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1,900 | Rajrambha | Rajrambha is the name of a Himalayan mountain peak, situated in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state of India. It means 'celestial nymph' (Apsara) in Hindi. This peak is situated south of the Kalabaland Glacier in eastern Kumaun in the Ralam valley. The summit of the peak is 6,537 m. The nearby peaks which form the north-south massif are Suitilla 6,373 m, Chaudhara 6,510 m, and Ngalaphu 6,410 m. Rajrambha forms a wall between Lasser Yankti and Ralam Valley. It can be approached through the Uttari Balati glacier passing the Balati plateau. Dhakar or Tidang is the base camp from where one can climb the Rajrambha peak (6537m). Dhakar is near Tawaghat in Pithoragarh district as the last motorable station on the way. On the mountain peak, several alpine flowers can be found including, Iris kumaonenis, Primula macrophylla and lillium oxypetalum. References Category:Mountains of Uttarakhand Category:Geography of Pithoragarh district |
1,901 | LoveWorld USA | LoveWorld USA is an American Christian cable television network launched by Chris Oyakhilome and Benny Hinn in 2017. It is currently available on Charter Spectrum and DirecTV as well as other small cable operators in the U.S. References Category:Aliso Viejo, California Category:Christian television networks Category:American television networks Category:2017 establishments in California Category:Television channels and stations established in 2017 Category:Religious television stations in the United States |
1,902 | Louis-Georges de Bréquigny | Louis-Georges-Oudard-Feudrix de Bréquigny (22 February 1714 – 3 July 1795), French scholar, was born at Granville, Manche in Normandy. His first publications were anonymous: an Histoire des revolutions de Genes jusqu'à la paix de 1748 (750), and a series of Vies des orateurs grecs (1752). In 1754 he was given the task of completing the work of Eusèbe de Laurière, later continued by Denis-François Secousse, on the Ordonnances des Rois de France de la 3e Race. Secousse had published nine volumes and Bréquigny published five more up to 1790. In 1811, Emmanuel de Pastoret published the last eleven volumes. Elected a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres in 1759, he contributed an Histoire de Posthume empereur des Gaules (vol. XXX., 1760) to the collected works of that illustrious society, and also a Mémoire sur l'établissement de la religion et de l'empire de Mahomet (vol. XXXii., 1761–1763). After the close of the Seven Years' War he was sent to search in the archives of England for documents bearing upon the history of France, more particularly upon that of the French provinces which once belonged to England. This mission (1764–1766) was very fruitful in results; Bréquigny brought back from it copies of about 7000 documents, which are now in the Bibliothèque Nationale. A useful selection of these documents was published (unfortunately without adequate critical treatment) by Jacques Joseph Champollion-Figeac, under the title Lettres de rois, reines et autres personages des cours de France et d'Angleterre, depuis Louis VII. jusqu'à Henri IV., tires des archives de Londres par Bréquigny (collection of Documents inédits relatifs a l'histoire de France, 2 vols., 1839, 1847). Bréquigny himself drew the material for many important studies from the rich mine which he had thus exploited. These were included in the collection of the Académie des Inscriptions: (vol. xli.) (vol. xlii.) four (vols. xliii. and L) (vol. 1.) This last was read to the Academy on 22 January 1793, the morrow of Louis XVI's execution. Meanwhile, Bréquigny had taken part in three great and erudite works. To the Table chronologique des diplômes, chartes, lettres, et actes imprimés concernant l'histoire de France he contributed three volumes in collaboration with Mouchet (1769–1783). Charged with the supervision of a large collection of documents bearing on French history, analogous to Rymer's Foedera, he published the first volume (Diplomata, chartae, epistolae, et alia documenta, ad res Francicas spectantia, etc., 1791). The Revolution interrupted him in his collection of Mémoires concernant l'histoire, les sciences, les lettres, et les arts des Chinois, begun in 1776 at the instance of the minister Bertin, when fifteen volumes had appeared. See the note on Bréquigny at the end of vol. i. of the Mémoires de l'Académie des Inscriptions (1808); the Introduction to vol. iv. of the Table chronologique des diplômes (1836); Champollion-Figeac's preface to the Lettres des rois et reines; the Comité des travaux historiques, by X Charmes, vol. i. passim; N Oursel, Nouvelle biographie normande (1886); and the Catalogue des manuscrits des collections Duchesne et Bréquigny (in the Bibliothèque Nationale), by René Poupardin (1905). References Category:1714 births Category:1795 |
1,903 | Jón Atli Jónasson | Jón Atli Jónasson (born 1972 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic playwright and screenwriter. He has written for several films. He is a founding member of the Mindgroup, a European umbrella group of people involved in experimental theater. Considered one of the foremost Icelandic playwrights, he has refused to accept nominations from Gríman, the Icelandic Theater Awards. References External links Jón Atli Jónasson's FaceBook page Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Icelandic dramatists and playwrights Category:Icelandic writers Category:People from Reykjavík |
1,904 | Andrea Feldman (historian) | Andrea Feldman is a Croatian historian and liberal politician. Early life and education Andrea Feldman was born on 22 October 1960 in Zagreb. After finishing elementary and high school in her hometown, she enrolled at the Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences from which she graduated in history. She attended postgraduation studies at the Yale University where she obtained M.A. and M.Phil. degrees. In December 2009, Feldman obtained Ph.D. from the Yale University with the doctoral thesis - "Imbro I. Tkalac and Liberalism in Croatia". In addition, she was awarded several scholarships for scientific research in various countries which included scholarships awarded by the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (2002), Open Society Foundations (1997–98), Yale University (1990–93; 1994–95), and University of London (1987–88). Career Professional/research work Feldman participated at many international conferences in Croatia, US, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, UK, Poland, Turkey, Slovakia, Belgium and Italy. During her stay in the US, she regularly participated in the work of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies. She is Croatian representative at the International Federation for Research in Women's History since 1989. For ten years she co-organized an international conference "Women and Politics" at Inter-University Center in Dubrovnik. Between 1987 and 1988, she was a researcher and associate at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, and in the fall of 1993 a junior researcher at the Austrian Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen. In 1996, she worked for the Sterling Memorial Library transcribing, translating and cataloging testimonies of Holocaust survivors from Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Holocaust Archives. As director of the Institute Vlado Gotovac, she organized an international conference "Minorities as a Cross-border Cooperation Bridge" in Osijek in 2003. Friedman collaborated with the Yale Psychiatric Institute, working as a translator and co-worker on a posttraumatic stress disorder research. She conducted and translated conversations with refugees from BiH, who participated in the research as patients. She also analyzed the background of political and historical events in the successor countries of the SFR Yugoslavia for the conductors of research prof. Dori Laub and prof. Steven Wein. She translated therapeutic sessions from Bosnian and Croatian to English and vice versa. University work In 1992, Feldman worked as an assistant at the Department of History of the University of Yale where she lectured subjects Russian Culture (1824-90), Formation of American Culture (20th Century), History of International Communism and History of the Working Class in America. Between 1992 and 1993, she lectured the initial degree of Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian languages at the Department of Slavic Studies at the Yale University. In the fall semester of 1995, she lectured subject Bosnia and Herzegovina - Evolution of Multicultural Society. In 1996, she became assistant to prof. Mark Steinberg on the subject Russian Culture (1824-1990). Between 1985 and 2020 Feldman worked at the Croatian Institute of History. In the academic year 2002-03, she lectured subject History of Serbs for students of a special program of Serbian language, history, and culture at the Faculty |
1,905 | Vejsil Varupa | Vejsil Varupa (born January 25, 1971) is a former Bosnian footballer. During the Bosnian War, he was a member of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and was rumored to have been killed. References Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:People from Vitez Category:Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Category:FK Sarajevo players Category:Yugoslav footballers Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Category:Association football defenders |
1,906 | Than Sina | Than Sina is a Cambodian politician. He was elected to represent Kampot Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 2003. References Category:Members of the National Assembly (Cambodia) Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
1,907 | Tetragonoporus | Tetragonoporus is a genus of cestodes in the order Pseudophyllidea. It is a monotypic genus, and the only species is Tetragonoporus calyptocephalus, previously known as Polygonoporus giganticus. This tapeworm is a gut parasite of whales. Description The adult T. calyptocephalus is found in the gut of whales such as the sperm whale. It is normally present in the intestine, but can also occur in the bile duct. The tapeworm can be almost in length with as many as 45,000 proglottids (segments). The scolex (head) of the tapeworm is attached to the lining of the gut and the proglottids continuously develop from behind the scolex. As more segments are produced, the older ones become larger and more mature. In this species, the scolex is short and equipped with two suckers, and the proglottids develop in groups of three different sizes – small, medium and large – which are repeated throughout the length of the strobila (segmented body). The cuticle is thin and there are longitudinal and transverse muscles underneath. The internal longitudinal muscle is very well-developed. The front part of the tapeworm is milky-white but further back it is grey. Each segment has several sets of ovaries and testes and produces very large numbers of eggs (probably more than the 700,000 a day produced by the beef tapeworm, Taenia saginata). In one study by the Russian zoologist A. Skryabin, who described T. calyptocephalus in 1961, the largest proglottids were wide and contained fourteen gonads. Mating takes place between two proglottids from either the same or different tapeworms. When sufficiently mature, the terminal proglottids are shed, being expelled from the host with the whale's fæces. Compared with their free-living relatives, parasites tend to be more fecund, and the whale tapeworm is likely to produce billions of eggs during its lifetime. Considering why the worms should have evolved this enormous fecundity, Gerald D. Schmidt and Larry S. Roberts (1977) reflected that "There are few whales and the ocean is large". Distribution This tapeworm occurs exclusively in Arctic waters. It is found in toothed whales such as sperm whales. References Category:Eucestoda Category:Parasitic animals of mammals Category:Cestoda genera |
1,908 | Mount Rennie rape case | The Mount Rennie rape case is the only gang rape in Sydney during the 1880s that led to a full conviction of the participants involved in the crime—young larrikins of the "Waterloo Push". The attack is sometimes referred to as the "Mount Rennie Outrage" or the "Waterloo Outrage". The crime was a pivotal point in New South Wales history, coming after a history of failure of other gang-rape trials in that time period. The crime The gang rape occurred on 9 September 1886. Sixteen-year-old Mary Jane Hicks had been educated at the Bathurst convent school, then worked as a domestic servant at Katoomba, and at a hotel and private houses in Sydney. While walking to a city employment registry, she was offered a lift by Charles Sweetman, the driver of a hansom cab, who instead drove her in his cab to what is now the Moore Park area, then an isolated piece of bushland in the suburb of Waterloo and called Mount Rennie. He attempted to molest her in the cab but she screamed for help. Two young men approached and took her out of the cab, purporting to save her from disgrace. At this point, Sweetman departed with his cab. The young men walked her to a different isolated location where they were joined by several others, some of whom began to take turns in raping her. The girl's screaming was heard by a passer-by, William Stanley, who attempted to rescue her but was driven off by the gang with bricks, stones and bottles. Stanley ran to distant Redfern police station, where he reported the crime at about 4 p.m. When the police arrived on the scene at 5 p.m., they interrupted the crime which was still in progress, but were unable to apprehend any of the fleeing offenders. Following inquiries, twelve men were identified and eventually arrested, including Charles Sweetman, the cabman. At least one reporter formed the view that Sweetman had deliberately planned to deliver a girl to the push members who were assembled and waiting for the purpose. The victim, Mary Jane Hicks, testified that she had fallen into and out of consciousness during the ordeal, but gave evidence that at least eight men held her down and took turns to rape her, and that many others were present, including some who had not been apprehended. Public reaction The rape caused a "frenzy" of outrage and sensation in Sydney. The Sydney press focused on the brutal nature of the perpetrators. The Sydney Daily Telegraph newspaper described the crime as one "which no parallel can be found in the crimes of civilized life or in the savageries of barbarism". The Sydney Bulletin newspaper instead argued that Hicks was an "unfortunate", or in other words, a prostitute. It focused on her lack of virginity. Crucially, though, it ignored Hicks's claim that she had been raped at the age of fourteen by a married man. Geoffrey Partington notes that the Bulletin likened the incident to British oppression of the Irish. He notes that the Bulletin accused the then Governor of New |
1,909 | Riccardo Moreo | Riccardo Moreo (born 24 February 1996) is an Italian football player. He plays for Monopoli on loan from Cosenza. Club career He made his Serie C debut for AlbinoLeffe on 11 October 2014 in a game against FeralpiSalò. On 15 July 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with Cosenza. On 2 September 2019, he joined Monopoli on loan. References External links Category:1996 births Category:Footballers from Milan Category:Living people Category:Italian footballers Category:U.C. AlbinoLeffe players Category:S.S. Akragas Città dei Templi players Category:Cosenza Calcio players Category:S.S. Monopoli 1966 players Category:Serie B players Category:Serie C players Category:Serie D players Category:Association football forwards |
1,910 | EuroWeekly News | Euro Weekly News (EWN) is the largest English newspaper in Spain. Company history Euro Weekly News is Spain's largest group of free English language newspapers and has been operating since 2002. The publication is owned by husband and wife, Steven and Michel Euesden. The group consists of six newspapers that cover Costa Blanca North, Costa Blanca South, Almeria, Axarquia Costa Tropical (east of Málaga), the Costa del Sol and Mallorca. A total of 134,000 copies are distributed weekly across the region. Its target audience is the English speaking immigrants living in Spain and it offers a traditional British style newspaper concentrating on local news and issues. Its distribution covers most of the main expatriate communities in Spain just south of Valencia along the coast to Gibraltar/La Linea. Its remit is stated as to give the expatriate communities in Spain all their local news and to give them a voice. The EuroWeekly news is a free online medium operating solely on advertising revenue. There is a website which covers not just local news but also national and international events. Another part of the group is an online business directory, Ewngetsit.com. Layout and format Each edition is in tabloid format although relies heavily on advertising as a free publication. Pagination varies with each issue and edition. Currently, the largest edition is the Costa del Sol (128 pages) followed by the Costa Blanca North (88 pages) Costa Blanca South (96 pages), Mallorca (64 pages) and Axarquia Costa Tropical (48 pages). The largest edition ever at 200 pages was the Costa del Sol issue published October 2–8, 2014 (Issue 1526). Each newspaper follows a traditional British newspaper format, starting with news at the front through to a regional news page and European/Russian news. The back starts with a six-page finance section followed by a TV guide and a crosswords/puzzles section called Time Out. There are also Health and Beauty, Homes and Gardens, and Motoring sections before Classified Adverts and sports pages. The emphasis of the papers is on local news with a high story count. Opinion section In addition to local news, the EWN is known for the quality and controversial nature of its columnists. Possibly the most controversial columnist is Leapy Lee, who had a hit single with his song Little Arrows in 1968. He has been writing a weekly column in all editions of the EWN since its start. He has forthright views on many subjects, some of which draw heavy criticism as well as much praise.Nora Johnson also contributes a weekly column in some editions. She has also written several novels with profits going to charity. Relatively new to the EWN is Colin Bird who writes humorous articles on a weekly basis. Cartoonist Peter Maddocks is a Fleet Street stalwart who provides a weekly cartoon in the Timeout section. Peter Fieldman provides irregular features and is a very experienced NUJ journalist with a wide remit. A weekly column on the Spanish political scene is provided by Cassandra Nash. Newsroom restructuring The head office of the EWN is in Fuengirola, Málaga, where the main |
1,911 | Hot Rod (2007 film) | Hot Rod is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer (in his directorial debut) and written by Pam Brady. The film stars Andy Samberg as amateur stuntman Rod Kimble, whose step-father, Frank (Ian McShane) continuously mocks and disrespects him. When Frank becomes ill, Rod raises money for his heart operation by executing his largest stunt yet. The film also stars Jorma Taccone, Sissy Spacek, Will Arnett, Danny McBride, Isla Fisher and Bill Hader. The film was originally drafted by Pam Brady (who retains full writing credit) as a vehicle for Saturday Night Live star Will Ferrell, but the project never commenced. Lorne Michaels convinced Paramount to let The Lonely Island, who were growing famous for their work on SNL, take over the film. The group subsequently re-wrote the film with a heavy emphasis on offbeat surreal humor. The film was shot in Vancouver over the summer of 2006. The film's score was composed by former Yes guitarist Trevor Rabin, and its soundtrack features several songs by the Swedish rock band Europe. Hot Rod was released by Paramount Pictures on August 3, 2007, and was a box office failure, grossing only $14 million of its $25 million budget. As the film's producers predicted, it received mixed reviews, with critics criticizing the film's script and humor. It has become a popular cult film on home video. Plot Throughout his entire life, Rod Kimble has believed his father, now deceased, was both a successful and respectable stuntman working for Evel Knievel. He aspires to follow in his father's footsteps and become a famous stuntman himself. Meanwhile, his stepfather Frank fails to respect Rod as a man, often going out of his way to beat him in sparring sessions and mocking his stuntman dreams. Rod makes many attempts at landing jumps with his Tomos moped, most of them ending unsuccessfully. After another failed jump attempt at the public pool, he returns home to find out that Frank is in urgent need of a heart transplant that the family's health insurance will not cover. Angered at the thought of his stepfather dying without getting a chance to gain his respect and beat him in a fight at least once, Rod runs into the woods to let out his fury and angrily tumbles and falls down a steep hill. At the bottom of the hill Rod sees an inspirational billboard and he gets an idea. Rod quickly heads over to his team (his childhood friends Rico, Dave, and his half-brother Kevin), telling them that he plans to do a jump over the length of fifteen school buses, and to use the proceeds to fund his stepfather's surgery. He also adds Denise, his neighbor on whom he has a crush, to his crew. To promote his stunt and also to raise funds, Rod, who "likes to party", works parties, corporate get-togethers, and other events, performing activities such as taping pillows to his body and having a washing machine — suspended by a crane — swing to hit him. As Rod is doing his laundry with no pants |
1,912 | Instrument of Jesus' crucifixion | The instrument of Jesus' crucifixion (known in Latin as crux, in Greek as stauros) is generally taken to have been composed of an upright wooden beam to which was added a transom, thus forming a "cruciform" or T-shaped structure. Most Christian denominations present the Christian cross in this form, and the tradition of the T-shape can be traced to early Christianity and the Church fathers. Nonetheless, some late-19th century scholars maintained that it was a simple stake (crux simplex). Presence or absence of crossbar Ambiguity of terms used The Koine Greek terms used in the New Testament of the structure on which Jesus died are stauros (σταυρός) and xylon (ξύλον). Those words, which can refer to many different things, do not indicate the precise shape of the structure. Scholars have long known that the Greek word stauros and the Latin word crux did not uniquely mean a cross. They have known too that the words had that meaning also, and so have not considered necessarily incorrect the traditional picture of a cross with transom. The ambiguity of the terms was noted by Justus Lipsius in his De Cruce (1594), Jacob Gretser in his De Cruce Christi (1598) and Thomas Godwyn in his Moses and Aaron (1662). John Pearson, Bishop of Chester (c. 1660) wrote in his commentary on the Apostles' Creed that the Greek word stauros originally signified "a straight standing Stake, Pale, or Palisador", but that, "when other transverse or prominent parts were added in a perfect Cross, it retained still the Original Name", and he declared: "The Form then of the Cross on which our Saviour suffered was not a simple, but a compounded, Figure, according to the Custom of the Romans, by whose Procurator he was condemned to die. In which there was not only a straight and erected piece of Wood fixed in the Earth, but also a transverse Beam fastned unto that towards the top thereof". Justus Lipsius invented a specific terminology to distinguish different forms of what could be called a cross or crux. His basic twofold distinction was between the crux simplex (a simple stake) and the crux compacta (a composite of two pieces of wood). The victim could be affixed to the crux simplex or could be impaled on it. Lipsius then subdivided the crux compacta into three types: the crux decussata (X-shaped), crux commissa (T-shaped) and crux immissa (†-shaped). Lipsius himself, as also Gretser and Godwyn, held that Jesus was nailed not to a crux simplex, but to a crux immissa. However, W. E. Vine and E. W. Bullinger, as well as Henry Dana Ward, considered that the "cross" (Greek stauros, in its original sense literally an upright pale or stake) had no crossbar, and that the traditional picture of Jesus on a cross with a crossbar was incorrect. "Stauros" interpreted as stake only In his 1871 study of the history of the cross, Episcopal preacher Henry Dana Ward accepted as the only form of the gibbet on which Jesus died "a pale, a strong stake, a wooden post". Anglican theologian E. W. |
1,913 | Muhammad Yunus | Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladesh social entrepreneur, banker, economist, and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. These loans are given to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. In 2006, Yunus and the Grameen Bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts through microcredit to create economic and social development from below". The Norwegian Nobel Committee said that "lasting peace cannot be achieved unless large population groups find ways in which to break out of poverty" and that "across cultures and civilizations, Yunus and Grameen Bank have shown that even the poorest of the poor can work to bring about their own development". Yunus has received several other national and international honours. He received the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2010. In 2008, he was rated number 2 in Foreign Policy magazine's list of the 'Top 100 Global Thinkers'. In February 2011, Yunus together with Saskia Bruysten, Sophie Eisenmann and Hans Reitz co-founded Yunus Social Business – Global Initiatives (YSB). YSB creates and empowers social businesses to address and solve social problems around the world. As the international implementation arm for Yunus' vision of a new, humane capitalism, YSB manages incubator funds for social businesses in developing countries and provides advisory services to companies, governments, foundations and NGOs. In 2012, he became Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland, a position he held until 2018. Previously, he was a professor of economics at Chittagong University in Bangladesh. He published several books related to his finance work. He is a founding board member of Grameen America and Grameen Foundation, which support microcredit. Yunus also serves on the board of directors of the United Nations Foundation, a public charity created in 1998 by American philanthropist Ted Turner's $1 billion gift to support UN causes. In March 2011, the Bangladesh government fired Yunus from his position at Grameen Bank, citing legal violations and an age limit on his position. Early life and education Early years The third of nine children, Yunus was born on 28 June 1940 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Bathua, by the Kaptai road in Hathazari, Chittagong in the Bengal Presidency of the British Raj, present Bangladesh. His father was Hazi Dula Mia Shoudagar, a jeweler, and his mother was Sufia Khatun. His early childhood was spent in the village. In 1944, his family moved to the city of Chittagong, and he moved from his village school to Lamabazar Primary School. By 1949, his mother was afflicted with psychological illness. Later, he passed the matriculation examination from Chittagong Collegiate School ranking 16th of 39,000 students in East Pakistan. During his school years, he was an active Boy Scout, and travelled to West Pakistan and India in 1952, and to Canada in 1955 to attend Jamborees. Later, while Yunus was studying at Chittagong College, he became active in cultural activities and won awards for |
1,914 | Bodybuilding in Burma | Bodybuilding in Burma has a long history, dating back to the 1936 Summer Olympics. Burmese bodybuilders were competing internationally for the country in 2014. Myanmar Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation is the national governing body. History The country's interest in weightlifting predates the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin where Burmese weightlifter named Zaw Weik competed at the Games, where for geopolitical reasons he was put on the Indian national team. He finished fifteenth. In 2013, Aung Swe Naing was the country's most successful bodybuilder. He had won the Mr. Myanmar event three times, and the national fitness competition Mr. Crusher five times. Burma is scheduled to send a bodybuilding team to the 2014 Southeast Asian Games, the first time the country was to host the competition since 1969. Most of the seven person team trains at the Yangon City Development Committee Sports Centre in Yangon. The exception is Aung Swe Naing who trains at Real Fitness. Governance Myanmar Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation is the sport's national governing body. The national federation is a member of the Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation. The president is Hla Myint Swe, an artist who dislikes the sport of bodybuilding. The national training center is the Yangon City Development Committee Sports Centre. References |
1,915 | Daniela Escobar | Daniela Escobar Duncan (born January 16, 1969, in São Borja) is a Brazilian actress and television presenter. Biography Daniela Escobar Duncan was born in São Borja, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. At the age of ten, she moved with her family to Porto Alegre. At the age of sixteen, she began to attend Social Communication (Advertising and Propaganda) at PUCRS. At the age of nineteen she chose Rio de Janeiro as the place where she really wanted to live. Finally she changed Advertising for classes of theater, song and dance. Career In film, she starred in the film Diário de um Novo Mundo. Daniela Escobar is considered one of the best actresses of the new generation. Her most memorable performance remains the one she gave in O Clone novel 2001, where she played a mother who suffered and struggled to regain the trust of her daughter, a drug addict. In 2005 she participated in the América soap opera. Very interested not only in acting, but in various aspects of film production, Daniela went on to study for three years at the prestigious University of California, Los Angeles. It was the second time around of Daniela in North America, as Daniela had already been in the US before in 1997, at that time studying theater, at John Starsberg Studios. Back to Brazil in 2010 she founded a production company, based in São Paulo, in partnership with an American friend. In the year 2010, Daniela Escobar could again be seen in theater, along with actor Daniel de Oliveira in the controversial drama 400 Contra 1 - Uma História do Crime Organizado, a story about the rise of criminal organization Commando Vermelho. The film is directed by Caco Souza. In 2011, the actress made a cameo in the final chapters of the novel Ti Ti Ti Daguilene as the mother of Stefany's character, Sophie Charlotte. She Can currently be seen on TV in the novel 18h, A Vida da Gente, where she plays Suzana, foster mother of the character Alice, played by actress Sthefany Brito. In 2013, will novel Flor do Caribe, playing the biologist Natália. In 2017, Daniela signs with RecordTV to play Ângela in the Apocalipse. Personal life She married the director Jayme Monjardim in 1995, with whom she had his only son, André Matarazzo. Separated from her husband in 2003. She remarried in 2009 to businessman Marcelo Woellner. The marriage ended the following year. Filmography Television Films References External links Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Brazilian television actresses Category:Brazilian telenovela actresses Category:Brazilian film actresses Category:Brazilian stage actresses Category:Brazilian people of Spanish descent Category:Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul alumni Category:Brazilian people of Scottish descent Category:People from Rio Grande do Sul |
1,916 | Quetzal file format | Quetzal is a standardised file format for the saved state of Z-machine games, invented by Martin Frost. Prior to the introduction of Quetzal, each Z-machine interpreter saved games in its own format; Quetzal enabled players to save a game using one interpreter and restore it with another. Use of the format is strongly recommended in Graham Nelson's Z-machine standards document, but not obligatory. Most modern Z-machine interpreters have the ability to save Quetzal files. The files are IFF files with a FORM of "IFZS" (presumably standing for "Interactive Fiction Z-machine Save"), although the saved files are commonly given an extension of ".sav": less commonly sighted are "quz" and "qtz". Despite the reference to the Z-machine in the FORM code, the format has proved flexible enough to be adapted for at least one alternative architecture, Glulx. The magic-number reading of the files are often shown as: 'IFF data, Z-machine or Glulx saved game file (Quetzal)' A backronym for the format is "Quetzal Unifies Efficiently The Z-Machine Archive Language". Version 1.3b, which was widely available, contained a bug later corrected in version 1.4: after a save instruction, the Z-machine requires that a success code is saved in a particular place (which differs depending on the version). Versions of the Quetzal standard before 1.4 have reference only to the instruction after the save, which complicates finding the correct place to put the success code. External links Version 1.4 of the specification Quetzal as applied to Glulx Category:Computer file formats |
1,917 | The Crime at Blossoms | The Crime at Blossoms is a 1933 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh Wakefield and Joyce Bland. It was remade by Rogers in 1949 as Dark Secret. After moving into a picturesque country cottage, a woman becomes increasingly concerned about the fate of the previous owner who she believes was murdered. The film is based on a play by Mordaunt Shairp. Cast Hugh Wakefield ... Chris Merryman Joyce Bland ... Valerie Merryman Eileen Munro ... Mrs. Woodman Ivor Barnard ... A late visitor Frederick Lloyd ... George Merryman Iris Baker ... Lena Denny Arthur Stratton ... Mr. Woodman Maud Gill ... Mrs. Merryman Wally Patch ... Palmer Barbara Gott ... Fat Lady Moore Marriott ... Driver George Ridgwell ... Process-Server Critical reception TV Guide called it an "Okay crime melodrama." References External links Category:1933 films Category:British films Category:1930s crime drama films Category:Films directed by Maclean Rogers Category:British black-and-white films Category:British and Dominions Studios films Category:British crime drama films Category:Melodramas |
1,918 | York Peppermint Pattie | York Peppermint Pattie is an American dark chocolate enrobed peppermint confection introduced in 1940 and currently produced by The Hershey Company. The confectionery features strongly contrasting flavors, with a particularly bitter dark chocolate surrounding a sugary center with a strong peppermint flavor. Although chocolate-covered peppermints already existed before the York Peppermint Pattie came on the market, the York differed in that it was more firm and crisp, while the competition was softer and gooier. A former employee and York resident Phil Kollin remembered the final test that sample patties went through before leaving the factory: "It was a snap test. If the candy didn't break clean in the middle, it was a second." History The York Peppermint Pattie was first produced in York, Pennsylvania by Henry Kessler at his York Cone Company in 1940 and sold in the Northeastern United States, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Florida. In 1972, the York Cone Company was acquired by Peter Paul, who then launched the confectionery nationally in 1975. During the 1970s, Peter Paul launched a memorable advertising campaign for the candy with the tagline "Get the Sensation" which continues to be used into the present day. In 1978, Peter Paul merged with Cadbury. York passed to the Hershey Foods Corporation when it acquired the US operations of Cadbury Schweppes in 1988. In 2009, production of the York Peppermint Pattie moved from Reading, Pennsylvania, to Mexico. Variations Sugar Free Peppermint Patties – a sugar-free version of the traditional Peppermint Pattie. Chocolate Truffle Mint – introduced in 2004, which had a brown filling. Limited Edition Pink Pattie – introduced in October 2005. Peppermint Pattie with pink filling. Sale proceeds are donated to breast cancer research through the Young Survival Coalition. York Mints – introduced in 2007, a tin filled with bite-sized mints that have a mint shell, chocolate on the inside, and more mint on the inside. York Peppermint Bites – Introduced in 2003. Bite sized, round shaped candy. Introduced with other Hershey flavors. Peppermint Batties – Bat-shaped Peppermint Patties made each year around Halloween. Replaced with Peppermint Patties Pumpkins in 2007. Peppermint Patties Pumpkins – introduced in October 2007 for Halloween. Pumpkin-shaped Peppermint Patties with orange filling. Peppermint Patties Miniature Hearts Heart Box – introduced for Valentine's Day. Heart-shaped patties in a heart-shaped box. Peppermint Pattie Snowflakes – for Christmas, snowflake-shaped Peppermint Patties. Egg-Shaped Patties – for Easter. York Chocolate Peppermint Pattie Easter Bunny See also Kendal Mint Cake York (explorer) Pearson's Mint Patties References External links York Peppermint Pattie web site Category:The Hershey Company brands Category:Chocolate bars Category:York, Pennsylvania Category:Products introduced in 1940 Category:Candy Category:Kosher food |
1,919 | Great Basses Reef Lighthouse | Great Basses Reef Lighthouse is an offshore lighthouse in the south of Sri Lanka, and it is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. It is located on a reef 13 km off the coast of Yala National Park, near Little Basses Reef Lighthouse. It is accessible only by boat. The two Basses lighthouses, 'Great' and 'Little', are among the most famous offshore lighthouses of Asia. History The necessity of a lighthouse was acknowledged in 1856, a design of an iron tower on a granite base was suggested and costs began to be incurred with no results. A new design of the lighthouse by Alexander Gordon and Sir James Nicholas Douglass was put forward in 1867 and approved. The executive engineer in charge was William Douglass, brother of James. Two steam vessels were used, each capable of carrying 120 tonnes of stone and each equipped with lifting gear, as each block weighs 2 to 3 tons. The first stone was laid in December 1870, the last in late 1872 and the light was lit in March 1873. The cost had been £63,000, of which £40,000 had been expended to no effect before Trinity House and William Douglass were involved. It withstood the force of the 2004 tsunami with only modest damage; it was repaired with assistance from the UK lighthouse authorities Trinity House and The Northern Lighthouse Board. The reef is the site of the Great Basses wreck, an early 18th-century wreck of an Indian ship, carrying a treasure of silver rupees, that Arthur C. Clarke and Mike Wilson discovered in 1961. Lens Great Basses was one of a limited number of lighthouses that were designed to house the large Hyperradiant Fresnel lenses that became available at the end of the 19th century. Four of these lenses were used in Sri Lankan lights, all made by Chance Brothers in England. See also List of lighthouses in Sri Lanka Gallery References External links Sri Lanka Ports Authority Lighthouses of Sri Lanka Category:Lighthouses completed in 1873 Category:Lighthouses in Sri Lanka |
1,920 | Taiwan (disambiguation) | Taiwan, formally the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia now primarily located on Taiwan Island (Formosa). The state is also often referred to as "Chinese Taipei" in international events, due to pressure from China (formally People's Republic of China). Taiwan or Taiwanfu may also refer to: Taiwan (city) or Taiwanfu, a former name of Tainan, a major city in southwestern Taiwan Island Taiwan Prefecture or Taiwanfu, a prefecture of the Qing Dynasty between 1684 and 1887, headquartered in present-day Tainan Taiwanfu River, a former name of the Zengwen, Tainan's major river Historical states or territories primarily based on Taiwan Island: Kingdom of Tungning, a Southern Ming stronghold in the early Qing Dynasty Spanish Formosa, Spanish colonies on the island Dutch Formosa, a Dutch colony headquartered in present-day Tainan Republic of Taiwan, better known as the Republic of Formosa, a state that briefly existed in Taiwan in 1895 Taiwan Area, better known as the Free area of the Republic of China, the territory of ROC not lost to the Chinese Communists Various present-day designations of Taiwan as Chinese territory: the area covered by the United States' Taiwan Relations Act (the island of Taiwan and the Penghu archipelago, but not the outer islands) Taiwan Province, Republic of China, a nominal administrative division covering much of Taiwan and the Penghu Islands "Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China", a political designation reflecting that state's claim of sovereignty "Taiwan, China", a controversial term often encouraged by China to present Taiwan as part of its territories. Tai Wan ("big bay") is the name of several places in Hong Kong, including: Tai Wan, Hung Hom, an area in Kowloon, which includes Tai Wan Road Tai Wan, a beach at Tai Long Wan, Sai Kung in the east of the New Territories Tai Wan, a bay and village on the island of Po Toi Other 2169 Taiwan, a main-belt asteroid ISO 3166-2:TW, a part of ISO 3166 Taiwan Jones, an American football player Taiwan Jones (linebacker), an American football linebacker See also Republic of China (disambiguation) ROC (disambiguation) Republic of Taiwan (disambiguation) |
1,921 | Bozkov | Bozkov is a village and municipality in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. The largest tourist draw in the vicinity are dolomite caverns just outside the village. Category:Villages in Semily District |
1,922 | Max Bygraves | Walter William Bygraves (16 October 1922 – 31 August 2012), best known by the stage name Max Bygraves, was an English comedian, singer, actor and variety performer. He appeared on his own television shows, sometimes performing comedy sketches between songs. He made twenty Royal Variety Performance appearances and presented numerous programmes, including Family Fortunes. Early life Bygraves was born to Henry and Lillian (née McDonnell) Bygraves (who wed in 1919) in Rotherhithe in London, where he grew up in poverty in a two-room council flat with his five siblings, his parents and a grandparent. His father was a professional flyweight boxer, known as Battling Tom Smith, and a casual dockworker. Brought up Catholic, he attended St Joseph's School, Paradise Street, Rotherhithe, and sang with his school choir at Westminster Cathedral. He left school at 14, working at the Savoy Hotel in London as a pageboy, but was sacked for being too tall. He later put some of his success as a variety performer down to his lanky physique. He was 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall, but weighed only 13 stone (83 kg) in adult life. He then became a messenger for W S Crawfords, an advertising agency at 233 High Holborn before serving as a fitter in the Royal Air Force in the Second World War and working as a carpenter. He changed his name to Max Bygraves in honour of comedian Max Miller. Career After the end of the war, Bygraves worked on building sites, while entertaining in pubs in the evenings. He toured in a variety show with Frankie Howerd, who in turn introduced him to Eric Sykes, and they began writing routines together. He made his first appearance at the London Palladium supporting Abbott and Costello, and in 1951 Judy Garland invited him to perform in New York. With Sykes, he also developed the radio show Educating Archie, starring ventriloquist Peter Brough and his dummy Archie Andrews, and also featuring Bygraves in the role of Archie's teacher. The idea for the programme came from record producer Wally Ridley, who also produced Bygraves' records during the 1950s. Bygraves became a successful recording artist with seven top ten hits on the UK Singles Chart between 1952 and 1960. Many were novelty songs. One of his most popular recordngs, "You Need Hands" in 1958, was written by Bygraves under the pseudonym Roy Irwin (or Erwin), a name picked at random from a telephone directory. He also wrote its follow-up, "Gotta Have Rain". His producer Wally Ridley said of Bygraves: "Max's great talent was that he could punch lines, which was absolutely great for us. We'd give him songs with very short lines and he'd punch them out marvellously. Give him a long line and he would stumble over it, although I just flipped when I was given 'Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea'. I thought, 'Fabulous, fabulous, this is a major hit for us.' I took it to Max and his wife, Blossom, said, 'That's no good, what does it mean?'... The song was absolutely perfect for Max |
1,923 | Mary Morris Knibb | Mary Morris Knibb, MBE (28 February 1886 – 21 September 1964) was a Jamaican teacher, social reformer and philanthropist. She founded the Morris Knibb Preparatory School and donated a building which is used as the headquarters of the Moravian Church in Jamaica as well as land for construction of a community center. Morris Knibb was a women's rights activist and the first elected councilwomen in Jamaica. She was the first woman to vie for a seat in the House when Universal Suffrage was granted to all Jamaicans. Early life Mary Lenora Morris "Nora" was born on 28 February 1886 in Carmel, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica. In 1893, Morris began teaching as an assistant teacher at the Moravian Day School, in the customary pupil-teacher system of recruitment. Throughout the Caribbean prior to the 1950s, the most promising primary students, began working as assistant teachers to offset the cost of their further education. In some cases, they became full teachers upon passing an examination and in others were sent after their pupil-teacher contractual period to normal schools for additional training. Morris, followed the latter path and attended the Shortwood Teachers' College. While attending the college, Morris became one of the founders of the Alumni Students' Association. Career Between 1907 and 1917, Morris taught at the St. George Girls' School and then taught for almost two years at the Central Branch School. She then became the headmistress of the Wesley School, where she remained until 1928. In 1931, the now married Morris, opened her own school, the Mary Morris-Knibb Preparatory School in Kingston, at 3 Hector Street, Saint Andrew Parish, which she had inherited a few months previously upon the death of Frances Morris. Catering to the middle-class, Morris-Knibb was known to provide an excellent education and stern discipline. Students were required to study geography, history, Latin, math, reading, spelling, and writing, earning the school the reputation as "one of the leading preparatory schools in the nation". In 1936 or 1937, she co-founded, along with Amy Bailey, Eulalie Domingo and Edith Dalton James, the Jamaica Women’s Liberal Club (LC). The organization was mostly made up of teachers and their goal was to agitate for women's inclusion in government service, including such posts as serving on the school board and civil service. Most of the women were black and middle-class women who wanted to advance the position of women in society on both socio-economic and political levels. One of the social protections for which Morris Knibb advocated was marriage. In part because of morality concerns, but in part because common-law arrangements did not protect children adequately, she favored even holding mass weddings so that the costs of the ceremony would be reduced and participation greater. When black women, like Morris-Knibb wanted to participate in the Child Welfare Association of Jamaica, they were told they were not welcome. The upperclass women of the Child Welfare Association suggested that the black women set up an auxiliary for women of their "shade". In response, Morris-Knibb joined Amy Bailey, May Farquharson, Dr. Jai Lal Varma, and Dr. Pengelley and others in |
1,924 | 2020 group | The 2020 group is a grouping of around 40 centre-right Conservative MPs. The 2020 group was set up by Greg Barker and George Freeman in 2011 to provide a Parliamentary forum for Conservative MPs from the progressive centre ground. Seeking to draw on the career experiences and insights of newly elected MPs, and focusing on the longer-term social and economic changes and challenges confronting the intake - rather than the traditional 'silos' of Whitehall portfolios - the group sought to develop a number of policy 'themes' and ideas. Some of these ideas were later represented in the 2015 Conservative Manifesto. In its mission statement, the group claims that two of the most urgent problems facing the United Kingdom - the need to "unleash more enterprise and innovation" across the economy, and to tackle "entrenched welfarism and social inequality" - are fundamentally linked. It advocates an Enterprise Economy in partnership with greater Social Mobility, praising the role of technology and enterprise in creating new opportunities to tackle these issues and rejecting "the stale dogmas of both old left and right in the search for solutions for our generation". Re-elected with a Conservative majority in 2015, the group continues to develop themes for the new intake of Conservative MPs, defining what its calls "a One Nation Conservatism for the 21st Century". The Group was described by Michael Crick as a "Cameron supporters club" when David Cameron was Prime Minister. They were reported as planning to start a website to challenge Conservative Home. References Category:Organisations associated with the Conservative Party (UK) Category:Groups of British MPs |
1,925 | Pesochnitsa | Pesochnitsa is a village in Berkovitsa Municipality, Montana Province, north-western Bulgaria. Geography Pesochnica is located between hills on the banks of a creek called the Pescaitsa. The summers are cool and tranquil, the winters are generally mild. The hills to the south, east and west are covered with different types of hardwood. History Pesochnica has existed since at least the time of the Ottoman Empire invasion and occupation of Bulgaria in the late fourteenth century, and there is some evidence that its existence dates to the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185 to 1396). Turkish tax documents from the end of the fifteenth century indicate that the inhabitants of Pesochnica had been paying taxes at that time. References Category:Villages in Montana Province |
1,926 | List of women's football clubs in Spain | __NOTOC__ This is a list of women's football clubs in Spain, for men's football clubs, see the list of football clubs in Spain. By ranking in the top tier Starting from the creation of the Superliga in the 2001–02 and last updated at the end of the 2016–17 season. Athletic Bilbao Levante UD RCD Espanyol Rayo Vallecano FC Barcelona Atlético Madrid Real Sociedad CD Transportes Alcaine / Zaragoza CFF Sporting Huelva DSV Colegio Alemán / Valencia CF AD Torrejón CFF Puebla / Extremadura FCF / Extremadura UD Oviedo Moderno / Real Oviedo CD Híspalis UD Collerense UE L'Estartit CE Sant Gabriel Estudiantes Huelva CE Sabadell Sevilla FC Santa Teresa CD Atlético Málaga / Málaga CF UD Granadilla CF Pozuelo CD Nuestra Señora de Belén SP Comarca Llanos de Olivenza / CFF Badajoz-Olivenza / CD Badajoz Albacete Balompié Levante Las Planas UD Las Palmas SD Reocín Oiartzun KE Real Betis Granada CF Real Valladolid Peña Nuestra Señora de la Antigua FVPR El Olivo UD Tacuense SD Eibar Alphabetically Spain women Football clubs women |
1,927 | Electoral Commission of Ghana | The Electoral Commission of Ghana is the official body in Ghana responsible for all public elections. Made up of seven members, its independence is guaranteed by the 1992 Ghana constitution. The current commission was established by the Electoral Commission Act (Act 451) of 1993. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan was the first substantive Chairman of the Commission from 1993-2015. In December 5,2018 the Electoral commission chaired by Jean Adukwei Mensah reverted to the old logo Eagles with coat of arms after the controversy over the new logo Members The Commission is made up of seven members. The position of Chairman became vacant in June 2018 when the President, Nana Akufo-Addo sacked Charlotte Osei, the first lady to occupy this position in Ghana. This was apparently on the recommendation of a committee set up by Sophia Akuffo, the Chief Justice of Ghana. She was appointed by former President John Mahama, in consultation with the Council of State of Ghana in June 2015. Her two deputies were Amadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwah. Sulley Amadu was appointed by John Atta Mills, the then Ghanaian President following the retirement of David Kangah who had served in that capacity for 19 years. Georgina Opoku Amankwah was appointed by President John Mahama to replace Sarfo-Kantanka who had served for about 20 years. She is the first female Deputy Chairman of the Commission. There are four other members. Mrs. Paulina Adobea Dadzawa, an administrator and Ebenezer Aggrey Fynn, a Management Consultant were appointed by President Kufuor in consultation with the Council of State of Ghana in February 2004. In June 2018, the Chairman, Charlotte Osei and her two deputies were sacked by Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana following an investigation by a committee set up by the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, following various allegations of fraud and corruption leveled against them. In July 2018,the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo nominated 4 EC top officials The new Electoral Commissioner, Jean Adukwei Mensa along with her two new deputies, Samuel Tettey and Eric Bossman as well as another new member Adwoa Asuama Abrefa were all sworn in by President Akufo-Addo on 1 August 2018. International support The claim that the commission received a successful support to the close of elections of 2008, has made it a focus of African and international election reform organizations. In November 2009, a conference was held to analyze this election and tried to establish new standards and practices for African election commissionswhich was Held in Accra was titled Colloquium on African Elections: Best Practices and Cross-Sectorial Collaboration. The conference was organized by a number of international election reform organizations including the National Democratic Institute, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy, the Open Society Initiative for West Africa and UNDP. Former members In February 2004, three members of the commission retired. They were Elizabeth Solomon, Mrs. Theresa Cole and Professor Ernest Dumor. Another member, Dr. M . K .Puni, died in June 2005. Dixon Afreh is a former member of the Commission who left |
1,928 | Strategic Seduction | Strategic Seduction is a romance novel by Cheris Hodges, published in 2018 by Kensington Books. The book received a generally positive reception, receiving reviews from publications including Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and Bookish. References Category:2018 American novels Category:Romance novels |
1,929 | KronoScope | KronoScope is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of time, both in the humanities and in the sciences. It is published biannually under the imprint of Brill Publishers on behalf of the International Society for the Study of Time. It is indexed in Sociological Abstracts. See also Julius Thomas Fraser Temporality Time References Category:Time Category:Sociology journals Category:Brill Publishers academic journals |
1,930 | Grois Morne | Doco2 is a village in the 7ème section of Arcahaie commune in the Arcahaie Arrondissement, in the [[Ouest (department)| See also Arcahaie, for a list of other settlements in the commune. References Category:Populated places in Haiti Category:Ouest (department) |
1,931 | Ernst von Wolzogen | Ernst von Wolzogen (23 April 1855 – 30 August 1934) was a cultural critic, a writer and a founder of Cabaret in Germany. Biography Wolzogen came from a noble Austrian family; he studied Literature, Philosophy, and the history of art in Strasbourg and Leipzig. In 1882, he went to Berlin where he worked as an editor at a publishing house and later became an independent writer. From 1892 to 1899, he lived in Munich where he founded the Freie Literarische Gesellschaft, a literary society. In 1899, he returned in Berlin where he established the Cabaret Überbrettl, a play on Nietzsche's term Übermensch. He wrote social satires for Überbrettl. After its closure in 1905, he returned to Darmstadt. Wolzogen produced a great many works of humorous fiction. Some of his works include Die Kinder der Exzellenz (1888); Das Lumpengesindel (1892); Ein unbeschriebenes Blatt (1896); Der Kraft-Mayr, 2 vols.(1897); Das dritte Geschlecht, 2 vols. (1899). Although primarily a humorist, he also wrote on serious topics. Works such as Fahnenflucht (1894), Das Wunderbare (1898), and Die arme Sünderin (1901) are examples of his more serious side as an author. Wolzogen work is known for its wit and elegance. Works 1879 Um 13 Uhr in der Christnacht 1885 Wilkie Collins: Ein Biographisch-Kritischer Versuch, Biography 1886 Heiteres und Weiteres, Poetry 1887 Thüringer Roman 1888 Die Kinder der Excellenz, Novel 1890 Die tolle Komteß, Novel 1890 Er photographiert, Comedy 1892 Das Lumpengesindel, Tragic comedy 1894 Das gute Krokodil und andere Geschichten 1897 Der Kraft-Mayr, Novel 1897 Die Gloria-Hose, Short Story 1899 Das dritte Geschlecht, Novel 1901 Feuersnot, Opera libretto, set to music by Richard Strauss 1905 Verse aus meinem Leben 1923 Wie ich mich ums Leben brachte (Autobiography; anti-Semitic) References External links Category:1855 births Category:1934 deaths Category:People from Wrocław Category:Austrian opera librettists Category:German opera librettists Category:People from the Province of Silesia Category:German male dramatists and playwrights Category:19th-century German dramatists and playwrights Category:20th-century German dramatists and playwrights |
1,932 | Rysiny, Konin County | Rysiny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kramsk, within Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. References Rysiny |
1,933 | Sikhrauli | Sikhrauli is a village in the south-western part of Mukundapur Village Development Committee in Nawalparasi district of Nepal. It covers the wards 8 and 9 of Mukundapur. The place is known for the famous temple 'Kailash Ashram' located on the bank of Narayani River. References Category:Populated places in Nawalpur District |
1,934 | Black Moth Super Rainbow | Black Moth Super Rainbow (occasionally abbreviated as BMSR) is an American experimental electronic band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US. The project is currently composed of frontman, singer, and songwriter Tobacco whose vocals are altered via a vocoder, synth players The Seven Fields of Aphelion and Pony Diver, drummer Iffernaut, and bassist STV SLV. Former members include keyboardist Father Hummingbird, who typically played with a polysynth, and Power Pill Fist on bass. Style Black Moth Super Rainbow's music contains elements of psychedelia, folk, electronica, pop, and rock. Their distinctive sound is characterized by analog electronic instruments including the vocoder, Rhodes piano and Novatron. A Graveface insert included inside the album Dandelion Gum describes them as such: "Deep in the woods of western Pennsylvania vocoders hum amongst the flowers and synths bubble under the leaf-strewn ground while flutes whistle in the wind and beats bounce to the soft drizzle of a warm acid rain. As the sun peeks out from between the clouds, the organic aural concoction of Black Moth Super Rainbow starts to glisten above the trees." History When prompted on the origin of BMSR, frontman Tobacco stated the following:I had started off really noisy and abstract with Allegheny White Fish. We were all so happy with ourselves for coming up with that name in 10th grade, but it wasn’t too funny 4 years later. Then ssc [satanstompingcaterpillars] was like my way to be more melodic all the time, and a little more serious. Then when it started to shift again into something I might be a little more comfortable performing live, I brought in the rest of the band and we changed over again. I’ve always felt like these ideas shouldn’t outstay their welcome. 3 or 4 records is enough, because I get really bored, and I like to keep these bands and ideas as pure as I can, in their places in time, until it seems like I’ve finally gotten it right. From 1996 to 2000, musician Tobacco, along with other musicians, worked on and recorded songs for the Allegheny White Fish Tapes. When former member Power Pill Fist joined, a side project called satanstompingcaterpillars was born and became active from 2000 to 2002. Under the project, the members self-released their music on different labels, including Fuckeroo and Side 8. After their third album, The Most Wonderfulest Thing in 2002, the newly banded together musicians added three members, Father Hummingbird, The Seven Fields of Aphelion and Iffernaut. They changed their name to form Black Moth Super Rainbow (BMSR) in 2003. Tobacco and BMSR are both active today. BMSR began releasing their music on The 70's Gymnastics Recording Company, which is the band's own imprint. It is characterized by a tree-person jumping rope in a dress. Black Moth Super Rainbow's first album Falling Through a Field serves as a best-of collection for satanstompingcaterpillars. After 2005, Graveface picked them up with Lost, Picking Flowers in the Woods and bonus reissued versions of their first two albums. The group's third album Dandelion Gum was released in 2007. The LP is their most commercially and critically |
1,935 | Tetrapterus | Tetrapterus is an extinct genus of prehistoric perciform fish. See also Prehistoric fish List of prehistoric bony fish References External links Bony fish in the online Sepkoski Database Category:Prehistoric perciform genera |
1,936 | Miyoshi Station | Miyoshi Station is the name of two train stations in Japan: Miyoshi Station (Hiroshima) (三次駅) Miyoshi Station (Kumamoto) (御代志駅) |
1,937 | Randy Falco | Randel A. Falco (born December 26, 1953) is an American media executive. Falco was president and CEO of Univision Communications Inc. from June 2011 until retiring in June 2018. Before joining Univision in January 2011 as Executive Vice President and COO, he served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of AOL from November 2006 to March 2009. Prior to his tenure at AOL, he spent 31 years at NBC, including serving as the network's president and COO. Career NBC Falco began his career at NBC in September 1975. In 31 years with the network, he held several managerial positions in finance, technical operations, and corporate strategic planning. From 1986 to 1991, he served as Vice President of Finance and Administration, NBC Sports. In 1993, Falco was named President of NBC's Broadcast and Network Operations division. He oversaw the facilities and operations of the NBC Television Network worldwide, where he oversaw the design and creation of the Today Show's "Window on the World" studio, MSNBC's state-of-the-art broadcast facilities in Secaucus, N.J., and the digital conversion of the NBC Television Network. He also served as a GE officer. NBC-Universal Falco played a key role in the NBC-Universal merger, leading him to be named President of the NBC Universal Television Network Group in 2004. Following the merger, Falco combined the ad sales operations of NBCU's broadcast and cable units – the first major media company to take that approach. He was named president and chief operating officer of the NBC Universal Television Group in December 2005. Falco was responsible for the group's commercial and operational functions, including affiliate relations and Telemundo. Reverse Affiliate Compensation In February 2000, Falco negotiated the first reverse compensation deal by one of the major broadcast networks. The agreement, “an astonishing reversal of the network compensation policy,” was a 10-year, $362 million deal with Granite Broadcasting that turned KNTV into the NBC affiliate serving San Francisco and San Jose. This approach changed the model so that affiliates would pay the networks for their programming – not the other way around, as had been customary. Falco made the arrangement work for both parties by finding “new revenue streams to be shared by network and stations.” Olympic Games Beginning with the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Falco played a key role in NBC's ongoing success with the Olympic Games. He worked alongside NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol to secure exclusive NBC coverage for five consecutive Olympic Games: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008. In his book “Olympic Turnaround,” Michael Payne described the NBC deal to secure the Games as a “coup” that left the other networks “speechless.” The NBC deal with the International Olympic Committee signed December 12, 1995 at $2.3 billion for three Games was “the biggest broadcast deal in sports history” at the time. Falco served as COO for the 2002 Winter Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympic, the 1996 Summer Olympics, and the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning multiple Emmy Awards for these broadcasts. AOL After 31 years with NBC, Falco became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AOL in November 2006. As CEO |
1,938 | Reno, Alberta | Reno is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Northern Sunrise County. It is located east of Highway 2, approximately northeast of Grande Prairie. It is probably named after Reno, Nevada. Demographics As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Reno recorded a population of 20 living in 7 of its 7 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 5. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Reno had a population of 5 living in 4 of its 6 total dwellings, a -66.7% change from its 2006 population of 15. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2011. The population of Reno according to Northern Sunrise County's 2010 municipal census is 13. See also List of communities in Alberta List of designated places in Alberta List of hamlets in Alberta References Category:Hamlets in Alberta Category:Designated places in Alberta Category:Northern Sunrise County |
1,939 | Intercessors of the Lamb | The Hermit Intercessors of the Lamb was a Roman Catholic Association of priests, brothers, nuns, and lay people, based in Nebraska, United States. The 1998 canonical organization was suppressed by Omaha Archbishop George Joseph Lucas in 2010 and no longer exists. The 1980 legal organization, Intercessors of the Lamb, Inc., continues to exist but is disassociated from the Roman Catholic Church. History Foundation The Intercessors of the Lamb were founded in 1980. They trace their spiritual charism back to Saint John Eudes's Congregation of Jesus and Mary. The foundress of the Intercessors, Nadine Mae Brown (Mother Nadine), after an adult conversion to Catholicism, felt called to join the cloistered religious in the Sisters of the Cross. This is the contemplative branch of the Congregation of the Good Shepherd. In 1976, Brown discerned that she was being called to bring a deeper relationship with God to the faithful beyond the religious Orders. She left the order and with permission from then Archbishop of Omaha, Daniel Eugene Sheehan, began to implement a different ministry, living and teaching contemplative spirituality and its intercessory lifestyle. A local family later offered their carriage house, which served as a hermitage for Nadine, and their log cabin, which allowed for others to have communal intercessory prayer and also make individual retreats. Nadine authored many books, tapes and materials in order to help in the instruction of contemplation. She particularly emphasized the task of "spiritual warfare". Among her publications are Bathe Seven Times: A Contemplative Look at the Seven Capitals Sins (2003) and God's Armor (1998). The Intercessors of the Lamb were canonically erected on 27 May 1978 as a public Association of the Christian faithful under Archbishop Elden Francis Curtiss. Commensurate with a Roman Catholic lay ecclesial movement, this would have been one of the steps to the society's recognition as an Institute of Consecrated Life. A separate legal entity, Intercessors of the Lamb, Inc., was incorporated in 1980 with the full permission of Archbishop Sheehan. The corporation manages the business affairs of the community and received its tax-exempt status in 1980. It continues today as a 501 (c)(3) organization with Fed. ID # 47-0625390. The corporation retained ownership of the Bellwether property after the suppression, and owns property outside the United States. Bellwether Center In 1984, the growing community acquired and two houses in the Ponca Hills area north of Omaha, Nebraska. This became the Bellwether Contemplative Formation Center, referred to as "Bellwether". Over the course of the next 25 years, Bellwether grew to be a Contemplative Formation Center, which currently has two large retreat houses, a chapel, two residence homes, and a building which when completely renovated, will be able to accommodate groups desiring the spiritual formation and ministry of the Intercessors of the Lamb, Inc. A "spirit of prayer, penance, silence and solitude" are promoted at Bellwether and serve as the four pillars of the contemplative way of life. In 1994, Intercessors of the Lamb hosted its first annual international Workshop of Contemplative, Intercessory and Spiritual Warfare Prayer at Omaha. This summer conference grew and thousands |
1,940 | Public limited company | A public limited company (legally abbreviated to PLC) is a type of public company under United Kingdom company law, some Commonwealth jurisdictions, and the Republic of Ireland. It is a limited liability company whose shares may be freely sold and traded to the public (although a PLC may also be privately held, often by another PLC), with a minimum share capital of £50,000 and usually with the letters PLC after its name. Similar companies in the United States are called publicly traded companies. Public limited companies will also have a separate legal identity. A PLC can be either an unlisted or listed company on the stock exchanges. In the United Kingdom, a public limited company usually must include the words "public limited company" or the abbreviation "PLC" or "plc" at the end and as part of the legal company name. Welsh companies may instead choose to end their names with , an abbreviation for . However, some public limited companies (mostly nationalised concerns) incorporated under special legislation are exempted from bearing any of the identifying suffixes. The term "public limited company" and the "PLC"/"plc" suffix were introduced in 1981; prior to this, all limited companies bore the suffix "Limited" ("Ltd."), which is still used by private limited companies. Registration When a new company incorporates in England and Wales or in Scotland, it must register with Companies House, an executive agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Prior to October 2009 companies in Northern Ireland were registered with the Northern Ireland Executive's Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, but since then Northern Ireland company registrations are handled by Companies House along with the rest of the United Kingdom. Company directors Formation of a public limited company requires a minimum of two directors and one secretary (differing from country to country: in India three directors are required). In general terms anyone can be a company director, provided they are not disqualified on one of the following grounds: in the case of PLCs or their subsidiaries, the person is over 70 years of age or reaches 70 years of age while in office, unless they are appointed or re-appointed by resolution of the company in general meeting of which special notice has been given. the person is an undischarged bankrupt, subject to a Bankruptcy Restrictions Order (BRO) or Bankruptcy Restrictions Undertaking (BRU) or otherwise disqualified by a Court from holding a directorship, unless given leave to act in respect of a particular company or companies. in England and Wales (as of October 2008; Companies Act 2006) and in Scotland (Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991), the person is under 16 years old. Share capital The members must agree to take some, or all, of the shares when the company is registered. The memorandum of association must show the names of the people who have agreed to take shares and the number of shares each will take. These people are called the subscribers. There is a minimum share capital for public limited companies: Before it can start business, it must have allotted shares |
1,941 | Pappadiana | Pappadiana () is a community in the municipal unit of Keramia, Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It has 186 residents (2011 census), and consists of the villages Achlades, Gerolakkos, Loulos and Panagia. References Category:Populated places in Chania (regional unit) |
1,942 | Sir Michael Duff, 3rd Baronet | Sir Charles Michael Robert Vivian Duff, 3rd Baronet (3 May 1907– 3 March 1980) was a British socialite who was Lord Lieutenant first of Caernarvonshire and then of Gwynedd. Family Duff was the only son of Sir Robert George Vivian Duff, 2nd Baronet, of Vaynol (d.1914), and his wife, Lady Juliet Lowther (1881-1965), only child of the 4th Earl of Lonsdale by his wife, Constance Robinson, Marchioness of Ripon. His maternal grandmother was a sister of the 13th and 14th Earls of Pembroke and Montgomery, and a daughter of the Rt. Hon. Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, the half-Russian younger son of the 10th Earl of Pembroke, and a good friend to Florence Nightingale. He had one sibling, Victoria Maud Veronica Duff (1904—1967, married John Edward Tennant). His stepfather, from 1919 until 1926, was Major Keith Trevor. He was a godson of Mary of Teck (queen of King George V). Handsome and good-mannered, he was famed as a host and raconteur. He inherited the Welsh estate of Vaynol (also known by its Welsh spelling 'Faenol'), the slate of which was the principal source of the family's wealth. Surrounded by the estate's seven-mile-long stone wall, the Duffs lived in Vaynol New Hall, which had been built in 1800. The medieval Vaynol Old Hall, also on the estate, was occupied by the farm manager and later the estate manager. In 1928, Sir Michael assumed the additional surname of Assheton-Smith, only to renounce it in 1945. He served as High Sheriff of Anglesey for 1950. He then served as Mayor of Caernarvon, High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire (1932) and Lord Lieutenant of both Caernarvonshire and of Gwynedd. He was a practical joker, one of his favourite pranks being to dress up as Queen Mary and pay surprise visits to friends - until he bumped into the Queen herself in a neighbour's hall. He also wrote a light novel, The Power Of A Parasol. Marriages Sir Michael Duff-Assheton-Smith, as he then was, married first, on 5 March 1935, Hon Millicent Joan Marjoribanks (born 1906), daughter of the 3rd and last Baron Tweedmouth. They divorced in July 1936, and the marriage was annulled 1937. Sir Michael Duff, as he then was, married as his second wife, on 14 July 1949, Lady (Alexandra Mary Cecilia) Caroline Paget (1913-73), the eldest daughter of Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey, and his wife, Lady Marjorie Manners, the eldest daughter of the Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland. They adopted a son, Charles David Duff (b. 1950), who became a theatre historian. A documentary screened on BBC Two Wales in 2005 ('Faenol: Secrets Behind the Wall') featured Charles Duff discussing his childhood, the bisexuality of his adoptive parents, their marriage of convenience, and the details of his parentage. He did not inherit the estate, and when it was sold all the records were burnt, so compounding the mystery. In another interview for the BBC (Wall Of Silence, BBC Wales website) Charles said of Vaynol: "It was a place of great conviviality and energy and joy." However, by the time Charles |
1,943 | Trylon and Perisphere | The Trylon and Perisphere were two monumental modernistic structures designed by architects Wallace Harrison and J. Andre Fouilhoux that were together known as the Theme Center of the 1939 New York World's Fair. The Perisphere was a tremendous sphere, 180 feet in diameter, connected to the spire-shaped Trylon by what was at the time the world's longest escalator. The Perisphere housed a diorama by Henry Dreyfuss called Democracity which, in keeping with the fair's theme "The World of Tomorrow", depicted a utopian city-of-the-future. The interior display was viewed from above on a moving sidewalk, while a multi-image slide presentation was projected on the dome of the sphere. After exiting the Perisphere, visitors descended to ground level on the third element of the Theme Center, the Helicline, a spiral ramp that partially encircled the Perisphere. The name "Perisphere" was coined using the Greek prefix peri-, meaning "all around", "about", or "enclosing". The name "Trylon" was coined from the phrase "triangular pylon". Construction The Theme Center was designed by architects Wallace Harrison and J. Andre Fouilhoux, with the interior exhibit by Henry Dreyfuss. The structures were built in Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, New York and were intended as temporary with steel framing and plaster board facades. Both buildings were subsequently razed and scrapped after the closing of the fair, their materials to be used in World War II armaments. Legacy The Trylon and Perisphere became the central symbol of the 1939 World's Fair, its image reproduced by the millions on a wide range of promotional materials and serving as the fairground's focal point. The United States issued a postage stamp in 1939 depicting the Trylon and Perisphere (pictured). Neither structure survives; however, the Unisphere, the symbol of the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, is now located where the Perisphere once stood. In culture Composer (and Rhapsody in Blue orchestrator) Ferde Grofé was commissioned by the World's Fair to compose a piece of symphonic music dedicated to the sculptured edifices. The Trylon is mentioned in the 1939 Yip Harburg song "Lydia the Tattooed Lady", made famous by Groucho Marx in At The Circus. The Trylon Theatre, located on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills, Queens, operated from December 1939 through December 1999. The theatre's decor included several references to the 1939–40 World's Fair. In the 1941 movie, "Mr. And Mrs. Smith", the characters decide to go to the fair. The actual structures are showcased with long camera shot, and are clearly visible while the characters are stuck on an amusement ride. The episode "The Odyssey of Flight 33" of The Twilight Zone featured a view of these structures from the air to indicate that a Boeing 707 had time traveled and had arrived in the year 1939 or 1940. In the DC Comics comic book series All-Star Squadron (debuting in 1981 but set during World War II), the Squadron used the Perisphere as their headquarters. In the DC Comics comic book series Young All-Stars (debuting in 1987 but also set in World War II), used the Trylon and Perisphere as their headquarters. Howard Waldrop's 1985 |
1,944 | Platyptilia montana | Platyptilia montana is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Honshu island, Japan. The length of the forewings is 10–11 mm. External links Taxonomic and Biological Studies of Pterophoridae of Japan (Lepidoptera) Japanese Moths montana Category:Endemic fauna of Japan Category:Moths of Japan Category:Moths described in 1963 |
1,945 | Longniddry | Longniddry (, ) is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, with a population of 2,613 (2001 census). The Scottish Women's Rural Institute was founded here in 1917. Features Longniddry is primarily a dormitory village for commuters, with good transport links by road and rail (Longniddry railway station is on the North Berwick Line) to the capital. The village has a number of local, community based resources including local shops and Longniddry Community Centre, which also houses the library. Near to the library is the Scout Hall used by the Longniddry Scout Group. The golf course hosted the Carling-Caledonian Tournament in 1961. Like many coastal towns in East Lothian, Longniddry has a sandy beach beside the golf course. This stretch of local coastline is lined with dunes and known as Longniddry Bents. History The 18th century Gosford House, which is the seat of the Earl of Wemyss and March, stands on the eastern edge of the village. In 1917 the first meeting of the Scottish Women's Rural Institute took place in Longniddry organised by Catherine Hogg Blair. 37 women became members. In 2006, Longniddry and the neighbouring towns of Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton were twinned with the town of Barga, Tuscany, Italy. Notable people John Knox, main figure in the Scottish Reformation and disciple of John Calvin was tutor to the sons of the Douglas family who lived at the west side of the village. Hugh MacDiarmid, the Scottish poet, lived in Longniddry for a short while. James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan lived in Longniddry from August 1964 with his mother and new stepfather William Carmichael before moving to London. Mollie Hunter, winner of the 1974 Carnegie Medal for outstanding books for children. See also Longniddry Bents Longniddry Primary School Longniddry railway station List of places in East Lothian References External links 2001 Census Factsheet: Longniddry from East Lothian Council Longniddry Parish Church Category:Villages in East Lothian |
1,946 | Song Wat Road | Song Wat Road (, , ) is a historic road in the area of Bangkok's Samphanthawong district. It has its origins by separating from Chak Phet road near Chakkrawat police station and foot of Phra Pok Klao bridge on the borderline of Chakkrawat sub-district, Samphanthwong district and Wang Burapha Phirom sub-district, Phra Nakhon district, then cuts across Ratchawong road in the area near Ratchawong pier, as far as ending at the intersection with Khao Lam and Charoen Krung roads in Talat Noi sub-district in the area known as Sieng Kong (เซียงกง) or official name Soi Wanit 2 (ซอยวานิช 2). The distance is 1,196 m (about 0.6 mi) alongside Chao Phraya river almost all the way. The name "Song Wat" translates to "drawing by the king". It was built by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1892 after the great fire in Sampheng area. The Siamese government wanted to expand the roads and public utilities to a wider area, such as Yaowarat etc. For Song Wat, it was from the King Chulalongkorn who wrote the line with a pencil on the map by himself. The construction was divided into two phases. The first phase starting from Chak Phet road to ends at Trok Rong Krata (now's Yaowaphanit road) in 1892, the second phase began in 1907 from Trok Rong Krata to ends at Charoen Krung road like today. At that time it's considered a main road and the centre of business. Because it's the location of many ports lined from Talat Noi neighbourhood. There're steamers carrying cargo from foreign countries to trade here. The road is full of warehouses and shophouses, including place of worship in various religions such as Lao Pun Tao Kong Joss House, a joss house according by the Chinese belief, Masjid Luang Kocha Itsahak, masjid of the Islamic, or Wat Pathum Khongkha (Wat Sampheng), a Thai temple. Moreover it's also the origin of the business of many Thai Chinese millionaire families in Thailand such as Chearavanont, the owner of CP Group, Chatikavanij, Sirivadhanabhakdi or Kanchanachoosak etc. Presently, the condition of the buildings along Song Wat is still the same as in the past when more than 100 years ago. Many of them operate traditional businesses, such as the trading of whole grain seeds. Including the walls of some buildings, there're also graffiti artwork from Western artists. In addition, Song Soem Road (ถนนทรงเสริม), which is a separate road from Song Wat. It's considered to be the shortest road in Thailand. It's only 20 m (about 65 ft) long, ending at the pier on Chao Phraya river. The opposite are Lhong 1919 and Wanglee House, which Lhong 1919 is an old port warehouse built with traditional Chinese architecture of the Wanglee family, including the location of the Mazu Joss House. It has been renovated to become a new tourist attraction includes a new landmark of Khlong San area in Thonburi. See also Bangkok's Chinatown References External links category:Streets in Bangkok category:Samphanthawong District Category:1892 establishments in Siam |
1,947 | Kopargaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency) | Kopargaon Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India. Overview Kopargaon (constituency number 219) is one of the twelve Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Ahmednagar district. It comprises the entire Kopargaon taluka of the district. Kopargaon is part of the Shirdi Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments in this district, namely Akole, Shirdi, Sangamner, Shrirampur and Nevasa. Members of Legislative Assembly 2004: Ashok Kale, Shiv Sena 2009: Ashok Kale, Shiv Sena 2014: Snehalata Bipindada Kolhe Patil, BJP 2019:Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale, NCP See also Sangamner List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha References Category:Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra |
1,948 | Xing Yong | Xing Yong (died 223), courtesy name Zi'ang, was a government official of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He previously served under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty. Early life Xing Yong was from Mo County (鄚縣), Hejian Commandery (河間郡), which is located south of present-day Xiong County, Hebei. In his early years, he was nominated as a xiaolian (civil service candidate) by his home commandery and offered the position of an assistant official under the Minister over the Masses (司徒). However, he rejected the offer, changed his name, and moved to Youbeiping Commandery (右北平郡; around present-day Tangshan, Hebei), where he met and befriended Tian Chou and travelled around with him. Service under Cao Cao Five years later, around the year 207, the warlord Cao Cao conquered Ji Province (covering much of present-day Hebei and parts of Shandong). When Xing Yong heard about it, he told Tian Chou: "It has been over 20 years since the Yellow Turban Rebellion. The Han Empire is in a state of chaos and the people are displaced from their homes. I heard that Lord Cao upholds law and order. The people are tired of living in a chaotic era and hope that peace will be restored soon. I want to be a pioneer in all this." He then returned to Hejian Commandery. Tian Chou remarked: "Xing Yong is the first person among the common people to come to that realisation." Xing Yong sought an audience with Cao Cao and volunteered to guide Cao Cao and his army on a campaign against Yuan Shao's sons and their Wuhuan allies at Liucheng (柳城; southwest of present-day Chaoyang, Liaoning). Cao Cao appointed him as an Assistant Officer (從事) in Ji Province. At the time, Xing Yong was famous for his virtuous conduct. Cao Cao subsequently promoted Xing Yong to the position of Chief (長) of Guangzong County (廣宗縣; southeast of present-day Guangzong County, Hebei). Xing Yong resigned later when his superior, the commandery administrator, died. When other officials reported him to Cao Cao (because they saw his resignation as an irresponsible action), Cao Cao said: "Xing Yong had a close relationship with his superior. He wants to show his devout loyalty to his superior. There is no need to fault him for that." Cao Cao later summoned Xing Yong back to serve as an assistant official under him before appointing him as the Prefect (令) of Tang County (唐縣; northwest of present-day Shunping County, Hebei). During his tenure, Xing Yong promoted agriculture and civil culture among the county residents. Some time later, Cao Cao recalled him to serve in his administrative office before reassigning him to Zuopingyi Commandery (左馮翊; around present-day Weinan, Shaanxi). Xing Yong resigned later due to illness. Around 214, when Cao Cao was selecting officials to serve in the personal staffs of his sons, he said: "The personal staffs of nobles should be staffed by officials who are as familiar with rules and protocol as Xing Yong.” He then appointed Xing Yong as a steward to |
1,949 | 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres | The women's 3000 metres event at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 February. Results References Category:3000 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships 3000 Euro |
1,950 | Zoran Njeguš | Zoran Njeguš (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Његуш; born 25 June 1973) is a Serbian retired professional football player and a former manager. Over the course of his career, he played for Sloboda Užice, Red Star Belgrade, Atlético Madrid, and Sevilla. He played for Yugoslavia's national football team seven times, although his last international appearance was after Yugoslavia's name was changed to Serbia and Montenegro. Club career Red Star Belgrade Njeguš joined Red Star Belgrade in the summer of 1995. Over the course of three seasons at Red Star, Njeguš played a total of 103 matches. He played in every match of Red Star's 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup campaign up to their elimination against Barcelona in the second round. Atlético Madrid On 8 May 1998, Njeguš joined Spanish club Atlético Madrid in a 7.5 million DM transfer from Red Star Belgrade. He was coach Arrigo Sacchi's first pick of that year's summer transfer window. He played for three seasons at Atlético Madrid, playing a total of 52 matches. Sevilla On 30 July 2001, Sevilla officially announced the loaning of Njeguš from Atlético Madrid. His loan to Sevilla was renewed for a season on 27 July 2002. After almost three seasons with Sevilla, a bitter dispute occurred from a drastic punishment given to him after he returned late from the 2003-2004 winter break. During court proceedings on settling the contract dispute between Sevilla and himself, a jurist stated that Njeguš was "depressed, eating compulsively, and gained 8 kilograms" as a result of Sevilla sanctioning him. Njeguš subsequently retired. International career Although Njeguš was not called up for a major international competition, he made his debut under for Yugoslavia's national football team under coach Slobodan Santrač on 28 December 1996 in a 3-2 away win against Argentina. Santrač ultimately preferred Albert Nađ and Branko Brnović as his defensive midfield picks, with the latter being called up to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Although Njeguš was not called up for that World Cup, he started under coach Milan "Bard" Živadinović in Yugoslavia's first post-World Cup friendly at the Castelão in front of approximately 70,000 people against Brazil on 23 September 1998, which Yugoslavia tied 1-1. Personal life In March 2016, Njeguš was arrested for allegedly being involved in real estate fraud in the Zlatibor region. He was released from custody 10 days later. Notes References External links Category:Association football defenders Category:Association football midfielders Category:Atlético Madrid footballers Category:Expatriate footballers in Spain Category:First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Category:FK Borac Čačak managers Category:FK Javor Ivanjica managers Category:FK Novi Pazar managers Category:FK Sloboda Užice managers Category:FK Sloboda Užice players Category:FK Spartak Subotica managers Category:La Liga players Category:Red Star Belgrade footballers Category:Segunda División players Category:Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Category:Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:Serbia and Montenegro footballers Category:Serbia and Montenegro international footballers Category:Serbian football managers Category:Serbian footballers Category:Serbian SuperLiga managers Category:Sevilla FC players Category:Sportspeople from Užice Category:1973 births Category:Living people |
1,951 | Pueblo, Indiana | Pueblo is an unincorporated community in Ohio Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History A post office was established at Pueblo in 1898, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906. Geography Pueblo is located at . References Category:Unincorporated communities in Spencer County, Indiana Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana |
1,952 | Sarah Chayes | Sarah Chayes is a former senior associate in the Democracy and Rule of Law Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, leaving in order to pursue a new writing project. A former award-winning reporter for National Public Radio, she also served as special advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Background Sarah Chayes is the daughter of the late law professor and Kennedy administration member Abram Chayes and lawyer and former Undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force Antonia Handler Chayes. She graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover (1980) and Harvard University (1984) with a degree in History, magna cum laude. She was awarded the Radcliffe College History Prize. She then served in the Peace Corps in Morocco, returning to Harvard to earn a master's degree in History, specializing in the Medieval Islamic period. Besides English, she speaks Pashto, French, and Arabic. Career Chayes began her reporting career freelancing from Paris for The Christian Science Monitor Radio and other outlets. From 1996 to 2002, she served as Paris reporter for National Public Radio, covering France, the European Union, North Africa, and the Balkans. She earned 1999 Foreign Press Club and Sigma Delta Chi awards (together with other members of the NPR team) for her reporting on the Kosovo War. After covering the fall of the Taliban and the early weeks of post-Taliban Afghanistan, in 2002 Chayes decided to leave reporting and stay behind to try to contribute to the rebuilding of the war-torn country. Chayes lived in Kandahar, Afghanistan from 2002 to 2009. Having learned to speak Pashto, she helped rebuild homes and set up a dairy cooperative. In May 2005, she established the Arghand Cooperative, a venture that encourages local Afghan farmers to produce flowers, fruits, and herbs instead of opium poppies. The cooperative buys their almonds, pomegranate seeds, cumin and anise and artemisia and root dyes, extracts oils, essential oils, and tinctures from them, with which it produces soaps and other scented products for export. The cooperative is an associate member of the Natural Perfumers Guild. Chayes wrote an article detailing the story of the Arghand cooperative and her difficulties with the American aid establishment, which appeared in the December 2007 issue of The Atlantic Monthly. Since leaving full-time radio reporting, she has been a frequent contributor to the print media, contributing to Foreign Policy Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, and the Washington Post, among other outlets. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace maintains an archive of her writings. Chayes has been a guest on PBS's Bill Moyers Journal WHYY-FM's Terri Gross, WNYC's Leonard Lopate, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow (as recently as Oct. 20, 2017), PBS's Charlie Rose, and others have also interviewed her. Advisor to Joint Chiefs of Staff In 2010, Chayes became a special adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen. In this capacity, she contributed to strategic US policy on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Arab Spring. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Sarah Chayes is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Democracy and Rule of Law program. At Carnegie, Chayes has |
1,953 | Monasterioguren | Monasterioguren is a village in Álava, Basque Country, Spain. Category:Populated places in Álava |
1,954 | Point of Departure (Andrew Hill album) | Point of Departure is a studio album by American jazz pianist and composer Andrew Hill, recorded in 1964 and released in 1965 on the Blue Note label. Point of Departure was reissued on CD by Blue Note in 1988 and again in 1999 when recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder remastered the album, adding alternate takes of "New Monastery", "Flight 19", and "Dedication". Reception The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek calls the album "a stellar date, essential for any representative jazz collection, and a record that, in the 21st century, still points the way to the future for jazz". The Penguin Guide to Jazz gives the album a four-star rating plus a special "crown" accolade, and includes it as part of a selected "Core Collection." "Dedication" was originally titled "Cadaver" and wants to "express a feeling of great loss". The sad aura of the piece was such that, after playing a section of said piece, Dorham teared up a bit. Track listing Tracks 6, 7, 8 not part of original album Personnel Musicians Kenny Dorham – trumpet Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone (1, 2, 3), bass clarinet (3, 4, 5), flute (3) Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone (all), flute (3) Andrew Hill – piano Richard Davis – double bass Tony Williams – drums Production Alfred Lion – production Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineering Nat Hentoff – liner notes Reid Miles – photography, design References Category:Blue Note Records albums Category:Albums produced by Alfred Lion Category:Andrew Hill albums Category:1965 albums Category:Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio |
1,955 | Pleuroptyx | Pleuroptyx is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian known from the Late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) of Ohio. The type species is Pleuroptyx clavatus. See also Prehistoric amphibian List of prehistoric amphibians References Category:Lysorophians |
1,956 | Zapadny | Zapadny (masculine), Zapadnaya (feminine), Zapadnoye (neuter), or Zapadnyy may refer to: Zapadny Okrug (disambiguation), several okrugs and city okrugs in Russia Zapadny District, until 1960, name of Gorodovikovsky District of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia Zapadny (rural locality) (Zapadnaya, Zapadnoye), several rural localities in Russia Zapadnaya crater, an impact crater in Ukraine Zapadnyy (village), a small village located in Kostroma Oblast, Russia |
1,957 | Shri Hanuman Chalisa | Shri Hanuman Chalisa is a 2013 Indian computer animated short film rendition of Hanuman Chalisa produced by Charuvi Design Labs and directed by Charuvi Agrawal. It is based on Hanuman Chalisa originally composed by poet Tulsidas. It won the Best Animation Film award the Jaipur Film Fest. The film is a visual depiction of the lyrics of "Hanuman Chalisa", a devotional Hindu song which praises the selflessness, strength and devotion of the Hindu god Hanuman during the epic Ramayana in which he was instrumental in freeing Goddess Sita from the clutches of the demon king Ravana. Plot The 12-minute short film Shri Hanuman Chalisa illustrates the 40 verses composed by Tulsidas in 3D format. It consists of scenes about the God Hanuman of Hindu mythology. It contains narration and stylised images in 3D digital format, interpreting the Chalisa in a new medium, while retaining the original story. The film includes a musical sound track with many singers. Singers Shri Hanuman Chalisa is sung by Amitabh Bachchan, the track boasts 19 other well known singers, including Sonu Nigam, Udit Narayan, Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, Roopkumar Rathod, Kailash Kher, Babul Supriyo, Sukhwinder Singh, Shanker Mahadevan, suresh Wadkar,Abhijit& Manoj Tiwari, Arijit Singh,Kunal Ganjawala, Siddharth Mahadevan Screenings Shri Hanuman Chalisa was screened at various festivals around the world, including the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival in 2011. and the Palm Springs International ShortFest, the Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Anima Mundi, the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International, the Dimension-3 Film Festival, and Rhode Island International Film Festival in 2013. It was also show at the Jaipur International Film Festival in 2014. Awards ANIMA+ AWARD 2015, Brazil. Jaipur International Film Festival, 2014 – Best Animation award FICCI BAF, 2014 ORBIT LIVE – Industry Honors' 2014-Outstanding India Design Based IP CMS International Children's Film Festival, 2014-Best Audience Award References External links Category:Indian animated short films Category:2013 short films Category:2013 3D films Category:2013 animated films Category:2013 films Category:3D short films Category:Hindu mythological films Category:Films based on the Ramayana |
1,958 | Martin Truex Sr. | Martin Truex Sr. (born March 24, 1958) is an American former driver in the Busch North Series. He is the father of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2017 champion Martin Truex Jr. and NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Ryan Truex. Truex Sr. retired during the 2000 season to advance Martin's career. He made 15 starts in the Busch Series from 1989 to 1998. His best finish came in 1994, when he finished 12th at Nazareth Speedway. Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Busch Series Craftsman Truck Series Winston Modified Tour Competed only in companion events with Busch North Series as BNS driver and ineligible for Busch Series points References External links Category:Living people Category:1948 births Category:People from Stafford Township, New Jersey Category:Racing drivers from New Jersey Category:NASCAR drivers Category:NASCAR team owners Category:20th-century American racing drivers Category:Sportspeople from Ocean County, New Jersey |
1,959 | Krzysztof Zanussi | Krzysztof Zanussi (born 17 June 1939) is a Polish film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter. He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where he conducts a summer workshop. He is also a professor at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia in Katowice. Biography He was born in a family of Italian ancestry, as an only child of Jerzy and Wanda Zanussi. Zanussi studied physics at Warsaw University (Uniwersytet Warszawski) and philosophy at the Jagiellonian University (Uniwersytet Jagielloński) in Kraków. A graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź (1967). He is a director of the Polish Film Studio TOR and has received several prizes and awards, including the David di Donatello Prize of the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, the Cavalier's Cross of the Polonia Restituta Order, and the Cavalier de L'Ordre des Sciences et Lettres. Krzysztof Zanussi has written On editing an amateur film (1968), Discourse on an amateur film (1978) and a book of memoirs The Time to Die (1997). He appeared as himself in Camera Buff (1979), a film about an amateur film maker, directed by his friend Krzysztof Kieślowski. His film The Constant Factor (1980) () received the Jury Prize at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. During the 1980s, he spent much of his time in the West. Among the films that he made during this time was a film entitled From A Far Country: Pope John Paul II (1981) about the life of Karol Wojtyła in the context of the complicated history of modern Poland. His 1989 film Inventory was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2000 film Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease won the Golden St. George at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival. His 2002 film The Supplement was entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Special Mention. Zanussi has described his 1996 film, At Full Gallop, as his most autobiographical work. It follows the director through several years of his boyhood in Poland under post-World War II Communism. Zanussi served at the head of TOR Film Studio in the eighties. When asked about his experience as a producer he said, "Despite the work of the censors the zespół [state-owned film company] system assured a partial autonomy to our cineastes during the Communist era". According to the records of Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) since 1962 to 1964 Zanussi was registered without his consent as a secret collaborator of communist Służba Bezpieczeństwa codename "Aktor". He had several conversations with communist secret service officers, however he never began to act as a secret collaborator. Zanussi talks openly about his contacts with SB but denies any wrongdoing. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award on 20 November 2012 at the 43rd International Film Festival of India held in Goa. He is the honorary president of Italian People and Religions – Terni Film Festival and he promoted the constitution of a web inter-religious European festivals costining of Terni Film Festival in Italy, Sacrofilm festival |
1,960 | Nitrophenyl pentadienal | Nitrophenyl pentadienal, nitrophenylpentadienal, NPPD, or METKA (Russian for "mark") colloquially known as "spy dust", is a chemical compound used as a tagging agent by the KGB during the Cold War Soviet Era. Soviet authorities in Moscow tracked Americans by applying an almost invisible powder to their clothing, cars, doorknobs and other objects. Some other variants of "spy dust" may have contained luminol and would glow under ultraviolet light. History Spy dust was first discovered in England in the 1930s. It was first revealed to the Central Intelligence Agency in Moscow in 1963 by Alexander Chrepanov, a KGB walk in. Spy dust was detected in the Soviet Union in 1970s in tiny quantities. In 1984, KGB officer Sergei Votontsov (Code name GT/COWL) provided a sample of the substance. Soviet defector Vitaly Yurchenko confirmed the chemical. In the summer of 1985 the powder began to appear in Moscow in much larger quantities. Concerned about the health effects of the substance, the United States State Department publicly protested to the Soviets. It was later determined that the health threat was low. Beginning about 2005-2015, a chemical tracking kit for law enforcement agencies was developed using NPPD. To detect NPPD a 0.1% methanol solution of naphthoresorcinol is added to a swab of the item in question and then concentrated hydrochloric acid is added. The observation of a red color indicates a positive test. Napthoresorcinol was frequently used in early organic chemistry investigations to determine the presence of aldehyde groups in solution, a red adduct is formed in acidic solution. Notes Category:Soviet Union–United States relations Category:KGB Category:Cold War espionage Category:Foreign relations of the Soviet Union Category:Nitrobenzenes Category:Aldehydes |
1,961 | Central School Campus | Central School Campus, also known as Central School and DeSoto High School, is a historic school complex located at De Soto, Jefferson County, Missouri. The Central School was built about 1882, and remodeled into its current form in 1950. It is a 2 1/2- to 3-story rectangular brick building. The DeSoto High School was built in 1927, and is a three-story, textured brick building with a flat roof and accented with limestone or cast stone ornament reflecting the Classical Revival style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. References Category:School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Category:Neoclassical architecture in Missouri Category:School buildings completed in 1882 Category:School buildings completed in 1927 Category:Buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Missouri Category:National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Missouri Category:1882 establishments in Missouri |
1,962 | National Committee for a Free Germany | The National Committee for a Free Germany (, or NKFD) was a German anti-Nazi organization that operated in the Soviet Union during World War II. History The rise of the Nazi Party to power in Germany in 1933 led to the outlawing of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and persecutions of its members, many of whom fled to the Soviet Union. With the German invasion of the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa, German prisoners of war began to fall into Soviet hands. Several attempts to establish an anti-Nazi organization from those POWs were made with little success since most of them still believed in the final victory of the Wehrmacht. With the German defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad, the number of German POWs rose and their belief in a victorious Germany was damaged, hence they were more open to the idea of a membership in an anti-Nazi organization. At the beginning of June 1943, Alfred Kunella and Rudolf Herrnstadt began writing a Committee manifesto. This text praised historical figures from the Kingdom of Prussia who had allied with Imperial Russia against Napoleon in the German Campaign of 1813; figures such as Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein, Carl von Clausewitz and Graf Yorck were depicted as exemplary Germans. The National Committee for a Free Germany (NKFD) was founded in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow on 12 July 1943; its president was the exiled German communist writer Erich Weinert, with his deputies Lieutenant Heinrich Graf von Einsiedel and Major Karl Hetz. Its leadership consisted of 38 members, including 28 Wehrmacht POWs and 10 exiled communists. League of German Officers After several failed attempts to recruit officers into the NKFD, it was suggested by Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Brette that a special organization for officers be set up so that they would not have to come in contact with communists and common soldiers. Two months after the founding of the NKFD, the League of German Officers (Bund Deutscher Offiziere, or BDO) was founded; its leader was General Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach. The main task of the BDO was to deliver propaganda aimed at the German armed forces. A number of officers held as Soviet prisoners of war eventually joined the BDO, the most prominent of them being Field-Marshal Friedrich Paulus, commander of the Sixth Army captured at the Battle of Stalingrad. The BDO later merged with the NKFD. Ideology Although the NKFD operated in the Soviet Union and consisted partly of communists, it used conservative symbols and ideology. For example, the old flag colors of Imperial Germany (black, white and red) were used instead of the Weimar German (black, red and gold), as they were expected to be more popular among officers and soldiers of the conservative Wehrmacht. The stated goal of the NKFD organisation was a return to the borders of 1937, the opening of negotiations for peace, and the deposing and punishment of the Nazi leadership. It also called for the preservation of the power of the Wehrmacht. The NKFD believed that German civilians and soldiers had to place the interests of the German |
1,963 | Korean Super Cup | The Super Cup was a traditional curtain-raiser to the Korean football season since its inception in 1999. Played between the K League champions and Korean FA Cup holders, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are the only non-champions to have lifted the Super Cup trophy. The tournament was dropped from the Korean football calendar in 2007.After that, the Defending Champions of K League and Korean FA Cup are often scheduled to play at the first round of K League. Tournament Information Duration: 1999-2006 Participants: K League Champions & FA Cup winners Last winners: Ulsan Hyundai Most wins: Suwon Samsung Bluewings (3) Title Sponsors Competition Rules League champions versus FA Cup winners Matches took place at the home venue of the league champions Tie decided on the day with extra time and penalties, if needed Winners Titles By Season Titles By Club K-League's principle of official statistics is that final club succeeds to predecessor club's history & records. Results References See also K-League K-League Cup Korean FA Cup AFC Champions League Korean football league system List of football clubs in South Korea External links South Korea - List of Cup Winners, RSSSF.com Category:K League Super Cup Korea Republic Super Cup Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1999 Category:Recurring events disestablished in 2006 |
1,964 | Bushel's Case | Bushel’s Case (1670) 124 E.R. 1006 (also spelled Bushell's Case) is a famous English decision on the role of juries. It also confirmed that the Court of Common Pleas could issue a writ of habeas corpus in ordinary criminal cases. Background Bushel's Case arose from a previous case (The King v. Penn and Mead or Trial of Penn and Mead, 6 How. 951) involving two Quakers charged with unlawful assembly, William Penn (the future founder of Pennsylvania) and William Mead. They had been arrested in August 1670 for violating the Conventicle Act, which forbade religious assemblies of more than five people outside the auspices of the Church of England. The jury found the two "guilty of speaking in Gracechurch Street" but refused to add "to an unlawful assembly". The infuriated judge charged the jury that they "shall not be dismissed until we have a verdict that the court will accept". The jury modified the verdict to "guilty of speaking to an assembly in Gracechurch Street", whereupon the judge had them locked up overnight without food, water or heat. The judge ordered Penn bound and gagged. Penn protested, shouting to the jury, "You are Englishmen, mind your Privilege, give not away your Right", to which juror Edward Bushel replied, "Nor shall we ever do." Finally, after a two-day fast, the jury returned a not guilty verdict. The judge fined the jury for contempt of court for returning a verdict contrary to their own findings of fact and removed them to prison until the fine was paid. Penn protested that this violated Magna Carta and was forcibly removed from the court. Edward Bushel, a member of the jury, nonetheless refused to pay the fine. Decision Bushel petitioned the Court of Common Pleas for a writ of habeas corpus. Sir John Vaughan, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, initially held that the writ should not be granted, saying that it was King's Bench that should issue writs of habeas corpus in ordinary criminal cases and that Common Pleas could issue the writ only on a claim of privilege of the court (e.g., if the petitioner were an attorney of Common Pleas); the other justices issued the writ, however. Vaughan ruled that a jury could not be punished simply on account of the verdict it returned, but that individual jurors could still be punished if it could be demonstrated that they had acted improperly. See also Perverse verdict Notes References "The Trial of William Penn and William Mead, at the Old Bailey, for a Tumultuous Assembly", 22 Charles II. A. D. 1670, Howell's State Trials, Vol. 6, Page 951, at Constitution Society "Case of the Imprisonment of Edward Bushell for alleged Misconduct as a Juryman", 22 Charles II. A. D. 1670, Vaughan's Reports, 135, Howell's State Trials, Vol. 6, Page 999, at Constitution Society "Between Local Knowledge and National Politics: Debating Rationales for Jury Nullification after Bushell’s Case" by Simon Stern, 111 Yale Law Journal 1815 (2002). Rhodes, David. "Life in Crime: Can a Judge ever direct a jury to convict?" Solicitors Journal 8 |
1,965 | No. 105 Helicopter Unit, IAF | No. 105 Helicopter Unit (Daring Eagles) is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with Mil Mi-8 and based at Gorakhpur Air Force Station. History Assignments Aircraft Mi-17 References 105 |
1,966 | Archaeological Museum of Poros | The Archaeological Museum of Poros is a museum located on Koryzis Square in Poros, Greece. The museum was built in the 1960s on a plot of land donated by the Koryzis family. The displays of the museum date from the Mycenaean era to Roman times. The museum contains a notable collection of artefacts dug by the French Archaeological School in Troezen such as collections of funerary stelae, ancient inscriptions and geometric pottery. The collection also includes excavations of the sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalavreia, ancient inscriptions and Hellenistic figurines from Agios Konstantinos in Methana and items such as pottery, bronze vessels and figurines from the old excavations at Hermione. References External links Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism / in Greek Poros |
1,967 | Swaran Lata (actress) | Swaran Lata (), (), 20 December 1924– 8 February 2008) was a Pakistani film actress. She started her career in the film industry in British India and later moved to Pakistan. She proved her mettle in her emotional, tragic roles, her presence on the film screen and her moving dialogue delivery. She worked in Bollywood and in Pakistani cinema. Early life Swaran Lata was born into a Siyal Khatri Sikh family in Rawalpindi, British India, now in Pakistan on 20 December 1924. She did her Senior Cambridge diploma from Delhi and then joined the Academy of Music and Arts, Lucknow. In the early 1940s, her family moved to Bombay. She acted in a total of 22 movies in British India from 1942 to 1948. Swaran Lata later converted to Islam after she married Nazir Ahmed, a famous actor, director and producer at the time. She changed her name to Saeeda Bano - a Muslim name. The Swaran-Nazir pair was a very creative couple, churning out many movies together both before and after Partition of India in 1947. Film career An exceptional and wondrous story about how she entered the realm of acting trails Swaran. Her parents died when she was very young and she lived most of her adolescent life with her elder brother, whom she recalls "very strict" on her. However, it is the story of how she got discovered that Swaran tells with great passion: "I was a student at a college in Lucknow, India. When I was traveling from Delhi to Lucknow, a few film directors happened to see me. They approached me to act in films but I was not interested at first. One of them then went to my elder brother with the offer, and to my utmost surprise he agreed". Swaran Lata started her career as a stage actress. Her first film was Awaaz released in 1942. Swaran and Nazir migrated to Pakistan at the time of the Partition of India in 1947. They left everything they had behind in Bombay and shifted to Lahore, Pakistan. The duo had to start from scratch and were considered among the pioneers of the early Pakistani film industry. Swaran Lata was the lead actress of Pakistan's first ever silver jubilee film Pheray (1949). This film was a Punjabi film but she was comfortable as an Urdu language speaker who was educated in Lucknow, the home of Urdu littérateurs. For the film, she was coached in Punjabi language by Baba Alam Siahposh, a Punjabi poet, who was also one of the lyricists of the film songs. As a lead actress, Laarey (1950), Naukar (1955), Heer (1955) were her famous films, and as a supporting actress, Sawaal (1966) was her famous film. From 1960 onwards, she cut back her film appearances and mainly shifted towards supporting roles until she gracefully retired in 1971. In her lifetime, Swaran worked with great names like Prithviraj Kapoor and Motilal in India and with Santosh Kumar, Darpan, Inayat Hussain Bhatti and Habib in Pakistan. Death Swaran Lata died at the age of 83 in Lahore, |
1,968 | Mangaluru–Coimbatore Intercity Express | The 22609 / 10 Mangalore Central - Coimbatore Junction Intercity Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways Southern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 22609 from to and as train number 22610 in the reverse direction serving the states of Karnataka, Kerala & Tamil Nadu. Coaches The 22609 / 10 Mangalore Central - Coimbatore Junction Intercity Express has one AC Chair Car, five Non AC chair car, 12 general unreserved & two SLR (seating with luggage rake) coaches . It does not carry a pantry car coach. As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand. Service The 22609 - Intercity Express covers the distance of in 7 hours 20 mins (55 km/hr) & in 7 hours 10 mins as the 22610 - Intercity Express (57 km/hr). As the average speed of the train is above , as per railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge. Routing The 22609 / 10 Mangalore Central - Coimbatore Junction Intercity Express runs from via , , , , to . Traction As the route is electrified, a based WAP-4 or Royapuram based WAP-7 electric locomotive pulls the train to its destination. References External links 22609 Intercity Express at India Rail Info 22610 Intercity Express at India Rail Info Category:Intercity Express (Indian Railways) trains Category:Transport in Mangalore Category:Rail transport in Karnataka Category:Rail transport in Kerala Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu Category:Transport in Coimbatore |
1,969 | South Asian Heritage Month | South Asian Heritage Month is the name given to the month-long celebration in Ontario each May of the presence and heritage of people with roots in the South Asian countries of Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives. In Canada, 'South Asian' refers to those who have come directly from these countries to Canada (and their descendants) as well as those who have made second and even third migrations from more than 15 other countries, such as Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Martinique and others from the Caribbean from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa from Africa, from Europe, the Middle East, South America and Oceania. Origins The first Indo-Caribbean Canadian (OSSICC) was formed primarily to celebrate the upcoming 150th anniversary of the arrival of Indians to Guyana in 1988. OSSICC continued to celebrate Indo-Caribbean Heritage Day until the year 2000, with interest coming mainly from Indo-Caribbeans. In April, 1997 the Indo-Trinidadian Canadian Association (ITCA) was formed and immediately started Indian Arrival Day celebrations that year. In that year too, community activist Asha Maharaj organized a display of Indian artifacts, the Trinidad and Tobago Association of Ottawa held its first celebration, and the Caribbean East Indian Cultural Organization headed by radio host Richard Aziz organized an Indian Arrival celebration in Toronto. By 1998 ITCA had decided to celebrate the event as Indian Arrival and Heritage Day, and held a huge show/display/dance at the Etobicoke Olympium. It was never an Indo-Caribbean for ITCA but always Indian, meaning all people with roots in the Indian subcontinent. Indian Arrival and Heritage Month Since 1997, ITCA and later the Council for Indian Arrival and Heritage Month had decided not to make this an Indo-Caribbean event. They realized that Indo-Caribbeans were only about 10 per cent of the "Indian" group in Toronto, and if they confined Indian Arrival to Indo-Caribbeans it would remain forever a marginal event. By 1999 ITCA had moved to celebrate the month of May as Indian Arrival and Heritage Month. At this stage only ITCA and OSSICC were organizing events. By the year 2000 a Council for Indian Arrival and Heritage Month was in place, composed of people from ITCA, OSSICC, the Guyanese group GEAC, the Hamilton group CICA and several individuals. The group was marking the arrival of Indians in the West as 1838 when the first landed in Guyana, and 1897 as the year the first Indians (Punjabi Sikhs actually) arrived in Canada. The catch line from the letterhead for the Council in 2000 was "Commemorating the 162nd anniversary of the arrival in the Americas of the people and heritage of the Indian subcontinent". This included all the groups who are now satisfied to be called South Asians, such as Indians, Pakistanis, Sri Lankans etc. Even though the Council tried to attract the support of the other groups, it was a hard sell and they did not usually get a positive response. In the Caribbean the word Indian includes everybody who came from what was then united, colonial India. In Canada it was different. When |
1,970 | Weird Loners | Weird Loners is an American comedy television series created by Michael J. Weithorn. The 6-episode first season was ordered straight-to-series by the Fox network in 2014. The series is executive produced by Weithorn and Jake Kasdan. The series premiered on March 31, 2015. On May 11, 2015, Fox canceled Weird Loners after one season. Kevin Reilly, the network President who had ordered the series from Weithorn's spec script in 2013, was fired a few months later leaving the series without a champion at the network. Premise Four people who fear personal relationships are unexpectedly thrust into one another's lives and form an unlikely bond while living in a townhouse in Queens, New York. Cast Becki Newton as Caryn Goldfarb, a high-strung dental hygienist who was engaged to be married but suddenly decides to call off her engagement after a brief fling with Stosh. Zachary Knighton as Stosh Lewandowski, Eric's sleazy cousin, whose womanizing lifestyle has recently cost him his job. With no job and nowhere to live, he is forced to move in with his cousin Eric. Nate Torrence as Eric Lewandowski, a toll collector who is suddenly on his own for the first time after his father unexpectedly passes away. After the funeral, his estranged cousin Stosh offers to move in with him. Meera Rohit Kumbhani as Zara Sandhu, an angst-ridden artist, who befriends Eric after he buys one of her paintings. Recurring Susie Essman as Evelyn Goldfarb, Caryn's mother. David Wain as Howard, Caryn's ex-fiancé. Critical reception Weird Loners received mixed reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes giving the series a score of 42% based on reviews from 24 critics and an average rating of 5.5 out of 10. Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times gave the series a positive review, stating: "[Weird Loners is] not loud or frenetic. It’s not particularly cutting-edge. It’s just funny, in a relaxed way that’s welcome somehow in a television spectrum full of pushiness and intensity." Gwen Ihnat of The A.V. Club wrote a positive review giving the series a "B+" grade. She observed that "What Weird Loners has in its corner is an appealing cast and some hard-hitting TV vets" and remarked that "Since [Jake] Kasdan and [Michael J.] Weithorn both know their way around a sitcom set, it’s not a surprise that Weird Loners soon adds more gravity than most new shows boast from right out of the gate." Episodes References External links Category:2010s American comedy television series Category:2015 American television series debuts Category:2015 American television series endings Category:English-language television programs Category:Fox Broadcasting Company original programming Category:Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Category:Television shows set in New York City |
1,971 | El Carmen, Santa Cruz | El Carmen (Santa Cruz) is a town in Bolivia. In 2009 it had an estimated population of 19,382. References Category:Populated places in Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) |
1,972 | 1963 Sheffield City Council election | The election was held on 9 May 1963, with one third up for vote and two vacancies in Attercliffe and Tinsley. The election, boasting a record field of candidates, seen Labour win back all their 1960 losses as well as gaining Hillsborough. The Ratepayers Association's failure to contest these elections meant their sole representation on the council, as one of the Firth Park councillors, was lost. Overall turnout was unchanged from the previous years, at 31%. Election result The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: Ward results References Category:1963 English local elections 1963 Category:1960s in Sheffield |
1,973 | Lefty Driesell | Charles Grice "Lefty" Driesell (born December 25, 1931) is an American retired college basketball coach. He was the first coach to win more than 100 games at four different NCAA Division I schools, Driesell led the programs of Davidson College, the University of Maryland, James Madison University, and Georgia State University. He earned a reputation as "the greatest program builder in the history of basketball." At the time of his retirement in 2003, he was the fourth-winningest NCAA Division I men's basketball college coach, with 21 seasons of 20 or more wins, and 21 conference or conference tournament titles. Driesell played college basketball at Duke University. Early life Driesell was born on December 25, 1931 in Norfolk, Virginia to Frank Driesell, a jeweler who had emigrated from Germany. In the fourth grade, Driesell received the nickname "Lefty" for his left handedness. He attended Granby High School and quickly became a star on the basketball team. Driesell earned the city's most outstanding player trophy and All-State recognition while leading Granby to the Virginia State Basketball Championship. He was named tournament MVP, totaling 59 points in three games. After graduating high school in 1950 Driesell received a full scholarship to attend Duke University, where he played center on the basketball team under head coach Harold Bradley. Driesell graduated with a bachelor's degree in education in 1954. Coaching career After college in 1954, Driesell took an office job with Ford Motor Company. Driesell also found time to renew his playing career by joining the Virginia semi-pro ranks, where he once scored 59 points in a single game and earned a tryout with the then Minneapolis Lakers (later Los Angeles Lakers) of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was also given a chance to enter the coaching profession when his prep alma mater offered him its junior varsity position for both football and basketball. After convincing his wife he could offset a significant pay cut by also selling World Book Encyclopedias part-time, he accepted the job and produced back-to-back unbeaten football teams and a city basketball champion in his first two years. Driesell was promoted to varsity basketball coach in 1957, going 15-5 before moving to traditional in-state basketball power Newport News High School. There he inherited a team in the midst of a winning streak that he would build to a still-standing state record 57 straight. That unbeaten team won the Virginia Group I State Championship, besting his old Granby squad with four of his former starters. His combined varsity record at the two schools was 97-15. Davidson Driesell served as the head coach at Davidson from 1960 to 1969. During his tenure his teams won three Southern Conference tournaments and five regular season championships, earning him the Southern Conference Sportswriters Association Coach of the Year award four years running from 1963 to 1966. An excellent recruiter at each of his collegiate coaching stops, Driesell landed Dick Snyder, a first round selection by the St. Louis Hawks. He cinched his wooing of college prospect Don Davidson by telling him "I'll put your name on the |
1,974 | Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War) | The Nationalist faction () or Rebel faction () was a major faction in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939. It was composed of a variety of right-wing political groups that supported the Spanish coup of July 1936 against the Second Spanish Republic, including the Falange, the CEDA, and two rival monarchist claimants: the Alfonsist Renovación Española and the Carlist Traditionalist Communion. In 1937, all the groups were merged into the FET y de las JONS. One of the members of the 1936 coup, General Francisco Franco, would after the death of the faction's earlier leaders head the Nationalists throughout most of the war and emerge as the dictator of Spain until 1975. The term Nationalists or Nationals () was coined by Joseph Goebbels following the visit of the clandestine Spanish delegation led by Captain Francisco Arranz requesting war material on 24 July 1936, in order to give a cloak of legitimacy to Nazi Germany's help to the Spanish rebel military. The leaders of the rebel faction, who had already been denominated as 'Crusaders' by Bishop of Salamanca Enrique Pla y Deniel —and also used the term Cruzada for their campaign— immediately took a liking to it. The term Bando nacional —much as the term rojos (Reds) to refer to the loyalists— is considered by some authors as a term linked with the propaganda of that faction. Throughout the civil war the term 'Nationalist' was mainly used by the members and supporters of the rebel faction, while its opponents used the terms fascistas (fascists) or facciosos (sectarians) to refer to this faction. Belligerents The military rebellion found wide areas of support both inside Spain and in the international sphere. In Spain the Francoist side was mainly supported by the predominantly conservative upper class, liberal professionals, religious organizations and land-owning farmers. It was mostly based in the rural areas where progressive political movements had made few inroads, such as great swathes of the Northern Meseta, including almost all of Old Castile, as well as La Rioja, Navarra, Alava, the area near Zaragoza in Aragon, most of Galicia, parts of Cáceres in Extremadura and many dispersed pockets in rural Andalucía where the local society still followed ancient traditional patterns and was yet untouched by "modern" thought. Political groups Politically this faction rallied together various parties and organizations which in some cases espoused opposed ideologies, such as the conservative CEDA and Alejandro Lerroux's radicals (liberals), as well as Falangists, Catholics and pro-Monarchic movements such as the Agraristas and the Carlistas (Requetés). Falange The Falange Española was originally a Spanish fascist political party founded by José Antonio Primo de Rivera, son of the former Spanish leader Miguel Primo de Rivera. The Falange was created with the financial assistance of Alfonsist monarchist funding. Upon being formed, the Falange was officially anti-clerical and anti-monarchist. As a landowner and aristocrat, Primo de Rivera assured the upper classes that Spanish fascism would not get out of their control like its equivalents in Germany and Italy. In 1934, the Falange merged with the pro-Nazi Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista of Ramiro |
1,975 | Morong Command | The Morong Command was a battalion of Filipino soldiers and resistance fighters led by General Licerio Gerónimo during the Philippine–American War. This force was responsible for the victories in the Battle of Paye, the Battle of Pulang Lupa, along with several other successful guerrilla raids and captures of enemy units. They even managed to recapture many American-held towns. Constant skirmishes and battles with the Philippine Constabulary and the U.S. Army tolled heavily on the battalion. Half the command under Colonel Maximo Abad surrendered in Boac in April 1901, and soon after the rest of the battalion surrendered with General Geronimo. The Morong Battalion, despite its losses, was one of the most successful units in the Philippine Revolutionary Army during the war. Category:Philippine–American War Category:History of Rizal |
1,976 | Camptonville, California | Camptonville (formerly, Comptonville and Gold Ridge) is a small town and census-designated place (CDP) located in northeastern Yuba County, California. The town is located northeast of Marysville, off Highway 49 between Downieville and Nevada City. It is located on a ridge between the North Fork and Middle Fork of the Yuba River, not far from New Bullards Bar Dam Reservoir. Camptonville lies at an elevation of 2825 feet (861 m). The population was 158 at the 2010 census. History Gold was discovered here in 1850, and the place became known as Gold Ridge. The name was changed to Camptonville in 1854 when the first post office opened. The name honors Robert Campton, the town blacksmith. It was a significant community in the California Gold Rush era and a stopping point for travelers and freight haulers along Henness Pass Road, a major route over the Sierra Nevada via Henness Pass in the 1850s and 1860s. A plaque in Camptonville says the roaring town had over fifty saloons had brothels and even a bowling alley at one time. However, by 1863 William H. Brewer passed through Camptonville and described it in his journal as follows: September 10 we started on our way--first to Nevada [City], a few miles, a fine town in a rich mining region, then to San Juan North (there are several other San Juans in the state), then to Camptonville, a miserable, dilapidated town, but very picturesquely located, with immense hydraulic diggings about. The amount of soil sluiced away in this way seems incredible. Bluffs sixty to a hundred feet thick have been washed away for hundreds of acres together. But they were not rich, the gold has “stopped,” the town is dilapidated--but we had to pay big prices nevertheless. As gold mining in the area waned, the local economy depended on the timber industry. When Sierra Mountain Mills closed in 1994 putting 75 people out of work, many people moved away. Today the town includes the Lost Nugget gas station and convenience store, a post office, Camptonville Elementary School; a monument to the Pelton wheel, the inventor of which lived here in the 1860s; and the original Mayo Saloon, currently home to a restaurant and bar called Burgee Dave's at the Mayo; and the Yuba River Ranger District Office of the Tahoe National Forest, which is also the headquarters of the Tahoe Hotshots fire crew. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Camptonville has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. Demographics The 2010 United States Census reported that Camptonville had a population of 158. The population density was 180.8 people per square mile (69.8/km²). The racial makeup of Camptonville was 117 (74.1%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 15 (9.5%) Native American, 2 (1.3%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 4 (2.5%) from other races, and 20 (12.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5 persons (3.2%). The Census |
1,977 | V (American magazine) | V magazine is an American fashion magazine published since 1999. The magazine is printed seasonally and highlights trends in fashion, film, music and art. A men's fashion quarterly entitled VMAN started as an offshoot in 2003. History V magazine was launched in September 1999 as the "younger sibling" publication to the limited-edition quarterly Visionaire. V releases four issues a year, one for each current seasonal collection; Spring Preview, Fall Preview, Winter Preview and Summer Preview. The magazine has a readership of 315,000 as of 2010. V is edited by Stephen Gan and features new American fashion displayed through shoots and editorials focusing more specifically on art, film, music and fashion. V has been noted for its inventive and progressive styling, as well as its reportage of cultural figures and global youth culture. Past contributors have included Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Hedi Slimane, Mario Testino, Mario Sorrenti, and Karl Lagerfeld. Interview subjects have included Joan Didion, Salman Rushdie, Robert Altman, Brooke Shields, and Norman Mailer. Icons in fashion, film, music and art to grace the cover include Madonna, Katy Perry, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Naomi Campbell, Grace Jones, Brad Pitt, Britney Spears, David Bowie and Lady Gaga. In 2005, 7L and Steidl published the book V Best: Five Years of V Magazine, chronicling the first five years of the publication. Included are fashion articles, photos, interviews and more from the first five years of V. In 2016, Lady Gaga was invited to be the guest editor for V for its 99th issue, which features a record-setting sixteen different covers. In March 2016, it was revealed that Britney Spears was selected to appear on the cover of the magazine for its 100th issue. Spears shot three different covers for the milestone issue with photographer Mario Testino. On the cover Some of the celebrities that have been featured on the cover of V Magazine include Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Madonna, Katy Perry, Mariah Carey, Gwen Stefani, Janet Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, Winona Ryder, Rihanna, Kesha, James Franco, David Beckham, Natalie Portman, Dakota Fanning, Kirsten Dunst, Kristen Stewart, Jennifer Connelly, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Orlando Bloom, Demi Moore, Beyoncé, Adriana Lima, Marc Jacobs, Salma Hayek, Celine Dion and more. Criticisms The January 2010 issue of V magazine entitled "The Size Issue" featured a variety of plus sized models. This edition printed two different covers, one with plus sized "Precious" star Gabourey Sidibe, while the other featured the petite actress Dakota Fanning. One criticism of the issue argues that the magazine's intentions were to juxtapose big and small as in a competition with one another. However, others "embraced the magazine's bold statement" and commended V on its efforts to "modernize the beauty standard". Features In the September 2008 issue of American Photo Magazine, V magazine photographer Nick Knight was featured for the photo spread "Wildflowers" that he shot for the March 2008 issue of V. In June 2017 V Magazine featured band Monotronic as the music behind a VTV summer swimwear feature. Associated technologies The V |
1,978 | Koo Hsien-jung | Koo Hsien-jung (; Romaji: Ko Ken’ei; 2 February 1866 – 9 December 1937) was a Taiwanese businessman and politician who enjoyed strong links to the colonial administration of Taiwan under Japanese rule. He founded the Koos Group of companies, the largest business group in Taiwan. Koo was a businessman at the time of the Treaty of Shimonoseki in which Qing dynasty China ceded Taiwan to Japan. When the Japanese forces arrived in Taiwan in 1895, Koo initiated contact with the Japanese forces in Keelung and urged them to enter Taipei to restore order. Koo's close links to the Japanese allowed him both to pursue a successful political career (he became the first Taiwanese to be appointed by the emperor to the House of Peers of Japan, in 1934) and to build a collection of businesses that formed the nucleus of today's Koos Group of companies. Koo had four concubines, eight sons and four daughters. His fifth son, Koo Chen-fu, inherited control of his father's business and served as the negotiator for Taiwan during the Wang–Koo summit. His eighth son, Koo Kwang-ming, became a leader of the Taiwan Independence movement. His grandson is Richard Koo, an economist specializing in balance sheet recessions. References Category:Hokkien businesspeople Category:Taiwanese businesspeople Category:Taiwanese company founders Category:Taiwanese collaborators with Imperial Japan Category:Taiwanese people of Hoklo descent Category:1866 births Category:1937 deaths Category:Koo family of Lukang Category:Members of the House of Peers (Japan) Category:People from Changhua County Category:20th-century Taiwanese businesspeople Category:19th-century Taiwanese people Category:Political office-holders in Taiwan Category:20th-century Taiwanese politicians |
1,979 | Philip Sheppard (musician) | Philip Sheppard (born 4 November 1969) is an English composer, producer, cellist, inventor, public speaker, philanthropist, professor at the Royal Academy of Music and creative innovator. He has composed more than 60 film, television and theatrical scores including Detroit: Become Human and the Star Wars: The Force Awakens behind the scenes Comic Con trailer. Sheppard was inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a member of the Music Class of 2017. Sheppard has recorded arrangements of all the world's 205 national anthems for the 2012 Olympics. Early life Sheppard trained in cello and composition at the Royal Academy of Music, during which time he specialised in contemporary music. He worked closely with Hans Werner Henze, Sir Michael Tippett and Luciano Berio during this time as a founding member of the Kreutzer String Quartet. Whilst a student, Sheppard made weekly appearances at the Spitz nightclub, playing entirely improvised concerts, sometimes featuring his Piano Quintet – formed with Keith Tippett. He collaborated with pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, who encouraged him to move away from a conventional musical environment, and pursue his composition. He went on to pioneer electro-acoustic improvisation joining the Smith Quartet and appearing regularly with the London Sinfonietta. After completing a fellowship, he was made a professor at the Royal Academy of Music where he is now a senior lecturer. Career Film soundtracks Sheppard's first orchestral soundtrack was commissioned in 2007 for the documentary feature, In the Shadow of the Moon, which won major awards at the Boulder, Florida, Indianapolis and Sedona film festivals, as well as the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. The soundtrack was released on the Lakeshore records imprint. In 2008 with members of UNKLE he arranged and performed solo cello on the remix of The X-Files theme music for the end titles of 'X-Files I Want to Believe'. Also, in 2008, Sheppard composed the music for the South Korean film, Dream . His next major commission was the soundtrack for 'Sergio' directed by Greg Barker which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. In 2010, Sheppard composed the score for the documentary film, The Tillman Story, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary. In 2011, Sheppard composed the soundtrack for 2 documentaries that premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival: The Flaw directed by British filmmaker David Sington, which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema - Documentary and Bobby Fischer Against the World, directed by Liz Garbus. Also, in 2011, his album Cloud Songs was used for the film First Orbit , a real-time recreation of Yuri Gagarin's pioneering first orbit, shot entirely in space from on board the International Space Station and combined with Yuri Gagarin's original voice recordings to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the flight of Vostok 1. In 2012, Sheppard composed the music for the short film The Long Journey Home and also worked again with film-maker Liz Garbus on the documentary film Love, Marilyn starring Elizabeth Banks, Adrien Brody, Glen Close, Uma Thurman |
1,980 | Bajpatti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) | Bajpatti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) () is an assembly constituency in Sitamarhi district in the Indian state of Bihar. Overview As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 27. Bajpatti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Bajpatti and Bokhara community development blocks; Birar, Bhadiyan, Janipur, Bahera Jahidpur, Dorpur, Majhaur, Rasulganj Urf Koili, Nanpur Uttari, Nanpur Dakshini, Dadri, Sirsi and Gauri gram panchayats of Nanpur CD Block. Bajpatti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency). =Members of Legislative Assembly Transportation National Highway 77 connects the area to the Muzaffarpur district and Patna. National Highways 77, 104, and other roads connect to the adjoining districts. State highways link it to Madhubani district in the east and Sheohar in the west. The nearest airport to sitamarhi is the Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport which is about 147.5 kilometres (80 mi) away.The nearest railway Station is bajpatti railway station, which is about two kilometers. Education The following is a partial list of schools in Bajpatti. Swami Vivekanand coaching Institute, High School Road Sharda Convent School Gyan Ganga Parisar School Kanya Middle School Adarsh Middle School St Mary's School Doon Public School D.P.S, Thana Road S.R.P.N High School Kasturba Awasiya School YSGR Computer Education Temples Ram Janki Temple Sai Temple, Station Road Maa Mangala Kaali Madir Bodhayan Temple, Bangaon References Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar Category:Politics of Sitamarhi district |
1,981 | Xylocopa combusta | Xylocopa combusta is a species of carpenter bee. Description Xylocopa combusta has a black body with black hair on the head and the thorax. Bristles on the pygidial area are reddish. Distribution This species can be found in Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Angola. References Eardley, C. D. (1987) Catalogue of Apoidea (Hymenoptera) in Africa south of the Sahara, Part 1, The genus Xylocopa Latreille (Anthophoridae), Entomology Memoir, No. 70 B. Bonelli, “Osservazioni etoecologiche sugli Imenotteri aculeati dell'Etiopia. VII Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) combusta Smith (Hymenoptera Anthophoridae),” Bollettino dell'Istituto di Entomologia della Universita degli Studi di Bologna, vol. 33, pp. 1–31, 1976. combusta Category:Insects described in 1854 |
1,982 | Germanium(II) hydroxide | Germanium(II) hydroxide, normally written as Ge(OH)2 is a poorly characterised compound sometimes called hydrous germanium(II) oxide or germanous hydroxide. It was first reported by Winkler in 1886. Properties and preparation Germanium(II) hydroxide is formed as a white or yellow precipitate when base is added to solutions containing GeII produced for example by the reduction of an acid solution of GeO2, germanium dioxide with H3PO2, hypophosphorous acid or alternatively by hydrolysis of GeCl2 The initial precipitate, which has no definite stoichiometry, can be represented by GeO.\mathit{x}H2O, Ge(OH)2.\mathit{x}H2O or loosely Ge(OH)2 and is only slightly soluble in water or alkali and is not appreciably soluble in perchloric acid, HClO4. It is soluble in hydrochloric acid,HCl. On digestion with sodium hydroxide, NaOH it yields a brown insoluble compound which after drying in vacuo forms a brown pyrophoric substance with the approximate stoichiometry of (HGe)2O3. On the basis of the infrared spectrum (HGe)2O3 may contain a germanium hydrogen bond, Ge-H. References Category:Germanium compounds Category:Hydroxides |
1,983 | Son cubano | Son cubano is a genre of music and dance that originated in the highlands of eastern Cuba during the late 19th century. It is a syncretic genre that blends elements of Spanish and African origin. Among its fundamental Hispanic components are the vocal style, lyrical metre and the primacy of the tres, derived from the Spanish guitar. On the other hand, its characteristic clave rhythm, call and response structure and percussion section (bongo, maracas, etc.) are all rooted in traditions of Bantu origin. Around 1909 the son reached Havana, where the first recordings were made in 1917. This marked the start of its expansion throughout the island, becoming Cuba's most popular and influential genre. While early groups had between three and five members, during the 1920s the sexteto (sextet) became the genre's primary format. By the 1930s, many bands had incorporated a trumpet, becoming septetos, and in the 1940s a larger type of ensemble featuring congas and piano became the norm: the conjunto. Besides, the son became one of the main ingredients in the jam sessions known as descargas that flourished during the 1950s. The international presence of the son can be traced back to the 1930s when many bands toured Europe and North America, leading to ballroom adaptations of the genre such as the American rhumba. Similarly, radio broadcasts of son became popular in West Africa and the Congos, leading to the development of hybrid genres such as Congolese rumba. In the 1960s, New York's music scene prompted the rapid success of salsa, a combination of son and other Latin American styles primarily recorded by Puerto Ricans. While salsa achieved international popularity during the second half of the 20th century, in Cuba son evolved into other styles such as songo and timba, the latter of which is sometimes known as "Cuban salsa". Etymology and cognates In Spanish, the word son, from Latin sonus, denotes a pleasant sound, particularly a musical one. In eastern Cuba, the term began to be used to refer to the music of the highlands towards the late 19th century. To distinguish it from similar genres from other countries (such as son mexicano and son guatemalteco), the term son cubano is most commonly used. In Cuba, various qualifiers are used to distinguish the regional variants of the genre. These include son montuno, son oriental, son santiaguero and son habanero. Son singers are generally known as soneros, and the verb sonear describes not only their singing but also their vocal improvisation. The adjective soneado refers to songs and styles which incorporate the tempo and syncopation of the son, or even its montunos. Generally, there is an explicit difference between styles that incorporate elements of the son partially or totally, as evidenced by the distinction between bolero soneado and bolero-son. The term sonora refers to conjuntos with smoother trumpet sections such as Sonora Matancera and Sonora Ponceña. History Origins Although the history of Cuban music dates back to the 16th century, the son is a relatively recent musical invention whose precursors emerged in the mid-to-late 19th century. Historically, most musicologists |
1,984 | Calday Grange Grammar School | Calday Grange Grammar School (abbreviated to CGGS; also known as Calday, Calday Grange) is a non-denominational selective state-funded grammar school, founded in 1636, situated on Caldy Hill in the town of West Kirby on the Wirral peninsula, England. The school admits boys from age 11 to 18, and since 1985 girls for the sixth form only. The school has academy status, hosts the Wirral Able Children Centre, and has been awarded Sportsmark Gold and Investors in People status. Geography The school stands in a residential area of Wirral close to the Dee Estuary. Students come primarily from Wirral, Deeside and Cheshire areas. The main site at the top of Caldy Hill is occupied by the school buildings, sports cages and field, with a larger field located over Grammar School Lane. A mile southeast of the main school buildings, along Column Road/Telegraph Road, are the Glasspool Fields Sports Facility including 3 rugby pitches, a cricket square and a sand-based artificial hockey field. The school is surrounded by suburban housing development and the protected heathlands and woods of Grange, Caldy and Thurstaston. School history and status Founded in 1636, Calday Grange Grammar School is Wirral's oldest surviving grammar school. It was established as a free grammar school on the present site by local landowner William Glegg. From when it started with 12 pupils, the school has grown into an establishment of over 1300 students – which includes over 400 male and female students in the Sixth Form. Calday Grange Grammar School became a trust school on 1 January 2009, transferring ownership of the school land and buildings to a Charitable Trust called "The Calday Grange Trust". The Calday Grange Trust is a partnership between Calday Grange Grammar School, The University of Liverpool, Unilever Research and Development and Maestro Services Ltd. Calday Grange Grammar School was the first Wirral School to convert to Trust Status. In September 2011, the school informed parents that "The School has received notification from Companies House that the Calday Grange Trust Company has been dissolved. This has been notified to the Governing Body who contacted Wirral Local Authority and indicated their wish to revert to the Foundation Schools Instrument of Government". In July 2011, the process for converting to an Academy school was begun, and the school converted to academy status with effect from 1 January 2013. Performance In 2019 the school was inspected and judged Good. In 2016 the school was again judged Good. In 2015 96% of the year group achieved 5 GCSE passes at grades A* to C with 96.2% gaining at 5 A* to C grades including English and Maths. Four students achieved the highest possible level of 10 or more A* grades. In 2015 Calday School received its best A level results since 2010 with a pass rate of 99.2% at A*-E grades. In 2010 the school was inspected and judged Good. Extracurricular Sport The school is the 7th state school for sporting achievement. The top state schools were revealed in the November 2019 edition of School Sport magazine and it places the school in |
1,985 | Bidorpitia columna | Bidorpitia columna is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Loja Province, Ecuador. The wingspan is about 14 mm for males and 27 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is pale ferruginous to the middle and dark brownish ferruginous in the posterior are, with refractive suffusions and rust-brown strigulation (fine streaks). The markings are brown with a rust admixture. The hindwings are cream tinged with orange in the terminal third. Etymology The species name refers to shape of the uncus and is derived from Latin columna (meaning column). References Category:Moths described in 2008 Category:Euliini Category:Moths of South America Category:Taxa named by Józef Razowski |
1,986 | Sleep and breathing | Significant physiologic changes in breathing take place during normal sleep related to alterations in respiratory drive and musculature. Normal Sleep onset Set point of ventilation is different in wakefulness and sleep. pCO2 is higher and ventilation is lower in sleep. Sleep onset in normal subjects is not immediate, but oscillates between arousal, stage I and II sleep before steady NREM sleep is obtained. So falling asleep results in decreased ventilation and a higher pCO2, above the wakefulness set point. On wakefulness, this constitutes an error signal which provokes hyperventilation until the wakefulness set point is reached. When the subject falls asleep, ventilation decreases and pCO2 rises, resulting in hypoventilation or even apnea. These oscillations continue until steady state sleep is obtained. The medulla oblongata controls our respiration. Steady NREM (Non-REM) sleep Ventilation Breathing is remarkably regular, both in amplitude and frequency in steady NREM sleep. Steady NREM sleep has the lowest indices of variability of all sleep stages. Minute ventilation decreases by 13% in steady stage II sleep and by 15% in steady slow wave sleep (Stage III and Stage IV sleep). Mean inspiratory flow is decreased but inspiratory duration and respiratory cycle duration are unchanged, resulting in an overall decreased tidal volume. In a study of 19 healthy adults, the minute ventilation in NREM sleep was 7.18 ± 0.39(SEM) liters/minute compared to 7.66 ± 0.34 liters/minute when awake. Rib cage and abdominal muscle contributions Rib cage contribution to ventilation increases during NREM sleep, mostly by lateral movement, and is detected by an increase in EMG amplitude during breathing. Diaphragm activity is little increased or unchanged and abdominal muscle activity is slightly increased during these sleep stages. Upper airway resistance Airway resistance increases by about 230% during NREM sleep. Elastic and flow resistive properties of the lung do not change during NREM sleep. The increase in resistance comes primarily from the upper airway in the retroepiglottic region. Tonic activity of the pharyngeal dilator muscles of the upper airway decreases during the NREM sleep, contributing to the increased resistance, which is reflected in increased esophageal pressure swings during sleep. The other ventilatory muscles compensate for the increased resistance, and so the airflow decreases much less than the increase in resistance. Arterial blood gases The Arterial blood gasses pCO2 increases by 3-7mmHg, pO2 drops by 3-9mmHg and SaO2 drops by 2% or less. These changes occur despite a reduced metabolic rate, reflected by a 10-20% decrease in O2 consumption, suggesting overall hypoventilation instead of decreased production/metabolism. Pulmonary arterial pressure Periodic oscillations of the pulmonary arterial pressure occur with respiration. Pulmonary arterial systolic and diastolic pressure and PAD increase by 4-5mm in NREM sleep Effects of arousals Induced transient arousal from NREM sleep cause the following: Increase EMG activity of the diaphragm 150%, increased activity of upper airway dilating muscles 250%, increased airflow and tidal volume 160% and decreased upper airway resistance. Steady REM Sleep Ventilation Irregular breathing with sudden changes in both amplitude and frequency at times interrupted by central apneas lasting 10–30 seconds are noted in Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep. (These are |
1,987 | Amarjeet Kushwaha | Amarjeet Kushwaha (alternatively Amarjit Kushwaha) is an Indian activist, lawyer and politician. He is a leader in the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation. He was the national president of the Revolutionary Youth Association in India. Personal life and education Amarjeet Kushwaha was brought up in the Siwan district of Bihar. He attended the M.M.M. PG College, Bhatparrani, Deoria and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Later he got a graduation for a second time with a Bachelor of Laws degree from Gorakhpur University. Kushwaha is married to Maya Devi. Activism During his course in Gorakhpur University, Kushwaha joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation. After completing his course in Uttar Pradesh, he returned to Siwan as a party activist. In Siwan, Kushwaha became an activist for farmer's and dalit's rights and was reported to have become a rival of Mohammad Shahabuddin due to his activism. He has been involved in agitations for poor farmers in getting possession of their land. In 2007, he became the state president of the Revolutionary Youth Association and then its national president in 2010. He was elected to the state committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation in 2012. He was also nominated to contest the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from the Ziradei constituency. Following the nomination, he was arrested in the case of a land dispute and later released in 2016. It was alleged that the arrest had been made on the behest of Mohammad Shahabuddin. During the 2019 Indian general election, Kushwaha worked for the campaign of Amarnath Yadav in the Siwan constituency. References Category:Living people Category:1973 births Category:Activists from Bihar Category:21st-century Indian politicians Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation politicians |
1,988 | Everyday People (novel) | Everyday People is a novel by the American writer Stewart O'Nan. It is set in 1998 in East Liberty and brings together the stories of its residents, mostly African-American during one fateful week in the early fall. The novel centers around Chris "Crest" Tolbert—an eighteen-year-old left paralyzed and haunted by the loss of his best friend after a recent accident—and O'Nan weaves together the lives of friends and family, lovers and strangers, and their emotions, memories, and dreams. References Category:2001 American novels Category:Fiction set in 1998 Category:Novels set in the 1990s Category:Novels set in Pittsburgh |
1,989 | José María de Torrijos y Uriarte | Jose Maria Torrijos y Uriarte (March 20, 1791December 11, 1831), Count of Torrijos, a title granted posthumously by the Queen Governor, also known as General Torrijos, was a Spanish Liberal soldier. He fought in the Spanish War of Independence and after the restoration of absolutism by Ferdinand VII in 1814 he participated in the pronouncement of John Van Halen of 1817 that sought to restore the Constitution of 1812, for which he spent two years in prison until he was released after the triumph of the Riego uprising in 1820. He returned to fight the French when the Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis invaded Spain to restore the absolute power of Ferdinand VII and when those triumphed ending the liberal triennium exiled to England. There he prepared a statement which he himself led, landing on the coast of Malaga from Gibraltar on December 2, 1831, with sixty men accompanying him, but they fell into the trap that had been laid before him by the absolutist authorities and were arrested. Nine days later, on December 11, Torrijos and 48 of his fellow survivors were shot without trial on the beach of San Andres de Málaga, a fact that was immortalized by a sonnet of José de Espronceda entitled To the death of Torrijos and his Companions, 's A la memoria del General Torrijos, and by a famous painting that was painted in 1888 by Antonio Gisbert. "The tragic outcome of his life explains what has happened to history, in all fairness, as a great symbol of the struggle against despotism and tyranny, with the traits of epic nobility and serenity typical of the romantic hero, eternalized in the famous painting by Antonio Gisbert." The city of Malaga erected a monument to Torrijos and his companions in the Plaza de la Merced, next to the birthplace of the painter Pablo Picasso. Under the monument to Torrijos in the middle of the square are the tombs of 48 of the 49 men shot; One of them, British, was buried in the English cemetery (Malaga). Biography Childhood and youth Torrijos was born March 20, 1791, in Madrid to a family of Andalusian bureaucrats in the service of the Monarchy. He was the third of four children born to Cristóbal de Torrijos and Chacón, of Seville, and Maria Petronila Uriarte and Borja, in El Puerto de Santa María. His paternal grandfather, Bernardo de Torrijos, was from Malaga, and belonged to the Royal Council and was prosecutor of the Royal Chancery of Granada. His father was knight of the Order of Carlos III and help of camera of the king Carlos IV. Thanks to the position he held Jose Maria served ten years as the king's page. He immediately decided on a military career and, at the age of thirteen, he entered the Academy of Engineers where he specialized in engineering. War of Independence (1808–1814) Torrijos participation in the War of Independence began the same day that the war began, May 2, 1808. He came to the aid of the officers Luis Daoiz and Pedro Velarde who |
1,990 | The Grissom Gang | The Grissom Gang is a 1971 American crime neo noir directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by Leon Griffiths. The film is the second adaptation of the 1939 novel No Orchids for Miss Blandish by James Hadley Chase; a previous version had been made in Britain in 1948. The cast includes Kim Darby, Scott Wilson, Tony Musante, Robert Lansing, Irene Dailey, Connie Stevens, Wesley Addy, Joey Faye and Ralph Waite. Plot In 1931, a Missourian meat heiress is robbed by three men, who panic after murdering her boyfriend and kidnap her. At their hideout, the three are ambushed and killed by Eddie Hagan, who happened to witness the crime, and the rest of the notorious Grissom Gang. Barbara Blandish is held captive by the gang, including Slim Grissom, a mentally handicapped thug who falls in love with her. Ma Grissom, the gang's boss, sends a ransom note to the girl's father, John P. Blandish, demanding a million dollars for her return. But she has no intention of returning Barbara, and the plan to kill her meets the disapproval of Ma's husband Doc. Private detective Dave Fenner is hired by Barbara's father as weeks go by. After at first insulting Slim as a "halfwit" and repelling his advances, Barbara realizes that the only thing keeping her alive is his desire for her, Slim vowing to kill any gang member who harms her. She reluctantly becomes Slim's lover. Nightclub singer Anna Borg has no idea what became of her boyfriend, one of the kidnappers who got killed. She pulls a gun on Eddie, who lies that Anna's boyfriend ran off with another woman. Anna allows herself to be seduced by Eddie, who then murders two men with knowledge of the crime. Months go by. Fenner, out of ideas, poses as a theatrical agent who can help Anna's singing career. He gets her talking about past criminal associations and learns where the missing girl might be. A furious Eddie kills Anna, then goes after Barbara only to have Slim stab him to death. Ma uses a machine gun to fight police and kills her husband Doc when he tries to surrender. Slim dies in a hail of bullets, but when Barbara weeps over him, her disgusted father walks away. Cast Kim Darby as Barbara Blandish Scott Wilson as Slim Grissom Tony Musante as Eddie Hagan Robert Lansing as Dave Fenner Irene Dailey as Gladys "Ma" Grissom Connie Stevens as Anna Borg Wesley Addy as John P. Blandish Don Keefer as Doc Joey Faye as Woppy Ralph Waite as Mace Production The film was based on the novel No Orchids for Miss Blandish which had been controversial ever since originally published. It had been turned into a controversial British film in 1948. Gene D. Phillips of Loyola University of Chicago wrote that "It is a matter of record that [the novel] No Orchids for Miss Blandish was heavily indebted to Sanctuary for its plot line." Therefore he considers this film to be inspired by Sanctuary. The success of The Dirty Dozen led to |
1,991 | Mr Love & Justice | Mr Love & Justice is the twelfth studio album by folk-rock musician Billy Bragg, and the second to be recorded with his backing band The Blokes. The title is taken from the 1960 novel by Colin MacInnes. Two versions are available on CD. The first is a single-disc album featuring The Blokes, the second is a limited-edition double-disc release. Disc one is the same as the standard issue, but is referred to as Band Version; the second disc, Solo Version, contains the same twelve tracks performed just by Bragg with electric and acoustic guitars. The album was recorded at Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire in March 2007, with additional recordings taken from a session that was recorded at The Butchers Shop, London NW5 in September 2006. The solo version of the album was recorded by Bragg at Mojo Sound Studios in Devon in September 2007. The first single to be released from the album was "I Keep Faith" which was released on limited edition 7" on 17 March 2008. The second single from the album was a double a-side of "The Beach Is Free" and "I Almost Killed You" which was released as a download single on 21 July 2008. Franz Nicolay, of The Hold Steady, listed Mr Love & Justice as one of his favourite albums of 2008. Reception The album so far has a score of 71 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews". Filter gave the album a score of 82 out of 100 and said, "Flourishes of horns add to the traditional band instrumentation, giving Bragg a solid foundation on which to convey his message." Paste gave the album a favorable review and said that "Rather than being a return to form, it’s a leap forward in maturity, depth and nuance." Billboard gave the album a favorable review and said of Bragg, "Whether you prefer him shouting vitriol on the picket line or whispering sweet nothings in the bedroom, you'll find plenty to enjoy here." The Village Voice likewise gave it a favorable review and called it "classic Bragg: frequently fantastic folk-rock that keeps both the faith and your attention." The Boston Globe likewise gave it a favorable review and stated, "Bragg colors his brilliant Cockney-accented discourse with Appalachian folk on the Woody Guthrie-influenced 'O Freedom,' where he protests, 'Freedom, what liberties are taken in thy name?' On 'I Keep Faith,' which features Soft Machine legend Robert Wyatt, he taps classic soul." The Phoenix gave the album three stars out of four and said it isn’t without its misfires [...] but it is Bragg’s most assured statement since hooking up with Wilco a decade ago to give life to lost Woody Guthrie lyrics." The A.V. Club gave the album a B and said that while Bragg "doesn't scale the heights he achieved on earlier albums, at least the mountains are visible from here." Spin gave it a score of seven out of ten and said that "Bragg gets the balance of message and music just about right." Other reviews are pretty average or mixed: Q gave the |
1,992 | Francis Doyle Gleeson | Francis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. (January 17, 1895 – April 30, 1983) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of Fairbanks from 1962 to 1968, previously serving as Vicar Apostolic of Alaska from 1948 to 1962. Life and church Gleeson was born in Carrollton, Missouri, to Charles and Mary (Doyle) Gleason, but later moved with his family to Yakima, Washington. He received his early education at the parochial school of St. Joseph's Church, and attended Marquette Catholic High School before studying at Gonzaga University in Spokane. He entered the Society of Jesus (more commonly known as the Jesuits) in 1912, and studied philosophy at Mount St. Michael Scholasticate in Spokane and theology at St. Francis Xavier in Oña, Spain. Gleeson was ordained to the priesthood in Oña on July 29, 1926. Returning to Washington, he served as rector of Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma. He then served as superior of St. Stanislaus Mission in Lewiston, Idaho; rector of the Jesuit novitiate in Sheridan, Oregon; and superior of St. Mary's Indian Mission in Omak, Washington. On January 8, 1948, Pope Pius XII named him Titular Bishop of Cotenna and Vicar Apostolic of Alaska. He was consecrated a bishop on April 8, 1948, by Archbishop Edward Daniel Howard of Portland. The co-consecrators were Bishops Charles Daniel White of Spokane and Martin Michael Johnson of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. The Diocese of Juneau was established on June 23, 1951, and the area served by Bishop Gleeson was reduced to the northern part of Alaska. On August 8, 1962, Pope Blessed John XXIII named Bishop Gleeson as the first bishop of the Diocese of Fairbanks. From 1962–1965, he attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council. Pope Paul VI accepted his resignation as Bishop of Fairbanks on November 15, 1968, and named him Titual Bishop of Cuicul. References Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Fairbanks Category:1895 births Category:1983 deaths Category:People from Carrollton, Missouri Category:Apostolic vicars of Alaska Category:American Roman Catholic bishops Category:20th-century Roman Catholic bishops Category:Participants in the Second Vatican Council Category:19th-century American Jesuits Category:20th-century American Jesuits Category:Jesuit bishops Category:Catholics from Missouri |
1,993 | NoCGV Eigun | NoCGV Eigun () is a Norwegian Coast Guard vessel. It is part of the Coast Guard Squadron South, based at Haakonsvern Naval Base near Bergen. It is a former fishing trawler. Category:Patrol vessels of the Norwegian Coast Guard Category:Ships built in the Netherlands Category:1959 ships |
1,994 | Protective relay | In electrical engineering, a protective relay is a relay device designed to trip a circuit breaker when a fault is detected. The first protective relays were electromagnetic devices, relying on coils operating on moving parts to provide detection of abnormal operating conditions such as over-current, over-voltage, reverse power flow, over-frequency, and under-frequency. Microprocessor-based digital protection relays now emulate the original devices, as well as providing types of protection and supervision impractical with electromechanical relays. Electromechanical relays provide only rudimentary indication of the location and origin of a fault. In many cases a single microprocessor relay provides functions that would take two or more electromechanical devices. By combining several functions in one case, numerical relays also save capital cost and maintenance cost over electromechanical relays. However, due to their very long life span, tens of thousands of these "silent sentinels" are still protecting transmission lines and electrical apparatus all over the world. Important transmission lines and generators have cubicles dedicated to protection, with many individual electromechanical devices, or one or two microprocessor relays. The theory and application of these protective devices is an important part of the education of a power engineer who specializes in power system protection. The need to act quickly to protect circuits and equipment often requires protective relays to respond and trip a breaker within a few thousandths of a second. In some instances these clearance times are prescribed in legislation or operating rules. A maintenance or testing program is used to determine the performance and availability of protection systems. Based on the end application and applicable legislation, various standards such as ANSI C37.90, IEC255-4, IEC60255-3, and IAC govern the response time of the relay to the fault conditions that may occur. Operation principles Electromechanical protective relays operate by either magnetic attraction, or magnetic induction. Unlike switching type electromechanical relays with fixed and usually ill-defined operating voltage thresholds and operating times, protective relays have well-established, selectable, and adjustable time and current (or other operating parameter) operating characteristics. Protection relays may use arrays of induction disks, shaded-pole, magnets, operating and restraint coils, solenoid-type operators, telephone-relay contacts, and phase-shifting networks. Protective relays can also be classified by the type of measurement they make. A protective relay may respond to the magnitude of a quantity such as voltage or current. Induction relays can respond to the product of two quantities in two field coils, which could for example represent the power in a circuit. "It is not practical to make a relay that develops a torque equal to the quotient of two a.c. quantities. This, however is not important; the only significant condition for a relay is its setting and the setting can be made to correspond to a ratio regardless of the component values over a wide range." Several operating coils can be used to provide "bias" to the relay, allowing the sensitivity of response in one circuit to be controlled by another. Various combinations of "operate torque" and "restraint torque" can be produced in the relay. By use of a permanent magnet in the magnetic circuit, a relay can be |
1,995 | Slovakia national ball hockey team | The Slovakia men's national ball hockey team is the men's national ball hockey team of Slovakia, and a member of the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF). World Championships External links http://www.hokejbal.sk/ ISBHF Official Site Category:Ball hockey Category:Men's sport in Slovakia |
1,996 | Goondiwindi War Memorial | Goondiwindi War Memorial is a heritage-listed war memorial at Marshall Street, Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. The memorial includes a life-sized statue of a Digger (WWI, built in 1922) and memorial gates (WWII, built in 1949). It is also known as Memorial Gates and The Soldiers' Memorial (Digger Statue). It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History The Goondiwindi War Memorial includes a digger statue unveiled 21 September 1922 and a set of gates erected in 1949, as memorials to the First and Second World Wars respectively. The Soldiers' Monument was originally erected in Herbert Street, with an iron fence surrounding the monument. The monument cost and was unveiled on 21 September 1922, by Sir Matthew Nathan, Governor of Queensland, who was in Goondiwindi to observe an eclipse of the sun. It is likely that the monument was erected by a public committee. Although the designer of the monument is unknown, it is possible that it was manufactured in New South Wales. In 1949 the monument was re-sited, presumably at the time the World War 2 Memorial Gates were constructed. More than was spent on transferring the monument to the park site and erecting the gates. The gates were erected by the Goondiwindi War Memorial Committee, and were unveiled in April 1949 by Sir Thomas William Glasgow. At the completion of the ceremony the keys of the gates were handed to Alderman F Vetter, symbolic of the town accepting responsibility and custody of the memorial. The designer of the gates is also unknown. Description The Goondiwindi War Memorial is located at the western end of Goondiwindi's main street, in the south-eastern corner of the Goondiwindi Memorial Park. The memorial consists of a Digger monument (WWI) and memorial gates (WWII). The monument rises to approximately six metres and is centrally placed within a generous square enclosure whose boundaries are defined by poplar trees, hedges, silky oaks and figs. The monument is axially aligned with the memorial gates, which truncate the street corner. The monument framed by the gates with a backdrop of poplar trees creates an impressive formal tableau. The monument consists of a life-sized grey sandstone Digger on a red and grey polished granite column, which sits on a polished blocked trachyte pedestal and a stepped concrete base. The pedestal has gilt inscriptions, and the column has a grey granite base and capital with a red granite shaft. The Digger stands with his left foot forward, holding the top of the rifle barrel in his right hand. The memorial gates are formed with sandstone pillars and decorative steel gates, and comprise a central gateway flanked by two smaller gateways. The pillars have sandstone nibs, and are topped with rectilinear octagonal light fittings. The gates have circular motifs and crests. The monument is well-crafted in fine materials, and the formal tableau of the monument and poplars framed by the gates makes a strong aesthetic contribution to the Goondiwindi townscape. Heritage listing Goondiwindi War Memorial was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the |
1,997 | Botanischer Garten Marburg | The Botanischer Garten Marburg (20 hectares), also known as the Neuer Botanischer Garten Marburg, is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Marburg, located on Karl-von-Frisch-Straße, Marburg, Hesse, Germany, and open daily. An admission fee is charged. The garden was created between 1961-1977 to replace the Alter Botanischer Garten Marburg, dating from 1810. Its construction involved movement of some 80,000 m³ of earth, creating a pond and a brook about 1 km long, as well as a major effort to build greenhouses. The garden was inaugurated in June 1977 to celebrate the university's 450th anniversary. Outdoor areas of the garden are organized as follows: Alpinum - rock garden representing plants from the high mountains of Europe, western Asia, the Himalayas, Australia, and New Zealand. Arboretum - focusing on conifers, including Sequoiadendron giganteum and Metasequoia glyptostroboides, as well as alders, ash, birches, ginkgos, hazels, maples, oaks, deciduous poplars, sycamores, and willows, representing both native and exotic species. Burial mounds - bronze age graves. Fern collection - 80 fern species. Forest - spring-blooming plants including Anemone, Gagea, Iris, Narcissus, Pulsatilla, Scilla, and Tulipa. Heather and rhododendron garden - numerous heather and rhododendron species including Calluna vulgaris, Erica carnea, Erica cinerea, and Erica tetralix. Medicinal and useful plants - including cereals and other carbohydrates, succulents, vegetables, fiber plants, tobacco plants, rubber plants, and dye plants. Systematic garden - representatives of seed plant families organized by biological classification In addition, the garden's greenhouses cover total area of 1,700 square meters as follows: tropical house (545 m², 12 m height); Canary Islands house (182 m² + 82 m², 7 m); tropical crop house (182 m², 7 m) with plants including Ananas comosus and Coffea arabica; Amazon house (123 m², 6 m) containing aquatic plants of the Amazon region including Bruguiera sexangula and Victoria amazonica; tropical fern house (182 m², 7 m); succulent house (227 m², 7 m); Australian outback house (182 m², 7 m); and carnivorous plant house (not open to the public). See also Alter Botanischer Garten Marburg List of botanical gardens in Germany References Botanischer Garten Marburg Horst Becker: Der Alte Botanische Garten in Marburg an der Lahn (Die Blauen Bücher), Königstein 1997, . Volker Melzheimer, Hans Christian Weber: Führer durch den Botanischen Garten der Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg 1995. Marburg. Botanischer Garten der Phillips-Universität in: Loki Schmidt (ed.): Die botanischen Gärten in Deutschland, Hamburg (Hoffmann und Campe) 1997, pages 221-224. Rudolf Schmitz: Zur Geschichte des Botanischen Gartens der Philippina in: Deutsche Apotheker-Zeitung, Band 17 (1977), pages 836-842. Rudolf Schmitz: Die Naturwissenschaften an der Philipps-Universität Marburg 1527-1977, Marburg 1978. Ingeborg Unterhalt-Schüler: Georg Wilhelm Franz Wenderoth (1774–1861). Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Botanik an der Universität Marburg, Darmstadt (Hessische Historische Kommission) 1989. Category:Botanical gardens in Germany Category:Gardens in Hesse |
1,998 | William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison | William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison (1614 – 29 September 1643) was an English knight, Irish peer, and Cavalier soldier who was fatally wounded leading a cavalry attack at the storming of Bristol. Early life and family Villiers was the eldest son of Sir Edward Villiers, a half-brother of the influential George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, by his marriage to Barbara St John (c. 1592–1672) a daughter of Sir John St John, of Lydiard Tregoze. His maternal grandmother, Lucy Hungerford, had been a daughter of Sir Walter Hungerford of Farleigh Castle. Apart from being a nephew of Buckingham, the young Villiers had two other uncles at court, John Villiers, 1st Viscount Purbeck, and Kit Villiers, 1st Earl of Anglesey, and an aunt, the Countess of Denbigh, who was Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Henrietta Maria. His grandfather, Sir George Villiers, had died in 1606, but as a child he knew his step-grandmother Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham (c. 1570–1632). Life Villiers grew up mostly in London, where his father held offices of profit under the Crown. In 1617, Sir Edward was promoted to Master of the Mint, a post which gave him rooms at the Tower of London. On 23 June 1623, when his childless great-uncle Oliver St John (1559–1630) was created Viscount Grandison in the peerage of Ireland, the honour was made subject to a special remainder that it would be inherited by the heirs male of St John's niece Barbara Villiers. This had the effect of making the nine-year old Villiers the heir to the peerage. His father, Sir Edward Villiers, died in Ireland in September 1626, while serving as Lord President of Munster, and his great-uncle died on 30 December 1630, whereupon Villiers became the second Lord Grandison. He inherited some property from both. In 1638 the king knighted Grandison at Windsor, together with the Prince of Wales and Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin. He was a friend of Edward Hyde, who in a eulogy reported that "he had sometimes indulged so much to the Corrupt opinion of Honour, as to venture himself in Duels". In 1639, Grandison married Mary Bayning, then aged fourteen, one of the daughters of the late Lord Bayning, who was heiress to a fortune of £180,000, and the next year they had a daughter, Barbara Villiers, who was christened on 27 November 1640 at St Margaret's, Westminster. A strong supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War, which broke out in August 1642, Grandison spent his fortune on horses and equipment for a regiment of Cavaliers in support of the king. On 23 October 1642, Grandison's regiment was on the royalists' left wing at the Battle of Edgehill. During the fighting, the king's standard-bearer, Sir Edmund Verney, was killed, and the royal standard captured. Three of Grandison's men, led by John Smith, recovered it, and Smith was knighted on the field, becoming the last knight banneret created in England. Grandison gave him a troop to lead and promoted him to major. At the storming of Bristol, on 26 July 1643, |
1,999 | Tian Xian Pei | Tian Xian Pei (), sometimes translated as Fairy Couple, is a Chinese legend that existed in oral tradition before any written versions. It has since become a major subject of several Chinese opera, films and TV series. Story The seven daughters of the Jade Emperor travel to the mortal world. The youngest of the seven fairy maidens was in search of her lost weaving equipment and her "coat of feathers," without which she was unable to fly. Another version of the story states that the seventh fairy's feather coat was actually stolen by a mortal named Dong Yong, advised by one of his cattle who happened to be an exiled fairy as well and disguised as a normal, aged bull. During the stay, the maiden falls in love with Dong Yong. He is a poor worker who had sold himself into servitude to pay for his father's funeral. With help of the other fairies, the seventh fairy managed to weave ten pieces of brocade for Dong Yong to pay off his debt, shortening his indenture to 100 days. Before the couple can begin their life together, the Jade Emperor orders his daughters to return home. However, he is kind enough to allow the couple to reunite once a year on the 七夕 (the 7th Evening) -- later known as the traditional Chinese Qixi Festival -- by crossing the Milky Way. In memory of this story, ancient Chinese astrologers named two prominent stars that stand at a distance from each other 牛郎, "cowherd man," and 織女, "weaving girl." These are the stars Altair in the constellation Aquila and Vega in Lyra. Characters Dong Yong (董永) The Seventh Fairy (七仙女) See also The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd Icarus Tanabata The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (輝夜姬) The Seventh Fairy a reinterpretation of the myth made by Angelo Paratico in a book published in Hong Kong in 2017 by Lascar Publishing. The Fairy and the Woodcutter and Jaka Tarub and the Seven Apsaras, respectively a Korean and an Indonesian folktale similar to Tian Xian Pei. Pernikahan Nawangsih Ayashi no Ceres Adaptations The story has been performed numerous times in Peking opera, Cantonese opera and other Chinese operas. Films Television series Category:Tian Xian Pei Category:Love stories |
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