Significant highlights throughout the musical career of Karen Asatrian have been the initiation of the "Brahms Project" (Jazz-Trio with Chamber Orchestra) and the presentation of his original compositions with the Norbert Artner Chamber Choir. His success was marked through collaborations with The Bruckner Symphony Orchestra, Samul-Nori (Korean percussion Ensembles), Dee Dee Bridgewater, George Garzone, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, a.m.m.. Performances within the “Three Nights of Jazz”- Festivals in Saalfelden (Austria), Jazz Festivals Wiesn in Vienna, Sziget Festivals in Budapest. Rearrangement and performance of J. Brahms compositions; uctions, live pnumerous studio proderformances, Radio- and TV-appearances with several Jazz formations in Austria, Korea, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Armenia, to name a few of his international and multifaceted activities. In 2007, Asatrian received the Armenian Music Award in the category of Best Jazz Album for his CD "Pathway". Asatrian demonstrates his attachment to his roots and his passion for the Armenian musical tradition through his AvantgardeFolk-Jazz Group "Karen Asatrian & Armenian Spirit" that he founded in 2013.
In the spirit of western musical tradition, built on early Christian liturgy, Karen Asatrian composed the "Prayer Wheel" - a mass for Choir, Vocalist and Jazz-Ensemble. The brilliant and much-noticed premiere of the 80-minute-composition at the Concert Hall of Carinthia in January 2015 was followed by further performances throughout Austria. This success was marked by the performance of Prayer Wheel within the Salzburg Festival 2016 in cooperation with the Philharmonia Choir Vienna. The latter has been recorded and released in 2017 as a CD by Skylark Production and is being distributed by Universal Music Austria. In addition to his artistic activities and performances, Karen Asatrian is a respected Jazz Piano-Professor at the Carinthian State Conservatory as well as at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.
Kiss of the Spider Woman (movie)
Kiss of the Spider Woman () is a 1985 Brazilian American drama movie directed by Héctor Babenco and based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Manuel Puig. It stars William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sônia Braga, José Lewgoy, Milton Gonçalves, Míriam Pires and was distributed by Island Pictures. It was nominated for 4 Oscars, including Best Picture and won Best Actor for Hurt in 1986.
UK Championship
The UK Championship is a snooker tournament. It is one of the Triple Crown events, along with the World Championship and the Masters. It is the second-biggest ranking tournament, after the World Championship. Ronnie O'Sullivan has won the most times. Ding Junhui is the current champion.
2019 UK Championship
The 2019 UK Championship was a professional snooker tournament. It took place from 26 November to 8 December 2019. It was the 43rd UK Championship, and the seventh ranking tournament and the first Triple Crown event of the 2019–20 season. The event was shown on BBC Sport in the United Kingdom and on Eurosport in Europe. The tournament was sponsored by betting company Betway.
Ronnie O'Sullivan had won the 2018 event. O'Sullivan was beaten in the last 16 by Ding Junhui. Ding played Stephen Maguire in the final. Ding beat Maguire 10–6 to win his third UK championship.
The results of the event are shown below. The winners of each match are indicated in bold.
2018 UK Championship
The 2018 UK Championship was a snooker tournament, that took place from 27 November to 9 December 2018. It was the ninth ranking tournament and the first Triple Crown event of the 2018/2019 season. The event was shown on BBC Sport and Eurosport in the United Kingdom.
Ronnie O'Sullivan, the defending champion, defeated Mark Allen 10–6 in the final, winning his 7th UK Championship and his 34th ranking event overall. Stuart Bingham made the event's highest break of 145 in the first frame of his third round match against David Gilbert.
Kamil Tolon
Kamil Özdemir Tolon, better known as Kamil Tolon, (29 February 1912 - 23 July 1978) is a Turkish Entrepreneur, scientist, businessman and industrialist.
He was born as the second of the six child of Defterdar Muhittin Bey and Behiye Hanım. In 1937 he got married to Müeyyet Bulut, but his marriage ended in 1942. From his marriage with Müeyyet Bulut, they had two daughters, Abatun and Barkın Tolon. In 1943 Tolon was married for second time to Muzaffer Biliktü . After 1 year of their marriages Dara Tolon was born. In 1949 Cana Tolon was born.
When he graduated from university in 1935, he was appointed as PTT inspector. He resigned because of his experiences during his first inspection trip to Anatolia in 1937. After that, with Mayor of Bursa, Fahri Batıca, they had opened a shop. In this shop they produced Turkey's first washing machine. After that, his classmate Adnan Menderes suggested that Kamil Tolon produce electric motors. After that, he had produced Turkey's first electric motor. During that time, he had developed the copper wire machine. After that, he became a founder of Justice Party and BTSO.
He died in Switzerland on 23rd of July, 1978.
Krymsky Bridge
The Krymsky Bridge, also called the Crimean Bridge (), is a 6-lane steel suspension bridge in Moscow. It crosses the Moskva River southwest of the Kremlin. The bridge links the Crimean Square on the north side to the Krymsky Val street on the south side. It was built in 1938 and was part of Joseph Stalin's rebuilding of Central Moscow. It is the fourth bridge to be built on the site and the only suspension bridge in Moscow.
Philo of Byzantium
Philo of Byzantium (, about 280 BC to about 220 BC). He was also known as Philo Mechanicus. He was a Greek engineer, physicist and writer on mechanics. Although from Byzantium, he lived most of his life in Alexandria, Egypt.
Philo was the author of a large work, "Mechanike syntaxis" (Compendium of Mechanics).
Gladys Aylward
Gladys May Aylward (24 February 1902 – 3 January 1970) was a British-born evangelical Christian missionary to China, whose story was told in the book "The Small Woman", by Alan Burgess, published in 1957.
The life of Gladys Aylward was made into the film "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness", starring Ingrid Bergman, in 1958. The film was produced by Twentieth Century Fox, and filmed entirely in North Wales and England. Many things in the film were not true to the life of Gladys. However, it brought her some fame. This allowed her to speak to groups in many countries about her true work and love for Jesus.
Gladys was not accepted by missionary societies due to her lack of education. She saved money for the train fare. She went to China on her own to work with an older woman. After that woman, Jeannie Lawson, died, Gladys took over her work. Much of her life was spent caring for orphans. During the Second World War, she rescued many orphans who had been abandoned or whose parents had been killed. This involved dangerous journeys with the children to get away from places where the war was raging. She finally settled in Taiwan in 1958. There, she founded the Gladys Aylward Orphanage, where she worked until her death in 1970.
John Mayow
John Mayow FRS (1641–1679) was a chemist, physician, and physiologist who is known today for doing early research into respiration and the nature of air. Mayow worked in a field that is sometimes called pneumatic chemistry.
Gérard Lamy
Gérard Lamy (2 May 1919 – 26 October 2016) was a Canadian politician. He was a member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada from 1962 to 1963. During this time, he represented the electoral area of Saint-Maurice—Laflèche and was a part of the Social Credit Party. Lamy was born on 2 May 1919 in Shawinigan, Quebec. Before becoming a politician, he was a contractor.