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3115534 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrea%20at%20the%202000%20Summer%20Olympics | Eritrea at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Eritrea competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Athletics
Men
Women
References
Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. .
International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
International Olympic Committee Web Site
2000 in Eritrean sport
2000
Nations at the 2000 Summer Olympics |
63327420 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandlot%20ball | Sandlot ball | Sandlot ball or sandlot baseball is a competitive and athletic sports game that follows the basic rules and procedures of baseball. It is often less organized and structured, as the name alludes to a makeshift field or an empty lot.
History and origins
It is thought that the term sandlot dates all the way back to the 1850s, originating in the city of San Francisco. At the time, a vacant lot sat near the San Francisco City Hall. This sandy lot became a place where workers and other citizens would meet and speak and voice their opinions.
This in-town park and empty lot next to City Hall also became a place where various sports could be played in a free and undisclosed area. Eventually the sport extended to lots all across the city of San Francisco (until the 1940s when there were no more made available or suitable enough for the game).
Sandlot baseball is a classic pastime. However, throughout the years, the culture surrounding it has changed and evolved.
Towards the beginning of its creation, sandlot ball revolved greatly around spontaneity, a lack of supervision, and a long, hot summer day. It maintained a casual nature, and rules were subject to change game-to-game or lot-to-lot. Young boys spent sun-up to sun-down on these fields.
Now, the sport is not as prevalent or casual as it once was. It is as though the traditional aspects of sandlot baseball are slowly but surely changing. This could be in part to several things, such as: the changing of the family structure in the United States, increasing technology (video games, cell phones, tablets, devices, television, etc.), and parents' fear of crime.
Some would argue that the constant changing in the culture surrounding sandlot baseball will eventually lead to its complete demise or extinction.
Function
Sandlot baseball functions and serves as more than just a sport. Some argue that kids are able to learn more than just baseball when they are encouraged to play among themselves without adult supervision, rigid structure, or fixed rules.
It encourages players to think outside-of-the-box and think critically when there aren't enough players. It allows them to learn negotiation skills when deciding if a pitch was a strike or a ball, if a player was safe or out, or when a ball was fair or foul. It teaches them how to get along with one another, and permits them to work on organizational skills.
Media
Sandlot ball is as well-known and widespread as it is today because of the influence of media and the film industry.
A film titled The Sandlot was released in 1993. A coming-of-age comedy set in the 1960s, the film follows a rag-tag group of pre-teen boys growing up in California. These boys spend their days playing baseball on a sandlot and finding themselves in a variety of adventures and mishaps. The film follows narrator and main character Scotty Smalls who is new in town. At first he is turned-down by this local group of boys whose lives wholeheartedly revolve around the sport, but as his knowledge of sandlot ball grows he begins to assimilate into the group well.
See also
Corkball
Half-rubber
Scrub baseball
Stickball
References
Baseball genres
Team sports |
37561 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza%20Hut | Pizza Hut | Pizza Hut is an American multinational restaurant chain and international franchise founded in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas by Dan and Frank Carney. They serve their signature pan pizza and other dishes including pasta, breadsticks and dessert at dine-in, take-out and delivery chain locations. They also serve chicken wings on their WingStreet menu.
The chain headquartered in Plano, Texas, operates 17,639 restaurants worldwide as of 2020, making it the world's largest pizza chain by number of locations. It is owned by Yum! Brands, Inc., one of the world's largest restaurant companies.
History
Pizza Hut began on May 31, 1958, by two brothers, Dan and Frank Carney, both Wichita State students, as a single location in Wichita, Kansas. The now famous little brick building was close to their childhood home and stomping grounds. The Carney brothers grew up in the College Hill neighborhood amongst many life long Wichita families where tree-lined streets were filled with historical homes with a scenic park as their playground. Six months after their launch, later they opened a second outlet and within a year they had six Pizza Hut restaurants.
One early employee was future Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach Bill Parcells, who had worked for the company while a college student and football player at Wichita State University. Parcells was considering a franchise for a career (as well as law school) but instead chose to enter coaching, eventually becoming a head coach in the National Football League.
The brothers began franchising in 1959. The iconic Pizza Hut building style was designed in 1963 by Chicago architect George Lindstrom and was implemented in 1969.PepsiCo acquired Pizza Hut in November 1977. Twenty years later, Pizza Hut (alongside Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken) were spun off by PepsiCo on May 30, 1997, and all three restaurant chains became part of a new company named Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. The company assumed the name of Yum! Brands on May 22, 2002.
In August 1994, Pizza Hut and the Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) announced , a pilot program in the Santa Cruz area that allowed consumers to use their own computer to order pizza delivery from a local Pizza Hut restaurant, with connection being made over the Internet to a central Pizza Hut server in Wichita, Kansas. The PizzaNet application software was developed by SCO's Professional Services group. PizzaNet was based on the first commercially licensed and bundled Internet operating system, SCO Global Access.
Before closing in 2015, the oldest continuously operating Pizza Hut was in Manhattan, Kansas, in a shopping and tavern district known as Aggieville near Kansas State University. The first Pizza Hut restaurant east of the Mississippi River was opened in Athens, Ohio, in 1966 by Lawrence Berberick and Gary Meyers.
The company announced a rebrand that began on November 19, 2014, in an effort to increase sales, which had dropped in the previous two years. The menu was expanded to introduce various items such as crust flavors and 11 new specialty pizzas. Work uniforms for employees were also refreshed. In 2017, Pizza Hut was listed by UK-based company Richtopia at number 24 in the list of 200 Most Influential Brands in the World.
On June 25 and 27, 2019, it was reported that Pizza Hut was bringing back their logo and the red roof design that was used from 1976 until 1999.
On August 7, 2019, Pizza Hut announced its intention to close about 500 of its 7,496 dine-in restaurants in the US, by the middle of 2021.
On August 18, 2020, it was announced that Pizza Hut will be closing 300 restaurants after the bankruptcy of NPC International, one of its franchise providers. A company representative stated, "We have continued to work with NPC and its lenders to optimize NPC's Pizza Hut restaurant footprint and strengthen the portfolio for the future, and today's joint agreement to close up to 300 NPC Pizza Hut restaurants is an important step toward a healthier business."
Concept
Pizza Hut is split into several different restaurant formats: the original family-style dine-in locations; storefront delivery and carry-out locations; and hybrid locations that have carry-out, delivery, and dine-in options. Some full-size Pizza Hut locations have a lunch buffet, with "all-you-can-eat" pizza, salad, desserts, and breadsticks, and a pasta bar. Pizza Hut has other business concepts independent of the store type.
In 1975, Pizza Hut began testing concepts with Applegate's Landing. These restaurants had exteriors that looked like Colonial Style houses and had eclectic interiors featuring a truck with a salad bar in the bed. The chain offered much of the same Italian-American fare, such as pizza and pasta dishes with some additions like hamburgers and bread pudding. Applegate's Landing went defunct in the mid-1980s except for one location in McPherson, Kansas that closed in fall, 1995.
An upscale concept was unveiled in 2004, called "Pizza Hut Italian Bistro". At 50 U.S. locations, the Bistro is similar to a traditional Pizza Hut, except that the menu features new, Italian-themed dishes such as penne pasta, chicken pomodoro, and toasted sandwiches. Instead of black, white, and red, Bistro locations feature a burgundy and tan motif. In some cases, Pizza Hut has replaced a red roof location with the new concept. Pizza Hut Express locations are fast food restaurants that offer a limited menu with many products not seen at a traditional Pizza Hut. These stores are often paired in a colocation with WingStreet in the US and Canada, or other sibling brands such as KFC or Taco Bell and found on college campuses, food courts, theme parks, bowling alleys, and within stores such as Target.
Vintage locations featuring the red roof, designed by architect Richard D. Burke, can be found in the United States and Canada; several exist in the UK, Australia, and Mexico. In his book Orange Roofs, Golden Arches, Phillip Langdon wrote that the Pizza Hut red roof architecture "is something of a strange object – considered outside the realm of significant architecture, yet swiftly reflecting shifts in popular taste and unquestionably making an impact on daily life. These buildings rarely show up in architectural journals, yet they have become some of the most numerous and conspicuous in the United States today."
Curbed.com reports, "Despite Pizza Hut's decision to discontinue the form when they made the shift toward delivery, there were still 6,304 traditional units standing as of 2004, each with the shingled roofs and trapezoidal windows signifying equal parts suburban comfort and strip-mall anomie." This building style was common in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The name "red roof" is somewhat anachronistic now since many locations have brown roofs. Dozens of these restaurants have closed or been relocated or rebuilt.
Many of the older locations with the red roof design have a beer if not a full bar, music from a jukebox, and sometimes an arcade. In the mid-1980s, the company moved into other formats, including delivery or carryout and the fast food "Express" model.
Products
In North America, Pizza Hut has notably sold:
Pan pizza, baked in a pan with a crispy edge;
"Stuffed crust" pizza, with the outermost edge wrapped around a cylinder of mozzarella cheese;
"Hand-tossed", more like traditional pizzeria crusts;
“Thin 'N Crispy”, a thin, crisp dough which was Pizza Hut's original style;
Dippin' Strips pizza, a pizza cut into small strips that can be dipped into a number of sauces;
The P’Zone, a calzone with a marinara dipping sauce that comes in plain, Supremo, Meaty, and pepperoni
The Bigfoot pizza, its largest product
The Priazzo, a pie like pizza stuffed with pizza ingredients
The "stuffed-crust" pizza was introduced on March 26, 1995. By the end of the year, it had become one of their most popular lines.
Regional differences are seen in the products and bases. The company has localized to Southeast Asia with a baked rice dish called Curry Zazzle.
On May 9, 2008, Pizza Hut created "The Natural" pizza, which featured natural ingredients and was sold in Seattle, Denver and Dallas. This was discontinued on October 27, 2009, in the Dallas market.
Pizza Hut developed a pizza for use as space food, which was delivered to the International Space Station in 2001. It was vacuum-sealed and about 6 in (15 cm) in diameter to fit in the station's oven. It was launched on a Soyuz and eaten by Yuri Usachov in orbit.
In recent years, the chain has seen a downturn in profits. In 2015, the franchise stated it would be pumping more capital into its London branches. Pizza Hut is installing cocktail bars in its London branches as part of a £60 million bid to win back "the Nando's generation".
In January 2019, Pizza Hut announced it had expanded beer delivery to 300 locations across the U.S., with plans to expand to 1,000 locations by the summer.
In March 2019, Pizza Hut announced the return of the P'Zone after a hiatus of several years.
In March 2020, Pizza Hut Hong Kong announced that it had partnered with furniture retailer IKEA on a joint venture. IKEA launched a new side table called SÄVA, which was designed to resemble a pizza saver. The table would be boxed in packaging resembling a pizza box, and the building instructions included a suggestion to order a Swedish meatball pizza from Pizza Hut, which would contain the same meatballs served in IKEA restaurants. A 2021 menu addition, designed to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the introduction of stuffed-crust-pizza, was "nothing but the stuffed crust," a ring of dough filled with cheese.
Advertising
United States
Pizza Hut's first television commercial was produced in 1965 by Bob Walterscheidt for the Harry Crow agency in Wichita, and was entitled "Putt-Putt to the Pizza Hut". The ad looks just like an old movie and is set in fast motion. It features a man in a business suit and tie, played by Ron Williams, who was then a production manager for Wichita's ABC affiliate KAKE-TV, as he starts ordering take-out, leaves his house, and gets into his 1965 Mustang JR by driving to Pizza Hut, where he is chased by a variety of townspeople, portrayed by neighborhood kids, Walterscheidt and his daughter, and various employees for Harry Crow and KAKE-TV. He goes inside Pizza Hut by picking up his pizza and gets back in the 1965 Mustang Jr to return home. They went eating all the pizza except the man who ordered it, which makes the man very upset, as he calls Pizza Hut again. The ad first aired on November 19, 1966, during halftime of the Notre Dame vs. Michigan State "Game of the Century", and dramatically increased sales for the franchise. "Putt-Putt to the Pizza Hut" ran on TV for eight years and was nominated for a Clio Award.
Until early 2007, Pizza Hut's main advertising slogan was "Gather 'round the good stuff". From 2008 to 2009, the advertising slogan was "Now You're Eating!". From 2009 to 2012, the advertising slogan was "Your Favorites. Your Pizza Hut" From 2012 to 2016, the advertising slogan was "Make it great", a variation of the 1987–1995 slogan "Makin' it great!". From 1995 to 1999, the slogan was "You'll love the stuff we're made of". The advertising slogan is currently "No one outpizzas the hut".
Pizza Hut does not have an official international mascot, but at one time, a series of commercials in the U.S. aired, titled "The Pizza Head Show". These commercials ran from 1991 to 1999 and was created by Walter Williams, creator of the Mr. Bill sketches from Saturday Night Live in the late 1970s - upon which the ad campaign was based. The ads featured a slice of pizza with a face made out of toppings called "Pizza Head". In the 1970s, Pizza Hut used the signature red roof with a jolly man named "Pizza Hut Pete". Pete was on the bags, cups, balloons, and hand puppets for the kids. In Australia during the mid to late 1990s, the advertising mascot was a delivery boy named Dougie, with boyish good looks, who upon delivering pizza to his father, would hear the catchphrase "Here's a tip: Be good to your mother". Adding to the impact of these advertisements, the role of Dougie was played by famous Australian soap opera and police drama actor Diarmid Heidenreich.
Pizza Hut sponsored the film Back to the Future Part II (1989) and offered a free pair of futuristic sunglasses, known as "Solar Shades", with the purchase of Pizza Hut pizza. Pizza Hut also engaged in product placement within the film, having a futuristic version of their logo with their trademarked red hut printed on the side of a mylar dehydrated pizza wrapper in the McFly family dinner scene, and appear on a storefront in Hill Valley in the year 2015.
The 1990 NES game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game came with a coupon for a free pizza. The game included Pizza Hut product placement in the form of background advertisements and pizza that would refill the character's life.
In 1995, Donald Trump and his ex-wife Ivana Trump appeared in a commercial. The last scene of the commercial showed Ivana asking for the last slice, to which Donald replied, "Actually, dear, you're only entitled to half", a play on the couple's recent divorce.
In 1995, Ringo Starr appeared in a Pizza Hut commercial that teased to a Beatles reunion, but featured three members of The Monkees. A commercial with Rush Limbaugh dates from the same year, in which he boasts "nobody is more right than me," yet he states for the first time he will do something wrong, which was to participate in Pizza Hut's then "eating pizza crust first" campaign regarding their stuffed-crust pizzas.
In 1999, the announcer says, "The best pizzas under one roof" in the Big New Yorker pizza commercial seen on the PlayStation Pizza Hut Demo Disc 1. Also, in 1999, the game Crazy Taxi for Sega Dreamcast featured Pizza Hut as one of the locations to which players were able to drive and drop off customers. However, in the game's 2010 re-release for Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, all of the product placement, including the Pizza Hut locations, were removed and replaced with generic locations.
Early 2007 had Pizza Hut move into several more interactive ways of marketing to the consumer. Using mobile-phone SMS technology and their MyHut ordering site, they aired several television commercials (commencing just before the Super Bowl) containing hidden words that viewers could type into their phones to receive coupons. Other innovative efforts included their "MySpace Ted" campaign, which took advantage of the popularity of social networking, and the burgeoning user-submission marketing movement via their Vice President of Pizza contest.
United Kingdom
In 1996, as part of Pizza Hut's global advertising strategy using celebrities, Formula One driver Damon Hill and BBC motorsport commentator Murray Walker advertised the stuffed-crust pizza, which parodies Walker's extravagant style.
Talk show host Jonathan Ross co-starred in an ad with American model Caprice Bourret. They advertised the new stuffed-crust pizza, with Jonathan Ross saying "stuffed cwust" due to his rhotacism.
Following England's defeat to Germany on penalties in the semifinals of Euro '96, Gareth Southgate, Stuart Pearce, and Chris Waddle featured in an advertisement, which shows Southgate wearing a paper bag over his head in shame as his penalty miss allowed England to lose the shootout. Waddle and Pearce, who both missed in a shootout vs West Germany at World Cup '90, are ridiculing him, emphasizing the word "miss" at every opportunity. After Southgate finishes his pizza, he takes off his paper bag, heads for the door, and bangs his head against the wall. Pearce responds with, "this time he's hit the post".
Russia
In 1997, former Soviet Union leader Gorbachev starred in a Pizza Hut commercial with his granddaughter Anastasia Virganskaya to raise money for the Perestroyka Archives. The ad "obviously exploited the shock value of having a former world leader appear... [and] played on the fact that Gorbachev was far more popular outside Russia than inside it". It was filmed on a multi-million budget with a cinematic quality, including mounting cameras on the Kremlin and shutting down Red Square to get the establishing shots of the square, and dialogue entirely in Russian with English subtitles, to show Pizza Hut as a global brand compared to its American rivals.
In recent years, Pizza Hut has had various celebrity spokespeople, including Jessica Simpson, the Muppets, and Damon Hill and Murray Walker.
Pizza Hut paid for their logo to appear on a Russian Proton rocket in 2000, which launched the Russian Zvezda module.
Pasta Hut
On April 1, 2008, Pizza Hut in America sent emails to customers advertising their pasta items. The email (and similar advertising on the company's website) stated: "Pasta so good, we changed our name to Pasta Hut!" The name change was a publicity stunt held on April Fools' Day, extending through the month of April, with the company's Dallas headquarters changing its exterior logo to Pasta Hut.
This name change was also used to promote the new Tuscani Pasta line and the new Pizza Hut dine-in menu. The first Pasta Hut advertisement shows the original Pizza Hut restaurant being imploded and recreated with a "Pasta Hut" sign.
A version of this stunt was re-created by Pizza Hut's UK operation later that year in October 2008, which included ten locations in London temporarily taking on new "Pasta Hut" signage. Pizza Hut UK's chief executive at the time has insisted that this was solely intended as a "PR exercise" and the chain never planned on permanently changing its name in the UK or elsewhere.
Sponsorships
In the early 1990s, as part of PepsiCo's sponsorship of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (and its former moniker, The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour), Pizza Hut was included in the acknowledgment alongside Taco Bell and KFC, which PepsiCo owned at the time.
In 2000, Pizza Hut was a part-time sponsor of Galaxy Motorsports' #75 Ford in the then NASCAR Cup Series, driven by Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Pizza Hut was the shirt sponsor of English football club Fulham F.C. for the 2001–02 season
Terry Labonte drove selected events with Pizza Hut as the primary sponsor of his #44 car in 2005.
Pizza Hut purchased the naming rights to Major League Soccer club FC Dallas' stadium, Pizza Hut Park, prior to its opening in 2005, which were allowed to expire in January 2012.
In October 2015, Pizza Hut signed sponsorship deals with the Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Stars, and American Airlines Center.
In February 2018, Pizza Hut signed a sponsorship deal to be the official pizza sponsor for the National Football League.
Pizza Hut sponsored the #14 Brad Jones Racing Holden ZB Commodore driven by Todd Hazelwood for both of the Darwin Triple Crown and Townsville 500 in 2021.
In March 2022, Pizza Hut signed a sponsorship deal to be the official Quick Service Restaurant for the Supercars Championship.
Book It!
Pizza Hut has sponsored the Book It! reading-incentive program since it started in January 1985. Students who read books according to the goal set by the classroom teacher, in any month from October through March, are rewarded with a Pizza Hut certificate good for a free, one-topping Personal Pan Pizza; and the classroom whose students read the most books is rewarded with a pizza party. Book It! was conceived in 1984 during a dinner with Art Gunther, President of Pizza Hut, and Bud Gates, SVP of Marketing at Pizza Hut, as a way to help Gunther's son read more.
The program has been criticized by some psychologists on the grounds it may lead to overjustification and reduce children's intrinsic interest in reading. Book It! was also criticized by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood in 2007 who described it as "one of corporate America's most insidious school-based brand promotions." A pamphlet produced by the group argued the program promoted junk food to a captive market, made teachers into promoters for Pizza Hut, and undermined parents by making visits to the chain an integral part of bringing up their children to be literate. However, a study of the program found participation in the program neither increased nor decreased reading motivation. The program's 25th anniversary was in 2010. The Book It! program in Australia ceased in 2002.
WingStreet
WingStreet is the name used for Pizza Hut's chicken wing menu.
In 2003, Yum! launched WingStreet in combination with existing Pizza Hut franchises. On October 19, 2009, Company president Scott Bergren publicized WingStreet's national launch. The chain predicted aggressive growth, adding more than 4,000 locations by 2010. In 2012, Pizza Hut opened a standalone pilot store in Denton, Texas. The store was unsuccessful in collecting sales and closed the following year.
Restaurants with WingStreet sections on their menus sell breaded and traditional buffalo wings for take-out and delivery. Their sauces include original Buffalo (in mild, medium, and hot levels of spiciness), sweet chili, spicy garlic, honey barbecue, and garlic Parmesan, as well as cajun and lemon pepper dry rubs. They also offer sauce-free "naked" wings.
International
Pizza Hut's international presence under Yum! Brands includes:
Canada and Mexico in North America
Japan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, China, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, European Union, Qatar, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Myanmar, and Macau in Asia
Egypt
Pizza Hut's China operations are part of the Yum! spinoff Yum China. Pizza Hut was one of the first American franchises to open in Iraq.
China
In China, Pizza Hut () used an altered business model, offering a fine-dining atmosphere with knives and forks and using an expanded menu catering to Chinese tastes. By 2008, Pizza Hut operated restaurants and delivery locations. That year, the company introduced "Pizza Hut Express", opening locations in Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hangzhou. The 160 restaurants were in 40 Chinese cities in 2005. As of 2015, Pizza Hut had 1,903 restaurants in China.
Savio S. Chan (陳少宏, Pinyin: Chén Shàohóng) and Michael Zakkour, authors of China's Super Consumers: What 1 Billion Customers Want and How to Sell it to Them, stated middle-class Chinese perceive Pizza Hut as "akin to fine dining", though Pizza Hut was "China's largest and most successful foreign casual-dining chain".
Pakistan
Pizza Hut Pakistan () is the Pakistani franchisee of Pizza Hut. It is owned by MCR (Pvt) Ltd and is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. The first outlet was opened in Karachi in 1993. Currently, Pizza Hut has a presence in 23 major cities.
Russia
Pizza Hut began operating in Russia in 1991, when food supplies dwindled during the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, prompting Russian President Boris Yeltsin to call Pizza Hut deliveries. Pizza Hut suspended operations in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Mongolia
“Tavan Bogd Foods Pizza” LLC officially opened Pizza Hut on July 14, 2014 in Mongolia. They currently work under three concepts: Restaurant, Delivery, and Express, and provide products and services in 13 areas.
Criticism
In the United Kingdom, Pizza Hut was criticized in October 2007 for the high salt content of its meals, some of which were found to contain more than twice the daily recommended amount of salt for an adult. The toppings that consumers prefer, however, (ham, sausage, bacon, etc.) naturally contain high levels of salt.
To meet the Food Standards Agency 2010 target for salt levels in foods, between 2008 and 2010, the company removed over 15% of salt across its menu.
In July 2014, delivery drivers in the United States filed a class-action lawsuit over Pizza Hut "paying delivery drivers net wages below minimum wage due to unreimbursed automobile expenses" in violation of the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act. An attempt by Pizza Hut to have the case dismissed in November 2015 failed. In December 2016, the case, Linkovich v. Capital Pizza Huts, Inc., et al., was decided by arbitration, in which Pizza Hut paid damages.
See also
List of pizza chains
List of pizza chains of the United States
List of pizza franchises
List of pizza varieties by country
References
Further reading
External links
The Original Pizza Hut Museum at wichita.edu
1958 establishments in Kansas
1977 mergers and acquisitions
American companies established in 1958
Buffet restaurants
Companies based in Plano, Texas
Multinational food companies
Pizza chains of the United Kingdom
Pizza chains of the United States
Pizza franchises
Restaurants established in 1958
Yum! Brands
Fast-food chains of the United States
Fast-food franchises |
28789579 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlin%20Airport | Marlin Airport | The Marlin Airport is a public municipal airport located and owned by the city of Marlin, Texas. The facility includes one runway that extends to over 3,000 feet long that is asphalt. The airport opened in 1960 and is about three miles northeast of Marlin, right next to Lake Marlin.
References
Marlin, Texas
Transportation in Falls County, Texas
Buildings and structures in Falls County, Texas |
18042260 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%20China%20Open%20%28snooker%29 | 2009 China Open (snooker) | The 2009 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 March and 5 April 2009 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. The event was sponsored by Bank of Beijing and Hyundai.
The defending champion was Stephen Maguire, but he lost in the first round 0–5 against Dave Harold.
Peter Ebdon won in the final 10–8 against John Higgins.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner: £52,000
Runner-Up: £25,000
Semi-Finalists: £9,000
Quarter-Finalists: £5,775
Last 16: £5,000
Last 32: £3,450
Last 48: £2,050
Last 64: £1,400
Stage one highest break: £500
Stage two highest break: £2,000
Stage one maximum break: £1,000
Stage two maximum break: £20,000
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Beijing on March 30.
Main draw
Final
Qualifying
These matches took place between 21 and 24 January 2009 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
142, 109 Stuart Pettman
138 Patrick Wallace
131 Scott MacKenzie
127 Joe Swail
124 Stuart Bingham
123, 109 Ricky Walden
121 Liu Chuang
110 Atthasit Mahitthi
109 Jamie Cope
109, 103 Jin Long
104 Kuldesh Johal
103 Martin Gould
103 Michael Judge
100 David Gilbert
100 Judd Trump
Televised stage centuries
140, 132, 121, 110, 103 John Higgins
140, 128, 105 Ricky Walden
138, 108, 100 Peter Ebdon
134, 118 Gerard Greene
132 Mark Allen
129, 108 Stephen Hendry
127 Ding Junhui
124, 104 Ronnie O'Sullivan
115 Dave Harold
114 Shaun Murphy
109, 101, 100 Graeme Dott
108 Xiao Guodong
105 Tian Pengfei
105 Mark Selby
100 Judd Trump
References
China Open (snooker)
China Open
Snooker Open
Sports competitions in Beijing |
31585775 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal%20Dean | Hal Dean | Hal Stone Dean (October 30, 1922 – February 12, 2011) was a left guard for the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League, playing three seasons from 1947 to 1949.
Early life
Hal was born to Forest William Dean and Vernon Stone Dean in Wooster, Ohio. He attended a one-room schoolhouse through the eighth grade. At the age of 15, Hal earned his Eagle Scout badge. He attended Wooster High School and was co-caption of the football team.
College and military service
After graduating from Wooster High School in 1940, Hal enrolled at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, earning a B.S. degree (1947) in Geology. While at Ohio State, Hal played football for the Buckeyes under Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Paul Brown. Starting every game at left guard, Hal was a member of the Ohio State 1942 team that won the Big Ten and the NCAA National Championship football titles. He was also a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the Advanced ROTC at Ohio State.
In December 1942, Hal was ordered to Fort Hayes in Columbus, Ohio for active duty. He attended the United States Army Infantry School in Ft. Benning, Georgia, receiving his Paratroop Wings. In August 1944, Hal was assigned to the 541st Parachute Regiment at Camp Mackall, North Carolina. Initially, he was ordered to Ft. Meade, Maryland to depart for the European Theater but after Allied victories, he was sent to Ft. Ord, California to depart for the Pacific Theater. He arrived in the city of Manila, Philippines shortly after the Japanese had been defeated, working patrol duty and searching for Japanese hideouts. He joined the 187th Regiment, 11th Airborne Division and began intensive airborne training at Lipa in the Luzon, Philippines, in preparation for the invasion of the mainland of Japan. In August 1945, following the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Hal's regiment was immediately airlifted to Okinawa to prepare to invade the Japanese at Atsugi Airfield in Tokyo, Japan and was among the first troops to land on the Japanese homeland. Hal was captain of the 11th Airborne Division football team that won the All-Pacific title. In May 1946, Hal returned to the United States and was discharged from the military as company commander and captain 1st Battalion, 187th Glider Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division. He earned two Bronze Star Medals for his military service.
Hal was voted to the All-Big Ten team when he returned to the Ohio State campus in 1946. He was mentioned on several All-America selections and played in the East–West Shrine Game. Hal was also inducted into SPHINX, a senior honorary society.
Professional football career
In June 1947, Hal married his high school sweetheart Estella "Stella" Graber. They moved to Los Angeles after Hal was drafted in the 1947 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams.
Hal played for the Los Angeles Rams during the 1947, 1948, and 1949 seasons, and was a member of the NFL Western Division Championship team. Hal played in the 1949 NFL Championship Game, predecessor to the modern Super Bowl. During the off-season, he attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, California to pursue his M.S. degree (1950) in Geology.
Oil and gas career
After graduation, Hal and Stella moved to San Antonio, Texas for his first oil geology position with Magnolia Petroleum Corp. Five years later, he joined Pauley Petroleum, owned by Ed Pauley.
In 1960, Hal moved his family to Midland, Texas and opened an office for El Paso Natural Gas. He also worked in Midland as district manager for Apache Corporation and Union Texas Petroleum. He eventually became an independent explorer in partnership with Bill Moss and J. Howard Marshall, forming the Petroleum Corporation, which explored for oil and gas in West Texas and New Mexico. He continued working as an independent geologist until his death.
In 1970, Hal had the honor of inducting his former Los Angeles Rams teammate, Tom Fears, into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Hal and Stella later moved to Rancho Santa Fe, California. After Stella's death in 1987, Hal married Nancy Bartling. He eventually returned to Midland to be closer to his family and friends.
Hal was a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, NFL Alumni, Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame, and an Emeritus Board Member of the Petroleum Investment Committee of Stanford University. He also established a fellowship in his name at Stanford University. Hal was a Sunday School teacher, Deacon, and Elder at First Presbyterian Church in Midland. He was inducted into the Wayne County, Ohio Sports Hall of Fame in June 1978 and enshrined in the Wooster, Ohio High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.
References
External links
NFL.com Career Stats
NFL Alumni
1922 births
2011 deaths
People from Wooster, Ohio
Players of American football from Ohio
American football offensive guards
Ohio State Buckeyes football players
Los Angeles Rams players |
72114727 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriopteris%20yavapensis | Myriopteris yavapensis | Myriopteris yavapensis, formerly known as Cheilanthes yavapensis, is a species of cheilanthoid fern with the common name Yavapai lip fern native to the southwest United States.
Description
Myriopteris yavapensis is a small fern growing from a long creeping rhizome that is 1 to 3 mm in diameter with bicolored scales. Leaves are scattered and 7 to 35 cm long and 2 to 6 cm wide with a dark brown petiole. The leaf blade is oblong-lanceolate to nearly ovate and up to 4-pinnate (highly divided) at base. The ultimate leaf segments are very small, round to oblong and beadlike, with the largest usually 1 to 2 mm in length. Leaves are abaxially (lower side) glabrous or with a few small scales near the base, and adaxially (upper side) appearing sparsely pubescent but actually nearly glabrous (the few hairs come from the rachis and costa, which also have abundant broader scales). The costae are green adaxially for most of length, with conspicuous overlapping abaxial scales up to 1 mm wide at their base, and in shape lanceolate, truncate, to cordate, with coarse cilia usually distributed the entire length of scale. The leaflet edges curl under to form a false indusium that partially covers the sori. Myriopteris yavapensis is very similar morphologically to Myriopteris wootonii, and careful study will be necessary to determine the proper disposition of many specimens.
Range and habitat
Myriopteris yavapensis is native to mountains in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. It grows on rocky slopes and ledges, usually on igneous substrates, at 500 to 2400 meters in elevation.
Taxonomy
Myriopteris yavapensis is an apogamous (asexual, producing spores without fertilization) tetraploid, apparently formed by hybridization between Myriopteris lindheimeri (maternal) and Myriopteris covillei (paternal).
References
Works cited
Ferns of the Americas
yavapensis |
788807 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold%20Stark | Harold Stark | Harold Mead Stark (born August 6, 1939 in Los Angeles, California)
is an American mathematician, specializing in number theory. He is best known for his solution of the Gauss class number 1 problem, in effect correcting and completing the earlier work of Kurt Heegner, and for Stark's conjecture. More recently, he collaborated with Audrey Terras to study zeta functions in graph theory. He is currently on the faculty of the University of California, San Diego.
Stark received his bachelor's degree from California Institute of Technology in 1961 and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1964. He was on the faculty at the University of Michigan from 1964 to 1968, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1968 to 1980, and at the University of California, San Diego from 1980 to the present.
Stark was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1983 and to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 2007. In 2012, he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.
Selected publications
;
See also
Brumer–Stark conjecture
Notes
External links
Stark's home page at UCSD
1939 births
20th-century American mathematicians
21st-century American mathematicians
Living people
Number theorists
University of California, Berkeley alumni
University of Michigan faculty
Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty
University of California, San Diego faculty
Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellows of the American Mathematical Society |
58469226 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi%20Young-jeon | Choi Young-jeon | Choi Young-jeon (born 3 March 1981) is a South Korean sport shooter.
He participated at the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships, winning a medal.
References
External links
Living people
1981 births
South Korean male sport shooters
ISSF rifle shooters
Shooters at the 2018 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
Asian Games medalists in shooting
20th-century South Korean people
21st-century South Korean people |
69743186 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawed%20Kalai | Jawed Kalai | Jawad Kalai (born 29 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wasquehal, on loan from Ligue 2 club Valenciennes.
Career
Kalai started his football career at CAS Escaudoeuvres, before he joined Cambrai at the age of eight. Later, he moved to Valenciennes as an under-14 player. Kalai stayed at Valenciennes for two years, before returning to Cambrai in 2016. In January 2018, Kalai was promoted to Cambrai's first team, playing in the Régional 1.
In July 2020, Kalai joined Belgian club UR La Louvière. From the 2021–22 season, he returned to Valenciennes, where he started on the club's reserve team, playing in the Championnat National 3. However, on 8 January 2022, Kalai got his professional debut for Valenciennes in Ligue 2 in a game against Guingamp, where he came on from the bench for the last minute. On 1 September 2022, Kalai joined Wasquehal on loan until the end of the season.
Personal life
Born in France, Kalai is of Moroccan descent.
References
External links
2000 births
Living people
People from Cambrai
French footballers
French expatriate footballers
French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Association football midfielders
Régional 1 players
Championnat National 3 players
Ligue 2 players
AC Cambrai players
UR La Louvière Centre players
Valenciennes FC players
Wasquehal Football players
French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Sportspeople from Nord (French department)
Footballers from Hauts-de-France |
5513428 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982%20in%20poetry | 1982 in poetry | Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
March 1 – Dylan Thomas posthumously honoured by a floor plaque in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey
September – The New Criterion founded in New York City
October – Canadian documentary film Poetry in Motion released
Final edition of This magazine published in Canada
Works published in English
Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:
Australia
M. Duwell, editor, A Possible Contemporary Poetry (scholarship)
Chris Mansell, Head, Heart & Stone (Fling Publishers)
Les Murray:
Equanimities
The Vernacular Republic: Poems 1961-1981, Angus & Robertson; Edinburgh, Canongate; New York, Persea Books, 1982 and (enlarged and revised edition) Angus & Robertson, 1988
A. Paolucci and L. Dobrez, editors, Review of National Literatures: Australia (scholarship)
Canada
Margaret Atwood, The New Oxford Book of Canadian Verse in English (anthology)
Margaret Avison, Winter Sun /The Dumbfounding: Poems 1940-66
Dionne Brand, Primitive Offensive
Don Domanski, War in an Empty House
Robert Finch, Twelve for Christmas.
Diane Keating, No Birds or Flowers
Irving Layton, A Wild Peculiar Joy: Selected Poems, 1945-82 Toronto: McClelland and Stewart.
Gwendolyn MacEwen:
The Fire Eaters.
The T. E. Lawrence Poems
Earth-Light: Selected Poetry 1963-1982. Toronto: General Publishing.
Elizabeth Smart, Eleven Poems
Michael Ondaatje, Running in the Family, memoir, New York: W. W. Norton, ,
Wilfred Watson, Mass on Cowback.
Phyllis Webb, The Vision Tree: Selected Poems
India, in English
Keki Daruwalla, The Keeper of the Dead ( Poetry in English ), winner of the Central Sahitya Academy Award in 1984; Delhi: Oxford University Press
Nissim Ezekiel, Latter-Day Psalms ( Poetry in English ),
Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Distance in Statute Miles ( Poetry in English ),
Suniti Namjoshi, The Authentic Lie ( Poetry in English ), Fredericton, New Brunswick: Fiddlehead,
Ireland
Dermot Bolger, No Waiting America
Harry Clifton, Comparative Lives, Oldcastle: The Gallery Press,
Pearse Hutchinson, Selected Poems, including "Malaga" and "Gaeltacht", Oldcastle: The Gallery Press
Paul Muldoon, Out of Siberia, Northern Ireland native published in the United Kingdom
Seamus Heaney: Poems and a Memoir, Limited Editions Club, Northern Ireland native living at this time in the United States
Derek Mahon:
The Hunt by Night, including "Courtyards in Delft", "Rathlin" and "Tractatus", Oxford University Press, Irish poet published in the United Kingdom
Translator, The Chimeras, Gallery Press, translation from the French of Les Chimères by Nerval
John Montague, Selected Poems, including "A Drink of Milk", "Family Conference" and "The Cave of Night"
New Zealand
Fleur Adcock (New Zealand poet who moved to England in 1963), editor, Oxford Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry, Auckland: Oxford University Press
Allen Curnow, You Will Know When You Get There: Poems 1979–81
W. Ihimaera and D. S. Long, Into the World of Light: An Anthology of Maori Writing
Bill Manhire, Good Looks, New Zealand
Cilla McQueen, Homing In, winner of the New Zealand Book Award for Poetry and the 1983 Jessie MacKay Award
W. H. Oliver, Poor Richard: Poems, Wellington: Port Nicholson Press, New Zealand
United Kingdom
Peter Ackroyd, The Great Fire of London
James Berry, Lucy's Letters and Loving
Sir John Betjeman, Uncollected Poems
Roald Dahl, Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
Patric Dickinson, A Rift in Time
Carol Ann Duffy, Fifth Last Song, Headland
Douglas Dunn, Europa's Lover
Gavin Ewart, More Little Ones (see All My Little Ones, 1978)
U. A. Fanthorpe, Standing To
James Fenton, The Memory of War: Poems 1968-1982, Salamander Press,
Geoffrey Grigson:
Collected Poems, 1963–1980
The Cornish Dancer, and Other Poems
Thom Gunn, The Passages of Joy
Seamus Heaney: Poems and a Memoir, Limited Editions Club, Northern Ireland native living at this time in the United States
Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes, editors, The Rattle Bag, Faber, anthology
John Heath-Stubbs, Naming the Beasts
Alan Hollinghurst, Confidential Chats with Boy
Ted Hughes, Selected Poems 1957–1981
Kathleen Jamie, Black Spiders
Roger McGough, Waving at Trains
Derek Mahon, The Hunt By Night. Oxford University Press
Paul Muldoon, Out of Siberia, Northern Ireland native published in the United Kingdom
Nerval, The Chimeras, a version of Les Chimères, translated from French by Derek Mahon, Gallery Press
Norman Nicholson, Selected Poems 1940–82
Tom Rawling, Ghosts At My Back
Jeremy Reed, A Man Afraid
E. J. Scovell, The Space Between
Muriel Spark, Going Up to Sotheby's and Other Poems
United States
A. R. Ammons, Worldly Hopes
Louise Simone Bennett, Selected Poems
Hayden Carruth, The Sleeping Beauty
Nicholas Christopher, On Tour with Rita
Robert Creeley:
Echoes
The Collected Poems, 1945–1975
James Dickey, Puella
Hilda Doolittle ("H.D.", died 1961), Notes on Thought and Vision (written in 1919)
Jack Gilbert, Monolithos
Allen Ginsberg, Plutonian Ode: Poems 1977–1980
Seamus Heaney: Poems and a Memoir, Limited Editions Club, Northern Ireland native living at this time in the United States
Jane Hirshfield, Alaya
Phyllis Janowitz, Visiting Rites
Galway Kinnell, Selected Poems
Denise Levertov, Candles in Babylon
William Logan, Sad-faced Men
James Merrill:
The Changing Light at Sandover, an epic poem
From the First Nine Poems
W. S. Merwin, Finding the Islands, San Francisco: North Point Press
Reynolds Price, Vital Provisions
Peter Seaton, The Son Master (New York: Roof Books, The Segue Foundation)
Gjertrud Schnackenberg, Portraits and Elegies
Mona Van Duyn, Letters from a Father and Other Poems
Theodore Weiss, Recoveries
James Wright, This Journey
Criticism, scholarship and biography in the United States
William Meredith, Reasons for Poetry, and The Reason for Criticism
Other in English
Edward Brathwaite, Sun Poem, Caribbean poet living and publishing in the United States
Mafika Gwala, No More Lullabies, South Africa
Dennis Scott, Dreadwalk, Jamaica
Works published in other languages
Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:
France
Aimé Césaire, Moi, laminaire, Martinique author published in France; Paris: Editions du Seuil
Odysseus Elytis, Marie de Brumes translated by Xavier Bordes into French from the original Greek
Abdellatif Laabi, translator, Rires de l'arbre à palabre from the original Arabic of Abdallah Zrika into French; Paris: L'Harmattan
India
Listed in alphabetical order by first name:
Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Sare Sukhan Hamare, Indian, Urdu-language
Gitaujali Badruddin, Poems of Gitaujali (posthumously published)
Jayant Kaikini, Kotitirtha, Sagar, Karnataka: Akshara Prakashana, Indian, Kannada-language poet, short-story writer, and screenwriter
K. Satchidanandan, Malayalam-language:
Janatayum Kavitayum, ("Poetry and the People"); criticism
Venal Mazha, ("The Summer Rain")
Rajendra Kishore Panda, Shailakalpa ("Mountainesque"), Cuttack: Grantha Mandir, Oraya-language
Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi, Soch ka Safar (The Journey of Thought) - published by R.K.Sehgal, Bazm-e-Seemab, J 5/21, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi in 1982. Urdu
Saroop Dhruv, Mara Hathni Vat, Ahmedabad: Nakshatra Trust, Ahmedabad; Gujarati-language
Poland
Ryszard Krynicki, Jeżeli w jakimś kraju ("If in Some Country). Underground publisher S.i.s.n.
Ewa Lipska, Nie o śmierć tutaj chodzi, lecz o biały kordonek ("Death Is Not at Stake, But the White Cord"), selected poems, Kraków: Wydawnictwo literackie
Czesław Miłosz, Hymn o Perle ("The Poem of the Pearl"); Paris: Instytut Literacki
Tadeusz Różewicz, Pułapka ("The Trap"), Warszawa: Czytelnik
Adam Zagajewski, List - Oda do wielosci ("Letter - An Ode to Quantity"), Kraków: Pólka Poetów, (republished in 1983, Paris: Instytut literacki)
Spain
Matilde Camus:
Testimonio ("Testimony")
La preocupación de Miguel Ángel ("The concern of Miguel Angel")
Other
Arturo Corcuera, Puente de los Suspiros, Peru
Odysseus Elytis, Three Poems under a Flag of Convenience (Τρία ποιήματα με σημαία ευκαιρίας), Greece
Ndoc Gjetja, E përditshme ("The Daily"), Albania
Klaus Høeck, Eno Zebra, with Asger Schnack, Denmark
Alexander Mezhirov, Проза в стихах ("Prose in Verse") (winner of the USSR State Prize, 1986), Russia, Soviet Union
Nizar Qabbani, A Poem For Balqis, Syrian poet writing in Arabic
Rajendra Shah, Prasang-Spatak, Indian, writing in Gujarati
Søren Ulrik Thomsen, Ukendt under den samme måne ("Unknown Under the Same Moon"), Denmark
Marie Uguay, Autoportraits, French-Canadian (posthumous)
Silvia Volckmann, Zeit der Kirschen? Das Naturbild in der deutschen Gegenwartslyrik (scholarship), West Germany
Awards and honors
Australia
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: Fay Zwicky, Kaddish and Other Poems
Canada
Gerald Lampert Award: Abraham Boyarsky, Schielber and Edna Alford, A Sleep Full of Dreams
1982 Governor General's Awards: Phyllis Webb, The Vision Tree: Selected Poems (English); Michel Savard, Forages (French)
Pat Lowther Award: Rona Murray, Journey
Prix Émile-Nelligan: Jocelyne Felx, Orpailleuse and Philippe Haeck - La Parole verte
United Kingdom
Cholmondeley Award: Basil Bunting, Herbert Lomas, William Scammell
Eric Gregory Award: Steve Ellis, Jeremy Reed, Alison Brackenbury, Neil Astley, Chris O'Neill, Joseph Bristow, John Gibbens, James Lasdun
United States
Academy of American Poets Fellowship: John Ashbery and John Frederick Nims
Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize: Lawrence Joseph, Shouting at No One
National Book Award: William Bronk for Life Supports (April 27)
Bernard F. Connors Prize for Poetry: Gerald Stern, "Father Guzman"
Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (later the post would be called "Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress"): Anthony Hecht appointed this year.
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Sylvia Plath: The Collected Poems
Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: John Frederick Nims and John Ashbery
North Carolina Poet Laureate: Sam Ragan appointed.
Births
January 14 – Luke Wright, English performance poet
April 27 – Patricia Lockwood, American poet
Paul-Henri Campbell, German American poet
Roger Robinson, British dub poet
Chris Tse, New Zealand poet, short story writer and editor
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
January 19 – Marya Zaturenska, 80 (born 1902), American lyric poet, of heart failure
March 11 – Horace Gregory, 83 (born 1898), American poet
March 15 – Edgell Rickword, 83 (born 1898), English poet, critic, journalist and literary editor, a leading communist intellectual active in the 1930s
March 18 – Yao Kitabatake 北畠 八穂, 78 (born 1903), Japanese, Shōwa period poet and children's fiction writer
April 20
Archibald MacLeish, 89 (born 1892), American poet
Aco Šopov, 59 (born 1923), Macedonian poet
June 5 – Junzaburō Nishiwaki 西脇順三郎, 88 (born 1894), Japanese, Shōwa period poet and literary critic
June 6 – Kenneth Rexroth, 76 (born 1905), American poet, of a heart ailment
June 18 – Djuna Barnes, 90 (born 1892), American writer and poet
July 20 – Okot p'Bitek, 51 (born 1931), Ugandan poet
October 22 – Richard Hugo, 58 (born 1923), American poet, of leukemia
November 13 – Babette Deutsch, 87 (born 1895), American poet
December 3 – Bishnu Dey, 73 (born 1909), Bengali poet, prose writer and movie critic
See also
Poetry
List of years in poetry
List of poetry awards
Notes
20th-century poetry
Poetry |
17246860 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manampatrana | Manampatrana | Manampatrana is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ikongo, which is a part of Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 18,000 in 2001 commune census.
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 85% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are coffee and rice, while other important agricultural products are bananas, cassava and sweet potatoes. Services provide employment for 15% of the population.
It lies at the Faraony River and the Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway that links the town with Fianarantsoa and Manakara.
References and notes
Populated places in Vatovavy-Fitovinany |
5373630 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica%E2%80%93179th%20Street%20station | Jamaica–179th Street station | The Jamaica–179th Street station is an express terminal station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located under Hillside Avenue at 179th Street in Jamaica, Queens, it is served by the F train at all times, the <F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction, and a few rush-hour E trains. The station has 15 entrances, including two at Midland Parkway in Jamaica Estates.
Jamaica–179th Street was opened on December 11, 1950, although it had been planned to be built at 178th Street as early as 1928. At the time, the Queens Boulevard Line was part of the Independent Subway System (IND), but the original IND plans did not provide for constructing the 178th Street station until the line was extended even further to Queens Village. The line opened to 169th Street, the next station west, in 1937. Various changes in plans, as well as material shortages due to the Great Depression and World War II, delayed the project until 1946. Jamaica–179th Street became among Queens' busiest upon its 1950 opening. After a period of deterioration, the station was renovated twice, in the 1980s and the 2000s. As a result of planning for a never-built expansion to Queens Village, the station has 8 storage tracks to its east, giving it the highest peak capacity of any New York City Subway station.
History
The 179th Street station (drawn up as 178th Street) had been planned along with the rest of the IND Queens Boulevard Line as its original terminus as early as 1928. In December 1930, however, it was planned to construct stations only up to 169th Street, with tail tracks and switches installed up to the foot of the station at 178th Street, along with a provision for the station. The tracks ended at bumper blocks, and the tunnel at a bulkhead. Under these plans, the 178th Street station would be built during a further eastward extension. The Queens Boulevard Line was extended up to 169th Street on April 24, 1937, with the tail tracks and switches used to store and reverse trains. The 169th Street station provided an unsatisfactory terminal setup for a four-track line: there were no storage facilities provided at the 169th Street station, and since 169th Street was a local station, trains on the outer local tracks had to cross over to the inner express tracks to reverse direction.
Calls from the local community to build a new station at 178th Street occurred as early as 1932; several of these requests came from the Jamaica Estates Association. In June 1936, the association petitioned Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia for the extension. As early as 1936, the New York City Board of Transportation (predecessor to the New York City Transit Authority and the MTA) was evaluating construction of the station along with further eastward extensions of the line, with the board's 1940 budget allocating funding for the station. Under the 1940 plans, construction of the station was set to take place between 1941 and 1945. In January 1941, city councilman James A. Burke proposed extending the line to 178th Street, in order to relieve congestion at 169th Street. Burke believed that a station could be built within the existing tunnel and trackage and cost only $100,000, while engineers from the Board of Transportation stated it would require additional tunneling and new relay tracks extending to 184th Street. In July 1941, the Board of Transportation requested funding for a new express terminal station to replace 169th Street. Construction was delayed, however, due to material shortages caused by the Great Depression, and further delayed due to the onset of World War II.
The plans for the station were approved after the war in 1946, in order to "provide a more satisfactory terminal" for the line. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on March 5, 1947, at 182nd Street and Hillside Avenue, with Mayor William O'Dwyer and now-borough president Burke in attendance. A bus terminal accompanying the station, similar to the 165th Street Bus Terminal, was initially planned for the station but never built. The station opened on December 11, 1950, at the cost of over $10 million; Mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri and Queens Borough President Maurice A. FitzGerald attended the opening. It was the last subway station whose construction was funded by New York City, until the construction of the 34th Street–Hudson Yards station on the 7 Subway Extension beginning in 2008. Upon opening, the station became a major transit hub for passengers from south and east Queens and Nassau County, and led to increased development in Jamaica. By 1959, the station was the busiest in Queens.
In 1981, the MTA listed the 179th Street station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system. Later in the 1980s, the station was renovated and modernized; as part of the renovation, the IND-style purple tile band was removed from the station walls, and a design with intertwining blue and orange stripes was added. In 2002, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that elevators would be installed at the 179th Street station. Subsequently, elevators were installed in the station to make it ADA-accessible. The elevators were opened around 2005. Starting in August 2007, the MTA began installing decorative ventilation grates along Hillside Avenue above the station, and sealing other grates, both in order to combat flooding. At the time, the Hillside Avenue subway was considered the most flood-prone area in the subway system.
Service history
Initially, E trains served the station at all times, while F trains only operated to the station during late nights. In 1951, F trains were extended to 179th Street during the day as well.
179th Street served as the full-time northern terminal for both Queens Boulevard express services (the E and F trains), which led to congestion at the station, until December 11, 1988, when the E was rerouted to the Archer Avenue Subway. The R served the station from 1988 to 1992, but only provided rush-hour service after 1990. G trains also served this station during late nights from 1990 to 1997 as a replacement for the R as it was cut back to 36th Street. Late night G service to this station was replaced by F trains on August 30, 1997.
Since 2001, limited rush hour E train service terminates at this station due to capacity constraints at Jamaica Center, as well as to provide direct rush hour express service along Hillside Avenue. The station sees a total of 14 rush hour trains on weekdays; four originating and three terminating at this station during the a.m. rush, and three originating and four terminating at the station during the p.m. rush.
Station layout
This underground station looks like a typical express station, with four tracks and two island platforms. To the east (railroad north) is a large storage and relay yard consisting of two levels with four relay tracks each, extending approximately to around 184th Place. This total of eight storage tracks gives 179th Street the highest peak terminal capacity of any station in the New York City Subway: 63 trains per hour, or one train every 57 seconds, although the station currently operates at a far lower throughput (only 17–18 trains per hour during peak hours). Terminating trains enter on one of the two northbound tracks, then relay to one of the two levels—the upper level if coming from the express track, or the lower level if coming from the local track. They then return on the corresponding track on the southbound side. Due to the switching configuration at the station, the few E trains that begin here always leave from the express track and run express along Hillside Avenue. F trains may leave from either track, switching to the local track east of 169th Street if necessary. Outside of relay operations, the yard provides storage for four trains. It is estimated that the relay tracks east of the station can fit about 600 passenger automobiles.
The configuration of the relay tracks is evidence of the original plans to build an extension of the Queens Boulevard Line further east into Queens. The line would have continued under Hillside Avenue to Springfield Boulevard and Braddock Avenue (both formerly Rocky Hill Road) in Queens Village, with later plans to extend the line to Little Neck Parkway in Bellerose near the Nassau County border. The upper level was to be extended eastward while the lower level tracks were always intended to be relay tracks. The tracks on the upper level are longer than the lower level tracks and the upper level tracks have a wooden partition at the bumper blocks.
The station has beige wall tiles with intertwining blue and orange stripes, representing the two colors of the New York City flag, and the colors of the IND Eighth Avenue and Sixth Avenue lines which serve the station. There are two fare control areas. The full-time area at the east end of the station, between 179th and 180th Streets, has a token booth and a bank of 12 turnstiles and two high-exit-only turnstiles. The part-time exit at 178th Street contains a nine-turnstile bank, two high exit entrance turnstiles (HEETs), and two high exit turnstiles. The two ends are connected by a full-length mezzanine, which features Our Spectrum of Support artwork by Reginald Polynice, a set of plywood cutout figures appearing to hold up the ceiling of the mezzanine. The station also features a control tower. The station is ADA-accessible via an elevator installed at 179th Place on the north side of Hillside Avenue.
The station lies about west of the city's border with Nassau County. Until the IND Rockaway Line was opened in 1956, and until the 1958 opening of the line's Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue terminal (which is about from the city's border with Nassau County), 179th Street was the closest subway station to Nassau County. New York Magazine described the station's location as being in "a neighborhood so outer-borough it might as well be in another state"—namely, one of "hip-hop’s fertile crescents" where rappers 50 Cent and Ja Rule grew up.
Entrances and exits
The station has a total of 15 staircase entrances and 1 elevator entrance. There are seven full-time entrances at four locations (consisting of six stairs and one elevator), which are indicated in green, and nine other part-time entrances, which are indicated in red.
Nearby points of interest
The childhood home of former U.S. President Donald Trump, located at 85-15 Wareham Place, is a few blocks away from the Midland Parkway entrance to the station. Trump's father Fred Trump built the house a year after the station opened, in 1951.
A mosaic sign within one of the station's exits points to the "Monastery and Retreat House". This refers to the Passionist Monastery of the Immaculate Conception and Bishop Molloy Retreat House, located along a complex one block north of the station.
Notes
References
External links
The Subway Nut — Jamaica–179th Street Pictures
179th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Edgerton Boulevard — 178th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
179th Place entrance from Google Maps Street View
180th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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New York City Subway stations in Queens, New York
New York City Subway terminals
New York City Subway stations located underground
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1950
Jamaica, Queens
1950 establishments in New York City |
26970546 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked%20Summer | Wicked Summer | Wicked Summer was a planned TV series similar to the reality series Jersey Shore. According to its producers, it was to be filmed around Boston and Cape Cod in Massachusetts. After an open casting advertisement in 2010, there has been no subsequent activity associated with the series. This show is not to be confused with the planned reality show that was planned to showcase people in South Boston.
History
Following the widely popular first season of Jersey Shore, spinoffs were planned by independent companies. One of these spinoffs was to have a show with the Jersey Shore theme filmed in the Boston area. The open casting is looking for, "...blue collar, hard working, harder partying, tough talking, damn good-looking Mass natives from all over the state..." The casting site also is written in a stereotypical view of how Bostonians supposedly speak, leaving out the letter R in many instances. The producers of the show also don't plan on having the original Jersey Shore group shown unless they come to visit.
In addition to the Massachusetts spinoff, Doron Ofir Casting, has also stated that they want to create a Persian themed show in the Los Angeles area.
Reaction
Vanity Fair Daily has gone as far as calling the show and its twin Persian version fake as they won't either be supported by MTV and are just capitalizing on the success of the popular show. Rumors have been spread over the internet concerning the fact that MTV is supposedly sponsoring the spinoff. This has been denied by both MTV and independent websites. One of the few similarities between the show and Jersey Shore is that they have the same casting director.
A Facebook group has even been created protesting the show. The main goal of the group is to protesting the creation of a perceived negative image of Cape Cod.
References
External links
2010s American reality television series |
27009969 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern%20Africa%20Association%20for%20the%20Advancement%20of%20Science | Southern Africa Association for the Advancement of Science | The Southern Africa Association for the Advancement of Science (S2A3 or S2A3) is a learned society, originally known as the South African Association for the Advancement of Science (SAAAS). Established in 1902, its principal aim is to increase the public awareness and understanding of science, engineering and technology, and their role in society, by means of various awards and by communicating the nature, processes, ethics, and excitement of science. Membership is open to all.
History
The South African Association for the Advancement of Science was founded in 1902 and modelled on the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA), now known as the British Science Association. One of the most prominent scientists involved in the movement to establish S2A3 was Dr (later Sir) David Gill (1843–1914), director of the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, who was elected its first president. All scientific disciplines were accommodated, with the result that membership rose to over 1000. For many years S2A3 was the largest and most influential scientific society in southern Africa. Members met once a year in different southern African cities to present papers and tend to the business of the Association. The first annual meeting was held in Cape Town in 1903. Two years later the Association met jointly with the British Science Association in South Africa. A second joint meeting was held in South Africa in 1929. The annual meetings were discontinued in the nineteen-seventies, whereupon the Association's membership declined to its present level of around 100.
Governing body
The Association is governed by a National Council, consisting of a president, regional vice-presidents, secretary, treasurer, and additional council members. The presidents:<ref>S2A3 Presidents 1902–2002. In: [http://s2a3.org.za/joomla/files/archives/Marloth_Brochure_Centenary_Edition_2002.pdf Rudolf Marloth Brochure – Brojure. Centenary Edition 1902–2002 Eeufees-uitgawe.] 2002, p. 27–28</ref>
1902–1903 Sir David Gill (1843–1914)
1903–1904 Sir Charles H T Metcalf (1853–1928)
1904–1905 Theodore Reunert (1856–1943)
1905–1906 Gardner F. Williams (1842–1922)
1906–1907 Dr James Hyslop (1856–1917)
1907–1908 Sir Walter F Hely-Hutchinson (1849–1913)
1908–1909 Sir Hamilton J Goold-Adams (1858–1920)
1909–1910 Sir Thomas Muir (1844–1934)
1910–1911 Prof Paul D Hahn (1849–1918)
1911–1912 Sir Arnold Theiler (1867–1936)
1912–1913 Dr Alexander W Roberts (1857–1938)
1913–1914 Prof H W Rudolf Marloth (1855–1931)
1914–1915 Dr Robert T A Innes (1861–1931)
1915–1916 Prof Lawrence Crawford (1867–1951)
1916–1917 Prof John Orr (1870–1954)
1917–1918 Dr Charles F Juritz (1867–1945)
1918–1919 Reverend William Flint (1854–1943)
1919–1920 Dr Illtyd B Pole Evans (1879–1968)
1920–1921 Prof James E Duerden (1865–1937)
1921–1922 Dr Arthur W Rogers (1872–1946)
1922–1923 Prof John D F Gilchrist (1866–1926)
1923–1924 Prof James A Wilkinson (1874?–1934)
1924–1925 General Jan C Smuts (1870–1950)
1925–1926 Dr Edward T Mellor (1868–1940)
1926–1927 Prof Harold B Fantham (1876–1937)
1927–1928 Sir J Carruthers Beattie (1866–1946)
1928–1929 Jan F H Hofmeyr (1894–1948)
1929–1930 Harry E Wood (1881–1946)
1930–1931 Prof John W Bews (1884–1938)
1931–1932 Prof Petrus J du Toit (1888–1967)
1932–1933 Dr Robert Broom (1866–1951)
1933–1934 Dr Alexander L du Toit (1878–1948)
1934–1935 Prof Max M Rindl (1883–1947)
1935–1936 Lord George H H V Clarendon (1877–1955)
1936–1937 Lieutenant-general C Graham Botha (1883–1973)
1937–1938 Prof L F Maingard (−1968)
1938–1939 Prof George H Stanley (1877–1964)
1939–1940 Prof Cornelius G S de Villiers (1894–1978)
1940–1941 James Gray (1882–1957)
1941–1942 Dr Edwin P Phillips (1882–1967)
1942–1943 Dr Adrianus Pijper (1886–1964)
1943–1944 Colonel John G Rose (1876–1973)
1944–1945 Ernest C Chubb (1884–1972)
1945–1946 Dr Frederick E T Krause (1868–1959)
1946–1947 Prof Henry H Paine (1883?–1980)
1947–1948 Dr Sidney H Skaife (1889–1976)
1948–1949 Dr Gilles v d W de Kock (1889–1973)
1949–1950 Prof Clarence van Riet Lowe (1894–1956)
1950–1951 Prof Ernst G Malherbe (1895–)
1951–1952 Dr Basil F J Schonland (1896–1972)
1952–1953 Prof Raymond A Dart (1893–1988)
1953–1954 Prof Percival R Kirby (1887–1970)
1954–1955 Dr Thomas B Davie (1895–1955)
1955–1956 DrS Meiring Naude (1904–1985)
1956–1957 Prof Robert H Compton (1886–1979)
1957–1958 Prof Arthur E H Bleksley (1908–1984)
1958–1959 Dr Ronald Elsdon-Dew (1909–1984)
1959–1960 Dr Bernard Smit (–)
1960–1961 Dr Robert A Dyer (1900–1987)
1961–1962 Dr Jacobus P Duminy (1897–1980)
1962–1963 Dr Simon Biesheuvel (1908–1991)
1963–1964 Prof Govert van Drimmelen (1911–)
1964–1965 Dr Raimund H Marloth (1904–)
1965–1966 Dr Abraham C Hoffman (1903–1969)
1966–1967 Prof Cornelius A du Toit (1910–)
1967–1968 John L M Lintner (1907–)
1968–1969 Prof John F V Phillips (1899–1987)
1969–1970 Prof Ian D Macrone (1898–1981)
1970–1971 Prof Adolf J W Bayer (1900–1978)
1971–1972 Prof Guerino R Bozzoli (1911–1998)
1972–1973 Prof Sidney H Haughton (1888–1982)
1973–1974 Dr James M Hyslop (1908–1984)
1975–1976 Prof Otto Wipplinger (1914–)
1977–1978 L S Richfield (–)
1979–1980 Prof Daniel M Joubert (1928–1994)
1981–1982 Mr Denys G Kingwill (1917–1997)
1983–1984 Prof R D Griesel (1936–)
1985–1986 Dr Gordon K Nelson (1928–1996)
1987 Brigadier G N Robertson (–)
1988–1990 Prof Eric Holm (1945–)
1990–1991 Prof Paul Smit (1932–)
1991–1996 Prof Johan Wolfaardt (1939–)
1996–2002 Dr Ian Raper (1945–)
Branches
The Pretoria Branch of the Association arranges monthly public lectures on scientific subjects.
Awards
The South Africa Medal (gold), originally funded by a grant from the British Science Association in 1905, is awarded annually to recognise exceptional contributions to the advancement of science on a broad front or in a specific field, by an eminent South African scientist. The first recipient, in 1908, was the eminent veterinary scientist Sir Arnold Theiler (1867–1936), for his work on trypanosomes and African horse sickness.
The British Association Medal (silver), originally funded by a grant from the British Science Association in 1929, is awarded annually to a South African scientist under the age of 40 who is actively engaged in research and has, by way of international participation and publications, shown outstanding capability and achievements. The first recipient, in 1932, was Miss Nellie F. Paterson, junior lecturer in zoology at the University of the Witwatersrand.
The S2A3 Masters Medals (bronze) serve to commend outstanding South African science research students graduating at the Masters level. These medals are awarded annually to one candidate selected by each South African university.
Merit Certificates are occasionally awarded to persons who have contributed, each in their own way, to either the advancement of science or the Association's activities.
Publications
The Association annually publishes the Rudolf Marloth Brochure'', named after the former president Rudolf Marloth. It contains information about the recipients of the annual awards, summaries of their lectures, and other information relating to the Association's activities. A special centenary edition was published in 2002.
References
External links
Southern Africa Association for the Advancement of Science, Official website
Scientific organizations established in 1902
Scientific societies based in South Africa
1902 establishments in South Africa |
43742515 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron%20in%20the%20Fire%20%28Homeland%29 | Iron in the Fire (Homeland) | "Iron in the Fire" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series Homeland, and the 40th episode overall. It premiered on Showtime on October 19, 2014.
Plot
Aayan (Suraj Sharma) goes to Kiran's (Shavani Seth) house to retrieve the vials he left there, only to learn that her father not only destroyed the vials but reported Aayan to his university, since her father thought they were stolen property. Aayan visits Carrie (Claire Danes) and accepts her request to be part of her story, in return for continuing his studies in London and 80,000 rupees. Carrie shows him a picture of ISI agent Farhad Ghazi (Tamer Burjaq), the man in one of the YouTube videos, and Aayan confirms that the same man entered his apartment and punched him. Carrie asks what the 80,000 rupees are for, but Aayan refuses to answer. As he leaves, Carrie asks Fara (Nazanin Boniadi) and Max (Maury Sterling) to secretly follow him.
Dennis Boyd, the husband of Ambassador Martha Boyd, is serving as a professor at a nearby university. At the end of a lecture, he is approached by a woman named Tasneem Qureishi (Nimrat Kaur), who states that she knows Dennis stole information from Martha and gave it to Sandy Bachman. She says she wishes to continue the information exchange. Dennis refuses to answer, and arranges to leave the country and go back to George Washington University, his previous workplace. However, a few days later, Tasneem's men assault him and she demands that he stay, or else she will send evidence of Dennis' information theft to the FBI. This will send him to prison for treason and ruin his wife's career.
Quinn (Rupert Friend) breaks into Farhad's house while he is sleeping and clones his cell phone, allowing Carrie's team to hear Farhad's conversations. However, Farhad receives a call about "laundry" and decides to discard the phone and change residences.
Aayan goes to his school's teaching hospital and gives the 80,000 rupees to a young woman, who goes and retrieves a bag for him. Fara watches as Aayan delivers the bag to his uncle Haissam Haqqani, who is revealed to have never died in the drone strike. Carrie decides that Aayan is guilty of aiding and abetting a terrorist, and therefore, she is freed from her promise to send Aayan to a medical school in London, which was unrealistic in the first place.
That night, Aayan returns to the journalists' office that is a front for Carrie's alternate loyal staff. Fara escorts him from there to Carrie's safehouse. Aayan expects to be sent to London right away, and is upset when Carrie responds that getting the passport and visa will take a few days. Aayan informs her that his current university just expelled him. As they prepare Aayan's bed, Carrie attempts to seduce him. Aayan hesitates, but ultimately gives in. They spend the night together.
Production
The episode was directed by Michael Offer and written by co-executive producer Patrick Harbinson.
Reception
Critical response
TV.com'''s Cory Barker said the episode was a good illustration of the increased scope of Homeland's storylines in Season 4, but criticized the decision to have Carrie seduce Aayan.
Josh Modell of The A.V. Club'' gave the episode a "B+" grade, concluding that "the pieces are falling nicely into place for some excellent, twisty spy games".
Ratings
The episode was watched by 1.35 million viewers, an increase in viewership from the previous episode which had 1.22 million viewers.
References
External links
"Iron in the Fire" at Showtime
2014 American television episodes
Homeland (season 4) episodes |
67956825 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockport%20Colony%2C%20Montana | Rockport Colony, Montana | Rockport Colony is a Hutterite community and census-designated place (CDP) in Teton County, Montana, United States. It is in the northern part of the county, south of Dupuyer and northwest of Choteau, the Teton county seat.
Rockport Colony was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
Demographics
References
Census-designated places in Teton County, Montana
Census-designated places in Montana
Hutterite communities |
44980649 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arne%20Runeberg | Arne Runeberg | Sven Arne Runeberg (7 April 1912 — 15 November 1979) was a Finnish anthropologist and linguist, best known for his studies on magic, witchcraft, and sociolinguistics.
Arne Runeberg was born in Helsinki into the Swedish-speaking cultural family Runeberg; his great grandfather was Finland's national poet J. L. Runeberg. Arne Runeberg attained his B.A. degree at the University of Helsinki in 1939, but World War II made a stop to his postgraduate studies. In 1947, however, he was the first student to defend his doctoral thesis, Witches, Demons and Fertility Magic, at the new Faculty of Social Sciences in Helsinki University.
Representing evolutionary anthropology, Arne Runeberg was trained by two students of Edvard Westermarck, namely Gunnar Landtman and Rafael Karsten.
After his doctoral degree, Arne Runeberg had a versatile career at several colleges in Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom, including London School of Economics (1961) and Umeå Social College (1964–1971). The last tenure was at his alma mater, as he was appointed the associate professor of social anthropology in Helsinki (1971–1979).
In addition to his doctoral thesis, Arne Runeberg wrote two substantial studies: Jesu korsfästelse i religionshistorisk belysning (1952) situates Jesus Christ in a long tradition of so-called carnival kings, and Some Observations on Linguistic Patterns in a Bilingual Society (1951–1954) discusses bilinguality. Runeberg himself was a bilingual Finn par excellence, using both Swedish and Finnish.
Arne Runeberg died in Helsinki, aged 67, soon after he was retired from the University.
Writings
Kortfattad finsk ordböjningslära (1945)
Witches, Demons and Fertility Magic: Analysis of Their Significance and Mutual Relations in West-European Folk Religion (1947)
Some Observations on Linguistic Patterns in a Bilingual Society I–II (1951–1954)
Jesu korsfästelse i religionshistorisk belysning (1952)
Pikku Oppikirja (1954)
Kortfattad finsk satslära (1954)
Finsk grammatik för mellanskolan 1–2 (1957)
Sources
Runeberg, Arne in Uppslagsverket Finland (in Swedish).
1912 births
1979 deaths
Academic personnel of the University of Helsinki
Finnish sociologists
Linguists from Finland
Social anthropologists
Cultural anthropologists
Anthropologists of religion
20th-century anthropologists
Finnish expatriates in Denmark
Finnish expatriates in Sweden
Finnish expatriates in the United Kingdom
20th-century linguists |
36184532 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%2C1%2C2%2C2%2C3%2C3-Hexachloropropane | 1,1,2,2,3,3-Hexachloropropane | 1,1,2,2,3,3-Hexachloropropane is a compound of chlorine, hydrogen, and carbon, with structural formula . Its molecule can be described as that of propane with chlorine atoms substituted for six hydrogen atoms, two on each carbon. It is a liquid at ambient temperature.
References
Chloroalkanes |
31694408 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectis%20cylindrica | Pectis cylindrica | Pectis cylindrica, the Sonoran cinchweed, is an annual plant and species of Pectis. Pectis cylindrica is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico and Texas) and in northwestern Mexico (Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora).
Pectis cylindrica is similar to Pectis prostrata and the two occasionally grow together. Some herbaria contain mixed collections of the two although no evidence is available of hybrids between them.
References
cylindrica
Flora of Arizona
Flora of Texas
Flora of New Mexico
Flora of Chihuahua (state)
Flora of Baja California Sur
Flora of Coahuila
Flora of Durango
Flora of Nuevo León
Flora of Sinaloa
Flora of Sonora |
34209032 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher%20Tucker%20%28disambiguation%29 | Christopher Tucker (disambiguation) | Christopher Tucker (born 1946) is a British make-up artist for theatre and film.
Christopher Tucker may also refer to:
Chris Tucker (born 1971), American actor and comedian |
29227830 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcin%20Staniek | Marcin Staniek | Marcin Staniek (born July 28, 1980 in Wodzisław Śląski) is a Polish retired footballer.
Career
Club
In February 2011, he moved to Kolejarz Stróże on a half year deal.
In July 2011, joined Olimpia Elbląg on a one-year contract.
References
External links
1980 births
Living people
Polish footballers
Flota Świnoujście players
Odra Wodzisław Śląski players
GKS Jastrzębie players
Kolejarz Stróże players
Olimpia Elbląg players
Olimpia Grudziądz players
People from Wodzisław Śląski
Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship
Association football defenders |
37597022 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leave%20Me%20Alone%20%28Alexander%20Rybak%20song%29 | Leave Me Alone (Alexander Rybak song) | "Leave Me Alone" is a song performed and written by Belarusian-Norwegian singer–songwriter Alexander Rybak. It was released as a digital download in Norway on 12 October 2012, and charted in Belgium.
Background
Talking about the song Alexander Rybak said: "It's a true story of a woman who traveled around the world to babysit by my doorstep, sent me 600 emails, and always seems to find my new (secret!) phone number. I have to give her credit for her hard work in finding me wherever I am. This is something you normally only see in a movie. "
Live performances
Rybak performed a live version of "Leave Me Alone" in Belgium on 5 November 2012 during an episode of the television show Manneke Paul, hosted by Dutch television presenter Paul de Leeuw.
Controversy
The song and the accompanying music video led to controversy in Norway. A Norwegian psychologist said that it was a case for the police, not for the charts. The song was therefore subsequently parodied on the Norwegian television show Torsdagkveld fra Nydalen.
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Leave Me Alone" was first released onto YouTube on 23 October 2012 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-five seconds. The video was directed by Alexander Filatovich in Kyiv.
The start of the video has Rybak running through a street, stopping at the doors of the asylum during a thunderstorm, as the doors open he states that "he wants to be admitted" as a crazy girl has been following him, then Alexander admits himself into the asylum as the orderlies then grab him, he's placed into a straight-jacket and placed in a rundown corridor as he then is shown playing is violin with the inmates seeing what's going on, only for the orderlies to place him into his room and onto the bed. As we then have shots of Rybak playing his violin with the inmates dancing inside a lounge room, with the stalker holding a teddy bear now as she watches him perform. The final shots show the stalker's tied up as she gives an evil smile, Alexander picking the teddy bear up and placing it on a stool with Alexander wearing the clothes from the start of the video fixing his jacket up as the stalker watches him leave as Alexander then leaves the asylum for good leaving the stalker where she belongs within the asylum.
As of July 2020, the music video has been watched over 11 million times. Its Russian version, Dostala, had been watched over 6 million times.
Track listings
Charts
Release history
References
2012 singles
Alexander Rybak songs
Songs about loneliness
Songs written by Alexander Rybak
Synth-pop ballads
2012 songs |
19253007 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Donaldson%20%28second%20baseman%29 | John Donaldson (second baseman) | John David Donaldson (born May 5, 1943) is a retired American professional baseball infielder who appeared in 405 games over all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball, almost exclusively as a second baseman, for two American League franchises, the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics (–, and ) and Seattle Pilots (1969). Donaldson batted left-handed, threw right-handed, and was listed as tall and .
He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he graduated from Garinger High School and played semi-pro baseball for local cotton mills. The Minnesota Twins signed him in 1963 on the recommendations of the general manager of the Double-A Charlotte Hornets, and Twins' special-assignment scout Billy Martin. After only one year in the low minor leagues, Donaldson was selected by the Athletics in the first-year player draft then in effect. He spent three years rising through the Athletics' farm system when he was called up to Kansas City in August 1966 for his first MLB audition. Sent back to Triple-A Vancouver for , he batted .339 through early June and was recalled by the Athletics. With regular Dick Green battling injuries and a season-long batting slump, Donaldson took over as second baseman, starting 100 games, and hitting .276 with 104 hits, all career bests.
At season's end, the Athletics relocated to Oakland, and Donaldson held onto his starting job through the campaign's early weeks. He played in the Oakland Athletics' maiden road and home games in April. But a lingering stomach ailment impacted his performance, and by early August, with Donaldson hitting in the .220s, Green reclaimed his old job, which he'd hold through 1974 and three World Series championships. Donaldson batted only .220 in 1968, and then, on June 14, 1969—with Donaldson playing sparingly and collecting only one hit in his first 13 at bats—the Athletics traded him to the Seattle Pilots, a first-year expansion team, for backup catcher Larry Haney. Donaldson took over the Pilots' starting second base job, getting into 90 games at the position, but he hit only .234. The financially moribund Pilots abandoned Seattle at the close of spring training in 1970 and became the Milwaukee Brewers, but Donaldson never played in a Milwaukee uniform. He started 1970 with Triple-A Portland, then was traded back to the Athletics on May 18. He played 41 games for the 1970 Athletics as a utility infielder, and hit .247.
Donaldson would not return to the majors until April 1974. He spent 1971–1973 bouncing among three different organizations and five minor-league destinations until Oakland signed him as a free agent. The Athletics, gunning for their third straight American League pennant and world championship, used Donaldson in ten games, nine of them in April and May, and sent him to Triple-A Tucson for the bulk of the season. At the big-league level, Donaldson hit only .133 in 15 at bats, his tenure marred by a shoulder injury. He was not included on Oakland's 1974 World Series roster.
That season concluded Donaldson's 12-year pro career. All told, he batted .238 with 292 hits, including 35 doubles, 11 triples, four home runs and 86 runs batted in.
References
External links
, or Retrosheet, or SABR Biography Project, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
1943 births
Living people
Águilas del Zulia players
Arizona Instructional League Athletics players
Baseball players from Charlotte, North Carolina
Cardenales de Lara players
Hawaii Islanders players
Iowa Oaks players
Kansas City Athletics players
Lewiston Broncs players
Major League Baseball second basemen
Navegantes del Magallanes players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Oakland Athletics players
Orlando Twins players
Portland Beavers players
Seattle Pilots players
Toledo Mud Hens players
Tucson Toros players
Vancouver Mounties players
Wilson Pennants players
Wilson Tobs players |
26415906 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otoitidae | Otoitidae | Otoidtidae: stephanoceratoid ammonitina from the early Middle Jurassic that begin as cadicones but become more planualte with age; derived from the Hammitoceratidae (Hildoceratoidea), probably through Erycites by way of Abbasites.
Shells begin barrel shaped with depressed whorls, broad outer rims, and deep, crater-like umbilici—cadiconic—but become compressed, with the out rims becoming bluntly rounded—planulate. Ribbing is common; may be heavy and tuberculate on the umbilical shoulders and may divide along the flanks before crossing the outer rim -the venter- uninterrupted.
The Otoitidae is the ancestral family of the Stephanoceratoidea and is known only from a relatively short interval of time within the Bajocian stage at the beginning the Middle Jurassic and begins with Docidoceras. They gave rise, probably through varieties of Docidoceras to the Stephanoceratidae and Sphaeroceratidae, which in turn gave rise to the different phylogenetic branches within the Stephanoceratoidea.
References
Arkell et al., 1957 Mesozoic Ammonoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Ammonoidea; Geol Soc of America and Univ Kansas press.
Bajocian first appearances
Middle Jurassic extinctions
Ammonitida families
Stephanoceratoidea |
33704910 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odostomia%20kromi | Odostomia kromi | Odostomia kromi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Description
The shell grows to a length of 1.7 mm. It's distribution is largely throughout the Mediterranean Sea
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:
European waters (ERMS scope)
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone : Alboran Sea
References
External links
To CLEMAM
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To World Register of Marine Species
kromi
Gastropods described in 1984 |
61541868 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maithili%20Thakur | Maithili Thakur | Maithili Thakur (born 25 July 2000) is an Indian playback singer trained in Indian classical music and Folk Music. She has sung original songs, covers, and traditional folk music prominently in Hindi, Bengali, Maithili, Urdu, Marathi, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Tamil, English and more Indic languages.
Early life
Thakur was born in Benipatti, Madhubani district, Bihar to a Maithil musician and music teacher working in Delhi Pandit Ramesh Thakur and Bharti Thakur. She is named after goddess Sita as well as her mothertongue. Maithili, along with her two brothers, Rishav and Ayachi were trained by their grandfather and father in Maithili Folk, Hindustani classical music, Harmonium and Tabla. Realising his daughter's potential around the age of 6, her father relocated themselves to Dwarka in New Delhi for better opportunities. Maithili and her brothers studied at Bal Bhavan International School where they won for the school at various State and National Level Competitions.
She was interested in learning singing since her childhood age. She started learning music from her grandfather when she was only 4 years old. Maithili's first music master is her grandfather. At the age of 10, she started singing at jagrans and other musical functions.
Music career
In 2011, Thakur appeared in Little Champs, a singing competition television series telecast in Zee TV. Four years later, she contested in Indian Idol Junior, telecast in Sony TV. She won the "I Genius Young Singing Star" competition in 2016, following which she launched her album, Ya Rabba (Universal Music).
Rising stars
In 2017, Thakur was a contestant in the season 1 of Rising Star, a television singing competition. Maithili was the first finalist of the show, singing Om Namah Shivaya which gained her direct entry into the final. She was runner up, losing out by just two votes. Following the show, her internet popularity rose significantly.
2019 onwards
After a huge success from videos on Facebook and YouTube the trio has been performing at various National and International Events, Literature Fests. Maithili has been awarded Atal Mithila Samman by the Government of India.
In 2019 Maithili and her two brothers, Rishav and Ayachi, were made the brand ambassadors of Madhubani by the Election Commission. Rishav is on the tabla and Ayachi is a singer and performs often on percussion as well.
Manaspath
Maithali Thakur on her YouTube channel along with her two younger brother Rishav and Ayachi sings famous Ramcharitmanas by Tulsidas. This Manaspath gives a huge success to Maithali as well as to her brothers. Currently they are on 268th episode and couplet (doha) no. 168 of Ayodhya kanda as of 13th August 2022.
References
External links
Living people
2000 births
People from Madhubani district
21st-century Indian women singers
21st-century Indian singers
Bhojpuri playback singers
Female YouTubers
Indian YouTubers |
13989551 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri%20Konyshev | Dimitri Konyshev | Dimitri Konyshev (Russian Дмитрий Борисович Конышев; born 18 February 1966 in Gorky) is a Russian former road bicycle racer. During the 1989 World Championship he can be seen in a rather famous photo of cycling history showing the agony of defeat in 2nd place behind Greg Lemond's display of the intensity of victory. In 1990 Konyshev would become the first ever rider from the Soviet Union to win a stage in the Tour de France. While the Soviet's would not allow their riders to join the professional teams until a short while before the end of the Cold War in the 1991 Tour de France, Soviet riders had remarkable success winning 5 stages. One by Viatcheslav Ekimov, two by Djamolidine Abdoujaparov who also won the Green Jersey and two stage wins by Konyshev. His victory in stage 17 also made him the last rider for the Soviet Union to win a Tour de France stage.
All total in his professional career Konyshev would win nine Grand Tour stages becoming one of the few riders to win a stage in all three Grand Tours. He won 4 apiece in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, and he also won a single stage in the Vuelta a Espana. He followed his silver medal at the 1989 World Championship with a Bronze medal in 1992 at Benidorm and later in his career during the 2000 Giro d'Italia he won the Points Classification, as well as the overall Combativity Award.
Major results
Sources:
1986
1st Stage 10 Coors Classic
3rd Soviet National Road Race Championships
1987
1st Overall USSR Tour
1st Overall Österreich-Rundfahrt
1st Stage 3
1st Overall Giro delle Regioni
1st Stages 2, 4 & 6
Tour de l'Avenir
1st Points classification
1st Stage 6
1st Gran Premio della Liberazione
1st GP Palio del Recioto
5th Overall Tour of Sochi
1st Stage 6
8th Overall Peace Race
1988
1st Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
1st Stages 2, 4 & 6
1st Stage 2 (Team time trial) Tour de Pologne
1st Stages 3 & 5 Giro delle Regioni
Vuelta a Cuba
1st Points classification
1st Stages 4 & 11
3rd Gran Premio della Liberazione
3rd Overall Tour of Sochi
1989
1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni
1st Giro dell'Emilia
1st Overall Cronostafetta
1st Points classification, Tour of Belgium
2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
2nd Giro di Toscana
2nd Trittico Premondiale I
3rd Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
1st Stage 2
4th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
6th Trittico Premondiale
7th Trofeo Baracchi
1990
1st Soviet National Road Race Championships
1st Stage 17 Tour de France
1st GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
4th Giro del Veneto
8th Gent–Wevelgem
9th Giro di Toscana
10th Dwars door België
1991
1st Stages 19 & 22 Tour de France
1st Stage 3 Tirreno–Adriatico
5th La Flèche Wallonne
5th GP de la Liberation (TTT)
6th Trittico Premondiale I
8th Overall Critérium International
8th Grand Prix Cerami
1992
1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Asturias
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
3rd Amstel Gold Race
4th Clásica de San Sebastián
1993
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Stages 5 & 12 Giro d'Italia
4th Gran Piemonte
4th Giro di Romagna
9th Giro di Lombardia
1994
1st Stage 1 Ronde van Nederland
3rd Trittico Premondiale
4th Giro di Lombardia
5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
5th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
5th Giro del Lazio
6th Giro del Friuli
7th Gent–Wevelgem
8th Milano–Torino
8th Rund um den Henninger Turm
9th Firenze–Pistoia
1995
1st Giro del Friuli
3rd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
3rd Brabantse Pijl
4th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
4th GP Ouest–France
5th Gran Piemonte
6th Trittico Premondiale I
7th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
7th Milan–San Remo
9th Nice–Alassio
1996
1st Overall Hofbrau Cup
1st Stages 1 & 4
1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España
2nd Buhl International
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
10th Overall Tour of Galicia
10th Giro del Veneto
1997
1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
Giro d'Italia
1st Intergiro classification
1st Stage 9
1st Stage 6 Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Stage 6 Tour de Pologne
Vuelta a Murcia
1st Points classification
1st Stage 4
3rd GP du canton d'Argovie
10th Giro del Lazio
1998
1st Stage 4 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
5th Clasica de Almeria
1999
1st Coppa Sabatini
1st Grand Prix de Fourmies
1st Stage 14 Tour de France
1st Mountains classification Volta a Catalunya
3rd Giro del Lazio
5th Giro di Lombardia
7th Milano–Torino
9th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
2000
1st Giro della Romagna
Giro d'Italia
1st Points classification
1st Stage 6
1st Sprint classification Tour de Romandie
5th Trofeo Pantalica
5th Giro della Provincia di Siracusa
8th Coppa Sabatini
10th Road race, Summer Olympics
2001
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Coppa Sabatini
1st Giro di Campania
Tour de Suisse
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 5
3rd Giro del Lazio
6th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
7th Giro di Romagna
8th Giro della Provincia di Siracusa
2002
7th GP Industria & Commercio di Prato
9th Rund um den Henninger Turm
2003
7th GP Industria Artigianato e Commercio Carnaghese
2004
1st Tour du Lac Léman
1st Stage 4a Euskal Bizikleta
3rd Giro di Toscana
3rd Giro della Provincia di reggio Calabria
4th Giro d'Oro
7th Stausee Rundfahrt
10th Coppa Sabatini
2005
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Asturias
1st Mountain classification Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
4th Giro di Toscana
9th Giro della Provincia di reggio Calabria
General classification results timeline
Classics results timeline
References
External links
Palmarès by cyclingbase.com
1966 births
Living people
Soviet male cyclists
Russian male cyclists
Olympic cyclists of Russia
Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Russian Giro d'Italia stage winners
Russian Tour de France stage winners
Russian Vuelta a España stage winners
Tour de Suisse stage winners
Tour de France Champs Elysées stage winners
Sportspeople from Nizhny Novgorod |
9480208 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk%20Alliance%20International | Folk Alliance International | Folk Alliance International (previously the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance) is a non-profit organization that produces an annual conference that is the world's largest gathering of the folk music industry and community. Founded in 1989, FAI is an advocacy, professional development and networking organization, and is one of the five largest music conferences in North America. As of 2016, FAI has a membership of approximately 3,000, and a budget of $1,000,000 USD.
Members include record companies, publishers, presenters, agents, managers, music support services, manufacturers and artists that work in the folk music industry.
Aengus Finnan is the current executive director, who joined the organization in July 2014. FAI currently has 7 full time staff members, and 8 contract staff members who work for the organization from various international locations.
Folk Alliance International
Folk Alliance International (FAI) is now the official name of the former North American Folk Music & Dance Alliance. Their headquarters are currently in Kansas City, Missouri. The conference has been in Kansas City since 2014 and will remain there through 2018.
Folk Alliance International has five regional affiliates that provide conferences in their respective markets: Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA), Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM), Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA), Folk Alliance Region West (FAR-West), and Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA). FAI defines 'folk' as "anything rooted in tradition, indigenous to one's culture. The organization consists of a large variety of songwriters, storytellers, bluegrass, blues, soul, old-time, traditional, global roots and world music, spoken word, Celtic, cajun," etc.
In addition to the conference, FAI provides a range of member benefits, including a non-profit group exemption program for U.S.-based organizations, an FAI/PRO House Concert Agreement Program, and Visa Writing Services. They also offer to their membership special discounts with various companies covering insurance, publications, travel, and manufacturers.
Annual conference
The annual conference is an event that draws together music industry professionals from throughout the world to share ideas, network, and showcase emerging, mid-career, and legendary artists. Held over five days, the conference includes a keynote speaker, awards shows, over 2,400 registered attendees from 18 countries, 75 exhibitors, 150 panels & workshops, 200 juried official showcases, and over 2,800 private showcases held late at night. The conference is always held at a local hotel, and while in Kansas City has been at The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center.
Each conference typically has a theme. The 2017 theme was Forbidden Folk, and was meant to "celebrate activism in art and look at the ways folk music has, in the past and currently, played a role in labor movements, the civil movements, environmental movements, pacifist movements and political movements as the voice of the people".
List of conferences
List of past and future conferences(as available).
Conference themes
References
External links
Folk Alliance International official site
The Never-Ending Revival: Rounder Records and the Folk Alliance by Michael F. Scully (University of Illinois Press, 2008)
American folk music
Non-profit organizations based in Kansas City, Missouri
Folk dance
Folk festivals in the United States
Folk music organizations
Music organizations based in the United States
Organizations established in 1989 |
6802164 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aetos%2C%20Florina | Aetos, Florina | Aetos (; , Aytos, Macedonian: Ајтос, Ajtos; ) is a village and a former municipality in Florina regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amyntaio, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 134.092 km2. It is 18 km southeast of Florina. In 2011 it had a population 2,952.
The village is first mentioned in an Ottoman defter of 1481, where it is described as a settlement of fifty-nine households which produced vines and walnuts.
Notable people
Evangelos Natsis
References
Populated places in Florina (regional unit)
Former municipalities in Western Macedonia
Amyntaio |
525504 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carey%20Means | Carey Means | Carey Means (born December 4, 1966) is an American voice and stage actor best known for playing Frylock on the Adult Swim show Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and Thundercleese on The Brak Show. He has also performed in several theatrical musicals and plays, including South Pacific, Two Trains Running, A Soldier's Play, and Waiting for Godot. He provided the voice of Jonah Bishop on the Nickelodeon series Welcome to the Wayne.
Personal life
Means is a graduate of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri with a degree for B.S. Fine Arts/Vocal Music.
He is trained in many dialects, Australian, British, German, Italian, Celtic, Jamaican, Hispanic, South African, South Mississippian, New York, Asian, French, and West Indian Ocean.
He currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Leah Means.
On March 31, 2022, Means' wife announced that he had been hospitalized with congestive heart failure.
Filmography
Theater work
South Pacific: Henry/Sailor
Two Trains Running: Memphis
A Soldier's Play: Sgt. Waters
Jubilee: Chorus
Talk Radio: Sid/Callers
Ceremonies in Old Dark Men: Blue
Waiting for Godot: Pozzo
References
External links
Carey Means official fans FaceBook site
Carey Means personal Facebook page
Carey Means official InstaGram site
1966 births
Living people
African-American male actors
American male stage actors
American male video game actors
American male voice actors
Lincoln University (Missouri) alumni
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American people |
7033441 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhalchandra%20Yadava | Bhalchandra Yadava | Bhalchandra Yadava (1 July, 1958 - 4 October, 2019) was a twice elected Indian politician and Member of Parliament Khalilabad (Lok Sabha constituency) in Uttar Pradesh.
References
External links
Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
1958 births
2019 deaths
People from Uttar Pradesh
People from Basti
People from Sant Kabir Nagar district
India MPs 2004–2009
Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh |
65226360 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ola%20Uduku | Ola Uduku | Ola Uduku is a British African architect who is Head of School at the Manchester School of Architecture. Uduku is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Architects and the Royal Institute of British Architects. She specialises in African educational architecture.
Early life and education
Uduku is from Nigeria. She attended Federal Government Girls' College, Owerri. She studied architecture at the University of Nigeria, where she worked toward a master's degree in the design of solar housing in the Tropics. She moved to the United Kingdom for her graduate studies. Uduku earned her doctoral degree at the University of Cambridge, where she researched factors that impacted the design of schools in Nigeria. After earning her doctorate, Uduku completed her qualifying examinations at the Royal Institute of British Architects. She was appointed to the faculty at the Edinburgh College of Art.
Research and career
A few years later Uduku joined the University of Strathclyde, where she earned an Master of Business Administration. Uduku served as Associate Professor in Architecture and Dean for Africa at the University of Edinburgh. Her research considers educational architecture in Africa.
In 2001 Uduku became a founding member of ArchiAfrika, a nonprofit which looks to improve contemporary architectural history in Africa. She created an exhibition at the Manchester School of Art which explored the Alan Vaughan-Richards archive.
In 2017 Uduku was appointed Professor of Architecture in the Manchester School of Architecture. Here she leads graduate research programmes in urbanism, heritage and conservation. She founded EdenAppLabs, a team of researchers who are looking at the use of mobile apps for environmental design.
Select publications
Journal articles
Books
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
British Nigerian
Nigerian women academics
Nigerian women architects
British architectural historians
Academics of the University of Manchester
Presidents of the African Studies Association of the United Kingdom |
41111340 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharonov%20%28Martian%20crater%29 | Sharonov (Martian crater) | Sharonov is an impact crater in the Lunae Palus quadrangle of Mars, located at . It is in diameter and was named after Vsevolod V. Sharonov, a Russian astronomer (1901-1964). Sharonov is situated within the outflow channel system Kasei Valles, whose flows were divided into two main branches that bracket the crater.
References
See also
Planetary nomenclature
Impact crater
List of craters on Mars
Lunae Palus quadrangle
Impact craters on Mars |
51426965 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Real%20Housewives%20of%20New%20York%20City%20%28season%208%29 | The Real Housewives of New York City (season 8) | The eighth season of The Real Housewives of New York City, an American reality television series, is broadcast on Bravo. It aired from April 6, 2016 until September 14, 2016, and is primarily filmed in New York City, New York. Its executive producers are Andrew Hoegl, Barrie Bernstein, Lisa Shannon, Pam Healy and Andy Cohen.
The Real Housewives of New York City focuses on the lives of Bethenny Frankel, Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan, Carole Radziwill, Dorinda Medley and Jules Wainstein. It consisted of 23 episodes.
Production and crew
The Real Housewives of New York City season seven was a ratings success for the network, averaging 2.4 total million viewers which was an eight percent increase among total viewers.
It was reported that the series had been renewed in November, 2015 along with the beginning of production.
The series was subsequently renewed with the cast, trailer and premiere date being announced in March, 2016.
The season premiere "Start Spreading the News" was aired on April 6, 2016, while the twentieth "Say It Ain't So" served as the season finale, and was aired on August 24, 2016.
It was followed by a three-part reunion that aired on August 31, September 7 and September 14, 2016, which marked the conclusion of the season.
Andrew Hoegl, Barrie Bernstein, Lisa Shannon, Pam Healy and Andy Cohen are recognized as the series' executive producers; it is produced by Ricochet and is distributed by Shed Media.
Cast and synopsis
Cast
Six of the eight wives featured on season seven returned for the eighth.
In September 2015, Heather Thomson announced she would be walking away from the series after three seasons to focus on her business and family saying, "I have to focus on the things that are really, really important in my life and that's my family and my business. While I'm filming the show I also am running a multi-million dollar business, and it takes away a lot of my time from the company."
Thomson went on to praise the franchise and celebrated her time on the show.
Although Thomson departed the series as a full-time cast member, she guest appeared on season eight.
Also departing the series is Kristen Taekman who announced in October 2015, that she too would be walking away from the series. Taekman, a full-time cast member for two seasons, left for similar reasons to Thomson, to focus on her family and business saying, "At this time in my life, I have decided to concentrate on my family and my new business ventures Pop Of Color nail polish and Last Night's Look, my fashion blog." She also praised the franchise and relished in her time on the show.
With the departure of the two wives, it saw the introduction of a new one, Jules Wainstein. Wainstein is a Hong-Kong born stay-at-home mom of two to Jagger, 5, and Rio, 2. Jules is a socialite in New York City.Inspired by her father's career as a fashion entrepreneur, she studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Jules has worked in fashion boutiques as a buyer and later used her skills
to be an even-planner for Women's International Zionist Organization. Jules spends her days raising her kids with her husband Michael while they split their time between three homes, in Manhattan, Water Mill and in Barry Island, and continues to attend social events and charity galas. Wainstein is the only married housewife featured on season eight. Wainstein is described by friend, and former cast member of The Real Housewives of New York City, Cindy Barshop as a real housewife saying, "when she has a party, it's to the top. And she does a performance, and that's naturally what she does."
Synopsis
The season begins with Bethenny Frankel enjoying her home as she juggles her business, dating and her ongoing divorce. Carole Radziwill and her boyfriend Adam continue to pursue their relationship, and Ramona Singer navigates her single life while exploring the dating scene in New York City. Sonja Morgan begins to feel the empty-nest syndrome after her daughter goes off to boarding school, so she invites Luann de Lesseps to come stay for a while. Dorinda Medley enjoys her relationship with her boyfriend John but isn't enjoying having to constantly defend him and their relationship. Medley invites Frankel and her friend, and new wife, Jules Wainstein for lunch but the lunch turns from sweet to sour.
Frankel plans a chic tail-gate birthday party at her Hamptons home. After being insulted by John at Medley's bra party. John attends the party with the intent to apologize, but it turns into another confrontation. Seeing Medley upset being torn between friends and her boyfriend, Frankel extends him an olive branch.
Frankel attempts to organize a trip to Mexico but after a sudden health issue it's changed to Miami instead. Frankel is distraught after a visit with her doctor when she finds out the severity of health and the measures to take.
Singer enjoys her newly revamped and Mario-free apartment that now offers more light that the curtains are gone.
Singer hosts a birthday lunch but is offended when de Lesseps makes a regifting faux pas.
De Lesseps introduces her new boyfriend Tom, who Medley set her up with, to Wainstein and her husband during a couple dinner with Medley and John. A couple of ladies realize Singer has a past with de Lessep's new boyfriend. During a trip in The Berkshires at Medley's home, Frankel and de Lesseps get into a heated argument, with a lot of name-calling. Singer then accuses de Lesseps of breaking the girl code. De Lesseps reveals to all the ladies that she has found love with Tom, but more of Tom's history surfaces. During a confrontation between de Lesseps and Singer on Singer's history with Tom, Morgan reveals she has been having relations with Tom for the last decade. Despite everyone's opinions, de Lesseps reveals she is engaged to Tom and the ladies are left feeling conflicted bout the last-minute engagement party in Palm Beach during the Miami trip. During the trip Frankel meets a friend and reveals she has information that could jeopardize de Lesseps' relationship. Later in Miami, Singer's issues with the engagement surface while Morgan's realizes her feelings regarding Tom and his engagement to de Lesseps. Frankel meets up with the ladies as she determines the level of severity of her information. In the effort to determine whether to tell de Lesseps of her information, she shares it with Radziwill and Singer, who then shares it with Morgan. Frankel and Morgan continue to discuss it later that night and do some research which includes Frankel calling Tom. Frankel realizes she has no other choice but to tell de Lesseps that Tom has cheated. After hearing the news of Tom cheating and seeing the photos, de Lesseps is devastated and calls Tom to make sense of situation. Returning to New York, de Lesseps stay in a hotel to gather her thoughts. She later reveals at Frankel's Mexican themed party that she has forgiven Tom.
Morgan and Singer have a rift in their friendship and Singer reveals she has been avoiding Morgan due to her excessive partying. Singer continues to raise concerns about Morgan's party ways when she argues with de Lesseps that she will be a bad influence when living with Morgan. Frankel confronts de Lesseps on the same topic after she hears that de Lesseps is living with and “mentoring” Morgan.
Morgan reveals he next business endeavor which immediately raises concerns. Morgan meets Frankel at her office and is taken aback when Frankel reacts to her new business, calling it a copycat business. After being pressure by Singer and de Lesseps, Morgan tries to apologize to Frankel but gets the cold shoulder. After the bump with her TipsyGirl business, Morgan decides to change her partying ways which leads to Morgan and Singer getting their friendship back on track.
Radziwill opens up to Frankel on her ongoing drama with de Lesseps in regards to her boyfriend Adam. During the trip to the Berkshires, Singer encourages de Lesseps to apologize to Radziwill for calling her a pedophile, though Radziwill questions if it's sincere. Her relationship with Adam evolves when they foster a kitten and work on a vegan cookbook together.
Medley hosts a Lingerie night and finds herself defending John after Frankel claims Medley is "over-selling" John to everyone. Singer gets involved and reveals some shocking information about John. Medley finds herself now in a confrontation with Singer and brings up her recent failed marriage. Later at the party, John turns up uninvited and Medley asks him to leave. Medley continues to argue with Singer, over her views on her relationship with John, during a psychic reading hosted by Radziwill. Later, after Singer bonds with an ex of de Lesseps at Medley's event, Medley and Singer end up arguing on the sidewalk.
Wainstein hosts a lunch at her home that's currently being renovated. Frankel arrives and gives unsolicited opinion on the home leaving Wainstein unimpressed. Frankel and Wainstein meet to air their differences and Frankel has a new respect for Wainstein after she reveal her history of having an eating disorder. Her trip to the Berkshires with the other ladies takes a turn for the worse when she receives a phone call about a family emergency. Back in New York, Wainstein adjusts to her life without a nanny. She suffers an injury to her vagina and meets with her plastic surgeon about the possible damages. Despite their bonding, a tension build up between Frankel and Wainstein resulting in Wainstein giving Frankel her frank opinion after listening to Frankel and the wives talk badly about de Lesseps.
Episodes
References
External links
2016 American television seasons
New York City (season 8) |
64970146 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam%20C.%20Barrett | Sam C. Barrett | Sam C. Barrett is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who last served as the Director of Logistics of the Joint Staff. He previously served as commander of the Eighteenth Air Force. Prior to his current position, he was the director of operations, strategic deterrence and nuclear integration of the Air Force Materiel Command.
The United States Senate confirmed his promotion to lieutenant general and nomination to become the Director for Logistics of the Joint Staff, replacing Lieutenant General Giovanni K. Tuck whom he also succeeded as Eighteenth Air Force commander.
Effective dates of promotions
References
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Recipients of the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal
Recipients of the Legion of Merit
United States Air Force generals
United States Air Force personnel of the Gulf War
Year of birth missing (living people) |
30964183 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Teasdale | Mike Teasdale | Mike Teasdale (born 28 July 1969) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Elgin City, Dundee and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
External links
1969 births
Living people
People from Elgin, Moray
Association football fullbacks
Scottish footballers
Elgin City F.C. players
Dundee F.C. players
Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
Sportspeople from Moray |
45564268 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capricorns%20%28band%29 | Capricorns (band) | Capricorns (sometimes stylized as CAPRICORNS) is an instrumental progressive metal band from London, mixing various elements of doom metal, sludge metal and math rock guitars. The band's lineup consisted of guitarist Nathan Dylan Bennett, guitarist Chris Cates , bassist Dean Berry and drummer Nathan Perrier. They have been inspired by Italian horror and they feature ex-members of Orange Goblin and Iron Monkey.
History
Capricorns formed in 2003. In 2005 they recorded their debut album "Ruder Forms Survive" following the release of their self-titled three-track EP (2004). 2005 was also the year they toured in the UK with Electric Wizard. In 2008 they released their second full album "River, Bear Your Bones" on Rise Above Records based at the time in multiple geographical locations and in the same year they disbanded.
Band members
Chris Cates (guitar)
Nathan Dylan Bennett (guitar)
Kevin Williams (guitar)
Dean Berry (bass)
Nathan Perrier (drums)
Christopher Turner (drums)
Javier Villegas (bass)
Chris West (bass)
Anthony Dearlove (bass)
Discography
Studio albums
Other works
References
External links
Capricorns' Myspace
Rise Above Records
Sludge metal musical groups
Musical quartets
Musical groups established in 2003 |
14937256 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary%20Burns%20%28disambiguation%29 | Mary Burns (disambiguation) | Mary Burns (1821–1863) was an Irish partner of Friedrich Engels.
Mary Burns may also refer to:
Mary Burns (soldier), soldier in the United States Civil War
Mary Burns Laird, Scottish feminist activist
Marilyn Burns (Mary Lynn Ann Burns, 1950–2014), American actress
Mary Harcourt, Viscountess Harcourt (1874–1961), born Mary Ethel Burns
See also
Sister Mary Grace Burns Arboretum, Lakewood Township, New Jersey, USA
Mary Burns, Fugitive, a 1935 film
Mary Byrne (disambiguation) |
21086058 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir%20Lobanov | Vladimir Lobanov | Vladimir Vladimirovich Lobanov (; December 26, 1953 – August 29, 2007) was a Russian speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics, in European and World all round championships between 1977 and 1979, and in Sprint World Championships 1981 and 1982.
In 1980 he won the bronze medal in the 1000 metres event. In the 1500 metres competition he finished eighth. He placed fifth in both the World and the European all round Championships 1978, and in the Sprint World Championships 1981.
References
Vladimir Lobanov's profile at Sports Reference.com
1953 births
2007 deaths
Soviet male speed skaters
Olympic speed skaters of the Soviet Union
Speed skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic medalists in speed skating
Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics |
68073509 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC%20Skoruk%20Tomakivka | FC Skoruk Tomakivka | FC Skoruk Tomakivka () is a Ukrainian football club from Tomakivka. The club is named after Anatoliy Skoruk. In June 2021, the club was admitted to the Second League.
History
The club was created in 2000.
Honours
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Championship
Winner (2): 2019, 2020–21
Runners-up (1): 2018
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Cup
Winner (1): 2020–21
Runners-up (2): 2018, 2019
Current squad
Head coaches
200? – 2009 Savva Rudych
2010 – present Oleksandr Stepanov
References
External links
Official website.
Association football clubs established in 2000
2000 establishments in Ukraine
Ukrainian First League clubs
Nikopol Raion
Football clubs in Dnipro |
201963 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonya%20Smith | Sonya Smith | Sonya Smith ( born April 23, 1972) is an American actress best known for her roles in telenovelas.
Biography
Sonya was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she is the daughter of German-born Venezuelan actress Ileana Jacquet and Frederick Smith, who is American. Her maternal great-grandfather was French and her maternal great-grandmother was Finnish. After her parents divorced, her actress mother along with Smith went back to Venezuela; Smith grew up in Venezuela and identifies herself with the Venezuelan culture. She speaks fluent Spanish, English, and German; the last learned from her mother, a German who grew up in Venezuela. She studied psychology at the Universidad Central de Venezuela.
She also has a nursing degree.
Career
Her breakthrough came in the early 1990s when she played Estrellita Montenegro, the main character in Cara Sucia, her most successful telenovela as the lead actress. Smith remains a popular actress not only in Venezuela, also in other countries where her telenovelas have shown. In 2006, she returned to telenovelas with Olvidarte Jamás, her biggest hit as the lead actress since Cara Sucia, which was shot in Miami; this is the time where Smith returned to her birth country, but this time in Miami. Later, in 2007, she reappeared in Acorralada, in which she was one of the main stars and which has been a huge success. There, she was Fedora Gaviota.
During 2005, Smith made her Hollywood debut, playing Angela La Salle in Cyxork 7, where she acted alongside Ray Wise; although Smith currently lives in the United States and appeared in a Hollywood film, she still wants to remain more in the Spanish media of the country because the Spanish media opened opportunities for her to fame. In 2007, she participated in another Hollywood film, Ladrón que roba a Ladrón, where she shared credits with actors, Fernando Colunga, Gabriel Soto, Miguel Varoni, and Saúl Lisazo among others.
Filmography
Film
Television roles
Awards
Latin Pride National Awards (for Outstanding Woman Achievement, 2008)
Miami Life Award (2011)
References
External links
Sonya Smith Biography
Sonya Smith official page
1972 births
Living people
Actresses from Philadelphia
American emigrants to Venezuela
American nurses
American people of Finnish descent
American people of French descent
American people of German descent
American people of Venezuelan descent
American telenovela actresses
American women nurses
Hispanic and Latino American actresses
Naturalized citizens of Venezuela
RCTV personalities
Venezuelan expatriates in the United States
Venezuelan film actresses
Venezuelan nurses
Venezuelan people of American descent
Venezuelan people of Argentine descent
Venezuelan people of French descent
Venezuelan people of Finnish descent
Venezuelan people of German descent
Venezuelan Protestants
Venezuelan telenovela actresses
American people of Colombian descent |
21935364 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn%C3%B3wko | Barnówko | Barnówko () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dębno, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
It lies approximately north-east of Dębno, south of Myślibórz, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.
The Christian Berneuchen Movement was born in the 1920s in Berneuchen in the New March (Frankfurt Region). The founders, meeting annually on the Berneuchen Manor, worked to give to spiritual life a greater and more perfect concrete form, in order to throw off the influence of liberal theology. In 1926 the circle published the Berneuchener Buch (Berneuchen Book), written by Karl Bernhard Ritter, Wilhelm Stählin, and Wilhelm Thomas. Today the Berneuchen societies include Berneuchener Dienst, Evangelische Michaelsbruderschaft and Gemeinschaft Sankt Michael, its current centre, the Berneuchen House (Berneuchener Haus) is in the Kirchberg convent.
The village has a population of 290.
References
Villages in Myślibórz County |
60385477 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaaraa%20Productions | Yaaraa Productions | Yaaraa Productions is a Maldivian film production company based in Malé producing Maldivian films.
History
The company's first production was Aishath Rishmy and Aminath Rasheedha's debut direction Hukuru Vileyrey (2006), which was based on a novel published by Ibrahim Waheed on Haveeru Daily 3 years before. The film was a commercial success. It was considered as "one of the few acceptable horror movies the Maldives film industry has ever produced". The film was later released as a 15 episode television series with the inclusion of several clips that were cut from the theatrical release. The company then went on to produce a family drama film Fanaa (2010) which was directed by Aishath Rishmy. Based on a novel published by Waheed titled Balgish, the film received a mixed to negative response from critics; Ali Naafiz from Haveeru Daily classified the film as the "worst Maldivian film released so far" during the year.
Their next production was Ahmed Azmeel's debut direction Hiyy Yaara Dheefa (2011), starring Ali Seezan, Aishath Rishmy, Niuma Mohamed, Ahmed Azmeel and Aminath Rasheedha. The film was a financial loss to the producers and received negative reviews from critics pointing to similarities with Bollywood comedy-drama film Ishq (1997) and Kundan Shah's family drama Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002). Six years later, they went on to produced Ravee Farooq's critically acclaimed crime thriller Vishka (2017) which revolves around a single-minded woman, Vishka, who gets trapped between an immoral person and a corrupt politician. Prior to release it faced controversies as Hassan Haleel requested a deferment in release claiming he allegedly owns the story and script of the film. However, the film was cleared for exhibition with the court order proclaiming that the ownership of the script and story belongs to Rishmy. Upon release, the film opened to a positive response from critics. The film was screened at the SAARC Film Festival 2017.
Films produced
References
Yaaraa Productions films
Film production companies |
19075227 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%20World%20Championships%20in%20Athletics%20%E2%80%93%20Men%27s%20pole%20vault | 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault | These are the results of the Men's Pole Vault event at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Medalists
Schedule
All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7)
Records
Results
Qualification
7 August
Group A
Group B
Final
9 August
References
Results
IAAF
P
Pole vault at the World Athletics Championships |
16150197 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet%20in%20Heaven/Song%20of%20Liberty | Quiet in Heaven/Song of Liberty | "Quiet in Heaven"/"Song of Liberty" is a 1983 double A-side single by California-based post-punk group Faith. No Man. Recorded at producer Matt Wallace's home studio, the single was the band's only release before the majority of its members left to form Faith No More the following year; keyboard player Wade Worthington had already been replaced between the single's recording and its release.
Both songs were written by singer and guitarist Mike Morris, who is also credited with the single's artwork—including a picture of Adolf Hitler wearing a tutu on the record's A-side. The music has been favorably reviewed since its release, with the group being compared to Joy Division, Public Image Ltd and Killing Joke.
Production
Faith. No Man had begun life in 1981 under the name Sharp Young Men, comprising the lineup of singer and guitarist Mike Morris, bass player Billy Gould, drummer Mike Bordin and keyboard player Wade Worthington. Morris and Worthington had played together in a previous band named The Spectators, opening for shows by XTC and Dead Kennedys, and recruited the other members after advertising for their new band in a Berkeley, California record store. Morris acted as the group's primary songwriter, and penned several original songs for their early performances; "Quiet in Heaven", "Decay", "Life Is Tough for Me", "Under the Gun", and "Song of Liberty"—the latter two of which he has since described as "hitting [his] mark" as a writer.
Still operating under the Sharp Young Men name, the group recorded three songs in Matt Wallace's Dangerous Rhythm studio, located in the garage of his parents' home in Moraga, California. Between the time of the recording session and the release of the single, Worthington quit the band and was replaced on keyboards by Gould's childhood friend Roddy Bottum; the group's name was also changed to Faith. No Man around this time. After touring California throughout early 1983, Bottum, Gould and Bordin quit the band shortly after and formed Faith No More without any constant guitarists or vocalists until they eventually settled on Chuck Mosley and Jim Martin.
The single has been long out of print, making it very difficult to find. The artwork, which was credited to Morris, features amongst other things an edited picture of Adolf Hitler wearing a tutu on the A-side of the disc.
Reception
"Quiet in Heaven"/"Song of Liberty" was released in 1983 on the band's own label, Ministry of Propaganda, and initially attracted the attention of punk collective Crass and the English record label On-U Sound Records; however the band had dissolved before they could be signed to any deal.
Reviews of the single have largely been favorable. A contemporary review in the September 1983 edition of punk zine Maximumrocknroll by Jeff Bale described the single as "quite good", comparing Faith. No Man to Killing Joke and explaining their sound as "heavy bass- and drum-oriented post punk". In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Bradley Torreano gave the release a rating of three stars out of five describing Morris's vocals as "actually really good" and called the lyrical content "typical angry San Francisco punk topics: they hate the government, they hate their girlfriends, and they're terribly unsatisfied". Torreano felt that the record sounded better than Faith No More's 1985 début, We Care a Lot, describing it as a "solid post-punk/pre-goth single in general" and comparing Morris' vocals to Public Image Ltd's John Lydon. Similar comparisons were also raised by journalist Adrian Harte in Small Victories: The True Story of Faith No More, describing the release as "a fair approximation of Joy Division fronted by Public Image Ltd-era John Lydon". Billy Gould has subsequently described the single, and Faith. No Man's other songs, as being "a little more derivative of what was happening in Great Britain [...] Theatre of Hate, Killing Joke, that kind of thing".
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.
Mike Morris vocals, guitar, artwork
William Gould bass
Wade Worthington keyboards
Mike "Puffy" Bordin drums
Matt Wallace producer, technician
Footnotes
References
1983 debut singles
Faith No More songs
Post-punk songs
1983 songs |
5900754 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LynnMall | LynnMall | LynnMall is a shopping centre in New Lynn, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
New Zealand's first shopping centre, LynnMall, has been servicing Auckland's western suburbs for over 50 years. Since opening in 1963, the centre has continued to evolve and in 2015 underwent redevelopment to incorporate an eight-screen cinema complex and an outdoor dining lane. Together with the existing Farmers department store and Countdown supermarket, the centre provides a shopping destination in the developing town centre of New Lynn.
In January 2015, Lynnmall commenced a $36 million expansion, named Brickworks, which included a new cinema, dining precinct and additional stores. In November that year, Brickworks officially opened to the public.
Seven people were injured in a stabbing attack on 3 September 2021 at the mall, one of whom narrowly missed the knife but was still affected. The attacker Ahamed Samsudeen was shot and killed by police.
See also
List of shopping centres in New Zealand
References
External links
LynnMall website
The Brickworks - LynnMall
Shopping centres in the Auckland Region
Shopping malls established in 1963
Whau Local Board Area
1960s architecture in New Zealand |
7967831 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inocentes | Inocentes | Inocentes is one of the oldest active punk rock bands in Brazil. The group was formed in 1981 by former members of pioneer local punk bands Restos de Nada and Condutores de Cadáver.
During their first incarnation in the first half of the 1980s, Inocentes played basic energetic and politically charged hardcore punk, exemplified by the Grito Suburbano compilation tracks and their 7" EP "Miséria e Fome".
The original band split up in 1984, but frontman Clemente Nascimento put a new line up together a few months later with former members of São Paulo Oi! band Neuróticos. The new line up dropped the hardcore influences and adopted a cleaner, more melodic sound mixing punk, post-punk and other influences. In July 2016, their 1986 album Pânico em SP was elected by Rolling Stone Brasil as the 6th best Brazilian punk rock album.
Apart from some line up changes over the years, Inocentes are still active, always led by Nascimento, who has also been playing guitar for Brasilia post-punk veterans Plebe Rude since the mid-2000s.
Discography
References
External links
Official site
Musical groups established in 1981
Brazilian punk rock groups
Musical groups from São Paulo
1981 establishments in Brazil |
33673153 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glamourina | Glamourina | Glamourina, shortened to Glam (born Natalia Grytsuk; 15 May 1988), is a Polish fashion blogger who creates fashion outfits.
Her blog depicts fashion creations she wears herself instead of using a hired model. Some of her outfits are created on assignment or for sponsored events. Outside of fashion, Glamourina is the primary author of a course on the Ukrainian language for Polish speakers.
Blog history
Glamourina started blogging in early 2011. Her blog soon became popular and attracted the attention of sponsors. She initially worked mainly with Polish online clothing stores which wanted to publicize their brands to her readers. After a few months she started to be invited at many events by Polish and international brands.
Fashion
In July 2011, the Australian jewelry company, Diva, invited a few Polish bloggers to a professional street fashion photo session, where Glamourina and other fashion bloggers had to create a look using Diva jewelry.
In September 2011, Gatta invited some fashion bloggers to an event where they had to create a look with clothes wearing the Gatta label collection Joannahorodyńskagatta designed by Joanna Horodyńska.
In October 2011, Glamourina took part in the Warsaw Fashion Weekend, an event sponsored by BlackBerry, Play, and presented by renowned stylist, Jola Czaja. This time, instead of having the bloggers wear the clothes themselves, they were presented by models in a catwalk.
Aside from taking part in such events, Glamourina works with other brands — Atlantic among the others, creating looks with their clothes or accessories and showing them on her blog.
See also
Karla Deras
References
Fashion journalists
Polish fashion
1988 births
Living people
Polish women journalists
Polish journalists
Polish bloggers
Polish women bloggers |
29521214 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Baker%20%28topographer%29 | George Baker (topographer) | George Baker (1781–1851), topographer and historian, was a native of Northampton, England.
While a schoolboy, at the age of 13, he wrote a manuscript history of Northampton, and from that time he was always engaged in enlarging his collections. His first printed work was A Catalogue of Books, Poems, Tracts, and small detached pieces, printed at the press at Strawberry Hill, belonging to the late Horace Walpole, earl of Orford, London (twenty copies only, privately printed), 1810, 4to. His proposals for The History and Antiquities of the County of Northampton were issued in 1815. The first part was published in folio in 1822, the second in 1826, and the third, completing the first volume, in 1830. This volume contains the subdivisions of Spelho, Newbottle Grove, Fawsley, Wardon, and Sutton. The fourth part, containing the subdivisions of Norton and Cleley, appeared in 1836, and about one-third of a fifth part, containing the subdivision of Towcester, in 1841. At the latter date, 220 of his original subscribers had failed him, and with health and means exhausted he was compelled to bring the publication to a close. His library and manuscript collections were dispersed by auction in 1842, the latter passing into the possession of Sir Thomas Phillipps. Baker's Northamptonshire is, on the whole, as far as it goes, the most complete and systematic of all our county histories. In the elaboration and accuracy of its pedigrees it is unsurpassed. An index to the places mentioned in the work was published at London in 1868.
Baker, who was a unitarian, took a deep interest in various local institutions, and was a magistrate for the borough of Northampton. He was not married. A sister, Miss Anne Elizabeth Baker, was his constant companion for more than sixty years. He died at his residence, Marefair, Northampton, on 12 October 1851.
References
Attribution
1781 births
1851 deaths
19th-century English historians
English topographers
English Unitarians |
24937641 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquae%20Iasae | Aquae Iasae | Aquae Iasae was the Roman settlement and Roman bath in the area of present city Varaždinske Toplice, Croatia. Today it is the name of the archaeological site.
History
In the 3rd century BC, in this area lived the Illyrian tribe Jasi, whose name the Romans referred to later in calling this place Aquae Iasae, "Waters of the Jasi". The village Jasa, thanks to its springs of water, grew into a significant medical, ceremonial, cultural and economic center of Pannonia Superior.
The biggest boom was seen under the Roman Empire from the 1st to the 4th centuries. The public part of the Roman settlement was located on the highest terrace of the hill Varaždin spa, today the park and archaeological site. The residential part of Aquae Iasae was on the terraces that descend to the foot of the hill in the foothills of the craft-established commercial and trade show facilities.
At the end of 3rd century AD Aquae Iasae were ravaged during the incursion of the Goths, then, in the beginning of the 4th century, the thermae were restored by Emperor Constantine. The resort was completely ruined and deserted in the 4th century during the invasions of the Migration period.
Archaeological excavation
Intensive archaeological excavation and research have continued since 1953, under the Department of Ancient Archaeological Museum in Zagreb, led by professor Marcel Gorenc. Then in the spa park, discovered complex of Roman architecture from the 1st - 4th century CE, in area of 6000 m2.
This circuit consisted of spa parts, which make up the building with swimming pools and the basilica, the Forum with porches located around the main thermal sources, and Capitol with the temples of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva. The excavations at the site uncovered numerous remains: parts of swords, shields, knives, razors, imperial coins (which were thrown into the pool for good luck), many statues of nymphs (nymfus salutaris, the goddess of healing) and the well preserved marble pavement of the 2nd century.
The most valuable finding is the statue of the goddess Minerva with a pedestal, was found in 1967 at the entrance to the temple. Minerva wears a legionary helmet, wields a copper spear and shield, and instead of hair has snakes (the pharmacy). This statue was built in the 2nd century in Poetovio, and had him make a councilor as a votive gift of healing.
More recent research in the Forum has discovered the ancient spring-fed Roman pool. This pool has the dimensions of 8x13.5 meters and the depth is 2.6 meters. The natural source of the baths' thermal water, was fenced in by large stone blocks. So far, the only similar example of such a pool is known in the Roman settlement of Aquae Sulis in England.
Specific conditions of soil around the springs of water, and travertine deposits, have given rise to good preservation of Roman architecture, so that this complex is one of the best preserved Roman sites in Croatia.
See also
List of Roman public baths
References
External links
Varaždinske Toplice Varaždinske Toplice - Tourist Offer
Archaeological sites in Croatia
Spa towns in Croatia
Roman towns and cities in Croatia
Varaždin County
Ancient Roman baths
Hot springs of Croatia
Tourist attractions in Varaždin County |
49163151 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These%20Hopeless%20Savages | These Hopeless Savages | These Hopeless Savages is a 2014 feature film released by Working Group Pictures in March 2015. Before its theatrical release, the film played over 30 national and international film festivals, including the Twin Cities Film Fest, the Indianapolis International Film Festival, and the Orlando Film Festival. Kaitlyn Busbee and Sean Lewis directed the film. It also features an atmospherically pop soundtrack by Greg Samothrakis.
Based on an original screenplay by Sean Lewis and Matt Dellapina, the movie stars Matt Dellapina as Greg - a children's musician living in the cozy, domestic confines of Brooklyn. When big news comes in for his absentee friend, the constant bachelor Shawn (Sean Lewis), the two make it a mission to visit everyone who has shunned Shawn for years. After the two old friends stumble over some re-acquainting pains, they soon hit the American road.
The film also stars Maria Vorhis and star of HBO's Vinyl, MacKenzie Meehan.
Along its festival run and theatrical release, These Hopeless Savages enjoyed a warm critical response. Edward Johnson-Ott called the film, "a winning celebration of friendship as well as an unassuming study of the human condition." Michael Anthony Adams called These Hopeless Savages one of "the best of Indy Fest."
References
2014 films
American independent films
2010s American films |
8724529 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan%20Highway%20754 | Saskatchewan Highway 754 | Highway 754 is a primary weight, gravel surface highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
It runs from Highway 9 to Highway 637. Highway 754 is about 32 km (20 mi.) long.
Highway 754 becomes Louis Ave through the village of Rama before continuing north from its intersection with Highway 5 to its end point near Hazel Dell.
It crosses Spirit Creek 2 miles west of Buchanan
See also
Roads in Saskatchewan
Transportation in Saskatchewan
References
754
Rama, Saskatchewan
Buchanan, Saskatchewan |
39986067 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConverDyn | ConverDyn | ConverDyn is a general partnership between American multinational firms General Atomics and Honeywell that provides uranium hexafluoride (UF6) conversion and related services to utilities operating nuclear power plants in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company is the sole marketing agent of UF6 produced at the Honeywell Uranium Hexafluoride Processing Facility in Metropolis, Illinois.
History
From 1970 to 1992, there were two operating uranium hexafluoride conversion facilities in the United States. These included Allied Signal's Metropolis Works Facility and General Atomics' Sequoyah Fuels Facility in Gore, Oklahoma. Facing low conversion prices and the implementation of the Megatons to Megawatts Program, both companies recognized the forthcoming struggles surrounding excess market supply of conversion services. In 1992, Allied Signal and General Atomics agreed to close the Gore, Oklahoma facility and take joint and equal ownership of profits from Allied Signal's plant in Metropolis, Illinois. ConverDyn was formed as a general partnership between the two companies as the sole marketing organization of uranium hexafluoride produced at the Metropolis plant. As a result, any and all uranium hexafluoride produced at Metropolis Works is marketed and sold by ConverDyn. In 1999, Honeywell and Allied Signal merged resulting in the partnership structure that exists currently.
Honeywell Metropolis Works
Built in 1958, the Honeywell Metropolis Works Facility is the only uranium hexafluoride conversion facility in the United States. The plant has an annual conversion capacity of approximately 15,000 tU as UF6 accounting for approximately 20% of worldwide production capacity. The plant feeds U3O8 yellowcake received from uranium mines and produces uranium hexafluoride gas for enrichment at one of the primary enrichment sites around the world. After being enriched, product is fabricated into nuclear fuel that ends up generating electricity at a nuclear power plant.
Conversion Process
Honeywell Metropolis Works deploys a unique technology and process by which it converts yellowcake to uranium hexafluoride gas. The other Western conversion facilities, Areva and Cameco, each utilize a process that requires two different facilities, one to convert yellowcake to either uranium tetrafluoride or uranium trioxide and another to convert to uranium hexafluoride. Honeywell developed a process known as the dry fluoride volatility conversion process that allows for complete yellowcake to UF6 at a single facility and also yielding a greater level of UF6 purity at 99.99% or higher.
The dry fluoride volatility conversion process at Metropolis works goes through five basic steps: feed preparation, reduction, hydrofluorination, fluorination, and distillation.
Feed Preparation
The aim of this initial step it to ensure that uranium concentrates have the optimum particle size and density necessary to move forward in the process of conversion.
Reduction
During this stage, uranium ore concentrates are converted to uranium dioxide and impurities are removed from the system into a waste gas stream. The sized yellowcake is reacted with hydrogen in a fluidizing medium to form uranium dioxide
2+ → 3 + 2
Hydrofluorination
The UO2 resulting from the previous reduction stage is then converted into uranium tetrafluoride intermediate (Green Salt) and additional impurities are removed from the system.
+4 → + 2
Fluorination
The Metropolis Works Plant operates the largest gaseous fluorine capacity in the world. Fluorine is produced in this process by the electrolysis of HF in a Potassium Bifluoride substrate. The fluorine is pulled to the fluorination process under vacuum so as to increase the safety of this step. The result of this step is crude uranium hexafluoride gas.
+ →
Distillation
Finally, uranium hexafluoride from the previous step is purified in a two-stage distillation system. The crude UF6 is vaporized and transferred through a boiling system into cold traps. After cooling, the final product is filled into cylinders for transport. This stage is proprietary Honeywell technology which allows output of 99.99% or greater UF6.
2012 Required Plant Upgrades
After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission conducted inspections at all US nuclear facilities for seismic deficiencies and general resistance to natural disasters. Although initial inspections confirmed that the Metropolis Works Facility was in full compliance with its operating license, the NRC shutdown the plant in May 2012 and required a series of upgrades to improve resilience to natural disasters including earthquakes and tornadoes. Honeywell elected to complete required upgrades and the plant restarted production of uranium hexafluoride in July 2013, after more than a year offline.
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Chemical industry
Chemical plants
Chemical companies of the United States
Honeywell
Nuclear fuel companies
Nuclear facilities
Nuclear fuel infrastructure in the United States |
1422170 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Empereur | L'Empereur | is a turn-based strategy video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System released by the Koei company in 1989.
The user controls Napoleon Bonaparte during the Napoleonic Wars of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. The goal is to conquer Europe. The game begins with Napoleon as an army officer, but with victories in combat, the user may get promoted to Commander-in-Chief, First Consul, and finally Emperor of the French, with more powers and actions available at each level. As Emperor, the user also controls Napoleon's brothers, Louis, Jérôme, Lucien, and Joseph, as well as Napoleon's stepson, Eugene Beauharnais. The game has both military and civilian aspects. The user can lead armies, act as mayor of cities, and depending on the level achieved, engage in diplomacy with other nations. This historically accurate game reproduces many historical figures and the militaries of Europe with great detail.
Gameplay
The player chooses from one of four scenarios (or loads a saved game) that starts off in different years. The earliest scenario has Napoleon as a Commander in Marseille in 1796, and historically has him poised for his invasion of Italy. The second scenario has Napoleon in St. Malo as Commander-in-Chief in 1798. The third scenario, arguably the easiest starting point, has Napoleon as First Consul of France in 1802. The final scenario, which has Napoleon as Emperor, starts in 1806, and in this mode the player can control Napoleon's siblings and stepson as well.
Each turn lasts one full month per year, for a total of 12 turns per year. Although the years change every January, it's in March that most gameplay elements are affected by the game engine (such as the drafting of soldiers and officers, the termination of certain diplomatic agreements, and the collection of taxes).
In each month, the player (as well as all other commanders of cities) manage military and civil affairs for their respective cities. Additionally, every three months (starting in March), national leaders may carry out diplomatic and national affairs.
The crux of the gameplay rests in the actual battles, which take place on special tiled battlefields arranged in hexes. Opposing commanders place their armies accordingly, and then maneuver them around the battlefield into battle. Defenders have the responsibility of keeping city hexes under control while repelling the enemy while attackers have to either take all the city hexes or annihilate the defenders before they run out of food and are forced to retreat. A number of terrain features add depth to the gameplay, such as swamps, forests, hills, mountains, rivers, and tundra. Also, the seasons and weather affect battle, with invasions in the winter months causing bodies of water to freeze over and generally slowing the movement of troops. Troops on frozen water can fall if they are bombarded, as happened at the Battle of Austerlitz.
Each army may consist of three types of units: basic infantry (which can build and explode bridges), cavalry (which can charge an enemy, allowing them to repeatedly attack a unit in a single turn), and artillery (which can bombard enemies from afar). Each unit has three main factors determining how well they fight: strength, which can go up to 200 soldiers per unit; training, which affects how accurate the unit's attacks are and the speed at which the unit moves; and morale, which determines how well the unit is at absorbing attacks and avoiding falling into crippling disorder. Additionally, the unit's commanding officer, with ratings from A to D in leadership and experience commanding a unit of that type (infantry, cavalry, artillery), affects the unit's attack/defense power and morale.
As Napoleon, the player's basic goal is to conquer Europe, but for many players that could be a daunting task as both time and the sheer size of the task require very patient planning and careful strategizing to accomplish this. Each scenario presents an easier goal to achieve, which is basically to have Napoleon be promoted from Commander to C-in-C to First Consul to Emperor.
Historical qualities
L'Empereur features a large number of historical figures, including Emperor Alexander I of Russia, King George III of Britain, the Duke of Wellington, Marshal Kutusov of Russia, General Blücher of Prussia, and Archduke Charles of Austria. Many French generals, such as Masséna, MacDonald, Davout, Soult, Lannes, Oudinot, and Berthier also appear (and give a significant advantage to France). Political figures also make appearances, such as Talleyrand, Godoy, and Metternich.
The game models several nations other than Republican and Imperial France, including the Kingdom of Naples, the Republic of Venice, Prussia, Britain, Holland, Bavaria, Spain, Portugal, the Ottoman Empire (as Turkey), Austria, Denmark, Sweden, and Russia.
Some historical events are portrayed, such as Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt, his divorce from Josephine and his marriage to Marie Louise. Napoleon's overthrowing of Barras is also portrayed, although in some events Napoleon can overthrow him peacefully.
Also modeled are Russian Cossacks and Spanish guerrillas, greatly complicating invasions of their respective countries. The Plague can also appear as a disaster.
The game further permits a recreation of the Battle of Trafalgar, which occurs whenever Napoleon attempts to invade England (or Gibraltar) from sea. In it, Nelson is killed but England gets a free naval victory over France. If the French naval force is too small, the English automatically win the combat but Lord Nelson does not die.
Reception
Computer Gaming World disliked the game's historical inaccuracies, describing it as disappointing to those seeking a computer version of Empires in Arms or a miniature wargame. In a 1993 survey of pre 20th-century strategy games the magazine gave the game one-plus stars out of five, stating that it had "little of the ambience of the Napoleonic era" including unrealistic artillery ranges.
References
External links
L' Empereur (PC Version) at GameFAQs
''L' Empereur (NES version) at GameFAQs
1989 video games
FM Towns games
Koei games
MSX2 games
NEC PC-8801 games
NEC PC-9801 games
Nintendo Entertainment System games
Napoleonic Wars video games
Sharp X1 games
Sharp X68000 games
Turn-based strategy video games
Video games developed in Japan |
11008976 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snaith%20and%20Cowick | Snaith and Cowick | Snaith and Cowick is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of the town of Goole and covers an area of .
The civil parish is formed by the town of Snaith and the villages of East Cowick and West Cowick.
According to the 2011 UK census, Snaith and Cowick had a population of 3,579, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 3,028.
The parish was part of the Goole Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974, then in Boothferry district of Humberside until 1996.
References
External links
Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire |
36023913 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross%20Chastain | Ross Chastain | Ross Lee Chastain (born December 4, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing Team. He is the older brother of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Chad Chastain.
Early career
Chastain started racing at the age of twelve, his interest peaked by his father's hobby racing and other kids his age racing. His home track was Punta Gorda Speedway in Punta Gorda, Florida, at age twelve, competing in both late model and Fastruck Series events. Even those races, at tracks like Citrus County Speedway, Auburndale Speedway and DeSoto Speedway, were run on a tight budget, a theme that would carry on to much of Chastain's career in the higher ranks of NASCAR. His short track career saw Chastain scoring over fifty wins in feature events, including the Limited Late Model portion of the 2011 World Series Of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway, winning three of eight events in the series.
NASCAR
After making the move to Charlotte in mid-2011, Chastain took over the No. 66 Turn One Racing entry in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series after Justin Marks vacated the seat. His first Truck race, at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, was his first race with live pit stops. He finished 10th in that event. Connections in the watermelon farming industry got Chastain four more races, which were marred by incidents at Bristol Motor Speedway and Kentucky Speedway. At Homestead-Miami Speedway, rain prevented the Turn One team from making the race, so the team bought an RSS Racing start and park entry and ran the full race, finishing two laps down. It was later announced that Chastain would compete for Rookie of the Year honors with SS-Green Light Racing in 2012. Driving the No. 08 truck sponsored by the National Watermelon Association and National Watermelon Promotion Board, he scored a career-best finish of seventh in the second race of the season at Martinsville Speedway. He bested his 7th-place finish with a 3rd-place finish at Bristol in August.
In January 2013, it was announced that Chastain would drive in 15 Camping World Truck Series races in 2013 for Brad Keselowski Racing. At Iowa Speedway in September, Chastain won his first career Truck Series pole for the Fan Appreciation 200; he led the most laps in the race, finishing second to James Buescher as the race underwent a green-white-checkered finish. Chastain also came close to the win at the penultimate race at Phoenix, finishing second to Erik Jones after leading over 60 laps. Years later, Chastain said that he initially made the move to BKR as an attempt to get in a Team Penske ride, but that BKR and Penske did not view the situation that way.
2014–2016
Leaving BKR after the 2013 season, Chastain moved to RBR Enterprises for a part-time schedule in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for 2014. Comments before and after the Martinsville race, as well as racing actions during the race, led the team to fire Chastain from the ride. In May, he announced he would make his debut in the Nationwide Series (now Xfinity Series) at Charlotte Motor Speedway, driving the No. 55 for Viva Motorsports. Chastain later drove for Hattori Racing Enterprises at Michigan International Speedway, replacing Johnny Sauter. If that opportunity did not arise, Chastain was set to replace another driver that weekend, John Wes Townley in the No. 5 Wauters Motorsports truck at Gateway Motorsports Park. In the race with HRE, Chastain finished twelfth, which was to that point the team's best finish in NASCAR competition. The finish eventually turned into more sporadic appearances with HRE throughout the rest of the season. Chastain also joined the team for a part-time NASCAR K&N Pro Series East effort that year.
He then joined JD Motorsports in 2015, replacing Jeffrey Earnhardt. The opportunity emerged after Chastain raced with TriStar Motorsports at the end of the 2014 season. His car was comparable to the performances of the JDM cars, which led to a deal in the offseason. Chastain logged four top-tens on the year, ninth in the season-opening PowerShares QQQ 300, tenth at the other Daytona race, tenth at Iowa, and tenth at Darlington, and got into an altercation with Ryan Reed after a race at Richmond International Raceway. Reed claimed Chastain made too much contact on late restarts and vowed payback, while Chastain simply brushed the incident off as a difference of opinions in short-track racing.
2017
Chastain's 2017 Xfinity season was the best of his career, scoring a top-five at Iowa and two top tens as well as finishing 13th in points, the highest of the non-playoff drivers. He achieved this after a tight points battle with J. J. Yeley for the spot in the last four races of the season. In the second half of the season, Chastain rarely finished outside the top twenty and mainly finished in the mid-teens.
The season was marred by two fights with fellow Xfinity drivers, one with Jeremy Clements at Bristol after Clements confronted him and one with Brendan Gaughan at Texas after heated on-track competition. Chastain, Gaughan, and crew members from both teams brawled behind Victory Lane after the night race. A crew member from JD Motorsports teammate Garrett Smithley was taken to the hospital with a head injury after the fight. Chastain blamed the confrontation on Gaughan, saying the Richard Childress Racing driver attacked him, but also acknowledged that he races hard and does not play favorites. Gaughan initially avoided discussing the incident with reporters but later boasted about the incident on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio and said that he received several text messages from fellow drivers who were happy about the incident. He did admit that he could've handled the situation later but didn't care about it. That opinion was likely influenced by the fact that 2017 was Gaughan's final Xfinity season, as any retaliation would have to happen within the next two races.
In 2017, Chastain joined Premium Motorsports' No. 15 car for his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut in the AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover, an opportunity he initially resisted after being informed of the opportunity by Xfinity team owner Johnny Davis. he finished 20th. Chastain heard from various sources that his driving style made multiple drivers mad on-track, but Chastain says it doesn't bother him. He also drove the No. 15 at the fall Dover race, finishing 38th. Chastain was originally on the entry list to drive the No. 7 car, the second car for Premium Motorsports, at the Cup series season finale at Homestead, but the team withdrew.
2018
In late September 2017, Chastain announced that he would return to JD Motorsports for a fourth year, running the entire 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, as well as hinting at another part-time Cup schedule with Premium Motorsports. He started off the Xfinity season with a top-ten at Daytona International Speedway, and ran his first Cup race of 2018 the week after at Atlanta Motor Speedway. By the Easter off weekend, Chastain had expanded his Cup schedule, which had included every race since Atlanta, to all of the race weekends where the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series run at the same track. Chastain also returned to the truck series at Iowa on an off week for the Cup Series and a companion race with the Xfinity Series, driving the No. 50 truck for Beaver Motorsports. He continued to run most of the Cup schedule, running the entirety of the summer schedule save for the Sonoma Raceway event, where Justin Marks drove. Chastain tied his career-best finish Xfinity Series finish at Iowa Speedway, avoiding last-lap chaos to bring home another fourth-place finish. At the Xfinity Series race at Mid-Ohio, Chastain and Joey Gase made contact multiple times on the final lap, eventually leading Gase to spin off track. On pit road after the race, Gase swerved his car toward Chastain with spectators and crew members in the vicinity. The two later had a shouting match and Gase was tackled by one of Chastain's crew members. After a trip to the NASCAR hauler, Gase called Chastain a "golden boy" and threatened to derail Chastain's playoff hopes. Chastain hopped in the Premium Motorsports No. 15 truck for the World of Westgate 200 and finished seventh, Premium's best-ever finish across all three NASCAR national series.
On the strength of a summer performance that saw him hold down the final Xfinity Series playoff spot, Chastain and Chip Ganassi Racing announced a three-race agreement for Chastain to pilot the organization's No. 42 entry for races at Darlington Raceway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Richmond Raceway. The races came at the expense of John Hunter Nemechek, who could not sell sponsorship for the races. DC Solar was announced as a backer for Chastain's effort. Chastain had previously met the CEO of DC Solar at Auto Club Speedway in 2018, and plans materialized from there. For the first race of the trio, Chastain held top-ten spots in both practices, finishing second in first practice. He later claimed the pole over Christopher Bell, and during the race won the first two stages. During the third stage, Chastain was battling for the race lead with Kevin Harvick with thirty-five laps to go. Through turns one and two of the traditionally one-groove Darlington track, the lapped car of Chad Finchum took the top-groove racing lane, leaving Harvick and Chastain jostling for positions in the bottom lanes. After clearing Finchum, Harvick slid up into Chastain who then slid up into the wall. On the backstretch, Chastain hooked Harvick's machine into the outside wall, ending Harvick's day. Harvick later parked in Chastain's pit stall before giving a heated post-race interview calling Chastain "inexperienced" and saying that Chastain will "never get to drive many of them [events in top-tier cars] again. Chip Ganassi then responded on Twitter, defending Chastain's performance and stating that he "helped himself to many future opportunities"." Chastain, for his part, finished 25th after repairs and called running up front "cool" and also saying "I don't care what Harvick says."
After running a race with JD Motorsports at Indianapolis, Chastain returned to CGR for the DC Solar 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He once again performed well throughout the weekend, securing the second-fastest time in final practice and the fifth starting spot for the race. Once again the class of the field, Chastain led all but twenty of the 200 laps in the race and prevailed over Justin Allgaier for the victory, his first in over 200 starts in NASCAR. True to his roots, Chastain smashed a watermelon on the track as a final victory celebration. In a post-race media conference, he admitted to getting emotional in the closing laps of the race due to the gravity of the win. With the win, a playoff berth was wrapped up, the first of his career. Chastain also revealed that he was not being paid to drive the car, something that he claimed was reason for ridicule within the sport. Chastain fell out of the playoffs after the opening round after Matt Tifft made a late-race rally at Dover, claiming the final spot by three points.
Towards the latter part of the 2018 season, Chastain joined Niece Motorsports for some NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. Although some were surprised at how well Chastain ran in those races, Chastain instead said that the organization was better than the community gave it credit for.
2019
On October 6, 2018, it was reported that Chastain had agreed to drive the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season with Premium Motorsports, and a deal with Chip Ganassi Racing for more Xfinity races was likely. On November 9, 2018, Chastain and CGR announced a full season in the No. 42 Xfinity Series car for 2019. DC Solar, instrumental in Chastain's introduction to the team, remained on as sponsor. However, after DC Solar was raided by the FBI on December 18, 2018, the team lost the sponsorship and shut down in January.
In January 2019, Chastain joined Niece Motorsports to drive the No. 45 Silverado part-time in the Truck Series, splitting the truck with Reid Wilson. On January 31, Chastain announced he would return to the No. 4 JD Motorsports ride for 30 races, replacing Blake Koch, who stepped away to focus on business ventures. For the other three races of the schedule – Daytona in February, Chicagoland in June, and Texas in November – Chastain announced he would join Kaulig Racing, driving the organization's No. 10 entry. In his first race with Niece, Chastain began the season with a third-place finish in the 2019 NextEra Energy 250. At his first ever Daytona 500, Chastain scored his first career top-ten in the Cup Series despite starting 36th in the race.
During the spring, Chastain broke the all-time NASCAR record for most consecutive races run across all three national series to start a season, surpassing the mark of 22 set by Kyle Busch set in 2008.
On May 10, 2019, Chastain won his first career NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race in the 2019 Digital Ally 250 at Kansas Speedway. He nearly spun out with 20 laps to go but saved the truck, later inheriting the lead from Stewart Friesen after he ran out of fuel. In June, he announced his intention to switch to Truck Series points to compete for a championship in the series.
In June's M&M's 200 at Iowa, Chastain led 141 of 200 laps and swept the stages to score the win, but his truck failed post-race inspection and his victory was forfeited to Brett Moffitt under NASCAR's newly-introduced disqualification policy. Chastain was the first driver to have a win revoked since Dale Jarrett was disqualified from a Busch Series race in 1995, relegated to last in the official standings. Chastain's team appealed the penalty, though it was eventually upheld after a hearing with National Motorsports Appeals panelist Bryan Moss. He earned redemption the following week in Gateway's CarShield 200, however, leading 21 laps and scoring the victory after taking only fuel and no tires on his final pit stop.
Chastain won the 2019 Circle K Firecracker 250 at Daytona driving the No. 16 Camaro for Kaulig Racing. Chastain's teammates Justin Haley and A. J. Allmendinger finished behind him, though Allmendinger was subsequently disqualified for failing post-race inspection. Chastain would later win at Pocono Raceway in the Truck Series in commanding fashion, dedicating his win to Kaulig crew chief Nick Harrison, who had died the previous week. In Xfinity Series competition at Watkins Glen International, Chastain sent Justin Allgaier spinning off the track in the bus stop portion of the circuit; Allgaier, thinking the move was intentional, wrecked Chastain in the same section of the track later in the race, relegating Chastain to a 34th-place finish. Chastain chalked his side of the incidents up to mistakes while Allgaier cited instances of Daytona earlier in 2018 and Las Vegas in 2018 as further dirty racing by Chastain. Once Chastain's berth in the Truck Series playoffs was secure, CarShield announced full sponsorship of his playoff efforts.
Chastain would earn his second top-five of 2019 when he finished second to Christopher Bell at Texas Motor Speedway in November, leading 29 laps.
2020
On October 15, 2019, it was announced that Chastain would be driving for Kaulig Racing full-time in the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series. Chastain also returned to the Cup Series at the Daytona 500 and Coca-Cola 600, driving the No. 77 in a partnership between Chip Ganassi Racing and Spire Motorsports. He also retained his ride with Niece Motorsports in the Truck Series in a part-time capacity, moving over to the organization's No. 44 entry and sharing the ride with Carson Hocevar and Natalie Decker.
Chastain failed to qualify for the Xfinity season opener at Daytona after mechanical issues plagued his car. However, Kaulig and RSS Racing forged an agreement that RSS driver Jeff Green surrender his No. 38 car to Chastain for the race. In the Daytona 500, Chastain was involved in a late wreck with Ryan Preece that took him out of the race.
On February 19, 2020, Roush Fenway Racing announced Chastain would replace an injured Ryan Newman in the team's No. 6 Ford starting with the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas. Chastain drove the No. 6 for three races before the season was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Newman returned to the No. 6 when the season resumed while Chastain returned to Spire Motorsports part-time.
On September 21, 2020, Chip Ganassi Racing announced that Chastain would replace Matt Kenseth in the No. 42 Chevrolet in 2021. He finished a career-high 7th in the Xfinity standings with 27 top tens (the most of any driver that season) and 15 top fives (including five runner-up finishes), despite not winning a race.
2021
Chastain's Cup tenure with Ganassi began with a seventh-place finish in the 2021 Daytona 500, his best Cup finish up to that point. During the race's rain delay, he became the subject of a viral video from CGR in which he ordered food at a McDonald's (a team sponsor) drive-through for the team.
In March, Chastain rejoined Niece for the Truck race at Atlanta. In May, he reunited with SS-Green Light Racing to drive their No. 07 car in the Xfinity Series race at Circuit of the Americas, replacing its normal driver, Joe Graf Jr.
On June 30, 2021, Justin Marks, co-founder of Trackhouse Racing Team announced that he had purchased Chip Ganassi Racing's entire NASCAR operations after the 2021 season, leaving Chastain as a free agent. On August 3, 2021, it was revealed that Chastain would drive the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing's upcoming second Cup team, alongside the No. 99 of Daniel Suárez, in a multi-year deal beginning in 2022.
2022
Chastain began the 2022 season with a 40th place finish at the 2022 Daytona 500 and a 29th place finish at Auto Club Speedway. He then rebounded with a third place finish, while leading an at the time, career-high 83 laps at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and two runner-up finishes at Phoenix Raceway, and at Atlanta Motor Speedway, after recovering a two lap deficit upon crashing in lead position. Chastain scored his first career cup win at the Circuit of the Americas battling against Alex Bowman and A. J. Allmendinger. A month later, he claimed his second victory at Talladega. At the 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race, Chastain finished 22nd after going airborne from colliding with Kyle Busch, taking Chase Elliott out in the process. At the Indianapolis road course, Chastain crossed the line second to Tyler Reddick, but was penalized and scored 27th place for crossing the access road during the final restart. He finished third at the Phoenix finale and a career-best second place in the points standings.
Feud with Denny Hamlin
In June at Gateway, Chastain began a feud with Hamlin. Early in the race, Chastain ran into Hamlin's back bumper, causing Hamlin to spin and sustain damage to his car. Fifteen laps later, Hamlin attempted to slow Chastain by blocking him at a slower-than-normal rate of speed. NASCAR intervened and told Hamlin that he "had made his point." Later in the same race, Chastain ran into Chase Elliott, causing him to spin. At the restart, Elliott pushed Chastain towards the wall while Hamlin made a tight pass to once again express his frustration. Chastain accepted fault for the incidents saying, "I just drove over my head so many times".
Weeks later at Atlanta, Chastain spun Hamlin with 14 laps to go. This caused Hamlin, who was running in the top-five, to fall to the back of the pack. Hamlin said that he had "reached his peak" when referring to dealing with Chastain.
"GameCube" wall-ride maneuver / "The Hail Melon"
In October, Chastain qualified for the Championship 4 by a thin margin at Martinsville, where he, in tenth place on the last lap of the race, drove his car into the outside wall of the track in Turns 3 and 4 to pick up the unprecedented speed of up to , overtaking Hamlin and four other drivers to finish in fifth place. Chastain set a record for the fastest lap during a NASCAR Cup Series race for the track. He was retroactively credited with a fourth-place finish after Brad Keselowski was disqualified.
The "wall-riding" move was widely commented upon in the media. Chastain said that the move was inspired by the video game NASCAR 2005 on the GameCube. Overtaken rival Hamlin described it as a "great move", adding that "when you have no other choice, it certainly is easy to do that." Although NASCAR ruled the maneuver legal, some race competitors and commentators criticized the move's safety and called on NASCAR to prohibit the move from setting a precedent at future races.
Within days, footage of the move received more than 100 million views on Twitter and other social media.
At Phoenix, Chastain finished third in the Cup Championship race to finish a career-best second in the points standings.
Personal life
A native of Alva, Florida, Chastain was a watermelon farmer on his family's farm until he turned thirteen. He is a graduate of Riverdale High School in Fort Myers. Chastain attended Florida Gulf Coast University for a semester before he began racing in the Truck Series.
While Chastain's father raced as a hobby, Ross is the first generation of his family to race competitively. Ross started racing at age twelve after seeing his father hobby race and seeing other kids his age race. Ross is the older brother of Chad Chastain.
Motorsports pundits and fans have come up with a variety of rhyming monikers for Chastain, such as Ross "The Hoss" and Ross "The Boss."
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Cup Series
Daytona 500
Xfinity Series
Camping World Truck Series
K&N Pro Series East
Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points
Chastain began the 2019 season racing for Xfinity Series points but switched to Truck Series points before the SpeedyCash.com 400 at Texas.
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55894428 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greengross | Greengross | Greengross is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Greengross (1925–2018), British politician
Sally Greengross, Baroness Greengross (born 1935), British politician
Wendy Greengross (1925–2012), British general practitioner and broadcaster
See also
Greencross |
63176321 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somaliland%20Journalists%20Association | Somaliland Journalists Association | The Somaliland Journalists Association (, ('SOLJA) is a media association for journalists in Somaliland, based in Hargeisa.
SOLJA is a nonprofit organization made by journalists working in the media industry of Somaliland. The association promotes the role of a free media in Somaliland society, and protects the rights of journalists in Somaliland. It was founded on June 2003.
See also
Media of Somaliland
Ministry of Information (Somaliland)
References
External links
Official website
Journalism organizations
Organisations based in Somaliland |
51085483 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peder%20Kofod%20Ancher | Peder Kofod Ancher | Peder Kofod Ancher (14 June 1710 – 5 July 1788) was a Danish jurist, and with and one of the most influential jurists in Denmark in the 18th century.
After studies of theology and law at the Sorø Academy, Kofod Ancher was appointed professor of law there in 1741. He defended the Danish absolutist monarchy against Enlightenment criticism, writing a polemic against Montesquieu's De l'esprit des lois in 1765. His principal work is the first history of Danish law, in which he emphasized the view that Danish law had original roots and was subject to limited influence from other traditions.
Kofod Ancher also held several government offices, including auditor-general of the navy since 1753. He was appointed in the same year a judge of the Danish Supreme Court.
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1710 births
1788 deaths
Danish jurists
Danish judges |
16600123 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny%20Jordan | Johnny Jordan | John William Jordan (8 November 1921 – 9 January 2016) is an English former professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
Born in Bromley, Kent, he began his career with home-town club Bromley, before moving on to Grays Athletic, West Ham United (as an amateur), and then Tottenham Hotspur. He scored twice on his 'Lilywhites' debut in a 5-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at White Hart Lane in August 1947 in the old Second Division. That season he scored 10 goals in 24 appearances.
He moved to Italy and Juventus in 1948, and subsequently appeared for Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday, Tonbridge and Bedford Town. Jordan died on 9 January 2016 in Cambridge at the age of 94.
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1921 births
2016 deaths
Footballers from Bromley
English footballers
Association football forwards
Bromley F.C. players
Grays Athletic F.C. players
West Ham United F.C. players
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Juventus F.C. players
Birmingham City F.C. players
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
Bedford Town F.C. players
English Football League players
Serie A players
English expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Tonbridge Angels F.C. players |
23227491 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattstetten%E2%80%93Rothrist%20new%20line | Mattstetten–Rothrist new line | The Mattstetten–Rothrist new line (Neubaustrecke Mattstetten-Rothrist) is Switzerland's first railway to reach speeds above 160 km/h (100mph) in regular operations, running between Mattstetten and Rothrist. It forms most of the Olten–Bern railway line, which makes up over half of the trunk route connecting Switzerland's main city, Zürich and its capital, Bern. The new line opened on 12 December 2007, as the centrepiece of the Rail 2000 project, a comprehensive upgrade of Swiss railways.
The line is almost long, with one branch. At Wanzwil junction, a upgraded former local line to Solothurn connects to the rest of the Jura foot railway line (to Biel/Bienne, Neuchâtel, Yverdon and Geneva). The line has a maximum speed of and has reduced the travel time between major Swiss hubs of Bern, Basel and Zurich to under an hour, allowing the regular interval timetable (German: Taktfahrplan) to be implemented, where both express and stopping trains on all lines arrive and leave on the hour at Bern and Zurich stations, allowing a great number of convenient connections. The line was the longest new line built in Switzerland since 1926. Construction began in April 1996 and the last piece of rail was put into place on 30 April 2004 at the Bern-Solothurn canton border at Inkwil on the connection to Solothurn.
The Mattstetten–Rothrist was the first in Switzerland to put the European Train Control System (ETCS) into regular operation. This was originally planned for December 2004 but had to be repeatedly postponed because of technical problems. On 2 July 2006 testing at night was started and trains ran from 22:30 at up to with ETCS; from 23 July testing started at 21:30. Switching from conventional signalling with external signals to in-cab ETCS signalling was successively brought into operation and on 18 March 2007, trains began to run with full ETCS Level 2 signalling at up to ; since December 2007 they have run at up to . The ETCS trackside equipment consists of a Radio Block Center, the required balises and an electronic interlocking.
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Railway lines in Switzerland
High-speed railway lines in Switzerland
Railway lines opened in 2007
2007 establishments in Switzerland |
34415151 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan%20Gr%C3%A9s%C3%A8que | Ivan Grésèque | Ivan Grésèque (born23 July 1953) is a French former professional rugby league footballer, coach and manager who represented France.
Background
Grésèque was born in Saïgon–Cholon. He has Indian heritage on his father's side, hence his nickname Bengali. His son, Maxime, has also represented France as a .
Playing career
His playing career for XIII Catalan was marked by the French Championship and Lord Derby Cup titles.
Grésèque made his international debut for France against Australia in the last match of the 1978 Kangaroo tour. He then played for France in the 1980 European Championship. Grésèque went on to play sixteen times for France at halfback, his last a 22–0 defeat by New Zealand in 1985.
Coaching career
In 1994 Grésèque was appointed the head coach of the France. He was in charge of the side at the 1995 World Cup. Grésèque's spell as head coach was not successful and he finished with a record of ten losses, three draws and only one win.
Grésèque later became the national side's manager and he was part of the organisation at the 2000 World Cup.
Honours
French Champion : 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1987 (XIII Catalan).
Champion of the Lord Derby Cup : 1976, 1978, 1980 and 1985 (XIII Catalan).
Runner-up of the French Championship : 1976, 1978 and 1986 (XIII Catalan).
Runner-up of the Lord Derby Cup : 1977 and 1983 (XIII Catalan).
References
1953 births
Living people
France national rugby league team coaches
France national rugby league team players
French people of Indian descent
French rugby league administrators
French rugby league coaches
French rugby league players
Indian people of French descent
People from Ho Chi Minh City
Rugby league halfbacks
XIII Catalan coaches
XIII Catalan players |
2456549 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallion | Pallion | Pallion is a suburb and electoral ward in North West Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England. Most of the buildings in the area were built during the Victorian Era and consist of large terraced houses built for shipbuilders, but also smaller one-storey cottages in other areas for local workers (the shipyard industry has now long gone).
The place-name 'Pallion' is first attested in 1328, where it appears as le Pavylion. This is a French name meaning 'the Pavilion'.
On the edge of the parish (on the bank of the River Wear) once stood Pallion Hall, the childhood home of Sir Joseph Swan, developer of the lightbulb. The house was demolished in 1901. Near this part of the area is a retail park, Pallion Metro station and an industrial estate. The new Northern Spire Bridge crosses the Wear just to the north of here.
Pallion was also the home of the infamous New Monkey club, which had shaped rave culture in the North East. The club was shut down in 2006 after a drugs raid where there were 18 arrests. 165 officers stormed the club, later the club was forced to shut down.
The electoral ward of Pallion was a safe seat for the Labour Party from its creation in the 1970s until early 2018, when it was won by Liberal Democrat campaigner Martin Haswell. Pallion's ethnicity is very similar to the Sunderland average.
References
See also
Shorts Brothers, shipbuilders at Pallion from 1860 to 1964.
William Doxford and Sons, shipbuilders and marine engine builders
City of Sunderland suburbs
Sunderland |
36690437 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakub%20Cytryn | Jakub Cytryn | Jakub Cytryn (1909 – 1943) was a Jewish painter in the interwar Poland. He specialized in landscape painting and Jewish themes.
Born in Opatów, in the historic province of Lesser Poland, Cytryn showed his art talent already in his teenage years. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw around 1932. He took part in the LXXXI Annual Art Exhibition of the Jewish association of Fine Arts' Promotion in Warsaw in 1935. A year later, along with his brother, painter Henryk (Chaim) Cytryn (1911–1943), they prepared decorations for the “Little White Beds” ball at the European Hotel in Warsaw. In 1939, he participated in the summer exhibition in Kazimierz Dolny along with art by his brother. The Cytryn brothers were killed during the Holocaust.
References
Bibliography
Dr. Waldemar Odorowski (author and editor), In Kazimierz the Vistula River spoke to them in Yiddish...: Jewish painters in the art colony of Kazimierz Dolny, published by Muzeum Nadwislanskie, Kazimierz Dolny, Poland 2008
External links
Chaimgoldberg.com
Polish painters of Jewish descent
Polish Jews who died in the Holocaust
1909 births
1943 deaths
Polish painters
Polish male painters
Jewish painters
Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw alumni |
37978730 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics%20at%20the%202010%20Asian%20Games%20%E2%80%93%20Women%27s%20marathon | Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's marathon | The women's marathon event at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Guangzhou Triathlon Venue, Guangzhou on 27 November.
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Records
Results
Legend
DNF — Did not finish
References
Results
Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games
2010
2010 Asian Games
Asian
2010 Asian Games |
27156241 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peronochaeta | Peronochaeta | Peronochaeta is a genus of annelid known from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale. 19 specimens of Peronochaeta are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise < 0.1% of the community. The genus was described by Conway Morris (1979) and re-examined by Eibye-Jacobsen (2004).
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44565725 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%20Famille | Ma Famille | Ma famille (French: My Family) is an Ivorian television series. The series "became one of the greatest success stories in the history of Ivorian television production, reaching most Francophone African countries."
Cast
Amélie Wabehi
Akissi Delta
Clémentine Papouet
Michel Gohou
Nastou Traoré
Oupoh Dahier
Josiane Yapo
Méaka Hortense
Patricia Ballet (Patty)
Bassande Innocent
Decothey
Kramo Kouadio Paul
Amoin Koffi
Gueï Thérèse (Gbazé)
Marie-Laure (Rogine Zouzou)
Maï La Bombe
Angéline Nadié
Thérèse Taba
Kouamé Eleonore
Digbeu Cravatte
Ange Keffa
Michel Bohiri
Marie-Louise Asseu
Mican Koné
Dohoun Kevin
References
Ivorian television series
2002 establishments in Ivory Coast
2002 Ivorian television series debuts
2007 Ivorian television series endings
2000s Ivorian television series
Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne original programming |
12365 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googolplex | Googolplex | A googolplex is the number 10, or equivalently, 10 or 1010,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 . Written out in ordinary decimal notation, it is 1 followed by 10100 zeroes; that is, a 1 followed by a googol of zeroes.
History
In 1920, Edward Kasner's nine-year-old nephew, Milton Sirotta, coined the term googol, which is 10, and then proposed the further term googolplex to be "one, followed by writing zeroes until you get tired". Kasner decided to adopt a more formal definition because "different people get tired at different times and it would never do to have Carnera [be] a better mathematician than Dr. Einstein, simply because he had more endurance and could write for longer". It thus became standardized to 10(10100) = 1010100, due to the right-associativity of exponentiation.
Size
A typical book can be printed with 10 zeros (around 400 pages with 50 lines per page and 50 zeros per line). Therefore, it requires 10 such books to print all the zeros of a googolplex (that is, printing a googol zeros). If each book had a mass of 100 grams, all of them would have a total mass of 10 kilograms. In comparison, Earth's mass is 5.972 × 10 kilograms, the mass of the Milky Way galaxy is estimated at 2.5 × 10 kilograms, and the total mass of all the stars in the observable universe is estimated at 2 × 1052 kg.
To put this in perspective, the mass of all such books required to write out a googolplex would be vastly greater than the masses of the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies combined (by a factor of roughly 2.0 × 10), and greater than the mass of the observable universe by a factor of roughly 7 × 1039.
In pure mathematics
In pure mathematics, there are several notational methods for representing large numbers by which the magnitude of a googolplex could be represented, such as tetration, hyperoperation, Knuth's up-arrow notation, Steinhaus–Moser notation, or Conway chained arrow notation.
In the physical universe
In the PBS science program Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, Episode 9: "The Lives of the Stars", astronomer and television personality Carl Sagan estimated that writing a googolplex in full decimal form (i.e., "10,000,000,000...") would be physically impossible, since doing so would require more space than is available in the known universe. Sagan gave an example that if the entire volume of the observable universe is filled with fine dust particles roughly 1.5 micrometers in size (0.0015 millimeters), then the number of different combinations in which the particles could be arranged and numbered would be about one googolplex.
Writing the number would take an immense amount of time: if a person can write two digits per second, then writing a googolplex would take about 1.51 years, which is about 1.1 times the accepted age of the universe.
is a high estimate of the elementary particles existing in the visible universe (not including dark matter), mostly photons and other massless force carriers.
Mod n
The residues (mod n) of a googolplex, starting with mod 1, are:
0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 4, 4, 0, 1, 0, 1, 4, 3, 4, 10, 0, 1, 10, 9, 0, 4, 12, 13, 16, 0, 16, 10, 4, 24, 10, 5, 0, 1, 18, 25, 28, 10, 28, 16, 0, 1, 4, 24, 12, 10, 36, 9, 16, 4, 0, ...
This sequence is the same as the sequence of residues (mod n) of a googol up until the 17th position.
See also
Graham's number
Names of large numbers
Orders of magnitude (numbers)
Skewes's number
References
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Integers
Large integers
Units of amount
Numbers |
18716725 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poets%20%26%20Writers | Poets & Writers | Poets & Writers, Inc. is one of the largest nonprofit literary organizations in the United States serving poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The organization publishes a bi-monthly magazine called Poets & Writers Magazine, and is headquartered in New York City.
History
In 1970, the director of New York’s famed 92nd Street YM-YWHA Poetry Center, Galen Williams, leveraged seed money from the New York State Council on the Arts to launch a new organization for writers that would provide them with fees for giving readings and teaching workshops. The organization began in an apartment on the fringe of the Theater District. Since that time, Poets & Writers has grown into one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the country for writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Poets & Writers cultivated new sources of revenue, enabling the organization to expand its programs and publications. Award-winning editorial and design changes elevated Poets & Writers Magazine to new subscription and advertising levels. The organization’s Readings/Workshops program was offered in new regions across the country, connecting writers and audiences in California, Chicago and Detroit, in addition to New York State, where the program began. And the Writers Exchange program, which would introduce writers to the New York literary community, was initiated.
In 2006, Poets & Writers successfully completed its first capital campaign, raising $3 million and establishing an endowment to bring the Readings/Workshops program to six new cities: Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans, Seattle, Tucson, and Washington, D.C.
Magazine
Poets & Writers Magazine is a widely distributed bi-monthly magazine. The publication features literary-based news articles, critical reviews and interviews with prominent authors.
Poets & Writers Magazine also serves as a resource for thousands of writers, with up-to-date information on literary grants and awards, literary magazines, presses, jobs, author directories and literary events. It's been called the "must-have journal for scribes."
Beginning with the May/June 2010 issue, the magazine has been available in digital format.
Prizes sponsored
Jackson Poetry Prize
The Jackson Poetry Prize, established in 2006, honors an American poet of exceptional talent who has published at least one book of recognized literary merit but has not yet received major national acclaim. The $50,000 prize is designed to provide what all poets need—time and the encouragement to write. There is no application process for the Jackson Poetry Prize—nominees are identified by a group of poets selected by Poets & Writers who remain anonymous; final selection is made by a panel of esteemed poets.
Honorees include the following:
2022 - Sonia Sanchez
2021 - Carl Phillips
2020 - Ed Roberson
2019 - Joy Harjo
2018 – John Yau
2017 — Patricia Spears Jones
2016 — Will Alexander
2015 — X.J. Kennedy
2014 — Claudia Rankine
2013 — Arthur Sze
2012 — Henri Cole
2011 — James Richardson
2010 — Harryette Mullen
2009 — Linda Gregg
2008 — Tony Hoagland
2007 — Elizabeth Alexander
The Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award
Initiated in 1984, the Writers Exchange Award provides two emerging writers with an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City where P&W arranges meetings with agents, editors, and prominent authors. The winners' visit culminates in a public reading in Manhattan.
Each year, two writers from one state are invited to submit manuscripts to Poets & Writers. To date, 76 writers from 30 states have received the Writers Exchange Award. Many of the winners have gone on to get their books published, receive other awards, and secure teaching positions.
In 2007, a special grant enabled P&W to offer the Writers Exchange to two writers from California. Two writers from Missouri also received the Writers Exchange Award this year.
In 2008, Writers who live in Tennessee are invited to apply for the 2009 Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award. Bryn Chancellor was the WEX award winner of 2014. In 2016, the Maureen Egen WEX Award invited Maine writers and poets to apply for the 2017 Award. The 2017 winners were Joan Dempsey and Brian Evans-Jones. In 2019, the award selected writers from Oklahoma to admit their works, with a different state selected for different years. At the time, 40 states and Washington DC had participated.
The Amy Award
The Amy Award is presented to women poets age 30 and under living in the New York City metropolitan area or on Long Island. Winners receive an honorarium and a reading in New York City. The award was established by Paula Trachtman and Edward Butscher of East Hampton, New York in memory of Ms. Trachtman's daughter, Amy Rothholz, an actor and poet.
Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award
Established in 1996, the Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award, which is presented at P&W's annual dinner, recognizes authors who have given generously to other writers or to the broader literary community. Honorees are nominated by a committee composed of past winners, other prominent writers, and the Board of Directors of Poets & Writers. Title of the award has been given to Barnes & Noble in appreciation of their extraordinary support of Poets & Writers.
References
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American poetry
Arts organizations established in 1970
Poetry organizations
1970 establishments in New York City
American writers' organizations |
41889616 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands%20women%27s%20national%20floorball%20team | Netherlands women's national floorball team | Netherlands women's national floorball team is the national team of the Netherlands. At the 2005 Floorball Women's World Championship in Singapore, the team finished seventh in the B-Division. At the 2007 Floorball Women's World Championship in Frederikshavn, Denmark, the team finished fourth in the B-Division.
References
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Women's national floorball teams
Floorball |
9662717 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marks%20Air%20Force%20Base | Marks Air Force Base | Marks Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force facility located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district of Nome, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It was named in honor of Major Jack S. Marks, a United States Army Air Forces pilot based at Ladd Army Airfield who died when his aircraft was shot down over the Aleutians in July 1942. Following its closure, it was redeveloped into Nome Airport.
History
In World War II, the civilian Nome Airport shared use of the runway with Marks Army Airfield for transfer of Lend-Lease aircraft to the Soviet Union and in 1942, for air defense of the western coast of Alaska. Marks AAF units included the 404th Bombardment Squadron (July 18–28, 1942) of the 28th Bombardment Group and the 56th Fighter Squadron (June 20 – October 20, 1942) of the 54th Fighter Group. On August 15, 1947, the Arctic Indoctrination Survival School (colloquially known as "Cool School") was formed at Marks Army Air Base.
Renamed Marks Air Force Base in 1948, the military installation was used as a fighter-interceptor forward base until they were pulled back to Galena Airport. Marks AFB closed in 1950 and an air base squadron was at Nome Airport until December 1956.
Facilities and aircraft
Marks Air Force Base resided at elevation of 38 feet (11 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: Runway 10/28 is 6,000 by 150 feet (1,829 x 46 m) and Runway 3/21 is 6,175 by 150 feet (1,882 x 46 m).
See also
Alaska World War II Army Airfields
Air Transport Command
Northwest Staging Route
References
Other sources
Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .
Maurer, Maurer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. .
External links
Topographic map from USGS The National Map
Installations of the United States Air Force in Alaska
Nome, Alaska
Military installations closed in 1950 |
40998734 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean%20Fingleton | Sean Fingleton | Sean Fingleton (born 1950) is an Irish artist who works mainly in oil and is noted for Irish landscapes and seascapes.
Biography
Fingleton was born in County Donegal in 1950. He studied at University College Dublin, where he earned a BA in Philosophy and English Studies. He also received an H.Dip in Higher Education and learned art at Letterkenny RTC and the National College of Art and Design.
Fingleton received the Royal Hibernian Academy’s Fergus O'Ryan award in 1983 and the Guinness Peat Aviation award for emerging artists in 1986. He was inducted the Aosdána academy of artists. Two of his works are in the collection of the Irish Museum of Modern Art. His painting, Coastal Scene, is part of the European Parliament art collection in Strasbourg. His work is also on display at the Royal Hospital in Gloucester in England, and Aras an Uachtarain.
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1950 births
Living people
20th-century Irish painters
21st-century Irish painters
Irish male painters
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Alumni of University College Dublin
Alumni of Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Alumni of the National College of Art and Design
20th-century Irish male artists |
32795989 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%E2%80%93American%20war | British–American war | British-American War may refer to:
American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
War of 1812 (1812-1815) |
12723595 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900%E2%80%9301%20British%20Home%20Championship | 1900–01 British Home Championship | The 1900–01 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. England won the competition with five points after strong victories over Wales and Ireland. Scotland too performed well, coming second with a win and two draws and racking up what remains their highest ever scoreline in an 11–0 demolition of the Irish in Glasgow.
Scotland's record win was the first match of the competition and saw hat-tricks by Sandy "Duke" McMahon and Robert Hamilton. In their second game however Scotland could not sustain their good form, resulting in a disappointing draw with a tough Welsh side who played well to gain their point. England entered the action next with a victory over the Irish, although the men in green limited the damage to just a three-goal deficit. England then took the lead in the competition with a heavy 6–0 win over Wales, Steve Bloomer scoring four. In the final matches, Ireland and Wales played for pride, neither side being able at this stage to win the trophy. Wales eventually won the match 1–0. England and Scotland however fought out a furious encounter as both sides stood a good chance of winning. However, by virtue of the Scottish draw with Wales, England needed only a draw to win the competition, a result they managed despite Scotland's resilience.
Table
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Winning squad
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16427931 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierio%20Valeriano%20Bolzani | Pierio Valeriano Bolzani | Pierio Valeriano (1477–1558), born Giovanni Pietro dalle Fosse, was a prominent Italian Renaissance humanist, specializing in the early study of Egyptian hieroglyphs. His most famous works were On the Ill Fortune of Learned Men (De litteratorum infelicitate) and Hieroglyphica, sive, De sacris Aegyptiorvm literis commentarii, a study on hieroglyphics and their use in allegory.
Early life (1477–1509)
Valeriano was born in Belluno, Italy, on 2 February 1477 to a poor family. His father, Lorenzo, was a craftsman who died around 1492, leaving a widow and four children in poverty with a young Valeriano as head of the household.
He began his schooling in Belluno at the public school of Giosippo Faustino, a man who Valeriano would later describe as a gifted and talented teacher. Valeriano remembered his schooling fondly, but constantly felt the burden of supporting his family.
Around 1493, Valeriano was brought to Venice by his uncle Fra Urbano Bolzanio, a well-connected Franciscan friar and authority on the Greek language. Bolzanio taught the young Valeriano Greek, and made it possible for him to study under some of Venice's finest teachers at the time including Giorgio Valla and Marcantinio Sabellico. It was Sabellico that changed Valeriano's name in honor of the Pierian Muses.
Around 1500 he moved to Padua to study under Leonico Tomeo. Here, through the connections of his uncle, Valeriano met and tutored the son of the future Doge of Venice, Andrea Gritti. From 1500 to 1506, Valeriano divided his time between Padua and Venice, making important contacts such as the Ambassador of France, Ianus Lascaris and becoming firmly entrenched in Venice's scholarly circles. This time allowed him to start tuition from his uncle on his travels through the Near East. It is known that he became particularly interested by his uncle's discussions of Egyptian hieroglyphics. It was here that Valeriano also became friends with and employed by Aldo Manuzio.
Time in Rome (1509–1531)
In 1506 he moved to Olivé near Verona staying there until 1509 when the War of the League of Cambrai made Valeriano a refugee, forcing him to relocate to Rome. Soon after arriving in Rome, Valeriano made friends with Egidio di Viterbo, who would support his work on hieroglyphics and introduce him to powerful intellectual circles.
In October 1509 Pope Julius II named Valeriano parish priest of Limana, a position held by Valeriano's maternal uncle, gaining him a small income. From 1509 to 1513, Valeriano struggled to gain a foothold in Rome after failing to impress both Pope Julius and Emperor Maximilian. Despite this failure, his efforts to gain patronage of the Emperor allowed his work to attain interest from Trans-Alpine humanists.
Valeriano's fortunes changed following the election of Giovanni de Medici, a former pupil of his uncle Urbano, as Pope Leo X in 1513. Because of his connection to the new pope, Valeriano was soon invited to tutor his nephews including the young Ippolito de' Medici, raising him to the inner circles of the papal court.
Leo X's pontificate (1513-1521) was a time of great popularity and patronage for humanists. Valeriano, with his vast knowledge of hieroglyphics was very popular in scholarly circles, gaining many powerful positions through both his knowledge and connections. One such position that Valeriano held was secretary to the Cardinal Giulio de' Medici, the future Pope Clement VII. During Leo's pontificate, given his new status within the Papal Court, Valeriano was given almost unlimited access to hieroglyphics and antiquities in both public and private collections. This led to notable encounters with some of the Italy's greatest painters of the time including Raphael, Michelangelo, and Titian.
After Leo X's death in 1521, Valeriano lost his papal patronage with the accession of Pope Adrian VI. The papacy of Adrian VI brought far less patronage of humanists than under Leo X and Julius II before him, causing a mass exodus of humanists from Rome in the winter and spring of 1523 including Valeriano. This did not last, and Valeriano returned to Rome and prosperity upon the accession of his former employer Giulio de' Medici, who in 1523 became Pope Clement VII.
Under the Medici popes Valeriano attained a number of positions and titles, including, protonotary apostolic, secret chamberlain, and given a canonry in his home of Belluno. Throughout this period from 1523 to 1527, Valeriano made the most of this relative prosperity and security of income to continue his research of hieroglyphics dividing his time between Florence and Rome. Despite these movements, he continued to teach, his students during this period including Giorgio Vasari, Alessandro Farnese, and Ippolito de' Medici.
The Sack of Rome in 1527 again forced him to move, travelling with a party including the Medici princes and others high in the papal court. Following news of the Sack, an uprising in Florence sought to overthrow the Medici rulers of that city, which caused a loss of almost all of Valeriano's possessions in both cities.
When Pope Clement VII fell ill and was expected to die in January 1529, he named his nephew (and Valeriano's pupil) Ippolito de' Medici as cardinal. Rewarded for his loyalty, Valeriano was named secretary to the cardinal, a position that offered him relative stability. His stay in Rome did not last, with records of him being based in Padua in 1531 and settling back to Belluno in 1532.
Retirement and legacy
In 1538 Valeriano was ordained as a priest and moved back to Belluno where he spent the last twenty years of his life on his scholarly projects. These included editing Hieroglyphica, which despite being largely finished in the late 1520s, was only published in 1556, and several books on Greek grammar. Aside from a trip to Rome in 1536–1537, Valeriano would live out the rest of his days between Padua and Belluno, dying in the latter in 1558.
Valeriano's work as a teacher inspired many, including the famous writer and painter Giorgio Vasari. His largely under-appreciated Hieroglyphica acts as a precursor to books such as Cesare Ripa's Iconologia, and is a guide to much Renaissance iconography.
Notable works
Among his books, De litteratorum infelicitate (or On the Ill Fortune of Learned Men) and Hieroglyphica sive de sacris Aegyptiorum litteris commentarii or Hieroglyphics, or Commentaries on the Sacred Letters of the Egyptians are those with the greatest legacy.
De litteratorum infelicitate is a treatise on the misfortunes of learned men, containing anecdotes of their poverty, lives, and deaths. Though some of the stories are of dubious authenticity, the book provides an insight into the lives of Italian humanists in the first half of the sixteenth century.
Valeriano's Hieroglyphica was written following a frenzy of popularity surrounding the rediscovery of the Hieroglyphics of Horapollo, but was not published until after the initial excitement had subsided. For its day, the Hieroglyphica was the most concise Renaissance dictionary of symbols, an area of increasing interest at the time. The book was influenced largely by the Hieroglyphics of Horapollo, Valeriano's lifetime of studying Egyptian antiquities throughout Italy, and by first-hand knowledge passed down by his uncle Fra Urbano. Each entry contains a dedication to various people who supported, or influenced Valeriano in his epic compendium of imagery. The Hieroglyphica was published in Basel in 1556, reprinted seven times over the next 120 years in Latin, translated into French in 1576 and 1615, and Italian in 1602.
Valeriano was also a prolific writer of Latin poetry; in particular, a 1549 poem, "Pierus", written in the shape of a pear, is an early example of concrete poetry; it was famous enough to be known in England, where it was attacked by Gabriel Harvey. Little of this has survived and few copies remain outside of library and museum archives.
References
1477 births
1558 deaths
16th-century Latin-language writers
Italian Renaissance humanists
People from Belluno
Italian poets
Italian male poets
New Latin-language poets |
590665 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alceo%20Dossena | Alceo Dossena | Alceo Dossena (1878–1937) was an Italian sculptor. His dealers marketed his creations as originals by other sculptors.
Biography
Dossena was born in 1878 in Cremona, Italy. He was a talented stonemason and sculptor, and was so skilled at duplicating classical and medieval art, that his agent, Alfredo Fasoli sold his works as authentic antiques. Fasoli commissioned copies of Greek, Roman, medieval, and Renaissance sculptures, and of works by such artists as Giovanni Pisano, Simone Martini, and Donatello. Dossena was meagerly paid by Fasoli who made immense profit off of the copies he sold to museums and collectors. One of the fakes was a sculpted tomb attributed to Mino da Fiesole that was sold to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
In 1928 Dossena discovered that some of his works were displayed in museum collections as original antiques, and that his dealers were keeping most of the profit for themselves. The artist was only paid the equivalent of $200 per sale. He exposed the ruse and sued his dealers. Dossena defended himself against forgery charges by claiming that he had been unaware that others were selling his work under false claims. A trial cleared him and he received the equivalent of $66,000 in compensation.
His subsequent exhibit in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art was unsuccessful. In 1933, the Italian government auctioned 39 of his works for the modest sum of $9000, when a forgery of his sold at a peak price of $150,000.
Alceo Dossena died a poor man in Rome in 1937.
Collections
Two of Dossena's sculptures are on permanent display in the Frick Fine Arts Building at the University of Pittsburgh. They were intended to appear as if they had been mounted on a Renaissance church, carved by Simone Martini. The subject matter is the Virgin Mary and angel Gabriel.
Further reading
David Sox, Unmasking the forger: The Dossena Deception, London: Unwyn Hyman, 1987.
Frank Arnau, in 1959, published what is still one of the best books about counterfeiting art: "Kunst der Fälscher - Fälscher der Kunst. 3000 Jahre Betrug mit Antiquitäten." It is available in an English translation by J. Maxwell Brownjohn as "The Art of the Faker - 3,000 Years of Deception" and includes a chapter on Alceo Dossena.
W. Lusetti, Alceo Dossena scultore, Roma, 1955
Marco Horak, A Piacenza bassorilievo del grande Alceo Dossena, uno dei più enigmatici e controversy protagonist del mondo dell'arte, in "Strenna Piacentina 2013", Piacenza, 2013.
G. Cellini, Alceo Dossena in "Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani", Roma, 1992, vol. 41.
Terry Deary, Terry Deary's Terribly True Crime Stories, 1994.
Marco Horak, Alceo Dossena fra mito e realtà: vita e opera di un genio, Piacenza, 2016,
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1878 births
1937 deaths
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Artists from Cremona
20th-century Italian sculptors
20th-century Italian male artists
Italian male sculptors |
22806142 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kym%20Dillon | Kym Dillon | Kym Dillon (born 19 June 1959) is the former sports presenter for Nine News Adelaide. He is also part of the successful sports coverage and football commentary team at FIVEaa. Prior to his media career he played football for SANFL clubs North Adelaide and West Torrens in the late 1970s and early 1980s, winning a Reserves Magarey Medal in 1982.
Kym was made redundant from NWS-9 on 19 June 2015 after 27 years.
References
Nine News presenters
Australian radio personalities
West Torrens Football Club players
North Adelaide Football Club players
Living people
Journalists from South Australia
1960 births
Australian rules footballers from South Australia |
69098986 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylota%20nebulosa | Xylota nebulosa | Xylota nebulosa is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.
Distribution
United States.
References
Eristalinae
Insects described in 1921
Diptera of North America
Taxa named by Charles Willison Johnson |
3805034 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seljuk | Seljuk | Seljuk or Saljuq (سلجوق) may refer to:
Seljuk (warlord) (died c. 1038), founder of the Turko-Persian Seljuk dynasty in the Middle East and central Asia
Seljuk dynasty (c. 950–1307), the dynasty founded by Seljuk
Seljuk Empire (1051–1153), a medieval empire founded and ruled by the dynasty
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum (1060–1307), a medieval empire founded by later members of the dynasty.
Seljuki Khatun (died 1189) was the wife of Caliph al-Nasir (r. 1180–1225).
See also
Seljuk Tower, the 11th tallest building in Turkey
Saljuq-nama, a 12th-century history of the Great Seljuk Empire
Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu, a Turkish television series
Selçuk (disambiguation)
Salchuq language, also called Seljuk |
37990529 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie%20Series%20Awards | Indie Series Awards | The Indie Series Awards (formerly the Indie Soap Awards) is an annual event hosted by We Love Soaps, based in Los Angeles, California, honoring the best in independently produced, scripted entertainment created for the Internet. The ceremony was founded by Roger Newcomb in 2010. In 2013, after the 4th Indie Soap Awards ceremony, the awards were rebranded as the Indie Series Awards.
The awards ceremony was named as one of the 12 "must attend" web series events for creators and fans of online content by Raindance.
History
The award-giving body was established in 2009 by We Love Soaps a Manhattan-based media company boutique that champions serialized entertainment in all forms. In 2011, it became a live event for the first time, hosted by Martha Byrne at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. The awards ceremony was eventually moved from New York City to Los Angeles in 2014.
Pretty earned a record 13 nominations in December 2011, and Winterthorne tied that record in February 2016. In January 2017, it was announced that the number of nominees for the Best Web Series Drama and Comedy awards would be increased from six to eight in each category. In February 2017, The Bay led with 21 nominations, followed by The Amazing Gayl Pile with 16, both of which broke the previous record of 13 nominations.
Awards ceremonies
Categories
Current categories
Discontinued categories
Special categories
Fan's Choice Award
Special Editor's Awards
References
External links
Indie Series Awards History and Archive of Past Winners
We Love Soaps official website |
69431334 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impulse%20Voices | Impulse Voices | Impulse Voices is the second studio album by Australian guitarist Plini.
Background
Impulse Voices was composed, produced, arranged and mixed by Plini, and recorded in his own bedroom studio. Other members participating in the album include Chris Allison on drums and Simon Grove on bass, both of whom worked remotely and separately due to COVID, with additional production by Devesh Dayal of Indian/American progressive metal band Skyharbor and Aleksandra Djelmash, along with guests Dave Mackay on piano & synthesizer, John Waugh on saxophone, Amy Turk on electro-acoustic harp.
While the album was recorded from March to May 2020, it was initially scheduled for release the following month, followed in July by touring in Europe and the United States, but due to the pandemic, the tour was cancelled, recording time was extended, and the album was not mastered until October.
Release and promotion
Impulse Voices was released on November 27, 2020. Over a month prior, on October 8, 2020, the album's first single was released and streamed, titled "I'll Tell You Someday".
A remix EP was made for Impulse Voices and streamed in May 2021.
Plini supported the album with a three-day tour in Australia, from July 15 to 17, 2021.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Plini.
Personnel
Musicians
Plini – guitars
Simon Grove – bass
Chris Allison – drums
Guests and production
Dave Mackay - piano & synthesizer on “Papelillo”, “Perfume”, “Last Call” and “Ona / 1154”
Devesh Dayal & Aleksandra Djelmash - voices & additional production on “I’ll Tell You Someday”, “Pan” and “The Glass Bead Game”
John Waugh - saxophone on “Pan”
Amy Turk - harp solo on “The Glass Bead Game”
Simon Grove – drums mixing
Plini – mixing
Ermin Hamidovic – mastering
References
2020 albums
Self-released albums |
11853333 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Labor%20Commissioners%20of%20North%20Dakota | List of Labor Commissioners of North Dakota | The following is a list of Labor Commissioners of North Dakota. The office was established in 1966 when it, along with the North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner, split from the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor. The office was an elected position on the no-party ballot from 1966 to 1998. Since 1999, the commissioner has been appointed by the Governor of North Dakota, and is part of the North Dakota State Cabinet.
See also
North Dakota Labor Commissioner
External links
State of North Dakota official website
Government of North Dakota
Labor |
52946481 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman%20Bulldogs%20baseball | Truman Bulldogs baseball | The Truman Bulldogs baseball program represents Truman State University in college baseball and competes in the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). In 2013, Truman became a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference, prior to this Truman was in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association from 1966–2012. TSU's home games are played at the Bulldogs Baseball Park in Kirksville, Missouri. The Bulldogs have made one appearance in the Division II Tournament as an at-large bid in the 2015, eventually making it to the College World Series.
History
Truman's baseball program dates back to 1966 when the program went 4–8. Since their inaugural season the Bulldogs claimed one Division II Tournament appearance as an at-large bid in 2015 in the Midwest Region. During this playoff berth, the Bulldogs won five consecutive games in the regional to advance to the Division II College World Series in Cary, North Carolina. The Bulldogs have an all-time record of 637-1333-6, which is a .323 winning percentage over 54 seasons of Bulldog Baseball.
Conference affiliations
1966–2012 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2013–present Great Lakes Valley Conference
All-time series records against GLVC members
Stadium
The Bulldogs have played their home games at Bulldogs Baseball Park since 1966. The stadium is located just to the south of Stokes Stadium (Truman's Football Stadium) and adjacent to the Bulldogs Softball Park. The current capacity of the stadium is at 250. The field has gone under many renovations during its time and consistently plays as one of the nicest playing surfaces in Division II.
Coaches
Sam Nugent (1966–1980, 1982–1989) 238–338–1
Kevin Finke (1981) 11–20
Kirby Cannon (1990–1992) 38–88
BJ Pumroy (1993–2000) 93–235
Lawrence Scully (2001–2006) 73–193
Dan Davis (2007–present) 184–371
Postseason
Division II Baseball Tournament
NCAA Tournament Berths (1)
2015
NCAA Division II College World Series Appearances
2015 (T-8th)
Alumni
Dave Wehrmeister (1971–1972) – MLB Pitcher (1976–1978, 1981, 1984–1985) 3rd Overall Pick in 1973 Draft
Al Nipper (1978–1980) – MLB Pitcher (1983–1989) 8th Round Pick in 1980 Draft
Bruce Berenyi (1976) – MLB Pitcher (1980–1986) 3rd Overall Pick in 1976 Draft, World Series Champion with the 1986 Mets
Guy Curtright – MLB Outfielder (1943–1946)
Aaron Royster (1991-1994) - Drafted in the 35th Round by the Philadelphia Phillies
Tony Vandemore (1996-1999) - Drafted in the 25th Round by the San Diego Padres
Christian Witt (2008-2011) - Drafted in the 36th Round by the Kansas City Royals
Charles Blakley (1968-1971) - Free Agent Signee by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971
Mark O'Reilly (1974) - Free Agent Signee by the Oakland Athletics in 1974
Mike Lowes (1974-1977) - Free Agent Signee by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1977
References |
41431267 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basoda%20Assembly%20constituency | Basoda Assembly constituency | Basoda Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1962, as one of the Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state.
Overview
Basoda (constituency number 145) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Vidisha district. This constituency presently covers some of the Basoda tehsil's villages of the district with 98, Gyaraspur tehsil's 132 villages and Tyonda tehsil's 104 villages. It has total 232 polling booths. Total Voters in the constituency are 1,78,486.
Basoda is part of Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments namely Vidisha in vidisha district; Bhojpur, Sanchi and Silwani in Raisen district; Budhni, Ichhawar in Sehore District; Khategaon in Dewas district.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Election Results
2013 results
References
Vidisha district
Assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh |
33753000 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen%20Sidorenco | Eugen Sidorenco | Eugen Sidorenco (born 19 March 1989) is a Moldovan professional footballer who last played as a left winger for Zimbru Chișinău.
Club career
FC Zimbru
In 2007, Sidorenco signed for Moldovan club FC Zimbru Chişinău.
In the summer of 2013, Sidorenco signed for Russian Premier League side FC Tom Tomsk from Liga Leumit side Hapoel Nazareth Illit.
International career
On 26 May 2010, he made his debut for the Moldova national football team in a friendly match against Azerbaijan.
International goals
On 14 June 2013, Sidorenco scored twice as Moldova beat Kyrgyzstan 2–1 in a home friendly. He scored the first and last goals of the game.
Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.
International
References
External links
1989 births
Living people
Footballers from Chișinău
Moldovan footballers
Moldova international footballers
Association football forwards
FC Zimbru Chișinău players
Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. players
FC Tom Tomsk players
FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk players
FC Milsami Orhei players
ACS Poli Timișoara players
KF Vllaznia Shkodër players
Suwaiq Club players
Moldovan Super Liga players
Russian Premier League players
Liga Leumit players
Liga II players
Moldovan expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Israel
Expatriate footballers in Russia
Expatriate footballers in Romania
Expatriate footballers in Albania
Expatriate footballers in Oman
Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Albania
Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Oman
Asteras Vlachioti F.C. players |
40476211 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%20Seguros%20Bol%C3%ADvar%20Open%20Cali | 2013 Seguros Bolívar Open Cali | The 2013 Seguros Bolívar Open Cali was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cali, Colombia between 9 and 15 September 2013.
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
1 Rankings are as of August 26, 2013.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Giovanni Lapentti
Alvaro Ochoa
Eduardo Struvay
Carlos Salamanca
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Juan Ignacio Londero
Duilio Beretta
Sebastian Exequiel Pini
Fernando Romboli
Champions
Singles
Facundo Bagnis def. Facundo Argüello 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Doubles
Guido Andreozzi / Eduardo Schwank def. Carlos Salamanca / João Souza 6–2, 6–4
External links
Official Website
Seguros Bolivar Open Cali
Seguros Bolívar Open Cali
2013 in Colombian tennis |
320258 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20state-owned%20enterprises%20of%20New%20Zealand | List of state-owned enterprises of New Zealand | State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in New Zealand are registered companies listed under Schedules 1 and 2 of the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986. Most SOEs are former government departments or agencies that were corporatised. They are responsible to the Minister of State Owned Enterprises.
Many other government-owned companies and statutory trading organisations are referred to informally as "state-owned enterprises" although they are not SOEs in the strictest sense. These are also listed here.
Function
The function of SOEs is to operate successfully as a business, as profitable as those not owned by the Crown. The section of the Act defining this is usually interpreted as meaning that SOEs are expected to ready themselves for privatisation, though this is not always the case.
Two Ministers of the Crown act as the shareholding ministers in the company. In the case of SOEs these are usually the Minister of State Owned Enterprises (see article for list) and the Minister responsible for the particular company.
The Crown is assisted in the running of SOEs and other Crown-owned companies by the Treasury's Commercial Operations group (formerly the Crown Ownership Monitoring Unit).
List of state enterprises
The state enterprises are listed in Schedule 1 of the State-owned Enterprises Act.
State-(part-)owned enterprises
The following table lists entities that are monitored by Treasury, but are not state enterprises (see table above). For a more complete list of government entities and organisations, see Public sector organisations in New Zealand.
Former state-owned enterprises
Former state-owned enterprises come in three forms – those removed from the Schedules of the Act and made Crown entities, those removed and not privatised, and those removed and privatised. Well-known SOEs that became Crown entity companies include broadcasting companies Television New Zealand (TVNZ) and Radio New Zealand (RNZ).
Timberlands West Coast Limited, wound up in 2008
Learning Media Limited, wound up in 2013
Solid Energy, wound up in 2018
Privatised state-owned enterprises
Privatised state-owned enterprises include:
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ); sold to National Australia Bank in 1992
Contact Energy – sold to cornerstone shareholder and sharemarket float in 1999
DFC New Zealand Limited – went bankrupt in 1989 and later liquidated
Export Guarantee Office
Fairway Resolutions
GCS Limited – formerly Government Computing Services, purchased by EDS New Zealand
Government Printing Office – became GP Print, Whitcoulls, Blue Star Group and Webstar
Government Supply Brokerage Corporation (NZ) Limited
Health Computing Service
National Film Unit – purchased by Peter Jackson and renamed Park Road Post
New Zealand Rail Limited (The rail operations of the Railways Corporation) – later renationalised as KiwiRail.
New Zealand Steel Limited – purchased by BHP
Post Office Bank Limited (Postbank) – sold to ANZ
Radio New Zealand (Commercial Stations) – Sold to Clear Channel to form The Radio Network. Non-commercial stations RNZ National and RNZ Concert remain.
Rural Banking and Finance Corporation – purchased by the National Bank of New Zealand)
Shipping Corporation of New Zealand – sold to P&O, 1989
State Insurance Office
Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited – copper network later unbundled between 2006–2008
Terralink International – GIS provider
Tourist Hotel Corporation of New Zealand Limited
Vehicle Testing New Zealand, sold in 1999 to the Motor Trade Association
Works and Development Services Corporation New Zealand Ltd which remained in state ownership after the sale of Works Civil Construction Ltd to Downer & Company. Company has been struck off Companies Office register on 21 May 2005.
Former, non-SOE state-owned corporations
State Insurance
Tourist Hotel Corporation
Government Life Insurance Corporation – later renamed Tower Insurance
National Airways Corporation – merged with Air New Zealand in 1980
Other Crown-owned companies
Other, non-SOE Crown-owned companies are the Crown entity companies. These are the Crown Research Institutes (CRIs), the broadcasting companies Television New Zealand Limited (TVNZ) and Radio New Zealand Limited (RNZ), and the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund Limited.
See also
Constitutional economics
Council-controlled organisation – a New Zealand local government equivalent
Crown entity
List of government-owned companies
Political economy
Public sector organisations in New Zealand (lists SOEs and Crown entities)
References
External links and sources
State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986 as consolidated and amended at the www.legislation.govt.nz site
Schedule 1 (State Enterprises), State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986 as amended
Schedule 2 (New State Enterprises), State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986 as amended
State sector organisations at the State Services Commission site
Lists of companies of New Zealand
New Zealand |
51726746 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogo%20Omachi | Shogo Omachi | is a retired Japanese football player. He plays for Honda FC.
Playing career
Shogo Omachi played for Zweigen Kanazawa from 2013 to 2015. In 2016, he moved on loan to Honda FC.
After five seasons with Honda FC, Omachi opted to retire.
Club statistics
Updated to 20 February 2021.
References
External links
Profile at Honda FC
1992 births
Living people
Tokoha University alumni
Association football people from Nagasaki Prefecture
Japanese footballers
J2 League players
J3 League players
Japan Football League players
Zweigen Kanazawa players
Honda FC players
Association football forwards |
40970621 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igo%20%28singer%29 | Igo (singer) | Rodrigo Fomins better known by the stage name Igo (born 29 June 1962, Liepāja, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a Soviet and Latvian singer, poet and composer of rock and other music styles.
Biography
His mother is Irina Tīre, an artist and photographer, whilst his brother, Ivo Fomins, is also a singer.
Igo studied playing the violin, and is a singer and producer. One of the most popular singers in the 1980s, he was lead singer for Latvian bands Corpus, Livi and Remix and in the jazz quartet Liepājas kvartets.
In 1986, Igo won the Grand Prix during The Soviet Young Singers Competition known as "Jūrmala-86" with the song "Грибной дождь" and took part in the TV festival "Song of the Year" in Moscow with "Путь к свету" (composed by Raimonds Pauls and Ilya Reznik) as well he got a 2nd Place and The Audience Main Prize in The International Singer Festival "Man and sea" in Rostock.
In the beginning of the independence recovery stage of Latvia, in the year 1988 Igo performed the role of Lacplesis by the workbook of Māra Zālīte, in the rock opera "Lāčplēsis" by Zigmars Liepiņš.
In the 1990s, he started a solo career. He collaborated with composers like Raimonds Pauls, Imants Kalniņš and Zigmars Liepiņš. In 1997 he returned with a major role in an opera "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" () by Zigmars Liepiņš.
Igo has made recordings together with such music bands as Līvi and Remix.
In 1997 Igo issued an album "Savādā pasaule" ("Strange World") dedicated to the victims of Talsi tragedy, in which the nine children were killed when a fire truck basket broke during a summer public fire truck demonstration. He included songs by Jānis Lūsēns and lyrics by Normunds Belskis.
In January 1998 Igo issued the best song selection "Tas ir Igo" ("That's Igo") in two CD's, but in 1999 the first solo album "Bet dzīvē viss ir savādāk..." ("Everythings Different in Life…") came out by Igo.
In May 2000 Igo suffered from a major car accident which resulted in a national campaign dubbed "Turies, Igo!" (meaning hold on, Igo) for his support and cover of his medical costs. Igo fought for his life and he was capable of good recovery.
In 2001 he issued the next album "Trīs dienas" ("Three Days").
In 2005 Igo issued an album called "Mirkļa liecinieks" ("A Witness of a Moment"). The album "Spēle" ("The Game"), which was issued in 2008 gathers up a 10 years song selection made in various recording studios, and has been supplemented with live concert and familiar song recordings in English.
In 2009 Igo presented the album "Ieelpots" ("Breathed In") and a concert programme, which took place in castles and country seat of Latvia.
In 2010 Igo made a recording to stories of Michail Zoščenko, and issued an album "Uguns" ("Fire"), where the lyrics have been written by Igo and music have been written by Jānis Strazds.
In 2012 Igo issued a concert recording in DVD of the concert programme "Ieelpots" ("Breathed In"), as well the album "Esmu mājās" ("I'm Home"), which was dedicated to Kuldiga. The last album in 2012 is a Christmas song selection in various foreign languages "Pasaule Ziemassvētku krāsās" ("The World in Christmas Colors").
In 2013, as a sequel of the started four elements cycle "Fire. Earth. Water. Air.", Igo cooperating with the composer Valts Pūce made a concert programme "Zeme" ("Earth") and issued a CD.
Literature, radio
In November 2006, he launched a collection of poems under the title Bezgalīgs tuvums. This poem collection has been re-issued the 3rd time.
In 2008 Igo issued his 2nd book "Viss palēnām notiek". There he included stories and poems that are reflected with illustrations by Igo.
From 2007 to 2012 Igo directed car broadcasts "Izvēlies un stāsti" ("Choose And Tell") and "Domāts, Darīts" ("Think It, Do It") in such broadcasting stations as "Latvia Radio 1" and "Latvian Radio".
Igo is actively performing in other socially responsible projects as well. Many years Igo together with the Hepatitis union organized arrangements where he shared information to the society about Hepatitis C virus. A lot of attention he devoted to the problem solution and ID promotion of the Liepaja Holy Trinity Cathedral.
Social activities
His organized activities in Jūrkalne became a strong tradition which included the holiday of tourism opening season and joint work, the meeting of Summer Solstice, Apple Party, and An International Art Plenary, which became a significant event in Courland, especially in the Suitu wife cultural field that was included in the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
Tours
Igo always tried to celebrate his stage anniversaries in a splendid manner. The 10th anniversary was opened with four concert series in Arena Riga, and it became a special event in those days of the music life of Latvia. As an honour for the 10th anniversary two concerts were organized at the Latvian National Opera together with the composers like Raimonds Pauls, Imants Kalniņš, Zigmars Liepiņš, Jānis Lūsēns, and Uldis Marhilēvičs.
In 2008 concert tour was dedicated to Igo for his 30-year tribute on the stage. There were 15 concerts during the tour in various towns of Latvia, and the closing concert was held at Arena Riga.
In 2012 Igo celebrated his 50 anniversary. Concerts were performed with the participation of composers like Raimonds Pauls, Zigmars Liepiņš, Valts Pūce, the directed string orchestra by Andris Veismanis, opera singer Evija Martinsone, as well with singers like Zigfrīds Muktupāvels, Andris Ērglis, Rolands Ūdris, Artis Dvarionas, kokles player Laima Jansone, music band Remix, and other familiar musicians at the Dzintari Concert Hall, Cēsis Castle Park, and at the Liepāja "Put vejini" open-air stage.
After winning The New Singer Competition "Jūrmala-86" until 1989, when Igo went to the U.S., a broad concert cooperation took part at that time, and popularity in Russia as well. The song "Путь к свету" ("Road To Light") written by Raimonds Pauls became the song of the Year, and was a symbol of Igo as well, and it is still popular in Russia nowadays.
In 2012 when Igo included Tashkent, Saint Petersburg and Moscow in his concert cooperation, and also made song recordings in Russian as well. These songs entered many Russian broadcasting station tops, besides the song "Будь со мной" (Be with me) climbed up high in the broadcasting station tops.
Igo sings in Latvian, Russian, English, German and Estonian and has had concerts in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Germany, Austria, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Uzbekistan, Belgium, Luxembourg, Greece, and in the U.S.
Discography
In Līvi
Aprīļa pilieni (LP, 1985)
Iedomu pilsēta (LP, 1986)
Iedomu pilsēta / Aprīļa pilieni (CD, 2006)
In Remix
Vēstule (LP, 1987)
Remix (Поёт Иго) (LP, 1988)
Pie laika (LP, 1990)
Remix Gold (CD, 1995 and 2005)
Duet with Ieva Akuratere
"Klusums starp mums" (LP, 1991, CD, 2003)
Albums
Savādā pasaule (CD, 1997)
Dželsomīno piedzīvojumi Melu zemē (MC, 1998)
Tas ir Igo (2 CD, 1998)
Bet dzīvē viss ir savādāk (CD, 1999)
Trīs dienas (CD, 2001)
Kā maigi dzelošs rožu krūms (CD, 2004)
Mirkļa liecinieks (CD, 2005)
Spēle (CD, 2008)
Ieelpots (CD, 2009)
Igo runā Mihaila Zoščenko stāstus (CD, 2010)
Uguns (CD, 2010)
Esmu mājās (CD, 2012)
Pasaule Ziemassvētku krāsās (CD, 2012)
Zeme (CD, 2013)
igo/hermanis/dziesmas (CD, 2020)
DVD
Remix (2009)
Ieelpots (2012)
References
External links
Igo Official website
Igo at Musicbrainz.org
Soviet singers
20th-century Latvian male singers
21st-century Latvian male singers
1962 births
Living people |
8497684 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MADS-box | MADS-box | The MADS box is a conserved sequence motif. The genes which contain this motif are called the MADS-box gene family. The MADS box encodes the DNA-binding MADS domain. The MADS domain binds to DNA sequences of high similarity to the motif CC[A/T]6GG termed the CArG-box. MADS-domain proteins are generally transcription factors. The length of the MADS-box reported by various researchers varies somewhat, but typical lengths are in the range of 168 to 180 base pairs, i.e. the encoded MADS domain has a length of 56 to 60 amino acids. There is evidence that the MADS domain evolved from a sequence stretch of a type II topoisomerase in a common ancestor of all extant eukaryotes.
Origin of name and history of research
The first MADS-box gene to be identified was ARG80 from budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, but was at that time not recognized as a member of a large gene family. The MADS-box gene family got its name later as an acronym referring to the four founding members, ignoring ARG80:
MCM1 from the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae,
AGAMOUS from the thale cress Arabidopsis thaliana,
DEFICIENS from the snapdragon Antirrhinum majus,
SRF from the human Homo sapiens.
In A. thaliana, A. majus, and Zea mays this motif is involved in floral development. Early study in these model angiosperms was the beginning of research into the molecular evolution of floral structure in general, as well as their role in nonflowering plants.
Diversity
MADS-box genes were detected in nearly all eukaryotes studied. While the genomes of animals and fungi generally possess only around one to five MADS-box genes, genomes of flowering plants have around 100 MADS-box genes.
Two types of MADS-domain proteins are distinguished; the SRF-like or Type I MADS-domain proteins and the MEF2-like (after MYOCYTE-ENHANCER-FACTOR2) or Type II MADS-domain proteins. SRF-like MADS-domain proteins in animals and fungi have a second conserved domain, the SAM (SRF, ARG80, MCM1) domain. MEF2-like MADS-domain proteins in animals and fungi have the MEF2 domain as a second conserved domain. In plants, the MEF2-like MADS-domain proteins are also termed MIKC-type proteins referring to their conserved domain structure, where the MADS (M) domain is followed by an Intervening (I), a Keratin-like (K) and a C-terminal domain. In plants, MADS-domain protein form tetramers and this is thought to be central for their function. The structure of the tetramerisation domain of the MADS-domain protein SEPALLATA3 was solved illustrating the structural basis for tetramer formation
A geneticist intensely investigating MADS-box genes is Günter Theißen at the University of Jena. For example, he and his coworkers have used these genes to show that the order Gnetales is more closely related to the conifers than to the flowering plants.
MADS-box is under-studied in wheat .
In Zea mays the mutant Tunicate1 produces pod corn. Tunicate1 is a mutant of Z. mays MADS19 (ZMM19), in the SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE gene family. ZMM19 can be ectopically expressed.
Such ectopic expression of ZMM19 in A. thaliana enlarges sepals, suggesting conservation.
Function of MADS-box genes
MADS-box genes have a variety of functions. In animals, MADS-box genes are involved in muscle development and cell proliferation and differentiation. Functions in fungi range from pheromone response to arginine metabolism.
In plants, MADS-box genes are involved in controlling all major aspects of development, including male and female gametophyte development, embryo and seed development, as well as root, flower and fruit development.
Some MADS-box genes of flowering plants have homeotic functions like the HOX genes of animals. The floral homeotic MADS-box genes (such as AGAMOUS and DEFICIENS) participate in the determination of floral organ identity according to the ABC model of flower development.
Another function of MADS-box genes is flowering time determination. In Arabidopsis thaliana the MADS box genes SOC1 and Flowering Locus C (FLC) have been shown to have an important role in the integration of molecular flowering time pathways. These genes are essential for the correct timing of flowering, and help to ensure that fertilization occurs at the time of maximal reproductive potential.
Structure of MADS-box proteins
The MADS box protein structure is characterized by four domains. At the N terminal end is the highly conserved MADS DNA binding domain. Next to the MADS domain is the moderately conserved Intervening (I) and Keratin-like (K) domains, which are involved in specific protein-protein interactions. The carboxyl terminal (C) domain is highly variable and is involved in transcriptional activation and assemblage of heterodimers and multimeric protein complexes.
References
External links
M type MADS family at PlantTFDB: Plant Transcription Factor Database
MIKC type MADS family at PlantTFDB: Plant Transcription Factor Database
Genes
Proteins
Developmental biology |
31362783 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In%20the%20Air%20%28Chipmunk%20song%29 | In the Air (Chipmunk song) | "In the Air" is a single by British pop rapper Chipmunk, released as the second single from his second studio album Transition (2011). The song features American R&B singer Keri Hilson, and was released on 13 March 2011. "In the Air" followed up the rapper's hit single "Champion", featuring American R&B singer Chris Brown, which peaked at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart.
Background
Speaking in April 2011 to noted UK urban writer Pete Lewis - assistant editor of Blues & Soul - Chipmunk described how the single came about: "I've had a love for Keri Hilson since her first album. I feel she is an amazing artist, and an amazing songwriter - plus her swag is on Level Infinity! And, though she was originally meant to be on a different track, when she came to the studio and heard 'In The Air' she straightaway said that was the one she wanted to be a part of!... So we made it HAPPEN! And to me the song represents like the perfect balance of me keeping it credible but at the same time commercial."
Music video
The song's accompanying music video was directed by Colin Tilley, who also directed Hilson's "One Night Stand" music video. The video was released on 31 March 2011. It features appearances by both Chipmunk and Hilson.
Charts
Release history
References
2011 singles
Chipmunk (rapper) songs
Keri Hilson songs
Songs written by Keri Hilson
Music videos directed by Colin Tilley
2011 songs
Songs written by Harmony Samuels
Jive Records singles
Song recordings produced by Harmony Samuels
Songs written by Eric Bellinger |
12490710 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate-billed%20mountain%20toucan | Plate-billed mountain toucan | The plate-billed mountain toucan (Andigena laminirostris) is a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae. It is native to the west slope of Ecuador and extreme southern Colombia, where it lives in the high-altitude humid mountain forests of the Andes.
Common names of the species include- laminated hill-toucan, laminated mountain-toucan, and plain-billed mountain-toucan.
Description
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucans have a large laterally compressed bill, the front half of which is black and the back half is mostly red with a raised yellow plate on the upper mandible, a unique feature for which the bird was named. They have a reddish brown iris and a bare ocular area that is yellow below and turquoise green above. The crown and nape are black and the rest of the upper parts are bronzy olive. The side of the neck and underparts are blue gray with a yellow patch on the flanks which is partially covered by the wings. There is a yellow rump patch, and its tail is black with chestnut tips. The crissum (area around the vent) is bright red, and the thighs are brownish maroon.
The plate-billed mountain toucan is about 42 to 53 centimeters (16.5 to 21 inches) in length, with a relatively lightweight bill up to 10 centimeters long. The average male weighs about 314 grams (11.1 ounces) and the female about 303 grams (10.7 ounces). It is zygodactylous, with two toes facing forward and two pointing back.
Vocalizations
This is the most vocal of the mountain toucans, and the sexes often duet. The male makes a loud, repeating "tryyyyyyyk" sound and the female makes a drier "t't't't't't't't" noise. The bird utters rattles and clicks loud enough to be heard from over a kilometer away.
Distribution and habitat
Plate-billed mountain toucans are found in the western foothills of the Andes of western Ecuador and far southwestern Colombia. In Colombia, they are found from Pita Canyon (Narino) in southwestern Colombia and south to the northwestern border of Morona-Santiago Province, in Ecuador. Plate-billed mountain toucans inhabit the humid forest and edges of the temperate forest of the lateral slope of the Andes Mountains. The humid forest features abundant epiphytes, bromeliads and mosses. These forests receive an average of 14 feet of rainfall per year and the canopy ranges from 6 to 10 meters high. Their altitudinal range is between 1600 and 2600 meters above sea level, and has been observed several times at 3100 meters elevation in Imbabura (Ecuador). Because of its altitudinal range, plate-billed mountain toucans share their ecological niche with the Andean cock-of-the-rock. Their estimated life area is 14300 km2.
Behaviour and ecology
Breeding
The breeding season extends from March to October, peaking in May through August. The bird nests in tree cavities up to 30 meters above the ground. The clutch contains 2 or 3 white eggs. The eggs are incubated for about 16 days and the young fledge at 46 to 60 days. Once the young depart, the pair may rear a second brood.
Food and feeding
The plate-billed mountain toucan feeds mainly on fruit, and occasionally eats insects and eggs as well. It disperses the seeds of plants such as the mountain understory shrub Faramea affinis and the palm Prestoea acuminata. There has been a report of the bird eating a caecilian (Caecilia sp.)
Status
While it is still a fairly common species, the Plate-billed mountain toucan is considered Near Threatened by the IUCN and is in decline because of habitat being lost to deforestation. It is also poached for the trade in exotic birds. The plate-billed mountain toucan is the flagship bird of the La Planada Nature Reserve in Colombia.
References
BirdLife International (2008). «'Andigena laminirostris'». Lista Roja de especies amenazadas de la UICN 2010.4 (en inglés). Consultado el 19 de noviembre de 2010
Ridgely, Robert S. and Paul J. Greenfield (2001) "The Birds of Ecuador" Vol. II, Cornel University Press.
Footnotes
External links
Andigena. ITIS
Plate-billed Mountain-toucan, Andigena laminirostris. BirdLife International.
plate-billed mountain toucan
Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes
plate-billed mountain toucan
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
1005088 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areias%20%28Barcelos%29 | Areias (Barcelos) | Areias is a freguesia ("civil parish") in the municipality of Barcelos, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,014, in an area of 2.51 km².
References
Freguesias of Barcelos, Portugal |
5102885 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isodynamic%20point | Isodynamic point | In Euclidean geometry, the isodynamic points of a triangle are points associated with the triangle, with the properties that an inversion centered at one of these points transforms the given triangle into an equilateral triangle, and that the distances from the isodynamic point to the triangle vertices are inversely proportional to the opposite side lengths of the triangle. Triangles that are similar to each other have isodynamic points in corresponding locations in the plane, so the isodynamic points are triangle centers, and unlike other triangle centers the isodynamic points are also invariant under Möbius transformations. A triangle that is itself equilateral has a unique isodynamic point, at its centroid(as well as its orthocenter, its incenter, and its circumcenter, which are concurrent); every non-equilateral triangle has two isodynamic points. Isodynamic points were first studied and named by .
Distance ratios
The isodynamic points were originally defined from certain equalities of ratios (or equivalently of products) of distances between pairs of points. If and are the isodynamic points of a triangle , then the three products of distances are equal. The analogous equalities also hold for . Equivalently to the product formula, the distances , , and are inversely proportional to the corresponding triangle side lengths , , and .
and are the common intersection points of the three circles of Apollonius associated with triangle of a triangle , the three circles that each pass through one vertex of the triangle and maintain a constant ratio of distances to the other two vertices. Hence, line is the common radical axis for each of the three pairs of circles of Apollonius. The perpendicular bisector of line segment is the Lemoine line, which contains the three centers of the circles of Apollonius.
Transformations
The isodynamic points and of a triangle may also be defined by their properties with respect to transformations of the plane, and particularly with respect to inversions and Möbius transformations (products of multiple inversions).
Inversion of the triangle with respect to an isodynamic point transforms the original triangle into an equilateral triangle.
Inversion with respect to the circumcircle of triangle leaves the triangle invariant but transforms one isodynamic point into the other one.
More generally, the isodynamic points are equivariant under Möbius transformations: the unordered pair of isodynamic points of a transformation of is equal to the same transformation applied to the pair . The individual isodynamic points are fixed by Möbius transformations that map the interior of the circumcircle of to the interior of the circumcircle of the transformed triangle, and swapped by transformations that exchange the interior and exterior of the circumcircle.
Angles
As well as being the intersections of the circles of Apollonius, each isodynamic point is the intersection points of another triple of circles. The first isodynamic point is the intersection of three circles through the pairs of points , , and , where each of these circles intersects the circumcircle of triangle to form a lens with apex angle 2π/3. Similarly, the second isodynamic point is the intersection of three circles that intersect the circumcircle to form lenses with apex angle π/3.
The angles formed by the first isodynamic point with the triangle vertices satisfy the equations , , and . Analogously, the angles formed by the second isodynamic point satisfy the equations, , and .
The pedal triangle of an isodynamic point, the triangle formed by dropping perpendiculars from to each of the three sides of triangle , is equilateral, as is the triangle formed by reflecting across each side of the triangle. Among all the equilateral triangles inscribed in triangle , the pedal triangle of the first isodynamic point is the one with minimum area.
Additional properties
The isodynamic points are the isogonal conjugates of the two Fermat points of triangle , and vice versa.
The Neuberg cubic contains both of the isodynamic points.
If a circle is partitioned into three arcs, the first isodynamic point of the arc endpoints is the unique point inside the circle with the property that each of the three arcs is equally likely to be the first arc reached by a Brownian motion starting at that point. That is, the isodynamic point is the point for which the harmonic measure of the three arcs is equal.
Construction
The circle of Apollonius through vertex of triangle may be constructed by finding the two (interior and exterior) angle bisectors of the two angles formed by lines and at vertex , and intersecting these bisector lines with line . The line segment between these two intersection points is the diameter of the circle of Apollonius. The isodynamic points may be found by constructing two of these circles and finding their two intersection points.
Another compass and straight-edge construction involves finding the reflection of vertex across line (the intersection of circles centered at and through ), and constructing an equilateral triangle inwards on side of the triangle (the apex of this triangle is the intersection of two circles having as their radius). The line crosses the similarly constructed lines and at the first isodynamic point. The second isodynamic point may be constructed similarly but with the equilateral triangles erected outwards rather than inwards.
Alternatively, the position of the first isodynamic point may be calculated from its trilinear coordinates, which are
The second isodynamic point uses trilinear coordinates with a similar formula involving in place of .
Notes
References
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. The discussion of isodynamic points is on pp. 138–139. Rigby calls them "Napoleon points", but that name more commonly refers to a different triangle center, the point of concurrence between the lines connecting the vertices of Napoleon's equilateral triangle with the opposite vertices of the given triangle.
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External links
Isodynamic points X(15) and X(16) in the Encyclopedia of Triangle Centers, by Clark Kimberling
Triangle centers |
31530507 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sannur%20Cave | Sannur Cave | Sannur Cave was discovered in the 1980s after blasting in a quarry created an entrance. It is southeast of the city of Beni Suef.
It has only one chamber which is about long and in diameter.
It is a limestone cave overlaid with alabaster created by thermal springs. Its unique geology and beautiful formations of stalactites and stalagmites led it to being recognized as a Protected Area in 1992.
References
External links
Ministry of Environment Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency - Natural Protectorates Description
National parks of Egypt
Caves of Egypt
Parks in Egypt
Nature conservation in Egypt |
42687105 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zby | Zby | Zby is an extinct genus of turiasaurian sauropod dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic (late Kimmeridgian stage) of the Lourinhã Formation, central west Portugal. It contains a single species, Zby atlanticus. It is named after Georges Zbyszewski, who studied the geology and paleontology of Portugal.
Description
Zby was first described and named by Octávio Mateus, Philip D. Mannion and Paul Upchurch in 2014 and the type species is Zby atlanticus, although it was initially thought to be Turiasaurus riodevensis. It is known solely from its holotype, a closely associated partial skeleton including a complete tooth with root, a fragment of cervical neural arch, an anterior chevron, and an almost complete right pectoral girdle and forelimb. Zby is differentiated from other sauropods based on four autapomorphies, including a prominent posteriorly projecting ridge on the humerus at the level of the deltopectoral crest. Zby is suggested to be closely related to Turiasaurus riodevensis from Spain and Portugal, based on its tooth morphology, extreme anteroposterior compression of the proximal end of the radius, and strong beveling of the lateral half of the distal end of the radius, while some other forelimb traits distinguish these two genera. Nearly all other anatomical features suggest that Zby is a non-neosauropod eusauropod, confirming its position as a turiasaurian. Zby is estimated to measure around 16 to 18 metres in length.
References
Turiasauria
Kimmeridgian life
Late Jurassic dinosaurs of Europe
Jurassic Portugal
Fossils of Portugal
Lourinhã Formation
Fossil taxa described in 2014
Taxa named by Octávio Mateus |
1989129 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touched%20by%20the%20Crimson%20King | Touched by the Crimson King | Touched by the Crimson King is the second album by the power metal supergroup Demons and Wizards, released in June 2005. The album contains a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song." It was also released as a limited edition digipak in Europe with an alternate cover and four bonus tracks on a second disc. For the North American release, all fourteen songs appeared on one disc, which had the limited edition cover in the form of a sleeve around the jewel case.
It appeared on the American Billboard charts on place 35.
Track listing
Personnel
Hansi Kürsch - vocals
Jon Schaffer - lead, rhythm, bass, and acoustic guitars
Guest musicians
Bobby Jarzombek - drums and percussion
Jim Morris - guitar solos and backing vocals
Rubin Drake - bass and fretless bass guitar
Howard Helm - piano and backing vocals
Kathy Helm - backing vocals
Tori Fuson - backing vocals
Jesse Morris - backing vocals
Krystyna Kolaczynski - cello
Lyrical content
"Crimson King" is a reference to the Crimson King, the main antagonist of The Dark Tower series. The song also strongly references Randall Flagg, one of the King's many servants. Hansi in an interview has also stated that the Crimson King is Satan.
"The Gunslinger" is referring to Roland of Gilead, the protagonist of the Dark Tower series. The song refers mainly to the plot of the final book of the series.
"Terror Train" is a reference to Blaine the Mono, from the third and fourth novels of the Dark Tower series.
"Beneath These Waves" is based on Herman Melville's Moby Dick.
"Seize the Day" is based on Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
"Love's Tragedy Asunder" is about a man whose wife is terminally ill, and he assists her suicide, and ends up killing himself.
"Wicked Witch" is about the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz.
"Dorian" is about Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.
"Down Where I Am" is about a baby born with Down syndrome and the struggle of his father and the emotions going in and out of his mind.
References
2005 albums
Demons and Wizards (band) albums
Albums recorded at Morrisound Recording
The Dark Tower (series)
Adaptations of works by Stephen King |
24386052 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleh%20Zhurka | Oleh Zhurka | Oleh Zhurka (; born 4 November 1977, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian footballer currently under contract for Moldovan side FC Iskra-Stal Rîbniţa.
External links
Profile at moldova.sports.md
Profile at Official FFU Site (Ukr)
1977 births
Living people
Ukrainian footballers
Ukrainian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Moldova
Association football defenders
FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi players
FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka players
FC Oleksandriya players
FC Obolon-Brovar Kyiv players
FC Hoverla Uzhhorod players
FC Nyva Vinnytsia players |
51715867 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molgula%20manhattensis | Molgula manhattensis | Molgula manhattensis, commonly known as "sea grapes", is a species of ascidian commonly found along the East Coast and Gulf Coast region of the United States. Although it is native to this region, it has been introduced to other areas of Europe, Australia, and the West Coast.
Description
Molgula manhattensis is small, spherical, brownish-grey in color, somewhat translucent, and feels soft and rubbery to the touch. Like other ascidians, they have two siphons (incurrent and excurrent), through which they draw water for ventilation and filter-feeding, and also for releasing their gametes. They are hermaphroditic, and release sperm and eggs into the water for external fertilization, unlike some other species of Molgula which may be viviparous (e.g. M. citrina). The tunic is covered with many little fibrils.
Habitat
Molgula manhattensis can live from the intertidal zone to a depth of 300 feet. They can attach to solid organisms or even rocks, pilings, buoys, or sand. The sea squirts can also live in a temperature range of about 50 °F to about 80 °F. They can live in water with a salinity of 33.270 to 36.231 PSS, with oxygen concentrations between 3.960 and 6.328 mL/L.
History
Mogula manhattensis is native to the East Coast of the United States and to waters around Europe. It is also found on the West Coast of the United States and to parts of Asia. Adults can live off of almost anything making them very good survivors in bodies of water though they prefer protected waters. The larvae can only live for a few days unless it attaches to a hard surface (similar to oysters and mussels).
References
Stolidobranchia |