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of the Wild) (1982) Worlds Apart: An Explorer's Life (1984) White Horses over France: From the Camargue to Cornwall (1985) A Ride Along the Great Wall (1987) Fragile Eden: A Ride Through New Zealand (1989) Spanish Pilgrimage: A Canter to St. James (1990) The Oxford Book of Exploration (1993) Mysterious China (1995) Chinese Adventure: A Ride Along the Great Wall (2004) Worlds Within: Reflections in the Sand (2005) The Seventy Great Journeys in History (2006) Land of Eagles: Riding Through Europe's Forgotten Country (2009) The Great Explorers (2010) The Modern Explorers, with Robert Twigger (2013) Echoes of a Vanished World: A Traveller's Lifetime in Pictures (2013) Beauty Freely Given: A Universal Truth: Artifacts from the Collection of Robin Hanbury-Tenison, with Christopher John Bowden (2013) Finding Eden (2017) Taming the Four Horsemen (2020) For children Jake's Escape (1996) Jake's Treasure (1997) Jake's Safari (1998) Films A Time for Survival. Westward (1972) Mysteries of the Green Mountain. BBC (1978) Antiques at Home. BBC (1984) White Horses over France. BBC/FR3 (1985) Great Wall of China (1987) Odyssey series, presenter BBC (1988) Siberian Tigers (1994) Collector's Lot BBC (1998) The Lost World of Mulu. C4 (1999) Reflections in the Sand. Discovery (2000) Testament. Carlton (2000) References External links Website Cabilla Manor Website WMN 8 Challenges Article Category:1936 births Category:Living people Category:Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society Category:English explorers Category:Cornish people |
Collado Villalba Collado Villalba () is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, in central Spain. It is located 40.3 kilometres north-west of the city of Madrid, at an altitude of 917 meters above sea level. It has a population of 63,074 (2018), with a population density of about 2,400 per km². Collado Villalba has a hot summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). I.E.S Lázaro Cárdenas of Collado Villalba conducts an annual school to school exchange with Burlington High School in Burlington, Massachusetts. It has been managed by Professor Ramón José García Rubio for over 20 years. In addition to this school to school exchange, the municipality has been twinned since 1991 with the French city of Bègles, located in the Bordeaux metropolitan area in Southwestern France. I.E.S María Guerrero of the same town have started to make an exchange with the high school Minervaskolan of Umeå, located 600 kilometres north of Stockholm, in Sweden. See also Los Negrales External links Collado Villalba City Council Category:Municipalities in the Community of Madrid Category:Populated places in the Community of Madrid |
International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting The International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting (IAMPETH) (pronounced "I am Peth") is an international association for practicing and preserving the arts of calligraphy, engrossing and penmanship. IAMPETH was founded in 1949. IAMPETH maintains an archive of works of past masters (viewable, in person, only to members during the Annual Conference) in addition to online instruction guides on lettering styles such as Copperplate, Spencerian script, Illuminated manuscript production (engrossing) and others. A portion of the organization's collection has been digitally preserved and is available on their Internet Archive profile. An annual conference is held each year during the months of July or August in a US city. The convention consists of various classes, banquets, and demonstrations. In 2017 IAMPETH introduced a new Certificate Program, replacing the Master Penman Program which was discontinued in 2015. This program allows all members who have been with the organization for three or more years to submit work to be considered for Certificate of Proficiency, Certificate of Excellence, and finally a Master Penman's Certificate. Current application requirements and associated costs are viewable by members only. IAMPETH is composed of members from various countries. Dues range from $25 to $55 USD. Membership occasionally closes, temporarily, prior to the Annual Conference. IAMPETH Goals Practice and teach the arts of calligraphy, engrossing and fine penmanship Restore the teaching of penmanship in schools Improve the handwriting of young people Preserve and share with others the rich tradition of American Penmanship. See also Penmanship Cursive Calligraphy Illuminated manuscript (engrossing) References External links IAMPETH official Website Category:Calligraphy Category:Manuscript illuminators Category:Penmanship Category:Writing Category:1949 establishments in New York (state) |
365th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group The 1st Search Attack Group was a United States Army Air Forces unit that served during World War II. Its last assignment was with First Air Force. It was based at Langley Field, Virginia throughout its existence, and equipped with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Douglas B-18 Bolo, and Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft. It was disbanded on 20 April 1944. The original mission of the group was the development of equipment and tactics best suited for aerial anti-submarine warfare. Among the devices that the group helped develop or test were the radar altimeter, the magnetic anomaly detector, the sonobuoy, improved airborne depth charges, long-range navigation systems, and airborne microwave radar. The group also conducted training on equipment and antisubmarine tactics for Army Air Forces units and personnel. During the summer and fall of 1942, most of the unit's aircrews deployed to the Caribbean, where they conducted missions against German U-boats. After the Navy assumed responsibility for land based aerial antisubmarine operations in 1943, the unit continued to conduct radar training for bomber crews until it was disbanded. The group was reconstituted in 1985 as the 365th Electronic Warfare Group, but was not active under that designation. It was redesignated the 365th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group and activated at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, where it provides intelligence support for the Adversary Tactics Group and the United States Air Force Weapons School. Mission The group provides analysis of intelligence from multiple sources to support airpower employment, focusing on threat tactics, characteristics, and capabilities. It performs threat support and high-end training to enable future Air Force employment, It supports Red Flag exercises at Nellis and supports the Adversary Tactics Group and the United States Air Force Weapons School. History World War II Organization The unit was first organized as the 1st Sea-Search Attack Group (Medium) at Langley Field, Virginia six months after the United States entered World War II on 17 June 1942 and assigned directly to Headquarters, Army Air Forces. Its mission was to test equipment and develop techniques and tactics for aerial use against submarines and surface vessels. In addition to its test mission, the group also flew antisubmarine patrols. The group was initially assigned a single squadron, the 2d Sea-Search Attack Squadron (Medium). The group and squadron were formed from a cadre of crews who had received training on Air to Surface Vessel (ASV) radars from scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Radiation Laboratory, which had installed radars in their Douglas B-18 Bolo aircraft. Although the original intention was to return the planes and crews to their original units, Lt Col W. C. Dolan, the senior officer among the trainees and commander of the 20th Bombardment Squadron, urged that they be combined into a single specialized unit. Col Dolan's suggestion was accepted, and following testing of the ASV radars with the Navy near New London, Connecticut, the crews moved to Langley, where they were initially attached to the 20th Squadron. Once the group and its squadron were formed the crews and planes were transferred to it and Col Dolan assumed command. The first ASV-10 radar sets were placed on B-18s, and 90 Bolos were modified with the radars by the end of June 1942. However, B-24 Liberator had a much longer range than the B-18. Equipped with auxiliary fuel tanks, radar and a powerful searchlight, the B-24 was ideal for extended antisubmarine patrols. The USAAF outfitted its first two microwave radar equipped B-24s in September 1942. In December 1942, the 1st Group added a second squadron, the 3d Sea-Search Attack Squadron (Heavy). Although |
initially equipped with B-18s, the squadron was organized as the unit to which the group's heavy B-24 Liberators would be assigned. World War II era radar sets, particularly the newly operational ones the group tested in its bombers, were difficult to maintain, and scientists assigned to the group for testing found that instead, much of their time was consumed by maintenance of the unit's radar equipment. Deployments during the late summer and early fall of 1942 also demonstrated that large amounts of a variety of components and trained radar maintenance men, in addition to the radar operator on the plane crew, were needed to keep the radars in service. As a result, the Army Air Forces expanded the 1st to establish a school within the group to train ground personnel in maintenance of radar equipment. 1943 saw several changes to the group's name. Recognizing that the B-18s that had formed the unit's original equipment were being replaced by longer range four-engine airplanes, the (Medium) in the group's name was replaced by (Heavy) in June. The group's final expansion occurred in October 1943, when the 18th Antisubmarine Squadron, which had been part of the 25th Antisubmarine Wing and equipped with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses, was assigned to the group as the 4th Sea-Search Attack Squadron (Heavy). The 18th had been acting as the 25th Wing's replacement training unit and was a good fit for the group's expanding training mission. In November, recognizing that the Navy had absorbed the portion of the antisubmarine mission that the Army Air Forces had been performing and the concentration of the unit mission on radar training, rather than antisubmarine work, the "Sea" was dropped from the name and it became the 1st Search Attack Group. However, the Army Air Forces found that standard military units, based on relatively inflexible tables of organization, were proving less well adapted to training and other support missions. Accordingly, it adopted a more functional system in which each of its bases was organized into a separate numbered unit, while the groups and squadrons on the base were disbanded or inactivated. This resulted in the 1st, along with other units at Langley, being disbanded in April 1944, and being replaced by the 111th AAF Base Unit (Search Attack and Staging), which assumed the group's mission, personnel, and equipment. The 111th continued the group's mission until September 1944, when it was discontinued. Testing The group antisubmarine warfare testing mission relied on cooperation with and assistance from the Navy. The group's location at Langley also gave it access to the research and test facilities of the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics. In addition, early on the group received two Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft already equipped with ASV radar, Consolidated LB-30 Liberators, the export version of the B-24, along with one RAF crew with experience in antisubmarine warfare. In August 1942, the group air echelon was temporarily diverted from testing when it deployed, first to Key West Naval Air Station, then to Waller Field on Trinidad to fly antisubmarine missions in the Caribbean. The first crews returned to Langley in September and operations were continued from Trinidad until 16 October. Equipment One important device tested by the group was the magnetic anomaly detector (MAD). MAD could sense changes in the earth's magnetic field, as could be produced by a submarine's steel hull. Aircraft outfitted with this device would patrol in an area where a submarine had been spotted but had submerged. Combined with the use of sonobuoys to listen for the sounds of a submarine, MAD provided a high probability of conducting a successful |
attack. The group conducted its first operation using MAD on 13 July 1942 and located a submarine which had been damaged in a previous attack. The group also helped develop the radar altimeter, or absolute altimeter. This device used a microwave radar to determine an aircraft's exact altitude above the surface within ten feet. This altimeter permitted antisubmarine aircraft to fly safely as low as 50 feet above the surface. Low altitude attacks substantially improved the chances of destroying the target submarine. This device became standard equipment on Army Air Forces antisubmarine aircraft by 1943. Another important development assisted by the group was LORAN. LORAN transmitters, located at known points allowed an antisubmarine aircraft to receive signals from three stations, allowing the aircraft to pinpoint its location to within four miles as far as 1,500 miles from the transmitters. LORAN permitted efficient control of converging air and surface forces for a coordinated attack. The 1st also helped develop an effective depth bomb fuses that could be set for as little as about 25 feet. Eventually, the Americans and British developed a depth bomb that sank slowly and exploded at the desired depth to destroy the target submarine. By 1943, this weapon had become the standard for aircraft attacks on submarines. Tactics Another task of the 1st Sea Search Attack Group was to develop techniques for using ASV radar to find surfaced submarines. By February 1943, a skilled radar operator could identify surfaced submarines at more than 40 miles (64 km) and even the conning tower of a boat running decks awash at 15 to 30 miles (24 to 48 km). In May 1943, the group conducted an exercise from Key West to demonstrate and evaluate the tactics it had developed. Using its B-18s and B-24s, the 1st Group trained combat crews in the tactics to employ the equipment it had tested. Tactic included routine aerial patrol of waters in which an enemy threat might exist, air escort of convoys and intensive patrol of an area in which submarines had been spotted. The Army Air Forces termed this third operation a "killer hunt." At various times, each of these tactics had a place in the antisubmarine war. As 1943 progressed, the training mission began to predominate over the testing mission, and included training with H2X radars, which were used primarily for high altitude bombing rather than antisubmarine warfare. On 9 July 1943, the Army Air Forces agreed to the transfer of its antisubmarine mission to the Navy's Tenth Fleet. The 1st Group became concerned primarily with radar training for combat crews until disbanding in April 1944. As a training unit, assignment directly to Headquarters, Army Air Forces was no longer a requirement and the group became part of First Air Force. The three squadrons conducted specialized training, the 2d in low altitude bombing, the 3d in H2X radar operations with the B-24, and the 4th in H2X installed in B-17s. Reactivation as an intelligence unit In 1985, as part of a project by the United States Air Force to revive disbanded World War II units, the group was reconstituted as the 365th Electronic Warfare Group, but the group was not reactivated until February 2015 as the 365th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. It added intelligence units at two other bases in 2016. Lineage Constituted as the 1st Sea-Search Attack Group (Medium) on 8 June 1942 Activated on 17 June 1942 Redesignated as 1st Sea-Search Attack Group (Heavy) on 24 June 1943 Redesignated as 1st Sea-Search Attack Unit c. 17 September 1943 Redesignated as 1st Search |
Attack Group on 29 November 1943 Disbanded on 20 April 1944 Reconstituted on 31 March 1985 and redesignated 365th Electronic Warfare Group Redesignated '''365th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group 13 February 2015 Actovated on 17 February 2015 Assignments Headquarters, United States Army Air Forces, 17 June 1942 (Attached to I Bomber Command, until 15 October 1942, then to Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command (later I Bomber Command)) First Air Force, 10 November 1943 – 20 April 1944 363d Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, 17 February 2015 – present Stations :Langley Field, 17 June 1942 – 20 April 1944 Nellis Air Force Base, 17 February 2015 – present Components 2d Sea-Search Attack Squadron (later 2d Search Attack Squadron): 17 June 1942 – 10 April 1944 3d Sea-Search Attack Squadron (later 3d Search Attack Squadron): 10 December 1942 – 10 April 1944 4th Sea-Search Attack Squadron (later 4th Search Attack Squadron): 23 October 1943 – 10 April 1944 15th Intelligence Squadron, 15 February 2015 – present 51st Intelligence Squadron, unknown – present Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina 57th Intelligence Squadron, 17 February 2015 – present Joint Base San Antonio (Lackland Air Force Base) 526th Intelligence Squadron, 15 February 2015 – present 547th Intelligence Squadron, 15 February 2015 – present Subordinate to the 363rd ISR Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, the 365 ISR Group oversees operations of the 15th Intelligence Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, the Aircraft Douglas B-18 Bolo, 1942–1943 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1943–1944 Consolidated B-24 Liberator (including LB-30), 1942–1944 North American B-25 Mitchell, 1942 Campaign See also B-17 Flying Fortress units of the United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces References Notes Citations Bibliography (link is to index, which contains links to various sections of the history) Category:American Theater of World War II Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1944 001 Search Attack |
Irena Pawełczyk Irena Pawełczyk (born March 9, 1934 in Katowice) is a Polish luger who competed in the early 1960s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1962 FIL European Luge Championships in Weissenbach, Austria. Pawełczyk also finished fourth in the women's singles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. References List of European luge champions Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Luge: Women's Singles". In The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 577. Category:Lugers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Category:Polish female lugers Category:Living people Category:1934 births Category:Olympic lugers of Poland Category:Sportspeople from Katowice |
Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's javelin throw The women's javelin throw event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held on March 19. Results References Results Javelin 2006 Category:2006 in women's athletics |
A Walk in Wolf Wood A Walk in Wolf Wood: A Tale of Fantasy and Magic is an English children's fantasy novel written by Mary Stewart, and published in 1980. Stewart tells the story of a sister and brother in 20th-century England, who travel to 14th-century England when they follow a weeping man into Wolf Wood. In the past, they help to rescue a kindhearted werewolf. A Walk in Wolf Wood is Mary Stewart's 18th novel, and her third children's novel. In 1996, Stewart was awarded the Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement. Category:1980 British novels Category:1980 children's books Category:British children's novels Category:English novels Category:Children's fantasy novels Category:Children's historical novels Category:Novels by Mary Stewart Category:Novels set in the Middle Ages Category:Novels about time travel Category:Werewolf novels Category:Hodder & Stoughton books Category:William Morrow and Company books Category:Novels set in the 14th century |
2022 Central American and Caribbean Games The 24th Central American and Caribbean Games will be held in June 9 to June 24 2022 in Panama City, Panama. Bidding process Panama City had presented itself as the only candidate to organize the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games and also announced the commitment of the Panamanian State to invest 200 million dollars for both infrastructure and the organization of the event. One of the advantages presented by the Panamanian delegation to the Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization is that it will not be necessary to build an athletes village for the event, because instead the athletes will be hosted in hotels thanks to the great capacity in this matter has the city. On February 3, 2017, CACSO announced Panama City will host the event. It will be the third time Panama City host the Central American and Caribbean Games, first in 1938 and in 1970. Sports The 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games program feature 37 sports. BMX Mountain biking Road Track Dressage Eventing Jumping Artistic Rhythmic Trampoline Venues Events will take place in 28 venues. Each event will held in one of four geographically segregated clusters: Panama Center, East Panama, Reverted Area, Amador, and North Panama. Surf will take place in Playa Venao, near Pedasí, Los Santos. References Category:Central American and Caribbean Games Category:2022 in multi-sport events Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games Category:2022 in Panamanian sport Category:International sports competitions hosted by Panama Category:Multi-sport events in Panama Category:Sport in Panama City Central American and Caribbean Games 2022 |
Juicio Final (1966) Juicio Final (1966) (Spanish for "Final Judgement" 1966) was a professional wrestling supercard show, scripted and produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on December 13, 1966, in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The show served as the year-end finale for CMLL before Arena México, CMLL's main venue, closed down for the winter for renovations and to host Circo Atayde. The shows replaced the regular Super Viernes ("Super Friday") shows held by CMLL since the mid-1930s. The main event was a rematch of one of the most well-known luchamatches of the mid-20th century as El Santo]] face off against longtime rival Black Shadow (wrestler)|Black Shadow]], defeating him again once more as he did in 1952 when he unmasked Black Shadow. The show also featured two semi-final matches in a tournament to determine the next challengers for the Arena México Tag Team Championship. In one semi-final match, La Ola Blanca ("The White Wave"; Ángel Blanco and Dr. Wagner) defeated Los Espantos ("The Terrors"; Espanto I and Espanto II) to advance in the tournament. In the other semi-main event match Dory Dixon and Mil Máscaras defeated Los Rebeldes (Karloff Lagarde and Rene Guajardo) by disqualification. Production Background For decades Arena México, the main venue of the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), would close down in early December and remain closed into either January or February to allow for renovations as well as letting Circo Atayde occupy the space over the holidays. As a result, CMLL usually held a "end of the year" supercard show on the first or second Friday of December in lieu of their normal 'Super Viernes show. 1955 was the first year where CMLL used the name "El Juicio Final" ("The Final Judgement") for their year-end supershow. It is no longer an annually recurring show, but instead held intermittently sometimes several years apart and not always in the same month of the year either. All Juicio Final shows have been held in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico which is CMLL's main venue, its "home". Storylines The 1966 Juicio Final show featured seven professional wrestling matches scripted by CMLL with some wrestlers involved in scripted feuds. The wrestlers portray either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that play the part of the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they perform. Results References Category:1966 in Mexico Category:1966 in professional wrestling Category:CMLL Juicio Final Category:Events in Mexico City Category:December 1966 events |
Chahe, Hainan Chahe Town () is a town in Changjiang Li Autonomous County, in China's Hainan province. Chahe Railway Station, a junction on the Hainan Western Ring Railway is located in town. Category:Township-level divisions of Hainan |
Kraków Ghetto Jewish Council The Kraków Jewish Council (In German: Judenrat) was a 24-person Jewish managerial board formally established in the city of Kraków, Poland by German authorities in December 1939, and later in the Kraków Ghetto when the ghetto was officially formed on March 3, 1941. The Kraków Jewish Council formation was mandated by Nazi administration officials, who demanded that these councils be formed as supervisors of the inmates of their respective ghettos in the General Government, and in other occupied areas. The Jewish Council in Kraków was in direct contact and controlled by Nazi officials on most matters, but had some limited degree of autonomy. The Krakow Jewish council had 19 separate departments that oversaw labor, welfare, health and finance, among other items. Along with other Jewish Councils in the General Government, the Kraków Jewish Council was established by a general decree from Hans Frank, the Governor-general of the General Government, on November 28, 1939, following a statement by Reinhard Heydrich on September 21, 1939 with similar aims . However, the Kraków Ghetto was not formally established in the Podgórze area of the Kraków district until March 3, 1941. Prior to March 3, the offices of the Jewish Council were located at 41 Kraków Street and, after the ghetto was established, the offices were located in the ghetto at the corner of Limanowski and Rynek Podgorski streets. Organizational structure and functions General characteristics The Jewish Councils were created to serve the purposes of the Nazi regime; they had prescribed tasks by the Nazi government and ones in which they took initiative. Isaiah Trunk, author of Judenrat: the Jewish Councils in Eastern Europe under Nazi Occupation believes the tasks of the Jewish Councils, in general, are divided into three classes:1. Tasks imposed by the authorities, such as conduct of the census of the Jewish population, the supply of forced labor and registration of candidates for a work camp, for deportation, etc.2. Routine tasks in social welfare, medical care, and in the economic and cultural fields- tasks which were a continuation of prewar communal activities3. New tasks made essential by the complete elimination of the Jewish population in the ghetto from governmental and municipal services such as food supplies, the management of the ghetto dwellings, industry, health, police and judicial services, etc.Hans Frank and Reinhard Heydrich separate, but similar decrees defined a Jewish Council as a council of 24 Jews who are elected to their positions by the inhabitants of a particular ghetto. However, for the Kraków Jewish Council, the composition of the council greatly changed because of resignations, arrests and murders, etc. from the first council to when the Kraków Ghetto was liquidated. Local Nazi officials would directly and indirectly change the composition of the Kraków Jewish Council, when they were discontent with a particular action, and the Kraków Ghetto is known to have been greatly disadvantaged by the change in administration. The first chairman of the Kraków Jewish Council was chosen by SS-Oberscharfuhrer Mark Siebert, who ordered that role to be filled by Marek Bilberstein. While in most cases a particular ghetto's Jewish Council served the inhabitants of that particular ghetto, there was a proposal, made by, and for the Kraków Jewish Council to become a central Jewish Council that would oversee the Ghettos in the Kraków district and act on behalf of their interests; however, nothing came of this proposition. Administrative tasks Among the tasks of the Kraków Jewish Council was the establishment of housing in the city of Kraków -and later the Kraków Ghetto- for previous displaced inhabitants of Kraków and impoverished Jewish immigrants from other |
areas in the General Government and the Greater Reich. In the fall of 1939, the Jewish Council had to find living space for over 8,000 immigrants in the already grossly overpopulated sector of the city. During the Jewish Council’s control of the Kraków Ghetto, the Nazi ghetto officials would arbitrarily change the boundaries of the ghetto, further displacing Jews in the ghetto, which made this task for the Jewish Council especially challenging. As mentioned, the Jewish Council sought out and coordinated housing for immigrants to its community. To highlight the ingenuity of children in the ghettos, despite the horrific conditions,14-year old Jack Gruener, who arrived with his parents and was told by the Kraków Jewish Council to share a 3-bedroom apartment with 12 other people; the lack of privacy was difficult for most families, but Jack later discovered a dwelling for him and his family in the attic of the house they were inhabiting. Furthermore, The Kraków Jewish Council was ordered to provide a census of the Jewish population in the ghetto that included age, sex and occupation. The Jewish Council was also allowed to establish a post office in the ghetto that the council was allowed to yield a tax from. As Jews were isolated in the ghetto from the surrounding society, the Kraków Jewish Council was also given permission by the German authorities to pass judgement on certain litigation including, but not limited to, mediation between sub-tenants and tenants. The Kraków Jewish Council was also responsible for taxing the Jews in the ghetto. This was performed by means of a regular tax and an extraordinary tax, where the former refers to a tax that all citizens, whereas the latter refers to specific taxes on items such as birth and wedding certificates and fees for the post office. Relationships with other groups in the Kraków Ghetto Ghetto police The Kraków Ghetto Jewish Police were responsible for enforcing the decrees of the Nazis and the Jewish Council. Ghetto Jewish police were established on order of Nazi authorities, as with the Jewish councils, however, they were established by local Nazi officials, as opposed to an order from a central Nazi authority, like the decree that established the Jewish Councils. Nazi officials wanted it to appear that Jews initiated the need for a ghetto police, and so they prompted the Kraków Jewish council to ask the local militia captain (stadthauptmann) for permission, and permission was subsequently granted. Furthermore, the Jewish council was involved in choosing the ghetto police and “nepotism and graft” were highly prevalent in the selection. However, soon after the Kraków ghetto police was formed they "severed ties" with the Jewish Council. Aid organizations There were other Jewish organizations that provided aid within the ghettos, and the Jewish Council would interact with their functionaries. A particular organization, the JSS (Jewish Social Welfare) agency held a conference in September 1940 that brought together the representatives from the Jewish councils of Warsaw, Radom, Lublin, Czestochowa, and Kraków that had the aim of reducing the excessive burden on forced laborers in the various camps. Public aid Public health Communicable disease was rampant due to the unsanitary conditions of the communities and efforts were made by the Jewish council to limit those disease through public health measures. In February 1940, The Kraków Health Department was established by physicians and run by Dr. Moritz Haber, a council member. A portion of the budget was funded by the council, the rest from voluntary donations. This department oversaw the medical and hygienic care of ghetto shelters (mostly for immigrants) and the other “living section” of the ghetto. |
The health department also coordinated the work of 156 physicians, 110 aides, along with facilities that included an outpatient clinic, radiology institute, a communicable disease station (as mandated by German authorities), and the only pharmacy in the Kraków Ghetto, although it only provided basic medicines. In September 1940, a mere 36 patients were admitted to the hospital with infectious diseases, which was a result of the measures in place by the Jewish Council. Lastly, to compensate for loss of public health officials, the Jewish Council, in the summer of 1940 operated a training course for hygiene personnel where 63 lectures and 5 day practical course was conducted for education on the fundamentals of hygiene theory. Welfare In the ghettos, there were a few different relief organizations that were involved in welfare operations in the ghettos, such as Jewish Social Welfare (JSS) which worked in the General Government areas, along with the Jewish Councils. However, the JSS welfare in Kraków, and later in the Kraków ghetto was limited because Nazi officials limited the amount of aid they could provide.The Kraków Jewish council provided welfare in the form of soup kitchens, cash payouts and medicine. Resistance to German orders Considering the immense power of the Nazi authority and the belief that obedience was the best solution to maintain viability of Jewish life, the Jewish Council complied with most of the Nazi decrees. However, there were certain important instances of resistance. The first council chairman, Marek Biberstein, a teacher and a public activist, was arrested, along with four other council members, for disobeying the expulsion orders of May 1940 to April 1941. Biberstein and two others from the council were sentenced to jail. Furthermore, the second council chairman, Dr. Artur Rosenzweig, was arrested and him and his family were sent to Belzec Extermination camp, since Nazi ghetto officials were unhappy with the “number and technique of delivery of people to the assembly square” for the resettlement of June 1942 to extermination and labor camps. Nazi ghetto officials then made David Gutter, the last chairman of the Kraków Ghetto. References Category:Jewish collaboration with Nazi Germany Category:Kraków Ghetto Category:German occupation of Poland during World War II Category:Judenrat |
List of Tamil films of 1967 Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1st April 1958, Gross jumped to 140 per cent of Nett Commercial Taxes Department disclosed 6.7 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year. The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1967,in alphabetical order. 1967 References Films, Tamil Category:Lists of 1967 films by country or language 1967 Category:1960s Tamil-language films |
Dionysios Demetis Dionysios Demetis () (also Dionisis) is a Greek composer, born in 1979 in Athens. He studied piano at the Ethnikon Odion in Athens. He is best known for two of his compositions, "Moonlight" and "Abyss". He released his first CD of piano compositions in 2000, The Heart Wreck on SpinRecords, a California record label. In 2006, he released his second CD, The Mark of Innocence. Demetis is also the composer of the anthem of the International Society for Spacetime Physics. References External links The Mark of Innocence website musician website Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:People from Athens Category:Greek pianists Category:Greek composers Category:21st-century pianists |
10th Wisconsin Legislature The Tenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1857, to March 9, 1857, in regular session. This was the first legislative session after the expansion and redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous session. The Senate grew from 25 to 30 seats; the Assembly grew from 82 to 97 seats. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first year of a two-year term. Assembly members were elected to a one-year term. Assembly members and odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 4, 1856. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 6, 1855, or were elected in the 1856 election for a newly created district and were serving a one-year term. Major events January 23, 1857: James Rood Doolittle elected United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in Joint Session. March 4, 1857: Inauguration of James Buchanan as the 15th President of the United States. November 3, 1857: Alexander Randall elected Governor of Wisconsin. January 4, 1858: Inauguration of Alexander Randall as the 6th Governor of Wisconsin. Major legislation February 19, 1857: Act relating to the writ of Habeas Corpus to persons claimed as Fugitive Slaves, the right of trial by jury, and to prevent kidnapping in this State, 1857 Act 8. This was an attempt to make it more difficult to arrest people on accusation that they were fugitive slaves. It also introduced severe penalties for falsely claiming a person as a fugitive slave. February 28, 1857: Act providing for the erection of the main edifice of the State University, 1857 Act 25 February 28, 1857: Act authorizing the enlargement of the State Capitol, and providing and appropriating means for the payment of the same, 1857 Act 26 March 4, 1857: Act to extend the right of Suffrage, 1857 Act 44. This was the second attempt to create a referendum which would grant voting rights to African American men in Wisconsin. The first referendum passed, but was deemed illegitimate. This referendum would fail in the 1857 election. Ultimately, the Wisconsin Supreme Court would rule in the 1866 case of Gillespie v. Palmer that the earlier referendum was valid, and that African American men would have the right to vote in the state. March 7, 1857: Act to preserve the purity of Elections, 1857 Act 85 March 9, 1857: Act to provide for the appointment of a Superintendent of Public Property and to define his powers and duties, 1857 Act 95 Party summary Senate Assembly Sessions 1st Regular session: January 14, 1857 – March 9, 1857 Leaders Senate President of the Senate: Arthur MacArthur, Sr., Lieutenant Governor President pro tempore: Assembly Speaker of the Assembly: Wyman Spooner Members Senate Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Tenth Wisconsin Legislature: Assembly Members of the Assembly for the Tenth Wisconsin Legislature: Employees Senate Chief Clerk: William Henry Brisbane Sergeant-at-Arms: Alanson Filer Assembly Chief Clerk: William C. Webb Sergeant-at-Arms: William C. Rogers Changes from the 9th Legislature The most significant structural change to the Legislature between the 9th and 10th sessions was the reapportionment and redistricting of legislative seats. The new districts were defined in 1856 Wisconsin Act 109, passed into law in the 9th Wisconsin Legislature. Senate redistricting Summary of changes 17 senate districts were left unchanged. Dane County went from having one senator to two (11, 26). Jefferson County went from having one senator to two (14, 23). Marquette County became its own senate district (29), after |
previously having been in a shared district with Adams, Sauk, and Waushara counties. Sheboygan County became its own senate district (1), after previously having been in a shared district with Calumet and Manitowoc counties Waukesha County went from two senators to one (10). The multi-county, lightly-populated northern and western regions of the state went from two senators to four (2, 27, 28, 30). Senate districts Assembly redistricting Summary of changes Brown County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Door and Kewaunee counties. Columbia County went from having 2 districts to 3. Dane County went from having 5 districts to 6. Fond du Lac County went from having 4 districts to 5. Green County went from having 1 district to 2. Manitowoc County went from having 1 district to 2. Marquette County went from sharing 1 district and 1 shared district with Waushara to having 2 districts. Outagamie County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Oconto and Waupaca counties. Rock County went from having 4 districts to 5. Sauk County went from sharing a district with Adams to having 2 districts of its own. Sheboygan County went from having 2 districts to 3. Walworth County went from having 6 districts to 4. Washington County went from having 2 districts to 3. Waupaca County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Oconto and Outagamie counties. Waushara County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Marquette Winnebago County went from having 2 districts to 3. Assembly districts References External links Category:Wisconsin legislative sessions Category:1857 |
Leptomorphus nebulosus Leptomorphus nebulosus is a species of fungus gnats in the family Mycetophilidae. References Further reading External links Diptera.info Category:Mycetophilidae Category:Insects described in 1848 |
Paul Hoggart Paul Hoggart is a British journalist and novelist. He is the younger son of Richard Hoggart and brother of the political journalist Simon Hoggart. His sister Nicola is a teacher. Early life and career Hoggart spent some years as a further education lecturer at Kingsway College and then Woolwich College in London before moving into journalism as a book reviewer, feature writer, television critic, columnist and interviewer particularly for The Times. He has also written for The Guardian, Observer, The Independent, Daily Telegraph, Radio Times, Broadcast, The Stage, Saga and Young Performer magazines, and the screenwriters’ website twelvepoint.com. His first novel, A Man Against a Background of Flames, was published on Kindle by Pighog Press in April 2013. The print edition was published in October 2013. Personal life He married his wife Elizabeth in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2001, although they had been together for twenty-five years prior to that. They live in north London and have three children: Matthew, Edward and Rose. References Category:English columnists Category:English male journalists Category:The Times people Category:English television critics Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:English male non-fiction writers |
Mishin Mishin (; masculine) or Mishina (; feminine) is a Russian surname that is derived from Misha, a diminutive for the male given name Mikhail, and literally means Misha's. Mishina is also an unrelated Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Mishin Alexei Mishin (born 1941), figure skater and coach Alexei Mishin (wrestler) (born 1979) Andrey Mishin (born 1979), boxer Dmitry Mishin (1919–1998), physicist Sergey Mishin (born 1958), weightlifter Vasily Mishin (1917–2001), engineer Vladimir Mishin (1888–1942), footballer Mishina Masumi Mishina, Japanese softball player Tatiana Mishina, former Soviet figure skater Fictional characters Eikichi Mishina, character in the video game Persona 2 Category:Japanese-language surnames Category:Russian-language surnames |
History of the Central Americans in Los Angeles The City of Los Angeles includes a prominent Central American population. As of 2010 it is the second largest Latino and Hispanic ethnic group in Los Angeles after Mexican-Americans. The largest Central American groups were Guatemalans, Hondurans and Salvadorans. History The first Central Americans arrived in the 1940s. In the 1970s the population of Central Americans were evenly distributed between the national origins and was relatively small. David E. Lopez, Eric Popkin, and Edward Telles, authors of "Central Americans: At the Bottom: Struggling to Get Ahead", stated that the Central American groups with "runaway" growth were the Guatemalans and Salvadorans. By 1980 the Guatemalan and Salvadoran populations were the largest Central American populations in Greater Los Angeles. Between 1980 and 1990 these groups increased almost by fivefold. Many Salvadorans were fleeing the Salvadoran Civil War. In 2008 Esmeralda Bermudez of the Los Angeles Times wrote that by then there were strong relations between the Salvadoran community and the Mexican community, noting that they "have mingled at work, school and church for nearly three decades; they have intermarried, baptized each other's children and cried at each other's funerals." As of 2010 the majority of Los Angeles's Central American population had arrived during the late 1970s and the late 1980s. Due to civil wars and political persecution, many Guatemalans and Salvadorans arrived in the 1980s. Economics As of 1996 the predominant occupation of the Guatemalan and Salvadoran groups in Los Angeles are manufacturing and service jobs that pay low wages. As of 1996, the median income of Guatemalan and Salvadoran households of Los Angeles is about 60% of the median income of non-Central American groups. When many Salvadorans arrived in Los Angeles in the 1980s, they sought employment at Mexican-owned businesses because there was no pre-established significant Salvadoran community. This put pressure on Salvadorans to adopt Mexican culture and customs. Demographics As of 2009 up to 560,000 Central Americans lived in Greater Los Angeles. "As many as 560,000 Central Americans live in the Los Angeles area." As of 2008 over 350,000 ethnic Salvadorans lived in Los Angeles County. Most of them lived around MacArthur Park. As of the 1990 U.S. Census there were 580,000 Central Americans in Greater Los Angeles. This includes 302,000 Salvadorans, 159,000 Guatemalans, 44,000 Nicaraguans, and 75,000 from other Central American countries. The total number of Central Americans makes up 44% of all Central Americans in the entire United States, and 12% of the Latino population. As of 1996 the family size of Central American households is, according to Lopez, Popkin, and Telles, "considerably" above average. As of 1996 the poverty rates of Guatemalan and Salvadoran households in Los Angeles is 2.5 times greater than the rate of non-Central American households. The per capita income of Guatemalans and Salvadoran Americans is fewer than 40% of the per capita income of non-Central Americans. The disparity in earning between Central Americans and non-Central Americans is more severe than the median income disparity, but Lopez, Popkin, and Telles wrote that the larger than average number of wage earners per household "somewhat" compensates for the earning disparity. Geography Rosamaria Segura, the author of Central Americans in Los Angeles, wrote that the Pico-Union area has the "most conspicuous" presence of Central Americans in Los Angeles. In August 2012, the City of Los Angeles designated a portion of Vermont Avenue in Pico-Union as the "El Salvador Community Corridor." Languages As of 1996 the Central American groups continue to speak their native languages. As of 2008 many Salvadoran immigrants began adopting Mexican Spanish due to contact with the |
Mexican community and in order to better fit into the Mexican community, along with adopting aspects of Mexican culture. Some Salvadorans in Los Angeles insist on using Salvadoran Spanish. Education The Oscar Romero Charter Middle School opened in 2007. The school, named after Óscar Romero, teaches Salvadoran children about their heritage. Culture and recreation Salvadoran Day is celebrated in Los Angeles each summer. Many pupusa restaurants operate in Los Angeles. Notable Central Americans from Los Angeles References Lopez, David E., Eric Popkin, and Edward Telles. "Central Americans: At the Bottom: Struggling to Get Ahead" (Chapter 10). In: Waldinger, Roger and Mehdi Bozorgmehr (editors). Ethnic Los Angeles. Russell Sage Foundation, December 5, 1996. Start page 279. , 9780871549013. Segura, Rosamaria. Central Americans in Los Angeles. Arcadia Publishing, 2010. , 9780738571638. Notes External links CARECEN Los Angeles El Salvador Community Center The Salvadoran American Leadership & Educational Fund (SALEF) Category:Belizean-American culture Category:Costa Rican-American culture Central Americans Category:Guatemalan-American culture Category:History of Los Angeles Category:Hispanic and Latino American history Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in Los Angeles Category:Honduran-American culture Category:Nicaraguan-American culture Category:Panamanian-American culture Category:Salvadoran-American culture in California |
Hat tip A hat tip is an act of tipping or (especially in British English) doffing one's hat as a cultural expression of recognition, respect, gratitude, or simple salutation and acknowledgement between two persons. Traditional In Western societies of the 19th and early 20th centuries, a hat tip was a common non-verbal greeting between friends or acquaintances while walking or meeting at a social gathering. Typically, two men (female hat tipping was rare) would lift or tip their hats to each other, rather than exchange words of greeting. Where the ritual was used to emphasize social distance, the subordinate was obliged to make the more elaborate gesture, for example fully removing his hat while the superior merely touched his. The military hand salute is thought to have originated as a stylized hat tip; while the civilian may return a salute via a hat tip. In its modern use, the hat tip has been replaced by the nod as a manner of respect. If one man gives another the nod, he should return in kind with either the casual nod up or the formal nod down. Erving Goffman emphasized the role of hat-tipping as a means of closing encounters between male and female, and restoring both parties thereby to a state of civil inattention. He also suggested that the hat tip was used for greeting a stranger, whereas the equivalent greeting for an acquaintance was the bow. In Desmond Morris's terms, the hat tip is a modification of a (symbolic) submissive posture—lowering the body height by removing the hat—a "token token". Metaphor In 1929, syndicated cartoonist Jimmy Hatlo started thanking readers who suggested a funny idea for a strip with the phrase "Thanx and a tip of the Hatlo hat to [name]" at the bottom of his comic strip panel They'll Do It Every Time. He continued drawing the hat tip box in the strip until his death in 1963. In the 2000s, the term "hat tip" (often abbreviated to "HT", "H/T" or "h/t") rose to prominence in the blogosphere to acknowledge someone who has made a significant contribution toward an effort, or someone who drew attention to something new or interesting. It is considered good netiquette when sharing a link or news item to give a hat tip to the person from whom you learned of the item. The on-line versions of the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times regularly give hat tips to users who bring ideas for articles to their attention. See also References Further reading Emily Post, Etiquette (1937) J. Willeblood, The Polite World (1973) External links Hat Etiquette for Men by Marian T Hovat, traditioninaction.org How to tip your hat to someone at Wikihow.com An example of a Wall Street Journal article with a hat tip noted to a user New York Times sports writer Dave Anderson tips his hat to admirable people in sports Category:Gestures Category:Greetings Category:Gestures of respect |
Williamson ether synthesis The Williamson ether synthesis is an organic reaction, forming an ether from an organohalide and a deprotonated alcohol (alkoxide). This reaction was developed by Alexander Williamson in 1850. Typically it involves the reaction of an alkoxide ion with a primary alkyl halide via an SN2 reaction. This reaction is important in the history of organic chemistry because it helped prove the structure of ethers. The general reaction mechanism is as follows: An example is the reaction of sodium ethoxide with chloroethane to form diethyl ether and sodium chloride: [Na]+[C2H5O]− + C2H5Cl → C2H5OC2H5 + [Na]+[Cl]− Mechanism The reaction follows an SN2 mechanism in which the alkoxide ion (RO-) attacks the carbon with the leaving group, which in most cases is a alkyl tosylate or an alkyl halide. The leaving site is a primary carbon, because secondary and tertiary leaving sites generally result in an elimination reaction. Also, this reaction does not favour the formation of bulky ethers like di-tertbutyl ether, due to steric hindrance and predominant formation of alkene. Scope The Williamson reaction is of broad scope, is widely used in both laboratory and industrial synthesis, and remains the simplest and most popular method of preparing ethers. Both symmetrical and asymmetrical ethers are easily prepared. The intramolecular reaction of halohydrins in particular, gives epoxides. In the case of asymmetrical ethers there are two possibilities for the choice of reactants, and one is usually preferable either on the basis of availability or reactivity. The Williamson reaction is also frequently used to prepare an ether indirectly from two alcohols. One of the alcohols is first converted to a leaving group (usually tosylate), then the two are reacted together. The alkoxide (or aryloxide) may be primary, secondary or tertiary. The alkylating agent, on the other hand is most preferably primary. Secondary alkylating agents also react, but tertiary ones are usually too prone to side reactions to be of practical use. The leaving group is most often a halide or a sulfonate ester synthesized for the purpose of the reaction. Since the conditions of the reaction are rather forcing, protecting groups are often used to pacify other parts of the reacting molecules (e.g. other alcohols, amines, etc.) Conditions Since alkoxide ions are highly reactive, they are usually prepared immediately prior to the reaction, or are generated in situ. In laboratory chemistry, in situ generation is most often accomplished by the use of a carbonate base or potassium hydroxide, while in industrial syntheses phase transfer catalysis is very common. A wide range of solvents can be used, but protic solvents and apolar solvents tend to slow the reaction rate strongly, as a result of lowering the availability of the free nucleophile. For this reason, acetonitrile and N,N-dimethylformamide are particularly commonly used. A typical Williamson reaction is conducted at 50 to 100 °C and is complete in 1 to 8 h. Often the complete disappearance of the starting material is difficult to achieve, and side reactions are common. Yields of 50–95% are generally achieved in laboratory syntheses, while near-quantitative conversion can be achieved in industrial procedures. Catalysis is not usually necessary in laboratory syntheses. However, if an unreactive alkylating agent is used (e.g. an alkyl chloride) then the rate of reaction can be greatly improved by the addition of a catalytic quantity of a soluble iodide salt (which undergoes halide exchange with the chloride to yield a much more reactive iodide, a variant of the Finkelstein reaction). In extreme cases, silver compounds such as silver oxide may be added: The silver ion coordinates with the halide leaving group to make its departure more |
facile. Finally, phase transfer catalysts are sometimes used (e.g. tetrabutylammonium bromide or 18-crown-6) in order to increase the solubility of the alkoxide by offering a softer counter-ion. Side reactions The Williamson reaction often competes with the base-catalyzed elimination of the alkylating agent, and the nature of the leaving group as well as the reaction conditions (particularly the temperature and solvent) can have a strong effect on which is favored. In particular, some structures of alkylating agent can be particularly prone to elimination. When the nucleophile is an aryloxide ion, the Williamson reaction can also compete with alkylation on the ring since the aryloxide is an ambident nucleophile. See also Ullmann condensation for the formation of bis-aryl ethers Dimethyl sulfate and Diethyl sulfate, relatively inexpensive organosulfates used in alternative ether synthesis methods References Category:Substitution reactions Category:Carbon-heteroatom bond forming reactions Category:Name reactions (Pro.Lalit Pardhaan) |
Jayatissa Jayatissa is a Sinhalese name. It may refer to Jayatissa Ranaweera, Sri Lankan politician. Nalinda Jayatissa, Sri Lankan politician. Roshan Jayatissa, Sri Lankan cricketer Category:Sinhalese surnames |
William S. Fellers William Stanley Fellers (December 16, 1895 – November 24, 1973) was a decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general. He is most noted as Director of the Staff of the Inter-American Defense Board or as Supply officer of the 1st Marine Division during World War II. World War II Fellers was subsequently appointed commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines and served in this capacity until June 1942, when he was reassigned as executive officer of the 2nd Marine Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Fellers served in this capacity until October 1942, when he was appointed executive officer of the 5th Marine Regiment. While served in this capacity, he was responsible for establishing of the Supply base at Espiritu Santo, from where Marine units on Guadalcanal were supplied. Fellers was later decorated with the Legion of Merit with Combat "V" for his efforts during Guadalcanal Campaign. He was promoted to the rank of colonel in May 1943 and appointed assistant chief of staff and supply officer of 1st Marine Division. Fellers served in this capacity during New Britain campaign under Major General William H. Rupertus, and, following the Battle of Cape Gloucester, he received his second Legion of Merit. On 21 May 1944, Fellers was transferred back to 5th Marine Regiment and succeeded temporary commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Henry W. Buse. Colonel Fellers supervised the training and preparation of the regiment for Peleliu operation; however, the division assistant commander, Brigadier General Oliver P. Smith (who personally served as 5th Marines Commander until 9 April 1944), was not satisfied with the way Fellers led the training of the regiment and how he treated the junior officers. Everything escalated after the complaint made by 5th Marines executive officer, Lieutenant Colonel Lewis William Walt, to Colonel John T. Selden. Selden, who served as 1st Marine Division Chief of Staff and was Walt's close friend, got a report that officers within the regiment were losing confidence in Colonel Fellers. The unofficial complaint was forwarded to General Smith, who decided to focus more on Fellers. General Smith later came to conclusion that it would be in the best interest of the 5th Marine regiment to relieve Colonel Fellers. Smith asked for that division commander, Major General Rupertus, who relieved Fellers under rotation policy on 17 August 1944. Fellers was finally relieved by Colonel Harold D. Harris and sent home. Upon his return to the United States, Colonel Fellers was assigned to the Headquarters Marine Corps in Washington, D.C., and appointed officer in charge of the Rehabilitation Division, Personnel Department. He was later appointed officer in charge of the Procurement Division and served in this capacity for the duration of the War. Later service Fellers served in this capacity until April 1946, when he was transferred to Okinawa, where he was appointed commanding officer of Marine barracks within Naval Base Okinawa. His tour of duty ended in May 1947, when he was appointed commander of Marine barracks within United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka. He returned to the United States at the beginning of July 1948, when he was appointed chief of staff, troop training unit at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado under Major General John T. Walker. Fellers has been promoted to the rank of brigadier general in July 1949 and relieved Walker at the same time. In January 1950, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, General Douglas MacArthur, requested amphibious training for occupation troops in Japan under his command. Fellers sent Colonel Edward H. Forney and Mobile Training Team Able from his troop training unit to Japan |
at MacArthur's request. During the following months, Fellers traveled to Japan for inspection tours of his unit and later participated in the planning of the Inchon landing on the staff of Commander of the Naval Amphibious Command, Vice admiral James H. Doyle. Fellers returned to the United States in August 1950 and was succeeded by Major General John T. Selden. He was subsequently assigned to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, as deputy commander. Fellers served in this capacity until June 1953, when he was appointed Director of the Staff of the Inter-American Defense Board. He finally retired from the Marine Corps on June 30, 1954, and was advanced to the rank of major general on the retired list for having been specially commended in combat. Life in retirement Upon retirement from the Marine Corps, Fellers resided in Rome, Georgia, where he was active in Rome Rotary Club and also as communicant of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Fellers died on November 24, 1973, and is buried at Sunset Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery together with his wife Ellison Bedell Fellers (1893–1972). They had together one daughter, Peggy Fellers (1923–1968), and one son, William S. Fellers Jr. (1927–2001), who also served with the Marine Corps and retired as master sergeant. Decorations Here is the ribbon bar of Major General William S. Fellers: References Category:1895 births Category:1973 deaths Category:United States Marine Corps generals Category:United States Marine Corps Quartermaster Officers Category:People of the Banana Wars Category:American Marine Corps personnel of World War I Category:American Marine Corps personnel of World War II Category:American Marine Corps personnel of the Korean War Category:Recipients of the Legion of Merit Category:Military personnel from Cincinnati Category:Quantico Marines Devil Dogs football players |
Serdang (federal constituency) Serdang was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1995 to 2018. The federal constituency was created from parts of the Puchong and Hulu Langat constituencies in the 1994 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. History It was abolished in 2018 when it was redistributed. 2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Bukit Mewah, Reko Utara, Sungai Ramal Luar, Sungai Ramal Dalam, Seksyen 3 BBB, Seksyen 1 BBB, Seksyen 6 BBB, Bangi, Taman Jasmin, Taman Kajang Utama, Reko Selatan, Taman Kajang Mewah, Seksyen 4 BBB, Seksyen 5 BBB, Seksyen 2 BBB, Bukit Mahkota, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bukit Kajang Baru, Kampong Baharu Balakong, Bandar Damai Perdana, Perimbun, Batu 11 Cheras, Cheras Perdana, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Simpang Balak, Taming Jaya, Desa Baiduri, Impian Ehsan, Cheras Jaya, Taman Bukit Belimbing, Taman Suria Jaya, Taman Sri Bahagia, Balakong Jaya, Serdang Lama, Serdang Utama, Seri Kembangan 2, Seri Kembangan 1, Seri Kembangan 4, Seri Kembangan 5, Seri Kembangan 9, Seri Kembangan 11, Seri Kembangan 8, Seri Kembangan 10, Seri Kembangan 12, Seri Kembangan 7, Seri Kembangan 6, Seri Kembangan 3, Bukit Serdang, Taman Universiti Indah, Desa Serdang, Taman Muhibbah, Sungai Besi Indah, Serdang Raya. 2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Bukit Mewah, Reko Utara, Sungai Ramal Luar, Sungai Ramal Dalam, Seksyen 3 BBB, Seksyen 1 BBB, Seksyen 6 BBB, Bangi, Taman Jasmin, Taman Kajang Utama, Reko Selatan, Taman Kajang Mewah, Seksyen 4 BBB, Seksyen 5 BBB, Seksyen 2 BBB, Bukit Mahkota, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bukit Kajang Baru, Seksyen 7, 8 dan 9 BBB, Kajang Prima, Kampung Baharu Balakong, Bandar Damai Perdana, Perimbun, Batu 11 Cheras, Cheras Perdana, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Simpang Balak, Taming Jaya, Desa Baiduri, Impian Ehsan, Cheras Jaya, Taman Bukit Belimbing, Taman Suria Jaya, Taman Sri Bahagia, Balakong Jaya, Serdang Lama, Serdang Utama, Seri Kembangan 2, Seri Kembangan 1, Seri Kembangan 4, Seri Kembangan 5, Seri Kembangan 9, Seri Kembangan 11, Seri Kembangan 8, Seri Kembangan 10, Seri Kembangan 12, Seri Kembangan 7, Seri Kembangan 6, Seri Kembangan 3, Bukit Serdang, Taman Universiti Indah, Desa Serdang, Taman Muhibbah, Sungai Besi Indah, Serdang Raya. Representation history Election results References Category:Defunct Selangor federal constituencies |
1981 Avon Championships of Houston The 1981 Avon Championships of Houston was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Summit in Houston, Texas in the United States that was part of the 1981 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from February 16 through February 22, 1981. Second-seeded Hana Mandlíková won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money. Finals Singles Hana Mandlíková defeated Bettina Bunge 6–4, 6–4 It was Mandlíková's 1st title of the year and the 14th of her career. Doubles Sue Barker / Ann Kiyomura defeated Regina Maršíková / Mary Lou Piatek 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 Prize money References External links International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament edition details Avon Championships of Houston Category:Virginia Slims of Houston Category:1981 in sports in Texas Category:1981 in American tennis |
Loop quantum cosmology Loop quantum cosmology (LQC) is a finite, symmetry-reduced model of loop quantum gravity (LQG) that predicts a "quantum bridge" between contracting and expanding cosmological branches. The distinguishing feature of LQC is the prominent role played by the quantum geometry effects of loop quantum gravity (LQG). In particular, quantum geometry creates a brand new repulsive force which is totally negligible at low space-time curvature but rises very rapidly in the Planck regime, overwhelming the classical gravitational attraction and thereby resolving singularities of general relativity. Once singularities are resolved, the conceptual paradigm of cosmology changes and one has to revisit many of the standard issues—e.g., the "horizon problem"—from a new perspective. Since LQG is based on a specific quantum theory of Riemannian geometry, geometric observables display a fundamental discreteness that play a key role in quantum dynamics: While predictions of LQC are very close to those of quantum geometrodynamics (QGD) away from the Planck regime, there is a dramatic difference once densities and curvatures enter the Planck scale. In LQC the Big Bang is replaced by a quantum bounce. Study of LQC has led to many successes, including the emergence of a possible mechanism for cosmic inflation, resolution of gravitational singularities, as well as the development of effective semi-classical Hamiltonians. This subfield originated in 1999 by Martin Bojowald, and further developed in particular by Abhay Ashtekar and Jerzy Lewandowski, as well as Tomasz Pawłowski and Parampreet Singh, et al. In late 2012 LQC represents a very active field in physics, with about three hundred papers on the subject published in the literature. There has also recently been work by Carlo Rovelli, et al. on relating LQC to the spinfoam-based spinfoam cosmology. However, the results obtained in LQC are subject to the usual restriction that a truncated classical theory, then quantized, might not display the true behaviour of the full theory due to artificial suppression of degrees of freedom that might have large quantum fluctuations in the full theory. It has been argued that singularity avoidance in LQC are by mechanisms only available in these restrictive models and that singularity avoidance in the full theory can still be obtained but by a more subtle feature of LQG. Due to the quantum geometry, the Big Bang is replaced by a big bounce without any assumptions on the matter content or any fine tuning. An important feature of loop quantum cosmology is the effective space-time description of the underlying quantum evolution. The effective dynamics approach has been extensively used in loop quantum cosmology to describe physics at the Planck scale and the very early universe. Rigorous numerical simulations have confirmed the validity of the effective dynamics, which provides an excellent approximation to the full loop quantum dynamics. It has been shown that only when the states have very large quantum fluctuations at late times, which means that they do not lead to macroscopic universes as described by general relativity, that the effective dynamics has departures from the quantum dynamics near bounce and the subsequent evolution. In such a case, the effective dynamics overestimates the density at the bounce, but still captures the qualitative aspects extremely well. See also References External links Loop quantum cosmology on arxiv.org Quantum Nature of The Big Bang in Loop Quantum Cosmology Gravity and the Quantum Loop Quantum Cosmology, Martin Bojowald Did our cosmos exist before the Big Bang? Abhay Ashtekar, Parampreet Singh "Loop Quantum Cosmology: A Status Report" Category:Theoretical physics Category:Loop quantum gravity |
University Street (disambiguation) University Street is a portion of Robert-Bourassa Boulevard — University Street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. University Street may also refer to: University Street, Donetsk, Ukraine, a road University Street (Link station), Seattle, Washington, United States, a transit station See also University (disambiguation) University Avenue (disambiguation) University Square (disambiguation) |
Rafael Carrión Sr. Rafael Carrión Sr. (January 3, 1891 – March 26, 1964), the patriarch of one of Puerto Rico's financial dynasties, was one of the founding fathers of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, the largest bank in Puerto Rico and the largest Hispanic bank in the United States. Early years Carrión (birth name: Rafael Carrión Pacheco) came from a humble family, His father was José Dolores Carrión from the town of Manati and his mother was Francisca Pacheco from the town of Naguabo. His family lived in Santurce where Carrión, who was one of five siblings, was born. The family sustained themselves economically by selling water in containers. In 1896, Carrión's mother died of typhoid fever and the family moved to the City of Caguas. In 1899, his father died and Carrión went to live with his older half-brother José B. Carrión Santiago in the City of Arecibo. His brother was a businessman who kept the accounting records of many of the local businesses. Carrión was then able to attend the Americanized public school system which taught in English and where he would learn the language. In 1902, Carrión moved to San Juan and lived with his sister. He quit school in the eighth grade and worked for various firms until he finally found a job at Lomba & Cia, an importer of goods from the United States and Europe. When the owners of the firm became aware of Carrión's English-language proficiency, they put him charge of transactions made in that language. Carrión quit his job and went to New York City where he found a job with E.G. Perez & Cia. In 1909, his former employer from Lomba & Cia wrote to him and recommended that he study finances because they were planning in opening a branch in that city. After a short stay in New York, Carrión returned to Puerto Rico and went to work for his brother once more, this time as a salesperson. His brother's business, located in San Juan, represented the Baldwin Locomotive Company and was successful. Unfortunately his brother fell ill, died within one year, and Carrión took charge of the business. The Baldwin Company helped Carrión by enrolling him in commercial courses, and by making him their representative in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. In 1911, he married Ernestina Ruiz with whom he fathered eight children. Over the years Carrión invested in sugar, real estate and other industries. As a result, he had dealings with the American Colonial Bank in Puerto Rico, who invited Carrión to purchase some of its stock. Carrión became interested in banking and soon thought about purchasing a local bank. Beginning of the Carrión dynasty Banco Popular de Puerto Rico can trace its roots to 1893, when Puerto Rico was still a Spanish colony. That year, fifty-two stockholders provided the initial capital to establish the Sociedad Anonima de Economias y Prestamos ( The Anonymous Savings & Loan Society), a savings bank for the poor. However the United States invaded Puerto Rico during the Spanish–American War in 1898, and the island was annexed by the U.S. under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 which was ratified on December 10, 1898. Almost immediately, the United States began the "Americanization" process of Puerto Rico. The U.S. occupation brought about a total change in Puerto Rico's economic and political life. Amongst the many industries appropriated and controlled by the U.S. Government, were Puerto Rico's financial and banking institutions. In 1913, the United States Congress passed the Federal Reserve Act which created The Federal Reserve System. All national banks were |
required to join the system and Congress created Federal Reserve notes to provide the nation with an elastic supply of currency. The notes were to be issued to Federal Reserve Banks for subsequent transmittal to banking institutions in accordance with the needs of the public. As a consequence of the new rules and regulations, the Sociedad Anonima de Economias y Prestamos ceased operations. In 1923 Carrión and his older brother, together with some of the former members of the Sociedad Anonima, organized and founded the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, a commercial bank (rather than a savings bank, in which Carrión served as Executive Vice President. Four years later in 1927, Carrión became the majority stockholder of the bank, its president, and CEO. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico Carrión presided and led the bank until 1956. Under his leadership the bank established its first physical branch in 1934. In its first year the bank provided personal loans without requiring collateral. This made the bank enormously popular (in accordance with its name) and, by 1954, the bank had 20 branches in different parts of the island. This represented a growth rate of one new Banco Popular branch for every year of its existence, between 1934 and 1954. Given the challenges of the Great Depression, World War II, and the Korean War, this success and growth rate was astounding. During the Great Depression, the bank survived while others failed. In 1930, Banco Popular purchased the oldest and most respected banking institution on the island, the Banco Comercial de Puerto Rico. With a total of $8.82 million in deposits in 1937, Banco Popular became the largest bank in Puerto Rico. In 1938, it became the first bank in Puerto Rico to offer FHA mortgage loans. In 1939, Carrión completed the construction of an Art Deco headquarters for the bank, on Tetuán Street in Old San Juan. Carrión was a stock holder in the Continental Bank of New York and when that institution merged with Chemical Bank & Trust Co. in 1948, he became a member of Chemical's Board of Directors. He retired in 1956 and the leadership positions were occupied by his sons Rafael Jr. and Joe Carrión. In 1990, his grandson (son of Rafael Jr.) Richard Carrión was named Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Bank, Popular North America, Inc. and Subsidiaries. Legacy During his lifetime, Carrión was able to witness the growth of the bank which he co-founded from a small local bank with one branch in 1934, to the largest bank in Puerto Rico with two additional branches in New York City - one in the Bronx and another in Manhattan. Rafael Carrión Pacheco, died on March 26, 1964, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Since his death, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico has grown into a multinational banking and financial institution with 302 bank branches and 382 non-bank offices. It is the 35th largest bank holding company in the United States, and the largest Hispanic-owned bank in the United States. Of the company's 302 banking branches, 199 are in Puerto Rico, 95 in the continental United States, and 8 in the Virgin Islands. Of the 382 non-banking offices, Equity One has 136; Popular Cash Express, 132; Popular Finance, 61; Popular Mortgage, 21; Popular Leasing & Rental, 12; and Popular Leasing, U.S.A., 11. In honor of Carrión, the plaza surrounding the restored 1936 Banco Popular building in Old San Juan was named the Plazoleta Rafael Carrión Pacheco. On the third floor of the building, the "Rafael Carrión Pacheco Exhibition Hall" is maintained, with myriad exhibits |
of great and enduring interest throughout Puerto Rico. See also List of Puerto Ricans Banco Popular de Puerto Rico References Category:1891 births Category:1964 deaths Category:People from San Juan, Puerto Rico Category:Puerto Rican businesspeople |
Mark Sisk Mark Sean Sisk (born in Takoma Park, Maryland, August 18, 1942) was the 15th Episcopal Bishop of New York. He retired on February 2, 2013, when he was succeeded by the 16th Bishop, Andrew M.L. Dietsche. Early education, career, and marriage Sisk received his B.S. in Economics from The University of Maryland in 1964. He had a call to ministry, and went to The General Theological Seminary in New York City, where he earned his M.Div. in 1967. He later got honorary doctorates from General Theological Seminary, Honorary Doctor of Divinity, in 1984, and Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, in 1998. He is married to the former Karen Womack Calvert. They have three children and three grandchildren. Sisk was a curate for three years at Christ Episcopal Church, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and a priest for three more years at Christ Episcopal Church in Bronxville, New York. He was then rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Kingston, New York from 1973-1977. From 1977 through 1984, he was the Archdeacon of three suburban counties, under the 13th Bishop of New York, Paul Moore. As part of his duties, he started a Japanese congregation, now in Scarsdale, and a Latino congregation in Yonkers. From 1984 to 1998, Sisk was President and Dean of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. Bishop of New York Sisk was elected and consecrated Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of New York in 1998. He was installed as the Bishop of New York at a ceremony on September 29, 2001, at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Sisk is actively involved in preaching to churches in his diocese, as well as the cathedral. He raises millions of dollars for Episcopal charities. Sisk is also involved in ecumenism with the Roman Catholic Church. Criticism Sisk has engendered some criticism from the press for some of his actions as bishop, in particular the firing of a radical priest. He also got involved in the controversy over Bishop Moore's bisexuality. Public comments As a leader in the church, Sisk is often asked to comment on public issues. He has a regular column in Newsweek and the Washington Post. The New York Times often interviews him on social and religious topics. He takes stances on a variety of issues. He has written many letters that have been collected by the Anglican Communion. See also List of Bishop Succession in the Episcopal Church References External links Photo Gallery of Installation Web page on Diocese of NY website Category:1942 births Category:Living people Category:American Anglo-Catholics Category:Religious leaders from New York City Category:Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America Category:People from Takoma Park, Maryland Category:Anglo-Catholic bishops |
Raúl De Molina Raúl "El Gordo" De Molina (born March 29, 1959 in Havana, Cuba) is the multiple Emmy Award-winning co-host of the Univision Networks #1 rated entertainment news show El Gordo y la Flaca. Biography Raúl De Molina was born in Cuba but left at the age of 10. For the following years he grew up in Madrid, Spain and eventually arrived in the United States at the age of 16. After graduating from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Raúl worked for the Associated Press as a freelance photographer during the 1980s. His photographs have been published in Time, Life, Newsweek, and Paris Match among others. For the past 21 years he has been anchoring television shows, first for Telemundo and now for Univision. A well-known television personality among spanish speakers in the USA, Raúl can be seen every weekday at 4pm EST as the host of Univision's "El Gordo y la Flaca", a show he has co-hosted with Lili Estefan since 1998. Estefan's and De Molina's popularity is demonstrated by the show's consistently high ratings. It has more viewers on its time slot than ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX combined. In 2008, Raúl was chosen as one of the most influential Hispanics in the United States by People en Español. In October 2008, Random House published his second book "La Dieta del Gordo" about his own struggles with weight, and his secret to losing 70 pounds. For the first time in its history, a "larger" celebrity was selected by People en Español magazine to appear in both the Most Beautiful and Best Dressed special issues. Raúl also serves as a brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton, often hosting charity receptions to benefit causes important to both him and his family, such as Voices for Children. Raúl was an inaugural contributor to the Huffington Post's Food section. He continues to write regular columns on food, healthcare, sports and Hispanic culture. He is also a regular contributor to AOL News. Raúl is an avid watch collector and his collection has been featured in The New York Times and Hodinkee. He also collects art and serves on Art Basel's host committee. His annual party is regarded as the unofficial "kick-off" event of the international exhibition show. Television host His television career, spanning 21 years, includes hosting and reporting for well-known programs such as "Primer Impacto", "Ocurrio así", "Hola América", and "Club Telemundo", as well as primetime specials and his own productions. His television performances have earned him multiple Emmy awards. Raúl is best known for his entertaining, energetic coverage of everything from the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, to the World Cup in South Africa, to ringing in the New Year with his annual show live from Times Square. He covered the Royal Wedding, live from London in April. He was also a judge in the Miss America 2012 pageant besides Kris Jenner, Mark Ballas, and Lara Spencer. He and co-host Lili Estefan were awarded their own stars on The Las Vegas Walk of the Stars in 2009. Raúl has covered the FIFA World Cup in France, Germany, South Africa, and Brazil. Most recently, Raúl was a judge on Iron Chef America. Photojournalist Developing an interest in photography at the age of eleven, Raúl is an accomplished photojournalist whose work has been featured in national and international publications, among them "National Geographic Traveler", "Time", "Newsweek", "Life", "Hola", and "Paris Match." His attention to detail and rare ability to capture a story has garnered him a host of awards and a sell-out exhibition at The Gary Nader Gallery in Miami. Raúl continues |
to document all of his many travels around the globe. In 2003, Raúl published a book of all the celebrity interviews and exclusive photos he has taken of the world's best known celebrities and royals. In addition, he was a special contributor for the Spanish edition of Travel + Leisure magazine and has been featured in The New York Times Travel section. See also List of television presenters/Cuban American References http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/traveler-magazine/one-on-one/raul-de-molina/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raul-de-molina/why-i-dont-like-my-mother_b_935161.html External links Raúl De Molina page at Univisión Category:Cuban television personalities Category:Cuban emigrants to the United States Category:1959 births Category:Living people Category:American television personalities Category:American photojournalists |
USS Swan (AMS-37) The second USS Swan was laid down on 12 August 1943 by the Gibbs Gas Engine Co., at Jacksonville, Florida, as Patrol Craft, Sweeper, PCS-1438; and was redesignated Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper YMS-470, on 27 September 1943. Launched on 5 April 1944; the ship was completed and commissioned on 14 October 1944. World War II Pacific Ocean operations YMS-470 operated along the east coast of the United States until March 1945. She then sailed to the South Pacific and operated in the vicinity of New Caledonia and the New Hebrides until August. From there, the minesweeper moved north for duty at Okinawa and in Japan, in connection with post-war minesweeping and the occupation of Japan. YMS-470 returned to the United States in mid-April 1946 and, on 1 June, was decommissioned and placed in reserve at Stockton, California. While there, she was named USS Swan and redesignated AMS-37. Post-war operations In 1950, with the outbreak of hostilities in Korea, Swan was called back to active service. She was towed to the Bethlehem Pacific Coast Corp. yard at San Francisco, California, where she was recommissioned on 8 November 1950. For just over three years, the ship trained crews for minesweepers serving in the Far East. She operated with Mine Squadron 5 on the west coast, first as flagship of Mine Division (MinDiv) 55 and later of MinDiv 51. In January 1954, Swan was reassigned to MinDiv 45 of the Atlantic Fleet and home ported at the Minecraft Base in Charleston, South Carolina. A year later, she joined MinDiv 44 as a school ship at the Mine Warfare School at Yorktown, Virginia. She was redesignated MSC(O)-37 on 1 August 1955, and reported to the Florida Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet for inactivation and decommissioning. Decommissioning USS Swan was decommissioned on 6 October 1955 and berthed at Green Cove Springs, Florida. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 1 November 1959, and she was sold to the General Motors Defense Research Laboratories at Santa Barbara, California, for conversion to a research vessel. References External links Category:PCS-1376-class minesweepers Category:YMS-1-class minesweepers of the United States Navy Category:Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida Category:1944 ships Category:World War II minesweepers of the United States Category:Cold War minesweepers of the United States |
Southern Illinois Salukis football The Southern Illinois Salukis football team represents Southern Illinois University Carbondale in football. The Salukis are a member of the NCAA and compete at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level (formerly known as NCAA Division I-AA). The Salukis are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and play in Saluki Stadium on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois, which has a seating capacity of 15,000. The Salukis are coached by Nick Hill, who was the starting quarterback for the Salukis in 2006 and 2007. History In 2006, the Salukis defeated Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, 35–28, becoming the first Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) school to win against a Big Ten Conference member. In 2007, the Salukis were victorious against Northern Illinois University. This marked the second consecutive year that SIU had beaten an FBS program. In the 2000s, SIU set then-MVFC records with 99 consecutive weeks ranked in the top-25 and 14-straight MVFC wins. Conference affiliations Independent (1913–1924, 1962–1976) Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1925–1961) Missouri Valley Conference (1977–1984) Missouri Valley Football Conference (1985–present) (known as the Gateway Football Conference until June 2008) Postseason games The Salukis have appeared in two bowl games, compiling a 2–0 record. Bowl games Division I-AA/FCS playoffs The Salukis have appeared in 15 playoff games in I-AA/FCS tournaments, compiling a record of 8–7. They won the I-AA national championship in 1983. Championships Conference championships 1947 – Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Champions 1960 – Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Co-Champions 1961 – Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Champions 2003 – Gateway Football Conference Co-Champions 2004 – Gateway Football Conference Champions 2005 – Gateway Football Conference Co-Champions 2008 – Missouri Valley Football Conference Co-Champions 2009 – Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions National championships 1983 – NCAA Division I-AA Champions, 43–7 win over Western Carolina Players Salukis in the NFL SIU has had 28 players drafted in the NFL Draft, including four since 2010. In total, 36 Saluki football players have gone on to play in the NFL. Some notable Salukis in the NFL are listed below. Kenneth Boatright – Dallas Cowboys, DE (2013–2015) Brandon Jacobs – New York Giants, RB (2005–2013) Bart Scott – New York Jets, LB (2002–2012) Carl Mauck – San Diego Chargers, OL (1969–1981, coach 1982–2007) Damon Jones – Jacksonville Jaguars, TE (1997–2001) Deji Karim – Houston Texans, RB (2010–2014) Houston Antwine – Houston OIlers, DT (1961–1972) Jayson DiManche – Cincinnati Bengals, LB (2013–2017) Jewel Hampton – San Francisco 49ers, RB (2012–2016) Jim Hart – St. Louis Cardinals, QB (1966–1984) Kevin House – Tampa Bay Buccaneers, WR (1980–1987) MyCole Pruitt – Minnesota Vikings, TE (2015–2017) Sebron Spivey – Dallas Cowboys, WR (1987) Amos Bullocks – Dallas Cowboys, RB (1962–1964) Ray Agnew III – Cleveland Browns, FB (2014–2015) Terry Taylor – Seattle Seahawks, DB (1984–1995) Tom Baugh – Kansas City Chiefs, OL (1986–1989) Yonel Jourdain – Buffalo Bills, KR, RB (1994–1997) Korey Lindsey – Indianapolis Colts & Dallas Cowboys, CB (2012, 2014) Chase Allen – Miami Dolphins, LB (2017–present) All-Americans Cornell Craig is the school's all-time leading receiver and first receiver in school history to earn consensus All-American honors (1999). His senior season he led the nation in receiving with 77 receptions for 1,419 yards and 15 touchdowns. He also amassed over 2,000 all-purpose yards as a senior. His career numbers (all Saluki records) are 207 receptions, 3,508 yards, and 37 touchdowns. He was inducted into the SIU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008 and is also honored on Missouri Valley Conference's 25th anniversary team along with three other Salukis. Home venue SIU Football plays at the |
15,000-seat Saluki Stadium, which replaced McAndrew Stadium, the home of Saluki Football since 1938. Saluki Stadium opened on September 2, 2010 when a sellout crowd of 15,200 watched the Salukis defeat Quincy 70–7. The Saluki Stadium is part of the university's larger athletic facilities plan, known as "Saluki Way," a comprehensive plan to renovate and restructure the campus athletic facilities. See also Southern Illinois Salukis References External links * |
Chazara briseis Chazara briseis, the hermit, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It can be found in North Africa, southern Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Central Asia through Afghanistan, and north-western China and Tuva.It is found on steppe and in other dry grassy places between 500 - 2,500 mtrs The wingspan is 45–60 mm. The butterflies fly from July to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on Sesleria coerulea and Gramineae, Sesleria, Festuca, Stipa, Poa, Brachypodium and Lolium species. Subspecies C. b. briseis includes pirata Esper, 1789 C. b. major (Oberthür, 1876) Morocco, Algeria, Tunisa C. b. meridionalis (Staudinger, 1886) South Europe, West Siberia, Saur, Tarbagatai, Altai, South Siberia C. b. hyrcana (Staudinger, 1886) Kopet-Dagh C. b. fergana (Staudinger, 1886) Ghissar, S.Ghissar, Darvaz, Alai includes marandica Staudinger, 1886 C. b. magna (Rühl, [1894]) North Tian-Shan, Dzhungarsky Alatau C. b. lyrnessus (Fruhstorfer, 1908) C. b. saga (Fruhstorfer, 1909) Dalmatia C. b. armena Jachontov, 1911 Caucasus, Armenian Highland C. b. suusamyra Korb, 2005 Description in Seitz S. briseis L. (= janthe Pall., daedale Bgstr.) {42b). Very variable in size and markings; recognizable by the flat triangular club of the antenna and the pale costal margin of the forewing. The dark wings are traversed by a band which is usually composed of narrow transverse spots, bearing a distinct apical ocellus and a second similar spot before and somewhat below the middle of the distal margin. Band of the hindwing sometimes shaded. On the underside the male has large dark angular spots at the base of both wings, the female having the hindwing beneath generally uniformly brownish or grey; North France, Germany,Austria, Hungary, and the adjacent districts of Russia. — meridionalis Stgr. (42b) is the South-European form, which is especially common on the Mediterranean coasts of Europe. The white spots composing the band of the forewing are broader than in specimens from Central Europe. — magna Stgr. is the from East Europe, which flies also in some districts of Asia Minor; in size like meridionalis , but the band somewhat broader and purer white, especially on the hindwing. — ab. pirata Esp. (42 f) has the size of the previous, but the band is ochreous ; occurs among white-banded specimens in South and East Europe , and Anterior Asia, being especially large in the last country. — major Oberth. (42 c) is still considerably larger than meridionalis, the band of the forewing being much narrower, and differs at a glance from all the other forms of briseis in the hindwing beneath, on which in the male the dark triangular spot at the middle of the hindmargin is wanting and the dark longitudinal spot above the middle of the cell is quite light green-grey and not sharply defined. This large form is locally not rare in North Africa, in the Aures Mts. and the Kabylie. — hyrcana Stgr. (42 b) is similar to magna, the white band on the upperside being very narrow and the underside very conspicuously variegated ; in Persia and various places of Anterior Asia, especially in the Achal-Tekke country. —fergana Stgr. (42c) is the largest form, which has a rather large white band and in the female a reddish grey underside; from Asia Minor and the Pamir. — turanica Stgr. is nearly as large, the band not being very broad and on the hindwing of the male distinctly tinged with red-brown. — maracandica Stgr. (42 b) , from Samarkand, is a medium-sized form which has very much white, the median band of both wings being very broad and in addition the distal margin of the |
hindwing being broadly white. — Larva yellowish grey, with a dark dorsal stripe and dark subdorsal lines; two light lateral lines above the spiracles, the stigmata themselves being black; venter light grey; till June on grasses. Pupa brownish yellow, with a darker dorsal stripe. The butterflies from July till September; they prefer chalky soil and love to settle on bare places of the ground and on boulders. The flight is low and hopping in the small northern form, stately, floating and rather fast in tlie large forms from Africa and Asia Minor. The butterfly now and again visits scabious,thistles or other composites, keeping the wings tightly closed when resting. References External links Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic Lepiforum Fauna Europaea Category:Chazara Category:Butterflies of Africa Category:Butterflies of Asia Category:Butterflies of Europe Category:Butterflies of China Category:Butterflies of Turkey Category:Butterflies described in 1764 Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus |
Sphenarches bifurcatus Sphenarches bifurcatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that can be found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Katanga). References Category:Moths described in 2009 Category:Platyptiliini Category:Moths of Africa Category:Insects of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Fort Robinson Fort Robinson is a former U.S. Army fort and now a major feature of Fort Robinson State Park, a public recreation and historic preservation area located west of Crawford on U.S. Route 20 in the Pine Ridge region of northwest Nebraska. The fort was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960 and is part of the Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency historic district. This includes Fort Robinson and the site of the second Red Cloud Agency (about to the east). The district also includes the Camp Camby site and the 1886 Percy Homestead. The fort is managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, with some individual buildings operated by the History Nebraska and the University of Nebraska. History In August 1873, the Red Cloud Agency was moved from the North Platte River to the White River, near what is now Crawford, Nebraska, in the northwest corner of the state. The following March, the U. S. Government authorized the establishment of a military camp at the agency site. Some 13,000 Lakota had been resettled at the Agency, some of them hostile. There were continuing tensions on the Great Plains between whites and Lakota, who had been forced off much of their territory. The camp was named Camp Robinson in honor of Lt. Levi H. Robinson, who had been killed by Indians while on a wood detail in February. In May, the military camp was moved west of the agency to its present location; the camp was renamed Fort Robinson in January 1878. Fort Robinson was a base of US military forces and played a major role in the Sioux Wars from 1876 to 1890. The Battle of Warbonnet Creek took place nearby in July 1876. The war chief Crazy Horse surrendered here with his band on May 6, 1877. On September 5 that year, he was fatally wounded while resisting imprisonment. A historic plaque marks the site of his death. In January 1879, Chief Morning Star (also known as Dull Knife) led the Northern Cheyenne in an outbreak from the Agency. Because the Cheyenne had refused to return to Indian Territory, where they believed conditions were too adverse for them to survive, the army had been holding them without adequate food, water or heat during the severe winter to try to force them into submission. Soldiers hunted down the escapees, killing men, women, and children in the Fort Robinson massacre. The U.S. Supreme Court described it as a "shocking story", "one of the most melancholy of Indian tragedies". The event marked the end of the Sioux and Cheyenne wars in Nebraska. In 1885, the 9th Cavalry Regiment, nicknamed the Buffalo Soldiers by Native Americans, was stationed at Fort Robinson. This was an all-black unit with mostly white officers. During the next several years, the fort was enlarged, and military training was a major activity. From 1889-1890, Second Lieutenant Charles Young served here and later was reassigned to the regiment. A black pioneer officer who had graduated from West Point, he was the highest-ranking black in the US Army throughout his career and achieved the rank of colonel. From 1887-1898, the fort served as regimental headquarters. The post gymnasium and theatre, built in 1904, provided entertainment for the soldiers. In 1919 at the end of World War I, Fort Robinson became the world's largest quartermaster remount depot. It was used as a breeding and training center for horses and mules for the military. In addition, stallions owned by the military were used to breed with local stock to improve it. During the Great Depression, a hobo was murdered |
on a Chicago & Northwestern freight train within the fort. In World War II, the fort was the site of a K-9 corps training center. Later it was used to hold a German prisoner-of-war camp. Closing The U.S. Army decided to abandon Fort Robinson in 1947; in the following year, it transferred the property to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), for its Beef Cattle Research Station. After some buildings were demolished in the mid-1950s, efforts were made to preserve the fort as a historic site. In 1955, History Nebraska, formally the Nebraska State Historical Society, began to acquire property on the fort; in 1956, they opened a museum on the site. The USDA closed its operation in 1971, and transferred the property to the state of Nebraska. State park The Fort Robinson State Park was established in 1956 following the purchase of a parcel of land by the Nebraska Game, Forestation and Parks Commission in 1955. The park was expanded after much of the site was deeded over from the Federal government in 1964. It reached its full size with Nebraska's purchase of the adjoining James Arthur Ranch in 1972. Features The fort's historic buildings and sites include the 1904 blacksmith shop, the 1908 veterinary hospital, the 1887 officers' quarters, the 1875 guardhouse and adjutant's office, and the post cemetery. There is also a library with materials about Fort Robinson and military and western history available for research. A quartermaster's stores building is now used as a playhouse. The Fort Robinson Museum is located in the 1905 post headquarters building. Exhibits focus on the fort's history, including its role guarding the Red Cloud Agency from 1874 to 1877, up through the housing of World War II German POWs from 1943 to 1946. The Trailside Museum of Natural History, operated by the University of Nebraska State Museum, is located in the historic Army Theatre building. Fort Robinson is also home to The Post Playhouse, a distinguished professional theatre company that produces live theatre every summer. The Post Playhouse hires the best actors, musicians, music directors and creative teams from across the United States, with many coming from the theatre centres of New York and Chicago. With up to 500,000 tourists travelling through the state park each summer, the Post Playhouse is a highly popular and successful entertainment venue that is a key attraction in the surrounding region. Further reading Barnes, Jeff. Forts of the Northern Plains: Guide to Historic Military Posts of the Plains Indian Wars. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2008. Buecker, Thomas R. Fort Robinson and the American West, 1874-1899. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma, 2003. Buecker, Thomas R. Fort Robinson and the American Century, 1900-1948. Lincoln, NE: Nebraska State Historical Society, 2002. See also Trailside Museum of Natural History List of forts in the United States References External links Fort Robinson State Park - Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Fort Robinson History Center - Nebraska Historical Society Trailside Museum of Natural History at Fort Robinson - University of Nebraska Fort Robinson Park Map Category:African-American history of Nebraska Category:1874 establishments in Nebraska Category:1948 disestablishments in Nebraska Category:Great Sioux War of 1876 Category:Former American Indian reservations in Nebraska Robinson Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska Category:Military sites of the wars between the United States and Native Americans Category:Military and war museums in Nebraska Category:Museums in Dawes County, Nebraska Category:Museums in Sioux County, Nebraska Category:National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska Category:Native American museums in Nebraska Category:Native American history of Nebraska Category:State parks of Nebraska Category:World War II prisoner of war camps in the United States Category:Protected areas |
of Dawes County, Nebraska Category:Protected areas of Sioux County, Nebraska Robinson Category:National Register of Historic Places in Dawes County, Nebraska Category:National Register of Historic Places in Sioux County, Nebraska Category:Protected areas established in 1956 Category:History Nebraska |
2013 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election The Kurdistan Region parliamentary elections of 2013 took place on 21 September 2013. It was the fourth legislative election in Kurdistan Region since 1992. The candidates were competing for a total of 111 seats out of which 11 seats were reserved for minorities. According to the Iraqi High Electoral Commission, there were 366 female and 736 male candidates for the elections. A total of 2,653,743 people were eligible to vote throughout the three provinces of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Dohuk of which 74% cast their ballots. Run-up The legislative elections together with presidential and provincial were originally planned for September 21. However, in the months leading to the elections the parliament extended Massoud Barzani’s term for another two years. Meanwhile, IHEC delayed the provincial elections until November 21. Under Kurdish Election law political parties were allowed to campaign from August 28 until September 17th, four days before voting. The Peshmerga and police voted on September 19, in order for them to be able to guard the voting polls on September 21. The election marked the first time the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan were running as individual parties since 1992. The Kurdistan Democratic Party was expected to win the most votes. The party has had a strong backing in the provinces of Duhok and Erbil and no challengers. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan meanwhile was facing competition from the Movement for Change. The Movement for Change had in the previous elections secured a surprising 25 seats in Sulaymaniyah, which had until then been a stronghold for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan also faced uncertainty due to internal conflicts and the absence of its leader Jalal Talabani who was recovering from a stroke. Clashes On 5 September, a gunman opened fire on a campaign rally by the Movement for Change in the city of Sulaymaniyah, wounding one person. In the same week, clashes broke out between the opposition Movement for Change and PUK and KDP supporters that led to 12 people, mostly policemen, being wounded. Notable participating entities Results No party won enough votes to form a government outright. The Kurdistan Democratic Party won the most votes in Erbil and Duhok. The province of Sulaymaniyah was heavily divided. The Movement for Change won the second most votes which made it the prime partner for the Kurdistan Democratic Party to form a coalition with. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, unexpectedly, lost more than a third of its seats. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan announced that it respected the results. Soon after the announcement high-ranking member of the party resigned accepting responsibility for the bad results. Both Islamists and socialists made gains. A total of 77 men and 34 women were elected. Results by governorate References External links Official Full results Category:2013 elections in Iraq Category:2013 in Iraqi Kurdistan 2013 |
List of Jimmy Two-Shoes characters This is a character list of the animated series, Jimmy Two-Shoes. Main Characters James "Jimmy" Two-Shoes (Cory Doran in the series) James "Jimmy" Two-Shoes is the eponymous protagonist of the cartoon Jimmy Two-Shoes. He is a perpetually optimistic, thrill-seeking 14-year-old human boy. Jimmy is tall, has blonde hair and a gap in his teeth. He wears a light green shirt and a pair of blue jeans. He has a mission to spread happiness to Miseryville, which makes him a source irritation to Lucius Heinous VII, whom Jimmy nicknames "Lucy". He is often seen doing extreme activities despite Heloise's warnings. Jimmy is also distracted very easily and always thinks he can make anything fun. One of Jimmy's favorite things to do is hang out with his best friends Beezy and Heloise. He often acts before he thinks. In "Catalogue of Misery" it is shown he may have financial problems. Jimmy also has courage and will quickly step into a life-threatening situation to help people. His superhero identity is Power Squid, in which he dons a squid-based "muscle enhancer" invented by Heloise, with a set of purple gloves and a mask. His main powers are shooting ink from the squid's tentacles and he can use the tentacles as an extra pair of arms. Jimmy is also oblivious and slow minded to the fact that Heloise has a crush on him, even when she tries to make it obvious, somewhat due to the fact that whenever she tries to do something nice, it always backfires and turns to an evil plan. Jimmy is the only one in Miseryville who isn't afraid of Heloise for his own "reason's". He's the only one that gives her any compassion. However, he has shown some affection for her on several occasions. He was worried about her losing her job in "Catalog of Misery". He complemented on her dress in "Scent of a Heinous" and he was the only one who wanted to rescue her in "Heinous vs Clown". In "Heloise's Secret Admirer" Jimmy actually seem to be jealous when he found out the Heloise was dating Peep(Jamie Two-Squirrel)and stalk them all day. Jimmy is quite gullible and easy to fool. It is shown to be almost impossible to get him upset (some of the only things that make him upset are butterscotch and pickles), and he is rather ignorant of the faults in others. Jimmy sometimes annoys other characters especially Lucius. Jimmy and Heloise appear to be the only "humans" in Miseryville (No characters have mentioned this in the show). Jimmy apparently hasn't lived in Miseryville for very long, as shown in a few episodes, e.g. he doesn't know about hibernation in 'I Am Jimmy' or didn't know the definition of "grounded" in Miseryville (literally means being buried to the head up in sand and/or dirt). He owns a pet dog/monster named Cerbee, whose demeanor is very similar to that of regular dogs (in fact, the characters always refer to Cerbee as a dog). Jimmy lived somewhere besides Miseryville and somehow ended up there through a series of events, as he mentions snow to Beezy and Heloise, both of whom are clueless about it, as it had never snowed in Miseryville before. Jimmy's house is between Beezy's and Heloise's. He does not appear to attend school. His catchphrase is "Jimmy, you mad genius!", which he often says when he has an idea. Jimmy's and Heloise's parents are never seen or mentioned. He is a fan of Runny and the Nosebleeds. His name is most likely based on (The History of Little Goody |
Two Shoes) a story. Beezy J. Heinous (Brian Froud) - One of Jimmy's best friends, a teenage giant, red, devil-like monster who wears a pair of brown shorts. He is classified as clueless, lazy, self-centered and the teenage son of Lucius Heinous the Seventh. He looks somewhat like his father but is much bigger and has a tail. He is one of the bigger monsters in Miseryville, but it is shown in 'Best Prank Ever' that not only a year ago he was the same height as Lucius and Samy. Beezy has been known to play the electric keyboard in "Spew Tube" and "A Cold Day in Miseryville". He would rather hang out with Jimmy and Heloise than spread misery, much to his father's dismay. Lucius is sometimes embarrassed that he's related to him, because of this they have an estranged relationship. He is frequently seen lying on a couch, even outdoors, and constantly uses the phrase "No you are!" as a comeback, even if it doesn't make sense. In season 2, Beezy new phase is burn! to every insult. Jimmy usually has to feed him just to get his help. Beezy doesn't exactly like Heloise and often tries to play tricks on her but they usually blow up in his face. Beezy and Heloise often fight about who is Jimmy's best friend, Heloise is always teasing him and calling him Sir Lumps-a-Lot as a nickname. In "There's Always a Hiccup" Heloise accidentally runs into Beezy, which results in them accidentally kissing each other (something that they both hated). Some of Beezy's more negative traits were shown in 'Jimmy Matchmaker', such as getting a child to shave his back, and licking the back of a random stranger (who, in turn, was licking a brick wall). Beezy also has a girlfriend named Saffi who Jimmy set him up with in 'Jimmy Matchmaker' but in 'She Loves Me', Beezy broke up with her. He has also shown that he hates the thought of her dating someone else as seen in 'The Butley Did It'. He is constantly eating, sleeping or talking on his cell phone. He hates baths and pizza crust. He is also known to pee sitting down shown in 'The Big Drip'. He also likes to flatter himself. In episode 'The Great Horn Fairy', it was revealed that the 'J.' in his name stands for JoJo. He apparently runs some kind of business he calls 'Beezy Talent Agency'. His card consists of a poorly made picture of himself with a tuxedo print taped on it and hair scribbled on with a marker. He is apparently the only Heinous not named Lucius. When dressing for a formal event, he adds a white collar with a black bow-tie and white cuffs to his regular clothing. His superhero identity is Spaghetti Beezy, where he simply crams a pot of spaghetti over his head. Beezy uses his noxious garlic breath as his superpower. Beezy also lives in what looks like his father's garage beside Jimmy's house and his father's mansion. Both Beezy's and his father's houses look like skulls. His mother has never been mentioned. He is a fan of Runny and the Nosebleeds. His name is probably derived from Beelzebub. Heloise (Tabitha St. Germain) - A super-intelligent yet destructive small girl, one of Jimmy's best friends and Jimmy's second sidekick. She is seen as an evil genius/mad scientist who enjoys spreading chaos wherever she goes, though she has the appearance of a diminutive, charming little girl with highlighted blond hair and dark blue eyes. She is often seen wearing a maroon gown, regardless |
of location, and has been seen occasionally wearing glasses or shades. She usually wears her hair in a pony-tail and she has a scar on her forehead that is mostly covered by her hair. It is shown that she has feet in "Heloise's Big Secret" and the shape of her legs is briefly shown in "The Terrific Trio," but all of her outfits are full-length and reach the ground, so they've really never been seen. However, she wears pants and shoes in the episode "Something About Herman" so it's proven she has feet. She apparently does not attend school, instead she works for Lucius as the head of research and development at Misery, Inc. Her job is to create despair-inducing products for the company. Whenever she tries to scientifically explain her inventions/plans to Jimmy and Beezy she usually has to give a dumb-down version of the idea so they can understand. She does have feelings, proven by her crush on Jimmy. In 'Fused Together' she has a shrine dedicated to Jimmy in a small room hidden behind a cabinet which has been "found" by other characters. Her shrine appears again in 'Pet Rocky' (Only this time it's behind the fireplace). She has a hair-trigger, violent temper. She has a crush on Jimmy but doesn't particularly care for Beezy, tolerating him (barely) mainly because of her fondness for Jimmy. Heloise constantly tries to make her feelings towards Jimmy known but he just doesn't get the message. In 'The Racing Bug' however, she wonders why she likes him (Edward Kay said that Jimmy's good nature appeals to the last shred of humanity in her). She is also shown to be annoyed at Jimmy's constant naivete to obvious problems. In 'Happy Birthday Lucius' she seems very happy and proud of Jimmy for being mean to Lucius. One of her most common lines is "Don't get your horns in a twist", a phrase she often uses when dealing with Lucius. In "A Cold Day in Miseryville" Heloise played the drums while singing with Jimmy and Beezy. She has shown to envious of other girls who so much as come in contact with Jimmy; once she thought Jez and Jimmy were dating when really he was just trying to helping Lucius. She is shown to be the only character who isn't scared of the weavils. Her age is unclear; she is considerably smaller than Jimmy, but she is hyper-intelligent and has a job. It is supposed that she may be around 15, the same age as Jimmy and Beezy (Edward Kay has said she's older than she looks however). She does not engage in any 'normal' activity that might indicate her age, although she has been called "little girl" by a few people (including Jimmy) which usually ended up with her getting even. Being nice is impossible for her, no matter how hard she tries, because her evil side always wins over. She is generally in her best mood if she is spending time with Jimmy, particularly if they are alone; however she can quickly lose her temper if someone intrudes, if Jimmy fails to pick up on her affections, or anything that annoys her at all occurs. She seems to be a lifetime resident of Miseryville, as she is completely clueless when Jimmy mentions snow. It is shown that about everyone in Miseryville think she's scary. Her superhero identity in "The Terrific Trio" is Trouble Bubble Girl, as whom she dons a pink dress, puts a bubble over her head, turns her hair pink, and floats on a cloud of bubbles. Her super powers |
is to launch exploding bubbles at her enemies'. It is shown that Heloise will do whatever it takes cause misery, especially when it comes to Beezy and Lucius. The only person she ever tries to help is Jimmy. Heloise lives next door to Jimmy, a two-story house with a barbecue in the backyard. She is shown to have ghost issue and she will "smack" any ghosts that she sees. She is a fan of Runny and the Nosebleeds. Lucius Heinous VII (Originally Lucifer) (Sean Cullen) - The tyrannical ruler of Miseryville. He resembles a devil-like creature having red skin and horns, and is also the father of Beezy J. Heinous. He has great contempt for his archenemy Jimmy, because of his happy-go-lucky attitude which often usually foils his plots to make the town even more miserable (which he takes great joy in doing). He resembles the stereotypical villain as he is cold, malevolent, narcissistic, and self-serving. Lucius seems to think looking gross or smelling bad is a good thing and in 'Clowns Gone Wild' it is shown he owns a pair of underwear that he only washes every 6 months. In "Jimmy in the Big House" Lucius is shown to be the judge and the jury in Miseryville. Beezy, his son, rebels against his wishes, which he blames Jimmy for. Lucius also has a girlfriend named Jez. He also has a father whom he keeps frozen (along with his ancestors back to Lucius I). He had a miserable childhood and has painful flashbacks of how his father was cruel to him which would explains his bitterness. He's an idiot when it comes to making up new, miserable ideas and relies totally on Heloise's inventions. Which he has been known to inevitably takes credit for; but if something goes wrong, he blames Heloise. However, in "There's Always a Hiccup" he designs a dinosaur that terrorizes kids. His exact age is never given, he is at least four hundred years old, as he stated in "Bad Horn Day" that was how long it took his horns to grow, also in "Heinous vs. Clowns," Lucius says that he is "barely seven hundred [years old]." Lucius extremely dislikes the weavils, (as Beezy also has a hate towards weavils, one thing he has in common with Lucius) especially their leader Reggie because he stole his stuffed rabbit named 'Coochie Long-Ears'. He is also very short and is an egomaniac which is part of a Napoleon complex. His name is derived from the name Lucifer. Samuel "Samy" Garvin (Dwayne Hill) - Lucius's assistant who has dreams of stardom and fame. He is rather timid, sensitive and weak and is often verbally abused by his boss. He resembles a short, goblin creature. In "Pop-Sicles" it is revealed that he also worked for Lucius' father, Lucius Heinous VI for at least 87 years. He is usually assigned to do the most disgusting or dangerous jobs. He speaks with a lateral lisp. When Samy hosts an event he wears a black wig, red suit and uses his ventriloquist puppet Humphrey von Sidekick. It is shown on multiple occasions that he actively dreams of stardom. It is also shown in "Misery Hearts", that he is a best-selling writer. He dislikes Jimmy, Beezy and Heloise but can tolerate them more than Lucius. Samy is shown sleeping at the end of Lucius' bed in 'Ghostsmackers' which could mean he doesn't own a house. In "The Terrific Trio" Samy got angry at Lucius and turned into a beast until Jimmy, Beezy, and Heloise became heroes to save him. His name is probably derived |
from Samael. He does not yet have a girlfriend or crush in the show. Cerbee Jimmy's loyal but naughty pet. He is a green, dog-like monster that is supposed to resemble a head of cerberus (hence the name). He loves to eat anything. In "Monster Mutt" he is shown to have a lot of energy when Heloise shoots several tranqulizers into him and shows no signs of being tired (His energy could also explain why he didn't hibernate in 'I Am Jimmy'). Cerbee doesn't seem to like Samy and Beezy very much (Usually biting or even eating them) but he seems to like Heloise and Lucius. In 'Best Bud Battle' he has a dog house which (like many of the other houses in Miseryville) is bigger on the inside than on the outside. His name is probably derived from Cerberus. Recurring characters Jez (Valerie Buhagiar) - Lucius's girlfriend who resembles a tall, blue anthropomorphic cat-like creature who has interchangeable noses. She is very selfish and spoiled, and often breaks up or threatens to break up with Lucius if he is unable to please her (an act which is near impossible as she is shown to be very picky). She lives in a white mansion and has a dog named Jasmeen, who once fell in love with Jimmy's dog, Cerbee. Her name is probably derived from Jezebel. Lucius Heinous VI (Sean Cullen) - Lucius Heinous VII's father and Beezy's grandfather, whom he keeps frozen in the factory. He obviously doesn't get along with his son, as shown in "Pop-Sicles". In "Jimmy Don't Be a Hero" he says that he's been frozen for twenty years. He is also shown to do a better job at making monsters miserable. Lucius VII got to freeze his father after winning a bowling game against him, shown in "Night in the Heinous Museum" but in every flashback of Lucius Heinous VII this story of how he got frozen is different. Subsequent episodes, such as "Six Over Seven" and "Heinous on Ice" show Lucius Heinous VI's relationship with his grandson and more significantly his son, has improved. Dr. Ludwig Von Scientist (Dwayne Hill) - This is the other mad scientist who lives in Miseryville. He has appeared in many episodes and has helped out Jimmy and Beezy in times when Heloise either would not, could not or was the cause of the problem. It has been said that along with Heloise and two rocks, he is one of the most brilliant minds in all of Miseryville, although Heloise is shown to be much smarter than he is. He is not very evil, which may be because he does not fully understand the concept of being evil, and makes many mistakes, although in "Heads Will Roll" he plays the main antagonist. He is short (though still taller than Heloise) and is shown to be some sort of pale man-like creature with a pointy nose, a mustache that usually covers his mouth, glasses, and a lab coat. He is also shown to be jealous and afraid of Heloise, though he seems to be fond of Jimmy and Beezy. In "Cellphone-itis" it is revealed that he likes to dress like a chicken when he's home alone. He lives on the outskirts of Miseryville on a tall hill beside Molotov's house. Saffi (Sunday Muse) - Beezy's girlfriend/ex, an orange, one-eyed, monster-like creature with a simple and feral personality. Saffi always refers Beezy as "smoothy-smooth". She usually doesn't say many words aside from 'crush' and 'yogurt', but she can talk. She has a hatred of statues and will destroy any that she |
sees. In fact, the only sentence she spoke in 'Jimmy Matchmaker' was a clear, "No, I just hate statues." In "Butley Did It", she also said 'scratchy, scratchy' multiple times. Also, in "I Married a Weavil" she says, "I don't mind" when Beezy is marrying the princess weavil, implying while she does like Beezy, she really does not understand the concept of the word 'girlfriend'. This is further implied in the episode "She Loves Me," when Beezy breaks up with her yet she doesn't seem to understand and simply giggles and jumps up and down joyfully. And in 'Catalog of Misery,' she questions herself on why she is so crazy. Dorkus (Dwayne Hill) - He is a small pale creature with brown hair and is Heloise's assistant. He wears a one-lens eyeglass (he only has one eye) and a suit. He seems to be an inventor, except his products aren't near as practical as Heloise's. In 'Power Squid and Spaghetti Beezy' it is shown that Heloise has a cupboard filled with more duplicates of him which could mean any Dorkus that appears might not be the same one from a previous episode. In "Heloise Schmeloise," it is shown that Dorkus can be very unreliable and lazy as an assistant. General Molotov (Dwayne Hill) - A tan Troll Monster resembles Sumatran Orangutan with pointy ears and a strong build. He works for Lucius and has a young son, a baby daughter, and a wife that intimidates him. In 'A Hair-Brained Idea' he explodes when Jimmy forces him to eat too many cookies (Yet seems to be fine in later episodes). He usually refers to those smaller than him as maggots. He speaks with a Russian accent. His name is probably derived from Moloch or Vyacheslav Molotov. Rudolfo - He is a greedy, sly traveling salesman who tries to sell things that don't work or will do anything to make a quick buck. He speaks with a British accent and travels around in a mobile shop on wheels. In "Everyone Can Whistle" it is revealed he has a son named Peep (Jamie Two-Squirrels). Peep (Jamie Two-Squirrels) (Christian Potenza) - He is Rudolfo's son and is also a salesman like his Dad. He speaks with a Cockney accent and dresses as a stereotypical street urchin, with tattered and patched up clothes and hat. He first appears in "Everyone Can Whistle" to help Jimmy learn to whistle. He has a crush on Heloise. He also appears in "Heloise's Seceret Admirer" when Peep sends Heloise a gift and a note. They spend the day on a date which makes Jimmy jealous. Jimmy didn't like Peep being with Heloise and didn't like the idea of him being her 'boyfriend' either. In his second appearance his real name is revealed to be Jamie Two-Squirrels. Reggie Weavil- (Dwayne Hill) The chief of The Weavils, who live on Mt. Misery. His first appearance was in "Mount Misery". He and Lucius despise each other because of a so-called 'harmless' camp joke; where he took Lucius' bunny 'Coochie Long-Ears' and dropped a bear on him in an outhouse. Which then officially started the Heinous/Weavil feud. Minor characters Lucius's Ancestors- Are the former Rulers of Miseryville before they were frozen by their sons. Lucius the first is seen to be feared by the whole Heinous family because he is seen as the most dangerous, violent and evil of all the Heinous, he seems to resemble Adolf Hitler in his portrait . Runny and the Nosebleeds- A rock band which is popular in Miseryville. Jimmy, Beezy, Heloise and probably all of Miseryville are |
fans of their music. Rodeo Clowns-(Ron Pardo) Evil clowns that hate Jimmy, Beezy, Lucius, and pretty much everyone who isn't a clown. They operate as a ruthless gang in Clownburg, a section of Miseryville, and are very territorial. The clown leader is particularly serious about being a clown and enforcing 'clown power'. The Weavils- These weasel like creatures like to con and make a fool out of Lucius, Beezy and Jimmy (basically everyone except Heloise) with horrible pranks. The head Weavil is an elder named Reggie. The Weavils have a rivalry with Lucius because they played a prank on him at camp. Humphrey von Sidekick- He is Samy's puppet. He only appears when Samy is a host for some event. Like most cartoon ventriloquist dummies, he is occasionally shown, 'The Racing Bug' for example, to have a mind of his own. Mrs. Cheese-Breath- An old woman that appears in many episodes, usually just a character in the background. She gets her name from her horrible breath. Although she was Lucius's 3rd grade teacher she seems to have some sort of odd crush on him, as shown in the episode "Heat Blanket Jimmy", in which she repeatedly asked him for a kiss. She has also tried to kiss Beezy in 'Clowns Gone Wild'. The Aaa Guy- A small purple man, who is able to sound like an entire church choir by himself. He is commonly used to implicate things as heavenly or great. In one of the 'Miseryville Moments' shorts he is shown going to Heloise for help when he lost his singing voice. Jacomo (Sean Cullen) - A tan, stereotypical Italian barber who owns and operates a barber shop in Miseryville. He wears a red-striped barber shirt with a bow-tie and has a stereotypical Italian barber mustache. It is shown he can be pretty lazy when it comes to cutting hair, in "Bad Horn Day" he twice pretends to answer a fake phone call in order to avoid intricately cutting Jimmy's and Lucius' hair. Chuck the Bus-Driver- A corpse with a pink nose and grey skin. He had develop a very odd friendship with Jimmy. He used to be Beezy and Heloise's best friend, but they found him annoying and left him. Mrs. Gherkin (Dwayne Hill)- An old lady in the shape of a pickle who first appears in "Rear Pickle". She was a new resident in Jimmy's neighborhood. jimmy came under suspicion that she attacked both Beezy, Heloise, and the Miseryville army when they all went to visit her home. At the end of the episode she was proven innocent, but is then revealed to be an evil pickle monster who is determined to have pickles rule over Miseryville. She appears again in "Zombie Pickle" as the main antagonist, but Jimmy and Beezy don't seem to recognize her. Luigi Pallo- The two-headed Italian gentleman seen in many episodes. Both heads usually argue with each other. They both have black hair, a long nose and a bushy mustache. Wreckum- A popular Soccer Player that Jimmy, Beezy, and Heloise highly admire. He looks like an anthropomorphic bull or minotaur that speaks in a Scottish accent. His name is an obvious a play on David Beckham. Shwartzentiger (Sean Cullen)- A ferocious tiger-like creature who loves to talk. He's an extremely deadly and needy creature who loves to socialize with his victims. If they get bored from his endless chattering or try to escape, his normal responds would be just to eat them. Apple- She is a pink monster with brown hair and wears a purple dress. Her name has only been mentioned |
in the episode "Scent of a Heinous" this is also the only time she's spoken. She seems to work as a reporter. Aunt Pomagranate- She is Heloise's Aunt. She appears in "What's up with Heloise" when she came for a visit. Her personality and charm can make Heloise behave nice. At the end of the episode, she has reviled to be just as evil and reckless as Heloise. Her nickname for Heloise is "Poppy". Tori - He's the son of General Molotov. He gets great enjoyment out of making his little sister spew and only seemed to be jealous of the attention she gets from others. He's become a fan of Runny and the Nosebleeds after Jimmy and Beezy baby sat him and his sister . 'Baby Boom' is the only episode wear he actually spoke, in other episodes he usually just appears in the background. He does not have a Russian accent. Baby Blamo- She's General Molotov's baby daughter. She is a very cute and small baby who vomits constantly. She once appeared at her school play as a flower. Molotov's Wife (Valerie Buhagiar) - The wife of General Molotov. She is a yellow monster with four arms and four legs who seems to be quite bossy and strict. It is shown in some episodes that she and Molitov may have marriage problems. It's possible she might not be very bright, shown in 'Baby Boom' when she didn't realise the lobster she was talking to was dead. She like her husband, speaks in a Russian accent. Jasmeen (Tabitha St. Germain) - Jez's dog. She is a small purple dog called a Boohuahua. She once fell in love with Cerbee. At the end of 'Cerbee in Love' it is shown that she can talk. Lava Worm- Basically a thick pink worm with a mouth full of crooked jagged teeth. These creatures are seen throughout the series as more of a running gag than a character. Instead of being one character, the lava worm seems to be an entire species, as it has different voices in each episode. A lava worm is also kind of an insult in Miseryville. In the episode, 'Cold Day in Miseryville', Jimmy says "Last one to the bottom is an dirty lava worm!" and in 'Monster Mutt' Heloise often says "What am I? Some ugly disgusting lava worm?" Often to the dislike to the creature itself. Big Lava Worm- A huge worm found at the beaches of Miseryville. They often burst out of the sand head first and swallow anyone or anything that's there. A Big Lava Worm called 'Mort' lives under Cerbee's dog house he made a bet with Heloise in "Jimmy in the Big House". He was voiced by Cory Doran. Herman- Heloise's temperamental cousin who appears in "Something About Herman". He looks exactly like Heloise except that he wears a cap and has a mustache. Heloise states that he hates pranks and hates to be called "Her-Man" which makes him angry. He becomes an enormous green monster who resembles the Hulk when he is angry. Mean Jean- She is a new girl in town who tries to take Heloise's title as 'Queen Of Mean' in the episode Heloise's Rival. She is a girly, spoiled, ugly, ruthless little rich girl with a red poofy hair, one eye and wears a pink dress with a bow. She is shown to be smart and witty as Heloise but there difference is that Heloise is sensitive while Jean is insensitive. Jean buys friends (like what she did with Jimmy) and doesn't like to take "no" for an |
answer. Mr. Ten- He makes an appearance in " The Mysterious Mr. Ten". He would not laugh at anything Jimmy tried because he believes Heloise had put a curse on him a long time back because she thought his laugh was annoying. Category:Lists of characters in Canadian television animation es:Jimmy Two-Shoes#Personajes |
Daniel McMahon (sport shooter) Daniel McMahon (February 16, 1890 – September 20, 1927) was an American sports shooter. He competed in the men's trap event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. References Category:1890 births Category:1927 deaths Category:American male sport shooters Category:Olympic shooters of the United States Category:Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from New York City |
Marching for Liberty Marching for Liberty is the third studio album by Hungarian heavy metal band Wisdom, released on September 27, 2013, through Noise Art Records. The album came out in Hungary one week later through Nail Records. Background Several international record labels became interested in Wisdom after Judas was released in Hungary. Serious negotiations got started with the Austrian Noise Art Records and the German AFM Records. After all in January 2012 Wisdom signed to Noise Art Records, which cooperated with one of the world's biggest concert organizer office called Rock The Nation. Results: Rock The Nation sent the band for a European tour which began in September 2012 and lasted for months. Zsolt Galambos, the guitarist couldn't take part in this tour so Mate Bodor was recruited as his replacement. His guitar playing can also be heard on the album titled Marching For Liberty. All of the songs on the album were composed from scratch, so not one previous idea or sketch was used or recycled. Most of the new songs were created by Gabor Kovacs in two weeks’ time. This was a remarkable improvement because previously he needed numerous weeks or months to finish only one song. Of course the arrangement of the album's further details took a lot of time as always. Originally the release of Marching for Liberty was April 2013, but due to logistic reasons it was postponed for six months. Finally the album came out worldwide at 27 September 2013 via Noise Art Records. One week later the album came out in Hungary on Nail Records. On their previous album, Judas, the band tried to play it safe because they had a brand new singer on board. During the recording of their new material, Marching For Liberty, they unleashed their experimental and creative side and tried several new techniques and methods that they have never used before. A good example of this that they recorded the chorus parts with choir of opera singers. Album title and cover Wiseman's story reached a turning point when he overcame the betrayal of Judas and felt that the time has come to start a journey with his disciples to liberate the people living under tyranny. The album's title refers to this situation. This is the fourth album cover which was created by Gyula Havancsak for the band. He won several awards with this cover the Hangsúly Metal Award for example, where the votes of journalists decide on the winning piece of art. The cover features Wiseman and his disciples as they are heading towards the city dominated by the evil power that emerges from distant parts of the valley next to the river. On the edge of the cliff a raven had just flown onto Wiseman's arm. It is wearing a medal of the Wisdom logo around its neck. In Hungarian mythology and history the raven is the carrier of good news and hope. The back side of the cover captures the moment when the raven flies away from Wiseman's arm. The following quotation which holds the essence of the album's message is from the song titled "World of the Free". Songs World Of The Free "World Of The Free" reminds an a capella oriented symphonic style song and functions not just as the intro of the album but a bit more than that. The first half of the text was originally written for "Marching For Liberty" instead of the Latin verse of the song when the translation was not yet completed. After the translation was finished this segment became redundant, but later it has been used |
for the intro. It summarized the concept of the album so perfectly that it became the motto of the album also. Dust Of The Sun In some respects the Marching For Liberty album can be considered as a pioneering effort in the life of the band because more members participated in the process of songwriting. Previously Gabor Kovacs and Mate Molnar had written every song. The musical and textual roots of the dynamic "Dust Of The Sun" came from Balazs Agota and his ideas were developed jointly by all the band members. This fast and pure power metal track with its chorus is reminiscent of the classic Rhapsody Of Fire songs. This was the first occasion when Balazs tried to write a song and he instantly caught the spirit of the band perfectly. He has brought something new and exciting to the table lyrically with his particular interpretation of existence. War Of Angels The stomping, mid-tempo song "War Of Angels" is like an epic battle anthem and shows a new side of the band however the final result is 100% Wisdom. It contains more powerful riffing and grooves than an ordinary Wisdom track, but the monumental Nightwish-like choruses countervail these features. The shout chorus parts alternating with the choir make more sense to the message of the song. The theme of this track is the fight of fallen angels but its message can be meaningful for everyone in every age. It tells the story of a man who does not act like a coward and is brave enough to stand up for his right even though he knows he is doomed. Failure Of Nature The epic, Ronnie James Dio style "Failure Of Nature" is one of the slowest Wisdom songs. The weight of the main riff and the sluggishness of the tempo give a sense of dramatic vibes. Its lyrics are also based upon a deep and serious topic. The Beauty and the Beast and Frankenstein also inspired the verses of the lyrics which tell the story of a man whose inner qualities are neglected and forgotten because of his disfigured outlook; regardless of the fact that his personality might conceal remarkable values. This distorted-looking person gets tired of the useless struggles so he decides to escape to another place in hopes of understanding. The Martyr "The Martyr" is a pounding power metal song with sweeping dynamics about a newest period of Wiseman's life. According to this song the chosen ones are continuously searching for wisdom in the depths of secret forest, but some were unlucky and they got struck by the murdering hands of power. They die as martyrs during their fight for truth. Although this part is not included amongst the episodes of Wiseman's life, but these side stories also pertain to Wiseman's life. God Rest Your Soul "God Rest Your Soul" sets out with a medieval acoustic guitar before turning into a thunderous uptempo track. The lyrics are about an innocent animal which was killed by a hunter or about a person who is killed by a lethal bullet. Thereby his soul will be free forever and he can find peace in heaven. Take Me To Neverland The sweeping "Take Me To Neverland" contains power and melodic guitars with a dynamic rhythmic section. This is the easiest song to digest from the album both musically and thematically speaking. The lyric is about the everyday life, but in the chorus parts it has cinematic fantasy elements too. A director has started to make a monumental, animated music video for the song more than one year before the release |
of the album, but it has not been finished as of the release of the record. Nevertheless, "Take Me To Neverland" was used during the promotional stage, so around the time the album was released this was the most well-known new song from the album. Wake Up My Life Since 2007 the band has not made an acoustic song with a similar nature like "Wake Up My Life", still they think that these kind of songs provide the best opportunity to express deeply emotional feelings. Anyone can end up in a situation where one couldn't get out of the hole which he or she dug for oneself, but with help it could be managed. The essential question of the song is the following: will there be someone who is willing to take the time to save a dying soul? It is a cliché, however it is certainly true: a friend in need is a friend indeed. My Fairytale The speedier "My Fairytale" widened the scope of the band a little towards folk metal, but these influences can be only discovered in terms of atmosphere and mood. Perhaps this is the most positive song from the whole album, which takes place in a fantasy world where life is as magical as in a Fairytale. It is quite odd and paradox that the quotation which expresses the song's meaning the best originates from Mary Shelley, the author of the horrifying novel, Frankenstein. Have No Fear "Have No Fear" was compiled from Gabor Nagy's ideas and by this the number of members who took part in the song writing process of Marching For Liberty increased to four. The lyrics of the song guide the listener to the world of monotone, never-ending marches, where the frosty, cold winter surroundings ("General Winter") also torment the warriors. They don't give up, but their situation is hopeless as they die after another. This was the first Wisdom song ever which used a quote from a Hungarian writer, Imre Madách. It is taken from his drama The Tragedy of Man. The upper quoted line represents perfectly the message of "Have No Fear". Live Like A Beast The fast and powerful "Live Like A Beast" with thundering guitars and catchy melodies is the most furious song of Wisdom's history and its lyrics have a similar tone also. It's about the last days of a malefactor who is detested even by his loved ones, who are the closest to him, because of the ruthless sins he has committed in his lifetime. It is the will of people to rid him from society. Marching For Liberty is an album which has faster songs and stronger dynamics than the previous record, Judas. This composition is part of the kind of songs which uses double bass drum; however there are quite unusual shifts in its structure. Marching For Liberty "Marching For Liberty" is the title track of the album and also the longest Wisdom song. Starts with an acoustic guitar right before barging with immense power metal. The polyphonic part of the song has a bigger role here than the main singing. The band does not use any accompanying synthesizers or a big orchestra so it tries to make their music more monumental with the help of vocals, choirs and decorative guitar sections. The story of this title song is the current chapter of Wiseman's life. The actions take place not long after the betrayal by Judas, which Wiseman was able to survive and he thought that the time has come for him and his followers to start the quest of liberating the |
people suffering under the rule of evil. Fabio Lione, the singer of Rhapsody Of Fire makes a guest performance in the song as a bard character. He has the role of a lyrical storyteller, who reappears time after time and by this act he provides a contrast to the ambitious and dense instrumental parts. Reception Since the release of Judas and the signing to an international record label contract the band has toured a lot and increased its fan base. The new album which was in the making during this period took the advantage of the heightened interest and arrived just in time. As the first complete album at Noise Art it received widespread international promotion, so it reached all parts of the world. Marching For Liberty received high praise from music critics and from the audience as well. In Hungary the album opened at the top of the list of MAHASZ and several other media ranked it among the best albums of year. Album release show and tour The official premiere of Marching for Liberty was on November 15, 2013 as part of the seventh Keep Wiseman Alive concert. It was held in the Barba Negra Club, Budapest, Hungary. Every song was played from the record during the concert except for "Live Like a Beast", "The Martyr" and "My Fairytale". "World Of The Free" opened the show as an intro. The album release tour took place between October and November in 2013. Wisdom was a guest act on the German Powerwolf’s Wolfsnächte tour which visited nine cities in Europe. Songs performed at the album release show War Of Angels / God Rest Your Soul / Somewhere Alone / Fate / Have No Fear / Fallin' Away From Grace / King Of Death / Live Forevermore / Wake Up My Life / Marching For Liberty / Rhapsody – Holy Thunderforce / Failure Of Nature / Take Me To Neverland / Judas /// Wisdom / Track listing Personnel Wisdom Gabor Nagy - lead vocals Gabor Kovacs - guitar Mate Bodor - guitar Mate Molnar - bass guitar Balazs Agota - drums Additional performers Fabio Lione - additional lead vocals on "Marching For Liberty" A la cARTe choir - choir Production Gabor Kovacs - executive producer, engineer, mastering Gabor Noniusz - engineer Gyula Havancsak - cover concept, graphics Wisdom photo studio - band photos References Category:2013 albums Category:Wisdom (band) albums |
Francesco Barsanti Francesco Barsanti (1690–1775) was an Italian flautist, oboist and composer. He was born in 1690 in the Tuscan city of Lucca, but spent most of his life in London and Edinburgh. Biography Very little is known about Barsanti's background. His father may or may not have been the opera librettist Giovanni Nicolao Barsanti (Il Temistocle) but this has never been proved. He studied law in Padua as a young man, but abandoned it to pursue a career in music. In 1714 Barsanti emigrated to London with Francesco Geminiani, another musician from Lucca who was several years his senior. He played oboe and recorder, and soon obtained a post in the opera orchestra at the Haymarket where Handel's operas were being produced. Nerici reports that he returned briefly to Lucca in 1717 and again in 1718 to play in the Festival of the Holy Cross, 'for a very high salary.' According to Hawkins and other authorities, in 1735 Barsanti left London for Edinburgh in Scotland where he obtained a post as a 'Master' with the Edinburgh Musical Society. He stayed in Scotland 8 years, during which time he benefitted from the support (moral if not financial) of the young Lady Erskine (Charlotte Hope) (1720-1788), and married a commoner named 'Jean', about whom nothing else is known. The fortunes of the EMS were less than stellar at that time; in 1740 the Society was obliged to cut Barsanti's salary from £50 per year to £25, and over the next three years, it refused two of Barsanti's requests for a raise. Barsanti finally returned to London some time after 1743, with his wife and daughter Jane (known as 'Jenny'), but found that he has lost his place in musical society in London and was obliged to take a post as a violist in Handel's opera orchestra. He drew little income from his earlier compositions, and the two works he composed after his return to London brought him almost nothing. He suffered a stroke in 1772 on the eve of his daughter Jenny's début at Covent Garden, and died three years later, sometime between May 1 and 4, 1775 (see Burney, F.). He was cared for to the end of his life by his daughter Jenny, a well-known actress upon the London and Dublin stages. Musical legacy Barsanti is known today primarily for his set of 6 solo sonatas for alto recorder (Opus 1). These sonatas were re-discovered in the late 1940s by Walter Bergmann, who published three of them for Schott and became an enthusiastic promoter of Barsanti throughout his career. The sonatas are particularly appreciated by recorder players because they are highly idiomatic. Bergmann is quoted as saying that they "not only show unusual knowledge of the recorder, as one would expect from a master of that instrument, but also high musical imagination. As musical creations, they are not inferior to any other recorder sonatas, including Handel's; technically, with their refined original phrasing, they are better." He is also known among practitioners of traditional folk music for the twenty-eight Scots airs in his A Collection of Old Scots Tunes, which he arranged for harpsichord or solo melody instrument with figured bass. This work was dedicated to Lady Erskine. Barsanti's other works are less known but show a range of musical style and mastery of form that is impressive. His Nine Overtures (c. 1730, publisher unknown) include works in the French, German, and Italian styles; his ten concerti grossi (op. 3) contain fugal elements as well as influences from the sonata da chiesa form, and feature an interesting concertino group of |
horns and timpani, with the strings in the ripieno. Finally, the Sei Antifones ("Six Antiphonies"), which are among Barsanti's last published works, show Barsanti as a mature composer in a reflective, contemplative mood. They were composed, according to Stenhouse shortly before his departure from Scotland in 1743, and were dedicated to ~20-year-old Lady Catherine Charteris, possibly written at her request, in the style of Palestrina. List of works Sonatas 6 Sonatas for Flute [Recorder] and Continuo Op. 1 (1727, Walsh & Hare, London) 6 Sonatas for German [transverse] Flute and Continuo Op. 2 (1728, Ben Cooke, London; 1732 I. Walsh [as 'opus 3'], London) Six Sonatas for two violins, violincello and thorough bass made out of Geminiani's solos (no date, Ben Cooke, London Orchestral works 10 Concerti Grossi Op. 3 (1742, Alexander Baillie, Edinburgh) Nove Overture a quattro. Due Violini, Viola e Basso (c. 1730; publisher unknown) 6 Concertos da notturni op. 6 (a set of six concertos grosso arranged from sonatas by Giovanni Battista St-Martini [Sammartini] (these were published by I. Walsh in a number of different printings, only some of which show Barsanti's name on the title page). Motets 6 Antiphons Op. 5 (c. 1742, later published by [Peter] Welcker, London, date unknown, but no earlier than 1762) Ne reminiscaris Domine Delicta nostra Inter iniquos projecerunt me Asperges me Agios o Theos De profundis Lauda Jerusalem Other A Collection of Old Scot Tunes (1742, Alexander Baillie, Edinburgh) Fye what mean you drunken Records of musical societies for whom he worked show that Barsanti also composed 'incidental' music for the theatre, but the pieces themselves have been lost. Recordings Sei sonate Op. 2 per flauto traverso, Auser Musici, Carlo Ipata, soloist and director, Agorà AG 157.1 (1998) Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 (nos. 1, 4, 6, 7, 10), Auser musici, Carlo Ipata, director, Tactus Records TC.690201 (2003) "Francesco Geminiani - Pietro Castrucci - Francesco Barsanti : Italian Musicians In London", Arts Production (1995/2006) References Griscom, Richard & Lasocki, David, eds.: Routledge Music Bibliographies: The Recorder: A Research and Information Guide, 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2003, External links Information on Barsanti at Tesori Musicali Toscani Category:Italian classical flautists Category:Italian classical oboists Category:Male oboists Category:Italian Baroque composers Category:1690 births Category:1775 deaths Category:Settecento composers Category:18th-century male musicians Category:Italian male classical composers |
Klaus Dodds Klaus Dodds is Professor of Geopolitics at Royal Holloway, University of London. Academia He was educated at Wellington College and the University of Bristol where he completed degrees in geography and political science. After taking up a position at the University of Edinburgh, he was appointed to a lectureship at Royal Holloway in 1994. He is the co-editor of the Routledge Geopolitics Book Series with Reece Jones. Recognition In 2005 Klaus Dodds was awarded the annual Philip Leverhulme Prize by the Leverhulme Trust for "an outstanding contribution to political geography and ‘critical geopolitics'" He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Research Klaus Dodds is a geopolitician and focuses his work on, amongst others, the representation of space in visual media like internet, movies and pictures. He is also engaged in research about the geopolitics of the South Pole. Selected publications His books include Geographies, Genders and Geopolitics of James Bond (Palgrave 2016, with Lisa Funnell), Geopolitics: A Very Short Introduction (OUP 2007) and Pink Ice: Britain and the South Atlantic Empire (I B Tauris 2002). References External links Klaus Dodds' Faculty Profile at the University of London Read an interview with Klaus Dodds by Theory Talks (May 2008) Radio interview with Klaus Dodds regarding the implications of an ice-free Arctic for geopolitics and security (November 2009) Google Books search on Klaus Dodds Category:Living people Category:Academics of Royal Holloway, University of London Category:Geopoliticians Category:Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
American Fur Co. v. United States American Fur Co. v. United States, 27 U.S. (2 Pet.) 358 (1829), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the American Fur Company agent's acts and statements bound the company; that all goods were subject to seizure and forfeiture; but that the instructions on where in Indian territory the seizure could be made was in error to the point that a new trial was required. Background On September 24, 1824, a licensed Indian trader, William H. Wallace, was caught with seven kegs of whiskey and one keg of shrub among his goods he had for trade with the Indians. The local District Attorney moved for the district court to forfeit all of the goods to the government, and following a trial in which John Davis, an employee of Wallace, testified about the alcohol, the jury agreed and forfeited the goods to government. Supreme Court Justice Bushrod Washington delivered the opinion of the Court. Washington noted that Davis was an agent of Wallace, and that his statements could bind the principal. He further stated that all of the goods were subject to seizure, not just the alcohol, but that the instructions as to the location of the seizure to the jury was so confusing that a new trial was required. References External links Category:1829 in United States case law Category:United States Supreme Court cases Category:United States Supreme Court cases of the Marshall Court Category:American Fur Company |
Raymond Angry Raymond Angry (sometimes referred to as Ray Angry) is an American keyboardist, record producer, and composer. Biography Since the 1990s, Angry has contributed songs and played on many hit records. He wrote Christina Aguilera's "Slow Down Baby", Ja Rule's "Real Life Fantasy" and Melanie Fiona's "Priceless". He also played on records by Robbie Williams, Joss Stone and also toured with D'Angelo. In 2010 he was the musical director for Off the Wall: A Michael Jackson Tribute. In 2013 he received a Grammy nomination as part of The Roots' record Undun. On many occasions Angry collaborated with Cindy Blackman, Mike Mangini, Tom "Bones" Malone, David Gilmore, Betty Wright and James Poyser. He has also worked with Patti LaBelle, Louie Vega, Jeremiah, Mobb Deep, Peter Gallagher and Elliott Yamin. His nickname is "Mister Goldfinger". Discography 1996 - Yolanda Adams Live in Washington 2003 - Sandy Rivera - In the House 2004 - Joss Stone - Mind Body & Soul 2004 - Mick Jagger and Dave Stewart - Alfie 2006 - Robbie Williams - Rudebox 2006 - Christina Aguilera - Back to Basics 2007 - Mark Ronson - Version 2008 - Taylor Dayne - Satisfied 2009 - Melinda Doolittle - Coming Back to You 2009 - Diane Birch - Bible Belt 2009 - Melanie Fiona - The Bridge 2010 - Daniel Merriweather - Love & War 2010 - Miguel - All I Want Is You 2010 - Chiara Civello - 7752 2010 - Jaheim - Another Round 2010 - The Roots - How I Got Over 2011 - Dionne Warwick - Only Trust Your Heart 2011 - Ayọ - Billie-Eva 2011 - The Roots - Undun 2011 - Nikki Jean - Pennis In A Jar 2012 - Esperanza Spalding - Radio Music Society 2012 - DJ Khaled - Kiss the Ring 2012 - Joss Stone - The Soul Sessions Vol. 2 2012 - Ja Rule - PIL2 2012 - Estelle - All of Me 2013 - James Maddock - Another Life 2013 - Elvis Costello and The Roots - Wise Up Ghost & Other Songs 2013 - John Legend - Love In The Future 2013 - Jaheim - Appreciation Day 2014 - Dianne Reeves - Beautiful Day 2014 - The Roots - …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin 2017 - Steve Wilson Sit Back, Relax & Unwind 2017 - Esperanza Spalding - Exposure 2018 - Ray Angry - One References External links Discogs.com Category:American male composers Category:21st-century American composers Category:Living people Category:21st-century American keyboardists Category:21st-century American male musicians Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
Myal Pokhari Myal Pokhari is a village and municipality in Gulmi District in the Lumbini Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2282. References External links UN map of the municipalities of Gulmi District Category:Populated places in Gulmi District |
Aldeburgh Brick Pit Aldeburgh Brick Pit is a 0.9 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Aldeburgh in Suffolk. It is a Geological Conservation Review site, and it is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This site has a sequence of deposits dating to the Pleistocene, and it is one of the few to have deposits dating to the Bramertonian Stage, around two million years ago. It has been fundamental to two studies of the early Pleistocene in the area. The site is private land with no public access. References Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk Category:Geological Conservation Review sites Category:Aldeburgh |
The Golden Letter of King Alaungpaya The Golden Letter is a manuscript written on rolled gold in the Burmese language, which was sent on 7 May 1756 by King Alaungpaya of Burma to the King George II of Great Britain in London. It is now preserved at the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library in Hanover. In October 2015, the Golden Letter was added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Register, as a common heritage of Myanmar, Germany, and the United Kingdom. History King Alaungpaya of Burma was one of the most influential rulers of his time in Southeast Asia. During this era, the British East India Company (EIC), founded in 1600, had established itself in India and was building up its economic and political influence. On the "tenth day of the waxing Moon in the [Burmese] month Kason of the Sakkaraj-year 1118" (7 May 1756 in the Gregorian calendar), Alaungpaya directed that four letters be drawn up by his chancery. One letter – the golden and thus the most important – was addressed to the British king, George II. The second was addressed to the director of the East India Company, the third to the British President of Madras, and the fourth to the headmaster of the island Negrais in the Irrawaddy River delta. To avoid misunderstandings or misinterpretation of their contents, Alaungpaya had all the letters, which differed in both content and style depending on their respective recipients, already be translated in Rangoon, and sent these translations together with the originals. At the headquarters of the East India Company in London, the receipt of the letter was recorded. In the Golden Letter, Alaungpaya offered to George II that the longstanding trade relationship between their countries be expanded. Among other things, this could be done by having the East India Company set up a fortified trading post at the harbor city Pathein on the southwestern coast of Burma. At the time of the letter's composition, the Company had only a minor outpost on the small island of Negrais. This was far away from trading routes, had no infrastructure to support it, and lay in an unhealthy climatic zone. The fact that one king wrote to another to make such an offer in the form of a costly, artfully produced and decorated letter made from gold, showed on the one hand the importance and value of the offer, and on the other hand the generosity of this gesture. Both sides stood to profit: the sender could project his reputation externally, and burnish his own internal power. The recipient could further his economic strategy against the competition from the French East India Company (Compagnie française des Indes orientales). The recipient of the Golden Letter was George II, who was born in Hanover and belonged to the House of Welf. He was simultaneously the King of Great Britain and the Elector of Hanover, joining these territories in personal union. The letter was next sent to Madras, where there were various delays causing it to arrive in London only in March 1758, almost two years after it was first sent. One reason for the almost two-year delay could be the Seven Years' War, which broke out in 1756, the year that the letter was written. Great Britain was directly involved in the war. Alaungpaya sent the Golden Letter to George II together with another letter addressed to the directors of the East India Company. Both recipients, however, understood neither the contents nor the significance of the message, and therefore saw no reason to respond in a diplomatically measured manner. This initiative of the Burmese ruler |
was seen more as a curiosity, than as a serious political move by a less-powerful state. Alaungpaya not only received no reply to his offer, but had no acknowledgement that the letters had even arrived at their destinations. It is known that he saw this disregard for him as a serious insult. George II sent the letter, considered to be a curiosity, to the library in his home city of Hanover, where it arrived three weeks later, albeit with an incorrect description. The error was due to Gerlach Adolph von Münchhausen, who was a Privy Counsellor to George II. Münchhausen described it, in a ministerial letter to the librarian at Hannover, Christian Ludwig Scheidt, as a diplomatic note in "Indian" (i.e. Sanskrit) from an Indian prince of the Coromandel Coast, whose religion forbade him from eating anything living and who worshipped fire. Thus was the letter archived. For the next 248 years, apart from an incident in 1768, the Golden Letter received no more attention. On 11 June 1768, the Danish prince (later King) Christian VII arrived in Hanover on his Grand Tour, where the Letter was shown to him. However, he accidentally damaged it. This damage is still visible today. The letter returned to obscurity. In 1867, Eduard Bodemann copied the erroneous description of the letter for his catalog of the "Royal Library at Hanover" under the shelf mark "IV 571 a". Although the Golden Letter was known to have existed, and transcripts could be found in various archives, until its "rediscovery" in 2006, it was unknown where the original was or whether it even still existed. Only after this rediscovery was the text translated, and its true significance recognized. In February 2013, the Golden Letter was registered in the German list of national cultural treasures, under the law for cultural protection (Kulturschutzgesetz). Description Material The rectangular letter measures 54.7 by 8.5 cm, and is 0.2 mm thick. Including the 24 rubies, its total weight is 100 g. Spectroscopic analysis by the Lower Saxony State Office for the Protection of Historical Monuments (Niedersächsichen Landesamt für Denkmalpflege) found its fineness to be between 95.25 and 98.69%. The 24 egg-shaped rubies originate from a mine in the region of the Burmese city Mogok. Each ruby is held in a hexagonal setting of gold, measuring 6 by 6 mm. Ornamentation The thin gold layer is bordered on both right and left sides of the text by two vertical rows of twelve rubies each. On the left edge is an embossed figure of the mythical bird Hamsa, the king's signet, in an octagonal, richly decorated field. The signet figure was pressed onto the letter. Text The text of the letter runs from left to right. It is finely engraved in Burmese script in ten lines of equal length. Containers The packaging of this valuable document for delivery was chosen to be artistically lavish and expensive, as well as robust for the long journey. The Letter was originally rolled in red paper and then stored in a cylindrical ivory container. This lidded container was especially made from a hollowed-out and decorated tusk of a Burmese elephant (Elephas maximus indicus). Only some of the ornamentation can be recognized today. The container was itself placed in a kind of pouch made from brocade. This was itself inside a casket of polished wood, varnished with red resin and ornamented with gold. Attached to the casket was a piece of paper with the text in English. For protection, all these containers were further stowed in a robust red pouch while en route to London. Aside from the ivory |
cylinder, nothing remains of the other containers. "Forgotten" and rediscovered Due to the entry in the Bodemann Catalogue under the shelf mark "Ms IV 571a", the existence of the Letter was always known within the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library (GWLB) and to researchers, not least because of transcripts in various archives. However, because of the erroneous description, the original received almost no attention for 250 years. In July 2005, Friedrich Hülsmann, the director of the Book- and Library-Systems department at the GWLB, invited Jacques Leider, a Luxembourg-born historian and Southeast Asia expert at the École française d'Extrême-Orient in Paris, to help with identifying the document. Until this time, it was thought to be a Sanskrit document because of the catalogue entry. At the first examination, Leider already determined that it was written in Burmese, and that its meaning had been completely misunderstood until then. Research Jacques Leider was tasked in 2007 by the GWLB to research on the history of the Golden Letter. In addition to researching the history of the Letter and its "fate" in London, Leider translated the text and compared the original with other versions that exist as transcriptions in archives, e.g. in Myanmar. He published his results in 2009 in an extensive report. In 2013, the German Federal Foreign Office sponsored the 3D-digitization of the Letter through its cultural programme. Significance The choice of material and the quality of the handiwork are indicators of the status that the author attached to the contents of the Golden Letter and its recipient - and also to himself. The Letter could be the only example of its kind in the world today. That Great Britain, in the person of George II, was so uninterested in cooperating with Burma, could be put down to the geopolitical situation of the time. From 1756, Britain and other European states were involved in the Seven Years' War. It fought against several European states on different continents, and also in North America. Even the duchy of Hanover was involved on the British side in this conflict. Due to the years of conflicts, the East India Company withdrew from Burma and showed little interest in expanding its engagement there. Eventually, this together with many ill-advised political and military actions by Britain caused Alaungpaya to destroy the outpost on Negrais in the Irrawaddy Delta, which broke relations between the two states for decades. The document also allowed a reassessment of the legacy of Alaungpaya, whose role was often oversimplified to that of a warrior, neglecting his actions in geopolitics and as a skilled international diplomat. Against this background, the Golden Letter of Alaungpaya is not only a unique artefact of art history, but also a window into the contemporary geopolitical relationship between Great Britain (and the East India Company in particular) and a resurgent Kingdom of Burma. UNESCO Memory of the World Register In 2014, the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library, the Myanmar Ministry for Culture, and the British Library sent their nomination of the Golden Letter as a documentary heritage to UNESCO for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register. This application was approved in October 2015, and the Golden Letter has been included in the Register since then. Due to a long renovation of the library building, the certificate from UNESCO was finally presented on 29 March 2017 by Verena Metze-Mangold, president of the UNESCO commission, to the library director Anne May. Present at the ceremony were Yin Yin Myint, Myanmar ambassador; Annabel Gallop, the curator of the Southeast Asian collection at the British Library; Prince Heinrich of Hanover representing the House of Welf; |
and Gabriele Heinen-Kljajić, State Minister for Science and Culture in Lower Saxony. References Jacques P. Leider: King Alaungmintaya’s Golden Letter to King George II (7 May 1756). The story of an exceptional manuscript and the failure of a diplomatic overture. Hanover, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Bibliothek 2009. Jacques P. Leider: La lettre du roi birman Alaungmintaya au roi de Grande-Bretagne George II (7 mai 1756): la re-découverte du manuscrit en or et son contexte historique. In: Comptes Rendus de l’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres. 2011, I (janvier–mars), pp. 155–173. Georg Ruppelt, Jacques Leider: The Treasure of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library in Hanover, Germany. The Golden Letter from King Alaungphaya of Myanmar to King Georg II of Great Britain. Hanover, . Extensive bibliography in various languages at der-goldene-brief.gwlb.de External links Official website of the Golden Letter Video (30 minutes) presented by Jacques Leider on the Golden Letter and its historical background Der Goldene Brief aus Myanmar (in German), video by the German Foreign Ministry Citations Category:1756 works Category:Letters (message) Category:Myanmar–United Kingdom relations Category:Burmese culture |
Edwards Center Inc. Edwards Center Inc. (founded 1972 in Oregon by author Dr. Jean Edwards), is a private, nonprofit organization serving adult Oregonians with developmental disabilities with 18 locations in both Washington County and Clackamas Counties. History 1972 - Jean Edwards, a University of Oregon graduate with a passion for special education founds the Edwards Center and makes a promise to six families that the fledgling center would take care of their children once the parents were gone. 1975 - Oregon passes legislation allowing developmentally disabled children access to public schooling—the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Dr. Jean Edwards opens the first group home in Washington County housing disabled adults in the community. 2012 - Edwards Center provides resources, homes, jobs, and recreational opportunities for over 300 Oregonians with disabilities. 2013 - According to the Oregon Department of Human Services' Seniors and People With Disabilities, the number of people with developmental disabilities receiving in-home services has climbed from just under 2,000 to 9,000 between 2001 and 2010. Jessica Leitner, (executive director of Edwards Center Inc. since 2008), begins a building project at the Edwards Community Center in Beaverton, Oregon - a pocket neighborhood of ten homes which offers a unique care model for families. The facility provides families a community, allowing parents to age in place with their children – then takes over permanent care of the children, with caregivers available on an as-needed basis, costing a fraction of what it takes to hire an in-home care provider. 2014 - The "Tree of Life" campaign begins for the Edwards Center and includes the Tree of Life benefit concert series, held twice a year at the Edwards Aloha Community Center, as well as recordings and music videos which document stories of adults surmounting the challenges of Developmental Disabilities. Performers at the live concert series and recordings feature internationally acclaimed Oregon musicians and artists and include Esperanza Spalding, Gino Vannelli, Tom Grant, Oregon Poet Laureate Paulann Petersen, Janet Chvatal and Marc Gremm. The series is sponsored by the Fournier Insurance Group. 2015 - Two homes are completed at the Community Center in Beaverton. Edwards Center Inc. establishes a partnership with Meals on Wheels and Washington County Disabled, Aging and Veteran's Services to serve lunches to seniors and veterans providing new community connections for several groups that might otherwise become isolated. See also Independent Living Timeline of disability rights in the United States Janet Chvatal Meals on Wheels References Sources Edwards, Jean Parker. We are people first, our handicaps are secondary. Foreword by Robert Perse. Photography by John Stewart. Portland, Or. Ednick, c1982. 90 pages. Dewey 362.4/06/01. Edwards, Jean Parker. Sara and Allen: the right to choose. 2nd Edition. Portland, Or. Ednick, c1976. 85 pages. Dewey 362.386. External links Tree of Life website Category:Charities based in Oregon Category:1972 establishments in Oregon Category:Disability organizations based in the United States |
Kijichon Kijichon (camptown) refers to the towns surrounding United States military bases in South Korea. They are generally located in more rural areas, many of which are near the Korean demilitarized zone. The inhabitants do not interact with Korean society at large due to the stigma associated with living and working in kijichon. In terms of Korean citizens, kijichon are primarily populated by the poor and otherwise marginalized. The towns exist mainly to provide prostitution to American soldiers, which was deemed as "necessary for soldiers to continue protecting South Korea, and was beneficial for economic development" in kijichon. All of the businesses in these towns that explicitly cater to "U.S. military personnel must be licensed by the Korea Special Tourist Association." This cooperation with the government and the fact that many bases are located near the demilitarized zone makes it easier to conceal the sex work and G.I. crime from the general population. Women who work in kijichon are particularly stigmatized as there is a sentiment that they chose to lead that life. As such, kijichon women rarely leave and when they do, they hide their lives from their families. Poor women (some of whom were also former comfort women) were actively recruited to work in kijichon, as they were considered expendable and could be used to "protect the purity of 'respectable' Korean women." As Korea was considered "too dangerous a locale" for American women and children and interracial marriage was illegal, the U.S. felt it necessary to manage interracial sexual liaisons. One way this was done was by maintaining the American color line—kijichon women who worked with black GIs could not work with white ones. References Category:Populated places in South Korea Category:Prostitution in South Korea Category:United States military in South Korea |
Sid Roberson (baseball) Sidney Dean Roberson (born September 7, 1971) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Milwaukee Brewers during their 1995 season. Listed at 5' 9", 170 lb., Roberson batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida. The Brewers selected Roberson in the 29th round of the 1992 MLB draft out of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida, where he pitched for the UNF Ospreys. He finished his college career with a 36-6 mark and still holds the career record for the most strikeouts (360) and complete games (24) at UNF. Besides, he was a two-time NAIA All-America pitcher at UNF and majored in accounting in college, getting his degree in 1994 with a 3.91 GPA and highest academic honors. Roberson posted a 12-8 record with a 2.60 earned run average for Class A Stockton Ports in 1993, earning Pitcher of the Year honors in the California League. In 1994, he went 15-8 with a 2.83 at Double A El Paso Diablos, being promoted to Triple A New Orleans Zephyrs in 1995, where he appeared in two games before joining the Brewers in the month of May. Roberson was 6-4 with a 5.76 ERA for Milwaukee in 26 games (13 starts), striking out 40 batters while walking 37 in 84⅓ innings of work. However, arm problems surfaced which forced him to retire after two rotator cuff surgeries. Following his baseball career, Roberson became a financial adviser and later a manager with Morgan Stanley, where he worked for nearly a decade. He later joined UBS Financial Services as deputy branch manager of its Jacksonville complex. Sources External links , or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League) Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:Baseball players from Florida Category:El Paso Diablos players Category:Helena Brewers players Category:Major League Baseball pitchers Category:Milwaukee Brewers players Category:New Orleans Zephyrs players Category:North Florida Ospreys baseball players Category:Pastora de Occidente players Category:Sportspeople from Jacksonville, Florida Category:Stockton Ports players Category:Tucson Toros players Category:University of North Florida alumni |
Teulon Teulon is a town located approximately 59 kilometres north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on Provincial Trunk Highway 7. Located between Stonewall and Gimli, Teulon is commonly referred to as "The Gateway to the Interlake". Teulon is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Rockwood. History Teulon was founded in 1919, as a settlement for immigrant farmers, by Charles C. Castle, and was affectionately named after his wife's maiden name of "Teulon". Teulon soon became a village, and then became a town in 1997. Its current population in 2016 stands at 1,201. Education Teulon is situated in the South Interlake school division [no.21] and is served by two schools: Teulon Elementary School teaches kindergarten to grade 6 students Teulon Collegiate Institute teaches grade 7 to grade 12 Government Municipal Teulon is represented by a Head of Council (Mayor), a Deputy Mayor, and 3 councillors. The current incumbents of the positions are: Vacant- Mayor Vacant- Deputy Mayor Vacant- Councillor Vacant- Councillor Vacant- Councillor Former mayors In October 2019 the Teulon Council lost three of its members and faces a by-election in those ridings. Provincial Teulon is located in the Riding of Lakeside of Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and is currently represented by Ralph Eichler of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. Federal Teulon is located in the Selkirk—Interlake electoral district with one Member of Parliament (MP). The district's current MP is James Bezan (Teulon) of the Conservative Party of Canada. The Winnipeg-Interlake division of the Senate is represented by Janis Johnson who was appointed by Brian Mulroney, and is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Attractions Features Teulon's features include the Teulon Golf & Country Club, Green Acres Park & Campground, Teulon Curling Club, Teulon Rockwood Arena, Teulon Rockwood Centennial Centre, South Interlake Regional Library, and the Teulon and District Museum. A two-room motel and the Teulon Motor Hotel & Bar are available for visitors. Summer Teulon has been known for its Truck & Tractor Pull, along with the Demolition Derby, at the rodeo grounds contained within Green Acres Park. The contest brings out competitors from all over the county. Teulon Rodeo is also held at the end of August every year, featuring a full heartland rodeo schedule, chariot races, and other attractions. A short drive to Stonewall's "Quarry Days," Winnipeg Beach's "Boardwalk Days," and Gimli's "Icelandic Festival," visitors of Teulon are able to take in many stops of the Manitoba traveling carnival "Wonder Shows", as well as the local version known as "Teulon Dayz". Also nearby are Kinsmen Lake, Lake Winnipeg, and Norris Lake. Winter Annually, the Town of Teulon holds a Santa Claus parade started by Gloria Joy Anderson, most often followed by a bonspiel. Volunteers create floats, decorating their vehicles and tractors, and toss candy to guests. Media Radio CJ107.5 FM is The Voice of The Interlake featuring Local News, Weather, and events and plays today's Country, Classic Country, Pop, Classic Rock, Oldies and more. Newspaper Local newspapers of Teulon include the Stonewall Teulon Tribune, the Stonewall Argus & Teulon Times and the Interlake Spectator. In film In 2007, Teulon was the film location for The Haunting in Connecticut starring Virginia Madsen and Elias Koteas. The film premiered on March 27, 2009. Notes External links Rural Municipality of Rockwood Map of Teulon at Statcan Category:Towns in Manitoba |
Mogens Holm Mogens Holm (born 10 February 1941) is a Danish rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. References Category:1941 births Category:Living people Category:Danish male rowers Category:Olympic rowers of Denmark Category:Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Category:Place of birth missing (living people) |
War of the Coprophages "War of the Coprophages" is the twelfth episode of the third season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on January 5, 1996. It was written by Darin Morgan, and directed by Kim Manners. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the series' wider mythology. "War of the Coprophages" earned a Nielsen household rating of 10.1, being watched by 16.32 million people in its initial broadcast. The episode received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised its humorous tone. The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. In this episode, Mulder investigates a small town plagued by deaths in which the bodies are found covered in cockroaches. Working from home, Scully has scientific explanations for all of them, but Mulder—at the crime scene with an attractive bug expert—suspects the insects may not be organic, or earthly. "War of the Coprophages" was Darin Morgan's third episode, after the second-season episode "Humbug" and season three's "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose". In order to achieve the effect of a cockroach infestation, the show used around three hundred cockroaches for the episode in addition to extremely detailed rubber cockroach props and "piles and piles" of faux-dung. The episode's title is a reference to the famous novel The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, as well as its 1938 radio adaptation by Orson Welles. The character Dr. Berenbaum is named for entomologist May Berenbaum. Plot In Miller's Falls, Massachusetts, an exterminator inspects the basement of Dr. Jeff Eckerle, having been hired to eradicate a cockroach infestation. The exterminator sprays a roach, knocks it down to the ground, and attempts to crush it underfoot. However, upon doing so, he begins to succumb to anaphylaxis, clutching his heart and collapsing against a wall, while the roach crawls out from under his boot, unscathed. When Eckerle returns, he finds the exterminator's body covered with roaches. Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) is coincidentally nearby, investigating reported UFO sightings in Miller's Grove. While on the phone with Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), Mulder is approached by the local sheriff, Frass, who reveals that a series of "roach attacks" have taken place in the town. Frass allows Mulder onto the scene at Eckerle's residence. Elsewhere in town, a trio of teenagers drink beer and huff fumes generated from heated manure. One of them sees a roach crawl into an open wound on his wrist, and in an attempt to extricate the insect, he begins to frantically slice his skin with a razor, leading him to sever an artery and ultimately bleed to death. At the scene, Mulder talks over the phone with Scully, who explains that it is likely a case of drug-induced delusional parasitosis, though Mulder finds a cockroach on the underside of a piece of furniture, indicating that roaches were at least present. When he attempts to capture it for analysis, the insect crumbles in his hand and the sharp pieces cut his fingers in the process, leading him to believe that the brittle casing was made of metal. Sheriff Frass purports that the government, under the guise of the USDA, has been breeding killer cockroaches in a nearby facility. Immediately afterwards, the medical examiner is found dead in a bathroom stall, initially covered with cockroaches that disappear from the scene before more than one person can witness them. Scully attributes the medical examiner's death to a cerebral aneurysm induced by overstraining while defecating. Mulder and |
Sheriff Frass find a seemingly dead cockroach on a sink in the bathroom, and Mulder again attempts to capture it (albeit more gingerly this time), but it proves to be alive and escapes down the drain. Mulder goes to investigate the facility Sheriff Frass mentioned. Before breaking in, he and Scully discuss the odd behavior of the roaches, with Scully hypothesizing that the roaches could be an invasive species. Inside the facility, which resembles a typical house, Mulder sees the walls rippling and is quickly surrounded by roaches. He is then confronted by Dr. Bambi Berenbaum (Bobbie Phillips), a researcher from the Department of Agriculture who is studying cockroaches to develop more effective methods of pest control. Berenbaum has great interest in insects and, incidentally, believes that some UFOs are actually insect swarms flying through electrically charged airspaces. Yet another death occurs in Mulder's hotel, with the individual being found covered in roaches that quickly flee. At this point, Mulder believes that the individual simply died of fright, though Scully begins to wonder what is going on and decides to head up there herself. Mulder brings a cockroach from the hotel room to Berenbaum, who thinks it may be mechanical. Mulder then visits the nearby Dr. Ivanov, a wheelchair-bound scientist who works on insect-like robots. The two discuss the possibility that extraterrestrial intelligences could send robotic probes to study other planets. After inspecting the Mulder's specimen, Ivanov is rendered speechless; he informs Mulder that the specimen is, technology-wise, vastly superior to anything he's ever seen. Scully arrives in the town at a convenience store, finding the residents succumbing to panic over the roaches. She attempts to calm the people down, however the store-goers frantically flee after two scuffling patrons knock over a display of chocolate candies, believing them to be more roaches. Meanwhile, Mulder, while departing Ivanov's lab, catches another roach to bring to Berenbaum, but this time, she concludes that it is a seemingly normal cockroach. Scully finds out that Eckerle was researching dung-derived methane as an alternative fuel source, and had been importing animal dung that may have introduced the roaches to the area. Upon hearing this, Mulder speculates that the roaches are actually extraterrestrial robotic probes that are capable of consuming dung—an abundant resource already exploited by some species of roaches—to generate methane as a source of fuel. Mulder goes with Berenbaum to see Eckerle at his facility. She stays in the car while he goes in the facility to find Eckerle who is in a hysterical, paranoid state, having been unable to escape the roaches that he feels are following him. Eckerle pulls a gun on Mulder, thinking that even he may somehow be a cockroach. Scully arrives on the scene and meets Berenbaum. Scully then goes in the facility seeking for Mulder and then phones Mulder, and when Mulder's phone rings, Eckerle believes it to be Mulder making a tone like the rest of the unusual roaches. Eckerle fires at Mulder, and his shots rupture and ignite pipes containing methane gas. The agents flee, and the facility explodes with Eckerle still inside. The next day, Dr. Ivanov arrives to talk with Mulder at the scene of the explosion and meets Berenbaum. The two leave with one another, discussing their interests in insects and robots. That night Mulder writes his report on the case, wondering how humanity would react if insect-like robots visited Earth. Mulder finds a bizarre looking bug by his food, and crushes it with an X-File. Production Writer Darin Morgan was inspired to write the episode after he saw the cover of a |
magazine that featured insect-like robots designed by roboticist and author Rodney Brooks. Morgan was also inspired by Orson Welles's 1938 radio broadcast of H.G. Wells's book The War of the Worlds (which had caused mass hysteria), with the episode's title being a direct reference to the novel (with the last part of the episode's title, "coprophages", referring to a dung eater). The town featured in this episode also takes place in—Miller's Grove—is a play on Grover's Mill, the setting of Orson Welles's 1938 radio adaptation. Originally, a scene featuring the sheriff discussing a noted case of hysteria from the 1930s was planned to be included in the final episode, but was cut due to time. The episode, like Morgan's previous effort, the second season's "Humbug", used a great deal of humor, including an in-joke where Scully reads Breakfast at Tiffany's, referencing a question on Jeopardy! that had been asked when David Duchovny appeared on the show. The show's animal trainer, Debbie Cove, used around three hundred cockroaches for the production of this episode, and of these hundreds, only one died during the filming, although it was due to old age. Director Kim Manners was very pleased with the way the cockroaches 'acted', noting that "every shot I wanted to get, they got." (Cast and crew members humorously recalled that Manners even began giving orders to the insects, with cinematographer John Bartley saying, "when I saw Kim Manners talking to a bucket of cockroaches, that was a highlight for me.") Several "incredibly detailed" rubber cockroaches were also created for the episode to supplement the live insects. These props were designed by prop master Ken Hawryliw and "could [be] put ... next to a real roach and no one would know the difference." "Piles and piles" of faux-dung were also created for the show by using an organic, feces-free substance. The episode came under heavy criticism by the standards and practices department at parent network Fox, who took exception to the initial script's heavy use of words such as "crap" to refer to the excrement that episode's cockroaches fed upon. Darin Morgan later attacked and parodied this approach in the twenty-first episode of the second season of the American crime-thriller television series Millennium called "Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me". In the episode, a network censor again targets the use of the word "crap" and storms onto the set of a show resembling The X-Files being taped, featuring lookalikes of Mulder and Scully with those series' theme music playing in the background. The episode marks a rare occasion in the series in which the fourth wall is broken: Although no character addresses the audience, a cockroach scurries across the screen, scaring the viewer into thinking that an actual insect is crawling on their television. Reception "War of the Coprophages" premiered on the Fox network on January 5, 1996. This episode earned a Nielsen rating of 10.1, with a 16 share, meaning that roughly 10.1 percent of all television-equipped households, and 16 percent of households watching television, were tuned in to the episode. It was viewed by 16.32 million viewers. The episode received positive reviews from critics. Entertainment Weekly gave "War of the Coprophages" an A-, and wrote, "Irreverent camp that's infested with laughs (and creepy-crawlies) but throws credibility out the window." Reviewer Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A and compared it to the previously Morgan-penned "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose", writing, "So! This is the second Darin Morgan episode I've had to write about, and once again, I'm not sure I've done it justice. [...] The comedy here can |
be broad, but there's always enough self-aware commentary buried in it that it never becomes simplistic. While "Bruckman" dealt with the misery of knowing all the answers, "Coprophages" looks at how easy it is to convince yourself you know what's going on, even when you don't. It'd be better to believe in a bunch of bugs from outer space coming down to earth to mess with our minds, than it would be to accept the more likely truth that bugs like shit—and around here, there's always plenty to go around." Critical Myth's John Keegan gave the episode an 8/10 and praised the episode's self-parodying style, saying, "Overall, this episode was a rare self-contained parody, well written by Darin Morgan. By standing on its own outside of continuity, the episode gives itself plenty of room to send-up the series premise and its early internet fandom. There’s no real sense of resolution, but that’s really incidental to the point of the parody." Author Phil Farrand rated the episode as his second favorite episode of the first four seasons in his book The Nitpickers Guide to the X-Files. The cast and the crew of the show enjoyed the episode, for the most part. Co-producer Paul Rabwin said that the episode had some of the funniest material in The X-Files as well as some of the most horrific, such as the scene where a cockroach crawled into someone's arm. Gillian Anderson rated the episode one of her favorite episodes of the third season. On a more negative note, writer Darin Morgan ended up being unhappy with the final product, saying "The other day, my girlfriend was saying, 'I never understood that episode,' and I guess I don't either. It was an episode that had a lot of what I thought were really good ideas and never quite got it to work. I was really disappointed with that episode. Some people love it." The plot for "War of the Coprophages" was also adapted as a novel for young adults in 1997 by Les Martin, under the title Die, Bug, Die! Footnotes Bibliography External links "War of the Coprophages" on The X-Files official website Novelization Category:1996 American television episodes Category:Fictional cockroaches Category:Fiction about insects Category:Television episodes set in Massachusetts Category:The X-Files (season 3) episodes |
Hırmanlı Hırmanlı is a village in Silifke district of Mersin Province, Turkey. The village at is situated in the southern slopes of Toros Mountains. Its distance to Turkish state highway is about , to Silifke is and to Mersin is . The population of Hırmanlı is 268 as of 2011. References Category:Populated places in Mersin Province Category:Mediterranean Region, Turkey Category:Villages in Turkey Category:Populated places in Silifke District |
Order of Civil Merit (Bulgaria) The Order of Civil Merit was an Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Bulgaria. Established in 1891, it had six classes. The Republic Order References Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Bulgaria |
Allotalanta tephroclystis Allotalanta tephroclystis is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Cameroon. References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog Category:Moths described in 1930 Category:Cosmopteriginae Category:Moths of Africa |
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Gracie Fields Dame Gracie Fields, (born Grace Stansfield; 9 January 189827 September 1979) was an English actress, singer and comedienne and star of both cinema and music hall. She spent the later part of her life on the isle of Capri, Italy. Fields was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for Services to Entertainment in 1938, and in 1979, seven months before her death, she was invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. Life and work Early life Fields was born Grace Stansfield, over a fish and chip shop owned by her grandmother, Sarah Bamford, in Molesworth Street, Rochdale, Lancashire. She made her first stage appearance as a child in 1905, joining children's repertory theatre groups such as Haley's Garden of Girls and the Nine Dainty Dots. Her two sisters, Edith and Betty, and brother, Tommy, all went on to appear on stage, but Gracie was the most successful. Her professional debut in variety took place at the Rochdale Hippodrome theatre in 1910 and she soon gave up her job in the local cotton mill, where she was a half-timer, spending half a week in the mill and the other half at school. Fields met the comedian and impresario Archie Pitt and they began working together. Pitt gave Fields champagne on her 18th birthday, and wrote in an autograph book to her that he would make her a star. Pitt began to manage her career and they began a relationship; they married in 1923 at Clapham Register Office. Their first revue was called Yes I Think So in 1915 and the two continued to tour Britain together until 1924. That year they appeared in the revue Mr Tower of London, with other shows By Request, It's A Bargain and The Show's The Thing, during the following years. Pitt was the brother of Bert Aza, founder of the Aza agency, which was responsible for many entertainers of the day including the actor and comedian Stanley Holloway, who was introduced to Aza by Fields. Fields and Holloway first worked together on her film Sing As We Go in 1934 and the two remained close friends for the rest of their lives. Fame Fields came to major public notice in Mr Tower of London, which appeared in London's West End. Her career accelerated from this point with legitimate dramatic performances and the beginning of a recording career. At one point, Fields was playing three shows a night in London's West End. She appeared in the Pitt production SOS with Gerald Du Maurier, a legitimate production staged at the St James's Theatre. Fields' most famous song, which became her theme, "Sally", was worked into the title of her first film, Sally in Our Alley (1931), which was a major box office hit. She went on to make several films initially in Britain and later in the United States (for which she was paid a record fee of £200,000 for four films). Regardless, she never enjoyed performing without a live audience, and found the process of film-making boring. She tried to opt out of filming, before director Monty Banks persuaded her otherwise, landing her the lucrative Hollywood deal. Fields demanded that the four films be filmed in Britain and not Hollywood, and this was the case. The final few lines of the song "Sally", which Fields sang at every performance from 1931 onwards, were written by her husband's mistress, Annie Lipman. Fields claimed in later life that she wanted to "Drown blasted Sally with Walter with the aspidistra on top!", a |
reference to two other of her well-known songs, "Walter, Walter", and "It's the Biggest Aspidistra in the World". The famous opera star Luisa Tetrazzini heard her singing an aria and asked her to sing in grand opera. Fields decided to stay "where I knew I belonged." Charity work In the 1930s her popularity peaked and she was given many honours: the Officer of the Venerable Order of St. John (for charity work), the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) (for services to entertainment) in 1938 and the Freedom of the Borough of Rochdale in 1937. She donated her house in The Bishops Avenue, north London (which she had not much cared for and which she had shared with her husband Archie Pitt and his mistress) to an orphanage after the marriage broke down. In 1939, she became seriously ill with cervical cancer. The public sent over 250,000 goodwill messages and she retired to her villa on Capri. After she recovered, she recorded a very special 78rpm record simply called Gracie's Thanks, in which she thanks the public for the many cards and letters she received while in hospital. During World War II, she paid for all servicemen/women to travel free on public transport within the boundaries of Rochdale. Fields also helped Rochdale F.C. in the 1930s when they were struggling to pay fees and buy sports equipment. In 1933 she set up the Gracie Fields Children's Home and Orphanage at Peacehaven, Sussex, for children of those in the theatre profession who could not look after their children. She kept this until 1967, when the home was no longer needed. This was near her own home in Peacehaven, and Fields often visited, with the children all calling her 'Aunty Grace'. World War II In 1939, Fields suffered a breakdown and went to Capri to recuperate. World War II was declared while she was recovering in Capri, and Fields – still very ill after her cancer surgery – threw herself into her work and signed up for the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) headed by her old film producer, Basil Dean. Fields travelled to France to entertain the troops in the midst of air-raids, performing on the backs of open lorries and in war-torn areas. She was the first artist to play behind enemy lines in Berlin. Following her divorce from Archie Pitt, she married Italian-born film director Monty Banks in March 1940. However, because Banks remained an Italian citizen and would have been interned in the United Kingdom after Italy declared war in 1940, she went with him to North America, possibly at the suggestion of Winston Churchill who told her to "Make American Dollars, not British Pounds", which she did, in aid of the Navy League and the Spitfire Fund. She and Banks moved to their home in Santa Monica, California. Fields occasionally returned to Britain, performing in factories and army camps around the country. After their initial argument, Parliament offered her an official apology. Although she continued to spend much of her time entertaining troops and otherwise supporting the war effort outside Britain, this led to a fall-off in her popularity at home. She performed many times for Allied troops, travelling as far as New Guinea, where she received an enthusiastic response from Australian personnel. In late 1945 she toured the South Pacific Islands. Past World War II After the war, Fields continued her career less actively. She began performing in Britain again in 1948 headlining the London Palladium over Eartha Kitt who was also on the bill. The BBC gave her her own radio show |
in 1947 dubbed Our Gracie's Working Party in which 12 towns were visited by Fields, and a live show of music and entertainment was broadcast weekly with Fields compering and performing, and local talents also on the bill. This tour commenced in Rochdale. Like so many BBC shows at the time, this show transferred to Radio Luxembourg in 1950, sponsored by Wisk soap powder. Billy Ternent and his Orchestra accompanied her. In 1951, Fields took part in the cabaret which closed the Festival of Britain celebrations. She proved popular once more, though never regaining the status she enjoyed in the 1930s. She continued recording, but made no more films, moving more towards light classical music as popular tastes changed, often adopting a religious theme. She continued into the new medium of LP records, and recorded new takes of her old favourite songs, as well as new and recent tracks to 'liven things up a bit'. Monty Banks died on 8 January 1950 of a heart attack while travelling on the Orient Express. On 18 February 1952 in Capri, Fields married Boris Alperovici, a Romanian radio repairman. She claimed that he was the love of her life, and that she couldn't wait to propose to him. She proposed on Christmas Day in front of friends and family. They married at the Church of St. Stefano on Capri in a quiet ceremony before honeymooning in Rome. She lived on her beloved Isle of Capri for the remainder of her life, at her home La Canzone Del Mare, a swimming and restaurant complex which Fields' home overlooked. It was favoured by many Hollywood stars during the 1950s, with regular guests including Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Greta Garbo and Noël Coward. Later years She began to work less, but still toured the UK under the management of Harold Fielding, manager of top artists of the day such as Tommy Steele and Max Bygraves. Her UK tours proved popular, and in the mid-1960s she performed farewell tours in Australia, Canada and America – the last performance was recorded and released years later. In 1956, Fields was the first actress to portray the title character in Miss Marple in a US TV production of Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced. The production featured Jessica Tandy and Roger Moore, and predates the Margaret Rutherford films by some five years. She also starred in television productions of A Tale of Two Cities, The Old Lady Shows Her Medals – for which she won a TV Award – and Mrs 'Arris Goes to Paris, which was remade years later with Angela Lansbury as Mrs Harris, a charwoman in search of a fur coat (or a Christian Dior gown in Lansbury's case.) In 1957, her single "Around the World" peaked at No.8 in the UK Singles Chart, with her recording of "Little Donkey" reaching No.20 in November 1959. The sheet music for the song was the UK's best-seller for seven weeks. She was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1960 when she was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the BBC Television Theatre. Fields regularly performed in TV appearances, being the first entertainer to perform on Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium. Fields had two Christmas TV specials in 1960 and 1961, singing her old favourites and new songs in front of a studio audience. 1971 saw A Gift For Gracie, another TV special presented by Fields and Bruce Forsyth. This followed on from her popularity on Stars on Sunday, a religious programme on Britain's ITV, in which well-known performers sang hymns or read extracts from the |
Bible. Fields was the most requested artist on the show. In 1968, Fields headlined a two-week Christmas stint at the West Riding of Yorkshire's prestigious Batley Variety Club. "I was born over a fish and chip shop – I never thought I'd be singing in one!" claimed Fields during the performance recorded by the BBC. In 1975, her album The Golden Years reached No. 48 in the UK Albums Chart. In 1978, she opened the Gracie Fields Theatre, next to Oulder Hill Community School in her native Rochdale, performing a concert there recorded by the BBC to open the show. Fields appeared in ten Royal Variety Performances from 1928 onwards, her last being in 1978 at the age of 80 when she appeared as a surprise guest in the finale, in which she appeared and sang her theme song, "Sally". Her final TV appearance came in January 1979 when she appeared in a special octogenarian edition of The Merv Griffin Show in America, in which she sang the song she popularised in America, "The Biggest Aspidistra in the World". Fields was notified by her confidante John Taylor while she was in America that she had the Queen's invitation to become a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, to which she replied: "Yes I'll accept, yes I can kneel – but I might need help getting back up, and yes I'll attend – as long as they don't call Boris 'Buttons'." Death Fields' health declined in July 1979, when she contracted pneumonia after performing an open-air concert on the Royal Yacht which was docked in Capri's harbour. After a spell in hospital, she seemed to be recovering, but died on 27 September 1979. The press reported she died holding her husband's hand, but in reality he was at their Anacapri home at the time, while Gracie was home with the housekeeper, Irena. She is buried in Capri's Protestant Cemetery, in a white marble tomb. Her coffin was carried by staff from her restaurant. Her husband Boris died on 3 July 1983. Honours and popular culture Fields was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1938. In February 1979, she was invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire seven months before her death at her home on Capri, aged 81. Gracie Fields was mentioned in the 1987 film Wish You Were Here, the 1996 film Intimate Relations, and the 2006 film The History Boys. On 3 October 2009 the final train to run on the Oldham Loop before it closed to be converted to a tramway, a Class 156, was named in her honour. Fields was granted the Freedom of Rochdale. The local theatre in Rochdale, the Gracie Fields Theatre, was opened by her in 1978. In September 2016, a statue of Fields was unveiled outside Rochdale Town Hall which is the first statue of a woman to be erected for over a century in Greater Manchester. Gracie Fields was the mystery guest on the May 1, 1955 airing of What's My Line? After Bennett Cerf asked about one of her songs, Dorothy Kilgallen correctly guessed it was her. Notable songs "We're All living at the Cloisters", You didn't want me when you had me "Sally", The Kerry Dance "Sing As We Go" "Thing-Ummy-Bob (That's Gonna Win The War)" "The Biggest Aspidistra in the World", Three Green bonnets "I Took my Harp to a Party", The Trek "Pedro the Fisherman" "Only a Glass of Champagne", Speak softly love "Angels Guard Thee", Around the world "Nuns' Chorus", Little Donkey "Now Is the |
Hour" The Carefree heart "The Isle of Capri", The woodpecker song "Walter, Walter, Lead Me to the Altar", Young at heart "Christopher Robin is Saying His Prayers", Far Away "If I Had a Talking Picture of You", Home "Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye", the Holy City "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake" "The Twelfth of Never" "Those Were The Days" (performed live at The Batley Variety Club in 1968) "Singin' in the bathtub" "Stop and shop at the Co-op shop" "I never cried so much in all my life" Filmography Box office ranking For a number of years, British film exhibitors voted her among the top ten stars in Britain at the box office via an annual poll in the Motion Picture Herald. 1936 – 1st (3rd most popular star over all) 1937 – 1st (3rd overall) 1938 – 2nd 1939 - 2nd 1940 - 3rd 1941 - 8th References Sources Lassandro, Sebastian (2019). Pride of Our Alley, vol 1 and 2. Bear Manor Media. Gracie Fields: The Authorised Biography (1995) by David Bret "Gracie Fields" by Jeffrey Richards in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Further reading – Paperback (First published 1991) – Paperback – Paperback . Digitalised 2002 (First published 1938) External links The Official Dame Gracie Fields website Gracie Fields at Turner Classic Movies Gracie Fields: A Biography by Joan Moules Gracie Fields' appearance on This Is Your Life Photographs and literature Nine digitally restored Gracie Fields recordings Gracie Fields and Thomas Thompson Gracie Fields interview on Parkinson, 05/11/1977 Category:1898 births Category:1979 deaths Category:20th-century English actresses Category:Actresses awarded British damehoods Category:Actresses from Lancashire Category:Cancer survivors Category:Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Category:Deaths from pneumonia Category:English comedy musicians Category:English expatriates in Italy Category:English expatriates in the United States Category:English film actresses Category:English Protestants Category:English television actresses Category:English women comedians Category:Infectious disease deaths in Italy Category:Music hall performers Category:Musicians from Lancashire Category:People from Rochdale Category:Singers awarded knighthoods Category:20th-century English singers Category:20th-century English comedians Category:British comedy actresses Category:20th-century English women singers Category:British novelty song performers |
George Mary Searle George Mary Searle (June 27, 1839 – July 7, 1918) was an American astronomer and Catholic priest. Biography He discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora in 1858. He also discovered six galaxies. In later life he became a member of the Paulist order and taught at The Catholic University of America. In 1905, Searle published his idea for a possible reform of the Gregorian Calendar. The plan was to have every new year beginning on Sunday, in order to achieve a perennial calendar. In common years the new calendar would have 52 weeks exactly, or 364 days, with February shortened to 27 days. In leap years, there would be 53 weeks, or 371 days. The extra week would be added as a holiday week, between April and May. Leap years would occur every fifth year, except for years divisible by 50, and except for one other 5th year in 400. The result would be a calendar with 20,871 weeks in 400 years, equal to the Gregorian Calendar. In 1916, he wrote a book denouncing the Christian Science of Mary Baker Eddy. Publications Plain Facts for Fair Minds: An Appeal to Candor and Common Sense (1900) Talks for the Times: Indifferentism, Revelation, the Catholic Church and Science, the Friend of True Progress, the Purpose of Life (1912) Why the Catholic Church Cannot Accept Socialism (1913) The Truth About Christian Science (1916) See also List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics Leap week calendar References The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers (1917), p. 157; archive.org. George M. Searle, C.S.P., "A Possible Calendar," The Catholic World, A Monthly Magazine of General Literature and Science (Nov. 1 1905), p. 239. External links A Possible Calendar George Mary Searle on Findagrave.com Category:1839 births Category:1918 deaths Category:American astronomers Category:American Roman Catholic priests Category:Catholic University of America faculty Category:Critics of Christian Science * Category:Discoverers of asteroids Category:Catholic clergy scientists Category:Recipients of the Lalande Prize |
Meriel Lucas Meriel Lucas was a former English badminton player. Lucas from Devon was capped by England on only seven occasions between 1902-1909 but won a remarkable 17 All England titles. Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships References Category:English female badminton players |
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PLA Nanjing Political College PLA Nanjing Political College () is a state university administered by the People's Liberation Army General Political Department of the People's Republic of China. The university is located in Gulou District of Nanjing, Jiangsu province. The university is a member of Project 211. The university has 2 campuses. History It was formed in 1977 and initially called "PLA Nanjing Political School". In June 1986, it was renamed "PLA Nanjing Political College". In May 1999, PLA Air Force Political College merged into the university. Affiliated hospital The Affiliated Hospital of PLA Nanjing Political College, was founded in 1988. References Category:PLA Nanjing Political College Category:Educational institutions established in 1977 Category:People's Liberation Army Category:Military education and training in China |
Anthony Wallace Anthony Wallace is the name of: Anthony F. C. Wallace (1923–2015), anthropologist Anthony Wallace (athlete) (born 1968), Jamaican Olympic sprinter Anthony Wallace (soccer) (born 1989), American soccer player Tony Wallace (EastEnders), a character in British soap opera EastEnders Tony Wallace (footballer) (born 1991), Scottish footballer |
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