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0 | Littoraria undulata | Littoraria undulata, common name the robust shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. Description Distribution References Category:Littorinidae Category:Gastropods described in 1839 |
1 | 1769 in Spain | Events in the year 1769 in Spain. Incumbents King: Charles III Events Castillo de Guardias Viejas built in Almeria, Andalusia Births Enrique O'Donnell, Conde del Abisbal, Spanish general of Irish descent (d. 1834) References Category:1769 in Spain Category:1760s in Spain Category:Years of the 18th century in Spain |
2 | Why Shit So Crazy? | Why Shit So Crazy? (stylized as Why S#!+ So Crazy? on the DVD cover) is a one-hour stand-up comedy special by Reggie Watts, aired and then released as a dual DVD/CD package by Comedy Central in 2010. The special features Watts in live performance at New York venues Galapagos, The Bellhouse, and Le Poisson Rouge, bookended with brief sketches and a music video of Watts' "Fuck Shit Stack". Next to stand-up comedy, songs, and freestyle rapping, the DVD/CD contains special features and deleted scenes, all completely uncensored and uncut. References Category:2010s comedy films |
3 | Tax advantage | Tax advantage refers to the economic bonus which applies to certain accounts or investments that are, by statute, tax-reduced, tax-deferred, or tax-free. Governments establish the tax advantages to encourage private individuals to contribute money when it is considered to be in the public interest. An example is retirement plans, which often offer tax advantages to incentivize savings for retirement. In the United States, many government bonds (such as state bonds or municipal bonds) may also be exempt from certain taxes. In countries in which the average age of the population is increasing, tax advantages may put pressure on pension schemes. For example, where benefits are funded on a pay-as-you-go basis, the benefits paid to those receiving a pension come directly from the contributions of those of working age. If the proportion of pensioners to working-age people rises, the contributions needed from working people will also rise proportionately. In the United States, the rapid onset of Baby Boomer retirement is currently causing such a problem. However, there are international limitations regarding tax advantages realized through pensions plans. If a person with dual citizen in the United States and in the United Kingdom, they may have tax liabilities to both. If this person is living in the United Kingdom, their pension could have tax advantages in the UK, for example, but not in the US. Even though a UK pension may be exempt from UK tax, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it is exempt from US taxes. In short, a US Tax payer with dual citizenship may have to pay taxes on the gains from the UK pension to the United States government, but not the United Kingdom. In order to reduce the burden on such schemes, many governments give privately funded retirement plans a tax advantaged status in order to encourage more people to contribute to such arrangements. Governments often exclude such contributions from an employee's taxable income, while allowing employers to receive tax deductions for contributions to plan funds. Investment earnings in pension funds are almost universally excluded from income tax while accumulating, prior to payment. Payments to retirees and their beneficiaries also sometimes receive favorable tax treatment. In return for a pension scheme's tax advantaged status, governments typically enact restrictions to discourage access to a pension fund's assets before retirement. Investing in annuities may allow investors to realize tax advantages that are not realized through other tax-deferred retirement accounts, such as 401k and IRAs. One of the great advantages of annuities is they allow an investor to store away large amounts of cash and defer paying taxes. There is no yearly limit to contributions for annuities. This is especially useful for those approaching retirement age that may not have saved large sums throughout previous years. The total investment compounds annually without any federal taxes. This allows each dollar in the entire investment to accrue interest, which could potentially be an advantage compared to taxable investments. Additionally, upon cashing the annuity out, the investor can decide to receive a lump-sum payment, or develop a more spread out payout plan. In order to |
4 | Narichana | Narichana is a village in the Surendranagar district of the state of Gujarat in India. It is surrounded by the Thangadh, Wankaner, Limbdi and Wadhwan Tehsil. References Category:Villages in Surendranagar district |
5 | Ridgefield | Ridgefield may refer to: Places Ridgefield, Connecticut Ridgefield Playhouse, a theater located in Ridgefield Ridgefield, New Jersey Ridgefield Park, New Jersey Ridgefield Township, New Jersey Ridgefield, Washington, a city in Clark County, Washington Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio Other uses Battle of Ridgefield, a battle in the American Revolution Ridgefield High School (disambiguation) |
6 | Sandi Peterson | Sandi Peterson (born 1959) is an American businesswoman. She is currently an Operating Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and serves on the Microsoft Board of Directors. She was group worldwide chairman at Johnson & Johnson from 2012-2018 and previously held leadership positions at Bayer Medical Care, Medco Health Solutions, Nabisco and Whirlpool Corporation. Early life and education The youngest of six children, Peterson received her bachelor's degree in government studies from Cornell University, and her MPA in applied economics from Princeton University. She began her career working in consulting at McKinsey & Company. Business career From 1987 to 1993, Peterson worked in strategy, finance, sustainability, and product development at Whirlpool Corporation, and later at Nabisco. In 2000, Peterson accepted a leadership position at Medco Health Solutions. In 2005, she became president of Bayer Medical Care. She also received a fellowship from the Robert Bosch Foundation in Stuttgart, Germany, and spent a year serving with the German Federal Ministry of Finance and the Federation of German Industries. In 2010, she was promoted to chairman and chief executive officer of Bayer CropScience AG. Peterson was formerly the chair of the conservation research charity EcoHealth Alliance (previously called Wildlife Trust). and served on the board of directors at Dun & Bradstreet. In 2015 she joined the board of directors of Microsoft. Peterson often advocates for women in business, and was featured in a multi-part series of interviews on the subject by Forbes in 2011. She is a trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Johnson & Johnson In December 2012, Peterson accepted a position at Johnson & Johnson as group worldwide chairman, which made her the highest-ranking woman at the company. The Wall Street Journal reported that Johnson & Johnson had "wooed" Peterson during the hiring process for several months. Before Peterson was hired, the company had been reported as having difficulties with product recalls and declining sales. Peterson's hiring was part of a company-wide overhaul meant to address these issues. Peterson also joined the company's executive committee and relocated from Germany, where she had worked for Bayer, to New Brunswick, New Jersey, where Johnson & Johnson is headquartered. At Johnson & Johnson, Peterson was vocal about the company's need to further the roles of women in the workplace. By 2014, the company had doubled its number of women in executive leadership positions, to 33% of its corporate staff. When interviewed about the change, Peterson said, "If you think of it, the population is half female, so that's where we should be [in terms of leadership]. We feel pretty good, but we still have a long way to go". Honors and awards In 2013, the National Association for Female Executives gave Peterson their "woman of achievement" award. In 2014, Peterson received the Corporate Vision Award from Gilda's Club, New York City, a charity foundation supporting cancer victims and their families. That same year, Forbes ranked Peterson at number 20 on its list of the "most powerful women in business". In 2015, The Committee of 200 named Peterson the recipient of |
7 | Práxedis G. Guerrero (disambiguation) | Práxedis G. Guerrero was a Mexican Revolutionary leader who was killed in action in Janos, Chihuahua, on 29 December 1910. Named for him: Práxedis G. Guerrero, Chihuahua Práxedis G. Guerrero (municipality) |
8 | RMMV TG MIL range of trucks | Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) TG MIL (MIL – Militarised) range of trucks is based on MAN TG range commercial chassis that are militarised to suit individual customer requirements. The TG MIL was introduced from 2010 when RMMV was established in January of that year. RMMV is essentially the merger of Rheinmetall's wheeled military vehicle activities with those of the military truck activities of the now MAN Truck & Bus AG. Prior to 2010 militarised TGM and TGA range trucks were products of the now MAN Truck & Bus AG. Description Currently TG MIL are based on MAN TGM and TGS range trucks, but they have previously also been based on MAN TGA range trucks. MAN's TG range of trucks is entirely conventional in design, based on a C-section ladder-frame chassis mounting an all-steel forward-control cab. The cab tilts forward for engine access and can be supplied in a variety of compact to crew-cab sizes. Ressenig of Austria has developed an armour solution for the TGS cab. A variety of body types can be fitted throughout the TG range, and in addition to the standard troop carrying/cargo-type body can include fuel or water tankers, shelter/box-type bodies, load handling systems or recovery hampers. Tractor trucks are also available. Militarisation packages and modification are extensive and range from basic to near-tactical, and can include air-conditioning and/ or an auxiliary heater to manage extreme climate conditions, blackout lighting, NATO trailer coupling, rifle brackets in the cab, a roof hatch for observation and/or a machine gun mount, and steel bumpers with black out lights. To enhance mobility, single tyred axles (with differential locks) are available, these with a central tyre inflation system (CTIS) and runflat inserts if required. More extensive militarisation can include a fording capability of up to 750 mm, a self-recovery winch, and military-specific electrics/electronics and communication/ command equipment. TG MIL TGM The TGM range became available commercially during 2006, replacing the earlier M2000 range. The first customer for militarised TGM models was the Austrian Army. Militarised TGM models have gross vehicle weights ranging from around 12- to 18-tonnes and are available with wheelbase options of 3.2, 3.6, 3.9, 4.2 and 4.5 m. Standard engine option for militarised TGM models is the six-cylinder D08 engine with up to 340 hp, this coupled to a nine-speed ZF manual all-synchromesh gearbox and MAN two-speed transfer case with selectable or permanent all-wheel drive. An Allison fully automatic transmission is optional. Axles are of the hub-reduction type, rear drive axles being single tyre specific if required. Examples with undriven front axles are also available. Suspension is by conventional leaf springs, complemented by shock absorbers and anti-roll bars as required. Standard tyre size is 14.00 R 20, with options including 395/85 R 20 or 525/65 R 20.5. The Sisu A2045, TANAX AKTIS and RMMV Survivor R protected vehicle are based on the TGM. TG MIL TGS The TGS range became commercially available 2007, supplementing and then replacing the earlier TGA range. Militarised TGS models became available in 2011 with Cyprus and an undisclosed Asian army being the launch customers. |
9 | Roberta Edgecombe Robb | Roberta Edgecombe Robb is a Canadian economist, and Professor Emeritus of Economics at Brock University. She is co-founder and past president of the Canadian Women Economists Network (CWEN). Her research primarily focuses on women's status in the workplace and related government policy. Education and career Robb attended the Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts before taking a job with the university's department of economics. She later left this position to take on a position at Brock University. Robb has served on the editorial board for the Canadian Journal of Economics from 1978-1981, as Chair of the Economics Department at Brock from 1986-1989, and as Director of the Women's Studies Program at Brock from 1999 to 2002. In 1990, Robb, with Lorraine Eden, co-founded the Canadian Women Economists Network. From 1997 to 1999, she served as president of CWEN. CWEC/CFÉC Service Award In 2019, Robb was recognized by the Canadian Women Economists Committee (CWEC/CFÉC)—successor organization to CWEN and part of the Canadian Economics Association—with the inaugural CWEC/CFÉC Service Award. Select bibliography Reference External links Robb on worldcat.org CWEC Service Award announcement Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Canadian economists Category:Canadian women economists |
10 | Ali Dawai Lazem | Ali Dawai Lazem () is the current Governor of Maysan Province. Dawai's popularity took off after images posted to Facebook showing him working in the streets and directing projects went viral. Dawai is the only Governor belonging to the Sadrist movement. References Category:Living people Category:1965 births Category:Governors of Maysan Governorate Category:University of Baghdad alumni Category:People from Amarah Category:Sadrist Movement politicians Category:Iraqi Shia Muslims |
11 | Katie O'Donnell Bam | Kathleen "Katie" O'Donnell Bam (born December 6, 1988) is an American field hockey player. She was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and attended Wissahickon High School in Ambler, Pennsylvania. O'Donnell began playing for the Maryland Terrapins in the 2007 season. She was the youngest member of the 2005 United States women's national team and has become known for her excellent stick skills and ability to create. Her attributes were put on full display throughout her freshman campaign as she earned a starting position for the preseason number-one team in the country at forward. High school O'Donnell helped lead Wissahickon to the District 69 title by scoring the game-winning goal in double overtime to win the championship. She continued her dominance in her sophomore year and recorded 24 goals and 9 assists in her junior year despite missing weeks of the season to travel with the US U-16 team. In her senior season, she surpassed the 100-career-goal milestone. She led the team in goals and assists all four years, having her best statistical years in her freshman and sophomore seasons, largely due to travel with US teams in her junior and senior seasons. O'Donnell received numerous awards for her achievement, earning NFHCA first-team All-American honors two times and Player of the Year honors three times by the Reporter. Her awards also include a variety of all-league, all-area, and all-state honors. College O'Donnell established her presence early at the University of Maryland putting together a freshman campaign worthy of national recognition. She finished the season with 18 goals and 17 assists leading the nation in points by a margin of 10 with 53 points. She scored goals in 13 of 21 games including 5 multi-scoring games. O'Donnell had 6 game-winning goals including one in overtime against then 12th ranked Michigan. O'Donnell earned ACC Offensive Player of the Year honors, the only freshman to ever receive the award. She also earned National Rookie of the Year and First Team All American honors. She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female collegiate field hockey player in both 2010 and 2011. Maryland won the NCAA Women's Field Hockey Championship in 2008. International O'Donnell was selected to the US U-16 and U-19 teams in 2003 and 2004 and competed in tournaments in the Netherlands and Australia. In 2005, she became the youngest member of the US Senior National team and earned her first of 23 total international caps at the age of 16. She scored her first international goal at the Rabobank Champions Challenge in 2005. O'Donnell helped the USA Junior team to a best-ever 7th-place finish at the 2005 Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile. She also competed with the U-21 team in China in March 2007. O'Donnell will be training in California in 2008 preparing to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Unfortunately O'Donnell did not make the 2008 team. She did, however, qualify for the US team for the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she played in all 6 of the US's games, and scored one goal. She was part of the |
12 | Friedrich Groos | Friedrich Groos (23 April 1768 – 15 June 1852) was a German physician and philosopher born in Karlsruhe. Initially a student of law in Tübingen and Stuttgart, his interest later turned to medicine. From 1792 studied medicine in Freiburg im Breisgau and Pavia, and following graduation became Stadtphysikus in Karlsruhe. From 1805 to 1813 he worked as a doctor in several locations, and in 1814 became a senior physician at the asylum and Siechenanstalt in Pforzheim. With the 1826 relocation of the Pforzheim mental asylum to Heidelberg, he moved to the latter city, where he also gave lectures in psychiatry at the university. Groos was the author of works in several subjects, such as philosophy, forensic medicine, psychiatry, et al. During a period of severe illness, he became deeply interested in Stoic philosophy. As a psychiatrist he believed that mental illness was due to spiritual as well as mental causes. Written works Betrachtungen über die moralische Freiheit und Unsterblichkeit, 1818 - Reflections on moral freedom and immortality. Über das homöopathische Heilprincip. Ein kritisches Wort, 1825 - On the homeopathic health principle; a critical word. Untersuchungen über die moralischen und organischen Bedingungen des Irreseyns und der Lasterhaftigkeit, 1826 - Studies on the moral and organic conditions of insanity and depravity. Entwurf einer philosophischen Grundlage für die Lehre von den Geisteskrankheiten, 1828 - Philosophical basis for the doctrine of mental illness. Ideen zur Begründung eines obersten Princips für die psychische Legalmedicin, 1829 - Ideas for the creation of a supreme principle for forensic psychiatry. Die Schellingsche Gottes- und Freiheitslehre vor den Richterstuhl der gesunden Vernunft gefordert, 1829 - Schelling's God and doctrine of freedom before the tribunal of common sense. Der Weg durch den Vorhof der politischen Freiheit zum Tempel der moralischen Freiheit, 1849 - The path through the atrium of political freedom to the temple of moral freedom. References "Article based on translated text from an equivalent article at the German Wikipedia; sources listed as: ADB:Groos, Friedrich @ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie Groos, Friedrich @ Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966. Category:German psychiatrists Category:People from Karlsruhe Category:Heidelberg University faculty Category:1768 births Category:1852 deaths Category:German philosophers Category:German male writers |
13 | York Region Shooters | York Region Shooters were a Canadian soccer team, that played in the Canadian Soccer League from 2003 to 2017. The Shooters played their home games at the St. Joan of Arc Turf Field in the community of Maple, Ontario. The team's colours were blue and white, mirroring those of the Italian national football team and reflecting the cultural heritage of the club. The club had also competed under various different names as Vaughan Sun Devils, Vaughan Shooters, Italia Shooters, and finally as York Region Shooters. They were formed in 2003 as the merger of two rival clubs in York Region: the Glen Shields Sun Devils and the original York Region Shooters. Both clubs were inaugural members of the Canadian Professional Soccer League, having joined in 1998. The merger produced a string of success as the club became a powerhouse within the league. Notable achievements were going undefeated in an entire season, establishing a CSL record for most regular season titles, and winning the CSL Championship three times in 2006, 2014 and 2017. History Merger and emergence as a league powerhouse (2003–2005) In 2003, Glen Shields merged with the York Region Shooters and united the York Region territory under principal owner Tony De Thomasis. The new additions added to the roster were Canadian international Elvis Thomas, Matthew Palleschi, Cameron Medwin, and Jason De Thomasis. The merger proved a success as Vaughan recorded an eight-game undefeated streak and clinched the final playoff in their conference. In the first round they faced Toronto Supra, where they defeated Supra with 4 goals to 3 with Wilson Hugo, Smith, Thomas, and Aundrea Rollins providing the goals. In the next round the Sun Devils faced Western Conference champions the Hamilton Thunder, and beat the odds by recording a 2–0 victory to mark their first appearance in the CPSL Championship. Their opponents in the finals were Brampton Hitmen during the match Vaughan's Chris Turner was ejected from the match which gave Brampton the advantage to win the championship by a score of 1–0. Despite the defeat the merger ushered in a new era for the club in becoming a powerhouse within the CPSL. Several changes were made in 2004 as the club was renamed the Vaughan Shooters and transferred their home venue to the Ontario Soccer Centre. Head coach Benning parted ways in order to accept a position with the CSA, and Sam Mederios was named his successor. Vaughan also established an affiliation with two youth clubs Woodbridge Italia and Vaughan Soccer Club. For the second straight year the Shooters clinched the final playoff berth in their conference with the third best offensive and defensive record. In the preliminary round of the playoffs they faced the Metro Lions and blitz them 5–3. The second round was a similar outcome where Vaughan defeat the Eastern Conference champions Toronto Supra 4–1. The championship finals featured Vaughan against Toronto Croatia, where the Shooters fell 4-0. In 2005, Carmine Isacco was given head coach responsibilities and brought in Saint Kitts and Nevis international Darryl Gomez, Stuart Black, and Brian Bowes. Throughout the season |
14 | Takapūneke | Takapūneke, with the location also known as Red House Bay, is a former kāinga—an unfortified Māori village—adjacent to present-day Akaroa, New Zealand. Takapūneke was a major trading post for the local iwi (tribe), Ngāi Tahu, as there was safe anchorage for European vessels. The site is of significance to Ngāi Tahu as their tribal chief, Tama-i-hara-nui, was captured here by North Island Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha, and then tortured and killed. The village itself was raided and subject of a massacre, with the events subsequently called the Elizabeth affair. There is a direct link between the massacre in 1830 to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, giving the site a status of national significance. That significance has not always been widely known, and part of the site has been used as a landfill, with any artifacts of the core of the kāinga destroyed in 1960 through the construction of a sewage treatment plant. The site was declared sacred to Māori in 2002 by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Authorities have been working towards protecting the site and in 2018, Christchurch City Council adopted a management plan and subsequently made a formal request to the Minister of Conservation to apply for national reserve status. History The meaning of the Māori word Takapūneke is "a bay to drag in a fishing net". It was often used as the base by Tama-i-hara-nui, at the time the paramount chief of Ngāi Tahu. A large area of land surrounding the settlement was cultivated. The kāinga was a base for trade with Europeans as this was easily done in this location. Much of the trade was in food, timber and flax fibre (harakeke); the latter was collected from the area around Akaroa Harbour. Ngāi Tahu had got into conflict with Ngāti Toa in 1828 and an unequal war was being fought as Ngāti Toa had firearms but Ngāi Tahu either did not or had very few. Eight of Te Rauparaha's chiefs were killed after they had entered Kaiapoi Pā under the pretence of trade. Te Rauparaha, who had remained outside Kaiapoi Pā, returned to his base on Kapiti Island. Two years later, in November 1830, Te Rauparaha returned on the brig Elizabeth under Captain John Stewart; the captain had been promised a cargo of flax in return for transporting a 100-strong Ngāti Toa war party. They anchored off Takapūneke and when Tama-i-hara-nui returned from collecting flax on 6 November, Captain Stewart enticed him and his family to come on board to trade flax for guns. Once on board, the concealed Ngāti Toa overwhelmed Tama-i-hara-nui, his wife and his daughter. That night, they then raided Takapūneke and either killed or enslaved those who were present. Different sources give different numbers for the casualties; a 2010 press release by Christchurch City Council states that 150 people were killed (which is a lower number than most other sources give). On Kapiti Island, Tama-i-hara-nui was handed to some of the wives of the eight chiefs killed at Kaiapoi Pā, who tortured him to death. The attack led |
15 | RealSports Boxing | RealSports Boxing is a boxing based video game developed by Atari and released in 1987 for the Atari 2600. It is part of the RealSports series of games from Atari. The game has a side view of the ring, allowing the player to move up and down, as well as from left to right. There are four selectable characters in the game, Lefty O'Leary, Jabbin' Jack, Macho Man, or Iron Fists. The aim of the game is to knock out the opposition by filling up a bar at the bottom of the screen which allows the player to deliver the knock out blow. The game can be played with two players simultaneously. External links RealSports Boxing at AtariMania Category:1987 video games Category:Boxing video games Category:Atari 2600 games Category:Atari games Category:Video games developed in the United States |
16 | Peter Steinwender | Peter Steinwender (born 2 November 1928) is an Austrian former swimmer. He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References Category:1928 births Category:Living people Category:Austrian male swimmers Category:Olympic swimmers of Austria Category:Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Category:Place of birth missing (living people) |
17 | Captaincies of the Spanish Empire | Captaincies () were military and administrative divisions in colonial Spanish America and the Spanish Philippines, established in areas under risk of foreign invasion or Indian attack. They could consist of just one province, or group several together. These captaincies general should be distinguished from the ones given to almost all of the conquistadores, which was based on an older tradition. During the Reconquista, the term "captain general" and similar ones had been used for the official in charge of all the troops in a given district. This office was transferred to America during the conquest and was usually granted along with the hereditary governorship to the adelantado in the patent issued by the Crown. This established a precedent that was recognized by the New Laws of 1542, but ultimately the crown eliminated all hereditary governorships in its overseas possessions. With the establishment of appointed governors, who served only for a few years, captaincies were created in the areas where the crown deemed them necessary. The new captaincies general were governed by what was also called a captain general, and it is this title alone that is usually used by historians. The title of captain general itself is a high military rank of general officer grade, equivalent to the rank of Field Marshal, as well as, and a gubernatorial title. However, in practice this was a person who held two distinct offices: one military, which granted him command of the regional forces (the "captaincy general" proper), and another civilian, which included the presidency of the audiencia, if there was one in the provincial capital, (the governorship). The specific powers of any governor-captain general varied by time and place and were specified in the decrees establishing the captaincy general. The institution of the captaincy general predated the viceroyalty, but was incorporated into the latter when the viceroyalties were established in the mid-16th century. Some captaincies general, such as Guatemala, Chile and Venezuela were eventually split off from their viceroyalties for better-administration purposes. Although under the nominal jurisdiction of their viceroys, governors-captains general were virtually independent, because the law granted them special military functions and given the considerable distance of their districts from the viceregal capital, they were authorized to deal directly with the King and the Council of the Indies, in Madrid. The institution was later revived as part of the Bourbon Reforms. Captaincies general were first introduced into Spain beginning in 1713 during the War of the Spanish Succession. After the losses of the Seven Years' War, the Bourbon kings established new ones in many American regions, which had not had them before. Along with the new governors-captains general, the Bourbons introduced the Intendant, to handle civilian and military expenses. Spanish Captaincies New Spain (1524), elevated to Viceroyalty of New Spain in 1535. Peru (1528), elevated to a Viceroyalty of Peru in 1542. Santo Domingo (1540) Chile (1541), originally part of the Viceroyalty of Peru, it split off in 1789 as a captaincy general. Guatemala (1560), raised to captaincy general in 1609. Yucatán (1564), which included Campeche and Quintana Roo, besides Yucatán state |
18 | Alessandro Calori | Alessandro Calori (born 29 August 1966) is an Italian association football coach and former player, last in charge as head coach of Ternana. As a defender, he is mostly remembered for his lengthy spell with Udinese during the 90s, where he also served as the club's captain. Playing career Calori was born in Arezzo. A product of Arezzo's youth system, Calori made his professional debut in 1985 with Serie C team Montevarchi, where he spent four season. After two seasons with Pisa, in 1991 Calori joined Udinese, where he spent eight seasons, all as a regular starter, gaining a reputation as a powerful and physically strong centre back, with good leadership skills, and later also being named the club's captain. In 1999 Calori, then aged 33, signed for Perugia, and gained space in the headlines as he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win to Juventus in the final league week, a goal that unexpectedly let Juventus lose the Serie A title to Lazio. He retired in 2004, after spells with Brescia and Venezia. Coaching career Following his retirement as a player, Calori initially stayed at Venezia, joining the managing staff that worked alongside head coach Julio César Ribas in the arancioneroverdi's 2004–05 season, initially as team manager, and then as assistant coach. In 2005, he became joint coach of Serie B side Triestina, alongside Adriano Buffoni, only to be sacked a few weeks later. In 2006, he was then appointed at the helm of Serie C1 team Sambenedettese, a spell which proved to be unsuccessful as he was sacked on October 2006. On 10 March 2008, he was unveiled as new Avellino coach, replacing Guido Carboni. He left his post in June, after having failed to save his team from relegation. In February 2009 he was unveiled as new head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Portosummaga, replacing Manuele Domenicali. He guided Portosummaga to win the Lega Pro Prima Divisione title in 2009–10, and automatic promotion to Serie B for his club, in a historical first time in the Italian second division for his club. On 2 July 2010, he was unveiled as new head coach of Serie B club Padova. Despite a good first half of season, Calori was dismissed by Padova on 15 March 2011 following a string of negative results. On 12 December 2011, he was named new head coach of Serie B side Brescia, as a replacement for Giuseppe Scienza. He served as head coach of Trapani Calcio from 2016 to 2018, witnessing a relegation to Serie C and a failed promotion campaign the following season. On 20 January 2019, Calori was appointed as the manager of Ternana. After less than one month, on 14 February, Calori was fired after he only managed to pick op two points in five league games. Style of play Despite not being particularly elegant or skilful defender, Calori was a powerful and physically strong centre back, who was known for his tenacity and his hard-tackling playing style, as well as his leadership. References Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from |
19 | Pierina (name) | Pierina is an Italian and Spanish feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: Pierina Borsani (1909–1960), Italian female basketball player and athlete Pierina Carcelén, Peruvian actress, model and dancer Pierina Gilli (1911–1991), Italian Roman Catholic visionary Pierina Legnani (1868–1930), Italian ballerina Pierina Montenegro (born 1986), Uruguyan footballer Pierina Morosini (1931–1957), Italian Roman Catholic from Bergamo who was killed after a man tried to rape her See also Maria Pierina (1890–1945), Roman Catholic religious Sister Category:Italian feminine given names Category:Spanish feminine given names |
20 | St John's College Old Library, Cambridge | The Old Library of St John's College, Cambridge connects to Third Court, and was built between 1623 and 1628, largely through the donations and efforts of two members of the College, Valentine Carey, Bishop of Exeter and John Williams, Lord-Keeper and Bishop of Lincoln. History When the College first opened in 1516, its Library was situated in what was then the College's only court, First Court. It occupied the first floor to the south of the Great Gate. Just over 100 years later, the Master of St John's received notification from Bishop Carey that Bishop John Williams, while not wishing to 'be counted the builder or founder' of a new library, was prepared to be a 'contributor towardes it'. The building's shell was completed in 1624, a date which appears on the south gable of the western oriel window. The building is constructed in the Jacobean Gothic style, and measures 110 feet by 30 feet wide. The tall two-light windows are a very early example of Gothic Revival, but the façade is Renaissance-inspired. The library contains 42 bookcases arranged at right angles to the north and south walls, and is the home of the College's double-manual harpsichord. Visiting The Old Library is no longer used as a working library, but is open on weekdays until 5pm to both College members and their guests. External links 'The Old Library' on the St John's College website Category:St John's College, Cambridge Category:Libraries of the University of Cambridge Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1628 Category:Library buildings completed in the 17th century Category:1628 establishments in England |
21 | Pan Shiyun | Pan Shiyun (born April 20, 1989) is a Chinese swimmer. He competes in the S7 categorisation, having suffered an electrical accident aged 11 which caused him to lose the use of his right arm. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Shiyun won two gold medals and two silver medals. Shiyun won a further two gold medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He took gold in the 50m freestyle event in a world record time, before also winning the 50m butterfly, breaking his own world record set the previous year. References Category:Paralympic swimmers of China Category:Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Category:Paralympic gold medalists for China Category:Living people Category:World record holders in paralympic swimming Category:1989 births Category:Paralympic silver medalists for China Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Category:S7-classified Paralympic swimmers Category:Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics |
22 | Pannaxiakos A.O. (sports club) | Pannaxiakos Athlitikos Omilos (, Pannaxian Athletic Union), commonly referred to as Pannaxiakos , is a Greek sports club based in Naxos. History The club was founded in 1960 in Naxos. Crest and Colours Since the club's foundation, the colors are blue and white referring to the sea. The emblem of the Association is the "trademark" of the town of Naxos, the gate of the ancient temple of Apollo on the northwestern edge of the harbor, the famous "Portara". Departments The club fields teams in many sports, including athletics and association football. Titles Pannaxiakos F.C. Cyclades Champions (4): 1983, 1993, 2003, 2011 Cyclades Cup (6): 1987, 1993, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012 Pannaxiakos Athletics Former departments In the past, the club had departments in basketball and volleyball, when merged in 2006 with A.O. Naxos 2004 and make the club Pannaxiakos A.O.N.. Titles Pannaxiakos B.C. Pannaxiakos V.C. A2 (1) : 2013 Greek Women's Volleyball Cup Finalist (1) : 2014 References External links pannaxiakosfc.blogspot.gr sportcyclades.gr Πανναξιακός ΑΟ pannaxiakos-athensclub.gr Category:Multi-sport clubs in Greece Category:Naxos |
23 | Podkriváň | Podkriváň is a village and municipality in Detva District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. References External links http://podkrivan.e-obce.sk http://podkrivan.ocu.sk Category:Villages and municipalities in Detva District |
24 | Madeleina Kay | Madeleina Kay is a British writer, illustrator and political activist from Sheffield, England. She is Young European of the Year 2018. Using the hashtag #EUsupergirl, she campaigned to promote the European Union and for the United Kingdom to remain a member. She has been interviewed on the BBC television show Daily Politics, BBC Sunday Politics, BBC Radio 4, Reuters and Euronews. She has also appeared on panel debates for Channel 4 News, and the BBC Radio 4 political talk show Any Questions. Photos and articles about her campaign have been published in the Evening Standard, the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, Paris Match, French Grazia, and La Croix. Kay has written and illustrated a number of children's books, including Go back to where you came from! (2016), Alba White Wolf's adventures in Europe (2017), Theresa Maybe in Brexitland (2017), and Thump the orange gorilla at the big world zoo (2018). Kay was the Young Talent Winner of the Great British Postcard Competition 2017. She came third place in the Europe in my Region blogging competition 2017. In 2018, Kay was awarded with the Young European of the Year title by the European Parliament and the Schwarzkopf Foundation, honouring her for her "pro-European efforts in the UK & beyond". References Category:Living people Category:21st-century British women writers Category:Brexit Category:British bloggers Category:Advocates of the European Union Category:Political activists Category:British women bloggers Category:1994 births |
25 | Brexit negotiations in 2017 | Brexit negotiations in 2017 took place between the United Kingdom and the European Union for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union following the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum on 23 June 2016. The negotiating period began on 29 March 2017 when the United Kingdom served the withdrawal notice under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. The period for negotiation stated in Article 50 is two years from notification, unless an extension is agreed. In March 2019, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Theresa May and European Leaders negotiated a two-week delay for the Parliament of the United Kingdom to agree upon The Government's Brexit Treaty, moving the date from 29 March 2019 to 12 April 2019. Negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union regarding Brexit began in June 2017. Timeline June 2017 On 19 June 2017, David Davis arrived in Brussels to start negotiations with Michel Barnier. Terms of reference were agreed, and dates were set for four-week cycles, to culminate in a fifth round of negotiations in the week commencing 9 October. Negotiating groups were established for three topics: the rights of EU citizens living in Britain and vice versa; Britain's outstanding financial obligations to the EU; and the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. On 22 June 2017, Prime Minister May guaranteed, at a European Council meeting in Brussels, that no EU citizen living legally in the UK would be forced to leave, and she offered that any EU citizen living in the UK for more than 5 years until an unspecified deadline between March 2017 and March 2019 would enjoy the same rights as a UK citizen, conditional on the EU providing the same offer to British expatriates living in the EU. The EU leaders did not immediately reciprocate the offer, with Council President Tusk objecting that the European Council is not a forum for the Brexit negotiations, and Commission president Juncker stating "I'm not negotiating here." The Prime Minister detailed her residency proposals in the House of Commons on 26 June 2017, but drew no concessions from EU negotiators, who had declined to expedite agreement on expatriates by the end of June 2017, and who are hoping for European courts to continue to have jurisdiction in the UK with regards to EU citizens, according to their negotiation aims published in May 2017. July 2017 The second round of negotiations began in Brussels in mid-July 2017. It is considered the beginning of substantial negotiations, with 98 UK negotiators and 45 EU27 negotiators. Progress is being made on the Northern Irish border question, whereas UK negotiators have requested a detailed breakdown of the "divorce bill" demand estimated at 65 billion euros, while the EU negotiators criticise the UK's citizenship rights offer. At the concluding press conference, David Davis did not commit to a net payment by the UK to the EU with regards to the requested divorce bill, while Michel Barnier explained that he would not compromise on his demand for the European Court of Justice to have |
26 | Frequency counter | A frequency counter is an electronic instrument, or component of one, that is used for measuring frequency. Frequency counters usually measure the number of cycles of oscillation, or pulses per second in a periodic electronic signal. Such an instrument is sometimes referred to as a cymometer, particularly one of Chinese manufacture. Operating principle Most frequency counters work by using a counter which accumulates the number of events occurring within a specific period of time. After a preset period known as the gate time (1 second, for example), the value in the counter is transferred to a display and the counter is reset to zero. If the event being measured repeats itself with sufficient stability and the frequency is considerably lower than that of the clock oscillator being used, the resolution of the measurement can be greatly improved by measuring the time required for an entire number of cycles, rather than counting the number of entire cycles observed for a pre-set duration (often referred to as the reciprocal technique). The internal oscillator which provides the time signals is called the timebase, and must be calibrated very accurately. If the event to be counted is already in electronic form, simple interfacing to the instrument is all that is required. More complex signals may need some conditioning to make them suitable for counting. Most general purpose frequency counters will include some form of amplifier, filtering and shaping circuitry at the input. DSP technology, sensitivity control and hysteresis are other techniques to improve performance. Other types of periodic events that are not inherently electronic in nature will need to be converted using some form of transducer. For example, a mechanical event could be arranged to interrupt a light beam, and the counter made to count the resulting pulses. Frequency counters designed for radio frequencies (RF) are also common and operate on the same principles as lower frequency counters. Often, they have more range before they overflow. For very high (microwave) frequencies, many designs use a high-speed prescaler to bring the signal frequency down to a point where normal digital circuitry can operate. The displays on such instruments take this into account so they still display the correct value. Microwave frequency counters can currently measure frequencies up to almost 56 GHz. Above these frequencies the signal to be measured is combined in a mixer with the signal from a local oscillator, producing a signal at the difference frequency, which is low enough to be measured directly. Accuracy and resolution The accuracy of a frequency counter is strongly dependent on the stability of its timebase. A timebase is very delicate like the hands of a watch, and can be changed by movement, interference, or even drift due to age, meaning it might not "tick" correctly. This can make a frequency reading, when referenced to the timebase, seem higher or lower than the actual value. Highly accurate circuits are used to generate timebases for instrumentation purposes, usually using a quartz crystal oscillator within a sealed temperature-controlled chamber, known as an oven controlled crystal oscillator or crystal oven. For higher |
27 | Amparo Menendez-Carrion | Amparo Menéndez-Carrión (born 1949 in Uruguay and naturalized Ecuadorean) is an author and a scholar specialized in comparative politics and Latin American studies. She received her BA in Political Science at the University of Minnesota and her M.A. and Ph.D in International Relations and Comparative Politics at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. She was Director General of FLACSO Ecuador (Latin American Graduate School of Social Sciences at Quito) for two consecutive terms (1987-1995). Her book La Conquista del Voto en Ecuador (Quito, FLACSO-CEN, 1986) was declared by her peers ‘Best Book of the Year in the Social Sciences’ (December 1986). Her most recent book (Memorias de Ciudadanía. Los Avatares de una Polis Golpeada. La Experiencia Uruguaya, Montevideo: Fin de Siglo, three-volumes, 2015) was recipient of the Bartolome Hidalgo award for non-fiction book of 2016 in Uruguay. She has taught throughout the Americas and Europe, and has served as consultant to international organizations and foundations (UNDP, UNESCO, ILO, the Ford Foundation, among others). Academic career and research In Ecuador, she was professor of International Relations and Director General of FLACSO Ecuador (Latin American Graduate School of Social Sciences at Quito) for two consecutive terms (1987-1991/1991-1995).In Chile she was Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Chile's Graduate School of International Studies and at the Graduate School of Political Science. In Sweden she was Distinguished Visiting Professor at Götteborg University's Doctoral Program in Political Science. Among other visiting professorships in the United States, she was the Hubert H. Humphrey Distinguished Chair of International Studies at Macalester College (2000-2004). Her earliest research focused on the Andean Region and, more recently, on the Southern Cone and the transformations of public space and citizenship in the new global era. She has published ten books as author or co-author, editor/co-editor, and more than sixty chapters and articles in collective volumes and international professional journals. Her first book, La Conquista del Voto en Ecuador (Quito, FLACSO-CEN, 1986) was declared by her peers ‘Best Book of the Year in the Social Sciences’ (December 1986). An Anthology of her work was published in 2007 (Repensar la Polis: del clientelismo al espacio público, Montevideo: CLAEH, 2007). Her most recent book (Memorias de Ciudadanía. Los Avatares de una Polis Golpeada. La Experiencia Uruguaya, Montevideo: Fin de Siglo, three-volumes, 2015) is the outcome of a major research project on the question of citizenship and public space (with Uruguay as case-study) carried out as Senior Visiting Fellow of the :es:Centro Latinoamericano de Economía Humana (CLAEH) in Montevideo. Awards Among the acknowledgements to her professional contributions: In 1995 the Inter-American Dialogue (Washington, D.C.) invited her to join the ‘Forum of Women Leaders of the Western Hemisphere’. In August 2008, President Michele Bachelet made her the recipient of the ‘Order of Bernardo O’Higgins’ with the rank of Comendador, Chile's highest award for foreign citizens. In October (1st) 2016, her recently published trilogy was acknowledged as ‘Best Book of the Year’ (category: history) by a Jury of Peers convened by the Uruguayan Book Chamber (Uruguay's Chamber of Book Publishers and Distributors), making her |
28 | Bob Adams (American football) | Robert Bruce Adams (born August 15, 1946) is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) and a spokesperson for the Church of Scientology International. He attended El Camino High School during the 1960s, and was encouraged by a coach at the College of San Mateo to play football. He played for a single season at the college, during 1966, while participating in other sports at the school including track-and-field and basketball. A former coach of the College of San Mateo, Doug Scovil, recruited Adams to the College of the Pacific, where he received a full scholarship to play football there. By 1968, he was captain of the team's offense at the school. He was not drafted by the National Football League, and was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he played under coach Chuck Noll. In 1973 while a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Adams became a Scientologist. He said applying Scientology methodology helped his performance playing football. After seven years with the National Football League, Adams finished his pro-career as a member of the Atlanta Falcons. He subsequently took up other professions, including owning a fitness center in Redwood City, California, being a consultant for high tech companies, and working as a teacher. In 2004, Adams served within the Scientology organization as senior vice president of its Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE), a nonprofit founded by Scientology members in 1988 to supervise the secular programs Narconon, Criminon, The Way to Happiness, and Applied Scholastics. By 2006 he had become a media executive and vice president of the Church of Scientology, and worked out of the organization's facilities in Hollywood, California. He represented the Church of Scientology at the 2006 conference of the Religion Newswriters Association in Utah. Adams held the position of vice president of public affairs for the Church of Scientology International in 2009, and was a Reverend within the organization. He traveled to Melbourne, Australia in December 2009 for the World Religions Conference. He continued to serve as vice president of the Church of Scientology International in 2010, and was one of four officials listed as spokespersons for the church. Early life and education Robert Bruce Adams was born August 15, 1946, in Stockton, California. He attended El Camino High School during the 1960s, and quit playing American football during his senior year at the school, due to his small stature. After high school, he went to College of San Mateo, and a coach named Stu Carter noticed Adams while he was weight lifting at the college. Carter convinced Adams to play football, and he played for a single season at the College of San Mateo; during 1966. Adams concurrently played track-and-field and basketball at the College of San Mateo. After the College of San Mateo, he participated in football at University of the Pacific. He had played tight end at the College of San Mateo, and a former coach at the school, Doug Scovil, took interest in him. Scovill was managing the football program called College |
29 | Salloum Kaysar | Salloum Kaysar is a Lebanese former cyclist. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. References Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Lebanese male cyclists Category:Olympic cyclists of Lebanon Category:Cyclists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Category:Place of birth missing (living people) |
30 | Karkon-e Olya | Karkon-e Olya (, also Romanized as Kārkon-e ‘Olyā) is a village in Bazoft Rural District, Bazoft District, Kuhrang County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 328, in 65 families. References Category:Populated places in Kuhrang County |
31 | Kibe | Kibe may refer to: Kibe (surname) Kibe (monkey)..eg. monkey kibe Kibbeh, a traditional North African and Middle Eastern dish, an ulcerated chilblain a branch of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist tradition KIBE (FM), a radio station (104.9 FM) licensed to serve Broken Bow, Oklahoma, United States |
32 | Keith Knight | Keith Knight may refer to: Keith Knight (cartoonist) (born 1966), American cartoonist and musician Keith Knight (actor) (1956–2007), Canadian actor/voice actor Keith Knight (footballer) (born 1969), English footballer |
33 | Pauls Pocket, Queensland | Pauls Pocket is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Pauls Pocket had a population of 42 people. References Category:Whitsunday Region Category:Localities in Queensland |
34 | Douglas Kennedy | Douglas Kennedy may refer to: Douglas Kennedy (politician) (1916–2003), Canadian politician Douglas Kennedy (writer) (born 1955), American writer Douglas Kennedy (actor) (1915–1973), American actor Douglas Harriman Kennedy (born 1967), American broadcast journalist, son of Robert F. Kennedy |
35 | Angelo Chol | Angelo Ajieng Chol (born July 15, 1993) is an American/South Sudanese professional basketball player for Aomori Wat's in Japan. He played college basketball for San Diego State. Career statistics |- | align="left" | 2017-18 | align="left" | Sendai |53 ||15 || 18.8 ||.535 || .000 ||.585 || 6.7 || 1.0 || 0.4 ||0.9 || 10.3 |- References External links San Diego State Aztecs bio Arizona Wildcats bio Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:American expatriate basketball people in Japan Category:American expatriate basketball people in Portugal Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain Category:American men's basketball players Category:Aomori Wat's players Category:Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players Category:Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Category:Power forwards (basketball) Category:San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball players Category:Sendai 89ers players Category:South Sudanese men's basketball players |
36 | Tarong National Park | Tarong is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 137 km northwest of Brisbane. See also Protected areas of Queensland Category:National parks of Queensland Category:Protected areas established in 1995 Category:Wide Bay–Burnett Category:South Burnett Region |
37 | Tiaon Miika | Tiaon Miike is an I-Kiribati footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper. He represents Kiribati at international level. International career He has represented Kiribati at senior level and played 3 games at the 2011 Pacific Games, two of them as goalkeeper, conceding nine goals against Fiji and seventeen against Papua New Guinea, and one in an outfield position in their 1–17 loss to Tahiti. References Category:Association football goalkeepers Category:I-Kiribati footballers Category:Kiribati international footballers Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
38 | GRIM | GRIM (Groupe de recherche et d'improvisation musicales, roughly translated Group of Research and Musical Innovation), based in Marseille, France, is a non-profit institute for improvised music and experimental music. GRIM bases its activities at Montévidéo, a site of contemporary creation in Marseille. GRIM is a voluntary association (association loi de 1901) funded by the city of Marseille and focused on organising musical events. The organisation hosts concerts, workshops, lectures, artist in residence projects, recording sessions and has a multimedia public library with books and music related to avant garde music, experimental music, improvised music, sound art and contemporary music. GRIM was founded in 1978 by guitarist and composer Jean-Marc Montera. It also organises or co-organises the festivals Nuit d'Hiver, and Sonic Protest. GRIM has a recording studio, a library, and two concert halls, a small one and a big one. Educational activities GRIM organises two types of education activities. The first is for all members of the public (children, professionals, music-lovers, etc.), who are trained by music professionals during a fixed period. The second is in the form of regular workshops directed by Jean-Marc Montera (Department of Musicology of the University of Provence). See also IRCAM Sources and references Official website (English version) External links Website of GRIM Category:Music venues in France Category:Culture of Marseille Category:Experimental music Category:Musical improvisation Category:Electronic music organizations Category:Contemporary music organizations Category:Organizations established in 1978 Category:Music organizations based in France Category:1978 establishments in France |
39 | 25th Brigade (Australia) | The 25th Brigade was a brigade-sized infantry unit of the Australian Army that served during the Second World War. Raised in July 1940 and consisting of three infantry battalions, the 25th Brigade initially served in the United Kingdom, where it formed part of the garrison tasked with defending against a possible German invasion. In 1941, the brigade was redeployed to the Middle East where it took part in the Syria–Lebanon campaign fighting several actions around Merdjayoun and Jezzine. Following Japan's entry into the war, the 25th Brigade was transferred back to Australia and subsequently took part in the fighting in New Guinea. Throughout 1942–1943, the brigade fought in the final stages of the Kokoda Track campaign and around Buna–Gona. Later, they took part in the fighting around Lae and Shaggy Ridge, before being withdrawn to Australia for a long period of rest and reorganisation. In 1945, the 25th Brigade was committed to the Borneo campaign, carrying out an amphibious landing at Balikpapan in July 1945 before being disbanded in 1946. History The 25th Brigade was raised in June 1940 from Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF) personnel in the United Kingdom. Upon formation, the brigade's headquarters was opened at Tidworth, in Wiltshire. The brigade was created following the Fall of France, initially as a temporary formation that would defend southern England, in the event of an invasion by German forces. It had an foundational establishment of 1,759 personnel; a majority were drawn from service support corps of the 6th Division, although roughly a quarter of this number were diverted from infantry reinforcements bound initially for AIF units in the Middle East. Upon formation, the brigade consisted of only three infantry battalions instead of the four that had been the usual Australian establishment up to that time, due to manpower shortages and its component units were the 70th, 71st and 72nd Battalions, although these were later re-designated as the 2/31st, 2/32nd and 2/33rd Battalions. When formed, each of these battalions consisted of only three companies, instead of the usual four, although these companies were later added when the brigade deployed to the Middle East after January 1941. Originally, the 25th Brigade was part of the newly established 9th Division, however, after being dispatched to the Middle East in 1941 it was transferred to the 7th Division, with which it remained for the rest of the war. Upon arrival, the brigade was sent to Palestine, although it moved to Ikingi Maryut, in Egypt, in April 1941 as preparations were made to deploy to Greece, in support of the 6th Division. However, in response to German moves in North Africa, the brigade was deployed to Mersa Matruh in the Western Desert, remaining there until relieved in May. By this time, the brigade's establishment was completed, and it consisted of 3,500 men and was composed of the 2/25th, 2/31st and 2/33rd Battalions, with the 2/32nd having been transferred to the 24th Brigade and the 2/25th being re-assigned to the 25th in its stead as part of a re-organisation of the 2nd AIF as the more combat ready |
40 | Francis Foljambe (Liberal politician) | Francis John Savile Foljambe (9 April 1830 – 5 February 1917) was a British Liberal member of parliament. Born at Osberton, Foljambe was the eldest son of George Savile Foljambe and Harriet Emily Mary Milner, daughter of Sir William Mordaunt Sturt Milner, 4th Bt, and the older half-brother of Cecil Foljambe, a fellow Liberal politician. After being educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, he was elected as a Member of Parliament for East Retford in the 1857 general election. He was re-elected at every general election until the 1885 election, when the seat was abolished. He owned about of land and was a member of Brooks's. He was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1895. In 1856, he married Lady Gertrude Emily Acheson, eldest daughter of Archibald Acheson, 3rd Earl of Gosford; they had three sons, including the cricketers George and Godfrey. Foljambe died on 5 February 1917. References Obituary: p. 158, The Annual Register: a review of public events at home and abroad, for the year 1917. London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1918. 'FOLJAMBE, Rt. Hon. Francis John Savile' in Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edition by Oxford University Press, December 2007 (subscription required) FOLJAMBE, Rt. Hon. Francis John Savile, accessed 23 August 2008. External links Category:1830 births Category:1917 deaths Category:Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Category:High Sheriffs of Nottinghamshire Category:Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Category:Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Category:People educated at Eton College Category:Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies Category:UK MPs 1857–1859 Category:UK MPs 1859–1865 Category:UK MPs 1865–1868 Category:UK MPs 1868–1874 Category:UK MPs 1874–1880 Category:UK MPs 1880–1885 |
41 | No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational Conversion Unit. It was formed in No. 12 Group at RAF Leeming from Nos. 13 and 54 OTUs in 1947. The tasking of the OCU was the training of night fighter crews and its aircraft were the De Havilland Mosquito, Gloster Meteor and Gloster Javelin over the years. The OCU lasted until 1961 at Leeming when it was disbanded. The unit's next incarnation saw it again training night fighter crews, this time at RAF Leuchars. The aircraft was again the Javelin and the training particularly emphasised preparing crews for overseas service. The unit was taken with this role for 18 months in 1965 and 1966 before disbanding again. Its final incarnation was as a training unit for the F-4 Phantom at RAF Coningsby. The unit was activated there in 1968 and eventually found its way to Leuchars again where it fell victim to post-Cold War cutbacks and was disbanded in January 1991. See also Royal Air Force Operational Conversion Units References External links RAF Web Category:Royal Air Force units Category:Military units and formations established in 1947 |
42 | Lumi (company) | Lumi is a Los Angeles-based company founded by Jesse Genet and Stephan Ango that offers packaging and supply chain management software. The company got its start developing Inkodye, a photo-reactive vat dye that develops its color through exposure to UV or sunlight. History Jesse Genet began experimenting with different printing techniques as a teenager in 2004, attempting to print photographs on cotton T-shirts. Unsatisfied with the results of screen printing and dye-sublimation she pursued her research and found what became a precursor to Inkodye, a chemical formula from the 1950s owned by a retired engineer. After meeting Stephan Ango while studying at Art Center College of Design, the pair acquired the chemical formula and began modernizing it. Lumi launched a Kickstarter campaign in December 2009 to fund R&D of the technology. The company raised $13,597 and rewarded its backers with wallets, bags and other products printed using the process. The project was an early success for the Kickstarter platform and went on to win Kickstarter's Best Design Project of 2010. In June 2012, Lumi launched a second Kickstarter campaign with an initial fundraising target of $50,000 to commercialize its printing process, Inkodye. The project was successfully funded, reaching over 500% of the initial target and raising a total of $268,437. Rewards included Inkodye printing kits allowing users to create personalized photographic prints on cotton and other natural materials. In February 2015, Lumi appeared on ABC's Shark Tank and received 2 offers, but Genet did not accept either of the offers. In March 2015, Lumi announced its new software platform, Lumi.com, for designing and ordering custom-made packaging. The service was funded by seed capital firm Y Combinator. Lumi's platform was inspired by the challenges the company had faced in producing packaging for Inkodye. The platform was compared to other services such as Blackbox by Cards Against Humanity and Make That Thing! by TopatoCo, provided by companies that also found success via Kickstarter and looked to simplify fulfillment and manufacturing for others. Inkodye Process The process of printing with Inkodye resembles that of other alternative photographic processes though its chemistry is related to vat dyes such as indigo rather than iron or silver-based chemicals used in cyanotype or Van dyke brown which have higher toxicity. Inkodye is available in several colors (red, orange, copper, blue, navy, magenta, plum, sepia and black) which can be mixed together and diluted with water. A monochromatic digital negative is first printed on transparency film generally using an inkjet printer with black ink only. The negative is made to be the same size as the final print. Inkodye is then applied to the desired T-shirt or fabric in its undeveloped state. The negative is placed on top of the sensitized fabric and exposed to sunlight or UV light. Exposure times vary from 3 to 15 minutes depending on the desired color and intensity of light. The exposure to sunlight develops the dye's color and binds it to the fabric. The final step is to wash out the unexposed dye using a washing machine and laundry detergent. References External links |
43 | Leonard Kleinrock | Leonard Kleinrock (born June 13, 1934) is an American computer scientist. A professor at UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, he made several important contributions to the field of computer science, in particular to the theoretical foundations of computer networking. He played an influential role in the development of the ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, at UCLA. Education and career Kleinrock was born in New York City on June 13, 1934 to a Jewish family, and graduated from the noted Bronx High School of Science in 1951. He received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree in 1957 from the City College of New York, and a master's degree and a doctorate (Ph.D.) in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1959 and 1963 respectively. He then joined the faculty at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), where he remains to the present day; during 1991–1995 he served as the Chairman of the Computer Science Department there. Achievements Queueing theory Kleinrock's best-known and significant work is on queuing theory, which has applications in many fields, initially to message switching (in the 1960s) and later as a key mathematical background to packet switching (in the 1970s). His initial contribution to this field was his doctoral thesis at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1962, published in book form in 1964; he later published several of the standard works on the subject. After Larry Roberts learned about packet switching at the 1967 Symposium on Operating Systems Principles, he asked Kleinrock to carry out the theoretical work to measure the performance of packet switching in the ARPANET, the forerunner of the Internet. Kleinrock's work underpinned the development of packet-switching networks in the 1970s. In 2004, Kleinrock described this work as: Basically, what I did for my PhD research in 1961-1962 was to establish a mathematical theory of packet networks which uncovered the underlying principles that drives today's Internet. His theoretical work on hierarchical routing in the late 1970s with student Farouk Kamoun remains critical to the operation of the Internet today. In 2001 he received the Draper Prize "for the development of the Internet". However, the contribution of Kleinrock's work in the early 1960s to originating the concept of packet switching is disputed, including by Robert Taylor, Paul Baran, and Donald Davies. Baran and Davies are recognized by historians and the U.S. National Inventors Hall of Fame for independently inventing the concept of digital packet switching used in modern computer networking including the Internet. ARPANET The first message on the ARPANET was sent by UCLA student programmer Charley Kline, at 10:30 p.m, on October 29, 1969 from Boelter Hall 3420, the school's main engineering building. Kline transmitted from the university's SDS Sigma 7 host computer to the Stanford Research Institute's SDS 940 host computer. The message text was the word "login"; the "l" and the "o" letters were transmitted, but the system then crashed. Hence, the literal first message over the ARPANET was "lo". About an hour later, having recovered from the crash, the SDS |
44 | Madison, New York | Madison is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 3,008 at the 2010 census. The Town of Madison contains a village also named Madison. The town is near the eastern border of the county. History Settlement began around 1794. The town was formed in 1807 from a portion of the Town of Hamilton. Madison is well known because of the Madison Wind Farm, built in 2000. Darwin D. Martin, a Larkin Company executive, was born in Bouckville in 1865. Geography The north and east town lines are the border of Oneida County, New York. US Route 20 passes across the town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.4 square miles (107.2 km²), of which, 40.9 square miles (105.9 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (1.23%) is water. U.S. Route 20, conjoined with New York State Route 12B forms an east-west highway across the town. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,801 people, 1,129 households, and 779 families residing in the town. The population density was 68.5 people per square mile (26.4/km²). There were 1,325 housing units at an average density of 32.4 per square mile (12.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.82% White, 0.32% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population. There were 1,129 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.93. In the town, the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,889, and the median income for a family was $41,630. Males had a median income of $29,487 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,468. About 9.6% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over. Communities and locations in the Town of Madison Bouckville – A hamlet near the west town line on Route 20. The Chenango Canal Summit Level and Coolidge Stores Building are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Durfee Corners – A location in the southeastern part of the town. Lake |
45 | Givar | Givar (, also Romanized as Gīvar; also known as Gabār, Gīār, and Kābār) is a village in Beyarjomand Rural District, Beyarjomand District, Shahrud County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 120, in 50 families. References Category:Populated places in Shahrud County |
46 | Anguran Rural District | Anguran Rural District () is a rural district (dehestan) in Anguran District, Mahneshan County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,457, in 2,101 families. The rural district has 47 villages. References Category:Rural Districts of Zanjan Province Category:Mahneshan County |
47 | Perforated eardrum | A perforated eardrum is a hole in the eardrum which can occur as a result of otitis media (ear infection), trauma (e.g. by trying to clean the ear with sharp instruments), explosion, loud noise or surgery (accidental creation of a rupture). Flying with a severe cold can also cause perforation due to changes in air pressure and blocked eustachian tubes resulting from the cold. This is especially true on landing. Presentation Perforation of the eardrum leads to conductive hearing loss, which is usually temporary. Other symptoms may include tinnitus, earache, vertigo or a discharge of mucus. Nausea and/or vomiting secondary to vertigo may occur. To diagnose a perforated eardrum, a doctor will examine inside the ear with an instrument called an otoscope. This gives a view of the ear canal and eardrum, allowing confirmation of any rupture/perforation. Treatment The perforation may heal in a few weeks, or may take up to a few months. Some perforations require intervention. This may take the form of a paper patch to promote healing (a simple procedure by an ear, nose and throat specialist), or surgery (tympanoplasty). However, in some cases, the perforation can last several years and will be unable to heal naturally. Hearing is usually recovered fully, but chronic infection over a long period may lead to permanent hearing loss. Those with more severe ruptures may need to wear an ear plug to prevent water contact with the ear drum. References External links Category:Diseases of middle ear and mastoid Category:Injuries of head |
48 | Xiuzhen Cheng | Xiuzhen "Susan" Cheng from the George Washington University, Washington, DC was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2015 for contributions to localization and detection in sensor networks. Education Ph.D, University of Minnesota, 2002 M.S., University of Minnesota, 2000 B.S., National University of Defense Technology, 1991 References Category:Fellow Members of the IEEE Category:Living people Category:George Washington University faculty Category:University of Minnesota alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
49 | Prins Póló | Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson also known as Prins Póló is an Icelandic singer songwriter and experimental artist. He is also part of the Icelandic band Skakkamanage. Skakkamanage Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson started his career in the mid 2000s when he developed the alternative rock band Skakkamanage that released three albums: Lab of Love in 2006, followed by All Over The Face in 2008. The latter album was nominated for "Best Album" in Iceland Kraumur Awards. The band made a comeback in 2014 with the album Sounds of Merrymaking with "Free From Love" released as a single from the latter album. Skakkamanage is made up of: Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson - vocals Berglind Häsler - keyboards Þormóður Dagsson - drums Örn Ingi Ágústsson - bass. Solo career Being front man of the band, Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson also developed a solo career taking Prins Póló as an alter-ego for himself. Prins Póló sings about social issues with often quirky lyrics, catchy tunes and theatrics wearing various masks and head sets and trademark paper crowns designed for him and charismatic live performances. At times, performances are done with various Icelandic music formations like FM Belfast, Reykjavík! and Sudden Weather Change. He released his EP Einn heima in 2009 followed by two studio albums Jukk (2010) and Sorrí (2014). Many of his singles have charted in Iceland. Discography: Skakkamanage Albums 2006: Lab of Love 2008: All Over the Face 2014: Sounds of Merrymaking Singles 2014: "Free from Love" Discography: Solo (credited as Prinspóló (until 2012) and Prins Póló 2013 and later) Albums 2010: Jukk 2014: Sorrí 2014: París Norðursins 2018: Þriðja Kryddið EPs 2009: Einn heima EP Singles 2011: "Niðrá strönd" 2012: "Tipp Topp" 2012: "Lúxuslíf" 2012: "Föstudagsmessa" 2012: "Landspítalinn" 2013: "Bragðarefir" 2014: "Fallegi smiðurinn" 2014: "París Norðursins" 2014: "Kalt á toppnum" (with Baggalútur) 2016: "Sandalar" 2016: "Læda Slæda" 2016: "Hamster Charm" 2016: "Dúllur" References External links Official website Category:Living people Category:Icelandic male singers Category:Icelandic musicians Category:Icelandic rock singers Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
50 | Matter Under Inquiry | A Matter Under Inquiry (MUI, pronounced "muey", sometimes called Matter Under Investigation) is a term used by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to describe preliminary investigations it makes into alleged financial fraud in the companies that it is responsible for regulating. MUIs may lead to more serious formal investigations, or they may be closed and no further action taken. The procedures and rules for when and how to open and close MUIs are described in the agency's Enforcement Manual (which was first published in 2008), as well as other SEC memorandum In the 2000s (decade) era, any MUI that was not cancelled, automatically became an 'informal investigation' after a certain period of time. The American Spectator published an article in 2006 by Peter Wallison criticizing this practice, and arguing that it was too difficult for SEC employees to close investigations that it deemed unwarranted. MUIs are tracked in the SEC's computerized Case Activity Tracking System (CATS). Some information related to MUIs may also exist or have existed in the past in other SEC computer systems, such as the Super Tracking and Reporting System "STARS", the Name Relationship Search Index (NRSI), and the "Hub". Notable MUIs MUIs are given "MUI number" codes, and also sometimes referred to by titles. Here are a few notable examples: MNY-07563, "Certain Hedge Fund Trading Practices" (Madoff case, SEC OIG report) MLA-02469, "Certain Broker Dealers in Violation of Limit Ord..." (Madoff case, SEC OIG report) MLA-01909, Goldman Sachs, alleged Market Manipulation MHO-09356, Deutsche Bank, alleged Insider Trading MHO-09432, Deutsche Bank, alleged Market Manipulation MNY-07013, Lehman Brothers, alleged Financial Fraud MNY-08198, Goldman Sachs, alleged Insider Trading MNY-08145, American International Group, alleged Insider Trading (code unknown) - 1998 Stanford MUI, alleged Ponzi scheme of Robert Allen Stanford Routine destruction of closed MUIs According to former SEC employee and whistleblower Darcy Flynn, as reported by Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone in 2011, the agency routinely destroyed thousands and thousands of MUI documents related to investigations of alleged crimes committed by Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, SAC Capital, and other financial companies involved in the Great Recession that the SEC was supposed to have been regulating. The tradition of destruction began as early as the 1990s. This eventually caused a conflict with the National Archives and Records Administration when Darcy Flynn revealed the activity to NARA in 2010. Flynn also described a meeting at SEC in which top staff discussed refusing to admit the destruction had taken place because it was possibly illegal. The SEC claimed that it stopped destroying MUI documents in 2010. Position in SEC enforcement process ''Chart from Government Accountability Office report See also Federal Records Act Market manipulation Senate Judiciary Committee Office of Inspector General References Category:U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
51 | Gonbaleh | Gonbaleh () may refer to: Gonbaleh, Asadabad Gonbaleh, Tuyserkan |
52 | Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 2 | Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 2 is an album by Jerry Lee Lewis released on Smash Records in 1969. Background The album concludes producer Jerry Kennedy's concept of having Lewis record standards from the country music genre, further cementing his new reputation as a country music artist. Since his comeback single "Another Place, Another Time" in 1968, Lewis had enjoyed a successful commercial run with four top five country hits, and this streak continued when the Eddie Dean song "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" was released as a single and climbed to number three. Like Vol. 1, its sequel features covers of classic country songs by the likes of Hank Williams, Don Gibson, and Jim Reeves, as well as a duet with Jerry Lee's sister Linda Gail Lewis. It was not quite as successful as its predecessor, peaking at number five on the Billboard''' country albums chart. The decision to record two albums worth of older country hits in a two-day session had more to do with Lewis fulfilling his contractual obligations for 1969 (three albums) rather than being necessitated by a lack of new material. Indeed, as Colin Escott points out in the liner notes to the retrospective The Killer: The Smash/Mercury Years, "Every music publisher in Music City was trying to get the ear of Jerry Lee Lewis and Jerry Kennedy." In his 2009 biography, Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost and Found'', Joe Bonomo laments that "the swift recordings of made-to-order arrangements didn't allow Jerry Lee much of an opportunity for nuance." Track listing Category:1969 albums Category:Jerry Lee Lewis albums Category:albums produced by Jerry Kennedy Category:Smash Records albums |
53 | Hélène Sardeau | Hélène Sardeau (July 7, 1899 – March 23, 1969) was an American sculptor, born in Antwerp, who moved with her family to the United States when she was about 14 years old. Early years Sardeau arrived in the United States in 1913. She studied at Barnard College, the Art Students League of New York, Cooper Union, and at the School of American Sculpture, all in New York City. She studied with Mahonri Young. In the 1920s, she and he sister, Mathilde, created decorative portrait dolls depicting actors and actresses. She is credited with the masks for the 1927 film Prometheus in Chains. Career She was a founding member of the Sculptors Guild. Her first major commission was The Slave (1940), completed as part of the Central Terrace of the Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial in Philadelphia and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art before its permanent installation. Her terra cotta sculpture, The Lovers (1937), was included in the Museum of Modern Art's Three Centuries of American Modernism (May 24–July 31, 1938), an exhibition that also traveled to the Musée du Jeu de Paume in Paris. In 1942, Brazil's Minister of Education commissioned Sardeau and her husband, George Biddle, for sculptural reliefs and mural paintings, respectively, at the National Library in Rio de Janeiro, for which Sardeau sculpted on the themes of violence and compassion. In the summer of 1949, she was one of 254 sculptors who exhibited in the 3rd Sculpture International held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In Life magazine's photograph of the International, she is pictured in the second row from the front, fourth from the left. Personal life Sardeau was the wife of painter George Biddle. They had a son named Michael John. Her papers can be found in the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art. Work In many private collections and: Amazon, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia (1932) Mother and Child, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City (1933) Sailors of the United State Mails (full-scale model, Ossining, NY Post Office), plaster with metal armature and hemp, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. (1936) The Slave, limestone, Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia (1940) Negro Lament, Philadelphia Museum of Art (1941) Planting, Mother and Child, Reaping, post office reliefs, metal, Greenfield, MA (ca. 1941) Reliefs for the National Library of Brazil, soapstone, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1942) Icarus, plaster and bronze (1951) Kneeling Woman, bronze, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City (1955) Rape of the Sabine, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Untitled, relief print, woodcut, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, MD (n.d.) References Category:1899 births Category:1968 deaths Category:20th-century American sculptors Category:American women sculptors Category:Federal Art Project artists Category:Modern sculptors Category:Artists from New York City Category:Art Students League of New York alumni Category:20th-century American women artists Category:Sculptors from New York (state) |
54 | Pilot (Saving Hope) | "Pilot" is the first episode of the supernatural medical drama television series Saving Hope. The episode premiered on June 7, 2012 in Canada on CTV, and was simultaneously broadcast on NBC in the United States. Synopsis In the episode, surgeon Alex Reid (Erica Durance) and her fiance Charles Harris (Michael Shanks) are involved in a car accident while on the way to their wedding. Minutes later, Charles falls into a coma. He now experiences life "hoping" that he will survive. Production The episode was written by series creators Malcom MacRury and Morwyn Brebner, and directed by David Wellington. MacRury had previously created Cra$h & Burn for the Global Television Network, and Brebner had previously created Rookie Blue also for the Global Television Network. Principal photography for the pilot installment commenced in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Reception "Pilot" received mixed reviews from television critics. Commentators noted that it is similar to Grey's Anatomy, that "hope" nearly pulls off, and adulated the performances of various cast members. Upon airing, the episode garnered 1.52 million viewers in Canada, debuting at #1 in the country, and 3.124 million viewers in the United States with a 0.7 rating in the 18–49 demographic, according to Nielsen ratings. References Category:2012 Canadian television episodes Saving Hope Category:Television episodes set in Canada Category:Television episodes about the paranormal Category:Television episodes set in hospitals |
55 | José William Vesentini | José William Vesentini (born in 1950 in Presidente Bernardes) is a Brazilian human geographer. He teaches geography and areas of political geography and geopolitics, and is regarded as a pioneer of critical geography. Life Vesentini is a grandson of Italian anarchists who came to Brazil to escape fascism. For more than 10 years he taught in the first and second grades and participated in important educational experiences during the 1970s: the supplementary course in the Metalworkers Union of São Bernardo do Campo and Diadema (1974-1976), and the Centre for Educational Guidance COE, from 1973 to 1977, a private high school transformed into a cooperative run by teachers. In 1984 he became a professor and researcher in the Department of Geography at the Faculty of Philosophy, Literature and Human Sciences at University of São Paulo (FFLCH). His work Brazil: Society and Space, published in 1984, was the first textbook to adopt the approach of critical geography, which served as a reference for most subsequent Brazilian geography manuals. Within academia, Vesentini is better known as William Vesentini; he is livre-docente since 2003 at the Department. Among his areas of greatest contribution in geography are geography and geopolitics, on which he wrote more than 30 books. He conducted consultancies for schools, state and local departments of education and research institutions and / or specialized publications. He explained Brazil's public and private positions on Brazilian Geography, as well as Milton Santos, Aziz Ab'Saber, Jurandyr Ross, Manuel Correia de Andrade, Ruy Moreira, Antonio Christofoletti, among others. References Category:1950 births Category:Brazilian geographers Category:Geopoliticians Category:University of São Paulo alumni Category:University of São Paulo faculty Category:Living people |
56 | Katrin Neuenschwander | Katrin Neuenschwander (born 29 June 1971) is a retired Swiss alpine skier who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics. External links sports-reference.com Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:Swiss female alpine skiers Category:Olympic alpine skiers of Switzerland Category:Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics |
57 | Monroe Epic | The Monroe EPIC was a programmable calculator that came on the market in the 1960s. It consisted of a large desktop unit which attached to a floor-standing logic tower and was capable of being programmed to perform many computer-like functions. However, the only form of a branching instruction available was a hard-coded unconditional branch (GOTO) that always executed at program completion (the end of the operation stack) to return to the starting instruction of the program (looped back to the beginning of operation stack). This made the creation of conditional branching logic, such as IF-THEN-ELSE, impossible. References External links Old Calculators Museum Images of the Monroe Epic Old Calculators Museum Images of the Monroe Epic Vintage Calculators Images of the Monroe Epic Vintage Calculators Advertisements Category:Programmable calculators |
58 | New Beginnings (Dragonlance) | New Beginnings is an adventure for the 2nd edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) fantasy role-playing game. Contents This product is designed to introduce players to the Taladas campaign in the Dragonlance setting. First is a step-by-step walkthrough of AD&D game character design, with tips on effective game play and role-playing. Next are semi-solitaire, word-problem training exercises designed to familiarize the reader with the AD&D 2nd Edition rules. The exercises cover things like apparent AC vs. AC with dexterity modifiers, optional initiative modifiers, specialist weapons, wall climbing, and trap removal, and they also present moral problems. A short adventure completes this introductory package. Publication history DLS1 New Beginnings was designed by Mark Acres with editing by Michael Stern, and was published by TSR, Inc. as a 32-page module. Reception Ken Rolston reviewed New Beginnings for Dragon magazine #171 (July 1991). He called this adventure "an unfortunate case of the designer doing all the right things, yet ending up with a not very appealing package". Although he initially didn't appreciate the "school-like exercises", Rolston actually found them "quite instructive" because he realized how little he knew about the AD&D 2nd Edition rules. He commented: "The character-creation walk-through, the how-to-role-play essay, and the exercises are well designed and effective, given their purpose to introduce new players to the AD&D game systems. Though they didn't look like much fun to me, they worked like they were supposed to." Regarding the short adventure found in the New Beginnings package, he commented that "in terms of appealing to the visual, dramatic, or tactical senses of the [Dungeon Master] or players, this isn't particularly exciting or well presented". He concluded the review by saying: "New Beginnings does just what it ought to do, and it endeavors more or less successfully to be entertaining and inspiring in the process. Its greatest limitation is that it is specifically designed to introduce players to the Taladas campaign in the Dragonlance setting, and it isn't suited for introducing players to any other AD&D campaign setting. However, the role-playing tips and rules exercises would be quite useful for any first-time AD&D game player or [Dungeon Master]. And if you're going to start a Taladas campaign, this is a very valuable training tool and resource for your players." References Category:Dungeons & Dragons modules |
59 | Technotise | Technotise is a Serbian science fiction comic album created by artist Aleksa Gajić and writer Darko Grkinić. The comic was adapted into animated feature film Technotise: Edit & I. Creation and publication Technotise was originally created in 1998 by artist Aleksa Gajić and writer Darko Grkinić, as Gajić's thesis on the Faculty of Applied Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade. The story is set in the year 2074. Gajić stated that he chose that particular year because in 2074 he would be 100 years old. Technotise was originally published as a comic album in 2001 by Serbian publisher System Comics. The album was promoted with an animated music video created by Gajić. The electronic music track, entitled "Bombona?" ("Candy?"), was composed by Gajić himself. In 2009, System Comics reissued Technotise, the reissue featuring four bonus pages with the story of how Edit and her boyfriend Bojan met and several pages with Gajić's drawings and concept art. Plot The story is set in 2074 Belgrade. The main character is Edit, an art student. She and her friends discover a legendary tunnel connecting Zemun and Kalemegdan, made during Ottoman–Habsburg wars. Animated film In 2009, the comic book was adapted into an animated feature film Technotise: Edit & I. Although based on the comic book, the film features a different plot. In the film, Edit is a psychology student who, after failing the same university exam for the sixth time, decides to visit a dealer on the black market who installs a stolen military chip in her body that will record everything she sees to help pass the exam. The chip develops a parallel personality and affords Edit abilities greater than she ever imagined. References External links Category:Serbian comics titles Category:Serbian graphic novels Category:1998 comics debuts Category:Works set in the 2070s Category:Comics set in the 21st century Category:Belgrade in fiction Category:Science fiction comics Category:Serbian comics adapted into films Category:Comics adapted into animated films Category:Fictional Serbian people Category:Serbian comics characters Category:Comics set in Belgrade |
60 | Ngapudaw | Ngapudaw ( ) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Burma (Myanmar). It is the seat of the Ngapudaw Township in the Pathein District. Category:Populated places in Ayeyarwady Region Category:Township capitals of Myanmar |
61 | James A. Owen | James A. Owen is an American comic book illustrator, publisher and writer. He is known for his creator-owned comic book series Starchild and as the author of The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica novel series, that began with Here, There Be Dragons in 2006. Career Owen self-published the black-and-white fantasy series Starchild under his Taliesin Press imprint in the 1990s. Adopting the name Coppervale Press for Starchild: Crossroads, he gave up self publishing in 1997 for Starchild: Mythopolis, five issues of which were published by Image Comics. Owen returned to self publishing, compiling a volume of Starchild reprints via a Kickstarter campaign in 2015. Later, Owen reinvented himself as a novelist, creating a fantasy series titled Mythworld for a German publishing company. The books were later reprinted in the United States by Baen. In 2003, Coppervale Press relaunched two newsstand style magazines, the fine arts-oriented International Studio and the fiction periodical Argosy, but distribution problems led to both magazines ceasing publication in 2004 after only a few issues of each appeared. In 2009, a satirical short story by Jeff VanDermeer entitled "Errata" about Argosy and its demise was published by Tor Books. Owen later became a novelist, and in 2006 published Here, There Be Dragons, the first book in The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series. The book is in its sixth hardcover printing, its eighth paperback printing, and is being published around the world in more than twenty languages. The second book, The Search for the Red Dragon, was released in early 2008, closely followed by the third novel, The Indigo King in Fall of 2008. The fourth novel in this series, entitled The Shadow Dragons, was released on October 27, 2009. The fifth novel, The Dragon's Apprentice, was released on October 19, 2010. The sixth novel, The Dragons of Winter, was released on August 28, 2012. After releasing a non-fiction ebook of personal stories, , in early 2011, Owen had a successful Kickstarter project which provided funds to create a limited first edition paperback and hard cover, as well as an audio version of the ebook. Shadow Mountain will release trilogy in 2013, which includes a new edition of as well as and . Shadow Mountain is also publishing Owen's five-volume series of illustrated novels, , on which he will serve as the primary Art Director. The seventh book in "The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica" is "The First Dragon", released on November 12, 2013. Bibliography . Starchild 0. . 1. . 2. . 3. . 4. . 5. . 6. . 7. . 8. . 9. . 10. . 11. . 12. . (retelling of the previous Starchild books). Starchild: Crossroads . . . . Starchild: Mythopolis 0. . 1. 2. . 3. . 4. . Starchild: Mythopolis II . . Kai Meyers Mythenwelt (DE) . . . . The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica . . . . . . . The Meditations . . . Fool's Hollow . Notes References External links Category:20th-century American novelists Category:21st-century American novelists Category:American children's writers Category:American fantasy writers Category:American male novelists |
62 | Marius Șuleap | Marius Mircea Șuleap (born 11 September 1979) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder. In 2002, during a training session in Cyprus with Universitatea Craiova, Șuleap involuntarily hit the goalkeeper Cristian Neamțu's head with his knee, after which Neamțu went into a coma and died one week later in a hospital. Honours FC Baia Mare Divizia C: 1999–2000 FC Baku Azerbaijan League: 2005–06 Notes References External links Marius Șuleap at Labtof.ro Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Romanian footballers Category:Association football midfielders Category:Liga I players Category:Liga II players Category:Super League Greece players Category:Azerbaijan Premier League players Category:CS Minaur Baia Mare (football) players Category:AFC Rocar București players Category:FC U Craiova 1948 players Category:FC Petrolul Ploiești players Category:FC Politehnica Timișoara players Category:FC Unirea Urziceni players Category:FC Gloria Buzău players Category:FC Botoșani players Category:Keşla FK players Category:FC Baku players Category:OFI Crete F.C. players Category:Romanian expatriate footballers Category:Expatriate footballers in Greece Category:Expatriate sportspeople in Greece Category:Romanian expatriates in Greece Category:Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Category:Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan Category:Expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Category:Romanian expatriates in Azerbaijan Category:Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Category:People from Dorohoi |
63 | Sherbert | Sherbert may refer to Sherbert v. Verner, a United States Supreme Court case involving the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution Sherbert (Pillow Pal), a Pillow Pal bear made by Ty, Inc See also Sharbat, an Asian cold drink Sherbet (disambiguation) |
64 | Nairobi College | Nairobi College was a small radical left junior college in East Palo Alto, California for ethnic minority students in the late 1960s. Background The College was part of a movement for ethnic minority groups in the United States to have dedicated academic programs to train themselves in the theory and practice of liberation, resistance, and revolution. These programs were referred to as "Third world colleges", which sought to practice the principles of self-determination and community empowerment while teaching left-radical ideology in rejection of the perceived bourgeois ideology and white control of mainstream academic institutions. Prominent advocates for this movement included graduate student Angela Davis and professors Herbert Marcuse of the University of California San Diego and Carlos Blanco of Thurgood Marshall College. Other colleges founded as part of this movement included Malcolm X Liberation University, Uhuru Sasa Shule, the Center for Black Education,, and Thurgood Marshall College. Description Nairobi College began classes in the fall of 1969 with initial funding of $100,000 donated by area residents and private foundations.. 20,000 books were donated by schools, individuals, and publishers, which were kept in two residential garages. Anyone at least 16 years of age was welcome to enroll at no cost. The first class had working-class 100 students, some of whom had dropped out of high school. The all-volunteer faculty numbered about 40 and consisted of student and professors from nearby universities as well as community organizers. Based out of a small private home in East Palo Alto, Nairobi College operated out of stores, church buildings, and homes throughout black, Latino, and Asian neighborhoods in the San Francisco Peninsula. The college leadership hoped that spreading classes out in these existing structures would integrate it with the needs and reality of their surrounding community, calling it a "college without walls" in contrast to the perceived "ivory tower" of mainstream academia. It was a two-year college. The students were primarily African American and Hispanic, although working-class white students were also included. Most of them worked full-time and took classes in the evenings. All students were required to utilize their training to provide skilled volunteer work three hours per week in support of area social organizations, such as schools, community health centers, and legal aid. Instructors included Ed Roberts, a disability rights activist, Tello Nkhereanye, a leftist from South Africa, Frank Omowale Satterwhite, a community organizer, Aaron Manganello, a Marxist minister of education for the Brown Berets, and Mary Hoover, a Stanford academic advocate for African-American English. In 1966, Nairobi College launched an affiliated preschool through high school program called the Nairobi Day School. By 1971, a $500 tuition charge was instituted, but was usually paid by federal student financial aid and was often waived. See also Black separatism Experimental college movement Institute of the Black World Notes Citations References Category:1960 establishments in California Category:African and Black nationalism in the United States Category:African studies Category:Defunct universities and colleges in California Category:Educational institutions established in 1960 Category:Historically black universities and colleges in the United States Category:Pan-Africanism in the United States Category:Post–Civil Rights Era African-American history |
65 | Järva-Madise | Järva-Madise is a village in Järva County, in Järva Parish, in northern-central Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Albu Parish. Category:Villages in Järva County Category:Kreis Jerwen |
66 | Darreh-ye Banvar | Darreh-ye Banvar (, also Romanized as Darreh-ye Banvār) is a village in Seyyedvaliyeddin Rural District, Sardasht District, Dezful County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 30, in 5 families. References Category:Populated places in Dezful County |
67 | Darweshkhel | The Darweshkhel () is a section of the Wazir Pashtun tribe found in South Waziristan, North Waziristan, and Frontier Region Bannu in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan on its border with Afghanistan. The tribe comprises two geographically separate subgroups. The Utmanzai are settled in the North Waziristan Agency and the Ahmadzai are in the South Waziristan Agency. Those subgroups are in turn divided further, for example into Utmanzai tribes such as the Bakakhel and Janikhel. Origin legend The Darweshkhel are said to descend from Musā, son of Khidrai, son of Wazīr. Musā was a religious man and so was nicknamed Darwesh ("fakir"). Musa is said to have died in the hills near Khwāja Khidar, at the border between present-day South and North Waziristan. Another son of Khidrai was Masud, who is said to be the progenitor of the Masid tribe, another branch of the Waziri confederacy. Besides Musa Darwesh and Masud, Khidrai is also said to had a third son Mubarak, who in turn had a son called Gurbuz, the namesake of the third branch (Gurbuz) of the Waziri confederacy. The Gurbuz now live in westernmost North Waziristan and in southern Khost. References Further reading Category:Karlani Pashtun tribes |
68 | Crystal Stilts EP | Crystal Stilts EP is the first EP by the punk rock band Crystal Stilts. It was initially self-released in 2006 on the band's own Feathery Tongue label. In 2008 Woodsist re-released the EP and included the 2 songs from their first single, "Shattered Shine". Track listing "Crippled Croon" – 4:22 "The SinKing" – 2:42 "Converging in the Quiet" – 4:21 "Bright Night Nursery" – 3:25 "Shattered Shine" – 4:08 "Lights" – 4:14 Personnel Brad Hargett – vocals JB Townsend – music References Category:2008 EPs Category:Crystal Stilts albums Category:Post-punk EPs Category:Noise pop EPs |
69 | Valladolid RAC | Valladolid Rugby Asociación Club is a Spanish rugby union club. The club was established in 1986 and currently competes in the División de Honor de Rugby competition, the highest level of Spanish club rugby. The club are based in Valladolid in central Spain. VRAC play in blue and white colours. The team have in the past won both the Spanish League and the Copa del Rey de Rugby. They play at Estadio Pepe Rojo. Honours División de Honor: 9 Champions: 1998–99, 2000–01, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 Copa del Rey: 5 Champions: 1997–98, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18 Runners-up: 2012–13 Supercopa de España: 7 Champions: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Copa Ibérica de Rugby: 3 Champions: 2014, 2017, 2018 European rugby Valladolid RAC's first foray into Europe was in the 2001–02 European Challenge Cup. Playing in a pool with London Irish (England), Dax (France) and L'Aquila (Italy), they lost all six games. The 2003/4 season saw a change in format in the European Challenge Cup. Teams played in a knockout format, over two legs, in each round. First round losing teams then played in a new, third tier, Shield competition. Having lost heavily home and away to England's Newcastle Falcons in Round 1 of the 2003–04 European Challenge Cup, they dropped into the European Shield. Here their performance against Italy's Overmach Parma was better, but nevertheless they again lost home and away. The 2004/5 season was a close repeat of 2003/4: heavy losses home and away to Italy's Viadana in the Challenge Cup was followed by even heavier defeats at the hands of England's Leeds in the Shield. As the winners of the 2011–12 División de Honor de Rugby and the championship playoff, Valladolid RAC qualified to play in the 2012–13 European Challenge Cup but turned down the opportunity due to economic factors. Gernika RT took their place and represented Spain. As the winners of the 2013/14 División de Honor championship, VRAC qualified to play the Iberian Rugby Cup against CDUL of Lisbon, winning the game and the title. In 2015/16 season, Valladolid RAC as the champion of the 2014/15 División de Honor championship, represented Spain at the Qualifying Competition of the European Rugby Challenge Cup. In this competition VRAC won two games, against Royal Kituro Rugby Club (Belgium) and Mogliano Rugby (Italy) but lost against Grupo Desportivo Direito (Portugal) and Timișoara Saracens (Romania). Summary Squad 2012–13 International honours Víctor Acevedo Fernando de la Calle Aníbal Fernando Bonan Benjamín Pardo (Rugby) Nacho Müller Glen Rolls Gareth Griffiths Other notable players Sargent Adam Newton (English Armed Services XV, England U18) Gareth Griffiths (former player from Bath, international England U18, U19) Mike Davis (International New Zealand Sevens) Glen Lewis Rolls (New Zealand U17,Hurricanes Schools,Canterbury B) Season to season 25 seasons in División de Honor See also Rugby union in Spain References External links VRAC Official website Spanish Rugby website Category:Spanish rugby union teams Category:Sport in Valladolid Category:Sports teams in Castile and León Category:Rugby clubs established in 1986 |
70 | Colégio Station | Colégio Station () is a subway station on the Rio de Janeiro Metro that services the neighbourhood of Colégio in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. References Category:Metrô Rio stations Category:Railway stations opened in 1998 Category:1998 establishments in Brazil |
71 | Salvia nilotica | Salvia nilotica is a perennial shrub growing in the eastern African highlands from Ethiopia to Zimbabwe, between 900 and 3600 m elevation. It has many creeping rhizomes and stems about 60–90 cm tall. The small flowers, in whorls of 6–8, range from purple to rose to white. Notes nilotica Category:Flora of Ethiopia Category:Flora of Zimbabwe Category:Plants described in 1776 Category:Taxa named by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin |
72 | USS Lynx (SP-2) | Note: USS Lynx (SP-2) should not be confused with patrol vessel USS Lynx II SP-730, later USS SP-730, which served in the United States Navy during the same period. The second USS Lynx (SP-2) was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel and aviation support craft from 1917 to 1919. Lynx was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1916 by the George Lawley & Son at Neponset, Massachusetts. Her owner, Nathaniel F. Ayers, had her built specifically for participation in the Coast Defense Reserve as part of the Preparedness Movement. During her time in private hands in 1916 and early 1917, she participated in Coast Defense Reserve exercises. By March 1917 she was armed and had U.S. Navy personnel aboard. The United States entered World War I in April 1917, and the Navy officially purchased her from Ayers on 21 April 1917. She was commissioned as USS Lynx (SP-2) on 9 July 1917 with Ensign Arthur A. Thayer, USNRF in command. Lynx initially served as a patrol boat in the 2nd Naval District, based at Newport, Rhode Island. In August 1917 she moved to Europe, where she was assigned to aviation support duty. Lynx returned to the United States after World War I, arriving at New York City from Europe on 30 March 1919. She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 24 August 1919. For purposes of disposal, she was condemned to be burned, and was burned on 4 September 1919. Notes References Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Lynx (Motor Boat, 1916). Served as USS Lynx (SP-2) in 1917-1919 NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Lynx (SP 2) External links Category:Patrol vessels of the United States Navy Category:World War I patrol vessels of the United States Category:Ships built in Boston Category:1916 ships |
73 | James Monroe (congressman) | James Monroe (July 18, 1821 – July 6, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Early life Born in Plainfield, Connecticut, Monroe attended the common schools and Plainfield Academy. He was graduated from Oberlin College in 1846. He pursued a postgraduate course in theology and was a professor at Oberlin College from 1849–1862. Career He served as a member of the State house of representatives of Ohio in 1856–1859. He served in the State senate from 1860–1862, during which time he was chosen to serve as president pro tempore from 1861 and 1862. In October 1862, he resigned his seat in the senate to accept the position of United States consul to Rio de Janeiro and served from 1863 to 1869. Following that, he served for several months in 1869 as Charge D'Affaires ad interim to Brazil. Monroe was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1881). He served as chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor (Forty-third Congress) and was not a candidate for renomination. Later career After his terms in the House of Representatives, he returned to Oberlin College as a professor from 1883–1896. Personal life He was married twice, first to Elizabeth Maxwell (1825-1862), and later to Julia Finney (1837-1930). He had four children, including: Mary Katherine Monroe (1851-1891) Charles Edwin Monroe (1861-1947) He died in Oberlin, Ohio, July 6, 1898 and was interred in Westwood Cemetery. Legacy The house in which Monroe and his wife Julia lived when they returned to Oberlin from his consul appointment in Rio de Janeiro is currently preserved as part of the Oberlin Heritage Center. The current interior of the house presents decor and information from the 1860s, 1870s, and 1880s, and uses Monroe's commitments to education and the abolition of slavery to highlight important events in the history of the city of Oberlin. Sources NotesSources' External links "Monroe House." Oberlin Heritage Center. Retrieved 2015-09-30. Category:1821 births Category:1898 deaths Category:People from Plainfield, Connecticut Category:American Congregationalists Category:Ohio Republicans Category:Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio Category:Members of the Ohio House of Representatives Category:Presidents of the Ohio State Senate Category:People from Oberlin, Ohio Category:19th-century American diplomats Category:Oberlin College alumni Category:Oberlin College faculty Category:19th-century American politicians |
74 | Zero1 | Zero1 may refer to: ZERO1 (nonprofit), a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring creativity at the intersection of art, technology and digital culture Pro Wrestling Zero1, a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 2001 Zero 1, a rock band featuring Hal Sparks Zero1, a mobile virtual network operator in Singapore; see List of mobile network operators of the Asia Pacific region Zero1 Agency, an advertising & marketing agency that's headquartered in Los Angeles, California and was founded in 2014 |
75 | Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch | The Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch is the only actual residential Patriarchate of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Eastern Catholic, Byzantine Rite). It was formed in 1724 when a portion of the Orthodox Church of Antioch went into communion with Rome, becoming an Eastern Catholic Church, while the rest of the ancient Patriarchate continues in full communion with the rest of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch's present complete title is Patriarch of Antioch and of All the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, incorporating both of the church's other titular patriarchates. Its archiepiscopal see is the Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady (Arabic: كاتدرائية سيدة النياح للروم الملكيين في دمشق ) in Damascus, Syria. It was visited by Pope John Paul II in 2001. The Melkite Greek Catholic Church is one of five churches that are continuations of the original See of Antioch. Thus, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church traces its existence all the way back to Saint Peter in a line of apostolic succession acknowledged by both Catholic and Orthodox canons. This claim is accepted by the Holy See and is not disputed by the other two Eastern Catholic Churches that also claim descent from the ancient See of Antioch, namely the Maronite Church and the Syriac Catholic Church, which both also have Patriarchs of Antioch. Proper province and archdiocese The Patriarch also holds the office of Metropolitan of an empty Ecclesiastical province without an actual suffragan see, actually comprising only his proper Metropolitan Archeparchy of Damascus (of the Melkites)/ Damasco (Curiate Italian) / Dimašq / Aš-Šām / Damascen(us) Græcorum Melkitarum (Latin). Like the Patriarchate, in Rome it depends only upon the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. As per 2014, it pastorally served 3,000 Catholics in 8 parishes and 1 mission with 9 priests (6 diocesan, 3 religious), 3 deacons, 33 lay religious (3 brothers, 30 sisters) and 10 seminarians. Titular Patriarchates of Alexandria and of Jerusalem In continuation of the earlier Melkite patriarchates of those ancient sees, two titular patriarchates exist, which are however simply titles, vested in the residential Patriarch of Antioch, which also have Catholic residential counterparts: Melkite Catholic Titular Patriarch of Alexandria Melkite Catholic Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem During a vacancy in the Patriarchate (such as following the resignation of Gregory III Laham in 2017), the bishop of the permanent synod who is most senior by ordination serves as administrator in chief of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. Cyril VI Tanas (born Syria) (1724.10.01 – death 1759.07.08) Athanasius IV Jawhar ([Jaouhar]) (born Syria) first term (1759.07.19 – 1760.08.01), next Eparch (Bishop) of Saida of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon) (1761 – 1788.05.05 see below) Maximos II Hakim (born Syria), Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (B.C.) (1760.08.01 – death 1761.11.15); previously Archeparch (Archbishop) of Aleppo of the Greek-Melkites (Syria) (1732 – 1760.08.01) Theodosius V Dahan (born Syria), B.C. (1761.12.24 – death 1788.04.10), previously Metropolitan Archeparch (Archbishop) of Beirut of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon) (1736 – 1761.12.24) |
76 | Tranny (disambiguation) | Tranny is a derogatory and offensive slang term for a transgender, transsexual, transvestite, or cross-dressing person. Tranny or trannies may also refer to: Humans Transgender, a variety of people who vary or diverge from conventional gender roles Transsexual, a person who identifies with the sex opposite the one assigned to him or her at birth, and who often seeks to become physiologically identifiable as that sex Trans man, a female-to-male transgender or transsexual person Trans woman, a male-to-female transgender or transsexual person Transvestite, a person who wears clothing traditionally associated with a gender other than their own Tranny chaser, a person who feels sexual attraction to transgender people Technology Tranny, photographic transparency, made using reversal film Transformer, an electrical device Transistor, an electrical device Transistor radio, a small portable radio receiver using transistor-based circuitry Transmission (mechanics), a machine which provides controlled application of power, especially automatic transmission Transition, the rounded section of the sidewall of a half-pipe used for skating, skiing, snowboarding, telemarking Other uses Ford Transit (slang), a range of Ford panel vans, minibuses, and pickup trucks Tees Transporter Bridge, often referred to as the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, a bridge across the River Tees, England Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout, a memoir by Laura Jane Grace |
77 | Wilmer Herrison | Wilmer Herrison (born September 29, 1978) is a Venezuelan artist currently based in Paris. He is the creator of a modern art influenced by both European and South American traditions. Biography Harrison was born in Maracaibo (Zulia State, Venezuela) on September 29, 1978. At 23, he moved to France where he studied at the École du Louvre. At 32, he received an early recognition in his home country, exposing the same year in two national museums, the Barquisimeto Museum and the Museum of Modern Art Juan Astorga Anta in Mérida, Venezuela. In 2010, during his exhibition "Serenissima" in Venice, he meets the Italian designer Piero Massaro, who, inspired by his paintings, created a collection of eyeglasses called Collezione WH. Work and Exhibitions A first series of works was gathered in 2010 at the Exposition Pachamama, starting in Venice and presented then in Venezuela. Pachamama represents the goddess Mother Earth. A second series of works has been exhibited from May 2010 under the name of Serenissima (Venice). This exhibition gathered the paintings inspired by the story of "La Dominante" (Serenissima, Fonderia dell'Arsenale, Martirio di San Marco, Palazzo,...), by its traditions (Vogalonga, Maschera,...), while others give a representation of nature (Laguna, Bora, High water, Twilight II,...) In the year 2011, a new collection, called Optical Fusion, has been exhibited in Venice, Italy (Palazzo delle Prigioni), then in the Museum of Barquisimeto (Venezuela) and in the MACZUL, Museum of Contemporary Art of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Exhibitions April 2018 - Present: Reflect Optique, TOROSIETE Museum of Contemporary Art July 28 – October 9, 2011 : Encuentros, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo del Zulia (MACZUL), Maracaibo, Estado – Zulia, Venezuela July 17 – November 17, 2011 : Encuentros, Museo de Barquisimeto (Estado – Lara, Venezuela) March 27 – April 12, 2011: Encuentros, Palazzo delle Prigioni (San Marcos), Sestiere Castello 4209, Venice (Italy) July 16 – September 15. 2010: Pachamama in the Museum of Modern Art in Mérida (Venezuela) May 1–27, 2010: Serenissima Spazio Eventi Mondadori Bookstore in San Marco, Venice (Italy) April 18 – June 30, 2010: Pachamama – Museum of Barquisimeto (Venezuela) January 30 to February 28, 2010: Pachamama Santa Cosma e Damiano, Giudecca Island, Venice References External links Official Webpage Italian designer Piero Massaro's collezione WH of eyeglasses, inspired by Wilmer Herrison Wilmer Herrison in the TOROSIETE Museum of Contemporary Art Category:People from Zulia Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Venezuelan artists Category:Venezuelan painters Category:Contemporary painters |
78 | Socialist Front (Puerto Rico) | The Socialist Front (, FS) is a coalition of far-left and pro-independence political organizations in Puerto Rico. The Socialist Front also includes non-partisan activists. The FS was launched on November 4, 1990, as an initiative of the Socialist Workers' Movement (MST) joining with the Political Formation Workshop and the Puerto Rican Workers Party-Macheteros. In 2005 the MST officially disaffiliated with the Frente Socialista, and Puerto Rican Workers' Revolutionary Party, and the Political Education Workshop did the same in 2008, but the Frente has continued on. The Frente's principal spokespersons were Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl and Jorge Farinacci. Affiliated group: Communist Refoundation - a segment of the old Puerto Rican Communist Party The FS participates in the São Paulo Forum and the World Social Forum. Its supporters in New York City are organized in the Working Group on Puerto Rico. In 2006, the leader Jorge Farinacci García died of cancer, prompting a message of condolences from the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Ideology As a coalition of multiple tendencies, opinions often vary internally, however, amongst its stated public positions; it has supported general strikes, supports the presidency of Nicolás Maduro, and has previously condemned acts of terrorism, saying:Motivated by the esteem and respect for human life that inspires our socialist ideals, we reject all attacks that irresponsibly or indiscriminately attempts against the life of any human being. Conscientious of the difference between the governments and the peoples, we repudiate all actions that, to strike governments, or to protest against some measures, however unjust they may be, strike in its place defenseless people. Endorsements In the 2000 Puerto Rican elections, the FS endorsed the Puerto Rican Independence Party. In the 2004 elections, the Socialist Front promoted a voting boycott but condemned the MINH's support for the pro-Commonwealth Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Furthermore, the Socialist Front sustained and nurtured its decades-long alliance with the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party and the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP). References External links Frente Socialista Refundación Comunista Working Group on Puerto Rico Jorge Farinacci on the assassination of Filiberto Ojeda Ríos (Democracy Now!, 29 September 2005) Category:1990 establishments in Puerto Rico Category:Democratic socialist organizations in the United States Category:Foro de São Paulo Category:Multi-tendency organizations in the United States Category:Political organizations based in Puerto Rico Category:Political party alliances in the United States Category:Puerto Rican independence movement Category:Secessionist organizations in the United States Category:Socialism in Puerto Rico |
79 | Adolf Portmann | Adolf Portmann (27 May 1897 – 28 June 1982) was a zoologist. Born in Basel, Switzerland, he studied zoology at the University of Basel and worked later in Geneva, Munich, Paris and Berlin, but mainly in marine biology laboratories in France (Banyuls-sur-Mer, Roscoff, Villefranche-sur-Mer) and Helgoland. In 1931 he became professor of zoology in Basel. His main research areas covered marine biology and comparative morphology of vertebrates. His work was often interdisciplinary comprising sociological and philosophical aspects of life of animals and humans. Portmann was known for his work in theoretical biology and his comparative studies on morphology and behavior. His research has influenced the field of biosemiotics. Portmann died in Binningen near Basel on 28 June 1982. Publications Essai in Philosophical Zoology by Adolf Portmann: The Living Form and the Seeing Eye (1990) Animal Forms and Patterns: A Study of the Appearance of Animals (1967) Metamorphosis in Animals: The Transformations of the Individual and the Type (1964) New Paths in Biology (1964) Animals as Social Beings (1961) The Earth as the Home of Life (1954) References Category:Marine biologists Category:Swiss biologists Category:1897 births Category:1982 deaths |
80 | Ratty (film) | Ratty () is a 1986 Swedish animated feature film directed by Lennart Gustafsson about rats experiencing young love. The film features several song numbers and is on the border to what could be called a musical. It was the fifth Swedish animated feature film to ever be released, not counting Per Åhlin's early films that were only partly animated. Plot Ratty is the oldest son in a rat family that consists of a mother (who spends most of her time vacuum cleaning), a father (who is building some strange vehicle in the basement), a grandfather (who most of the time walks around saying "Sure, sure!"), and then Ratty has a whole bunch of siblings. One day Ratty meets Rosetta and falls in love. But how serious is it from Rosetta's part? She, who one day can be ready to leave Ratty after winning a trip, and the next day can ride with the leader of the motorcycle gang to the rat club "Ratz." Reception The film met mixed reviews in the Swedish press. It was praised for the amount of detail and its distinguished style, but criticized for lacking in dramatic pulse and energy. References External links Category:Swedish films Category:Swedish animated films Category:1986 films |
81 | Money (magazine) | Money is a personal finance brand and website owned by Ad Practitioners LLC and formerly also a monthly magazine, first published by Time Inc. (1972–2018) and later by Meredith Corporation (2018–2019). Its articles cover the gamut of personal finance topics ranging from credit cards, mortgages, insurance, banking and investing to family finance issues like paying for college, credit, career and home improvement. It is well known for its annual list of "America's Best Places to Live".. On April 16, 2020 Money announced its selections for the 'Best Mortgage Lenders Of 2020' As of April 2020, the website draws more than 10 million unique visitors per month. History The first issue of Money magazine was published in October 1972 by Time Inc. The magazine, along with Fortune, was a partner with sister cable network CNN in CNNMoney.com, an arrangement made after the discontinuation of the CNNfn business news channel in 2005. In 2014, following the spin-off of Time Inc. from its and CNN's parent Time Warner, Money launched its own website, Money.com. The magazine was put up for sale after Meredith Corporation completed its acquisition of Time Inc. at the beginning of 2018. After failing to find a buyer, Meredith in April 2019 announced that it would cease Moneys print publication, but would invest in the brand's digital component, Money.com. Money published its last print issue in June 2019. The printed magazine's remaining 400,000 or so subscribers were transferred to Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. In October 2019, Meredith Corporation sold the Money brand and website to Ad Practitioners LLC, a media and advertising company based in Puerto Rico that runs the product review website ConsumersAdvocate.org. Terms for the deal were not disclosed. Ad Practitioners LLC does not have plans to relaunch a print version of Money. References External links Category:1972 establishments in New York (state) Category:2019 disestablishments in New York (state) Category:American business magazines Category:American monthly magazines Category:American online magazines Category:Magazines established in 1972 Category:Magazines disestablished in 2019 Category:Magazines published in New York City Category:Magazines formerly owned by Meredith Corporation Category:Online magazines with defunct print editions |
82 | Silver Lake (Milford, Delaware) | Silver Lake is a privately owned brackish water pond in Milford, Delaware. It is located by the headwaters of the Mispillion River. Haven Lake is adjacent to Silver Lake. U.S. Route 113 travels between the two lakes, crossing the Mispillion River. On the river, there was a milldam established in the late 18th century, which formed Silver Lake. The mill was replaced in the 19th century. References Category:Bodies of water in Kent County, Delaware Category:Bodies of water in Sussex County, Delaware Category:Ponds of Delaware Category:Milford, Delaware |
83 | Sergey Voronov | Sergey Voronov may refer to: Sergei Voronov (figure skater) (born 1987), Russian figure skater Sergei Voronov (ice hockey) (born 1971), Russian ice hockey player Sergey Sergeyevich Voronov (born 1988), Russian association football player Sergey Valeryevich Voronov (born 1990), Russian association football player |
84 | Chahar Afra | Chahar Afra (, also Romanized as Chahār Afrā) is a village in Harazpey-ye Shomali Rural District, Sorkhrud District, Mahmudabad County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 326, in 82 families. References Category:Populated places in Mahmudabad County |
85 | Miss Malini | Miss Malini is a 1947 Indian Tamil-language satirical film written and directed by Kothamangalam Subbu and produced by K. Ramnoth, based on a story by R. K. Narayan. Subbu also starred in the film alongside Pushpavalli and M. S. Sundari Bai. Javar Seetharaman and Gemini Ganesan made their acting debuts in the film appearing in minor supporting roles. The film focuses on Malini (Pushpavalli), an impoverished woman who joins her actress friend Sundari's (M. S. Sundari Bai) theatre company Kala Mandhiram and becomes a success. Things take a turn for the worse when she befriends a charlatan named Sampath (Kothamangalam Subbu). Miss Malini subtly ridiculed aspects of life in Madras (now Chennai) during the World War II period, and was the only story written by Narayan for the screen that came to fruition. It was released on 26 September 1947, and was accompanied in theatres by Cinema Kadhambam, the first animated film produced in South Indian cinema. Miss Malini was praised by intellectuals; Subbu's performance as Sampath was widely appreciated. The songs composed by S. Rajeswara Rao and Parur S. Anantharaman became popular, and the film gained cult status in Tamil cinema. Miss Malini marked Narayan's earliest use of story elements that would recur in some of his later novels. It was later rewritten by him as the 1949 novel Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi, which in turn was adapted into the Hindi film Mr. Sampat (1952) directed by S. S. Vasan, and a 1972 Tamil film directed by Cho Ramaswamy. Although no print of Miss Malini is known to survive, thereby making it a lost film, surviving artefacts include its songs, along with a few stills and newspaper advertisements. Plot Malini is an indigent woman whose father is in poor health. She is persuaded by her friend Sundari, an actress, to join her theatre company, Kala Mandhiram. Malini soon becomes very successful and popular. She is later befriended by Sampath, a charlatan, who is regularly involved in dodging creditors. Deaf to all advice, Malini allows herself to be led astray in professional, financial and moral terms. She is put out of Kala Mandhiram and sets up a theatre company of her own where Sampath appoints himself as general manager. Malini severs ties with those who previously helped her, including Sundari. At first, the new company prospers, but its resources are soon squandered by Sampath and it falls under a weight of debt and disgrace. Sampath abandons Malini, who falls back to her previous poor condition. However, with Sundari's help, she returns to Kala Mandhiram and begins her life anew. Cast Kothamangalam Subbu as Sampath Pushpavalli as Malini M. S. Sundari Bai as Sundari Suryaprabha as Nirmala N. Seetharaman as Director R. G. as Assistant Director Gopalakrishnan as Office Boy L. Narayana Rao as Sari Merchant P. A. Subbiah Pillai as Malini's Father S. Varalakshmi as Ponnamma Production Miss Malini was an original story written by novelist R. K. Narayan for the screen, not based on any of his past works. It was also his only one that came to |
86 | Deh-e Karbalayi Reza | Deh-e Karbalayi Reza (, also Romanized as Deh-e Karbalāyī Rez̤ā) is a village in Khenaman Rural District, in the Central District of Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its existence was noted, but its population was not reported. References Category:Populated places in Rafsanjan County |
87 | VCU Rams men's basketball | The VCU Rams men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball team that represents Virginia Commonwealth University. The Rams joined the Atlantic 10 Conference in the 2012–13 season after previously competing in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). In 2017, VCU was ranked the fortieth most valuable men's basketball program in the country by The Wall Street Journal. With a valuation of $56.9 million, VCU ranks second in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and second in the A10 Conference. The team is coached by Mike Rhoades. Since 1999, the team has played home basketball games at the E.J. Wade Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia on the university's Monroe Park campus. Virginia Commonwealth has made it to the NCAA Final Four once in its program's history, in 2011. Additionally, the Rams won the 2010 CBI Tournament and have nine conference tournaments; three being in the Sun Belt Conference, five being in the Colonial Athletic Association, and one in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Rams have also won ten regular season championships; four from the Sun Belt, five from the CAA, and one in the Atlantic 10. The official student supporter group is known as the Rowdy Rams. The team is known for its Final Four run in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. While the team had made nine NCAA Tournament appearances beforehand, never had the Rams made it beyond the second round of the tournament. In 2011, the Rams' journey to the Final Four began in one of the four opening round games, commonly called "play-in" games, intended to narrow the field from 68 to 64 teams. Thus, VCU became the first team to advance from the "First Four" to the Final Four. VCU reached the NCAA tournament a state record seven consecutive times from 2011–2017. History The VCU Rams men's basketball program was founded in 1968, at the same time as the merger of the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia. In the 1968–69 season as an independent team, the program played its first ever season. Coached by Benny Dees and assisted by Landy Watson and Vann Brackin for their first two seasons, Dees led the team to two winning records, before being replaced by Chuck Noe. It would take 10 more seasons before the Rams appeared in a postseason tournament, earning a berth into the 1978 National Invitation Tournament being eliminated in the first round by the University of Detroit. Under the coaching of J.D. Barnett, the Rams earned fourth berths into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, each being their first four berths, the first coming in 1980. During Barnett's six years coaching the team, only twice did the Rams not win the Sun Belt Conference. The Rams became the first team to sweep the best of 3 championship series in the CBI post-season tournament on their way to becoming the 2010 CBI Champions. It is the first post-season tournament championship, excluding conference tournaments, in the history of the program. The Sun Belt Years VCU received their first bid to |
88 | Mount Rantekombola | Rantekombola (Indonesian: Bulu Rantekombola) is a mountain located in the province of South Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Some sources claim it is the highest mountain of the island. Other sources state Mount Rantemario located nearby is the highest point. Rantekombola Category:Landforms of South Sulawesi |
89 | School for Tramps | School for Tramps (Spanish: Escuela de vagabundos) is a 1955 Mexican film. It was produced by Fernando de Fuentes. It's considered one of the finest comedies of Mexican cinema, and is adapted from the screenplay for the MGM movie Merrily We Live (1938). Plot In a mansion outside a nameless city (apparently Mexico City), lives the wealthy Valverde family: the patriarch Miguel (Oscar Pulido) a business man; Emilia (Blanca de Castejón), his wife, a fun and good-hearted but slightly deranged woman; and their two daughters: the oldest, Susi, short for Susana, (Miroslava) and Lala, a nickname for Laura (Anabelle Gutiérrez). Emilia often picks up tramps in hope to reform them into productive men, but they always disappear stealing anything they can in the house. In the surrounding woods, Alberto Medina, a famous songwriter, is on a vacation hunting trip. The old car he's driving suddenly starts heating up and shooting vapor through the radiator, Alberto gets out of the car to search for water but the car, not having on the emergency brake, starts going downhill in reverse until it falls off a cliff and gets destroyed, so he has to walk to find help and ends up in the Valverde's home, asking to make a phonecall, but because of his dirty and ragged clothes Emilia takes him for a tramp and invites him to stay with them. After catching a glimpse of Susi (Stern), Alberto accepts, despite the protests of Emilia's family and their butler Audifás, but in the next days he proves to be more than a regular homeless man: helping Miguel when he arrives home drunk, enchanting the heart of Susi, and especially during a business dinner where he secures Miguel a financial investment support from a bank manager, but also making Susi jealous after the manager's daughter, Patricia, insists on dating him the next day. Alberto ends up having a date with Patricia, first at a country club and later at an undisclosed place. During that day two patrolmen find the destroyed car at the wreckage and find the owner, who confirms that Alberto was driving the car and they assume he died in the accident. Alberto goes back to the Valverde's later that night and realizes he has no key so he falls asleep in the back room. The next morning when they look for Alberto they don't find him in the bedroom, then Miguel reads a note in the newspaper where they are informed he died in a car accident, causing a chaotic chain of faints and madness around the house. During the confusion Alberto finally finds Susi (who fainted first) and kisses her declaring their love after being briefly interrupted by Audifás, who becomes a tramp after seeing all the luck they have. Cast Pedro Infante - Alberto Medina Miroslava - Suzi Valverde Oscar Pulido - Miguel Valverde Blanca de Castejón - Emilia de Valverde Anabelle Gutiérrez - Lala Valverde Oscar Ortiz de Pinedo - Humberto Vértiz Eduardo Alcaraz - Audifás, the Butler Fernando Casanova - Mauricio Liliana Durán - Patricia Vértiz Ramón Valdés - |
90 | Upper Charles River Reservation | The Upper Charles River Reservation is a Massachusetts state park encompassing portions of the banks of the Charles River between the Watertown Dam in Watertown and Riverdale Park in Dedham and the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. The park is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. It includes land in the communities of Watertown, Waltham, Newton, Weston, Wellesley, Needham, Dedham, and Boston. Some of the Charles River Reservation Parkways also fall within the park boundaries. See also Charles River Reservation References External links Upper Charles River Reservation Department of Conservation and Recreation Upper Charles River Reservation Map (West) Department of Conservation and Recreation Upper Charles River Reservation Map (East) Department of Conservation and Recreation Category:State parks of Massachusetts Category:Massachusetts natural resources Category:Charles River Category:Parks in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Category:Parks in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Category:Parks in Suffolk County, Massachusetts Category:Parks in Boston Category:Parks and outdoor spaces in Dedham, Massachusetts |
91 | Cockscomb (Tuolumne Meadows) | Cockscomb is a mountain, in the area of Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California. On Cockscomb's particulars Cockscomb is aptly named, notably when viewed from the northwest. It is located in the Yosemite Wilderness, and is often forgotten, due to its proximity to Cathedral Peak, Matthes Crest, and Echo Peaks, but is deserves to be climbed. The proximity of Cockscomb Cockscomb is near Echo Peaks, Unicorn Peak, Cathedral Peak, Matthes Crest, Budd Lake, also Elizabeth Lake. Rock climbing on Cockscomb None of Cockscomb's routes walk-ups, the easiest a Class 4. Cockscomb has two summits, a west and an east, separated by about , with a sharp notch between. The west summit is a small perch, which can barely hold two people, while the east summit is a knife-edge, a dangerous perch. Their altitudes are within a few inches of each other, so saying which is higher is problematic. The west summit appears to be climbed more often, while the east summit is more difficult to climb. There are beautiful views from the top. On the "Cathedral Traverse" The "Cathedral Traverse" includes five summits: Starting with the Southeast Buttress of Cathedral Peak, then head south, to climb the highest, Echo Peak, then skip the other Echo peaks to traverse over, Echo Ridge (Toulumne Meadows), Cockscomb, and finally end at Unicorn Peak . References External links Cockcomb Crest Crystal Crag and Cockscomb Category:Geology of Yosemite National Park Category:Mountains of Yosemite National Park |
92 | Rob Weiss | Rob Weiss is an American television and film producer, screenwriter, actor, and director. His break came in 1993 when he wrote and directed the 1993 film Amongst Friends. The film was well received at film festivals and scored Weiss a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Life and career Weiss, the eldest son of Lydia and Carl Weiss, was born in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York. He attended the Parsons School of Design, studying fashion and film, but never graduated. Unemployed, he ended up living with his father in Lawrence in the Five Towns. He has attended both film and design school and worked as a promoter on Long Island, in New York City. Weiss attended Woodmere Academy with Doug Ellin, creator of the HBO series Entourage, and wrote for the show. He wrote (or co-wrote) episodes including "Aquamansion", "The Bat Mitzvah" and "The Sundance Kids". In an August 2007 New York Observer interview with Ellin, he confirms that Weiss was the basis for the character of Billy Walsh, a perfectionist filmmaker who was a recurring character on the series. Ellin even asked Weiss if he'd play Walsh, but Weiss declined. Instead, the role went to Rhys Coiro, to whom Weiss bears little outward resemblance. Weiss was an executive producer on the HBO comedy-drama, How to Make It in America. In 2014 Weiss partnered with Davidoff of Geneva to create the signature cigar line BG Meyer Cigar Co.; its launch was lauded by Cigar Aficionado. Deadline also reported Weiss was tapped by Sonny Barger and Fox 2000 to write and direct the feature film Hells Angels. Weiss wrote the story and produced the film adaptation of Entourage (2015), and will executive produce the 2015 Dwayne Johnson show, Ballers. Filmography References External links http://blogs.trb.com/entertainment/tv/cable/blog/2007/08/qa_with_entourage_writerproduc.html Category:Television producers from New York City Category:American television writers Category:American male screenwriters Category:Film producers from New York (state) Category:Parsons School of Design alumni Category:People from Baldwin, Nassau County, New York Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:People from Lawrence, Nassau County, New York Category:Male television writers Category:Film directors from New York (state) Category:Screenwriters from New York (state) |
93 | John Clyde Bowen | John Clyde Bowen (May 12, 1888 – April 27, 1978) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Education and career Born in Newbern, Tennessee, Bowen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tennessee in 1913 and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1916. He was a Lieutenant in the United States Army F.A.R.C. during World War I from 1917 to 1918. He entered private practice in Seattle, Washington in 1919, and was a member of the Washington State Senate in 1931, and later a legal adviser to the Governor of Washington in 1933. He was a tax collector for the Internal Revenue Service for the Districts of Washington and the Territory of Alaska from 1933 to 1934. Federal judicial service On February 22, 1934, Bowen was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington vacated by Judge Jeremiah Neterer. Bowen was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 28, 1934, and received his commission on March 20, 1934. He served as Chief Judge from 1948 to 1959. He assumed senior status on June 5, 1961. Bowen served in that capacity until his death on April 27, 1978. References Sources Category:1888 births Category:1978 deaths Category:University of Tennessee alumni Category:Harvard Law School alumni Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Category:United States district court judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt Category:20th-century American judges Category:United States Army officers Category:People from Dyer County, Tennessee Category:Military personnel from Tennessee Category:Lawyers from Seattle Category:Politicians from Seattle Category:Washington (state) state senators |
94 | Indramayu | Indramayu (; ) is a town and district which serves as the capital of Indramayu Regency in the West Java province of Indonesia, and is located in the northern coastal area of West Java, east from Jakarta, north-east from the city of Bandung, and north-west of the city of Cirebon. Most of its land are situated below sea level, which makes the district vulnerable to high tide in stormy conditions. The district is only protected by some dunes and barrages at the seaside. Administrative divisions Indramayu is divided into 18 villages which are as follows: Bojongsari Dukuh Karanganyar Karangmalang Karangsong Kepandean Lemahabang Lemahmekar Margadadi Pabean Udik Paoman Pekandangan Pekandangan Jaya Plumbon Singajaya Singaraja Tambak Telukagung Climate The climate is quite dry. The rainfall is quite variable, with a precipitation of 2,571 mm in 2014 but half that in 2012 and 745 mm in 2016, partly due to the influence of climate anomalies like El Nino and La Nina. Demographics The number of (registered) citizens of Indramayu Regency is about 1,600,000, but in the town itself just over 100,000 people reside. The estimated land area of the town of Indramayu is . The local population near the shore subside on fishing. Furthermore, kapok, cloves, citrus and other fruits are cultivated. Indramayu is famous for the special sweet mangosteens and is also known as one of mango producers in West Java. Indramayu was known as Indonesia's main rice supplier in the early 1980s to late 1990s. Religion 98.8% of the inhabitants are adherents of Islam, with the others being Protestant or Catholic Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, and Confucians. Economy Crude oil is found in the Indramayu area. Pertamina, the state's oil company, have operated a refinery just outside the town since 1994. That aside, because of an overall lack of industry and jobs, there is migration to other parts of Indonesia. Family remittances from sex workers are an important contribution to the local economy . In 2015, the unemployment in the town is 11.85% compared to a national average of 6.3% in 2016. Agriculture, trades, and services are the largest employers which altogether employed 73% of the workforce. The majority of "agricultural" workers are either rice farmers or fishermen, which employs about 5,000 workers each. References External links Official Site Photo Gallery Category:Indramayu Regency Category:Populated places in West Java Category:Regency seats of West Java |
95 | Stéphane Da Costa | Stéphane Da Costa (born 11 July 1989) is a French professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Born in France, Da Costa moved to the United States as a junior to develop as a player. After junior, Da Costa moved on to NCAA collegiate hockey, playing two seasons with Merrimack College. He then signed as a free agent with the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Ottawa Senators in 2011, and played three seasons in the organization, including 47 games with Ottawa. In 2014, he left the organization as a free agent, signing with CSKA Moscow. Playing career Amateur Da Costa moved from his native country of France to the U.S. to play junior hockey for the Texas Tornado of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) at the age of 17, not yet able to speak English fluently. With the Tornado in 2006–07, Da Costa had 23 goals and 40 points in 50 games, tied for third in team scoring. Da Costa then transitioned to the United States Hockey League (USHL) in 2007–08, joining the Sioux City Musketeers. In his first season with the team, Da Costa had 12 goals and 37 points in 51 games, helping the team qualify for the playoffs. In four post-season games, Da Costa had a goal and three points. He returned to the USHL's Musketeers for a second season in 2008–09, leading the team in scoring with 31 goals and 67 points in 48 games. Sioux City, however, failed to qualify for the post-season. Da Costa joined the Merrimack College Warriors of the NCAA's Hockey East conference in North Andover, Massachusetts, for the 2009–10 season. In his second game of his freshman season, Da Costa scored five goals against the United States Military Academy team. He finished the season with 16 goals and 45 points in 34 games. After the season, Da Costa won the National Rookie of the Year, USCHO Rookie of the Year, Inside College Hockey Rookie of the Year, College Hockey News Rookie of the Year and Hockey East Rookie of the Year honours. After receiving numerous offers from NHL teams to sign as a free agent, Da Costa opted to return to Merrimack for a second season in 2010–11. He once again led the team in scoring with 14 goals and 45 points in 33 games, missing multiple games in February due to a knee injury. Professional On 30 March 2011, Da Costa signed as an undrafted free agent with the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He made his NHL debut in the 2010–11 season, appearing in four games with the Senators and registering no points. His first NHL game was on 2 April 2011, against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs. Da Costa became just the sixth player born in France to play in the NHL, joining Cristobal Huet, Philippe Bozon, Pat Daley, Paul MacLean and André Peloffy, and the third French-born and -trained NHL player (along with Bozon and Huet and before Antoine Roussel, Pierre-Édouard Bellemare, and Yohann Auvitu). After an impressive training |
96 | Wu Xinzhi | Wu Xinzhi (; born 1928) is a Chinese paleoanthropologist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and former vice director of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP). Biography Wu was born in Hefei, Anhui, Republic of China in 1928. He graduated with a B.S. in medicine from Shanghai Medical College in 1953, and taught from 1953 to 1958 at the Department of Anatomy, Dalian Medical College. He then attended the graduate school of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. After graduating in 1961, he became an assistant research professor, and later vice director, of the IVPP. During the 1980s he was chief editor of the journal Acta Anthropologica Sinica. He was elected an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1999. In 2013 he was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award in Anthropology. Views on human evolution Wu is most known for his criticism of the Out of Africa hypothesis. Along with Milford H. Wolpoff and Alan Thorne he developed the alternative Multiregional hypothesis in 1984. Wu however confines his palaeoanthropological research to China and coined "Continuity with Hybridization" to refer to a China-specific Multiregional model (Wu, 1998). According to Wu, the human lineage arose in Africa sometime during the early Pleistocene and since then, evolution has been within a single, continuous species. He considers H. erectus for example to be the earliest fossil specimens of the species Homo sapiens, against the more popular view that Homo sapiens arose as a species 200,000 years ago in Africa. Wu argues that while there were migrations outside of Africa within the last 100,000 years, these did not replace the human population already settled in China. He claims there is evidence of regional continuity in China in terms of Mongoloid cranial morphology, but that there was always gene flow between the indigenous occupants and African migrants. Publications Wu, X. (1990). "The evolution of humankind in China". Acta Anthropologica Sinica. 9(4): 312-321. Wu, X., Poirier, F. E. (1995). Human evolution in China: a metric description of the fossils and a review of the sites. New York: Oxford University Press. Wu, X. (1997). "On the descent of modern humans in East Asia". In: Conceptual Issues in Modern Human Origin Research. Clarke, G.A. and Willermet C. M. (eds). New York: Aldine de Gruyter. Wu, X. (1998). "Origin of modern humans of China viewed from cranio-dental characteristics of late Homo sapiens". Acta Anthropologica Sinica. 17. 276-282. Wu, X. (2004). "On the origin of modern humans in China". Quaternary International. 117(1): 131-140. Wu, X. (2004). "Discussion on the results of some molecular studies concerning the origin of modern Chinese". Acta Anthropologica Sinica. 24(4): 259-269. Wu, X. (2006). "Evidence of Multiregional Human Evolution Hypothesis from China". Quaternary Sciences. 26(5): 702-709. Wu, X., Cui, Y. (2010). On the origin of modern humans in China. Before Farming (online). 6: 1-6. References Category:1928 births Category:Living people Category:Biologists from Anhui Category:Chinese paleoanthropologists Category:Fudan University alumni Category:Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Category:People from Hefei |
97 | Woodland Park, Portland, Oregon | Woodland Park is an exclusively residential neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon. It borders Madison South on the west (beyond the I-84 and I-205 freeways), Parkrose Heights on the north and east, and Hazelwood on the south. It is roughly between NE 99th and 102nd, and NE Halsey and NE Tillamook. Woodland Park has no schools, parks, or businesses. It has the smallest area of Portland's 95 officially recognized neighborhoods. References Category:Neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon |
98 | Banshu Yamasaki Iris Garden | Banshu Yamasaki Iris Garden (播州山崎花菖蒲園) is a iris flower garden approximately 1,25 km (2 miles) northeast of Shisō in Hyōgo Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. References Category:Gardens in Hyōgo Prefecture Category:Botanical gardens in Japan * |
99 | Robert Francis Ruttledge | Robert "Robin" Francis Ruttledge MC (1899–2002) was an Irish ornithologist, also known as "The Major", who is best remembered for his work in the systematic recording and conservation of Irish birds over a period of sixty years. Life Robert Francis Ruttledge was born in Brownshill, County Carlow on 11 September 1899. He was the eldest son of Thomas Henry Bruen Ruttledge and Mary Caroline (née Browne-Clayton). Ruttledge grew up in County Mayo, at the family home of Bloomfield House. He attended Marlborough College and later the Quetta cadet college, India. Ruttledge married Mabel Rose (née Burke) in 1928, with whom he had two daughters. Military career Ruttledge served in the Indian Army with the 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse from 1918 to 1921, and following that regiment's amalgamation with the 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry to form the 17th Poona Horse, with them from 1921 to 1939. He served during the 1919 Waziristan campaign, and was awarded the Military Cross. His citation was: Lt. Robert Francis Ruttledge; 34th Poona Horse, attd. 21st Cav., F.F. For gallantry and devotion on 21 November 1919, between Jatta and Murtaza Posts, when, after a brisk engagement, the troops under the command of Captain Byrne were ordered to retire. Lieutenant Ruttledge, observing that three dismounted men were in difficulty getting a wounded man away, and realising that the retirement would be delayed, galloped back in face of heavy fire, took the wounded man on his horse, and carried him to a place of safety. He also served with the Poona Horse during the operations on the North West Frontier 1930–31. He was appointed commandant of the bodyguard of the Governor of Madras from 1934 to 1939. Ruttledge was transferred to the Special Unemployed List as a Major in April 1939, but he was recalled in September 1939 to the Poona Horse at the outbreak of World War II however he was invalided out before he returned to active service. Zoological work Ruttledge has been described as one of the founders of Irish Ornithology, having played a key role in the observation of birds and the establishment of bird sanctuaries. Both Ruttledge and his brother William were keen naturalists. He published his first paper at age sixteen in the Irish Naturalist on the birds of Lough Carra, and went on to publish over 200 papers over his lifetime. Ruttledge is cited as being a key figure in highlighting the decline in Ireland of the Greater white-fronted goose, which allowed for the protection of the Irish population of these birds. Ruttledge was involved in the establishment of the bird sanctuary on Saltee Islands and Cape Clear Island. Ruttledge launched the Irish Bird Report (now Irish Birds) in 1953, and continued to edit it for 19 years. In 1961 he was awarded the Bernard Tucker Medal by the British Trust for Ornithology, and an honorary doctorate from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1981. Ruttledge served as the first president of the Irish Wildbird Conservancy (now BirdWatch Ireland), with the Greater white-fronted goose as its emblem. Published works Kennedy, |
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