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= = = Rainer Höft = = = |
Rainer Höft (born 3 April 1956 in Berlin) is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics. |
He was a member of the East German handball team which won the gold medal. He played five matches and scored four goals. |
= = = Partition (1987 film) = = = |
Partition is a film by award-winning director Ken McMullen. The film is set in the turmoil surrounding the transfer of political power in British India from British to Indian hands and the partition of the subcontinent into The Dominion of Pakistan and The Republic of India in 1947. Made in 1987, the film was released on DVD in 2007. Its screening has been voted Time Out Critics' choice No 1 after 20 years. |
Music composed by Barrie Guard |
= = = Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity = = = |
The Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity is the Anglican Chaplaincy's chapel on the Streatham Campus of the University of Exeter. It is located at the heart of the campus, beneath Queen's Building and adjacent to the Old Library and the Roborough Building. |
The Chapel is served by the Lazenby Chaplain who is assisted in the chapel's worship life by a team of servers and the University Chapel Choir. |
The Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity within the University of Exeter which was designed and presented to the University by Dr E. Vincent Harris, OBE, in memory of his mother, was consecrated by the Lord Bishop of Exeter on 26 June 1958. It was declared a Grade II Listed Building on 29 March 1988. The mural on the ceiling was painted by Sir Walter Thomas Monnington. |
Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity, Prince of Wales Road, Exeter EX4 4PX. |
= = = I nattens tystnad = = = |
I nattens tystnad is a novel by Margit Sandemo. |
= = = Edward E. Hammer = = = |
Edward E. Hammer (December 27, 1931 – July 16, 2012) was an engineer who was at the forefront of fluorescent lighting research. His technological contributions in incandescent, fluorescent and HID light sources earned him over 35 patents. |
He received his bachelor's degree from Manhattan College in 1954. |
During the energy crisis of the 1970s, he led the development of General Electric’s pioneering energy-efficient lamp. He led the development of the Watt Miser (marketed as the F-40 Watt Miser), which was released in 1973. In 1976, he invented the first compact fluorescent lightbulb, but due to the difficulty of the manufacturing process for coating the interior of the spiral glass tube, GE did not manufacture or sell the device. Other companies began manufacturing and selling the device in 1995. The Smithsonian Institution houses Hammer's original CFL prototype. |
Hammer is an IEEE Fellow and the 2002 IEEE Edison Medal winner. |
= = = Hans-Georg Jaunich = = = |
Hans-Georg Jaunich (born 18 October 1951 in Schwaan) is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics. |
He was a member of the East German handball team which won the gold medal. He played three matches and scored one goal. |
= = = Northcote Road = = = |
Northcote Road is a shopping street In Battersea, south London, which stretches over half a mile. It is close to Clapham Junction station. |
It is the epicentre of the so-called 'Nappy Valley', named because of the young, affluent and productive demographic and also because the road lies over a culverted stream (the Falconbrook) giving it a low-lying position between the two commons of Wandsworth and Clapham (rising to the west and east respectively). |
As well as many cafes and shops, Northcote Road has an historic food market which dates back to the 1860s, as well as the indoor Northcote Road Antiques Market. However, as with the vast majority of street markets, Northcote Road is a mere shadow of itself, being much smaller size, and more specialised in what its stalls offer, reflecting the changing demographics of the local area. |
= = = List of rail trails in West Virginia = = = |
This list of rail trails in West Virginia includes former railroad right-of-ways in West Virginia that have been converted to trails for public use and proposed rail trails. |
= = = Pittsburgh Marathon = = = |
The Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, commonly referred to as the Pittsburgh Marathon, is an annual marathon footrace held on the first Sunday in May in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. The Marathon was first announced on October 3, 1984 with U.S. Steel and PNC Bank as sponsors. From 1985 to 2003, the race was held annually and named the UPMC/City of Pittsburgh Marathon, although serious financial difficulty within the City of Pittsburgh municipal budget and UPMC's withdraw from title sponsor led to suspension of the race from 2004 to 2008. In 2009, the event was revived with a new title sponsor, Dick's Sporting Goods, and renewed interest in the race. |
The 1988 and 2000 races were USA Olympic Trials for women and men, that were held separately from the regular event although both were held over the same course. |
Aside from the main marathon event, several races occur during the weekend of the marathon, including a half marathon, two to five person marathon relay, 5k race, and "kids marathon." All races except for the "kids marathon" and 5k utilize the same route and starting time as the marathon. Attendance and popularity of the events has risen greatly since the 2009 revival. The 2012 race had the largest field in the history of the race. Registration for 2012 closed with roughly 25,000 participants between all races, with 6,000 entrants in the full marathon, 13,000 entrants in the half marathon, and 800 teams in the marathon relay, with the remaining entrants distributed in the 5K. Additionally, an estimated 60,000 spectators lined the course, and 4,000 volunteers provided assistance. 2012 also marked the earliest sellout in the race's history with all events except the 5k selling out on or before March 6, 2012. |
Historically, the course has wound through the unique and hilly topography of the city. Crossing five different bridges, the course traverses all three rivers of Pittsburgh's at least once. The start and finish lines have changed many times, but have always been in either Downtown or North Shore. Previous finish lines have included Point State Park, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, and the 50 yard-line of Heinz Field. The current finish line is on the Boulevard of the Allies near Point State Park. Numerous other historic and well-known Pittsburgh neighborhoods are along the route, including the South Side, Oakland, Shadyside, East Liberty, Highland Park, Bloomfield, Lawrenceville, and the Strip District. |
Throughout the course, thousands of neighborhood residents show their support by lining the streets of the course and volunteering at aid stations. Neighborhood organizations are awarded financial grants for community-engaging celebrations along the route. Sixty bands, almost all of which are from the Greater Pittsburgh area, line the streets throughout the course, spanning a range of musical genres. |
The Pittsburgh Marathon hosted the United States Olympic Marathon Trials for men in 2000 and the US Olympic Trials for women in 1988. In addition, it has served as the site for the United States men's national championship three times, the National Wheelchair Championship in 1986, as well as the Olympic Marathon Trials for both Finland and Denmark in the 1980s. |
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= = = Hartmut Krüger = = = |
Hartmut Krüger (born 8 May 1953 in Güsen, Elbe-Parey) is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics. |
He was a member of the East German handball team which won the gold medal. He played all six matches and scored 22 goals. |
= = = Tianzhong = = = |
Tianzhong Township is an urban township located at eastern Changhua County, Taiwan. Its former name () and current name () make reference to the origin of the town in the center of rice paddies. |
Tianzhong encompasses with a population of 42,133 as of January 2017. Most of the township is part of Changhua Plain, with the Bagua Mountain Range to the east. |
The township comprises 22 villages: Beilu, Bifeng, Dalun, Dashe, Dingtan, Fuxing, Longtan, Meizhou, Nanlu, Pinghe, Sanan, Sanguang, Sanmin, Shalun, Tunglu, Tungyuan, Xiangshan, Xilu, Xinmin, Xinzhuang, Zhonglu and Zhongtan. |
= = = Dietmar Schmidt = = = |
Dietmar Schmidt (born 29 April 1952 in Zwickau) is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics. |
He was a member of the East German handball team which won the gold medal. He played all six matches and scored two goals. |
= = = Minor Metals Trade Association = = = |
The Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA) is a world-wide industry association whose members are involved in over 49 metals that are not traded on exchanges. The MMTA membership includes around 150 companies from 30 different countries that trade in excess of US$10 billion of minor metals annually. |
The MMTA serves to benefit and promote the interests of the international minor metals industry and the MMTA membership, comprising companies actively involved in all aspects of the international trade of these metals in all their various forms. The MMTA does not host a marketplace for minor metals or publish price information. |
The Association was established by London-based metals traders including Peter Robbins in 1973. It is based in Central London on Whitehall Court. The MMTA was established to provide clear trading rules for minor metals and to guide and inform the nascent industry. |
= = = Abdumuqit Vohidov = = = |
Abdumuqit Vohidov is a citizen of Tajikistan who was held in extrajudicial detention, for five years, in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 90. Vohidov was returned to his native Tajikistan on 28 February 2007. |
Vohidov was one of nine former Taliban prisoners the "Associated Press" pointed out had gone from Taliban custody to American custody. |
The Taliban had accused Vohidov of spying for Russia, and imprisoned him for nearly three years. At Kandahar Airfield, he complained to Cpt. Danner that he had been housed in a more humane prison by the Taliban, where he had been given a radio, fresh fruit and proper toilet facilities. |
Vohidov and Rukniddin Sharipov were to stand trial in Tajikistan. |
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Vohidov and Sharopov received sentences of 17 years on 18 August 2007. The two men were convicted of serving as mercenaries. |
Carol Rosenberg, writing in the "Miami Herald" on 7 July 2009, reported that Umar Abdulayev, the sole remaining Tajikistani, reported that a delegation of Tajikistani security officials threatened to retaliate against him Sharipov and Vohidov, unless they agreed to pretend to be militant jihadists, and report on real militant jihadists, following their repatriations. |
On 15 June 2008, the McClatchy News Service published articles based on interviews with 66 former Guantanamo captives. McClatchy reporters interviewed Airat Vakhitov by telephone. Vohidov told his interviewers he was suffering ongoing mental problems, and that he was worried that if interviewers visited him in person he would be punished by Russian security officials. |
Vohidov had been an imam in Tatarstan, who was imprisoned following a general round-up when Russian officials were cracking down on Chechens. He was temporarily freed, and fled Russia when he learned that security officials were looking for him. He said he was kidnapped by the forces of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and eventually transported to Afghanistan, against his will. |
Bridget McCormack, a candidate for a seat on the Michigan Supreme Court, helped defend Vohitov, and in 2012, the Judicial Crisis Network broadcast an advertisement which criticized her for "freeing a terrorist." Andrew Rosenthal, of "The New York Times" criticized the Judicial Crisis Network ad, which contained footage of Teri Johnson, the mother of Joseph Johnson, a GI who was killed in Afghanistan, who says: Rosenthal pointed out that Vohitov was freed through the non-judicial review, through the Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants in 2007. |
In 2016, reports emerged that Vohidov had volunteered to fight in Iraq. |
On 29 June 2016, Secretary of State John Kerry, citing Executive Order 13224, classed Vohidov as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. |
= = = Clive Carter = = = |
Clive Carter is a British actor and singer, best known for his role of "Claude Elliott and others" in the original London cast of Come From Away, for which he received an Olivier Award nomination. |
Carter studied at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. His West End theatre credits include "Someone Like You" with Petula Clark, "A Man for All Seasons" with Martin Shaw, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" with Brendan Fraser and Ned Beatty, "We Rock You", "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change", "Les Misérables", "The Phantom of the Opera", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "The Taming of the Shrew", "Always" at the Victoria Palace with Shani Wallis and "Side by Side by Sondheim". He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his performance as the Prince/Wolf in "Into the Woods". |
Other UK stage credits include a national tour of "Oklahoma!"; "Putting It Together" at the Old Fire Station Theatre in Oxford; "Macbeth", "As You Like It", "Henry V", and "'Tis Pity She's a Whore" at Northcott, Exeter; "A Little Night Music" and "Mrs. Warren's Profession" at the Nottingham Playhouse; and "Godspell" at the Leicester Haymarket. He starred as Frank-N-Furter in a European tour of "The Rocky Horror Show". |
On UK television Carter has appeared in "Rep", "EastEnders", and "Dalziel and Pascoe". He had a small role in the feature film "The Da Vinci Code". |
He played the role of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the West End production of the musical "Wicked". He replaced Sam Kelly from Monday 29 March 2010, starring opposite Rachel Tucker and Louise Dearman. He was highly acclaimed in the role, and exited the show alongside Dearman and many other of his co-stars on Saturday 10 December 2011, after almost two years in the role. Desmond Barrit returned to the company, replacing Carter. |
In October 2011, he appeared in a concert of the new musical Soho Cinders at the Queen's Theatre, London. He originated the role of Mr Salt in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Musical" at the Drury Lane Theatre. |
= = = Feed My Lambs = = = |
Feed My Lambs, Inc. is a non-profit ministry located in Marietta, Georgia, which operates tuition-free Christian preschools and grade schools for children living in impoverished areas of metro Atlanta, GA. |
Feed My Lambs opened its first school in Marietta in 1990, gaining its legal status as a non-profit organization in April 1992 and is overseen by a board of directors with 8 members. |
The mission of Feed My Lambs is to impact children by opening preschools of excellence in high-risk communities in order to educate children and their families about the love of Christ. The schools are funded solely by donations from individuals, foundations, churches and businesses. Feed My Lambs transforms lives by nourishing children's minds, bodies, and spirits. |
Currently Feed My Lambs, Inc. (FML) is operating 4 schools in the Metro-Atlanta Area serving approximately 200 children. |
Feed My Lambs currently operates four tuition-free Christian preschools in the Atlanta area. Three of these schools—located in Austell and Marietta—serve children ages 3 through 5. The fourth school, on the City of Refuge campus on Atlanta's Westside, serves children from 6 weeks to 5 years of age, including children from families in the City of Refuge's Eden Village homeless services program as well as children from surrounding neighborhoods. |
= = = Fawwaz T. Ulaby = = = |
Fawwaz T. Ulaby () is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and formerly the Founding Provost and Executive Vice President of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and R. Jamieson and Betty Williams Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan. |
Ulaby was born in Damascus, Syria, and grew up in Lebanon. He attended the American University of Beirut, from which he received a B.S. degree in physics in 1964. He later received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1968. |
After teaching at the University of Kansas he moved to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in the mid 1980s. He served as the R. Jamieson and Betty Williams Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and has also served as the Vice President for Research. |
Ulaby has done extensive work outside of academia as well, giving testimony to the House Science Committee of the US congress and serving on the board of directors for The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS). |
In March 2008, Ulaby was named Founding Provost of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). His daughter, Neda Ulaby, is a reporter at the NPR culture desk. |
He is most famous for the development of micro-electronics for a suite of circuits and antennae for THz sensors and communication systems. Today, THz technology is an enabling technology in various types of industrial sensor applications. |
Professor Ulaby is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). |
= = = Ingolf Wiegert = = = |
Ingolf Wiegert (born 3 November 1957 in Magdeburg) is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics. |
He was a member of the East German handball team which won the gold medal. He played all six matches and scored ten goals. |
= = = Murder of Gary Matson and Winfield Mowder = = = |
Gary Matson (1949 - July 1, 1999) and Winfield Mowder (1959 - July 1, 1999) were a gay couple from Redding, California, who were murdered by white supremacist brothers Benjamin Matthew Williams and James Tyler Williams. The Williams brothers confessed to killing the couple because they were gay. |
Gary Matson and Winfield Mowder were together as a couple for 14 years. They lived in Happy Valley, California, just outside Redding. |
Matson, 50, earned a Master of Science degree in environmental horticulture from UC Davis in 1984. Afterwards, he and Mowder founded Matson Horticulture and Florabundance Nursery in Redding. Matson helped found a community garden to help feed the hungry (called the Redding Farmers Market), the Carter House Natural Science Museum (for children), and the Redding Arboretum. |
He was divorced from his wife, Marcia Howe, who was also responsible for the founding of Carter House Natural Science Museum, which eventually evolved into Turtle Bay Exploration Park, and with whom he had a daughter, Clea. |
Mowder, 40, held a Bachelor of Science degree in anthropology and worked part-time as an associate in Orchard Hardware Supply's Garden Department, while also attending Chico State University. He frequently spoke at local high schools, serving as a source of knowledge and support for both gay and straight teens. |
Together in 1997, Matson and Mowder founded Plantstogo.com, an online nursery specializing in plants for hot climates. |