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larger, more natural spaces at the Bronx Zoo. The zoo had three "problem animals" that few other zoos wanted to take, but even they found homes. The main zoo was closed in late 1983, though the children's zoo remained open. Demolition continued through 1984, though construction on the new zoo did not begin until the following year. The subsequent redesign was executed by Kevin Roche of Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo Associates. The facility's menagerie cages were replaced with three naturalistic habitats that blended with Central Park's scenery. Four of the original buildings were preserved in the redesigned zoo, though the cramped outdoor cages were demolished. The central feature of the original zoo, the sea lion pool, was retained. The renovation was originally budgeted at $8.3 million. The renovated zoo was then planned to reopen in 1985 at a cost of $14 million, but the project was delayed for three years. The zoo reopened to the public on August 8, 1988. The renovation ended up costing $35 million. Of this, the city contributed $22 million while the Society contributed the balance. In order to pay for the zoo construction, the Society started charging admission for zoo patrons for the first time in the zoo's history. With the reopening of the Central Park Zoo, the Society aimed to designate each of its three small zoos with a specific purpose. The Central Park Zoo would be focused toward conservation; the Prospect Park Zoo would be primarily a children's zoo; and the Queens Zoo would become a zoo with North American animals. By the early 1990s, some of the structures at the Children's Zoo had collapsed, and there were reports that the animals were being neglected. Under threat of closure by federal regulators, the city closed the zoo in 1991. Though the WCS had a plan to renovate the zoo, it languished for years because the restoration needed approval from the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), which had designated several zoo buildings as landmarks. Furthermore, there were disputes over what the theme of the renovated Children's Zoo should be. The $6 million plan to renovate the Children's Zoo was approved by the LPC in 1996, though it was opposed by preservationists who wanted to prevent the zoo's structures from demolition. The renovation was initially supposed to be funded by $3 million from Henry and Edith Everett, but the Everetts withdrew their gift due to disputes over how the money should be spent. With the help of a $4.5 million grant from businessman Laurence A. Tisch, the Children's Zoo was renovated and renamed the Tisch Children's Zoo upon its reopening in September 1997. In June 2009, the Allison Maher Stern Snow Leopard Exhibit opened with three snow leopards, moved from the Bronx Zoo. The exhibit, costing $10.6 million, was the first new feature in the zoo since its 1988 renovation. Hoax A famous hoax regarding the zoo is known as The Central Park Zoo Escape and the Central Park Menagerie Scare of 1874. It was a hoax perpetrated by James Gordon Bennett Jr. in his newspaper, the New York Herald. Joseph Ignatius Constantine Clarke was the primary writer of the hoax, under the direction and inspiration of the Heralds managing editor Thomas B. Connery, who often walked through the zoo and had witnessed a near-escape of a leopard. The Heralds cover story of November 9, 1874, claimed that there had been a mass escape of animals from the Central Park Zoo and several people had been killed by the free-roaming beasts. A rhinoceros was said to be the first escapee, goring his keeper |
to death and setting into motion the escape of other animals, including a polar bear, a panther, a Numidian lion, several hyenas, and a Bengal tiger. At the end of the lengthy article, which was divided across several pages of the newspaper, the following notice was the only indication that the story horrifying readers across the city was a hoax: "...of course, the entire story given above is a pure fabrication. Not one word of it is true." That was not enough to assuage critics, however, who accused Bennett of inciting panic when the extent of the hoax became widely known. The authors later claimed their intent was merely to draw attention to inadequate safety precautions at the zoo and claimed to be surprised at the extent of the reaction to their story. Notable animals In the early 20th century, Bill Snyder was hired at the zoo; he purchased Hattie, an Asian elephant, in 1920. Hattie died two years later. Pattycake, a female western lowland gorilla, was born at the zoo in 1972 and was thus the first gorilla successfully born in captivity in New York. Her handlers assumed she was a male and originally named her "Sonny Jim". She moved to the Bronx Zoo in 1982, where she remained until her death in 2013. Gus, a male polar bear, lived at the zoo from 1988 to 2013, when he had to be euthanized after being diagnosed with an inoperable tumor. References Notes Citations Bibliography Clinton H. Keeling, Skyscrapers and Sealions. Clam Publications, Guildford (Surrey), 2002. Further reading External links Scheier, Joan. "Introduction to The Central Park Zoo". Central Park Zoo. Central Park Zoo on zooinstitutes.com Category:Zoos in New York City Zoo Category:Robert Moses projects Category:Wildlife Conservation Society |
Talitha Koumi Church, Bangladesh Talitha Koumi is a Christian Evangelical organization established and registered in 1989 as a non-profit Christian organization in Bangladesh. , it is the fastest growing non-denominational church. Talitha Koumi is currently working in 30 districts and expected to spread in 10 more districts. They have planted more than 1,809 churches and have a congregation of more that 1,15,000+. In 1991, Talitha Koumi developed a social wing, Children Development Program (CDP), with the philosophy of providing humanitarian services to backward and remote areas and the weaker section of people regardless of their race, religion, ethical or other background. CDP has been working for the well-being of all people; specially children and women through its multidimensional projects and programs like education, healthcare, economic development through income generating policy of micro credit, emergency relief and rehabilitation, social and spiritual nurture to facilitate holistic development of the poor people to achieve a better standard life. References Category:Protestantism in Bangladesh Category:Evangelical denominations in Asia |
2017 Players Championship (snooker) The 2017 Ladbrokes Players Championship professional ranking snooker tournament was played between 6–12 March 2017 at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales. It was the 17th ranking event of the 2016/2017 season. In the 2016/17 season the Players Tour Championship was cancelled, and the main event was renamed to Players Championship and moved to Llandudno. It is now being played between the top 16 players on a one-year ranking list. Mark Allen was the defending champion, but he did not qualify for this year's tournament. Judd Trump won the tournament, beating Marco Fu 10–8 in the final. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money is shown below. The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £25,000. Seeding list The seedings were conducted on the basis of the 1-year ranking list up to and including the 2017 Gibraltar Open: Main draw Final Century breaks Total: 18 136, 132, 115, 113, 110, 102, 101 Judd Trump 131, 105 Anthony Hamilton 123 Neil Robertson 118, 109, 101 Ronnie O'Sullivan 115, 107 Ali Carter 110 Shaun Murphy 107 Ding Junhui 106 Marco Fu References 2017 Category:2017 in Welsh sport Category:2017 in snooker 2017 2017 Category:March 2017 sports events in the United Kingdom |
Unity (asylum seekers organisation) Unity is a volunteer-run organisation which provides support for asylum seekers and sans papiers in Glasgow, Scotland. The Unity Centre has been open since 2006 and is situated in Ibrox, near to the Home Office Immigration Centre. Support Volunteers are involved with a range of activities: Providing practical support and information to asylum seekers and their families. Taking details of asylum seekers reporting at the Home Office Immigration Centre so that their families, friends and lawyers can be alerted if they are detained Providing a night shelter. Running a bi-monthly group to help LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) asylum seekers adjust to life in Glasgow. Helping to organise demonstrations to highlight the treatment of asylum seekers in the UK. Night shelter Unity is one of the organisations involved in running Glasgow Destitution Network’s night shelter. The shelter provides temporary emergency accommodation for people who are not entitled to any other shelter or hostel. , the shelter has capacity for 15 male asylum seekers who have had their applications denied. History UNITY: the Union of Asylum Seekers was formed in 2005, providing a focus for human rights issues at a time when the UK Government were using dawn raids to instigate deportations. Unity was involved with organising protests against this. The organisation had been involved with notifying when people were detained and sent to Dungavel or other detention centres. They have advocated alternatives to detention, especially where children are involved. They have campaigned against the enforced returns of Somalis. See also Immigration Modern immigration to the United Kingdom United Refugee Organization No Border network No one is illegal References External links Category:Organisations based in Glasgow Category:Organizations established in 2005 Category:2005 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:Forced migration Category:Immigration to Scotland Category:Refugee aid organisations in the United Kingdom Category:Right of asylum in the United Kingdom |
Jeansagnière Jeansagnière is a former commune in the Loire department in central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Chalmazel-Jeansagnière. Geography The river Lignon du Forez formed all of the commune's southern border. See also Communes of the Loire department References Category:Former communes of Loire (department) |
Rattleballs "Rattleballs" is the forty-sixth episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series Adventure Time. The episode was written and storyboarded by Andy Ristaino and Cole Sanchez, from a story by Kent Osborne, Pendleton Ward, Jack Pendarvis, Adam Muto, and Moynihan. It originally aired on Cartoon Network on January 27, 2014. The episode guest stars Rainn Wilson as the eponymous character. The series follows the adventures of Finn (voiced by Jeremy Shada), a human boy, and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake (voiced by John DiMaggio), a dog with magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will. In this episode, Finn meets an old sword-fighting robot named Rattleballs (voiced by Rainn Wilson), and learns that Rattleballs was part of an elite force made by Bubblegum long ago to protect the Candy Kingdom; however, the group became too destructive and so they were all destroyed, save for Rattleballs. After a short skirmish, Rattleballs proves that he is not a threat, so Bubblegum relents and does not destroy him. During the recording of "Rattleballs", Wilson brought his son to the session; DiMaggio noted it was odd because both he and Shada were excited to meet the actor due to his role in the American sitcom The Office, whereas Wilson and his son were in turn excited to meet them, because they were both fans of the show. The episode was viewed by 2.213 million viewers, and Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club applauded the episode for providing Rattleballs with a solid debut. Plot After his breakup with Flame Princess, Finn vows to do whatever Princess Bubblegum wishes. Soon, however, he becomes a burden, and Bubblegum orders Finn to take some time off and rest. Finn wanders to the junkyard, where he is saved from a collapse of garbage by a mysterious swordsman. They soon duel, but Finn is quickly defeated. However, after Finn shows remarkable bravery in defeat, the mysterious swordsman spares him, but heavily criticizes his dueling skills. The mysterious being is introduced as Rattleballs (voiced by Rainn Wilson), a hybrid gumball and robot warrior. He eventually agrees to take Finn on as his sword appreciative, and tells him about his past; he was originally a member of an elite police force created by Princess Bubblegum to patrol the Candy Kingdom, but once crime was largely eliminated, the robots became extremely violent and took to illegal street fighting. Bubblegum disbanded the entire contingent, although Rattleballs escaped and has been living in the junkyard ever since. Finn, torn between loyalty to the princess and his newfound sword master, eventually tells Bubblegum due to his chivalric code of honor. Bubblegum orders her banana guards to arrest Rattleballs, although he easily—though non lethally—defeats the entire police force. Bubblegum, realizing that Rattleballs may not be a threat, pretends to decommission the robot, but allows him to patrol the city at night, fighting crime. Production "Rattleballs" was written and storyboarded by Andy Ristaino and Cole Sanchez, from a story by Kent Osborne, Pendleton Ward, Jack Pendarvis, and Adam Muto. Art direction was handled by Nick Jennings, whereas supervising direction was helmed by Elizabeth Ito. Ward and Ristaino worked on developing the look for Rattleballs. Initially, Ristaino wanted Finn to have a sword that would "talk back to him and insult his swordsmanship", although this idea was later scrapped because of the introduction of the grass sword in the previous episode. Lead character designer Matt Forsythe helped develop the look for the "medieval banana guards"—who had originally appeared in the early episode "The Vault"—a task he later called "fun". Forsythe |
also modeled one of the banana guards after a 14-year-old identified only as Chris, who had voiced a character in the episode "Root Beer Guy" by means of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The episode guest stars Rainn Wilson as the titular character. Wilson, a reported fan of the show, brought his son Walter to the recording session because he too was a fan. Both DiMaggio and Shada were excited to meet and work with WIlson, both being fans of the American television series The Office in which Wilson played the character Dwight Schrute; DiMaggio later noted that, "He was kind of geeking out on us, and [Jeremy and I] were kind of geeking out on him." Reception "Rattleballs" aired on January 27, 2014 on Cartoon Network. The episode was watched by 2.213 million viewers, and received a 0.5 rating in the 18–49 demographic Nielsen household rating. Nielsen ratings are audience measurement systems that determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States, which means that the episode was seen by 0.5 percent of all 18- to 49-year-olds at the time of the broadcast. The episode was the 70th most-watched cable program in the 18–49 demographic on the night it aired. Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club awarded the episode an "A–", calling it "a particularly exceptional debut" for the titular character. Sava felt that the episode was good because it featured "hilarious voice work from Rainn Wilson as Rattleballs, dynamic action sequences, […] a story that expands on Ooo mythology, […] but most importantly, it uses the new cast member to expand Finn and PB’s characters." In the end, he noted that "Rattleballs" was an entry that had multiple levels of delivery. Explanatory notes References External links Category:2014 American television episodes Category:Adventure Time (season 5) episodes |
Rob Vardaro Rob Vardaro was born in the town of Westford Massachusetts and attended Westford Academy high school, graduating in 2007. He served with 1/8 Marines from 2008-2011, in both Iraq and Afghanistan where was blown up by multiple road side bombs, staying with his men after being injured. Vardaro also suffered from a brain injury. Along with battling on the field, the Marine also had to fight at home to gain full custody of his young daughter. He has had full custody of his daughter since 2012. He then went into movie acting and has been in multiple notable movies. Films Patriots Day, as FBI Agent (2016) Puppet Master: Axis Termination, as Thomas Otterman (2017) Evil Bong: High 5, as mercenary (2016) Killjoy's Psycho Circus, as Victor (2016) The Purge: Election Year, as Purger #3 (2016) Range 15, as himself (2016) References Category:Living people Category:American male actors Category:Veterans of Foreign Wars Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
Ranu Kumbolo Ranu Kumbolo () adalah tempat untuk mengentot :v H4CK by Mr.A Wibu Hiking There are hiking camp area around the lake. Ranu Kumbolo is part of easiest route from Ranu Pani to Mahameru peak. Gallery References Category:Lakes of East Java |
Katie Cook Katie Cook is an English actress, host and correspondent with the Country Music Television network in the United States. She has been with the network since 2001. She currently hosts CMT Insider. Cook often appears as the host of CMT's live or recorded segments from red carpet events and has interviewed Taylor Swift, Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon. She formerly appeared as host of CMT Most Wanted Live from 2002 until its cancellation in 2004. Early life Cook was born in London, England, to Hall of Fame songwriter Roger Cook and Joan Cook. Cook moved to America at age 5 and was brought up in Nashville, Tennessee. Cook grew up listening to her father write songs in her living room, but it was not until she turned 20 and moved to London that she realised the importance of witnessing her country music heritage. Career Music While in London Cook began her singer/songwriter career. She sang background vocals for Danni Minogue's single, "You Better Be Nice," and signed a publishing deal with EMI out of London. Cook then began working with manager Harry Barter (George Martin, Ultravox, Dead or Alive, Paul Young.) Cook then landed a record deal with Curb Records. Cook formed a group, named "Reno," which released an album under the Curb Records label. In 1999 the band released a self-titled album with 11 tracks written by the group members. Cook then spent 2001 touring America promoting the album. In late 2001, Reno disbanded and Cook began a career as a solo artist. During this time a friend of Cook's told her that CMT was auditioning female hosts. Katie is currently part of the duo SunKat with her husband Adam Shoenfeld. TV host Cook auditioned for CMT's open female host position in 2001 and after several call backs landed the job. She began as the host of CMTs TRL spin-off Most Wanted Live (MWL). Since 2001 Cook has hosted "CMA Live from the Red Carpet," "ACM Live From the Red Carpet," "CMT Live from the Purple Carpet," "CMT MWL Star," "CMT Star Pads," "CMT Top 20 Countdown," "The Grand Ole Opry Live," "CMT Big 40, The Notorious 90's) and "Top 100 Countdown." She has also hosted the following CMT Specials: "Dale: The Movie," "Charlotte's Web: The Movie," "Elizabethtown: The Movie," "Larry The Cable Guy Special," "Toby Keith Special," "Jeff Foxworthy Special," "Shania in Switzerland," "George Strait Special," "Shania in London," and "Tim McGraw, Making the Video." In addition to CMT hosting spots Cook has also hosted "Miss America Live From Las Vegas," "Martina McBride: Timeless Live," "Lee Ann Womack: There's More," "Kenny Chesney: Be As You Are," "LeAnn Rimes Live," "Alison Krauss and Union Station Live," "Travis Tritt: Strong Enough to Be," "Toby Keith, Live, Uncut and Unleashed," "Farm Aid" and "Country Freedom Concert." As a correspondent Cook has appeared on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, MSNBC, and CNBC. In 2008, Cook became the correspondent (co-host) of the NBC television series Nashville Star. In 2009, Cook hosted a report of "An Evening of Country Music" at the White House. She is currently the co-host of CMT's Hot 20 Countdown with Cody Alan. Acting Cook is also an actress and had a guest appearance on CBS As the World Turns. In addition, she has done a Proactive commercial, Beatles ad, Bing.com commercial, Garnier Nutriesse spot, Rhapsody/RealAudio Player commercial, Bissell Spot Vacuum commercial and a Coca-Cola Radio Spot. Cook also starred in a video game as herself. The video game is entitled Shout About Country Music. In early 2010 Cook shot a pilot for Weeds producer Jenji Kohan called Tough |
Trades. She also filmed an episode of "Me & My Bus" with comedian Jessie McNamara and her other guest stars Kelly Clarkson, Lance Bass and Melissa Peterman. She also filmed Love Don't Let Me Down with Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw. She appeared twice, playing herself, in the hit show "Nashville" starring Hayden Panettiere and Connie Britton. Katie is also the author of the young readers' trilogy "Little Big Benny." Personal life Cook was married to actor Marc Pisapia and has one daughter, Daisy Rocket, who was born in 2006. The couple has since split. On December 17, Cook wed musician and producer Adam Shoenfeld at a ceremony in Nashville, TN. Cook splits her time between Nashville and Los Angeles. Discography Studio albums Singles References Category:Living people Category:English expatriates in the United States Category:English television personalities Category:English television presenters Category:English singer-songwriters Category:Singers from London Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
Mister Chile Mister Chile is a national beauty pageant that selects Chile's representative to the male pageants. The Ft Model Chile organizes the pageant since 2009. Felipe Toledo Gaete is the current director of the Mister Chile competition. Titleholders Color key Representatives at Mister International Color key The winner of Mister Chile represents Chile at the Mister International pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. Representatives at Mister Global Color key See also Miss Universo Chile References External links Official website Category:Beauty pageants in Chile Category:2009 establishments in Chile Category:Chilean awards Category:Male beauty pageants |
Remlingrader Bach Remlingrader Bach is a small river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Wupper near Radevormwald. See also List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Category:Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Category:Rivers of Germany |
Bristol, Rhode Island Bristol is a town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, as well as the historic county seat. It is a deep-water seaport named after Bristol, England. The population of Bristol was 22,954 at the 2010 census. Major industries include boat building and related marine industries, manufacturing, and tourism. The town's school system is united with neighboring Warren, Rhode Island. Prominent communities include Luso-Americans (Portuguese-Americans), mostly Azorean, and Italian-Americans. History Before the Pilgrims arrived in 1620, the Pokanokets occupied much of Southern New England, including Plymouth. They had previously suffered from a series of plagues which killed off large segments of their population, and their leader, the Massasoit Osamequin, befriended the early settlers. King Philip's War was a conflict between the Plymouth settlers and the Pokanokets and allied tribes, and it began in the neighboring area of Swansea, Massachusetts. Metacomet made nearby Mount Hope (a corruption of the Pokanoket word Montaup) his base of operations; he died following an ambush by Captain Benjamin Church on August 12, 1676. "Massasoit's Seat" is a rocky ledge on the mountain which was a lookout site for enemy ships on Mount Hope Bay. After the war concluded, four colonists purchased a tract of land known as "Mount Hope Neck and Poppasquash Neck" as part of the Plymouth Colony. Other settlers included John Gorham and Richard Smith. A variant of the Indian name Metacomet is now the name of a main road in Bristol: Metacom Avenue (RI Route 136). Bristol was a town of Massachusetts until the Crown transferred it to the Rhode Island Colony in 1747. The DeWolf family was among the earliest settlers of Bristol. Bristol and Rhode Island became a center of slave trading. James DeWolf, a leading slave trader, later become a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Quakers from Rhode Island were involved early in the abolition movement. During the American Revolutionary War, the British Royal Navy bombarded Bristol twice. On October 7, 1775, a group of ships led by Captain Wallace and sailed into town and demanded provisions. When refused, Wallace shelled the town, causing much damage. The attack was stopped when Lieutenant Governor William Bradford rowed out to Rose to negotiate a cease-fire, but then a second attack took place on May 25, 1778. This time, 500 British and Hessian troops marched through the main street (now called Hope Street (RI Route 114)) and burnt 30 barracks and houses, taking some prisoners to Newport. Until 1854, Bristol was one of the five state capitals of Rhode Island. Bristol is home to Roger Williams University, named for Rhode Island founder Roger Williams. The southerly terminus of the East Bay Bike Path is located at Independence Park on Bristol Harbor. The bike path continues north to India Point Park in Providence, R.I., mostly constructed following an abandoned railroad right of way. Some of the best views of Narragansett Bay can be seen along this corridor. This path is a valued commodity to Bristol; it allows bikers, roller skaters, and walkers to enjoy the area. The construction of the East Bay Bike Path was highly contested by Bristol residents before construction because of the potential of crime, but it has become a welcome asset to the community and the anticipated crime was non-existent. The Bristol-based boat company Herreshoff built five consecutive America's Cup Defenders between 1893 and 1920. The Colt Estate, now known as Colt State Park, was home to Samuel P. Colt, nephew of the man famous for the arms company, and founder of the United States Rubber Company, later called Uniroyal and the largest rubber company in the |
nation. Colt State Park lies on manicured gardens abutting the West Passage of Narragansett Bay, and is popular for its views of the waterfront and sunsets. Bristol is the site of the National Historic Landmark Joseph Reynolds House built in 1700. The Marquis de Lafayette and his staff used the building as headquarters in 1778 during the Battle of Rhode Island. Fourth of July parade Bristol has the oldest continuously celebrated Independence Day festivities in the United States. The first mention of a celebration comes from July 1777, when a British officer noted sounds coming from across Narragansett Bay: This being the first anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the Rebel Colonies, they ushered in the morning by firing 13 cannons, one for each colony, we suppose. At sunset, the rebel frigates fired another round of 13 guns, each one after the other. As the evening was very still and fine the echo of the guns down the Bay had a grand effect. The annual official and historic celebrations (Patriotic Exercises) were established in 1785 by Rev. Henry Wight of the First Congregational Church and veteran of the Revolutionary War, and later by Rev. Wight as the Parade, and continue today, organized by the Bristol Fourth of July Committee. The festivities officially start on June 14, Flag Day, beginning a period of outdoor concerts, soap-box races and a firefighters' muster at Independence Park. The celebration climaxes on July 4 with the oldest annual parade in the United States, "The Military, Civic and Firemen's Parade", an event that draws over 200,000 people from Rhode Island and around the world. These elaborate celebrations give Bristol its nickname, "America's most patriotic town". Bristol is represented in the parade with hometown groups like the Bristol Train of Artillery and the Bristol County Fifes and Drums. Geography Bristol is situated on of a peninsula (the smaller sub-peninsula on the west is called Poppasquash), with Narragansett Bay on its west and Mount Hope Bay on its east. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 20.6 square miles (53.4 km2), of which, 10.1 square miles (26.2 km2) of it is land and 10.5 square miles (27.2 km2) of it (50.99%) is water. Bristol's harbor is home to over 800 boat moorings in seven mooring fields. Demographics As of the 2010 census Bristol had a population of 22,954. The ethnic and racial composition of the population was 94.9% non-Hispanic white, 0.8% Black, 0.1% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.4% some other race, 1.4% from two or more races and 2.0% Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the census of 2000, there were 22,469 people, 8,314 households, and 5,653 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,222.2 people per square mile (858.1/km2). There were 8,705 housing units at an average density of 860.9 per square mile (332.4/km2). The ethnic group makeup of the town was 97.14% White, 1.29% Hispanic or Latino (of any race), 0.67% Asian, 0.62% Black, 0.16% Native American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.33% other ethnic group, and 1.03% from two or more races. Government In the Rhode Island Senate, Bristol is split into three senatorial districts, all Democratic: District 10: Walter S. Felag, Jr. District 11: James A. Seveney District 32: Cynthia Armour Coyne At the federal level, Bristol is a part of Rhode Island's 1st congressional district and is currently represented by Democrat David N. Cicilline. In presidential elections, Bristol is a Democratic stronghold, as no Republican presidential nominee has won the town in over three decades. Points of interest and Registered Historic Places America's |
Cup Hall of Fame Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum Bristol Art Museum Bristol County Courthouse (Rhode Island) Bristol County Jail Bristol Customshouse and Post Office Bristol Ferry Lighthouse Bristol Waterfront Historic District Coggeshall Farm Museum (c. 1790) Colt State Park Juniper Hill Cemetery Herreshoff Marine Museum Linden Place, home of the DeWolfs Longfield (Charles Dana Gibson house) Mount Hope Bridge Mount Hope Farm Poppasquash Farms Historic District Joseph Reynolds House Roger Williams University Roger Williams University School of Law Notable people William Thomas "Billy" Andrade, golfer with the PGA Tour; born in Bristol Benjamin Bourne, US congressman and federal judge; born in Bristol William Bradford (1729–1808), physician, lawyer, and President pro tempore of the US Senate; lived and died in Bristol Jonathan Russell Bullock, federal and Rhode Island Supreme Court judge; born in Bristol Ambrose Burnside, railroad executive, US senator, 30th governor of Rhode Island, and Union Army general; lived and died in Bristol Sean Callery, Emmy-winning composer, raised in Bristol Mary Cantwell, journalist, magazine editor, author and member of The New York Times editorial board; grew up in Bristol Mary H. Gray Clarke (born 1835), correspondent Ethel Barrymore Colt, silent film and stage actress; member of the influential Barrymore family Samuel P. Colt, entrepreneur, child labor advocate, and Rhode Island state representative; lived in Bristol James De Wolf, slave trader and United States senator Jonathan DeFelice, president of Saint Anselm College; lived in Bristol Rebecca Donovan, novelist Nancy Dubuc, businesswoman Nathanael Herreshoff, naval architect and mechanical engineer, designed several undefeated America's Cup winners; born in Bristol Gilbert C. Hoover, USN admiral involved in the nuclear bomb project Edward L. Leahy, US senator and federal judge; born in Bristol Jeanne Mack, runner and 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier Ira Magaziner, senior adviser for policy development to the Clinton administration; Chairman of the Clinton Foundation Policy Board; lives in Bristol Pat McGee, musician (Pat McGee Band) Anthony Quinn, actor (Zorba the Greek, Lawrence of Arabia, Viva Zapata!, Lust for Life); twice won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (1952, 1956); lived and died in Bristol Norman Rene, theater and film director; born in Bristol John Saffin, merchant and author (A Brief and Candid Answer to Samuel Sewall's The Selling of Joseph, 1700); lived in Bristol Chris Santos, executive chef and owner of the Stanton Social and Beauty & Essex, judge on Chopped (Food Network TV), born in Bristol See also References External links Official Town Website Destination Bristol—official tourism site Category:County seats in Rhode Island Category:King Philip's War Category:Populated coastal places in Rhode Island Category:Portuguese-American culture in Rhode Island Category:Providence metropolitan area Category:Towns in Rhode Island |
Merocystis Merocystis is a genus in the phylum Apicomplexa. History This genus was created in 1911 by Dakin He discovered this parasite - Merocystis kathae - in the renal organ of the whelk (Buccinum undatum). Its life cycle has been studied in some detail by other workers. A second species was described - Merocystis tellinovum - by Buchanan in 1979 but this has since been moved to the genus Pseudoklossia. Taxonomy There is one species known in this genus. Description The life cycle follows a seasonal course. The earliest stages may appear in the kidney any time between March and June. Growth proceeds and sexual differentiation takes place but mature gametes are not found until November, when the first stages of sporogony are first found. Mature spores containing sporozoites are formed in January and become increasingly common up to May. Degenerating stages of spores are common in summer. The earliest stages within the renal organ are 10 µm in diameter. To the naked eye the later stages of the parasite have the appearance of a rounded milky white dot. The trophozoites appear opaque and occasionally granular. Schizogony occurs in the host cell. Morphological sexual differentiation is not detectable until growth is almost complete. The microgametocyte divides into 32 nuclei. At this stage cleavage of the cytoplasm brings about the formation of uninucleate cytomeres. Nuclear division again occurs within these and these latter divisions form the microgametes. The microgamete possesses a dark centre and a lighter ring round the periphery and is released from the host cell. Fertilization occurs within the lumen of the renal organ. After fertilisation, a thick membrane forms outside the zygote. The nucleus assumes a characteristic spindle shape and subsequently divides. Nuclear divisions proceed until numerous cone shaped nuclei are found below the cell membrane. This cell membrane becomes folded and the nuclei sink in (the oocyst stage). Each is surrounded by a portion of cytoplasm to form a sporoblast. A single nuclear division then occurs and the two nuclei elongate to form sporozoites each with a small cytoplasmic body. The oocyst has numerous sporocysts each with two sporozoites. References Category:Apicomplexa genera Category:Monotypic eukaryote genera |
Max Lohde Max Lohde (February 13, 1845 – December 18, 1868) was a German painter, known for his sgraffito work. Born in Berlin to Ludwig Lohde, an architect, Lohde studied under Julius Schnorr in Dresden and Peter von Cornelius in Berlin, then at the Prussian Academy of Arts, where he won a prize in 1866. While a student, he took a trip to Silesia that aroused his interest in some recently discovered remnants of old sgraffito art, and developed skill in the technique, as well as discovering a new process for producing it. In 1867 he executed four large sgraffito compositions from the Epic Cycle in the stairway of the Sophiengymnasium in Berlin. He also produced a sgraffito work for the pediment of the German War Ministry's riding school, as well as other decorative painting. In 1868 he went on a trip to Italy to study old sgraffito work, but died in Naples before returning. His correspondence with Cornelius and travel reports on the trip were published in some 1868 and 1869 issues of the magazine Zeitschrift für bildende Kunst. References Category:1845 births Category:1868 deaths Category:19th-century German painters Category:German male painters |
Naisten Salibandyliiga Naisten Salibandyliiga (English: Women's Floorball League) is the highest-tier of floorball for women in Finland. The league was founded as Salibandyn naisten SM-sarja (English: Women's Floorball Finnish Championship) in 1988 by the Finnish Floorball Federation (SSBL). The current name, Naisten Salibandyliiga, was introduced for the 2000–01 season. The Naisten Salibandyliiga is operated by SSBL Salibandy Oy, a limited corporation owned entirely by the Finnish Floorball Federation. History SC Classic took their 8th title in the 2014-15 season of Naisten Salibandyliiga after beating SB Pro 3-0 in the final series. NST took the third place after beating Happee 10-1 in the bronze medal game. TPS were able the retain their spot in the league by beating Crackers 3-2 in the relegation series. Steelers lost their relegation series against Joutsenon Kataja 2-3 and so Kataja won promotion along with straightly promoted First Division winners 02-Jyväskylä. SB Vantaa were also relegated due to finishing last in the regular season. Current teams Division A Classic, Tampere Eräviikingit, Helsinki Koovee, Tampere Pelicans SB, Lahti Porvoon Salibandyseura (PSS), Porvoo SB-Pro, Nurmijärvi Salibandyseura Rankat Ankat (SSRA), Oulu Turun Palloseura (TPS), Turku Division B FBC Loisto, Turku Lohjan Salibandy (LOSB), Lohja NST, Lappeenranta 02-Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä Pirkat, Pirkkala Steelers, Hämeenlinna Welhot, Kuopio Ådalens Idrottsförening (ÅIF), Sipoo Updated for the 2019–20 season. Recent champions Updated as of the 2018–19 season. List of champions Updated as of the 2018–19 season. Records Regular season Game records Highest attendance : 693 Classic vs. Happee (13-2), 02-19-2011 Biggest home win: 18-0 SB Pro vs. Sheriffs (18-0), 01-30-2013 Biggest away win: 1-23 SSV vs. Erä III (1-23), 02-18-2006 Highest scoring game: 24 goals Josba vs. PE Åland (19-5), 01-06-2006 Individual records Career Most games played: 346 Maria Repo Most goals: 365 Katariina Saarinen Most assists: 244 Katariina Saarinen Most points: 609 Katariina Saarinen Season Most goals: 56 Eliisa Alanko (Classic), 2012–13 Most assists: 68 Elina Kujala (SB Pro), 2013–14 Most points: 83 Elina Kujala (SB Pro), 2013–14 Playoffs Game records Highest attendance : 1039 NST vs. Classic (5-4), 04-07-2006 Biggest win: 15-0 Classic vs. PSS (14-2), 03-12-2011 Highest scoring game: 17 goals VFT vs. Josba (14-3), 03-05-2004 Individual records Career Most games played: 140 Katriina Saarinen Most goals: 118 Katriina Saarinen Most assists: 73 Niina Rantala Most points: 190 Katriina Saarinen Season Most goals: 19 Eliisa Alanko (Classic), 2012–13 Most assists: 17 Niina Rantala (Classic), 2012–13 Most points: 29 Petra Mäntynen (Classic), 2002–03 All records updated as of season 2013-14. References External links Naisten Salibandyliiga Category:Floorball competitions in Finland Category:Sports leagues in Finland |
Laurence Jones (musician) Laurence Jones (born 13 February 1992) is an English blues rock guitarist, and singer-songwriter. He has released four solo albums to date and is signed to Ruf Records. Jones has won four British Blues Awards, including 'Young Artist of the Year' for three consecutive years. Biography Jones was born just outside Liverpool, England, and relocated with his family at the age of eight to Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. He learned classical guitar from the age of seven, although he became inspired towards the blues by listening to his father's collection of vinyl records. His particular favourite was The Groundhogs, Split, which was released in March 1971. He acquired a Gibson Les Paul, practised for two hours each day, and by his mid-teens fronted his own cover band, Free Beer, which employed a female singer. He formed his own blues trio at the age of seventeen, and enrolled at University of Birmingham, but his final exams came around, Jones chose to go on tour with Johnny Winter and Walter Trout. In 2012, Jones signed a recording contract with Promise Records and they released his debut album, Thunder in the Sky. In the same year Jones was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. All bar one of the songs on Thunder in the Sky were written by Jones, except for his cover of "The Thrill Is Gone". He toured promoting the album and ultimately provided support for the Royal Southern Brotherhood, Wishbone Ash and another of his boyhood heroes, Tony McPhee of The Groundhogs. In 2014, Jones signed with Ruf Records, and they released his second album, Temptation. It was recorded in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. The album included contributions from Mike Zito on guitar and production work, plus the drummer Yonrico Scott and bassist Charlie Wooton (all three members of the Southern Brotherhood). Guest appearances included Johnny Sansone, Aynsley Lister and Walter Trout. The critical praise saw him pick up the 'Young Artist of the Year' title at the 2014 British Blues Awards. That summer, Jones toured as part of the Blues Caravan tour performing in ten European countries. Part of the tour was recorded and led to the release of Blues Caravan 2014, jointly credited to Laurence Jones, Albert Castiglia and Christina Skjolberg. What's It Gonna Be (2015) was Jones next album released by Ruf Records. The songs were written about his touring experiences and travelling around the world. A British tour with King King followed. Among other venues, Jones appeared at New York City's Carnegie Hall. By 2016, Jones had secured four British Blues Awards, including 'Young Artist of the Year' for three consecutive years. Take Me High (2016) was produced by Mike Vernon. It was launched at the Townsend Hall in Shipston-on-Stour, and preceded a tour across the UK plus an appearance at the Nidaros Blues Festival in Trondheim, Norway. In 2017, Jones supported Vintage Trouble on their UK tour, and later the same year toured with Kenny Wayne Shepherd in the UK and around mainland Europe. Awards 2014–2016: British Blues Awards : 'Young Artist of the Year' 2016: British Blues Awards : 'Guitarist of the Year' 2016: European Blues Awards : 'Best Guitarist 2015' Discography † Credited to Albert Castiglia / Laurence Jones / Christina Skjolberg See also List of British blues musicians References External links Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:English blues singers Category:English blues guitarists Category:English male guitarists Category:English rock guitarists Category:English male singer-songwriters Category:Blues rock musicians Category:Musicians from Liverpool Category:21st-century English singers Category:21st-century guitarists Category:21st-century male singers |
Iditarod Area School District Iditarod Area School District (IASD) is a school district headquartered in McGrath, Alaska. Schools All are K-12 schools: Blackwell School - Anvik David Louis Memorial School - Grayling Holy Cross School McGrath School Top of the Kuskokwim School - Nikolai Innoko River School - Shageluk Takotna Community School It also operates the IASD Distance Learning Center, headquartered in Eagle River. Former schools: Lime School - Lime Village - Closed in 2007 as the school only had six students. Minchumina School - Lake Minchumina Telida References External links Iditarod Area School District Category:School districts in Alaska Category:Education in Unorganized Borough, Alaska Category:Bethel Census Area, Alaska Category:Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska |
The Triumph of the Heart The Triumph of the Heart (Swedish: Hjärtats triumf) is a 1929 Swedish silent film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Carl Brisson, Lissy Arna and Edvin Adolphson. The film was made in partnership with British International Pictures and was given a British release in 1930 under the alternative title of False Gold. Cast Carl Brisson as Lars Holm Lissy Arna as Märta Tamm Edvin Adolphson as Torsten Bergström Harry Ahlin as Miner Bengt Djurberg as Miner Weyler Hildebrand as Miner Axel Hultman as Axel Tamm Lisskulla Jobs as Young Woman Anna Lindahl as Eva Bergström Tor Weijden as Miner Waldemar Wohlström as Heikka References Bibliography Tommy Gustafsson. Masculinity in the Golden Age of Swedish Cinema: A Cultural Analysis of 1920s Films. McFarland, 2014. External links Category:1929 films Category:Swedish silent films Category:Swedish films Category:Films directed by Gustaf Molander Category:Swedish black-and-white films |
Branden Horton Branden Horton (born 9 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for Gainsborough Trinity, on loan from Doncaster Rovers, as a left back. Career He moved on loan to Gainsborough Trinity in November 2018. Horton turned professional with Doncaster in April 2019. At the end of August 2019 he returned to Gainsborough Trinity, initially on a months loan. The loan was extended in October 2019. Career statistics References External links Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:English footballers Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Category:Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Category:Association football fullbacks |
Dan McDowell Dan McDowell is an American radio personality. Also known as "The Sports Fuhrer" and "Naughty Ben Franklin," McDowell co-hosts BaD Radio with Jake “Kempanzee” Kemp on the sports radio station KTCK (AM)/KTCK-FM The Ticket in Dallas, Texas. Early life and education McDowell was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from Ohio University. Career McDowell started his radio broadcasting career in Ohio, doing play-by-play for WATH-AM 970 in Athens, Ohio. He was fired from the job due to a "Putting Down the Local Kids" segment. He moved through to Zanesville, Cleveland, Youngstown, and Dayton, Ohio before making his way to Dallas. McDowell hosted a midday show in Youngstown, Ohio and eventually moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 1999 to join Bob Sturm and The Ticket, together, they began on BaD Radio that same year. In 2013, it was reported that McDowell and his co-host, Bob Sturm, would defect to rival station KRLD-FM after being offered a significantly larger contract. Ultimately McDowell stayed with The Ticket, citing the chemistry between hosts and damage that could be done to the station as his reasons for staying. On February 10, 2020, it was announced that Bob Sturm would be leaving Bad Radio to Join Corby Davidson for the afternoon drive show on KTCK. It was also announced that Jake Kemp - the previous producer of the show - would join Mcdowell hosting daily 12-3. Controversies Lee Corso Incident McDowell has been part of many on air controversies at the Ticket, including in 2005, when American sports broadcaster and football analyst for ESPN Lee Corso was a guest on his show, and McDowell made an offhanded sexual joke about Corso that upset him, to which an argument ensued, and Corso called McDowell a 'big jerk." Adolf Hitler obsession On several occasions, McDowell has expressed an obsession over Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. McDowell will occasionally make offhanded jokes and remarks about Hitler. Homer call of the week "Homer Call of the Week" is a segment, co-created in 2000 by McDowell and Bob Sturm, on BaD Radio, that occurs during the football season. "Homer Call"s success led to the creation of the recurring segment, BaD Radio Reports, in 2006 to provide comedic content during the NFL offseason. Every week, four recent over-the-top sports play-by-play broadcast moments from around the world are nominated for "Homer Call of the Week." They are played, and then the hosts and crew vote on one Homer Call that deserves to move on directly to Homer Call playoffs, and one that deserves to go to the Wildcard round. At the end of the season, the winners and wildcard candidates face off in a Homer Call playoff, until ultimately one Homer Call is deemed "Homer Call of the Year." Some broadcasters reject their homerism and resent BaD Radio for inclusion of their audio clips in the segment, requiring Ticket staff to ask for audio for a fake segment called "Great Play-by-Play of the Week". Notably, George Dunham joined BaD Radio on-air and complained of his inclusion, noting he wasn't "screaming like a bunch of hyenas." Personal life McDowell currently lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Southlake, Texas with his wife Kathy, and two daughters Eva () and Eden (). Contrary to popular belief, Eden's middle name (Dragan) is not a reference to the Carroll Dragons football team. In fact it is a reference to their slavic heritage. Awards McDowell and his colleagues at KTCK have been nominated for, and received several NAB Marconi Radio Awards References Category:1969 births Category:American sports radio personalities Category:Living people Category:Ohio University alumni Category:Radio personalities from |
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Lena Oberdorf Lena Sophie Oberdorf (born 19 December 2001 Gevelsberg) is a German footballer. She currently plays as a midfielder for SGS Essen and the German national team. She has been selected for the squad of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. International goal2 Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first: Honours International UEFA U-17 Women's Championship: Winner 2017 Individual UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: Golden Player 2017 Fritz Walter Medal: Bronze 2018 References External links 2017: Lena Oberdorf, UEFA Interview mit Marina Hegering und Lena Oberdorf, DFB April 7, 2019 Lena Sophie Oberdorf Getty Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:German women's footballers Category:Germany women's international footballers Category:SGS Essen players Category:Frauen-Bundesliga players Category:2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Category:Women's association football midfielders |
Jeecy-Vea The Jeecy-Vea was a Belgian automobile manufactured from 1925 until 1926 by a company more famous for its motor cycles. A limited-production light car, it was manufactured by a motorcycle factory in Brussels, and featured a 750 cc Coventry-Climax flat-twin engine. Tourer and coupé bodied versions were advertised. References David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Belgium Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1925 Category:1925 establishments in Belgium Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1926 Category:1926 disestablishments in Belgium |
C.M.S. Press C.M.S Press, the first printing press in Kerala was established in 1821 by Rev. Benjamin Baily, a British missionary, at Chalukunnu in Kottayam district. History The first Malayalam Book printed in Kerala, 'Cherupaitangalku Upakarardham Englishil ninnu Paribhashapedutiya Kadhakal',(which consists of short stories for children translated from English) by Benjamin Baily was printed at CMS press in Kottayam in 1824. C.M.S Press published complete Malayalam translation of the Bible in 1842 and a Malayalam- English Dictionary in 1846. Njananikshepam (in Malayalam:ജ്ഞാനനിക്ഷേപം), the first printed News paper published in Kerala, has been printed and published from 1848 from this press. C.M.S Press undertook printing works in the languages of Malayalam, English, Tamil, Sanskrit, Latin and Syriac. C.M.S Press was the first polyglot printing office as well as the first book publishing house in Kerala. See also Printing press Church Missionary Society Media in Kerala References Category:Printing companies |
Susan Bulkeley Butler Susan Bulkeley Butler is the founder and CEO of the Susan Bulkeley Butler Institute for the Development of Women Leaders in Tucson, Arizona, and the author of the book Become the CEO of You, Inc. (2006). She was hired as the first woman professional at Arthur Andersen in 1965, and in 1979 went on to be named the first woman partner at the firm (subsequently known as Andersen Consulting, and now the $15 billion NYSE company Accenture). Butler is an alumna of Purdue University's Krannert School of Management, which also awarded her an honorary doctorate in management in 1999. Bibliography Become the CEO of You, Inc. (2006) References External links Official Web Site Northwest Indiana Times features pioneering woman executive Susan Bulkeley Butler, Accenture's first woman partner Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Krannert School of Management alumni Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century American women writers Category:American women non-fiction writers Category:21st-century American non-fiction writers |
Charles E. Fairman Charles E. Fairman (28 December 1856 – 27 December 1934) was an American physician who published in the field of mycology. He was for many years the health officer of Yates, New York, and on the staff of the Medina (New York) Memorial Hospital. A charter member of the Mycological Society of America, Fairman published several papers relating to fungi including the pyrenomycetes, the Lophiostomataceae, and the fungi imperfecti. Early life Fairman was born on December 28, 1856 to parents Prof. and Mrs. Charles E. Fairman in Yates, New York, both of whom were teachers. He entered the senior class of the University of Rochester at the age of 16, and was at the time the youngest graduate the university produced. He graduated from that institution in 1873 with an A.M. degree and received his M.D. degree when he graduated from Shurtleff College in Alton, Illinois, in 1877. On February 5, 1878, he married Lois Warren, who died on August 23, 1912. Fairman had returned to Lyndonville to practice medicine before his 21st birthday. He was a member of several medical societies and wrote for a number of medical periodicals. The fraternity journal Delta Upsilon Quarterly, in their 1890 alumni report, reports him as being employed as the Examining Surgeon for the United States Pension Department in Medina, New York. In July 1927, the New Orleans Medical Association gave him a testimonial dinner in celebration of his 50th year in the practice of medicine. Fairman achieved worldwide renown as a mycologist. He began studying the fungi at about age 30, when his interest was piqued when he and his father-in-law (Dr. John D. Warren) undertook to cultivate mushrooms. He corresponded with various noted authorities in mycology, including Job Bicknell Ellis, Charles Horton Peck, Pier Andrea Saccardo, Heinrich Rehm, and Joseph Charles Arthur. Fairman accumulated a large personal collection of mycological books, as well as a personal herbarium of 23,000 various fungi, some of which has been incorporated in the Plant Pathology Herbarium at Cornell University. Fairman also collected specimens for the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium. Fairman was also noted as an authority on many plants. Career He spent the majority of his life in Lyndonville, New York, where he was one of the "best known and beloved physicians". He specialized in pyrenomycetous fungi, and mycologist Curtis Gates Lloyd once wrote "Dr. Fairman has probably the best critical knowledge of this difficult group of any one in our country." Fairman died suddenly of a heart attack on December 27, 1934, a day before he was to be honored for his 78th birthday. He is buried in Lynhaven cemetery in Lyndonville. Taxa described Fairman's taxonomical contributions were mostly related to pyrenomycetes and the fungi imperfecti. In his later years he specialized in the Lophiostomataceae. Taxa described by Fairman include: Amblyosporiopsis Fairm. 1922 Amblyosporiopsis parasphenoides Fairm. 1922 Amphisphaeria abietina Fairm. 1906 Amphisphaeria aeruginosa Fairm. 1906 Amphisphaeria bertiana Fairm. 1906 Amphisphaeria nucidoma Fairm. 1921 Amphisphaeria polymorpha Fairm. 1906 Amphisphaeria vestigialis Fairm. 1910 Amphisphaeria xera Fairm. 1910 Anthostomella endoxyloides Fairm. 1922 Apiosporella cornina Fairm. 1918 Aplosporella calycanthi Fairm. 1910 Ascochyta agropyrina Fairm. 1931 Ascochyta boutelouae Fairm. 1918 Ascochyta phlogina Fairm. 1910 Ascochyta phlogis var. phlogina Fairm. 1910 Ascochyta symphoricarpophila Fairm. 1910 Ascochytula agropyrina Fairm. 1918 Camarosporium elaeagnellum Fairm. 1910 Camarosporium eriocryptum Fairm. 1923 Camarosporium estrelti Fairm. 1918 Camarosporium wistarianum Fairm. 1918 Camarosporium yuccaesedum Fairm. 1918 Caryospora cariosa Fairm. 1905 Chorostate ailanthi var. megaceraphora Fairm. 1906 Cladosporium punctulatum var. xylogenum Fairm. 1922 Cladosporium vincae Fairm. 1911 Clasterosporium larviforme Fairm. 1922 Coniosporium nucifoedum Fairm. 1921 Coniothyrium chionanthi Fairm. 1913 Coniothyrium leprosum Fairm. 1923 |
Coniothyrium marrubii Fairm. 1923 Coniothyrium olivaceum var. salsolae Fairm. 1918 Coniothyrium olivaceum var. thermopsidis Fairm. 1918 Coniothyrium praeclarum Fairm. 1922 Coniothyrium sepium Fairm. 1918 Cryptodiscus araneocinctus Fairm. 1913 Cryptostictis utensis Fairm. 1918 Cucurbitaria rimulina Fairm. 1922 Cylindrium gossypinum Fairm. 1921 Cylindrocolla faecalis Fairm. 1920 Cytospora nyssae Fairm. 1922 Dendrophoma nigrescens Fairm. 1922 Diaporthe ailanthi var. megacera Fairm. 1906 Diaporthe elaeagni var. americana Fairm. Diaporthe hamamelidis Fairm. 1922 Diatrype standleyi Fairm. 1918 Dicaeoma nemoseridis Fairm. 1923 Dictyochora gambellii Fairm. 1918 Didymaria arthoniaespora Fairm. 1906 Didymella eurotiae Fairm. 1918 Didymella nucis-hicoriae Fairm. 1921 Didymella ramonae Fairm. 1923 Didymochaeta columbiana Fairm. 1922 Didymosphaeria lonicerae-ripariae Fairm. 1922 Didymosphaeria nuciseda Fairm. 1921 Didymosporium propolidioides Fairm. 1922 Diplodia akebiae Fairm. 1913 Diplodia hamamelidis Fairm. 1910 Diplodia heteromelina Fairm. 1923 Diplodina epicarya Fairm. 1921 Discella zythiacea Fairm. 1922 Discosia poikilomera Fairm. 1923 Dothiorella nucis Fairm. 1921 Dothiorella phomopsis Fairm. 1918 Eutypella brunaudiana var. ribis-aurei Fairm. 1918 Eutypella ceranata Fairm. 1923 Eutypella domicalis Fairm. 1923 Excipula dictamni Fairm. 1910 Exosporium scolecomorphum Fairm. 1922 Gamonaemella Fairm. 1922 Gamonaemella divergens Fairm. 1922 Gibberidea arthrophyma Fairm. 1918 Gloniopsis lathami Fairm. 1922 Gloniopsis lathami var. asymetrica Fairm. 1922 Glonium vestigiale Fairm. 1923 Graphium sordidiceps Fairm. 1922 Helotium vitellinum var. pallidostriatum Fairm. 1904 Hendersonia arundinariae Fairm. 1922 Hendersonia coccolobina Fairm. 1913 Hendersonia eriogoni Fairm. 1918 Hendersonia foliorum-hamamelidina Fairm. 1922 Hendersonia hortilecta Fairm. 1918 Hendersonia hydrangeae Fairm. 1910 Hendersonia hypocarpa Fairm. 1913 Hendersonia leucelenes Fairm. 1918 Hendersonia petalostemonis Fairm. 1918 Hendersonia stanleyellae Fairm. 1918 Hendersonia subcultriformis Fairm. 1918 Heteropatella acerina Fairm. 1922 Hypoderma ptarmicola Fairm. 1906 Hysterium standleyanum Fairm. 1918 Karschia crassa Fairm. 1904 Karschia elaeospora Fairm. 1921 Lasiosphaeria ovina var. aureliana Fairm. 1904 Leptosphaeria cacuminispora Fairm. 1921 Leptosphaeria coleosanthi Fairm. 1918 Leptosphaeria eustoma f. leguminosa Fairm. 1906 Leptosphaeria exocarpogena Fairm. 1921 Leptosphaeria galiorum var. gnaphaliana Fairm. 1923 Leptosphaeria hamamelidis Fairm. 1922 Leptosphaeria lyciophila Fairm. 1922 Leptosphaeria lyndonvillae Fairm. 1906 Leptosphaeria nigricans var. grindeliae Fairm. 1918 Leptosphaeria physostegiae Fairm. 1906 Leptosphaeria pseudohleria Fairm. 1922 Leptosphaeria quamoclidii Fairm. 1918 Leptospora stictochaetophora Fairm. 1906 Leptostroma mitchellae Fairm. 1922 Lophiostoma cephalanthi Fairm. 1904 Lophiostoma triseptatum var. acutum Fairm. Lophiostoma triseptatum var. diagonale Fairm. Lophiostoma triseptatum var. pluriseptatum Fairm. Lophiotrema halesiae Fairm. 1910 Macrophoma fitzpatriciana Fairm. 1921 Melanomma nigriseda Fairm. 1922 Melanopsamma amphisphaeria var. carpigena Fairm. 1921 Melanopsamma subrhombispora Fairm. 1921 Merulius leguminosus Fairm. 1906 Merulius lyndonvillae Fairm. 1906 Metasphaeria leguminosa Fairm. 1906 Metasphaeria lyndonvillae Fairm. 1906 Microdiplodia anograe Fairm. 1918 Microdiplodia diervillae Fairm. 1918 Microdiplodia galiicola Fairm. 1918 Microdiplodia ilicigena Fairm. 1922 Microdiplodia leucelenes Fairm. 1918 Microdiplodia mimuli Fairm. 1923 Microdiplodia ramonae Fairm. 1923 Microdiplodia valvuli Fairm. 1910 Mollisia lanaria Fairm. 1911 Monosporium avellaneum Fairm. 1921 Mucor taeniae Fairm. 1890 Mycosphaerella chlorogali Fairm. 1923 Mycosphaerella nemoseridis Fairm. 1923 Mycosphaerella weigelae Fairm. 1910 Myriangium catalinae Fairm. 1923 Oospora sceliscophorus Fairm. 1906 Ophiobolus gnaphalii var. lanaria Fairm. 1911 Ophiobolus sceliscophorus Fairm. 1906 Patellea oreophila Fairm. 1918 Pestalotia nuciseda Fairm. 1921 Pestalotia truncata var. septoriana Fairm. 1913 Phialea phaeoconia Fairm. 1911 Phialea vitellina var. pallidostriata Fairm. Phoma albovestita Fairm. Phoma cercidicola Fairm. 1911 Phoma dioscoreae Fairm. 1922 Phoma estrelti Fairm. 1918 Phoma lanuginis Fairm. 1910 Phoma lyndonvillensis Fairm. 1890 Phoma megarrhizae Fairm. 1923 Phoma regina Fairm. 1911 Phoma rudbeckiae Fairm. 1890 Phoma sidalceae Fairm. 1918 Phoma verbascicarpa Fairm. 1918 Phoma weldiana Fairm. Phomopsis carposchiza Fairm. 1921 Phomopsis ericaceana Fairm. 1918 Phomopsis fraterna Fairm. 1922 Phomopsis nicotianae Fairm. 1923 Phomopsis rubiseda Fairm. 1922 Phomopsis trillii Fairm. 1922 Phyllachora blepharoneuri Fairm. 1918 Phyllachora nuttalliana Fairm. 1923 Phyllosticta dictamni Fairm. 1910 Phyllosticta kalmicola var. berolinensiformis Fairm. 1910 Phyllosticta mortonii Fairm. 1913 Phyllosticta pitcheriana Fairm. 1910 Phyllosticta rhoiseda Fairm. 1923 Physalospora eucalyptina Fairm. 1923 Physalospora heteromelina Fairm. 1923 Platystomum phyllogenum Fairm. 1918 Pleospora aureliana |
Fairm. 1906 Pleospora chlorogali Fairm. 1923 Pyrenochaeta fraxinina Fairm. 1913 Pyrenochaeta nucinata Fairm. 1921 Pyrenopeziza cephalanthi Fairm. 1904 Pyrenophora leucelenes Fairm. 1918 Rhabdospora baculum var. nucimaculans Fairm. 1921 Rhabdospora cryphosporopsis Fairm. 1922 Rhabdospora dumentorum Fairm. 1918 Rhabdospora dumetorum Fairm. 1918 Rhabdospora gauracea Fairm. 1918 Rhabdospora ilicigena Fairm. 1922 Rhabdospora translucens Fairm. 1918 Rhynchosphaeria nucicola Fairm. 1921 Rhynchostoma nucis Fairm. 1921 Schizocapnodium Fairm. 1921 Schizocapnodium sarcinellum Fairm. 1921 Scolicosporium transversum Fairm. 1922 Septocylindrium nuculinum Fairm. 1921 Septoria carricerae Fairm. 1913 Septoria lanaria Fairm. 1911 Sphaerographium avenaceum Fairm. 1923 Sphaeronaema epicaulon Fairm. 1922 Sphaeropsis coccolobae Fairm. 1913 Sphaeropsis diervillae Fairm. Sphaeropsis elaeagnina Fairm. 1910 Sphaeropsis nebelina Fairm. 1923 Sphaeropsis opuntiae Fairm. 1922 Sphaeropsis pallidula Fairm. 1921 Sphaeropsis rhodocarpa Fairm. 1913 Sphaeropsis subconfluens Fairm. 1922 Sphaeropsis wistariana Fairm. 1918 Sporidesmium leguminosa Fairm. 1906 Sporormia leguminosa Fairm. 1906 Sporormia ourasca Fairm. 1922 Stagonospora humuli-americani Fairm. 1918 Stagonospora nucicidia Fairm. 1921 Stagonospora nuciseda Fairm. 1921 Stagonospora nyssicola Fairm. 1922 Stemphylium subsphaericum Fairm. 1922 Stictis lanuginicincta Fairm. 1923 Strickeria catalinae Fairm. 1923 Tapesia rhois Fairm. 1900 Tapesia secamenti Fairm. 1910 Teichosporella lonicerina Fairm. 1923 Trichopeziza interpilosa Fairm. 1906 Trichosphaeria interpilosa Fairm. Valsa holodiscina Fairm. 1923 Valsaria acericola Fairm. 1905 Vermicularia exocarpinella Fairm. 1921 Vermicularia phlogina Fairm. 1887 Vermicularia putaminicrustans Fairm. 1921 Vermicularia solanoica Fairm. Volutella caryogena Fairm. 1921 Volutella vincae Fairm. 1911 Zignoëlla nucivora Fairm. 1921 Publications Fairman, C.E. (1887). "A method of staining Peziza specimens". Botanical Gazette 12(4): 85. ___________ (1887). "Ash in basket work". Botanical Gazette. 12(3): 64–65. ___________ (1887). "Vermicularia phlogina Fairm. n. sp.". Botanical Gazette 12(3): 67. ___________ (1889). "Black spot of asparagus berries". Journal of Mycology 5(3): 157–158. ___________ (1889). "Notes on rare fungi from western New York". Journal of Mycology 5(2): 78–80. ___________ (1890). "Observation on the development of some fenestrate sporidia". Journal of Mycology 6(1): 29–31. ___________ (1890). "The fungi of western New York". Proceedings of the Rochester Academy of Sciences 2: 154–167. ___________ (1900). "Puff-balls, slime moulds and cup fungi of Orleans County, New York". Proceedings of the Rochester Academy of Sciences 3: 206–220. ___________ (1904). "Some new fungi from western New York". Journal of Mycology 10(5): 229–231. ___________ (1905). "The Pyrenomyceteae or Orleans County, New York". Proceedings of the Rochester Academy of Sciences 4: 165–191. ___________ (1906). "Pyrenomycetaceae novae in leguminibus Robiniae". Annales Mycologici 4:326–328. ___________ (1906). "New or rare Pyrenomycetaceae from western New York". Proceedings of the Rochester Academy of Sciences 4: 215–224, pl.20–22. ___________, Bonansea S, Saccardo PA. (1906). "Micromycetes Americani Novi". The Journal of Mycology 12(2): 47–52. ___________ (1910). "Fungi Lyndonvillenses novi vel minus cogniti". Annales Mycologici 8 (3): 322–332. ___________ (1910, publ. 1911). "Fungi Lyndonvillenses novi vel minus cogniti. Series II". Annales Mycologici 9: 147–152, 7 figs. ___________ (1913). "Notes on new species of fungi from various localities". Mycologia 5(4): 245–248. ___________ (1918). "Notes on new species of fungi from various localities – II". Mycologia 10(3): 164–167. ___________ (1918). "New or noteworthy ascomycetes and lower fungi from New Mexico. Mycologia 10(5): 239–264. ___________ (1921). "The fungi of our common nuts and pits". Proceedings of the Rochester Academy of Sciences 6: 73–115, tabs 15–20. ___________ (1922). "New or rare fungi from various localities". Proceedings of the Rochester Academy of Sciences 6: 117–139. References Category:American mycologists Category:1856 births Category:1934 deaths Category:People from Yates, New York Category:Scientists from New York (state) |
William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough (1704 – 11 March 1793) was a British politician and public servant. He was an Irish and English peer and member of the House of Lords (styled Hon. William Ponsonby from 1723 to 1739 and Viscount Duncannon from 1739 to 1758). He served in both the Irish and the British House of Commons, before entering the House of Lords, and held office as a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, and as Postmaster General of the United Kingdom. He was also a Privy Counsellor, Chief Secretary for Ireland and Earl of Bessborough. Political life In 1725 Ponsonby was returned to the Irish House of Commons for Newtownards and in 1727 for County Kilkenny, holding the seat until 1758, when his father died and he took his father's titles. From 1741 to 1745, he served as Chief Secretary for Ireland under his father-in-law, then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. As Viscount Duncannon, Ponsonby was first appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty on 27 June 1746, a position he held until 1756, when he was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. He also represented the British constituencies of Derby from 1742—1754, Saltash from 1754–1756 and Harwick from 1756–1758. Upon the death of his father on 4 July 1758, Ponsonby succeeded him in the House of Lords under the title Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby on 23 November of that year. Postmaster General On 2 June 1759 Ponsonby left the Treasury and was appointed Postmaster General of Great Britain jointly with Robert Hampden-Trevor, 1st Viscount Hampden. He resigned the position when his brother-in-law, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, was dismissed as Lord Chamberlain in October 1762. He was reappointed to the position (and sworn of the Privy Council) in July 1765 jointly with Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham, until he resigned in 1766, his initial offer to resign having been refused. Upon William Ponsonby's death on 11 March 1793 his son, Frederick Ponsonby, succeeded to his titles. Family William Ponsonby was the son of Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough, and his wife Sarah Margetson, and elder brother of John Ponsonby. On 5 July 1739 William married Lady Caroline Cavendish, eldest daughter of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, who died in 1760 aged 40. They had three surviving children: Lady Catherine Ponsonby (b. 1742), married Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St Albans Lady Charlotte Ponsonby (b. 1747), married William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough (1758–1844) Parkstead House, Roehampton, was built in 1750 for William Ponsonby, and now forms part of Roehampton University. References External links ODNB article Category:1704 births Category:1793 deaths Duncannon, William Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon, William Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon, William Ponsonby, Viscount Ponsonby, William Duncannon, William Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon, William Ponsonby, Viscount Category:Members of the Privy Council of Great Britain Category:Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Category:United Kingdom Postmasters General Category:Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Category:Chief Secretaries for Ireland Category:Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for constituencies in Derbyshire Category:Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Down constituencies Category:Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kilkenny constituencies William Category:Ponsonby family |
Hyalorista taeniolalis Hyalorista taeniolalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in French Guiana and Brazil. References Category:Moths described in 1854 Category:Pyraustinae |
Saint-Véran Saint-Véran (occitan : Sant-Veran [ˈsã vˈʀã]) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France in the Queyras Regional Natural Park. Geography Saint-Véran, located in the French Alps, is the most elevated commune in France. It is the third highest village in Europe, after Trepalle in Italy and Juf in Switzerland. The permanent population is around 300 but swells with tourists in both summer and winter. In addition to tourism the main activities are agriculture and woodcraft. Name The village is named after Saint Véran, 6th century Bishop of Cavaillon who in legend drove away a dragon. The Observatoire de Saint-Véran was constructed nearby by the Observatoire de Paris in the early 1970s. Population See also Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department References INSEE External links Tourism Office website Category:Communes of Hautes-Alpes Category:Plus Beaux Villages de France |
David Bensoussan David Bensoussan (born 1947) is an author and educator who has worked in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the École de technologie supérieure of the Université du Québec since 1980. Bensoussan is best known for his histories of the Jewish community of Morocco and for his leadership roles in the Sephardi Jewish community. He has served as President of the Communauté Sépharade Unifiée du Québec (United Sefardic Community of Quebec). Biography He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from McGill University. Bensoussan was born in Mogador, and lived there until the family moved to a larger city when he was 8-years old. His family left Morocco to move to Israel in 1965 when he was a teenager. Bensoussan earned his first degree in Israel, and moved from Israel to Canada in 1976. In addition to his work as a professor and occasional employment in the tech sector, Bensoussan is author of a self-published, 3 volume study of the Bible, La Bible Prise au Berceau, prefaced by biblical scholar André Chouraqui, in which he claims to have integrated historical, archaeological, and ethical analysis of the text. Civic involvement Until 2012, Bensoussan served as a sitting member of the Paul Martin and Stephen Harper government's Cross-Cultural Roundtable on Security. Established in 2005, the panel brought together prominent members from a number of Canada's cultural communities and government officials in order to discuss policy and program issues, and to promote dialogue and strengthen understanding between the national authorities and its electorate. Bensoussan actively supported Irwin Cotler when he stood for Parliament. He has served as vice president of the Canadian Jewish Congress. Writing Bensoussan won the Prix Haïm Zafrani, a literary prize, in 2012 for his 2010 book, Il était une fois le Maroc. A second edition of the book was published, with more lavish illustrations. Bensoussan's books about and knowledge of the Jews of Morocco are referred to by the growing number of scholars and other groups interested in the history and ethnography of the Moroccan Jewish community. He has testified on the subject at Parliamentary inquires in Canada. Bensoussan frequently publishes essays in La Presse.,Huffington Post Québec , La voix sépharade and many more. Bensoussan has published two novels (La rosace du roi Salomon and L'énigme du roi Salomon), a memoir (Le fils de Mogador), two historical essays (L'Espagne des trois religions : grandeur et décadence de la convivencia and Il était une fois le Maroc), and, with Asher Knafo, an art book about illuminated Jewish marriage contracts (Mariage juif à Mogador). Books La Bible prise au berceau, Éditions Du Lys, Montréal, 2002 , 388p. Ouvrage en trois volumes préfacé par André Chouraqui. Témoignages - Souvenirs et réflexions de oeuvre de l'Alliance Israélite Universelle, in collaboration with Edmond Elbaz, Éditions Du Lys, Montréal, 2002, L'Espagne des trois religions : grandeur et décadence de la convivencia, L'Harmattan, Paris, 2007 Mariage juif à Mogador Éditions Du Lys, Montréal, 2004 Le fils de Mogador, Éditions Du Lys, Montréal, 2002, Il était une fois le Maroc - Témoignages du passé judéo-marocain, Éditions Du Lys, Montréal, 2010, , Editions iuniverse 2012, L'âge d'or sépharade en Espagne Éditions Du Lys, Montréal, ,202 p., 2006 La rosace du roi Salomon, Les Éditions Du Lys, 2011, L'énigme du roi Salomon, iuniverse, 2012, Antologie des écrivains sépharades du Québec, Éditions Du Marais, Montréal, 2010, Isaie - Lecture commentée, Éditions Du Lys, Montréal, 2014, , Éditions Du Marais, Montréal, 2014, Va mon bien-aimé - Lekha Dodi, Éditions Du Lys, Montréal, 2016, References Category:1947 births Category:People from Essaouira Category:Canadian engineers Category:Writers from Quebec Category:Moroccan writers in French Category:Moroccan engineers |
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Geneviève Tabouis Geneviève Tabouis (23 September 1892 in Paris – 22 September 1985 in Paris) was a French historian and journalist. Biography Tabouis was born in 1892, the daughter of Fernand Le Quesne (b. 1856), a noted French painter. She was first educated at the Convent of the Assumption, a fashionable Parisian convent. When she was 13 years old, the 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State was passed. In her 1942 autobiography, she wrote that a few years later, the nuns were forbidden to teach students. She left the convent school and went to public high school, where she specialized in archeology and Egyptology. She studied at the Faculté des Lettres in Paris and the School of Archeology at the Louvre. She wrote three popular books on the lives of Tutankhamen (1929), Nebuchadnezzar (1931), and Solomon (1936). Tabouis' family included French diplomats Jules Cambon (her uncle) and his brother Paul Cambon. Other relatives were senior diplomats and officials in the French military. Her autobiography does not mention her husband, , and refers only in passing to her son, who was called up into the French army in 1938, and to her daughter. She also mentions Arthur, her household servant. Tabouis moved in the highest social circles in France and England. She was invited to the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1936, referring in her autobiography to her coronation robe made by Edward Molyneux and to having her hair coiffured by one of the most popular hairdressers in London. Career In 1903, she spent several months at the French embassy in Madrid with her uncle, Paul Cambon. In 1906, she and her cousin saw the wedding of Alfonso XIII of Spain and Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg. From 1907 to 1914, she visited Berlin for a month or two each year to visit her uncle Jules Cambon, the French Ambassador to Berlin, meeting various German dignitaries. After World War I, she attended several sessions of the League of Nations with her uncle Jules. In 1924, she began writing articles about the League of Nations for the Le Petit Marseillais and La Petite Gironde, two large provincial newspapers. Her editor at Le Petit Marseillais told her to sign her names as "G. Tabouis" to hide her gender; La Petite Gironde told her to use only her initials. As their correspondent, she attended the signing of the Locarno Treaties in 1925. In 1932, following the death of Aristide Briand, Tabouis began writing a daily column for the Paris newspaper L'œuvre in addition to reporting for La Petite Gironde and Le Petit Marseillais. In 1933, she accompanied French Prime Minister Édouard Herriot who travelled to Moscow in an effort to forge a Soviet-French alliance against Germany. Tabouis repeatedly warned about Hitler's rise and German re-armament. For her troubles, the French writer Léon Daudet nicknamed her "Madam Tata, the Clairvoyant" in 1933. After Germany announced that it was re-introducing compulsory military conscription rebuilding its armed forces in March, 1935, the Greek diplomat Nikolaos Politis warned her "You better watch out, Madame Tabouis, or they'll begin to call you Cassandra. You predict dire events, and, the worst of it is, they always happen." Hitler himself attacked her writing in a May 1, 1939 speech where he sarcastically said "As for Madame Tabouis, that wisest of women, she knows what I am about to do even before I know it myself. She is ridiculous." When Tabouis vigorously campaigned for French support for Republican Spain against Franco, La Petite Gironde (which was supported by Spanish businessman and Franco |
ally Juan March) dropped her as a correspondent in 1935. Le Petit Marseillais (whose director was married to a Spanish Fascist) asked her to "modify" her tone—she left that paper as well. Tabouis became the Foreign Editor of L'œuvre in 1936, where her pro-Republican stance lead to attacks by the Parisian weeklies Candide and Gringoire as well as Action Française. She strongly supported intervention to prevent the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, but the French chose not to intervene. Tabouis was accused of being a warmonger. On the eve of World War II, she was a regular correspondent for London's Sunday Referee in addition to her role at L'œuvre. Tabouis fled France just before its surrender to Germany in 1940, having been warned that an arrest warrant was soon to be issued for her. She was forced to leave her husband, son, and daughter behind. She travelled to England and then to America. In New York, she wrote for New York's Daily Mirror and for London's Sunday Dispatch and edited the French-language Pour la victoire. After the war, she returned to Paris where she wrote for: Free France (1945–1949), Information (1949–1956) and Paris-Jour (from 1959). From 1957 to 1981, she had a radio program on Radio Luxembourg. Personal life In 1938, the Life magazine reported that Tabouis lost one kidney and had almost no eyebrows. Tabouis was a non-smoker, teetotaller and vegetarian. Selected publications Tabouis, Private life of Tutankhamen; love, religion, and politics at the court of an Egyptian king. (1929) Tabouis, Nebuchadnezzar (1931) Tabouis, Private life of Solomon (1936) Tabouis, Life of Jules Cambon (1938) Tabouis, Blackmail or War (1938) Tabouis, They Called me Cassandra (1942) Tabouis, Grandeurs et servitudes américaines: souvenirs des U. S. A., 1940-1945 (1945) Tabouis, Vingt ans de "suspense" diplomatique (1958) References Further reading McDonald, Advocate for the Doomed: The diaries and papers of James G. McDonald, 1932-1935 (2007) (entry of September 8, 1934) Orwell's mention of Tabouis in his diary entry of Sept. 7, 1939 The Press: Aunt Genevi (1939) (time.com) The Press: International Gadfly (1940) (time.com) They Called me Cassandra (1942) (time.com) A Woman as Political Prophet (Cairns.post) (11/2/1942) Bendiner, A Time for Angels: the Tragicomic History of the League of Nations (1975) Reynolds, France Between the Wars: Gender and Politics (1996) Marshall, Geneviève Tabouis: the latest news from tomorrow (1892–1985) (2003) External links Category:Writers from Paris Category:1892 births Category:1985 deaths Category:20th-century French journalists Category:French women journalists Category:20th-century French historians Category:20th-century French women writers Category:Burials at the Cimetière des Batignolles Category:French women historians |
Oswald Karch Oswald Karch (born March 6, 1917 in Ludwigshafen – died January 28, 2009) was a former racing driver from Germany. He participated in one World Championship Formula One Grand Prix, the 1953 German Grand Prix. He retired from the race, scoring no championship points. Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) Category:German racing drivers Category:German Formula One drivers Category:1917 births Category:2009 deaths Category:People from Ludwigshafen Category:Racing drivers from Rhineland-Palatinate Category:People from the Palatinate (region) |
1922 in poetry {{cquote|April is the cruellest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain. Winter kept us warm, coveringEarth in forgetful snow, feeding A little life with dried tubers.}} — Opening lines from The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot, first published this year Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events February 2 Who Goes with Fergus? by W. B. Yeats (first published in 1892) is the song that haunts James Joyce's autobiographical character Stephen Dedalus in the novel Ulysses, first published complete in book form today. Stephen sings it to his mother as she lies dying, and her ghost returns to taunt him with it. The poem is Joyce's favorite lyric, and he has composed his own musical setting. In a "savage creative storm" of less than three weeks beginning today at the Château de Muzot in Switzerland, Rainer Maria Rilke writes his Sonnets to Orpheus (Die Sonette an Orpheus) and completes his Duino Elegies (Duineser Elegien). April – The Fugitive is established in Nashville, Tennessee, by John Crowe Ransom and other members of the Vanderbilt University English faculty who become known collectively as the Fugitives. June – Over a single night at his home in Shaftsbury, Vermont, Robert Frost completes the long poem "New Hampshire" and at sunrise writes "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening". September 22 – Indian Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam publishes the poem "Anandamoyeer Agamane" ("The Advent of the Delightful Mother"), in support of the Indian independence movement, in the Puja issue of his new biweekly magazine Dhumketu, for which he is arrested by the police of the Bengal Presidency and imprisoned on a charge of sedition for much of the following year, undertaking a hunger strike and composing many poems while in prison. His poem "Bidrohi" (বিদ্রোহী, "The Rebel", December 1921) is first collected this year in his first anthology, Agnibeena. October 15 – T. S. Eliot establishes The Criterion magazine, containing the first publication of his poem The Waste Land. This first appears in the United States later this month in The Dial (dated November 1) and is first published complete with notes in book form by Boni and Liveright in New York in December. November – Robert Bridges publishes his essay on free verse: 'Humdrum and Harum-Scarum'. December 6 – W. B. Yeats becomes a nominated member of the Seanad Éireann in the Irish Free State. Pulitzer Prize for Poetry established. Works published in English Canada William Wilfred Campbell, The Poetical Works of Wilfred Campbell, W.J. Sykes ed. (London). posthumously published William Douw Lighthall, Old Measures (collected verse) (Montreal: A.T. Chapman). Marjorie Pickthall, The Woodcarver’s Wife, and Later Poems]. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Indian subcontinent in English Including all of the British colonies that later became India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal: Swami Ananda Acharya: The Comrade: Poems on Philosophical Themes ( Poetry in English ), Alvdal, Norway: Gaurisankar Brahmakul, 105 pages Usarika, Dawn-Rhythms ( Poetry in English ), Alvdal, Norway: Gaurisankar Brahmakul Christina A. Albers, Ancient Tales of Hindustan Sri Aurobindo, Baji Prabhou ( Poetry in English ), Pondicherry: Arya Office N. M. Chatterjee, Parvati Harindranath Chattopadhyaya: The Magic Tree ( Poetry in English ), Madras: Shama's Publishing House (another source gives the publisher as: Madras: Theosophical Publishing House) Perfume of Earth ( Poetry in English ), Madras: printed at Huxley Press Joseph Furtado, Lays of Goa and Lyrics of Goan, a souvenir of the exposition of St. Francis Xavier; Bombay: Furtado and Sons Puran Singh, At |
His Feet ( Poetry in English ), Gwalior, United Kingdom Marion Angus, The Lilt and Other Verses, Scottish poet writing in the Scots language Edmund Blunden, The Shepherd, and Other Poems of Peace and War Enid Blyton, Child Whispers Hilda Conkling, Shoes of the Wind A. E. Coppard, Hips and Haws John Drinkwater, Preludes 1921–1922 T. S. Eliot, The Waste Land Wilfrid Gibson, Krindlesdyke Thomas Hardy, Late Lyrics and Earlier, with Many Other Verses A. E. Housman, Last Poems James Pittendrigh Macgillivray, Bog Myrtle and Peat Reek, Scottish poet writing chiefly in dialect Hughes Mearns, "Antigonish" (written in 1899, published in 1922) Susan Miles, Annotations E. Nesbit, Many Voices Alfred Noyes, The Watchers of the Sky, Volume i of the "Torch-Bearers Trilogy", followed by The Book of the Earth (1925), The Last Voyage (1930), published as The Torch-Bearers (1937) Marjorie Pickthall, The Wood Carver's Wife, including "Marching Men" Poems of Today, British poetry anthology, second series Isaac Rosenberg, Poems (posthumous) Edith Sitwell, Façade, the concert version ('an entertainment'), with music by William Walton, performed January 1922 Sacheverell Sitwell, The Hundred and One Harlequins, and Other Poems J. C. Squire, Poems: Second Series Muriel Stuart, Poems W. B. Yeats, Irish poet published in the United Kingdom: Later Poems, Macmillan's Collected Edition of Yeats's Works, volume i Plays in Prose and Verse, Macmillan's Collected Edition of Yeats's Works, volume ii United States Conrad Aiken, Priapus and the Pool John Peale Bishop, with Edmund Wilson, The Undertaker's Garland John Dos Passos, A Pushcart at the Curb James Weldon Johnson, Book of American Negro Poetry Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows Hughes Mearns, Antigonish, often called "The Little Man Who Wasn't There"; inspired by reports of a ghost of a man roaming the stairs of a haunted house in Antigonish, Nova Scotia; first published on March 22 by Franklin Pierce Adams in his New York World column; later a popular song Louise Pound, American Ballads and Songs Elizabeth Madox Roberts, Under the Tree Carl Sandburg, Slabs of the Sunburnt West George Santayana, Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies Gertrude Stein, Geography and Plays John Hall Wheelock, The Black Panther William Carlos Williams, Spring and All, including "The Red Wheelbarrow" Yvor Winters, The Magpie's ShadowOther W. B. Yeats, Irish poet published in the United Kingdom: Later Poems, Macmillan's Collected Edition of Yeats's Works, volume i Plays in Prose and Verse, Macmillan's Collected Edition of Yeats's Works, volume ii Works published in other languages France Paul Claudel, Poèmes de guerre (1914-1916) Francis Jammes, Livres des quatrains, published each year from this year to 1925 Oscar Vladislas de Lubicz-Milosz, also known as O. V. de L. Milosz, La Confession de Lemuel Alphonse Métérié, Le Livre des soeurs Pierre Reverdy, Cravates de chanvre Philippe Soupault, Westwego Paul Valéry, CharmesGermany Rainer Maria Rilke completes both the Duino Elegies and the Sonnets to Orpheus; Germany Kurt Schwitters: Anna Blume, Dichtungen, including "An Anna Blume" ("To Anna Flower" also translated as "To Eve Blossom"); a second, revised edition with nine instead of the original 20 poems, and with the addition of translations of Anna Blume into English, French and Russian; published by Verlag Paul Steegemann, Hanover (first edition 1919, a second edition with the only change being eight more pages of advertising, published in 1920), Germany Memoiren Anna Blumes in Bleie, a chronicle and parody of reactions to the original Anna Blume, Dichtungen of 1919 Spanish language Xavier Abril, Hollywood, Peru Manuel Maples Arce, , Mexico Gerardo Diego, Manual de espumas ("Manual of Foam"), Spain Gabriela Mistral, Desolación ("Despair"), including "Decalogo del artista", New York : Instituto de las Españas; Chilean poet published |
in the United States César Vallejo, Trilce, Peru Pablo de Rokha: Los gemidosOther languages Anna Akhmatova, Anno Domini MCMXXI, Soviet Union Mário de Andrade, Paulicéia Desvairada ("Untapped São Paulo", "Hallucinated City"), Brazil Tom Kristensen, Paafuglefjeren ("The Peacock Feather"), Denmark Mohammad Yamin, Tanah Air ("Motherland"), Indonesia, modern Malay language Awards and honors Edwin Arlington Robinson won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his Collected Poems'' (1921) Hawthornden Prize for poetry: Edmund Blunden Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: January 22 – Vernon Scannell, born John Vernon Bain (died 2007), English poet, author and professional boxer February 25 – Leland Bardwell (died 2016), Indian-born Irish poet and novelist March 12 – Jack Kerouac (died 1969), American novelist, writer, poet, artist, and part of the Beat Generation school of poetry April 16 – Kingsley Amis (died 1995), English novelist and poet May 21 – Dorothy Hewett (died 2002), Australian feminist poet, novelist, librettist and playwright June 9 – John Gillespie Magee, Jr. (killed in military aviation accident 1941), Anglo–American aviator and poet June 30 Amulya Barua (died 1946; first published posthumously in 1964), Indian, writing in Assamese Miron Białoszewski (died 1983), Polish poet and playwright July 6 – Carilda Oliver Labra (died 2018), Cuban July 17 – Donald Davie (died 1995), English poet and critic, member of the Movement July 26 – Chairil Anwar (died 1949), Indonesian poet of the "1945 Generation" August 9 – Philip Larkin (died 1985), English poet, novelist, jazz critic and librarian August 26 – Elizabeth Brewster (died 2012), Canadian poet and academic September 12 – Jackson Mac Low (died 2004), American poet, performance artist, composer and playwright November 24 – Aris Alexandrou (Άρης Αλεξάνδρου, died 1978), Greek novelist, poet and translator November 25 – Fumiko Nakajo 中城ふみ子, pen name of Noe Fumiko 野江富美子 (died of breast cancer 1954), Japanese tanka poet with a turbulent life December 3 – Eli Mandel (died 1992), Canadian poet and literary academic Also – Peter Bladen (died 2001), Australian Ahmad Hardi (died 2006), Kurdish Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: January 21 – John Kendrick Bangs, 59, American author, satirist, poet and the creator of Bangsian fantasy, a school of fantasy writing that sets the plot wholly or partially in the afterlife February 2 – Zahida Khatun Sherwani, writing as Zay Khay Sheen (born 1894), Indian Urdu language woman poet February 3 – John Butler Yeats (born 1839), Irish painter and poet, father of W. B. Yeats April 19 - Marjorie Pickthall (born 1883), English-born Canadian writer. May 13 – Sir Walter Raleigh (born 1861), Scottish scholar, poet and author June 28 – Velimir Khlebnikov, 36 (born 1885), Russian Futurist poet and writer July 8 – Mori Ōgai 森 鷗外 / 森 鴎外 (born 1862), Japanese physician, translator, novelist and poet August 2 – M. A. Bayfield, 70 (born 1852), English classical scholar and writer on poetry September 2 – Henry Lawson, 55, Australian writer and poet September 10 – Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, 82 (born 1840), British poet and writer November 27 – Alice Meynell, 75 (born 1847), née Thompson, English writer, editor, critic and suffragist, remembered mainly as a poet December 4 – Josephine Peabody (born c. 1874), American poet and playwright See also Poetry List of years in poetry Notes Poetry Category:20th-century poetry * |
The Company She Keeps The Company She Keeps is a 1951 drama film starring Lizabeth Scott, Jane Greer and Dennis O'Keefe. The film was directed by John Cromwell, whose film the previous year, Caged, also concerned a woman sent to prison. It marked Jeff Bridges' film debut. Plot Released from prison after serving two years on a check-forging charge, Mildred Lynch changes her name to Diane Stuart and moves to Los Angeles. Parole officer Joan Willburn finds her a job at a hospital. Diane repays her by stealing Joan's boyfriend, Larry Collins, after he comes to the hospital to visit a patient. Diane hides the relationship from Joan and hides her past from Larry. Once she finally finds out, Joan graciously accepts the new relationship but warns Diane that to get married, she must first seek approval from the parole board, which will be under a legal obligation to contact Larry. Despite all the help Joan has been, Diane accuses her of trying to sabotage her romance and also her parole, after Diane is arrested for a drug theft at the hospital for which ex-convict Tilly Thompson is responsible. She runs away until Larry lets her know that, thanks to Joan, the charges have been dismissed. Cast Lizabeth Scott as Joan Jane Greer as Diane Dennis O'Keefe as Larry Fay Baker as Tilly John Hoyt as Judge Kendall Irene Tedrow as Mrs. Seeley Beau Bridges as Obie, Kid at Train Station (uncredited) Dorothy Bridges as Mother at Train Station (uncredited) Jeff Bridges as Infant at Train Station (uncredited) John Cromwell as Policeman (uncredited) Reception The film recorded a loss of $315,000. References External links Category:1951 films Category:American films Category:Films scored by Leigh Harline Category:Films directed by John Cromwell |
Revenge (Paragon album) Revenge is a full-length studio album by German heavy metal band Paragon, released in 2005. Track listing "Intro / Impaler" – 4:47 "Assassins" – 4:16 "Traitor" – 5:13 "Masters Of The Seas" – 9:24 "Revenge" – 4:20 "Symphony Of Pain" – 4:23 "Beyond The Veil" – 7:59 "The Battle Rages On" – 4:43 "Art Of War" – 3:19 "Empire Of The Lost" – 5:42 "The Gods Made Heavy Metal" (Manowar cover) – 5:08 Credits Andreas Babuschkin - Lead vocals Martin Christian - Guitars / Backing vocals Günny Kruse - Guitars / Backing vocals Jan Bünning - Bass guitar / Backing vocals Markus Corby - Drums All songs written and arranged by Paragon, except "Empire Of The Lost" by: Piet Sielck / Paragon. Category:2005 albums Category:Paragon (band) albums |
Kevin Johnson (golfer) Kevin James Johnson (born April 25, 1967) is an American professional golfer. College career Johnson was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He attended Clemson University and was Clemson's first three-time All-American in golf (he was a third-team choice in 1987 as a sophomore, then made first-team as a junior and second-team as a senior). He was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 2002. He also won the U.S. Amateur Public Links in 1987. Professional career Johnson has made about 80% of his career earnings while playing on the Web.com Tour, where he has won six times, twice during the 2009 season. The first came in a playoff victory over Jeff Gallagher at the Rex Hospital Open, and the second came at the Knoxville Open in a two-hole playoff win over Bradley Iles. However he has not found much success on the PGA Tour, making only 22 cuts in 67 tries. In 2009, he finished 13th on the Nationwide Tour money list to earn his 2010 PGA Tour card. Personal life Johnson credits his father, Ken, as his hero for helping him succeed in golf. He has been married since 1998 to wife, Christa. They have two daughters; Jordan Paige and Jade Alexandra. Amateur wins 1987 U.S. Amateur Public Links, Massachusetts Amateur 1988 Massachusetts Amateur Professional wins (8) Nationwide Tour wins (6) 1997 (1) Nike Puget Sound Open 1999 (1) Nike South Carolina Classic 2000 (1) Buy.com Permian Basin Open 2006 (1) Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open 2009 (2) Rex Hospital Open, Knoxville Open Other wins (2) 1986 Massachusetts Open (as an amateur) 1992 ICL International Results in major championships Note: Johnson only played in the U.S. Open. CUT = missed the half-way cut U.S. national team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy: 1988 Walker Cup: 1989 See also 2000 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2009 Nationwide Tour graduates List of golfers with most Web.com Tour wins External links Profile on Clemson Tigers Athletic site Category:American male golfers Category:Clemson Tigers men's golfers Category:PGA Tour golfers Category:Korn Ferry Tour graduates Category:Golfers from Massachusetts Category:Golfers from Florida Category:People from Plymouth, Massachusetts Category:People from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Category:1967 births Category:Living people |
23rd Berlin International Film Festival The 23rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 June to 3 July 1973. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Indian film Ashani Sanket by Satyajit Ray. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: David Robinson (Head of Jury) Freddy Buache Hiram Garcia Borja Eberhard Hauff Harish Khanna Paul Moor Walter Müller-Bringmann René Thévenet Paolo Valmarana Films in competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: Key {| class="wikitable" width="550" colspan="1" | style="background:#FFDEAD;" align="center"| † |Winner of the main award for best film in its section |} Awards The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: Golden Bear: Ashani Sanket by Satyajit Ray Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: There's No Smoke Without Fire by André Cayatte Silver Bear: The 14 by David Hemmings Toda Nudez Será Castigada by Arnaldo Jabor Die Sachverständigen by Norbert Kückelmann Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire by Yves Robert Los siete locos by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson FIPRESCI Award Wedding in Blood by Claude Chabrol References External links 23rd Berlin International Film Festival 1973 1973 Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival:1973 at Internet Movie Database 23 Category:1973 film festivals Category:1973 in West Germany Category:1970s in Berlin |
2003 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 56 kg The 2003 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vancouver, Canada from 14 November to 22 November. The men's 56 kilograms division was staged on 14 November 2003. Schedule Medalists Records Results References Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics, Page 47 Results Category:2003 World Weightlifting Championships |
Agnes McCullough Agnes McCullough (1888 – 31 March 1967) was an Irish teacher, philanthropist and activist. Early life and family Agnes McCullough was born in 1888 at Tomcoole, County Wexford. She was the ninth child and sixth daughter of John Ryan, strong farmer, and Elizabeth (née Sutton). She attended schools at Glynn, County Wexford, Loreto Abbey in Gorey, and Darmstadt, Germany, going on to spend some time in Belgium. She went on to attend University College Dublin (UCD) graduating with a BA in modern languages, and an MA in Old Irish under the supervision of Osborn Bergin in 1913. Along with other members of her family, McCullough was active in Sinn Féin and the Gaelic League. She moved to Belfast to teach at St Mary's Training College for teachers in 1913. In 1914 she founded a Belfast branch of Cumann na mBan. While in Belfast, she met Denis McCullough, with the couple marrying on 16 August 1916 after his release from detention for his role in the Easter Rising. It was a double wedding, with Chris Ryan marrying Michael O'Malley in Tomcoole. They lived in Belfast initially, with McCullough remaining active in Cumann na mBan and running the family's musical instrument business while her husband was repeatedly imprisoned. They had four sons, Donal, Mairtín, Donnacha and Seosamh, and two daughters, Máiread and Úna Patricia. Their correspondence from this period is included in the McCullough papers in the UCD archives. McCullough also served as a Belfast poor law guardian, and participated in the September 1921 anti-partition delegation of Belfast nationalists who met with Éamon de Valera in the Mansion House, Dublin. Due to the Belfast boycott, their business suffered, leading to family moving to Dublin in December 1921 following Denis' release from Ballykinlar internment camp. Setting up their music shop on Dawson Street. Activism Once in Dublin, McCullough was active in a number of charities such as Saor an Leanbh (the Irish Save the Children fund) and the Catholic Social Services Council. She was appointed vice-chairman of the statutory trade boards in 1941, a board that was composed of employer and employee representatives, fixing rates for particular industries. She also volunteered for the Dublin Rheumatism Clinic, the Incorporated Orthopaedic Hospital of Ireland, and Coombe Hospital Linen Guild. She was an active member of the women's section of the National Agricultural and Industrial Development Association. She ran unsuccessfully for the NUI Seanad Éireann constituency in 1954. The McCulloughs had been pro-treaty in 1922, which lead to them being closer to her brother-in-law Seán T. O'Kelly than some other members of the extended Ryan family. The couple attended O'Kelly's second presidential inauguration in 1952, and accompanied the president on a visit to Rome in March 1957. McCullough spoke about her concern of the effect of television on children at a meeting of Saor an Leanbh in 1962. Death and legacy McCullough died suddenly at home in Ranelagh, Dublin on 31 March 1967. Her Irish Times obituary commented "She believed that women should take part in public affairs, but she was womanly to the core in her actions and in her feelings." Papers relating to McCullough are included in the Ryan family papers in the National Library of Ireland. References Category:1888 births Category:1967 deaths Category:People from County Wexford Category:Alumni of University College Dublin Category:Cumann na mBan members |
No 'Count No 'Count is an album by saxophonist Frank Foster recorded in 1956 and released on the Savoy label. Reception Allmusic reviewer by Jim Todd stating, "the four horns carved out from the Count Basie band for this Frank Foster-led date get along just fine with drummer Kenny Clarke, bassist Eddie Jones, and guitarist Kenny Burrell. The set is a companion to Frank Wess' North, South, East....Wess, recorded by the same players at the same sessions. No Count, however, stays closer to Kansas City swing than the Wess release ... Foster's charts provide for lots of interplay and counterpoint between the two trombones and two tenors". Track listing All compositions by Frank Foster except where noted "Stop Gap" – 6:01 "Excursion" – 5:13 "Casa de Marcel" – 6:31 "Apron Strings" – 3:35 "Alternative" – 8:56 "Serenata" (Leroy Anderson) – 4:52 Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ on March 5, 1956 (tracks 1, 5 & 6) and March 7, 1956 (tracks 2-4) Personnel Frank Foster – tenor saxophone Henry Coker, Benny Powell – trombone Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, flute Kenny Burrell – guitar Eddie Jones - bass Kenny Clarke - drums References Category:Frank Foster (musician) albums Category:1956 albums Category:Savoy Records albums Category:Albums produced by Ozzie Cadena Category:Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio |
WRHO WRHO (89.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Album Oriented Rock format. Licensed to Oneonta, New York, United States. The station is currently owned by Hartwick College. WRHO is a small, noncommercial educational broadcast facility on the Hartwick College campus in Oneonta, NY. At 270 watts, WRHO broadcasts 24 hours per day, 365 days a year at 89.7 FM. The studios are located inside the Dewar Union Hall Communication Suite on Hartwick's campus and broadcasts to a listening audience within a ~30mile radius via a 500-watt transmitter. WRHO has been on the air for over four decades, playing music not otherwise heard on other area stations. WRHO also connects with the Oneonta community at large by stating public service announcements of upcoming events, by hosting bands, and by offering services to other clubs and organizations on campus. Every year during Spring Weekend WRHO broadcasts live for 72 hours from a tent on Frisbee Field on the Hartwick campus. On WRHO, all types of music can be found. Jazz to Heavy Metal, Folk and Country to Reggae, Classic Rock and Oldies to Hip Hop. WRHO receives numerous demo tapes and pre-releases from both big-time national groups and local bands before any commercial stations, which are played often. References External links 2BS Radio Archive Bill Ketelhut (aka Wild Bill) (On-air talent 1987-1991) RHO Category:Radio stations established in 1978 |
Antonio Hurtado de Mendoza Antonio Hurtado de Mendoza (158622 September 1644) was a Spanish dramatist. Biography Hurtado was born in Castro Urdiales, Cantabria. He became page to the count de Saldaña (son of the duke de Lerma), and was recognized as a rising poet by Cervantes in the Viaje del Parnaso (1614). He rose rapidly into favor under Philip IV, who appointed him private secretary, commissioned from him comedias palaciegas for the royal theatre at Aranjuez, and in 1623 conferred on him the orders of Santiago and Calatrava. Most of his contemporaries and rivals paid court to el discreto de palacio, and Mendoza seems to have lived on the friendliest terms with all his brother dramatists except Ruiz de Alarcón. He is said to have been involved in the fall of Olivares, and died unexpectedly at Zaragoza on 19 September 1644. His theatrical works include numerous entremés works. Only one of his plays, Querer por solo querer, was published with his consent; it is included in a volume (1623) containing his semi-official account of the performances at Aranjuez in 1622. The best edition of Mendoza's plays and verses bears the title of Obras liricas y comicas, divinas y humanas (1728). Much of his work does not rise above the level of graceful and accomplished verse; but that he had higher qualities is shown by El marido hace mujer, a brilliant comedy of manners, which forms the chief source of Molière's École des maris. The Fiesta que se hizo en Aranjuez and Querer por solo querer were translated into English by Sir Richard Fanshawe, afterwards ambassador at Madrid, in a posthumous volume published in 1671. Works Poetry Convocatoria de las cortes de Castilla Vida de Nuestra Señora La guerra Theatre Amor con amor se paga El marido hace mujer y el trato muda costumbre (1631–32) Cada loco con su tema o el montañés indiano (1630) No hay amor donde no hay agravio Los empeños del mentir Más merece quien más ama (after 1634) Querer por solo querer Ni callarlo ni decirlo Los empeños del mentir (written with Francisco de Quevedo) Quien más miente, más medra (written with Francisco de Quevedo in 1631) Entremés Famoso Entremés Getafe El Ingenioso Entremés del Examinador Miser Palomo References External links Works by Antonio Hurtado de Mendoza at Domínio Público Category:1586 births Category:1644 deaths Category:People from Castro Urdiales Category:Cantabrian writers Category:Spanish dramatists and playwrights Category:Spanish male dramatists and playwrights |
Qing Yi Wu Jia Qing Yi Wu Jia () (1988) is a TV series starring Jaime Chik Mei Chun (戚美珍), Jacky Chang (張晨光), Chiu Yu Ting (邱于庭) and Kou Shih-hsiun (寇世勳) produced by China Television. Xin Qing Yi Wu Jia (新情义无价) (2008) starring Huang Haibo (黄海波), Pan Yueming (潘粵明) and Shu Yan (舒砚) is a TV series rewritting the TV series. Plot A rich man finds his girlfriend loves another man. He gives up. Then he loves the man's sister. In the 2008 TV series, the time changed from now to 1930s. References Category:Taiwanese television series |
Stronia Stronia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bierutów, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately north of Bierutów, east of Oleśnica, and east of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a population of 554. References Stronia |
Saidabad, Ravar Saidabad (, also Romanized as Sa‘īdābād) is a village in Ravar Rural District, in the Central District of Ravar County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its existence was noted, but its population was not reported. References Category:Populated places in Ravar County |
Green for Danger Green for Danger is a popular 1944 detective novel by Christianna Brand, praised for its clever plot, interesting characters, and wartime hospital setting. It was made into a 1946 film which is regarded by film historians as one of the greatest screen adaptations of a Golden Age mystery novel. Plot summary A murder takes place in a rural British hospital. Inspector Cockrill is tasked to determine whodunit when the head nurse is killed after revealing that the death of a patient under anaesthesia was no accident. Cockrill states at one point, "My presence lay over the hospital like a pall - I found it all tremendously enjoyable." After another murder attempt leaves a nurse dangerously ill he re-stages the operation in order to unmask the murderer. Category:1944 British novels Category:British mystery novels Category:British novels adapted into films Category:World War II novels Category:Medical novels Category:Novels set in hospitals |
Adam Steffey Adam Steffey (born November 24, 1965) is an American mandolin player, best known for playing in the bluegrass and old-time styles. He spent time as a member of bands such as Alison Krauss & Union Station, Mountain Heart, Lonesome River Band, The Dan Tyminski Band, The Boxcars, and the Isaacs. He was most recently a member of The Highland Travelers, which announced on November 15, 2018 that they were disbanding, with Adam pursuing an alternative profession other than music. However, his retirement from music was short-lived, as he joined the band Volume Five just a few months later. Adam has also performed with such artists as Kenny Chesney, Clint Black, Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, The Dixie Chicks, James Taylor, Rhonda Vincent, Ronnie Bowman, Jim Mills, and others. Biography Adam grew up in Norfolk, Virginia but moved to Kingsport, Tennessee when his father retired in 1975. He attended the Carter Family Fold each weekend when he was young, and became interested in the music he heard there. He started playing the mandolin when he was 15, taking lessons first from Audie Ratliff and later on from Jack Tottle. Adam currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at East Tennessee State University, teaching mandolin, although it has been reported (November 2018) that he will also be stepping down from that role to explore other professions outside of music. He completed his Bachelor of Science at ETSU in 2014. Personal life Adam married his wife, musician Tina Trianosky, in May 2008, and they have twin sons, born in 2011. Awards Adam is a 5 time Grammy award winner and has won the bluegrass mandolin player of the year from the International Bluegrass Music Association 11 times, more than any other player. Selected Discography (2001) Grateful (Mountain Home Records) (2009) One More for the Road (Sugar Hill) (2013) New Primitive (Organic) (2016) Here to Stay (Mountain Home) Also performed on: (2013) It's Just a Road (The Boxcars) (2013) Life on a Rock (Kenny Chesney) (2013) The Bluegrass Album (Alan Jackson) (2012) All In (The Boxcars) (2008) Good Thing Going (Rhonda Vincent) (2008) Secrets (Sierra Hull) (2007) DoorWay (Ron Block) (2006) Wide Open (Mountain Heart) (2005) First Time Around (Aaron McDaris) (2005) Hide Head Blues (Jim Mills) (2005) Some Hearts (Carrie Underwood) (2002) Home (Dixie Chicks) (2002) My Dixie Home (Jim Mills) (2001) Stand Still (The Isaacs) (2000) Carry Me Across the Mountain (Dan Tyminski) (1997) Nothin' But the Taillights (Clint Black) (1997) So Long So Wrong (Alison Krauss & Union Station) (1996) High Lonesome Sound (Vince Gill) (1996) Treasures (Dolly Parton) (1994) I Know Who Holds Tomorrow (Alison Krauss) (1993) World Turning (Tony Trischka) (1992) Every Time You Say Goodbye (Alison Krauss & Union Station) (1991) Arkansas Traveler (Michelle Shocked) Footnotes Category:American bluegrass musicians Category:Grammy Award winners Category:Living people Category:1965 births Category:American mandolinists Category:East Tennessee State University alumni Category:American bluegrass mandolinists Category:Country musicians from Tennessee Category:Lonesome River Band members |
Brocklebank Line The Brocklebank Line (formally named Thos. and Jno. Brocklebank) was an English shipping line that operated during the 19th and 20th centuries. Daniel Brocklebank founded a shipyard in Whitehaven in 1785, and expanded in the following years into operating ships. Following Brocklebank's death in 1801, his sons Thomas and John took over the business, which was incorporated as Thomas and John Brocklebank. The line expanded steadily in the first half of the 1800s, opening routes to South America by 1809, India in 1815 following the end of the East India Company's monopoly, and China in 1829. The line's operations were based out of Liverpool and run by Thomas Brocklebank, while John ran the Whitehaven shipyard until his death in 1831. The next generation of Brocklebanks, Thomas Jr. and Ralph, became partners in the business in 1843, and the following year the line reached its peak with a fleet of fifty ships. In 1865, the shipyard at Whitehaven closed, with most of the line's subsequent ships built at Harland & Wolff. In 1911, the Brocklebank family gave up full control of the company, when Sir Percy, Frederic and Denis Bates—descendants of shipping magnate Sir Edward Bates—acquired a stake in the line. In 1912, the Anchor Line, a Cunard Line subsidiary, took a controlling interest in Brocklebank. In 1916, Brocklebank purchased the Wells Line, and came under the control of Cunard in 1919 when the latter purchased the entirety of the Brocklebank and Bates families' shares. After retraction during the 1930s, Cunard purchased the remaining outstanding Brocklebank stock in 1940, and while the line lost the majority of its ships during World War II, it rebuilt following the war. In 1967, a Cunard restructuring led to a renamed Cunard Brocklebank Line taking over all of Cunard's cargo traffic. Cunard suffered financially in the following years, however, and the freight business was eventually shuttered, with the last Brocklebank–flagged ships sold in 1983. References Category:1801 establishments in England Category:1983 disestablishments in England Category:Shipping companies of England Category:Cunard Line Category:Defunct shipping companies of the United Kingdom |
Vandalism Vandalism is the action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property. The definition of vandalism allows to distinguish hostile behavior aimed to damage or destroy the object, instrumental behavior consisting of damage or destruction caused to an object as a mean to achieve other goals (appropriation of another’s property, sabotage), and behavior motivated by a desire to express oneself through the degradation of objects as well as a play vandalism (breaking window panes). The term includes property damage, such as graffiti and defacement directed towards any property without permission of the owner. The term finds its roots in an Enlightenment view that the Germanic Vandals were a uniquely destructive people. Etymology The Vandals, an ancient Germanic people, are associated with senseless destruction as a result of their sack of Rome under King Genseric in 455. During the Enlightenment, Rome was idealized, while the Goths and Vandals were blamed for its destruction. The Vandals may not have been any more destructive than other invaders of ancient times, but they did inspire British poet John Dryden to write, Till Goths, and Vandals, a rude Northern race, Did all the matchless Monuments deface (1694). However, the Vandals did intentionally damage statues, which may be why their name is associated with the vandalism of art. The term Vandalisme was coined in 1794 by Henri Grégoire, bishop of Blois, to describe the destruction of artwork following the French Revolution. The term was quickly adopted across Europe. This new use of the term was important in colouring the perception of the Vandals from later Late Antiquity, popularising the pre-existing idea that they were a barbaric group with a taste for destruction. Historically, vandalism has been justified by painter Gustave Courbet as destruction of monuments symbolizing "war and conquest". Therefore, it is often done as an expression of contempt, creativity, or both. Gustave Courbet's attempt, during the 1871 Paris Commune, to dismantle the Vendôme column, a symbol of the past Napoleon III authoritarian Empire, was one of the most celebrated events of vandalism. Nietzsche himself would meditate after the Commune on the "fight against culture", taking as example the intentional burning of the Tuileries Palace on 23 May 1871. "The criminal fight against culture is only the reverse side of a criminal culture" wrote Klossowski after quoting Nietzsche. In a proposal to the International Conference for Unification of Criminal Law held in Madrid in 1933, Raphael Lemkin envisaged the creation of two new international crimes (delicta juris gentium): the crime of barbarity, consisting in the extermination of racial, religious, or social collectivities, and the crime of vandalism, consisting in the destruction of cultural and artistic works of these groups. The proposal was not accepted. As a crime Private citizens commit vandalism when they willfully damage or deface the property of others or the commons. Some vandalism may qualify as culture jamming or sniggling: it is thought by some to be artistic in nature even though carried out illegally or without the property owner's permission. Examples include at least some graffiti art, billboard "liberation", and possibly crop circles. Criminal vandalism takes many forms. Graffiti on public property is common in many inner cities as part of a gang culture, where they might be used as territorial markers. More serious forms of vandalism that may take place during public unrest such as rioting can involve the willful destruction of public and private property. Vandalism per se is sometimes considered one of the less serious common crimes, but it can become quite serious and distressing when committed extensively, violently, or as an expression of hatred |
and intimidation. In response, local governments have adopted various legal measures to prevent vandalism, but research has shown that the conventional strategies employed by the government in response to at least unapproved graffiti are not the most effective. Examples Examples of vandalism include salting lawns, cutting trees without permission, egg throwing, breaking windows, arson, spraying paint on others' properties, tagging, placing glue into locks, tire slashing, keying (scratching) paint, throwing shoes on power lines or similar structures, ransacking a property, flooding a house by clogging a sink and leaving the water running, and pulling up plants from the roots without permission. Political In elections, opposing candidates' supporters may engage in "political vandalism" — the act of defacing opponents' political posters, bumper stickers, billboards, and other street marketing material. Although the nature of this material is temporary, its effect can be long-lasting as it may reflect both negatively and positively on the candidate whose material is being vandalized as well as on the presumed candidate whose supporters are engaging in the vandalism. In addition, activists may use the tactic of property destruction as means of protest, e.g. by smashing the windows of banks, shops and government institutions and setting fire to cars. This often takes place during riots but can also happen as a stand-alone event, e.g. by animal rights activists destroying property owned by farmers, hunters, biotech companies, and research facilities and setting free animals (which is sometimes referred to as eco-terrorism by opponents). Vandalism is also a common tactic of black blocs. Motives Actions of this kind can be ascribed to anger or envy, or to spontaneous, opportunistic behaviour, possibly for peer acceptance or bravado in gang cultures, or disgruntlement with the target (victim) person or society. Opportunistic vandalism of this nature may also be filmed, the mentality of which can be akin to happy slapping. The large-scale prevalence of gang graffiti in some inner cities has almost made it acceptable to the societies based there, so much so that it may go unnoticed, or not be removed, possibly because it may be a fruitless endeavour, to be graffitied on once again. Greed can motivate vandalism as can some political ideologies, wish to draw attention to problems, frustration, even playfulness. Youngsters, the most common vandals, frequently experience low status and boredom. Vandalism enables powerless people to attack those above them, take control and frighten others. Unpunished vandalism can provide relief which reinforces the behaviour. Vandalism by one person can lead to imitation. Teenage boys and men in their 20s are most likely to vandalize, but older adults and females are also known to sometimes vandalize, with young children occasionally vandalizing, but in a much smaller form, such as making small crayon drawings on walls. Criminological research into vandalism has found that it serves many purposes for those who engage in it and stems from a variety of motives. Sociologist Stanley Cohen describes seven different types of vandalism: Acquisitive vandalism (looting and petty theft). Peer pressure – Teenagers spend more time away from home with peers whether they act constructively or destructively can depend on the contacts they make. Disobeying authority can appear cool. Tactical vandalism (to advance some end other than acquiring money or property – such as breaking a window to be arrested and get a bed for the night in a police cell). Ideological vandalism (carried out to further an explicit ideological cause or deliver a message). Vindictive vandalism (for revenge). Play vandalism (damage resulting from children's games). Malicious vandalism (damage caused by a violent outpouring of diffuse frustration and rage that often occurs in public settings). |
Cohen's original typology was improved upon by Mike Sutton whose research led him to add a seventh sub-type of vandalism – Peer Status Motivated Vandalism. Reaction of authorities In view of its incivility, punishment for vandalism can be particularly severe in some countries. In Singapore, for example, a person who attempts to cause or commits an act of vandalism may be liable to imprisonment for up to 3 years and may also be punished with caning. Vandalism in the UK is construed as an environmental crime and may be punished with an ASBO (Anti-Social Behaviour Order). In the 1990s, former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani cracked down on "quality of life crimes", including graffiti. NY Parks Commissioner Henry J. Stern described graffiti as "a metaphor for urban decay perhaps best shown in 'A Clockwork Orange'" adding that "New York City will not be like that". Cybervandalism Cybervandalism is vandalism on the internet. For example, vandalism on Wikipedia involves adding questionable content, removing content, or changing content in order to make it questionable, generally with the objective of harming Wikipedia's reputation. Forms of online vandalism have been recorded, the most common of which is website defacement. Vandalism on web maps has been called "cartographic vandalism". Another form of cybervandalism is the creation of malware such as viruses, Trojan horses, and spyware, which can harm computers. A particularly virulent form of cybervandalism is ransomware, which is used to extort money from computer owners, and can even go so far as to carry a destructive malware payload that harms the system if payment isn't forthcoming within a certain time limit. Defacement Defacement is a type of vandalism that involves damaging the appearance or surface of something. The object of damage may be architecture, books, paintings, sculpture, or other forms of art. Examples of defacement include: Marking or removing the part of an object (especially images, be they on the page, in illustrative art or as a sculpture) designed to hold the viewers' attention Scoring a book cover with a blade Splashing paint over a painting in a gallery Smashing the nose of a sculpted bust Damaging or chiselling off sculpted coats of arms Altering the content of web sites and publicly editable repositories to include nonsensical or whimsical references Iconoclasm led to the defacement of many religious artworks. As art Though vandalism in itself is illegal, it is often also an integral part of modern popular culture. French painter Gustave Courbet's attempt to disassemble the Vendôme column during the 1871 Paris Commune was probably one of the first artistic vandalist acts, celebrated at least since Dada performances during World War I. The Vendôme column was considered a symbol of the recently deposed Second Empire of Napoleon III, and dismantled as such. After the burning of the Tuileries Palace on 23 May 1871, Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche himself meditated about the "fight against culture", wondering what could justify culture if it were to be destroyed in such a "senseless" manner (the arguments are: culture is justified by works of art and scientific achievements; exploitation is necessary to those achievements, leading to the creation of exploited people who then fight against culture. In this case, culture cannot be legitimised by art achievements, and Nietzsche writes: "I {also} know what it means: fighting against culture". After quoting him, Klossowski writes: "The criminal fight against culture is only the reverse side of a criminal culture". As destruction of monument, vandalism can only have sense in a culture respecting history, archeology - Nietzsche spoke of monumental history. As destruction of monumental history, vandalism was assured a long life |
(as Herostratus proved): Performance art could make such a claim, as well as Hakim Bey's poetic terrorism or Destroy 2000 Years of Culture from Atari Teenage Riot. Gustave Courbet's declaration stated: Attendu que la colonne Vendôme est un monument dénué de toute valeur artistique, tendant à perpétuer par son expression les idées de guerre et de conquête qui étaient dans la dynastie impériale, mais que réprouve le sentiment d’une nation républicaine, [le citoyen Courbet] émet le vœu que le gouvernement de la Défense nationale veuille bien l’autoriser à déboulonner cette colonne. ('As the Vendôme column is a monument devoid of any artistic value, whose expression tends to perpetuate the ideas of war and conquest from the imperial dynasty, but that reject the sentiment of a republican nation, citizen Courbet declares that the government of National Defense should allow him to dismantle this column.) Hence, painter Courbet justified the dismantlement of the Vendôme column on political grounds, downgrading its artistic value. Vandalism poses the problem of the value of art compared to life's hardships: Courbet thought that the political values transmitted by this work of art neutralized its artistic value. His project was not followed; however, on 12 April 1871, the Commune voted to dismantle the imperial symbol, and the column was taken down on 8 May. After the assault on the Paris Commune by Adolphe Thiers, Gustave Courbet was condemned to pay part of the expenses. In 1974, Norman Mailer glorified the art of vandalism in his essay "The Faith of Graffiti", which likened tagging in New York City to the work of Giotto and Rauschenberg. New York Authorities responded by coating subway walls with Teflon paint, jailing taggers and requiring hardware stores to keep spray paint under lock and key. Tags, designs, and styles of writing are commonplace on clothing, and are an influence on many of the corporate logos. Many skateparks and similar youth-oriented venues are decorated with commissioned graffiti-style artwork, and in many others patrons are welcome to leave their own. There is still, however, a fine line between vandalism as an artform, as a political statement, and as a crime. Bristol-born guerrilla artist Banksy's claim is that official vandalism is far worse than that perpetrated by individuals, and that he is decorating buildings of no architectural merit. Graphic design Defacing could also be one of the techniques that many graphic designers use, by applying their own hand writing on a graphic itself. Sometimes the use of this technique might be mistaken as vandalism to the original work, as exemplified by the work of Stefan Sagmeister, including his Lou Reed CD cover. A unique use of the defacement technique is the CD cover for A.P.C. by Jean Touitou, where the designer wrote the title, volume number, and date with her own hand writing on the pre-print blank CD. Creative vandalism of this sort is not limited to writing and sketching. For example, the spraying on the KPIST album Golden coat for MNW Records by Sweden graphic uses gold spray, which may be considered an act of vandalism, but the customer may also appreciate the unicity of each cover that had been sprayed gold in different ways. See also Vandalism of art Website defacement Notes References Bibliography Chris Hammond. Bank. Retrieved 9 March 2016 External links The Free Dictionary: Vandalism Merriam Webster: Vandalism See also Abuse Broken windows theory Criminal mischief Graffiti Iconoclasm Library book vandalism Malicious mischief Category:Crimes Category:Property crimes Category:Organized crime activity |
Torkandeh Torkandeh (, also Romanized as Torkāndeh; also known as Turkanda) is a village in Sonbolabad Rural District, Soltaniyeh District, Abhar County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 239, in 57 families. References Category:Populated places in Abhar County |
2001–02 Stoke City F.C. season The 2001–02 season was Stoke City's 95th season in the Football League and the eighth in the third tier. After two failed attempts to gain promotion via the play-offs the pressure was now on Gudjon Thordarson to achieve automatic promotion. Graham Kavanagh was sold for £1 million as well as fan favourite Peter Thorne to Cardiff City and with the money raised Stoke went out and brought some useful additions. After a slow start City went on a 10 match unbeaten run which was brought to a halt by Wigan in November. In January Stoke lost their form and fell away from automatic promotion places and it became clear that it would be the play-offs again for Stoke. And it was Cardiff who were Stoke's opponents with the first leg ending in a 2–1 win for the "Bluebirds" and it seemed that in the second leg Cardiff would hold on for a goalless draw but two very late goals gave Stoke a famous victory and they went to secure promotion by beating Brentford 2–0 in the final. It was not enough however for Gudjon Thordarson to be offered a new contract. Season review League The pressure was now on manager Gudjon Thordarson to finally end Stoke's spell in the Second Division with the owners wanting the club to start progressing though to the Premiership. First task Gudjon did was to sell key midfielder Graham Kavanagh to big spending Cardiff City for £1 million and with that money he brought in six new players, defender Peter Handyside from Grimsby Town who was made captain, goalkeeper Neil Cutler, Belarusian defender Sergei Shtanyuk, Belgian midfielder Jurgen Vandeurzen, David Rowson from Aberdeen and most impressively former Dutch international Peter Hoekstra. The season didn't get off the best of starts with Stoke losing 1–0 away at Queens Park Rangers but two wins over Northampton and Cambridge kick started Stoke's season. Stoke then drew 1–1 at home to Huddersfield Town with Peter Thorne scoring a 90th-minute equaliser, it proved to be his last act in a Stoke shirt as he left to join Kavanagh at Cardiff. With Stoke's main goal threat sold supporters questioned where the goals would come from, thankfully for Stoke they would be spread across the side. After the departure of Thorne Stoke went on a fine run of results going 10 matches unbeaten putting them firmly in the hunt for automatic promotion but the run was ended by a thumping 6–1 defeat at Wigan Athletic. Stoke recovered well beating Wycombe Wanderers 5–1 but just three wins in 14 saw Stoke's grip on the top two loosen. Matters were not helped when Souleymane Oularé brought into replace Thorne suffered a life-threatening blood clot after just one appearance. With automatic promotion looking unlikely due to the form of Brighton & Hove Albion and Reading, Stoke concentrated on cementing their position in the play-offs and that's what they managed finishing the season in 5th position. Their opponents in the play-offs were Cardiff City and the first leg at the Britannia Stadium didn't go well for Stoke with Leo Fortune-West and Robert Earnshaw putting Cardiff 2–0 up, but on loan striker Deon Burton pulled one back for Stoke late on. So Stoke went into the second leg at the notoriously hostile Ninian Park 2–1 down and with both sides missing chances the match was 0–0 after 90 minutes and in the final minute of injury time James O'Connor scored to send the match into extra time. And Stoke scored again via an O'Connor shot which deflected in of Souleymane Oularé to |
give Stoke the most dramatic victory. The final against Brentford was not as dramatic as Stoke won comfortably 2–0 thanks to goals from Deon Burton and an own goal from Ben Burgess. So with Stoke celebrating a return to the second tier after a longer than hoped spell in the third tier the feeling around the club was good with hopes that it could be the start of a return to the top flight. However, despite finally achieving promotion via the play-offs at the third attempt manager Gudjon Thordarson's contract was not renewed. FA Cup After avoiding potential upsets against non-league Lewes and Third Division Halifax Town Stoke were handed a third round tie against Everton. The "Toffees" won a close match 1–0 thanks to an Alan Stubbs free-kick in front of a capacity crowd of 28,218. League Cup Stoke lost to Oldham Athletic in the first round via a penalty shoot-out. League Trophy With priorities on gaining promotion Gudjon decided to play a second string side against Blackpool giving debuts to some of the club's best academy players most notably Andy Wilkinson. They gave a decent account of themselves losing 3–2. Final league table Key: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points Results Stoke's score comes first Legend Pre-Season Friendlies Football League Second Division Second Division play-offs FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Squad statistics References Category:Stoke City F.C. seasons Stoke City |
Elastic recoil Elastic recoil means the rebound of the lungs after having been stretched by inhalation, or rather, the ease with which the lung rebounds. With inhalation, the intrapleural pressure (the pressure within the pleural cavity) of the lungs decreases. Relaxing the diaphragm during expiration allows the lungs to recoil and regain the intrapleural pressure experienced previously at rest. Elastic recoil is inversely related to lung compliance. This phenomenon occurs because of the elastin in the elastic fibers in the connective tissue of the lungs, and because of the surface tension of the film of fluid that lines the alveoli. As water molecules pull together, they also pull on the alveolar walls causing the alveoli to recoil and become smaller. But two factors prevent the lungs from collapsing: surfactant and the intrapleural pressure. Surfactant is a surface-active lipoprotein complex formed by type II alveolar cells. The proteins and lipids that comprise surfactant have both a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region. By absorbing to the air-water interface of alveoli with the hydrophilic head groups in the water and the hydrophobic tails facing towards the air, the main lipid component of surfactant, dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, reduces surface tension. It also means the rate of shrinking is more regular because of the stability of surface area caused by surfactant. Pleural pressure is the pressure in the pleural space. When this pressure is lower than the pressure of alveoli they tend to expand. This prevents the elastic fibers and outside pressure from crushing the lungs. It is a homeostatic mechanism. Notes and references Category:Respiratory physiology |
Northview Heights Secondary School Northview Heights Secondary School (also known as Northview Heights SS, NHSS, Northview Secondary or Northview); originally known as Northview Heights Collegiate Institute is a secondary school for grades 9 to 12 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in Toronto's north end at the intersection of Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue. Its feeder schools include Charles H. Best Middle School and Willowdale Middle School. However, there are many students that attend from different regions specifically for the Honours Math, Science and Technology, CyberARTS, APGA, ICT SHSM (specialist high skills major) and Hospitality SHSM programs. Northview Heights Secondary School is a scent free school. Hospitality & Tourism SHSM (Specialist High Skills Major) Multiple Credit Courses: A destination-related broad-based technology course in Grade 11 or 12 may be planned for up to 330 hours of scheduled instructional time (for which the student may earn a maximum of three credits) if the course is part of a Specialist High Skills Major program or school–work transition program, if it leads to an apprenticeship or certification program, or if it supports an articulation agreement for advanced standing or preferred entrance into a specialized program. The additional instructional time allows for the practice and refinement of skills needed to raise the quality of the student’s performance to the level required for entry into a subsequent program or the workplace. The skills students develop in multiple-credit courses should reflect current industry practices and standards. Instructional time may be increased by increments of 55 hours. For each additional hours, students earn an additional half-credit, to a maximum of three credits. The number of additional credits and the nature of the knowledge and skills to be practiced and refined during the additional instructional time must be established before the start of the course. Any destination-related course, including emphasis courses, may be delivered as a multiple-credit course. CyberARTS program Northview Heights Secondary School is one of four schools in the Toronto District School Board to feature the CyberARTS program, a partnership with the University of Waterloo and Sheridan College which opened in February 1996. The school has three Mac computer labs: a Communication Technology lab, a CyberARTS lab, and a Creative Design Centre lab. Most of the computers are iMacs, but there are a considerable amount of eMacs still remaining in the Creative Design Center. Every Mac computer has a version of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium CS3, Maxon Cinema 4D v.8 and iLife 08. Academic Program for Gifted Athletes (APGA) The Academic Program for Gifted Athletes is a course in Northview Heights. It builds a school schedule around the needs of their young athletes. In August 2005, Maclean's voted it "one of the top 30 schools in Canada." As of 2013-14, the program has 70 participants in different sports. However, they are not allowed to play these sports to represent the school while in the specialized sports program. Honours Math, Science and Technology program (HMST) The Honours Math Science and Technology Program offers enriched courses for high-achieving academic students. The program offers an accelerated curriculum in math and science courses from grade 9 through 12. Students take Honours math and science courses in Grade 9 and 10. In Grade 11, students must take senior science courses, Grade 11 Honours Biology, Grade 11 Honours Physics and Grade 11 Honours Chemistry, as well as the math course, Grade 11 honours Functions. In Grade 12, students will take only regular Grade 12 courses. In addition, students must choose any two technology/computer science courses from a list of 18 options in Grades 10, 11, or 12. The program |
also requires students to participate in at least six competitions: at least two competitions for math and science. Technology competitions also counts but are optional. Students in Grade 8 are accepted into the program in Grade 9 based on their Grade 7 and 8 report cards as well the HMST Entrance Exam. Only 90-120 Grade 8 students are accepted. Grade 9 students in Northview can apply for Grade 10 HMST by a formal application process but only a very few of them can only go in because of very limited spaces available. Students must maintain a mark of 75% or above in all the HMST courses among other criteria in order to remain in the program. See also List of high schools in Ontario William Thomson Newnham, former principal (1959-1966) and later President of Seneca College Jim Carrey - briefly attended Northview References Curriculum-based information for SHSM, copied from edu.gov.on.ca External links Northview Alumni Website Northview Heights Secondary School website Toronto District School Board: Northview Heights Secondary School, with a school profile (.pdf) APGA website Category:High schools in Toronto Category:Schools in the TDSB |
State Bank of Vietnam The State Bank of Vietnam () is the central bank of Vietnam. It currently holds an about 65% stake of VietinBank - the country's largest listed bank by capital. History When Indochina was under French rule, the colonial government governed the Indochinese monetary system through Indochinese Bank, which also acted as a commercial bank in French Indochina. After the August Revolution in 1945, the government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam gradually attempted to exercise a monetary system independent from France. On 6 May 1951, president Hồ Chí Minh signed decree 15/SL on establishment of National Bank of Vietnam (Ngân hàng Quốc gia Việt Nam). On 21 January 1960, the governor of the bank signed an ordinance on behalf of the prime minister to rename the bank State Bank of Vietnam (Ngân hàng Nhà nước Việt Nam). After the fall of Saigon, the two Vietnams were united but not until July 1976 did the two countries’ administrations and institutions unite. In July 1976, the National Bank of Vietnam (the central bank of Republic of Vietnam) was merged into the State Bank of Vietnam. In the Doi moi liberalisation era, the banking system of Vietnam was reformed. New banks were created, starting with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of Vietnam (VietinBank - now the largest listed bank) and the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture in 1988, and the role of the State Bank was gradually narrowed to that of a central bank. In 1990, an ordinance reorganised the state bank and redefined its function as: "on behalf of the State, of managing money, credit, and banking operations throughout the country in order to stabilize a value of money, and is the only agency with power to circulate the currency of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam" While the State Bank continued to lend to state-owned enterprises in the following years, it has now been largely superseded in the respect by other state-owned banks and by private banks. Controversies The former prime minister, Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, was a governor while he held the post of senior deputy prime minister, but later bestowed the governor’s post upon Le Duc Thuy. There has been criticism of the printing quality of the new polymer đồng banknotes. Controversy also surrounded the purchase of the state house by governor Le Duc Thuy when he bought a house belonging to the bank one tenth of the market value. However, the government stopped the deal when the media reported the purchase. Functions and roles The State Bank of Vietnam is a ministry-level body under the administration of the government; the bank governor is a member of the cabinet (equivalent to a minister in the cabinet). The governor is nominated by the prime minister subject to the approval of the National Assembly (Parliament). Vice governors are appointed by the prime minister on the recommendation of the governor. Both governor and vice governors serve a 5-year term. The State Bank of Vietnam defines its principal roles as : Promote monetary stability and formulate monetary policies. Promote institutions’ stability and supervise financial institutions. Provide banking facilities and recommend economic policies to the government. Provide banking facilities for the financial institutions. Manage the country’s international reserves. Print and issue banknotes. Supervise all commercial banks’ activities in Vietnam. Lend the state money to the commercial banks. Issue government bonds, organise bond auctions. Be in charge of other roles in monetary management and foreign exchange rates Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam See also List of banks in Vietnam Economy of Vietnam Vietnamese đồng References External links State Bank of Vietnam official |
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Heinrich Peters Heinrich Peters was a German sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. Peters was the crew on the German boat Aschenbrödel, which won the gold medal in the second race of 1 – 2 ton class and silver medal in the open class. He also participated in the ½—1 ton class, but his boat Aschenbrödel weighed in at 1.041 tons instead of less than a ton, and he was disqualified. Further reading References Category:German male sailors (sport) Category:Sailors at the 1900 Summer Olympics – .5 to 1 ton Category:Sailors at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 1 to 2 ton Category:Sailors at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Open class Category:Olympic sailors of Germany Category:Year of birth missing Category:Year of death missing Category:Olympic gold medalists for Germany Category:Olympic silver medalists for Germany |
White Christmas (Rosemary Clooney album) White Christmas is a 1996 studio album by Rosemary Clooney. This was Clooney's third Christmas album, she had previously appeared in the film, White Christmas (1954). Clooney is accompanied by a big band on the album. Track listing "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 3:50 "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:10 "Joy to the World" (Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts) – 0:42 "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram) – 3:31 "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (Edward Pola, George Wyle) 2:20 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 3:31 "Christmas Love Song" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel) – 3:29 "The First Noël" (William B. Sandys) – 0:50 "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) – 2:46 "Christmas Time Is Here" (Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson) – 3:10 "Christmas Mem'ries" (A. Bergman, M. Bergman, Don Costa) – 3:51 "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks) – 1:02 "The Spirit of Christmas" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 4:32 "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"/"Hey Kris Kringle" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)/(Coots, Gillespie) – 2:39 "Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)" (Irving Berlin) – 3:24 "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillip Brooks, Lewis Redner) – 0:58 "The Christmas Waltz" (Cahn, Styne) – 2:44 "White Christmas" (Berlin) – 3:34 "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Josef Mohr) – 1:19 "Sleep Well, Little Children" (A. Bergman, Leon Klatzkin) – 2:14 "Don't Wait Till the Night Before Christmas" (Abel Baer, Sam M. Lewis) – 1:25 Personnel Rosemary Clooney – vocal References Category:1996 Christmas albums Category:Christmas albums by American artists Category:Jazz Christmas albums Category:Rosemary Clooney albums Category:Concord Records albums |
Abhishek Singhvi Abhishek Manu Singhvi (born 24 February 1959) is an Indian lawyer and politician. As politician, he is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and a current Member of the Parliament of India representing West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. He is also a spokesperson for the INC. Early life Singhvi was born in a Marwari family. His father Laxmi Mall Singhvi was a scholar in Jain history and culture. He was a renowned lawyer and India's former High Commissioner to the UK. He was elected to Rajya Sabha (1998–2004). His mother's name is Kamla Singhvi. He completed his school from St. Columba's School. He obtained B.A.(Hons.), M.A., PhD, PIL educated at St. Stephen's College, Trinity College, Cambridge and Harvard University. Singhvi completed his PhD under constitutional lawyer Sir William Wade of Cambridge University. The topic of his doctoral dissertation at Cambridge University was on Emergency Powers. Personal life Singhvi is married to ghazal and Sufi singer Anita Singhvi. They have two sons. Positions held Singhvi, at 37, became the youngest Additional Solicitor General of India, in 1997. He held the position for a year, till 1998. 2001 onwards National Spokesperson, Indian National Congress April 2006 Elected to Rajya Sabha Aug. 2006 – May 2009 and Aug. 2009 – July 2011 Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Aug. 2006 – Aug. 2007 Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit Member, Joint Committee to examine the Constitutional and Legal position relating to Office of Profit Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Urban Development Sept. 2006 – Sept. 2010 Member, Committee of Privileges July 2010 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs July 2011 onwards Chairman, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Member, General Purposes Committee. Controversies A tape allegedly featuring Singhvi with another woman in a compromising position was circulated. He categorically denied any wrongdoing. In 2014, he was fined 57 crore by the Income Tax Settlement Commission for failing to furnish documents supporting his claims of expenditure for running his office. References External links Abhishek Singhvi - Profile Profile on India.gov.in Profile on Rajya Sabha website Category:1959 births Category:Marwari people Category:St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni Category:Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Category:Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge Category:Fellows of St John's College, Cambridge Category:Living people Category:Harvard University alumni Category:Indian National Congress politicians Category:Rajasthani politicians Category:People from Jodhpur Category:St. Columba's School, Delhi alumni Category:Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan Category:Singhvi family |
Imelda Molokomme Imelda Mishodzi Molokomme is a feminist activist and community developer from Botswana, "well known for her active role in the gender agenda". Molokomme married at 17, and did not start her university degree until she was 42, and her daughter, Athaliah Molokomme, the country's Attorney General, was one of her lecturers. Early life Imelda Mishodzi Molokomme was born in Botswana, but moved to Cape Town with her father when she was four years old. She returned to Botswana to be educated at secondary school in Mochudi, where she was the only girl in her class. Molokomme did not start a degree until she was 42 years old, and enrolled at the University of Botswana, where her daughter, Athaliah Molokomme, Botswana's Attorney General, was one of her lecturers. Career In 2002, she was the co-author of the book Promoting an Integrated Approach to Combat Gender Based Violence: A Training Manual, published by the Commonwealth Secretariat, which is also available for free online. In February 2007, Molokomme was voted in unopposed as the new president of Emang Basadi, by members of the Botswana women's organisation, with Diana Leagajang elected vice president, beating Rhoda Sekgoroane. In 2014, she commented on the women's movement in Botswana, "It would seem women have given up and surrendered to the cause. Numbers were higher before and after the period when women returned from the World Conference on Women held in Beijing 1995". Molokomme runs a consultancy company in Botswana which trains and coaches women in politics and unions. Personal life Molokomme married at the age of 17. She is the mother of Botswana's first woman Attorney General, Athaliah Molokomme. Publications Promoting an Integrated Approach to Combat Gender Based Violence: A Training Manual (2002) References Category:Living people Category:University of Botswana alumni Category:Botswana women's rights activists Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
Nucleoside ribosyltransferase In enzymology, a nucleoside ribosyltransferase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction D-ribosyl-base1 + base2 D-ribosyl-base2 + base1 Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are D-ribosyl-base1 and base2, whereas its two products are D-ribosyl-base2 and base1. This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the pentosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is nucleoside:purine(pyrimidine) D-ribosyltransferase. This enzyme is also called nucleoside N-ribosyltransferase. References Category:EC 2.4.2 Category:Enzymes of unknown structure |
Geithner Geithner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Aura Cristina Geithner (born 1967), actress Timothy Geithner (born 1961), central banker and former Secretary of the Treasury See also Coons v. Geithner Category:German-language surnames |
Loke, Straža Loke () is a small settlement on the left bank of the Krka River in the Municipality of Straža in southeastern Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. References External links Loke at Geopedia Category:Populated places in the Municipality of Straža |
David W. Peck David W. Peck (December 3, 1902 – August 23, 1990) was an American jurist. From 1947 to 1957 he was Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Supreme Court in New York, and in that time took a leading role in the reform of judiciary of that state. In 1950, in Germany, Peck led the Advisory Board on Clemency on recommendations for the pardon of convicted war and Nazi criminals. Life and work David Warner Peck was born in Crawfordsville in Indiana (Crawfordsville is the administrative head of Montgomery County and home to Wabash College, a private college). Peck skipped his senior year of high school and began at age 16 to study in Wabash College where after three years, instead of the usual four, he graduated with honors. He then studied law at Harvard Law School. To finance his studies he worked as a tutor. After graduating and receiving his license to practice law in the New York State Bar, Peck joined the law firm of Sullivan and Cromwell where he remained connected throughout his life in 1934. He was 31 years as a partner with Sullivan and Cromwell and involved in civil litigation. Peck was a Republican in the early 1930s and was with Thomas E. Dewey and Herbert Brownell of the so-called "Young Turks" of the Republican party in New York County. In 1943, Peck was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of New York. In 1947, Peck was appointed Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the 1st District and was thus responsible for the districts of Manhattan and the Bronx. Peck at his appointment was 44 years old and thus was the youngest judge to date of this rank in the State of New York. In 1957 Peck returned to Sullivan and Cromwell where he remained until his retirement in 1980. In 1955, Peck wrote The Greer Case about a 1946 case of deceased Mabel Seymour Greer, in which he himself was involved as a judge. Mrs. Greer admitted before her death to have given a son up for adoption after birth, but the entire substantial fortune of this otherwise childless woman was bequeathed to Harvard University. An alleged son contested the will. The book became a best seller, going through eight editions by Penguin and Reader's Digest Edition, and in 1957 was filmed as an episode of CBS-Series Playhouse 90 . "Peck Panel" US High Commissioner for Germany John McCloy convened in March 1950 as the Advisory Board on Clemency (dt: Advisory board for Pardon, named after its chairman the Peck Panel ) as an independent expert panel recommendations to prison of persons convicted by US Military tribunals as convicted war criminals. The Panel included in addition to Peck as Chairman, two other persons: Frederick A. Moran, Chairman of the New York Board of Parole and Brigadegeneral Conrad E. Snow, Legal Advisor of the US State Department. The legal status of Peck panel was not fully understood: neither should it be a court of appeal, because the judgments on the legal basis of Control Council Law No. 10 did not see any reviewing body, nor the mere exercise of the grace legislation was provided, which is more personal to. arrives circumstances of the convicted person. In practice, had the Peck Panel Properties of Cassation as of grace Committee. By the Peck panel subjected the mercy petitions of the convicts and the exculpatory briefs their defense lawyers into consideration, however, the prosecution did not hear again, a mitigation of the sentences was applied already structurally. The |
Peck Panel was on the mercy petitions of 99 convicts, all were in prison for war criminals in Landsberg. The Peck panel was on August 28, 1950 gave its recommendations. In 77 of 99 cases, the panel recommended a reduction of the penalty; this should seven of the 15 death sentences be converted into imprisonment. The Peck Panel said, inter alia for the following convicted of the Subsequent Nuremberg processes recommends that: For 20 convicted of the Einsatzgruppen-Prozess: 7 x maintain the death penalty (Blobel, Braune, Klingelhöfer, Naumann, Ohlendorf, Ott, Sandberger) 4 x conversion of the death penalty to 20 (Blume) or 15 years (Biberstein, Haensch, Steimle) 2 x immediate release of persons sentenced to death (Schubert, Seibert) 2 x conversion of a life sentence to 10 years (Jost, Nosske) 1 x shortening of a prison sentence from 20 to 10 years (Schulz) 4 x immediate release of a prison sentence of 20 (Radetzky, Six) and 10 years (Fendler, Rühl) For convicted of the Krupp-Prozess: Release from 12 years' imprisonment Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, one of the most prominent cases. Reducing the sentences of other defendants (inter alia Houdremont and Müller) For convicts of the OKW-Prozess: Reducing the sentences of other defendants (inter alia) Küchler, Reinecke, Warlimont For convicts of the Geiselmord-Prozess: Reducing the sentences of other defendants inter alia of Felmy, Lanz, Rendulic For convicts of the Wilhelmstraßen-Prozess: Reducing the sentences of other defendants inter alia of Lammers, Schwerin-Krosigk, Ernst von Weizsäcker The US High Commissioner John McCloy, who had to make the final decision, disagreed with the recommendations of the Panel Peck in a number of cases. His legal adviser and closest confidant, Robert R. Bowie, advised in particular to grant the convicted generals no preferential treatment. On January 31, 1951 McCloy finally announced his decisions. They deviated in a number of cases from the recommendation of the Panel Peck, and was for some stricter, for others less severe. Only five death sentences from the NMT judgments remained in force. Of the five Death cases reviewed by the Peck Panel, four death sentences were carried out in August 1951:(Blobel, Braune, Naumann, Ohlendorf). Publications The Greer Case, a true court drama. Simon and Schuster, New York 1955. Decision at law. Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1961. Literature Joan Cook: David W. Peck, 87, Former Justice And Court Reformer in New York. In: "New York Times" vom 24. August 1990. (Nachruf) Hilary Earl: The Nuremberg SS-Einsatzgruppen Trial, 1945–1958: Atrocity, Law, and History. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2009, . Norbert Frei: Vergangenheitspolitik: die Anfänge der Bundesrepublik und die NS-Vergangenheit. Beck, München 1996, . References External links Category:1902 births Category:1990 deaths Category:People from Crawfordsville, Indiana Category:Indiana Republicans Category:New York (state) Republicans Category:Harvard Law School alumni Category:20th-century American judges |
Dave Morrison (soccer) Dave Morrison is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League. Born in Seattle, Morrison grew up in Livermore and Fountain Valley, California. He attended Cal State Fullerton where he played on the men's soccer team from 1975 to 1978. He then played from 1979 to at least 1981 with the Los Angeles Aztecs of the North American Soccer League. References External links NASL stats Category:1957 births Category:Living people Category:American soccer players Category:Association football goalkeepers Category:Cal State Fullerton Titans men's soccer players Category:Los Angeles Aztecs players Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Category:Soccer players from Washington (state) Category:Sportspeople from Seattle Category:People from Livermore, California |
1993 in Scottish television This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1993. Events January 1 January – Scottish Television launches a new set of idents 4 January – Following the launch of GMTV, news bulletins from Scotland are seen on ITV at breakfast for the first time. 5 January – Scottish produces a new series of Doctor Finlay, last aired by the BBC in 1971. January – Scottish launches a 30-minute lunchtime edition of Scotland Today. February to May No events. June 2 June – Marcus Plantin, ITV's network director, announces the termination of Take the High Road from September 1993, as 'ITV's statisticians believed English audiences have had enough' This results in public protest, as many believe that without ITV companies south of the border, the series had no chance. The issue is raised in the House of Commons under an early day motions, and the Daily Record newspaper holds a protest as well. By the end of June, Scottish Television decide to continue producing the series mainly for the Scottish market, but within a month, nearly all the ITV companies reinstate it after viewers complain about the show being dropped in the first place. July to November No events. December 31 December – First edition of the annual Scottish football comedy sketch show Only an Excuse? which is aired each Hogmanay. Unknown Launch of Telefios, a Scottish Gaelic news programme broadcast on STV and Grampian. Scottish Television launches a thirty-minute lunchtime edition of Scotland Today, presented by Angus Simpson and Kirsty Young – the first time that a regional television station in Britain has produced a full-length lunchtime news programme. After retaining its franchise unopposed on 16 October 1991, Scottish Television invests shares in various ITV companies and media firms, including a 25% stake in the newly launched breakfast strand GMTV. Debuts BBC 30 September – Dè a-nis? (1993–present) 31 December – Only an Excuse? on BBC Scotland on 1 (1993–present) ITV 5 January – Doctor Finlay (1993–1996) 12 September – // Hurricanes on Scottish Television (1993–1997) Unknown – Speaking our Language on Scottish Television (1993–1996) Unknown – Telefios on STV and Grampian (1993–2000) Unknown – Wolf It (1993–1996) Television series Scotsport (1957–2008) Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present) Top Club (1971–1998) Scotland Today (1972–2009) Sportscene (1975–present) Public Account (1976–present) The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present) Grampian Today (1980–2009) Take the High Road (1980–2003) Taggart (1983–present) Crossfire (1984–2004) Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001) Fun House (1989–1999) Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004) Machair (1992–1998) What's Up Doc? (1992–1995) Deaths 3 August – James Donald, 76, actor Unknown – Agnes Lauchlan, 88, film and television actor See also 1993 in Scotland References Category:1993 in Scotland Category:1993 in television Category:1993 in British television Category:Years in Scottish television Category:1990s in Scottish television |
Harrison Township, Blackford County, Indiana Harrison Township is one of four townships in Blackford County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,640 and it contained 1,196 housing units. The township was named after William Henry Harrison, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe, former governor of the Indiana Territory, and ninth President of the United States. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.76%) is land and (or 0.24%) is water. Lake Blue Water and the Godfrey Reserve are in this township. The Salamonie River runs through the township's northeast corner. Cities and towns Montpelier Unincorporated towns Dorsey's Station (ghost town) Matamoras Mollie (ghost town) Pleasantdale (ghost town) Major highways Cemeteries The township contains at least eight cemeteries: Brookside, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, North Twibell, Penrod, Pleasantdale, South Twibell, St Margaret's Roman Catholic, and Woodlawn. Notes References U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files External links Indiana Township Association United Township Association of Indiana Category:Townships in Blackford County, Indiana |
Vinschgau The Vinschgau, Vintschgau () or Vinschgau Valley ( ; ; ; medieval toponym: Finsgowe) is the upper part of the Adige or Etsch river valley, in the western part of the province of South Tyrol, Italy. Etymology The German name Vinschgau, like Italian Val Venosta, is derived from the Celtic (Rhaetian) Venostes tribes mentioned on the ancient Tropaeum Alpium. A Frankish Gau was established under Charlemagne in 772; it was first mentioned in a 1077 deed, when King Henry IV of Germany granted the estates of Schlanders in pago Finsgowe to Bishop Altwin of Brixen. Geography The Vinschgau Valley runs in a west-east orientation, from the Merano basin at Partschins up the Adige river to Reschen Pass in the northwest. The Ötztal Alps in the north, part of the Alpine crest, separate it from the upper Inn Valley. The Adige valley is further confined by the Sesvenna Alps in the west and the Ortler Alps in the south. It comprises several side valleys, such as the Suldental, the Matscher Tal, or the Schnalstal. Due to the insular location within the Central Eastern Alps, a rather warm climate and a lack of rain (400mm per year), fields, meadows and apple orchards are irrigated. Viticulture is also common. According to the 2001 census, 96.51% of the population of the valley speak German, 3.41% Italian and 0.08% Ladin as first language. Subdivision The Vinschgau District (; ) was established in 1962. The district covers the largest part of the Vinschgau region and its side valleys, in which 13 municipalities cooperate: Kastelbell-Tschars (Castelbello-Ciardes) Graun im Vinschgau (Curon Venosta) Glurns (Glorenza) Latsch (Laces) Laas (Lasa) Mals (Malles Venosta) Martell (Martello) Prad am Stilfser Joch (Prato allo Stelvio) Schlanders (Silandro) Schluderns (Sluderno) Schnals (Senales) Stilfs (Stelvio) Taufers im Münstertal (Tubre) The municipalities of Naturns (Naturno), Plaus and Partschins (Parcines) geographically belong to the lower Vinschgau region, though politically they are affiliated with the neighbouring Burggrafenamt district. References External links Vinschgau District Category:Districts of South Tyrol |
Cele Hahn Cele Ferner Hahn (March 21, 1942 – April 11, 2014) was an American broadcaster and politician who represented the 4th Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995–2003. Born in Sioux City, Iowa, Hahn received her bachelor's degree in journalism from University of Iowa. Hahn and her husband Curt owned WNNZ radio in Springfield, Massachusetts. She also edited several newspapers. Early life Cele's parents were Arnold and Celia Ferner and she attended public schools in Iowa, including East High School where she edited the school paper. References External links Cele Ferner Hahn-obituary Category:1942 births Category:2014 deaths Category:Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Category:Politicians from Sioux City, Iowa Category:People from Westfield, Massachusetts Category:University of Iowa alumni Category:Massachusetts Republicans Category:Women state legislators in Massachusetts |
Dora: a Headcase Dora: a Headcase is a 2012 novel by Lidia Yuknavitch. It is a modern, feminist retelling of Sigmund Freud's famous case study, Dora. The introduction of the novel is by Chuck Palahniuk. Summary Ida is a savvy Seattle teen with a problem: Every time she gets emotional, especially romantically, she loses her voice or faints. Ida's mother is consumed by alcoholism, and her father by his affair with Mrs. K., the wife of a man who propositioned her when she was 14. It is her father's idea that Ida go to therapy, where she enters a confrontational relationship with her psychologist, Siggy. She records their conversations with a recorder she hides in her rebelliously tricked-out Dora the Explorer purse. She especially objects to Siggy's seeming obsession with sex. Ida has no experience in this area, though she is deeply in love with Obsidian. However, any time the two seem to be going beyond kissing, Ida faints or loses or voice. Ida isn't really sure what Obsidian's intentions towards her are, but the two, along with their group of friends, the posse, take drugs and stage "art attacks" around the city. The most daring of these attacks involves a secret recording of a conversation between Siggy and a mysterious man, intended to be made into an art film. But while Ida finds her father having a heart attack at a nearby hospital, some raw footage of her film goes viral, with unexpected consequences, as things quickly get out of control. Characters Ida – The protagonist, a 17 year old who loves radical art and music, is disappointed with, and alienated from her parents, hangs out with her "posse" and seems determined to get her therapist, "Siggy", whom she resents, into trouble. Siggy – Ida's therapist. Ida doesn't want to be in therapy and challenges Siggy at every turn. By the time she is done with him, he has been arrested and hospitalized, and Obsidian – Ida's Native American love interest, part of the posse. The posse – Ida's friends, whom she describes thus : "The posse is not 'my peers.' We are more like a microorganism. . . . In the world of the posse, it doesn't matter if you are male or female. Or anything in between. We share drugs. We share bodies. We make art attacks." They include a bulimic girl, a wheelchair-bound teen, a Native American rape victim, and a gay boy named Little Teena. Marlene – A Black transgender woman who is a refugee from Rwanda. Marlene is a sort of stand-in for Ida's drug and alcohol abusing mother, and lends her wigs and books of erotic art. Background: Ida Bauer Dora: a Headcase is based on one of Sigmund Freud's seminal case studies, that of Ida Bauer, whom he called "Dora" in his notes. Bauer was 18 years old when she came to Freud for treatment in 1900, and he diagnosed her as an "hysteric". Bauer lost her voice and had coughing fits, perhaps the result of trauma, resulting from ongoing sexual abuse or attempted sexual abuse, which she reported to her parents who didn't believe her. The man she accused, Herr K, was a close friend of the Bauer family, and according to Ida, her father was carrying on an affair with his wife. She felt her father was surreptitiously palming her off on this man in return. Freud initially gained Bauer's confidence by apparently accepting her story, but when he insisted she accept her own implication in the complex interfamily drama, and admit to an attraction to the man who assaulted |
her, he alienated his patient, who abruptly finished the treatment after 11 weeks, producing, Freud reported bitterly, a therapeutic failure. Critical reception Publishers Weekly called Yuknavitch's debut "audacious", stating that she "nails the whip-smart angst of a teenage girl trapped in a world both familiar and unique, and her ease with language makes her a prose stylist to envy." Boston Globe reviewer Eugenia Williamson warns against seeing Ida as a representative of : "Ida is more than just an avatar of generational conflict; she's also a lover of music and art. She writes impassioned letters to Francis Bacon in purple marker on her bedroom walls. She listens to Black Flag, Elliott Smith, and the Velvet Underground. She has passionate opinions about avant garde filmmaker Maya Deren. These advanced tastes age Ida out of her demographic, but they also reveal the true purpose of her character: Ida is less a teenager than a radical everywoman whose outrageous antics expose the fault lines in the dominant culture. The novel isn't an anthropological exploration of the tech-fueled peculiarities of Gen Z. Instead, it's a fantasy, one that allows Yuknavitch to exact revenge on Freud." In Mother Jones, Hannah Levintova reports that "It’s not just alt-girlhood that Yuknavitch is defending: Ida’s dearest friends are ... a marginalized crew intended to critique how society deals with difference." She quotes Yunavitch, who said: "We point at someone and say ‘sick’ and point at another person and say ‘healthy’ in ways that are hypocritical and disgusting to me, I am trying to attack that." References Category:2012 American novels Category:Novels set in Seattle Category:Novels about psychoanalysis Category:Novels with transgender themes Category:2010s LGBT novels |
Methanediol Methanediol, also known as formaldehyde monohydrate or methylene glycol, is an organic compound with chemical formula CH2(OH)2. It is the simplest geminal diol, and formally the second simplest carbohydrate (after formaldehyde). Methanediol is a product of the hydration of formaldehyde H2C=O, and predominates in water solution: the equilibrium constant being about 103, and in a 5% by weight solution of formaldehyde in water, 80% is in the methanediol form. The dianion, methane-1,1-diolate, is believed to be an intermediate in the crossed Cannizzaro reaction. The compound is of some relevance to astrochemistry. Safety Methanediol, rather than formaldehyde, is listed as one of the main ingredients of "Brazilian blowout", a hair-straightening formula marketed in the US. The equilibrium with formaldehyde has caused concern since formaldehyde in hair straighteners is a health hazard, See also Orthoformic acid (methanetriol) Orthocarbonic acid (methanetetrol) References Category:Hydrates Category:Carbohydrates Category:Geminal diols |
VOACAP VOACAP (Voice of America Coverage Analysis Program) is a radio propagation model that uses empirical data to predict the point-to-point path loss and coverage of a given transceiver if given as inputs: two antennas (configuration and position), solar weather, and time/date. Written in Fortran it was originally designed for Voice of America. Some movies on the coverage during daytime can be found here. Simulating HF propagation conditions Currently versions based on the original source tree exist for Windows, Linux (voacapl) and OSX. The program core uses text files for I/O and a bunch of wrappers now exist. Besides commercial visualization tools, there are also Open Source implementations with GUI : - VOACAP online using ITS' IONCAP model, available at http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html - the PropagationPython Project. aka "Proppy" which is an evolution and alternate to VOACAP using the new ITURHFProp prediction model (formerly REC533) and always in development by James Watson For immediate results, VOACAP provides a web interface for both the coverage and the prediction. See also Shortwave Radio propagation model Radio propagation References Category:Radio frequency propagation |
Sonya Dangalakova Sonya Dangalakova (, born 1 October 1962) is a Bulgarian swimmer. She competed in four events at the 1980 Summer Olympics. References Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:Bulgarian female swimmers Category:Olympic swimmers of Bulgaria Category:Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Category:People from Velingrad |
Eddy, Oklahoma Eddy is an unincorporated community in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States. It is 7 miles southwest of Blackwell, Oklahoma. The community was originally called Osborne, but its name was changed to Eddy on January 3, 1901. It was named "Eddy" after Ed E. Peckham, who was the son of railroad developer E.L. Peckham. A post office operated in Eddy but closed on February 22, 1957. References Category:Unincorporated communities in Kay County, Oklahoma Category:Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma |
Modes of toxic action A mode of toxic action is a common set of physiological and behavioral signs that characterize a type of adverse biological response. A mode of action should not be confused with mechanism of action, which refer to the biochemical processes underlying a given mode of action. Modes of toxic action are important, widely used tools in ecotoxicology and aquatic toxicology because they classify toxicants or pollutants according to their type of toxic action. There are two major types of modes of toxic action: non-specific acting toxicants and specific acting toxicants. Non-specific acting toxicants are those that produce narcosis, while specific acting toxicants are those that are non-narcotic and that produce a specific action at a specific target site. Types Non-specific Non-specific acting modes of toxic action result in narcosis; therefore, narcosis is a mode of toxic action. Narcosis is defined as a generalized depression in biological activity due to the presence of toxicant molecules in the organism. The target site and mechanism of toxic action through which narcosis affects organisms are still unclear, but there are hypotheses that support that it occurs through alterations in the cell membranes at specific sites of the membranes, such as the lipid layers or the proteins bound to the membranes. Even though continuous exposure to a narcotic toxicant can produce death, if the exposure to the toxicant is stopped, narcosis can be reversible. Specific Toxicants that at low concentrations modify or inhibit some biological process by binding at a specific site or molecule have a specific acting mode of toxic action. However, at high enough concentrations, toxicants with specific acting modes of toxic actions can produce narcosis that may or may not be reversible. Nevertheless, the specific action of the toxicant is always shown first because it requires lower concentrations. There are several specific acting modes of toxic action: Uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation. Involves toxicants that uncouple the two processes that occur in oxidative phosphorylation: electron transfer and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors. AChE is an enzyme associated with nerve synapses that it’s designed to regulate nerve impulses by breaking down the neurotransmitter Acetylcholine (ACh). When toxicants bind to AChE, they inhibit the breakdown of ACh. This results in continued nerve impulses across the synapses, which eventually cause nerve system damage. Examples of AChE inhibitors are organophosphates and carbamates, which are components found in pesticides (see Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors). Irritants. These are chemicals that cause an inflammatory effect on living tissue by chemical action at the site of contact. The resulting effect of irritants is an increase in the volume of cells due to a change in size (hypertrophy) or an increase in the number of cells (hyperplasia). Examples of irritants are benzaldehyde, acrolein, zinc sulphate and chlorine. Central nervous system (CNS) seizure agents. CNS seizure agents inhibit cellular signaling by acting as receptor antagonists. They result in the inhibition of biological responses. Examples of CNS seizure agents are organochlorine pesticides. Respiratory blockers. These are toxicants that affect respiration by interfering with the electron transport chain in the mitochondria. Examples of respiratory blockers are rotenone and cyanide. Determination The pioneer work of identifying the major categories of modes of toxic action (see description above) was conducted by investigators from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the Duluth Laboratory using fish, reason why they named the categories as Fish Acute Toxicity Syndromes (FATS). They proposed the FATS by assessing the behavioral and physiological responses of the fish when subjected to toxicity tests, such as locomotive activities, body color, ventilation patterns, cough rate, heart rate, and others. It has been |
proposed that modes of toxic action could be estimated by developing a data set of critical body residues (CBR). The CBR is the whole-body concentration of a chemical that is associated with a given adverse biological response and it is estimated using a partition coefficient and a bioconcentration factor. The whole-body residues are reasonable first approximations of the amount of chemical present at the toxic action site(s). Because different modes of toxic action generally appear to be associated with different ranges of body residues, modes of toxic action can then be separated into categories. However, it is unlikely that every chemical has the same mode of toxic action in every organism, so this variability should be considered. The effects of mixture toxicity should be considered as well, even though mixture toxicity it's generally additive, chemicals with more than one mode of toxic action may contribute to toxicity. Modeling has become a common used tool to predict modes of toxic action in the last decade. The models are based in Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships (QSARs), which are mathematical models that relate the biological activity of molecules to their chemical structures and corresponding chemical and physicochemical properties. QSARs can then predict modes of toxic action of unknown compounds by comparing its characteristic toxicity profile and chemical structure to reference compounds with known toxicity profiles and chemical structures. Russom and colleagues were one of the first group of researchers being able to classify modes of toxic action with the use of QSARs; they classified 600 chemicals as narcotics. Even though QSARs are a useful tool for predicting modes of toxic action, chemicals having multiple modes of toxic action can obscure QSAR analyses. Therefore, these models are continuously being developed. Applications Environmental risk assessment The objective of environmental risk assessment is to protect the environment from adverse effects. Researchers are further developing QSAR models with the ultimate goal providing a clear insight about a mode of toxic action, but also about what the actual target site is, the concentration of the chemical at this target site, and the interaction occurring at the target site, as well as to predict the modes of toxic action in mixtures. Information on the mode of toxic action is crucial not only in understanding joint toxic effects and potential interactions between chemicals in mixtures, but also for developing assays for the evaluation of complex mixtures in the field. Regulation The combination of behavioral and physiological responses, CBR estimates, and chemical fate and bioaccumulation QSAR models can be a powerful regulatory tool to address pollution and toxicity in areas where effluents are discharged. References Category:Biology Category:Toxicology Category:Environmental toxicology Category:Toxicants |
Kicking Horse Kicking Horse may refer to: Kicking Horse River in the Canadian Rockies, southeastern British Columbia, Canada Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, named after the canyon Kicking Horse Pass in the Canadian Rockies Kicking Horse, Montana, a census-designated place in Lake County, Montana, United States Kicking Horse Dam and Reservoir, in Lake County, Montana, United States The Kicking Horse coffee brand in Canada, now owned by Lavazza |
Kevin Sites Kevin Sites is an American author and freelance journalist. He has spent nearly a decade covering global wars and disasters for ABC, NBC, CNN, and Yahoo! News. Dubbed by the trade press as the "granddaddy" of backpack journalists, Sites helped blaze the trail for intrepid reporters who work alone, carrying only a backpack of portable digital technology to shoot, write, edit, and transmit multimedia reports from the world's most dangerous places. His first book, In the Hot Zone: One Man, One Year, Twenty Wars (Harper Perennial-October 2007), shares his effort to put a human face on global conflict by reporting from every major war zone in one year. In 2009, Sites was one of four cast members of the reality television series Expedition Africa on the History channel. The eight-part series followed Sites and three explorers as they retraced the journey of Henry Morton Stanley in his quest to find David Livingstone. It was this journey that allegedly ended with the famous phrase, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" Background and journalism career While Sites spent most of his early career producing and reporting for television network news with staff positions at ABC, NBC and CNN, he left the networks for the Internet in 2005, hired by Yahoo! to be its first correspondent for Yahoo! News. He spent one year traveling to all the major war zones in the world, reporting for his web site "Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone", unique at the time for its multi-media mix of text, video and still images in its storytelling. As a pioneer of the "SoJo" method of solo journalism/video journalism, or backpack journalism, Sites helped to galvanize the idea of the modern, mobile digital correspondent, traveling and reporting without a crew, carrying a backpack of portable digital technology to write, videotape and transmit his multimedia reports. Sites' assignments have brought him to nearly every region of the world, including Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, South America, and Eastern Europe. Sites grew up in Ohio and currently lives in Hong Kong. He is now a professor at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre of the University of Hong Kong teaching bachelor and masters programmes. Reporting from the Middle East On April 11, 2003, as a CNN correspondent in Iraq, Sites was captured by Saddam Hussein's Fedayeen militia. One day after they were captured, their Kurdish translator negotiated their release. In November 2004, as an embedded correspondent for NBC, he recorded a US Marine shooting and killing a wounded and apparently unarmed Iraqi captive lying on the floor in a mosque in Fallujah. After the footage was released to the television network pool, all the American television networks censored the actual shooting, while other international media outlets broadcast the uncut version. Sites received both adulation and hate mail for taping the video. In his book, Sites says he initially supported censoring the video to avoid a possible violent backlash, but writes that he quickly realized that it was the wrong decision and helped confuse the American public by not giving them the full context of the shooting through the uncensored videotape. A few days after the shooting, Sites reported the story again in his personal blog, giving a detailed account of what he witnessed and explaining his reasons for releasing the video. The Marine was not charged in the shooting, and further investigations became impossible when a Marine Corps jet destroyed the mosque a few days later. A Marine spokesperson says it was not deliberately targeted.. Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone In late 2005, Sites set out to cover |
every war zone in the world for Yahoo! News. The coverage was published on a web site called "Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone". According to the Hot Zone page, Sites' mission was "to cover every armed conflict in the world within one year, and in doing so to provide a clear idea of the combatants, victims, causes, and costs of each of these struggles – and their global impact." The Hot Zone project concluded with Sites' coverage of the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict of 2006. Currently, updates on Hot Zone stories and themes are periodically posted on the Hot Zone page. Recent posts include an update on Sites' most popular story from the Hot Zone, a report on an Afghan child bride. People of the Web After the Hot Zone project was completed, Sites began working on a domestic feature series profiling the unique voices from the online world, called "People of the Web." A new profile was posted every week until the series was discontinued in 2008. Awards and recognition Sites was recently selected as a 2010 Nieman Fellow, a prestigious journalism fellowship at Harvard University. In September 2008, Sites was awarded Manchester College's 2008 Innovator of the Year Award. In 2007, Sites won a National Headliner Award for Independent Online Journalism, a Webby for his video coverage of the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict, and a citation of excellence from the Overseas Press Club for best web coverage of international affairs. Sites was honored with the Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism for the mosque video and was additionally nominated for the national Emmy Award. Sites was also honoured by Wired magazine, receiving the magazine's RAVE Award for his popular blog. He was also awarded the Daniel Pearl Award, for courage and integrity in journalism, by the Los Angeles Press Club in 2006. Time magazine names the Hot Zone as one of its "50 Coolest Websites", and Forbes magazine listed Sites as one of "The Web Celeb 25", "the biggest, brightest and most influential people on the web today." He won the Edward R. Murrow Award in 1999 for his contributions to NBC's coverage of the war in Kosovo. Sites is often cited by former CNN anchor Daryn Kagan in media stories as her inspiration to launch her eponymous web site, DarynKagan.com. References Category:American people of the Iraq War Category:American television reporters and correspondents Category:American war correspondents Category:Nieman Fellows Category:Living people Category:War correspondents of the Iraq War Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:People from Geneva, Ohio Category:Journalists from Ohio |
Alicante 8 Alicante 8, also known as RSGC4, is a young massive open cluster belonging to the Milky Way galaxy. It was discovered in 2010 in the 2MASS survey data. As of 2010, the only members of the cluster that are currently identified are 8–13 red supergiants—young massive stars undergoing helium burning in their cores. The cluster is located in the constellation Scutum at the distance of about from the Sun. It is likely situated at the intersection of the northern end of the Long Bar of the Milky Way and the inner portion of the Scutum–Centaurus Arm—one of the two major spiral arms. The age of Alicante 8 is estimated at 16–20 million years. The observed red supergiants with the mass of about 12 solar masses are type II supernova progenitors. The cluster is heavily obscured and have not been detected in the visible light. It lies close to other groupings of red supergiants known as RSGC1, Stephenson 2, and RSGC3. The mass of the open cluster is estimated at 10–20 thousand solar masses, which makes it one of the most massive open clusters in the Galaxy. References Alicante 8 Category:Scutum (constellation) Category:Scutum–Centaurus Arm |
Momotarō Dentetsu 12: Nishinihon Hen mo ari Masse! is a video game in the Momotaro Dentetsu series of board game-style video games, genre released in 2003 by Hudson Soft for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube. The game was only released in Japan. Category:2003 video games Category:GameCube games Category:Japan-exclusive video games Category:PlayStation 2 games Category:Board game-style video games Category:Video games developed in Japan |
The Source (novel) The Source is a historical novel by James A. Michener, first published in 1965. It is a survey of the history of the Jewish people and the land of Israel from pre-monotheistic days to the birth of the modern State of Israel. The Source uses, for its central device, a fictional tell in northern Israel called "Makor" (). Prosaically, the name comes from a freshwater well just north of Makor, but symbolically it stands for much more, historically and spiritually. Unlike most Michener novels, this book is not in strict chronological order. A parallel frame story set in Israel in the 1960s supports the historical timeline. Archaeologists digging at the tell at Makor uncover artifacts from each layer, which then serve as the basis for a chapter exploring the lives of the people involved with that artifact. The book follows the story of the Family of Ur from a Stone Age family whose wife begins to believe that there is a supernatural force, which slowly leads us to the beginnings of monotheism. The descendants are not aware of the ancient antecedents revealed to the reader by the all-knowing writer as the story progresses through the Davidic kingdom, Hellenistic times, Roman times, etc. The site is continually inhabited until the end of the Crusades when it is destroyed by the victorious Mameluks (as happened to many actual cities after 1291) and is not rebuilt by the Ottomans. Chapter list The Tell – 1963, three archeologists, a Jew, a Catholic, and a Muslim, are at a modern archeological dig. The story moves back and forth between the historical chapters and the modern dig at the tell at Makor. The Bee-Eater (Level XV, 9831 BCE) – Introduction to the Ur family in Stone Age times and their first move into an agricultural society. Of Death and Life (Level XIV, 2202 BCE) – Starting prior to 2000 BCE, the concept of an ultimate supreme being takes root with the introduction of the Cult of El, as are some barbaric and mystic practices, like child sacrifice and temple prostitution. An Old Man and His God – Bronze Age, an early view of Hebrews as they moved from the desert life into Canaan and brought along the early teachings of El Shaddai. Makor is sacked by the Hebrews in 1491 BCE. Psalm of the Hoopoe Bird – Takes place 1040–970 BCE, during the last years of King David. The Voice of Gomer – Takes place 605 BCE – 562 BCE. Following the Egyptian defeat at the Battle of Carchemish, Nebuchadnezzar II marches into the Levant and deports the Jews to Babylon. In the Gymnasium – 222–187 BCE, Jewish life under the Seleucid Empire. King of the Jews – 74 BCE – 4 CE: this chapter is told in epistolary form and describes the rise of the ambitious Herod the Great to his eventual downfall into madness. Yigal and His Three Generals – 12-70 CE: this chapter begins with rule of the mad Caligula and his attempt to force idolatry on the Jews. After his death, he was replaced by the madder Nero, who ordered Vespasian to repress Josephus and the Jewish rebellion. The Law – This chapter takes place after the Empress Helena's pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Christianity is being forced in Galilee as churches are mass-produced. This chapter is about two Jews who convert to Christianity due to the strictness of the Talmud (during this time the Gemara is being written), but are soon disenfranchised by the Christian Schism. This chapter is also the fictional origin of St. Mark. A Day |
in the Life of a Desert Rider – This chapter begins with the introduction of Islam to the Holy Land by Muslim conquests. Volkmar – This chapter opens with Peter the Hermit as he travels the European countryside in search of participants for the ill-fated People's Crusade. It concludes with the First Crusade and the Siege of Jerusalem. The Fires of Ma Coeur – In 1291, the last crusader strongholds begin to fall to the Mamaluks. The final stronghold is Acre. The Saintly Men of Safed – This chapter focuses on the three Rabbis who meet in Safed while escaping the Spanish Inquisition and European pogroms, and their culture clashes between Sephardim, Ashkenazim and Kabbalistic traditions. Twilight of an Empire – In the 1880s the Ottoman Empire is falling apart and this chapter delves into the deep corruption in the public administration and Sultan Abdul Hamid II's backlash at reform. Rebbe Itzik and the Sabra – 1948 – The new state of Israel starts to emerge. This chapter deals with the origins of two characters in the present day narrative – Ilan Eliav and Vered Bar El. The Tell – culmination of the novel and rediscovery of the well built and described in the previous chapter Psalm of the Hoopoe Bird. Recurring symbols and themes Fertility/The phallic In the early civilizations, the concept of fertility sprouts from agriculture and the desire for a fruitful harvest. During the earliest layer of history, the giant stone idol named El is created to please the earth and bring good crops. As society moves away from a rural and agricultural existence, fertility is given less and less importance. The phallic is present from the Stone Age ("The Bee Eater"), until 606 BCE ("The Voice of Gomer"). Prayer Later, as modern Judaism begins to take form, the theme of dedication and tenacity is brought forward again and again. The final words of many of the book's characters are of prayer; they are defending their religion with their life. As anti-semitism becomes more prevalent, this theme grows stronger, as if to show the strength of the faith that the Jewish people hold. References The Source, at Random House The Source, at Books on Tape Category:Novels by James A. Michener Category:1965 American novels Category:Historical novels Category:History of Palestine (region) Category:Historiography of Israel Category:Random House books Category:Novels set in Israel Category:Archaeology in popular culture |
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