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1,700 | 8-Azaguanine | 8-Azaguanine is a purine analog with the chemical formula C4H4N6O. It has been widely studied for its biological activity. It shows antineoplastic activity and has been used in the treatment of acute leukemia. Use in chemotherapy The compound closely resembles guanine and appears to be competitive with it in the metabolism of living organisms. It has been shown to cause retardation of some malignant neoplasms when administered to tumors in animals. 8-Azaguanine was the first purine analogue discovered to inhibit experimental tumors in mice. Synonyms |- | 2-Amino-6-hydroxy-8-azapurine 2-Amino-6-oxy-8-azapurine 5-Amino-1,4-dihydro-7H-1,2,3-triazolo(4,5-d)pyrimidin-7-one 5-Amino-1,6-dihydro-7H-v-triazolo(4,5-d)pyrimidin-7-one 5-Amino-1H-triazolo(4,5-d)pyrimidin-7-ol 5-Amino-1H-v-triazolo(d)pyrimidin-7-ol 5-Amino-1H-(1,2,3)Triazolo(4,5-d)pyrimidin-7-ol 5-Amino-7-hydroxy-1H-v-triazolo(d)pyrimidine 7H-1,2,3-Triazolo(4,5-d)pyrimidin-7-one, 5-amino-1,4-dihydro- (9CI) 7H-1,2,3-Triazolo(4,5-d)pyrimidinone, 5-amino-1,4-dihydro- 7H-v-Triazolo(4,5-d)pyrimidin-7-one, 5-amino-1,6-dihydro- 8 AG 8azaG Azaguanine | Azaguanine-8 Azan AZG B-28 Guanazol Guanazolo NSC-749 Pathocidin Pathocidine SF-337 SK 1150 Triazologuanine v-Triazolo(4,5-d)pyrimidin-7-ol,5-amino- * Sources:http://www.chemcas.com/msds/cas/msds137/134-58-7.asp Retrieved on 2009-03-03. References External links Digital renderings of the molecule Some derivatives and similar molecules Web-based 3D viewer with the molecule "CAS: 134-58-7" on ChemCAS "Azaguanine" on the Merck Index "Azaguanine" (CID 8646) on PubChem Category:Triazolopyrimidines Category:Experimental cancer drugs |
1,701 | Rampura Phul Assembly Constituency | Rampura Phul Assembly Constituency (Sl. No.: 90) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Bathinda district, Punjab state, India. References Category:Assembly constituencies of Punjab, India Category:Bathinda district |
1,702 | Brzezinka, West Pomeranian Voivodeship | Brzezinka () is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Czaplinek, within Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Czaplinek, north-east of Drawsko Pomorskie, and east of the regional capital Szczecin. Between 1871 and 1945 the area was part of Germany. References Brzezinka |
1,703 | Delta Sagittarii | Delta Sagittarii (δ Sagittarii, abbreviated Delta Sgr, δ Sgr), formally named Kaus Media , is a double star in the southern zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. The apparent visual magnitude of this star is +2.70, making it easily visible to the naked eye. Parallax measurements place the distance at roughly from the Sun. Properties Eggleton and Tokovinin (2008) list Delta Sagittarii as a binary star system consisting of an evolved K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K3 III, and a white dwarf companion. The giant is a weak barium star, most likely having had its surface abundance of s-process elements enhanced through mass transfer from its orbiting companion. It has an estimated 3.21 times the mass of the Sun and is about 260 million years old. Delta Sagittarii has three dim visual companions: a 14th magnitude star at a separation of 26 arcseconds, a 15th magnitude star at a separation of 40 arcseconds, and a 13th magnitude star at a separation of 58 arcseconds from the primary. Nomenclature δ Sagittarii (Latinised to Delta Sagittarii) is the star's Bayer designation. It bore the traditional names Kaus Media, Kaus Meridionalis, and Media, which derive from the Arabic قوس (qaws, meaning "bow") and Latin media (meaning "middle"). In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016 included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which included Kaus Media for this star. In the catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi al Mouakket, this star was designated Thani al Waridah, meaning 'second of Warida'. In Chinese, (), meaning Winnowing Basket, refers to an asterism consisting of Delta Sagittarii, Gamma Sagittarii, Epsilon Sagittarii and Eta Sagittarii. Consequently, the Chinese name for Delta Sagittarii itself is (, .) This star, together with Gamma Sagittarii, Epsilon Sagittarii, Zeta Sagittarii, Lambda Sagittarii, Sigma Sagittarii, Tau Sagittarii and Phi Sagittarii, comprise the asterism 'Teapot'. In the Hindu system of astrology, this star is also called Purvashada Nakshatra. See also Delta Sagittarii in fiction References External links Kaus Media Category:K-type giants Category:Barium stars Category:White dwarfs Category:Binary stars Sagittarii, Delta Category:Sagittarius (constellation) Category:Stars with proper names Sagittarii, 19 089931 6859 168454 Category:Durchmusterung objects |
1,704 | F. crispa | F. crispa may refer to: Ferraria crispa, a flowering plant species Freylinia crispa, a shrub species See also Crispa (disambiguation) |
1,705 | Burmese calendar | The Burmese calendar (, , or , ; Burmese Era (BE) or Myanmar Era (ME)) is a lunisolar calendar in which the months are based on lunar months and years are based on sidereal years. The calendar is largely based on an older version of the Hindu calendar, though unlike the Indian systems, it employs a version of the Metonic cycle. The calendar therefore has to reconcile the sidereal years of the Hindu calendar with the Metonic cycle's near tropical years by adding intercalary months and days at irregular intervals. The calendar has been used continuously in various Burmese states since its purported launch in 640 CE in the Sri Ksetra Kingdom, also called the Pyu era. It was also used as the official calendar in other mainland Southeast Asian kingdoms of Arakan, Lan Na, Xishuangbanna, Lan Xang, Siam, and Cambodia down to the late 19th century. Today the calendar is used only in Myanmar as the traditional civil calendar, alongside the Buddhist calendar. It is still used to mark traditional holidays such as the Burmese New Year, and other traditional festivals, many of which are Burmese Buddhist in nature. History Origin The Burmese chronicles trace the origin of the Burmese calendar to ancient India with the introduction of the Kali Yuga Era in 3102 BCE. That seminal calendar is said to have been recalibrated by King Añjana (), the maternal grandfather of the Buddha, in 691 BCE. That calendar in turn was recalibrated and replaced by the Buddhist Era with the starting year of 544 BCE. The Buddhist Era came to be adopted in the early Pyu city-states by the beginning of the Common Era. Then in 78 CE, a new era called the Shalivahana era, also called Sakra Era or Saka Era, was launched in India. Two years later the new era was adopted in the Pyu state of Sri Ksetra, and the era later spread to the rest of the Pyu states. According to the chronicles, the Pagan Kingdom at first followed the prevailing Saka Pyu Era, but in 640 CE King Popa Sawrahan (r. 613–640) recalibrated the calendar, naming the new era Kawza Thekkarit ( ) with a Year Zero starting date of 22 March 638 CE. It was used as the civil calendar, while the Buddhist Era remained in use as the religious calendar. Scholarship accepts the chronicle narrative regarding the North Indian origin of the calendar and the chronology of adoption in Burma up to the Mahāsakaraj Era. Recent research suggests that the Gupta Era (epochal year of 320 CE) may also have been in use in the Pyu states. Mainstream scholarship, however, holds that the recalibrated calendar was launched at Sri Ksetra, and later adopted by the upstart principality of Pagan. Spread The adoption by an ascendant Pagan paved the way for the calendar's adoption elsewhere in the Pagan Empire between the 11th and 13th centuries. The calendar first came to be used in peripheral regions or neighbouring states such as Arakan in the west and various Shan states in modern northern Thailand and Laos |
1,706 | Dominic Landucci | Dominic Landucci is an American professional aquanaut with the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). He served as the Network Analyst at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Aquarius Reef Base, the world's only undersea research laboratory. Early life and army career Landucci was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and grew up in Albany, Oregon, graduating from high school in 1986. He subsequently enlisted in the United States Army, where he specialized in communications. Landucci underwent basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He later served at Fort Gordon, Georgia and with the 3rd Infantry Division in Kitzingen, Germany. Landucci joined NOAA's National Undersea Research Center (NURC) in 1993. Aquarius Landucci serves as the Network Analyst and Network Administrator at Aquarius Reef Base for NURC. As the person in charge of Aquarius' computer network, Landucci has introduced improvements in broadband access for researchers aboard Aquarius. To that end, Landucci assisted in the attachment of Orthogon Systems antennas onto an offshore buoy in heavy seas. Landucci commented, "We now have a better learning environment. Without the hassle of inadequate technology to deal with, the scientists conducting experiments within Aquarius, as well as the receivers of data at the land-based office, can focus all their efforts on their mission and the important data being gathered." He instituted a "hoot and holler" voice system linking the habitat and the onshore Watch Desk, where safety instruments are monitored during Aquarius missions. In 2006, when Aquarius received the InfoWorld 100 award for innovative use of wireless solutions, Landucci commented, "By using OS-Gemini, we overcame tremendous challenges, such as rough seas, great distances and unpredictable weather, to deploy a reliable connection between our land base and the Aquarius laboratory at the bottom of the ocean." NURC also received a CIO 100 award for information technology innovation in 2006. Landucci received a Staff Award of Excellence from UNCW in August 2006. Landucci has used webcams inside and outside Aquarius to transmit live video and audio to classrooms around the United States. Landucci has taken part as a habitat technician in two of the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) missions, a series of NASA-NOAA missions which use Aquarius as an analog environment for space exploration. Landucci served as a habitat technician during the following missions: NEEMO 10: July 22–28, 2006 NEEMO 12: May 7–18, 2007 During the NEEMO 12 mission, Landucci assisted with the computer technology aspects of a telesurgery demonstration for the American Telemedicine Association meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. References External links Dominic's Website Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:American underwater divers Category:Aquanauts Category:People from Albany, Oregon Category:United States Army soldiers Category:University of North Carolina at Wilmington Category:Professional divers |
1,707 | Býčí skála Cave | Býčí skála Cave (in Czech Býčí skála, in German Stierfelsen, in English The Bull Rock Cave) is part of the second longest cave system in the Moravia, Czech Republic. It is also famous for archaeological discoveries. Except for the entrance, the cave is not accessible to the public, although occasionally it is opened for visitors. The cave is in the central part of the Moravian Karst, in the Josefovské Valley (Josefovské údolí) between the town of Adamov and the village of Křtiny. Together with the cave system Rudické propadání Býčí skála forms the second longest cave system in the country, after the Amatérská Cave. Its known length is over 13 km. History The entrance to the cave was always known locally, with the first written mention coming from 1669. The cave was visited by two European monarchs: on 7.9.1804 the Holy Roman Emperor Francis II and on another occasion Alois I, Prince of Liechtenstein. During 1867-1873, the part named Předsíně was explored by the archaeologist Jindřich Wankel, who discovered a Palaeolithic settlement from around 100,000 - 10,000 BCE. Later, a statuette of a bronze bull was found, and starting in 1872 a large Hallstatt culture site had been excavated. The site contained animal and material offerings, crops, textiles, ceramic and sheet-metal vessels, jewellery, glass and amber beads. According to Wankel, the skeletons of one man and forty young women were found. Some women were beheaded, some missing legs or hands. On a small "altar" a skull and severed hands were placed. Wankel's romantic interpretation was that he had discovered the grave of a nobleman, accompanied by ritually killed women. Other theories suggest the death of people hiding in the cave during a war or from an explosion of a gas or dust. Later research identified seventeen skeletons as men; the people ranged from children up to adults of 50–60 years old. In 1920, when water was pumped out, another cave was discovered, the "Nová býčí skála" (The New Bull Rock Cave), with the Jedovnický brook (Jedovnický potok) running through it. During World War II, the Nazis built an underground factory in the cave, damaging the entrance area. After the war, a few more caves have been discovered (Sobolova (Barová), Májová, Prolomená and Proplavaná). In 1992, exploration of the brook was completed. The cave contains a Neolithic picture, currently the oldest cave painting known in the Czech Republic. It depicts a geometrical shape resembling a grill with a size of 30x40 cm, painted in charcoal on the cave wall. The carbon was dated with the C14 radio-carbon method to be 5,200 years old. The pattern resembles the decorations on some ceramic vessels from that period. See also List of caves Citations and notes References External links Short overview History of discoveries in the cave Moravian Karst website Býčí skála website Rudické propadání website The bull statuette Category:Caves of the Czech Republic Category:Archaeological sites in the Czech Republic Category:Prehistoric sites in the Czech Republic Category:Blansko District Category:Geography of the South Moravian Region |
1,708 | This Modern World (album) | This Modern World is an album by pianist and bandleader Stan Kenton featuring performances of compositions by Robert Graettinger recorded between 1951 and 1953 and originally released as a 10-inch LP on Capitol as well as a set of three 7 inch 45 rpm singles. Critical reception The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell calls it "the most complex, atonal, uncompromising, potentially alienating music that even the iconoclastic Stan Kenton band ever played" and said "This Modern World moves even further away from jazz into abstract contemporary classical music... A jazz pulse occasionally surfaces but more often instruments drift in atonal clusters past each other in differing meters or blast dissonant fanfares, creating a feeling of unease as they converse quizzically". Track listing All compositions by Robert Graettinger. "A Horn" - 4:04 "Some Saxophones" - 3:13 "A Cello" - 4:59 "A Thought" - 4:52 "A Trumpet" - 4:46 "An Orchestra" - 4:03 Recorded at Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA on December 5, 1951 (track 1), March 20, 1952 (track 3), February 11, 1953 (tracks 5 & 6) and May 28, 1953 (tracks 2 & 4) Personnel Stan Kenton - piano, conductor Conte Candoli (tracks 1, 5 & 6), Pete Candoli (tracks 5 & 6), Buddy Childers (tracks 5 & 6), John Coppola (track 1), Don Dennis (tracks 5 & 6), Maynard Ferguson (tracks 1, 5 & 6), John Howell (track 1), Ruben McFall (tracks 5 & 6), Stu Williamson (track 1) - trumpet Harry Betts (track 1), Bob Burgess (tracks 5 & 6), Bob Fitzpatrick (track 1), Dick Kenney (track 1), Keith Moon (tracks 5 & 6), Frank Rosolino (tracks 5 & 6), Bill Russo (tracks 1, 5 & 6) - trombone George Roberts - bass trombone (tracks 1, 5 & 6) John Graas (tracks 1, 4 & 6), Lloyd Otto (tracks 1, 4 & 6), George Price (track 1) - French horn Stan Fletcher - tuba (track 1) Vinnie Dean (tracks 5 & 6), Herb Geller (tracks 2 & 4), Lee Konitz (tracks 5 & 6), Dick Meldonian (track 3), Art Pepper (track 1) - alto saxophone Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute (tracks 1-4) Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone, oboe, English horn (tracks 1-4) Bart Caldarell - tenor saxophone, clarinet, bassoon (tracks 1-4) Bob Gioga - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6) John Rotella - baritone saxophone (tracks 2 & 4) Earl Cornwell, Phil Davidson, Barton Gray, Maurice Koukel, Alex Law, Seb Mercurio, Dwight Muma, Danny Napolitano, Charlie Scarle, Ben Zimberoff - violin (track 1) Paul Israel, Aaron Shapiro, Dave Smiley - viola (track 1) Gregory Bemko (tracks 1 & 3), Zachary Bock (track 1), Gabe Jellen (track 1) - cello Ralph Blaze (track 1), Sal Salvador (tracks 5 & 6) - guitar Don Bagley (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6), Abe Luboff (track 1) - bass Frank Capp (track 3), Stan Levey (tracks 5 & 6), Shelly Manne (track 1) - drums References Category:Stan Kenton albums Category:1953 albums Category:Capitol Records albums Category:Albums conducted by Stan Kenton |
1,709 | Accord (trade union) | Accord is an independent trade union, affiliated to the TUC and the Scottish TUC. Accord is a specialist union for staff in financial services with members in the Lloyds Banking Group, MBNA, TSB, Equitable Life and Sainsbury's Bank. It has around 25,000 members. History Accord can trace its origins back to 1978, when it was founded as the Halifax Building Society Staff Association (HBSSA). The HBSSA was founded by John Simmons, the then manager of the Halifax branch in Plymouth. He had concluded that staff within the Halifax Building Society were in need of trade union representation, and had begun organising in earnest in 1977. Simmons was keen to avoid the use of the word "union" because of the negative connotations associated with militant trade unions in the UK in the 1970s. Accord's headquarters, Simmons House, is named after John Simmons. In 1978 Ernie Roberts was appointed as the first General Secretary. Branch reps were elected and Regional Committees established. From these groups a National Committee was elected, which met for the first time in August 1978. The HBSSA was formed. By the end of 1978 the HBSSA was recognised by the then Halifax Building Society "as the sole bargaining agent for its members below Executive and Regional Manager level". In January 1979 the HBSSA was granted its Certificate of Independence. This meant that it was recognised by the Government as a bona fide trades union and was afforded the rights to which it was entitled. In 1980 the HBSSA held its first conference in Manchester. In 1983 Ernie Roberts retired, allowing David Nash to become the second General Secretary. Bill Wright was appointed Assistant General Secretary. At the 1994 Conference delegates voted to rename the HBSSA the Independent Union of Halifax Staff (IUHS). In 1995 the Halifax Building Society merged with the Leeds Permanent Building Society. The following year the Leeds Staff Association joined the IUHS. Also in 1996, The Halifax acquired the Clerical Medical Investment Group and in 1999 announced its merger with the Bank of Scotland. The union was therefore renamed again by delegates at the 2002 conference to reflect the diversity of its membership. From this point onwards it was known as Accord. General Secretaries 1978: Ernie Roberts 1983: David Nash 1992: Ged Nichols References Professor Gregor Gall - Labour Unionism in the Financial Services Sector, Fighting for Rights and Representation - Ashgate Publishing External links ACCORD official site. Category:Trade unions in the United Kingdom Category:1978 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:Trade unions established in 1978 Category:Finance sector trade unions |
1,710 | Judge John Ryon House | Judge John Ryon House, or Judge Ira Kilbourne House, is a historic home located at Lawrenceville in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. It is a two-story Greek Revival style house built in 1840. It features a two-story portico with three full fluted Ionic columns and one somewhat less fluted column. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Tioga County, Pennsylvania References Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Category:Houses completed in 1840 Category:Houses in Tioga County, Pennsylvania Category:National Register of Historic Places in Tioga County, Pennsylvania |
1,711 | Balukovskaya | Balukovskaya () is a rural locality (a village) in Kumzerskoye Rural Settlement, Kharovsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 19 as of 2002. Geography The distance to Kharovsk is 56 km, to Kumzero is 7 km. Poshivchikha is the nearest rural locality. References Category:Rural localities in Vologda Oblast |
1,712 | Relative term | A relative term is a term that makes two or more distinct references to objects (which may be the same object, for example in "The Morning Star is the Evening Star"). A relative term is typically expressed in ordinary language by means of a phrase with explicit or implicit blanks. Examples: __ loves __ is the same object as __ __ is giver of __ to __''. The word is is a relative term when it expresses identity. The colloquial meaning for a relative term is that it is different for different people or situations. An example: someone who is 5 feet tall might think someone who is 5 feet six inches tall is tall, but someone who is 6 feet would think that that person is short. An atom is big compared to a quark, but it is very small when compared to a body cell. Fast food may be healthier than preserved food, but unhealthy compared to organic produce. See also Theory of relationship Category:Term logic |
1,713 | Mudkhed taluka | Mudkhed taluka is a taluka in Nanded district of Maharashtra an Indian state. Nanded district There were 16 talukas in Nanded district as of November 2014, viz. Nanded, Ardhapur, Bhokar, Biloli, Deglur, Dharmabad, Hadgaon, Himayatnagar, Kandhar, Kinwat, Loha, Mahur, Mudkhed, Mukhed, Naigaon, and Umri. In 1981, there were eight talukas in the district, viz. Nanded, Hadgaon, Kinwat, Bhokar, Biloli, Deglur (Degloor), Mukhed and Kandhar. References Category:Talukas in Maharashtra Category:Talukas in Nanded district |
1,714 | Grant Collins | Grant Collins (born in Australia) is a professional drummer and drum clinician. Graduating from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Music in 1997, he was named 'Winner of the Australian Academy of Music Composition competition' during his first year of study. In '96, Grant's success in 'Australia's Best Up and Coming Drummer Competition' in Melbourne, led to worldwide sponsorships with major cymbal and drum companies, and also to clinics and workshops along the entire east coast of Australia. Grant also has a teaching studio in Brisbane and is Associate Lecturer in Jazz Percussion at the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music. Drum and cymbal setup The kit used by Grant is Australia's biggest drum kit setup. He currently endorses Pearl drums and Zildjian cymbals, and uses a Pearl Masters MMX kit when performing live. He has also designed his own signature sticks made by Vic Firth. External links Grant Collins's official website Grant Collins Page on Drummerworld.com Some photos of Grant Collins and other artists at the Australia's Ultimate Drummers Weekeend 2006! Vic Firth Website Pearl Drums Official Website Zildjian Cymbals Official Website Category:Australian drummers Category:Male drummers Category:Living people Category:Queensland University of Technology alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
1,715 | Dichomeris terracocta | Dichomeris terracocta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1911. It is found in Panama. The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are clay-red and the hindwings are reddish grey. References Category:Moths described in 1911 Category:Dichomeris |
1,716 | Pitcher-Plants of Borneo | Pitcher-Plants of Borneo is a monograph by Anthea Phillipps and Anthony Lamb on the tropical pitcher plants of Borneo. It was first published in 1996 by Natural History Publications (Borneo), in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Malaysian Nature Society. An updated and much expanded second edition was published in 2008 as Pitcher Plants of Borneo, with Ch'ien Lee as co-author. Content The taxonomy presented in the first edition is based on that of Matthew Jebb and Martin Cheek's 1997 monograph, "A skeletal revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae)", which was in preparation at the time of the book's publication. The second edition mostly follows the taxonomy of Cheek and Jebb's 2001 monograph, "Nepenthaceae". Both editions devote much space to the botanical and horticultural history of Nepenthes. In the first edition, the species accounts are predominantly illustrated with watercolour paintings by Susan M. Phillipps, while in the updated work they are supplemented by numerous habitat photographs by Ch'ien Lee. The first edition includes vernacular names for all species and natural hybrids; these were dropped in the updated version. The first edition covers 32 species, 7 natural hybrids, and one undescribed taxon ("Nepenthes sp.", which has since been described as N. hurrelliana). The second edition includes 36 species, with the addition of N. chaniana, N. faizaliana, N. glandulifera, N. hispida, N. hurrelliana, N. platychila, and N. vogelii. Following the revisions made in "Nepenthaceae", a number of species included in the first edition are treated as synonyms in the 2008 book: N. borneensis as a synonym of N. boschiana and N. leptochila as a synonym of N. hirsuta. Nepenthes maxima is also dropped from the species list, as it is now considered absent from Borneo, with all similar plants from the island actually representing N. fusca. The 2008 book also synonymises N. zakriana with N. fusca and suggests that N. naquiyuddinii is a natural hybrid between N. fusca and N. reinwardtiana. Species The following 33 species, including one undescribed taxon, are covered in the first edition. N. albomarginata N. ampullaria N. bicalcarata N. borneensis N. boschiana N. burbidgeae N. campanulata N. clipeata N. edwardsiana N. ephippiata N. fusca N. gracilis N. hirsuta N. leptochila N. lowii N. macrophylla N. macrovulgaris N. mapuluensis N. maxima N. mirabilis N. mollis N. muluensis N. murudensis N. northiana N. pilosa N. rafflesiana N. rajah N. reinwardtiana N. stenophylla N. tentaculata N. veitchii N. villosa N. sp. (N. hurrelliana) The second edition includes accounts of 36 species. N. albomarginata N. ampullaria N. bicalcarata N. boschiana N. burbidgeae N. campanulata N. chaniana N. clipeata N. edwardsiana N. ephippiata N. faizaliana N. fusca N. glandulifera N. gracilis N. hirsuta N. hispida N. hurrelliana N. lowii N. macrophylla N. macrovulgaris N. mapuluensis N. mirabilis N. mollis N. muluensis N. murudensis N. northiana N. pilosa N. platychila N. rafflesiana N. rajah N. reinwardtiana N. stenophylla N. tentaculata N. veitchii N. villosa N. vogelii Reviews Taxonomist Jan Schlauer reviewed Pitcher-Plants of Borneo in the June 1998 issue of the Carnivorous Plant Newsletter. He considered the work "a disappointment to all who expected an |
1,717 | Compsolechia petromorpha | Compsolechia petromorpha is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas) and Peru. The wingspan is about 12 mm for males and 14 mm for females. The forewings are uniform rather dark violet-grey. The hindwings are dark grey, in males with a long light violet-grey hairpencil lying in the median fold and reaching the end of the cell, and a shorter but denser light grey hairpencil in the submedian fold. References Category:Moths described in 1922 Category:Compsolechia |
1,718 | Ilya Kukharchik | Ilya Kukharchik (; ; born 10 March 1997) is a Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2020, he plays for Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino. References External links Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Belarusian footballers Category:Belarus youth international footballers Category:Association football midfielders Category:FC BATE Borisov players Category:FC Baranovichi players Category:FC Vitebsk players Category:FC Belshina Bobruisk players Category:FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino players Category:People from Baranavichy |
1,719 | List of lesbian fiction | This is a list of books portraying sexual relations between women, works of fiction with characters who may be lesbians, bisexuals or straight-identified women who have sex with women. It includes a list of characters that make recurring appearances in fiction series. Fiction and drama (2nd century) Dialogues of the Courtesans, Lucian of Samosata Fiction and drama (18th century) La Religieuse, Denis Diderot (1796) - a Reverend Mother wants to seduce a nun Fiction and drama (19th century) Mademoiselle Maupin, (1835) by Théophile Gautier Der Liebe Lust und Leid der Frau zur Frau, (1895) - the only exemplar laies into the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin with the Signatur (Yx 27911) Nana, Émile Zola (1880), an extended description of Chez Laure, a Parisian restaurant that caters to a lesbian clientele; the relationship of Nana and the unfaithful Satin, "with her blue eyes and schoolgirlish look", "bitten and beaten and torn this way and that by the two women". 鳳雙飛 (Feng shuangfei) (A Pair of Male Phoenixes Flying Together), 1899 by Cheng Huiying (程蕙英) Fiction and drama (20th century) Sind es Frauen? Roman über das dritte Geschlecht., Minna Wettstein-Adelt (1901) Thirty-Three Abominations, Lydia Zinovieva-Annibal (1907) The Rainbow, D. H. Lawrence (1915) The Scorpion, Anna Elisabet Weirauch (1919) (1930) (1931) The Bachelor Girl, Victor Margueritte (1922) God of Vengeance (play), Sholem Asch (1923) – a girl has a lesbian relationship with a prostitute Freundinnen, Maximiliane Ackers (1923) Anja und Esther (play), 1925 by Klaus Mann The Captive (play), Edouard Bourdet (1926) – tragedy of a young woman who falls into a twisted relationship with another woman The Well of Loneliness, Radclyffe Hall (1928) – subject of an obscenity trial that banned the book in the United Kingdom until 1949,though "there are no descriptions of sex in it, no rude words, and the lesbian lovers do not live happily ever after" Ladies Almanack, Djuna Barnes (1928) Orlando: A Biography, Virginia Woolf (1928) Extraordinary Women, Compton Mackenzie (1928) Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz has a lesbian character having an affair with her father's wife. The wife eventually marries the main character, but there is no question of the lesbian feeling any sentiments towards a man. The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, Gertrude Stein (1933) – one of Stein's more accessible works. Others, whose lesbian content may not be apparent to the uninformed reader, include As a Wife Has a Cow: A Love Story, Lifting Belly, and Miss Furr and Miss Skeene. The Child Manuela, Christa Winsloe (1933) The Children's Hour (play), Lillian Hellman (1934) Nightwood, Djuna Barnes (1936) Lulu, Alban Berg (1937) Torchlight to Valhalla, Gale Wilhelm (1938) No Exit, Jean-Paul Sartre (1944) – Inès Serrano, a lesbian, is sent to Hell for murder Spring Fire, Marijane Meaker (as Vin Packer) (1952) Le Rempart des Béguines, Françoise Mallet-Joris (1952) – Helene, a 15-year-old schoolgirl, is seduced by her father's mistress, Tamara The Price of Salt, Patricia Highsmith (under the pseudonym "Claire Morgan" before 1990) (1952) – considered the first lesbian novel with a 'happy ending'; basis for the 2015 film Carol. Chocolates for Breakfast, Pamela Moore (1956) |
1,720 | Phlox glaberrima | Phlox glaberrima (commonly called smooth phlox) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family. It is native to the Midwestern and Southeastern United States where it is found in moist to wet areas. It can be found in both prairies and forests, where it is an indicator of high quality habitat. The relationships between Phlox glaberrima, Phlox carolina, and Phlox maculata are particularly unclear. There may be hybridization, or an undescribed third species that resembles an intermediate. The phylogenetic relationships of this group of Phlox is currently under review. References glaberrima |
1,721 | Andrew Eder | Andrew Howard Eric Eder (born 1964) is foundation dean and emeritus professor of restorative dentistry at the University of Buckingham Dental Institute and honorary consultant in restorative dentistry at Milton Keynes University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust. He is also Emeritus Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Dental Education at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute. He co-edited the book Tooth Surface Loss, published by the British Dental Journal in 2000, has contributed to textbooks and authored over 100 articles. Andrew Eder is clinical director at Specialist Dental Care and the London Tooth Wear Centre He also served as president of the Royal Society of Medicine's Odontological Section from 2001 to 2002 and the British Society for Restorative Dentistry from 2005 to 2006. Education Eder was educated at North Bridge House School and St Paul's School, London. He completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery from King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1986 and his masters in conservative dentistry from the UCL Eastman Dental Institute in 1990. He subsequently achieved the Membership in Restorative Dentistry (MRD) from the Royal Colleges of England and Glasgow in 1994. Academic career Eder has been associated with the UCL Eastman Dental Institute, the postgraduate dental school of University College London, since 1989. In 2002, he was appointed honorary consultant in restorative dentistry at UCLH NHS Foundation Trust and, in 2008, to a chair in restorative dentistry and dental education at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute. He served as director of continuing professional development at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute from 2002 to 2012, director of education at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute from 2005 to 2012, associate dean for continuing education at the UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences from 2008 to 2012. and Pro-Vice-Provost at UCL from 2013 to 2017. Eder was elected chair of the membership in Restorative Dentistry Examination at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 2016, served as an examiner since 2009. He has also served on the editorial boards of the British Dental Journal from 2005 to 2017 and the European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry from 1995 to 2014. In March 2018, he was appointed emeritus professor of restorative dentistry and dental education at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute. Since 2003, he has been chair of the charitable trust of Alpha Omega, the oldest international dental fraternity. In July 2017, he was elected a trustee of the United Synagogue. Publications Books Textbooks Recognition UCL Provost's Teaching Award Listed in the Who's Who (UK) in 2012 Listed in Debrett's People of Today Awarded the Certificate of Merit for Services to Global Philanthropy by Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity References External links Andrew Eder Profile on British Society for Restorative Dentistry Q&A with Professor Andrew Eder My Week Andrew Eder on The Jewish Chronicle Category:Living people Category:1964 births Category:Dental academics Category:20th-century British medical doctors Category:21st-century British medical doctors Category:Alumni of King's College London Category:People educated at North Bridge House School Category:People educated at St Paul's School, London Category:Alumni of the |
1,722 | Yang Jun | Yang Jun is the name of: Yang Jun (minister) (died 291), minister of Jin dynasty Yang Jun (prince) (571–600), prince of Sui dynasty Jun Yang (artist) (born 1975), Chinese-Austrian contemporary artist Sportspeople Yang Jun (martial artist) (born 1968), contemporary Yang style tai chi chuan Master and teacher, great grandson of Grandmaster Yang Chengfu Yang Jun (footballer) (born 1981), Chinese footballer Yang Jun (water polo) (born 1988), Chinese female water polo player |
1,723 | Microbrachiidae | Microbrachiidae is an extinct family of tiny, advanced antiarch placoderms closely related to the bothriolepids. Although most species are known from Late Emsian-aged strata of Early Devonian China, the type and youngest species, Microbrachius dicki, is known from upper Givetian freshwater strata of Scotland and Estonia. When Microbrachius was regarded as an Antiarch incertae sedis, the other genera were thought to be very small bothriolepids. Genera Hohsienolepis Fossils of this genus are found in the Xindu Formation portion of the Late Emsian-aged Chuandong Assembly, in Pingle, Guangxi Province, China. Compared to other microbrachiid genera, Hohsienolepis has a comparatively small head, and an elongated thorax. The armor plates are covered in rows of small tubercles, in a pattern similar to that of M. sinensis. Microbrachium A genus of very small antiarchs, originally described from M. dicki, of Upper Givetian strata of Scotland and Estonia, including the John O'Groats sandstone of Caithness, and the Eday beds of the Orkney Islands. The various species have proportionally big heads and short thoracic armors. The armor plates are decorated in small tubercles. During the 1980s, two more species were described from slightly older strata in China. Wudinolepis As the generic name suggests, Wudinolepis is found in the Wuding Formation, a Late Emsian-aged stratum in Yunnan, China. It is even smaller than Microbrachium,, with the length of its (thoracic) shield around 2 centimeters. Wudinolepis was once placed in its own family, "Wudinolepidae," though Denison (1978) placed it within Bothriolepidae, saying that nothing in the original description excluded it from the latter family. Later, when Microbrachiidae was erected, Wudinolepis was placed within it. References Category:Placoderms of Asia Category:Placoderms of Europe Category:Antiarchi Category:Fossils of China Category:Placoderm families Category:Early Devonian first appearances Category:Middle Devonian extinctions |
1,724 | Gottfried Utiger | Gottfried Utiger (born 28 March 1912, date of death unknown) was a Swiss long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References Category:1912 births Category:Year of death missing Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Category:Swiss male long-distance runners Category:Olympic athletes of Switzerland Category:Place of birth missing |
1,725 | Zakrzewo, Wągrowiec County | Zakrzewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mieścisko, within Wągrowiec County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Mieścisko, east of Wągrowiec, and north-east of the regional capital Poznań. References Category:Villages in Wągrowiec County |
1,726 | Millennium Edition (Elkie Brooks album) | Millennium Edition is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks. It was issued on CD in 2000 by A&M, and is distributed only in Germany. Track listing "Fool If You Think" "Lilac Wine" "Pearl's a Singer" "Why Don’t You Say It" "Don’t Cry Out Loud" "He's a Rebel" "Warm and Tender Love" "Since You Went Away" "We All Have Our Dreams" "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" "The Runaway" "You Did Something for Me" "He Could Have Been an Army" "Do Right Woman" "Where Do We Go From Here" "Got to Be a Winner" "Live Laugh and Love" "Love Potion #9" Category:2000 compilation albums Category:Elkie Brooks albums Category:A&M Records compilation albums |
1,727 | Time in Ethiopia | The time zone in Ethiopia is East Africa Time (EAT) (UTC+03:00). The IANA time zone database identifier is "Africa/Addis Ababa." Ethiopia does not observe daylight saving time. Almost all Ethiopians use a 12-hour clock system. The daytime cycle begins at dawn 12:00 (6:00:00 AM EAT) and ends at dusk 11:59:59 (5:59:59 PM EAT). The night time cycle begins at dusk 12:00 (6:00:00 PM EAT) and ends at dawn 11:59:59 (5:59:59 AM EAT). The convention is that the day begins at 1:00 o'clock in the morning 12 hour cycle (7:00 AM EAT) rather than midnight (12:00 AM EAT). Therefore, the local population almost effectively observes UTC-03:00. The current time convention persists despite inroads of international norms. References External links Time in Ethiopia - Current Time Date in Ethiopia Time in Ethiopia - Local and International Category:Time in Ethiopia Category:Time in Eritrea |
1,728 | Pontifical Council Cor Unum | The Pontifical Council Cor Unum for Human and Christian Development was a dicastery of the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church from 1971 to 2016. History The Pontifical Council was established by Pope Paul VI on 15 July 1971 and was based in the Palazzo San Callisto, on Piazza San Callisto, Rome. Effective 1 January 2017, the work of the Council was assumed by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, into which it was merged by Pope Francis. Description The name of the pontifical council means "one heart", which Paul VI explained in 1972: "So we were able to give your ecclesial action for aid the name of one heart, a heart that beats in rhythm with the heart of Christ, whose pity for the hungry multitudes reaches them even in their spiritual hunger". Its mission was "the care of the Catholic Church for the needy, thereby encouraging human fellowship and making manifest the charity of Christ", and it undertook this mission by carrying out humanitarian relief operations following disasters, fostering charity and encouraging cooperation and coordination of other Catholic organizations. Officials Presidents Cardinal Jean Villot (15 July 1971 – 4 September 1978) (France) Cardinal Bernadin Gantin (4 September 1978 – 8 April 1984) (Benin) Cardinal Roger Etchegaray (8 April 1984 – 2 December 1995) (France) Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes (2 December 1995 – 7 October 2010) (Germany) Cardinal Robert Sarah (7 October 2010 – 24 November 2014) (Guinea) Vice-Presidents Bishop Ramón Torrella Cascante (1971.07.22 – 1975.12.20) (Spain) Cardinal Bernardin Gantin (1976 – 1978.09.04) (Benin) Archbishop Alfredo Bruniera (1978.11.06 – 1981) (Italy) Archbishop Alois Wagner (1981.10.12 – 1999.07.08) (Austria) Secretaries Father Henri de Riedmatten, O.P. (1971 – 1979) (Switzerland) Father Roger du Noyer, M.E.P. (1979 – 1988) (France) Iván Antonio Marín López (1992 – 1997.04.19) (Colombia) Monsignor Karel Kasteel (1998.03.28 – 2009.06.02) (Netherlands) Msgr. Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso (2010.06.22 – 2017.01.01) (Italy) Under-Secretaries Father Lajos Kada (1972 – 1975.06.20) (Hungary) Fr. Roger du Noyer, M.E.P. (1975 – 1979) (France) Fr. Henri Forest, S.J. (1979 – 1987) Iván Antonio Marín López (1987 – 1992) (Colombia) Monsignor Karel Kasteel (1992 – 1998.03.28) (Netherlands) Msgr. Francisco Azcona San Martín (1998 – 2003) (Spain) Msgr. Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso (2004.06.21 – 2010.06.22) (Italy) Msgr. Segundo Tejado Muñoz (2011.01.05 – 2017.01.01) References External links and sources Pontifical Council Cor Unum International Institute of Charity and Volunteerism John Paul II GCatholic, with official bio links Category:Catholic social teaching Cor Unum Category:Organisations based in Rome Category:Religious organisations based in Italy Category:Christian organizations established in 1971 Category:Organizations disestablished in 2016 Category:1971 in Vatican City Category:1971 establishments in Italy Category:2016 disestablishments in Italy Category:Former dicasteries |
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1,730 | Guwahati Tea Auction Centre | The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) is one of the busiest tea trading facilities in the world. It is located in Guwahati and its primary commodity under the hammer is Assam tea. It was established in 1970. It has seen the largest volume of CTC tea auction in the world. See also Indian tea culture Tea processing References External links Assam tea xchange Category:Economy of Guwahati Category:Tea industry in Assam Category:Indian auction houses Category:Tea auctions |
1,731 | Palmyra, Maine | Palmyra is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,986 at the 2010 census. History Palmyra was incorporated in 1807. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,986 people, 809 households, and 552 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 943 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.7% White, 0.2% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.2% of the population. There were 809 households of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.8% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.87. The median age in the town was 43.9 years. 21% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 30.5% were from 45 to 64; and 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.2% male and 50.8% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 1,953 people, 768 households, and 543 families living in the town. The population density was 48.6 people per square mile (18.8/km²). There were 851 housing units at an average density of 21.2 per square mile (8.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.52% White, 0.26% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population. There were 768 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.98. In the town, the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $31,287, and the median income for a family was $35,150. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus |
1,732 | General Motors Air Transport | The General Motors Air Transport Section (GMATS) was a corporate air service operated by General Motors to provide fast transportation for employees that needed to travel between various GM locations. Originally named the "Air Transport Section of General Motors Corporation", it colloquially became known as the General Motors Air Transport Section. History Prior to World War II, General Motors briefly owned Eastern Airlines, but sold it by 1938 to quell any monopoly concerns and smooth the way for wartime production contracts. While the sale of the commercial airline meant GM did not have access to in-house air transportation, there was still a vital need for quick transportation between GM facilities. During the company's involvement in wartime production between 1940 and 1945 many of the individual divisions acquired military aircraft to aid in production and efficiency at plants widely dispersed across North America. Harold R. “Bill” Boyer of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, a former General Motors vice president and head of GM Cadillac Cleveland Tank Division was key in the creation of the air transport infrastructure within GM. In 1948, GM updated and consolidated the corporate aircraft under the control of Operations-Central Office Aircraft, within the Central Office Manufacturing Staff. By 1952 this was reorganized into the General Motors Air Transport Section. In 1961, GMATS had a total of 36 pilots and 150 maintenance staff, and by 1965 this had grown to 27 pilots, 27 co-pilots and a total staff of 230. In 1965, Willow Run, Michigan served as the maintenance base for GMATS, with the main passenger facility at Detroit City Airport. Anderson Municipal Airport in Indiana was another major hub for GMATS, as the region had important production facilities and no regularly scheduled flights. In 1999, GM and DaimlerChrysler established a joint venture company, Automotive Air Charter, to use excess capacity of their respective corporate air services to meet demand in the charter business. In November of 2008, General Motors Chairman Rick Wagoner (along with Ford and Chrysler CEO's) flew to Washington D.C. to ask for government assistance. All three were heavily criticized for flying on private jets while asking for government funding. In an attempt to hide the flight status of the air fleet GM requested (and was granted) permission to remove GM owned aircraft from tracking under the NBAA's Block Aircraft Registration Request program. As part of GM's subsequent financial collapse and bailout, the company was forced to close the corporate aviation section. This included laying off the remaining staff, relinquishing the leases on seven jets, and closing the passenger facility at Detroit Municipal Airport. GMATS helped establish the Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management degree at Eastern Michigan University. Former GMATS directors included Eugene (Gene) Zepp (ret. 1978), and Ken Emrick (ca. 1993). Fleet Historically, GMATS flew the following equipment: Beechcraft Queen Air Cessna Citation X Convair 580 Convair 340 Douglas DC-3 Gulfstream V Saab 2000 Logo The GMATS logo was painted on various GM location helipads. It can be viewed in a historic satellite view of the GM Technical Center at 42.30436,-83.02413(image from 2012, as of 2020 the |
1,733 | 2019 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Singles | Guido Andreozzi was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title. Thiago Seyboth Wild won the title after defeating Hugo Dellien 6–4, 6–0 in the final. Seeds All seeds receive a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References Main Draw Qualifying Draw Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil - Singles 2019 Singles |
1,734 | 2016 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries | The 2016 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries was the 15th edition of this tournament. It was hosted at Gibraltar. Malta won their third title in this event by beating Ireland in the final, 67–59. Teams Six countries will join the tournament: Draw The draw took place on 22 January 2016. Preliminary round All times are CEST (UTC+2) Group A Group B Final round Quarterfinals Semifinals Fifth place game Third place game Final Final ranking References External links The Championship at FIBA.com Category:FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries Small Countries Category:International sports competitions hosted by Gibraltar Category:Basketball in Gibraltar Category:2016 in Gibraltarian sport FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries |
1,735 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Nemo Trilogy | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Nemo trilogy is a volume in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series, written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O'Neill. Co-published by Top Shelf Productions and Knockabout Comics in the US and UK respectively, Nemo was published in three distinct 72-page squarebound comics. Structure The Nemo trilogy is a 216-page story arc spanning fifty years, divided into three 72-page chapters, each a self-contained narrative to avoid frustrating cliff-hanger delays between episodes, it takes place in three distinct eras. The series focuses on Janni Dakkar, daughter of Captain Nemo, introduced in Chapter 1 of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century. In the first chapter she is in a race to Antarctica in 1925. In the second chapter, set in 1941, she has to invade Berlin to rescue her daughter Hira and son-in-law, Armand Robur from Adenoid Hynkel's Nazi-forces. In the third chapter, set in 1975, she embarks on what may be a final voyage down the Amazon. Nemo: Heart of Ice Nemo: Heart of Ice follows Janni Dakkar to Antarctica in 1925. The story opens with Nemo and her crew robbing a great treasure from Ayesha, who appears to have great influence over Charles Foster Kane. Nemo travels to Antarctica as her father once did on a trip that drove him mad. Kane recruits Frank Reade Jr., Jack Wright, and Tom Swift to retrieve Ayesha's treasure from Nemo. The trio follow her to Antarctica where they encounter a pit that leads to Yuggoth, a mysterious white giant and an ice sphinx. The chase ends at the Mountains of Madness, where clever trickery on the part of Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen puts Swyfte and Reade in the path of a Shoggoth that consumes Reade and drives Swyfte mad. Nemo: The Roses of Berlin This story takes place in 1941. After Janni Dakkar and Broad Arrow Jack's daughter Hira and her husband Armand Robur are captured by Adenoid Hynkel's Nazi-forces, Nemo and Jack go to Berlin on a rescue mission only to find out they have been lured into a trap. They are soon pursued by the remains of the Twilight Heroes, Maria and Dr. Caligari. Dr. Mabuse later helps the pair evade capture and reveals to them the plot had been orchestrated by Ayesha, who has become an ally of Hynkel, to get her vengeance after the events of "Heart of Ice." Dr. Mabuse tells Nemo and Jack that Hira was pronounced lost at sea and Armand Robur is currently being held by Hynkel. Nemo and Jack raid Gestapo H.Q. and free Armand but Jack has to sacrifice himself so that Nemo and Armand can escape. Nemo kills Dr. Caligari which causes his soldiers to destroy Maria. Nemo decapitates Ayesha in a brutal sword fight. The Robur-aircraft arrives and picks up Armand and Janni. Hira, revealed to have survived the downing of The Terror, uses Robur's aircraft to level Berlin. Nemo: River of Ghosts This book takes place in the year of 1975 and is set in South America. The publisher description states: "it’s 1975. Janni |
1,736 | Ardiège | Ardiège is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population See also Communes of the Haute-Garonne department References INSEE Category:Communes of Haute-Garonne |
1,737 | University of Global Health Equity | University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is a health sciences university in Rwanda. An initiative of Partners In Health, UGHE is a private, not-for-profit, accredited institution. Catalytic partners that have helped to launch the University include: Cummings Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Government of Rwanda. The Cummings Foundation committed an initial $15 million for Phase I of the University and was instrumental in raising matching funds from other sources. History In 2013, the Government of Rwanda and Partners In Health were considering building a medical school next to Butaro Hospital. At that same time, Joyce and Bill Cummings, founders of the Cummings Foundation in Woburn, Massachusetts, visited Rwanda for the ribbon-cutting of the Butaro Outpatient Cancer Infusion Center, whose construction had been funded by the Cummings Foundation. During their visit, the Cummings shared an expanded vision for the proposed medical school that would be "pan-African" and would include multiple health science disciplines, including veterinary medicine, dentistry and nursing. Paul Farmer responded to this idea by writing in an email, "What a great vision, and one that squares with the Rwandan vision of pulling people up by building a ‘knowledge’ economy while delivering care." Launched in September 2015, UGHE is a new kind of university focused on delivering the highest quality of health care by addressing the critical social and systemic forces causing inequities and inefficiencies in health care delivery. Leadership On April 3, 2017, UGHE appointed former Minister of Health of Rwanda, Agnes Binagwaho, MD, M(Ped), PhD, as Vice Chancellor of the University. As Vice Chancellor of UGHE, Professor Binagwaho oversees the expansion of the University’s education and research programs, cultivation of global partnerships, and further development of its Butaro campus in northern Rwanda. Master of Science in Global Health Delivery Launched in September 2015, the Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) is UGHE’s flagship academic program. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery UGHE’s joint Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery/Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MBBS/MGHD) is a six and a half-year, bachelor’s level medical degree coupled with a master’s level global health degree. Executive Education UGHE’s Executive Education certificate courses develop professionals using critical competencies central to strengthening health care delivery systems. Campus Development In 2016, UGHE began construction on its first permanent campus in Butaro, Rwanda. Completed in January 2019, the campus was inaugurated by the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame. The university houses classrooms, teaching laboratories, a clinical simulation center, and information commons, as well as administrative, dining, and lodging facilities for staff, students, and faculty. As the university grows, a second campus will be added in Kigali at Masaka. The university is composed of complementary rural and urban campuses. In December 2016, UGHE began construction on the 250-acre Butaro academic campus, which is embedded in a rural primary health care delivery system. The first phase of the campus opened in 2018 with classrooms, administrative buildings, a library, and dorms. The urban campus will be located in Masaka Sector, Kicukiro District in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, the heart of a planned |
1,738 | Red Bluff Clay | The Red Bluff Clay is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period. See also List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama Paleontology in Alabama References Category:Paleogene Alabama Category:Paleogene Mississippi |
1,739 | South Prospect Street Historic District | South Prospect Street Historic District is a national historic district at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States. The district is a 19th and early 20th century residential neighborhood which was once the address of many of Hagerstown's leading citizens. The street is lined with more than 50 structures representing America's varied and strong architectural heritage and includes both domestic and ecclesiastical buildings, such as Saint John's Church and the Presbyterian Church. The architectural styles represented range from the Neoclassical of the early 19th century to the classical revivals of the early 20th century. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. References External links , including photo from 1977, at Maryland Historical Trust Boundary Map of the South Prospect Street Historic District, Washington County, at Maryland Historical Trust Category:Historic districts in Washington County, Maryland Category:Hagerstown, Maryland Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Category:National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Maryland |
1,740 | Michigan Central Station | Michigan Central Station (also known as Michigan Central Depot or MCS) is a historic former main intercity passenger rail depot in Detroit, Michigan. Built for the Michigan Central Railroad, it replaced the original depot in downtown Detroit, which was shuttered after a major fire on December 26, 1913, forcing the still unfinished station into early service. Formally dedicated on January 4, 1914, the station remained open for business until the cessation of Amtrak service on January 6, 1988. Comprising a train depot and an office tower with thirteen stories, two mezzanine levels, and a roof height of 230 feet (70 m). The Beaux-Arts style architecture was designed by architects who had previously worked together on Grand Central Terminal in New York, and it was the tallest rail station in the world at the time of its construction. The building is located in the Corktown district of Detroit near the Ambassador Bridge, approximately southwest of downtown Detroit. It is located behind Roosevelt Park, and the Roosevelt Warehouse is adjacent to the east, with a tunnel connection to the MCS. The city's Roosevelt Park serves as a grand entryway to the station. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Since 2011, demolition works, minor structural repairs, repairs of the roof structure, and covering the glass roof openings in the concourse have been performed. The basement, which was once full of water, has been fully drained. Barbed wire fencing has been installed in an attempt to keep out vandals and the windows in the tower have been replaced. Restoration projects and plans had gone as far as the negotiation process, but none had come to fruition until May 2018 when Ford Motor Company purchased the building for redevelopment into a mixed use facility and cornerstone of the company's new Corktown campus. Images of the building prior to the Ford purchase remain a premier example of ruins photography. History As an active station The building began operating as Detroit's main passenger depot in 1913 after the older Michigan Central Station burned on December 26, 1913. It was owned and operated by Michigan Central Railroad and was planned as part of a large project that included the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel below the Detroit River for freight and passengers. The old station was located on a spur line, which was inconvenient for the high volume of passengers it served. The new Michigan Central placed passenger service on the main line. The growing trend toward increased automobile use was not a large concern in 1912, as is evident in the design of the building. Most passengers would arrive at and leave from Michigan Central Station by interurban service or streetcar, due to the station's distance from downtown Detroit. The station was placed away from downtown in order to stimulate related development to come in its direction. An ambitious project to connect the station to the Cultural Center via a wide boulevard was never realized. Nonetheless, the station remained active for several decades. The trains of the New York Central Railroad, the company which |
1,741 | Pothole Gulch | Pothole Gulch () is a gulch whose bed is broken by numerous potholes, draining the southeast portion of Vindication Island, South Sandwich Islands. The descriptive name was applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971. Category:Valleys of Antarctica Category:Landforms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
1,742 | Beeman Hollow | Beeman Hollow is a valley in McDonald County in the U.S. state of Missouri. Beeman Hollow was named after James Bee(m)an, a pioneer citizen. References Category:Valleys of McDonald County, Missouri Category:Valleys of Missouri |
1,743 | Impulsive! | Impulsive! is a studio album by Brazilian jazz artist Eliane Elias. The album was recorded with Bob Brookmeyer and The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra and released in 1997 via Stunt Records label.All six compositions are written by Elias, and she has solo spots on each. Reception Harvey Siders of Jazz Times wrote "Elias is the poster girl for jazz globalization. Brazilian-born, now New York-based, Elias reveals her Latin roots, her classical apprenticeship, her harmonically complex composing skills and her refreshingly contemporary keyboard chops in her performance. All this, in collaboration with Brookmeyer, makes for an outstanding session. Too many solo highlights to credit, but it would be criminal to ignore bassist Thomas Ovesen and the flugelhornist Henrik Bolberg Pedersen, and everyone involved in the scorching title tune." Jack Bowers of All About Jazz noted "The compositions on Impulsive! are by Brazilian–bred Elias, the charts by Kansas City’s Bob Brookmeyer, and they — and the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra — form an impressively cosmopolitan team. Orchestrally speaking, Brookmeyer gets the most out of each of Elias’ half–dozen charming melodies, sketching them in bold and brilliant colors, while the DRJO plays them with its usual unruffled proficiency and flair." Track listing Credits Bob Brookmeyer – conductor Eliane Elias – piano Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra References External links Category:1997 albums Category:Eliane Elias albums |
1,744 | Valley Furnace, West Virginia | Valley Furnace is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia. The community was named for a blast furnace near the original town site. References Category:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Category:Unincorporated communities in Barbour County, West Virginia |
1,745 | Fear Over the City | Fear Over the City (French: Peur sur la ville) is a 1975 French crime film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Jean Paul Belmondo. It was the first time Belmondo played a police officer. It was released in the USA and the UK as The Night Caller. Plot Policeman Jean Letellier is under pressure because the infamous gangster Marcucci escaped from him publicly. Moreover during the pursuit an innocent bystander was killed by a stray bullet. Letellier is investigated for having fired the deadly bullet. Before Letellier is cleared, a serial killer begins to murder young women, each time leaving a weird message at the site of crime. He calls himself "Minos", referring to the Divine Comedy. The murderer always declares he had punished his victims for what he considers their impure life style. While Letellier still has no trace of "Minos", he comes across Marcucci's current whereabouts. Just as before, Marcucci tries to escape in a spectacular manner when Letellier confronts him. But this time Marcucci dies in the course of action. Marcucci's death is no relief for Letellier who is now publicly accused of having neglected the "Minos" case in favour of settling his personal feud with his late archenemy. "Minos" keeps on murdering and leaving provoking hints until Letellier can identify him. The serial killer can only scarcely elude Letellier, who chases him over the roofs of Paris. His next coup is to take hostages in a skyscraper. Letellier decides he has had it and goes airborne. From a flying helicopter he jumps through the window into the flat and puts "Minos" down. Cast Jean-Paul Belmondo as Jean Letellier Charles Denner as Charles Moissac Giovanni Cianfriglia as Marcucci Adalberto Maria Merli as Minos as Inspector Sabin Lea Massari as Norah Elmer Rosy Varte as Germaine Doizon Catherine Morin as Hélène Grammont Jean-François Balmer as Julien Dallas Albert Delpy as Henri Vernellic Reception The film was the second most popular film at the French box office in 1975, after The Towering Inferno. It was Belmondo's most popular movie since Le Casse (1972). It was also popular in Italy and Germany. It was released in the USA and the UK as The Night Caller. The New York Times said "it seems to be two completely different movies, neither of them up to much." The Los Angeles Times thought the action sequences "keep an otherwise routine film entertaining." Time Out said Belmondo is "piling stunt on daredevil stunt and risking his neck for a particularly silly story", and "desperately little of the film's energy" goes into the plot. External links Fear Over the City at Le Film Guide References Category:1975 films Category:French films Category:French-language films Category:1970s crime action films Category:French crime action films Category:Police detective films Category:Films directed by Henri Verneuil Category:Films scored by Ennio Morricone Category:Columbia Pictures films |
1,746 | Mesolaelaps | Mesolaelaps is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae. The small macropod species Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, the musky rat kangaroo, is recorded as a to host species of this mite. Species Mesolaelaps anomalus (Hirst, 1926) Mesolaelaps antipodiana (Hirst, 1926) Mesolaelaps australiensis (Hirst, 1926) Mesolaelaps bandicoota (Womersley, 1956) Mesolaelaps lagotisinus (Hirst, 1931) Mesolaelaps sminthopsis (Womersley, 1954) References Category:Laelapidae |
1,747 | Psychic Killer | Psychic Killer is a 1975 American horror film directed by Ray Danton and written by Greydon Clark, Mikel Angel and Ray Danton. The film stars Paul Burke, Jim Hutton, Julie Adams, Nehemiah Persoff, Neville Brand and Aldo Ray. The film was released in December 1975, by AVCO Embassy Pictures. Originally released under the alternate title The Kirlian Force, it was changed to Psychic Killer to emphasize the more sensational horror scenes of the film. This was the final theatrical film for both Jim Hutton and Paul Burke. Plot Arnold Masters (Jim Hutton) is a young man serving time in an institution for the criminally insane for a crime he did not commit. Arnold reveals his situation to a fellow inmate: His mother was very sick, and needed an operation to remove a tumor. But due to Arnold's mother having no insurance, the doctor did not perform the operation. When Arnold returned to the doctor's office, the doctor was found dead, and Arnold was framed for the crime. A speedy trial resulted in Arnold's testimony being used against him, and as a result, he was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity. And during his time in the institution, his mother had died, which Arnold did not know about until six months later. An inmate gives Arnold an amulet, in which Arnold learns astral projection - the art of leaving one's physical body and transporting the soul elsewhere. Arnold is soon freed from the institution after the doctor's real killer was caught and confessed to the crime. Soon after, Arnold begins using his newfound power of astral projection to kill those he feel were responsible for his incarceration and his mother's death. Among Arnold's victims are a court appointed psychiatrist whose testimony at Arnold's trial sealed his fate, the nurse who was supposed to care for Arnold's mother, but neglected to do so; the police officer who arrested Arnold, and the lawyer who sold out Arnold at the trial. All their deaths are made to look like accidents, which baffles the police - most notably, Lt. Jeff Morgan (Paul Burke). Lt. Morgan pieces together the connection of the victims to Arnold, and visits Arnold's house one night. Morgan is determined to get to the bottom of all these deaths, even though he has no evidence linking Arnold to the murders. Morgan is soon joined by Arnold's doctor, Laura Scott (Julie Adams), who tried to help Arnold during his time in the institution, and a colleague of hers, Dr. Gubner (Nehemiah Persoff). Before long, Morgan decides to put an end to Arnold's murderous spree. Morgan recalls a conversation where Arnold can be medically dead while in his trance. While Arnold is having another out-of-body experience, Morgan goes over to his house and has the medical examiner take Arnold's physical body to the crematorium, but not before he has the medical examiner declare him dead. While Morgan is having Arnold's body loaded into an oven at the crematorium, Arnold's astral form sees Laura in his house. Just as Arnold is talking to Laura, |
1,748 | Diether Kunerth | Diether Kunerth (born 1940 in Freiwaldau) is a contemporary artist who lives in Ottobeuren, Upper Swabia. Life Diether Kunerth was born in 1940 in Freiwaldau in the Reichsgau Sudetenland. He studied from 1960 to 1967 at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich and was master-class student of Prof. Kirchner. Kunerth soon turned his back on the city to work in Ottobeuren. Without being subject to the constraints of big-city art business, he developed a large and extensive oeuvre. In consideration of Kunerth's artistic significance, the municipality of Ottobeuren established the Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst – Diether Kunerth (museum for contemporary art – Diether Kunerth), which cost 4.7 Mio Euro and was co-funded by the federal state of Bavaria und the EU. The museum opened on May 24, 2014. Exhibitions (Selection) Solo Exhibitions Galerie Gurlitt, München (1964,1967) Landesmuseum Detmold (1977) Dobler Hau, Kaufbeuren (1977) Schaezler Palais, Augsburg (1978) Galerie Lüpfert, Hannover (1978, 1986) Städtische Galerie, Paderborn (1980, 1981) Städtische Galerie, Stade (1981) Galerie von Braunbehrens, München (1985) Galerie Neuendorf, Memmingen (1986–2004) Brechthaus, Augsburg (1986) Galerie in der Finkenstraße, München (1987) Städtische Galerie, Bielefeld (1987) Universität, Bielefeld (1989) made Galerie, Thannhausen (1990) Galerie Tabula, Tübingen (1990) Städtische Galerie, Leutkirch (1990) EP-Galerie, Düsseldorf (1991, 1995–1997) Kreuzherrnsaal, Memmingen (1992) Haus des Gastes, Bad Grönenbach (1993, 1997) Kornhaus, Kirchheim/Teck (1994) Paris-Haus, Memmingen (1994) Theaterfoyer, Memmingen (1995) Johanniterhalle, Schwäbisch Hall (1997) Schloß Elbroich, Düsseldorf (1996) Art Cabinet, Nantucket, USA (1996, 1998) Toskanische Säulenhalle, Augsburg (1997) Marktplatz Ottobeuren (2002) St. Ulrich Basilika, Augsburg (2003) Basilika Ottobeuren (2003) Stadttheater Memmingen (2003) Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst – Diether Kunerth, Ottobeuren (2014–2015) Group Exhibitions Museo Würth, La Rioja Museum Würth, Künzelau Design Fair, New York Galerie Neuendorf, Memmingen Künstlerhaus Thurn und Taxis, Bregenz Echnaton Galerie, Kairo, Ägypten Galerie Yanagizawa, Tokio Galerie Marquit, Boston, USA Museo d'arte moderna e contemporanea Trento e Rovereto (MART), Arte Sella Documenta Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (GAMeC) di Bergamo, Accademia Carrara Art Miami, International Modern & Contemporary Art Nevin Kelly Gallery, Washington DC Design Fair, New York Dunap Galerie, Budapest, Ungarn Expo Hannover Awards 1970: Kunstpreis des Regierungsbezirks Schwaben 1978: Kulturpreis der Stadt Memmingen 1985: Großer Sieben-Schwaben-Preis Augsburg 1988: Bürgerpreis der Stadt Kempten (Dachser Preis) 2000: Strigelpreis der Stadt Memmingen Works 1996: world's largest wooden head, Erkheim External links References Category:German painters Category:German male painters Category:German sculptors Category:German male sculptors Category:Contemporary painters |
1,749 | Phymateus | Phymateus is a genus of grasshoppers of the family Pyrgomorphidae. Description Species of the genus Phymateus are African grasshoppers about long. Some species at maturity are capable of long migratory flights. They raise and rustle wings when disturbed and may secrete a noxious fluid from the thoracic joint. These locusts feed on highly toxic plants and usually congregate in large numbers on trees and shrubs, arranged in such a way as to resemble foliage. Females of the species Phymateus morbillosus are unable to fly, despite fully developed wings. Distribution Species of this genus can be found in Southern, Central and East Africa, through Somalia and Madagascar to India. List of species Phymateus aegrotus (Gerstäcker, 1869) Phymateus baccatus (Stål, 1876) Phymateus bolivari Kirby, W.F., 1910 Phymateus cinctus (Fabricius, 1793) = P. stolli (Saussure, 1861) = P. flavus (I. Bolivar, 1903) = P. squarrosus (Houttuyn, 1813) Phymateus iris Bolivar, I., 1881 Phymateus karschi Bolivar, I., 1904 Phymateus leprosus (Fabricius, 1793) Phymateus madagassus Karsch, 1888 Phymateus morbillosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phymateus pulcherrimus (I. Bolívar, 1904) Phymateus purpurascens (Karsch, 1896) Phymateus saxosus (Coquerel, 1862) Phymateus viridipes Stål, 1873 Gallery References External Linksa Genus Phymateus Category:Pyrgomorphidae Category:Caelifera genera Category:Taxa named by Carl Peter Thunberg |
1,750 | 1990 Football League play-offs | The Football League play-offs for the 1989–90 season were held in May 1990, with the finals taking place at Wembley Stadium. The play-off semi-finals were also played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Second Division, the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in the Football League Third Division and the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place teams in the Football League Fourth Division table. The winners of the semi-finals progressed through to the finals, with the winner of these matches gaining promotion for the following season. The 1990 play-offs finals were the first to be played at Wembley Stadium. Background The Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places. For the first three seasons the final was played over two legs but this was changed to a single match at Wembley Stadium from 1990. Second Division Semi-finals First leg Second leg Sunderland won 2–0 on aggregate. Swindon Town won 4–2 on aggregate. Final Demotion Although they won the promotion play-offs, Swindon Town did not compete in the First Division during the following season. During the 1989–90 season the club was charged with 36 breaches of Football League regulations – 35 of which related to illegal payments made to players between 1985 and 1989. A hearing to decide the club's fate was scheduled for 4 May – before the play-offs began – but this was postponed on legal advice just days before it was due when Swindon chairman Brian Hillier, club accountant Vince Farrar and former team manager Lou Macari were charged by police for "intent to defraud Inland Revenue by making payments without deducting tax or NI". (In July 1992 both Hillier and Farrar were found guilty of these charges, while Macari was cleared). Hillier and Macari had already been punished by the FA in February 1990 for their involvement in a £6,500 bet being placed on Swindon losing to Newcastle United in a tie during the 1987–88 FA Cup. The bet was successful and netted £4,000 winnings. As this activity ran counter to FA rules that forbid any bets by club officials or players on their own team, both were found guilty. Hillier was given a six-month suspension from football, but after he (unsuccessfully) appealed, the FA increased it to three years. Macari was fined £1,000 (upheld after his own appeal), and Swindon Town given a £7,500 fine. At a Football League hearing on 7 June, Swindon pleaded guilty to all 36 charges against them and admitted a further twenty. The league decreed that the club would be denied promotion and instead demoted to the Third Division. Six days later, it was announced that losing play-off finalists Sunderland would be instead promoted to the First Division. This was controversial as Newcastle felt that as they had finished third, three places above bitter rivals Sunderland, they should |
1,751 | A.S.D. Lanciotto Campi Bisenzio | Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Lanciotto Campi Bisenzio or simply Lanciotto is an Italian association football club, based in Campi Bisenzio, Tuscany. It currently plays in Serie D. History The club was founded on 23 June 2005 after the merger of A.C. Lanciotto (founded in 1944 and so named in memory of the local partisan Lanciottto Ballerini) and A.S. Campi Bisenzio (founded in 1969 as A.C. La Villa). The team was promoted to Serie D in the 2010–11 season after an ascent started in Promozione in the 2009–10 season. Colors and badge The team's color are red, yellow and blue. Current season To see the scores of the current season click here. References External links Official Site Category:Football clubs in Italy Category:Football clubs in Tuscany Category:Association football clubs established in 2005 Category:2005 establishments in Italy |
1,752 | Florencio Miraflores | Florencio T. Miraflores (born July 1, 1951) is a Filipino politician. "Joeben" was born in Ibajay, Aklan to parents Dr. Jose Conlu Miraflores and Eusebia Tumbocon. He is married to Ma. Lourdes Villanueva Martin. He graduated valedictorian at St. Clement's College, Iloilo and finished Industrial and Management Engineering at De La Salle University. He was mayor of Ibajay from 1988–1995, and Governor of Aklan from 1995-2004 and from 2013 to the present. A member of the KAMPI party, he has been elected to two terms as a Member of the House of Representatives, representing the Lone District of Aklan. First elected in 2004, he was re-elected in 2007 and 2010. On June 29, 2008, Miraflores was rushed to a hospital in Kalibo, Aklan after complaining of chest pains and difficulty in breathing; initial tests indicated that his heartbeat was irregular. At the time he was stricken ill, Miraflores had been engaged in relief operations for his province, which had been devastated by Typhoon Fengshen. References He voted in favor of the Constitutional Assembly which was strongly opposed by majority of the Philippine population. Notes . Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:Governors of Aklan Category:Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino politicians Category:Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians Category:Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Aklan Category:Mayors of places in Aklan Category:Lakas–CMD politicians Category:People from Aklan Category:De La Salle University alumni Category:PDP–Laban politicians |
1,753 | Ricardo Delgado (comics) | Ricardo Delgado is a film and comic book artist who has worked on films including The Incredibles, Men in Black and Apollo 13. He is the creator of the Age of Reptiles comic book series, as well as one of the production designers of Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Delgado is of Costa Rican descent and lives in Los Angeles, California. He has produced a third Age of Reptiles volume, titled "The Journey", for Dark Horse Comics, published in 2010, as well as two novels, Sam Specter and the Book of Spells, a children's genre story, and Warhead, a science fiction crime story. In early 2000 he published the four issue sci-fi series "Hieroglyph". References External links Category:American cartoonists Category:American comics artists Category:American comics writers Category:Eisner Award winners for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition Category:Living people Category:American people of Costa Rican descent Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
1,754 | Modern Coast Rangers F.C. | Modern Coast Rangers is an association football club based in Mombasa, Kenya. The club currently competes in the Kenyan National Super League. History The club named until 2013 Magongo Rangers and was renamed than as Modern Coast Rangers F.C., after Modern Coast Bus Company entered the sponsorship. Stadium The team currently plays its home games at the Refinery Grounds. Performance in CAF competitions References External links Modern Coast Rangers profile at SoccerVista Category:Kenyan National Super League clubs Category:FKF Division One clubs Category:Football clubs in Kenya |
1,755 | Scrobipalpa deluccae | Scrobipalpa deluccae is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1966. It is found in Lebanon and Syria. Records from Malta are based on misidentifications. The forewings are light brownish, densely sprinkled with blackish scales. The hindwings are dirty whitish to grey. References Category:Scrobipalpa Category:Moths described in 1966 |
1,756 | Jack Crossland | John "Jack" Crossland (2 April 1852 – 26 September 1903) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1878 and 1887. Crossland was recognised as one of the fastest bowlers in county cricket, but critics generally believed that he threw, rather than bowled the ball, a practice illegal in cricket. Contemporaries suggest that, but for the suspicions over his bowling action, Crossland would have played Test cricket for England. Crossland was born in Nottinghamshire, but qualified to play for Lancashire County Cricket Club through his residency there. He made his first-class debut for his adopted county in 1878 and reached his peak as a bowler between 1881 and 1884. His most effective year was 1882, when he headed the national bowling averages, claiming 112 wickets at an average of just over ten runs per wicket. The presence of Crossland and other bowlers with suspect actions in the Lancashire team caused some counties to refuse fixtures against them during the mid-1880s. In 1885, a ruling from the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) barred Crossland from playing for Lancashire as his qualification for the county had technically lapsed when he lived in Nottinghamshire outside of the cricket season. The ruling forced his retirement from county cricket, although he sporadically played other first-class matches for a few years. As a right-arm fast bowler, Crossland claimed 322 wickets in all first-class cricket at an average of 12.48. He claimed ten or more wickets in a match on six occasions. Primarily a tail-end batsman, he scored 1,172 runs with a top score of 51. Early career Crossland was born in Sutton-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire on 2 April 1852. Employed as a coal miner, he was one of a number of Nottinghamshire-born cricketers who sought professional contracts in Lancashire. The Lancashire cricket leagues began paying the best players to appear for them, creating an exodus of cricketing talent to the county. Crossland first gained employment as a professional cricketer in 1876, with Enfield Cricket Club. In a single innings match against Burnley that season, he took eight wickets and conceded 88 runs (abbreviated as "eight for 88"). The following season he once again took eight wickets against the same opposition, finishing with figures of eight for 50. Towards the end of 1877, he was chosen to play for a "Gentlemen and Players XI" against Burnley in a benefit match for Burnley's professional John Melling. He took five for 10 in the match from his five overs to help his side win on first innings. In early 1878, Crossland improved upon his previous efforts, taking eight for 28 against Burnley. Lancashire professional Crossland's performances for Enfield drew the attention of Lancashire County Cricket Club, for whom he was qualified on the basis of residency. He made his debut against Yorkshire in August 1878. He was not required to bowl in the first innings, and after scoring one run, bowled eight overs without a wicket in the second innings. He took his maiden wicket in first-class cricket in his second match, against Kent. In another benefit match played for Melling, |
1,757 | Baruch ben Neriah | Baruch ben Neriah (Hebrew: ברוך בן נריה Bārūḵ ben Nêrîyāh, "'Blessed' (Bārūḵ), son (ben) of 'My Candle is Jah' (Nêrîyāh)"; c. 6th century BC) was the scribe, disciple, secretary, and devoted friend of the Biblical prophet Jeremiah. He is traditionally credited with authoring the deuterocanonical Book of Baruch. Life According to Josephus, Baruch was a Jewish aristocrat, a son of Neriah and brother of Seraiah ben Neriah, chamberlain of King Zedekiah of Judah. Baruch became the scribe of the prophet Jeremiah and wrote down the first and second editions of his prophecies as they were dictated to him. Baruch remained true to the teachings and ideals of the great prophet, although like his master he was at times almost overwhelmed with despondency. While Jeremiah was in hiding to avoid the wrath of King Jehoakim, he commanded Baruch to read his prophecies of warning to the people gathered in the Temple in Jerusalem on a day of fasting. The task was both difficult and dangerous, but Baruch performed it without flinching and it was probably on this occasion that the prophet gave him the personal message. Both Baruch and Jeremiah witnessed the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem of 587–586 BC. In the middle of the siege of Jerusalem, Jeremiah purchased an estate in Anathoth on which the Babylonian armies had encamped (as a symbol of faith in the eventual restoration of Jerusalem), and, according to Josephus, Baruch continued to reside with him at Mizpah. Reportedly, Baruch had influence on Jeremiah; on his advice Jeremiah urged the Israelites to remain in Judah after the murder of Gedaliah. He was carried with Jeremiah to Egypt, where, according to a tradition preserved by Jerome, he soon died. Two other traditions state that he later went, or was carried, to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar II after the latter's conquest of Egypt. Baruch's prominence, by reason of his intimate association with Jeremiah, led later generations to exalt his reputation still further. To him were attributed the Book of Baruch and two other Jewish books. Historicity In 1975, a clay bulla purportedly containing Baruch's seal and name appeared on the antiquities market. Its purchaser, a prominent Israeli collector, permitted Israeli archaeologist Nahman Avigad to publish the bulla. Although its source is not definitively known, it has been identified as coming from the "burnt house" excavated by Yigal Shiloh. The bulla is now in the Israel Museum. It measures 17 by 16 mm, and is stamped with an oval seal, 13 by 11 mm. The inscription, written in the ancient Hebrew alphabet, reads: In 1996, a second clay bulla emerged with an identical inscription; presumably stamped with the same seal. This bulla also was imprinted with a fingerprint; Hershel Shanks, among others, speculated that the fingerprint might be that of Baruch himself; the authenticity of these bullae however has been disputed.ibid. Scholarly theories In the second edition of Richard Elliott Friedman's book Who Wrote the Bible?, in which he defended the documentary hypothesis, he put forth the claim that the Deuteronomist, who is generally thought to have either written or edited the |
1,758 | Post Present Medium | Post Present Medium (or PPM) is a record label started and run by Dean Allen Spunt, also from the band No Age. He started the label in 2001 with the release of a 7" by Portland/Olympia natives The Intima, PPM has released records from artists that include Mika Miko, Abe Vigoda, Barr, Best Coast, No Age, Gun Outfit, Silk Flowers, John Wiese, Eric Copeland, Infinite Body, and SFV Acid. References Category:Record labels based in California Category:2001 establishments in California Category:American independent record labels Category:Record labels established in 2001 |
1,759 | Cameron, South Carolina | Cameron is a town in Calhoun County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 424 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The community derives its name from Clan Cameron of Scotland. The Haigler House and Ulmer-Summers House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Cameron is located in southern Calhoun County at (33.557567, -80.715311). U.S. Route 176 (Old State Road) passes through the town, leading northwest to Columbia and southeast to Charleston. South Carolina Highway 33 crosses US 176 in the town, leading northeast to Creston and southwest five miles to Interstate 26 and to Orangeburg. According to the United States Census Bureau, Cameron has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 449 people, 185 households, and 125 families residing in the town. The population density was 143.2 people per square mile (55.2/km²). There were 201 housing units at an average density of 64.1 per square mile (24.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 59.47% White and 40.53% African American. There were 185 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.04. In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 24.1% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $39,792, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $33,542 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,463. About 10.2% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over. Economy Cameron is known for its agricultural economic basis. The main industries within town are: Cameron Mattress Factory (manufacturers of Spring Air), Cameron Cotton & Seed Company (a cotton gin and warehousing company), Carolina Peanuts, LLC and Golden Kernel Pecan Company. References External links History of Cameron Category:Towns in Calhoun County, South Carolina Category:Towns in South Carolina Category:Columbia metropolitan area (South Carolina) |
1,760 | Tajikistan–Turkey relations | Tajik–Turkish relations are friendly and cooperative and underlined with a legal basis of more than 30 treaties and protocols which have been signed between two countries since 1991. Modern relations Turkey recognized the independence of Tajikistan on 16 December 1991 and established diplomatic relations on 29 January 1992. The Turkish Embassy in Dushanbe was opened on 4 August 1992 and the Tajik Embassy in Ankara was opened on 16 October 1995. Turkey’s relations with Tajikistan are considered within the framework of relations with other Central Asian republics but developed more slowly due to Tajikistan’s internal war between 1992 and 1997. During this period the Turkish embassy in Dushanbe was the only diplomatic mission which remained open and the visit of Turkish Prime Minister Suleyman Demirel was the only high level visit to Tajikistan. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon made a 19–22 January 2006 official visit to Turkey. Turkish Presidential visit to Dushanbe Turkish President Abdullah Gül made a 29 June 2009 official visit to Dushanbe where he met with Tajik President Rahmon to discuss bilateral relations, with Gül reiterating the two countries common stance on “terrorism, extremist movements, illegal immigration, drug and arms smuggling, organised crime and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,” before concentrating on Afghanistan (as he had done in his preceding visit to Kyrgyzstan) by stating, “Afghanistan’s stability and peace is very important for Central Asia and the rest of the world. Tajikistan, which shares a land border of 1,400 kilometres with Afghanistan, has always played a constructive role in this regard.” Group 24 The founder of the Tajik Group 24 opposition movement, Umarali Quvatov, was assassinated in Turkey in March 2015. Turkey detained two members of Group 24, Suhrobi Zafar and Nasim Sharipov, but did not extradite them due to the Constitutional Court of Turkey ruling that they may face torture in Tajikistan. References Turkey Category:Bilateral relations of Turkey |
1,761 | Dragon Valor | is an action role-playing game developed and released by Namco for the Sony PlayStation on December 2, 1999 in Japan. It is the third game in the Dragon Buster series, and features platform and hack and slash elements. In the Dragon Valor world, dragons are monsters with immense power; the player's role as a Dragon Valor is to slay them with a magical sword that is passed down through successive generations of the family. In a manner somewhat reminiscent to Phantasy Star III, the game differs from other action platform games of the time in that whom the protagonist marries during the game will influence who will lead the adventure in its next phase. There are two choices in the first chapter, and a possible two choices in the second chapter, hence the game flow has three potential paths and thus three different endings. Gameplay In Dragon Valor, the player's character is placed in a stage, with the intention to get from where they start towards the end of the stage or to defeat specific boss enemies along the way. Ultimately, the player must fight and defeat a dragon at the end of each chapter (a chapter being a series of stages leading towards the dragon) in order to clear the chapter. Along the way, players can collect items to boost their hit points, magic points, attack and defense. Players can also obtain 'tomes' after defeating specific enemies, which grant access to spells. The game's currency is Val, and players can collect this to buy recovery potions (which are used immediately upon purchase), status-improving items, or items that may be sold for Val or traded for other items later on in the game. Furthering this topic, the items that the player usually gets in a trade are status-improving items. As stated above, the protagonist changes after clearing each chapter. There are three possible paths, coinciding with the three magic swords that are found on those paths: Azos, Soul, and Kadum. Players generally control a character for one chapter, though some characters can be played twice. The paths, as stated above, are chosen depending on certain triggers in the first chapter. Fulfilling the trigger in Chapter 1, for example, means that Clovis marries Celia and becomes King of Raxis, and the next player character is their son, Arlen. Not fulfilling the trigger means that Clovis instead marries Carolina, which results in the next player character being Kodel. There is a similar choice trigger as Kodel over whether or not to save Fannah in his chapter. Regardless of the fact that the characters change every chapter, the basic commands remain almost the same, with some slight variations in how they are carried out visually being the only telltale difference. Reception Chet Barber reviewed the PlayStation version of the game for Next Generation, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "It may not blow your socks off, but Dragon Valor is a solid title worthy of any gamer's attention." The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. References |
1,762 | Anthony O'Connor (cricketer) | Anthony Philip O'Connor (born 24 June 1980) is an English cricketer. O'Connor is a left-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium pace. He was born in Bradford, Yorkshire. O'Connor made his debut for Shropshire in the 1991 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. O'Connor has played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1999 to present, which has included 36 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 19 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his List A debut against Devon in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. He made 5 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 6 List A matches, he took 5 wickets at an average of 39.20, with best figures of 2/27. References External links Anthony O'Connor at ESPNcricinfo Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Cricketers from Bradford Category:English cricketers Category:Shropshire cricketers Category:English cricketers of 1969 to 2000 Category:English cricketers of the 21st century |
1,763 | Zékemzougou | Zékemzougou is a town in the Bingo Department of Boulkiemdé Province in central western Burkina Faso. As of 2005, Zékemzougou has a population of 1,132. References External links Satellite map at Maplandia Category:Populated places in Boulkiemdé Province |
1,764 | D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum | The D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum is a museum of zoology at the University of Dundee in Scotland. The museum is named after the Scottish biologist and mathematician D'Arcy Thompson (1860–1948), who founded it in the 1880s. The museum has a collection of birds, fish, insects, mammals, and reptiles from around the world, together with some of D'Arcy Thompson's models and teaching material. The museum has 27 specimens from the voyage of of 1872–1876. The museum also has an art collection, including digital art of cellular forms by Andy Lomas, inspired by the work of D'Arcy Thompson including his 1917 book On Growth and Form, and funded by the UK Art Fund. References External links Museum website Category:Museums with year of establishment missing Category:Zoology museums Category:Natural history museums in Scotland Category:University museums in Scotland Thompson, D'Arcy Category:Museums in Dundee Category:University of Dundee Category:1880s establishments in Scotland Category:Museums established in 1880 Category:Digital art |
1,765 | Andrew Howard | Andrew Howard is a Welsh theatre, television and film actor. Training Howard trained at Cygnet Training Theatre in Exeter in the late 1980s, touring in productions of A Christmas Carol, Twelfth Night, Beggar's Opera and Peer Gynt among others. Career Stage On stage roles included Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange, Peer Gynt in Peer Gynt, Orestes in Electra at theatres, including The Royal National Theatre (London) and The Donmar Warehouse (London). Film Howard has made notable appearances in several major productions, including the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and the Guy Ritchie caper Revolver, as well as costarring alongside Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close in the 2003 TV movie The Lion in Winter. He played "Bad" Frank Phillips in History Channel's Hatfields & McCoys. In 2001, Howard was awarded best actor at the Tokyo International Film Festival for his portrayal of Jon in Mr In-Between. He co-wrote the screenplay for Shooters, a 2002 British crime drama in which he also starred. In 2009, he played Thomas Luster in the thriller film Luster under the direction from Adam Mason. In 2009, he was also in the film Blood River, for which Howard won Best Actor Award at the Honolulu Film Festival and the Jack Nance Breakthrough Performance Award at the New York Film Festival Downtown. In 2011, he starred in Limitless, a film by Neil Burger originally titled The Dark Fields. In 2014, he played a supporting role as the lead Russian henchman, Maxim, in Taken 3. Since 2015, he has appeared in the television series Bates Motel as Will Decody, who was originally portrayed by actor Ian Hart in the first season. Filmography Film Television Screenwriter Shooters (2002), film Pig (2010), film References External links Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Welsh male film actors Category:Welsh male television actors Category:Male actors from Cardiff Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Welsh male stage actors Category:20th-century Welsh male actors Category:21st-century Welsh male actors |
1,766 | Ernst Reuter | Ernst Rudolf Johannes Reuter (29 July 1889 – 29 September 1953) was the German mayor of West Berlin from 1948 to 1953, during the time of the Cold War. Biography Early years Reuter was born in Apenrade (Aabenraa), Province of Schleswig-Holstein (now in Denmark). He spent his childhood days in Leer where a public square is named after him. Reuter attended the universities of Münster and Marburg where he completed his studies in 1912 and passed the examinations as a teacher. Moreover, he was member in a fraternity called "SBV Frankonia Marburg". The same year he became a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Reuter opposed Kaiser Wilhelm's regime at the start of the First World War. After being drafted, Reuter was wounded and captured by Russians during the Bolshevik Revolution. In captivity, Reuter joined the Bolsheviks and organized his fellow prisoners into a soviet. In 1917, Lenin sent him to Saratov in the to-be-established Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Weimar Republic Upon his return to Germany, Reuter joined the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and was named the First Secretary of its Berlin section. He embraced a position on the left wing of the party endorsing an open rebellion in March 1921 in central Germany and placed himself hereby in opposition to the leader of the party, Paul Levi. Although Reuter was seen as a favorite of Lenin, he was expelled from the party in 1922. He moved briefly to the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD), and then returned to the Social Democrats for good. In 1926, Reuter entered services in the government of Berlin and was responsible for transportation. Accomplishments were the foundation of the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), the introduction of a unified ticket for public transportation, and extensions of the Berlin subway system. From 1931 until 1933, Reuter was the mayor of Magdeburg where he fought lack of housing and jobs due to the economic crisis. He also was elected as a member of the Reichstag. In 1933, with the Nazis now in power, he was forced to resign his positions and was brought to the concentration camp (KZ) Lichtenburg near Torgau. After his release, he went into exile in Turkey in 1935 where he stayed until the end to the Nazi era. In Ankara he lectured at the University, introduced urban planning as a university discipline, and served as consultant to the Government. Post-war Berlin After the end of World War II, Reuter returned to Berlin, and was elected in 1946 to the Magistrate (governing body) where he oversaw initially the Transportation Department. In 1947 he was elected Lord Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Berlin but in the deepening crisis of the Cold War, the Soviet government withheld their necessary consent. Reuter is most notable for his stance during the Cold War in Berlin. During the Soviet-imposed Berlin Blockade (1948/49), the western part of city was sustained by the Berlin airlift that was established by the American Military Governor, Lucius D. Clay. In response to the threat, the citizens in the western sectors had |
1,767 | Ramsau | Ramsau may refer to: Ramsau, Lower Austria Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden, Germany the German name of , Czech Republic |
1,768 | Romantic Rhythms Music Festival | Romantic Rhythms Music Festival is a music festival that is set to take place in Antigua and Barbuda every year during the slow tourism season of May/June. The inaugural festival took place from the 13 to 16 June 2008. Headliners then included Keyshia Cole, Shaggy, Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers, Musiq Soulchild, Damian Marley, Destra Garcia, Brian McKnight and Maxi Priest. The first festival took place at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds built for 2007 Cricket World Cup. Origins Antigua and Barbuda, award winning destination for Weddings and Honeymoons, will burst onto the entertainment scene as the epitome of romance, when The Romantic Rhythms Festival is launched during the month of June 2008. Music aficionados will fall in love as the lyrical beauty engulfs the entire destination, spreading peace, love and unity to locals and visitors alike. - According to the festival promo. The Music Festival was the brainchild of the Antigua Minister of Tourism, Harold Lovell, his team and the chairman of the festival board, Dr. Alvin Edwards. The festival was to be a "shot in the arm" for the tourism slump around the months of May and June. It was meant to keep a steady flow of visitors into Antigua between Antigua Sailing Week in April and Antigua Carnival in July/August. The original festival cost a reported US$2 Million to host. Location Full article: Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is a multi-use, world class ultra-modern stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda, named after Viv Richards. It was built for use in the 2007 Cricket World Cup where it hosted Super 8 matches. It holds 10,000 people normally, but temporary seating doubled its capacity for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. Its construction was financed by China. The stadium is strategically built on a site approximately 10–20 minutes drive from the capital city St. John's and the country's international airport (VC Bird International Airport). The venue cost an estimated US$60 million to build, with the majority of the funds comes from the Chinese Government grant. Past Performers External links Romantic Rhythms Music Festival website Category:Antigua and Barbuda culture Category:Music festivals in the Caribbean Category:Music festivals established in 2008 |
1,769 | Kiezie | Kiezie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sterdyń, within Sokołów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. References Kiezie |
1,770 | Protuotrov | Protuotrov (English translation: Antidote) is the fifth studio album by Bosnian rapper Frenkie. The album was released on 10 December 2009. Tracks listing Category:Frenkie albums Category:2009 albums |
1,771 | The Kuzuzangpo Tour | The Kuzuzangpo Tour was Bhutan's first concert tour by rapper Kezang Dorji. The tour began on September 17, 2016 at Paro and concluded on October 22, 2016 in Thimphu. With the Kuzuzangpo Tour, Kezang made history as the first ever Bhutanese artist to tour the country as a solo artist. Background Kezang Dorji shared with Kuensel that he always dreamt of touring the country as a Bhutanese rapper. He had spent a long time working on it and in 2016 he decided to do the tour. The rapper took the initiative to see if concert tours in Bhutan would work. He mentioned in a post-tour interview that he wanted his tour to be a pilot test for other accomplished singers that have contributed a lot to the music industry in Bhutan. If his tour succeeded or failed, it will be a lesson for all the other artists. The tour was also a step towards achieving a stronger and more independent Bhutanese music industry. While on tour Kezang also donated storybooks to schools and children. The tour was hosted in 12 venues in nine districts of Bhutan. Shows References Category:Concert tours of Asia Category:2016 concert tours Category:Bhutanese hip hop |
1,772 | Ministry of Culture (Thailand) | The Ministry of Culture (Abrv: MOC; , ), is a Thai government body responsible for the oversight of culture, religion, and art in Thailand. Its FY2019 budget is 8,209.4 million baht. History The Division of Culture was established in 1938 under the Department of Fine Arts. In 1952 it became the Ministry of Culture with the Department of Fine Arts as a subordinate agency. In 1958 it was renamed the Division of Culture and placed under the aegis of the Ministry of Education (MOE). In 2002, it was re-established as the Ministry of Culture. In July 2019, Ittipol Khunpluem, a former mayor of Pattaya, was appointed Minister of Culture. Departmental organisation Office of the Minister Office of the Permanent Secretary Provincial Cultural Office Religion Affairs Department Fine Arts Department National Library of Thailand National Archives of Thailand is a Thai government agency under Fine Arts Department, established in 1916 (B.E. 2459) as a section of National Library of Thailand. It has functioned as a division of the Fine Arts department since 1952 (B.E. 2495). Performing Arts Office Department of Cultural Promotion Film Censorship Board (FCB) Office of Contemporary Art and Culture Bunditpatanasilpa Institute Associated organizations Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre Thai Film Archive Moral Promotion Center Office of Media Fund History of the Thai Nation Thailand's military junta was criticized for a history textbook it ordered written by the Fine Arts Department of the ministry. The book, History of the Thai Nation, claims that the military has established "true democracy" in Thailand and has eliminated corruption. In 2015 the ministry's Fine Arts Department published History of the Thai Nation (; ) at the order of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). The NCPO wanted a new history book covering the past 400 years to foster "national reconciliation". The book was written in two months. On page 195, the text reads, "Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as Prime Minister has carried out a policy of reforming the country, reforming politics to be truly a democracy, eliminating corruption and using moral principles to lead the country to be truly a democracy." On page 197 it goes on to say, "After the coup d'etat, Gen Prayut became prime minister. He has tried to develop the country and reform Thai politics into a real democracy. Gen Prayut has used moral principles and stamped out corruption to return democracy to the country." The book maintains that the NCPO was forced to stage the 2014 coup to end the political chaos caused by the civilian government of the time. Ten thousand copies of the book were published at a cost of one million baht. Twenty copies autographed by Prayut were sold at the launch. In November 2017, the prime minister ordered the Fine Arts Department to send 100 copies of the book to each of Thailand's provinces. A leading critic of the junta charged that, "The content of the book is misleading and it will lead to the distortion of the country's history [if not corrected]." The culture ministry plans to translate the book to English for |
1,773 | Mumbai Tigers F.C. | Mumbai Tigers Football Club was an Indian football club was located in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The club were formed in May 2012 as Dodsal Football Club with the aim of becoming the biggest football club in India and one of the biggest in Asia. History Towards the end of May 2012 it was announced that Indian owned company Dodsal Group wanted to start a football club in the city of Mumbai and name it Dodsal Football Club. The club registered with the Mumbai District Football Association and quickly outlined that their main goal would be to qualify for the I-League, which is India's top football competition, by 2013. The club is supposed to be run in the same way Manchester City F.C. of the Premier League is run, as company chairman Rajen Kilachand is in touch with City owner Sheikh Mansour. On 18 August 2012 it was announced that Dodsal would play in the 2012 Durand Cup and thus their first ever professional tournament at the national stage. The club played their first ever official game on 25 August 2012 against Army Red at the Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi in which the club won the match 3–0 with Thoi Singh becoming the first player to ever score for the club in the 66th minute. The club then went on to the 2012 Durand Cup Final in which they lost 3–2 on penalties to then-current I-League club Air India FC. Then in January 2013 it was officially announced that the club would participate in the 2013 I-League 2nd Division with the goal of winning and gaining promotion to the I-League and while doing so the club also changed their name to the Mumbai Tigers Football Club so they could potentially form a connection between them and the city of Mumbai. Tigers gained direct entry to the I-League by bidding for a spot but a week before the 2013-14 season began they pulled out of the league and shut their senior team operations. Stadium The club do not have an official stadium yet as the Mumbai Football League and the Durand Cup are played at neutral venues but the club has already set up a training ground at the Fr. Angel High School sports complex. The Sports Complex is well known for its artificial turf field. The Sports Complex is also known for its fitness gym and swimming pool. Players First-team squad Current technical staff As of 1 July 2013 References External links 2013 logo Category:Association football clubs established in 2012 Category:Football clubs in Mumbai Category:2012 establishments in India Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 2014 Category:2014 disestablishments in India |
1,774 | Croatian Helsinki Committee | The Croatian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (CHC; , HHO) is an organisation founded to protect and promote human rights in Croatia. It was founded on 31 March 1993, first as a branch of the International Helsinki Federation, and, since 14 April 2003, as a local NGO under Croatian law, by independent intellectuals, artists, lawyers, and journalists committed to the protection and promotion of human rights. Goals It has publicly declared itself dedicated to the following goals: Support, promote and implement the principles of the Final Act of Conference of Security and Co-operation in Europe, signed in Helsinki in August 1975, and all documents resulting from this Act: support, promote and implement principles of the UN relating to human issues, and implement in practice the documents of the Council of Europe; Support the development of democratic institutions, and promote the rule of law, human rights, and education for these values; Organise research and documentation regarding human rights in Croatia; Help victims of violations of human rights and those whose rights are threatened. Members and employees Croatian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights is an association of up to 30 members committed to protection and promotion of human rights. Its professional office involves 10 employees. Membership in the organisation and paid work are strictly separated; the members (including the Chairman, lawyers, etc.) work on a strictly voluntary basis, and employees are not members of the association. Field offices Besides the central office in Zagreb CHC also keeps four field offices (Slavonia/Osijek; Vukovar/Karlovac; Knin, Split/ Dubrovnik), by which it ensures coverage of the most critical areas of the country, notably the areas that were directly affected by the war 1991-95. CHC is a member of the International Helsinki Federation, the Human Rights House Network, and the Balkan Human Rights Network; it cooperates with Croatian judiciary, public administration and other relevant institutions, both in dealing with cases of violations of human rights and in developing new systemic solutions. Results Human rights violations cases dealt with each year, based on interventions at responsible instances of the system, lobbying, actions in public, and cooperation with relevant authorities Education for human rights for youth, thereby compensating for the absence of the topics of human rights in Croatian curricula; education on human rights for young professionals/future decision makers in South-Eastern Europe – in cooperation with the Balkan Human Rights Network (seven schools, involving 30 participants each, from 2001–07); the Summer Schools of Human Rights: education on particular issues of human rights for activists of civil society, journalists, MPs and civil servants in Croatia and other post-Yugoslav countries Advanced education for judiciary (judges, public attorneys etc.), subsequently taken over by Judicial Academy; human rights manuals for the police and citizens, in cooperation with the Police Academy (owing to which the subject of human rights was included in the curricula of the Academy) Advocating legislation relevant to human rights. The Freedom of Information Act was adopted as a result of advocacy of an NGO coalition coordinated by CHC; the Act makes it possible to demand transparency and accountability much more efficiently. The |
1,775 | Ann and Amelia (1781 ship) | Ann and Amelia was a three-decker merchant ship launched in 1781. The British East India Company (EIC) twice employed her as an "extra ship", first when she went out to India to sail in trade in that market, and again in 1803 when she sailed back from India to Britain. On her return to Britain the Admiralty purchased her in June 1804 and converted her to a 44-gun fifth rate with the name HMS Mediator. The Navy converted her to a storeship in 1808, but then expended her as a fireship at the battle of the Basque Roads in April 1809. Ann and Amelia After her launch at Whitby in 1781, Ann and Amelia, under the command of Captain John Popham, was at The Downs on 30 January 1782. She left British waters on 6 February 1781 for India. She was to remain there in the local and Far East trade. She served as a transport or troopship to support Major-General Sir David Baird's expedition in 1800 to the Red Sea. Baird was in command of the Indian army that was going to Egypt to help General Ralph Abercromby expel the French there. Baird landed at Kosseir, on the Egyptian side of the Red Sea. He then led his troops army across the desert to Kena on the Nile, and then to Cairo. He arrived before Alexandria in time for the final operations. In 1803 the EIC employed Ann and Amelia again, this time to take a cargo from Bengal to Britain. She left Saugor on 29 January 1803. She reached Coringa on 27 February, and Madras on 11 March. She then reached St Helena on 10 July, and Yarmouth on 29 September, before arriving at The Downs on 3 October. HMS Mediator In June–July 1804 Mediator underwent fitting by Brent, of Rotherhithe. Then she underwent further fitting between July and October, but at Deptford Dockyard. Her measurements, and hence burthen, increased. Captain Thomas Livingstone commissioned Mediator in August 1804 for the North Sea. Captain John Seater replaced Livingstone in January 1805, and on 25 February sailed towards the East Indies. Equally, on 17 February, Mediator escorted a convoy of Indiamen out of Portsmouth. She escorted them as far as St Helena and then returned to Britain in September. On 3 March 1806, Mediator and left Cork, escorting a convoy for the West Indies. The convoy was reported "all well" on 25 March at . In May 1806 Mediator was on the Jamaica Station. Seater died about that time, and Captain William Wise replaced him. On 14 November, Wise and Mediator captured West Indian. On 14 February 1807 Captain Wise and Mediator fell in with Bacchante, Commander James Dacres, in the Mona Passage. Dacres also had the French schooner Dauphin, which he had just captured. Mediator and Bacchante were patrolling, looking for French warships and privateers, so Dacres took Mediator under his command and hatched a plan to raid the port of Samana, "that nest of privateers". Dacres had Dauphin come into the harbour there under her French flag, with Bacchante disguised |
1,776 | Wes Malott | Wesley Clint "Big Nasty" Malott (born October 26, 1976) is an American professional ten-pin bowler who resides in Pflugerville, Texas. He has won ten PBA Tour titles in 14 full seasons on the PBA tour. He won his lone major championship at the 2012–13 U.S. Open, and has finished runner-up in five other major PBA tournaments. Malott also won the 2006–07 Showplace Lanes Megabucks Shootout, which is not a PBA Tour event. Malott also owns 18 PBA Regional Tour titles. Through 2019, his career PBA Tour earnings have topped $1.3 million (U.S.), and he has rolled 41 perfect 300 games in PBA Tour events. Wes is a Pro Staff member for Roto Grip bowling balls, Dexter shoes and Vise Grips. PBA career After winning one title each in the 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, Malott had his big breakout in the 2008–09 season. In a close race, Malott won the 2008–09 PBA Player of the Year Award over Norm Duke (74 points to Duke's 70). In his finest season to date, Malott made nine TV finals appearances, won three times, and collected a career-high $174,680. He won the PBA's George Young High Average award with a season mark of 222.98. At the 2009 PBA World Series of Bowling in Allen Park, MI, Malott made the TV finals in two of the seven events: the PBA Shark Championship and PBA World Championship, but failed to win either tournament. In the World Championship, he was denied his first major title when he was upset by newcomer Tom Smallwood, 244-228. Smallwood is originally from Saginaw, Michigan, and had been laid off from his automotive plant job less than a year before defeating Malott for the championship. Although Malott failed to win a tournament in the 2009–10 season (the first time he had been shut out since 2004–05), he did finish second on the Tour in average (221.33) and fifth in points, while making five TV finals appearances. Malott won a title in the 2011–12 season in the Mark Roth-Marshall Holman Exempt Doubles Championship with partner Norm Duke. In the 2012–13 season, he finished runner-up in the USBC Masters to Jason Belmonte. Later in the season, he got his revenge on Belmonte, defeating him in the final match of Bowling's U.S. Open in Columbus, Ohio for Wes' first major championship. He won his ninth PBA title later in the 2012–13 season, in the Cheetah Championship at the 2013 World Series of Bowling, marking the first time since 2008–09 that he won multiple titles in a single season. He also posted a career-high 228.09 average in Tour events. Malott and partner Norm Duke won their second Mark Roth-Marshall Holman Doubles Championship in 2015. The win gave Malott ten PBA Tour titles, which qualifies him for PBA Hall of Fame consideration. On April 12, 2017, Malott won the PBA "King of the Hill" competition in Portland, Maine. This was a special, non-title event broadcast live on the PBA's Xtra Frame webcast service, held in conjunction with the PBA League and Mark Roth-Marshall Holman Doubles Championship during the same |
1,777 | Acrocanthosaurus | Acrocanthosaurus ( ; meaning "high-spined lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur that existed in what is now North America during the Aptian and early Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous. Like most dinosaur genera, Acrocanthosaurus contains only a single species, A. atokensis. Its fossil remains are found mainly in the U.S. states of Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming, although teeth attributed to Acrocanthosaurus have been found as far east as Maryland, suggesting a continent wide range. Acrocanthosaurus was a bipedal predator. As the name suggests, it is best known for the high neural spines on many of its vertebrae, which most likely supported a ridge of muscle over the animal's neck, back, and hips. Acrocanthosaurus was one of the largest theropods, reaching in length, and weighing up to . Large theropod footprints discovered in Texas may have been made by Acrocanthosaurus, although there is no direct association with skeletal remains. Recent discoveries have elucidated many details of its anatomy, allowing for specialized studies focusing on its brain structure and forelimb function. Acrocanthosaurus was the largest theropod in its ecosystem and likely an apex predator which preyed on sauropods, ornithopods, and ankylosaurs. Description Acrocanthosaurus was among the largest theropods known to exist. The largest known specimen (NCSM 14345) is estimated to have measured from snout to tail tip and weighed , with an upper maximum weight of within the realm of possibility for this specimen. Its skull alone was nearly in length. The skull of Acrocanthosaurus, like most other allosauroids, was long, low and narrow. The weight-reducing opening in front of the eye socket (antorbital fenestra) was quite large, more than a quarter of the length of the skull and two-thirds of its height. The outside surface of the maxilla (upper jaw bone) and the upper surface of the nasal bone on the roof of the snout were not nearly as rough-textured as those of Giganotosaurus or Carcharodontosaurus. Long, low ridges arose from the nasal bones, running along each side of the snout from the nostril back to the eye, where they continued onto the lacrimal bones. This is a characteristic feature of all allosauroids. Unlike Allosaurus, there was no prominent crest on the lacrimal bone in front of the eye. The lacrimal and postorbital bones met to form a thick brow over the eye, as seen in carcharodontosaurids and the unrelated abelisaurids. Nineteen curved, serrated teeth lined each side of the upper jaw, but a tooth count for the lower jaw has not been published. Acrocanthosaurus teeth were wider than those of Carcharodontosaurus and did not have the wrinkled texture that characterized the carcharodontosaurids. The dentary (tooth-bearing lower jaw bone) was squared off at the front edge, as in Giganotosaurus, and shallow, while the rest of the jaw behind it became very deep. Acrocanthosaurus and Giganotosaurus shared a thick horizontal ridge on the outside surface of the surangular bone of the lower jaw, underneath the articulation with the skull. The most notable feature of Acrocanthosaurus was its row of tall neural spines, located on the vertebrae of the neck, back, hips and |
1,778 | Mulligan (games) | A mulligan is a second chance to perform an action, usually after the first chance went wrong through bad luck or a blunder. Its best-known meaning is in golf, whereby a player is informally allowed to replay a stroke, even though this is against the formal rules of golf. The term has also been applied to other sports and games, and to other fields generally. The origin of the term is unclear. Origin There are many theories about the origin of the term. The United States Golf Association (USGA) cites three stories explaining that the term derived from the name of a Canadian golfer, David Mulligan, one time manager of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, who played at the Country Club of Montreal golf course, in Saint-Lambert near Montreal during the 1920s. One version has it that one day after hitting a poor tee shot, Mulligan re-teed and shot again. He called it a "correction shot," but his friends thought it more fitting to name the practice after him. David Mulligan then brought the concept from Canada to the U.S. golf club Winged Foot. A second version has the extra shot given to Mulligan due to his being jumpy and shaky after a difficult drive over the Victoria Bridge to the course. The final version of the David Mulligan story gives him an extra shot after having overslept, rushing to get ready to make the tee time. An alternative, later, etymology credits a different man named Mulligan – John A. "Buddy" Mulligan, a locker room attendant at Essex Fells Country Club in New Jersey. In the 1930s, he would finish cleaning the locker room and, if no other members appeared, play a round with the assistant pro, Dave O'Connell, and a reporter and member, Des Sullivan, who was later golf editor for the Newark Evening News. One day his first shot was bad and he beseeched O'Connell and Sullivan to allow another shot since they "had been practicing all morning" and he had not. Once they agreed and the round finished, Mulligan proudly exclaimed to the members in his locker room for months how he had gotten an extra shot from the duo. The members loved it and soon began giving themselves "Mulligans" in his honor. Sullivan began using the term in his golf articles in the Newark Evening News. The Today Show TV program ran this story around 2005 and have it in their archives. Mulligan was located in the 1970s at the Lyons, New Jersey VA Hospital, helping with their golf facility. Des Sullivan, now semi-retired, wrote of this find in his July 22, 1970 column, in the Myrtle Beach Sun News. Use in golf In golf, a mulligan is a stroke that is replayed from the spot of the previous stroke without penalty, due to an errant shot made on the previous stroke. The result is that the hole is played and scored as if the first errant shot had never been made. This practice is disallowed entirely by strict rules in formal play and players |
1,779 | Coscinodiscophycidae | Coscinodiscophycidae or Coscinodiscineae is a grouping of Coscinodiscophyceae, previously known as "Centrales", a paraphyletic order of centric diatoms, a major group of algae and one of the most common members of the phytoplankton. Description Valves generally have a marginal ring of processes. They usually have symmetry with no polarities. See also Biddulphiineae References Category:Coscinodiscophyceae Category:SAR supergroup suborders |
1,780 | Susan Grabel | Susan Grabel is an American feminist artist. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She spent part of her early adulthood in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, where she nurtured her artistic pursuits. Grabel has described her work as being inspired by the realities of aging and the female body, and specializes in sculpture and art on paper such as collography. Grabel's artwork has been exhibited both alone and alongside the works of other artists in the following art galleries: Artists Choice Museum (New York City), Ceres, Dartmouth College (NH), Denise Bibro Galley, Monmouth Museum (NJ), Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art (Staten Island, NY), Pratt Institute Gallery, Prince Street Gallery, Soho20 Chelsea, Staten Island Museum, and the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (MI). She is married to the noted American History Professor George Rappaport, and is the cousin of Dr. Charles Kelman, inventor of phacoemulsification. Here is the list of some other exhibits References External links Official website Category:American women artists Category:Feminist artists Category:Living people Category:American artists Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
1,781 | Miroirs | Miroirs (French for "Mirrors") is a five-movement suite for solo piano written by French composer Maurice Ravel between 1904 and 1905. First performed by Ricardo Viñes in 1906, Miroirs contains five movements, each dedicated to a fellow member of the French avant-garde artist group Les Apaches. History Around 1900, Maurice Ravel joined a group of innovative young artists, poets, critics, and musicians referred to as Les Apaches or "hooligans", a term coined by Ricardo Viñes to refer to his band of "artistic outcasts". To pay tribute to his fellow artists, Ravel began composing Miroirs in 1904 and finished it the following year. It was first published by Eugène Demets in 1906. The third and fourth movements were subsequently orchestrated by Ravel, while the fifth was orchestrated by Percy Grainger, among others. Structure Miroirs has five movements, each dedicated to a member of Les Apaches: Orchestrated versions "Une barque sur l'océan" and "Alborada del gracioso" were orchestrated by Ravel himself. "La vallée des cloches" has been orchestrated by Ernesto Halffter for triple woodwind, four horns, timpani, percussion, two harps, celesta and strings; and Percy Grainger for a typical Grainger ensemble with multiple pianos and percussion, plus strings. "Oiseaux tristes" has been scored by Felix Günther for double woodwind plus piccolo, two horns, two trumpets, percussion, harp, celesta and strings; though aimed at intermediate rather than advanced players, transposed down a semitone and with some of Ravel's rhythms simplified. The earliest known orchestration of "Noctuelles" is by the British pianist Michael Round, an orchestration commissioned by Vladimir Ashkenazy and recorded by him with the NHK Symphony Orchestra (Exxon, 1993) – the recording also includes Round's scorings of the Fugue and Toccata from Le tombeau de Couperin. In orchestrated form "Noctuelles" is scored for triple woodwind (including E clarinet) minus one contrabassoon; four horns, three trumpets, three trombones and tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps, celesta and strings. Performance material (for hire only) is held by publishers BMG. There is a more recent orchestration (2001) of "Noctuelles" by American composer Steven Stucky. It is published by Theodore Presser Company and is scored for 3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), 3 oboes (3rd doubling English horn), 2 clarinets, 3 bassoons (3rd doubling contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 percussionists, celesta, two harps, and strings. In 2001 American conductor Leif Bjaland orchestrated "Oiseaux tristes" scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, harp, and strings. In 2003 the British composer Simon Clarke made an orchestration of the three movements that Ravel did not orchestrate. See also List of compositions by Maurice Ravel References External links Recording of Miroirs, performed by Thérèse Dussaut, in MP3 format: "Noctuelles" "Oiseaux tristes" "Une barque sur l'océan" "Alborada del gracioso" "La vallée des cloches" Recording of Miroirs, performed by Felipe Sarro: Archive.org Category:Suites by Maurice Ravel Category:1905 compositions Category:Compositions for solo piano Category:Music with dedications |
1,782 | SeaWeb | SeaWeb is a nonprofit ocean conservation organization. Their mission is to raise public awareness, to advance science-based solutions and mobilize decision-makers around ocean conservation. SeaWeb was founded in 1996 by the Environment Group of the Pew Charitable Trust as an initiative to promote ocean conservation issues for Americans. In 1999, SeaWeb became an independent 501(c)3 organization, funded mostly from private charitable foundations, but also from individual contributions. In 2015, SeaWeb became part of The Ocean Foundation. Mission statement "SeaWeb is the only international, nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to using the science of communications to fundamentally shift the way people interact with the ocean. We transform knowledge into action by shining a spotlight on workable, science-based solutions to the most serious threats facing the ocean, such as climate change, pollution and depletion of marine life. We work collaboratively with targeted sectors to encourage market solutions, policies and behaviors that result in a healthy, thriving ocean. By informing and empowering diverse ocean voices and conservation champions, SeaWeb is creating a culture of ocean conservation." Seafood Summit The SeaWeb Seafood Summit brings together global representatives from the seafood industry with leaders from the conservation community, academia, government and the media. The goal of the Summit is to define success and advance solutions in sustainable seafood by fostering dialogue and partnerships that lead to a seafood marketplace that is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable. The conference is produced in partnership by SeaWeb and Diversified Communications. Past Summits have included: Seafood Summit 2016, "Advancing Solutions in Sustainable Seafood" — St. Julian's, Malta Seafood Summit 2015, "Seize Opportunity | Create Solutions" — New Orleans, Louisiana Seafood Summit 2012, "Evolving Solutions for New Horizons" — Hong Kong Seafood Summit 2011, "Responsibility Without Borders?"— Vancouver, Canada Seafood Summit 2010, "Challenging Assumptions in a Changing World" — Paris, France Seafood Summit 2009, "Sharing Responsibility for Real Change" — San Diego, California Seafood Summit 2008, "Global Challenges, Local Solutions" — Barcelona, Spain Seafood Summit 2007, "The Business of Sustainability" — Jacksonville, Florida Seafood Summit 2006, "Sustainability and the Future of Seafood" — Seattle, Washington Seafood Summit 2004 — Chicago, Illinois Seafood Summit 2003 — Providence, Rhode Island Seafood Summit 2002 — Washington, DC Seafood Champion Awards The Seafood Champion Awards were started in 2006 to annually recognize individuals and companies for outstanding leadership in promoting environmentally responsible seafood. SeaWeb established the award to honor those in the seafood industry whose past and/or present contributions demonstrate a commitment to innovation that leads to change. See also Seafood Choices Alliance Notes References External links SeaWeb website Seafood Champions website Category:Fisheries conservation organizations Category:Marine conservation organizations Category:Companies established in 1996 Category:1996 establishments in Washington (state) Category:Environmental awards |
1,783 | Ryan Turner | Ryan Turner is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the USL A-League. Turner played for the Santos Soccer Club in Arizona which went to the finals of the McGuire Cup (U-19 U.S. Youth National Championship). Turner attended the University of Notre Dame. He played three years for the Fighting Irish, scoring twenty-one goals in sixty-two games. He was a 1998 Academic All American and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance. In February 1999, the Kansas City Wizards selected him in the second round (fourteenth overall) of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft. The Wizard released him during the preseason and Turner signed with the Charleston Battery of the USL A-League. The Battery released him during the season and he finished the year with the Myrtle Beach Seadawgs. Turner retired at the end of the season and joined Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. External links Charleston Battery: Ryan Turner References Category:Living people Category:1976 births Category:American soccer players Category:Charleston Battery players Category:Myrtle Beach Seadawgs players Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer players Category:USL A-League players Category:USL D-3 Pro League players Category:Soccer players from Arizona Category:Sporting Kansas City draft picks Category:Association football midfielders |
1,784 | 64th Cavalry (India) | 64th Cavalry is an armoured regiment which is part of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. After the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War, a number of armoured regiments were raised for the Indian Army, of which 64 Cavalry was the first. However, it was the last to use the epithet of cavalry, all subsequent regiments were named armoured regiments instead. It was raised in Babina on 31 March 1966 by Lt Col Trevor Lancelot Perry, a former Indian Air Force pilot, with a class composition of Sikhs, Jats and Rajputs. During the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War, the regiment, then under Lt Col Bipin Chandra Joshi and equipped with T-54 tanks, was part of 1 Independent Armoured Brigade supporting XI Corps in the Western theatre but did not see any action. It was located in the Chhamb corridor during Operation Trident and also participated in Operation Rakshak where the regiment was in a peace-keeping role. The President of India presented a guidon to the regiment in Jammu on 7 April 1991. The regiment has also produced a Chief of the Army Staff, Gen Bipin Chandra Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, ADC. The regimental cap badge consists of a mailed right handed fist, placed on the crossing of a pair of sabres, with a scroll along the bottom which has the regimental motto in Devanagari script. The shoulder title consists of "64C" in brass. References Category:Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947 |
1,785 | Don Chezina | Don Chezina (born Ricardo Garcia Ortiz in 1976) is a singer, producer, and talent scout of Rap, Reggae, and reggaeton music. He is known for his high, nasal voice and fast rapping along with his most famous song "Tra Tra Tra", which in 1998 became one of the first reggaeton songs to become popular in the United States. Chezina is considered one of the pioneers and was one of the biggest names in the early days of the reggaeton genre. Discography Bien Guillao de Gangster (1997) Mi Trayectoria (1998) Live From Miami (2003) Éxitos (2004) My Life (2007) Original Don (2010) ''Muchas ideas References Category:American reggaeton artists Category:Living people Category:1976 births Category:Rappers from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:21st-century American rappers |
1,786 | St. Stephen Academy (Sacramento, California) | St. Stephen Academy was a private, Roman Catholic high school in Sacramento, California. It was located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento and served the parish of St. Stephen the First Martyr. Background School Closure: On March 19, 2009, Fr. John Berg, Superior General of the Fraternity of St. Peter, announced that the Academy would close at the end of the 2008–09 school year. External links School Website Notes and references Category:Defunct Catholic secondary schools in California Category:High schools in Sacramento, California Category:Educational institutions disestablished in 2009 Category:Defunct schools in California Category:Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento |
1,787 | 2015 World Pool Masters | The 2015 World Pool Masters, also known as World Pool Masters XXIII, was a nine-ball pool tournament that took place in Manchester, England, between 14–16 August 2015. It was the 23rd edition of the invitational tournament organised by Matchroom Sport. The event was won by Shane Van Boening, who defeated Darren Appleton in the final 8–2, to win his second Pool Masters title. This was Van Boening's second straight championship, having won the title before in 2014. Event prize money Tournament bracket References External links 2015 World Pool Masters World Pool Masters World Pool Masters Category:Sports competitions in Manchester World Pool Masters |
1,788 | 1924 New Year Honours | The 1924 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire. They were published in The London Gazette on 1 January 1924. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate. British Empire Viscount James Lyle, Baron Inchcape, . Baron The Right Honourable Sir Frederick George Banbury, . The Right Honourable Sir Charles John Darling. Colonel Sir Herbert Merton Jessel, . Privy Councillor The Honourable Henry Burton, , Minister of Finance, Union of South Africa. Frederick Henry, Baron Colwyn. Sir George Ambrose Lloyd, . Ronald John McNeill, , Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs since October 1922. Major Edward, Earl Winterton, , Under-Secretary of State for India since October 1922. Baronet Henry Strother Cautley, . Major Herbert Robin Cayzer, . Sir Thomas Willes Chitty, Senior Master of the King's Bench Division and King's Remembrancer. Gilbert Wheaton Fox, . Sir Donald MacAlister, , President of the General Medical Council. Sir John Paget Mellor, , late His Majesty's Procurator General and Solicitor to the Treasury. John de Fonblanque Pennefather, . John Cecil Power, for Public Services. Sir Lewis Richardson, , in recognition of services rendered to the Union of South Africa. Thomas Worsfold, . Knight Bachelor Ernest King Allen, , Assistant Public Trustee. Herbert Austin, Clerk of the Central Criminal Court. Alderman Albert Ball, . Henry William Russell Bencraft, . Colonel Joseph Alfred Bradney, . Byrom Bramwell, , for services to Medicine. Leonard James Coates, a Member of the Liquidation Board. Archibald Craig, . Benjamin Scaife Gott, for services to Education. Walter Lawrence, . Thomas Harry Mottram, , His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Mines, Mines Department, Board of Trade. Hugh Murray, , Assistant Forestry Commissioner of England and Wales. William George Rice, . Charles Claxton Sanderson, Controller of the London Postal Service. Robert Forsyth Scott, . William George Turner, Alderman, Lord Mayor of Belfast. Arthur Watson, , General Manager of the London, Midland & Scottish Railway. Richard White, Chief Master of the Supreme Court, Chancery Division. Alderman John Frederick Winnicott, . Fredric Wise, . India Lieutenant-Colonel Denys Brooke Blakeway, , Agent to the Governor-General, Central India. Rao Bahadur Annepu Parasuramadas Patro Garu, Minister for Education, Madras. Khan Bahadur Saiyed Muhammad Fakhruddin, Minister for Education, Bihar and Orissa. Charles Lennox Somerville Russell, Indian Civil Service, Resident at Hyderabad. Mr. Justice Calamur Viravalli Kumaraswami Sastriyar, Diwan Bahadur, Puisne Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Madras. Mr. Justice Amberson Barrington Marten, Puisne Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay. Mr. Justice William Ewart Greaves, Puisne Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal. Dadiba Merwanji Dalal, , High Commissioner for India in London. John Kaye Batten, Indian Civil Service, Judicial Commissioner, Central Provinces. Frank Nelson, Chairman of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of India and Ceylon, Member of the Bombay |
1,789 | Scotland GAA | The Scotland Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Scotland GAA () is one of the county boards of the GAA outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Scotland. The county board is also responsible for the Scottish inter-county teams. The Board participates with London, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Lancashire, Warwickshire, and Yorkshire under the British GAA. List of Clubs Men's Championship Top winners Roll of honour Senior Men's Championship Senior Ladies' Championship Junior Championship Homegrown Championship Inter-county team Scotland fields a representative county team in the All-Britain Junior Football Championship. 2014 was a breakthrough year for the team as they lifted the All-Britain Junior title for the first time. The team had only ever made the final once before back in 2006, but lost the final, in extra-time, to Warwickshire. On the way to the title they beat Yorkshire and Kilkenny before beating Warwickshire in the final to a scoreline of 3-10 to 2-07. This set up an All-Ireland Junior Semi-final with Cavan. However they were defeated on the day to a scoreline of 1-17 to 0-06. Most recently the Scotland Men won the All-Britain title in 2019 against a tough Warwickshire team. They went on to contest the All-Ireland Quarter Final versus Kerry. 2015 became a momentous year for the Scotland ladies team as they reached the All-Ireland Junior Final to be played at Croke Park. They beat Derry with a score line of 1-13 to 2-05 at Fingallians GAA ground. They played a tough game against Louth at Croke Park on 27 September 2015. The References GAA Category:Gaelic games governing bodies in the United Kingdom Category:Sport in Scotland |
1,790 | Nirakudam | Nirakudam () is a 1977 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by Baby. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, Sukumari, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Jaya Vijaya. It is a remake of the Tamil classic Bhaaga Pirivinai, directed by Bhimsingh himself, starring Sivaji Ganesan. Cast Kamal Haasan as Devan Sukumari as Bhargavi Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Sathi Adoor Bhasi as Dharmapalan Jose Prakash as Prabhakaran Sridevi as Santha Sudheer as Rajan Nellikodu Bhaskaran as Sathyapalan Philomina as Naaniyamma Reena as Usha Pattom Sadan as Raghavan Khadeeja as Margaret Usharani as Anarkali Pala Thankam as Aaya Santo Krishnan as Gunda Soundtrack The music was composed by Jaya Vijaya and the lyrics were written by Bichu Thirumala. The song "Nakshathradeepangal Thilangi" from this film features K. J. Yesudas singing on stage. References External links Category:1977 films Category:Indian films Category:1970s Malayalam-language films Category:Indian black-and-white films Category:Malayalam remakes of Tamil films Category:Films directed by A. Bhimsingh |
1,791 | Palpita masuii | Palpita masuii is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Inoue in 1996. It is found in Indonesia (Sulawesi). References Category:Moths described in 1996 Category:Palpita Category:Moths of Indonesia |
1,792 | Social Democratic Initiative (Kosovo) | The Social Democratic Initiative (Albanian: NISMA Social Demokrate) also known as NISMA, is a political party in Kosovo formed by Fatmir Limaj and Jakup Krasniqi, former members of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). Limaj is party leader. Secretary Jakup Krasniqi's involvement in the Pronto Affair wiretapping scandal was the culmination of split of PDK. Sami Lushtaku (mayor of Skenderaj and DPK leader) together with Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci and Adem Grabovci, had insulted the Chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo Jakup Krasniqi and offended citizens of Mališevo, referring to them as dog walkers. History In the 2013 Kosovo local elections Limaj abandoned PDK to support the Civic Initiative for Malishevo (Albanian: Iniciativa Qytetare për Malishevën) and (winning) mayoral candidate Ragip Begaj, ending 15 years of PDK government. Kosovo Liberation Army leader and PDK co-founder left the party with Jakup Krasniqi Chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo. Jakup Krasniqi was elected secretary of the national council of the party. On 29 January 2018, the party convention decides to change the name of their party from Initiative for Kosovo (Nisma për Kosovën), to the Socialdemocratic Initiative (Nisma Socialdemokrate). References Category:Albanian nationalism in Kosovo Category:Albanian nationalist parties Category:Political parties in Kosovo Category:Social democratic parties in Kosovo Category:Political parties established in 2014 Category:2014 establishments in Kosovo |
1,793 | Raphaelynne Lee | Raphaelynne Lee (born 24 October 1959) is a Hong Kong former swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1976 Summer Olympics. References Category:1959 births Category:Living people Category:Hong Kong female swimmers Category:Olympic swimmers of Hong Kong Category:Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Swimmers at the 1974 Asian Games Category:Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong |
1,794 | 1921 Hungary v Poland football match | The 1921 football game between Hungary and Poland was a historic event for the Poles. Even though Hungary won the match, the game helped Poland to establish its national football team in the tense political aftermath of World War I. Historic background Once an ancient kingdom, from the years 1772 to 1795, Poland was partitioned by its three powerful neighbours—Russia, Habsburg Austria, and Prussia. As the result of the partitions, Poland disappeared from the map of Europe for 123 years. Despite several insurrections, the Poles did not manage to win back their independence throughout the 19th century. In the fall of 1918, when World War I came to an end, several Eastern European nations, including Poland, regained independence. The newly reestablished country quickly started to organize not only its political administration, but also its sports organisations. Envoys of several football clubs, which had previously existed under either Prussian, Russian, or Austrian rule, met in Warsaw on 20 and 21 December 1919, thus establishing the Polish Football Association. In the years 1919 and 1920, Poland fought several wars with its neighbours, including the Polish-Soviet War, the Polish-Ukrainian War, the Polish-Lithuanian War, the Great Poland Uprising, Silesian Uprisings, as well as border conflicts between Poland and Czechoslovakia. Under the circumstances, no soccer games took place. Only when these conflicts were over, starting in spring of 1921, did the first games for the Championships of Poland take place, with the Cracovia club winning the first title. Search for international opponents To establish itself among other European football federations, Polish officials started to look for a potential opponent for a friendly international game. This was not easy as relations with almost all neighbours were strained due to the recent conflicts. Also, as the Polish national team had never before appeared as such on the field, other nations were simply not interested in playing with an unknown opponent. Polish officials asked the Austrians whether they would be interested in a friendly international match, but never received a response. They were considering playing either France or Sweden, but in 1921 the Hungarians came forward with an offer, asking whether Poland would like to face their national team around Christmas of 1921. This was happily accepted by the Poles, as Hungary was regarded as a strong team. Some speculate that the then-Polish coach, Imre Pozsonyi from Hungary, used his influence to convince his fellow countrymen to get in touch with the Poles. Some searches even claimed that due to the long time friendship between two countries so the Hungarian team accepted to play with Poland. Preparing for the game In November 1921, Polish officials and Coach Pozsonyi chose 22 players who became the members of the first Polish National Football Team. These players took part in a few warm-up games in Kraków, and after a few weeks, 13 players were chosen. These athletes, who in most cases did not know each other, boarded the train on 16 December, and after a 36-hour journey in 3rd class cars, reached Budapest. This is the list of Polish players who came to |
1,795 | Werner Finck | Werner Finck (2 May 1902 – 31 July 1978) was a German Kabarett comedian, actor and author. Not politically motivated by his own admission but just a "convinced individualist", he became one of Germany's leading cabaret artists under the conditions of the Nazi suppression after 1933. Biography Born in Görlitz in Prussian Silesia, the son of a pharmacist, Finck attended an art school in Dresden and began his career as an itinerant storyteller of fairy tales in the 1920s. He took acting lessons and began a mediocre tenure in the theatre, making his debut in Silesian Bunzlau (present-day Bolesławiec, Poland). However, it became obvious that he had "comic bones" and when he met a friend who had contacts in the Berlin Kabarett scene, he found his true calling. Together with artists like Hans Deppe, Rudolf Platte and Robert A. Stemmle he founded the cabaret Die Katakombe with some friends in 1929. Finck acted as conferencier, and the cabaret, became successful because of his critical and subtly impudent remarks against the Nazis, proving to be an early thorn in their side. Finck had an ability to be seemingly lost for words when saying something and the audience, playing along, finished his sentences. He often defied authority by daring Gestapo informers in the audience to write down every word he said. According to an anecdote, Finck once confronted an officer asking with seeming innocence, "Am I talking too fast? Can you follow me or shall I follow you?" According to his later accounts, Finck was confronted with politics for the very first time: "If only I had known that all these people were just Mitläufer. Some even camouflaged as Gauleiter. (...) So quite a few people claim I had disapproved of the Nazis. I would like to point out that these are defamations. You never know. (...) I must admit though that the Nazis disapproved of me." The way Finck presented his jokes made it very difficult for authorities to nail him down. His exploits made him a legend in his lifetime, to such an extent that when he introduced himself to British and American journalists after the war, he was met with disbelief as they believed that the "Werner Finck" who joked against the Nazis was a fairy-tale figure. However, the Katakombe was closed on 10 May 1935 on the orders of Minister Joseph Goebbels. Finck and his colleagues were interned for six weeks in Esterwegen concentration camp, where he met Carl von Ossietzky and Julius Leber. The Katakombe ensemble took their arrest in good stride, because they still performed despite their imprisonment. They reasoned that before the cabaret closed down they had performed with anxiety due to the fear of incarceration; now they did not need to fear because they were already in prison! It was due to the intervention of his friend, actress Käthe Dorsch, who talked to Goebbels' rival Hermann Göring, that Finck was released on 1 July on condition that he did not work in public for a year. Despite this he continued performing before live audiences from 1937 |
1,796 | Severoiztochen Planning Region | Severoiztochen Planning Region (Northeast Planning Region) is a planning region in Bulgaria.The region includes four provinces: Targovishte Province, Varna Province, Shumen Province and Dobrich Province. Largest cities are Varna (360,000 - city proper; 500,000 - metro area), Dobrich (105,000 - city; 115,000 - agglomeration), Shumen (95,000), Silistra (42,000 -city; 52,000 - agglomeration). The agglomeration of Varna includes the towns of Provadya (14,000), Devnya (10,000), Aksakovo (7600 - fastest growing town in area) and others. The agglomeration of Silistra includes the largest villages in Bulgaria - Aydemir (7800) and Kalipetrovo (4700). It is bordered on the east by the Black Sea. The Kamchia river flows through the region. Economy One of richest regions of Bulgaria, Severoiztochen is important for the national economy. Its economy is service-oriented and includes tourism. Severoiztochen is the second region most-visited region by foreign tourists after Yugoiztochen. Notable resorts include Golden Sands, Albena, SS Constantine and Helena. Interesting places are the towns of Balchik, Kavarna, Cape Kaliakra - on the sea, Madara - nearby Shumen, Srebarna Nature Reserve - nearby Silistra; Shumen boasts the Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria. Silistra Province and Dobrich Province form Southern Dobruja - the Bulgarian breadbasket. The port of Varna is the largest port in Bulgaria and the third largest on the Black Sea. The port of Balchik is a small fishing town. On the Danube, important ports are Silistra - fourth largest on the river, and Tutrakan. Varna is Bulgaria's second financial capital after Sofia; the city produces electronics, ships, food and other goods. Other important industrial centers in the region are Shumen - production and repair of trucks; Dobrich - big food-producing city, unofficial capital of Dobruja; Silistra - electronics, food; Devnya - big chemical center (cement and nitric fertilizer); Tutrakan - food and fishing boat. See also NUTS of Bulgaria References Category:Regions of Bulgaria |
1,797 | Rhapsody in Blue | Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition by the American composer George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. The composition was commissioned by the bandleader Paul Whiteman. It was orchestrated by Ferde Grofé several times, including the original 1924 scoring, the 1926 "theater orchestra" setting, and the 1942 symphony orchestra scoring, though completed earlier. The piece received its premiere in the concert, An Experiment in Modern Music, which was held on February 12, 1924, in Aeolian Hall, New York City, by Whiteman and his band with Gershwin playing the piano. The editors of the Cambridge Music Handbooks opined that "The Rhapsody in Blue (1924) established Gershwin's reputation as a serious composer and has since become one of the most popular of all American concert works." History Commission After the success of an experimental classical-jazz concert held with the Canadian singer Éva Gauthier at Aeolian Hall in New York City on November 1, 1923, the bandleader Paul Whiteman decided to attempt something more ambitious. He asked George Gershwin to contribute a concerto-like piece for an all-jazz concert he would give in Aeolian Hall in February 1924. Whiteman became interested in featuring such an extended composition by Gershwin in the concert after he had collaborated with Gershwin in the Scandals of 1922, impressed by the original performance of the one-act opera Blue Monday, which was nevertheless a commercial failure. Gershwin declined on the grounds that, as there would certainly be need for revisions to the score, he would not have enough time to compose the new piece. Late on the evening of January 3, at the Ambassador Billiard Parlor at Broadway and 52nd Street in Manhattan, while George Gershwin and Buddy De Sylva were playing billiards, his brother Ira Gershwin was reading the January 4 edition of the New York Tribune. An article entitled "What Is American Music?" about the Whiteman concert caught his attention, in which the final paragraph claimed that "George Gershwin is at work on a jazz concerto, Irving Berlin is writing a syncopated tone poem, and Victor Herbert is working on an American suite." In a phone call to Whiteman next morning, Gershwin was told that Whiteman's rival Vincent Lopez was planning to steal the idea of his experimental concert and there was no time to lose. Gershwin was finally persuaded to compose the piece. Composition Since there were only five weeks left, Gershwin hastily set about composing a piece, and on the train journey to Boston, the ideas of Rhapsody in Blue came to his mind. He told his first biographer Isaac Goldberg in 1931: It was on the train, with its steely rhythms, its rattle-ty bang, that is so often so stimulating to a composer – I frequently hear music in the very heart of the noise. ... And there I suddenly heard, and even saw on paper – the complete construction of the rhapsody, from beginning to end. No new themes came to me, but I worked on the thematic material already in my mind and |
1,798 | Arak County | Arak County () is a county in Markazi Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Arak. Its former name was Sultanabad. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions later split off to form Khondab County and Farahan County) was 602,971, in 165,955 families; excluding those portions, the population was 535,449, in 148,646 families. The county has one district: the Central District. The county has three cities: Arak, Karchan & Davudabad. References External links Category:Counties of Markazi Province |
1,799 | Cadillac XTS | The Cadillac XTS (X-Series Touring Sedan) is a full-size luxury sedan from Cadillac. It is based on an enlarged version of the Epsilon II platform. The XTS replaced both the Cadillac STS and DTS, and is smaller than the DTS but larger than the STS. It began production in May 2012 at the Oshawa Assembly Plant and launched in June as a 2013 model. The XTS is available with front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive. For the Chinese market, the Cadillac XTS was assembled by Shanghai GM. Production began in February 2013. In addition to the LFX 3.6 V6, the Cadillac XTS was also offered with an LTG 2.0 turbo engine in the Chinese market. In the Chinese market, the Cadillac XTS with an LFX 3.6 V6 engine is called XTS 36S, and the version with the LTG 2.0 turbo engine is called XTS 2.0T. The Cadillac XTS Sedan was available in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, and the Middle East (except Israel), with left-hand-drive only. Overview The Epsilon II-platform is used for the XTS and is shared with the Chevrolet Impala and Buick LaCrosse. The optional twin-turbocharged engine, available only in the V-Sport, has an estimated time of 6.7 seconds. The XTS is one of two large sedans currently offered by Cadillac (the other is the CT6), and rivals the Lincoln Continental in size and price. The XTS is manufactured in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada (Oshawa Car Assembly) and in Shanghai, China (Shanghai GM). Interior In addition to the base XTS, there are five trim packages labeled "Luxury", "Premium Luxury", and "Platinum", with the optional XTS V-Sport offered in both "V-Sport Premium Luxury" and "V-Sport Platinum". Some of the standard features include dual-zone automatic climate control, 4G LTE connectivity, adaptive cruise control, keyless entry, leather seat-upholstery, 8-way power front seats, parking assist and comprehensive safety equipment like ABS, stability control, dual-stage front airbags, front side airbags, side-curtain airbags front and rear, and a driver side knee airbag. Optional equipment and technology is extensive, including separate climate controls for rear seat passengers, coupled with 8" LCD screens that flip up from the front passenger seat-backs, allowing an internal DVD player to display content with wireless headphones. The interior can be outfitted in a large assortment of color combinations, along with four types of wood selections. Cadillac's CUE system is standard with an 8-speaker Bose sound system, including HD Radio and SiriusXM. An optional 14-speaker Bose sound package includes AudioPilot noise compensation technology. Powertrain The XTS is available with two engines, a four-cylinder 2.0-liter turbo for China only, and a 3.6-liter with and , with available twin-turbocharging on the XTS V-Sport providing and together with cylinder deactivation. The XTS is available in both front-wheel drive and optional all-wheel drive (standard on V-Sport vehicles) which includes a limited slip differential and torque vectoring. Facelift For 2018, the XTS received a midcycle refresh including new front and rear styling. Other versions A long-wheelbase version XTS, called the XTS-L, as well as limousine and hearse versions were available for fleet and coachbuilder markets, however they are no |
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