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6789650 | Moolaadé | Moolaadé is a 2004 African film by Senegalese director Ousmane Sembène. It addresses the subject of female circumcision, a common practice in most African countries. The film argues strongly against the practice, depicting a village woman, Colle, who uses moolaadé (magical protection) to protect a group of girls. She is opposed by the villagers who believe in the necessity of circumcision, which they call 'purification'.
The film is a co-production between companies from several Francophone nations: Senegal, France, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Morocco and Tunisia.
The film won the Prix Un Certain Regard and a special mention in the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004.
External links.
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4853281 | El laberinto | El Laberinto (Spanish for "The Labyrinth") is a 1974 novel by Manuel Mujica Laínez.
It purports to tell the story of "Ginés de Silva", the boy shown holding a torch in the lower left-hand corner of El Greco's 1586 painting The Burial of Count Orgaz.
This picaresque Bildungsroman presents, with virtuosic gusto, a rich and highly amusing series of pictures from the boy's Seville childhood in the 1570s to the old man's death in early colonial Argentina in the 1650s. Thus it connects, somehow, its author's Renaissance-preocupied novels (Bomarzo; El unicornio) with which it forms a kind of trilogy, with Mujica Laínez' Buenos Aires cycle.
As usual with Manuel Mujica Laínez, the main love-story in this novel involves a same-sex relationship. |
9341242 | Rhamphinion | Rhamphinion (meaning "beak nape"; "beak" is a common part of rhamphorhynchoid names, and the remains of this animal came from the rear of the skull, i.e. "nape") was a genus of pterosaur from the Sinemurian-mid Pliensbachian-age Lower Jurassic Kayenta Formation of northeastern Arizona, USA. It is based on MNA V 4500, a partial skull including the occipital region, a partial left jugal, a fragment of the lower jaw including two preserved teeth and the impression of a third, and other fragments. At the time, it was the oldest known pterosaur specimen from the Western Hemisphere. Kevin Padian, who described it, did not assign it to any family or suborder within Pterosauria, but did note that the jugal was unlike that of pterodactyloids, and so may have belonged to a rhamphorhynchoid. A bone from the wing of another pterosaur from the same formation may have also belonged to a rhamphorhynchoid, with a wingspan of about 1.5 m (4.92 ft). Peter Wellnhofer agreed that a rhamphorhynchid identity was very likely, but David Unwin was more hesistant to classify its fragmentary remains in The Pterosaurs: From Deep Time, noting it only as a "possibly valid species of uncertain relationships."
References.
External Links.
Rhamphinion in The Pterosaur Database;
Rhamphinion in The Pterosauria; |
1097907 | Tony Steel | Anthony Gordon (Tony) Steel (31 July 1941 - ) is a former New Zealand rugby player, politician and educator.
He was born in Greymouth, and played rugby first for his school, Christchurch Boys' High School, and then for Canterbury before finally playing for the All Blacks between 1966 and 1968. After retiring from sport due to injury, he took up teaching, first at the Brisbane Boys' College and then back in New Zealand. He eventually became headmaster of Hamilton Boys' High School. In the 1990 elections, he stood for Parliament as a candidate for the National Party, defeating Labour's Bill Dillon in the Hamilton East electorate. In the 1993 elections, however, he was defeated by Labour's Dianne Yates. He regained the seat in the 1996 elections, and retained it in the 1999 elections, but in the 2002 elections, he was defeated again by Dianne Yates. Having opted not to seek a position on National's party list, Steel left Parliament. Testament to Steel's popularity in the city of Hamilton is the fact that he lost what has traditionally been regarded as a bell-weather seat by a mere 600 votes, in an election where the National Party was almost destroyed by its lowest polling result in recent history. |
4288527 | Site of Nature Conservation Interest | 'Site of Nature Conservation Interest' - in Kent can be defined as a locally significant nature conservation site identified by the Kent Trust for Nature Conservation.
Selection of Sites of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI) is objective and is normally based upon a
recent survey specifically designed for SNCI, but selection on the basis of existing, published
information may also occur. The approach is similar to that used for the selection of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), but the thresholds are lower and tailored to the community.
Primarily selection is for habitats of inherent wildlife interest, but some sites may be selected for
supporting rare or scarce species of plants or animals outside such habitats.
There is no artificial limit on the number of sites; all sites that meet the guidelines will be included.
The permanency of the site is not a consideration except for heathlands within a forest management system. |
2937727 | Heiderscheid | Heiderscheid (Luxembourgish: Heischent) is a commune and small town in north-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch. The commune's administrative centre is Eschdorf.
As of 2005, the town of Heiderscheid, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 393. Other towns within the commune include Eschdorf and Merscheid. |
244344 | Margaret Smith | Margaret Smith may refer to:
Margaret Smith Court (born 1942), tennis player;
Margaret Chase Smith (1897 1995), United States Senator from Maine;
Margaret Smith (Scottish politician) (born 1961), Liberal Democrat Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh West;
Margaret Smith (poet), American poet and artist ;
Margaret Smith (comedian);
Margaret Smith (author), wrote Muslim Women Mystics;
Margaret Smith (British author) (1891 1964), wrote mostly historical romances;
Maggie Smith, actress (Harry Potter films among many others); |
245439 | Christopher | Christopher is a common English name derived from the Ancient Greek name (Khristoferos). The name is frequently translated as "Bearer of Christ", although a more literal translation would be "Bearer of the anointed one." The constituent parts are (Khristos) which means literally The Anointed One and (Fero) meaning to carry. The word Khristos was used to translate the Hebrew word (), that is Messiah, and thus took on its current meaning. See the article on Christ for more information.
The truncations Chris, Christo, Christoph, and Christy are also used as names. Nicknames derived from Christopher include Chris, Pher (pronounced Fur), Kit, Kester, Topher.
Famous Christophers.
In art:
Christo and Jeanne-Claude Artists famous for their 'wrapping' up or iconic places or items;
In exploration:
Kit Carson, American frontiersman;
Christopher Columbus, explorer and trader;
In fiction:
Christopher Boone, narrator of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time;
Christopher Pike, character in the fictional Star Trek universe;
Christopher Robin (Winnie the Pooh), character in the Winnie-the-Pooh stories;
Christopher Thorndyke, a fictional character is the anime Sonic X;
Christopher Hayden, character in the television show Gilmore Girls;
In literature:
Christopher Awdry, author of The Railway Series, son of the Rev. W. Awdry;
Christopher Hitchens, author, journalist, and literary critic;
Christopher Klim, author, journalist, and magazine entrepreneur;
Christopher Marlowe, English dramatist, poet, and translator;
Chris Masters (writer), Australian television journalist;
Christopher Paolini, author;
Christopher Tolkien, author, editor, son of The Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien;
In music:
Chris Carter (musician), English musician;
Chris Carter (producer/disc jockey), Los Angeles-based disc jockey and music/film producer;
Chris Cester, drummer for Australian rock band Jet;
Chris Chaney, bass player for Jane's Addiction;
Chris Cheney, Singer/guitarist for Australian punk trio, The Living End;
Chris Cornell, American guitarist/singer-songwriter;
Christopher Cross, American singer and songwriter;
Chris Daughtry, American Idol 5 finalist;
Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer;
Chris "Mack Daddy" Kelly, a member of the rap/hip hop duo Kriss Kross;
Kris Kross, rap/hip hop duo;
Chris LeDoux, country singer;
Chris Lowe, a member of pop duo Pet Shop Boys;
Chris Opperman, American composer, pianist;
Chris "Mack Daddy" Smith, a member of the rap/hip hop duo Kriss Kross;
Chris Tomlin, Christian song writer/singer;
Christopher Uckermann, Mexican actor and singer;
Chris Wolstenholme, the bassist for the English rock band Muse;
Chris Young (musician), singer and songwriter;
Chris Brown, American R&B singer and dancer;
Christopher George Latore Wallace, American Rapper, Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher Brian Bridges, American Rapper, Ludacris;
Chris Martin, Member of popular alternative UK band, Coldplay;
In politics:
Kit Bond, the former governor and current senior United States Senator of Missouri;
Chris Carter (politician), New Zealand politician and a member of Cabinet;
Christopher Dodd, United States senator, a Democrat, from Connecticut;
Christopher Robinson (politician), Canadian politician;
Christopher Robinson, Canadian government lawyer;
Chris Leaman, British politician;
In religion:
Saint Christopher, saint venerated by Catholic and Orthodox Christians;
Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theosophist;
Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, Austrian cardinal and nobleman, Archbishop of Vienna;
In sports:
Chris Adams, English cricketer;
Chris Baker, American professional football player;
Chris Brown, American professional football player;
Chris Cairns, New Zealand cricketer;
Chris Capuano, American professional baseball player;
Chris Carpenter, American professional baseball player;
Cris Carter, former American football player;
Chris Chambers, American professional football player;
Chris Chelios, American professional ice hockey player;
Chris Cooley, American professional football player;
Chris Drury, American professional hockey player;
Chris Duhon, American professional basketball player;
Chris Duncan, American professional baseball player;
Chris Gratton, Canadian professional hockey player;
Chris Fydler, former freestyle swimmer from Australia;
Chris Henry, American professional football player;
Chris Kaman, American professional basketball player;
Chris Kunitz, Canadian professional hockey player;
Chris Mihm, American professional basketball player;
Chris Osgood, Canadian professional hockey player;
Chris Phillips, Canadian professional hockey player;
Chris Pronger, Canadian professional hockey player;
Chris Reitsma, American professional baseball player;
Chris Renaud, former backstroke swimmer from Canada;
Chris Simms, American professional football player;
Chris Simon, Canadian professional hockey player;
Chris Therien, Canadian professional hockey player;
Chris Webber, American professional basketball player;
Chris Weinke, American professional football player;
Chris Young (baseball outfielder), Major League Baseball player;
Chris Young (baseball starting pitcher), Major League Baseball player;
Chris Young (American football), American football player;
In television and film:
Chris Carmack, American actor;
Chris Carter (screenwriter), American screenwriter and producer;
Chris Evans, American actor;
Christopher "Topher" Grace, American actor;
Chris Jericho, American-Canadian actor, and professional wrestler;
Christopher Knight, American actor;
(Christopher) Ashton Kutcher, American actor and television personality;
Christopher Lambert, French/American actor;
Christopher Lee, English actor;
Christopher Lloyd, American character actor;
Chris Marquette, American actor;
Christopher McDonald, American actor;
Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor best known for his role in The Sound of Music;
Christopher Reeve, American actor, director, producer and writer;
Chris Rock, American comedian and actor;
Chris Tucker, American actor and comedian;
Christopher Uckermann, Mexican actor and singer;
Christopher Walken, Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor;
In wrestling:
Chris Adams, English professional wrestler;
Chris Benoit, French-Canadian professional wrestler;
Chris Candido, American professional wrestler;
Christopher Daniels, American professional wrestler;
Chris Hero, American professional wrestler;
Christopher Nowinski, Former American professional wrestler;
Chris Mordetsky, Polish-American professional wrestler;
Chris Parks, American professional wrestler;
Chris Von Erich, American professional wrestler;
In other fields:
Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook;
Christo Javacheff, artist;
Christopher Sholes, American who contributed to the development of the typewriter;
Christopher Hedrick, President of Intrepid Learning Solutions;
See also.
Christopher Wren great 17th century English architect;
External links.
Behind the Name entry; |
312255 | Partition function (quantum field theory) | In quantum field theory, we have a generating functional, Z of correlation functions and this value, called the partition function is usually expressed by something like the following functional integral:
;
where S is the action functional. This is very analogous to statistical mechanics. In fact, a Wick rotation emphasizes the similarities.
See also partition function (statistical mechanics)
Books.
Kleinert, Hagen, Path Integrals in Quantum Mechanics, Statistics, Polymer Physics, and Financial Markets, 4th edition, World Scientific (Singapore, 2004); Paperback ISBN 981-238-107-4 (also available online: PDF-files); |
1166888 | Michael Rose | Born in Kingston, Jamaica on July 11, 1957, Michael Rose was fortunate enough to be introduced to music as a teenager by his older brother Joseph. Blessed with an outstanding voice, Michael Rose would regularly meet in Kingston with singers, musicians, writers, and producers such as Dennis Brown, Big Youth, The Wailers, Gregory Isaacs, Sly and Robbie, and others. With his brothers he sang the hotel circuit.
Career .
Michael Rose started his recording career as a solo artist for producers Yabby U and Niney The Observer.
He joined Black Uhuru in 1974? after the departure of Don Carlos & Garth Dennis. He led them to international success in the early 1980s, having written most of their popular material. They won the first-ever Grammy Award for Reggae in 1985 for the album "Anthem" with the hallmark voice of Michael Rose in the forefront.
After the release of "Anthem" Michael left Black Uhuru and retired to the Blue Mountains in Jamaica to start a coffee farm. He released a string of singles in Jamaica, but nothing much was heard of him outside the island until 1989, when he was signed to RCA and released the stringly pop-influenced album "Proud" in Europe and Japan. The deal with RCA was short-lived however, and Rose returned to Jamaica to record a new string of Sly & Robbie produced singles. He also recorded for other producers but the only albums during this period were the Japan-only releases "Bonanza" (1991) and "King Of General" (1992). The Sly & Robbie singles were eventually released on the vinyl-only "Sly And Robbie presents: Mykall Rose - The Taxi Sessions" in 1995. 1995 also saw his American debut as a solo artist with the album "Michael Rose" on Heartbeat Records. The single "Short Temper" reached #2 on the Gavin Reggae Chart.
In the period 1995-2004 Heartbeat Records released a total of 9 albums including "Party In Session: Live" and a compilation entitled "". Next to these albums, a great amount of different recordings appeared on dozens of Jamaican vinyl singles and several albums, including "Last Chance" which was #1 on the British Reggae charts for several weeks. More often than not, his name was spelled "Mykal Rose", "Mikal Roze", which Rose has said is the Ethiopian way of spelling his name, which made it feel closer to home. It would also appear that, in general, the music was not released in the order of recording. He also recorded 'Michael rows the boat ashore' in 2001.
In 2002, Rose recorded 2 albums: "Babylon 9/11 Tip Of The Iceberg" (released on Love Injection in 2004), and a yet untitled album for African Star records. In August 2002, Rose was reported arrested in Miami Airport by US Marshalls in a case of mistaken identity. Although he was released, it resulted in Rose losing his US work permit.
Rose re-joined Black Uhuru in February 2004, and performed several concerts in Jamaica and Europe with the group. They also released a Jamaican single "Dollars" and reportedly have recorded a yet untitled and unreleased album. Yet, in spite of his reunion with Black Uhuru, Michael Rose still tours, records and releases material as a solo artist. Dub producer Ryan Moore (of Twilight Circus) is responsible for the latest album on M Records entitled "African Roots" (released June 2005) and its dub companion "African Dub" (released November 2005).
His distinct vocal style, his "tu tu twang", and other scats, have inspired many singers.
he is a memeber of the Rastafari movement.
Discography.
Solo.
(2004);
Never Give It Up (2001);
Bonanza (1999);
Party In Session: Live (1998);
Dance Wicked (1997);
Be Yourself (1996);
Michael Rose (1995);
External links.
Michael Rose Bio;
See also.
Beres Hammond;
Barrington Levy;
Bunny Wailer;
For the British Army General Sir Michael Rose, see Hugh Michael Rose.;
For the Soap Opera character Michael Rose, see Michael Rose; |
7752372 | C'Est Peut-Être Pas L'Amérique | C'Est Peut-Être Pas L'Amérique (English translation: "It May Not Be America") was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, performed in French by Jean-Claude Pascal.
The song is in praise of Europe and its lifestyle, with Pascal singing that "America isn't everything" and explaining that he prefers the winds of southern France and the music he hears there.
The song was performed fourth on the night (following Germany's Lena Valaitis with Johnny Blue and preceding Israel's Hakol Over Habibi with Halayla). At the close of voting, it had received 41 points, placing 11th in a field of 20.
It was succeeded as Luxembourgish representative at the 1982 Contest by Svetlana with Cours Après Le Temps. |
8789565 | Samuel Starkweather | Samuel Starkweather (December 27, 1799 July 5, 1876) was mayor of Cleveland from 1844 1845 and served a second term from 1857 1858.
Starkweather was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island to Oliver and Miriam (Clay) Starkweather. He graduated from Brown College in 1822, tutored there until 1824, and then left to study law in Windham, Connecticut. Starkweather was admitted to the Ohio Bar Association in Columbus in 1826. Starkweather moved to Cleveland soon after and joined the Cleveland Grays in 1837, where he took a prominent position in Cleveland politics. Starkweather was elected mayor in 1844, won reelection in 1845, and again in 1857 for a 2-year term. He was the first judge of the Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas elected under the new Constitution and served a 5-year term. Starkweather helped establish the first high school in Cleveland. He also promoted railroads in Cleveland and helped establish the Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad.
Starkweather married Julia Judd on June 25, 1828. Their 4 children were Sarah, Samuel, William, and Julia. Starkweather is buried in Lake View Cemetery.
References.
The Encyclopedia Of Cleveland History by Cleveland Bicentennial Commission (Cleveland, Ohio), David D. Van Tassel (Editor), and John J. Grabowski (Editor) ISBN 0-253-33056-4; |
8227512 | Jose F. Valdez | Private First Class Jose F. Valdez (January 3, 1925-February 17, 1945) was a United States Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor the United States' highest military decoration for his actions near Rosenkrantz, France during World War II.
Early years.
Valdez was a Mexican-American born in the born in Governador, New Mexico. He lived in Utah in the 1940s and upon the outbreak of World War II joined the United States Army at a recruiting station in the Pleasant Grove. After completing his basic training, he was assigned to the Army's 3rd Infantry Division.
World War II.
The 3rd Infantry Division, which was under the command of Major General John W. O'Daniel, was stationed in North Africa. Gen. O'Daniel led the division in battles in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and France. On January 23, 1945, the 3rd Infantry Division began its second offensive against Siegfried Line positions south of Zweibrucken. The Siegfried Line was a defense system stretching more than 630 km (392 miles) with more than 18,000 bunkers, tunnels and tank traps. It went from Kleve on the border with the Netherlands, along the western border of the old German Empire as far as the town of Weil am Rhein on the border to Switzerland.
On January 25, 1945, Valdez was on patrol with 5 of his fellow soldiers in the vicinity of Rosenkrantz, France, when unexpectedly they confronted an enemy counterattack. An enemy tank was headed towards the patrol and Valdez, upon his own inactive, opened fire against the tank with his automatic rifle, action which made the tank withdrawal. After Valdez killed 3 enemy soldiers in a firefight, the Germans ordered a full attack and sent in two companies of infantrymen.
Valdez offered to cover the members of his patrol when the platoon leader ordered a withdrawal. He fired upon the approaching enemy and his patrol members were able to reach American lines. Valdez was wounded and was able to drag himself back to American lines, however, he soon died from his wounds.
Medal of Honor citation.
Jose F. Valdez
Rank and organization:Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company B, 7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Rosenkrantz, France, 25 January 1945.
Entered service at:Pleasant Grove, Utah.
Born:Governador, New Mexico
G.O. No.: 16, 8 February 1946.
Citation:
He was on outpost duty with 5 others when the enemy counterattacked with overwhelming strength. From his position near some woods 500 yards beyond the American lines he observed a hostile tank about 75 yards away, and raked it with automatic rifle fire until it withdrew. Soon afterward he saw 3 Germans stealthily approaching through the woods. Scorning cover as the enemy soldiers opened up with heavy automatic weapons fire from a range of 30 yards, he engaged in a fire fight with the attackers until he had killed all 3. The enemy quickly launched an attack with 2 full companies of infantrymen, blasting the patrol with murderous concentrations of automatic and rifle fire and beginning an encircling movement which forced the patrol leader to order a withdrawal. Despite the terrible odds, Pfc. Valdez immediately volunteered to cover the maneuver, and as the patrol 1 by 1 plunged through a hail of bullets toward the American lines, he fired burst after burst into the swarming enemy. Three of his companions were wounded in their dash for safety and he was struck by a bullet that entered his stomach and, passing through his body, emerged from his back. Overcoming agonizing pain, he regained control of himself and resumed his firing position, delivering a protective screen of bullets until all others of the patrol were safe. By field telephone he called for artillery and mortar fire on the Germans and corrected the range until he had shells falling within 50 yards of his position. For 15 minutes he refused to be dislodged by more than 200 of the enemy; then, seeing that the barrage had broken the counter attack, he dragged himself back to his own lines. He died later as a result of his wounds. Through his valiant, intrepid stand and at the cost of his own life, Pfc. Valdez made it possible for his comrades to escape, and was directly responsible for repulsing an attack by vastly superior enemy forces
Honors.
Valdez was buried with full military honors in the Santa Fe National Cemetery located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The government honored the memory of Valdez by naming a technical research ship the USNS Pvt Jose F Valdez (T-AG-169). The local government of New Mexico also honored his memory by designating a section of U.S. Hwy. 64 in San Juan County as PFC Jose F. Valdez Memorial Highway.
Awards and recognitions.
Among Jose F. Valdez' decorations and medals were the following:
Medal of Honor;
Purple Heart Medal;
French Croix de Guerre ;
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal;
American Campaign Medal;
World War II Victory Medal;
Fourragere cord, granted by France to the Third Infantry Division
Notes.
See also.
Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients ;
External links .
Medal of Honor;
Jose F. Valdez; |
4741586 | Lakai Footwear | Lakai was established in 1993 by Mike Carroll and Rick Howard. They wanted to make products the team would be proud of and kept an atmosphere that was supportive and motivating. While it was a risk, they felt like they owed it to skateboarding and skateboarders to take that risk.
In 1999, facing a similar situation in respect to footwear, Mike and Rick introduced Lakai Limited Footwear with the same dedication and pride they have always invested into their skateboarding and the Girl Skateboards/Chocolate Skateboards brands. Lakai's has the title The Shoes We Skate .
The Lakai Team .
Rick Howard;
Mike Carroll;
Cairo Foster;
Marc Johnson;
Scott Johnston;
Jeff Lenoce;
Anthony Poppalardo;
Rob Welsh;
Brandon Biebel;
Eric Koston;
References .
Lakai Footwear Official site; |
4918000 | Poppin Ya Collar | "Poppin' ya collar" (also "pop ya collar"), is a phrase generally used in the hip hop lexicon. It describes not only an action, but also a general attitude. The term was originally used in this sense by the rapper E-40. When used by E-40, and many other hip hop artists including Three 6 Mafia in their song Poppin My Collar, the term refers to the act of pulling one's collar, or the clothing where one's collar would be (as when wearing a t-shirt), with the thumb and fingertips. One then releases the clothing in varying degrees of flamboyance. Used in this sense, "poppin' ya collar" is more about the attitude and message of confidence portrayed in so doing than any clothing style (see upturned collar). E-40 immortalized the term (and the accompanying attitude), in his song Pop Ya Collar from his album Loyalty and Betrayal. |
7117208 | Taylor Parkes | Taylor Parkes is a British journalist, born in 1972. He is best known for his music journalism which appeared in Melody Maker from 1993 to 1998, notable for a style which mixed dark humour, especially in bitterly critical pieces, with an intellectual tone, influenced by the likes of Simon Reynolds and Paul Morley. He took a stand against the more unadventurous Britpop groups of the mid-1990s (which motivated his involvement with the short-lived Romo scene), although somewhat surprisingly, he was for a time largely positive towards Oasis, in stark contrast to his cohort Simon Price. Parkes was most closely associated with bands he described as "unafraid of their own intelligence", including Saint Etienne, Pulp and Manic Street Preachers, and was an occasional champion of the avant-garde, writing favourably about Post-rock.
He also contributed to Ikon, a pop-cultural magazine published briefly in the mid-1990s, and in the 2000s has written for the football magazine When Saturday Comes, as well as Careless Talk Costs Lives and Plan B, both edited by his former Melody Maker colleague Everett True, and the now-defunct music monthly Bang. His website "Anal Hospital", a collection of blackly comic parodies of magazine journalism, is currently offline. His livejournal, "Taylor Parkes' Alternatives To Suicide", is at http://taylor-parkes.livejournal.com. |
4948652 | Vahid Talebloo | Vahid Talebloo (Persian: , born 26 May, 1982 in Tehran) is an Iranian football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Esteghlal FC in Iran's Premier Football League.
Club career.
Talebloo was very impressive in Esteghlal's goal even though he was competing with another national team goalie, Mehdi Rahmati.
He began receiving media attention when he was able to save Ali Daei's spot kick in an IPL match at the beginning of the 2005/06 season. Ever since then he has become the main goalkeeper for Esteghlal and was one of the keys to Esteghlal winning the IPL championship in the 05/06 season.
In August 2006 Talebloo signed a one year contract extension with Esteghlal FC although he had said that he will leave Esteghlal because the directors there had not kept the promises they made to him but he found it hard to part with the club he loves.
International career.
He made his debut for Iran in the Asian Cup 2007 qualifying match against Chinese Taipei.
Honours .
Iran's Premier Football League: 05/06 Winner;
External links .
Official Website;
Vahid Talebloo atTeamMelli.com;
Vahid Talebloo at Fifa World Cup Official Site; |
328652 | Shinminato, Toyama | Shinminato ( ; -shi) was a city located in Toyama, Japan.
As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 37,094 and the density of 1,146.29 persons per km². The total area is 32.36 km².
The city was founded on 15th March, 1951.
The city merged on the 1st November, 2005 with Imizu District to form the new city of Imizu and the city dissolved.
External links .
Official website in Japanese;
Official website in English; |
5723714 | An Electric Storm | An Electric Storm is the debut album by UK Rock group White Noise.
Track listing.
"Love Without Sound" 2:57 (Derbyshire/Vorhaus);
"My Game Of Loving" 3:38 (Duncan/Vorhaus);
"Here Come The Fleas" 2:31 (McDonald/Vorhaus);
"Firebird" 2:43 (Derbyshire/Vorhaus);
"Your Hidden Dreams" 4:25 (McDonald/Vorhaus);
"The Visitations" 11:45 (McDonald/Vorhaus);
"The Black Mass: An Electric Storm In Hell" 7:04 (White Noise);
Lineup.
David Vorhaus - Production co-ordinator.
Delia Derbyshire, Brian Hodgson - Electronic sound realisation.
Paul Lytton - Percussion.
John Whitman, Annie Bird, Val Shaw - Vocals.
External links.
Head Heritage Review; |
6495500 | Too Careful (EP) | Too Careful EP is the second release by the Australian Rock band End of Fashion. The songs Too Careful and Love Comes In were later re-recorded for End of Fashions debut album simply titled End of Fashion.
Track listing.
"Too Careful";
"You And Only You";
"Love Comes In";
"Counting Your Friends";
Note.
The versions of Too Careful and Love Comes In are different from the versions that appear on the End of Fashion album. |
598739 | Rollo Armstrong | Rollo Armstrong (born in London) is a part of the music producers/remixers team Rollo and Sister Bliss and older brother to Dido, whom he helped to write and produce the multi-million selling albums No Angel and Life For Rent.
He is also a member of the electronic music group Faithless, which he formed in 1995 with Sister Bliss, Jamie Catto and Maxi Jazz. In the United States, Rollo is most recognized for his production work on singer/songwriter's, Kristine W's debut album, "Land of The Living."
A member of Mensa and holder of a philosophy degree, he has achieved many musical accomplishments as a member of groups and solo, using various monikers: Faithless, Rollo Goes ..., Felix, Our Tribe (with Rob Dougan), and Dusted.
In 1991, Rollo founded Cheeky Records and released two records before it folded a year later because of his lack of business knowledge. Champion Records then stepped in to help with funding and advice enabling Cheeky to re-launch in 1994 (it has since been bought out by BMG). In 1992 a mysterious single was issued, named "Don't You Want Me" (not to be confused with the 1981 song with the same name by Human League), played in heavy rotation by club DJs around the world, soon becoming a reliable floor filler. The video which corresponded to the track had a fairly psychedelic feel; it solely consisted of animated graphics whose "pulsating" movement was perfectly synchronized to the beat, which made it resemble a scene demo on the classic home computers. At that time, no one had any idea about the man hiding behind the Felix handle. Not until several months later, it was eventually revealed that it was Rollo who had produced this engrossing club classic. Later in 2006, in a BBC Radio 1 interview with Pete Tong Rollo revealed, that he was paid only 300 pounds to do the track.
Discography.
Felix.
"Don't You Want Me" (Single) (1992);
"It Will Make Me Crazy" (Single) (1992);
"Stars" (Single) (1993);
"Fastslow" / "It's Me" (Promo) (1993);
"Get Down" (Promo) (1993);
"#1" (1993);
Our Tribe.
"I Believe in You" (Single) (1993);
"Love Come Home" (Single) (1994);
The O.T. Quartet.
"Hold That Sucker Down" (Single) (1994);
Rollo Goes Camping.
"Get Off Your High Horse" (Single) (1994);
Rollo Goes Mystic.
"Love, Love, Love - Here I Come" (Single) (1995);
Rollo Goes Spiritual.
"Let This Be a Prayer" (Single) (1996);
Dusted.
When We Were Young (2001);
"Always Remember to Respect and Honor Your Mother" (Single) (2001);
"Angel" (Dusted remix) Sarah McLachlan (2001);
The Dusted Variations, a set of covers included in Enigma's 15 Years After box set.
On 28 September 2005, Rollo Armstrong has released a completely re-worked version of the 2000 Dusted When We Were Young album named Safe From Harm, accompanied by an illustrated 80 pages hardcover book with the same name. (ISBN 0-283-07031-5) |
7481356 | The A-Team (film) | The A-Team is a 2008 American film adaptation of the 1980s TV series of The A-Team written and produced by Stephen J. Cannell, the TV series executive producer and co-written by Bruce Feirstein, whose previous works include the scripts of the James Bond movies GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World Is Not Enough. It should be noted that this movie has had a very on-off status, dating back to the mid-1990s. It is currently planned for a 2008 release, but is subject to change. The three surviving cast members of the original television series (Dirk Benedict, Dwight Schultz and Mr. T) are planned to be included in cameo roles.
External links.
IMDB;
The A-Team The Movie Insider;
A-Team TV series 'for big screen' BBC News;
The A-Team - Greg's Preview Yahoo! Movies;
Mr. T Gets Real in TV Land's I Pity the Fool TV Guide; |
1653906 | Hull-down | In modern armoured warfare, hull-down is a position taken up by an armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) such that its hull (the main part of the vehicle) is behind a crest or other raised ground, but its turret (or a superstructure or roof-mounted weapon) is exposed. This allows it to observe and fire upon the ground ahead, while the hull is protected from enemy fire behind hard cover. A hull-down AFV is said to be in defilade. Taking advantage of hull-down positions is an element of tactical movement.
Turret-down is the position in which the vehicle's crew can observe forward from roof hatches, but the vehicle is completely hidden (usually a few metres farther back from a hull-down position). This can also apply to vehicles without turrets.
In relatively flat or gently rolling terrain, a hull-down position may be difficult to find. The actual protecting rise of ground may be hundreds of metres long. In steep or abrupt terrain cover is usually plentiful, but it may be difficult to find covered positions from which the vehicle's main gun can fire upon terrain ahead (see tank design, below).
In preparing defensive works, a hull-down position can be created or improved by digging shallow "tank scrapes". Tank units usually have one or two tanks with 'dozer' blades attached for this purpose, and some tank models have a built-in blade. Combat engineering vehicles often accompany armoured vehicles as they manouvere to dig tank scrapes, as they can accomplish the task more quickly.
Tactical movement .
Crossing a crest or ridge-line is a dangerous manoeuvre for AFVs, as they are particularly exposed to enemy fire while silhouetted against the sky (sky-lined). While cresting a steep slope, the thin armour on the front bottom of a tank's hull (below the thick glacis plate) can be exposed to fire. After cresting, the thin top armour may be exposed while it moves down the forward slope. If an antitank gunner has spotted the AFV, he may train his sights on it and wait for an easy shot while it moves forward.
After observing from a hull-down or turret-down position, an armoured vehicle will try to advance while minimizing these risks. If possible, it will reverse away from a crest, and try to find a route forward through the relative safety of hidden low ground (dead ground).
If crossing a long crest is unavoidable, the vehicle will first back down and jockey at least 50 metres across the covered back of the slope, before advancing over the crest at high speed. An enemy gunner will have little time to locate the target, train his sights on it, and take the shot. If the terrain is hilly enough, the AFV can quickly enter low ground, then advance through it to another hull-down position.
Mutual support .
Small armoured units (companies or platoons) make use of these tactics in co-ordinated fashion, when contact with the enemy is expected. Since firing while moving was until recently impossible or relatively ineffective, elements of a unit (platoons, patrols, or individual vehicles) take turns moving and supporting each other from the halt (see overwatch). This is called mutual support, or fire and movement, related to the infantry tactic of leap-frogging. Co-ordination is accomplished by hand signals or radio messages.
Lightly-armed reconnaissance elements make much use of covered movement and stealth, while offensive units such as tanks move much more aggressively. When speed is paramount, modern tanks (which can fire effectively while moving) may dispense with fire and movement, and move all at once.
Tank design .
Tanks and other fighting vehicles must be able to depress their gun to be able to take advantage of a hull-down position, since a vehicle's hull is usually tilted upwards when it is behind a crest. A vehicle with a relatively small range of gun depression may have to drive up onto an exposed crest or forward slope to be able to fire on lower ground to the front.
Notably, Soviet and Russian tanks after World War II have very low profiles, but pay for this advantage by having a poor range of gun depression. Their low turret roof stops the rising gun breech when the muzzle is depressed. Thus, Soviet tank crews would have a hard time finding a hull-down position from which they could cover much of the terrain by fire. The typical Soviet tank had a range of elevation of -5 to +15 degrees, about half that of Western tanks with a range of about -10 to +20 degrees.
This disadvantage was deemed acceptable, since Soviet armoured doctrine emphasized the massed attack with local superiority in numbers. Soviet mechanized forces were supposed to spend more time advancing under fire than in defensive hull-down positions. In contrast, NATO tanks would have been at an advantage in ridge-top hull-down positions, attacking top and side armour of advancing Soviet tanks in killing zones where they couldn't fire back directly.
Soviet doctrine didn't neglect the defence, however. Newer Soviet tank models were equipped with an integral dozer blade, so given time, they could improve a hull-down position. Soviet tactics also emphasis the use of tanks on the defense in the mobile counter attack role, rather than engaging an enemy advance from relatively fixed positions.
The polar opposite of the Soviet tanks is the defensively-designed Swedish Stridsvagn 103. Built like a high-tech tank destroyer, but serving the role of a tank, this turretless vehicle is made to nearly disappear in a hull-down position. It has an even lower profile than Soviet MBTs, with a fixed, auto-loaded gun that is nearly flat against the roof. Its design gets around the Soviet tanks' limitations by tilting the entire tank hull to elevate (and depress) the gun. The Stridsvagn 103 also has an integral dozer blade, and a second set of rear-facing driver controls for the radio operator, allowing it to withdraw from a hull-down position at full speed. This radical, specialized design was created for its hypothetical defensive role on roads in a forested country.
External links .
Hull Down and Turret Positioning article at combatsim.com, with a diagram showing hull-down and turret-down positions.
Chapter 4: "Defensive Operations" from US army manual FM 17-15 Tank Platoon; |
2927114 | Wilhelmstraße | The Wilhelmstraße is a street in Berlin, the capital of Germany. Between the mid 19th century and 1945 it was the administrative centre first of the Kingdom of Prussia and then of the unified German state, housing in particular the Reich Chancellery and the Foreign Office. For this reason the term "the Wilhelmstraße" was used to signify the German governmental administration as a whole, much as the term "Whitehall" is often used to signify the British governmental administration as whole.
The Wilhelmstraße runs south from the Unter den Linden, on a line slightly east of south, until its juncture with Stresemannstraße near the Hallesches Ufer, a distance of about two kilometres. It is crossed (as one heads south) by Behrenstraße, Leipziger Straße and Zimmerstraße, which to the west of the Wilhelmstraße becomes Niederkirchnerstraße (known before World War II as Prinz-Albrecht-Straße).
A street along this line has existed since the early 18th century, and was known as Husarenstraße (Street of the Hussars) until 1740, when it, along with the Friedrichstraße, which runs roughly parallel to the east, were given their current names to commemorate Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia, who had done much to develop the area.
Originally a wealthy residential street, with a number of palaces belonging to members of the Prussian royal family, the Wilhelmstraße developed as a government precinct from the mid 19th century. From 1875 the Reich Chancellery building stood at Wilhelmstraße 77. During the years of the Weimar Republic (1919-33), the President of the Republic's official residence was at Wilhelmstraße 73. It was from the balcony of this building that President Paul von Hindenburg watched the torchlight parade on the night the Nazis came to power in January 1933.
In 1939 a new Reich Chancellery was built for Adolf Hitler by Albert Speer. This building stood immediately south of the old Chancellery, on the corner of the Wilhelmstraße and Voßstraße, and its official address was Voßstraße 4, but the balcony from which Hitler addressed crowds faced the Wilhelmstraße. The square opposite the building, known as the Wilhelmplatz, no longer exists. Also vanished is the Kaiserhof Hotel, which stood a few doors away and had been Hitler's favoured residence in Berlin before he came to power.
The German Foreign Office stood at Wilhelmstraße 73, the old building being refurbished in grandiose style by the Nazi Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. The Finance Ministry stood at Wilhelmstraße 61. During the Nazi years Joseph Goebbels's Propaganda Ministry stood further south at Wilhelmstraße 8 and 9. The Agriculture Ministry stood at Wilhelmstraße 72, as it still does today - the only German government ministry now located on its prewar site, although in a reconstructed building. The British Embassy was at Wilhelmstraße 70. The original building was destroyed by bombing, and a new Embassy built on the site after the reunification of Germany in 1991.
The only major surviving public building on the Wilhelmstraße from the Nazi era is the Reich Air Ministry building at Wilhelmstraße 81 to 85, south of Leipziger Straße, a huge edifice built on the orders of Hermann Göring between 1933 and 1936. This building escaped major damage during the war. As one of the few intact government buildings in central Berlin, it was occupied by the Council of Ministers of the new German Democratic Republic in 1949. As such it was at the centre of the popular demonstrations during the workers' uprising of 17 June 1953.
Apart from the Air Ministry, all the major public buildings along the Wilhelmstraße were destroyed by Allied bombing during 1944 and early 1945. The Wilhelmstraße as far south as Zimmerstraße was in the Soviet Zone of occupation, and apart from clearing the rubble from the street little was done to reconstruct the area until the founding of the GDR in 1949. The communist GDR regime regarded the former government precinct as a relic of Prussian and Nazi militarism and imperialism, and had all the ruins of the government buildings demolished in the early 1950s. In the late 1950s there were almost no buildings at all along the Wilhelmstraße from the Unter den Linden to Leipziger Straße. Later apartment blocks were built along this section of the street.
From 1964 to 1991, when the street as far south as Zimmerstraße was in the territory of the GDR, this section was named Otto-Grotewohl-Straße, after Otto Grotewohl, who was Prime Minister of the GDR from 1949 to 1964.
Today the Wilhelmstraße is an important traffic artery, but has not regained its former status. The Air Ministry building today houses the German Finance Ministry. This, the Agriculture Ministry and the British Embassy are the only public buildings on the street. Many of the occupants of the apartment blocks are recent immigrants, and there are a number of shops and restaurants catering to Russians and Turks.
In recent years the City of Berlin has placed a series of historical markers along the Wilhelmstraße, showing where the well-known buildings of the pre-war era stood.
External links.
Wilhelmstraße in Berlin online streep maps ;
The Historical Wilhelmstraße ; |
7194258 | Liberal religion | Liberal religion is a religious tradition which embraces the theological diversity of a congregation rather than respecting any single creed, authority, or writing. Because it may draw resources from many traditions, it cannot normally be characterized as Christian, Jewish, or any particular religious faith. Theologian James Luther Adams defined the "five smooth stones of liberalism" as:
Revelation and truth are not closed, but constantly revealed.
All relations between persons ought ideally to rest on mutual, free consent and not coercion.
Affirmation of the moral obligation to direct one's effort toward the establishment of a just and loving community.
Denial of the immaculate conception of virtue and affirmation of the necessity of social incarnation. Good must be consciously given form and power within history.
The resources (divine and human) that are available for achievement of meaningful change justify an attitude of ultimate (but not necessarily immediate) optimism. There is hope in the ultimate abundance of the Universe.;
Unitarian Universalist minister Kimi Riegel defined liberal religion as
To be a liberal according to my favorite scripture, Merriam-Webster, is be open minded, is to be free from the constraints of dogmatism and authority, is to be generous and to believe in the basic goodness of humankind. Religion is defined as that which binds us back or reconnects us to that which is ultimately important. Thus religious liberals are those that are connected, through generosity and openness, to the most important aspects of life. And there in lies the challenge. If we are open minded and not bound by authority who or what decides those matters of ultimate importance?;
See also.
Liberal theology;
Unitarianism;
Universalism; |
1974884 | City College of San Francisco | City College of San Francisco, or CCSF, is a two-year community college in San Francisco, California. The Ocean Avenue campus, in the Ingleside neighborhood, is the college's primary locale. Visiting guests, faculty, and students can enjoy a panoramic view from the beach to downtown and across the bay. City College of San Francisco is one of the largest community colleges in the country, with an annual enrollment of more than 100,000 students.
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History.
City College first opened in August 1935, but it wasn't located at the Ocean Avenue campus until 1940.
Academic leadership.
For over 70 years, City College of San Francisco has aimed to simultaneously provide students with an education and meet the needs of the community. The college has long been recognized for its ability to prepare students for further education as transfer students at leading four year universities such as the University of California, Berkeley, with full acceptance of academic credits.
Opportunities for women.
CCSF was the first college to offer women training as aircraft mechanics., and established one of the first Women's Studies programs in the nation. ,
On campus, there are numerous student activity groups, gender-specific courses, and health services. For example, the Women's Resource Center and Library (Smith Hall, 103-104) offers women on campus an opportunity to network with academic support services and resources, and Project Survive is a campus peer education group working to promote healthy relationships and end abuse and sexual violence.
Opportunities for the LGBTQQIPPS communities.
CCSF established the first gay, lesbian, and bisexual studies department in the U.S. (1989), teaching courses in Queer Studies.
LGBTQQIPPS... stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender(queer), Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Pansexual, Polyamorous, Straight Allies.
Currently, there are Queer Alliance and the Queer Resource Center on campus. The former is a student group.
Hotel and restaurant management programs.
Founded in 1936, the program is "the oldest two-year hospitality program in the country and oldest of any kind emphasizing culinary arts," with an annual average enrollment of 200 international students.
Campus diversity.
Students bring a wealth of backgrounds. They come from many countries.
Numerous courses explore cultural topics in African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Latino/a Studies, and Philippine Studies. There are also several student organizations on campus (see below).
Demographics.
34.9% - Asian/Pacific Islander;
19.9% - Hispanic/Latino;
19.8% - White;
11.0% - Unknown/No Response;
7.0% - African American;
5.2% - Filipino;
1.7% - Other;
0.4% - American Indian/Alaska Native (including other Indigenous, Native, Traditional, and Aboriginal people);
Campus organizations.
Abundant Life Christian Fellowship;
Alpha Gamma Sigma;
American Institute of Architecture Students;
Anarchist College;
Anarchist Library;
Asian Music Club;
Associated Students;
Band Original;
Black Student Union;
Buddhism Club;
Business Club;
Café Musée;
Campus Police Service Organization;
Catholic Student Club;
CCSF Gecko;
Chinese Cultural Club;
Christian Fellowship Club;
City College Players Club;
City College Press Club;
Coalition Club;
Dragon Boat Club;
Economics - Political Science Club;
Fencing Club;
Freedom School;
Indonesian Student/s Clubs;
International Business Association;
International Students Association;
KCSF Radio;
La Raza Unida;
Latin American Music and Arts (LAMA);
Le Cercle Francais;
Multi-Voice S.A.G. (Students Appreciating Gospel);
Muslim Student Association;
Muslim Women Association;
Myanmar Student Club;
Native American Study Organization;
Nursing Students Association;
P.E.A.C.E, P.W.R.T.B.T.S (S.I.T.R);
Peer Advisors Stepping Stone (PASS);
Poetry For The People;
Polynesian Club;
Project Safe;
Project Survive;
Queer Alliance;
Rams Cheerleaders;
Reach SF;
Revolution Youth;
Science and Math;
South Asian Student Association;
Spare the Air;
Student Parents United;
Swing City Dancers;
Team Ect.
The Philosophy Club;
The T. Pflueger Club;
Trans Divas;
U too;
Vietnamese Students Association;
Women United;
World Music Club;
Young Democrats Club;
Student counseling and academic outreach services.
African American Scholastic Programs (AASP);
Asian Pacific American Student Success (APASS);
Continuing Student Counseling (CSCD);
Disabled Students Programs & Services (DSPS);
Extended Opportunity Programs & Services (EOPS);
Financial Aid Counseling (FAO);
GIS Education Center (GISEC);
Homeless At-Risk Transitional Students Programs (HARTS);
International Student Counseling (ISCD);
Latina/o Services Network (LSN);
New Student Counseling Department (NSCD);
Mental Health Counseling (SHS);
Transfer Center Counseling (TC);
Queer Resource Center (QRC);
Administration.
The district for City College is an independent co-extensive with the City and County of San Francisco. Its Board of Trustees is elected by San Francisco residents. District funds are allocated from the state legislature, local property taxes, student tuition and fees, lottery funds, sales tax funds, and miscellaneous sources. The district's programs are certified by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Board of Trustees.
Chancellor: Dr. Philip R. Day Jr.;
President: Dr. Natalie Berg ;
Vice-President: Johnnie Carter ;
Members: Dr. Anita Grier, Milton Marks III, Julio J. Ramos, Rodel E. Rodis, Lawrence Wong.
Chancellors.
Philip R. Day (1998-present);
Del M. Anderson (1995-1998);
Evan Dobelle (1990-1995);
Hilary K. Hsu (1982-1990);
Herbert M. Sussman (1977-1982) ;
Louis F. Batmale (1970-1977);
Presidents.
Jacquelyn W. Green (1990-1991), Willis F. Kirk (1988-1990), Carlos B. Ramirez (1983-1988), Warren R. White (Interim, 1982-1983), Kenneth S. Washington (1975-1982), Harry Frustuck (Interim, 1974-1975), Harry Buttimer (1970-1974), Louis F. Batmale (1970-1974), Lloyd D. Luckman (Acting, 1967), Louis G. Conlan (1949-1970), Archibald J. Cloud (1935-1949).
Centers Division: Rena Bancroft (1986-1991), Nancy Swadesh (1984-1986), Laurent Broussal (1978-1984), Calvin Dellefield (1975-1978), Carolyn Biesadecki (Acting President, 1974-1975), James Dierke (1970-1974).
Budget (2005 06).
Revenue (estimate): $161.6 million
Sources:
Legislative funding - 76.9%;
Sales tax - 8%;
Partnership for Excellence - 4.2%;
non-Resident 2.9%;
California State Lottery - 3.3%;
Beginning balance - 2.2%;
Other - 2.5%;
Expenditures (estimate): $161.2 million
Allocations:
Academic and student support services - 75%;
General institutional services - 13%;
Operating and maintenance - 9%;
Planning and policy making - 3% ;
Campuses.
Airport Campus (SFO, Building 928);
Alemany Campus;
Castro/Valencia Campus;
Chinatown/Northbeach Campus;
Downtown Campus;
Evans Campus (Bayview District, Evans at 3rd);
John Adams Campus (North of Panhandle, Masonic at Hayes);
Mission Campus/El Colegio de la Missión;
Ocean Campus Main (Main campus, Ingleside);
Southeast Campus (Bayview District, Phelps at Oakdale);
Crime and Safety.
City College of San Francisco is located in urban environment and has the associated crime. Crime statistics are maintained by the San Francisco Community College District Police Department(SFCCDPD). The San Francisco Community College District Police DO NOT carry firearms, giving them the distinction of being one of a few urban police departments in the United States that are unarmed.
Crime Prevention Tips
Most crimes that occur on campus are crimes of "opportunity." Here are some ways to avoid being a victim or statistic and have a positive learning experience at City College of San Francisco.
Do not leave personal belongings unattended even for a minute, in the library, a classroom or any other area.
Use the buddy system or get an escort when walking to and from the parking lots. Always keep your keys in your hand.
Do not carry large amounts of money with you.
Use the Emergency Call Boxes or dial # then 1 from any campus payphone to report suspicious activities and incidents.
Lock your car and never leave valuables visible to the public.
Common sense is your best protection.
Public transportation.
The Ocean Avenue campus is accessible from BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) and MUNI (San Francisco Municipal Railway). BART passengers can travel from larger distances in the East Bay, downtown San Francisco, or San Mateo County to the Balboa Park station. Passengers using MUNI can take the K-Ingleside line or one of several bus lines. Other campuses are also accessible on public transportation.
Murals at the Ocean Campus.
A large mural, Pan American Unity, created in 1940 by Diego Rivera is exhibited in the theatre lobby, and may be viewed during open hours. Visit the mural website at: www.riveramural.org. Also, the student union building's front façade is painted with a large multicultural mural.
Notable Students.
See also:
Joe Angel, radio broadcaster for the Baltimore Orioles;
Bill Bixby, actor, notably in the 1970s television series The Incredible Hulk;
Helen Crlenkovich, 1939 national diving champion, 1940 Olympic Team member;
Danny Glover, actor and director;
Lee Meriwether, former Miss America and actor;
O.J. Simpson, professional football hall-of-famer, found liable in the death of his wife and a family friend;
Damian Harrell, professional arena football player for the Colorado Crush;
References.
History of CCSF ;
Women's Studies History at City College ;
Campus Peer Educators Project Survive ;
Queer Studies Department ;
SF Chamber of Commerce ;
Stem Cells and Biotech Info (pdf) ;
Student Enrollment by Year ;
Career and Technical Education Programs ;
Budgetary info ;
A Short History: Seventy years of making dreams into reality (pdf) ;
Women's Resource Center ; |
526430 | Royal Society of Literature | The Royal Society of Literature is the "senior literary organisation in Britain." It was founded in 1820 by George IV, with the aim to "reward literary merit and excite literary talent."
The Society has an annual magazine, RSL, and administers a number of literary prizes and awards, including the Ondaatje Prize, the Jerwood Awards and the V. S. Pritchett Memorial Prize. It can confer the honour of Companion of Literature for writers of particular note. It also awards the Benson Medal for lifetime service in the field of literature.
Address.
The Royal Society of Literature;
Somerset House;
The Strand;
London WC2R 1LA;
United Kingdom;
External links.
The Royal Society of Literature website;
RSL annual magazine;
Literary Prizes and Awards; |
363701 | Unknown Pleasures | Unknown Pleasures is the first album by Joy Division, released in 1979. It was produced by Martin Hannett and recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, England.
The front cover image comes from an edition of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Astronomy, and was originally drawn with black lines on a white background. It presents exactly 100 successive pulses from the first pulsar discovered, PSR 1919+21 (often referred to in the context of this album by its older name, CP 1919). The cover design is credited to Joy Division, Peter Saville and Chris Mathan. The back cover of the album contains no track listings, leaving a blank table where one would expect the listings to be.
Unknown Pleasures reached #71 in the UK charts in August 1980 in the aftermath of Ian Curtis' death.
In 2000 Q magazine placed Unknown Pleasures at number 19 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.
Track listing.
"Disorder" 3:32;
"Day of the Lords" 4:50;
"Candidate" 3:05;
"Insight" 4:29;
"New Dawn Fades" 4:48;
"She's Lost Control" 3:57;
"Shadowplay" 3:56;
"Wilderness" 2:38;
"Interzone" 2:16;
"I Remember Nothing" 5:52;
Personnel.
Ian Curtis - vocals, guitar on "I Remember Nothing";
Bernard Sumner - guitar, keyboards;
Peter Hook - bass, second vocalist on "Interzone";
Stephen Morris - drums, percussion;
Sample.
External links.
Unknown Pleasures in details;
Ian Curtis and Joy Division Fans Club; |
7126860 | Henry Foley | For the homonymous New Zealand cricket player, see Harry Foley;
Brother Henry Foley was an English Roman Catholic church historian.
Biography.
He was born at Astley in Worcestershire, England on 9 August 1811; died at Manresa House, Roehampton, 19 November 1891. His father was the Protestant curate in charge at Astley. After his early education at home and at a private school at Woodchester, Henry was articled to a firm of solicitors in Worcester, and in course of time practised as a solicitor, at first in partnership with another, then by himself.
Under the influence of the Oxford Movement he was led to embrace the Catholic Faith in 1846, and five years later, on the death of his wife Anne, daughter of John Vezard of Gloucestershire, he sought admission as a lay brother into the Society of Jesus. Urged to enter as a scholastic and to prepare for the priesthood, he said it was Our Lady's wish that he should be a lay brother. For thirty years he occupied the post of lay brother socius to the English provincial superior.
During that time he produced his gigantic work, "The Records of the English Province of the Society of Jesus" (8 octavo volumes), a compilation of immense labour and original research and an invaluable store of historical detail put together with a persevering assiduity rarely found even in the most painstaking of historians. Brother Foley deserves to share with Father Henry More the title of historian of the Society. He also wrote "Jesuits in Conflict", a work describing the sufferings of some of the English Jesuit confessors of the Faith.
As a religious, Brother Foley was a model of every virtue. His bodily austerities were remarkable, while his spirit of prayer led him at all free moments to the chapel.
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198299 | Maundy money | Maundy Money is a special British coinage given to deserving poor people in a religious ceremony performed by Anglicans on Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter.
History of the Maundy ceremony .
The present-day Maundy ceremony has evolved over the centuries and bears little relationship to the original rites to which it owes its origins. A fundamental aspect of the original Maundy service was the washing of the feet of the poor, which has its origins in Jesus' washing of the feet of the Disciples at the Last Supper. In early ceremonies, senior clergymen would wash the feet of lower clergy, while in other ceremonies, the washing would be done by someone higher up the hierarchical order.
King Edward II (1307 1327) seems to be the first English monarch to have been recorded actively taking part in the ceremony, although King John (1199 1216) is said to have taken part in a ceremony in about 1210, donating small silver coins to the poor. King Edward III (1327 1377) washed feet and gave gifts including money to the poor; the practice continued regularly, with the participation of the monarch, until 1698.
Although the monarch did not participate personally, later ceremonies continued in which a selection of people were given Maundy money consisting of silver pennies totalling, in pence, the current age of the monarch. The washing of feet ended after the 1736 ceremony, until it was re-instated in the 2003 ceremony, when it was performed by the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams.
In 1932, King George V agreed to take part personally in the distribution of the Maundy money, while the 1936 set was distributed by King Edward VIII, although the coins bore George V's effigy. By 1953 it had become normal practice for the monarch to distribute the Maundy money, a practice which continues to this day.
Maundy coinage .
Until 1820 ordinary silver coinage was used for the Maundy money, but from 1822 special coins were minted in values of 1, 2, 3, and 4 pence. Each set of Maundy money therefore contains 10 pence, and recipients would be given an appropriate number of complete sets, plus a part-set when appropriate.
The dimensions and reverse designs of the coins have not changed since 1822, although their composition has changed over the years (not necessarily in ways which would be expected):
1 penny : weight 0.5 grams, diameter 11 millimetres.
2 pence : weight 0.9 grams, diameter 13 millimetres.
3 pence : weight 1.4 grams, diameter 16 millimetres.
4 pence : weight 1.9 grams, diameter 18 millimetres.
The original composition of the coins was Sterling (0.925) silver. In common with all circulating British silver coins, the fineness was reduced to 0.500 in 1921. In 1947, silver was removed from all circulating British coins in favour of cupronickel, but it was felt to be inappropriate to strike Maundy money in such debased metal, so unusually the fineness was restored to 0.925, where it remains to the present day.
In 1971, British currency was decimalised, with 100 new pence instead of 20 shillings of 12 pence (240 pence) in a pound. The design of the Maundy money was not changed at all, so instead of being worth 1, 2, 3, or 4 old pence, the coins are now worth 1, 2, 3, or 4 new pence, each one being worth 2.4 times its former value. As there is no difference in the design or weight between pre- and post-1971 coins, it was uniquely decided to revalue all pre-decimal Maundy coins back to 1822 at the equivalent value in new pence, i.e. the face value of each coin was increased by a factor of 2.4 overnight. All Maundy coins, back to 1822, remain legal tender in Britain at their stated value in new pence.
Availability of the coins .
Victorian Maundy coins are quite common, as anybody could order a set from a bank, however in 1908, King Edward VII ordered that they should only be supplied to their recipients and people connected with the service, so coins dated 1909 and later are considerably scarcer than those which preceded them although of course the quantity increases as the monarch ages. (In 2006 Queen Elizabeth II turned 80, and thus 80 men and 80 women each received 80 pence in Maundy Money on April 13.). This year, they also received a special £5 coin which commemorated her 80th birthday as well as a 50p coin commemorating 150 years of the Victoria Cross.
Under a special privilege granted by Queen Elizabeth I, students in the youngest class of Westminster School also received Maundy coins, but this was discontinued in the 1970s.
Maundy coins, in proof condition, were sold as part of a special silver proof set of all United Kingdom coins in 2000. They were also sold in gold as part of a special gold proof set of all United Kingdom coins in 2002, as part of the Golden Jubilee observances.
Coin obverses .
1822 1830 Left-facing head of King George IV. GEORGIUS IIII D G BRITANNIAR REX F D (George IV by the Grace of God King of Britain, Defender of the Faith).
1831 1837 Right-facing head of King William IV. GULIELMUS IIII D G BRITANNIAR REX F D (William IV by the Grace of God King of Britain, Defender of the Faith).
1838 1887 Left-facing "young head" of Queen Victoria. VICTORIA D G BRITANNIAR REGINA F D (Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of Britain, Defender of the Faith).
1888 1892 Left-facing "Jubilee head" of Queen Victoria. VICTORIA D G BRITANNIAR REGINA F D (Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of Britain, Defender of the Faith).
1893 1901 Left-facing "old head" of Queen Victoria. VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP (Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of Britain, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India).
1902 1910 Right-facing head of King Edward VII. EDWARDVS VII D G BRITT OMN REX F D IND IMP (Edward VII by the Grace of God King of All the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India).
1911 1936 Left-facing head of King George V. GEORGIVS V D G BRITT OMN REX F D IND IMP (George V by the Grace of God King of All the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India).
1937 1948 Left-facing head of King George VI. GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D IND IMP (George VI by the Grace of God King of All the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India).
1949 1952 Left-facing head of King George VI. GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX FIDEI DEF (George VI by the Grace of God King of All the Britains, Defender of the Faith).
1953 Right-facing head of Queen Elizabeth II. ELIZABETH II DEI GRA BRITT OMN REGINA F D (Elizabeth II by the Grace of God Queen of All the Britains, Defender of the Faith).
1954 current Right-facing head of Queen Elizabeth II. ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F D (Elizabeth II by the Grace of God Queen, Defender of the Faith).
Note that the "young head" of Queen Elizabeth (by Mary Gillick) has been used on all Maundy coins of her reign, despite it not having been used on regular circulation coins since decimalization.
Reference.
Coincraft's Standard Catalogue English & UK Coins 1066 to Date, Richard Lobel, Coincraft. ISBN 0-9526228-8-2; |
9878 | Everway | Everway is a fantasy role-playing game first published by Wizards of the Coast under their Alter Ego brand in the mid-1990s. Its lead designer was Jonathan Tweet. Marketed as a "Visionary Roleplaying Game", it has often characterized as an innovative piece with a limited commercial success. Wizards later abandoned the line, and Rubicon Games purchased it, and published several supplements. The line was sold again to Gaslight Press in February 2001.
The game has a fantasy setting of the multiverse type, with many different worlds, some of which differed from generic fantasy. It appeares to have been heavily influenced by divinatory Tarot, the four classical elements of ancient Greece, and mythologies from around the world.
Everway was first with implementing, in a commercial game, several new concepts including much more picture-based/visual source material and character creation than usual. Like other works by Jonathan Tweet, the rules are very simple and flexible. It is also one of a few diceless role-playing games. Although the Fortune Deck works as a randomizer, the results obtained by it are entirely arbitrary and subjective, and the GM's absolute power over the game is further emphasized by the three resolution systems: Karma (the higher character ability wins, modified by situation), Drama (the GM decides what happens, by what they think most appropriate), and Fortune (more or less the same as the above, with interpretation flavored by a card draw). The original edition contained the "Fortune" deck of thirty-six cards, used for "divination" and action-resolution, as well as ninety "Vision" cards used as source material. The cards were illustrated by Scott Kirschner and Jeff Miracola. The box also had three books of source material and gameplaying tips.
External links .
Everway section of Gaslight Press' web site;
Yahoo! Everway mailing list;
EverWiki (closed for editing);
Everweb; |
5411455 | Calciphylaxis | Calciphylaxis is a syndrome of vascular calcification and skin necrosis. It is seen almost exclusively in patients with end stage renal disease. It results in chronic non-healing wounds and requires parathyroidectomy and hyperbaric therapy.
CALCIPHLAXIS is a rare but serious disease.
What is it?.
Calciphylaxis is characterised by
systemic medial calcification of the arteries, ie calcification of tunica media. Unlike other forms of vascular calcifications (eg, intimal, medial, valvular), calciphylaxis is characterised also by;
small vessel mural calcification with or without endovascular fibrosis, extravascular calcification and vascular thrombosis, leading to tissue ischaemia (including skin ischaemia and, hence, skin necrosis). ;
The cause is not known. It does not seem to be an immune type reaction. In other words, calciphylaxis is not only a hypersensitivity reaction (= allergic reaction) leading to sudden local calcification. Clearly, additional factors are involved in calciphylaxis. It possibly could be described as calcific uraemic arteriolopathy.
Calciphylaxis is one type of extraskeletal calcification. Similar extraskeletal calcifications are observed in some patients with hypercalcaemic states, including patients with milk alkali syndrome, sarcoidosis, primary hyperparathyroidism, and hypervitaminosis D.
Who is affected?.
Calciphylaxis most commonly occurs in patients with end-stage renal disease who are on haemodialysis or who have recently received a renal transplant (= kidney transplant). Yet, calciphylaxis does not occur only in end-stage renal disease patients. It also has been reported in patients with breast cancer (treated with chemotherapy), liver cirrhosis (due to alcohol abuse), cholangiocarcinoma, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (including SLE patients with or without chronic renal disease).
Diagnosis.
There is no diagnostic test for calciphylaxis. The diagnosis is a clinical one. The characteristic lesions are the ischaemic skin lesions (usually with areas of skin necrosis). They should alert the physician or nurse.
The necrotic skin lesions (ie, the dying or already dead skin areas) typically appear as violaceous (dark bluish purple) lesions and/or completely black leathery lesions. They can be extensive.
The suspected diagnosis can be confirmed by a skin biopsy. It shows arterial calcification and occlusion in the absence of vasculitis.
Treatment.
The optimal treatment is prevention. Rigorous and continuous control of phosphate and calcium balance most probably will avoid the metabolic changes which may lead to calciphylaxis.
There is no specific treatment. Of the treatments that exist, none is internationally recognised as the standard of care. An acceptable treatment could include:
Dialysis (the number of sessions may be increased);
Intensive wound care;
Adequate pain control;
Correction of the underlying plasma calcium and phosphorus abnormalities (lowering the Ca x P product below 55 mg2/dL2);
Avoiding (further) local tissue trauma (including avoiding all subcutaneous injections, and all not-absolutely-necessary infusions and transfusions);
Urgent parathyroidectomy: ???. The efficacy of this measure remains uncertain although calciphylaxis is associated with frank hyperparathyroidism. Urgent parathyroidectomy may benefit those patients who have uncontrollable plasma calcium and phosphorous concentrations despite dialysis. Also, cinacalcet can be used and may serve as an alternative to parathyroidectomy. The trade name of cinacalcet is Sensipar or Mimpara.
Patients who receive kidney transplants also receive immunosuppression. Considering lowering the dose of or discontinuing the use of immunosuppressive drugs in renal transplant patients who continue to have persistent or progressive calciphylactic skin lesions can contribute to an acceptable treatment of calciphylaxis.
Response to treatment.
Unfortunately, response to treatment is not guaranteed. Also, the necrotic skin areas may get infected, and this then may lead to sepsis (ie, infection of blood with bacteria; sepsis can be life-threatening) in some patients. Overall, the clinical prognosis remains poor.
Who to contact?.
The correct person to ask questions about calciphylaxis is a nephrology fellow or a professor of nephrology.
External links.
DermNet NZ: Calciphylaxis; |
5558825 | Zuras | Zuras is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a member of the Eternals.
Fictional character biography.
Zuras is the son of the Eternals Kronos and Daina, and brother of A'Lars. With his wife Cybele, he has a daughter Thena.
Zuras was the first Eternal to form a Uni-Mind, and was chosen by the Eternals to lead them following Kronos' death. He was mistaken for the Greek god Zeus many times in the past, and ultimately forged a pact with Zeus to keep their people at peace. When Kro spread chaos in the 1940s, Zuras sent Makkari to oppose him. He also forced the Forgotten One into exile, stripped him of his name, and forbade the Eternals from communicating with him. Zuras appears to have been well-traveled, since his quarters in Olympia were decorated with a jukebox, two six-shooters and battle-axes.
Zuras authorized Thena to resume her battles against the Deviants, and ordered her to battle against Zakka in New York. He also aided Mr. Bradford, a government agent, in studying the Celestials. Zuras allied himself with Odin in his assault on the 4th Host of Celestials, and formed the Uni-Mind for battle. However, the Uni-Mind was blown apart by the Celestials, and the backlash killed Zuras. Even then, Zuras' spirit continued to exist within his body, until his body was finally destroyed by freeing Thena from a Brain-Mine. Zuras' spirit still seems to exist, as it has appeared at times within Olympia, such as when Ikaris challenged Thena for the title of Prime Eternal.
The Eternals (2006) .
More recently, Zuras has briefly appeared in the new Marvel mini-series The Eternals, written by Neil Gaiman.
Sprite states that he used the machineries of Olympia to partially "reactivate" Zuras - and then deceived Zuras into visiting the tomb of the Dreaming Celestial, forming a uni-mind there. This provided Sprite with the power he needed to rewrite some aspects of reality, stripping the other Eternals of their powers and memories. Sprite also stated that he considers Zuras to be the most powerful of the Eternals.
In the "rewritten" world, Zuras was made into an alcoholic homeless man, with mental problems. He was, however, restored by Ajak.
Notes.
For the actual Zeus, see Zeus.
Bibliography.
Captain Marvel vol. 1 #29;
Eternals Annual #1;
Eternals vol. 1 #5, 9-18;
Eternals vol. 2 #4, 9;
Eternals: Herod Factor;
Iron Man Annual #5;
Red Raven #1;
Thor vol. 1 #285, 287-289, 291-292, 300-301;
What If? vol. 1 #25;
External links.
ImmortalThor.net: Zuras;
Zuras at MarvelDirectory.com; |
419585 | Hethumids | The Hethumids were the rulers of Armenia from 1226 to 1373. Hethum I, the first of the Hethumids, came to power when he married Queen Isabella of Armenia who had inherited the throne from her father.
Hethum (or Hetoum) I (1226-1270);
Leo III (1270-1289) - son of Hethum I;
Hethum II (1289-1293) - son of Leo III;
Thoros III (1293-1298) - son of Leo III;
Hethum II (1294-1297);
Sempad (1297-1299) - son of Leo III;
Constantine III (1299) - son of Leo III;
Hethum II (1299-1307);
Leo IV (1301-1307) (joint ruler) - son of Thoros III;
Oshin (1307-1320) - son of Leo III;
Leo V (1320-1341) - son of Oshin;
Constantine V (1344-1362) - great-nephew of Hethum I;
Constantine VI (1362-1373) - cousin of Constantine V;
(Constantine IV, a de Lusignan, ruled Armenia from 1342 to 1344.) |
9316022 | Ocular Digital | Ocular Digital is a live concert DVD released by the American Christian metal band Tourniquet in 2003. The "Flevo 2001" tracks were recorded live at the Flevo Festival in Eindhoven, Holland on August 17, 2001.
The "Escodino 1991" tracks were recorded live at the Kit Carson Amphitheater in Escondido, California on June 29, 1991. It was the first Tourniquet show ever. As a bonus the DVD includes the promotional music video for the song "Ark of Suffering" from the album Stop the Bleeding.
Track listing.
Flevo 2001.
"Live at Flevo 2001" ;
"Ark of Suffering" ;
"White Knucklin' the Rosary" ;
"Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance" ;
"Bearing Gruesome Cargo" ;
"Drum Solo" ;
"Broken Chromosomes" ;
"A Dog's Breakfast" ;
Escondido 1991.
"Live in Escondido, CA" ;
"Ark of Suffering" ;
"The Test For Leprosy" ;
"Tears of Korah" ;
"Swarming Spirits" ;
"Somnambulism" ;
"Whitewashed Tomb" ;
"Drum Solo " ;
"Harlot Widow and the Virgin Bride" ;
Extras.
"Ark of Suffering" (music video); |
3094108 | Harvey Ward | Harvey Grenville Ward (1927 1995) was born in Southern Rhodesia to an English father and a German mother. His parents went as European settlers in Africa and were engaged in enterprises such as the financing of railroad construction and the building of numerous hotels. His parents owned and the family resided in the Victoria Falls Hotel. In his adult life, Ward became known for his anti-communism and for his support of white minority rule in Rhodesia and South Africa.
Harvey Ward chose a career in journalism, in which time he was a sports editor, foreign correspondent, and political columnist. He eventually became Director-General of the Rhodesian Broadcasting Corporation (today's Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation) which, in effect, put him in charge of government propaganda. Ward is said to have removed references to black sporting achievements from sports programmes carried on state television (The Herald, 6 April 1999).
Following an armed insurrection and several years of negotiations, the white minority government of Rhodesia was replaced by African majority rule in 1979-80. Ward described this as "the betrayal of western nations to their own kin". As a prominent supporter of the white minority government, Ward was forced to leave the new country of Zimbabwe. He and his family departed for South Africa, and advised the white minority government there on avoiding international economic sanctions.
Subsequently, Harvey Ward served as a political adviser to many African leaders and was involved in international intelligence. His watch-word became "dedicated to fighting communism" and he travelled world-wide lecturing on counter-insurgency and terrorism. He described the Soviet Union as run by "gangsters" and totally untrustworthy.
He supported the anti-communist revolts in the former Soviet Bloc saying that it was "a simple matter of good versus evil". In Africa, Ward saw no hope. "Africa is the most exploited of all the continents, and it will stay that way. There has never been any peace in Africa, and I see no end to tribal conflict, spreading of diseases and other plagues", he said.
Harvey Ward was the centre of a minor sensation in on the 26 July 1977 when immigration officials at Heathrow Airport held him for seven hours, before formally refusing him permission to enter Britain, and placing him on board another plane to Munich. He was due to address a meeting of the Africa Committee of the Conservative Monday Club at the House of Lords, organised by the former Tory M.P.,Harold Soref, on the 29th, and visit family in Gloucestershire. On being asked why entry had never been refused on previous journeys to Britain by Mr.Ward, a Home Office spokesman said "I don't know. It may have been a mistake or oversight". Formal protests were made to the Home Office by Tory M.P.'s John Biggs-Davison, Patrick Wall, and Teddy Taylor. (Daily Telegraph, and Daily Mail, 27 July 1977).
In 1986, his wife died and though three of his four children lived in South Africa, Ward decided to move on to Britain.
At the October 1988 Conservative Party Conference, Western Goals (UK) held a fringe meeting on the subject of "International Terrorism - how the West can fight back". Harvey Ward, Sir Alfred Sherman, Rev Martin Smyth, MP, and Andrew Hunter, MP, were the speakers. The latter spoke concerning top-level links between the IRA and ANC.
In 1989, Harvey Ward was working for his old friend James Gibb Stuart at Ossian Books Ltd., in Glasgow. He continued to travel and lecture, and joined the Conservative Party. He was an active member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Conservative Monday Club.
Ward was a supporter of the Western Goals Institute.
In 1991, Ward worked in conjunction with South African security policeman Paul Erasmus to secretly leak false accusations against Winnie Mandela and her daughters, accusing them of being nymphomaniacs and drug abusers. The reports were described as having come from dissidents in the African National Congress, and were issued in an effort to divide the ANC's leadership. They were subsequently taken up by papers such as The Independent, the Sunday Times and Vanity Fair. Erasmus later acknowledged profound regret for his actions in this and other matters, and affected a reconciliation with Mandela. He revealed Ward's role in the propaganda campaign during the late 1990s (Irish Times, 27 March 1999).
In the early 1990s, Ward's fourth child, who had been in the British Police Service returned to live in South Africa and Ward followed, taking up residence in Port Elizabeth, where he later had a heart attack during a game of bowls, and died.
Further reading.
Young European Newsletter, December 1988 edition, published by Western Goals (UK), London.
Interview in Neosho Daily News Missouri, U.S.A.,19 July 1990.
Ward, Harvey, Sanctions Buster, Glasgow, 1982. ISBN 0-85335-251-8. |
8089583 | Plantet | Plantet is a red wine grape that is a hybrid grape created by French hybridist Albert Seibel. The grape is grown primarily in the Loire Valley around Anjou and is known for the high yields that the vine can produce. The vine is generally reliable and disease resistant, producing well even after suffering through a spring frost, however the berries tend to be difficult to crush which leads the grape to some disfavor among winemakers. The exact parentage of this hybrid is unknown but the two most popular theories are the crosses of two Seibel grapes, Seibel 867 x Seibel 2524, and the Seibel 4461 crossed with Berlandieri-Jacquez.
References . |
6558201 | Michele Cavataio | Michele Cavataio (died December 10, 1969, Palermo), also known as The Cobra was a powerful member of the Sicilian Mafia. He was the boss of the Acquasanta mandamento in Palermo and was a member of the first Sicilian Mafia Commission.
Early Mafia career.
Cavataio was seen as an exponent of a new Mafia of Americanised gangsters that appeared in the mid 1950s. After World War II, he made his fortune selling petrol that was stolen from the Italian Navy. The Acquasanta Mafia family controlled the docks of Palermo that were situated in their area. They acted as strike breakers against the dockworkers, and did not hesitate to shoot at the strikers if necessary.
In 1955, the bosses of the Acquasanta Mafia clan, Gaetano Galatolo and Nicola D Alessandro were killed in a dispute over the protection rackets when the fruit and vegetable wholesale market moved from the Zisa area to Acquasanta, disturbing the delicate power balances within Cosa Nostra. The killer of Galatolo was never identified, but Cavataio was suspected. Cavataio became the new boss of the clan and had to agree to split the profits of the wholesale market racket with the Greco Mafia family of Ciaculli, who traditionally controlled fruit and vegetable supply to Palermo wholesale market.
Cavataio actively participated in what is called the sack of Palermo during the reign of Salvo Lima as mayor of Palermo. Mafia bosses were granted building licenses through contacts with politicians. The construction boom destroyed the city's green belt and villas that gave it architectural grace, to make way for characterless and shoddily constructed apartment blocks.
First Mafia War.
Cavataio was one of the protagonists of the first Mafia War in 1962-63. According to the pentito Tommaso Buscetta it was Michele Cavataio who deliberately escalated a dispute between different factions. The conflicted erupted over an underweight shipment of heroin. The shipment was financed by Cesare Manzella, the Greco cousins from Ciaculli and the La Barbera brothers. Suspicion fell on Calcedonio Di Pisa, who had collected the heroin and had organised the transport to New York.
The case was brought before the Mafia Commission, but disagreement on how to handle it, led to a bloody conflict between clan s allied with the Greco s, headed by Salvatore Ciaschiteddu Greco, and clan s allied with the La Barbera s in particular when Di Pisa was killed on December 26, 1962. The Greco s suspected the La Barbera s of the attack.
However, it had been Cavataio who had killed Di Pisa in the knowledge that the Greco s would blame the La Barbera s and a war would be the result. Cavataio having his own problems with Di Pisa and wanting him out of the way, and on bad terms with the La Barbera s as well contrived Di Pisa s murder in such a way that the La Barbera s would appear responsible. He kept fuelling the conflict with more bomb attacks and killings. Other Mafia families who resented the growing power of the Sicilian Mafia Commission to the detriment of individual Mafia families backed Cavataio.
Cavataio then participated, along with Buscetta and another Acquasanta capo, in several car bomb attacks on the Greco s and their allies, considered enemies because of their intrusion in the wholesale produce market. He was responsible for a car bomb that exploded near Greco s house in Ciaculli on June 30, 1963, killing seven police and military officers sent to defuse it after an anonymous phone call. The outrage over the Ciaculli massacre changed the Mafia war into a war against the Mafia. It prompted the first concerted anti-Mafia efforts by the state in post-war Italy. The Sicilian Mafia Commission was dissolved and of those mafiosi who had escaped arrest many went abroad. Cavataio was arrested.
The Ciaculli bombing made the other Mafia clans aware of Cavataio s manipulation of the Mafia War. When the bomd exploded, Salvatore La Barbera was already dead and his brother Angelo La Barbera had fled to Milan, where he was seriously wounded. It became clear that Cavataio and not the La Barbera s had planted the bomb and fomented much of the trouble.
Killed by the Mafia.
Cavataio received a four year sentence at the Trial of the 114 against the Mafia in Catanzaro in December 1968, despite an indictment for ten murders. He was sentenced for criminal association and soon left jail when in appeal his sentence was reduced to two years. However, by then the Mafia had realised Cavataio s double-crossing role in the Mafia war. In retaliation, during a meeting in Zürich several top Mafia bosses decided to eliminate Cavataio on the instigation of Salvatore Ciaschiteddu Greco who had come all the way from Venezuela. Greco had come to subscribe to Buscetta s theory about how the First Mafia War began.
Cavataio and three of his men were killed on December 10, 1969, in the Viale Lazio in Palermo by a Mafia hit squad including Bernardo Provenzano, Calogero Bagarella (an elder brother of Leoluca Bagarella the brother-in-law of Totò Riina), Emanuele D Agostino of Stefano Bontade s Santa Maria di Gesù Family and Damiano Caruso a soldier of Giuseppe Di Cristina, the Mafia boss of Riesi.
The killers entered the office of the construction company of Girolamo Moncada, the builder that previously was connected with Anglo La Barbera and now with Cavataio. Cavataio was able to shoot and kill Calogero Bagarella and wounding one of Di Cristina s men before Provenzano killed him. Provenzano saved the situation with his Beretta 38/A submachine gun and earned himself a reputation as a Mafia killer with the attack.
The composition of the hit squad, according to Buscetta, was a clear indication thet the killing had been sanctioned collectively by all the major Sicilian Mafia families: not only did it include Calogero Bagarella from Corleone, and a member of Stefano Bontate s family in Palermo, but also a soldier of Giuseppe Di Cristina s family on the other end of Sicily in Riesi. The Viale Lazio bloodbath marked the end of a pax mafiosa that had reigned since the Ciaculli massacre until the end of the Trial of the 114.
References.
Relazione sull infiltrazione mafiosa nei Cantieri Navali di Palermo Commissione parlamentare d inchiesta sul fenomeno della mafia, 26 gennaio 1998.
Excellent Cadavers. The Mafia and the Death of the First Italian Republic (1995) Alexander Stille, Vintage ISBN 0-09-959491-9;
Da cosa nasce cosa. Storia della mafia del 1943 a oggi (2000) Alfio Caruso, Milan: Longanesi ISBN 88-304-1620-7;
Reversible Destiny: Mafia, Antimafia, and the Struggle for Palermo (2003) Jane T. Schneider & Peter T. Schneider, University of California Press ISBN 0-520-23609-2;
Cosa Nostra. A history of the Sicilian Mafia (2004) John Dickie, Coronet, ISBN 0-340-82435-2; |
2542237 | Check washing | Check washing is the process of erasing checks, enabling the rewriting thereof, usually for criminal purposes such as fraudulent withdrawal from the victim's bank account.
Various steps can be taken by the writer of the check to reduce the possibility of falling victim to check washing. These include mailing checks by placing them in secured mailboxes, using secure ink dispensed from a gel, rollerball, or fountain pen, the filling in of all lines on the check, and careful scrutiny of bank statements.
The actual process of washing a check is relatively simple, and can be accomplished with basic solvents. Among many others, possible solvents include alcohol or nail polish remover. The actual solvent is largely irrelevant more importantly, the polarity of the solvent is important, and must match the polarity of the dye in the ink. For example, an ink that is mostly made of a polar dye would require a polar solvent (i.e. isopropanol or acetone). Similarly, a non-polar dye would require a non-polar solvent (i.e. toluene or a similar hydrocarbon). Both nail polish remover (acetone) and isopropanol are polar molecules, and are able to pull most common inks away from paper quite easily, in a matter of minutes.
Video Demonstration of Check Washing and the Uniball 207 Ant check washing gel pen |
98617 | Monastery of Horezu | The Monastery of Horezu was founded in 1690 by Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu in the town of Horezu, Wallachia, Romania. It is considered to be a masterpiece of "Brâncovean" style, known for its architectural purity and balance, the richness of its sculpted detail, its treatment of religious compositions, its votive portraits, and its painted decorative works.
The monastery has been inscribed by UNESCO on its list of World Heritage Sites.
External links.
UNESCO World Heritage List - Horezu entry;
more; |
1764593 | Lever escapement | The lever escapement is a key component of the typical movement found in most mechanical wristwatches, pocket watches and many small mechanical non-pendulum clocks.
The invention of the lever escapement is attributed to Thomas Mudge, and its modern form was developed by subsequent workers including Breguet and Massey. It is a detached escapement, which means that the time-keeping element runs entirely free of interfernce from the escapement during a portion of the operating cycle.
The rotation of the escape wheel is controlled by the pallets. The escape wheel has specially shaped teeth of either ratchet or club form, which interact with the two jewels called the entrance and exit pallets. The escape wheel, except in unusual cases, has 15 teeth and is made of steel. These pallets are attached solidly to the lever, which has at its end a fork to receive the ruby impulse pin of the balance roller. In modern design it is common for the pallet mountings and the fork to be made as a single component.
As the escape wheel rotates, a tooth will slide across the sloping impulse plane of the entrance pallet. This will turn the pallets about their axis, which places the exit pallet into the path of the rotating escape wheel. Thus, once the tooth leaves the impulse plane of the entrance pallet, the wheel is only able to turn a small amount (called the drop) until a tooth of the escape wheel lands on the locking face of the exit pallet. The wheel is said to be locked on the exit pallet. From the release from the entrance pallet to this point, the escape wheel will have turned through exactly half of the angle between two teeth.
The impulse received by the pallet as the tooth moves over the impulse face is transferred by the lever to the balance wheel via the ruby pin on the roller of the balance. The lever moves until it rests against the banking (either solid, or a pin); it is held in this position by the draw of the pallet jewels; this means that in order to unlock the wheel it must be turned backwards by a small amount.
After the drop, the balance wheel will rotate free of interference from the escapement until the impulse pin enters the fork again while moving in the opposite direction. This will unlock the escapement, which releases the escape wheel so that a tooth can slide over the impulse plane of the exit pallet, which transfers an impulse via the lever to the impulse pin. The escape wheel drops against until a tooth locks on the entrance pallet. The cycle then starts again.
Draw .
The reliability of the modern lever escapement depends upon draw; the pallets are angled so that the escape wheel must recoil a small amount during the unlocking; this holds the lever against the banking during the detached portion of the operating cycle. Draw angle is typically about 15 degrees to the radial.
Early lever escapements lacked draw (indeed some makers considered it injurious as a cause of extra friction in unlocking) as a result a jolt could result in the escapement unlocking.
Lever watch movement .
Most modern mechanical watches are jeweled lever watches, using manmade ruby or sapphire jewels for the high-wear areas of the watch. Until the late 1970s, pin-lever watches were common. These are nearly identical in operation, except that the fork jewels are replaced by plain steel parts. Most pin-lever watches have no jewels, or a single, mostly useless jewel.
Mechanical movements have largely been replaced by electrically operated quartz watches which are cheaper, just as reliable and more accurate.
How a typical lever escapement movement works:
The crown and stem turn the keyless works, which when in the wind position turns the inside loops of the mainspring coil. The mainspring is inside the barrel, with the outside of the mainspring attached to the barrel. The barrel turns the center wheel once per hour this wheel has a shaft that goes through the dial. On the dial side the cannon pinion is attached with a friction fit (allowing it to slide when setting the hands) and the minute hand is attached to the cannon pinion. There is a small wheel driven by the minute wheel that in turn drives the hour wheel and hand once for every 12 revolutions of the minute hand.
The center wheel drives the third wheel, which in turn drives the fourth wheel. On most watches, the fourth wheel is geared to rotate once per minute, and on most watches with "sub seconds" (seconds on a small subdial between the center and edge of the watch) rather than the more common center seconds, the second hand is attached directly to this wheel. The fourth wheel drives the escapement wheel or escape wheel.
The combination of hairspring stiffness and length works with the diameter and mass of the balance wheel to precisely control the rate of the watch according to Hooke's law. Depending on the watch, this process happens at an exact rate between 2.5 and 5 times per second, causing the second hand to pulse forward 5 to 10 times per second. The speed of this process is almost independent of the rest of the watch. More or less force (as in the difference between a fully wound mainspring and a nearly unwound) will change how far the balance wheel swings, but under normal operation will not significantly change how long it takes to complete a cycle.
If either the effective length or strength of the hairspring are changed, or the mass or diameter of the balance are changed, the rate of the watch will change. Most watches are regulated with a moveable regulator that grips the spring at a point near the outside end, changing the effective length. Some watches have screws around the balance by adding or removing washers under these screws, coarse adjustments to rate can be made. Some high-end "Free-Sprung" watches do not have a traditional regulator, instead relying on moveable weights to fine-tune the balance
See also.
pallet fork; |
8647115 | Riang Kotang | Riang Kotang fumarole field is located near the eastern tip of Flores island, Indonesia. Two fumarole areas are found along the saddle foot of the volcano. Hot springs appear along the southwest side of the Oka Bay and Hadang Bay on the west coast.
See also .
List of volcanoes in Indonesia;
References . |
1241246 | AFB Bloemspruit | AFB Bloemspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is co-located with Bloemfontein Airport, and shares its runways.
The base motto is Ex Unite Pax, (Peace Through Unity).
Units Hosted .
16 Squadron - Attack helicopter squadron;
87 Helicopter Flying School - Helicopter training squadron;
106 Squadron - Light transport reserve;
107 Squadron - Light transport reserve;
506 Squadron - Security services; |
6434695 | Turkish Daily News | The Turkish Daily News is a Turkish daily. It was established in March 1961 and is considered Turkey's first and largest English-language daily.
It is part of the Do an Media Group (DYH), owner of Hürriyet, and Milliyet - two mass circulation Turkish newspapers. DYH also owns many other interests in the media sector.
The current editor in chief is David Judson, who also holds that position at Turkish business daily Referans.
Recent competition to the TDN has arrived in the form of Today's Zaman, an offshoot of mildly Islamist Turkish daily Zaman.
External links.
turkishdailynews.com.tr; |
4576681 | Laurel House Railroad Station | The Laurel House Station, branch MP 18.5, was built as part of the three-foot gauge Kaaterskill Railroad, an extension of the Stony Clove and Catskill Mountain Railroad. It was built so passengers could stop there and take a horse and carriage to the Laurel House, a hotel that was nearby. When it was built, it was anything but an actual station; in fact, it was nothing but a platform. When the Ulster and Delaware standard-gauged the railroad in 1899, it was replaced with an actual station. The branch it served would become an actual part of the railroad in 1903.
It was square shaped, and like most other stations on the U&D, had a built-in gutter. It was well operated until the late 1930s. That's when it became nothing but a flagstop, where one would have to wave a tin flag to get a train to stop. It was abandoned when the Kaaterskill branch was abandoned in 1939, and eventually scrapped in 1940, along with the Stony Clove Branch, and the Hunter Branch. The New York State Government decided to get rid of the station, and eventually burnt it to the ground. |
47088 | Nice | Nice (; Niçard Occitan: Niça norm or Nissa, Italian: Nizza, Greek: ) is a city in southern France located on the Mediterranean coast, between Marseille and Genoa, with 933,080 inhabitants in the metropolitan area at the 1999 census. The city is a major tourist centre and a leading resort on the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur). It is the historical capital city of the County of Nice.
Administration.
Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région, Nice is a commune and the préfecture (administrative capital) of the Alpes-Maritimes département.
History .
For the ecclesiastical history, see bishopric of Nice;
There were settlements in the Nice area approximately 400,000 years ago: the site of Terra Amata shows one of the earliest uses of fire and construction of houses.
Nice (Nicaea) was founded probably around 350 BC by the Greeks of
Massilia (Marseille) and received the name of ("Nikaia") in honor of a victory over the neighbouring Ligurians (Nike being the Greek goddess of victory). It soon became one of the busiest trading stations on the Ligurian coast; but as a city it had an important rival in the Roman town of Cemenelum, which continued to exist as a separate city till the time of the Lombard invasions, and has left its ruins at Cimiez, which is now a quarter of Nice.
In the 7th century Nice joined the Genoese League formed by the towns of Liguria. In 729 it repulsed the Saracens; but in 859 and 880 they pillaged and burned it, and for the most of the 10th century remained masters of the surrounding country.
During the Middle Ages Nice had its share in the wars and disasters of Italy. As an ally of Pisa it was the enemy of Genoa, and both the King of France and the Emperor endeavoured to subjugate it; but in spite of all it maintained its municipal liberties. In the course of the 13th and 14th centuries it fell more than once into the hands of the Counts of Provence; and at length in 1388 the commune placed itself under the protection of the Counts of Savoy.
The maritime strength of Nice now rapidly increased until it was able to cope with the Barbary pirates; the fortifications were largely extended and the roads to the city improved. During the struggle between Francis I and Charles V great damage was caused by the passage of the armies invading Provence; pestilence and famine raged in the city for several years. It was in Nice that the two monarchs in 1538 concluded, through the mediation of Pope Paul III, a truce of ten years.
In 1543 Nice was attacked by the united forces of Francis I and Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha; and, though the inhabitants repulsed the assault which succeeded the terrible bombardment, they were ultimately compelled to surrender, and Barbarossa was allowed to pillage the city and to carry off 2,500 captives. Pestilence appeared again in 1550 and 1580.
In 1600 Nice was taken by the duke of Guise. By opening the ports of the countship to all nations, and proclaiming full freedom of trade, Charles Emmanuel in 1626 gave a great stimulus to the commerce of the city, whose noble families took part in its mercantile enterprises. Captured by Catinat in 1691, Nice was restored to Savoy in 1696; but it was again besieged by the French in 1705, and in the following year its citadel and ramparts were demolished.
The treaty of Utrecht in 1713 once more gave the city back to Savoy; and in the peaceful years which followed the "new town" was built. From 1744 till the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) the French and Spaniards were again in possession. In 1775 the king of Sardinia destroyed all that remained of the ancient liberties of the commune. Conquered in 1792 by the armies of the French republic, the county of Nice continued to be part of France until 1814; but after that date it reverted to Sardinia.
By a treaty concluded in 1860 between the Sardinian king and Napoleon III, it was again transferred to France as a territorial reward for French assistance in the Second Italian War of Independence against Austria, which saw Lombardy unified with Piedmont-Sardinia. The cession was ratified by over 25,000 electors out of a total of 30,700 although the plebiscite was most likely manipulated by the French. Savoy was also transferred to the French crown by similar means.
The dawn of the 20th century was the arrival of a modern mode of transport. In 1900, the Tramway de Nice electrified its horse drawn tramway and spread its network to Menton and Cagnes-sur-Mer, equipping the city of a modern mode of transport.
In the second half of the 20th century, Nice bore the influence of mayor Jean Médecin (mayor from 1947 to 1965) and his son Jacques (mayor from 1966 to 1990). On October 16 1979 23 people died when the coast of Nice was hit by a tsunami. As accusations of political corruption against Jacques Médecin grew, he fled France in 1990 and was arrested in Uruguay in 1993, leading to his extradition in 1994. He was then convicted of several counts of corruption and associated crimes and sentenced to prison.
Jacques Peyrat, the mayor of Nice since 1995, is a member of the UMP party and former member of the Front National.
In 2003, local head prosecutor Éric de Montgolfier alleged that some judicial cases involving local personalities had been suspiciously derailed by the local judiciary, which he suspected of having unhealthy contacts, through Masonic lodges, with the very people that they are supposed to prosecute or judge. A controversial official report stated that de Montgolfier had made unwarranted accusations.
Climate .
Nice enjoys mild and sunny weather throughout the year. Its mediterranean climate allows rather warm summers and mild winters, with temperatures rarely reaching the freezing point.
Snowfall, although extremely rare, sometimes occurs.
The following table provides averages of the temperatures which have been recorded at the airport, which is situated at a way cooler location than the rest of the town, which is easily 4°C warmer.
Culture .
Nice has a distinct culture due to its unique history. The local language Niçard (Nissart) is an Occitan dialect, still spoken by a minority. Strong Italian and (less) Corsican influences make it less unintelligible than other non-extinct Provençal dialects that exist around.
Local food culture, which includes pissaladière, a pie with onions and anchovies paste; socca, a type of pancake made from chickpea flour; bouillabaisse and various fish soups; "Stockfish"
(traditionally pronounced as "Stoquefiche" (French spelling) with special emphasis on the first "e"), farcis niçois, vegetables stuffed with breadcrumbs; and salade niçoise, a tomato salad with green peppers of the "Corne" breed, baked eggs, tuna or anchovies and olives.
In the past Nice welcomed many immigrants from Italy (who continue to make a large proportion of the population), as well as Spanish and Portuguese immigrants. However, in the past few decades immigration has been opened to include immigrants from all over the world particularly immigrants from other parts of the world, mainly former Northern and Western African colonies, as well as southeastern Asia. Traditions are still alive, especially in the folk music and the dances. The most famous is the farandole.
Places of interest.
Promenade des Anglais: the street running along the edge of the water, with strong nightlife and nice views;
Château;
Monument aux morts;
The port;
Marché aux fleurs (flower market): runs every day of the week selling all the best produce of the area;
Old Nice;
Grand Hôtel Impérial;
Religious buildings.
Sainte-Réparate Cathedral, 17th century;
Saint-Jacques Church, 17th century;
The Saint Nicolas Orthodox Cathedral;
Sainte Jeanne d'Arc Church, 20th century;
Museums.
Musée des Beaux-Arts Jules Chéret;
Musée Masséna;
Museum of Natural History;
Naval Museum;
Galerie des Ponchettes;
Musée Chagall (Cimiez);
Musée Matisse (arenas of Cimiez where one can also see Roman ruins);
Musée Terra-Amata;
Sports and entertainment facilities.
Stade du Ray;
Stade Charles-Ehrmann;
Palais Nikaia;
Education.
Nice is home of the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis and EDHEC Business School.
Transport.
The city is served by Côte d'Azur International Airport and has a railway station. The smaller Gare du Sud is not used any longer. The Chemins de Fer de Provence is a small rail company providing a daily train service between Nice and Digne-les-Bains. The ferry companies SNCM and Corsica Ferries operate from the Nice harbour and sail to several towns on Corsica.
Public transport within the city and to neighbouring areas is provided by the Ligne d'Azur bus company. A tramway, the Tramway de Nice, is currently under construction and is expected to begin operation in 2007.
Miscellaneous.
Births.
Nice was the birthplace of:
Catherine Ségurane, heroine of the siege of Nice in 1543;
Andre Massena (1758 1817), Duke of Rivoli, Prince of Essling, soldier in the armies of Napoleon and a Marshal of France;
Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807 1885), nationalist revolutionary and Italy's most famous soldier of the Risorgimento;
Robert Caesar Childers (1838 1876), British Orientalist scholar;
Melchior de Vogue (1848 1910), author;
Albert Calmette (1863 1933), physician, bacteriologist and immunologist;
Marcel Journet (1867 1933), tenor;
René Dreyfus (1905 1993), Grand Prix driver;
Jean Behra (1921 1959), Formula One driver;
Simone Veil (1927-), lawyer and politician;
Yves Klein (1928 1962), artist;
Max Gallo (1932-), author and politician;
Christian Wolff (1934-), American composer of experimental classical music;
Le Clezio (1940-), author;
Didier Van Cauweleart (1960-), author, winner of the Goncourt in 1994;
Jenifer Bartoli (1982-), pop singer;
Town twinning.
Nice's town twins are:
Active twinnings:
Cuneo, Italy;
Edinburgh, Scotland;
Gda sk, Poland;
Hangzhou, China;
Laval, Canada;
Louisiana (State), United States;
Nuremberg, Germany;
Saint Petersburg, Russia;
Szeged, Hungary;
Thessaloniki, Greece;
Yalta, Ukraine;
Other twinnings:
Alacant, Spain;
Cartagena, Colombia;
Antananarivo, Madagascar;
Cape Town, South Africa;
Houston, United States;
Kamakura, Japan;
Libreville, Gabon;
Manila, Philippines;
Miami, United States;
Netanya, Israel;
Nouméa, France;
Phuket, Thailand;
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
Saint Denis, France;
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain;
Sorrento, Italy;
Pact of friendship:
Xiamen, China;
See also.
County of Nice;
Albert Spaggiari;
Bishopric of Nice;
Nice Carnival;
Catherine Ségurane;
Cimetière du Château ;
Cimiez;
European Institute of High International Studies;
Hotel Negresco;
Nice Observatory;
OGC Nice;
Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur Université-Racing;
Paris-Nice;
Sophia Antipolis;
Treaty of Nice (2003);
Sources and references.
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External links.
Nice official site ;
Dances and traditional musics from Nice ;
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2617867 | Fallin' | "Fallin'" is the first single from R&B/soul musician Alicia Keys's debut album, Songs in A Minor. Released to radio and music video outlets in April 2001, the song is her debut single and is also generally considered her signature song. "Fallin'" became Keys' first number one single in the United States, and her first top five hit in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Song information.
The songwriting and production credits for "Fallin'" are credited solely to Alicia Keys. However, the composition and arrangement of the song's instrumentation is very similar (the only difference being a change in key) of "It's a Man's Man's Man's World", a 1966 single by James Brown.
The song's lyrics find Keys lamenting on a relationship that fills her with confused and mixed feelings. Following the song's a cappella intro, she proceeds to explain how her relationship with her man varies between happy times and painful conflict. To sum up her feelings, Keys notes, "I keep on fallin', in and out of love with you, I never loved someone the way that I'm loving you..". Accompanying the lyrics is Keys' production, including her piano performance, which takes the main chords from "It's A Man's Man's Man's World" and weaves them into a new song. The record also features a violin performance of the pizzicato and legato strings from Brown's song by Miri Ben-Ari. Keys' collaborator, and later, Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, provides the song's drum programming.
Although the song is Alicia Keys's signature song, it ironically almost did not become her single. Before she joined J Records, Keys had signed a recording contract with Sony's Columbia Records. Sony felt that Keys should sing more mainstream-accessible material written by others, while she insisted upon recording her own compositions. As a result, Keys' recording career remained in limbo for two years. Bored and with free time on her hands because of Sony's lack of interest in her, Keys decided to put her time to good use and began to write a song. Instantly, arpeggios hit her, and she became inspired with the chords that would define "Fallin'" (the ones that were close to "It's A Man's Man's Man's World"). She quickly composed lyrics basing the tune on the emotions she faced during one of her first serious romantic relationships.
As Keys was still in aristic limbo, the song was originally not meant for her; Sony intended to have Kim Scott, a child prodigy signed to their label, record "Fallin'". Keys became uneasy over the matter, as she wanted to record the song herself, but could not because Sony was not focusing on her career. At first Keys had surrendered the piece to Scott willingly, but later changed her mind, and Scott did not record it. Clive Davis, a former Columbia Records executive then at Arista Records, heard about Keys and was impressed with her artistry. After Davis started a label of his own, J Records, he bought out Keys' Sony contract and signed her to his label.
Once at J Records, Keys began work on her debut album, Songs In A Minor. Unlike Sony, J Records did not mind Keys recording her own compsitions, and encouraged her to do so. When it was time for a first single to be chosen, "Girlfriend", a song Keys had worked on with Jermaine Dupri while at Columbia, was considered, but Keys and other executives agreed that "Fallin'" would be the best choice.
Release.
"Fallin'" was released in April 2001 as Keys' first single, amidst considerable promotion and praise from Davis and J Records. The song quickly became a stable of both urban and pop radio, eventually rising to number-one on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. "Fallin'" reached number one in the U.S. charts on August 18, 2001, and remained there for six weeks. It also reached number three in the United Kingdom and number two in Australia. A remix of the song, featuring Busta Rhymes and Rampage from the Flipmode Squad (also at that time signed to J Records), included on the British edition of her album, reimagines the song as a hip-hop-flavored dance song. Since its release, "Fallin'" has become a popular standard for contestants on the reality television series American Idol.
Awards.
As one of the most critically acclaimed singles of 2001, "Fallin'" was nominated for several awards. "Fallin'" connected well with NARAS as the song was nominated in 2002 for four Grammy Awards: Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song. It ended up winning Song of the Year, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song (Record of the Year was awarded to U2's "Walk On").
At the 2001 Billboard Music Awards, "Fallin'" was nominated for the Hot 100 Single of the Year; however, it lost the award to Lifehouse's "Hanging By A Moment". The song was also nominated for Outstanding Song and Outstanding Music Video at the 2002 NAACP Image Awards. It did not win in either category.
Music video.
The music video of "Fallin'", directed by Chris Robinson was a staple of BET and MTV2 during the spring and summer of 2001. Unlike most other contemporary R&B videos, "Fallin's" video was a low-key clip with no dancing. The video's plot has Keys traveling to a prison to visit her incarcerated boyfriend. The plot is continued in the video for Keys' next single, "A Woman's Worth", which explores what happens when Keys' boyfriend is released and, with her help, adjusts back to regular life. Keys said in an interview that she was supposed to be the one incarcerated, and her boyfriend was visiting her.
Credits.
Written by Alicia Keys;
Produced by Alicia Keys;
Lead vocals by Alicia Keys;
Background vocals by Alicia Keys, Cindy Mizelle, Tammy Saunders, and Andricka Hall;
Violin by Miri Ben-Ari;
Drum programming by Kerry "Krucial" Brothers;
All other instruments performed by Alicia Keys;
See also .
Hot 100 number-one hits of 2001 (USA); |
7290850 | Rotherhithe (UK Parliament constituency) | Rotherhithe was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Rotherhithe district of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries .
Members of Parliament .
Election results .
References .
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2665276 | Chemotype | A chemotype (sometimes chemovar) is a chemically distinct entity in a plant or microorganism, with differences in the composition of the secondary metabolites. Minor genetic and epigenetic changes with little or no effect on morphology may produce large changes in the chemical phenotype.
A good example of a plant with many chemotypes is Thymus vulgaris. While largely indistinguishable in appearance, specimens of T. vulgaris may be assigned to one of six different chemotypes, depending on whether the primary component of the essential oil is thymol, carvacrol, linalool, geraniol, thujanol-4 or terpineol. Such chemotypes may be indicated as Thymus vulgaris ct. thymol (red thyme), or Thymus vulgaris ct. geraniol (sweet thyme), etc. Such an indication has no taxonomic standing, also see ecotype. |
7701307 | Royalty! | "Royalty!" is a song from the 1974 musical film, Huckleberry Finn based on the book by Mark Twain. It was sung by Harvey Korman as "The King" (of France, no less) and David Wayne as The Duke (of Bilgwater). The song is one of the comedic highlights of the film. In the course of the song, the King and the Duke attempt to convince Jim and Huckleberry that they are down-on-their-luck French royals. It's a fairly transparent scam, but Jim and Huckleberry nevertheless play along with con artists. The song was written by the Sherman Brothers.
Literary Sources.
Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyond. Pages: 178-181, Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998. |
8290217 | Yakov Rekhter | Dr. Yakov Rekhter joined Juniper Networks in Dec 2000, where he is a Juniper Fellow. Prior to joining Juniper, Yakov worked at Cisco Systems, where he was a Cisco Fellow. Prior to joining Cisco in 1995, he worked at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center.
Yakov Rekhter was one of the leading architects and a major software developer of the NSFNET Backbone Phase II. He co-designed the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). He was also one of the lead designers of Tag Switching, BGP/MPLS based VPNs, and MPLS Traffic Engineering. Among his most recent activities is the work on Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS). His other contributions to contemporary Internet technology include: Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) and IP address allocation for private Internets.
He is the author or co-author of over 40 IETF RFCs, (see IETF) and numerous papers and articles on TCP/IP and the Internet. His recent books include: "MPLS: Technology and Applications" (Morgan Kauffman, 2000) and "Switching in IP Networks: IP Switching, Tag Switching and Related Technologies" (Morgan Kauffman, 1998). |
3088706 | Project SHAMROCK | Project SHAMROCK, considered to be the sister project for Project MINARET, was an espionage exercise that involved the accumulation of all telegraphic data entering into or exiting from the United States. The Armed Forces Security Agency (AFSA) and its successor NSA were given direct access to daily microfilm copies of all incoming, outgoing, and transiting telegraphs via the Western Union and its associates RCA and ITT. Operation Shamrock lasted well into the 1960s when computerized operations (HARVEST) made it possible to search for keywords rather than read through all communications.
Project SHAMROCK became so successful that in 1966 the NSA and CIA set up a front company in Lower Manhattan (where the offices of the telegraph companies were located) under the codename LPMEDLEY. At the height of Project SHAMROCK, 150,000 messages a month were printed and analyzed by NSA agents. In May 1975 however, Congressional critics began to investigate and expose the program. As a result, NSA director Lew Allen terminated it. The testimony of both the representatives from the cable companies and of director Allen at the hearings prompted Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Sen. Frank Church to conclude that Project SHAMROCK was probably the largest government interception program affecting Americans ever undertaken."
One result of these investigations was the creation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) which limited the powers of the NSA and put in place a process of warrants and judicial review.
Other uses.
"Operation Shamrock" was also the name of a plan to bring German children to Ireland from post World War II Germany
External links.
ECHELON: America's Secret Global Surveillance Network;
The NSA's Global Spying Network | by By Patrick S. Poole;
The National Security Agency: The Secret Unveiled;
Development of Surveillance Technology & Risk of Abuse of Economic Information | PDF;
Schneier on Security: Project Shamrock;
House report on Project Minaret and Project Shamrock; |
5084439 | Rengoku 2 | Rengoku 2 is a fantasy action adventure game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Konami for Sony's PlayStation Portable. It was recently revealed on May 9, 2006 at the E3 convention .
Story
In the game, the player controls A.D.A.M., a battle android, as he fights his way up a tower with eight floors, the first seven named after the seven deadly sins. The main story it's the same of the first.
While the character shares the name with the previous title, two characters are different characters. The game also features over 300 weapons; downloadable maps, weapons, and items; as well as wireless multiplayer for up to four people.
The US version is titled "The Stairway To H.E.A.V.E.N", which is named after the famous Led Zeppelin song.
The game got a 2 out of 5 on X-Play, saying that the only improvement was that not all of the rooms were the same as compared to the previous game, but still lacked anything to gain X-Play's praise since the problems from the first Rengoku still persisted.
Gallery.
External link.
Rengoku 2 at GameSpot; |
1622071 | Peter Oundjian | Peter Oundjian (born 1955, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a violinist and conductor, the youngest of five children from an Armenian father and English mother. He was educated in England, where he began studying the violin at age seven with Manoug Parikian. He then attended the Royal College of Music. He went to New York to study at the Juilliard School with Ivan Galamian, Itzhak Perlman, and Dorothy Delay.
In 1980, he won First Prize at the International Violin Competition in Viña del Mar, Chile. Oundjian went on to hold an illustrious career as the first violinist of the Tokyo String Quartet for 14 years. Focal dystonia related to repetitive stress injury forced Oundjian to put aside his instrumental career, fall 2004.]. He then shifted his musical focus to being a conductor.
Oundjian was the Artistic Director of the Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam (now the Amsterdam Sinfonietta) from 1998-2003. He is also the Artistic Advisor and Principal Guest Conductor of the Caramoor International Music Festival. He has been the Principal Guest Conductor of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. His guest-conducting appearances have been with the Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit, St. Louis and Berlin Symphonies, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Saarbrucken Radio Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Tonhalle Orchester in Zurich..
Oundjian was appointed the Music Director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) in January 2003, and assumed the post in 2004. The orchestra had financial problems before the time of Oundjian's appointment, but he has contributed to an improvement in the orchestra's situation since the start of his tenure, 3 February 2007.]. Oundjian has recently extended his contract with the TSO to 2012, 8 February 2007.].
More recently, Oundjian was named the Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Oundjian also teaches at the Yale School of Music. He, his wife Nadine, and their children Lara and Peter make their home in Connecticut.
References.
Trivia.
British comedian Eric Idle is his cousin. |
5914515 | Lee Aronsohn | Lee Aronsohn (born December 15, 1952) is a television writer and producer.
He has written for some very successful sitcoms, such as The Love Boat, Who's the Boss?, Murphy Brown, Grace Under Fire and Cybill.
In 2003, he co-created the sitcom Two and a Half Men and wrote original music for the series. Besides writing scripts, Aronsohn was also executive producer for six episodes in 2006. That same year, he directed his first episode.
External links.
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Screenwriting Expo; |
6814605 | Nikolay Kamenskiy | Nikolay Kamenskiy (born October 17, 1931). is a former Soviet ski jumper who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won a silver medal in the individual large hill at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane.
Kamenskiy also finished fourth in the individual large hill competition at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. He also won the ski jump competition at the Holmenollen ski festival in 1958, the Four Hills Tournament in 1957, and two other victories in normal hill events in 1957.
External links.
FIS Profile (As Nikolaj Kamenski);
Holmenkollen Winners since 1892; |
1238128 | The Legend of Mir 3 | The Legend of Mir 3 (Korean: 3) is a sprite based isometric 3-D massively multiplayer online role-playing game, developed by Wemade Entertainment. It is a sequel to the massively multiplayer game The Legend of Mir 2.
The game remains largely unchanged from the previous version, with the exception of the graphics being upgraded from 8-bit to 16-bit. There is also improved player customization, far larger maps, and a revamped quest system.
Note: recently the legend of mir3 client version 3.55, has been released. Some major changes have been made. Glowing armour, leveling cap not maxed, new maps, guild functions, items, towns.
Like its predecessor The Legend of Mir 2, The Legend of Mir 3 is hugely popular in China and South Korea. It has been certified by the Guinness Book of Records for having 750,000 subscribers online simultaneously.
The current European host for the game is the Italy-based Game Network, who obtained the license to run Mir 3 in early 2006. The original hosts were Bradford-based Quality Games Online (QGO). The game was in open beta from February 2006 until June 2006.
The United States host for the game is the US based iEntertainment. The US version of the game is in pay-to-play phase also, and the two companies are now working together to acquire implemented changes from Wemade.
Characters .
Warrior .
The warrior is a straight forward basic class. Warrior uses 'DC' Charm(melee attack) to kill the enemy. They have high HP (hit points), high AC (Defense from melee attacks) and have very little MP (Mana points) and low MR (Magic Resistance).
Wizard .
The Wizard can be a bit tricky at first. They use magic attacks such as "Frozen Earth" or "Ice Blades". They use 'MC' Charm (Ranged Magic). They have a wide variety of elements to choose from and use on their opponents or monsters. Elemental weaknesses are key to wizards. They have AoE(Area Of Effect) attacks as well as mass attacks. Wizards have low HP (hit points), Extremely high MP (Mana points), High MR (Magic Resistance) but low AC (Melee Defense).
Taoist .
The Taoist is a support class. Similar to a priest, the taoist can heal and bless. Healing is one very important aspect of the game. Taoists throw talismans and poison. They focus on two key elements. Holy and Dark. They can summon pets such as the 'shinsoo' or 'jin skelly'. Taoists can resurrect the dead, a very useful move. Taoists are considerd the hardest and most complex class to level up and boss hunt with. Taoists use 'SC' (Soul Charm), which is a balance between magic and melee attack. Still ranged the taoist can use 'SC' to increase the amount of damage and skill use. Taoists have Balanced MP(Mana points) + HP(hit points)as well as Balance MR(Magic Resistance) + AC(melee Defense).
External links.
Korean site ;
European site;
US site; |
8258396 | The Spirit of Christmas 1998 | The Spirit of Christmas 1998 is part of the Spirit of Christmas album series. It was released in Australia on November, 1998. Some tracks on this album have been released before in previous Spirit of Christmas albums,
Track listing.
Carol of the Drum - Christine Anu *;
Last Christmas - Human Nature;
Silent Night - Vika and Linda *;
Hark the Herald Angels Sing - Judith Durham *;
Bethlehem Morning - Hugh Jackman;
Grown-up Christmas List - Lisa Edwards and Lindsay Field *;
O Christmas Bush - Tania Kernaghan;
Away in a Manger - Olivia Newton-John *;
You'll Never Walk Alone - John Farnham *;
Happy Christmas (War Is Over) - Jimmy Barnes and Family ;
This Christmas - Deni Hines *;
Merry Christmas Baby - Stephen Cummings *;
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Diesel*;
Here Comes Santa Claus - The Wiggles;
Little Ray of Sunshine - Glenn Shorrock;
denotes this track has been released on a previous Spirit of Christmas album;
See also.
Spirit of Christmas;
1998 in music; |
7846906 | Nephilengys cruentata | Nephilengys cruentata is a nephilid spider with a strikingly red sternum.
Females reach a length of about 24 millimeters. The legs can be uniformly dark red or brown, or annulated. Males are about 4mm long.
Distribution.
N. cruentata is found in tropical and subtropical Africa and several limited areas of South America (Brazil, northern Colombia and Paraguay), where it has probably been introduced by humans in the late 19th century at the latest.
Name.
The species name cruentata is derived from Latin cruentus "bloody", probably referring to the female red sternum.
References. |
4973763 | Darlene Fairley | Darlene Cook Fairley (b 1943) is a Washington State Senator representing the 32nd District. She now chairs the Financial Institutions, Housing, and Consumer Protection committee. She is running for her 4th term as a State Senator.
Fairley became Lake Forest Park councilmember in January 1992 and was first elected to the State Senate in 1994.
Fairley married Michael Gilbert Fairley in 1969. Fairley was disabled in a traffic accident involving a drunk driver in August 1977.
As of 2006, she has received the following awards:
Champion for the Environment (Sierra Club)
Champion for Children (Children's Alliance)
Housing Hero (Low Income Housing Alliance)
Superstar 2006 (Washington State Skill Centers)
A Friend of Housing (Washington State Housing Finance Commission)
ARC Award (King County Parent Coalition for the Developmentally Disabled)
External links.
Sen. Fairley;
Darlene Fairley's MySpace page; |
2921328 | Mazhar Khan | This article is about the Pakistani cricketeer Mazhar Khan. For the Bollywood actor see Mazhar Khan (actor).
Mazhar Khan (born September 11, 1964 in Rawalpindi) is an Pakistan-born Omani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. He has made several appearances as a batsman in the 2005 ICC Trophy. |
6266135 | 1991 in NASCAR Busch Series | The 1991 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 16 and ended on October 27. Bobby Labonte of Labonte Motorsports won the championship.
Goody's 300 .
The Goody's 300 was held February 16 at Daytona International Speedway. David Green won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Dale Earnhardt;
Michael Waltrip;
Davey Allison;
Ken Schrader;
Harry Gant;
Tom Peck;
Morgan Shepherd;
Jimmy Spencer;
Randy MacDonald;
Kenny Wallace;
Pontiac 200 .
The Pontiac 200 was held February 23 at Richmond International Raceway. Jeff Burton won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Harry Gant;
Dale Earnhardt;
Kenny Wallace;
Dale Jarrett;
Michael Waltrip;
Morgan Shepherd;
Bobby Labonte;
Jimmy Hensley;
Jimmy Spencer;
Davey Allison;
Goodwrench 200 .
The Goodwrench 200 was held March 2 at North Carolina Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Dale Jarrett;
Kenny Wallace;
Dale Earnhardt;
Todd Bodine;
Harry Gant;
Bobby Labonte;
Ed Berrier;
Jeff Burton;
Robert Pressley;
Jimmy Hensley;
Miller Classic .
The Miller Classic was held March 10 at Martinsville Speedway. Elton Sawyer won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Jimmy Hensley;
Dale Jarrett;
Kenny Wallace;
Bobby Labonte;
Elton Sawyer;
Steve Grissom;
Chuck Bown;
Tommy Houston;
Ward Burton;
Cecil Eunice;
Spring 200 .
The Spring 200 was held March 24 at Volusia County Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Kenny Wallace;
Tommy Houston;
Butch Miller;
Jimmy Hensley;
David Green;
Jeff Green;
Bobby Labonte;
Todd Bodine;
Steve Grissom;
Chuck Bown;
Mountain Dew 400 .
The Mountain Dew 400 was held March 31 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Butch Miller;
Jimmy Hensley;
Joe Nemechek;
Ken Schrader;
Ed Ferree;
Robert Pressly;
Bobby Labonte;
Todd Bodine;
Bobby Dotter;
Tom Peck;
Pontiac 200 .
The Pontiac 200 was held April 6 at Darlington Raceway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Dale Jarrett;
Bobby Labonte;
Dale Earnhardt;
Phil Parsons;
Todd Bodine;
Jimmy Hensley;
Joe Nemechek;
Jeff Burton;
Jeff Gordon;
Tom Peck;
Budweiser 250 .
The Budweiser 250 was held April 13 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Jeff Burton won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Bobby Labonte;
David Green;
Dale Earnhardt;
Jimmy Spencer;
Ed Berrier;
Clifford Allison;
Harry Gant;
Tracy Leslie;
Kenny Wallace;
Chuck Bown;
Nestle 200 .
The Nestle 200 was held April 27 at Lanier Raceway. Robert Pressley won the pole.
Top Ten Results
David Green;
Jeff Gordon;
Mike Wallace;
Robert Pressley;
Chuck Bown;
Tommy Houston;
Jeff Burton;
Todd Bodine;
Dave Madar III;
Ward Burton;
Carquest 300 .
The Carquest 300 was held May 4 at South Boston Speedway. Steve Grissom won the pole. During this race, Gary Niece suffered a heart attack and crashed into the wall in Turn 3. He did not survive.
Top Ten Results
Jeff Burton;
Joe Nemechek;
Ed Berrier;
Bobby Dotter;
Steve Grissom;
Bobby Labonte;
Elton Sawyer;
Tom Peck;
Dave Rezendes;
Todd Bodine;
Pontiac 200 .
The Pontiac 200 was held May 11 at Nazareth Speedway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Chuck Bown;
Steve Grissom;
Kenny Wallace;
David Green;
Jeff Gordon;
Mike Wallace;
Bobby Labonte;
Tommy Houston;
Jimmy Hensley;
Robert Pressley;
Champion 300 .
The Champion 300 was held May 25 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Dale Earnhardt;
Dick Trickle;
Harry Gant;
Jimmy Hensley;
Jack Sprague;
Darrell Waltrip;
Tommy Houston;
Bobby Labonte;
Ward Burton;
Terry Labonte;
Budweiser 200 .
The Budweiser 200 was held June 1 at Dover International Speedway. Dave Madar III won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Todd Bodine;
Jeff Gordon;
Darrell Waltrip;
Ward Burton;
Bobby Labonte;
Davey Allison;
Jimmy Hensley;
Steve Grissom;
Tom Peck;
Joe Nemechek;
Roses Stores 300 .
The Roses Stores 300 was held June 8 at Orange County Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Robert Pressley;
Jimmy Hensley;
David Green;
Kenny Wallace;
Jeff Burton;
Bobby Labonte;
Tommy Houston;
Tom Peck;
Jeff Gordon;
Ed Ferree;
Granger Select 400 .
The Granger Select 400 was held June 15 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Jimmy Hensley;
Jeff Gordon;
Bobby Labonte;
Ed Berrier;
Steve Grissom;
Robert Pressley;
Tom Peck;
Tracy Leslie;
Bobby Dotter;
Joe Nemechek;
Carolina Pride/Budweiser 200 .
The Carolina Pride/Budweier 200 was held June 22 at Myrtle Beach Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Chuck Bown;
Robert Pressley;
Steve Grissom;
Kenny Wallace;
Joe Nemechek;
Todd Bodine;
Tom Peck;
Ward Burton;
David Green;
Ed Berrier;
Fay's 150 .
The inaugural Fay's 150 was held June 29 at Watkins Glen International Raceway. Terry Labonte won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Terry Labonte;
Joe Nemechek;
Ernie Irvan;
Jeff Burton;
Todd Bodine;
Jeff Gordon;
Chuck Bown;
Curtis Markham;
Steve Grissom;
David Green;
True Value 250 .
The True Value 250 was held July 7 at Oxford Plains Speedway. Billy Clark won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Ricky Craven;
Tommy Houston;
Todd Bodine;
Tracy Leslie;
Bobby Dotter;
Jeff Burton;
Bobby Labonte;
Kenny Wallace;
Steve Grissom;
Joe Nemechek;
Budweiser 300 .
The Budweiser 300 was held July 14 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Kenny Wallace;
Chuck Bown;
Steve Grissom;
Michael Waltrip;
Ernie Irvan;
Joe Nemechek;
Robert Pressley;
David Green;
Dick McCabe;
Stub Fadden;
Coors Light 300 .
The Coors Light 300 was held July 20 at South Boston Speedway. Todd Bodine won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Steve Grissom;
Kenny Wallace;
Tommy Houston;
Tom Peck;
Jack Ingram;
Todd Bodine;
Elton Sawyer;
Jay Fogleman;
Jimmy Hensley;
Butch Miller;
Granger Select 200 .
The Granger Select 200 was held July 27 at New River Valley Speedway. Todd Bodine won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Chuck Bown;
Kenny Wallace;
Robert Pressley;
David Green;
Tommy Houston;
Steve Grissom;
Jimmy Hensley;
Joe Nemechek;
Tom Peck;
Butch Miller;
Kroger 200 .
The Kroger 200 was held August 3 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Ward Burton won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Bobby Labonte;
Tracy Leslie;
Dick Trickle;
Chuck Bown;
Tommy Houston;
Joe Nemechek;
Dale Jarrett;
Ed Berrier;
Jack Ingram;
Troy Beebe;
Failed to qualify: Mike Oliver (#28), John Linville (#62)
Texas Pete 300 .
The Texas Pete 300 was held August 10 at Orange County Speedway. Kenny Wallace won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Jimmy Hensley;
Robert Pressley;
Butch Miller;
Steve Grissom;
Chuck Bown;
Joe Nemechek;
Kenny Wallace;
Jay Fogleman;
Bobby Labonte;
Tracy Leslie;
Jay Johnson 250 .
The Jay Johnson 250 was held August 23 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Dale Jarrett;
Bobby Labonte;
Jeff Gordon;
Davey Allison;
Jimmy Hensley;
Kenny Wallace;
Robert Pressley;
Chuck Bown;
Jeff Burton;
Butch Miller;
Gatorade 200 .
The Gatorade 200 was held August 31 at Darlington Raceway. Harry Gant won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Dale Earnhardt;
Michael Waltrip;
Todd Bodine;
Dick Trickle;
Bobby Labonte;
Darrell Waltrip;
Harry Gant;
Tom Peck;
Dave Rezendes;
Ken Schrader;
Autolite 200 .
The Autolite 200 was held September 6 at Richmond International Raceway. Bobby Labonte won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Harry Gant;
Robert Pressley;
Dale Jarrett;
Michael Waltrip;
Morgan Shepherd;
Darrell Waltrip;
Dale Earnhardt;
Joe Nemechek;
Ward Burton;
Ernie Irvan;
SplitFire 200 .
The SplitFire 200 was held September 14 at Richmond International Raceway. Butch Miller won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Harry Gant;
Robert Pressley;
Ward Burton;
Dick Trickle;
Ken Schrader;
Joe Nemechek;
Tommy Ellis;
Jeff Gordon;
Tom Peck;
Tommy Houston;
All Pro 300 .
The All Pro 300 was held October 5 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Ward Burton won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Harry Gant;
Ken Schrader;
Jimmy Hensley;
Tommy Ellis;
Tom Peck;
Darrell Waltrip;
Kenny Wallace;
Todd Bodine;
Phil Parsons;
Bill Elliott;
NE Chevy 250 .
The NE Chevy 250 was held October 13 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Ricky Craven won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Ricky Craven;
Chuck Bown;
Harry Gant;
Bobby Labonte;
Robert Pressley;
Butch Miller;
Jeff Burton;
Jamie Aube;
Kelly Moore;
Dick McCabe;
AC-Delco 200 .
The AC-Delco 200 was held October 19 at North Carolina Speedway. Ernie Irvan won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Ernie Irvan;
Dale Jarrett;
Kenny Wallace;
Joe Nemechek;
Harry Gant;
Dale Earnhardt;
Robert Pressley;
Bobby Labonte;
Bill Elliott;
Todd Bodine;
Winston Classic .
The Winston Classic was held October 27 at Martinsville Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Harry Gant;
Chuck Bown;
Dale Jarrett;
Todd Bodine;
Bobby Labonte;
Ward Burton;
Jeff Burton;
Jeff Gordon;
Dave Rezendes;
Jimmy Hensley;
Final Points Standings .
Bobby Labonte - 4264;
Kenny Wallace - 4190;
Robert Pressley - 3929;
Chuck Bown - 3922;
Jimmy Hensley - 3916;
Joe Nemechek - 3902;
Todd Bodine - 3825;
Tommy Houston - 3777;
Tom Peck - 3746;
Steve Grissom - 3689;
Jeff Gordon - 3582;
Jeff Burton - 3533;
David Green - 3389;
Bobby Dotter - 3327;
Tracy Leslie - 3326;
Butch Miller - 3255 ;
Dave Rezendes - 3172;
Ward Burton - 3145;
Ed Berrier - 3067;
Elton Sawyer - 2481;
Harry Gant - 2309;
Troy Beebe - 2274;
Dale Jarrett - 2172;
Cecil Eunice - 2097;
Richard Lasater - 1989;
Ed Ferree - 1837;
Dale Earnhardt - 1799;
Ernie Irvan - 1551;
Jeff Green - 1396;
Darrell Waltrip - 1305;
Davey Allison - 1303;
Morgan Shepherd - 1298;
Tommy Ellis - 1253;
Michael Waltrip - 1246;
Ken Schrader - 1180;
Jack Ingram - 1080;
Dick Trickle - 1050;
Mike Oliver - 1000;
Mike Wallace - 907;
Ricky Craven - 782;
Jim Bown - 743;
Jimmy Spencer - 636;
Jack Sprague - 629;
Joe Bessey - 623;
Mike McLaughlin - 620;
Phil Parsons - 605;
Jamie Aube - 573;
Terry Labonte - 560;
Jay Fogleman - 538;
Patty Moise - 494;
Rookie of the Year .
20-year-old Jeff Gordon, driving for the newly-formed Bill Davis Racing, won Rookie of the Year honors in 1991, starting 30 of 31 races and finishing in the top-five five times. The top runner-up was David Green, who was released from his FILMAR Racing ride at season's end. Tracy Leslie, Troy Beebe, Cecil Eunice, and Richard Lasater were the only other drivers to attempt a full schedule.
External links .
Busch Series Standings and Statistics for 1991; |
8648277 | Henry Singer Keating | Sir Henry Singer Keating (1804-1888) was a British lawyer.
He became a barrister at the Inner Temple in 1832, and a Queen's Counsel in 1849. He served in government as Solicitor General for England and Wales from 1857-8 and in 1859. He sat as a Judge of Common Pleas from 1859-75. |
3330860 | Main St. Markham (VIVA) | Main St. Markham is a proposed Vivastation on York Region's Viva bus rapid transit system, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It will open roughly in July 1, 2007 at the intersection of Main Street Markham and Highway 7 in Markham, Ontario. It will be on the Viva Purple and Viva Green lines. Note that this will be built as a Vivavintage station, as it is in the historic district of Markham, Ontario.
York Region Transit routes that will connect to Main St. Markham:
1 Highway 7;
Toronto Transit Commission routes that will connect to Main St. Markham:
102 Markham Road; |
1741449 | The Young Master | The Young Master is a 1980 martial arts film that stars Jackie Chan as Dragon.
The film is notable for being the first that Jackie Chan worked on for Golden Harvest, and despite being his second film as director (his first was Fearless Hyena), this is often credited as his directorial debut. It was co-written by Chan and King Sang Tang and produced by Raymond Chow and Leonard Ho.
Synopsis.
In the film, the school attended by Dragon and his brother, Tiger (Wei Pei) is entered against a rival school in a Lion Dance competition. The school needs to win the prize money to remain open but their star performer, Tiger, is seemingly injured when he falls from a ladder, leaving his brother, Dragon, to take his place. During the competition, Dragon realises that his brother feigned his accident in order to take part in the competition for the rival school.
The rival school wins the competition, but the truth emerges about Tiger's betrayal and he is exiled in disgrace. Dragon vows to bring back his errant brother so the pair can make amends to their master. Dragon sets off on his mission, but en route is mistaken for a criminal known as The White Fan by local police chief, Sang Kung (played by Shih Kien). Meanwhile, Tiger collaborates with his employers (the rival school) by freeing a dangerous criminal known as Kam. However, Tiger is later framed for a bank robbery. To stop his brother from being arrested, Dragon promises to apprehend the escapee, Kam.
Trivia.
The Young Master was the highest box office draw of its day beating previous box office records set by Bruce Lee and establishing Chan as a Hong Kong cinema's top star.
The fan-fighting scene in this movie required 329 takes to complete.
The climactic showdown between real life hapkido master Hwang In-Shik and Jackie Chan in the original release of this film was approximately 15 minutes long, reputedly the longest fight scene in any kung-fu movie to that date. Subsequent releases of the film have edited this scene down for time.
The first version of the film was said to be roughly three hours in length. There are two main versions available though, one being the 106 minutes (NTSC/film speed) Hong Kong cut and the 90 minute international cut. Plus, there is a rare Taiwanese video which features footage not in either the Hong Kong or international cuts. This being said, there is approximately an hour of unseen Young Master footage that has not been seen since it's first edit.
Cast.
Jackie Chan;
Yuen Biao;
Feng Tien;
Feng Feng;
Wei Pei;
Shih Kien;
Li Li-Li;
Whang Ing-Sik;
Fung Hark-On;
Lee Hoi San;
Fan Mui Sang;
Tang Yim Chan;
External links.
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5843108 | Konstantin Raudive | Dr. Konstantin Raudive (1906-1974), a student of Carl Jung, was a psychologist who taught at the University of Uppsala in Sweden. He was preoccupied with parapsychological interests all his life (especially with the possibility of life after death), and he kept in close contact with leading British psychical researchers.
Electronic voice phenomena (EVP) were investigated by him and a German parapsychologist Hans Bender. Following the publication of Raudive's book on his research (Breakthrough, 1971) these phenomena are now often referred to as "Raudive Voices".
In 1964, Raudive read Friedrich Jürgenson s book, Voices from Space, and was so impressed by it that he arranged to meet Jürgenson in 1965. He then worked with Jürgenson to make some EVP recordings, but their first efforts bore little fruit, although they believed that they could hear very weak, muddled voices. According to Raudive, however, one night, as he listened to one recording, he clearly heard a number of voices. When he played the tape over and over, he came to understand all of them, some of which were in German, some in Latvian, some in French. The last voice on the tape, a woman s voice, said "Va dormir, Margarete" ("Go to sleep, Margaret").
Raudive later wrote (in Breakthrough): "These words made a deep impression on me, as Margarete Petrautzki had died recently, and her illness and death had greatly affected me." Amazed by this, he started researching such voices on his own and spent much of the last ten years of his life exploring EVP. With the help of various electronics experts he recorded over 100,000 audiotapes, most of which were made under what he described as "strict laboratory conditions." He collaborated at times with Bender. Over 400 people were involved in his research, and all apparently heard the voices. This culminated in the 1971 publication of Breakthrough.
Raudive developed several different approaches to recording EVP, and he referred to:
Microphone voices: one simply leaves the tape recorder running, with no one talking; he indicated that one can even disconnect the microphone.
Radio voices: one records the white noise from a radio that is not tuned to any station.
Diode voices: one records from what is essentially a crystal set not tuned to a station.
Raudive delineated a number of characteristics of the voices, (as laid out in Breakthrough):
"The voice entities speak very rapidly, in a mixture of languages, sometimes as many as five or six in one sentence.";
"They speak in a definite rhythm, which seems forced on them.";
"The rhythmic mode imposes a shortened, telegram-style phrase or sentence.";
Probably because of this, " grammatical rules are frequently abandoned and neologisms abound.";
External links.
Biography of Konstantin Raudive. |
7639545 | Tommy Mandel | Tommy Mandel (born New York City) is a keyboardist who is most famous for playing with Bryan Adams, from 1981 to 1998, starting with Bryan Adams's album You Want It You Got It.
He's also played with Dire Straits and others.
Discography.
With Bryan Adams.
You Want It You Got It;
Cuts Like a Knife;
Reckless;
Into The Fire;
Live! Live! Live! (album);
Waking Up the Neighbours;
So Far So Good;
The Best of Me;
Anthology 1980-2005;
With Dire Straits.
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External link.
Official site; |
8848728 | Crescente Errázuriz | Monsignor Crescente Errázuriz Valdivieso (November 18, 1839 - July 5, 1931) was a Chilean Dominican friar, Roman Catholic archbishop of Santiago, professor, writer and historian.
Life.
He was born in Santiago, Chile the sixth child of Francisco Javier de Errázuriz y Aldunate and of his second wife, Rosario Fernández de Valdivieso y Zañartu (sister to Archbishop Rafael Valentín Valdivieso.) He studied at the school of the Fernández Díaz sisters and the Justino Fagalde school, in Santiago and from there he attended the Santiago Seminary in 1851. He graduated in Theology and Law. Subsequently, he decided to embrace the ecclesiastical career. He became a priest on December 18, 1863, and was appointed editor of the La Revista Católica (Catholic magazine). In 1874 founded a new magazine called El Estandarte Católico (Catholic banner) in order to defend the church position and respond to the liberal attacks. One year earlier, he had also become a member of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Chile, teaching cannon law, and writing the standard text on the subject.
In 1885, he left the university to seclude himself in the Recoleta Domínica convent, adopting the name of Raimundo. There he was put in charge of the library, which he transformed in the most important private library in Chile. In 1898, he became the convent abbot, position he retained until 1907. During his time in the convent, he published his massive Los Orígenes de la Iglesia Chilena (Origins of the Chilean church), which made him the premier church historian. Due to his publications and researches, he was incorporated to the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language. He was also given the gold medal of the Historical and Geographical Society of Chile in 1912, and became the president of the Chilean Academy of History in 1914. In 1916, he returned to his position in the university.
In 1918 he was nominated as Archbishop of the Santiago archdiocese by president Juan Luis Sanfuentes. Monsignor Errázuriz was considered a peace offering in preparation for the heated presidential campaing of 1920, even though he was already 71 years old. Pope Benedict XV named him on December 30, 1918, adopting the motto: Cruz et Evangelium ecce arma mea.
He promoted a policy to make the Catholic church independent from the conservative party. In 1920 he proposed the creation of the bishoprics of Valparaíso and Talca. In 1924 he presided over the separation of the church and the state, consecrated in the Constitution of 1925. He was the voice that gave serenity and long term vision to the negotiations. Monsignor Errázuriz died in 1931 at the age of 91.
Ecclesiastical life.
Additional information.
See also.
Errazuriz family;
History of Chile;
Sources.
Biography ;
Catholic Hierarchy ;
Article on his nomination as Archbishop ;
External links.
Genealogical chart of Errázuriz family ; |
6737619 | Mih?ileni | Mih ileni may refer to several places in Romania:
Mih ileni, a commune in Boto ani County;
Mih ileni, a commune in Harghita County;
Mih ileni, a commune in Sibiu County;
Mih ileni, a village in imone ti Commune, Harghita County;
Mih ileni, a village in Buce Commune, Hunedoara County;
and several places in Moldova:
Mih ileni, a village in Raionul Rî cani;
Mih ilenii Noi, a village in Raionul Rî cani;
Mih ileni, a village in Raionul Briceni; |
6742314 | David Rendall | David Rendall (born April 22, 1986 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a young Canadian actor with frequent recurring roles as Ted on Radio Free Roscoe and Vern on Dark Oracle. He has also guest starred in episodes of Department S and 1-800-MISSING.
He has also won the Toronto Sprockets Film Festival Jump Cuts award two years running for his short films, entitled Getaway and Birthday Monkey.
David is the older brother of Mark Rendall.
External links.
, David Rendall at tv.com;
, David Rendall at imdb.com; |
2458714 | Great Br?ila Island | The Great Br ila Island (Insula Mare a Br ilei, formerly Balta Mare a Br ilei, the "Great Br ila Pond") is an island on the Danube river in the Br ila County, Romania. It has on average 60 km length and 20 km width. The two river branches which separate it from the mainland are M cin and Cremenea.
Currently, 681.3 km2 (94.6% of the area of island) are occupied by agricultural terrains of which 70.84 km2 are irrigated and is protected by a dam having a length of 23.5 km. On the island there are two communes, Frec ei and M ra u, which have about 5,000 inhabitants.
It used to be a series of swamps, until the Communist regime desiccated it and built dams using forced labour of political detainees (many of whom died there) and transformed it to an agricultural area. There were five "re-education camps" at Gr dina, Lunca, Salcia, Stoiene ti and Strâmba Veche. The terrain proved to be fertile and it was declared a "success of Communism in Romania".
References.
Edi ie Special , 26 July 2005 (part 1), (part 2);
Jurnalul Na ional, 4 August 2005, B r ganul dintre bra ele Dun rii; |
7958391 | Banksia 'Lemon Glow' | Banksia 'Lemon Glow', also known by its extended cultivar name Banksia spinulosa var. cunninghamii 'Lemon Glow', is a form of Banksia spinulosa var. cunninghamii with lemon-yellow flowers. It was selected by Alf Salkin from a wild population on French Island, Victoria, and registered as a cultivar on 5 October 1982.
Unlike its parent species, its flower styles are yellow rather than black. In all other respects it is typical of B. spinulosa var. cunninghamii.
References.
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7839188 | Miami Twice (part one) | Miami Twice was a two-part Christmas special addition of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. The first episode, sub-titled The American Dream, was first screened on 24 December 1991.
Synopsis.
A few months after his birth, Damien Derek Trotter, son of Del Boy and Raquel, is christened in a church, much to Rodney's horror, although he is slowly patching things up with Cassandra by staying with her on weekends, and staying with Del and Albert on weekdays. While Del makes a deal with the vicar to give him pre-blessed red wine, Alan reminds Rodney about how he signed up for the printing firm's pension fund. And since Rodney quit working for the firm in "The Chance of a Lunchtime", he gets his pension money as a result.
At the Nag's Head, Cassandra's parents both get themselves drunk, although Pam drinks more than Alan. Also, Mike warns the rest of the gang about what's been going on in the United States of America, as shown on the news.
A few days later, at Sid's cafe, Del tells Rodney about how he can get him and Cassandra back together instantly: a holiday in Miami, because Del has tickets.
Later that night at Nelson Mandela House, Rodney furiously enters, because Cassandra can't go because she's attending a few meetings with the higher-ups of her bank. When Rodney gets ready to go to sleep, he notices Damien looking at him. Del calls Rodney through the baby monitor, making Rodney think that the devil in Damien is speaking to him.
Raquel suggests that Del go to Miami with Rodney, and he agrees with the suggestion and tells his younger brother.
And so, the episode ends as the Trotter brothers board their plane to America, not knowing what they're going to get themselves into...
Story Arc.
Outside the Nag's Head after Damien's christening, Cassandra tells Rodney that she is not dressing up as a victorian maid for anyone. This foreshadows what happened in Rodney's futuristic nightmare of Peckham in 2026 in "Heroes and Villains" when Cassandra dresses up as a maid after Damien bought out her bank.
Errors.
Rodney and Cassandra are seen in the beer garden of the Nag's Head with benches, soft lights, and patio. Yet the carpark in "Dates" when the police pull up to the rear of the Nag's Head looks a little different.
Outside the church where Damien is christened, Rodney seems to have a very good tan before he goes to Miami.
External links.
"Miami Twice" at bbc.co.uk; |
5743005 | Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program | The Tri-Institutional MD-PhD, or Tri-I, program is an innovative biomedical partnership between the Weill Cornell Medical College (WMC), The Rockefeller University(RU) and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). Located in the Upper East Side of New York City, the Tri-I campus is led by Harold Varmus (President of MSKCC), Sir Paul Nurse (President of RU) and Antonio Gotto is the Dean of WMC. Dr. Olaf Andersen of Weill Cornell directs and Ruth Gotian manages the program.
Program.
Students complete medical studies at Weill Cornell and may choose a PhD thesis advisor in any of the institutions. Each year about 350 students apply for on average 12 positions; the positions are funded by National Institutes of Health Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) for the full length of training (usually 7-8 years). Applicants often have strong undergraduate science preparation, extensive laboratory experience and strong MCAT test scores.
The medical curriculum is characterized by Problem Based Learning and early exposure to medical interviewing. While the Cornell Medical Center is frequented by Manhattan celebrities and the wealthy, opportunities to serve in the new student-run free clinic or abroad in Haiti, Brazil, Tanzania or Weill Cornell-Qatar campus are also available.
Students arrive the July 4th weekend before their first year of medical school to complete one of three rotations for the summer. The first year curriculum is similar to Cornell MD students except that MD-PhD students take Frontiers in Biomedical Sciences I (Frontiers). Students complete a second rotation after their first year and complete second year of Cornell MD curriculum while taking Frontiers II and the USMLE in June. The Thesis Years (3,4,5 and maybe 6 and 7): Students complete thesis research and graduate school requirements in one of the 270 laboratories on Tri-I campus. Clinical electives and courses are offered to keep students up to date with their medical training and clinical skills. During the 6th and 7th years, students complete clinical requirements at Cornell and pursue any electives.
Reputation.
The Tri-I program boasts extensive medical and basic science resources. Notable achievements in the past year include the ranking of MSKCC as the nation's top cancer center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital ranked 7th by the U.S. News & World Report, and Rockefeller University as a top biomedical graduate school for cell and molecular biology, biochemistry and structural biology. The institution has been associated with 23 Nobel Prize winners in its 100 year history.
Notable faculty.
Harold Varmus - Nobel Laureate, president of MSKCC;
Lloyd Old - Discoverer of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, MSKCC;
Sir Paul Nurse - Nobel Laureate, president of RU;
Antonio Gotto - Cariologist, Dean of Weill Cornell;
Rod Mackinnon - Nobel Laureate, RU;
Paul Greengard - Nobel Laureate, RU;
David Ho - HIV/AIDS, TIME Man of the Year in 1996, RU;
Jeffrey Friedman - Discoverer of Leptin, RU;
Housing.
Subsidized housing by the program is available to Tri-I students for all years. The first year is based in Olin Hall with dorm-style rooms, at 69th St and York Avenue across the street from the medical college, while years 2-4 are based in Lasdon Hall with apartment style rooms. Students have option of moving to Sloan Kettering or Rockefeller housing for years 5-completion.
Placement.
The Students often proceed to internal medicine or pathology residencies either at Weill Cornell Medical College, Harvard University (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital) or University of California, San Francisco. The program has been successful, as 80% of the nearly 150 graduates now hold academic posts in a basic research or clinical capacity.
See also.
Weill Medical College of Cornell University;
Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University;
References.
External links.
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program website;
Weill Medical College of Cornell University website;
The Rockefeller University website;
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center website; |
2583840 | Texas Red | For the professional wrestler, see Mark Calaway;
For the food, see chili con carne.
Texas Red (TR) is a red fluorescent dye, with a molecular weight of 625 daltons, used in histology for staining cell specimens. Texas Red is a sulfonyl chloride derivate of sulforhodamine 101. It is used for fluorescent-activated cell sorting machines, in fluorescence microscopy applications, and in immunohistochemistry. It can be excited by a dye laser tuned to 595-605 nm, or less efficiently a krypton laser at 567 nm.
Texas Red fluoresces at about 615 nm, and its absorption maximum for the excitation photons is at 589 nm. It is relatively bright, therefore can show even weakly expressed antigens.
Texas Red is a marker of proteins, with which it easily form conjugates. A protein with the chromophore attached can then act as a fluorescent labelling agent; an antibody with a fluorescent marker attached will bind to a specific antigen and then show the location of the antigens as shining spots when irradiated. Other molecules can be labeled by Texas Red as well, eg. various toxins.
Texas Red, attached to a strand of DNA or RNA, is a molecular beacon for highlighting specific sequentions of DNA. Texas Red is a derivative of sulforhodamine 101
Texas Red can be linked with another fluorophore. A tandem conjugate of Texas Red with R-phycoerythrin (PE-Texas Red) is often used.
Fluorophores, like Texas Red, are commonly used in molecular biology techniques like quantitative RT-PCR and cellular assays. |
2506092 | Yuho Iwasato | Iwasato Yuho (believed to be born in 1957, Niigata prefecture origin) is a popular writer of anime theme songs. She is also known by another pen name of Iwasato Mio. In addition, she has written lyrics for some Japanese singers including Maaya Sakamoto, Miki Imai and many others. She is known to be a close friend (in working field) of Miki Imai, Yoko Kanno, Arai Akino and also Maaya Sakamoto.
Biography.
A classical and yet now modern lyrical writer, she started her lyrical works officially in the mid-1980s. She is well contact with Yoko Kanno and always travelled the Anime world along with her. Her latest work is in theme and insert songs from Sousei no Aquarion anime. Most of her songs were sung by Arai Akino; one song Tori ni natte (Change into birds) was sung by Aoi.
She writes for Miki Imai as early from late 80's time. Miki Imai is considered as one of her best friends; she is also friends with Yoko Kanno. Iwasato Yuho is also considered as a secretive person on her whereabouts nor biological details, but she never keeps her thoughts to herself and always kept them written in songs for people around the world to discover her through it. Piece of my Wish which was sung in 1991 by Miki Imai has given a mark in history to one of her works. A beautiful song of friendship in between lovers whom were far apart.
Maaya Sakamoto songs were simply moved by her writings started around year 1996 with the release of "Yakusoku wa Iranai" (I don't need a Promise), a simply lovely song sang by a lovely person, composed by Yoko Kanno and written by her. There is many more songs written in most of Maaya Sakamoto songs by her. Her writings are mostly nice to listen again and again. Her writings strengthen more onto hope and a nice peaceful life. There is a few quotes, from her writings which images what she generally wanted to tell to all of her listeners:
Recently she's writing a book which concerns Interior Designs with a working field with her husband. Sources: s-woman.net Be Comfortable' Interview: Iwasato Yuho
Works.
Miki Imai .
Here is some songs which she wrote. The songs dated as far back as the early 80's. She wrote a lot of classical songs and some songs also became a Hit in the Japanese songs records.
(A good preference for Japanese classical lovers)
English Titles
After all;
A place in the Sun;
Bluebird;
Blue Moon Blue;
Miss you;
The days I spent with you;
Piece of My Wish (1991);
Presents for you;
Pray;
Ruby;
Satellite Hour;
Japanese Titles
Ame ni kissu no hanataba wo ;
Atarashii machi de ;
Chijou ni oriru made no yoru ;
Kiiroi tiibui TV;
Kare ha mou ko nai desho u ;
Kyuu tsuki haNtou 9 ;
motto motto motto ;
Hitomi ga Hohoemu kara ;
Hatsukoi no you ni ;
HaNsode ;
Suteki na uwasa (Piece Clips) ;
Tomodachi ;
Umibe nite ;
Omoide ni sasagu (2004);
Ai no uta (2005) ;
Luna (2006) ;
Usuki kurenai moyou (2006) ;
2006 songs are from Milestone album (Miki Imai) couple with Ai no uta as it's opening, and Piece of My wish as it's ending
Kokoro Library - Anime OST .
Beagle (A puppy);
Tsuki wa Miteiru (Look at the moon);
Maaya Sakamoto .
I & I ;
Grapefruit;
Pocket o kara ni shite (Empty the pocket);
Aoi Hitomi (Blue Eyes);
Yakusoku wa Iranai;
Tomodachi;
Kaze ga fuku hi;
Hashiru ;
Dive;
Getsuyo no asa;
Bokura no rekishi;
Gift;
Kimi ni ai niikou;
Hikari no naka e;
Light of Love;
Kiseki no umi;
Active Heart;
Platina (Purachina);
Kinobori to Akai Skirt;
Kuuki to hoshi;
Rule ~ Iro asenai hibi;
Yubiwa (Ring);
Yuuca (Yukka: noun of a white flower);
Kodokou (Loneliness);
Sukurappu ~ Wakare no Shi;
Mahiru ga Yuki;
Yoru;
Bike (ED from Chikyuu Shoujo Arjuna);
Tune the Rainbow (ED from RahXephon Movie);
Hemisphere;
Ongaku;
Cloud 9;
Yuunagi Loop (2005)
Yunizon Unison ;
Paprika;
Arai Akino .
Sousei ni Aquarion OST .
Kouya no Heath;
Pride ~ Nakegi no Tabi;
Onni sama to (Opening Theme 01);
Toori ni Natte (Become birds) -song by Aoi;
Decade - Aya Hisakawa Character Song Collection 1989-1998 .
Mangetsu no shiwaza (Full Moon Light);
The Third OP Theme 2006 .
Sajou No Yume (Yuuko Sasaki);
Novels.
Iwasato Yuho wrote a Japanese Novel entitled or memoire d'amour or Memories of love, sources tells that this book is about a story of a lonely woman. That woman was describe as "the hateful woman", which in other words means that no ones likes her. That woman smokes and desires for a strong monopolistic life. She is the type of woman who will cause trouble to someone else but failing to notice that she was doing such. The story went on and later she found a man whom she wanted to love. The everyday life later becomes mixed up until comes to a point where she accidentally fell in love with that person. In response to her confession of love, that person did not return a
good response. As the story progress, she finally noticed about her life in the past and unintently felt sympathy for herself. This Novel is viewed on a person who feels like leaving oneself, being sensitive and can be called as pitiful. Conclusion of the story is that the woman lived on with her life, but with a content and calm heart to start with. She has kept her hopes and wishes close within her heart even as it means for the rest of her life, which is to live lone.
External links .
Review in Japanese Language;
Decade Link;
Ichinen Miura ( );
Hirofumi Nagai. Page for Maaya Sakamoto~ Iwasato Yuuho main biography site (Japanese language);
Maaya no uta~;
Be Comfortable' Interview: Iwasato Yuho; |
6533021 | Code 13 | Code 13 is a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based hardcore band formed by ex-members of the defunct band Destroy.
In the words of member and Havoc Records founder Felix Havoc:
After Destroy broke up I hooked up with Tattoo Shane and Trevor Trend and began jamming with a series of drummers. We put up an ad at Extreme Noise and attracted Criminal Shane on drums. Code 13 was an attempt on my part to move past the grind and metal influence on Destroy back to a more old school hardcore sound. Still, Code 13 is not a retro-80's band by any respect, although the 80's influence is there, many of our songs clock in at speeds undreamed of in '82.
Code 13's music is hard for me to describe because we mix several different styles. I'm not saying we're particularly original or groundbreaking, but our music was far from generic as well. Simply put, we didn't all listen to just one style of music so our playing wasn't rigidly influenced by one style either. We mixed sing-a-long 80's hardcore like early 7 Seconds and Youth Brigade with fast-core like Dropdead and a touch of early DRI, straight edge hardcore, Swedish HC/ Japanese Thrash, 80's anarcho-punk and some grind/power violence for a fast and powerful punk sound. Lyrically I'd have to say the individual versus society and issues of social control predominate.
The name Code 13 comes from the police radio code for "officer down" and as you can guess our lyrics were heavily anti-police and authority. For a while four out of five of our shows were broken up by the man, but hardcore survives on the underground and so did we. At the time I felt like the hardcore/punk scene was too complacent and needed some really radical thrashing punk to bring band the anger and energy. I went out of my way to write radical, aggressive lyrics to go with the music. We stirred up no small controvery, posing with automatic weapons and singing about shooting cops. One anarchist squat in Paris actually wouldn't let us play because we were "too militant" I knew we were doing something right then.
All of the group's albums to date have been on the Havoc Records label.
Discography .
Doomed Society 7" EP (1995);
They Made a Wasteland and Called It Peace 7" EP ;
A Part of America Died Today 7" EP (1998);
Split 7 with DS-13 (2000);
Complete Discography 1994-2000 CD (2000);
External links .
Code 13 on Havoc Records; |
3219930 | 137th Battalion, CEF | The 137th Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Calgary, Alberta, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in that city. After sailing to England in August 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 21st Reserve Battalion on January 10, 1917. The 137th Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. G. W. Morfitt.
The battalion is perpetuated by The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC).
References.
Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. |
4509284 | Monarch of the Solomon Islands | |
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The Head of State of the Solomon Islands is Queen Elizabeth II. The Solomon Islands share the Sovereign with a number of Commonwealth realms. The Queen's constitutional roles have been almost entirely delegated to the Governor-General of the Solomon Islands.
Royal succession is governed by the English Act of Settlement of 1701, which is part of constitutional law. |
756541 | Achille Occhetto | Achille Occhetto (born 3 March 1936), nicknamed Akel, is an Italian political figure.
Biography.
Occhetto was born in Turin. He served as the secretary-general of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) between 1988 and 1994 (which became the Democratic Party of the Left halfway through his term in 1991, also known as the PDS, and is now the main part of the Democrats of the Left).
He served as secretary of the youth communist movement from 1963 to 1966 and, subsequently, as regional secretary of the Italian Communist Party in Sicily, distinguishing himself for his war against any kind of mafia.
Appointed in 1986 as national coordinator of the PCI, he became then the party leader in 1988, succeeding to Alessandro Natta. During his secretarship, the party witnessed the collapse of both the Berlin wall and the communist regime in the Soviet Union. He therefore declared the communist experience as over, and dissolved the PCI in order to form a new party, the PDS, characterized by a progressive left-wing stance.
This political shift (known in Italian politics as the Bolognina) was not accepted by approximately one third of the communist members, which refused to join the PDS and instead founded the Communist Refoundation Party.
In 1994, he challenged and was defeated by Silvio Berlusconi in the general election; because of this negative result he then quit the party secretaryship.
He came actively back in politics for the 2004 European elections, being elected to the European Parliament on a joint ticket with anti-corruption campaigner Antonio Di Pietro, but he immediately resigned to be replaced by Giulietto Chiesa. After the 2006 General election he returned to the European Parliament by taking up one of the seats vacated by an elected Deputy, and sits as an Independent member of the Party of European Socialists group.
It has been recently rumoured about a possible joining of Occhetto to the Communist Refoundation Party, but he sharply denied this possibility, affirming to have supposed just the birth of a "Left-Wing Refoundation", including Democrats of the Left, Greens, SDI and the Communist Refoundation Party itself.
External links .
A declaration about "Il Cantiere", a new political project; |
3009722 | Cronstedtite | Cronstedtite is a complex iron silicate mineral belonging to the serpentine group of minerals. It has a formula of Fe2+2Fe3+(Si,Fe3+O5)(OH)4.
It was discovered in 1821 and named in honor of Swedish mineralogist Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (1722-1765). It has been found in Bohemia in the Czech Republic and in Cornwall, England.
References.
American Mineralogical Society;
Mindat with locations;
Webmineral; |
1285104 | Grape-Nuts | Grape-Nuts is a breakfast cereal developed by C. W. Post in 1897. Post was a patient and later competitor of the 19th-century breakfast food innovator, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg. Neither grapes nor nuts have ever been ingredients in the cereal. The original formula for Grape-Nuts called for grape sugar, which is composed mostly of glucose unlike most other sugar sources and food sweeteners which are principally sucrose. This, combined with the "nutty" flavor of the cereal inspired its name. But some employees at Post claim that the cereal got its name because the tiny nuggets resemble grape seeds or grape "nuts".
Grape-Nuts was soon marketed as a natural cereal that could enhance health and vitality, and also as a "brain food." During the 1960s, advertising for the brand promoted Grape-Nuts as the cereal that "fills you up, not out." Brand users, particularly "mother/daughter look-alikes," were shown engaged in fitness activities such as tennis, horseback riding, skiing, and swimming.
This ad campaign produced at least one television commercial featuring a "catch-phrase" that became a target for numerous sketches, comics, riffs, and take-offs in other media. Spanning the ensuing two decades, "Oh no, Mrs. Burke! I thought you were Dale!" continued to appear in comedy. This line is remembered today by most who saw the 1968 through 1970 commercial, while it is also familiar to many people too young to have seen the original TV spots.
An ad campaign following the above utilized a similarly catchy phrase, as Euell Gibbons became the spokesperson for the brand, promoting Grape-Nuts as the "Back to Nature Cereal." The line, "Ever eat a pine tree?", proved to draw increased attention to the product from consumers, as well as from comedians of all sorts. Gibbons made the TV ads until he died on December 29, 1975.
The cereal is now produced by Post Cereals.
Trivia.
"Grape-nuts pudding" is a regional New England dessert.
Grape-Nuts is accredited with being the first product to use a coupon in sales promotion when C.W. Post Company offered a penny-off coupon to get people to try their cereal in the late 1890s.
Grape-Nuts were mentioned on Mad TV in a sketch where Will Sasso was acting as Arnold Schwarzenegger who imitates Jerry Seinfeld and says: "What is the Deal with Grape-Nuts? They re not grapes, and they re not nuts. What is the deal?"
See also.
Granula;
External links.
Kraft Foods Inc.;
Burke Family Grape-Nuts TV Commercial Archives;
References.
Jones, Evan (1981) American Food: The Gastronomic Story, Random House, Inc. ISBN 0-394-74646-5; |
1646169 | Addressee | In linguistics, an addressee is an intended direct recipient of the speaker's communication. A listener is either an addressee or a bystander.
Second-person pronouns refer to an addressee or a group including an addressee. An inclusive first-person pronoun refers to a group including both the speaker and the addressee, while an exclusive first-person pronoun refers to a group including the speaker but not the addressee.
A speaker can show politeness, familiarity, or a difference of social status to the addressee. This is called an addressee honorific. See also T-V distinction.
External links .
SIL glossary of linguistic terms - What is an addressee?; |
1122013 | Rete testis | Rete testis is an anastomosing network of delicate tubules located in the hilum of the testicle (mediastinum testis) that carries sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia.
Rete tubular ectasia is a disorder of the rete testis in which many benign cysts are present.
In the area of the rete testis, the sperm are concentrated as fluid and is reabsorbed. If this does not occur, the sperm which enter the epididymides are not concentrated and infertility is the end result.
Additional images.
External links.
Image at UC Davis;
Diagram;
Diagram; |
4854374 | Alhamazad the Wise | In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, Alhamazad the Wise is a powerful human wizard of Baklunish descent, and is one of the newest members of the Circle of Eight.
References.
Brown, Anne. Player's Guide To Greyhawk (TSR, 1998).
Mona, Erik, and Gary Holian. "Wheels within Wheels: Greyhawk's Circle of Eight." Living Greyhawk Journal #0 (Paizo Publishing, 2000). Available online: ;
Moore, Roger E. Return of the Eight (TSR, 1998). |
385618 | Jaka's Story | Jaka's Story is a graphic novel written and drawn by Dave Sim, with background art by Gerhard. The fifth book in the Cerebus the Aardvark series, it is regarded by many as the series' highpoint and a classic of the medium, thanks to its subtle characterisation, expert pacing and innovative use of the comic-book medium.
The title character of the series is relegated to the sidelines in Jaka's Story. Instead, the action focuses on Jaka, the love of Cerebus' life. Supporting characters include Rick Nash, her naive, enthusiastic husband; Pud Withers, the harmless-seeming, but emasculated and mother-worshipping landlord who lusts after her; and Oscar, a flamboyant poet based on Oscar Wilde who is friends with Rick. The plot of the book is almost entirely driven by the interactions of these characters until, at the end of the second act, the matriarchial Cirinist fascists who rule the city-state of Iest arrest Rick, Jaka and Oscar and kill Pud. Jaka and Rick are freed due to Jaka's diplomatic connections, but not before Rick is told that his wife had an illegal abortion when she was carrying his son. A furious Rick vows never to see Jaka again. Jaka returns to Palnu, her home city. Cerebus himself spends much of the book lying in Jaka's spare bed mooning after her. In the third act he only appears in one double-page spread.
In addition to the main storyline, there are a number of text pages interspersed throughout Jaka's Story, written in an accurate imitation of Wilde's flowery style. (Sim's fascination with Wilde would carry over into a subsequent graphic novel, Melmoth.) They tell the story of Jaka's childhood, somewhat inaccurately, as it later transpires.
These passages are meant to be excerpts of a novel Jaka's Story, written by Oscar, and published in Iest under the title Daughter of Palnu.
The comic-style pages of the book are extremely cinematic, with many long wordless passages and 'pans' imitating the movement of a movie camera.
Jaka's Story collects issues 114-136 of the monthly Cerebus comic book. |
690809 | Arlington Memorial Bridge | Arlington Memorial Bridge connects Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, with the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. across the Potomac River. The eastern end of the bridge marks the western edge of the National Mall.
The bridge's construction was authorized by Congress on February 24, 1925 and formally opened on January 16, 1932. Designed by architectural firm McKim, Mead and White, the neo-classical bridge is 2,163 feet (660 m) long. The ends of the bridge are flanked by two pairs of equestrian statues sculpted by Leo Friedlander.
The closest Metro stop to the bridge is Arlington Cemetery. The bridge connects, both literally and symbolically, the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington House, the home of Robert E. Lee. This placement was done intentionally to represent the reunification of the north and the south.
At the western terminus on Columbia Island, the bridge and its connecting roadways connect with the George Washington Parkway and with State Route 27 and State Route 110. At the eastern terminus, the bridge and its connecting roadways connect with Constitution Avenue, Independence Avenue, the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, and the District of Columbia segment of Interstate 66.
A peculiarity of the traffic circle at the western terminus is that traffic already in the circle must yield to traffic entering the circle the exact opposite of the usual rule. During morning rush hour, a portion of the traffic circle is closed to prevent mergers that would otherwise tie up rush-hour traffic.
Source.
National Park Service website; |
924131 | California State Route 125 | State Route 125 currently runs from State Route 54 in San Diego to State Route 52 in Santee, USA.
Currently, construction is underway to extend Route 125 from Route 54 south to State Route 905 and State Route 11 in Otay Mesa near the U.S. Mexico border. This portion, scheduled to open in 2007, will be a toll road called the South Bay Expressway. It will be California's first road built as a public/private partnership. The toll road is being funded by the private company California Transportation Ventures, Inc. and the following public agencies: the United States Department of Transportation, CalTrans, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), and the City of Chula Vista.
The toll road's name is quite unusual, as it will be built to freeway standards and therefore should be labeled a freeway under both federal and California law. See freeway and expressway for more information on the difference between the two.
Route 125 was originally planned to continue north through East Miramar to Poway to connect with State Route 56 and Select Arterial 680 but Poway successfully blocked that by insisting CalTrans upgrade State Route 67 instead, leaving the northern terminus at State Route 52. There still are proposals to connect it to Scripps Poway Parkway, or to take it all the way up to Riverside parallel to Interstate 15, creating a third full north/south freeway for San Diego. It is currently unlikely that will ever happen though.
History.
In the early 1990s, only the section south of Interstate 8 and north of State Route 94 was completed; confusingly, it was signed as State Route 94, even though it met with both westbound and eastbound Route 94 at its southern terminus. The Route 125 signs later replaced the Route 94 signs, although at the Interstate 8 a "TO" referring to Route 94 is carried on the signs for Route 125 South.
The northernmost portion of the current Route 125 was built in stages. For a time, its northern terminus was at the current exits for Amaya Drive, later (circa 1992) further north at Fletcher Parkway, then even further at Navajo Road. The northernmost portion (north of Grossmont College Drive) was completed to State Route 52 while the portion between Navajo Road and Grossmont College Drive was still under construction. As of 2005, this section has been completed.
In the early 2000s, further construction resulted in the third section of Route 125, connecting southward from State Route 94 to State Route 54. As of late 2006, the interchange at Routes 125 and 54 is still under construction (as a portion of the construction of the fourth portion of Route 125, mentioned below), but traffic can pass along a two-lane detour through the construction zone. This allows southbound traffic on Route 125 to continue to westbound State Route 54, while eastbound State Route 54 continues northbound on Route 125.
A fourth section, under construction as of late 2006, will continue southward from State Route 54. This is the South Bay Expressway toll road mentioned earlier in this article. Several bridges along the route (notably the bridge over East H Street in Chula Vista) can be visibly seen to be at or nearing completion (as of December 2006), and the route is marked as completed on 2007 Thomas Guide maps, implying that the project is still on schedule to meet its posted 2007 completion date.
State law.
Legal Definition of Route 125: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 425
External links.
California Highways: Route 125;
Western Exit Guide - California 125;
South Bay Expressway: Toll Road SR-125 south of SR-54 to SR-905; |
1809393 | Adventure into Fear | Adventure into Fear, originally titled simply Fear, is an American horror comic book published by Marvel Comics from November 1970 through December 1975, for 31 issues.
The first nine issues of Fear reprinted science fiction/fantasy and monster stories from the late-1950s and early 1960s "pre-superhero Marvel" comics, primarily Journey into Mystery, Strange Tales, Tales to Astonish, and Tales of Suspense. Most were written by Marvel editor-in-chief Stan Lee and/or Larry Lieber, and generally penciled by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, or Don Heck, though occasionally by Paul Reinman or Joe Sinnott. Most covers were reprints, though Marie Severin drew the new top half of #4, John Severin the cover of #8, and the team of Gil Kane (penciler) and Frank Giacoia (inker) the covers of #5, 6 and 9.
Man-Thing.
With issue #10 (Oct. 1972), the series was retitled Adventure into Fear and began featuring new material. Issues #10-19 featured the swamp creature the Man-Thing, continuing from his introduction in the black-and-white comics-magazine Savage Tales #1 (May 1971). Following a story by writer Gerry Conway, scripting was taken over by Steve Gerber, for whom the feature and eventual series Man-Thing would prove a signature work. Though issue #14, a back up reprint story would be featured, similar to those that appeared in the first nine issues.
The story in #19 (Dec. 1973) introduced Howard the Duck, a cynical, cigar-smoking, anthropomorphic water fowl a parody of Disney-style funny animals and intended as a minor throwaway character. That plan changed when the duck quickly proved popular, eventually one of Marvel's biggest 1970s characters and a pop-culture phenomeonon who would later get a solo series as well as a notoriously disastrous feature film produced by George Lucas.
Morbius.
Morbius, the Living Vampire, introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man #101 (Oct. 1971), became the starring feature with Adventure into Fear #20 (Feb. 1974), and continued through the rest of the run. After a single issue by writer Mike Friedrich and penciler Paul Gulacy, Gerber wrote several issues in which Morbius went on a picaresque interdimensional journey and fought the Caretakers of Arcturus, followed by Doug Moench and Bill Mantlo. The round-robin of artists also included Kane, P. Craig Russell, Frank Robbins, George Evans, and Heck. Back up reprints shortly resumed in issue #20.
Bibliography.
Fear #1-9; Adventure into Fear #10-31 (Nov. 1970 Dec. 1975);
Morbius Revisited #1-5 (Aug. Dec. 1993; reprints Adventure into Fear #27-31);
Man-Thing: Whatever Knows Fear trade paperback (2005; includes reprint of Adventure into Fear #16); |
7647219 | Malcolm Wynn-Jones | Malcolm Wynn-Jones is the fictional MI5 analyst, featured in the British Television Series Spooks, also known as MI5 in the United States. Malcolm has been played by Hugh Simon since the start of Spooks in 2002.
Malcolm started out at the very beginning, as an analyst. In the script for one of his first episodes, he is described as being "an odd-looking man in a bow-tie. He sounds almost autistic--a walking intelligence encyclopaedia." Nothing about his private life works its way into any storyline, but he does pose as Ruth's brother "Giles" when she falls for someone the team are watching, and we know from Series 5 Episode 6 that he is a collector of old 1970s bugs.
He is also adept at quoting from classical literature, for example
Memorable Quote : Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt. (Shakespeare, "Measure for Measure", Act 1 scene 4);
Malcolm is distraught when his best friend and colleague Colin Wells is executed in Series 5, Episode 1. Senior Case Officer Adam Carter persuades Malcolm to stay on the job after Malcolm says that he can't pretend that nothing happened to Colin.
Another moment that Malcolm shines as a weaker counterpart to MI5's adversaries is in the episode Diana when he is faced with a bomb and has to cut a wire to stop it from going off, killing him and Adam. He freezes, not knowing which wire to cut. He later reveals to Ruth that "bravery is something I dread". |
3968083 | Let's Go to Bed (The Cure song) | Let's Go to Bed is the name of a 1982 single by The Cure. It later appeared on their compilation album Japanese Whispers.
In the aftermath of the bleak Pornography, Robert Smith returned from a month-long detox in the Lake District to write the antithesis to what the Cure currently represented. Written as a sarcastic reflection on sexual imagary in pop music, the single was a surprise hit. It was most successful in Australia, reaching #15.
History .
Robert Smith has often stated that he wished its b-side "Just One Kiss" was released as a single and many fans agree it is one of the best non-album songs from The Cure.
The song was covered by New York pop band Ivy for their 2002 album "Guestroom". The video for the cover was shot, showcasing New York streets and coffeeshops. The Smashing Pumpkins' James Iha, known for his love for and his own covers of The Cure, appeared briefly in the video.
Track listing.
7" Single
"Let's Go to Bed";
"Just One Kiss";
12" single
"Let's Go To Bed" (extended mix);
"Just One Kiss" (extended mix);
Personnel .
Robert Smith - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard;
Lol Tolhurst - keyboard;
Steve Goulding - drums;
References .
External links.
Lyrics to "Let's Go To Bed"; |
341822 | Peter Garland | Peter Garland (born January 27, 1952 in Portland, Maine) is a composer best known for publishing Soundings Press, one of the few sources of new music scores and articles while in print. A student of James Tenney and Harold Budd, much of Garland's work could be considered post-minimal, and he is also an expert on American Indian music. He is the author of Gone Walkabout: Essays 1991-.
He lives in Maine.
Discography.
1992 Border Music Disc;
1992 Walk In Beauty Albion;
1993 Nana + Victorio ;
2000 The Days Run Away ;
2002 Another Sunrise ;
2005 Love Songs ;
Compilations
"The Three Strange Angels" (1973), included on Cold Blue Cold Blue;
"Matachin Dances" (1982), included on The Complete Ten-Inch Collection From Cold Blue Cold Blue;
"Apple Blossom" included on Persistence of Past Chemistries The Orchard and Launch Sony;
"Dancing on Water" included on Dancing on Water Cold Blue;
External links.
New Albion Artist: Peter Garland;
Frog Peak Artist: Peter Garland;
Other Minds: Peter Garland;
Mode Artist Profile: Peter Garland; |
6957889 | Siege of Kastania | The Siege of Kastania was fought in 1780 between the Maniots and the klephts under Kostantinos Kolokotronis and Panagiotaros Venetsakis and the Ottoman Empire under Ali Bey.
Prelude.
The Orlov Revolt had been a disaster for the Greeks that revolted against the Ottomans and the Maniots who were the only free Greeks. The Ottomans forced the Maniots to pay tribute annually and to have a bey who came from Mani. Even though the Maniots were bottled by the fierce Turko-Albanian soldiers who ravaged the Peloponnese they still managed to cause damage to the Ottomans with their pirate ships and with raids into Laconia. Amongst the most prominent were Konstantinos Kolokotronis and Panagiotaros Venetsakis.
From their towers in Kastania they attacked Ottoman lands and caused much damage. The pasha of the Peloponnese, Hassán Ghazi was preparing his invasion of Mani and he saw that it to exterminate the Kastanian menaces. When his fleet arrived at Gytheio he sent 10,000 men under the command of his second in command, Ali Bey to deal with them.
The Siege.
The Maniots had heard that Ali Bey and Panagiotaros sent a man to his father-in-law Zanet Grigorakis to bring a relief force. But Zanet was busy preparing the rest of the Maniot army with his uncle Éxarchos Grigorakis near their home town of Skoutari. They resigned to the fact that they would have to fight alone.
By the time the Ottomans reached Kastania from Gytheio the defenders were ready for the siege. The Maniots had gathered ammunition and food to last for around a dozen days. They tried to evacuate the children and women but their attempt were thrawted by the fact that they refuse to go. The defence was mainly concetrated around Kolkotronis', Panagiotaros' and Panagiotaros' fathers pyrgoi. The elder Panagiotaros was over 80 years old at the time and had been a renowned klepht when he was younger.
Ali Bey sent a men to the defenders offering to call off the siege if Konstaninos and Panagiotaros each gave him one of their children. The Maniots refused and the Ottomans began the siege. The Ottomans had trouble bombarding the pyrgoi because they were well built and had been strengthed before the Ottomans arrived. They also had trouble because the Maniot were shielded from the artilery while the Ottomans were exposed to the Maniot fire.
The siege had dragged on for ten days and the situation was becoming grave for the defenders. During the night of the tenth day, Panagiotaros, his father and Kolokotronis met to discuss the situation. They only had ammuniation to last for two days and after that ran out the defence was doomed. They came to the conclusion that on the twelfth night at midnight when the moon didn't shine they would sneak out and make for the forests around the town with a group of men covering the rear and the vanguard while the women and the children were in the middle. Panagiotaros' father however said that he would stay behind and with his wife and one attendant would place his remaining gunpowder on the top floor and wait until the pyrgo was full of Turko-Albanians then he would detonate the gunpowder and kill as many enemies as possible.
On the twelfeth night they broke out from the pyrgoi and tried to make it to the forests. The Ottomans heard the movements and they attacked the fleeing Maniots. The men tried to hold off the Ottomans while the women and the children escaped. Kolokotronis fell fighting seven Ottomans with his sword and pistol in hand. His head was cut off and put on a spear. His wife with his young son Theodoros Kolokotronis, the future hero of the Greek War of Independence escaped. Panagiotaros died while protecting his family from the Ottomans. Only 100 people made it to safety. The elder Venetsakis was betrayed by his attendant and had both his feet cut off along with one of his hands. The Ottomans then hung him from the mast of one of their ships.
Aftermath.
The victorious Ottomans then were routed by the combined Maniot forces under the command of Zanet and Éxarchos Grigorakis. Éxarchos was treachorously captured and hung. In retaliation the Maniot sacked the Ottoman castle of Passavas. Panagiotaros' children were captured and were given an Ottoman education and later on became officers in the Ottoman army. All of Kolokotronis' children except for Theodoros were captured but they were ransomed later on. Panagiotaros' and Kolokotronis' heads were sent to the sultan.
Notes.
Sources.
. . (1453-1944). SBN 960-87030-1-8 |
3148647 | Mathieu Demy | Mathieu Demy is a French actor, born October 15, 1972 in Paris. He is the son of Agnès Varda and Jacques Demy.
Filmography .
1993 : À la belle étoile with Julie Gayet, Chiara Mastroianni;
1997 : Jeanne et le garçon formidable with Virginie Ledoyen;
1999 : Banqueroute with Antoine Chappey;
2000 : La chambre obscure with Caroline Ducey, Melvil Poupaud;
2001 : Dieu est grand, je suis toute petite with Audrey Tautou;
2002 : Aram by Robert Kechichian with Simon Abkarian, Lubna Azabal;
2003 : Nos enfants chéris by Benoît Cohen.
2005 : Un fil à la patte by Michel Deville with Emmanuelle Béart, Charles Berling;
2006 : Quelques jours en septembre by Santiago Amigorena;
External links.
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166520 | 'night, Mother | For the film based on the play, see 'night, Mother (film).;
'night, Mother is a 1983 play by Marsha Norman about a daughter, Jessie, and her mother, Thelma (referred to as "Mama" in the play). The play opens with Jessie calmly telling Mama that by morning she'll be dead, as she plans to commit suicide that very evening (she makes this revelation all while nonchalantly organizing household items and preparing to do her mother's nails). The subsequent dialogue between Jessie and Mama slowly reveals her reasons for her decision and her life with Mama and how thoroughly she has planned her own death, culminating in a disturbing yet unavoidable climax.
Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the original production at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, starred Kathy Bates as Jessie and Anne Pitoniak as Mama. This production eventually made its way to Broadway, where it played at the John Golden Theatre with the same cast. It received 4 Tony Award nominations: Best Play, Best Actress in a Play (both Bates and Pitoniak) and Best Director (Tom Moore).
The 1986 film version of the same name starred Sissy Spacek and Anne Bancroft as daughter and mother, respectively. Marsha Norman adapted her own play and wrote the screenplay. Tom Moore, who directed the play on Broadway, also directed the film. The film added more characters, whereas the play featured only two performers. The film received lukewarm reviews, though Bancroft received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress (Drama) in a Film.
In 2004, a Broadway revival starred Edie Falco and Brenda Blethyn.
External links.
Internet Broadway Database entry for original 1983 production;
IBDB entry for 2005 revival;
Play Concordance; |
3281192 | Piledriver (band) | This article is about a former band, for other uses see Pile driver (disambiguation);
Piledriver was a Canadian power/thrash metal band, founded in 1985 by Gord Kirchin. They were known for an over-the-top image and flamboyant song titles/lyrics ("Sex With Satan", "Alien Rape", "Sodomize the Dead", "Witch Hunt", "Human Sacrifice", etc). Probably their best known song was the title track of their debut album Metal Inquisition, which featured in the chorus the sound of a falling guillotine blade chopping someone's head off. The album was followed by Stay Ugly a year later.
The band soon disappeared. Years later, Pile Driver himself, stage name of Gord Kirchin, revealed that the band and albums were just a studio project, and that the band, never really existed at all, with all the names made up, as was virtually everything else about the band. Kirchin later formed his own band, Dogs With Jobs, and sporadically had been working on solo material. In 2005, the band was reformed as The Exalted Piledriver, a live band.
Metal Inquisition/Stay Ugly
track list:
1 Metal Inquisition
2 Sex With Satan
3 Sodomize the Dead
4 Witch Hunt
5 Pile Driver
6 Human Sacrifice
7 Alien Rape
8 The Incubus
9 Metal Death Racer
10 The Fire God
11 Chaos
12 The Warning
13 The Lord of Abominations
14 Flowers of Evil
15 The Executioner
External links.
Official website (former website of Gord Kirchin); |
513321 | Discectomy | A discectomy is a surgical procedure in which an extravasated segment of the intervertebral disc, which is causing pain by stressing the spinal cord or radiating nerves, is dissected. A laminectomy is often involved to permit access to the intervertebral disc.
See also.
Back pain;
Hernia;
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; |
225725 | 1750 in literature | See also: 1749 in literature, other events of 1750, 1751 in literature, list of years in literature.
Events.
Tobias Smollett travels in France, collecting material for Peregrine Pickle.
Weekly meetings for contributors to the Encyclopédie begin, at the salon of Baron d'Holbach.
The Rambler is founded by Edward Cave; it lasts for 208 issues, and is mostly written by Samuel Johnson.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau wins the prize of the Academy of Dijon for his Discourse on the Arts and Sciences.
New books.
John Cleland - Fanny Hill ;
New drama.
Carlo Goldoni - La Bottega di Caffe ;
Voltaire - Oreste ;
Non-fiction.
Charlotte Ramsay Lennox - The Life of Harriot Stuart ;
Births.
January 7 - Robert Anderson (died 1803);
September 5 - Robert Fergusson (died 1774);
Deaths.
February 8 - Aaron Hill, dramatist (born 1685);
June 15 - Marguerite De Launay, Baronne Staal, French writer (born 1684); |
1977743 | Viapoint | Viapoint is an information organizer for Windows Desktops. It lets you organize email, files, web content, and RSS feeds through one simple interface that looks a lot like Microsoft Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer). Unlike the Windows Explorer, where every item can only exist in one place, Viapoint lets you put information in more than one folder. You can create Virtual folders to organize projects and other work without the restrictions of the physical location of your information.
The email address you give to them may be passed to the lowest grade of spammers.
See also.
Omea
External links.
Viapoint; |
1461466 | Clinton Avenue School | Clinton Avenue School is a bilingual (American English and Spanish) school located at 293 Clinton Avenue in the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven, CT, USA. It was built in 1911 and underwent extensive renovations beginning in 2004. The original design was similar to the nearby Truman School, both Beaux Arts style buildings.
Renovations.
The school taught kindergarten through fourth grade with an enrollment of 410 students until its temporary closure. It size was approximately 58,000 square feet (5,400 m ). Renovations by Boroson Falconer Architects & Engineers was completed in 2005, enlarging the school by over 36,000 square feet (3,300 m ), with a new total area of 94,000 square feet (8,700 m ). The enrollment increased to 650, supporting pre-K through eighth grade. The cost of renovations was $25,106,000 USD. Rededication took place on October 23, 2005.
Demographics.
In 2004 the enrollment was 67% Hispanic, 32% African American, and 1% white, with under 1% Asian.
Principals.
John Leary (?-1983);
Richard Whitney (1983-1986);
Patricia DeRenzo (1986-2004);
Carmen Ana Rodriguez-Robles (2005-present);
Bibliography.
Digital.
CTSchools.net - Clinton Avenue School;
GreatSchools.Net;
New Haven School Construction - Clinton Avenue School; |
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