Served as master-at-arms on board the U.S. Ironclad "Chickasaw", Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Although his enlistment was up, Seanor volunteered for the battle of Mobile Bay, going on board the "Chickasaw" from the "Vincennes" where he carried out his duties gallantly throughout the engagement which resulted in the capture of the rebel ram "Tennessee".
Gannett Government Media
Gannett Government Media was formerly the Army Times Publishing Company. It is a United States company which publishes newspapers, magazines, Web sites, and other publications about the U.S. and other militaries. It was Founded in 1940 and was purchased by the Gannett Company in August 1997.
It publishes four weekly newspapers aimed at current and former U.S. military personnel, collectively called the Military Times Media Group: "Army Times" (founded 1940), "Navy Times" (founded 1951), "Air Force Times" (founded 1947), and "Marine Corps Times".
Its Defense News Media Group publishes "Defense News" (founded 1986), "Armed Forces Journal" (founded in 1863), "Training & Simulation Journal" and "C4ISR Journal". The company also publishes "Federal Times".
According to a Huffington Post AOL News online news article from Boston, Massachusetts by Jim Finkle of Thomson Reuters, dated Wednesday, June 29, 2011:
"Hackers broke into a Gannett Co database containing personal information about subscribers to publications read by U.S. government officials, military leaders, and rank-and-file soldiers, the media company said on Tuesday."
Kutub al-Sittah
Kutub al-Sittah are the main hadith collections in Sunni Islam meaning "the six books". They are sometimes called the "Sahih Sittah". They consist of Sahi al-Bukhari, Sahi Muslim, Sunan as-Sughra, Sunan Abu Dawood, Jami al-Tirmidhi and Sunan ibn Majah. Huraira is the most quoted person in these books.
Quranism
Quranism (; "al-Qur'āniyya") is the belief that the Quran is the only source for Islam. Followers of the group are called Quranist Muslims, or Quran alone Muslims or Quraniyoon. Quranists reject the Hadiths as they believe that the Hadith literature which exists today is apocryphal, as it had been written three centuries after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad; thus, it cannot have the same status as the Quran.
George Taylor (Medal of Honor)
George Taylor (November 15, 1830 – October 7, 1893) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War. He was also a recipient of the Medal of Honor, which is the U.S. military's highest decoration. He got it for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Taylor was born on November 15, 1830, in Watertown, New York. He was still living in that state when he joined the Navy. He served during the Civil War as an armorer on the . At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864 his ship engaged the . It was struck by a broadside at close range. The Confederate artillery shells hit "Lackawanna's" berth deck near the magazine. This caused mass casualties and ignited loose gunpowder. It spilled onto the floor while "Lackawanna's" sailors were assembling their own shells. The flames moved along a passageway towards the powder room where 17 tons of gunpowder were stored. Although he had received a wound to his forehead Taylor ran towards the fire and extinguished it with his bare hands. This saved his ship. He then returned to his duties for the remainder of the battle. While putting out the fire his hands were burned down to the bone. For this action, he was given the Medal of Honor four months later, on December 31, 1864.
Taylor's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
On board the U.S.S. "Lackawanna" during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram "Tennessee" in Mobile Bay, on 5 August 1864. When an enemy shell exploded in the shellroom, Taylor although wounded went into the room and, with his hand, extinguished the fire from the explosion. He then carried out his duties during the remainder of the prolonged action which resulted in the capture of the prize rebel ram "Tennessee" and in the damaging and destruction of Fort Morgan.
Taylor died on October 7, 1893. He was 62 and was buried in Paragould, Arkansas.
Ferdinand Lemaire
Ferdinand Lemaire was a librettist and writer. He is best remembered as the librettist for Camille Saint-Saëns's opera "Samson et Delila" (1876). Lemaire was born in Martinique. He was a creole. He married into Saint-Saëns's family. He agreed to write "Samson" but only as opera, rather than as an oratorio as the composer first intended.
Pauline Viardot
Pauline Viardot (18 July 1821 – 18 May 1910) was a 19-century French mezzo-soprano of Spanish descent. She also taught and composed. She was instrumental in getting Camille Saint-Saens's "Samson and Delilah" composed and staged.
Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company
Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company (SGIC, ) is a financial services company in South Korea. Its headquarters are in Seoul. SGIC is the largest provider of surety and trade credit insurance. It is fully owned by Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation. KDIC is a government institution that insures bank deposits.
The company was formed after the merger between Hankuk and Korea Fidelity and Surety Corporation. It happened during the economic crisis that hit Korea in 1998. A mass layoff and restructuring followed.
Blind Love (2006 movie)
Blind Love is a 2006 independent low-budget movie. It was directed by Janghun Troy Choi. The movie won the Orson Welles Award at the 2007 Tiburon International Film Festival. It won the Best Feature Film at the 2006 Ellensburg International Film Festival. It also won the Best Feature Film at the 2006 Cinewest International Film Festival. "Blind Love" was also nominated for the Best Produced Screenplay at the 2006 AOF International Film Festival. It was Janghun Troy Choi's directorial debut in the United States.
"Blind Love" was written, directed, produced by Janghun Troy Choi, and shot on Panasonic DVX 100 with a DOF Box.
Special cities of Japan
, also known as Special Case cities, is a defined class or category of Japanese cities. It is a local administrative division created by the national government. All special cities have a population greater than 200,000.
The special or special case cities were created because of the Local Autonomy Law of Japan. Each city does many of the things normally done by prefectures.
Special cities were recognized starting in 2000. There are 40+ of these cities, including
Rockfish, Virginia
Rockfish is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States.
It was among the communities severely affected by flash flooding from Hurricane Camille in 1969.
Rockfish was frequently referenced in the CBS television series "The Waltons". It was noted as being the closest town to Waltons Mountain. Which was the fictional version of the nearby community of Schuyler.
Also known as "Rockfish Depot" even though the railroad depot building has been gone for decades.
Lowesville, Virginia
Lowesville is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. It lies along the path of the now-defunct Virginia Blue Ridge Railway.
Virginia Blue Ridge Railway
The Virginia Blue Ridge Railway (VBR) is a historic intrastate short line railroad. It operated in central Virginia in the 20th century.
The company was incorporated in 1914. Construction was started in 1915. The VBR went between Tye River Depot in Nelson County to Massies Mill. It met up with the Southern Railway in Massies Mill. The railroad followed the course of the Tye and Piney Rivers for several miles. It eventually enters the mountains. It was initially built to haul chestnut for lumber out of the heavily-timbered Piney River area to local mills until World War I. The chestnut blight wiped out much of the timbered areas. The railroad later served several quarries in the area where titanium dioxide and aplite were mined. It passed through the communities of Roses Mill, Piney River, Canopy, Lowesville, and Buffalo Mine.