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in a January McDonald's advert playing the part of a pilot who purchases a £1.49 Double Cheeseburger, much to the delight of his crew and patient passengers. References External links Category:Living people Category:Australian male film actors Category:Australian male stage actors Category:Australian male television actors Category:1970 births |
Mysore Cements Limited Mysore Cements Limited (also known as Diamond Cement) is one of major producers of Cement in south India since its establishment in 1958 - 59 by Karnataka-based industrialist Sarangapani Mudaliar and by collaboration of Kaisers USA as a Public Limited Company The company produced its major output of 1 ton cement with the investment of about 20 million Rupees, in 1962. MCL was immediately taken over by Kaisers and G.D Birla and from then the following years company started producing more cement and it was 4 tpa by the end of year 1968. With an investment of 23 million, MCL produced 6 tpa of cement in Ammasandra unit Based in Tumkur District of Karnataka State. After the death of G.D Birla, in 1983 MCL was totally under control of Birlas and Shri. S.K Birla, grandson of GD Birla was declared the chairman of the organisation Further MCL was further established to northern part of India with its plants in Damoh in Madhya Pradesh and Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh. But Ammasandra plant was modernised by the investment of around 350 million rupees. In 2006/07 MCL was taken over by the world's third largest cement producer Heidelberg cements Early years MCL was in boom after it was taken over by Birla group of companies. Ammasandra, the area where the factory was located was named as Aditya Pattana named after Aditya Birla. MCL reached its peak position under the leadership of Nandalal Hamirwasia who was President & M.D and Nirbhaya Lodha who was Executive Director of the organisation from 1990s to 2006. Under Mr. Hamirwasia and Mr. Lodha, the facts say that MCL used to produce 1500-2000 metric tons of cement per day. MCL, Ammasandra was well equipped and the location was well planned, since Limestone was available very near around a distance of 10–15 km near a place called Ramapura and also Ammasandra was well reachable by Railway transport as well. Initially MCL Ammasandra use to produce only Cement and later it was adapted to produce Clinker from the early 1980s. Now it produces two products which are Portland slag cement(43 grade) and Portland pozzolana cement. The clinkerisation capacity of Damoh was further improvised to 1 million tpa by installing another state of art 6 stage preheater kiln at an investment of Rs.800 million, which was commissioned in 1989, which helped not only in improving the operational efficiency but also in reducing the coal consumption and enhanced productivity. Further, a green field 500,000 tpa grinding unit was also installed at Jhansi, UP by the investment of 590 million rupees which was also completed in July 1989 Jhansi was an ideal location for Diamond cement, since UP was one of the states which consumes more cement in India but with very little production capacity. This added advantage for MCL was a well thought out plan of the management team. Infrastructure and development Due to its Presence, MCL gave Ammasandra good Infrastructure and Jobs for many people in and out of the village. At one time it was serving for nearly 3500 - 4000 real time employees, who works on Daily shift basis. MCL gave lots of facilities to its employees by Installing a fully functioning Middle Class Hospital at zero expenses, Employee state Insurance Dispensary(ESIC) and many other facilities such as Society which had wide variety of rations which can be purchased by employees for both cash and credit basis. MCL has also its own School and Pre-university College for its employees and other people of surrounding place at very very less fees compared to outside schools at that time. |
It is known by the name, Mycemco Junior College and English School. It was one of the top school and college in whole Tumkur District during its peak period. For some decades, this was the only school which had English school in whole Taluk. Every MCL plant have medical centre with ambulance facility. Apart from these MCL also provided its employees with recreation club, a park, a small zoo and also houses for its employees to stay near by the factory itself with very cheap rent and 24/7 Electricity facility. MCL didn't impact much in environment pollution as very less amount of wastes were released out. Moreover, smoke and dust released through electrostatic precipitators, which used to cause less air pollution. Further Development: By the early 1990s the company Damoh plant was clinkerised and the capacity was increased by 10 lac tpa with an investment of 500 million rupees. With this MCL achieved its highest peak of 2 million tpa in the year 1990, standing only second behind ACC cements. The capacity was increased 2.3 million tpa in 2004. MCL Ammasandra had got 4 Kilns which were installed by the sum of 350 million rupees. It increased the productivity and also reduced the cost of production on power and fuel consumption. With four rotary kilns, MCL Ammasandra used to produce 1500-2000 metrics of clinker per day. All the clincker was stocked in the largest dome like structure called Reclaimber, which was operated on single rail. Reclaimber was connected to railway tracks which helped in easy transportation. After many years, in early 2007-08, four rotary Kilns were reduced to two, one for clinker manufacturing and the other was modified for the production of Sponge Iron. From early 2005, MCL also adapted to produce Sponge Iron, a raw form of Iron from its ore. Initially it was successful, later it proved to be failure since it required lots of water since it was releasing more dust during its extraction. Sponge Iron was also sent to other divisions in Kerala, from where it was exported to Outside India. In 2011, MCL plants have produced and sold 2.81 Mtpa which is highest ever cement sales in the history of the company. Internal issues and conflicts The serious conflicts outbursted between MCL Ammasandra Junior Officers and its management in 2001-02 which lead to the transfer of many officers to remote areas such as Damoh and Jhansi. There was also conflict between Management and its employees in 2002. The Employees started protesting against them for some of the illegal happenings related to salaries and other daily requirements. The company laid off the employees who were involved in the protest and also reduced some of the major facilities to them. Even closing school for 15 days and reducing the salaries for teachers. Teachers who were regarded as the best in whole Tumkur district were remained unpaid. This was later solved by the interventions of local MLA and State government. By the end of 2006, MCL was totally overtaken by Heidelberg's. Heidelberg's changed the name from MCL to Mycem, a Heidelberg Cement whereas Diamond Cement name has been retained in Damoh and Jhansi regions. Now selected employees are retained in the firm and major part apart from technical side all the other units have been given to contract, who work on daily basis. Apart from the Internal Issues, Local governments of Karnataka, MP and UP have filed some cases against MCL for its environment pollution activities in their respective states. However the issues are being solved subsequently. Current situation Facilities for the expansion of capacity in central India |
is in full swing. Expansion of Clinker manufacturing units in Damoh, MP and Jhansi, UP from 1.2 MTPA to 3.1 MTPA. Expansion of Cement grinding capacity from 1 MTPA to 2 MTPA. MP Government has granted certain tax and other benefits for new line which will further enhance return on the project. New markets found in northern India. Approx.10-15 Million t of capacity is expected to be added during CY12. .Source: Industry estimates See also Ammasandra Heidelberg Cement Diamond Cement (Ghana) Limited (DCGL). References Stocks Heidelberg Cement India, History http://www.mycemco.com/India%20Presentation.pdf http://www.sebi.gov.in/dp/birlavxllof.pdf External links Category:Cement companies of India Category:Companies based in Karnataka Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1959 Category:Indian companies established in 1959 |
1899 in the Philippines The following lists events that happened during 1899 in the Philippine Republic. Incumbents First Philippine Republic President: Emilio Aguinaldo (starting January 23) Prime Minister: January 23-May 7: Apolinario Mabini May 7-November 13: Pedro A. Paterno President of the Assembly of Representatives: Pedro A. Paterno U.S. Military Government Governor: Elwell Stephen Otis Events January 23 – Malolos Constitution proclaimed in Malolos, Bulacan, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo inaugurated as President of the Republic. February 4-5 – 12,000 American troops advanced through 2 miles of Filipino front at the Battle of Manila. It was the first and largest battle of the Philippine–American War, resulting to 60 American dead and 2,000 Filipino dead. February 10 – A brigade of American soldiers attacked Filipino troops after 3 hours of artillery bombardment at the Battle of Caloocan. The capture of Caloocan left American forces in control of the southern terminus of the Manila to Dagupan railway, along with five engines, fifty passenger coaches, and a hundred freight cars. March 27 – American troops marched through Marilao River while being fired upon by Filipino troops on the opposite bank. March 31 – Malolos, the capital of the Republic, fell to advancing American soldiers. April 9-10 – American troops fought the Battle of Santa Cruz as part of their Laguna de Bay campaign. April 23 – The Battle of Quingua was fought between Filipino troops led by General Gregorio del Pilar and American troops under Major J. Franklin Bell. There was a short Filipino victory until reinforcements sealed eventual American victory. May 7 – Local elections were held for provincial and municipal posts throughout the Philippine Archipelago under the American occupation. June 5 – General Antonio Luna was assassinated in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija. June 13 – 3,000 American soldiers were confronted by 5,000 Filipino soldiers in the second largest battle of the Philippine–American War, the Battle of Zapote River. American victory gave respect to General Henry Ware Lawton. November 13 – President Aguinaldo, after a conference in Bayambang, Pangasinan, declared guerrilla warfare in the continued Filipino struggle against American occupation. December 2 – A 60-man rear guard action led by General Gregorio del Pilar fought 500 American troops who were pursuing President Aguinaldo in his flight to land's end. Deaths February 4 - José Torres Bugallón, Filipino military officer (b. 1873) June 5 - Antonio Luna, Filipino pharmacist and general (b. 1866) December 2 - Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (b. 1875) References Category:Years of the 19th century in the Philippines Category:1890s in the Philippines Philippines Philippines |
TT20 The Theban Tomb TT20 is located in Dra' Abu el-Naga', part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian Mentuhirkhepeshef, who was fan-bearer and mayor of Aphroditopolis during the mid eighteenth Dynasty, probably during the reign of Tuthmosis III. Mentuhirkhepeshef was the son of a lady named Taysent. The scenes in the tomb include funeral ceremonies. People are shown carrying the coffin, there is a 'raising of the olive tree', and there are Nubian captives depicted. Another scene shows Mentuhirkhepeshef hunting in the desert. There are scenes showing wild sheep and one showing an ass giving birth. References Category:Theban Tombs |
Keyword-driven testing Keyword-driven testing, also known as table-driven testing or action word based testing (not to be confused with action driven testing), is a software testing methodology suitable for both manual and automated testing. This method separates the documentation of test casesincluding the data to usefrom the prescription of the way the test cases are executed. As a result, it separates the test creation process into two distinct stages: a design and development stage, and an execution stage. The design substage covers the requirement analysis and assessment and the data analysis, definition, and population. Overview This methodology uses keywords (or action words) to symbolize a functionality to be tested, such as Enter Client. The keyword Enter Client is defined as the set of actions that must be executed to enter a new client in the database. Its keyword documentation would contain: the starting state of the system under test (SUT) the window or menu to start from the keys or mouse clicks to get to the correct data entry window the names of the fields to find and which arguments to enter the actions to perform in case additional dialogs pop up (like confirmations) the button to click to submit an assertion about what the state of the SUT should be after completion of the actions Keyword-driven testing syntax lists test cases using a table format (see example below). The first column (column A) holds the keyword, Enter Client, which is the functionality being tested. Then the remaining columns, B-E, contain the data needed to execute the keyword: Name, Address, Postcode and City. To enter another client, the tester would create another row in the table with Enter Client as the keyword and the new client's data in the following columns. There is no need to relist all the actions included. In it, you can design your test cases by: Indicating the high-level steps needed to interact with the application and the system in order to perform the test. Indicating how to validate and certify the features are working properly. Specifying the preconditions for the test. Specifying the acceptance criteria for the test. Given the iterative nature of software development, the test design is typically more abstract (less specific) than a manual implementation of a test, but it can easily evolve into one. Advantages Keyword-driven testing reduces the sensitivity to maintenance caused by changes in the System/Software Under Test (SUT). If screen layouts change or the system is migrated to another OS hardly any changes have to be made to the test cases: the changes will be made to the keyword documentation, one document for every keyword, no matter how many times the keyword is used in test cases, and it implies a deep process of test design. Also, due to the very detailed description of the way of executing the keyword (in the keyword documentation) the test can be performed by almost anyone. Thus keyword-driven testing can be used for both manual testing and automated testing. Furthermore, this approach is an open and extensible framework that unites all of the tools, assets, and data both related to and produced by the testing effort. Under this single framework, all participants in the testing effort can define and refine the quality goals they are working toward. It is where the team defines the plan it will implement to meet those goals. And, most importantly, it provides the entire team with one place to go to determine the state of the system at any time. Testing is the feedback mechanism in the software development process. It tells you where corrections need to |
be made to stay on course at any given iteration of a development effort. It also tells you about the current quality of the system being developed. The activity of implementing tests involves the design and development of reusable test scripts that implement the test case. After the implementation, it can be associated with the test case. Implementation is different in every testing project. In one project, you might decide to build both automated test scripts and manual test scripts. Designing tests, instead, is an iterative process. You can start designing tests before any system implementation by basing the test design on use case specifications, requirements, prototypes, and so on. As the system becomes more clearly specified and you have builds of the system to work with, you can elaborate on the details of the design. The activity of designing tests answers the question, “How am I going to perform the testing?” A complete test design informs readers about what actions need to be taken with the system and what behaviors and characteristics they should expect to observe if the system is functioning properly. A test design is different from the design work that should be done in determining how to build your test implementation. Methodology The keyword-driven testing methodology divides test process execution into several stages: Model basis/prototyping: analysis and assessment of requirements. Test model definition: on the result requirements assessment, approach an own software model. Test data definition: on the basis of the defined own model, start keyword and main/complement data definition. Test preparation: intake test basis etc. Test design: analysis of test basis, test case/procedure design, test data design. Manual test execution: manual execution of the test cases using keyword documentation as execution guideline. Automation of test execution: creation of automated script that perform actions according to the keyword documentation. Automated test execution. Definition A Keyword or Action Word is a defined combination of actions on a test object which describes how test lines must be executed. An action word contains arguments and is defined by a test analyst. The test is a key step in any process of development and shall to apply a series of tests or checks to an object (system / SW test - SUT). Always remembering that the test can only show the presence of errors, not their absence. In the RT system test it is not sufficient to check whether the SUT produces the correct outputs. It must also verify that the time taken to produce that output is as expected. Furthermore, the timing of these outputs may also depend on the timing of the inputs. In turn, the timing of future inputs applicable is determined from the outputs. Automation of the test execution The implementation stage differs depending on the tool or framework. Often, automation engineers implement a framework that provides keywords like “check” and “enter”. Testers or test designers (who do not need to know how to program) write test cases based on the keywords defined in the planning stage that have been implemented by the engineers. The test is executed using a driver that reads the keywords and executes the corresponding code. Other methodologies use an all-in-one implementation stage. Instead of separating the tasks of test design and test engineering, the test design is the test automation. Keywords, such as “edit” or “check” are created using tools in which the necessary code has already been written. This removes the necessity for extra engineers in the test process, because the implementation for the keywords is already a part of the tool. Examples include GUIdancer and QTP. Pros Maintenance is |
low in the long run: Test cases are concise Test cases are readable for the stake holders Test cases are easy to modify New test cases can reuse existing keywords more easily Keyword re-use across multiple test cases Not dependent on a specific tool or programming language Division of Labor Test case construction needs stronger domain expertise - lesser tool / programming skills Keyword implementation requires stronger tool/programming skill - with relatively lower domain skill Abstraction of Layers Cons Longer Time to Market (as compared to manual testing or record and replay technique) Moderately high learning curve initially See also Data-driven testing Test Automation Framework Test-Driven Development References External links Action based testing Success Factors for Keyword Driven Testing, by Hans Buwalda SAFS (Software Automation Framework Support) Test automation frameworks Automation Framework - gFast: generic Framework for Automated Software Testing - QTP Framework Category:Software testing |
Gullible's Travels (Rehab album) Gullible's Travels is the sixth studio album by Rehab, released in February 2012. It was released on the indie label AVJ Records, a subsidiary of Average Joes Entertainment. Track listing References External links Category:2012 albums Category:Rehab (band) albums |
Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House is an adventure video game for the Nintendo DS handheld game console by Frogwares. It is the first in the Sherlock Holmes series to be made specifically for the DS. Gameplay Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House places a heavy emphasis on puzzles, which the player solves using the stylus and touch screen. These largely take the form of minigames which include jigsaw puzzles, codes to decipher and paintings to examine. Each of these puzzles has its own difficulty settings and styles of gameplay. The game also features a help system which highlights important clues and guides the player in completing the puzzles. Solving the puzzle without the use of the help system awards the player with extra points and unlocks extras material and bonus puzzles. The game takes place in large hand drawn environments from the Victorian era London which players can roam and explore, taking on side quests and optional missions. When they interact with the various characters in the game, players can request information and interrogate them. When these characters give the player a clue, Holmes will sketch it, forming a new puzzle. Plot When Queen Victoria's genealogical records are stolen, the Royal Family decides to put Sherlock Holmes in charge of the case and asks him to solve the strange mystery. Followed by Doctor Watson, Holmes use his senses of logic and observation through dozens of riddles, puzzles and brain teasers of all sorts. The investigation takes him to Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace and the British Museum, and along the way he meets many charismatic characters who helps him solve the strange case and finally discover the truth, including the question of why the Royal Family insists on keeping the case a secret. Reception Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House received mixed to negative reviews from critics and user reviews. IGN gave it a poor score of 4.5. Adventure Gamers rated the game 2.5 stars out 5 heavily criticizing the short length of gameplay with uninspiring puzzles, an uninteresting plot, repetitive music and lack of hints. They did praise the quality of the graphics and the quizzes included. References External links Category:2010 video games Category:Focus Home Interactive games Category:Adventure games Category:Detective video games Category:Nintendo DS games Category:Nintendo DS-only games Mystery of Osborne House Mystery of Osborne House Category:Video games developed in Ukraine Category:Video games set in London Category:Video games set in the 19th century |
European Refugee Fund The European Refugee Fund (ERF) was a scheme designed to facilitate the sharing of the financial costs of the reception, integration and voluntary repatriation of refugees amongst European Union member states. All EU member states apart from Denmark participated in the ERF. The Fund financed both national and transnational projects, including providing skills and language training to refugees, improvements to reception facilities and refugee resettlement or relocation operations. The ERF was allocated €630 million in funding over the period 2008–13. It was set up in 2000, replacing previous ad hoc funding measures. In April 2014, the ERF, along with the European Integration Fund and the European Return Fund, was replaced by the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) established for the period 2014–20. See also Asylum Migration and Integration Fund References Category:Policies of the European Union Category:Refugee aid organizations |
Gülgöze, Mardin Inwardo or Gülgöze ( - Iwardo or In wardo, Ayin Warda, Ain Wardo) (meaning "eye of the rose" in Syriac) – is a village that lies very high, east of the city Midyat, in the Mardin Province of Turkey, and can be reached from Midyat on foot in 2 hours. The village was founded some time around the 10th century. History First World War Prior to the start of the First World War, the village had about 200 families, all of whom belonged to the Syriac Orthodox Church. During the Assyrian Genocide, tens of thousands of refugees from throughout Tur Abdin arrived here for safety. At one point, the number of people in the village was up to 21,980 people. Refugees arrived from villages including Habasnos, Midyat, Bote, Keferze, Kafro Eloyto, Mzizah and Urnas. Even refugees from outside Tur Abdin arrived, coming from villages such as Deqlath, Bscheriye, Gozarto, Hesno d Kifo and Mifarqin. Being aware of the Turks and Kurds were coming to Gülgöze, the villagers and refugees created a militia to defend themselves, which was led by Masud Mirza, the son of a Melik. Their resistance lasted 60 days, and ended in success. At the same time, the Kurdish authority of Midyat was given orders to attack Gülgöze and Arnas. However, Aziz Agha, the leader of the Midyat area, told them that they didn't have enough soldiers to attack both areas, and therefore they would attack Gulgoze only, and then go to Arnas later on. Therefore, The Kurds of Tur Abdin and Ramman, under the generalship of Ahmed Agha and Salem Agha, collected themselves in Mardin, and created a unit of 13,000 men. The government authorized the distribution of arms, and they headed towards Gülgöze, arriving late at night to begin the siege. After hours of gun-battle, the villagers defeated the Kurds and drove them out, but there were many casualties on both sides regardless. After 10 days, The Kurds attacked again only to be beaten yet again, as they lost well over 300 men. Before the beginning of a third attempt, Kurdish leaders called for aid from the mayors of Diyarbakır(Raschid) and Mardin(Badri). However, A third attempt also failed and after 30 days of battle, Aziz Agha suggested a peace treaty between the two sides. 3 villagers met with Aziz to discuss a peace treaty, But the villagers refused to lay down their weapons, thus the battle continued. The siege continued for another 30 days leading to many deaths on both sides. In the end, the Kurdish soldiers surrendered and left the Syriac Orthodox population of Tur Abdin alone, hence why the Tur Abdin region is the only Christian populated area left in Turkey outside of Istanbul. The total death toll of this 60-day siege is unknown, but there were at least 1,000 deaths with both sides losses combined. Gülgöze today Gülgöze has three Syriac Orthodox churches: "Mart Shimuni", "Mar Hodtschabo" (the largest) and "Yoldath Aloho" (Virgin Mary, Literally: Mother of God). Economy Gülgöze produces grain, fruit, and wine. As in many villages in Turkey, the farmers operate a cattle economy. Demographics Currently, there are 12 Syriac Orthodox families in the village. References Category:Villages in Turkey Category:Tur Abdin Category:Assyrian communities in Turkey Category:Populated places in Mardin Province |
2007–09 International Challenge Trophy The 2007–09 International Challenge Trophy was the second edition of the International Challenge Trophy. It was contested by eight teams which were divided into two groups of four. The two group winners - Belgium U-21 and England C qualified for the final. Belgium U-21 won the competition after beating England C 2-0 in the final. Group A Matches Final Table Group B Matches Final Table Final England C: Adam Bartlett; Shaun Densmore, Exodus Geohaghan, Darius Charles, Scott Laird (76 Sean Newton); Russell Penn (77 Ishmael Welsh), Nicky Wroe, Joel Byrom (56 Andrew Fleming), Lee Tomlin; James Constable, Paul Clayton (69 Liam Hearn). Manager: Paul Fairclough Belgium U-23: Simon Mignolet; Ritchie Kitoko (82 Jan Lella), Miguel Dachelet, Bart Biemans, Geoffrey Cabeke; Vittorio Villano (89 Hervé Kagé), Sven Kums, Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe, Radja Nainggolan; Geoffrey Mujangi Bia, Brecht Capon (82 Stijn De Wilde). Coach: References Category:International Challenge Trophy Chall Chall |
Atwima District The Atwima District is a former district that was located in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The Atwima Mponua District was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003, the remainder is since then officially called the Atwima Nwabiagya District. Footnotes before splitting off the Atwima Mponua District. Sources GhanaDistricts.com 19 New Districts Created, GhanaWeb, November 20, 2003. Category:Districts of Ashanti Region |
Magdalen Laver Magdalen Laver is a village and a civil parish in the Epping Forest district, in the county of Essex, England. Magdalen Laver is east of Harlow and of close proximity to the M11 motorway. Magdalen Laver has a village hall and a church called St Mary Magdalen. John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, described Magdalen Laver between 1870–72 as: "A parish in Epping district, Essex; 4¼ miles NW of Ongar, and 4 SE of Harlow r. station." In the same description, Wilson states that the total population at the time was 213. Population According to the 2011 Census, Magdalen Laver had a population of 232 usual residents. As shown in the table below, Magdalen Laver was subject fluctuating population numbers between 1801–1901 which may be due to changes to census boundary areas during that time. From 1931 to 1961 the population consistently, which in part may be due to more farmers moving into the area due to support the agricultural output needed to sustain Great Britain's efforts during and post World War 2. Notable residents Simon Horemed was the parson in 1349. Rev. William Webb Ellis (1806–1872) was Rector of Magdalen Laver in 1855. Demography Magdalen Laver has a majority white population with 98.3% of people being from a white ethnic group according to the 2011 Census. As can be seen by the graph, the majority of people, 44 people, are aged between 45 and 54. 22% percent of Magdalen Laver residents are 65 or over but with 49% of the population being aged 44 and under, this indicates a balanced population in terms of age. Economy Historically, the economy of Magdalen Laver was dominated by agriculture. In 1801, 36 people worked in agriculture. The dominance of agriculture in Magdalen Laver can be explained by the large amount of arable land in the area. In 1847, it was estimated that 835 acres of land was arable. According to the 2011 Census, 37 people now work as a manager or senior official, suggesting that the area is now largely a commuter area. The 2011 Census showed that the unemployment rate in Magdalen Laver was just 1.5%, considerably lower than the national average at 8.1%, suggesting a strong local economy. Education There has not been a school in Magdalen Laver since 1952. Previously, in the 19th Century, the population of the parish was too poor to sustain one but by 1818, a small school was founded. A permanent school was built in 1862 on land given by Anna Maria Meyer which was able to accommodate 60 students. Currently, the closest school to Magdalen Laver is Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School which is situated 1.83 miles away. Of the 198 usual 16 and over residents living in Magdalen Laver, 15.2% have no qualifications whilst 25.3% have Level 4 qualifications and above. Religion The Parish Church of Saint Mary's Magdalen was built in the 12th century and consists of nave, chancel, west tower, and a south porch. The walls are made of flint rubble and Roman brick and the tower from timber. The church has been a Grade II listed building since 20 February 1967. According to the 2011 Census, 68.5% of the population identified themselves as Christian and 21.6% as of "No Religion". References External links Listed buildings in Magdalen Laver Category:Villages in Essex Category:Epping Forest District Category:Civil parishes in Essex |
Megali Mantineia Megali Mantineia () is a mountain settlement in the municipal unit of Avia, Messenia, Greece. In 2011, it had a population of 191. It sits at 200 m above sea level, 2 km southeast of Avia, 3 km south of Mikri Mantineia and 10 km southeast of Kalamata. Many of its residents only stay there during the summer months. Population History Ano Mantineia ("Upper Mantineia") or Ano Chora was first mentioned in 1463, as opposed to the older Mantineia on the coast. In the mid 18th century, it was an important settlement in the area of Zarnata (Ζαρνάτα). It had 59 families (around 277 people) in 1704. In the late 18th century the smaller settlement Mikri Mantineia was founded, and the older Ano Mantineia was renamed to Megali Mantineia ("Great Mantineia"). The village joined the municipality of Avia in 1835. From the mid 19th century, a part of the population moved into the seaside areas including Palaiochora (now Avia), Archontiko and Akrogiali. Still Megali Mantineia kept a large population: 413 in 1851, 469 in 1879 and 424 in 1907. In 1914 Megali Mantineia became an independent community which included the new settlements. In 1924 the seat of the community moved to the seaside village Palaiochora. In 1926 both the settlement Palaiochora and the community were renamed to Avia. Points of interests Koskaras/Sandava cave Katafygi, an inaccessible cave The deserted settlement Koka The old school, built in 1743-53 Sources Theodoros Belitsos Ta Altomira tis Exo Manis (Τα Αλτομιρά της Έξω Μάνης (Ιστορία-Οικογένειες-Τοπωνύμια) = Altomira in Outer Mani (History-Family-Toponyms), 1999 See also List of settlements in Messenia Mikri Mantineia References External links Megali Madinia at the GTP Travel Pages Category:Populated places in Messenia |
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Men's Low-Kick at W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 Budva -54 kg The men's bantamweight (54 kg/118.8 lbs) Low-Kick division at the W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 in Budva was the second lightest of the male Low-Kick tournaments and involved five fighters. Each of the matches was three rounds of two minutes each and were fought under Low-Kick kickboxing rules. As there were too few fighters for a tournament designed for eight, three of the men received a bye through to the semi finals. The gold medal was won by Alexander Sidorov from Moldova who defeated Russia's Ayup Arsaev in the final by unanimous decision. Defeated semi finalists Boban Marinkovic from Serbia and Montenegro and Dzmitry Baranau from Belarus received bronze medals. Results These matches ended in a split decision. See also List of WAKO Amateur European Championships List of WAKO Amateur World Championships List of male kickboxers References External links WAKO World Association of Kickboxing Organizations Official Site Category:W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Budva) |
Diego González Fuentes Diego Ignacio González Fuentes (born 24 November 1995 in Valparaíso, Chile) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Deportes Iberia as a midfielder. Career statistics Club External links Profile at Universidad de Chile Category:Living people Category:1995 births Category:Chilean footballers Category:Deportes Iberia footballers Category:Universidad de Chile footballers Category:Sportspeople from Valparaíso Category:Association football midfielders Category:Association football fullbacks |
HLA-DR16 HLA-DR16(DR16) is a HLA-DR serotype that recognizes the DRB1*1601, *1602 and *1604 gene products. DR16 is found in the Mediterranean at modest frequencies. DR16 is part of the older HLA-DR2 serotype group which also contains the similar HLA-DR15 antigens. Alleles Disease associations DR16 is associated with Chaga's cardiomyopathy, rheumatic heart disease, coronary artery ectasia, and chronic discoid lupus erythematosus. DRB1*1601 is associated with tuberculosis risk DRB1*1602: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic heart disease, Takayasu arteritis, systemic sclerosis (SSc) & anti-DNA topoisomerase I (anti-topo I) antibody, melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei infection) Extended linkage DRB1*1601:DQA1*0102:DQB1*0502 haplotype is associated with tubeculousis risk *1602:DQA1*0102:DQB1*0502 haplotype: graves disease, cervical cancer (human papilloma virus infection), scleroderma *1602:DQA1*05:DQB1*0301 haplotype: rheumatic heart disease, systemic sclerosis Genetic Linkage HLA-DR16 is genetically linked to HLA-DR51 and HLA-DQ5 serotypes. References 2 |
J. M. Robertson John Mackinnon Robertson (14 November 1856 – 5 January 1933) was a prolific journalist, advocate of rationalism and secularism, and Liberal Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom for Tyneside from 1906 to 1918. Robertson was best known as an advocate of the Christ myth theory. Biography Robertson was born in Brodick on the Isle of Arran; his father moved the family to Stirling while he was still young, and he attended school there until the age of 13. He worked first as a clerk and then as a journalist, eventually becoming assistant editor of the Edinburgh Evening News. He wrote in February 1906 to a friend that he "gave up the 'divine'" when he was a teenager. His first contact with the freethought movement was a lecture by Charles Bradlaugh in Edinburgh in 1878. Robertson became active in the Edinburgh Secular Society, soon after. It was through the Edinburgh Secular Society that he met William Archer and became writer for the Edinburgh Evening News. He eventually moved to London to become assistant editor of Bradlaugh's paper National Reformer, subsequently taking over as editor on Bradlaugh's death in 1891. The National Reformer finally closed in 1893. Robertson was also an appointed lecturer for the freethinking South Place Ethical Society from 1899 until the 1920s. An advocate of the "New Liberalism," Robertson's political radicalism developed in the 1880s and 1890s, and he first stood for Parliament in 1895, failing to win Bradlaugh's old seat in Northampton as an independent radical liberal. Robertson was a staunch free trader and his Trade and Tariffs (1908) "became a bible for free-traders pursuing the case for cheap food and the expansion of trade". In 1915 he was appointed to the Privy Council. At the 1918 United Kingdom general election, as a Liberal candidate he contested Wallsend, a constituency based largely on his Tyneside seat, but finished third. He contested the 1923 United Kingdom general election as Liberal candidate for Hendon without success. Robertson died in London in 1933. Homer Smith has described Robertson as an "outstanding exponent of rationalism and one of the foremost scholars produced in England in the last six decades." Electoral record Political views Economically, Robertson has been described as an underconsumptionist, and he gave an early form, perhaps the earliest formal statement, of the paradox of thrift in his 1892 book The Fallacy of Saving. He was in favour of the payment of MPs, the Abolition of the House of Lords and the establishment of Adult Suffrage, including giving votes to women. Christ myth theory Robertson was an advocate of the Christ myth theory, and in several books he argued that Jesus was not a historical person, but was an invention by a first-century Jewish messianic cult of Joshua, whom he identifies as a solar deity. In Robertson's view, religious groups invent new gods to fit the needs of the society of the time. Robertson argued that a solar deity symbolized by the lamb and the ram had long been worshiped by an Israelite cult of Joshua and that this cult had then invented a new messianic figure, Jesus of Nazareth. Robertson argued that a possible source for the Christian myth may have been the Talmudic story of the executed Jesus Pandera which dates to 100 BC. the possibility that the stories of a would be messiah who preached "a political doctrine subversive of the Roman rule, and . . . thereby met his death" and "Galilean faith-healer with a local reputation may have been slain as a human sacrifice at some time of social tumult" being added |
to the original mythology. Robertson considered the letters of Paul the earliest surviving Christian writings, but viewed them as primarily concerned with theology and morality, rather than historical details: Robertson viewed references to the twelve apostles and the institution of the Eucharist as stories that must have developed later among gentile believers who were converted by Jewish evangelists like Paul. Oxford theologian and orientalist Frederick Cornwallis Conybeare wrote a book titled, The Historical Christ; or, An investigation of the views of Mr. J. M. Robertson, Dr. A. Drews, and Prof. W. B. Smith (1913), directed against the Christ myth theory defended by the three authors. Selected works Modern Humanists (1891) Miscellanies (1898) History of Freethought in the Nineteenth Century, (1899) (1900) Studies in Religious Fallacy (1900) (1902) (1905, 2nd edition) A Short History of Freethought: Ancient and Modern Volume 1, Volume 2 (1906) Rationalism (1912) The Baconian Heresy: A Confutation (1913) The Historical Jesus: A Survey of Positions (1916) The Jesus Problem: Restatement of the Myth Theory (1917) Shakespeare and Chapman (1917) Short History of Morals (1920) Explorations (1923) The Shakespeare Canon (1922–1932) Jesus and Judas (1927) References Sources (Reprinted (2004) Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing ) (Reprinted (2004) Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing ) Further reading External links Category:1856 births Category:1933 deaths Category:19th-century British journalists Category:19th-century British politicians Category:20th-century British writers Category:British non-fiction writers Category:British sceptics Category:British secularists Category:Christ myth theory proponents Category:Critics of Christianity Category:Freethought writers Category:Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Category:Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Category:Parliamentary Secretaries to the Board of Trade Category:People associated with Conway Hall Ethical Society Category:People from the Isle of Arran Category:Presidents of the Liberal Party (UK) Category:Radicalism (historical) Category:Rationalists Category:Scottish atheists Category:Scottish journalists Category:Scottish magazine editors Category:UK MPs 1906–1910 Category:UK MPs 1910 Category:UK MPs 1910–1918 Category:Victorian writers |
Porfirio Smerdou Porfirio Smerdou (February 12, 1905 – May 11, 2002) was a Mexican consul. Category:1905 births Category:2002 deaths Category:Mexican diplomats |
1994 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships The 1994 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was an Association of Tennis Professionals men's tennis tournament held in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 26th edition of the tournament and was held from April 11 to April 18, 1994. Jason Stoltenberg won the singles title. Finals Singles Jason Stoltenberg defeated Gabriel Markus 6–3, 6–4 It was Stoltenberg's only title of the year and the 7th of his career. Doubles Richey Reneberg / Christo van Rensburg defeated Brian MacPhie / David Witt 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 It was Reneberg's 2nd title of the year and the 14th of his career. It was van Rensburg's only title of the year and the 19th of his career. External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tournament Profile U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Category:U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships |
British Columbia Senior Hockey League The British Columbia Senior Hockey League is a defunct men's senior ice hockey league that operated within the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association for only two seasons, 1979-80 and 1980-81. List of Champions 1979-80: Delta Hurry Kings 1980-81: Quesnel Kangaros References Category:Defunct ice hockey leagues in British Columbia |
Altamont Historic District The Altamont Historic District is a historic district in Altamont, New York. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, at which time it included 18 contributing buildings. The district includes Delaware and Hudson Railroad Passenger Station (Altamont, New York), a train station that was individually listed on the National Register already. Incomplete reference for Altamont HD, needs checking References Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Category:Federal architecture in New York (state) Category:Historic districts in Albany County, New York Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Category:National Register of Historic Places in Albany County, New York |
Eduard Haider Eduard Haider is a retired Austrian slalom canoeist who competed in the early-to-mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 team event at the 1955 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen. References Category:Austrian male canoeists Category:Possibly living people Category:Year of birth missing Category:Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships |
La Mer (horse) La Mer was a thoroughbred racehorse, who raced from 1976 to 1979. She raced and won 24 times out of 43 starts, as well as second 5 times and third 6 times in 1200m to 2400m, winning NZ$225,925 and AUS$19,500 in stake money. Major Wins La Mer was the 1979 Horse of the Year and 1977 Filly of the Year in New Zealand. She raced in Australia once, and was 2nd in the LKS MacKinnon Stakes. She won numerous Weight for Age races in New Zealand, as well as the WRC Desert Gold Stakes in 1978. Parentage & Training La Mer was sired by Copenhagen II from La Balsa and then trained by the New Zealander Malcolm Smith. References Category:1973 racehorse births Category:Racehorses bred in New Zealand Category:Racehorses trained in New Zealand Category:Thoroughbred family 6-d |
The First Echelon The First Echelon (, translit. Pervyy eshelon) is a 1955 Soviet feature film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, for which Dimitri Shostakovich wrote the music. A touching romance between the Secretary of the Komsomol organization Alexey Uzorov and tractor driver Anna Zalogina on the background of Virgin Lands Campaign in Kazakhstan. Cast Vsevolod Sanayev as Alexey Yegorovich Dontsov, state farm director Nikolay Annenkov as Kashtanov, secretary of the RC Oleg Yefremov as Alexey Uzorov Izolda Izvitskaya as Anna Zalogina Nina Doroshina as Nelly Panina Vyacheslav Voronin as Troyan Khoren Abrahamyan as Varten Vartanyan Tatiana Doronina as Zoya References External links Review by Karl J. Kipling] [https://books.google.com/books?id=ti0aXbGZPS8C&pg=PT265&dq=The+First+Echelon+kalatozov&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSgPOAkoTSAhXrC5oKHV5YBGsQ6AEISTAG#v=onepage&q=The%20First%20Echelon%20kalatozov&f=false The Cambridge Companion to Shostakovich Category:1955 films Category:Films directed by Mikhail Kalatozov Category:Films scored by Dmitri Shostakovich Category:1950s drama films Category:Soviet films Category:Soviet drama films Category:Mosfilm films Category:Russian-language films |
Abacetus cycloderus Abacetus cycloderus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Andrewes in 1942. References cycloderus Category:Beetles described in 1942 |
Armin-Wolf-Arena Armin-Wolf-Arena is a baseball stadium located in Regensburg, Germany. It was built in 1996 and has a capacity of 3,100 spectators. It hosts the home games of Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg of the Bundesliga Baseball and has hosted the 2009 Baseball World Cup and the German qualifying round of the 2013 World Baseball Classic. See also 2013 World Baseball Classic References Category:Baseball venues in Germany Category:Sport in Regensburg Category:Buildings and structures in Regensburg Category:Sports venues in Bavaria |
Trichohippopsis exilis Trichohippopsis exilis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 2006. References Category:Agapanthiini Category:Beetles described in 2006 |
Alexandre Moniz Barbosa Alexandre Moniz Barbosa is a Goan journalist and writer, and winner of the 2013 biennial Goan Short Story competition. Barbosa has written, inter alia, for the Times of India. After a spell as Assistant Editor at Goa Today, he became Assistant Resident Editor for the Times of India, Goa Edition. Literary writing Barbosa wrote the novel Touched By The Toe (2004), set in sixteenth-century Goa, and taking its name an incident in which a Portuguese noblewoman bit off a toe from the relics of St Francis Xavier. He translated from Portuguese to English essays by José Inácio Candido de Loyola, as Passionate and Unrestrained (2008). In 2011 he published the book Goa Rewound, a socio-political commentary on Goa. He has also written scholarly articles and short stories. References Category:Living people Category:21st-century Indian short story writers Category:Indian male short story writers Category:Novelists from Goa Category:Indian male novelists Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century Indian novelists Category:21st-century Indian male writers |
Nikkei Cup The Nikkei Cup was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from at least 1985 to 1998. It was played at a variety of courses in Japan. Winners this list may be incomplete Nikkei Cup Torakichi Nakamura Memorial 1998 Mitsutaka Kusakabe 1997 Yeh Chang-ting 1996 Hideki Kase 1995 Tetsu Nishikawa Nikkei Cup 1994 Toru Suzuki 1993 Samson Gimson 1992 Kiyoshi Murota 1991 Naomichi Ozaki 1990 Satoshi Higashi 1989 Yoshimi Niizeki 1988 Masashi Ozaki 1987 Nobuo Serizawa 1986 Masashi Ozaki 1985 Naomichi Ozaki External links Coverage on Japan Golf Tour's official site Category:Former Japan Golf Tour events Category:Golf tournaments in Japan Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1985 Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1998 |
Harry Bisel Harry F. Bisel, M.D. (1918–1994) was an American oncologist. With Fred Ansfield, Herman Freckman, Arnoldus Goudsmit, Robert Talley, William Wilson, and Jane Wright, was one of the founding members of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). This group of pioneering doctors, through the formation of ASCO, is largely credited with the development of modern American clinical oncology. In 1964, Bisel was elected the first president of ASCO. He was active in the American Cancer Society and was a consultant to the National Cancer Institute. Bisel was a founding member of the American Society of Preventive Oncology as well as the American Association for Cancer Education. Life and education He was born on June 17, 1918 in Manor, Pennsylvania. He attended Peabody High School and the University of Pittsburgh. There, he received the MD degree in 1942. Dr. Bisel did graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Medical School. He was one of the first trainees to graduate from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Medical Neoplasia Center. In 1971, Dr. Bisel received the Hench Award from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He was in the United States Navy Reserve from 1942 to 1978, and on active duty from 1943 to 1947. During World War II, he was a flight surgeon and was awarded three battle stars for action in the Pacific. Dr. Bisel was the first formally trained oncologist hired by the Mayo Clinic. He was on staff from 1963 until he retired in 1983. He founded the Mayo Clinic Section of Medical Oncology, and was chairmen from 1963 to 1972. He also served as a faculty member of the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine and the Mayo Medical School. He married Sara C. Bisel and had three children: Jane, Clark and Harold. Selected review papers References Category:1918 births Category:1994 deaths Category:People from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Category:American oncologists Category:People from Rochester, Minnesota Category:University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine alumni Category:University of Pennsylvania alumni Category:Harvard Medical School alumni Category:20th-century American physicians |
Jason Lee (footballer) Jason Benedict Lee (born 9 May 1971) is an English former footballer and manager. Lee plays as a forward and has previously played in the Premier League for Nottingham Forest. He also played for Charlton Athletic, Stockport County, Lincoln City, Southend United, Grimsby Town, Watford, Chesterfield, Peterborough United, Falkirk, Boston United, Northampton Town, Notts County, Mansfield Town, Kettering Town, Corby Town, Ilkeston Town and Arnold Town. In 2011, he returned to Boston United as player/manager but was dismissed in December 2012. Playing career Lee began his career at Charlton Athletic but having failed to establish himself in the side moved to Lincoln City in 1991 before later moving to Southend United. He moved to Nottingham Forest in 1994. Initially, Lee failed to crack his way into Forest's first team. However, the departure of Stan Collymore to Liverpool saw him feature for the first team. In the 1995–96 season he scored eight league goals in 28 games. Following two loan spells, back at his first club Charlton and at Grimsby Town, Lee was transferred to Watford in 1997 for £200,000 – the same fee paid by Forest three years earlier – and played in their 1997–98 Second Division championship-winning side, scoring ten goals. However, Lee's refusal to uproot his family from Nottingham caused tension with manager Graham Taylor, who sold him to Chesterfield early in the 1998–99 season for £250,000. Since then, he has played for Peterborough United (2000–2003), Falkirk (2003–2004), Boston United (2004–2006). In January 2006, Lee joined Northampton Town on a free transfer. He was part of the Northampton side that won promotion from League Two, appearing 11 times for the Cobblers and scoring one goal against Notts County. However, he was released at the end of the season and subsequently joined Aldershot Town. His stay at the Shots was a brief one, and in June 2006 he moved to Notts County, and was team captain for the 2007–08 season. It was announced on BBC East Midlands Today, during a feature presented by the player, that he would not be retained by the club for the 2008–09 campaign. Following his release from the Magpies, signed for Mansfield Town on 1 August 2008. Lee signed for Kettering Town on 13 January 2009, for the remainder of the 2008–09 season from Mansfield Town. Lee scored once in six league games for Kettering, his strike coming in a 2–1 loss to Stevenage on 27 January 2009. He moved on to Corby Town, making his début in a 3–3 draw against Farnborough on 21 March 2009. He joined Ilkeston Town of the Conference North on 1 April 2010, scoring on his début in a 2–1 victory over AFC Telford United. After a long and wide-ranging career Lee announced his retirement from football in November 2010 following the death of his mother. Lee came out of retirement in March 2011 when he joined Arnold Town, debuting in the club's Northern Counties East League 1–0 defeat at Hallam on 8 March 2011. The same week he was announced as the Matchday VIP Host for former club Lincoln City, a role which would limit his availability for Arnold. His second, and final, league appearance for the club saw him sent-off for two yellow cards, the second for the use of the elbow, in the 4–2 defeat to Pickering Town on 19 March 2011. Management career On 22 March 2011, Lee, along with Lee Canoville was confirmed as caretaker coach of Boston United following the resignation of joint first team managers Rob Scott and Paul Hurst. Lee re-registered himself as a player towards the |
end of the 10–11 season. He made three appearances, including the final of the Lincolnshire Senior Shield and one Conference North playoff-game. Jason Lee was sacked as manager in December 2012 after a run of poor results in the 2012/13 season leaving the Pilgrims in 10th place. Football administration In 2013 Lee became the Equalities Education Executive for the Professional Footballers Association (PFA). In response to David Baddiel blackfacing to make fun of him in the 1990s, Lee said: "I'd ask them if they realised the significance of what they were doing. It was, looking back, a form of bullying. I work in equalities now, and it can affect different people in different ways. I don't think people appreciate the possible harm it can cause. Not everyone has the make-up to deal with that, and they shouldn't have to." References External links Profile at UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database The Life and Times of Jason Lee Interview with Jason for the blog The Ball is Round Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Forest Gate Category:English footballers Category:Association football forwards Category:Charlton Athletic F.C. players Category:Stockport County F.C. players Category:Lincoln City F.C. players Category:Southend United F.C. players Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players Category:Grimsby Town F.C. players Category:Watford F.C. players Category:Chesterfield F.C. players Category:Peterborough United F.C. players Category:Boston United F.C. players Category:Northampton Town F.C. players Category:Falkirk F.C. players Category:Notts County F.C. players Category:Mansfield Town F.C. players Category:Kettering Town F.C. players Category:Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945) players Category:Corby Town F.C. players Category:Arnold Town F.C. players Category:Premier League players Category:English Football League players Category:National League (English football) players Category:English football managers Category:Boston United F.C. managers Category:National League (English football) managers Category:Black English sportspeople |
Victory (surname) Victory is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Craig Victory (born 1980), Australian field hockey striker Ebrahim Victory (born 1933), Iranian-American Scientist Fiona Victory (born 1952), Irish actress Gerard Victory (1921–1995), Irish composer James Victory (1880–1946), Irish politician and farmer Jamie Victory (born 1975), English footballer Jeffrey P. Victory (born 1946), Louisiana Supreme Court justice |
Pennsylvania Railroad class A5s The Pennsylvania Railroad's class A5s was the largest class of 0-4-0 steam locomotives. The Pennsylvania Railroad built 47 in its Juniata Shops between 1916–1924. They were all retired by 1957. One is preserved at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. History In the 1920s many railroads in the United States of America had retired 0-4-0 steam locomotives, because they were too small for switching duties. This was not the case on the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Pennsylvania Railroad was keen on this wheel arrangement due to complex street and tight industrial trackage across its broad network. For some of these lines, the Pennsylvania Railroad needed a large 0-4-0 to handle the larger switching activities the railroad had. Although the class B was designated for steam locomotives with the 0-6-0 wheel arrangement, these steam locomotives could not fit the tight and complex street, dockyard and industrial trackage the Pennsylvania Railroad had in its possession. As early as 1956, the A5s steam locomotives started to be replaced by higher horse powered and heavy duty diesel switchers. Over the next year, these switchers were gradually replaced by diesel locomotives. Finally in 1957, the Pennsylvania Railroad converted from steam to diesel power and the end of an era was finished. Preservation There is one known A5s 0-4-0 in existence. Pennsylvania Railroad number 94, is the sole surviving A5s in existence. It is at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, across from the Strasburg Rail Road. Notes References External links Category:Steam locomotives of the United States A5s Category:0-4-0 locomotives Category:Standard gauge locomotives of the United States Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1916 |
Dong, Arunachal Pradesh Dong is a small village in Dong valley of Anjaw district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is the easternmost village in the India, near the point where India, China and Myanmar meet as it is the location of a peak where tourists climb up to at 3 am to see the sun rise, it is not the easternmost place but it is one of the eastern-most places accessible by car. The last village on the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh is Kaho, India, which lies just north of Kibithu on the banks of Lohit River. Location Dong lies at the junction of the Lohit River and the Sati (or Sai Ti) stream at an elevation of . The village can be reached on foot from Walong in a 30-minute climb. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India, the village has 15 residents across 4 households. 6 are male and 9 are female. The children go to school in Walong. The local people grow rice, makai and maize and raise pigs and chickens. Transport The proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line, (will intersect with the proposed East-West Industrial Corridor Highway) and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be seen here and here. See also North-East Frontier Agency List of people from Arunachal Pradesh Religion in Arunachal Pradesh Cuisine of Arunachal Pradesh List of institutions of higher education in Arunachal Pradesh References Citations Sources Category:Villages in Anjaw district |
Irabu, Okinawa was a town located in Miyako District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,577 and a density of 167.78 persons per km². The total area was 39.20 km². On October 1, 2005, Irabu, along with the city of Hirara, and the towns of Gusukube and Shimoji, and the village of Ueno (all from Miyako District), was merged to create the city of Miyakojima. Category:Dissolved municipalities of Okinawa Prefecture de:Irabu-jima zh:伊良部島 |
Art Objects Art Objects may refer to: Work of art, an aesthetic physical item or artistic creation Art Objects (band), a Bristol-based post-punk band |
Paolo Baldieri Paolo Baldieri (born 2 February 1965 in Rome) is a retired Italian football player. He was considered one of the most promising young Italian forwards of the early 1980s and collected 14 caps and 9 goals for the Italy national under-21 football team. He played in the Serie A for 6 seasons (112 games, 18 goals) for A.S. Roma, Pisa Calcio, Empoli F.C. and U.S. Lecce. External links Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:Italian footballers Category:Italy under-21 international footballers Category:Serie A players Category:Serie B players Category:A.S. Roma players Category:A.C. Pisa 1909 players Category:Empoli F.C. players Category:U.S. Avellino 1912 players Category:Delfino Pescara 1936 players Category:U.S. Lecce players Category:A.C. Perugia Calcio players Category:Association football forwards |
Jérôme Thion Jérôme Thion (born 2 December 1977 in Senlis, Oise) is a French rugby union footballer who currently plays for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 club competition in France. Thion, one of the most hard-working and underrated locks in world rugby, has played for France since 2003, representing them at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia as well as captaining them in three tests in late 2005. He was also a part of the 2006 Six Nations Championship-winning side. Before playing rugby union, Thion played basketball for Entente Osny Cergy Pontoise and Pau-Orthez. In fact, he made the switch from basketball to rugby late enough in his life that under current regulations of LNR, which operates France's professional rugby union league, he does not qualify as a "France-developed" player. Thion's first club was AS Montferrand, where he stayed until 2001, then signing with USA Perpignan, where he stayed for two seasons, before moving to Biarritz, his current club. He made his debut for France on 14 June 2003 in the first of two matches against Argentina. Argentina won the match 10–6 at Vélez Sársfield in Buenos Aires. He was in the starting line-up of the subsequent test against the Pumas a week later, which was again won by Argentina, although only by one point, with the final score being 33–32. Thion played in the 31–23 loss to the All Blacks at Jade Stadium in Christchurch on June 28, as well as the 56–8 win over Romania on August 22. Thion started for France in their last test before the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. The game was played against England in Marseille, and was won by France by just one point, with the final score being 17–16. Thion was selected in France's 2003 World Cup squad. France made it to the semi-finals. He earned international caps for France playing in the November tests against Australia, the All Blacks and Argentina. Thion played in every match during the 2005 Six Nations Championship, as well as a test against Australia in November. After the Australian test, Thion captained France in a test match against Canada, which France won 50–6. Thion captained France on two more occasions that year, the 43–8 win over Tonga and the 26–20 win over the Springboks. In 2006, he played every match for France during the 2006 Six Nations Championship, which was won by France in the end. Biarritz made it to the 2005-06 Heineken Cup final, but were defeated by Munster. However, they went on to make it to the 2005-06 Top 14 final as well, where they beat Stade Toulousain to become the champions of France. References External links Jerome Thion on lequipe.fr Jerome Thion on rwc2003.com Jerome Thion on scrum.com Jerome Thion on ercrugby.com Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:People from Senlis Category:French rugby union players Category:Rugby union locks Category:ASM Clermont Auvergne players Category:Biarritz Olympique players Category:USA Perpignan players Category:France international rugby union players Category:Sportspeople from Oise |
Canton of Saint-Apollinaire The canton of Saint-Apollinaire is an administrative division of the Côte-d'Or department, eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-Apollinaire. It consists of the following communes: Arceau Arc-sur-Tille Beaumont-sur-Vingeanne Beire-le-Châtel Belleneuve Bèze Bézouotte Blagny-sur-Vingeanne Bourberain Champagne-sur-Vingeanne Charmes Chaume-et-Courchamp Cheuge Couternon Cuiserey Dampierre-et-Flée Fontaine-Française Fontenelle Jancigny Licey-sur-Vingeanne Magny-Saint-Médard Mirebeau-sur-Bèze Montigny-Mornay-Villeneuve-sur-Vingeanne Noiron-sur-Bèze Oisilly Orain Pouilly-sur-Vingeanne Remilly-sur-Tille Renève Saint-Apollinaire Saint-Maurice-sur-Vingeanne Saint-Seine-sur-Vingeanne Savolles Tanay Trochères Varois-et-Chaignot Viévigne References Category:Cantons of Côte-d'Or |
Love & Understanding Love & Understanding is the seventh studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1976. The album had mild success. Three tracks, "Hollywood Swinging", "Summer Madness" and "Universal Sound" were recorded live at the Rainbow Theatre in London, England. The song "Summer Madness" was used in the motion picture Rocky as radio background during a scene in Rocky's home. It is also featured in the soundtrack of the videogame Tony Hawk's Project 8, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and in a Nike commercial. "Hollywood Swinging" is featured in the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Track listing Personnel Bass, vocals – Robert "Kool" Bell Drums, percussion, vocals – George Brown Guitar – Claydes Smith, Kevin Bell Piano – Ricky West Alto saxophone – Peter Duarte Alto saxophone, vocals, flute, congas – Dennis Thomas Tenor saxophone – Dennis White Tenor saxophone, alto flute, piano, vocals, ARP synthesizer – Ronald Bell Trombone – Ray Wright Trombone, vocals – Otha Nash Trumpet – Spike Mickens Trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals – Larry Gitten Backing vocals – Don Boyce, Royal Jackson, Something Sweet, Tomorrow's Edition Production Produced, Arranged and Written by Kool & the Gang Executive Producer – Khalis Bayyan Engineers – B. Clearwater, Harvey Goldberg and Terry Rosiello. Mixed by Terry Rosiellio Mastered by Earl Williams Design – Frank Daniel Photography – Simon De Cherpitel and Bill Peronneau References Category:Kool & the Gang albums Category:1976 albums Category:De-Lite Records albums |
Crunchy Frog "Crunchy Frog" is the common name for a Monty Python sketch officially titled "Trade Description Act" (sometimes also known as the "Whizzo Chocolate Company" sketch), inspired by the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 in British law. It features a two health inspectors interrogating the owner of a candy shop about the increasingly bizarre ingredients in his confections, ending with the titular Crunchy Frog. Written by John Cleese and Graham Chapman, it originally appeared in episode 6 of the first series of Monty Python's Flying Circus, and later appeared in several Monty Python stage shows. In the original sketch, Cleese and Chapman play the inspectors, while the candy shop owner is played by Terry Jones. In later versions, the second inspector is played by Terry Gilliam or left out of the sketch entirely. The sketch Mr. Milton, the owner of the Whizzo Chocolate Company (Terry Jones) is approached by two members of the Hygiene Squad, Inspector Praline (John Cleese) and Superintendent Parrot (Graham Chapman). The officers confront him about the odd flavours that are used in the "Whizzo Quality Assortment", and cite inadequate descriptions of his products as a violation of the Trade Descriptions Act. They ask him to explain the confection labelled "Crunchy Frog". Milton describes it as an entire frog that has been coated with chocolate, using only "the finest baby frogs, dew picked and flown from Iraq, cleansed in finest quality spring water, lightly killed, and then sealed in a succulent Swiss quintuple smooth treble cream milk chocolate envelope and lovingly frosted with glucose." Circular logic is used to explain why the bones aren't taken out: "If we took the bones out, it wouldn't be crunchy, would it?" Other questionable items include the "Cherry Fondue", which is "extremely nasty", but not worthy of prosecution, "Ram's Bladder Cup" (made from "fresh Cornish ram's bladder, emptied, steamed, flavoured with sesame seeds whipped into a fondant and garnished with lark's vomit"), "Cockroach Cluster", "Anthrax Ripple", and "Spring Surprise" (chocolate wrapped around two stainless steel bolts that "spring out and plunge straight through both [of the victim's] cheeks"). At the end of the scene Milton is arrested, and the Superintendent, who has been vomiting during the entire conversation (having sampled the Crunchy Frog and some of the others), faces the camera and warns the public to "take more care when buying its sweeties". A later sketch in the same episode features a North American Indian, played in stereotypical fashion by Eric Idle, eating a Crunchy Frog and indicating approval. Stage and film The film Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl also contains a performance of this sketch, with Chapman as the Inspector and Terry Gilliam as his assistant. The assistant is now called Constable Clitoris, and while he too periodically leaves the room to fight off his nausea, he remains onstage during his last attack of sickness and vomits into his helmet—which he is then ordered by his superior to put back on his head. (Gilliam filled his mouth with cold beef stew when he ran off stage during the scene.) The Monty Python Live (Mostly) stage show features a similar performance, with some small changes to the dialogue - e.g., the Ram's Bladder Cup sweet is now described as having been garnished with mouse faeces rather than lark's vomit - and with Cleese as the Inspector. Jones appears to be reading some of his dialogue from the insert cards in the chocolate box. The televised 20 July 2014 performance includes some fluffs and corpsing, and a moment in which Cleese takes a card from Jones and reads his line |
for him before announcing "This is me now" and continuing with his own line. Other appearances In Monty Python's Big Red Book there is a page designed as a chocolate box insert, with descriptions of all the sweets in the Whizzo Quality Assortment. In J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, two kinds of sweets seen eaten by the characters are Chocolate Frogs and Cockroach Clusters. In Blizzard Entertainment's popular MMORPG World of Warcraft, Crunchy Frog can be bought as food at the Darkmoon Faire, a traveling carnival. References Category:Fictional foods Category:Monty Python sketches |
Retrograde (film) Retrograde is a 2004 American science fiction action film directed by Christopher Kulikowski and starring Dolph Lundgren. The film was released theatrically in South Korea on 14 January 2005. It was shot in Italy and Luxembourg. Plot When a deadly microorganism threatens to wipe out the entire human race, the only hope for the future of mankind is to send a special team of soldiers back in time to prevent the virus from ever coming into existence. The year is 2204. Mankind is under attack from a fast-spreading super-bug that now threatens to destroy the very fabric of human civilization. Our only hope lies with Captain John Foster (Dolph Lundgren) and his elite squad of genetically resistant soldiers. Captain Foster's mission: travel back into the past, and ensure that the first infection never happens. Now, as Captain Foster's team races to save the world, they realize that their actions in the present could yield dire consequences for the future. Cast Dolph Lundgren as Captain John Foster Silvia De Santis as Dr. Renee Diaz Joe Montana as Dalton Gary Daniels as Markus Joe Sagal as Andrew Schrader Ken Samuels as Captain Robert Davis David Jean Thomas as Jefferson Jamie Treacher as Mackenzie Marco Lorenzini as Bruce Ross Scott Joseph as Greg Adrian Sellars as Keith James Chalke as Vacceri Nicolas de Pruyssenaer as Ichek Dean Gregory as Central Command Leader Derek Kueter as Charley External links Category:2004 films Category:Italian films Category:Luxembourgian films Category:English-language films Category:Italian science fiction action films Category:2000s science fiction action films Category:Franchise Pictures films Category:Luxembourgian science fiction films |
1971 UEFA European Under-18 Championship The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1971 Final Tournament was held in Czechoslovakia. Best player: Trevor Francis (ENG) Best goalkeeper: António Fidalgo (POR) Qualification Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Groups 5-8 |} Teams The following teams entered the tournament. Eight teams qualified (Q) and eight teams entered without playing qualification matches. (Q) (Q) (host) (Q) (Q) (Q) (Q) (Q) (Q) Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Semifinals Third place match Final External links Results by RSSSF Category:UEFA European Under-19 Championship 1971 Under-18 Category:1970–71 in Czechoslovak football Category:May 1971 sports events in Europe Category:1970s in Prague Category:Sports competitions in Prague Category:1971 in youth association football |
Stoke Newington Church Street Stoke Newington Church Street is a road in north London of the borough of Hackney. The road links Green Lanes (A105) in the west to Stoke Newington High Street (the A10, formerly Ermine Street), in the east. Stoke Newington is one of the villages swallowed by the growth of London in the 19th century, and Church Street retains some of this neighbourhood feel, with many restaurants, pubs, and independent (non-chain) shops. History and naming First noted in 1329, what is now Stoke Newington Church Street was recorded as Newington or Newton Lane in 1403, then Church Street in 1576 and as the current name from 1937, making it the longest-used street name in Greater London. Various parts of the street have had different names in the past. On the south side and starting in the west at Green Lanes, the section up to Clissold Crescent was the site of Newington Hall. The next section, occupying almost all of the street from Clissold Crescent to Clissold Road, was known as Paradise Row (now 229-249 Stoke Newington Church Street). A large part of this is occupied today by Kennaway Estate: Garland House (built 1953) is on the site of The Willows, while Millington House (built 1937) is on the site of Paradise House. Paradise House had a long association with the Quaker community, being the birthplace of Samuel Hoare Jr and later occupied by William Allen. The abolitionist Thomas Clarkson described it as "The very first house in the country, about London, in which I was received and encouraged, in my early pursuits in the cause of the Abolition of the Slave Trade...". One of its final incarnations before demolition was as Paradise House School. Continuing east from Paradise Row to Clissold Road, the next property was Glebe Place. This is now occupied by Gaskin House, Manton House, Thoresby House and Lloyd House, built by the London County Council around the same time as Millington House. (All of these blocks of flats are named after former rectors of Stoke Newington.) The current Spensley Walk was previously Park Crescent. The section from Albion Road to Woodlea Road was Sister's Place and beyond Defoe Road were Abney Place and Langel Place. Description Clissold Park marks one end of Church Street. Near to it, at the junction with Albion Road, is the municipal town hall and assembly hall of the old Borough of Stoke Newington, refurbished during 2009-10. Abney Park Cemetery, set up as a non-conformist cemetery and arboretum in 1840 on the site of parkland of the same name and now run as a nature reserve, has an entrance on the street. This is next to the fire station, which was built on the site of Fleetwood House and Abney House, where Newington Academy for Girls, an innovative Quaker girls' school, ran from 1824. It commissioned the world's first school bus, which ran from Church Street to Gracechurch Street meeting house in the City, taking the pupils to worship. There are two churches on the street, both known as Saint Mary’s. (See Stoke Newington (parish).) The first was built in 1563 and was partially rebuilt in the 19th century and then again in the 1950s after heavy bomb damage during World War II. The second church is the impressive mid-Victorian Saint Mary's New Church with its 250-foot steeple. This church, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, was built in 1858, and its first vicar was Thomas Jackson. The steeple, however, was not finished until 1890, which led to a humorous rhyme being composed: The street has become famous for its |
large number of public houses and restaurants providing a wide range of food, drink and entertainment. There are a number of licensed venues serving alcohol and hosting live music. For entertainment Ryan’s Bar and the Auld Shillelagh have live music licences. The Daniel Defoe pub (named after the author of Robinson Crusoe, who lived nearby) offers a good range in real ales and has a passable beer garden. The Rose and Crown is a Grade II listed pub built in 1930-32, and designed for Truman's Brewery by their in-house architect A. E. Sewell. For dining, the two Rasa restaurants offer Kerala cuisine (Rasa Travancore not being vegetarian), Il Bacio and Il Bacio Express specialise in Italian cuisine. Other popular places include the Spence bakers for a good range of breads. In addition to public houses and restaurants, the street is also home to a wide range of independent shops and boutiques offering unusual craft items, jewellery, and clothes. Notable residents William Allen - Quaker abolitionist, scientist, and Fellow of the Royal Society Daniel Defoe - author. John Young (architect) References Category:Streets in the London Borough of Hackney Category:Stoke Newington |
Dacian fortress of Cozia The Dacian fortress of Cozia was a Dacian fortified town. References Category:Dacian fortresses in Hunedoara County |
Parrishia Parrishia is an extinct genus of sphenosuchian crocodylomorph known from the Late Triassic Chinle, Dockum, and Santa Rosa Formations in Arizona and New Mexico. Discovery and naming The genus was named in 1995 from fossils found from the Placerias quarry of the Chinle Group in Apache County, Arizona. It was named after the paleontologist J. Michael Parrish, with the type species being P. mccreai. Parrishia was distinguished from the closely related genus Hesperosuchus on the basis of more robust vertebral centra and the lack of dorsoventrally offset articular faces of the cervical centra, thus causing the neck to be straight rather than anterodorsally curved as in Hesperosuchus. In their description of a new crocodylomorph skeleton from the famous Whitaker quarry in Ghost Ranch, Clark et al. (2000) treated Parrishia as a nomen dubium because they considered the holotype and referred specimens undiagnostic. More complete postcranial skeletons such as PEFO 26681 have been found that clearly show that the cervical centra of Parrishia possess articular faces that are dorsoventrally offset as in Hesperosuchus. Additionally, in the holotype specimen (UCMP A269/139623) the anterior surfaces of the centa are positioned more dorsally than the posterior surfaces, giving the neck an anterodorsal curve like Hesperosuchus. Therefore, the only distinguishing character that distinguishes Parrishia from Hesperosuchus is the robustness of the vertebrae. Material from Parrishia cannot be assigned to any other known sphenosuchian genus because of the lack of postcranial apomorphies; as a result, it is considered an indeterminate genus. In an SVP 2018 conference abstract, William Parker and colleagues reported the discovery of new specimens indicating that Parrishia represents a phytosaur and not a crocodylomorph. References Category:Terrestrial crocodylomorphs Category:Triassic crocodylomorpha Category:Late Triassic archosaurs of North America Category:Chinle fauna Category:Nomina dubia |
Noncommutative standard model In theoretical particle physics, the non-commutative Standard Model, mainly due to the French mathematician Alain Connes, uses his noncommutative geometry to devise an extension of the Standard Model to include a modified form of general relativity. This unification implies a few constraints on the parameters of the Standard Model. Under an additional assumption, known as the "big desert" hypothesis, one of these constraints determines the mass of the Higgs boson to be around 170 GeV, comfortably within the range of the Large Hadron Collider. Recent Tevatron experiments exclude a Higgs mass of 158 to 175 GeV at the 95% confidence level and recent experiments at CERN suggest a Higgs mass of between 125 GeV and 127 GeV. However, the previously computed Higgs mass was found to have an error, and more recent calculations are in line with the measured Higgs mass. See also Noncommutative geometry Noncommutative quantum field theory Timeline of atomic and subatomic physics Notes References Alain Connes (1994) Noncommutative geometry. Academic Press. . -------- (1995) "Noncommutative geometry and reality," J. Math. Phys. 36: 6194. -------- (1996) "Gravity coupled with matter and the foundation of noncommutative geometry," Comm. Math. Phys. 155: 109. -------- (2006) "Noncommutative geometry and physics," -------- and M. Marcolli, Noncommutative Geometry: Quantum Fields and Motives. American Mathematical Society (2007). Chamseddine, A., A. Connes (1996) "The spectral action principle," Comm. Math. Phys. 182: 155. Chamseddine, A., A. Connes, M. Marcolli (2007) "Gravity and the Standard Model with neutrino mixing," Adv. Theor. Math. Phys. 11: 991. Jureit, Jan-H., Thomas Krajewski, Thomas Schücker, and Christoph A. Stephan (2007) "On the noncommutative standard model," Acta Phys. Polon. B38: 3181-3202. Schücker, Thomas (2005) Forces from Connes's geometry. Lecture Notes in Physics 659, Springer. External links Alain Connes' official website with downloadable papers. Alain Connes's Standard Model. Category:Particle physics |
Richmond Hill Centre Terminal For the performing arts centre, see Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. Richmond Hill Centre Terminal is a York Region Transit, Viva, and GO Transit bus terminal in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Despite its name, the terminal is not located in central Richmond Hill, but is situated at the town's southern limits, bordering Vaughan and Markham, near the connecting road that links the grade-separated Yonge Street and Highway 7 intersection. It opened on September 4, 2005. It is immediately west of the Langstaff GO train station, but is separated by the tracks. A pedestrian bridge over the tracks was opened in March 2008 to connect the bus terminal and the train station. Public washrooms were added to the terminal in December 2012. Bus service Platform assignments All routes are YRT unless indicated otherwise. Platform 1: Viva Purple, Viva Pink eastbound Platform 2: Viva Orange Platform 3: Viva Blue southbound, Viva Pink southbound Platform 4: Viva Blue northbound Platform 5: 1 Highway 7, 91B Bayview, 760 Vaughan Mills/Wonderland, Mobility On-Request Platform 6: 83 Trench, 87 Autumn Hill Platform 7: 99 Yonge southbound Platform 8: 86 Newkirk-Red Maple, 99 Yonge northbound Platform 9: GO Transit westbound 51-52-54: 407 East Platform 10: GO Transit 40: Hamilton/Richmond Hill Pearson Express to Hamilton GO Centre via Toronto Pearson International Airport and Square One Bus Terminal Platform 11: GO Transit eastbound 51-52-54: 407 East As of April 26, 2008, GO Transit commenced Airport Express GO Bus service directly from this terminal to Toronto Pearson International Airport, providing one arrival and departure in each of 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Travel time is approximately 20 minutes. This service was subsequently extended to Hamilton via Mississauga. In 2011, GO Transit has moved all bus services (except route 61 Richmond Hill) from Langstaff GO Station to Richmond Hill Centre Terminal. Passengers using the GO Transit bus to Pearson Airport should check with York Region Transit before parking overnight in the parking lot. There are no sidewalks for pedestrian access to this terminal. Subway extension proposal Under the MoveOntario 2020 plan, the Yonge subway line will extend north from Finch Station to Richmond Hill Centre Terminal. This future station will be in need of maintenance in order for it to utilize a subway under it. In a 2012 concept design report, the subway station was located in a north-south orientation underneath the cinema and Hightech Road, with three options for integration with a bus terminal and the Langstaff GO station. References External links YRT/Viva: Richmond Hill Centre Terminal GO Transit: Richmond Hill Centre Bus Terminal Category:York Region Transit Terminals Category:Transport in Richmond Hill, Ontario Category:2005 establishments in Ontario |
Divorcing Jack (novel) Divorcing Jack is the debut novel and first of the Dan Starkey series by Northern Irish author, Colin Bateman, released on 28 January 1995 through Harper Collins. The novel was recognised as one of the San Francisco Review of Books favourite "First books" of 1995-1996. Plot Set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the novel's events follow a turbulent period in the life of married, cynical and usually drunk journalist Dan Starkey. Dan's wife Patricia leaves him after a drunken party in which he kisses student Margaret. What follows is a darkly comical tale of murder and mystery. Film adaptation The novel was adapted by Bateman himself. Directed by David Caffrey the 1998 film stars David Thewlis. Reception The novel was generally well received by critics, with praise going to Bateman's humour and wit and his creation of a likeable "anti-hero" and most criticism concerning the novel's plot. Kirkus Reviews stated that while "there's nothing special about the story", "Bateman ... has struck gold the first time out with his mordant, loquacious hero and his ruined landscape", stating in conclusion that "the promised sequel can't arrive too soon". Publishers Weekly took a similar stance, stating "the plot machinations are formulaic", yet tempering this by stating that "what makes this tale stand out, however, is the wit and charm of its protagonist", and that "the intricate Irish politics are gracefully rendered, and Bateman's wry take on the gritty Belfast landscape adds an appealingly light touch", concluding again that "the author apparently has another Dan Starkey novel in the works; that's very good news indeed". The novel was well received by Christina Hardyment of The Independent, who stated that "James Nesbitt's almost edible Irish voice enhances the wit and wizardry of a story that is as much a mystery novel as a romance, and which deservedly won the Betty Trask Award in 1994". In a review for RTÉ, reviewer Tom Grealis was a little more critical of the novel, stating "plot-wise, Divorcing Jack is far from impressive. Over-stretched and under-thought, the improbable story-line limps from chapter to chapter looking for a thread which will haul it to safety". Grealis does state, however, that "in Dan Starkey, Bateman has created a gloriously irreverent and amusing (anti) hero" and concludes "if you can forgive the hopelessly improbable plot, 'Divorcing Jack' remains a solid and humorous debut". Awards and nominations The novel was awarded the 1994 Betty Trask Prize by the Society of Authors, for the best debut by a writer under the age of 35. References Category:Novels from Northern Ireland Category:Novels set in Belfast Category:Debut novels Category:Novels by Colin Bateman Category:1995 British novels Category:Crime novels Category:HarperCollins books Category:British novels adapted into films |
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is a point-and-click adventure game by LucasArts originally released in 1992. Almost a year later, it was reissued on CD-ROM as an enhanced "talkie" edition with full voice acting and digitized sound effects. In 2009, this version was also released as an unlockable extra of the Wii action game Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, and as a digitally distributed Steam title. The seventh game to use the script language SCUMM, Fate of Atlantis has the player explore environments and interact with objects and characters by using commands constructed with predetermined verbs. It features three unique paths to select, influencing story development, gameplay and puzzles. The game used an updated SCUMM engine and required a 286-based PC, although it still runs as a real-mode DOS application. The CD talkie version required EMS memory enabled to load the voice data. The plot is set in the fictional Indiana Jones universe and revolves around the eponymous protagonist's global search for the legendary sunken city of Atlantis. Sophia Hapgood, an old co-worker of Indiana Jones who gave up her archaeological career to become a psychic, supports him along the journey. The two partners are pursued by the Nazis who seek to use the power of Atlantis for warfare, and serve as the adventure's antagonists. The story was written by Hal Barwood and Noah Falstein, the game's designers, who had rejected the original plan to base it on an unused movie script. They came up with the final concept while researching real-world sources for a suitable plot device. Fate of Atlantis was praised by critics and received several awards for best adventure game of the year. It became a million-unit seller and is widely regarded as a classic of its genre today. Two concepts for a supposed sequel were conceived, but both projects were eventually canceled due to unforeseen problems during development. They were later reworked into two separate Dark Horse Comics series by Lee Marrs and Elaine Lee, respectively. Gameplay Fate of Atlantis is based on the SCUMM story system by Ron Gilbert, Aric Wilmunder, Brad P. Taylor, and Vince Lee, thus employing similar gameplay to other point-and-click adventures developed by LucasArts in the 1980s and 1990s. The player explores the game's static environments while interacting with sprite-based characters and objects; they may use the pointer to construct and give commands with a number of predetermined verbs such as "Pick up", "Use" and "Talk to". Conversations with non-playable characters unfold in a series of selectable questions and answers. Early on, the player is given the choice between three different game modes, each with unique cutscenes, puzzles to solve and locations to visit: the Team Path, the Wits Path, and the Fists Path. In the Team Path, protagonist Indiana Jones is joined by his partner Sophia Hapgood who will provide support throughout the game. The Wits Path features an abundance of complex puzzles, while the Fists Path focuses heavily on action sequences and fist fighting, the latter of which is completely optional in the other two modes. Atypical for LucasArts titles, it is possible for the player character to die at certain points in the game, though dangerous situations were designed to be easily recognizable. A score system, the Indy Quotient Points, keeps track of the puzzles solved, the obstacles overcome and the important objects found. Plot The story of Fate of Atlantis is set in 1939, on the eve of World War II. At the request of a visitor named Mr. Smith, archaeology professor and adventurer Indiana Jones |
tries to find a small statue in the archives of his workplace Barnett College. After Indy retrieves the horned figurine, Smith uses a key to open it, revealing a sparkling metal bead inside. Smith then pulls out a gun and escapes with the two artifacts, but loses his coat in the process. The identity card inside reveals "Smith" to be Klaus Kerner, a Nazi agent. Also inside the coat is an old magazine containing an article about an expedition on which Jones collaborated with a young woman named Sophia Hapgood, who has since given up archaeology to become a psychic. Fearing that she might be Kerner's next target, Indy travels to New York City to warn her and to find out more about the mysterious statue. There, he interrupts her lecture on the culture and downfall of Atlantis, and the two return to Sophia's apartment. They discover that Kerner ransacked her office in search of Atlantean artifacts, but Sophia says that she keeps her most valuable item, her necklace, with her. She owns another of the shiny beads, now identified as the mystical metal orichalcum, and places it in the medallion's mouth, invoking the spirit of the Atlantean king Nur-Ab-Sal. She explains that a Nazi scientist, Dr. Hans Ubermann, is searching for the power of Atlantis to use it as an energy source for warfare. Sophia then gets a telepathic message from Nur-Ab-Sal, instructing them to find the Lost Dialogue of Plato, the Hermocrates, a book that will guide them to the city. After gathering information, Indy and Sophia eventually find it in a collection of Barnett College. Correcting Plato's "tenfold error", a mistranslation from Egyptian to Greek, the document pinpoints the location of Atlantis in the Mediterranean, 300 miles from the Kingdom of Greece, instead of 3000 as mentioned in the dialogue Critias. It also says that in order to gain access to the Lost City and its colonies, three special engraved stones are required. At this point, the player has to choose between the Team, Wits, or Fists path, which influences the way the stones are acquired. In all three paths, Jones meets an artifact dealer in Monte Carlo, ventures to an archaeological dig in Algiers, explores an Atlantean labyrinth in Knossos on Crete, and Sophia gets captured by the Nazis. Other locations include the remains of a small Atlantean colony on Thera, a hydrogen balloon and a Nazi submarine. The individual scenarios converge at this point as Indiana makes his way to the underwater entrance of Atlantis near Thera and starts to explore the Lost City. He figures out how to use various Atlantean devices and even produce orichalcum beads. With this knowledge he saves Sophia from a prison, and they make their way to the center of Atlantis, where her medallion guides them to the home of Nur-Ab-Sal. The spirit of the Atlantean king takes full possession of Sophia and it is only by a trick that Indy rids her of the necklace and destroys it, thus freeing her. Meanwhile, they notice grotesquely deformed bones all over the place. They advance further and eventually reach a large colossus the inhabitants of the city built trying to transform themselves into gods. They had hoped using ten orichalcum beads at a time would enable them to control the water with the powers they gained, keeping the sea level down to prevent an impending catastrophe. Unknowingly, Indiana starts the machine, upon which Kerner, Ubermann, and Nazi troops invade the place and announce their intention to use the machine to become gods. The machine was responsible for creating the mutated |
skeletons seen earlier, but the Nazis believe that it will work on them due to their Aryan qualities. Kerner insists to step onto the platform first, claiming himself to be most suitable for godhood. After Jones mentions Plato's tenfold error, Kerner decides to use one bead instead of ten. He is turned into a horribly deformed and horned creature, and jumps into the surrounding lava. Indiana is forced to step on the platform next but threatens Ubermann with eternal damnation once he is a god. Fearing his wrath, Ubermann uses the machine on himself, feeding it one hundred beads. He is turned into a green ethereal being, but his form becomes unstable and he flies apart with an agonized scream. Two alternative bad endings see one of the protagonists undergo the second transformation if Indiana could not convince Ubermann to use the machine instead, or if Sophia was not freed from her prison and Nur-Ab-Sal's influence. In the happy ending, Atlantis succumbs to the eruption of the still active volcano as the duo flees from the city. The final scene depicts Indiana kissing Sophia on top of the escape submarine, to comfort himself for the lack of evidence for their discovery. Development At the time a sequel to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure was decided, most of the staff of Lucasfilm Games was occupied with other projects such as The Secret of Monkey Island and The Dig. Designer Hal Barwood had only created two computer games on his own before, but was put in charge of the project because of his experience as a producer and writer of feature films. The company originally wanted him to create a game based on Indiana Jones and the Monkey King/Garden of Life, a rejected script written by Chris Columbus for the third movie that would have seen Indiana looking for Chinese artifacts in Africa. However, after reading the script Barwood decided that the idea was substandard, and requested to create an original story for the game instead. Along with co-worker Noah Falstein, he visited the library of George Lucas' workplace Skywalker Ranch to look for possible plot devices. They eventually decided upon Atlantis when they looked at a diagram in "some cheap coffee-table book on the world's unsolved mysteries", which depicted the city as built in three concentric circles. Falstein and Barwood originally considered the mythical sword Excalibur as the story's plot device, but the idea was scrapped because it wouldn't have easily given Indiana Jones a reason to go anywhere except England. Writing the story involved extensive research on a plethora of pseudo-scientific books. Inspiration for the mythology in the game, such as the description of the city and the appearance of the metal orichalcum, was primarily drawn from Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias, and from Ignatius Loyola Donnelly's book Atlantis: The Antediluvian World that revived interest in the myth during the nineteenth century. The magical properties of orichalcum and the Atlantean technology depicted in the game were partly adopted from Russian spiritualist Helena Blavatsky's publications on the force vril. The giant colossus producing gods was based on a power-concentrating device called "firestone", formerly described by American psychic Edgar Cayce. Once Barwood and Falstein completed the rough outline of the story, Barwood wrote the actual script, and the team began to conceive the puzzles and to design the environments. The Atlantean artifacts and architecture devised by lead artist William Eaken were made to resemble those of the Minoan civilization, while the game in turn implies that the Minoans were inspired by Atlantis. Barwood intended for the Atlantean art |
to have an "alien" feel to it, with the machines seemingly operating on as yet unknown physics rather than on magic. The backgrounds were first pencil sketched, given a layer of basic color and then converted and touched up with 256-colors. Mostly they were mouse-drawn with Deluxe Paint, though roughly ten percent were paintings scanned at the end of the development cycle. As a consequence of regular design changes, the images often had to be revised by the artists. Character animations were fully rotoscoped with video footage of Steve Purcell for Indiana's and Collette Michaud for Sophia's motions. The main art team that consisted of Eaken, James Dollar and Avril Harrison was sometimes consulted by Barwood to help out with the more graphical puzzles in the game, such as a broken robot in Atlantis. The addition of three different paths was suggested by Falstein and added about six more months of development time, mainly because of all the extra dialogue that had to be implemented for the interaction between Indiana and Sophia. Altogether, the game took around two years to finish, starting in early 1990, and lasting up to the floppy disk release in June 1992. The only aspect Barwood was not involved in at all was the production of voices for the enhanced "talkie" edition released on CD-ROM in May 1993, which was instead handled by Tamlynn Barra. The voice-over recordings for the approximately 8000 lines of dialogue took about four weeks, and were done with actors from the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Harrison Ford was not available to record Indiana Jones's voice, so a substitute actor Doug Lee was used. The "talkie" version was later included as an extra game mode in the Wii version of the 2009 action game Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, and distributed via the digital content delivery software Steam as a port for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS X that same year. The versions on the Wii and available on Steam have improved MIDI versions of the soundtrack, along with both voices and text. The package illustration for Fate of Atlantis was inspired by the Indiana Jones movie posters of Drew Struzan. It was drawn by Eaken within three days, following disagreements with the marketing department and an external art director over which concept to use. Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell and Michael Land created the soundtrack for the game, arranging John Williams' main theme "The Raiders March" for a variety of compositions. The DOS version uses sequenced music played back by either an internal speaker, the FM synthesis of an AdLib or Sound Blaster sound card, or the sample-based synthesis of a Roland MT-32 sound module. During development of the game, William Messner-Loebs and Dan Barry wrote a Dark Horse Comics series based on Barwood's and Falstein's story, then titled Indiana Jones and the Keys to Atlantis. In an interview, Eaken mentioned hour-long meetings of the development team trying to come up with a better title than Fate of Atlantis, though the staff members could never think of one and always ended up with names such as "Indiana Jones Does Atlantis". The final title was Barwood's idea, who first had to convince the company's management and the marketing team not to simply call the game "Indy's Next Adventure". LucasArts developed a port of the enhanced edition for the Sega CD, but the release was eventually canceled because The Secret of Monkey Island failed to be much of a commercial success on the platform. The arcade-style game Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis: The Action Game |
designed by Attention to Detail was released almost simultaneously with its adventure counterpart, and loosely follows its plot. Reception According to Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts, Fate of Atlantis was "a commercial hit." Noah Falstein reported that it was LucasArts' all-time most successful adventure title by 2009, at which point its lifetime sales had surpassed 1 million units. He recalled that the game's player audience was 30% female, a higher figure than most LucasArts titles had achieved before its release. Reviewers from Game Informer, Computer Game Review, Games Magazine and Game Players Magazine named Fate of Atlantis the best adventure game of the year, and it was later labeled a "classic" by IGN. Patricia Hartley and Kirk Lesser of Dragon called it "terrific" and "thought-provoking". They lauded the "Team, Wits, Fists" system for increasing the game's replay value, but believed that the Team option was the best. The reviewers summarized it as a "must-buy". Lim Choon Wee of the New Straits Times praised the game's graphics and arcade-style sequences. About the former, he wrote, "The attention to detail is excellent, with great colours and brilliant sprite animation." He echoed Hartley's and Lesser's opinion that "Team" was the best mode of the game. Wee ended his review by calling Fate of Atlantis "a brilliant game, even beating Secret of Monkey Island 2." Charles Ardai of Computer Gaming World in September 1992 praised its setting for containing the "right combination of gravity, silliness, genuine scholarship and mystical mumbo-jumbo", and called it a "strong enough storyline to hold its own next to any of the Indy films." He highly praised the game's Team, Wits, Fists system, about which he wrote, "Never before has a game paid this much attention to what the player wants." He also enjoyed its graphics and varied locales. Although he cited the pixelated character sprites and lack of voice acting as low points, Ardai summarized Fate of Atlantis as an "exuberant, funny, well-crafted and clever game" that bettered its predecessor, The Last Crusade. QuestBusters also praised the game, stating that it "is not only the best adventure ever done by LucasArts ... but is also probably the nicest graphic adventure ever ... just about perfect in all areas". The reviewer wrote "Atlantis shines in 256 colors" and that "the musicians and sound effects specialists deserve a tip of the hat", stating that the audio "completes the effect of playing a movie". He described the puzzles as quite creative and certainly fair" and liked the multiple solutions. The reviewer concluded that the game was "a must-buy for all adventurers" and "gets my vote ... for 'Best Quest of the Year'", tied with Ultima Underworld, "both of which redefine the state-of-the-art in their respective genres". The following year, Ardai stated that "Unlike many recent CD-ROM upgrades, which have been embarrassing and amateurish", the CD-ROM version "has the stamp of quality all over it", with the added dialogue and sound effects "like taking a silent film and turning it into a talkie ... It's hard to go back to reading text off a monitor after experiencing a game like this". He concluded that "LucasArts has done an impeccable job ... a must-see". In April 1994 the magazine said that "the disk version of Atlantis is fun, but in many ways, it's just another adventure game", but speech made the CD version "a fine approximation of an Indiana Jones film, with you as the main character", concluding "If you want a good reason to purchase a CD-ROM, look no further". Andy Nuttal of Amiga Format wrote, "The puzzles are very well thought-out, |
with some exquisite, subtle elements that give you a real kick when you solve them." He noted that the game is "littered with elements that are genuinely funny". His sole complaint was about the game's linearity compared to Monkey Island 2; but he finished by saying, "It's a minor point, anyway, and it shouldn't put you off buying what is one of the best Amiga adventures ever." In 2008, Retro Gamer Magazine praised it as "a masterful piece of storytelling, and a spellbinding adventure". In 1992 Computer Gaming World named Fate of Atlantis as one of the year's four best adventure games. It was nominated for an award at the 1993 Game Developers Conference. In 1994, PC Gamer US named the CD-ROM version of Fate of Atlantis as the 38th best computer game ever. The editors wrote that the floppy release was "a terrific game", but that the CD-ROM edition improved upon it by "set[ting] a new industry standard for voice acting." That same year, PC Gamer UK named it the 13th best computer game of all time. The editors called it "a sumptuous feast for adventure and Indy fans alike." In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis the 93rd-best computer game ever released. In 2011, Adventure Gamers named Fate of Atlantis the 11th-best adventure game ever released. In 1998, PC Gamer declared it the 41st-best computer game ever released, and the editors called it "a milestone achievement for LucasArts, this genre's greatest exponent, and it remains required playing for adventurers everywhere". Legacy After the release of the game, a story for a supposed successor in the adventure genre was conceived by Joe Pinney, Hal Barwood, Bill Stoneham, and Aric Wilmunder. Titled Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix, it was set after World War II and featured Nazis seeking refuge in Bolivia, trying to resurrect Adolf Hitler with the philosophers' stone. The game was in development for 15 months before it was showcased at the European Computer Trade Show. However, when the German coordinators discovered how extensively the game dealt with Neo-Nazism, they informed LucasArts about the difficulty of marketing the game in their country. As Germany was an important overseas market for adventure games, LucasArts feared that the lower revenues would not recoup development costs, and subsequently canceled the game. The plot was later adapted into a four-part Dark Horse Comics series by Lee Marrs, published monthly from December 1994 to March 1995. In an interview, Barwood commented that the development team should have thought about the story more thoroughly beforehand, calling it insensitive and not regretting the cancellation of the title. Another follow-up game called Indiana Jones and the Spear of Destiny was planned, which revolved around the Spear of Longinus. Development was outsourced to a small studio, but eventually stopped as LucasArts did not have experience with the supervision of external teams. Elaine Lee loosely reworked the story into another four-part comic book series, released from April to July 1995. See also Igor: Objective Uikokahonia References External links Archive of Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix design documents from Aric Wilmunder - Design document, Cast, Room Design 1, 2, and 3 Category:1992 video games Category:Adventure games Category:Amiga games Category:Attention to Detail games Category:Cancelled Sega CD games Category:Dark Horse Comics limited series Category:Comics based on video games Category:Dark Horse Comics titles Category:DOS games Category:FM Towns games Fate of Atlantis Category:Mac OS games Category:Point-and-click adventure games Category:SCUMM games Category:ScummVM supported games Category:Video games about Nazis Category:Video games about Nazi Germany Category:Video games scored by Peter McConnell Category:Video games developed in the United States |
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Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2014 This is a list of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2014. January – March 2014 1 January — A bomb blasted on the Qambrani road in Akhtarabad, Quetta near a bus, which was carrying at least 50 pilgrims from Iran to Pakistan. Police confirmed that three of the passengers are killed and at least twenty-four injured. 9 January - A car suicide-bomb was blasted by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan near the car of a senior police officer Chaudhry Aslam Khan, in which Khan was killed with two others. 19 January - 13 people including five security personnel were killed and 29 others injured after a suicide bomber exploded himself at R.A Bazar in Rawalpindi. 9 February - 8 people killed and 8 injured in a grenade attack, followed by a shooting, on a gathering at a Sufi shrine in Karachi. 1 March — A bomb killed at least 11 people and another 10 injured in Federally Administered Tribal Areas. 4 March - An attack at the district court in sector F-8 in Islamabad killed at least 11 people. Several gunmen attacked the court's premises and detonated two explosive devices (possibly one suicide bomber). Responsibility for the attack was claimed by a splinter group of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, called Ahrarul Hind. April – August 2014 8 April - At least 16 people were killed when militants detonated an IED on a train at Sibi railway station. The separatist United Baloch Army claimed responsibility for the attack. 9 April - At least 24 people were killed when militants detonated an explosive device at a vegetable market in sector I-11 in Islamabad. The separatist United Baloch Army claimed responsibility for the attack. 8 June - At least 24 people were killed when militants attacked a Bus carrying Shia pilgrims from Iran to Quetta in Balochistan province of Pakistan. 8 June — Jinnah International Airport attack At least 30 people were killed when terrorists attacked Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on the night of June 8. The 10 Militants were killed in a combat that lasted for 5 hours. 11 June — Tirah air strike At least 25 suspected militants were killed and 15 injured when military planes bombed their hideouts in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency 11 June — Five killed in separate clashes near Swat Valley In the first incident, unidentified men fired at a car in the Kooza Bandi village of Swat Valley, killing three people including a police guard. In a separate incident, up to six militants stormed a checkpoint in the northwestern town of Dargai, that lies in the Malakand region neighbouring Swat. Two Levies personnel were killed in the attack, Express News reported. 15 August 2014- 2014 Quetta Airbase attack, 12 Militants, and 11 persons injured after a failed attack on PAF bases in Quetta September - December 2014 6 September - Pakistani Navy frigate PNS Zulfiquar was attacked and briefly captured by al-Qaeda and rogue Pakistani Navy officers before being recaptured by Pakistani forces. The attack was intended to use the Zulfiquar's anti ship missiles to attack the U.S. Navy fleet in the Arabian Sea. 10 militants which including 4 rogue Pakistani navy officers were killed in ensuing operation to recapture the ship. One rogue officer detonated a suicide bomb inside the ship after being surrounded. 4 other officers who were involved but who did not participate in the attack were later apprehended. 2 November - 2014 Wagah border suicide attack: An attack on the Wagah Border, close to the Pakistani city of Lahore and the Indian city of Amritsar killed more than |
60 people with more than 110 injured. There were no initial claims of responsibility. 7 November At least 6 people were killed and 4 wounded in two explosion in Mohmand Agency. 16 December 2014 Peshawar school massacre: At least 132 children among over 141 killed by Taliban militants who stormed an army-run school in Peshawar city. Seven militants were also killed during the SSG rescue operation 18 December At least 3 paramilitary soldiers die in roadside bomb in Bajaur Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas References Category:2014 in Pakistan Category:Lists of terrorist incidents in Pakistan by year |
Mother Goose (disambiguation) Mother Goose is a figure in the literature of fairy tales and nursery rhymes. In particular, the fairy tales are commonly those of the Histoires ou contes du temps passé (Stories or Fairy Tales from Bygone Eras), subtitled Les Contes de ma Mère l'Oie (Tales of My Mother Goose), collected by Charles Perrault, and frequently translated and adapted Mother Goose may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature Mother Goose and Grimm, an American comic strip Mother Goose in Prose, a children's stories collection by L. Frank Baum Music Groups Mother Goose (band), a 1970s New Zealand band Mother Goose (Finnish band), a Finnish alternative rock band Works "Mother Goose", song on the album Aqualung by the progressive rock band Jethro Tull "Mother Goose", a 1998 song by horror rock band Rosemary's Billygoat "Ma mère l'Oye", a piece of music composed by Maurice Ravel Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media "Mother Goose", the nickname of Jim Goose, a character in the movie Mad Max (1979) Mixed-Up Mother Goose, a series of edutainment computer games produced by Roberta Williams for young children Mother Goose Award, an annual award presented to "the most exciting newcomer to British children's book illustration" Other uses Chris Pitman (born 1961), an American rock keyboardist, nicknamed "Mother Goose" Mother Goose Lake, a lake in Alaska, USA Mother Goose Playskool and Gradeschool, a system of schools in the Philippines See also Goose (disambiguation) |
Thomas Wyatt (painter) Thomas Wyatt (c.1799 – 1859) was an English portrait-painter, born at Thickbroom circa 1799. He studied in the school of the Royal Academy, and accompanied his brother Henry to Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester, practising as a portrait-painter without much success. In Manchester he tried photography. Eventually he settled as a portrait-painter in Lichfield, and died there on 7 July 1859. His works are best known in the Midland counties, and especially at Birmingham, where he held the post of secretary to the Midland Society of Artists. Personal Wyatt was the younger brother of the artist Henry Wyatt. Works Thomas Wyatt (A. M.), A Manual of Conchology, Publisher Harper & Brothers, 1838 Beauties of Sacred Literature: Illustrated by Eight Steel Engravings, edited by Thomas Wyatt, A.M., Publisher James Munroe & Company, 1848 References Albert Nicholson, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 63 Gent. Mag. 1840, ii. 555 Samuel Redgrave, A Dictionary of Artists of the English School, Publisher G. Bell, 1878 Manchester City News, 15 May 1880 Bryan's Dict. ed. Graves Graves's Dict. of Artists Notes External links Category:19th-century English painters Category:English male painters Category:British genre painters Category:English portrait painters Category:1799 births Category:1859 deaths |
Bozan, Iran Bozan (, also Romanized as Bozān) is a village in Zhavarud-e Gharbi Rural District, Kalatrazan District, Sanandaj County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 162, in 39 families. References Category:Towns and villages in Sanandaj County |
Montville, Seine-Maritime Montville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. Geography A small town of forestry farming and light industry situated some north of Rouen at the junction of the D44, D51 and the D155 roads. SNCF operates a TER train service here. Two small rivers meet here, the Clérette and the Cailly. Heraldry Population Places of interest The church of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, dating from the eleventh century. A seventeenth century chapel. The château, dating from the nineteenth century. The National Firefighters Museum. Several interesting old buildings dating from the seventeenth century. The mairie, housing a tricolor dating from 1789. Twin towns Haiger (Hesse, Germany) Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana (Catalonia, Spain) See also Communes of the Seine-Maritime department Seine-Maritime Normandy References INSEE External links Official website of Montville Museum of the Sapeurs Pompiers Montville on the Quid website Category:Communes of Seine-Maritime |
Cyrillization of Japanese The cyrillization of Japanese is the process of transliterating or transcribing the Japanese language into Cyrillic script, either to represent Japanese proper names or terms in Cyrillic script (and various languages based on Cyrillic), or as an aid to Japanese language learning in those languages. This can be done in an ad hoc fashion (e.g. when "sushi" is transliterated as "суши" in Russian Cyrillic or as "суші" in Ukrainian Cyrillic) or using one of a number of systems. There are a number of cyrillization systems used by different Cyrillic alphabet-based languages, such as: The standard and most widely used system for cyrillization into Russian Cyrillic is known as the Polivanov system, named after the Russian and Soviet linguist Yevgeny Polivanov. One of the most arguable questions in this system is a representation of し, ち and じ into "си" (si), "ти" (ti) and "дзи" (dzi) respectively. The standard and most widely used (for example, in publications of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) system for cyrillization into Ukrainian Cyrillic is known as Kovalenko system, named after the Ukrainian linguist . Unlike the Polivanov system, Kovalenko system is very close to the original Japanese pronunciation. External links Online Japanese→Polivanov transcription converter Proposal for a coordinated Japanese transcription system for several Slavic languages Automatic cyrillization of hiragana and katakana Japanese Category:Japanese writing system |
Labeo rouaneti Labeo rouaneti is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeo from Guinea. References Category:Labeo Category:Fish described in 1962 |
Mark Strauss (journalist) Mark Strauss (born November 8, 1966) is a U.S. journalist. Previously, he was a senior editor at io9.com, covering politics and science, and a senior editor at Smithsonian Magazine. Prior to that, he was the editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, winner of the 2007 National Magazine Award for General Excellence (in the under 100,000 circulation category), which was awarded by the American Society of Magazine Editors. Before joining the Bulletin, Strauss was a senior editor at the bimonthly magazine Foreign Policy, for which he had worked since 1997. He has contributed articles to Slate, the Chronicle of Higher Education, The Washington Post, The New Republic, The Spectator, the Brown Journal of World Affairs, and Washington Monthly. He has also appeared as a commentator on CNN, Fox News, National Public Radio, and the BBC. Prior to joining Foreign Policy, he was a research assistant at the Brookings Institution's Foreign Policy Studies program, and he served on the staff of a number of prominent national magazines, including SAIS Review, Spy Magazine, and Discover Magazine. Strauss received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Macalester College and his master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. He earned his master's degree in Middle East studies and international economics at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. References Interview with Mark Strauss at Mediabistro.com "4 Editors, an Art Director and a Shot at the Magazine Title," New York Times, March 15, 2007. External links Personal website: http://www.mark-strauss.com Category:Living people Category:American magazine editors Category:1966 births Category:People from Ridgewood, New Jersey Category:Macalester College alumni Category:Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni Category:Johns Hopkins University alumni Category:American political journalists Category:Smithsonian (magazine) people |
Clofibride Clofibride is a fibrate. References Category:2-Methyl-2-phenoxypropanoic acid derivatives Category:Prodrugs Category:Chloroarenes Category:Carboxamides |
Geryon trispinosus Geryon trispinosus is a species of crab that lives in deep water in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean. Description Geryon trispinosus is a small crab, reaching a carapace length of up to . The carapace is roughly hexagonal in shape, and reddish brown in colour. It is broader than it is long, with three conspicuous teeth on either side at the front. The pereiopods are paler than the carapace; they are quite narrow and long, with the third and fourth pairs being the longest. Distribution Geryon trispinosus is found in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean. Its range extends from Norway in the north to the Bay of Biscay in the south, and also includes the Canary Islands. Life cycle and ecology Females reach sexual maturity at a carapace length of , while males reach it at . Eggs are laid in April, and the eggs hatch into planktonic larvae, which eventually settle as juveniles at depths greater than . As they grow, these crabs migrate upwards, with the adults only found at depths of less than . Due to the shallow slopes in the north-eastern Atlantic, these migrations involve distances of . G. trispinosus occurs in the same localities as the squat lobster Munida sarsi. M. sarsi lives abundantly at depths of , and out-competes young G. trispinosus, and limits their survival to those depths where it is absent. Another squat lobster, M. tenuimana, lives at greater depths, but in much lower numbers, and therefore does not impact the survival of G. trispinosus as severely. Taxonomy Geryon trispinosus was first described in 1803 by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst, as "Cancer trispinosus", although he described the locality erroneously as the East Indies. In 1837, Henrik Nikolai Krøyer erected the genus Geryon, setting "Geryon tridens" as the type species. This was later synonymised with Herbst's species. In 1989, Raymond B. Manning and Lipke Holthuis erected a new genus, Chaceon, to accommodate most of the species previously in Geryon, which was left with only two species, G. trispinosus and G. longipes from the Mediterranean Sea. References Category:Portunoidea Category:Crustaceans of the Atlantic Ocean Category:Crustaceans described in 1803 |
Beautiful Ohio (film) Beautiful Ohio is a 2006 American film, directed by Chad Lowe and starring William Hurt, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Julianna Margulies. The film, based on the short story "Batorsag and Szerelem" by Ethan Canin, is a coming of age drama/comedy set in the 1970s. Cast William Hurt as Simon Messerman Julianna Margulies as Mrs. Cubano Michelle Trachtenberg as Sandra Brett Davern as William David Call as Clive Rita Wilson as Judith Messerman Jeremy Allen White as Young Clive References External links Category:2006 films Category:American films Category:Directorial debut films Category:2000s comedy-drama films Category:American comedy-drama films |
Io Io, IO, iO, I/O, i/o, or i.o. may refer to: Io (mythology), daughter of Inachus in Greek mythology, and lover of Zeus who was turned into a cow Io (moon), a moon of Jupiter In arts and media Fictional elements Scylla Io, one of Poseidon's Marine Generals in the Saint Seiya series International Operations, a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics A Dungeons & Dragons dragon deity Io Otonashi, a main character in the Japanese manga series Place to Place (Acchi Kocchi) Gaming iO, a 2014 video game by Gamious IO Interactive, a Danish computer game developer Music IO (band), a German band Io (English band), an English band Theatre and opera Io (opera), an unfinished acte de ballet (opera) by Jean-Philippe Rameau iO Theater (ImprovOlympic), a theater in Chicago, Illinois, dedicated to improvisational comedy IO West, a Los Angeles theater associated with the Chicago iO Other uses in arts and media Io (film), a Netflix film iO Digital Cable Service, a service offered by Cablevision International Organization, a peer-reviewed journal that covers the entire field of international affairs Businesses and organizations IO Interactive, a Danish computer game developer Indonesian Airlines (IATA airline designator IO) Bureau of International Organization Affairs, in the U.S. Department of State Government Printing Bureau (Macau), known in Portuguese as the Imprensa Oficial or "IO" In business and economics Industrial and organizational psychology, the field of psychology that studies work, academic, and other organizational issues Industrial organization, the field of economics that studies the strategic behavior of firms, the structure of markets and their interactions Insertion order, a business document specifying the inventory goal of an advertising campaign Integrated operations, a term used in the petroleum industry describing new work processes and ways of working that have been facilitated by modern information and communication technologies Interest-only, a type of collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO) or mortgage-backed security Language i.o., , Latin phrase meaning "respectively" ("in that order") Io (princely title), a particle of a title used by Moldavian and Wallachian Princes-regnant Ido language (ISO 639-1 language code IO), a constructed language Indirect object, the object that is the recipient of an action (by a verb) Mythology Io (mythology), daughter of Inachus in Greek mythology, and lover of Zeus who was turned into a cow Io, an alternate spelling of the nereid Ino, later known as Leukothea, who in the Odyssey gave Odysseus a veil that allowed him to breathe underwater Io Matua Kore, in some Māori traditions the supreme god People , Japanese shogi player Io Shirai (born 1990), Japanese professional wrestler iO Tillett Wright (born 1985), American artist, director, photographer, writer, film maker, activist, and actor i_o, electronic music producer signed to Mau5trap Places Io (island), an uninhabited islet near Crete, Greece Io, Norway, a village in Meland, Norway Mount Iō (Shiretoko), a volcano in Japan Indian Ocean Science and technology Astronomy Io (moon), a moon of Jupiter 85 Io, an asteroid Biology and medicine Io (gastropod), a genus of freshwater snail in the family Pleuroceridae Automeris io, a moth species in North America Aglais io, the European peacock butterfly Intraosseous infusion, the medical process of introducing medication directly into the bone marrow Hawaiian hawk, in the local dialect Computing .io, the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the British Indian Ocean Territory Io (programming language), a pure object-oriented programming language IO.SYS, a system file in Microsoft DOS and Windows 95, 98 and ME Indistinguishability obfuscation, a cryptographic tool to obscure computer code Input/output, the collection of interfaces that different functional units of an information processing system use to communicate with each other |
Other uses in science and technology Ionium (symbol Io), a claimed chemical element that was later realized to be thorium-230 Image orthicon tube, a TV camera used between 1946 and 1968 Infinitely often, a mathematics term sometimes written "i.o."; see an example in set-theoretic limit Other uses Mitsubishi Pajero iO, a mini SUV model produced by Mitsubishi Motors Investigating Officer, a member of law enforcement in the United Kingdom who heads an investigation See also Ю or yu, a Cyrillic letter I/O (disambiguation) IOS (disambiguation) I0 (disambiguation) (the letter "I" followed by the digit "0") 10 (disambiguation) (the digit "1" followed by the digit "0") 1O (disambiguation) (the digit "1" followed by the letter "O") Category:Japanese feminine given names |
Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Teatro Giuseppe Verdi (the Giuseppe Verdi Theatre) is a small opera house located in a wing of the Rocca dei Marchesi Pallavicino on the Piazza Giuseppe Verdi in Busseto, Italy, a town closely associated with the life of the opera composer, Giuseppe Verdi. From the 13th century, the “rocca” or “fortress” was the family’s palace; it is now the city hall after being acquired by the municipality in 1856. The theatre opened on 15 August 1868 and seats 300. Prior to 1856, a theatre existed in the same location, and while plans to build a new one were begun in 1845, nothing happened until the municipality took over. Designed by Pier Luigi Montecchini, the theatre is located on an upper level of the City Hall and is reached by a large staircase. Outside the theatre is a bust of Verdi by Giovanni Dupré. The interior is traditionally horseshoe-shaped with three rows of boxes and an elegantly designed ceiling featuring four medallions representing comedy, tragedy, melodrama, and romantic drama. Although Verdi opposed its construction (it would be “too expensive and useless in the future”, he said) and is reputed never to have set foot in it, he did contribute 10,000 lire towards the construction and maintained his own box. On opening night, operagoers dressed in green, the men all wearing green ties, the women wearing green dresses. Two Verdi operas were presented: Rigoletto and Un ballo in maschera. Verdi did not attend even though he lived only two miles away at his home, the Villa Verdi, in the village of Sant’Agata in Villanova sull'Arda. In 1913, Arturo Toscanini conducted a performance of Falstaff in celebration of the centenary of Verdi’s birth and to raise funds for what is now a large monument of the seated composer located in the piazza. In 2001 the theatre re-painted the sets from 1913 for a revival; these were used again in October 2013 for a Verdi bi-centenary performance of Falstaff. The theatre has been extensively renovated in the 1990s. It presents a regular season of opera performances. References Sources Associazione Amici di Verdi (ed.), Con Verdi nella sua terra, Busetto, 1997 (visitors' guide, in English) Plantamura, Carole, The Opera Lover’s Guide to Europe, Secaucus, New Jersey: Citadel Press, 1996. External links Busseto municipality website Verdi website with photos of Busseto locations, in English Category:Opera houses in Italy Category:Theatres in Italy Category:Giuseppe Verdi Category:Music venues completed in 1868 Category:Buildings and structures in the Province of Parma Category:Performing arts venues in Emilia-Romagna Category:Theatres completed in 1868 |
Hanson station Hanson is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Hanson, Massachusetts. It serves the Plymouth/Kingston Line, It is located off Main Street (Massachusetts Route 27) in the South Hanson village. It has one full-length high-level platform serving the line's single track and is fully accessible. History The Old Colony Railroad opened through South Hanson in November 1845, with Hanson station located at Main Street. The station burned two weeks later, and an exact replica was constructed. The station was renamed South Hanson on June 24, 1878. The New Haven Railroad ended its remaining Old Colony Division service, including commuter service to South Hanson, on June 30, 1959. The former station building remains intact, though unused. On September 29, 1997, the MBTA restored commuter rail service on the two Old Colony Lines, part of the former Old Colony Railroad system. Hanson station was opened at the former South Hanson station site. References External links MBTA - Hanson Station from Google Maps Street View Category:MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Plymouth County, Massachusetts Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1997 Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1845 |
2007 Mississippi general election A general election was held in Mississippi on November 6, 2007 to elect to 4 year terms all members of the Mississippi State Legislature (122 representatives, 52 senators), the offices of Governor of Mississippi, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Treasurer, State Auditor, Secretary of State, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, and Commissioner of Insurance, plus all three members of the Transportation Commission and all three members of the Mississippi Public Service Commission. The election was generally a success for Republicans, as they held all their statewide elected offices, and won the open Secretary of State and Insurance Commissioner seats, leaving Attorney General Jim Hood the only statewide elected Democratic officeholder. However, Democrats regained control of the State Senate and maintained their majority in the House of Representatives, won a 2-1 majority on the Public Service Commission, and held their 2-1 majority on the Transportation Commission. Primaries Jamie Franks, the Democratic Party candidate, ran unopposed for Lieutenant Governor. Attorney General Jim Hood, the incumbent Democratic Attorney General, ran unopposed. Al Hopkins, the Republican candidate, ran unopposed. State Treasurer Shawn O'Hara, the Democratic candidate, ran unopposed. Commissioner for Agriculture and Commerce Rickey Cole, the Democratic candidate, ran unopposed. Results for the Mississippi State Legislature All 122 representatives and 52 senators of the Mississippi State Legislature are elected for four-year terms with no staggering of terms. The state legislature draws up separate district maps for the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Mississippi Senate, usually after the federal U.S. Census. There are no term limits for members of both houses of the legislature. Results for the Mississippi Senate Results for House of Representatives Results for Statewide Offices According to the state constitution, a statewide officer must win both the majority of electoral votes and the majority of the popular vote to be elected. The number of electoral votes equals the number of Mississippi House of Representatives districts, currently set at 122. A plurality of votes in each House District is required to win the electoral vote for that District. In the event of a tie between the two candidates with the highest votes, the electoral vote is split between them. In the event an officeholder does not win both the majority electoral and majority popular vote, the House of Representatives shall choose the winner. The Democrats held a large edge (73–46 with three vacancies) in the House, thus ensuring that any contested race will go to the Democratic candidate. Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General State Treasurer State Auditor Secretary of State Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Note: Spell was elected as a Democrat in 2003, but changed his party affiliation to Republican. Commissioner of Insurance Results for Commissions Transportation Commission Northern District Democratic incumbent Bill Minor ran unopposed in the general election. Central District Southern District Public Service Commission Northern District Central District Southern District Category:2007 Mississippi elections Category:Mississippi Legislature elections |
Synge (surname) Synge is an Irish and British surname. Notable people with the name include: Cathleen Synge (born 1923), Canadian mathematician a.k.a. Cathleen Synge Morawetz Edward Synge (archbishop of Tuam) (1659–1741), Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of Ireland Edward Synge (bishop of Elphin) (1691–1762), Anglican bishop in the Church of Ireland Edward Hutchinson Synge (1890–1957), inventor of the near-field optical microscope John Lighton Synge (1897–1995), Irish mathematician and physicist John Millington Synge (1871–1909), Irish playwright, poet, and prose writer Nicholas Synge (died 1771), 18th-century Irish Anglican priest Patrick Synge (1910–1982), British botanist, writer and plant hunter Richard Laurence Millington Synge (1914–1994), British biochemist Violet Synge Girl Guide Chief Commissioner for England William Synge (1826-1891), British diplomat and writer |
Konstantinos Alyssandrakis Konstantinos Alyssandrakis is a Greek politician, who from 1999 until 2004, was a Member of the European Parliament, representing Greece for the Communist Party Category:Living people Category:1948 births Category:MEPs for Greece 1999–2004 Category:Communist Party of Greece MEPs |
Adenauer Bach The Adenauer Bach is a right-hand, southern tributary of the Ahr, just under 16 kilometres long. It flows through Adenau in the county of Ahrweiler in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Geography Course In its upper reaches the Adenauer Bach is known as the Breidscheider Bach and it rises about a kilometre south of Quiddelbach at an elevation of ca. . It flows in a northeasterly direction to Breidscheid on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring motor racing track. From there it bears the name of Adenauer Bach. It then flows in a westerly direction, mostly in pipes, through the town of Adenau and then heads north, passing the villages of Leimbach and Niederadenau (part of Dümpelfeld). In Dümpelfeld it discharges from the right into the Rhine tributary, the Ahr at about . Catchment and tributaries The catchment area is 58.5 km² and drains via the Ahr and Rhine into the North Sea. Among the tributaries of the Adenauer Bach are the following (in downstream order): Remarks References External links AW Wiki – Adenauer Bach Überschwemmungsgebiet Adenauer Bach Category:Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate Category:Rivers of the Eifel Category:Ahrweiler (district) Category:Rivers of Germany |
Myrio Myrio or MyRIO may refer to: MyRIO, an embedded processor board from National Semiconductor Myria- |
2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup The 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 43rd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It was the final edition under this name and format, being replaced by the CONCACAF Champions League starting from the 2008–09 season. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region. The tournament was also a qualifying event for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. CONCACAF held the draw on December 18, 2007 to establish the matchups and bracket. Qualified teams North American zone C.F. Pachuca – 2007 Clausura champion Atlante F.C. – 2007 Apertura champion Houston Dynamo – 2007 MLS Cup champion D.C. United – 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield winner Central American zone Motagua – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup winners Saprissa – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup runner-up Municipal – 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup third place Caribbean zone Harbour View – 2007 CFU Club Championship winner Bracket (Complete Bracket) Quarterfinals Houston Dynamo advance 3–1 on aggregate. Deportivo Saprissa advance 4–2 on aggregate. Pachuca advances 1–0 on aggregate. D.C. United advance 6–1 on aggregate. Semifinals Deportivo Saprissa advances 3–0 on aggregate. Pachuca advances 3–2 on aggregate. Final First leg Second leg ''C.F. Pachuca wins 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 3–2 on aggregate,advance to 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. Champion Top scorers Notes 1 Category:CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
Still Thinking About You Still Thinking About You is the fourth studio album by the English band Scouting for Girls. It was released in the United Kingdom on 16 October 2015. The album includes the new singles "Life's Too Short" & "Christmas in the Air Tonight" . Singles "Life's Too Short" was released as the Lead single from the album on 21 August 2015. "Christmas in the Air (Tonight)" was released as the second single from the album on 20 November 2015. "Home" was the third single released from the album on 18 March 2016. Track listing Charts References Category:2015 albums Category:Scouting for Girls albums Category:Albums produced by Jon Maguire |
OutKast F.C. OutKast F.C. is a Philippine football club which played at the PFF Women's League, the top women's football league in the Philippines. Background Formerly went under the name "Lady Tamz", OutKast is the alumni football club of the Far Eastern University. The club's futsal team also won the women's division of the 2016 Philippine Futsal League and inaugural iteration of the women's division in the third season of the 7's Football League. Squad As of 3 December 2016 Source: Pinay Futbol Officials As of 3 December 2016 References External links Category:Women's football clubs in the Philippines Category:PFF Women's League clubs Category:Far Eastern University |
Prince Nezha's Triumph Against Dragon King Prince Nezha's Triumph Against Dragon King (, and also known as Nezha Conquers the Dragon King) is a 1979 Chinese animated film. It was screened out of competition at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film is an adaptation of a story in Chinese mythology (in particular, the epic fantasy novel Fengshen Bang) about the warrior deity Nezha. After a gestation period of 3.5 years, Lady Yin, the wife of General Li Jing, gives birth to a flesh ball, which becomes a lotus flower, from which Nezha is born. Nezha is born able to walk and talk, and is taken on as a student of the immortal Taiyi Zhenren. The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, tired of being peaceful, have become cruel and destructive, plaguing China with destructive storms and a drought. The people beg for rain, but the East Sea Dragon King Ao Guang ignores them, telling the yaksha Ye Sha to go and find children for him to eat. Ye Sha captures one of Nezha's friends as he is bathing by the ocean, and Nezha confronts him, injuring him badly. Ao Guang sends his third son, Ao Bing, next. Ao Bing is killed by Nezha, infuriating Ao Guang. A variety of confrontations ensue between Nezha and Ao Guang. Ao Guang and the other Dragon Kings wreak havoc on the people, causing storms, floods and all manners of natural disasters. Seeing this, Nezha takes his father's sword, tells his parents that he is returning their flesh and bones to them, and calls out for his master before committing suicide by slitting his throat. He is reborn with the help of his master, again from a lotus blossom, and is given new weapons and abilities. After breaking into Ao Guang's underwater palace, he confronts Ao Guang and the other Dragon Kings again, and is finally triumphant. Japanese version cast Banjō Ginga as Li Gen (voice: Japanese version) Daisuke Gōri as Li Jing - Nezha's father (voice: Japanese version) Junko Hori as Little boy 1 (voice: Japanese version) Ichirō Nagai as Master Taiyi / Li Jing's chancellor (voice: Japanese version) Masako Nozawa as Nizha (voice: Japanese version) Nachi Nozawa as Ao Guang's chancellor (voice: Japanese version) Mari Okamoto as Little girl (voice: Japanese version) Chikao Ōtsuka as Dragon King (voice: Japanese version) Tomiko Suzuki as Little boy 2 (voice: Japanese version) Norio Wakamoto as Ao Bing (voice: Japanese version) Other appearances On 30 May 2014, Nezha Conquers the Dragon King was featured on the Google search engine's homepage as an animated doodle. See also Nezha List of animated feature films:1960-1970s References External links Category:1979 films Category:1979 animated films Category:Chinese films Category:Chinese animated films Category:Mandarin-language films Category:Films based on Asian myths and legends Category:Works based on Investiture of the Gods Category:Animated films about dragons |
Joe Cooper (footballer, born 1994) Joseph Mark Cooper (born 1994) is an English former footballer who played for Oldham Athletic. He played as a defender. He decided to quit football and study economics at Leeds Metropolitan University. Career Oldham Athletic Joe Cooper made his professional debut for Oldham Athletic on 23 April 2013, starting the match against Shrewsbury Town at New Meadow. Joe Cooper was sent out on a months loan to Celtic Nation FC in August 2013, around about the start of the new football season to gain first - team experience. On 17 September 2013 Cooper quit professional football to study economics at Leeds Metropolitan University. Career statistics Up to date, as of 28 August 2013. References External links - at Oldham Athletic AFC website Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:English footballers Category:Association football defenders Category:Footballers from Oldham Category:Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Category:Celtic Nation F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Northern Football League players |
2017 Bangladesh landslides On 12 June 2017, heavy monsoon rain triggered a series of landslides and floods in Rangamati, Chittagong and Bandarban - three hilly districts of Bangladesh - and killed at least 152 people. The weather also caused power cuts and telecommunications disruptions, making it difficult for rescuers to reach affected communities. Reaz Ahmed, head of Bangladesh's Disaster Management Department, said the landslides were the worst in the country's history. Cause of the disaster The landslide was caused by an incessant downpour that began early morning of 12 June, dropping 34.3 centimetres (13.5 inches) of rain in 24 hours. The monsoon and depression over Bay of Bengal towards Bangladesh resulted in heavy rain over different parts, including Dhaka and Chittagong. A study, performed after the events, indicated that the large portion of the area was already highly susceptible to landslide due to the existing factors such as steep slope, deforestation, hill cutting etc. and the intense rainfall acted as a triggering factor. The seasonal monsoon often causes floods and mudslides in the southern hills of Bangladesh. Deforestation in the area also contributed to the devastation, as well as rapid urbanisation. Indigenous leader Bijoy Giri Chakma told Channel NewsAsia that tree felling had completely denuded some hill slides, adding that he had never seen worse landslides. A second factor was lack of land forcing poor people to live in marginal areas where rents are low. Bandarban government administrator Dilip Kumar Banik told the Associated Press that many people had built homes on slopes despite official warnings. In Cox's Bazar, officials said that 300,000 people in the area live on landslide-prone hills. The district administrators have ordered officials to create a list of homes at risk, and are discussing plans to relocate them, executive magistrate Saiful Islam told Bdnews24.com. Extent of the disaster As of 15 June 2017, officials were reporting a death toll as high as 152 in both Bangladesh and neighbouring India, with hundreds injured and many missing. Officials expected the toll to rise. Shah Kamal, secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management, said it could take days to reach affected areas. “The devastation is huge,” he told the Associated Press. In some areas, there was as much as 1.2 metres (four feet) of mud. The worst-hit district was Rangamati, where landslides buried hillside houses where people were sleeping. At least 20 separate landslides hit the district. Up to 105 deaths were reported as of 15 June, and 5,000 homes were damaged. Roads in Rangamati remained inaccessible on 15 June. Many roads in the district were washed away, leaving craters up to 15 metres (50 feet) deep, or heaped with debris. The district's power grid was also destroyed. There were also fuel and food shortages as of 15 June, and Belayet Hossain Mia Belal, president of the district chamber of commerce and industry, told the Daily Star that the food shortage could become dire in two to four days. Twenty-nine people were reported dead in Chittagong and six in Bandarban. Roads in Bandarban were cleared by 15 June, when 2,000 people were able to return to their villages to see the devastation. Two people were killed in Cox's Bazar, the town hosting thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees. Houses in Khagrachari district were flooded nearly to the rooftops. Two officers and two soldiers of the Bangladesh Army (Major Mohammad Mahfuzul Haq, Captain Md Tanvir Salam Shanto, Corporal Mohammad Azizul Haq and soldier Md Shahin Alam) were killed after a second landslide struck a highway-clearing operation in Rangamati. The body of a fifth army personnel, soldier Md Azizur Rahman, was found |
15 June. At least 11 people were killed in flooding in the Indian states of Mizoram and Assam, caused by the same storms. Response The Bangladesh government attempted to warn people ahead of the storm, using loudspeakers, but were not able to reach all areas. More than 10,000 people did get evacuated to emergency shelters. In the two days immediately after the landslides, rescue workers were having trouble reaching victims as roads were choked with mud and rain continued. Heavy digging equipment could not reach remote areas. As of 14 June, power and cell service were still off in the affected areas. Doctors worked by candlelight to help the injured. Thousands of Bangladesh army soldiers were already stationed in the area because of a long-standing insurgency; and they were directed to help in the rescue effort. The Bangladesh navy also helped reach people cut off by flooding. Reaz Ahmed, head of Bangladesh's Disaster Management Department, said the landslides were the worst in the country's history. Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made statements of shock and sympathy, praying for the affected and urging swift rescue action. Radical Bangladesh pressure group Hefazat also issued a press release urging members to help victims and offering prayers and sympathy. The government of Bangladesh also offered cash and building materials to affected families. Local authorities offered temporary food and shelter. Abroad, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted condolences, prayers, and an offer of help with the rescue effort. The governments of Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, the United States, Iran, Nepal, and Russia also sent condolences. See also 2017 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2007 Chittagong mudslides References 2017 Category:2017 in Bangladesh Bangladesh landslides Category:Chittagong Category:Rangamati Hill District Category:Bandarban District Category:June 2017 events in Asia |
List of fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1709 This is a list of fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1709. Fellows Henry Cressener (1683–1710) Guido Grandi (1671–1742) Robert Hunter (1666–1734) Johann Friedrich Leopold (1676–1711) Lorenzo Magalotti (1637–1712) Henry Newton (1651–1715) Samuel Tufnell (1682–1758) References 1709 Category:1709 in science Category:1709 in England |
Lila Dhar Barooah Lila Dhar Barooah is an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament, representing Assam in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress. References Category:Rajya Sabha members from Assam Category:Indian National Congress politicians Category:1908 births Category:People from Assam Category:1973 deaths |
1991 Ottawa Rough Riders season The 1991 Ottawa Rough Riders finished 3rd place in the East Division with a 7–11 record. They were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Offseason CFL Draft Preseason Regular season Season standings Regular season Schedule Postseason Awards and honours 1991 CFL All-Stars None References Category:Ottawa Rough Riders seasons |
John Atkinson Pendlington John Atkinson Pendlington (September 1861 – 15 January 1914) was the inventor of a linear scoring system for cricket before 1893. Unlike conventional scoring systems, the linear system shows balls faced by each batsman from each bowler. Until recently, the linear system was believed to have been developed more recently by Australian scorer Bill Ferguson in around 1905. Any link between the linear scoring systems used by Ferguson and Pendlington remain unclear. Private life Pendlington was born in South Shields, County Durham, in 1861. He played cricket for Benwell in the Northumberland League. He married Annie Dickinson Topping in 1886. They had at least two children, a son John Robert Pendlington in 1891 and a daughter Mary Florence Pendlington in 1892. He was one of two partners who established Tyneside Electrical Supply Company in 1893, which became the British Electrical and Manufacturing Company (Bemco) in 1908. He died in 1914 and was buried at St James's church in Benwell. The probate records that identify his date of death describe him as an "accountant". Linear scoring A report of Pendlington's death in January 1914 - sent to Richie Benaud by Pendlington's grandson in 1994 and mentioned in Benaud's book My Spin on Cricket (2005) - mentioned that Pendlington used his system at a match between C. I. Thornton's XI and the Australian tourists at the North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough in September 1893, the penultimate match played by the Australian team on that tour. The scoring innovation amused W.G. Grace, to whom Pendlington presented the original scoresheet. Its current location is not known. Bill Frindall in his book Bearders: My Life in Cricket (Orion, London, 2006, page 70-71) also acknowledges Pendlington as the inventor, and mentions other evidence of it pre-dating Ferguson. References My Spin on Cricket, Richie Benaud, p. 226 Ashes 1893: John Atkinson Pendlington presents WG Grace with Linear Scoring Method, 30 October 2013 Dry, yes, but certainly not dour: a review of Bearders: My Life in Cricket, ESPNcricinfo Scorecard, CI Thornton's XI v Australians, September 1893 Probate granted 29 January 1914 to his widow Accessed 8 July 2014. Category:1861 births Category:1914 deaths Category:Cricket scorers |
Ceres Robotics Ceres Robotics Inc. is a private, commercial company dedicated to the development and manufacture of robotic lunar landers and rovers. In November 2019, Ceres Robotics was granted the right to bid on contracts by NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) to support the lunar Artemis program. The company was founded in 2017 by Michael Sims, who was previously vice president at Moon Express, and for more than 20 years worked at NASA, where he worked on Mars rover missions. Sims was also a founding member of the NASA Ames Artificial Intelligence group and its field robotics program, the Intelligent Robotics Group. Products Ceres Robotics is a New Space company dedicated to the development and manufacture of robotic lunar landers, rovers and software systems in support of surface exploration. Rovers Marsokhod — mass: <300 kg, including 30 kg payload Minikhod — mass: ≤15 kg, including 4-10 kg payload; based on the ECA rover by TeamIndus. References Category:Aerospace companies of the United States Category:Companies based in California Category:Private spaceflight companies Category:Commercial Lunar Payload Services |
Department of Parks and Recreation The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), also known as Board of Parks and Recreation or Park Board, is used by many government bodies to describe the parts of their organizations that oversee public parks and recreational public works. The last two terms are also sometimes used for an independent park district. Organizations using these terms include: Albany Parks & Recreation California Department of Parks and Recreation City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation Decatur Parks and Recreation Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Nashville Board of Parks and Recreation Newport News Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Omaha Department of Parks and Recreation Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Seattle Parks and Recreation Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division Utah Division of Parks and Recreation Vancouver Park Board See also Department of Natural Resources (disambiguation) Parks and Recreation, an NBC comedy revolving around the employees of one such fictional department (2009–2015) Park district External links Listings and Links to all U.S., Canadian Parks & Recreation Associations and Societies |
Marmaroglypha pubescens Marmaroglypha pubescens is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1898 and is known from the Philippines. References Category:Lamiinae Category:Beetles described in 1898 |
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