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9,400 | Miami, Arizona | Miami (Western Apache: Goshtłʼish Tú) is a town in Gila County, Arizona, United States. Miami is a classic Western copper boom-town. Miami's old downtown has been partly renovated, and the Bullion Plaza Museum features the cultural, mining and ranching history of the Miami area. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town was 1,837. Geography Miami is located at 33°23.8'N 110°52.3'W (33.396,-110.872). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. Miami is adjacent to Globe, and near the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. Miami, Globe, and the unincorporated areas nearby (including Inspiration, Claypool and Central Heights-Midland City) are commonly called Globe-Miami. The town is located on the northeastern slope of the Pinal Mountains, and is surrounded (except to the east) by the Tonto National Forest. It is located on U.S. Routes 60 and 70, and is served by the Arizona Eastern Railway. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,936 people, 754 households, and 493 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,008.0 people per square mile (778.6/km²). There were 930 housing units at an average density of 964.6 per square mile (374.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 74.74% White, 1.03% Black or African American, 1.45% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 20.40% from other races, and 2.27% from two or more races. 54.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 754 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.21. In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 29.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males. Copper mining accounts for the largest number of jobs in Miami. According to the 2002 annual report of the Arizona State Mine Inspector, Freeport-McMorRan employed nearly 600 at its Miami operations, including 330 at the smelter and 187 at the mine. The median income for a household in the town was $27,196, and the median income for a family was $30,625. Males had a median income of $28,250 versus $18,026 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,674. About 20.5% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over. Mining The Miami mine is owned and operated by Freeport-McMoRan. Mining began in 1911 as the Inspiration mine, and the nation's |
9,401 | Enyalioides laticeps | Enyalioides laticeps, the Amazon wood lizard or Guichenot's dwarf iguana, is a species of reptile in the genus Enyalioides, native to the western part of the Amazon basin, notably in Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, and Peru. References Category:Lizards of South America Category:Reptiles of Brazil Category:Reptiles of Colombia Category:Reptiles of Ecuador Category:Reptiles of Peru Category:Reptiles described in 1855 laticeps Category:Taxa named by Alphone Guichenot |
9,402 | Yu'an District | Yu'an District () is a district of the city of Lu'an, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. It has a population of 930,000 and an area of . The government of Yu'an District is located in Yunlu Street. References External links Official website of Yu'an District government Category:County-level divisions of Anhui Category:Lu'an |
9,403 | Tip jar gaming | A tip jar is a game similar to a raffle. Players buy folded or sealed pieces of paper dealt from large glass jars in hopes of winning prizes. The pieces of paper conceal numbers or symbols that may entitle the purchaser to winnings immediately after opening the ticket. Tip jars were named at a time when the betting slips were tipped out of bags into glass jars or fish bowls. Jars are not necessarily needed. The tickets can be spread out in a pile or pinned on a board. References Category:Gambling games |
9,404 | Volta (dance) | The volta (plural: voltas) (Italian: "the turn" or "turning") is an anglicised name for a dance for couples that was popular during the later Renaissance period. This dance was associated with the galliard and done to the same kind of music. Its main figure consisted of a turn and lift in a sort of closed position, which could be done either to the right or to the left. It is also called La volta, Volta, Volte. Spelling variants include la volta and levolto; its name is la volte in French and la volta in Italian. Considered at first to be risque and controversial, La volta became a respectable, but never completely dignified, dance after Queen Elizabeth I of England danced it with the Earl of Leicester. Description Detailed instructions for voltas were written by Thoinot Arbeau; some brief notes appear in MS Douce 280. These instructions are open to some interpretation, but seem to indicate something like the following. The dance begins with a galliard. Then the couple makes a transition to a closed position. The leader (the man, according to period custom) lets go of his partner's hand and takes hold of her below her busk with one hand, and places the other hand on her back above the far hip. The follower places her near hand on top of her partner's near shoulder. Now the leader is facing his partner while she faces to one side; both will do the turn with forward steps, and both step with the same foot at the same time. The turn begins with a small step, springing onto the outside foot and lifting the inside foot forward. On the second beat there is a longer step, stepping smoothly onto the inside foot and staying close to the ground. During this step the follower poises herself for a spring, and just after it she springs up into the air. The leader lifts her with his hands, then holds her up with his hands and with the thigh of his free leg under her thighs. He lets her down to land on both feet on the last beat of the measure. The couple makes an approximate turn during each measure. The turn is repeated ad lib for several measures, and then the galliard is resumed in an open position. Relations to other dances It is sometimes hypothesized that the volta was the direct ancestor of the waltz. However, with experience, it can be seen from the above instructions (or from Thoinot Arbeau's instructions) that the dances are fundamentally different. The volta is more similar to the polska, though there again the differences remain large. The most that might reasonably be assumed is that the development of either the waltz or the polska might have been influenced in some way by the volta. References in modern culture An inaccurate example of this dance in the movie Elizabeth (1998), where Cate Blanchett (Queen Elizabeth I) and Joseph Fiennes (Lord Robert Dudley) dance it on two occasions. A somewhat more accurate version of the volta can be seen in |
9,405 | Gonionota paravexillata | Gonionota paravexillata is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1971. It is found in Venezuela. The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are snuff brown. From the basal third of the costa a broad scarlet fascia curves inwardly and broadens to the base of the wing. The scarlet band is mixed with orange and a few sepia scales across the fold and the fascia is bordered outwardly by an ill-defined sepia line. On the costa, just beyond the apical third, is a sharply defined, small white triangle from which arises an ill-defined, outwardly curved, narrow, sepia fascia which extends to the dorsum at the tornus. At the end of the cell is a small white dot preceded and followed by a few fuscous scales. The dorsum is narrowly edged fuscous. The hindwings are snuff brown, slightly darker toward the apex, buff between the cell and costa. References Category:Moths described in 1971 Category:Gonionota |
9,406 | Nyctonympha affinis | Nyctonympha affinis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 2008. References Category:Forsteriini Category:Beetles described in 2008 |
9,407 | Wembdon | Wembdon is a semi-rural village near Bridgwater, in Somerset, England. Wembdon is now home to an Anglican church, a small shop (combined with the post office), a pub and a small garage. History Wembdon was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having "5 villagers and 6 smallholders with four ploughs". The name Wembdon is believed to mean "Huntsman's Hill", referring to Wembdon Hill itself where Saxon* burials have been discovered. These are believed to be British burials which date to the Saxon period. Wembdon Hill is also the site of St. Johns Well, which was renowned for its healing powers from the 15th century onwards. In 2002 a northern distributor road for Bridgwater was built to the south of the village to ease traffic congestion in Bridgwater town centre. The road had been part of local town planning since the 1980s, and building proceeded despite some local resistance. Governance The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council’s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council. The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Bridgwater Rural District, which is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning. It is also part of the Bridgwater and West Somerset county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, and part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament which elects seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation. Religious sites St George's Church was granted by William Testard, lord of Wembdon Manor, to St John's Hospital, Bridgwater in 1284. The church was badly damaged by fire in March 1868, and as the certificate for fire insurance had expired, had to be rebuilt with significant local aid. Education A Church of England VC Primary school (Wembdon St. Georges) can be found in the village. Culture Wembdon Village Day occurs towards the end of August every year, centred on competitions involving arts and crafts, fruit and vegetables, baking, jam making |
9,408 | Indiranagar | Indiranagar is a medium-sized neighbourhood in east Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is one of Bangalore's newer areas. It is bounded by the Ulsoor to the west, Domlur to the south, Byappanahalli to the north and Vimanapura to the east. Indiranagar is one of the most expensive localities in Bangalore. History Indiranagar was formed as a BDA layout in the late 1970s, and was named after the former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi. In the beginning, the locality was primarily a suburb, dotted with large bungalows and independent houses, mostly owned by defence personnel and public sector employees. The Information Technology boom in Bengaluru in the late 1990s converted Indiranagar and its two arterial roads (100 Feet Road and Chinmaya Mission Hospital Road) into a semi-commercial area. Today, Indiranagar is an important residential and commercial hub of Bengaluru. Indiranagar is divided into 2 stages, with the 1st stage being the largest. The villages which existed prior to the formation of Indiranagar such as Binnamangala, Lakshmipuram, Motappanapalya, Appareddy Palya, Doopanahalli, Kodihalli and Thippasandra as well as the neighbouring BDA layouts such as HAL 2nd Stage and HAL 3rd Stage are often considered as a part of Indiranagar. Community The Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha organizes Music & Dance programs. It also conducts promotional activities, seminars, puppet shows and annual cultural programs like vocal and instrumental music concerts. Sangeetha Sabha constructed Purandhara Bhavan which promotes performing arts, theater and drama. Close to the Sangeetha Sabha one can find the Indiranagar Club spread across 2.5 acres of land. Membership fee is high at 10 lakh rupees and the club boasts of some of the best gym and work out equipment, yoga clubs, tennis courts, basketball ground, billiards tables, an exclusive cards room and a small library. Indiranagar has the Defence Colony Playground, located next to the Defence Colony Children's Park and the Old People's Park; the Defence Colony Park maintained by DECORA is close by. There are three big schools: National Public School, The Frank Anthony Public School and New Horizon Public School within the residential locality, as well as the Sri Rakum School for the Blind. On top of this, Indiranagar is also famous for having 100 ft. road, which has several high end fashion brands as well as bars and pubs. This tends to be a major meeting point for people between the ages of 25-30. Transport The Namma Metro Purple Line runs through Indiranagar and has two stations within the neighbourhood – Indiranagar and Swami Vivekananda Road. Indiranagar is well connected to most areas of Bengaluru with the buses of the BMTC, which also maintains a bus depot in the area. Localities Localities of Indiranagar include HAL 1st, 2nd and 3rd Stages, Michaelpalya, Defence Colony, Jeevanbheemanagar, Kodihalli, Kasturi Nagar, Old/New Thippasandra, GM Palya, CV Raman Nagar, Old Madras Road, Ulsoor, Murugeshpalya, Old Airport Road and Konena Agrahara. References External links Category:Neighbourhoods in Bangalore Category:Monuments and memorials to Indira Gandhi |
9,409 | Pope Alexander II | Pope Alexander II (1010/1015 – 21 April 1073), born Anselm of Baggio, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1061 to his death in 1073. Born in Milan, Anselm was deeply involved in the Pataria reform movement. Elected according to the terms of his predecessor's bull, In nomine Domini, Anselm's was the first election by the cardinals without the participation of the people and minor clergy of Rome. Early life and work Anselm was born in Baggio, a town near Milan of a noble family. Contemporary sources do not provide any information where Anselm might have obtained his education. It was traditionally believed that Anselm de Baggio studied under Lanfranc at Bec Abbey, however, modern historiography rejects such possibility. He was one of the founders of the Pataria, a movement in the Archdiocese of Milan, aimed at reforming the clergy and ecclesiastic government in the province and supportive of Papal sanctions against simony and clerical marriage. They contested the ancient rights of the cathedral clergy of Milan and supported the Gregorian reforms. Anselm was one of four "upright and honest" priests suggested to succeed Ariberto da Intimiano as prince bishop of Milan. When Emperor Henry III chose instead the more worldly Guido da Velate, protests followed. In order to silence a vocal critic, Bishop Guido sent Anselm to the Imperial Court. The emperor named Anselm bishop of Lucca. As bishop, he was an energetic coadjutor with Hildebrand of Sovana in endeavouring to suppress simony and enforce clerical celibacy. (In this role, he is sometimes known as or to distinguish him from his nephew St Anselm who succeeded to his office.) So bad was the state of things at Milan, that benefices were openly bought and sold, and the clergy publicly married the women with whom they lived. With the increased prestige of his office, he reappeared twice in Milan as legate of the Holy See, in 1057 in the company of Hildebrand, and in 1059 with Peter Damian. Election as pope In the papal election of 1061 following the death of Pope Nicholas II, Anselmo de Baggio of Lucca was elected as Pope Alexander II. Unlike previous papal elections, the assent of the Holy Roman Emperor to the election was not sought, and cardinal bishops were the sole electors of the pope for the first time in the history of the Catholic Church; in accordance with Nicholas II's bull, In Nomine Domini. The bull effectively removed the control held by the Roman metropolitan church over the election of the pontiff. The new Pope Alexander II was crowned at nightfall on October 1, 1061 in San Pietro in Vincoli Basilica, because opposition to the election made a coronation in St. Peter's Basilica impossible, and the German court nominated another candidate, Cadalus, bishop of Parma, who was proclaimed Pope at the council of Basel under the name of Honorius II. He marched to Rome and for a long time threatened his rival's position. At length, Honorius was forsaken by the German court and deposed by a council held at |
9,410 | David Beers Quinn | David Beers Quinn (24 April 1909 – 19 March 2002) was an Irish historian who wrote extensively on the voyages of discovery and colonisation of America. Many of his publications appeared as volumes of the Hakluyt Society. He played a major role in assisting the presentation of the historical aspects during the quadricentennial celebrations (1984–1987) of the first establishment a colony at Roanoke Island. Quinn was born in Dublin, Ireland and was the single pupil at his first school. He graduated from Queen's University, Belfast in 1931. He then completed a PhD on the early Tudor administration in Ireland at King's College London. He subsequently spent five years as lecturer at University College, Southampton (now Southampton University). Returning Belfast in 1939 he taught Irish history. He became interested in the voyages of discovery made by Humphrey Gilbert. At that time historians relied uncritically on the works of Richard Hakluyt published around 1600. Quinn's work and the new sources he discovered resulted in his first volume for the Hakluyt Society, and marked the beginning of his seminal work on voyages of exploration, which he developed from 1944 at University College, Swansea. In 1957 he moved to Liverpool University. At the instigation of America's Four Hundredth Anniversary Committee his Set Fair for Roanoke: Voyages and Colonies, 1584–1590 was published by University of North Carolina Press in 1985. He died in Liverpool, England on 19 March 2002. References Brief Obituary David Beers Quinn, the Roanoke Voyages, and North Carolina Biography of the first Fellow of the Society for the History of Discoveries, 2001 Register of the David B. Quinn Papers in the Library of Congress. Hakluyt Society Tributes to David Quinn Category:Historians from Northern Ireland Category:Alumni of Queen's University Belfast Category:Alumni of King's College London Category:Academics of the University of Southampton Category:1909 births Category:2002 deaths Category:20th-century Irish historians Category:Male non-fiction writers from Northern Ireland Category:20th-century British male writers |
9,411 | MV Hebridean Princess | MV Hebridean Princess is a cruise ship operated by Hebridean Island Cruises. She started life as the MacBrayne car ferry and Royal Mail Ship, initially RMS then MV Columba, based in Oban for the first 25 years of her life, carrying up to 600 passengers, and 50 cars, between the Scottish islands. RMS Columba RMS Columba was the last of three car ferries built in 1964 by Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen for the Secretary of State for Scotland. The Secretary of State for Scotland ordered a trio of near-identical car ferries for the Western Isles. They were chartered to David MacBrayne Ltd and were all equipped to serve as floating nuclear shelters, in the event of national emergency. This included vertical sliding watertight doors that could seal off the car deck, immediately aft of the hoist. Columba was the last of the three to enter service. Columba took up the Isle of Mull service, replacing the elderly ships and . She continued on this route for nine years. Columba's interiors, and those of her sisters MV Hebrides and MV Clansman, were designed by a young Scottish designer, John McNeece, who was to go on to design the interiors of numerous cruise ships over the next 40 years. In 1968, additional buoyant seating was added on the after deck, boosting her passenger complement from 600 to 870. Cars were loaded via a forward hydraulic hoist. Below the car deck were sleeping berths for 51. She was the first vessel to make Sunday sailings, which started in 1972 and were combined with short cruises. There was some opposition to the innovation. 1972 was her last year on the Mull station. That winter, Columba relieved at Stornoway and then took up 's roster at Mallaig. Night sailings to Lochboisdale and Castlebay only lasted one year and in 1974 Columba only had the light Mallaig – Armadale, Skye roster. On the withdrawal of the veteran , Columba was restored to Oban, serving Coll and Tiree, Colonsay, Iona, Lochaline and Tobermory. In winter Columba became the regular relief at Uig and, until 1979, of on the Outer Isles run. Columba continued in service after her sisters, and . Even in CalMac operation, she gave special cruises, including St Kilda and Kishorn Yard as destinations. From 1985 she was the last dedicated hoist-loading vessel in service. In 1988, she was acquired by a new venture, Hebridean Island Cruises of Skipton to offer luxury cruises. MV Hebridean Princess She underwent a major refit at George Prior Engineering in Great Yarmouth in 1989, emerging as the cruise ship, MV Hebridean Princess. She began operating on 26 May 1989 and provides cruises around the Western Isles of Scotland. More recently, itineraries have been extended to include Ireland, the Orkney and Shetland islands, the Norwegian Fjords and the Isles of Scilly. Initially, she retained a car-carrying capability, giving the option of leaving at intermediate ports. Within two years the car-carrying capacity was removed and additional cabins constructed to allow a dramatic increase in the crew-to-guest ratio. By 1997, a crew of |
9,412 | 2015 World Archery Championships – Women's Team Compound | The women's team compound competition at the 2015 World Archery Championships took place from 26 July - 1 August in Copenhagen, Denmark. 27 countries entered the full quota of 3 archers into the qualification round, thus becoming eligible for the team competition. The combined totals of the 3 archers from each country in the qualification round were added together, and the 16 teams with the highest combined scores competed in the elimination rounds. Schedule All times are UTC+01:00. Qualification round Pre-tournament world rankings ('WR') are taken from the 18 July 2015 World Archery Rankings. Key Qualified for eliminations Elimination rounds References Category:2015 World Archery Championships World |
9,413 | Abdul Abulbul Amir | "Abdul Abulbul Amir" is the most common name for a music-hall song written in 1877 (during the Russo-Turkish War) under the title "Abdulla Bulbul Ameer" by Percy French, and subsequently altered and popularized by a variety of other writers and performers. It tells the story of two valiant heroes—the titular Abdulla, fighting for the Turks, and his foe (originally named Ivan Potschjinsky Skidar in French's version), a Russian warrior—who encounter one another, engage in verbal boasting, and are drawn into a duel in which both perish. Variant names The names of the principal characters have been transcribed in a variety of ways in different versions of the lyrics. The title character's last name appears as both "Ameer" and "Amir", and the syllable break between his first and middle names varies from version to version (originally "Abdulla Bulbul", as seen below, but often rendered as "Abdul Abulbul"). His Russian opponent's name has been more drastically modified over time. First given as "Ivan Potschjinksi Skidar", the character is perhaps best known today as "Ivan Skavinsky Skivar", with considerable variation in the spelling of both the middle and last names. Lyrics A great many versions of the lyrics exist, with the names of the principal characters spelled in a variety of ways. The following, presented by biographer James N. Healy, appears to be the most authoritative available text. According to Healy, French sold his rights in the song for five pounds while failing to register his copyright to it, and subsequently discovered that a London publisher had produced an altered and unauthorized version which failed to identify French as the author. Abdulla Bulbul Ameer Abdullah Bul Bul Ameer Various versions varied to a greater or lesser degree from French's original. For instance, the lyric in the 1896 New Harvard Songbook makes several changes including the names of the principals: Explicit version An obscene parody version of the song, in which Abdul and Ivan engage in a competition regarding who can have sex with more prostitutes in a given time, originated in the British military and is traditionally sung in rugby clubs. Although there is substantial variation depending on the exact version of the song being sung, the lyrics are generally along the lines of: Cartoon The song was adapted in 1941 into an MGM cartoon, Abdul the Bulbul-Ameer, with Fred Quimby producing and direction by Hugh Harman. Voice acting for the nine-minute cartoon was provided by Cliff Nazarro, Harry Stanton, Leon Belasco and Hans Conried, while Frank Crumit wrote new lyrics. It features caricatures of Groucho Marx, Lou Costello and Al Ritz as news reporters. In this version, Abdul is depicted as a bully who picks on Ivan's dwarf friend, provoking Ivan into treading on the Turk's toe. He has many traits of 1930s and 1940s cartoon villains, such as Bluto, including thick lips, a beard and a big belly. There is a brief swordfight, which soon changes into a brawl, that ends with Ivan and Abdul literally "out cold", after falling through a frozen lake and emerging frozen in a pillar of ice thanks |
9,414 | Appeville | Appeville is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also Communes of the Manche department References INSEE statistics Category:Communes of Manche |
9,415 | Michinoku Toll Road | The Michinoku Toll Road (みちのく有料道路 Michinoku Yūryōdōro) is a two-lane toll road in Aomori Prefecture connecting the cities Aomori and Hachinohe via Shichinohe. It serves as an alternative to Japan National Route 4, bypassing the towns Hiranai and Noheji by cutting directly through the Hakkōda Mountains and other mountains of the northern Ōu Mountain Range. The road is managed by the Aomori Prefecture Road Corporation and is numbered E4A as an extension of the Tōhoku Expressway. Tolls The toll gate for the Michinoku Toll Road does not accept ETC payment. The tolls are set to expire in 2029. Standard-sized car: ¥850 Large vehicles with 4 axles or less: ¥1300 Large vehicles with 5 or more axles: ¥3020 Kei car: ¥640 Light vehicles, etc.: ¥80 Route description From Aomori, the Michinoku Toll Road begins 2 kilometers east of the Aomori-higashi Interchange. The connection between the two routes is made by Aomori Prefecture Route 123, which makes its way north to Hiranai at the beginning of the Michinoku Toll Road. The speed limit for the toll road is 60 km/h. As it ascends into the Hakkoda Mountains heading east, going through a short tunnel. Just ahead of the tunnel is the road's toll booth. There are two gates servicing traffic in each direction. After the booth, the route continues ascending until it reaches the 3 kilometer long Michinoku Tunnel at 875 feet above sea level. This tunnel parallels the Hakkōda Tunnel, the longest double-tracked, single-tube terrestrial railway tunnel in the world. In the tunnel, the speed limit drops to 50 km/h and vehicles under 50cc are not allowed use it. At the halfway point of the tunnel drivers cross from Aomori to Schichinohe. After the tunnel the road crosses over and meets Aomori Prefecture Route 242. This road can be used to bypass the toll gate, albeit by meandering through the mountains on a gravel road and are seldom used due to the difficulty to pass through. Heading east Aomori Route 242 runs concurrent or parallel to the toll road. However, these parallel roads are hardly used at the moment, and there are places where it is extremely difficult to pass through. From the tunnel onward, the route descends from the mountains making its way to its end at a red bridge over the Shichinohe River. The road continues from here solely as Aomori Route 242 to National Route 4. History The Michinoku Toll Road opened on November 13, 1980 at a cost of ¥21 billion. Before the opening of the Sakanashi Tunnel on the Tōhoku Expressway in 1986, the toll road was utilized the main expressway route connecting Aomori and Morioka. There was a rest stop near the toll gate, but it was removed in 2009. On January 19, 2010 it was decided to extended the tolling period until 2029 due to issues paying off debts incurred. From February 1 to 2, 2012. The road was made free to through traffic from Aomori to Shichinohe because of heavy snowfall along National Route 4 in Hiranai and Noheji. Future The Michinoku Toll Road will |
9,416 | In My Feelings (EP) | In My Feelings is the debut EP by American drag queen and singer Aja, released on May 11, 2018. The EP features guest appearances by Mitch Ferrino, Wnnr, DJ Accident Report, and AVG JO. Promotion In My Feelings was supported by the lead single "Finish Her!" featuring Wnnr and DJ Accident Report, released on March 1, 2018. The EP's second single, "Brujería" featuring Mitch Ferrino, was released on May 7, 2018. Track listing Credits adapted from the iTunes Store. All songs written by Jay Rivera. References Category:2018 debut EPs Category:Aja (entertainer) albums Category:EPs by American artists Category:Hip hop EPs |
9,417 | Huangbeiling station | Huangbeiling station () is a station on Line 2 and Line 5 of the Shenzhen Metro in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. Line 2 platforms opened on 28 June 2011 and Line 5 platforms opened on 22 June 2011. Station layout Exits References External links Shenzhen Metro Huangbeiling Station (Line 2) (Chinese) Shenzhen Metro Huangbeiling Station (Line 2) (English) Shenzhen Metro Huangbeiling Station (Line 5) (Chinese) Shenzhen Metro Huangbeiling Station (Line 5) (English) Category:Shenzhen Metro stations Category:Railway stations in Guangdong Category:Luohu District Category:Railway stations in China opened in 2011 |
9,418 | Stanfold, Wisconsin | Stanfold is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 719 at the 2010 census. Geography Stanfold is located north of the center of Barron County. Wisconsin Highway 48 crosses the town through its center, leading east to Rice Lake and west to Cumberland. Wisconsin Highway 25 leads south from Highway 48 towards Barron, the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, Stanfold has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.13%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 669 people, 249 households, and 194 families residing in the town. The population density was 18.6 people per square mile (7.2/km²). There were 258 housing units at an average density of 7.2 per square mile (2.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.21% White, 0.15% Native American, 0.90% Asian, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.09% of the population. There were 249 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.99. In the town, the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $39,000, and the median income for a family was $42,292. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $19,464 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,683. About 4.2% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over. References External links Town of Stanfold official website Category:Towns in Barron County, Wisconsin Category:Towns in Wisconsin |
9,419 | WVSM | WVSM (1500 AM and 103.1 FM) is a radio station licensed in Rainsville, Alabama and serves Northeast Alabama...including the following counties: Dekalb, parts of Jackson, Cherokee, and Marshall Counties. The station is owned by Sand Mountain Advertising Co. It airs a Southern Gospel music format during the day and Contemporary Christian and Praise and Worship at night. The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission. Rejoice 103.1 is now on the air and plays Southern Gospel Music during the day and Contemporary Christian Music at night (This info was extracted from their web site.) FM Translator In addition to the main station at 1500 kHz, WVSM is relayed by an FM translator in order to widen its broadcast area, especially during nighttime hours when the AM frequency is off the air. The FM frequency is used most prominently in the station branding. References External links WVSM official website VSM Category:Christian radio stations in the United States Category:Southern Gospel radio stations in the United States Category:Radio stations established in 1974 Category:Daytime-only radio stations |
9,420 | Tendla | Tendla (also Tinedla or Tenedla) () is a town and commune in Djamaa District, El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 9,193, up from 8,033 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 1.4%, the second-lowest in the province. Climate Tendla has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is light and sporadic, and summers are particularly dry. Transportation Tendla is at the eastern end of the regional road W303, which connects it to the N3 to the west. From there the N3 leads north to Biskra and south to Touggourt. Education Among the residents, 3.4% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 13.6% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 73.8%, and is 81.5% among males and 66.2% among females. Localities The commune of Tendla is composed of two localities: Tendla Arfiane El Bared References Neighbouring towns and cities Category:Populated places in El Oued Province Category:Communes of Algeria |
9,421 | Jack Whatmough | Jack David Vincent Whatmough (born 19 August 1996) is an English footballer who plays for Portsmouth as a central defender. Club career Portsmouth Whatmough was born in Gosport and played for Southampton. At the age of 13 he decided to leave Southampton F.C. He then trained with Portsmouth and joined Academy. He signed a two-year scholarship deal with Pompey on 6 July 2012. On 14 August 2012, Whatmough appeared on the bench in a 0–3 away defeat against Plymouth Argyle. He finished the season with 26 youth appearances, with the Academy being crowned champions. On 19 August 2013, Whatmouth signed a three-year professional deal. On 28 September he appeared again on the bench, in a 2–4 away defeat against York City. On 26 November, Whatmough made his professional debut, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Southend United. He signed a contract extension with Portsmouth on 10 April 2014, later revealing via Twitter that his deal was extended until 2017. On 6 January 2016, Whatmough joined Havant and Waterlooville on a one-month loan to continue his rehabilitation from a serious knee injury which had kept him out since March 2015. On 25 February 2017, Whatmough scored his first professional goal for Portsmouth in a 3–0 away win over Carlisle United On 30 May, he signed a new two-year contract at Pompey, keeping him at the club until 2019. International career On 16 December 2013, Whatmough was called up to train with England U18's. He then made his debut international debut on 5 March of the following year, starting in a 1–2 loss against Croatia at St George's Park. Career statistics Honours Club Portsmouth EFL League Two: 2016–17 References External links Portsmouth profile Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:People from Gosport Category:English footballers Category:England youth international footballers Category:Association football defenders Category:Portsmouth F.C. players Category:Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:National League (English football) players |
9,422 | Shanique Speight | Shanique Davis Speight (born November 14, 1978) is an American politician of the Democratic Party serving as the State Representative for the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2018, replacing Blonnie R. Watson, who chose not to run for reelection. Speight served briefly on the Municipal Council of Newark after being nominated by then-Mayor Cory Booker in November 2012 to fill a vacant seat, but was forced to vacate the seat the following month after a judge ruled that Booker lacked the authority to cast a vote given the circumstances. A resident of Newark, Speight graduated from Lincoln University with a Master of Arts in Human Services. An officer in the Essex County Sheriff’s Office, Speight was first elected to the Newark Public Schools Advisory Board in 2007, and served as the board's vice chair from 2007 to 2012. She was an aide to Senator Teresa Ruiz from 2009 to 2010. After Donald Payne Jr. vacated his at-large seat on the Newark City Council after being elected to succeed his father in Congress, Speight was nominated by Mayor Cory Booker at a contentious November 2012 council meeting and sworn in to fill Payne's vacant seat, resulting in what The Star-Ledger described as a "near-riot". After the nomination, residents charged the sitting council members and Speight was knocked down. In December 2012, a New Jersey Superior Court judge ruled that Booker did not have the power to cast a deciding vote under the circumstances that prevailed at the meeting in question, forcing Speight to vacate the seat. In July 2013, the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division affirmed the decision that Booker did not have the authority to vote to nominate Speight; a special election to fill the vacant seat was to be held in November 2013, with the council left in a four-four deadlock on the nine-member council until the seat would be filled. In the November 2017 general election, with Blonnie Watson not seeking re-election, Speight (with 18,308 votes; 43.0% of all ballots cast) and her running mate, incumbent Eliana Pintor Marin (with 19,088; 44.8%), defeated Republican challengers Charles G. Hood (2,622; 6.2%) and Jeannette Veras (2,574; 6.0%) to win both Assembly seats from the district for the Democrats. Speight serves in the Assembly on the Health and Senior Services Committee; the Housing and Community Development Committee; and the Women and Children Committee. District 29 Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 29th District for the 2018–2019 Legislative Session are: Senator Teresa Ruiz (D) and Assemblyman Eliana Pintor Marin (D) References Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) alumni Category:Members of the New Jersey General Assembly Category:New Jersey city council members Category:New Jersey Democrats Category:Politicians from Newark, New Jersey Category:School board members in New Jersey Category:Women state legislators in New Jersey Category:21st-century American politicians Category:Women city councillors in the United States |
9,423 | Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, held between 6 and 10 May 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their entry was selected through Eurosong 2014 - a MAD show. Background Prior to the 2014 contest, Greece had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty-four times since its first entry in 1974, winning it in 2005 with the song "My Number One" performed by Elena Paparizou, and having placed third three times: in 2001 with the song "Die for You" performed by the duo Antique; in 2004 with "Shake It" performed by Sakis Rouvas; and in 2008 with "Secret Combination" performed by Kalomoira. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, Greece has had a top ten placing each year (except on 2012). Its least successful result was in 1998 when it placed twentieth with the song "Mia Krifi Evesthisia" by Thalassa, receiving only twelve points in total, all from Cyprus. The Greek national broadcaster, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), was in charge of Greece's participation each year, including the selection process for its entry. Although its selection techniques have varied over the decades, the most common has been a national final in which various acts compete against each other with pre-selected songs, voted on by a jury, televoters, or both. In most cases, internal selections have been reserved for high-profile acts, with the song either being selected internally or with multiple songs—by one or multiple composers—performed by the artist during a televised final. One of the more unusual methods was a reality television talent competition format inspired by the Idol series that ran for many months in 2004, ultimately being scrapped. The notability of the participants has also varied, from previously unsigned acts to established music superstars. Since the 2010s, ERT has used national finals with generally less-established acts. In August 2013, the Greek government shut down the radio and TV services of the state broadcaster ERT, leaving Greece's future contest participation in question. The event supervisor of the Contest said regarding Greece's participation: "EBU will do its best to have Greece on board, given the fact of the special occasion". It was also said that the Greek government has to form the new broadcaster, NERIT, so it would be eligible to participate. On 5 November 2013, NERIT confirmed the participation of the country. Before Eurovision Eurosong 2014 – a MAD show Eurosong 2014 – a MAD show was the Greek national final, held to select the Greek entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Dimosia Tileorasi (DT – the interim broadcasting channel prior to the launch of NERIT) officially confirmed in February 2014 that it would collaborate with the private music channel MAD TV to take on the organization and production of a national final. On 11 February 2014, DT and MAD TV officially announced the four acts that would take part in a national final. All four acts were signed to the record label Panik Records or its imprint Platinum Records. The four competing acts were: Freaky Fortune feat. RiskyKidd Crystallia Kostas Martakis Mark F. Angelo feat. Josephine Promotional videos |
9,424 | Miran Edgar Thompson | Miran Edgar Thompson (December 16, 1917 – December 3, 1948) was an inmate of Alcatraz whose participation in an attempted escape on May 2, 1946, led to his execution in the gas chamber of San Quentin. At the time of the Battle of Alcatraz, Thompson was serving life plus 99 years for kidnapping, and for the murder of Amarillo Texas, police officer Detective Lemuel Dodd Savage. He also pulled armed robberies in New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma. He had notoriously bad luck when getting caught, but extremely good luck at escaping from jail. He had been arrested eight times and held in small jails, and had escaped every time. Thompson had a record of eight escapes from custody by the time he was transferred to Alcatraz in October 1945. Detective Savage was shot and killed while transporting Thompson and Elber Day to jail. Savage had arrested the two when he found them burglarizing a store. He searched the two suspects before transporting, but missed a handgun hidden in Thompson's pants. During the transport, Thompson produced the gun and shot Savage. As Thompson fled, he kidnapped three other people before being apprehended. Thompson was convicted of federal kidnapping charges and sent to Alcatraz Prison. While in Alcatraz, Thompson was part of an escape attempt that ultimately left Correctional Officer Harold Stites and Correctional Officer William Miller, of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, dead from gunshot wounds. Battle of Alcatraz On May 2, 1946, Thompson, with five other inmates, participated in the unsuccessful attempt to escape Alcatraz by seizing the prison's gun gallery and then the prison launch to San Francisco. Although initially successful, the convicts failed to open the yard door and the failed escape turned into a bloody struggle that lasted almost two days before prison authorities regained control. Thompson survived the fighting, which left two corrections officers dead and thirteen wounded, and three convicts dead. Thompson was tried for his part in the violence, specifically accused of inciting Joe Cretzer to open fire on nine hostage guards in an effort to eliminate witnesses. Thompson was found guilty along with inmate Sam Shockley, and they were both executed in the gas chamber of San Quentin on December 3, 1948. Sources Category:1917 births Category:1948 deaths Category:American people convicted of murder Category:People executed for murder Category:Executed American people Category:Place of birth missing Category:American escapees Category:20th-century executions by the United States federal government Category:Inmates of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary Category:Escapees from United States federal government detention Category:20th-century executions of American people Category:People convicted of murder by the United States federal government Category:People executed by gas chamber |
9,425 | HIV/AIDS in Niger | Infection rates of HIV/AIDS in Niger are estimated to be under 1%, low in relation to most of Africa and much of the world. Prevalence 2007 estimates put the number of HIV positive Nigeriens at 60,000 or 0.8% of total population, with 4,000 deaths in that year. United Nations estimates in 2008 gave similar figures, giving Niger one of the lowest infection rates on the continent. 2008 estimates ranged from 44,000 to 85,000 people living with HIV in a nation of around 14 million, with an adult (aged 15 to 49) prevalence rate of between 0.6% and 1.1%. Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV were estimated to range from 42,000 to 81,000, with women of this age range making up about a third (12,000 to 26,000). Estimates of children (under 14) living with HIV were between 2,500 and 4,200. Total deaths were estimated to be between 3,000 and 5,600 per year. Aids orphans (under 17) were estimated at between 18,000 and 39,000. The government of Niger has coordinated educational campaigns around sexual activity and condom use to stem HIV infection. Condom use remains low by international standards. Vulnerability to HIV A 2001 study found that Vulnerability to HIV infection is potentially high among a study group in the capital, Niamey. Infection via sharing personal objects was the most cited vector of HIV transmission, and that little association amongst respondents was made between HIV and sexual activity. Men were less likely than women to recognize the use of condoms as a preventive measure, or that unprotected sex is a risk factor for infection. While 97% knew what a condom was, only 31% reported ever used a condom, 51% among those self-identified as sexually active. Of the sexually active in the survey, only 57% reported using a condom during their last sexual contact. 60% of those interviewed reported themselves to be sexually active, and the vast majority reported being in a monogamous relationships and perceived a low HIV-risk. See also Health in Niger References Niger Niger Category:Health in Niger |
9,426 | Geoffrey Evans (botanist) | Sir Geoffrey Evans CIE (1883–1963) was a botanist who was Economic Botanist and acting Director at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Early life Evans was born in Walmersley, Lancashire, England, on 26 June 1883. He was educated in Bury, Lancashire and at Downing College, Cambridge, where he received a Diploma in Agriculture in 1905. Career After working at the Agricultural Department of the University of Cambridge, he was in the Indian Agricultural Service from 1906 to 1923. From 1927 to 1938 he was Principal of the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture in Trinidad, and worked from there in Australia, Fiji and New Guinea. Evans was a Member of the British Guiana Refugee Commission, a Member of the Commission on Higher Education in West Africa from 1942 to 1943 and Chairman of the Commission for Settlement in British Guiana and British Honduras. In 1938 Evans joined the staff of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where he was Economic Botanist (1938–1954) and, from 1941 to 1943, acting Director. He can be seen in the short colour film World Garden by cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth in 1942. Death and legacy He died at Mayfield, Sussex on 16 August 1963. His papers, covering the period 1906 to 1955, are held at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. A portrait of Evans by Walter Stoneman, made in 1948, is held at the National Portrait Gallery, London. References Category:1883 births Category:1963 deaths Category:Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge Category:Botanists active in Kew Gardens Category:Botanists active in the Caribbean Category:Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire Category:English botanists Category:People from the Metropolitan Borough of Bury Category:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
9,427 | 1911 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team | The 1911 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nebraska in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1912 college football season. In its first season under head coach Ewald O. Stiehm, the team compiled a 5–1–2 record (2–0–1 against conference opponents), tied for the MVC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 281 to 33. The team averaged 35.1 points per game, the highest average among 71 major college teams during the 1911 season. The team played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. Before the season New head coach Stiehm arrived in Lincoln and took over a program with only 17 players on the roster to start the year, however nine of those returners were veteran starters of previous seasons. Schedule Roster Anderson, Arthur G Chauner, Walter E Elliott, E.B. C Frank, Ernest HB Frank, Owen HB Gibson, J.P. FB Harman, Dewey RT Hornberger, Evans G Lofgren, Gus E Pearson, Monte T Potter, Herbert QB Purdy, Leonard HB Russell, Richard HB Shonka, Sylvester LT Swanson, Caesar LG Warner, Leon QB Coaching staff Game summaries Kearney State New Coach Stiehm came out of the box swinging, scoring nearly as many points as were posted in Nebraska's previous game to end the prior season. Unlike the closing against Haskell in 1910, however, coach Stiehm played backups and substitutes to help establish the starters for the season and yet still piled up an astonishing 117 points, just 2 points shy of the 119-0 record set the year before and resulting the Cornhuskers outscoring their opponents 236-0 in the previous two games. This was the only time Kearney State would face off with the Cornhuskers. Kansas State The Cornhuskers met the Kansas State squad for the first time in what would in later years become something of a grudge match between conference foes if not a full blown rivalry, but at this time Kansas State was not in the conference with Nebraska. Coach Stiehm treated Kansas State as he did Kearney State, as a tuneup game to test position players out. Much like the previous week, the Cornhuskers dominated their opponent with another lopsided shutout victory. Minnesota Minnesota again snatched a victory from Nebraska, extending the futility of the Cornhuskers yet again. Nebraska failed to capitalize on their successes, having outgained Minnesota in rushing, passing and kicking, and fell farther behind the Golden Gophers in the series to 1-9-1. Missouri Putting aside the annual disappointments in Minnesota, the Missouri contest was Nebraska's 8th straight shutout victory. This series was renewed after a nine-year interruption, and opened the Cornhuskers' Missouri Valley conference slate to start them out 1-0, and 9-3 against the Tigers all-time. Iowa State Nebraska was understandably feeling confident, having outscored its opponents 473-57 since the beginning of the previous season, with only the losses to Minnesota in each year marring the record. Iowa State had not landed Nebraska back on their home turf in Ames since 1899, and pounced on an unprepared Cornhuskers squad to surprise them by scoring first and holding |
9,428 | 1910 College Baseball All-Southern Team | The 1910 College Baseball All-Southern Team consists of baseball players selected at their respective positions after the 1910 IAAUS baseball season. All-Southerns Key H= John Heisman's selection. References All-Southern Category:College Baseball All-Southern Teams |
9,429 | Fang Wu | Fang Wu (; born 23 March 1990) is a Taiwanese female singer-songwriter under Linfair Records, had participated in Super Idol and Duets China. She was once the member of the duo, BabyFace and Double 2 Band. Career In 2008, she formed a duo with Hsieh Guang Tai and participated in Super Idol Season 2, and got the fifth place. Later, she participated in Super Idol Season 4 and got the sixth place. She was recognized by her sweet voice. In 2011, she formed a band, Double 2, with Eli Hsieh, and released 2 singles which gained support from the netizens. In 2014, she first performed at Taipei Arena due to participating the show, Super Slipper. In 2015, she participated in Duets China and joined team Jason Zhang, and got the third place. At the same year, she released her debut solo studio album,I'm Promising, where the lead single, "Accumulated Loneliness" received positive reviews from the general. In December 2017, she released her second studio album, Pieces of Me. Discography Studio albums Singles Writing credits Double 2 Band Singles Concerts/Tours Precious Live Tour Shows Awards and Nominations The Association of Music Workers in Taiwan Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards HITO Music Awards KKBOX Music Awards MusicRadio Chinese Top Chart Music Awards References External links Fang Wu Facebook Double 2 Band Facebook Fang Wu Instagram Fang Wu StreetVoice Fang Wu Weibo Fang Wu Fansclub Category:1990 births Category:Taiwanese female singers Category:Taiwanese singer-songwriters Category:Living people Category:21st-century Taiwanese singers Category:21st-century women singers |
9,430 | Despite the Night | Despite the Night (original title: Malgré la nuit) is a 2015 French-Canadian experimental film directed by Philippe Grandrieux. Cast Kristian Marr as Lenz Ariane Labed as Hélène Roxane Mesquida as Lena Paul Hamy as Louis Johan Leysen as Vitali Sam Louwyck as The man with metallic voice Aurélien Recoing as Paul Gabrielle Lazure as The mother Lola Norda as Lola Release The film premiered at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in October 2015. It was screened at the AFI Fest in November 2016. References External links on Despite the Night on Framative (Persian) Category:2015 films Category:2015 drama films Category:French-language films Category:English-language films Category:Films about pornography Category:French avant-garde and experimental films Category:French drama films Category:French films Category:2010s avant-garde and experimental films Category:Canadian avant-garde and experimental films Category:Canadian drama films |
9,431 | Tales of Mobile | is the collective name of several mobile phone-based games available only to Japanese NTT DoCoMo FOMA 900i cellphone users that often feature characters and story elements from the popular Tales role-playing video game series. As these games are offered as a download-only phone service in Japan, none of them has been made available outside Japan. Role-playing games Tales of Tactics is a tactical RPG similar to other turn-based tactical war games such as the Fire Emblem series. The game allows the player to take control of several characters from other Tales games and use their specific skills to battle enemies across several different boards. Among the recruitable characters are Cless Alvein from Tales of Phantasia, Judas, Kyle, Reala, and Loni from Tales of Destiny 2, Lloyd from Tales of Symphonia and Stahn from Tales of Destiny. In addition to the normal game, Tales of Tactics also features several additional features as downloadable content, such as a puzzle-based minigame, a picture and movie gallery from several games in the Tales series, and wallpapers. Also the newest release contains a playable demo for "Tales of Tales". Tales of Breaker is modeled closely after the conventional games of the Tales series. It plays like a typical role-playing video game, with the player advancing the plot by fulfilling a number of tasks given by non-playable characters and defeating several monsters along the way. The game uses the familiar Linear Motion Battle System (LMBS) that is featured in several other games in the series, which involves the characters moving horizontally across the battlefield, striking enemies only when they are close enough, with all the action happening in real-time. The maximum battle party number is two characters. This is the first of three Tales mobile games that contain their own original stories and characters. The story follows the adventures of a young girl named Mika, who, along with her companions Yuteki, Evelyn, Sauber, RuRu and Berger must travel the world in order to stop a rising evil from engulfing the land while slowly unraveling Mika's past. Tales of Commons is a role-playing game that takes place in the world of Yupitel, and stars main characters Alvin and Sefina, along with their party members, Seiun and You. Like Tales of Breaker, it utilizes a variation of the Linear Motion Battle System. It was the first Tales of Mobile game to contain a theme song: Kana Uemura's Kiseki. Tales of Commonss characteristic genre name is . This is the second of the Tales mobile titles that have their own stories and characters. During a perfectly ordinary journey, something very strange happened to a young man named Alvin, who was headed through a rainforest on the way to the hometown of his late mother. He suddenly hears singing from out of nowhere. He struggles on to the decayed ruins of a temple, and there he meets a young lady named Sefina, who is praying for something. Sephina is waiting for a natural Zilphixy (a small dragon-like being) to appear to her. In the past, a natural Zilphixy was created to fit |
9,432 | Faculty of Agricultural Science and Food in Skopje | The Faculty of Agricultural Science and Food in Skopje () is a part of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje. The faculty is located in the eastern part of the city Skopje on campus with other departments of biolocical and biotechnological science:Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Hospital for Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Institute, Institute of Agriculture and Faculty of Forestry. Campus is 2 km away from the Rector of SS. Cyril and Methodius, and within the campus is located dormitory Stiv Naumov ". The faculty is equipped with a net usable building area of 7465m2, which houses six amphitheaters, 26 lecture, 28 laboratories, 143 offices, library and reading room with an area of 270 m2 and a student café with an area of 180m2. The Dean from 2009 is Prof.Dr. Dragi Dimitrievski Ph.D. History and profile Faculty of Agricultural Science and Food was established in autumn 1947 under the name Faculty of Agriculture, as a separate department of agricultural and forestry faculty, only a year later the foundation of the Faculty of Philosophy. With the establishment of Agricultural and Forestry Faculty, Faculty of Medicine and has founded the Faculty of Philosophy, have provided conditions for the formation of SS. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje. Agro-forestry faculty, by the establishment and commencement of work, permanently organized and improved as a complete teaching and research institution. So far the work and development, passing through several organizational and developmental stages. The changes and transformations, development and operation due to the need for harmonization of the educational process, scientific research, application of their own and foreign scientific knowledge in agriculture, which is affiliated with the political and socio-economic relations in the social order. In 1975, agricultural-forestry faculty are divided into two independent faculties: Agriculture and Forestry, as a separate business organizations. This independence comes as a result achieved a high degree of development in all activities of the previous two sections, agriculture and forestry. From 1977 to 1989, Faculty of Agriculture operates as a working organization which were integrated into the Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Institute, Institute of Animal Science, Institute of Veterinary,Veterinary Hospital, Institute for fruit growing, viticulture and the Institute for the college farm Trubarevo. As a result of the complicated organizational structure, from the beginning of 1990, Faculty of Agriculture working as an independent organization working with three core activities: education, scientific research and applied. In the period from 1992 to 1994 within the Faculty of Agriculture, as a special direction, operated and veterinary direction, which further established the independent Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. In the same 2001, the Faculty be included among the first four faculties in Ss. Cyril and Methodius, who introduced European Credit Transfer System-EKTS in the teaching process. Today the faculty have the following study programs: Agro-Economics Animal Biotechnology Processing of Animal Products Processing of Plant Products Quality and Food Safety Eco-Agriculture Fito-medicine-Plant Protection Viticulture Horticulture Production and Processing of Tobacco Organization These are the institutes and departments in which the faculty is divided into: Institute of Animal Biotechnology Department of Genetics |
9,433 | 2016–17 MDFA Elite Division | The 2016–17 MDFA Elite Division is the 104th season of the MDFA Elite Division, the top-tier football league in Mumbai, a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Teams Table Result Top scorers 5 goals Rishikesh Shinde (Central Bank of India) 4 goals Steven Dias (Mumbai) 3 goals Karan Sawhney (Mumbai) 2 goals Fahim Faki (Central Bank of India) 1 goal Michael Idewele (Union Bank of India) Ravi Sonune (Central Bank of India) Scott D'Souza (Central Bank of India) Anuraj Sidhu (Air India Sunny Thakur (Air India John Coutinho (Mumbai Customs) Satyam Sharma (ONGC) Nitesh Monde (ONGC) Dharmesh Patel (ONGC) V Lalchhuanawma (ONGC) Shilton D'Silva (Mumbai) Charles Miranda (Mumbai Customs) Rilando Fernandes (Mumbai Customs) Sagar (Mumbai Customs) Saheb Singh (Western Railways) Ravikant Naidu (Western Railways) Tejas Raut (PIFA) References Category:MDFA Elite Division Category:2016–17 in Indian football leagues |
9,434 | Currant pug | The currant pug (Eupithecia assimilata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Henry Doubleday in 1856. It is found across the Nearctic and Palearctic regions and the Near East. This species is rather similar to the wormwood pug, with warm brown forewings and a triangle of black spots close to the costa, but can be recognized by its broader wings and a more prominent white spot close to the tornus. The wingspan is 17–22 mm. Two broods are produced each year with adults on the wing in May and June and again in August. The larva, as the name suggests, feeds on currant, but will also feed on hop. The species overwinters as a pupa. References Chinery, Michael. Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe (1986, reprinted 1991) Skinner, Bernard. Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles (1984) External links Currant pug at UKMoths Fauna Europaea Lepiforum e.V. Category:Eupithecia Category:Moths described in 1856 Category:Moths of Europe Category:Moths of Asia Category:Taxa named by Henry Doubleday |
9,435 | Kelvin Davis (basketball) | Kelvin Davis (born July 12, 1959) is a professional basketball player who became the oldest rookie to play in the American Basketball Association, when he debuted at age 47 during the 2007 season. Davis was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on July 12, 1959 to parents Matthew and Verba Davis. In 1961, his family moved to Evergreen, Alabama where he played football, basketball and baseball, and ran track. In basketball, Kelvin averaged 21 points per game. Kelvin made the all state Team and was the most valuable player in Conecuh County, Alabama. After graduating from high school Davis was offered a basketball scholarship to Jefferson Davis Jr. College in Brewton, Alabama. Two years later he was offered a scholarship to Alabama State University (ASU). In 1982 he graduated from ASU with a degree in Physical Education with a minor in Biology. In 1982, Davis became a member of Rice Temple Church where he met his wife Stephanie. They have three children: born Danielle, Kelvin Jr. and Princeton Davis. In 1991, Davis moved to Huntsville, Alabama where he Pastored the Victory Temple Church. He also started teaching in the Huntsville City Schools. In 2004 Davis moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he started a paint contracting business. He never lost the passion and love of basketball and his dream of becoming a professional basketball player. At the age of 47, Davis' dream was realized when he was recruited by the Atlanta Vision of the American Basketball Association by its coach Dennis Scott, formerly of the Orlando Magic. Davis became the oldest rookie in the history of the ABA. Davis' ultimate goal is play in the NBA. References Category:1959 births Category:Living people Category:Alabama State Hornets basketball players Category:Basketball players from Alabama Category:American men's basketball players Category:People from Conecuh County, Alabama Category:Basketball players from New Jersey Category:Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Category:Sportspeople from New Brunswick, New Jersey |
9,436 | A Hard Day | A Hard Day (; lit. "Take It to the End") is a 2014 South Korean action thriller film written and directed by Kim Seong-hun, and starring Lee Sun-kyun and Cho Jin-woong. It was selected to compete in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Ko, a corrupt detective whose mother recently died, drives away in the middle of the funeral, having been informed that his squad is being investigated by internal affairs for bribery. He crashes into a homeless man who wanders onto the road, killing him. Fearing manslaughter charges, as he is intoxicated, Ko declines to call the police, and hides the body from a passing patrol car. With the body in his trunk, he returns to the funeral and manages to seal the body into his mother's coffin while escaping detection. A few days later, Ko purposely gets into another crash, which conceals the earlier damage and gives him a reason to visit the repair shop. To the fortune of Ko and his squad, the aforementioned investigation is cancelled by a lieutenant named Park. The next assignment of the squad happens to be the capture of a wanted murderer, Lee, revealed to be the homeless man. While searching his hide-out, the squad finds nothing significant, but they meet another police officer who is investigating a hit-and-run incident based on an anonymous tip. As it happens, the hide-out is right next to the site of the collision, and a traffic camera is nearby. The squad examines the low-quality camera footage, noting that the model of the colliding car is the same as Ko's. Moreover, a triangulation of the homeless man's phone, while inexact, points to an area near Ko's mother's grave. It is revealed that the driver of the patrol car mentioned earlier was Park, who outranks Ko, and that he witnessed Ko's collision, though he doesn't know where the body was taken. Rather than formally report Ko, Park black-mails him and demands possession of the body. Ko excavates the coffin and searches Lee, wishing to understand why Lee's body is so important, and finds Lee's cell phone as well as bullet marks on his body - leading him to believe that Lee was already dead before Ko hit him. The cell phone receives a call from a fellow criminal, whom Ko tracks down and interrogates, and who reveals, finally, that Park stole a large amount of confiscated cocaine. However, after storing his profits in a private vault, Lee stole the key and escaped, and right before the collision, was bleeding from a bullet wound caused by Park. When asked about the key, Ko finds out that anything important was always kept with Lee on his body. Ko returns to the grave-site and locates the key, but is arrested by his subordinate, who tailed him after discovering, by means of another traffic photograph, that Ko's car was damaged immediately after the time of Lee's death. The subordinate is killed, when Park uses a crane to drop a shipping container onto his car. Ko gets ready to report |
9,437 | Psalacantha | In Greek mythology, Psalacantha (Ψαλάκανθα) was a nymph of the island Icaria. According to Ptolemy Hephaestion, she fell in love with Dionysus and promised to help him win the love of Ariadne on condition that he satisfy her own desires as well. Dionysus refused and Psalacantha went on to advise Ariadne against him, whereupon the god became enraged and changed Psalacantha into a plant known as psalakanthos. Later, he repented and decided to commemorate Psalacantha by having the plant worked into Ariadne's wreath, the one that was changed into the constellation Corona Borealis. References Category:Nymphs Category:Dionysus in mythology Category:Metamorphoses into plants in Greek mythology |
9,438 | Breast cancer 3 | Breast cancer 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BRCA3 gene. References Further reading |
9,439 | Colombia at the 1991 Pan American Games | The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. Medals Gold Men's 20 km Walk: Héctor Moreno Men's Team Time Trial (Road): Ruber Marín, Juan de Dios Fajardo, Héctor Palacio, and Asdrúbal Patiño Men's 1500 m: Guillermo Botero Men's Team 10,000 m: Guillermo Botero, Orlando Valencia, and Sergio Pino Men's Pistol: Bernardo Tovar Silver Women's 200 metres: Ximena Restrepo Women's 400 metres: Ximena Restrepo Men's 4.000m Points Race (Track): Jairo Giraldo Men's Lightweight (– 67.5 kg): Eyne Acevedo Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg): Álvaro Velasco Men's Greco-Roman (– 57 kg): Víctor Capacho Bronze Men's Javelin: Luis Lucumí Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Fernando Retayud Men's 1.000m Match Sprint (Track): Jhon González Men's Bantamweight (– 56 kg): Carlos David Men's Featherweight (– 60 kg): John Salazar Men's Heavyweight (– 110 kg): Humberto Gómez See also Colombia at the 1992 Summer Olympics References El Tiempo Category:Nations at the 1991 Pan American Games P Category:Colombia at the Pan American Games |
9,440 | Center for Citizen Initiatives | The Center for Citizen Initiatives is the brainchild of an American citizen, Sharon Tennison, who in the early 1980s determined in a period of desperation to try to reduce tensions between the two superpowers. Tennison and a growing group of business and professional Americans made the decision to try their hands at diplomacy and began putting together their first trip to the "land of the enemy." The Cold War was at a peak - the KAL 007 airliner had just been downed by Soviet Interceptor Jets killing all passengers aboard, and the US and the USSR had 50,000 nuclear weapons on launch pads aimed at each other. Scientists predicted if 10% of the weapons were detonated, nuclear fallout would shortly leave planet Earth lifeless. At that time few Americans had ever seen a Soviet citizen, nor had Soviets met any real Americans - and there was no precedent or pattern how it might happen. Upon arriving in Moscow, Leningrad and Tbilisi, CCI travelers spread to Soviet sidewalks, market places, schools and to rare apartments at the invitation of the Soviets who risked chancing encounters with the KGB. CUUI's first trip changed the lives of the travelers - each came back to America committed to be public educators. Following the first trip, CUUI started a travel program, which took over a thousand Americans to the USSR as citizen diplomats. Each traveler agreed to do six months of public education upon returning to their home cities. This work began to spread the citizen diplomacy concept and the education of ordinary American citizens regarding the risks at stake. See citizen diplomacy Citizen diplomacy Unbeknownst to CCI's small collection of concerned citizens, a new movement was about to be born. Groups of Americans in Washington state, upstate New York, Tucson, Arizona, Chicago, Florida and other places around the United States, were meeting in homes, universities and churches to determine how they could take the nuclear nightmare into their own hands. On September 16, 1983, twenty would-be "citizen diplomats" and a film crew of four left the United States and headed for Moscow. Note: Originally the organization was named the Center for U.S.-USSR Initiatives (CUUI). With the dissolution of the USSR in 1990, the organization took its present name. See CCI's history Starting AA in Russia From 1983 forward, Russian citizens questioned CCI travelers if Americans had a solution for alcoholism. AA Big Books began being smuggled in suitcases by citizen diplomats. In 1985, Tennison knocked on the doors of the Ministry of Health of the USSR to try to get permission to bring the AA philosophy to the Soviet Union. Eventually, the request was taken to the USSR's new Party General Secretary, Mikhail Gorbachev. He reportedly said, "Our problem is so great that we must try anything the west has to offer." On April 10, 1986, the first ever AA meeting was held in Kiev, Ukraine by 20 southern California recovering alcoholics, and within three days the second AA meeting was held in Moscow. The starting of AA was a bit rocky in the beginning, but |
9,441 | Eva Piñera | Eva Piñera Piñera (born July 1, 1974 in Gijón, Asturias) is a former backstroke swimmer from Spain, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia for her native country. In the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center she finished in 20th place in the 100 m Backstroke, and in 15th position with the Women's Team in the 4x100 m Medley Relay. References Spanish Olympic Committee Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Gijón Category:Spanish female swimmers Category:Female backstroke swimmers Category:Olympic swimmers of Spain Category:Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics |
9,442 | Tom Weinberg | Tom Weinberg is a Chicago native filmmaker, independent documentary producer, and television producer. From an early age, he held an interest in television and media. He founded the independent video archive Media Burn in 2003, and currently sits on the board of directors as president. As a producer, he focused on guerrilla television and revolutionizing ways in which the public could have access to news other than what was displayed within the mainstream media. Some of his notable works include The 90s, the Emmy Award-winning Image Union, and the TVTV video collective. A major advocate for independent film producers, Weinberg formed the Media Burn Independent Archive as a way to archive and digitize independent film and documentaries. This archive has received recognition by the National Archives as well as Save America's Treasures due to its distinctive collection of private works that are essential to the history of the relationship between Chicago's film, media, and politics. His presence was and still remains an influential role in Chicago's media and television. Early life In 1947, the Weinberg family purchased their first television set, which was the beginning of Tom Weinberg's fascination with television media. He earned his MBA from New York University in 1968, then continued to work for his father's business at the Py-O My Baking Mix Company. After his father died and the business was sold, Weinberg pursued a career in television. Weinberg was first employed at the Channel 26 television station in Chicago as a stock market reporter. Eventually, as a producer, he created the show "A Black's View of the News," which was a news show featuring black anchors addressing topics regarding black culture and events, aimed at a black audience. At Channel 26, he did extensive news coverage on cases such as the Chicago Seven trial. Career TVTV Weinberg co-founded the TVTV video collective in 1972 along with Allen Rucker, Michael Shamberg, Hudson Marquez, and Megan Williams. Its purpose was to provide the public with important news coverage that was not broadcast on mainstream media. The World's Largest TV Show and Four More Years were two documentaries produced by this collective. It's a Living In 1975, Weinberg was part of producing Chicago's first independent series on television, It's a Living, which was also featured on Chicago's WTTW channel. The show was meant to capture the everyday lives of working-class people and for those individuals to give their own stories. The idea of this show was based on Studs Terkel's book Working. It's a Living was aired from 1975 to 1976, which included a one-hour episode and six half-hours. Weinberg also collaborated with other Chicago video pioneers Anda Korsts and Jim Wiseman on this groundbreaking project. Image Union After a meeting with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 1976, Weinberg produced the television series Image Union, which showcased the raw works of independent filmmakers. With the advances made in guerrilla television, this show served as a way for the public to access the footage of independent filmmakers in the Chicago area. In 1978, the show was first aired by the |
9,443 | Keep It Goin' On | Keep It Goin' On is the second studio album by the American band Hi-Five. Released on August 11, 1992 by Jive Records, The lead single "She's Playing Hard to Get" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the R&B singles chart. It is the first studio album to feature newcomer Treston Irby (who is a native of The Bronx, New York and had previously marked his debut appearance with the group in the music videos and on singles from their previous album). These singles from their previous album include: "I Can't Wait Another Minute", "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)", and the remix version of "Just Another Girlfriend". Also, Keep It Goin' On is the final album to include the original members Roderick "Pooh" Clark (who was paralyzed from the chest down due to an accidental highway car crash shortly after the second album's release) and Russell Neal (who shortly left the group due to financial conflicts). Background "She's Playing Hard to Get" is the first single from this album. The single peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the R&B singles chart. The album is notable for featuring the first recorded appearance of singer Faith Evans, who made her debut as a background singer on the song "She Said". Track listing Personnel Hi-Five Tony Thompson – harmony and backing vocals Roderick Clark – harmony and backing vocals Marcus Sanders – harmony and backing vocals Treston Irby – harmony and backing vocals Russell Neal – harmony and backing vocals Additional singers R. Kelly – programming, background vocals, producer Jose Fernandez – programming Ike Lee – programming Timmy Allen – instruments, producer Joshua Grau – guitar Eric Foster White – drum programming, bass, keyboards, recording engineer Kevin Johnson – drums D-Nice – additional drum programming Carl Bourelly – keyboards, producer Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitar Faith Evans – background vocals Roz Davis – background vocals Schon-Jomel Crawford – background vocals Ed Calle – trumpet Brett Murphey – saxophone Lee Levin – drums Little Anthony Carr – background vocals Tony Thompson – background vocals Thoudia Bickham – background vocals Dawn Green – background vocals Daymin Miley – background vocals, songwriter Peter Mokran – mixing Chris Trevett – mixing Anthony Saunders – recording engineer Pete Christensen – recording engineer Ben Garrison – recording engineer, mixing Jim Munn – recording engineer Kerry Craston – recording engineer Tim Latham – recording engineer Will Tartak – recording engineer Tom Vercillo – recording engineer Tom Coyne – mastering June Ambrose – styling Hula – additional production, remix K. Fingers – additional production, remix Gary Spector – photography ZombArt JK – design Release history Keep It Goin' On (Jive) Greatest Hits (Jive) Club Mix '98, Vol. 2 (Cold Front Records / K-Tel Distribution) Kool Hits of 80's (Avex Trax) Let It Rock 1993 (Direct Source) Body and Soul: Smooth Jams (Time/Life Music) I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) (Sony CMG) Pop Hits of the 90s (BMG Special Products) Pop Hits of the 90s [#2] (BMG Special Products) |
9,444 | Bence Iszlai | Bence Iszlai is a Hungarian football player who currently plays in Mezőkövesd in the Hungarian national Championship. Before the Haladás Iszlai was playing in Veszprém FC between 2007–2008. He scored 2 goals in 22 matches in the club. Club statistics Updated to games played as of 14 March 2020. External links Category:Living people Category:People from Veszprém Category:Hungarian footballers Category:Hungary youth international footballers Category:Association football midfielders Category:Veszprém LC footballers Category:Szombathelyi Haladás footballers Category:Mezőkövesdi SE footballers Category:Diósgyőri VTK players Category:Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Category:1990 births |
9,445 | Daily Graphic (Ghana) | The Daily Graphic is a Ghanaian state-owned daily newspaper published in Accra, Ghana. History The paper was established along with the Sunday Mirror in 1950, by Cecil King of the London Daily Mirror Group. With a circulation of 100,000 copies, the Graphic is the most widely read daily newspaper in the country. The paper has seen many editors replaced over the course of its history, particularly post-independence, after a string of successive military coups that resulted in the sacking editors who opposed the government policies. In 1979 the newspaper was renamed the People's Daily Graphic under Jerry Rawlings for a few years to "remind the people that it belongs to them". One journalist in particular, Fredrick Botchway, so gifted in his work had excelled at the paper and was swiftly promoted to Chief Editor in the mid 1950s. Being a state-owned paper, it regularly covers the government in a favourable light, detailing and encouraging national unity and government policy. In colonial Ghana under British rule, the paper, which was staffed by local Ghanaians, received large government funding from British banks, which led to its high circulation and raising awareness of events to ordinary Ghanaians, more so than Ghanaian-owned papers. The paper, owned by the Graphic Communication Group Limited, also prints two weekly entertainment newspapers, namely The Mirror and Graphic Showbiz. Graphic Sports, the most read sports news in Ghana, is also a product of the company. The company also publishes the Junior Graphic, aimed at a younger audience, the Graphic Business, a business and financial paper, the Graphic Advertiser, a free ads paper, and the Nsɛmpa, a regional weekly for the Ashanti Region. Ghana's other state-owned paper is the Ghanaian Times. Graphic Nsempa was discontinued and the company re-launched its News Website Graphic Online in 2012 and it is currently among the top five news websites in the country according to Alexa. See also Media of Ghana List of newspapers in Ghana References External links Official site Category:Newspapers published in Ghana Category:Publications established in 1950 Category:Mass media in Accra Category:1950 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony) |
9,446 | Stéphan Crétier | Stephan Crétier (born 8 August 1963) is a Canadian businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founding president and chief executive officer of GardaWorld, one of the largest privately held security providers in the world. Crétier founded GardaWorld in 1995 with an investment of $25,000, which he raised by placing a second mortgage on his home. The company now generates over $3 billion in annual revenues and is one of the largest employers in the security industry, with 102 000 employees worldwide. Over the past 20 years, Crétier has pushed the expansion of his company into the security and cash services sectors, having grown the company through strategic acquisitions across Canada and into the United States, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, and North Africa. Recognized as Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 1998, Growth Leader by Profit 100 magazine for 11 consecutive years, and Great Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006, Crétier was named one of Canada's Entrepreneurs of the Decade by Profit Magazine in 2009 and recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. He took the company private in a $1.1 billion transaction with support from private equity firm Apax Partners. In July 2019, he led the largest buyout in Canadian history in a transaction worth $5.2bn with private equity firm BC Partners where Crétier now owns with selected management 49% of GardaWorld. Stephan Crétier is board member of several organizations such as International Security Ligue (Ligue internationale des Sociétés de Surveillance), Montreal Economic Institute, the Hirshhorn Museum, and TC Energy. Stephan Crétier is also co-owner of the winery Roy Estate and an important contributor to the Vimy Foundation and The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. References Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian businesspeople |
9,447 | Portofino (musical) | Portofino is a musical with a book by Richard Ney (who also served as producer), lyrics by Ney and Sheldon Harnick, and music by Louis Bellson and Will Irwin. Set in a piazza in the Italian resort town of Portofino, the convoluted plot involves auto-racing duke Nicky; his Texan rival Kitty; his granddaughter Angela, a practicing witch; the local padre; and his look-alike Guido, an emissary from the devil. When critics crucified the show during its Philadelphia tryout, Ney, the producer, democratically left it to the cast to decide if they should continue to New York City. They voted to go. The Broadway production, directed by Karl Genus and choreographed by Charles Weidman and Ray Harrison with lighting by Lee Watson, opened on February 21, 1958 at the Adelphi Theatre, where it ran for three performances. The cast included Georges Guétary as Nicky, Helen Gallagher as Kitty, Jan Chaney as Angela, and Robert Strauss as both the padre and Guido. It got a number of negative reviews. Songs Act I Come Along No Wedding Bells for Me Come Along (Reprise) Red-Collar Job Here I Come New Dreams for Old A Dream for Angela Isn't It Wonderful? Dance of the Whirling Wimpus Under a Spell Act II Under a Spell (Reprise) That's Love Too Little Time for Love Guido's Tango It Might Be Love Here I Come (Reprise) Bacchanale Morning Prayer Kitty Car Ballet The Grand Prix of Portofino Portofino I'm in League with the Devil Why Not for Marriage Portofino (Reprise) References Sources Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops by Ken Mandelbaum, published by St. Martin's Press (1991) () External links Cast album Category:1958 musicals Category:Broadway musicals |
9,448 | Central Dauphin East High School | Central Dauphin East High School is a large, urban, public high school located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is one of two high schools operated by the Central Dauphin School District. In 2015, enrollment was reported as 1,357 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 56% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 17% of pupils received special education services, while 2.2% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed 112 teachers. Per the PA Department of Education, 1% of the teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. In 2014, enrollment was reported as 1,364 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 52% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 16% of pupils received special education services, while 2.9% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed 112 teachers. Per the PA Department of Education 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. In 2013, enrollment was 1,351 pupils in grades 9th through 12th. According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education report 49.96% of its pupils qualified for a free or reduced-price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. Additionally, 16% of the pupils received Special Education serves and 3.18 were designated gifted. In 2010, enrollment at Central Dauphin East High School had declined to 1,433 students. The school employed 116 faculty members. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the school had 796 pupils who receive a free breakfast and lunch due to family poverty. The school was designated a School-Wide Title 1 school. History Central Dauphin East High School opened in 1961. Central Dauphin School District was created in 1954, and this merger of several school districts was completed by the opening of Central Dauphin High School. In the late 1990s, overcrowding in the Central Dauphin School District resulted in a proposal to merge Central Dauphin East High School with nearby rival Central Dauphin High School. The proposal was opposed by Central Dauphin East High School and was later voted down by the school board (after its removal in the election the week before). In 2000, the school board voted to build a third high school, but in a sudden turnaround by the school board, it was decided that the district would have only two high schools. Since 1961, the yearbook has been called the Oriens. The school newspaper is called the Panther Print. Federal School Improvement grant In 2010, the Central Dauphin School District applied for and was awarded a $2,099,888 grant, by the state and federal government. The money had to be used to transform the high school. The Transformation process specifies that the administration use of rigorous, transparent, and equitable evaluation systems for teachers and principals, high-quality professional development and design and development of curriculum with teacher and principal involvement. The school qualified for the grant due to the chronic low student achievement. Graduation rate In 2015, Central Dauphin east Senior HIgh School graduation rate was |
9,449 | Hans Bøchmann Melchior | Hans Bøchmann Melchior (14 May 1773 – 11 September 1831) was a Danish Naturalist. He was the author of Den danske Stats og Norges Pattedyr (The mammals of the Danish state and Norway), published posthumously in 1834. References Collin, Jonas (1897). "Melchior, Hans Bøchmann" in C. F. Bricka (ed.) Dansk Biografisk Lexikon, tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537–1814 XI. bind. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, pp. 244–45. Category:1773 births Category:1831 deaths Category:Danish naturalists Category:Danish zoologists |
9,450 | Eloise Quiñones Keber | Eloise Quiñones Keber is Professor of Art History at Baruch College and the The Graduate Center, CUNY, where she specializes in Pre-Columbian and early colonial Latin American art. She earned her Ph.D from Columbia University in 1984. Writings/Publications She published a scholarly edition of the important Aztec pictorial Codex Telleriano-Remensis, with commentary, which received the 1996 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award for humanistic studies from the Phi Beta Kappa Society. She is also co-author with H.B. Nicholson of Art of Aztec Mexico (National Gallery of Art, 1983). She has edited Precious Greenstone, Precious Quetzal Feather (Labyrinthos, 2000), Chipping Away on Earth (Labyrinthos, 1994), and co-edited with H.B. Nicholson Mixteca Puebla (Labyrinthos, 1994) and The Work of Bernardino de Sahagún: Pioneer Ethnographer of 16th-Century Aztec Mexico (University of Texas Press, 1988) with J. Jorge Klor de Alva and H.B. Nicholson. Honours She received the Baruch College Presidential Excellence Award (1996), and was a recipient of fellowships and grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, National Endowment for the Humanities, Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Getty Foundation, and the American Philosophical Society. She received the 1996 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award in humanistic studies from the Phi Beta Kappa Society for Codex Telleriano Remensis and the 1996 Distinguished Scholarship Award from Baruch College, where she also teaches. Research Prof. Quiñones-Keber’s research interests center primarily on Mesoamerican manuscripts, Aztec art before and after the Spanish conquest, and issues surrounding the encounter between indigenous and European traditions in the Americas. She is currently working on a book on “reinventing Aztec art”, for which she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1998-1999. References External links http://web.gc.cuny.edu/lastudies/eloisequinoneskeber.htm http://web.gc.cuny.edu/dept/arthi/faculty/keber.html Category:Columbia University alumni Category:Baruch College faculty Category:American art historians Category:American Mesoamericanists Category:Women Mesoamericanists Category:Historians of Mesoamerican art Category:Aztec scholars Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:20th-century Mesoamericanists Category:21st-century Mesoamericanists Category:American women historians Category:20th-century American women writers Category:21st-century American women writers Category:20th-century American non-fiction writers Category:21st-century American non-fiction writers |
9,451 | Grace Filkins | Grace Filkins (June 3, 1865 – September 16, 1962) was an American stage actress. Early life Grace Sweetman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father was a rabbi. Career Filkins started performing in variety shows, and in the companies of Augustin Daly and Helena Modjeska. She had a long career on Broadway, appearing in shows from 1894 to 1931, including The Passing Show (1894), The Royal Box (1897-1898), The Brixton Burglary (1901), The Lady Across the Hall (1905), The School for Husbands (1905), The Daughters of Men (1906-1907), The Third Degree (1909), Drifting (1910), Rita Coventry (1923), Head or Tail (1926), and finally appearing in In the Best of Families (1931). "I would be glad to be called an intellectual actress," she told an interviewer in 1910. "I should like to deserve to be called that." In 1900, a non-alcoholic cocktail was named for Grace Wilkins, consisting of lemon juice and sarsaparilla. She left the Rosina Vokes Company in 1892, and sued them for lost salary, citing mistreatment by fellow actor Felix Morris. She later sued actress Marie Dressler and her husband, and playwright Preston Gibson. She was active and visible as a military wife, even as she continued her career on the stage. She spoke of becoming a Red Cross nurse in 1898. In 1909 she was appointed to head a women's committee working to raise the Maine. She took several years' leave from the stage and traveled to the Philippines while her husband was stationed there. Personal life Grace Sweetman was married and widowed twice, and had one daughter. Her first husband was Robert J. Filkins, a theatrical manager; she was widowed when he died in 1886. Her second husband was Adolph Marix, a naval officer; they married in 1896. She was widowed again when Adolph died in 1919. Grace Filkins died in 1962, aged 97 years, in New York City. Her gravesite is with her second husband's, in Arlington National Cemetery. Grace Filkins' daughter, Lydia Filkins, married conductor Nikolai Sokoloff in 1911; they divorced in 1936. References External links Grace Filkins's listing at IBDB. Grace F. Marix's gravesite on Find a Grave. Category:1865 births Category:1962 deaths Category:American actresses Category:Burials at Arlington National Cemetery |
9,452 | Harry Crofts Colliery | Harry Crofts Colliery was a small, short lived coal mine within the parish of South Anston, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire. The colliery was sunk between 1924 and 1926 and closed in 1930. It was situated about two miles east of Kiveton Park railway station and was on the north side of the main line of the L.N.E.R. almost at the junction of the west curve to the Great Central and Midland Joint Railway at Brantcliffe West Junction. This line was closed before the colliery opened and was used for wagon storage into the 1960s. References East of Sheffield by Roger Milnes, "Forward", the journal of the Great Central Railway Society, No.16, March 1974. ISSNB 0-141-4488. Other information was taken from unpublished notes when researching for the article. Category:Coal mines in Rotherham Category:Coal mines in South Yorkshire |
9,453 | 2009 Copa Sevilla – Singles | 5th-seeded Pere Riba successfully defended his 2008 title, winning 7–6(2), 6–2, against qualifier Albert Ramos-Viñolas. Seeds Draw Final four Top half Bottom half References Main Draw Qualifying Draw Category:Copa Sevilla singles Singles |
9,454 | Jack Christiansen | John LeRoy Christiansen (December 20, 1928 – June 29, 1986) was an American professional football player who became a college and pro coach. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions as a defensive back and return specialist from 1951 to 1958. He helped lead the Lions to three NFL championships in 1952, 1953, and 1957 and was a first-team All-NFL player in six of his eight years in the league. He led the NFL in interceptions in 1953 and 1957 and in punt returns for touchdown in 1951, 1952, 1954, and 1956. His eight career punt returns for touchdowns was an NFL record until 1989 and remains the fourth best in league history. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in . After retiring as a player, Christiansen served as a football coach for 25 years from 1959 to 1983, including stints as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, compiling a 26–38–3 record from 1963 to 1967, and at Stanford, where he compiled a 30–22–3 record from 1972 to 1976. He concluded his career as an assistant coach for the Kansas City Chiefs (1977), Seattle Seahawks (1978–1982), and Atlanta Falcons (1983). Early years Christiansen was born in Sublette, Kansas, in 1928, and was raised an orphan at the Odd Fellows Orphanage in Cañon City, Colorado. He attended Colorado A&M in Fort Collins, where he received eight varsity letters in football, track, and baseball, won three Skyline Conference championships in the quarter mile, and received all-conference honors in football twice. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1951. Detroit Lions Christiansen was selected in the sixth round of the 1951 NFL Draft, 69th overall, by the Detroit Lions. As a rookie in 1951, he appeared in all 12 games as a defensive halfback for the Lions. In his third NFL game, playing in front of "the largest crowd ever to see a football game in Detroit" (52,907 in attendance), he returned two punts for touchdowns (returns of 69 and 47 yards) against the Los Angeles Rams. Six weeks later, Christiansen repeated the feat, returning two punts for touchdowns (returns of 71 and 89 yards) against the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving Day in Detroit. He returned 18 punts for a total of 343 yards (19.1 yards per return), as the 1951 Lions compiled a 7–4–1 record and finished in second place in the NFL's Western Division. In 1952, he helped lead the Lions to an NFL championship, the second in franchise history. Christiansen returned 15 punts for 322 yards and two touchdowns, and his average of 21.5 yards per punt return during the 1952 season remains an NFL record. His longest return in 1952 was for 79 yards with two minutes remaining against the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field on November 23. Christiansen also played as a halfback on offense, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown on nine carries against the Chicago Bears on December 7, and for 94 yards, including a 65-yard touchdown run, against the Dallas Texans on December |
9,455 | Church Education Society | The Church Education Society was a Church of Ireland body set up in 1839 to promote Anglican Church primary schools in Ireland. History The Society was set up in 1839 to counter the setting up of the National Schools system by the Whig government. At a meeting in the Rotunda on 10 January 1832, Robert Daly, who later became Bishop of Cashel and Waterford, advocated the setting up of a Church Education Society. After some independent local initiatives by Church of Ireland groups, the society was established officially in 1839. Despite initial successes, the society suffered splits, and most Anglicans by the middle of the 19th century embraced the education reforms. Today the Society supports Church of Ireland children in national schools under sole or joint Church of Ireland patronage. References Category:Anglican organizations Category:Church of Ireland Category:Educational institutions established in 1839 Category:Religious organizations established in 1839 |
9,456 | Boulder chat | The boulder chat (Pinarornis plumosus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae native to dry woodland and savanna in Southern Africa. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Pinarornis. Description The boulder chat is a large chat, in length, with brownish-black plumage and white tips to the outer tail feathers. In flight, a row of small white spots can be seen on the edge of the primary and secondary coverts. Females are similar to males but have a slightly duller plumage. Distribution and habitat The species is native to Southern Africa, including Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. There are distinct populations in the far west of Botswana and southern Zimbabwe; north eastern Zimbabwe, extending into western Mozambique; and a third population in eastern Zambia extending up the Luangwa valley into Malawi. The boulder chat inhabits well-wooded savanna terrain with large granite boulders or scree, usually in woodland areas, especially miombo. This species belongs to a monotypic genus which has no near relatives and it is considered that it evolved on the southern African granite shield, which formation's extent is almost identical to the distribution of the boulder chat. Ecology The species is most often seen around large boulders, running and bounding on the ground. It often cocks its tail over its back. Eggs are laid in September to January, with a peak in October and November. After breeding the family remains together as a party until the next breeding season. Conservation The IUCN currently classifies the boulder chat as Least Concern. The species may however be under some pressure from habitat loss due to the invasive weed Lantana camara. References External links Recordings at Xeno-Canto boulder chat boulder chat Category:Birds of East Africa Category:Fauna of Zimbabwe boulder chat Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
9,457 | Red beech | Red beech is a common name applied to several species of trees: Dillenia alata, from Northern Australia and New Guinea Fuscospora fusca, from New Zealand Protorhus longifolia, from South Africa |
9,458 | Caedicia (gens) | The gens Caedicia was a plebeian family at Rome. Members of this gens first came to prominence in the early decades of the Republic, but none obtained the consulship until Quintus Caedicius Noctua in 289 BC. The family faded from public life during the later Republic, but one of the Caedicii was known to Juvenal, toward the end of the first century AD. Origin The nomen Caecicius belongs to a class of gentilicia derived from cognomina ending in -ex or -icus. Here the root seems to be a surname, Caedicus, the meaning of which is uncertain. Praenomina The Caedicii used the common praenomina Lucius, Gaius, Marcus, and Quintus. Branches and cognomina The only cognomen found among the Caedicii of the Republic is Noctua, an owl. Surnames derived from familiar objects and animals were quite common at Rome. Noctia seems to have been a personal cognomen, as it was not borne by later Caedicii. None of the other Caedicii mentioned in history bore any surname. Members Lucius Caedicius, tribune of the plebs in 475 BC, charged Spurius Servilius Priscus Structus, the consul of the previous year, with mishandling the war against the Veientes, who had occupied the Janiculum. Servilius defended himself ably, and was acquitted. Marcus Caedicius, a commander of the Roman army after the Gallic sack of Rome in 390 BC, urged the senate to grant Marcus Furius Camillus the command against the Gauls. Gaius Caedicius, a legates of the consul Lucius Papirius Cursor in 293 BC. He led the cavalry in an important battle against the Samnites. Quintus Caedicius, father of Quintus Caedicius Noctua, the consul of 289 BC. Quintus Caedicius Q. f. Noctua, consul in 289 BC. He was censor in 283, but resigned, perhaps due to the death of his colleague, whose name has not been preserved. Quintus Caedicius Q. f. Q. n., consul in 256 BC, during the First Punic War. He died in his year of office, and was succeeded by Marcus Atilius Regulus, who won an important naval victory. See also List of Roman gentes References Bibliography Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Romaike Archaiologia (Roman Antiquities). Titus Livius (Livy), History of Rome. Decimus Junius Juvenalis, Satirae (Satires). Plutarchus, Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans. Appianus Alexandrinus (Appian), Bella Celtica (The Gallic Wars). Joannes Zonaras, Epitome Historiarum (Epitome of History). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, William Smith, ed., Little, Brown and Company, Boston (1849). George Davis Chase, "The Origin of Roman Praenomina", in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, vol. VIII, pp. 103–184 (1897). T. Robert S. Broughton, The Magistrates of the Roman Republic, American Philological Association (1952–1986). John C. Traupman, The New College Latin & English Dictionary, Bantam Books, New York (1995). Category:Roman gentes |
9,459 | Chambermaid (EP) | Chambermaid EP has been considered as a single from the album Enchant by Emilie Autumn, even though it was released prior to the album. Most tracks were released on different albums. This was released with Autumn's own label, Traitor, which no longer exists. For that reason, Chambermaid is no longer in print. Where to find As noted before, most of the songs from this release can be found on other releases: "Chambermaid (Decomposition Mix)" is the only song not found anywhere else. You can find tracks 2 and 6 on A Bit o' This & That under the names of "Chambermaid (Space Mix)" and "What If (Celtic Mix)". Also featured on A Bit o' This & That are "Hollow Like My Soul" and "I Don't Care Much". "Largo" and "Revelry" can be found on Laced/Unlaced, whilst "Chambermaid" and "What If" are found on Enchant. Track list "Chambermaid" "Chambermaid (Space Mountain Mix)" "Chambermaid (Decomposition Mix)" "Largo for Violin & Harpsichord" "What If" "What If (Blackbird Remix)" "Hollow Like My Soul" "I Don't Care Much" "Revelry" Category:Emilie Autumn albums Category:2001 EPs |
9,460 | Graham Cawthorne | Graham John Cawthorne (born 30 September 1958) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender. References Category:1958 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Doncaster Category:English footballers Category:Association football defenders Category:Harworth Colliery F.C. players Category:Grimsby Town F.C. players Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Category:Spalding United F.C. players Category:English Football League players |
9,461 | John II Platyn | John Platyn or Platinus was an Exarch of Ravenna (687-701 or 702). John replaced Theodore II as exarch in 687. That same year, he took an active role in a disputed papal election. Bribed by the archdeacon Paschal, he demanded that the latter should be made pope. Conflict with another papal candidate, Theodore, seemed inevitable, but then a compromise candidate, Sergius I, was made pope. Paschal did not give up hope, however: he promised John a hundred pounds of gold in exchange for the papacy. John quickly came to Rome, but found that it would be too difficult to go against the majority. He therefore recognized Sergius, but demanded from the pope the hundred pounds of gold that Paschal had promised. Sergius protested, saying he had made no such agreement; when John did not give up his demands, he took the holy vessels of St. Peter's Basilica, claiming they were all he possessed. The local populace, becoming increasingly angry at the exarch, rallied to the pope and paid the sum demanded. In 691 the Byzantine Emperor Justinian II sent Pope Sergius a series of canons approved by the Quinisext Council for his signature. Jeffrey Richards notes that Justinian had believed this would be a matter of routine, since his apocrisiarius had signed them. Since several of them were counter to the interests of the papacy, Sergius refused, and forbade them to be read out publicly. Negotiations over the canons failed to solve anything, so Justinian retaliated by sending a certain Zacharias to arrest him, as his predecessors Justinian I and Constans II had done with earlier popes. The result was disastrous for the exarchate. The imperial armies in Ravenna and Rome not only refused to cooperate, the army of Ravenna marched to Rome to defend Sergius, and were joined by soldiers of the Pentapolis. The soldiers reached Rome, surrounded the papal residence, and demanded to see the pope. Zacharias is said to have cowered under the pope's bed until Sergius himself allowed him to escape; in any case, the Pope was safe. The entire affair was an embarrassment to Byzantine authority in Italy, and undermined John's power. John was followed as exarch by Theophylactus around 702. References Category:7th-century exarchs of Ravenna Category:700s deaths Category:Year of birth unknown |
9,462 | Shiro Maruyama | is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. References Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:Japanese male fencers Category:Olympic fencers of Japan Category:Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
9,463 | The Well (The Walking Dead) | "The Well" is the second episode of the seventh season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on October 30, 2016. The episode was written by Matthew Negrete and directed by Greg Nicotero. The episode focuses on Carol (Melissa McBride) and Morgan (Lennie James) finding refuge and being introduced to a new well-established community called The Kingdom. It marks the debut of King Ezekiel (Khary Payton), his pet Bengal tiger, Shiva, and his right hand man Jerry (Cooper Andrews). Plot Morgan (Lennie James) rescues Carol (Melissa McBride) from a Savior attack, though she has been shot multiple times and falls in and out of consciousness. Morgan takes her to "The Kingdom", another survivor community, though en route, she experiences visions of a female walker that is inside an abandoned house outside the community. A few days later, Carol is fully conscious, though still weak, and is taken by Morgan to meet King Ezekiel (Khary Payton), the leader of the Kingdom, and his pet Bengal tiger, Shiva. Carol is taken aback by Ezekiel's over-the-top manner, but feigns approval of his hospitality and politely rejects his offer of fruit, stating that pomegranates are not worth the trouble. Later, Carol confides in Morgan that she desires to leave at the first opportunity. As Carol recovers, Morgan is invited by Ezekiel on a secret mission with a small group to collect eight wild pigs, let them feed on walkers, and slaughter them as their current offering to the Saviors. At the arranged meeting, there is open hostility between the Saviors and Kingdom, but the Saviors accept the pigs and demand produce for their next offering or threaten to kill one of the Kingdom's men. Ezekiel, impressed with Morgan's performance in this mission, asks him to train one of his men, Benjamin (Logan Miller), in staff combat skills. While training, Benjamin reveals that Ezekiel continues to meet the Saviors' offerings as he does not believe the Kingdom can beat them. Some time later, Carol attempts to collect some provisions from the Kingdom's stores before she leaves, but Ezekiel catches her. He tells her he knew she was feigning her approval but is curious about her strong survival abilities. Carol explains some of her past, leading Ezekiel to reveal his own "King" is an act; he was a former zookeeper and amateur actor, but took on the King persona to give his people someone to follow and know there is good in the world. Carol still wishes to leave and Ezekiel suggests that she can stay nearby in the abandoned house, so that she could "go and not go". Morgan escorts her to the house, and she clears it of the walker she had seen earlier. Later, she gets a visit from Ezekiel and Shiva; he offers her a pomegranate. Production Beginning with this episode, Steven Yeun and Michael Cudlitz are removed from the opening credits, while Alanna Masterson, Josh McDermitt and Christian Serratos are added, having joined the series in the fourth season. Reception Critical reception "The Well" received critical acclaim |
9,464 | Bale, Croatia | Bale (, previously Valle d'Istria; ) is a settlement and municipality in Istria County, Croatia. The origins of the settlement lie in the Roman stronghold of Castrum Vallis, built by Caius Palcrus to protect the salt-pan road from Pula to Poreč. The municipality covers a total area of and has a total population of 1,127. The municipality is officially bilingual, Croatian and Italian, hence both names are official and equal. Bale is connected to the Croatian highway network by an exit on the A9 motorway (E751), part of the Istrian Y. Dinosaur fossils, most notably those of Histriasaurus, were found near the town and are kept at the local museum. Monuments Holy Spirit Church built in the 15th century. See also Barbariga, Croatia References Category:Municipalities of Croatia Category:Populated places in Istria County Category:Italian-speaking territorial units in Croatia |
9,465 | Blazed grating | A blazed grating – also called echelette grating (from French échelle = ladder) – is a special type of diffraction grating. It is optimized to achieve maximum grating efficiency in a given diffraction order. For this purpose, maximum optical power is concentrated in the desired diffraction order while the residual power in the other orders (particularly the zeroth) is minimized. Since this condition can only exactly be achieved for one wavelength, it is specified for which blaze wavelength the grating is optimized (or blazed). The direction in which maximum efficiency is achieved is called the blaze angle and is the third crucial characteristic of a blazed grating directly depending on blaze wavelength and diffraction order. Blaze angle Like every optical grating, a blazed grating has a constant line spacing , determining the magnitude of the wavelength splitting caused by the grating. The grating lines possess a triangular, sawtooth-shaped cross section, forming a step structure. The steps are tilted at the so-called blaze angle with respect to the grating surface. Accordingly, the angle between step normal and grating normal is . The blaze angle is optimized to maximize efficiency for the wavelength of the used light. Descriptively, this means is chosen such that the beam diffracted at the grating and the beam reflected at the steps are both deflected into the same direction. Commonly blazed gratings are manufactured in the so-called Littrow configuration. Littrow configuration The Littrow configuration is a special geometry in which the blaze angle is chosen such that diffraction angle and incidence angle are identical. For a reflection grating, this means that the diffracted beam is back-reflected into the direction of the incident beam (blue beam in picture). The beams are perpendicular to the step and therefore parallel to the step normal. Hence it holds in Littrow configuration . Diffraction angles at the grating are not influenced by the step structure. They are determined by the line spacing and can be calculated according to the grating equation: where: = line spacing, = incidence angle, = diffraction angle (angle taken in the same direction as , meaning the red would have a negative sign in the picture above if is positive), = diffraction order, = wavelength of incident light. For the Littrow configuration, this becomes . By solving for the blaze angle can be calculated for arbitrary combinations of diffraction order, wavelength and line spacing: Blazed transmission grating Blazed gratings can also be realized as transmission gratings. In this case the blaze angle is chosen such that the angle of the desired diffraction order coincides with the angle of the beam refracted at the grating material. Echelle grating A special form of a blazed grating is the echelle grating. It is characterized by particularly large blaze angle (>45°). Therefore, the light hits the short legs of the triangular grating lines instead of the long legs. Echelle gratings are mostly manufactured with larger line spacing but are optimized for higher diffraction orders. Echelle gratings are useful in planet-finding astronomy, and are used on the successful HARPS and PARAS (PRL Advanced Radial-velocity All-sky |
9,466 | Agios Dimitrios, Pieria | Agios Dimitrios () is a village and a community of the Katerini municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform, it was part of the municipality of Petra, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 627 inhabitants in the village. References Category:Populated places in Pieria (regional unit) |
9,467 | Town and Country, Washington | Town and Country (often referred to locally as 'Lynwood') is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,857 at the 2010 census. Geography Town and Country is located at (47.721441, -117.421383). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 4,452 people, 1,829 households, and 1,263 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,170.8 people per square mile (1,227.8/km²). There were 1,894 housing units at an average density of 1,348.9/sq mi (522.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.28% White, 1.46% African American, 1.53% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.70% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population. There were 1,829 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.91. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,668, and the median income for a family was $47,750. Males had a median income of $35,398 versus $26,167 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,393. About 3.1% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over. References Category:Census-designated places in Spokane County, Washington Category:Census-designated places in Washington (state) |
9,468 | Chidi Iwuoma | Chidi Iwuoma (born February 19, 1978) is a former American football cornerback who is currently a scout for BLESTO. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at California. Iwuoma has also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, St. Louis Rams and Tennessee Titans. He won Super Bowl XL over the Seattle Seahawks with the Steelers. Early years Iwuoma's parents were Nigerian immigrants. Chidi Iwuoma attended Pasadena High School in Pasadena, California. He then attended the University of California, Berkeley where he played football. At California, Iwuoma returned kicks and punts while also playing cornerback. Chidi Iwuoma is a member of Iota Phi Theta fraternity. Professional career Detroit Lions Iwuoma signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent following the 2001 NFL Draft. Pittsburgh Steelers Iwuoma primarily played on special teams while with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers following the 2005 season. Iwuoma was elected the special teams co-captain for two consecutive seasons. In 2006, he underwent shoulder surgery but returned in time for pre-season camp. During the pre-season he suffered a concussion and was released on September 6. New England Patriots Iwuoma signed with the New England Patriots on October 4, 2006. He was released on October 31. St. Louis Rams A few weeks after his release from the Patriots, Iwuoma signed with the St. Louis Rams on November 14. He was released again on November 28. Return to Pittsburgh On December 5, 2006, with four games remaining in the season, the Steelers re-signed Iwuoma. Iwuoma ended his 2006 season with the Steelers but dislocated his wrist. He was re-signed on March 16, 2007 as an unrestricted free agent. The Steelers waived Iwuoma as a final cut on September 2. Tennessee Titans He was signed by the Titans on December 26, 2007. He became an unrestricted free agent after the season. After professional career Iwuoma worked with the University of California's Athletic Study Center from 2009–2012, where he served as Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Development. In May 2013 he joined the Steelers as their designated BLESTO scout. References Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Los Angeles Category:Sportspeople from Pasadena, California Category:American people of Nigerian descent Category:Players of American football from California Category:Nigerian players of American football Category:American football cornerbacks Category:California Golden Bears football players Category:Detroit Lions players Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players Category:Tennessee Titans players Category:New England Patriots players Category:St. Louis Rams players Category:Super Bowl champions Category:Pasadena High School (California) alumni |
9,469 | Quercus stewardiana | Quercus stewardiana is a species of tree in the beech family. It is widespread across much of China (Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang). Quercus stewardiana is a tree up to 12 meters tall. Twigs are hairless. Leaves can be as much as 12 cm long, green on the top but white and waxy on the underside. References External links line drawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 4, fig. 387, drawings 8-10 at lower right stewardiana Category:Flora of China Category:Plants described in 1936 |
9,470 | Eduardo Fernández Aldana | Eduardo Fernández (born March 4, 1990 in Mérida, Yucatán) is a professional Mexican footballer who currently plays for Venados. References External links Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:People from Mérida, Yucatán Category:Footballers from Yucatán Category:Mexican footballers Category:Murciélagos FC footballers Category:C.F. Mérida footballers Category:Deportivo Tepic F.C. players Category:Venados F.C. players Category:Association football midfielders |
9,471 | National Trust Party (Malaysia) | The National Trust Party (AMANAH; ), is a registered political party in Malaysia advocating a reformist strand of political Islam. The party was founded as the Malaysia Workers' Party before being handed over in August 2015 to Gerakan Harapan Baru (GHB), a group of progressive Islamist leaders of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) which lost in the June 2015 party election. This group of Islamists then redefined the Malaysia Workers' Party as an Islamic reformist party on 16 September 2015. The party currently has eleven elected Members of Parliament. It is one of the four component parties of the government coalition in Malaysia called Pakatan Harapan (PH). History Malaysian Workers' Party (PPPM) The Malaysian Workers' Party () was founded in January 1978 by Ganga Nayar, the first female to head a political party in Malaysia. Nayar was its lone candidate for the 1978 general election in the Sungei Besi parliamentary constituency and the Sungei Way state constituency. She performed poorly and lost her deposits in both contests. Since then, the Workers' Party contested very few Malaysian elections. The symbol or logo of the Workers' Party was the hoe and gear with the dark green background. The Workers' Party was dormant until it was taken over by Gerakan Harapan Baru on 31 August 2015. Takeover by the Gerakan Harapan Baru GHB took over the Workers Party after its attempt to form a new party called Parti Progresif Islam (PPI) was rejected by the Home Ministry. Gerakan Harapan Baru was given permission to take over with the only given condition in the agreement with the existing party members that requires the party to not co-operate with Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). GHB chief Mohamad Sabu said they would then change the name of the Workers' Party to the National Trust Party. Once the new name was approved by the Registrar of Societies, it was expected that the Amanah party would be launched on 16 September in conjunction with Malaysia Day, with at least 35,000 members. Rebranding to Parti Amanah Negara Malaysian Workers' Party members approved the change of its name to Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH) in an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on 8 September 2015, which also resulted in the change of its logo and flag. AMANAH was officially launched on 16 September 2015 at national level, while it was still awaiting the approval of the Registrar of Societies (RoS). AMANAH is taking over and rebranding the Workers' Party into a new political party spearheaded by progressive leaders, who have left PAS. The new logo and flag was unveiled at its official launch on 16 September 2015. Leadership structure (2019-2022) General Advisor: Ustaz Ahmad Awang Deputy General Advisor: Ustaz Haji Abdul Ghani Shamsuddin President: Haji Mohamad Sabu Deputy President: Haji Salahuddin Ayub Vice-President: Dr. Mujahid Yusof Rawa Ustaz Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus Mahfuz Haji Omar Siti Mariah Mahmud Haji Husam Musa Women's Chief: Raj Munni Sabu Youth's Chief: Vacant Women's Youth Chief: Nurthaqqafah Nordin Secretary-General: Mohd Hatta Ramli Deputy Secretary-General: Norhayati Bidin Treasurer: Adly Zahari Organising Secretary: Abang Ahmad |
9,472 | 1868 Timaru by-election | The 1868 Timaru by-election was a by-election held on 20 November in the electorate during the 4th New Zealand Parliament. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent, Alfred Cox through ill-health. He was replaced by Edward Stafford. As Stafford was the only candidate, he was declared elected unopposed. References Timaru 1868 Category:1868 elections in New Zealand Category:November 1868 events Category:Politics of Canterbury, New Zealand |
9,473 | Ennen aamunkoittoo | Ennen aamunkoittoo is the fourth studio album by Finnish reggae artist Raappana. Released on 9 October 2015, the album peaked at number 36 on the Finnish Albums Chart. Track listing Charts Release history References Category:2015 albums Category:Raappana (musician) albums |
9,474 | James Hennessy (equestrian) | James Hennessy (26 July 1867 – 16 April 1945) was a French equestrian. He competed in the equestrian mail coach event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. References Category:1867 births Category:1945 deaths Category:French male equestrians Category:Olympic equestrians of France Category:Equestrians at the 1900 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Charente |
9,475 | International Istanbul Film Festival | The article is about the older festival, held in April. For the newer festival, held in February, see If Istanbul Independent Film Festival. The Istanbul International Film Festival () is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. It is held every year in April in movie theaters in Istanbul, Turkey. As mentioned in its regulations, the festival aims to encourage the development of cinema in Turkey and to promote films of quality in the Turkish cinema market. History The Istanbul International Film Festival was first organized in 1982, within the frame of the International Istanbul Festival as a "Film Week" consisting of six films. The theme of the films participating in the Festival was limited to "Arts and Cinema", to keep the event within the context of the International Istanbul Festival. In 1983 the event was realized under the title of "Istanbul Filmdays", taking place throughout the Festival within a span of a month. Beginning from 1984, the event gained an identity as a separate activity; it was shifted to the month of April. In 1985, two competitive sections, one being national and the other international, were included in the festival program. From 1987 on, "Cinema Honorary Awards" began to be presented. In the following years, The Istanbul International Filmdays firmly established its position and took its place among the major film festivals of the world with the large number of films shown and the quality and versatility of its program. At the beginning of 1989 the event was recognized as "a competitive specialized festival" by International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) and was accredited. Parallel to this development, "Istanbul Filmdays" was renamed as "Istanbul International Film Festival". Beginning from 1996, "Lifetime Achievement Awards" along with "Cinema Honorary Awards" began to be presented to international cineastes, actors and actresses. In 2006, celebrating its 25th year, the festival created a meeting platform for Turkish and European film professionals under the title "Meetings on the Bridge", aiming to bring European film institutions with Turkish directors and producers to discuss funding possibilities. Also in 2006, Azize Tan, the then Assistant Director of the festival replaced Hülya Uçansu as director. In 2007, the Council of Europe, in collaboration with Eurimages, started to present the Film Award of the Council of Europe (FACE) to a film selected from the entries in the Human Rights and Cinema section of the festival. With its 28th edition in 2009, the festival began to give its Golden Tulip Award also as a result of its National Competition. Since the beginning of the Festival, a total of 2,065,000 spectators have attended the screenings of 2,330 films from 72 different countries (2005 figures). The festival boasted an audience of 170,000 in 2007, breaking its own record. Censorship In 1988, government inspectors forced the withdrawal of 5 of 160 films that are to be screened at the festival. Jean-Jacques Beineix's Betty Blue and Vedreba (The Plea) by Tengiz Abuladze were among these five works. Vedreba was being blocked on the grounds that |
9,476 | Michael Dwyer | Michael Dwyer (1772–1825) was a United Irishmen leader in the 1798 rebellion. He later fought a guerrilla campaign against the British Army in the Wicklow Mountains from 1798–1803. and in the Glen of Imaal County Wicklow. Michael and his family were Catholics, and he was the eldest of seven children of farmer John Dwyer and his wife Mary (née Byrne), who had a farm in the widespread fields of Wicklow and supplied the men of the rebellion with food. In 1784 the family moved to a farm in Eadestown. Dwyer was a cousin of Anne Devlin, who would later achieve fame for her loyalty to the rebel cause following the suppression of Robert Emmet's rebellion. 1798 rebellion Dwyer joined the Society of United Irishmen and, in the summer of 1798, he fought with the rebels as captain under General Joseph Holt in battles at Arklow, Vinegar Hill, Ballyellis and Hacketstown. Under Holt's leadership, he withdrew to the safety of the Wicklow Mountains in mid-July, when rebels could no longer operate openly following their defeat in the disastrous midlands campaign. Dwyer and Holt tied down thousands of troops. Guerrilla campaign Dwyer and his men began a campaign targeting local loyalists and yeomen, attacking small parties of the military and eluding any major sweeps against them. His force was strengthened by many deserters from the military, who headed to Wicklow as the last rebel stronghold and who became the dedicated backbone of his force, as they could not be expected to be included in any future offer of amnesty. Due to the constant hunt for him, Dwyer was forced to split and reassemble his forces and hide amongst civilian sympathisers to elude his pursuers. On 15 February 1799 at Dernamuck, he and about a dozen comrades were sheltering in three cottages when an informer led a large force of British soldiers to the area. The cottages were quickly surrounded, the first two surrendering, but, following consultation, Dwyer and his men decided to fight on in the third one, Miley Connell's cottage, after negotiating the safe passage of women and children. In the hopeless gunfight which followed, the cottage caught fire and only Dwyer remained unwounded. At this stage, Dwyer's comrade, Antrim man Sam McAllister, stood in the doorway to draw the soldiers' fire on him, which allowed Dwyer to slip out and make an incredible escape. Dwyer and Robert Emmet Dwyer later made contact with Robert Emmet and was apprised of plans for his revolt but was reluctant to commit his followers to march to Dublin unless the rebellion showed some initial success. The subsequent failure of Emmet's rising led to a period of repression and renewed attempts by the Government to wipe out Dwyer's forces. Methods adopted included attempts to deny him shelter among the civilian population by severely punishing those suspected of harbouring his men, the offer of huge rewards for information, the assigning of thousands of troops to Wicklow, and the building of a series of barracks at Glencree, Laragh, Glenmalure and Aghavannagh and a military road through county Wicklow. In |
9,477 | Felix Gaeta | Lieutenant Junior Grade Felix Gaeta is a fictional character on Battlestar Galactica played by Alessandro Juliani. Arc Character overview in his early career Felix Gaeta is known for his friendly, encouraging, trusting, and idealistic nature, although this idealism is somewhat dented by the events of the early part of the show's third season (2006-2007). "You're an idealist. There's no sin in that," says Gaius Baltar. In college, Gaeta studied genetics but joined the military to pay for his education. Once in the military, he applied himself to his duties with great dedication, putting his social life and other concerns "on hold." In the mini-series, Gaeta tells Commander Adama "it has been an honor serving with you for the last three years." Gaeta serves as tactical officer on the Battlestar Galactica during the Cylon attack and subsequent escape. Following the fleet's flight from the Colonies, he is given tasks suited to his level of intelligence and education including helping his idol, Doctor Gaius Baltar, design a Cylon detector. He is generally very decisive and competent. However, in the chaos following the shooting of Commander William Adama, Gaeta forgets to check if the fleet had been updated with the latest jump coordinates. As a result, Galactica becomes separated from the fleet. However, Gaeta is also instrumental in solving this crisis: suggesting the ship's computers be networked to allow a quick re-calculation of the fleet's position. It is indicated Gaeta is friends with Anastasia Dualla. He has a great deal of respect for William Adama. Chief of Staff to President Baltar After the discovery of New Caprica, Gaeta uncovers a plot (involving Colonel Tigh and then-Petty Officer Anastasia Dualla, among others) to rig the presidential election in favor of President Laura Roslin over Gaius Baltar. Felix later serves as the latter's Chief of Staff during his presidency, and informs the President of the arrival of the Cylon fleet above New Caprica. Gaeta continues to serve as President Baltar's Chief of Staff throughout the Cylon occupation. However, he also acts as a spy for the resistance, providing them with information on security, personnel in the New Caprica Police, and radio frequencies. With his identity secret even from the resistance leadership, he is seen as a traitor by those he assists, and then-Chief Galen Tyrol remarks the day would come when he and other collaborators would receive their deserved justice. Tyrol says this to Jammer, who is a collaborator. Gaeta, for his part, feels profoundly let down by Baltar's lack of moral fortitude, and very nearly kills him during Galactica's rescue operation before giving Baltar one last chance to set things right. Outcast After the rescue of New Caprica's civilian population, Gaeta attempts to return to duty aboard Galactica, but is treated as persona non grata on account of his apparent collaboration. He is tried by a secret court known as The Circle whose jury members include Saul Tigh, Galen Tyrol and Kara Thrace. Gaeta is convicted in absentia of collaborating with the Cylon occupation and being complicit in the deaths of hundreds. He is sentenced to |
9,478 | Central European Football League | The Central European Football League (CEFL) is a European American football organization which hosts two international competitions, CEFL Championship and CEFL Cup. The latest 2019 Championship was contested by 5 national champion teams and 2 national vice-champions. The final game of the Championship playoffs is dubbed CEFL Bowl. Until the formation of the CEFL Cup in 2017 the name of the organization was synonymous with its flagship competition – CEFL Championship, or simply "the league". Initially, the league was named Southeastern European League of American Football (SELAF), and featured teams from Serbia and Slovenia. The name was changed to the current one before the 2008 season when teams from more countries joined ranks. First 4 seasons of the league were played during the spring and autumn, with a month-and-a-half to a three-month summer break. Starting from 2010 the competition takes place during the spring. Over its existence, the league was played intermittently by teams from: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Turkey. The current champions are the Swarco Raiders Tirol who triumphed 46–42 over Calanda Broncos on 8 June 2019 in CEFL Bowl XIV. History 2006 The inaugural season featured a total of five teams: Belgrade Vukovi, Kragujevac Wild Boars, Novi Sad Dukes and Sirmium Legionaries from Serbia, as well as Ljubljana Silverhawks from Slovenia. The first ever league champions were Wild Boars who beat Vukovi 23–12 in SELAF Bowl, played on FK Radnički stadium in Belgrade on 8 October. 2007 The second season was already a season of expansion for the league with two new teams. Joining the league were the top Hungarian team, Budapest Wolves, and CNC Gladiators, then of Austrian Division I. Meanwhile, the Legionaries have left the competition. For the first time teams were split into two conferences: North and South. North Conference consisted of Gladiators, Silverhawks and Wolves and South Conference included three Serbian teams: Dukes, Vukovi and Wild Boars. The final game was named CEFL Bowl II and took place on the Ada Ciganlija stadium in Belgrade on 27 October, with the title won by Vukovi after beating Wolves 28–27 in a dramatic fashion. That season was also the first in which the league made it to television: the semifinal and the bowl game were broadcast on Serbian nationally covered TV Avala. 2008 The league changed its name to Central European Football League and the third season featured three new teams from three different countries: Bratislava Monarchs from Slovakia, Budapest Cowboys from Hungary and Zagreb Thunder from Croatia, while the Wild Boars did not return. The Cowboys and Thunder joined the South Conference, also filling the vacant spot made with the departure of the Wild Boars, while the Monarchs were placed in the North Conference. In CEFL Bowl III, Gladiators beat Vukovi 14–8 at the Vienna Vikings' Ravelin football center in Vienna on 25 October. 2009 In the 2009 season, Cineplexx Blue Devils of Austria replaced the non-returning Monarchs. They joined a newly formed conference with Thunder, Vukovi and Wolves. The other conference consisted of |
9,479 | Ching-Yuen Hsiao | Ching-Yuen Hsiao (; born Guizhou, China, 1900 – 18 December 1984, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA) was a Chinese diplomat and engineer who received the Medal of Freedom from President Harry Truman in 1946 for his meritorious contribution to the Allied cause in the war against Japan. Personal life and education Hsiao was born in the Qing Dynasty March 28, 1900 (Second month 28th day lunar calendar) in Kaiyang, Guizhou province. He grew up in Shangtian, Jiangxi. He was in one of the early (1924) graduating classes of Tsinghua College, Beijing, which had been established as a preparatory school for students the government planned to send to the United States. He earned the following degrees: B.S. Civil Engineering (with honors), 1926, California Institute of Technology, M.S. Sanitary and Municipal Engineering, 1927 Harvard University Sc.D. Sanitary Engineering, 1930 Harvard University After completing his doctorate he received a Rockefeller Foundation fellowship and travelled to Europe to study sanitation systems in major cities. He returned to China in 1930 to serve his country in the field of his training: transportation, public works and communication. Notable service Upon his return to China, he worked for the Shanghai municipal government and later with the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of China. In Shanghai, he was in charge of Municipal Engineering Public Works and modernized the sewer system for Shanghai. With the Ministry, he was initially Director of the Kiangsi Highway Bureau, then Director of the South-West Highway Administration, and finally Director of the National Highway Administration. He was in charge of building the great southwestern highway system. He was also in charge of the Burma Road and the strategic highway between Xinjiang and Russia. As Director of the National Highway Administration after the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was responsible for relocating thousands of refugees and governmental officials from Chongqing to Nanjing safely. Hsiao was awarded the Medal of Freedom (America’s highest civilian award) by President Truman on December 26, 1946 for his meritorious contribution to the Allied cause in the war against Japan. In the spring of 1947 he was dispatched to the United Nations as Delegate for China on the United Nations Transportation and Communication Commission where he served from 1947-1957. Concurrently, he served as the Director of the Ministry of Transportation (sometimes called the Division of Communications based on an early incorrect translation from Chinese) under the Chinese Government Purchasing Mission, first in Canada and later in the United States (1952-1969). He settled in Washington, DC in 1949. References Category:1900 births Category:1984 deaths Category:Rockefeller Fellows Category:California Institute of Technology alumni Category:Harvard University alumni Category:Engineers from Guizhou Category:Chinese emigrants to the United States Category:Diplomats of the Republic of China Category:Recipients of the Medal of Freedom Category:People from Guiyang |
9,480 | Catharosia | Catharosia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Species C. albisquama (Villeneuve, 1932) C. calva (Coquillett, 1910) C. claripennis Kugler, 1977 C. flavicornis (Zetterstedt, 1859) C. frontalis (Smith, 1917) C. lustrans (Reinhard, 1944) C. minuta (Townsend, 1915) C. nebulosa (Coquillett, 1897) C. pygmaea (Fallén, 1815) C. valescens Villeneuve, 1942 References Category:Phasiinae Category:Tachinidae genera Category:Taxa named by Camillo Róndani |
9,481 | Beliatore railway station | Beliatore railway station is a railway station of Bankura-Masagram line under the Adra railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside Durgapur Road at Beliatore in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Old narrow gauge Bankura–Damodar Railway (also called as Bankura Damodar River Railway) connecting Bankura and Rainagar in Bankura and Bardhaman districts was opened to traffic in sections between 1916–1917. In 2005, the 118 kilometers long railway section known as Bankura–Masagram line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. The whole track including Beliatore railway station was electrified in 2018–19. References Category:Railway stations in Bankura district Category:Adra railway division |
9,482 | Itzhak | Itzhak () is a Hebrew given name and surname, meaning Isaac. Notable people with the name include: Given name Itzhak Arnon (1909–2005), Israeli agronomist Itzhak Bars, American theoretical physicist at the University of Southern California Itzhak Ben David (born 1931), Israeli cyclist Itzhak Bentov (1923–1979), Czech-born Israeli American scientist, inventor, mystic Itzhak Brook (born 1941), Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine Itzhak Drucker (born 1947), Israeli football defender Itzhak Fintzi (born 1933), Bulgarian film and stage actor Itzhak Gilboa (born 1963), Israeli economist Itzhak Fisher, vice president at Nielsen Holdings Itzhak Katzenelson (1886–1944), Jewish teacher, poet and dramatist Itzhak Levanon (born 1944), Israeli ambassador to Egypt from 2009 to 2011 Itzhak Luria (born 1940), Israeli olympic swimmer Itzhak Mamistvalov, Israeli Paralympic swimmer Itzhak Nir (born 1940), Israeli Olympic competitive sailor Itzhak Nissan, chairman and CEO of Meteor Aerospace Ltd., a privately owned Israeli Defense and Security company that Nissan founded Itzhak Perlman (born 1945), Israeli-American violinist, conductor, and pedagogue Itzhak Rashkovsky, Russian-Israeli violinist and pedagogue Itzhak Schneor (1925–2011), Israeli footballer and manager Itzhak Shum (born 1948), Israeli footballer and manager Itzhak Stern (1901–1969), Polish-Israeli Jewish man who worked for Oskar Schindler and assisted him in his rescue activities Itzhak Vissoker (born 1944), Israeli footballer Surname Gil Itzhak (born 1993), Israeli footballer Miron Itzhak (born 1953), psychologist Ran Itzhak (born 1987), Israeli footballer See also Isaac (name) Yitzhak Category:Hebrew masculine given names |
9,483 | Andrew Leggatt | Sir Andrew Peter Leggatt, PC (8 November 1930 – 21 February 2020) was a British judge who served as the Lord Justice of Appeal and as a member of the Privy Council. He was noted for his acerbic wit and precise, well-written judgements. As a barrister, his clients included Paul McCartney and Robert Bolt. Biography He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge. He wrote Tribunals for Users - One System, One Service, published by the Department for Constitutional Affairs. He liked the English language and literature and was a member of the Queen's English Society. His son, George, is also a judge and was appointed to the UK Supreme Court before his father's death. Judgments Johnstone v Bloomsbury Health Authority [1991] 2 All ER 293, dissenting Vaughan v Barlow Clowes International Ltd [1991] EWCA Civ 11 - an English trusts law case, concerning tracing Nestle v National Westminster Bank plc [1992] EWCA Civ 12, duty of care for investment Fitzpatrick v British Railways Board [1992] ICR 221, [1992] IRLR 376 - UK labour law, concerning collective bargaining Johnstone v Bloomsbury HA [1992] QB 333, [1991] 2 WLR 1362, [1991] 2 All ER 293 - English contract law case, concerning implied terms and unfair terms under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977. Bishopsgate Investment Management Ltd v Maxwell (No 2) [1993] BCLC 814, pension fund misappropriation Bishopsgate Investment Management Ltd v Homan [1994] EWCA Civ 33 - English trusts law, whether a beneficiary whose fiduciary breaches trust, may trace assets through an overdrawn account to its destination. Powdrill v Watson [1995] 2 AC 394 Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Islington LBC [1996] UKHL 12, overturned - English trusts law case concerning the circumstances under which a resulting trust arises. Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v West Bromwich Building Society [1997] UKHL 28, overturned - English contract law, which laid down that a contextual approach must be taken to the interpretation of contracts. Fujitsu's Application [1997] EWCA Civ 1174 - confirming the rejection of a patent involving the computerisation of an existing process. Notes Category:1930 births Category:2020 deaths Category:British writers Category:Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Category:Knights Bachelor Category:Lords Justices of Appeal Category:Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Category:People educated at Eton College |
9,484 | Jim Blyth (footballer, born 1911) | James Banes Blyth (9 August 1911 – 1979), generally known as Jim Blyth, was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Newtongrange, Arniston Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur, Hull City, Heart of Midlothian, Falkirk and St Johnstone. Football career After spells with junior clubs Newtongrange and Armiston Rangers, Blyth joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1936. The centre half featured in 11 matches in his time at White Hart Lane. He moved on to Hull City in 1937 to play in a further 72 matches before having spells at Heart of Midlothian, Falkirk (loan), St Johnstone and Forfar Athletic. References Category:1911 births Category:1979 deaths Category:Scottish footballers Category:Sportspeople from Midlothian Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Category:Hull City A.F.C. players Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Category:Falkirk F.C. players Category:St Johnstone F.C. players Category:Arniston Rangers F.C. players Category:Forfar Athletic F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Scottish Football League players Category:Date of death missing Category:Place of death missing Category:Peebles Rovers F.C. players Category:Association football central defenders |
9,485 | Calilena restricta | Calilena restricta is a species of funnel weaver in the family of spiders known as Agelenidae. It is found in the USA. Subspecies These two subspecies belong to the species Calilena restricta: Calilena restricta dixiana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 i c g Calilena restricta restricta Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 i g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Category:Agelenidae Category:Articles created by Qbugbot Category:Spiders described in 1941 |
9,486 | EuroWordNet | EuroWordNet is a system of semantic networks for European languages, based on WordNet. Each language develops its own wordnet but they are interconnected with interlingual links stored in the Interlingual Index (ILI). Unlike the original Princeton WordNet, most of the other wordnets are not freely available. Languages The original EuroWordNet project dealt with Dutch, Italian, Spanish, German, French, Czech, and Estonian. These wordnets are now frozen, but wordnets for other languages have been developed to varying degrees. License Some examples of EuroWordNet are available for free. Access to the full database, however, is charged. In some cases, OpenThesaurus and BabelNet may serve as a free alternative. External links Category:Lexical databases Category:Computational linguistics Category:Online dictionaries |
9,487 | South Connellsville Borough Municipal Authority | The South Connellsville Borough Municipal Authority was created in the 1940s to oversee the construction of the Sewage Disposal Plant and the sewerage lines that fed into that plant along the Youghiogheny River in South Connellsville. The treatment plant was completed in 1951. In 1990, in accordance with the Department of Environmental Protection mandate, the disposal plant was razed and a pump interconnecting station to the Connellsville Municipal Authority lines were made. presently, the SCBMA oversees maintenance and tap-ins of existing locations within South Connellsville Borough. See also List of municipal authorities in Fayette County, Pennsylvania References Category:Government of Fayette County, Pennsylvania Category:1940s establishments in Pennsylvania |
9,488 | Maria Bonita (novel) | Maria Bonita is a romance novel, one of a trilogy, based on the story of Maria, the wife of João Lopes da Costa Pinho. João Lopes da Costa Pinho emigrated to Brazil from Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. Some say he arrived barefoot but he went on to be immensely wealthy, owning some 32 cattle and cocoa farms in the state of Bahia, northeast Brazil. The marriage did not last but in their time together they became friends with the author Afrânio Peixoto and their colourful lives inspired this 1914 novel which caused a storm. In 1937 the book was turned into a film directed by Julien Mandel. Peixoto wrote the screenplay. Sources Category:1914 novels Category:Brazilian novels Category:Novels set in Bahia |
9,489 | Gimme the Power (2000 film) | Gimme the Power () is a 2000 Mexican crime film directed by Fernando Sariñana. Cast Demián Bichir - Gabriel Cecilia Suárez - Sofía Aguirre Luis Felipe Tovar - Comandante Eleuterio 'Elvis' Quijano Ximena Sariñana - Valentina Rodrigo Murray - Martín References External links Category:2000s crime films Category:Mexican films Category:Mexican crime films |
9,490 | 1985 São Toméan legislative election | Parliamentary elections were held in São Tomé and Príncipe on 30 September 1985. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe as the sole legal party. It therefore won all 51 seats in the National People's Assembly. Members of the Assembly were elected by the People's District Assemblies, which had been directly elected between 16 and 20 August. References Category:1985 elections in Africa Category:1985 in São Tomé and Príncipe Category:Elections in São Tomé and Príncipe Category:One-party elections Category:September 1985 events in Africa |
9,491 | Leroy Bolden | Leroy Bolden, Jr. (August 24, 1932 – October 31, 2008) was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns. He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans. Early years Bolden was born in Wabash, Arkansas, and attended Northern High School in Flint, Michigan, where he was an All-state halfback and contributed to the school winning a state championship in 1950. He also ran the 100 and 220-yard dash events on the track team, contributing to the school winning the state championship in 1949 and 1950. College career He played college football for Michigan State University from 1952 to 1954. As a member of the undefeated, national champion 1952 Michigan State Spartans football team, he gained 414 rushing yards on 53 carries, an average of 7.8 yards per carry. The following year, he led the 1953 Spartans (#3 in the final AP Poll) with 691 rushing yards on 127 carries, an average of 5.4 yards per carry. At the end of the 1953 season, Bolden was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team All-Big Ten player, and by the United Press as a second-team player on the 1953 College Football All-America Team. In 1985, he was inducted into the Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame. In 1989, he was inducted into the Greater Flint Afro-American Hall of Fame. Professional career Cleveland Browns Bolden was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round (73rd overall) of the 1955 NFL Draft. He spent from 1955 to 1957 serving his military service. He appeared in 23 games and gained 66 rushing yards on 19 carries for the Browns. He was used mostly as kickoff returner, registering 23 returns for 532 yards, including a 102-yard return for a touchdown in 1958. Dallas Cowboys Bolden was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft and was released before the start of the season. Personal life After football, he worked for Encyclopædia Britannica and Hewlett-Packard. He also served as an assistant director of admissions for Stanford University's graduate business school. References External links Hall of Fame bio Category:1932 births Category:2008 deaths Category:American football halfbacks Category:Sportspeople from Flint, Michigan Category:Players of American football from Michigan Category:Michigan State Spartans football players Category:Cleveland Browns players Category:Players of American football from Arkansas Category:People from Phillips County, Arkansas |
9,492 | Kyoto Sangyo University | is a high-level university founded in 1965 by the Japanese business community . History The university was established in 1965. The founder was Toshima Araki (, 1897–1978), and Hideo Iwakuro (岩畔 豪雄 Iwakuro Hideo, 10 October 1897 – 22 November 1970), the Japanese spy master who established the Nakano School during World War II. The university was opened with two faculties: Economics and Science. Later it added faculties and the graduate schools (master's courses in 1969, doctoral courses in 1971). In 2020, at least 16 students enrolled at the university contracted COVID-19 An official from the Kyoto municipal government described the growing of COVID-19 contractions at the university as "a cluster." Organization Undergraduate schools Faculty of Business Administration Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering Faculty of Cultural Studies Faculty of Economics Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Foreign Studies Faculty of Law Faculty of Life Sciences Faculty of Science Graduate schools Division of Economics Division of Management Division of Law Division of Foreign Languages (Master's courses only) Division of Science Division of Engineering Law School Research institutes Institute of Japanese Culture Institute for World Affairs Institute of Advanced Technology Avian Influenza Research Centre Institute of Comprehensive Academic Research Notable faculty Hideo Iwakuro - general Haruhiko Kindaichi - linguist Toshihide Maskawa - theoretical physicist; recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics Leiji Matsumoto - animator, manga artist Kiyoshi Oka - mathematician Notable alumni Takao Horiuchi - pop and enka singer Yoshiyuki Matsuoka - judoka, Olympic medalist June Osakada - track and field sprinter Fumiaki Tanaka - rugby player Kenjiro Todoroki - Olympic sailor, Olympic medalist Toshiki Yui - manga artist References External links Official website Category:Educational institutions established in 1965 Category:Private universities and colleges in Japan Category:Universities and colleges in Kyoto Prefecture Category:1965 establishments in Japan Category:Kansai Collegiate American Football League |
9,493 | Harry Gibson (disambiguation) | Harry Gibson (1915–1991) was a jazz pianist, singer and songwriter. Harry Gibson may also refer to: Harry Gibson (Australian footballer) (1878–1921), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne Harry Gibson (English footballer), English footballer for Clapton Orient Harry Gibson (field hockey) (born 1993), English field hockey player |
9,494 | Edward Foote | Vice-Admiral Sir Edward James Foote, KCB (20 April 1767 – 23 May 1833) was a prominent Royal Navy officer during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He served on a number of ships and at several actions, but is best known for becoming caught up in the aftermath of the collapse of the Parthenopean Republic at Naples in 1799. Foote had already signed a convention with rebel leaders assuring their safety when he was overruled by Lord Nelson. As a result, most of the rebels, including women, were executed. Nelson was heavily criticised for his role in the executions, but Foote failed to protest the decision until many years later, once Nelson was dead. This overshadowed his career and he did not serve in a position of responsibility again. He commanded the royal yacht during most of the Napoleonic Wars, and although he was knighted and continued to rise through the ranks post-war he did not see active service. He died in 1833 in Southampton. Life Edward Foote was born 20 April 1767 in Bishopsbourne, the son of Francis Hender Foote, a barrister turned priest, and his wife Catherine née Mann. His maternal uncle was Horatio Mann, a noted politician and cricketer. In 1779, Foote joined the Royal Navy Academy in Portsmouth and the following year was commissioned aboard during the American Revolutionary War. Later in 1780, Foote transferred from Dublin to the frigate and in 1781 served at the Battle of Dogger Bank against the Dutch. In the aftermath of the battle he moved again, joining the frigate under Captain James Gambier and observing the Battle of the Saintes in April 1782. Following the end of the war in 1783, Foote served on several ships as a lieutenant before joining under Captain William Cornwallis in the East Indies in 1788. While stationed in the East Indies, Foote was promoted to commander and took over the sloop , returning to Europe in 1792 in command of . In June 1794, Foote was promoted to post captain and was given the frigate . Niger served with the Channel Fleet until 1796, when it sailed to join the Mediterranean Fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir John Jervis. Niger was one of the fleet scouts at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in February 1797 and returned to Britain the following year. After a period attending King George III at Weymouth, Niger returned to Spithead and Foote, by royal request, was transferred to the larger frigate . Once again attached to the Mediterranean Fleet, Seahorse was one of the ships sent to reinforce the fleet under Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson prior to the Battle of the Nile. Foote was unable to find Nelson before the battle, but did encounter and capture the French frigate Sensible at the Action of 27 June 1798. After the battle of the Nile, Seahorse was attached to the blockade of Alexandria before transferring to Naples early in 1799. A French invasion of the Kingdom of Naples had overthrown the Neapolitan government and erected the Parthenopean Republic instead, run by disaffected Neapolitans. |
9,495 | Enes (genus) | Enes is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species: Enes alboguttatus Breuning, 1957 Enes aruensis Breuning, 1959 Enes bakeri Fisher, 1925 Enes enganensis Breuning, 1956 Enes familiaris Pascoe, 1864 Enes intinctus Pascoe, 1864 Enes irritans Pascoe, 1864 Enes juvencus Pascoe, 1864 Enes luzonicus Fisher, 1925 Enes marmoratus Fisher, 1925 Enes obliquus Pascoe, 1864 Enes pallidus Fisher, 1925 Enes porcellus Pascoe, 1864 Enes pulicaris Pascoe, 1864 Enes scutellaris Fisher, 1925 Enes setiger Fisher, 1925 Enes sibuyanus Fisher, 1925 Enes spinosus Fisher, 1925 References Category:Acanthocinini |
9,496 | Steven Campbell (footballer) | Steven Campbell (born 20 August 1986) is a Scottish central defender. Career The defender never made a first team appearance for Rangers but he was listed on the bench a number of times in the 2005–06 season. With Campbell's chances of breaking into the first team small, the then manager Paul Le Guen allowed him to gain experience in the First Division by moving to Partick Thistle for the first half of the 2006–07 season. He went on to make 15 senior league appearances for Partick Thistle and scored his first senior goal against Livingston. On 27 January 2008, Campbell signed for Airdrie United after spending over six months without a club after leaving Rangers in the summer of 2007. On 22 May that year he signed for Football West State League side Perth SC in Australia. Campbell returned to Scotland to join Fife side East Fife 3 December 2009, and he was appointed club captain five-years later, on 26 July 2014. References External links Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Rangers F.C. players Category:Partick Thistle F.C. players Category:Airdrieonians F.C. players Category:East Fife F.C. players Category:Scottish Football League players Category:Scottish Professional Football League players Category:Association football defenders Category:Scottish footballers |
9,497 | Corquoy | Corquoy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Sainte-Lunaise was merged into Corquoy. Geography An area of farming and forestry comprising a village and two hamlets situated in the Cher River valley some south of Bourges on the D35 and the D27 roads. Population Sights The twelfth-century church of St. Martin. The thirteenth-century chapel of the old priory of Grandmont. See also Communes of the Cher department References External links Corquoy on the Quid website Category:Communes of Cher (department) |
9,498 | Homomorphic signatures for network coding | Network coding has been shown to optimally use bandwidth in a network, maximizing information flow but the scheme is very inherently vulnerable to pollution attacks by malicious nodes in the network. A node injecting garbage can quickly affect many receivers. The pollution of network packets spreads quickly since the output of (even an) honest node is corrupted if at least one of the incoming packets is corrupted. An attacker can easily corrupt a packet even if it is encrypted by either forging the signature or by producing a collision under the hash function. This will give an attacker access to the packets and the ability to corrupt them. Denis Charles, Kamal Jain and Kristin Lauter designed a new homomorphic encryption signature scheme for use with network coding to prevent pollution attacks. The homomorphic property of the signatures allows nodes to sign any linear combination of the incoming packets without contacting the signing authority. In this scheme it is computationally infeasible for a node to sign a linear combination of the packets without disclosing what linear combination was used in the generation of the packet. Furthermore, we can prove that the signature scheme is secure under well known cryptographic assumptions of the hardness of the discrete logarithm problem and the computational Elliptic curve Diffie–Hellman. Network coding Let be a directed graph where is a set, whose elements are called vertices or nodes, and is a set of ordered pairs of vertices, called arcs, directed edges, or arrows. A source wants to transmit a file to a set of the vertices. One chooses a vector space (say of dimension ), where is a prime, and views the data to be transmitted as a bunch of vectors . The source then creates the augmented vectors by setting where is the -th coordinate of the vector . There are zeros before the first '1' appears in . One can assume without loss of generality that the vectors are linearly independent. We denote the linear subspace (of ) spanned by these vectors by . Each outgoing edge computes a linear combination, , of the vectors entering the vertex where the edge originates, that is to say where . We consider the source as having input edges carrying the vectors . By induction, one has that the vector on any edge is a linear combination and is a vector in . The k-dimensional vector is simply the first k coordinates of the vector . We call the matrix whose rows are the vectors , where are the incoming edges for a vertex , the global encoding matrix for and denote it as . In practice the encoding vectors are chosen at random so the matrix is invertible with high probability. Thus any receiver, on receiving can find by solving where the are the vectors formed by removing the first coordinates of the vector . Decoding at the receiver Each receiver, , gets vectors which are random linear combinations of the ’s. In fact, if then Thus we can invert the linear transformation to find the ’s with high |
9,499 | 2009 Dally M Awards | The 2009 Dally M Awards were presented on Tuesday 8 September 2009 at the State Theatre in Sydney and broadcast on Fox Sports. Dally M Medal-Player of the Year Presented by the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd Dally M Player of the Year Winner: Jarryd Hayne, Parramatta Eels Player votes tally (top 10) Dally M Awards The Dally M Awards were, as usual, conducted at the close of the regular season and hence do not take games played in the finals series into account. The Dally M Medal is for the official player of the year while the Provan-Summons Medal is for the fans' of "people's choice" player of the year. Team of the Year See also Dally M Awards Dally M Medal National Rugby League season 2009 References Dally M Awards Dally M Awards Category:Dally M Awards |
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