins), two thousand Polish lancers of Zborowski, one thousand cavalry under the command of the Tushino governor Grigory Shakhovsky, as well as two thousand warriors from other Polish regiments. However, by the time of the battle near Torzhok, the interventionists managed to bring less than half of their troops to the city. Course of the battle Zborovsky, who led the army of interventionists, tried to immediately take the city, but failed to do this because of the resistance of the garrison. The fire that arose in the wooden Kremlin was put out. To help Torzhok's garrison, a detachment of Golovin and Horn arrived. After that, the troops lined up against each other in battle formations. Zborowski began the battle with a massive attack of three companies of heavy armored cavalry. Two of them came across a deep phalanx of German infantrymen, bristling with long spears, and were forced to retreat, suffering heavy losses. However, the third company of attackers managed to crush the Russian and Swedish cavalry on the flank and drive it to the city walls. But the timely sortie from the city of governor Kornila Cheglokov helped restore the situation and allowed the retreating Russian-Swedish cavalry, together with the ripened forces, to launch a counterattack. The interventionists were forced to leave the battlefield. Having learned from the prisoners about the advance of a large army of Skopin-Shuisky, Zborovsky decided to retreat to Tver. Aftermath Despite Jan Pyotr Sapieha's victorious reports about the large Russian–Swedish losses, the tactical situation spoke of the defeat of the interventionists. Having retreated to Tver, Zborovsky did not fulfill the task assigned to him – the capture of Torzhok and consolidation in it in order to block the way to the main forces of Skopin-Shuisky. Polish losses were unexpectedly |
8,851 | Aibonito, Hatillo, Puerto Rico | Aibonito is a barrio in the municipality of Hatillo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,816. History The United States took control of Puerto Rico from Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and conducted its first census of Puerto Rico, finding that the population of Aibonito barrio was 1,606. See also List of communities in Puerto Rico References External links Category:Barrios of Hatillo, Puerto Rico |
8,852 | Apollos | Apollos () was a 1st-century Alexandrian Jewish Christian mentioned several times in the New Testament. A contemporary and colleague of Paul the Apostle, he played an important role in the early development of the churches of Ephesus and Corinth. Biblical account Acts of the Apostles Apollos is first mentioned as a Christian preacher who had come to Ephesus (probably in AD 52 or 53), where he is described as "being fervent in spirit: he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John". Priscilla and Aquila, a Jewish Christian couple who had come to Ephesus with the Apostle Paul, instructed Apollos: "When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more adequately." The differences between the two understandings probably related to the Christian baptism, since Apollos "knew only the baptism of John". Later, during Apollos' absence, the writer of the Acts of the Apostles recounts an encounter between Paul and some disciples at Ephesus: Before Paul's arrival, Apollos had moved from Ephesus to Achaia and was living in Corinth, the provincial capital of Achaia. Acts reports that Apollos arrived in Achaia with a letter of recommendation from the Ephesian Christians and "greatly helped those who through grace had believed, for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. 1 Corinthians Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians (AD 55) mentions Apollos as an important figure at Corinth. Paul describes Apollos' role at Corinth: I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. Paul's Epistle refers to a schism between four parties in the Corinthian church, of which two attached themselves to Paul and Apollos respectively, using their names (the third and fourth were Peter, identified as Cephas, and Jesus Christ himself). It is possible, though, that, as Msgr. Ronald Knox suggests, the parties were actually two, one claiming to follow Paul, the other claiming to follow Apollos. "It is surely probable that the adherents of St. Paul [...] alleged in defence of his orthodoxy the fact that he was in full agreement with, and in some sense commissioned by, the Apostolic College. Hence 'I am for Cephas'. [...] What reply was the faction of Apollos to make? It devised an expedient which has been imitated by sectaries more than once in later times; appealed behind the Apostolic College itself to him from whom the Apostolic College derived its dignity; 'I am for Christ'." Paul states that the schism arose because of the Corinthians' immaturity in faith. Apollos was a devout Jew born in Alexandria. Pope Benedict XVI says that the name "Apollos" was probably short for Apollonius or Apollodorus. Apollos' origin in Alexandria has led to speculations that he would have preached in the allegorical style of Philo. Theologian Jerome Murphy-O'Connor, for example, commented: "It is difficult to imagine that an Alexandrian Jew ... could have escaped the influence of Philo, the great intellectual leader ... particularly since the latter seems to have been especially concerned with education and |
8,853 | Silvia Ayala | Silvia Bessy Ayala Figueroa (born 14 December 1969, in Cortés) is a Honduran lawyer and politician. She served as deputy of the National Congress of Honduras representing the Democratic Unification Party for Cortés during the 2006–10 term. She ran as a candidate for deputy representing LIBRE for the 2013 general election. References Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:People from Cortés Department Category:Honduran women in politics Category:Honduran lawyers Category:Deputies of the National Congress of Honduras Category:Democratic Unification Party politicians Category:Liberty and Refoundation politicians Category:21st-century women politicians |
8,854 | Something Fishy (film) | Pas très catholique (Not Very Catholic, English title Something Fishy) is a 1994 French comedy film written and directed by Tonie Marshall. It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast Anémone : Maxime Chabrier Michel Roux : Andre Dutemps Roland Bertin : Monsieur Paul Christine Boisson : Florence Denis Podalydès : Martin Grégoire Colin : Baptiste Vaxelaire Michel Didym : Jacques Devinals Micheline Presle : Mme. Loussine Bernard Verley : Noel Vaxelaire Josiane Stoléru References External links Category:1994 films Category:1990s comedy-drama films Category:French films Category:French-language films Category:Films directed by Tonie Marshall |
8,855 | First Tennessee Plaza | The First Horizon Plaza, or Plaza Tower, is an office high-rise located at 800 Gay Street in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1978, the 27-story structure is Knoxville's tallest building, as well as the tallest building in Tennessee outside of Nashville and Memphis, and an iconic part of the city's skyline. The building was originally known as the United American Plaza, with its current name being adopted in 1995 to reflect its anchor tenant, First Tennessee. The name would change once again in 2019 as First Tennessee took the name of its corporate parent, becoming First Horizon. The First Horizon Plaza occupies the entire block bounded by Gay Street, Main Street, State Street, and Cumberland Avenue. The building rises over , contains of office space, and sits atop a 393-space parking garage. A courtyard flanks the building's southwest corner, at the junction of Gay and Main. Along with First Horizon, tenants include the Brunswick Boat Group, Sea Ray Boats, several high-profile law firms, and Club LeConte, the latter occupying the 27th floor. The Retail Plaza boasts several restaurants including Brown Bag, Downtown Deli, Best Bagel and Prime Time Hotdogs. The building was originally built as office space for the United American Bank, which was the cornerstone of the banking empire of Jake Butcher (the adjacent Riverview Tower was built by the City & County Bank, headed by Butcher's brother, C. H. Butcher). After the FDIC raided Butcher's banks in November 1982, United American collapsed, and Butcher was eventually convicted of bank fraud. In 1983, the Plaza Tower was sold to Chicago-based real estate investment firm JMB Realty for $28.5 million. First Tennessee moved into the building in February of the same year. In 1994, JMB merged with Heitman Properties, and Heitman assumed management of the Plaza (although JMB retained ownership of the building). After a $500,000 renovation in the mid-1990s, JMB sold the building to Jackson, Mississippi-based investment firm Parkway Properties in 1997 for $29.2 million. In 2007, Parkway sold the building for as part of a $50 million portfolio to the Brooklyn-based North Development Group, an umbrella firm representing several New York-based investment companies. See also List of tallest buildings in Knoxville References External links http://www.providencecres.com Category:Skyscrapers in Knoxville, Tennessee Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Tennessee Category:Office buildings completed in 1978 |
8,856 | Ramiro Rodrigues Valente | Ramiro Rodrigues Valente (known as Ramiro) is a former Brazilian footballer born on 11 February 1933 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. During a successful career, he played for Atlético de Madrid between 1959 and 1965, winning the Spanish Cup in 1960, 1961, and 1965, and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1962. References Category:1933 births Category:Living people Category:Brazilian footballers Category:Atlético Madrid footballers Category:Association football forwards |
8,857 | Grantham and Lincoln railway line | The Grantham and Lincoln railway line was a line in Lincolnshire, built by the Great Northern Railway to shorten the distance between those two places. It had already formed a network in Lincolnshire, but the route from London and points south and west of Grantham was very indirect. The line opened 1867, and was 18 miles in length, from Honington, near Grantham to Pelham Street Junction in Lincoln. Running through rural terrain, it was never heavily developed, and after nationalisation, through traffic was concentrated on a better alternative route via Newark. All local stations except Leadenham closed in 1962, and the line from Honington to Lincoln closed completely in 1965. Origins In 1848 the Great Northern Railway opened part of its authorised network, from Peterborough to Lincoln via Spalding and Boston in 1848. The GNR called this the Loop Line, or the Lincolnshire Loop. In due course it opened its Towns Line, which eventually became part of the East Coast Main Line. The Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway opened a railway line between Grantham and Boston, through Sleaford, providing an east-west line. It opened in two stages, in 1857 and 1859, and was worked by the GNR. It became evident that the route from the south to Lincoln by way of Boston was rather roundabout, and the GNR gave thought to a shorter route. They were also concerned that the rival Great Eastern Railway sought to penetrate the area of Lincolnshire that the GNR dominated. Authorisation A Bill in the 1864 Parliamentary session was for the railway, in which the GNR sought powers for a line from a triangular junction at Honington to Lincoln, another from Sleaford to Bourn, and for absorption of the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway, and the Bourne and Essendine Railway. The Sleaford--Bourn part of the proposal was rejected, but the remainder of the Bill became an Act on 25 July 1864, with new capital at £310,000 for the GNR. Opening The line between Honington and Lincoln was opened by the GNR on 15 April 1867. It was 18 miles 2 chains in extent and was constructed by Kirk & Parry for £121,533. There were stations at Caythorpe, Leadenham, Navenby, Harmston and Waddington, and the line joined the Lincolnshire Loop at Pelham Street junction, Lincoln. Board of Trade sanction was given for passenger opening, provided that a 5 mph speed limit was observed over Fulbeck bank where a slip was giving trouble, and on condition that all trains over Pelham Street crossing had a pilotman. Captain Tyler withdrew this condition on 2 August, as a satisfactory signalling and locking system had been installed there. George Hussey Packe was chairman of the GNR and lived at Caythorpe Hall; he had the right to have any train stopped at Caythorpe. Construction of this branch involved provision of a new station at Honington, built slightly to the west of the old BS&MCR one, and with a refreshment room. Honington east curve An east-to-north curve at Honington, for direct Sleaford-Lincoln running, was partly constructed. It appears doubtful if it was |
8,858 | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish former professional snooker player and current commentator for the BBC and ITV. One of the most successful players in the history of snooker, he has won snooker's most prestigious tournament, the World Snooker Championship, a record seven times in the modern-era and holds the record for most seasons as world number one (9). His first world title in 1990, at the age of 21, made him the youngest-ever World Champion, a record that he still holds. Hendry also won six Masters titles (including five consecutively), and five UK Championship titles. His total of 18 Triple Crown tournament wins is surpassed only by O'Sullivan's 19. One of only three players to have won all three Triple Crown events in a single season, Hendry is the only player to have achieved the feat twice, in the 1989–90 and 1995–96 seasons. He shares the record for the most ranking titles (36) with Ronnie O'Sullivan. A prolific break builder, he recorded a total of 775 career century breaks, and made 11 officially-recognised maximum breaks in professional competition. He was awarded an MBE in 1994, and voted BBC Scotland's Sports Personality of the Year in 1987 and 1996. In May 2012, after featuring in his 27th consecutive World Championship, he announced his retirement from the game, bringing to an end his record 23 consecutive seasons in the top 16 of the world rankings. Career Amateur years (1981–1985) Hendry started playing snooker in 1981, aged 12, when his father, Gordon, bought him a child-sized snooker table as a Christmas present. Two years later he won the Scottish U-16 Championship. He also appeared on BBC's Junior version of Pot Black. The following year he won the Scottish Amateur Championship and also became the youngest ever entrant in the World Amateur Championship. In 1985, after retaining the Scottish Amateur Championship, he turned professional. At 16 years and three months old he was the youngest ever professional. Hendry was managed by entrepreneur Ian Doyle. Early professional years (1986–1988) In his first season, he reached the last 32 in the Classic and was the youngest ever Scottish Professional champion, winning the 1986 edition. He also became the youngest player ever to qualify for the World Championship, a record he held until 2012 when Luca Brecel qualified at the age of 17 years and one month. He lost 8–10 to Willie Thorne who then applauded him out of the arena. In the next season he retained the Scottish Professional Championship title and reached the quarter-finals of both the Grand Prix and World Championship, losing 12–13 to defending champion Joe Johnson, and the semi-finals of the Classic. Hendry and Mike Hallett combined to win that year's World Doubles Championship. In the 1987–88 season, Hendry won his first world ranking titles, the Grand Prix, beating Dennis Taylor 10–7 in the final, and the 1988 British Open. He also claimed three other tournament victories, retaining both the Scottish Professional Championship and the World Doubles Championship (with Hallett), and the Australian Masters. By the end of that |
8,859 | Chirac-Bellevue | Chirac-Bellevue is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Geography The river Diège forms all of the commune's eastern boundary. Population See also Communes of the Corrèze department References INSEE Category:Communes of Corrèze |
8,860 | Cyril Elliott | Robert Cyril Hamilton Glover Elliott (known as Cyril; 1890–1977) was an eminent Irish clergyman in the middle of the 20th century. Ordained in 1915, he began his career as a chaplain to the Forces, after which he was Rector of All Saints, Belfast, Vicar of Ballymacarrett then Rector of Downpatrick. Promotion to be Dean of St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, followed, after which he was elevated to the Episcopate as Bishop of Connor. In retirement he continued to serve the Church as a Sub-Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem. Early life Robert Cyril Hamilton Glover Elliott was born in November 1890 in Dublin, Ireland. His father, Revd. Canon Anthony Lewis Elliott, was the Rector of Killiney, Dublin. As a rector, Elliot's father acted as an administrator not only to the people in his parish, but also to his son. Cyril Elliott was introduced to a life of religion at a very young age, participating in church daily with his father. Education Cyril Elliott was educated at Aravon School, Bray; Trent College, Derbyshire; and Trinity College, Dublin. Elliott was an outstanding student, and while at Trinity College, he further progressed his infatuation with following in his fathers footsteps by fully engulfing himself in classes on Catholicism and early Greek and Roman thought. These classes stimulated his mind and helped prepare Elliott for a life involved with both education and religion. Career Cyril Elliott's life was filled with numerous job opportunities, which eventually led to numerous job titles. World War I In 1914, once finished with schooling, Elliott was ordained as a curate. During World War I, Elliott was appointed as chaplain to the forces. Elliott served soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen during his time as chaplain, and even administered services for the families of many soldiers. A brave asset to the war, Elliott was highly regarded on two different occasions for his performance in duties under heavy shellfire. Religious Vocation After his duty to the military was fulfilled, Elliott moved to Bangor, County Down, and then was appointed Rector of All Saints' in Belfast. From 1930 to 1938, Cyril Elliott served as the vicar of St Patrick's, Belfast. Because of his large stature, 6'9", Elliott was called by townspeople "The Big Vicar." In 1938 he left Belfast for Downpatrick to become Dean of Down. But he was on the move again when, in 1945, he came back to Belfast as Dean of its Cathedral. Under constant pressure and stress from other clergy members, Elliott found his task as Dean difficult. With notice of his stress, members of the parish rallied around Elliot and supported him in his creation of a Building and Appeal Fund, expressing the hope that people of all denominations would find a spiritual home in the cathedral. Enthronement In 1956, Dean Elliott became Bishop Cyril when, on 4 October 1956, he was enthroned in Lisburn Cathedral as Bishop of Connor. He was chairman of a committee dealing with Diocesan Ordination Bursaries Fund which ensured that no one with qualifications and the vocation was debarred from the ministry for |
8,861 | Timocratica meridionalis | Timocratica meridionalis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Vitor O. Becker in 1982. It is found in Brazil (Paraná, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul), Bolivia and Paraguay. The wingspan is 23–28 mm for males and 26–30 mm for females. The forewings are light fuscous with the basal half between R and the costa whitish. The costa is ochreous to ferruginous and the apex, termen, tornus, and oblique fasciae are ferruginous brown. The fold has ochreous scales. The hindwings are golden ochreous. References Category:Moths described in 1982 Category:Timocratica |
8,862 | Shahina E. K. | Shahina E. K. (born 29 June 1978) is an Indian contemporary short story writer from Kerala. She is one of the notable writers in Malayalam literature. She was born in Perinthalmanna, Malappuram district in Kerala. Her stories speak about the common people and the issues related with them. The author’s way of writing is very sharp and powerful. Translation, novelette, children's literature, poetry etc are her other interested genres and published an anthology of poems, novelette, novel for children etc. Her book, Puthumazha choorulla chumbanangal won Edasseri Award in 2015. Bibliography Collections of short stories Phantom Bath Anandapadmanabhante marakkuthirakal - (Malayalam:അനന്തപദ്മന്ഭാന്റെ മരക്കുതിരകൾ) Puthumazha choorulla chumbanangal - (Malayalam:പുതുമഴ ചൂരുള്ള ചുംബനങ്ങൾ) Pranayathinte Theekkadinumappuram Neelatheevandi - (Malayalam:നീലത്തീവണ്ടി) Unni Express Delheennu Mutthashi veettileykk - (Malayalam:ഉണ്ണി എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ് ഡെൽഹീന്ന് മുത്തശ്ശി വീട്ടിലേക്ക് - children's literature _novel) Translation works The prophet to (Malayalam:പ്രവാചകൻ) Poems Ottanjodi kavithakal to (Malayalam: ഒറ്റഞൊടി കവിതകൾ) References External links Category:21st-century Indian short story writers Category:Indian women short story writers Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Indian women writers Category:21st-century Indian writers Category:Malayalam short story writers Category:People from Malappuram district Category:Writers from Kerala Category:Women writers from Kerala |
8,863 | Chris Garrett | Chris Garrett may refer to: Christopher Garrett (born 1943), British oceanographer Christopher L. Garrett (born 1973), Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court Chris Garrett (Canadian football) (born 1987), Canadian football running back |
8,864 | William Gockeln | William Gockeln was a Jesuit priest and tenth president of St. John's College (now Fordham University) from 1868-1874. Early life Gockeln was born on November 8, 1820 in Grossender, near Paderborn, Germany. He was baptized on the same day he was born at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Grossender. During his baptism, he received the name Frederick Wilhelm. At the age of thirteen he and his older brother left Germany and traveled to New York. He remained in New York for a few years, but decided to move to Canada and later enrolled at the Collège de Montréal. While studying there, he became a student of his Sulpician teacher John Larkin. Larkin decided that he wanted to become a Jesuit, and when he went to St. Mary's, Kentucky, Gockeln accompanied him. Gockeln went to the college first as a student, and then decided to follow the example of Larkin by becoming a fellow Jesuit novice. St. John's College Gockeln began his philosophical studies at St. John's college, now Fordham University, but decided to finish those studies in Belgium. Afterwards, he completed his theological studies at Laval, France and was ordained there in 1852. He then returned to North America in 1853 and "began a series of teaching and administrative positions at St. Mary's (Montreal), Fordham, Xavier College, NYC, and later at St. Lawrence's, NYC." During this time he was also the first Fr. Minister in Woodstock, Maryland at the new Jesuit scholasticate, and had seven years of missionary life in Guelph and Chatham, Canada. In 1874, he became the President of St. John's College, and maintained that position until 1882. In the first few months of his presidency, he needed to decide how to move the college forward; did he continue the work of Joseph Shea, or reverse the disciplinary changes he brought to the college? Ultimately, Gockeln decided to implement a stricter regime, and "the reputation of the institution was restored," During his eight years of presidency, there was one significant issue that arose; the school colors. At the time, Fordham and their rival school, Harvard University, both had magenta school colors. In 1874 a meeting was held to discussing changing the color of the school as a way of distinguishing themselves. Stephen Wall, a member of the class of 1875, suggested maroon and everyone agreed on the choice. Gockeln also made the decision to permit James Walsh to attend St. John's despite his parents being unable to afford the entire cost. His parents lived comfortably, but unlike their neighbors, they could not afford to send their sons to a Jesuit boarding school. Gockeln wrote to his parents, and allowed them to pay $300 a year towards tuition; a deal that exempted James from several school fees. Gockeln's hope was that James' father would help recruit students to St. John's from the Wilkes-Barre area. James was a dedicated student, and went on to found Fordham University Press and be a founding dean for the Fordham College of Medicine. Later years In 1882, Gockeln stepped down from his position |
8,865 | A. Contini & Son | A. Contini & Son (also known as A. J. Contini & Son) was a fine art plaster mold casting firm founded by Italian American Attilio Contini and his son Cesare. Based in New York, New York, United States, A. Contini & Son made plaster molds for sculptors around the world including James Earle Fraser, Ivan Meštrović, Herbert Haseltine, A. Stirling Calder, Adolph Weinman, among others. It was the first casting facility of its kind in the United States. History Attilio Contini (1884-1960) founded A. Contini & Son. Contini's father was Augusto Contini, a caster who worked for the Vatican. Attilio Contini was credited with bringing Italian-style casting to the United States in the 1890's. The studio was located on East 12th Street in New York City. The firm worked with many notable public art sculptures including works by James Earle Fraser who worked closely with Attilio in the 1920s to create The End of the Trail. Cesare would later restore and create the molds for a re-installation of The End of the Trail at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Victor M. Contini Victor Contini learned casting and molding as child, apprenticing under his father at the family's studio. Contini served in World War II and participated in the Invasion of Normandy. When he returned, he worked for his father, but had to get a job at Republic Aviation as a result in a decline in demand for monuments and cheaper casting options being available. He worked at the family firm when called by his brother Cesare Contini, who ran the company after the death of Atillio and until his own death in 1989. His most notable casting works were Georg J. Lober's Hans Christian Andersen and Paul Manship's Alice in Wonderland, both in Central Park. Other notable works of Victor Contini's include Rocket Thrower and The Lone Sailor. Victor Contini lived in Esopus, New York. He died September 10, 1995 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center of complications from a stroke. Gallery of works molded by A. Contini & Son Further reading Bacon, Amy L. Life in Bronze: Lawrence M. Ludtke, Sculptor. College Station: Texas A&M University Press (2013). pps Scriver, Mary Strachan. Bronze Inside and Out: A Biographical Memoir of Bob Scriver. Calgary: University of Calgary Press (2007). References External links A. Contini & Son records, 1916-1981 in the collection of the Archives of American Art Category:Italian-American history Category:Casting (manufacturing) Category:Defunct companies based in New York City |
8,866 | Think It Up | Think It Up is an American national education initiative of Entertainment Industry Foundation that was launched on September 11, 2015, with all the four major network television channels in the United States, ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox for a joint star-studded one-hour broadcast. The initiative is a movement to support and inspire US's public school students. DonorsChoose helped in a national donation campaign and a crowdfunding site thinkitup.org was also launched. References External links Official website Category:Fundraising |
8,867 | Pilley's Island | Pilley's Island is a town located on the island of the same name in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located in Division No. 8, Newfoundland and Labrador. History Distant from the best fishing grounds further out the Bay, no settlement was recorded at Pilley's Island until the opening of a pyrite mine in 1887. The island is known to have been frequented by Dorset Eskimo and the Beothuk. Some early boat-building had taken place at Spencer's Dock, to the west of Pilley's Island Harbour. The island is thought to have been named for one of the seasonal visitors. While some have been known to spell it as "Pelley's Island", this is incorrect. In the 1860s Captain Philip Cleary staked a mineral claim at Bumblebee Bight, hoping to develop a copper mine, though the island's orebody was chiefly pyrite. In 1885 Maine and Lewis Mills of New Brunswick bought the claim and the next year the company began mining. Tradition says that prior to the opening of the mine there were at least two families living on the island; however, church records have no record of births, deaths or marriages at Pilley's Island until 1887. By 1891, when the mine was in full production, the population was 411. The earliest families on Pilley's Island came from Twillingate, Change Islands and Herring Neck. Some of these families had earlier come to the western part of the Bay to work a copper mine at Tilt Cove. In 1889 the mine was acquired by the Pyrites Company Ltd. of England. Under new management the mine was modernized, becoming the first Newfoundland mine to be equipped with electric lights, among other improvements. With the mine's prosperity, the community developed into the area's major employment and service center, with a hotel, courthouse, six merchant establishments, and the area's only hospital, set up by Sir Wilfred Grenfell. In 1899 the mine went into trusteeship. Three years later it was reopened by the Newfoundland Exploration Syndicate. The mine closed permanently in 1908 when it was discovered that a large fault had displaced the main ore body. Though the community lost its major employer, the town survived as a fishing and lumbering community. Its population, which was 699 in 1901, declined to 405 by 1945. The first clergyman to serve Pilley's Island was Methodist James Pincock and in 1896 the Methodists built the community's first church. Later the Salvation Army, Church of England and Roman Catholic Church built churches. After the mine closed, the Church of England disappeared and only a few Roman Catholics remained. The Methodist and Roman Catholic churches operated schools, and after 1903 the Salvation Army also operated one. The United Church and Salvation Army continued to operate separate schools until 1960. In 1967, high school students began to attend the Integrated Central High School at Roberts Arm. In 1977 Dorset Collegiate was opened on Pilley's Island, near the causeway to Triton. In addition to the causeway across Flat Rock Tickle to the mainland, a second causeway has connected Pilley's and Triton Island since |
8,868 | HMS Puncher (D79) | USS Willapa (AVG-53/ACV-53/CVE-53) was a escort carrier (originally an auxiliary aircraft carrier) built during World War II for the United States Navy. Never seeing American service, the ship was transferred to the United Kingdom as part of Lend-Lease. The escort carrier was renamed HMS Puncher (D79) of the British and crewed by the Royal Canadian Navy with aircrew from the Fleet Air Arm. Primarily used as an aircraft transport, Puncher took part in operations along the Norwegian coast towards the end of the war. Following the war the ship was converted for mercantile service and renamed Muncaster Castle, Bardic and Ben Nevis, before being broken up in 1973. Design and description The Bogue class were larger and had a greater aircraft capacity than all the preceding American-built escort carriers. They were also all laid down as escort carriers and not converted merchant ships. The Ruler type vessels were essentially a repeat version of the . Based on the Type C3 design, the Ruler class were acquired by the Royal Navy as part of Lend-Lease after delays in the construction of the , which the Royal Navy had intended to acquire. All the vessels in the class had a complement of 646 officers and ratings and an overall length of , a beam of at the waterline and total with a mean draught of . The escort carriers had a standard displacement of and a deep load displacement of . Propulsion was provided by one shaft turned by an Allis-Chalmers geared steam turbine powered by two Foster Wheeler boilers, rated at , which could propel the ship at maximum . The escort carrier could carry of fuel oil and had a maximum range of at or at maximum speed. Aircraft operations were commanded from a small combined bridge–flight control on the starboard side of the ship. The flight deck was long and wide. The H4C hydraulic aircraft catapult was capable of launching aircraft at . To receive aircraft the ship was equipped with nine arrestor wires capable of taking aircraft at , backed up by three aircraft barriers. Two aircraft elevators accessed the hangar, with the forward elevator being long by wide and the aft elevator being 34 feet wide and 42 feet long with both capable of taking aircraft. Aircraft could be housed in the hangar below the flight deck. However, the sloping contour of the hangar combined with the elevator arrangement made handling and storage of aircraft difficult and time-consuming. The escort carriers could store of avgas. They had a maximum aircraft capacity of twenty-four aircraft which could be a mixture of fighter and anti-submarine (ASW) aircraft, though up to 90 could be ferried. Armament comprised two Mark 9 /51 calibre guns, eight twin-mounted 40 mm Bofors guns, fourteen twin-mounted 20 mm Oerlikon cannon and seven single-mounted 20 mm Oerlikon cannon. Since the escort carriers came as part of Lend-Lease, they retained their American radar systems, with the SG surface radar and the SK air search radar. Construction and career Willapa was laid down on 21 May 1943 at Seattle, Washington |
8,869 | Biała, Legnica County | Biała () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojnów, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately north of Chojnów, north-west of Legnica, and west of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has an approximate population of 650. References Category:Villages in Legnica County |
8,870 | Lipin Bor | Lipin Bor () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Vashkinsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the northern shore of Lake Beloye. It also serves as the administrative center of Lipinoborsky Selsoviet, one of the twelve selsoviets into which the district is administratively divided. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Lipinoborskoye Rural Settlement. Population: History Lipin Bor was founded in 1938. The administrative center of Vashkinsky District was immediately transferred to Lipin Bor from the selo of Vashki. Economy Industry In Lipin Bor, there are food industry and timber industry enterprises. Transportation There is a highway connecting Vologda and Vytegra which passes several kilometers from Lipin Bor. Another road branches off south, running via Lipin Bor to Belozersk. There are also local roads with bus traffic. Lake Beloye is a part of the Volga–Baltic Waterway (formerly known as the Mariinsk Canal System), connecting the Rybinsk Reservoir in the river basin of the Volga and Lake Onega in the river basin of the Neva. Culture and recreation The Trinity Church (1792) in Lipin Bor has been designated as an architectural monument of local significance. Vashkinsky District Museum is located in Lipin Bor. The height of a telecommunications mast in Lipin Bor is , which makes it one of the tallest in Russia. References Notes Sources Category:Rural localities in Vologda Oblast Category:Rural localities in Vashkinsky District Category:Novgorod Governorate |
8,871 | St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church | St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church may refer to: St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church (Brooklyn), New York City St. George's Episcopal Church (Valley Lee, Maryland) See also St. George's Episcopal Church (disambiguation) St George's Church (disambiguation) |
8,872 | Thomas Spicer | Thomas Spicer may refer to: Thomas Spicer (Arundel MP), in 1406 MP for Arundel (UK Parliament constituency) Thomas Spicer (Orford MP), MP for Orford (UK Parliament constituency) Thomas le Spicer, MP for Bristol (UK Parliament constituency) Tommy Spicer (footballer), English footballer |
8,873 | Fake Love (Drake song) | "Fake Love" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, released as the lead single from his 2017 album, More Life. It was co-written by Drake with Starrah, Vinylz, and Frank Dukes, while the latter two handled the song's production. The song was released for digital download on October 29, 2016, through Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records. Composition and lyrics "Fake Love" features an R&B beat. Lyrically, it focuses on peers who only appreciate Drake for his success, and would not care for him otherwise, hence the lyric, "fake people showing fake love to me". The lyrics "That's when they smile in my face/Whole time they wanna take my place" are an interpolation of The O'Jays' song "Back Stabbers". Critical reception Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork compared the song to "Hotline Bling" and called it "infectious and vaguely familiar, with top notes of several songs in the Drake canon". Commercial performance As of March 27, 2017, "Fake Love" has sold 784,000 copies in the United States. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References Category:2016 singles Category:2016 songs Category:Cash Money Records singles Category:Drake (musician) songs Category:Song recordings produced by Frank Dukes Category:Song recordings produced by Vinylz Category:Songs written by Drake (musician) Category:Songs written by Frank Dukes Category:Songs written by Starrah Category:Songs written by Vinylz Category:UK R&B Singles Chart number-one singles Category:Young Money Entertainment singles |
8,874 | Bidpay | Bidpay may refer to: BidPay, an internet payments system Panchatantra (also called The Fables of Bidpai), a collection of fables |
8,875 | Scripps-Booth | Scripps-Booth was a United States automobile company based in Detroit, Michigan, which produced motor vehicles from 1913 through 1923. History The company was founded by artist and engineer James Scripps Booth (of the Scripps publishing family), who also built the Bi-Autogo. Scripps-Booth company produced vehicles intended for the luxury market. In 1916 they consolidated with the Sterling Motor Company to become the Scripps-Booth Corporation. By this time Scripps-Booth had been purchased by Chevrolet whose founder William C. Durant was also the founding president of Sterling Motor Company. General Motors discontinued the brand name in 1923. Vehicles The Vintage Chevrolet Club of America accepts the following Scripps-Booth models: Model C Roadster, 1915–17 Model G Roadster, 1917–19 Model D 4 Passenger Roadster, 1916–17 Model H 4 Passenger, 4 Door Touring, 1918 For 1914, Scripps-Booth offered a three-passenger torpedo roadster, powered by a 103in3 (1702 cc) (2⅞×4-inch, 3½×102 mm) 18 hp (13 kW) water-cooled four-cylinder of valve-in-head design with Zenith carburetor and Atwater-Kent automatic spark advance. It featured a 110 in (2794 mm) wheelbase and 30×3½-inch (76×8.8-cm) Houk detachable wire wheels, with three speeds and (still a rarity then) shaft drive. With complete electrical equipment, from Bijur starter to ignition (on a separate switch from starter) to headlights to Klaxet electric horn (with a button in the steering hub, rather than a bulb) to pushbutton door locks, it sold for US$775, compared to US$700 for the Ford Model S (new in 1909), US$650 for the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout, Ford's Model T at $550, Western's Gale Model A at US$500, the Black starting as low as $375, and the Success at an amazingly low US$250. The 1916-17 Model D was powered by an overhead valve V8 engine designed by Alanson Brush. In popular culture Before marrying the main character in John O'Hara's 1934 novel Appointment in Samarra, a youthful Caroline Walker drives a Scripps-Booth Model C Roadster. The car's unusual seating arrangement, in which "the driver sat a foot or so forward of the other seat, which made kissing an awkward act," is especially noted. See also List of automobile manufacturers List of defunct automobile manufacturers Notes References Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950. Bill Cuthbert, "The Machines of James Scripps-Booth," HCCA Horseless Carriage Gazette, Sept-Oct 2014, pp. 26–29 Sam Medway, Automobile Quarterly, 13(3), 1975 Scripps-Booth Register - An organization for Scripps-Booth history and preservation of extant cars Scripps-Booth history 1913 Scripps-Booth Bi-Autogo, called one of the "Worst Cars of All Time" External links Photo of restored 1915 Model C roadster Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Michigan Category:Manufacturing companies based in Detroit Category:Scripps family Category:1910s cars Category:1920s cars Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1913 Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1923 Category:1913 establishments in Michigan Category:1923 disestablishments in Michigan Category:Defunct companies based in Michigan Category:Chevrolet Category:General Motors marques |
8,876 | Wairoa College | Wairoa College is a co-educational secondary school located in Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. It was expanded to include students from years 7 and 8 in 2005. A building project to accommodate the increased roll was complete by 2008. Wairoa College offers a curriculum designed around NCEA and WAI (Wairoa Achievement Initiative) assessments. References External links Official website Category:Secondary schools in the Hawke's Bay Region Category:Wairoa |
8,877 | Cirencester and Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency) | Cirencester and Tewkesbury was a parliamentary constituency in Gloucestershire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1918 general election and abolished for the 1997 general election when it was partly replaced by the new constituencies of Cotswold and Tewkesbury. History The only party to have returned an MP for this constituency was the Conservatives, who represented it for most of the seat's existence. The exception was the period from 1951 to 1959, when William Morrison, first elected as a Conservative, became the Speaker of the House of Commons, a role in which the incumbent is traditionally unaffiliated to a party. The seat centred on the towns of Cirencester and Tewkesbury, covering much of the Cotswolds, a picturesque rolling landscape designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1966. The seat was replaced by The Cotswolds and Tewkesbury; its last MP, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, went on to represent the former constituency upon its 1997 creation. At elections contested by the major parties, Cirencester and Tewkesbury generally elected Conservatives with large majorities, and thus could usually have been classed as a safe seat for the party. Boundaries 1918–1950: The Borough of Tewkesbury, the Urban Districts of Cirencester, Stow-on-the-Wold, and Tetbury, the Rural Districts of Campden, Cirencester, Marston Sicca, Northleach, and Pebworth, and parts of the Rural Districts of Cheltenham, Faringdon, Stow-on-the-Wold, Tetbury, Tewkesbury, and Winchcombe. 1950–1955: The Borough of Tewkesbury, the Urban District of Cirencester, and the Rural Districts of Cheltenham, Cirencester, North Cotswold, Northleach, and Tetbury. 1955–1974: The Borough of Tewkesbury, the Urban District of Cirencester, and the Rural Districts of Cheltenham, Cirencester, North Cotswold, and Northleach. 1974–1983: As prior but with redrawn boundaries. 1983–1997: The District of Cotswold wards of Ampneys, Beacon, Blockley, Bourton-on-the-Water, Campden, Churn Valley, Cirencester Abbey, Cirencester Beeches, Cirencester Chesterton, Cirencester Stratton, Cirencester Watermoor, Coln, Ermin, Evenlode Vale, Fairford, Fossehill, Fosseridge, Hampton, Kempsford, Lechlade, Mickleton, Moreton-in-Marsh, Northleach, Sandywell, Sherborne Brook, Stow-on-the-Wold, Thames Head, Three Rivers, Vale, and Water Park, and the Borough of Tewkesbury wards of Ashchurch, Bishop's Cleeve East, Bishop's Cleeve North, Bishop's Cleeve South, Cleeve Hill, Coombe Hill, Crickley, Dumbleton, Gotherington, Shurdington, Swindon, Tewkesbury Mitton, Tewkesbury Newtown, Tewkesbury Prior's Park, Tewkesbury Town, Twyning, and Winchcombe. Members of Parliament Elections Election in the 1990s Elections in the 1980s Elections in the 1970s Elections in the 1960s Elections in the 1950s Election in the 1940s Elections in the 1930s General Election 1939/40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected; Conservative: William Morrison Popular Front: William Robert Robins Elections in the 1920s Election in the 1910s See also List of Parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire References Citations Sources F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 (Glasgow: Political Reference Publications, 1969) Category:Parliamentary constituencies in South West England (historic) Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1918 Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1997 Category:Politics |
8,878 | Guriaso language | Guriaso is a language of Papua New Guinea. Only described in 1983, it appears to be distantly related to the Kwomtari and Nai languages. (See Senu River languages for details.) It is spoken in Guriaso ward (), Amanab Rural LLG, Sandaun Province. References Category:Languages of Sandaun Province Category:Guriaso–Yale languages |
8,879 | 43 Club | The 43 Club or "The 43" was a nightclub at 43 Gerrard Street in Soho, London that became notorious during the roaring twenties for outrageous parties frequented by the decadent rich and famous. Local myth provides many tales of provocative, licentious and sometimes criminal goings on. The proprietor, Kate Meyrick, was eventually gaoled five times before the club finally closed. Occasionally modern nightclub ventures in London and elsewhere call themselves "Club 43" and other variations of the name in honour of this infamous 1920s venue. References Category:1920s in London Category:1920s establishments in England Category:Soho, London Category:Nightclubs in London |
8,880 | Arestorides | Arestorides is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus Arestorides include: Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758) References Category:Cypraeidae |
8,881 | Ophir, Kentucky | Ophir is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office has closed. References Category:Unincorporated communities in Morgan County, Kentucky Category:Unincorporated communities in Kentucky |
8,882 | The Life Pursuit | The Life Pursuit is the seventh studio album by Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian. It was released in Europe on 6 February 2006 by Rough Trade Records and in North America on 7 February 2006 by Matador Records. The models on the album cover are Alex Klobouk, Natasha Noramly, and Marisa Privitera. Release and reception The album earned the band its most successful chart performance yet, reaching #8 in the UK Album Chart and #65 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, selling 20,485 units in the first week. The Life Pursuit has been certified Silver in the UK. Lead single "Funny Little Frog" reached the top 20 of the UK Single Charts in January 2006, becoming the band's highest charting to date. "The Blues Are Still Blue" was released as the second single in April of that same year managing to peak inside the top 40. "White Collar Boy" was released as the last single in June peaking inside the top 50 of the same chart. Furthermore, "We Are the Sleepyheads" was used in MTV2 adverts. In 2009, Pitchfork named the album the 86th greatest of the 2000s. The Life Pursuit has sold 112,000 units in US. Track listing Charts References Category:Belle and Sebastian albums Category:2006 albums Category:Albums produced by Tony Hoffer |
8,883 | Caligus | Caligus is a genus of sea lice in the family Caligidae. The species are parasites of marine fishes and could be vectors of viruses. , the World Register of Marine Species includes the following species: Caligus absens Ho, Lin & Chen, 2000 Caligus acanthopagri Lin, Ho & Chen, 1994 Caligus aduncus Shen & Li, 1959 Caligus aesopus C. B. Wilson, 1921 Caligus affinis Heller, 1866 Caligus afurcatus C. B. Wilson, 1913 Caligus alaihi A. G. Lewis, 1968 Caligus amblygenitalis Pillai, 1961 Caligus antennatus Boxshall & Gurney, 1980 Caligus apodus (Brian, 1924) Caligus arii Bassett-Smith, 1898 Caligus ariicolus C. B. Wilson, 1928 Caligus asperimanus Pearse, 1951 Caligus asymmetricus Kabata, v Caligus atromaculatus C. B. Wilson, 1913 Caligus balistae Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 Caligus belones Krøyer, 1863 Caligus berychis C. B. Wilson, 1935 Caligus biaculeatus Brian, 1914 Caligus bicycletus Heegaard, 1945 Caligus bifurcus Shen, 1958 Caligus biseriodentatus Shen, 1957 Caligus bocki Heegaard, 1943 Caligus bonito C. B. Wilson, 1905 Caligus brevicaudatus A. Scott, 1901 Caligus brevicaudus Pillai, 1963 Caligus brevipedis Bassett-Smith, 1896 Caligus brevis Shiino, 1954 Caligus buechlerae Hewitt, 1964 Caligus callaoensis Duran, 1980 Caligus callyodoni Prabha & Pillai, 1986 Caligus calotomi Shiino, 1954 Caligus carangis Krøyer, 1863 Caligus centrodonti Baird, 1850 Caligus chamelensis Caligus cheilodactyli Krøyer, 1863 Caligus chelifer C. B. Wilson, 1905 Caligus chiastos Lin & Ho, 2003 Caligus chorinemi Krøyer, 1863 Caligus chrysophrysi Pillai, 1985 Caligus clavatus Kirtisinghe, 1964 Caligus clemensi Parker & Margolis, 1964 Caligus confusus Pillai, 1961 Caligus constrictus Heller, 1865 Caligus cookeoli Ho & Lin, 2010 Caligus cordiventris Shiino, 1952 Caligus cordyla Pillai, 1963 Caligus cornutus Heegaard, 1962 Caligus coryphaenae Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 Caligus cossacki Bassett-Smith, 1898 Caligus costatus Shen & Li, 1959 Caligus cresseyorum Kabata, 1992 Caligus crusmae Castro-Romero & Baeza-Kuroki, 1982 Caligus cunicephalus Gnanamuthu, 1950 Caligus curtus O. F. Müller, 1785 Caligus cybii Bassett-Smith, 1898 Caligus dactylopteni Uma Devi & Shyamasundari, 1981 Caligus dakari Beneden, 1892 Caligus dampieri Byrnes T., 1987 Caligus dasyaticus Rangnekar, 1957 Caligus debueni Stuardo & Fagetti, 1961 Caligus deformis Brian, 1924 Caligus diaphanus von Nordmann, 1832 Caligus dicentrarchi Cabral & Raibaut, 1986 Caligus dieuzeidei Brian, 1933 Caligus digitatus Ho & Lin, 2003 Caligus dubius T. Scott, 1894 Caligus eleutheronemi Shen, 1957 Caligus elongatus von Nordmann, 1832 Caligus engraulidis Barnard, 1948 Caligus enormis C. B. Wilson, 1913 Caligus epidemicus Hewitt, 1971 Caligus epinepheli Yamaguti, 1936 Caligus equulae Ho & Lin, 2003 Caligus evelynae Suárez-Morales, Camisotti & Martín, 2012 Caligus eventilis Leigh-Sharpe, 1934 Caligus fistulariae Yamaguti, 1936 Caligus flexispina A. G. Lewis, 1964 Caligus fortis Kabata, 1965 Caligus fronsuganinus Shen, 1940 Caligus fugu (Yamaguti, 1936) Caligus furcisetifer Redkar, Rangnekar & Murti, 1949 Caligus glacialis Gadd, 1910 Caligus glandifer Shiino, 1954 Caligus grandiabdominalis Yamaguti, 1954 Caligus guerini Guiart, 1913 Caligus gurnardi Krøyer, 1863 Caligus haemulonis Krøyer, 1863 Caligus hamatus Heegaard, 1955 Caligus hamruri Pillai, 1964 Caligus hemiconiati Capart, 1941 Caligus hobsoni Cressey, 1969 Caligus hoplognathi Yamaguti & Yamasu, 1959 Caligus hottentotus Barnard, 1957 Caligus hyalinae Heegaard, 1966 Caligus hyalinus Czerniavski, 1868 Caligus ignotus Ho & Lin, 2010 Caligus ilhoikimi Caligus inanis Ho & Lin, 2007Caligus infestans Heller, 1865Caligus inopinatus Kabata, 1994Caligus irritans Heller, 1865Caligus |
8,884 | My God Is Blue | My God Is Blue is the fourth studio album and a concept album by French musician Sébastien Tellier, released in 2012 by Record Makers. Track listing Adapted from Qobuz. All tracks arranged by Sébastien Tellier, Mr. Flash and Pavle Kovacevic. All tracks composed by Sébastien Tellier except where noted. Personnel Adapted from Qobuz. Mr. Flash – producer (all), arranger (all), recording arranger (all), drums (1-4, 6, 8-12), synthesizer (7, 8, 11, 12), flute (1-4, 6, 8-12), cymbals (6), additional vocals (7) Pavle Kovacevic – producer (all), additional producer (all), recording engineer (all), recording arranger (all), arranger (all), work arranger (all), programmer (all), conductor (1, 3, 5-6, 9), synthesizer (2-5, 7-12), piano (1, 5, 8, 11), organ (3, 6, 12), glass harmonica (5), additional vocals (7) Chab – mastering engineer (all) Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo – composer (11) Nicolas Dufournet – vocal arranger (1-7, 9-10, 12) Rémi Barbot - recording engineer (all) Thomas Naïm – electric bass (3, 7, 9, 11), electric guitar (3, 9, 10, 12), acoustic guitar (5) The Alliance Bleue Ensemble - choir (1, 5, 6), ensemble (1, 3, 5, 6, 9) David Mestre - recording engineer (3, 7, 12) BOGUE - electric bass (4), electric guitar (4, 8) Kirby – piano (3, 9) Yann Martin - horn (3) Simon Andrieux - horn (3) Laura Cortes - additional vocals (4) Charts References External links My God Is Blue at recordmakers.com Category:2012 albums Category:Sébastien Tellier albums |
8,885 | Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy | The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is a consortium of universities and other institutions that operates astronomical observatories and telescopes. AURA recognizes its mission statement as "To promote excellence in astronomical research by providing access to state-of-the-art facilities." Founded October 10, 1957 with the encouragement of the National Science Foundation (NSF), AURA was incorporated by a group of seven U.S. universities: California, Chicago, Harvard, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, and Wisconsin. The first meeting of the Board of Directors took place in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Today, AURA has 47 member institutions in the United States and 3 international affiliate members. AURA began as a small organization dedicated to ground-based optical astronomy, managing a range of 1- to 4-meter telescopes and providing community advocacy for optical/infrared astronomy. Over the years, AURA expanded its focus to include Solar Astronomy and the Gemini 8-meter telescopes, going on to partner with other consortia such as WIYN (Wisconsin Indiana Yale & NOAO) and SOAR (Southern Astrophysical Research). In the 1980s, AURA took on the management of the Space Telescope Science Institute, opening up the ultraviolet, optical, and infrared wavelength bands in space with the Hubble Space Telescope. AURA is furthering its aims in infrared space astronomy through the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). AURA is responsible for the successful management and operation of its three centers: NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory; the National Solar Observatory (NSO); and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). Centers Gemini Observatory managed by AURA for an international partnership to operate twin telescopes, one on Mauna Kea in Hawaii and the other on Cerro Pachon in Chile. The Vera C.Rubin Observatory is a public-private partnership to operate an 8.4-meter telescope on Chile’s Cerro Pachon.NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NSF’s OIR Lab) - AURA operates telescopes at Kitt Peak in Arizona and Cerro Tololo in Chile.National Solar Observatory (NSO) - AURA operates NSO conducting research at Sacramento Peak in New Mexico and at Kitt Peak in Arizona.Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) - AURA manages STScI for NASA to carry out the scientific mission of the Hubble Space Telescope and to develop the operations of the James Webb Space Telescope. President President: Dr. Matt Mountain Dr. Mountain was appointed President of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) 1 March 2015. The President, as the chief executive officer, serves as the primary representative or spokesperson for AURA. The President is a member of the Board of Directors and implements policy decisions of the Board. The President serves the Board of Directors as its principal executive officer, providing leadership and guidance on policy matters, coordinating the activities of the Board and its various committees. The President is also responsible for maintaining effective working relationships with AURA Member Universities. AURA Board of Directors The Board, which meets quarterly, establishes the policies of AURA, approves its budget, elects members of the Management Councils, and appoints the President, the Center Directors, and other principal officers. The Board of Directors is responsible to the Member Representatives for the effective management of AURA and the |
8,886 | Canal del Congreso | The Canal de Televisión del Congreso de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Television Channel of the Congress of the United Mexican States), shortened to Canal del Congreso, is a television channel in Mexico that broadcasts the sessions of both houses of the Congress of the Union. It is available on all Mexican cable and satellite systems, as well as over-the-air in Mexico City on digital television station XHHCU-TDT channel 45. Created in 1998 under the LVII Legislature of the Mexican Congress, the Canal del Congreso broadcasts its congressional programming as well as other politically-oriented programs. It has studio facilities in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, and it is governed by a bicameral commission (Spanish: Comisión Bicameral del Canal de Television del Congreso de la Unión). In 2000, it began full-time transmissions on cable systems, expanding to satellite in 2001. At the beginning of the LVIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress, the Bicameral Commission worked to achieve a milestone for the channel: the Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones, then the television regulator in the country, required all cable systems to carry it. On March 10, 2010, Cofetel awarded it a concession to start XHHCU-TDT, a digital-only station broadcasting from Cerro del Chiquihuite, to carry the Canal del Congreso signal over the air in Mexico City. Channel 45 went on air on June 24, 2010. In 2013, the channel's director general, Leticia Salas Torres, stated that she wishes to expand Canal del Congreso's over-the-air reach outside Mexico City. The first step in this process was Canal del Congreso's addition to ten transmitters of the Sistema Público de Radiodifusión del Estado Mexicano (SPR) in 2016. The SPR transmitters that carry Canal del Congreso use PSIP to display it on television receivers as channel 45.1. References External links Bicameral Commission home page Category:Television channels and stations established in 1998 Category:Legislature broadcasters Category:1998 establishments in Mexico Category:Public television in Mexico Category:Spanish-language television stations in Mexico |
8,887 | John Charvet | John Charvet is a British political theorist, and Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics. His interests are in political theory, contractarianism and international relations. Books The Social Problem in the Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1974) A Critique of Freedom and Equality (1981) Feminism (1982) The Idea of an Ethical Community (1995) The Liberal Project and Human Rights: The Theory and Practice of a New World Order (2008) The Nature and Limits of Human Equality (2013) References Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Political philosophers Category:Academics of the London School of Economics Category:British political philosophers Category:Moral philosophers Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge |
8,888 | Cheboi | Cheboi is a name of Kenyan origin that may refer to: Collins Cheboi (born 1987), Kenyan middle-distance runner Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi (born 1982), Kenyan steeplechase runner Category:Surnames Category:Kenyan names Category:Swahili-language surnames |
8,889 | Nowe Święcice | Nowe Święcice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mała Wieś, within Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. References Category:Villages in Płock County |
8,890 | Transfiguration Cathedral, Chernihiv | The Transfiguration Cathedral () is the oldest building in Chernihiv, Ukraine, and one of the few surviving buildings of pre-Mongol Rus. Construction of the cathedral was started by Prince Mstislav of Chernigov, and the legend says that when Mstislav died in 1035 or 1036, the height of the walls was equal to the height of a horseman. It is unclear when the construction was completed. Mstitlav was buried in the cathedral. The Transfiguration Cathedral was damaged in 1239, during the Mongol invasion, renovated in the middle of the 17th century, burned down in the 18th century and was again renovated later. The current exterior stems from the end of the 19th century. The architecture is unusual as it combines elements of a Roman basilica with a typical Byzantine church. It has three naves with three apses and five domes. There are two towers at the two sides of the main facade. The cathedral has been on the World Heritage tentative list since 1989. References External links Category:Chernihiv Category:Cathedrals in Ukraine Category:Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) cathedrals Category:11th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings |
8,891 | 1914–15 Scottish Football League | Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1914–15. Scottish League Division One Scottish League Division Two See also 1914–15 in Scottish football References 1914-15 |
8,892 | Kannonkoski Church | Kannonkoski Church (, ) is a Lutheran church in Kannonkoski, Finland. The church was designed by Pauli E. Blomstedt and represents Functionalism architecturally. The church was built in 1937–1938. Blomstedt never saw his church finished: he died in 1935 and the church was finished according to instructions by his wife, architect Märta Blomstedt, and architect Matti Lampén. The church is listed as a nationally significant built heritage site by the Finnish National Board of Antiquities. Docomomo has also selected it as a significant example of modern architecture in Finland. References Category:Churches completed in 1938 Category:Lutheran churches in Finland Category:Modernist architecture in Finland |
8,893 | A Month of Sundays (2015 film) | A Month of Sundays is a 2015 film starring Anthony LaPaglia. Plot Real estate agent Frank Mollard won't admit it, but he can't move on. Divorced but still attached, he can't sell a house in a property boom - much less connect with his teenage son. One night Frank gets a phone call from his mother. Nothing out of the ordinary. Apart from the fact that she died a year ago. Thus blossoms a charming and unusual friendship with an elderly woman which inspires Frank to reconnect with life. Cast Anthony LaPaglia as Frank Mollard Julia Blake as Sarah John Clarke as Phillip Lang Wayne Anthoney as Noel Lang Justine Clarke as Wendy Terence Crawford as Stuart Reception With a 61% rating from critics, and a 70% rating from audience reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, A Month of Sundays was met with mixed reviews from critics and audiences. Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian wrote "Situations, subplots and even barely seen characters are unified with an almost cosmic sense of fate." David Nusair of Reel Film Reviews wrote "One can only hope that this marks a temporary stumble for an otherwise talented filmmaker." Paul Byrnes in the Sydney Morning Herald said "A Month of Sundays is a small miracle of a film – an odd combination of modesty and ambition." References External websites A Month of Sundays at Internet Movie Database A Month of Sundays at Rotten Tomatoes Category:2015 films Category:English-language films Category:Australian films Category:Australian drama films Category:Films directed by Matthew Saville Category:Films set in South Australia Category:Films shot in Adelaide |
8,894 | Athens Pirates | The Athens Pirates was an amateur baseball club in Greece, playing in the Greek Baseball league. They use the 10,000 capacity Oylimpic Hellinikon Stadium for home games. The club was founded in 1992 and played till 2014 when the baseball league was closed down by the government due to low number of active clubs. References External links Athens Pirates logo http://www.Oylimpicproperties.com.gr http://www.Baseballstats.com.eu Category:Baseball teams in Greece Category:Sports clubs in Athens |
8,895 | Natal Open | The Natal Open was a golf tournament in South Africa. It was part of the South African Tour. Winners This list is incomplete 1925 Jock Brews 1926 Sid Brews 1927 Sid Brews 1928 No tournament 1929 Sid Brews 1930–1934 No tournament 1935 Bobby Locke (amateur) 1936 Bobby Locke (amateur) (301) 1937 Sid Brews 1938 Otway Hayes 1939 Jock Verwey 1940–1945 No tournament 1946 Otway Hayes 1947 Eric Moore 1948 Otway Hayes 1949 Otway Hayes 1950 George Van Niekerk (299) 1951 Sandy Guthrie (279) 1952 Sandy Guthrie (291) 1953 Bobby Locke 1954 1955 Denis Hutchinson 1956 Harold Henning (289) 1957 Bruce Keyter (286) 1958 Gary Player 1959 Gary Player 1960 Gary Player (282) 1961 Alan Brookes (278) 1962 Gary Player 1963 Sewsunker Sewgolum (293) 1964 1965 Sewsunker Sewgolum (285) 1966 Gary Player (286) 1967 Cobie Legrange (281) 1968 Gary Player 1969 Bobby Cole (282) 1970 Bobby Cole (285) 1971 Terry Westbrook (283) 1972 (Jan) Tienie Britz (282) 1972 (Dec) Bobby Cole (277) 1974 Bobby Cole (284) 1975 John Fourie References Category:Golf tournaments in South Africa Category:Former Sunshine Tour events |
8,896 | Clement Finch | Clement Alfred Finch (July 4, 1915 – June 28, 2010), often deemed "The Iron Man", was a Physician specializing in Hematology whose research on iron metabolization in the bloodstream at the University of Washington led to significant advancements in accurately diagnosing and treating anemia during a time period in which little was known about this aspect of the body. Finch was distinctively noted for using himself as a test subject by taking blood and bone marrow from his own bones before conducting similar tests on patients. He graduated in 1941 from the University of Rochester Medical School and a year later was married to the first of three wives. He experienced a 60-year tenure at the University of Washington, and has published many scholarly articles pertaining to iron in the bloodstream and is the author of three books entitled: Iron Metabolism (1962) Red Cell Manual (1969) and Fulfilling the Dream: A History of the University of Washington School of Medicine 1946 to 1988 (1990). Clement Finch was elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences in 1974, and elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1976. Finch's studies are importantly recognized as significant in helping the World Health Organization make dietary recommendations for developing countries to aid in preventing anemia and poor development. He passed on June 28 at his home in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego at the age of 94 and is survived by his wife Genia Finch, two children from his first marriage, Clifton Finch and Carin Finch Barber, two children from his third marriage, Lisa Finch and Darel Finch, and three grandchildren. Early life Clement Finch was born in Upstate New York on July 4, 1915 into a lineage of Physicians which included both his father and grandfather. Having accompanied his father on many occasions to house calls, he decided to follow in his father and grandfather's footsteps. Finch graduated from Union College in 1936 and enrolled at the University of Rochester Medical School in the late 1930s, from which he worked with Nobel Prize-winner George Whipple and published his first paper on hemoglobin regeneration in dogs in the Journal of Experimental Medicine as a second-year student. He had become a third generation physician in his family. Finch, who was known for believing that the most important thing in his life was being a good clinician, went through two divorces and three marriages thereafter. After the University of Rochester Medical School, Finch accepted a fellowship with Joe Ross at Boston University. Ross is responsible for introducing Finch to academic medicine, collaborating on work on iron metabolism and blood preservation which was relevant to the political setting of the time with the nation at war. Finch conducted post-graduate work at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, working with acclaimed physicians such as Soma Weiss, Eugene A. Stead and Charles Janeway. In 1948 after not being able to join the military due to pneumonia, Finch (after turning down numerous job offerings of recruitment) started his career at the University of |
8,897 | Steen Lichtenberg | Steen Lichtenberg (born 1930s) is a Danish engineer, Emeritus Professor of Project and Construction Management at the Technical University of Denmark, author and management consultant. He is known from his 1978 textbook on new project management, which a standard reference work in Scandinavia. He is also known as former president of the International Project Management Association. Biography Lichtenberg obtained his MSc Eng from the Technical University of Denmark, and his in 1974 his PhD with a thesis on new project management principles. After his graduation Lichtenberg started his academic career at the Technical University of Denmark, where he eventually was appointed Professor of Project Management and Systems Engineering at its Construction Management Department. He was also a frequent visiting professor in Scandinavia and beyond. After his retirement early in the new millennium he continued to work as management consultant. Lichtenberg participated in several Scandinavian societies for Project Management, and was one of the first members of North American Project Management Institute (PMI). In 1982 he was elected president of the International Project Management Association as successor of Roland Gutsch, and was succeeded by Eric Gabriel in 1985. In 1986 Lichtenberg the Danish Brewery Association awarded him the distinguished gold medal, and in 1993 he was made honorary member of the International Project Management Association. Work The Lichtenberg Technique In his book Project management Tonnquist (2009) summarized the successive principle method by Steen Lichtenberg: "The Danish professor Steen Lichtenberg has defined a method which takes all this into consideration. This method is also called the successive principle.The method involves placing uncertainties on all labor and cost estimations, on top of an estimation of the probable value. Minimum and maximum values indicate the range of uncertainty, also called the uncertainty analysis. The probability that the mean value falls outside of the range min and max must not be more than one percent.The time schedule estimation is based on assumptions, official or unofficial, e.g. on who will carry out a task, how the weather is or access to resources. The uncertainty is further dealt with in the parts which are most significant for the project's total uncertainty.Since there are many unknown factors in a project the range between min and max will be significant. The project's completion date and total costs will not be a mean value, but a probability assessment..." Reception According to Per Svejvig (2013) Steen Lichtenberg played a pioneering role in the rethinking of project management in Denmark. He stated, that: "Steen Lichtenberg, who back in 1983 wrote about the Scandinavian alternative to the “only one concept of good project management” (Lichtenberg, 1983). Lichtenberg has had a great influence on the Danish project management community with his proactive management of uncertainty using the successive principle (Lichtenberg, 2000), which has augmented the technocratic rational view..." Selected publications Steen. Lichtenberg. Project planning: a third generation approach: on some procedures for balanced timing and resource planning of construction projects. Polyteknisk Forlag, 1974. Lichtenberg, Steen. Projekt planlægning-i en foranderlig verden. 1978. Lichtenberg, Steen. Proactive management of uncertainty using the successive principle: a practical way to manage |
8,898 | Oldwoods Halt railway station | Oldwoods Halt was a minor station located north of Shrewsbury on the GWR’s to main line. It was opened in the nineteen thirties as part of the GWR's halt construction programme, aimed at combatting growing competition from bus services. Today the route is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line. Nothing now remains of the halt although the area of the adjacent goods siding/s can still be seen on the west side of the line. Historical Services Express trains did not call at Oldwoods Halt, only local services. According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G*, and there was a 15 cwt crane. References Neighbouring stations External links Oldwoods Halt on navigable 1946 O.S. map Disused Stations: Oldwoods Halt Category:Disused railway stations in Shropshire Category:Former Great Western Railway stations Category:Railway stations opened in 1933 Category:Railway stations closed in 1960 |
8,899 | Anthony Oliphant | Sir Anthony Oliphant (17 November 1793 – 9 March 1859) was a Scottish lawyer who was the eighth Chief Justice of Ceylon. Early life and family Oliphant was born in Forgandenny, Perthshire, the third of seven children of Ebenezer Oliphant of Condie House, and Mary Stirling. He was educated at the preparatory school, Hyde Abbey, near Winchester. His eldest brother, Laurence Oliphant, 8th of Condie was Member of the House of Commons for Perth, whose son was General Sir Laurence Oliphant KCB KCVO, 9th of Condie. Another of Sir Anthony's brothers, Col. James Oliphant, was chairman of the Honourable East India Company, and a third brother was the artist and composer Thomas Oliphant, who wrote the words of "Deck the Hall(s) with Boughs of Holly", "Men of Harlech", "The Ash Grove" and accomplished many other works, including cataloguing the manuscript music at the British Museum and writing the chorale for the wedding of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. It is unknown whether Oliphant, like his younger brother Thomas, went to the nearby Winchester College. He was admitted to the bar in Edinburgh and then moved to London, where he was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn. Personal life Oliphant married Catherine Maria Campbell, the daughter of a Colonel Ronald Campbell and Charlotte Johanna Cloete. Their son, Laurence Oliphant, went on to become a well-known author, international traveller, lawyer, and a Member of the House of Commons as his uncle had before him. Career After qualifying as a barrister, Oliphant set up practice as an equity (legal) draughtsman. In 1827, Oliphant was offered the post of attorney general in the Cape Colony. William Menzies had been offered the post first but had turned it down. This was the year when the judicial system in Cape Colony was being reformed. Oliphant was also appointed King's Advocate in the Vice-Admiralty Court. His salary for the two positions amounted to £1,500 per annum. Oliphant sailed to the colony in August 1827 aboard the Sestoris and arrived in mid-October. Oliphant's duties as attorney general included both prosecutions on behalf of the Crown and also acting in an advisory capacity to the Government. Oliphant was appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon in October 1838, succeeding Sir William Norris. He was knighted by letters patent in 1839. Sir Anthony lived in Colombo, purchasing a property called 'Alcove,' in Captains Gardens, subsequently known as Maha Nuge Gardens in Colpetty. When the Oliphant family left Ceylon he sold it to Sir Harry Dias. Interests Sir Anthony Oliphant's tea estate, the Oliphant Estate, situated in the hill country in Nuwara Eliya, was one of the first estates to grow tea in Ceylon, when thirty plants were smuggled from China. References Publications Ceylon Under British Rule, 1795–1932 By Lenox A. Mills (Cass) Category:1793 births Category:1859 deaths Category:Cape Colony judges Category:Chief Justices of British Ceylon Category:People of British Ceylon Category:British expatriates in Sri Lanka Category:Knights Bachelor Category:19th-century British judges |
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