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9,500 | Thomas Hood | Thomas Hood (23 May 1799 – 3 May 1845) was an English poet, author and humorist, best known for poems such as "The Bridge of Sighs" and "The Song of the Shirt". Hood wrote regularly for The London Magazine, Athenaeum, and Punch. He later published a magazine largely consisting of his own works. Hood, never robust, lapsed into invalidism by the age of 41 and died at the age of 45. William Michael Rossetti in 1903 called him "the finest English poet" between the generations of Shelley and Tennyson. Hood was the father of playwright and humorist Tom Hood (1835–1874). Early life He was born in London to Thomas Hood and Elizabeth Sands in the Poultry (Cheapside) above his father's bookshop. Hood's paternal family had been Scottish farmers from the village of Errol near Dundee. The elder Hood was a partner in the business of Verner, Hood and Sharp, a member of the Associated Booksellers. Hood's son, Tom Hood, claimed that his grandfather had been the first to open up the book trade with America and he had great success with new editions of old books. "Next to being a citizen of the world," writes Thomas Hood in his Literary Reminiscences, "it must be the best thing to be born a citizen of the world's greatest city." On the death of her husband in 1811, his mother moved to Islington, where Thomas Hood had a schoolmaster who appreciating his talents, "made him feel it impossible not to take an interest in learning while he seemed so interested in teaching." Under the care of this "decayed dominie", he earned a few guineas – his first literary fee – by revising for the press a new edition of the 1788 novel Paul and Virginia. Hood left his private schoolmaster at 14 years of age and was admitted soon after into the counting house of a friend of his family, where he "turned his stool into a Pegasus on three legs, every foot, of course, being a dactyl or a spondee." However, the uncongenial profession affected his health, which was never strong, and he began to study engraving. The exact nature and course of his study is unclear: various sources tell different stories. Reid emphasizes his work under his maternal uncle Robert Sands, but no deeds of apprenticeship exist and we also know from his letters that he studied with a Mr Harris. Hood's daughter in her Memorials mentions her father's association with the Le Keux brothers, who were successful engravers in the City. The labour of engraving was no better for his health than the counting house had been, and Hood was sent to his father's relations at Dundee, Scotland. There he stayed in the house of his maternal aunt, Jean Keay, for some months and then, on falling out with her, moved on to the boarding house of one of her friends, Mrs Butterworth, where he lived for the rest of his time in Scotland. In Dundee, Hood made a number of close friends with whom he continued to correspond for many years. |
9,501 | Soheila Zaland | Sohaila Zaland (Pashto: سهیلا ځلاند) (Dari: سهیلا زلاند) is a popular singer of Afghanistan. She is the daughter of singer and composer Ustad Zaland. She is sister of composer Farid Zaland and singers Shahla Zaland and Wahid Zaland. Personal life Sohaila is married to an Iranian-American. Her song Waqti Ashiq Shawi (When you fall in love) has been sung by many Iranian singers, notably Hayedeh. In one of her interviews on Afghan diaspora TV network, she talked about her family's disapproval of her singing. In recent years, she has managed to keep a low profile. References Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Afghan musicians Category:Afghan singers Category:Afghan female singers |
9,502 | Chilean ship Capitán Prat | Several ships of the Chilean Navy have been named Prat or Capitán Prat after Arturo Prat, commander of the Chilean ship during the War of the Pacific , a ship ordered by Chile but finally purchased by Japan (1890) See also Capitan Prat (disambiguation) Category:Chilean Navy ship names |
9,503 | South 272nd Street station | South 272nd Street is a future station on Sound Transit's Federal Way Link Extension, part of the Link light rail system. It will be located in southwestern Kent, Washington at the current Star Lake Park and Ride, adjacent to the intersection of Interstate 5 and South 272nd Street. Construction of the station was originally approved by voters in the 2008 Sound Transit 2 ballot measure, but deferred two years later after a funding shortfall. The Sound Transit 3 ballot measure, passed in 2016, re-instated funding and approval for the station, as well as an extension to Federal Way Transit Center. The extension is scheduled to open in 2024. Location South 272nd Street station is proposed as a retained cut structure attached to a 1,240-stall parking garage to replace the existing Star Lake Park and Ride near the intersection of Interstate 5 and South 272nd Street. The park-and-ride closed on March 22, 2020, to prepare for light rail construction. An alternative option that was not chosen as the preferred route in July 2015 would have placed the station at the intersection of State Route 99 and South 272nd Street, closer to the Redondo neighborhood in Des Moines. The station's location was finalized in January 2017, after negotiations with Federal Way Public Schools over the impacts to an elementary school on the south side of South 272nd Street. The school district will construct a new elementary school at the Redondo Park and Ride on State Route 99, while the current site can be used for light rail construction. References External links Federal Way Link Extension Category:Future Link light rail stations Category:Federal Way, Washington Category:Link light rail stations in King County, Washington Category:Railway stations scheduled to open in 2024 |
9,504 | Hybrid (1997 film) | Hybrid is a 1997 American science fiction horror film, directed by Fred Olen Ray. It is a remake of the 1987 film Creepozoids. Plot A team of commandos take shelter in an abandoned research facility during an ion storm. They are attacked by a creature which is a hybrid of human and alien. Cast John Blyth Barrymore as Dr. Paul Hamilton Brinke Stevens as Dr. Leslie Morgan J.J. North as Carla Ferguson Tim Abell as McQueen Ted Monte as Milo Tyrel Peter Spellos as Sergeant Frank Blaine Bob Bragg as Pike Nikki Fritz as Susan Robert Quarry as Dr. Farrell Production The film starred John Blyth Barrymore who had appeared on several films for Fred Olen Ray. He says the film was shot in six days of which Barrymore filmed three. The film includes footage from Ray's Biohazard: The Alien Force. References External links Review of film at Letterbox DVD Review at Mondo Bizarro Category:1997 films Category:Films directed by Fred Olen Ray Category:American science fiction films Category:1997 science fiction films |
9,505 | Julianne Baird | Julianne Baird (born December 10, 1952 in Statesville, North Carolina) is an American soprano best known for her singing in Baroque works, in both opera and sacred music. She has nearly 100 recordings to her credit and is a well-traveled recitalist and soloist with major symphony orchestras. She is also a noted teacher of voice. Background Baird grew up in Kent, Ohio, graduating from Kent's Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1970. She studied voice and musicology at the Eastman School of Music, earned a Diploma in Performance Practice from the Salzburg Mozarteum, and earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in music history from Stanford University. Baird is a distinguished professor at Rutgers University-Camden where she directs a Madrigal Ensemble and teaches Music History, specifically Ancient Music, Renaissance Music and Baroque Music. She frequently teaches master classes and workshops throughout the United States. She published an annotated translation of the 18th-century treatise, Introduction to the Art of Singing by Johann Friedrich Agricola (Cambridge University Press,1995). As a performer, she is best known for performances of music by Johann Sebastian Bach (especially the B-minor Mass, the Magnificat, and a number of cantatas) and George Frideric Handel (especially Messiah). She has recorded a number of less well-known Handel operas (including Deidamia, Siroe, Muzio Scevola, Sosarme, and Berenice). She has also sung works by Henry Purcell, John Dowland, Claudio Monteverdi, and Georg Philipp Telemann. Modern American composers whose music she has performed include Lukas Foss and Steve Reich. References Sources Cummings, David (ed.), "Baird, Julianne", International Who's Who in Classical Music, Routledge, 2003, p. 38. Gehman, Geoff, "Spotlight on Julianne Baird Soprano Can Fit Classical Music into Social Setting", Morning Call, 16 January 1999, p. A7. Stearns, David Patrick, "A Career Full of Incident - Julianne Baird, Baroque Soprano Extraordinaire", Philadelphia Inquirer, 19 October 2005 External links Home Page Department of Fine Arts, Camden College, Rutgers Amherst Early Music Category:1952 births Category:Living people Category:American operatic sopranos Category:American sopranos Category:People from Kent, Ohio Category:People from Statesville, North Carolina |
9,506 | Tun Ali of Malacca | Bendahara Sri Nara Diraja Tun Ali was the fourth bendahara, or prime minister of the Malaccan Sultanate. He was the penghulu bendahari of Malacca before becoming bendahara. He had allegedly conspired to assassinate the Hindu sultan of Malacca, Raja Sri Parameswara Dewa Shah. According to other sources, Tun Ali and his nephew, Raja Kassim was conspiring to murder Raja Rokan who was disliked by palace officials. It was said that during the attack, Raja Rokan who was with Sri Parameswara stabbed the king in retaliation to an attacker stabbing Raja Rokan. Tun Ali and Raja Kassim was unsuccessful to save the king. Tun Ali then installed Raja Kassim as the monarch of Malacca who took the title Sultan Muzaffar Shah. Tun Ali stepped down in 1446 upon the advice of Sultan Muzaffar in favour of Bendahara Paduka Raja Tun Perak. Grandson Tun Ali's grandson by Tun Tahir (who shared the same name with him) married Tun Fatimah, the daughter of his second son Bendahara Seri Maharaja Tun Mutahir. Tun Ali was then executed on the order of Sultan Mahmud Shah along with Tun Mutahir after Tun Mutahir was accused of treason by Raja Mudaliar. Sultan Mahmud then married Tun Fatimah. References Further reading Modul Latihan Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Sejarah, Pusat Perkembangan Kurikulum Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia. Malaysia Kita, International Law Book Services, Kuala Lumpur, 2005 External links https://web.archive.org/web/20060413202402/http://sejarahmalaysia.pnm.my/ Category:History of Malacca Category:People from Malacca Category:Malaysian Muslims Category:Malaysian criminals Category:Malaysian people of Tamil descent Category:Malaysian people of Indian descent |
9,507 | Code Blue (TV series) | is a Japanese television drama broadcast by Fuji TV. Season 1 ran in 2008 and season 2 ran in 2010. Season 3 began airing in July 2017. A movie was released in 2018. The theme song is Hanabi of Mr.Children. Synopsis Season 1 The "Doctor Helicopter" system was legalized in Japan in June 2007. A medical team is dispatched to the patients on a helicopter to provide medical care in the field as soon as possible. Four young physicians are assigned to this latest medical system as "fellows". At the start of their "fellowship", they experience traumatic medical situations, deal with personal ambitions, witness the fragility of life, and they grow personally and professionally. Special After their suspension from the tunnel incident, the four "fellows": Aizawa, Shiraishi, Hiyama, Fujikawa together with nurse Saejima, are back on Shohoku's Emergency Medical Services. But as soon as they return, Kuroda suddenly hands in his resignation. Meanwhile, a train in Chiba meets a major accident. Season 2 "Doctor Helicopter" candidate Kōsaku Aizawa (Tomohisa Yamashita) does his best in the medical care spot. This season takes place in the winter, starting on Christmas Eve where the doctors spend their holiday on lifesaving. The appearance of Keisuke Tachibana (Kippei Shiina) who shares a past with Kanna Mitsui (Ryō) seems to pose a threat to whether the interns will last through their last year of "fellowship". Season 3 The main story takes place 7 years after Season 2. This season sees our familiar four doctors as seniors passing on their knowledge to the new generation, with the appearance of three fellows: Natori Soma (Daiki Arioka), Yokomine Akari (Yuko Araki), and Haitani Shunpei (Narita Ryo). Saejima and Fujikawa seems to have taken their relationship to another step, while Saejima is enjoying her fulfilling role as the head nurse and the only flight nurse. However, just as Shohoku's Emergency Medical Services faces a shortage of manpower, Kanna Mitsui requests for temporary retirement, although Aizawa has just returned. Movie The movie starts with the marriage talk of Saejima and Fujikawa. And talks of Aizawa and Hiyama leaving lifesaving. Meanwhile a major ferry accident takes place. Cast Tomohisa Yamashita as Kōsaku Aizawa Yui Aragaki as Megumi Shiraishi Erika Toda as Mihoko Hiyama Yōsuke Asari as Kazuo Fujikawa Kiyoshi Kodama as Yoshiaki Tadokoro (Emergency Unit Chief, special appearance) Manami Higa as Haruka Saejima (nurse) Toshirō Yanagiba as Shūji Kuroda (flight doctor) Masanobu Katsumura as Tadashi Morimoto (flight doctor) Ryō as Kanna Mitsui (flight doctor) Kippei Shiina as Keisuke Tachibana (flight doctor) Susumu Terajima as Hisashi Kaji (pilot) Tetta Sugimoto as Akira Saijo (brain surgeon) Daiki Arioka as Soma Natori Yuko Araki as Akari Yokomine Ryo Narita as Shunpei Haitani Fumika Baba as futaba Yukimura Awards and nominations International broadcast Code Blue Season 3 premiered on July 23, 2017 on WakuWaku Japan in Singapore, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indonesia, Taiwan and Mongolia. References External links Official website Category:2008 Japanese television series debuts Category:2010 Japanese television series endings Category:Japanese medical television series Category:Japanese drama television series Category:Fuji Television dramas |
9,508 | Marat Butuyev | Marat Stanislavovich Butuyev (; born 8 May 1992) is a Russian professional football player. Club career He played for FC Alania Vladikavkaz in the 2012–13 Russian Cup game against FC Tyumen on 27 September 2012. He made his Russian Football National League debut for Alania on 12 August 2013 in a game against FC Salyut Belgorod. References External links Career summary by sportbox.ru Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Russian footballers Category:Association football defenders Category:FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players Category:Russian expatriate footballers Category:Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan Category:FC Atyrau players Category:Expatriate footballers in Georgia (country) Category:Expatriate footballers in Armenia Category:Kazakhstan Premier League players |
9,509 | Musica Ficta (disambiguation) | Musica Ficta is a Latin musical term for feigned music. Musica Ficta may also refer to: Música Ficta (Colombian ensemble) or Música Ficta, an early music ensemble founded in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1988 Musica Ficta (Spanish ensemble), a Spanish early music ensemble founded in 1992 by Raúl Mallavibarrena Musica Ficta (Danish ensemble), a Danish choral group founded in 1996 by Bo Holten Musica Ficta (Italian ensemble), a musical ensemble Musica Ficta, a novel by Anne Kennedy |
9,510 | Veronica Gonzalez Peña | Veronica Gonzalez Peña is an American writer and filmmaker, and is a faculty member at Stetson University, Florida. Biography In 2006 she founded rockypoint Press, a series of artist/writer collaborative prints, books, and films. Gonzalez Peña's 2007 novel twin time: or how death befell me won the Premio Aztlán Literary Prize in 2008. Her book on the Mexican drug war, So Far From God was part of the semiotext(e) exhibition in the 2014 Whitney Biennial. Since 2013, Gonzalez Peña has moved into increasingly performative work, writing scripts for films she directs and produces. Her first play, Neck of the Woods, premiered in Manchester 2015, and starred Charlotte Rampling and Hélène Grimaud. Her films include On Becoming, with Michael Silverblatt, Chris Kraus, and Hedi El Kholti and Cordelia, with Michel Auder, Pat Steir, and Alice Zimmerman. Her documentary Pat Steir: Artist premiered at the Film Society of Lincoln Center's New York Jewish Film Festival in 2019. She is currently working on a documentary about Lawrence Weiner. Bibliography Juncture, 2003 (Soft Skull Press). twin time: or, how death befell me, 2007 (Semiotext(e)). The Sad Passions, 2013 (Semiotext(e)). So Far From God, 2014 (Semiotext(e)). Filmography Like a Shadow (2013), 38 minutes On Becoming (2014), 49 minutes Cordelia (2015), 75 minutes Pat Steir: Artist (2019), 74 minutes References Category:Stetson University faculty Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people |
9,511 | Borek, Nysa County | Borek () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korfantów, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Korfantów, east of Nysa, and south-west of the regional capital Opole. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). The village has a population of 223. References Borek |
9,512 | Zynnell Zuh | Lydia Zynnell Zuh (born July 18, 1990) is a Ghanaian fashion icon, actress, writer, producer, television personality and philanthropist who hails from the Volta region of Ghana. She joined the Ghana movie industry in 2004 and has since received several awards for her work including, Glitz Style Awards, City People Entertainment Awards and Golden Movie Awards . Early Life and Education Zynnell Zuh was born in Accra, Ghana. She had her secondary school education at Wesley Girls Senior High School. And then furthered at University of Ghana where she acquired a bachelor's degree in Geography and Information Studies. Career Zynnell Zuh joined the Ghana Movie Industry in 2004. Her first screen appearance was through the TV series ‘Sticking to the Promise’ by Point Blank Media. The actress, who was discovered by Shirley Frimpong-Manso, shot into fame in 2010 after starring in several television series and movies, including 'Tears of a Smile'. She later ventured into movie productions where she produced When Love Comes Around, which won an award at the 2015 Africa Magic Viewer's Choice awards. Works She produced When Loves Comes Around, Love Regardless and Anniversary. Philanthropy As of 2016, she was the ambassador for the United Against Child Poverty Campaign, an initiative by the African Rights Initiative International to help eradicate child poverty in Africa. She is also a Patron of Inspire Africa NGO. Filmography She has starred in several movies including: Adams Apples Seduction Single six When Love comes around Love Regardless Anniversary Just Married Hire a Man Shampaign Deranged Crazy Lovely Cool (Musical Drama Series) The Table Life and Living It Different Shades of Blue For Better For War Wannebe Deadline Awards and Nominations She has won several awards including: References Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Ghanaian actresses Category:University of Ghana alumni Category:African fashion Category:Ghanaian fashion |
9,513 | Mnesiloba cauditornata | Mnesiloba cauditornata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Guinea. References Category:Moths described in 1931 Category:Eupitheciini |
9,514 | 2010 Oceania Handball Championship | The 2010 Oceania Handball Championship took place in Porirua, New Zealand from 8–10 May. By winning, Australia secured the Oceania bid for the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship in Sweden. The tournament was held as a double round robin. Participating nations were Australia, New Zealand and the Cook Islands. Table Results References Report on International Handball Federation web page. 22 January, 2011 External links 2011 WC Qualification (Men), Team Handball News Stats on Tudor.com Oceania men championship Category:Oceania Handball Championship Category:2010 in New Zealand sport Category:International handball competitions hosted by New Zealand Category:May 2010 sports events in New Zealand |
9,515 | Deraeocorini | Deraeocorini is a tribe of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 19 genera and more than 340 described species in Deraeocorini. Genera These 19 genera belong to the tribe Deraeocorini: Acutifromiris Hernandez & Stonedahl, 1999 Agastictus Bergroth, 1922 Alloeotomus Fieber, 1858 Apoderaeocoris Nakatani, Yasunaga et Takai, 2007 Cimicicapsus Poppius, 1915 Cimidaeorus Hsiao & Ren, 1983 Deraeocapsus Knight, 1921 Deraeocoris Kirschbaum, 1856 Diplozona Van Duzee, 1915 Eurybrochis Kirkaldy, 1902 Eurychilopterella Reuter, 1909 Eustictus Reuter, 1909 Fingulus Distant, 1904 Kalamemiris Hosseini & Cassis, 2017 Klopicoris Van Duzee, 1915 Platycapsus Reuter, 1904 Pseudocamptobrochis Poppius, 1911 Strobilocapsus Bliven, 1956 Termatomiris Ghauri, 1975 References Further reading Category:Hemiptera tribes Category:Deraeocorinae |
9,516 | Hymen (disambiguation) | The hymen is a fold of mucous membrane which surrounds or partially covers the external vaginal opening. Hymen may also refer to: People Frederic Hymen Cowen (1852–1935), British pianist, conductor and composer Hymen Lipman (19th century), American inventor Slymenstra Hymen (born 1966), female dancer and occasional vocalist of the heavy metal band Gwar Other uses Hymen (god), the god of marriage ceremonies in Greek mythology Hymen Records, an imprint of the record label Ant-Zen, distributed by IRIS See also Hyman, a given name and surname Hymen o Hymenee an 1889 painting by Filipino painter Juan Luna Category:Masculine given names |
9,517 | Oeiras, Piauí | Oeiras is a municipality in the Microregion of Picos, in the northeastern Brazilian State of Piauí. According to the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), its population was 37,029 inhabitants in 2019. The municipality covers an area of 2,720 km². The mayor, as of 2017, was José Raimundo de Sá Lopes. References Category:Municipalities in Piauí |
9,518 | Sororopán-tepui | Sororopán-tepui is a long ridge in Bolívar state, Venezuela. It has a maximum elevation of around and its densely forested slopes cover an estimated area of . The ridge has a southwest–northeast orientation and is characterised by a steep southern face. Part of the Ptari Massif, it lies just south of Carrao-tepui and neighbouring Ptari-tepui. See also Distribution of Heliamphora References Further reading Morton, C.V. (1957). Pteridophyta: Ptari-tepuí. [pp. 729–741] In: J.A. Steyermark et al. Botanical exploration in Venezuela -- 4. Fieldiana: Botany 28(4): 679–1225. Vegas-Vilarrúbia, T., S. Nogué & V. Rull (August 2012). Global warming, habitat shifts and potential refugia for biodiversity conservation in the neotropical Guayana Highlands. Biological Conservation 152: 159–168. Category:Ridges Category:Tepuis of Venezuela Category:Landforms of Venezuela Category:Landforms of Bolívar (state) |
9,519 | Highland Park, Illinois | Highland Park is a suburban city in Lake County, Illinois, United States, about north of downtown Chicago. As of the 2018 population estimate, the population was 29,622. Highland Park is one of several municipalities located on the North Shore of the Chicago metropolitan area. History In 1867, ten men purchased Highland Park for $39,198.70. They were the original stockholders of the Highland Park Building Company. Following construction of the Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad, a depot was established at Highland Park and a plat, extending south to Central Avenue, was laid out in 1856. Highland Park was established as a city on March 11, 1869, with a population of 500, and evolved from two settlements—St. John and Port Clinton. Highland Park was named from its parklike setting at a lofty elevation relative to the lake, and was given its name from Walter S. Gurnee. The town annexed the village of Ravinia in 1899. From its establishment in 1869 until November 1, 1900, Highland Park was a "dry" community, in which the sale of alcoholic drinks was prohibited. Overview Highland Park has several attractions including a vibrant downtown shopping district and the Ravinia Festival. Ravinia Festival is an open-air pavilion seating 3,200, which hosts classical, pop and jazz concerts in the summers. It has been the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1936. Concert-goers can purchase seats in the covered pavilion or tickets to sit on the lawn. Many visitors arrive early and picnic on the lawn before and during concerts. The festival is located in Ravinia District, originally an artists' colony, which still retains much of its early character and architecture. Highland Park has several landmark structures listed in the National Register of Historic Places, notably the Willits House by Frank Lloyd Wright. In addition to several houses designed by Wright, the National Register lists homes designed by prominent architects including John S. Van Bergen, Howard Van Doren Shaw, Robert E. Seyfarth, and David Adler. Landscape architect Jens Jensen lived in Highland Park and designed a number of projects in the community that are listed on the register. There are three public beaches in Highland Park: Rosewood Beach, Moraine Beach (part of which is available for off-leash dogs) and Park Avenue Beach (which also has a boating facility). Highland Park is also home to the North Shore Yacht Club. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.27%, is water. Its geographic features include a bluff running along of Lake Michigan shoreline and deep, wooded ravines extending up to inland. Elevations range from above sea level. Demographics As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 29,763 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 91.05% White, 1.84% Black or African American, 2.9% Asian, 0.18% Native American, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.51% of some other race and 1.48% of two or more races. 7.28% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). As of the census of 2000, there were 31,365 people, 11,521 households, and |
9,520 | Walter Evans Edge | Walter Evans Edge (November 20, 1873October 29, 1956) was an American diplomat and politician. A Republican, he was twice the Governor of New Jersey, from 1917 to 1919 and again from 1944 to 1947, serving as governor during both World War I and World War II. Edge also served as United States Senator representing New Jersey from 1919 to 1929 and as United States Ambassador to France from 1929 to 1933. Early life Edge was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 20, 1873. His father, William Edge, worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad. His mother Mary (Evans) Edge, died when he was two years old. At the age of four Edge moved to Pleasantville, New Jersey, where the family of his stepmother, Wilhelmina (Scull) Edge, operated a small hotel. His formal education went only as far as the eighth grade in a two-room public school in Pleasantville. As a youth, Edge demonstrated a desire to succeed in business and he acquired an interest in politics. At the age of ten, he and another boy started a four-page weekly newspaper devoted to social news, the Pleasantville Bladder, which had a circulation of approximately one hundred. Edge also attended Pleasantville Republican party rallies and later recounted that he came away from these events feeling great excitement and a growing determination to someday participate in politics himself. Business career In 1888, at the age of fourteen, Edge began working for the Atlantic Review, then Atlantic City's only newspaper, providing it with news and social notes pertaining to Pleasantville and nearby communities. Later in 1888, Edge took another job with the newspaper, serving primarily as a printer's devil and performing a wide variety of other jobs as well. Edge's position at the Atlantic Review introduced him to many of the hotel owners and businessmen in rapidly growing Atlantic City. Edge moved from Pleasantville to Atlantic City the same year. At the age of sixteen, Edge took a part-time job with John M. Dorland, who operated an Atlantic City advertising business. Dorland solicited advertising from Atlantic City hotels for Philadelphia and New York newspapers. Dorland was in poor health when Edge joined him and within a few months, Edge was running the business. When Dorland died less than one year later, his widow sold the business to Edge, who was then seventeen years old, for $500. Edge financed the purchase with a note that a hotel owner agreed to co-sign for him. Under Edge's management, the Dorland Agency grew into multimillion-dollar advertising agency, with offices in numerous cities in the United States and Europe. In 1893 Edge founded the Atlantic City Guest, a summer newspaper devoted to the activities of the resort's vacationers. The success of the paper led Edge to start a similar paper in Jacksonville, Florida, during the winter of 1894–1895. On March 4, 1895 Edge established the Atlantic City Daily Press (now the Press of Atlantic City) as the successor to the Atlantic City Guest, which eventually became the Atlantic City area's dominant newspaper. Edge's income from the Press soon exceeded $20,000 annually. In 1905, |
9,521 | Connolly, Western Australia | Connolly is a northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup adjacent to Joondalup's central business district. It was built in the late 1980s as a golf course estate. Its eastern border backs onto the Mitchell Freeway. Many homes feature on the edges of Connolly but the homes bordering the golf course are generally larger and more affluent. The suburb was named in honour of John Connolly who held land in the area in 1838. Connolly was a private in the 63rd Regiment who arrived in the colony in 1829 and who farmed at Upper Swan and Bindoon after being discharged in 1834. Geography Connolly is bounded by Shenton Avenue to the north, the Mitchell Freeway to the east, Hodges Drive to the south, and Marmion Avenue to the west. Education The suburb is served by a single primary school, Connolly Primary School, located on the eastern side of the suburb. Government school students attend different high schools based upon which side of the golf course they reside. Those on the western side attend Ocean Reef Senior High School, while those in the east attend Belridge Senior High School. Some students opt to attend Lake Joondalup Baptist College or Prendiville Catholic College, both independent schools. Significant events An entire local street, namely Prairie Dunes Place has gained notability for its annual Christmas lights display. Since 1999, the street has been raising funds for the Association for the Blind WA and in this time has raised in excess of $80,000 [AUD] (2007) towards the training of guide dogs. Transport The suburb is served by bus links which provide connections back to the Joondalup Line via either the Whitfords or Joondalup railway stations. Bus routes 460 Whitfords - Joondalup 461 Whitfords - Joondalup 462 Whitfords - Joondalup 470 Whitfords - Joondalup References Category:Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Category:Suburbs in the City of Joondalup |
9,522 | Chiara Siracusa | Chiara Siracusa better known by her mononym Chiara (born 25 September 1976), is a Maltese singer. She represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, 2005, and 2009 and is with a second and a third place the third most successful participant who never won the contest (behind Germany's Katja Ebstein and Wind). Biography Eurovision 1998 In 1998, she won Malta's Song for Europe festival, the national pre-selection for Eurovision, with the gentle ballad "The One That I Love", which she then took to the contest in Birmingham. With Eurovision being a national passion in a country that has so far never won the contest, much of Malta held its collective breath in the latter stages of the event as their entry held a joint lead with Israel, with only one country left to declare its vote. But Chiara was to suffer heartbreak in the end, as Macedonia gave her no points at all, leaving her behind the victorious Dana International of Israel, and even pushing her narrowly into third place behind Imaani of the United Kingdom. That was still enough to qualify as Malta's best ever placing at the time, from the 1992 contest. Chiara told in a BBC interview two years later that she cried for several hours in the bathroom of her hotel suite after losing at Eurovision, but she came to see her high scoring as an achievement. Eurovision 2005 In 2005, aiming for another chance at Eurovision, Chiara re-entered the Song for Europe festival, and along with 21 other entries reached the final on 19 February with the song Angel, another ballad which this time she wrote and composed herself. For the first time, Malta's Eurovision entry was selected solely by a public vote. Chiara won with 11,935 phone calls, 566 ahead of her nearest rival Olivia Lewis, and so represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev, Ukraine. Chiara had the distinction of joining an unusually extensive list of 2005 competitors who had competed previously in the contest, including Iceland's 1999 runner-up Selma, and Greece's Helena Paparizou, who in the 2001 contest was lead singer of third-placed Antique. Chiara came second in the Contest with 192 points, putting her ahead of Malta's only other Eurovision runner-up, Ira Losco and making "Angel" the most successful Maltese entry of all time. One scholarly study has claimed that, were it not for the effects of regional "bloc" voting, Chiara would have won the Contest. After the result in 2005, Chiara had been working a lot around Malta and abroad, most notably in Greece and Cyprus.. She hosted the Malta Song for Europe in 2008. Eurovision 2009 The loss of her father in 2008 became tough time for Chiara, but as a tribute to him she was even more determined to achieve further success. Chiara returned to the Malta Eurosong finals with a song composed by Belgian songwriters Gregory Bilsen and Marc Paelinck. On 7 February 2009, Chiara won the Maltese preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. She represented Malta in the first semi-final in |
9,523 | American Studies Association | The American Studies Association (ASA) is a scholarly organization founded in 1951. It is the oldest scholarly organization devoted to the interdisciplinary study of U.S. culture and history. The ASA works to promote meaningful dialogue about the U.S., throughout the U.S. and across the globe. Its purpose is to support scholars and scholarship committed to original research, innovative and effective teaching, critical thinking, and public discussion and debate. The ASA consists of almost 5,000 individual members along with 2,200 library and other institutional subscribers. It publishes the journal American Quarterly at Johns Hopkins University Press. The concerns and activities of the organization are international in scope. History The American Studies Association was founded for purposes of the promotion of the study of American culture through the encouragement of research, teaching, publication, the strengthening of relations among persons and institutions in this country and abroad devoted to such studies, and the broadening of knowledge among the general public about American culture in all its diversity and complexity. American Studies departments, programs, and centers exist around the world. Officers and governance Past Presidents of the ASA include Carl Bode (1951–52), Daniel J. Boorstin (1969), Daniel Aaron (1972–73), William H. Goetzmann (1974–75), Janice Radway (1998–99). Recent presidents have included: Curis Marez, Lisa Duggan, David Roediger, Robert Warrior, Kandice Chuh, Roderick Ferguson, and Scott Kurashige. Membership Membership is available to any individual with an interest in the study of American culture. Colleges, universities, museums, foundations, societies and other institutions can also be members of the ASA. Chapters The ASA includes thirteen chapters: The American Studies Association of Texas The California American Studies Association The Chesapeake American Studies Association The Eastern American Studies Association The Great Lakes American Studies Association The Hawaii American Studies Association The Kentucky-Tennessee American Studies Association The Mid-America American Studies Association The New England American Studies Association The New York Metro American Studies Association The Pacific Northwest American Studies Association The Rocky Mountain American Studies Association The Southern American Studies Association Publications The ASA regularly produces several publications including: The American Quarterly (AQ): Published in March, June, September, and December, the Journal's essays engage with important issues in American studies. It is available online to ASA members and through Project Muse and JSTOR. The ASA E-Newsletter: Published quarterly, this newsletter provides information on programs, publications and opportunities relevant to ASA members, while aiming to promote a broader awareness of the challenges facing the American Studies Community. The Encyclopedia of American Studies: An online database featuring over 750 searchable articles. The ASA claims that the "Encyclopedia of American Studies is the leading reference work for the field." Annual meetings The annual ASA meeting features speakers and workshops connected to a broad theme important to the field. The upcoming 2019 meeting will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii under the theme of "Build As We Fight." Recent meetings have been held in Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; Toronto, Canada; Los Angeles, California. Subsequent meetings are scheduled for November 12–15, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland and October 7–10, 2021 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Prizes and grants |
9,524 | Quartier-Militaire | Quartier Militaire is a village in the centre of Mauritius, found in the Moka District. It houses the region's District Council. Its quarters and suburbs include Bonne Veine, Esperance, Valetta, Providence, Route 16, Royal Plaza, Hilton Street and Vuillemin. Environment Quartier Militaire is known for its cold temperature in Mauritius. The coolest temperature ever recorded in Quartier-Militaire was 5 degrees Celsius and also the cloudiest. To the east lies Camp De Masques, where the climate is hotter and also Medine, which has a much milder climate. Going to the south lies Phoenix which is the closest town to Quartier Militaire. To the west lies the developing area of Saint Pierre. Areas neighbouring the town are Curepipe, Hermitage, Belle Rive, Alma, Saint Pierre, Verdun, Highlands, Mont Ida and Melrose. Facilities Educational institutes like the Shrimati Indira Gandhi SSS college, Quartier Militaire SSS (Girls) college are found there. The Sir Edward Walter Government School and St Leon RCA are primary school which educates young children. In Providence quarter there is the Lady Lydie Ringadoo Government School. Belle-Rive contains a medical educational institute. Young adults, mainly from India and Mauritius, are promoted to various sections of dental surgeries. Quartier-Militaire is one of many villages in Mauritius to have a private multi-lingual school teaching languages like English, French, Arabic, Spanish, Italian, German and Turkish. Quartier-Militaire market is a meeting place for buyers and sellers, mainly busy on early Sunday mornings. It has a bus station where passengers can arrange transport to other towns and cities and the Moka-Flacq District Council is located there. Culture The Quarter Militaire stadium is an attraction for the town's inhabitants. Providence is the major quarter for religious activities, boasting a big Hindu temple and an Islamic cultural centre, which will be the only one in Moka district, is being built there. Many old temples are still standing there. Royal Plaza is known as Quartier Militaire's town Centre. It is a highly frequented area which comprises one mosque named Ittefaq-ul-muslemine Musjid, one church, the major bus station, police station, post office and several service facilities. There also in Quartier Militaire numerous health centres, youth clubs, football courts, several video clubs and groceries, shopping centers, apartments and also industries. Valetta is known for its small lake which is a local attraction and it has a splendid view. Tourists occasionally wander at Valetta Lake. Future Developments Providence Islamic Center. (Work in progress) Winners Shopping Center. (Work in progress) Complex Centers and some late night clubs. Private Companies and factories. A boost in houses by the Estate. (Completed) Conventional Center at the junction of Providence Quartier Militaire. References Category:Populated places in Mauritius |
9,525 | Kenneth W. Mack | Kenneth W. Mack (born December 14, 1964) is a historian and the inaugural Lawrence D. Biele Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where he has been a member of the faculty since 2000. He is the author of Representing the Race: The Creation of the Civil Rights Lawyer (2012), and co-editor of The New Black: What Has Changed--and What Has Not--With Race in America (2012). Education and early career Kenneth W. Mack grew up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and graduated from high school in 1982. He enrolled at Drexel University, where he received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1987, and was inducted into the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society. He then worked as an electrical engineer for Bell Laboratories, where he did Integrated circuit design. He left Bell Labs to enroll at Harvard Law School, where he earned a J.D., cum laude, in 1991. He served as Executive Editor (Bluebook) of the Harvard Law Review, when his classmate, Barack Obama, served as its president. Mack clerked for the Honorable Robert L. Carter, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. After clerking, he worked in the Washington, D.C. office of Covington & Burling. In 1994, Mack left the practice of law to enter graduate school at Princeton University, where he received a master's degree in 1996, and a Ph.D. in 2005, both in history. Academic career In 1999, Mack received an appointment as the Reginald F. Lewis Fellow at Harvard Law School. The following year he joined the Harvard law faculty as a professor. Mack's teaching and scholarship have focused on the legal and constitutional history of American race relations and economic life. He has written and lectured widely in these areas. His work has appeared in the Harvard Law Review, Yale Law Journal, Journal of American History, Law and History Review, and other scholarly outlets. He has also written opinion pieces for TIME, the Washington Post, Boston Globe, The Root, Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun, and other popular media. He has appeared on the PBS NewsHour and has been interviewed by a number of media outlets, including CNN, PBS Frontline, Anderson Cooper 360, The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Los Angeles Times. In 2007, he was awarded the Alphonse Fletcher, Sr. Fellowship by the Fletcher Foundation. In 2010, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Public Service by Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. Books Representing the Race: The Creation of the Civil Rights Lawyer (2012) The New Black: What Has Changed -- and What Has Not -- with Race in America (2012) References External links Harvard Law faculty page Personal Webpage Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:African-American people Category:Harvard Law School faculty Category:Harvard Law School alumni Category:Writers from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Category:Princeton University alumni Category:Historians of the United States |
9,526 | American Dream, Global Nightmare | American Dream, Global Nightmare is a book by Ziauddin Sardar and Merryl Wyn Davies (Icon Books, 2004). This book presents the neoconservative ideology of Pax Americana as ten laws. Law 1: Fear is essential. Law 2: Escape is the reason for being. Law 3: Ignorance is bliss. Law 4: America is the idea of nation. Law 5: Democratisation of everything is the essence of America. Law 6: American democracy has the right to be imperial and express itself through Empire. Law 7: Cinema is the engine of Empire. Law 8: Celebrity is the common currency of Empire. Law 9: War is a necessity. Law 10: American tradition and history are universal narratives applicable across all time and space. References Category:2004 non-fiction books Category:Books about foreign relations of the United States Category:Books about politics of the United States Category:Books about neoconservatism Category:Criticism of neoconservatism |
9,527 | The Valley of Wyoming | The Valley of Wyoming is an 1865 painting by American painter Jasper Francis Cropsey. Cropsey, a prominent landscape painter, rendered Valley so as to depict the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The painting was commissioned by Milton Courtright, who was born in the valley, for $3,500. The work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. References Category:1865 paintings Category:American paintings Category:Paintings of the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
9,528 | Short Trips: The Muses | Short Trips: The Muses is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Jacqueline Rayner and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The stories are based on the nine Muses. Stories Notes Category:Big Finish Short Trips Category:2003 short story collections |
9,529 | Mecyclothorax curtus | Mecyclothorax curtus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Psydrinae. It was described by Sloane in 1895. References curtus Category:Beetles described in 1895 |
9,530 | Himalayan Languages Project | The Himalayan Languages Project, launched in 1993, is a research collective based at Leiden University and comprising much of the world's authoritative research on the lesser-known and endangered languages of the Himalayas, in Nepal, China, Bhutan, and India. Its members regularly spend months or years at a time doing field research with native speakers. The Director of the Himalayan Languages Project is George van Driem; other top authorities include Mark Turin and Jeroen Wiedenhof. It recruits grad students to collect new field research on little-known languages as the topics for their Ph.D. dissertations. The Himalayan Languages Project was officially commissioned by the government of Bhutan to devise a standard romanization of Dzongkha. Languages studied Many of the languages studied by the Project are believed to be doomed to extinction in the next few years or decades, and might be lost to human knowledge but for the efforts of the Project. The Project has completed comprehensive grammars of the following languages: Limbu Dumi Dzongkha Wambule Kulung Jero The Project is currently working on comprehensive grammars of the following languages: Manchad Lohorung Thangmi Sunwar Lhokpu Sampang Gongduk Olekha Chiling Gyal-rong Lepcha Chulung Dhimal The Project has completed grammatical sketches of the following languages: Bumthang Byangsi Puma Rabha Rongpo The Project is currently working on grammatical sketches of the following languages: Baram Dura Toto The Project also studied the fall into apparent extinction of the language Kusunda in Nepal, as its last speakers, who lived in the forest and subsisted by hunting, were absorbed and dispersed into the larger society. External links Himalayan Languages Project official website The Kirat Rai Association's Web Portal Category:Linguistics organizations Category:Organizations established in 1993 Category:Linguistic research in India Category:Leiden University Category:1993 establishments in the Netherlands |
9,531 | Conciliar Seminary of Mexico | The Conciliar Seminary of Mexico is a seminary in Mexico City. History Foundation The Third Mexican Provincial Council of 1585 discussed the foundation of a conciliar seminary for Mexico. In 1592 Philip II of Spain issued a royal decree which ordered seminaries to be founded in all of New Spain's vice-regalities, but the foundation of a conciliar one proved slow. It took until 1 October 1689, when viceroy Conde de Galve and Francisco de Aguiar, Archbishop of Mexico agreed by decree to found a conciliar seminary and on 18 October the same year the archbishop blessed the start of grammar and morality classes. The seminary matured between the early 18th and late 19th centuries. It took a major part in the enacting of Mexico's reform laws in 1860 and the following year it was closed and its property next to the Metropolitan Cathedral was expropriated. It then re-opened and moved into the former convent of the Camilo Fathers. The Cristero War Minor Seminary and Institute of Ecclesiastical Studies Present-day External links Conciliar Seminary of Mexico - official site Category:1689 establishments in New Spain Category:Catholic universities and colleges in Mexico Category:Catholic seminaries Category:Seminaries and theological colleges in Mexico |
9,532 | Little Sandy River (Oregon) | The Little Sandy River is a tributary, roughly long, of the Bull Run River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Forming west of Mount Hood in the Mount Hood National Forest, it flows generally west, roughly parallel to the Sandy River to the south. Its entire course lies in Clackamas County, and most of its main stem and tributaries are within the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (BRWMU), a restricted zone that protects Portland's main water supply. In 2008, Portland General Electric (PGE) removed the Little Sandy Dam, the only dam on the river, while decommissioning its Bull Run Hydroelectric Project. This made possible, for the first time in nearly a century, the return of migratory salmon and steelhead to the river. In 2009, both types of fish were reported spawning above the former dam site. Course Arising southeast of Hickman Butte in the Mount Hood National Forest, the river flows northwest between North Mountain on the left and Goodfellow Lakes on the right. Turning west, it passes south of Aschoff Buttes before receiving its only named tributaries, Bow Creek and Arrow Creek, both from the right. As the river nears a United States Geological Survey (USGS) stream gauge at river mile (RM) 1.95 or river kilometer (RK) 3.14, a ridge, the Devil's Backbone, separates the Little Sandy from the Sandy River to the south. Just below the stream gauge, the Little Sandy passes the former Little Sandy Dam. The river enters the Bull Run River about from the larger stream's confluence with the Sandy River. Falling between source and mouth, the river's average loss of elevation is about . Most of the course of the river lies within the BRWMU, a federally protected area of surrounding the main drinking water supply for Portland. Access to the BRWMU is generally limited to government employees and guests on official business, and security guards keep watch on its three gated entrances. In 1996, the U.S. Congress banned commercial logging on all federal lands in the Bull Run River watershed and, through the Little Sandy Act of 2001, extended the ban to include all federal lands draining into the Little Sandy River and the lower Bull Run River. Discharge The USGS monitors the flow of the Little Sandy River at a stream gauge from the mouth of the river. The average flow at this gauge over the 89 years from 1920 to 2008 was . This was from a drainage area of . The maximum flow recorded there was on November 20, 1921, and the minimum flow was on August 20 and September 16 and 17, 1940. Little Sandy Dam From 1912 through 2008, the river's flow was altered by the Bull Run Hydroelectric Project, which diverted water from the Sandy River at the Marmot Dam to the Little Sandy River at the Little Sandy Dam. Water was then diverted from the Little Sandy River to Roslyn Lake through a wood box flume. The artificial lake supplied the 22-megawatt Bull Run hydroelectric powerhouse and emptied into the Bull Run River. Engineers demolished the high Marmot |
9,533 | Yakou Méïté | Yakou Méïté (born 11 February 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger and striker for Championship side Reading and Ivory Coast. Club career Paris Saint Germain Born in Paris, Méïté started his professional career at Paris Saint-Germain. He made his professional debut on 9 April 2016 in the Ligue 1 against Guingamp replacing Jean-Kévin Augustin after 91 minutes in a 0–2 away win. Reading On 29 July 2016, Méïté signed a three-year contract with English side Reading. Méïte made his debut for Reading as a substitute in an EFL Cup tie against Plymouth Argyle on 9 August 2016, with his first goal for the club coming on 21 January 2017, during a 3–2 defeat to Derby County in the Championship. On 8 July 2017, Méïté moved to Sochaux on a season-long loan deal. On 3 October 2018, Reading announced that Méïte had signed a new contract with Reading, until the summer of 2022. On his return to Reading he became a mainstay as the club's striker and scored 6 goals in 5 games, impressing manager Paul Clement. In August 2019 Méïté spoke out about racist abuse he received on social media. He said he chose to do so due to the impact it had on players. International career Méïté was born and raised in France to Ivorian parents. He has played for the Ivory Coast U17s and the U20s. He debuted for the Ivory Coast U23s in a friendly 5–0 win over the Togo U23s on 27 March 2018. Méïté was also called up to the senior Ivory Coast squad for a friendly against Togo in March 2018. He was selected for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Guinea on 18 November 2018. He made his debut for Ivory Coast on 26 March 2019 in a 1–0 victory over Liberia, playing 73 minutes before being replaced by eventual goalscorer Jonathan Kodjia. Style of play Méïté is a physically strong player. He has impressive strength, ability in the air, speed and tireless stamina. Paul Clement praised him for his workrate and willingness to battle for every ball. Career statistics International Statistics accurate as of match played 13 October 2019 References Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Paris Category:Association football wingers Category:Ivorian footballers Category:Ivory Coast under-20 international footballers Category:Ivory Coast international footballers Category:French footballers Category:French people of Ivorian descent Category:Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Category:Reading F.C. players Category:FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Category:Ligue 1 players Category:English Football League players |
9,534 | Chris Brown (British Army officer) | Lieutenant General Christopher Charles "Chris" Brown is a retired British Army officer who was the last General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland. Military career Educated at Brentwood School and University College, Cardiff, Brown was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1974. In 1994 he was appointed Commanding Officer of 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. He then went to Sarajevo as Assistant Chief of Staff for the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps during the Bosnian War. In 1999 he was appointed Commander Royal Artillery for 1st Armoured Division and in 2002 he became Director, Royal Artillery. In 2004 he returned to Allied Rapid Reaction Corps as Chief of Staff. He became the last General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland in 2008: The post was downgraded to that of a Brigadier when Brown left in 2009. In March 2009 he was deployed as Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multinational Force, Iraq and in 2010 he became the Iraq Compendium Study Team Leader. He retired from the Army in 2010. Later life After retiring from military service, Brown worked as an advisor to the African Union on security for the 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum. He now works for the Brenthurst Foundation, an NGO, and lectures on diplomacy at the University of London. References |- Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Category:Royal Artillery officers Category:Royal Horse Artillery officers Category:People educated at Brentwood School, Essex Category:Alumni of Cardiff University Category:British Army generals Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
9,535 | United Left (Bolivia, 1985) | Not to be confused with the later United Left. The United Left (, abbreviated IU) was a political coalition in Bolivia, launched ahead of the 1985 presidential election. IU was founded on February 22, 1985, by Isaac Sandoval Rodríguez, Federico Hurtado and Pedro Monteciño. The United Left was composed of Eje de Convergencia, Revolutionary Workers Party Trotskyist-Posadist (POR Trotskista-Posadista) and other leftwing groups. Isaac Sandoval Rodríguez was the presidential candidate of IU, Luis Luján Ticona the candidate for vice president. The Sandoval-Luján ticket obtained 10,892 votes (0.6% of the national vote). IU obtained 4,933 votes in La Paz Department, 1,598 in Santa Cruz Department, 1,382 in Potosí Department, 1,323 in Cochabamba Department, 661 Chuquisaca Department, 519 in Oruro Department, 286 in Tarija Department, 171 in Beni Department and a mere 19 votes in Pando Department. References Category:1985 establishments in Bolivia Category:Defunct left-wing political party alliances Category:Defunct political party alliances in Bolivia Category:Political parties established in 1985 Category:Political parties with year of disestablishment missing Category:Socialist parties in Bolivia Category:United fronts |
9,536 | Foddershock | Americana/Indie/Appalachian band Foddershock has self-produced and released 8 albums and are based deep in the coalfields of southwest Virginia, in the small town of Clintwood. Their songs are a collaboration between W.V. Hill (composer, performer) and A.K. Mullins (lyricist). Foddershock's music has been labeled "appalachian dysfunctional folk rock" due to their backwoods mountain sound and the Southern Gothic surrealism contained in their lyrics. The four D's...the Devil, Drugs, Death, and Dysfunction, heavily influence their music. On their last few albums and recent live shows, with the additions of Matt Mullins on guitar, percussionist Marty Rose, and Kevin Phillips on bass, Foddershock's music has become a bit more electrified and expansive, at times heading toward psychedelic Southern Rock territory. They have had songs in movies ("Comin' Down The Mountain", "Coal Bucket Outlaw") and on the compilation album "Music of Coal" which was nominated for a Grammy in 2007. Discography Roadkill Expressway (2000) Ghost Of Lonzo (2001) One Good Eye (2002) Black Lung & White Lightnin (2003) Inbreds From Outer Space (2004) Corn On Macabre (2006) Music Of Coal''' (2007 - Various Artist compilation)Sordid Details Of The Human Condition (2009)Somewhere Between Heifer And Hell'' (2011) Sources References Category:Americana music groups Category:Appalachian Mountains |
9,537 | Farallon Negro (volcano) | Farallon Negro is a volcano in the Catamarca province of Argentina. Active between about 9-8 million years ago, it was formerly a stratovolcano or a multi vent volcano. Eventually, erosion removed most of the volcano and exposed the underlying structure including subvolcanic intrusions. The remnants of the volcano are the sites of mining operations. Geography and structure Farallon Negro is located in the Argentine Catamarca province, in the Sierra de Belén and north of the Pipanaco basin. It may be the largest volcanic field in the Argentine foreland. Nearby towns are Andalgala approximately south of the Agua Rica deposit, Belen approximately southwest of the volcano and Tucuman approximately northeast. The local climate is arid and temperatures range . It is located between the tectonic region of the Sierras Pampeanas and the Puna. Volcanic activity in this region east of the principal volcanic arc is of unknown origin and was widespread in the past. Said volcanism took place between 12 and 5 mya ago. Farallon Negro probably is a stratovolcano which has been degraded by erosion, resulting in the exposure of intrusive bodies. Before the erosion, the volcano may have been over high and covering a surface area of . Another theory suggests that Farallon Negro was a multi-vent complex. The basement altitude is about . These include the Agua Rica and Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry centres and the Agua Tapada and Bajo el Durazno intrusion. Most of the volcanic products of Farallon Negro are lava flows and breccia. The volcanic vent for most of the Farallon Negro products appears to be in the general area of Alto de la Blenda, suggesting that it is the location of the vent. Volcanic units at Durazno are somewhat different from those in the main complex. Lava domes are sometimes surrounded by ash and block flows. Intrusive volcanics form much of the exposed complex. In Bayo de la Alumbrera, a dacite complex is embedded within pyroclastic rocks and trachyandesites. Bayo de la Alumbrera was originally buried beneath a high volcanic pile. Around the Alto de la Blenda monzonite a number of stocks ( wide) and dikes originate, which indicates it may be a remnant of the conduit. In some stocks magma mixing appears to have occurred during formation; in Alto de la Alumbrera first felsic and at the end mafic rocks were formed. Several dykes and stocks were injected into andesite during the formation of Bajo de la Alumbrera. Many of these stocks have suffered hydrothermal alteration extending into surrounding rocks shortly after their formation including propylitic alteration, but the later stocks show no evidence of alteration. This pattern probably occurred because strong volcanic activity during the earliest intrusions did leak away fluids before they could trigger alteration. When volcanic activity dropped, trapped fluids could then initiate hydrothermal alteration. This probably coincided with a change in the local stress regime that reduced volcanic activity. Faults and fractures have influenced the alteration. In Bajo de la Alumbrera, this alteration has given place to magnetite and anhydrite inclusions which indicated the rocks were highly oxidized. Phyllic (pyrite-quartz-sericite) |
9,538 | Valery Kaplan | Valery Kaplan (; born 26 February 1943) is a retired Russian speed skater who won a bronze and a silver medal at the European championships in 1966 and 1967, respectively. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in 500 m and 1,500 m and finished in 21st and 12th place, respectively. His personal bests were 500 m – 39.8 (1968) 1000 m – 1:21.9 (1970) 1500 m – 2:04.3 (1968) 5000 m – 7:37.6 (1968) 10000 m – 16:07.5 (1966) References Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:Olympic speed skaters of the Soviet Union Category:Speed skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics Category:Soviet male speed skaters |
9,539 | 1979 WTA Tour | The 1979 WTA Tour consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of the newly streamlined version of the Avon Championships (which was now an 11-week tour of the USA) and the Colgate Series. The year 1979 also saw the creation of the first official ranking system and these rankings were used to determine acceptance into the tournaments. Schedule This is a calendar of all events which were part of either the Avon Championships circuit or the Colgate Series in the year 1979, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Also included are the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1979 Avon Championships, the 1979 Federation Cup and a number of events not affiliated with either tour. Key November (1978) December (1978) January February March April May June July August September October November December January (1980) Rankings Below are the 1979 WTA year-end rankings (December 31, 1979) in both singles and doubles competition: Colgate Series Points system The tournaments of the Colgate Series were divided into four groups – AAAA, AAA, AA and A – based on prize money. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points allocation – with doubles points listed in brackets – was: Avon Championships Circuit Points standing Prize money Combined prize money for singles and doubles events. See also 1979 Men's Grand Prix circuit References External links Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website WTA Tour Category:WTA Tour seasons |
9,540 | Antonio de Salazar | Antonio de Salazar may refer to: Antonio de Salazar (composer) (c. 1650–1715), Mexican composer António de Oliveira Salazar (1889–1970), Prime Minister and dictator of Portugal |
9,541 | The Antics Roadshow | The Antics Roadshow is an hour-long 2011 documentary film focused on "famous pranks and acts of activism which have become iconic". Production The Antics Roadshow was produced and directed by the British street artist Banksy and the director/producer Jaimie D'Cruz and was narrated by Kathy Burke. The name parodies the BBC Television series, Antiques Roadshow. Featured artists and activists Broadcasts References External links Category:Street artists Category:British television documentaries Category:Works by Banksy |
9,542 | Government of Kazakhstan | The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan (, Qazaqstan Respýblıkasynyń Úkimeti; , Pravitelstvo Respubliki Kazakhstan) oversees a presidential republic. The President of Kazakhstan, currently Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, is head of state and nominates the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament. According to the 2016 World Development report prepared by the World Bank Group, Kazakhstan ranks 28th among 193 countries in the e-Gov development rating. The “Information Kazakhstan – 2020” state program approved in 2013 helped the country transition to the information society. Executive branch |President |Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |Nur Otan |20 March 2019 |- |Prime Minister |Askar Mamin |Nur Otan |21 February 2019 |} President The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term. The prime minister and first deputy prime are appointed by the president. Council of Ministers is also appointed by the president. President Nazarbayev expanded his presidential powers by decree: only he can initiate constitutional amendments, appoint and dismiss the government, dissolve Parliament, call referendums at his discretion, and appoint administrative heads of regions and cities. The president is the head of state. He also is the commander in chief of the armed forces and may veto legislation that has been passed by the Parliament. The president Nursultan Nazarbayev has been the head of state since Kazakhstan became independent. The prime minister, who serves at the pleasure of the president, chairs the Council of Ministers and serves as Kazakhstan's head of government. There are three deputy prime ministers and 17 ministers in the Council. Daniyal K. Akhmetov became the Prime Minister in June 2003. He was succeeded by Karim Massimov who assumed office in January 2007. In the 2005 Presidential elections Nursultan Nazarbayev was re-elected for a seven-year term. 5 candidates participated in the elections. 91.15% of voters supported Nazarbayev. The participation in the election made up 77%. A presidential election was held on April 26, 2015. After nearly 30 years of leadership, Nursultan Nazarbayev stepped down from office on 19 March 2019. Prime Minister Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stepped in as interim President until elections could be held to elect a new President of Kazakhstan. Elections were held on 9 June 2019 with five candidates running; Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won the election with 70.76% of the vote, entering a five-year term as President. Agencies and committees Kazakhstan's National Security Committee (NSC) was established on 13 June 1992. It includes the Service of Internal Security, Military Counterintelligence, Border Guard, several Commandos units, and Foreign Intelligence (Barlau). The latter is considered by many as the most important part of NSC. Its director is Major General Adil Shayahmetov. Legislative branch The legislature, known as the Parliament (Parlamenti), has two chambers. The Assembly (Mazhilis) has 77 seats, elected for a four-year term, 67 in single seat constituencies and 10 by proportional representation. The Senate (Senaty) has 47 members, 40 of whom are elected for six-year terms in double-seat constituencies by the local assemblies, half renewed every two years, and 7 presidential appointees. In addition, ex-presidents are ex-officio |
9,543 | Dolianova | Dolianova () is an Italian town and comune in the province of South Sardinia, Sardinia. The town was born on 25 June 1905 from the fusion of two centers: Sicci San Biagio and San Pantaleo. Its economy is based on agriculture (wine and olive oil). The name "Dolianova" has obscure origins. It is thought to be related to the Latin "Pars Olea" (Place of Oil). History The first documents about Dolia date to 1089, when the bishop Virgilio signed the act of foundation of the monasteries of Saints Giorgio and Genesio, created by the will of Arzone, judge of Cagliari. In 1503 the diocese of Dolia was united with the diocese of Cagliari. At the end of the era of Giudicati, San Pantaleo and Sicci followed different roads: the first one became a fief of Suelli's bishop. Then, the archbishops of Cagliari, become barons, made San Pantaleo the most important centre of the zone, which exercised its power on the villages of Donori, Serdiana, Sicci, Soleminis, and Ussana. The small village of Sicci San Biagio, during the Aragonese domination, was transformed into a baronage and assigned to Raimondo De Amburra. Sicci thenceforth became a fief of the dukes of Mandas y Tellez Giròn de Alcantara, who maintained it until the end of feudalism. In 1846 San Pantaleo had 1360 inhabitants, Sicci 727. The two ancient villages of San Pantaleo and Sicci San Biagio, once separated by the great gardens of the villa of Marchioness Boyl of Putifigari (which is now the museum of oil “Sa Mola de su Notariu”), are the two quarters of the modern Dolianova. Ecclesiastical history Under the name Dolia, Dolianova was the seat of a diocese. It was set up around the year 1100; the date 1112 is given, but Benedetto of Dolia was bishop from around 1095, and 1112 is the year of his death. The earlier date 1089, for bishop Virgilio, is attested. The diocese was suppressed in 1503, its territory going to the diocese of Cagliari. It was revived as a Catholic titular see in 1969. The current titular bishop is Friedrich Ostermann. Main sights The Cathedral of San Pantaleo, a Romanesque-Pisane-style church of the 12th century. The works for its construction began in 1160 and finished in 1289. Since the 14th century it has been bishop's seat. Roman Baths, in Sa Cora. Nuraghe sa dom'e S'Orcu (in Punta Bruncu Salamu) The Giant's tombs in Su Tiriaxiu The nuragic structures in Sant'Uanni, which fortresses are covered by trees The archaeological sites of Mitza salamu e Sa dom’ ‘e s’ossu. Culture The most important events in Dolianova are dedicated to the two saints, which name is related to the ancient villages of San Pantaleo and Sicci San Biagio: the first one is characterized by a procession through the streets with the statue of the saint and a big candle (Su Xeru'') transported to Saint Mary's church in Siurgus Donigala as a memory of a vow against the plague. References Category:Cities and towns in Sardinia Category:1905 establishments in Italy Category:States and territories established in 1905 |
9,544 | Ronnie Corbett | Ronald Balfour Corbett (4 December 1930 – 31 March 2016) was a Scottish stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and broadcaster. He had a long association with Ronnie Barker in the BBC television comedy sketch show The Two Ronnies. He achieved prominence in David Frost's 1960s satirical comedy programme The Frost Report (with Barker) and subsequently starred in sitcoms such as No – That's Me Over Here!, Now Look Here, and Sorry!. Corbett began his acting career after moving from Edinburgh to London; he had early roles in the TV series Crackerjack and The Saint, and appeared in the films You're Only Young Twice, Rockets Galore!, Casino Royale, Some Will, Some Won't, and No Sex Please, We're British. He first worked with Ronnie Barker in the BBC TV series The Frost Report in 1966, and the two of them were given their own show by the BBC five years later. The Two Ronnies ran as a comedy sketch show from 1971 to 1987, and became Corbett and Barker's most famous work; Corbett became known for his meandering chair monologues. Early life Corbett was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 4 December 1930, the son of William Balfour Corbett (1898–1974), a master baker, and his London-born wife Annie Elizabeth Corbett (née Main; 1900–1991). He had a brother about six years younger, Allan, and a sister about ten years younger, Margaret. Corbett's grandfather was principal organist at St Andrews church of Scotland in the early 20th cent and features in church histories of the time. Corbett was educated at James Gillespie's High School and the Royal High School in the city, but did not attend university. After leaving school, he decided he wanted to be an actor while performing in amateur theatricals at a church youth club. His first job, however, was with the Ministry of Agriculture. Corbett carried out national service with the Royal Air Force, during which he was the shortest commissioned officer in the British Forces. Having enlisted as aircraftman 2nd class Service No.2446942, he received a commission into the secretarial branch of the RAF as a pilot officer (national service) on 25 May 1950. He transferred to the R.A.F. Reserve (National Service List) on 28 October 1951, thereby ending his period of active service. He was promoted to flying officer on 6 September 1952. Career Following national service, Corbett moved to London to start his acting career. At tall, Corbett was suited to playing roles younger than his years. References to his height frequently cropped up in his self-deprecating humour. In one of his earliest stage appearances, he was billed as "Ronald Corbett" at Cromer in Take it Easy in 1956, with Graham Stark. He appeared in Crackerjack as a regular in its early days, one episode with Winifred Atwell. He had a walk-on in an early episode of the 1960s series The Saint (as "Ronald Corbett") and appeared in films including You're Only Young Twice (1952), Rockets Galore! (1957), Casino Royale (1967), Some Will, Some Won't (1970) and the film version of the farce No Sex Please, We're British (1973). Corbett starred |
9,545 | Alfonso Othón Bello Pérez | Alfonso Othón Bello Pérez (born 4 December 1969) is a Mexican politician from the National Action Party. From 2006 to 2009 he served as Deputy of the LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Puebla. References Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Politicians from Puebla Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Category:National Action Party (Mexico) politicians Category:21st-century Mexican politicians |
9,546 | Luctuosissimi eventus | Luctuosissimi eventus, issued October 28, 1956, is an encyclical of Pope Pius XII urging public prayers for peace and freedom for the people of Hungary. The Pope is "deeply moved by the sorrowful events which have befallen the people of Eastern Europe and especially of our beloved Hungary, which is now being soaked in blood by a shocking massacre. And not only is our heart moved, but so too are the hearts of all men who cherish the rights of civil society, the dignity of man, and the liberty which is due to individuals and to nations". He appeals for public prayer, for an end of the carnage, and for peace and for freedom. He indicates that violence will not create a lasting order and freedom can never be extinguished by external force. The Pope recalls his visit to Budapest, where he took part in an international Eucharistic Congress as personal representative of Pope Pius XI. He is sure that the same faith in and love for God still inspire the hearts of the Hungarian people even though the champions of atheistic communism attempt with every possible means to despoil their minds of the religion of their forefathers. He asks all true Christians throughout the world to join in prayer with their oppressed Hungarian brothers. He especially asks children worldwide for a prayer crusade. We have no doubt that Christians everywhere, in cities, towns, and villages, wherever the light of the Gospel shines, and especially boys and girls, will most willingly respond to Our entreaties to which yours will be added. Pope Pius XII is convinced that through prayer a peaceful revolution in Eastern Europe will happen, not only for the "Hungarian people who are tortured by such great suffering and drenched in so much blood" but for all people of Eastern Europe, who are deprived of religious and civil liberty. They will be able, with the inspiration and help of God, which is sought in so many prayers, and through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, to resolve these problems peacefully in justice and right order, with due respect for the rights of "God and Jesus Christ, our King." References Encyclical Luctuosissimi eventus of Pius XII, 28 October 1956. http://w2.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_28101956_luctuosissimi-eventus.html Notes Category:1956 documents Category:Persecution of Catholics during the pontificate of Pope Pius XII Category:Encyclicals of Pope Pius XII Category:Catholic Church in Hungary Category:Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Category:October 1956 events Category:1956 in Christianity |
9,547 | Cruelty Without Beauty | Cruelty Without Beauty is the fourth and final studio album by Soft Cell. The album was released on 8 October 2002. It is Soft Cell's first album since 1984's This Last Night in Sodom. Track listing All songs written by Marc Almond and David Ball unless otherwise noted. "Darker Times" "Monoculture" (Marc Almond, David Ball, Ingo Vauk) "Le Grand Guignol" "The Night" (Bob Gaudio, Al Ruzicka) "Last Chance" "Together Alone" "Desperate" "Whatever It Takes" "All Out of Love" "Sensation Nation" "Caligula Syndrome" "On an Up" Personnel Soft Cell Marc Almond – vocals, backing vocals, arrangement Dave Ball – electronic instruments, additional backing vocals with: Dominic Glover – trumpet Nicol D. Thomson – trombone Mike Smith – saxophone Chris Braide – backing vocals Technical Layout – Grace Van Detta Engineer – Ingo Vauk Assistant mix engineer – Haicong Guo Mastering – Dave Blackman Photography – Evelyn Producer – Dave Ball, Ingo Vauk Programming – Ingo Vauk Additional help – Antti Uusimaki, Philip Bagenal References Category:2002 albums Category:Soft Cell albums Category:Cooking Vinyl albums |
9,548 | Turk Site | The Turk Site (15CE6) is a Mississippian culture archaeological site located near Bardwell in Carlisle County, Kentucky, on a bluff spur overlooking the Mississippi River floodplain. Site The 2.5 hectare site was occupied primarily during the Dorena Phase (1100 to 1300 CE) and into the Medley Phase (1300-1500 CE) of the local chronology. Its inhabitants may have moved from the Marshall Site, which is located on the nearest adjacent bluff spur. For a regional administrative center, Turk is a small site, but this is because of constraints placed on it by the geography of the bluff spur it sits on. The layout of the site is characteristically Mississippian, with a number of mounds surrounding a central plaza. The earliest published investigation at the site was that of Robert Loughridge, published in 1888; the most extensive work at the site was conducted under Richard Edging and published in 1985. See also Mississippian stone statuary Southeastern Ceremonial Complex List of Mississippian sites References External links Early shell tempering in far Western Kentucky Category:Middle Mississippian culture Category:Mounds in Kentucky Category:Native American history of Kentucky Category:Archaeological sites in Kentucky Category:Geography of Carlisle County, Kentucky |
9,549 | Right Hand Man | Right Hand Man may refer to: Right Hand Man (album), an album by Eddy Raven "Right Hand Man" (Eddy Raven song), this album's title track "Right Hand Man" (Hamilton song), a song from the musical Hamilton |
9,550 | Tamia (album) | Tamia is the self-titled debut studio album by Canadian recording artist Tamia. It was released on April 14, 1998 on Quincy Jones's Qwest Records, while distribution was handled through Warner Bros. Recorded after the release of her Grammy Award-nominated collaborations with Jones and the single "Missing You", her contribution to the soundtrack of the 1996 motion picture Set It Off, Tamia worked with a plethora of producers on her debut, including Jermaine Dupri, Tim & Bob, Mario Winans, J-Dub, Keith Crouch, and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, many of which would become frequent producers on subsequent projects. Upon its release, Tamia received a mixed to positive reception by critics, who complimented Tamia's vocal performance and the progression from her earlier recordings but found the material uneven. It debuted and peaked at number sixty-seven on the Billboard 200 chart and entered the top twenty of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Five singles were released from the album. "Imagination" was chosen as the album's lead single, reaching the top 20 in Canada and top forty in both the United States and New Zealand. The album's second single, "So into You" was well-received and charted even higher. A remake of "Careless Whisper" was released as the album's fourth single in Japan. A critical success, Tamia garnered the singer two Juno Award nominations for Best New Solo Artist and R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the 1999 award ceremony. Background After dominating local talent competitions through her teenage years, in 1994, Windsor native Tamia performed at a multiple sclerosis benefit in Aspen, Colorado when she met music manager, Lionel Richie's ex-wife Brenda Richie, who was cosponsoring the event and introduced herself to Tamia after the show. A few months later, Tamia, who was being courted by Warner Bros. Records at the time, called Richie to say that she was coming to Los Angeles for a photo session, resulting in her lasting stay and a management deal with Richie. Weeks later, Richie arranged for her to perform at a star-studded party that she held for singer Luther Vandross. Her performance reportedly impressed all in attendance, including veteran producer Quincy Jones, who later offered her the chance to appear on his album Q's Jook Joint (1995). Overwhelmed by his offer, Tamia recorded vocals for "You Put a Move on My Heart", which Jones later selected as the album's first single. A moderate commercial success, the collaboration earned acclaim from critics; it was later nominated for a Grammy Award along with their second collaboration "Slow Jams" and "Missing You", a song she recorded with Brandy, Gladys Knight, and Chaka Khan for the soundtrack of the 1996 motion picture Set It Off. All three track reached the top twenty on Billboards Hot R&B Singles chart and gained Tamia additional recognition with nominations from the Soul Train Music Awards and the NAACP Image Awards. Following this, Jones signed her his label Qwest Records, a joint venture with Warner Bros., and enlisted the services of several producers to work on her debut self-titled album. Recording was reportedly intermitted when Tamia filmed the role of |
9,551 | Big Apple Donuts and Coffee | Big Apple Donuts & Coffee is a cafe retailer in Malaysia specialising in donuts and coffee. The company is owned and managed by Big Apple Interasia. Big Apple Donuts & Coffee opened its first outlet and began trading in 2007. The first outlet located at The Curve in Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia. Locations Big Apple has locations in Malaysia, Cambodia, Philippines and United Arab Emirates (UAE) . See also List of doughnut shops List of coffeehouse chains References External links Category:Restaurants established in 2007 Category:Doughnut shops Category:Restaurants in Malaysia Category:Privately held companies of Malaysia |
9,552 | The Voice (2010 film) | The Voice () is a 2010 Turkish horror film, directed by Ümit Ünal, about a young woman who begins to hear a strange voice whispering to her. The film opened on nationwide general release across Turkey on . Production Director Ümit Ünal explained his surprise decision to collaborate with film-critic and novelist Uygar Şirin on this film by stating that, “The script is the best I’ve seen.” The film was shot on location in Istanbul, Turkey. Plot Derya (Selma Ergeç) works in a bank's call centers to support her elderly mother. One day her life is suddenly turned upside down as she begins to hear a strange voice whispering to her. The source of the voice is a mystery and it tells her things and facts no-one else would know. Word gets out, and many in the community start to believe she is receiving messages from the divine. But soon the voice starts to become louder and louder, its tone becomes more and more threatening and Derya’s life starts spiraling into a nightmare. Release The film opened in 77 screens across Turkey on at number eleven in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $92,751. Reception Box office The movie has made a total gross of $235,316. Reviews Emine Yıldırım, writing for Today's Zaman, states, Surely the film does not present anything new to the genre, but it at least does not smell like a rotten Hollywood rip-off thanks to its spatter of local motifs and cultural references without the usual misogyny of female torture. The strong and weak points of “Ses” seem to stem from the same place -- its high regard for illustrating an intelligent and psychological thriller of depth where the expected scares serve the purpose of the main human story of dysfunctional and traumatized families -- yet the scenes which specifically highlight the drama and not the suspense tend to perform weakly as the emotional dynamic between the characters could have been more engaging, the reviewer adds, before going on to state, For the most part, the film’s real theme (which cannot be revealed at this point for spoilers) is so familiar to Turkish culture that it achieves in portraying a remarkable zeitgeist that no other films of related genres have been able to present. The reviewer concludes, All things considered, Ünal brings a well-crafted tale of agony (the kind of agony that’s worth pondering) with the help of astounding cinematography from Türksoy Gölebeyi, tight editing from Çiçek Kahraman and Natalin Solakoğlu, mesmerizingly painful art direction from Elif Taşçıoğlu and not to mention the powerful sound design (which holds the motif skeleton of the film) by Burak Topalakçı and Sascha Walker. Kudos to the cast and crew, who bring a film catering to all tastes, mainstream and independent. Emrah Güler, writing for Hürriyet Daily News, calls the film, One of the most anticipated Turkish films of the year, and recommends it to, Those who have become sick of Turkish horror movies with Islamic motifs and poor stories and want to try a fresh look |
9,553 | Last Minute Marocco | Last Minute Marocco is a 2007 Italian comedy film directed by Francesco Falaschi. Cast Valerio Mastandrea - Sergio Maria Grazia Cucinotta - Valeria Daniele De Angelis - Valerio Nicolas Vaporidis - Andrea Lorenzo Balducci - Giacomo Esther Elisha - Jasmina Kesia Elwin - Tamu Stefano Dionisi - Giorgio Jamil Hammoudi - Samir Babak Karimi - Zin Krisha Paolo Sassanelli - Guido References External links Category:2007 films Category:Italian films Category:Italian-language films Category:2000s comedy films Category:Italian comedy films |
9,554 | Marsh Farm Formation | The Marsh Farm Formation is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period. See also List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England References Category:Paleogene England |
9,555 | Khitab | Khattab (, also spelled Khutab or Khattab) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, northwest of Hama located near the Orontes River River. Nearby localities include Qamhana to the east, Shihat Hama to the southeast, Kafr al-Tun to the southwest, al-Majdal to the west, Mhardeh and Halfaya to the northwest and Taybat al-Imam to the northeast. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, Khitab had a population of 10,830 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. In late 1829, during the Ottoman era, Khitab was part of the Sanjak (District) of Hama. It consisted of 55 feddan and paid 5,610 qirsh in taxes to the treasury. In the 1930s about two-thirds of the village's lands were owned by the al-Azm family. In 1838, Khitab was recorded as a Muslim village. References Bibliography Category:Populated places in Hama District Category:Towns in Hama Governorate |
9,556 | Thomas Walton Mellor | Thomas Walton Mellor (3 October 1814 – 17 February 1902) was a British cotton manufacturer and Conservative politician. Early years Thomas was the third son of Thomas Mellor of Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, and his wife Mary Walton of Stalybridge, Cheshire. He was christened on 30 October 1814 at the parish church of St Michael Ashton-under-Lyne. Career He became a major "cotton master" in Ashton, and led the opposition to the costs of the town obtaining a charter of incorporation as a municipal borough in 1847. He was a magistrate for the borough of Ashton and the counties palatine of Chester and Lancaster. In 1868 Mellor was elected as member of parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne, describing himself as "a Conservative with Liberal tendencies". He stood down from parliament in 1880. Family life He married Jane Leigh of Compsall Bridge in 1849 and they had a son, John Edward. Death Mellor died at Ashton-under-Lyne 17 February 1902. References External links Category:1814 births Category:Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Category:UK MPs 1868–1874 Category:UK MPs 1874–1880 Category:1902 deaths Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Ashton-under-Lyne |
9,557 | Cray SV1 | The Cray SV1 is a vector processor supercomputer from the Cray Research division of Silicon Graphics introduced in 1998. The SV1 has since been succeeded by the Cray X1 and X1E vector supercomputers. Like its predecessor, the Cray J90, the SV1 used CMOS processors, which lowered the cost of the system, and allowed the computer to be air-cooled. The SV1 was backwards compatible with J90 and Y-MP software, and ran the same UNIX-derived UNICOS operating system. The SV1 used Cray floating point representation, not the IEEE 754 floating point format used on the Cray T3E and some Cray T90 systems. Unlike earlier Cray designs, the SV1 included a vector cache. It also introduced a feature called multi-streaming, in which one processor from each of four processor boards work together to form a virtual processor with four times the performance. The SV1 processor was clocked at 300 MHz. Later variants of the SV1, the SV1e and SV1ex, ran at 500 MHz, the latter also having faster memory and support for the SSD-I Solid-State Storage Device. Systems could include up to 32 processors with up to 512 shared memory buses. Multiple SV1 cabinets could be clustered together using the GigaRing I/O channel, which also provided connection to HIPPI, FDDI, ATM, Ethernet and SCSI devices for network, disk, and tape services. In theory, up to 32 nodes could be clustered together, offering up to one teraflop in theoretical peak performance. External links Hardware Overview in the Cray SV1 Application Optimization Guide Category:Computer-related introductions in 1998 Sv1 Category:Vector supercomputers |
9,558 | December 1923 | The following events occurred in December 1923: December 1, 1923 (Saturday) Gleno Dam burst in the province of Bergamo in northern Italy, killing 356. The Irish Free State began releasing captured Irregular fighters and political prisoners. Queen's University beat Regina Rugby Club 54-0 to win the 11th Grey Cup of Canadian football. Born: Ferenc Szusza, footballer, in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2006); Stansfield Turner, admiral and Director of Central Intelligence, in Highland Park, Illinois December 2, 1923 (Sunday) Uruguay defeated Argentina 2-0 to win the South American Championship of football. Born: Maria Callas, soprano singer, in Manhattan, New York (d. 1977) Died: Tomás Bretón, 72, Spanish conductor and composer December 3, 1923 (Monday) The Joseph Conrad novel The Rover was published. Born: Dede Allen, film editor, in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2010); Stjepan Bobek, footballer, in Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (d. 2010); Wolfgang Harich, philosopher and journalist, in Königsberg, East Prussia (d. 1995); Moyra Fraser, British actress and ballet dancer, in Sydney, Australia (d. 2009); Wolfgang Neuss, comedic actor and political activist, in Breslau, Germany (d. 1989); Abe Pollin, sports team owner, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2009) December 4, 1923 (Tuesday) The Cecil B. DeMille-directed epic film The Ten Commandments premiered at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Born: Philip Slier, Jewish typesetter, in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1943) December 5, 1923 (Wednesday) An insurrection began in Mexico against President Álvaro Obregón. The rebellion was nominally led by Adolfo de la Huerta, but the rebels had little in common with each other besides opposition to Obregón. The cargo steamboat T.W. Lake sank off Lopez Island in northern Washington State with the loss of all 18 crew. Born: Eleanor Dapkus, baseball player, in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2011); Vladimir Tendryakov, author, in Makarovskaya, USSR (d. 1984) Died: William Mackenzie, 74, Canadian railway entrepreneur December 6, 1923 (Thursday) The United Kingdom general election ended with the Conservatives losing their majority. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's decision to call a snap election backfired when voters rejected his protectionist tariff policy. Winston Churchill was defeated by Labour candidate Frederick Pethick-Lawrence in the constituency of Leicester West U.S. President Calvin Coolidge made his first State of the Union address. December 7, 1923 (Friday) The Bavarian football club SV Memmelsdorf was founded. Born: Ted Knight, actor, in Terryville, Connecticut (d. 1986) December 8, 1923 (Saturday) The Reichstag passed another enabling act, giving Chancellor Wilhelm Marx the power to implement emergency economic and welfare measures. The Bertolt Brecht play Baal premiered in Leipzig. Died: John William Brodie-Innes, 75, British member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn December 9, 1923 (Sunday) A train accident at 1:30 a.m. in Forsyth, New York killed 9 passengers. Mexican rebels seized Xalapa. Died: Meggie Albanesi, 24, British actress; Bill Donovan, 47, American baseball player (killed in Forsyth train accident) December 10, 1923 (Monday) The 1923 Nobel Prizes were awarded. The recipients were Robert A. Millikan of the United States for Physics, Fritz Pregl of Austria (Chemistry), Frederick Banting and John Macleod of Canada (Medicine) and William Butler Yeats of the Irish Free State (Literature). The |
9,559 | George Render | George William Armitage Render (5 January 1887 – 17 September 1922) was an English first-class cricketer, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1919. Born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, Render was a right-handed batsman, who scored 5 batting at number five, in his only innings against Derbyshire at Bradford Park Avenue. His right arm medium fast bowling was not called upon. Yorkshire won the match by ten wickets. Render also played for the Heavy Woollen District in 1911, Yorkshire Cricket Council in 1912 and the Yorkshire Second XI from 1912 to 1919 in local representative games. He died, just three years after his only first-class match, in September 1922 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, aged 35. References External links Cricinfo Profile Category:1887 births Category:1922 deaths Category:Yorkshire cricketers Category:Cricketers from Dewsbury Category:English cricketers Category:English cricketers of 1919 to 1945 |
9,560 | Meg Crofton | Meg Gilbert Crofton (born Mary Elizabeth Gilbert in 1953) is an American businesswoman, who served as president of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts in the United States and France. She was named to the position on August 7, 2006, replacing Al Weiss, who had been promoted to president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in November 2005. Crofton served as a member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, after being appointed by the Florida Board of Governors for a five-year term in 2011. In 2008, The Orlando Sentinel named her among the top 25 most powerful people in Central Florida. Early life and education Born in San Diego, California, Crofton moved to Florida with her family as a 6-year-old when her father, Charles "Chuck" Gilbert, was relocated there in his work with the aerospace services division of Pan American, a contractor to NASA. She attended Rollins College before transferring to Florida State University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in marketing and an MBA. Married to Rich Crofton since 1981, she and her husband have lived in Winter Park, Florida. Career Crofton joined Disney in 1977 as a marketing manager with Vista-United Telecommunications, a company subsidiary that provided telecommunication services to the Florida resort. After a brief period away from the organization, she re-joined Vista-United in 1981 as operations manager. In 1984, she became manager of The Golf Resort (later called The Disney Inn), a hotel that is now Shades of Green, a military resort operated by the U.S. Department of Defense at Walt Disney World Resort. Crofton later became the resort's vice president of human resources and spent five years as senior vice president of human resources and organizational improvement. In 2002 she was promoted to executive vice president of human resources for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, the division of The Walt Disney Company that operates its theme parks, resort hotels, cruise line and other vacation businesses worldwide. Crofton was promoted to her last position, which includes oversight of Disneyland and Disneyland Paris, in wake of the retirement of Al Weiss, president of worldwide operations for all of Disney parks and resorts. She is getting part of his duties. Crofton’s promotion was announced on July 5 by the Orlando Sentinel. Previously, she was the president of Walt Disney World. She was succeeded by George Kalogridis. It was announced January 9, 2013, Crofton would be stepping down from her post to become president of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Operations, U.S. and France. On December 9, 2014, it was announced that Crofton would be retiring on June 1, 2015. References Category:1953 births Category:Living people Category:Rollins College alumni Category:Florida State University alumni Category:Walt Disney Parks and Resorts people Category:Disney executives Category:Businesspeople from San Diego Category:People from Winter Park, Florida Category:University of Central Florida Trustees |
9,561 | Gabriel Lenkiewicz | Gabriel Lenkiewicz (15 March 1722, Polatsk – 21 November 1798, Polatsk) was a Belarusian Jesuit priest, and Temporary Vicar General of the Society of Jesus from 1785 until 1798, at a time when, being suppressed in all Catholic countries, the Society of Jesus was still surviving in Russia. Early years and formation Lenkiewicz was born and died in Polatsk, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (today's Belarus), of aristocratic Polish–Lithuanian family. He joined the Jesuits after completing the 'Humanities'. He did his philosophy (1748–51) in Nyaswizh, and then studied mathematics, astronomy and architecture in the Academy of Vilnius (1752–54). This was followed by theology in Warsaw (1754–58) during which he was ordained priest (1757). After a few years of teaching mathematics in Warsaw he was sent to Rome (Roman College) for further specialization in Architecture (1762–65). Career Back in Poland he was appointed to teach science at Polatsk (1765–68) but he made himself a name rather as architect of public and ecclesiastical building, including the construction of new premises for the Jesuit College of Polatsk (of which Stanislaus Czerniewicz was the Rector). After the Suppression of the Society of Jesus (1773) he became the right-hand man of the Vicar Czerniewicz, negotiating with him the survival of the Jesuits with Empress Catherina the II of Russia, all the while making sure that the standard of scientific education in Polatsk remained high. To Lenkiewicz, 'quality education' was an absolute necessity if the Society was to survive in Russia. The Second General (Interim) Congregation of Polatsk Lenkiewicz was busy preparing the Second General (Interim) Congregation called to elect a successor to Stanislaw Czerniewicz (died in 1785) when news reached him that Pope Pius VI had given a verbal approval (12 March 1783) of the existence of the Society in Russia. At the Second General Congregation of Polatsk Lenkiewicz was elected Vicar General (8 October 1785). Much encouraged by the tacit approval of Pope Pius VI the Congregation Fathers did much to re-organize the life of the Society in Russia, after the first years of disarray: religious life and commitment, education (implementing the Ratio Studiorum), formation, admission of ex-Jesuits, etc. The province of White Russia was then numbering 172 Jesuits (95 priests, 23 students, 48 brothers and 6 novices) There were 6 high schools. Polatsk was the center of all Jesuit activities. Temporary Vicar General As Vicar General Lenkiewicz established relations with ex-Jesuits who wanted to rejoin the Society. He developed apostolic activities in the North, but had to struggle to maintain the Society’s independence in the face of interferences of the local bishop. After the death of two strong supporters of the Society in Russia, the local Governor in 1791, and most especially after the death of Empress Catherina the II of Russia in 1796, Lenkiewicz went through tough times. He was heartened however, when her successor, Emperor Paul I of Russia, expressed support for the Jesuits, a few months after her death, in 1797. The hope of the Society being once again officially recognised was becoming closer to its realisation, when the Duke of Parma, Italy, asked for |
9,562 | Hooks (grappling) | Hooks is a term in grappling martial arts that generally refers to the use of careful positioning of a practitioner’s feet and legs to control and manipulate the movement or position of their opponent. One of the most common uses of hooks is in the back mount position to prevent escape. However, a practitioner may alternatively use hooks to defend, sweep, or attack their opponent. Uses Hooks are very important tools in the arsenal of a grappler. The effective use of the feet to manipulate the position of the opponent is essential to maintaining control of one's opponent. Both in offensive and defensive situations, locking in hooks gives an advantage of more points of contact with the opponent. This in turn increases the ability to impose submissions, and the ability to avoid them. Offense Offensive uses of hooks include the control of an opponent until the application of a submission hold, as with the Back mount position where the practitioner applies hooks to his opponent's thighs until he opts to apply a submission from the back, a very commonly used submission is the Rear naked choke. In some cases, hooks are used to apply the submissions itself, as with the Gogoplata submission where the hook is applied to the opponent's throat as a choke. Defense The use of hooks in defense consists of the practitioner using their feet to limit the advancement of their opponent as with the Half guard position, sweeping their opponent as seen with the Butterfly guard, and using hooks to counterattack opponents. Positions and Applications Back / Rear mount - Hooks are locked into opponent's mid-thighs to prevent the opponent from escaping or reversing the position, hooks are also used in this position to add leverage to chokes. Full mount - Hooks are locked below the calves of the opponent to increase downward pressure, they are also used to help base to prevent sweeps. Butterfly guard - Butterfly hooks are locked in the inner thigh of opponent, and are used to keep opponent off balance. They also can be used to sweep an opponent, in order to advance to a more dominant position. Butterfly hooks are generally used in tandem with some combination of overhooks and/or underhooks to secure the butterfly guard. Half guard - Hooks are locked on one leg of the opponent to prevent them from advancing to full mount or side control, generally a last defensive position before the opponent gains a dominant position, such as side control or full mount. Open guard - Hooks are generally moving and are not locked as in other positions, can be in several different locations including, but not limited to, crook of the elbow, the hips, shin or calf, ribcage of the opponent, etc. In this position hooks are flexible and aid the practitioner in attempting sweeps, preventing guard passes or blocking strikes. Spider guard Hooks are generally locked against arms of opponent to prevent strikes and limit guard passing, sometimes used to set up shoulder and armlocks. Spider guard also uses hooks to control other areas but |
9,563 | Dominika Paleta | Dominika Paleta (born Dominika Paleta Paciorek October 23, 1972 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish-born Mexican actress. Life and career Paleta began her career through the early influence of her father, Polish violinist Zbigniew Paleta, who emigrated to Mexico with his family in the 1980s, and her mother Barbara Paciorek Kowalowka (1947-2011), an art teacher. Her younger sister is fellow telenovela actress Ludwika Paleta. Paleta studied art history at the Universidad Iberoamericana. She is fluent in English, Spanish, and Polish. She has been married since 2000 to Uruguayan actor Fabián Ibarra, with whom she has two daughters, Maria and Aitana. Paleta's career has included roles in several telenovelas, most notably La usurpadora (1998). Other productions in which the actress has participated include Por un beso (2000), La Intrusa (2001), El Alma Herida (2003), La noche de siempre (2005), Los Plateados (2005), Trece miedos (2007), Mañana es para siempre (2008), Triunfo del Amor (2010) and Por Siempre mi Amor (2013). Filmography Films Television See also List of Polish people References External links Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Mexican telenovela actresses Category:Mexican television actresses Category:Mexican film actresses Category:Mexican stage actresses Category:Mexican voice actresses Category:Actresses from Kraków Category:20th-century Mexican actresses Category:21st-century Mexican actresses Category:Polish emigrants to Mexico Category:Naturalized citizens of Mexico Category:People from Kraków Category:Polish Roman Catholics Category:Mexican Roman Catholics |
9,564 | Bruce Dessau | Bruce Dessau is a British arts critic who writes for the London Evening Standard and other publications, as well as his own website BeyondTheJoke.co.uk. He is the author of biographies of Rowan Atkinson and George Michael, as well as Beyond a Joke (2011), a non-fiction book about the private lives of comedians and the difficulties in the comedy industry. References External links BeyondTheJoke.co.uk Category:Living people Category:British critics Category:British non-fiction writers Category:British biographers Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:British male writers |
9,565 | Dębsko-Ostoja | Dębsko-Ostoja is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koźminek, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. References Category:Villages in Kalisz County |
9,566 | Jungle Adventurer | Jungle Adventurer (a.k.a. Temple of a Thousand Lights) is a 1965 Italian adventure film directed by Umberto Lenzi. The film was released in Italy as La montagna di luce / The Mountain of Light). It starred Richard Harrison and Dakar. Cast Richard Harrison as Alan Foster Luciana Gilli as Lilamani Wilbert Bradley as Sitama Daniele Vargas as Rajah Sindar Andrea Scotti Nerio Bernardi Giovanni Cianfriglia as Sergeant Nazzareno Zamperla as Sitama's Man #1 Dakar as Sitama's Man #2 External links Category:1965 films Category:Italian films Category:Italian-language films Category:1960s adventure films Category:Films based on works by Emilio Salgari Category:Films directed by Umberto Lenzi |
9,567 | Contrition | In Christianity, contrition or contriteness (from the Latin contritus 'ground to pieces', i.e. crushed by guilt) is repentance for sins one has committed. The remorseful person is said to be contrite. A central concept in much of Christianity, contrition is regarded as the first step, through Christ, towards reconciliation with God. It consists of repentance for all one's sins, a desire for God over sin, and faith in Christ's redemption on the cross and its sufficiency for salvation (see regeneration and ordo salutis). It is widely referred to throughout the Bible, e.g. Ezekiel 33:11, Psalms 6:7ff, Psalm 51:1–12, Luke 13:5, Luke 18:9–13, and the well-known parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11–32). In the Catholic Church Nature The Council of Trent defined contrition as "sorrow of soul, and a hatred of sin committed, with a firm purpose of not sinning in the future". It is also known as animi cruciatus (affliction of spirit) and compunctio cordis (repentance of heart). The word "contrition" implies a breaking of something that has become hardened. St. Thomas Aquinas in his Commentary on the Master of the Sentences thus explains its peculiar use: "Since it is requisite for the remission of sin that a man cast away entirely the liking for sin which implies a sort of continuity and solidity in his mind, the act which obtains forgiveness is termed by a figure of speech 'contrition'." This sorrow of soul is not merely speculative sorrow for wrong done, remorse of conscience, or a resolve to amend; it is a real pain and bitterness of soul together with a hatred and horror for sin committed; and this hatred for sin leads to the resolve to sin no more. The early Christian writers in speaking of the nature of contrition sometimes insist on the feeling of sorrow, sometimes on the detestation of the wrong committed. Augustine includes both when writing: "Compunctus corde non solet dici nisi stimulus peccatorum in dolore pœnitendi". Nearly all the medieval theologians hold that contrition is based principally on the detestation of sin. This detestation presupposes a knowledge of the heinousness of sin, and this knowledge begets sorrow and pain of soul. "A sin is committed by the consent, so it is blotted out by the dissent of the rational will; hence contrition is essentially sorrow. But sorrow has a twofold signification—dissent of the will and the consequent feeling; the former is of the essence of contrition, the latter is its effect." Necessity The formal doctrine of the Church, announced through the Council of Trent, declares that contrition has always been necessary to obtain pardon of one's sins. Contrition is the first and indispensable condition for pardon. While it is possible for one to receive pardon where confession is impossible, there is no case where sin can be pardoned without contrition. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, Catholic writers have always insisted that such necessity arises (a) from the very nature of repentance as well as (b) from the positive command of God. From the very nature of repentance, they point out that the sentence of |
9,568 | Out of Nowhere | Out of Nowhere may refer to: Film and TV Out of Nowhere (2000 film), a documentary by Fintan Connolly Music Out of Nowhere (Salonen), classical composition and album by Esa-Pekka Salonen Out of Nowhere (Australian band) Albums Out of Nowhere (Chet Baker album) Out of Nowhere (James Carter album) Out of Nowhere (Sonny Criss album) Out of Nowhere (Don Ellis album) Out of Nowhere (Harold Fethe album) Out of Nowhere (Lee Konitz and Paul Bley album) Out of Nowhere (Vinnie Moore album) Out Of Nowhere (Jimi Tenor album), 2000 solo album by Jimi Tenor Out of Nowhere (Borghesia album), by Borghesia Songs "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green song) "Out of Nowhere" (Gloria Estefan song) "Out of Nowhere", a song by Nikki Yanofsky on her 2014 album Little Secret |
9,569 | Márcio Santoro | Márcio Santoro (São Paulo, August 29, 1970) is co-president and co-founder of Agência África, one of the ten largest advertising agency in Brazil, and a partner of the ABC Group, the largest communications holding company in Latin America. Career Santoro began his career as an advertising agent at 17 years of age as an intern at advertising agency DPZ. In the following years, he worked for the Lowe and DM9DDB advertising agencies. Márcio graduated from the School of Advertising and Marketing ESPM, specialized in integrated communication at Kellogg School of Management, and has a graduate degree from the Owners and President Management (OPM) course from Harvard Business School. In December 2002, Santoro founded Africa, an ABC Group advertising agency, the largest communications holding company in Latin America with partners Nizan Guanaes, Sergio Gordilho, Luiz Fernando Vieira and Olivia Machado. From 2008 to 2014, Africa was voted the most admired advertising agency in the market by Carta Capital magazine. In 2010, he became co-director of Africa alongside Sergio Gordilho. (Folha) Under his leadership, Africa is responsible for the communication of brands Itaú, Brahma, Vivo, Procter & Gamble, among others. In December 2014, Márcio became a member of the ABC Group, the largest communications holding company in Latin America and 19th largest in the world. Recognition In 2006, Márcio Santoro won the Caboré award for Best Service Professional. Santoro was awarded best Director/Entrepreneur of the Communication Industry with the Caboré, a Brazilian communications industry award and Director of the Year by the Association of Advertising Professionals in 2014. Also in 2014, Márcio was voted one of the top 10 communications professional, according to Meio e Mensagem. In the same year, 2014, Africa was voted the International Agency of the Year by Advertising Age, a key American advertising magazine, for his work in digital media for Procter & Gamble and for designing Banco Itaú's commercials during the 2014 FIFA World Cup appointed by Adweek, advertising publication, as one of the most creative agencies in the world. Africa also received the DCI Award - Most Admired Companies under the 2014 Marketing and Advertising category. References Category:Living people Category:1970 births Category:Brazilian businesspeople Category:Harvard Business School alumni |
9,570 | Carlos Alcántara | Carlos Alcántara Cuevas (born 1 February 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CA Pulpileño as a left back. Football career Born in Zarandona, Region of Murcia, Alcántara signed with Villarreal CF in 2004, spending the vast majority of his spell with the reserves and appearing in five La Liga games over the course of two seasons. His debut came on 17 October 2004, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against RCD Mallorca. Subsequently, Alcántara joined Deportivo de La Coruña, never appearing officially during his two-year stint and being loaned to two clubs in Segunda División B, for which he also played sparingly. In the 2008–09 campaign, he represented another side in that level, CF Atlético Ciudad. After a spell in Hungary with Ferencvárosi TC, Alcántara returned to his country and joined Alicante CF, also in division three. He continued to compete in that tier in the following years, representing CD Leganés, CD Alcoyano, SD Logroñés, La Hoya Lorca CF, CD Eldense and La Roda CF. References External links Stats at HLSZ Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Murcia Category:Spanish footballers Category:Murcian footballers Category:Association football defenders Category:La Liga players Category:Segunda División B players Category:Tercera División players Category:Villarreal CF B players Category:Villarreal CF players Category:Deportivo de La Coruña players Category:Real Jaén footballers Category:FC Cartagena footballers Category:Alicante CF footballers Category:CD Leganés players Category:CD Alcoyano footballers Category:Lorca FC players Category:CD Eldense footballers Category:La Roda CF players Category:Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Category:Ferencvárosi TC footballers Category:Spanish expatriate footballers Category:Expatriate footballers in Hungary Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Hungary |
9,571 | List of V (2009 TV series) episodes | V is an American science fiction television series that ran for two seasons on ABC, from November 3, 2009 to March 15, 2011. A remake of the 1983 miniseries created by Kenneth Johnson, the new series chronicles the arrival on Earth of a technologically-advanced alien species which ostensibly comes in peace, but actually has sinister motives. V stars Elizabeth Mitchell and Morena Baccarin, and is executive produced by Scott Rosenbaum, Yves Simoneau, Scott Peters, Steve Pearlman, and Jace Hall. The series was produced by The Scott Peters Company, HDFilms and Warner Bros. Television. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (2009–10) The first season of the re-imagining of V consisted of 12 episodes and premiered at 8:00 pm ET on ABC on November 3, 2009. Four episodes were aired in November 2009 and the series then went on hiatus before returning on March 30, 2010 when it aired in a new time slot, 10:00 pm ET. A special clip show titled "The Arrival" that recaps the first four episodes aired on March 23, 2010. The first four episodes averaged 9.75 million viewers; when the series returned in 2010 for the remainder of its first season in a new timeslot, the final episodes averaged 5.72 million viewers. In total, the first season averaged 7.74 million viewers. Season 2 (2011) ABC announced V would return on January 4, 2011 for a second season, airing on Tuesdays at 9:00 pm ET. It contained a reduced order of 10 episodes. Charles Mesure, who portrays Kyle Hobbes, was promoted to a series regular. Jane Badler appears in a recurring role as Anna's mother, Diana, the previous leader of the Visitors. Badler portrayed the main antagonist, also called Diana, in the original V television series from the 1980s though the new character of Diana in the re-imagined version of V is somewhat different from Badler's original role. Marc Singer, who also appeared in the original V series as the protagonist Mike Donovan, appeared as Lars Tremont in the season finale. References External links Category:Lists of American science fiction television series episodes Category:V episodes it:V (serie televisiva)#Episodi |
9,572 | Orsch | One Room Schoolhouse (simply known as Orsch) is an American progressive private school, based in Gunnison, Colorado, United States. The school was founded in 2009 for students from kindergarten to twelfth grade (K-12). Orsch was founded by Jackie Burt and Ashley Burt from a summer program and has grown to 78 students as of 2013. Philosophy According to its founder the school is "an educational lab dedicated to finding and implementing practices that work best for all students. Students represent a diverse population; educational opportunities should mirror and honor that diversity." The school aims to create engaged learning through encouraging independence and flexibility, creativity, and variety in programming, as well as a foundation of community and security. The founder says they don't have grade levels. They have skill levels in their school. The school has a "No Homework Policy." The founder strives to keep academics in the classroom. She wants kids to learn other kinds of lessons and experience life outside of school. Proposal for Orsch to become a charter school In February 2013 the founders of Orsch, Jackie and Ashley Burt, met with the RE1J School Board to discuss the possibility of turning Orsch from a private into a charter school. After discussions, it was decided that becoming a charter school was not a good fit for Orsch. For Orsch it reduced the school's freedom to teach using methods it deemed best and some RE1J School Board members had concerns about how the Orsch system would fit with the district school system. References Category:Private schools in Colorado Category:Educational institutions established in 2009 Category:2009 establishments in Colorado |
9,573 | Marie Mejzlíková | Marie Mejzlíková (later Majerová), 1903-1994, was a Czech athlete, who competed in the long jump, sprint, and throwing events. She won the 60 m and finished second in the 100 yd at the 1922 Women's World Games. The same year she set the first officially recognized world records in the long jump and 100 m events. On May 21, 1922 she also set the first world record in Women's 4 x 100 metres relay (with Marie Mejzlíková I, Marie Bakovská, Marie Jirásková and Marie Mejzlíková II). She often competed alongside another Czech sprinter Marie Mejzlíková, they are usually named as Marie Mejzlíková I (born 1902) and Marie Mejzlíková II in the athletics lists. References Category:Date of birth unknown Category:Date of death unknown Category:Czech female sprinters Category:Czech female long jumpers Category:World record setters in athletics (track and field) Category:1903 births Category:1994 deaths Category:Women's World Games medalists |
9,574 | Tudorancea Ciurea | Tudoranca Ciurea (1888–1971) was a Romanian Land Forces General during World War II. He was Commanding Officer Infantry 1st Frontier Division in 1942, and in 1943 served as General Officer Commanding 4th Division, General Officer Commanding 4th Mountain Division, and finally General Officer Commanding Special Reparation Corps. Ciurea retired in 1944. References Category:Romanian Land Forces generals Category:Romanian military personnel of World War II Category:1888 births Category:1971 deaths |
9,575 | Bulgar Mosque (Cheboksary) | The Bulgar Mosque (, , ) is a Muslim Mosque in the city of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia. It is located on the outskirts of the city. Russian Grand Mufti Talgat Tadzhuddin opened it on September 14, 2005. The mosque is named after the medieval Volga-Bulgarian capital of Bolghar, and is a revered center of Islam in the Volga region. See also Islam in Russia List of mosques in Russia External links Photos of the Bulgar Mosque in Cheboksary Category:Mosques in Russia Category:Cheboksary Category:Mosques completed in 2005 Category:21st-century mosques Category:Religious buildings and structures in Chuvashia |
9,576 | Quintus Marcius Philippus (consul 281 BC) | Quintus Marcius Philippus (Quintus Marcius Q. f. Q. n. Philippus) was a Roman consul in 281 BC. His father was probably Quintus Marcius Tremulus, consul in 306 and 288 BC. Instead of the cognomen Tremulus he took Philippus, which was further inherited by his descendants. He was elected consul together with Lucius Aemilius Barbula. His victory over the Etruscans earned him a triumph on April 1 of that year. In 269 BC he was elected censor together with his co-consul Lucius Aemilius Barbula. In 263 BC he was magister equitum to the dictator Gnaeus Fulvius Maximus Centumalus. Category:Roman Republican consuls Category:Roman censors Category:3rd-century BC Romans Philippus, Quintus Category:3rd-century BC deaths Category:Year of birth unknown |
9,577 | 2006 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool A | Group A of the 2006 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 2006 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team and the bottom two teams proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top teams played for advancement to the World Group II Play-offs, while the bottom teams faced potential relegation to Group II. Australia vs. Uzbekistan South Korea vs. Uzbekistan Australia vs. South Korea See also Fed Cup structure References External links Fed Cup website Category:2006 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone |
9,578 | 1945–46 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team | The 1945–46 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of Buffalo during the 1945–46 NCAA college men's basketball season. The head coach was Robert Harrington, coaching his first season with the Bulls. Schedule |- References Category:Buffalo Bulls men's basketball seasons Buffalo Buffalo Bulls Buffalo Bulls |
9,579 | Slacker Cats | Slacker Cats is an animated ABC Family series that premiered on August 13, 2007. It was created using Adobe Flash. The show was initially marketed as a children's show, but in later advertising and in press kits issued to the media, it was clearly indicated that the show included a more adult tone and themes. The show's 10PM broadcast time further illustrated that its target was an adult audience. The program was rated TV-14, and was the fourth adult animated series produced by Disney, the other three being The PJs, which aired on Fox, Clerks: The Animated Series, which aired on ABC, and Clone High, which was a co-production of MTV and Teletoon, and is the only adult animated show from Disney to not be produced at Touchstone Television, now known as ABC Studios. Slacker Cats was animated by Film Roman, the same company that animates The Simpsons and King of the Hill and produced by Laika. It features the voice talents of comedians Harland Williams and Sinbad in the lead roles. It was created by Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil, who also served as executive producers along with animation director Seth Kearsley, who designed the characters. Slacker Cats was canceled on September 17, 2007 after six episodes. A second season premiered on the ABC Family website on January 19, 2009, and was released on iTunes and Xbox Live Marketplace. The second season was numbered as a continuation of the first season, episodes 7 through 12. Plot Slacker Cats is about two cats and their quotidian, strange and outrageous adventures. The animation style is similar to contemporary cartoons such as Family Guy. Main plots of the show revolve around Buckley and Eddie's schemes to escape the everyday monotony of being house cats by taking advantage of humans (as well as other cats) to freewheel themselves in the fictional city of Wendell, California. Cast and characters Buckley One of the two main protagonists of Slacker Cats, along with Eddie. He is a cat owned by Louise, living in her apartment. He is clever by cat standards, but he thinks he is much more clever than he really is, which causes he and Eddie to encounter a lot of trouble. He secretly wants to be human, feeling life is limited as a cat. His best friend is Eddie, who is often the cause of his mishaps. Buckley is also the constant nemesis of Mrs. Boots for reasons that remain unknown. He is in love with his owner Louise and plans on marrying her, but she doesn't return his feelings. Despite his unreturned feelings he still addresses her as if she were his girlfriend. Buckley's personality fluctuates from laziness and uncaring to being remotely active and feeling guilty. He is notably more ethical than Eddie. Buckley also shows an aggressive side, attacking his friend Tabitha and removing her remaining ear, though it was later reattached. Voiced by Harland Williams. Eddie One of the two main protagonists of Slacker Cats, along with Buckley. He, like most other characters, is a cat. His owner is Dan, who |
9,580 | Clifford Brown Quartet (album) | Clifford Brown Quartet (Vogue Records, 1954) is a Clifford Brown album. Clifford Brown Quartet was recorded while Clifford Brown was on tour with the Lionel Hampton Band in Europe, voiding Brown's contract with Hampton. Scott Yanow's review for AllMusic describes the music on the album as "well worth hearing" and "highly recommended." Track listing "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Rodgers and Hammerstein) - 4:57 "You're a Lucky Guy" (Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin) - 2:44 "The Song is You" (Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:50 "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer) - 4:09 "I Can Dream, Can't I?" (Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal) - 2:58 "Blue and Bown" (Clifford Brown) - 3:10 Personnel Clifford Brown - trumpet Henri Renaud - piano Pierre Michelot - bass Benny Bennet - drums References Category:1954 albums Category:Clifford Brown albums Category:Bebop albums Category:Hard bop albums |
9,581 | Bloomsbury | Bloomsbury is a district in the West End of London. It is considered a fashionable residential area, and is the location of numerous cultural, intellectual, and educational institutions. Neighbouring areas include Fitzrovia to the west, Covent Garden to the south, St. Pancras to the north, Holborn and Clerkenwell to the east. Bloomsbury is home of the British Museum, the largest museum in the United Kingdom, and several educational institutions, including the University College London, the University of London, the New College of the Humanities, the University of Law, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and many others. Bloomsbury is an intellectual and literary hub for London, as home of world-known Bloomsbury Publishing, publishers of the Harry Potter series, and namesake of the Bloomsbury Set, a group of British intellectuals which included author Virginia Woolf and economist John Maynard Keynes. Bloomsbury began to be developed in the 17th century under the Earls of Southampton, but it was primarily in the 19th century, under the Duke of Bedford, that the district was planned and built as an affluent Regency era residential area by famed developer James Burton. The district is known for its numerous garden squares, including Bloomsbury Square, Russell Square, and Tavistock Square, among others. History Bloomsbury (including the closely linked St Giles area) has a long association with neighbouring Holborn; but is nearly always considered as distinct from Holborn. The vicinity is first described in a charter of 959; the charter describes the bounds of a manor (estate) stretching from the River Tyburn to the Fleet, and referring to the "old wooden church of St Andrew", in Holborn, while a further charter of 1002 describes an extended manor which extended further north. The geographical description, the reference to St Andrews church, Holborn and other details suggest that the extended estate was the origin for the manors of Holborn and perhaps also Tottenham Court, both described in the Domesday Book in 1086. The area appears to have been a part of the parish, and perhaps also the manor, of Holborn when St Giles hospital was established in the early 1100s. The earliest record of the name, Bloomsbury, is from 1201, when William de Blemond, a Norman landowner, acquired the land. The name Bloomsbury is a development from Blemondisberi – the bury, or manor, of Blemond. An 1878 publication, Old and New London: Volume 4, mentions the idea that the area was named after a village called "Lomesbury" which formerly stood where Bloomsbury Square is now, though this etymology is now discredited. At the end of the 14th century, Edward III acquired Blemond's manor, and passed it on to the Carthusian monks of the London Charterhouse, the area remained rural at this time. In the 16th century with the Dissolution of the Monasteries, Henry VIII took the land back into the possession of the Crown and granted it to Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton. In the early 1660s, the Earl of Southampton, who held the manors of St Giles and Bloomsbury, constructed what eventually became Bloomsbury Square. The Yorkshire Grey public house on |
9,582 | Bacchisa dilecta | Bacchisa dilecta is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Newman in 1842. It is known from the Philippines. References D Category:Beetles described in 1842 |
9,583 | Favonae | Favonae is a Latinization of Greek Phauonai, the name of a Germanic people in Ptolemy’s Geography (2.10) located in eastern Scandinavia. They are not found elsewhere in classical sources. Moreover, Ptolemy’s view of the north is so distorted that the location of his east Scandinavia remains uncertain. However, the Greek spelling, Phau-, gives a possible clue to its meaning. It looks like Old English feaw-, "few", which, following the analogy of Harudes, would have come from *faw-. The American Heritage Dictionary lists the Indo-European root as *pau- "few, little", becoming *fau- in Germanic *fawaz by Grimm's Law. There is a name of the same meaning in modern Sweden: Småland, which would have been at a location known to Ptolemy in southeastern Scandinavia. It means "small land", which name refers to its broken and uncultivatable terrain; i.e., the province includes only small land for settlement purposes. As the name is based on the terrain, it would have been most likely kept over the centuries. The terrain encouraged emigration from Kalmar to Minnesota, where the land was much bigger. As the name of the Favonae is based on the terrain, they might well have been known by some other, ethnic name, not reported by Ptolemy. There is a notable suggestion by Kendrick, published in 1930 (see under Dauciones), that the Favonae were not in Sweden but were on the coast of Finland opposite. This hypothesis is based entirely on the argument that the Levonii of Ptolemy are the Swedes proper and therefore the east of them must be Finland. However, Kendrick also argues that the Chaideinoi could not have been in Hedemark because the latter was too remote for Ptolemy. If Hedemark is to be considered remote, then Finland must be even more so; moreover, Ptolemy does mention the Finns and does not identify them with the Favonae. Kendrick does not supply us with any names from Finland. See also List of Germanic tribes Category:Early Germanic peoples |
9,584 | Tony Briscoe | Tony Briscoe (born 1939) is a South African former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1956 Summer Olympics. References Category:1939 births Category:Living people Category:South African male swimmers Category:Olympic swimmers of South Africa Category:Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Category:Place of birth missing (living people) |
9,585 | Birmingham Civil Rights District | The Birmingham Civil Rights District is an area of downtown Birmingham, Alabama where several significant events in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s took place. The district was designated by the City of Birmingham in 1992 and covers a six-block area. Landmarks in the district include: 16th Street Baptist Church, where the students involved in the 1963 Children's Campaign were trained and left in groups of 50 to march on City Hall, and where four young African American girls were killed and 22 churchgoers were injured in a bombing on September 15, 1963. Kelly Ingram Park, where many protests by blacks were held, often resulting in recrimination by Birmingham police, including the famous 1963 scenes of policemen turning back young protesters with fire hoses and police dogs. News coverage of the riots in this park helped turn the tide of public opinion in the United States against segregationist policies. Several sculptures in the park depict scenes from those police riots. The Fourth Avenue Business District, where much of the city's black businesses and entertainment venues were located; the area was the hub of the black community for many years. The business district includes A. G. Gaston's Booker T. Washington Insurance Co. and the Gaston Motel, a meeting place for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights during the early 1960s. Carver Theatre, once a popular motion picture theater for blacks in Birmingham, now renovated as a live-performance theater and home of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, a museum which chronicles the events, struggles, and victories of the Civil Rights Movement, opened in 1993. On March 21, 2016, Rep. Terri Sewell introduced to the United States House of Representatives H.R. 4817, a bill that would designate the Birmingham Civil Rights District as a National Park. On March 28, 2016, the bill was referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. However, a portion of the district was designated by executive order by President Obama as the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument on January 12, 2017. See also Timeline of the civil rights movement Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument References External links ProseandPhotos.com: Birmingham Civil Rights District Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau: Civil Rights District Category:National Register of Historic Places in Birmingham, Alabama Category:History of civil rights in the United States Category:Geography of Birmingham, Alabama Category:History of Birmingham, Alabama Category:Tourist attractions in Birmingham, Alabama Category:Historic districts in Birmingham, Alabama Category:Civil rights movement museums |
9,586 | Khaled Kharroubi | Khaled Farid Kharroubi () (born February 11, 1984 in Lyon, France) is an Algerian footballer. He currently plays for Adana Demirspor. Biography Kharroubi started playing football at the age of 6 in his neighborhood club US Vénissieux. At the age of 8, he joined the Olympique Lyon academy, and stayed with the club until the age of 15. He would then join the academy at Grenoble Foot for another 4 years, reaching the semi-finals of the Coupe Gambardella, before leaving to Brazil at age 19 to sign with Bangu. After one season, he was loaned out to Série A side Esporte Clube Vitória and at the end of the season he would come back to France to join Valenciennes FC in the French Championnat National. In his first season, he played 33 games and helped the team finish first in the tables gaining promotion to Ligue 2. In his second season, injuries limited him to just 10 games (and 1 goal) but his team still finished first in the standings, gaining promotion to Ligue 1. In his first season in the top flight, Kharroubi again managed just 10 games. Injuries again limited him to just 3 games in his second season in Ligue 1. On June 4, 2008, he signed a 2-year contract with newly promoted Belgian club FCV Dender. After left Dender he was signed in 2010 by Etoile FC for their debut appearance in the S.League where he was part of the double-winning squad that took the S.League and League Cup titles. Kharroubi now plays for Osotspa Saraburi FC in Thailand. On August 18, 2016, he signed one year deal with Turkish side Adana Demirspor. On September 21, 2016, he played his first official match for Demirspor against Erzurum BB in a Turkish Cup meeting. International career Although born in France, Kharroubi has represented Algeria in international competition. In June, 2005, he was called up to a training camp by the Under-23 national team. In August, 2006, he was called up by Jean-Michel Cavalli to the Algerian National Team for friendlies against FC Istres and Gabon. He started the game against FC Istres but did not feature in the second game. Honours Won the French Championnat National once with Valenciennes FC in 2004/2005 Won the Ligue 2 Championship once with Valenciennes FC in 2005/2006 Won the 2010 Singapore League Cup with Etoile FC in 2010 Won the 2010 S.League with Etoile FC in 2010 Personal Kharroubi's family hails from the city of Chlef in Algeria and the player has admitted that he is a big fan of local club ASO Chlef. References External links Player profile - dzfoot.com DZfoot.com Interview Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Algerian footballers Category:Algeria international footballers Category:Valenciennes FC players Category:French people of Algerian descent Category:People from Lyon Category:Ligue 1 players Category:Ligue 2 players Category:Singapore Premier League players Category:Belgian First Division A players Category:Bangu Atlético Clube players Category:Esporte Clube Vitória players Category:F.C.V. Dender E.H. players Category:MC Oran players Category:Expatriate footballers in Belgium Category:Expatriate footballers in Brazil Category:Expatriate footballers in Singapore Category:Algerian expatriates in Belgium Category:Algerian expatriates in Singapore |
9,587 | Fokker (disambiguation) | Fokker is a Dutch surname. It may originate from an occupation (fokker meaning "stockbreeder") or from a patronymic, from the given name Folker(t). People with this surname include: Adriaan Fokker (1887–1972), Dutch physicist and musician Euler–Fokker genus, phenomenon in music theory named after Fokker and Leonhard Euler Fokker periodicity block, a concept in tuning theory Fokker–Planck equation, a statistical equation Huygens-Fokker Foundation, a centre for microtonal music Anthony Fokker (1890–1939), Dutch aviation pioneer and an aircraft manufacturer Fokker, a Dutch aircraft manufacturer he founded in 1912 Fokker F27 Friendship, one of the most successful European airliners between 1955–1987 Fokker Scourge, advantage in World War I of the German air force, flying with Fokker fighters, over that of the UK and France Fokker Technologies, a Dutch aerospace company founded in 2011 VFW-Fokker, company involved in rocket and spacelab development Hans Fokker (1900–1943), Dutch Olympic sailor Herman Fokker (1921–2001), Dutch engineer and politician. Jan Piet Fokker (1942–2010), Dutch Olympic field hockey player See also Fokker Rocks in Antarctica, named so because a Fokker airplane was damaged and abandoned there in 1928 Focker (disambiguation) References Category:Dutch-language surnames Category:Occupational surnames Category:Patronymic surnames |
9,588 | Liberal PD | Liberal PD () is a social-liberal faction within the Democratic Party (PD), a political party in Italy. The aim of the group is to promote liberal ideas within the party and elect liberal candidates. The faction, through the Italian Liberal Group, is an observer member of the Liberal International. Liberal PD was launched on 26 January 2008 by Enzo Bianco (former member of the Italian Republican Party, PRI and Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy, DL), Franco Bassanini (former member of the Italian Socialist Party, PSI and the Democrats of the Left, DS), Valerio Zanone (former leader of the Italian Liberal Party and member of DL) and Enrico Morando (leader of Liberal DS). Walter Veltroni, PD leader, attended the convention. More than 40 leading Democrats signed the "Liberal" Manifesto. Most former Republicans within the party, including Antonio Maccanico, Stefano Passigli, Giorgio Bogi (former leader of Republican Left), Giuseppe Ossorio (former leader of the Democratic Republicans), Adolfo Battaglia, Andrea Manzella and Massimo Livi Bacci, and most former Liberals, including Beatrice Rangoni Machiavelli (Patron of the Liberal International), Andrea Marcucci, former Democrats of the Left of Liberal DS and Liberal Left, joined the faction. Also several former Socialists, including Giuliano Amato, Linda Lanzillotta, Enrico Manca and Salvo Andò, and former Greens, including Paolo Gentiloni, Gianni Vernetti and Sandro Battisti, joined. Most Liberal PD members were keen supporters of Walter Veltroni's leadership, while others were closer to Francesco Rutelli. In the 2009 leadership election the faction supported Dario Franceschini. After that, the faction has given strong support to Matteo Renzi, both in the 2013 and the 2017 leadership elections. Leadership President: Enzo Bianco (2008–present) Vice President: Franco Bassanini (2008–2014), Ludina Barzini (2010–present), Sandro Gozi (2010–present), Andrea Marcucci (2010–present), Adriano Musi (2011–2014), Sandro Gozi (2014–present), Luigi De Sena (2014–2015) Honorary President: Valerio Zanone (2008–2014) Secretary-General: Franco Minucci (2008–2014), David Bogi (2014–present) Deputy Secretary-General: Renato Lupoli (2010–present), Gianfranco Passalacqua (2014–present) References External links Official website Category:Democratic Party (Italy) factions |
9,589 | Tommy Jarvis | Tommy Jarvis is a fictional character in the Friday the 13th franchise, portrayed by Corey Feldman, John Shepherd and Thom Mathews. He appears in three of the twelve Friday the 13th films, making his first appearance in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. Tommy is the most prominent of three Friday the 13th protagonists, the others being Alice Hardy and Ginny Field, to appear in more than one film. Originally, the ending for A New Beginning intended to have Tommy Jarvis become the antagonist in subsequent sequels. Outside of the films, he is a main character in the comic book adaptations and novels. He is a playable character in the video game Friday the 13th: The Game with Mathews reprising his role. Appearances In film Tommy Jarvis first appears in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter as a young boy (played by Corey Feldman), residing with his divorced mother and sister, with an affinity for making his own masks and make-up effects. When Jason Voorhees appears and begins killing the group of teenagers neighboring across from him, Tommy is forced to fight for his life along with his sister Trish. In an attempt to trick Jason, Tommy shaves his head to make himself appear as Jason was when he himself was young. Ultimately, Tommy kills Jason by slamming a machete into the side of his head, in which splits his head upon falling down on the blade. When he and Trish embrace, he notices Jason's fingers slowly move and he begins to hack away at his body. In Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, the events from the previous film have put an effect on Tommy's mind where he is put in an institution. He is then put in a halfway house, but unfortunately, at this time, a series of murders begin nearby with Jason Voorhees being tied to the killings. Tommy's mind continues to slip again, seeing images of Jason haunting him. Tommy (played by John Shepherd) manages to confront the hockey masked murderer, believing him to be another hallucination. But he is real and attacks Tommy, finally forcing him to take his life - only for it to turn out that the killer was a copycat named Roy Burns. But it's too late for Tommy, as the last wall of sanity has fallen with the ghost of Jason fading before his eyes. Keeping the killer's hockey mask, he puts it on and attempts to assume Jason's mantle, but he is apparently stopped and treated before things go too far. In Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, a more stable Tommy (played by Thom Mathews), with a friend from the institution, is ready to confront his demons - or rather the demon that is Jason. Wanting to see Jason's decayed body himself, he also wants to make sure that Jason will never rise again and attempts to cremate him. But his memories of his encounter with Jason still linger heavily and he madly attacks the body with a metal fence pole when the coffin is opened. Before Tommy can cremate |
9,590 | SPIN1 | Spindlin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SPIN1 gene. References Further reading |
9,591 | Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's pommel horse | The men's pommel horse competition at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 20 and 23 August 2018 at the Jakarta International Expo Hall D2. Schedule All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00) Results Legend DNS — Did not start Qualification Final References External links Results Artistic Men's pommel horse |
9,592 | Keiji Obiki | Keiji Obiki (Japanese:大引 啓次, born June 29, 1984 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball shortstop who is a free agent. He previously played for the Orix Buffaloes, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). On December 2, 2019, he become free agent. References External links Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players Category:Hosei University alumni Category:Japanese baseball players Category:Nippon Professional Baseball infielders Category:Orix Buffaloes players Category:Baseball people from Osaka Category:Tokyo Yakult Swallows players |
9,593 | Fourth Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference | The Fourth Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit was a conference organised by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Mecca on 14 and 15 August 2012. The venue of the conference was Al Safa Palace. Background The summit was organised in response to the increased violence as a result of the Syrian Civil War. Participants Nearly all member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation took part in the summit. However, Syria was not invited to participate in the conference. Amongst the participants were host leader king Abdullah, Turkish president Abdullah Gul, Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, Jordan's king Abdullah, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Qatari emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, Palestine's Mahmoud Abbas, Malaysia's Najib Razak, Sudan's Omar al-Bashir, Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai, Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki, Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari and Bangladesh's Zillur Rahman. Discussions Discussions centred on Syria and preventing the spread of sectarian unrest that began to be experienced in the region. The king of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah, proposed the establishment of a center for dialogue in order to address the sectarian unrest in the region. It was reported that the center would be established in Riyadh. During the summit, Abdullah called for a dialogue among eight sects: the Sunni Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali and the Shia Ja'fari, Zaidi, al-Abazi and al-Zahiri, which exist in the Persian Gulf region, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Iraq. Conclusion On 16 August 2012, the summit was closed with a call for more unity among Muslim countries and the need to avoid divisive tendencies. The joint decision of the summit was the suspension of Syria's membership. This move was opposed by Iran and Algeria. Both the proposal to establish a dialogue center and its planned headquarter were included in the closing statement of the summit. The closing statement also focused on the question of Palestine, stating it as the central cause of the Islamic Ummah. Reactions Syrian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid Muallem stated that the decision over the suspension of Syria's membership was a clear violation of the OIC's charter. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi argued in Mecca on 16 August 2012 that the suspension was an unjust move and that Iran did not support this decision. The U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland commented that the decision over the suspension supports the Syrians and their struggles, and increases the international isolation of the Assad government. References Category:Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Category:2012 in international relations Category:2012 conferences Category:Diplomatic conferences in Saudi Arabia Category:2012 in Saudi Arabia Category:History of Mecca Category:Islamic conferences |
9,594 | Sidlesham (ward) | Sidlesham was an electoral ward of Chichester District, West Sussex, England that returned one member to sit on Chichester District Council. Following a district boundary review, it was split between the new Sidlesham with Selsey North and North Mundham and Tangmere wards in 2019. Councillor Election results * Elected References External links Chichester District Council Election Maps Category:Former wards of Chichester District |
9,595 | Fore (barony, County Westmeath) | Fore () is a barony in northern County Westmeath, Ireland. It was formed by 1672. Geography Fore has an area of 49,056 acres, making it the largest barony in Westmeath but placing it among the smaller baronies in Ireland. Mullaghmeen, the highest point in Westmeath is located in Fore and at 261 metres (856 ft) is the lowest county high point in Ireland. The barony contains three large lakes, Lough Derravaragh, Lough Sheelin and Lough Lene and the River Inny flows through the barony before it connects to the River Shannon. The barony borders the counties of Cavan, Longford and Meath. Civil parishes of the barony This table lists an historical geographical sub-division of the barony known as the civil parish (not to be confused with an Ecclesiastical parish). Towns and villages Castlepollard, Collinstown, Coole, Crookedwood Finnea, Fore Places of interest Fore Abbey, Benedictine Abbey from 630 A.D Lough Lene, a scenic lough Lough Derravaragh, a lough, shaped somewhat like Italy, popular angling destination Lough Sheelin, a lough, largest lake in Westmeath Mullaghmeen, Highest point in Westmeath Ranaghan, ringfort location Tullynally Castle, historic castle Castlepollard, largest urban area in Fore References Fore |
9,596 | Dembatagastenna | Dembatagastenna is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. See also List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka External links Department of Census and Statistics -Sri Lanka Category:Populated places in Central Province, Sri Lanka |
9,597 | First United Methodist Church (Hamburg, Arkansas) | The First United Methodist Church is a historic church building at 204 S. Main in Hamburg, Arkansas. The brick Gothic Revival building was built in 1910 for Hamburg's first organized congregation, founded in 1850, which had previously met in a wood frame building on the same site. It was designed by the Nolley Brothers, who owned a local brickyard, and was based on Gothic Revival designs that one of them had observed at the St. Louis World's Fair. The original building's main facade consisted of two towers, one higher than the other, flanking a single-story sanctuary section. Although the main roof spine runs between the towers, there is a large gable between the towers perpendicular to that line facing the front of the building. This gable end is decorated by a stained glass window designed for the church by the Jacoby Art Glass Company of St. Louis. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Ashley County, Arkansas References Category:United Methodist churches in Arkansas Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Category:Gothic Revival church buildings in Arkansas Category:Churches completed in 1910 Category:Churches in Ashley County, Arkansas Category:National Register of Historic Places in Ashley County, Arkansas |
9,598 | Kobi Libii | Kobi Libii is an American comedian and actor from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was a cast member on the Opposition with Jordan Klepper, a news satire television series that aired on Comedy Central. On the show, Libii was billed as a "citizen journalist". Other television series in which he has appeared include Doubt, Transparent, Girls, and Madam Secretary. He has also performed in several plays, including the documentary play Boiling Pot, which he co-created with Evan Joiner. The play premiered at New York City's Cherry Lane Theatre in 2007. He later performed in an MCC Theater production of the Paul Downs Colaizzo play Really Really in 2013. Libii also made an appearance on Klepper as himself. Libii graduated from Fort Wayne's Snider High School in 2003. He went on to graduate from Yale University in 2007, where he studied theater and was a member of the improv troupe Just Add Water. He studied improvisation at the Second City in Chicago, Illinois. Filmography Television Theater References External links Category:Living people Category:African-American comedians Category:African-American male actors Category:American television actors Category:Yale University alumni Category:Actors from Fort Wayne, Indiana Category:American male stage actors Category:American male comedy actors Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
9,599 | Der Ring des Polykrates | Der Ring des Polykrates may refer to: Der Ring des Polykrates (poem) by Schiller Der Ring des Polykrates (opera) by Korngold |
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