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600 | Székelyszabar | Székelyszabar is a village in Baranya county, Hungary. External links Street map Category:Populated places in Baranya County |
601 | Edith Heath | Edith Kiertzner Heath (May 24, 1911 – December 27, 2005) was an American studio potter and founder of Heath Ceramics. The company, well known for its mid-century modern ceramic tableware, including "Heathware," and architectural tiles, is still operating in Sausalito, California, after being founded in 1948. Life and work Kierzner was born on May 24, 1911, in Ida Grove, Iowa, forty miles east of Sioux City, Iowa, to Danish immigrants Nils and Karoline Kierzner. In 1931, Kierzner enrolled at the Chicago Normal School, later renamed Chicago Teachers College, and graduated in 1934. She enrolled part-time at the Art Institute of Chicago after graduation taking her first ceramic course. In 1938, Edith married Brian Heath. Relocating to San Francisco, Edith accepted a position as an art teacher at the Presidio Hill School and audited classes at the California School of Fine Arts. She developed a clay body in these classes which she adapted many times for her production work. Not being able to have as much access to the pottery equipment, Edith pursued her ceramic interests on her own converting a treadle sewing machine into a pottery wheel. In 1943, she studied eutectics with Willard Kahn through the University of California extension courses. In 1944, her first major show was at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. She also participated in the Syracuse Ceramic Nationals. A buyer from San Francisco retailer Gumps approached Edith to supply their store with her high quality hand-thrown pottery using the company's pottery studio. She accepted the opportunity, while continuing to work in her own studio. Major retailers began to order tableware, and in 1948, she opened Heath Ceramics in Sausalito, California. By 1949, Heath was producing 100,000 pieces a year. Heath Ceramics was purchased by Robin Petravic and Catherine Bailey in 2003. Edith Heath died on December 27, 2005 at her home in Tiburon, California. Tableware Edith Heath's "Coupe" line remains in demand and has been in constant production since 1948, with periodic changes to the texture and color of the glazes. Other Heath pottery lines include "Rim," designed in 1960, and "Plaza," designed in the 1980s. Architectural tile The Pasadena Art Museum, now the Norton Simon Museum, in Pasadena, California and designed by Pasadena architects Thornton Ladd and John Kelsey of the firm 'Ladd + Kelsey' used the architectural tiles. The distinctive and modern curvilinear exterior facade is faced in 115,000 glazed tiles, in varying brown tones with an undulating surface, made by Edith Heath. They are part of the backdrop many see when viewing the New Year's Rose Parade. References Further reading Klausner, Amos. Heath Ceramics, The Complexity of Simplicity. Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco (2006) External links Heath Ceramics KCET.org video: Heath Ceramics - The Making of a California Classic Category:American ceramists Category:American potters Category:American industrial designers Category:Women potters Category:1911 births Category:2005 deaths Category:California people in design Category:American designers Category:American women ceramists Category:Dinnerware designers Category:Artists from the San Francisco Bay Area Category:People from Tiburon, California Category:People from Sausalito, California Category:Modernist architecture in California Category:Ceramics manufacturers of the United States Category:20th-century American artists |
602 | Robert William Chapman (scholar) | Robert William Chapman (5 October 1881 in Eskbank, Scotland – 20 April 1960 in Oxford), usually known in print as R. W. Chapman, was a British scholar, book collector and editor of the works of Samuel Johnson and Jane Austen. Life Chapman was the youngest of six children born to an Anglican clergyman, who died when he was three years old. He was educated at the High School of Dundee, St Andrews University and Oriel College, Oxford, where he graduated with a First in classics and humanities. He worked as assistant to the secretary of the Clarendon Press. In 1913 he married Katherine Marion Metcalfe, an English tutor at Somerville College. Chapman did military service in Salonika during World War I, managing to study the works of Johnson there and continue to write for the Times Literary Supplement. After the war Chapman would remain in Oxford until his death. In 1920 he succeeded Charles Cannan as secretary of the Clarendon Press. He played a part in producing the Oxford English Dictionary, combining editorial and administrative responsibilities at the press. Although Chapman is generally credited as the scholar who established Austen’s canonical status in the twentieth century, his wife played a key role in igniting his interest in book collecting as well as Jane Austen’s works. He himself cited her antiquarian interests as the inspiration of his book collecting career, and her editions of Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey both preceded Chapman’s own. Her contribution to his work is self-evident in her ubiquitous handwriting in the Chapman archives. However, Chapman’s own negligence in acknowledging his wife’s contribution to his Jane Austen edition caused her work to go uncredited until later scholars such as David Gilson, Kathryn Sutherland, and Janine Barchas proved otherwise. In 1923 Chapman produced an edition of five novels of Jane Austen; further Austen miscellanea were published separately in the 1920s and 1930s before being collected together as a sixth volume, Minor Works, of The Novels of Jane Austen. He also edited (1932) Austen's correspondence, though this involved him in some controversy with Austen's critics. After retirement from the Clarendon Press in 1943, Chapman worked on "what many consider his greatest accomplishment": a three-volume edition (1952) of Samuel Johnson's letters. In 1948, Chapman rejected the authenticity of the Rice portrait of Jane Austen based on costume evidence. Works Names, Designations and Appellations, 1946, SPE Tract No XLVII The Portrait of a Scholar and Other Essays Written in Macedonia 1916-1918, London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1920 (ed.) The Novels of Jane Austen: The Text Based on Collation of the Early Editions, 5 vols, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1923; revised, 1933 (ed.) Jane Austen's Letters to Her Sister Cassandra and Others, 2 vols, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1932; revised, 1952 (ed.) The Letters of Samuel Johnson: With Mrs Thrale's Genuine Letters to Him, 3 vols, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1952 (rev. and enlarged) Annals of English literature, 1475-1950; the principal publications of each year, together with an alphabetical index of authors with their works, by J. C. Ghosh & E. G. Withycombe, Oxford: Clarendon |
603 | Corethrarcha | Corethrarcha is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae. See also List of Tortricidae genera References Category:Tortricidae genera Category:Olethreutinae |
604 | Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle S13 | The Men's 100 metre freestyle S13 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 16 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Three heats were held. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. Heats Heat 1 10:57 16 September 2016: Heat 2 11:00 16 September 2016: Heat 3 11:03 16 September 2016: Final 19:24 16 September 2016: Notes Category:Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics |
605 | Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon | Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (February 13, 1707 – April 12, 1777), called "Crébillon fils" (to distinguish him from his father), was a French novelist. Born in Paris, he was the son of a famous tragedian, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon. He received a Jesuit education at the elite Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Early on he composed various light works, including plays for the Italian Theatre in Paris, and published a short tale called Le Sylphe in 1730. From 1729 to 1739 he participated in a series of dinners called "Le Caveau" (named after the cabaret where they were held) with other artists, including Alexis Piron, Charles Collé, and Charles Duclos. The publication of Tanzaï et Neadarne, histoire japonaise (1734), which contained thinly veiled attacks on the Papal bull Unigenitus, the cardinal de Rohan and others, landed him briefly in the prison at Vincennes. His novel Les Égarements du cœur et de l'esprit was published between 1736 and 1738 and was, although he continued to edit it in 1738, never finished. Publication of Le Sopha, conte moral, an erotic political satire, in 1742 forced him into exile from Paris for several months. Around 1744 he entered into a romantic liaison with Lady Henrietta Maria Stafford, daughter of a Jacobite chamberlain, and they were married in 1748. A son was born in 1746 and died in 1750. Despite financial hardship, they lived together until her death in 1755. Meanwhile, he published La Nuit et le moment (1745), Ah! quel conte! and Les Heureux Orphelins (1754). Inheriting nothing from Henriette, he was forced to sell his large library in 1757 and eventually found steady income as a royal censor (like his father) in 1759. In 1768 and 1772 he published his last two novels, Lettres de la duchesse de *** au duc de *** and Lettres athéniennes. Works Le Sylphe ou Songe de Madame de R***. Écrit par elle-même à Madame de S*** (1730) (full text in French on Gallica) Lettres de la marquise de M*** au comte de R*** (1732) Tanzaï et Néadarné (incorrectly known as L'Écumoire, histoire japonaise) (1734) (full text in French on Gallica) Les Égarements du cœur et de l'esprit ou Mémoires de M. de Meilcour (1736–1738) Le Sopha, conte moral (1742) (full text in French on Gallica) Le dialogue des morts (1745) Les amours de Zéokinisul, roi des Kofirans (1746) (authorship disputed) Ah quel conte ! Conte politique et astronomique (1754) (full text in French on Gallica) Les Heureux Orphelins, histoire imitée de l'anglais (1754) La Nuit et le moment ou les matines de Cythère : dialogue (1755) (full text in French on Gallica) Le Hasard du coin du feu. Dialogue moral (1763) (full text in French on Gallica) Lettres de la Duchesse de *** au duc de *** (1768) (full text in French on Gallica) Lettres athéniennes. Extraites du porte-feuille d'Alcibiade (1771) (full text in French on Gallica) Recent editions Standard edition is Œuvres complètes, éd. Jean Sgard, 4 vols., Paris: Classiques Garnier, 1999-2002. Lettres de la marquise de M*** au comte de R***, Paris, Desjonquères, 1990. Les Égarements du cœur |
606 | 1994 World's Strongest Man | The 1994 World's Strongest Man was the 17th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Magnus Ver Magnusson from Iceland. It was his second title after finishing second the previous 2 years in a row. Manfred Hoeberl from Austria finished second after finishing fourth the previous year, and Riku Kiri from Finland finished third for the second consecutive time. The contest was held in Sun City, South Africa. This was the first year that the qualifying heats were implemented, and surprisingly, the 1993 champion Gary Taylor failed to qualify for the finals. Heats Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Final results References External links Official site 1994 results at Bill Henderson's Strongest Man site Category:World's Strongest Man competitions Category:1994 in South African sport |
607 | Onespa | Onespa is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Category:Hesperiini Category:Hesperiidae genera |
608 | Dzērbene Manor | Dzērbene Manor (; ) is a manor house in the historical region of Vidzeme, northern Latvia. Modern manor house is built on the place where old Dzērbene medieval castle once stood. Dzērbene manor is mentioned for the first time in 1555 when it was presented to chancellor of Archbishopric of Riga Christoph Sturz. In 1556 old castle was destroyed by army of Livonian Order and in 1577 also by Muscovites. During period of Swedish Livonia Dzērbene manor was owned by Svante Banner. After Great Northern War Dzērbene manor complex with more than 20 buildings became property of Russian Empire. In 1771 Russian empress Catharina II presented property to the major-general Otto Weismann von Weissenstein. His descendants owned the manor until 1891. From 1891 property was owned by von Laudohn family. Manor house was burned during Russian revolution of 1905 but was rebuilt later. During First world war manor saw further damage and last owners departed for Germany. After the Latvian agrarian reform of 1920 manor building and lands was nationalised and divided for 144 new farms. Manor building was restored and in 1927 Technical school of agriculture was located there. After the Second World war and one more fire in 1947 building was reconstructed in 1949 and still was occupied by agricultural school. In the 1980s building became property of local sovkhoz Dzērbene. The building currently houses the Dzērbene parish administration offices, a community center, a music school, and a coffee shop. Current manor building was built near the end of the 18th century in Classical style. A large Neo-Gothic tower was added near the end of the 19th century. See also List of palaces and manor houses in Latvia References External links Dzērbene Manor Category:Manor houses in Latvia |
609 | Suspensory muscle of duodenum | The suspensory muscle of duodenum is a thin muscle connecting the junction between the duodenum, jejunum, and duodenojejunal flexure to connective tissue surrounding the superior mesenteric artery and coeliac artery. It is also known as the ligament of Treitz. The suspensory muscle most often connects to both the third and fourth parts of the duodenum, as well as the duodenojejunal flexure, although the attachment is quite variable. The suspensory muscle marks the formal division between the first and second parts of the small intestine, the duodenum and the jejunum. This division is used to mark the difference between the upper and lower gastrointestinal tracts, which is relevant in clinical medicine as it may determine the source of bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract. The suspensory muscle is derived from mesoderm and plays a role in the embryological rotation of the gut, by offering a point of fixation for the rotating gut. It is also thought to help digestion by widening the angle of the duodenojejunal flexure. Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a rare abnormality caused by a congenitally short suspensory muscle. Structure The duodenum and the jejunum are the first and second parts of the small intestine, respectively. The suspensory muscle of the duodenum marks their formal division. The suspensory muscle arises from the right crus of the diaphragm as it passes around the esophagus, continues as connective tissue around the stems of the celiac trunk (celiac artery) and superior mesenteric artery, passes behind the pancreas, and enters the upper part of the mesentery, inserting into the junction between the duodenum and jejunum, the duodenojejunal flexure. Here, the muscles are continuous with the muscular layers of the duodenum. Variation Considerable anatomic variation exists, in terms of length and point of attachment. Despite the classical description, the muscle only solely attaches to the duodenojejunal flexure in about 8% of people; it is far more common, 40 to 60% of the time to attach additionally to the third and fourth parts of the duodenum; and 20 to 30% of the time it only attaches to the third and fourth parts. Moreover, separate multiple attachments are not that uncommon. According to some authors, who use the original description by Treitz, the muscle may be divided into two sections: a ligamentous portion attaching the right crus of diaphragm to the connective tissue surrounding the coeliac artery and superior mesenteric artery; and a lower muscular portion from the connective tissue attaching to the duodenum. The superior portion is also described as the Hilfsmuskel. These two parts are now considered anatomically distinct, with the suspensory muscle referring solely to the lower structure attaching at the duodenum. Function The ligament contains a slender band of skeletal muscle from the diaphragm and a fibromuscular band of smooth muscle from the horizontal and ascending parts of the duodenum. When it contracts, by virtue of connections to the third and fourth parts of the duodenum, the suspensory muscle of the duodenum widens the angle of the duodenojejunal flexure, allowing movement of the intestinal contents. Embryology Embryologically, the suspensory muscle of the duodenum is |
610 | Vũ Muộn | Vũ Muộn is a commune (xã) and village in Bạch Thông District, Bắc Kạn Province, in Vietnam. Category:Populated places in Bắc Kạn Province Category:Communes of Bắc Kạn Province |
611 | Melanoplus truncatus | Melanoplus truncatus, the truncate-cercus short-wing grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America. References Category:Melanoplinae Category:Articles created by Qbugbot Category:Insects described in 1898 |
612 | Push and shove | Push and shove may refer to: Push and Shove (album), an album and song by No Doubt Push and shove router, a type of router supported by various EDA layout programs |
613 | Sagaai | Sagaai is a 1966 Bollywood film starring Rajshree and Biswajeet. Plot Sheel (Rajshree) and Kailash's (Prem Chopra) marriage is planned by Sheel's father. But fate takes her into the arms of Rajesh Biswajeet, and they celebrate their engagement on Sheel's birthday. Rajesh meets with a car accident, conspired by Kailash, and is paralyzed waist down. Rai Sahebh refuses to acknowledge their engagement but Sheel adamantly leaves her home to be with the ailing Rajesh and marries him by Vedic rituals. She nurses him back to health, but is rudely preyed upon by Kailash, who wants to see the end of Rajesh. The film reflects upon the trails and travails of a woman whose husband is ill and paralyzed and she is desired by another man. A very beautiful dance number is performed by Sheel as Visha Kanya, very much before her life is thrown in such a turmoil. Cast Biswajit ... Rajesh Rajshree ... Sheel Prem Chopra ... Kailash Rehman ... Dr. Tandon Jayant ... Dwarkanath Raj Mehra ... Rai Sahib Raghu Prasad (Sheel's father) Durga Khote ... Sheel's mother Rajendra Nath ... Hariram 'Harry' Asit Sen ... Bansi Tun Tun ... Miss Anarkali Iftekhar ... Hospital Doctor Helen ... Dancer / Singer Soundtrack Music is composed by Ravi, while Rajinder Krishan wrote the songs. External links memsaabstory Category:1966 films Category:1960s Hindi-language films Category:Films scored by Ravi Category:Indian films |
614 | Dead Heat (1988 film) | Dead Heat is a 1988 American buddy cop action zombie comedy film directed by Mark Goldblatt and starring Treat Williams and Joe Piscopo. The film is about an LAPD police officer who is murdered while attempting to arrest zombies who have been reanimated by the head of Dante Laboratories in order to carry out violent armed robberies, and decides to get revenge with the help of his former partner. Plot Detectives Roger Mortis and Doug Bigelow are called to the scene of a rather violent jewelry store robbery. The robbers take on a squadron of police in a messy shootout, but neither seem affected when they are riddled with bullets. Thanks to the combined, albeit extreme measures of Mortis and Bigelow, they are able to take out the criminals, their acts narrowly avoiding termination. Meanwhile, a coroner friend of Roger's, Rebecca informs the detectives that the two bodies they had brought in had previously been to the morgue: not only do they have autopsy scars, but she herself clearly remembers performing the autopsy and has pictures to prove it, suggesting they simply got up and left the morgue at their own volition. There is a preservative chemical compound found in the bodies that connect the pair of detectives to a company that had ordered a great amount of it recently. Mortis and Bigelow investigate and meet the company's head public relations person, Randi James who gives them a tour of the facility. When Doug wanders off to investigate a suspicious room, he encounters the reanimated corpse of a biker on a strange machine and in the fray, Roger is knocked into a decompression room used to humanely kill failed test animals and is asphyxiated to death. Encountering the machine, and realizing it is capable of bringing people back from the dead, Rebecca and Doug successfully bring Roger back from the dead. He says he feels fine, yet he has no heart beat and his skin is cold to the touch, Rebecca surmises he has about twelve hours before the reanimation process ends and he dissolves into a puddle of mush. Roger decides to take this time to find and exact his vengeance on the person who killed him. They go to Randi's house just shortly before she is attacked by two more undead thugs, which the partners are able to subdue. Randi says that she is the daughter of a rich industrialist, and the owner of the company she works for until his death, Arthur P. Laudermilk. The two of them pay another visit to Rebecca, who says that she might have found a way to keep Roger in healthy condition indefinitely, but the unsure nature of the theory has him decide to spend his final hours finding the man who killed him. He and Randi pay a visit to Laudermilk's tomb and Randi admits she's not his daughter, more a protégé or daughter he'd never had. While there, they encounter a numeric code, which Roger discovers later is a vital clue. Upon returning to Randi's home, they find Doug dead, having |
615 | En rachâchant | En rachâchant is a 1982 short French film directed by Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub. Cast Olivier Straub as Ernesto Nadette Thinus as The Mom Bernard Thinus as The Dad Raymond Gérard as The Teacher References External links Category:1982 films Category:1980s short films Category:French films Category:French-language films Category:French black-and-white films Category:French short films Category:Films based on works by Marguerite Duras Category:Films directed by Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet |
616 | CM-21 Armored Vehicle | The CM-21 is an armoured vehicle designed and manufactured by the Republic of China Armoured Vehicle Development Center, based on the United States' model M113 APC. The first prototype was manufactured in 1979, and the CM-21 officially entered service in 1982. The CM-21 is still in use today, with over 1,000 units manufactured and a number of different variants. History At the end of 1967, the United States and the Republic of China (Taiwan) signed the Third-Nation Overhaul Program and began to repair US military equipment in Vietnam until the end of the Vietnam War. This allowed the RoC to accumulate experiences in the overhauling, welding, parts manufacturing, vehicle assembly, and testing of the M113 APC. In 1975, The Combined Logistics Command carried out the "Wan Cheng Program" (萬乘計劃), to domestically produce three M113 hulls using the aluminum alloy plates produced by the Taiwan Aluminum Corporation (known today as the Chinese Steel Aluminum Corporation). The Wan Cheng 1 was an imitation of the M106 mortar carrier, but the 4.2 inch rifled mortar was replaced with a larger Type 63 120 mm smoothbore mortar, and this innovation later became the CM-22 howitzer carrier. The Wan Cheng 2 is an attempt to create a light tank by moving the engine to the rear and lowering the front half of the hull to accommodate a M24 turret while keeping the vehicle from being top-heavy. The Wan Cheng 3 had mounted a "Worker Bees IV MLRS" (工蜂四型多管火箭), a Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). The MLRS was later mounted on six more US made M113s. (An unrelated Wan Cheng 4 project involves one M48A1 tank re-fitted into a M48A5). The Wan Cheng Program provided a solid foundation for the design, manufacture and development of the CM-21 armoured vehicle. Design The standard version of CM-21 is an armoured personnel carrier (APC) that can carry up to 12 soldiers. It is largely the same as the basic M113 and inherits the same engine and transmission from the source design, but the welded aluminum alloy hull armour is further augmented with spaced armour at the front and the sides, the cavity within the spaced armour being filled with polyurethane to absorb the energy of incoming projectiles. Overall, the CM-21 is better protected than the M113, but the CM-21 is heavier than the M113 and has slightly inferior mobility. There are two firing ports on each side of the hull and one at the rear. Therefore, soldiers are sitting face to face in the front of the passenger compartment, and back to back in the rear. The CM-21 has floating capability, meaning it is able to cross water that is up to deep without preparation. There are two water pumps that are switched on to lower the front flap. It is propelled by its tracks while in water. Just like the M113, the CM-21 can also have external fuel tanks mounted on the rear. The basic armament of the CM-21 is one M2 Browning machine gun or an Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher, and a quad-mounted smoke grenade launcher on both |
617 | 1911 in Scotland | Events from the year 1911 in Scotland. Incumbents Monarch – George V Secretary for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland Law officers Lord Advocate – Alexander Ure Solicitor General for Scotland – William Hunter; then Andrew Anderson Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Dunedin Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Kingsburgh Events 27 January – opening of Scottish Motor Exhibition in Edinburgh. March–April – eleven thousand workers at the Singer Manufacturing Co. sewing machine factory on Clydebank go on strike in solidarity with twelve female colleagues protesting against work process reorganisation; four hundred alleged ringleaders are dismissed. 2 May–4 November – Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art and Industry at Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow. 9 May – a fire at the Empire Palace Theatre in Edinburgh kills eleven people, including illusionist Sigmund Neuberger ("The Great Lafayette") and also his lion and horse; he is buried in Piershill Cemetery with his dog Beauty. 19 July – Thistle Chapel, designed by Robert Lorimer, dedicated in St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh. 24 July – start of Scottish leg of first Daily Mail Circuit of Britain air race, Hendon–Harrogate–Newcastle–Edinburgh–Stirling–Glasgow–Carlisle. 11 September – Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 10th Baronet, buys the ruined Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull to restore as the seat of the Clan Maclean. 16 October – new building for the Mitchell Library opened in Glasgow. The Pavilion opened at Ayr. Births 11 February – Alec Cairncross, economist (died 1998) 11 March – Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet, soldier, writer and politician (died 1996) 24 January – Muir Mathieson, film composer (died 1975) 14 May – Sir John Ritchie Inch, police Chief Constable (died 1993) 31 May – Leonard Boden, portrait painter (died 1999) 16 June – Bobby Ancell football player and manager (died 1987) 9 July – Brigadier Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, Chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat and Commando (died 1995) 26 October – Sorley MacLean, poet (died 1996) 4 December – William Baxter, Labour MP for West Stirlingshire (1959–1974) (died 1979) Deaths 14 February – Eustace Balfour, architect (born 1854) 21 May – Williamina Fleming, astronomer, discoverer of the Horsehead Nebula (born 1857) 4 October – Joseph Bell, surgeon (born 1837) 11 December – William McGregor, football administrator and founder of the Football League (born 1846) Robert Hamilton Paterson, architect (born 1843) The arts Release of Rob Roy, the first British-made three-reel feature film, shot by the Scottish company United Films Ltd in studios at Rouken Glen on the edge of Glasgow and on location in Aberfoyle. Violet Jacob's historical novel Flemington is published. Harry Lauder writes the popular song "Roamin' In The Gloamin'". See also Timeline of Scottish history References Scotland Category:Years of the 20th century in Scotland Category:1910s in Scotland |
618 | Gajki, West Pomeranian Voivodeship | Gajki (German: Uhlenhorst) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. The village has a population of 20. See also History of Pomerania. References Gajki |
619 | Dariusz Gajewski | Dariusz Gajewski (born 3 December 1964, Częstochowa) is a Polish film director and screenwriter. He graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 1993. He also studied law at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. His 2003 film Warszawa ("Warsaw") won the Golden Lions Award at the 28th Gdynia Film Festival. Between 2008–2016, he was the chairman of the Andrzej Munk Film Studio Młodzi i Film. Since 2016, he has served as deputy director of the Polish Filmmakers Association. In 2004, he married actress Agnieszka Grochowska. Filmography Nie bój, nie bój (1994) Utwór na chłopca i lampę (1996) Franciszek muzykant (1998) Anatol lubi podróże (1999) Stara muzyka (1999) Konwój (1999) Tu jest wszystko (2000) AlaRm (2002) Warszawa (2003) Lekcje pana Kuki (2007) Obce niebo (2015) Czas niedokończony. Wiersze księdza Jana Twardowskiego (2015) Legiony (2019) See also Polish cinema List of Poles References Category:Living people Category:1964 births Category:Polish film directors Category:Polish screenwriters Category:People from Częstochowa Category:National Film School in Łódź alumni |
620 | Finau Maka | Finau Maka (born 10 July 1977) started his playing career for Auckland Rugby Union and NZ age group teams. He played over 50 games for Auckland NPC Team and the Hurricanes, Blues and Highlanders before leaving to play for the Stade Toulousain club in French Top 14. Whilst at Toulouse he helped them win the 2003 and 2005 Heineken Cups, as a replacement in 2003 and starting in the 2005 final. He played in two Rugby World Cups for Tonga and was one of the stars of the 2007 Rugby World Cup. In 2011 he led his country to beat France in the biggest upset in Rugby World Cup history. France went on to almost beat the All Blacks in the final. 2007 Rugby World Cup Maka made his international debut in the 2007 Rugby World Cup, in Tonga's first pool game against the United States of America. He opened the scoring with a try in the second minute. He went on to seal his spot as the first choice number 8 for Tonga against Samoa, South Africa and England. Boxing In 2014, Maka fought against David Letele for the Duco Event's Corporate World Title. The day before the fight at the weigh in both fighters got into a fight. Letele grabbed Maka on the throat pushing him back, Maka retaliated by tackling him to the ground, however the fight was broken off quickly. Maka lost by TKO in the first round. Professional boxing record | style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|0 Wins (0 knockouts, 0 decisions), 1 Losses (1 knockouts, 0 decisions), 0 Draws |- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Res. | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Type | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Rd., Time | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Date | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Location | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Notes |- align=center |Loss |0–1 |align=left| David Letele | | | |align=left| |align=left| References External links Finau Maka player profile Scrum.com Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Tongan rugby union players Category:Expatriate rugby union players in France Category:Tonga international rugby union players Category:Pacific Islanders rugby union players Category:Stade Toulousain players Category:Tongan expatriate rugby union players Category:Expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand Category:Tongan expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Category:Tongan expatriate sportspeople in France Category:People from Tongatapu Category:Rugby union flankers Category:Rugby union number eights |
621 | Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast | Alexandrov () is a town and the administrative center of Alexandrovsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located northeast of Moscow and has a population of It was previously known as Alexandrovskaya Sloboda. It operates on the EEST time zone, with the same time zone as Vladimir. History It was established in the mid-14th century and was known as Alexandrovskaya Sloboda (). It served as the capital of Russia for three months (from December 1564 to February 1565) under Tsar Ivan the Terrible until he agreed to return his court and the relics of Moscow which he had taken with him. Ivan agreed to return after the church gave him permission to found the Oprichnina. It was granted town status in 1778. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Alexandrov serves as the administrative center of Alexandrovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Alexandrov is incorporated within Alexandrovsky Municipal District as Alexandrov Urban Settlement. Sister city Česká Lípa, Czech Republic Compton, California, United States References Notes Sources External links Official website of Alexandrov Unofficial website of Alexandrov Category:Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast |
622 | The Gallery Golf Club | The Gallery Golf Club is located east of Marana, Arizona, northwest of Tucson at Dove Mountain. The two 18-hole courses are approximately seven miles east of Interstate 10 at an average elevation of 2875 feet (850 m) above sea level. The Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain sits to the Northwest. The Gallery North Course is ranked #1 in Southern Arizona by Golf Digest and is acknowledged as one of Golfweeks Top 100 Modern Courses. The Gallery South Course opened in December 2003 and was nominated as one of Golf Digests 100 Best. It is best known for hosting the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, in 2007 and 2008. The Gallery is notable for having the longest par 5 in North America; the ninth hole is measured at a length of 725 yards. WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship winners at The Gallery 2008 Tiger Woods 2007 Henrik Stenson The Gallery is still the only Facility in Arizona where Tiger Woods has won an event as a Professional. Ownership From its inception in 1998 until 2016, The Gallery Golf Club was owned and developed by members of the MacMillan family (descendants of the Cargill family). The club was sold to Escalante Golf, Inc. in December 2016. References External links Gallery Golf.com - official site World Golf Championships.com - official site 2002 aerial photo (no south course) & topographic map from USGS via Microsoft Research Maps Category:Golf clubs and courses in Arizona Category:Buildings and structures in Pima County, Arizona Category:Tourist attractions in Pima County, Arizona |
623 | Pont, Cornwall | Pont is a hamlet in Cornwall, England. Pont is about half a km north of Lanteglos-by-Fowey churchtown and east of Pont Pill. References Category:Hamlets in Cornwall |
624 | Thomas Littledale | Thomas Alfred Royds Littledale (2 April 1850 – 4 December 1938) was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the British boat Mouchette, which won the silver medal in the 12 metre class. References External links Category:1850 births Category:1938 deaths Category:British male sailors (sport) Category:Olympic sailors of Great Britain Category:Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Category:Olympic medalists in sailing Category:Sailors at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 12 Metre Category:Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
625 | Toran Shumsher J.B.R. | Toran Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana was the first police chief of Nepal Police after its establishment in the year 2007 B.S. However, he only remained chief for a short duration of three days., He was succeeded by Nara Shumsher J.B.R. as the police chief. He also served as the Royal Nepalese Army's Commander-in-Chief from 1956–1960. He was later succeeded by Gen Nir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana who later on became field marshal. Biography Toran Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana was born in 1904 A.D at the Hattisar Durbar, son of Commanding Colonel Indra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana and Grandson of the late H.H Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, the 11th Prime Minister of Nepal. References Category:Nepalese police officers Category:Chiefs of police Category:Inspectors General of Police (Nepal) Category:1904 births Category:Year of death unknown |
626 | Robert Carlsson (ice hockey, born 1977) | Robert Carlsson (born September 29, 1977) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently with the Södertälje SK team in the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan league. With the exception of an 18-game loan to Nyköpings Hockey in 1998 and the 2011-12 season played with the Malmö Redhawks, Carlsson has spent his entire career with Södertälje SK, including 463 regular season games played in the Swedish Elitserien. References External links Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Malmö Redhawks players Category:Södertälje SK players Category:Swedish ice hockey left wingers |
627 | Burritt College | Burritt College was a college located in Spencer, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1848, it was one of the first coeducational institutions in the South, and one of the first state-chartered schools in south-central Tennessee. Operating under the auspices of the Churches of Christ, the school offered a classical curriculum, and stressed adherence to a strict moral and religious code. While the school thrived under the leadership of presidents such as William Davis Carnes (1850–1858, 1872–1878) and William Newton Billingsley (1890–1911), it struggled to compete for students after the establishment of state colleges and public high schools in the early 20th century, and was forced to close in 1939. History The idea for a school in Spencer was first proposed by Nathan Trogdon, a brick mason who had built the second Van Buren County Courthouse in the town. By the late 1840s, a 12-member board of trustees had been formed with Charles Gillentine as president. In 1848, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a law chartering the institution, which was named in honor of activist Elihu Burritt. Funds for the school were raised from among the residents of White, Warren, and Van Buren counties. When classes began on February 26, 1849, the college had an enrollment of 73 students and employed three teachers. The first president of the college, Isaac Newton Jones, was a graduate of Irving College in nearby McMinnville. He established the college's curriculum, but left after only one year. His successor, William Davis Carnes, played a critical role in shaping the college's policies, most notably introducing coeducation in 1850 and instituting a strict moral and religious code. The policy allowing coeducation met staunch opposition at first, but Carnes defended it, stating, "It is God's law that the young of the opposite sexes should exert a healthful influence in the formation of each other's characters, and no place is better suited to this purpose than the classroom and lecture room." To alleviate fears, Carnes modified the school's code to bar all communication between the sexes outside classrooms or other supervised events. Carnes' moral code barred swearing, gambling, smoking and drinking. He struggled to curtail drinking, however, in spite of introducing increasingly stringent measures, including the expulsion of anyone caught in possession of alcoholic beverages. He finally turned to local law enforcement, pleading with them to hunt down moonshiners operating in the Spencer area, and destroy their stills. In an apparent act of retaliation, the president's house and the girls' dormitory were burned in 1857. Disgusted, Carnes resigned to become president at East Tennessee University (the modern University of Tennessee). He was succeeded by John Powell, who had been president of the Central Female Institute in McMinnville. The college closed at the outset of the Civil War in 1861 as many of its male students left to fight in the Confederate army. The college's relative isolation protected it during the first half of the war, though it was eventually occupied by Union troops. With the help of Carnes, who had returned to the area to escape the horrors of the war, the |
628 | Lists of Jews | This list of lists may include both lists that distinguish between ethnic origin and religious practice, and lists that make no such distinction. Some of the constituent lists also may have experienced additions and/or deletions that reflect incompatible approaches in this regard. By type List of converts to Judaism List of European Jewish nobility List of fictional Jews List of former Jews List of Jewish biblical figures List of Jewish Nobel laureates List of Karaite Jews List of LGBT Jews List of Sephardic Jews Lists of Jews associated with literature and journalism By occupation or activity in Judaism List of Jewish Kabbalists List of Jewish mysticism scholars List of Jews in religion List of High Priests of Israel List of Jewish atheists and agnostics List of rabbis By secular occupation or activity List of Jewish anarchists List of Jewish astronauts List of Jewish chess players List of Jewish economists List of Jewish feminists List of Jewish historians List of Jewish mathematicians List of Jewish scientists and philosophers List of Jewish United States Supreme Court justices List of Jews in politics List of Jews in sports List of Jews in the performing arts List of Jewish actors List of Jewish musicians Lists of Jews associated with the visual arts By country Lists of American Jews List of African-American Jews List of Jews from the Arab world List of Asian Jews List of Canadian Jews List of Caribbean Jews List of East European Jews List of French Jews List of Galician (Eastern Europe) Jews List of Jews from Sub-Saharan Africa List of Latin American Jews List of Mexican Jews List of North European Jews List of Oceanian Jews List of South-East European Jews List of West European Jews See also Crypto-Judaism |
629 | Jamie Roberts | Jamie Huw Roberts (born 8 November 1986) is a Welsh rugby union player. He has played for Wales since 2008, and has represented the British and Irish Lions on their tours to South Africa in 2009 and Australia in 2013. Roberts is currently playing for Stormers in Super Rugby. His usual position is centre. He is a qualified doctor, and is studying for a MPhil in Medical Science at Queens' College, Cambridge. He is a fluent Welsh speaker. Career Early career Roberts represented Wales at all levels between Under 16s and Under 19s, and once again for the Under 21s. He was part of the Under 21s team which won the Six Nations Grand Slam in 2005. During the 2005–06 season, he represented Cardiff RFC. He played eleven times and scored five tries. In the 2006–07 season, he picked up a shoulder injury but recovered to play 17 times and score 10 tries for his amateur club. 2007–2008 Rise In Cardiff Blues Ranks With players away at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Roberts was called up to play for the Cardiff Blues, making his debut against the Ospreys. The Blues won 17–15 in the first Magners League match to have a video referee. In the next two matches against the Dragons and Glasgow Warriors, he scored three tries, one against the former and two against the latter. This form led to continual selection for the Blues and led to selection in the Welsh squad for the Six Nations. 2008 Six Nations Although he was widely tipped to start the first match against England, Roberts was left out of the lineup. But Roberts made his debut against Scotland the next week. Starting on the wing, Roberts impressed with his hard running as Wales triumphed 30–15. He seemed to have booked his place in the team for the rest of the tournament. But Roberts was left out for the next match against Italy, with Mark Jones beating him to the number 14 jersey. Jones remained in that position for the rest of the tournament. Wales claimed their second grand slam in four years. 2008 Summer Tour of South Africa Roberts was included in the squad for the summer tour test series in South Africa. Due to an injury to Lee Byrne, Roberts started the match at full back. Despite Wales putting in a disappointing display, Roberts collected his first test try. He was replaced by Morgan Stoddart, who gifted two tries due to missed tackles. Wales lost the match 43–17. Roberts was again selected the following week, but in an unfamiliar position of inside centre. He had never played in that position before. Wales lost 37–21 with two infringements by Roberts leading to points for the South Africans. Wales lost the series 2–0, Roberts would stay in this position throughout his career. 2008–2009 2008 Autumn Tests After the game against South Africa, Blues coach Dai Young gave Roberts a chance in the position and he was named in the Welsh squad for the Autumn Internationals. For the first match against The Springboks, Roberts was |
630 | Boston Breakers | The Boston Breakers was an American professional soccer club based in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). They replaced the original Breakers, who competed in the defunct Women's United Soccer Association, as the Boston area's professional women's soccer team. The Breakers played their home games at Jordan Field in Boston and were managed in their final season by Matt Beard. History Original franchise The original Boston Breakers played in the WUSA from 2001 to 2003. In the final season in the WUSA, the Breakers had their best record (10–4–7) and placed first in the regular season before losing to the Washington Freedom in the semifinals. Women's Professional Soccer Re-establishment (2007–2009) The formation of Women's Professional Soccer was announced on September 4, 2007, during which time it was also announced that a franchise had been awarded to Boston. The Boston Breakers franchise was officially unveiled on October 26, 2008. At the time it was the only professional women's sports team in Massachusetts. Joe Cummings was named the President and General Manager and he had previously worked for the Breakers franchise in the WUSA. In September 2007, Tony DiCicco was appointed as the club's first head coach. During the WPS national team player allocation on September 16, 2008 the Breakers acquired Heather Mitts and former Breakers players, Kristine Lilly and Angela Hucles. The club acquired Amy Rodriguez as the first overall pick in the 2009 WPS Soccer Draft in St. Louis on January 30, 2009. 2009 season The Breakers played their debut match in the inaugural season of Women's Professional Soccer against FC Gold Pride in Santa Clara, California losing 2–1. Its first home match was against St. Louis Athletica on April 11, 2009, in which the Breakers lost 2–0. The Breakers finished the season in fifth place with a 7–9–4 record. 2010 season 2011 season 2012 league suspension On January 16, 2012, the Breakers announced that they signed United States U-23 national team defender, Bianca D'Agostino. Australian national team forward, Kyah Simon, was acquired by the Breakers in anticipation of the 2012 season as well. Simon scored two goals against Norway in the 2011 World Cup, which advanced Australia to the quarter-finals. Her goals made her the first ever Aboriginal to score a goal in a World Cup tournament. The league announced on January 30, 2012 that the 2012 Women's Professional Soccer season was suspended. On February 9, 2012 the club announced it would compete in the newly formed WPSL Elite for the 2012 season, with the expectation that it would rejoin the WPS for the 2013 season. The semi-pro league has no restrictions on the types of players, whether they be professional or amateur. After the WPS suspension, goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher returned to her former club, Turbine Potsdam, after playing for the Breakers during the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Women's Premier Soccer League Elite In 2012, the Boston Breakers joined the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite. The team finished in first place clinching the regular season title with an 11–3–0 record, the best |
631 | Ramiel | Râmîêl (, , , ), or Remiel, is both a fallen Watcher and an archangel in the apocryphal Book of Enoch. Ramiel means "thunder of God" from the Hebrew elements ra'am and El, "God". As a fallen Watcher There are 20 leaders in the Book of Enoch, also called 1 Enoch. The section that mentions them reads: As described in 1 Enoch, these are the leaders of 200 angels that are turned into fallen Angels due to their taking wives, mating with human women, and teaching forbidden knowledge. One of 20 leaders, Ramiel is mentioned sixth. As an angel He is mentioned in 2 Baruch where he presides over true visions (55:3) and is listed as one of the seven Holy Angels in 1 Enoch 20:8. Ramiel is the archangel of hope, and he is credited with two tasks: he is responsible for divine visions, and he guides the souls of the faithful into Heaven. He is called Jeremiel or Uriel in various translations of IV Esdras, He is said to have been the archangel responsible for the destruction of the armies of Sennacherib, as well as being the bearer of the instructions of the seven archangels. See also 2 Baruch Azazel Remiel (DC Comics) Remiel (Tales of Symphonia) References The Book Of Enoch (1917) translated by R. H. Charles, introduction by W. O. E. Oesterley The Ethiopic Book Of Enoch (1978), Knibb, Michael A., Oxford: Clarendon Press, repr. 1982. Category:Watchers (angels) Category:Archangels Category:Ge'ez language |
632 | Mecate | Mecate can refer to: Mecate (rein) Mecate (band) |
633 | History of Uri | Uri is a Swiss Talschaft and canton in the upper Reuss valley. First mentioned in the 8th century, it gained strategic importance with the opening of the Gotthard Pass in the 13th century and was a founding member of the Old Swiss Confederacy in the late medieval period. Prehistory The oldest traces of humans in the Canton of Uri are from around 2200 BC and include a quartz production site and flint arrowheads at Hospental-Rossplatten and Gotthardmätteli. There are Bronze Age graves at Bürglen and possibly also some at Jagdmatt that are from 1300–900 BC. The earliest traces of a settlement were discovered at Amsteg and date from the Middle Bronze Age (1450–1200 BC). This village was located in a protected valley along a route into the Reuss and was near quartz, copper and iron deposits. An Iron Age village was built in the same spot around 500–450 BC. Pottery from the Bronze and Iron Ages show that these villages traded with surrounding villages and even crossed the alpine passes to trade with Quinto in Ticino and the alpine Rhine valley. The large Celtic treasure trove at Erstfeld, now generally interpreted as a votive offering to a mountain deity, indicates that there was a large, prosperous population in central alps during the 4th century BC. Early history During the Roman era, Uri remained mostly isolated from the Roman Empire. An analysis of the place names along the shores of Lake Lucerne show a Gallo-Roman influence, while in the mountain valleys Raetian names are more common. When the Roman Empire withdrew from the Alps, the lake side villages looked north to the towns along the lake for support, while the alpine villages in the valley called Urseren banded together. During the 7th century, Alemannic German speaking settlers from the Kingdom of the Franks began to move into the narrow plains around the southern end of Lake Lucerne. In a process that took about three centuries they spread into the alpine valleys. The number of place names with either German or Latin roots next to each other indicates that this migration was generally peaceful. The Alemanni grave at the church of St. Martin in Altdorf (660–680) shows the political and religious leadership roll that the Alemanni had in the upper Reuss valley. Uri is first mentioned in 732 as the place of banishment of Eto, the abbot of Reichenau, by the duke of Alamannia. In 853 it was given to the nunnery at Zürich by Louis the German, which he had founded for his daughter Hildegard. It is unclear whether the gift included the entire Reuss valley or just certain settlements. The abbess appointed a vogt to manage the lands, but ruled the lands with a light hand. Many of the surrounding villages became tenants of the abbey or obtained similar privileges. Under the abbess, the villages of the valley began to develop a sort of local government. In contrast, the Urseren remained more isolated, though they had some connections to the Leventina valley. Some of the villages in the Urseren were settled by |
634 | Moon Bay | Moon Bay is a bay wide which recedes between Edinburgh Hill and Renier Point, on the east side of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands off Antarctica. The glaciers Sopot Ice Piedmont, Iskar, Huron, Struma, Kaliakra, Panega and Debelt feed the bay. The bay was known to sealers in the area as early as 1821. It was recharted in 1935 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II, and probably named by them for nearby Half Moon Island, which lies in the entrance to the bay. Maps South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Sheet W 62 60. Tolworth, UK, 1968. South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Sheet W 62 58. Tolworth, UK, 1968. Islas Livingston y Decepción. Mapa topográfico a escala 1:100000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1991. L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005. L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016. References SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica Category:Bays of Livingston Island |
635 | Nanban (2012 film) | Nanban () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age comedy drama film directed by Shankar. It is a remake of Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots (2009). The film features an ensemble cast that includes Vijay, Jiiva, Srikanth, Ileana D'Cruz, Sathyan and Sathyaraj. The plot of the film illustrates the embarkment of two friends on a quest for a lost buddy, who was once an optimistic and successful student. On their journey, they recount their college life and special moments that the three shared up until their lost friend secretly parted ways after convocation. During their quest, the two encounter a rival classmate who once made a long forgotten bet with them, a funeral that goes impossibly out of control, and a wedding they must crash. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Harris Jayaraj and cinematography was handled by Manoj Paramahamsa. The film was produced by Gemini Film Circuit. A lengthy and controversial delay in casting delayed filming by a year. Filming took place for a total of eight months in various locations in Europe and India. The film was released on 12 January 2012. Its dubbed version in Telugu, Snehithudu, released on 26 January 2012 in Andhra Pradesh. The film was also screened at the Melbourne Film Festival. Plot Venkat Ramakrishnan, Sevarkodi Senthil and Panchavan Parivendan alias Pari are three first year engineering students who share a room in the hostel of Ideal Engineering College (IEC), Chennai. While Venkat and Senthil are average students who come from a modern background, Pari is from a rich family. Venkat studies engineering as per his father's wishes, over his own wish – to become a wildlife photographer, while Senthil, whose family is poor, studies engineering to improve his family's financial situation and get his sister married. Pari, however, studies engineering for his simple passion for machines and devices. He believes that one should follow excellence, not success, as success will take care of itself if excellence is followed. This approach to studies is sneered upon by the dean of the college, Professor Virumandi "Virus" Santhanam . Virus and the faculty favour Pari's classmate Srivatsan alias Silencer who believes in mindless rote learning over understanding to reach his goals of corporate status. Pari constantly spars with Virus and Silencer due to their differences in their educational approaches. Pari falls in love with Virus' daughter Ria, a medical student when he, Venkat and Senthil accidentally gatecrash her elder sister Swetha's wedding reception to obtain a free meal. Ria is not impressed with Pari's antics and complains to her father about them. Virus becomes furious with Pari and his friends and tries to break their friendship by claiming that the "rich" Pari is a bad influence on the "less privileged" Venkat and Senthil. While Venkat refuses to break his friendship with Pari, Senthil believes Virus and distances himself from Pari, though they reconcile when Pari saves the life of Senthil's paralysed father, who had suffered a heart attack, by taking him to hospital on Ria's scooter when the ambulance had not arrived on time. Ria too appreciates |
636 | Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln | Edward Fiennes de Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, KG (151216 January 1584/85) was an English nobleman and Lord High Admiral. He rendered valuable service to four of the Tudor monarchs. Family Edward Clinton was born at Scrivelsby in Lincolnshire, the son of Thomas Clinton, 8th Baron Clinton (1490–1517), by Jane (or Joan) Poynings, one of the seven illegitimate children of Sir Edward Poynings (1459–1521) of Westenhanger, Kent. She was the sister of Thomas Poynings, 1st Baron Poynings (died 1545), Edward Poynings (died 1546), and Sir Adrian Poynings. After the death of the 8th Baron Clinton in 1517, Jane Poynings married, as his second wife, Sir Robert Wingfield (died 1539).. Clinton succeeded his father as 9th Baron Clinton in 1517. As he was only 5 years old when his father died he was made a royal ward and by 1530 had been married off to the King's ex-mistress, the 30-year-old Bessie Blount. Career France He joined the retinue of King Henry VIII at Boulogne and Calais in 1532. He sat in the House of Lords in 1536 and later served in the Royal Navy against French and Scottish naval forces from 1544 to 1547. He was knighted in Edinburgh by Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford for his role in the capture of that city in 1544. He also took part in the Siege of Boulogne in September 1544. Under John Dudley, Viscount Lisle he saw action against the French at the Battle of Spithead in 1545 and was sent as one of the peace commissioners to France the following year. Scotland In August 1547 he was sent to Scotland with 12 ships to the Siege of St Andrews Castle to prevent a French intervention, but arrived too late. He captured Broughty Castle on 24 September, refortified it with the aid of an Italian military engineer, and installed Andrew Dudley as its captain, leaving him three ships, the Mary Hamborough, the Barque Eger, and the Phoenix. He commanded the English fleet during the invasion of Scotland by Edward Seymour and provided naval artillery support at the Battle of Pinkie on 15 September 1547. In August 1548 he sailed into the Firth of Forth and scattered French and Scottish ships near Leith. He then landed 500 men to burnt the ships in the harbour of Burntisland, and contemplated fortifying the harbour for English use. He was aboard the Great Barque. Governor of Boulogne Appointed Governor of Boulogne in 1547, he successfully defended the city against a French siege from 1549 to 1550. That same year, with Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire and of Nottinghamshire and served as Lord High Admiral under King Edward VI from 1550 to 1553, and again from 1559 to 1585. He was a Privy Counsellor from 1550 to 1553, and briefly served as an envoy to France in 1551. After appointment as Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire in 1552, Clinton later took part in the defeat of Wyatt's Rebellion in Kent in 1554. He was a commander of the expedition of William Herbert, 1st |
637 | Cherupuzha | Cherupuzha may refer to: Cherupuzha (Kannur), a village in the state of Kerala, India Cherupuzha (Karulai), Kerala, a river Cherupuzha (Mavoor), Kerala, a river Cherupuzha (Areekode), Kerala, a river |
638 | Pulchellidin | Pulchellidin (Pl) is an O-methylated anthocyanidin. It is a blue-red plant pigment. It can be found in Plumbago pulchella. Glycosides Pulchellidin 3-rhamnoside (molecular formula : C22H23O11, exact mass : 463.124036578) is reported in Plumbago coerulea whereas pulchellidin 3-glucoside (C22H23O12, exact mass : 479.1189512) is reported in Plumbago pulchella References Category:O-Methylated anthocyanidins Category:Pyrogallols |
639 | Private Parts & Pieces VII: Slow Waves, Soft Stars | Private Parts & Pieces VII: Slow Waves, Soft Stars is the twelfth studio album by English multi-instrumentalist and composer Anthony Phillips. It was released in August 1987 in the United States by Audion Recording as the seventh instalment in his Private Parts & Pieces album series. The album sees Phillips explore ambient and new-age music with synthesisers and guitars. Background and recording Following the release of his previous album, Private Parts and Pieces VI: Ivory Moon, in 1986, Phillips found himself in a situation where he was "plodding along doing the same kind of things" until a lack of commissions for television music had created a gap of free time. He was unavailable to produce an album of a large scale due to insufficient funds and resources available, but wished for his next release to be "something with a more interesting and wider canvas". Having focused Private Parts & Pieces V: Twelve (1985) on guitar pieces and Ivory Moon on piano pieces, Phillips turned to a synthesiser-based album for Slow Waves, Soft Stars, an early working title for which was Flights of Fancy. Its ambient and New-age style marked a change in musical direction for Phillips, as his previous released focused more on acoustic instruments. He was not influenced by New-age albums at the time. The album contains a mixture of arranged and "adapted improvisations"; Phillips reasoned the latter style down to "the strong atmosphere of these tracks compensates for any deficiencies in the form or development". Phillips noted the fact that Slow Waves, Soft Stars broke the tradition of each album in the Private Parts & Pieces series having at least one song with a vocal track. He felt that one with vocals would not have fit the overall style of Slow Waves, Soft Stars. The album was recorded between July 1983 and March 1987 at Englewood Studios, the name of Phillips's home studio in Clapham, south London. Its front cover was photographed by Phillips in Portugal using the wrong exposure, "but that shows that sometimes good things can come out of mistakes". The photo was not his original idea as he wished for it to be the back cover, but when the record label gained enthusiasm over its New-age theme Phillips felt it was necessary to put it on the front. The back cover photo was taken by Tif Hunter using a fisheye lens on a boat trip to France in 1981 for a friend's stag party. Music Phillips recorded the five-part "Ice Flight" suite with a Roland Jupiter-8 keyboard loaned to him. He did not write any of the settings down; instead, he searched for sounds he liked and played them. "Beachrunner" and "End of the Affair" feature Argentine musician Enrique Berro Garcia, who Phillips had collaborated with on Private Parts and Pieces III: Antiques (1982) before Garcia returned to Argentina. Garcia arrived in the United Kingdom in early 1986. Both tracks originate from much longer pieces that they had devised during a spontaneous session in April 1986. "Sospirando" originates from a demo that Phillips had assembled in his |
640 | Miles Anderson | Miles Anderson (born 23 October 1947) is a Zimbabwean stage and television actor, who has appeared in television serials both in the United Kingdom, and North America. He recently appeared as Alistair the photographer in the film La La Land. Born in 1947 in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Anderson was educated at Prince Edward School. His father commanded the Rhodesian Army and in 1964 was dismissed for his opposition to the Government. His mother, Daphne, wrote 'The Toerags' a memoir of her difficult childhood in Rhodesia. He has appeared in the US television series, Criminal Minds, as well as the ongoing show Ultimate Force in which he played Colonel Aiden Dempsey for the entirety of its production. He had previously played Lt. Col. Dan Fortune in ITV's Soldier Soldier (series 1 and 2 only, 1991–92). He was awarded the 1982 London Critics' Circle Drama Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor of 1981 for his performances in The Twin Rivals and The Witch of Edmontonand an Olivier Nomination for his performance as Sigismund in Calderon's Life's A Dream at the Royal Shakespeare Company. His numerous performances for television include Fall of Eagles, Z-Cars, The Sweeney. Campion, House of Cards, Oliver's Travels, Every Woman Knows a Secret and Holby City. Anderson has also appeared in two episodes of Midsomer Murders entitled "Death In Disguise" and "Last Year's Model", and was the voice of Poseidon in the 1997 TV adaptation of The Odyssey. Anderson was seen as Major Marchbanks in the BBC adaptation of Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke and in 2007, he appeared in the sixth series of the crime-drama Waking the Dead. In 2008, he made a brief appearance as Edward Tunstall in the BBC's EastEnders. He also narrated the Sky1 version of the New Zealand documentary The Lion Man and appeared in an episode of A Touch of Frost. In 2010, Anderson appeared as the title character in The Madness of George III mounted by director Adrian Noble at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre. He won the San Diego's Critics' Circle award for Best Actor. In 2011, he played Prospero in The Tempest and Salieri in Amadeus, both directed by Noble. In 2013, he again won the San Diego Critic's Circle Award for his Shylock in Adrian Noble's production of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. In 2015, Anderson appeared as Renard in the BBC TV series The Musketeers (episode 2.5 "The Return"). His film credits include roles in The Thirty Nine Steps (1978), The Shillingbury Blowers (1980), Sky Bandits (1986) and Cry Freedom. Anderson is an associate member of RADA. He is the father of actor Joe Anderson and chef Max Anderson. Filmography The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) The Shillingbury Blowers (1980) Sky Bandits (1986) Cry Freedom (1987) A Far Off Place (1993) The Odyssey (1997) (voice role) Fast Food (1999) The King Is Alive (2000) The Silent Fall (2007) Ninja (2009) Vishwaroopam (2013) La La Land (2016) References External links Category:1947 births Category:English male television actors Category:Living people Category:Alumni of Prince Edward School Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic |
641 | Isaria | Isaria is a genus of fungi mostly in the order Hypocreales and family Clavicipitaceae, or by some authorities the Cordycipitaceae. It includes a large number of entomopathogenic species, some of them exploited as biopesticides (e.g. I. fumosorosea): often previously assigned to the genus Paecilomyces. The teleomorph of this genus appears to be Ophiocordyceps. Species The Encyclopaedia of Life lists the following species: References Category:Clavicipitaceae Category:Biological pest control |
642 | Edward Shanks | Edward Richard Buxton Shanks (11 June 1892 – 4 May 1953) was an English writer, known as a war poet of World War I, then as an academic and journalist, and literary critic and biographer. He also wrote some science fiction. He was born in London, and educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He passed his B.A. in History in 1913. He was editor of Granta from 1912–13. He served in World War I with the British Army in France, but was invalided out in 1915, and did administrative work until war's end. He was later a literary reviewer, working for the London Mercury (1919–22) and for a short while a lecturer at the University of Liverpool (1926). He was the chief leader-writer for the Evening Standard from 1928 to 1935. The People of the Ruins (1920) was a science-fiction novel in which a man wakes after being put into suspended animation in 1924, to discover a devastated Britain 150 years in the future. The People of the Ruins has an anti-communist subtext (the future 1924 is devastated by Marxist revolutionaries). Awards and honors He was the first recipient of the Hawthornden Prize in 1919. Works Songs (1915) poems Hilaire Belloc, the man and his work (1916) with C. Creighton Mandell Poems (1916) The Queen of China and Other Poems (1919) poems The Old Indispensables (1919) novel The People of the Ruins (1920) novel Text at Project Gutenberg Australia The Island of Youth and Other Poems (1921) poems The Richest Man (1923) novel First Essays on Literature (1923) criticism Fête Galante (1923) opera libretto Bernard Shaw (1924) criticism The Shadowgraph and Other Poems (1925) Collected Poems (1900–1925) (1926) The Beggar's Ride (1926) drama Second Essays on Literature (1927) criticism (W.Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., London) Queer Street (1933) The Enchanted Village (1933)(A sequel "Queer Street", however, this one more uncommon)Poems 1912–1932 (1933)Tom Tiddler's Ground (1934)Old King Cole (1936) novelEdgar Allan Poe (1937)My England (1939)Rudyard Kipling – A Study in Literature and Political Ideas (1940)Poems 1939–1952 (1953) Notes Further reading Ross, Robert H. (1965). The Georgian Revolt, 1910–1922 : Rise and Fall of a Poetic Ideal'', Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press. External links Category:1892 births Category:1953 deaths Category:English science fiction writers Category:English male journalists Category:People educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood Category:Artists' Rifles soldiers Category:British male poets Category:English male novelists Category:20th-century English poets Category:20th-century English novelists Category:20th-century British male writers |
643 | 19th Infantry Division (Poland) | Polish 19th Infantry Division was formed in 1923, from three regiments of the divisions that had previously formed armed forces of the Republic of Central Lithuania. Originally, it consisted of the following infantry regiments: 85th Wilno Regiment (formerly part of the 1st Lithuanian-Belarusian Division), 86th Minsk Regiment (formerly part of the 1st Lithuanian-Belarusian Division), 77th Kowno Regiment (formerly part of the 2nd Lithuanian-Belarusian Division). During the interbellum period, the division was stationed in the city of Wilno, which in 1922–1939 was part of the Second Polish Republic. Until 1927, it was commanded by General Michal Tokarzewski-Karaszewicz, who was replaced by General Tadeusz Kasprzycki (1927–1931). For most of the 1930s, the division was commanded by General Eugeniusz Godziejewski, who in mid-April 1936 was replaced by its last interbellum commandant, General Jozef Kwaciszewski. The 19th I.D. fought in the September 1939 German Invasion of Poland, as part of the Prusy Army. Later it was recreated as a Home Army unit, taking part in the Operation Ostra Brama in the summer of 1944. The 19th I.D. under General Jozef Kwaciszewski belonged to northern group of Prusy Army, under General Stefan Dąb-Biernacki. On September 5, 1939, the division was sent to the area of Piotrków Trybunalski, where it faced the 1st Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht. Under German pressure, it had to withdraw on September 6, and on the same day, the Germans captured General Kwaciszewski. On September 7 in the evening, units of the division scattered, trying to break through German lines and escape eastwards, towards the Vistula. On September 8 Colonel Tadeusz Pelczynski began reconstruction of the division, with two infantry regiments (77th, 86th), and some artillery, which managed to cross the Vistula. Following the order of General Dab-Biernacki, its name was changed to the 19th Infantry Brigade. The unit took part in the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski, capitulating on September 27. Reserve center of the division was stationed in Lida. On September 17, 1939, when news of the Soviet Invasion of Poland reached the town, an assault company of 150 men was formed in Lida, with the task of breaking through the advancing Red Army, and reaching Wilno. The plan was changed, and the company headed for Grodno, where it took place in the Battle of Grodno. Sources See also Polish army order of battle in 1939 Polish contribution to World War II List of Polish divisions in World War II 19th Category:Military units and formations established in 1923 pl:19 Dywizja Piechoty (II RP) |
644 | Kılıç Ali Pasha Complex | The Kılıç Ali Pasha Complex () is a mosque complex designed and built between 1580 and 1587 by Mimar Sinan, who at the time was in his 90s. The mosque itself was constructed in 1578-1580. The complex is located in the Tophane neighbourhood of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is named after Kılıç Ali Pasha. It consists of a mosque, a medrese, a hamam, a türbe, and a fountain. Originally, it had been on the coastline, but since the sea in front of it has been filled again, it is now surrounded by other buildings. The complex was built on the orders of the Kapudan-i Derya (Grand Admiral) Kılıç Ali Pasha. When the Pasha was told to build the complex on the sea for being the Chief Captain, he had the mosque built on the land reclaimed from the sea. Architecture There are two chronograms that date the mosque, both yielding the year 988 in the Hijri (Islamic) calendar (1580 in the Julian calendar). One of the two inscriptions, at the outer entrance of the complex, features a 4-verse poem in jali thuluth calligraphic script in Ottoman Turkish by the poet Ulvî and written by calligrapher Demircikulu Yusuf: Mîr-i bahr â’nî Kılıç Paşa Kapudan-ı zemân Yaptı çün bu camii ola yeri Darüsselâm Hâtif-i kudsî görüp Ulvî dedi tarihini Ehl-i imâna ibâdetgâh olsun bu makam The letters in the final line, “May this be a house of worship for people of the faith,” add up to the number 988. All three doors of the courtyard are ornamented. The courtyard also has a marble fountain for ablution before prayer with eight columns and a dome. The outer porch has a sloping roof supported by twelve columns on the west façade and three on each side, all with rhombus-shaped capitals. In the center is a marble portal. At the outer courtyard in the graveyard stands an octagonal türbe with a dome also made by Mimar Sinan. Its wooden doors are inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Kılıç Ali Pasha's tomb lies inside the türbe. The medrese, opposite the southeast corner of the mosque, is almost square. This structure might not be constructed by Mimar Sinan as it is not in the official list of his works, the Tazkirat-al-Abniya. To the right of the mosque is the hamam, of which the construction was completed in 1583. The glass doors lead into two separate soğukluks (cool rooms) that are placed on either sides of the hararet (caldarium-hot room) which is hexagonal in plan with open bathing places in four of its six arched recesses, the other two opening to the soğukluks. The placement of the soğukluks and the plan of the hararet differ from the usual application carried out by Sinan in his other extant hamams. Mosque The central dome of the mosque is in diameter, carried on pendentives on granite piers and two half-domes on the Qibla axis. Towards the entrance, on two sides, there is a two-story gallery. The dome is placed at the center with two exedrae similar to a Byzantine basilica, thus the resemblance |
645 | Al Green (record producer) | Albert Green (also known as A. B. Green) was an American record industry executive, and founder and president of National Records. Biography Green was born in Chicago where he worked as a union organizer for the Painters Union. He moved to Phillipsburg, New Jersey where he owned a plastic pressing plant. During World War II, his factory switched from producing toilet seat covers to producing plastic records - which had previously been made from shellac. Seeing that the real money was in producing records and not knowing anything about the business, he hired Sylvia Langler (later his wife), who had experience in the industry. In 1944, he founded National Records and hired Herb Abramson, a friend of his wife, as his A&R man. As the business grew, he brought in more A&R men including Lee Magid, Bob Shad, and Jesse Stone. Personal life He married his secretary, Sylvia Langler. His son is Irving Green. References Category:Businesspeople from Chicago Category:American Jews Category:American record producers |
646 | Kuniyoshi | Kuniyoshi (written: 国吉 or 國吉) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: , Japanese footballer , American painter and photographer , Japanese baseball player Kuniyoshi (written: 邦嘉, 邦佳, 邦栄, 國義 or 國芳) is also a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese mixed martial artist , Japanese painter, illustrator and photographer , Japanese educational theorist and publisher , Japanese scientist , Japanese daimyō , Japanese artist in woodblock printing and painting Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi (1873–1929), member of the Japanese imperial family and field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army References Category:Japanese-language surnames Category:Japanese masculine given names |
647 | Under ConTROLL | Under ConTroll aka Goblin - Das ist echt Troll / Goblin - Out of ConTroll is a German horror film by director Eric Dean Hordes. The film is based on the legend of Burkart Keller, a knight from Baden-Baden, Germany. It was partially funded through a successful crowdfunding campaign. Plot Habermann Version Based on a legend from the Black Forest of Germany, Under ConTROLL follows an evil troll who was cast into stone and sealed inside a statue in the 15th century. He is inadvertently brought back to life in the present day and is hell-bent on getting revenge for 700 years of imprisonment. To stay undetected, the troll possesses the body of a beautiful, sexy local villager, and sets his sights on opening a portal to the underworld which would unleash an army of trolls to help him take over the world. Only a prominent scientist, a nosy neighbor, and the woman's teenage daughter suspect that something is amiss, and desperately try to stop the troll from destroying mankind. Hordes Version During construction work in Baden-Baden, Germany, an evil troll, who was turned into stone by a magician in the 15th century, is accidentally brought back to life. The troll tries to free his demonic companions from another dimension. Therefore he needs the Great Book of Spells and the blood of a virgin. In order not to be discovered, the troll takes the form of Vanessa Majer and turns her cousin Helga into his involuntary slave. Under the influence of the spell, Helga assists the troll in his attempt to catch Charlie, the virgin boyfriend of Vanessa's daughter Natalja. The plan of the troll seems to come true if it wasn't for the writer Dr. Fischer, the unsuccessful magician Rumburak, and the nosy neighbor Béatrice, who want to expose the troll. Cast Helmut Krauss – Dr. Fischer Katy Karrenbauer – Helga Wolf Jiří Lábus – Rumburak Désirée Nick – Katharina von Baden Cecilia Pillado – Béatrice Nadir Sisman – Charlie George Hardy – Michael Waits Ralf Bauer – Bengelhart Keller Billie Zöckler – Tipi Santiago Ziesmer – César Britta Selling – Madame Pimèle Eva Habermann – Vanessa Majer Desiree Altig – Natalja Majer Production Under ConTROLL aka Goblin - That is really Troll is the first feature film produced by the production company Merkurfilm GmbH. Eric Dean Hordes and Alexander König wrote the script inspired by the B horror film Troll 2 and the French comedy Les Visiteurs. They were supported by screenwriter Simon Hauschild and Katy Karrenbauer. The book captures the Keller Saga and transforms the historic notes into a story set in the present time set in the 1980s. The original story is centered around the legendary figure Burkart Keller. It delivers a motif that goes back into the late Middle Ages which can be found in the Trinkhalle, diverse crosses, the Battert Rock, and various other old sources. Creature Artist Jörg Steegmüller became co-producer from the very beginning and provided a monetary value of 130,000 euros. Actress Eva Habermann later took on a role as co-producer. Public dispute |
648 | Kornilyevskaya Sloboda | Kornilyevskaya Sloboda () is a rural locality (a village) in Rostilovskoye Rural Settlement, Gryazovetsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 14 as of 2002. Geography The distance to Gryazovets is 4 km, to Rostilovo is 6 km. Gorka is the nearest rural locality. References Category:Rural localities in Vologda Oblast Category:Rural localities in Gryazovetsky District |
649 | George Cottrelle | George Richardson Cottrelle (March 2, 1879 – January 1, 1953) was born and raised in the former Township of Esquesing, which is now the Town of Milton. After graduating from the Ontario Agricultural College, he spent some years working for the Department of Agriculture, before joining the Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1925, where he became a Bank Director from 1938 to 1953. Cottrelle served on several boards including: Maple Leaf Gardens, Abitibi Power and Paper Company and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. He was an executive with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1930s and 1940s, and helped to finance the building of Maple Leaf Gardens in Downtown Toronto (on the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church Street) in 1931. His name is inscribed on the Stanley Cup with the Maple Leafs for their victory in 1942. He was a banker by profession and was appointed Oil Controller for Canada on June 29, 1940 by the wartime government of MacKenzie King on the recommendation of his Minister of Transport C. D. Howe. This was described as "the toughest of all jobs during the war," but Cottrelle was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his service to Canada through his position. On February 22, 2014, George R. Cottrelle was inducted into the Milton Walk Of Fame. References External links Picture of George Cottrelle's Name on the 1942 Stanley Cup Plaque George Cottrelle Appointed National Oil Controller June 29, 1940 Category:1879 births Category:1953 deaths Category:Toronto Maple Leafs executives Category:Stanley Cup champions |
650 | 1988 Bristol City Council election | The 1988 Bristol City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of seats were up for election. This was the first election following the merger of the Liberal Party and SDP to form the Social & Liberal Democrats. There were also several candidates representing the continuing SDP. There was a general small swing to Labour. Ward results The change is calculated using the results when these actual seats were last contested, i.e. the 1984 election. Avonmouth The Conservatives won Avonmouth in a by-election in 1987 and lost the seat back to Labour at this election. Bishopston Bishopsworth Brislington East Brislington West Clifton Cotham Hartcliffe Henbury Hengrove Henleaze Horfield Kingsweston Knowle Redland St George East St George West Southmead Stockwood Stoke Bishop Westbury-on-Trym Whitchurch Park Windmill Hill Sources Bristol Evening Post 6 May 1988 1988 Category:1988 English local elections Category:1980s in Bristol |
651 | Shuzo Ohira | was a professional Go player. Biography Ohira was born in Gifu, Japan. Taken under the wing of the prolific Kitani Minoru in 1941, Ohira quickly rose in rank. By 1947, he had obtained professional 1 dan, being promoted to 2 dan in the same year. By 1955 he was 6 dan, and by 1963 he reached the peak of 9 dan. His first big break came in 1966 when he won the Nihon Ki-in Championship, and defended it for 3 years. Along with Takagawa Kaku, Sakata Eio, and Ishida Yoshio, Ohira was the only player to win this title. In 1977, he won his first major title by winning the Hayago Championship. Ten years later her set a new record of successive wins, with 17. During his time, he was an active player in the Meijin and Honinbo leagues. He lived in Yokohama, Japan before he died. Titles & runners-up Category:1930 births Category:1998 deaths Category:Japanese Go players |
652 | Torres–Banks languages | The Torres–Banks languages form a linkage of Southern Oceanic languages spoken in the Torres Islands and Banks Islands of northern Vanuatu. Languages François (2011) recognizes 17 languages spoken by 9,400 people in 50 villages, including 16 living (3 of which are moribund) and one extinct language. The 17 languages, ranked from northwest to southeast, are: {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Language !! Number of speakers !! ISO 639-3 code !! Island(s) spoken |- | Hiw || 280 || || Hiw |- | Lo-Toga || 580 || || Tegua, Lo, Toga |- | Lehali || 200 || || Ureparapara |- | Löyöp || 240 || || Ureparapara |- | Volow || extinct || || Mota Lava |- | Mwotlap || 2100 || || Mota Lava |- | Lemerig || 2 (moribund) || || Vanua Lava |- | Vera'a || 500 || || Vanua Lava |- | Vurës || 2000 || || Vanua Lava |- | Mwesen || 10 (moribund) || || Vanua Lava |- | Mota || 750 || || Mota |- | Nume || 700 || || Gaua |- | Dorig || 300 || || Gaua |- | Koro || 250 || || Gaua |- | Olrat || 3 (moribund) || || Gaua |- | Lakon || 800 || || Gaua |- | Mwerlap || 1100 || || Merelava |} Codrington (1885) also lists the Alo-Teqel language, long since extinct. Comparative studies A. François has published several studies comparing various features of the Torres–Banks languages: François (2005): Inventories of vowel systems, and their historical development; François (2007): Systems of noun articles, and their historical development; François (2009): How several languages grammaticalized a set of light personal pronouns into markers for “aorist” aspect; François (2011): How Torres–Banks languages tend to show structural isomorphism, yet lexical diversity; François (2013): Etymological reconstruction of spiritual terms in Torres–Banks languages; François (2015): Systems of geocentric space directionals, and their historical development; François (2016): Historical morphology of personal pronouns. François (2012) is a sociolinguistic study of the area. Genealogical structure of the Torres–Banks linkage The internal structure of the Torres–Banks linkage was assessed based on the Comparative method, and presented in the framework of historical glottometry (François 2014, 2017; Kalyan & François 2018). Kalyan & François (2018: 81) identified the following best-supported subgroups (in decreasing order of genealogical closeness): Mwotlap – Volow Hiw – Lo-Toga Vurës – Mwesen Lemerig – Vera'a Koro – Olrat – Lakon Dorig – Koro – Olrat – Lakon Olrat – Lakon Lehali – Löyöp – Mwotlap – Volow 15 Banks languages together (Lehali – Löyöp – Mwotlap – Volow – Lemerig – Vera'a – Vurës – Mwesen – Mota – Nume – Dorig – Koro – Olrat – Lakon – Mwerlap) etc. Notes References Codrington, Robert Henry (1885). The Melanesian Languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press (full text from the Internet Archive). . External links Map and information on the 17 Torres & Banks languages. Category:Languages of Vanuatu * |
653 | Freightdynamics | Freightdynamics is a subsidiary of South Africa's state-owned transport giant Transnet. The company operates four main terminals: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban. See also Intermodal freight transport External links Freightdynamics Category:Companies based in Johannesburg Category:Transport operators of South Africa |
654 | End of Everything | End of Everything are a Progressive death metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. Their album Three is out now and received a 7/10 from Metal Hammer. They have supported Fear Factory and recently played the Taste of Chaos Festival. References External links Official website with samples from album Myspace page for the band Category:British progressive metal musical groups Category:Scottish death metal musical groups |
655 | Allied Air Command İzmir | Allied Air Command İzmir was a component command within NATO. History Previously designated AIRSOUTH and located in Italy, the Headquarters of the Allied Air Component Command for Southern Europe was established in İzmir, Turkey, on 11 August 2004. The command, which was renamed the Allied Air Command İzmir in 2010, reported to the Allied Joint Force Command Naples based in Naples, Italy. The last commander of the NATO Allied Air Component Command İzmir was Lieutenant General Ralph Jodice. It was deactivated on 1 June 2013 when Allied Air Command at Ramstein became the sole allied air component command. References Category:Formations of the NATO Military Command Structure 1994–present Category:Military units and formations established in 2004 Category:Military in İzmir Province |
656 | Sinclair House (Manhattan hotel) | Sinclair House was a 19th-century hotel which stood at 754 Broadway His New York Times obituary described him as "one of the best-known hotel keepers in this country." After Ashman died, his widow thereafter operated the hotel until it closed on April 4, 1908, the same day that the Fifth Avenue Hotel closed. Visitors to Sinclair House included Horace Greeley, William Cullen Bryant, Grover Cleveland, and Sam Ward, the namesake for the hotel restaurant's "Sam Ward Steak." The restaurant in the hotel was well known, described by one New York paper in 1920 as "celebrated for its toothsome terrapin, its canvasback ducks, its turtle soup, its oyster and tripe stews, no less than for its more plebeian corned beef and cabbage." Francis Marion Crawford's novel Katharine Lauderdale was partially written while he stayed there, and its events are laid out in the same neighborhood. Henry Cuyler Bunner stayed there while writing Short Sixes and his Washington Square stories. Other well-known guests included playwright Paul Potter and explorer Paul Du Chaillu. The Sinclair House hosted many events. For example, in November 1863 it hosted a meeting of the mayoralty convention of New York City and the County of New York, organized by the Democratic Party general committee. The same month the establishment was the location of delegate selection of several conventions pertinent to the 5th Ward Union Association. Replacement building The hotel was demolished shortly after closing in April 1908 to make way for an office building. A 12-story building was constructed in 1908–09, aka "The Sinclair Building", and is still standing as of 2015. See also List of former hotels in Manhattan References External links 1895 photo at New York Heritage digital collections 1900 Menu for Sinclair House, New York Public Library (note steaks with more expensive "a la Sam Ward" option) Sinclair House records (1893–1908) information, New York Public Library Archives & Manuscripts Category:Defunct hotels in Manhattan Category:History of New York City Category:1908 disestablishments in New York (state) Category:19th-century establishments in New York (state) Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Manhattan Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 1908 Category:Broadway (Manhattan) |
657 | Diatomyidae | The rodent family Diatomyidae, found in Asia, is represented by a single known living species, Laonastes aenigmamus. "Lazarus effect" Before Laonastes was discovered, the family Diatomyidae was known only from fossils. The family has a nearly continuous fossil range from Early Oligocene fossils of Fallomus from the Lower Chitarwata Formation (32.5 million years ago, Bugti Member, Bugti Hills,) in Balochistan, Pakistan, to Middle/Late Miocene fossils (11 Mya) of Diatomys. Jenkins et al. reported the discovery of a wholly unique new species of rodent, Laonastes aenigmamus, for which they created a new family, Laonastidae. They suggested it was a hystricognath rodent, but basal to all other hystricognaths. Dawson, et al, re-evaluated the phylogenetic position of Laonastes based on morphology and included fossil taxa in their analysis. They determined Laonastes is actually sciurognathous and belongs to the Diatomyidae. They also described the Diatomyidae as a Lazarus taxon due to the 11-million-year gap between the most recent diatomyid in the fossil record and the existence of Laonastes today. The only other comparable length of time for a mammal Lazarus taxon is the monito del monte, which is part of a family (Microbiotheriidae), also most recently known from Miocene deposits. Mary Dawson described Laonastes as the "coelacanth of rodents" . Characteristics The Diatomyidae are similar to both the Ctenodactylidae and the Anomaluromorpha in being simultaneously hystricomorphous and sciurognathous. The masseteric fossa in diatomyids is enlarged and extends to below the first cheek tooth. The enamel on incisors is multiserial (similar to the springhare, gundis, and Hystricognathi). The single premolar on both the upper and lower tooth rows is enlarged (unlike the reduced state in Ctenodactylidae). Most diatomyids have cheek teeth with four roots except for the first. In Laonastes, the lower molars have four roots, but upper cheek teeth have three roots including a U-shaped anterior root that may be derived from the merging of two roots. Living diatomyids are only represented by the Laotian rock rat from the Khammouan region of Laos. Fossil diatomyids have been recovered in Pakistan, India, Thailand, China, Japan, and Saudi Arabia. Relationship to other rodents The uniqueness of the Laotian rock rat was clear upon its initial discovery. The results of the phylogenetic analyses were somewhat inconclusive and contradictory. Both morphological and molecular studies suggested Laonastes is a member of the rodent suborder Hystricognathi. The morphological analysis suggested it is the most basal hystricognath. Fossil taxa were not included in the morphological analysis. Analysis of mtDNA 12S rRNA and cytochrome b sequence, however, suggested Laonastes might be related to living African hystricognaths such as the dassie rat and the naked mole rat. Another type of analysis on the cytochrome b sequence data produced the same result as morphology. Neither analysis, however, showed entirely robust statistical support for the position of Laonastes within the hystricognaths; altogether, it appeared to belong among the basal African radiation. Dawson et al. also refuted the notion that Laonastes is a hystricognath and instead argued that the mandible is sciurognathous. They evaluated Laonastes in comparison to several fossil rodents and determined it is closely related to |
658 | Gerald Grove | Sir Gerald Grove, 3rd Baronet (18 December 1886 – 3 March 1962) was a British military leader and filmmaker. He was one of the Grove Baronets. Life and career He was educated at Sherborne School in Sherborne, Dorset. Grove joined the British South Africa Police in Rhodesia in 1911 and served during World War I in the South-West Africa Campaign and East African Campaign and with the King's African Rifles, rising to rank of lieutenant. He was co-director of the 1929 film A Dangerous Woman and served in technical advisory roles in Tower of London, Christopher Strong, and the 1930 version of Raffles. After holding several government positions, he succeeded to his title on 9 February 1932 and died unmarried 30 years later. He had inherited the manor of Sedgehill, Wiltshire, which was sold after his death. References External links Category:1886 births Category:1962 deaths Category:British South Africa Police officers Category:King's African Rifles officers Category:British military personnel of World War I Category:People educated at Sherborne School Category:Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom |
659 | Fox Oakland Theatre | The Fox Oakland Theatre is a 2,800-seat concert hall, a former movie theater, located at 1807 Telegraph Avenue in Downtown Oakland. It originally opened in 1928, running films until 1970. Designed by Weeks and Day, the theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was refurbished in the 2000s and reopened as a concert venue on February 5, 2009. History Originally intended to be named "The Bagdad" because of its Middle Eastern influenced architecture, the theater instead displayed the name "The Oakland" on the marquee, with the word "Oakland" forming the main portion of the vertical blade sign above the marquee. It was also known as the "West Coast Oakland". The Oakland became the 251st theater to open in the West Coast Theater chain. Opening day was October 27, 1928, after two years of construction. The opening celebration was highly anticipated by the Bay Area residents, as the theater's 3,200 seats made it the largest in Oakland, more than the nearby Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco which held 2,561, and more than the new 1,075-seat Dufwin which had opened three weeks earlier. The first film shown at the Oakland was Fox's The Air Circus, an early sound film. Live performances took place on stage between films and newsreels, including "King of the Banjo" Eddie Peabody. House Music was provided by the Hermie King band with 20 members, and by an organist playing the house organ, a Wurlitzer Opus 1960 with 3 manuals and 15 ranks of pipes. A staff of 150 was required to run the theater. In March 1929, the theater was renamed the "Fox Oakland" when William Fox bought the West Coast Theatres chain and merged it with his Fox Theatres chain. The launch of the Fox was expected to earn high earnings in the downtown district. Reestablishing the movie industry, the Fox offered the opportunity to stray from the silent films and helped introduce the “talkies” by having a live stage show. Years of Closure Attendance significantly dropped in the 1960s and on September 14, 1965 the Fox closed, "temporarily," according to the San Francisco Chronicle, "The movie ... which will be shown on the Fox Oakland's last day is the Marlon Brando spy melodrama, Morituri". During the next seven years the theater opened sporadically for movies and special events, but never found a market that could support the required overhead and maintenance. In 1973 the theater building was twice the victim of arson after the owner refused to hire a quota of Black Panthers and pay for their "protection". In 1977 the theater was used during the filming of the horror film Nightmare in Blood directed by John Stanley. In 1983 and 1984 the Dickens Fair used the theater for Victorian England reenactments, setting up a mock village. By 1975 the building was in such disrepair that the City's Public Works Department presented a plan for the City to purchase the property, demolish the building, and create a parking lot. However, their plans floundered and on Jan. 24 1978 the Mann Theater Group sold the |
660 | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada | The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect the four U.S. Representatives from the state of Nevada, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. District 1 The 1st district encompasses the Las Vegas Strip, taking in Downtown Las Vegas, Winchester, Paradise, Spring Valley, and Whitney. The incumbent is Democrat Dina Titus, who was re-elected with 66.2% of the vote in 2018. Democratic primary Candidates Declared Allen Rheinhart, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 Dina Titus, incumbent U.S. Representative Anthony Thomas Jr., security guard Endorsements Primary results Republican primary Candidates Declared Joyce Bentley, realtor and nominee for Nevada's 1st congressional district in 2018 Josh Elliott Eddie Hamilton, businessman and perennial candidate Citlaly Larios-Elias, fashion designer Primary results General election Predictions Results District 2 The 2nd district covers much of northern Nevada, including Reno, Sparks and Carson City. The incumbent is Republican Mark Amodei, who was re-elected with 58.2% of the vote in 2018. Republican primary Candidates Declared Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. Representative Joel Beck, U.S. Air Force veteran and candidate for Nevada's 2nd congressional district in 2018 Declined Heidi Gansert, state senator Ben Kieckhefer, state senator Adam Laxalt, former Nevada Attorney General and candidate for Governor of Nevada in 2018 James Settelmeyer, minority leader of the Nevada Senate Danny Tarkanian, attorney, businessman and perennial candidate Jim Wheeler, minority leader of the Nevada Assembly Polling Primary results Democratic primary Candidates Declared Patricia Ackerman, candidate for Nevada State Assembly in 2018 Ed Cohen, communications consultant Reynaldo Hernandez Clint Koble, nominee for Nevada's 2nd congressional district in 2018 Ian Luetkehans Steve Schiffman, former U.S. diplomat Rick Shepherd, progressive activist Primary results General election Predictions Results District 3 The 3rd district encompasses the southern Las Vegas suburbs including Enterprise, Boulder City, Henderson, and Summerlin South. The incumbent is Democrat Susie Lee, who was elected with 51.9% of the vote in 2018. Democratic primary Candidates Declared Gary Crispin, marketing consultant Susie Lee, incumbent U.S. Representative Dennis Sullivan, physician Tiffany Watson Primary results Republican primary Candidates Declared Brian Nadell, professional poker player Cory Newberry, businessman Mindy Robinson, actress Daniel Rodimer, former WWE professional wrestler and candidate for Nevada State Senate in 2018 Dan Schwartz, former Nevada State Treasurer and candidate for Governor of Nevada in 2018 Victor Willert Endorsements Primary results General election Predictions Results District 4 The 4th district covers the northern Las Vegas suburbs, including North Las Vegas, and takes in rural central Nevada. The incumbent is Democrat Steven Horsford, who was elected with 51.9% of the vote in 2018. Democratic primary Candidates Declared George Brucato, painting contractor Chris Colley Gabrielle D'Ayr, risk manager Jennifer Eason, progressive activist Steven Horsford, incumbent U.S. Representative Gregory Kempton, teacher Primary results Republican primary Candidates Declared Rosalie Bingham, businesswoman Leo Blundo, Nye County commissioner Jim Marchant, former state assemblyman Charles Navarro, former district director for former |
661 | Barry Ife | Sir Barry William Ife (born 19 June 1947) was Principal of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama from 2004-2016 He was educated at King's College London (BA, 1968) and Birkbeck, University of London (PhD 1984). He was knighted in the 2017 New Year Honours. The second principal of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama to be so honoured, the first being Sir Landon Ronald in 1922. References Category:1947 births Category:Living people Category:Alumni of King's College London Category:Alumni of Birkbeck, University of London Category:Fellows of King's College London Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Category:Knights Bachelor |
662 | Stairway to the Stars (TV series) | Stairway to the Stars was an early Australian television series which aired on Melbourne station HSV-7. The first episode aired 9 November 1956, with the series ending circa November 1958. Hosts of the series included Eric Pearce for early episodes, and Geoff McComas for later episodes. Originally broadcast on Fridays, it later moved to Wednesdays. Competition in the time-slot varied. At first, since HSV-7 was the only station in Melbourne, the series had no competition in the time-slot. By March 1957 the series competed against U.S. series Alfred Hitchcock Presents on GTV-9 and UK series The World is Ours on ABV-2. By November 1958 episodes competed against U.S. comedy series Susie on GTV-9, while ABV-2 featured Election Talk and UK series Fabian of the Yard. The series was a talent show. For example, the episode broadcast 21 December 1956 featured a pop vocalist, a soprano, a dancer, a tenor, and a saxophonist, as well as Sonia Korn as the guest. References External Stairway to the Stars at IMDb Category:Seven Network shows Category:1956 Australian television series debuts Category:1958 Australian television series endings Category:1950s Australian television series Category:Black-and-white Australian television programs Category:English-language television programs Category:Australian variety television shows |
663 | Mstów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship | Mstów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jodłownik, within Limanowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Jodłownik, north-west of Limanowa, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków. External links References Category:Villages in Limanowa County |
664 | Prostitution in Kenya | Prostitution in Kenya is widespread. The legal situation is complex. Although prostitution is not criminalised by Federal law, municipal by-laws may prohibit it. (Nairobi banned all sex work in December 2017). It is illegal to profit from the prostitution of others, and to aid, abet, compel or incite prostitution. (Sections 153 and 154 of the Penal Code). UNAIDS estimate there to be 133,675 prostitutes in the country. Many foreign men and women take part in sex tourism, which is thriving at resorts along Kenya's coast. Thousands of girls and boys are involved in full-time child prostitution due to poverty in the region. Sex workers report abuse, extortion and violence from the police. Sex tourism on the coast The ministry for tourism in Kenya has been severely criticised because of its lack of response to the booming sex tourism and child exploitation on the Kenyan coast. In 2006, a study by UNICEF reported that up to 30% of the population of children aged between 12 and 18 in the coastal regions of Malindi, Mombasa, Kilifi and Diani were engaged in some form of sex work. Prostitution and health Access to health services is guaranteed by Article 43 of the Kenyan Constitution. However sex workers are often discriminated against and access to health services limited. Kenya is one of the world's most HIV affected countries. Sex workers are the most affected group within the country. Research has shown that around 30% of sex workers are HIV positive. Lack of condom use, (both amongst sex workers and the general public), fuelled the spread of HIV and other STIs. Since 2001, the Kenyan Government has been distributing free condoms (180 million in 2013) and educating the public on their use. The University of Nairobi and Prof Elizabeth Ngugi established a program with local prostitutes to educate and empower them by encouraging condom use. A study of Nairobi sex workers in 2015 reported about two thirds always use condoms with clients. This compares with 40% amongst members of the general public who have two or more partners. HIV and STI testing is voluntary, however as the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act 2006 criminalised HIV transmission, there is some reluctance for sex workers to get tested. The 2015 Nairobi sex workers' study found 86% had been tested, 63% within the previous 12 months. This booming trade in sex tourism goes on with the Kenyan Tourism Police's full knowledge. They do not want to discourage the hundreds of thousands of white tourists from coming to Kenya's coast, regardless of the damage it does to young Kenyans. Sex trafficking Kenya is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking. Boys were increasingly subjected to trafficking. Girls and boys are exploited in commercial sex throughout Kenya, including in sex tourism in Nairobi, Kisumu, and on the coast, particularly in informal settlements; at times, their exploitation is facilitated by family members. Children are also exploited in sex trafficking by people working in khat (a mild narcotic) cultivation areas, near gold mines in western |
665 | Joseph Barsabbas | In the Acts of the Apostles, Joseph Barsabbas (also known as Justus) is one of two candidates qualified to be chosen for the office of apostle after Judas Iscariot lost his apostleship when he betrayed Jesus and committed suicide. After the casting of lots he was not chosen, the lot instead favoring Matthias to be numbered with the remaining eleven apostles. 21Wherefore of these men who have companied with us, all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us, 22Beginning from the baptism of John, until the day wherein he was taken up from us, one of these must be made a witness with us of his resurrection. 23And they appointed two, Joseph, called Barsabas, who wa s surnamed Justus, and Matthias. 24And praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the heart of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, 25To take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas hath by transgression fallen, that he might go to his own place. 26And they gave them lot, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. —Acts 1:21–26 D-R Both Joseph and Matthias had been followers of Jesus from the beginning of Jesus' public ministry after the baptism he received from John. He had continued as a member of the larger company of disciples even to the time that Jesus was taken up from them. Further identification of Joseph is uncertain. In Christian tradition he is numbered among the Seventy disciples mentioned in , although the biblical text mentions no names. "After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come." (10:1) Theologian Robert Eisenman has read the shadowy figure of "Joseph Justus" as either a not-so-subtle cover for James the Just, or a cloned conflation who represents in a single figure all the Desposyni (Brothers of Jesus)—rejected, according to the author of Acts in favor of the otherwise-unknown Matthias. Barnes’ Notes on the Bible says that he was “surnamed Justus” or who “was called Justus”: “This is a Latin name, meaning just, and was probably given him on account of his distinguished integrity.” The Anglican Bible scholar J.B. Lightfoot “supposes that he [Joseph Barsabbas] was the son of Alphaeus and brother of James the Less, and that he was chosen on account of his relationship to the family of the Lord Jesus.” In Christian tradition, this Justus went on to become Bishop of Eleutheropolis, where he died a martyr and is venerated as Saint Justus of Eleutheropolis. The location provides a date for this legend, since the site of Eleutheropolis was a mere village called Betaris in the 1st century, whose inhabitants were slain and enslaved with others by Vespasian in AD 68 (Josephus). The site was refounded, as Eleutheropolis, in AD 200 by Septimius Severus. The first historical bishop, Macrinus, can be found in the 4th century, when Eleutheropolis was an important city. References Category:Seventy disciples Category:1st-century |
666 | 1996 Bradford Bulls season | The 1996 Bradford Bulls season was the 90th in the club's history. Coached by Brian Smith and captained by Robbie Paul the newly branded Bradford Bulls competed in Super League I. The Bulls finished the regular season in 3rd place and made the semi final, losing 36-42 to Wigan Warriors. The Bulls also competed in the 1996 Challenge Cup, reaching the final which they lost 32-40 to St. Helens. Season review February 1996 The 1996 season started off well for the Bradford Northern club newly re-branded as the Bradford Bulls. In their first competitive match they defeated Batley 60–18 in the 4th Round of the 1996 Challenge Cup. Australian import Jeremy Donougher scored the club's first try under the Bulls brand. Bradford's form in the Cup continued after beating Division 1 side Leigh 44–12 at Hilton Park. The Bulls success continued as they hosted Wakefield Trinity in the quarter-finals, however after a brief scare Bradford managed to overcome Wakefield and win 30–18. March 1996 March started off with a great performance in the Challenge Cup semi-final against arch-rivals Leeds, the Bulls played some brilliant rugby to ensure a 28–6 win earning them a place in the 1996 Challenge Cup Final. Bradford also kicked off the brand new Super League I with a 30–18 win over Castleford Tigers in front of a 10,027 crowd. April 1996 A trip to Sheffield Eagles was on the cards for the Bulls first away trip of the Super League season, however the Eagles were just too powerful for Bradford and the Bulls were soundly beaten 24–40. However April got a little brighter as the Bulls bounced back to beat London 31–24 to take them up to 5th in the league table. The Bulls were brought back down to earth after their win against London as St. Helens beat Bradford 26–20 at Knowsley Road. Bradford suffered back to back defeats for the first time this season, losing 22–6 to Wigan. Bradford narrowly lost in the 1996 Challenge Cup Final against St. Helens, Bradford went 26–12 at one point but Saints halfback Bobbie Goulding peppered the Bradford fullback Nathan Graham with bombs which turned out to be fruitful for the Saints who scored 3 tries of Goulding's kicks to win the match 40–32 leaving the Bradford players and fans feeling dejected. May 1996 Bradford started off May in good form after losing the Challenge Cup Final by beating Warrington 36–14 at Odsal Stadium, the Bulls then travelled to Oldham and beat Oldham Bears 30–10. This would be Bradford's first back to back win of the season. The Bulls then beat Paris St Germain 60–32 at home before destroying arch rivals Leeds 54–8 in Round 9. These wins took the Bulls to four games unbeaten and unbeaten for the whole of May. June 1996 The Bulls started June with a massive 52–4 win over bottom of the league Workington, Bradford ran in 10 tries in this emphatic win. Bradford carried on their form at Thrum Hall where they scraped a win at local rivals Halifax Blue Sox in a hard-fought |
667 | Leisler's Rebellion | Leisler's Rebellion was an uprising in late-17th century colonial New York in which German American merchant and militia captain Jacob Leisler seized control of the colony's south and ruled it from 1689 to 1691. The uprising took place in the aftermath of Britain's Glorious Revolution and the 1689 Boston revolt in the Dominion of New England, which had included New York. The rebellion reflected colonial resentment against the policies of deposed King James II. Royal authority was not restored until 1691 when English troops and a new governor were sent to New York. Leisler was arrested by these forces, who tried and convicted him of treason. He was executed, but the revolt left the colony polarized, bitterly split into two rival factions. Background English forces took control of New Netherland in 1664 and King Charles II gave the territory to his brother James, then Duke of York, to rule as he pleased. James partitioned off East and West Jersey to other proprietors and established an essentially autocratic government with a strong governor and council but no elected legislature. James succeeded his brother to the throne in 1685 and established the Dominion of New England the following year. In May 1688, he added New York and the Jerseys to the dominion. Its governor Sir Edmund Andros came to New York that summer to establish his authority and install Francis Nicholson, a captain in the British Army, to administer those colonies as his lieutenant governor. Nicholson was assisted by a local council but no legislative assembly. He was seen by many New Yorkers as the next in a line of royal governors who "had in a most arbitrary way subverted our ancient privileges". Nicholson justified his rule by stating that the colonists were "a conquered people, and therefore ... could not so much [as] claim rights and priviledges as Englishmen". In late 1688, the Glorious Revolution deposed the Catholic King James and replaced him with the Protestants William III and Mary II. The rule of Andros was highly unpopular, especially in New England, and his opponents in Massachusetts used the change of royal power for their political benefit by organizing an uprising. On April 18, 1689, a mob formed in Boston led by former Massachusetts political figures, and they arrested Andros and other dominion officials. This led to a cascade of events in which Massachusetts and the other New England colonies rapidly restored their pre-dominion governments. Rising tensions Lieutenant Governor Nicholson learned of the uprising in Boston by April 26. He took no steps to announce news of it or of the revolution in England for fear of raising prospects of rebellion in New York. Politicians and militia leaders became more assertive on Long Island when they learned of Boston, and dominion officials were ousted from a number of communities by mid-May. At the same time, Nicholson learned that France had declared war on England, bringing the threat of French and Indian attacks on New York's northern frontier. He was also short of troops, since most of the New York garrison had been sent |
668 | Zane Duquemin | Zane Duquemin (born 23 September 1991) is an athlete representing Jersey and Great Britain who specialises in the shot put and discus throw. He competed at three consecutive Commonwealth Games starting in 2010. His sister, Shadine Duquemin, competes in the same events as Zane. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor Shot put – 19.42 (Hässleholm 2013) Discus throw – 63.46 (Hendon 2012) Indoor Shot put – 18.86 (Växjö 2014) References Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:Jersey athletes Category:British male discus throwers Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games |
669 | Mattias Elfström | Mattias Elfström (born 8 January 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for IF Troja/Ljungby of the Hockeyettan (Div.1). He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the seventh round, 197th overall, in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Elfström played nine games in the Swedish Hockey League for the Malmö Redhawks. Approaching the 2018–19 season, Elfström left Västerviks IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan, moving down a tier to the Hockeyettan with Hanhals IF on September 21, 2018. Career statistics References External links Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Detroit Red Wings draft picks Category:Malmö Redhawks players Category:Nybro Vikings players Category:Swedish ice hockey forwards Category:Tyringe SoSS players Category:Västerviks IK players |
670 | Maria Andrade | Maria Andrade (born 19 March 1993) is a Cape Verdean taekwondo athlete. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's 49 kg, where she lost to Panipak Wongpattanakit in the preliminaries. She was the flag bearer for Cape Verde during the Parade of Nations and the closing ceremony. References Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Cape Verdean female taekwondo practitioners Category:Olympic taekwondo practitioners of Cape Verde Category:Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics |
671 | Matchless Amplifiers | Matchless Amplifiers is a Los Angeles-based company which designs and makes electric guitar amplifiers, specializing in class-A tube circuitry. History Mark Sampson started Matchless while living in Hollywood, California in 1989. He, along with partners Rick Perotta, Steve Goodale and Chris Perrotta were the initial force behind the company, often working on Rick's kitchen table. When Rick and Mark started working on their first prototype amp, the C-30, they wanted it to sound significantly better than the amplifiers that were currently being mass-produced. They also wanted their amps to take the rigors of the road and remain completely reliable for musicians who played night after night. Chris explains "A lot of work went into those early prototypes. Mark and Rick worked tirelessly perfecting the amp's pre-amplifier section and tone circuits. They were very passionate about it. They'd spend hours reverse-engineering older transformers by unraveling them and counting every turn of wire. They'd experiment with different speaker combinations and speaker modifications." As part of their research, they'd solicit working musicians to play through the prototypes. By listening to their feedback, they'd incorporate those desirable changes into the amp design. Rick explains "During that time, some of the components were getting very difficult to find because the whole industry had embraced semiconductors and was going away from the older vacuum tube technology. Most of the well known tube manufacturers had either shut down production or sold off their tooling to other countries. We had to hunt down and purchase NOS (new old stock) tubes that were warehoused in small lots across the country. We also had to import tubes from other countries. Often, those tubes had a very high rejection rate and didn't make the grade, many had to be scrapped out. We had difficulties finding other components as well, like large carbon-composition resistors. Even commercially available transformers didn't seem to do the trick. In the end, we had to have them hand wound in small batches by a private company. The transformers were by far the heaviest and most costly part of the amp; they needed to be because they were the heart of it. It wasn't just about the amp's power, it was also about delivering punchy, clear, complex voicing. Naturally, the amps were very labor intensive to construct. Just one DC-30 amp took over 13 hours to complete. Because the amplifiers were so costly to make, we didn't know if customers would actually buy them. After all, it was like taking a step backwards into an older "garage technology" and then asking more money for it." As prototyping neared completion, Mark and Rick came up with the name MATCHLESS—because that's what they intended their "no-compromise" amplifier to be. Chris designed the amp's trademark light-up logo. Steve Goodale joined them as a co-founder in 1991, bringing financing and marketing to the company. Goodale insisted that they participate in the 1992 Guitar Player Magazine boutique amplifier shootout by delivering an early DC-30 (Dual Combo 30) from Los Angeles to Cupertino. The amplifier wound up in the hands of editor Andy Widders-Ellis from Guitar |
672 | Florian Chabrolle | Florian Chabrolle (born 7 April 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 side Marseille. Club career Marseille Chabrolle made his professional debut on 29 November 2018 in the UEFA Europa League Group Stage against Eintracht Frankfurt. He replaced Valère Germain after 64 minutes in a 4–0 away loss. Career statistics Club References External links Marseille profile Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Association football forwards Category:French footballers Category:France youth international footballers Category:Olympique de Marseille players Category:Ligue 1 players |
673 | Black Hollywood Live | Black Hollywood Live (BHL) is a web television and podcast network devoted to African American entertainment. Its programming consists of tabloid journalism, commentary, and celebrity interviews. History Producer Keven Undergaro and E! host Maria Menounos created Black Hollywood Live for the purpose of delivering intelligent, thought-provoking commentary, as well as serving as an insider source for news, information and resources. The two had previous experience in online broadcasting with Menounos serving as the 2014 CES ambassador and the duo having created and launched AfterBuzz TV. Through successful AfterBuzz TV after-shows such as Scandal, Real Husbands of Hollywood, Love and Hip Hop, and The Game, Undergaro noticed an increasing demand for African American online talk, news, and entertainment. Menounos and Undergaro decided to work together to meet that demand. In building the network and assigning a network head, Undergaro met with Derrial Christon. Christon, who had previously worked at AfterBuzz, was named Executive Producer of the network and President of Programming. Programming BHL produces live and on-demand content in both audio and video forms. Black Hollywood Live's hosts include Derrial Christon, Courtney Stewart, Jesse Janedy, Rachel True, Sam Sarong, Stacy Ike, Ashley Gray, Chevonne Hughes, Mari Fagel, Spicy Mari, Nick Perdue, Erica Renee Davis, Josh Rodriguez, Rheina Ale, Alia Kruz, Akili Shine, Eboni K. Williams, Shaka Smith, Joe Braswell, Courtney Tezeno, Megan Thomas and Kevin John Peters. Shows 100% Reel – discussion and breakdown of various movie titles Athletes – in-depth interviews with various athletes Black Tea Party – weekly discussions on political news and current affairs Breaking Into – in-depth interviews with entertainment figures highlighting their tips, tricks and techniques on breaking into the entertainment industry Broadway Breakdown – in-depth interviews with Broadway actors, writers, producers and directors Confessions of An Erotica Dancer – round-table discussions from exotic dancers and members of the strip tease community Doing Laundry With – Black Hollywood Live hosts and celebrities in an offbeat, playful interview format, literally washing and folding their clothes, while opening up about themselves and "airing out their laundry". Fashion 411 – news and inside information as well as insight, discussion and commentary on the current state of fashion. Fit Club – fitness and health information and motivation, with topics ranging from fitness fads and health products to recent studies on diet and nutrition Geek. Nerd. Tech – commentary on the latest trending gadgets, electronics and consumer products Gospel Takeover – discussions and in-depth interviews with gospel talent Justice Is Served – news and inside information as well as insight, discussion and commentary, on current and trending legal affairs Let's Talk About Sex – in-depth discussions on dating, intimacy and relationships Life Changers – in-depth interviews with individuals positively impacting society Next – interviews with up-and-coming talent in Hollywood Phenomenal Women – in-depth interviews with inspiring women Portraits – interviews with legendary entertainers in the African American Community Reality Check – in-depth interviews with reality TV stars School of Modeling – tips, tricks and techniques on breaking into the modeling industry Stand Up / Sit Down – in-depth interviews with comedians discussing their |
674 | Henderson Lake (British Columbia) | Henderson Lake is a lake on Vancouver Island that drains south into head of Uchucklesit Inlet on the north side of lower Alberni Inlet. Weather data from the Henderson Lake fish hatchery shows that the lake is situated in the wettest place in North America. Henderson Lake averages of precipitation, and in 1997 fell, setting the all-time Canadian record. See also Wettest places on Earth Cherrapunji Big Bog Mount Waialeale Quibdó References Category:Alberni Valley Category:Lakes on Vancouver Island |
675 | 1990 South American Cross Country Championships | The 1990 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 11, 1990. The races were held in Caracas, Venezuela. Complete results, results for junior and youth competitions, and medal winners were published. Medallists Race results Senior men's race (12 km) Junior (U20) men's race (8 km) Senior women's race (8 km) Junior (U20) women's race (6 km) Medal table (unofficial) Participation According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 3 countries participated. (5) (9) (12) See also 1990 in athletics (track and field) References External links GBRathletics Category:South American Cross Country Championships South American Cross Country Championships South American Cross Country Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Venezuela Category:Cross country running in Venezuela |
676 | 1980 United States presidential election in Rhode Island | The 1980 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election. The Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Jimmy Carter, won the state over former California Governor Ronald Reagan by 43,549 votes, giving him one of just seven victories in the election (other than Rhode Island, Carter also carried Maryland, Minnesota, Hawaii, West Virginia, the District of Columbia and his home state of Georgia). As a result of Rhode Island voting for Carter, it became the only state in New England to vote for a Democratic presidential candidate in 1980. While Carter was able to win Rhode Island by more than 10%, some of his votes were taken away by the strong third party candidacy of John B. Anderson, a liberal Republican Congressman who ran in 1980 as an independent after failing to win the Republican Party's own presidential nomination. Anderson proved very popular with liberal and moderate voters in New England who viewed Reagan as too far to the right and with normally leaning Democratic voters who were dissatisfied with the policies of the Carter Administration. New England overall would prove to be Anderson's strongest region in the nation, with all six New England states giving double-digit percentages to Anderson. In fact, Rhode Island would ultimately prove to be John Anderson's third strongest state in the nation after neighboring Massachusetts and Vermont, his 14.38% of the vote in the state more than double the 6.61% he got nationwide. Nationally, Reagan won the election with 489 electoral votes and 50.75% of the popular vote. Results References Rhode Island 1980 Category:1980 Rhode Island elections |
677 | Comeby, Mississippi | Comeby is a ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. Comeby was a sawmill town, and was named for the favorite expression of the mill owner, John R. Webster: "come by to see me". Comeby had a post office from 1903 to 1918, and was a stop on the Illinois Central Railroad. References Category:Former populated places in Rankin County, Mississippi Category:Former populated places in Mississippi |
678 | NanoSail-D2 | NanoSail-D2 was a small satellite built by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and Ames Research Center to study the deployment of a solar sail in space. It was a three-unit CubeSat, measuring with a mass of . Its solar sail had an area of , and was deployed in around five seconds. It was planned to be deployed from the FASTSAT satellite around 3 December 2010, two weeks after launch. The satellite did not eject at that time, but on January 17, 2011, it ejected on its own and deployed its sail three days later on the 20th. The beacon signal began transmitting after ejection and was first received on the afternoon of January 19, 2011. Chronology NanoSail-D2 was originally built as a ground spare for the NanoSail-D satellite, which was launched aboard a Falcon 1 in 2008, and was subsequently lost when the rocket malfunctioned during stage separation. Over the next two years improvements were made to the spare, and the satellite was incorporated into the FASTSAT mission. NanoSail-D2 was launched aboard a Minotaur IV/HAPS rocket, inside the FASTSAT satellite. FASTSAT was a secondary payload on the launch, with the primary payload being STPSat-2. The launch also carried RAX, O/OREOS, FalconSat-5, and the two FASTRAC satellites; Sara-Lily and Emma. The Minotaur was launched from Launch Pad 1 of the Kodiak Launch Complex at 01:25 UTC on 20 November 2010. Orbital Sciences Corporation conducted the launch under a contract with the United States Air Force. FASTSAT was deployed into a low Earth orbit with a circular orbit of of altitude and 72 degrees of inclination. NanoSail-D2 was expected to separate from FASTSAT on December 6, but the bay door did not open, preventing its ejection. Successful ejection was confirmed on 19 January 2011; it is unclear what caused the ejection mechanism to fail and then ultimately release at this later date. NASA requested amateur radio operators listen for the beacon signal from NanoSail-D. They did and picked up the 1-second beacon transmissions which were transmitted every 10 seconds. While battery power was soon exhausted, as predicted by the principal investigator, Dean Alhorn, the spacecraft was expected to sail on in low-Earth orbit for 70 to 120 days, depending on atmospheric conditions, before it burnt up, and to become easier to view after the atmosphere stabilized its tumbling. To generate publicity and to encourage observations while the sail was still in orbit, NASA and Spaceweather.com announced a photography competition with a grand prize of $500 to capture images of the solar sail in orbit. On September 17, 2011, the solar sail re-entered the atmosphere after 240 days in orbit, though this was only announced on November 29, 2011. See also NanoSail-D, the failed predecessor to NanoSail-D2, launched in August 2008 IKAROS, a Japanese solar sail, launched in May 2010 LightSail 2, a controlled solar sail CubeSat launched in July 2019 CubeSail (UltraSail), a sail technology demonstration launched in 2018. Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, a solar sail CubeSat planned to launch in 2020 CubeSail, a planned cubesat sail mission Sunjammer, a solar sail that was |
679 | Stephen F. Brown | Stephen F. Brown (April 4, 1841 – September 8, 1903) was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, and became famous for taking part in the Battle of Gettysburg armed only with a camp hatchet. Early life Stephen Flavius Brown was born in Swanton, Vermont, on April 4, 1841. He was educated in Swanton, became a teacher, and planned to begin studies at the University of Vermont in the fall of 1862. Instead of beginning college, Brown enlisted for the Civil War as a Private in Company K, 13th Vermont Infantry Regiment. He was soon elected the company's First Lieutenant. The 13th Vermont was part of the 2nd Vermont Brigade, and carried out duties in Maryland and Virginia during 1862 and 1863. Battle of Gettysburg In July 1863, the 2nd Vermont Brigade marched from Maryland to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania as part of the VI Corps. While en route, Brown violated a "no straggling" order and disobeyed a security detail guarding a well to refill the canteens of several soldiers in his company who were succumbing to the effects of the summer heat. Brown was placed under arrest and relieved of his sword and pistol, an officer's symbols of authority. Given the circumstances unfolding at the Battle of Gettysburg, Brown was not detained and was allowed to keep marching with his men. Once the 2nd Brigade arrived at Gettysburg, Brown determined to reclaim his honor by taking part in the fight. Arming himself with a hand axe from a woodpile near his regiment's camp, Brown charged into battle to the cheers of his men. During the hand-to-hand combat he compelled the surrender of a Confederate officer, whose sword and pistol Brown seized before making the Confederate a prisoner. During the battle Brown suffered head trauma from the concussion of an artillery shell which exploded near him as he rendered aid to a member of the regiment who had lost a leg during the fighting. Despite the hearing loss and other effects from the shell's concussion, Brown refused to leave the field, telling the regimental surgeon that he would continue to fight unless the entire regiment was ordered to retreat. The 13th Vermont's role at Gettysburg included taking part in the counterattack on Pickett's Charge. Units of the 2nd Vermont Brigade, commanded by George J. Stannard, marched out from the Union lines, executed a left flank maneuver, and fired directly into the flank of Pickett's men as they advanced. Stannard's timely action effectively ended Pickett's Charge and the Battle of Gettysburg. Brown continued to wear the captured sword and pistol until the end of his service. The charges against him for violating the "no straggling" order were not pursued. Later military service After the 13th Vermont's term of service ended, Brown reenlisted, this time as a member of the 17th Vermont Infantry. Promoted to Captain, he was assigned as commander of the regiment's Company A. In May, 1864 Brown was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, when a bullet struck his left shoulder as he was giving orders to his company. His |
680 | Northern Ireland national cerebral palsy football team | Northern Ireland national cerebral palsy football team is the national cerebral football team for Northern Ireland that represents the team in international competitions. The team was ranked thirteenth in the world in 2016. At the 2015 IFCPF World Championships, they finished fourteenth in a fifteen deep field. Background The Irish Football Association manages the national team. While Northern Ireland was active in participating on the World Championship level by 2016, the country did not have a national championships to support national team player development. Ranking Northern Ireland was ranked thirteenth in the world by the IFCPF in November 2014 and 2016. In August 2013, the team was ranked fifteenth. Northern Ireland was ranked twenty-first in July 2011 and September 2012. Results Northern Ireland has participated in a number of international tournaments. The team was scheduled to participate in the 2016 IFCPF Qualification Tournament World Championships in Vejen, Denmark in early August. The tournament was part of the qualifying process for the 2017 IFCPF World Championships. Other teams scheduled to participate included Scotland, Canada, Portugal, Iran, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, Republic of South Korea, Germany, Denmark, and Spain. IFCPF World Championships Northern Ireland has participated in the IFCPF World Championships. References Cerebral Palsy Category:Great Britain at the Paralympics Category:National cerebral palsy football teams |
681 | Trześń | Trześń may refer to the following places: Trześń, Kolbuszowa County in Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south-east Poland) Trześń, Mielec County in Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south-east Poland) Trześń, Tarnobrzeg County in Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south-east Poland) |
682 | Chal Seyl | Chal Seyl (, also Romanized as Chāl Seyl; also known as Chāl Seyl-e Cherāghābād and Chāl Seyl-e ‘Olyā) is a village in Nurabad Rural District, in the Central District of Delfan County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 84, in 14 families. References Category:Towns and villages in Delfan County |
683 | Tkhkut | Tkhkut (; formerly, Maralzami) is a village in the rural community of Vardanidzor in the Syunik Province of Armenia. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 49 at the 2001 census. References Category:Populated places in Syunik Province |
684 | Ochre-breasted antpitta | The ochre-breasted antpitta (Grallaricula flavirostris) is a species of bird placed in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References ochre-breasted antpitta Category:Birds of Costa Rica Category:Birds of Panama Category:Birds of the Northern Andes ochre-breasted antpitta Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
685 | Lynn Crosbie | Lynn Crosbie (born 7 August 1963) is a Canadian poet and novelist. She teaches at the University of Toronto. Life and career Crosbie was born in Montreal, Quebec, and now lives in Toronto, Ontario. She received her PhD in English from the University of Toronto, writing her PhD thesis on the work of the American poet Anne Sexton. She has taught at York, U f T, Guelph, and OCAD universities, and has taught shorter classes/workshops at Rutgers, Workman, Sistering,Flying Books And more. In 1997, Insomniac Press published her controversial book on the Canadian criminal Paul Bernardo, Paul's Case. In 2006, Crosbie published a book-length poem titled Liar, available through House of Anansi Press. Liar is a personal work that deals with the end of her seven-year relationship with the professional wrestling fan Michael Holmes, author of the poetry book Parts Unknown. Her long relationship with the writer Tony Burgess is chronicled in Pearl (1996). Crosbie is a cultural critic, and the author of several books of poetry including Miss Pamela's Mercy, Corpses of the Future, and Missing Children. Crosbie has lectured on and written about visual art at the AGO, the Power Plant, the McMicahel Gallery, the Oakville Galleyr and OCAD University (where she taught for six years.) She is an award-winning journalist who has a regular column titled "Pop Rocks" in the Toronto newspaper The Globe and Mail and was a regular contributor to Toronto Life Fashion. Her Trampoline Hall Lecture was entitled "Don't Have Casual Sex". Her book Life Is About Losing Everything, a roman à clef/fictional memoir, was released in April 2012 by House of Anansi. The book won the 2013 ReLit Award in the fiction category. Her novel Where Did You Sleep Last Night was published in 2015 from House of Anansi. It was shortlisted for Ontario’s Trillium Award. Her 2018 novel Chicken was optioned by filmmaker Bruce McDonald. Bibliography Miss Pamela's Mercy (Coach House, 1992) The Girl Wants To: Women's Representations of Sex and the Body (Coach House, 1993) (as editor) Villainelle (Coach House, 1994) Pearl (House of Anansi, 1995) Paul's Case (Insomniac Press, 1997) Click: Becoming Feminists (MacFarlane, Walter & Ross, 1997) (as editor) Queen Rat: New and Selected Poems (House of Anansi, 1998) Dorothy L'Amour (HarperCollins, 1999) Phoebe 2002: An Essay in Verse (Turtle Point, 2003) (with Jeffery Conway and David Trinidad) Missing Children (McClelland & Stewart, 2003) Liar (House of Anansi, 2006) Life Is About Losing Everything (House of Anansi, 2012) Where Did You Sleep Last Night? (2015) Chicken (House of Anansi, 2018) See also Canadian literature Canadian poetry List of Canadian poets List of Canadian writers References External links Lynn Crosbie archives at the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections, York University Libraries, Toronto, Ontario Lynn Crosbie Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:Anglophone Quebec people Category:Canadian women non-fiction writers Category:Canadian women novelists Category:Canadian women poets Category:Canadian columnists Category:Journalists from Montreal Category:University of Toronto alumni Category:Women columnists Category:Writers from Montreal Category:Canadian women journalists Category:University of Toronto faculty Category:20th-century Canadian novelists Category:21st-century Canadian novelists Category:20th-century Canadian poets Category:21st-century Canadian poets Category:20th-century Canadian women writers Category:21st-century Canadian |
686 | Johanne Dybwad | Johanne Dybwad (2 August 1867 – 4 March 1950) was a Norwegian stage actress and stage producer. She was the leading actress in Norwegian theatre for half a century. Early and personal life Johanne was born in Christiania (now Olso) as the daughter of actor Mathias Juell (1835–1894) and actress Johanne Regine Elvig (1847–1882). Both her parents were acting for the Christiania Theatre. Her mother was the first Norwegian to play "Nora" in Ibsen's A Doll's House, in 1880. Her mother died in 1882, only 34 years old, and Johanne grew up with her aunt in Bergen. Her foster parents wanted to keep her away from the theatre, but she wanted to become an actress. Career Actress Johanne made her debut at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen 7 November 1887, in the comedy play Gertrude eller den lille skat. Her next role was "Nora" in A Doll's House. She had her breakthrough as "Fanchon" in Birch-Pfeiffer's play En liden Hex, first in Bergen, and later at Christiania Theatre in 1888. The scene when she danced in the moonshine, with her own shadow, fascinated the public, and theatre director and critic Gunnar Heiberg described the scene as "a big artist was born". She continued to play at Christiania Theatre, from 1888 to 1899. She joined theatre director Bjørn Bjørnson at the Nationaltheatret from its opening in 1899, and played here most of her career. During her time at Christiania Theatre she played 76 roles, including "Hedvig" in The Wild Duck (1889), "Nora" in A Doll's House (1890), and "Juliet" in Romeo and Juliet (1899). At Nationaltheatret she played roles such as "Klara Sang" in Over Ævne I (1899), "Maja" in When We Dead Awaken and "Gerd" in Brand. She also toured with the theatre, to Copenhagen in 1903, to Berlin in 1907, and to Paris in 1937. Stage producer In 1906 she produced her first play, Maeterlinck's Pelléas and Mélisande. She would later produce more than forty plays, often playing the leading role herself. Among her productions were Euripides' classical tragedy Medea (1918), Nordahl Grieg's Barabbas (1927), and Schiller's Mary Stuart (1929). Honours Johanne Dybwad was awarded the King's Medal of Merit (Kongens fortjenstmedalje) in gold. She was awarded Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1924. At her 60 years' anniversary as actress, 7 November 1947, she played "Mor Aase" in Ibsen's Peer Gynt, and she was honoured with the Grand Cross of St. Olav. Her last stage appearance was one month later, 8 December 1947. She died 4 March 1950 in Oslo, 82 years old. She was buried Vår Frelsers gravlund in Oslo. In 1962 a bronze statue of her was revealed at the front of the National Theatre in Oslo, sculptured by Per Ung. In 1967, she was the first Norwegian actor to be depicted on a postage stamp. The area in front of the National Theatre, Johanne Dybwads plass, is named after her, and the theatre's address is "Johanne Dybwads plass 1". Personal life She was married to barrister and songwriter Vilhelm Dybwad (1863–1950) from 1891 |
687 | Rita Razmaitė | Rita Razmaitė (born 20 June 1967) is a Lithuanian former cyclist. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. References Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:Lithuanian female cyclists Category:Olympic cyclists of Lithuania Category:Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category:Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Kretinga |
688 | Emal | Emal is an Afghan masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Emal Gariwal (born 1984), Afghan football goalkeeper Emal Pasarly (born 1974), Afghan multimedia editor for the BBC Emal Zeni (born 1932-2017), Afghan weapons trader See also Amal (given name) Category:Afghan masculine given names |
689 | Widal test | In 1896 and named after its inventor, Georges-Fernand Widal, is a presumptive serological test for enteric fever or undulant fever whereby bacteria causing typhoid fever is mixed with a serum containing specific antibodies obtained from an infected individual. In cases of Salmonella infection, it is a demonstration of the presence of O-soma false-positive result. Test results need to be interpreted carefully to account for any history of enteric fever, typhoid vaccination, and the general level of antibodies in the populations in endemic areas of the world. Typhidot is the other test used to ascertain the diagnosis of typhoid fever. As with all serological tests, the rise in antibody levels needed to perform the diagnosis takes 7–14 days, which limits its applicability in early diagnosis. Other means of diagnosing Salmonella typhi (and paratyphi) include cultures of blood, urine and faeces. These organisms produce H2S from thiosulfate and can be identified easily on differential media such as bismuth sulfite agar. 2-mercaptoethanol is often added to the Widal test. This agent more easily denatures the IgM class of antibodies, so if a decrease in the titer is seen after using this agent, it means that the contribution of IgM has been removed leaving the IgG component. This differentiation of antibody classes is important as it allows for the distinction of a recent (IgM) from an old infection (IgG). The Widal test is positive if TO antigen titer is more than 1:160 in an active infection, or if TH antigen titer is more than 1:160 in past infection or in immunized persons. A single Widal test is of little clinical relevance due to the high number of cross-reacting infections, including malaria. If no other tests (either bacteriologic culture or more specific serology) are available, a fourfold increase in the titer (e.g., from 1:40 to 1:640) in the course of the infection, or a conversion from an IgM reaction to an IgG reaction of at least the same titer, would be consistent with a typhoid infection. A new serological test called the Tubex test is neither superior nor better performing than the Widal test. Therefore, Tubex test is not recommended for diagnosis of typhoid fever. See also Georges-Fernand Widal Kauffman-White classification Mean corpuscular hemoglobin§ References Further reading Category:Immunologic tests Category:Bacterial diseases Category:Blood tests Category:Typhoid fever |
690 | Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1904–1906 | This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 30 May 1904 to 21 May 1906. The chamber had thirty seats made up of ten provinces each electing three members, on a system of rotation whereby one-third of the members would retire at each biennial election. Notes On 9 July 1904, East Province MLC Edward Vivien Harvey Keane died. Vernon Hamersley won the resulting by-election on 5 August 1904. On 10 August 1904, Central Province MLC John Drew was appointed Minister for Lands in the new Ministry led by Labor premier Henry Daglish. He was therefore required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election, at which he was returned unopposed on 27 August 1904. On 25 August 1905, Metropolitan-Suburban Province MLC Walter Kingsmill was appointed Colonial Secretary and Minister for Education in the new Ministry led by Cornthwaite Rason. He was therefore required to resign and contest a ministerial by-election, at which he was returned unopposed on 6 September 1905. Sources Category:Members of Western Australian parliaments by term |
691 | Gaberlunzie | Gaberlunzie is a medieval Scots word for a licensed beggar. The name may derive from the wallet that such people carried, but there is no other known derivation. The word appears in several of Sir Walter Scott's books. Gaberlunzies were also known as King's Bedesmen or blue gouns (the gowns were part of the alms given by the monarch). Scott gives an account of the customs and of particular Bedesmen he knew in the introduction to The Antiquary. Scotsman Donald Farfrae uses the word in Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge: "There are not perpetual snow and wolves at all in it!—except snow in winter, and—well—a little in summer just sometimes, and a 'gaberlunzie' or two stalking about here and there, if ye may call them dangerous." The word also makes an appearance in novels in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey–Maturin series - Treason's Harbour and The Hundred Days. The word is also referenced in the Outlander series--Episode 8 of Season 1. A character by the name of Hugh Munro wears many tokens on his chest, granting him permission to beg in different Scottish parishes. It can be spelled gaberlunyie, since the z was originally a yogh. There is a Scottish folk duo of the same name, who have performed since the early 1970s. See also "The Jolly Beggar", a ballad also known as "The Gaberlunzieman". References External links Traditional poem: The Gaberlunyie Man Category:Beggars Category:Informal occupations Category:Medieval occupations Category:Scottish society in the Middle Ages It also appears in The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon. |
692 | Goat Story 2 | Goat Story 2 (AKA - Goat story with Cheese) is a 2012 Czech teen 3D computer-animated comedy feature film (). Directed by Jan Tománek and produced by Art And Animation studio. It is a sequel to the 2008 Goat Story. The film was animated by a changed team from the first film, with animators joining the project from countries such as Spain, Bulgaria and India. The film was released in 2D and 3D. The movie was rendered in in-house GPU renderer FurryBall. It was also probably the first world feature animated movie rendered completely on GPU. In 2015 put producers the movie on YouTube for free. As with the original, there are many language versions—- the original Czech, English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Turkish, Italian, Russian, and Hindi. Plot The Goat leaves old Prague for the fairy cheese kingdom and must save the parents of her new friends. Cast The film stars the voice talents of: Jiří Lábus as Goat Matěj Hádek as Kuba Mahulena Bočanová as Máca Michal Dlouhý as Matěj Miroslav Táborský as Priest Ignác Karel Heřmánek as Devil / Leader Dalimil Klapka as Beggar Ota Jirák as Taverner Filip Jevič as Student See also List of animated feature films List of computer-animated films References External links Goat story on YouTube for free Official website (in Czech) Category:2012 films Category:2012 computer-animated films Category:Czech animated films Category:Czech sequel films Category:Czech films Category:2010s sequel films Category:2010s teen films Category:2012 3D films |
693 | Greatest Hits (Dan Seals album) | Greatest Hits is the second compilation album from American country music singer Dan Seals. It features his hits from his previous studio albums such as Won't Be Blue Anymore, Rage On, and On Arrival. All tracks were previously released except for the track "Ball and Chain", which was previously unreleased, and newly recorded for this Greatest Hits album. This album peaked at #15 on the Country albums chart. Track listing "Love on Arrival" (Dan Seals) - 3:49 "Big Wheels in the Moonlight" (Bob McDill, Seals) - 3:49 "Addicted" (Cheryl Wheeler) - 4:11 "Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)" (McDill, Seals) - 4:50 "Bop" (Paul Davis, Jennifer Kimball) - 3:37 "Good Times" (Sam Cooke) - 3:34 "Bordertown" (McDill, Seals) - 3:56 "They Rage On" (McDill, Seals) - 4:38 "Water Under the Bridge" (John Porter McMeans, Bruce Burch) - 3:06 "Ball and Chain" (Seals) - 3:44 References Category:Dan Seals albums Category:Albums produced by Kyle Lehning Category:1991 greatest hits albums Category:Capitol Records compilation albums |
694 | Ljunga | Ljunga is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 688 inhabitants in 2010. References Category:Populated places in Östergötland County Category:Populated places in Norrköping Municipality |
695 | Greater administrative area | Greater administrative areas () were early top-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China that directly governed provinces and municipalities. These were the largest-ever political divisions of China and were controlled by the Central People's Government. They were dissolved between June and November 1954. List The greater administrative areas originated from the districts governed by governors-general () established during the late Qing dynasty. The six greater administrative areas were: History The highest officials of the greater administrative areas were known as chairmen (). (From this historical origin derives the term still used today for the top officials of China's autonomous regions.) North China Area was the first to be abandoned on October 31, 1949 when New China's capital was established in Beijing. The provinces it governed were thenceforth directly controlled by the North China Branch () of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government instead. In May 1952, control was again transferred, this time to the North China Administrative Council () of the Government Administration Council. Several other large-scale entities governed parts of China's territory during this time and were equivalent to greater administrative areas: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Local Government of Tibet () i.e. (Kashag) The Executive Committee of Qiongyai Minority Nationality Autonomous Region () from 1949, later assigned to Central and South China Area; the predecessor of Hainan Except the Northeast, which was governed by a People's Government, the areas' highest government bodies were Military and Administrative Committees (), which were replaced by administrative councils in November 1952. Several domains in China today retain the same structure of geographic divisions as the GAAs. Military administrative regions, the divisions of some major banks, and civilian aviation districts are still divided in the same form as the greater administrative areas. See also History of the political divisions of China Category:Administrative divisions of China Category:Federalism in China |
696 | Iranian peoples | The Iranian peoples or the Iranic peoples, are a diverse Indo-European ethno-linguistic group. The Proto-Iranians are believed to have emerged as a separate branch of the Indo-Iranians in Central Asia in the mid-2nd millennium BCE. At their peak of expansion in the mid-1st millennium BCE, the territory of the Iranian peoples stretched across the entire Eurasian Steppe from the Great Hungarian Plain in the west to the Ordos Plateau in the east, to the Iranian Plateau in the south. The Western Iranian empires of the south came to dominate much of the ancient world from the 6th century BCE, leaving an important cultural legacy; and the Eastern Iranians of the steppe played a decisive role in the development of Eurasian nomadism and the Silk Road. The ancient Iranian peoples who emerged after the 1st millennium BCE include the Alans, Bactrians, Dahae, Khwarezmians, Massagetae, Medes, Parthians, Persians, Sagartians, Sakas, Sarmatians, Scythians, Sogdians, and probably Cimmerians, among other Iranian-speaking peoples of Western Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Eastern Steppe. In the 1st millennium CE, their area of settlement, which was mainly concentrated in steppes and deserts of Eurasia, was reduced as a result of Slavic, Germanic, Turkic, and Mongol expansions and many were subjected to Slavicisation and Turkification. Modern Iranian-speaking peoples include the Baloch, Gilaks, Kurds, Lurs, Mazanderanis, Ossetians, Pamiris, Pashtuns, Persians, Tajiks, the Talysh, Wakhis, and Yaghnobis. Their current distribution spreads across the Iranian Plateau, stretching from the Caucasus in the north to the Persian Gulf in the south and from Eastern Turkey in the west to Western Xinjiang in the east—a region that is sometimes called the Iranian Cultural Continent, representing the extent of the Iranian-speakers and the significant influence of the Iranian peoples through the geopolitical reach of Greater Iran. Name The term Iran derives directly from Middle Persian Ērān () and Parthian Aryān. The Middle Iranian terms ērān and aryān are oblique plural forms of gentilic ēr- (in Middle Persian) and ary- (in Parthian), both deriving from Old Persian ariya- (), Avestan airiia- () and Proto-Iranian *arya-. There have been many attempts to qualify the verbal root of ar- in Old Iranian arya-. The following are according to 1957 and later linguists: Emmanuel Laroche (1957): ara- "to fit" ("fitting", "proper").Old Iranian arya- being descended from Proto-Indo-European , meaning "(skillfully) assembler". Georges Dumézil (1958): ar- "to share" (as a union). Harold Walter Bailey (1959): ar- "to beget" ("born", "nurturing"). Émil Benveniste (1969): ar- "to fit" ("companionable"). Unlike the Sanskrit (Aryan), the Old Iranian term has solely an ethnic meaning. Today, the Old Iranian arya- remains in ethno-linguistic names such as Iran, Alan, Ir, and Iron.< In the Iranian languages, the gentilic is attested as a self-identifier included in ancient inscriptions and the literature of Avesta. The earliest epigraphically attested reference to the word arya- occurs in the Bistun Inscription of the 6th century BCE. The inscription of Bistun (or Behistun; ) describes itself to have been composed in Arya [language or script]. As is also the case for all other Old Iranian language usage, the arya of the inscription |
697 | Chah-e Ali Akbar Shahzehi | Chah-e Ali Akbar Shahzehi (, also Romanized as Chāh-e ʿAlī Āḵbar Shāhzehī; also known as Chāh-e Nīzeh Gāb Do) is a village in Doreh Rural District, in the Central District of Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 87, in 22 families. References Category:Populated places in Sarbisheh County |
698 | In the Fishtank 9 | In the Fishtank 9 is an album of songs by alternative rock bands Sonic Youth, the Instant Composers Pool Orchestra, and the Ex. It was released in 2001 on the Konkurrent label. Reception Thom Jurek of Allmusic praised the collaboration as "a wonder", praising the fact that "everyone participates in creating something fresh and new, without anybody getting in anybody else's way. The spirit of cooperation and the excitement of discovery here are both prescient. The result is neither rock nor jazz, but a free-form music that dispenses with formality and ego and goes for the heart of the thing itself." He concludes: "For nearly a half-hour, the listener gets to eavesdrop on the purest kind of music-making by those dedicated to nothing else than the pursuit of its creation." Track listing "III" – 3:27 "IV" – 4:28 "V" – 2:45 "VI" – 3:03 "VII" – 4:14 "VIII" – 2:16 "IX" – 3:24 "X" – 5:49 References External links Konkurrent 09 Category:The Ex (band) albums Category:Split EPs Category:2002 compilation albums Category:2002 EPs Category:Sonic Youth compilation albums Category:Konkurrent compilation albums |
699 | Shuangqiao | Shuangqiao () may refer to the following locations in China: Shuangqiao District, Chengde, Hebei Shuangqiao District, Chongqing Shuangqiao Station, station on the Batong Line Beijing Subway Shuangqiao Subdistrict, Xuancheng, in Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui Shuangqiao Subdistrict, Yangzhou, in Hanjiang District, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Towns Shuangqiao, Anhui, in Shou County Shuangqiao, Guangxi, in Wuming County Shuangqiao, Tangshan, in Kaiping District, Tangshan, Hebei Shuangqiao, Hunan, in Qidong County Shuangqiao, Wanzai County, in Wanzai County, Jiangxi Shuangqiao, Shaanxi, in Ziyang County Shuangqiao, Shandong, in Yuncheng County Shuangqiao, Danleng County, Sichuan Shuangqiao, Nanchong, in Shunqing District, Nanchong, Sichuan Shuangqiao, Zhoushan, in Dinghai District, Zhoushan, Zhejiang Townships Shuangqiao Township, Henan, in Yongcheng Shuangqiao Township, Jiangsu, in Hanjiang District, Yangzhou Shuangqiao Township, Jiangxi, in Suichuan County Shuangqiao Township, Sichuan, in Dongxing District, Neijiang Shuangqiao Township, Zhejiang, in Qujiang District, Quzhou |
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