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800 | Harry Glickman | Harry Glickman (born May 13, 1924) is a retired American journalist, promoter, and sports executive. He was one of the founders of the Portland Trail Blazers, and was the team's president from 1987 to 1994. Glickman is considered as the "father" of professional sports in Oregon. Early life and career Glickman grew up in the Great Depression Portland, son of Polish immigrant Bessie, who worked in the lady’s garment industry, and Glickman also had a job as a paperboy. Bessie would trade letters in Yiddish with her family in Wysokie until 1939, when the Nazis invaded the country, and sent Glickman's relatives to the Treblinka extermination camp. Glickman played basketball at Lincoln High School, where he graduated in 1941. Afterwards Glickman enrolled at the University of Oregon, from which he graduated in 1948 with a degree in journalism. He had plans to become a sportswriter, and served as the campus correspondent for The Oregonian, the director of the university’s athletic news bureau, and wrote for the school paper as well as The Register-Guard. Glickman left college to enlist for World War II, spending three years at the 12th Armored Division of the 7th Army. After returning to Oregon, he graduated in 1948. While a student at Oregon, he became a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity (he was president of the fraternity in his senior year) and an editor of the alumni magazine, Old Oregon. When a job offer at The Oregonian fell through, Glickman took to promoting sporting events. Opening a company named Oregon Attractions, Glickman began with boxing matches, and branched off into show business events. In 1955, he promoted a Pacific Northwest tour for Judy Garland, but once she refused to appear on stage for the last concert in Spokane, Washington, Glickman got so irritated he swore to only work with sports. Afterwards, Glickman's achievements included preseason games for National Football League teams at Portland’s Multnomah Stadium, games by the Harlem Globetrotters and post-season NBA All-Star games at the newly opened Memorial Coliseum. In 1960, he was one of the founders of the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League, a now-defunct minor hockey league (and one of several leagues to bear that name). The Buckaroos were one of the most successful franchises in minor league hockey history, winning three WHL championships, and playing in three others, during their 13 years in the Western Hockey League. (The WHL would fold in 1974, largely as a result of losing major market teams in Los Angeles and Vancouver to the National Hockey League (NHL) and others, including Denver and Phoenix, to the World Hockey Association (which later merged with the NHL). The Buckaroos ultimately folded in 1975, after moving to a different league. Portland Trail Blazers Glickman was interested in creating a basketball team in Portland as soon as a bond for the Memorial Coliseum was passed in 1954. While the NBA refused his offer, in 1959 Glickman negotiated with Abe Saperstein to have a team on his American Basketball League, but the league folded before he could do so. |
801 | Vzemi ali pusti | Vzemi ali pusti ("Take It or Leave It") is the Slovenian version of Deal or No Deal, which is produced by POP TV. The show originally had a top prize of 15,000,000 tolarjev (about US$82,000), but it has changed to €70,000 (about US$97,000) since Slovenia's switch to the euro on New Year's Day, 2007. Case Values (new) Case Values (old) External links Vzemi ali pusti Category:Deal or No Deal Category:2005 Slovenian television series debuts Category:2007 Slovenian television series endings Category:Slovenian television series Category:2000s Slovenian television series |
802 | Microbial desalination cell | A microbial desalination cell (MDC) is a biological electrochemical system that implements the use of electro-active bacteria to power desalination of water in situ, resourcing the natural anode and cathode gradient of the electro-active bacteria and thus creating an internal supercapacitor. Available water supply has become a worldwide endemic as only .3% of the earth's water supply is usable for human consumption, while over 99% is sequestered by oceans, glaciers, brackish waters, and biomass. Current applications in electrocoagulation, such as microbial desalination cells, are able to desalinate and sterilize formerly unavailable water to render it suitable for safe water supply. Microbial desalination cells stem from microbial fuel cells, deviating by no longer requiring the use of a mediator and instead relying on the charged components of the internal sludge to power the desalination process. Microbial desalination cells therefore do not require additional bacteria to mediate the catabolism of the substrate during biofilm oxidation on the anodic side of the capacitor. MDCs and other bio-electrical systems are favored over reverse osmosis, nanofiltration and other desalination systems due to lower costs, energy and environmental impacts associated with bio-electrical systems. MDC Structure An MDC is constructed similarly to a microbial fuel cell by including two chambers with two electrodes, an anode and a cathode, in addition to both a third chamber separated by an anion exchange membrane (AEM) and cation exchange membrane (CEM), and a peripheral, external circuit that is responsible for aerobic and anaerobic processes at each respective electrode. Organic matter from the sludge proliferates in the anode chamber and creates a biofilm that generates an electric current. The biofilm thus begins to oxidize the pollutants in the sludge by strictly adhering to the anode, freeing both electrons and protons from the bio-sludge, creating a current of atoms that are collected by the electrodes through circuit transportation. Electrical current is produced by the potential difference generated between the anode and cathode due to the aerobic nature of the cathode chamber. Applications Seawater desalination MDCs are utilized in seawater desalination by primarily acting as a precursor treatment for electrodialysis (ED) due to the inefficiency in salinity removal due to biofouling and membrane scaling by the complex ion composition. Studies show that efficacy of MDC systems diminish over 5000 hours due to membrane scaling such as calcium and potassium accumulation, increasing ohmic resistance and reducing ion exchange through the membrane. However, by utilizing MDCs as a precursor treatment for electrodialysis, results show that system time is reduced by 25% and energy expenditure decreases by 45.3%. Reduction in external resistance increases desalination efficiency to as high as 74%, as demonstrated in upflow microbial desalination cells (UMDC), but increased membrane scaling on the ion exchange membranes by calcium and magnesium accumulation, resulting in a higher internal ohmic resistance and decrease in overall desalination of seawater. With the application of an osmotic MFC (OsMFC) in conjunction with the UMDC as an initial pretreatment of biosolid removal and desalination, 85% of oxygen demand and approximately 97% of salts was reduced after secondary treatment. Subsequent treatment by traditional BES systems such |
803 | Shusha Guppy | Shushā Guppy (; née Shamsi Assār (); 24 December 1935 – 21 March 2008) was a writer, editor and, under the name of "Shusha", a singer of Persian and Western folk songs. She lived in London from the early 1960s. Early life Her father, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad-Kāzem Assār (), was a distinguished Shia theologian and Professor of Philosophy at University of Tehran. At age 17 Shusha was sent to Paris, where she studied Oriental languages and philosophy, and also trained as an opera singer. In Paris she encountered artists, writers and poets such as Louis Aragon, José Bergamín, Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. She was encouraged by Jacques Prévert to record an album of Persian folk songs. She married the writer and explorer Nicholas Guppy in 1961. They had two sons, Darius and Constantine Guppy, and were divorced in 1976. At the time of her marriage she moved to London, where she became fluent in English; she was already fluent in Persian and French. Guppy wrote articles for major publications in both Britain and America. She also began singing and acting professionally. Singer Guppy's first British release, in 1971, was an album of traditional Persian music, complementing her first album released in France fourteen years earlier. By now, influenced by the Folk Revival, she was writing and singing some of her own songs, as well as covering the works of many contemporary singer-songwriters. She gave successful concerts in Britain, America and continental Europe, and appeared on television and radio programmes. She gave concerts in the Netherlands and Belgium in 1975 with Lori Lieberman and Dimitri van Toren. She contributed music (in collaboration with G.T. Moore) and narrated the 1973 documentary film Bakhtiari Migration - The sheep must live. In 1976 this film was more than doubled in length and her narration was replaced by James Mason and it was released as People of the Wind. The following year the film was nominated for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar and also for a Golden Globe. The film follows the annual migration of the nomadic Bakhtiari tribes in southern Iran. The soundtrack was later released in the USA. How much she contributed to the film is in dispute. According to Shusha Guppy herself: "What has saddened me, and frankly made me angry, is not the money — as I said I wanted to make the film and financial rewards were not my aim — but the fact that all the credits were taken from me on People of the Wind of which the idea, the production, and the text were mine." Discography All are vinyl LPs except where noted. The years given are for the first release. Chansons d'Amour Persanes (7" EP 1957) Persian Love Songs and Mystic Chants (1971) Song of Long-time Lovers (1972) Shusha (1974) This is the Day (1974) Before the Deluge (1975) People of the Wind (1977) From East to West (1978) Here I Love You (1980) La Fortune (1980 - cassette) Lovely in the Dances: Songs of Sydney Carter (1981) Durable Fire (1983) Strange Affair (1986) Refugee (1995 |
804 | Tono River | The Tono River is the main river in Oecusse District, an exclave of East Timor. The river flows north, through the center of the district into the Sawu Sea, reaching the sea near Lifau. The area is the main rice producing place in Oecusse. In June 2017 the Noefefan Bridge was inaugurated over the Tono River. The 380-meter-long bridge connects Citrana, Passabe and other isolated regions west of the Tono River to the regional capital of Pante Macassar, providing them permanent access to markets, the ferry and airport, even on the rainy season (November to April). References Wheeler, T. (2004) East Timor. Footscray, VIC; Lonely Planet. Category:Rivers of East Timor Category:Oecusse Municipality |
805 | Powiercie-Kolonia | Powiercie-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koło, within Koło County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. The village has a population of 440. References Powiercie-Kolonia |
806 | Lyric Suite | Lyric Suite may refer to: Lyric Suite (Berg), a six-movement work for string quartet by Alban Berg (1925–26) Lyric Suite (Grieg), an orchestration of four of the six piano pieces from Book V of Edvard Grieg's Lyric Pieces, Op. 54 Lyric Suite, Op. 30, a four-movement work for string trio by Bernard Stevens (1958) Lyric Suite, a four-movement work for euphonium and wind ensemble by Donald H. White (1978) Lyric Suite, a work for bassoon and piano by Thomas Dunhill Lyric Suite, a work by Ferenc Szabó Lyric Suite, a five-movement work by Robert Morris (composer) Lyric Suite, a four-movement work by Walter Hartley Lyric Suite, Op. 51, a four-movement work for cello and piano by Leevi Madetoja (1922) Lyric Suite, a seven-movement work for piano trio by Gloria Coates (1993/96) Lyric Suite No. 2, a work for flute, cello and piano by Gloria Coates (2002) Lyric Suite for Sextet, an album for piano, vibraphone and string quartet by Chick Corea and Gary Burton (1983) Lyric Suite, a series of ink-on-rice-paper drawings by Robert Motherwell (1965) Lyric Suite, a play by Frank Corsaro Lyric Suite, a dance by Anna Sokolow (1953) |
807 | Klaus Nomi (album) | Klaus Nomi is the debut album by German countertenor Klaus Nomi. Track listing Side one "Keys of Life" (Klaus Nomi) – 2:26 "Lightning Strikes" (Lou Christie, Twyla Herbert) – 2:59 "The Twist" (Hank Ballard) – 3:10 "Nomi Song" (Kristian Hoffman) – 2:47 "You Don't Own Me" (John Medora, David White) – 3:39 Side two "The Cold Song" (Henry Purcell, John Dryden) – 4:03 "Wasting My Time" (Klaus Nomi, Scott Woody) – 4:16 "Total Eclipse" (Kristian Hoffman) – 3:29 "Nomi Chant" (Man Parrish) – 1:53 "Samson and Delilah (Aria)" (Camille Saint-Saëns) – 3:43 Personnel Ron Johnsen: Producer Klaus Nomi: Lead & background vocals Julie Berger, Jon Corbet, Scott Woody: Background vocals Jon Cobert: Synthesizer, keyboards Scott Woody: Guitar Rick Pascual: Bass Guitar Daniel Elfassy: Drums Michael Frondelli: Engineer and Mixer Michael Halsband: Cover photograph References Category:1981 debut albums Category:Klaus Nomi albums Category:RCA Records albums |
808 | Mandoto (district) | Mandoto is a district of Vakinankaratra in Madagascar. References Category:Districts of Madagascar |
809 | Gunung Tua | Gunung Tua is a town in North Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the seat (capital) of North Padang Lawas Regency. Gunung Tua is a district which is also the administrative center (capital city) North Padang Lawas Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Formerly Gunung Tua is a district (part of South Tapanuli Regency). And finally on July 17, 2007 Gunung Tua endorsed as the capital of North Padang Lawas Regency (which is a formerly part of the District of South Tapanuli Regency). Category:Populated places in North Sumatra Category:Regency seats of North Sumatra |
810 | Puerto Rico Soccer League Regular Season Cup | The Puerto Rico Soccer League Regular Season Cup, first played in 2008, is an annual league competition for Puerto Rico Soccer League. The top four teams advance to the PlayOff cup. History Puerto Rico Soccer League Regular Season Champions by Season 2008 Puerto Rico Soccer League Regular Season The 2008 Puerto Rico Soccer League season is the first season that the league has been held. It had eight teams playing and the top four teams advanced to the PlayOffs cup, where semi-final matches were played to determine the teams moving to the championship game. This year, the Sevilla FC Bayamón won both the Regular Season and the PlayOffs cup. The team them took both cups to Spain and gave them to tha main club Sevilla FC in a ceremony at the star of La Liga. 2009 Puerto Rico Soccer League Regular Season The 2009 Puerto Rico Soccer League season saw the addition of a ninth team, the Bayamón FC, which ended up winning the PlayOffs cup. Nevertheless, the CA River Plate Ponce had an undefeated season, winning the Regular Season cup. 2010 Puerto Rico Soccer League Regular Season The 2010 season was suspended. In its place, the Súper Copa DirectTV was held to determine Puerto Rico's representatives at the 2011 CFU Club Championship. 2011 Puerto Rico Soccer League Regular Season During the 2011 Puerto Rico Soccer League season, several teams decided not to compete. The total number of team playing was reduced to six. Out of the nine teams that played the 2009 season, only three remained. The 2011 expansion team was FC Leones de Ponce, which ended up winning the PlayOffs cup. The other two teams (Mayagüez FC & Puerto Rico United SC) had already played the 2010 cup. The Sevilla FC Juncos won its second Regular Season cup. * Mayagüez FC (fifth placed) replaced the fourth placed Puerto Rico United SC in the PlayOffs cup as PR United SC had been suspended by PRSL. See also Puerto Rican Football Federation Puerto Rico national football team Puerto Rico U-20 national football team Liga Nacional de Futbol de Puerto Rico Association Football in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders References External links Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol Futbol de Puerto Rico Regular Category:Defunct football competitions in Puerto Rico |
811 | Katsuta High School | is a public school in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It accommodates approximately 600 students that are in their final three years of education. It was built in 1973 to accommodate for the outburst of children needing education in Hitachinaka. It is regulated by the Ibaraki Prefecture council. Katsuta High School has facilities such as computer labs, a library, a gymnasium and sports clubs. It is considered by the community to be of high standard education. Katsuta High School teaches English and other foreign studies. In 2009, a University teacher from America spoke in front of students interested in going overseas to study. External links School website Category:High schools in Japan Category:Schools in Ibaraki Prefecture |
812 | Psalm 82 | Psalm 82 is the 82nd psalm in the biblical Book of Psalms, subtitled "A Psalm of Asaph". In the Greek Septuagint version of the Bible, and in its Latin translation in the Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 81 in a slightly different numbering system. Uses Judaism Psalm 82 is the psalm of the day in the Shir Shel Yom on Tuesday. It is recited on Hoshana Rabbah. Verse 1 is part of Mishnah Talmud 7:4 and is found in Pirkei Avot Chapter 3, no. 7. Christianity Jesus quotes verse 6 in John : I said, "You are gods". Jesus uses this text to assert that he is not blaspheming when he calls himself the Son of God. The second part of verse 6: All of you are sons of the Most High does not appear in the text quoted by John. Quoting Bishop Westcott, the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges says of this text: "The fact that it was possible for men so to represent God as to be called gods or divine was a foreshadowing of the Incarnation. 'There lay already in the Law the germ of the truth which Christ announced, the union of God and man'.” Contextual interpretation This passage was produced in the context of the ancient Hebrews, and their Ancient Near Eastern environment. sets the scene for the divine council paradigm present throughout scripture, which is central to the work of Jesus Christ. " 'Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone, when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?' " "Morning stars" and "sons of God" were ancient Hebrew and Ancient Near East motifs for angels, or the divine council referred to here in Psalm 82. has "sons of God" who illicitly sire the Nephilim. has "Day star" and v13 "the stars of God". Both of which are polemics against Satan, the chief rebel of the sons of God. Hence one interpretation of Psalm 82, is that God is holding court in the divine council of the elohim (gods), and sentencing them for their malpractice after assigning the postdiluvian nations to their liege, after the Tower of Babel apostasy, in . In , Jesus alludes directly to Psalm 82, where the elohim (gods) receive the word of God in the form of judgment and condemnation. Against his accusers Jesus was appealing to the precedent already established in their Torah, which referred to God's holy ones, or his divine council, as "gods" (elohim). See also Territorial Spirit References Bibliography External links in Hebrew and English - Mechon-mamre King James Bible - Wikisource 082 |
813 | Henry Andrade Harben | Henry Andrade Harben FSA (12 August 1849 - 18 August 1910) was a barrister, insurance company director, politician, and historian of London. His highly regarded book, A Dictionary of London, was published posthumously in 1917. Early life and family Henry Harben was born at Hounslow, Middlesex, on 12 August 1849 to Sir Henry Harben (1823-1911), chairman of the Prudential Assurance Company, and his wife Ann, née Such. He graduated from the University College London in 1868. He married Mary Frances James in 1873. Their son was the politician and supporter of women's suffrage, Henry Devenish Harben. They had five other children. Career Harben was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1871. In 1879, he followed his father into the Prudential as a director and was chairman of the company from 1907 until his death. Public positions In 1878, Harben became a freeman of the City of London. Harben entered local politics as a member of the Paddington Vestry and from 1900 for the successor Paddington Borough Council, and he was Mayor of Paddington in 1902–03. He was a Moderate Party member of the London County Council, first elected to represent Paddington (South) in 1898 and re-elected twice, retaining his seat until 1907. He was chairman of the Central Hospital Council of London and in 1897 joined the board of St Mary's Hospital. He was chairman from 1903 and then held various other positions at the hospital. He was a justice of the peace for Buckinghamshire and the County of London. History Harben was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1893 and became a member of the Sussex Archaeological Society in 1894. Around 1888, Harben began to compile a new edition of John Stow's Survey of London (1598) but progress was very slow and that objective was abandoned after C.L. Kingsford's new edition of Stow appeared in 1908 and Harben decided to turn his book into a dictionary of London instead. The book was still unfinished at the time of his death and was eventually completed by his friend I.I. Greaves and published posthumously in 1917 as A Dictionary of London. It deals only with the City of London. Death and legacy Harben died on 18 August 1910 at 29 Wimpole Street, London, following complications after surgery. His address at the time of his death was Newland Park, Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, and Hertfordshire. He left an estate of £349,845. Harben left his collection of around 2,000 items relating to the history of Greater London to the London County Council. Selected publications A Dictionary of London: Being notes topographical and historical relating to the streets and principal buildings in the city of London ... With six plans. H. Jenkins, London, 1918 [1917]. (Edited by I. I. Greaves) References External links http://jot101.com/2015/08/henry-harben-and-his-dictionary-of-london/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120417063744/http://www.motco.com/Harben/ Category:1849 births Category:1910 deaths Category:English barristers Category:Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Category:Historians of London Category:Freemen of the City of London Category:Mayors of Paddington Category:Members of London County Council Category:Prudential plc people Category:Businesspeople in insurance Category:Harben family Category:English justices of the peace |
814 | List of people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick | This is a list of notable people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick. Although not everyone in this list was born in Gloucester County, they all live or have lived in Gloucester County and have had significant connections to the communities. This article does not include People from Bathurst as they have their own wiki page. Members of the House of Assembly of New Brunswick The House of Assembly of New Brunswick was, between 1784 and 1968, founded on a representative democracy based on a county system. This list, from MacMillan (reference below), is of Members elected in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, which was originated in 1827 on the partition of Northumberland County, New Brunswick. Cabinet members seem to be indicated in MacMillan's list by the prenominal Honourable. Other people from Gloucester County See also List of people from New Brunswick References Bibliography * People Gloucester |
815 | Only the Ring Finger Knows | is the title of a shōnen-ai light novel series written by Satoru Kannagi. It was made into a manga illustrated by Hotaru Odagiri, which has been licensed in the United States by Digital Manga Publishing. Plot In the school that Wataru Fujii goes to, when one wears matching rings on their right middle finger it is a sign of friendship, a ring on the right ring finger means single, and to wear matching rings on the left ring finger means a couple. One day Wataru accidentally switches rings with the very kind, handsome, popular senior, Yuichi Kazuki, because for some strange twist, their rings match. For reasons that Wataru doesn't understand, Yuichi becomes uncharacteristically mean to Wataru. After this strange incident, Wataru and Kazuki happened to meet more often, starting an electric relationship around the matching rings. Wataru starts to wonder why Yuichi's mood towards him switches to sweet-teasing to evil: is it because he just can't stand him or is it because he actually loves him? This meeting of two students that everything seems to oppose, will led to the birth of an unexpected secret that only the ring finger knows. Characters In Manga and Novel Wataru Fujii The typical impulsive, brash high school student, with normal teenage problems. His life is turned upside down, however, after a fateful encounter with senior, Yuichi Kazuki who he finds wears a ring identical to his. Yuichi Kazuki A popular upperclassman, with a reputation of being a gentleman. He always gives a girl a proper let down. Generally seen as a kind person, his cutting remarks bewilder Wataru, whom he treats with contempt. Karin Fujii Wataru's younger sister. They look so much alike that people often mistake them as twins. She goes to an all-girls school and through strange circumstances, people think she and Yuichi have a relationship. Kawamura Wataru's classmate and class friend. He has a crush on Mai Tachibana, the hottest girl in their class and is slightly resentful of Yuichi for "stealing" her away. Touko Yuichi's older cousin. Toko runs a jewelry shop, Parfait, and was the person who made Yuichi's ring. She enjoys going places with Yuichi to "show him off". Mai Tachibana The hottest girl in the class. She has a big crush on Yuichi and rejected Kawamura because of it. Takako Kazuki Yuichi's little niece who comes to visit him on his birthday. She has a dog. She gets "engaged" to Wataru accidentally. Only In Novel Miho Ookusa Pretty, popular first-year student who finds Wataru's ring and seems to show an interest in him. She is used to having guys notice her good looks and attempts to use her charm on Wataru, however he remains unaffected. To get his ring back, she tells Wataru that he must become friends with her, so they spend a large amount of time together and rumors about the two spread. It is later revealed that she stole Wataru's ring in the first place to cause him trouble because she had secretly been in love with Kazuki and had found out about their |
816 | Ecatzingo | Ecatzingo is a small town and municipality, in Mexico State in Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 54.71 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 8247. References Category:Municipalities of the State of Mexico Category:Populated places in the State of Mexico |
817 | Zeke Wilson | Frank Ealton "Zeke" Wilson (December 24, 1869 – April 26, 1928) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball from 1895 to 1899, for the Boston Beaneaters, Cleveland Spiders and St. Louis Perfectos. References External links Category:Major League Baseball pitchers Category:Boston Beaneaters players Category:Cleveland Spiders players Category:St. Louis Perfectos players Category:Montgomery Colts players Category:Easton Dutchmen players Category:Pottsville Colts players Category:New Bedford Whalers (baseball) players Category:Cleveland Lake Shores players Category:Atlanta Firemen players Category:Atlanta Crackers players Category:Montgomery Senators players Category:New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players Category:People from Benton, Alabama Category:Baseball players from Alabama Category:19th-century baseball players Category:1869 births Category:1928 deaths |
818 | İstersen Remixes | İstersen Remixes is the first remix album by Cypriot-Turkish singer Buray. It was released on 30 October 2015 by Sony Music. Release and content Following the high demands for a remix album after the release of his first studio album 1 Şişe Aşk, Buray released remixed versions of the album's lead single, "İstersen", as an album on digital platforms. The song was written by Gözde Ançel, and composed by Buray together with Ançel. Seven different remixes for "İstersen" were included in the album. DJs Mahmut Orhan, Serhat Karadağ, Soner Babutsa, Sunstroke, Kougan Ray, G.E.M.N.I and Levent Aydın created these altered versions. Track listing Charts Release history References Category:2015 remix albums Category:Turkish-language albums Category:Sony Music remix albums |
819 | Kung Ikaw Ay Isang Panaginip | Kung Ikaw Ay Isang Panaginip () is a 2002 Filipino romantic comedy and fantasy film directed by Wenn Deramas and produced by Star Cinema. The cast was led by Jolina Magdangal, with Leandro Muñoz and Rafael Rosell in his introducing film. It is Magdangal's first solo starring film and her first and only film opposite Muñoz and Rosell. Cast Main cast Jolina Magdangal as Rosalie Leandro Muñoz as Eric Rafael Rosell as Paolo Special participation Nida Blanca as Fairy Supporting cast John Lapus as Sugar Kaye Abad as Peachy Boboy Garovillo as Felipe Eugene Domingo as Josie Denise Joaquin as Beauty Rio Locsin as Helen Aljon Valdenibro as Niño Others Karla Estrada as Bebang/Bisaya Justine Cuyugan as Wen/Ilokano Marvin Martinez as Shawie Michael Pamular as Age Athenea Pla as Korinna Nicole Hofer as Silk sister Cy Jaravata as Silk sister Don Laurel as Gym instructor boyfriend Roderick Lindayag as Pulis boyfriend Justine Estacio as Beauty's new boyfriend JR Luzarraga as Sugar's boyfriend Christian Santino as Mall guy Ced Torrecarion as Church guy Cj Tolentino as Bar guy Kathy Despa as Bar girl Julie Ann Cañeda as Billboard girl Reception Box office The film was commercially successful. On its opening day, Kung Ikaw Ay Isang Panaginip registered the highest box office receipts compared to its competitions. For the box office success of the film, Magdangal received the citation Princess of Philippine Movies in the 33rd Box Office Entertainment Awards. Critical response The film received positive reviews from moviegoers and film critics with Butch Francisco of the Philippine Star saying "Kung Ikaw ay Isang Panaginip... is a fun movie to watch. Call it baduy if you wish, but we cannot close our eyes to the fact that it is a decently-made movie ... it is a very small movie with an obviously tight budget but I do appreciate the fact that it is inventive, creative and very energetic – with its every scene well-planned and well-thought of... It is a far cry from those usual small-budgeted run-of-the-mill Tagalog pictures that are downright stupid and assault the sensibilities of the viewers... Kung Ikaw ay Isang Panaginip is cute, fun and perky. More importantly, it stresses old positive values and traits that are so sorely lacking in most of our films today." The film also marks Magdangal's first film without her long time screen partner Marvin Agustin, of which the team up has produced successful films in the past in F.L.A.M.E.S.: The Movie (1997), Kung Ayaw Mo, Huwag Mo! (1998), Labs Kita... Okey Ka Lang? (1998), and Hey Babe! (1999). Despite this, Magdangal's pairing with Rosell and Munoz in Kung Ikaw Ay Isang Panaginip received positive feedbacks from moviegoers. Soundtrack Panaginip Music: Lorie Ilustre Words: Dennis Garcia Arranger: Isaias Nalasa Performer: Jolina Magdangal Ay, Ay, Ay Pag-Ibig Composer: Norman Caraan Performer: Denise Joaquin Note: Panaginip was later included in Magdangal's compilation album Jolina: Platinum Hits Collection released on 2002 by Star Music. Notes The film marks Nida Blanca's last film after she was stabbed to death in a condo parking in Makati City, Philippines on 7 |
820 | Thackery, Ohio | Thackery is an unincorporated community in southeastern Jackson and southwestern Mad River Townships in Champaign County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 55, southwest of the city of Urbana, the county seat of Champaign County. History A post office called Thackery was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1965. The community was named for its founder, one Mr. Thackery. References Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio Category:Unincorporated communities in Champaign County, Ohio |
821 | List of mammals of Georgia (U.S. state) | This is a full list of the mammals native to the U.S state of Georgia. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories: Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Metatheria Marsupials are an infraclass of pouched mammals that was once more widely distributed. Today they are found primarily in isolated or formerly isolated continents of Gondwanan origin. Georgia's only extant marsupial, the Virginia opossum is a relatively recent immigrant from South America. South American marsupials are thought to be ancestral to those of Australia and elsewhere. Order: Didelphimorphia Family: Didelphidae (American opossums) Subfamily: Didelphinae Genus: Didelphis Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana LC Infraclass: Eutheria Superorder: Afrotheria Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs) Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered. They evolved about 50 million years ago, and their closest living relatives are elephants. Manatees are the only extant afrotherians in the Americas. However, a number proboscid species, some of which survived until the arrival of Paleo-Indians, once inhabited the region. Mammoths and mastodons all formerly lived in Georgia. Family: Trichechidae Genus: Trichechus West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus VU Superorder: Xenarthra Order: Cingulata (armadillos) Armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. There is only one extant species present in Georgia. Their much larger relatives, the pampatheres and glyptodonts, once lived in North and South America but went extinct following the appearance of humans. Family: Dasypodidae (long-nosed armadillos) Subfamily: Dasypodinae Genus: Dasypus Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus LC Magnorder: Boreoeutheria Superorder: Euarchontoglires Order: Rodentia Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb). Suborder: Castorimorpha Family: Castoridae (beavers) Genus: Castor American beaver, Castor canadensis Family: Geomyidae (pocket gophers) Genus: Geomys Southeastern pocket gopher, Geomys pinetis Suborder: Hystricomorpha Family: Myocastoridae Genus: Myocastor Nutria, Myocastor coypus I Suborder: Sciuromorpha Family: Sciuridae (squirrels) Subfamily: Sciurinae Tribe: Sciurini Genus: Sciurus Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis Eastern fox squirrel, Sciurus niger Genus Tamiasciurus American red squirrel, Tamiasciuris hudsonicus Tribe: Pteromyini Genus: Glaucomys Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans Subfamily: Xerinae Tribe: Marmotini Genus: Tamias Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus Genus: Marmota Woodchuck, Marmota monax Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Arvicolinae Genus: Ondatra Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus Genus: Microtus Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus Woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum Genus: Myodes Southern red-backed vole, Myodes gapperi Genus: Neofiber Round-tailed muskrat, Neofiber alleni Subfamily: Neotominae Genus: Neotoma Eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana Genus: Ochrotomys Golden mouse, Ochrotomys nuttalli Genus: Peromyscus Cotton mouse, Peromyscus gossypinus White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus Deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus Oldfield mouse, Peromyscus polionotus Genus: Reithrodontomys Eastern harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys humulis Subfamily: Sigmodontinae Genus: Oryzomys Marsh rice rat, Oryzomys palustris Genus: Sigmodon |
822 | Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines | Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines, Inc. was a cargo airline based in Pasay City, Philippines. The carrier served domestic services from the Philippines with two Boeing 727 freighter aircraft. The airline also had an agreement on selected routes flown by Air Philippines. PEAC was also an affiliate airline of TNT Airways, with PEAC operating TNT leased BAe 146 aircraft. History On October 9, 1990, Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines, Inc. (PEAC) was officially formed and on the 20th of December 1991 was granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) to operate scheduled international all-cargo services. On the September 1, 1999, the airline came to a cargo agreement with local airline, Air Philippines. During 2002 the airline operated freighter flights to Hong Kong using A300F type aircraft leased from the Turkish Airline, MNG Airlines, freighter flights to Taipei using a Boeing 727F and domestic freighter flights to Cebu and Clark utilizing another B727 freighter. In the period 2007 to 2011, PEAC was the fifth largest cargo carrier in the Philippines with a market share of 3.17%, transporting 23.3 million kilograms. But on March 19, 2010, its air operator's certificate was suspended, and eleven days later on March 30, the airline was added to the European list of banned air carriers until June 25, 2015. By the end of 2010, the company ceased operations. Services Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines (PEAC) served domestic and regional destinations around the Philippines and surrounding region with a fleet of 727 freighter aircraft and a variety of leased aircraft. The airline also had an agreement with domestic carrier, Air Philippines, to codeshare selected cargo operations to airports that Air Philippines operates to. During a tie-up with TNT, PEAC leased four Bae 146 aircraft from TNT Airways, at the end of the lease in 1999 the aircraft where returned to Europe. The TNT-PEAC joint-venture also considered re-locating the airline's hub from Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport to nearby Olongapo's Subic Bay International Airport. In June 2006, PEAC resumed its three times weekly Angeles-Clark (Angeles City) – Taipei all-cargo services, utilizing a B727-200F freighter. This was in addition to PEAC's five times weekly service between Cebu and Angeles-Clark utilizing a B727-100 freighter with aircraft registry RPC-5353, operating since 2002. Former destinations Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines (PEAC) served the following Destinations (May, 2008). This also included cargo flights with their Air Philippines Agreement. The Airline also offers its 727 aircraft for charter services. Philippines Luzon Angeles (Clark International Airport) Legazpi (Legazpi Airport) Manila (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) Puerto Princesa (Puerto Princesa Airport) Tuguegarao (Tuguegarao Airport) Visayas Bacolod (Bacolod-Silay International Airport) Cebu (Mactan-Cebu International Airport) Dumaguete (Sibulan Airport) Iloilo (Iloilo International Airport) Mindanao Cagayan de Oro (Laguindingan International Airport) Davao (Francisco Bangoy International Airport) General Santos (General Santos International Airport) Zamboanga (Zamboanga International Airport) Republic of China (Taiwan) Taipei (Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) References: People's Republic of China Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport) Singapore Singapore (Singapore Changi Airport) South Korea Seoul (Incheon International Airport) Indonesia Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta International Airport) References: Fleet (not including Boeing 737 Cargo flights operated |
823 | Domagoj Duvnjak | Domagoj Duvnjak (born 1 June 1988) is a Croatian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Croatian national team. He became a member of the Croatia national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He also represented Croatia at the 2012, where Croatia won bronze, and 2016 Olympics. On 26 January 2014, he was named the IHF World Player 2013. In August 2009, Duvnjak signed a three-year contract with HSV Hamburg worth €2.25 million, including a transfer fee of €1.1 million, making him – at age 21 – the most expensive handball player in history of the sport. Awards and accomplishments Club RK Zagreb Croatian League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 Croatian Cup: 2007, 2008, 2009 HSV Hamburg EHF Champions League: 2013 Bundesliga: 2010–11 DHB-Pokal: 2010 DHB-Supercup: 2009, 2010 THW Kiel Bundesliga: 2014–15 DHB-Pokal: 2017, 2019 DHB-Supercup: 2014, 2015 EHF Cup: 2019 Individual Dražen Petrović Award (2007) Bundesliga Ideal Team (2011) Best Croatian handball player by SN & CHF: 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 World Championship All-Star Team (2013) Bundesliga Player of the Season (2013) Handball-Planet.com's World’s Best Handball Player (2013) IHF World Player of the Year (2013) European Championship All-Star Team (2014) World Championship All-Star Team (2017) Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the European Championship: 2020 References External links European Competition hrs Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Đakovo Category:Croatian male handball players Category:Croatian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Category:Olympic handball players of Croatia Category:Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:RK Zagreb players Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Croatia Category:Olympic medalists in handball Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Handball-Bundesliga players Category:THW Kiel players Category:Expatriate handball players Category:Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany |
824 | Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi | Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi () (779–839) was an Abbasid prince, singer, composer and poet. He was the son of the third Abbasid caliph Al-Mahdi and thus the half-brother of the poet and musician ‘Ulayya bint al-Mahdī. He was not a full brother of Al-Mahdi's sons Al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid, since his mother was not Al-Khayzuran but rather an Afro Iranian princess named Shikla or Shakla. Historian Ibn Khallikan reported that Ibrahim was consequently "of dark complexion." During the Fourth Fitna, Ibrahim was proclaimed caliph on 20 July 817 by the people of Baghdad, who gave him the regnal name of al-Mubarak () and declared his reigning nephew al-Ma'mun deposed. Ibrahim received the allegiance of the Hashemites. He had to resign in 819, and spent the rest of his life as a poet and a musician. He is remembered as "one of the most gifted musicians of his day, with a phenomenal vocal range", and a promoter of the then innovative 'Persian style' of song, 'which was characterized inter alia by redundant improvisation'. References Category:779 births Category:839 deaths Category:9th-century Abbasid caliphs Category:Poets of the Abbasid Caliphate Category:Arab musicians Category:Arabic-language singers Category:Composers of medieval Islam Category:Fourth Fitna Category:Baghdad under the Abbasid Caliphate Category:Male classical composers Category:One Thousand and One Nights characters Category:8th-century Arabic poets Category:9th-century Arabic poets |
825 | Microsoft Phone | Terms such as Microsoft phone and Microsoft phones may refer to: Windows Phone, a defunct family of mobile operating systems from Microsoft, successor to Windows Mobile My Windows Phone, a user help service on said systems Windows Mobile, a defunct family of mobile operating systems from Microsoft Microsoft Mobile, a defunct Microsoft subsidiary that created actual mobile phones See also Microsoft History of Microsoft Microsoft mobile services Overview of Microsoft hardware |
826 | 2017 Hockey India League | The 2017 Hockey India League, known as Coal India Hockey India League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth season of the Hockey India League. It was held between 21 January and 26 February 2017. Kalinga Lancers beat Dabang Mumbai 4–1 in the final to win their first title. Six teams played 34 matches in six venues with final played in Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh. The prize money was announced to be 3 crores INR. Punjab Warriors were the defending champions and were eliminated in the round-robin stage. Uttar Pradesh Wizards finished third, beating Delhi Waveriders in the third place playoff. Kalinga Lancers' Glenn Turner and Moritz Fürste finished as the tournament's joint top-scorers with 12 goals each. Dabang Mumbai's Florian Fuchs was named the Player of the Tournament. Teams Six teams competed in the season, the same from last season. Format Six teams were placed in a group to play home-away round robin matches. The top four teams qualified for the knockout stage. This season again featured some rules regarding scoring goals as every field goal was double compared to goals scored from penalty corners, meaning a field goal counted as two while successfully converted short corners were considered one goal. Playing eleven, teams had to have a minimum of two and a maximum of five foreign players. Standings (Q) Qualified for semi-finals; (E) Eliminated. Results table First to fourth place classification Semi-finals Third and fourth place Final Statistics Leading goalscorers Awards References External links Category:Hockey India League seasons India Hockey |
827 | Celebratory gunfire | Celebratory gunfire (also called aerial firing or happy fire) is the shooting of a firearm into the air in celebration. It is culturally accepted in parts of the Balkans, parts of Russia, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of the United States, even when illegal. Common occasions for celebratory gunfire include New Year's Day as well as religious holidays such as Eid. The practice sometimes results in random death and injury from stray bullets. Property damage is another result of celebratory gunfire; shattered windows and damaged roofs are often found after such celebrations. Falling-bullet injuries Bullets fired into the air usually fall back with terminal velocities much lower than their muzzle velocity when they leave the barrel of a firearm. Nevertheless, people can be injured, sometimes fatally, when bullets discharged into the air fall back down to the ground. Bullets fired at angles less than vertical are more dangerous as the bullet maintains its angular ballistic trajectory and is far less likely to engage in tumbling motion; it therefore travels at speeds much higher than a bullet in free fall. A study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 80% of celebratory gunfire-related injuries are to the head, feet, and shoulders. In Puerto Rico, about 7 people have died from celebratory gunfire on New Year's Eve, in the last 20 years. The last one was in 2012. Between the years 1985 and 1992, doctors at the King/Drew Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, treated some 118 people for random falling-bullet injuries. Thirty-eight of them died. Firearms expert Julian Hatcher studied falling bullets in the 1920s and calculated that .30 caliber rounds reach terminal velocities of 90 m/s (300 feet per second or 186 miles per hour). A bullet traveling at only 61 m/s (200 feet per second) to 100 m/s (330 feet per second) can penetrate human skin. In 2005, the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) ran education campaigns on the dangers of celebratory gunfire in Serbia and Montenegro. In Serbia, the campaign slogan was "every bullet that is fired up, must come down." Property damage Bullets often lodge in roofs, causing minor damage that requires repair in most cases. Normally, the bullet will penetrate the roof surface through to the roof deck, leaving a hole where water may run into the building and cause a leak. Trends Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque III noted the drop in stray bullet injuries, in that country, during the 2005 year-end holiday period – from 33 cases to 19. The number of complaints regarding random shooting in Dallas, Texas, on New Year's Eve declined from approximately 1,000 in 1999 to 800 each in 2001 and 2002. In early 2008, increased partisanship in Lebanon led to the practice of firing celebratory gunfire in support of politicians appearing on local television, leading to multiple deaths and to calls from these leaders to end the practice. Notable incidents Europe On 7 January 2008, at about 9:30 pm, a Montenegro Airlines Fokker 100 (4O-AOK) was shot at while landing at Podgorica |
828 | 2018 Governor General's Awards | The shortlisted nominees for the 2018 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 3, 2018, and the winners were announced on October 30. English French References External links Governor General's Awards Category:Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards Governor General's Awards |
829 | Petr Knop | Petr Knop (born 12 May 1994) is a Czech cross country skier. He represented the Czech Republic at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun. References External links Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Czech male cross-country skiers Category:Tour de Ski skiers Category:Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic cross-country skiers of the Czech Republic Category:Competitors at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics |
830 | Whistleblower protection in Australia | Whistleblower protection in Australia is offered for certain disclosures under a patchwork of laws at both federal and state level. Eligibility for protection depends on the requirements of the applicable law and the subject matter of the disclosure. Not all disclosures are protected by law in Australia. At federal level, whistleblowers face potential imprisonment for making disclosures about certain subjects, including national security and immigration matters. Transparency International Australia's first whistleblower protection laws were introduced in Queensland following the recommendations of the Fitzgerald Inquiry. Laws have subsequently been introduced in other states and territories, culminating with the adoption of federal legislation with the passage of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013. Australia has made significant strides in the area of whistleblower protection for the private sector, with new legislation to amend the Corporations Act. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Act 2019 passed in December 2018. From 1 July 2019, the whistleblower protections in the Corporations Act have been expanded to provide greater protections for whistleblowers. This will include requiring public companies, large proprietary companies, and corporate trustees of APRA-regulated superannuation entities to have a whistleblower policy from 1 January 2020. For the first time, private-sector whistleblowers now have greater protection than their public-sector counterparts. Federal law General provisions The Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (PID Act) introduced a new comprehensive framework for protecting Commonwealth public sector whistleblowers. The PID Act is the legislation underpinning the Commonwealth Government's Public Interest Disclosure (PID) Scheme to encourage public officials to report suspected wrongdoing in the Australian public sector. The PID Act arose in response to the report on Whistleblower Protection: a comprehensive scheme for the Commonwealth public sector by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. During the Committee's Inquiry it was recognised that whistleblowers play an important role in ensuring accountability. As a result, those making disclosures needed to be protected from retribution. The PID Act offers protection to 'whistleblowers' from reprisal action. The protection applies to public officials who disclose suspected illegal conduct, corruption, maladministration, abuses of public trust, deception relating to scientific research, wastage of public money, unreasonable danger to health or safety, danger to the environment or abuse of position or conduct which may be grounds for disciplinary action. The Commonwealth Ombudsman has a significant role supporting and monitoring the administration of the whistleblower scheme established under the PID Act. The Commonwealth Ombudsman is responsible for promoting awareness and understanding of the PID Act as well as providing guidance, information and resources about making, managing and responding to disclosures. The unauthorised disclosure of Commonwealth information is a federal crime under section 70 of the Crimes Act 1914 that carries a penalty of two years' imprisonment. The provision is often used to pursue whistleblowers and leaks by federal government employees and private contractors. Since the Abbott Government took office, federal agencies have referred journalists from The Guardian Australia, news.com.au and The West Australian using this provision in a bid to uncover the sources for immigration stories. National security The National Security Amendment Act (No 1) 2014 |
831 | Jundiaí | Jundiaí is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, in the Southeast Region of Brazil, located north of São Paulo. The population of the city is 401,896 (2015 est.), with an area of 431.21 km². The elevation is 761 m. The GDP of the city is U$16.6 billion (R$36.6 billion). The budget for 2013 is U$787 million (R$1.63 billion), according to the official data of the City Hall. History and Geography The municipality was officially founded on December 14, 1655, when it was elevated to the category of village. Its first urbanization was carried out in 1657. Jundiaí has borders with Várzea Paulista, Campo Limpo Paulista, Franco da Rocha, Cajamar, Pirapora do Bom Jesus, Cabreúva, Itupeva, Louveira, Vinhedo, Itatiba and Jarinu. The name of the town comes from the Tupi language, and it means the place of the jundiá ("fish with barbs", the Rhamdia quelen species). The city received massive numbers of Italian immigrants in the late 19th century and early 20th century, making most of the city's inhabitants of Italian descent. Amongst other immigrant groups, there are: Portuguese, Spanish, German and small amounts of Hungarian and Slavic peoples. Recently, Jundiaí has enjoyed a steep population growth, in large part fueled by a shift of residents from the megalopolis of São Paulo, seeking better living conditions. Tourism The Serra do Japi (Japi mountain range), situated southeast of the city, is a state park that has a natural reserve with one of the largest forested areas in the state of São Paulo, with beautiful landscapes and many opportunities for ecotourism, large hotel-farms and extreme sports. The Jundiahy section is a historical area amongst the rivers Jundiai, Guapeva and Mato. It is an affluent neighborhood with fancy houses, gardens and a traditional small community business. Sports Paulista is the city's football (soccer) club. The team, which plays at Jayme Cintra Stadium, was the champion of Copa do Brasil 2005 (Cup of Brazil). Transportation The Jundiaí Airport serves the city and region for small airplanes. Jundiaí has a connection in the Jundiaí station with Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM). It has a system of public transportation that currently costs R$3,00 (USD 1,45) for one way . Most of the buses have wheelchair lifts and a few have monitors that broadcast videos about the city and education. The lines are all connected by terminais (terminals), what makes the users' traffic faster and cheaper since there is free circulation in the terminals to the linhas alimentadoras (feeding lines), which carry the passengers from the terminals to their respective destinations . Yellow and reloadable electronic cards that replace cash may be used by regular users that perform a register; students have a blue card that charges only half instead of the ticket's full price; the elderly or disabled own a grey or green card which allows free admittance. Twin towns and sister cities Iwakuni, Japan Padova, Italy Trenton, USA Notable people Adriano Basso (1975), footballer Ana Carolina Reston Macan (1985–2006), -model Antônio de Queirós Teles, barão de Jundiaí (1789–1870), politician Antônio de Queirós Teles, conde do |
832 | Life Master | Life Master may refer to: Life Master, a title awarded by the American Contract Bridge League for accumulating a specified number of masterpoints in contract bridge Life Master, a title awarded by the United States Chess Federation for maintaining an Elo rating of over 2200 for at least 300 USCF-rated tournament chess games |
833 | Regions of Cape Verde | Cape Verde is an archipelago, and its islands are historically divided into two groups, or regions: Barlavento (meaning literally Windward), including Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau, Sal and Boa Vista, in the northern side. Sotavento (meaning literally Leeward), including Maio, Santiago, Fogo and Brava, in the southern side. In addition to the historical regions, the islands can also be divided by geographical features, resulting in: A group of dry, very flat, and geologically old islands (Sal, Boa Vista and Maio), lying to the east and closer to the African coast (which makes them a target for sand from the Sahara desert, resulting in long sandy beaches, typically used for beach tourism), and A group of rocky, volcanic, agricultural islands more to the west. Their orography is rougher because they're geologically newer, and the westernmost islands (such as Santo Antão) tend to be the most mountainous. Category:Geography of Cape Verde Cape Verde |
834 | Ernest George Mardon | Ernest George Mardon (1928 – 6 March 2016) was an English professor who worked at the University of Lethbridge. He has several dozen books, mostly on the history of Alberta, Canada. Born in Houston, Texas in 1928 to Professor Austin Mardon and Marie Dickey, Dr. Ernest G. Mardon was educated at Gordonstoun, Scotland, before attending Trinity College in Dublin. After that he was called up for military service in the Korean War as an officer with the Gordon Highlanders, serving with that outfit in the Suez Canal Zone, Cyprus, Libya, from 1952 to 1954. He was honorably discharged with the rank of lieutenant. He moved to Canada in 1954 as Bureau Manager for United Press International. He taught high school in Morinville, and then did Doctoral work in Medieval English at the University of Ottawa. Among the first Faculty of the University of Lethbridge, Dr. Mardon was also a visiting professor at several other Canadian universities. He is also a scholar in the area of Anglo-Saxon studies. In 2006 he was nominated for full membership in the International Astronomical Union. He died on March 8, 2016 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Mardon's children include the Antarctic researcher and writer Austin Mardon. Selected works Narrative Unity of the Cursor Mundi (1967, 2 ed. 2012) The Founding Faculty of the University of Lethbridge (1968) When Kitty met the Ghost (1991, 2 ed. 2012) The Girl Who Could Walk Through Walls (1991) Alberta Mormon Politicians/The Mormon Contribution to Alberta Politics (1991, 2 ed. 2011) Early Saints (1997) Later Christian Saints for Children (1997) Many Saints for Children (1997) A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland (translator, 2010) Visionaries of a New Political Era: The Men Who Paved the Way for the Alberta Act of 1905 (2010) Early Saints and other Saintly Stories for Children (2011) The Conflict Between the Individual & Society in the Plays of James Bridie (2012) Who's Who in Federal Politics in Alberta (2012) References External links WorldCat page Category:1928 births Category:2016 deaths Category:Canadian historians Category:Canadian male non-fiction writers Category:People from Lethbridge Category:University of Lethbridge faculty Category:Writers from Alberta |
835 | San Martín Chalchicuautla | San Martín Chalchicuautla is a town and municipality in San Luis Potosí in central Mexico. References Category:Municipalities of San Luis Potosí Category:Populated places in San Luis Potosí |
836 | International Bluegrass Music Museum | The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum is a bluegrass music museum in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. The museum has interactive exhibits, posters, costumes, live instrument demonstrations, and the International Bluegrass Music Association's Hall of Fame. The museum has 2004 m2 (21,000 square feet) of exhibits and offices on three floors. As a non-profit group, the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum has raised funds with the help of famous bluegrass musicians such as Ricky Skaggs and Ralph Stanley. They host their own annual summer music festival, ROMP (originally designating River Of Music Party because it was held on the banks of the Ohio River). ROMP festival is typically held the last weekend in June each summer. Jam sessions are held at the museum the first Thursday of every month. The Bluegrass Music Museum & Hall of Fame is the world's only facility dedicated to the history and preservation of the international history of bluegrass music. Mission The mission of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum is to develop and maintain an environment in which people of all ages can discover the richness of bluegrass music. History The museum was incorporated in 1991 and opened year-round in 1995. In 2002 it re-opened after expanding. In 2018, the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum opened a new $15 million facility in downtown Owensboro, Kentucky on the banks of the Ohio River. Programs Woodward Theatre – Concerts are hosted in this 447 seat theatre, designed specifically for acoustic music. The Kentucky Bluegrass AllStars are a group of music students who take lessons at the museum. The Video Oral History Project (VOHP) – videotapes the elderly first generation of bluegrass musicians. Bluegrass in the Schools (BITS) – puts instruments into the hands of students and teachers in elementary schools in Daviess County, Kentucky. Benefit Concerts – The museum hosts a monthly concert series. Independence Bank Event Room is over 4,000 square feet with a 990 square foot balcony. The space can accommodate approximately 250-300 guests. See also Bill Monroe Museum Bluegrass music Country music References External links ROMP Category:Buildings and structures in Owensboro, Kentucky Category:Music museums in Kentucky Category:Museums in Daviess County, Kentucky |
837 | USS Wenonah (YT-148) | USS Wenonah (YT-148/YTB-148/YTM-148) was a Woban-class district harbor tug which served during World War II in California ports, and continued her service until she was struck by the Navy in 1974. On 17 August 2009, the Wenonah sank while berthed at Treasure Island, CA and was raised by the floating crane Left Coast Lifter on 28 August 2009. Constructed in New York Wenonah (YT-148) -- a harbor tug constructed during the winter of 1940 and 1941 at Morris Heights, New York, by the Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp. -- was placed in service soon after her completion in June 1941. World War II service Wenonah served in the 11th Naval District throughout her entire Navy career. She was initially based at San Diego, California; but, during her 33 years of service, she also operated at and visited various other ports on the California coast. Designation changes On 15 May 1944, she was redesignated a large harbor tug with the hull designation, YTB-148. Some 18 years later, she again changed designation and became YTM-148, a medium harbor tug. Decommissioning and scrapping In April 1974, she concluded her long career and went out of service. Her name was struck from the Navy list, and she was sold for scrapping. The identity of her purchaser is unrecorded, but sources say that the tug is owned by the Historic Tugboat Education and Restoration Society (HTERS). Wenonah was laid up at Pier 1 at Treasure Island, California, and sank in August 2009, spilling oil into San Francisco Bay. The Coast Guard contracted Global Diving to recover the vessel to prevent further leaks, and Global Diving turned to the American Bridge/Fluor Joint Venture for use of the Left Coast Lifter sheerleg crane to recover the vessel. Wenonah was turned over to the Coast Guard for disposal, and Bay Ship & Yacht in Alameda assumed the lease of Pier 1 in Treasure Island, which included taking possession of Wenonah and a sister tug owned by HTERS, USS Nokomis. Both vessels were scrapped in 2010 in Alameda. See also United States Navy World War II References Citations Category:World War II auxiliary ships of the United States Category:Tugs of the United States Navy Category:United States Navy California-related ships Category:Ships built in Morris Heights, Bronx Category:1940 ships |
838 | Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award | The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award was an annual college basketball award in the United States intended to honor shorter-than-average players who excelled on the court despite their size. The award, named in honor of James Naismith's daughter-in-law, was established for men in 1969 and for women in 1984. The men's award was presented to the nation's most outstanding senior who is 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) or shorter, while the women's award was presented to the top senior who is 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) or shorter. Early in the women's award's history, the cut-off height was . The men's award was selected by a panel from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), while the women's was selected by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The award was discontinued following the 2013–14 season. The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award was restricted to players who competed in NCAA Division I competition, but in the past it was open to all NCAA levels. For the men's winners, John Rinka from Kenyon College (1970), Mike Scheib from Susquehanna University (1978) and Jerry Johnson from Florida Southern College were winners from NCAA Division II, Division III, and Division II, respectively. For the women's winners, Julie Dabrowski of New Hampshire College (now Southern New Hampshire University) (1990) and Amy Dodrill (1995) and Angie Arnold (1998), both from Johns Hopkins University, were also winners from Division III. Only three schools from the list of men's winners (Louisville, St. John's and UCLA) and six schools from the list of women's winners (Baylor, Connecticut, Gonzaga, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, and Penn State) had multiple award winners. Of these programs, the only one with winners in consecutive seasons is the Louisville men's program (Peyton Siva in 2013 and Russ Smith in 2014). Six other schools have had winners of both the men's and women's awards: California, Eastern Michigan, NC State, Purdue, Virginia, and Wake Forest. Key Winners References External links WBCA Awards - WBCA.org Category:Awards established in 1969 Category:Awards established in 1984 Category:Awards disestablished in 2014 Category:College basketball trophies and awards in the United States |
839 | The Nightingale (2018 film) | The Nightingale is a 2018 Australian period drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Jennifer Kent. Set in 1825 in the British penal colony of Van Diemen's Land (now the Australian state of Tasmania), the film follows a young woman convict seeking revenge for a terrible act of violence committed against her family. It stars Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, and Baykali Ganambarr, and is mostly in English, with some Irish and Palawa kani. The film premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on 6 September 2018, and was theatrically released in Australia on 29 August 2019, by Transmission Films. Plot During the Van Diemen's Land Black War, Irish convict Clare Carroll works as a servant for a British Army unit commanded by Lieutenant Hawkins, with Sergeant Ruse. The unit is being visited by an inspecting officer to see if Hawkins is fit for promotion to captain. That evening, the unit feasts. Clare, nicknamed "Nightingale", sings and serves drink for the rowdy group of men. After work, Clare visits Hawkins to make an inquiry. Before she can make her query, he forces her to sing a special song for him. She does so reluctantly. Afterward, Hawkins makes undue advances on her. Clare dodges them, then asks about the overdue letter of recommendation that would allow her family—husband Aidan and their infant daughter—freedom. Hawkins, enraged by her request, proceeds to assault and rape her. Later that night, Aidan suspects that Clare has been hurt but promises to remain calm when he confronts Hawkins the following morning about the letter; however, he fails to sway him. That night, a drunken Aidan engages in a brawl with Hawkins, Ruse and wide-eyed Private Jago. The visiting officer witnesses the entire incident and determines that this, along with other acts of poor conduct displayed by Hawkins and his soldiers, make him unfit for promotion. Incensed, Hawkins commands Ruse and Jago to gather supplies for an impromptu journey through treacherous bush to the town of Launceston in hopes of securing his promotion. Before departing, the soldiers intercept the Carroll family, who are attempting to flee. Hawkins taunts Aidan about the “numerous” times he's had sex with Clare. Then he and Ruse gang rape Clare, Hawkins kills Aidan, and Jago kills their baby and knocks Clare unconscious. After Clare reports the incident to a dubious RMP official the following morning, she decides to seek revenge herself, with the help of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy. Clare presents the mission to Billy as her desire to rendezvous with her soldier husband on his journey. At first, Clare is domineering toward Billy, but their mutual hostility dissipates and they gradually bond as they learn about each other's tragic upbringings and their shared hatred of the British. Billy tells Clare that his actual name is Mangana, Palawa kani for “blackbird”, and that he wishes to go up north to reunite with the still-living female members of his people. Meanwhile, the officers recruit three convicts and Aboriginal Charlie for their journey. Hawkins takes a liking to one of the convicts, a child named |
840 | Kateh Posht-e Olya | Kateh Posht-e Olya (, also Romanized as Kateh Posht-e ‘Olyā; also known as Kateh Posht) is a village in Bala Khiyaban-e Litkuh Rural District, in the Central District of Amol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 585, in 146 families. References Category:Populated places in Amol County |
841 | For Common Cause | For Common Cause is a London-based charity that claims to combat inequality by crowdfunding skills, money, and equipment for people in need to build their own livelihoods. Volunteers and donors work with beneficiaries first-hand to see any personal impact. For Common Cause identifies people on benefits who have completed training and prepared business plans through one of their partners. Potential entrepreneurs must have completed training and prepared business plans with one of For Common Cause's partners. People can browse projects or micro-enterprises to contact them directly to offer support. Supporters can help in a variety of ways: volunteering time or skills via email, phone, or at an event, or donating cash or equipment. History For Common Cause was founded by Karen Snow after she worked with DFID and USAID on poverty reduction, civic participation, and public-private partnerships. Snow founded the charity after working with victims of trauma and torture in apartheid South Africa to launch their own livelihoods. "I saw there was nothing for those at the grassroots to do things for themselves. We have big institutions and governments, but they only offer a partial solution," said Snow in an interview with Calahane in 2013. Structure and management The charity is managed by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee by the Companies Act 2006. For Common Cause as of 2015 has 260 volunteers who support the beneficiaries to get their business off the ground, and 150 registered beneficiaries. Funds come from individuals, a 5% fee on all donations made through the site, Gift Aid from donations, corporate sponsorship and trust and foundation grants. Unrestricted funding goes towards the running costs of the organization; individual donations made towards projects go directly to beneficiaries. Included in the 5% fee are fees associated with credit card processing, foreign currency exchange, transaction costs, and Gift Aid processing costs. For Common Cause had an income of £91,062 and spent £58,172 in 2013. Publicity For Common Cause participated in the first annual Grass Roots Enterprise conference in 2013. For Common Cause featured in MEP Syed Kamall's series OURCITY London in February 2015. Karen Snow wrote an article about the responsibility of alleviating poverty that was featured on the University of Westminster Career Development Centre, NCVO, and Positive News. RBS SE100 Index, an annual data snapshot to measure growth and examine performance of social enterprises, gave For Common Cause an Impact Measurement Score of 7 out of 10. See also Social entrepreneurship References External links "Official Website" Category:Anti-poverty advocates Category:Charities based in London |
842 | Jusuf Prazina | Jusuf "Juka" Prazina (; 7 September 1962 – 3/4 December 1993) was a Bosnian gangster and paramilitary warlord during the Bosnian War. A troubled teen, Prazina's youth allegedly contained numerous stays in various jails and correctional facilities of the former Yugoslavia. By the 1980s he had become involved in organized crime, eventually heading his own racketeering gang based around his home in the city's Centar municipality. With the onset of the Siege of Sarajevo in 1992 Prazina expanded his gang into an effective paramilitary fighting force. This force was central in the effort against the besieging Army of Republika Srpska (VRS), and he was rewarded for his contribution to the city's defense by appointment to the head of the government's special forces. Prazina proved problematic for the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following a warrant for his arrest in October, Prazina stationed himself on Mount Igman and coordinated attacks against the ARBiH until his eventual defeat and expulsion in January of the following year. Prazina moved to Herzegovina where he joined forces with the Croatian Defence Council and committed numerous crimes against civilians in the region. He left Bosnia and Herzegovina a few months later for Croatia, and lived on the Dalmatian coast before traveling through a number of European countries and finally relocating to Belgium. He was found dead in a canal near the German border by two hitch-hikers on 31 December 1993. In 2001, documents detailing wartime conversations between then president of Croatia Franjo Tuđman and president of the Croatian parliament Stjepan Mesić were declassified. In one part of these documents, Mesić revealed his suspicions that Bosnian Croat extremists were to blame for Prazina’s death. The most concrete links came from an unsuccessful six-year investigation by the Bavarian Criminal Police. Early life in Sarajevo Prazina had two siblings: sister Vasvija and brother Mustafa. Growing up, he was known to his educators as a troublemaker and problematic student, spending time in a number of correctional facilities. It was also around this time that he became involved with a local gang on his home street of Sutjeska. As a teenager, he enrolled in a streamlined secondary school focusing on commerce, which perhaps contributed to his eventual involvement in racketeering. His early transgressions were limited to bullying and street brawls. Shortly before the war, Prazina established and registered a firm for debt collection. His preferred methods, however, were hardly legal. Prazina would first demand some form of authorization, then threaten a payer and, if he received a negative response, would use various forms of violence to force payment. In all this, Prazina developed a sophisticated network of around 300 armed "collectors" under his control. He wielded great power through this enterprise: in early 1992, after being shot during a pit-bull fight, doctors at Koševo hospital were hesitant to perform the necessary operation due to the great risk involved. In response, Prazina's small army besieged the hospital and forced the surgeons to attempt the job. Although a bullet remained (causing him to have a limp and reduced range of motion on |
843 | Tetris Plus | is a puzzle video game developed by Natsume and published by Jaleco for arcades in 1996, and was ported to the Game Boy, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation later that year. The game would be followed by a sequel, Tetris Plus 2, in 1997. Ports were to be developed for the Atari Jaguar and Nintendo 64 but these never released. Gameplay The game consists of two main modes, Classic Mode and Puzzle Mode. Classic Mode functions like the original Tetris game for the Game Boy except with different music and visuals. However, because the cartridge has battery-powered SRAM, it also has the ability to remember high-scores, unlike the original Game Boy game. Puzzle Mode is a twist on the classic gameplay that provides a new scenario. Also included is an editor for making Puzzle levels, and Link capability for competitive multiplayer in either game mode. The console versions also have a two-player Versus Mode, which is essentially puzzle mode with two players racing for the finish line. Puzzle Mode The biggest addition to Tetris Plus is the Puzzle Mode. The player starts with the first zone, the Egypt; later there are in order: Angkor Wat, Maya and Knossos. The final area, Atlantis, is unlocked by successfully completing the other four stages. Each of the four locations has a different level set. Once the game starts, the player is presented with a cluster of pre-placed bricks, and the professor enters the play-area through a disappearing gate. The objective is to get the professor to the bottom of the screen, by placing blocks and clearing lines, before the spiked ceiling at the top comes down and crushes him. The player's goal is to guide this archaeologist to the bottom as fast as possible. Two blocks wide and tall, he will aimlessly walk forward until he bumps into a block, after which he turns around and walks the other way. If he comes across a gap that is large enough for him to fit through, he will fall down onto the blocks below him. Conversely, if blocks are placed on top of him, he will climb up them until he reaches the top. If these blocks lead too closely to the spikes, the professor will die. Upon starting the level, the spiked ceiling will start at the top of the play area. About once every eighteen seconds, it will move down one row, slowly taking away workable space. The player is able to make the ceiling go back up, however, if they can clear three or four rows at once. The ceiling will also destroy any placed blocks that are in its way. This can be used as a garbage disposal, by having it remove any unwanted pieces until the piece the player wants shows up. Release The game was published in 1996 in the United States by Jaleco, shortly after the company signed an agreement with Blue Planet Software giving Jaleco exclusive rights to publish Tetris games for the Saturn and PlayStation in the United States for the following two years. The PlayStation version sold |
844 | Schleppi Run | Schleppi Run is a tributary of the Rocky Fork Creek that flows through Franklin County, Ohio. The United States Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) classifies Schleppi Run as a stream with an identification number of 2704511. The feature name was entered into the GNIS system in September 2011. Recreation Schleppi Run transects the Rocky Fork Metro Park; a metropolitan park under the direction of the Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District (Metro Parks). The park is being developed by Metro Parks on more than 1,000 acres north of Walnut Street between Schott and Bevelhymer roads. See also New Albany, Ohio Metro Parks (Columbus, Ohio) List of rivers of Ohio References External links New Albany, Ohio Metro Parks (Columbus, Ohio) Category:Rivers of Ohio Category:Rivers of Franklin County, Ohio |
845 | Joseph Morvan | Joseph Morvan (Moustoir-Ac, 3 December 1924 – Colpo, 26 July 1999) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Morvan had his most successful year in 1956, when he won Paris–Bourges and stage in the Tour de France. Major results 1949 Manche-Océan 1951 Manche-Océan Quimper 1955 Manche-Océan Comfort-Meillant 1956 Le Bono Paris–Bourges Plonéour-Lavern Pontivy Vitré Tour de France: Winner stage 5 Manche-Océan 1957 Etoile du Léon Trédion Manche-Océan 1958 Aubusson Languidic Pont-l'Abbé Manche-Océan 1960 Hennebont Circuit du Cher 1961 Châteaulin Boucles de l'Aulne External links Official Tour de France results for Joseph Morvan Category:1924 births Category:1999 deaths Category:Sportspeople from Morbihan Category:French male cyclists Category:French Tour de France stage winners Category:Tour de France cyclists |
846 | Union Bank of Taiwan | Union Bank of Taiwan (UBOT; ) is a bank in Taiwan. It is headquartered in Taipei and employs 3,628 people. Forbes states that Union Bank of Taiwan is a "medium-size lender", and is controlled by its founder, the billionaire Lin Rong-San. History The preparatory office for the bank was set up on 29 March 1989 and the bank commenced its business on 21 January 1992. References Category:1992 establishments in Taiwan Category:Banks of Taiwan |
847 | 66th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment | The 66th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment (or 66th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 66th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp McArthur in Urbana, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on December 17, 1861, under the command of Colonel Charles Candy. The regiment was attached to 3rd Brigade, Landers' Division, Army of the Potomac, to March 1862. 2nd Brigade, Shields' 2nd Division, Banks' V Corps and Department of the Shenandoah, to May 1862. 2nd Brigade, Shields' Division, Department of the Rappahannock, to June 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, II Corps, Army of Virginia, to August 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, II Corps, Army of Virginia, to September 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, XII Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October 1863, and Army of the Cumberland to April 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to July 1865. The 66th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Louisville, Kentucky, on July 15, 1865. Detailed service Ordered to New Creek, Va., January 17, 1862. Advance toward Winchester, Va., March 7–15, 1862. Provost duty at Martinsburg, Winchester, and Strasburg until May. March to Fredericksburg, Va., May 12–21, and to Port Republic May 25-June 7. Battle of Port Republic June 9. Ordered to Alexandria and duty there until August. Operations near Cedar Mountain August 10–18. Pope's Campaign in northern Virginia August 18-September 2. Guarding trains of the army during the battles of Bull Run August 28–30. Maryland Campaign September 6–22. Battle of Antietam September 16–17. Duty at Bolivar Heights until December. Reconnaissance to Rippon, Va., November 9. Reconnaissance to Winchester December 2–6. Berryville December 1. Dumfries December 27. "Mud March" January 20–24, 1863. At Stafford Court House until April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1–5. Gettysburg Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1–3. Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5–24. Duty at New York during draft disturbances August 15-September 8. Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 24-October 3. Skirmish at Garrison's Creek near Fosterville October 6 (detachment). Reopening Tennessee River October 26–29. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23–27. Lookout Mountain November 23–24. Missionary Ridge November 25. Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge, November 27. Regiment reenlisted December 15, 1863. Duty at Bridgeport and in Alabama until May 1864. Scout to Caperton's Ferry March 29-April 2. Expedition from Bridgeport down Tennessee River to Triana April 12–16. Atlanta Campaign May 1-September 8. Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8–11. Dug Gap or Mill Creek May 8. Battle of Resaca May 14–15. Cassville May 19. New Hope Church May 25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church, and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11–14. Lost Mountain June 15–17. Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15. Muddy Creek June 17. Noyes Creek June 19. Kolb's Farm June 22. Assault on Kennesaw June 27. Ruff's Station July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5–17. Peachtree Creek July 19–20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August |
848 | Þingeyraklaustur | Þingeyraklaustur was a monastery of the Order of Saint Benedict located in Þingeyrar on Iceland from 1133 until 1551. It was the first convent in Iceland and likely the last to be closed by the Icelandic Reformation. History The convent was founded by bishop Jón Ögmundsson in 1106, but it was not inaugurated until 1133, when its first abbot, Vilmundur Þórólfsson, was officially installed in office. Jón Ögmundsson assured the monastery an income from all farms between Hrútafjörður and Vatnsdalsá. Þingeyraklaustur was one of the largest and richest of the convents on Iceland. It was a famous center of literature, culture and education, and was known for its library. Arngrímr Brandsson, Karl Jónsson, Gunnlaugr Leifsson and Oddr Snorrason were all members of the convent and active as writers here, and the writer Styrmer Kåresson is believed to have been educated here. A large number of Sagas of Icelanders were either produced or copied here, and the famous Bandamanna saga, Grettis saga, Hallfreðar saga, Heiðarvíga saga, Kormáks saga, and Vatnsdæla saga are all likely to have been produced here. In 1402, the Black Death dissolved the convent as only one of the members survived the plague, effectively emptying it. The monastery therefore ceased operation, and could not be reestablished until 1424 when it was founded again by Ásbjörn Vigfússon as abbot. During the Icelandic Reformation, the convent survived longer than arguably all other convents on Iceland. It was not officially closed until 1551, when the last abbot Helgi Höskuldsson was formally declared deposed, the convent was banned from accepting novices, and the assets of the monastery declared confiscated. The former monks, however, were allowed to remain for life if they wished, and it is therefore not known when the abbey was actually dissolved. References Janus Jónsson, "Um klaustrin á Islandi. Þingeyraklaustur" i Tímarit hins íslenzka bókmentafélags, 8, 1887. Category:Christian monasteries established in the 12th century Category:1133 establishments in Europe Category:12th-century establishments in Iceland Category:Monasteries dissolved under the Icelandic Reformation Category:Benedictine monasteries in Iceland |
849 | Shabo, Kale | Shabo is a village in Kale Township, Kale District, in the Sagaing Region of western Burma. References External links Maplandia World Gazetteer Category:Populated places in Kale District Category:Kale Township |
850 | Louis Monrose | Antoine-Martial Louis Barizain also called Louis Monrose or Monrose (1811–1883) was a 19th-century French actor. The actor Claude Louis Séraphin Barizain (1783-1843) was his father. The actress Mademoiselle Monrose was his step sister due to her marriage with his brother, Eugène (Barizain). He was appointed a professor at the Conservatory in 1867. He was Lucien Guitry's first drama teacher and also taught the comedian Lucie Manvel. Theatre Career at the Comédie-Française Admission in 1833 Appointed 275th sociétaire in 1852 Leave in 1869 External links Base documentaire La Grange on the site of the Comédie-Française Category:Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française Category:19th-century French male actors Category:French male stage actors Category:Drama teachers Category:1811 births Category:1883 deaths |
851 | Anexodus | Anexodus is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species: Anexodus aquilus Pascoe, 1886 Anexodus sarawakensis Sudre, 1997 References Category:Morimopsini |
852 | Tirikaṭukam | Thirikatukam (Tamil: திரிகடுகம்) is a Tamil poetic work of didactic nature belonging to the Eighteen Lesser Texts (Pathinenkilkanakku) anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 and 500 CE. Thirikatukam contains 100 poems written by the poet Nallathanaar. The poems of Thirikatukam are written in the Venpa meter. Thirikatukam uses the analogy of the traditional herbal medicine, which uses the three herbs sukku (dried ginger), milaku (pepper) and thippili (Long pepper) to cure maladies of the stomach. Thirikatugam similarly uses three different maxims to illustrate correct behaviour. References Mudaliyar, Singaravelu A., Apithana Cintamani, An encyclopaedia of Tamil Literature, (1931) - Reprinted by Asian Educational Services, New Delhi (1983) http://www.tamilnation.org/literature/ http://www.tamilnation.org/literature/pathinen/pm0048.pdf Thirikatukam eText at Project madurai Category:Sangam literature |
853 | Ryans Run, Delaware | Ryans Run is a populated place in Kent County, Delaware, United States. The name was collected from ADC Map's Kent County, Delaware Street Map Book and entered into the Geographic Names Information System on February 28, 2008. See also Cheswold, Delaware Leipsic, Delaware References Category:Populated places in Kent County, Delaware |
854 | Clémence Poésy | Clémence Guichard (born 30 October 1982), known professionally as Clémence Poésy (), is a French actress and fashion model. After starting on the stage as a child, Poésy studied drama and has been active in both film and television since 1999, including some English-language productions. She is known for the roles of Fleur Delacour in the Harry Potter film series, Chloë in In Bruges, Rana in 127 Hours, and Natasha Rostova in War and Peace. Early life Born in L'Haÿ-les-Roses, a southern suburb of Paris, she is the daughter of actor-writer Étienne Guichard and a French teacher. Poésy took her mother's maiden name as her stage name. She was sent to an alternative school in Meudon. Her father gave Poésy her first acting job when she was a child; then she had two lines at age 14. She has a younger sister, Maëlle Poésy-Guichard, who is also an actress. Acting career After leaving La Source, the bilingual, alternative school she attended until the age of 16, Poésy studied drama at the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD, the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts), the Atelier International de Blanche Salant et Paul Weaver, and the University of Nanterre. Her first English-speaking role was in the BBC mini-series Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004), in which she portrayed Mary, Queen of Scots, subsequently winning the 2005 Golden FIPA for actress in a TV Series and Serial. In 2005, Poésy appeared in the Harry Potter franchise as Fleur Delacour in The Goblet of Fire. Between 2006 and 2007, she worked in a number of film and television productions, including the 2007 mini-series War and Peace. In 2008, Poésy starred in the Academy Award-nominated film In Bruges, alongside Colin Farrell, and Harry Potter co-stars Ralph Fiennes and Brendan Gleeson. In 2009, Poésy appeared in Heartless opposite Jim Sturgess. She reprised her role as Fleur Delacour in both Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movies. She played Chuck Bass's new French girlfriend, Eva, in the fourth season of the CW hit show Gossip Girl. In 2010, Poésy appeared alongside James Franco in 127 Hours, directed by Danny Boyle. 127 Hours was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on 12 September 2010, following its premiere at the 2010 Telluride Film Festival. In 2011, she appeared alongside Rupert Friend in Lullaby for Pi, a romantic drama and Benoit Philippon's directorial debut. The film is about a jazz singer (Friend) whose wife has just died and who meets a mysterious woman (Poésy). Forest Whitaker also starred. She can be heard singing on the album Colour of the Trap by Miles Kane. She is featured on the track "Happenstance". She worked alongside Michael Caine in Mr. Morgan's Last Love, and in 2012 made her Broadway debut in Cyrano de Bergerac as Roxane. In 2013, Poésy was the female lead in the Sky Atlantic/Canal+ series The Tunnel. In 2019, she played the part of Yelena in Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya at the Theatre Royal in Bath. Modeling career Poésy has been featured in numerous magazines, including the covers of i-D, on French |
855 | Maude C. Davison | Maude C. Davison (27 March 1885 – 11 June 1956) was a Canadian-born, American nurse. After a career in Canada, she moved to the United States. She served as the Chief Nurse of the United States Army Nurse Corps in the Philippines during World War II. She received numerous awards for her military service in borth World War I and World War II. In 2001, she posthumously was granted a Distinguished Service Medal for her leadership of the Angels of Bataan, the first and largest group of American military women taken as Prisoners of War. Early life Maude Campbell was born on 27 March 1885 in Cannington, Ontario, Canada to Janet (or Jeannette) Campbell. In 1894, her mother, who had immigrated from Scotland, married Abraham Sidders. She graduated in 1909 from the Ontario Agricultural College with a certificate from the MacDonald School of Home Economics. Career Campbell began her career as a dietitian at the Baptist College in Brandon, Manitoba. Immigrating to the United States in 1909, she took employment in South Bend, Indiana at the Epworth Hospital as a dietitian and instructor in domestic science and remained until 1911. She returned from Canada in 1914 and entered the Pasadena Hospital Training School for Nurses. In 1917, she graduated having earned her RN designation. The following year, she joined the Nurse Reserves of the United States Army Nurse Corps and began working as a staff nurse at the base hospital of Camp Fremont in Palo Alto, California. After serving at Letterman General Hospital, in San Francisco, she was sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in 1920, to take up a post at the hospital for the United States Disciplinary Barracks. With this move, she became an American citizen and was transferred as a second lieutenant to the Regular Army of the Nurse Corps. Between 1921 and 1922, she was deployed to Coblenz, Germany, serving with the Allied Occupation Forces assisting with Russian famine refugees, influenza victims and war casualties. Returning to the United States, in 1924, she was promoted to first lieutenant after passing the Chief Nursing Examination. Davison entered Columbia University in 1926 and earned a bachelor's degree in home economics in 1928. Upon completion of her education, she returned to service as a nurse and dietician at several Army hospitals throughout the US. In 1939, she was deployed during World War II to Fort Mills Station Hospital on Corregidor Island in the Philippines. She was promoted to captain in 1941 and placed as chief nurse of the nursing corps of the Philippine Department. Most of the nurses in the Far East Command were serving under Davison with her second-in-command, Josephine Nesbit, at Sternberg Hospital on the south side of Manila Bay. When the Japanese invaded the Philippines, on 8 December 1941, the day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Davison organized civilian nurses to help with the casualties, sending five Army nurses and fifteen local Filipino nurses to the facility at Fort Stotsenburg. Within a week the Fort, along with other military facilities, was in ruins and the nurses were prepared |
856 | Acts (album) | Acts is the debut studio album by the American rock band RNDM. Reception Acts received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 65/100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews." Track listing Modern Times - 3:06 Darkness - 4:15 The Disappearing Ones - 3:08 What You Can't Control - 5:45 Hollow Girl - 5:37 Walking Through New York - 4:04 Look Out! - 2:53 New Tracks - 3:13 Throw You to the Pack - 1:41 Williamsburg - 4:14 Letting Go of Will - 2:35 Cherries in the Snow - 4:37 Personnel Jeff Ament - bass Joseph Arthur - guitar, vocals Richard Stuverud - drums References External links Acts at Allmusic Category:2012 debut albums Category:RNDM albums Category:Monkeywrench Records albums |
857 | De Magnete | De Magnete, Magneticisque Corporibus, et de Magno Magnete Tellure (On the Magnet and Magnetic Bodies, and on That Great Magnet the Earth) is a scientific work published in 1600 by the English physician and scientist William Gilbert and his partner Aaron Dowling. A highly influential and successful book, it exerted an immediate influence on many contemporary writers, including Francis Godwin and Mark Ridley. Contents In his work, Gilbert described many of his experiments with his model Earth called the terrella. (Previously, it was thought that Polaris or a large magnetic island at the North Pole attracted the compass). Gilbert also made the claim that gravity was due to the same force and he believed that this held the Moon in orbit around the Earth. While incorrect by modern standards, this claim was still far closer to what we believe than the ancient Aristotelian theory, which held that the heavenly bodies consist of a special fifth element which naturally moves in circles, while the earthly elements naturally move downward. Johannes Kepler accepted Gilbert's theory and used it as a working basis for his famous laws of planetary motion. In De Magnete, Gilbert also studied static electricity produced by amber. Amber is called elektron in Greek, and electrum in Latin, so Gilbert decided to refer to the phenomenon by the adjective electricus, giving rise to the modern terms "electric" and "electricity". De Magnete was influential because of the inherent interest of its subject matter, but also for the rigorous way in which Gilbert described his experiments and his rejection of ancient theories of magnetism. Gilbert nevertheless acknowledged his debt to Peter of Maricourt and incorporated this 13th-century scientist's experiments on magnetism into his own treatise. Although Gilbert's thinking was influenced by the mysticism of his time he is regarded as a pioneer of experimental science. Summary De Magnete consists of six books. Book 1 Historical survey of magnetism and theory of Earth's magnetism. The loadstone in antiquity from Plato onwards and the gradual identification of iron ores. The south pole of a loadstone points to the north pole of the Earth and vice versa as the terrestrial globe is magnetic. Book 2 Distinction between electricity and magnetism. An amber stick when rubbed affects a rotating needle made of any type of metal (a versorium) and attracts paper, leaves and even water. But electricity is different from heat and to magnetism which only attracts iron-bearing materials (he calls it coition). He shows the effects of cutting a spherical loadstone (which he calls a terrella) through the poles and equator and the direction of attraction at different points. Magnets act at a distance but the force has no permanent presence and is not hindered like light. Materials including gold, silver and diamonds are not affected by magnets, nor can one produce perpetual motion. Book 3 The Earth's normal magnetism. He proposes (incorrectly) that the angle of the ecliptic and precession of the equinoxes are caused by magnetism. A loadstone cut out of rock and floated in water returns to the same direction. Iron heated to white |
858 | 712th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) | The 712th Infantry Division (German: 712. Infanteriedivision) was a German Army infantry division in World War II. Operational history The 712th Infantry Division was raised in early 1941 as part of the 15th wave of Wehrmacht forces, and was moved to occupied France along the demarcation line with Vichy France. In the spring of 1942, it was moved to the Low Countries, where it occupied the area around Zeebrugge. In June 1944 the division was organized into the 89th Army Corps, a section of Army Group B's 15th Army, in order to counter the Allied invasion of France; the 89th Corps was stationed along the Belgian coast at the time in order to prevent further amphibious assaults. It was considered by the Germans that an Allied attack on Belgium (if not France) was far more likely than one on the Netherlands; as such, infantry divisions were more concentrated here. In September 1944, the division was defending the banks of the Sheldt river near Antwerp when it was attacked by Poles serving under General Guy Simonds. Reformation and Poland After suffering heavy casualties when the Allied forces made their way into the Netherlands, the 712th was reformed and sent to the eastern front. With the Red Army being supplied by an ever-increasing arsenal of weapons and vehicles, the division was unable to match them in Poland, and was decimated along the river Oder in January 1945. Much of the combat troops were absorbed by units such as Panzer Division Kurmark, and the 45th and 68th Infantry Divisions, who were also being quickly pushed back by Soviet forces. Final reformation and capitulation In March, the division was again reformed. With no more reserves, the Wehrmacht could only supply the 712th with survivors of divisions already destroyed by the Allied forces. The division was crushed in the Halbe pocket the following month. In March, the division was again reformed as part of the Ninth Army's XI SS Corps under SS-General Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, themselves part of Army Group Vistula (German: Heeresgruppe Weichse). In mid-April, the division took part in opening stages of the Battle of the Seelow Heights The army was able to hold of the Soviet advance for only about three days before being forced to retreat to a pocket around the towns of Frankfurt and Fürstenwalde along the Spreewald. During Soviet advancement towards Fürstenwalde, the 712th was now surrounded, already under fire from its forward positions and now the rear. The 32nd SS-Grenadier Division was moved to Fürstenwalde to support the 712th. Encircled by the Soviets, the Ninth Army attempted to break out from 24 April through the village of Halbe. On the morning of 26 April, the 712th and the 21st Panzer Division launched an attack in-between the 1st Ukrainian Front's 28th Army and 3rd Guards Tank Army. In its final breaths the 712th had been reduced severely to its 732nd, 745th and 764th Grenadier Regiments (each at two battalion-strength) and the 1712nd Artillery Regiment. Commanders Generalmajor George von Döhren (3 May 1941 – 15 Apr 1942) Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann (16 Apr 1942 |
859 | Northampton (UK Parliament constituency) | Northampton was a parliamentary constituency (centred on the town of Northampton), which existed until 1974. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was reduced to one member for the 1918 general election. The constituency was abolished for the February 1974 general election, when it was replaced by the new constituencies of Northampton North and Northampton South. A former MP of note for the constituency was Spencer Perceval, the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated. Members of Parliament MPs 1295–1640 1295: constituency established, electing two MPs MPs 1640–1918 {| class="wikitable" |- !Election!!!!First member!!First party!!!!Second member!!Second party |- |April 1640 |rowspan="2" style="background-color: " | |rowspan="2"|Richard Knightley||rowspan="2"| Parliamentarian |style="background-color: " | | rowspan = "2"|Zouch Tate||rowspan = "2"|Parliamentarian || |- |November 1640 |- |December 1648 |colspan="3"|Knightley excluded in Pride's Purge – seat vacant |colspan="3"|Tate not recorded as sitting after Pride's Purge |- |1653 |colspan="6"|Northampton was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament |- |1654 |style="background-color: " | |Peter Whalley|| |rowspan="2" colspan="3"| Northampton had only one seat in the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate |- |1656 |rowspan="2" style="background-color: " | |rowspan="2"|Francis Harvey ||rowspan="2"| |- |January 1659 |style="background-color: " | |James Langham|| |- |May 1659 |colspan="6"|Not represented in the restored Rump|- |March 1660 | style="background-color: " | | Francis Harvey | |rowspan="2" style="background-color: " | |rowspan="2"| Richard Rainsford |rowspan="2"| |- |June 1660 | style="background-color: " | | Sir John Norwich, Bt. | |- |April 1661 | style="background-color: " | | Francis Harvey | | style="background-color: " | | James Langham | |- |November 1661 | style="background-color: " | | Sir Charles Compton | |rowspan="4" style="background-color: " | |rowspan="4"| Richard Rainsford |rowspan="4"| |- | 1662 | style="background-color: " | | Sir James Langham, Bt. | |- |March 1663 | style="background-color: " | | Sir William Dudley, Bt. | |- |April 1663 |rowspan="3" style="background-color: " | |rowspan="3"| Hon. Christopher Hatton |rowspan="3"| |- |March 1664 | style="background-color: " | | Sir John Bernard | |- |April 1664 | style="background-color: " | | Sir Henry Yelverton, Bt. | |- | 1670 |rowspan="3" style="background-color: " | |rowspan="3"| Sir William Fermor |rowspan="3"| | style="background-color: " | | Henry O'Brien | |- | 1678 | style="background-color: " | | Hon. Ralph Montagu | |- |February 1679 | style="background-color: " | | Sir Hugh Cholmley, Bt. | |- |August 1679 | style="background-color: " | | William Langham | | style="background-color: " | | Hon. Ralph Montagu | |- | 1685 | style="background-color: " | | Richard Rainsford | |rowspan="2" style="background-color: " | |rowspan="2"| Sir Justinian Isham, Bt. |rowspan="2"| |- | 1689 |rowspan="3" style="background-color: " | |rowspan="3"| William Langham |rowspan="3"| |- | 1690 | style="background-color: " | | Sir Thomas Samwell, Bt. | |- | 1694 |rowspan="2" style="background-color: " | |rowspan="2"| Sir Justinian Isham, Bt. |rowspan="2"| |- | 1695 |rowspan="3" style="background-color: " | |rowspan="3"| Christopher Montagu |rowspan="3"| |- | 1698 | style="background-color: " | | William Thursby | |- | 1701 | style="background-color: " | | Thomas Andrew | |- | 1702 |rowspan="2" style="background-color: " | |rowspan="2"| Sir Matthew Dudley, |
860 | Gluten exorphin | Gluten exorphins are a group of opioid peptides formed during digestion of the gluten protein. It has been hypothesized that people with autism and schizophrenia have abnormal leakage from the gut of these compounds, which then pass into the brain and disrupt brain function, a process collectively known as the opioid excess theory or a part of leaky gut syndrome. This is partly the basis for the gluten-free, casein-free diet. The medical evidence is mixed. Two clinical studies of autism patients who followed this diet found no benefit. Another study found a benefit. Another study suggested the diet may present a greater risk to brain development. Categorization There are four known gluten exorphins with known structure: Gluten exorphin A5 Structure: H-Gly-Tyr-Tyr-Pro-Thr-OH Chemical formula: C24H37N5O9 Molecular weight: 599.64 g/mol Gluten exorphin B4 Structure: H-Tyr-Gly-Gly-Trp-OH Chemical formula: C24H27N5O6 Molecular weight: 481.50 g/mol Gluten exorphin B5 Structure: H-Tyr-Gly-Gly-Trp-Leu-OH Chemical formula: C30H38N6O7 Molecular weight: 594.66 g/mol Gluten exorphin C Structure: H-Tyr-Pro-Ile-Ser-Leu-OH Chemical formula: C29H45N5O8 Molecular weight: 591.70 g/mol References Category:Opioid peptides |
861 | List of Big Ten Conference women's basketball regular season champions | The Big Ten Conference began sponsoring women's basketball during the 1982–83 basketball season. In February 1982 during the 1981–82 season, the conference held a tournament at Michigan State in which Ohio State defeated Illinois 69–66 in the championship game. The conference has listed this in some publications as a regular season championship. Championships by school Bold indicates an outright championship. See also Big Ten Conference men's basketball regular season champions Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Champions |
862 | European Peace University | The European University Center for Peace Studies offered postgraduate political studies from 1990–2013 in Stadtschlaining, Austria. The institution was founded in 1988 by Gerald Mader in his capacity as president of the ASPR, with the support of European UNESCO commissions, and is affiliated to the Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR), also located at Stadtschlaining. The original curriculum of EPU was designed along the lines of Johan Galtung’s ”Plan for a Master of Peace and Conflict Resolution” which he developed for the University of Hawaii. The EPU has been offering postgraduate programs in Peace Studies since 1990. In 1995, EPU was co-winner of the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education. The EPU's UNESCO Chair on Peace, Human Rights and Democracy was established in 1996. Between 2010 and 2013, the institute gained accredited private university status and was renamed to "European Peace University (EPU) - Private Universität". In July 2013, EPU's accreditation was withdrawn by Austria's accreditation body; students currently enrolled in the "Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies" programme may finish their studies until 2014. Primary goals of the EPU are: Spreading the idea of peace in the spirit of the UNESCO Giving scientific and educational support to global peace Promoting a "world domestic policy" based on sustainable development, cooperative responsibility and ecological security Contributing to the development of a global peace culture Training and improving individual capabilities in peace-making and conflict resolution References Category:UNESCO Category:Universities and colleges in Austria Category:Private universities and colleges in Austria |
863 | Green-rumped parrotlet | {{Speciesbox | image = Forpus_passerinus-Venezuela-8a.jpg | image_caption = Male (right) and female (left) in Venezuela | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | genus = Forpus | species = passerinus | authority = (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonyms = *Psittacus passerinus | subdivision_ranks = Subspecies | subdivision = *F. p. cyanophanes F. p. viridissimus F. p. cyanochlorus F. p. deliciosus }} The green-rumped parrotlet (Forpus passerinus) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is the nominate species (F. p. passerinus). There are four subspecies: the Colombian green-rumped parrotlet or Rio Hacha parrotlet (F. p. cyanophanes), the Trinidad green-rumped parrotlet or Venezuelan parrotlet (F. p. viridissimus), the Roraima green-rumped parrotlet or Schlegel's parrotlet (F. p. cyanochlorus), and the Amazon green-rumped parrotlet or delicate parrotlet or Santarem passerine parrotlet (F. p. deliciosus). Description Distribution and habitat Green-rumped parrotlets are found in tropical South America, from Caribbean regions of Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad south and east to the Guianas and Brazil, on the lower Amazon River. It has been introduced in Jamaica, Curaçao, Barbados and Tobago, and was not recorded on Trinidad prior to 1916. They are the only parrotlet species to occur in the Caribbean. Green-rumped parrotlets are fairly common in open, semi-arid habitat and are found residing in dry scrubland, deciduous woodland, gallery forest, farmland, forest edges, and deforested areas throughout their range. While they are non-migratory, they may wander locally to locate sources of food. They are not found at altitudes greater than above sea level. Conservation The global population size is not known, but this species has been described as widespread and common. However, there is strong evidence that populations are decreasing, which is likely related to habitat destruction by deforestation. The species has been classified as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List. Behavior and ecology Social Green-rumped parrotlets are very gregarious and roost communally; they are often seen in flocks of up to 100 individuals. Green-rumped parrotlets make light, twittering calls. While in flocks, calls are louder and more penetrating. Contact calls, similar to names, are individually distinct and are used for individual mate recognition. Each call varies in duration, frequency, and pitch. Green-rumped parrotlets have been observed in flocks consisting of combinations of breeding male-female pairs, nonbreeding male-female pairs, male-male pairs, and individual nonbreeding males; the number of each type depends on the season. Extra-pair copulation is relatively uncommon (less than 8% of young are conceived through extra-pair fertilization). Reproduction Green-rumped parrotlets form strong pair bonds and rarely switch mates, but typically only breed with the same individual for 1-2 seasons. Almost half of wild females attempt a second brood during their breeding season. Green-rumped parrotlets breed during the rainy season (May-November), though each subspecies tends to breed during different months. They typically make their nests in unlined tree cavities, holes found in arboreal termite nests, or in cavities in wooden fence posts. The female lays 5-6 small white eggs over a period of 9–16 days. The female usually initiates incubation after the first egg is laid, leading to asynchronous hatching which |
864 | Sabam Siagian | Sabam Pandapotan Siagian (4 May 1932 – 3 June 2016) was an Indonesian journalist. He served as the first editor in chief of The Jakarta Post. Siagian departed the Jakarta Post in 1991 upon his appointment as Ambassador of Indonesia to Australia. From 1991 to 1995, while ambassador, Sabam lived in Canberra. He criticised the Australian media for lagging behind other sectors in Australia when it came to engaging with Indonesia. After leaving Canberra in 1995, Sabam joined the board of Jakarta Post. Sabam died in Jakarta on 3 June 2016 after extended health complications. Numerous colleagues, including former Indonesian foreign minister Hassan Wirajuda, paid tribute to his contributions during a long career as a journalist in Indonesia. References Category:1932 births Category:2016 deaths Category:The Jakarta Post people Category:Indonesian newspaper editors Category:Indonesian journalists Category:Indonesian diplomats Category:Ambassadors of Indonesia to Australia Category:People of Batak descent |
865 | John Blake (soldier) | John Young Filmore Blake or also known as John Y.F. Blake and J.Y.F. Blake was an Irish-American soldier and military writer. He was born October 6, 1856, in Bolivar, Missouri, United States, and died January 24, 1907, in New York City. He was an avowed advocate of resistance to British imperialism worldwide and fought as a foreign volunteer for the Boer republics during the Second Boer War. Early life After his birth, Blake's family soon moved to Denton County, Texas. There he grew up cattle ranching and learned to ride horses. His father sent him to the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1871. Soon after graduating, he received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1876. Upon graduating from West Point in June 1880, Blake began his military career, assigned as a 2nd Lieutenant to the 6th U.S. Cavalry stationed in Arizona. He served under General Willcox, General Crook, and General Miles during the Apache wars. He was known as a fearless and magnetic leader, at one point rustling an Apache pony herd. Resigning from the military in 1889, Blake moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan to become a businessman, as his wife and family wanted him to settle down. After about 5 years he soon found out that "'the tricks of the trade', were too deep for me" and giving into his desire for adventure, headed to South Africa as a gold prospector. Boer War While in South Africa he became deeply involved in the Second Boer War, leading the Chicago Irish-American Corps, known as Blake's Irish Brigade against the British. . He returned to the United States after the war to a hero's welcome and the lecture circuit. He subsequently published a memoir of his African experience, A West Pointer With The Boers. Blake's memoir is conceived as a highly critical expose of the motives and actions of Great Britain, particularly in its support of Cecil Rhodes. He also lingers on the British maltreatment of black Africans and Afrikaners alike, and the honor and decency of Boer partisans in defending their liberty and families. Family John's mother Sinclair T. Chitty married his father Thomas Kincaid Blake Jr. at the age of 15. In 1885 John married Katherine Euphrasia Aldrich in Grand Rapids while still in the service. Together they lived in the officers' quarters at Fort Leavenworth, where John's first son Aldrich Blake was born on November 6, 1885. In 1888 Katherine, being pregnant with John's second son, persuaded him to resign from the military and return to Grand Rapids. He agreed, and on September 19, 1889 Ledyard Blake was born. Death Blake was found dead in his home in Harlem, New York City of gas asphyxiation on January 24, 1907. He had previously been tending a sick friend for 3 days. Some sources said the death was accidental, while others called it suicide. He is buried at West Point, New York. See also Boer Foreign Volunteers Irish commandos References Blake, John Y. F. "A West Pointer with the Boers" http://penandspindle.blogspot.com/search/label/blake%20john%20young%20filmore External links https://web.archive.org/web/20121108171237/http://www.roguery.com/safrica/giorno5.htm https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1907/01/25/106109897.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1907/01/28/101723522.pdf |
866 | Hub Nelson | Hubert Milton J. Nelson (August 14, 1907 – May 10, 1981) was a professional ice hockey player. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nelson played professionally in United States Hockey League for the Minneapolis Millers (AHA) and St. Louis Flyers. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978. External links United States Hockey Hall of Fame biography Category:1907 births Category:1981 deaths Category:American men's ice hockey goaltenders Category:Ice hockey people from Minnesota Category:Sportspeople from Minneapolis Category:United States Coast Guard Cutters players Category:United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees |
867 | 18th Avenue | 18th Avenue is an avenue in Brooklyn. It may refer to the following New York City Subway stations that serve the avenue: 18th Avenue (IND Culver Line); serving the F train 18th Avenue (BMT Sea Beach Line); serving the N train (W train part-time) 18th Avenue (BMT West End Line); serving the D train |
868 | Tincture (heraldry) | Tincture is the limited palette of colours and patterns used in heraldry. The need to define, depict, and correctly blazon the various tinctures is one of the most important aspects of heraldic art and design. Development and history The use of tinctures dates back to the formative period of European heraldry in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The range of tinctures and the manner of depicting and describing them has evolved over time, as new variations and practices have developed. The basic scheme and rules of applying the heraldic tinctures dates back to the 12th century. The earliest surviving coloured heraldic illustrations, from the mid-thirteenth century, show the standardized usage of two metals, five colours, and two furs. Since that time, the great majority of heraldic art has employed these nine tinctures. Over time, variations on these basic tinctures were developed, particularly with respect to the furs. Authorities differ as to whether these variations should be considered separate tinctures, or merely varieties of existing ones. Two additional colours appeared, and were generally accepted by heraldic writers, although they remained scarce, and were eventually termed stains, from the belief that they were used to signify some dishonour on the part of the bearer. The practice of depicting certain charges as they appear in nature, termed proper, was established in the seventeenth century. Other colours have appeared occasionally since the eighteenth century, especially in continental heraldry, but their use is infrequent, and they have never been regarded as particularly heraldic, or numbered among the tinctures that form the basis of heraldic design. Frequency and national variants The frequency with which different tinctures have been used over time has been much observed, but little studied. There are some general trends of note, both with respect to the passage of time, and noted preferences from one region to another. In medieval heraldry, gules was by far the most common tincture, followed by the metals argent and or, at least one of which necessarily appeared on the majority of arms (see below). Among the colours, sable was the second most common, followed by azure. Vert, although present from the formative period of heraldic design, was relatively scarce. Over time, the popularity of azure increased above that of sable, while gules, still the most common, became less dominant. A survey of French arms granted during the seventeenth century reveals a distinct split between the trends for the arms granted to nobles and commoners. Among nobles, gules remained the most common tincture, closely followed by or, then by argent and azure at nearly equal levels; sable was a very distant fifth choice, while vert remained scarce. Among commoners, azure was easily the most common tincture, followed by or, and only then by gules, argent, and sable, which was used more by commoners than among the nobility; vert, however, was even scarcer in common arms. Purpure is so scarce in French heraldry that some authorities do not regard it as a "real heraldic tincture". On the whole, French heraldry is known for its use of azure and or, while English |
869 | Machineries of Empire | Machineries of Empire is a trilogy of military science fiction/science fantasy/space opera novels by the American writer Yoon Ha Lee and published by Solaris Books. It consists of Ninefox Gambit (2016), Raven Stratagem (2017) and Revenant Gun (2018). The trilogy follows the young infantry captain Kel Cheris and the traitorous general Shuos Jedao in a war among factions of a despotic interstellar empire, the Hexarchate, whose technology and power is based on the population's faith in the imperial calendar. Several of Lee's short stories are prequels to the trilogy. Ninefox Gambit received the 2017 Locus Award for Best First Novel, and was nominated for the 2016 Nebula and 2017 Hugo Awards for Best Novel, and the 2017 Clarke award. Raven Stratagem was nominated for the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Revenant Gun was nominated for the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novel Novels Ninefox Gambit, Solaris, 14 June 2016, Raven Stratagem, Solaris, 13 June 2017, Revenant Gun, Solaris, 12 June 2018, References Category:Novel series Category:21st-century American novels Category:Space opera novels Category:Military science fiction novels |
870 | List of Eastern Catholic seminaries | This is list of Eastern Catholic seminaries in the world. They prepare candidates for the priesthood. Alexandrian liturgical tradition (Coptic) St. Leo’s Patriarchal Seminary in Maadi (1953), a suburb of Cairo (Ethiopian) Seminary in Asmara, Eritrea (Ethiopian) Seminary in Keren, Eritrea (Ethiopian) Capuchin Franciscan Institute of Philosophy and Theology in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Ethiopian) Seminary in Adigrat, Ethiopia (Ethiopian) Pontifical Ethiopian College in Rome Antiochian (Antiochene or West-Syriac) liturgical tradition (Maronite) Seminary of St. Antoine in Lebanon (Maronite)Collegio dei Maroniti (1584, reopened in 2000) in Rome (Maronite) Maronite Patriarchal Seminary at Ghazir (Maronite) diocesan seminary at Karm Sadde, near Tripoli (Maronite) Our Lady of Lebanon Seminary in Washington, D.C. The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik , Lebanon provides advanced theological education for Maronite (Syriac) Al-Charfet Patriarchal Seminary in Lebanon (Syro-Malankara) St. Mary’s Malankara Major Seminary (1983) at Trivandrum Armenian liturgical tradition Italy Collegio Armeno in Rome Lebanon Bzoummar Seminary in Bzoummar Mechitarist Fathers Seminary in Bikfaya Chaldean or East Syriac liturgical tradition India Malpan Seminary with University status in Kottapuram/ Pallipuram Established by Patriarch of Church of The East in AD 450 for Malabar, later seminary was shifted to Mananam and dissolved in St.Joseph's Seminary of Syro - Malabar Church CMI fathers Syro-Malabar St. Joseph's Pontifical Seminary (Mangalapuzha Seminary) in Mangalapuzha, Aluva Syro-Malabar St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary in Vadavathoor Syro-Malabar Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kunnoth, Tellicherry Syro-Malabar St. Ephrem Major Seminary for Missions, Satna Syro-Malabar Mary Matha Major Seminary, Thrissur Iraq (Chaldean) St. Peter Seminary for Chaldean Patriarchate in Iraq. http://chaldeanseminary.com/ United States (Chaldean) The Seminary of Mar Abba the Great in San Diego Byzantine (Constantinopolitan) liturgical tradition Brazil (Ukrainian) Greek Catholic Seminary in Curitiba Canada (Ukrainian) Holy Spirit Seminary of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Edmonton, Alberta Croatia Greek Catholic Seminary in Zagreb Germany Collegium Orientale in Eichstätt Hungary Saint Athanasius Greek Catholic College of Theology and Seminary in Nyíregyháza Israel and the Palestinian Territories (Melkite) St. Anne’s Seminary in Jerusalem, under the direction of the White Fathers (now called the Missionaries of Africa) closed (Melkite) Holy Savior Seminary in Beit Sahour, Holy Land, for dioceses in Israel, Jordan, the West Bank and Gaza of Melkite Italy Ukrainian Pontifical College of Saint Josaphat (1897) Pontifical Ukrainian College of the Protection of our Lady in Rome (closed) Pontifical Greek College of Saint Athanasius (Pontificio Collegio Greco) in Rome Collegium Russicum (Pontificio Collegio Russo) (1929) in Rome Pontifical Romanian College (“Pio Romeno”) in Rome Lebanon (Melkite) Patriarchal Seminary of St. Anne in Raboueh, Antelias, Lebanon Romania Greek Catholic Theological Faculty at the Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca Slovakia (Slovak) Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Pavol Peter Gojdič in Prešov United States (Ruthenian) Byzantine Catholic Seminary of SS. Cyril and Methodius of (Ruthenian) Byzantine Catholic Church Pittsburgh, PA (Ukrainian) St. Basil College Seminary, of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford (Ukrainian) Saint Josaphat Seminary, Washington, DC St. Basil's Greek Melkite Catholic Seminary Methuen, Massachusetts Ukraine Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv Holy Spirit Seminary of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Lviv Greek Catholic Seminary in Uzhhorod (1995) Seminary of Blessed Martyrs Severyn, Yakym and Vitalij of Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
871 | Massimo Marchese | Massimo Marchese (born in Savona, Italy) is an Italian musician, lutenist, theorbist and recording artist. Biography Born in Savona in the Italian region of Liguria, Marchese was a student of Jakob Lindberg at the Royal College of Music in London. Collaborations He collaborated with the pipa player Jiao Xiangwen and the poet Sandro Boccardi He accompanied Nigel Rogers, Ottavio Dantone, Flavio Colusso, Flavio Emilio Scogna, and many ensemble as a Basso continuo musician. He played in Europe, Asia and South America. His recordings include the works of Francesco Spinacino , Franciscus Bossinensis, Joachim van den Hove , Robert de Visée, Gabriele Fallamero, and Roman Turovsky-Savchuk. Partial discography Roman Turovsky-Savchuk - "Dialogues with Time" (daVinci Edition C00028, 2017) Francesco Spinacino - Intavolatura di Leuto, Libri I e II (Tactus, 2006) Franciscus Bossinensis - Petrarca ed il cantare a Leuro (Tactus, 2007) The journeys of Rubens - Music from the courts of Europe (Centaur Records 2011) Virtuoso Vihuela music from Spain and Italy (Centaur records, 2013) Robert de Visee La musique de la chambre du Roi voll I, II and III (Brilliant Classics 2013) Joachim van den Hove - Florida (Brilliant Classics 2015) See also Lute Theorbo Vihuela Basso continuo References External links Category:Living people Category:Italian lutenists Category:People from Savona Category:1965 births |
872 | Trissodoris pansella | Trissodoris pansella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Rennell Island. References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog Category:Cosmopteriginae |
873 | Frog Station, Wisconsin | Frog Station is an unincorporated community in the towns of Red River and Luxemburg, in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. It sits at the junction of County Trunk K and County Trunk AB, about north of the village of Luxemburg. Notes Category:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin Category:Unincorporated communities in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin |
874 | Swing yarder | A swing yarder is a mobile piece of heavy duty forestry equipment used for pulling logs from the woods to a logging road with cables. The swing yarder is also known as a grapple yarder. In any logging operation, it is necessary to transport the harvested tree from the stump to a landing for transport to market (usually on a truck). If the ground is relatively flat it may be possible to transport the tree or logs cut from the tree on a wheeled or tracked machine. However if the ground is too steep for the operation of such machinery, it is common practice to rig some sort of a cable system for moving the wood. The swing yarder is one of several varieties of machines that have been used for this purpose. The swing yarder has several drums to pull in the cables. The cables run up an angled boom and then to the far side of a setting. By using two cables set up like a clothes line, the rigging can be pulled out and logs can be pulled across a logging setting where the trees have been previously felled. This machine is most suitable for steep ground where it is difficult to access the logs with other machinery. Swing yarders can also be used in flatter areas with lighter loads. While there are various rigging options, the most common one uses a grapple that can be lowered onto a logs and closed via the cable system. Using a grapple avoids the need for people in the setting to attach chokers to the log. Choker setting as a profession is a very dangerous occupation. The main difference between a swing yarder and a tower yarder is that the upperworks is mounted on a large slewing bearing. This bearing permits the boom and cable system to be 'swung' across a setting without relocating the machine. An experienced operator uses timing and cable tension to swing the grapple to the desired location. In practice, however, the main benefit of a swinging machine is that once the logs are yarded up to the machine, they can be swung to the side and landed. This allows the machine to be positioned in a small area such as on a road, and to land (set down) the logs on the road behind (or in front of) the machine. By contrast a tower has no options on where to set the logs---so the tower has to be positioned back from the break of the hill so as to leave a landing area on the downhill side of the machine, the logs can only be pulled up to near the tower and then lowered to the ground making it necessary for a shovel (log loader) to also be present to remove the logs once landed. Implicitly a swing machine does not need to be as tall as a tower machine particularly in steep ground because the swing machine can be set right up to the 'edge' of the steep ground while the tower must be set back |
875 | Árpád Berczik | Berczik Árpád (July 8, 1842 in Temesvár – July 16, 1919 in Budapest) was a Hungarian writer. He studied laws and worked for the administration, Kisfaludy Társaság (1873) and Borsszem Jankó. He published his writings in publications such as Pesti Napló (1870–72), but he is mainly known for his theatrical plays. Works Az igmándi kispap, (1881); Nézd meg az anyját (Bp., 1883); A Protekció (Bp., 1885); Himfy dalai (1898) Színművei (I-V., 1912) References Kozma Andor: B. Á. emlékezete (MTA Emlékbeszédek, Bp., 1921); Berczik Árpád: B. Á. (Bp., 1933); Molnár Pál: B. Á. a drámaíró (Bp., 1936). Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon External links Category:1842 births Category:1919 deaths Category:Hungarian writers |
876 | Bernardo Vargas | Bernardo Vargas (born March 31, 1939) is an Argentine former footballer. Career Vargas played with Talleres Cordoba in 1958. In 1960, he played in the Argentine Primera División with Racing, and later with Argentinos Juniors. In 1964, he played in the Mexican Primera División with Club América. In 1965, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Italia, where he secured an ECPSL Championship in 1966. He played with Toronto Falcons originally in the National Professional Soccer League in 1967, and later in the North American Soccer League. In 1968, he played in the American Soccer League with Rochester Lancers. References Category:1939 births Category:Argentine footballers Category:Talleres de Córdoba footballers Category:Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Category:Argentinos Juniors footballers Category:Club América footballers Category:Toronto Italia players Category:Toronto Falcons (1967-68) players Category:Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players Category:Argentine Primera División players Category:Liga MX players Category:Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players Category:National Professional Soccer League (1967) players Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Category:American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Category:People from Mendoza, Argentina Category:Living people |
877 | Pyramid G1-d | Pyramid G1-d (also known as 'G Id', 'G1d', or 'GId') is a satellite pyramid within the Khufu Pyramid complex. It was discovered in 1993 during work to remove a road near the pyramid G1 (the Great Pyramid of Giza). It is located about 25m southeast of the southeast corner of the Great Pyramid of Giza and about 7 m west of the subsidiary pyramids G1–b and G1–c. All the stonework of the pyramid core had been removed in ancient times. What remains of the superstructure core is two courses of stone. There was also a substructure which was U-shaped but this was destroyed in antiquity. During the excavation the actual apex stone of the pyramid, a single piece of fine Tura-quality limestone, was found. It is the second oldest pyramidion ever found, the earliest belonging to the North Pyramid of Sneferu discovered by Rainer Stadelmann at Dahshur. This rare find has been left in place. One inscription was found written in red paint on the inside surface of one block set in the south wall. The notation says, "imy rsy S3." This graffiti, meaning "on the south (back) side," probably instructed the stone movers where to place the block. The purpose of the pyramid is under debate by scholars. Some possible explanations are that it is for the king's Ka, or it represents the king as the ruler of Upper Egypt, or it is for the viscera of the King, or it is a dummy room for the Sed festival, or it has a solar function. Zahi Hawass, who led the uncovering of the pyramid, believed that the satellite pyramid was used symbolically as a changing room for the Sed festival. See also Pyramid G1-a Pyramid G1-b Pyramid G1-c List of Egyptian pyramids References External links The discovery of the satellite Pyramid of Khufu The discovery of the satellite Pyramid of Khufu The revised and complete article on the pyramidion of the satellite pyramid of Khufu, g1d Origins of Pyramid GI-d, Southeast of the Great Pyramid Category:Giza Plateau Category:Pyramids of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt |
878 | Mike Jimenez | Mike Jimenez (born May 15, 1987) is an American professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division. Jimenez fought Jesse Hart for the USBA Super Middleweight title on the undercard of Mayweather-Pacquiao. References External links Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:American male boxers Category:Super-middleweight boxers |
879 | Fretless guitar | A fretless guitar is a guitar with a fingerboard without frets, typically a standard instrument that has had the frets removed, though some custom-built and commercial fretless guitars are occasionally made. Fretless bass guitars are readily available, with most major guitar manufacturers producing fretless models. The forerunner to fretless guitars like the Hawaiian Guitar is the traditional 3000 year old Indian Chitravina, aka Gotuvadyam, popularised globally by Chitravina N Ravikiran On the fretless guitar, the performer's fingers press the string directly against the fingerboard, as with a violin, resulting in a vibrating string that extends from the bridge (where the strings are attached) to the fingertip instead of to a fret. Technique Musicians employ a standard harmony and the twelve-tone technique as a base for exploring tones, using a fretless guitar. Fretless guitars offer musicians an ability to explore new sounds through using microtonal harmonies and folk melodies in a jazz-groove context. A detailed article on extended techniques for fretless electric guitar - written by British guitarist Rich Perks - was published by Music and Practice journal in 2019. Musicianship with fretless guitars differ from fretted guitars: They require greater finger position precision, because the position of the node of the string is continuously variable (being established by the position of the finger) rather than fixed (established by the position of a fret). As a consequence of this, chordal playing in particular is more difficult to achieve accurately. The string resonance is reduced, requiring more forceful plucking or modified amplification (pickups) to achieve desired volume. The smooth surface of the fingerboard allows legato playing, with smooth transitional slurs between notes Fretless guitars are uncommon in most forms of western music and generally limited to the electrified instruments, due to their decreased acoustic volume and sustain. The fretless bass guitar has found popularity in many forms of western music, from pop to jazz. The first use of fretless bass guitars dates back to Bill Wyman in the early 1960s. Festivals featuring live fretless guitar music have been held for several years both in the US and in Europe. In New York, the first NYC Fretless Guitar Festival was held in 2005. In the Netherlands, the Dutch Fretless Guitar Festival has taken place since 2006. See also Frets on bass guitar References links Unfretted.com - fretless guitar resource: history, news, reviews, tips, FAQs, MP3s, lists, dictionary, etc. NYC Fretless Guitar Festival - The New York Fretless Guitar Festival features the best fretless players from around the world. Ned Evett The home of the glass guitarist. Rich Perks Official website for the British fretless guitarist, composer and academic. "Iki keklik" by Erkan Ogur A beautiful Erkan Ogur piece Turkish fretless guitar virtuoso Erkan Ogur in concert Category:Guitars Category:Continuous pitch instruments |
880 | Kingfisher First Nation | Kingfisher First Nation (Oji-Cree language: ᑮᐡᑭᒪᓂᐦᓰᐋᐧᐴᕽ (Giishkimanisiiwaaboong, "At Kingfisher-waters"); unpointed: ᑭᐡᑭᒪᓂᓯᐊᐧᐳᐠ) is an Oji-Cree First Nation reserve located north of Sioux Lookout, Ontario. It is accessible by air all year and by waterway in summer and ice roads in winter. As of December 2009, the First Nation had a total registered population of 500 people, the on-reserve population being 462. The community speaks the Oji-Cree language, but most of it is fluent in English as well. The police Kingfisher Lake is the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal-based service. History In 1808 the Hudson's Bay Company established an outpost at Big Beaver House, located approximately 12 kilometres southwest of the present Kingfisher Lake reserve. Big Beaver House was frequented by Kingfisher Lake people for trading fur, community activity and freight hauling employment. In 1929 to 1930, the leaders of Kingfisher Lake First Nation were required to gather at Big Trout Lake to participate in the signing of the adhesion to Treaty 9. As the result, Kingfisher Lake was considered a part of Big Trout Lake Band. In 1947, Ontario enacted the Trapline Registration and Fee Program, which eventually forced the Kingfisher Lake people to outline their ancestral hunting areas into trapping boundaries and also to pay for the land use requirements. In 1964, the leaders of Kingfisher Lake decided to establish permanent community and to move to the current location of the reserve lands. As Kingfisher Lake was already included in the Big Trout Lake Band and so had reserve status, the formality of gaining band status was achieved in 1975. In 2011, many of the residents were temporarily housed in Ottawa because of forest fires in the surrounding area. Governance The officials of Kingfisher First Nation are elected for a two-year term through the Custom Electoral System. Their council consists of Chief Eddie Mamakwa, Deputy Chief Verna Aganash and three Councillors: Amos Mamakwa, Esther Sakakeep, and Samuel Sturgeon. The First Nation is part of the Shibogama First Nations Council, a Regional Chiefs Council, and the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a Tribal Political Organization representing majority of the First Nations in northern Ontario. Reserve The First Nation have reserved three tracts for their Indian Reserve: Kingfisher Lake 1 Indian Reserve, which serves as their main Reserve, containing the community of Kingfisher Lake, Ontario. Kingfisher 2A Indian Reserve Kingfisher 3A Indian Reserve External links AANDC profile Profile from Chiefs of Ontario 2006 Canadian Census: Kingfisher Lake Indian Reserve 1 Category:Communities in Kenora District Category:Nishnawbe Aski Nation Category:Road-inaccessible communities of Ontario |
881 | Theresa Bowyer | Theresa Bowyer was a former Women's Editor of the Daily Times of Nigeria. She is a graduate of the London School of Journalism. Bowyer started work with Daily Times in 1951, after two years on the job, she became the first Women's Editor. In 1961, she attended the 8th U. S. National Commission for UNESCO Conference in Boston. After the end of the conference, she went on a State Department sponsored tour of select American cities. Bowyer left the Times in 1963. She founded a school in Zaria where she lived with her husband. References Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Nigerian women journalists Category:Alumni of the London School of Journalism |
882 | 2011–12 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team | The 2011–12 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by seventh year head coach Doug Wojcik, played their home games at the Reynolds Center and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–14, 10–6 in C-USA to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Basketball Tournament to Marshall. They did not accept an invitation to a post season tournament. Head coach Doug Wojcik was fired at the end of the season. He compiled a record of 140–92 in seven seasons and is the school’s all-time leader in coaching victories. He will be replaced by Danny Manning. Roster Schedule |- !colspan=9| Exhibition |- !colspan=9| Regular Season |- !colspan=9| 2012 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament References Category:Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball seasons Tulsa Category:2011 in sports in Oklahoma Category:2012 in sports in Oklahoma |
883 | History of the Irish Guards | The history of the Irish Guards as an infantry regiment of the British Army dates from the Regiment's formation in 1900. The Irish Guards have an over one hundred year-long history during which the regiment have served with distinction in almost all of the United Kingdom's conflicts throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries ranging from the First World War to the War in Afghanistan. The Irish Guards were formed by Queen Victoria in 1900 to honour the Irishmen who had fought in the Second Boer War. The Irish Guards first saw combat as a regiment in the First World War during which they fought on the Western Front from the beginning to the end of the war. The regiment played a significant role in many of the First World War's pivotal battles such as the First Battle of Ypres, the Battle of Loos and the Battle of the Somme. By the end of the war, the regiment had experienced significant losses and won four Victoria Crosses, two of them posthumous. The Irish Guards were to experience similar fighting just twenty one years later with the commencement of the Second World War. The regiment won two further Victoria Crosses and saw action during the Norwegian Campaign, the Battle of France, the Tunisian Campaign, the Italian Campaign, Operation Overlord and Operation Market Garden. Following the conclusion of the Second World War, the Irish Guards were involved in several conflicts arising from the decline of the British Empire, including the Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine, against the EOKA group in Cyprus and in the Aden Emergency. Moving into the 21st Century, the Irish Guards served in the Balkans Conflicts, the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan. Creation The Irish Guards was formed on 1 April 1900 by order of Queen Victoria to commemorate the Irish people who fought in the Second Boer War for the British Empire. This followed an initial suggestion from the Irish-born British Army officer Field Marshal Viscount Wolseley to allow soldiers in Irish Regiments to wear the shamrock in their headdress on St. Patrick's Day. This developed into a suggestion that an Irish Guards regiment should be created. The Irish Guards' first honorary Colonel-of-the-Regiment was Field Marshal Lord Roberts, known to many troops as "Bobs". Because of this, the regiment gained the nickname "Bob's Own" but are now known affectionately as "The Micks" (although a generally derogatory term if used in society, this term is not seen as offensive or derogatory by the regiment.) Roberts, as the new Commander-in-Chief in the Second Boer War, was too busy at the time to take over a new regiment, but he was appointed a Colonel of the regiment on 17 October 1900. Major Richard Joshua Cooper, of the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, was appointed the first Commanding Officer on 2 May 1900 and 200 Irishmen from the same regiment were transferred as the nucleus of the new regiment. Selected members of the line infantry regiments were chosen to fill out the ranks of the new regiment. The regiment's first Colours were presented |
884 | Boggs Island | Boggs Island is an island on the Ohio River in Marshall County, West Virginia between the cities of Bellaire, Ohio and Wheeling, West Virginia. It is a small island near the Ohio shore opposite the mouth of Boggs Run, from which it may take its name. Strip mine companies removed every mature tree on this island in the 1980s. See also List of islands of West Virginia Category:River islands of West Virginia Category:Landforms of Marshall County, West Virginia Category:Islands of the Ohio River |
885 | Mersing District | The Mersing District is a district in Johor, Malaysia. The district capital is Mersing Town. Name The “Mersing” name is derived from the Chinese “Mau Sheng Port” (茂盛港) since 1880 and further simplify to Mersing. Mersing's Chinese name was renamed to “Feng Sheng Port” (丰盛港), with the meaning of good harvest. There are also said that Mersing's name is derived from Sikh traders who named Amir Singh and Men Singh. Geology Beside the mainland area, the district also consists of 36 islands. Geography With an area of 2,838 km2, Mersing District is the third largest district in Johor, which covers 14.6% area of the state. As of 2001, the district has a total residence of 69,947 people. Administrative divisions Mersing District is divided into 10 mukims, which are: Jemaluang Lenggor Mersing Town Padang Endau Penyabong Offshore islands (Pulau Aur, Pulau Rawa, Pulau Tengah, Pulau Pemanggil, Pulau Sibu) Sembrong Tenggaroh Tenglu Triang Demographics In 2000, the annual population growth of the district was 1.21%. Economy The main economy activities in the district are ecotourism, fishery, marine activities, agriculture and light manufacturing. Tourist attractions Aur Island Besar Island Harimau Island Mount Arong Recreational Forest Pemanggil Island Rawa Island Sibu Island Taman Negara Endau Rompin Transportation Mersing Airport See also Districts of Malaysia References |
886 | 1985 WCT Houston Shootout | The 1985 WCT Houston Shootout was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was a World Championship Tennis event which was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix, as the two organisations had reunited. It was played in Houston, United States from February 25 through March 3, 1985. John McEnroe won the singles title and $60,000 prize money. Prize money *per team Finals Singles John McEnroe defeated Kevin Curren, 7–5, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) Doubles Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Hank Pfister / Ben Testerman, 6–3, 6–2 References Category:1985 Grand Prix (tennis) Category:World Championship Tennis Category:1985 in Texas |
887 | The Black Sleep | The Black Sleep is a 1956 American independent horror film directed by Reginald LeBorg, and written by John C. Higgins from a story by Gerald Drayson Adams. It stars Basil Rathbone, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Bela Lugosi, and Akim Tamiroff. Tor Johnson appears in a supporting role. The film was produced by Aubrey Schenck and Howard W. Koch, as part of a four-picture finance-for-distribution arrangement with United Artists. The film was released as a double feature with the 1955 British film The Creeping Unknown. The Black Sleep was re-released in 1962 under the title Dr. Cadman's Secret. Plot Set in England in 1872, the story concerned a prominent, knighted surgeon whose wife has fallen into a coma caused by a deep-seated brain tumor. Due to medicine's state of the art at the time, he does not know how to reach the tumor without risking brain damage or death to the woman he loves, so he undertakes to secretly experiment on the brains of living, but involuntary, human subjects who are under the influence of a powerful Indian anesthetic, Nind Andhera, which he calls the "Black Sleep". Once he has finished his experiment, surviving subjects are revived and placed, in seriously degenerated and mutilated states, in a hidden cellar in the gloomy, abandoned country abbey where he conducts his experiments. Cast Basil Rathbone as Sir Joel Cadman Akim Tamiroff as Udu the Gypsy Herbert Rudley as Dr. Gordon Ramsay Patricia Blake as Laurie Munroe Phyllis Stanley as Daphnae Lon Chaney Jr. as Dr. Munroe aka Mungo John Carradine as "Bohemund" Bela Lugosi as Casimir Tor Johnson as Mr. Curry George Sawaya as Sailor Subject Sally Yarnell as Female Subject Peter Gordon as Det. Sgt. Steele Claire Carleton as Carmoda Daily John Sheffield as Det. Redford Clive Morgan as Roundsman Blevins Louanna Gardner as Angelina Cadman Aubrey Schenck as Prison Coroner's Aide (uncredited) Release Produced during 1955, the film was released to theaters in the early summer of 1956. This was just ahead of the TV syndication, through Screen Gems, of two decades of Universal monster movies, under the package title Shock Theater. Writer Higgins, director LeBorg, and stars Rathbone, Chaney, Carradine, and Lugosi had all been significantly associated with Universal horror films or related B movies. The Black Sleep is similar to Universal's two "houseful" of monster films released in the mid-40s, House of Frankenstein and House of Dracula, only relying on a completely new cadre of human monsters. Critical reception Amongst contemporary reviews, Variety wrote that the film "plays the horror tale fairly straight so what's happening is not too illogical until the finale wrapup, when all restraint comes off and the melodramatics run amok. ...Basil Rathbone is quite credible as the surgeon, enough so that the brain operations he performs will horrify many viewers"; and The Motion Picture Exhibitor noted that "Rathbone has a grand time as the mad scientist, assisted nobly by some of the best names in the horror field. Audiences should be frightened plenty, and past experience proves that this can mean good grosses... Sure, a lot |
888 | John Mattick | John Stanley Mattick (born 1950, Sydney) is an Australian molecular biologist known for his efforts to assign function to non-coding DNA. Mattick was the Executive Director of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research from 2012 to 2018. He joined Genomics England in May 2018 as Chief Executive Officer. Career Mattick received his high school education at St Patrick's College Strathfield. He obtained his Bachelor of Science from the University of Sydney and his PhD in biochemistry from Monash University. Subsequently, he worked at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, the CSIRO Division of Molecular Biology in Sydney, and the University of Queensland, where he was based between 1988 and 2012. Mattick has also worked at the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Cologne and Strasbourg. He was Foundation Director of the Australian Genome Research Facility, two ARC Special Research Centres and the Institute for Molecular Bioscience. Mattick was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2001 for service to scientific research in the fields of molecular biology, genetics and biotechnology, particularly through the development and administration of research institutes and the Australian Genome Research Facility. In 2007 he was elected an Associate Member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation and in 2008 elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. More recently, he was awarded the Julian Wells Medal by the Lorne Genome Society in 2009 and the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) Medal in 2011. He received the HUGO Chen Award for Distinguished Achievement in Genetic and Genomic Research in 2012, the same year he was appointed Executive Director of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. He was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS) in 2015. References External links http://www.hgm2011.org/john_s_mattick.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120427170715/http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/3401/full Category:1950 births Category:Living people Category:Australian molecular biologists Category:Australian biochemists Category:University of Sydney alumni Category:Monash University alumni Category:University of Queensland faculty Category:Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science Category:Officers of the Order of Australia Category:Garvan Institute of Medical Research alumni Category:Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Category:Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences |
889 | Vivaldi (TV series) | Vivaldi was a Quebec television program broadcast in 1988. Synopsis This program is the biography of the famous composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741). We can discover extracts of operas, sonatas, concertos, etcetera. It was broadcast in French. It was also nominated for a Gemini Award in 1988 for Best Performing Arts Program. Cast Corey Cerovsek Arthur Grosser Victor Knight Albert Millaire Phillip Pretten Tom Rack Daniel Roussel Steven Staryk Christian Vidosa Writer Richard Bocking Director Richard Bocking Category:Television series produced in Quebec Category:1988 Canadian television series debuts Category:1980s Canadian music television series |
890 | Arne Hamarsland | Arne Hamarsland (born 24 July 1933) is a Norwegian middle distance runner who specialized in 1500 metres. He represented IL Gular. At the 1960 Summer Olympics he finished ninth in the 1500 m final in 3:45.0 minutes. He also competed at the 1958 European Championships without reaching the final. He became Norwegian champion in 800 m in 1960 and 1961 and in 1500 m in the years 1955-1956, 1959-1961 and 1963. He has represented the Centre Party for eight years in Ytrebygda borough council, and chaired Bergen Sports Council from 1997 to 1998. Personal bests 800 metres - 1:49.1 min (1958) 1500 metres - 3:39.8 min (1958) - twelfth among Norwegian 1500 m runners. References Category:1933 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Bergen Category:Norwegian male middle-distance runners Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes of Norway Category:Politicians from Bergen Category:Centre Party (Norway) politicians Category:Norwegian sportsperson-politicians |
891 | Gustavo Montoya | Gustavo Montoya (July 9, 1905 – July 12, 2003) was a Mexican artist considered to be a late adherent to the Mexican School of Painting, most often associated with Mexican muralism. He was born in Mexico City, from a family associated with the Porfirio Díaz regime and who had to hide during part of the Mexican Revolution. He attended the Academy of San Carlos despite his father's objections. He later met and married artist Cordelia Urueta, with whom he lived in Paris, developing his artistic talents. He was not heavily involved in Mexico's artistic circles but was a founding member of the Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios and the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana. His best-selling work was that of children in regional traditional Mexican clothing, but he also painted many street scenes in Mexico City as well as portraits and still lifes. Life He was born in Mexico City on July 9, 1905, to Adolfo Montoya and Concepción Carranco. His father was part of the Porfirio Díaz government, so when that government fell at the beginning of the Mexican Revolution, the family went into hiding from Mexico City into the state of Morelos. At this time, Gustavo was only seven years old, but he remembered hearing that the Zapatistas had killed two neighboring families. To protect the family, the father moved them frequently, often going to one house at night and Gustavo waking up in another. At one point, they were at the house of a stableman, who dressed the family in their clothes. When Zapatistas came looking for them, they were told the family was not there and then bribed with a silver coin that Montoya's mother had. After a time, Montoya's father decided it was safe enough to return to Mexico City. The father dressed as a priest, taking advice from sympathetic people on how to look, and the family traveled in a large wagon safely. By 1918, the war had wound down and Montoya was able to finish middle school, when he expressed the desire to become a painter. His father objected but in the end accepted, allowing Montoya to enroll in the Academy of San Carlos. Montoya entered the school at age fifteen, with Germán Gedovius and Roberto Montenegro among his teachers, painting his earliest works such as "Cabeza de viejo", "Desnudo" and "La monja". He stated that the school only taught him the “craft” of art, not the “spirit” of it and for this reason he considered himself a mostly self-taught artist. His two main passions in life were women and painting. He married his first wife, Luz Saavedra, without his parents’ permission, moving into a very small apartment as the couple was very poor with no means of support. When his father saw this, he offered to help, using connections in Los Angeles to get Gustavo work creating posters in the United States. The couple had one daughter Rosa Elena Montoya Saavedra. The marriage did not last long, and Montoya returned to Mexico. He met his second wife, Cordelia Urueta, at the studio of |
892 | Group information management | Group information management (GIM) is an extension of personal information management (PIM) "as it functions in more public spheres" as a result of peoples' efforts to share and co-manage information, and has been a topic of study for researchers in PIM, human–computer interaction (HCI), and computer supported cooperative work (CSCW). People acquire, organize, maintain, retrieve and use information items to support individual needs, but these PIM activities are often embedded in group or organizational contexts and performed with sharing in mind. The act of sharing moves personal information into spheres of group activity and also creates tensions that shape what and how the information is shared. The practice and the study of GIM focuses on this interaction between personal information and group contexts. Issues in the study and practice Challenges of GIM that have been identified or studied in literature include situating individual workspaces within group contexts; the lack of conventions in sharing information; integrating and negotiating the varied approaches to organizing information; understanding information spaces that others have personalized; and retrieving information from shared spaces. Improved software may help to alleviate some of these challenges, for example by analyzing group activities or improving Web services that support shared folders. Faced with the limitations of current software, users often prefer more traditional, ad hoc methods of sharing information, such as the use of e-mail attachments, and will even circumvent institutionalized software to do so. Therefore the need for understanding and improving collaborative information tasks is clearly great, and work remains to be done. Other issues include: formerly private calendar entries could be used for ends other than scheduling meetings what users choose to reveal or conceal how their disclosure of personal information is related to the ends that they hope to achieve the ethics of 'counterfeiting' links or conspiring to garner 'inauthentic' recommendations to increase their stature in the system. complex questions of privacy and access and ownership. (user control, privacy and trust) user reliance on system defaults Tool support Group calendaring Social networking Patient medical records Collaborative filtering and recommendations Collaborative tagging File sharing and presentation Private family network applications like Stretch for Families. See also Collaborative software Computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) Human–computer interaction Personal information management (PIM) Privacy The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life References Category:Planning |
893 | John Bisby | John Charles Bisby (4 December 1876 – 1945) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. References Category:1876 births Category:1945 deaths Category:People from Rawmarsh Category:English footballers Category:Association football wing halves Category:Kilnhurst Colliery F.C. players Category:Sheffield United F.C. players Category:Grimsby Town F.C. players Category:Denaby United F.C. players Category:English Football League players |
894 | Short-handed | Short-handed is a term used in ice hockey and several related sports, including water polo, and refers to having fewer skaters (players) on the ice during play, as a result of a penalty. The player removed from play serves the penalty in the penalty box for a set amount of time proportional to the severity of the infraction. If a goaltender commits a minor infraction, another player who was on the ice at the time of the penalty serves, often but not necessarily the team captain. The penalized team is said to be on the penalty kill, abbreviated as "PK" for recording purposes, while their players are in the penalty box. The opposing team is usually referred to as having an "advantage" until the penalized player returns to play. This situation is often called a power play for the opposing team. The advantage largely comes from having an additional player, making it impossible for the short-handed team to defend every player one-on-one and, in the event the short-handed team is making an offensive run, the team on the power play can double-team one of the short-handed team's players while still covering everyone else. The short-handed team has one advantage during a power play: it is free to ice the puck without the play being stopped and thus can change lines at roughly the same intervals as during five-on-five play. This advantage can also be exploited by skaters with enough speed and offensive skill: without the threat of icing, breakaways can be more safely attempted, which opens the opportunity for short-handed goals. However, two governing bodies have enforced icing on power plays, thus putting the short-handed team at an even stronger disadvantage: The World Hockey Association did so during the 1970s. USA Hockey has done so in all sanctioned youth competitions (players 14 and under, in all age groups) since 2017–18. The team on the power play often only has one defenseman at the rear rather than the typical two, in favor of adding another attacker. Rarely, teams have pulled their goalie for the sixth on-ice player (such as in Game 2 of the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals). Players assigned to power play or penalty killing duties are often known as "special teams." If the team with the power play scores a goal while the other team is short-handed, the penalty is over, except if a goal was scored during a major penalty or a match penalty in regulation time. In leagues that reduce the number of players on the ice in overtime, the concept still exists, but is slightly modified to accommodate the reduced team size. For example, overtime during regular-season NHL games uses a 3-on-3 format, with each side having three skaters plus the goaltender. If a player is penalized during overtime, he is sent to the penalty box, but can be replaced by another player. However, the non-penalized team receives an extra skater for the duration of the penalty. If the penalty expires without a goal being scored, the extra skater is removed from the ice and play continues. If |
895 | Satanas sa Lupa | Satanas sa Lupa (“Satan on Earth”), subtitled “nobelang pangkasalukuyan” (“Present-day Novel”), is a 1970 Tagalog-language novel by Filipino author and scriptwriter Celso Al. Carunungan, one of the “titans of Philippine literature”. The novel criticizes the Philippine government and society during the early part of the 1970s, a reason why the author had been included among the group known as "Class 1081", Filipinos imprisoned when Martial Law was declared by Ferdinand Marcos in 1972. Apart from being one of the political novels in the Philippines from 1967 to 1972 that "represented a clamor for change in society" (Filipino: kinatawan ng paghingi ng pagbabago sa lipunan), Satanas sa Lupa was one of the novels in the Philippines that incorporated romanticism in its plot using the "love triangle" (Filipino: tatsulukan ng pag-ibig) genre, a genre that began in the Philippines in 1906 through another novel entitled Juan Masili by another Filipino author named Patricio Mariano. The love triangle in Satanas sa Lupa is between the characters Benigno Talavera, Conrado, and Chona. Description According to Ruby Gamboa-Alcantara in her "Romantisismo, Estilong Pilipino" Itinatak sa Nobelang Tagalog ("Romanticism, Filipino Style" Stamped on the Tagalog Novel), the character Benigno Talavera was the representative of Philippine politics in Satanas sa Lupa. Talavera was a "formerly good citizen" who was influenced by three other Congressmen (Filipino: Konggresista) Carpio, David, and Balbino. The three were cheating each other for the sake of climbing up the ladder of power and for gaining wealth. In Satanas sa Lupa, the reign of greed was ended by the persecution of Senator Morales, the death of Talavera, and the burning of evidence used to blackmail Talavera. The evidence was burned by Talavera's wife, Virginia. The other circumstances presented in Satanas sa Lupa were the drug addiction of Ismael, the son of Talavera; the pregnancy out of wedlock and motherhood as a single woman by Esther, the daughter of Talavera; the love affair between Contrado and Chona; and the elopement of Conrado and Chona (Conrado was supposed to become a priest). According to Gamboa-Alcantara, there is an unrealistic circumstance in Satanas sa Lupa, which is the excessive portrayal of Virginia, the wife of Talavera, as the martyred spouse and mother, due to the use of Philippine-style romanticism. See also Mga Anak-Bukid References External links Pages of Satanas sa Lupa online Category:Philippine novels Category:1970 novels Category:Tagalog-language novels Category:Political novels Category:Novels set in the Philippines |
896 | Loving You (Feargal Sharkey song) | "Loving You" is a song by Irish singer Feargal Sharkey, released as a non-album single in 1985. It was written by Sharkey and Jo Callis, and produced by Queen drummer Roger Taylor and David Richards. "Loving You" reached No. 26 in the UK and remained in the charts for eleven weeks. A music video was created to promote the single, while Sharkey also performed the song on the UK music show Top of the Pops. Taylor provided additional drums and synths on "Loving You". The single's B-side, "Is This An Explanation?", was exclusive to the single. It was written by Sharkey and Callis, and produced by Sharkey. Formats Chart performance Personnel Feargal Sharkey - vocals, producer of "Is This An Explanation?" Roger Taylor - producer of "Loving You", additional drums and synths on "Loving You" Dave Richards - producer of "Loving You" Caryn Gough - sleeve design Richard Haughton - photography References Category:1985 singles Category:Feargal Sharkey songs Category:Pop ballads Category:1985 songs Category:Virgin Records singles Category:Songs written by Jo Callis |
897 | The Chiltern School | The Chiltern School is a coeducational special school located over two sites in Dunstable and Houghton Regis in Bedfordshire, England. The school accepts pupils from all over the Central Bedfordshire area. Special education The Chiltern School is for pupils between the ages of 3 and 19 years of age, whose special educational needs fall within the categories of moderate to severe learning difficulties. Some pupils may have additional medical, physical or sensory impairments or emotional and behavioural difficulties. Facilities for pupils at the Houghton Regis campus of the school include sensory rooms, and a residential bungalow on campus which is used to support the development of pupils' life skills. History The school was formed in 2012 from the merger of Glenwood School in Dunstable and Hillcrest School in Houghton Regis. The school continues to operate over both sites with the primary department of the school based in Dunstable and the secondary department based in Houghton Regis. The school celebrated its first anniversary in 2013, with celebrants noting achievements of students and staff. In 2014, head teacher Shirley-Anne Crosbie was awarded the Order of the British Empire for "For services to Children with Special Needs Education". Since September 2017, Lisa Leonard has served as head teacher. Inspections and evaluations The UK's Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) inspected Chiltern School in 2012 and again in 2017, ranking it overall "Good" on both reports. References External links The Chiltern School homepage Category:Special schools in Central Bedfordshire District Category:Special secondary schools in England Category:Community schools in Central Bedfordshire District Category:Educational institutions established in 2012 |
898 | Haldea striatula | Haldea striatula (formerly Virginia striatula), commonly called the rough earth snake, is a species of nonvenomous natricine colubrid snake native to the southeastern United States. Taxonomy The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1766, as Coluber striatulus. Over the next two and a half centuries its scientific name has been changed several times (see synonyms). Most recently, the generic name was changed back from Virginia to Haldea in 2013. Common names Other common names for Haldea striatula include: brown ground snake, brown snake, ground snake, little brown snake, little striped snake, small brown viper, small-eyed brown snake, southern ground snake, striated viper, and worm snake. Geographic range The rough earth snake is found from southern Virginia to northern Florida, west along the Gulf Coast to southern Texas, and north into south-central Missouri and southeastern Kansas. Description H. striatula is a small, harmless, secretive, fairly slender snake, 7-10 inches (18–25 cm) in total length (including tail). It has a round pupil, weakly keeled dorsal scales, and usually a divided anal plate. Dorsally, it is brown, gray, or reddish, and essentially has no pattern. Females are a little longer and heavier than males, with relatively shorter tails. Young individuals often have a light band on the neck, which is normally lost as they mature. The belly is tan to whitish and is not sharply defined in color from the back, unlike in the wormsnake (Carphophis amoenus) or the red-bellied snake (Storeria occipitomaculata). Keeled scales differentiate the rough earth snake from the similar smooth earth snake (Virginia valeriae), as well as from the wormsnake. H. striatula is most likely to be confused with De Kay's brown snake (Storeria dekayi), which is a little larger and is light brown with dark markings on the back and neck. Unlike the rough earth snake, De Kay's brown snake retains these markings into adulthood. Also, S. dekayi has a rounder snout than H. striatula. Habitat The rough earth snake is fossorial, hiding beneath logs, rocks, or ornamental stones, in leaf litter, or in compost piles and gardens. The species is found in a variety of forested habitats with plenty of ground cover, as well as in many urban areas. It can reach very high densities in urban gardens, parks, and vacant lots. Reproduction H. striatula is viviparous, giving birth to 3 to 8 live young in mid-summer. Newborns are about 10 cm (4 inches) in total length. The young somewhat resemble the ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus) with a light-colored neck collar, but they are much drabber and lack a brightly-colored belly. Many sources refer to snakes that give birth to live young as either ovoviviparous or viviparous. In reality, the distinction between these two terms is not very sharp, and the diversity of reproductive modes is better thought of as a spectrum or continuum between matrotrophy (embryonic nutrients come directly from the mother) and lecithotrophy (embryonic nutrients come mostly or completely from egg yolk). Viviparity is the most extreme form of matrotrophy, whereas oviparity is the most extreme form of lecithotrophy. Behavior The rough earth snake is |
899 | Acleris thomasi | Acleris thomasi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in India (Sikkim). The wingspan is 21–23 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is greenish and brownish distally. There is an diffuse ochreous-yellow fascia between the disc and the tornus, suffused with brown distally and tornally. There are two diffuse brownish rust shades. The discal and apical areas are greyish, marked with refractive silvery scales. The hindwings are brownish-cream, but brownish in the apex area. References Category:Moths described in 1990 thomasi Category:Moths of India |
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