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18040446 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Brunswick%20Teachers%27%20College | New Brunswick Teachers' College | The New Brunswick Teachers' College was a normal school in Fredericton, New Brunswick which granted teaching certificates.
It was founded on February 10, 1848, as the Provincial Normal School with Joseph Marshall de Brett Maréchal, Baron d'Avray as the first principal. The institution changed its name in 1947 to become the New Brunswick Teachers' College.
Located at 453 Queen Street at the intersection with York Street in downtown Fredericton, the building at this site was constructed after a 1929 fire destroyed the original facility which had stood since 1877. A French language department was established in 1884 under principal Alphée Belliveau. A French-language Normal School was opened in 1968 on the Université de Moncton campus in Moncton, New Brunswick.
The New Brunswick Teachers' College closed in 1973 and its staff were integrated into the faculties of education at the Université de Moncton and the University of New Brunswick.
The old New Brunswick Teachers' College building was used by Fredericton High School until its new facility on Prospect Street was completed. Today, the NBTC building has been remodelled to house the law courts and renamed the Justice Building.
External links
Archives of New Brunswick - "Teacher training"
Teachers colleges in Canada
Colleges in New Brunswick
Educational institutions established in 1848
Educational institutions disestablished in 1973
Education in Fredericton
Defunct universities and colleges in Canada
1973 disestablishments in New Brunswick
1848 establishments in New Brunswick
Former education in New Brunswick |
18040460 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Dutch%20comedians | List of Dutch comedians | This is a list of Dutch comedians who are internationally known or notable in the Netherlands.
Najib Amhali
Claudia de Breij
Hans Dorrestijn
André van Duin
Herman Finkers
Seth Gaaikema
Ronald Goedemondt
Paul Haenen
Raoul Heertje
Toon Hermans
Youp van 't Hek
Dolf Jansen
Freek de Jonge
Brigitte Kaandorp
Wim Kan
John Kraaijkamp, Sr.
Paul de Leeuwalso a singer
Theo Maassen
Bueno de Mesquita
Sylvia Millecam
Stefan Pop
Jörgen Raymannalso a television presenter and associated with Suriname
Wim Sonneveld
Hans Teeuwen
Micha Wertheim
See also
Cabaret
List of comedians
List of Dutch people
Dutch comedians
Comedians |
18040477 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolves%20of%20Ashta | Wolves of Ashta | The Wolves of Ashta were a pack of 6 man-eating Indian wolves which between the last quarter of 1985 to January 1986, killed 17 children in Ashta, Madhya Pradesh, a town in the Sehore district. The pack consisted of two adult males, one adult female, one subadult female and two pups. Initially thought to be a lone animal, the fear caused by the wolves had serious repercussions on the life of the villagers within their hunting range. Farmers became too frightened to leave their huts, leaving crops out of cultivation, and several parents prohibited their children from attending school, for fear that the man-eaters would catch them on the way. So great was their fear, that some village elders doubted the man-eaters were truly wolves at all, but Shaitans. With the exception of the pups, which were adopted by Pardhi tribesmen, all wolves were killed by hunters and forest officials.
First victims
The first officially recognised victim was a boy of eight, killed in the village of Foodra near Dodi Ghati, on the third week of November. The boy was playing near his family's jowar field, when one of the wolves grabbed him and carried him into the forest. The boy's parents, brandishing a lathi, pursued the wolf, which upon seeing them, left the child, who was by then dead, with his abdominal cavity torn open.
The second victim was a baby boy taken from the village of Amala Majju. The child had been left in a sari hammock whilst his mother worked in the nearby fields. Upon returning to feed her son, she found the hammock empty. A search party was organised, and after a few hours of fruitless searching, a splash of blood was found on a leaf. A little further, the child's bloodied clothing was found caught on a Lantana bush. The villagers brought the matter to the attention of the Dodi Forest Officials, who passed the information onto the Ashta Range Officer, who in turn informed the District Forest Officer at Sehore. The Officer sent officials to the village, who upon inspecting the site of the killing, found the tracks of a large male wolf.
First hunting strategy
A group of hunters and government men, intent on formulating a strategy to tackle the wolf, congregated at a house in the village of Dodi, situated on the banks of the Dudhi river which was at the heart of the wolf's killing range. Among them were Ajay Singh Yadav the Collector of the Sehore District, Bruno D’cruz the district superintendent of police, Chaudhry the Divisional Forest Officer and his two assistants Shrivastava and Naqvi, and Kaurav the Sub Divisional Officer of Ashta. It was decided that baits in the form of goats and sheep would be tied up at waterholes or game trails frequented by the man-eater in Rupahera, Amla Mazzu, Gwala, Arnia Gazi and the Dodi Plateau. Shikaris with 12 gauge shotguns would sit over these baits. Police pickets would be posted at all affected villages to boost morale, and mobile patrolling parties would move through the area at all times. These strategies had no effect on the killings, which continued regardless.
Death of the first wolf
A fortnight after the unsuccessful strategy had been mobilised, a farmer named “Dr. Haidar”, who was a friend of Yadav the Collector, went alone to the hills near the village of Amla Mazzu, where he knew the man-eater sometimes frequented. After finding a cavern containing two wolf pups, Haidar left for the village of Pardhikhera, where he asked assistance from the local Pardhi chieftain Rajaram. The Pardhis were skilled trappers, and gladly assisted in the hunt by digging a small pit about 4–6 feet wide outside the den. The pit was covered in vegetation, with the two pups tied to a pole near it. When the sun reached its western horizon, the she-wolf returned, and upon seeing its pups, rushed into the trap, where it was immediately killed by the Pardhis. The she-wolf's pups were later adopted by the Pardhis. Although upon examination, the she-wolf's stomach contents were shown to contain strands of human hair and fragments of human bone, the animal was smaller than what had been described by witnesses and estimations on the previous attacker's tracks. It was concluded from that point on that a whole pack rather than a solitary animal was involved in the killings. This was confirmed when a month after the first child killings were reported, a sadhu in the Dodi Plateau was attacked while sleeping outside his temple of Shiva. He managed to fight off the wolf by placing a burning ember from a nearby fire onto its face, causing the animal to retreat. The sadhu survived, though with a large laceration on his left shoulder.
Death of the second wolf
A hunter of Bhopal by the name of Hafiz-ur-Rahman (Shahzade), a rifle and jeep owner who had killed tigers and a leopard, was drafted to help kill the wolves when a farmer stated that one of the wolves had just killed one of his lambs, and that they could still catch it if they made haste. After a five-minute car journey following the farmer's directions, the wolf was seen standing over the lamb's body. Taking aim with his rifle, Shahzade killed the wolf with one shot.
After this, Shahzade was rewarded 2,000 Rs and offered a job as a police sub-inspector, but he rejected the job offer.
Encounter with the last two wolves
During a ceremonial visit of the minister of Bhopal and his bodyguard, Yadav spotted fresh wolf tracks on a road heading in the direction of the village of Pardhikera. Yadav, along with Ram Singh the home guard jawan, and the minister's bodyguard. Upon arriving at Pardhikera, the young Pardhis pointed to the direction the wolf went. The tracks were headed to outcrops of black basaltic rock situated on a stony lava plane. Two wolves were sighted in the distance, and after positioning themselves on the wolves route, the trio waited. When the wolves came, the bodyguard fired prematurely at them with his Sten gun, causing the wolves to retreat.
Death of the third wolf
Yadav was contacted by a mango cultivator named Achan Mian who lived outside the village of Khadi. Yadav was told that two wolves had been repeatedly seen in the orchard, possibly attracted by the grazing goats. Yadav planned to stay at the orchard at nightfall with the goats in order to catch the man-eaters. Dressed as a shepherd and armed with a shotgun, Yadav stayed awake all night in the goat pen until a wolf was seen trying to enter the pen. Yadav killed the young female wolf.
Death of the last wolf
On January 2, 1986, Yaddav, Ram Singh, Naqvi and a judge named Siddique went to a hill frequently patrolled by the wolf in the vicinity of the road between Amla Mazzu and the Dodi Plateau. There, the team produced a lifelike dummy of a human child dressed in well worn clothes in order to better imitate a human scent. The group hid in nearby bushes, with Ram Singh imitating the cries of a human child to attract the wolf. By nightfall, the wolf was heard howling several times, and after a few minutes, it arrived, heading for the dummy. The group flashed a torch at the wolf and fired at it twice with two 12-gauge shotguns. The wolf fell gasping and was finished with a shot from Naqvi. The animal was a large, dark furred male in prime condition with no infirmities or anything to indicate why it had resorted to man-eating. The animal's death coincided with an end to the attacks.
See also
List of wolves
List of wolf attacks
Wolf attacks on humans
References
Literature
The Man-Eating Wolves of Ashta, Ajay Singh Yadav, Srishti Publishers & Distributors, 2000,
The Mammoth Book of Man-Eaters, Max MacCormick, Constable & Robinson Ltd., 2003,
Deaths due to wolf attacks
Sehore district
Man-eaters of India
Individual wolves
Individual wild animals |
18040551 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended%20Versions%20%28Europe%20album%29 | Extended Versions (Europe album) | Extended Versions is a live album by the Swedish rock band Europe. It was released on 27 March 2007.
Track listing
"The Final Countdown" (Joey Tempest) – 5:12
"Danger on the Track" (Joey Tempest) – 4:00
"Carrie" (Joey Tempest / Mic Michaeli) – 4:40
"Time Has Come" (Joey Tempest) – 4:17
"Rock the Night" (Joey Tempest) – 5:27
"I'll Cry for You" [acoustic] (Joey Tempest / Nick Graham) – 3:58
"On the Loose" (Joey Tempest) – 3:08
"Cherokee" (Joey Tempest) – 5:11
"On Broken Wings" (Joey Tempest) – 7:20
"Let the Good Times Rock" (Joey Tempest) – 5:15
Personnel
Joey Tempest – lead vocals, acoustic guitars
John Norum – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals (track 4)
Kee Marcello - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals (on all tracks except 4)
John Levén – bass guitar
Mic Michaeli – keyboards, backing vocals
Ian Haugland – drums, backing vocals
Jeffrey James - Compilation producer
Richard King - Compilation engineer
Denis O'Regan - Cover photo
Europe (band) compilation albums
2007 live albums |
18040592 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porras | Porras | Porras (which means "clubs" in Spanish) or Porras, and refers to Sporran. Porran Old Scottish Gaelic. McSporran, MacSporran.
People
Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo (born 1944), Venezuelan Catholic cardinal
Belisario Porras Barahona, Panamanian journalist and politician
Emanuel De Porras, Argentinian footballer
Gabriel Porras, Mexican actor
Gonzalo Martín De Porras, Argentinian footballer
Jerry I. Porras, American professor and analyst
José Porras, Costa Rican footballer
José Joaquín Mora Porras, Costa Rican 19th century politician
Juan Rafael Mora Porras, President of Costa Rica from 1849 to 1859.
Lizardo Alzamora Porras, Peruvian politician
Luis Gallo Porras, Peruvian politician
Raúl Porras Barrenechea, Peruvian historian
Rick Porras, American film producer
Places
Porras is also Finnish for staircase.
Porras, Tammela |
18040609 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89toiles%20de%20Pau | Étoiles de Pau | The Étoiles de Pau or Stars of Pau is an annual three-day event held in Pau, in the South of France, near the Pyrénées mountains. It is one of only seven annual Concours Complet International (CCI) five-star events in the world (the highest level of competition) as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) and the only one held in France. It takes place every year in October in the Domaine de Sers in Pau.
The six others CCI Five Stars are the Burghley Horse Trials and Badminton Horse Trials, held in Great Britain, the Kentucky Three-Day Event and the Maryland 5 Star held in the United States, the Australian International Three Day Event, held in Australia, and the Luhmühlen Horse Trials, held in Germany.
Winners
External links
Les étoiles de Pau website
Eventing
Equestrian sports competitions in France |
18040613 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ze%27ev%20Haimovich | Ze'ev Haimovich | Ze'ev Haimovich (; born 7 April 1983) is an Israeli former footballer.
Biography
Haimovich was born in Netanya to a mother from Odesa and father from Transcarpathia. He grew up speaking Russian at home.
Transfer to Russia
On 1 August 2009, the vice-president of Terek Grozny Khaidar Alhanov, announced the arrival from Maccabi Netanya of Haimovich. He signed a three-year deal worth $1.3m and became the second Israeli player to ever compete in the Russian League, after Idan Shum.
Return to Israel
On 18 July 2012, Haimovich returned to play in Israel by signing at Hapoel Tel Aviv for two years.
Honours
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Toto Cup (1):
2004–05
Hapoel Ramat Gan F.C.
State Cup(1):
2013
References
External links
soccerterminal
1983 births
Living people
Israeli men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C. players
Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players
Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players
Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
FC Akhmat Grozny players
Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players
Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
Israel men's under-21 international footballers
Israel men's international footballers
Liga Leumit players
Israeli Premier League players
Russian Premier League players
Footballers from Netanya
Israeli expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Israeli people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent |
18040669 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Chocque | Paul Chocque | Paul Chocque (14 July 1910 – 4 September 1949) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in team pursuit event.
In 1934 Chocque traveled to Australia with Fernand Mithouard to compete in the Centenary 1000, one week road bicycle race over seven stages covering . The race was run in as part of the celebrations of the Centenary of Victoria. Nino Borsari a member of the Italian gold medal winning team pursuit at the 1932 Summer Olympics also competed. Chocque was in the lead at the Ballarat sprint in stage 3 when he was struck, causing him to crash, breaking his collarbone, forcing him to abandon.
Chocque performed as a professional for numerous teams from 1933 to 1949. He finished seventh and claimed two stage victories in the 1937 Tour de France, his second appearance. He also had a number of successful finishes in historic road races, including the 1936 Bordeaux-Paris victory and the 1937 Paris-Tours fourth-place finish. Chocque won the cyclo-cross French championship in 1936 and 1938. After falling during a motorized race at Paris' Parc des Princes, he died aged 39.
Major results
1932
1932 Summer Olympics, Team pursuit
1933
Circuit des Deux-Sèvres
GP Wolber
Circuit de Paris
Critérium International
Critérium National de la Route
Mont Valérien
national cyclo-cross championship
Bordeaux–Paris
1936
Critérium International
1937
Derby de St Germain
Fourmies
Tour de France:
Winner stages 16 and 18B
7th place overall classification
1938
national cyclo-cross championship
References
External links
Official Tour de France results for Paul Chocque
French male cyclists
1910 births
1949 deaths
French Tour de France stage winners
Olympic cyclists for France
Olympic silver medalists for France
French track cyclists
Cyclo-cross cyclists
Cyclists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in cycling
Sportspeople from Boulogne-Billancourt
Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Cyclists from Île-de-France |
18040684 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APSARA | APSARA | The Authority for the Protection of the Site and Management of the Region of Angkor, also called APSARA or the APSARA National Authority, is a Cambodian management authority responsible for protecting the Angkor Archaeological Park. Founded in 1995, it is in charge of the research, protection, and conservation as well as the urban and tourist development of the park. It is headquartered in Siem Reap. It consisted of eight departments and more than 3000 personnel.
APSARA National Authority is a Public Administration Organization under technical supervision of the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts and under financial supervision of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Board of directors
The Board of Directors of APSARA National Authority consists of nine members:
Minister of Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts is the President of the Board of Directors
Representative of the Ministry of Economy and Finance
Representative of the Ministry of Interior
Representative of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction
Representative of the Ministry of Tourism
Representative of the Ministry of Environment
Governor of Siem Reap
Director General of APSARA National Authority
Representative of Staffs of APSARA National Authority
Departments
APSARA is headed by a Director General, four Deputy Directors General and there are eight departments:
Department of Research, Training and Communication
Department of Conservation of the Monuments and Preventive Archaeology
Department of Tourism Development and Culture
Department of Land Management, Urban Heritage and Community
Department of Water, Forestry and Infrastructure Management
Department of Administration and Personnel
Department of Public Order
Department of Finance and Accounting
Museums
There are three museums under the management of the Department of Tourism Development and Culture:
Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor Museum
MGC Asian Traditional Textiles Museum
Angkor Ceramic Museum at Tani
See also
Angkor National Museum
References
External links
Government of Cambodia
Angkorian sites |
18040719 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy%20Cheung | Tommy Cheung | Tommy Cheung Yu-yan, GBS, JP (, born 30 September 1949 in Hong Kong) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), representing the Catering functional constituencies seats. He is a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and the current chairman of the Liberal Party.
Career
He graduated from the Diocesan Boys' School and Pepperdine University. He was previously a member of the Eastern District Council. He is a businessman, chairman of a trading and investment company, and a member of the Diocesan Boys' School school committee.
Legislative Councillor
In late 2005, when there were strong concerns regarding a potential "bird flu" pandemic, Cheung became "an outspoken opponent of migratory birds". He stated that migrating birds were the source of the pandemic threat.
On 20 March 2010, after Cheung suggested a minimum wage of HK$20/hour, he became the subject of insults and derision from some quarters, nicknamed "$20 Cheung".
During the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, Cheung spoke out against the government's extension of mandatory social distancing measures. He complained that his constituents were suffering due to mandatory closures of some types of businesses, such as bars and karaoke centres, and accused the government of "not understanding economics".
In January 2021, Cheung partially blamed teachers for the 2019-20 Hong Kong protests and that CCTV cameras should be installed in classrooms to monitor teachers for "subversive remarks."
In December 2022, Cheung was part of 3 lawmakers who drafted legislation to reform CUHK's governing council, saying "During the anti-government turmoil in 2019, there was a riot on the campus of CUHK but the attitude and handling of the incident by CUHK were appalling.
In December 2022, Cheung said "We need to take action to correct such behaviour that is this disrespectful to Hong Kong and to our country" and that he would support summing Google to the Legislative Council, to answer questions on why Glory to Hong Kong was ranked so highly when searching for the national anthem of Hong Kong. At the same month, he was tested positive for COVID-19.
In September 2023, Cheung drew criticism after he helped push a bill to revamp Chinese University's governing council without the school's endorsement, with former lawmaker Abraham Shek asking "They should table the bill with the university’s endorsement. Why do they have to be that authoritarian?"
Chairman of the Liberal Party
Cheung was elected Liberal Party's new chairman after the 2016 Legislative Council election in October. The new leadership was seen as more moderate and conservative with less vocal anti-Leung Chun-ying (pro-government, but anti-Leung) stance. Cheung was subsequently appointed by Leung to the Executive Council. Cheung is reappointed by Carrie Lam to the Executive Council on 1 July 2017.
Cheung voted against paternity leave when it was introduced to the Employment Ordinance in 2015. In 2018, he opposed the Hong Kong government proposal to increase statutory paternity leave from three days to five, claiming the benefit itself should not even exist, as demands for more would be "never-ending". Cheung said that "back in the 1980s" there was no legally mandated paternal leave, but many companies would still grant "white days" for funerals and "red days" for auspicious events such as births and marriages without the need for "inflexible" labour laws requiring them to do so. Cheung's remarks attracted a lot of criticism, including Ng Chau-pei of the pro-Beijing Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions described Cheung as taking part in a "barbaric form of capitalism". Another Executive Councillor, New People's Party chairwoman Regina Ip agreed members should avoid publicly criticising the government.
References
External links
Official site of Tommy Cheung
1949 births
District councillors of Eastern District
Living people
Hong Kong Christians
Hong Kong businesspeople
Pepperdine University alumni
Liberal Party (Hong Kong) politicians
HK LegCo Members 2000–2004
HK LegCo Members 2004–2008
HK LegCo Members 2008–2012
HK LegCo Members 2012–2016
HK LegCo Members 2016–2021
HK LegCo Members 2022–2025
Hong Kong pro-Beijing politicians
Hong Kong justices of the peace
Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee members
Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star
Recipients of the Silver Bauhinia Star
People educated at Diocesan Boys' School |
18040725 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ya%27akov%20Shimshon%20Shapira | Ya'akov Shimshon Shapira | Ya'akov Shimshon Shapira (, born 11 April 1902, died 14 November 1993) was an Israeli jurist and Socialist Zionist politician.
Biography
Shapira was born in Yelisavetgrad in the Russian Empire (now Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine) in 1902. He studied in a Yeshiva and later studied medicine at the University of Kharkiv. He was active in the Socialist Zionist Movement and was incarcerated for his activism from 1923 to 1924. In 1924, he immigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine and joined a "Conquest of Labor" group in Petah Tikva, where he worked as an orchardman. He was one of the founders of kibbutz Giv'at HaShlosha. He was secretary of Ahdut HaAvoda in Jerusalem and a member of the Jerusalem workers' council.
He studied law at the Hebrew University and was certified as a lawyer.
Legal career
In 1934 he moved to Haifa to practice law, and ran an office there until 1948. He represented the Hagana and other groups before the Mandate authorities. After the establishment of the State of Israel he became the Director General of the Justice Ministry, and was Israel's first Attorney General from 1948 to 1950.
In November 1948 he headed an official investigation into allegations of IDF attacks on civilians.
Political career
In 1951, he was elected to the second Knesset for Mapai, and was a member of the House and Constitution, Law and Justice committees. In the third Knesset he was also chairman of the Mapai faction. In 1955, he retired from the Knesset due to allegations that his involvement in the oil business was inappropriate for a workers' party representative. In 1966 to 1973 (except for a short period in 1972 during which he was replaced by Golda Meir), he was Minister of Justice. In 1969, he was elected to the seventh Knesset for the Alignment and was once again a member of the Constitution, Law and Justice committee. As Minister of Justice, he opposed the annexation of East Jerusalem after the Six-Day War, preferring the application of military rule. He also opposed a governmental plan to transfer subject Arabs to other countries, saying: "They are inhabitants of this land, and today you are ruling over it. There is no reason to take Arabs...and transfer them to Iraq". Following the Yom Kippur War, he resigned from the government after his demands to fire Minister of Defense Moshe Dayan were denied.
References
External links
Jewish Law in the Debates of the Knesset (HaMishpat HaIvri b'Chakikat HaKneset) edited by Prof. Nahum Rakover. 2 vols., 1310 pp. 152-158.
1902 births
1993 deaths
People from Kropyvnytskyi
Ukrainian Jews
Jews from the Russian Empire
Soviet Jews
Prisoners and detainees of the Soviet Union
Soviet emigrants to Mandatory Palestine
Israeli people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent
20th-century Israeli lawyers
Attorneys General of Israel
Mapai politicians
Alignment (Israel) politicians
Burials at the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives
Ministers of Justice of Israel
Members of the 2nd Knesset (1951–1955)
Members of the 3rd Knesset (1955–1959)
Members of the 7th Knesset (1969–1974) |
18040729 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iodine%20deficiency%20in%20China | Iodine deficiency in China | Iodine deficiency is a widespread problem in western, southern and eastern parts of China, as their iodized salt intake level is much lower than the average national level. Iodine deficiency is a range of disorders that affect many different populations. It is estimated that IDDs affect between 800 million and 2 billion people worldwide; countries have spent millions of dollars in implementing iodized salt as a means to counteract the iodine deficiencies prevalent today. With China accounting for "40% of the total population", it bears a large portion of those who are iodine deficient.
Iodine is a micronutrient the body needs to properly produce thyroid hormones. The human body is not able to produce it, and iodine is an essential nutrient. Iodine is not readily available in many foods, thus making it difficult for many people to obtain it. One particular source, found in great supply, is ocean water although it is not an effective dietary source. Iodine deficiency diseases (IDDs) are able to develop before birth, so it is crucial for all populations to have sufficient levels of the micronutrient and prevent such diseases from developing early on.
The Chinese government and iodine regulations
The Chinese government implemented a program of regulating salt to contain iodine starting in 1995. A more recent study has confirmed that the availability of iodized salt in the provinces has increased since this date. Today, about one third of the Chinese population is living in areas with low concentrations of iodine in their water supply. Salt is available in China for less than the retail price in some other countries, at about 5 cents, and is consumed regularly in most diets. This is very cost effective for producers who now must abide by the iodized salt regulations and those for those who need to consume it. The black market, however, is laden with the non-iodized counterpart and partially accounts for the population still be fairly saturated with IDDs.
Implementations of solutions
The levels of iodized salt were measured in a urinalysis of households in China. It was confirmed that about 15–25 mg/kg of iodized salt content in the diet was sufficient in preventing IDDs and preventing side effects of over consumption. In provinces where people are consuming less than this amount, there is an increased amount of improper brain development in children. Furthermore, one can see the relation between the importance of iodine in thyroid hormones and the IDD goitre. This disease causes a swelling in the neck, where the thyroid glands are, leading to impaired cognitive abilities. The child population was about 20% saturated with the disease but continues to decrease with the new initiatives.
Another common IDD prevalent in China is Kashin-Beck disease. A particular outbreak in Tibet was recorded as occurring from lack of iodine. Kashin-Beck is a bone deformity endemic. Iodine deficiency, hypothyroidism, and low serum concentrations of thyroxine-binding globulin were significantly related to Kashin–Beck disease. Iodine supplemented irrigation water in combination to iodized salt helps in reducing the neonatal and infant mortality rates. The province of Xinjiang suffers severely from IDDs and in 1993, started the use of potassium iodate in combination with irrigation water. Irrigation water is widely used and accessible to all households making it the predominant solution in reducing micronutrient deficiencies for Xinjiang.
See also
Kashin-Beck disease
Malnutrition
Iodine
References
External links
Combating Iodine Deficiency Disorder In China A May 1996 report from U.S. Embassy Beijing
An Analysis of Combating Iodine Deficiency: Case Studies of China, Indonesia and Madagascar Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank
China fights fall in IQ due to iodine deficiency News - British Medical Journal (BMJ) 1995;310:148 (21 January)
China moves to tackle iodine deficiency BMJ. 1999 September 11; 319(7211): 659.
Health in China
Iodine
Malnutrition |
18040733 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20Caledonian%20School | Royal Caledonian School | The Royal Caledonian School was a residential home and school for Scottish orphans, initially in London and subsequently in Bushey, Hertfordshire.
History
The Caledonian Asylum was launched by members of the Highland Society of London in 1815 to provide a home and education for Scottish children in London who had been orphaned in the Napoleonic Wars.
John Galt, the novelist, became secretary to the Asylum in 1815.
The first Asylum was at 16 Cross Street, Hatton Garden, London from December 1819 until 1828 when it relocated to Copenhagen Fields, Islington. Its long residence in Islington resulted in the naming of Caledonian Market and the Caledonian Road. In 1852 Queen Victoria became Patron and the Asylum was renamed the Royal Caledonian Schools, although legally it was and still is the "Caledonian Asylum". At that time it catered for about 70 boys and 50 girls. The Asylum's band occasionally played at charitable and other events.
By the late 19th century the Islington site, near to Pentonville Prison, was recognised as unsuitable, and a new boarding school was built in Bushey, Hertfordshire, from 1902. The Caledonian Estate was built on the school's site in Caledonian Road. Bricks from the old Caledonian Asylum were used to build two blocks of flats in Widdenham Road, London N7, known collectively as Loraine Mansions.
The Royal Caledonian offered education until 1948, after which resident children received their education at local schools, in later years Queens' School which lies adjacent on Aldenham Road.
In 1996 the premises were sold to the Purcell School.
The proceeds of the sale were used for the charity to operate as the Royal Caledonian Education Trust, which continues to provide support to "children (no age limit) of Scots who have served in the Armed Forces, or the children of poor Scots living in the London area".
Another objective is to allow the children of Scots serving in the armed forces a level of continuity in their education despite the frequent re-posting of their parents.
Notable alumni (Old Caleys)
Charles Mackay, author
Malcolm McEacharn, Australian shipping magnate, mayor of Melbourne and politician.
James Thomson (B.V.), poet
References
External links
Royal Caledonian Education Trust
Defunct schools in Hertfordshire
Relocated schools
1815 establishments in England |
18040759 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV%20Splitsvilla | MTV Splitsvilla | MTV Splitsvilla is an Indian television dating reality show that airs on MTV India. The show was formerly hosted by Nikhil Chinapa and Rannvijay Singha. In 2022, Arjun Bijlani replaced Rannvijay, hosting the 14th season alongside Sunny Leone.
Summary
The show revolves around young men and women trying to secure a place in Splitsvilla, a villa where they are detached from the real world. Participants compete in tasks to remain in the competition and mingle with their fellow contestants to find love. In the end, a pair are crowned the winners of Splitsvilla.
Seasons overview
Splitsvilla
Wild Villa
Season 1
Splitsvilla 1 premiered in 2008. It was presented by Rannvijay Singh. Vishal Karwal and Heena Pardasani emerged as the winners.
Season 2
Splitsvilla 2 premiered in 2009. This season was hosted by VJ Nikhil Chinapa.
Season 3
Splitsvilla 3 premiered in 2009 and ended in 2010. The season was hosted by VJ Nikhil Chinapa and Deepti Gujral.
Season 4
Splitsvilla 4 premiered on 3 December 2010. This season was hosted by VJ Nikhil Chinapa.
Finale:
A roulette game based on luck was played between the three finalist pairs: Manish and Pooja, Sai and Tina, and Dushyant and Priya. The first round was won by Sai and Tina who went directly to the finals. The second round was between Manish Pooja and Dushyant Priya to determine who would join Sai Tina for the final round. The round was won by Dushyant Priya who joined Sai Tina in the final round. Dushyant Priya won the final round and were declared the winners of Splitsvilla 4.
Season 5
Splitsvilla 5 premiered in 2012. The season was hosted by Nikhil Chinapa.
Season 6
Splitsvilla 6 premiered on 25 May and was hosted by Sherlyn Chopra and Nikhil Chinapa. Its tagline was "Hot as Hell". There were nine boys and nine girls. The season had a review segment, Sexy Sana, hosted by Sana Saeed.
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9
Season 10
Season 11
Season 12
Season 13
Season 14
References
External links
Indian reality television series
2008 Indian television series debuts
MTV (Indian TV channel) original programming
Hindi-language television shows
Flavor of Love
Dating and relationship reality television series |
18040806 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagag | Bagag | Bagag is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040812 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghala | Baghala | Baghala is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040827 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph%20Braeckeveldt | Adolph Braeckeveldt | Adolph Braeckeveldt (Sint-Denijs-Westrem, 6 October 1912 — Lovendegem, 4 August 1985) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1937, he won one stage of the 1937 Tour de France, in a joint victory with Heinz Wengler.
Major results
1935
Charleroi
GP van Noord-Vlaanderen
Kruishoutem
1936
GP de Wallonie
1937
Drie Zustersteden
Tour of Belgium
La Flèche Wallonne
1937 Tour de France:
Winner stage 17B (ex aequo with Heinz Wengler)
1938
Aalst
GP de Wallonie
GP van Noord-Vlaanderen
1939
GP de Wallonie
Zwijndrecht
1944
Sint-Eloois Winkel
External links
Official Tour de France results for Adolph Braeckeveldt
Belgian male cyclists
1912 births
1985 deaths
Belgian Tour de France stage winners
Cyclists from Ghent
20th-century Belgian people |
18040831 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banaq | Banaq | Banaq is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040836 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-e%20Shuy | Band-e Shuy | Band-e Shuy is a village in the Bamyan Province in north-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040838 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%20Choulean | Ang Choulean | Ang Choulean (; born 1 January 1949) is a Cambodian anthropologist.
Education
Ang Choulean earned a bachelor's degree in Archaeology in 1974 from the Royal University of Fine Arts and a PhD in Anthropology in 1982 from École des Roches in France.
Career
Ang Choulean is a professor of historical anthropology at the Royal University of Fine Arts and former the director of the Department of Culture of APSARA.
Rewards
In 2011, Ang Choulean won the Grand Prize of Fukuoka Prize, becoming the second Khmer person after Chheng Phon in 1997 to win the prize.
Honours
Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (2022)
References
External links
Khmer Spiritual Beliefs Brought to Life in a New Novel
A Cambodian Anthropologist Explains the Culinary Culture of Angkor
Preserving Angkor: Interview with Ang Choulean
Academic staff of Royal University of Fine Arts
Living people
Anthropology educators
Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class
1949 births |
18040840 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baraki%2C%20Afghanistan | Baraki, Afghanistan | Baraki is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040846 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Teahouse%20of%20the%20August%20Moon%20%28play%29 | The Teahouse of the August Moon (play) | The Teahouse of the August Moon is a 1953 play written by John Patrick adapted from the 1951 novel by Vern Sneider. The play was later adapted for film in 1956, and the 1970 Broadway musical Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen.
The play opened on Broadway in October 1953. It was a Broadway hit, running for 1,027 performances and winning awards including the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play of the Year, the Pulitzer Prize in Drama, and the Tony Award. The play, well regarded for several decades, came to seem old-fashioned with increased understanding and sensitivity of racial issues. The portrayals of the Okinawa characters in the play were seen as offensive, and the generational humor began to lose its impact in the 1970s.
Plot summary
In the aftermath of World War II, the island of Okinawa was occupied by the American military. Captain Fisby, a young army officer, is transferred to a tiny Okinawa island town called Tobiki by his commanding officer, Colonel Purdy. Fisby is tasked with the job of implementing "Plan B". The plan calls for teaching the natives all things American and the first step for Capt. Fisby is to establish a democratically elected mayor, chief of agriculture, chief of police, and president of the Ladies League for Democratic Action. Plan "B" also calls for the building of a schoolhouse (Pentagon shaped), democracy lessons, and establishing capitalism through means left up to the good captain's judgment. A local Tobiki native, Sakini by name, is assigned to act as Fisby's interpreter. Sakini, a Puck-like character, attempts to acquaint Fisby with the local customs as well as guide the audiences through the play, providing both historical and cultural framework through his asides and monologues.
After receiving many gifts from the villagers, including a geisha named Lotus Blossom, Fisby tries to find local products on which to build his capitalist endeavor. He is discouraged when the villagers can not find a market for their handmade products, items like geta (wooden sandals), lacquered bowls, cricket cages, and casas (straw hats). He is also frustrated when the newly elected democratic government votes to build a teahouse (ochaya) for Lotus Blossom with the building supplies designated for his Pentagon-shaped school. Through the villagers, Captain Fisby starts to see the beauty of preserving their culture and a slower way of life. He agrees to build the teahouse and even lands on a moneymaking product – sweet potato brandy. Soon the Cooperative Brewing Company of Tobiki is churning out liquor by the gallon and selling it to all the neighboring military bases.
The gala opening of the teahouse is the moment when Colonel Purdy decides to make his progress inspection and finds Captain Fisby serenading the villagers in his bathrobe with a rendition of "Deep in the Heart of Texas". He is in danger of court martial and reprimanded for misusing government supplies, selling liquor and "not turning the villagers into Americans fast enough". Col. Purdy orders the destruction of all the stills and the teahouse. Sakini and the villagers outsmart the colonel and only pretend to destroy everything, instead hiding everything "quick as the dickens". Their foresight proves fortuitous when Purdy learns that Congress is about to use Tobiki as a model for the success of Plan B. The villagers rebuild the teahouse on stage, and even offer a cup to Col. Purdy in a gesture of goodwill. Like all great comedies, in the end, all is forgiven. The village returns to the rich life they once knew (plus a teahouse, export industry, and geishas), Fisby is touted a hero, and Purdy, we hope will get a brigadier general's star for his wife Grace after all.
Set in the time-frame of the aftermath of World War II and U.S. occupation of the Japanese islands, Teahouse of the August Moon is a comedy whose laughs come from the inability of the American characters to understand Tobiki culture and tradition. However, it is not just a story of culture clash. Through the character of Fisby, we see acceptance and the beauty of making peace with oneself somewhere between ambition and limitations. We also learn, like Fisby, that sometimes the better life is had by taking a "step backward in the right direction".
Productions
The Teahouse of the August Moon premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on October 15, 1953 and closed on March 24, 1956 after 1,027 performances. Directed by Robert Lewis, the cast featured John Forsythe (Capt. Fisby), David Wayne (Sakini), Paul Ford (Col. Wainright Purdy III), Larry Gates (Capt. McLean), William Hansen (Mr. Oshira), and Mariko Niki (Lotus Blossom). Hawaiian-American composer Dai-Keong Lee created incidental music for the production, and actor Yuki Shimoda is credited with choreographing and providing "Japanese coaching."
The two touring productions were headed by Burgess Meredith and Larry Parks in the role of Sakini and Reiko Sato in the role of Lotus Blossom. In April 1954, The Teahouse of the August Moon was produced in Okinawa as a fundraiser to build schools, with members of the U.S. occupying forces and citizens of Okinawa in the cast. The play was produced in Vienna and Berlin as Das Kleine Teehaus and in Mexico City as La Casa de Té de la Luna de Agosto, translated by Mexican playwright Rodolfo Usigli.
New York's Pan Asian Rep revived Teahouse in 2000, directed by Ron Nakahara.
Awards and nominations
Sources: PlaybillVault
1954 Tony Awards
Best Play—winner
Actor in a Play, David Wayne—winner
Author of a Play—winner
Producer of a Play—winner
Scenic Design of a Play, Peter Larkin—winner
1954 New York Drama Critics' Circle—Best American Play, winner
1954 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Adaptations
John Patrick adapted his play for the 1956 film The Teahouse of the August Moon, starring Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Eddie Albert and Machiko Kyo. The play and screenplay were adapted for the 1970 Broadway musical Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen.
Further reading
References
External links
John Patrick. The Teahouse of the August Moon. Dramatists Play Service Inc. New York: 1952
"The Teahouse of the August Moon: Introduction." Drama for Students. Ed. Marie Rose Napierkowski. Vol. 13. Detroit: Gale, 1998. eNotes.com. January 2006. 4 May 2009. <http://www.enotes.com/teahouse-august/introduction>.
1953 plays
Broadway plays
Pulitzer Prize for Drama-winning works
Tony Award-winning plays
Japan in fiction
Japan in non-Japanese culture
Plays by John Patrick
American plays adapted into films |
18040848 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barigah | Barigah | Barigah is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040857 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20diplomats%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom%20to%20Qatar | List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Qatar | The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Qatar is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the State of Qatar, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Doha.
Heads of Mission
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
1971–1973: Edward Henderson
1973–1974: Douglas Gordon
1974–1978: David Crawford
1978–1981: Colin Brant
1981–1984: Stephen Day
1984–1987: Julian Walker
1987–1990: Patrick Nixon
1990–1993: Sir Graham Boyce
1993–1997: Patrick Wogan
1997–2002: David Wright
2002–2005: David MacLennan
2005–2007: Simon Collis
Chargé d'affaires
2007–2008: Roderick Drummond
Ambassador
2008–2012: John Hawkins
2012–2013: Michael O'Neill
2013–2015: Nicholas Hopton
2015–2020: Ajay Sharma
2020–2024: Jonathan Wilks CMG
References
External links
UK and Qatar, gov.uk
Qatar
United Kingdom Ambassadors |
18040864 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barikak | Barikak | Barikak is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040871 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barik-e%20%CA%BDOlya | Barik-e ʽOlya | Barik-e Olya (باریکی علیا) is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040874 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahaina%20Historic%20District | Lahaina Historic District | Lahaina Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing most of the community of Lahaina, Hawaii, on the west side of the island of Maui in the US state of Hawaii. Designated in 1962, the district recognizes Lahaina for its well-preserved character as a 19th-century port, and for its social and economic importance in the 19th century as a major whaling center in the Pacific, and as one of the capital cities of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Lahaina was a popular residential center for the kings of Maui prior to the arrival of European explorers in the late 18th century. Kamehameha I made his landing here when he began the conquest of Maui in 1795, and Kamehameha II established a residence here in 1819. That same year, the first whaling ships arrived, beginning the community's rise in economic importance. Lahaina eclipsed Oahu as a preferred whaling port between 1840 and 1855, because of its better deep-water anchorage. When Kamehameha III ascended to the Hawaiian throne in 1825, he made Lahaina his capital, preferring it to the busier Honolulu. The town declined in economic importance in the 1860s, as the whaling industry waned.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962. The district is bounded on the north by Puuona Point, the south by Makila Point, and the east by the ridge of hills above the town. Its western bound extends all the way out to the island of Lānaʻi, encompassing the Lahaina Roads, the roadstead which enabled the town's growth in the 19th century. Donn Beach and Pete Wimberly played an important early role in establishing building ordinances to govern restoration and preservation projects in Lahaina.
Buildings
When the landmark district was designated in 1962, nine buildings were called out for their specific contribution to the district. The Historic American Buildings Survey collected detailed drawings in the 1960s and 1970s. The district suffered catastrophic damage in the 2023 Hawaii wildfires with historic structures being destroyed (highlighted with red background).
Gallery
References
External links
Lahaina Restoration Foundation
1962 establishments in Hawaii
Protected areas established in 1962
Hawaii Register of Historic Places
Historic American Buildings Survey in Hawaii
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hawaii
National Historic Landmarks in Hawaii
National Register of Historic Places in Maui County, Hawaii
History of Maui
Historic District
National Historic Landmark Districts |
18040881 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barik-e%20Sofla | Barik-e Sofla | Barik-e Sofla is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040885 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bariki%2C%20Afghanistan | Bariki, Afghanistan | Bārīkī is a village in Khwahan Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.
References
External links
Bārīkī37°48'55" N, 70°19'7" E/maps
Populated places in Khwahan District |
18040892 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barik%20Juy | Barik Juy | Barik Juy is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040894 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael%20Borglund | Mikael Borglund | Mikael Borglund (born 1956 in Hässelbystrand, Sweden) is a Swedish film producer in the successful Australian film and television series industry. He is also the managing director of Beyond International, Australia's leading television production and distribution companies.
References
External links
Beyond International
Australian people of Scandinavian descent
Australian people of Swedish descent
Swedish film producers
Australian film producers
Mass media people from Gothenburg
1956 births
Living people |
18040896 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor%20of%20the%20Daleks | Emperor of the Daleks | Emperor of the Daleks is a black-and-white comic strip based on the television series Doctor Who. It ran primarily in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine, written by John Freeman and novelist and future television series writer Paul Cornell. The story used elements of previous television continuity, as well as the continuity used by the comic strip, reviving popular characters such as "Dalek Killer" Abslom Daak and the Star Tigers. It also attempted to bridge the gap between Revelation of the Daleks and Remembrance of the Daleks.
Plot
On the Daleks' homeworld of Skaro, the Daleks place their creator Davros on trial for crimes against their race. Coming to his aid is the sixth incarnation of Davros' eternal enemy the Doctor, who offers to take Davros to a planet where he can create new lifeforms for good if he is willing to change; Davros agrees. During the rescue, the Doctor makes a sly reference to the Hand of Omega.
Incensed with yet another humiliating delay at the hands of the Doctor, the Emperor Dalek makes use of his empire's delicate time-travel capabilities to snatch Abslom Daak from the brink of death, and pose as humanoid delegates of Earth. They deceive Daak and offer a way of reviving his long-lost love Taiyan in exchange for the capture of the Doctor. Daak agrees.
The TARDIS materialises on the planet "Hell", a world the Doctor had visited earlier in his seventh incarnation in Daak's previous appearance, Nemesis of the Daleks. The Doctor is now accompanied by Bernice Summerfield, and it is not long before the two discover that Daak's former team the "Star Tigers" are alive and well, having been presumed dead when their vessel crashed in the previous story. Drunk and downbeat, the Tigers are ill-prepared for the return of Daak, who soon captures the Doctor and Benny, as well as his old teammates, and returns all of them to the "Earth Delegates", who reveal themselves as Daleks and capture all of them.
The Doctor agrees to take the Daleks to the planet where he has hidden Davros, but both groups discover that the world was Spiridon. Davros has activated the long-dormant Dalek army hidden there, converting them to the white and gold colour scheme applied to the Daleks he created on the planet Necros in Revelation of the Daleks. Davros leads a successful coup d'état on Skaro, destroying the Emperor Dalek, but his wheelchair is split in half by Abslom Daak's chainsword, triggering his self-destruct mechanism which seemingly obliterates the Dalek city. The Doctor, Benny, the Star Tigers, and Daak escape the city in the TARDIS.
Shortly afterwards, the Seventh Doctor meets up with his sixth incarnation at a bar as his group of friends celebrate. He assures the Sixth Doctor that time will show him that Davros will doom him and Skaro to oblivion.
Back on Skaro, Davros' body is pieced together by his loyal Dalek forces with a new casing, they inform Davros he has claimed the mantle of "Emperor". Much of Davros' memory has been affected by the explosion, but as he regains his composure, he recalls the Doctor referencing the Hand of Omega, and vows to find it when he faces the Doctor in what he believes will be their next and possibly final confrontation.
Continuity
Davros and the Sixth Doctor's experiences following their departure from Skaro is explored further in a prequel strip, "Up Above The Gods", published several months after this story had concluded.
Reprint
The entire story was reprinted in a graphic novel, also entitled Emperor of the Daleks in 2017(IMDB:978-1846538070).
See also
Dalek comic strips, illustrated annuals and graphic novels
References
External links
Emperor of the Daleks at the Dr Who Guide
British comic strips
Dalek stories
Sixth Doctor stories
Seventh Doctor stories
Doctor Who multi-Doctor stories
Works by Paul Cornell |
18040897 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bast%2C%20Afghanistan | Bast, Afghanistan | Bast is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040904 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastukbacheh | Bastukbacheh | Bastukbacheh is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040905 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20Nationality%20Act%201948 | British Nationality Act 1948 | The British Nationality Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 56) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom on British nationality law which defined British nationality by creating the status of "Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies" (CUKC) as the sole national citizenship of the United Kingdom and all of its colonies.
The Act, which came into effect on 1 January 1949, was passed in consequence of the 1947 Commonwealth conference on nationality and citizenship, which had agreed that each of the Commonwealth member states would legislate for its own citizenship, distinct from the shared status of "Commonwealth citizen" (formerly known as "British subject").
The CUKC consolidated British citizenship by putting Britain's colonial subjects on equal footing with those living in the British Isles, and was likely an attempt to avoid decolonisation. Similar legislation was passed in most of the other Commonwealth countries. The Act was largely the result of a bipartisan ideological commitment to "a definition of citizenship including Britons and colonial subjects under the same nationality" and at a time "before large-scale migration was considered possible".
It formed the basis of the United Kingdom's nationality law until the British Nationality Act 1981, which came into force in 1983. Most of its provisions have been repealed or otherwise superseded by subsequent legislation, though parts remain in force.
Background to the Act
Broadly speaking, nationals of the United Kingdom, the Dominions, and the various British colonies had always shared a common citizenship status of "British subject". However, in 1946 the Canadian parliament passed the Canadian Citizenship Act, which established a separate Canadian citizenship. In response, a Commonwealth conference met in London in 1947, where it was agreed that each of the Commonwealth member states would be free to legislate for its own citizenship, while still retaining elements of a common Commonwealth citizenship.
The resulting legislation passed by the United Kingdom for itself and its colonies was the British Nationality Act 1948, which was introduced by a Labour government. It marked the first time that married British women gained independent nationality, regardless of the citizenship of their spouses. Legislation passed in the other Commonwealth countries included Australia's Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948, New Zealand's British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948, and Southern Rhodesia's Southern Rhodesian Citizenship and British Nationality Act, 1949.
Provisions of the Act
The Act created the new status of "citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies" (CUKC) for people born or naturalised in either the United Kingdom or one of its colonies. Provision was also made in certain circumstances for citizenship to be acquired by descent from a CUKC, or by registration.
Despite the fact that the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man were neither part of the United Kingdom proper nor were colonies of it, article 33 of the Act provides that when the Act mentions colonies, it must be construed as including references to these Islands. Islanders were allowed, upon personal wish and not as a compulsory denomination, to be presented as "citizens of the United Kingdom, Islands and Colonies". This does not constitute a separate category of citizens but is merely a formal denomination.
Reform of the Act, and subsequent Acts
Between 1962 and 1971, as a result of popular opposition to immigration by Commonwealth citizens from Asia and Africa, the United Kingdom gradually tightened controls on immigration by British subjects from other parts of the Commonwealth. The Immigration Act 1971 introduced the concept of patriality, by which only British subjects with sufficiently strong links to the British Islands (i.e. the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) had right of abode, the right to live and work in the United Kingdom and Islands.
Most of the 1948 Act was replaced by the British Nationality Act 1981 with effect from 1 January 1983.
The Act today
The only significant provision of the Act to survive today is section 3, which concerns the extra-territorial jurisdiction of the criminal courts over crimes committed by British subjects overseas. Generally, British criminal law does not apply to things done overseas, but there are some exceptions for acts done abroad by British subjects, such as murder. Section 3 restricted the scope of this jurisdiction to CUKCs (except in respect of crimes that would be against UK law even if committed by aliens). This was necessary so that, for example, a Canadian citizen who committed murder in Canada could not be prosecuted for it in a British court instead of in Canada.
As modified by section 51 of the British Nationality Act 1981, section 3 now restricts this jurisdiction to British citizens, British Overseas Territories citizens, British Overseas citizens and British Nationals (Overseas). Note, however, that section 3 is subject to any subsequent legislation to different effect, such as section 72 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
Furthermore, in spite of the fact that most of this Act has been repealed by the British Nationality Act 1981, the acquisition of new categories of British nationality created by the 1981 Act is often made dependent on one's nationality status prior to the effective date of the British Nationality Act 1981. This therefore means that many of the original provisions of the British Nationality Act 1948 are still relevant today.
See also
British nationality law
History of British nationality law
Immigration Act
References
British nationality law
Immigration law in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1948 |
18040909 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candida%20Maria%20of%20Jesus | Candida Maria of Jesus | Cándida María de Jesús (31 May 1845 – 9 August 1912), born Juana Josefa Cipitria y Barriola, was a Spanish Basque nun and the founder of the Daughters of Jesus. The order – founded in 1871 – was under Jesuit direction from her spiritual director and was involved with the education of children in Salamanca though expanded during her lifetime.
Barriola was canonized as a saint on 17 October 2010.
Life
Juana Josefa Cipitria y Barriola was born in mid-1845 as the eldest of seven children to the weavers Juan Miguel Cipitria and María Jesús Barriola. Her father was a weaver. Rather than attend school she helped look after her siblings because she was the eldest child. She received her Confirmation on 5 August 1848 and made her First Communion in 1855.
At a young age, she went to Burgos to help support the household and worked as a domestic servant in various homes. Barriola was affected to a great degree from the depth of the poor conditions that she witnessed in a place undergoing the social effects of the Industrial Revolution in her native land.
The Jesuit priest Miguel José Herranz advised her on her path ahead and at his advice started a number of charitable and educations programs; the two met in Valladolid in 1868. Barriola believed that she experienced a vision of Jesus Christ on 26 March 1869 on Good Friday. On 8 December 1871 – alongside five companions – she founded the Daughters of Jesus and she assumed the religious name: "Cándida María de Jesús".
The nun founded the congregation for the education of children and the advancement of the women in Salamanca. The congregation received diocesan approval from the Bishop of Salamanca on 3 April 1873. On 8 December 1873 she made her solemn profession.
Barriola based her spiritual principles and practices on the Spiritual Exercises. Herranz collaborated with her as she wrote the constitutions for the order which received the decree of praise from Pope Leo XIII on 6 August 1901; full papal approval came from Pope Pius X after her death in 1913. Barriola was a contemplative religious and was immersed in God who spent long hours before the tabernacle where she became serene even in trials and suffering. Her motto for life was: "I am for God alone".
Barriola died in 1912. In 2005 her order had 1116 religious in 114 houses in countries such as the Dominican Republic and the Philippines.
Canonization
The informative phase for the beatification process spanned in Salamanca from 17 June 1942 until 9 July 1957; all of her spiritual writings received theological approval on 25 October 1961. The formal introduction to the cause came on 22 September 1978 under Pope John Paul I and she became titled as a Servant of God. The informative phase received validation in Rome from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints on 7 October 1982 while later receiving the Positio dossier from the postulation in 1989. Theologians approved this dossier on 12 March 1993 as did the C.C.S. on 22 June 1993; the confirmation of her heroic virtue allowed Pope John Paul II to title her as Venerable on 6 July 1993.
The miracle for beatification was investigated in Spain and received C.C.S. validation on 17 December 1983; the medical experts approved it on 22 June 1994 as did theologians on 28 October 1994 and the C.C.S. on 10 January 1995. John Paul II approved this miracle on 6 April 1995 and beatified the late religious on 12 May 1996 in Saint Peter's Square.
Another miracle needed for her to become a saint was investigated again in Spain and it received C.C.S. validation on 10 June 2005 before medical experts approved it on 25 September 2008. Theologians likewise approved this miracle on 7 March 2009 as did the C.C.S. on 16 June 2009. Pope Benedict XVI approved this miracle on 3 July 2009 and canonized her as a saint on 17 October 2010.
References
External links
Hagiography Circle
Saints SQPN
Stella Maris Academy of Davao
1845 births
1912 deaths
19th-century venerated Christians
19th-century Spanish nuns
20th-century venerated Christians
20th-century Spanish nuns
Beatifications by Pope John Paul II
Canonizations by Pope Benedict XVI
Founders of Catholic religious communities
People from Andoain
Spanish educators
Spanish Roman Catholic saints
Venerated Catholics by Pope John Paul II
Spanish women educators
19th-century Spanish women educators
19th-century Spanish educators |
18040915 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayani%2C%20Afghanistan | Bayani, Afghanistan | Bayani is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040925 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahd%20bin%20Mahmoud%20al%20Said | Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said | Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al-Said (; born 1940) is the Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers in the Sultanate of Oman, and has served in this post since 23 June 1972. He was also the spokesperson of the Royal Family Council at least on the extraordinary session upon the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
Sayyid Fahd is married to a French woman and has a son and a daughter, Kamel bin Fahd and Mona bint Fahd.
Awards
: Voluntary Work Award Presented by Sheikh Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa (September 20, 2016)
References
Al Said dynasty
1940 births
Living people
People from Muscat, Oman
Omani Ibadi Muslims
Deputy Prime Ministers of Oman
Government ministers of Oman
20th-century Omani people |
18040927 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Pesa%20Dache | John Pesa Dache | John Pesa Dache is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Migori Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the Kenyan parliamentary election of 2007.
Hon John Pesa is credited with initiating numerous development projects during his stint as Migori MP. He is considered a top contender for Migori County Governor to replace Governor Zachary Obado in 2022 where Ochilo ayacko is poised to vie on the ODM ticket.
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Members of the National Assembly (Kenya)
Orange Democratic Movement politicians |
18040934 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayri | Bayri | Bayri is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040940 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz%20Wengler | Heinz Wengler | Heinz Wengler (27 September 1912 – 1 October 1942) was a German professional road bicycle racer. In 1937, he won one stage of the 1937 Tour de France, joint with Adolphe Braeckeveldt. Wengler was killed in action at the Eastern Front in 1942.
Major results
1937
Tour de France:
Winner stage 17B (ex aequo with Adolph Braeckeveldt)
External links
Official Tour de France results for Heinz Wengler
1912 births
1942 deaths
German male cyclists
German Tour de France stage winners
Sportspeople from Bielefeld
Sportspeople from the Province of Westphalia
German Army personnel killed in World War II
Cyclists from North Rhine-Westphalia
Military personnel from Bielefeld |
18040943 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick%20Ayiecho%20Olweny | Patrick Ayiecho Olweny | Patrick Ayiecho Olweny is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Muhoroni Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election. In 2010 he created tribalist controversy by urging Luo people to disregard family planning and make as many children as possible to make the tribe more prominent in census and thus Kenyan politics.
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Orange Democratic Movement politicians
Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) |
18040944 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bekhe%20Qada | Bekhe Qada | Bekhe Qada is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040950 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berana | Berana | Berana is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040953 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel%20Rolt%20Wheeler | Ethel Rolt Wheeler | Ethel Rolt Wheeler (pen name, Rolt Wheeler; 12 July 1869, Lewisham, London – October 1958, Glasgow) was an English poet, author and journalist.
Biography
Ethel Rolt Wheeler was born Mary Ethel Wheeler, the daughter of the stone merchant Joseph Wheeler, and Amina Cooke Taylor, both of whom were of Irish descent. She wrote using the pen name "Rolt Wheeler", as did her brother, the author and occultist Francis Rolt Wheeler. She was the granddaughter of the Cork shipbuilder Joseph Wheeler on her paternal side and author and anti-Corn law propagandist, William Cooke Taylor on her maternal side.
In the 1890s, she became a committee member of the Irish Literary Society of London and chair of the Irish Circle of the Lyceum Club.
She was a prolific author and contributed to many journals including Dome, The Theosophical Review, East and West, The Atlantic Monthly, The London Magazine, Irish Book Lover, Harper's Magazine, The Butterfly, The Anglo-Saxon Review and Great Thought as well as working for and contributing work to The Academy. She also wrote in support of the suffragette movement in articles such as Fair Ladies in Revolt in The Englishwoman's Review
In 1915, she is recorded as living at 59, Stradella Road, Herne Hill.
Selected works
Wheeler, Ethel (1903). Verses, R. Brimley Johnson;
Wheeler, Ethel (1905). The Year’s Horoscope, sonnets, The Brochure Series
Rolt-Wheeler, Ethel (1906). Behind the Veil, Tales, David Nutt, London
Rolt-Wheeler, Ethel (1910). Famous Blue-Stockings, Methuen, London
Rolt-Wheeler, Ethel (1913). Ireland’s Veils, and other poems, Elkin Mathews, London
Rolt-Wheeler, Ethel (1913). Women of the Cell and Cloister, Methuen, London
Gawsworth, John (ed.) (1937). Richards’ Shilling Selections from Modern Poets: Ethel Rolt-Wheeler, London
References
External links
Letters to Ethel Rolt Wheeler, 1901–1938
Alice Meynell letters to Ethel Rolt Wheeler, 1910-1911
1869 births
1958 deaths
People from Lewisham
Irish women poets
Irish women short story writers
20th-century Irish women writers
20th-century Irish short story writers
Pseudonymous women writers
20th-century pseudonymous writers |
18040961 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bia%20Mordeh | Bia Mordeh | Bia Mordeh is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040962 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20University%20of%20Fine%20Arts | Royal University of Fine Arts | The Royal University of Fine Arts (RUFA; ; ) is a university in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh specialising in architecture and fine arts. It is the oldest university in Cambodia, having been in existence since 1917.
The establishment of the Royal University of Fine Arts dates back to 1917. At the time, the Khmer Arts School was established inside the Royal Palace. Later, because the courtyard inside the Royal Palace was too small, King Sisowath tasked the French artist George Grolier, as well as seven other Cambodian artists, with establishing a new Fine Arts School situated at the present-day site of the Royal University of Fine Arts. In 1965, the Fine Arts School was transformed into the Royal University of Fine Arts, which had five faculties: Faculty of Choreographic Arts, which was expanded from the national dance group; Faculty of Music, expanded from the musical school; and the Faculty of Plastic Arts, expanded from the Khmer Arts School or Fine Arts School. At the same time, two new faculties were established: Faculty of Archaeology, and the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanization.
The university operated until April 1975, when it closed as the country fell to the Khmer Rouge regime.
In October 1988, the Cambodian government issued the sub-decree to re-open the university as the University of Fine Arts. Then, the university was renamed the Royal University of Fine Arts in the sub-decree in October 1996.
Dance
The Cambodian fishing dance performance was composed in the 1960s at the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh. It involves male dancers and female dancers. The dance is set in a rural setting where the dancers have rattan baskets and scoops.
Faculties
Department of Foundation Year
Faculty of Archaeology
Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism
Faculty of Choreographic Arts
Faculty of Music
Faculty of Plastic Arts
Alumni
Nuon Kan
References
External links
Official site
Cultural profiles
Cultural profile
Royal University of Fine Arts
Education in Phnom Penh
Universities and colleges established in 1917
1917 establishments in French Indochina |
18040967 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Momoima%20Onyonka | Richard Momoima Onyonka | Richard Momoima is a Kenyan mp. He belonged to the People's Democratic Party and was elected to represent the Kitutu Chache Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election. He is now a Ford Kenya Party member and retained his seat through this seat in the August 2017 elections.
References
Members of the National Assembly (Kenya)
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people) |
18040973 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidqowl | Bidqowl | Bidqowl is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040975 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bid%20Qowl%20Bala | Bid Qowl Bala | Bid Qowl Bala is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040978 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biraneh | Biraneh | Biraneh is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040984 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birimak | Birimak | Birimak is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040990 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolagh-e%20Sabz | Bolagh-e Sabz | Bolagh-e Sabz is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18040991 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zavyalov%20Island | Zavyalov Island | Zavyalov Island (, or Ostrov Zav’yalova), formerly Ola Island (Остров Ольский), is a relatively large island in the Sea of Okhotsk, northwestern Pacific. It is located on the eastern side of Taui Bay, west of Cape Taran, Koni Peninsula, about south of the city of Magadan.
Zavyalov is a mountainous island; it is long and wide. The Siberian dwarf pine (Pinus pumila) and the dwarf birch Betula middendorffii grow on the island. Its shores are a breeding ground for the Steller sea lion.
Administratively Zavyalov Island belongs to the Magadan Oblast of the Russian Federation.
History
Zavyalov Island was frequented by American whaleships cruising for bowhead whales between 1849 and 1885. They called it Bowhead Island. Whaleboats spent the night camping on the island to search for whales the following morning. They also obtained wood from the island and caught fish offshore.
References
Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk
External links
Magadan Oblast
Islands of the Sea of Okhotsk
Islands of the Russian Far East
Islands of Magadan Oblast |
18040995 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolagh%20Tughaneh | Bolagh Tughaneh | Bolagh Tughaneh is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041000 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boland%20Dival | Boland Dival | Boland Dival is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041002 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond%20Passat | Raymond Passat | Louis Raymond Passat (28 December 1913 – 16 June 1988) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Passat won one stage in the 1937 Tour de France, and one stage in the 1939 Tour de France. He was born in Gannat.
Major results
1937
Tour de France:
Winner stage 19A
1939
Circuit de Sologne
Tour de France:
Winner stage 7
References
External links
1913 births
1988 deaths
People from Gannat
Cyclists from Allier
French male cyclists
French Tour de France stage winners |
18041008 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolowleh | Bolowleh | Bolowleh or Bulola is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041013 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Teahouse%20of%20the%20August%20Moon | The Teahouse of the August Moon | The Teahouse of the August Moon may refer to:
The Teahouse of the August Moon (novel), a 1951 novel written by Vern Sneider
The Teahouse of the August Moon (play), a 1953 Broadway play adapted by John Patrick
The Teahouse of the August Moon (film), a 1956 film adapted by John Patrick, directed by Daniel Mann
The Teahouse of the August Moon (TV film), a 1962 televised version of the play; directed by George Schaefer; a part of the anthology television series Hallmark Hall of Fame (see List of Hallmark Hall of Fame episodes) |
18041045 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political%20Group%20of%20Okinawa%20Revolution | Political Group of Okinawa Revolution | The is a local political party in Okinawa, Japan. Seitō means "political party", while sōzō may mean or . The party is considered as largely conservative.
The party was founded on December 27, 2005 by Mikio Shimoji. He has been the member of the Liberal Democratic Party, at the House of Representatives of the National Diet. In July 2005, he left LDP as he was against the alliance between LDP and New Komeito Party. He then founded the Political Group of Okinawa Revolution.
External links
Official website
Conservative parties in Japan
Political parties established in 2005
2005 establishments in Japan
Regional parties in Japan
Politics of Okinawa |
18041069 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izak%20van%20der%20Merwe | Izak van der Merwe | Izak van der Merwe (born 26 January 1984) is a retired South African tennis player.
Van der Merwe had a career high ATP singles ranking of 113 achieved on 1 August 2011.
Van der Merwe represented South Africa at the Davis Cup.
He says he tried to base his play on the former Wimbledon champion, Pete Sampras.
Tennis career highlights
2005–2007: Career beginnings
Van der Merwe turned pro in 2005 and ended the year with a single ranking of 721. During this time Van der Merwe mainly played in the ITF Futures tour. In October 2005, Van der Merwe won his first ITF Futures single title in Zimbabwe F1.
In 2006 Van der Merwe reached 5 ITF Futures tour single finals, winning 1. In 2007 Van der Merwe won 3 ITF Futures tour titles.
2008: 1st Grand Slam entry
In June 2008, van der Merwe qualified into the 2008 Wimbledon main draw, beating World No. 177 Miguel Ángel López Jaén, World No. 126 Kristian Pless, and World No. 246 Frédéric Niemeyer. He would then go on to lose to Guillermo García-López 7–5, 6–2, 6–2.
In August 2008 Van der Merwe also reached his first Challenger tour final at the
Campos Do Jordao-1 in Brazil, where he lost to Brian Dabul.
2010: 1st ATP Challenger title
In August 2010 Van der Merwe won his maiden ATP Challenger title at the
Campos Do Jordao-1 in Brazil, when he defeated world number 88 Ricardo Mello.
2011: Second and Third ATP Challenger titles
In February Van der Merwe reached his first main draw Semi-Finals on the ATP World Tour, when he reached the Semi-Finals of the SA Tennis Open (ATP 250 Event) in Johannesburg, South Africa. He went on to lose to world number 110 Somdev Devvarman.
In April Van der Merwe won his second ATP Challenger title at the Soweto Open in Johannesburg, South Africa, when he defeated countryman and world number 184 Rik De Voest. In November Van der Merwe won his third ATP Challenger title at the
Charlottesville Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, when he defeated world number 283 Jesse Levine.
2012
In July he reached the Quarter-Finals of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships (ATP 250 event) in Newport, RI, U.S.A. .
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 17 (8 titles-9 runner-ups)
Singles performance timeline
Current till 2013 US Open.
References
External links
van der Merwe World Ranking History
Tennis players from Johannesburg
South African male tennis players
1984 births
Living people
Old Dominion University alumni
White South African people |
18041084 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bum-e%20Shebar | Bum-e Shebar | Bum-e Shebar is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041089 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chap%20Qowlak | Chap Qowlak | Chap Qowlak is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041091 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutonium%28III%29%20fluoride | Plutonium(III) fluoride | Plutonium(III) fluoride or plutonium trifluoride is the chemical compound composed of plutonium and fluorine with the formula PuF3. This salt forms violet crystals. Plutonium(III) fluoride has the LaF3 structure where the coordination around the plutonium atoms is complex and usually described as tri-capped trigonal prismatic.
Reactions
A plutonium(III) fluoride precipitation method has been investigated as an alternative to the typical plutonium peroxide method of recovering plutonium from solution, such as that from a nuclear reprocessing plant.
A 1957 study by the Los Alamos National Laboratory reported a less effective recovery than the traditional method, while a more recent study sponsored by the United States Office of Scientific and Technical Information found it to be one of the more effective methods.
Plutonium(III) fluoride can be used for manufacture of the plutonium-gallium alloy instead of more difficult to handle metallic plutonium.
References
Plutonium(III) compounds
Fluorides
Actinide halides |
18041093 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Char%20Kateh | Char Kateh | Char Kateh is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041098 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chehel%20Tan | Chehel Tan | Chehel Tan is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041102 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Vissers | Edward Vissers | Edward Vissers (4 July 1912 in Antwerp – 2 April 1994 in Antwerp) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He finished in the top 10 of the Tour de France three times.
Major results
1934
Aarschot
Herve
Hoboken
Oostende
1935
Antwerpen
1936
Tongeren
Wilrijk
1937
Tour de France:
Winner stage 20
6th place overall classification
1938
Tour de France:
4th place overall classification
1939
Paris - Belfort (FRA)
Tour de France:
Winner stage 9
5th place overall classification
1942
Ingelmunster
External links
Official Tour de France results for Edward Vissers
1912 births
1994 deaths
Cyclists from Antwerp
Belgian male cyclists
Belgian Tour de France stage winners
Tour de Suisse stage winners |
18041106 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahan-e%20Av%20Par | Dahan-e Av Par | Dahan-e Av Par is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041121 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahan-e%20Chahar%20Deh | Dahan-e Chahar Deh | Dahan-e Chahar Deh is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041129 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donny%20Gorter | Donny Gorter | Donny Gorter (born 15 June 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left back for amateur side RKSV Halsteren. He formerly played for NAC Breda, AZ, AaB, Viborg FF and ADO Den Haag. He is the son of former footballer Edwin Gorter.
Career
Gorter's first season with AaB ended when he tore his cruciate ligament in the last Europa League group game against Rio Ave on 11 December 2014.
International career
Gorter was a youth international for the Netherlands.
Career statistics
Honours
Club
AZ
KNVB Cup: 2012-13
References
External links
Voetbal International profile
1988 births
Living people
Dutch men's footballers
Netherlands men's youth international footballers
Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
Swiss men's footballers
Swiss people of Dutch descent
Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
PSV Eindhoven players
NAC Breda players
AZ Alkmaar players
AaB Fodbold players
Viborg FF players
ADO Den Haag players
Danish Superliga players
Eredivisie players
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Sportspeople from Rucphen
Sportspeople from Lugano
Footballers from Ticino
RKSV Halsteren players
Footballers from North Brabant |
18041130 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahan-e%20Darreh%20Chasht | Dahan-e Darreh Chasht | Dahan-e Darreh Chasht is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041132 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General%20Francis%20H.%20West%20House | General Francis H. West House | The General Francis H. West House is an octagon house built in 1860 in Monroe, Wisconsin. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 for its association with the historically significant West, and for its unusual combination of multiple polygons.
Francis H. West was a New Englander who came west to become an early settler of the Monroe area. He had a diverse career, including lead miner, lumberman, state senator, and California explorer. During the Civil War he commanded the 31st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. In the 1850s, West built a wooden octagon house on the same property as the current house, but it was torn down in the 1930s.
West built the current octagon house from 1860 to 1861, with walls of brick two stories high. Most octagon houses are a single octagon, but this one is three joined polygons, with a rectangular wing behind and a small octagonal cupola on top of them all. The styling outside is Italianate, with brackets and knob pendants under the eaves.
Inside, the first floor contains a foyer, a parlor, a study, and a dining room, with the rectangular wing containing a kitchen, a family room, and a patio. Some of these rooms have parquet floors. The second floor holds bedrooms and a bathroom, with a library in the rectangular wing. From the start, West's house included a progressive-for-the-time gravity plumbing system fed by a tank in the attic, and an "air conditioning" system which let air funnel from the cupola above into the rooms below.
Orson Fowler of New York was the proponent of octagon houses, publishing a book on them in 1847. It's unclear how much Francis West was influenced by Fowler, but West's combination of polygons is unique in Wisconsin and not an idea from Fowler.
References
Houses in Green County, Wisconsin
Houses completed in 1860
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
Octagon houses in Wisconsin
National Register of Historic Places in Green County, Wisconsin |
18041135 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahan-e%20Dival | Dahan-e Dival | Dahan-e Dival is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041150 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahan-e%20Do%20Laneh | Dahan-e Do Laneh | Dahan-e Do Laneh is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041154 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan%20Greaves%20%28discus%20thrower%29 | Dan Greaves (discus thrower) | Daniel Greaves (born 4 October 1982) is a British athlete who specialises in the discus throw.
Career
Greaves was born in Anstey, Leicestershire in 1982.
Greaves won the gold medal in the F44/46 category discus throw at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, establishing a new world record with a throw of 55.12m. He had previously won silver at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney.
Despite being born with a deformity of the feet, Greaves was selected to join the British able-bodied team in a competition against the United States in 2001.
Greaves competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, winning a bronze medal in the F44 discus throw.
He broke the world record again at the pre-IPC World Athletics Championships in New Zealand in January 2011, throwing 59.98m on his fourth throw.
He won Bronze at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. In doing so he became the first British track and field athlete to win medals at six consecutive Paralympic Games.
References
1982 births
Living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic athletes for Great Britain
Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain
Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
World Para Athletics Championships winners
British disabled sportspeople
Sportspeople from Leicestershire
British male discus throwers
English male discus throwers
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
People from Anstey, Leicestershire
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Discus throwers with limb difference
Paralympic discus throwers
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games |
18041161 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahan-e%20Fatu | Dahan-e Fatu | Dahan-e Fatu is a village in Bamyan Province in central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041166 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagurazaki%20Station | Hagurazaki Station | is a passenger railway station located in the city of Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway. It has the station number "NK33".
Lines
Hagurazaki Station is served by the Nankai Main Line], and is from the terminus of the line at .
Layout
The station consists of one island platform and one side platform connected by an underground passage.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
History
Hagurazaki Station opened on 1 February 1942.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6190 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
Izumisano City Sano Junior High School
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1942
Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture
Izumisano |
18041171 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X%20Input%20Method | X Input Method | The X Input Method (or XIM) was the original input method framework for the X Window System.
It predates IBus, Fcitx, SCIM, uim and IIIMF. The specification is published most recently in 1994 by (and copyright held by) the X Consortium. Although rarely used today, XIM is historically notable and has been supported in the enterprise products of IBM and Oracle.
References |
18041179 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahan-e%20Jowkak | Dahan-e Jowkak | Dahan-e Jowkak is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
Hazarajat
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041180 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lluch | Lluch | Lluch is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Antoni Rubió i Lluch (1856–1937), Spanish historian
Ernest Lluch (1937–2000), Spanish economist and politician
Rosa Lluch Bramon, Spanish historian
Vicente Rojo Lluch (1894–1966), Spanish military officer
Catalan-language surnames |
18041189 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahan-e%20Jow%20Palal | Dahan-e Jow Palal | Dahan-e Jow Palal is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041195 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahan-e%20Kanak | Dahan-e Kanak | Dahan-e Kanak is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041203 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cass%20Pennant | Cass Pennant | Carol "Cass" Pennant (born 3 March 1958), is an English writer and former football hooligan.
Background
Pennant's mother emigrated from Jamaica while pregnant and he was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire. Six weeks old, he was abandoned and was placed into a Dr. Barnardo's Home. As a black baby, Pennant was fostered by an elderly white family in Slade Green, Greater London where he was the only black person, and where he states he was "bullied from day one" year after year, and beaten persistently - "Not just from rivals or other kids, the whole town. Imagine as a kid, you're picked out; people in vehicles shouting out at you, total strangers".
Pennant had been christened Carol, a common masculine name in parts of the West Indies but unusual as a masculine name in the UK; this was also a source of bullying for him, particularly at school. After seeing legendary boxer Muhammad Ali (then known by his birth name of Cassius Clay) beat Henry Cooper, he adopted the name Cass.
Pennant, who stands 6'4 (193 cm), was a member and leader of the Inter City Firm (ICF) associated with the English football club West Ham United in the 1970s. Cass Pennant's story is remarkable given the level of racism that was prevalent during the 1970s, 1980s and early 90s in Britain. Cass managed to rise to the top and become one of the generals of the ICF despite being black. He was eventually sentenced to four years in prison in 1980, and was the first person to receive that long of sentence for football hooliganism. After a second time in prison he started running a night club security firm in London. While working at one such nightclub in South London he was shot three times.
In 2002, Pennant appeared on the Channel 4 documentary, Football's Fight Club about football hooliganism in the 1970s. He has been a consultant on television programmes such as The Real Football Factories and The Real Football Factories International. He also worked as a consultant and played a cameo role as a riot police officer in the 2005 drama film about football hooliganism, Green Street.
In 2006, he had a documentary made about him, Cass Pennant - Enough Said (Gangster Videos) directed by Liam Galvin, and in 2008 a film was made based on Pennant's life story, Cass, starring Nonso Anozie as Pennant, and directed by Jon S. Baird. In 2010, he played a leading role in the movie Killer Bitch. He also wrote the foreword for Manchester United football hooligan Colin Blaney's book Undesirables and contributed a short piece about Manchester United's rivalry with West Ham
Bibliography
Author
Cass (2002)
Casstastic: The Art of Glute Workouts (2002)
Total Ass With Cass: Glutes Part 2 (2002)
Congratulations, You Have Just Met the ICF (2003)
Top Boys: True Stories of Football's Hardest Men (2006)
Co-author
Rolling with the 6.57 Crew: The True Story of Pompey's Legendary Football Fans (2004)
Terrace Legends (2005)
Good Afternoon, Gentlemen, the Name's Bill Gardner (2006)
30 Years of Hurt: A History of England's Hooligan Army (2006)
Want Some Aggro? (2007)
The Story of Barrington 'Zulu' Patterson, One of Britain's Deadliest Men (2013)
References
External links
Cass - The Cass Pennant movie review at The Hollywood News
English non-fiction writers
English people of Jamaican descent
Black British writers
English criminals
Former hooligans
Skinhead
People from Doncaster
Living people
1958 births
Association football supporters
English male film actors
Black British male actors
21st-century English writers
English male non-fiction writers
West Ham United F.C. |
18041205 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristina%20Wong | Kristina Wong | Kristina Wong () is an American comedian known primarily for her work as a solo theater performer, performance artist, and actor. She identifies as a feminist and her work often tackles themes regarding race, sex, and privilege, often in conjunction with the Asian-American experience, through a satirical lens.
, she serves as an elected representative of the Wilshire Center Sub-district 5 Koreatown Neighborhood Council in Los Angeles.
Early life and education
Wong was born in San Francisco to an accountant mother and insurance salesman father. She is a third-generation Chinese American. Her grandmother immigrated to the United States from Guang Mei Cun, a village near Kaiping county, in the 1930s. Wong attended an all-girls Catholic high school, where she took speech class.
Wong attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). For her senior project, she created “Big Bad Chinese Mama”, a fake mail-order bride website to tackle fetishization of Asian women by white males. The site was advertised in fetish chat rooms, next to masseuse ads in the local newspaper, and optimized in search engines to return alongside searches for Asian porn. It featured biographies of real Asian women accompanied by photographs of them in fighting poses and abrasive language critiquing the viewer's potential search for mail order brides.
She graduated in 2000 with double degrees in English and World Arts and Cultures and a minor in Asian American Studies. She later returned as a commencement speaker for the UCLA English Department in 2008 and UCLA's student-initiated Asian Pacific Islander graduation (APIG) in 2014, the latter included a bit about re-defining sex appeal of Asian American men.
Prior to finding success as an artist, she worked as an eBay vendor, a restaurant hostess, and earned $10/hour at an art non-profit.
Performance art
Fannie Wong
In 2017, Wong exhibited her "Fannie Wong" persona, a crass "former Miss Chinatown 2nd-Runner-Up", at "In Search of Miss Ruthless", an experimental, multi-media exhibition revolving around the cultural impact of the Miss Chinatown USA pageant within the Chinese American diaspora, at the Para Site gallery in Hong Kong. The installation included Wong interacting with exhibit-goers next to a display case full of memorabilia from "Fannie Wong's" previous performances, including the time she crashed the 2003 Miss LA Chinatown pageant. Themes include questioning the traditional beauty standards for Chinese-American women and the cultural expectation of them to be obedient and overachievers.
Kristina Wong for Public Office
As part of the City of Los Angeles Individual Artists 2018 Fellowship, Wong intends to run for public office before 2030. While doing so, she intends on performing various exaggerated campaign events, such as a debate match with a dog and public stoning by audience members during a stump speech. Wong comments on the reality of the Donald Trump presidency and the dualistic nature of being a politician and a performance artist, whether that be the trained, such as the trained, codified body language. “We used to listen to politicians and laugh at comedians, now we laugh at politicians and listen to comedians.” The piece premiered as an interactive exhibit in LA Chinatown in November 2018.
She lost the election for Democratic delegate of Assembly District 53 in Jan 2019, a volunteer position to represent the district at the Democratic State Convention.
Wong has subsequently been elected to the Wilshire Center Koreatown Neighborhood Council in April 2019, a largely volunteer position that meets once a month at the local library.
She launched her next campaign event alongside the presidential election in February 2020.
Theatre
Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
In 2006, Wong received support from the Creative Capital and the National Performance Network to create "Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." The show explores mental health concerns among Asian American women. It ran for eight years, and it has toured nationally. It was directed by Katie Pearl.
Wong Street Journal
The show premiered in 2015 in San Francisco and is directed by Emily Mendelsohn. The show was developed in residency at York University in Toronto, initially focusing on "economics, the stock market, and theory." Her previous works touched upon stereotypes of Asian American women by Western society, i.e. fetishism and the model minority myth, in a satirical manner. Wong Street, in that vein, challenges the West's patronizing perception of Africa, including her own, such as the need to donate clothes.
Birthed out of the mental burnout from her previous two shows, Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Cat Lady, regarding depression and loneliness respectively, and the Sisyphean task of combating online trolls, Wong decided to take a break by volunteering with a microloan organization in Northern Uganda for three weeks in Sept 2013. She draws upon that experience to present a contemporary, ethnographic perspective that contrasts previous colonial "ethnological expositions" at previous World's fairs.
Throughout the show, Wong discusses her trip and criticizes white privilege in America while struggling to come to terms with the adjacent privilege of being a Westerner in a developing country. Despite the racial differences back home, once in Uganda, she was often called “mzungu,” a Bantu term for “white.” “Suddenly, I was the face of oppression...it was really weird to go from constantly calling out white people to people having to literally walk around the power I bring to the room.” Wong accepts the privilege of being able to live out an "Eat, Pray, Love" moment of self discovery in a foreign country and ponders how to "leave a legacy, and not be a colonial asshole?”. Additionally, Wong discusses the pervasive nature of social media and contrasts it to the lack of personal understanding between people of different cultures, admitting to the urges of documenting everything online. Wong posits that this practice is no different than American's perception of Africa coming from different forms of white media. Wong concludes that "the best way to help [marginalized people] is to find ways to support their self-determination...the ability of people who want to speak for themselves?”
While in Gulu, Uganda, Wong ended up collaborating on a rap album with Nerio, a local Ugandan producer. The album, Mzungu Price, dropped in November 2013. Written and performed by Wong, it features Festo Wine, MC Kash, LMG Silver, Sarah Sullivan, and Nerio himself. The song "Boss Lady" is featured in Wong Street Journal.
In 2018, Wong brought the show to Africa and appeared as a guest in The Other News (Nigeria's Daily show), My Africa Podcast and also as Guest on Nigerian comedian Ali Baba's Seriously Speaking
Other work
Video
In 2017, Wong launched “How (Not) to Pick Up Asian Chicks”, a web series where she and a panel of Asian women review self-published books by white men about picking up Asian women.
In 2018, Wong launched "RADICAL CRAM SCHOOL", a web series children's show where she leads discussions with kids of lower elementary school age around various social justice topics. The project subsequently received criticism from the far right conspiracy website, InfoWars. Season 2 was crowdfunded in 2019 for about $19k and will premiere January 2020.
Opinion
Wong often writes about the perception of Asians in popular culture. For that, she has appeared on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell on FX to discuss an article she wrote for XoJane entitled "9 Wack Things White Guys Say to Deny Their Asian Fetish" and her obsession with professional NBA player Jeremy Lin. Her other articles include "10 More Wack Things People Say After You Write an Essay About Wack Things White Guys Say to Deny Their Asian Fetish," and "8 Reasons People of Color Must Rally for 'White History Month'".
In June 2015, Wong was a panelist on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, discussing Emma Stone's casting as a half Asian-Pacific woman in Aloha (2015 film). She appeared alongside comedians Jo Koy and Dan St. Germain, who debated with her and Wilmore the legitimacy of a white woman being cast as a woman of color. Wong condemned the casting choice, declaring that legitimately Asian actors "would've been happy to take a shit part, that's all we get anyway." When Wilmore asked about colorblind casting, she took the stance that all colorblindness means is that "everyone gets to be white. Everyone gets a shot at having a narrative...which is usually just depicted by white people." She wrote a self-assessment editorial for Scenario USA later that month recollecting the experience.
Food Bank Influencer
After going on a video binge and watching people living on a limit of $10 a week for food, Wong was motivated to spend only $50 for a whole month of grocery expenses. She documented this challenge and gave her the new hat of Food Bank Influencer.
Selected awards and recognition
Wong appeared in the premiere episode of Asian American cable network Myx TV's first original reality series I'm Asian American and....
In October 2014, Wong was featured in the New York Times "Off Color Comedy" series. The video focused on the ways in which her comedy, speeches, one-woman shows, and poetry take on racist stereotypes, the fetishization of Asian women, and the perception of women in media. She asserts that her attempt to change the way that people like her are viewed "is a long fight. And if I fight it constantly with anger, that's the man getting me twice, right, once when they've made fun of me and the second time by getting me to be angry."
2019 Center Theatre Group's Dorothy and Richard E. Sherwood Award
2006 Creative Capital Award
In recognition of Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord, Wong was recognized as a Pulitzer Prize finalist in the Drama category. Wong was also awarded the 2022 Lucille Lortel award for Outstanding Solo Show and the Outer Critics Circle award for Outstanding Solo Show. Wong was additionally nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Show and the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Outstanding Solo Show.
References
Further reading
External links
Official website for Kristina Wong
Big Bad Chinese Mama - Wong's faux mail order bride site created as a college project
Come again -- Carmaggedon? (Marketplace From American Public Media) (July 12, 2011)
Actress Kristina Wong and Host Brett Walkow on ActorsE Chat Show (March 15, 2013)
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from San Francisco
American actresses of Chinese descent
American performance artists
American stand-up comedians
American women comedians
Feminist artists
Living people
University of California, Los Angeles alumni
Comedians from San Francisco
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American comedians
American comedians of Chinese descent |
18041209 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshiminosato%20Station | Yoshiminosato Station | is a passenger railway station located in the town of Tajiri, Sen'nan District. Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway. It has the station number "NK34".
Lines
Yoshiminosato Station is served by the Nankai Main Line], and is from the terminus of the line at .
Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
History
Yoshiminosato Station opened on 1 October 1915.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3912 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
Tajiri Town Hall
Tajiri Municipal Elementary School
Tajiri Municipal Junior High School
Tajiri History Museum
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1915
Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture
Tajiri, Osaka |
18041219 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahan-e%20Karkareh | Dahan-e Karkareh | Dahan-e Karkareh is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041220 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallkrogen | Tallkrogen | Tallkrogen (Swedish for the "Pine Inn") is a suburban city district located south of central Stockholm, Sweden, but within the Stockholm Municipality.
History
In Stockholm, construction of small cottage areas intended for working-class families began at Olovslund and Pungpinan in 1927, a municipal initiative which quickly proved a success. About 90% of the construction costs, at the time roughly SEK 10,000, could be financed by loans from the city, while the rest could be covered by the builder's own work. Soon, construction works had spread across various peripheral parts of the city, including Enskede and Åkeshov, and in 1931 the former of these saw its thousandth cottage.
Construction works at Tallkrogen started in 1933. Its plan contrasted both to the organic street networks of earlier garden cities and the straight avenues in the recently completed similar area Norra Ängby in Bromma. At Tallkrogen, the small buildings are aligned along curved streets forming the shape of a stadium, the streets consequently named after athletics pioneers P H Ling and Viktor Balck and the blocks named after various Athletics events. Approximately 950 houses were built: Instead of the previously preferred one and a half-floor buildings, single-floor buildings were built at the centre of the area, while the peripheral buildings were made two floors. The building were delivered to the site as prefabricated elements — windows and doors already in place, chimneys made of concrete blocks with channels, and trusses assembled.
When completed in 1943, Tallkrogen as a result of prefabrication suffered of a lack of variation throughout, a problem since solved by later additions. The city, on its part, tries to limit changes to the backside of the houses it once helped to realise.
Notes
References
Districts of Stockholm |
18041225 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahan-e%20Khawal | Dahan-e Khawal | Dahan-e Khawal is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041234 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahan-e%20Khoshkak | Dahan-e Khoshkak | Dahan-e Khoshkak is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041240 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahan-e%20Mad | Dahan-e Mad | Dahan-e Mad is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041242 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Whitecage | Mark Whitecage | Mark Whitecage (June 4, 1937 – March 7, 2021) was an American jazz reedist.
Career
Whitecage played in his father's family ensemble as early as age six. In the 1980s, he played with Gunter Hampel's Galaxy Dream Band, Jeanne Lee, and Saheb Sarbib. After touring solo in Europe in 1986, he put together two bands as a leader, Liquid Time and the Glass House Ensemble. In the 1990s, his first release with Liquid Time was chosen by Cadence Magazine as one of the year's best albums. He worked in the Improvisers Collective from 1994, and began releasing albums on CIMP in 1996. Late in the 1990s he worked with Anthony Braxton, including in performances of Braxton's opera, Trillium R. He also played with William Parker, Perry Robinson, Joe Fonda, Dominic Duval, Joe McPhee, Steve Swell, Richie "Shakin'" Nagan and Sikiru Adepoju.
He was married to clarinetist Rozanne Levine; they performed together with Perry Robinson in a trio called Crystal Clarinets.
Discography
As leader
Mark Whitecage & Liquid Time (Acoustics, 1990)
Caged No More (CIMP, 1996)
Free for Once (CIMP, 1996)
3 + 4 = 5 (CIMP, 1998)
Consensual Tension (CIMP, 1998)
Split Personality (GM, 1998)
Research On the Edge (CIMP, 1999)
Fractured Again (Acoustics, 2000)
Fractured Standards & Fairy Tales (Acoustics, 2000)
Fragments of a Dream (Acoustics, 2000)
Moon Blue Boogie (Acoustics, 2000)
Turning Point (Acoustics, 2000)
The Paper Trail (Acoustics, 2001)
Ducks On Acid (Acoustics, 2003)
BushWacked (Acoustics, 2005)
As sideman
With Dominic Duval
State of the Art (CIMP, 1997)
Live in Concert (Cadence, 1999)
Cries and Whispers (Cadence, 2001)
No Respect (Acoustics, 2002)
Rules of Engagement Vol. 1 (Drimala, 2003)
With Joe Fonda & Michael Jefry Stevens
The Wish (Music & Arts, 1995)
Parallel Lines (Music & Arts, 1997)
Live from Brugge (W.E.R.F., 1997)
Evolution (Leo, 1998)
With Gunter Hampel
Angel (Birth, 1972)
Broadway/Folksong (Birth, 1972)
I Love Being with You (Birth, 1972)
Unity Dance (Birth, 1973)
Journey to the Song Within (Birth, 1974)
Out from Under (Birth, 1974)
Enfant Terrible (Birth, 1975)
All Is Real (Birth, 1978)
That Came Down On Me (Birth, 1978)
All the Things You Could Be If Charles Mingus Was Your Daddy (Birth, 1980)
Fresh Heat (Birth, 1985)
Celestial Glory (Birth, 1992)
With INTERface
INTERface NY (Composers Collective, 1976)
Live at Environ (ReEntry, 1977)
This Time (ReEntry, 1978)
Glimpses (ReEntry, 1979)
Environ Days (Konnex, 1991)
With the Nu Band
Live at the Bop Shop/Rochester NY (Clean Feed, 2001)
Live in Geneva (Not Two, 2017)
Live in Paris (NoBusiness, 2010)
Live (Konnex, 2005)
Lower East Side Blues (Porter, 2008)
Relentlessness (Marge, 2011)
The Cosmological Constant (Not Two, 2015)
The Dope and the Ghost (Not Two, 2007)
The Final Concert (NoBusiness, 2016)
With Saheb Sarbib
Aisha (Cadence, 1981)
Live at the Public Theater (Cadence, 1981)
UFO Live On Tour (Cadence, 1981)
Seasons (Soul Note, 1982)
Jancin' at Jazzmania (Jazzmania, 1985)
With others
Marshall Allen, Mark–n–Marshall: Monday (CIMP, 1998)
Marshall Allen, Mark–n–Marshall: Tuesday (CIMP, 1998)
Anthony Braxton, Trillium R (Braxton House, 1999)
Anthony Braxton, Six Standards (Quintet) 1996 (Splasc(H), 2004)
Jacques Coursil, Trails of Tears (Sunnyside, 2010)
David Eyges, The Captain (Chiaroscuro, 1977)
John Fischer, 6 x 1 = 10 Duos for a New Decade (ReEntry, 1980)
Jeanne Lee, Conspiracy (Earthforms, 1975)
Jeanne Lee, Natural Affinities (Owl, 1992)
Joe McPhee, Mark Whitecage, Paul Smoker, CIMPhonia 1998 Part 1 (CIMP, 1998)
Joe McPhee, Mark Whitecage, Paul Smoker, CIMPhonia 1998 Part 2 (CIMP, 1999)
Bobby Naughton, Understanding (Otic, 1972)
Mario Pavone, Digit (Alacra, 1979)
Mario Pavone, Sharpeville (Alacra, 1988)
Annette Peacock, Revenge (Polydor, 1971)
Annette Peacock, I'm the One (Ironic, 1986)
Jay Rosen, Canticles for the New Millennium (CIMP, 2000)
Michael Jefry Stevens, Elements (Leo, 1996)
Michael Jefry Stevens, Short Stories (Red Toucan, 1998)
Steve Swell, Moons of Jupiter (CIMP, 1997)
References
Citations
General references
[ Mark Whitecage] at Allmusic
External links
American jazz saxophonists
American male saxophonists
CIMP artists
1937 births
2021 deaths
21st-century American saxophonists
21st-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
20th-century American saxophonists
NoBusiness Records artists |
18041249 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahan-e%20Shibar | Dahan-e Shibar | Dahan-e Shibar is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041255 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okadaura%20Station | Okadaura Station | is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sennan, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway. It has the station number "NK35".
Lines
Okadaura Station is served by the Nankai Main Line], and is from the terminus of the line at .
Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
History
Okadaura Station opened on 1 November 1915.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2478 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
Nishishindachi Elementary School
Nishishindachi Junior High School
Nishishindachi Post Office
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1915
Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture
Sennan, Osaka |
18041257 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daki | Daki | Daki is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041266 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalak%2C%20Afghanistan | Dalak, Afghanistan | Dalak is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041274 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darghani | Darghani | Darghani is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041283 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarui%20Station%20%28Osaka%29 | Tarui Station (Osaka) | is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sennan, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway. It has the station number "NK36".
Lines
Tarui Station is served by the Nankai Main Line], and is from the terminus of the line at .
Layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platforms connected by a footbridge.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
History
Tarui Station opened on 9 November 1897.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7956 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
Tarui Public Hall
Sennan Post Office
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897
Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture
Sennan, Osaka |
18041284 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darreh-ye%20Altamur | Darreh-ye Altamur | Darreh-ye Altamur is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041300 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darreh-ye%20Awd | Darreh-ye Awd | Darreh-ye Awd is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
See also
Bamyan Province
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |
18041312 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darreh-ye%20Darvazeh | Darreh-ye Darvazeh | Darreh-ye Darvazeh is a village in Bamyan Province in northern-central Afghanistan.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamyan Province |