Hirsch was born on March 15, 1935 in The Bronx, New York. He studied at DeWitt Clinton High School and at the City College of New York. Hirsch was married to Elissa Hirsch from 1956 until they divorced in 1958. Then he was married to Bonni Sue Chalkin from 1992 until they divorced in 2005. He has three children.
Candlemas
Candlemas is the feast of the purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is celebrated on February 2. Candles are blessed on this day. Many people celebrate this holiday by eating crepes and tamales.
Kirk Hinrich
Kirk James Hinrich (born January 2, 1981) is an American professional basketball player. He plays for the Chicago Bulls. Hinrich played for the Chicago Bulls from 2003 through 2010, then again since 2012. He played for the Washington Wizards from 2010 through 2011. He played for the Atlanta Hawks from 2011 through 2012.
Hinrich was born on January 2, 1981 in Sioux City, Iowa.
Justify My Love
"Justify My Love" is a controversial 1990 song performed by Madonna and focusing on romance, sex and sadomasochism. This single was released November 6, 1990 by Sire Records. This got mixed review by older critics, although the more contemporary critics expressed critical acclaim and noted this as one of Madonna's best songs to date. It would be her ninth number 1 song on "Billboard" Hot 100. The related music video featured explicit sexual material, and was banned from MTV (Music Television) and certain other television networks. Other artists have covered this single since its release in autumn 1990.
Jar (disambiguation)
A jar is a type of glass container usually used to hold food.
Jar or JAR can also mean other things, such as:
Coleslaw
Coleslaw is a salad that uses mostly cabbage and mayonnaise. Cream can also be used as dressing, and vinegar can be added as seasoning.
The word "Coleslaw" came from before 1800 from the Dutch word for cabbage salad.
Footbridge
A Footbridge is a bridge that was built to be mainly used by pedestrians. Some footbridges are also built for bicycle riders, horses or other animals. Footbridges are different from other bridges which are built to carry cars and other vehicles, or to allow a railway to pass.
Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace
The Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace ("Air & Space Museum") is the main French aviation and space museum. It is inside Paris-Le Bourget international airport.
The Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace has two main sites : the museum itself, located in the old terminal of the airport, and reserves set up outside on the other side of the runway.
The collections of the museum include : Boeing 727,Boeing 747, Concorde, Dassault Mirage III, Dassault Mirage IV, Dassault Mirage 2000A, Dassault Rafale A, Douglas C-47 Skytrain, Focke-Wulf Fw 190, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, SNCAN N.2501 Noratlas, Supermarine Spitfire...
National Tsing Hua University
National Tsing Hua University (NTHU; ) is a university in Taiwan. It was founded in 1911 (currently Tsing Hua University). It moved to Hsinchu City in 1955 .
NTHU is one of the four universities of the University System of Taiwan.
National Chiao Tung University
National Chiao Tung University (NCTU; ) is a university in Taiwan. It was founded in 1896 (currently Shanghai Jiao Tong University). It moved to Taipei City in 1958. It moved to Hsinchu City in 1979.
NCTU is one of the four universities of the University System of Taiwan.
National Central University
National Central University (NCU; ) is a university in Taiwan. It was founded in 1915 (currently Nanjing University). It moved to Miaoli in 1962. It moved to Taoyuan in 1968.
NCU is one of the four universities of the University System of Taiwan.
National Yang-Ming University
National Yang-Ming University (NYMU; ) is a university in Taiwan. It was named after the Chinese philosopher Wang Yangming. The main campus is in Taipei City. It was founded in 1975.
NYMU is one of the four universities of the University System of Taiwan.
Diana Bolocco
Diana Catalina Bolocco Fönck (born 30 July 1977 in Santiago) is a Chilean journalist and television presenter. She is of Italian and German origin. She is the younger sister of Cecilia Bolocco, Miss Universe 1987.
Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Minnehaha County is a county in South Dakota in the United States. As of the 2010 census, 169,468 people lived there. It is the most populous county in South Dakota. The county seat of Minnehaha County is Sioux Falls. The county took its name from the Sioux Indian word "Mnihaha" which means "rapid water" or "waterfall." The word is often incorrectly translated as "laughing water." The word was changed to its current spelling to make it easier to pronounce. Minnehaha County is part of the Sioux Falls, SD, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In the 1870 census there were 355 people living in the county.
The county has a total area of . Of this, is land and (0.49%) is water. The Big Sioux River flows through the county.
The county is divided into twenty-four townships: Brandon, Benton, Buffalo, Burk, Clear Lake, Dell Rapids, Edison, Grand Meadow, Hartford, Highland, Humboldt, Logan, Lyons, Mapleton, Palisade, Red Rock, Sioux Falls, Split Rock, Sverdrup, Taopi, Valley Springs, Wall Lake, Wayne, Wellington.
Duecento
Duecento is the name of the 13th century in the Italian language. It is related to the culture of the Pre-Renaissance in Italy.
The Duecento is considered the century before the beginning of the Italian Renaissance cultural movement in the Trecento. It is sometimes called "Early Proto-Renaissance".
One of the most important centres of art and architecture in this period is Florence, a political, economical and cultural pole of Italy. Other important cities were Pisa, Siena, Arezzo, Mantua and Perugia, all of them in the area of Tuscany.
In the Duecento Italy developed the music of the so called "Trovatori", including Sordello of Mantua. From them later developed the classical music of the Italian Renaissance.
The main personalities in this century were: Dante Alighieri (considered the "father" of the Italian language); Guittone d'Arezzo; Cimabue; Giotto di Bondone; Guido da Siena; Nicola Pisano; Arnolfo di Cambio and others. Giotto, who was an Italian painter and architect from Florence, is generally thought of as the first in a line of great artists of the Italian Renaissance that stretched until Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
During the Duecento the religious figure of Saint Francis of Assisi dominated the Italian souls. His poem "Canticle of the Sun" is considered a precursor of Renaissance poetry
Michal Rozsíval
Michal Rozsíval (born September 3, 1978, in Vlašim, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech NHL ice hockey defenceman that currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks.
He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins with the 105th overall pick in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Penguins for 4 seasons, the New York Rangers for 6 seasons, and the Phoenix Coyotes for 2 seasons. He also played in the Czech Extraliga for HC Oceláři Třinec and Pardubice HC. He was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Blackhawks to a one-year contract on September 11, 2012. On June 24, 2013, He won the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks after they defeated the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 in the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.
Pedra Branca, Singapore
Pedra Branca, also known as Pulau Batu Puteh and Batu Puteh, is a small island at the western edge of the South China Sea. It in the eastern entrance of the Straits of Singapore. It is the easternmost point of Singapore.
Horsburgh Lighthouse was built on the island between 1847 and 1851.
The island was the subject of a dispute between Malaysia and Singapore. In 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Pedra Branca is part of Singapore.