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1,500 | Geoff Cox (footballer) | Geoffrey Cox (30 November 1934 – 3 November 2014) was an English former professional footballer who scored 65 goals in 296 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City and Torquay United. Life and career Cox was born in the Stockingford district of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He began his football career as a youngster with Birmingham City in 1950, and turned professional at the end of the following year. A winger, Cox made his debut in the Football League Second Division on 27 August 1952 in a 1–0 win at Luton Town, and played in more than half of the games in the 1952–53 season. He was then called up for National Service; by the time he returned, Gordon Astall and Alex Govan were established on the wings. He remained with Birmingham as cover, and played in their early matches in the inaugural staging of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, including in their first match in European competition, a goalless draw against Internazionale in Milan in May 1956 while Astall was away on England international duty. In December 1957 Cox moved to Torquay United, then playing in the Third Division South. In a ten-year career he scored 62 goals in 261 league games and twice contributed to Torquay's promotion from the Fourth Division back to the Third. The club awarded him a benefit match against West Ham United at the end of the 1967–68 season. After leaving Torquay he wound down his football career with Bridgwater Town and Welton Rovers of the Western League. Cox went on to work as an estate agent. He and wife Madge had two sons: Maurice, a former professional footballer who played for Torquay United and Huddersfield Town, and Michael. He died on 3 November 2014. References Category:1934 births Category:2014 deaths Category:Sportspeople from Nuneaton Category:English footballers Category:Association football wingers Category:Birmingham City F.C. players Category:Torquay United F.C. players Category:Bridgwater Town F.C. players Category:Welton Rovers F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Western Football League players |
1,501 | Samuel Chamberlain House | The Samuel Chamberlain House is a historic house at 3 Winthrop Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Built c. 1864, it is one of three well preserved Italianate side-hall style houses in Stoneham. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Description and history The Samuel Chamberlain House stands in a residential area southwest of Stoneham's Central Square, on the north side of Winthrop Street between Wright and Lincoln Streets. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame house, set on a small lot lined at the sidewalk with granite, including original posts at the sidewalk and driveway. It is capped with a dormered gable roof and its exterior is finished in vinyl siding. It was listed on the National Register in part for its architectural merit, but many of its exterior features, including corner pilasters, first floor window projecting caps, and paneling beneath windows in its polygonal bays, have been lost or obscured, and the Italianate carriage house has been demolished. The entry has a decorative projecting hood. The house was built about 1864, and represents a type of house, the side-hall entry plan, of which only three survive in the town. The house was built for Samuel W. Chamberlain, a manufacturer, inventor and patent-holder on machinery related to the manufacture of shoes. His most notable work was a machine for burnishing shoe heels. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Stoneham, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts References Category:Houses in Stoneham, Massachusetts Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Stoneham, Massachusetts Category:Italianate architecture in Massachusetts Category:Houses completed in 1864 |
1,502 | The Labourers of Herakles | The Labourers of Herakles is a 1995 play created by English poet and playwright Tony Harrison. It is partially based on remaining fragments of tragedies by ancient Greek dramatist Phrynichos, one of the earliest tragedians. Harrison's play deals with genocide and ethnic cleansing and uses Heracles filicide as a metaphor for the unspeakable horrors of war and man's inhumanity to man. Immediately after the 23 August performance of his play at Delphi Harrison left for a frontline assignment to witness the Bosnian War and write poems for the atrocities in an assignment commissioned by The Guardian. The proximity of the theatre of war to the Delphi location of the performance of his play and his preoccupation with his war-assignment are cited as reasons the direction and execution of his play were influenced by the war and its atrocities. The 1995 performance of the play at Delphi, Greece, took place at the construction site of the new theatre for the European Cultural Centre of Delphi. The play was sponsored by the Herakles General Cement Company of Greece. It was produced in co-operation with the European Cultural Centre of Delphi and the National Theatre Studio as an entry at the Eighth International Meeting on Ancient Greek Drama which featured participants such as Tadashi Suzuki and Heiner Müller and is also known as the Delphi Drama Olympics. Plot The play takes place on a specially constructed set of a building site built by the sponsoring cement company, which included nine cement mixers forming a circle and a 35-foot high cement silo featuring the trademark of the Herakles Cement Company of Greece; a dark profile of Herakles wearing the lion pelt on his head. The play starts in modern times at the European Cultural Centre of Delphi presenting it as a modern construction site where Labourers are preparing to pour cement on the foundations of a new theatre at the Centre called the "Phrynichos Theatre". At first, concrete is being poured to create the orchestra of the new theatre but the chorus gets trapped in the cement. This is used as a device by Harrison to examine the interaction between the audience and the play. As the Labourers carry on their duties pouring cement, the Voice of the Silo delivers the only known extant ancient Greek fragment phrase from Phrynichos' play Alcestis referring to Herakles's epic struggle as he is wearing down the body of Death by wrestling with him: at which time a statue of Herakles starts rising from the construction site. Subsequently, Labourer 4 gets possessed by the Spirit of Heracles and goes into a "manic percussion solo" while Labourer 1 begins posing as Hercules arranging his shirt to look like Hercules's lionskin and placing his shovel in a similar manner to how Hercules is traditionally depicted as holding his club. Eventually Hercules's madness transfers to Labourer 1 who then destroys Hercules's statue attacking it with his shovel. He then opens-up two cement bags, as red and white tape starts flowing out of the opened bags, symbolising the guts of the victims. Subsequently, Labourer |
1,503 | Senneterre Airport | Senneterre Airport, formerly , was a registered aerodrome located southeast of Senneterre, Quebec, Canada. References Category:Transport in Abitibi-Témiscamingue Category:Defunct airports in Quebec |
1,504 | Motty Steinmetz | Motty Steinmetz () is a prominent contemporary Israeli Hasidic singer. Biography Steinmetz was born in 1992 to a Vizhnitz family in Bnei Barak. When Steinmetz was fourteen his grandfather moved from Antwerp to Israel and taught him many traditional Vizhnitz tunes which have later impacted his musical style.In his early teens, he was spotted by producer and composer Ruvi Banet, who later became his manager. Steinmetz sings Jewish religious songs, with the lyrics often being taken directly from scripture or prayers, and is well known for the great emotion he puts into his music. In accordance with Jewish laws of modesty, he never performs to mixed audiences of men and women, unless there is a mechitza (separation); an example of this is his refusal to sing at the Hebrew Academy for Special Children's annual benefit concert. He has visited hospitals in Israel to sing to accident victims. In 2017, he released his debut album Haneshama Bekirbi, with Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel David Lau and the mayors of Bnei Barak and El'ad present at the launch of the album. The album reportedly took four years of work to finish, and achieved platinum certification in Israel. In 2018, the Israeli national broadcaster Kan 11 produced an episode documenting Steinmetz's life and music. Personal life In 2015, Steinmetz married Malka Weisel, with the Hasidic singer Mordechai Ben David a guest at the wedding. As of November 2017, the couple have one daughter. Discography Studio albums Haneshama Bekirbi (2017) Singles Rachmaneh (2015) basel(2018) Vesorev (2015) Shifchi Kamayim (2015) El Hana'ar Hazeh (2015) Elokim Al Domi Lach (2015) K'ayal Ta'arog (2015) B'sheim Hashem (2015) Tzeinah Uraeinah (2015) V'hi Rachamecha (2015) Ilan (2015) Nafshi (2018) (with Ishay Ribo) Nigun Vizhnitz (2020) Veomar Bayom Hahu (2020) References External links Compilation of videos and performances (In Hebrew) An episode of a documentary about Motty Steinmetz and Jewish music, VOD of the TV channel KAN 11 (In Hebrew) Interview with Radio Kol Chai (In Hebrew) Interview with Hidabroot (In Hebrew) Category:Living people Category:Israeli male singers Category:Israeli Jews Category:Hasidic singers Category:Jewish musicians Category:Hebrew-language singers Category:Israeli Orthodox Jews Category:Yiddish-language singers Category:1992 births |
1,505 | Claude Lecomte (Opera director) | Claude Lecomte was an 18th-century French financier who participated in the direction of the Académie Royale de musique on two occasions between 1730 and 1733. Before taking an interest in the Opera, he was a sub-farmer of the subsidies of the Généralité de Paris. On May 19, 1730, he joined Maximilien-Claude Gruer, Abraham Coussard and François Le Bœuf de Vaudahon in a company that would support Gruer, who had received the privilege of the Opera. But relations between partners stretched very quickly, and on 18 October, Gruer decided to form a new association with Mogniac and Hennes. Lecomte protested and refused to transfer the rights he had taken in the company. However, it eventually gave in under pressure from the secrétaire d'État de la Maison du roi. However, he tried to denigrate Gruer to take his place. The opportunity was found when the director of the Opera was involved in a scandal with singers from the Académie. The king was forced to withdraw the management from Gruer and the privilege was finally granted on 18 August 1731 to Claude Lecomte, who managed the Opera with François Le Bœuf. But it was soon revealed that Claude Lecomte's son, who had been entrusted by his father with the task of running the cash register, was committing irregularities. This time, it is Lecomte who was the victim of the scandal. However, he did not withdraw immediately, as Louis XV had not approved the Count of Saint-Gillet and the Baron de Frentz, who had applied for the takeover. Finally, Eugène de Thuret's candidacy was accepted on March 22, 1733 and Lecomte had to withdraw. Source Jean Gourret, Ces hommes qui ont fait l'Opéra, . References Category:French theatre managers and producers Category:French financiers Category:Opera managers Category:Date of birth missing Category:Date of death missing Category:Directors of the Paris Opera |
1,506 | Hernâni Brôco | Hernani Manuel Conceição Brôco (born 13 June 1981 in Torres Vedras) is a Portuguese former road cyclist. Major results 2001 1st Stage 1 GP CTT Correios de Portugal 2002 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships 2003 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships 2004 5th Overall Volta ao Alentejo 2005 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 2010 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 5th Overall Volta a Portugal 6th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 2011 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 4th Overall Vuelta a Asturias 5th Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stage 3 9th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 2013 5th Overall Volta a Portugal 10th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 2014 7th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 2015 2nd Overall GP Internacional do Guadiana 7th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 9th Overall Volta a Portugal 2016 2nd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho References External links Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:Portuguese male cyclists Category:Vuelta a España cyclists |
1,507 | Kevin Witkos | Kevin Witkos is a Republican member of the Connecticut Senate, representing the 8th District since 2009. He has served as Deputy Senate Republican President Pro Tempore since January 2017 and previously served as Minority Leader Pro Tempore from 2014-2016 and Caucus Chairman for Outreach since 2013. Witkos served as the State Representative from the 17th district which includes Canton and part of Avon from 2003–2008. Political career Witkos is the State Senator for the 8th Senate District since 2009, representing the northwest suburbs of Hartford in the Farmington Valley and Litchfield County in the Connecticut Senate, including the towns of Avon, Barkhamsted, Canton, Colebrook, Granby, Hartland, Harwinton, New Hartford, Norfolk, Simsbury, and Torrington. In 2015, precipitated by the multiple criminal convictions of Central Connecticut State University professor Ravi Shankar, Witkos introduced legislation to require background checks before promoting professors in the state's university system. Though unsuccessful in the Senate, the legislation led to the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education's proposal to allow convictions to be used as a consideration in employment decisions. In 2017, Sen. Witkos joined with Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff to enact Occupational Licensing Reform in order to reduce unnecessary government burdens on those who seek to work on particular fields. Professional career Kevin Witkos is a Community Relations & Economic Development Specialist for Eversource, a Connecticut Electric Utility. He is also a former Canton Police Department sergeant who had a 28-year career in law enforcement. Witkos and his wife Esther own Wilson's Pub in Canton, CT. Fireworks proposal Kevin and others sponsored a controversial bill that would legalize fireworks considered to be consumer-level by the federal government in an effort to boost revenue. However, the bill failed in the face of steep opposition by the state's police and fire-fighting forces. Personal Witkos was born in Beverly, Massachusetts and holds a A.S. from Tunxis Community College and a B.A. from the University of Connecticut. See also Connecticut Senate References Category:Connecticut Republicans Category:Connecticut state senators Category:Living people Category:People from Beverly, Massachusetts Category:People from Canton, Connecticut Category:University of Connecticut alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century American politicians |
1,508 | 2003 World Club Challenge | The 2003 World Club Challenge match was contested on Sunday, 16 February by National Rugby League season 2002 premiers, the Sydney Roosters and Super League VII premiers, St. Helens. 19,807 spectators turned out at Bolton's Reebok Stadium for the match, which was refereed by Russell Smith. This was the first time the two clubs had played each other since the inaugural World Club Challenge game at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1976. On that occasion the Roosters, then known as Eastern Suburbs (as it was a Sydney only competition at the time), defeated St Helens 25-2. The attendance on that occasion was 26,856. Background St Helens Sydney Roosters Match summary Teams The Roosters went into the Challenge making only one change in their starting lineup (Todd Byrne went on to the wing for the retired Brett Mullins). In the end, though, it made no difference as the Sydney Roosters ran out comprehensive 0-38 champions over the Saints outfit. Tries to Craig Fitzgibbon, Adrian Morley, new input Todd Byrne, captain Brad Fittler and Todd Payten plus the 9 goals from Fitzgibbon completed a wonderful season for the Sydney Roosters. See also World Club Challenge External links 2003 World Club Challenge at rugbyleagueproject.com 2003 World Club Challenge at rlphotos.com 2003 World Club Challenge at superleague.co.uk Category:World Club Challenge Category:Sydney Roosters matches Category:St Helens R.F.C. matches World Club Challenge World Club Challenge |
1,509 | Hotel Paper | Hotel Paper is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Michelle Branch which was released on June 24, 2003. Some of the major themes on Hotel Paper are leaving things behind, constantly being on the move, independence, the mysteries of bus stations and spirituality. The album's cover is a photograph of Branch by Sheryl Nields. Hotel Paper debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 157,000 copies in its first week—it was Branch's highest sales week and surpassed the peak position of her previous major label album, The Spirit Room (2001). By December 2003, Hotel Paper was certified platinum by the RIAA. The album had sold 1,116,000 copies in the US as of March 2009. Hotel Paper was certified gold in Canada for shipment of 50,000 copies. "Are You Happy Now?", the album's first single, peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, Branch's third nomination. The second single was "Breathe", which reached number 36 on the Hot 100 and became a top five club hit. A third single, "'Til I Get over You", was released with no music video and failed to chart. The album received mixed reviews. Track listing Singles "Are You Happy Now?" (May 20, 2003) "Breathe" (September 23, 2003) "'Til I Get Over You" (2004) Personnel Michelle Branch – acoustic guitar, guitar, percussion, vocals Josh Abraham – keyboards Kenny Aronoff – drums Paul Bushnell – bass Chris Chaney – bass Luis Conte – percussion Sheryl Crow – vocals on "Love Me like That" Rick DePofi – percussion Mike Elizondo – bass John Leventhal – bass, guitar, keyboards Brian MacLeod – drums Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards Dave Navarro – guitar Shawn Pelton – drums Dan Rothchild – bass John Shanks – bass, guitar Stuart Smith – mandolin Patrick Warren – keyboards Greg Wells – Hammond B3, bass, guitar, piano, Wurlitzer Jessica Harp – backing vocals on "Desperately" Production Producers: Josh Abraham, Rick DePofi, John Leventhal, John Shanks, Greg Wells Engineers: Daniel Chase, Greg Collins, Rick DePofi, Marc DeSisto, Lars Fox, Chris Reynolds, Jeff Rothschild, Brian Scheuble, Ryan Williams Assistant engineers: Chris Holmes, Brian Humphrey, Eric Reichers, Mark Valentine Mixing: Josh Abraham, assistant: Jesse Gorman, Chris Lord-Alge, Roger Moutenot, Jim Scott Mastering: Brian Gardner A&R: Danny Strick Assistant: Jorge Velez Production coordination: Jill Dell'Abate Programming: Josh Abraham String arrangements: David Campbell Photography: Sheryl Nields Charts Commercial performance Hotel Paper debuted at number two with 157,000 copies sold on Billboard 200. Album Certifications Singles References External links Hotel Paper at Amazon Category:2003 albums Category:Albums produced by Josh Abraham Category:Maverick Records albums Category:Michelle Branch albums Category:Albums produced by John Shanks Category:Albums produced by John Leventhal Category:Albums produced by Greg Wells |
1,510 | Central Range | Central Range, Central Mountains, or Central Mountain Range may refer to several ranges of mountains, including: Central Range, New Guinea Central Range, Taiwan Central Range, Trinidad and Tobago Central Range, Venezuela See also Cordillera Central (disambiguation), Spanish for "Central Range" |
1,511 | Crooks Mound | Crooks Mound () (16 LA 3) is a large Marksville culture archaeological site located in La Salle Parish in south central Louisiana. It is a large, conical burial mound that was part of at least six episodes of burials. It measured about and . It contained roughly 1,150 sets of remains that were placed. However, they were able to be fit into the structure of the mound. Sometimes body parts were removed in order to achieve that goal. Archaeologists think it was a holding house for the area that was emptied periodically in order to achieve this type of setup. Most of the time, the people were just placed into the mound, but a few of the burials were in log-lined tombs or, rarely, stone-lined tombs. Only a few out of each burial were interred with copper tools as grave goods. This suggests that the area was mainly for common people to be buried in. The site is on private land, usually with no public access, but it can be viewed from the roadway. Description There were two separate mounds that make up the site. In 1938–1939 the site was completely excavated under the direction of James A. Ford. The mounds were southeast of French Fork Bayou and southwest of Cypress Bayou. Mound A was a conical mound that stood in height and in diameter. Mound B is low rectangular mound located southwest of Mound A. It was originally in height and measured in its northeast/southwest alignment and in its northwest/southeast alignment. Excavations revealed that Mound A had been built in three stages; Mound B was a single-stage structure. The mounds held 1,175 burials: 1,159 from Mound A, and 13 from Mound B (3 unknown). Pottery accompanied some burials; the weight of mound fill apparently crushed the vessels. The mounds were used for burials around 100 BCE to 400 CE. No evidence for domestic structures exists on or near the mounds, leading archaeologists to believe they were strictly for mortuary purposes. References Fagan, Brian M. Ancient North America 2005. Thames and Hudson. p. 408 External links Artifacts found at Crooks Mound Category:Marksville culture Category:Mounds in Louisiana Category:Geography of La Salle Parish, Louisiana |
1,512 | 1986–87 British Collegiate American Football League | The 1986–87 BCAFL was the 2nd full season of the British Collegiate American Football League, organised by the British Students American Football Association. Division Changes With the increase in numbers, the single Division was replaced with two Conferences (Scottish & Northern), along with end-of-season playoffs. Team Changes After the completion of the first season, the League returned with all four of the previous season's teams joined by four new entries from: University of Glasgow, playing as the Tigers University of Leicester, playing as the Lemmings University of Stirling, playing as the Clansmen University of Strathclyde, playing as the Hawks Regular season Scottish Conference Note - All Glasgow's matches were awarded. Northern Conference Playoffs Note - the table does not indicate who played home or away in each fixture. References External links Official BUAFL Website Official BAFA Website 1986-87 Category:1987 in British sport Category:1986 in British sport Category:1987 in American football Category:1986 in American football |
1,513 | Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food | The Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food () was a ministerial position in the Hong Kong Government, who headed the former Health, Welfare and Food Bureau (HWFB). It was replaced by Secretary for Food and Health on July 1, 2007. The position was politically appointed, and its term expired when the Chief Executive left office. The secretary was also a member of the Executive Council (ExCo). Centre for Health Protection The CHP was created in 2003 in response to the SARS outbreak and copies the function of the CDC in the United States. Before the introduction CHP reports to the Director of Health. List of office holders After POAS was introduced Dr York Chow (2003-2007) Dr Yeoh Eng Kiong (2002-2003) (retired) Before POAS was introduced (as Secretary for Health and Welfare) Dr Yeoh Eng Kiong (1999-2002) (retired) Katherine Fok Lo Shiu Ching (1994-1999) (retired) Elizabeth Wong Chien Chi Lien (1991-1994) (retired) Chow Tak Hay (1989-1991) John Walter Chambers (湛保熹)(198x-1989) See also Hong Kong Government Government departments and agencies in Hong Kong External links Official website of the HWFB Organisation chart of Hong Kong Government |width=25% align=center|Preceded by:''Food and Health Bureau and Environment and Food Bureau |width=25% align=center|Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food2002-2007 |width=25% align=center|Succeeded by:Secretary for Food and Health and Secretary for Labour and Welfare Category:Defunct positions of the Hong Kong Government |
1,514 | Cyprian Bridge Island | Cyprian Bridge Island is a small island located among the Solomon Islands. The island lies at a latitude of -6.85 and a longitude of 156.18333. It is an uninhabited volcanic island that lies between the islands of Fauro (30 km to the southwest) and Choiseul (much larger island about 100 km to the northeast). The island lies within Choiseul Province. Naming The island is named after Major Cyprian Bridge (1807-1885) who was a British army officer, particularly famed for his activities in the Flagstaff War, which was fought against the Māori in New Zealand in 1845. He was the uncle of Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge (1839-1924) who was the head of British Naval Intelligence. References Category:Uninhabited islands of the Solomon Islands Category:Volcanoes of the Solomon Islands |
1,515 | IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems | IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society. It covers the theory, design, and applications of neural networks and related learning systems. The current Editor-in-Chief is Prof. Haibo He (University of Rhode Island). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2018 impact factor of 11.683. References External links Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Category:Computer science journals Category:Monthly journals Category:English-language journals Category:Publications with year of establishment missing |
1,516 | ¿Para qué sirve un oso? | ¿Para qué sirve un oso? () is a 2011 Spanish eco-comedy film written and directed by Tom Fernández. The film stars Javier Cámara, Gonzalo de Castro and Emma Suárez. It also stars Geraldine Chaplin and her real-life daughter, Oona. The film premiered on 26 March 2011 at the Málaga Film Festival, this was soon followed by a theatrical release in Spain on 1 April. Plot A biologist, Guillermo (Camara) returns to his native Spain after discovering a plant growing in the Antarctic ice. The signs are that he is ready to give up his planet-saving cause. He contacts his wildlife-photographer brother, Alejandro (Castro), who lives in a woodland hut with an enthusiastic young Californian, Vincent (Jesse Johnson), both hoping that the bears that once inhabited this area of Spain will eventually return. Nearby to the woodland hut is Natalia (Emma Suarez), a widow and mother of Daniela (Garcia). Vincent also meets the schoolteacher, Rosa (Oona Chaplin), who he quickly falls for . Guillermo is forced to move into the woodland hut after he is kicked out of the home he shared with his foster mother, Josephine (Geraldine Chaplin). Tensions between the two brothers reach boiling point, as Alejandro's idealistic perspective is in sharp contrast with his jaded brother, Guillermo. Cast Javier Cámara as Guillermo Gonzalo de Castro as Alejandro Emma Suárez as Natalia Geraldine Chaplin as Josephine Jesse Johnson as Vincent Oona Chaplin as Rosa Sira García as Daniela References External links Official website Category:2011 films Category:Spanish films Category:Spanish comedy films Category:2010s comedy films |
1,517 | Natalie Hemby | Natalie Nicole Hemby Wrucke (born March 24, 1977) is an American country music songwriter and singer. She has written songs for Lee Ann Womack, Eli Young Band, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Sunny Sweeney, Little Big Town, Jon Pardi, and Lady Gaga. In 2019, she joined an all-female quartet called The Highwomen alongside Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires and Maren Morris. Early life Hemby was born in Normal, Illinois. She is the daughter of Nashville studio guitarist Tom Hemby and Deanna Hemby. Career Songwriting Hemby has accumulated five #1 Billboard singles during her career. Hemby's cuts include "White Liar" and "Only Prettier" by Miranda Lambert, "Pontoon" and "Tornado" by Little Big Town, "Drinks After Work" by Toby Keith and "Automatic" by Miranda Lambert. She is currently a writer at Universal Music Group Nashville (UMPG), and has formerly been affiliated with EMI Publishing and Carnival Music. Solo album On January 13, 2017, Hemby released her first studio album, Puxico, named after her birthplace, via her own label, GetWrucke Productions. The Highwomen Hemby was revealed as the final member of The Highwomen, a country music group that already featured Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris and Amanda Shires, on April 1, 2019 when the group performed live for the first time at the Bridgestone Arena as part of an 87th birthday tribute concert for Loretta Lynn. "Redesigning Women" was released on July 19, 2019 as the first single from their self-titled debut album set for release on September 6, 2019. Personal life Hemby is married to record producer Mike Wrucke. Discography Studio albums Puxico (2017) Songwriting Awards and nominations References Category:American female country singers Category:American country songwriters Category:Living people Category:People from Nashville, Tennessee Category:Grammy Award winners Category:1977 births Category:Songwriters from Tennessee Category:People from Stoddard County, Missouri Category:21st-century American singers Category:21st-century American women singers Category:Country musicians from Tennessee Category:Country musicians from Missouri Category:The Highwomen members |
1,518 | Burçin Erseçal | Burçin Erseçal (born March 11, 1990) is a Turkish women's football midfielder currently playing in the Turkish Women's Third Football League for Dörtyol Belediyespor in Adana with jersey number 10. She was a member of the Turkey women's national under-19 football team. Playing career Club Burçin Erseçal began football playing at her early age with the men's team of Bursaspor. She then obtained her license for the newly established women's football club Bursa Sağlıkgücü Gençlikgücü on February 2, 2007. In the 2008–09 season, she played in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Sakarya Yenikent Güneşspor. The next season, she was with Maltepe Yalıspor in Istanbul in the Second League. After one season, she returned to her initial club. In the 2011–12 season, she moved to the Izmir-based Konak Belediyespor, where she played two seasons in the First League, and enjoyed league champion title in the 2012–13 season. She then as with Vatan Halk Oyunları Gençlik ve Spor in the Second League and with Sakarya Spor and Yahya Mazlum Halk Eğitim Merkezi Spor in the Third League. She transferred to Konak Belediyespor in the 2015–16 season, and enjoyed once again champion title in the First League. In the first half of the 2016–17 season, she played for the Adana-based club Dörtyol Belediyespor in the Third league. In October 2018, she transferred to Kdz. Ereğlispor to play again in the Women's First League. Erseçal signed with the Istanbul-based club Fatih Vatan Spor in October 2019. International Erseçal played for the Turkey women's U-19 team. She scored one goal in six matches. Career statistics . Honours Turkish Women's First Football League Konak Belediyespor Winners (2): 2012–13, 2015–16 References External links Category:Living people Category:1990 births Category:People from Osmangazi Category:Turkish women's footballers Category:Women's association football midfielders Category:Konak Belediyespor players Category:Fatih Vatan Spor players |
1,519 | Elba Township, Gratiot County, Michigan | Elba Township is a civil township of Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,394 at the 2000 census. Communities The village of Ashley is in the northeast corner of the township. Bannister is an unincorporated community located in the southeast corner of the township, situated on the Maple River at . The ZIP code is 48807. A post office was established here in 1883. History Elba Township was established in 1856. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land. The township contains portions of the Maple River State Game Area. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,394 people, 526 households, and 389 families residing in the township. The population density was 39.7 per square mile (15.3/km²). There were 557 housing units at an average density of 15.9 per square mile (6.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.13% White, 0.29% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.50% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population. There were 526 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.00. In the township the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $35,650, and the median income for a family was $41,786. Males had a median income of $35,326 versus $22,105 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,323. About 8.0% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over. References Category:Townships in Gratiot County, Michigan Category:1856 establishments in Michigan Category:Populated places established in 1856 Category:Townships in Michigan |
1,520 | 1926 Paraguayan Primera División season | The 1926 season of the Paraguayan Primera División, the top category of Paraguayan football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Nacional. Results Standings External links Paraguay 1926 season at RSSSF Category:Paraguayan Primera División seasons Para 1 |
1,521 | Rami Mehmed Pasha | Rami Mehmed Pasha (1645–1706) was an Ottoman statesman and poet who served as Grand Vizier (1703) and governor of Cyprus and of Egypt (1704–06). He was known as a poet of divan literature (the epithet Rami, meaning "Obedient", is his nom de plume in his poems). Early years He was born in 1645 in Constantinople to Terazici Hasan Aga. After completing his education, he started his career as a bureaucrat. In 1690, he was appointed as a clerk in the office of the reis ül-küttab. In 1696, he was promoted to be the reis ül-küttab (a post roughly equivalent to foreign minister) and three years later he represented the Ottoman Empire in the peace talks of the Treaty of Karlowitz which ended the War of the Holy League. The Ottoman Empire was defeated in the war, but Mehmed Rami tried his best to minimize the losses. As a grand vizier On January 25, 1703, he was promoted to the post of Grand Vizier, the highest post of the Ottoman Empire other than that of the Sultan. However he soon realized that the Sheikh ul-Islam Feyzullah, who wielded great influence on the sultan Mustafa II, was the de facto ruler of the empire. The Sultan gave strict orders to Rami Mehmed to seek Feyzullah's approval in all of his decisions, a regulation which reduced the status of the Grand Vizier to a subordinate of the Sheikh ul-Islam. Even under this unfavorable situation, Rami tried to reform the post-war economy and the navy, but his term was too short to carry these reforms through. Both Feyzullah’s almost unlimited authority and the Sultan’s insistence on residing in Edirne rather than Constantinople, the capital, caused reactions among the soldiers and the citizens in Constantinople. In the summer of 1703, they revolted against the Sultan. At the end of this revolt known as Edirne event, Rami Mehmed as well as the Sultan were deposed on August 22, 1703. Death Rami Mehmed was then appointed as the governor of Cyprus and then Egypt, but in 1706 he was exiled to Rhodes island (now a part of Greece), where he died. As a man of letters He was poet and a friend of the famous Ottoman poet of Nabi. He also wrote about his diplomatic career. His book named Karlofça Sulhnamesi is about the talks during the Treaty of Karlowitz. Legacy A suburb of modern Istanbul, which was once a farm owned by Rami Mehmed, is now named Rami after him. See also List of Ottoman Grand Viziers List of Ottoman governors of Egypt References Category:17th-century Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire Category:18th-century Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire Category:Pashas Category:Reis ül-Küttab Category:1645 births Category:1706 deaths Category:Turks of the Ottoman Empire Category:People from Istanbul Category:17th-century people of the Ottoman Empire Category:Ottoman governors of Egypt Category:Ottoman governors of Cyprus |
1,522 | Siemowit of Dobrzyń | Siemowit of Dobrzyń (pl: Siemowit dobrzyński; c. 1262/67 – 1312), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast, Duke of Brześć Kujawski during 1267–1288, Duke of Dobrzyń during 1288–1293, 1295–1303 and 1305–1312, during 1293–1295 in captivity in Lithuania, during 1303–1305 deposed, since 1306 hereditary vassal of the Kingdom of Poland. He was the fifth son of Casimir I of Kuyavia, but the third born from his third marriage with Euphrosyne, daughter of Casimir I of Opole. Life After the death of his father in 1267, Siemowit, together with his full-brothers, inherited their share of his lands under the regency of their mother until 1275, when they jointly ruled. Around 1287 as a result of the customary divisionary treaty between his brothers, he received the district of Dobrzyń The government of the frontiers of his Duchy weren't easy for Siemowit, and in 1293 he was captured by the Lithuanians during an invasion. He could escape two years later, in 1295. During his absence, the rule was exercised by his brother Władysław I the Elbow-high, who after his return handed back the power to Siemowit. After his release, Siemowit lead a more independent policy; around 1296 he married with Anastasia, daughter of Leo I of Halych-Peremyshl; this wedding was probably inspired by Władysław I, whose disastrous policy caused the coronation of Wenceslaus II of Bohemia as King of Poland in 1300 and forced Siemowit to paid homage to him. Siemowit's acceptance of Wenceslaus II's kingship caused in 1303 a rebellion in his domains, probably instigated by a bitter opponent of Wenceslaus II, Leszek of Inowrocław. Siemowit was restored in his Duchy only in 1305, and after this, he opted for support his brother Władysław I. Because he had numerous contacts with his nearest neighbors, the Teutonic Order, is considered that Siemowit was behind the idea of bringing them to fight against Brandenburg in Gdańsk Pomerania, who at the end, bring disastrous consequences to Poland. His refusal to continue to pay the tithes, caused that Siemowit and his family where excommunicated; the curse was removed only after the Duke's death in 1316. Siemowit probably died in 1312, although older historiography, led by Oswald Balzer, believed that he died in 1306, during the great Lithuanian invasion to Dobrzyń. However, this idea, as a result of the discovering of documents certifying that Siemowit was alive at this point, was currently abandoned. It's unknown where he was buried. Marriage and Issue By 1296, Siemowit married with Anastasia (d. 12 March 1335), daughter of Leo I of Halych-Peremyshl. They had five children: Leszek (bef. 1302 - bef. 10 July 1316). Władysław (bef. 1303 - 5 June 1351/April 1352). Casimir (bef. 1304 - bef. 10 July 1316). Bolesław (bef. 1305 - 1 October 1327/12 March 1329). Judith (d. aft. 24 September 1313). Because his sons are minor at the time of his death, the regency was exercised jointly by his widow and his brother Władysław I. Ancestry Notes References Siemowit dobrzyński in poczet.com [retrieved 16 January 2015]. Biography Category:1260s births Category:1312 deaths Category:Piast dynasty |
1,523 | Ján Oravec | Ján Oravec CSc. (born 6 June 1964 in Senica) is a Slovak economist and current secretary of state of Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic. He is the president of The Entrepreneurs Association of Slovakia. In 2004, he became a member of the European committee and in 2013 he became a member of its presidium. Career 2003 – present: president, The Entrepreneurs Association of Slovakia, the first organisation of private businesses in a modern history of Slovakia, after 1989, 2004 – present: a member of a Presidium of The National Union of Employers, the most representative organisation of employers in Slovakia, 2004 – present: a member of the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels representing Slovak employers, 1999–2002: a Chief of Strategy at the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic. 1992–2013: a founding father of The F. A. Hayek Foundation Bratislava (established in 1991), and The Slovak Taxpayers Association (1997), one of the most successful (in terms of their impact on economic policy) and the most respected NGOs in a Central and Eastern Europe. About Oravec graduated in 1987 from Commenius University in Bratislava (Philosophy – Political Economy), The Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia in 1994 (Business Administration) and Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, US, in 1993–1995 (Bank Management). In 1996 he received his PhD degree in economics at theInstitute of Slovak and World Economy in Bratislava. He started his professional career at the Institute of Economics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in 1987. In the beginning of 90s he was active in financial sector (financial manager in investment fund, director of the Investment Banking Dept. in Devin Bank, internships in Banc One, Dallas, Texas, US, and Westpac Bank, Sydney, Australia). In 1999–2002 Oravec was working as a chief of strategy at the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic. During that period he served as a chairman and member of various supervisory boards (SSE, a.s., – one three regional electricity distribution companies, The Slovak Guarantee and Development Bank, Transpetrol, a.s., Slovak Consolidation Agency, Slovak Post-Privatisation Fund), a chairman of a board of directors (National Agency for SMEs) and a vice-chairman of the Government Council for Science and Technology. In October 2003 he was elected as a president of The Entrepreneurs Association of Slovakia, the first organisation of private entrepreneurs in Slovakia after a collapse of communism. He is a member of a Presidium of The National Union of Employers, the most representative organisation of employers in Slovakia. Since 2004 he represents Slovak employers in the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels. Since 2004 he is a member of a scientific board of a Faculty of Economics and Public Administration, The University of Economics in Prague, and a member of an industrial board of The Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. He is a founding father of The F. A. Hayek Foundation Bratislava (established in 1991), and The Slovak Taxpayers Association (1997), since 2004 he is also a member of an academic board of a Liberal Institute in Prague. He has his own business in consulting, |
1,524 | Child Care & Early Education Research Connections | Child Care & Early Education Research Connections (Research Connections) is a joint project of the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) at Columbia University, the Child Care Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan. Launched in 2004 through a cooperative agreement, Research Connections produces an interdisciplinary, Web-based, relational database of more than 10,000 research documents and public use data sets on topics related to child care and early education. In addition, Research Connections conducts literature reviews, develops and disseminates materials designed to improve child care policy research, provides technical assistance to researchers and policy makers, conducts data analysis workshops, synthesizes findings into policy research briefs, and provides support to the Child Care Policy Research Consortium. External links Child Care & Early Education Research Connections Web site National Child Care Information & Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC) Web site Bibliography Research Connections Publications Category:United States Department of Health and Human Services |
1,525 | Peshtigo Fire Museum | The Peshtigo Fire Museum preserves the heritage of the Peshtigo Fire, which destroyed the city of Peshtigo, Wisconsin and surrounding area on October 8, 1871, killing over 2,000 people. It hosts storytelling, exhibits of artifacts from the fire, displays of the lifestyle at the time of the disaster, and a cemetery to memorialize those who died. The museum is adjacent to the Peshtigo Fire Cemetery, where the charred remains of over 350 people were buried in a mass grave. The cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The memorial at the cemetery was the first official state historical marker authorized by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Collection A featured item in the museum's collection is the Church tabernacle that local Roman Catholic priest Father Peter Pernin saved by submerging in the Peshtigo River. The tabernacle survived the fire unblemished. Other Peshtigo fire items include a small burned Bible and a melted glass dish discovered by a construction worker in 1995. The Bible is open to Psalms 106 and 107. Several letters with first-person accounts of the fire and cleanup are on display. One letter describes burying nine to ten hundred (900 to 1000) dead. There are several maps of Peshtigo, one before the fire and another showing the extent of the fire. A mural depicts before, during, and after the fire. Other items that the museum features include a collection of antique items showing the history of the area. All items in the museum were donated. History The museum is located on the site where St. Mary's Catholic Church stood before the fire. The first church to be rebuilt after the fire was a Congregational Church, across the river from the St. Mary's site and a new Catholic church later built at the St. Mary's site. The Catholic church burned again in 1927, and later rebuilt elsewhere. The Congregational church was moved across the river, by Edmund B. Dupuis, after 1927 to the St. Mary's site and that structure was converted to the museum in 1963. See also Fire museum References External links Category:Museums established in 1963 Category:Museums in Marinette County, Wisconsin Category:Firefighting museums in the United States Category:Firefighting memorials Category:History museums in Wisconsin |
1,526 | Engaged to the Unidentified | is a Japanese four-panel manga by Cherry-Arai. The strip has been running in Ichijinsha's Manga 4-Koma Palette magazine since April 2009. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo aired in Japan between January and March 2014. Plot Kobeni Yonomori is a high school girl who lives with her mother and older sister Benio. Upon turning sixteen, Kobeni is shocked to learn that, due to an arrangement by her late grandfather, she is engaged to a boy named Hakuya Mitsumine who, along with his little sister Mashiro, come to live with Kobeni. As Kobeni spends time adjusting to this new family, she learns there is more to Hakuya and Mashiro than meets the eye. Soon, Kobeni's life becomes a bit more interesting between having a fiancé, a new sister-in-law, and a crazy sister. Characters A responsible sixteen-year-old who handles cooking and chores well. When she was younger, she fell down a cliff but was saved by Hakuya. The incident left her with a scar and little memory of the event, as she does not remember Hakuya when they meet again. Over time she recalls more of her memories of the incident, later learning she had received half of Hakuya's inhuman power, the side effect of which gives her a fever on occasion. In school she is noted for her cute face, large bust and (as Mashiro puts it) "child-bearing hips" (which she is conscious of). She is also very conscious of the unwanted attention she receives for being the student council president's younger sister. She begins to seriously date Hakuya later on in the series and go out on formal dates, although she is very nervous any time they do. Kobeni's older sister, who is the student council president at her school. She is both a siscon and a lolicon, and is incredibly doting on both Kobeni, who has gotten used to it, and Mashiro, who fears her greatly. She is quite popular at school, often putting on a more refined personality than at home. In school, she is called Benio-sama. She is protective of Kobeni as she feels somewhat responsible for what happened. Hakuya's younger sister, who was able to enroll in Kobeni's class despite being nine years old by using a hypnosis-like power to fit into the crowd. She often complains that she isn't a child despite being no older than ten, but her true feelings regarding her likes and dislikes can be easily read by the others. She is quite fearful of Benio but is easily swayed by sweet things. She also has a fear of aliens and UMAs but becomes intrigued by the latter when she discovers toy models of them inside some chocolates. Kobeni's arranged fiancé and Mashiro's older brother. A quiet but kind-hearted boy who silently helps out Kobeni when he can, though is sometimes slow to catch onto things, and is not bothered at all with their arranged marriage, as he truly likes her. When they were younger he saved Kobeni's life after she fell down a cliff and blames himself for failing to prevent |
1,527 | Arthur Kampf | Arthur Kampf (28 September 1864 in Aachen – 8 February 1950 in Castrop-Rauxel) was a German history painter. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. Life He studied under Peter Janssen, among others, at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1879 to 1881. After completing his education he became a professor at the Kunstakademie and taught there until 1889, when he moved to Berlin. There he continued to teach at the local Kunstakademie. From 1915 to 1924 he was president of the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Berlin. He also became a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts, and gave drawing lessons, notably to Prince August Wilhelm, son of Wilhelm II. Kampf joined the Nazi Party soon after the Nazis seized power. In 1939's "Great German Art Exhibition" (Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung) at the Haus der Kunst in Munich, he was represented by numerous works. In 1939 he received the Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches with the inscription "To the German painter" (Dem deutschen Maler). In 1944, Kampf was one of 24 artists, architects, authors, composers, actors, and singers added to the "Special list" of the Gottbegnadeten list, meaning he was considered absolutely indispensable. His older brother, Eugen, was also a well known painter. Citations References Kunst im 3. Reich. Dokumente der Unterwerfung. Catalog of the Frankfurter Kunstvereins, 1974. Berthold Hinz: Die Malerei im deutschen Faschismus. Kunst und Konterrevolution. Hanser, Munich 1974, . Hermann Hinkel: Zur Funktion des Bildes im deutschen Faschismus. Anabas, Steinbach 1975, . Reinhard Müller-Mehlis: Die Kunst im Dritten Reich. Heyne, Munich 1976, . External links Entry for Arthur Kampf in the Union List of Artist Names Short biography of Arthur Kampf (in German) Category:19th-century German painters Category:German male painters Category:20th-century German painters Category:1864 births Category:1950 deaths Category:People from Aachen Category:Nazi culture Category:History painters Category:19th-century male artists |
1,528 | Lok Wah North (constituency) | Lok Wah North is one of the 37 constituencies in the Kwun Tong District of Hong Kong which was created in 1991. The constituency loosely covers part of Lok Wah Estate with the estimated population of 12,479. Councillors represented Election results 2010s 2000s 1990s References Category:Constituencies of Hong Kong Category:Constituencies of Kwun Tong District Council Category:1991 establishments in Hong Kong Category:Constituencies established in 1991 Category:Ngau Tau Kok |
1,529 | St Aidan's Church, Caythorpe | St Aidan's Church, Caythorpe is a Chapel of Ease in the Church of England in Caythorpe, Nottinghamshire. It is notable as being one of very few surviving 'tin tabernacles', still in use a parish churches. History The church was built in 1900 as a Chapel of Ease in the parish of Lowdham, and it remains in a joint parish with: St Mary's Church, Lowdham St John the Baptist's Church, Gunthorpe Organ There is a pipe organ and a Canadian reed organ. References Category:Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire |
1,530 | Mana Ohyama | Mana Ohyama (大山 真奈, Ōyama Mana; born 7 December 1992) is a Japanese handball player for Hokkoku Bank and the Japanese national team. She participated at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship. Achievements Carpathian Trophy: Bronze Medalist: 2019 Individual awards Carpathian Trophy Fair Play Award: 2019 References Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Japanese female handball players Category:Handball players at the 2018 Asian Games Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Category:Asian Games medalists in handball Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games |
1,531 | Centennial College | Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology is a diploma- and degree-granting college located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the oldest publicly funded college in Ontario. Its campuses are primarily situated in the east side of the city, particularly in Scarborough, although its new aerospace centre is located at Downsview Park in North York. The enabling legislation is the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act. Centennial College is recognized as one of the most culturally diverse post-secondary institutions in Ontario. Almost 100 ethno-cultural groups are represented and 80 languages are spoken on campus. In 2016, Centennial was ranked as one of Canada's Top 10 Research Colleges for the first time in its history. Its main research facilities are its Wearable, Interactive and Mobile Technologies Access Centre in Healthcare (WIMTACH), established in 2015 through a $1.75 million federal grant. and its new aerospace innovation hub, currently under construction at the former de Havilland plant in west-end Toronto. Programs Centennial offers more than 260 programs including: bachelor's degree, diploma, certificate, post-graduate certificate and apprenticeship programs, across many diverse fields of study. Centennial offers the following four-year undergraduate degrees: Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer and Communication Networks) Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) Collaborative Nursing Degree Bachelor of Public Relations Management Founded in 1966, the college offers programs in business, communication arts, community and consumer services, applied computing, engineering technology, health sciences, animation, music, theatre, film and design. Centennial College supports enrolments of 22,000 full-time students and 19,000 part-time students. History Centennial College was the first to be opened in Ontario during the formation of the province's public college system in the 1960s. Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology were established on May 21, 1965 under the direction of the Hon. William Davis, Minister of Education. The system has grown to encompass 24 public colleges serving 200 communities in the province. As Centennial College's first site, Warden Woods Campus (651 Warden Avenue) opened its doors on October 17, 1966, with 514 students enrolled in 16 career-oriented programs including journalism, secretarial science and early childhood education. The campus made use of a decommissioned federal building that had been renovated to serve as a teaching institution. It evolved over the years to include the health/nutrition, hospitality, child studies and community services programs. In 1973, the Ontario government transferred responsibility for nursing education from the province's hospitals to its colleges. Locally, the Scarborough Regional and the Toronto East General schools of nursing joined Centennial College to form the School of Health Sciences, based at Warden Woods Campus. In 1992 the Scarborough Board of Education and the college made a deal to establish an adult education centre, the Scarborough Career Planning Centre, at the Centennial College. In 1994 the entities agreed to establish the centre there beginning in the fall of that year. Centennial College grew rapidly, necessitating the establishment of additional campuses in the east end of Toronto to accommodate new programs and students. Warden Woods Campus closed in autumn of 2004 and was demolished thereafter to make way for a housing development. Most programs |
1,532 | Norfolk State Spartans | The Norfolk State Spartans refer to the 14 sports teams representing Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, tennis and track and field; women's sports include bowling, softball, and volleyball; men's-only sports include baseball and football. The Spartans compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Teams References External links * |
1,533 | 2-oxopent-4-enoate hydratase | In enzymology, a 2-oxopent-4-enoate hydratase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction 4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoate 2-oxopent-4-enoate + H2O Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, 4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoate, and two products, 2-oxopent-4-enoate and H2O. This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the hydro-lyases, which cleave carbon-oxygen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoate hydro-lyase (2-oxopent-4-enoate-forming). Other names in common use include 2-keto-4-pentenoate hydratase, OEH, 2-keto-4-pentenoate (vinylpyruvate)hydratase, and 4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoate hydro-lyase. This enzyme participates in 9 metabolic pathways: phenylalanine metabolism, benzoate degradation via hydroxylation, biphenyl degradation, toluene and xylene degradation, 1,4-dichlorobenzene degradation, fluorene degradation, carbazole degradation, ethylbenzene degradation, and styrene degradation. References Category:EC 4.2.1 Category:Enzymes of unknown structure |
1,534 | Vibrio cyclitrophicus | Vibrio cyclitrophicus (previously known as Vibrio cyclotrophicus ) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading marine bacterium. The type strain is P-2P44T (=ATCC 700982T=PICC 106644T). Description Its cells are rod-shaped, some cells being curved. A high percentage of cells are motile during exponential growth, and a few cells are motile during stationary phase. Cells possess either one or two polar or subpolar flagella. Exponential-phase cells measured 0.6-5.0 μm. Some cells form involution bodies during stationary phase. References External links LPSN WORMS entry Type strain of Vibrio cyclitrophicus at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Category:Vibrionales Category:Bacteria described in 2001 |
1,535 | 1951–52 Swedish football Division 3 | Statistics of Swedish football Division 3 for the 1951–52 season. League standings Norra 1951–52 Östra 1951–52 Västra 1951–52 Södra 1951–52 Footnotes References Category:Swedish Football Division 3 seasons 3 Swed |
1,536 | The Triplets of Belleville | The Triplets of Belleville () is a 2003 animated comedy film written and directed by Sylvain Chomet. It was released as Belleville Rendez-vous in the United Kingdom. The film is Chomet's first feature film and was an international co-production among companies in France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Canada. The film features the voices of Michèle Caucheteux, Jean-Claude Donda, Michel Robin, and Monica Viegas. There is little dialogue; much of the narrative is conveyed through song and pantomime. It tells the story of Madame Souza, an elderly woman who goes on a quest to rescue her grandson Champion, a Tour de France cyclist, who has been kidnapped by the French mafia for gambling purposes and taken to the city of Belleville (an amalgam of New York City, Montreal and Quebec City). She is accompanied by Champion's loyal but obese hound, Bruno, and joined by the Triplets of Belleville, music hall singers from the 1930s, whom she meets in the city. The film was highly praised by audiences and critics for its unique style of animation. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards—Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for "Belleville Rendez-vous". It was also screened out of competition (hors concours) at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film begins with a flashback showing The Triplets of Belleville: a trio of singers performing on stage in the 1920s (dancing alongside other celebrities including Josephine Baker and Django Reinhardt). The story focuses on Madame Souza, an elderly woman raising her young charge, her grandson, Champion. Souza notices his listlessness that is attributed to hints of his being orphaned. When she notices his (brief) interest in music, she tries to get him to play the piano. When this fails to inspire, she buys him Bruno, a dog. After a time he becomes melancholic once more. She discovers Champion's keen interest in road bicycle racing (a photo on his wall shows his deceased parents with a cycle), she buys him a tricycle. We see them years later, as Champion the cyclist and Souza, his coach. Champion competes the Tour de France but during the race, he and two other riders are kidnapped by two French mafia henchmen and brought to the bustling metropolis of Belleville. Souza and Bruno follow the men, but lose their trail. Lost and with no way to find Champion, Souza has a chance encounter with the renowned Belleville triplets, music hall singers from the 1920s, now elderly women turned improvisational musicians. The sisters take Souza to their home and she soon becomes a part of their group. We then see the wine mafia boss using the kidnapped cyclists as horses in a stationary cycling machine. They are raced in a simulated Tour de France race for gambling. At a fancy restaurant, the Triplets and Souza perform a jam session using newspaper, refrigerator, vacuum cleaner and bicycle wheel as instruments. The wine mafia boss happens to be in the restaurant and, with the help of Bruno, Souza realizes he has Champion. She tails one of the minions and discovers the scheme. |
1,537 | Frederick Hemke | Fred Hemke, DMA (né Frederick Leroy Hemke Jr.; July 11, 1935 – April 17, 2019) was an American virtuoso classical saxophonist and influential professor of saxophone at Northwestern University. Hemke helped raise the popularity of classical saxophone, particularly among leading American composers and helped raise the recognition of classical saxophone in solo, chamber, and major orchestral repertoire. For a half century, from 1962 to 2012, Hemke was a full-time faculty music educator at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music. In 2002, Hemke was named Associate Dean Emeritus of the School of Music. Hemke retired from Northwestern University in 2012. From the start of his career in the early 1960s, building on the achievements of earlier influential American teachers of classical saxophone — including those of Larry Teal, Joseph Allard, Cecil Leeson, Sigurd Raschèr, and Vincent Abato — Hemke, and a handful of peer American saxophonists — including Eugene Rousseau and Donald Sinta — helped build American saxophone repertoire through composers that included Muczynski, Creston, Stein, Heiden, and Karlins. Journalist and author Michael Segell, in his 2005 book, The Devil's Horn, called Hemke "The Dean of Saxophone Education in America." Hemke died on April 17, 2019. Formal education From 1955 to 1956, Hemke studied saxophone with Marcel Mule at the Paris Conservatoire National de Musique et de Declamation, earning in 1956 the Premier Prix diploma. Hemke holds the distinction of being the first American saxophonist to earn a Premier Prix diploma from the Paris Conservatory. In 1958, Hemke earned a Bachelor of Science degree in music education from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. In 1962, he earned a Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music. In 1975, Hemke earned an A.Mus.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In primary and secondary school, until the start of college, Hemke studied saxophone with Eddie Schmidt, a jobbing teacher, band director in Milwaukee, and a close friend of Ralph Joseph Hermann (1914–1994) — musician, composer, songwriter, and music publisher. Hemke was highly influenced by Schmidt's recording of Marcel Mule — and also of his recordings of Al Gallodoro, and Freddy Gardner. At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Hemke studied with Jay Morton, teacher of woodwinds. Hemke did not have a formal saxophone teacher at Eastman, but while there, studied reeds with clarinetist Stanley Hasty (1920–2011), flute repertoire with Joseph Mariano (1911–2007), and oboe repertoire with Robert Sprenkle (1914–1988). Teaching career Hemke taught saxophone at Northwestern's School of Music for fifty years. He began in 1962 as a teaching associate. In 1964 he became an assistant professor and was appointed chairman of the newly formed Winds and Percussion Instruments Department. In 1967 Hemke was elevated to associate professor; on September 1, 1975, Full Professor; and on September 1, 1991, chairman of the Department of Music Performance Studies at the School of Music. Hemke served as senior associate dean for administration in the School of Music from 1995 to 2001. In 2002, Hemke was named the Louis and Elsie Snydacker Eckstein Professor of Music and also named associate dean emeritus of the School of Music. He retired from |
1,538 | Camponotini | Camponotini is a tribe containing 2 extinct ant genera and 8 extant ant genera, including Camponotus (carpenter ants). Genera Calomyrmex Emery, 1895 Camponotus Mayr, 1861 †Chimaeromyrma Dlussky, 1988 Colobopsis Mayr, 1861 Dinomyrmex Ashmead, 1905 Echinopla Smith, 1857 Opisthopsis Dalla Torre, 1893 Overbeckia Viehmeyer, 1916 Polyrhachis Smith, 1857 †Pseudocamponotus Carpenter, 1930 References Category:Formicinae Category:Ant tribes |
1,539 | Dennis M. Hanno | Dennis M. Hanno (born 1956) is the current president of Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. He was appointed on February 22, 2014 as the college's eighth president, succeeding Ronald Crutcher, who retired in June 2014. Education Hanno grew up in a small town in upstate New York and attended the University of Notre Dame where he studied accountancy. He graduated from Notre Dame in 1977 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He attended graduate school at Western New England University where he earned a Master of Science in Accounting in 1981. He then attended the Isenberg School of Management at University of Massachusetts Amherst where he studied accounting and psychology and obtained a PhD in Management in 1990. Career Before beginning his career in higher education, Hanno worked as a certified public accountant in New York and Massachusetts, founding and running his own firm in Lowville, New York from 1982 to 1985. In 1990, he became an assistant professor of accounting at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College, where he worked until 1992. From 1992-2006, Hanno worked at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Isenberg School of Management where he taught as an associate and assistant professor of accounting and served as associate dean for undergraduate matters. In 2006, he joined the staff at Babson College, as a President’s Endowed Professor of accounting and dean of the undergraduate school. Hanno helped establish and became the first director of the Babson Entrepreneurial Leadership Academy, a program that works with high school students in other countries to help them develop leadership skills and encourage entrepreneurial ideas. In September 2010, he helped found the Babson-Rwanda Entrepreneurship Center in Kigali, Rwanda and became its executive director. In 2012, Hanno was appointed as murata dean of the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business and vice provost of Babson College, and in 2013 he was promoted to provost and senior vice president of the college. Hanno was appointed as president of Wheaton College on February 22, 2014 and was officially welcomed to the Wheaton community during a ceremony held February 25, 2014. He took office on July 15, 2014 as the college’s eighth president over its 180 years of history. Under Hanno's leadership, Wheaton has launched a variety of initiatives promoting social innovation and social entrepreneurship within the liberal arts, many of which are located within the WiN Hub (Wheaton Innovates Now). The new programs have been made possible with the support of the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation and include the establishment of an endowed professorship in social entrepreneurship. The focus on social innovation reflects Hanno's work as an educator and entrepreneur. He is the founder and head of IDEA4Africa, a non-profit that seeks to inspire and equip youth entrepreneurs to develop social and economic value for their communities and for the world. The organization grew from Hanno's work leading leadership and innovation seminars in East Africa, work that he began during his tenure at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is an occasional contributor to The Washington Post. He also serves as a commissioner of the |
1,540 | 2000 Houston Comets season | The 2000 WNBA season was the fourth season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won their fourth WNBA Finals and their last title in franchise history before disbanding in 2008. WNBA Draft Regular season Season standings Season Schedule Playoffs Awards and honors Cynthia Cooper, WNBA Finals MVP Award Cynthia Cooper, Best WNBA Player ESPY Award Sheryl Swoopes, WNBA Most Valuable Player Award Sheryl Swoopes, WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award References External links Comets on Basketball Reference Category:Houston Comets seasons Houston Houston Category:Western Conference (WNBA) championship seasons |
1,541 | Basket Range, South Australia | Basket Range is a small town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It is located on an approximately north-south ridge that runs from Deep Creek in the north to Greenhill Road in the south. The area is completely encircled by hills, giving the town the appearance of nestling within a large basket, hence "Basket Range". It has been suggested that the name may derive from the practice of German farmers who, travelling from Lobethal to Adelaide along the old Bullock Track which passed through the area, would carry their produce in large wicker baskets. It has also been suggested that a Mr Basket was in charge of issuing timber-cutting licences in the very early days; however, there is no evidence of any Mr Basket having lived there or been in charge of licences. The town's main industries include apple and cherry orchards, and there are numerous cottages available for bed and breakfast accommodation. Basket Range Primary School was established in 1885, and the Basket Range CFS was founded in 1969. Basket Range Post Office opened on 1 April 1892. Basket Range is also home to one of the oldest cricket clubs in the region. Basket Range Cricket Club was formed in 1892 and their oval overlooks the wide sweeping hills views of the area. References Category:Suburbs of Adelaide |
1,542 | Elana K. Arnold | Elana Kuczynski Arnold is a children's and young adult author. Her books include Infandous (Carolrhoda Lab, 2015), A Boy Called Bat (Walden Pond Press, 2017) and What Girls Are Made Of (Carolrhoda Lab, 2017). What Girls Are Made Of is a finalist for the 2017 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Her novel Damsel was named a Michael L. Printz Award Honor title in 2019. Early life Arnold attended college at University of California, Davis and University of California, Irvine, then earned a Master's in English from the University of California, Davis in 1998. Works Young adult novels Sacred (2012) Burning (2013) Splendor (2013) Infandous (2015) What Girls Are Made Of (2017) Damsel (2018) Red Hood (2020) Children's books The Question of Miracles (2015) Far From Fair (2016) A Boy Called Bat (2017) Bat and the Waiting Game (2018) Bat and the End of Everything (2019) What Riley Wore (2019) References External links Official site Category:Women children's writers Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:University of California, Davis alumni |
1,543 | Enneapterygius niue | Enneapterygius niue is a species of triplefin blenny which is found in the western Pacific around the islands of Niue and Samoa. It is found in the intertidal zone and coral reefs. It was described in 2017 by Ronald Fricke and Mark V. Erdmann. References niue Category:Fish described in 2017 |
1,544 | Jerome Klein | Jerome Klein was an American art historian and art critic and a founding member of the American Artists' Congress (AAC). Career Klein began his career as an instructor in art history at Columbia University in the late 1920s, the only member of the department interested in modern art. In 1933 Klein signed a letter protesting the decision of the university to invite Hans Luther, the Ambassador from Nazi Germany, to speak at Columbia. Although other professors also signed the letter, Klein’s return address left on one of the letters by a careless student opponent of fascism identified Klein as the ringleader. According to Stephen H. Norwood, Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, an admirer of Italian and German fascism, fired Klein for signing the letter. Klein became the art critic for the New York Post, writing also for other publications. He was a champion of the socialist artists of the 1930s, calling for a “broad, unified social-artistic engineering which would transform man’s environment for the benefit of man.” In 1935 Klein was a founding member of the American Artists' Congress, organized in response to the call of the Popular Front and the American Communist Party for formations of literary and artistic groups against the spread of Fascism. His image can be seen in the drawing of the congress organizers by Peppino Mangravite. Bibliography Modern Masters, from Manet to Gauguin, 1938 References Category:Columbia University faculty Category:American art historians Category:Year of birth missing Category:Year of death missing |
1,545 | Conegar Hill | Conegar Hill is a prominent rise, high, just north of the village of Broadwindsor in the Yeovil Scarplands, in the county of Dorset in southern England. It has a prominence of which classifies it as one of the Tumps. The actual summit is unwooded and bounded to the east and west by tributaries of the River Axe and to the south by the Broadwindsor col to Waddon Hill. To the north is Blagdon Hill, a subsummit on the same ridge. The B3164 from Broadwindsor crosses the southeastern flank of Conegar Hill to join the A 3066 at Whetley Cross 2 kilometres to the northeast. A small lane, branches off northwards across the western side of the hill. The name "Conegar" derives from the early Medieval English term "cony-garth" literally meaning rabbit yard. The name was chosen as the hill was possibly the remnants of an ancient man-made pillow mound, used for raising rabbits or because of the close resemblance to a pillow mound. References Category:Hills of Dorset |
1,546 | Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | Sweden entered the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with "La voix", performed by Malena Ernman. Ernman was the winner of the Swedish song contest Melodifestivalen, which serves as Sweden's selection process for Eurovision. Ernman represented Sweden at the first semi-final of the Contest on 12 May 2009, where she qualified to the final of the Contest after receiving 105 points, placing 4th in a field of 18 competing entries. At the final she performed 4th on stage. At the close of the voting she had received 33 points, placing 21st of the 25 competing countries. Melodifestivalen 2009 Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th Melodifestivalen. Five semi-finals were held in the Swedish cities of Gothenburg, Skellefteå, Leksand and Malmö, with Norrköping hosting the final Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round. The final of the contest was contested in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, at the Globe Arena, where 11 songs competed to win the contest and represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia. The 2009 edition of Melodifestivalen implemented a number of new rules which changed the dynamics of the contest, including more people, pre-recorded backing vocals and a new international jury who selected an 11th finalist. Final The final was held on 14 March at Globen in Stockholm. 11 songs competed, with the winner being decided by a mix of televoting/SMS voting and jury voting. The final winner was Malena Ernman with the pop/opera song "La voix", composed by Ernman and last year's winning composer Fredrik Kempe, and was sung in both English and French. Ernman received top marks from the televoting public, and only came 8th with the juries. Second place went to Caroline af Ugglas with "Snälla, snälla", while third place went to boyband E.M.D. with "Baby Goodbye". At Eurovision Since Sweden is not one of the "Big Four" and was not the host of the 2009 contest, it had to compete in one of the two semi-finals. Following a draw in Moscow, the Swedish entrant took part in the first semi-final on 12 May 2009, performing 5th. At the semifinal, Sweden's entry qualified for the final, which took take place on May 16. while the draw for the running order was held on 16 March 2009. It finished 21st of 25 participants with just 33 points. Split results In the Final Sweden came 21st with 33 points: the public awarded Sweden 15th place with 59 points and the jury awarded 22nd place with 27 points. Televoting results Semi Final voting Sweden's televoting for the first semi final were as follows: The televotes were then converted into points, as shown in the points column. Final voting Sweden's televoting for the grand final were as follows: The televotes were then converted into points, as shown in the televote points column. As the 50/50 rule had also been re-introduced a jury of 5 professionals in music from Sweden also voted. These votes were |
1,547 | Mizuho Bank Uchisaiwaichō Head Office Building | is a 143 m (469 ft) tall office skyscraper in Tokyo, Japan. At 38 stories the building is the 86th tallest building in Tokyo. It contains 1.4 million sq ft (134,974 m²) of office space, 100% of which is now occupied by Mizuho Bank, the consumer banking arm of the second-largest Japanese financial conglomerate Mizuho Financial Group, while still called the DKB Head Office from time to time. The building was built in Chiyoda at 1 Uchisaiwaichō in 1981, when it was called the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Head Office Building. It was designed by architects Yoshinobu Ashihara & Partners and developed by Shimizu Corporation, one of the “big five” real estate developers in Japan. Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (“DKB”) combined with Fuji Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan in 2000 to form Mizuho Financial Group. External links Shimizu Corporation Project Gallery Mizuho Bank Head Office Building, Tokyo (Emporis) Bank Head Office Building, Tokyo Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Tokyo Category:Shimizu Category:Office buildings completed in 1980 |
1,548 | James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday | James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday is the tenth studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in November 1965, by Smash Records. Track listing All tracks composed by James Brown; except where indicated References Category:1965 albums Category:James Brown albums Category:Albums produced by James Brown Category:Smash Records albums |
1,549 | Navalram Pandya | Navalram Laxmiram Pandya (Gujarati: નવલરામ) (9 March 1836 – 7 August 1888) was a Gujarati critic, playwright, poet, essayist, editor, educationist and a social reformer. He is considered to be a most important figure in modern Gujarati literature. The first humourist, the first historical dramatist, the first critic and a leading scholar of his age, Navalram was the first to herald the new generation of writers like Manilal Dwivedi, Govardhanram Tripathi and Narsinhrao Divetia. His writings covered numerous areas, including philosophy, patriotism, reformation, education, journalism, grammar and literature. Life Navalram was born on 9 March 1836 in Surat (now in Gujarat) to Nandkor and Lakshmiram Pandya. Physically weak as a child, he didn't take much interest in games and was introvert in nature. At the age of eleven, he passed the final vernacular exam and got admission in an English school as a free merit scholar. He passed his matriculation exam in 1853. Though he was a prodigy in mathematics he didn't go to college and joined as an Additional Teacher at the English High School in Surat in 1854. From there he went to Deesa and joined the Anglo Vernacular School. Then he became the assistant principal of Ahmedabad Training College and worked there from 1870 to 1876. In 1876, he became the Principal of Rajkot Training College and lived there until his death on 7 August 1888. In 1847, at the age of 11, he married Shivagauri, who died after 10 months of marriage. His second marriage was with Manigauri in 1850. His son, Dhimatram, was born in 1867, while his daughter, Kamla, in 1871. Govardhanram Tripathi and Vijayray Vaidya published his biography as Navalram Lakshmiram Ni Jivankatha (1940) and Shukra Tarak (1944) respectively. Works In addition to writing literary essays and book reviews, Navalram was a critic of distinction. He started his writing career with a report on the Maharaj Libel Case (1863). Plays In 1867, he penned the Gujarati Bhatnu Bhopalu, based on Henry Fielding's The Mock Doctor, a play which in its turn had been adapted from French playwright Molière's Le Médecin malgré lui. He wrote the historical play Veermati in 1869, based on the story of Jagdev Parmar, published in Alexander Kinloch Forbes' Ras Mala. Criticism He reviewed the first Gujarati novel, Karan Ghelo in Gujarat Mitra daily in 1867, pioneering the criticism of Gujarati literature. Prose Navalram was an editor of Gujarat Shala Patra, a periodical on education. He wrote serial commentary on poetry with humour titled Akbarshah ane Birbal Nimitte Hindi Hasyatarang in the periodical from 1860 to 1870. His other serialized writing in periodical Engrej Lok no Sankshipt Itihas (Concise History of Englishmen, 1880–1887) was later edited and published by Balwantray Thakore in 1924. He translated Kalidasa's Meghadūta (1870) in Gujarati and also discussed the methodology of translation in it. Kavijivan (1888) is a biographical work on Gujarati poet and social reformer Narmad based on his autobiography, Mari Hakikat. Others His poetry collections Balalagnabatrisi (1876) criticized child marriage while Balagarbavali (1877) is about ideals of life of women. He edited Premanand Bhatt's Kunwarbai |
1,550 | Red Sleeping Beauty | "Red Sleeping Beauty" was the second single by McCarthy released in October 1986. The B-sides were "From the Damned", "God the Father" and "For the Fat Lady". The latter two were only available on the 12" vinyl release. The single is not on any of the band's three studio albums. It can be found on the releases A La Guillotine and That's All Very Well But.... The song is believed to have been written as a protest to the Margaret Thatcher government. The song has been covered by Manic Street Preachers frontman James Dean Bradfield and features as a B-side to the Manics single "Autumnsong" released on 16 July 2007. A Swedish indie pop band was named after the song title. References Category:1986 singles Category:McCarthy (band) songs Category:Songs written by Malcolm Eden Category:Songs written by Tim Gane |
1,551 | James Black (educator) | James Black (April 27, 1826 – December 22, 1890) was the fourth President of the University of Iowa, serving from 1868 to 1870. Category:Presidents of the University of Iowa Category:1826 births Category:1890 deaths |
1,552 | Paul Bird (artist) | Paul Bird (13 February 1923 – 5 May 1993) was an English artist and teacher who had a long and varied career. Biography Bird was born in London and studied at the Bath School of Art under Clifford Ellis. In Bath, Bird met the elderly Walter Sickert who became a major influence on him. During World War Two, Bird served in the Royal Navy and was deployed to the Far East and India. While on active service, Bird continued to paint and submitted a number of works to the War Artists' Advisory Committee, WAAC. WAAC eventually purchased a small number of these pictures and they are now held in the Imperial War Museum and the British Government Art Collection. After the war, Bird studied at the Institute of Education in London, where his lecturers included Nikolaus Pevsner, before returning to Bath to teach art at the Bath Art Secondary School. In the early 1950s, Bird taught for a time as Head of Painting at the Bretton Hall Training College. In 1953 he joined the Community of the Resurrection at Mirfield in Yorkshire. Bird lived as a lay member of the Anglo-Catholic community there for eight years. When he left Mirfield, Bird joined the teaching staff at the Royal College of Art under Robin Darwin. There he taught drawing in the Film and Television School on a part-time basis before taking a full-time role as the vice-principal of the Central School of Art and Design. Bird worked at the Central from 1961 until 1983. From 1983 until the last year of his life, Bird presented an influential series of summer school lectures on The Art of Seeing. References External links Category:1923 births Category:1993 deaths Category:20th-century British painters Category:Academics of the Central School of Art and Design Category:Academics of the Royal College of Art Category:Alumni of Bath School of Art and Design Category:Artists from London Category:British male painters Category:British war artists Category:Royal Navy personnel of World War II Category:World War II artists |
1,553 | Besant, Saskatchewan | Besant is an unincorporated community in Saskatchewan. Category:Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan |
1,554 | Miss Universe 1964 | Miss Universe 1964, the 13th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 1 August 1964 at the Miami Beach Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Corinna Tsopei of Greece was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Ieda Maria Vargas of Brazil, making her the first and so far only Miss Universe from Greece. Results Placements Contestants - María Amalia Ramírez - Lidia Lidwina Henriquez - Ria Lubyen - Gloria Mackh - Catherine Cartwright - Danièle Defrere - Olga Mónica del Carpio Oropeza - Ângela Vasconcelos - Mary Rande Holl - Mary Lou Farrell - Annette Dona Kulatunga - Patricia Herrera Cigna - Alba Ramírez Plaza - Dora Marcela Sola - Iris Anette de Windt - Yvonne Mortensen - Clara Chapuseaux Soñé - Tanya Yela Klein Loffredo - Brenda Blackler - Sirpa Wallenius - Edith Noël - Marina Kettler - Corinna Tsopei - Christine Hughes - Henny Deul - Mary Bai - Thelma Ingvarsdóttir - Meher Castelino Mistri - Maurine Elizabeth Lecky - Ronit Rinat - Emanuela Stramana - Beverly Rerrie - Chizuko Matsumoto - Shin Jung-hyun - Mariette Sophie - Angela Filmer - Lyndal Ursula Cruickshank - Edna Park - Jorunn Nystedt Barun Okinawa - Toyoko Uehara - Maritza Montilla - Miriam Riart Brugada - Miluska Vondrak Steel - Maria Myrna Sese Panlilio - Yolanda Rodríguez Machin - Lana Yu Yi - Wendy Barrie - Gail Robinson - Maria José Ulloa Madronero - Stella Hadley - Cynthia Ingrid Dijkstra - Siv Märta Aaberg - Sandra Sulser - Julia Merlene Laurence - Claudine Younes - Inçi Duran - Bobbie Johnson - Delia Babiak - Mercedes Revenga - Marilyn Joy Samuel Notes Debuts Name changes began competing as Malaysia. Returns Last competed in 1952: Last competed in 1954: Last competed in 1958: Last competed in 1960: Last competed in 1961: Last competed in 1962: Replacements - Doreen Swan was replaced by Wendy Barrie. Withdrawals - Sandra Correa Did not Compete - Vera Wee (Singapore in that time was a part of Malaysia until separated in October 1965.) Awards - Miss Amity (Jeanne Venables) - Miss Photogenic (Emanuela Stramana) ''' - Best National Costume (Henny Deul) General References References External links Miss Universe official website 1964 Category:1964 in Florida Category:1964 beauty pageants Category:Beauty pageants in the United States Category:Events in Miami Beach, Florida Category:August 1964 events |
1,555 | Loxwood (ward) | Loxwood is an electoral ward of Chichester District, West Sussex, England and returns two members to sit on Chichester District Council. Following a district boundary review, Loxwood was created from the Petworth, Plaistow and Wisborough Green wards in 2019. Councillors Election results * Elected References External links Chichester District Council Election Maps Category:Wards of Chichester District |
1,556 | Ice Cube Curling Center | The Ice Cube Curling Center () is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Sochi, Russia, that opened in 2012. It is a component of the Sochi Olympic Park. It hosted all the curling events at the 2014 Winter Olympics and the wheelchair curling events at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. It cost $14.0 million to build the venue, including the temporary works for the Olympics and Paralympics. It opened in 2012. After the 2014 games, it will remain a sports arena. The venue is a portable venue, designed so that it could possibly be re-located after the end of the games. References Venue Models from Sochi Investment Forum 2009 Curling Arena Information and images Arena information and drawings Sochi2014.com profile Category:Indoor arenas in Russia Category:Sports venues in Russia Category:Sport in Sochi Category:Venues of the 2014 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic curling venues Category:Adlersky City District Category:Curling venues in Russia Category:Buildings and structures in Sochi |
1,557 | Năvodari | Năvodari (, historical names: Carachioi; Caracoium, ) is a town in Constanța County, region of Northern Dobruja, Romania, with a population of 32,400. The town formally includes a territorially distinct community, Social Group Peninsula, and administers the neighbouring village of Mamaia-Sat. Etymology The name of the town means "trawlers" in Romanian. History The settlement was mentioned for the first time in 1421 under the name Kara Koyun ("Black Sheep"), to be renamed later on Karaköy or Carachioi ("The Black Village"). In 1927, the locality was again renamed to Năvodari and after five years, on 15 August 1932, it was granted commune status. The town developed during the communist regime as part of the industrialization program. In 1957, the superphosphate and sulfuric acid plant, also known as USAS (Uzina de Superfosfat si Acid Sulfuric, Superphosphate and Sulfuric Acid Factory), whose construction had started in 1954, was opened, paving the road towards the industrialization of the area and demographic growth. However, the factory polluted the Black Sea and Taşaul Lake with toxic dumps. In the 1990s, the pollution was greatly reduced as the factory was modernized. In 1968 the population of Năvodari exceeded 6,500 inhabitants. A law adopted that year granted the commune of Năvodari town status and placed the Mamaia Sat village under its administration. The modernization of the town began in 1975 and finished on 29 June 1979. Current status Today Năvodari is an important chemical and industrial town containing a car repairs factory and a Petromidia factory specialized in petrochemical products. Năvodari has also developed in the social and cultural fields; in the city center there is a children's town, built between 1969 and 1972, vacation accommodations, and sports facilities where up to 12,000 visitors can be accommodated. Some 5 kilometres from the town itself there is a summer camp (the largest one in Romania), built under the communist regime for school children. Due to its interesting programmes, good accommodation and affordable prices, it was extremely popular among teachers and parents. In the early 2000s, it was opened for the public at large as a cheap seaside resort. Demographics At the 2011 census, Năvodari had 29,873 Romanians (94.67%), 283 Hungarians (0.90%), 309 Roma (0.98%), 10 Germans (0.03%), 297 Turks (0.94%), 115 Tatars (0.36%), 545 Lipovans (1.73%), 27 Aromanians (0.09%), 77 others (0.24%), 18 with undeclared ethnicity (0.06%) . Gallery Notable natives Adrian Lungu, Romania's most capped rugby union player, was born in Năvodari. Laurențiu Duță, member of the 3rei Sud Est band References External links Official site City television site Category:Towns in Romania Category:Monotowns in Romania Category:Populated places in Constanța County Category:Populated coastal places in Romania Category:Port cities and towns in Romania Category:Port cities of the Black Sea |
1,558 | Poisson distribution | In probability theory and statistics, the Poisson distribution (; in English often rendered ), named after French mathematician Siméon Denis Poisson, is a discrete probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space if these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event. The Poisson distribution can also be used for the number of events in other specified intervals such as distance, area or volume. For instance, an individual keeping track of the amount of mail they receive each day may notice that they receive an average number of 4 letters per day. If receiving any particular piece of mail does not affect the arrival times of future pieces of mail, i.e., if pieces of mail from a wide range of sources arrive independently of one another, then a reasonable assumption is that the number of pieces of mail received in a day obeys a Poisson distribution. Other examples that may follow a Poisson distribution include the number of phone calls received by a call center per hour and the number of decay events per second from a radioactive source. Definitions Probability mass function The Poisson distribution is popular for modeling the number of times an event occurs in an interval of time or space. A discrete random variable X is said to have a Poisson distribution with parameter λ > 0, if, for k = 0, 1, 2, ..., the probability mass function of X is given by: where e is Euler's number (e = 2.71828...) k! is the factorial of k. The positive real number λ is equal to the expected value of X and also to its variance The Poisson distribution can be applied to systems with a large number of possible events, each of which is rare. The number of such events that occur during a fixed time interval is, under the right circumstances, a random number with a Poisson distribution. Example The Poisson distribution may be useful to model events such as The number of meteorites greater than 1 meter diameter that strike Earth in a year The number of patients arriving in an emergency room between 10 and 11 pm The number of laser photons hitting a detector in a particular time interval Assumptions and validity The Poisson distribution is an appropriate model if the following assumptions are true: is the number of times an event occurs in an interval and can take values 0, 1, 2, .... The occurrence of one event does not affect the probability that a second event will occur. That is, events occur independently. The average rate at which events occur is independent of any occurrences. For simplicity, this is usually assumed to be constant, but may in practice vary with time. Two events cannot occur at exactly the same instant; instead, at each very small sub-interval exactly one event either occurs or does not occur. If these conditions are true, then is a Poisson random variable, and the distribution |
1,559 | Bauta Abajo | Bauta Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Orocovis, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,516. History The United States took control of Puerto Rico from Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and conducted its first census of Puerto Rico, finding that the population of Bauta Abajo barrio was 1,603. See also List of communities in Puerto Rico References Category:Barrios of Orocovis, Puerto Rico |
1,560 | The Loves of Your Life | The Loves of Your Life is a studio album by Hamilton Leithauser, the former frontman of the Walkmen. It was released on April 10, 2020, on Glassnote Records, and preceded by the singles "Here They Come", "Isabella", and "Don't Check the Score". Track listing References Category:Glassnote Records albums Category:2020 albums Category:Hamilton Leithauser albums |
1,561 | Squamanita paradoxa | Squamanita paradoxa, commonly known as powdercap strangler, is a species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae. It is a parasitic fungus that grows as a gall on another fungus, Cystoderma amianthinum. The species was first described as Cystoderma paradoxum by American mycologists Alexander H. Smith and Rolf Singer in 1948, based on specimens collected in Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon. Cornelis Bas transferred the species to the genus Squamanita in 1965. In 2011, it was reported from Worcestershire, UK. References External links Category:Fungi described in 1948 Category:Fungi of Europe Category:Fungi of North America Category:Tricholomataceae Category:Taxa named by Alexander H. Smith |
1,562 | Florida Tech (disambiguation) | Florida Tech refers to the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida. In the past it has also referred to Florida Technical College University of Central Florida, formerly called Florida Technological University Florida Tech does not refer to Florida Polytechnic University (FPU or Florida Polytech). FPU refers to a new university created in 2012 in Florida. Florida Polytechnic University |
1,563 | 1887 U.S. National Championships – Doubles | In the final, Sears and Dwight won in five sets against Taylor and Slocum. Draw References U.S. National Championships - Men's Doubles Category:U.S. National Championships (tennis) by year – Men's Doubles |
1,564 | Gibbula sementis | Gibbula sementis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. Description The height of the shell attains 6.1 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the islands of Santiago and Brava, Cape Verde. References sementis Category:Gastropods described in 2001 Category:Gastropods of Cape Verde |
1,565 | Fordyce House | Fordyce House may refer to: Fordyce House (Hot Springs, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas Fordyce–Ricks House Historic District Hot Springs, Arkansas, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas Fordyce House (Little Rock, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas |
1,566 | Miska III Atyusz | Miska (III) from the kindred Atyusz () was a Hungarian noble, who served as ispán of Vas County in 1214. He was a member of the Atyusz kindred as the son of Miska II, his brother was Judge royal Solomon. He had also several cousins, including the influential lords Atyusz III, Lawrence (sons of Atyusz II) and Sal. References Sources Miska III Category:13th-century Hungarian people |
1,567 | Saeed Farajpouri | Saeed Farajpouri, was born on February 20, 1961 in Sanadaj, Iran. He is a composer, performer and an instructor of a classical Iranian instrument called Kamancheh or Spike Fiddle. He started learning music at age 9 under Maestro Hassan Kamkar, and thenlearned the Iranian music repertoire (Radif) under Maestro Mohammad Reza Lotfi and the ensemble performance under the instruction of maestro Hossein Alizadeh He has performed at several ensembles such as: Shayda, Aref, Aava, Paivar and Dastan. He has instructed Kamancheh at Chavosh Music Center, Music Conservatory of Tehran, and several universities and art institutes inside and outside Iran. Saeed collaborated with Maestro Mohammad Reza Shajarian for more than three decades performing at many concerts inside and outside Iran and in albums such as Shab e Vasl, Ahang e Vafa, Rosvai e Del, Dastan, Aaram e jaan, Aaseman e Eshgh, and Del Shodegan. He also has several solo recordings such as: Kamancheh Album, Segah Homayoon, and Kurdish folklore music. In Kurdish music, he has produced the following albums such as: Awaat, Zamaneh, in memory of S. Ali Asghar Kurdestani. In the genre of the Iranian Classical music, Saeed has made the following albums: ▪ Qoqaye Eshghbazan , with Iranian instrumentalist and vocalist, maestro Mohamad reza Shajarian. ▪ Shoorideh, with the Dastan ensemble and the vocalist, Maestro Parisa. Shoorideh is a recipient of the best annual music award from the French Ministry of Education and a recipient of the Shok title from the Le Monde music magazine. ▪ Darya e Bi Paian, with the Dastan Ensemble and the vocalist, Salar Aghili ▪ Khorshid e Arezoo, with the Dastan Ensemble and the vocalist, Homayoun Shajarian. ▪ Meykhaneh Khamoosh, with the Dastan Ensemble and the vocalist, Salar Aghili. ▪ Ahval e Del, with Hamnavazan Ensemble and the vocalist, Ms. Parisa ▪ Dami Ba Doost, with the Hamnavazan Ensemble and the vocalist, Tahereh Falahati. ▪ I Sing with you, with the Dastan Ensemble and the vocalist, Jamal Kordestani. Saeed has written the following two books for students who specifically want to learn Kamancheh: Twenty Pieces for Kamancheh; and Pieces for Kamancheh Both books were published by the Mahoor Institute. References External links Official website www.saeedfarajpouri.com Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Iranian classical composers Category:Iranian kamancheh players Category:Iranian classical musicians Category:Kurdish musicians Category:People from Sanandaj Category:Persian classical musicians Category:University of Tehran faculty |
1,568 | Nashoba Regional High School | Nashoba Regional High School (NRHS) is a high school (grades 9-12) that is part of the Nashoba Regional School District. It is located in Bolton, Massachusetts, United States and also serves the towns of Lancaster and Stow. As of the 2018-2019 school year, it had a student population of just over 1300. History The high school was built in 1961, originally only being one-story high. It has since had large renovations, including many more classrooms, a new auditorium, administrative offices, and a second gymnasium. Additionally, Nashoba Regional High School is a filming site of notable alumni Chris Fleming, used as the setting of “Northbread High School” in his online series, Gayle In 2019, a former math teacher was charged with possessing child pornography, among other charges, leading to the resignation of the principal, Paul DiDomenico in 2020 after the teacher plead guilty. Academics NRHS is home to a Concord Area Special Education (CASE) program of vocational education for students with substantial special needs (ages 15–22). The school also offers the unique NRHS Cadet EMT Program, which trains high school students and allows them to serve as EMTs with the Bolton Ambulance Squad. Students involved in the program carry pagers in their classes, and are given the opportunity to gain real-world experience in Emergency Medical Services. It is one of only a handful of programs like it in the United States. Notable alumni Chris Fleming - comedian and star of YouTube show Gayle Hal Gill - National Hockey League player with the Nashville Predators Greg Hill - host of the Hillman morning show on WAAF Clive Weeden - professional basketball player Koren Zailckas - author of bestselling book Smashed References External links Category:Schools in Worcester County, Massachusetts Category:Public high schools in Massachusetts |
1,569 | Randolph–Sheppard Act | The Randolph–Sheppard Act, 20 U.S.C. § 107 et seq., is a federal law which mandates a priority to blind persons to operate vending facilities on Federal property. History The Act became law after it was enacted by the United States Congress and signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 20, 1936. The Act's primary sponsor was Representative Jennings Randolph (D-WV). Senator Morris Sheppard (D-TX) was the bill's major sponsor in the United States Senate. The Act was amended and updated significantly in 1974, with then Senator Jennings Randolph pushing the legislation through Congress almost singlehandedly. Among the people and organizations working to amend the Act were Durward McDaniel, National Representative of the American Council of the Blind, Irving Schloss, with the American Foundation for the Blind, and John Nagle, with the National Federation of the Blind. The 1974 amendments became law on December 7, 1974. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/chapter-6A With his Special Counsel on the Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee, Robert Humphreys, Esq., Senator Randolph developed numerous innovations in the Randolph-Sheppard program by expanding opportunities for blind vendors; entitling blind vendors and their State licensing agencies to income from vending machines on all Federal property; providing full due process to aggrieved blind vendors which enables them to resolve disputes with State agencies through hearings, arbitrations, and Federal court appeals; the creation of elected committees of blind vendors in each state with a Randolph-Sheppard program which are responsible for representing all the blind vendors in a state; creating a priority (rather than the mere preference that existed prior to 1974) for the operation of blind vending facilities on all Federal property. It was hoped and expected at the time the 1974 amendments became law that the blind vending facility program could double in size within five years. That hope was optimistic, and a number of impediments to the program's progress have emerged over the years. Senator Randolph was the Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Handicapped of the Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee, and was responsible for the enactment of other important legislation to improve the lives of people with disabilities, including the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Education of All Handicapped Children Act. Operation and management of the Randolph-Sheppard Program The Randolph-Sheppard program operates in nearly every State through State licensing agencies as directed in the Code of Federal Regulations http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title34/34cfr395_main_02.tpl. National management and support are provided under the law by the Rehabilitation Services Administration in the Department of Education. There are some 2,500 blind vendors operating throughout the United States, managing businesses that run the gamut of food service and vending, from snack bars, gift shops, cafeterias, and highway rest stop vending operations, to major food service operations through military dining contracts. The gross national revenue from such operations now exceeds $800 million annually. (See RS-15 Reports issued by the Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. For more information on this important national program, contact the Randolph-Sheppard Vendors of America, 940 Parc Helene Dr., Marrero, LA 70072-2421. External links Randolph-Sheppard Act Randolph-Sheppard FAQ from the National Council of State Agencies |
1,570 | List of people on the postage stamps of Belize | This is a list of people on stamps of British Honduras and Belize. The list is complete through 1983. British Honduras Alice of Athlone (1951) Giovanni Bellini (1969) Alessandro Botticelli (1970) Sir Winston Churchill (1966) Edward VII (1902) The Queen (1953) Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1937) George V (1913) George VI (1937) Arthur Hughes (1970) The Duke of Edinburgh (1972) Paolo Veronese (1969) Queen Victoria (1866) Belize The Princess Royal (1973, 1979) Sir Winston Churchill (1974) The Prince of Wales (1979, 1981) Charles Lindbergh (1976) Pierre de Coubertin (1981) The Princess of Wales (1981, 1982) The Queen (1977) Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1980) Rafael Fonseca (1992) Pope John Paul II (1983) Paul P. Harris (1981) Samuel A. Haynes (1992) Rowland Hill (1979) Gwendolyn Lizarraga (1992) Isaiah Emmanuel Morter (1991) Mark Phillips (1973) Thomas Vincent Ramos (1991) Santiago Ricalde (1991) Vivian Seay (1992) Antonio Soberanis (1991) John Lloyd Stephens (1976) Prince William (now Duke of Cambridge) (1982) William Wrigley (1976) Sources Scott catalogue Belize Stamps, people Stamps Category:Philately of Belize |
1,571 | Larry Mathews (musician) | Larry Mathews is a musician from Glenbeigh in the Irish County Kerry. He sings and plays Irish Folk, his own compositions as well as Rock and Pop. He plays Irish Fiddle, Guitar und Bodhrán (the Irish frame drum). On stage he has played with Christy Moore, the Furey Brothers, The Dubliners, Achim Reichel and many others. He has recorded with Martin Röttger, as guest musician for Chris Evans & David Hanselmann, Hannes Wader and with many others. Early career At the age of eight years Larry Mathews started playing the violin. Five years later the guitar became his second instrument. Together with his brother Terry, who plays banjo, mandolin and guitar, he toured Ireland and Great Britain as one of the folk duo Mathews Brothers, and they also had some appearances on radio and television. In the following years they played at festivals in Scandinavia, Germany, Belgium the Netherlands, Switzerland and the USA. Recordings In 1977 he recorded the album A Kiss in the Morning Early together with his brother Terry. With Tony Wilson and Mick Doonan as additional musicians they recorded the album Mathews' Wilson And Doonan. With the Irish folk band Spáilpín, he reached high positions in the Irish charts, including with The Maggie Thatcher Song, which was banned by the public broadcaster of Ireland RTÉ. Music tours Since November 2000, Mathews, now living in Hamburg, Germany, has been accompanied by Ralph Bühr from Seevetal on Mandolin and Guitar. In 2003 they were joined by bass player Björn Beutler from Hamburg. They founded the band Larry Mathews Blackstone, named after a bridge over the river Caragh in the Irish County Kerry. In 2010 Björn Beutler left the Band and Andy Schmidt took over the bass. The same year Bernd Haseneder joined the trio to play Bodhrán and Cajón. Since the beginning of 2014, Henning Wulf is a member of the "Larry Mathews Blackstone Band". He plays whistles, banjo, mandolin, harmonica and the Irish bagpipe, the "Uilleann Pipes". As a solo musician Larry Mathews is touring Europe, Canada and the USA with fiddle, guitar and Bodhrán. In 2012 and 2013 Larry Mathews was one of two musicians accompanying Achim Reichel on his Solo mit Euch (Solo with You) Tour of Germany. Discography 2016: Larry Mathews: "Falls On You", CD 2014: Larry Mathews: "Stuck here inside", EP, with Stefan Wehrmann (electric guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals), Moncef Dellandrea (drums, keyboards) 2006: Larry Mathews Blackstone: "Solid Ground", CD, with :de:Martin Röttger (Cajón) 2003: Larry Mathews: "Easy and Slow", CD, with Ralf Bühr (mandolin, guitar), Tony O'Flaherty (bass, keyboard), Uiairi O'Flaherty (guitar), Patrick O'Connor (drums) 2000: Larry Mathews: "To Ferry Me Over" (re-issue 2011) 1981: "Mathews' Wilson And Doonan", LP with Tony Wilson (guitar, mandolin, bass, banjo, vocals), Mick Doonan (Uilleann Pipes, Piccolo and Irish flute ("Whistle"), vocals), Rola Records R009 1977/78: The Mathews Brothers: "A kiss in the Morning Early", LP, Canon Records Ltd CNN 5959 (1977), Avada Records AVA 101 (1978) References External links Larry Mathews official homepage Newspaper article Hamburger Abendblatt, June 2008 Martin Röttger about the Album "Solid Ground" (german) |
1,572 | Yogacarabhumi-sastra | The Yogācārabhūmi-Śāstra (YBh, Sanskrit; Treatise on the Foundation for Yoga Practitioners) is a very influential, large encyclopedic compendium, associated with north Indian Sanskritic Mahāyāna Buddhism. It is generally associated with the Indian Yogācāra school because it contains certain unique Yogācāra doctrines, like the eight consciousnesses and the ālaya-vijñāna. According to Ulrich Timme Kragh, "its overall objective seems to be to present a coherent structure of Buddhist yoga practice with the Mahāyāna path of the bodhisattva placed at the pinnacle of the system", but substantial parts also deal with non-Mahāyāna "mainstream" practices. The text also shows strong affinity to the Abhidharma works of the Mainstream Buddhist Sarvāstivāda school, adopting many of its technical terminology and classifications of phenomena (dharmas). While it likely contains earlier materials, the YBh is thought to have reached its final redaction in the fourth century CE. Traditional sources name either the Indian thinker Asaṅga (ca. 300-350) or the bodhisattva Maitreya as author, but most modern scholars hold that it is a composite text with different chronological textual layers and various authors, though this does not rule out the possibility that Asaṅga was among them. The YBh was studied and transmitted in East Asian Buddhist and Tibetan Buddhist translations. It remained influential in these traditions, however, because of massive size and complexity, it was eventually abandoned in monastic seminaries. Besides the Chinese and Tibetan translations which survive in full, at least 50% of the text survives in nine extant Sanskrit fragments. Content overview The complete YBh comprises five major sections, which can be divided into the Basic Section and the Supplementary Section. Basic Section The first section, which is the largest (49.9 % of the work), is the "main stages division" or "the basic section" (Skt. *Maulyo Bhūmayaḥ, Ch. 本地分 Běn dì fēn, Tib. Sa'i dngos gzhi) and contains fourteen books that describe the successive seventeen levels (bhūmi), which cover the entire range of mental and spiritual stages of practice in Mahayana Buddhism. However, according to Ulrich Timme Kragh, "in the present context, the word bhūmi appears in many cases to imply a 'foundation' in the sense of a field of knowledge that the Yogācāra acolyte ought to master in order to be successful in his or her yoga practice." Most of the Basic Section which includes such seminal works as the Bodhisattva-bhūmi and the Śrāvaka-bhūmi survives in Sanskrit, but little survives from the other parts. The following list is based on the Chinese arrangement, which seems to be closer to the original order. The fourteen books of this section are: Pañcavijñānakāyasamprayuktā Bhūmiḥ - The Foundation on the Fivefold Group of Empirical Consciousness. It provides an analysis of the five sensory consciousnesses, in terms of five points, their bases (āśraya), nature (svabhava), foci (alambana), accompanying mental states (sahaya) and functioning (karman). Manobhūmi - The Foundation on Cognition. Self consciousness is explained in detail, in terms of the same five points outlined above. It also explains the ālayavijñāna and afflictive cognition or kliṣṭaṃ manaḥ, as well as the 51 mental factors (caittasikā dharmāḥ). In explaining karman, an extensive overview of death |
1,573 | Turbayevo | Turbayevo () is a rural locality (a village) in Borovetskoye Rural Settlement, Sokolsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 10 as of 2002. Geography The distance to Sokol is 12 km, to Obrosovo is 1 km. Guriyevo is the nearest rural locality. References Category:Rural localities in Vologda Oblast Category:Rural localities in Sokolsky District, Vologda Oblast |
1,574 | Orchesella adriatica | Orchesella adriatica is a species of slender springtail in the family Entomobryidae. References Category:Collembola Category:Articles created by Qbugbot Category:Animals described in 1960 |
1,575 | XMO | X-MO is a Dutch language premium digital cable specialty channel from the Netherlands. X-MO offers all gay male pornography films. X-MO broadcasts 24 hours a day. See also Television in the Netherlands Digital television in the Netherlands External links XMO website Category:Gay pornographic television channels Category:Television channels in the Netherlands Category:LGBT-related mass media in the Netherlands Category:Television channels and stations established in 2008 Category:Mass media in Utrecht (city) |
1,576 | 1922 Colombian presidential election | Presidential elections were held in Colombia in February 1922. The result was a victory for Pedro Nel Ospina of the Conservative Party, who received 62% of the vote. He took office on 7 August. His main opponent, Benjamín Herrera of the Liberal Party, was also supported by the Socialist Party. The Liberal Party claimed that the election had been marred by blatant fraud. Results References Category:Presidential elections in Colombia Category:1922 in Colombia Category:1922 elections in South America |
1,577 | I Belong (film) | I Belong () is a 2012 Norwegian drama film directed by Dag Johan Haugerud. It was nominated for the 2013 Nordic Council Film Prize. The film's world premiere was at the 2012 Norwegian International Film Festival, where it won the Nordic Film Prize, worth 75000 NOK. At the 2013 Amanda Awards, I Belong won the top prize (Best Feature) as well as the awards for Best Actress (Laila Goody), Best Original Screenplay (Dag Johan Haugerud), and Best Director (Dag Johan Haugerud). References External links Category:2012 films Category:2010s drama films Category:Norwegian films |
1,578 | Ruin and Memory | Ruin and Memory is a piano concerto by the Canadian composer Howard Shore in 2010. The work was commissioned by the Beijing Music Festival Arts Foundation for the pianist Lang Lang in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the composer Frédéric Chopin. The world premiere was performed by Lang Lang and the China Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Long Yu on October 11, 2010. Shore later composed the cello concerto Mythic Gardens as a companion piece to the work. Composition Ruin and Memory has a duration of approximately 30 minutes and is cast in three movements: Andante nobile Largo Prestissimo Instrumentation The work is scored for a solo piano and a small orchestra consisting of two flutes, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, and strings. Reception Richard Whitehouse of Gramophone wrote, "Ruin & Memory (2010) was written for Lang Lang, who takes on this first performance with his customary fluidity and flair. These qualities are central to a piece whose starting point was the life and musical ethos of Chopin, as reflected in its late-Classical orchestration and an emotional restraint that, in the central Largo, suggests pathos more Mozartian than Chopinesque." He added, "A pity that the finale (hardly taken Prestissimo as marked) ends with so juddering a final chord, but it does act as catalyst for the thunderous applause which ensues." References Category:Compositions by Howard Shore Category:2010 compositions Category:Piano concertos |
1,579 | Literary Criticism (UIL) | Literary Criticism is one of several academic events sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League in Texas, USA. The contest began in the 1986–87 school year. Literary Criticism is designed to test students' knowledge of literary history and of critical terms, and ability in literary criticism. The text A Handbook to Literature by William Harmon and C. Hugh Holman (currently, either the 8th, 9th, or 10th edition may be used), state adopted texts, and the announced reading list for the current year will be used as sources for the tests. Eligibility Students in Grade 9 to Grade 12 are eligible to enter. All grades compete in one division. Each school may send up to four students. However, in districts with more than eight schools the district executive committee can limit participation to three students per school. In order for a school to participate in team competition, the school must send at least three students. Rules and scoring The test consists of four parts, which must be completed in 90 minutes. A time signal is given when 15 minutes remain. The questions may be answered in any order. Part One consists of thirty questions involving the use of A Handbook to Literature. Part Two consists of twenty questions involving the texts from the announced reading list. Part Three requires a contestant to answer fifteen critical questions about various poems or literary excerpts. Finally, the contestant must write a short essay dealing with a specified topic about a short literary passage. One point is given for each correct answer in Part One and two points for each correct answer in Parts Two and Three. The essay is not scored but is used as a tiebreaker for individual competition. The contestant who does not write an essay is disqualified from the competition. Determining the winner The top three individuals and the top team (based on the scores of the top three individuals) will advance to the next round. In addition, within each region, the highest-scoring second place team from all district competitions advances as the "wild card" to the regional competition (provided the team has four members) and, within the state, the highest-scoring second place team from all regional competitions advances as the wild card to the state competition. Members of advancing teams who were not placed individually remain eligible to compete for individual awards at higher levels. For individual competition, the tiebreaker is the essay. Three judges (none of whom shall be the student's coach) evaluate the essay based on the following criteria: how well the contestant followed the instructions accompanying the questions; the excellence of the literary insights expressed; the effectiveness of the written expression; and the grammatical correctness of the writing. For team competition, the score of the fourth-place individual is used as the tiebreaker (not including the essay). If a team has only three members it is not eligible to participate in the tiebreaker. If the fourth-place score still results in a tie, the individual tiebreaker rules will not apply, and all remaining tied teams will advance. At the state level ties |
1,580 | O'Shea (band) | O'Shea is an Australian country music duo composed of husband and wife Mark (born 16 February 1977) and Jay O'Shea (previously Kylie Smith, born 17 January 1974). Since relocating to Nashville in 2007, the duo has seen success as artists and songwriters, with nine #1 singles on the Australian country charts, as well as finishing fifth in the Country Music Television 2009 series Can You Duet. O'Shea hosts O'Shea USA, a television show currently in its sixth season on Foxtel's Country Music Channel. Mark and Jay are also social media hosts for RodeoHouston. Their 2015 album, The Famine and the Feast, reached number 1 on the ARIA Country Sales Chart. Their albums have sold in the Australian Recording Industry Association Annual Top 100 Country Chart in 2013 and 2015. All four of O'Shea's albums have entered the Australian charts. O'Shea has been awarded five Golden Guitar Awards, Australian country music's highest honor. Early careers Mark and Jay have seen success around the globe, both as independent artists and as a duo. Originally from Dalby, Queensland, Mark's musical career took off at the young age of seventeen when he won the Gympie Music Muster talent competition in 1993, which subsequently led to a record deal. Mark's debut album was honored with two Golden Guitar Awards from the CMAA for Best New Talent of the Year (1996) for the track "The Swimming Song" and Best Video (1997) for "The Dreamer". Eventually Mark left his solo career to form rock/pop group Zinc that signed with Los Angeles-based label, Trauma. The band's first single, "The Morning After" (co-written with Mark Hudson), reached No. 22 on the ARIA Charts in 2004. In 2006, Mark toured as a guitarist for artist Ronn Moss and also had his own song, "When We Kissed", recorded and released on Moss' Uncovered album in 2005. Jay had been involved in the performing arts from a young age as well; she toured the UK and Europe with the Australian Dance-Drill team at age 15. In 2003 Jay signed her first publishing deal with Warner Chappell London. While working in London, Jay co-wrote "Rutinas" with Wendy Page and Jim Marr. The song became the hit single on Chenoa's album Nada Es Igual and reached No. 1 on the Spanish chart in 2005. Career as O'Shea 2007–2011: The Formative Years In 2007, Mark and Jay moved to Nashville, Tennessee and began performing as a duo. It wasn't long before O'Shea was travelling across the U.S. to open for artists Phil Vassar, Jimmy Wayne, Sara Evans, and the Oak Ridge Boys. In 2010, the pair began hosting their own TV show called O'Shea USA which aired on Australia’s Country Music Channel (CMC). 2011–2013: Mr. and Mrs. In 2011, the duo signed with Sony Australia to release their debut album Mr. and Mrs. The album featured 11 tracks written/co-written by the duo alongside Nashville co-writers Dave Berg, Josh Leo, and Georgia Middleman and debuted at No. 9 on the ARIA Charts. While working with Nashville-based Australian producer Mark Moffat, the duo recorded the hit single "Old School". |
1,581 | Gabriel Fragnière | Gabriel Fragnière (4 March 1934 – 9 September 2015) was a Swiss university professor, philosopher and scientific researcher. Biography Fragnière was born in Lausanne. He graduated in Philosophy at the University of Lausanne. He continued with a postgraduate at the College of Europe in Bruges (1959–1960) and became assistant to the rector and director of studies at the College (1961–1966). He then went to the United States and studied during two years the history of religions (1966–1968). In 1993 he obtained his doctorate in philosophy at the University of Maastricht. Fragnière's career has been entirely devoted to European matters, including domains of education, professional training, university cooperation and social policies. He has been editor of the European Journal of Education (previously Paedagogica Europea), 1973–1980. founder and first general secretary of the Société Européenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs, 1973–1980, and of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe, 1976-1980. director of the Centre Européen Travail et Société , Maastricht, 1980–1991 director of the EUROTECNET programme of the European Community. founder of Presses Interuniversitaires Européennes (P.I.E), 1985 (taken over by Peter Lang in 1999). part-time director of the program Central European University, Prague, 1991–1993 rector of the College of Europe in Bruges, 1993–1995 professor of sociology of religions, at the Centre for social studies, Central European University, Warsaw, 2001–2003 first chairman of Forum Europe des Cultures, for the defence and promotion of European cultural diversity, 2002-2005. (interim chairman in 2009) president of Mémoire d’Europe, association for the assistance of European citizens in order to know better their identity and common history. director of three collections at PIE – Peter Lang in Brussels: Philosophie et Politique; Dieux, Hommes et Religions; Europe des cultures. He died in Brussels (Woluwe Saint-Lambert) in 2015. Publications Le royaume de l’homme, Essai sur la religion et la démocratie, Genève, 1973. Ramon Llull… ou les premiers jalons d’une Europe tolérante, Portraits d’Européens, PIE, 1974. A University of the Future, Springer Verlag, 1974. L’éducation créatrice, Bruxelles, Paris, 1975, (translated into German, English, Spanish, Portuguese.) L’homme et la vie, Biologie contemporaine et éthique, Paris, 1978. (with Kaj Doorten), Employment and youth policy, European Centre for Work & Society, 1983. Égalité des chances et formation professionnelle : Résultat de l'analyse comparative de sept rapports nationaux portant sur les programmes de formation professionnelle des femmes en entreprise, juillet 1982, Office des publications officielles des Communautés européennes, 1984. The Future of Work: Challenge and Opportunity, Van Gorcum Ltd, 1984. Formation et condition humaine au XXIe siècle, PIE, 1991 (translated in Catalan). (with George Spyropoulos), Work and Social Policies in the New Europe, PIE, 1991. L’obligation morale et l’éthique de la prospérité, thèse de doctorat, Collection « Philosophie et Politique » N° 2, PIE, 1993. Stefan Zweig… ou espérer l’Europe et en mourir, Portraits d’Européens, PIE, 1993. Towards a competent Europe,European Interuniversity Press, 1993. L'Europe des compétences, European Interuniversity Press, 1993. L'Obligation Morale et l' Éthique De La prospérité - Le Retour Du Sujet Responsable, Presses Universitaires Européennes, 1993. Walter Hallstein… ou une pédagogie politique pour la fédération européenne, Portraits d’européens, PIE, 1995. La certitude et |
1,582 | Rabk | Rabk (, also Romanized as Rābk) is a village in Kangan Rural District, in the Central District of Jask County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16, in 5 families. References Category:Populated places in Jask County |
1,583 | Mahra Al-Hinaai | Mahra Al-Hinaai (born 23 August 2001) is an Emirati female ju-jitsu practitioner. She represented United Arab Emirates at the 2018 Asian Games and settled for a silver medal in the women's 49kg ne-waza event after losing to fellow teenager Jessa Khan of Cambodia. References Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:Emirati female martial artists Category:Ju-jitsu practitioners at the 2018 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Category:Asian Games silver medalists for the United Arab Emirates Category:Asian Games medalists in ju-jitsu |
1,584 | Farming Simulator | {{Infobox video game | title = Farming Simulator | image = Farming Simulator Logo.png | caption = Logo used on the Farming Simulator 15, 17 and 19 releases | developer = *Giants Software (2008–present) | publisher = *Astragon (2008-2011) Focus Home Interactive (2013-present) Excalibur Publishing (2008-2012) | platforms = iOS, Android, Kindle, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Commodore 64, Stadia | released = {{collapsible list|title=Farming Simulator|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;background:transparent;text-align:left| 13 14 15 PC, MAC15 X360, PS3, XONE, PS416 17 All platforms18 PlayStation Vita, Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS19 All platforms}} | genre = Simulation | modes = Single-player, multiplayer | designer = | artist = | writer = | composer = }}Farming Simulator is a farming simulation video game series developed by Giants Software. The locations are based on American and European environments. Players are able to farm, breed livestock, grow crops and sell assets created from farming. The games have sold over four million copies combined. Gameplay Farming Simulator is a series of farming simulation games set in an open world environment and played from a third-person perspective and also a first-person perspective. Career In career mode, the player takes on the role of a farmer. Their task is to expand their "dated" farm and machinery. The main goal of the player is to harvest their crops and sell them in order to expand their farming enterprise (e.g. machines, fields, animals and buildings). The player is free to explore, grow from their choice of several crops, and invest their money in additional fields and equipment. Livestock may be purchased, and then it is up to the player to care for the animals. Missions There are dynamically generated missions which consist of the player performing various tasks within a time frame such as mowing grass or delivering cargo. If the player successfully completes the task, they are rewarded with a sum of money, plus a bonus based on how quickly the task was completed. Multiplayer Farming Simulator 2014 is the first mobile Farming Simulator to have multiplayer mode. Farming Simulator 16 has Bluetooth functionality. Current generation consoles have multiplayer (Farming Simulator on the last generation consoles was the first console port of the game, with all features of 2013 Titanium). Farming Simulator 15 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One also has a multiplayer mode. Games PC and console Farming Simulator 2008 Farming Simulator 2008 is the first installment in the series. Comparing the game towards its later successors, the game lacks many of the features present in the future games, the only crop being wheat, as well as only one licensed manufacturer being available, which is Fendt. Farming Simulator 2009 Farming Simulator 2009 is the second game in the series. It had a lot of new features such as new crop types (corn, rapeseed/canola, and barley), modding support and much more machinery, while having the same map as 2008, but remastered. Farming Simulator 2011 This is the first game in the series to feature a multiplayer mode. It was greatly expanded with the |
1,585 | National Museum of American Illustration | The National Museum of American Illustration (NMAI), founded in 1998, is the first national museum to be devoted exclusively to American illustration artwork. The NMAI is located on Newport, Rhode Island's historic Bellevue Avenue in the mansion Vernon Court, designed by the noted Gilded Age architecture firm Carrère and Hastings. The museum's collection contains over 2,000 original works by noted American illustrators such as Norman Rockwell, Maxfield Parrish, J. C. Leyendecker, N.C. Wyeth, and others. History The NMAI was founded in 1998 by husband and wife team Laurence S. Cutler and Judy Goffman Cutler, with the National Arts Club as its founding institution. The museum opened its doors to the public on July 4, 2000 at the Carrère and Hastings designed Vernon Court estate in Newport, Rhode Island. In addition to Vernon Court, the adjacent property on Bellevue Avenue, Stoneacre, is owned by the museum. The property is named for the demolished mansion designed by architect William Appleton Potter for John W. Ellis that once occupied the site. The grounds for the site were designed by the noted landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, and following the purchase of the site by the NMAI founders, it has been restored as an arboretum in Olmsted’s honor. The Collection The NMAI’s American Imagist Collection focuses on artwork from the 'Golden Age of American Illustration', a period whose heyday dates from 1865 to 1945, with the end of the original Saturday Evening Post marking its ultimate demise. The NMAI features original art created by illustrators such as Norman Rockwell, Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Howard Pyle, J. C. Leyendecker, and Jessie Willcox Smith. The illustrators created images integral to American culture, ranging from the New Year’s Baby to Uncle Sam. For these reasons, the NMAI’s collection has been named the American Imagist Collection. Notable works by Norman Rockwell in the collection include Russian Schoolroom and The Runaway. The museum’s collection also includes many pieces of art memorabilia and artifacts such as Norman Rockwell's first paint box, Maxfield Parrish’s stippling paint brushes and a plethora of photographic materials. Vernon Court The American Imagist Collection is housed in the Carrère and Hastings designed Vernon Court, an adaptation of an 18th-century French chateau (Chateau Haroue), by architect Germain Boffrand. During the Gilded Age, the U.S. sought symbols of its emerging civilization by appropriating European architectural styles with French style architecture being considered the consummate expression of proper architectural manners. In that atmosphere, Vernon Court was constructed in 1898 by Carrère and Hastings to be used as a summer cottage for a young widow, Anna Van Nest Gambrill (1865–1927). The property remained in the Gambrill family until 1956, when it was auctioned. In 1963, Vernon Court Junior College, a small all girls college, was founded with Vernon Court serving as the school's administrative building until its closing in 1972. Over the next two and a half decades it passed through several different owners. In 1998, Vernon Court was acquired by the Museum founders: Judy Goffman Cutler and Laurence S. Cutler. The Frederick Law Olmsted Park Stoneacre (1884), the three acres property |
1,586 | The Blue Peril | The Blue Peril (English translation of the French title, Le Péril Bleu) is a 1910 French science fiction novel by Maurice Renard. It was translated into English by Brian Stableford in 2010, and is considered by many to be Renard's masterpiece, with at least one critic exclaiming it "still reads as well as when it was originally published." While a science fiction story, it also combines elements of the detective and horror genres. It features invisible sentient creatures living high in Earth's atmosphere who fish for men the way we do fish, and study the specimens they catch. Plot The Bugey region of France is a picturesque area in a low series of hills at the tip of the Jura Mountains. Mysteriously, human body parts start to be discovered scattered all over the landscape. Coincidentally, there have been instances of both humans and animals disappearing. Initially, we are led to believe that these are crimes of the natural sort, until it is discovered that they were kidnapped by invisible, ethereal beings, the Sarvants, living above the Earth in the upper atmosphere. It turns out that the whole planet is covered by a thin, transparent spherical membrane that covers the atmosphere in the same way that the earth's crust covers the molten rocks beneath. Once they have been collected, the humans are dissected, studied and mounted for display in a sort of museum of natural history. Certain bodies are discarded, and thrown "overboard", which is the cause of the body parts which are found scattered across Bugey. This is uncovered through an account found in the pocket of one of the bodies discovered, written by one of those unfortunate enough to have sojourned with Sarvants who managed to write and who chose to kill himself in order to be dumped out of their stratospheric dwelling. After managing to capture one of the ships of the Sarvants, the French authorities discover that these enigmatic beings do not exist as individual entities, rather they are a race of tiny insectile creatures who are able to assemble and dissemble their bodies with each other in order to form temporary and functional organs controlling their machines. Eventually, the Sarvants accidentally discover that the specimens they have been acquiring are capable of both suffering and rational thought. This realization leads the Sarvants to cease their experiments. Themes The Blue Peril is noteworthy due to its early anti-anthropomorphic treatment of the traditional science fiction theme regarding the possible existence of superior earthly life. Influences The Blue Peril may have been the inspiration of other such stories about the Earth being unknowingly occupied by superior aliens, such as Eric Frank Russell’s Sinister Barrier (1939). It was acknowledged as the central idea for John N Raphael's Up Above (1913), as well as borrowing (with permission) some of the details for his story, as was noted on the first page of Raphael's book. Notes In 2010, Le Péril Bleu was translated into English, by Brian Stableford, as part of a five-book translation of Renard's work. References Category:1910 French novels Category:French science fiction |
1,587 | Christof Koch | Christof Koch (; born November 13, 1956) is a German-American neuroscientist best known for his work on the neural bases of consciousness. He is the president and chief scientist of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle. From 1986 until 2013, he was a professor at the California Institute of Technology. Early life and education Koch was born in the Midwestern United States, and subsequently was raised in the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, and Morocco. Koch is the son of German parents; his father was a diplomat, as is his older brother Michael. He was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended a Jesuit high school in Morocco. He received a PhD in sciences for his works in the field of nonlinear information processing from the Max Planck Institute in Tübingen, Germany, in 1982. Koch worked for four years at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT before joining, in 1986, the newly started Computation and Neural Systems PhD program at the California Institute of Technology. Career Koch has authored more than 300 scientific papers and five books about how computers and neurons process information . In 1986, Koch and Shimon Ullman proposed the idea of a visual saliency map in the primate visual system. Subsequently, his then PhD-student, Laurent Itti, and Koch developed a popular suite of visual saliency algorithms. For over two decades, Koch and his students have carried out detailed biophysical simulations of the electrical properties of neuronal tissue, from simulating the details of the action potential propagation along axons and dendrites to the synthesis of the local field potential and the EEG from the electrical activity of large populations of excitable neurons. Since the early 1990s, Koch has argued that identifying the mechanistic basis of consciousness is a scientifically tractable problem, and has been influential in arguing that consciousness can be approached using the modern tools of neurobiology. He and his student Nao Tsuchiya invented continuous flash suppression, an efficient psychophysical masking technique for rendering images invisible for many seconds. They have used this technique to argue that selective attention and consciousness are distinct phenomena, with distinct biological functions and mechanisms. Koch's primary collaborator in the endeavor of locating the neural correlates of consciousness was the molecular biologist turned neuroscientist, Francis Crick, starting with their first paper in 1990 and their last one, that Crick edited on the day of his death, July 24, 2004, on the relationship between the claustrum, a mysterious anatomical structure situated underneath the insular cortex, and consciousness. Over the last decade, Koch has worked closely with the psychiatrist and neuroscientist Giulio Tononi. Koch advocates for a modern variant of panpsychism, the ancient philosophical belief that some form of consciousness can be found in all things. Tononi's Integrated Information Theory (IIT) of consciousness differs from classical panpsychism in that it only ascribes consciousness to things with some degree of irreducible cause-effect power, which does not include "a bunch of disconnected neurons in a dish, a heap of sand, a galaxy of stars or a black hole," and by providing an analytical and empirically accessible framework |
1,588 | The Sun (Cat Empire album) | The Sun is an album by The Cat Empire recorded in June 2002, and is a follow-up to their album Live @ Adelphia. The album was never released for retail sale but was sold at performances during their American tour and, as such, there are very few authentic copies of the album. According to Felix Riebl (vocals and percussion), he himself does not have a copy of the album: "To be honest, I know next to nothing about this album, but I know there are a lot of Cat Empire fans who want to know which songs the album has and that much, I do know." Ryan Monro, The Cat Empire's bassist, claims to own one or two copies of the album. Many tracks from the album have been re-recorded and released on later recordings. "The Rhythm", "The Chariot", "The Crowd", and "Hello" were re-recorded and included in their official self-titled debut album. "Wanted to Write a Love Song" was a b-side on their second single from the self-titled era, Days Like These. "Two Shoes" and "The Night That Never End" were both re-recorded and released on their second album, Two Shoes. Different versions of "The Mother Place" and "Rhyme and Reason" can also be found as b-sides on singles from the Two Shoes era. "Song For the Day" was re-recorded for their third album Cities. The iTunes 'exclusive bonus track' release of So Many Nights includes the original "Rhyme and Reason" as track 15, adding '(Demo)' after the track name. "The Chariot" and "Two Shoes" were both released in their original form on Tapes, Breaks and Out-Takes. With the inclusion of the track "The Sun" on the On The Attack bonus CD, the collection can almost be pieced together from other albums. Copies of the album have been bootlegged on the online auction site eBay, being sold for many times its original value. A signed copy was sold for $900 in 2008, and in 2009 a copy was sold for $260. In the past there have been copies go for as high as $450. Most recently on eBay Australia there was a genuine release that sold for over $170. Track listing "The Mother Place" – 3:19 "The Rhythm" – 4:18 "Rhyme and Reason" – 5:14 "The Chariot" – 5:27 "The Crowd" – 5:27 "Two Shoes" – 5:31 "Wanted to Write a Love Song" – 6:49 "Song For The Day" – 4:48 "The Night That Never Ends" – 4:38 "Hello" – 5:07 "The Sun" – 6:55 'Sampler' promo A four track promotional disc simply titled Sampler was also released in 2002. It contains four tracks from The Sun, and a foldout booklet with information such as highlights, history and the band 'mission'. The front cover contains the trademark genre description: The disc artwork is a greyscale version of The Sun, with 'The Sun' being replaced by the word 'Sampler' on the disc. The front cover does not include an album name, yet simply has "100% Australian Made" in place of the words 'The Sun'. The back cover is the same as The |
1,589 | Auchinleish | Auchinleish is a village in Angus, Scotland. References Category:Villages in Angus |
1,590 | 1983 Buffalo propane explosion | On the evening of December 27, 1983, firefighters in Buffalo, New York responded to a call regarding a propane gas leak. Shortly after their arrival, the propane ignited, leveling a warehouse and causing a wide swath of damage. Five firefighters and two civilians were killed in the blast, and left dozens more injured. The event remains the largest single day loss of life for the Buffalo Fire Department. Explosion At 20:23 hours, the Buffalo (NY) Fire Department responded to a reported propane leak in a four-story radiator warehouse located to the corner of North Division and Grosvenor streets. This building was a combination of Type III ordinary and Type IV heavy timber construction that was approximately 50 feet x 100 feet. Engine 32 was the first to arrive on scene and reported nothing showing. Shortly after Truck 5, Engine 1, and the Third Battalion arrived. Battalion Chief Supple assumed incident command. Thirty-seven seconds after the chief announced his arrival, the propane tank detonated. The explosion leveled the four-story building and demolished other structures within a four-block radius. Seriously damaged buildings were noted over a half a mile away. The ensuing fireball started buildings burning on a number of streets. A large gothic church on the next block had a huge section ripped out. A ten-story housing project several hundred feet away had every window broken. Engine 32 and Truck 5's firehouse, which was a half mile away from the explosion, had all its windows shattered. The force of the blast threw Ladder 5, an aerial tiller, nearly 35 feet into the front yard of a dwelling, instantly killing all five crew members (firefighters Mike Austin, Mickey Catanzaro, Red Lickfeld, Tony Waszkielewicz, and Matty Colpoys). Two civilians, Alfred and Jessie Arnold, were also killed as they sat in their living room of their home, which neighbored the warehouse. Engine 1 was thrown across the street, injuring the captain and driver inside the cab and pinning them inside among burning debris. Engine 32 was slammed against the warehouse, and buried in rubble. Eleven firefighters were injured in the initial blast, several of them critically. During the rescue efforts, 19 more firefighters were injured as a result of the adverse weather conditions. Over 150 civilians were transported to hospitals for injuries suffered in the explosion and many more were treated at the scene. Cause After an investigation, it was found the warehouse was housing an illegal 500 gallon. propane tank. An employee was attempting to move the tank to another part of the warehouse when it slipped off the forklift, breaking the valve. The leaking gas filled the entire structure with propane and the gas found an unknown ignition source. Memorial There is now a memorial at fire call box 191 at the intersection of where the tragedy occurred. Each year on December 27, at 2020 hrs, the Fire Department rings out the alarm 1-9-1 to honor the five firefighters of Ladder 5. References Category:Explosions in 1983 Category:Explosions in the United States Category:20th century in Buffalo, New York Category:1983 in New York (state) 1983 |
1,591 | Becky Bayless | Rebecca Treston (born February 3, 1982) better known by her ring name Rebecca "Becky" Bayless, is an American professional wrestler, currently working for independent promotions such as Women's Extreme Wrestling, Wrestling Superstars Unleashed, Wrestlicious, and Women Superstars Uncensored. In the past she has worked for a number of major independent promotions, primarily Ring of Honor (ROH), Full Impact Pro, and Shimmer Women Athletes. She is also known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Cookie and for ROH and Shimmer as a backstage/in-ring interviewer. Career Prior to her 2004 accident, Bayless was initially known as a valet for wrestlers, particularly Jimmy Jacobs, and mostly in Combat Zone Wrestling and IWA-Mid South, but occasionally wrestled for promotions. This includes during one 3-way tag team match in Mid South where during a point when many wrestlers performed 'Dives' off an announce position, Bayless herself leaped on top of the participating wrestlers, including the ones she was managing, shortly followed by commentator Dave Prazak and the referee of the match. Ring of Honor (2003–2004; 2007) Bayless made her debut in Ring of Honor (ROH) in 2003, as part of the Special K stable as a valet. During her time she wrestled occasionally, including losses to Alexis Laree. The high point during this time was Bayless' involvement in the break-up of the stable in the later part of 2004. After a series of losses suffered by her teammates, she began arguing with fellow stablemate Lacey. This ultimately leading to cat fights after matches, and eventually the break-up on ROH's show on December 4 when after a six-man tag team loss to three ROH wrestling school students, the team of Izzy, Deranged and Lacey turned on Dixie, Angel Dust and Bayless. Later in the month, December 26, the two sides would meet in a mixed tag tam match, where Bayless would be pinned by Lacey. Following a severe automobile accident, this would be the last Bayless would be seen anywhere in wrestling for a number of years, and subsequently was written out of the storyline. In 2007, Bayless returned to ROH and to pro wrestling at ROH's January 26 event, conducting an in-ring interview with the then new ROH World Champion Homicide. Bayless remained in the role as backstage and in-ring interviewer for the duration of her time with Ring of Honor, regularly being seen on DVD releases in promos and interview segments, and on ROH VideoWire updates in the same roles. Wrestlicious (2009–2010) In early 2009, Bayless signed with Jimmy Hart's Wrestlicious series, which began airing in March 2010. She debuted on the fifth episode on March 31, under the ring name Brooke Lynn, as the new co-host of Take Down, replacing Leyla Milani, who was inactive due to scheduling issues. Lynn made her in-ring debut facing Alexandra the Great in a losing effort via disqualification when Kickstart Katie attacked Alexandra. Lynn was also one of the 20 wrestlers competing in the "Hoedown Throwdown" 20-girl battle royal to determine the two contenders for the Wrestlicious Takedown title, eliminating Charlotte, the Southern |
1,592 | Serixia torrida | Serixia torrida is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1867. It is known from Borneo. References Category:Serixia Category:Beetles described in 1867 |
1,593 | National Register of Historic Places listings in Ontario County, New York | List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Ontario County, New York This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Ontario County, New York. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in a map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". One property, Boughton Hill, is further designated a National Historic Landmark. __NOTOC__ County-wide listings |} See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New York References Ontario County * |
1,594 | Seed (2007 film) | Seed is a 2007 Canadian horror film written, produced, and directed by Uwe Boll. Filming ran from July 17 to August 11, 2006 in British Columbia, Canada, on a $10 million budget. Plot As a boy, a reclusive and antisocial Sufferton resident, Max Seed, was disfigured in a school bus crash that killed everyone else involved in it. In 1973, Seed began torturing and murdering people, filming some of his victims starving to death in his locked basement, and ultimately racking up a bodycount of 666. In 1979, Seed is arrested by Detective Matt Bishop in a siege that claims the lives of five of Bishop's fellow officers. Seed is sentenced to death by electric chair, and incarcerated on an island prison, where he is a model inmate, only acting out when he kills three guards who try to rape him. On Seed's execution date, the electric chair fails to kill him after two shocks. Not wanting Seed to be released due to a state law that says any convicted criminal who survives three jolts of 15,000 volts each for 45 seconds walks, the prison staff and Bishop declare Seed dead and bury him alive in the prison cemetery. A few hours later, Seed digs his way out of his grave and returns to the prison, where he kills the executioner, doctor, and warden before swimming back to the mainland. The next day, while investigating the massacre, Bishop realizes Seed was responsible when he discovers the serial killer's empty cemetery plot. Over the course of several months Seed kills dozens of people, with one long shot showing him beating a bound woman with a lumberjack's axe for five straight minutes. One day, a videotape showing Bishop's house is sent to the detective's office. Knowing this means Seed is going to go after his family, Bishop races home, finding his wife, Sandy, and daughter, Emily, gone, and the four officers charged with guarding the house dismembered in the bathroom. Driving to Seed's old residence, Bishop is lured into a basement room containing a television and a video camera, and locked inside. The television turns on, and depicts Seed with Sandy and Emily. Emily informs Bishop that Seed wants Bishop to shoot himself, but Sandy tells him not to do it, claiming Seed is going to kill them anyway. Bishop tries to negotiate by having Seed shoot him himself, but Seed does not accept it and kills Sandy with a nail gun, prompting Bishop into shooting himself in the head, believing that doing so will make Seed release his daughter. Instead, Seed takes the daughter to the room containing her father's corpse, and locks her in it, leaving both of them to die. As Emily sobs for her two dead parents, the film ends as Seed is free to continue his killing spree with no end. Cast Will Sanderson as Maxwell "Max" Seed Michael Paré as Detective Matthew Bishop Ralf Möller as Warden Arnold Calgrove Jodelle Ferland as Emily Bishop Thea Gill as Sandra Bishop Andrew Jackson as Doctor Parker Wickson Brad Turner as |
1,595 | Montenegrin Cup (women) | The Montenegrin Cup for Women (Montenegrin: Kup Crne Gore za žene) is the national women's association football cup competition in Montenegro. It was founded in 2015, seven years after the formation of the Montenegrin Women's League. History After the establishment of Montenegrin Women's League in 2008, the Football Association of Montenegro organised the first edition of Montenegrin Women's Cup for the 2015-16 season. The inaugural season of the Montenegrin Women's Cup had seven participants, with the first round being the quarterfinals. The first winner of Montenegrin Cup was ŽFK Ekonomist. Finals The finals played so far are: Trophies by team See also Montenegrin Women's League Football Association of Montenegro Football in Montenegro Montenegrin Cup References External links Football Association of Montenegro Montenegro Cup Cup Category:Women's sports competitions in Montenegro |
1,596 | Salawas railway station | Salawas railway station is a main railway station in Jodhpur district, Rajasthan. Its code is SZ. It serves Salawas city. The station consists of a single platform. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. It is located approximately 8 km from Jodhpur railway station. The railway station is under the administrative control of North Western Railway of Indian Railways. Major Trains Some of the important trains that runs from Salawas are : Ahmedabad Jodhpur Passenger (UnReserved) Ajmer - Jodhpur Fast Passenger Barmer - Jodhpur DMU Barmer Jodhpur Passenger (UnReserved) Bhildi Jodhpur Demu Jodhpur - Palanpur DMU References Category:Railway stations in Jodhpur district Category:Transport in Jodhpur Category:Jodhpur railway division Category:Buildings and structures in Jodhpur Category:Jodhpur |
1,597 | MKU | MKU is a three-letter initialism which may refer to: Mustafa Kemal University, in Hatay Province, Turkey Island Air (Hawaii)'s ICAO airline code. Madurai Kamaraj University in India. Mt Kenya University MKU (company) an Indian manufacturing company MK:U, a planned undergraduate campus of Cranfield University to be built in Milton Keynes, England |
1,598 | Le Petit Cirque et autres contes | Le Petit Cirque et autres contes (The Little Circus and Other Tales) is a 1994 French package film. It is 50 minutes long and contains the following seven short films for young children and their families from the Folimage studio: Au clair de la lune, a stop motion animation by Pascal Le Nôtre Le Petit Cirque de toutes les couleurs, a stop motion animation by Jacques-Rémy Girerd Nos adieux au music-hall, a pastamation by Laurent Pouvaret Le Prince des joyaux, a silhouette animation by Michel Ocelot Le Wall, a clay animation by Jean-Loup Felicioli Paroles en l'air, a traditional animation in charcoal by Sylvain Vincendeau Le Moine et le poisson, a traditional animation in India ink by Michaël Dudok de Wit Notes Category:1994 films Category:French children's films Category:1990s French animated films Category:Package films Category:French films Category:Folimage films Category:1990s children's animated films Category:1994 animated films |
1,599 | 2015 Supercopa MX | The 2015 Supercopa MX was a Mexican football match-up which was played on July 20, 2015 between the champions of the Apertura 2014 Copa MX, Monarcas Morelia, and the winner of the Clausura 2015 Copa MX, Puebla. Unlike the 2014 edition, which was played over two-legs hosted by each participating team, the 2015 Supercopa MX was a one match at a neutral venue, Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, United States. The winner of Supercopa MX typically earns a spot in the Copa Libertadores first stage as "Mexico 3". However, Santos Laguna who won the Apertura 2014 Copa MX qualified to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League after winning the Clausura 2015 league title and are therefore ineligible for South American competitions. Which meant Puebla automatically earned a spot in the 2016 Copa Libertadores first stage. Winning the Clausura 2015 league title also meant Santos Laguna played the 2015 Campeón de Campeones against the winner of the Apertura 2014 league title Club América later that night. Therefore, Santos Laguna was replaced by Monarcas Morelia, the winners of the Apertura 2013 Copa MX and the 2014 Supercopa MX. The 2015 Supercopa MX was part of a doubleheader, which also includes the 2015 Campeón de Campeones, organized by Univision Deportes, Soccer United Marketing (SUM), FC Dallas and Liga MX. Match details See also Apertura 2014 Copa MX Clausura 2015 Copa MX References 2015 Category:2015–16 in Mexican football Category:Monarcas Morelia matches Category:Club Puebla matches |
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