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8,900 | Melanomyza femoralis | Melanomyza femoralis is a species of fly in the family Lauxaniidae. References Category:Lauxaniidae Category:Articles created by Qbugbot Category:Insects described in 1861 |
8,901 | Dino Urbani | Dino Urbani (8 March 1882, in Livorno – 9 May 1958, in Varese) was an Italian fencer who took part in the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp. Urbani was Olympic champion in fencing twice. He was part of the Italian team that won the team competitions both in epee and foil. References Category:1882 births Category:1958 deaths Category:Italian male fencers Category:Olympic fencers of Italy Category:Fencers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic gold medalists for Italy Category:Olympic medalists in fencing Category:Sportspeople from Livorno Category:Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics |
8,902 | Prays atomocella | Prays atomocella, the hop-tree ermine moth, is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas. The wingspan is about 18 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from April to August. The larvae feed inside new shoots of Ptelea trifoliata. When full-grown, the larva leaves the shoot and pupates inside a cocoon. Larvae can be found in early spring. References Category:Moths described in 1902 Category:Plutellidae |
8,903 | Punctuating (disambiguation) | Punctuating may refer to Punctuation, in written language A method of cheating in poker with marked cards Punctuated equilibrium |
8,904 | Scorpions (paramilitary) | The Scorpions () was a Serbian paramilitary unit active during the Yugoslav Wars. The unit was involved in war crimes during the wars in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo. After the wars, four members of the unit were found guilty of killing six prisoners during the Srebrenica massacre of July 1995 and five were found guilty of killing fourteen civilians, mostly women and children, during the Podujevo massacre in March 1999. History The Scorpions were founded in 1991 by Jovica Stanišić, the head of Serbia's State Security Services, who also had a secret relationship with the Central Intelligence Agency. It began as a regular unit of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). They identified as Chetniks (monarchist Greater Serbia troopers). Dozens of men joined the unit in mid-1991. Initially composed of Serbs from eastern Slavonia, the unit began its operations during the Battle of Vukovar in late 1991. It was led by two brothers, Slobodan and Aleksandar Medić, and was named after their favourite weapon—the Škorpion vz. 61. The unit was one of several hundred armed groups used by Bosnian and Croatian Serb military authorities for the purpose of terrorizing the non-Serb population in the Republika Srpska and the Republic of Srpska Krajina. In 1992, the Scorpions came under the command of the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina (ARSK). The Scorpions became part of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs at some point in 1995. They participated in the Srebrenica massacre in July 1995. During the Kosovo War, the Scorpions were placed under the command of the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ). They were involved in the Podujevo massacre in March 1999. The massacre resulted in the deaths of 14 Kosovo Albanians, mostly women and children. Following the Yugoslav Wars, the majority of soldiers who fought with the Scorpions moved to the town of Šid. Some remained in Vukovar. Prosecutions In 2004, Saša Cvjetan was charged for his role in the Podujevo massacre and was sentenced by a Serbian court to a twenty-year jail term. In 2009, four more Scorpions were jailed in Serbia for their role in the massacre. Željko Đukić, Dragan Medić and Dragan Borojević received twenty-year sentences, while Miodrag Šolaja received a fifteen-year sentence. In 2005, a videotape showing the Scorpions killing six Bosniak prisoners was shown at the trial of Slobodan Milošević. The tape caused an uproar in Serbia and the actions of the Scorpions were condemned by many politicians. Several members of the unit were quickly arrested. Five members of the unit were charged with the murders. In 2007, Slobodan and Branislav Medić were jailed for twenty years, Pera Petrašević was jailed for thirteen years, Aleksandar Medić was sentenced to five years and Aleksandar Vukov was acquitted. Scorpion Milorad Momić, who lived under the name Guy Monier in France, was arrested by Interpol in 2011. Slobodan Medić, his wife and son were killed in a car accident in Serbia in December 2013. Medić was returning to prison after having been granted weekend leave by prison authorities. In popular culture A fictionalized version of the Scorpions is |
8,905 | Třebovice | Třebovice (German: Triebitz) is a village and municipality (obec) in the Ústí nad Orlicí District, Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. The municipality covers an area of , and had a population of 795 (as of 3 July 2006). Třebovice lies approximately south-east of Ústí nad Orlicí, east of Pardubice, and east of Prague. References Regional Statistical Office: Municipalities of Pardubice Region Category:Villages in Ústí nad Orlicí District |
8,906 | Jan Fleischmann | Jan Maria Fleischmann (July 6, 1885 – September 23, 1939) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics. In 1924 he participated with the Czechoslovak team in the first Winter Olympics ice hockey tournament. External links Olympic ice hockey tournaments 1924 Category:1885 births Category:1939 deaths Category:Czech ice hockey defencemen Category:Czechoslovak ice hockey defencemen Category:Ice hockey players at the 1924 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Czechoslovakia Category:Sportspeople from Prague Category:HC Slavia Praha players |
8,907 | Nicodemus ben Gurion | Nicodemus ben Gurion (, Naqdimon ben Gurion) was a wealthy Jewish man who lived in Jerusalem in the 1st century CE. He is believed by some to be identical to the Nicodemus mentioned in the Gospel of John. Elsewhere he is discussed in Josephus' history, The Jewish War, and later, rabbinic works: Lamentations Rabbah, Ecclesiastes Rabbah, the Babylonian Talmud, and Avot of Rabbi Natan. Ben Gurion means "son of Gurion" in Hebrew and his real name was apparently Buni or Bunai. He acquired the nickname Nicodemus, meaning "conqueror of the people" (from and ), or alternate semitic etymology Naqdimon, because of a miraculous answer to a prayer he made. Nicodemus appears to have been a wealthy and respected figure, known for his holiness and generosity. He was an opponent of the Zealots and of the rebellion against Rome which led to the destruction of Jerusalem. When Vespasian became emperor, Nicodemus sought peace with the emperor's son Titus, who was conducting the war. He agitated against the prosecution of the war by the Zealots. In retaliation, they destroyed the stores of provisions that he and his friends had accumulated for the use of pilgrims. References Category:Followers of Jesus Category:Talmud people Category:1st-century Jews Category:Gospel of John |
8,908 | Ramaria myceliosa | Ramaria myceliosa is a species of coral fungus in the family Gomphaceae. Found in North America, it was originally described by Charles Horton Peck in 1904 with the name Clavaria myceliosa. The type was collected by botanist Edwin Bingham Copeland in the mountains near Stanford University in California. E.J.H. Corner transferred it to the genus Ramaria in 1950. Giachini and colleagues proposed that Ramaria myceliosa is the same species as the European Phaeoclavulina curta, but did not provide molecular evidence to support their suggested synonymy. In a recent (2014) publication on California fungi, the authors propose the transfer of Ramaria myceliosa to the genus Phaeoclavulina, but , this transfer has not been accepted by either MycoBank or Index Fungorum. References External links Category:Gomphaceae Category:Fungi described in 1904 Category:Fungi of North America |
8,909 | Shahar Telpa | Shahar Telpa Panchayat is a village in Karpi Block in Arwal District in the Indian state of Bihar. It belongs to the Magadh Division. It is located 14 km south from the District headquarters in Arwal. It is 9 km from Karpi and 83 km from the state capital Patna. The panchayat is surrounded by Arwal Block in the north, Haspura Block in the west and Goh Block in the south. Shahar Telpa borders the Arwal and Jehanabad districts. Jehanabad District, Ratni Faridpur, is in the east. It lies on the border of Patna. Demographics Bhojpuri and Magahi are the local languages. Access No railway station is with 10 km of Shahar Telpa Panchayat. The closest major station is Jehanabad Railway Station, 38 km away. Nearest cities Daudnagar - 21 km near Shahar Telpa Panchayat Makhdumpur - 36 km near Shahar Telpa Panchayat Jehanabad - 37 km near Shahar Telpa Panchayat Piro - 37 km near Shahar Telpa Panchayat Nearby taluks Karpi - 8 km Arwal - 14 km Haspura - 15 km Sahar - 15 km Nearby airports Gaya Airport - 57 km Patna Airport - 75 km Varanasi Airport - 207 km Ranchi Airport - 237 km Nearby tourist places Bodh Gaya - 64 km from Shahar Telpa Panchayat Sasaram - 75 km from Shahar Telpa Panchayat Patna - 81 km from Shahar Telpa Panchayat Golghar - 81 km from Shahar Telpa Panchayat Takht Sri Patna Sahib - 82 km from Shahar Telpa Panchayat Devkund mandir -6 km from Shahar Telpa Panchayat Baba Harkhu Nath Kund & temple Shahar telpa dih -1 km from Shahar Telpa Panchayat devi sthan shahar telpa dih -1 km from Shahar Telpa Panchayat Dev Surya mandir Aurangabad -58 km from Shahar Telpa Panchayat Belsaar Surya mandir- 11 Km from Shahar Telpa Panchayat Masarwa temple-12 Km from Shahar Telpa Panchayat Maa Tara temple kespa -35 km from Shahar Telpa Panchayat Nearby districts Arwal - 14 km from Shahar Telpa Panchayat Jehanabad - 38 km from Shahar Telpa Panchayat Bhojpur - 53 km from Shahar Telpa Panchayat Gaya - 56 km from Shahar Telpa Panchayat Schools in Shahar Telpa Panchayat Bhagwat High School, Bantara Road Shahar Telpa, Karpi, Arwal-19 Middle School Telpa, Shahar telpa, Karpi Arwal-19 Colleges near Shahar Telpa Panchayat Aps P.g & B.ed Institute Kinjer, Kurtha More Kinjer R.P.S Evening College Kinjer, Kinjer Arwal S.D.S College Kaler References External links Raj Enterprises Shahar Telpa on Google * Category:Villages in Arwal district |
8,910 | John Harrison (Leeds) | John Harrison (1579–1656) was a prominent inhabitant of Leeds, in Yorkshire, England, in the sixteenth and seventeenth century, variously as one of the early woollen cloth merchants, and as a benefactor of the town. Commercial and municipal life Over the years, the Harrison family had acquired considerable property in the Leeds Rural-urban fringe, soon to be absorbed by urban sprawl. John Harrison was the owner of a large tract of land lying at the top of Briggate, beyond the modern streets Upper and Lower Headrow. He was one of the first of the Leeds cloth merchants, and added to his inherited fortune by his commercial activities. However, Harrison was not just a merchant but also a benefactor. He was well respected throughout the city and often played a role in local politics. When, in 1626, the first charter was obtained from Charles I, and Sir John Savile was appointed Alderman, the real duties of the office were performed by Harrison, at that time his deputy. A few years later, Harrison and six other wealthy townsmen combined to buy the manorial rights of Leeds from the Crown: about that time he built a market cross at his own cost. During the whole of his life he was always prominent in improving the city: he is named in the first charter, and his name constantly occurs in all records between 1626 and his death thirty years later. Allegiance in the civil war It can be difficult to find out which side Harrison really favoured when it came to a question of choosing sides between King and Parliament during the English Civil War. He himself, charged by the Parliamentarians with favouring the Royal cause, pointed to the fact that he had used "a strong hand" in checking certain movements in favour of the King. There is little doubt that he made a money present to Charles I when the King was in Leeds, but that may have been no more than a mark of generous sympathy towards a man in sore need and trouble. There is a tale that when the King was imprisoned in Leeds, Harrison called upon Charles I at Red Hall on the evening of his arrival and wished to present his Majesty with a cup of ale, which he had brought in a silver, lidded tankard. The King accepted Harrison's hospitality, and lifting the lid of the tankard, found it filled, not with liquor, but with gold coins, "which", says one of the retailers of this story, "his Majesty did, with much celerity, hasten to secrete about his royal person". It is more certain that Harrison lent money to the Parliamentarians. Amongst the British Museum manuscripts is the following Memorandum, which enhances knowledge on events of that time: Benefactor Whether "the Publique Faith of the Nation" ever made good his money to Harrison we do not know, but he probably cared little whether his loan of cash, horse, and arms was repaid or not. He was in the lifelong habit of giving, and he gave in many directions. Leeds in his |
8,911 | St John and St Mary Magdalene Church, Goldthorpe | St John the Evangelist and St Mary Magdalene Church is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Sheffield in Goldthorpe, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Background The Church of St John the Evangelist and St Mary Magdalene, in Goldthorpe, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England was built in 1916. It is an early example of a ferro-concrete building and is now a Grade II listed building. Commissioned by Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax, a former owner of Hickleton Hall, it was designed by Alfred Young Nutt in 1914. Nutt had been recently forcibly retired as Surveyor to the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor. Its strange Italian style is unique in this part of South Yorkshire and is distinctly odd for a Dearne Valley mining village. It was the first large church in England to be built almost entirely in reinforced concrete, including all the principal internal furnishings within the church (which are of finely-finished concrete), the Presbytery, which is attached to the church, and even the boundary walls. The experimental nature of this construction, however, meant that the composition of the concrete allowed acidic water to leach through and rust the metal core of the walls. By the 1990s the church structure was showing significant signs of degradation and had to be substantially reinforced, with the Heritage Lottery Fund part-funding the repairs. The church was re-hallowed in June 2002. Interior The Church consists of a South West Tower, Porch, West Gallery, Nave, North and South Aisles and a Chancel with Apse. There is a Lady Chapel on the south side of the chancel, with vestry on the North side. Viscount Halifax was a prominent Anglo-Catholic layman and his taste in church adornment is reflected in the Italianate detailing, classical baldacchino altar canopy and simple Roman Catholic Basilica church plan with campanile. The baldacchino canopy is supported by four black pillars with gilded capitals, under which there is a large Crucifix in black with burnished halo - a copy of a work by Donatello. The tower is a Venetian-styled campanile, above which there is a four faced clock, each face six feet in diameter. To the clock were attached bar-bell chimes which could be rung independently of the mechanism, but these fell into disuse and were removed in the 1950s. According to Pevsner, the pulpit bought by the church in 1931 is 18th-century Flemish. The church formerly had a chapel of ease dedicated to St Michael, based at the neighbouring village of Highgate. This was closed in 1983 and the altar and crucifix installed under the tower. In 2006 a stained glass window was installed commemorating the village's coal mining heritage. Lady Chapel There is a side-chapel dedicated to St John and St Mary on the south-east corner of the church. During the refurbishment of the church in 2002, two pictures which hung above the altar were discovered to be works by Sienese master, Sano di Pietro. Valued at about £300,000, these were removed to the safe keeping of York Minster. Current use The church is joined in |
8,912 | Rumen Hristov | Rumen Hristov () (born 22 March 1975) is a retired Bulgarian footballer. Career Born in Plovdiv, Hristov started his career with local outfit Maritsa Plovdiv. His most successful period was with CSKA Sofia - he won a Bulgarian Cup with the "redmen" in 1999 and became vice-champion of Bulgaria in 2000. He also earned a championship bronze medal in 1998. A Plovdiv football legend, Hristov's nickname is Romario. International goal Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first. References External links Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Bulgarian footballers Category:Association football forwards Category:PFC Botev Plovdiv players Category:PFC CSKA Sofia players Category:FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players Category:PFC Dobrudzha Dobrich players Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Category:Bulgaria international footballers |
8,913 | Liz Plank | Elizabeth Plank (born March 19, 1987) is an author and award-winning journalist. She is a senior producer and political correspondent at Vox. Early life Plank attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, studying women's studies and international development. She competed on the school's varsity synchronized swimming team, co-founded Women's Week at McGill and participated in a campus production of The Vagina Monologues. She later got her Master's degree at the London School of Economics, and began writing articles for the Huffington Post. While attending classes, she launched a Change.org petition that collected more than 55,000 signatures, and succeeded in reversing a decision by the Amateur International Boxing Association requiring female boxers to wear skirts while competing at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Career In 2013 Plank began her media career as an intern at the New York City-based Mic, then named PolicyMic. She quickly drew an audience for her reporting on feminist issues and after three months was promoted to head of the site's viral content team. She served as a correspondent and co-creator of the weekly video series "Flip the Script", which covered social and political issues. Plank also served as a correspondent for the MSNBC live web show Krystal Clear. In 2015 Plank was named one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 in the Media category. Marie Claire ranked her among Mediaite's Most Influential in News Media and one of the 50 most influential women. Plank works at Vox Media, where she has hosted and produced several critically acclaimed series about politics. In 2016 she produced and hosted 2016ish, an award-winning series about the presidential election, and gave a TedxTalk that inspired her first book, For the Love of Men: A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity, published by St. Martin's Press in fall 2019. Plank regularly appears on cable news offering political analysis and has been blocked on Twitter by President Donald Trump. References Category:Canadian women journalists Category:Journalists from New York City Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Vox (website) people Category:Canadian women non-fiction writers |
8,914 | Robert M. Wolfe | Robert Milton Wolfe, Sr. (died 1940) was a Democratic mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut from 1909 to 1910 and from 1912 to 1913. He was the last mayor of South Norwalk. The city consolidated with the city of Norwalk, in 1913. He was an original member of the board of incorporators of the city of Norwalk. In 1925, he served as Norwalk's Acting Mayor. In 1935, former South Norwalk mayor Albert Pohlman, broke from the local Democratic party, formed the People's Party and ran for mayor of Norwalk. Wolfe served as Pohlman's campaign manager, but Pohlman was defeated by Frank T. Stack in a four way race. References Category:Physicians from Connecticut Category:Mayors of Norwalk, Connecticut Category:Connecticut city council members Category:Connecticut Democrats Category:1940 deaths Category:Year of birth missing |
8,915 | Giacomo Bindi | Giacomo Bindi (born 2 January 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Pordenone. Club career Early career Born in Siena, Tuscany, Bindi started his career at Arezzo the nearby province. In summer 2003, he joined Internazionale's Allievi Nazionali Team in a temporary deal, which he also played once for Primavera Team, behind Simone Villanova and Alex Cordaz (who already promoted to the 1st team) as the 3rd goalkeeper along with Nathan Coe (who also plays at Berretti Team). In June 2004, he was bought permanently, signed a youth contract and promoted to Primavera Team. Bindi also call-up to first team in 2003–04 season and played once in club friendly. In 2004–05 season he was the 4th choice goalkeeper of the first team (which usually the Primavera team first choice), behind Francesco Toldo, Alberto Fontana and Fabián Carini, ahead Cordaz and Moreno Impagnatiello, which Bindi played in a few friendlies. In the next season, Bindi remained as the 4th keeper and also played in pre-season friendlies. Inter & loans In July 2006, he was graduated from Primavera U20 Team and loaned to Serie C2 side Varese in July 2006, where he played as first choice. In the next season, he left for Serie C1 Group B side Sambenedettese where he played as Stefano Visi's backup. In the mid-season, he left for Manfredonia of Serie C1 Group A, where he played as Alberto Frison's backup, replacing Manolo Leacche. In 2008–09 season, he remained at the same level, for Monza, where he was the backup of Enrico Rossi Chauvenet, another Inter youth product. In the mid-season, he left for Lega Pro Prima Divisione Group B (ex–Serie C1) side Pistoiese on loan. Which he replaced Francesco Conti as first choice who left the club in mid-season and ahead Gianmatteo Mareggini, the 41-year-old ex-first choice. In 2009–10 season, he remained at L.P. Prime Division Group B for Foggia, ahead Damiano Milan as first choice. Crotone Bindi's contract with Inter was reported expired on 30 June 2010. On 30 August 2010, Bindi joined Genoa on a free transfer. He joined Serie B side Crotone in a co-ownership deal on the same day, for a peppercorn fee of €500. He was the third keeper of the team, behind Inter youth product Vid Belec and experienced Emanuele Concetti. Since January he was promoted to the second keeper and took the starting place during the 2011–12 Serie B. However, after losing to Bresica 0–3, Leonardo Menichini re-picked Belec as first choice against Livorno who also played in the first round-robin. Bindi temporary returned to starting line-up from week 28 to 31. In June 2012 Genoa bought back Bindi, made Crotone had lost two goalkeepers after Vid Belec's loan also expired. Francesco De Luca became the only keeper for Crotone. Latina Bindi returned to Genoa in June 2012 but left for third division club Latina on 19 July 2012 for free. Catanzaro On 26 August 2013 he was signed by Catanzaro in a 2-year deal. Siena On 12 August 2015 he was signed by Lega Pro newcomer Siena |
8,916 | Neos Amfilochos F.C. | Neos Amfilochos F.C. is a Greek football club, based in Amfilochia, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. The club was established in 2017, after the merger of Panamvrakikos Mpouka F.C. and G.F.S. Amfilochos in order to compete in 2017-18 Gamma Ethniki. Honors Domestic Titles and honors Aetoloacarnania FCA Cup Winners: 1 2017-18 Aetoloacarnania FCA Super Cup Winners: 1 2016-17 References Category:Football clubs in Western Greece Category:Aetolia-Acarnania Category:Association football clubs established in 2017 Category:2017 establishments in Greece Category:Gamma Ethniki clubs |
8,917 | 1982 Hardy Cup | The 1982 Hardy Cup was the 1982 edition of the Canadian intermediate senior ice hockey championship. Final Best of 5 Georgetown 4 Quesnel 2 Georgetown 3 Quesnel 2 Georgetown 4 Quesnel 1 Georgetown Raiders beat Quesnel Kangaroos 3-0 on series. External links Hockey Canada Category:Hardy Cup Hardy |
8,918 | Yuri Kovtun | Yuri Mikhailovich Kovtun (; born 5 January 1970) is a Russian football coach and a former defender, well known as a 1990s Russia national football team player, as well as Dynamo Moscow and Spartak Moscow stopper. He is an assistant coach with FC Ural Yekaterinburg. Playing career Kovtun's career started in minor Russian club Luch Azov in 1988. Then he proceed his career as professional player in FC SKA Rostov-na-Donu and FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don. In 1992, Rostselmash and Kovtun starred in first Russian championship where they unexpectedly promoted to 8th place. Kovtun was impressive during the season so two top teams were interested in him at the same time, it's Dynamo and Spartak Moscow. In 1993, Kovtun chose Dynamo Moscow and was their key player for years, until his move to Spartak in 1999. While the only Kovtun's honour during 6 years in Dynamo was Russian Cup in 1995, he could get 3 titles in 1999, 2000 and 2001 after joining Spartak. Moreover, he took part in numerous UEFA Champions League games and found himself regular Russian national football team player. International career Kovtun played for Russian international team 50 times, scoring 2 goals. Most notable moments of his international career were long shot goal to Yugoslavia during 2002 World Cup qualifier and own goal in 0–1 away loss to Iceland Euro 2000 qualifying. He was a part of Russian squad in the Euro 96 and World Cup 2002 finals. Kovtun was sent off in Euro 96 for a lunge at Germany's Dieter Eilts. Strong and weak sides Kovtun's strong points as a defender always was great tackling, tight marking of opponents and making own goals in the crutial matches. The main weakness of his game throughout his career was a lack of pace and acceleration. Another drawback from the lack of speed was that he often had to play too dirty so he could easily gain yellow card or even being sent off (he holds Russian record for number of bookings). Current activity During 2005, Spartak's veteran could not gain first team place and most of the season played for reserves. In January 2006 he left Spartak Moscow for just relegated into Russian First Division Alania Vladikavkaz. He retired in 2007 and became a manager for FC MVD Rossii Moscow. FC MVD advanced to Russian First Division under his supervision. 8 Jun 2009, Kovtun resigned from FC MVD manager position and was replaced by Vladimir Eshtrekov. Honours 1999 2000 2001 Russian Premier League 1995 2003 Russian Cup References External links Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Russian footballers Category:Russian football managers Category:FC APK Morozovsk players Category:FC Rostov players Category:FC Spartak Moscow players Category:FC Dynamo Moscow players Category:FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players Category:FC Arsenal Tula players Category:UEFA Euro 1996 players Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players Category:Russia international footballers Category:FC SKA Rostov-on-Don players Category:Russian Premier League players Category:Association football defenders Category:People from Azov |
8,919 | Saint-Nicolas-de-Macherin | Saint-Nicolas-de-Macherin is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Population See also Communes of the Isère department References INSEE commune file Category:Communes of Isère Category:Isère communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia |
8,920 | Narayangarh (community development block) | Narayangarh is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Kharagpur subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Narayangarh is a monotonous rice plain with numerous waterways and tidal creeks intersecting it. The tidal creeks are lined with embankments to prevent flooding of the fields. Much of the area is water-logged in the rainy season resulting in loss of crops. In Narayangarh CD Block 90% of the cultivated area has alluvial soil and 10% has lateritic soil. Narayangarh is located at . Narayangarh CD Block is bounded by Kharagpur I and Kharagpur II CD Blocks in the north, Patashpur I CD Block, in Purba Medinipur district, in the east, Dantan I and Dantan II CD Blocks in the south and Keshiari CD Block in the west. It is located 33 km from Midnapore, the district headquarters. Narayangarh CD Block has an area of 499.48 km2. It has 1 panchayat samity, 16 gram panchayats, 224 gram sansads (village councils), 516 mouzas and 466 inhabited villages. Narayagarh police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at Narayangarh. Narayangarh CD Block had a forest cover of 2,152 hectares, against a total geographical area of 49,197 hectares in 2005-06. Gram panchayats of Narayangarh block/ panchayat samiti are: Bakhrabad, Belda I, Belda II, Gramraj, Hemchandra, Kashipur, Khurshi, Kunarpur, Kushbasan, Mannya, Mokrampur, Narayangarh, Narma, Pakurseni, Ranisarai and Tutranga. Demographics Population As per the 2011 Census of India Narayangarh CD Block had a total population of 302,620, of which 293,613 were rural and 9,007 were urban. There were 153,247 (51%) males and 149,373 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 34,797. Scheduled Castes numbered 56,333 (18.62%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 68,080 (22.50%). As per the 2001 census, Narayangarh block had a total population of 266,450, out of which 136,091 were males and 130,359 were females. Narayangarh block registered a population growth of 17.02 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the combined Midnapore district was 14.87 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.45 per cent. Census Towns in Narayangarh CD Block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Deuli (9,007). Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Narayangarh CD Block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Bahurupa (5,071). Other villages in Narayangarh CD Block include (2011 census figures in brackets): Belda (762), Mannya (1,144), Bakhrabad (1,295), Khursi (2,634), Kunarpur (1,145), Kashipur (1,569) and Kasba Narayangarh (3,626). Literacy As per the 2011 census the total number of literates in Narayangarh CD Block was 209,734 (78.31% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 116,222 (85.88% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 93,152 (70.31% of the female population over 6 years). The gender gap in literacy rates was 15.58%. See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate Languages and religion Bengali is the local language in these areas. There is a tribal presence in many of the CD Blocks of the district. Santali is spoken by 55.93% of the tribal population of the district. The Bhumij, |
8,921 | First Presbyterian Church (Gouverneur, New York) | First Presbyterian Church Complex is a historic Presbyterian church located at Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York. The complex consists of the Romanesque Revival style church (1892-1893) and Queen Anne style manse (1904). The church has a modified cruciform plan with a cross-gable roof and constructed of both roughhewn and smoothly dressed Gouverneur marble. The front facade features an entrance loggia, with unequal square towers with hipped roofs flanking it. The manse is constructed of yellow pressed brick and features a round three-story tower and verandah. The interior features Colonial Revival style design elements. The house was sold to the Gouverneur Historical Society in 1974 and houses a local history museum It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. References External links church website Gouverneur Museum website Category:History museums in New York (state) Category:Presbyterian churches in New York (state) Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Category:Romanesque Revival architecture in New York (state) Category:Queen Anne architecture in New York (state) Category:Colonial Revival architecture in New York (state) Category:Churches completed in 1893 Category:Houses completed in 1904 Category:Churches in St. Lawrence County, New York Category:National Register of Historic Places in St. Lawrence County, New York |
8,922 | Charter Academy | Ark Charter Academy (formerly St Luke's CofE VA Secondary School) is a coeducational Church of England secondary school and sixth form. The school is located in the Landport area of Portsmouth in the English county of Hampshire. History St Luke's School was first established in 1865 as a sunday school for boys. It began to offer more general secondary education for boys and girls in 1922. During World War II, pupils attending the school were largely evacuated to the Isle of Wight, however the school remained open for the remaining students. The school buildings suffered from extensive bomb damage during the war, and new buildings were constructed during the 1960s. This allowed for a significant expansion in the schools capacity. St Luke's went through a period of decline during the 1990s and 2000s, with pupils continuously achieving some of the poorest results in the UK. The school was put into special measures by Ofsted, and the school was threatened with closure. St Luke's was reopened as Charter Academy in September 2009, becoming one of the first schools to become an academy. The school brought in a head teacher with experience of tackling poor achievement and behaviour in London schools. They also recruited a team of ex Royal Navy sailors as pastoral support to provide discipline. Results at the school have significantly improved from being to in the bottom 3% of schools nationally with no pupils achieve 5 A*-Cs to 68% of its pupils now achieving those grades placing it above the national average and making it one of the top three schools in the city. The school today Charter Academy is sponsored by Ark and the Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth. Though it is a Church of England school, Charter Academy operates a non-selective intake policy from a catchment area rather than selecting on religious background. The school offers GCSEs, BTECs and OCR Nationals as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels. The school also has specialisms in mathematics and performing arts. References External links Charter Academy official website Category:Educational institutions established in 1865 Category:1865 establishments in England Category:Secondary schools in Portsmouth Category:Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of Portsmouth Category:Academies in Portsmouth Category:Ark schools |
8,923 | Pârtești | Pârteşti may refer to several places in Romania: Pârteștii de Jos, a commune in Suceava County Pârteştii de Sus, a village in Cacica Commune, Suceava County |
8,924 | Geeta Bharat Jain | Geeta Bharat Jain (Born 5 July 1964, 6th Mayor of the city of Mira-Bhayander) is an Indian politician who had served as a Mayor of the city of Mira-Bhayander from February 2015 to August 2017. She has been re-elected as a corporator with huge support in 2017 Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation Elections. Born in Mumbai and raised in the Mumbai suburb Andheri, Geeta Jain graduated from PVT Polytechnic College, Mumbai with the Diploma of Medical Laboratory Technology in 1984. Early Life & Education Geeta was raised as an elder sister among three siblings. Her father use to run a small retail shop of cloths at Jogeshwari. After completing her schooling at M.A. high school, Andheri, she completed her higher secondary studies at Bhavans College, Mumbai. Geeta also went to PVT Polytechnic College, Santacruz, Mumbai to pursue the Diploma of Medical Laboratory Technology (D.M.L.T.) In August 1984 Geeta married to Bharat Jain. They have two daughters. Political life In 2002 Geeta Jain contested and won the Election in the Mira Bhayander Constituency on an independent Seat. Geeta was elected as Sabhapati for Cultural & Sports Welfare Committee of Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation in 2006. In 2010 Jain joined Bhartiya Janta Party and ran for and won corporator in 2012. During this period she also worked as a (Prabhari) In-charge for two bi-elections of corporators happened in the constituency. She also served her party as Prabhari (In-charge) of Bhayander west region during the General Elections of India 2014 and Maharashtra state elections 2014. In 2015 she was elected Mayor of Mira-Bhayander Minicipal Corporation. In 2019 she was elected as Maharashtra Legislative Assembly being nominated as an independent candidate, she won by 15,535 votes. She is currently standing corporator of Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation. References https://www.loksatta.com/thane-news/the-controversy-between-mla-narendra-mehta-bjps-current-and-former-mayor-geeta-jain-1730715/ Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra Category:Living people Category:Maharashtra politicians Category:1964 births Category:Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
8,925 | Solenocera | Solenocera, is a genus of prawns in the family Solenoceridae, and have species that live at depths from 0 to 2067 meters deep from the ocean surface. Species: Solenocera acuminata Pérez Farfante & Bullis, 1973 Solenocera africana Stebbing, 1917 Solenocera agassizii Faxon, 1893 Solenocera alfonso Pérez Farfante, 1981 Solenocera algoensis Barnard, 1947 Solenocera alticarinata Kubo, 1949 Solenocera annectens Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 Solenocera atlantidis Burkenroad, 1939 Solenocera australiana Pérez Farfante & Grey, 1980 Solenocera barunajaya Crosnier, 1994 Solenocera bedokensis Hall, 1962 Solenocera bifurcata Dall, 1999 Solenocera burukovskyi Timofeev, 1993 Solenocera choprai Nataraj, 1945 Solenocera comata Stebbing, 1915 Solenocera crassicornis H. Milne Edwards, 1837 [in Milne Edwards, 1834-1840] Solenocera faxoni de Man, 1907 Solenocera florea Burkenroad, 1938 Solenocera geijskesi Holthuis, 1959 Solenocera gurjanovae Starobogatov, 1972 Solenocera halli Starobogatov, 1972 Solenocera hextii Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 Solenocera koelbeli de Man, 1911 Solenocera maldivensis Borradaile, 1910 Solenocera mascarensis Burukovsky, 1993 Solenocera melantho de Man, 1907 Solenocera membranacea Risso, 1816 Solenocera moosai Crosnier, 1985 Solenocera mutator Burkenroad, 1938 Solenocera necopina Burkenroad, 1939 Solenocera pectinata (Spence Bate, 1888) Solenocera pectinulata Kubo, 1949 Solenocera phuongi Starobogatov, 1972 Solenocera rathbuni Ramadan, 1938 Solenocera spinajugo Hall, 1961 Solenocera vioscai Burkenroad, 1934 Solenocera waltairensis M.J. George & Muthu, 1970 Solenocera zarenkovi Starobogatov, 1972 References Category:Decapods Category:Crustacean genera |
8,926 | Tintaldra | Tintaldra is a town in northeast Victoria, Australia in the Shire of Towong local government area and on the upper reaches of the Murray River, northeast of the state capital, Melbourne and east of the regional centre of Wodonga. At the , Tintaldra and the surrounding area had a population of 203. History European settlement began in the Tintaldra in 1837 with the arrival of squatters looking for fresh grass and water for cattle. The town began to form around 1854 as unlucky prospectors began to look for land to farm, though of insufficient size to justify a Post Office until 1 January 1867. Its location as a crossing point over the Murray River and its associated customs house led to a boom period in the late 19th century. Federation and the development of other river crossings into New South Wales led to a slow decline. Soldier settlers moved to the area after World War I. Much of Tintaldra was burnt to the ground in the Black Friday bushfires of 13 January 1939. Today Tintaldra's economy is based around agriculture and tourism. The Tintaldra store, constructed in 1864 with rough hewn River Red Gum beams and rafters and walls made from vertical slats of Stringybark timber, is still standing today. Nearby Burrowa-Pine Mountain National Park is a popular place for bushwalking and camping. Upper Murray Football League The town had an Australian rules football team involved with the Upper Murray Football League. Tintaldra first played from 1912–1913. After this first unsuccessful run they rejoined in 1951. The club expanded in 1963 to include Khancoban, NSW and was renamed Tintaldra-Khancoban United FC. The club officially went into recess at the end of the 1967 season. Gallery See also Murray River crossings Murray River Flag References External links SMH Travel site - Tintaldra page Roads and Traffic Authority - Tintaldra Bridge Category:Towns in Victoria (Australia) Category:Populated places on the Murray River |
8,927 | A Planet Called Utopia | A Planet Called Utopia is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer J. T. McIntosh, first published in August, 1979 in New York by Zebra Books. It is the last book published by the author. Plot Except for radio and television signals, which are tightly screened, it has been over sixty years since the last visitor was allowed into Utopia, a world where everyone was immortal. So that the world's population would not outrun available surface area, marriage has been outlawed (because couples start to want to have a child), lifelong romances discouraged (for pretty much the same reason), and temporary personal relationships favored. Diseases are nonexistent, and cures have been found for all of them. Life involves pleasure and adventure (skiing, scuba diving, parachuting, automobile racing) all day long. The population nevertheless needs an occasional birth, so couples are allowed to have children according to a lottery system, such that the number of births is exactly equal to the number of accidental deaths in a year. The protagonist, Hardy Cronyn, is the first off-worlder to be allowed onto the planet in sixty years. A lot of diplomatic arm wrestling led to the planet's agreement to let him land. He promised to stay out of trouble, be responsible, and not make waves. Above all, stay out of the newspaper headlines. If he has to convene press conferences, they should be scripted, and he should not say anything off the cuff, or vaguely likely to make a disturbance. But one step off the spaceship and onto the tarmac, he does the unthinkable, and the government is suddenly plunged into damage control mode before it's too late. Category:1979 British novels Category:1979 science fiction novels Category:Utopian novels |
8,928 | Bob Mulholland | Bob Mulholland is the California Democratic Party's "senior advisor and longtime chief spokesperson", and a member of the Democratic National Committee for California. Early life Son of a World War II veteran, Mulholland fought in the Vietnam War, where he served in the 101st Airborne division, 1967–68. He had supported the war at first, but changed his mind as the war dragged on. Political career 1970s and 1980s: Tom Hayden Mulholland started his political career by working with antiwar activist Tom Hayden. The two men had met in the summer of 1975. Mulholland worked with Hayden for 15 years, and ran his two first campaigns for the California State Assembly. 1990s and 2000s: political consultant In 1987, Mulholland became consultant for the California Democratic Party, and for the British Labour Party a few years later. The November 1991 San Francisco Bay Guardian alleged Mulholland intercepted voter registration cards from Democratic Party voter registration tables of voters who had re-registered Green Party, sending the card back to the voter with a letter on state Democratic Party letterhead, reprinted by the Guardian, asking the voter to reconsider the change of party. After the Green party complained about this to the Secretary of State, Mulholland promised such things would not happen again. Withholding a voter registration card for more than three days is a misdemeanor in California. During the 1990s, Mulholland acquired the hatred of Republicans, especially in his home state of California, due to a series of incidents, and statements he made. He was subsequently labelled "The US Democrats' leading dirty trickster" by The Guardian columnist Ed Harriman. Mulholland believed that, in politics, "people don't remember the good things about your guy. They remember the bad things about the other guy. That's what sticks. You gotta go negative to win." As such, Mulholland would search for dirt in his opponent's past (divorce, bankruptcy, child support problems), and throw it at them during the election campaign. An example of this tactic can be seen during the 1992 United States Senate election in California, where Mulholland disrupted one of Bruce Herschensohn's campaign appearance with a large poster advertising a strip club shouting "Should the voters of California elect someone who frequently travels the strip joints of Hollywood?" Herschensohn admitted he had visited a strip club once, with his girlfriend and another couple. With press coverage of the story, Herschensohn spent the waning days of the campaign denying related allegations. Democratic candidate Barbara Boxer ended up winning the election by five points. Mrs. Boxer denounced Mulholland, and then party chairman Phil Angelides suspended him from his job as the party's political director. He was reinstated two weeks later. During the 1996 United States presidential election, Mulholland suggested that democrats should follow Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole in walking cigarettes costume, and label him "Mr. Puff" to highlight his ties to the tobacco industry. Mulholland's participation in the 2000 United States presidential election recount in Florida reportedly induced anxiety among Republicans, fearing he would not act in an impartial manner in this position. Mulholland was very critical of |
8,929 | M. D. Nataraj | Dr M.D. Nataraj was a politician of Karnataka state and the son-in-law of late Devaraj Urs, sometime Chief Minister of Karnataka. Marriage and scandal Nataraj was married to Nagaratna, the second daughter of Devaraj Urs. The marriage was a love marriage and Inter caste marriage. While Devaraj Urs belong to the very high-ranking Arasu (Rulers/Yadav) caste, Nataraj belong to Kuruba (Shepherd) caste. Devaraj Urs was initially apprehensive about such a marriage for two reasons: firstly, he suspected that Nataraj was politically ambitious and this love affair was part of his efforts to gain political position. Secondly, he was afraid that his daughter would need to make very great adjustments after marriage to fit into her new family. For these reasons, he initially resisted the marriage, but Nagaratna and Nataraj were both adamant, and so Devraj Urs finally agreed for the marriage, which also served to affirm his "progressive" and "socialist" credentials. The fears of Devaraj Urs were perhaps well founded. Only a few years after marriage, and at the young age of twenty-eight, Nagaratna died suddenly after falling into a 60-foot-deep well. Her slippers were found nearby, outside the well, so it was suspected that she had committed suicide. Politics Nataraj formed the notorious "Indira Brigade" with the former Bangalore underworld don M.P.Jayaraj at its helm. He was instrumental in establishing the iron grip of Devaraj Urs in state politics. External links Urs Story Sons-in-Law Devraj Urs daughter dead References Category:Politicians from Bangalore |
8,930 | Berezovka, Shipunovsky District, Altai Krai | Berezovka () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Shipunovsky District, Altai Krai, Russia. The population was 73 as of 2013. There are 3 streets. References Category:Rural localities in Altai Krai |
8,931 | Conophorus fenestratus | Conophorus fenestratus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. References Category:Bombyliidae Category:Articles created by Qbugbot Category:Insects described in 1877 |
8,932 | WRIH | WRIH is a Christian Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia, serving the Greater Richmond Region. WRIH is owned and operated by American Family Association. Previous logo References External links WRIH Online RIH Category:American Family Radio stations Category:Christian radio stations in the United States Category:Radio stations established in 2007 |
8,933 | Flathead Lake | Flathead Lake (Salish: člq̓etkʷ ) is a large natural lake in northwest Montana, and is the largest natural freshwater lake by surface area that is west of the source of the Missouri River in the contiguous United States. The lake is a remnant of the ancient, massive glacial dammed lake, Lake Missoula of the era of the last interglacial. Flathead Lake is a natural lake along the mainline of the Flathead River. It was dammed in 1930 by Kerr Dam at its outlet on Polson Bay, and the lake level was raised by . It is one of the cleanest lakes in the populated world for its size and type. Geography Located in the northwest corner of the state of Montana, south of Kalispell, it is approximately long and wide, covering . It is a similar size as Minnesota's Mille Lacs Lake, but smaller than Red Lake. It is about half the area of San Francisco Bay (main bay). It is larger in surface area than Lake Tahoe, but it is much smaller in volume due to Tahoe's depth. Flathead Lake has a maximum depth of , and an average of . This makes Flathead Lake deeper than the average depths of the Yellow Sea or the Persian Gulf. Flathead Lake is in a scenic part of Montana, southwest of Glacier National Park and is flanked by two scenic highways, which wind along its curving shoreline. On the west side is U.S. Route 93, and on the east, is Route 35. The lake is bordered on its eastern shore by the Mission Mountains and on the west by the Salish Mountains. The Flathead valley was formed by the glacial damming of the Flathead River and sustains a remarkably mild climate for a region located this far north and inland; the Pacific Ocean is almost to the west. The mild climate allows for cherry orchards on the east shore and vineyards for wine production on the west shore. There are also apple, pear and plum orchards around the lake as well as vegetables, hay, honey, nursery tree, Christmas tree, sod/turf, and wheat production bordering or near the lake. There are several islands in the lake. Wild Horse Island is the largest at . Melita Island is a island on Flathead Lake, located about one-half mile off the west lakeshore. At its highest point Melita is above water level. The closest access is from Walstad Landing (one and a half miles), a state-maintained landing off Highway 93, approximately 15 minutes north of Polson. The island is owned by the Boy Scouts of America, and is used as a summer camp and for other activities. History Once known as "Salish Lake", this body of water was named for the Salish Indians. Early European Americans called them the Flathead Indians because of a misinterpretation of early Native American sign language. A common misconception is that the name is derived from a practice of head flattening more common among tribes such as the Chinook. There is no evidence to show that the Salish ever had this custom. |
8,934 | William Hancock | William Hancock may refer to: Bill Hancock, a Canadian Alliance candidate in the 2000 Canadian federal election William Augustus Hancock (1831–1902), American pioneer, surveyor, engineer, politician, and jurist William Hancock (ophthalmologist) (1873–1910), English ophthalmologist and sportsman William Hancock Sr. (judge) (died 1762), commissioned Hancock House in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey William Hancock Jr. (judge) (died 1778), mortally wounded at the Hancock's Bridge massacre Billy Hancock (1946–2018), William C. Hancock Jr., American singer, guitarist, and recording artist Sir (William) Keith Hancock (1898–1988), Australian historian William Hancock of Pendle Hall, Lower Higham, Padiham, Lancaster, father-in-law of Thomas Anderton (1611–1671) William Hancock (botanist) (1847–1914), commemorated by Cyathea hancockii William Hancock (brewer) of Hancocks Brewery in the South West of England, father of Frank, Froude and William Hancock William Hancock (rugby), England national rugby union player, Newport RFC, and Salford (RL), first capped 1955 William J. Hancock, headmaster of Bastrop Academy, who commissioned Fowler House in 1852 William John Hancock (1864–1931), telephone and X-ray pioneer in Western Australia William Orcutt Hancock, colleague of George Allan Hancock William S. Hancock, editor in chief, Journal of Proteome Research William Hancock (architect), British architect, Gate Cinema |
8,935 | Sanjiv Chaturvedi | Sanjiv Chaturvedi (born 21 December 1974) is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer and currently posted as Conservator of Forest (Research) at Haldwani in Nainital District of Uttarakhand State. He also served as a Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) at AIIMS, New Delhi from 2012 to 2014, and before that he served in the Government of Haryana from 2005 to 2012. He is a whistleblower of the Haryana Forestry scam case which took place under the regime of Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Kiran Chaudhary and later on, in much bigger scams in health sector during his tenure as Chief Vigilance Officer of AIIMS. He took a number of major decisions in management of Corbett Tiger Reserve and undertook various Conservation research projects in state of Uttarakhand. Indian Forest Service in Haryana Sanjiv Chaturvedi is a 1995 batch Electrical Engineer from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (NIT Prayagraj) and a 2002 batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer from the Uttarakhand cadre. Kurukshetra His first posting was in Kurukshetra, where he registered an FIR against contractors on charges of large scale illicit tree felling and poaching hog deer in the nearby Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary. He was reprimanded by the Principal Secretary (Forests), and transferred to Fatehabad on 30 May 2007. The contractors were linked with Hansi-Butana canal project, and were close to Chief Minister. In his detailed report, he mentioned serious violations of Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, Forest Conservation Act, 1980 and violation of various Supreme Court orders in under taking construction work inside a Wildlife Sanctuary, without taking statutory approvals. However, this action of Chaturvedi annoyed ruling establishment. Later on an NGO filed the case of these violations before Supreme Court's Central Empowered Committee, which found all charges of violations as true and Haryana Government had to deposit a fine of 1 crore rupees. Fatehabad In Fatehabad, Chaturvedi found that crores of rupees of public money were spent on a private land belonging to local Congress strongman Prahlad Singh Gillakhera, who later on became Chief Parliamentary Secretary of Forest, after winning MLA election in the name of a herbal park establishment project. Gilakhera was reported to be very close to then Haryana Forest Minister Ms. Kiran Chawdhry, as per media reports. Even letter of then PCCF, Haryana, to Chaturvedi in July 2007, noted that Forest Minister was 'annoyed' because of stopping of work of Herbal Park. Very soon, on 3 August 2007, the Chief Minister of Haryana, Hooda, suspended Chaturvedi without specifying any reason. On 14 September 2007, the Government issued a charge-sheet to dismiss him from service. However, on 3 January 2008, the suspension order was revoked by the President of India Pratibha Patil, who also passed strictures against the Hooda Government. Even after this, the Hooda Government did not withdraw the charge-sheet against Chaturvedi; its forest minister Kiran Choudhry returned the file for further comments. The Hooda Government blocked his promotion by keeping the charge-sheet pending for more than three years. Soon after his suspension, the matter of corruption in Herbal Park establishment was brought before Supreme Court by NGO |
8,936 | 1976 Star World Championships | The 1976 Star World Championships were held in Nassau, Bahamas in 1976. Results References Category:Star World Championships Category:1976 in sailing Category:Sailing competitions in the Bahamas |
8,937 | High Commissioner for Antigua and Barbuda to the United Kingdom | The High Commissioner for Antigua and Barbuda to the United Kingdom is the official representative of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to the Government of the United Kingdom. The High Commissioner to London is regularly accredited as Ambassador to Berlin, Madrid, Moscow, Rome and Paris, where he is Permanent Representative to the UNESCO. The High Commission for Antigua and Barbuda is in London. History The islands achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1981. References United Kingdom Antigua and Barbuda |
8,938 | Zosis | Zosis is a genus of spiders in the family Uloboridae. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: Zosis costalimae (Mello-Leitão, 1917) – Brazil Zosis geniculata (Olivier, 1789) (type species) – pantropical Zosis peruana (Keyserling, 1881) – Colombia to Argentina References Category:Uloboridae Category:Araneomorphae genera Category:Spiders of South America Category:Pantropical spiders |
8,939 | Parabothria | Parabothria is a genus of parasitic flies in the family Tachinidae. There is one described species in Parabothria, P. punoensis. References Further reading Category:Flies Category:Articles created by Qbugbot |
8,940 | Musa Anter | Musa Anter (1920 – September 20, 1992), also known as "Apê Musa" (, literally "Uncle Musa"), was a Kurdish dissident writer and activist. He was a prominent Kurdish writer, journalist and intellectual and was assassinated by Turkish JITEM in September 1992. Biography He was born in the Eskimağara (in Kurdish:Ziving) village (Nusaybin District of the Mardin Province). He completed his primary education in Mardin, and then studied at junior and senior high school in Adana. When he was a student, he had been to Syria during his summer holidays and got acquaintance with Kurdish nationalist intellectuals such as Celadet and Kamuran Bedir Khan, Kadri and Ekrem Cemilpaşa, Dr. Nafiz, Nuri Zaza, Nuri Dersimi, Qedrîcan, Osman Sabri, Haco Agha and his son Hasan, Emînê Perîxanê's son Şikriye Emîn, Mala Elyê Unus, Teufo Ciziri and Cigerxwîn. In 1963 Musa Anter and other intellectuals were arrested and were imprisoned for 3 years for having been accused to establish a Kurdish state. In 1970 he was one of the charged in the trial of the Revolutionary Cultural Eastern Hearths (DDKO) members. In June 1990 he was one of the 81 founding members of the People's Labor Party. Assassination Anter was shot at a festival in 1992, in an incident in which Orhan Miroğlu was seriously injured. Some Turkish sources claimed that Abdülkadir Aygan, who was PKK militant and surrendered in 1985, then recruited as part of the first staff of JİTEM (the Turkish Gendarmerie's Intelligence and Counter-terrorism Service), had said he had been part of a JİTEM unit, along with a "Hamit" from Şırnak, which had assassinated Musa Anter. Other Turkish sources claimed that the perpetrator was PKK defector Murat Ipek who received orders from the Turkish state's contract killer Mahmut Yıldırım (alias "Yeşil"), or Yeşil himself. After long investigations, Turkish Gendarmerie Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism was found guilty of Anter's assassination and Turkey was fined related to his murder in 2006 by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), who sentenced Turkey to a fine of 28,500 Euros. A Diyarbakır court in 2013 allegedly charged four individuals with Anter's murder, including Mahmut Yıldırım (alias "Yeşil") and Abdülkadir Aygan. References External links ECtHR judgment Ahmet Alış, "Üç Devrin" Tanığı: Modern Kürt Siyasi Tarihinin İçinden Musa Anter'i Okumak, Birikim, September 20, 2010. Category:1920 births Category:Assassinated Kurdish journalists Category:Assassinated Turkish journalists Category:People from Nusaybin Category:Istanbul University alumni Category:Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni Category:Kurdish writers Category:Turkish Kurdish people Category:Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights Category:European Court of Human Rights cases involving Turkey Category:1992 deaths |
8,941 | Hotel Nacional (album) | Hotel Nacional is the eleventh studio album by Bosnian singer-songwriter Dino Merlin. It was released on June 20, 2014 by Dino Merlin's independent label Magaza and Croatia Records as the follow up to his 10th studio album Ispočetka (2008). Production of the album was led by Dino himself alongside Yoad Nevo, Richard Niles, Baby Dooks, Marcos Ubeda, Gunnar Norden and longtime collaborators Mahir Sarihodžić and Mahir Beathouse. Upon release the album debuted at number 8 on the Billboard World Albums List making it the only album of its kinds to be featured on this list from the region. The subsequent Hotel Nacional World Tour attracted more than 750,000 people during four years of running, an unprecedent feet in the touring industry of south-east Europe. Background After completing the tour Ispočetka promoting his 10th studio album of the same name which sold over 700.000 tickets during the course of 4 years, Dino Merlin took a break from music and performing. The hiatus lasted for around 18 months during which most of the recording for the new album took place. In several interviews Dino described his songwriting process as being "organic" meaning that Dino, unlike many others, never consciously starts writing a song, instead he waits for "the song to come to him". Hence, the time it takes for Dino to finish a song takes considerably longer in comparison to other songwriters. In some cases, as in the songs Ispočetka and Hotel Nacional, it took Dino years to finally finish them. The amount of time it takes for Dino's songs to come to fruition was evident with Hotel Nacional as it took almost 6 years to write all the songs for the album. On June 16, 2011 Dino Merlin released the single Undo. The song marked a turning point in Dino's artistic expression. Critics as well as the audience remarked that the song was unlike any other Dino Merlin produced during his career as it featured a very modern arrangement, with electronic, alternative rock and dubstep elements. The song was later included in the album. Because it was released before the other singles and because it also reliably represented the new sound of the upcoming album, Undo served as the album's de facto first unofficial single. Recording Sarajevo Recording of the album took place in Dino's studio in his hometown of Sarajevo in the neighborhood of Ilidža with his longtime collaborators Mahir Beathouse and Mahir Sarihodžić. In Sarajevo, most of the demo tracks and the album's initial sound was created during the period of two years. Sessions occurred irregularly, which was in line with Dino's timing of songwriting, with some sessions lasting up to a couple of weeks and then followed by a hiatus of several months. Zagreb Beside his collaborators in Sarajevo, Dino Merlin also spent a great deal of time in Zagreb operating from his apartment at park Zrinjevac. The opening single of Ispočetka, the song Dabogda was produced by DJ and music producer David Vurdelja aka Baby Dooks whom Dino met at a late night studio session while wrapping up the |
8,942 | Carolina Gaitán | Carolina Gaitán (born Carolina Del Pilar Gaitán Lozano on April 4, 1984), is a Colombian singer, model, and television actress. She has been working on television since 2002, becoming known for the television program, Popstars: Colombia. She is best known for telenovelas such as Isa TK+ and Flor Salvaje in secondary roles. In 2015, Gaitán starred in the telenovela titled, Hermanitas Calle as Nelly Calle, and is currently part of the series Sin senos sí hay paraíso as the main protagonist. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Colombian telenovela actresses Category:People from Villavicencio |
8,943 | Namco Pole Position | The Namco Pole Position is an arcade system board, which was first used by Namco in 1982 for the Pole Position arcade games; it was one of the first system boards to utilize stereo and quadraphonic sound, and uses NVRAM to save its high scores after a machine was turned off. It was also the first arcade system to use 16-bit microprocessors, with two Zilog Z8002 processors. It was the most powerful and expensive arcade system upon release, costing $4200 ($ in ). The hardware is capable of pseudo-3D, sprite-scaling. Namco Pole Position specifications Board composition: CPU board, video board, audio board Processors Main CPU: Zilog Z80 @ 3.072 MHz Performance: 8/16-bit instructions @ 0.445 MIPS (million instructions per second) Secondary CPU: 2× Zilog Z8002 @ 3.072 MHz Performance: 16/32-bit instructions @ 1.536 MIPS (0.768 MIPS, 4 cycles per instruction, per CPU) I/O MCU: Fujitsu MB8843 @ 1.54 MHz & Fujitsu MB8844 @ 1.54 MHz Performance: 4/8-bit instructions @ 3.08 MIPS (1.54 MIPS, 1 instruction per cycle, per MCU) Capabilities: Input/output controllers (type 1) handle the controls Sound CPU: One of the secondary CPU's used for sound, possibly additional Zilog Z80 for sound Sound chips: Namco 52xx Audio Processor @ 1.536 MHz: 6 PCM wavetable synthesis channels, 4-16-bit audio depth, up to 48 kHz sampling rate, stereo & quadraphonic output Namco 54xx Audio Generator @ 1.536 MHz: Explosion sound generator, noise generator, 4-channel quadraphonic muxer 2× Fujitsu MB8843 MCU @ 1.54 MHz: 4/8-bit instructions @ 3.08 MIPS, handles speech GPU chipset: 3× Namco 02xx GFX Shifter (16-bit video shifter), 2× Namco 03xx Playfield Data Buffer, Namco 04xx Sprite Address Generator, Namco 09xx Sprite RAM Buffer Memory RAM (random-access memory) Z80: 8 KB Battery back-up NVRAM: 2 KB Video RAM: 5 KB (2.5 KB SRAM, 2 KB sprite RAM) Sound RAM: 1 KB Z8002: 8 KB video RAM (3 KB SRAM, 4 KB sprite RAM) ROM (read-only memory) Z80: 16 KB Z8002: 240 KB Graphics Video resolution: 256×224 to 384×264 pixels Color palette: 4096 (12-bit RGB) Colors on screen: 3840 Graphical planes: 2 tilemap layers (1 background, 1 text), 1 road layer Tile size: 8×8 pixels Colors per tile: 3 Scrolling: Horizontal and vertical Sprite capabilities: Line buffers, vertical position buffer, sprite-scaling, sprite flipping, mid-frame palette swap Colors per sprite: 16 (4-bit) Sprite sizes: 16×16 (64 bytes) and 32×32 (256 bytes) Sprite RAM: 6 KB Sprites on screen: 24 (32×32) to 96 (16×16) Sprite pixels per scanline: 512 Sprites per scanline: 16 (32×32) to 32 (16×16) List of Namco Pole Position arcade games Pole Position (1982) Pole Position II (1983) Top Racer (1982) - bootleg of Pole Position References External links Namco Pole Position hardware page at System16.com - The Arcade Museum Category:Namco arcade system boards Category:Z80 |
8,944 | Krynice, Podlaskie Voivodeship | Krynice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzyniewo Duże, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Dobrzyniewo Duże and north-west of the regional capital Białystok. The village has a population of 320. The village is the location of the RTCN Białystok (Krynice) mast, the seventh highest structure in Poland. References Krynice |
8,945 | Kalakukko | Kalakukko (lit. "fish rooster") is a traditional food from the Finnish region of Savonia made from fish baked inside a loaf of bread. Kalakukko is especially popular in Kuopio, capital city of the Northern Savonia region. Kuopio is home to many kalakukko bakeries. The city also hosts an annual kalakukko baking contest. Flour Traditionally, kalakukko is prepared with rye flour (like ruisleipä), although wheat is often added to make the dough more pliable. The filling consists of fish, pork and bacon, and is seasoned with salt (unless the pork is already salted). After being baked for several hours, traditionally in a masonry oven, kalakukko looks much like a large loaf of rye bread. If prepared correctly, bones of the fish soften and the meat and fish juices cook thoroughly inside the bread. This results in a moist filling. Fish Traditionally, the fish used in kalakukko is either vendace (), or European perch (). Sometimes salmon is used. In southern Savonia the vendace is advocated as the only fish for the true kalakukko whereas in the northern parts of the province the same is said about the perch. Instead of fish, combinations of potato and pork or rutabaga and pork are also used. The appropriate drink to accompany kalakukko is buttermilk or piimä. Kalakukko will keep for a long time when unopened. It used to be a practical lunch for workers away from home. Baking Kalakukko can be reheated in an oven. It takes about one hour in if the size of the kalakukko is about . It can also be eaten cold. The usual way to eat kalakukko is to open the top with a sharp knife, eat the top with butter, and then slice some of the bread making the hole on the top larger and eat it with the filling. Some Finnish speakers today find the name kalakukko somewhat amusing, as kala is Finnish for "fish" and kukko is "rooster", leading to the often used but non-morphological translation, "fish cock". However, the archaic form of kukko is derived from the same root as kukkaro (purse). Kukko also might come from a Finnish word of kukkula, hill, because the dish is elevated. Kalakukko obtained Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) status in Europe in 2002. Hanna Partanen's kalakukko bakery Hanna Partanen's (1891–1969) kalakukko bakery in Kuopio, Northern Savonia was Finland's most famous kalakukko bakery at its time. Famous guests have included American and Soviet presidents along with President of Finland Urho Kekkonen. The bakery still bakes kalakukko by hand from Finnish materials in the same central location at Kasarmikatu 15 in Kuopio. The bakery is currently run by Hanna's grandson Lauri Partanen and employs 10 to 20 people depending on the season. References External links Category:Savoury pies Category:Finnish cuisine Category:Kuopio Category:Fish dishes Category:Pork dishes Category:Bacon dishes Category:Finnish breads Category:Rye-based dishes |
8,946 | Plate scale | The plate scale of a telescope connects the angular separation of an object with the linear separation of its image at the focal plane If focal length is measured in mm, the plate scale in radians per mm is given by angular separation θ and the linear separation of the image at the focal plane s, or by simply the focal length f: since Plate scale is usually expressed in arc-seconds per mm: where f is in mm, or expressed in arc-seconds per pixel after further division through the pixel scale. Plate scale on JWST FGS/NIRISS The plate scale of the James Webb Space Telescope component Fine Guidance Sensor and Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph is about 0.065 arcsec/pixel. It uses a 2048 x 2048 pixel array with a pixel size of 18 microns a side with a field of view of 2.2' x 2.2' See also Photographic plate Notes Category:Astrophotography |
8,947 | Souvenirs from Earth | Souvenirs from Earth (SFE) is an independent TV station broadcasting a 24/7 program of art films, music, installations, and performances. It is based in Germany and currently can be viewed via French, German, and Austrian cable as well as over the internet through the website's livestream and in certain public locations. A catalog of over 3000 videos of art, experimental films, contemporary dance videos, avante garde music videos, and films of photographs are in constant motion within the channel earning it the nickname as "The MTV of Contemporary Art". History Close to the ideas of Nam June Paik and Brian Eno, the concept for the channel was first presented at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in 1998 and at the Venice Biennale in 1999 by Marcus Kreiss. In 2006, SFE received the license to broadcast in Germany and the channel officially went on air that year. In 2008, the channel started airing in France via Iliad (company) and in 2014 the channel started broadcasting via Austrian cable through Kabel Austria and A One. In 2009, SFE acquired a permanent installation at Palais de Tokyo and, in 2010, the channel became a residing fixture in all German airports. In 2011, the SFE was invited by the French Institute to present the channel at the Nam June Paik Center in Seoul, South Korea and while there put a show together to be viewed in Central Station on the largest LED screen in the world. In 2007, the channel's staff added Alec Crichton, a curator from the Academy of Media Arts Cologne to manage the incoming submissions from international artists for the channel's broadcast. In 2012, Markus Kienast, a telco engineer, created the livestream and aided the station's programming software and international development while Wolfgang Kabisch, a cultural journalist, became the editor-in-chief of the channel's cultural output in 2013. In 2014, glamour girl Melissa Mourer Ordener joined the team as the official muse. Programming SFE is an alternative approach to television and is referred to as "anti-television" or "the MTV of contemporary art". The content is submitted by artists around the world and then curated into constantly changing broadcasts. The channel has no broadcast schedule and is constantly bringing in new content, so each viewing experience is completely unique and unpredictable. SFE programming is largely non-verbal due to the nature of video art and can be understood no matter what language the viewer speaks. SFE plans for this to appeal to a broader international audience and is the first international art channel thanks to the lack of a language barrier. The online livestream broadcasts the same content around the world so everyone is always watching the same content in real time. The channel also gives universities the opportunity to have their own broadcast time so students can showcase their own work on the same platform as other renowned artists, such as Tom Sachs, James Turrell, Bill Viola, and Mike Kilo. In these cases, the broadcasts adopt the title "Souvenirs from ________ " (ex. Souvenirs from Mars is the name of the broadcast from The University |
8,948 | Şəhriyar, Ordubad | Şəhriyar (also, Shahriyar) is a municipality and settlement in the Ordubad Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Previous name was the Ordubad. It was changed to the Shahriyar in 1 March 2003. It has a population of 309. Etymology In 2003, the settlement was named Shahriyar in honor of the notable Azerbaijani poet Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar. References Category:Populated places in Ordubad District |
8,949 | Persicobacter psychrovividus | Persicobacter psychrovividus is a Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic and motile bacterium from the genus of Porifericola which has been isolated from shellfish in Japan. References External links Type strain of Persicobacter psychrovividus at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Further reading Category:Sphingobacteriia Category:Bacteria described in 2010 |
8,950 | Bumi Resources | PT Bumi Resources Tbk or Bumi Resources is one of the largest mining companies in Indonesia structured as a holding company. It is reputedly the biggest thermal coal producer in Indonesia and is majority owned by the Bakrie Group. History The company was initially established as PT Bumi Modern in 1973 and engaged in the hospitality and tourism industry. It conducted its initial public offering in 1990 and transformed its business from hospitality and tourism to oil, natural gas, and mining in 1998. The company changed its name to PT Bumi Resources Tbk in 2000. In 2013 the organisation was beset by a host of difficulties, including the discovery of US$201 million in financial irregularities, as well as regulatory problems. Subsidiaries PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC): operates approximately 90,000 hectares of coal mining concessions in East Kalimantan province. PT Arutmin Indonesia: operates approximately 70,000 hectares of coal mining concessions in South Kalimantan. PT Fajar Bumi Sakti: manages a total concession area of 8,250.5 hectares in East Kalimantan. PT Pendopo Energi Batubara: owns a concession area of 17,840 hectares in South Sumatera. PT Bumi Resources Minerals Tbk: operates other (non-coal) mining assets. Kalimantan Coal Limited. Bumi Investment Pte. Ltd. Herald Resources Pty. Ltd. Bumi Capital Pte. Ltd. Indocoal Resources (Cayman) Ltd. PT Kaltim Prima Cbm . PT Pendopo Energi Nusantara. PT Bumi Resources Investment. PT MBH Minera Resources. PT Bumi Resources Minerals. Calipso Investment Pte. Ltd. Forerunner International Pte. Ltd. Enercorp Ltd. Knightley Business Resources Pte. Ltd. Sangatta Holdings Limited. Bumi Holdings Sas. PT Manaor Sihotang PT Mitra Bisnis Harvest. PT Sitrade Coal. PT Seamgas Indonesia. PT Cipta Prima Sejati. PT Arutmin CBM. PT Indocoal Kalsel Resources. Enercoal Resources Pte. Ltd. Zurich Assets International, Ltd. PT Lumbung Capital. PT IndoCoal Kaltim Resources. PT Buana minera Harvest. Bumi Netherlands B.V. PT MBH mining Resource. PT Arutmin Indonesia. IndoCoal KPC Resources (Cayman) Limited. PT Alphard Resources. Bumi Mauritania Sa. References External links Official company site Kaltim Prima Coal website Arutmin Indonesia website Fajar Bumi Sakti website Bumi Resources Minerals website Category:Coal companies of Indonesia Category:Mining companies of Indonesia Category:Oil and gas companies of Indonesia |
8,951 | Fábio Konder Comparato | Fábio Konder Comparato (born October 6, 1936) is a Brazilian lawyer, jurist and writer. He is a retired full professor of Commercial Law and Philosophy of Law at University of São Paulo. He holds a doctor's degree from University of Paris and an honorary doctorate from University of Coimbra. References Category:1936 births Category:Living people Category:Recipients of the Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit (Brazil) |
8,952 | Pterostylis viriosa | Pterostylis viriosa, commonly known as the Adelaide Hills banded greenhood, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to South Australia. Flowering plants have up several green flowers with faint white stripes. The flowers have an insect-like labellum which is green with a dark green mound on its upper end. Non-flowering plants have a rosette of leaves on a stalk, but flowering plants lack the rosette, instead having several stem leaves. Description Pterostylis viriosa, is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber. Non-flowering plants have a rosette of leaves on a short stalk. Flowering plants have up to several green flowers with faint white stripes on a flowering spike up to high. The flowering spike lacks a rosett but has a small number of stem leaves. The dorsal sepal and petals are fused, forming a hood or "galea" over the column. The petals have a wide, transparent flange on their outer edges. The lateral sepals turn downwards and are joined for most of their length before tapering to triangular tips. The labellum is insect-like and hairy with a dark green mound on the "head" end and a dark green mid-line. Flowering occurs from late July to early September. Taxonomy and naming This greenhood was first formally described in 2006 by David Jones and given the name Bunochilus viriosus. The description was published in Australian Orchid Research from a specimen collected in the Belair National Park. In 2008 Robert Bates changed the name to Pterostylis viriosa. The specific epithet (viriosa) is a Latin word meaning "robust" or "strong", referring to the robust nature of this orchid and to its large flowers. Distribution The Adelaide Hills banded greenhood occurs in the Fleurieu (KAN02), Mount Lofty Ranges (FLB01), Central Flinders (FLB06) and Talia (EYB04) biogeographic regions of South Australia. References viriosa Category:Endemic orchids of Australia Category:Orchids of South Australia Category:Plants described in 2006 |
8,953 | Limpedea | The Limpedea is a left tributary of the river Trebeș in Romania. It flows into the Trebeș near the city Bacău. Its length is and its basin size is . References Trasee turistice - județul Bacău Category:Rivers of Romania Category:Rivers of Bacău County |
8,954 | Miriam Beizana Vigo | Miriam Beizana Vigo (A Coruña, 20 August 1990) is a Spanish writer and literary critic. Personal life and bibliography She works in the administration oriented to the industrial sector, although he has been writing since he was very young. Her first novel, Marafariña., partly autobiographical, tells the love story between Ruth, a young Jehovah's Witness and Olga, a Catalan girl who arrives in the village where the first one resides; his novel has a sequel, Inflorescence, published 3 years later. As for Todas las horas mueren (literally, All the hours die), it is a short novel that, in the fiction, was written by Olga from some pages that her mother began. Finally, he wrote an essay about the pop singer Tino Casal. Although in his work always gives prominence to women (usually lesbians), rejects the label of lesbian novels since her books are not exclusive of LGTBI people. In the words of the author: Among her influences are Fannie Flagg, Virginia Woolf, Carmen Laforet, Rosa Montero and Ana María Matute. She collaborates in literary criticism on A Librería website, and makes articles on the LGTB visibility and dissemination portal Hay una lesbiana en mi sopa (literally, There is a lesbian in my soup). Awards and honours 2nd Prize in the XI Intercultural Story Contest of Melilla (for the story El tren, literally, The train) Finalist I Award Misteria 2018 by Les Editorial (for the story A Raíña, literally, The queen) Works Novels . Essays Stories References Category:Spanish feminist writers Category:21st-century Spanish novelists Category:Critics of religions Category:Lesbian writers Category:People from A Coruña Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century women writers |
8,955 | Paradise Mountain (New Jersey) | Paradise Mountain, or Mount Paradise is a peak of the Kittatinny Mountains in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The mountain is tall. It lies along the Appalachian Trail in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. References External links National Park Service: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Category:Mountains of New Jersey Category:Kittatinny Mountains Category:Mountains of Sussex County, New Jersey |
8,956 | Richard Risley Carlisle | Richard Risley Carlisle (1814–1874) was an American gymnast and acrobat who often performed as Professor Risley. He is known for developing a circus act of juggling with the feet known as the Risley act. He also notably brought a Japanese circus act briefly to America in the 1860s. Biography Richard Risley Carlisle was born in Burlington County, New Jersey in 1814. On October 15, 1833, he married Rebecca C. Willits of Philadelphia, though her father sued him a year later for unknown reasons. In 1835, he offered $2,000 to purchase 160 acres from Lazarus Bourissa, a Potowatami, to establish what is now New Carlisle, Indiana. His first noted performance as a circus performer was in 1841; he came to be known professionally under the name "Professor Risley". Some time before 1850, he teamed with John Rowson Smith to establish a traveling panorama display of the Mississippi River to compete with John Banvard. A minor rivalry between the two acts soon arose, with Banvard calling Smith and Carlisle imposters; they in turn referred to the "crude efforts of the uncultivated artist" Banvard. Banvard issued a pamphlet in 1849 warning the public about the "incorrect imitations which have been hurriedly prepared by parties of unprincipled persons". George Catlin accused Banvard of copying his own paintings, but Banvard responded that his panorama was copied by Catlin for use by Smith and Risley. As a circus performer, Carlisle is known for establishing the Risley act; he is noted as being the first to perform this act in the Guinness Book of World Records. The act involves the performer lying on his or her back on a chair and juggling children with the feet, an act also used by the Hanlon-Lees and others. It has alternatively been referred to as the "Risley business" or the "Risley stunt". Carlisle developed this act as early as 1840–1841. The act has since come to refer to juggling anything with the feet while lying on one's back. Carlisle moved to Japan in 1864 and is recognized as the first Western professional acrobat in that country. Two years later, financial concerns forced him to pursue the dairy business; he became the first seller of both milk and ice in Japan. He eventually returned to performing and moved back to the United States, bringing with him a troupe of professional Japanese acrobats who already mastered traditional Japanese acrobat acts. The Imperial Japanese Troupe, as they were called, had their east coast debut in Philadelphia and performed there for a month in 1867. Carlisle died May 25, 1874. He was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia. References External links "Richard Risley Carlisle, Man in Motion" by Stuart Thayer (2005) "Richard Risley Carlisle (1814-1874) – Circus Performer" at Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery The Risley at Guinness Book of World Records Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe by Frederik L. Schodt. (Obituary) Category:1814 births Category:1874 deaths Category:American acrobatic gymnasts Category:American expatriates in Japan Category:People from Burlington County, New Jersey Category:People from St. Joseph County, Indiana Category:Male acrobatic gymnasts Category:Burials at Mount Moriah Cemetery, |
8,957 | Abdullah Baybaşin | Abdullah Baybaşin was an accused drug dealer in London, England. He had been accused in 2004 and convicted of drug charges in 2006 for trafficking of heroin, and sentenced to 22 years in prison. The British Court of Appeal ordered a retrial on the drugs charge in 2010 after determining that the judge’s summing up of the evidence at the trial was unfair. At retrial on 22 October 2010, a judge at London's Woolwich Crown Court ordered the jury to find Baybasin not guilty because the lack of prosecution evidence meant a conviction would be unsupported. Judge Charles Byers said that there was no direct evidence and very little circumstantial evidence of Baybasin's involvement in a conspiracy to supply 5 lb (2.3 kg) of heroin. Baybaşin's family claimed he was wrongly accused by the British Police. They alleged that he was convicted at the first trial despite a lack of evidence, except for the statement of a convicted felon that turned out to be untruthful. It was also claimed that the British press declared him guilty on the basis of hearsay without carrying out any kind of investigation. On 8 November 2010, Baybasin was awarded £20,000 in damages by the Prison Services. The Ministry of Justice has accepted that Baybasin, who uses a wheelchair, suffered from degrading treatment and discrimination on account of his disability while he was in Belmarsh jail in London. On hearing the decision of the Ministry, Baybaşin said that "The treatment I received at HMP Belmarsh was very degrading, and at times I struggled to cope. I thought I would die in prison, and often thought things would never get better." References External links Summers, Chris. "The rise and fall of a drugs empire", BBC News. April 7, 2006. Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:People from Lice, Turkey Category:Turkish people of Kurdish descent Category:Turkish criminals Category:Turkish emigrants to the United Kingdom Category:Turkish expatriates in the United Kingdom Category:Turkish drug traffickers Category:Turkish mob bosses |
8,958 | Trichoderma reesei | Trichoderma reesei is a mesophilic and filamentous fungus. It is an anamorph of the fungus Hypocrea jecorina. T. reesei can secrete large amounts of cellulolytic enzymes (cellulases and hemicellulases). Microbial cellulases have industrial application in the conversion of cellulose, a major component of plant biomass, into glucose. T. reesei isolate QM6a was originally isolated from the Solomon Islands during World War II because of its degradation of canvas and garments of the US army. All strains currently used in biotechnology and basic research were derived from this isolate. Recent advances in the biochemistry of cellulase enzymology, the mechanism of cellulose hydrolysis (cellulolysis), strain improvement, molecular cloning and process engineering are bringing T. reesei cellulases closer to being a commercially viable route to cellulose hydrolysis. Several industrially useful strains have been developed and characterised, e.g. Rut-C30, RL-P37 and MCG-80. The genome was released in 2008. T. reesei has a mating type-dependent characterised sexual cycle. Sexual development T. reesei QM6a has a MAT1-2 mating type locus. The opposite mating type, MAT1-1, was recently found, proving that T. reesei is a heterothallic species. After being regarded as asexual since its discovery more than 50 years ago, sexual reproduction can now be induced in T. reesei QM6a leading to formation of fertilized stromata and mature ascospores. Use in industry T. reesei is an important commercial and industrial micro-organism due to its cellulase production ability. Many strains of T. reesei have been developed since its discovery, with heavy emphasis on increasing cellulase production. These improvement programs originally consisted of classical (ionising-radiation-based and chemical-based) mutagenesis, which led to strains capable of producing 20 times as much cellulase as QM6a. The ultimate aim in the creation of hypercellulolytic strains was to obtain a carbon catabolite derepressed strain. This derepression would allow the T. reesei strain to produce cellulases under any set of growth conditions, even in the presence of glucose. However, with the advent of modern genetic engineering tools such as targeted deletion, targeted knockout, and more, a new generation of strains dubbed "hyperproducers" has emerged. Some of the highest performing industrial strains produce up to 100 grams of cellulases per litre, more than 3 times as much as the RUT-C30 strain (which itself produces twice as much as the parent strain NG14 from which it was derived). T. reesei is used in the creation of stonewashed jeans. The cellulase produced by the fungus partially degrades the cotton material in places, making it soft and causing the jeans to look as if they had been washed using stones. See also Cellobiohydrolase (CBH) Cellulosic ethanol Endoglucanase (EG) References External links Risk Assessment Summary, CEPA 1999. Trichoderma reesei 1391A Risk Assessment Summary, CEPA 1999. Trichoderma reesei P59G Risk Assessment Summary, CEPA 1999. Trichoderma reesei P210A Risk Assessment Summary, CEPA 1999. Trichoderma reesei P345A https://web.archive.org/web/20061006145854/http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/progs/afdc/vwbs2.cgi?200 Trichoderma spp. from genencor DNA sequence and Trichoderma reesei EST Database and Mitochondrial Genome. CBH I from Trichoderma sp.. CBH I from Trichoderma sp.. Category:Trichoderma Category:Ethanol Category:Fungi described in 1977 |
8,959 | Synchiropus lateralis | Synchiropus lateralis, the Chinese ornate dragonet, is a species of fish in the family Callionymidae, the dragonets. It is native to the South China Sea. References lateralis Category:Fish of the Pacific Ocean Category:Fish of East Asia Category:Fish of Taiwan Category:Fish described in 1844 |
8,960 | Chionothremma spectabilis | Chionothremma spectabilis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Guinea. References Category:Moths described in 1944 Category:Archipini Category:Taxa named by Alexey Diakonoff |
8,961 | Khur, Fars | Khur (, also Romanized as Khūr, Khvor, and Khoor) is a city in the Central District of Larestan County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,370, in 1,360 families. Overview Khour is a 400-year-old city located in southern part of Fars province. People of Khour speak Khoury language (Local Language which is also called "Achomi") and Persian. In terms of the geographical situation, the city is 300 km away from Shiraz. Demographics Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Khour has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 62%. In Khour, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. In term of Religion, 100% percent of people are Muslim Sonnies. Most of the men are either self-employed or employees in Gulf Countries such as, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and so on. to be added: 10 to 20% of them are local in UAE and Qatar which some never ever has seen their hometown at all just handling the Khoury name on their family and it should be said they are well respected and known there. Some are working for government and some are rich enough to have major businesses. It has such hot and dry weather during summer and cold dry during winter. In order to have rain specially during summer which starts at the second month of summer as it is known as chel pasini (40th evening). In order to get more information about city of KHOUR you can use Google EARTH software or even Google maps and apply the keyword "Khoor" so you would be able to have a virtual tour to Khour through Google Earth, also you can use this link: External links Khour website Khour City Achomi Community References Category:Populated places in Larestan County Category:Cities in Fars Province |
8,962 | 1988–89 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team | The 1988–89 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Regular season Player stats NCAA tournament Southeast Louisiana Tech (#9 seed) 83, La Salle (#8 seed) 74 Awards and honors Lionel Simmons, First Team All-Big 5 selection Lionel Simmons, Robert V. Geasey Trophy Lionel Simmons, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year References Category:La Salle Explorers men's basketball seasons La Salle Explorers La Salle La La |
8,963 | Ragnarok Online 2 | Ragnarok Online 2 may refer to: Ragnarok Online 2: The Gate of the World, a game which entered beta testing in 2006 but was discontinued in 2010 due to poor reception Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second, a revised game, officially released in 2013 |
8,964 | The Declaration | The Declaration is the fourth studio album by American R&B/pop singer Ashanti. It was released on June 3, 2008. The album includes the single "The Way That I Love You". Ashanti said during her June 2 appearance on the television program 106 & Park that she recorded fifty-two tracks for the album, of which fifteen—including the bonus tracks "Why" and "Hey Baby (After the Club)"—were used. This is her last album to be released on Irv Gotti's label The Inc. Records. Singles "The Way That I Love You" was referred to as the real "first single" in press material and media reports. It was released in February 2008 to Urban radio. It was released to digital retailers in March 2008 and to Rhythmic radio in April 2008. It reached number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number thirty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Ashanti's first song to reach the top forty since "Only U" in 2004. "Good Good" was released to urban radio stations on July 16, 2008. The song contains elements of Elton John's 1974 single "Bennie and the Jets", and has the same melody arrangement as Michael Jackson's "The Girl Is Mine". Other Songs In mid-2007, MTV News reported that the first single from The Declaration was "Switch", which was produced by Shy Carter and released digitally in the United States on July 24, 2007. It was later reported that "Switch" will not be included on the album's track listing, and that the first single would be "Hey Baby (After the Club)". "Hey Baby (After the Club)" was released to radio and digital outlets on October 16, 2007. The music video premiered in September 2007. The song, which does not appear on the U.S. editions of the album, peaked at number eighty-seven on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Body On Me" was recorded not only for Ashanti's The Declaration, but also for Nelly's fifth studio album Brass Knuckles. The track is produced by Akon and Giorgio Tuinfort. It went to number one on Billboard's Hot Videoclip Tracks chart in its first week, becoming the first number one single from Nelly's album. Other information Ashanti performed the song, "Shine", at the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as well as on FOX News in December. "Shine" was also played near the end in one of the televised previews for Will Smith's December 2008 movie, Seven Pounds. The back insert for the physical CD release of the album has the runtimes misprinted, with some times being up to almost a minute under or over the song's actual run time. Critical reception The Declaration received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 52, based on 11 reviews, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. Dan Gennoe of Yahoo! Music UK was impressed saying that the album may be " The best album of Ashanti's career," but that it may also be her most "overlooked." Shanel Odum of Vibe gave a mixed |
8,965 | Tangoa Island | Tangoa is an island in Vanuatu, located off the southern coast of Vanuatu's largest island Espiritu Santo in Sanma Province. The local inhabitants speak the Tangoa language. Education The Teachers' Training Institute (later renamed the Tangoa Training Institute) operated on the island from 1895 to 1970, when the Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu established a Presbyterian Bible College there. This operated from 1971 to 1986, when it merged with the Aulua Theological Training Centre to form the Talua Ministry Training Centre. References Category:Islands of Vanuatu Category:Sanma Province |
8,966 | Ankit Maini | Ankit Maini (born 6 December 1989) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Himachal Pradesh in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019. He made his List A debut on 2 October 2019, for Himachal Pradesh in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy. References External links Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Indian cricketers Category:Himachal Pradesh cricketers Category:Place of birth missing (living people) |
8,967 | Jonathan Trelawny | Jonathan Trelawny may refer to: Sir Jonathan Trelawny (High Sheriff of Cornwall), Member of Parliament for Liskeard and Cornwall Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet (c. 1623–1681), his grandson, Member of Parliament for East Looe, Cornwall and Liskeard Jonathan Trelawny (MP for West Looe), of Plymouth, MP for West Looe (UK Parliament constituency) 1677–1685 and 1690–1695 Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet (1650–1721), Bishop of Bristol, Exeter and Winchester |
8,968 | National Route A012 (Argentina) | National Route A012 is a road in the southeast of Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It has a semi-circular length centered on the city of Rosario, running as a long-length beltway. From the National Route 9 junction on km marker 278, in the town of Pueblo Esther, to the junction with National Route 11 on km marker 326 in the city of San Lorenzo it runs for all paved. This road is popularly known as the Second Rosario Beltway, as it border the metropolitan area of greater Rosario (the third biggest city in Argentina). The First Rosario Beltway is National Route A008, which surrounds the city center. Through National Decree 1595 of 1979 this road changed to federal control. Previously this road was called Provincial Route 16. Route The cities and villages through which this route passes, in a clockwise direction, are the following (villages with less than 5000 inhabitants are in italics): Santa Fe Province Route: 67 km (km 0-67). Rosario Departament: Piñero (km 15) and Zavalla (km 24). San Lorenzo Departament: Roldán (km 42), Ricardone (km 61) and San Lorenzo (km 66-67). References Category:Roads in Argentina Category:Tourism in Argentina |
8,969 | The Magic Position | The Magic Position is the third studio album by English-Irish singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf. It was released on 26 February 2007. The album features collaborations with Marianne Faithfull and Edward Larrikin of Larrikin Love as well as backing vocals by Wolf's sister Jo Apps and also bass and alto clarinet instrumentation by Derek Apps. The album was preceded by the singles "Accident & Emergency" and "Bluebells". Video performances of "Augustine" and "Bluebells" can be freely downloaded, along with older songs and interviews, on the Patrick Wolf podcast in the iTunes Store. Music critics and Wolf himself have noted that this album marks a departure from the musical style of his previous two albums, with this one being more pop-oriented. He cites Boney M and Giorgio Moroder as influences. Slant Magazine named The Magic Position the best album of 2007. Critical Response The Magic Position received general acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 27 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". Track listing "Overture" – 4:40 "The Magic Position" – 3:53 "Accident & Emergency" – 3:17 (featuring Edward Larrikin) "The Bluebell" – 1:11 "Bluebells" – 5:17 "Magpie" – 3:57 (featuring Marianne Faithfull) "X" – 1:05 "Augustine" – 4:19 "Secret Garden" – 1:49 "Get Lost" – 3:17 "Enchanted" – 2:07 "The Stars" – 3:51 "Finale" – 1:57 Digital download <li> "The Marriage" – 2:46 UK enhanced edition <li> "Bluebells" (music video) Japanese edition <li> "Underworld" <li> "Adder" <li> "Ari's Song" (Misprinted as "Ali's Song") <li> "The Marriage" <li> "Accident & Emergency" (music video) <li> "The Magic Position" (music video) Canadian edition <li> "The Childcatcher" (live) <li> "Luna & Libertine" (live) Singles 23 October 2006: "Accident & Emergency" 1 January 2007: "Bluebells" (download-only) 26 March 2007: "The Magic Position" 2 July 2007: "Get Lost" Charts Album As of 2009 the album has sold 20,400 copies in United Kingdom. Personnel Patrick Wolf – lead vocals, Bosendorfer grand piano, Kawaii Modular synths, baritone & soprano ukuleles, mountain dulcimer, 5- & 15-string kanteles, clavichord, clavinet, programming, theremin, harmonium, autoharp, bells, gongs, handclaps, locks & keys Victoria Sutherland – solo violin Marianne Faithfull – vocals on "Magpie" Jo Apps – backing and sister vocal Derek Apps – bass and alto clarinets Katy Wright – solo cello Mark Rudland – trombones Flip Phillipp – vibraphone and glockenspiel Edward Larrikin – vocals on "Accident & Emergency" Richard Eigner – drums Werner Dafeldecker – double bass Jeremy Shaw, Richard Eigner, Patrick Pulsinger and Anna at Eastcote – handclaps Andreas Kaufmann – first violin Alexej Barer – second violin Raphael Handschuh – viola Rozaliya Rashkova – cello References Category:Patrick Wolf albums Category:2007 albums |
8,970 | Guesnain | Guesnain is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also Communes of the Nord department References INSEE commune file Category:Communes of Nord (French department) |
8,971 | Acaena magellanica | Acaena magellanica, commonly called buzzy burr or greater burnet, is a species of flowering plant whose range includes the southern tip of South America and many subantarctic islands. Description Acaena magellanica is a perennial, mat-forming plant with creeping stems, up to high. The leaves are oblong to linear-lanceolate, with 5 to 10 pairs of ovate leaflets. The flower heads are globular and grow on wiry stems well clear of the foliage. They are followed by brown, prickly seed heads; the seeds have small hooks which enables them to adhere to clothing, feathers or fur. Distribution and habitat The species is native to the southern part of South America. Its range includes Argentina, Chile and various sub-Antarctic islands including the Falkland Islands, the Kerguelen Islands, the Prince Edward Islands, Crozet Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and the Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Its typical habitat is damp places such as the edge of bogs, the banks of streams, waterlogged places, meadows and forest margins. It grows from sea level to an altitude of about . Ecology In South Georgia, Acaena magellanica may cover the ground in dense patches. It is deciduous, and when the leaves are shed, mosses like Tortula robusta, which grows underneath, flourish. The Kerguelen Islands are in the Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra ecoregion which is characterised by tussock grasses, lichens and liverworts. A. magellanica is one of the few low forbs that grew here, but the introduction of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), which selectively grazes the species it prefers, eliminated many of the native forbs. When the rabbit was eradicated, A. magellanica and other forbs failed to recover because years of herbivory had depleted their seed banks, and introduced species such as annual meadow grass (Poa annua), mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium fontanum) and dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) out-competed them. References magellanica Category:Flora of southern Chile Category:Flora of South Argentina Category:Flora of the subantarctic islands Category:Île Amsterdam Category:Plants described in 1791 |
8,972 | List of shipwrecks in March 1835 | The list of shipwrecks in March 1835 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during March 1835. 1 March 2 March 3 March 4 March 5 March 6 March 7 March 9 March For the wrecking of the barque Fitzroy on this date, see the entry for 15 December 1834. 10 March 11 March For the wreck of Sir James Anderson on this date, see the entry for 18 December 1834. 12 March 14 March 15 March 16 March 17 March 18 March 19 March 24 March 26 March 27 March 28 March 29 March 31 March Unknown date References 1835-03 |
8,973 | Nikita Akinfiyevich Demidov | Nikita Akinfiyevich Demidov () (September 8, 1724 – 1789) was a Russian industrialist and arts patron. He was the younger son of Akinfiy Demidov, brother of Prokofi Demidov and father of Nikolai Demidov. Inheriting mines and metallurgical factories in the Urals and Siberia (he left eight such factories, a huge annual income and 12,000 serfs to his son Nikolay on his death), he was also a major landowner, with properties in central and southern Russia and in Italy. He was an amateur scientist, the first member of the Demidov family to protect the arts actively and a major traveller, journeying abroad to see Europe's industrial innovations, manners and culture. In 1786 he published a Journal of his foreign travels, and also corresponded with Voltaire and Diderot. In 1779 he set up a medal to reward a success in mechanics, to be decided by the Russian Academy of Sciences. Category:1724 births Category:1789 deaths Category:Imperial Russian scientists Category:Imperial Russian philanthropists Category:Imperial Russian explorers Category:18th-century Russian businesspeople Nikita Category:18th-century philanthropists |
8,974 | Orgosolo mural | The Orgosolo mural () is the mural painted in Orgosolo, Province of Nuoro, in Sardinia, Italy. It is being investigated based on historical and anthropological approach. Background The village of Orgosolo is located about 17 miles from Nuoro, the provincial capital. Despite the geological seclusion, the murals have rich content, from countryside view to global history. Sardinia has about 250 paintings and 150 of those are in the village of Orgosolo. Emergence of the mural The Orgosolo mural emerged in the late 60s. It was during that time that Italy's economic miracle collapsed by massive strikes and social unrest. Especially, the later 1973 oil crisis abruptly terminated this boom. Thus, murals became a major expression of the social discontent. The first mural in Orgosolo was carried out in 1969 by Dionisio, an anarchist theatrical troupe from Milan. It questioned what was the role of the island in the Italian government's policy. After the idea of mural spread in the small village, a local teacher, Francesco Del Casino, played an important role, as the early works were carried out by his students. Later on, more experienced workers took the job, making the murals more elaborate both in the style and in the content. Del Casino would be the instigator of most paintings of the village of Orgosolo, one of his major motivations being to get students involved in politics. Therefore, murals featured the oppression of Nazism, the struggle for liberation, unemployment ratio and education problem. Even though many kinds of topics were introduced, political events are still the major topics of the mural. Evolution The second oil crisis in 1979 once again hit hard in Italy's fragile economy. In addition, the domestic political turmoil created high unemployment rate and high inflation. Strikes, demonstrations, petitions plagued across the country. The country showed signs of recovery around 1983. Then, it moved toward a new period of economic expansion. The growing economy gave advantages to the government to make improvements. More national infrastructure as well as better social health care, education system were built up. This improvement also reflected in murals and paintings. During this period, some of the murals depicted Sardinian village daily life. With the boom of the new economy, people started to look back into their lives with fresh eyes. At the same time, mural creators broadened their view alone with the renaissance of global economy. More and more murals related to global political events were produced, such as the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, Pratobello protest event, protest against G8 in Genoa, the destruction of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in 9-11 attack. Since the 1990s, with the increase of tourism and the development of international cultural projects, the Orgosolo mural has drawn wide attention from all over the world. Organizations such as SCI (Service Civil International) has set up workshops of painting murals in Sardinia. Nowadays, the Orgosolo mural is beginning to be recognized as "cultural heritage". In 2000, the local government provided millions of lire for the paintings' conservation and restoration. Therefore, murals |
8,975 | Art and culture of Manipur | Manipur has a wide collection of notable art and cultural displays. Performing Arts Thang Ta Thang Ta is a martial art form of Manipur, existing since time immemorial. The art is associated with swords and spears. For defence, a shield is mostly used. Manipuri dance Manipuri dance is one of the classical dances of India, with its main theme being devotion to the supreme Lord Krishna. Lai Haraoba Lai Haraoba is the traditional religious festival, celebrated in regards to the holy sacred groves Umang Lai of the state. Shumang Kumhei Shumang Leela is a traditional form of theater, originated in the state. It is a four open air form, with a 13×13 sq. ft. of area. Literature Meitei literature has its earliest roots of existence dating back to around 11th century AD. The ancient Manipuri literary works are done in Puya (Meitei texts) written in Meitei script. Some of the prominent writers of Meitei literature are: M. K. Binodini Devi Khwairakpam Chaoba Indigenous Religion Manipur is home to the ancient indigenous religion of Sanamahism, a Polytheism of thousands of deities. Folklore Folk dances Khamba-Thoibi Dance Thabal chongba Pung cholom Manipuri Sankirtana Festivals Several ethnic groups in the state, celebrates various festivals through out the year. A few of them are: Lai Haraoba Cheiraoba Yaosang Ningol Chakouba Panthoibi Iratpa Imoinu Iratpa Mera Hou Chongba Mera Chaorel Houba Sanamahi Ahong Khong Chingba Kwaak Taanba Heikru Hidongba Gaan-Ngai Sports Forms of indigenous sports are: Yubi Lakpi Mukna Khong kangjei See also Art forms of Manipur Arts of Kerala Kanglei mythology Tourist attractions in Manipur Shumang Leela References External links Category:Culture of Manipur |
8,976 | Jun Kanakubo | Jun Kanakubo (金久保 順, born July 26, 1987) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Kyoto Sanga FC. Club statistics Updated to 1 January 2020. References External links Profile at Vegalta Sendai Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Ryutsu Keizai University alumni Category:Association football people from Ibaraki Prefecture Category:Japanese footballers Category:J1 League players Category:J2 League players Category:Omiya Ardija players Category:Avispa Fukuoka players Category:Kawasaki Frontale players Category:Vegalta Sendai players Category:Kyoto Sanga FC players Category:Association football midfielders |
8,977 | Amar Bahadur Thapa | Amar Bahadur Thapa () is a member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won Dailekh–1 seat in 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). References Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) politicians Category:Members of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly Category:Living people |
8,978 | ACOLOP | ACOLOP (acronym for ; ), is an Olympic-related non-profit organisation officially established on June 8, 2004, in Lisbon. It was founded by the national Olympic committees (NOCs) of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, Macau (Chinese SAR), Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe; it also includes Equatorial Guinea as an associate member. On April 2006, India (represented by the Goa Olympic Association) and Sri Lanka were admitted also as associate members, based on their common historical past with Portugal. The Portuguese-speaking countries are spread through four continents and reach a total population of about 250 million people. Portuguese thus occupies a place among the most spoken languages in the world. The purpose of reinforcing the bonds between these nations and promoting unity and cooperation through sport was the main reason for ACOLOP's creation. Goals and projects The goals which guide this organisation are: The spreading of the Olympic ideals on every member country and territory; Equality, mutual respect and interest convergence-based cooperation between every member country and territory; Cooperation of every member country and territory on the definition of objectives, data exchange and common interests defense; Development of Olympic solidarity programs with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) support; Cooperation on an Olympic Games mission-chief level; Joint-bids for places on the International Olympic Movement structure; Staging of the ACOLOP Games (Lusophony Games). At the 8th general assembly, in Macau (February 2, 2007), the president Manuel Silvério stated the intention of campaigning for the elevation of Portuguese language to official status inside the IOC and Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) structures. On the agenda is also the creation of a "Lusophone Olympic Academy", institution of an "International Lusophony Day", promotion of an annual football tournament and also an annual sporting awards gala. On June 8, 2007, precisely three years after the creation of the ACOLOP, the organization's new official portal was launched. Its servers are located on the organization's headquarters in Macau. This portal was established with the purpose of strengthening the communication between the Lusophone world and the ACOLOP. It serves also as a platform to display all news and activities concerning all member associations, especially those that do not have a portal. Members Founding members , China Associate members Organization structure From January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2009, a new board will be led by Manuel Silvério, as result of elections carried on October 12, 2006. This board's official inauguration will take place in Macau, on 4 February 2007, site of the ACOLOP's headquarters. As José Vicente de Moura, is the 2009 Lusophony Games organizing committee president and the vice-president (coming from the Olympic Committee of Portugal) is Manuel Marques da Silva. See also Lusophone Games CPLP Games Macau 2006 Lusophone Games Lisbon 2009 Lusophone Games Goa 2014 Lusofonia Games References External links Category:Olympic organizations Category:Community of Portuguese Language Countries Category:Lusofonia Games Category:2004 establishments in Portugal Category:Organizations established in 2004 Category:Organisations based in Lisbon |
8,979 | Óscar Mejía | Oscar Abreu Mejia (born December 7, 1978) is a Dominican football Goalkeeper who once played for C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo in El Salvador. Mejía has appeared for the Dominican Republic national football team in 11 qualifying matches for FIFA World Cups. References External links Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Dominican Republic footballers Category:Dominican Republic international footballers Category:Long Island Rough Riders players Category:C.D. Atlético Marte footballers Category:C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers Category:Expatriate soccer players in the United States Category:Expatriate footballers in El Salvador Category:Association football goalkeepers |
8,980 | Institute for Transtextual and Transcultural Studies | The IETT, the Institute for Transtextual and Transcultural Studies ( (IETT)), is a publicly funded research institute based in Lyon, France, and attached to the Jean Moulin University Lyon 3. It is a constituent unit of the Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Lyon St-Étienne. Its research focuses on analysis of how the world was conceived from colonialist relations, on notions of gender, and on techno-economic ideologies. Its current director is Gregory B. Lee, its Deputy directors are Florence Labaune-Demeule and Sophie Coavoux. The IETT represents Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 within the French Network for Asian Studies (GIS Asie), and the Institut du Genre. The IETT is a founding member of Europe in a Networked World (E-NeW), and of EastAsiaNet. The IETT publishes the multilingual blind peer-reviewed academic journal Transtext(e)s-Transcultures: A Journal of Global Cultural Studies. References Category:Education in Lyon Category:Research institutes in France Category:Social science institutes |
8,981 | Jango (website) | Jango is a free online music streaming service available worldwide. Stating that its uninterrupted playlists are handmade by music experts and many of them are updated weekly, the service will recommend its users on various playlists mainly based on mood or activity. Jango offers playlists for activities such as waking up, working out, commuting, concentrating, unwinding, entertaining, and sleeping. Unlike Songza, there are no other filters (activity, decades, mood) to narrow the searched results down except the genre-based ones. Users are able to skip unlimited times, like and ban a predetermined number of songs, alongside adjusting the variety, and add up to six artists onto the playlist. The service will adapt to the user's personal music preferences based on all of these settings. Users would find playlists not just based on artists or genres, but also based on themes, interests, and eras, such as "Featured in Apple Commercials", or "Misheard Lyrics". In addition, users are also able to create their own playlists themselves based on their favourite artists. The service can be accessed either through a web browser or with its mobile app on a smartphone. In 2007, Jango became the first music streaming platform to introduce a social networking aspect to radio stations. Users can share their playlists or listen to playlists created by others in the Jango social network. The site also provides independent artists the opportunity, for a fee, to showcase their music by recommending their songs alongside that of similar popular artists. This feature is called Jango Airplay, band and solo artists alike can buy 1,000 plays for as little as $30. there are three rules related to this feature: Airplay song can only be played once within any two-hour period. An Airplay song, once played, will not play again throughout that entire day. Any song receiving 50 upvotes from the listeners will get pushed into the regular playlist rotation at no extra cost. Jango's business model is derived from advertising revenues and transaction fees from selling music through the site. There is currently no premium services available for the site. Based in New York City, Jango was launched in November 2007 by Daniel Kaufman and Chris Dowhan, who were previously the founders of Dash.com. At the time of 2009-2010, Jango only had 200,000 tracks from around 15,000 artists in its library. As of November 2014, Jango's library size is 15 times bigger, topping 30 million songs. As of February 2016, Jango had 8 million active users. See also List of online music databases List of social networking websites List of Internet radio stations References External links Category:Music streaming services Category:Internet properties established in 2007 Category:2007 establishments in New York (state) |
8,982 | Scenario Pack 1: Into the Ruins - The City of Littleton | Scenario Pack 1: Into the Ruins - The City of Littleton is a 1981 role-playing game adventure for Aftermath! published by Fantasy Games Unlimited. Plot summary Scenario Pack 1: Into the Ruins - The City of Littleton is FGU's first scenario pack for its after-the-holocaust role-playing game, Aftermath. Reception William A. Barton reviewed Into the Ruins in The Space Gamer No. 43. Barton commented that "Overall, Into the Ruins is well-done and should add greatly to any Aftermath campaign." References Category:Aftermath! Category:Science fiction role-playing game adventures |
8,983 | C. Lee Kenagy Park | C. Lee Kenagy Park, or just Kenagy Park as it is also known as, is a City Park located in Raytown, Missouri, US. This multi-purpose park can be found at 79th Street and Raytown Road. It includes many park amenities, and is often visited by Raytown locals. Recent renovations include a larger parking lot, a new playground, a soda machine, and a new entrance. Park amenities The park is very well equipped, and includes: six shelters, four lighted tennis courts, a Baseball field, and a walking track surrounding a Fishing pond. Also included are three playgrounds, and two enclosed restrooms. The most distinctive feature in this park may just be the skatepark, located on the southwest corner of the park. Skatepark The skatepark can date back to 2005, and was Raytown's first, and currently only, skatepark. It was built by American Ramp Company, based out of Joplin, Missouri. The park itself is constructed entirely of steel, atop a smooth surface concrete base. The park is mainly geared towards "vert" skateboarding, with two large quarter pipes, one five foot, and another six foot. Across from each quarter pipe is an equal sized roll-in ramp. The park also includes a pyramid with an attached four-stair and rail, and a smaller three-and-a-half foot tall spine. The park is not entirely in favor of ramps, there is also a descending square rail in the corner, away from the ramps, and easily accessible. Also on the opposite side there is a foot-high box, and a two-foot-high box attached to each other, for grinding and manual tricks. The park's set-up is hard to argue with, despite its flaws the park is very easy to get around. Some skateboarders complain that metal ramps effect performance, this is not true however. The only down-side, other than loud noise, is when the weather becomes hot, so do the ramps. The city is very serious about the skatepark, some call it "Raytown's test park", because they think if it works with the youth then a second, better skatepark may be in the near future. The park shows no signs of graffiti, and litter has been down to a minimum. After over two years, Raytown should be considering a new skatepark to put themselves in the skatepark scene. External links ARC Website References Park Facts Pictures Raytown Parks and Rec Homepage Kenegy's profile on Concrete Disciples.com Category:Sports venues in Missouri Category:Skateparks in the United States Category:Buildings and structures in Jackson County, Missouri Category:Parks in Kansas City metropolitan area Category:Parks in Missouri Category:Protected areas of Jackson County, Missouri |
8,984 | Exarchos, Grevena | Exarchos () is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Ventzio, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 58 residents in the village and 110 residents in the community. The community of Exarchos covers an area of 55.552 km2. Administrative division The community of Exarchos consists of two separate settlements: Exarchos (population 62) Varis (population 48) The aforementioned population figures are as of 2011. See also List of settlements in the Grevena regional unit References Category:Populated places in Grevena (regional unit) |
8,985 | Prague Conservatory | The Prague Conservatory or Prague Conservatoire () is a music school in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1808. Currently, Prague Conservatory offers four or six year study courses, which can be compared to the level of high school diploma in other countries. Graduates of Prague Conservatory can continue their training by enrolling in an institution that offers undergraduate education. History The Prague Conservatory was founded in 1808 by local aristocrats and burghers following examples of Conservatoire de Paris (est. 1795) and Milan Conservatory (est. 1807). It belongs to the oldest modern existing music conservatories in the world. Classes started in 1811, after a delay caused by the Napoleonic Wars. Bedřich Diviš Weber was appointed the first director of the school. In 1891, Antonín Dvořák joined the faculty as the head of the composition department. He was the school's director between 1901 and 1904. Dvořák's students included the composers Vítězslav Novák, Josef Suk (who later served as director of the Conservatory), Rudolf Friml, Oskar Nedbal, and Franz Lehár. Another director of the school was pianist Vilém Kurz. Following the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918, drama and ballet departments were established. Students in this period included Lída Baarová (dropped out), Jiří Langmajer, Tatiana Vilhelmová (dropped out), Filip Blažek, and Zuzana Vejvodová. Katya Zvelebilova began classical ballet training at the Prague Conservatory before joining the Royal Ballet School in London, where she is now a member of the artistic staff, having retired from professional ballet. Instruction Applicants must pass stringent entrance examinations, often held in several elimination rounds, to demonstrate their talent. Applications are accepted once a year (with a deadline usually at the end of November), and auditions take place at the end of January. Prague Conservatory offers instruction in several instruments, including accordion, guitar, piano, and organ, as well as in singing, composing, conducting, and acting. The curriculum includes one-on-one music lessons, music theory studies, language training, as well as classes on general subjects. The institution has its own symphonic and chamber orchestras, choir, several chamber music ensembles and a theatre company. About 250 concerts and 40 dramatic performances take place annually. In the academic year of 2005–2006, approximately 550 Czech and 40 foreign students studied at the Conservatory. Notable alumni Karel Ančerl Jiří Bělohlávek František Brikcius František Brož Oliver Butterworth Andrea Černá Ladislav Černý Ludmila Červinková Radim Drejsl Gabriela Eibenová Maria Forescu Rudolf Friml Julius Fučík Jan Hřímalý Kateřina Jalovcová Jaroslav Ježek Jana Jonášová Naděžda Kniplová Pavel Kohout Jan Kubelík Rafael Kubelík Otomar Kvěch Franz Lehar Manoah Leide-Tedesco Zuzana Marková (soprano) Bohuslav Martinů Pauline Metzler-Löwy Oskar Nedbal Václav Neumann Vítězslav Novák Jana Obrovská Karel Paukert Michael Pospíšil František Salzer George Schick Otakar Ševčík Lucijan Marija Škerjanc Franz Simandl Yngve Sköld Josef Slavik Václav Smetáček Eugen Suchoň Josef Suk Jana Sýkorová Jan Talich Václav Talich Jiří Tancibudek Jan Thuri Vaclav Vaca Vilém Veverka Tomáš Víšek Sláva Vorlová Pavla Vykopalová John Stepan Zamecnik Notable faculty František Brož Ladislav Černý Kateřina Emingerová Emil Hlobil Valentina Kameníková Saša Večtomov References External links Official page Category:Educational institutions established in 1808 Category:Theatre in the Czech Republic Category:Music schools |
8,986 | Barbara Speake Stage School | The Barbara Speake Stage School was opened on 10 February 1945 and remains one of the longest established stage schools in the world. It is an independent school, and was initially set up as a dancing school, by the founding principal Miss Barbara Speake, MBE, and is located in East Acton, London. The school is fee-paying but non-selective in its admissions. In 1961, June Collins joined forces with Barbara Speake to become the school's agent. Collins supplied the entertainment industry with children for every major production in the West End, TV and Theatre. Due to the success of both the agency and dancing school, in 1963 the decision was made to turn their successes in to a full-time educational establishment for the performing arts. Collins discovered Jack Wild playing football and decided that he was a child with potential, and persuaded his family to let him attend the full-time school. Wild went on to receive an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of "The Artful Dodger" in Oliver! One of its founders, Barbara Speake, went on to receive an MBE from Queen Elizabeth II in the New Years Honours list of 2007, for her services to the arts. Collins died on her 98th birthday on 6 November 2011. The School currently has 66 pupils aged 4 to 16 and is the only stage school providing a "Stage School" Nursery, allowing the children to grow in confidence and self-esteem via the arts. The School received an Inadequate Ofsted rating at its last inspection (30 April 2019). The decline from a Satisfactory rating began with an emergency inspection on 4 July 2014 which found that the welfare, health and safety of pupils was at risk following the installation of CCTV without appropriate changing facilities being provided. The inspection found that there were no changing facilities for female pupils. Alumni Over the years, Collins had an eye for talent, and with Speake, the school has helped to develop some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, including: Actress Julie Dawn Cole Super model Naomi Campbell Child actor and television presenter Keith Chegwin Drummer, lead singer of Genesis, solo artist, music producer, actor (and June Collins' son) Phil Collins Comedian, actor, singer and presenter Brian Conley Writer/director/actress Sara Sugarman Actress and singer Michelle Gayle Actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah Film producer David Parfitt Casting director Mark Summers British screenwriter, film director and former actress Amma Asante British child-actor Jack Wild, known for playing the Artful Dodger in Oliver!, (1968) and Jimmy in the NBC children's television series H.R. Pufnstuf (1969) and accompanying 1970 feature film. References External links Official biography of Barbara Speake Listing in the Independent Schools Guide Category:Drama schools in the United Kingdom Category:Independent schools in the London Borough of Ealing Category:Acton, London |
8,987 | Lullaby Tour | The Lullaby Tour was a 1989 U.S. concert tour by American electronic group Book of Love, in support of the act's second studio album, Lullaby, which was released in July 1988. The band had originally intended to tour in the fall of 1988, but the illness of a band member delayed the tour until 1989. The second single from the album and title track "Lullaby" was released on January 4, 1989 to coincide with the tour. The band played several warm up shows in N.Y.C., Texas, and Oklahoma in late December 1988, with the official U.S. tour beginning in late February 1989, and lasting for four months, ending in June 1989. The band played two shows around Halloween in Baltimore and D.C. to promote the "Witchcraft" single. The first show of the official tour took place at Club Axis in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 23, 1989. Throughout the tour, various local bands in each city functioned as the opening act. The band took two weeks out of their tour schedule in mid-April to remix the track "Witchcraft", and another week in May to edit the song for the next single. The tour concluded with the two consecutive nights at the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C. on June 29, 1989. Props used on the tour were Lite-Brites and large framed portrait paintings of the band painted by Susan Ottaviano. The set included a cover of ABBA's "S.O.S.", and also the band's cover of Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells", which was performed as a separate song, instead of a medley with "Pretty Boys And Pretty Girls". (see External links for audio) For the encore performance of "Witchcraft", the band donned witches' hats. The setlist was evenly divided between new Lullaby album tracks (up to eight new songs), and tracks from their debut, Book of Love. Setlist Sample of a setlist from the tour. "Pretty Boys And Pretty Girls" "Melt My Heart" "Happy Day" "Modigliani (Lost In Your Eyes)" "Oranges And Lemons" "You Look Through Me" "Boy" "You Make Me Feel So Good" "With A Little Love" (Ted Ottaviano on lead vocals) "S.O.S." (ABBA cover) "Book of Love" "I Touch Roses" Encore: "Tubular Bells" "Lullaby" "Witchcraft" Tour dates Performers Susan Ottaviano – Lead vocals Ted Ottaviano – Keyboards, tubular bells, melodica, vocals Lauren Roselli – Keyboards, vocals Jade Lee – Keyboards, percussion, vocals Crew Jerry Vaccarino - Tour Manager Craig Overbay - Production Manager, house sound Rich Nardone - Stage Manager References External links Category:1989 concert tours |
8,988 | Austroicetes vulgaris | Austroicetes vulgaris (Southeastern Austroicetes) is a grasshopper in the genus Austroicetes. It is sometimes a pest in Tasmania, and can also be found in Northern Territory, Australia. References Category:Oedipodinae Category:Insects described in 1932 Category:Taxa named by Bror Yngve Sjöstedt |
8,989 | San Jose Public Library | The San Jose Public Library is the public library system of San Jose, California. Its central library, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, is also the main library of the San Jose State University. Built in 2003, King Library is the first joint use library in the United States shared by a major university as its only library and a large city as its main library. It has more than 1.6 million items. The building has nine floors that result in more than of space with a capacity for 2 million volumes. The city has 23 neighborhood branches including the Biblioteca Latinoamericana which specializes in Spanish language materials. The East San Jose Carnegie Branch Library, a Carnegie library opened in 1908, is the last Carnegie library in Santa Clara County still operating as a public library and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. As the result of a bond measure passed in November 2000, a number of brand new or completely reconstructed branches have been completed and opened. The San Jose system (along with the University system) were jointly named as "Library of the Year" by Library Journal in 2004. Locations Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library Almaden Alviso Dr. Roberto Cruz – Alum Rock Bascom Berryessa Biblioteca Latinoamericana Cambrian Calabazas East S.J. Carnegie Educational Park Edenvale Evergreen Hillview Joyce Ellington Mt. Pleasant Pearl Avenue Rose Garden Santa Teresa Seven Trees Tully Community Village Square Vineland Willow Glen West Valley See also Santa Clara County Library District References External links Category:Public libraries in California Category:Government of San Jose, California Category:Education in San Jose, California Category:Organizations based in San Jose, California Category:Libraries in Santa Clara County, California |
8,990 | List of airlines of Albania | This is a list of airlines which have an Air Operator Certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority''' of Albania. Scheduled Airlines See also List of airlines List of defunct airlines of Albania Airlines Albania Airlines Albania |
8,991 | Harry Howard (cricketer) | Harry Howard (30 June 1885 – 18 September 1960) was an Australian cricketer. He played twenty first-class matches for Western Australia between 1905/06 and 1924/25. See also List of Western Australia first-class cricketers References External links Category:1885 births Category:1960 deaths Category:Australian cricketers Category:Western Australia cricketers Category:Cricketers from Adelaide |
8,992 | Ceefax (album) | Ceefax is the debut full-length album by Fridge, released 10 March 1997. The CD digipack case is natural-tone paper colour, with clear ink on the front, which is only visible when viewed at certain angles; track listings and other liner notes are on the album spine. The album is notable for the fact that it contains three short tracks, "EDM", "EDM 2", and "EDM3", that are influenced by drum and bass. Track listing "EDM" (1:09) "Helicopter" (2:08) "Tricity" (6:01) "More EH4-800" (11:00) "FDM" (0:27) "Robots In Disguise" (4:29) "EDM 2" (1:09) "Oracle" (6:11) "EDM3" (4:40) "Zed Ex Ay-Ti-Wan" (5:24) References Category:1997 debut albums Category:Fridge (band) albums |
8,993 | List of All Stars Awards winners (football) | This is a list of all past winners of the official GAA GPA All Stars Awards in Gaelic football since the first awards in 1971. As an insight to the prominent players of the 1960s, it also includes the unofficial "Cuchulainn" awards presented from 1963 to 1967 under the auspices of Gaelic Weekly magazine. For each year since 1995, when the official award began, the All Stars Footballer of the Year is highlighted with FOTY. If the footballer of the year did not win an All Star Award, his name is added to the list as FOTY. The unofficial Texaco Footballer of the Year, awarded since 1958, is a guide to the leading players of the past. Cú Chulainn Awards 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 All Star awards listed by year 1971 County breakdown Galway = 4 Offaly = 4 Mayo = 1 Kerry = 1 Meath = 1 Cork = 1 Sligo = 1 Antrim = 1 Down = 1 1972 Player has previously been selected. County breakdown Offaly = 7 Kerry = 2 Donegal = 1 Galway = 1 Cork = 1 Roscommon = 1 Down = 1 Armagh = 1 1973 Player has previously been selected. County breakdown Cork = 7 Offaly = 3 Galway = 3 Kerry = 1 Derry = 1 1974 Player has previously been selected. County breakdown Dublin = 6 Galway = 3 Cork = 2 Donegal = 1 Sligo = 1 Roscommon = 1 Kerry = 1 1975 Player has previously been selected. County breakdown Kerry = 5 Dublin = 3 Derry = 3 Meath = 2 Cork = 1 Down = 1 1976 Player has previously been selected. County breakdown Dublin = 7 Kerry = 5 Cork = 2 Galway = 1 1977 Player has previously been selected. County breakdown Dublin = 9 Armagh = 3 Kerry = 2 Roscommon = 1 1978 Player has previously been selected. County breakdown Kerry = 6 Dublin = 3 Kildare = 1 Roscommon = 1 Cavan = 1 Down = 1 Offaly = 1 Cork = 1 1979 Player has previously been selected. County breakdown Kerry = 6 Dublin = 3 Roscommon = 3 Monaghan = 1 Offaly = 1 Mayo = 1 1980 Player has previously been selected. County breakdown Kerry = 7 Roscommon = 3 Cork = 2 Tyrone = 1 Armagh = 1 Offaly = 1 1981 Player has previously been selected. County breakdown Kerry = 9 Offaly = 3 Galway = 2 Down = 1 1982 Player has previously been selected. County breakdown Offaly = 7 Kerry = 5 Cork = 1 Fermanagh = 1 Armagh = 1 1983 Player has previously been selected. County breakdown Dublin = 4 Kerry = 2 Offaly = 2 Cork = 2 Down = 2 Galway = 1 Donegal = 1 Meath = 1 1984 Player has previously been selected. County breakdown Kerry = 7 Dublin = 3 Tyrone = 2 Meath = 1 Galway = 1 Derry = 1 1985 Player has previously been selected. County breakdown Kerry = 5 Dublin = 4 Mayo = |
8,994 | Portrait of Christina of Denmark | Portrait of Christina of Denmark was painted with oil on oak panel by Hans Holbein the Younger in 1538. It was commissioned that year by Thomas Cromwell, agent for Henry VIII, as a betrothal painting following the death of the English Queen Jane Seymour. It shows the then sixteen-year-old Christina of Denmark, widowed Duchess of Milan. She was not a great beauty, but had a striking manner and strength of character. Although Henry was taken by her representations, the marriage proposal did not go ahead; not least because she was aware of Henry's earlier treatment of his wives, and said "If I had two heads, I would happily put one at the disposal of the King of England". Art historian Derek Wilson wrote that the portrait "is the loveliest paintings of a woman [Holbein] ever painted, that is, it is one of the finest female portraits ever painted. It was acquired in 1909 by the National Gallery, London, where it is on permanent display. Commission Following the 1537 death of the English Queen Jane Seymour, Holbein was commissioned to paint portraits of noblewomen eligible to marry Henry VIII. Christina was Duchess of Milan, and widowed to Francesco II Sforza, who had died in 1535 when she was just thirteen. Thomas Cromwell sent Holbein and the ambassador Philip Hoby to Brussels to meet with her. He was tasked with providing a straightforward, exact portrait of the girl. They arrived in Denmark on 10 March 1538, where on the 12th Christina sat for the portrait for three hours between 1:00 and 4:00 pm. Holbein would have been able to converse with her in his native German. That afternoon he made preparatory sketches of her head; the final oil painting was completed at some point shortly after his return to England. Henry was so taken with the initial colour drawings for the portrait —which showed only her head— that, according to the imperial ambassador Eustace Chapuys, "since he saw it he has been in much better humour than he ever was, making musicians play on their instruments all day long". Various political and practical obstacles related to her close ties with the Lutheran church thwarted the match. On the basis of the drawing, he commissioned that Holbein extend it to a full length oil panel. Christina herself was against marriage arrangement; she was only sixteen years old and made no secret of her distaste for Henry, who by this time had a reputation around Europe for his mistreatment of wives. She is credited with saying; "If I had two heads, I would happily put one at the disposal of the King of England". Description Christina stands in full length in a frontal pose. She is set against a turquoise background, reminiscent of 15th century Burgundian art. She is dressed in black mourning clothes even years after the death of her husband, as was the custom for women involved in a noble Italian marriage. Her black gown is lined with brown fur. She throws a shadow against the wall behind her, a further strip of shadow |
8,995 | Manevtsi | Manevtsi is a village in Tryavna Municipality, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria. References Category:Villages in Gabrovo Province |
8,996 | Gornja Zleginja | Gornja Zleginja () is a village in the municipality of Aleksandrovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 457 people. References Category:Populated places in Rasina District |
8,997 | Donacoscaptes cynedradellus | Donacoscaptes cynedradellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1922. It is found in Brazil (Parana). References Category:Haimbachiini Category:Moths described in 1922 |
8,998 | Ogino | Ogino is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ogino Dokuon (1819–1895), Rinzai roshi remembered for his daring resistance to religious oppression directed toward Buddhists during the late Tokugawa period and Meiji period of Japan Ogino Ginko (1851–1913), the first licensed and practicing woman physician of western medicine in Japan Kyusaku Ogino (1882–1975), Japanese doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynecology Makoto Ogino (born 1959), Japanese manga artist Masaji Ogino (born 1970), Japanese volleyball national player Tadahiro Ogino (born 1982), Nippon Professional Baseball for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Pacific League Shuji Ogino (born 1968), Japanese molecular pathological epidemiologist Yuka Ogino (born 1999), Japanese idol and singer See also Ogino Station (disambiguation) Ogino Station (Toyama) Category:Japanese-language surnames |
8,999 | Same-sex marriage in Santa Catarina | Same-sex marriage in Santa Catarina has been legal since April 29, 2013. Santa Catarina became the tenth Brazilian state to open marriage to same-sex couples. Civil unions have also been available since 2011, following a ruling by the Supreme Federal Court. History On April 29, 2013, the state's General Magistrate of Justice () ruled that all notaries statewide are obligated to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples. The magistrate also announced that civil unions could be converted into full marriages if the couples so choose. In August 2013, a Florianópolis prosecutor, Henrique Limongi, received considerable media attention after publicly stating that he would refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, in violation of state and federal law. Under Brazilian law, judges and notaries are prohibited from refusing to register and license same-sex marriages. Limongi falsely argues that same-sex marriages violate the Constitution of Brazil. From 2013 to 2018, he personally requested the annulment of 112 same-sex marriages. Lawyers representing some of the involved couples have labelled his arguments "baseless", as the Brazilian judiciary itself has held that same-sex marriage does not violate the Constitution; on the contrary, it requires its recognition. Official investigations alleging "public misconduct", "disrespect for legal hierarchy" and "placing personal beliefs above the law" were launched by the National Council of Public Prosecution of Brazil (Conselho Nacional do Ministério Público) and the Brazilian Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil). Marriage statistics The following table shows the number of same-sex marriages performed in Santa Catarina, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. See also Same-sex marriage in Brazil References Category:Same-sex marriage in Brazil Category:Santa Catarina (state) Category:Same-sex marriage by country subdivision |
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